9 50 535 https://omeka-test.library.appstate.edu/files/original/8128a2cba819eb38a763cb62ecca18eb.pdf 7f6196271ed500f5f50dc7893b6627a1 PDF Text Text m LOG ONTO WWW.JEFFERSONPOST.COM FOR ARCHIVE • GAMES • FEATURES • E-EDITION • POLLS & MORE INSIDE Tfjrers s> KN , V ' Vol. HK. Issue M New pastors ap­ pointed for UMC.... Page 3 SPORTS Rockies win cham­ pionship.. Page 5 A proposed revision to the Ashe County School's student attendance policy was shelved after one Ashe County Board of Educa­ tion member raised ques­ tions about the message it might send to students. "That's the one I don't agree with," said Dr. Lee Beckworth in reference to a proposed change by district administration to modify the student atten­ dance policy, during the board's meeting Friday at the district's administra­ ss c <> \ IV. \Oli I II ( UtOI IN \ SIM I I TUESDAY. JULY 2.2013 91.00 BOE shelves proposed attendant Cliff Clark General Manager/Editor cciarkfFc ivltasmediaxom . raveling July 4th? If so. .. Page 8 tive annex. "If you're in elementary school, you can miss 18 days, if you're in middle school, you can miss 15 days and if you're in high school, you can miss 10 days...this eliminates all that and it turns it from an objective system into a subjective system and the person in charge of the subjectivity is in charge of the system...and I'm a little uncomfortable with that," said Beckworth about the proposed rule change. He said he didn't "like the idea of lowering the standards" to graduate. "This is just another step in that direction the way I see it," said Beckworth. "So my question is, why would we need such a dras­ tic change in class atten­ dance." asked Beckworth. After some confusion about the wording of the policy, Beckworth read the current policy. "Basically, the way our policy is now. if you miss 18 days, there are some things you have to do to make them up. Middle School if you miss J5 days., high school if you miss five per semester, 10 days... basically, this one (policy proposal) eliminates all that," said Beckworth. (icy changes He said the proposed policy would become a subjective decision of the principaL Beckworth then read from the proposed student attendance policy revision. "Class attendance may be taken into account is as­ sessing academic achieve­ ment...that makes no sense to me," said Beckworth Again, reading from the proposed revision, Beck­ worth said, "the principal shall consider whether the student's grade should be Ckff Clark|Jefferson Posi reduced because of absenc­ The Ashe County Board of Education listens to a presentation es...the way I read that... during the Friday meeting. The board members (from right See BOE 16 to left) are: Terry Williams. C.B. Jones. Charles King. Dr. Lee Beckworth and Polly Jones. I 'inal year lor Ashe County Fiddlers Convention After a 43 year tradition, the Rotary Club of the Jeffersons will host its last Bluegrass and Old Time Fiddlers Convention on Aug. 2-3,2013 at Ashe County Park. Centered on honoring the Old Time and Bluegrass mu­ sic of the mountains and the musicians who make it, the Fiddlers Convention has served to raise money for the multitude of scholarships awarded to Ashe County Higfi School Seniors. A lot has changed in 43 years, but the heart of the mu sic remains in the musicians. That is why the Rotary Club of the Jeffersons is offering the opportunity for another , group or organization to take over the convention and • See ROTARY I 6 Photo submitted|Jefferson Post Congresswoman Virginia Foxx. left, greeted North Beaver Baptist s Pastor Rick Miller, right, at the June 23 ground­ breaking ceremony for tip church's new building on N.C. 163. Church members break ground Ceremony attended by Virginia Foxx, local firefighters The members of North Beaver Baptist Church, which was de­ stroyed by fire in July 2012, held a groundbreaking ceremony June 23 at their new church property on N.C. 163. Many friends and supporters were on hand, including former pastors, local officials and U.S. Congresswoman Virginia Foxx , who spoke to the gathering. Among those taking part in turning spades of dirt were Pastor Rick Miller, the church's deacons, trustees and young people. Others helping in the ceremony included Maurice Jordan, superintendent of the construction project, mem­ bers of his crew, and former pas­ tors' Rev. Wayne Jones. David Blackburn and Johnny Goodman. Rev. Goodman offered a dedica­ tion prayer and Rev. BlacldAirn, Director of the Ashe Baptist As­ sociation, delivered a message that challenged the church and all attending to catch the vision of what God is doing in their lives. Dr. Peter Taylor pastor of West Jefferson United Methodist church closed the ceremony with prayer dedicating the church to the glory of Jesus Christ. Members of the West Jefferson, Glcndale and New River volun­ teer fire departments were on hand to assist in the ceremony. These departments responded to the fire that destroyed the chuirh July 29,2012. A joint investigation of the SBI and Ashe County Sheriff's Office determined that the fire was set intentionally. Sheriff James Wil­ liams confirms that the investi­ gation is ongoing, and that his detectives have followed up many leads but there have been no ar­ rest to date. North Beaver Baptist s new lo­ cation on N.C. 163 is beside the Dr. Pepper warehouse adjacent the New River, two miles east of See GROUNDBREAKING I 6 Growers attend Small Fruit Production Field Day Dylan Lightfoot Staff Wrier <*ightfoot€»clvitasmedia com The Ashe County N.C. State Cooperative Exten­ sion held its Small Fruit Production Field Day Wednesday at Upper Mountain Research Sta­ tion, where over a dozen local growers came to hear N.C. State specialists speak on horticultural methods for strawberries, raspber­ ries and blueberries in mountain regions. Featured speakers at the event were N.C. State Assistant Professor and strawberry breeder Dr. Jeremy Pattison, small fruit specialist Dr. Gina Fernandez, blueberry spe­ cialist Dr. Bill Cline, and Assistant Professor and entomology specialist Dr. Hannah Burtack. Due tq soil and climate conditions, small fruit growers in Western N.C. face special challenges pro ducing compared to grow ers in the southeastern portion of the state. Cooler temperatures and short, of­ ten wet, growing seasons make many varieties of small fruit that grow suc­ cessfully "down the moun tain" unfeasible in the High .Country, and varieties that do thrive here require judi­ cious management to be profitable. The strawberry crop in the mid-South — which Dylan Lightfoot|Jefferson Post includes N.C., S.C. and Vir- Dr. Jeremy Pattison, assistant professor of horticulture at N.C ginia — has an estimated State, spoke to local growers and gardeners at the N.C. State See GROWERS | 6 Cooperative Extension's Small Fruit Production Field Day at Upper Mountain Research Station Wednesday. GE volunteers make Lansing a cookout spot Volunteers from GE Aviation came to Lansing Creeper Trail Park Thursday. June 27. to asse«hte and install charcoal grids purchased for the part re­ cently by GE. Park visitors will now be able to enjoy cookouts thanks to the following GE employees: Karl Lambert. North Cambe, Chad Allen, Andy Pierce, An­ drew Boston. Scott Podlogar. Taylor Garisson. Scott Poindexter. Jeremy Walters and Craig Testerman. �PAGE 2 TUESDAY, JULY 2,201,'} JEFFERSON POST Florence Thomas Art School to host first artist -in-residence The Florence Thomas Art School will host visiting artist Robert Way through Saturday, July 6. Robert will be drawing and painting daily, from 10 am to 5 pm, in the studio at the art school. Ev­ eryone is welcome to drop by, ex­ perience the arts and learn some­ thing new. "We are very excited about host­ ing our first artist-in-residence," says executive director, Meghan Minton. "Robert is very talented, is a pleasure to have around, and truly enjoys sharing hisexperience with others." According to his artist's state­ ment, it was his "complete pur­ pose in life to become an artist. "As a native of New England, I was immersed in the culture of that region. Art in its myriad forms: visual, theatrical, and mu­ sical, was an element of the air I breathed.... I was endowed with an incredible "desire for indepen­ dent learning and a craving to cre­ ate works of art. "1 was fortunate to gather so much of the spirit of painting from venerable New England artists such as Arthur Herrick and Tom Curtain. The Rockport, Massachu­ setts watercolorist, John Manship, son of the sculptor Paul Manship, New York artists Flora Giffuni, founder of the Pastel Society of America, and Eve Dawson, mentored me. I learned much of my style and the painting craft while working with Tom Blackwell, one of the original Photo Realists. Much of what I have learned about the art of portrait painting was gleaned at the side of artists Mi­ chael Del Priore, Richard Whitney, Frank Tauriello, William F. Draper, Bert Silverman, Everett Raymond Kinstler, and Daniel Greene." Robert is a member of the Amer­ ican Society of Portrait Artists, the New York Society of Portrait Art­ ists, and the Portrait Society of America. His work is represented in many public and private col­ lections worldwide, including the Cornish Colony Museum in Winsor, Vermont. In addition to demonstrating, Robert will be scheduling private lessons and/or critiques. Contact the Art School; for more infor­ mation at 336^46-3827, or visit www.FlorenceArtSchool.org. Florence Thomas Art School is a 501 (c) (3) non-profrt organiza­ tion committed to providing re­ sources for instruction, exhibition, and experience in the fine arts, master crafts and heritage crafts for Ashe County and the region. Submitted photo|Jefferson Post Florence Thomas Art School's first artist-in-residence, Robert Way, works at his easel. An example of Way's work - "Audrey." NC unemployment ends for thousands July 1 Nicole' Feig' is one of thousands of North Caro­ linians who still can't find work. She was laid off from her job as a finance man­ ager last November. On July 1, she and an estimated 70,000 others Adjustable Beds by Serta Available in Twin • Full Queen • King Sizes BETTER HOMES FURNITURE CO. e Family owned and operated since 1943 527 East Main Street • North Wilkesboro 336-838-2061 * BURIED it in CREDIT CARDQEB in the state fell off the un­ employment cliff because state lawmakers chose not to accept federal funds to extend unemployment benefits. According to Feig, she's done everything possible to find a job. • "I mean, I was at like $53,000 a year and now I'm looking for jobs for $12 an hour, just to pay my utilities," she said. "That doesn't even come close to my mortgage." As the unemployed look for ways to make ends meet, many of them will turn to one of the 36 com­ munity action agencies in the state that already help thousands of people. North Carolina has the fifth-highest jobless rate in the nation. Lawmakers in support of the unemploy­ ment benefit cuts say it will encourage people to work harder to find jobs. The executive director of the N.C. Community Action Association, Sha­ ron Goodson, said times already are tough for her agencies as they face re­ duced funds starting in September, because of se­ questration. The added de­ mand that will come from Area Births • WE CAN GET YOU OUT OF DEBT QUICKLY • WE CAN SAVE YOU THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS • WE CAN HELP YOU AVOID BANKRUPTCY Not a high-priced consolidation loan or one of those consumer credit counseling programs CREDIT CARD RELIEF for your FREE consultation CALL 888-838-6679 ». DEEP GAP VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT ' Public is Invited! COMMUNITY CALENDAR July 2 12 pjn. Covered Dish Meal sponsored by the AsheAlleghany County Chapter of the National Active and Re­ tired Federal Employees will be held at the West Jefferson Park Shelter. All active and retired Federal Personnel are encouraged to come and find out why this oiganization is so important to us. For more information, call Warren Miller at 336-384-4502. July 2 - July 15 The Friends of the Li­ brary is featuring Patri­ WEST-JEFFERSON otic Baskets. Come and CHEVROLET BUICK CMC bring your guests to explore [UMKIW WWW.WJCHEVY.NET these and other ideas for entertaining children and adults. We also have theme INCLUDES MULTIPOINT INSPECTION i baskets that make great birthday gifts. Lots of variet­ AND COMPLIMENTARY CAR WASH i ies of books and magazines Includes up to 10 qts Delvoc I5W40| are available for your gift Excludes full synthetic oil and vehicles over 3500 series More Ihon ton quarts ' giving and reading pleasure. of oil and fax extra • Drop by the library and visit Expires 7-3113 our Gift Shop. Diesel Lube, Oil & Filter $58.95 ^ Pricing couldj^ar^rom some makes and models ., ,.h. NOW HIRING SHIFT MANAGERS FOR: • WW Famous Chicken n Biscuits JEFFERSON NC Previous restaurant experience Is desirable, but not necessary. If you have good people skills and the desire to succeed, we will train you. Applicants must be able to work flexible hours (days, nights, weekends and holidays), have a strong work ethic and have strong moral value;. Hiring wage depending upon experience Is $9.00 - $12.00 per hour. ft Cliff Clark |Jefferson Post Prior to the Ashe County Chamber of Commerce's monthly board meeting, the recipients of its annual $500 scholarship were announced. Standing with the the recipients and their parents is (far left) Chamber President Jeff Dreyer, and Roland Johnson, father of scholarship recipient Virginia Johnson, who will study elemen­ tary education this fall at Appalchian State University, and scholarship recipient Corey Pennington, who has enrolled at Wilkes Community College to begin its gen­ eral studies curriculum In the fall, with his mother Pamela Blackburn. Not available In all slates wil hold their Annual Meeting on July 9,2013 at 7pm, at the Fire Station located at 6583 Old U.S. 421 South; Deep Gap, North Carolina 28618. An open forum will be available to discuss fire department business. don't have any equity in a house. I have nothing. I have nowhere to go. I'm going to be homeless." The North Carolina Justice Center estimates that within a year's time 170,000 North Carolinians will lose their unemploy­ ment benefits as a result of the state not accepting a federal loan that would have prevented the short­ fall. Regular unemploy­ ment benefits were cut as well, falling from a maxi­ mum of $535 per week to $350. Ashe Chamber announces scholarship recipients Phillips Ashley Pennington and Brian Phillips of Lansing, announce the birth of their son, BrayIon Ray Phillips, born June 25, 2013, as Ashe Memorial Hospital. He weighed seven pounds and 12 ounces, and was 20 inches long. Grandparents are Belinda Grogan, Pa­ mela Phillips, Tony Harless, Lester Pen­ nington, Lesley Hattey, Billy Phillips, and Debbie Sluder. Over $10,000 in credit card bills? Cant make the minimum payments? ^ the thousands without unemployment benefits will make their job even tougher. "We know that they will show up at community ac­ tion agencies," she said. "The new unemployment law in North Carolina coupled with sequestra­ tion equals a nightmare for low-income people across North Carolina." Nicole Feig said losin, her job has set her bac and emptied her bank ac­ counts. "I had to cash in all my 401 (k)s and I don't have anything," she said. "I Apply In Person or mall resume. In confidence to: HuffBo, LLC, PO Box 8, North Wilkesboro, NC 28658 EOE-Drug Free Work Place - Participates in E-Verify SAVE J66OFFTHE NEWS STAND PRICE �TITS DAY, JULY 2,201.1 JEFFERSON POST CHURCH CALENDAR OBITUARIES Helen Miller Helen Miller of Glendale Springs died Thursday, June 27, 2013, at Forest Ridge Assisted Living Center in West Jefferson. She was 88. Helen Miller was born in Ashe County on Saturday, Dec. 13, 1924, to the late Pearl and Mattie Elizabeth Johnson Miller. Helen is preceded in death by her husband, Gilbert Allen Miller; two sons, Donald Wayne Mill­ er, Stewart Clay Miller; a daughter, Lois Ellen Mill­ er; four brothers, Kenneth Miller, Onis Miller, Rich­ ard Miller, Banner Miller; a grandson, Stewart Allen Miller. • Mrs. Miller is survived by a son, Allen "Louis" Miller and wife Janet of Glendale Springs; three grandchildren, Lisa Camp and husband Clay of Jef­ ferson, Devron Miller of West Jefferson, Darren Miller of West Jefferson; a great-grandchild, Court­ ney Camp of Jefferson; and several nieces; several nephews. Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Saturday, June 29, 2013, at Boone Family Funeral Home Cha­ pel with Rev. Amos Combs officiating. Burial followed in the Glendale Springs Cemetery. The family received friends at Boone Family Funeral Home. You may leave the fam­ ily your condolences at our website at www.boonefuneralhome.com Boone Family Funeral Home of West Jefferson is in charge of these arrange­ ments. sales in his sparetime. Mr. Parsons is survived by a son, Wayne Parsons and wife, Cindy, of Jeffer­ son; his father, Warren Par­ sons, of Lansing; a brother , Roger Parsons and wife, Linda, of Hickory; and sev­ eral nieces and nephews. Funeral services were held at 2 p.m., Monday, July 1,2013, at Boone Fam­ ily Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Charlie McCoy officiating. Burial followed in the Brown Cemetery. The family received friends at Boone Family Funeral Home Chapel. Flowers will be accepted. You may give the family your condolences at our website www.boonefuneralhome.com. Boone Family Funeral Home of West Jefferson is in charge of these arrange­ ments. Mr. James Earl Parsons Mr. James Earl Parsons of Lansing passed away Friday morning, June 28, 2013, at Ashe Memorial Hospital. He was 58. He was born in Ashe County on Wednesday, Nov. 3, 1954, to Warren M. Parsons and to the late Virginia grace Eldreth Par­ sons. He was a member of Landmark Baptist Church. He enjoyed going to yard Charles Harold Dickson Charles Harold Dickson of Leicester passed away Thursday, June 27, 2013, Pack 3 at the Memorial Campus of Mission Hospitals. He was 79. A native of Ashe County, Mr. Dickson was the son of the late Parker Moody and Curtis Margaret Rose Dickson. He retired as a long haul truck driver, and was a vet­ eran of the U.S. Army. He was preceded in death by his wife, Beverly Ann Dickson; and a sister, Gloria Eugenia Dickson Lasley. Surviving are his chil­ dren, Charann Schneck and husband Tommy, and Kevin Dickson and wife Rebekah, all of Leicester; grandchildren, Jade Dick­ son and Isaac Schneck; adopted grandchildren, Chuckie, Tanya, and Nikki; brothers, Reggie Dick­ son, Sheldon Dickson and Chase Dickson; sister, Kay Dickson; and several niec­ es and nephews. Funeral services were held at 4 p.m. Monday, July 1, 2013, in the chapel of Anders-Rice Funeral Home, located at 1428 Patton Ave., Asheville. Graveside services were held at 1 p.m. Tuesday, July 2, 2013, at Trinity United Methodist Church Cemetery in West Jeffer­ son. In lieu of flowers, me­ morial donations may be made to the charity of one's choice. To sign Mr. Dickson's guestbook online, go to "Memorials" at www.andersrice.com. JUMC, WJUMC welcome new pastors July 8 patriotic music performed by the choirs as well as so­ los, duets, trios, quartets, an audience sing-along, and in­ strumental numbers. Narra­ tion will be by Ed Tartleton with the choirs under the di­ rection of Andrea Gardner, and accompanied by Mau­ reen Blackburn, and Barbara Miller. The program is free and open to all will be held in Hensley Hall of the the West Jefferson United Methodist Church. Light refreshments will be served following the program. For more informa­ tion, call Becky Burgess at 846-9188. July 2 - 5 The Ashe Baptist Associational Office and Ashe Really Cares will be closed. The offices will re­ open on July 8. July 7 11 a.m. Christmas in July - Moravian Love Feast to be held at Transou United Methodist Church, N.C. 88, Laurel Spring. Next to Upper Mountain Research form. For more information, call George Bloodworth at 336846-7038, or Julia Sim­ mons 336657-3032. 4 p.m. Patriotic Pro­ gram. The combined choirs of West Jefferson United Methodist, Mt. Jefferson • Presbyterian, and West Jefferson First Baptist churches will pay tribute to all U.S. veterans with a musical program. This program will include July 11 7 pun. The Ashe Baptist Executive Committee will meet at the Mt. dive Baptist Church. All committee mem­ bers, pastors and interested folks are urged to attend. The meeting is open to the public. FEV>° "Christmas in July' Moravian Love Feast Sunday, July 7,11 am Mutk to begin it 1030 At Trinsou United MetbocJtst Church, Hw/y 88, Laurel Springs] 2.7 miles from Hwy 18/88 Intersection Next to Upper Mountain Research Firm Worship. 5un<fays 11 an? appointed to serve not only You might say that the new the church to which they are pastors appointed to serve the sent, but also the commu­ United Methodist Churches nity. Both Karen and Peny in Jefferson and West Jeffer­ and interested in exploring son knowbne another. how they can serve the Ashe They have been married for 33 years. County area. In the past, they have been Beginning July 8, Perry involved in organizing and Miller will be the pastor at participating in the CROP West Jefferson United Meth­ Walk for Hunger, various odist and Karen Miller will Photo submitted| Jefferson Post community agencies that deal be the pastor at Jefferson with hunger and other hu­ United Methodist. They Perry and Karen Miller • man needs, and have special­ are moving from Statesville, ized training many different where they have been serv­ In the United Methrxlist ing as pastors for threeyears. denomination, pastors are areas of church leadership. Karen has been an advo­ Perry was raised in the appointed by the Bishop and cate for children's rights and Charlotte area, graduated other pastoral leaders rather from North Mecklenburg than called or hired by a con­ has organized support groups High School and received a gregation. That is hpw the for parents. She is the co-au­ Bachelor of Arts degree and Millers were appointed to thor of a book entitled, "Brief Master of Divinity degree serve in an area that they had Dramas for Worship," a col­ from Duke University. never visited prior to this lection of dramatic mono­ Karen was raised in Tulsa, time. They are looking for­ logues and worship services. Perry has been involved in Ok., and received the Bach­ ward to this new adventure. elor of Science degree from The Millers have one adult competitive tennis, and golf. Southern Methodist Univer­ daughter who lives in Alex­ He is eager to spend time on sity in Dallas, Texas, and the andria, Va. the golf courses in our area. Master of Divinity degree Karen is a beginning quilter As in the case for all Unit­ from Duke Divinity School. ed Methodist clergy, they are and enjoys hiking, cooking. They met during their seminary training, and mar­ ried in Duke Chapel in 1980. They have served in ministry in Tennessee, Kentucky, and North Carolina. While in Tennessee, Perry 828-262-9952 or 800-581-5082 received the Doctor of Min­ istry degree from Vanderbilt University. 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We hear there has been progress made over certain parts of the tax "reforms" being discussed, but still wide disparities over certain issues. The Senate's an­ nounced plan not to consider any House origi­ nated legislation can be called petulance, even blackmail, but let's not be naive enough to think that the House hasn't also created some of the problem. . There has always been and remains today a certain amount of tension between the Gover­ nor, the House and the Senate. Those who first formed this state thought it a good thing, an as­ surance of checks and balances. And while some thought that when we had the same party once again ruling it would be a kumbaya love feast, they forget the long history of tensions when Democrats controlled all three. • There are those critical of the role Gov. Pat McCrory is playing in these tax negotiations, specifically the role budget director Art Pope has assumed. They are wrong, because after our lawmakers have passed the budget and adjourned it is the governor who is left to ad­ minister whatever budget they pass. Pope has been around state government long enough to' understand the consequences if the tax pack­ age fails to generate the revenues sufficent to keep government operating McCrory will be the one required to make needed adjustments to balance the budget, as he is constitutionally charged to do. But these tensions feel a bit more intense than some in past sessions, perhaps because this leg­ islature has gone far beyond making course cor­ rections and- seems to be an about face for much of state government. So while our leaders take a break, cool down and consider where things stand, now might be a good time to reflect on what has happened since January. Ask any captain of an aircraft car­ rier how to go about changing course and you will discover you can completely reverse course, but to do so you must make small course correc­ tions over a period of time. Something to think about over the July 4th break. Campbell is a former assistant state treasurer and host and creator of NC Spin, a weekly panel discussion on state issues that airs on WMYT "MY TV12" at 10 a.m. on Sundays and on WJZY "CW46" at 6:30 a.m. and 11:05 p.m. on Sundays and on WFMY-TV at 5:30 a.m. Sundays, (USPS 441-810) Member NC Press Association Published twice weekly by Civitas Media LLC, P.O. Box 808 203 S. Second Ave , West Jefferson. NC 28694 Periodicals postage paid at West Jefferson, NC 28694 Phone 336-846-7164 Email cclark@civitasmedia.com Subscription rates in Ashe County - $38/year In North Carolina - $48.01/year Editor/General Manager Cliff Clark Staff Writer James Howell Staff Writer "Dylan Lightfoot Sports Writer Nathan Ham Advertising Sales Teresa Roark Laws Advertising Sales John Sears Classifieds/Legals Kay Hart Mail Room Department Julia Beck Postmaster: Send address changes to Jefferson Post P.O. Box 808 West Jefferson NC 28694-0808 All content copyright 2012 by Civitas Media LLC and may not be reproduced without permission. Proposed changes to gun law split N.C. One group Proponents that compiles of further statistics on loosening gun concealedlaws in North carry permit Carolina al­ holders, the most always Violence Poli­ broach the cy Center, has subject with cited more claims that the than 500 cases law needs to in which peo­ concentrate on ple have been the criminals, killed by the not the lawpermit hold­ abiding citizen ers. In one of who dutifully cases, follows gun Scott Mooneyham those a man issued registration a concealedrules. Inherent in the proposi­ carry permit in North Car­ tion is that the two groups olina killed a Tampa Bay are always distinct and police officer. That is not to suggest separate, that criminals ob­ tain their guns illegally and that the vast majority of that pistol-permit holders lawful gun owners ever use and concealed-carry per­ guns unlawfully. mit holders never stray Studies have shown the into criminality, especially percentage of gun crimes committed by lawful gun as it relates to gun crimes. In fact, there have been owners to be small. Evi­ scores of documented dence also suggests that cas%s of concealed-carry guns are used thousands permit holders across the of times each year by country who have bran­ their lawful owners to de­ dished pistols during an­ ter crime. gry exchanges at youth But there are no ab­ sporting events, in traffic solutes, and people are altercations, or as fights people. Some small percentage, broke out at restaurants. no matter their training or past, can be tempted in a heated moment to brandish a firearm. That is why state leaders saw fit to put limits on* where even lawful gun owners carry their guns. That has begun to change, and a bill pend­ ing before the legisla­ ture would make further changes. The legislation would allow guns to be stored in cars on college campuses, schools, state government complexes and workplaces. It also would permit them in bars. And it would repeal a requirement that people receive a permit from their local sheriff before buy­ ing pistols, a requirement that proponents say is not needed because of federal background checks. Proponents of the om­ nibus* bill point out that it also toughens criminal penalties for those commit­ ting gun crimes. Nonetheless, outside of some gun groups, no one seems to want the legislation. Campus police chiefs and universities officials oppose allowing guns on college campuses; business associations have opposed taking away the authority of business owners to limit guns on their premises; sheriffs don't want to see pistol permitting dropped; N.C. Attorney General Roy Cooper has written a memo to legislators with the same concern. Legislators fail to make a distinction between the ability of concealed-carry permit holders to deter instances of individual crime, like robbery or as­ sault, and the ability of someone with eight hours of firearms training to stop a heavily armed, suicidal lunatic carrying out a mass shooting. Putting more guns in places where those ex­ traordinarily rare mass shootings occur will only mean also putting them in places where people are more prone to pull out a gun in a moment of anger. Mooneyham covers state politics for the Capital Press Association. LETTERS Thanks offered from Creston Beagle and Coon Club We would like to give a special "Thank You" to all of the sponsors that gave to the Creston Beagle and Coon Club for the youth hunt on June 22. Thanks to: Boone Family Funeral Home, Walmart, Steve Johnson Auto Sales, Dr. John A. Sudin M.D., A Cut Above, Jefferson Drug Store, Ashe Outdoor Equipment, Radio Hill Sales, Hart Power Equipment, Community One Bank, The Jewel Shop, Liberty Tax Service, BanInsurance, Carquest Auto Parts, Chevrolet Dealership, Ashe County Cheese, Everything Has A Story, Maxx 5, Springleaf, Jefferson Florist, Hill River Cycles, LifeStore Bank, Hometown Furniture, Guardian Insurance, Jay & Franks Auto Sales, Ashe Tire, Randy's Paint & Body Shop, Roten Insurance, Melissa Goodman, CPA, Don­ na Nelson, Thomas Brown, Ronnie Brown, Doe Valley Sportsman, Dale and Ronda Testerman, John Cornett, MasterCraft Log & Custom Homes, Ashe County Ford, Bald Mountain Auto Sales, Dollar Brothers, Carhartt, High County Beagle Club, Parker Tie Co.,. O'Reilly Auto Parts, Timothy M. Rector, D.D.S., Wood Home Improve­ ment Inc., Specialty Outdoors, Tim Greer, Mark Greer, Keith Edminston, Mt. Jefferson Famjly M.D.PA, Badger Funeral Home, Ashe Animal Clinic, Rose's, Watauga Building Supply, and Watauga Coon Club. Creston Beagle and Coon Club �Photos by Nathan Ham |Jefferson Post A total of 27 campers took part in the afternoon session at Ashe County High School last week. Submitted photo| Jefferson Post The Diamond Stars Softball camp had 27 young athletes come out to attend the three-day event. Bottom row, left to right: Becca Wonsick. Brooke Vannoy, Emily Ramirez, Kirklyn Hudler, Meghan Powers and Kylie Burgess. Second row, left to right: Sarah Conley, Jayden Jones, Jordan Jones, Sydney Leek, Kenadie Hudler. Cierra Bur­ gess. Kacey Spencer and Karina Rash. Third row, left to right: Shaylyn Ramirez. Han­ nah Phillips, Kinsey Rash, Lora Jones, Katelyn Rash, Marley Eller and Caroline Hamm. Fourth row, left to right: Abby Miller, Chelsea Reavis, Courtney Sawyer, McKenzi Wal­ lace, Lyndsi Holmon, Chloe Sullivan, Daisy Mullis and Erin Covington. Back row, left to right: Ema Treva, Bailey Everhart, Kelsey Hoffman, Abby Sullivan, Makensie Shatley and Hannah Blevins. Diamond Stars Softball camp has good turnout Nathan Ham Sports Writer nham@civitasmedia.com Varsity softball coach Bill Key as well as current and former play­ ers helped 27 campers learn more about the sport during the annual Diamond Stars camp at the high school. Campers learned ways to play better as a team while building on their individual skills that will help them become stronger players as they get older. Coach Key has spent 24 years coaching, including 14 years as the varsity head coach, and was pleased with the turnout he had for camp. Key, along with Lady Husky play­ ers and assistant coaches helped out each morning to make the c&hp fhn and educational for the future softball stars of the county. Coach Key also wanted to spe­ cifically thank Tanya Hudler for her help and support, and for being their biggest fan during camp. Rockies capture softball title Young hoopsters wrap up camp Nathan Ham Sports Writer nham@civitasmedia.com Varsity basketball head coach Scott Grubb hosted his first basketball camp at Ashe County High School with several campers coming out for both the morn­ ing and afternoon sessions. The three-day camp featured lots of shooting, competitions and games for all different age groups from third grade through 10th grade. Campers also got to hear Oak Hill Academy head coach Steve Smith speak to them during the last day. Players battled for trophies and competition t-shirts, and were all given Next Level Hoops Camp t-shirts for their participation. Morning award winners were: Third grade layup t-shirt: John Fields Perkins Fourth grade layup t-shirt: Kaden Burgess Fifth grade layup t-shirt: Cole Walton Sixth grade layup t-shirt: Colby Greer Third grade knockout t-shirt: John Fields Perkins Fourth grade knockout t-shirt: Kaden Burgess Fifth grade knockout t-shirt: Cole Walton Sixth grade knockout t-shirt: Nate Lee Third grade free throw t-shirt: Jake Grubb Fourth grade free throw t-shirt: Conner Howell Fifth grade free throw t-shirt'Xole Walton Sixth grade free throw t-shirt: Nate Lee Third grade 32-point trophy: Jake Grubb Fourth grade 32-point trophy: Kaden Burgess Fifth grade 32-point trophy: Jake Reavis ' Sixth grade 32-point trophy: Ethan Roten Third grade Iditarod trophy: Jake Grubb Fourth grade Iditarod trophy: Drew Rowland Fifth grade Iditarod trophy: Jake Reavis Sixth grade Iditarod trophy: Colby Greer Most Outstanding Camper Award: Ethan Roten Afternoon camp awards: Seventh grade layup t-shirt: Luke Hudler Eighth grade layup t-shirt: Grant Thompson Ninth grade layup t-shirt: Tristan Jones 10th grade layup t-shirt: Maison McNeill Seventh grade knockout t-shirt: Alec Roland Eighth grade knockout t-shirt: Jordan Miller Ninth grade knockout t-shirt: Tristan Jones 10th grade knockout t-shirt: Maison McNeill Seventh grade free throw t-shirt: Alec Roland Eighth grade free throw t-shirt: Grant Thompson Ninth grade free throw t-shirt: Malachi PPe 10th grade free throw t-shirt: Kendall Richardson Seventh grade 32-point trophy: Chandler Crawford Eighth grade 32-point trophy: Grant Thompson Ninth grade 32-point trophy: Judd Price 10th grade 32-point trophy: Kendall Richardson Seventh grade Iditarod trophy: Alec Roland Eighth trade Iditarod trophy: Grant Thompson Ninth grade Iditarod trophy: Noah Blevins 10th grade Iditarod trophy: Kendall Richardson Most Outstanding Camper Award: Kendall Richardson Submitted photo| Jefferson Post The Mountain View Rockies were crowned champions of the 2013 Coach Pitch softball league. The Rockies won both the regular season and tournament champion­ ship. Front row, left to right: Kaitlyn Dillard. Kira Poe, Kirklyn Hudler and Lillie Angeil. Back row, left to right: Grade Hall, Hannah Osborne, Kylie Burgess, Lydia Maye, Olivia Wilcox, Olivia Glover and Sydney Perry. Celebrate July 4th with annual 'Free Fishing Day' Fishing for a fun and inexpensive way to celebrate Independence Day? The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission invites anglers and would-be anglers of all ages to go fishing — for free. On July 4 from 12:01 a.m. until 11:59 p.m., everyone in North Carolina — resi­ dent and non-residents alike •— can fish in any public body of water, including coastal waters, without purchasing a fishing li­ cense or additional trout fishing privilege. Although no fishing license is re­ quired, all other fishing regulations, such as size and creel limits and lure re­ strictions, still apply. To give anglers a better chance of catch­ ing fish, the Commission stocks a variety of fash in waters across the state — includ­ ing trout and channel catfish. The agency also provides access to fishing sites across the state, including public fishing areas V and boating access areas. The interactive fishing and boating maps on the Commis­ sion's website list more than 500 fishing and boating areas, many of which are free, that are open to the public. Authorized by the N.C. General As­ sembly and started in 1994, North Caro­ lina's annual free fishing day always falls on July 4. On all other days of the year, a fishing license is not required for anglers 15 years and younger, but anyone age 16 and older must have a fishing license to fish in any public water in North Carolina, including coastal waters. To purchase a license: Call the Commission at 1-888-248-6834. Hours of operation are 8 a.m.-5 p.m., 7 days a week; Go to www.ncwildlife.org using a com­ puter or mobile device or visit a local Wildlife Service Agent. Afternoon camp award winners were: Judd Price, Kendall Richardson. Noah Blevins, Grant Thompson, Alec Roland and Chandler Crawford. Morning camp award winners included Jake Grubb. Kaden Burgess, Jake Reavis. Ethan Roten, Drew Rowland and Colby Greer. �PAGE 6 TUESDAY, JULY 2,2013 JEFFERSON POST Rotary From Page 1 continue the tradition after 2013. "When the time came to look at our priorities for supporting these scholar­ ships and our area youth, the club felt that more at­ tention should be paid to other ventures that could potentially increase the amount we contribute," said Cameron Keziah, Ro­ tary Club of the Jeffersons President. Offering camping, food cooked on site, competi­ tion in both youth and adult categories with some great music and prizes, the Ashe County Fiddlers Con­ vention has a reputation of being a true family event. Any group could easily host this event and keep the convention alive to support any cause. Rotary Club of the Jeffer­ sons members say that the musicians are what truly make the event special. "Seeing the same great families and individuals each year coming to per­ form is really unique," said Keziah. "We have watched some of the youth grow up as they attended the con­ vention, and many return with a newly learned in­ strument each year." • With its continued ser­ vice through other pro­ grams such as community food boxes, support of Imagination Ashe and its growing wreath project, designed to raise funds , while supporting local tree and wreath production, the Rotary Club of the Jef­ fersons has another bright year ahead. Although saddened to Jose its participation in the Fiddlers Convention, the club will gladly pass the honor along to another in­ terested group. The 44th year promises to be a great one and the hope that another group can keep the heritage and tradition alive for years to come remains. If anyone is interested in participating or for fur­ ther information about the 2013 Ashe County Fiddlers Convention, you may con­ tact Cameron Keziah at jeffersonsrotary@gmail.com or search for the Rotary Club of the Jeffersons on Facebook. Groundbreaking From Page 1 its former site. The church currently meets at Bald Mountain Baptist church on Sunday mornings, and at the West Jefferson fire depart­ ment building on Wednesday Country Mountain Lane , West Jefferson N.C. 28694. Pastor Miller and the con­ gregation wish to once again thank all those who have prayed, helped and supported us through this difficult time. From Page 1 according to Fernandez. Tunnel cultiva­ tion has been shown to double yield by value of $48 million per year. To maxi­ controlling temperature and keeping rain mize production, an "annual plasticulture off ripening fruit, with the added bonus system," in which a new crop is planted that harvest is made easier by keeping each year in flat, raised beds covered with a plastic film mulch, was adopted in the pickers out of the sun and rain. In a three-year trial from 2010-2012, 1990s, and is now the predominant pro­ Nantahala red raspberries, a good fit for duction method in ther region. In the mountains, the Chandler vari­ the local growing system, yielded an av­ ety grows best, Pattison said. Growers erage 47 percent more fruit when grown who use annual plasticulture, and set up under tunnels. mesh row covers to retain heat around Blueberries that grow well in the moun­ plants from mid-October and to early tains are highbush varieties, according to April can produce 15,000 pounds of- Cline. Rabbiteye blueberries, which do Chandlers per acre. well in the Piedmont and Coastal areas, But strawberries require labor man­ will not survive here. agement, Pattison said, requiring some Blueberries require more acidic soil hand-weeding, and trimming of first flush than most small fruit. Cline recommends blossoms to promote growth of roots and additions of wettable sulfur prior to plant­ foliage. At least a week of removing and 1 replacing row covers to manage spring ing to adjust soil pH to 4.8-5.0.. . n Birds love to eat bluberries can put a frost is par for the course, as a typical 20-degree April day will kill half the crop. dent in yield if not controlled, accroding Raspberries, black raspberries and to Cline. The only pracical method for blackberries — now called "cane berries," controlling birds is to drape plants with rather than "brambles" — also gain favor­ one-inch by one-inch bird mesh suppoable economics from covered cultivation, erted by a light framework. B0E if I'm really smart and I can those test, I don't ever to go to school." Beckworth then asked, given the proposed policy, could it be possible that stu­ dents could miss "30 days or 50 days" and stiff pass? Interim Superintendent Donnie Johnson responded. "I don't think you'd see that, but I understand the gist of what you're saying," said Johnson to Beckworth. "We're seeing 30 days (ab­ sent) now," said Beckworth. Johnson said the objectiv­ ity of proposed policy would be based on what the teacher sees on what actually oc­ curred in the classroom. At that point, Beckworth asked, "Do you think there's ever been a teacher that's been pressured to pass a child that did not pass the class." Board member Pbfly Jones answered, "Yes." _• At that point, Jones sug­ gested withdrawing the poli­ cy revision. "You might want to pull this one." The board also discussed the use by faculty and staff of electronic devices and passed a policy that would prohibit instructional per­ sonnel from using the devic­ es during class time. Beckworth asked if the policy was extended to dis­ trict employees who were not instructional personnel and whether or not the dis­ trict could monitor the web traffic on devices provided to staff by the district. Specifically, Beckworth asked if the administration could find out whether or not an employee was shoppingon a website while at woik. ACS Director of Technol­ ogy Amy -Walker said it was passible for the district to know what websites person­ nel using district devices were visiting. The board also briefly dis­ cussed a proposed revision of gun laws by the N.C. General Assembly that would aflow firearms on school campuses. Currently, the district has policy that strictly prohibits weapons, including firearms, C LEGALS State of North Carolina County of Ashe Notice to Creditors Having qualified on 30 May 2013 as Administrator of the estate of Robert Birf Miller, late of Ashe County. North Caro­ lina, this is to notify all persons, firms and corporations having claims against said estate to present the same to the under­ signed. on or before the 11th day of September, 2013, or this Notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All per­ sons, firms and corporations indebted to said estate &re re­ quested to make immediate payment to the undersigned This 4th day of June. 2013. Diana Guidry, Administrator c/o Ann S. Whitehurst, Attorney for Administrator REEVES LAW FIRM, PLLC P.O. Box 67 West Jefferapn, North Caro­ lina. NC 28694 Publish: 6.11.13/6.18.13/6.25.13/7.2.13 Having qualified as Executor for the Estate of William E. Pace deceased late of Ashe County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of said deceased to present them on or before 18th day of September, 2013. or this no­ tice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons in­ debted to said estate will please make immediate pay­ ment. This the 12th day of June. 2013. For the Estate of William E. Pace Rose Ann Pace 1074 W. Buffalo Rd West Jefferson, NC 28694 PUBLISH6.18.13/6.25.13/7.2. 13/7.9.13 13 SP 70 NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE North Carolina, Ashe County In the matter of the foreclosure of the Deed of Trust of Opal E. Scott and Robert W. Scott to Thurman E. Burnette, Trustee' for United States Department of Agriculture, See Substitu­ tion of Trustee as recorded in Book 434, Page 466, appoint­ ing Richard J. Kania as Substi­ tute Trustee. Under and by vir­ tue of the power and authority contained in that certain deed of trust executed and de- liYsrfifl tiv thfi Above-named Grantors to United States De­ partment of Agriculture, dated April 16,1991. securing in­ debtedness in the original prin­ cipal amount of $62,500.00 as recorded in Deed of Trust Book 179. at Page 94, Ashe County Registry (hereinafter, the "Deed of Trust") and be­ cause of the default of Debtor in the payment of the indebted­ ness thereby secured and the failure of Debtor to carry out or perform the stipulations and agreements therein contained and pursuant to the demand of the owner and holder of the in­ debtedness secured by the Deed of Trust, and pursuant to the Order of the Clerk of Su­ perior Court for Ashe County, North Carolina, entered in this foreclosure proceeding, the un­ dersigned. Richard J. Kania, Substitute Trustee, will expose for sale at public auction on Ju­ ly 12. 2013 at 11:00AM at the Ashe County Courthouse at the usual place of sale desig­ nated by the Ashe County Clerk, Jefferson, the real prop­ erty In Jefferson Township. Ashe County, North Carolina, (including any improvements thereon), with the address of 517 Academy St, Jefferson. NC 28640, and as described as follows BEING LOT NO. 22 of Courtview Estates as shown on a plat of said subdivision which appears of record in the Ashe County Public Registry in Plat Book 4. at page 371 A, to which recorded plat reference Is hereby made for a metes and bounds description of said lot. And being the same lot de­ scribed in and conveyed by deed from Shapi Kamlani, et ux to Robert W. Scott, et ux dated 9 April 1991. and of re­ cord in the Ashe County Pub-* lie Registry in Book 179, at pages 92-93. The Substitute Trustee may, in his sole discre­ tion, delay the sale for up to one hour as provided by N.C.G.S. §45-21.23. The sale will be made subject to all pri­ or liens, unpaid taxes, restric­ tions and easements of record and assessment* if any. The record owner of the above-de­ scribed real property as reflec­ ted on the records of the County Register of Deeds not more than ten (10) days prior to the posting of this Notice is: Opal E. Scott An order for pos­ session of the property may be issued pursuant to N.C.G.S. §45-21.29 in favor of the pur­ chaser and against the party or parties in possession by the County Clerk of Superior Court. Pursuant to N.C.G.S. § 45->-21 10(b), and the terms of the Deed of Trust, any suc­ cessful bidder may be re- ' " conditioning in the kitch­ ens at Ashe Middle School, Blue Ridge Elementary and Mountain View Elementary. • The board awarded a contract of $28,800 to West Jefferson's B&G Plumbing and Electric to update the elec­ trical service in the CTE De­ partment at the high schooL • The board set the stu­ dent fees for the upcoming school year, which included a waiver for fees to students' families that have a financial hardship. At the board meeting were: board members C.B. Jones, Polly Jones, Terry Williams, Dr. Beckworth, and chairman Charles King. Interim Superintendent Donnie Jones attended his last meeting as the head of the district school system. Incoming Superintendent Dr. Terry Holden was also in attendance. You can save up to yoX whan you MR your proscriptions at our Canadian and International Pharmacy Service. 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JOH.Oil*. n vaUd tot pincrlption i unfcij only and can nut be Wed in : THING HAPPENS JU Jefferson Post (336) 846-7164 dish Make the Switch to Dish Today and Save up to 50% G#t An Extra 510 Off & FrM shipping Qn A TERRIBLE NOTICES YOU _ NATIONAL MARKETP LAC E ... m*. m"Utfggfc WHEN YOU DON'T ADVERTISE. NO ONE quired to deposit with the Trustee immediately upon con­ clusion of the sale a cash de­ posit of the greater of five per cent (5%) percent of the amount bid or Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars ($750.00). Any successful bidder shall be re­ quired to tender the full bal­ ance purchase price so bid in cash or certified check at the time the Trustee tenders to him a deed for the property or at­ tempts to tender such deed, and should said successful bidder fail to pay the full bal­ ance purchase price so bid at the time, he shall remain liable on his bid as provided for in N.C.G.S §45-21.30 (d) and (e). Should the property be purchased by a third party, that person must pay the tax of Forty-Five Cents ($0.45) per One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) required by N.C.G.S. §7A-308(a)(1). This sale will be held open ten (10) days for up­ set bids as required by law. If the Substitute Trustee is un­ able to convey title to this prop­ erty for any reason, the sole remedy of the purchaser is the return of the deposit. Reasons of such inability to convey in­ clude, but are not limited to. the filing of a bankruptcy peti­ tion by an owner or debtor pri­ or to the confirmation of the sale and reinstatement of the loan without the Knowledge of the Substitute Trustee. If the validity of the sale Is chal­ lenged by any party, the Sub­ stitute Trustee, in his sole dis­ cretion, if he believes the chal­ lenge to have merit, may re­ quest the Court to declare the sale to be void and return the deposit. The purchaser will have no further remedy. Any person who occupies the prop­ erty pursuant to a bona fide lease or tenacy may have ad­ ditional rights pursuant to Title VII of 5.896, "Protecting Ten­ ants at Foreclosure Act" which became effective on May 20, 2009. Additional Notice Where the Real Property Is Residen­ tial with less than 15 Rental Units: Any person who occu­ pies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after Octo­ ber 1, 2007 may, after receiv­ ing this notice of the sale, ter­ minate the rental agreement upon 10 days' written notice to the landlord. Upon termination of a rental agreement, the ten­ ant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of termina­ tion. Richard J. Kania. Substi- Miscellaneous Are You Still Paying Too Much For Your Medications? on any campus. However, the district can make no policy that super­ sedes a state statute. It was decided to continue discussing the policy, if and when the new gun laws, are adopted by the legislature. In other action taken by the board: • It accepted the person­ nel recommendations by the administration for retire­ ments and new employees. It was noted by board member Terry Williams that several pre-K teachers had applied for open kindergarten teach­ ing positions. That observa­ tion was acknowledged and it was primarily because of uncertainty of the continu­ ing of funding for the prekinder&arten program at the state level. • The board awarded a contract of $145,722, to North Wilkesboro's As­ sociated Heating and Air Conditioning to install air LEGALS LEGALS NOTICE TO CREDITORS evening for prayer and Bible study. The church has established a fund to assist in the rebuild­ ing process. Those who wish to contribute can send dona­ tions to: Rebuild North Bea­ ver do Jessica Yearick , 278 Growers From Page 1 CLASSIFIEDS f 4* V. YOU MAY QUALFY FOR. • A glueota malar upgrade • Free prescription delivery • Great dealt on products A service* • And FREE gift* . AMERICAS DIABETIC ISAVINGS CLUB CALL NOW! 877-675-6547 Call Today, Prot 1-888-7 M»n f" Bam 11pm.Sat 0^, 1 Mi 133 CANCER �JEFFERSON POST TUESDAY, JULY l2,2013 PAGE CLASSIFIEDS LEGALS LEGALS tute Trustee 600-A Centrepark Drive, Asheville, North Caro­ lina 28805 (828) 252-8010, 1046953 Publish: 7.2.13/7.9.13 NOTICE TO CREDITORS Having qualified as Executor for the Estate of Gladys S. Kester, deceased late of Ashe County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of said deceased to present them on or before 15th day of September, 2013, or this no­ tice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons in­ debted to said estate will please make immediate pay­ ment. This the 13th day of June, 2013. For the Estate of Gladys S. Kester Joyce O. Jones 12900 Sturbridge Rd. Woodbridge, VA 22192 PUBLISH :6.18.13/6.25.13/7.2. 13/7.9.13 NOTICE TO CREDITORS Having qualified as Adminis­ trator for the Estate of John W. Darnell deceased late of Ashe County. North Carolina, this is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of said deceased to present them on or before 30th day of June, 2013, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recov­ ery. All persons indebted to said estate will please make immediate payment. This the 5th day of June, 2013, For the Estate of John W. Dar­ nell Linda K. Blevins 315 A. L. Blevins Rd. Lansing, NC 28643 PUBLISH:6.11.13/6.18.13/6.25 .13/7.2.13 NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 13 SP 81 Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Eric Austin Weaver and Kylee Ann Weaver to Jimmy D. Reeves. Trustee(s), dated the 23rd day of April, 2009, and re­ corded in Book 00396, Page 0445, in Ashe County Registry, North Carolina, default having been made in the payment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned. Substitute Trust­ signed, ee Services, Inc. having been rvices, substituted as Trustee in said I Deed of Trust by an instru­ ment duly recorded in the Of­ fice of the Register of Deeds of Ashe County, North Carolina and the holder of the note evid­ encing said indebtedness hav­ ing directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door in the City of Jefferson. Ashe County. North Carolina, or the customary location des­ ignated for foreclosure sales, at 12:30 PM on July 16, 2013 and will sell to the highest bid­ der for cash the following real estate situated in the County of Ashe, North Carolina, and be­ ing more particularly de­ scribed as follows: BEING Lot No. 20 of the Hick­ ory Hill Subdivision near the Town of Jefferson, North Caro­ lina, as shown on a plat of the same made by Bobby J. Oliv­ er, RLS-1276. and as more fully described in Plat Book 3, Page 74, Ashe County Re­ gistry, said plat referenced for a more complete description and location of said lot. 'This property is expressly re­ stricted against and this deed prohibits placing single wide mobile homes. Double wides with house type roofs are ap­ proved on said property." The above-described property is SUBJECT TO that certain ROAD MAINTENANCE AGREEMENT of record in Book 207, at page 268 and fol­ lowing, Ashe County Registry, said document incorporated by reference as though fully set out herein. Together with improvements thereon, said property located at 424 Hickory Hill Road, Jef­ ferson, NC 28640. Parcel: 09223-001-020 iay, Ir >le discretion, delay the sale r up to one hour as provided NtGS §45-21.23. lould the property be purlased by a third party, that irty must pay the excise tax, ; well as the court costs of jrty-Five Cents ($0.45) per ne Hundred Dollars 100.00) required by NCGS rA-308(a)(1). le property to be offered purlant to this notice of sale is ling offered for sale, transfer id conveyance "AS IS, HERE IS." Neither the Trust) nor the holder of the note icured by the deed of jst/security agreement, or >th. being foreclosed, nor the ficers, directors, attorneys, nployees, agents or authorad representative of either e Trustee or the holder of the >te make any representation warranty relating to the title any physical, environmental, >alth or safety conditions ex:ing in. on, at or relating to e property being offered for ile and any and all responsilities or liabilities arising out or in any way relating to any ich condition expressly are sclaimed. Also, this property being sold subject to all xes, special assessments, id prior liens or encum­ brances of record and any re­ corded releases Said prop­ erty is also being sold subject to applicable Federal and State laws A cash deposit or cashier's check (no personal checks) of five percent (5%) of the pur­ chase price, or seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, will be re­ quired at the time of the sale. An order for possession of the property may be issued pursu­ ant to G.S. 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the clerk of superior court of the county in which the prop­ erty is sold. Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or re­ newed on or after October 1, 2007, may after receiving the notice of sale, terminate the rental agreement upon 10 days' written notice to the land­ lord Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termin­ ation. If the trustee is unable to con­ vey title to this property for any reason, the sole remedy of the purchaser is the return of the deposit. Reasons of such inab­ ility to convey include, but are not limited to. the filing of a bankruptcy petition prior to the confirmation of the sale and re­ instatement of the loan without the knowledge of the trustee. If the validity of the sale is chal­ lenged by any party, the trust­ ee. in their sole discretion, if they believe the challenge to have merit, may request the court to declare the sale to be void and return the deposit. The purchaser will have no fur­ ther remedy. THIS IS A COMMUNICATION FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR. THE PURPOSE OF THIS COMMUNICATION IS TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE, except as stated below in the instance of bank­ ruptcy protection IF YOU ARE UNDER THE PROTECTION OF THE BANK­ RUPTCY COURT OR HAVE BEEN DISCHARGED AS A RESULT OF A BANK­ RUPTCY PROCEEDING, THIS NOTICE IS GIVEN TO YOU PURSUANT TO STAT­ UTORY REQUIREMENT AND FOR INFORMATIONAL PUR­ POSES AND IS NOT INTEN­ DED AS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT OR AS AN ACT TO COLLECT. ASSESS, OR RECOVER ALL OR ANY PORTION OF THE DEBT FROM YOU PERSONALLY. SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE SER­ VICES, INC. • SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE Attorney at Law Hutchens, Senter, Kellam 4 Pettit, P A. Attorneys for Substitute Trust­ ee Services. Inc. P.O Box 12497 Charlotte, North Carolina 28220 https://sales.hsbfirm. com Case No: 1107670 (FC.CH) Publish: 07.02.13/07.09.13 NOTICE OF SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE S FORECLOSURE SALE OF REAL AND PERSONAL PROPERTY 10 SP 145 Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by David A Wyatt (PRESENT RECORD OWNER(S): David Wyatt a/k/a David A Wyatt) to Michael R. Morton, Trustee(s), dated the 22nd day of May 2003, and recorded in Book 294, Page 2024. in Ashe County Registry, North Caro­ lina. default having been made in the payment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the under­ signed, Substitute Trustee Ser­ vices, Inc. having been substi­ tuted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Ashe County. North Carolina and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having dir­ ected that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door in the City of Jefferson, Ashe County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 12:30 PM on JULY 16, 2013 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the Township of ity Helton, in the County of A _Jbeir „ North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: Lying and being in Helton Township, Ashe County, North Carolina, and being more par­ ticularly described as follows: FIRST TRACT: BEGINNING on a stake, George Sheets' corner at the mouth of a branch and running S 6 1/2 E 5 poles and 8 links to a stake at mouth of a branch, then with said branch 33 poles and 8 links to the fork of branch at a stake, then N 10 E 8 poles to a stake, then N 54 1/2 E 8 poles and 8 links to a stake, then N 18 1/2 E 16 poles to a Chin­ quapin bush, then N 70 1/2 W 18 poles and 22 links to a lo­ cust in a hollow, then N 13 E 13 poles and 4 links to a lo­ cust, then N 30 E 13 poles and 13 links to a stake, then N 36 1/2 W 21 poles and 4 links to a white oak in Mrs. Stuart's line, then S 19 W 29 poles and 4 links to a white oak. then S 72 W 20 poles to a stake at mouth of Fees Branch, then with Helton Creek to water oak corner of George Sheets land, then with his line to the BE­ GINNING corner, containing LEGALS LEGALS about 10 acres, more or less SECOND TRACT. ADJOIN­ ING the Marilda Sturgill land and other lands, and bounded as follows, viz: BEGINNING on a chinquapin bush and run­ ning N 701/2 West 18 poles and 22 links to a locust in a hollow, then N 13 E 13 poles and 4 links to a locust, then N 30 E 13 poles and 12 links to a stake: then N 36 1/2 W 21 poles and 3 links to a white oak in Mrs Sturgill line, then N 25 1/2 E 14 1/2 poles to a stake, then S 36 E 41 poles to a stake. Laurel marked wit­ ness, then 18 1/2 West 30 1/2 poles to the BEGINNING, containing six acres, more or less, tract to include one rod square and one spring there­ on. which spring is now being used by G T. Sheets: with right of way to said spring and per­ manent use of the same with right to pump same THIRD TRACT. Lot No 6: BE­ GINNING on a dogwood on a ridge George Sheets' corner and running with his line S 36 E 41 poles to a stake. Ivy Bush marked witness; then S 78 1/2 W 13 1/2 poles to a stake. Chestnut sprout marked wit­ ness; then N 12 1/2 E 32 poles to a locust; then N 30 E 2 poles to a stake. Bettie Os­ borne's corner; then with her line N 89 W 25 1/2 poles to a stake below spring; then N '18 E 25 poles to a stake on top of hill; then N 81 W 8 poles to a stake, then N 78 W 6 poles to a chestnut, then S 27 W 29 poles to the BEGINNING, con­ taining 7 acres, more or less FOURTH TRACT. ADJOIN­ ING the William Duncan lands, the Lee Young land, and Big Helton Creek, and others, and bounded as follows, viz: BE- . GINNING on a locust on the bank of Helton Creek and run­ ning N 75 1/2 E 33 and 1/4 poles to a pine on a hill; then N 78 1/2 E 10 poles to a stake on main top of the ridge; then N 20 E 8 poles to a stake and thorn bush; then N 4 E 6 poles to a stake; then N 18 W 5 and 1/4 poles to a stake; then N 25 E 17 poles to a stake In the William Duncan line, then,with said line N 30 W 1 and 1/4 poles to a chestnut, an old corner; then S 77 W 15 poles to a black oak; then S 53 W 50 poles to a white oak on the bank of Helton Creek; then with the same S 15 E 14 poles to the BEGINNING, containing 8 acres and 14 square poles, more or less. ' The above four tracts being the same land described in and veved by I from G. T. Sheets and wife, Lillie C. Sheets to Fred Wyatt and wife, Edna Wyatt, dated 3 March 1939, and of record in the Ashe County Public Re­ gistry in Book X-2, at Page 415, FIFTH TRACT. BEGINNING on a black oak. and running North 77 East 15 poles to a chestnut; thence South 59 East 1 1/2 poles to a stake, Lee Young corner; thence with the Lee Young line up the ridge. North 35 East 7 poles to a stake, comer of Charley Duncan's lot; thence with his line North 72 West 26 3/4 poles to a stake. George Sheets comer; thence with his line, down the branch and with same, South 18 1/2 West 2 i to a stake; thence South 1-1/2 West 8 poles and 8 links to a stake; thence South 10 West 8 poles to a stake; thence South 77 West 12 1/2 poles to a stake; thence South 51 1/2 West 3 poles to, stake; ia thence South 22 West 6 2/3 poles to a stake; thence South 85 West 7 1/2 poles to a stake; thence South 54 West 4 poles to a stake at the mouth of branch; thence South 11 East 4 poles to a stake, comer of church lot, thence, with same. North 62 East 10 1/2 poles; thence South 39 East 9 poles to a stake; thence North 54 1/2 East 34 1/2 poles to the BE­ GINNING. containing 5 1/4 acres, more or less The above fifth tract being the same land described in and conveyed by that certain deed from Mandy Spencer and hus­ band, J.E. Spencer to Fred Wyatt and wife. Edna Wyatt. dated 1 June 1940, and of re­ cord in the Ashe County Pub­ lic Registry in Book G-3, at Page 145 SIXTH TRACT: The same be­ ing Lots No. 2 and No. 5 of the estate of the late J. W Duncan: Lot No. 2: BEGIN­ NING on a chestnut. Lee Young corner on a ridge; and running with Jennie Young's line. North 30 West 15 and 1/2 les on a chestnut; thence orth 8 West 11 and 2/3 poles to a stake, chestnut sprout marked witness, comer of the Tom Duncan lot; thence with his line. North 78 and 1/2 West 13 and 1/2 poles to a stake, Ivy bush marked witness; thence South 18 and 1/2 West 31 poles to a chinquapin bush; thence South 18 and 1/2 West 14 poles to a stake; thence South 72 East, with Mandy Spencer's line. 26 and 3/4 poles to a stake on a ridge; thence with the ridge, North 35 East 14 poles to a stake, thence North 9 East 9 poles to the BEGINNING, containing 6 and 3/4 acres, more or less Lot No 5: BEGINNING on a hickory on a ridge. Minnie Dolinger's corner , and running up a ridge North 58 West 17 poles to a stake; thence North 77 and 1/2 West 18 poles to a chestnut oak, the Bettie Os­ borne comer; thence with her line South 30 West 12 poles to a locust, the Tom Duncan comer; thence with his line South 12 and 1/2 West 27 poles to a large chestnut, Min­ nie Dolinger's corner; thence & with her line North 81 East 28 and 1/3 poles to a bunch of chestnut oaks; thence North 44 East 24 poles to the BEGIN­ NING, containing 6 and 1/2 acres, more or less The above sixth tract being the same land described in and conveyed by that certain deed from'George Sheets and wife. Lillle Sheets to Fred Wyatt and wife, Edna Wyatt. dated 3 January 1940. and of record in the Ashe County Public Re­ gistry in Book R-3. Page 568 SEVENTH TRACT: BEGIN­ NING on a hickory, the Minnie Dolinger. Wint Spencer and Fred Wyatt corner, running with the Dolinger and Wyatt line as follows S 44 deg W 396 feet to chestnut; S 81 W 467 feet to chestnut, S 12 deg 30 min W 82 feet to chestnut on ridge, S 30 deg E 255 feet to chestnut, the Minnie Dolinger, Fred Wyatt and Lester Moore corner; thence with the Dolinger and Lester Moore line, due East 891 feet to chestnut oak; North 44 deg W 76 feet to white oak; N 8 deg W 363 feet to Horton Spencer and Dolinger comer, N 8 W 247 feet to black gum the Wint Spencer, Horton Spencer and Dolinger comer; North 37 deg 30 min W 231 feet to point of BEGINNING, containing 13.5 acres, more or less. The above seventh tract being the same land described in and conveyed by that certain deed from Thomas S. John­ ston, Commissioner to Fred Wyatt and wife. Edna Wyatt, dated 2 March 1966, and of re­ cord in the Ashe County Pub­ lic Registry in Book 2, at Page 93. Together with improvements located thereon, said property being located at 970 Helton .Creek Road, Lansing, North Carolina. All of the above tracts being all of the land devised to David Wyatt by the Will of Fred Wyatt, filed 25 April 1994, In the Office of the Clerk of Su­ perior Court of Ashe County in Estate File # 94-E-104. Together with that same ease­ ment of right of way as set out and conveyed in deed of ease­ ment of record in the Ashe County Public Registry in Book 229, at Page 1846, to which recorded deed reference is hereby made for a specific re­ cital of said right of way. LESS AND EXCEPT that propeity released in RELEASE DEED recorded In Book 371, Page 2246, Ashe County Registry. Addre: vddress. 970 Helton Creek Road, Lansing, North Carolina 28643 Parcel ID: 0620704 Trustee may, in the Trustee's ' sole discretion, delay the sale for up to one hour as provided in NCGS §45-21 23. Should the property be pur­ chased by a third party, that party must pay the excise tax,' as well as the court costs of Forty-Five Cents ($0 45) per One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) required by NCGS §7A-308(a)(1). The property to be offered pur­ suant to this notice of sale Is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance "AS IS. WHERE IS." Neither the Trust­ ee nor the holder of the note secured by the deed of trust/security agreement, or both, being foreclosed, nor the officers, directors, attorneys, employees, agents or author­ ized representative of either the Trustee or the holder of the note make any representation or warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions ex­ isting in. on, at or relating to the property being offered for sale, and any and all respons­ ibilities or liabilities arising out of or in any way relating to any such condition expressly are disclaimed. Also, this property is being sold subject to all taxes, special assessments, and prior liens or encum­ brances of record and any re­ corded releases Said prop­ erty is also being sold subject to applicable Federal and State laws. The sale of the personal property is made in accord­ ance with N.C.G.S. §25-9604(a) and (b). A cash deposit or cashier's check (no personal checks) of five percent (5%) of the pur­ chase price, or seven-hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, will be re­ quired at the time of the sale. An order for possession of the property may be issued pursu­ ant to G.S. 45-21 29 in favor of the purchaser and against the arty or parties in possession the clerk of superior court of the county in which the prop­ erty is sold. Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or re­ newed on or after October 1, 2007, may after receiving the notice of sale, terminate the rental agreement upon 10 days' written notice to the land­ lord. Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termin­ ation. If the trustee is unable to con­ vey title to this property for any reason, the sole remedy of the purchaser is the return of the deposit. Reasons of such inab­ ility to convey include, but are not limited to, the filing of a bankruptcy petition pnor to the confirmation of the sale and re­ instatement of the loan without the knowledge of the trustee If the validity cif the sale is chal­ lenged by any party, the trust­ ee, in their sole discretion, if they believe the challenge to 5 LEGALS have merit, may request the court to declare the sale to be void and return the deposit The purchaser will have no fur­ ther remedy THIS IS A COMMUNICATION FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR. THE PURPOSE OF THIS COMMUNICATION IS TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE, except as stated below in the instance of bank­ ruptcy protection IF YOU ARE UNDER THE PROTECTION OF THE BANK­ RUPTCY COURT OR HAVE BEEN DISCHARGED AS A RESULT OF A BANK­ RUPTCY PROCEEDING, THIS NOTICE IS GIVEN TO YOU PURSUANT TO STAT­ UTORY REQUIREMENT AND FOR INFORMATIONAL PUR­ POSES AND IS NOT INTEN­ DED AS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT OR AS AN ACT TO COLLECT. ASSESS. OR RECOVER ALL OR ANY PORTION OF THE DEBT FROM YOU PERSONALLY. SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE SER­ VICES. INC. SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE BY: Attorney at Law Hutchens. Senter. Kellam & Pettit, P A. Attorneys for Substitute Trust­ ee Services, Inc. P.O. Box 12497, Charlotte. NC 28220-2497 6230 Fairview Road, Suite 315, Charlotte. NC 28210 https //sales. hsbfirm com Case No 1044254 (CFC.CH) 07 02.13/07.09 13 Apartments / Town houses mw VISTA APT 1 & 2 BR Units 307 Vista Dnve W Jefferson. NC Accepting applications for 1 & 2 BR vacancies Handicap Units. Office hours Monday - Friday 8:00 AM - 10 00 AM Or call for appointment (336)246-3460 TTD users call336-620-^537 Jefferson 2 Apartments Available Large 1 Bedroom Studio $475/per month Large very nice 2 Bedroom With Mt Jefferson view $650/per month Call David 336-877-3585 Lease FOR I FA<*F- Available January 1. 2013 1500-4500 square feet of warehouse space 3-16" Commercial bay doors aved pave access, no loading dock Located in Jefferson. NC One year lease required Contact Dan at 336-877-0137 MANUFACTURED HOUSING RESORT PROPERTY ANNOUNCEMENTS AGRICULTURE Miscellaneous Miqh tilfiaen Jy OUTDOOR WOOD FURNACE from Central Boiler burns less wood. 25 yes warranty Matthews Heatar ing Solutions 336-501-1618 AUCTION / ESTATE / YARD SALE AUTOMOTIVE AUTOMOTIVE AFTER MARKET MERCHANDSE FOR SALE Miscellaneous Yard Sale Garage Sale July 4th and 5th 7 a.m. Ralnor Shine Vintage Coca-Cola signs and Pepsi thermometer; antique glassware and dishes; vintage spice shakers; old soda bottles, crates, jugs and jars; drum set ($100 obo). toys; clothing, recdrds. old wooden barrel with spigot, household items; television sets, various sizes (very cheap); vintage Army blankets; sheet music from the late 1800s; books; FitOne cross-county ski exercise machine; Federal sewing ma­ chine; old metal kitchen cabin­ et; and much more ugly, beau­ tiful. cool or useful stuff FEATURING LEAH'S LEMONADE STAND 608 North Main Street lofforcnn (on Old Hwy 16, on the right, going from Jefferson toward • Ashe Park) Lawn Service Northwest Tree Service, LLC Removals Limb Ups Storm Damage View Enhancements - Pruning Clearing Projects - Firewood for Sale Thomas Reed - Owner Phone 336-246-3434 Fully Insured Properly Equipped email ®northw»»tlawnc«r»oc com www northwMttreeMfvicenc com Automotive MM Jeep Unlimited Solid condition. 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Reqiurrd lane andt»r road closures will take place, as needed, during thrwe days, weather permitting Work will continue uo July £4. but it will not rrcyure any road or lane cfcwurev There will not V any work on US 321 oo July 5. and ufinal working operatioos will hegm again on July A When necessary, motorists w ill are sections of ULSu 321 closed only on Tursdays and Thttrv dayx hum 11 am. to 3 p.m. tor blasting and dean-op. Local and through vehicle traffic will V able to pi around tV blasting area through downtown KWmg Rock on US 221/US. 321 Business, and oil have accrsa to businesses atongVS. 321 up to the work /one. Booze ll & Lose 11: Operation Kicks oil' As North Carolinians make plans to celrhnMe thr Indepen­ dence Day holdqr with family and frieixK designating 4 so­ ber driver should tup their "to do"list TV Governor'* High way Safety I Ingram ha* tockrd off the "Uooar It & Loar It Operaum Kin-cracker* campaign to make our road* safer by cm king down on thoar who break the law by driving chunk. "TV July 4th holds) i» •• time to make- rnrtixirws with kimOy and frienclv but thosr mrmorirs can tajkf turn tragic if ynu drink and drive." said Dim Nal tV newly appointed director al thr (xwemnrk Highway Safrty Prugnun law niforvrroent agmck-s and DW1 task fottet actw* (V state will step up patrols during this campaign to cite drunk driv­ en and hrlp ker-p our roads sale." During last years campaign there wme 1,937 DW1 riUs tiom imued statewide and 361 alcoholfeUed crashes. which resulted in 17 Uaktie* Watch our put Ax service an­ .• nouncement. nrms driven that drioking alcohol and gett uig behind the wheel is never a g»*»d decision. The "Boo/e It A lane It: (>prration Rmracker" camimign Vpa June 28. and will«ontinue through the Independence Day hiAiday and ends on July 7. Ashe County Roofing B ob^T rte S frmce S*rrit40 titf Itifih C mm*try "Fully Imurrd** .. • tfw TrtmnSng rt lk • TrstRnwto m. Bm * Buckri IrwcS I Qsartno lots 30 Yoart RsslPMAni 4 All Wark • « Bob Co* 10 MmtM u.l Ha • Ijm* N« v * "• (xprHtncr •i bstiN rsots| st al kinds Free Estimates Allen Miller ^336-384-3033 The race is on at Show off your Auto Racing knowledge & Sprint to the Cup for great weekly prizes! .Tim's Gorner • FURNITURE ( Mmt ar ( if\fh' - 4 : •nd kk« Aiff*fvn«« THC HIGH COUegTRVS TIRE STORE www.wjchevy.net /- i4t. i //. 336-384-2929 www.jimscorneffumrture.com We go the distance lEMIHetiCRMTOUL. " R S O S 'wwa-as mu uii H ShOUld, lOO! tosSAUTO.COM 2212 MWY te SOUTH • BOONE, NC •*«*m "«»«>«« Jeep tOOAY! 828-264-3626 • 800-789-0477 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Jefferson Post Type The nature or genre of the resource Newspaper Description An account of the resource The Jefferson Post was a twice-weekly newspaper printed in West Jefferson, North Carolina. Printing news, announcements and obituaries for Ashe County, the newspaper was owned by Civitas Media of Davidson, North Carolina, and had a circulation of 6,500. The Jefferson Post began publishing in 1988. The newspaper was the result of a merger between Ashe County's historic weekly newspaper The Skyland Post and a competing weekly of 10 years, the Jefferson Times. Publication Volume 88 Issue 53 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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Page 3 Aheav t-storr Low. 6' SPORTS INSIDE Baseball camp recap.... See Christmas ir July Festival guic Page 6 Vol. 88. Issue 54 . T * =: — = S S - FRIDAY. JULY 5.2013 S U M ) 27th annual Christmas in July Festival stans today Ashe County's premier event, the Christmas in July Festival will be Friday, July 5th and Saturday, July 6th. Friday night Opening Ceremonies, beginning at 6:45 p.m., will include a Giant Puppet Parade, San­ ta Claus, two bands, and a street dance. Saturday hours are from 9-7 p.m. The puppet parade will be led by the Elkland Art Center and will feature large characters similar to those in a Chinese New Year celebration. It will begin at the Ashe County Library at 6:15 p.m., will weave its way'through the crowd and end at the Main Stage before the open­ ing ceremonies. People or groups interested in par­ ticipating in the parade should call Glenda Luther at 246-2461, ext. 215. Ashe County Farmers Market will be open Satur­ day offering locally made crafts and art. Additional­ ly, more than 100 vendors will have booths selling arts, crafts and food. Firefighter from Ashe among 19 killed in Arizona Throughout the festival twelve bands will perform at the Main Stage at the corner of Jefferson Avenue and Main' Street. Friday night Buck Haggard Band and Wolf Creek Band will perform. On Saturday The Cockman Family Band, Wayne Henderson, Backporch Bluegrass Band, Freeman and Williams will be among the groups play­ ing. The Community Stage will feature the best of Ashe County's young peo­ See CHRISTMAS | 5 File photo| Jefferson Post There will be a full day of activities for people of all ages at the 27th Annual Christmas in July Festival in downtown West Jef­ ferson this weekend, including great music performed on the main stage on Main Street Friday evening and all day Saturday. Dylan Lightfoot| Jetterson Post Photo courtesy of USDA Forest Service|Jefferson Post A 2011 portrait of the Granite Mountain Hotshots. Dylan Lightfoot •their fire-resistant shields when they were overrun by the fastmoving fire, he said. Of his son, John said. "He was a great son. He was compassionate and caring about his crew." "I want to thank the people of , Ashe County for their concern," he said. Staff Writer dlightfoot@c ivitasmedia.com t?r eitc M M graduate of Ashe Central High School, was among 19 firefighters killed while battling an Arizona wildfire Sunday. Marsh served as Superinten­ dent of the Granite Mountain Hotshots, a crack team of fire­ fighters trained to combat wild­ fires, according to his father John Marsh of Prescott, Ariz. Eric moved to Arizona eight years ago to help organize the unit, he said. The Granite Mountain Hotshots were an interactive team, on-call anywhere in the U.S. The team was flown in to N.C. two years ago to fight spring wildfires, he said. Eric had been involved in firefighting since right after high school. He graduated from Appa­ lachian State University, a student of biology and a naturalist. Eric was married, but had no children. The wildfire that took the lives of Eric Marsh and his 18 team members, began near Yarnell, Ariz., just southwest of Prescott. ple being showcased in continuous entertainment. Dancing Debbies, Aprils School of Dance, Fleet feet Cloggers, Julie Smith Flash Dance, Junior Appalachian Musician and the Elkland Art Center will perform throughout the day. Saturday morning on the Backstreet between, 9 a.m. and noon, the Ashe County Christmas Tree Growers will sponsor a competition to see which Photo courtesy of Daily Courier. Prescott. Ariz.|Jefferson Post Firefighter Eric Marsh, an Ashe County native, was among 19 mem­ bers of the Granite Mountain Hotshots who were killed battling a wildfire near Prescott, Ariz., Sunday. The fire started about a mileand-a-half from the town. The temperature was 101 degrees with 40-50 mph winds when a lightning storm started several small fires in the area, according to John. The Granite Mountain Hotshots were in "direct attack" mpde, John said, meaning they had "one foot in the fire," attempt­ ing to keep the blaze from taking the town. • The 19 firefighters were under John and his wife Jane, Eric's mother, moved to Prescott from Ashe County approximately five years ago to be near Eric, their only child. Granite Mountain, which John said can be seen from his home, was used by Eric and his crew as a training ground — the team took their name from it. John, a former teacher at North­ west Ashe High School, served on the Ashe County Board of County Commissioners from 1994-2000. Local fire departments and po­ lice departments in Prescott are planning a memorial service for the team. Eric is featured in a video, courtesy of The Daily Courier, of Prescott. Ariz., of the Gran­ ite Mountain Hotshots at http:// www.dcourier.com/main.aspFArti cleID-83123&SectionID-1&Sub sectionID-1086 The West Jefferson Board of Aldermen (left to right), Stephen Shoemaker, Lester Mullis, Dr. Brett Summey (Acting Mayor), Tom Hartman and Calvin Green, voted to proceed with annex­ ing the Tigra building at their July meeting Monday. M\l J Mdermen move to annex Tigra building T D A appointments approved Dylan Lightfoot Staff Writer dlightfbot@clvitasiTiedia.com The West Jefferson Board of Alderman at their July meeting Monday scheduled a public hearing to annex the Tigra building, and approved appointments for the West Jefferson Tourism Development Authority. The board voted unanimously to hold a public hearing at their August meeting for the voluntary annexation of the Tigra building. Located at 447 Professional Drive, the 25,000-square-foot manufacturing facility uses town wa­ ter and sewer, and sits on a 14.8 acre lot that already lies partly within town limits, according to Town Manager Brantley Price. Following the Aug. 5, public hearing, the town limit will be extended to incorporate the building at the request o( Ashe County Job Development, who owns the property. "My suggestion is to do it as quickly as we can," Price said, "before somebody else acquires it." Raj Chauhan, owner of Nation's Inn, was appointed to the TDA in a unanimous vote by the board. Chauhan had expressed his willingness to serve on the TDA, Price said, adding that the appointment made sense, given that Nation's Inn is the town's biggest payer of occupancy taxes, which fund TDA activities. Vivian Miller's appointment to the TDA was extended ASU study: 4 out of 5 students helped by ASC Center Dylan Lightfoot Staff Writer dlightfoot@civita$media.com A recent study from the Appalachian State Univer­ sity Department of Psycholo­ gy found that four out of five students who received men­ tal health services through the Assessment Support and Counseling (ASC) Cen­ ter "at a rural high school in western N.C." were im­ proved or recovered during the 2011-12 school year. Published in May, the study showed that 78 per­ cent of students referred to the ASC Center reported less psychological distress af­ ter an average of 15,40-minute individual treatment ses­ sions across an average of 20 weeks. Participants were 58 students ages 14-18 who showed clinical levels of emo­ tional, behavioral and adap­ tive functioning problems. Students' improvement over the year was measured with pre- and post-treatment selfreport assessments. The study was conducted by ASLTs Abby Albright, Dr. Kurt Micheal, Cameron Massey, Rafaelle Sale. Alex Kirk and Theresa Egan. Dylan Lightfoot|Jefferson Post Pictured are the authors of a recent study from the Appalachian State University Department of Psychology, which showed that the Assessment, Support and Counseling (ASC) Center model of student mental health services is effective in treat­ ing a broad range of mental health problems in the context of a rural high school. Clockwise from left are Rafaella Sale, Abby Albright, Alex Kirk. Cameron Massey and Theresa Egan. According to the study's authors, "The results...in­ dicate that the ASC Center model is effective in treating adolescents for a broad range of mental health problems in the context of a rural high school." Developed by Michael and his colleagues at ASU and the N.C. Department of Public Instruction, the ASC Center — known as the "ask center" — introduced free on-site, on-demand student menfiil health services at two western N.C. public high schools. The first ASC Cen­ ter was formed at Watauga County High School in 2007, the second at Ashe County High School in spring 2012. The ASC center was conceived as a means to ne­ gotiate known obstacles to student treatment in remote communities, including transportation limitations, financial concerns and social stigmas surrounding psy­ chotherapy, according to the study. In recent months, prelimi­ nary reports on the effective­ ness of the Ashe County ASC Center indicated results similar to those documented in the study. At a June 3 meeting of the Ashe County Board of Education. Michael said that seven exit of 10 ACHS students who used the ASC Center during the 2012-13 school year showed clinical improvement, with 48 percent recovered. The ASU study cited three other studies which evalu­ ated similar student mental health programs, and found that students who received services performed better ac­ ademically. Michael reported to the BOE in June that ASC Center data was being evalu­ ated to determine effects on academic performance. While the study found students to be "reliable re­ porters of their symptoms," responses to questionnaires given to their parents "were modest even after consider­ able efforts were made...to increase the response rate." See ALDERMEN |5 Municipal election filings July 5-1.9 Ten alderman seats up for election Staff report The municipal election filing period for Jefferson, West Jefferson apd Lansing Aldermen seats open at noon July 5, and closes noon July 19. Ashe County Board of Elections Deputy Director Dev­ on Houck said filing fees are $5 for Jefferson and Lansing seats, and $15 for West Jefferson seats. West Jefferson Alderman seats now held by Lester Mullis, Stephen Shoemaker and Brett Summey are up for election this year with a four-year term. Jefferson Alderman 9eats now held by Junior Ander­ son, Mark Johnston and Max Yates are up for election this year with a four year term. Lansing Alderman seats now held by Jack Brown, Dylan Lightfoot and Mauvine Shepherd are up for elec­ tion tfiis year with a four year term. A two-year unexpired seat, now held by Michelle Slaton, is also up for election this year. Candidates must file in person at the BOE on the sec­ ond floor of the Ashe County Courthouse, and should al­ low 20-30 minutes for the filing process, Houck said. New. candidates are required to take a. Treasury train­ ing class, Houck said. Times and locations for the class are to be announced by the State Board of Elections, but an online version of the class is available which can be completed in one to two hours. For more information, call the Ashe County Board of Elections at 336-846-5570 or email ashe.boe(f"gmail.com �Page 2 FRI DAY, J l LY 5, 2013 JEFFERSON POST Chamber announces later release of 2013 ornament The Ashe County Cham­ ber of Commerce is an­ nouncing a later release of the 2013 Limited Edition Ornament Series, due to a delay in acquiring the stock color of the orna­ ment with the manufactur­ er, Keystone * Specialties, Inc. The Chamber antici­ pates delivery of this year's ornament by August 2013, and will create a waiting list for those who wish to pre-order their 2013 orna­ ment. This years ornament, the 21st edition in the seT ries, features Mount Jeffer­ son, one of the most visible natural landmarks in the county and a subject that has been on the Chamber's list of themes for some time. The Christmas orna­ ment project would not be possible without the involvement of local artist Bessie Clay over the last 21 years. "Bessie's talent and her unique designs for The Ashe County Chamber of Commerce 2013 ornament, de­ each year's subject have signed by local artist, Bessie Clay. made this series a keep­ sake collection for many local families as well as who works with the annual central role in the orna­ visitors to our area," said ornament project. ment ^eries, but this year, Karen Powell, a member "Historically, physical Bessie has created a design of the Chamber committee structures have played a featuring Mount Jefferson that captures its beauty year's Christmas in July but also adds some struc­ Festival Can reserve their ture with the placement of 2013 ornaments and pick the park entrance sign as them up later at the Cham­ well," said Executive Di­ ber office, located at 1 Jef­ rector Cabot Hamilton. ferson Avenue, Suite C. Established as a funLater this year, the draising project to help Chamber will host a spe­ raise non-dues income for cial Holiday Open House fhe Chamber's program of with Bessie Clay on hand work, the ornament series to personally sign the or­ has featured various his­ naments. torical landmarks across For more information the county, including the about this year's orna­ 1904 Courthouse, the Blue Ridge Parkway, The ment or other ornaments Virginia Creeper train and still available in the series, please contact the Ashe several others. Visitors to the Ashe Chamber of Commerce at Chamber booth at this 846-9550. County crime report June 24 was released on June 26. Bond information is un­ known. Derek Chad Anderson, •Michael Joe Taylor, 40, of Hayes was charged with probation violation. Taylor 30, of West Jefferson was charged with seven counts of probation violation, felony larceny and driv- Perry's Gold Mine NOW OPEN - UPTOWN WEST JEFFERSON 40% TO 70% SAVINGS Diamonds Pendants Earrings Bracelets Fine Jewelry Colored Stones Watches/Pearls Karat Gold Items Sterling Silver ESTATE JEWELRY - WE BUY DAILY BUY • SALE * CONSIGN LAYAWAYS AVAILABLE 4 NORTH )EFFERSON AVENUE 336-846-CASH 2274 HONEST DEALS ' BEAl T1FU1 JEWELRY . Rs- n1 &SO.W FRIDAY 6c SATURDAY 10 AM ing while impaired. Bond was set at $50,000. Christo­ pher Robert Shumate Eller Dishman Miller, 26, of West Jef­ ferson was charged with misdemean­ or larceny. Bond was set at $1,000. Miller was re­ leased on June 26. Brian Adam Dishman, 22, of West J?fferson was Taylor charged with misdemean­ Anderson or larceny, driving with a revoked license and proba­ tion violation. Bond was pointing a gun. Bond was set at $5,000. Osborne set at $9,000. was released later that day. a jid.j June 25 Thomas Lee Severt, 32, of Jefferson was charged with obtaining property by false pretense. Bond was set at $2,500. Severt was released later that day. Veryl Randolph Os­ borne, 62, of Creston was charged with assault by Joyner Severt June 28 George Carson Shumate, 68, of Lansing was charged Osborne with violating a domestic violence protection order. Bond was set at $7,500. June 27 Christopher Waylon Joyner, 28, of Lansing was charged with two counts of non-support of a child. Bond was set at $1,198. ' Miller June 29 Joseph Derrick Eller, 32, of Crumpler was charged with misdemeanor larceny, resisting a public officer, driving while impaired and unauthorized use of a mo­ tor vehicle. Bond was 9et at $16,000. 4-H Summer Parks participants get a sneek peek at'Annie' The 4-H Summer Parks participants received a behind the scenes tour of the Ashe County Civic Center and a chance to interact with cast from Annie on Friday, June 21,2013. Children were able to learn and experience what goes into producing a play from lighting and sound, props and makeup. Participants were able to meet the star of the produc­ tion of "Annie," Kelly Halsey, and watched while experts prepared her makeup and costume for her role as Annie. They also had the opportuni­ Submitted photo | Jefferson Post ty to meet "Daddy" Warbucks The 4-H Summer Parks participants experience the produc­ (Jeff Dreyer) and Sandy the tion of "Annie." dog (Taylor the dog). The children enjoyed try­ ing on hats, singing in the microphones, and designing BEST VALUE HEARING their own 4-H Summer Parks scene. 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The largest selection of Serta Perfect Sleepers In the area! t WUU — © OQ_ O OOO dL \J V I J �JEFPKKSI).\ Pos*r FRIDAY, JULY 5,20 OBITUARIES Todd Free Summer Music Series continues Bring a lawn chair or blanket and listen to the 'Laura Boosinger & Josh Goforth' as part of Todd's free summer music series from 6-8 p.m. Saturday, July 6, at the Anne Cook Memorial Park in Todd. Snacks, food from the grill and beverages will be for sale on site. Plan now for second annual Olde Time Antiques Fair ter for both our vendors Event is set and attendees, as well as for Sept. 27-28 for downtown businesses," Keith Woodie said, who September is just around the corner and so is the Second Annual Olde Time Antiques and Collectibles Fair, to be held from 5 - 9 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 27, 2013, and from 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 28^ 2013 in downtown West Jefferson. Last year's fair was a huge success, and organiz­ ers anticipate this year's event will be even bigger and better. "We have a little differ­ ent location this year, and that should work out bet­ owns Antiques on Main (an antique mall on South Jefferson Avenue), and is a primary sponsor of the fair, along with the West Jefferson Business Associ­ ation and Ashe Mountain Times. "The location this year will be North Jefferson Avenue, from the fourway stop in the center of town, to the stoplight at the north end; East First Street (beside Black Jack's Restaurant) and along North Third Avenue from East Main to Second Av­ enue," said Woodie. Quality antique furni­ ture, primitives, advertis­ ing items, collectibles, watches, knives, coins and glassware are just a few of the items that will be on display. "Our focus is strictly on qualjty antiques and collectibles - this is not a flea market or yard sale type event," he said. Twenty-five vendors have already "signed up" and available booth space is expected to fill up quick­ ly, Woodie said. "All applications must be approved by our com­ mittee, so if you want to be a part of it, you need to get your name in the pot now," he said. Those interested in submitting a vendor ap­ plication should contact Woodie at 336-977-9165, antiquesmain@skybest. com. or Rex Goss at 336977-0151, or rex.goss@ mountaintimes.com. "The West Jefferson Business Association's mission statement is, and has always been, to pro­ mote the town's business­ es," Goss said. "We want folks to come, and not only visit the fair, but walk around, visit our various gifts and craft shops, and sample local food - we have some great restaurants in the area, and other things to see and do as well. So plan now to come visit the fair and spend the weekend in the mountains," he said. Ashe students awarded scholarships from BREMCO Blue Ridge Electric Membership Conjura­ tion is committed to the community and helping students achieve their aca­ demic goals is one way of showing a commitment to the future of the coopera­ tive's service area. Five graduating seniors from Ashe County High School were selected to receive college scholar­ ships out of 80 applicants from Blue Ridge Electric's service areas of Alleghany, Ashe, Caldwell, Watauga and Wilkes. William Miller received a $250 scholarship to attend Wilkes Commu­ nity College. Lucas Miller received a $250 scholarship to attend Wilkes Commu­ nity College. Haleigh Hogg received a $500 scholarship to attend Wilkes Communi­ ty College. Samuel Bowers received a $2,000 scholar­ ship to attend University of North Carolina- Charlotte. Monica Miller received a $500 scholarship to attend Wilkes Community Col­ lege. Students were selected based on a number of fac­ tors including academic July 7 Edith "Carolyn" Parsons Sgt. Lance Cameron Roark of Fleetwood died Charles was born in Wilkes on Thursday, June 27, County. Carolyn received her bachelor of science de­ 2013. He was 28. Sgt. Roark was born on gree in education from Ap­ Jan. 2, 1985, in Boone to palachian State College Kyle Edward Roark and Su­ She was a retired school san Colvard Carter. teacher from The Broward Sgt. Roark loved to skate­ County Schools in Fort board, snowboard, golf and Lauderdale, Fla. Carolyn fish. He had a kind, adven­ was an active member turous spirit and loved to of First Baptist Church be around people. Lance of Fort Lauderdale serv­ was very proud of being ing as a childrens Sunday ' an Army Ranger. He was School teacher for over 30 stationed in Savannah, Ga. years as well as volunteer­ at Hunter Army Air Field. ing on many other church Lance served five tours in Afghanistan. Lance loved committees. Upon retire­ his country and his family ment, Carolyn moved to and was proud of his home­ Ashe County where she volunteered with Meals on town of Ashe County. Sgt. Roark is survived Wheels and the Council on by: his mother and step fa­ Aging. She was an active ther, Susan and Bill Carter member of Blue Ridge Bap­ of Jefferson; his father and tist serving in many areas step mother, Kyle and Ali­ including Sunday School cia Roark of Fleetwood; Director and teacher. two brothers, Chancey Carolyn is survived by Roark of Lansing and Kelly John Charles Ed Charles Roark of Fleetwood; two (Lorinda), Greg Charles step sisters, Lisa Sturgill of (Terry) and John Charles Lansing and Ashley Toliver Jr. (Gina); as well as loving of Todd; his grandmothers, grandchildren and great Shelba Colvard of Crum- grandchildren. pler and Geneva Roark of A Memorial Service was Creston; two nieces and held at 2 p.m. Wednesday, two nephews; and several % July 3,2013, at Boone Family aunts and uncles. Funeral services were Funeral Home Chapel with held on Tuesday, July 2, Rev. Jerry Francis officiating. The family received friends 2013, at Ashelawn Memo­ rial Chapel. Burial with full after the service. A private military honors followed in burial will he held. You may give the family the Chestnut Hill United Methodist Church Cem­ your condolences at our web­ etery. The family received site www.boonefuneralhome. friends at Ashelawn Me­ com. morial Chapel. Boone Family Funeral Home of West Jefferson is in charge of these arrangements. * 9 Local students named to dean's lists Monica Miller Lucas Miller Haleigh Hogg William Miller Samuel Bowers performance, community For 54 years. Blue Ridge service and personal inter­ Electric has awarded col­ views. lege scholarships totaling $372,700 and helped more than 365 local youth attend the college of their choice. For more information about the scholarship pro­ gram, visit the website www.BlueRidgeEMC.com under "In the Community" or contact Grey Scheer, di­ rector of community rela­ tions, at 828-759-8994 or gscheer@blueridgeemc. com. Blue Ridge Electric is a member-owned electric cooperative utility serving some 74,000 members in Caldwell, Watauga, Ashe, Alleghany, Wilkes, Avery and Alexander counties. choirs of West Jefferson United Methodist, Mt. Jefferson Presbyterian, and West Jefferson First Baptist churches will pay tribute to all U.S. veterans with a musical program. This program will include patriotic music performed by the choirs as well as so­ los, duets, trios, quartets, an audience sing-along, and instrumental num­ bers. Narration will be by Ed Tartleton with the choirs under the direction of Andrea Gardner, and accompanied by Maureen Blackburn, and Barbara WWW.WJCHEVY.NET Diesel Lube, Oil & Filter INCLUDES MULTIPOINT INSPECTION i. 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Words of comfort and remembrance may be viewed or sent to the fam­ ily through our website at www.ashelawn.com. Ashelawn Memorial Chapel & Gardens was en­ trusted with Srg. Roark's arrangements. Sgt. Lance Cameron Roark Photo courtesy of Dale Carlson of Bluemoonistic Images| Jefferson Post PAGE 3 ^ We make small towns our business. (I® Store BANK (336) 246-4344 www.golifestore.com Treatment Center" at Ashe Memorial Hospital Meeting all of your surgical needs Upper/Lower Endoscopy with contracts with BCBS and MedCost for office based procedures Skin lesion evalualionyrcmoval in office 200 Hospital Ave. Suite 5 Jefferson 336-246-7779 "Our Family has been serving Your Family's Medical Needs for over 110 years" �p Public Opinion "...were it left to me to decide whether we should have a government without newspapers or newspapers without a government, I should not hesitate a moment to prefer the latter." Page 4 July 5,2013 — Thomas Jefferson, 17X7 July 4,1776, and the God's provision of help in time of need 'Revolutionary Summer garded American independence In the early summer of 1776 in as a last resort, and moderate Philadelphia, where our founders members under the leadership were waxing eloquently about of John Dickinson from Pennsyl­ their newly declared indepen­ vania continued to describe it as dence from Great Britain, modern a suicidal act to be avoided at al­ day Tea Partiers would have felt most any cost." at home. What brought Dickinson and There was a lot of talk there other moderates to support in­ about freedom, small and limited dependence was the decision of government, low taxes, and indi­ the British government to impose vidual freedoms. The Tea Party its will by overwhelming military would have cheered the found­ force. ers' resolve to toss off the large, Confident that the British could greedy and oppressive govern­ never subdue them, the signers of ment rule of the British and their D.G. Martin insistence that it not be replaced the Declaration of Independence with an American version of the —: looked to General Washington's same thing. Continental Army to turn back the British Modern Tea Partiers would not worry t hat advance on New York City. Washington was these patriots could not agree on how their determined to defend the city. That determi­ new government should work, what it should nation, in the face of overwhelming British do, or how.to. secure the , resources necessary s t r e n g t h , m i g h t h a v e l e d t o d i s a s t e r . I t g a v e . . . , of the LORD, and the holy vessels of God, into the house that is to be built to the name of the LORD. So when David was old and full of days, he made Solo­ mon his son king over Israel." (I Chr 22:1723:1). Even though building the temple for God was not to be Da­ vid's blessing, he want­ ed it done for God. Asa was likened Harris unto David in his uprightness, in the Scriptures. His prayer is heartfelt and courageous. "And Asa cried unto the LORD his God, and said, LORD, it is nothing with thee to help, whether with many, or with them that have no power: help us, 0 LORD our God; for we rest on thee, and in thy name we go against this multitude. 0 LORD, thou art our God; let not man prevail Against thee." (2 Chr 14:11). The Bible tells us that God won't help evil people, "Behold, God will not cast away a perfect man, neither will he help the evil doers." (Job 8:20). David knew he belonged to God, and his psalms and prayers were always evident of his belief in God, "I was cast upon thee from the womb: thou art my God from my mother's belly. Be not far from me; for trou­ ble is near; for there is none to Time arid again, other leaders help." (.Psa 22:10-11). David was called, out to Joshua to come help also quick to ask God to olease them defeat their enemies, and hurry in helping him. "But he not G<xl was faithful to "help" Joshua thou far from me, O LORD: O my to "help" others. "And the men of strength, haste thee to help me." Giheon sent unto Joshua to the (Psa 22:19). And later, "Forsake camp to Gilgal. saying, Slack not me not, 0 LORD: O my God, thy hand from thy servants; come be not far from me. Make haste up to us quickly, and save us, and to help me, 0 Lord my salva­ help us: for all the kings of the tion." (Psa 38:21-22). Again and Amorites that dwell in the moun­ again, he remembered how often tains are gathered together against God had helped him, "Unless the us. So Joshua ascended from Gil­ LORD had been my help, my soul gal, he, and all the people of war had almost dwelt in silence. When with him, and all the mighty men I said. My foot slippeth; thy mer­ of valour. And the LORD said unto cy, O LORD, held me up. In the Joshua, Fear them not: for I have multitude of my thoughts within delivered them into thine hand; me thy comforts delight my soul. there shall not a man of them stand "Psa 94:17-19). before thee." (Josh 10:6-8). Mostly, we must remember that David commanded that the our help always comes from God, people help his son, Solomon, in and it is He who deserves the the Lord's name. "David also com­ credit and honor. "Give us help manded all the princes of Israel to from trouble: for vain is the help of help Solomon his son, saying, Is man." (Psa 108:12). The Old Tes­ not the LORD your God with you? tament is filled with those who put and hath he not given you rest on their trust in God, and He helped every side? for he hath given the them. It also tells of those who put inhabitants of the land into mine their trust in fast horses, money, hand; and the land is subdued and esteem, and God didn't help before the LORD, and before his them. Whom do you ask for help people. Now set your heart and in time of need? your soul to seek the LORD your Next week we will look at the God; arise therefore, and build ye help Jesus provides in the New tlje sanctuary of the LORD God, Testament. Does He always help to bring the ark of the covenant those who ask him for help? After God created Adam, He decided that Adam needed a helpmate. "And the LORD God said, It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him an help meet for him." (Gen 2:18, KJV). Therefore, God created woman. We wives are a Divine blessing to our hus­ bands, and it is a bless­ ing to "help" them in Leila this life. Moses named his second son in honor of the help God had provided him. "And her two sons; of which the name of the one was Gershom; for he said, I have been an alien in a . strange land: And the name of the other was Eliezer; for the God of my father, said he, was mine help, and delivered me from the sword of Pharaoh." (Ex 18:3-4). Animals are protected in God's laws, and we are commanded to help them (even when we have disdain for their owners). "If thou meet thine enemy's ox or his ass going astray, thou shalt surely bring it back to him again. If thou see the ass of him that hateth thee lying under his burden, and wouldest forbear to help him, thou shalt surely help with him." (Ex 23:4-5). We are to overlook human short­ comings and help animals when they ne<jd us. KM M Even as 427 British ships were bringing 1,200 cannon, 32,000 soldiers, and 10,000 sailors to conquer New York City, the mem bers of the Continental Congress assumed General George Washington and the smaller numbers of his raw troops could defeat much superior and better led forces of the British. They gave cheers to Washington, but little else. The Tea Partiers would understand. "Make do with what you have," they might say, "maybe with a little less." How Washington's army and the dysfunc­ tional new American government survived the summer of 1776 and got in a position to win its war of independence is the subject of Joseph Ellis's short new book "Revolutionary Summer: The Birth of American Indepen­ dence." Having thoroughly covered the events of 1776 in his Pulitzer Prize-winning "Founding Brothers," what more does Ellis need to teach us? The publisher suggests "Revolutionary Summer" "tells an old «<fory In a new way, with a freshness at once colorful and compelling." . Ellis says his goal is to treat the military events and the political ones "in tandem." At the beginning of 1776, Ellis explains, the aims of the American military and political sides "were not aligned. There were, in effect, two embodiments of American resistance to British imperialism, two epicenters represent­ ing the American response to Parliament's presumption of sovereignty. The Continen­ tal Army, under Washington's command, re­ garded American independence as a foregone conclusion, indeed the only justification for its existence. The Continental Congress re- the British the opportunity to surround and trap the American army on Manhattan Island and destroy it. But the British commanders, brothers Admiral Richard Howe and General William Howe, passed by that opportunity and delayed their assault. Washington took th& second chance to retreat from the city, and thereby saved the army. Washington was, by temperament, an aggressive commander. In New York, he learned, according to Ellis, that retreat and defensive operations would be his best strat­ egy to preserve the army and wear down the British forces. Meanwhile in Philadelphia, the political leaders could not reach agreement on how the new states would organize and govern. Impor­ tant questions like slavery, proportional repre­ sentation. taxing power, a standing national army, and what other powers, if any, the na­ tional government should have, only brought temporary compromises. But somehow, having, survived the summer of 1776, the Continental Army and the new government developed a growing resolve that made the ultimate victory possible, some­ thing we can celebrate on July 4 every year. D.G. Martin hosts "North Carolina Bookwatch." which airs at noon on Sundays and at 5 p.m. Thursdays on UNC-TV. For more information or to view prior programs visit the webpage at www unctv.org/ncbookwatch This week's (July 7.11) guest is Ron Rash, author of The Cove" People wondered whether Bon Rash would ever be able to top his recent bestseller "Serena." which is being made into a movie staring Jennifer Lawrence His new novel." The Cove." is. like "Serena." a battle between good and evil. "The Cove" i|Rash at his best. A grant from the North Carolina Humanities Council vides crucial support for North Carolina Bookwatch. pro­ Kealeigh Wilkins donates ponytail to Locks of Love Photo submitted|Jefferson Post Kealeigh Wilkins (right). 8. decided to donate her ponytail to Locks of Love after having Freda Keasey (left) cut her hair last week at Mane Illu­ sions Beauty Shop in West Jefferson. Ashe District Court decisions (USPS 441-810) Member NC Press Association Published twice weekly by Civitas Media LLC, P.O. Box 808 203 S. Second Ave., West Jefferson. NC 28694 Periodicals postage paid at West Jefferson. NC 28694 Phone 336-846-7164 Email cclark@civitasmedia com Subscription rates in Ashe County - $38/year In North Carolina - $48.01/year Editor/General Manager Staff Writer Staff Writer Sports Writer Advertising Sales Advertising Sales Classiheds/Legals Cliff Clark James Howell Dylan Lightfoot Nathan Ham Teresa Roark Laws John Sears Kay Hart Mail Room Department Julia Beck Postmaster Send address changes to Jefferson Post P.O. Box 808 West Jefferson NC 28694-0808 All content copyright 2012 by Civitas Media LLC and may not be reproduced without permission The weekly session of the Ashe County District Court was held June 27, the Honorable Michael Duncan presiding. These decisions were handed down by the court: Brian Adam Dishman: Level II: (T) driving with license revoked, (M) lar­ ceny — cons., (P) no con­ test, (J) guilty, 45 days active; (M) probation vio­ lation — absconded, (P) admit, (J) probation re­ voked, credit time served. Bessie Leanne Bell: Level II: (T) driving with license revoked, (P) no contest, (J) guilty, 45 days ACJ suspended, 12 months unsupervised probation, $100 fine plus CC. Derrick H. Bledsoe: (M) possession of drug paraphernalia, (P) no contest, (J) guilty, 30 days suspended, 12 months unsupervised probation. James Lee Canter: Level II: (T) operate vehicle with no insur­ ance, (T) ficti­ tious/altered \ title/registra^ tion, (I) failure to maintain lane control — cons., (P) guilty, (J) guilty, 20 days suspended, 12 months unsupervised probation, $50 fine plus CC. (I) driving with licence revoked — two counts (P) no con­ test, (J) guilty, 120 days MCP suspended, 18 months unsuper­ vised proba­ tion, 24 hours CWS, $100 fine plus CC. Tkrri Lynn Chapman: (M) probation violation (P) admit, (J) continue on probation, five days active. Level II: (M) larceny, (P) no contest, (J) guilty, 45 days ACJ suspended, 18 months unsupervised probation, not to be on or about Walmart property, $50 fine plus CC. Matthew David Coldiron: (F) possession of methamphetamine, (M) possession of drug para­ phernalia — cons., (P) no contest, (J) guilty, 5-15 months suspended, 18 months supervised proba­ tion, 36 hours CWS, $200 fine plus CC; Level III: Regina Lynn Guffy: Chanin Edward Hol­ land: Level II: (M) resist­ ing a public officer, (T) no operators license — cobs., (P) not guilty, (J) guilty, 30 days suspend­ ed, 12 months unsuper­ vised probation, 12 hours CWS, $75 fine plus CC. Dogo Lavaire: (M) con­ suming alcoholic bever­ ages, (M) injury to real property — cons., (P) guilty, (J) guilty, 20 days active, credit time served. Joshua Dean Maine: Level III: (T) operate ve­ hicle with no insurance, (P) no contest, (J) guilty, 120 MCP suspended, 18 months unsupervised probation, 24 hours CWS, CC; (T) operate vehicle with no insurance, (T) expired registration, (I) driver failure to wear seat belt. Abbreviations: (F) fel­ ony; (M) misdemeanor; (1) traffic violation; (I) infraction; (P) plea; (J) judgment; PJC: prayer l(,r judgment continued; 90-96: 1st offense condi­ tional discharge; MCP: Misdemeanant Confine­ ment Program; ACJ; Ashe County Jail; DOC: N.C. Department of Correc­ tions; DAC: Division of Adult Corrections; CRV: confinement in response to violation; CWS: com­ munity work service; CC: pay court costs; cons.: charges consolidated �J KFFKRSON P()ST FRIDAY, .JULY 5, 2018 PACK 5 Aldermen From Page 1 for another term. Farmer's Market parking Ashe County Farmers Market Manager John' amyre appealed to the board for solutions to park­ ing enforcement issues along the 125-foot market pavilion. Sinyre said that despite signs posted "No Parking S?/, l3"1 ' 1 I)m Vehicles Will Be Towed At Ownere Expense," care are fre­ quently parked in spaces in front of the Farmers Mar­ ket when vendors arrive early Saturday mornings, making set-up of the mar­ ket difficult. "In five years we've only had one vehicle towed," he said. Chief of Police Jeff Rose said a town ordinance would be needed for more rigorous parking enforce­ ment of specific public parking spaces. Alderman Stephen Shoe­ maker suggested putting traffic cones in vendor parking spaces late Friday night to prevent the spaces being taken. "I hate to be a town that has a reputation for towing," he said. We don't want to tow "We've got a real big problem with securing posts to the sidewalk,. We've just spent a lot of money getting the sidewalks up to date." ______ anybody," Smyre said. "We'd be glad to work with you any way we can." Alderman Calvin Green noted that the market only had two signs posted 125 feet apart, and suggested additional signage. Grapevines on South Jefferson? Jacky Handal, owner of 204 South Jefferson Ave., requested approval for an architectural makeover of her 75-foot-long store­ front. Handal proposed an extended awning with wooden columns to form a covered sidewalk. Presenting conceptual drawings inspired by store­ front treatments in Boone and southern California, Handal, an interior design­ er, said the columns and awning would support live grape vines. "We've got a real big problem with securing posts to the sidewalk," — Stephen Shoemaker Shoemaker said. "We've just spent a lot of money getting the sidewalks up to date." Shoemaker also pointed out that wooden columns would not be uniform with the black lampposts and street signs installed with with the town's recent streetscaping projects. Green asked if the aw­ ning and columns had been designed or approved by an engineer. Handal said that an engineer had been con­ sulted. Alderman Lester Mullis said that the board needed more information to make a decision, and the matter was tabled until details of the proposal could be ex­ plored. Black Jack's plans outdoor seating George Beswick of Black Jack's Pub & Grill requested board approval for construction of a side porch addition. The raised just two days a week, she issue was tabled until Aug wooden deck with awning said, with water usage aver- 5. would be built along East . aging $50 per month. Alderman Thomas Hall First Street on the build­ Green asked Lessera if moved the board to grant ing's north side, with a side she had the grandfather an extension so no penal­ door added to give custom­ agreement in writing. She ties would accrue in the ers access to patio seating. said she did not. meantime. Beswick said the porch Green reminded Lessera would straddle, but not the town had allowed Car­ Departmental obstruct, an approximately dinal Lines a variance so reports six-foot asphalt gutter along the building could be con­ Chief of Police Jeff Rose the side of the building. structed. said the West Jefferson Po­ Shoemaker said the town Lessera offered to pay lice were dispatched to 196 likes to encourage business­ the town sewer fee if she calls in June. Fifteen auto es to make improvements, could be allowed to keep collisions were investigat­ but expressed concern the the septic tank, and was ed, and 11 people arrested project might interfere with told this was not an option. on charges including DWI, parking along East First Price said the ordi­ larceny, assault and drugStreet. "We will look into nance was in effect, that related crimes. it," he said. any property within 100 Charles Call, ORC of feet of a town sewer main the West Jefferson Water Cardinal Lanes requests variance ' is required to tie in, and Works, said 7.28 inches Helen Leserra, owner of that a $100 penalty would of rain fell on the town in Cardinal Lanes, requested be assessed for each day June. "We've got a good a variance for a town or­ of non-compliance after water table right now," he dinance requiring that the Leserra's July 16 dead­ said. A new Cuban restau­ bowling alley tie into a line. Alderman Brett Sum- rant, Havana Cafe, has sewer main under U.S. 221 mey moved the board to opened on the Backstreet, Business. get clarification and the Price said. Leserra claimed the towfl had "grandfathered in" a septic tank on the property, and that a contractor had determined that connecting to the sewer main would be "77?e beginning of all things is the complicated, and involve tearing up Cardinal Lane's knowledge of God, and the end of miniature golf course. all things is strict observance of "This will cause us a very big hardship," she said. whatsoever hath been sent down Cardinal Lanes is open from the empyrean of the Divine Will that pervadeth all that is in the heavens and all that is on the earth." Christmas From Page 1 grower's crew is the best. Five member teams will compete for winner-takeall $1000 prize in relays, tree bailing and a tug of war. The Ashe County Arts Council will sponsor Cre­ ation Station. Chil4ren's activities will include face painting, clay play and crafts. A bounce house, slide and other inflatables will also be fun for the kids, offered by Off. The Wwfl Pmdiictinn*. Theater® by Jef will entertain with to Second Avenue, State mime and street theater. Street at Jefferson Av­ Civil War re-enactors enue and College Street will be in camp at Jefferson from Main Street to First Park for story telling. Avenue. Friday at noon, Main ' Paid parking will be Street between Jefferson available at several loca­ Avenue and Backstreet tions. Fifth/Third Bank, will be closed to vehicu­ First Citizens Bank, the lar traffic. At midnight "old" Yadkin Valley Bank Friday the closed area near Sears, First Baptist will expand to the entire Church and West Jefferson festival footprint. That United Methodist Church. will be Main Street be­ Both churches are on Sec­ tween Jefferson Avenue ond Avenue. Sponsors of the Christ­ and Church Street, Back­ street from Ashe Street COMKRSTONf FELLOWSHIP Bomett St. • West Jefferson 846-3954 mas in July Festival are 846-1795 Jim Dawes. Minister Sunday School 10:00 a.m. Morning Worship 11:00 o.m. Evening Service 6:30 p.m. Mount Jefferson ST. FRANCIS OF ASSISI CATHOLIC CHURCH 246-9151 Rev. James Stuhrenbrrg Main A Ivy Streets. • Jefferson Sun. Morning Mass - 9:00 am Saturday Evening Mass 5:00pm English A 7:00pm Spanish Weekday Mom. Mass Call for times 107 W. Second Street West Jefferson, North Carolina 336-246-5292 wrww.wjumc.net 9:45 Sunday School 11:00 Morning Worship Presbyterian Church NC Reverend Phil Arnold Worship 11:00 m.m. Sunday Night Services 6:10 Big Flatts Baptist Church Reetweod. NC Pastor, Chris Cox Services: Glendale Springs Sunday School 10:00 a.m. Eucharist 10:00 am nujviu Worship Sereke Sunday Might Servke p.m. 6:00 p.M. . 1.1.6.M. 10:00 e.M ytoy In the Morning 7:00 p.M. Bethany United Methodist Church 336-877-2801 Rev. A. Owen Peeler Sunday Warship 11:00 a.m. "And He led IheM « tar a* t* iethany.. «" Luke 16:10 Seventh-Day Adventlst Church of Warrensvllle 246-6077 HOME HEALTH A HOSFICE Home Health 828.265.3388 Hospice 828.265.3926 T~ Sunday School:10 AM Worship Service: 11 AM Pastor: Kevin Morgan Saturday Services: Bible School -10:00 AM Sabbath Worship -11:15 AM mmwwmu hPvnmiToiuiKwtoaaKT o*c RS East Main St., Jefferson. NC (336) 846-9S12 9:00 a.m. Informal Worship 9:45 a.m. - Sunday School for all ages 11:00 a.m. - Traditional Worship Service We would love to havt you come worship with us. Long Branch Baptist Church In Lansing. NC Welcomes you to Sunday School al 10:00 a.m. Worship at 11:00 a.m. Wednesday Night at 7:00 p.m. 982-56S0 The Jewel Shoppe 785 East Main Street The Mountain Village Shopping Center Jefferson, NC 336-246-4155 RID-A-BUG 1MM EXTERMINATING Termite & Pest Control 739 US Hwy 221 Bus West Jefferson 246-9969 Mon. - Sat.: 8:30AM - 5:30PM Sts • Jefferson (88 West - Left on McNeil. On* Block Sunday School - 9:30-10:15 a.m. Morning Worship • 10:30 a.m. Sunday Evening • 6:00 p.m. ht Bible Study- 7 00P m 246-4591 VANN0Y & SONS CONSTRUCTION COMPANY Call 846-9241 Ronnie Hopkins — continuing tho wort of Jesus Peacefully. Simply. Together 2082 Peak Creek Church Rd. Laurel Springs, NC 28644 First Assembly of God Church 846-4444 Pastor Keith Styron Comer of Faw-Roland A McNeil West Jefferson Compliments of Peak Creek Church of the Brethren Jefferson United Methodist Church Rev. Thn Starbuck. Pastor Bottling Company CONSTRUCTION % V ' " Pastor: Ed Hall 336-372-5479 Youth Class (Ail Stars lor Jesus) Dr Pepper Pig& X rnrtu^ivct ' Everyone Welcome! 336-667-6092 6:10 IX iJiou nfiolfc not Iks.ii lulnn witno.i.u^ixust ri'iukriguaoc Worship Service 11:00 a.m. Wednesday Bible Study 7:00 p.m. Phone - 982-3076 11:00 e.M. j - Holy Trinity Church Rector - The Rev. Stephen Miller A . Wednesday Service 7:00 p.M. Missions Building by toHh Promise (Episcopalian) (316) 246-4764 Pastor: Rev. Lawrence Goodman 1460 Bold Mtn. Rd.. West Jefferson Sunday School 9 JO a.m. Sunday Morning Worship Service • 8:10am t 10:45 am Sunday Evening Warship -6:00 pa Wednesday Mad 5:15 pm Bible Study -6:10 pm Mddmauntalnchurch.org Email: BaMmountoln©skyh*st.coat Church 177-1550 How* rin(futfK'' arvi ihuiTKrtJtcr p.M. Parish of the Holy Communion Christian Education 8:30 VIII rlicHi ^tailt not itral e.M. Sunday School 9:4S 846-7481 Bald Mtn. Baptist Church 'v . i Kc member Ihe -v.iMi.rtli cUjj'. 1u L«<-p it m • vi Ttaxi ntailt not kill VII TM|tlbk '«>• commit jmIuIimi ^ Ill "itaxJ ntaxlt rvst tike the name of ita- U>RD ttai CA>D*in v.nn Baptist Church 201 S. Jefferson Ave., MM* Study 9:10 m coft** end fellowship 10:10-11 Sunday Sanrice 11:00 urn Wednesday Night: F.B.I. MM* Study - 6:10 pm Elliott Osowttt, Pustor 676 S. Main St.. Jefferson 846-1146 II rtan nh.ilt not make iinhc* rinse any yfuven imnff-. Smcthport Independent Worship • 11:00 AM West Jefferson 3 J 1 Thtxi ntaill taw- no oriwi kU befcvyi me Sunday School • 9.4S O.M. Worship - II 00 e.M. Worship - 6:00 p.M. MM* Study - 7:00 p.M. Sunday School • 9:45 AM Rev. Ketth Casey Jefferson For self-study www.bahai.oig Steven LeaShomb (116) 246-2012 Rev. Will Heyward 1917 US Hwy 221 N. letters**. NC 4iut Or ca\l 1-300-22UNTTE U6-846-7445 Mt. Jefferson Baptist Church Comer of Hwy. 2211 Cherry St. 336-877-4673 . 1470 Mr Jnttnnon Pd Wetf tatfenon. NC 20694 Wednesday Bible Study 7:00 p.m. We^KMs For meeting and prayer time volved as a volunteer, con­ tact Glenda Luther at 2462461 Ext. 215. - OM Hwy. 221 Near Golf Course Rd. Wast Jefferson • Since 1890 Casual ft Contemporary Faith Fellowship F r o m the Bahai writings Midway Baptist Churth Beaver Creek Christian Church Sunday School 10:00 a.m. Sunday Worship 11:00 a.m. West Jefferson United Methodist Church Asllf Civic Center, Ashe ie County Arts Council, Fleet Feet Coggers, Mountain Aire Golf Course, LifeStore Bank, Dr. Pepper, AEV, Town of West Jeffer­ son, Fifth Third Bank and Skyline Telephone Mem­ bership Corporation. For more information about the Christmas in July Festival, contact the Chamber of Commerce at 846-9550, or to get in­ 246-4222 To list your local church on this page, call the Jefferson Post ot 336-846-7164 /' / A # A •a \ N �FRIDAY, JULY 5,2013 Nutlian 1 lain.Sports Writer (336) 846-7164 nham(i' ei% ita.smedia.eum Local disc golfer qualifies for PDGA Nathan Ham Sports Writer nham@civitasmedia.com Jefferson resident Dylan Long has found a way to turn his favorite hobby into a big step forward in the amateur ranks among the best disc golfers in the country. Long, 18, recently earned his spot in the Pro­ fessional Disc Golf Asso­ ciation with a tournament championship and a third place finish in the past few weeks. Long is classi­ fied as an amateur on the PDGA circuit. His first stop toward the PDGA took place in Huntersville, a challenge that he was ready to face. "In the Huntersville tournament, I took third in my division. Being that it was my first tournament, I couldn't have been more proud," said Long. Long's most crowning achievement came in the High Country Disc Golf Championship, the second tournament he had partici­ pated in. "Being that it was my home course, it felt amaz­ ing not just to play, but to win my division." said Long. The tournament cham­ pionship capped off a great stretch of play for the as­ piring pro, who hopes this can propel him to even big­ ger and better things. "Over the past couple of months. I went from play- the PDGA, Long will be ing disc golf for a hobby to playing in tournaments able to participate in rL GA-sanctioned events at a and now being a member of the PDGA," said Long. "It's a good feeling to find something that you can excel in, and who knows, maybe one day I will get paid to play the sport I love." By being a member of discounted rate, as well as receive points and ratings as his career continues. Long can take advantage of member-only events as well, such as Super Tours, National Tour Elite Series and other major events. Matt Gorfy |Elkin Tribune Ashe freshman pitcher Brianna McCoy, seen here hitting at the plate, pitched six shutout innings against Region 6 in an 11-0 victory. McCoy, Region 7 team place fourth Nathan Ham | Jefferson Post Baseball camp participants this year were: Tyler Harmon, Noah Pennington, Matthew McClure, Dalton Eller, Kelton Lewis, Issac Stanley, Luke Osborne, Isaiah Miller, Keenan Witherspoon, Caleb Harless, Nathan Collier, Caleb Scott, Gabe Elliott, Drake Elliott, Nate Blevins, Zach Bare, David Rash, Cory Treva, Riley Henderson, Hunter Knight and Drake Lewis. Play ball! Nathan Ham Sports Writer nham@civitasmed'ra .com Ashe County pitching standout Brianna McCoy com­ peted with several other area players in the Powerade State Games of North Carolina last week. McCoy was one of five players from the Mountain Val­ ley Athletic Conference on the Region 7 team. Out of the eight teams there, the Region 7 squad placed fourth overall, but were a few plays here and there away from playing in the gold medal game. In the tournament opener on Monday, Region 4 held on for a 4-3 wift over Region 7. McCoy had a hit that broke up a no-hit bid by Region 4 hurler Lindsay Brown of North Stokes. McCoy got the start on the mound in game two on Tuesday evening. The rising sophomore was terrific in the circle, tossing six shutout innings and allowing just two hits and three walks while striking out eight hitters. Region 7 cruised to an 11-0 victory. Surry Central's Cassidy Joyner knocked in five runs. In the bronze medal game Wednesday afternoon, Re­ gion 2 came away with a 3-2 victory over the local team in eight innings of play. Joyner belted a homerun in the fourth inning, but it would be the opposition that came away with the win in extra innings. Baseball camp brings 21 kids to ACHS Nathan Ham Sports Writer nham@civitasmedia.com A little bit of rain could not put a damper on the final day of baseball camp last week where 21 young athletes gathered to spend three days learning and playing baseball. Over the three-day camp, play­ ers took part in hitting drills and fielding drills that helped them im­ prove their baseball fundamentals. Varsity head coach Ronnie Pruitt and a group of current Husky players made the camp a big success. On the final day, campers di­ vided into two teams and played a simulated game, giving each youngster a chance to put their skills to the test against a full team of players. Football camp kicks off July 15 Nathan Ham Sports Writer nham@civitasmedia.com The 2013 Huskies Foot­ ball Camp will hit the ground running for three days this month, start­ ing on July 15 and lasting through July 17. Campers will need to ar­ rive each day by 8 a.m. and leave at 11 a.m. Athletes should report to the field house and wear t-shirts, shorts and tennis shoes or cleats and be ready to go. Players will learn the basic fundamentals of foot­ ball and how important those are to be good, allaround players at any level of the game. Ashe County head coach Brian Hampton along with his coaching staff and several current football players will be on hand to instruct the young players. Those eligible to par­ ticipate in camp are rising first through rising sixth graders. The cost for the camp is just $20 and that includes a camp t-shirt. If you have any ques­ tions or would like more information, call Coach Hampton at the high school at (336) 846-2400. Little League salute Oyer the next few editions of the Jefferson Post, the sports page will feature baseball and softball team photos that did not appear in the previous Little League Salute section. Hunting Heritage Apprentice Permit goes into effect for NC The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission has started is­ suing Hunting Heritage Apprentice Permits, allowing new hunters to go afield under the guidance of licensed adult. mentors before taking a required hunter education course. Gov. Pat McCrory recently signed into law the legis­ lation enabling the apprentice permit program in North Carolina. "Wildlife agencies must recognize the importance of increasing hunting opportunities to maintain relevancy of our conservation heritage," said Travis Casper, the state Hunter Education Program coordinator. "Appren­ tice permits have been successfully implemented in other states without a significant increase in hunting-related injuries. We must be more efficient and effective in get­ ting more people engaged in safe and enjoyable experi­ ences with our wildlife resources, to foster support for all conservation Issues." For more information on hunting opportunities, li­ censes and regulations, go to www.ncwildlife.org or call 919-707-0031. Coach Pitch softball Indians: Becka Wonsick, Lydia Edmisten, Allison Blevins, Brooklin Cahill, Brittanv Houck, Emily Ramirez. Aubrey Day, Mylah Ellis, Ashton Poe, Abigail Coldiron and Laney Badger. Co irhn*Kevin Wonsick, Alex Edmisten, and Travis Ellis. �JKFFKKSON POST FRIDAY, JILY 201.'I PAGE 7 COMMUNITY CALENDAR July 5-July 15 The Friends of the Li­ brary is featuring Patri­ otic Baskets. Come and bring your guests to explore these and other ideas for entertaining children and adults. We also have theme baskets that make great birthday gifts. Lots of variet­ ies of books and magazines are available for your gift giving and reading pleasure. Drop by the library and visit our Gift Shop. July 5 - Sept. 14 Ashe Central Panthers Class-Family Reunion. No matter what year you gradu­ ated, you are invited to join in celebrating the class of 1988 25th class reunion. The event will take place at Mountain Advantage on Sept. 14, 2013. There will be a bonfire, DJ, food, laugh­ ter and an excellent time to cMch up old times. To reg­ ister for your attendance, or for more information, call Christy Pennington at 336 877-0380, Jared B. Greer at 336877-0128, or Lori Cal­ houn for payment arrange­ ments at 828-963-0699. July 5 8 p.m. Night hike to Lu­ ther Park. Meet the Mt. Jefferson State Park ranger for a 1 mile hike along the ridgeline out to Luther Rock. Bring a small flashlight and wear sturdy shoes. Parts of this hike are considered strenu­ ous and hiking at night can be physically challenging. This program is designed for adults with good basic hiking skills. Children over 7 are welcome but must be closely supervised. For more information, call 336 2469653. July 5 - 6 Christmas in July Fes­ tival starting at 6:15 p.m., Friday night for some great live music, a variety of food vendors and West Jeffer­ son's fust puppet parade. Then come again on 9 a.m. - 7 p.m. on Saturday, for the full festival including juried crafts and children's events. This festival is one of the best, old-fashioned summer festivals in the south, draw­ ing more than 20,000 visi­ tors in one day, with more than 20 mouth-watering food vendors, foot-stompin' bluegrass music and more! July 6 The Ashe County Pub­ lic Library will be closed. 9 a.m. - 7 pan. 27th An­ nual Christmas in July Festival. Free admission. Sharing our mountain heritage. Celebrating farm grown Christmas trees, arts and crafts, children's activi­ ties, farmer's market, family fun, dance and food. 2 p.m. Edible and In­ credible Plants in New River State Park. Meet the ranger at the Visitor Center and receive a lesson on what plants in the ])ark aren't safe. Learn to identify com­ mon plants that might help or hurt you. and how to tell them apart. A hike around the visitor's center, down the River Run. Trail, and back up the Hickory Trial will take you past many potential delicious or dan­ gerous plants. Please bring water. The hiking distance is 2.5 miles. 2 pjn. Back Yard Phar­ macy. Meet the Mt. Jeffer­ son State Park ranger at the picnic area. Learn about the history of Appalachian med­ icine as a park ranger guides you on a one-mile hike and identifies many medicinal plants and their uses. 6 - 8 pan. Todd Free summer Music Series at the Anne Cook Memo­ rial Park in Todd with Laura Boosinger and Josh Goforth. Snacks, food from the grill and beverages will be for sale on the site. Just bring you lawn chair or blanket. 7 - 1 0 pan. Beach Ball Dance Party in Jefferson. Pop on over to the Museum of Ashe County History in downtown Jefferson for some beach, swing and shag dancing. A $5 cover includes soda, finger food and great entertainment. Area's Best Business Review Presented by: Metro News ©2013 All Rights Reserved. 1-800-580-1039 JO-LYNN ENTERPRISES, INC. Family Owned and Operated Since 1975 (828) 297-2109, (800) 922-2109 JO-LYNN ENTERPRISES, INC. is a full scale restoration company doing fire, smoke, water, mold, sewer and other damages. With their superior experience dealing with insurance companies and adjusters, their can make the process of fixing your property as painless and in the shortest time possible. JO-LYNN ENTERPRISES, INC. reinvests in its employees with continuing education to stay on top of industry standards for doing restoration work. JO-LYNN ENTERPRISES, INC. also reinvests in the most innovative and cutting edge equipment to complete your restoration project. You can be assured that your job will be completed with experience, expediency, quality workmanship and professionalism. JO-LYNN ENTERPRISES, INC. has restored numerous homes and businesses in the area. Their professional, knowledgeable employees will see your project through from beginning to end with a friendly and caring attitude. They specialize in dealing with insurance companies and can Proceeds benefit the Olde Towne Jefferson Business Association. 7:30 pan. Frogs and Toads of New River. Meet the New River State Park ranger at the Wagoner Ac­ cess for a short slide show in the basement classroom to leam the basics about frogs and toads and the importance of monitoring their health. Then go for a short walk to experience the peeps and trill of the secre­ tive vocalists. they leave behind and other interesting farts. For more information, call the New River State Park office, at 336982-2587. July 8 6:30 p.m. Auditions for "Bye Bye Binlie." ACLTs midsummer musical will be held at the Ashe Civic Cen­ ter. For more information, call 336846ARTS. 7 pjn. Ashe County Cattlemen's Association Meeting will be held at Family .Central. There is a $25 membership fee for the entire year, $8 guest meal. Please RSVP by Friday, July 5,2013, by calling 336 8465850, so there will be adequate materials, seating and meals availabk' for par­ ticipants. The Ashe County Cattlemen's Association Board of Directors will be meeting at 6:30 p.m. just prior to the regular Assoaational meeting. July 7 2 p.m. TYees and Tees (Make your own TbeShirt). Make your very own shirt design usingleaves and fabric medium. Designed for kids 612. Tee shirt will be provided as long as sup­ plies last. Meet the Mount Jefferson State Park ranger at the picnic area.2 pan. Skins & Skulls/ Animals of the New River. Join the New River State Park ranger at the Visitor Center/ to talk about the different kinds of animals we have at the New River, where they live, the tracks ru a s buying s l e , platinum & coins l o uying silver, platini iv r "f-V ' 4 336-667-2257- DEEP GAP VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT wil hold their Annual Meeting on July 9,2013 at 7pm, at the Fire Station located at 6583 Old U.S. 421 South, Deep Gap, North Carolina 28618. An open forum wil be available to discuss fire department business. handle the process from disaster phase to completion for yon "the client". Make the Switch to Dish Today and Save Up 50% dish SIX PACKAGES UNDERGO Prices valid for 12 months. Requires 24-month agreem ASK ABOUT HIGH SPEED INTERNET i PREMIUM MOVIE CHANNELS IN UP TO 6 ROOMS AS LOW AS .... HB© CEJ23 ©wtime SAME DAY INSTALLATION stan mo. For 3 months. where available DISH! 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As recorded in Book 403, Page §1 of the Ashe County Public Registry Forty-seven college stu­ Carolina's rural counties. dents are being steeped in The interns, working in their the workingsof their counties home counties, will rotate under a new summer intern­ among different county de­ ship program, including Ashe partments to better under­ County's Chequita Brooks stand the issues their com­ who is pursuing a degree in munities face. Each student chemistry with a minor in is paired with a local govern­ biology at Western Carolina ment mentor. The program is sponsored University. The Public Service Intern­ by the by the State Employ­ ship Program is designed to ees' Credit Union Foundation foster a new generation of and administered by the N.C. community leaders in North Rural Economic Develop­ ment Center in cooperation with county governments. "These interns not rally will be giving back to their communities in the skirt term, but will learn what is needed to improve the longterm economic future of North Carolina's rural com­ munities," said Jo Anne Sanford, a member of the SECU Foundation Board of Direc­ tors. The interns and their mentors attended an orienta­ tion session last month that included a bus tour to study innovative rural communi­ ties. Each intern will receive a $2,500 stipend for 160 hours of work. The interns are rising sophomores or juniors at one of the 16 campuses of the University of North Carolina System or are enrolled in a two-year college program of one of North Carolina's 58 community colleges. A Home Is Burglarized Every 14.6 Seconds." Don't Let Yours Be Next! FREE Home Security System! $850 Value! 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Pierce and wife, Brenda Pierce to An­ thony S. di Santi (the "Substi­ tute Trustee") for the benefit of Highlands Union Bank recor­ ded in Book 403, Page 61 of the Ashe County Public Re­ gistry (the "Deed of Trust"), the undersigned Substitute Trust­ ee will sell at public auction, to the highest bidder for cash, the real property described in Ex­ hibit A attached to the Deed of Trust (which description is fully incorporated herein by refer­ ence), together with all rights, privileges and appurtenances thereto (the "Property"). The record owner of the Prop­ erty as reflected by the re­ cords of the Register of Deeds of Ashe County not more than ten (10) days prior to the post­ ing of this Notice was William H. Pierce and wife, Brenda Pierce. The Property will be sold sub­ ject to any and all matters su­ perior to the lien of the Deed of Trust, including without limita­ tion: (a) superior mortgages, deeds of trust, liens and as­ sessments, if any; (b) the lien of unpaid ad valorem taxes; (c) valid and enforceable ease­ ments and restrictions of re­ cord; and (d) matters which would be,revealed by.a cur­ rent and accurate survey of the property. The Property will be sold "AS IS, WHERE IS " Neither the Substitute Trustee nor the holder of the debt secured by the Deed of Trust, nor their re­ spective officers, directors, at­ torneys, employees, agents or authorized representatives, make any representation or warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions ex­ isting in, on. at or relating to the property, and any and all responsibilities or liabilities arising out of or in any way re­ lating to any such conditions expressly are disclaimed. Pursuant to North Carolina General Statutes Section 4521.10, any successful bidder may be required to deposit with the Substitute Trustee im­ mediately upon conclusion of the sale a cash deposit in an amount not to exceed the greater of five percent (5%) of the amount bid or Seven Hun­ dred Fifty Dollars ($750.00). Any successful bidder shall be required to tender the full bal­ ance of the purchase price so bid in cash or certified check at the time the Substitute Trust­ ee tenders to him a deed for the Property or attempts to tender such deed, and should said successful bidder fail to pay the full balance of the pur­ chase price so bid at that time, he shall remain liable on his bid as provided for in North Carolina General Statutes Sec­ tions 45-21 30(d) and (e). In addition to the purchase price so bid any successful bidder will also be responsible for payment of revenue stamps and other costs of closing the sale, including fees and costs of the Substitute Trustee in­ curred after the date of sale The sale will be held open for ten (10) days for upset bids as by law required DATE OF SALE: July 18, 2013 HOUR OF SALE: 10:00 a.m. PLACE OF SALE: Ashe County Courthouse This the 18th day of June. 2012. Anthony S. di Santi, Substitute Trustee di Santi Watson Capua & Wilson 642 West King Street Post Office Box 193 Boone, North Carolina 28607 Telephone: (828) 264-6126 Publish: 7.5.1377.12.13 North Carolina Ashe County Special Proceedings No. 13 SP 31 Substitute Trustee: Philip A, Glass AMENDED RE-NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE Date of Sale: July 16, 2013 Time of Sale: 12:00 p.m. Place of Sale: Ashe County Courthouse Descripton of Property: See At­ tached Description Record Owners: Leonard L. McAfee, Sr. Address of Property: 929 Je Gentry Rd Crumpler, NC 28617 LEGALS Deed of Trust: Book; 270 Page: 2357 Dated; December 19, 2001 Grantors: Leonard McAftee, Sr. aka Leonard L. McAftee, Sr. and wife, Ruby McAffee aka Ruby T Mcaffee, tenants by the entirety Original Beneficiary: First Charter Bank CONDITIONS OF SALE: Should the property be pur­ chased by a third party, that person must pay the tax of Forty-five Cents (45c) per One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) re­ quired by N.C.G.S. §7A308(a)(1). This sale is made subject to all unpaid taxes and superior li­ ens or encumbrances of ren cord and assessments, if any. against the said property, and any recorded leases. This sale is also subject to any applic­ able county land transfer tax, and the successful third party bidder shall be required to * make payment for any such county land transfer tax. A cash deposit of 5% of the purchase price will be required at the time of the sale. Any successful bidder shall be re­ quired to tender the full bal­ ance of the purchase price so bid in cash or certified check at the time the Substitute Trust­ ee tenders to him a deed for the property or attempts to tender such deed, and should said successful bidder fall to pay the full balance purchase price so bid at that time, he shall remain liable on his bid as provided for in North Caro­ lina General Statutes Section 45-21.30 (d) and (e). This sale will be held open ten (10) days for upset bids as required by law. Residential real property with less than 15 rental units: an or­ der for possession of the prop­ erty may be issued pursuant to G.S 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the clerk of superior court of the county in which the prop­ erty is sold. Any person who occupies the property pursu­ ant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may, after receiving notice of sale, terminate the rental agree­ ment upon 10 days' written no­ tice to the landlord. Upon ter­ mination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination Dated: 6-24-13 —r. # Philip A. Glass. Substitute Trustee Nodell, Glass & Haskell. L.L.P. Exhibit A (Legal Description) ALL THAT CERTAIN LOT OF LAND SITUATED IN CHEST­ NUT HILL TOWNSHIP, ASHE COUNTY, NORTH CARO­ LINA AND MORE PARTICU­ LARLY DESCRIBED AS FOL­ LOWS: A CERTAIN TRACT OF LAND CONTAINING 0.743 ACRE ACCORDING TO A SURVEY BY RANDY G RHODES, RE­ GISTERED LAND SURVEY­ OR NO. L-3094, BOUNDED BY THE LANDS OF. FORMERLY OF OR IN POS­ SESSION OF, THE FOL­ LOWS: ON THE NORTH AND EAST BY BEN GENTRY (BOOK G-5, PAGE 434), ON THE SOUTH BY THE NORTH­ ERN SIDE OF NCSR #1593, AND ON THE WEST BY WERT CARTER, AND BEING MORE PARTICULARLY DE­ SCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: COMMENCING ON AN EX­ ISTING 1" IRON PIPE, THE BENJAMIN GENTRY NORTH­ WEST CORNER;THENCE S 01 DEGREES 03'19" W FOR A DISTANCE OF 674.02 FEET TO THE BEGINNING. BEGINNING ON A 1/2" REBAR SET IN THE GENTRY LINE WITH A DIVISION OF THE GENTRY PROPERTY. S 78 DEGREES 07' 04" E FOR A DISTANCE OF 187.08 FEET TO A 1/2" REBAR SET; THENCE S 19 DEGREES 35' 01 "W (CROSSING A 1/2" REBAR SET AT 207.80 FEETj FOR A DISTANCE OF 213.58 FEET TO A POINT ON THE NORTHERN SIDE OF NCSR #1593; THENCE ALONG THE NORTHERN SIDE OF THE ROAD, N 78 DEGREES 51' 00" W FOR A DISTANCE OF 117.71 FEET TO A 1/2" REBAR SET A LOCUST POST, THE WERT CARTER-BEN GENTRY CORNER; THENCE WITH THE CARTER LINE, N 01 DEGREE 03' 24" E FOR A DISTANCE OF 217.02 FEET TO THE BEGINNING. Being the same properly De­ vised to Ruby T. Gentry, from the Personal Representative for the estate of BENJAMIN EVERETTE GENTRY, date of death 03/09/1994, Estate Package/Probate Roll #94 E " 70, final decree status « 05/14/1995, all of which is re­ corded in the ASHE County, NC Public Registry. Being that parcel of land con­ veyed to RUBY T. MCAFEE AND HUSBAND LEONARD L. MCAFEE. SR.. AS TENANTS BY THE ENTIRETY from RUBY T, MCAFEE AND HUS­ BAND, LEONARD L. MCAFEE. SR. by that deed dated 03/04/1997 AND RE­ CORDED 07/02/1999 in deed book 241, at page 1149 of the ASHE County, NC Public Re­ gistry �JEFFERSON POST LEGALS NORTH CAROLINA ASHE COUNTY NOTICE OF RICHARD KOENIG; EXECUTOR OF THE ESTATE OF VIRGINA RUTH ROGERS The undersigned, having quali­ fied as Executor of the Estate of Virginia Ruth Rogers, de­ ceased, late of Ashe County. North Carolina this is to notify all persons having claims against said estate to present them to the undersigned on or before the 12th day of Septem­ ber, 2013, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recov­ ery. All persons indebted to the said estate will please make immediate payment to the un­ dersigned. This the 6th day of June, 2013. Richard Koenig 230 Skyline Rd. West Jefferson, NC 28694 Ben Hurley Kilby & Hurley P. O. Box 24 West Jefferson, NC 28694 Publication dates: 06/11; 06/18; 06/25 and 07/2 STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF ASHE IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE DISTRICT COURT DIVISION BEFORE THE CLERK 06-JT-21 06-JT-22 IN THE MATTER OF DLR AND KLR, MINOR JUVENILES NOTICE OF SERVICE OF PROCESS • BY PUBLICATION TO: GUSTAVO RESENDIZ TAKE NOTICE that a plead­ ing seeking relief against you has been filed in the above proceeding. The nature of the relief sought is as follows: 1. That the Petitioner is seek­ ing to terminate the parental rights of Gustavo Resendiz. You are required to make de­ fense to such pleading no later than the 8th day of August, 2013 and upon failure to do so, the party seeking service against you will apply to the court for the relief sought. DATED THIS 25th day of June. 2013 REEVES LAW FIRM, PLLC By: John Benjamin "Jak" Reeves Amy C. Brodland P.O. Drawer 67 West Jefferson, North Caro­ lina 28694 (336) 246-7172 published :6.28.13/7.5.13/7.12. 13 NORTH CAROLINA ASHE COUNTY NOTICE OF JENNY F. GRIFFIN, EXECUTRIX OF THE ESTATE OF CORA MAE PENNINGTON The undersigned, having quali­ fied as Administrator of the Es­ tate of Cora Mae Pennington, deceased, late of Ashe County, North Carolina this is to notify all persons having claims against said estate to present them to the under­ signed on or before the 23rd day of September, 2013, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All per­ sons indebted to the said es­ tate will please make immedi­ ate payment to the under­ signed. This the 18th day of June, 2013. Jenny F. Griffin 133 Smokey Wood Lane Wilkeboro, NC 28697 Ben Hurley Kilby & Hurley P. O. Box 24 West Jefferson, NC 28694 Publication dates: 06/21:06/28; 7/5; 7/12 NORTH CAROLINA ASHE COUNTY NOTICE OF LOWELL P. VINEYARD EXECUTOR OF THE ESTATE OF JOHN C. VINEYARD The undersigned, having quali­ fied as Executor of the Estate of John C. Vineyard, de­ ceased. of Ashe County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons having claims against said estate to present them to the undersigned on or before the 20th day of September, 2013, Or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recov­ ery. All persons indebted to the said estate will please make immediate payment to the un­ dersigned. This the 21st day of June, 2013. . Benjamin G. Hurley, Jr. Kilby & Hurley Attorney at Law PO Box 24 West Jefferson. NC 28694 Publish: 06.21.13/06.28.13/07.05.13/07 .12.13 NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Gene Russell and Sandra J. Russell (Gene Russell, deceased)(Heirs of Gene Rus­ sell: Sandra J. Russell, An-. gelia Peterson. Sharon Bresch, Tammy Sharpe, Shanna Star Russell aka Shanna Benfield and Unknown Heirs of Gene Russell) (PRESENT RECORD OWNER(S): Gene Russell) to Michael Lyon, Trustee(s), dated the 22nd day of May, 2009, and recorded in Book 00398, Page 0765, in Ashe County Registry, North Caro­ lina. default having been made in the payment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the under­ signed, Substitute Trustee Ser- LEGALS vices, Inc having been substi­ tuted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Ashe County, North Carolina and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having dir­ ected that the Deed ,of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door in the City of Jefferson, Ashe County. North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 12:30 PM on July 9. 2013 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the County of Ashe, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: Land situated in the County of Ashe in the State of NC Beginning on a wild cherry in Doughton Heirs and Everette Shepherd line, and running with said line, N 84 degrees 08 minutes E 228.70 feet to an iron pipe in right-of-way line of Highway 18; thence with said right-of-way line, S 49 degrees 25 minutes E 313.68 feet to an iron pipe, Don Kilby and Ever­ ette Shepherd corner, thence with Kilby and Shepherd line, S 78 degrees 52 minutes W 419.70 feet to an iron pipe; thence N 11 degrees 42 minutes W 267.22 feet to the point of Beginning, containing 1.870 acres. Together with im­ provements located thereon; said property being located at 13166 NC Highway 18 South, Laurel Springs, North Carolina. LEGALS Fayetteville, North Carolina 28311 https://sales.hsbfirm.com Case No: 1103887 (FC.FAY) Publish: 6.25.13/7.5.13 NOTICE TO CREDITORS Having qualified as Adminis­ trator for the Estate of Richard B Cook, deceased late of Ashe County. North Carolina, this is to notify all persons hav­ ing claims against the estate of said deceased to present them on or before 28th day of September, 2013, or this no­ tice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons in­ debted to said estate will please make immediate pay­ ment. This the 25th day of June. 2013. For the Estate of Richard B Cook Cynthia Hart 1119 Thistle Gold Drive Hope Mills. NC 28348 PUBLISH: 6.28.13/7.5.13/7.12.13/7.19.13 Having qualified as Executor for the Estate of Richard E. Yates, deceased late of Ashe County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of said deceased to present them on or before 9th day of Octo­ ber, 2013, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recov­ ery. All persons indebted to said estate will please make immediate payment. ANNOUNCEMENTS P.O. Box 1028 4317 Ramsey Street irage July 4th and 5th 7 a.m. Rain or Shine Vintage Coca-Cola signs and Pepsi thermometer: antique glassware and dishes; vintage spice shakers; old soda bottles, crates, jugs and jars; drum set ($100 obo); toys; clothing; records; old wooden barrel with spigot; household items; television sets, various sizes (very cheap): vintage Army blankets; sheet music from the late 1800s, books; FitOne cross-county ski exercise machine; Federal sewing ma­ chine; old metal kitchen cabin­ et; and much more ugly, beau­ tiful, cool or useful stuff. FEATURING LEAH'S LEMONADE STAND 608 North Main Street Jefferson (on Old Hwy 16, on the right, going from Jefferson toward Ashe Park) Yard Sale Saturday. July 6 From 7 a.m. - until 160 Raytield Acres West Jefferson Lots of Items PACK 9 House For Rent MULTIMEDIA SALES The Jefferson Post in West Jefferson is seeking an account executive to sell advertising for both print and online products to local businesses Will handle an active account list as well as cold calling for new business. Must have prior sales experience, excellent computer skills, internet savvy, dependable vehicle, clean driving record, valid driver's license and auto insurance We offer a competitive compensation and benefits package. To apply send a resume and cover letter to: shurley@clvltasmedla.com For Rent House located in a private setting near the base of Big Phoenix Mountain in Warrensville, N.C. ready to be made a home by the right family. Featuring four bedrooms. 2 1/2 baths fully furnished available for immediate occupancy at $l000/month. Security deposit Houses For Sale MERCHANDSE FOR SALE roni nm/i Telephone: 336-384-2682 Lease FOR LEASE: Available January 1, 2013 1500-45Q0 square feet of warehouse space 3-16" Commercial bay doors paved access, no loading dock Located in Jefferson, NC. One year leasa required. Contact Dan at 336-877-0137 Check out the Jefferson Post for the latest deals orf Mobile Homes by local dealers NOTICE TO CREDITORS Trustee may, in the Trustee's sole discretion, delay the sale for up to one hour as provided This the 27th day of June, in NCGS §45-21.23. 2013. Should the property be pur­ chased by a third party, that For the Estate of Richard E. party must pay the excise tax, Yates as well as the court costs of Connie L. Cooper Forty-Five Cents ($0.45) per . 1526 Front Street One Hundred Dollars Beaufort, NC 28516 ($100.00) required by NCGS §7A-308(a)(1). PUBLISH:07.05.13/7.12.13/7.1 The property to be offered pur­ 9.13/7.26.13 suant to this notice of sale is being offered for sale, transfer NOTICE TO CREDITORS and conveyance "AS IS, WHERE IS." Neither the Trust­ Having qualified as Executor ee nor the holder of the note for the Estate of Lillie Lee Pen­ secured by the deed of nington deceased late of Ashe trust/security agreement, or County, North Carolina, this is both, being foreclosed, nor the to notify all persons having officers, directors, attorneys, claims against the estate of employees, agents or author­ said deceased to present them ized representative of either the Trustee or the holder of the on or before 14th day of September, 2013, or this no­ note make any representation tice will be pleaded in bar of or warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, their recovery. All persons in­ debted to said estate will health or safety conditions ex­ please make immediate pay­ isting in, on, at or relating to ment. the property being offered for sale, and any and all responsThis the 6,h day °' June- 2013 ibilities or liabilities arising out of or in any way relating to any For the Estate of Lillie Lee such condition expressly are Pennington disclaimed. Also, this property is being sold subject to all taxes, special assessments, • Jeiry Wllborn Pennington and prior liens or encum­ 214 Valley Drive brances of record and any re­ Jefferson, NC 28640 corded releases. Said prop­ erty is also being sold subject to applicable Federal and State PUBLISH:6 14.13/6.21.13/6.28 .13/7.5.13 laws. A cash deposit or cashier's NOTICE TO CREDITORS check (no personal checks) of five percent (5%) of the pur­ Having qualified as Executor chase price, or seven hundred for the Estate of Curtis Wolfe, fifty dollars ($750.00), deceased late of Ashe County, whichever is greater, will be re­ North Carolina, this is to notify quired at the time of the sale. all persons having claims An order for possession of the against the estate of said de­ property may be issued pursu­ ceased to present them on or ant to G.S. 45-21.29 in favor of before 14th day of September, the purchaser and against the 2013, or this notice will be party or parties in possession pleaded in bar of their recov­ by the clerk of superior court of ery. All persons indebted to the county in which the prop­ said estate will please make erty is sold. immediate payment. Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental This the 11th day of June, agreement entered into or re­ 2013. newed on or after October 1, 2007, may after receiving the For the Estate of Curtis Wolfe notice of sale, terminate the rental agreement upon 10 days' written notice to the land­ Mr. Kermit Wolfe lord. Upon termination of a 148 Badger Street rental agreement, the tenant is Jefferson, NC 28640 liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to PUBLISH: the effective date of the termin­ 6.14.13/6.21.13/6.28.13/7.5.13 ation. If the trustee is unable to con­ STATE OF vey title to this property for any NORTH CAROLINA reason, the sole remedy of the COUNTY OF ASHE purchaser is the return of the IN THE GENERAL COURT deposit. Reasons of such inab­ OF JUSTICE ility to convey include, but are DISTRICT COURT DIVISION not limited to, the filing of a BEFORE THE CLERK bankruptcy petition pnor to the 06-JT-21 confirmation of the sale and re­ 06-JT-22 instatement of the loan without IN THE MATTER OF DLR the knowledge of the trustee. If AND KLR. the validity of the sale is chal­ MINOR JUVENILES lenged by any party, the trust­ NOTICE OF SERVICE OF ee, in their sole discretion, if PROCESS they believe the challenge to BY PUBLICATION hdve merit, may request the court to declare the sale to be TO: MELISSA RASH void and return the deposit. TAKE NOTICE that a plead­ The purchaser will have no fur­ ing seeking relief against you ther remedy. has been filed in the above THIS IS A COMMUNICATION FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR. ?he nature of the relief sought THE PURPOSE OF THIS is as follows: COMMUNICATION IS TO 1. 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(4) Kyle Busch, Toyota, 267. 109.5, 39, $139,743. 6. (27) Kurt Busch. Chevrolet, 267, 86.5, 38. $116,455. 7. (19) Martin Truex Jr., Toyota, 267, 94.7. 37. $121.810.. 8. (12) Jeff Gordon, Chevrolet. 267, QS Q -Tfi tim 871 9. (3) Jimmie Johnson. Chevrolet, 267, 138.8. 37. $142,771. 10. (22) Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet, 267, QS s T4 tin «S71 ASSOCIATED PRESS PHOTOS Kenseth takes Kentucky Matt Kenseth found Victory Lane at Kentucky Speedway on Sunday. The race was delayed a day by rainy weather at the track. Fuel-only pit stop pays off in fourth victory of the season Gary Graves Associated Press SPARTA, Ky. — Matt Kenseth has raced long enough to know that rough starts can still have good outcomes. Especially when his crew chief takes chances. . Case in point was Kenseth's fuel-only pit stop gamble that helped him beat Jimmie Johnson late to win the rescheduled 400mile NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race Sunday at Kentucky Speedway. A race that was Johnson's to lose ulti­ mately became Kenseth's series-high fourth victory of the season — and third on a 1.5mile track — after crew chief Jason Ratcliff passed on putting new tires on the No. 20 Toyota following the race's ninth caution. "1 thought he was slightly crazy when that happened," said Kenseth, who widened his lead when the field went fourwide after the restart on lap 246 and saw Johnson's No. 48 Chevy spin from second place on a day he led three times for 182 of 267 laps. "I didn't think there was any way that we were going to hold on for that win. He made the right call at the right time and those guys got it done." Kenseth led twice for 38 laps, including the final 23. Johnson, the five-time champi­ on and series points leader, finished ninth and leads Carl Edwards by 38. The restart bothered Johnson, who accused Kenseth of breaking the pace car speed. But Johnson took solace in sal­ vaging his 11th top-10 despite between sandwiched in the logjam that could have been worse. "We were kind of in an awkward situa­ tion in that restart there," he said. "We were like three- and four-wide going in the corner, then something happened with the air and just kind of turned me around. Unfortunate, but at least we rallied back for a good finish." Second was Jamie McMurray in a Chevy, followed by Clint Bowyer (Toyota), 11.' (21) kasey Kahne. Chevrolet, 267, • 101.3, 33. $100,510. 12. (1) Dale Earnhardt Jr., Chevrolet, 267. 81.5, 33, $105,885. 13. (5) Marcos Ambrose. Ford. 267, 82.8, 31, $112,699. 14. (7) Ryan Newman. Chevrolet, 267, 85.1, 30. $119,193. 15. (18) Aric Almirola. Ford. 267, 73, 29, $122,521. 16. (10) Juan Pablo Montoya, Chevrolet, 267. 75.7, 28, $110,974. 17. (13) Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Ford. 267, 68.8, 27, $129,946. 18. (31) Casey Mears. Ford, 267, 63.5, 27, $109 393 19. (14) Jeff Burton, Chevrolet, 267, 81.4, 25, $91,285.. 20. (25) Tony Stewart. Chevrolet, 267, 64.7. 24. $127,210. 21. (2) Carl Edwards^ Ford, 267, 95. 24, $127,110. 22. (17) A J Allmendinger, Toyota, 267, 70.2, 22, $106,443. 23. (29) Danica Patrick. Chevrolet, 267, 57.2, 21, $82,060. 24. (26) Austin Dillon, Chevrolet, 267, 63, 0. $103,968. 25. (28) David Stremme, Toyota, 267, 58.4, 19, $93,768. 26. (38) David Ragan, Ford. 265, 41. 18, $98,882. 27. (36) David Reutimann, Toyota, 263. 45.7. 17. $81,185. 28. (34) David Gilliland, Ford, 262, 47.8, 17, $80,560. 29. (42) Ken Schrader, Ford, 262, 33.9, 15. $77,960. 30. (24) Paul Menard, Chevrolet, 259, 47.9. 14. $107,876. 31. (9) Brian Vickers, Toyota, accident, i 240, 74.2, 0, $86,320. 32. (35) J.J. Yeley, Chevrolet, engine, 165, 35. 12, $78,710. 33. (8) Brad Keselowski, Ford, 153, 58.2, 11. $131,101. F O * . , 5 , o . 35. (6) Denny Hamlin. Toyota, accident. 147, 84.2, 9. $97,360 Jimmie Johnson led 182 of the race's 267 laps but couldn't hold on after a restart pushed him back. Johnson eventually finished the race with his 11th top-10 finish of the season. Joey Logano (Ford) and Kyle Busch about what we had. I thought we need to (Toyota). get it better." Rain Saturday (night forced NASCAR From then on, the first-year Joe Gibbs officials to postpone the race to a daytime Racing driver was a perennial top-five con­ start. tender. Trouble was, he and other hopefuls The event was red-flagged for 18 min­ seemed to need Johnson to suffer misfor­ utes following a seven-ear wreck involving tune to have any shot of catching him. The defending race and Sprint Cup winner way he was running, that appeared unlike­ Brad Keselowski, who returned to finish ly33rd. It was the biggest incident of 10 cau­ Turns out, Kenseth needed to rely on tions for 42 laps, but things were clean the left-side tires Ratcliff ordered the previ­ after Johnson brought out the'final yellow ous stop. Taking fuel only the final time flag. allowed him to gain the lead coming off pit The checkered flag crowned Kentucky's road, and the rubber held up on the rough, third different champion in as many events bumpy track, both on the restart and though Kenseth, like Johnson, was due for through the final laps. a breakthrough on the 1.5-mile oval. Ratcliff was shocked that more teams He finished seventh here last year and didn't follow suit with that strategy. sixth in the 2011 inaugural race. However, "I felt like more guys would make that victory didn't seem likely for the 2003 Cup call, and so I thought it was worth a shot to champion after qualifying 18th and run­ get out there," the crew chief said. "When ning outside the top 20 during the first we rolled off pit road and saw what every­ quarter of the event. body did, 1 looked to the guy beside me and "I thought our first run, we were all I'm like, 'I can't believe we are the only right and I guess probably after the second ones that did that." run, we were able to move forward pretty The decision led to a surprising late good," Kenseth said. "I felt pretty good turn of events and the tense finish. u 36. (30) Landon Cassill, Chevrolet, acci­ dent, 104,'36.6, 0. $77,510. 37. (41) Joe Nemechek. Toyota, vibra­ tion. 95. 29.4, 0, $77,456 38. (33) Michael McDowell, Ford, elec­ trical. 84, 41.7, 6. $72,700. 39. (37) Josh Wise, Ford, electrical, 77, 35.1, 0. $68,700. 40. (32) Dave Blaney, Chevrolet, acci­ dent, 62, 38.9, 4, $64,700. 41. (39) Mike Bligs, Toyota, vibration, 57,31.5. 0. $60,700. 42. (40) Travis Kvapil, Toyota, accident, 47. 39.5, 2. $64,700 43. (43) Scott Riggs, Ford, transmis­ sion. 6. 30.3, 1, $53,200. 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The parade will begin at of the' heritage of the moun­ the Ashe County I\iblic Library tains through music, crafts, at 6:15 p.m. and will make its way homemade and homegrown down to the main stage for the rUtmnS In Julu frstivn items, and Christmas trees. opening ceremonies. Elkland Art Christmas tree growers will Center is looking for volunteers also offer a you look inside their world with to be inside the giant puppets. demonstrations and competitions and wel­ The festival will open be open from 9 come upu to return for Choose and Cut Sea­ a.m. until 7 p.m. on Saturday. Both the son later this year. Main Stage and the Community Stage will Opening ceremonies will be Friday eve­ be busy all day. The Main Stage will pro­ ning at 6:45 p.m. at the main stage on Main vide entertainment by King Street Brass, Street. Ashe County officials, with help Zephyr Lightning Bolts, Brandygrass, Back from Santa will get the festival started. A Porch Bluegrass, The Snyder Family Band, street dance will follow the opening with Jeff Little, Wayne Henderson, Freeman And music provided by Clay Lunsford, Buck Williams, Carolina Crossing Band and The Haggard Band and Wolf Creek Band. Cockman Family Band. A new event at this year's festival will be The Community Stage will feature Junior Appalachian Musicians, Dancing Debbies, April's School of Dance, Footloose Express, Fleet Feet Cloggers and a puppet show by the Elkland Art Center. Over 100 vendors will be at the festival offering food and crafts. Additionally the Ashe County Farmers Market will be open all day on Saturday with its usual offering of great locally-made arts and crafts. • An annual favorite at the festival is the group of Civil War re-enactors. Their camp will be at Jefferson Park Friday evening and all day on Saturday. The Ashe County Christmas Tree Grow­ ers will sponsor a competition to see who is the best Christmas tree crew. Cooperative Extension Service will coordinate the event. Five member teams will compete for the $1,000 prize. Events in the competition will be Fertilizer Back Pack Relay, One Ton Fer­ tilizer Relay, Tug of War and Tree Bailing. Children's activities will include face painting, a bounce house and a slide. Inter­ active Theater by Jef will entertain with jug­ gling, mime and street theater. Additionally the Ashe County Arts Council will provide Creation Station offering activities includ­ ing painting, clay play and crafts. The annual 4-H Livestock Show will take place beginning at 10 a.m. Saturday, July 6, at eh AgExpo Center on N.C. 163 in West Jefferson. Youth will showcase beef cattle, goats and sheep. Sponsors of the Christmas in July Fes­ tival are Ashe Civic Center, Ashe County Arts Council, Fleet Feet Cloggers, Moun­ tain Aire Golf Course, LifeStore Bank, Dr. Pepper, AEV, Town of West Jefferson, Fifth Third Bank and Skyline Telephone Mem­ bership Corporation. Admission is free. 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July 6 9 a.m. King Street Brass 10 a.m. Zephyr Lightning * Bolts 11 a.m. Brandygrass Noon Backporch Bluegrass Band lp.m. The Snyder Family Band 2 p.m. Jeff LittleAppalachian music on The Synder Family Trio will perform at 1 p.m. the piano 3 p.m. Wayne Henderson & Friends 4 p.m. Freeman and Williams - bluegrass 5 p.m. Carolina Crossing Band - solid bluegrass 6 p.m. Cockman Family Band - great mix of music styles and songs * Are you looking for affordable land? See LifeStore's bank-owned land and building lots. Carolina Crossing Carolina Crossing is a bluegrass band from the mountains of North Carolina formed in early 2010. They will entertain the Christmas in July Festival crowd at 6 p.m. on Saturday. July 7. Caro­ lina Crossing is committed to keeping bluegrass music alive with a good selection of stan­ dards and original material. The band enjoys performing hard-driving arrangements to soft ballads. 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Santa Sam also visits children for birthdays, school and other special events. Adults often enjoy a visit from Santa at office parties and civic functions during the Christmas season. Santa Sam's mission is to bring happiness to others, especially children, and to remind people that laughing, happiness and Santa equals love. "The whole point is to make people associ­ ate Santa with happiness and joy, and hope­ fully I will have converts, lots of converts," he said. "I desperately want them to contin­ ue to believe in love." To learn more, go online to www.BlueRidgeSanta.com or email SantaSam@ skybest.com. J �JEFFERSON POST CHRISTMAS IN JULY FRIDAY, JULY 5,201.3 PAGE 5 Plenty of activities for children at Christmas in July The 27th annual Christmas in July Festival on Saturday, July 6, will have activities for the%entire family, and that includes children! The Ashe County Arts Council will sponsor art activities for the young at heart under the blue tents on the Back­ street near the farmers market from 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Creation Station art activities are free and will offer young festival-goers a chance to try their hand at free-form sculpture, painting, block print­ ing, bubble prints, button making, and other fun creative activities. Face painting will also be offered. The roving festival fun of Jef Lambdin will take place 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. with jug­ gling, mime, and street comedy delight­ ing young and old festival visitors alike. He weaves through the crowd sharing his wacky brand of roving artistry which in­ cludes mime, juggling, mask work and va­ riety arts. Chaz, the Magioian, will offer street magic from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. His close-up magic is both informal and personal. He moves from one group or location to anoth­ er, performing magic with the help of volun­ teers from each small audience. Cards and other objects mystically appear, disappear, and change right before their eyes - and right in their hands! Inflatables, a climbing wall and other en­ tertainment will be offered in the LifeStore parking lot behind the food vendors and will be offered by Off The Wall Productions. The Ashe County Arts Council sponsors special children's art activities, exhibits, per­ formances, and residencies throughout the year. For more information call 846-ARTS. Lef Lamblin will be juggling, miming and performing street comedy. File photo | Jefferson Post Community Stage Schedule 9-10 a.m. - JAM - Junior Appalachian Musicians 10 a.m.-noon - Dancin' Debbie's Noon-l:30 p.m. - April's School of Dance 1:30-3 p.m. - Fleet Feet Cloggers 3-3:30 p.m. - Footloose Express 3:30-4:30 p.m. - Elkland Art Center Puppet Show 4:30-5 p.m. - Footloose Express 5-6 p.m. - Julie Smith - Flashdance File photo| Jefferson Post Chaz the Magician can regal you with his sleight of hand tricks. 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Handmade Deconthe Items Huge Se­ lection Cans, S/ver Paper Mom �PACSK 6 R JEFFERSON POST CHRISTMAS IN JULY FRIDAY, JULY 5, 2013 LIST OF VENDORS CRAFT VENDORS MAIN STREET 201 Rattle Snake Pottery 202-203 Country Additions 204 Anita Knight 205 Hatley Crafts 206 Troy & Kathi McComic 207 To His Glory Alpacas 208 S&H Wood Creations 209 BF Wilfong Pottery 210-211 Roclane 212 Olde World Carvings 213 Red Hands Co-op 214 Mountain Wood Design 215 Bow Wow Pet Ware 216 Campus Scenes 217 Sally's Famous Gourmet 218-219 Mary Sue's Natural Crafts 220 William Yankel 221-222 Arnolds Art from the Heart 223 Michaelees Homemade Fudge 224 Erroll Hill 225 Blue Ridge Barkery 226 Bagwell Knives 227 Authentic Red Dirt Shirts 228 York Ridge Handcraft-Metal 229 Mountain Works 230 Market Street Soap 231 Kristen's Clay 232 Photography by Paul 233-234 Southwest Expressions 301 Hemlock Hill Woodworks 302 Kimberbess 303 Grove Hill Pottery 304 The Stickery 305 Treasure Jewelry 306 Moonshiner Metalworks 307 Handbagz and Gladragz 308 Larry's Brooms STATE STREET VENDORS 601 Ashe Masonic Lodge 602 Grayson High­ lands State Park 603 Hunters Helping Kids 604 AC Fire & Rescue Assoc.AC Firefighter's Burn Children Fund 605-606 . Police Department Seat Belt Display 704 W.J. Lion's Club 705 Girl Scouts 706 Gunowners of America 309 Joy Dawn Arts 310 Adoughables 311 Sams Turn 312 Fran's Baskets 313 Flame Pottery 314 Houck's Woodwork 315 Ariel Studios 316-317 Corner Crafts 318-319 Blue Ridge Woodcrafters 320 Midnight Sun Pottery 321 Lealon McLeod 322 Carole's Pottery 323 Brian Butler 324 Specialty Snowmen 325 Jewelry by Wonder/Tree of Life 326 James Wood 327 Shannon Boyd 328 Artrageous Folk 329 Poor Richard's Signs 330 Aquarian Gems 331 Overlook Chairs 332 Apples & Spice 333 Silver Palate Feeders 334 Blue Tray Design 335-336 JC's Earthgems 337 Kay's Unique Gifts 338 High Country Rustic Works 339 Old Julian Pottery 340 Dr Pepper COLLEGE STREET . FOOD VENDORS 434 Suzie's Funnel Cakes 433 Family Grill 431-432 Friendly^ Catering 429-430 The Ice Shack 427-428 Mayberry Concessions 424425 Sweeties 422423 World Cuisine 420421 Pizza Hut NON-PROFIT VENDORS BACKSTREET 501 Cold Mountain Woodworks 502 Bag Ladies 503 Lazy Branch Creations 504 Ken Hagans Sawmill 505 Whispering Willow Soap Company 506 Pop's Woodshop 507 Wood *n' Paws 508 Pursonalities Plus 1 Ashe Chamber of Commerce 2 Ashe County Arts Council 3 Democratic Party 4 Imagination Ashe 5 Mount Jefferson Presbyterian Church 6 Riverview Lions Club 7 Republican Party 8 Museum of Ashe Coun­ ty History 9-10 Ashe Shrine 11 John Birch Society 12 Gideons 13 Creston Volunteer Fire Department 14-15 New Life Mobility 418419 Greek & Mediterranean 417 Ashe Masonic Lodge 414416 Neely D's 412413 Tiki Grill 410411 Billy's 408409 Party in a Pit^ 406407 Steak Boys 405 Ward's Nuts & Honey 404 Paris Festival 401403 Poppin' John's 16 Ashe County Honor Guard 17 Emmanuel Baptist Church 18 Habitat for Humanity 19 Peacemakers Quilt Guild 20 Zoey Bug Bowtique 21 Kit 'n Kaboodle 22-23 In the Potter's Hand 24 Markham Woodworks 25 Simply Stones 26 Throw and Sew 27-28 Britt's Leather 29 James Campbell Books 30 Triple C Pottery 31-32 MR Metalworks 33-34 Etc. Tie Dyes 35 Val & A1 Homecrafts 36 Turnings by Bob 37 Olde Town Jefferson Business Association 38 Buffalo Creek Handcrafts CRAFTS/COMMUNITY 101-103 ACAC Children's Activities 104 Ashe County Public Library 105 Ashe County 4-H Ag Club & Cattlemen 106 B A Woodworks 107-108 Celtic Signs 109 Red Salamander Pottery 110 West End Wreaths 111-114 Christmas Tree Growers 115 Over the Rainbow Kettle Korn It's all Ashe at the county farmer's market Ashe County Farmers' Market has become an integral part of the Christmas in July Festival in downtown West Jefferson. Located on the Backstreet and operating for over 17 years, the market is a showcase for Ashe County homegrown products and handmade crafts. Vendors from the county offer a wide variety of handmade items, including cheese, lotion and soap from goat's milk, scarves, jewelry and walking sticks, along with homegrown apple trees, bushes, trees and other nursery plants. There are also cookies and pies, jams and jellies, fruits and vegetables in season, and organically homegrown potatoes. The market annually offers fresh seasonal produce, a wide variety of nursery items, locally raised meats, artisan cheeses, home­ made breads and pastries, honey, molasses, culinary vinegars as well as fine, locally made arts and crafts. Throughout the year* visitors will find local musicians playing at the market as well as area chefs cooking up tasty tidbits of locally grown and raised food. Special markets during the year include Earth Day Celebration, Fiber Arts and Sheep Shearing, Grilling and Cooking Dem­ onstrations, Pie Contests, and Celebrate the Tomato Day. Holiday Markets are normally held in November and December to help with gift giving ideas. The Ashe County Farmers' Market is located on the Back Street in downtown West Jeffer­ son and is open on Saturdays from 8 a.m. until 1 p.m. through October, and on Wednesdays 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. during the summer. Hours are extended for the Christmas in July Festival un­ til 7 p.m. All items sold at the market are home­ grown or handmade ii...Jie County. For more information, please call Market Manager John Smyre at 336-877-4141 or (910) 309-1932. �JKFFliRSON POST CHRISTMAS IN JULY FRIDAY, JULY 5,201.'J PA(JE 7 Elkland Arts Center parade during festival will 'fire' you up Elkland Art Center, a vibrant community arts nonprofit located in Todd, will be on hand at the Christmas in July Festival to offer its unique take on a parade using its gigantic puppets cre­ ated each year for it annual Liberty parade. The parade will be part of the opening cer­ emonies on Friday, which begin at 6:15 p.m. After preparing for its annual Liberty Parade on July 4th in the Todd community, EAC will celebrating the element of FIRE, and hopes you will join them to fan the flame of your creative spirit during the parade on Saturday morning at the festival. There are costumes and props for all paraders to wear and carry, poetry and dance space, music and sound-making instruments, and much more - all to help you fan your flame. EAC was founded in 1997 in the old Elk­ land School of Todd. Out of that old school Photos courtesy of EAC |Jefferson Post building, in its first four years, it offered What makes the Elkland parade unique is the over 50 workshops in a wide variety of sub­ participation of volunteers. jects including drawing, painting, sculpture, wood-carving, furniture-making, basketmaking, canoe making and children's art tions of Walt Whitman and the singing enroute camps to about 340 participants, a third of of classic patriotic songs. Elkland also encour­ ages responsible environmental stewardship Expect the unexpected during the Elkland Art Center parade at the Christmas in July Festival. whom were children. Elkland Art Center's annual Liberty Pa­ as part and portion of our liberty. It educates rade was developed as a wonderfully and people about the environment by giving them quintessentially American event that draws a chance to "become" the environment using about 300 participants and as many specta­ giant parade puppets, representational water, native fish, threatened salamanders and turtles. tors to Todd each year on July 4th. Elkland puppet shows express our con­ As a celebration and reminder of liberty, the event has. included readings from the Declara­ cerns for the environment, our history and tion of Indei>endence, the Constitution, the culture, and are aimed always towards edu­ Bill of Rights, a dictionary definition of liberty, cation and joy. speeches, exhortations, calls to action, recitaElkland Art Center hosts adult artist workdays from 1-4 p.m. every Friday and from 1-3 p.m. every Saturday. All ages and skill levels are welcome to come and cre­ ate something. If you are interested in plugging in or just wanting more info, contact us at elklandarts@gmail.com, like us on Fac M® WEST JEFFERSON CHEVROLET BUICK GMC Rd. - Wnrronsvilla - 336-384 2929 A IB B. M>p firiVr Hours M-r B-S • SAT B1 Drllvrry �PAGE 8 FRIDAY, JULY 5,2018 JKPFERSON POST CHRISTMAS IN JULY MAIN STAGE ENTERTAINMENT Wolf Creek will be howling Miller presents 'Brandygrass' Brandy Miller is one talented bluegrass Bluegrass project. Miller is now an official banjo musician, and she's still only a teenager. Daughter of Bluegrass. Miller found her talent in the banjo at the She has taken home many ribbons from early age of six. fiddler's convention in North Carolina and Since that day, she has been entering fid­ Virginia and brought home first place in the dler's conventions, playing in bands and adult bluegrass banjo at the 77th Old Time most recently has been accepted into the Fiddlers Convention in Galax, Va. International Bluegrass Music Association When Brandy is not performing with her Kids on Bluegrass program in Nashville, band, you can find her using her talent with Tenn. In June of 2012, she was ask to Tom different bands such as, The Dollar Brothers T. and Dixie Halls' Studio in Franklin Tenn., Band, Johnny and Jeanette Williams Band, Families in America" by American Greeting to record banjo on the new Daughters of Steve Lewis and Friends and many others. Cards and USA Today Weekend. They were selected as the recipient of the 2011 Community Traditions Award by the North Carolina Folklore Society. The Cockman Family is made up of a sister, four brothers, and their father: John The Zephyr Lightning Bolts play old-time cludes guitar player Eddie Butcher. Cockman Sr. on guitar, Caroline Cockman string band music at festivals, competitions, The Zephyr Lightning Bolts have released Fisher on lead vocals, John Cockman Jr. on and dances in Western North Carolina. four CDs. They have performed at many fid­ fiddle and bass v.ocals, Billy Cockman on The group formed in the early 1980s dlers' conventions and have won prizes at banjo and tenor vocals, David Cockman on with husband and wife Steve and Diane Galax Fiddler's Convention, Ashe County bass and baritone vocals, and Ben Cockman Bowen. Their son, Jacob, joined the band Fiddler's Convention, Alleghany Fiddler's on mandolin and baritone vocals. as fiddler in the 1990s to complete the Convention, and the Laurel Bloomery Fid­ core of the current lineup, which also in­ dler's Convention. Wolf Creek is a five piece band from East Tennessee playing an eclectic blend of bluegrass, classic country, blues and rock-n-roil. Members are Jason, Kevin, Edward, Jim and Robbie. Dance to the beat of Wolf Creek from 8:30-10 p.m. on Friday, July 5, to help kick off the 27th annual Christmas in July Festival. The Cockman Family offering bluegrass music The Cockman Family, from Sherrills Ford, has developed a distinct bluegrass gospel style that has gained audiences throughout the Southeast. Their arrangements of old gospel songs have been very popular. Their tight harmonies and original songs have been applauded for their unique sounds. They have been nominated for Bluegrass Artists of the Year, Instrumentalist of the Year, and Bluegrass Band of the Year by the Country Gospel Music Association and were named one of the "12 Most Creative Zephyr Lightning Bolts to perform Buck Haggard Band opens festival The Buck Haggard Band is a classic coun­ Members of the Buck Haggard Band are try music band named for two of the mem­ George Wilson, lead and harmony vocals bers' musical heroes - Buck Owens and and rhythm guitar; Ed Main, lead and har­ Merle Haggard. The band has a great selec­ mony vocals, lead guitar and piano; Tracy tion of songs taken from that era in country Brown, lead and harmony vocals and bass; Jimmy C. Cannon, steel guitar; and Greg music that fans love. , Russell, drums. Buck Haggard Band will perform on the The Buck Haggard Band's music covers festival main stage for Friday night's kick-off lots of old favorites that will have everyone celebration from 7-8:30 p.m. on their feet dancing. Mountain Aire Golf Club An unbe ievable place to Golf! An unbe ievable place to Live! For Tee Times , . A'. Call the Golf Shop: MountamAire 336-877-4716 nline www.mounlainaire.com Wayne Henderson & Friends will entertain Wayne Henderson's top-notch finger-pick­ ing is a source of great pleasure and pride to his friends, family, and neighbors in Gray­ son County, Va.; his guitar playing has also been enjoyed at Carnegie Hall, in three na­ tional tours of "Masters of the Steel-String Guitar", and in seven nations in Asia. Wayne enjoys performing with musician friends in the area and this group, called Wayne Henderson & Friends, can be found at many area festivals and events, including the Christmas in July Festival in West Jefferson. Wayne and his musical friends will enter­ tain the festival crowd from the main stage at 3 p.m. on Saturday, July 6. �FRIDAY, JULY 5,20 W JEFFERSON POST CHRISTMAS IN JULY PACE 9 MAIN STAGE ENTERTAINMENT Boone's 'The Pianoman' to perform Jeff Little, "the Pianoman," will perform on the Christmas in July Festival main stage at 2 p.m. on Saturday, July 6. With few exceptions, the piano does not play a promi­ nent part in Appalachian music, and is rarely the lead in­ strument. But Little is an exception - and a remarkable one. His distinctive style is breathtaking in its speed, preci­ sion and clarity. Little comes from Boone, in the heart of the Blue Ridge, one of America's richest regions for traditional music. So it is perhaps not so surprising that he began playing piano at age five. His family ran Little's Music Store in Boone, where musicians of all types frequently dropped by to play a tune. Among those was Doc Watson, a neighbor and close family friend whose music helped shape Jeff's unique piano style A professional musician since the age of 14, Jeff is con­ versant with traditional jazz, old-time, country, bluegrass, Freeman & Williams Jeanette Williams, Johnny Williams and Scott Freeman are all accomplished musi­ cians, vocalists and songwriters and bring these talents together to create magical sounds that move from old-time straight through to old-time country music. They are Freeman & Williams, perform­ ing at 4 p.m. on the Christmas in July Festi­ val main stage, Saturday, July 6. Members are Jeanette Williams, vocalist, bass player and award-winning songwriter; Johnny Williams on guitar, sharing vocal and emcee duties, and writing most of the band's original material; and Scott Freeman who plays mandolin and fiddle and contributes to vocals. The Snyder Family Band will oiler family, friendly show The Snyder Family Band performs a blend of family friendly music that appeals to all ages and audiences. What the listener will find exciting about a Snyder Family Band show is how these young musicians take from multiple genres and create a unique .sound that includes not only bluegrass, but also jazz, blues, south­ ern rock, jazz/rock fusion, Irish, swing, old time music and newgrass. A Snyder Family Band show, entertaining and full of energy, is one that provides high levels of talent from a family that truly enjoys playing together and sharing their God-given talent with an attentive audience. rockabilly, and blues. His distinctive two-handed style, much influenced by the mountain flatpicked guitar tradi­ tion, is breathtaking in its speed, precision and clarity. Jeff settled in Nashville for a while, where he worked as a session man in between stints on the road and also worked with a wide range of commercial country artists. In 2004, he returned to the Blue Ridge to direct the Music Industry Pro­ gram at Guilford Technical Community College in Jamestown. BackPorch Bluegrass is all about 'great music' BackPorch Bluegrass is a Wilkes County-based group, known through­ out the state for their traditional harddriving bluegrass style. The band was formed in 2005 to play great music, to always be a blessing, and to help others whenever possible. From the traditional songs of Bill Monroe, Flatt and Scruggs, Illrd Tyme Out, Doyle Lawson and Quick­ silver, The Lonesome River Band, and Blue Highway to the contempo­ rary flair and artistry of the Kruger Brothers, their 'influences have one thing in common; Great music. BackPorch Bluegrass is a fan favorite wherever they play- including Bluegrass Fust Class, the North Carolina State Fair, Olla Belle Reed Festival, monthly concerts at The Todd General Store, and many other festivals and events. Since 2005, there have been many versions of BackPorch Bluegrass. David Culler, the leader and found­ er of the "group is the only original member that remains while progres­ sively growing the band to today's high quality, hard driving and highly sought after N.C.-based band. YouGottoSeeittolkliewit'OhYeah'neBestfiices! Go b*i in foe at ac of the High CoaatyilflgMt Antique Hnk Happy 4th of Jul/ Amines on A Wm Wfffson Destination • W South Mfnon Aw. •556-846-1231 60 Vendors - Over 23JXX) sq. ft •Priced to Sell! Always Dealing, Buying, Selling • Over 1 Million Items Furniture, Retirushed English Pieces, Amish, Beautiful Oik Pc., Country, Huge Selection CI mm, Advertis­ ing Signs, Old Primitive Tools, fcriry, Podet Writes, Cue Knives, Old Top, Hindmide Decootne Items, Huge Se­ lection Coins,Silver, Paper Money observation^hiv A live toloYiy of ^bees at work , 6 N. Third ^Vvenue • West Je^fer^r? NC V* (336) 846-BEES (2337) r www.the-honey-hole.com �PAGE 10 FRIDAY, JULY 5,2013 JEFFERSON POST CHRISTMAS IN JULY Clamp Rings, Double Rings, Crimped Rings, plus a full range of Specialty Designs Made with special wire and strong welds for superior quality Prompt reliable delivery Wreath Hangers available in popular colors Call or write j] 'VV; V/ • Flattens and closes In one step — no more hammering • Ideal for evergreen and dried craft wreaths VWitclaell "Original" Clamp Ring Machine Finished clamp has high profile — the reliable industry standard Hardened steel jaws for extended h a yd t u e e v - uy s i ! H Broad pedal for comfortable -1}^ assembly Wreath-making video features both machines • All metal stand • Easy assembly • Durable powder paint finish • Disassembles for easy storage • 31" x 46" rust-resistant aluminum top llflitcHoll Metal Products, Inc. 905 South State Street, RO. Box 207, Merrill, Wl 54452 Phone 715-530-7176 • Fax 715-536-1163 www.mitchsllwreathringa.com �JEFFERSON POST CHRISTMAS IN JULY FRIDAY, JULY 5,2013 PAGE 11 Ashe Chamber announces later release of 2013 ornament The Ashe County Chamber of Commerce is announc­ ing a later release of the 2013 Limited Edition Ornament Series, due to a delay in acquiring the stock color of the ornament with the manufacturer, Keystone Specialties, Inc. The Chamber anticipates delivery of this year's ornament by August 2013, and will create a waiting list for those who wish to pre-order their 2013 ornament. This year's ornament, the 21st edition in the series, features Mount Jefferson, one of the most visible natural landmarks in the county and a subject that has been on the Chamber's list of themes for somelime. The Christmas ornament project would not be possible without the involvement of local artist Bessie Clay over the last 21 years. "Bessie's talent and her unique designs for each year's subject have made this series a keepsake collec­ tion for many local families as well as visitors to our area," said Karen Powell, a member of the Chamber committee who works with the annual ornament project. "Historically, physical structures have played a central role in the ornament series, but this year, Bessie has cre­ ated a design featuring Mount Jefferson that captures its beauty but also adds some structure with the placement of the park entrance sign as well," said Executive Direc­ tor Cabot Hamilton. Established as a fundraising project to help raise nondues income for the Chamber's, program of work, the ornament series has featured various historical landmarks across the county, including the 1904 Courthouse, the Blue Ridge Parkway, The Virginia Creeper train and several others. Visitors to the Ashe Chamber booth at this year's Christ­ mas in July Festival can reserve their 2013 ornaments and pick them up later at the Chamber office, located at 1 Jef­ ferson Avenue, Suite C. Later this year, the Chamber will host a special Holiday Open House with Bessie Clay on hand to personally sign the ornaments. For more information about this year's ornament or other The Ashe County Chamber of Commerce 2013 ornament, de­ signed by local artist, Bessie Clay. ornaments still available in the series, please contact the Ashe Chamber of Commerce at 846-9550. Christmas tree growers to compete for $1,000 prize Members of the Ashe County Christmas Ttee Association will be participating in competitions and activities related to their in­ dustry during the Christmas in July Festival from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, July 6. Five teams will compete for a $1,000 prize. The Ashe County Cooperative Extension Service will coordi­ nate the events The competitions will include, the fertilizer backpack relay at 9 a.m., a fertilizer one-ton relay at 10 a.m., a tug-of-war at 10:45 a.m., and tree baling at 11:30 a.m. There will be wreath making throughout the morning and on display will be the truck that tranports the State Christmas Tree to Raleigh, and other activities. In addition to the $1,000 prize, the overall winning Christmas tree farm will have the name en­ graved on a permanent plaque to be displayed each year, and the runner-ups will receive cash and other prizes. Sponsors are West Jefferson Chevrolet, Ashe County N.C. Cooperative Extension and Ashe County Christmas TVee Association. aPy r; PVWF1 -• XHATLEY SPRINGS RESTAURANT AND INN FAMILY STYLE DINING AND COMPLETE MENU 407 Shatlcy Spring* Road | Crumple*, North Carotin* 28617 (336)982-2236 Located off Highway 16 - 5 mile* north of loffenon, 8 milw fouth of VA/NC state tine. www.shatlcysprings.com .. ami operated by the unit family for the past 55 years. The fertil ­ izer, all 2,000 pounds of it, relay is one of the crowd favorites of the Christmas tree workers competition. Photo courtesy of ACCTA | Jefferson Post �PAGE 12 FRIDAY, JULY 5,2013 JEFFERSON POST CHRISTMAS IN JULY 106 E^Main St? West Jefferson N< 336-246-2501 www.ashecountycheese.com � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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Page 2 1 SPORTS SI KYIN<; ASIIK COUNTY, NORTH CAROIJNA SINCE 1925 INSIDE Blue Ridge Bru­ tal is coming.... Page 5 Communit Bank has i name.... P •LOO Ashe fighter wins America's largest jiu-j'i Nathan Ham t nham4ciwtasmedia.coni It has always been a dream for Kyle Wright to be a professional mixed martial artist. The path to that accom­ plishment is well underway as the former Ashe County resident just captured 'one of the biggest jiu-jitsu hon­ ors there is: A gold medal at the Gracie Nationals in California on June 30. "My victory didn't really • prijrp TUESDAY. JULY 9.2013 Vol. Kfc. Issue 55 Sports Wf itel n I set in until a few hours lat­ er." said Wright, who com­ peted in a 32-man tourna­ ment in the 155-pound intermediate division. Wright added that he also had to cut 18 pounds to make his designated weight for the tournament. In each match, there was one 15-minute round, and the only way to win was to submit the fighter. If the fight goes the full 15 min­ utes. then both fighters in that match are disqualified. Wright won three match­ es to get the 155-pound gold medal. Overall, there were 10 weight classes and four di­ visions. Wright estimated that there were probably 500 fighters there and at least 3,000 people that showed up as spectators. The tournament was held in San Jose. It has taken months and many hours of train­ ing to get to this point for Wright, who moved out to Albequerque, N.M. in April of 2012. Wright said he trains be­ tween three and three-anda-half hours a day. typically from 5:30 p.m. until 8:30 or 9 p.m. The gym of choice for the jiu-jitsu gold medalist is Undisputed Fitness, which is a 10th Planet Jiu Jitsu affiliate based in Sante Fe. l()th Planet has gyms all across North America, and has even spread to other countries as far away as Australia, South Korea and South Africa. Tait Fletcher. Undis­ Heavy rain misses 27th Christmas in July festival Staff Report Despite the ominous clouds and a ample of light spinkles, the weather was nearly perfect for tbe thousands of ix'ople who attended the 27th Annual Christmaa in July Festival on the Back­ street of West Jefferson Friday and Sat­ urday. "The 27th Christmas in July Festival was a resounding success," said Ashe County Arts Center Executive Direc­ tor Jane Lonon and one of many coor­ dinators for the festival. "Even a few spotty showers didn't dampen the spirits of the attendees or the festival participants," said Lonon. The turnout for the festival was the largest in memory, said Lonon. "Vendors seemed very pleased with sales and the town was as full as its ever been," she said. Even with the enormous crowds, there were no problems reported. "There were no problems reported with health or safety issues." said Lo­ non. . She offered thanks to the many vol­ unteers who worked to make the festi­ val a success. "Hats off to the organizing commit­ tee and the varied roles they played as volunteers in making the festival a real­ ity," said Lonon. She recognized committee members Jerry McMillan. Phil McMillan. John Smyje, Wesley Barker. Brantley Price, Glenda Luther. Nancy Kautz. Cabot Hamilton, Pam Tapp, Tom Mayer. Tra­ vis Birdsell, Gary Brown. Bill Naser. Suzanne Moore, and Joe Montanarella. Lonon also offered a "special thanks" to the Town of West Jefferson's staff and crew. "Their support, help and hard work made the festival possible." she said. Plans are already underway for the 2014 Christmas in July festival. puted Fitness ow Ruben Rivera, Wrights main coach, have all been instrumental in Wright's success, but 10th Planet founder Eddie Bravo is the man that made all of this possible. "Without Eddie, there isn't even a 10th Planet gym." said Wright. "The high point of my weekend was submitting a guy and then seeing Eddie coming out to talk to me right after See FIGHTER I 4 lurney Submitted photo Jailer son Post | Kyla Wright poses for a photo with his champion ship plaque. Ashe jobless rate steady at II percent € 240 Ashe Countians fell off 'unemployment cliff'July 1 Staff Report Photos by Clttt Ctatk I JeHerwn Post At the uratnR o« hl» mother and after overcoming any potenttat embar rassment, Jesse Kemp of West Jefferson got a "feel" for milking a cow at the Ashe County N.C. Cooperative Extension Service's Informational booth during the festival. See Page 8 for additional photo. Ashe County's jobless rate held steady at 11.0 percent in May, unchanged trom April and up 0.1 over May 2012. according to the latest county figures from the N.C. Divi­ sion of Hmpioyment Security (DVIS>. Ashe's unemployment rate fell to 11 percent in April. down 1.1 percent over March. Of the county's May labor force of 12,108. 1,331 were looking for work. Ashe ranked 81st among the 100 Coun­ ties for employment in May, unchanged from April. May 2013 was the 54th consecutive month of doubledigit unemployment in Ashe County. Three neighboring counties saw jobless rate increases in May. Alleghany increased 0.1 percent to 9.5 percent, down 0.6 percent over the year (OTY), Watauga in­ creased 0.2 to 8.1 percent, with no OTY change, and Wil­ kes increased 0.5 to 10.2 percent, down 0.6 percent OTY. See UNEMPLOYMENT 14 Northwestern N.C. county unemployment rates May 2013 The Wray sisters of Lincolnton. Chloe sporting the sunglasses and Ol­ ivia with the hair bow. had a chance to offer their Christmas wish list to Santa Sam early. They promised Santa Sam they would be good. Announcing New River Inaugural Paddle-A-Thon July 13 The National Commit­ tee for the New River (NCNR) is teaming up with GE Aviation and the New River State Park to offer the Inaugural New River Paddle-A-Thon Sat­ urday July 13. 2013. Participants will pad­ dle a five. 15, or 25 mile distance of their choice, and ask friends and fam­ ily to donate per mile paddled. All donations must be collected prior to the Paddle-A-Thon. The New River PaddleA-Thon is a participantbased, or crowd-sourced, fundraiser which depends upon the community to raise money to support the clean water efforts of" National Committee for the New River. So join our efforts in saving the New River by register­ ing and starting a New River Paddle-A-Thon Team Fundraiser page at http://www.crowdrise. com/NewRiverPaddle-aThon2013. Ask your friends, fam­ ily, and co-workers to sponsor your participa­ tion in the first annual New River Paddle-AThon and collect sponsor­ ships with your Paddle-A- Thon Team page online. Register for the Pad­ dle-A-Thon, and create your own Team Fun­ draiser page by going to our New River Paddleathon site (Crowdrise link again) and clicking on the "REGISTER" but­ ton. Registration fee is only $30, which includes lunch, membership to NCNR. and the compan­ ionship of New River friends for the day. Then either select a Team to join or Start a New Team for the Cause. The funds raised from Now you get to create a Team profile with your this event will help NCNR picture(s), reason for carry out programs that participating, and num­ protect the New River, ber to river miles you're which include river clean­ pledging to paddle. Once ups. water quality moni­ you've got your page all toring, river and stream personalized, make sure hank restoration, and land to share it — email, twit­ acquisition that increases ter, tumblr, pinterest, public access to the river. Through science, policy zfacebook, you choose your favorite way to get and direct Action NCNR the word out about our ensures the health of the New River by working fabulous New River. Prizes will be awarded with the communities on and around the river in to: • Top three individual N.C., Virginia, and West Virginia. The NCNR has fundraisers • Paddlers collecting worked with New River residents to stop a dam, the most pledges • Fundraising team who pipeline, and prison from impacting water quality raises the most money Judge Mitch McLean drowns at Sunset Beach Dylan Lightfoot Staff Wntef dhghtfoofCcMtasnwdw com and fccenic beauty of the river. We've also permanent ly protected over 7,600 acres of land important to the health of the New River, and restored or sta­ bilized 81 miles of stream and river bank. With the dedication of New Riv­ er volunteers, we have trained 70 citizen water quality monitors and col­ lected 196,590 pounds of trash and 5,623 tires from river clean-ups. Please help us continue to do great work to keep the river healthy and safe for everyone. Celebrate the river we all love to work, live, and play in! Chief District Court Judge Mitchefl "Mitch" McLean and a woman he attempted to rescue drowned off Sunset Beach Wednesday. July 3. McLean sat as a presid­ ing N.C. District Court Judge in Ashe, Alleghany, Wilkes and Yadkin Coun­ ties. Ashe County Clerk of Court Pam Barlow had worked closely with McLean since his election to the district court in 1998. "He was not only a pro­ fessional and a colleague, he was one of my best friends." Barlow said. "One of the most fair and humble people I have ever sat in court with." "It didn't matter what walk of life the people who came before him were Photo courtesy of WCTU2 Hem Bem.NC I Jeflerson Post Chief District Court Judge Mitch McLean from. He was fair and hon­ orable." she said. 1 have seen him hand down a sen­ tence and turn around and say Tm sorry you're going through this." "It doesn't surprise me that he died a hero," Bar­ low said. See DROWNING 14 �PAGE 2 TUKSPAY, JULY 9, 2t^S J EFFKRSON POST Ashe District Court decisions The weekly session of the Ashe County District Court was held June 27, the Honorable Michael Duncan presiding. These decisions were handed down by the court: Mark Edward Miller: (M) probation violation, (P) admit, (J) terminate probation, 30 days CRV. Joseph John Moran: (M) possession of drug para­ phernalia, (P) no contest, (J) PJC, CC. John Anthony Norat Jr.: Level II: (T) operate vehicle with no insurance, (T) cancelled/revoked/ suspended certificate/tag — cons., (P) guilty, (J) guilty, 45 days suspended, 12 months supervised pro­ bation. Jessica R. Phillips: (M) possession of marijuana up to 1/2 ounce, (P) no contest, (J) guilty, 90-96, 6 months supervised proba­ tion, 24 hours CWS. Cory Dean Rash: Level II: (M) communicating threats, (P) no contest, (J) guilty, 45 days suspended, 18 months supervised pro­ bation, CC. Robert O'neal Roland: Level V: (T) driving while impaired, (P) no contest, (J) guilty, 60 days suspend­ ed, 12 months unsuper­ vised probation, 24 hours CWS, surrender drivers license, $100 fine plus CC. Brandy Leigh Wingler: (M) simple possession of a schedule II controlled sub­ stance, (P) no contest, (J) PJC, 24 hours CWS. Abbreviations: (F) felo­ ny; (M) misdemeanor; (T) traffic violation; (I) infrac­ McMahans celebrate 65th anniversary tion; (P) plea; (J) judg­ ment; PJC: prayer for judg­ ment continued; 90-96: 1st offense conditional dis­ charge; MCP: Misdemean­ ant Confinement Program; ACJ; Ashe County Jail; DOC: N.C. Department of Corrections; DAC: Divi sion of Adult Corrections CRV: confinement in re sponse to violation; CWS community work service CC: pay court costs; cons, charges consolidated BUNDLE & SAVE! ON DIGITAL SERVICES FOR YOUR HOME DIGITAL TV Submitted photo |Jefferson Post Phyllis Nuckolls McMahan and Claude McMahan,formerly of Ashe County,celebrated their 65th wedding anniversary on July 4.2013.The couple currently resides in Greensboro. Residents at Forest Ridge Assisted Living attend ballgame HIGH-SPEED INTERNET DIGITAL PHONE Offers may be available now in your area from Acceller, Inc. for tee top service providers: CHARTER • VERIZON • AT&T • Time Warner Cable8Authorized Retailer STARTING AT TO FIND OUT MORE CALL TOLL-FREE 'SHfe. 1-877-715-4515 By Acceller, Inc., an authorized retailer. Submitted photo | Jefferson Post Several residents of Forest Ridge Assisted Living recently attended a Hickory Crawdads baseball game. The residents enjoyed the game and lunch, compliments of the Crawdads. At the ballgame were, from left, Helen Mullen, Donna Fowley, Stuart Mullis, Sandi Busby, Hugh McNeill. Daniel Busby, Alberta Raysinger, Kim Busby, Bill Scarpino, Leo Fenn and Ron Worley. 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Mr. Miller was preceded in death by his parents. Mr. Miller served in U.S. Air Force. Mr. Miller is survived by his wife, Alma Gean Mill­ er, better know as Shorty; one daughter, Pam Hinnant and husband Frank of Warrensville; </ne brother, Ben Miller and wife Betty of Greenville, S.C.; one sis­ Violet Leona ter, Mary Waldrop of War­ Richert East rensville; grandchildren, Violet Leona Richert Jessica Hinnant and Greg East of Fleetwood went Hinnant; and several neph­ home to be with Jesus on ews. July 3, 2013, at Margate Health & Rehab Center in Jefferson. She was 90. Born in Dorothy, N.J., on Oct. 31, 1922, she was the daughter of the late Andrew E. Richert and Frances Tepel Richert. Mrs. East was a mem­ ber of the First Assembly of God Church, Jefferson. She was a true inspiration to her family and friends. She was a loving Mother and Grandmother and lived to serve her Lord and Savior. Throughout the years she was a Sunday School teacher, a leader in the Women's Ministry, a Board Member of Evan­ gelical Bible Missions to the Philippines and volun­ teered hundreds of hours at Baptist Hospital of Mi­ ami. Fla., (where she re­ sided prior to Fleetwood). » Mrs. East was preceded in death by her husband Richard E. East of 66 years; brothers Charles Richert and Frank Richert; and sisters Lillian Jordan and Flo Allen. Survivors include son and daughter-in-law Ron­ ald and Sharon East of Blue Ridge, Ga.; daughter and son-in-law Beverly and Timothy Thompson of Fleetwood; sisters Beatrice Davidson of Humble, Tex­ as; Mildred Pleis of Vine- land, N.J.; Ethel Josephsen of Pennsville, N.J.; Edith Winsinger of West Palm Beach, Fla.; and brother and sister-in-law George and Chrisanna Richert of West Palm Beach, Fla.; grandchildren David East, Kimberly Weaver and hus­ band Jeff, Amy Holt and husband Brannon, Zachary Thompson, and Kaessey Thompson; great-grand­ children Erica East, Me­ gan Lovell, Skylar Ramey and Olivia Weaver; and many nieces and nephews. Family will receive friends from 10-11 a.m., Tuesday, July 9, 2013. Fu­ neral services will follow at 11 a.m. at the Boone Fam­ ily Funeral Home chapel with the Rev. Keith Styron officiating. Burial will fol­ low in the Mount Olive Baptist Church cemetery. Friends may send the family condolences at the website http://www. boonefuneralfiome.com/. In lieu of flowers, memo­ rials may be made to First Assembly of God, 210 Faw Roland St., Jefferson, NC 28640 or Evangelical Bible Missions, P.O. Box 220565, WPB, FL 33422, both of which Violet held close to her heart. Boone Family Funeral Home of West Jefferson, N.C. was in charge of the arrangements. Mr. Michael 'Mikey' McKinley Royal Mr. Michael "Mikey" McKinley Royal of North Wilkesboru died Wednes­ day, July 3,2013, at Forsyth Medical Center. He was 34. He was born April 6, 1979, in Forsyth County to Johnsie Blaine Royal and Tammy Clonch. He attended North Wil­ kes High School, attend­ ed Beulah Land Baptist Church and loved cars and drag racing. Mr. Royal was preceded in death by his maternal grandfather. Troy Clonch; and his paternal grandfa­ ther, Johnsie Dwayne Royal. Surviving are his mother and step father. Tammy Clonch Triplett and Junior Triplett of North Wilkesboro; his father and step mother, Johnsie Blaine Roy­ al and Arlene Royal of North Wilkesboro; three halfbrothers. Gary Allen South Jr., Anthony Blaine Royal, Jeffery Clint Royal, all of North Wilkesboro; maternal grandmother. Ann Webb of North Wilkesboro; paternal grandmother, Rosie Cham­ bers Royal of Hays; Aunts and Uncles, Carolyn and Michael Wolfe of Puriear, Roger and Brenda Royal, Buck and Dawn Royal, Benny and Darlene Watson, all of North Wilkesboro; and Ivory Royal of Hays. Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Saturday, July 6, 2013, at Miller Funeral Cha­ pel with Rev. Junior Hanold officiating. Burial followed in Mountlawn Memorial ftuk. The family received friends at Miller Funeral Chapel prior to the service. Miller FuneralService is in charge pf the arrangements. Online condolences may be made to www.millerfiineralservice.com FISH DAY! II # TIME TO STOCK TOUR POND) Delivery Will Be: Thursday. 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Come and bring your guests to explore these and other ideas for entertaining children and adults.. We also have theme baskets that make great birthday gifts. Lots of variet­ ies of books and magazines are available for your gift giving and reading pleasure. Drop by the library and visit our Gift Shop. July 9 - Sept. 14 Ashe Central Panthers Class-Family Reunion. No matter what year you gradu­ ated, you are invited to join in celebrating the class of 1988 25th class reunion. The event will take place at Mountain Advan­ tage on Sept. 14, 2013. There will be a bonfire, DJ, food, laughter and an excel­ lent time to catch up old times. To register for your attendance, or for more informa­ tion, call Christy Pennington at 336-8770380, J^red B. Greer at 336-877-0128, or Lori Calhoun for payment arrangements at 828-963-0699. July 9 6:30 p.m. Ashe County Arts Council will meet at the Ashe Arts Center. July 9,16,23 and 30 5 p.m. Storytelling in Todd. Stop by the Todd General Store for old time en­ tertainment with supper at 5 p.m. and storytelling at 6 p.m. The July storyteller line up includes: Rhody Jane Meadows July 2; Charlotte Ross - July 9; Doyle Pace - July 23; and Tammy Sanabria - July 30. Todd General Store is located at 3866 Railroad Grade Rd. For more information, call 336-877-1067. 7 p.m. Ashe Really Cares will have its quarterly meeting at the Ashe Bap­ tist Conference Room. All committee members and interested parties are urged to attend. July 11 7 a.m. - 4 p.m. Uniform and Shoe Sale. The Ashe Memorial Hospital Aux­ iliary will sponsor an uniform and shoe in the Ashe Memorial Hospital Classroom. For more information, call 336-846-7101. 6 p.m. Blue Ridge Opportunity Com­ mission, Inc. will hold its Executive Committee Meeting at the BROC Wilkes Office in North Wilkesboro. For more information, call the Ashe Office at 3844543. 7 p.m. Ashe Bee Keepers Meeting will be held in the Agricultural Service Center Conference Room. 7:15 p.m. Summer Yoga Sessions at Mt. Jefferson. Bring Vn the weekend with an evening yoga experience on Mt. Jeffer­ son. Several free mixed-level Vinyasa yoga classes will be offered. Bring a mat, a wa­ ter bottle, and an open mind as we unite mind, body, and nature. All levels of expe­ rience are invited to attend. This program is for ages 12 and up. Children must be accompanied by a parent. Meet us at the 1st overlook. For more information, call the park office at 336-246-9653. 9:30 p.m. Todd Mercantile on UNCTV. Todd Mercantile will be featured on an upcoming episode of North Carolina Weekend that will air on UNC-TV. The episode will also air at 8:30 p.m. on July 12, and at various times on July 13. July 12 1:30 p.m. Jefferson Extension and Community Association Club meeting Barlow said that a mu­ tual friend of McLean's had called and told her the McLean family had only been on Sunset Beach 10 minutes before they spot­ ted the three swimmers in distress. Just after 3 p.m. on Wednesday, McLean, who was at the beach with his family, entered the wa­ ter attempting to reach a married couple and an un­ named third person who were caught in a riptide and calling for help, ac­ cording to Sunset Chief of Police Lisa Massey. McLean and the couple, Edward and Mary Anne Galway, were pulled from the water by emergency crews, Massey said. The unnamed person managed to get out safely. Massey said that when she arrived at the scene, CPR was being performed on McLean and Mrs. Gal­ way. McLean and Mrs. Gal­ way were transported to Brunswick Novant Medi­ cal Center, where McLean was pronounced dead on arrival, Massey said. He was 54. July 14 2 p.m. Wildflower Hike. Hike the ridgeline of Mount Jefferson. Join a rang­ er and explore the wildflowers on the Summit and Rhododendron trails. Natu­ ral history and folklore will be discussed. Appropriate clothing and sturdy footwear are recommended. July 16 5 - 6 p.m. American Heart Associa­ tion BLS for HCP Part H -Skills Check 6 p.m. Fundraiser for Susie P. Har­ din. Spaghetti dinner and bluegrass mu­ will be held in the Watauga Medical Cen­ ter Auditorium. The cost is $15 (please make check payable to ARHS). No re­ funds. The registration deadline is Friday, July 12. The class size is limited, and you must call to pre-register and prepay. For more information, call Candy Jones at 828-268-8960. sic provided by Hardin Brothers Second Circle. The event will be held at the Ashe County Shriner's Building, 117 Morphew Lane, Jefferson. Your $10 donation will entitle you to a spaghetti dinner with en­ tertainment following. There will also be a silent auction. For more information, call Debbie Poe or Candace Miller at 336246-2768, or visit the website www.helpforsusie.com. . will be held in the Watauga Medical Cen­ ter Auditorium. The cost is $40 (please m^ke check payable to ARHS). No re­ funds. The registration deadline is Friday, July 12. The class size is limited, and you must call to pre-register and prepay. For more information, call Candy Jones at 828-268-8960. July 13 10 a.m. Vista Viewing. Enjoy a view July 19 7:30 p.m. Mood Indigo. The Carolina of three states while learning the oral tra­ dition associated with Mount Jefferson and its surrounding mountain. Meet the Mount Jefferson State Park ranger at the second overlook. Chamber Symphony Players are returning to the Ashe Civic Center for an evening of favorite tunes by Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn in a concert aptly names "Mood Indigo." Ticket price for adults is $15, student price is $5. Tickets may be purchased at the Ashe Arts Center or you may call 336-846-2787 to reserve your seat with a credit card. will be at Smoky Mountain Barbecue. 5 - 8 p.m. Gallery Crawl. Visit His­ toric downtown West Jefferson's galleries, unique shops and restaurants.- 7:30 Jeanne Robertson is returning for an encore performance at the Ashe Civic Center. Jeanne, a 6'2" Miss Conge­ niality winner in the Miss America Pag­ eant, has been awarded every top honor in the speaking profession.She has produced seven CD/DVD programs, is heard daily on Sirius/XM's Family Comedy Channels, and her video clip "Don't Send a Man to the Grocery Store has been viewed over 5 million times. Millions nationwide know that she speaks two languages fluently: English and Southern. Tickets are $30 per person. For more information, or to reserve your seat, call 336-846-2787. All proceeds benefit the Ashe County Habitat for Humanity. 6 - 9 p.m. American Heart Associa­ tion Heartsaver CPR and AED Course July 20 - New River Celebration Day Love the New River? Join the New Riv­ er State Park staff and special guest for its annual New River Celebration Day. Join us for a day of recreation, fun and educa­ tional stewardship that will include ranger nature programs, free tubing rides start­ ing at 11:30 a.m., as well as other kids activities, and a rare opportunity to see a live giant Hellbender Salamander. There is no charge to attend the events. See the scheduled activities below: 10 a.m. Wildflower Hike. Explore the July 13 and Aug. 31 summer wildflowers blooming from ridge 12 p.m. - until. A Community Cook- top, through a meadow and then to the out will be held at Peak Creek Church of river bank. Continue the loop back to the the Brethren. Everyone is welcome. Ham- visitor center or take the shuttle van back. buigers, hot dogs with aII the trimming, Meet at the Visitor Center. 11 a.m. River Ramble. Get in the cool but relaxing water to hunt for aquatic in­ sects and other evidence of the critters that live in the New River. Meet at the Primitive Picnic area along the river. 12 noon. Wildflowers activities for children. Do you have a budding natural­ ist. Meet at the Visitor Center. 1 p.m. Eastern Hellbender. John Groves, North Carolina Zoo Reptiles and Amphibian Curator, will introduce the Eastern Hellbender, a giant salamander that lives in the New River. Then join Lori Williams, a biologist for the NC Wildlife Resource Commission, for a close and personal encounter with a live Hellbender. Meet at the Auditorium for a slide show and discussion. Meet at the Visitor Center. 2 p.m. Fishing for Kids. A lifetime of fun and stewardship start with a child first fish. Children and parents will join a rang­ er to learn the basics and try you luck at catching a fish. Sign up at the Visitor Cen­ ter. Meet at the Primitive Picnic area along the river. 3 p.m. Environmental Costume Pa­ rade. Children and adults can join in on the celebration of the New River while hav­ ing fun wearing environmental costumes provided by Elkland Art Center. Join the parade led by Snotty the Snot Otter, (a large Eastern Hellbender character cos­ tume). Meet at the Primitive Picnic area along the river. For more information ok any of these ac­ tivities, call 336-982-2587. July 20 2:30 p.m. Mason's Family Fun Day 2nd Annual Duck Race at Elk Shoals Methodist Campground, Boggs Road, West Jefferson. $5 a duck. First place wins $250, second place wins $125 and third place wins $75. $10 to each of four heat winners. Proceeds to benefit Lodge chari­ ties. Event sponsored by Ashe Lodge #594 AF and AM. 3 - 7 p.m. Jefferson's July Cruise-In. Classics, custom, cars, trucks and motor­ cycles. There will be 50/50 raffle, food, DJ, museum and more. Open market from 7 a.m. - 4 p.m. produce and crafts and more. The location will be the Museum of Ashe County History, 301 E. Main St., Jefferson. For more information, call Garry Elliott at 336-877-0755. July 21 2 p.m. Underground Railroad Hike. Traverse the history of Mount Jefferson as you hike back in time to the days of the Underground Railroad. Discuss folklore, stories, history, and legends that have been passed down through the generations. This hike will follow the mountain ridgeline. Meet the ranger at the picnic area. FNB United announces name change Drowning From Page 1 music, fellowship, bounce house and bean bag toss, and singing. For directions or more information, call Ed and Rita Hall 336-372-5479 or 336-657-0958. Mary Anne Galway, 55, died shortly being trans­ ported to New Hanover Regional Medical Center in Wilmington, she said. Edward Galway was treat­ ed and released. In recent days, weather and tide conditions on Brunswick County beach­ es had been right for creating riptides, strong offshore currents danger­ ous to swimmers, Massey said. A memorial is being planned for McLean, Bar­ low said. As Chief District Court judge for Ashe, Allegh­ any, Wilkes and Yadkin counties, McLean admin­ istered all criminal and civil district courts, and supervised all magistrates in the 23rd Judicial Dis­ trict. According to N.C. statutes, a vacancy in the office of a district court judge is filled by an ap­ pointment by the gover­ nor. McLean is survived by his wife Beth McLean, their sons, Jackson McLean and Patrick McLean, and his mother Pauline McLean of Wil­ kesboro. FNB United Corp. an­ nounced that, effective July 1, 2013, its name has been changed to CommunityOne Bancorp and its stock sym­ bol will change from "FNBN" to "COB." The change in name had been approved by the shareholder at its annual meeting of shareholders held on June 20,2013. "We are pleased that our shareholders overwhelm­ ingly approved our name change to CommunityOne Bancorp," said Brian Simp­ son, CEO of the company. "Along with the change in stock symbol to "COB," we now will have one brand to market to all of our stake­ holders - whether they are our shareholders, customers or the public." "Having one name in the market reduces confusion," said Bob Reid, president of the company. "We will now operate under a unified name and brand that focuses on communities and pledges to our customers that serv­ ing their financial lives is our number one priority." FNB United Corp. (Com­ munityOne Bancorp as of July 1, 2013) is the North Carolina-based bank holding company for CommunityOne Bank, NA (communityl.com), which offers a full range of consumer, mortgage and business banking servic­ es, including loan, deposit, cash management, wealth >mmi and online banking services through 55 branches in 44 communities throughout the central, southern and westem regions of the state.. After months of preparation, The Hotel Tavern opens Photo courtesty of Kim Hadley | Jefferson Post The owners of Downtown West Jefferson s newest restaurant The Hotel Tavern celebrated its opening with a ribbon cutting on June 28.The owners, center, Sherman Lyle with his wife Beth, and Andy Guion with his wife Pam pose with local officials and the wait staff of the establishment, which will feature a fine dining experience for locals and visitors Fighter From Page 1 the ref raised my hand." Even after this jiu-jitsu championship, Wright was back on the mats af­ ter taking one day off. He also coaches other aspir­ ing jiu-jitsu practitioners for three days a week. Wright wanted to thank his two sponsors, Duke City Darlins and New Mexico Chiropractic Cen­ ter. "I also want to thank everybody that supported me even before I came to New Mexico, and the people that supported me once I got here," said Wright. "There have been a lot of people that spent time training on the mats with me and spent hours and hours working with me." Up next, Wright will be fighting in the Southwest Grapplefest 10, spon­ sored by Combat Sports Club in Rio Rancho, N.M. After that, he's hop­ ing to get a professional MMA fight. "I'm going to continue to put in the work and keep training and look­ ing for that promotion," said Wright. "I plan on fighting full time, and I'll just be trying to save money and set up some stuff where I can be a pri­ vate personal trainer and make some extra money doing that." Wright, a 2006 gradu­ ate of Ashe County High School, knows the impor­ tance of finding something to enjoy at a young age, and wants other young people to learn that as well. "I want kids to find something they like to do and stick with it. You just never know hpw far it can take you in life," said Wright. Unemployment From Page 1 Avery County experienced an 0.8 percent decrease to 10.3 per­ cent in May, down 1.0 percent OTY. May's not-seasonally-adjust­ ed jobless rates decreased in 87 counties, and decreased in 12, with only Ashe County unchanged. All 14 of the N.C. metro areas saw rate decreases in May. Scotland County had the highest unemployment rate in May at 16.1 percent, while Currituck County had the low­ est at 5.7 percent. Among the Metro areas, Rocky Mount saw the highest rate at 12.8 percent, while Durham-Chapel Hill had the lowest at at 6.8 percent. The statewide seasonally-ad­ justed unemployed rate in May was 8.8 percent, up 0.3 percent from April. North Carolina ranked fifth in the nation for unemploy­ ment in May, with Nevada at number one with 9.5 percent > according to the Bureau of La­ bor Statistics. Nationwide, the seasonal­ ly-adjusted unemployment rate held at 7.6 percent May through June, according to the BLS. As of July 1, approximately 240 Ashe Countians saw their federal Emergency Unemploy­ ment Compensation cut, ac­ cording to DES spokesman Lar­ ry Parker. With an average $73,000 in weekly benefits paid in Ashe Coun­ ty over the last six months, the end of the EUC'program in N.C. repre­ sents a loss of approximately 1.8 million for the local economy over the remainder of 2013. �PAGE ."> TUESDAY, ONLINE JULY 9,2J13 Nathan I lam. Spirts Writer (SH6) S4«-7I«4 nhum(<< rivitusileriiu.coni Game of the Week video can be found atjeffersonpost.com coming" next month Nathan Ham Sports Writer nharrrgicivitasmedia.com One of the most extreme bicycle races around returns for a 24th year with rid­ ers from all across the country coming to compete in the Blue Ridge Brutal. The race is set for Saturday, Aug. 10 with a start time at 8 a.m. Each year, the BRB bike race is held as a fund raising benefit for the Ashe County Civic Center and brings in the most competitive riders around. The race is limited to 500 riders, and will include a 57, 75 and 100-mile ride through the most picturesque mountain scenery that Ashe County has to offer. The race is fully supported along the way with six rest stops and SAG wagons with amateur radio operators from the county communicating back and forth to make sure all riders are doing fine along the different routes. Ashe County Rescue Squad members will also be on the course for any medical issues that may arise. If the grueling endurance race wasn't enough for the riders, 50 riders can choose to take on the Assault on Mount Jefferson, a 3.1-mile mountain climb up 1,454 feet of Mount Jefferson. Riders can still register online for the race at a cost of $60. If there are any open spots remaining, riders can also register on the day before and the day of the race, however those are subject to availability. Riders will receive a map, souvenir t-shirt and a post ride meal for their participation in the race. Timing will be provided by Charlotte Sports Cycling. Riders can also purchase massages after the race and an authentic Blue Ridge Brutal biking jersey. For more information on the Blue File photo | Jefferson Post Ridge Brutal races, visit the race web­ Bikers will come to Ashe County for the 24th Annual site at www.blueridgebrutal.org Blue Ridge Brutal race in August. Johnson sweeps Davtona races Nathan Ham Ambrose, who made a late charge in the dos­ ing laps, appeared to be pushed down the track For the first time since into Kasey Kahne by John 1982, a NASCAR driver son as they were racing has won both Daytona side by side. Kahne was races in the same season. sent skidding through the Jimmie Johnson had the infield into a wall while car to beat for most of the Ambrose had damage night, and fought off a late above his left front tire charge from Tony Stew­ that forced him to come to art, Marcos Ambrose and pit road under the caution. Kurt Busch to get the win. Ambrose was never able to Johnson became the first driver since Bobby recover as he finished 26th Allison to win both Day­ and was caught up in one of the two last-lap crashes. tona events. Kurt Busch, Jamie McThe championship Murray, Dale Earnhardt points leader led 94 of the 161 laps for his 64th Jr., Casey Mears and Ryan career win and fourth»win Newman rounded out the of the 2013 Sprint Cup top 10 finishers. Sports Writer nham@civitasmedia com mJ .— .... --•ifivi'fc,- • m.- " —- ' lu— -x.M. i. . " ' _ s. .. • I Photos courtesy| H.D. Elite Photography Over the next few editions of the Jefferson Post, the sports page will feature baseball and Softball team photos that did not appear in the previous Little League Salute section. Major League Orioles: Drake Elliott, Caleb Harless, Dylan Hutchens, Cole Hudler, Luke Hudler, Nathaniel Lee, Colby Lewis, Kelton Lewis, Jackson Little. Grady Rector, Noah Vannoy. Coaches: Mark Hudler, Martin Little, Sherman Lee. ^e»o»TT I • season. .<ii <!• -i.., As usual, Daytona had a few wild accidents during the race. A six-car pileup that involved Denny Ham­ lin, Matt Kenseth, Jeff Gordon, A.J. Allmendinger, Dave Blaney and Da­ vid Reutimann brought out the red flag for a little under nine minutes with 10 laps remaining in the race. Coming out of turn four on the final lap as the race appeared in hand up front for Johnson, chaos en­ sued behind with a pair of accidents at the finish line. Carl Edwards was in­ volved in one while Danica Patrick, Ryan Newman, Kyle Busch and several others were sent spinning and crashing as they all crossed the finish line. Stewart finished in sec­ ond place, followed by Kevin Harvictf in third, Clint Bowyer in fourth and Michael Waltrip in fifth. The championship standings remained mostly unchanged al the top of the order, however there were several changes down near the bottom with drivers scrambling to be in the top 10 to make the championship chase. Kurt Busch jumped five spots to ninth spot and Stewart jumped six spots to take 10th. The big losers in Sat­ urday's race were Martin Truex Jr., Joey Logano and Jeff Gordon. Truex dropped three spots to 11th, Gordon dropped two spots to 14th and Logano dropped a whopping five spots after cutting a tire and slamming the wall ear­ ly on before the sun had even went down behind the stands. Next week, the drivers will head to New Hamp­ shire Motor Speedway for the first of two races at the track. Kasey Kahne is the defending race winner. USA baseball team plays in Boone Nathan Ham Sports Writer nham@civitasmedia.com D cHW T-ball Pirates: No roster available as of press time. Mother Nature makes it extremely difficult to play baseball in the rain, especially on a natural grass surface. USA Baseball's Collegiate National Team found that out the hard way as they attempted to play an exhibition game against the Carolina-Virginia Collegiate League AllStars on the campus of Lenoir-Rhyne on Tuesday. However, with the flooding rains in the area that morn­ ing and the night before, the natural grass baseball field was deemed unplayable. At that point, Appalachian State University's baseball coaches came to the rescue, offering their baseball held, a practically brand new artificial turf held, to the USA Baseball team. "It's a great opportunity to have Team USA come to Boone and play on our held," said ASU head coach Billy Jones in a press release. According to team USA Baseball manager Jim Schlossnagle, the team played in Hickory the night before and battled the rainfall, but Monday's game just was not going to be able to happen at Lenoir-Rhyne. "Billy was gracious enough tb bring us up here to a fa­ cility that's just as good; if not better, than most every­ where else we've been," said Schlossnagle. After this game, Team USA headed to Japan for the 39,h annual US/Japan Series. Team USA is made up of the top freshman and sopho­ more baseball players in the nation. This year's team in­ cluded six Baseball America College Ail-Americans. �PAGE 6' TtESDAY, JLLV 9,2()i:i EFFEKSC>N POST J CLASSIFIEDS LEOALS LEGALS LEGALS FILE #13-E-147 STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION COUNTY OF ASHE BEFORE THE CLERK EXECUTOR S NOTICE Having been appointed Ex- ' ecutor of the Estate of Mary Gladys Shelton. deceased, of 539 Shelton Hollow Road. Creston, NC 28615, this is to noti­ fy all persons having claims against the Estate of Mary Gladys Shelton, to present to the undersigned on or before the 2nd day of October, 2013, or this notice will be placed in bar of their recovery. All per­ sons, firms and corporations indebted to said Estate will please make immediate pay­ ment. • This the 2nd day of July. 2013. Allen Fred Shelton 173 Main Have Dr. Vilas. NC 28692 , Claude D. Smith. Jr. Deal Moseley & Smith, LLP PO Box 311 Boone. NC 28607 Publish: 7.9.13/7.16.13/7.23.13/7,30.13 NOTICE TO CREDITORS Having qualified as Executor for the Estate of William E. Pace deceased late of Ashe County, North Carolina, this Is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of said deceased to present them on or before 18th day of September, 2013, or this no­ tice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons in­ debted to said estate will please make immediate pay­ ment. This the 12th day of June, 2013. For the Estate of William E. Pace Rose Ann Pace 1074 W. Buffalo Rd West Jefferson, NC 28694 PUBLISH:6.18.13/6.25.13/7.2. 13/7.9.13 13 SP 70 NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE North Carolina, Ashe County In the matter of the foreclosure of the Deed of Trust of Opal E. Scott and Robert W. Scott to Thurman E. Burnette. Trustee for United States Department of Agriculture, See Substitu­ tion al Tiufflna ah inmrrtnrt in chaser and against the party or the rental agreement prorated Book 434, Page 466, appoint­ ing Richard J Kania as Substi­ parties in possession by the to the effective date of termina­ tute Trustee. Under and by vir­ County Clerk of Supenor tion. Richard J Kania, Substi­ Court Pursuant to N.C.G.S. § tue of the power and authority tute Trustee 600-A Centrepark 45-»-21.10(b), and the terms of Drive, Asheville, North Caro­ contained in that certain deed the Deed of Trust, any suc­ of trust executed and de­ lina 28805 (828) 252-8010, cessful bidder may be re­ livered by the above-named 1046953 quire to deposit with the ed Publish: 7.2.13/7 9.13 Grantors to United States De­ Trus rustee immediately upon con­ partment of Agriculture, dated | NOTICE TO CREDITORS April 16,1991. securing in­ clusion of the sale a cash de­ posit of the greater of five per debtedness in the original prin­ Having qualified as Executor cent (5%) percent of the cipal amount of $62,500.00 as for the Estate of Gladys S recorded in Deed of Trust amount bid or Seven Hundred Kester, deceased late of Ashe Book 179, at Page 94, Ashe Fifty Dollars ($750 00). Any County. North Carolina, this is successful bidder shall be re­ County Registry (hereinafter, to notify all persons having quired to tender the full bal­ the "Deed of Trust") and be­ claims against the estate of ance purchase price so bid in cause of the default of Debtor said deceased to present them in the payment of the indebted­ cash or certified check at the ness thereby secured and the time the Trustee tenders to him on or before 15th day of September. 2013, or this no­ failure of Debtor to carry out or a deed for the property or at­ tice will be pleaded in bar of tempts to tender such deed, perform the stipulations and their recovery. All persons In­ and should said successful agreements therein contained debted to said estate will and pursuant to the demand of bidder fail to pay the full bal­ please make immediate pay­ the owner and holder of the in­ ance purchase price so bid at ment. the time, he shall remain liable debtedness secured by the on his bid as provided for in Deed of Trust, and pursuant to This the 13th day of June. N.C.G.S. §45-21 30(d) and the Order of the Clerk of Su­ 2013. (e). Should the property be perior Court for Ashe County, purchased by a third party, that North Carolina, entered in this For the Estate of Gladys S. foreclosure proceeding, the un­ person must pay the tax of Kester Forty-Five Cents ($0.45) per dersigned, Richard J. Kania. One Hundred Dollars Substitute Trustee, will expose for sale at public auction on Ju­ ($100.00) required by N.C.G.S. Joyce O. Jones §7A-308(a)(1). This sale will be ly 12. 2013 at 11:00AM at the 12900 Sturbridge Rd held open ten (10) days for up­ Ashe County Courthouse at Woodbridge. VA 22192 set bids as required by law If the usual place of sale desig­ the Substitute Trustee is un­ nated by the Ashe County able to convey title to this prop­ PUBLISH :6.18.13/6.25.13/7.2. Clerk, Jefferson, the real prop­ 13/7 9.13 erty for any reason, the sole erty in Jefferson Township, remedy of the purchaser is the Ashe County. North Carolina, NOTICE TO CREDITORS return of the deposit Reasons (including any improvements of such inability to convey in­ thereon), with the address of Having qualified as Adminis­ clude, but are not limited to. 517 Academy St. Jefferson. trator for the Estate of John W. the filing of a bankruptcy peti­ NC 28640, and as described Darnell deceased late of Ashe as follows: BEING LOT NO. 22 tion by an owner or debtor pri­ County. North Carolina, this is of Courtview Estates as shown or to the confirmation of the to notify all persons having sale and reinstatement of the on a plat of said subdivision claims against the estate of loan without the knowledge of which appears of record in the said deceased to present them Ashe County Public Registry in the Substitute Trustee If the on or before 30th day of June. validity of the sale is chal­ Plat Book 4. at page 371 A. to 2013, or this notice will be which recorded plat reference lenged by any party, the Sub- • pleaded in bar of their recov­ stitute Trustee, in his sole dis­ is hereby made for a metes ery. All persons indebted to cretion. if he believes the chal­ and bounds description of said said estate will please make lenge to have merit, may re­ lot. And being the same lot de­ immediate payment. quest the Court to declare the scribed in and conveyed by sale to be void and return the deed from Sham Kamlani, et This the 5th day of June. 2013. deposit. The purchaser will ux to Robert W Scott, et ux have no further remedy. Any dated 9 April 1991, and of re­ For the Estate of John W. Dar­ person who occupies the prop­ cord in the Ashe County Pub­ nell erty pursuant to a bona fide lic Registry in Book 179, at lease or tenacy may have ad­ pages 92-93. The Substitute Linda K. Blevins Trustee may, in his sole.discre- ditional rights pursuant to Title 315 A. L. Blevins Rd. VII of 5 896, "Protecting Ten­ tion. delay the sale for up to Lansing, NC 28643 one hour as provided by ants at Foreclosure Act" which N.C.G.S. §45-21.23. The sale became effective on May 20, PUBLISH :6.11.13/6.18.13/6.25 will be made subject to all pri­ 2009. Additional Notice Where .13/7.2.13 the Real Property Is Residen­ or liens, unpaid taxes, restric­ NOTICE OF SERVICE BY tial with less than 15 Rental tions and easements of record and assessments, if any. The PUBLICATION STATE OF Units: Any person who occu­ pies the property pursuant to a NORTH CAROLINA record owner of the above-de­ rental agreement entered into scribed real property as reflec­ ASHE COUNTY or renewed on or after Octo­ ted on the records of the To: Eric Dewayne Hicks ber 1, 2007 may, after receiv­ County Register of Deeds not TAKE NOTICE that a pleading seeking relief against you has ing this notice of the sale, ter­ more than ten (10) days prior minate the rental agreement been filed in the above-en­ to the posting of this Notice is upon 10 days' written notice to Opal E. Scott An order for pos­ titled action. The nature of the session of the property may be the landlord. Upon termination relief being sought is a Di­ of a rental agreement, the ten­ issued pursuant to N.C.G.S. vorce. ant is liable tor rent due under You are required to make de§45-21.29 in tavor ot the purtense to the pleading not later than October 1. 2013, and Miscellaneous upon your failure to do so. the party seeking service against you will apply to the Court for the relief sought. This the 1st day of July, 2013 publish:7.9.13/7.16.13/7.23.13/ 7.30.13 NATIONAL. Are You Still Paying Too Much For Your Medications? dish Mofce the Switch to Dish Today and Savp up to 50% Vou can uvt up to 90% when you fill your prescription* at our Canadian and International Pharmacy Sorvice. ^ Get An Extra $10 Off & Free Shipping On Your 1 st Order! Call th« nwnb« bdow «nd u*t «n • *d<thlonsl SlOptuf grl tr*« ttupping ' ok Celebrex™ 1417.98 lyiMdlfttMntpikr la ,'OOmqi 100 nn your fw»« provrlpikm t»r wllh ! Canada Drug Canrar. Capfeat March . 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Call Now 888-928-2362 Fast Free Pick Op 24 Hour Response Call 7 days a week Maximum Tax Deduction Hon Runners OK Se Hama Ispanol ARE YOU A DIABETIC? Your insurance may pay for your diabetic supplies with little to no cost to you. \ nL. Call NOW to maka *urw ,L. V y LEGALS you arm getting tho bast doai on your Diabetic Supplies! YOU MAY QUALIFY FOB. • A glucose mater upgrade • Freo proscription delhory • Groat deal*on product* & tor viea* • And FRCC gifts ^ AMERICA'S DIABETIC I SAVINGS CLUB CALL NOW! 877-675-6547 Call Today, Protect Tomorrow! 1-888-718-8142 Mon-frt Bam - 11pm • Sal 9am - 8pm •Sbn 10am 6pm 1ST LEGALS Together with improvements thereon, said property located at 581 North Fork New River Road. Lansing. NC 28643. Parcel: 18294-261 LEGALS ignated for foreclosure sales, at 12:30 PW on July 16. 2013 and will sell to the highest bid­ der for cash the following real estate situaUd in the County of Ashe. North Carolina, and be­ ing more particularly de­ scribed as follows: BEING Lot No 20 of the Hick­ ory Hill Subdivition near the Town of Jefferson, North Caro­ lina. as shown ob a plat of the same made by Eobby J. Oliv­ er, RLS-1276, arti as more fully described in Plat Book 3. Page 74, Ashe County Re­ gistry. said plat referenced for a more complete description and location of said lot. Trustee may. in the Trustee's sole discretion, delay the sale for up to one hour as provided in NCGS §45-21.23 Should the property be pur­ chased by a third party, that party must pay the excise tax. as well as the court costs of Forty-Five Cents ($0.45) per One Hundred Dollars ($100 00) required by NCGS |7A-308(a)(1). The property to be ottered pur­ suant to this notice of sale is being ottered for sale, transfer "This property is expressly re­ and conveyance "AS IS, stricted against andthis deed WHERE IS." Neither the Trust­ prohibits placing single wide ee nor the holder of the note mobile homes Doutte wides secured by the deed of with house type roofs are ap­ trust/security agreement, or proved on said property." both, being foreclosed, nor the The above-described property officers, directors, attorneys, employees, agents or author­ is SUBJECT TO that certain ized representative of either ROAD MAINTENANCE the Trustee or the holder of the AGREEMENT of record in note make any representation Book 207, at page 268 and fol­ or warranty relating to the title lowing, Ashe County Registry, or any physical, environmental, said document incorporated by health or safety condition^ ex­ reference as though fully sit isting in. on. at or relating to • out herein. the property being ottered for sale, and any and all respons­ Together with improvements ibilities or liabilities arising out thereon, said property located of or in any way relating to bny at 424 Hickory Hill Road. Jef­ such condition expressly are ferson, NC 28640. disclaimed Also, this property Parcel: 09223-001-020 is being sold subject to all taxes, special assessments, and prior liens or encum­ Trustee may, in the Trustee's brances of record and any re­ sole discretion, delay the sale corded releases. Said prop­ for up to one hour as provided erty is also being sold subject in NCGS §45-21.23. to applicable Federal and State Should the property be pur­ laws chased by a third party, that A cash deposit or cashier's party must pay the excise tax. check (no personal checks) of as well as the court costs of five percent (5%) of the pur­ Forty-Five Cents ($0.45) per chase price, or seven hundred One Hundred Dollars fifty dollars ($750,00), ($100.00) required by NCGS whichever is greater, will |?e re­ §7A-308(a)(1). quired at the time of the sale. The property to be offered pur­ An order for possession of the suant to this notice of sale is property may be issued pursu­ being ottered for sale, transfer ant to G.S. 45-21.29 in favor of and conveyance "AS IS, the purchaser and against the WHERE IS." Neither the Trust­ party or parties in possession ee nor the holder of the note by the clerk of superior court of secured by the deed of the county in which the prop­ trust/security agreement, or erty is sold. both, being foreclosed, nor the Any person who occupies the officers, directors, attorneys, property pursuant to a rental employees, agents or author­ agreement entered into or re­ ized representative of either newed on or after October 1, the Trustee or the holder of th« 2007, may after receiving the note make any representation notice of sale, terminate the or warranty relating to the title rental agreement upon 10 or any physical, environmental days' written notice to the land­ health or safety conditions ex­ lord. Upon termination of a isting in, on, at or relating to rental agreement, the tenant is the property being ottered for liable for rent due under the ' sale, and any and all respons­ rental agreement prorated to ibilities or liabilities arising out the effective date of the termin­ of or in any way relating to ai ation. such condition expressly are It the trustee Is uneble To con­ disclaimed Also, this property ' vey title to this property for any is being sold subject to all reason, the sole remedy of the taxes, special assessments, purchaser is the return of the and prior liens or encum­ deposit. Reasons of such inab­ brances of record and any re­ ility to convey include, but are corded releases Said prop­ not limited to, the filing of a erty is also being sold subject to applicable Federal and State bankruptcy petition prior to the confirmation of the sale and re­ laws. instatement of the loan without A cash deposit or cashier's NOTICE OF the knowledge of the trustee. If check (no personal checks) of FORECLOSURE SALE the validity of the sale is chal­ five percent (5%) of the pur­ 13 SP 29 lenged by any party, the trust­ chase price, or seven hundred ee, in their sole discretion, if fifty dollars ($750.00), Under and by virtue of the they believe the challenge to whichever is greater, will be re­ power of sale contained in a have merit, may request the quired at the time of the sale. ' certain Deed of Trust made by court to declare the sale to be An order for possession of the Tracy Cox Davis and Brenda void and return the deposit. • property may be issued pursu­ L. Davis to Jimmy D. Reeves, The purchaser will have no fur­ ant to G.S. 45-21.29 in favor of Trustee(s), dated the 23rd day ther remedy. the purchaser and against the of May, 2008, and recorded in THIS IS A COMMUNICATION party or parties in possession Book 00383, Page 0950, in FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR. by the clerk of superior court of Ashe County Registry, North THE PURPOSE OF THIS the county in which the prop­ Carolina, default having been COMMUNICATION IS TO erty is sold. , made in the payment of the COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY Any person who occupies the note thereby secured by the INFORMATION OBTAINED property pursuant to a rental said Deed of Trust and the un­ WILL BE USED FOR THAT agreement entered into or re­ dersigned. Substitute Trustee PURPOSE, except as stated newed on or after October 1. Services. Inc. having been the instance of bank­ below in 2007, may after receiving the substituted as Trustee in said ruptcy protection. notice of sale, terminate the Deed of Trust by an instru­ IF YOU ARE UNDER THE rental agreement upon 10 ment duly recorded in the Of­ PROTECTION OF THE BANK­ days' written notice to the land­ fice of the Register of Deeds of RUPTCY COURT OR HAVE lord Upon termination of a Ashe County, North Carolina BEEN DISCHARGED AS A rental agreement, the tenant is and the holder of the note evid­ RESULT OF A BANK­ liable for rent due under the encing said indebtedness hav­ RUPTCY PROCEEDING, rental agreement prorated to ing directed that the Deed of THIS NOTICE IS GIVEN TO the effective date of the termin­ Trust be foreclosed, the under­ YOU PURSUANT TO STAT­ ation. signed Substitute Trustee will UTORY REQUIREMENT AND If the trustee is unable to con­ otter for sale at the courthouse FOR INFORMATIONAL PUR­ vey title to this property for any door in the City of Jefferson, POSES AND IS NOT INTEN­ reason, the sole remedy of the Ashe County, North Carolina, DED AS AN ATTEMPT TO purchaser is the return of the or the customary location des­ COLLECT A DEBT OR AS AN deposit. Reasons of such inab­ ignated for foreclosure sales, ACT TO COLLECT, ASSESS. ility to convey include, but are at 12:30 PM on July 23, 2013 OR RECOVER ALL OR ANY not limited to, the filing of a and will sell to the highest bid­ PORTION OF THE DEBT bankruptcy petition prior to the der for cash the following real FROM YOU PERSONALLY. confirmation 0} the sale and re­ estate situated in the Town­ instatement of the loan without ship of Walnut Hill, in the City SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE SER­ the knowledge of the trustee. If of Lansing, in the County of VICES, INC. the validity of the sale is chal­ Ashe. North Carolina, and be­ SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE lenged by any party, the trust­ ing more particularly de­ ee in their sole discretion, if scribed as follows: they believe the challenge to Lying and being in Walnut Hill BY: have merit, may request the Township, Ashe County, North Attorney at Law court to declare the sale to be Carolina, and being more par­ Hutchens. Senter, Kellam & void and return the deposit. ticularly descirbed as follows: Pettit. P A. The purchaser will have no fur­ BEGINNING on a point in the Attorneys for Substitute Trust­ ther remedy. centerline of NCSR 1513 (Silas ee Services, Inc. THIS IS A COMMUNICATION Creek Road) in the center of a FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR •concrete bridge over the North P.O. Box 12497, Charlotte, NC THE PURPOSE OF THIS Fork of New River; said point 28220-2497 COMMUNICATION IS TO being tte northeast corner of 6230 Fairview Road. Suite COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY the tract herein described; 315, Charlotte, NC 28210 INFORMATION OBTAINED thence with the centerline of https://sales.hsbfirm.com WILL BE USED FOR THAT NCSR 1513: S 13-35 E. Case No: 1104695 (FC CH) PURPOSE, except as stated 330 16 feet. S 13-32 E. 88 01 Publish: 07.09.13/07.16 13 below in the instance of bank­ feet, S 11-31 E. 214 15 feet, ruptcy protection. thence leaving road with a divi­ NOTICE OF IF YOU ARE UNDER THE sion line; N 78-20 W, 22.35 FORECLOSURE SALE PROTECTION OF THE BANK­ feet to an iron stake, N 78-20 13 SP 81 RUPTCY COURT OR HAVE W. 411.70 feet to an iron stake BEEN DISCHARGED AS A at a 10" hemlock; N 11-26 W. Under and by virtue of the RESULT OF A BANK­ 245.24 feet to an iron stake at power of sale contained in a RUPTCY PROCEEDING a 10" pine: N 06-16 W, 253 93 certain Deed of Trust made by THIS NOTICE IS GIVEN TO feet to an iron stake at a 5" Eric Austin Weaver and Kylee YOU PURSUANT TO STAT­ buckeye; N 06-16 W. 62 00 Ann Weaver to Jimmy D UTORY REQUIREMENT AND feet to the center of the North Reeves, Trustee(s), dated the FOR INFORMATIONAL PUR­ Fork of New River; thence 2009, and re­ 23rd day of April POSES AND IS NOT INTEN­ down and with the center of corded in Book 00396, Page DED AS AN ATTEMPT TO said river; S 85-28 E. 211.63 0445. in Ashe County Registry, COLLECT A DEBT OR AS AN feet, S 86-39 E. 156 58 feet to North Carolina, default having ACT TO COLLECT, ASSESS. a point of BEGINNING, con­ been made in the payment of OR RECOVER ALL OR ANY taining 5 287 acres, inclusive the note thereby secured by PORTION OF THE DEBT of the existing right of way of the said Deed of Trust and the FROM YOU PERSONALLY. NCSR 1513. According to a undersigned. Substitute Trust­ survey by Bobby J. Oliver & ee Services. Inc. having been SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE SER­ Associates, P A . Registered substituted as Trustee in said VICES. INC Land Surveyor, 1-1276, Au­ Deed of Trust by an instru­ SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE gust 27. 1986 ment duly recorded In the Of­ And being the same land de­ fice of the Register of Deeds of scribed in and conveyed by • Ashe County, North Carolina Attorney at Law that certain deed from Buster and the holder of the note evid­ Hutchens, Senter, Kellam Blackburn and wife. Winnie encing said indebtedness hav­ Pettit. P.A Blackburn, to Tracy Davis and ing directed that the Deed of Attorneys for Substitute Ti wife, Brenda Davis, dated 7 Trust be foreclosed, the under­ ee Services. Inc. October 1986, and of record in signed Substitute Trustee will the Ashe County Public Re­ otter for sale at the courthouse P.O. Box 12497 gistry in Book 155. at pages door in the City of Jefferson, Charlotte. North Carolina 1896-1897 Ashe County, North Carolina, or the customary location des­ �JEFFERSON POST LEGALS 28220 https://sales.hsbfirm.com Case No: 1107670 (FC.CH) Publish: 07.02.13/07.09.13 13 SP 73 NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE NORTH CAROLINA, ASHE COUNTY Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that cer­ tain Deed of Trust executed by Sandra L. Jamison to Michelle Shepherd, Trustee(s). which was dated February 6. 2008 and recorded on February 11 2008 in Book 00378 at Page ' 0289, Ashe County Registry, North Carolina. Default having been made of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned. Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC, having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust, and the holder of the note evidencing said de­ fault having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door of the county courthouse where the property is located, or the usual and customary location at the county courthouse for conduct­ ing the sale on July 24, 2013 at 11:30AM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the fol­ lowing described property situ­ ated in Ashe County. North Carolina, to wit: FIRST TRACT: BEGINNING at an iron stake in the eastern margin of a 30' roadway, the southwest corner of tract 60 and the northwest corner of tract 61 in the Trojan Horse Picnic Area property, thence leaving said road way with the line of tract 60 and tract 61. S 86-18 E. 128.57 feet to an 8" black gum in the Derrick line, thence with the Derrick line and the Trojan Horse Picnic Area line, N 747E. 109.06 feet to an iron stake, comer of tract 59, thence with the line of tract 50 and 60. S 89-35 W. 130 12 feet to an iron stake in the eastern margin of a 30.0' road­ way, thence with the eastern margin of said roadway, S 400W, 62.57 feet, S 13-18 W, 37.43 feet to the BEGINNING, being Tract 60. LEGALS LEGALS LEGALS LEGALS transfer taxes, special assess­ ments. easements, rights of way. deeds of release, and any other encumbrances or excep­ tions of record. To the best of the knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the current own­ ers) of the property is/are Sandra Lynn Cafaro borne's corner; then with her line N 89 W 25 1/2 poles to a stake below spring; then N 18 E 25 poles to a stake on top of hill; then N 81 W 8 poles to a stake; then N 78 W 6 poles to a chestnut; then S 27 W 29 poles to the BEGINNING, con­ taining 7 acres, more or less Wyatt and wife. Edna Wyatt. dated 2 March 1966. and of re­ cord in the Ashe County Pub­ lic Registry in Book 2. at Page 93. 13 SP 69 NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE NORTH CAROLINA. ASHE COUNTY An Order for possession of the property may be issued pursu­ ant to G.S. 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the clerk of superior court of the county in which the prop­ erty is sold. Any person who occupies the property pursu­ ant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may. after receiving the notice of sale, terminate the rental agreement upon 10 days' writ­ ten notice to the landlord. The notice shall also state that upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the ef­ fective date of the termination. FOURTH TRACT ADJOIN­ ING the William Duncan lands, the Lee Young land, and Big Helton Creek, and others, and bounded as follows, viz: BE­ GINNING on a locust on the bank of Helton Creek and run­ ning N 75 1/2 E 33 and 1/4 poles to a pine on a hill; then N 78 1/2 E 10 poles to a stake on main top of the ridge; then N 20 E 8 poles to a stake and thorn bush, then N 4 E 6 poles to a stake; then N 18 W 5 and 1/4 poles to a stake; then N 25 E 17 poles to a stake in the William Duncan line, then with said line N 30 W 1 and 1/4 poles to a chestnut, an old comer; then S 77 W 15 poles to a black oak; then S 53 W 50 poles to a white oak on the bank of Helton Creek; then with the same S 15 E 14 poles to the BEGINNING, containing 8 acres and 14 square poles, more or less. If the trustee is unable to con­ vey title to this property for any reason, the sole remedy of the purchaser is the return of the deposit. Reasons of such inab­ ility to convey include, but are not limited to, the filing of a bankruptcy petition prior to the confirmation of the sale and re­ instatement of the loan without the knowledge of the trustee. If the validity of the sale is chal­ lenged by any party, the trust­ ee, in their sole discretion, if they believe the challenge to have merit, may request the court to declare the sale to be void and return the deposit. The purchaser will have no fur­ ther remedy. Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC Substitute Trustee Brock & Scott, PLLC Attorneys for Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC 5431 Oleander Drive Suite 200 Wilmington. NC 28403 PHONE: (910) 392-4988 FAX: (910) 392-8587 File No.: 10-39213-FC01 publish :7.9.13/7.16.13 NOTICE OF SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE S FORECLOSURE SALE OF REAL AND PERSONAL PROPERTY 10 SP 145 SECOND TRACT: BEGINNING on an iron stake in the eastern margin of a 30.0' Under and by virtue of the roadway, the southwest corner power of sale contained in a of tract 60 and the northwest certain Deed of Trust made by corner of tract 61 in the Trojan David A. Wyatt (PRESENT Horse Picnic Area property, RECORD OWNER(S): David thence leaving and said road­ Wyatt a/k/a David A Wyatt) to way with the line of tract 60 Michael R. Morton, Trustee(s), and tract 61, S 86-18 E, dated the 22nd day of May. 128.57 feet to an 8" black gum 2003, and recorded in Book in the Derrick line, thence with 294, Page 2024, in Ashe the Derrick line and the Trojan County Registry. North Caro­ Horse Picnic Area line, S 17lina, default having been made 57 W.. 109.45 feet to an iron1 i in the payment ol the. note it thereby secured by the said stake, thence with a division • Deed of Trust and the under­ line of the Trojan Horse Picnic Area property. S 72-06 W. signed, Substitute Trustee Ser­ 137.07 feet to the eastern mar­ vices, Inc. having been substi­ tuted as Trustee in said Deed gin of a 30.0' roadway, thence of Trust by an instrument duly with said roadway, N 13-04 E, recorded in the Office of the 158.65 feet to the BEGIN­ Register of Deeds of Ashe NING. County, North Carolina and the holder of the note evidencing The above-described property said indebtedness having dir­ is subject to those certain re­ ected that the Deed of Trust be strictions as recorded in Book foreclosed, the undersigned 164, page 1634, Ashe County Registry, said document incor­ . Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door in porated by reference as the City of Jefferson, Ashe though fully set out herein. County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated The above-described property is also subject to a 15.0" ease­ for foreclosure sales, at 12:30 PM on JULY 16, 2013 and will ment along the western por­ sell to the highest bidder for tion of Tract 60 and Tract 61 cash the following real estate for the future roadway pur­ situated in the Township of poses Helton, in the County of Ashe, North Carolina, and being There is herein conveyed and more particularly described as the above-described property follows: is subject to that certain well right and pipeline easement as Lying and being in Helton Township, Ashe County, North recorded in Book 210, page Carolina, and being more par­ 2017 and Book 210, page ticularly described as follows: 2019, Ashe County Registry, said document incorporated by FIRST TRACT: BEGINNING reference as though fully set on a stake. George Sheets' out herein. corner at the mouth of a branch and running S 6 1/2 E 5 There is also herein conveyed poles and 8 links to a stake at that certain Grant of Scenic mouth of a branch, then with Easement as recorded in Book said branch 33 poles and 8 212, page 1397, Ashe County links to the fork of branch at a registry, said document incor­ stake, then N 10 E 8 poles to a porated by reference as stake, then N 54 1/2 E 8 poles though fully set out herein. and 8 links to a stake, then N 18 1/2 E 16 poles to a Chin­ And being the same property quapin bush, then N 70 1/2 W conveyed in Book 200, page 18 poles and 22 links to a lo­ 1711, Ashe County Registry, cust in a hollow, then N 13 E said document incorporated by 13 poles and 4 links to a lo­ reference as though fully set cust, then N 30 E 13 poles ahd out herein. 12 links to a stake, then N 36 1/2 W 21 poles and 4 links to a Also being the same property white oak in Mrs Stuart's line, described in and conveyed by then S 19 W 29 poles and 4 deed from Joyce Jean McFarlinks to a white oak, then S 72 land to Sandra Lynn Cafaro W 20 poles to a stake at mouth dated 19 May 2004 and recor­ of Fees Branch, then with ded on 19 May 2004 in the Ashe County Public Registry in Helton Creek to water oak corner of George Sheets land, Book 313, pages 337-339. then with his line to the BE­ GINNING corner, containing about 10 acres, more or less. ive and except any releases, eds of release or prior conSECOND TRACT: ADJOIN­ yances of record. ING the Marilda Sturgill land and other land§, and bounded lid property is commonly as follows, viz: BEGINNING on own as 934 Trojan Horse a chinquapin bush and run­ rcle and Lot 61 Adjacent to 4 Trojan Horse Circle. Fleet- ning N 70 1/2 West 18 poles and 22 links to a locust in a >od, NC 28626. hollow, then N 13 E 13 poles and 4 links to a locust, then N lird party purchasers must 30 E 13 poles and 12 links to a iy the excise tax, and the stake: then N 36 1/2 W 21 urt costs of Forty-Five Cents poles and 3 links to a white 5C) per One Hundred Doloak in Mrs. Sturgill line, then N s ($100.00) pursuant to 25 1/2 E 14 1/2 poles to a 3GS 7A-308(a)(1). A cash stake, then S 36 E 41 poles to a stake. Laurel marked wit­ ness, then 18 1/2 West 30 or Seven Hun1/2 poles to the BEGINNING, ollars ($750.00), containing six acres, more or i greater, will be reless; tract to include one rod j time of the sale, square and one spring there­ e expiration of the on. which spring is now being set bid period, all used by G T. Sheets; with right tg amounts are imof way to said spring and per­ je and owing. manent use of the same with right to pump same. ty to be offered this Notice of Sale THIRD TRACT: Lot No 6; BE­ •red for sale, transGINNING on a dogwood on a /eyance "AS IS ridqe George Sheets' corner " There are no repand running with •»««» »• » „and running »»•«• his line S 36 5 of warranty relat . . . • . n r t r t l / Q l \ / \ H iI Q r •'T'e7_ni f 41 poles ito a stake, Ivy/ Bush nXwSw manveu witness: Jhen S 78 1/2 ™rked W 13 1/2 poles to a stake. ing in, on, at. or Chestnut sprout marked witiroperty being 121^32^ . This sale Is to a locust; then N 30 E 2 3 all prior liens, poles to a stake, Bettie Osny unpaid land 1 TUESDAY, JULY 9,2013 The above four tracts being the same land described in and conveyed by that certain deed from G. T. Sheets and wife, Lillie C. Sheets to Fred Wyatt and wife, Edna Wyatt, dated 3 March 1939, and of record in the Ashe County Public Re­ gistry in Book X-2. at Page 415. FIFTH TRACT: BEGINNING on a black oak, and running North 77 East 15 poles to a chestnut; thence South 59 East 1 1/2 poles to a stake, Lee Young corner; thence with the Lee Young line up the ridge, North 35 East 7 poles to a stake, comer of Charley Duncan's lot; thence with his line North 72 West 26 3/4 poles to a stake, George Sheets corner; thence with his line, down the branch and with same. South 18 1/2 West 2 poles to a stake; thence South 54-1/2 West 8 poles and 8 links to a stake; thence South 10 West 8 poles to a stake; thence South 77 West 12 1/2 poles to a stake; thence South 51 1/2 West 3 poles to a stake; thence South 22 West 6 2/3 poles to a stake; thence South 85 West 7 1/2 poles to a stake; thence South 54 West 4 poles to a stake at the mouth of branch; thence South 11 East 4 poles to a stake, corner of church lot; thence, with same, North 62 East 10 1/2 poles; thence South 39 East 9 poles to a stake; thence North 54 1/2 East 34 1/2 poles to the BE­ GINNING, containing 5 1/4 acres, more or less. The above fifth tract being the same land described in and conveyed by that bertain deed from Mandy Spencer and hus­ band, J.E. Spencer to Fred Wyatt and wife, Edna Wyatt, dated 1 June 1940, and of re­ cord in the Ashe County Pub­ lic Registry in Book G-3, at Page 145. SIXTH TRACT: The sam^ be­ ing Lots No. 2 and No. 5 of the estate of the late J. W Duncan: Lot No. 2: BEGIN­ NING on a chestnut, Lee Young corner on a ridge; and running with Jennie Young's line, North 30 West 15 and 1/2 poles on a chestnut; thence Noi 8 West 11 and 2/3 poles forth to a stake, chestnut sprout marked witness, corner of the Tom Duncan lot; thence with his line, North 78 and 1/2 West 13 and 1/2 poles to a stake, Ivy bush marked witness; thence South 18 and 1/2 West 31 poles to a chinquapin bush; thence South 18 and 1/2 West 14 poles to a stake; thence South 72 East, with Mandy Spencer's line, 26 and 3/4 poles to a stake on a ridge; thence with the ridge. North 35 East 14 poles to a stake; thence North 9 East 9 poles to the BEGINNING, containing 6 and 3/4 acres, more or less Lot No. 5: BEGINNING on a hickory on a ridge, Minnie Dolinger's corner; and running up a ridge North 58 West 17 poles to a stake; thence North 77 and 1/2 West 18 poles to a chestnut oak. the Bettie Os­ borne corner; thence with her line South 30 West 12 poles to a locust, the Tom Duncan corner; thende with his line South 12 and 1/2 West 27 poles to a large chestnut, Min­ nie Dolinger's comer; thence with her line North 81 East 28 and 1/3 poles to a bunch of chestnut oaks; thence North 44 East 24 poles to the BEGIN­ NING, containing 6 and 1/2 acres, more or less. The above sixth tract being the same land described in and conveyed by that certain deed from George Sheets and wife, Lillie Sheets to Fred Wyatt and wife, Edna Wyatt, dated 3 January 1940, and of record in the Ashe County Public Re­ gistry in Book R-3, Page 568. SEVENTH TRACT: BEGIN­ NING on a hickory, the Minnie Dolinger, Wint Spencer and Fred Wyatt corner, running with the Dolinger and Wyatt line as follows: S 44 deg W 396 feet to chestnut; S 81 W 467 feet to chestnut, S 12 deg. 30 min. W 82 feet to chestnut on ridge; S 30 deg. E 255 feet to chestnut, the Minnie Dolinger, Fred Wyatt and Lester Moore corner, thence with the Dolinger and Lester Moore line, due East 891 feet to chestnut oak; North 44 deg. W 76 feet to white oak; N 8 deg. W 363 feet to Horton Spencer and Dolinger corner; N 8 W 247 feet to tyack gum, the Wint Spencer, Horton Spencer and Dolinger comer; North 37 deg. 30 min. W 231 feet to point of BEGINNING, containing 13.5 acres, more or less. The above seventh tract being the same land described in and conveyed by that certain deed from Thomas S. John­ ston. Commissioner to Fred Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 970 Helton Creek Road, Lansing, North Carolina All of the above tracts being all of the land devised to David ' Wyatt by the Will of Fred Wyatt, filed 25 April 1994, in the Office of the Clerk of Su­ perior Court of Ashe County in Estate File # 94-E-104 Together with that same ease­ ment of right of way as set out and conveyed in deed of ease­ ment of record in the Ashe County Public Registry in Book 229, at Page 1849, to which recorded deed reference is hereby made for a specific re­ cital of said right of way. LESS AND EXCEPT that prop­ erty released in RELEASE DEED recorded in Book 371, Page 2246, Ashe County Re­ gistry. \ddress: 970 Helton Creek Addre Road, Lansing. North Carolina 28643 Parcel ID: 0620704 Trustee may, in the Trustee's sole discretion, delay the sale for up to one hour as provided in NCGS §45-21.23 Should the property be pur­ chased by a third party, that party must pay the excise tax, as well as the court costs of Forty-Five Cents ($0 45) per One Hundred Dollars ($100 00) required by NCGS §7A-308(a)(1). The property to be offered pur­ suant to this notice of sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance "AS IS, WHERE IS." Neither the Trust­ ee nor the holder of the note secured by the deed of trust/security agreement, or both, being foreclosed, nor the officers, directors, attorneys, employees, agents or author­ ized representative of either the Trustee or the holder of the note make any representation or warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions ex­ isting in. on, at or relating to the property being offered for sale, and any and all respons­ ibilities or liabilities arising out of or in any way relating to any such condition expressly are disclaimed. Also, this property is being sold subject to all taxes, special assessments, and prior liens or encum­ brances of record and any re­ corded releases. Said prop­ erty is also being sold subject to applicable Federal and State laws. The sale of the personal property is made in accord­ ance with N.C.G.S. §25-9604(a) and (b). A cash deposit or cashier's check (no personal Checks) pt v• ; of the pur-" " chase price, or seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00). whichever is greater, will be re­ quired at the time of the sale. An order for possession of the property may be issued pursu­ ant to G.S. 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the clerk of superior court of the county in which the prop­ erty is sold. Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or re­ newed on or after October 1, 2007, may after receiving the notice of sale, terminate the rental agreement upon 10 days' written notice to the land­ lord. Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termin­ ation. If the trustee is unable to con­ vey title to this property for any reason, the sole remedy of the purchaser is the return of the deposit. Reasons of such inab­ ility to convey include, but are not limited to, the filing of a bankruptcy petition prior to the confirmation of the sale and re­ instatement of the loan without the knowledge of the trustee. If the validity of the sale is chal­ lenged by any party, the trust­ ee. in their sole discretion, If they believe the challenge to have merit, may request the court to declare the sale to be void and return the deposit The purchaser will have no furTHIsts ^COMMUNICATION FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR. THE PURPOSE OF THIS COMMUNICATION IS TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE, except as stated below in the instance of bank­ ruptcy protection. IF YOU ARE UNDER THE PROTECTION OF THE BANK­ RUPTCY COURT OR HAVE BEEN DISCHARGED AS A RESULT OF A BANK­ RUPTCY PROCEEDING. THIS NOTICE IS GIVEN TO YOU PURSUANT TO STAT­ UTORY REQUIREMENT AND FOR INFORMATIONAL PUR­ POSES AND IS NOT INTEN­ DED AS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT OR AS AN ACT TO COLLECT. ASSESS. OR RECOVER ALL OR ANY PORTION OF THE DEBT FROM YOU PERSONALLY SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE SER­ VICES. INC SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE BY: Attorney at Law Hutchens. Senter, Kellam & Pettit. P A Attorneys for Substitute Trust­ ee Services, Inc. P.O. Box 12497, Charlotte. NC 28220-2497 6230 Fairview Road. Suite 315, Charlotte. NC 28210 https://sales. hsbf irm.com Case No: 1044254 (CFC.CH) 07.02.13/07 09.13 Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that cer­ tain Deed of Trust executed by Julio Uanes to Constance R Stienstra. Trustee(s), which was dated September 27. 2007 and recorded on Octo­ ber 1, 2007 in Book 00372 at Page 1926 and rerecorded/modified/corrected on January 4, 2010 in Book 00405, Page 0625. Ashe County Registry. North Caro­ lina. Default having been made of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned. Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC. having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust, and the holder of the note evidencing said de­ fault having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door of the county courthouse where the property is located, or the usual and customary location at the county courthouse for conduct­ ing the sale on July 24. 2013 at 11:30AM. and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the fol­ lowing described property situ­ ated in Ashe County, North Carolina, to wit: BEING all of Lot.'No. 40 in the Cedar Crossing Subdivision Phase 3, as shown on plat of record in the Ashe County Public Registry in Plat Book 6. at Page 309, said plat refer­ enced for a more complete de­ scription and location of said lot. The above-described property is SUBJECT TO that certain DECLARATION OF RESER­ VATIONS AND PROTECTIVE COVENANTS as set forth in Deed Book 346. at Pages 960- • 968, Ashe County Registry, said document incorporated by reference as though fully set out herein. The above-described property is also SUBJECT TO that cer­ tain Utility Easement to the Blue Ridge Electric Member­ ship Corporation as set forth in Deed book 348, at pages 2105-2108, Ashe County Re­ gistry, said document incorpor­ ated by reference as though fully set out herein. Save and except any releases, deeds of release or prior con­ veyances of record. Said property is commonly known as 185 Cedar Road, Fleetwood. NC 28626. Third party purchasers must pay the excise tax. and the .urt costs ol Forty Five Cents .'•r,, ) p.-i • ; • .• :• lars ($100.00) pursuant to NCGS 7A-308(a)(1). A cash deposit (no personal checks) of five percent (5%) of the pur­ chase price, or Seven Hun­ dred Fifty Dollars ($750 00), whichever is greater, will be re­ quired at the time of the sale. Following the expiration of the statutory upset bid period, all the remaining amounts are im­ mediately due and owing. Said property to be offered pursuant to this Notice of Sale is being offered for sale, trans­ fer and conveyance "AS IS WHERE IS." There are no rep­ resentations of warranty relat­ ing to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing In, on. at. or relating to the property being offered for sale. This sale is made subject to all prior liens, unpaid taxes, any unpaid land transfer taxes, special assess­ ments, easements, rights of way, deeds of release, and any other encumbrances or excep­ tions of record. To the best of the knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the current own­ ers) of the property is/are Ju­ lio Amado Llanes. An Order for possession of the property may be issued pursu­ ant to G.S. 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the arty or parties in possession the clerk of superior court of the county in which the prop­ erty is sold Any person who occupies the property pursu­ ant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007. may, after receiving the notice of sale, terminate the rental agreement upon 10 days' writ­ ten notice to the landlord. The notice shall also state that upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the ef­ fective date of the termination. G If the trustee is unable to con­ vey title to this property for any reason, the sole remedy of the purchaser is the return of the deposit Reasons of such inab­ ility to convey include, but .are not limited to, the filing of a bankruptcy petition prior to the confirmation of the sale and re­ instatement of the loan without the knowledge of the trustee If the validity of the sale is chal­ lenged by any party, the trust­ ee, in their sole discretion, if they believe the challenge to have merit, may request the court to declare the sale to be void and return the deposit The purchaser will have no fur­ ther remedy Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC Substitute Trustee Brock & Scott. PLLC Attorneys for Trustee Services of Carolina. 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Printing news, announcements and obituaries for Ashe County, the newspaper was owned by Civitas Media of Davidson, North Carolina, and had a circulation of 6,500. The Jefferson Post began publishing in 1988. The newspaper was the result of a merger between Ashe County's historic weekly newspaper The Skyland Post and a competing weekly of 10 years, the Jefferson Times. Publication Volume 88 Issue 55 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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Operation " Medicine Drop Saturday... Page ... Page 6 Vol. 88, issue 56 n i mnr If FRIDAY. JULY 12.2013 3 m $1.00 Checks presented by Price reL. ..ed Court documents: Checks drawn on nonexistent accounts Dylan Lightfoot Staff Writer dlightfoot@gmail.com Two checks totaling al­ most $150,000, presented by Ashe County Commis­ sioner Gerald Price during home foreclosures in Ashe County last year, were written on non-existent ac­ counts, according to court documents. In two separate fore­ closures arbitrated by the Ashe County Clerk of Court in 2012, third-party check? were presented by Price to settle delinquent accounts on behalf of two Ashe County homeowners, according to records filed in foreclosure proceedings. The two checks were drawn on two separate ac­ counts held by a Michael L. Klingler of Lenoir at Branch Bank & Trust and Bank of America. Both checks feature the handwritten memos: "for discharge of debt," "EFT (electronic fund transfer) only," and "Au­ thorized Representative Without Recourse." In both cases, the checking accounts were found to be non-existent, accord­ ing to foreclosure docu­ ments. Attempts to contact Klingler at a Lenoir roof­ ing company owned by a Michael L. Klingler were unsuccessful. In a foreclosure initiated in Ashe County in early 2012, a check for $128,000 was sent to the mortgage lender to "settle the ac­ count. Price, serving as Notary Public, notarized a Feb. 2, 2012, letter certify­ ing that he sent the check to the lender by certified mail, according to foreclo­ sure documents. In another foreclosure, also initiated in early 2012, a check for $21,328 given to settle the account was returned "no good." At an August 2012, arbitration hearing, the homeowner testified that the check was received from Price, according to arbitration records. Attempts to contact the two homeowners were un­ successful, and the nature of Price's relationship to the homeowners is unde­ termined at this time. The foreclosure documents were found in public re­ cords by the Jefferson Post while investigating an­ other arbitration involving Price and a returned EFT. In February 2012, a check for $13,817.46. drawn on Klingler's BB&T account, was allegedly giv­ en by Price to lender Citifinancial Auto to discharge a delinquent car loan on his 2007 Toyota Camry. The check was returned "unable to locate account," according to a transcript of an Oct. 16, 2012, arbitra­ tion hearing, where Price's See PRICE 18 Camp helps those in need Summer campers seek local home improvement projects, donations Cliff Clark General Manager/Editor cclark@civitasmedja.com Dylan Lightfoot|Jefferson Post Most teenagers who head to camp for a couple of weeks each summer fill their days with ac­ tivities centered on, simply put, recreation — like sports, arts and crafts and just generally having fun. But for the teenagers who pay to attend the annual summer camp at Carolina Cross Connection, that fun comes in a different form — like smiling, and laughing, and generally having a blast, as they work, or have fun as they see it, installing a ceramic tile floor in a local man's home on a sweltering hot, humid, summer day. The work and fun, and sweat­ ing, forges a bond between the campers, who come from different backgrounds and geographical ar­ eas, that can only be developed when all are working toward one common goal. "This forces them (the campers) to meet new people and learn how to work with others," said Haley Nance, the camp director for Caro­ lina Cross Connection's annual camp, which is based at West Wil­ kes Middle School this summer. GE Aviation plans to expand its West Jefferson facility and create 105 new jobs in Ashe County by 2017. GE Aviation to expand in Cliff Clark |Jefferson Post The campers of Carolina Cross Connection fan out in teams during the sum­ mer and offer their labor, for free, to help those who need a hand. Installing a tile floor at a home in Warrensville last week were: (from left) Camp Direc­ tor Haley Nance, camp director,Team Leader Alecia Johnson, and (kneeling) Dan Goodrum, Nathan Drake and Allison Smith, and David Johnson, Thomas Ohmen, Ryan Clark, and homeowner Don Stoddard. The campers working at Don Stoddard's home in Warrensville last week came from North Caro­ lina and Georgia representing themselves, their families and their churches. And they are prepared to tackle just about any job needed to of­ fer assistance to those who needs might otherwise go unmet. Th^y can wash windows, clean houses, paint, do yard work and perform light construction proj­ ects including building wheelchair ramps and porches, and installing or replacing underpinnings for Blackburn named manufactured homes. And while the work offered is free, the campers are constantly on the hunt for donations of mon­ ey and building materials. "This camp is different. The needs are bigger," said Nance. Because of the terrain here, building projects, like wheelchair ramps and replacing or installing underpinnings for manufactured homes are expensive, she said. "Donations are critical for our success...we can't work unless we West Jefferson, statewide Staff report Gov. Pat McCrory and N.C. Commerce Secretary Sha­ ron Decker announced Tuesday that GE Aviation will be expanding its manufacturing operations at four facilities in N.C., including the company's West Jefferson site. The expansion will create 242 new jobs in N.C., includ­ ing 105 in Ashe County, and is projected to bring the state $195 million in capital investment over the next five years, according to a press release from the Governor's office. GE currently employs more than 1,300 people at its four N.C. facilities. "We believe this is a significant opportunity for Ashe County," said Ashe County Manager Dir. Pat Mitchell. "To have a quality manufacturer, like GE. choose to expand in our county says a great deal about our workforce and the progressive nature of our county." Compensation for the new positions will vary by job See AVIATION 17 See CAMP I 7 regional library director » Staff report The Ashe County Library has a new regional director, Jane Black­ burn, who began work July 1. As director of libraries for Ashe, Wilkes and Watauga counties, Black­ burn assumes her office with no big changes in mind, she said. Her first order of business: develop a five-year plan based on community needs. "The people of Ashe County will tell us what they need from us," she said. Blackburn and her husband have a home in Vilas. She will be working out of the Ashe County Public Li­ brary, visiting the Wilkes and Watau­ ga libraries weekly. Blackburn began her career at the library in Virginia Beach, driving their bookmobile, and later found a job in Rocky Mount doing the same thing. From there she took on addi­ tional responsibilities, and went back to school at N.C. Central University to get her MLS. In 2010, she was named director of the library. Blackburn is the middle child of parents who were both the seventh child of farmers. When her parents married, they moved to the big city of Tuscumbia, Ala., population 8,000 — the birthplace of Helen Keller — where she grew up. She graduated from Asbury Col­ lege in Wilmore, Ky., where she majored in English, then went on to UNC-Chapel Hill where she received her MA in English. Blackburn married, moved to Dylan Lightfoot |Jefferson Post Heavy rains last week undercut this section of Silas Creek Road in Lansing, causing large cracks in the asphalt as half of the road slid tovyard the New River. Persistent rains damage homes, wash out roads Dylan Lightfoot Staff Writer dlightfoot@gmail.com Jane Blackburn Virginia Beach, and had a son. The family — husband, son, two cats — then moved to Rocky Mount, where they've lived since. Blackburn and her husband love the mountains and have always hoped to retire here. They bought a home in Vilas last year so her ap­ pointment as Director of Libraries for the Appalachian Regional Library 9 system is a good fit. The Appalachian Regional Li­ brary system, promotes the power of knowledge, the joy of reading, and the spirit of imagination; supports and encourages life-long learning; and contributes significantly to the sense of community and the econom­ ic well-being of Ashe, Wilkes, and Watauga Counties. During the first week of July. 8.4 inches of rain fell on Ashe County, damag­ ing homes and washing out roads. Ashe County Emergency Services Manager Patty Gambill said that "a couple of houses" had seen struc­ tural damage during the recent deluge, and that the DOT had reported "quite a bit of road damage." The damage was not sig­ nificant enough to qualify for FEMA or state emer­ gency aid, Gambill said. Damaged roads includ­ ed Silas Creek Road and Chestnut Hill Road, said DOT County Maintenance Engineer Randal Miles. July 6, a section of Silas Creek Road developed a large crack approximately 100 feet long as the road bed began sliding into the New River. The road was See RAIN | 7 �FRIDAY, JULY 12, 2013 I\u;i. 2 JEFFERSON POST W.J. Galleries welcome 'crawlers' again Friday night On Friday, from 5-8 p.m., downtown West Jefferson will come alive with folks strolling the "arts district." West Jefferson's month­ ly Gallery Crawl provides opportunities to see new, creative and innovative works by Ashe County's leading artists. Crawlers are invited to stroll the streets, visit the galler­ ies, view the downtown murals, and dine at down­ town restaurants. Crawlers will enjoy an eclectic group of shops, galleries and studios rep­ resenting a large and var­ ied group of artists who will be displaying their latest creations. Partici­ pating in the crawl will be: Acorn Gallery, Ashe Arts Center, Ashe Cus­ tom Framing and Gal­ lery, Backstreet Beads and Handmade Jewelry, Bohemia Gallery, Broomfields Gallery, Catch Light Gallery, Everything Has a Story, Fiber Artisans' Gal­ lery, Florence Thomas Art School, French's Art Gal­ lery, Originals Only Gal­ lery, Ripples Gallery, RT Morgan Art Gallery, Ste­ phen Shoemaker Studio, The Artists' Theatre and Tin Roof Gallery. For the July Crawl, The Florence Thomas • Arts School Gallery will feature Florence Thomas, Oil and Watercolor Paintings of landscapes, portraits and still life. The gallery will also feature artist Robert Way oil paintings and bas­ kets by Cathey Purvey. The CatchLight Gallery will be hosting a number of our artists for the July gallery crawl to include Dale Carlson, Joe Blevins, Jay Wild, Nicole Robin­ son, Kelly Clampitt, Priscilla Popper, Jon Reaves, and Martin Seelig. Get a double dose of Joe Blevins, who will be fea­ tured in the CatchLight Gallery window. A native from Ashe County with an interesting view of the world: You don't have to "see" the whole picture to "get" the picture. The Fiber Artisans' Stu­ dio will feature new yarn and needle selections, in-, eluding new items from Hollis Wild, Jane and Ivey SEE WHATS NEW JL DEPARTMENT Tis The Season....for all season 14 South Jefferson Ave Downtown West Jefferson 336-846-9488 v We make small towns our business. (tf&Store BANK (336) 246-4344 www.golifestore.com H. Campbell, Brenda Atkins and Cheryl Roberts. The Broomfield Gal­ lery will feature new art­ ists Brenda Councill and Mark Legge during the July Crawl. Brenda Councill, who is well known for her public murals, including a large dome at Appalachian State, will be showing her original graphite draw­ ings. Mark Legge, owner of the local Black Anvil Welding & Blacksmithing shop, is showing some of his repurposed "Incred­ ible Critters" and a bench made from an old bed­ stead. The Gallery of the Ashe Arts Center will feature a new solo exhibit by artist Janice Hassell. Ms. Hassell has been painting for over 69 years, and has cre­ ated a lifetime of work. Her work is full of color and detail in 'watercolor and oil. The exhibit en­ titled Glimpses of Memo­ ries is a look at how the artist views a scene or a subject. The opening recep­ tion will be Friday, July 12 during Gallery Crawl from 5-8 pm. Join the Arts Council for this exhibit, meet the artist and enjoy refreshments. The exhibit will be on display until August 3. Join your friends and neighbors for Gallery Crawl and experience the arts in West Jefferson! Ad­ mission to Gallery Crawl is free. Maps will be available at the Ashe Arts Center in West Jefferson and at oth­ er participating galleries and shops. The Gallery Crawl is sponsored by the Ashe County Arts Council in cooperation with the West Jefferson Business Association and the West Jefferson TDA. For more information, call the Ashe County Arts Council at 336-846-ARTS or see us on the web at www.ashecountyarts.org. More than 100 attend 2013 4-H Livestock Show Dylan Lightfoot Staff Writer dlightfoot@civitsmedia.com Over 100 kids, par­ ents and spectators, as well as a few doz­ en sheep, goats and cattle, attended the annual 2013 4-H Live­ stock Show Saturday at Upper Mounatin Re­ search Station. "We just enjoy put­ ting on this show so all the kids have a chance to handle livestock and learn husbandry skills," said Extension Agent Micah Orfteld. "This is a good, safe Photos by Dylan Lightfoot |Jefferson Post way for them to get Isaiah Osborne. 10, of Independence, Va., won First Place involved, even if they in his class with his ewe lamb,"1159." don't have animals," she said. The all-day event featured young farm•ers of all ages from throughout the region showing their animals in classes judged by livestock specialists. Ribbons were awarded for first, second and third places and for participation. Hannah King (left) and her brother Dylan King (right) of Walnut Cove in Stokes County showed their Shetland sheep. Suzanne Leonard (left), with Makayla Newman (center), 10, and Katlyn Newman (right), 8, groomed 'Scarlet' and two other calves in their "cow salon." WEST JEFFERSON , CHEVROLET BUICK GMC , Take an iComfort 30 Minute TEST REST and receive a tin MOWIT HI lira. MM • Mil MimiM. 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Florence Thomas Art School 7. French's Art Gallery 8. Originals Only 9. The Artists' Theatre on East Main Local student gets named to dean's list Tyler Severt Stuart of West Jefferson has earned a place on the spring 2013 Dean's List in the Agricul­ tural Institute at North Car­ olina State University. A full-time student who earns a semester average of 3.5 or higher on 12 to 14 hours of course work for which grade points are earned; or 3.25 or higher on 15 or more credit hours of course work for which grade points are earned shall be placed on the Dean's List for that semester. Area Births Silva Amanda and Sabino Silva of West Jefferson, an­ nounce the birth of their son, Dennis Hilario Lee Silva, born July 6, 2013, at Ashe Memorial Hospital. He weighed seven pounds and eight ounces, and was 20.5 inches long. Grandparents are Oma Smith, Jimmy Smith, Esperanza Colchado, and Hi­ lario Silva. Siblings are Charles Edward Camarillo and Sa­ bino Nicolas Ryan Silva. 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JO-LYNN ENTERPRISES INC also reinvests in the most innovative and cutting edge equipment to complete your restoration protect You can be «ttuwd tttyouc^wibt compMed with experience, expediency, quality workmanship and professionalism. JO-LYNN ENTERPRISES, INC. has restored numerous homes and businesses in the area Their professional, knowledgeable employees wit see your project through from beqinmnq to end with a friendly and caring attitude They specialize in dealing with insurance companies and an handle the process (torn disaster phase to completion for you the dfflT. I r �JEFFERSC >N F( )ST OBITUARIES Entombment of the urn will follow in the church columbarium. • You may leave the family condolences on our web­ site at www.boonefuneralhome.com Boone Family Funeral Home of West Jefferson is in charge of these arrange­ ments. provided by Middle Fork. Qjaveside service and in­ terment will be conducted at 11 a.m. Friday, July 12, 2013, at the Ashelawn Memorial Gardens of Jef­ ferson. Pallbearers are John Cornett, Richard McCoy, Hunter McCoy, Jack Mc­ Coy, Larry Nichols, Junior Nichols, Terry Woods and Whitey Farmer. At other times, the fam­ ily will receive friends at the home, 1082 Roaring Fork Road, Creston! Condolences may be sent to the family through our website at www.mountaincityfh.com. The family of Nina Mae Farmer has entrusted her services to Mountain City Funeral Home, 224 S. Church St., Mountain City, TN 37683. Mary Edith Houck Mary Edith Houck of Sparta died on Sunday, July 7, 2013, at her home. §he was 62. Mrs. Houck was born on May 4, 1951, in Ashe County to the late Wave Quinton and Blanche Roop Miller. In addition to her par­ ents, Mrs. Houck was pre­ ceded in death by an infant child, Stacey. She was a loving wife and mother. She enjoyed attending church and was a friend to everyone. Mrs. Houck is survived by her husband, Gary Dean Houck; son, Kevin Houck and wife Morgan of Sparta; daughter, Sherry Reid and husband Rob of Wilkesboro; brothers, Rex Miller of Lansing, Mac Miller of Lansing, and Richard Miller of Lansing; sisters, Marie Calloway of Jeffer­ son, and Thelma Howell of West Jefferson; several nieces and nephews; and many special friends. Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Wednesday, July 10,2013, at Ashelawn Memorial Chapel by Rev. Charlie Bennett and Min­ ister Danny Miller. Burial followed in the Pennington Cemetery in Lansing. The family received friends at Ashelawn Me­ morial Chapel. Flowers will be appreci­ ated, or memorials may be made to Hospice of Allegh­ any, P.O. Box 1287, Sparta, NC 28675. Words of comfort and remembrance may be viewed or sent to the fam­ ily through our website at www.ashelawn.com. Ashelawn Memorial Cha­ pel & Gardens was en­ trusted with Mrs. Houck's arrangements. Nina Mae Farmer graduated from County High School vport, Tenn., and atJ the University of ssee. She served as I Cross Volunteer in during the Vietnam is survived by three Alan Christner III upsonville, Ky.; EdHurd Christner of , Fla.; Richard RanChristner of St. Pelrg, Fla.; a daughter, la Ann Christner of lole, Fla.; three sisFrancis Mullen of iort, Tenn., Sandra of Nashville, Tenn., belle Hurd of Hennville; five grandchilone great-grandchild; al nieces; several *ws. addition to her parshe is preceded in i by a grandson, EdChristner Jr.; and her Ifather, former Ten•e Governor Ben W. igr, memorial service will eld at 10 a.m. SunJuly 14, 2013, at Holy ty Episcopal Church le Frescoes in GlenSprings with Father les Supin and Deacon ey Long officiating. £3 'Operation Medicine Drop' event scheduled for July 13 Staff report The annual summer Op­ eration Medicine Drop will be held on Saturday, July 13 in the Waimart parking lot in West Jefferson. A booth will be set up from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m to drop off these medications. The Ashe County Sheriff's Office would also encour­ age anyone with large amounts of medication to please call the sheriff's of­ fice during the week and schedule a time to drop the medication off. Operation Medicine Drop is an effort co­ ordinated by the Ashe County Sheriff's Office, National Committee for the New River, County of Ashe, N.C. Depart­ ment of Insurance, Safe Kids North Carolina, the State Bureau of Inves­ tigation, the U.S. Drug Enforcement agency and local groups to prevent accidental poisonings and substance abuse and protect the water of the county. During 2012, a total of 87,481 dosage units col­ lected was much larger than the 2011 total of 31,054 and 2010 total of 40,346. The ACSO hopes these events held keep medicines out of the hands of the ir­ responsible and out of the rivers. With unintentional poi­ soning deaths on the rise in the state, Operation Medicine Drop reminds ' parents and caregivers to keep medicines locked up and out of reach of chil­ dren. 'Stuff the Bus' drive begins Staff Writer nham@civitasniedia.com Deidra Milam Hurley Deidra Milam Hurley, of Warrensville and previ­ ously of Mountain City, Tenn., passed, away on Wednesday evening July 3, 2013, at her residence. She was 47. Deidra was born on Aug. 1, 19.65, to the late Fritz Edwin Milam and Anne Lunsford Milam. Deidra is survived by her two daughters, Kendra Hurley of Vilas and Hava Ashley of Boone; two brothers, Lindsey Milam of Jefferson and Mike Milam of Creston; two grandchil­ dren, Madison Romans and Hadon Ashley; a spe­ cial friend, Randall Hamm of Warrensville; and sev­ eral aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces, and nephews. The family will be hav­ ing a private memorial at Ashe Park at 4 p.m. on July 13, 2013. Condolences may be sent to the fanfily through our website at www.mountaincityfh.com. The family of Deidra Mi­ lam Hurley has entrusted her services to Mountain City Funeral Home, 224 S. Church Street, Mountain City, TN 37683. also buying silver, platinum & coins / PAGE :I Nathan Ham Nina Mae Farmer of Creston passed away on Saturday, July 6, 2013. She was 71. She was born on April 12, 1942, to the late Lettie Eldreth. In addition to her moth­ er, Nina was preceded in death by a sister, Bonnie Huton, and brothers, John Eldreth and Elmer Eldreth. Nina is survived by her loving husband of 55 years, Thomas Farmer; daughters and sons-inlaw, Bebbie and Frankey Shupe of Mountain City, Tenn., and Sara and Jay Greer of Greensboro; son and daughter-in-law, Doug and Peggy Farmer of Cres­ ton; sisters, Irene Cox of Mountain City, Tenn., Erleen Farmer of Jefferson and Shirley Cornett of West Jefferson; brother, Fred Eldreth of Mountain City, Tenn.; grandchildren, Chris Morley and wife Sarah of Mountain City, Tenn.; Jennifer Medley and husband Chris of Cres­ ton; great grandchildren, Toby Miller, Ethan Mor­ ley, Brandon Davis, Austin Medley and Leland Mor­ ley; 14 nieces and neph­ ews; special friends, Patsy and Benny Coe, Kathy Weaver, Richard McCoy and members of Pond Mountain Fire Department and many more. The family will receive friends from 5-7 p.m. on Thursday, July 11, 2013, at the Mountain City Funeral Home Chapel with the fu­ neral service to follow at 7 p.m. with Rev. Spencer Roark and Rev. Mike Farm­ er to officiate. Special music will be B Hurd Ferree i Hurd Ferree, of St. burg, Fla., died Monuly 8, 2013, at her er home in Glendale rs. She was 76. ; Hurd Ferree was in Knox County, on Saturday, Aug. 6, to the late Edward and Newel Hooper l- K I DAY, J ULY 12,2013 Is Ashe County schools will be open once again in just over a month, and a local bank wants to make sure several students across the county have the necessary supplies they need to start off a successful school year. The Yadkin Bank "Stuff . the Bus" campaign origi­ nated in 2008 and has con­ tinued to be an important school supply drive for six Nathan Ham | Jefferson Post The sixth annual "Stuff the Bus" school supply drive held at years now. Program organizer Beth Yadkin Bank will continue until Aug. 14. Hall is in her first year of spreading the word to get these items donated off in the lobby at the Jef­ in the past," said Hall. "In­ in Ashe County. Previous ferson or West Jefferson stead, the area schools will be handing the supplies organizer Carolyn Miller branches of Yadkin Bank. Suggested school sup­ out as they are needed." retired. Hall wanted to under­ plies include paper, note­ If you have any questions score the importance of books, binders, pencils, concerning the school sup­ getting the community in­ erasers, hand sanitizer, cal­ ply drive, call Beth Hall at volved in this school sup­ culators, tissues, colored (336) 246-9800. ply drive and make people pencils, pens, rulers and Yadkin Bank locations: aware that donations will backpacks. 1488 Mt. JeffersonKd. There is also one more be accepted until Aug. 14, West Jefferson, NC change for this year's drive. a later date than previous "We will not be giving 28694 years due to school start­ 709 E. Main St. away the supplies at our ing later than usual. Supplies can be dropped branch, like we have done . 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Pat plan could McCrory be consid­ didn't of­ ered reve­ fer many nue neutral specifics while mak­ during his ing it vir­ campaign tually im­ for goverpossible to . nor but he adequately was clear fund educa­ about a few tion. health things. care, and Two of other vital them were state ser­ that he sup­ Chris Fitzsimon vices. ported an T h e overhaul H o u s e of the state tax code that was rev­ plan would reduce state enue neutral and that he revenues too, by several would not sign legisla­ hundred million dollars tion putting any more a year. Neither proposal restrictions on access to for tax changes comes close to McCrory's in­ abortion services. The promises provid­ sistence on revenue neu­ ed some small comfort trality - at least his old to folks worried that the definition. McCrory appears to Republican legislative leaders would make even be playing even more more devastating budget disingenuous semantic cuts to education and games with the radical human services in the anti-choice legislation name of tax reform and rushed through the Sen­ would take further steps ate last week. McCrory was asked to strip away fundamen­ tal reproductive health during a debate last fall care rights from women what legislation fur­ ther restricting access in North Carolina. At least on these to abortion services he two issues, McCrory would sign and he re­ would be the backstop plied "none." Monday he to prevent the tea party restated the promise that General Assembly from he would not sign a bill that would restrict ac­ passing its most radical cess, which the current proposals. legislation dearly does. Maybe not. McCrory said at a But McCrory refused news conference Mon­ to say he would veto day that he does still be­ the bill, leaving open the lieve tax reform should possibility that he would be revenue neutral, allow it to become law which under almost any without his signature, definition would mean technically keeping his that the new tax struc­ campaign pledge not to ture would bring in at sign any further abortion least the same amount restrictions. of revenue as the old one Maybe that's not what to keep state services at he has in mind, but de­ current levels. clining to pledge to use But then McCrory of­ his veto pen makes you fered a new definition, wonder if McCrory is saying that revenue neu­ considering the cow­ tral means "able to meet ardly way of dealing with the budgetary require­ the highly controversial ments of state govern­ Issue. ment." That's a much In fact, listening to different standard. McCrory redefine terms The latest version about taxes and carefully of the Senate tax plan parse his words about would decrease state rev­ the abortion bill in light enues by a billion dollars of his campaign prom­ a year when fully imple­ ises, you half-expected mented. him to say it all depends Senate Presideyt Pro on what the meaning of Tern Phil Berger wrongly "is" is. claims that would allow McCrory spent most enough revenue growth of the campaign for gov­ to meet the state's es­ ernor talking about the sential needs, so under need for real leadership McCrory's new defini­ in North Carolina.Surely tion and Berger's version this is not what he had in of essential needs, that mind. JONCDie Published twice weekly by Civitas Media LLC, P.O. Box 808 203 S. Second Ave., West Jefferson, NC 28694 Periodicals postage paid at West Jefferson, NC 28694 Phone 336-846-7164 Email cclark@civitasmedia.com Subscription rates in Ashe County - $38/year In North Carolina - $48 01/year Editor/General Manager Staff Writer Staff Writer Sports Writer Advertising Sales Advertising Sales Classifieds/Legals Cliff Clark James Howell Dylan Ijghtfoot Nathan Ham Teresa Roark Laws^ John Sears Kay Hart Mail Room Department Julia Beck Postmaster: Send address changes to Jefferson Post P.O Box 808 West Jefferson NC 28694-0808 All content copyright 2012 by Civitas Media LLC and may not be reproduced without permission. July 12,201# — Thomas Jefferson, 1787 VJeiL... IT WAS QUfTTMG T\Me WMetA 9JW>eHlY B^€ft,NevrtQ^ANt> ABdtfcR OF OTU6R STATE SeHATdRS 3 M e H e f p o i . ..1 WoKe up UISRN A T>TCHNe*T -toTbues Can Tillis duplicate Holshouser butes of a successful statewide campaigner. When former Gov. James Holshouser died For instance, in a high-ranking legislator's last month, many North Carolinians of all office, people flood in trying to persuade him political persuasions remembered with grati­ or her to help them by giving tax breaks, pro­ tude his example of political leadership and viding for roads or other public investments unselfish public service. in their communities, passing laws that help One Republican U.S. Senate candidate has their business or pther activity. With so a special additional reason to be grateful for many people courting and charming him or Holshouser's example. As Thorn Tillis, speak­ her, the legislator can develop an attitude of er of the North Carolina House of Representa­ entitlement. tives, seeks to leverage his legislative service But on the campaign trail the role is re­ into a successful U.S. Senate race, he must versed. It is the candidate who has to do the be looking for examples of other Republicans charming. who have moved directly from the state legis­ The successful legislator has to be an ac­ lature to win a major statewide election such complished practitioner of backroom deal­ as governor or U.S. Senator. D.G. Martin ing and compromise. On the campaign trail, He will find only one example, Jim Hols­ reports of such dealings can be used to at­ houser, who, while serving in the North Carotack the legislator's character. Voters look for lina House, won the 1972 governor's election. No other modern-day Republican legislator has won a clearly stated and firmly held positions on important is­ major statewide race. sues, not the kind of pragmatic wheeling and dealing that If you are thinking that until recently Republicans in make for a successful legislator. North Carolina, including legislators, were frozen out of Legislative service is a rough and ready business. Con­ high political office, remember their extraordinary suc­ flicting ambitions, objectives, and personalities can re­ cess in races for governor and the U.S. Senate. In addi­ sult in bitter rivalries, especially within the same political tion to Holshouser, there are Governors Jim Martin and party. Bitter rivals can get revenge when their enemies Pat McCrory and Senators Jesse Helms, John East, Lauch run for higher office by quietly working to undercut the Faircloth, Elizabeth Dole, and Richard Burr. candidate with key constituencies. Only Holshouser won while serving iq the state legis­ Finally, while legislators are usually popular in their lature. home districts, the legislature as an institution is often It is not for lack of trying. In recent years, respected very unpopular. People tend to blame every bad thing Republican legislators like Robin Hayes, Leo Daughtry, about state government on the group that makes the laws. Chuck Neely, Patrick Ballantine, and Fred Smith were un­ Voters can hold a legislator who runs for statewide of­ successful candidates for governor. fice responsible for everything the legislature has done. Democratic legislators have had a similar lack of suc­ If the election becomes a referendum on the work of the cess in winning election as governor or U.S. Senator. Cur­ legislature, the legislator probably loses. rent U.S. Senator Kay Hagan was the first Democratic All this is bad news for Speaker Tillis. This year's legisla­ legislator to find success in a major statewide race in ture has made a host of people angry, and it is not just the modern times. Moral Monday folks and Democrats. If he loses the vote How can this lack of success by legislators be ex­ of every voter who has a grudge against the legislature, he plained? starts his campaign with a lot of ground to make up. One possibility is that the work experience of a success­ But he can always remember that Jim Holshouser had ful legislator does not necessarily coincide with the attri- a lot of ground to make up, too. COMMUNITY CALENDAR July 12 - July 15 The Friends of the Li­ brary is featuring Patriot­ ic Baskets. Come and bring your guests to explore these and other ideas for enter­ taining children and adults. We also have theme baskets that make great birthday gifts. Lots of varieties of books and magazines are available for your gift giving and reading pleasure. Drop by the library and visit our Gift Shop. July 12 - Sept. 14 (USPS 441-810) Member NC Press Association Pi$e 4 Ashe Central Panthers Class-Family Reunion. No matter what year you gradu­ ated, you are invited to join in celebrating the class of 1988 25th class reunion. The event will take place at Mountain Advantage on Sept. 14, 2013. There will be a bonfire, DJ, food, laugh­ ter and an excellent time to catch up old times. To reg­ ister for your attendance, or for more information, call Christy Pennington at 336877-0380, Jared B. Greer at 336-877-0128, or Lori Cal­ houn for payment arrange­ ments at 828-963-0699. July 12 1:30 p.m. Jefferson Ex­ tension and Community Association Club meeting will be at Smoky Mountain Barbecue. 4 - 8 p.m. Spaghetti S u p ­ per. There will be a BenefitAll-You-Can-Eat Spaghetti Supper at Riverview Com­ munity Center. The pro­ ceeds are to help Ruby Jones with medical expenses. Donations of $8 for adults and $5 for children 12 and under, children under three eat free. There will be enter­ tainment, calk walks, and a 50/50 raffle. 5 - 8 p.m. Gallery CrawL Visit Historic downtown West Jefferson's galleries, unique shops and restau­ rants. Crawlers will enjoy an eclectic group of shops, galleries and studios repre­ senting a large and varied group of artists who will be displaying their latest cre­ ations. 5 - 8 p.m. Glimpses of Memories. Solo exhibit fea­ turing Janice Hassell will be held at the Ashe Arts Cen­ ter. An opening reception for Ms. Hassell will be held in conjunction with the July Gallery Crawl. 6 p.m. Fundraiser for Susie P. Hardin. Spaghetti dinner and bluegrass music provided by Hardin Broth­ ers Second Circle. The event will be held at the Ashe County Shriner's Building, 117 Morphew Lane, Jeffer­ son. Your $10 donation will entitle you to a spaghetti dinner with entertainment following. There will also be a silent auction. For more information, call Debbie Pbe or Candace Miller at 336246-2768, or visit the web­ site www.helpforsusie.com. Jefferson and its surround­ ing mountain. Meet the Mount Jefferson State Park ranger at the second over­ look. 6 p.m. Leona Williams at the Blue Ridge Dinner Theater. Leona Williams, J.D. Higgins and the Coun­ try Express will perform that old classic country you just love. Tickets are $30 pre-ordered, $35 at the door. Buffet opens at 6 p.m., and the show starts at 7:30 p.m. For more information or ticket reservations, call 336246-2900. 7:30 Jeanne Robertson is returning for an encore performance at the Ashe Civic Center. Jeanne, a 6'2" Miss Congeniality winner in the Miss America Pageant, has been awarded every top honor in the speaking pro­ fession. She has produced seven CD/DVD programs, is heard daily on Sirius/XM's Family Comedy Channels, and her video clip "Don't Send a Man to the Grocery Store has been viewed over five million times. Millions nationwide know that she speaks two languages flu­ ently: English and Southern. Tickets are $30 per person. For more information, or to reserve your seat, call 336846-2787. All proceeds ben­ efit the Ashe County Habitat for Humanity. July 13 July 13 and Aug. 31 10 a.m. Vista Viewing. Enjoy a view of three states while learning the oral tradi­ tion associated with Mount 12 p.m. • untiL A Com­ munity Cookout will be held at Peak Creek Church of the Brethren. Everyone is welcome. Hamburgers, hot dogs with all the trimming, music, fellowship, bounce house and bean bag toss, and singing. For directions or more information, call Ed and Rita Hall 336-372-5479 or 336-657-0958. July 14 2 p.m. Wildflower Hike. Hike the ridgeline of Mount Jefferson. Join a ranger and explore the wildflowers on the Summit and Rho­ dodendron trails. Natural histoiy and folklore will be discussed. Appropriate clothing and sturdy foot­ wear are recommended. July 16 - 29 Keep the kids entertained and excited about reading with inexpensive books and creative baskets from our Friends of the Library Gift Shop. Challenge yourself with "Meet and Author" bas­ kets, and our wide selection of fiction and non-fiction reading material. July 16, 23 and 30 5 p.m. Storytelling in Todd. Stop by the Todd General Store for old time entertainment with supper at 5 p.m. and storytelling at 6 p.m. The July storyteller line up includes: Rhody Jane Meadows - July 2; Char­ lotte Ross - July 9; Doyle Pace - July 23; and Tammy Sanabria - July 30. Todd General Store is located at 3866 Railroad Grade Rd. For more information, call 336877-1067. r �JEFFERSON POST FRIDAY, JLLY 12,201.'3 PACK.) Searching for answers? If so, Jesus came to help Have you no room for ever travelled God in their and gotten lost hearts - for hopelessly the most part. lost? Have you The land was ever been so in filled with po­ need of some­ litical upheav­ one to help al and people you that you resented even just cried out paying their in desperation? taxes. Unrest Have you ever was rampant. just realized Even those that you are truly devoted going around to God began Leila Harris like an ostrich to wonder if with your head the Messiah, in the ground, the Great and really have no clue Helper, was even coming. what was going on around * Then, lo and behold, Je­ you? sus was born of the Virgin Well, that's pretty much Mary. Even the angels in how the whole world was heaven made their ap­ at one time. Even the so pearance in the sky be­ called "chosen people" cause Help had arrived were really in the dark for the earth. about who and what When Jesus began His God was. They had got­ ministry. He walked from ten so far removed from town to town teaching the heart of God that the people, calling follow­ they were clueless about ers, and restoring true what He really desired faith. He did it in such of them. Their religion a manner that He made had become so steeped people think about not in tradition that they had only what He was saying, but He made them search their own hearts, as well. "Then Jesus went thence, and departed into the coasts of Tyre and Sidon. And, behold, a woman of Canaan came out of the same coasts, and cried unto him, say­ ing, Have mercy on me, 0 Lord, thou Son of David; my daughter is grievously vexed with a devil. But he answered her not a word. And his disciples came and besought him, say-* ing, Send her away; for she crieth after us. But he answered and said, I am not sent but unto the lost sheep of the house of Israel. Then came she and worshipped him, say­ ing, Lord, help me. But he answered and said, It is not meet to take the chil­ dren's bread, and to cast it to dogs. And she said, Truth, Lord: yet the dogs eat of the crumbs which fall from their masters' table. Then Jesus answered and said unto her, O woman, great is thy faith: be it unto thee even as thou wilt. And her daughter was made whole from that very hour." (Matt 15:21-28, KJV). He made sure that the woman was sincere in her belief that He could heal her daughter. How often do we truly and with all sincerity say, "Lord, help me." If you look back on your life at, the times you did this, can you see how wonderfully He did help you? Later, a man came to Je­ sus asking help for his son, "And one of the multitude answered and said, Mas­ ter, I have brought unto thee my son, which hath a dumb spirit; And where­ soever he taketh him, he teareth him: and he foameth, and gnasheth with his teeth, and pineth away: and I spake to thy disciples that they should cast him out; and they could not. He answereth him, and saith, 0 faithless genera­ tion, how long shall I be with you? how long shall I suffer you? bring him unto me. And they brought him unto him: and when he saw him, straightway the spirit CHURCH CALENDAR July 13 6 p.m. Saturday Night Singing will be held at Landmark Baptist Church. The guest singer will be Kevin Spencer. Pastor Rev. Charlie McCoy and the congregation invite every­ one to attend. The church is located in the Silas Creek Community. July 14 - 18 ley, and Rev. Dale Wheeler. Special singing each night. Everyone is welcomed to attend. For more informa­ tion, call 336-384-3457. 11 a.m. Rev. Brian Weaver will be the guest speaker at Temple Baptist Church. The church is lo­ cated on Radio Hill, West Jefferson. 11 a.m. DOM David Blackburn will be the guest speaker at Healing Springs Baptist Church. The congregation and Pas­ tor Rev.' Kevin JoneS invite you to attend. 6 - 8 p.m.Vacation Bible School. Real Life Church wiU be holding VBS at God's Backyard Bible Camp. 2 MP3 players will be given away to a lucky boy and girl. The kick off wiU be from 5:30 - 8 p.m., Sunday, July 21, and from 6 - 8 p.m. Monday through Thursday. Transporta­ tion will be available. The church is located in the old Catawissa Lumber Plant in West Jefferson.For more information, call 336-9770564. 11 a.m. untiL Barbe­ cue chicken dinners. The youth department of the Bethel Baptist Church will be selling barbecue chicken dinners in the parking lot of Auto Zone, West Jefferson. The cost of the dinners are $8 per plate include barbecue chicken, baked beans, cole slaw, roll, and dessert. July 14 - 19 July 14 foUow clues to the King of Kings. Pastor Rev. Garrett Mahaffey and congrega­ tion welcome you. July 19 6:30 - 8 p.m. Vacation Bible School Ashe County Worship Center invites you to attend. The kick off will be from 4 - 8:30 p.m., Sun­ day, July 14, with games, cookout, classes and fun. Classes will be held nightly. For more information, call 336-846-1189. 7 - 9 p.m. Vacation Bi­ ble School. Temple Bap­ tist Church invites you to attend. VBS will start July 14. Sunday from 6 - 8 p.m. and continue nightly from 7 - 9 p.m. July 20 July 15 - 16 9 a.m. - 2 p.m. Vacation Bible SchooL Pine Swamp Baptist Church invites you to attend. The theme is "RBP's Investigation Des­ tination" where you will 7 p.m. nightly. Tent Re­ vival will be held on Piney Creek Road, Lansing. Evan­ gelists for the two week revival are Rev. Jason Nun- Service Dept. Open on Saturdays DODa&JBP'HIM Jeep RAW Free Tire i Rotation & Brake Inspection Free MultiPoint Good thru July 31,2013 Coupon mustbepr^CTtedto Service Hours: Mon-Fri 7:30am - 6:00pm Sat. 8:00am-3:00pm AdvU„r . „r ^nj EXPRESSM MI r OH CHAHBIS a moir • • 2000 West U .S. Hwy. 421N • Wilkesboro N C Shop online 24/7 at w W w . E m p j r e D o d g e ; o m - Toil-Free 1-888-471-6310 VISIT EMPIREDODGE.COM FOR INSTANT CREDIT APPROVAL APPLICATION WE HAVE OVER 20 BANKS READY AND WN • ,M. ^ LEND MONEY! July 21 - 25 tare him; and he fell on the ground, and wallowed foaming. And he asked his father. How long is it ago since this came unto him? And he said. Of a child. And ofttimes it hath cast him into the fire, and into the waters, to destroy him. but if thou canst do any thing, have comjfession on us, and help us. Jesus said unto him, If thou canst believe, all things are pos­ sible to him that believeth. And straightway the father of the child cried out, and said with tears, Lord, I believe; help thou mine unbelief. When Jesus saw that the people came run­ ning together, he rebuked the foul spirit, saying unto him, Thou dumb and deaf spirit, I charge thee, come out of him, and enter no more into him. And the spirit cried, and rent him sore, and came out of him: and he was as one dead; insomuch that many said, He is dead. But Jesus took him by the hand, and lifted him up; and he arose." (Mark 9:17). Again, Jesus made sure the man was sincere and that he really believed Jesus could help, then He fulfilled the impossible. Jesus came to earth to help us, to help us glorify God, to help us in our faith, to help us believe, and to help us each and every day, with each and every need. He knows all about our woes, our troubles, our frets, our fears, and even our temptations. "For we have not an high priest which cannot be touched with the feeling of our in­ firmities; but was in all points tempted like as we are, yet without sin. Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need." (Heb 4:15-16). So let us ask, expect, and receive His help in every­ thing. Because when we are sincere and have faith that He can help, when we say, "Lord, help me," He will. Amen. We owe it all to you. Thank you for making us the ifl auto insurance provider in North Carolina for over 20 years'. We couldn't have done it without you. If you need a quote on auto, home, life or business, call us today so we can protect the things that are most important to you. Join me in West Jefferson. Andy Patton 425 East 2nd St. 846-4196 Nationwide Is On Vour Side' • KH Nil comunw linnPC *0tfgcu iMmw to tMnnmia tyiui Hum* Contain, mv tlttwM Cnm ">»'• 0<l« Cotanbui Om fllv, .-..v. tMmvrm nam* • m.«»ii|. Minna."» NnHonwI. ton«-,v> • <nf tan «»«. w™, imol NnuM* MUita u»wv ion w Mm,* i .."wmy u nam,numo mpq-OWHC IW/W �FRIDAY, JULY 12,2013 ONLINE Game of the Week video can be found a\ jeffersonpost.com Nathan 1lam. Sports Writer (836) 846-7164 nhain(c< L-ivita.sinedia.com Golf tournament raises more than $195,000 #' Vannoy Construction and many partners, clients and vendors came together to raise money for college and university scholar­ ships for Ashe County students in memory of Jer­ emy Elliott on June 26. Elliott passed away in 1996, after a valiant strug­ gle against leukemia. Last year, through the same charity golf tour­ nament, a little Over $110,000 was raised. This year, that number was far exceeded when the finally tally came in at just over $195,000. One hundred percent of the proceeds from the tournament benefit the Jeremy Elliott Memo­ rial Scholarship Fund and Ashe County education. The tournament kicked off with a shotgun start at 8 a.m. on Thursday. A stag­ gered rotation of players in the morning and afternoon at the Jefferson Landing Golf Course allowed for all interested parties to play. To bring fun competi­ tion to the tournament, Golfers from all across the area came to Jefferson Landing for the annual tournament • Photos by Nathan Ham |Jefferson Post Over $195,000 was raised for the Jeremy Elliott Memorial Scholarship Fund. players in each morning and afternoon round were awarded for the best team scores, as well as "Closest to the Pin" winners. Closest to the Pin Morning #2 - John Thomas #6 - Riley Heckman #14 - Chad Frye #17 - Steve Santa Ana Afternoon #2 - Randy Beeson #6 - Dan Muller #14 - Tim Vannoy #17 - Dan Muller Team Winners: Morning First place Carl Armato Chad Frye David Bernd Jason Bernd Second place Clint Bedsaul Brad Bedsaul Rick Bedsaul Jack Draker Third place John Montgomery Randy Jamison Ray Love Steve Smith Afternoon First place Jim Richardson Keith Gibson Mark Summers • Dan Muller Second place Jacob May Justin Crowe Phil Miller Matt Potts Third place Jim Wilcox Football camp begins Monday Nathan Ham tant those are Campers will to be good, all-around need to arrive players at any level of the The 2013 each day by 8 game. Huskies Foot­ Ashe Coun­ ball Camp will a.m. and leave ty head coach hit the ground Brian Hampat 11 a.m running for ton along with three days this his coaching month, starting on Mon­ staff and several current day, July 15 and lasting football players will be through Wednesday, July on hand to instruct the 17. young players. Campers will need to Those eligible to par­ arrive each day by 8 a.m. ticipate in camp are rising and leave at 11 a.m. Ath­ first through rising sixth letes should report to graders. The cost for the the field house and wear camp is just $20 and that t-shirts, shorts and ten­ includes a camp t-shirt. . nis shoes or cleats and be If you have any ques­ ready to go. tions or would like more Players will learn the information, call Coach basic fundamentals of Hampton at the high football and how impor- school at (336) 846-2400. Sports Writer nham@civitasmedia.com Hie photo |Jetterson KOSI ASU quarterback Jamal Londry-Jackson is one of two Mountaineer players on the Walter Payton Award watch list. App has two on Payton Award watch list u a s factball New football program brings awareness to concussions Nathan Ham Sports Writer nham@civitasmedia.com Concussions are becom­ ing a major problem in sports, particularly in football. Studies continue to show years after suffer­ ing concussions, athletes can face both physical and psychological issues way down the road. USA Football is try­ ing to get a jump start on that by hosting the Heads up Football Player Safety Coach Clinic in Charlotte this Saturday. Former Concord High School head coach E.Z. Smith is in charge of the camp, which is designed to teach youth football coaches the proper way to fit helmets and shoul­ der pads for their play­ ers, be aware of concus­ sion symptoms and be able to teach their play­ ers the proper way to tackle without lowering their heads. More than 35 area coaches will be at the event to learn and b^ing the knowledge back to players and parents. According to USA football, the ultimate goal is' for coaches to "oversee their leagues' implementation of the highest national coach­ ing standards for youth football," which includes proper concussion safety techniques and monitor­ ing. The "Heads Up" tack­ ling drills are designed to utilize five fundamentals through a series of drills to reinforce proper tack­ ling mechanics and teach players how to properly tackle with a focus on reducing helmet contact. The safety event is scheduled for this Satur­ day at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte from 8 a.m. until 5 p.m. USA Football is a non­ profit organization that works with youth and high school football pro­ grams to ensure a fun and safe game for all players involved. Nathan Ham Sports Writer nham@civitasmedia.com. In the final year for Appala­ chian State Football at the Foot­ ball Championship Subdivision level of play, a pair of Mountain­ eers hope to take home the most prestigious FCS award. Senior quarterback Jamal Londry-Jackson and sophomore wide receiver Sean Price were named to the preseason watch list for the 2013 Walter Payton Award. The Payton Award is given to the country's best FCS player. Londry-Jackson and Price are two of the three Southern Con-, ference players on the watch list. Georgia Southern quarterback Jerick McKinnon is also a pre­ season player to watch. Londry-Jackson is very familiar with this award as he was a final­ ist for the 2012 Payton Award. He finished 14th in voting. According to goasu.com, Lon­ dry-Jackson led the SoCon in passing yards and total offense, and ranked seventh in the nation in those two statistical categories. Londry-Jackson was just 13 yards shy of breaking Armanti Edwards' all-time passing record in a sea­ son. The youngster Price had a huge freshman campaign, setting NCAA FCS records with 81 catch­ es and 1,196 yards, both of which were the highest totals ever for a freshman player. Price was also named SoCon Freshman of the Year and was an all-conference and ail-American performer. Both players will be trying to become the first ASU player to win the award since Edwards won it in back-to-back seasons, 2008 and 2009. Commission reports'Operation Dry Water' results The N.C. Wildlife Resources Com­ mission reported results from this past weekend's Operation Dry Water, an annual nationwide education and enforcement campaign to alert boat­ ers to the dangers of operating a boat while impaired (OWI). "Arrests for operating while im­ paired in North Carolina were down this year from previous campaigns," said Maj. Chris Huebner, the state boating law administrator for the Wildlife Commission. "I think the majority of boaters understand the added risks and make the smart choices while on the water. With the upcoming July 4 holiday and the summer months, I hope that contin­ ues to be the case." The state results from Opera­ tion Dry Water in 2013: Vessels Contacted: 2,361 Boaters Contacted: 6,041 Citations Issued:153 Warnings issued: 326 Non-Boating Violations: 190 OWI arrests: 22 Highest Blood Alcohol Concen­ tration: 0.22 (three times the legal limit) Participating Officers: 171 The 2012 results included 6,152 boaters contacted and 32 OWI ar­ rests. In North Carolina, OWI penal­ ties include a maximum $1,000 fine and possible jail time. Since the launch of Operation Dry Water in 2009 by the National Asso­ ciation of State Boating Law Admin­ istrators and the U.S. Coast Guard, the percentage of boating fatalities with alcohol Usted as a contributing factor has decreased from 19 percent to 17 percent in the United States. Despite the decrease, OWI still ac­ counts for a disproportional number of on-the-water deaths. In 2011, alco­ hol was a contributing factor in just 8 percent of boating accidents overall, but figured in 17 percent of boating fatalities. For information on navigation rules and boating safety, as well as locations to boat and public access areas, go to www.ncwildlife.org/ boating or call 919-707-0031. �J KI PERSON POST PAGE 7 FRIDAY, JL I.V 12, 201;i Rain From Page 1 closed to through traffic Monday, and the damaged section of road had been cut out by DOT crews. A similar but less severe "slide out" occurred on Chestnut Hill Road, Miles said. DOT crews have been working overtime repairing road damage around the county, he said. Wettest year on record? More rain fell on Ashe County in the first week of July than in the entire month of June, accord­ ing to National Weather Service Meteorologist William Perry of the Blacksburg, Va., forecast of­ fice. So far, the first six months of 2013, have been the wettest first half of any year in Ashe County history, Perry said. From Jan. 1 to July 7, the coun­ ty registered 48.5 inches of rain, the most rain for that period during any calendar year since records for the county began in 1896, Perry said. Twelve inches of rain fell in January alone. From 1896 until now, Ashe has averaged just under 47 inches per year. So much rain fell during the first six months of 2013, Perry said, that the county would have to see no more rain until Halloween to register something like a nor­ mal year. The last time Ashe County saw similar rainfall was 1993, when 46.6 inches fell during the first six months of the year. The wettest full year on record was 1979, with 64.7 inches., fol­ lowed by 2003 with 61 inches, and 1983 with 60.8 inches. Consistent meteorological re­ cords for the county didn't be­ gin until 1910, and some data is missing from earlier records, making any years "wettest" claim based on official records "unofficial," Perry said. Camp From Page1 have donations," Nance said. For Stoddard, the camp­ ers from CCC were a God­ send. Unable to work because of what he described as be­ ing "a little sick," the full enormity of his precarious health became apparent as he described the litany of medical conditions he has faced over the last several years, including a stroke and an ongoing heart con­ dition that required surgi­ cal intervention. He smiled as he looked at the campers installing the ceramic tile on the sec­ ond floor of his Warrensville home. "They are all good work­ ers and very professional," said Stoddard, who added the tiling job had been on hold for two years because of his health. Stoddard said Rob Brooks from Ashe Out­ reach Ministries had co­ ordinated the visit by the CCC campers to his home for the help. The campers are on the hunt for donations and for those they can help this summer. Nance offered who the campers are and what they can do to help others. • The campers are vol­ unteers who are good. Christian folks who want to lend a helping hand. They volunteer a week of their summer in help folks with home repair. • There is no charge for the work, but a home­ owner may be asked to help provide building ma­ terials if possible. How­ ever, said Nance, don't let a lack of materials or money keep you from call­ ing. . • If you or someone you know needs the help of CCC, call them at 336-4671862. The summer camp pro­ gram is costly and many of the campers hold fun­ draisers throughout the year to generate the nec­ essary amount needed to attend, as well as receive assistance from their local church congregations. After a week of fellow­ ship, fun, and new friend­ ships forged, the campers can look back at" the work accomplished for those less fortunate and offer thanks for the chance to have made a difference, and also in gaining an ap­ preciation for the life jour­ ney that awaits them. "The experience is worth more than any­ thing," said Nance. IMI MICHAEL'S WE BUY GOLD! BlLike us on Facebook "fill Main Street 336-838-5964 Aviation From Page 1 relies on creating new jobs ects whose benefits exceed here, but also on retaining the costs to the state, and function, but average annu­ great companies like GE," which would not be under­ al wages will be $47,942, said McCrory in a press taken in N.C. without the plus benefits, according to conference announcing grant. the release. The creation of the GE expansion. "We're Under the terms of the 105 jobs in Ashe County, serious about building on company's JDIG award, with average annual com­ existing industries in N.C., GE Aviation is eligible to pensation 66 percent high­ and this project is a perfect receive up to 12 annual er than the median house­ example of our commit­ grants equal to 75 per­ hold income of $28,824, ment." cent of the state personal could mean over $5 million McCrory said the com­ income tax withholdings in wages pumped into the pany had picked N.C. over from the eligible new jobs local economy annually. other locations because of created since the date of A local $1.2 million in­ the state's strong, educated the initial award. centive package, approved workforce and high quality Receipt of each annual at a June 3, joint session of of life. grant is based on state-cer­ the Ashe County Commis­ "The aviation industry is tified proof that the compa­ sioners and the West Jef­ a critical target sector for ny has fulfilled incremental ferson Board of Aldermen, N.C., one that is becoming job creation requirements. was part of a GE expan­ increasingly important to Over 12 years, the JDIG sion deal approved by N.C. sustainable job and invest­ award could yield aggre­ Department of Commerce ment growth for the state," gate benefits to GE Avia­ Economic Investment said N.C. Commerce Sec­ tion of up to $3.57 million. Committee (EIC) this retary Sharon Decker. In addition, up to morning, Mitchell said. "Our state has the $1,190,000 in funds from The incentive package is customized job train­ the company's JDIG award based on GE meeting in­ ing programs and skilled could be added to the vestment and job creation workforce that advanced state's Utility Fund for in­ benchmarks over the next manufacturers like GE Avi­ frastructure improvements nine years. ation need to compete in a in economically distressed With $585,000 from global market," she said. counties. When a JDIG the county, and $615,000 The GE expansion proj­ is awarded to a company from the Town of West Jef­ ect was made possible in whose site is located in the ferson, the Ashe incentive part by an award to GE state's more economically will underwrite construc­ Aviation from the state Job prosperous counties, 25 tion of an 80,000-square- Development Investment percent of the company's foot addition to the GE Grant (JDIG) program, as grant is allocated to the facility, and creation of 105 voted by the EIC. Receipt Utility Fund to encourage new jobs by 2017, Mitchell of the award is based on economic development in said. proof of job creation and less prosperous counties. Each of the four com­ other performance require­ For more information munities where GE was ments, according to the on the county tier des­ considering expansion pre­ Governor's office. ignations, visit: http:// sented their own incentive The award is also sub­ www.nccommerce.com/ packages, she said. ject to fund availability. research-publications/ "I believe that the elect­ JDIGs are awarded only to incentive-reports/countyed officials of Ashe County new and expanding busi­ tier-designations. and West Jefferson work­ nesses and industrial projThe GE expansion proj­ ing together should receive a great deal of credit for en­ suring we are in a situation that this kind of expansion can happen," Mitchell said. 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Price's Toyota was re­ possessed at his Creston home Oct. 26, 2012, by the Ashe County Sheriff's Office, enforcing an or­ der from Watauga County Clerk of Court Diane Deal. Price filed a federal civil suit May 30, 2013, against Ashe County Sheriff James Williams and two depu­ ties for taking possession of the Toyota, and against Deal and five Watauga at­ torneys for awarding the car to Citifinancial. Price alleges that Deal denied him due process by ordering the car repos­ sessed despite a Watauga County District Court rul­ ing that overturned her ar­ bitration judgment pending trial. According to Price's complaint, Williams and his two deputies took the car without valid warrant or territorial jurisdiction. The suit seeks $7.5 mil­ lion for alleged violations of Price's 4th, 5th and 15th Amendment rights. In July 2012, Price filed an "Act of State, Reaffirma­ tion of Character and Re­ nunciation of Attempted Ex­ patriations" with the Ashe County Register of Deeds. In it, Price proclaims himself a "natural born Di­ vine creation....Ambassa­ dor and Subject-Citizen of the Kingdom of Heaven... an American Sovereign Citizen-Principal in good standing and Behavior... and 'dominium' (absolute owner) inhabitant of the organic United States..." The document "de­ clares void" any attempt to change Price's citizenship status to "person," "con­ sumer," "plaintiff/defen­ dant," "resident," "taxpay­ er" or "debtor," and warns that seizure of his property will result in damages of "Tens of Millions of...Unit­ ed States dollars...to be multiplied by not only the damaging party(ies), but by all those in concert and cause of action." In N.C., to knowingly is­ sue or deliver a worthless check for over $2,000 is a Class I felony, according to GS 14-107. The Wilkes County District Attorney's Office declined to com­ ment on the legal implica­ tions of the checks, citing their possible involvement Dylan Mitchell Taylor in any future legal proceed­ ings related to the matter. Attempts to reach Com­ Staff report missioner Price for com­ ment were unsuccessful. Daniel Lee Grubb July 1 Lisa Gail Hardy, 48, of Crumpler was charged with driving while im­ paired. Hardy was released later that day. Kenneth Daniel Cox July 2 Kenneth Daniel Cox, 48, of West Jefferson was charged with larceny of chose in action. Bond was set at $5,000. July 3 Dylan Mitchell Taylor, 19, of Wilkesboro was charged with possession of drug paraphernalia. Bond was set at $500. Deanna Cherie Billings July 4 Kristopher Dwight Eller, 31, of West Jefferson was charged with assault on a child under 12. Bond was set at $1,000. Eller was re­ leased later that day. July 5 Daniel Lee Grubb, 20, of Todd was charged with lar­ ceny of chose in action and obtaining property by false pretense. Bond was set at $500. Grubb was released on July 7. Kristopher Dwight Eller July 6 Deanna Cherie Billings, 22, of West Jefferson was charged with simple as­ sault and communicating threats. Bond was set at $800. * West Jefferson United Methodist Church 107 W. Second Street Wert Jefferson, North Carolina 336-246-S292 www.wjumc.net 9:45 Sunday School 11:00 Morning Worship CORNERSTONE FELLOWSHIP Bomeft St. • Wert Jefferson 846-3954 Pastor Todd Brewer Casual ft Contemporary Sunday Sdiool 10:00 a.m. Sunday Worship 11:00 a.m. Wednesday Bible Study 7:00 p.m. ST. FRANCIS OF ASSISI CATHOLIC CHURCH 246-9151 Rev. James Stuhrenberg Main A Ivy Streets. • Jefferson Sun. Morning Mass - 9:00 am Saturday Evening Mass 5:OOpm English & 7:00pm Spanish Weekday Morn. Mass Cad for times Faith Fellowship Ws# Kid. MM* Study 9:10 am toffee and fellowship 10:30-11 Sunday Servke 11:00 am Wednesday Night: F.B.I. Bible Study - 6:10 pm EIHott Osewltt. Paster 676 S. Main St.. Jefferson 846-346 Beaver Creek Christian Church Lisa Gail Hardy Midway Baptist Church 1670 Mt. Jefferson Rd.. West Jefferson. NC 28694 Old Hwy. 221 Near Golf Course Rd. West Jefferson • Since 1890 846-3795 Jim Dawes, Minister Sunday School 10:00 a.m. Morning Worship 11:00 a.m. Evening Service 6:30 p.m. Pastor Steven LeaShomb (336) 246-2012 Sunday School - 9:45 a.ei. Morning Worship -11:00 a.m. Evening Worship - 6:00 p.m. Wednesday Bible Study - 7:00 p.m. wv/w. mldwciybopihtncorq Mount Jefferson Presbyterian Church Smethport IndepemJmi Baptist Church Rev. Will Keyword 336-846-7445 Sunday School • 9:45 AM Worship • 11:00 AM 201 S. Jefferson Ave., West Jefferson Reverend Phil Arnold 194 and 88 Watt. Smethport. NC Sunday School 9:4S a.m. Worship H:00 mm Sunday Night Servkes 6:30 p.m. Wednesday Servke 7:00 p.m. Mission! Building by faith Promise 846-7481 II i hou ahalt not malce unto thee aruj g-aven imsujr. IX thou shalt not bear false witness thij neu^hor o keep it holij V HonontJiy lather 4r,W}nr¥5r*¥ri\4, Seventh-Day Adventist Church of Warrensvillc Jefferson United Methodist Church Rev. Urn Starbuck, Pastor Pastor: Kevin Morgan IIS East Main St., Jefferson, NC (336) 846-9512 9:00 a.m. Informal Worship 9:41 a.m. - Sunday Sdiool for ad ages 11:00 a.m. - Traditional Warship Service We would love to have you lujviiP Phone - 982-3076 Mt. Jefferson Baptist Church Rev. Keith Casey I9S7 US Hwy 221 N. Jefferson, NC (336) 246-4764 336-667-6092 9.-4S a.m. 11:00 a.m. Sunday • Worship Sendee 6:30 p.m. T.I.4.M. 6:00 p.m. • Jey In the Morning 10:00 m.m Saturday Services: Bible School -10:00 AM 11:15 AM ThotJ shalt not IV Services: Sunday School 10:00 a.m. Worship Service 11:00 a.m. Wednesday Bible Study 7:00 p.m. Youth Oast (All Stan for Jesus) Everyone Welcome! Rector - The Rev. Stephen Miller VIII M KcipemtVI the ftabtioth || ill Pastor, Chris Cox Holy Trinity Church Thou shalt not commit ,»<li iltiij III Trtou shalt not take the name, ol the I ORD thi| GOD m vain NC (EpIscepaBan) VII > Big Flotts Baptist Church Parish of the Holy Communion Glendalc Springs Eucharist 10:00 am Christian Education 8:30 VI Thou shalt not lol Thou sk ill have no other befo ZLT "fe Peak Creek Church of the Brethren Pastor: Ed Hall 336-372-5479 Sunday SchooklO AM Worship Service: II AM continuing the work of Jesut Peacefully, Simply, Together 2082 Peak Creek Church Rd. Laurel Springs. NC 28644 7:00 p.m. Bald Mtn. Baptist Church Pastor Rev. Lawrence Goodman M60 Bold Mtn. Rd.. Wert Jefferson Sunday School 9:30 e m. Sunday Morning Worship Service • 8:30am A I0:4S am Sunday Evening Worship -6:00 am Wednesday Med S:1S pm Bible Study-6:30 pm •nldmountolnchurcti.org EmoH: Bcddmounftdn6shyhest.com Church 877-1550 iSa -Hut. A Comer of Hwy. 221 Cherry St. Jefferson 246-6077 0 VANNOV Bethany United Methodist Church 336-877-2801 49$ Highway 194 South "And No led them as tor or to Bethany... end He Messed them" Uhe 24:10 BLUERfOOE (A KnurToucheunc EneffV futner H&W Oil Company Home Health 828.265.3388 Hospice 828.265.3926 739 US Hwy 221 Bus West Jefferson 246-9969 Mon. - Sat.: 8:30AM - 5:30PM Sunday Schoui at 10:00 a.m. Warship at 11:00 mm Wednesday Night at 7:00 p.m. 982-5*50 I Or Pepper 24-HOUR BURNER SERVICEl HOME HEALTH & HOSPICE In Lansing. NC Rev. A. Owen Feeler Sunday School 9:45a.m. Sunday Worship 0:00 a.m. CONSTRUCTION Compliments of VANNOY & SONS CONSTRUCTION COMPANY Long Branch Baptist Church A YOUR FULL SERVICE OIL COMPANY CITGO pw Fi Bottling Company West Jefferson U 1246-4591 First Assembly ol God Church Pastor Kotth Styron Corner of Faw-Roiand A McNeil Sts • Jefferson 88 West - Left en McNeil. One Block; Sunday School - 9:30-10:15 a.m. Morning Worship - 10:30 a.m. Sunday Evening - 6:00 p.m. Wednesday Night Bill Study - 7:00p.m. The Jewel Shoppe 785 East Main Street The Mountain Village Shopping Center Jefferson, NC 336-246-4155 RID-A-BUG EXTERMINATING Termite & Pest Control Call 846-9241 Ronnie Hopkins To list your local church on this page, call the Jefferson Post at 336-846-7164 / . \ n �JEFFERSON POST FRIDAY, JULY 12, 201.*5 Paul 9 • CLASSIFIEDS LEGALS LEGALS LEQALS STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF ASHE IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE DISTRICT COURT DIVISION BEFORE THE CLERK 06-JT-21 06-JT-22 IN THE MATTER OF DLR AND KLR, MINOR JUVENILES NOTICE OF SERVICE OF PROCESS BY PUBLICATION STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF ASHE IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE DISTRICT COURT DIVISION BEFORE THE CLERK 06-JT-21 06-JT-22 IN THE MATTER OF DLR AND KLR, MINOR JUVENILES NOTICE OF SERVICE OF PROCESS BY PUBLICATION TO: MELISSA RASH TAKE NOTICE that a plead­ ing seeking relief against you has been filed in the above proceeding. The nature of the relief sought is as follows: 1. That the Petitioner is seek­ ing to terminate the parental rights of Melissa Rash. You are required to make de­ fense to such pleading no later than the 8th day of August. 2013 and upon failure to do so, the party seeking service against you will apply to the court for the relief sought. TO: GUSTAVO RESENDIZ TAKE NOTICE that a plead­ ing seeking relief against you has been filed in the above proceeding The nature of the relief sought is as follows: 1. That the Petitioner is seek­ ing to terminate the parental rights of Gustavo Resendiz. You are required to make de­ fense to such pleading no later than the 8th day of August, 2013 and upon failure to do so, the party seeking service against you will apply to. the court for the relief sought. DATED THIS 25th day of June, 2013 DATED THIS 25th day of June. 2013 REEVES LAW FIRM. PLLC By: John Benjamin "Jak" Reeves Amy C. Brodland P.O. Drawer 67 West Jefferson, North Caro­ lina 28694 (336) 246-7172 REEVES LAW FIRM. PLLC By: John Benjamin "Jak" Reeves Amy C. Brodland P.O. Drawer 67 West Jefferson, North Caro­ lina 28694 (336) 246-7172 published:6.28.13/7.5.13/7.12. 13 published 6.28.13/7.5.13/7.12. 13 NOTICE TO CREDITORS NOTICE TO CREDITORS Having qualified as Executor for the Estate of Richard E. Yates, deceased late of Ashe County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of said deceased to present them on or before 9th day of Octo­ ber, 2013, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recov­ ery. All persons indebted to said estate will please make immediate payment. This the 25th day of June, 2013. This the 27th day of June, 2013. PUBLISH: 6.28.13/7 5 13/7.12.13/7.19.13 STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF ASHE In the Matter of the Foreclos­ ure of the Deed of Trust William H. Pierce and wife. Brenda Pierce. Grantor, to Anthony S. di Santi., Substitute Trustee. As recorded in Book 403, Page 61 of the Ashe County Public Registry See Substitution of Trustee which Substitutes Anthony S. di Santi as Substi­ tute Trustee in the place and stead of Original Trustee, as recorded in Book 440. Page 2126 of the Ashe County Pub­ lic Registry This the 18th day of June, 2013. Jenny F. Griffin 133 Smokey Wood Lane Wilkeboro, NC 28697 IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION 13-SP-78 Ben Hurley Kilby & Hurley P. O. Box 24 West Jefferson, NC 28694 NOTICE OF SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE S FORECLOSURE SALE OF REAL PROPERTY Pursuant to the power and au­ thority contained in the Deed of Trust from William H. Pierce and wife, Brenda Pierce to An­ thony S. di Santi (the "Substi­ tute Trustee") 4or the benefit of Highlands Union Bank recor­ ded in Book 403, Page 61 of the Ashe County Public Re­ gistry (the "Deed of Trust"), the undersigned Substitute Trust­ ee will sell at public auction, to the highest bidder for'cash. the real property described in Ex­ hibit A attached to the Deed of Trust (which description is fully incorporated herein by refer­ ence). together with all rights, privileges and appurtenances thereto (the "Property"). NORTH CAROLINA ASHE COUNTY NOTICE OF LOWELL P. VINEYARD EXECUTOR OF THE ESTATE OF JOHNC. VINEYARD The undersigned, havina quali­ fied as Executor of the Estate of John C. Vineyard, de­ ceased, of Ashe County. North Carolina, this is to notify all persons having claims against said estate to present them to the undersigned on or before the 20th day of September, 2013, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recov­ ery. All persons indebted to the said estate will please make immediate payment to the un­ dersigned The record owner of the Prop­ erty as reflected by the re­ cords of the Register of Deeds of Ashe County not more than ten (10) days prior to the post­ ing of this Notice was William H. Pierce and wife, Brenda Pierce. This the 21st day of June, 2013. The Property will be sold sub­ ject to any and all matters su­ perior to the lien of the Deed of Trust, including without limita­ tion: (a) superior mortgages, deeds of trust, liens and as­ sessments, if any; (b) the lien of unpaid ad valorem taxes; (c) valid and enforceable ease­ ments and restrictions of re­ cord; and (d) matters which would be revealed by & cur rent and accurate survey of the property. Benjamin G. Hurley, Jr. Kilby & Hurley Attorney at Law PO Box 24 West Jefferson, NC 28694 For the Estate of Richard E. Yates Connie L. Cooper 1526 Front Street 4 Beaufort. NC 28516 Cynthia Hart 1119 Thistle Gold Drive Hope Mills. NC 28348 NORTH CAROLINA ASHE COUNTY NOTICE OF JENNY F. GRIFFIN, EXECUTRIX OF THE ESTATE OF CORA MAE PENNINGTON The undersigned, having quali­ fied as Administrator of the Es­ tate of Cora Mae Pennington, deceased, late of Ashe County, North Carolina this is to notify all persons having claims against said estate to present them to the under­ signed on or before the 23rd day of September. 2013, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All per­ sons indebted to the said es­ tate will please make immedi­ ate payment to the undersigr Publication dates: 06/21; 06/28; 7/5; 7/12 Having qualified as Adminis­ trator for the Estate of Richard B. Cook, deceased late of Ashe County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons hav­ ing claims against the estate of said deceased to present them on or before 28th day of September. 2013, or this no­ tice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery All persons in­ debted to said estate will please make immediate pay­ ment. For the Estate of Richard B. Cook LEGALS PUBLISH:07.05.13/7.12.13/7.1 9.13/7.26.13 Publish: 06.21.13/06.28 13/07.05.13/07 .12.13 hnns Miscellaneous The Property will be sold "AS IS. WHERE IS." Neither the Substitute Trustee nor the holder of the debt secured by the Deed of Trust, nor their re­ spective officers, directors, at­ torneys. employees, agents or authorized representatives, make any representation or warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions ex­ isting in, on, at or relating to the property, and any and all responsibilities or liabilities arising ou\ of or in any way re­ lating to any such conditions expressly are disclaimed. NATIONAL MARKETPLACE Are You Still Paying Too Much For Your Medications? You can sav* up lo 90% whan you fill your prescription* at our Canadian and International Pharmacy Service. ^ Celecoxlb" HtmH rqutralaw oUdrtees"". 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Any successful bidder shall be required to tender the full bal­ ance of the purchase price so bid in cash or certified check at the time the Substitute Trust­ ee tenders to him a deed for the Property or attempts to tender such deed, and should said successful bidder fail to pay the full balance of the pur­ chase price so bid at that time, he shall remain liable on his bid as provided for in North Carolina General Statutes Sec­ tions 45-21.30(d) and (e). In addition to the purchase price so bid any successful bidder will also be responsible for payment of revenue stamps and other costs of closing the sale, including fees and costs of the Substitute Trustee in­ curred after the date of sale $2500 Off Service 1ST The sale will be held open lor ten (10) days for upset bids as by law required. Donate Your Car! Call Now 888-928-2362 Fast Free Pick Up 24 Hour Response DATE OF SALE: July 18. 2013 HOUR OF SALE: 10:00 a.m. PLACE OF SALE: Ashe County Courthouse UNITED BREAST CANCER N D ATTON! This the 18th day of June, 2012. Call 7 days a week Anthony S. di Santi. Substitute Trustee di Santi Watson Capua & Wilson 642 West King Street Post Office Box .193 Boone, North Carolina 28607 Telephone: (828) 264-6126 Publish: 7.5.13/7.12.13 Maximum Tax Deduction Non Runners ON North Carolina Ashe County Special Proceedings No. 13 SP 31 Substitute Trustee: Philip A. Glass AMENDED RE-NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE ARE YOU A DIABETIC? f pay for your diabetic o no cost to you. Call NOW lo make sura WOU ma gatting tha basl doal on your Diabatic Suppli**' Date of Sale: July 16. 2013 Time of Sale: 12:00 p.m Place of Sale Ashe County Courthouse Descripton of Property: See At tached Description i Record Owners: Leonard L. McAfee. Sr Address of Property: 929 Je Gentry Rd Crumpler, NC 28617 Deed of Trust . YOU MAY QUALIFY FOP . A glucose meter upgrade . Fraa prascriptlo" dalivary . Grant dnal* on product* iurvicn . And FREE gift* Call Today, Protect Tomorrow! americasdiabctl SAVINGS CLUB 1-888-718-8142 Mon Fit Ami 11pm-Sal 9am Bpm • Sun lOain - Apm EST ' ~ " LEGALS Miscellaneous fflgK^!?!aency75TJTDOoft WOOD FURNACE from Cent­ ral Boiler burns less wood 25 year warranty Matthews Heat­ ing Solutions 336-501-1618 Book 270 Page 2357 Dated December 19, 2001 Grantors: Leonard McAffee, Sr aka Leonard L McAffee. Sr. and wife, Ruby McAffee aka Ruby T Mcaffee, tenants by the entirety Original Beneficiary: First Charter Bank AUCTION / ESTATE / YARD SALE Yard Sale —CARAGEA'AHB 5ALE— Saturday, July 13 (Rain or Shine) CONDJTIONS OF SALE: Should the property be pur­ chased by a third party, that person must pay the tax of Forty-five ttents (45c) per One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) required by N.C.G.S §7A308(a)(1). This sale is made subject to ail unpaid taxes and superior li­ ens or encumbrances df re­ cord and assessments, if any, against the said property, and any recorded leases This sale is also subject to any applic­ able county land transfer tax, and the successful third party bidder shall be required to make payment for any such county land transfer tax A cash deposit of 5% of the purchase price will be required at the time of the sale Any successful bidder shall be re­ quired to tender the full bal­ ance of the purchase price so bid in cash or certified check at the time the Substitute Trust­ ee tenders to him a deed for the property or attempts to tender such deed, and should said successful bidder fail to pay the full balance purchase price so bid at that time, he shall remain liable on his bid as provided for in North Caro­ lina General Statutes Section 45-21.30 (d) and (e). This sale will be held open ten (10) days for upset bids as required by law. Residential real property with less than 15 rental units: an or­ der for possession of the prop­ erty may be issued pursuant to G.S 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the clerk of superior court of the county in which the prop­ erty is sold. Any person who occupies the property pursu­ ant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1. 2007, may. after receiving notice of sale, terminate the rental agree­ ment upon 10 days' written no­ tice to the landlord. Upon ter­ mination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination. Dated. 6-24-13 Philip A. Glass, Substitute Trustee Nodell, Glass & Haskell. L.L.P. • Exhibit A (Legal Description) ALL THAT CERTAIN LOT OF LAND SITUATED IN CHEST­ NUT HILL TOWNSHIP, ASHE COUNTY, NORTH CARO­ LINA AND MORE PARTICU­ LARLY DESCRIBED AS FOL­ LOWS: A CERTAIN TRACT OF LAND CONTAINING 0.743 ACRE ACCORDING TO A SURVEY BY RANDY G RHODES, RE­ GISTERED LAND SURVEY­ OR NO L-3094, BOUNDED BY THE LANDS OF, FORMERLY OF OR IN POS­ SESSION OF, THE FOL­ LOWS: ON THE NORTH AND EAST BY BEN GENTRY (BOOK G-5. PAGE 434), ON THE SOUTH BY THE NORTH­ ERN SIDE OF NCSR #1593, AND ON THE WEST BY WERT CARTER, AND BEING MORE PARTICULARLY DE­ SCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: COMMENCING ON AN EX­ ISTING 1" IRON PIPE. THE BENJAMIN GENTRY NORTH­ WEST CORNER; THENCE S 01 DEGREES 03' 19" W FOR A DISTANCE OF 674.02 FEET TO THE BEGINNING. BEGINNING ON A 1/2" REBAR SET IN THE GENTRY LINE WITH A DIVISION OF THE GENTRY PROPERTY, S 78 DEGREES 07' 04" E FOR A DISTANCE OF 187.08 FEET TO A 1/2" REBAR SET; THENCE S 19 DEGREES 35' 01"W (CROSSING A 1/2" REBAR SET AT 207.80 FEET) FOR A DISTANCE OF 213.58 FEET TO A POINT ON THE NORTHERN SIDE OF NCSR #1593; THENCE ALONG THE NORTHERN SIDE OF THE ROAD. N 78 DEGREES 51' 00" W FOR A DISTANCE OF 117.71 FEET TO A 1/2" REBAR SET A LOCUST POST. THE WERT CARTER-BEN GENTRY CORNER; THENCE WITH THE CARTER LINE. N 01 DEGREE 03' 24" E FOR A DISTANCE OF 217.02 FEET TO THE BEGINNING Being the same property De­ vised to Ruby T Gentry, from the Personal Representative for the estate of BENJAMIN EVERETTE GENTRY, date of death 03/09/1994, Estate Package/Probate Roll #94 E 70. final decree status 05/14/1995. all of which is re­ corded in the ASHE County, NC Public Registry. Being that parcel of land con­ veyed to RUBY T MCAFEE AND HUSBAND LEONARD L. MCAFEE, SR , AS TENANTS BY THE ENTIRETY from RUBY T. 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CALL Now! 1-888-476-0098 �PAGE 10 FRIDAY, JULY 12, 2013 JEFFERSON POST Civitas Media 400 Results Saturday at Daytona International ASSOCIATED PRESS PHOTOS Johnson's second helpiig Jimmie Johnson's win at Daytona on Saturday marked the first time since 1982 that a driver won both annual top-series races at the track. "Five Time" repeats as Sprint Cup race winner at Daytona Jenna Fryer Associated Press DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) - A flawless race gave Jimmie Johnson a per­ fect year at Daytona International Speedway and put him on another exclu­ sive list. Johnson became the first driver in 31 years to sweep Daytona International Speedway, accomplishing the feat with a dominating run Saturday night for his fourth win of the season. The Daytona 500 winner is the first driver since Bobby Allison in 1982, and the fifth overall, to win both races in a season at Daytona. "I don't think I made a bad move tonight. I'm pretty proud of that," Johnson said. "Gosh, growing up in Southern California and watching Bobby Allison ... to do anything Bobby has done is pretty special." The five-time NASCAR champion was the leader on the restart for a two-lap sprint to the finish in overtime Saturday night. He held off Kevin Harvick on the restart, and then pulled out front to a size­ able lead. Tony Stewart moved into second and may have been timing his attempt to make a pass for the lead when a caution in the middle of the pack froze the field. "We knew it was coming." Johnson said of the late accident. "Getting down to the end of these things, we knew it was going to get exciting." Stewart was second, followed by Kevin Harvick in a Chevrolet sweep. Both thought Johnson's fast car, once able to get out front, was untouchable. He led 94 of the 161 laps. "These things are such a crapshoot... all 43 guys have a shot at winning the race," Stewart said. "They definitely had a fast car. I mean, they had a fast car at the 500, they had a fast car here, so it makes sense." Harvick thought the outcome would have been different if anyone had been able to get a push past Johnson. "1 think we could have done the same 1. (8) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet. 161 laps. 140.7 rating, 48 points. 2. (13) Tony Stewart. Chevrolet. 161, 91.4, 42 3. (26) Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet. 161, 77.3, 41. 4. (3) Clint Bowyer. Toyota, 161, 80.6, 40. 5. (7) Michael Waltrip, Toyota, 161, 74.4, 39. 6. (22) Kurt Busch, Chevrolet, 161, 103 7, 38. 7. (27) Jamie McMurray, Chevrolet, 161, 112.4, 38. 8. (16) Dale Earnhardt Jr., Chevrolet, 161, 96.3, 36. 9. (19) Casey Mears, Ford. 161, 88.5, 35. 10. (21) Ryan Newman, Chevrolet, 161, 64, 34. 11. (9) Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Ford, 161, 84.5, 33. 12. (1) Kyle Busch, Toyota, 161, 95.4, 33. 13. (32) J.J. Yeley, Chevrolet, 161, 60.5, 32. 14. (11) Danica Patrick, Chevrolet, 161, 80 9 30 15! (28) David Gilliland, Ford, 161, 64.6, 30. 16. (17) Jeff Burton, Chevrolet, 161, 52.7, 29. 17. (10) Greg Biffle, Ford. 161, 75.6, 27. 18. (40) Travis Kvapil, Toyota, 161, 64.8, 27. 19. (39) Terry Labonte, Ford, 161, 47.2, 25. 20. (20) Trevor Bayne, Ford, 161, 73.4, 0. 21. (15) Brad Keselowski, Ford, 161, 88.1, 23. 22. (38) David Ragan, Ford. 161, 52.8, 23. 23. (34) Bobby Labonte, Toyota. 161, 56.1, 21. 24. (43) Landon Cassill, Chevrolet, 161, 37.6, 0. 25. (37) Josh Wise. Ford. 161, 41.8, 0. 26. (25) Marcos Ambrose, Ford, 161, 85.9, 18. 27. (42) Joe Nemechek. Toyota, 161, 36.3, 0. 28. (36) Scott Speed, Ford, 161, 49.4, 16. 29. (12) Carl Edwards, Ford, 161, 66.3, 15. , 30. (41) David Reutimann, Toyota. 159, 51.1, 14. 31. (29) Dave Blaney, Chevrolet, 157, 50.5, 13. 32. (4) Kasey Kahne, Chevrolet, acci­ dent. 155, 95.4, 12. 33. (2) Matt Kenseth, Toyota, 154, 82.6, 12. Denny Hamlin, pictured on the far left, was involved in a race-ending crash at Daytona on Saturday. Hamlin missed four races earlier this year after a different accident. thing in clean air," Harvick said. "I think bra in his lower back, and took a hard hit last Sunday at Kentucky. the front car is in a lot better control." He tested Monday at Indianapolis Clint Bowyer was fourth and team coowner Michael Waltrip fifth in a pair of Motor Speedway, but had to be evaluated Toyotas. Then came Kurt Busch, Jamie by a doctor on site before he got in the car. McMurray and Dale Earnhardt Jr. as And his race-ending accident came after he Chevrolets took six of the top eight spots had climbed back from a lap down from an and seven of the top 10. earlier incident involving fellow Toyota Casey Mears was ninth in a Ford, fol­ driver Martin Truex Jr. lowed by Ryan Newman. But NASCAR was Also involved in the late accident with reviewing the finishing order long after the Hamlin and Allmendinger were Matt race ended. Kenseth, Hamlin's Joe Gibbs Racing team­ The race was stopped for almost nine mate, and Jeff Gordon. minutes for a six-car accident with 11 laps "I saw the wreck and tried to slow down remaining that included yet another and miss it, but just not much I'could do," vicious hit for Denny Hamlin. Kenseth said. Hamlin's car inexplicably turned right The race resumed with seven laps and spun hard into the frontstretch wall. It remaining and Johnson leading teammate then turned back into traffic and.Hamlin • Kasey Kahne. Johnson then made a strange was tagged hard by AJ Allmendinger in a move to the high line to block Marcos hit that caused his car to lift off the ground. Ambrose and it might have cost him the Both he and Allmendinger had to collect race as it put Kahne out front in the bottom themselves after climbing from their lane of traffic. wrecked cars, but both were evaluated and But as the two Hendrick drivers dragreleased from the infield care center. raced around Daytona, Ambrose clipped Hamlin missed four races earlier this sea­ the side of Johnson as he attempted a sud­ son with a compression fracture in a verte­ den lane change. '.'14-^? I44=I4:*--T.T.'I /comfort - i \fjj OBVUC 34. (23) Jett Gordon. Chevrolet, acci­ dent, 151 68 3. 10. 35. (33) A J Allmendinger, Chevrolet, accident, 149, 55.6, 9. 36. (24) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, acci­ dent. 149, 72.8, 9. 37. (35) David Stremme, Toyota, acci­ dent, 127, 56.5, 7. 38. (30) Aric Almirola, Ford, accident, 127, 61.3, 6. 39. (14) Juan Pablo Montoya, Chevrolet, 126, 61.9, 5. 40. (18) Joey Logano, Ford, 105, 69.2, 4. 41. (5) Martin Truex Jr., Toyota, acci­ dent. 97. 65.9, 3. 42. (31) Michael McDowell, Ford, vibra­ tion, 33, 24.9, 2. 43. (6) Paul Menard, Chevrolet, engine, 23, 46.3,1. SOUND OFF These things are such a crapshoot ... all 43 guys have a shot at winning the race; —Tony Stewart SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT Most New Vehicles Sold By Ross Now Come With A Limited: LIFETIME P0WERTRAIN WARRANTY loaluring Cool Action "* Oel Memory Foam IMF PFACFOFMIND... F0RFIFR! We go the distance tor you to get a J I M ' S CORNER FURNITURE 1 -rfHing •! oui.1 varv tot .so-v maM'S ana _6 1 mm mi Cabin or Castle... We'll Furnish it! Directions: Just 5 miles from Jefferson on Hwy 194N/88W, Turn Right on Northwest Sch. Rd. 160 Northwest School Rd. Warrensville, NC (336)384-2929 Monday - Friday 9:00 - 5:00 • Saturday 9:00 - 3:00 (HRTSltR • HIP D0DGI • RAM S||o\\< \s| K\IM You shoultl. too! WOSSAUTO.COM " 2282 HWY 10S SOUTH • 1 -336-846-4636 • www.wjchevy.net 1774 Mt. Jefferson Road • West Jefferson. NC 28694 KA REAM BOONE, N( jeep CALL TODAY! 828-264-3626 • 800-789-0477 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Jefferson Post Type The nature or genre of the resource Newspaper Description An account of the resource The Jefferson Post was a twice-weekly newspaper printed in West Jefferson, North Carolina. Printing news, announcements and obituaries for Ashe County, the newspaper was owned by Civitas Media of Davidson, North Carolina, and had a circulation of 6,500. The Jefferson Post began publishing in 1988. The newspaper was the result of a merger between Ashe County's historic weekly newspaper The Skyland Post and a competing weekly of 10 years, the Jefferson Times. 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Page 2 Isola thun Hi: 8 SPORTS INSIDE Beech Mtn 5K/15K ...Page5 Vol. KM, Issue 57 XT*rrR •< \ m ASU releases i and Dean sU .. Page 6 m.oo TUESDAY. JULY 16,2013 Thirty arrested en meth cl Eight Ashe County defendants plead guilty, await sentencing Staff report Thirty arrests were made in a joint drug task force op oration targeting metharaphetamine trafficker m Ashe, Al­ leghany, Caldwell. Watuaga and Wilkes counties, and John­ son County, Tenn.. U.S. Attor­ ney Ann Tompkins announced Thursday. July 11. Code-named "Operation Di­ xie Crystal," the task force in­ volved local, state and federal law enforcement agencies. The investigation has resulted in 10 federal indictments and 17 guilty pleas to date. James Foy Courtney Dewayne Deborah PhUlips Criminal indictments were Tina Ann Miller Parsons Patterson Lewis unsealed in U.S. District Court yesterday, with 10 defendants — including seven from Ashe awaiting trial, seven are from counties involved since 2003. The case is being prosecuted by County — charged with federal Ashe County. One defendant, with a street value of over $4 Assistant U5. Attorney Steven drug offences and related crimes. front Trade. Tenn., is still at million. Over the course of the R. Kaufman of the U.S. Attor­ Three additional defendants — large, -with a reward offered for investigation, law enforcement ney's Office in Chariotte. including two from Ashe County information leading to his arrest. seized approximately 30 fire­ Agencies recognized According to a U.S. Attorney arms, bve vehicles. 20 pounds — face federal drug charge, and "1 am very proud of the suc­ methamphetamine and cess of Operation Dixie Crysare currently scheduled for trial. press release, the co-conspira­ of Of the 17 defendants who tors sold more than 200 pounds $150,000 in U.S. currency, See METH I Page 4 entered guilty pleas and are of methamphetamine in the six z The investigation it on-going. Delra Roten Jones celebrates 100 years THE OFFICIAL SPONSOR OF BIRTHDAYS! Ashe County Relay tor , Life scheduled for July 19 Submitted photo| Jettct son Post Mrs. Delra Roten Jones, who lived through the Great Depression, the moon landings, several major wars and the inau guration of the first African-American President, celebrated her 100th birthday at Ashe Services for Aging on May 27. 2013. At the celebration were (from left) Ashe County Commissioner Gary Roarfc. Ashe Services for Aging Clara Miller and Charles Caudi 11 and Ashe County Commissioner Judy Poe. and Delra. also known affectionately as "Mamaw" The flowers were given by Maynard Stuart of Jefferson Floritt. Mildred Childe Lee to speak at Ashe Civic Center Dylan Llghtfoot Staff Writer dtighHoot®civrtasmed»a.com "I do love to tell stories about my papa," said Mildred Childe Lee. daughter of the late Gen. Robert E. Lee, at a July 9. press confer­ ence at the Museum of Ashe Couny History. "He had a great fondness for North Caro­ lina." Lee said. As a member of "Marsh Robert's" illustri­ ous family and a Virginia society insider dur­ ing the "late unpleasantness" between the states. Lee displays an encyclopedic knowl­ edge of the generals private and public life, and a boundless repertoire of anecdotes from her family's life through the war years Sharing her recoDections of the Civil War era. Mildred Childe Lee will appear at the Ashe Civic Center 7:30 p.m. July 27, in a spe rial one-night-only, one-woman show spon­ sored by West Jefferson's Buffalo Tavern. Mildred Childe, the youngest daughter of Robert E. and Mary Anna Custis Lee. is por­ trayed by actress and Lee scholar Nora Brooks in authentic period costume. Hailing from Monroe, Brooks was a history teacher at Sun Valley High School. At 15, she "fell in love" with the Gen. Lee when she be­ came an avid reader of Civil War history, espe­ cially his private letters. "Lee's integrity and honor swept me off my feet." she sakL "It's been a real joy leseaivhing him." Brooks has performed as Mildred Chil­ de for two of the general's great grand­ daughters and two of his great-great granddaughters, she said • Reserved tickets for the show are available from the Ashe Arts Council. Adult admission is $15, with child tickets $5. All proceeds from the show go to benefit the Ashe County Frescoes Foundation. For more information, pjeasc call the Ashe Arts Council at (336) 846-ARTS. Ashe County, are you ready to Relay for Life? This annual event, held locally since 1995, is the signa­ ture fund-raising event for the American Cancer Society. Now in its 100th year, the American Cancer Society has been leading the way in transforming cancer from deadly to preventable. Today. 400 more birthdays are celebrated every day because of progress made against cancer with the dollars raised through Relay for Life. The Ashe County Relay for Life will be held at Ashe County High School on Friday. July 19. with opening cer­ emonies set to begin at 6 p.m.. including the presentation of colors by the Ashe County JROTC, and the singing of the National Anthem by Calli Phipps. which will be fol* lowed by the ceremonial survivor Up at 6:30 p.m. With a fund-raising goal of $60,000 this year, local vol­ unteers say that the focus of this year* event is "Why Ashe County ReUys," with multiple short speakers sched­ uled to share their stories throughout the night, who are all Ashe County residents. The community-wide event is always well attended, and is anchored by the involvement of local teams repre­ senting churches, businesses and communitv-hased orga­ nizations. According to local ReUy Chair Mary Jo Black, this year's Relay features 39 business, church and corpo­ rate sponsors and a total of 21 local teams. "Ashe County has always been so supportive of our Re­ Uy events, and we expect this year to be no different." she said. "We kx>k forward to seeing everyone there!" Lots of activities are scheduled, including music See RELAY I Page 4 I „ansing Alderman receive (ilS of town water, sew er system Board approves work on E Street, walking trail Staff report Dyton ityrtfoot |Jefferson Post Mildred Childe Lee. daughter of Gen. Robert E. Lee. will appear at the Ashe Civic Center at 7:30 p.m. July 27. Lee is portrayed by actress Nora Brooks, who calls upon an an encyclopedic knowledge of the General's family and military life In bringing his youngest child, and the time in which she lived, to life. The Lansing Board of Alderman received an up­ dated Geographic Informa­ tion Systems (GIS) map set of the town's water and sewer system at their July 8, regular meeting, and ac­ cepted two bids for work to be done on E Street and the Lansing Creeper Trail Park walking traiL The board met with Mayor George Rembert and Alderman Mauvine Shepherd absent, leaving Aldermen Jack Brown. Dylan Lightfoot, Michelle Slat on and Brenda Reeves, with Town Clerk Bernice Prestwood and Treasurer Beth Johnson, to work through the July agenda. Jessica Brannock of the High Country Council of Governments presented the Town of Lansing with a GIS map package detail­ ing the town's water and sewer lines, including a package of blueprints and CDs of the GIS files for the towns computer. The maps are accurate to a distance of less than one meter. Brannock said, and show system details such as water meter and manhole location, and water and sewer line lo­ cation. diameter, material and direction of flow. By installing free GIS software, drawings of the water and sewer lines can viewed in detail, and specific views printed See GIS 1 Page 4 �TYKSIUY, .11 PAC.K 2 Jeffkrson Post LY 16, 2016 YOUR NEWS CONNECTION FOR MORE THAN 82 YEARS The Jefferson Post Serving you...your world Community News and Happenings • Sports • Breaking News • Local Business News • Obituaries • Lifestyles • And More! jeffersonpost.com Proud partner with WXI1, Winston-Salem, and other news affiliates in the region. Canoer drowns in New River West Jefferson Woman's Club plans Ninth Annual Game and Card Party The West Jefferson Woman's Club is planning its ninth annual game and card party this year at Hensley Hall at the West Jefferson Methodist Church fmrn 10 a.m.-3 p.m., Wednesday, July 24. Sandwiches will be provided by Sweet and Savory along with other refreshments by the club. Tickets, which include lunch, will be $25. This is the club's major fundraiser of the year and the last eight have contributed over $10,000 to worth­ while projects in the area. The "Game and Card Gala" will be open to anyone who would like to come and bring friends to play any type of board game or cards. The Woman's Club encour­ ages those who are interested to come as a table, however if you cjo not have someone to play a game with, call the number below and the Club will try to match you up with someone or a group. There will be door prizes and refreshments will be served. Tickets can be obtained from club members. You may also call Melinda Hamrick, President of the cluh and coordinator of the Staff report A canoer drowned in the South Fork of the New Riv­ er Saturday, Ashe County Sheriff James Williams re­ ported Sunday morning. Just before 3 p.m. July 13, Robert Miller, 23, who suffered from seizures, was canoeing just north of River Camp when a seizure came on, causing Miller to fall into the water and drown, Williams said. Ashe County Sheriff's Of­ fice Communications had no further details on the incident when contacted Sunday afternoon. Emergency units re­ sponding were the ACSO, Ashe County Rescue Squad, New River Volunteer Fire Department and Blue Ridge Medical Transport. fundraiser, at 219-0297. Because space is limited, tickets need to be purchased before the event. "This is a great way to help with extremely important com­ munity projects and have a ter­ rific day of fun, and perhaps meet some new neighbors at the same time," said Hamrick. The Woman's Club is hoping to expand the fundraiser to in­ clude more people who play board games. According to Hamrick, "there have been many bridge and Canasta players each year, but we know there are mahjong, chess, Rook, Scrabble and Rummikub and other players who would en­ joy the day and we hope they will tome out and join us. And we'd like to get more men involved, loo." Ev­ eryone who has come to the |)arty in the past has enjoyed it and most come back year after year. While the game and card party is a lot of fun, the most important outcome is the money raised to support the community. The club voted at a recent meeting to focus funds this year on Imagination Ashe and the Ashe'School Based Health Center (also known as the Top Dog clinic). Imagination Ashe is an affiliate of the Dolly Parton Foundation's Imagination Library (although it receives no funding through the Foundation) and it provides an age appropriate book every month to every chikl under 5 years old vol­ untarily enrolled in the program. Over 25,000 books have been de­ livered to children in the county Dylan Lightfot ON DIGITAL SERVICES FOR YOUR HOME DIGITAL TV Staff Writer dligbtfoot@civitasmedia.com Two canoers capsized in the swift, choppy current of the South Fork of the New River Friday, July 5, prompting a search-andrescue mission by Ashe County emergency units. Ricky Roark of the Ashe County Rescue Squad said he received the call from dispatch at around 4 p.m.. According to two witnesses — land­ owners in the Nikanor Road area — an older man and a young girl were seen floating down the rapidly-moving river shouting for help. "On my arrival, I found the landowners," Roark said. "They described (seeing) a canoe and a kayak turned over...the child had a life vest, the older man did not." 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They had managed to make it to the river bank and had begun walking back to­ ward their starting point. The canoers were iden­ tified as couple from Ra­ leigh — a 50-year-old man and a 43-year-old woman. Because the woman was small-statured, the wit­ nesses had mistaken her for a child, Roark said. Apparently avid cano­ ers, the couple explained the water in Raleigh hadn't been so rough, he said. Canoeing a river after persistent heavy rain is "a very dangerous situation," Roark said. "People don't need to be in the water un­ der those conditions." "It puts us in a danger­ ous situation, too," he add­ ed. "You can't see whats under the water...rescue squads are put at risk." CYCLES TamilY Owned and Operated Sime I 9S• • SALES • SERVICE • CONSIGNMENT t FREE ESTIMATES| Free Estimates | crews made their way HILL RIVER CYCLES BOB'S TREE SERVICE Licensed in VA Install roofing of all kinds Roof Painting Insured 8 ALL Work Guaranteed Roark called for all available emergency crews in the area, he said. In addition to the ACRS, units were dis­ patched from the Fleet­ wood Volunteer Tire Department, Glendale Springs Volunteer Fire Department, New Riv­ er Volunteer Fire De­ partment and the Ashe County Sheriff's Office. Two Ashe County Rescue Squad boats put in near the spot the ca­ noers were last seen, Roark said, with one boat searching each bank of the river as they moved downstream. Realizing other re­ sponding units would be "20-30 minutes late to the ball game," he said, rescue boats from other responding units were put in at several points a couple miles apart down­ river, and began working their way upstream. With the clock tick­ ing and still no sign of the canoers, Roark called for any available aircraft from the airport to search along the river. None were available. Using a topographi­ cal map, fire department . TREE SERVICE K 30 Years Experience since the program began in 2006. The School Based Health Center focuses on prevention so health problems and risky behaviors can be caught eariy or prevented alto­ gether. Services are provided re­ gardless of the ability to pay. Both of these programs struggle with getting sufficient funding and the club is pleased that they will be able to assist them with the pro­ ceeds of the game ar^l card party. Ashe emergency crews respond to capsized New River canoers BUNDLE & SAVE! STARTING AT Submitted photo |Jefferson Post There will be plenty of fun. fellowship and fundraising during the annual West Jefferson's Woman's Club game and card party on July 24. Make plans toattend now. 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He was called Home to be with his Lord on July 6, 2013, at the Woltz Hos­ pice Home in Dobson. He was 87. He was the son of Levi and Sallie Powell Moore Lamm. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his stepfather, C. T. Lamm; a brother, James Lee Moore; also, a son, Hal, in 1963. Dan and Wilma Parsons Moore met at Glade Valley High School in Alleghany County and both gradu­ ated in the Class of 1943. They recently moved to Parkwood Place Retire­ ment Community in Elkin. He served in the U. S. Navy during World War II. His career was in fine furniture, primarily as coowner of Dan Moore, Inc., in Augusta, Ga. He was a former member of West Augusta Rotary Club. As a young man he placed his trust in Jesus as Lord of his life. He was active at Woodlawn Bap­ tist Church in Augusta, as Deacon, teacher and in other areas. He was a member of Warren Baptist Church, Augusta, at the time of his death. In addition to his wife of 69 years, he is survived by two children; Margie Story of West Jefferson; and Ed Moore (Lynn) of Locust Grove, Ga.; grand­ children: Jonathan (Sonja) Story of Bethlehem, Ga.; Laura Story of Evans, Ga.; Merrit Moore of Au­ gusta, Ga.; Jessica Moore of Nashville, Tenn.; and a great granddaughter. A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m., July 22, 2013, at Blue Ridge Baptist Church, West Jef­ ferson. In lieu of flowers, dona­ tions would be appreci­ ated at the Mountain Val­ ley Hospice and Palliative Care, mtnvalleyhospice. org. Richard Ray Miller Richard Ray Miller of Warrensville died Sunday, June 30,2013 at Hill Fam­ ily Care Home in Todd. He was 68. Miller was born March 22, 1945, in Jefferson to William and Edith Clark Miller. Miller was preceded in death by his father. Mr. Miller is survived by wife, Delia Ray Miller; mother, Edith Miller; two sons, David Miller and Lee Miller; five step-daugh­ ters, Linda Messer, Betty Maine, Janice "J.C." Pen­ ney, Lesa Martin and San- W, July 16 - 19 7 - 9 p.m. Vacation Bi­ ble School. Temple Bap­ tist Church invites you to attend. VBS will start July 14. Sunday from 6 - 8 p.m. and continue nightly from 7 - 9 p.m. See CHURCH | Page 6 i wBeltorie INCLUDES MULTIPOINT INSPECTION AND COMPLIMENTARY CAR WASH ! i ; www.ncbeltone.com WWW.WJCHEVY.NET BETTER HOMES FURNITURE CO. 336-838-2061 County Worship Center invites you to attend. The kick off will be from 4 8:30 p.m., Sunday, July 14, with games, cookout, classes and fun. Classes will be held nightly. For more information, call 336-846-1189. i • • Ml llftlklM <1 • n wia Available in Twin • Full Queen • King Sizes e , July 16 - 18 6:30 - 8 p.m. Vaca­ tion Bible School. 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Also, for the first time in the 25 years we have lived in Ashe County, our statemaintained road actually looks like a road rather than a dusty, pot-holed, mess. Thank you DOT Team that did that - you are the best of the best of the DOT and the homeowners on this road APPRECIATE you. Susan and Lowell Shipe Creston Thanks offered for patriotism program at church Dear editor, On Sunday July 7, our church (Faith Fellowship) was treated to the most heartfelt rendering of patrio­ Relay From Page 1 tism I have ever witnessed. Generation Excellent, home school choir of Ashe County, performed a special program, produced and di­ rected by Mrs. Pam Miller, brought to us a capsulized history of the greatness of our America. The emphasis was America was great, is great, and can be greater. The performance can not be described adequate­ ly in the written word and must be seen to fully ap­ preciate its impact. Each of the young per­ sons in the drama was well prepared and projected the spirit of patriotism that demonstrated they were not only great actors/ac­ tresses but believed what they were portraying. There have been times when I have saluted the flag out of duty and did not feel the pride I once had, but not this day. I was once again filled with the thankfulness and joy of living in a country that so many served and so many died to keep us free. Thank you Pam, Jeff, and Generation Excellent for giv­ ing me a special opportunity to say God Bless America. Kershaw Getty COMMUNITY CALENDAR July 16 and Aug. 31 time entertainment with supper at 5 p.m. and storytelling at 6 p.m. The July storyteller line up includes: Rhody Jane Meadows - July 2; Charlotte Ross - July 9; Doyle Pace - July 23; and Tammy Sanabria - July 30. Todd General Store is located at 3866 Rail­ road Grade Rd. For more informa­ tion, call 336877-1067. July 16 - 29 4 pan. Anime/Manga Club meets every Tuesday in the Ashe County Public Library's meeting room for films and fund. 5 - 6 p.m. American Heart Asso­ ciation BLS for HCP Part H - Skills Check will be held in the Watauga Medical Center Auditorium. The cost is $15 (please make check pay­ able to ARHS). No refunds. The registration deadline is Friday, July 12. The class size is limited, and you 12 p.m. - until. A Community Cookout will be held at Peak Creek Church of the Brethren. Everyone is welcome. Hamburgers, hot dogs with all the trimming, music, fellow­ ship, bounce house and bean bag toss, and singing. For directions or more information, call Ed and Rita Hall 336-372-5479 or 336^57-0958. July 16 Keep the kids entertained and excited about reading with inex­ pensive books and creative baskets from our Friends of the Library Gift Shop. Challenge yourself with "Meet and Author" baskets, and our wide selection of fiction and non-fiction reading material. July 16, 23 and 30 5 p.m. Storytelling in Ibdd. Stop by the Todd General Store for old must call to pre-register and prepay For more information, call Candv Jones at 828-268-8960. * 6 - 9 p.m. American Heart Asso­ ciation Heartsaver CPR and AED Course will be held in the Watauga Medical Center Auditorium. The cost is $40 (please make check pay­ able to ARHS). No refunds. The registration deadline is Friday, J^y 12. The class size is limited, and you must call to pre-register and prepay For more information, call Candv Jones at 828-268-8960. July 17 11 a.m. Breaking of Bale. Come to the Ashe County Public Library sample tasty, garden inspired dishes created by Boondock's innovative cooks. Children can make vegetable prints while we see what's going on inside the straw bales. Free children's books given away while they last. GIS From Page 1 out for use by contrac­ tors in the future, she said. Changes to system can be easily edited. Brannock said the $48 per hour in labor for the mapping project was cov­ ered by a grant from the N.C. Rural Center, and the project was completed at no cost to the town. A $900 bid from Mar­ vin Taylor Construction for installing a 12-inch steel culvert under E Street was unanimously approved by the board. Lightfoot said erosion on the narrow backstreet posed a danger to cars driving along Old Field Branch where the creek runs closest to the road. A $1,270 bid from Marvin Taylor Construc­ tion for installing a catch basin and 8-inch pipe un­ der the park walking trail was unanimously accept­ ed. The bid was called for last month to find a solution to a drainage is­ sue on the trial. Brown said that the two bids, totalling $2,170, were surprising­ $100 meter tampering ly low for the amount of fees, the resident had ac­ crued an $800 debt to the work being done. town, she said. Pay raise for ORC A padlock had been The board unanimously approved a 21 percent pay put on resident's meter, raise requested by Tim and had not been tam­ Church, operator respon­ pered with so far, Prest­ sible in charge (ORC) wood said. There was for the town's water and evidence the customer had been stealing water wastewater systems. In a letter to the board, from a neighboring home Church said he had served in past months, but not as Lansing's ORC for 22 recently, she said. Lightfoot said he would years, and has asked for only one adjustment in look into rumors that compensation 12 years the former customer had ago. Church cited the been living without wa­ town's expanding obliga­ ter for months in a home tions as permit holders, with two children, one and his additional respon­ of them disabled. Reeves sibilities under increased suggested calling the De­ partment of Social Ser­ state regulations. Slaton said Church was vices, if this was the case. Other business due for a raise. Prestwood said that Lan­ Church's compensa­ tion was increased from sing Christmas tree seller $7,200 to $8,200 annually Gerald Blackburn owed — $725 per month — ef­ the town three years in back taxes, and asked the fective July 1. board to consider action. Meter tampering Prestwood asked the The board discussed put­ board to confer on whether ting a lien on Blackburn's to take a Lansing resident trees, and Reeves said she to court for water meter would contact town attor­ tampering. With arrears ney Jack Reeves to consult. A complaint from Lahwater bills and multiple throughout the evening by longstanding volunteer Glen Sullivan, bounce houses for kids, caricature drawings, a dunking booth, multiple walks during the night such as youth, teen, parent and grandparent, sweetheart and even backward walks. Teams also are encouraged to bring a decorated team banner or flag to display during a special team lap around the track. Concessions will be available, including hamburgers, hot dogs, home-baked goods, cot­ ton candy, popcorn, drinks and more. Those who have attended previous Relay for Life events know that one of the most meaningful aspects Of the event beyond the survivor lap is the luminary service, which features lighted luminaries that are placed around the track that honors or remembers those who have been touched by cancer. Luminaries may be purchased for $10 each until 8:30 p.m. at the Relay event, and the luminary service will begin around 9 p.m. The history of Relay for Life dates to May 1985, when Dr. Gordy Klatt walked and ran for 24 hours around a track in Tacoma, Washington, ultimately raising $27,000 to help the American Cancer Society fight the nation's biggest health concern - cancer. A year later, 340 sup­ porters joined the overnight event. Since those first steps,. the Relay For Life movement has grown into a worldwide phenomenon, raising more than $4 billion to fight cancer. ACS South Atlantic Division Community Manager From Page 1 Melissa Hiatt has been working with local volunteers for several months to plan this year's event. "Each year over tal, and my narcotics officers who four million people take to the track because of someone worked long hours, and many days they know that has had cancer. They do this because away from their families to make they want no more of this horrible disease," she said this a success," said Ashe County "This charge...'Celebrate. Remember. Fight Back.' sums Sheriff James Williams. up the event. Celebrate the victories of our survivors. "I also want to thank Special Agent Remember those who lost the battle. Fight Back by fund- Gene Parsons of the SBI who works raising, educating and supporting research to stop Can­ our of our office, hand-in-hand with cer. Relay For Life is an emotional event were you will the citizens of Ashe County," Wil­ laugh, cry, play and learn all in one night!" liams said. "He has played a major The Ashe County Relay will feature a tent for educa­ role in this effort." tion, prevention and 'how you can help' materials. Hiatt In announcing the success of Op­ says that Ashe County citizens also will have the opportu­ eration Dixie Crystal, U.S. Attor­ nity to learn about "Cancer Prevention Study 3" and how ney Tompkins recognized the local, and when they can participate in a groundbreaking study, state agencies which partnered with the first of its kind. "This study Will research lifestyles federal agencies during the opera­ and teach us what we can do to reduce effects and prevent tion, including the Ashe, Alleghany, cancer incidents," she said. There also will be information Caldwell, Watauga and Wilkes coun­ on a "Making Strides Against Breast Cancer" event in the ty Sheriff's offices, the Johnson Coun­ Piedmont and how to participate in that event. ty Sheriff's Office, the Boone Police The Relay For Life Committee of Ashe County is al­ Department and the SBI. ways looking for individuals that are interested in helping "The success of the investigation to eradicate cancer through education to the community, speaks of the continued dedication fundraising and planning events. Any person with an of our local, state and federal law en­ interest or idea is encouraged to talk with a committee forcement partners in targeting and member at the event or contact Melissa Hiatt at melissa. dismantling meth distribution rings hiatt@cancei'.org or call her at 336-755-8566. that profit be spreading their poison For more information about the Ashe Relay event, con­ in our communities," Tompkins said tact Melissa Hiatt or Mary Jo Black maryjoblack@ashe- in a press release." countygov.com. "Strong partnerships such as this one underscore the power of our combined forces and demonstrate our collective impact on the war against meth," she said. Reward offered for fugitive The following 13 defendants have been indicted or are await­ ing trial on federal drug charges and related offenses: Larry Mitchell Snyder, 59, of Trade, Tenn., faces a mandatory sentence of 10 year to life. Sny­ (USPS 441-810) Member NC Press Association der is currently a fugitive in the case, and a reward is offered for Published twice weekly by Civitas Media LLC, P.O. Box 808 information leading to his arrest. 203 S. Second Ave., West Jefferson, NC 28694 Anonymous tips can be called in Periodicals postage paid at West Jefferson, NC 28694 to: 1-866-347-2423. Phone 336-846-7164 Earl Butler Potter, 55, of Todd, Email cclark@civitasmedia.com in custody since July 11, 2012, Subscription rates in A^he County - $38/year faces a mandatory minimum sen­ In North Carolina - $48.01/year tence of 10 year to life. Stephanie Lynn Shatley, 31, of Editor/General Manager Cliff Clark Lansing, currently in state custody, Staff Writer Dylan Lightfoot faces a mandatory minimum sen­ Sports Writer Nathan Ham tence of 10 years to life. Advertising Sales Teresa Roark Laws Jared William Purdue, 33, of ZiJohn Sears Advertising Sales onville, in federal custody since June Kay Hart Classifieds/Legals 25, 2013, faces a mandatory mini­ mum sentence of 10 years to life. Mail Room Department Tawana M. Sparks, 31, of Hud­ Julia Beck son, in federal custody since June 18, Postmaster: Send address changes to 2013, faces a mandatory minimum Jefferson Post sentence of 10 years to life. P.O Box 808 Courtney Dewayne Patterson, 28, West Jefferson NC 28694-0808 All content copyright 2012 of Todd, in custody since July 11, by Civitas Media LLC 2012, faces a mandatory minimum and may not be reproduced without permission. sentence of 15 years to life. Deborah Phillips Leu/is, 36, of Todd, in custody since July 11,2012, sing resident Tim Hamm about sewage or grey water was-pooling in his yard was discussed. The board agreed to have a contractor look into the cause of the seepage. The board approved a $400 budget to shop for sweeper for the town's lawn tractor, jointly owned with the Lansing Volun­ teer Fire Department. The board voted to pay for a pair portable toilets from Jefferson Rent-All placed along the walk­ ing trail to serve park and farmer's market visitors through October. Prestwood said that Appalachian Landscape's • insurance had lapsed more than two weeks pri­ or, and contractor Cody Anderson had not been permitted to fullfil his mowing contract with the town as a result. An­ derson came to the meet­ ing with a new insurance binder and said he would mow as soon as possible. Prestwood announced that she would be on vaca­ tion the week of1A'ug.111. Meth faces a mandatory minimum sen­ tence of 15 years to life. James Foy Parsons, 45, of West Jefferson, in custody since July 11, 2012, faces a mandatory minimum sentence of 10 years to life. Tina Ann Wheeler, aka Tina Ann Miller, 38, of Crumpler, in custody since July, 11, 2012, faces a mandatory minimum sentence of 10 years to life. Ricky Allen Latham, 32, of Creston, is not yet in custody, and faces a mandatory minimum sen­ tence of 10 years to life. Mauricio "Mario" Baltazar, 20, of Lake City, Ga., in custody since April 23, 2013, faces a mandatory mini­ mum sentence of 40 years to life. Kenneth Herman Bennett, 50, of West Jefferson, in custody since April 20, 2013, faces a mandatory minimum sentence of 20 years to life. Martin Martinez Saldana, 43, of West Jefferson, in custody since Dec. 13, 2012, faces a mandatory mini­ mum sentence of 25 years to life. The following 17 defendants have entered guilty please and are await­ ing sentencing: Jason Micheal Benfield, 33, of Laurel Springs, in custody since March 22, 2013, pleaded guilty June 6, 2013, to charges carrying a mandatory minimum sentence of 15 years to life. Ernest Monroe Parlier Jr., 28, of Crumpler, in custody since March 21, 2013, pleaded guilty May 16, 2013, to charges carrying a mandatory minimum sentence of 15 years to life. Jeremy Keith Nunnenkamp, 40, of Northe Wilkesboro, in custody since June 5, 2013, pleaded guilty June 5, 2013, to charges carrying a mandatory minimum sentence of 10 years to life. Jeffrey Dale Watson, 41, of Fleet­ wood, has agreed to plead guilty to charges carrying a mandatory mini­ mum sentence of 10 years to life. Watson has been released on bond. James Thomas Hawkins, 39, of Laurel Springs, has agreed to plead guilty to charges carrying a mandatory minimum sentence of 10 years to life. Hawkins was re­ leased on bond April 23, 2013. Chad Morgan Yates, 38, of Chat­ tahoochee Hills, Ga., pleaded guilty May 17, 2013, to charges carrying a mandatory minimum sentence of 10 years to life. He is currently in federal custody. Christy Lee Latham, 36, of Warrensville, currently in custody, plead­ ed guilty June 19, 2013, to charges carrying a mandatory minimum sen­ tence of 10 years to life. Melanie Virginia Osley, of Chat­ tahoochee Hills, Tenn., in custody since March 21, 2013, pleaded guilty June 11, 2013, to charges carrying a mandatory minimum sentence of 10 years to life. Luis Enrique Garcia, 46, of Mex­ ico, in custody since Dec. 20, 2012, pleaded guilty Feb. 4,2013, to charg­ es carrying a mandatory minimum sentence of 10 years to life. Jose Francisco Jiminez Pina, 46, of Mexico, in custody since Dec. 13, 2012, pleaded guilty Feb. 20, 2013, to charges carrying a mandatory minimum sentence of 10 years to life. Jose Humberto Jiminez Pina. 25, of Mexico, in custody since Dec. 13, 2012, pleaded guilty Feb. 20, 2013, to charges carrying a mandatory minimum sentence of 10 years to life. Bobby Giles Shore, 59, of Lan­ sing, in custody since Dec. 13, 2012, pleaded guilty Feb. 22, 2013, to charges carrying a mandatory mini­ mum sentence of 10 years to life. Danny Eller, 53, of West Jeffer­ son, in custody since Dec. 13, 2012, pleaded guilty April, 2013, to charg­ es carrying a mandatory minimum sentence of 10 years to life. Qristie Aldridge Dollar, 45, of Foscoe, in custody since Dec. 19. 2012, pleaded guilty April 3,2013, to charges carrying a mandatory mini­ mum sentence of 10 years to life. Pamela Ann Corum, 31, of Zionville, in custody since Dec. 19,2012, pleaded guilty Feb. 13, 2013, to charges carrying a mandatory mini­ mum sentence of 10 years to life. Tammy Wynnete Woody, 43, of West Jefferson, in custody since April 22,2013, pleaded guilty May 15, 2013, to charges carrying a mandatory minimum sentence oi five to 40 years. Javier Sanchez Chavez, 32, of Mexico, in custody since Dec. 1^. 2013, pleaded guilty March 21,2013, to a charge carrying as maximum sentence of 3 years. "We will never stop" "When elected sheriff in 2006, I pledged to do all I could to rid our county of the drug dealers and their customers who drag our county down," Williams said. "From the start, we realized it would take a joint effort between other county and federal agen­ cies, and Operation Dixie Crystal is a prime example of the success of that working relationship." "Just as the drug trade will never go away, we will never stop pursu­ ing those involved in it," he said. "But it will be a new group doing business because the ones indicted in this operation will have a new home for a long while." �son TUESDAY, JULY 16,2013 ONLINE ORTS Nathan I lam, Sports Writer (386) 846-7164 nhani(<) eivita.smedia.com Game of the Week video can be found atjeffersonpost.com From football to the forest Former Ashe player enjoys ranger work Nathan Ham Sports Writer nham@civitasmedia.com Growing up in places like Ashe County, people tend to appreciate the great outdoors more than oth­ ers that grew up far away from here. For Josh Clawson, being out­ side has been in his blood even before his high school football playing days at Ashe County High School. Now, his outdoor passion has become a career. Clawson played' football for the Huskies from 200001 through 2003-04 under head coach Dale Galloway where he was part of the best group of offensive linemen that the school has ever had. "I loved playing at night in high school and knowing my senior year that our line was so good that we could run the ball and gain yards • each time," said Clawson. After his high school career, Clawson headed to Emory & Henry where he started 35 games at right guard and center. A knee in­ jury forced him to sit out the last six games of his junior season. Clawson went through one coaching change at Emory & Hen­ ry. Lou Wacker took over at E&H in 1982 and coached Clawson during his freshman season. Wacker then retired and handed the reigns of the program over to Don Montgomery. Clawson's best season at Embry & Henry was in 2006 when the Wasps won six games which includ­ ed a run of four wins in the last five games to close out the year. One of Clawson's best memories during his college career was being the strongest member of the team for all four seasons. "Out of three lifts, the bench, squat and power clean, it totaled 1,200 pounds. It was something I'm real proud of," said Clawson. Before graduating in 2008, Clawson had explored outdoor working opportunities and de­ cided it was something he want­ ed to do for a career. "Some of the classes I took in col­ lege got me thinking about being either a land surveyor or something in forestry or park management," said Clawson. "I also worked sea­ sonally at New River and Mt. Jeffer­ son State Park during the summer, which made me decide to pursue becoming a state ranger." Clawson initially took a fulltime job at Crowders Mountain State Park in Gastonia in May of 2009. He stayed there until this past December, when a job opened up at Pilot Mountain State Park in Surry Coqnty, where he is currently employed. At Pilot Mountain, Clawson serves as a law enforcement of­ ficer for the park. He also has sev­ eral other responsibilities which in­ clude being a wild land firefighter, search and rescue technician, first Nature trail disc golf course open for play The grand opening celebration of the new Nature Trail Disc Golf Course at Ashe County Park was held on Satur­ day, June 28, to kick off the annual High Country Disc Golf Championships. More than 90 disc golfers were in at­ tendance to celebrate the event and play in the tournament. Since 2009, the Blue Ridge Park­ way Foundation's Kids in Parks pro­ gram has been installing a network of kid-friendly hiking trails, called TRACK Trails, in communities along the Parkway (and beyond), with the mission being getting kids and fami­ lies "unplugged", getting outdoors and reconnected to nature for both their health and the health of the park. The program's hiking trails have been well received by families with younger kids (12 and under); but not as success­ ful in reaching teenagers. To remedy that, the Kids in Parks pro­ gram decided to create Nature Trail Disc Golf Courses in an attempt to attract more teens and young adults to outdoor recreation - because after all, disc golf is essentially a hike with a frisbee. Nature Trail Disc Golf Courses are regular disc golf courses, with the dif­ ference being the use of scorecards that double as field guides, and the use of teesigns that double as interpretive panels about the natural cultural and historical resources that can be found along each hole and around the course. Additionally, each tee-sign offers a "Pro-Tip", giving novice players tips about various types of throws and tech­ niques that can help them be more suc­ cessful making the experience more fun. The Ashe County Park NTDGC proj­ ect was made possible through a grant provided by the North Carolina Parks and Recreation Association, with fund provided by the Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina Foundation. "We are excited to have partnered with Ashe County Park, the North Car­ olina Parks and Recreation Association, and Innova Disc Golf on this project. Having one of the greatest courses in the country become a Nature Trail Disc Golf Course is a tremendous comple­ ment to our program and a testament to what the Nature Trail Disc Golf Course program can become, nationally", said Jason Urroz, Director of Kids in Parks. "We currently have four Nature Trail Disc Golf Courses in North Carolina and 17 nationally; the concept is a 'no- brainer' and is really taking off." "We are excited to have ixirtnered with North Carolina State Parks on the Lake James TRACK Trail together,"said Urroz. "The network of TRACK Trails we have formed within the state parks and other land management agencies are giving kidsand families from the area multiple options to get outdoors, get 'unplugged' and get connected to the re­ sources and special places that make this region so wonderful." Michelle Wells, Executive Director of the North Carolina Recreation and Park Association, said, "We are happy that our partners at the Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina Foundation earmarked funds for NCRPA locations in their grant to the Kids in Parks pro­ gram. These funds will allow our jiark partners to "provide their visitors with a fun, educational program that may have otherwise not been available." Harold Duvall, owner .(jf Innova Disc Golf and designer of the Ashe County Course, said of the project, "I love the Nature Trail Disc Golf Course concept. The inclusion of information pertaining to the surroundings is a perfect fit for the Ashe County Course. The scenery and terrain make the Ashe Giunty Course one of the best in the country, and the new Nature Trail materials certainly add to the quality of the experience." Kids who register their rounds of golf at the Ashe County NTDGC through the Kids in Parks program's website (kidsinparks.com), earn prizes (discs, mini disc, patch, stickers and other prizes) designed to make their next disc golif outing more fun. The prize system is supported by the Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina Foundation, in partneraliip with Innova Disc Golf. Ashe Giunty Park is located at 527 Ashe Park RcL Jefferson, NC 28640. For more information on the disc golf course, call Ashe County Parks and Rec­ reation at: (336)982-6185 About the Kids in Parks program: Kids in Parks is a program of the Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation and was formed through partnerships be­ tween the Blue Ridge Parkway Foun­ dation, the Blue Ridge Parkway and the Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina Foundation. Working together with partners throughout the country, their mission is to promote children's health and the health of our Beech Mountain to host trail run Trail runners of all ages and ilities are invited to Beech ountain on Saturday, July 27, r the XTERRA North Caroial5K/5K Trail Run. This is a great off-road runrig experience for any runner ishing to "ditch the city" and iverse a mountaintop of sin? track and double track trails. Although the race starts on ivement in the town of Beech ountain, it quickly heads off ad and into the woods. The urse is comprised of vaned [rain, including, rolling hills. >hill climbs, rooty forests and me technical sections. The race is organized by irty Spokes Productions of acula, Ga. Dirty Spokes proices trail races, mountain bike ces and off-road duathlons ross the Southeast. The top three overall male id female finishers at Beech ill receive medals and prizes. Medals will also be awarded the following male and feale age divisions: 14-under, 15-19, 20-24, 25-29, 30-34, 35-39, 4044, 4549, 50-54, 5559,60-64,6569. and 70-and-up. Entry fee for the 15K is $35 per person through July 18; and $40 from July 19-26. Race day entfy is $45. Entry fee for the 5K is $25 per person through July 18; and $30 from July 19^26. Race day registration is $45. Beech Mountain is a ski re­ sort town, so plenty of lodging is available. Additionally, run­ ners and their families are eligi­ ble for a 15 percent discount on lodging at Pinnacle Inn Resort. For complete race details, vis-, it DirtySpokes.com. For lodg­ ing info, call (800) 468-5506. Submitted photo | Jefferson Post Josh Clawson. 27, works as a park ranger at Pilot Mountain State Park. responder and a certified N.C. Envi­ ronmental Educator. While Clawson enjoys his job with a true passion, Ashe will al­ ways be home. "I want tobe able to transfer back to a state park near Ashe County and be able to volunteer as a coach for football and wrestling at the high schooL I want to retire in Ashe County," said Clawson. Little League salute Submitted photo | Jefferson Post Harold Duvall, of Innova Disc Golf and designer of the Ashe County Disc Golf Course, and Jason Urroz, Director of the Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation's Kids in Parks program, look on as Alex Lam­ bert. 2012 Girls Under-13 Disc Golf World Champion, cuts the ribbon to celebrate the grand opening of the Nature Trail Disc Golf Course at Ashe County Park. parks by engaging families in outdoor adventures that increase physical activ­ ity and foster a meaningful connection to the natural and cultural world. The Kids in Parks TRACK Trails pro­ gram provides kids and families wifh a network of self-guided hiking frails. Every TRACK Tail has a series of bro­ chures designed to turn an ordinary walk in the woods into a fun-filled adventure. Furthermore, for every adventure kids register through the Kids in Parks web­ site, www.kidsinpaiks.com, they earn Trail TRACKer Gear designed to make their next outdoor adventure more inter­ active and fun. About the Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation: The Blue Ridge Parkway Founda­ tion, under a cooperative agreement with the National Park Service and the U.S. Department of the Interior, is the primary fundraiser and trusted steward of the Blue Ridge Parkway. The Foundation is forever committed to preserving the past, enhancing the present, and safeguarding the future of America's Favorite Journey. We are proud to serve and support this extraordinary environment that connects the spirit of countless people through a twisting ribbon of moun­ tain road. We are a strong defender of the Parkway, funding needed projects that enhance and protect the natural, cultural, historic, and recreational qualities that make the Blue Ridge Parkway an American treasure. For more information visit www.brpfoundation.oigand www.kidsinparks.com Photo courtesy / H.D. Elite Photography Major League Softball Reds: Savannah Grogan, Ashlin Thurman, Corl Richardson, Lora Jones, Faith Moretz, Brooke Goodman, Lauren Robinson. Savannah Cary, Katelyn Rash/ Kinsey Rash. Marley Eller, Julie Smith. Coaches: Brian Richardson, Jeff Jones, Eric Thurman. Photo courtesy | H.D. Elite Photography T-ball Reds: Leah Gentry. Imri Walters. Brett Jenkins, Hunter Walters, Ezekiel Golds, Lyric Jones, Grayson Johnson, Ara Cole. N.C. Wildlife Commission oilers summer classes for adults, youth The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission is offering free outdoors-related summer classes through its Centennial Campus Center for Wildlife Education in Raleigh. The classes are open to the pub­ lic but have some age restrictions, and require pre-registration on a first-come, hret-serve basis. Equip­ ment and materials are provided The summer schedule: Youth Archery - July 17, 8 a.m.-noon, Eco Explorers for ages 8-10. Learn about archery, safety and the histo­ ry of archery. Come prepared to be outside during the day. Bring rain poncho, water bottle and snack. Adult Archery - July 19,8 a.m.noon, adults; ages 16 and older. Learn about archery, safety and the history of archery. Come prepared to be outside during the day. Bring rain poncho, water bottleand snack. Geocaching - July 30,8 a.m.-ll am, family, with 1 adult per 2 chil­ dren. Learn about GPS units and geocaching, and then find "hidden treasures.'' Come prepared to be outside during the day. Bring rain prepared to be outside during the poncho, a water bottle and snack. Geocaching - July 31, 8 am- day, rain or shine. Bring rain gear, noon, Eco Explorers for age 8-10. water bottle and snack. Learn about GPS units and geo­ Turtle Tracking - Aug.16,8 amcaching, then find "treasures." 11 am, family, with 1 adult per 2 Come prepared to be outside dur­ children. Learn how biologists use ing the day. Bring rain poncho, wa­ radio telemetry in field studies and ter bottle and snack. then explore the woods and fields Geocaching - Aug. 1, 8 a.m.- around the Wildlife Education noon, Junior Biologists for age Center to find Ave turtles that pre­ 11-15. Learn about GPS units and viously had transmitters affixed to geocaching, then find "treasures." them. Come prepared to be outside Come prepared to be outside dur­ during the day, rain or shine. Bring ing the day. Bring rain poncho, wa­ rain gear, water bottle and snack. ter bottle and snack. Sign up online here or call 919Geocaching - Aug. 2, 8 a.m.707-0209. noon, ages 16 and older. Learn The Centennial Campus Center about GPS units and geocaching, for Wildlife Education is located then take the geocache challenge. Come prepared to be outside dur­ on the first floor of the Wildlife ing the day. Bring rain gear, water Commission's headquarters at 1751 Varsity Drive on N.C. State bottle and snack. Turtle Tracking - Aug. 14,8a.m. University's Centennial Campus - noon, Eco Explorers for age 8-10. in Raleigh. Interactive exhibits Learn how biologists use radio te­ at the center highlight Piedmont lemetry in field studiesand then ex­ wildlife species and habitats. It is plore the woods and fields around one of four learning centers oper­ the Wildlife Education Center to ated across the state by the Wildlife find live turtles that previously had Commission. Learn more at www transmitters affixed to them.Come ncwikflife.org/enjoying. �PAGE 6 TUESDAY, Jli.v 16, 2013 JEFFERSON POST N.C. Forest Service accepting orders for seedlings Catalogs available at county ranger offices, online The annual window of opportunity for ordering seedlings from the N.C. Forest Service Nursery Program is open. "Thet Forest Service produces about 20 mil­ lion quality seedlings for 54 species of both conifer and hardwoods each year at its nurseries, using sol­ id nursery research and experience," said Agricul­ ture Commissioner Steve Troxler. "The genetically superior Loblolly pine seedlings, for instance, are grown from seeds pro­ duced by orchard trees that are proven to give landowners increased growth and are more dis­ ease-resistant." The Forest Service is selling hardwoods in quan­ tities as low as 10 and coni­ fers in quantities as low as 50. For customers wishing to purchase larger orders, the nursery also sells tree seedlings by the hundreds and thousands. The nurs­ eries also have a variety of Fraser products available from 1-year-old plugs ready to go into the field. "These Fraser firs come from our best family ge­ netics, which are selected based on color, form, full­ ness and USDA grade," said Greg Pate, state for­ ester. "They are grown in greenhouses using deep well water, eliminating ncforestservice.gov. Click the chance of Phytoph- on the "Tree Seedlings & thera sp. fungus. Demand Nursery Program" link. for these seedlings is up, Seedlings can be or­ so order early." dered online, bv mail or by The Forest Service's phone at 1-888-NCTREES nurseries in Goldsboro (1-888-628-7337) using a and Crossnore have a large Visa or MasterCard. To catalog of tree seedlings. order by mail, complete an Landowners cap find infor­ order form and send it to mation about the types of Seedling Coordinator. 762 tree species, quantities and Claridge Nursery Road, costs on the inside page Goldsboro, NC 27530. of the catalog. Each tree Distribution of seedlings description includes infor­ mation about ideal plant­ begins in the fall, depend­ ing locations and whether ing on weather condi­ a species is typically used tions. Seedling orders are for the benefit of wildlife, shipped to one of 13 loca­ restoring habitats or as tions statewide for free or via UPS for a charge. Peo­ marketable timber. Catalogs are available at ple interested in informa­ local Forest Service offic­ tion about planting trees es, which are located in all may contact a local county 100 North Carolina coun­ ranger, who can be found ties. The catalog is also on the contact page of the available online at http:// Forest Service website. N.C. State Fair 2013 features new contest categories 2013 marks an important year for the North Carolina State Fair Premium Book, which is in its final print edition. The Premium Book contains the rules, deadlines and entry forms for each competition and explains contest changes and additions for this season. "With nearly 30,000 entries and more than $600,000 awarded in premiums, the N.C. State Fair is an exciting venue for North Carolinians to showcase their talents," said Ag­ riculture Commissioner Steve Trox­ ler. "Participants will find plenty of contests that cover everything from graphic design and quilting to live­ stock and horticulture." After receiving requests for a special needs culinary category, the State Fair added it to the Premium Book for 2013. The category is di­ vided by developmental age groups, with entries for breads, cakes and cookies. Participation ribbons will be awarded to all contestants in the 4-8 age group, and the other age di­ visions will compete for first-, sec­ ond- and third-place awards. This is the second category for people with physical and mental handicaps. The Special Livestock Shows have been a popular division for many years. The Handicrafts and Hobbies division has a new breakdown in age groups and new themed cat­ egories. This year features an Adolescent Class, ages 10-14, and a Youth Class, ages 15-18.A Also, the woodworking, scrapbooking and Lego divisions have a new N.C.-themed category to celebrate the state's history and traditions. Competitors are encouraged to read the rules and criteria in the premium books carefully, as rules and categories in some depart­ ments have changed. Similar to 2012, there are two premium books this year. One lists livestock entries, the other is for general entries. In an effort to "go green" and encourage the use of online entry forms, the N.C. State Fair is print­ ing fewer copies of the »premium books. Books may be picked up on a first-come, first-served basis in the Administration Building at the N.C. State Fairgrounds. Residents outside Wake County can contact the Entry Department to receive competition information and forms by mail. All information found in the premium books is available online at www.ncstatefair.org/2013. The entry department is prepared to help those without Internet ac­ cess. Interested participants can re­ quest printed rules and entry forms for certain departments to be mailed to them. Requests can be made by calling the N.C. State Fair Entry De­ partment office at 919-839-4521. Entry formsand online registration will be available on Aug. 1. Check the 2013 Premium Book for deadlines for each individual competition. ASU announces graduates and Dean's List Candidates Appalachian State Uni­ versity -has released its dean's and chancellor's lists for the Spring 2013 semester. To be included on dean's list, undergraduates must . either be enrolled in 12 to 14 hours of academic cred­ it and attain a minimum 3.45 grade point average or be enrolled in 15 hours or more of academic credit and'attain a minimum 3.25 grade point average. Ashe County Dean's List recipients: Steven Jason Finch, Nursing, Freshman; Brit­ tany Nichole Reece, Criminal Justice, Senior; Gregory Dylan Russell, Elementary Education, Senior; Michaelyn Alex­ andra Bard, Graphic Arts and Imaging Technology, Junior; Dustin Alan Doug­ las, Bio/Eco, Evolution & Environmental Biology, Senior; Ricky Jake Eller, Criminal Justice, Junior; Josselyn Danielle Klien, Bio/Eco, Evolution and Environmental Biology, Senior; Jessica Paige Walk­ er, Child Development: Birth-Kindergarten, Se­ nior; Jasmine Racheal Am­ nion, Art History, Senior; Michael Duncan Daniels, Criminal Justice, Senior; Michael Jeremiah Farmer, American Politics, Junior; Helen Christina Hathaway, Communication Disorders, Senior; Abigail Lynn McComb, Instrumental Music Education, Freshman; Lau­ ren Claire Hagaman, So­ cial Work, Senior; Kristy Ann Ham, Social Work, Senior; Lucinda Lorraine Jones, Social Work, Junior; Taylor Nicole Lyall, Nurs­ ing, Junior; Daniel Lee Wain, Physical Ed Teacher, K-12, Sophomore; Ayrton Alexander Nash Webb, Agroecology & Sustain­ able Agriculture, Senior; Kyle Lee Winebarger, Ac­ counting, Senior; Ethan Jed Young, Architectural Technology Design. Se­ nior; Callie Michelle Bark­ er, Art Education (K-12), Junior; Courtney Lenora Bowers, Pre-Professional, Junior; Melissa K. Fowler, Social Work, Junior; Evan Michael Gray, English, Ju­ nior; Dustin Ray Houck, Computer Information Systems, Senior; Veda Johnson, Accounting, Se­ nior, Justin E. Jones, Biolo­ gy, Cell/Molecular Biology, Senior; Joshua Ryan Sturgill, Social Work, Junior; Andrew Steven Vogl, Com­ munications, Public Rela­ tions, Sophomore; Whit­ ney Michelle Ward, Film Studies, Junior; Richard Joseph Wurth, Jr., Finance and Banking, Senior; Sarah Anne Brown, Social Work, Junior; Craig Law­ rence Dollar, Psychology, Sophomore; Kathryn Lally, Nursing, Junior; Jenny Mae Sluder, Elementary Education, Junior; Katlyn Brooke Wilson, Pre-Pro­ fessional, Senior; Austin Morley Mast, General Management, Sophomore; Morgan Marie Roland, Human Resource Man­ agement, Senior; Brandy June Blevins, Social Work, Senior; Heather Lynn Har­ din, Social Work, Senior; Tavin Stanley Holman, Actuarial Sciences, Senior; Jessica Danielle Little, Health Care Management, Sophomore; Kendall ColeMcneill, Economics, Se­ nior; Brandi Nichole Mill­ er, Child Development: Birth-Kindergarten, Se­ nior; Jacob Steele Pollard, Computer Science, Junior; John Tyler Rash; Commu­ nication, Electronic Me­ dia/Broadcasting, Senior. The chahcellor's list recognizes full-time un­ dergraduates who attain a 3.85 grade point aver­ age or higher. Ashe County Chancellor's List recipients: Courtney Maria Wine- baiger. Elementary Education, Junior; Em­ ily Ray Haas, Hospital­ ity & Tourism Manage­ ment, Freshman; Zachary Mark Mennona, History, Sophomore; Paige Leah Moretz, General Curricu­ lum K-12, Senior; Katelyn Joyce Brown, Communi­ cation Disorders, Senior; Makayla Brenn Spencer, Elementary Education, Sophomore; Keegan Saw­ yer Smith, Computer Sci­ ence, Senior; Troy Camp­ bell Colvard, History, Social Studies Education, Sophomore; Dillon James Lyalls, Computer Infor­ mation Systems, Senior;' Allison Danielle Powers, Adapted Curriculum K-12, Sophomore; Hillary Anne Bowline, Technology Edu­ cation, Secondary, Senior; Brittany Lynne Sturgill, Agroecology & Sustain­ able Agriculture, Junior; Joseph Terris Houck, Eng­ lish, Secondary Education, Senior; Miranda Dawn Mash, Creative Writing, Senior; Courtney Paige Matheson, Elementary Education, Senior; Roman Bradshaw Myers, Comput­ er Science, Junior; Brit­ tany N. Paisley, English, Senior; Brittany Michele Price, Human Services, Senior; Laura Lee Rash, Psychology, Senior; Mat­ thew Carl Sexton, Math­ ematics, Sophomore. Appalachian State Uni­ versity also released its graduation list for the Spring 2013 semester. A total of 302 gradu­ ate students and 1,703 undergraduate students received degrees during ceremonies held in May. Ashe County graduates were: Jasmine Racheal Am­ nion, Bachelor of Arts, Art; Kelly Linn Chang, Bachelor of Arts, Inter­ disciplinary Studies, Cum Laude; Jennifer Marie Grubb, Master of Arts, Clinical Mental Health Counsel; Stephen Murray Nickel, Bachelor of Sci­ ence, Psychology; Steven Jeffrey Schmidt, Education Specialist, Higher Educa­ tion; Chad David Thomas, Master of Public Admin­ istration, Public Adminis­ tration; Ayrton Alexander Nash Webb, Bachelor of Science, Sustainable De­ velopment; Keegan Sawyer Smith, Bachelor of Sci­ ence, Computer Science, Magna Cum Laude; Kendra Leann Black, Bachelor of Science, Sociology; Ann Leigh Martin, Bachelor of Science, Family & Con­ sumer Science, Secondary Education; Ashley Brooke Miller, Master of Arts, Educational Media; Laura Quinn Turner, Master of Arts, Professional School Counseling; Dillon James Lyalls, Bachelor of Science Business Administration, Computer Information Systems; Kendra Leigh Powers, Bachelor of Sci­ ence, Middle Grades Edu­ cation, Magna Cum Laude; Drew Stephen Goodman, Master of Arts, Higher Education; Ashley Nicole Wilson, Bachelor of Arts, Sustainable Development; Charles Brandon Bower, Bachelor of Science, Mid­ dle Grades Education; Am­ ber Marie Cox, Bachelor of Science, Mathematics, Secondary Education; Brit­ tany N. Paisley, Bachelor of Arts, English, Summa Cum Laude; Brittany Mi­ chele Price; Bachelor of Science, Psychology; John Tyler Rash, Bachelor of Science, Communications/ Electronic Media Broad­ casting; Laura Lee Rash, Bachelor of Arts, Psycholo­ gy/University and Depart­ mental Honors, Summa Cum Laude; Joseph Tyler Scott, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Studio Art; Brittany Ruth Todd, Bachelor of Science, Psychology. Church From Page 3 July 16 7 p.m. Tent Revival will be held on Piney Creek Road, Lansing. Evan­ gelists for the two week revival are Rev. Jason Nunley, and Rev. Dale Wheeler. Special singing each nigjit. Everyone is welcomed to attend. For more information, call 336-384-3457. July 19 11 a.m. until. Barbecue chick­ en dinners. The youth depart­ ment of the Bethel Baptist Church will be selling barbecue chicken dinners in the parking lot of Auto Zone, West- Jefferson. Thfc cost of the dinners are $8 per plate include barbecue chicken, baked beans, cole slaw, roll, and dessert. CLASSIFIEDS LEGALS LEGALS FILE #13-E-147 STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION COUNTY OF ASHE BEFORE THE CLERK EXECUTOR S NOTICE Having been appointed Ex­ ecutor of the Estate of Mary Gladys Shelton. deceased, of 539 Shelton Hollow Road. Creston. NC 28615. this is to noti­ fy all persons having claims against the Estate of Mary Gladys Shelton, to present to the undersigned on or before the 2nd day of October, 2013, or this notice will be placed in bar of their recovery All per­ sons, firms and corporations indebted to said Estate will please make immediate pay­ ment. This the 2nd day of July, 2013. W, 411.70 feet to an iron stake at a 10" hemlock; N 11-26 W, 245.24 feet to an iron stake at a 10" pine; N 06-16 W. 253 93 feet to an iron stake at a 5" buckeye. N 06-16 W, 62.00 feet to the center of the North Fork of New River: thence down and with the center of said river. S 85-28 E. 211.63 feet. S 86-39 E, 156 58 feet to a point of BEGINNING, con­ taining 5.287 acres, inclusive of the existing right of way of NCSR 1513. According to a survey by Bobby J Oliver & Associates. P.A., Registered Land Surveyor, L-1276, Au­ gust 27, 1986. And being the same land de­ scribed in and conveyed by that certain deed from Buster Blackburn and wife, Winnie Blackburn, to Tracy Davis and wife, Brenda Davis, dated 7 October 1986, and of record in the Ashe County Public Re­ gistry in Book 155, at pages 1896-1897. Allen Fred Shelton 173 Main Have Dr. Vilas, NC 28692 Claude D Smith Jr Deal Moseley & Smith. LLP PO Box 311 Soone. NC 28607 Publish: 7.9.13/7.16.13/7.23.13/7.30.13 Date July 10. 2013 Having qualified on July 3, 2013 as Administrator of the Estate of Martha J. Yates, de­ ceased, late of Ashe County. North Carolina, this is to notify all persons, firms, and corpora­ tions having claims against the deceased to exhibit the same to the undersigned on or bofore October 21, 2013, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons, firms, and corporations in­ debted to the estate should make immediate payment. Jason Edward Yates, Adminis­ trator of The Estate of Martha J. Yates P. O. Box 894 Newland, NC 28657 C. L. Hughes, III. Attorney for The Estate of Martha J. Yates P. O. Box 1416 Newland, NC 28657 Publish :7.16.13/7.23.13/7.30.1 3/8% 13 NOTICE TO CREDITORS Having qualified as Adminis­ trator for the Estate of John W. Darneli deceased late of Ashe County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of said deceased to present them on or before 30th day of June, 2013, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recov­ ery. All persons indebted to said estate will please make immediate payment This the 5th day of June, 2013. For the Estate of John W. Dar­ nell -Linda K. Blevins 315 A. L. Blevins Rd. Lansing. NC 28643 PUBLISH:6.11.13/6.18.13/6.25 .13/7.2.13 NOTICE OF SERVICE BY PUBLICATION STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA ASHE COUNTY To: Eric Dewayne Hicks TAKE NOTICE that a pleading seeking relief against you has been filed in the above-en­ titled action. The nature of the relief being sought is a Di­ vorce. You are required to make de­ fense to the pleading not later than October 1, 2013, and upon your failure to do so. the party seeking service against you will apply to the Court for the relief sought This the 1st day of July, 2013 publish:7.9.13/7.16.13/7.23.13/ 7.30 13 NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 13 SP 29 Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Tracy Cox Davis and Brenda L. Davis to Jimmy D Reeves, Trustee(s), dated the 23rd day of May. 2008. and recorded in Book 00383, Page 0950, in Ashe County Registry, North Carolina, default having been made in the payment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the un­ dersigned, Substitute Trustee Services, Inc. having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instru­ ment duly recorded in the Of­ fice of the Register of Deeds of Ashe County, North Carolina and the holder of the note evid­ encing said indebtedness hav­ ing directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the under­ signed Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door in the City of Jefferson. Ashe County. North Carolina, or the customary location des­ ignated for foreclosure sales, at 12:30 PM on July 23, 2013 and will sell to the highest bid­ der for cash the following real estate situated in the Town­ ship of Walnut Hill, in the City of Lansing, in the County of Ashe, North Carolina, and be­ ing more particularly de­ scribed as follows Lying and being in Walnut Hill Township, Ashe County. North Carolina, and being more par­ ticularly descirbed as follows: BEGINNING on a point in the centerline of NCSR 1513 (Silas Creek Road) in the center of a concrete bridge over the North Fork of New River; said point being the northeast corner of the tract herein described: thence with the centerline of NCSR 1513; S 13-35 E. 330.16 feet, S 13-32 E. 88.01 feet, S 11-31 E. 214.15 feet, thence leaving road with a divi­ sion line; N 78-20 W. 22.35 feet to an iron stake, N 78-20 Together with improvements thereon, said property located at 581 North Fork New River Road, Lansing. NC 28643. Parcel: 18294-261 Trustee may, in the Trustee's sole discretion, delay the sale for up to one hour as provided in NCGS §45-21.23. Should the property be pur­ chased by a third party, that party must pay the excise tax, as well as the court costs of Forty-Five Cents ($0.45) per One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) required by NCGS §7A-308(a)(1). The property to be offered pur­ suant to this notice of sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance "AS IS, WHERE IS." Neither the Trust­ ee nor the holder of the note secured by the deed of trust/security agreement, or both, being foreclosed, nor the officers, directors, attorneys, employees, agents or author­ ized representative of either the Trustee or the holder of the note make any representation or warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions ex­ isting in, on. at or relating to the property being offered for sale, and any and all respons­ ibilities or liabilities arising out of or in any way relating to any such condition expressly are disclaimed. Also, this property is being sold subject to all taxes, special assessments, and prior liens or encum­ brances of record and any re­ corded releases. Said prop­ erty is also being sold subject to applicable Federal and State laws. A cash deposit or cashier's check (no personal checks) of five percent (5%) of the pur­ chase price, or seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, will be re­ quired at the time of the sale. An order for possession of the property may be issued pursu­ ant to G.S. 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the clerk of superior court of the county in which the prop­ erty is sold. Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or re­ newed on or after October 1, 2007, may after receiving the notice of sale, terminate the rental agreement upon 10 days' written notice to the land­ lord. Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termin­ ation. If the trustee is unable to con­ vey title to this property for any reason, the sole remedy of the purchaser is the return of the deposit. Reasons of such inab­ ility to convey include, but are not limited to, the filing of a bankruptcy petition prior to the confirmation of the sale and re­ instatement of the loan without the knowledge of the trustee. If the validity of the sale is chal­ lenged by any party, the trust­ ee. in their sole discretion, if they believe the challenge to have merit, may request the court to declare the sale to be void and return the deposit The purchaser will have no fur­ ther remedy. THIS IS A COMMUNICATION FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS COMMUNICATION IS TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE, except as stated below in the instance of bank­ ruptcy protection. IF YOU ARE UNDER THE PROTECTION OF THE BANK­ RUPTCY COURT OR HAVE BEEN DISCHARGED AS A RESULT OF A BANK­ RUPTCY PROCEEDING THIS NOTICE IS GIVEN TO YOU PURSUANT TO STAT­ UTORY REQUIREMENT AND FOR INFORMATIONAL PUR­ POSES AND IS NOT INTEN­ DED AS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT OR AS AN ACT TO COLLECT, ASSESS OR RECOVER ALL OR ANY ' PORTION OF THE DEBT FROM YOU PERSONALLY. ?!£!tTetrusteese«SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE /"uiuri Hutchens. Senter Attorneys for Substi ee Sei P.O. Box 12497, Cha 28220-2497 6230 Fairview Road, 315, Charlotte, NC2l https7/sales.hsbfirm.i Case No: 1104695 (F Publish: 07.09.13/07 �TUESDAY, JULY 1(>\ 2013 JEFFERSON POST LEGALS 13 SP 69 NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE NORTH CAROLINA, ASHE COUNTY •Jnder and by virtue of a Power Sale contained in that cer­ tain Deed of Trust executed by -Julio Llanes to Constance R. Stienstra, Trustee(s), which %Aas dated September 27. ^007 and recorded on Octo£>er 1, 2007 in Book 00372 at F^age 1926 and rerecorded/modified/corrected on January 4. 2010 in Book 00405, Page 0625, Ashe bounty Registry, North Carolina. LEGALS 13 SP 73 NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE NORTH CAROLINA, ASHE COUNTY Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that cer­ tain Deed of Trust executed by Sandra L. Jamison to Michelle Shepherd, Trustee(s), which was dated February 6, 2008 and recorded on February 11, 2008 in Book 00378 at Page 0289, Ashe County Registry, North Carolina. Default having been made of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Trustee Services Default having been made of of Carolina. LLC. having been the note thereby secured by substituted as Trustee in said the said Deed of Trust and the Deed of Trust, and the holder undersigned, Trustee Services of the note evidencing said de­ of Carolina, LLC, having been fault having directed that the substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust be foreclosed, Deed of Trust, and the holder the undersigned Substitute of the note evidencing said de­ Trustee will offer for sale at the fault having directed that the courthouse door of the county Deed of Trust be foreclosed, ' courthouse where the property t he undersigned Substitute is located, or the usual and "Trustee will offer for sale at the customary location at the courthouse door of the county county courthouse for conduct­ courthouse where the property ing the sale on July 24, 2013 at i s located, or the usual and 11:30AM, and will sell to the customary location at the highest bidder for cash the fol­ county courthouse for conductlowing described property situ­ i ng the sale on July 24. 2013 at ated in Ashe County, North 11:30AM, and will sell to the Carolina, to wit: Highest bidder for cash the fol­ lowing described property situ­ FIRST TRACT: ated in Ashe County, North BEGINNING at an iron stake in Carolina, to wit: the eastern margin of a 30' roadway, the southwest comer BEING al*of Lot. No. 40 in the of tract 60 and the northwest Cedar Crossing Subdivision corner of tract 61 in the Trojan Phase 3, as shown on plat of Horse Picnic Area property, record in the Ashe County thence leaving said road way Public Registry in Plat Book 6, with the line of tract 60 and at Page 309, said plat refer­ tract 61, S 86-18 E. 128.57 enced for a more complete de­ feet to an 8" black gum in the scription and location of said Derrick line, thence with the lot. Derrick line and the Trojan Horse Picnic Area line, N 7The above-described property 47E, 109.06 feet to an iron is SUBJECT TO that certain stake, comer of tract 59, DECLARATION OF RESER­ thence with the line of tract 50 VATIONS AND PROTECTIVE and 60. S 89-35 W, 130.12 COVENANTS as set forth in feet to an iron stake in the Deed Book 346, at Pages 960eastern margin of a 30.0' road­ S68, Ashe County Registry, way, thence with the eastern • said document incorporated by margin of said roadway, S 4reference as though fully set OOW, 62.57 feet, S 13-18 W. out herein. 37.43 feet to the BEGINNING, being Tract 60. The above-described property is also SUBJECT TO that cer­ SECOND TRACT: tain Utility Easement to the BEGINNING on an iron stake Blue Ridge Electric Member­ in the eastern margin of a 30.0' ship Corporation as set forth in roadway, the southwest comer Deed book 348, at pages of tract 60 and the northwest 2105-2108, Ashe County Re­ comer of tract 61 in the Trojan gistry, said document incorpor­ Horse Picnic Area property, ated by reference as though thence leaving and said road­ fully set out herein. way with the line of tract 60 and tract 61, S 86-18 E. Save and except any releases, 128.57 feet to an 8" black gum deeds of release or prior con­ in the Derrick line, thence with veyances of record. the Derrick line and the Trojan Horse Picnic Area line, S 17Said property is commonly 57 W, 109.45 feet to an iron stake, thence with a division known as 185 Cedar Road, line of the Trojan Horse Picnic Fleetwood. NC 28626. Area property, S 72-06 W. 137.07 feet to the eastern man Third party purchasers must pay the excise tax, and the gin of a"30.0' roadway, thence with said roadway, N 13-04 E, court costs of Forty-Five Cents 158.65 feet to the BEGIN­ <45c) per One Hundred Dol­ lars (5100.00) pursuant to NING NCGS 7A-308(a)(1). A cash The above-described property deposit (no personal checks) is subject to those certain .re­ of five percent (5%) of the pur­ strictions' as recorded in Book chase price, or Seven Hun­ 1§4, page 1634, Ashe County dred Fifty Dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, will be re­ Registry, said document incor­ porated by reference as quired at the time of the sale. though fully set out herein. Following the expiration of the statutory upset bid period, all The above-described property the remaining amounts are im­ is also subject to a 15.0" ease­ mediately due and owing. ment along the western por­ tion of Tract 60 and Tract 61 Said property to be offered for the future roadway pur­ pursuant to this Notice of Sale poses. is being offered for sale, trans­ fer and conveyance "AS IS There is herein conveyed and WHERE IS." There are no rep­ the above-described property resentations of warranty relat­ is subject to that certain well ing to the title or any physical, right and pipeline easement as environmental, health or safety recorded fn Book 210, page conditions existing in, on, at, or 2017-and Book 210, page relating to the property being 2019, Ashe County Registry, offered for sale. This sale is said document incorporated by made subject to all prior liens, reference as though fully set unpaid taxes, any unpaid land out herein. transfer taxes, special assess­ ments, easements, rights of way, deeds of release, and any There is also herein conveyed that certain Grant of Scenic other encumbrances or excep­ Easement as recorded in Book tions of record. To the best of the knowledge and belief of the 212, page 1397, Ashe County registry, said document incor­ undersigned, the current own­ porated by reference as ers) of the properly is/are Juthough fully set out herein. . lio Amado Llanes. An Order for possession of the property may be issued pursu­ ant to G.S. 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the clerk of superior court of the county in which the prop­ erty is sold. Any person who occupies the property pursu­ ant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1. 2007, may. after receiving the notice of sale, terminate the rental agreement upon 10 days' writ­ ten notice to the landlord. The notice shall also state that upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the ef­ fective date of the termination. If the trustee is unable to con­ vey title to this property for any reason, the sole remedy of the purchaser is the return of the deposit. Reasons of such inab­ ility to convey include, but are not limited to, the filing of a bankruptcy petition poor to the confirmation of the sale and re­ instatement of the loan without the knowledge of the trustee. If the validity of the sale is chal­ lenged by any party, the trust­ ee. in their sole discretion, if they believe the challenge to have merit, may request the court to declare the sale to be void and return the deposit. The purchaser will have no fur­ ther remedy. Trustee Services of Carolina. LLC Substitute Trustee Brock & Scott, PLLC , Attorneys for Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC 5431 Oleander Drive Suite zoo Wilmihgton, NC 28403 PHONE: (910) 392-4988 FAX: (910) 392-8587 File No.: 10-19228-FC02 publish: 7.9.16/7.16.13 And being the same property conveyed in Book 200, page 1711, Ashe County Registry, said document incorporated by reference as though fully set out herein. Also being the same property described In and conveyed by deed from Joyce Jean McFarland to Sandra Lynn Cafaro dated 19 May 2004 and recor­ ded on 19 May 2004 in the Ashe County Public Registry in Book 313, pages 337-339. Save and except any releases, deeds of release or prior con­ veyances of record. LEGALS undersigned, the current own­ ers) of the property is/are Sandra Lynn Cafaro. An Order for possession of the property may be issued pursu­ ant to G.S. 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the clerk of superior court of the county in which the prop­ erty is sold. Any person who occupies the property pursu­ ant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may. after receiving the notice of sale, terminate the rental agreement upon 10 days' writ­ ten notice to the landlord. The notice shall also state that upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the ef­ fective date of the termination. If the trustee is unable to con­ vey title to this property for any reason, the sole remedy of the purchaser is the return of the deposit. Reasons of such inab­ ility to convey include, but are not limited to. the filing of a bankruptcy petition prior to the confirmation of the sale and re­ instatement of the loan without the knowledge of the trustee. If the validity of the sale is chal­ lenged by any party, the trust- . ffe. in their sole discretion, if they believe the challenge to have merit, may request the court to declare the sale to be void and return the deposit. The purchaser will have no fur­ ther remedy. Trustee Services of Carolina. LLC Substitute Trustee Brock & Scott, PLLC Attorneys for Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC 5431 Oleander Drive Suite 200 Wilmington, NC 28403 PHONE: (910) 392-4988 FAX: (910) 392-8587 File No.: 10-39213-FC01 publish:7.9.13/7.16.13 Miscellaneous High efficiency OUTDOOR WOOD FURNACE from Cent­ ral Boiler burns less wood. 25 year warranty. Matthews Heat­ ing Solutions 336-501-1618 AUCTION / ESTATE / YARD SALE Northwest Tree Service, LLC Removals - Limb Ups Storm Damage View Enhancements - Pruning Clearing Projects - Firewood for Sale Thomas Reed - Owner Phone 336-246-3434 Fully Insured Properly Equipped Said property to be offered pursuant to this Notice of Sale is being offered for sale, trans­ fer and conveyance "AS IS WHERE IS." 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Title A name given to the resource Jefferson Post Type The nature or genre of the resource Newspaper Description An account of the resource The Jefferson Post was a twice-weekly newspaper printed in West Jefferson, North Carolina. Printing news, announcements and obituaries for Ashe County, the newspaper was owned by Civitas Media of Davidson, North Carolina, and had a circulation of 6,500. The Jefferson Post began publishing in 1988. The newspaper was the result of a merger between Ashe County's historic weekly newspaper The Skyland Post and a competing weekly of 10 years, the Jefferson Times. Publication Volume 88 Issue 57 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context JP_2013_0716 Title A name given to the resource Jefferson Post [West Jefferson, N.C., July 16, 2013] Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a title="Jefferson Post" href="http://www.jeffersonpost.com" target="_blank">Jefferson Post [West Jefferson, N.C.]</a> Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Newspapers Is Part Of A related resource in which the described resource is physically or logically included. <a title="Jefferson Post" href=" https://omeka.library.appstate.edu/collections/show/47" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"> Jefferson Post</a> Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant West Jefferson (N.C.) 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Lc SPORTS Coach Pitch all-stars.... Page 9 Vol. HH, Issue ."is INSIDE Todd Free Music series continues .... Page 3 FRIDAY, JULY 19.2013 BOC debates Animal Control euthanasia if Dylan Lightfoot Staff Writer dlightfoot@civitasmedia com The Ashe County Board of Commissioners at their regular work session Mon­ day considered possible changes to euthanasia methods used by Ashe County Animal Control. Ashe County Animal Control Director Joe Testerman reported to the board on the current eu­ thanasia policy, and on what changes might mean for funding and operation of his department in the future. At issue was a $7,000 Human Society grant available to counties that switch their official meth­ od of euthanasia from car­ bon monoxide (CO) gas chambers to lethal injec­ tion (LI), which is widely considered more humane. The funds are given to counties within six months of phasing out gas cham­ ber equipment, and can be used for shelter improve­ ments and other expenses, While there is currently according to an email from no CO ban in N.C., only 14 Humane Society N.C. of the state's 100 counties State Director Kimberly still have gas chambers. In Alboum. four of those counties, gas Ashe County has chambers either see lim­ $16,000 invested in its CO ited use, or are slated for gas chamber equipment. phase-out. Currently, 22 states Testerman said that gas have banned the use of chambers are increasingly gas chambers, including falling out of favor with Virginia, West Virginia, the American public, and Tennessee and Georgia, it is only a matter of time according to the Hftmane before they are banned in Society. This year, Texas N.C.. became the most recent "The big decision is do state to ban gas chambers. we try to jump on board this progressive idea of get­ ting away from gas chambers...accept this grant and get something...(or) they pass legislation tomorrow banning CO euthanasia, and we've lost that oppor­ tunity," Testerman said. Asked by Commission­ er William Sands which method is least expensive, Testerman said, the gas chamber is cheaper by far. A cylinder of CO costs $75 and lasts a month or more, and the gas chamber is au­ tomated, allowing staff to 3 81.00 ids coui jt work while it runs. The chemicals used in LI are expensive, with larg­ er doses needed for larger animals. The process is also completely hands-on, and some counties that have switched to LI exclu­ sively have to keep "mas­ sive staffs," he said. Animal Control current­ ly uses both methods, with approximately 60 percent of animals "dispatched' See BOC | 8 Musi niessin' around' Ashe Count}' original Blaine Phillips has been a watchmaker ouui niueupninu | jenerson rosi Denise Baddour (left), the "student" at Raney Rogers' im­ promptu in filming of her Painting with Raney "sizzle reel." dis­ plays her first painting. Rogers is standing with videographer Cassie Butler Timpy (right). Dylan Lightfoot Staff Writer dlightfoot@civitasmedia.copi On any given week­ day, Rlaine Phillips can be fourtd in his shop at 109 Backstreet, a latex glove on his right hand, winding a briefcase full of antique pocket watch­ es or lubricating the guts of a cuckoo clock with a wooden splinter and a thimbleful of oil. Phillips, 79, has been a watchmaker for over 68 years, he said, "along with other things, just messin' around with this and that." His shop is filled with clocks of every size and description — • some ticking, some not, some chiming odd hours. Sit down and visit with Phil­ lips, and you may find the sound of the place has a narcotic effect, as your eyelids begin to droop. But the syncopated ticking of a few dozen clocks on a quiet, sunny afternoon doesn't put Phillips to sleep. He swears he doesn't even hear it. The "El Clocko Loco" sign on the shop's door came from West Jeffer­ son Alderman Stephen Shoemaker, a wordplay on the former "El Taco Raney Rogers' big adventure begins The importance of being true lo ones self Cliff Clark General Manager/Editor cclark@civitasmedla.com Dylan Lightfoot | Jefferson Post Watch repairman, gunsmith and all-around tinkerer Blaine Phillips oils a piece of clockwork with a wooden splinter and a 5-power eyepiece. Loco" restaurant that did business next door. Before Shoemaker, a life­ long friend, named the shop, Phillips "didn't call it nothin'." "1 was born and raised up here on south Beaver Creek," Phillips said, dryly describing the Ashe County he grew up in as "different than it is now." Phillips, with his younger brother, spent mo'st of his boyhood hoeing beans. "You had to work all the time. We raised beans for the mar­ ket, and corn, and quite a bit of rye." The bean market in those days was located on Long Street in the An encounter with the Acorn Gallery's Raney Rogers can be overwhelm­ ing, and perhaps, for some, even a bit intimidating. Creatively mercurial, wry, honest and exceeding­ ly polite — she is a Baptist minister's daughter — one minute she is laughing out loud, and seconds later dabbing at a tear when hearing of another's pain. But that's not what the television executives with PBS saw when they watched her first attempt at creating an art instruc­ tion show. "It was a sleeper," she said while sitting in her West Jefferson studio, sur-. rounded by her creations, as she explained her quest to create a television show that teaches people how to paint. However, the second ef­ fort got the attention of See ROGERS | 6 building which would later become the tobac­ co warehouse. When he wasn't hoe­ ing beans, he and his friends thiAnbed their way around the High Country. "When we's kids, we'd hitchhike any­ where," he said. See PHILLIPS I 6 Pie, cobbler bakers square off Photo submitted | Jefferson Post The Carolina Chamber Symphony Players at Old Salem center in Au­ gust, 2012. From left John Wilson. Matt Kendrick. Martha Bassett, Jacqui Carrasco, Ken Wilmot. Frederico Piivetta and Wally West. Calling all Ashe County berry j)ie and berry cobbler bakers! Once again it is time for the annual Berry Pie/Berry Cobbler Contest, to be held on Saturday July 20, 2013, at the Ashe County Farmers Market on the Back Street in West Jefferson. Look for the events tent on the grassy area just be­ hind the market, and bring your homemade pies and cobblers to be judged. The rules and entry form is post­ ed on the Ashe County Farm­ ers Market Website at www. ashefarmersmarket.com. Mood Indigo: Songs of Duke Ellington at the Civic Center Official Rules: •Eligibility: Contest is open to all Ashe County residents. Requirements: • Filling may be any ber­ ry — blueberry, blackberry, raspberry, strawberry, etc. — grown in Ashe County. • No store bought pastry shells or fillings. Dylan Lightfoot | Jefferson Post The annual Ashe County Berry Pie/Berry Cobbler Contest is scheduled for Saturday, July 20, at the Ashe County Farmer's Market. Entries may use any berry grown in Ashe County, such as these wild black raspberries from Big Horse Creek. • Submit a copy of the recipe with your entry. • Please use disposable bake ware. The Market will not be responsible for the re­ turn of bake ware. • Noitems that need refrig­ eration or heating will be ac­ cepted. Pies must be at room temperature forjudging. • Limit two pies per con­ testant. How to Enter. Bring your homemade berry pies and berry cobblers to (he Farm­ ers' Market on the contest day between 9-10 a.m.. Look for the tables under the events tent on the grassy area behind the market. Judging. The judging will begin at 10:30 a.m. and will be conducted by local judges. Entries will be judged on the basis of taste and appear­ ance. Prizes: One winner will be selected form each category, and awarded a $20.00 Ashe County Farmers Market gift certificate to be redeemed at the Market through October 2013. Please contact Market Manager John Smyre at (336)877-4141 or (910)3091932 The ACFM would like to thank the Appalachian Sus­ tainable Agriculture Project for their support. The Ashe County Arts Council is pleased to present Mood Indigo: Song of Duke Ellington at 7:30 p.m., Friday, July 19, at the Ashe Civic Center in West Jefferson.. The program repertoire will include music of Duke Ellington performed by the Carolina Chamber Symphony Players featur­ ing acclaimed vocalist Martha Bassett. "Mood Indigo," "Sophisticated Lady" and "In a Sentimental Mood" were all major hits for American composer, pianist and jazz orchestra leader Duke Ellington. A pivotal figure in the his­ tory of jazz, Ellingtons career spanned over 50 years. The concert will feature other great compositions by Elling­ ton including "It Don't Mean at Tiling If Ain't Got that Swing," "Take the A Train" and "Lush Life." The Carolina Chamber Symphony Players (CCSP) was founded in 1992 by Robert Franz and a group of fellow musi­ cians from the North Carolina School of the Arts. Over the past 17 seasons, the orchestra and its chamber en­ sembles have delighted audiences with their artisty, commis­ sioned and premierednew works by some of this country's most gifted composers, and featured guest artists of national renown in performances of chamber music repertoire. See INDIGO | 6 �PACK 2 FRIDAY, JULY 15), 201') JKFFKRSON P()ST Ashe County's Relay for Life begins tonight The Ashe County Relay for Life kicks off at Ashe County High School on Friday, July 19, with opening ceremonies set to begin at 6 p.m., including the presentation of colors by the Ashe County JROTC, apd the singing of the National Anthem by Calli Phipps, remarks by ACS Community Manager Melissa Hiatt, local Relay Chair Mary Jo Black, Judy Morris, and the invo­ cation will be delivered by Ken Morris, pastor emeritus of First Baptist Church. Following the survivor lap at 6:30 p.m., a caregiver ceremony is scheduled, with remarks by ACS Mission Manager Lisa Bottomley about a new CPS-3 (Cancer Prevention Study 3) for this area, which will research lifestyles and teach us what we can do to reduce effects and prevent cancer incidents. Those who have attended pre­ vious Relay for Life events know that one of the most meaningful aspects of the event beyond the survivor lap is the luminary ser­ vice, which features lighted lumi­ naries that are placed around the track that honors or remembers those who have been touched by cancer. Luminaries may be purchased for $10 each until 8:30 p.m. at the Relay event, and the luminary service will begin around 9 p.m. With a fund-raising goal of $60,000 this year, local volun­ teers say that the focus of this year's event is "Why Ashe Coun­ ty Relays," with multiple short speakers scheduled to share their stories throughout the night, who are all Ashe County residents. THE OFFICIAL SPONSOR OF BIRTHDAYS! The community-wide event is always well attended, and is anchored by the involvement of local teams representing church­ es, businesses and communitybased organizations. According to Black, this year's Relay fea­ tures 39 business, church and corporate sponsors and a total of 21 local teams. Lots of activities are sched­ uled, including music through­ out the evening by longstanding volunteer Glen Sullivan, bounce houses for kids, caricature draw­ ings, a dunking booth, multiple walks during the night such as youth, teen, parent and grand­ parent, sweetheart and even backward walks. Teams also are encouraged to bring a decorated team banner or flag to display during a special team lap around the track. Concessions will be available, including hamburgers, hot dogs, home-baked goods, cotton candy, popcorn, drinks and more. There will also be tickets for a 50-50 drawing combined with a gift basket of assorted gift certificates from local businesses including the new Hotel Tavern Restaurant, The Vintage Locket and SkyLineSkvteest. The winner will be announced the night of Relay. The Ashe County Relay will feature a tent for education, prevention and 'how you can help' materials. Hiatt says that Ashe County citizens also will have the opportunity to learn about "Cancer Prevention Study 3" and how and when they can participate in a groundbreaking study, the first of its kind. "This study will research lifestyles and teach us what we can do to re­ duce effects and prevent cancer incidents," she said. There also will be information on a "Making Strides Against Breast Cancer" event in the Piedmont and how to participate in that event. For more information about the Ashe Relay event, contact Melissa Hiatt or Mary Jo Black maryjoblack@ashecountygov. com. Inaugural Phoenix Fest draws over 150 Dylan Lightfoot Staff Writer dlightfoot<icivitasmediacom BUYBACK Due to Record Sales Last Month The Vehicle You are Driving Now Could Be Worth More Than COME SEE THE ALL NEW SILVERADO & SIERRA The High Country's Best Pre-Owned Dealer Just Got BETTER! It all started with a late-night conversa­ tion with a few friends about maybe doing a homegrown music festival, said John Witherspoon, who held the "First Annual Phoenix Fest" in his backyardSaturday. Four months and nine sponsors later, Witherspoon and company hosted four musical acts and a crowd of 150-plus on his family's farm on U.S. 221 at the foot of Little Phoenix Mountain. "It's kinda amazing to see it all come to­ gether like this," Witherspoon said as the grassy paddock behind his home filled with 'festers.' "I really glad people came out." Topping the bill were Foreign Fields, an electronic folk group from Wisconsin, and Nashville's Boom Forest. Local singer-songwriter Adam Yaunce opened the show, followed by a new Ameri­ cana duo, Cataline Crime, from Nashville. Witherspoon himself played a solo set, sing­ ing and accompanyinghimself on guitar. Admission to the concert was free, with a BYOB policy in effect. The Ashe County Sheriff's Office was on hand to ensure that a good time was had by alL Witherepoon could not be reached by press time for comment on the success of the GM Certified Pre-Owned Dealer * fw 4i Dylan Lightfoot | Jefferson Post Cataline Crime of Nashville was one of five acts who played for a crowd of 150-plus at Phoenix Fest in Jefferson Saturday. event, but he did post a thank-you to Phoenix Fest's sponsors on the event's Facebook Page: "A gigantic thanks again to our magnani­ mous sponsors: Boondocks Brewing, Jeffer­ son Landing, Tis' The Season, Caddis Con­ struction, Mountain Outfitters, Chris Phipps Construction, Bohemia,Sweet & Savory, and SNAP Photography. These cats have been so very supportive and none of this would be happening without1their involvement!" Look What's New! JIMSMORE is arS u ] 4 X '! * ( * ' % - Vi. • DEPARTMENT* WEST JEFFERSON CHEVROLET BUICK GMC *<25? »3MC. NOW IN STORE 14 S. JEFFERSON AVE. DOWNTOWN WEST JEFFERSON 336-846-4636 WWW.WJCHEVY.NET 336-846-9488 TST REGULAR HOURS: MON - SAT: 10AM - 5PM jiSft Mb v INTRODUCING YOUR DIVAN Noble Mike Neaves Noble Mike Neaves who serves as Oriental Guide, member of located at 117 Morphew Lane. Jefferson, NC. die Oasis Board of Directors, his had a rich history in Masonry; and in die Shrine Noble Mike is the father of Noble Christopher Neaves. a member of Lexington Shrine Club, and daughter, Chiquitha Ackerman. Noble Mike lists his hometown as Lansing North Carolina. He and his Lady. Bobbie, currendy call Jefferson. NC home. He is grandfather to Riley and Mason Neaves, and Cliasiti Jordan, who is the wife of Noble Terry Jordan. Noble Mike' graduated from Ashe Central High School, and is the owner of Mike Neaves Trucking Company, .Although Noble Mike is quiet and unassuming, he works hard in the M i k e w o u l d h e 1h e f i r s t S h r i n e r t n O a s i s history to become Potentate of the Northwest counties Ashe, Alleghany, Avery and Watauga Counties a n d the s e cond one in Wilkes County was 111 u s t r io u sit lames Richardson in I V'»5. background, lie his generously in the pist used lus trucks to pick up lie was raised in Ashe Lodge 594 in June. 200(1. He is a Life and deliver the onions from Georgia, delivering them back to our Clubs. grandson-in-law, which he still dots!!!! Member of the* Winston-Salem Valley. Scottish Rile. Is a mem­ ber of York Rite, and a member of Royal Order of Jesters*109. In addition, he is a Patient Coordinator, a long time Tripster, is a Past The experience that is most memorable to him in the Shrine was He served is Master of Ashe Lodge 594 in 2006, having the Ambissador, and a Pist Trustee for District 3 of Oisis Shrine. when Illustrious Sir John Sullivan asked him if he would serve in the Divan line is a Director of the Board, it was indeed special distinction of serving is Mister of his Lodge and President of his Shrine dub, all in die same year. Full plates are what it is He counts watching his son journey through the degites in Misonry all about. is being one of his most prideful periods in our Fraternity, and then to be asked to serve, and he apart of a Fraternity which he had worked so hard in. seeing him made a Shriner. He cites the Caribbean Trip with Illustri­ 2017, at the will of Noble Mike became a Shriner in November, 2000, and hit ous Sir John Sullivan one of the most special times since he has been Noble Mike is slated to become Potentate in die ground running. He was President of Ashe Shrine Club a Shriner. His granddaughter, Chisiti, had just gotten married, and he the Nobility. I know he will have the full support of Oasis Shrine in 2004. iiHls. 2006. 200" and 2008, and led ihe dub in the and Lady Bobbie's gift to them wis treating she and her new husband members. We welcome liim to the ranks of the leadership of construction of tlieir new .Ashe County Shrine Club building, to the cruise wijh them. Plus, he was able to keep his eye on his new Oisis Shrine Center. i �Ji;i i i:kso.\ Post OBITUARIES Judy Elliott Faw Judy Elliott Faw, a life­ long resident of Ashe County, went to be with our Lord Jesus on Friday, July 12,2013. She was born on Sept. 14,1939, to James Paul El­ liott and Helen Elliott. Faw was preceded in death by her parents. She was a lifelong mem­ ber of Eastern Star and Friday, Jli.y If), 201.'4 ASHE DISTRICT COURT DECISIONS Todd Free Summer Music Series continues was a graduate of Wilkes Community College. She was retired from Ashe Memorial Hospital where she was an LPN. She also taught ceramics for Wilkes Community College for several years. She is survived by her brother Mike Elliott and wife Diane; nieces Katheryn and Ashley • from Kingsport Tenn.; a son Rickie Faw and wife Re­ becca; grandchildren Dylan and Tara; a great grand­ son Jameson from Ashe County; and close personal friends Dominique and Rose Guitano from Ashe County. A Memorial Service to be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, July 27, 2013, at Trinity Baptist Church, Deep Gap More information can be ' found on church's website: www.trinitydeepgap.com The weekly session of the -Ashe County District Court was held July 11, the honor­ able James Honeycutt pre­ siding. These decisions wen1 handed down by the court: Paul Allen Smith II: Level ID: (M) possession of drug paraphernalia, (P) no con­ test, (J) guilty, 45 days AC J active, credit time served. Mithael Anthony Frank Mendoza: Thomas Andrew Parker. July 8 Christopher Barry Walters, 37, of West Jef­ ferson was charged with two counts of possession of dangerous drugs. Bond information is unknown at this time. Walters was re­ leased on July 16. Image courtesy 0. Winston Link Museum.Copyright Conway Link Damion Okoyia Blevins, Maude Bows to the Virginia Creeper, Green Cove, Va. This is train No. 201 on the Abingdon Branch of the N&W, which ran 20, of Todd was charged communicating from Abingdon, Va.. to West Jefferson, a distance of 55 miles. with threats. Blevins was re­ leased the next day. Spencer Lee Howell, 44, of West Jefferson was charged with misdemean-' or larceny. Howell was re­ leased later that day on a written promise to appear in court. Apostolas George ChakAre you still a child at heart when it comes to trains? makis, 42, of West Jef­ Are you interested in photography? Then plan to attend ferson was charged with the upcoming monthly meetingof the Friends of the Ashe being intoxicated and dis­ County Public Library at 11 a.m. Wednesday, July 24. ruptive. Bond was set at Link historian to visit Friends of the Library Level II: (T) driving with license revoked. (P) no con­ test, (J) guilty, 45 days ACJ suspended, 12 months unsu­ pervised probation. $50 fine plus CC. Joseph rs _j M r \ CHAKMAKIS 1w 4 DISHMAN Cft ' MCCOY Keep the kids entertained and excited .about reading with inexpensive books and creative baskets from our Friends of the Library Gift Shop. Challenge yourself with "Meet and Author" baskets, and our wide selection of fic­ tion and non-fiction reading material. July 19 4 - 8 p.m. Fish Fry. Sup­ port Ashe Outreach Minis­ tries and Mobile Meals at the Riverview Community Center in Creston. A $10 donation will get you a large portion of fish, fries, hush puppies, slaw, dessert and a drink. Take-out is available. Directions: Take N.C. 88 W. stay straight through Warimsville and past Blue Ridge Elementary. Riverview is BLEVINS s - - •. —^ BARE 26, of West Jefferson was charged with assault on a fe­ male. Bond was set at $1,000. HAYWORTH OSBORNE LATHAM $1,500. . July 9 Gale Dean McCoy, 66, of Jefferson was charged with trafficking opium/heroin. Bond was set at $250,000. July 10 Regina Lynn Guffy, 52, of Lansing was charged with schpol attendance law violation. Bond infor­ mation is unknown at this time. Guffy was released on July 12. Kristina Marie Bare, 26, of Jefferson was charged with possession with the intent to manufacture/sell/ deliver a Schedule I con­ trolled substance and mis­ demeanor larceny. Bond was set at $15,500. Rebecca Danielle Hayworth, 24, of Lansing was charged with school atten­ dance law violation. Bond was set at $5,000. Hayworth was released later that day. Terry Allen Rash, 48, of Todd was charged with driving while impaired. Bond was set at $5,000. Rash was released the next day. Troy Spencer Latham. 33, of Warrensville was charged with driving with a revoked license, two» counts of probation vio­ lation and misdemeanor probation violation out of county. Bond was set at $9,210. Tommy Lee Osborne, 55, of Jefferson was charged with failing to register as a sex offender. Bond information is un­ known at this time. 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Department of Corrections; DAC: Division of Adult Cor­ rections; CRV: confinement in response to violation; CWS: community work ser­ vice; CC: pay court costs; cons.: charges consolidated (ilk, WALTERS O Wilcox: Thomas Arthur o y Dean Level HI: (M) assault with a deadly weapon — two counts, (M) communicating threats — cons., (P) guilty, (J) guilty, 150 days DAC ac­ tive, credit time served. COMMUNITY CALENDAR July 19 - 29 Mash: (M) possession of marijuana up to 1/2 ounce, (P) guilty. (J) guilty, 9096, 6 months supervised probation, CC. COUNTY CRIME REPORT Bill Arnold of Salem, Va., a volunteer with the O. Win­ Guyn Level IV: (F) possession of methamphetamine, (P) guilty, (J) guilty, 4-14 months DAC active sen­ tence at request of defen­ dant, credit time served. • Submitted photo | Jefferson Post Eric Ellis and E Old Blue will warm up the stage at Cook Memorial Park in Todd from 6 8 p.m. Saturday, July 20. Bring a blanket and lawn chair to enjoy some good old bluegrass music. Refreshments and food will be available. For more information, call 877-540L This event is sponsored by the Todd Community Preservation 0ionization. ston Link Museum.in Roanoke, will present a slide showon Mr. Link's black and white photography of the steam engines of the Norfolk & Western Railway. Arnold knows a thing or two about railroads. He grew up with a dad who worked for the Norfolk and Western Railroad in Radford, Va., and learned about trains at an early age. He retired from General Electric in Salem after 39 years of service in marketing as a sales engineer. Bill and his wife Ellen worked with 0. Winston Link during his frequent visits to Roanoke from 1987 until Mr. Link's death in January 2001. They are quite active at the Link Museum and are called on. to provide information concerning Link and his photographs at many functions at the museum. They also volunteer at the Link Museum gift shop. Collectively, they have over 4,000 hours of vol­ unteering at the Museum since it opened in January 2004. Bill and Link worked closely together in the years prior to Link's death to provide a history and photo exhibit for the Virginia Association of Museums. That slide pre­ sentation has allowed Bill to elaborate on how and why Link created his photographs, and Bill has been invited to discuss the life and career of Link to historical and civic organizations throughout the mid-Atlantic state. Link had a lifelong love of tools and especially photog­ raphy. Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., Link, as a teen, built his own photographic cnlarger and went to work at a local photo shop. In college, he majored in civil engineering. However, he didn't pursue an engineering career; instead, upon graduation he was offered a job as a photographer for a public relations firm in New York City. With the outbreak of World War II, Link worked for Columbia Institute Laboratory on Long Island where he performed secret war research for the U.S. Government. Columbia's labs were in front of the Long Island Railroad at which point Link's interest in steam locomotives was rekindled and he began takingphotos of these iron horses. The Friends of the Ashe County Public Library is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization composed of library sup­ porters who provide many hours each month as advo­ cates and volunteers. Financial support comes through the sale of donated books, baskets and basket materials sold through the Friends' Gift Shop looted in the library. All donations and funds generated through the Gift Shop return to the library in the way of additional programs and services. Annual individual membership is only $5 per year; lifetime memberships are $100. Please join the Friends as we welcome Mr. Arnold and his wife to the library at 11a.m. Wednesday, July 24, in the downstairs Friends' Community Room. The public is invited and light refreshments will be available. Pa<.;£8 , — r--Tr.i-ini l i.ii,„w, !«.lutidISrfmPdIMjUNtnMuW"«*hurt•dwibtnQkW MNM, kn-w, to-atojkNnwr inn I ««» »•lunm nm. MQjrtk oU..n.. cv-l Ml**tow* ma (ruiwv »<! ,<*ki >.»-.i,1^*1, towfcJrt M U+entmm*** tmer><mm* **********•MtwRrOto.nlVIVO.IBirbmB*mi-taH I W W W rv Uf Ut . �OPublic Opinion Page 4 "...were it left to me to decide whether we should have a government without newspapers or newspapers without a government, I should not hesitate a moment to prefer the latter." July 19,2013 — Thomas Jefferson, 1787 If not Moral Mondays, whatV media to spread the word even if the news­ "I want- to do something, something be­ paper never prints it. sides Moral Mondays." A friend was asking me what he could More importantly, it is not too early to do to stop what the New York Times called begin preparing for the election next year. last week a "demolition derby" in the state However, replacing a current legislator legislature. will be a formidable task. The current dis­ But my friend was not ready to join the trict alignments give an overwhelming ad­ regular gatherings for protest at the state vantage to incumbents. Many believe that legislative building or be arrested. He want­ the current legislative scheme assures Re­ ed other options, and he knew that I had publicans of control of the legislature for some experience from my work lobbying the legislature on behalf of the UNC sys­ many years. tem, even though that was many years ago. But, even when the odds are stacked "Whom should I talk with? Legislators? against a legislative candidate, a campaign Their aides? How can I persuade them to can be useful to mobilize and develop po­ change directions?" D.G. Martin litical organizations for the future and to "Well," I responded, "you probably can't, discuss issues. at this stage, stop that demolition derby. It Unexpected opportunities arise. This is far too late in the legislative session." year's legislature and its actions have angered a wide­ Even if the ghost of Ronald Reagan appeared and attempted to turn this legislature around, he would be spread group of people that go far beyond the Demo­ cratic base. Some districts that were considered "safe" met with deaf ears. The Republican legislators ran for election on a plat­ for incumbents may be up for grabs next year. form of smaller government, reduced spending, and Whatever the prospects for election victories in the lowering taxes for businesses and the wealthy. They near future, those concerned with the future of North have spent months preparing a legislative program Carolina should do everything they can to influence based on their platform, and nothing is going to get good people to take an active role in public life. This in their way. "But," I told my friend, "if you do want to talk to a year's local elections provide opportunities for training legislator or two, consider visiting them on their home grounds for candidates, political organizations, and turfs. Massive groups visiting the legislative offices in registration and get-out-the-vote efforts. Raleigh does have a place and can sometimes be very Finally, there is an important nonpartisan issue that effective. But time for a good conversation is more should not be neglected. The state needs a nonparti­ likely to be available on the legislator's home ground." san redistricting process. Almost nobody opposes this Although legislators cannot be expected to make a idea. But unless people who feel strongly about this is­ major turnaround on most issues, there are important matters that are still up for grabs because the House sue organize and apply pressure to next year's session and Senate have different positions on a few matters. of the General Assembly, nothing is likely to happen. "And, if all these ideas leave you cold," I told my For instance, they disagree on the level of support for the North Carolina Biotechnology Center, teachers' friend, "maybe you should think again about showing classroom aides, the Center for the Advancement of up on a Moral Monday." Teaching, and a number of other important state pro­ grams. D.G. Martin hosts "North Carolina Bookwatch." which airs at noon Sun­ On these issues, some legislators may be open to days and at 5 p.m. Thursdays on UNC-TV. For more information or to persuasion. view prior programs visit the webpage at www.unctv.org/ncbookwatch "But I want to stand up against the 'demolition der­ This week's (July 21.25) guest is North Carolina native Ben Fountain, by.' 1 want to be heard," my friend emphasized. who wrote "Billy Lynn's Long Halttime Walk." which has already been In fact, it is the duty of a concerned citizen to speak up. One option is the old standard of writing a letter Vo Live «dvtOT ot a Vocal newspaper. Today, we can email copies to everyone on our list of friends and use social called the next great American novel and the first great novel of Ameri­ ca's 21st century wars. N grant Horn \he North Carolina Humanities Council provides crucial support for North Carolina Bookwatch. lax reform part of broader plan A few weeks ally matters is ago, I was in­ education and terviewing one infrastructure. of North Caro­ "But your view lina's senior is that if you Democratic just cut taxes statesmen for a lot, you'll be my upcoming more success­ biography of ful." former Gov. I responded Jim Martin. that 1 didn't Not surpris­ actually see ingly, the things that interview ocway, which John Hood casionally surprised him. John Locke Foundation veered from I explained the events of that Iand most other conser­ 20 years ago to vatives see tax reform as the events of 2013. "John," said the Demo­ only part of a broader, strategy cratic politico, "you and I evidence-based have very different views" for economic recovery, a about the state's * role in strategy that also includes promoting economic regulatory relief, education growth. While taxes need reform, and smarter in­ to be "reasonably com­ vestment in infrastructure. As the details of the taxpetitive," he said, what re- (USPS 441-810) Member NC Press Association Published twice weekly by Civitas Media LLC, P.O Box 808 203 S Second Ave., West Jefferson, NC 28694 Periodicals postage paid at West Jefferson, NC 28694 Phone 336-846-7164 Email cclark@civitasmedia.com Subscription rates in Ashe County - $38/year In North Carolina - $48.01/year Editor/General Manager Staff Writer Sports Writer Advertising Sales Advertising Sales Classifieds/Legals Cliff Clark Dylan Lightfoot Nathan Ham Teresa Roark Laws John Sears Kay Hart Mail Room Department Julia Beck Postmaster Send address changes to Jefferson Post P.O. Box 808 West Jefferson NC 28694-0808 All content copyright 2012 by Civitas Media LLC and may not be reproduced without permission reform deal struck by leg­ islative leaders and Gov. Pat McCrory began to emerge, it struck me that many North Carolinians may be in the same boat as my Democratic friend was. Having heard months of spirited debate among Re­ publicans about taxes, they may have come to believe GOP leaders are counting on tax reform alone to pro­ duce their promised "Caro­ lina Comeback." That's like letting your eyes be drawn to a busy corner rather than tak­ ing in the entire [ricture. While it did take weeks for the House and Senate to overcome their differences on tax-reform details, law­ makers were simultane­ ously passing an important change to North Carolina's transportation-funding for­ mula and fashioning anoth­ er major regulatory-reform bill to follow previous mea­ sures in 2011 and 2012. They were also seeking to work out a deal on two education issues - school choice and teacher.tenure - as part of the 2013-15 budget bill. In reality, most Repub­ licans agree with their Democratic predecessors about the economic im­ portance of infrastructure and education. Long-term • growth comes from invest­ ment, from building the financial, physical, and hu­ man capital necessary to start and grow successful businesses. Where the two sides disagree is on how states can best foster capi­ tal formation. In the past, Democrats tended to focus primarily on public capi­ tal, on schools and roads, while worrying less about the private investment that typically accounts for about 80 percent of the economy's capital stock. Higher taxes can finance higher levels of public in­ vestment, yes. But they can also result in lower lev­ els of private investment to the extent they give entre­ preneurs, investors, execu­ tives, and professionals a reason to take their capital elsewhere. That might be worth it to a state if the rate of return on the public capital its taxes finance is higher than the rate of re­ turn of the private capital it chases away. Unfortunately, that has not been North Carolina's recent experience. For one thing, our relatively high tax burden hasn't just funded public investment. Instead, we've spent a lot of it on public consump­ tion such as Medicaid. Moreover, in both educa­ tion and infrastructure North Carolina has not al­ ways spent its investment dollars wisely. Meanwhile, private investment has been weaker here than in most of our competitors, with both taxes and regula­ tions playing a role in ham­ pering the growth of our private capital stock. Job creation and income gains flow from productiv­ ity, which in turn flows from effective investment in facilities, machinery, technology, and know-how. Studies show that state government can pjay a useful role in building and maintaining public capital - but only if it does so in a cost-effective way so that the resulting taxes don't inhibit the vast majority of capital investment that oc­ curs in the private sector. By broadening the tax base and lowering mar­ ginal tax rates, particularly on capital formation, the tax-reform bill Republican leaders crafted and pushed through the General As­ sembly will attract private investment to North Caro­ lina while preserving the state's ability to invest ef­ fectively in public assets such as roads and schools. They have a plan, in oth­ er words. Their critics just have a plaint. Hood ispresident of the John Locke Foundation and author of Our Best Foot Forward: An Investment Strat­ egy for North Carolina's Economic Recovery. It is available at John.LockeStore.com, The idealogical giveaway to the wealthy startlingly If you cut off go to the debate on General the House Assembly f l o o r website to Tuesday read the after less details of than 30 the muchminutes ballyhooed said compro­ repeat­ mise tax edly that bill the tax House Bill scheme 998 - you that cuts will see Chris Fitzsimon p e r s o n a l that the — and corshort title porate is Tax Re­ income taxes would duction Act. At least in that one create all sorts of jobs small way, legislative in North Carolina. But that's not what leaders are finally senior economists told being honest. The tax scheme deal an­ lawmakers when they nounced Monday by appeared before the House Speaker Thorn Senate Finance Com­ Tillis, Senate Presi­ mittee a few weeks dent Ero Tern Phil ago. They said there's Berger and a breath­ no consensus that less Governor Pat Mc­ reducing the taxes Crory, no doubt fresh would create new jobs. from his imaginary One of them is even af­ treks into the Moral filiated with Raleigh's Monday protests, is leading conservative simply a big tax cut for think tank. Another economist, corporations and the a recent college gradu­ wealthy. Despite the claims ate with the right-wing t*> the Contrary by Mc­ Tax Foundation in Crory and his partners Washington who was in rewarding the rich flown down to Ra­ and powerful, the plan leigh to beat the tax is not reform at all. It cut drurti, said exactly is indeed a tax reduc­ what the tax shifters tion act, and the folks wanted him to say and getting the real reduc­ they have been repeat­ tion are the million­ ing his false and mis­ aires while thousands leading mantra about of working families job creation ever since. Another favorite will pay higher taxes also partially because the talking point plan eliminates the comes from the Tax state Earned Income Foundation, that the tax shift will dra­ Tax Credit. matically improve the In fact, the N.C. Budget & Tax Center state's business cli­ reports that when you mate ranking compiled take into account the by you guessed it, the end of the state EITC Tax Foundation, which that currently helps created the ranking low-wage workers, the system to «upport its bottom 80 percent of philosophical agenda taxpayers will see an of lowering taxes. Interestingly, no one increase in their taxes ever mentions that an­ on average thanks to the tax "reduction" other Tax Foundation economist said in a act. Call it a tax shift or debate in Raleigh ear­ a tax cut for a-few if lier this year that she you'd like. But it's not supported the state reform in any sense of Earned Income Tax the word, no matter Credit, the one that how times legislative the Tax Foundation leaders claim other­ worshippers in the General Assembly just wise. McCrory's sup­ eliminated. That would be the port of the plan also state EITC that helped breaks a promise (a trend lately) that he 64,000 military fami­ made during the cam­ lies in the state last paign and in his State year. Add it all up, and of the State Address what you have in the in February, that any tax package would be Tax Reduction Act is revenue neutral. But not reform or even a the tax giveaway to few needed changes the wealthy will cost to the state's revenue system. the state $600 mil­ What you have at lion a year when fully implemented—a long its core is an Art Pope way from revenue neu­ and tea party inspired Robin Hood in reverse trality. That's a big new tax' giveaway crafted hole in the state bud­ to give huge breaks to get after several years the one percent while of slashing funding for making low and mod­ education and human erate income* families services. Just a few pay more, while forc­ days ago,Senator Jerry ing future lawmakers Tillman told a reporter to dismantle more of the public schools that lawmakers didn't have enough money and other vital public to fund all the state's institutions the righteducation needs. Just wingers now in charge loathe. wait until thettax cut It's not a tax bill at for the wealthy kicks all. It is the latest act in Senator. You think in a dangerous ideo­ times are tight how. logical crusade. And it McCrory and sup­ was the plan from the porters of the great beginning. tax shift in the Gen­ Fitzsimon is the executive di­ eral Assembly - who rector of NC Policy Watch. �FRIDAY, JULY 19,2013 JEFFERSON POST PAGE 5 Just how important is prayer? We find a That every idle multitude of word that men prayer refer­ shall speak, ences in the they shall give Bible: prayer account there­ is-found 107 of in the day of times, pray judgment. For 306 times, by thy words prayed thou shalt be times, justified, and prayers by thy words times, thou shalt be clearly condemned." tant to God (Matt 12:36that we under­ 37, KJV). stand that we Leila Harris Not only are to pray and will we have that He hears to give an ac­ our prayers. count of the words spoken The spoken word gets to our fellowman, but also us into more trouble with the frivolous words spoken others than just about any­ in prayer. Prayer is a seri­ thing else that we might ous business. We can go do. How many of us have to the Lord in prayer by had our feelings hurt and ourselves and confess our our hearts pierced because sins, worries, frets, and of what someone has said woes. We canL also talk • can to or about us? I out our dreams and deSometimes we too have sires with the Lord. We do devastated another human not need a degree, or lofty being with our own cruel words to place our hearts at words—words spoken in Jesus' feet; we do need to anger or in haste without be honest though. We need thinking of the conse­ to be prepared beforehand, quences. Jesus forewarned and we need to be sure that us, "But I say unto you, we are not being flippant in our requests. Studying the Bible helps us to prepare our hearts for prayer, even when we read a passage that we do not understand. We can take that passage and meditate on it, ask others questions about it, and most impor­ tantly, ask God to help us understand it. As humans, we have a pleasant warmth when someone comes to us and says, "You said ...andI have been thinking about that and I don't under­ stand it. Can you explain it to me?" Well, our words meant something to, this person, and we are blessed to be able to explain our­ selves. God created us in His image, and He wants us to think about what He says, mull it over, and ask questions. He is honored when we do this. God is always ready to hear our "heart-felt" prayers. Sometimes we have a serious problem, and we need His help so deeply that we ask others to help us pray. This is when prayers get really serious. Jesus prom­ ised, "For where two or my brother/sister is a sin­ three are gathered together ner like me and my heart in my name, there am I in is filled with compassion the midst of them." (Matt for them; compassion that 18:20). This does not sim­ I know comes from you. ply mean that when people Please help them "in this come to Church, He is specific way," because they there. This promise has a need YOU to help them." heart-to-heart concept. Je­ Then our own eyes are sus means that when two opened to be able to see or more people come to God working in this per­ Him, in faith, as repentant son's life and our own faith sinners seeking mercy from is increased. the King, and in agreement We are to take our about what they are asking prayers seriously, if we ex­ for; then He will be there. pect God to take them se­ If we are going to pray with riously. He is also a loving someone, we need to talk it and understanding Father, out beforehand. We are go­ and we can come to Him ing "together" before God with our problems (even in prayer, and we need to the ones that make us look be in agreement about what bad). and why we are asking for For instance, if there !s grace and mercy. Too of­ someone in your life who ten, we tend to flippantly just really horribly gets on say, "pray for this," without your nerves, it is okay to explaining why we want it. tell God all about it. We When we receive this re­ can talk out our feelings quest, we are left going to and ask for help (and even the Lord and saying, "Lord you know the situation and the need, do whatever you think is right." In other words, I said I would pray so I am. How much better to be able to pray, "Lord, A Home Is Burglarized Every 14.6 Seconds. Don't Let Yours Be Next! FREE HomeSecurity System! CHURCH CALENDAR July 19 11 a.m. until. Barbe­ cue chicken dinners. The 977-0564. July 21 - 26 youth department of the Bethel Baptist Church will be selling barbecue chicken dinners in the parking lot of Auto Zone, West Jefferson. The cost of the dinners are $8 per plate include barbe­ cue chicken, baked beans, cole slaw, roll, and dessert. 7 - 9 pan. Vacation Bible SchooL Temple Baptist Chinch invites you to attend. VBS will start July 14. Sun­ day horn 6 - 8 p.m. and con­ tinue nightly from 7 - 9 p.m. 7 - 9 pan. Vacation B i b l e SchooL Glendale Springs Missionary Baptist Church will be holding VBS. This year's theme: "The Mighty God." Everyone is welcomed to attend. 6:30 pan. Vacation Bible School. Sturgills Baptist Church will holding VBS. Classes for all ages. Bro. Ward Sexton will teach the adult class. Everyone is wel­ come. July 20 6 p.m. Vacation Bible SchooL Helton. United Baptist Church invites you to attend. The theme is "RBP's Investigation Destination" where you will follow clues to the King of Kings. Pastor Rev. Garrett Mahaffey and congregation welcome you. holding VBS. The theme is "Hay Day." Bible school will start with a light meal. Bible lessons, music,crafts, games, and fellowship. Classes avail­ able for pre-K through teen­ agers. All are welcome. For more information, call Betty Parsons at 336-384-3813. 9 a.m. - 2 p.m. Vacation Bible Rchttol. Pine Swamp1 July 21 10 a.m. Decoration Ser­ vices will be held at Liberty Hill Cemetery, located in the Nathan's Creek Community. 11 a.m. Rev. Luke Watson will be the guest preacher at Temple Baptist Church on Radio Hill, West Jefferson. You are invited to attend. 6 p.m. Bristol Baptist Church invites you to come and hear the New Covenant sing. Everyone is welcome. July 26 • 28 Methodist. Church,,will be July 28 - Aug. 1 6 p.m. Vacation Bible SchooL Grace Community Church in Fleetwood will be holding VBS. The theme is "Miracles in Action." A meal will be served each night. The church is located at the ask for humor) in helping to deal with this person in a Christian manner. God is never too busy to deal with our petty selves. He wants to be involved in our pro­ cess of doing better in His Name. Prayer is serious busi­ ness, and when we view it with the seriousness that it deserves, God helps us to please Him with our ef­ forts. "But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him." (Hebrews 11:6). Prayer is of the utmost importance in our lives. Without it, we would never have received Salvation, and without prayer, we don't have much chance of getting by in this old world. Therefore, pray often, and be sincere in prayer. Fleetwood Community Cen­ ter, 9042 NC South, Fleet­ wood. For more information, call 620-2600, or 877-0250. Aug. 2 - 4 Beaver Creek Baptist Church will hold Vacation Bible School. The theme is "HayDay - Jesus Always Loves Us." Friday night be­ ginning at 6 p.m., Saturday at 9 p.m., and Sunday Morn­ ing at 10 a.m. Come and join us for a "HayDay" of a time. For more information, please call Pastor Johnny Goodman at 336-977-3561. Aug 3 Community Fundrais­ er for Matthew Barnes with a car wash at McDon­ alds, afternoon of fun and games, balloon animals, cotton candy, face paint­ ing, silent auction with a spaghetti supper at New River Fire Department on NC 16 N, in Grassy Creek. For more information, con­ tact the Associational Of­ fice. $850 Value! ing. There will be no Sunday School, but the regular wor­ ship service will start at 11 a.m. Rev. Kevin Jones and the congregation invite you to these services. - Front and back doors protected Infrared motion detector sensor 5? Digitul keypad with police, fire, medical and emergency buttons Aug. 16 • 9 a.m. The Ashe Bap­ tist Association Annual Meeting will be held with Midway Baptist Church hosting. This year's theme is "The Voice of Many Waters" from Revelations 19:6. Be in prayer as we celebrate 127 years of working together for the cause of Christ. If you — iZJ li|._... .WAR warning siren Control panel with battery back-up Sf Lawn sign and window decats Call Today, Protect Tomorrow! r 1-888-459-09761 Mon-Frt 8am - 11pm • Sat 9am - 8pm • Sun 10am • 6pm EST Prated Wttawi church would like to host the meeting in 2013 con­ tact the Vrefteh and Place Committee or call the as­ sociations office. •II — •»'-'*« jmx .yi. M- MUK a <a KWM WW IB* ni'WM IK.daw*.» m*1"! 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The 30-minute show ran give the instruction portion a year ago, when Rogers On July 6, she received a decided to "branch out," as about 40 times on a cable of the show another shot. call from the PBS executive. outlet in Boone, and Rogers And Rogers did. she called it, as an artist. "They loved," said Rog­ Videographer Cassie But­ ers. She said the PBS board "I guess you'd call it Di­ was contemplating what to ler Timpy was at the confer­ had a chance to watch the vine intervention, but I told do next. With a "what the heck," ence, and Rogers enlisted myself, 'Raney, you're go­ sizzle reel and they "loved ing to have a TV show and Rogers decided to submit it her help. the energy, the instruction The next day, in the kitch­ you're going to reach many to PBS to see if they might and the entertainment." people with it,'" she said be interested in that type of en of a home in Pinehurst, At that point, Rogers said show. Rogers was filmed, using a when describing the inspira­ they wanted 13 episodes of After a week or so, she sheet-draped ladder as an tion for the first show. received a letter from PBS. easel, the instruction por­ the show. If she already had To accomplish the goal "They really Jiked the tion of the 30-minute show 13 shows in the can, they of creating and producing told her, they would take opening," she said, again with Baddour as a student. an art instruction show, she care of the marketing. laughing, acknowledging "I made it like an art par­ had built a relationship with, That created one, pretty her instruction portion of ty. We poured a little cham­ Joe and Amy Fan. Amy had the show had not been re­ pagne, started the camera big, challenge for Rogers. worked as Rogers' assistant ceived as she might have and I started the instruc­ The shows typically cost on other projects and Amy's about $10,000 each to pro­ hoped. tion," said Rogers. husband Joe was an accom­ "And yes...it was a sleep­ The outcome was exactly duce in a professional stu­ plished videographer. dio. Rogers needs to raise at er," chuckling as she again what she wanted. They got down to work described her "instruction" "I was told by Baddour it least $130,000 to fulfill what and called the creative en­ portion of the show. was authentic with lots of she sees as the next step in deavor the "Art and Soul "We like you," Rogers was sizzle," said Rogers. her artistic career. Network." told when she spoke to one Then she learned the These days, while that "Joe had all the equip­ of the executives about the 30-minute instruction she figure almost seems in­ ment and knew how to go show. "We're just not sure had filmed needed to be ed­ about (shooting a video)," you let yourself shine...be ited into a 10-minute "sizzle surmountable, there are said Rogers, who added that yourself. Don't listen to oth­ reel," an insider term for "crowdfunding" sources on Joe was "very meticulous" er people," Rogers said the television shows that are the Intemef like Kickstarter and indiegogo. in his approach to filming. executive told her. looking for network or cable Rogers is currently devel­ While he was shooting The PBS executive ex­ buyers. No more than 10 oping the materials needed the opening scenes for the plained that while the minutes, it offers a glimpse first show, Rogers was mak­ show is primarily about art into what the focus of the to start a crowdfunding campaign using indiegogo. ing the preparations needed instruction, it really is en­ show will be. For more information to be an on-air art instruc­ tertainment and should be She had the film edited and for how to help, look tor. approached from that per­ down to 10 minutes and for Painting with Raney or When the day came to spective. then "got cold feet." Raney Rogers on www.indido the actual filming, Rog­ With that focus, Rogers She was little unsure as to ers enlisted the help of her "went back to the drawing whether or not she wanted egogo.com in the next week sister. Linda Adamson, who board and rethought every­ to set herself up for another or so. Rogers has also created is also an English professor. thing." letdown. She turned to her "She helped keep me fo­ The fust item was the father and Baptist minister a YouTube channel called "Painting with Raney" with cused—make it educational, show's name. It is now Norman Gossett. she said," said Rogers of her Painting with Raney. "I showed it tohim and he a presentation piece for the sister's contribution to the Then, while attending a said, "I liked it,'" said Rog­ upcoming fundraiser. To first show. women's conference in Pine- ers, who added her father watch, visit www.youtube. After filming the opening hurst, she made a connec­ was often reluctant to offer com and search for Raney Rogers. sequences, and then shoot­ tion with Denise Baddour, positive feedback. From Page 1 jazz improvisation at Wake Forest University. Federico Pivetta, a ver­ satile pianist with a unique mastery of both classical and jazz styles, is an active when the store moved to the mall: "I didn't like'it "My dad, he was crip­ pled up with arthritis out there," he said. After many years a pretty young age," hunchtd over wristwatchhe said. "He done the thinking for all the rest es, Phillips said, he was looking for something of us." Of his mother, Phillips else to work on. "My said, "I never could get shoulders was really giv­ along with her much, but ing me trouble." "Me and this friend of my dad could, so...." mine, we started rebuild­ Phillips left home at 18 when he graduated from ing wrecked cars...up West Jefferson High School West Mill Creek (Road)," he said. "I got plenty of in 1953. The first time I got mar­ exercise doing that." "When it come to old ried was in *56," he said. cars, (Basil Reavis) was "That didn't last." "I got married again in a genius. We got to where '62." Phillips and his wife we was buying new-model of 51 years had one child, wrecks, and if he was up who died of complications here and cut one in two, I of cerebral palsy six years was buying the other half of one somewhere. We'd ago. Phillips started tinkering cut it in two and they'd with clocks and watches at fit." Phillips can't recall age 10 — about the end of World War II — and soon when he first moved into became a fixture at Wiles his shop on the Back­ Jewelry in downtown West street, but he does recall Jefferson, where Mo's that it was a diner before it was a clock shop be­ Boots now stands. "I'd sneak off from cause a man once came school once in awhile, in rudely demanding a and just got to hanging hamburger, and left in a around there," he said. "I huff when Phillips offered him a bologna sandwich just liked watches." Hanging around the instead. Phillips is well-known jewelry store turned into as an inveterate teller of an apprenticeship un­ der the late owner, Don stories, all of which are Wiles. "Back then, work­ engaging, some of which ing on clocks was beneath may be true, and none a watchmaker, so Ihad to of which can be repeated here. work on the clocks." A professional tinkerer "When I got to where I for almost seven decades, couldxwork on either one of 'em, he made me a shop Phillips has made his liv-* in the back where nobody ing buying, selling, trad­ couldn't see me," he said. ing and repairing watches "When I got out of and clocks, and restoring school, you couldn't have and engraving antique bought a job around rifles, shotguns and hand­ here," he said. "I went to guns. His advice for any Kannapolis and started 10-year-old with a fascina­ working in a cotton mill." tion with watch work and From '61 to '75, Phillips a desire to learn the trade: formed all across the U.S., worked at "The Stone," a have somebody cut down Europe, and *the Carib­ jewelry store on East King a five-power jeweler's eye­ bean, touring, recording, Street in Boone owned by piece to fit a junior-sized and performing with such Ronnie Wilson. He left eye socket. popular acts as Aretha Franklin, The Four Tops sician and teacher. He has performed with jazz greats such as Ernie Watts and Arturo Sandoval. An associate professor of music and Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation Fel­ low at Wake Forest Univer­ sity, Jacqui Carrasco has performed and recorded an array of musical styles internationally, from jazz and Argentine tango to avant-garde contemporary music. She is an artistic co-director of the Carolina Summer Music Festival. John Wilson has per­ formed with artists such as Jon Hendricks, Milt Gray­ son, Stefon Harris, Chris Potter, and Mark Turner, in addition to playing with the Glen Miller Orchestra and the AS-Is Ensemble. He teaches at Davidson College, and actively per­ forms in the Triad. Wally West has per­ as Tony Bennett, Mercer Ellington, Ellis Marsalis and countless other jazz artists. Wally serves as music director and project coordinator for the John Coltrane Jazz Workshop in High Point. Ken Wilmot is a member of the Win­ ston-Salem and Greens­ boro Symphonies and is a founding member of the Giannini Brass. He has also performed with the New World Symphony and with the Eastern Philhar­ monic. He has appeared and toured with a variety of popular and jazz artists such as The Four Tops, Ray Charles, the Tommy Dorsey, Orchestra, the Glenn Miller Orchestra, and the Guy Lombardo Orchestra. Tickets are $15 adults and $5 students and are available at the Ashe Arts Center or by phone at 336-846-ARTS. Indigo From Page 1 ists of national renown in performances of chamber music repertoire. For the past six years, the CCSP have been in­ volved in the Carolina with groups such as her popular swing band, "Mar­ tha and the Moodswinggrs." She currently tours full time with the "Martha Bassett Band," an Ameri­ cana/ait-country group which has opened Tor Lyfe Summer Music Festival in Lovett and played Merthe Winston-Salem. The lefest. Her third solo CD is ensemble for Mood Indigo "Sinner's Prayer." Matt Kendrick has ap­ includes Jacqui Carrasco on violin, Matt Kendrick peared on bass with artists on bass, Federico Pivetta such as Marian McParton piano, Wally West on land, Gene Bertoncini, .saxophone, Ken Wilmot on Archie Shepp, Jaki Byard trumpet, John Wilson on and JoAnne Brackeen, who drums and Martha Bassett was a guest star with his on vocals. Over the past group, "The Matt Kend­ decade, vocalist Martha rick Unit," at the Carrboro Bassett has entertained Arts Center. Kendrick has countless N.C. audiences released five CDs, and teaches electric bass and (SI MICHAEL'S WE BUY GOLD! 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She was se- • Association Clubs in Ashe lected as the adult scholar­ County are always proud ship winner from 20 coun­ of the applicants we send ties of the North Central to the district to compete District. "Ashe County applicants with other counties," said have had great success in Sue Bradshaw, president receiving Extension and of the Nathans Creek Exten­ Community Association sion and Association Club. "The quality of applica­ Scholarships, both high school students and adults tions is stellar. We are al­ who have had a break in ways proud when our local their education," said Ashe people benefit from our County Extension Direc­ woik," said Hillbish Jones, tor Carolyn Shepherd. president of the Jefferson Ex­ "The ladies in the Ex­ tension and Community As­ tension and Community sociation Club. HURRYI LIMITED TIME OFFER! MUST PRESENT OR MENTION THIS AD! 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Crooked Road Ramblers will be featured, playing old-time music "with drive" horn VA and NC. Come out and enjoy the outdoors with some mu­ sic in the park. 6 pan. Ashe County Re­ lay for Life opening ceremo­ nies will be held at the Ashe County High School with the presentation of colore by the Ashe County JROTC. followed by the ceremonial survivor lap at 6:30 p.m. This years theme is "Why Ashe County Relays." There will be multiple short speakers, all Ashe County residents are scheduled to share their sto­ ries throughout the night. 7:30 pan. Mood Indigo. The Carolina Chamber Sym­ phony Players are returning to the Ashe Civic Center for an evening of favorite tunes by Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhom in a concert aptly names "Mood Indigo." Tick­ et price for adults is $15, stu­ dent price is $5. Tickets may be purchased at the Ashe Arts Center or you may call 336846-2787 to reserve your seat with a credit card. July 20 - New River Cel­ ebration Day Love the New River? Join the New River State Park staff and special guest for its annual New River Cel ebration Day. Join us for a day of recreation, fun and educational stewardship that will include ranger nature programs, free tubing rides starting at 11:30 a.m., as well as other kids activities, and a^rare opportunity to see a live giant Hellbender Sala­ mander. There is no charge to attend the events. See the scheduled activities below: 10 ajn. WildflowerHike. Explore the summer wildflowere blooming from ridge top, through a meadow and then to the river bank. Con­ tinue the loop back to the vis­ itor center or hike the shuttle van back. Meet at the Visitor • r-nf: r. 11 ajn. River Ramble. Get in the cool but relaxing water to hunt for aquatic insects and other evidence of the critters that live in the New River. Meet at the Primitive Picnic area along the river. 12 noon. Wildflowers ac­ tivities for children. Do you have a budding naturalist. Meet at the Visitor Center. 1 pan. Eastern Hell­ bender. John Groves, North Carolina Zoo Reptiles and Amphibian Curator, will introduce the Eastern Hell­ bender, a giant salamander that lives in the New River. Then join Lori Williams, a biologist for the N.C. Wildlife Resource Commission, for a close and personal encounter with a live Hellbender. Meet at the Auditorium for a slide show and discussion. Meet at the Visitor Center. 2 p.m. Fishing for Kids. A lifetime of fun and steward­ ship start with a child first fish. Children and parents will join a ranger to learn the basics and try you luck at catching a fish. Sign up at the Visitor Center. Meet at the Primitive Picnic area along the river. .3 p.m. Environmental Costume Parade. Children and adults can join in on the celebration of the New River while having fun wearing environmental costumes pro­ vided by Elkland Art Center. Join the parade led by Snotty the Snot Otter, (a large Eastem Hellbender character cos­ tume). Meet at the Primitive Picnic area along the river. For more information on any of these activities, call 336982-2587. July 20 8 a.m. -1 pan. Berry Pie Contest Day hosted by the Ashe County Farmer's Mar­ ket will feature some the best bakers in Ashe County. Come out and enjoy all of what the Farmer's Market has to offer. 8:30 aan. - 4 pan. 11th Annual Home Sweet Home Show will be held at the Faith ^ Jpcated 'treet. m Jef- fereon. Free admission, great deals and thousands of dol­ lars worth of door prizes. 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. Elk Shoals River Fest. Join us "down by the river" at the Chapel Parking Lot for a chicken barbecue with music, crafts, food and fun. Kenny Chesney tickets raffle a $5 for a double chance to win two tickets. Duck race at the campground will be sponsored by the Ashe Masonic Lodge.Vendore are wanted for crafts and yard sale. The cost to reserve a space is $15. For more in­ formation, call 336877-4607. 10 aan. - 12 pan. Get Crafty at Suzanne's crochet class. This month's project is a Garden Flower Throw. Bring your own four-ply yam in assorted colore. 1 2 - 5 p.m. 11th Annual Winefest will be hosted by the River House. In your River House souvenir tasting glass, you'll enjoy unlimited tasting of 10 N.C. wineries, hore d'oeuvres and lunch while listening to outdoor music. For ticket prices and more information, call 336 982-2109. 2:30 p.m. Mason's Family Fun Day 2nd Annual Duck Race at Elk Shoals Meth­ odist Campground, Boggs Road, West Jefferson. $5 a duck. Firet place wins $250, second place wins $125 and third place wins $75. $10 to each of four heat winners. Proceeds to benefit Lodge charities. Event sponsored by Ashe Lodge #594 AF and AM. 3 - 7 p.m. Jefferson's July Cruise-In. Classics, custom, care, trucks and motorcycles. There will be 50/50 raffle, food, DJ, museum and more. Open market from 7 a.m. - 4 . p.m. produce and crafts and more. The location will be the Museum of Ashe County History, 301 E. Main St., Jef­ ferson. For more information, call Gany Elliott at 3368770755. CORNERSTONE FELLOWSHIP 846-3954 Pastor Todd Brewer Casual & Contemporary Sunday School 10:00 a.m. Sunday Worship 11:00 a.m. Wednesday Bible Study 7:00 p.m. ST. FRANCIS OF ASSISI CATHOLIC CHURCH 246-9151 Rov. James Stuhrenberg Main A Ivy Streets. • Jefferson Sun. Morning Mass - 9:00 am Saturday Evening Mass 5:00pm English A , 7:00pm Spanish Weekday Mom. Mass Call for times 107 W. Second Street Wert Jefferson, North Carolina 336-246-5292 Www.wjumc.net 9:45 Sunday School 11:00 Morning Worship Once again it is time for the "Berry Pie/Berry Cobbler Contest'to be held on Saturday. July 20,2013 at the Ashe County Farmers Market on the Back Street in West Jefferson. Look for the events tent on the grassy area just behind the market and bring your homemade pies/ cobblers to be judged. The Rules and Entry Form is posted on the Ashe County Farmers Market Web­ site - wwwjshefarmersmarket.com Official Rules- **Berry Pie/Berry Cobbler Contest: 1. Eligibility: Contest is open to all Ashe County residents. Berry - any Berry (Blueberry,Blackberry, Raspberry, Strawberry, etc) grown in Ashe County is eligibility. 2. Requirements: No store bought pastry shells or fillings. Submit a copy of the recipe with your entry. Please use disposable bake ware. The Market will not be responsible for the return of bake ware. No items that need refrigeration or heating will be accepted. Pies must be at room temperature for judging. Limit two pies per contestant. 3. How to Enter: Bring your homemade berry pie(s)/berry cobblers to the Farmers'Market on Saturday, July 20,2013 contest day between 9:00 am and 10:00am. Look for the tables under the events tent on the grassy area behind the market. Entry forms will also be available there or youmay go on line at ashefarmersmarket.com 4. Judging: The judging will begin at 10:30 am and will be conducted by local judges. Entries will be judged on the basis of taste and appearance. 5. Prizes: One winner will be selected form each category and awarded a $20.00 Ashe County Farmers Market gift certificate to be redeemed at the Market only through October 2013. Please contact Market Manager John Smyre at 336.877.4141 or 910.309.1932 The ACFM would like to thank all the support from Appalachian Sustainable Agriculture Project. July 21 Faith Fellowship We^Mdi Bible Study 9:30 am coffee and fellowship 10:10-11 Sunday Service 11:00 am Wednesday Night: F.B.I. Bible Study - 6e30 pm Elliott OsowHt. Pastor 676 S. Main St., Jefferson 846-3346 Midway Baptist Church Beaver Creek 1670 Mt. Jefferson Rd.. Christian Church West Jefferson. NC 28694 Old Hwy. 221 Near GoH Course Rd. West Jefferson • Since 1890 Pastor Steven LeaShomb (336) 246-2012 846-3795 Jim Dawes, Minister Sunday School 10:00 a.m. Morning Worship 11:00 a.m. Evening Service 6:10 p.m. Wednesday Mbie Study - 7:00 p.m. thee urxjMyen amc Mount Jefferson Presbyterian Church Smethport Independent Baptist Church The -u fthalt not t.»Le thenames of the. ICKD thi| COP .n V.SIM Rev. Will Heyward 336-846-7445 Sunday School • 9:45 AM Worship • 11:00 AM 201 S. Jefferson Ave., Reverend Phil Arnold ^rej i 246-6077 336-877-2801 and He Messed them" Luke 24:50 246-9969 Hospice Hospi 828.265.3926 Mon. - Sat.: 8:30AM - 5:30PM Sunday School at 10:00 a.m. Worship of 11:00 a.m. Wednesday Night ot 7:00 p.m. Faster Eddie Lewis 982-5650 Dr Pepper BLUER4VGE Sf| e Bottling Worship Service 11:00 a.m. Wednesday Bible Study 7:00 p.ir Youth Class (All Stars for Jesus) Everyone Wei cornel YOUR FULL SERVICE OIL COMPANY Peak Creek Church of m the Brethren Pastor: Ed Hall 336-372-5479 Rev. Tim Starbuch, Pastor Worship Service: 11 AM 115 East Main St., Jefferson, NC (336) 846-9512 9:00 a.m. Informal Worship continuing the work of Jesus Peacefully. Simply. Together We would love to have you 2082 Peak Creek Church Rd. Laurel Springs, NC 28644 — First Asset*ty of Cod Church Pastor Keith Styron Comer of Faw-Rokmd A McNeil Sts • Jefferson 88 West - left on McNeil. One Mock Sunday School - 9:30-10:15 a.m. Morning Worship -10:30 a.m. Sunday Evening - 6:00 p.m. Wednesday Might Bible Study - 7 00P m | The Jewel Shoppe 785 East Main Street The Mountain Village Shopping Center Jefferson, NC 246-4591 Call 846-9241 Ronnie Hopkins ^ Sunday SchooMO AM Company Your T.uchsnne Entryy" Putna CITGO |iL thtj rjhjthcr West Jefferson mlmctrlr m.-mfew-Uilp ror-ys HOME HEALTH & HOSPICE 739 US Hwy 221 Bus West Jefferson In Laming, NC Welcome* you to attend! "And He led them as far as to Bethany-, 24-HOUR BURNER SERVICE Home Health Long Branch Baptist Church R«v. A. Ownti PnIm Sunday School 9:45a.m. Sunday Worship 11:00 a.m. H&W Oil Company 828.265.3388 ,1 Saturday Services: Bible School -10:00 AM Sabbath Worship -11:15 AM mumisvAini iDvwnsTatuaatcoNMttOM Bethany United Methodist Church 49S Highway 164 South KE* 116-667-6092 7:00 p.m. Wsdnsidny • Praytr Muting ^ HtAlTH V | t jpi joe fly Services: Sunday School 10:00 a.m. Pastor: Kevin Morgan 10:00 a.01. Tuesday • Jny In the Morning C O N S T R U C T I O N Jefferson y Pastor, Chris Cox Seventh-Day Adventirt Church of Warrensville 6:00 p.m. Monday • T.I.A.M. Compliments of VANN0Y & SONS CONSTRUCTION COMPANY J f.U«dnlo Cnilnoi vivnuuiv aptiiigs m.m. Sunday • Sunday School e.m. Sunday • Want# Servke 6:30 p.m. Sunday • Sunday Night Sender VANNOV keep It holij Big Flotts Baptist Church Holy Trinity Church 982-3076 fltp ihou shall not jxur hiloe witne^ i ju^innt thi| nen^ihor Missions Building by faith Promise Parish of the Holy Communion (Episcopalian) Phone - IX / Wednesday Service 7:00 p.m. 846-7481 Rector - The Rev. Stephen Miller jS Worship 11:00 a.m. Sunday Night Services 6:10 p.m. " Thou »h»lt not ste.il !V Kcmcmlxt' the 9-ibl'. ith Sunday School 9:4S a.m. West Jefferson Eucharist 10:00 am Christian Education 8:30 VIII 194 and 88 West. Smethport. NC 9:45 © VII Thou ahrtlt not commit»riultri| Thou -h ilt not make unto 11:00 Pastor Rev. Lawrence Goodman 1460 Bald Mtn. Rd.. West Jefferson Sunday School 9:30 a.m. Sunday Morning Worship Service 8:30am A 10:45 am Sunday Evening Worship -6:00 |m Wednesday Meal -5:15 pm BIWe Study -6:10 pm Baldmoun1alnchurch.org Email: Boldmountoln@»kybest.com Church 877-15SO > ivenlng Worship • 6:00 p.m. (336) 246-4764 Bald Mtn. Baptist Church VI Thou nhi.lt not I Thou »h.-JI have no atIw i rocs Sunday School • V:4S a.m. 19S7 US Hwy 221 N. Jefferson. NC ft J Morning Worship -11:00 a.m. Rev. Keith Casey ter of Hwy. 221 & Cherry St July 22 7 pan. Ashe Camera Club will meeting will be held at the BREMCO build­ ing on N.C. 163. For more information, visit, www. ashecameraclub.com. CALLING ALL ASHE COUNTY BERRY PIE/BERRY COBBLER BAKERS!! Mt. Jefferson Baptist Church PIZ3® mountain ridgeline. Meet the ranger at the picnic area. 2 p.m. Whitetail Deer Crossing. Meet the New River State Park ranger at the 221 Access Visitor Cen­ ter to learn abouh the char­ acteristics of the whitetail deer. prizes, best hand and worst hand. Ashe Shrine Club is located on Morphew Lane of NC 88 E, in Jefferson. For more information, call Melvin Roark 982-4123 or Jim Judson 877-2624. 2 pan. Underground Railroad Hike. Traverse the history of Mount Jefferson «s you hike back in time to the days of the Underground Railroad. Discuss folklore, stories, history, and legends that have been passed down through the generations. This hike will follow the 11 ajn. - 2 p.m. Phipps Reunion will be held at the VFW Meeting room, 115 Bamett St. • Wert Jefferson West Jefferson United Methodist Church Klondike Road Indepen­ dence, Va. The topic will be World War I. Lunch will be served at noon. For more information, call Carole Con­ rad 3363724454. 1:30 pan. Benefit Ride start at Ashe Shrine Club. Registration will be from 12 p.m. tO 1:30 p.m. The cost is $15 per Bike and $5 for ad­ ditional player. All motorcy­ cles, sports care, and custom vehicles welcome. After the ride, join us at Ashe Shrine club for hot dogs and ham­ burgers, door prizes, cash 336-246-4155 RID-A-BUG EXTERMINATING Termite & Pest Control 246-4222 To list your local church on this page, call the Jefferson Post at 336-846-7164 A / \ �Friday, .ILLY 1.9, 201.'3 I'AC.K S JEFFERSON POST • Small grain grower referendum vote set The N.C. Small Grain Growers Asso­ ciation (NCSGGA) has announced that an Assessment Referendum will take place on Aug. 7,2013. Polling places will be located through­ out the state in each county extension office. This assessment is for a six year period on all small grain (wheat, rye, oats, barley, rape seed/canola and grain sorghum). The N.C. Board of Agricul­ ture approved the request for this ref­ erendum at their meeting in Raleigh on Feb. 26,2013. The assessment will be V4 of 1 percent on wheat, rye, oats, barley, rape seed/canola and grain sorghum for a six year period. This assessment pe­ riod will begin on Jan. 1,2014 and will continue until December 31st 2019. "This assessment is important to the small grain groups of North Carolina to continue the work of the association in grower education, research, marketing, ad­ ministration and enhancing ways to grow small grain more profitable for farmers in North Carolina," said NCSGGA President Clifton PauL All N.C. farmers who grow small grain over the age of 18, as of Aug 7,2013, are eligible to vote during regular business hours of their local count)' office of the N.C Cooperative Extension Service. July GalleryCrawl not quite rained out BOC From Page 1 with CO, he said. The number of animals euthanize by ACAC week­ ly varies widely. "It could be anywhere from 10 to 100," Testerman said. But euthanasia has slowed down, he said, largely due to decreased in­ take as a result shortened business hours, and pet adoption efforts by the Hu­ mane Society and Second Chance Dogs of Ashe. Asked by Commissioner Gary Roaric which method was most humane, Testerman said, "In my profes­ sional opinion, with what I've experienced, there's no good way to die. Both pro­ cedures can be performed the right way, or they can be performed poorly." "A lot of these people jumping on the (LI) band­ wagon have never experi­ enced either type of eutha­ nasia," he said. Commissoner Gerald DOWLOAD PARKER TIE CO.'s NEW MOBILE APP WEST JEFFERSON CHEVROLET BUICK GMC SEE WHATS NEW « \ J L JIMSmore pimw—•m-iBiimw u-aiw »» DEPARTMENT WWW.WiCHEVY.NET S3 m Diesel Lube, Oil & Filter INCLUDES MULTIPOINT INSPECTION AND COMPLIMENTARY CAR WASH Includes up to 10 qts Dotvoc I5W40 Tis The Season....for all season $58.95 14 South Jefferson Ave Downtown West Jefferson 336-846-9488 Director of "High Country Regional Heartburn Treatment Center" at Ashe Memorial Hospital • Meeting all of your surgical needs • Upper/Lower Endoscopy with contracts with BCBS and MedCost for office based procedures • Skin lesifm evaluation/removal in office 200 Hospital Ave. Suite 5 Jefferson 336-246-7779 'Our Family has been serving Your Family's Medical Needs Jor over 110 yeurs" Price commented that LI was said to be more dan­ gerous to staff, as animals are apt to have seizures and convulsions when injected. Testerman confirmed the physical danger, adding that psychological trauma, or 'burnout,' experienced by staff performing LI is also an occupation hazard. Citing elevated danger to staff, increased expenses associated with LI, and sig­ nificant investment in a gas chamber now only a few years old, the BOC opted to keep current euthanisia policies until other develop­ ments compell a vote. ^ Excludes fuH synthetic oil and vehicles over 3500 series More than ten quarts of oil and tax extra Expires 7-3113 Pricing could vnrgjrom some mokes and rvodr-fs ft — Dylan Lightfoot | Jefferson Post With dark clouds on the horizon and sporadic rain fall­ ing, the crawlers stayed mostly inside the galleries last Friday, but the Ashe County Library's'Living Yo-yo Book' Billy Dowell, 16, of Lansing, remained at his post outside Town Hall. Dowell has been honing his yo-yo skills for five years, but did not, in fact, write the book on yo-yo tricks: his mother taught him everything he knows. AIMI __ We make small • Glimpses of Memories towns our business. Paintings by Janice Hassell <J®Store BANK July 6 - August 3,2013 (336) 246-4344 ASHE ARTS CENTER www.golifestore.com 303 School Avenue, Downtown West Jefferson """ " :• .;:in i • ilTHWlll' A TERRIBLE THING HAPPENS WHEN YOU DON'T ADVERTISE. NO ONE NOTICES YOU ANYMORE Jefferson Post (336)846-7164 w ww.jeffersonpost.com .for the best ADVERTISING RESULTS �FRIDAY, JULY 19,2013 ORTS Nathan 1 lam. Sports Writer (836) H46-7164 nhamC" eivita.sinedla.cum Carolina Power to host softball camp Saturday Sports Writer nham@civitasmedia.com The Carolina Power under-18 softball show­ case team will be hosting a softball camp this Saturday in Jefferson. Camp will take place at Family Central and' last from 9 a.m. until noon. Campers will learn and improve their skills in hitting, fielding, pitching and catching and will be learning from some of the top players and coaches in the area. Registration will begin at 8 a.m. and the cost for the camp is $40. The Family Central ball fields are located at 626 Ashe Central School Road in Jefferson. For more information on the Carolina Power Softball Skills camp, callRonnie Wagoner at (336) 984-8701 or Marvin McCoy at (336) 977-9243. ASU takes part in first Sun Belt Media Day Sports Writer nham@civitasmedia.com More than 100 jour­ nalists were present for the 2013 Sun Belt Me­ dia Day, quite a bit more than the Appalachian State Mountaineer fans, coaches, players and ad­ ministrators were used to seeing in the Southern Conference days. While ASU will con­ tinue playing football in the SoCon for one more season, the first Sun Belt Media Day really made it hit home that the Moun­ taineers are moving to the highest level of col­ lege athletic competition. The media event was held in New Orleans as that city remains the headquarters for the Sun Belt Conference. Also at the league-wide meeting, conference ex­ ecutives discussed how things will be changing in the coming seasons. The league will be implementing new nonconference scheduling systems that will allow each team to play a set number of non-confer­ ence games outside of their already-scheduled Sun Belt games. The goal is to boost each team's strength of schedule, which will be one of the big components in the new rating system begin­ ning in 2014. Sun Belt Commissioner Karl Benson told those in attendance that a group of conferences, called the "Gang of Five," will take its highest rated team and will be guaranteed a spot in the 2014 College Foot­ ball Playoff or a spot in a top-tier bowl game that will be played Dec. 31 or Jan. 1. Those five confer­ ences are the Sun Belt, Mountain West, Confer­ ence USA, Mid-Ameri­ can Conference and the American Conference. While the chances of any team from one of those five conferences playing for the national championship is slim, it still gives App State fans that hated the decision to move up to the next level something to look for­ ward to with the team po­ tentially playing in a New Year's Eve or New Year's Day bowl game. Coinciding with the media event, ASU also^ announced the new web address for the Moun­ taineers' athletic website. Formerly, www.goasu.com was the home for all App State sports news. Now, the web address will be www.appstatesports.com. Ashe Coach Pitch team continues winning Nathan Ham Sports Writer nham@civitasmedia.com This summer, the Ashe County Coach Pitch AllStars have had a successful campaign once the county little league season fin­ ished up last month. The all-stars have com­ peted in two tournaments so far with a sixth place finish out of 12 teams in one tournament and a third place finish out of six teams in another tourna­ ment. Without the overwhelm­ ing support from parents, Ashe County Parks and Recreation, and several area businesses, this allstar season would not have been possible. Submitted photo | Jefferson Post The Ashe County Coach Pitch All-Star members are: Back row - Coaches Larry Tibbs, Andy Goodman, Kevin Howell, Ben Cheek, Matt Peters. Andy Cheek and Bo Estes. Front row - Elijah Langseth, Wesley Thompson. Austin Grogan, Connor Howell. Ethan Goodman, Jordan Craft. Sawyer Eller, Blake Peters, Jake Grubb, Canyon Pennington. Collin Estes. Andrew Winebarger. Dillon Poe, Gracen Cline, and Drew Roland. The team would like to thank the following busi­ nesses and organizations who donated time and money to help out the team: Mountain Auction Co., Parson's Farms, Crop f V* -1 ' - "V ..K * * ***" > i mm d£Q£NGER • M i l 16-years-old and each camper receives a free soccer ball and camp Tshirt. There are four different camps that children can sign up for. The first kicks camp will be from 8 a.m. until 9 a.m. each day for three and four-year-olds. The mini-soccer camp will be from 10 a.m. until 11:30 a.m. for four, five and six-year-olds. Half-day and full day camps are available as well. The half-day camp will take place from 9 a.m. until noon and is open to anyone age six through 16. The full camp will be from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m. for ages eight through 16. For full details on each camp, pricing info and to register, please visit www. challengersports.com or call Ben Cook at (877) 263-7909. Auto World, Liddle's Plumbing, MiUer Insur­ ance, Farm Bureau, Dishpan Garage, Hobby Barn, Skyline, Hardee's, Odie Gilbert Construction and Blue Ridge Electric. Little League salute Nathan Ham Challenger Sports is returning to the county to hose their British Soc­ cer Camp at Ashe County Parks and Recreation this summer. The camps will run Monday through Fri­ day and each child will be coached by a mem­ ber of Challenger's team of 1,000 British soccer coaches flown to the USA exclusively to work on these programs. This is the largest soc­ cer camp company in the U.S and each instructor will strive to help each participant improve their technical skills and be­ come a more confident player. The camp will take place at the Family Cen­ tral Complex in Jefferson during the week of July 29 through Aug. 2. The camps are for boys and girls, ages three" through Production Services, Tamale's, AEV, Ashe County Cheese, 580 WKSK, Goss Tree Farm, Tri-County Monuments, Epsilon Pi Tau - Gamma Epsilon Chapter, Steve Johnson's Photo courtesy| H.D. Elite Photography T-ball Yankees: Landon Treva, Cole Treva, Benjamin DeJonge. Aaron Firebaugh, Isaac Firebaugh, Kellan Flynn. Ethan Toomey, Kaitlyn Toomey. Caleb Williams. Gabriel Shatley. Trenton Taylor. Coaches: Mike Flynn. Ryan Bower. Challenger Soccer camp begins July 29 Sports Writer nham@civitasmedia.com Game of the Week video can be found at jeffersonpost.com Summer all-stars Nathan Ham Nathan Ham ONLINE SPORTS* m* 0BMtr, Photo courtesy | H.D. ElitePhotography T-ball Red Sox: Gavin Eller. Caden Black. Made Miller, Ethan Roten, Emma Terry, Sam Hess. Hayden Beamer. Riley Estes. Jacob Dollar, Jonah Bennett. Hunter Harper. Coaches: Jeremy Eller. Beau Estes. Evan Roten. �IV,i- lo FRIDAY, JULY If), 2013 JEFFERSON POST Pets of the Week Ashe County Humane Society Located at Old U.S. 16, in front of the National Guard Armory in Jefferson Adoption day from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. each Saturday, but will be closed Saturday, July 6 for the Christmas in July festival. If you are interested in adopting, please call 336982-4297 or email ashehumane@skybest.com Find them online at www.ashehumanesociety. org Pets of the Week Ace is one of eight black lab mix puppies. Ap­ proximately seven weeks old. Three males (Ace, Booker, and Jet) and three females (Raven, Molly, and Hope). One of the parents is a black lab and there is possibility of some bird dog mix in these puppies. They will be large dogs, 45-50 pounds. TTiey will be wormed within the next week. Nutmeg is a beautiful Nutmeg medium/long hair tabby who may have some Maine Coon Cat in him. He is about 12 weeks old and has received two rounds of kitten vaccinations, is negative for FeLV and FIV, has been wormed and is healthy. He is very active and friendly and gets along great in his foster home with Sheba and the other adult cats in the home. He gets along well with Winky Dink the large dogs in his foster • home and would do well with cat friendly dogs. Nut­ meg was saved from our local animal control facil­ ity and deserves a second* chance in life. Stop by to visit Nutmeg and see what a great addition he would be to your home. Adorable kittens: three sweet 10 week old kittens. Two males (Winky Dink Blue and Panda Andy) and one female (Lucy). All of the kittens are very playful and please call us at (336) 9824297 curious. Vet reference and/or Due to health and family issues Blue's owners can home visit is required for no longer care for her. Blue adoption. Ashe County Humane is a 15-17 year old Blue Society, PO Box 1776, Heeler Mix spayed female. Can you open your heart West Jefferson, NC 28694. and give Blue a place to Ashe Humane Society is live out the rest of her life? funded entirely by dona­ Blue will not be at the cen­ tions, fundraisers and ter so if you are interested grants. Parenting and home env ironment influence children's exercise, eating Duke Medicine News Kids whose moms encourage them to exercise and eat well, and model those healthy behaviors themselves, are more likely to be active and healthy eaters, according to researchers at Duke Medicine. Their findings, published online in the International Journal of Obesity on June 18,2013, remind parents that they are role models for their children, and underscore the importance of parental policies promoting physical activity and healthy eating. Exercise and healthy diets are critical in fighting childhood obesity, a considerable problem in the United States, where over a quarter of kids ages two to five are already overweight or obese. "Obesity is a complex phenomenon, which is influ­ enced by individual biological factors and behaviors," said study author Truls Ostbye, M.D., PhD, professor of community and family medicine at Duke. "But there are variations in obesity from one society to another and from one environment to another, so there is clearly something in the environment that strongly influences the obesity epidemic." The home environment and parenting can influence a child's health by shaping dietary and physical behaviors, such as providing access to fruits and vegetables or en­ couraging kids to play outside. "The 'obesiogenic' environment is broad and multifaceted, including the physical neighborhood environ­ ment, media and advertising, and food tax policies, but we feel that the home environment is critical, particu­ larly among children. However, we didn't have a lot of evidence as to how important this was," Ostbye said. In this study, Ostbye and his colleagues examined the relationship between the home environment and behav­ iors related to obesity - dietary and exercise habits among preschoolers. The researchers studied data from 190 kids, ages two to five, whose mothers were overweight or obese. They collected information on the children's food intake over the past week, with foods rated as junk food or healthy food. To gauge their levels of physical activity, the chil­ dren wore accelerometers for a week, which measured moderate to vigorous physical activity as well as seden­ tary time. The mothers reported information about their chil­ dren's environments, including family policies around food and physical activity, accessibility of healthy versus junk foods, availability of physical activity equipment, and whether they model healthy eating or exercise for their kids. When they analyzed the data, the researchers found significant associations between these environmental measures and the preschoolers' physical activity and healthy versus junk food intake. They concluded that to promote healthy behaviors in children, a healthy home environment and parental role modeling are important. CLASSIFIEDS LEGALS 11-SP-148 AMENDED NOTICE OF SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE'S FORECLOSURE SALE OF REAL PROPERTY Under and by virtue of the power and authority contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed and delivered by Tod E. Hale and Melissa Dawn Hale, dated June 30, 2006 and recorded on June 30. 2006 in Book No 00349 at Page 1451 in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Ashe County. North Carolina; and because of de­ fault in the payment of the in­ debtedness secured thereby and failure to carry out and perform the stipulations and agreements contained therein and. pursuant to demand of the holder of the indebtedness secured by said Deed of Trust, the under-signed Substitute Trust­ ee will place for sale, at public auction, to the highest bidder for cash at the usual place of sale at Ashe County Court­ house, Jefferson, North Caro­ lina on July 30. 2013 at 10:00 AM that parcel of land, includ­ ing improvements thereon, situated, lying and being in the City of West Jefferson, County of Ashe. State of North Caro­ lina. and being more particu­ larly described in the above referenced Deed of Trust. Ad­ dress of property: 603 Watertank Street. West Jefferson. NC 28694. Tax Parcel ID: 19223-001-178 Present Re­ cord Owners: Melissa Dawn Hale and TIPI Trust. The terms of the sale are that the real property hereinbefore de­ scribed will be sold for cash to the highest bidder. A deposit of five percent (5%) of the amount of the bid or Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars ($750.00), whichever is great­ er. is required and must be tendered in the form of certi­ fied funds at the time of the sale. The successful bidder shall be required to pay reven­ ue stamps on the Trustee's Deed, any Land Transfer Tax and costs of recording the Trustee's Deed. The real prop­ erty hereinabove described is being offered for sale "AS IS. WHERE IS" and will be sold subject to all superior liens, un­ paid taxes, and special as­ sessments. Other conditions will be announced at the sale. The sale will be held open for ten (10) days for upset bids as by law required. If for any reas­ on the Trustee is unable to convey title to this property or the sale is set aside, the sole remedy of the purchaser is the return of the deposit. Further­ more. If the validity of the sale is challenged by any party, the Trustee, in its sole discretion, if it believes the challenge to have merit, may declare the sale to be void and return the deposit. In either event the pur­ chaser will have no further re% course against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee, the Mortgagee's attorney or the Trustee. Additional Notice Where the Real Property is Residential With Less Than 15 Rental Units: An order for pos­ session of the property may be issued pursuant to G.S. 4521.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the clerk of superior court of the county in which the property is sold. Any person whd occupies the prop­ erty pursuant to a rental agree­ ment entered into or renewed on or after October 1. 2007, may, after receiving the notice of sale, terminate the rental agreement upon 10 days' writ­ ten notice to the landlord. Upon terminatiofi of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the ef­ fective date of the termination Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a bona fide lease or tenancy may have additional rights pursuant to Title VII of 5.896 - Protecting Tenants at Foreclosure Act which became effective on May 20. 2009 Tamara R. Cornish, Substitute Trustee (803)744-4444, 113217-02842 P1049005 Publish:7.19.13/7.26.13 NOTicE~TO~CREDiTORS Having qualified as Adminis­ trator for the Estate of Richard B Cook, deceased late of Ashe County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons hav­ ing claims against the estate of said deceased to present them on or before 28th day of September. 2013, or this no­ tice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons in­ debted to said estate will please make immediate pay­ ment. LEGALS Lease EMPLOYMENT FOR LEASE: 1526 Front Street Beaufort, NC 28516 PUBLISH:07.05.13/7.12.13/7.1 9.13/7.26.13 ANNOUNCEMENTS Miscellaneous High efficiency OUTDOOR WOOD FURNACE from Cent­ ral Boiler bums less wood 25 year warranty Matthews Heat­ ing Solutions 336-501-1618 AUCTION / ESTATE / YARD SALE MULTIMEDIA SALES The Jefferson Post in West Jefferson is seeking an account executive to sell advertising for both print and online products to local businesses. Will handle an active account list as well as cold calling for new business. Must have prior sales experience, excellent computer skills, internet savvy, dependable vehicle, clean driving record, valid driver's license and auto insurance. We offer a competitive compensation and benefits package. To apply send a resume and cover letter to: 8hurley@civitasmedla.com REAL ESTATE SALES Furniture, antiques, household items, and knick knacks. EVERYTHING MUST GO, 8 a m.-2 p.m. Friday. July 19. and Saturday. July 20. First road on right past Blue Ridge Elementary School, heading towards Creston-cross cement bridge apd its about a quarter mile on right. Look for signs. Houses For Sale Check out the Jefferson Post for the latest deals on Mobile Homes by local dealers Available January 1. 2013 1500-4500 square feet of warehouse space. 3-16" Commercial bay doors paved access, no loading dock. Located in Jefferson, NC. One year lease required. Contact Dan at 336-877-0137 ~~ FOR SALE OR RENT 10,000 square foot Morton Building near Lansing. Insulated with heat and air. Call 336-608-7858 AUTOMOTIVE Automotive SMS Jeep Unlimited Solid condition. Good tires and ;op. Everything works. New !uel pump, and water pump and rear pinion seal replaced Oil changed every 3.500 miles. Great, fun vehicle. A lew small cosmetic dings, but hey. it's a jeep. 139,000 of mostly highway miles. • $12,500 or best offer. 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For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Jefferson Post Type The nature or genre of the resource Newspaper Description An account of the resource The Jefferson Post was a twice-weekly newspaper printed in West Jefferson, North Carolina. Printing news, announcements and obituaries for Ashe County, the newspaper was owned by Civitas Media of Davidson, North Carolina, and had a circulation of 6,500. The Jefferson Post began publishing in 1988. The newspaper was the result of a merger between Ashe County's historic weekly newspaper The Skyland Post and a competing weekly of 10 years, the Jefferson Times. Publication Volume 88 Issue 58 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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Page 3 Cloud; with a High.: SPORTS cn j> « INSIDE Soccer camp wraps up.... co The Loafer has what's happen Page 9 Vol. 88, Issue 55) TUESDAY. JULY 23,2013 13 candidates file for 10 seats in eli Staff report Municipal election fil­ ings, which opened July 8, closed at noon Friday, with 13 candidates signing up for the 10 alderman seats up for election in Ashe County's three municipali­ ties. Three alderman seats with four-year terms are up for election in Jefferson, currently held by Blueferd W. Eldreth, Mark John­ ston, and Max Yates. Incumbents Eldreth', Johnston and Yat?s have hied for re-election, with no other candidates fil­ ing — they will run unop­ posed. Three alderman seats with four-year terms are up for election in West Jef­ ferson, currently held by Calvin Green, Lester Mullis and Stephen S. Shoe­ maker. Incumbents Green and Shoemaker have filed for re-election, while Mullis did not. Two other candi­ dates, Robert Nichols and John Reeves, have ;dso filed to run for West Jeffer­ son seats. In Lansing, three alder­ man seats with four-year terms are up for election, currently held by Jack Brown, Dylan Lightfoot and Mauvine Shepherd. Incumbents Brown and Lightfoot have hied for re­ election, while Shepherd did not. Two other candi­ dates, Dennis Trainor Jr. and Kena Trainor, are also in the race for Lansing's four-year seats. A fourth Lansing seat, with a two-year unexpired term, is also up for elec­ tion, and is currently held by Michelle Slaton. Slaton has filed for reelection, and will be running against candidate Nita Church. All alderman seats in Ashe County are "at large," and will be filled by the top vote-getters, according »ns ounty Board of Elections Deputy Director Devon Houck. Write-in candidates can also vie for seats, Houck said, and will be elected if they are among the top vote-getters and meet the requirements of office: all candidates must be 21, registered to vote and liv­ ing in the municipality in which they are running. ,— NC VEHICIE TAG 3 COMBINED PAYMFNT PROGRAM Reminder: First 'Tag and Tax Together'combined AMERIC Kf LAY for UFB AND COUNT' TAX Survivors- Celebrating Life Photos by Cliff Clark | Jefferson Post Cancer survivors began the Ashe County Relay for Life on Friday evening with a lap around the track at the high school. There were smiles, laughter, tears and looks of fierce determination to overcome the disease from those whoparticipated. Over 800 attend Relay for Life Staff report Over 300 people at­ tended the 2013 Ashe County Relay for Life at Ashe County High School Friday. This year's relay was supported by 39 busi­ ness, church and cor­ porate sponsors and featured a total of 21 local teams. In addi­ tion to the well-known Survivor Walk, several other walks were held, including youth, teen, parent and grandpar­ ent, sweetheart and backward walks. The opening cer­ emony for the event was officiated by ACS Community Manager Melissa Hiatt and Local Relay Chair Mary Jo Black. A benedic­ tion was offered by pastor Ken Morris of First Baptist Church, with the National An­ them performed by Calli Phipps. Local storyteller and cancer survivor Judy Morris shared her t x|>( i it in • s See TAX | 5 Annual Community Read book announced Dot Jackson's 'Refuge' is chosen battling peggy an(j joe Ashley of Warrensville took their time examining the luminaries of those who have fallen to the disease during the survivors' walk. On April 24,2012. Joe finished See RELAY I 4 chemotherapy. One year later, on the same day. Peggy started chemotherapy. Ashe property revaluation cycle begins Dylan Lightfoot Staff Writer dlightfootficivitasmedia.coin Ashe County is begin­ ning another four-year property revaluation cycle Tax Administrator Keith Little said Thursday. Little and his team of three assessors are now "ankle deep" in the process of determining properly tax values for each of the county's 39,000 parcels, he said. Revaluation of Ashe County's estimated $3.6 hilljon in real estate takes d North Carolina's new Tag and Tax Together program is officially underway and the first combined tag and tax no­ tices are being mailed to drivers with September vehicle registration renewals. The new bills will reflect both vehicle property lax in­ formation from counties and other taxing jurisdictions, as well as vehicle registration and inspection information. Drivers used to pay for tags and taxes separately. The new "Tag & Tax Together", program will require one payment for both bills. Both tag renewals and tax payments must be paid in full to renew vehicle registration. Vehicle owners can tell if they will be among the first to receive the new bills by checking to see if they have a "9" (for the month of September) sticker on their license tag. With each month that passes, additional vehicle owners will receive the new notice when their renewal is due. By mid-2014, the program should include all North Carolina vehicle owners. An easy-to-read map of the combined notice posted on the DMV website shows where property tax information is listed and how to find vehicle registration facts. After a year and a half to complete. "We're not making an attempt to Property owners will know the assessors ,IV l'10 seals and orange per- may see us on the road in your neighborhood, or circling the block." es, he said, Assessors will be doing revaluations on a regular 8-5 p.m. Monday through Fri­ ^ .ft day schedule. "We do get calls from time to time," Little said. Property owners can call 336-845-5554 to confirm if an assessor is working in their area. At the July 15 Ashe County Board of Comissioners meeting. Little re­ ported that fiscal year 2013 property tax revenues had exceeded projections by •$280,000. Projections are based on the previous fiscal year's revenues, he said. On the Same Page Liter­ ary Festival announces the 2013 Community Read, hosted by Ashe County Library and Ashe County Arts Council. This year's life. Amidst family dramas featured book is "Refuge" of life and death, love in­ terests, storms, and depri: by Dot Jackson. vation, this regional tale "With its descriptions with a thick local accent of the hardships of rural develops into an entertain­ mountain life in an histori­ ing saga. It should find an cal setting and a strong appreciative audience in Southern woman survi­ Southern fiction fans." Li­ vor theme, this new voice brary Journal in Appalachian fiction Copies of the book are echoes Robert Morgan available for borrowing at (Gap Creek) and Charles the library and on sale at Frazier. Mary Seneca 'Sen' the arts council. Everyone Steele is horn and raised is invited to participate in early 20th-century in the Community Read Charleston, but her fam­ events. ily ties to the mountains • READ: Local histo­ through her father are al­ rian David Van Hoy will ways strong. Longafter his provide background on the death, she escapes an abu­ author and share stories of sive and dissolute husband mountain tradition at a with two young children in kick-off event scheduled tow by driving deep into for 1 p.m. on Aug. 6, in the the mountains with only a library's downstairs meet­ vague idea of where to go ing Doom. to find the relatives she's • SHARE: "Pickin' in never met. With a lot of the Park - the songs of help from strangers who Refuge" takes place at 7 all turn out to he related, p.m. on Aug. 27, in West she manages to inhabit an Jefferson Town Park heabandoned family home­ stead and develop a new See BOOK|5 �PAGE 2 TUESDAY, JULY 2/3, 201/3 JEFFERSON POST Joining the fight against breast cancer 'Pink Propane Truck'and local woman team up for prevention awareness Giving back to help a cause that's close to the hearts of customers and employees is what "Fuel­ ing the Fight" is all about for Blue Ridge Energies, the propane subsidiary of Blue Ridge Electric Mem­ bership Corporation. ( Last year, Blue Ridge Energies painted three pro­ pane trucks with the breast cancer pink paint scheme to show their support for breast cancer awareness all across their service area. Propane drivers are proud to be seen in the trucks and by doing so, hope to make a statement to lo­ cal communities that they are honoring area friends and family who have been touched by cancer. One such case is Shelby Hartzog, of West Jefferson, who has fought a battle with breast cancer for the past seven years. Even through multiple .surgeries and rounds of treatment, Hartzog has been an in­ spiration to many others with her positive attitude, which she credits to her faith in God along with the support of family, friends and a loving community to help get her through the tough times. She also has a direct con­ nection to the Blue Ridge Energies family through Jason Fairchild, a sales/ delivery driver for the Submitted phpto | Jefferson Post Shelby Hartzog and Jason Fairchild, propane driver, with one of the Blue Ridge Energies "Fuel­ ing the Fight" propane delivery trucks. company in Ashe County. Hartzog is Jason's future mother-in-law. In addition, for every gallon of propane delivered by the pink trucks, the company will donate a pen­ ny to local breast cancer, related charities. In Ashe County, that charity is the Women in Touch Endow­ ment which provides finan­ cial assistance for breast cancer interventions and treatment to those lack­ ing insurance or in need of financial assistance. Funds are used for mam­ mograms, ultrasounds, biopsies, prostheses, wigs or outreach activities for women and men. "We are excited about being involved in the 'Fu­ eling the Fight' campaign here in our communities," said Glenda Christian, chief operating officer for Blue Ridge Energies. "Blue Ridge Energies is proud to support breast cancer re­ lated charities and we hope to make a difference in the lives of those affected by this disease." The employees of Blue Ridge Energies are pas­ sionate about their "Fu­ eling the Fight" efforts. In addition to combined efforts of the pink trucks and donating a portion of sales, they have joined forces with employees of their parent company, Blue Ridge Electric Member­ ship Corporation, for annu­ al Relay for Life fundraising events. Thousands of dollars in donations have been raised by the two companies in these efforts. Breast cancer has touched the lives of most everyone in some way. There has been consider­ able progress made in the early detection of breast cancer. When breast can­ cer is detected early, at a localized stage, the sur­ vival rate is 98 percent, ac­ cording to the mayoclinic. com. So for all those just like Hartzog who fight daily for better health, ' Blue Ridge Energies hopes to make a difference in the lives of those affected by this disease. Blue Ridge Energies, LLC, is a wholly owned subsidiary of Blue Ridge Electric Membership Cor­ poration that provides propane and heating fuels to residential and com­ mercial customers in northwest North Carolina. Showrooms and customer services for Blue Ridge En­ ergies is available in each Blue Ridge Electric dis­ trict office as well as online www.BlueRidgeEnerat gies.com. ' Duke Endowment awards $350,000 for Primary Care Center Appalachian Regional Health­ care Foundation recently received a generous grant from The Duke Endowment for $350,000. The funds will support the Baker Cen­ ter for Primary Care, located in the Sloop Medical Plaza, on the campus of Charles A. Cannon, Jr. Memorial Hospital in Linville, NC. The Baker Center provides ac­ cess to quality primary care for residents and visitors of Avery County. It has been designated a Level 3 Patient Centered Medical Home (PCMH) by the National Committee for Quality Assur­ ance (NCQA). The Baker Center also features a training program for medical students, designed to expose them to primary care in a rural setting. The Center is one of five statewide full lime teach­ ing practices, as designated by the UNC School of Medicine, Family Practice Department. "By expanding access to quality primary care and increasing train­ ing opportunities, this project will play a critical role in improved health care services for a medical­ ly underserved county," says Mary Piepenbring, vice president of The Duke Endowment. "This partner­ ship is a great example of health care and academic organizations coming together to produce better health outcomes for more people." In order to insure long-term sus­ tainable primary care for the resi­ dents and visitors of Avery County, Appalachian Regional Healthcare Foundation has set a fundraising goal of $1,500,000 for this vital project. With the $350,000 grant from The Duke Endowment, total gift commitments currently ex­ ceed $900,000. The Duke Endowment, located in Charlotte, N.C., seeks to fulfill the legacy of James B. Duke by im­ proving lives and communities in the Carolinas through higher edu­ cation, health care, rural churches and children's services. Since its inception, the Endowment has distributed more than $3 billion in grants. For more information, please contact Gillian Baker, Vice Presi­ dent of Corporate Communica­ tions for Appalachian Regional Healthcare System at (828) 2688958. For more information about Ap­ palachian Regional Healthcare System, visit www.apprhs.org. 'Butterfly Feasting on Coneflowers' — one of 52 original works by Ashe County artist Janice Hassell on exhibit at the Ashe County Arts Center through August 3. Hassell's 'Glimpses of Memories'on exhibit at Arts Center 'Glimpses of Memory,' a solo exhibit featuring 52 origi­ nal paintings by Ashe County artist Janice Hassell, is on display at the Ashe County Ajts Center through Aug. 3. "My memories are always in color," Hassell writes in her artist's statement. "I see the emotions of a painting through color: happiness, sadness, quietude, drama, coziness, coolness, mystery, cold, heat, luxury, etc.." Hassell, 79, started painting at age 10. But, she said, she began painting prolifically when she and her husband of 56 years realized they had "nothing for the walls" in their Big Tree home. 'Glimpses' is her 19th solo exhibition. Of the 52 paint­ ings — watercolor and oils — 22 are new for the exhibit, with 12 completed in the last year. Through her career, she has completed almost 700 paintings, some of which were shown at the Third An­ nual InternationalExhibition of the Women Artists of the West in Las Vegas. She has won many awards in many juried exhibitions. Hassell, who is also an accomplished singer, describes her painting style as "rhythmic...a great substitute for mu­ sic." A fine arts graduate of University of Delaware, she also received a five-year degree from the Academy of Vo­ cal Arts in Philadelphia, and was a soloist with many sym­ phonies and opera companies during her 40-year singing career. An art critic said of Hassel's unique "classical realism" style: "(her) works will appreciates in their value because her realism has a solid foundation and she continues to explore new avenues. Her style has evolved to possess a very painterly and identifiable look." "Color is life," Hassel said. "My wish is to have 69 more years of memories to paint." "Glimpses of Memories' is presented by the Ashe County Arts Council. For more information call (336)846-2787. YOUR NEWS CONNECTION FOR MORE THAN 82 YEARS The Jefferson Post Serving you...your world Community News and Happenings • Sports • Breaking News Local Business News • Obituaries • Lifestyles • And More! jeffersonpost.com Proud partner with WXI1, Winston-Salem, and other news affiliates in the region. 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North Carolina's June 2013 unemployment rate was 0.8 of a percentage point lower than a year ago. The number of peo­ lishment survey, increased ple employed decreased 5,700 to 4,048,400 in June. 10,958 over the month to The major industry with 4,292,497, and increased the largest over-the-month 29,341 over the year. The increase was Profes-sional number of people unem­ & Business Services at ployed increased 596 over 3,700, followed by Con­ the month to 416,767, and struction, 1,800; Trade, declined 33,782 over the Transportation & Utilities, year. 1,600; Financial Activities, Seasonally adjusted 1,100; and Information, Total Nonfarm industry 900. Major industries to employment, as gathered experience decreases were through the monthly estab- Other Services, 1,600; Courting History nriii,.II Government, 600; Educa­ tion & Health Services, 600; Leisure & Hospitality Services, 300; and Man­ ufacturing, 300. Mining & Logging employment remained flat over the month. Since June 2012, To­ tal Nonfarm jobs gained 60,800 with the Total Pri­ vate sector growing by 61,100 and Gov-ernment declining by 300. The larg­ est over-the-year increase of major industries was in Leisure & Hospitality Service* 25,400, followed by Professional & Busi­ ness Services, 14,600; Trade, Transportation & Utilities, 9,600; Educa­ tion & Health Services, 6,800; Financial Activities, 3,600; Information, 3,000; Manufacturing, 1,000; and Other Services, 200. Major industries to experience decreases over the year were Construction, 2,800; Govern-ment, 300; and Mining & Logging, 300. The next unemploy­ ment update is scheduled for Tuesday, July 30, 2013 when the county unem­ ployment rates for June 2013 will be released. Staff report July 11 The storied history of 'The Virginia Creeper' Sam Shumate Special to the Post Igrew up in the 1940s and '50s within sight of the Warrensville depot. We took it for granted that the steam locomotive would come through twice daily except for Sundays; once heading toward West Jefferson and once heading back to Virginia. As kids, we watched the train crew work the switches to pick up loaded cars and drop off empties on the siding. As a teenager I earned fifty cents an hour loading pulp wood and extract onto box cars for W.P. & R.C. Shoaf, a local business that bought and shipped. Pulpwood went to paper factories and extract (chestnut wood) went to tan leather. I never gave much thought to the importance of the train to Ashe County. Iremember my late neighbor, Fulton Roten, telling me he walked from home to Warrensville, caught the train and went to France, to fight in World War 1. After the war he came home oil the Virginia Creeper, got offin WaritjiisvflletWT wJtlk'ed'back home! The coming of the train brought great changes to the area. Roads were little more than trails that became quag­ mires when wet and washed out easily. Now subsistence farming gave way to commercial ventures. Passengers, mail, freight of all types and lumber could be shipped all over the country. The Abingdon Coal & Iron RR began building a line toward Damascus in 1887. The company folded and the Virginia Western Coal & Iron RR took up the task in 1894. They changed the name to Virginia Carolina Railroad in 1898. The line reached Damascus in 1900. Timber was the determining factor in railroad construc­ tion in this area. There were many lumber companies; how­ ever, Hessenger was the largest in (he United States at this time. Their largest mill was in Konnarock, Va. They built their own railroad to connect with the VC line. The Virginia Carolina RR reached Whitetop in 1912. The depot there became the highest east of the Rocky Mountains. The Railroad reached its terminus at Elkland (Todd) in 1920. It had become the Abingdon Branch of the Norfolk and Western Railroad in 1919. The "VC" on the old engines and the speed of the train had already given the nickname "Virginia Creeper" that stayed with it to the end. In itsheyday the Abingdon Branch of the N&W ran seven trains daily except Sundays. Elkland (Todd) grew to sup­ port four doctors' offices, two hotels and a Ford dealership. The Creeper's worst enemy was floods. Ironically, the main product carried by the railroad contributed to the se­ verity. Clear-cutting of timber left the hills devoid of plant material to help curb the run-off. The result was flooding much more devastating than before the timber was cut. No­ table floods occurred in 1916,1930 and 1940. The line was shut down for six months after the 1930 flood. As the timber ran out, roads improved and trucks took over most of the shipping. The Creeper carried 485 car­ loads of lumber in 1927 and only 20 in 1933.1933 was also the year the line from West Jefferson to Todd was aban­ doned. 1957 marked the switch from steam locomotives to diesels. The Virginia Creeper would never be the same. The line was eventually abandoned in 1972. The Virginia Creeper lives on through the wonderful paintings of Stephen Shoemaker. The Creeper bike trail from White Top to Damascus has put that town back on the map. The Museum of Ashe County History in Jefferson contains artifacts from the railroad; however, the highlight of the exhibit is the wonderfully constructed model of the train and the towns that grew up along its line. " WIST JEFFERSON ~ ] CHEVROLET BUICK GMC , ynmrnm mmmm • anmimh »t • WWW.WJCHEVY.NET Spen­ cer Linn Joy, 58, of Mon- Miller roe was charged as­ with sault by pointing a gun and posses­ sion of a firearm by a felon. B o n d Burgess was set at $7,500. Michael Paul Dowling, 42, of Brookeville, Md., w a s charged with felony worthless check writ­ ing and obtaining property false' by pretense. B o n d was set at $10,000. Hicks D o w l ing was released later that day. Kristopher Michael Greer, 39, of Fleetwood was charged with possession of drug paraphernalia, driving with a revoked license and fleeing/eluding arrest with a motor vehicle. Bond infor­ mation is unknown at this time. Greer was released later that day. William Roby Hicks, 64, of West Jefferson was charged with two counts of trafficking in opium/ heroin. Bond information is The N.C. Department of 'Transporta­ try," said NCDOT Division 11Engineer tion awarded a $3.1 million contract to Mike Pettyjohn. "This type of work James R. Vannoy & Sons Construction helps keep the bridges in good condi­ G)mi)any of Jefferson to jierform repairs tion." on six bridges in Wilkes County. The The following bridges will have gird­ project can begin between Aug. 5 and ers replaced, structural repairs and a Oct. 71 and must be completed within latex modified concrete overlay placed 365 days after the starting date. on the deck: • On N.C. 16/18over U.S. 421 in Wil­ These projects are part of the NCDOT's $450 million state-funded bridge kesboro; • On Oakwoods Road over U.S. 421 plan for 2011-13, which invests in pre­ serving, repairing or replacing bridges in Wilkesboro; statewide. • On Fishing Creek Road over US. "Our bridge preservation program 421 in Wilkesboro; and • On Windy Gap Road over U.S. 421 allows our transportation network to meet the needs of businesses and indus-. in Wilkesboro. INCLUDES MULTIPOINT INSPECTION ANDCOMPLIMENTARY CAR WASH I . Includes up to 10 qts Dolvac I5W40 | Excludes fvH synthetic all and vehicles ovet 3500 series More than ten quarts • of oil and tan extra • Expires 7-3I I3 _ j Miss Betty Louise Ashley Miss Betty Louise Ash­ ley of Warrensville died on Thursday, July 18, 2013, at the Margate Health & Rehab Center in Jefferson. She was 80. Miss Ashley was born on May 4, 1933, to the late John Sommers Ashley and Arie Eller Ashley Mitchell. In addition to her par­ ents, she was preceded in death by her stepfather, Lloyd Mitchell. Betty had a distin­ guished career working for the U.S. Department of State. She had many years of foreign service. Through the years she was stationed in Cairo, Egypt, Islamabad, Pakistan, as well as Tuni­ sia, Indonesia, and Wash­ ington, D.C. She retired in 1984 with 22 years of service. She was also an ac­ tive member of Sugar Tree Baptist Church. She loved her animals and flower gar­ dens. Miss Ashley is survived by one brother, John Som­ mers Ashley Jr. and wife Maxine of Warrensville; one niece, Anita Hayes and husband Raymond of North Wilkesboro; one nephew, Jeff Ashley and wife Melissa of Warrens­ ville; and many cousins and friends. A service honoring her life was held at 2 p.m. on Sunday, July 21, 2013, at Ashelawn Memorial Gar­ dens Mausoleum of Prayer by Rev. Jim Greer and Rev. Tom Graybeal. Entomb­ ment followed the service. Flowers will be appreci­ ated or memorials may be made to the Sugar Tree Baptist Church. Words of comfort and remembrance may be viewed or sent to the fam­ ily through our website at www.ashelawn.com. Ashelawn Memorial Cha­ pel & Gardens was en­ trusted with Miss Ashley's arrangements. The following bridge will have a par­ tial girder and deck replacement, as well as a latex modified concrete overlay placet! on the deck: • On N.C. 115 over U.S. 421 in Wil­ kesboro; The following bridge will be raised to increase clearance, as well has have a la­ tex modified concrete overlay placed on the deck: • On Edgewood Road over U.S. 421 in Wilkesboro. This is one of 29 contracts totaling $107.5 million awarded by NCDOT in June for highway and bridge projects across North Carolina. Advocates for people with disabilities nominations sought open to individuals with disabilities or family members, will be accepted through Friday, Sept. 27. The award is the highest recogni­ tion given by the council to those who work to better the lives of people with developmental disabilities and honors Jack B. Hefner, who served the council for 22 yearsuntil his death in 1994. Nomination forms and more Adjustable Beds by Serta Serta > Available in Twin • Full I Queen • King Sizes I I i var rould vary from some makes and models Mr. Eulon Cole Richardson NCDOT awards $3.1million for bridge rehab projects | Diesel Lube, Oil & Filter $58.95 website www.boonefuneralhome.com. Boone Family Funeral Home of West Jefferson is in charge of these arrange­ ments. Mr. Eulon Cole Richard­ son of Crumpler passed away Monday afternoon, July 15, 2013 at Watauga Medical Center. He was 77. Mr. Richardson was bom in Wilkes County on Saturday, Dec. 7, 1935, to the late Thomas Henry and Ella Sturgill Richardson. He served in the U.S. Air Force and retired from National Guard Army Re­ serve. He served in Desert unknown at Storm. He retired from this time. National Linen Company D a v i d after 33 years. He was a Arlin Miller member of Bristol Baptist Jr., 40, of Church. He was preceded in West Jef­ ferson was death by a sister, Tommie c h a r g e d Sue Wallace. In his early years, Eu­ with misde­ Blanchard meanor lar­ lon enjoyed coaching little ceny, com­ league baseball and helping municating coach in the high school. t h r e a t s , He was a loving husband, m a k i n g father and grandfather. He h a r a s s ­ will be missed by all. Mr. Richardson is sur­ ing phone vived by his wife, of 57 calls and two counts years of marriage, Wilma of proba­ Jean May Richardson; two Greer tion viola­ sons, Tim Richardson and wife, Sharon, of West Jeffertion. Bond son an wa« at ^ Keith Richardson, n 5 0 . 'better k n o w n as "P.Y." o f . rA $3,9 Statesville; two daughters, Miller was Jan Hamby and husband, released lat­ Dennis, of Crumpler and er that day. Sheila James and husband, July 12 Dennis, of Taylorsville; five Z e b u - grandchildren, Jennifer El­ Ion Vance liott and husband, Randy, of Greensboro, Chris HamPritchard, by and wife, Maria, of Jef­ 31, of Jef­ ferson, Megan Hamby, of ferson was Boone,t Kayla Richardson charged Hill and husband, Adam, with nonof Boone and Cony James, support of a of Taylorsville; three great­ child. Bond grandchildren, Annie El­ was set at liott, SamElliott and Olivia $2,835.26. Hamby; several nieces and J a m e s nephews also survive. Pritchard Bridges Funeral services were Blanchard, held on Thursday, July 18, 38, of 2013, at Bristol Baptist Boone was charged with Church with Rev. Billy Joe misdemeanor larceny. Bond Blevins, Rev. 11m Roten information is unknown at and Rev. John Elledge of­ this time. ficiating. Burial followed in Thomas Taylor Absher, Wallace Cemetery with full 57, of West Jefferson was military rites. charged with trafficking in Memorials may be made opium/heroin and assault to Wallace Cemetery, c/o on a female. Bond infor­ Maude Goodman, 1069 mation is unknown at this Old Hwy 16, Jefferson, NC time. 28640 or North Carolina Jason Brian Burgess, Kidney Foundation, 4701 31j of West Jefferson was Hedgemore Dr., Suite 810, charged with non-support Charlotte, NC 28209. You may give the family of a child. Bond was set at yoyr condolences at our $492. The North Carolina Council on Developmental Disabilities is invit­ ing nominations for its prestigious Hefner Award, which recognizes a state resident for outstanding ad­ vocacy and service on behalf of im­ proving the quality of life for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Nominations for this significant NCCDD award, which is " ~ ** OBITUARIES County crime report In conjunction with the Museum of Ashe County History PAGE S information can be obtained by go­ ing to the council website at needd. org or by contacting Melissa Swartz at the council office at 919-850-2901. Completed forms need to be mailed to the NCCDD office at 3125 PoplarwOod Court, Suite 200, Raleigh, NC 27604 and postmarked by Sept. 27, 2013, or faxed to (919) 850-2915 by 5 p.m. on Friday. September 27. Glimpses of Memories Paintings by Janice Hassell BETTER HOMES FURNITURE CO. July 6 - August 3,2013 Family owned and operated since 1943 527 East Main Street • North Wilkesboro ASHE ARTS CENTER 303 School Avenue, Downtown West Jefferson C 336-838-2061 ... * �"...were it left to me to decide whether we should have a government without newspapers or newspapers without a government, I should not hesitate a moment to prefer the latter." Page 4 July 23,2018 — Thomas Jefferson, 1787 The last word on tax change Tom Campbell NC Spin Pundits, partisans and politicos have offered their views on the tax plan passed this week, rang­ ing from praise to pleas. Politics is the art of com­ promise and this product is full of compromise. Can anyone offer the last word on what our law­ makers have done? Regardless of the outcome you have to give our legislators credit for their willingness to discuss and make changes, the most significant made to our tax co3es since the 1930s. If your definition of tax reform includes changing the structure, the ra­ tio of revenues from various tax categories or even greatly simplifying the tax law this legislation prob­ ably doesn't qualify as reform. It will lower both personal and corporate income taxes, with the primary beneficiaries being highincome individuals and coronations. Income taxes account for about 55 percent of the states general fund revenues. With these tax cuts state govern­ ment revenues will be reduced, so we can expect more budget reductions. We are told the reduction or elimination of cor­ porate income taxes will jump start job creation and investment in our state. The belief is that when companies pay less in taxes they have more to in­ vest and will employ more people, but we aren't sure there is factual justification for those claims. B<ilance sheets of publicly traded companies re­ veal swelling corporate treasuries yet these employ­ ers aren't creating new jobs, due in part to both a lack of confidence in federal and state governments and new technology and mechanization that re­ quires fewer employees. If this tax reduction/job creation theory is cor­ rect we should see proof quickly through a signifi­ cant drop in our unemployment rate, still the 5th highest in the nation. • The legislature's fiscal research staff estimates that a family of four earning $60,000 a year will see yearly tax reductions of $84, but since Census Bu­ reau data for North Carolina reportsaverage"house­ hold income at slightly less than $44,000, this isn't much help to most families, especially when you factor in the increased taxes on utilities, entertain­ ment and other services they will pay. Even a family income of $100,000 only enjoys a $364 tax savings. The real savings come for those earning much more - a small percentage of our population. A family of four earning $250,000 per year has an income tax reduction of $2,400. Likely at this level those savings be invested or saved rath­ er than spent and won't generate many new jobs. There were a few loopholes closed and exemp­ tions eliminated but not nearly so many as had been hoped for, no doubt due to heavy lobbying from interest groups and the understanding law­ makers got what they could agree upon. Nobody can give you the last word on this tax package because it will likely be several years be­ fore its impact is truly known. Let's call it a start and hope it is the beginning of more- change to come. The tax compromise passed quickly, with bud­ get passage expected pext week. There are many issues left to be resolved and we now enter into the scariest time in our legislative process, when lawmakers often tack amendments or special pro­ visions into the budget or unrelated bills, taking many votes in a short time without proper debate or deliberation. We pray for wisdom and goodvyill from our lawmakers. 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You Decide: Can inflation be too low? late 1970s and early 1980s, when the rate hit I was listening to Fed chairman Ben Berdouble-digits and mortgage rates for home nanke the other night speak at a press confer­ loans were near 20 percent. Fortunately, ence (I know, I need to get a life). Anyway, we're nowhere near those levels today. Most he said something that struck me as very measures of retail inflation - again, averaged contrary to the way most people think. He over all products and services consumers said — and I am paraphrasing — that while typically buy — are hovering between 1 per­ inflation can certainly be-too high, it can also « cent and 2 percent annually. be too low. Now let's go to the hard part of my task Actually,Iagree with him. So it's Ben and today. Can inflation ever be too low? Chair­ me against perhaps the majority of people, man Bernanke thinks so. Ialso think so. But who think inflation can never be too low. Let are we thinking clearly? me see if Ican explain my (and Ben's) think­ Actually, when Chairman Bernanke wor­ ing, and then let you decide if we're way off ries about low inflation, his concern is really course. about negative inflation, meaning a sustained First, here's the easy part. Most agree infla­ Dr. Mike Walden drop in average prices. Yet, what would be tion can be too high for both the good of the N.C. Cooperative economy as well as the good of most people. so bad about seeing lower prices in stores, Of course, by inflation I mean the rise in an Extension shopping centers and malls? average of prices, which somd translate to There can be several problems. Wages and mean a rise in the cost of living. While there's salaries would also drop along with prices. a technical difference between the two, I If business revenues are lower due to lower prices, then won't quibble. firms have fewer funds to pay workers. Higher inflation hurts households in several ways. Debts would also become more difficult to pay. Debt It means we have to pay more for the things we buy. It payments - say, on a home mortgage or car loan — are means, therefore, we have to get bigger pay raises to keep usually specified in a set dollar amount, like $250 or $500 up with the higher cost of living, which, to say the least, a month. But negative inflation increases the purchasing is very difficult in today's challenging economy. It also power of the dollar, making the dollars repaid worth means we have to earn more on our investments to keep more. This adverse impact is made even worse if the ahead of the erosive power inflation has on the value of household's salary has also dropped. our invested dollars. Sometimes that means taking more Falling prices can motivate households to postpone risk in our investments. buying, obviously thinking products and services will High inflation also drives up interest rates, making it cost less in the future. But since 70 percent of our econo­ harder to borrow money to purchase a home, vehicle and my is driven by consumer spending, any significant slow­ furniture, and for younger people, it's more expensive to down in household buying can send the economy into a borrow money for college. tailspin. Last, inflation makes it difficult for the "signaling pow­ It is for these reasons that negative inflation (techni­ er" of price changes to work their magic. Changes in the cally called deflation) can be scary for the economy. , price of a product (or service) give us important informa­ Economists think the negative inflation that occurred in tion about its relative scarcity. When the price rises, that the 1930s in our country and in 1990s Japan contributed tells us the product is scarcer, and more people are trying to the lousy economy in both of those periods. The last to buy a limited supply. The higher price motivates many time we had negative inflation was 2009, and that wasn't of us to look for alternatives. a very good year for households or businesses. Conversely, when the price of a product drops, it Says So like with many things in life, too much of a good supplies are abundant and the product is a relative bar­ thing can actually be bad. In this case, the "good thing" gain. This motivates many people to stock up while the is low inflation, and the "too much" is inflation that is bargain lasts. so low it is negative. This is what Ben Bernanke means High inflation makes it tougher for these price signals when he says he will defend against inflation being both to come through. If most of a price change is simply due too high and too low. You decide if he's right! to inflation, then inflation can overwhelm — or mask — any price fluctuations due to fundamental changes in sup­ Mike Walden is a WilliamNeal Reynolds Piofessor and North Carolina Coop ply or demand. i > • > erative Extension economist m the Department of Agricultural and Resource The last time we had very high inflation was in the Economics of N.C. State University s College of Agriculture and Life Sciences He teachesand writes on personal finance,economic outlook and public policy. Ignore the hype: Slides future is strong North Caro­ best-places lina is taking lists. • We intro­ a lot of flack these days duced Amer­ from those ica to Andy who live far Griffith, Billy away, the New Graham and the Wright York Times editorial board Brothers (and only the latest we do extend example. We're our deepest being painted apologies for John Ed­ as a state in wards). hopeless peril for all of our - Our re­ John Husser recent political search sector Elon is changing turmoil. the world. Anyone who University thinks we're North Car­ olinians are doomed is, kind, gener­ simply, mis­ informed. The sky hasn't ous and charismatic. This fallen and rumors of our is a place where drivers impending demise have turn around to change been greatly exaggerated. strangers' flat-tires. This We've been through worse. is a place where hipsters in Carrboro and hillbillies We'll get through this. I moved here a year in Appalachia talk to each ago because I saw this as other for hours about the a state of opportunity. I'm relative merits of banjo, neither a Republican nor a dobro and Old Crow Medi­ Democrat, but somebody cine Show. This is a place needs to stick up for North of Biltmore, Tobacco Road Carolina. We're more than basketball, and Bulls base­ a place of sentimental ball. North Carolina has moonlight and magnolias grasping at mythic glory. earned its Southern charm We're a place of substance. and grace over centuries. • Our universitiesinfuse We've all suffered from sins the globe with innovators of our collective heritage who elevate the standards and we still have some to overcome, but our identity of humanity. • Our factories make is like our hickory wood fine products that boost old, strong and tough. " Its land is exceptional America's manufacturing like its people. When the resurgence. • Our cities top national sun crosses North Caro­ lina, it shines upon vast hate mail. Their Demo­ fertile soils bounded by cratic counterparts should glorious mountains and appreciate polarization as breathtaking coastlines. the latent culprit creating Few states have such won­ a poisonous legislative pro­ der. Don't overlook it. cess in which reactionary Even if some leaders in behavior is electorally ra­ Raleigh continue to act tional, at least in the shortrecklessly, I'm confident term. about my choice to be here. We should exchange the The FoundingFathers gave energy spent on blaming states flexibility while re­ each other to take a step straining them from going back. What can we do too far. Pass crazy laws. to bridge this divide and See federal injunctions. heal our needless politi­ Scholars will focus on cal wounds? How can we the productivity of this encourage our institutions legislative session for de­ to make thoughtful, fair cades ahead. Democratic and practical decisions? leaders may have very le­ The biggest explanations gitimate reasons for gloom for political discord are about potential disenfranin Washington, but the chisement, health care halls of Raleigh could use restrictions and policies a friendlier coat of paint, that might exacerbate in­ too. equality in already poverty Big-city media outlets prone areas. Meanwhile, giving us a hard time are Republican policy makers may have ample cause for assets to American de­ feeling accomplished and mocracy. However, they've seeded an unnecessary justified in their haste. Rather than descending identity crisis in many into this quagmire of par­ North Carolinians, causing tisan squabble, everyday us to doubt our state. Nev­ citizens should focus on er forget that we're blessed their common enemy: po­ to live in what once was, larization, the true blight still is, and will remain one on contemporary Ameri­ of the greatest places on Earth. can progress. Stand proud of North The trouble we face is largely because the politi­ Carolina, as firm as if you cal systems in North Caro­ had tar on your heels. lina and in the country as a whole are viciously divid­ Jason Husser is an assistant profes­ sor of political scienceat EtonUniver­ ed. Republican legislators sity and assistant director of theElon in Raleigh can thank po­ University Poll. Follow him on Twitter: larization for their recent @JasonHusser Relay From Page 1 cancer interwoven with a fable about Ending satis­ faction with unintended consequences. Live music was on offer throughout the evening courtesy of long-time volunteer Glen Sullivan. Activities including a dunking booth manned by Lansing Mayor Geoige Rembert, caricature draw­ ings and bounce houses. Mission Delivery Direc­ tor Lisa Bottomley—a can­ cer survivor who lost her brother to the disease — announced enrollment for the ACS's new Cancer Pre­ vention Study-3 (CPS-3), a research study designed to help better understand genetic, environmental and lifetsyle factors that cause or prevent cancer. The first study of its kind, CPS-3 will look at long-term effects of these factors by surveying partici­ pants over a period of 20-30 years. Participants will com­ plete at two-step enroll­ \ ment process, including an 45-minute "at home" baseline survey, and a 20-25 minute in-person enroll­ ment where a blood sample will be taken. American Cancer Society research staff will then continue to mail follow-up surveys ev­ ery few years. There is no cost to par­ ticipate in the study, nor is any monetary comensation provided. The study is open to anyone between 30 and 65 years old who has never been diagnosed with cancer and is willing to complete periodic short form followup surveys for the next 2030 years. TTie ACC's Epidemiol­ ogy Research program is recruiting men and women across the U.S. and Puerto Rico for CPS-3. Enrollment is taking place at select lo­ cations across the country. For information on how you can get involved with CPS-3, call 336-652-7290 or emial lisa.bottomley@ cancer.org. �JEFFERSON POS-I TUESDAY, JUI.Y 2*I, 201.B PAISK 5 WCC Board of Trustees met on Thursday, July 11 The Wilkes G>mmunity College Board of Trustees met on Thursday, July 11, at the Ashe Campus of Wilkes Community College. Buildings and Grounds Committee The boardapproved three changeorders for the Automotive Technology Complex. With the processing of these change or­ ders, the construction contract will be revised to $1,603,920. The updated project completion date is October 2,2013. With the planned renovation of the former Northwestern Bank facility on Oakwoods Road as a WCC health sciences center, the architect selection process is underway. The Build­ ing and Grounds Committee will begin interviewingpotential architects during the week of July 15. WCC participated in the NCCCS Civil Rights On-Site Re­ view on March 20-21. A significant portion of the review was to ensure that the college was in compliance withTitleIIof the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 and 2010 ADA Stan­ dard for Accessible Design. The reviewers examined major campus buildings and parking areas on the Wilkes and Ashe campuses. The report of findings of non-compliance includes restrooms, drinking fountains and parking areas. The college facilities staff is reviewing the findings to establish a timeline and budget for the needed changes in order to prepare the required findings response letter due on July 24. Corrections to findings requiring little or no cost are already underway. Finance Committee The board approved appropriations from Wilkes, Ashe and Alleghany counties for the 2013-2014 fiscal year. These ap­ propriations include $2,946,584 for operations and $150,000 capital outlay from Wilkes County; $334,88? for operations and $15,000 capital outlay from Ashe County; and, $89,035 from Alleghany County. The boarddiscussed andapproved the schedule of fines and fees for 2013-2014. These included three changes from the 2012-2013 fee schedule. The name of the parking fee will be "campus access fee" and increase from $10.00 per semester to $15.00 per semester. The additional fee will beused for paving and sealing of parking lots and campus security. The supply fee of $650.00 willbe eliminated for first-year nursingstudents enrolling in the e-text course section track. E-text courses will not be offered this academic year for nursing students. Fine amounts for driving/parking offenses will increase from $5.00 per offense to $10.00 for the first offense and $25.00 for repeat offenses. Previously, North Carolina statutes limited these fees to $5.00. That limitation has been removed. It is anticipated that increased fines will result in fewer infractions. The Workforce Investment Act program in Ashe operates in leased space at the Ashe Family Central facility. The board approved renewing this lease agreement with Ashe County Partnership for Children beginning July 1,2013, through June 30,2014, at an annual rate of $3,389.25. The cosmetology program in Ashe also operates in leased space at the Ashe Family Central facility. The board approved renewing this lease agreement with Ashe County Partnership for Children beginning July 1,2013, through June 30,2014, at an annual rate of $38,517.50. The board gave authority to the Finance Conjmittee to ap­ prove the 2013-2014 state budget allocation and other budget-, related items that require action prior to the board's October meeting, reporting the same at the October meeting. Colleges will receive their state budget allocations after approval by the State Board of Community Colleges, which will occur subse­ quent to passage of the state budget by the General Assembly. Since the final state budget did not become law by the be­ ginning of the fiscal year on July 1, the General Assembly has now approved a continuingresolution to keep the state operat­ ing through July 31. It is anticipated that college state budget allotments will be received in August. fThe preliminary executive summary from MeiieFest 2013 reports total participation of 77,014 for the four-day period. Fans came from all 50 states, the District of Columbia and 14 foreign countries. The festival's estimated regional economic impact exceeded $10.7 million with an estimated direct eco­ nomic impact on Wilkes County alone at $5.7 million. Over 75 civic, community and institutional entities participated, earn­ ing an estimated $380,500. Over 4,600 volunteers contributed more than 49,500 hours to the festival. The 2012-2013 Annual Fund Drive began July 1, 2012, with the WCC faculty and staff as well as endowment board members. The goal was $60,000 for the campaign with 100 percent pjirticipation from endowment board members and trustees. The annual fund drive exceeded its goal of $60,000, with contributions of $64,725. Annual fund monies are used to support the WCC SkillsUSA Club, Doc Watson Fund and other approved activities. The 30th Annual Henry Moore Golf Classic will be held Thursday, Oct. 3, 2013, with a rain date of Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2013, at Oakwoods Country Club. The shotgun start will be at noon. Program and Planning Committee The board approved WCC entering into aLevej IIIInstruc­ tional Service Agreement with Blue Ridge Community Col­ lege (BRCC) to offer an associate degree inInterpreter Educa­ tion. Courses specific to the Interpreter Education program will be delivered through a combination of online and cyber classroom modes. The request for the program was initiated from a county school employee who pointed out •hat the only interpretive center for Wilkes has closed and that the inter­ preters are retiring. The college willnot offer the program'un­ less it is cost effective. Biennially, the college is required by the state to compile an Institutional Effectiveness Plan that is tailored to the mis­ sion of the college. The plan must address the critical success factors and the goals of the community college system as well as the institutions diversity and technologies plans. The plan also enumerates the various planning and evaluation activities undertaken by the college, departments that participate and the timeframes within which those activities are undertaken. The board reaffirmed the college's Institutional Effectiveness Plan. The board also reaffirmed the college's business continu­ ity plan, which was first approved in July 2007. The plan was most recently updated in July 2011, and the functional areas included in that plan have been reviewed, where applicable, and appropriate changes have been made. WCC has submitted an updated substantive change pro­ spectus to the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools - Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) after SACSCOC requested additional information in considering approval for WCC to offer an associate degree program in radiography. Through communications with SACSCOC, the college antici­ pates that SACSCOC will respond to the modified prospectus before the end of July with approval for the colleges radiogra­ phy program. The NCCCS has made major revisions to its annual Criti­ cal Success Factors Report. The "winner takes all" system of performance funding is being replaced by a more incremental funding formula that rewards colleges for the percentage and quantity of successful students in eight categories. Based on a draft report provided by the NCCCS, WCC is above the baseline in all eight categories. Of the 58 NCCCS institutions, there were only six that met or exceeded more goals than WCC. The college met or exceeded the goal in two categories, below the goal and above the mean in four catego­ ries, and was below the mean but above the baseline in two categories. The administration reported to the board that during the 2012-2013 year, the college's internal audits of continuing education programs and courses have shown no irregularities. College President's Report For budget planning purposes for the ensuing year, collegewide FTE (full-time equivalent) enrollment increased by 3 percent to 3,120 in 2012-13. This growth, atypical for the system as a whole, will help offset further budget reductions anticipated in the General Assembly's 2013-14 budget for the NCCCS The WCC Board of Trustees will meet again on October 10,2013. Wilkes CommunityCollege, amember of theNorth Carolina Community College System, Is a public, two-year, open-door institution serving the people of Wilkes, Ashe and Alleghany counties and beyond. Established in 1965, WCC continues to build on a stronghistory of meetingthe educational needsand cultural interests of our students, community and workforce. WCC prepares learners for success in a dynamic world. Tax From Page 1 Estimator and plug in your vehicle information. Vehi­ receiving your entire pay­ cle dealers and dealerships ment, NCDMV will renew can also find information your vehicle registration about the new program and forward the property online. tax portion of your pay­ The result of a law ment directly to your coun­ passed by the General As­ ty revenue office. sembly in 2005, the new The DMV website fea­ billing combination has tures frequently-asked required the incorporation questions about the com­ of county tax rates into the bined billing program and vehicle registration sys­ contact information for tem. It is designed to pro­ county revenue offices vide an easy one-time pay­ across the state. A Spanish ment of vehicle tags and version of the questions property taxes for vehicle has also been posted. (Vea ' owners. una version en Espaflol fie In addition to the "Tag las preguntas nfas frecuen- & Tax Together" informa­ tes.) DMV has produced a tion on the website, NCD­ video to help explain the MV, the N.C. Department of Revenue and North Car­ new program. To figure out the pro­ olina's 100 counties have jected total of your new been working together to bill, visit the Tag and Tax get the word out about the new combined program. Key facts about the pro­ gram: • The new Tag and Tax Together program is for your vehicle property tax only and does not affect your mortgage or home property tax. • Your vehicle tax will be due at the same time your vehicle registration is due. The due date will be print­ ed on the new renewal no­ tice that you receive in the mail. • Your vehicle's annual registration renewal fees will remain the same. The increase in your bill is from the addition of the vehicle property tax. • No owner will have to pay taxes twice in the same tax year for the same vehicle. It is important to look at the vehicle property tax year rather than the calendar year. By law, the tax year for your vehicle begins the first month after your previous registration expires. While it is possible to pay twice in a calendar year, no vehicle owner will pay twice in the same tax year or for the same 12-month period. Book From Page 1 hind the library. Musicians are encouraged to gather for a community jam ses­ sion. Refreshments will be served • REMEMBER: Dot Jackson will visit the li­ brary at 1 p.m. on Sept. 17 to lead a discussion about her book. Additional cop­ ies will be available for purchase and signing by the author. Now in its sixth year, the Community Read inspires community members to experience the bond of literature by reading and discussing the same title. All Community Read pro­ grams are free and open to the public. For more festival in­ formation, visit www.onthesamepagefestival.org. BUNDLE & SAVE! 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As a result, North Carolinians have an opportunity to reverse a pattern described in a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that said North Carolinians are still not eating enough fruits or vegetables. "A diet high in fruits and vegetables is impor­ tant for managing weight and preventing many chronic diseases including diabetes, heart disease and some cancers, all of which currently add to health care costs in North Carolina," said Dr. Carolyn Dunn, professor of nutrition and N.C. Cooperative Extension specialist at N.C. State University. This is an important issue for North Carolina because the cost of health care for diet-related disease in the state is skyrocketing. The cost of excess weight alone is more than $17.6 billion an­ nually for the state, according to a 2012 report by Be Active North Carolina. The CDC's 2013 State Indicator Report on Fruits and Vegetables reported that four out of 10 North Carolina high school students (44.5 per­ cent) and adults (40.8 percent) eat fruit less than one time per day, both worse than the national rates of 36 percent and 37.7 percent respectively. About four out of 10 N.C. high school students (39.6 percent) and two out of 10 N.C. adults (21.9 percent) eat vegetables less than one time per day, with adults doing better and high school students doing worse than the national rates of 37.7 per­ cent and 22.6 percent respectively. The median fruit intake by N.C. adults as well as adolescents was»oncfe daily. For adolescents this is the same as the national average, but for adults this is slightly below the national average of 1.1. The median vegetable intake by N.C. adults is the same as the national average (1.6 times per day), and intake for high school students is 1.1 times per day (slightly below the national average of 1.3). "There are many exciting projects across the state that focus on getting children and teens to eat more fruits and vegetables," says Dr. Nancy Creamer, co-director of the Center for Environ­ mental Farming Systems. FoodCorps, a partnership of CEFS and 4-H, is an example of these efforts. FoodCorps, based on the model of AmeriCorps, places service members in school gardens working on nutrition education, garden engagement and farm-to-cafeteria access. This year, the six service members in North Caro­ lina have engaged more than 7,000 children this academic year alone. Data show that people who raise their own produce are more likely to eat fruits and vegetables. In Goldsboro, Students Working for an Agricul­ ture Revolutionary Movement, or SWARM, is the Wayne FoodInitiative's emerging leaders program for youth ages 16-19 and is coordinated through partnership with CEFS. Students from multiple Ooldsboro high schools participate in SWARM. The HBO series Weight of the Nation recently chronicled a SWARM teen successfully advocated to bring a salad bar to her Goldsboro high school. The 10% Campaign is a CEFS effort aimed at encouraging consumers, business and food service groups to spend 10 percent of their food dollars on locally sourced foods. The 10% Cam­ paign website includes information on where to find local food across the state, including farmers markets, grocery co-ops, restaurants, communitysupported agriculture programs and produce box subscriptions. Since 2010, the 10% Campaign has recorded nearly $40 million dollars in local food purchases by more than 6,500 individuals and more than 850 businesses. Consumers can sign up through the website and report their local food purchases to help increase these'numbers. The State Indicator Report on Fruits and Veg­ etables summarizes North Carolina's data from multiple sources for fruit and vegetable consump­ tion, as well as environmental supports that can make it easier for North Carolina residents to make the healthy choice to eat more fruits and vegetables. JEFFERSON POST Fool helps avoid caregiver distress dangers Nearly one-third of adults living in the region are family caregivers who could be at risk for heart disease, dia­ betes, depression and various other physical and emotional maladies as a result of caregiver distress, a poten­ tially dangerous condition brought on by the pressures of caring for a senior loved one. In response to this growing issue, the local Home Instead Senior Care office has launched a public aware­ ness campaign - Family Caregiver Stress Relief™ at www.FamilyCaregiverStressRelief.com - to help fam­ ily caregivers determine if they are at risk for distress and to minimize problems before they escalate. Included in the program are two new tools: The Are You a Caregiver Quiz, which is designed to help a family caregiver self-identify and recognize the role of a caregiver, and the Family Caregiver Distress Assessment, adapted for the Home Instead Senior Care network by Dr. Peter Vitaliano of the University of Washington. The assessment allows caregivers to determine their risk for distress and resulting emotional and physical issues, in­ cluding depression, heart disease, high blood pressure, diabetes and obesity. "So many spouses and adult chil­ dren are unaware of their potential risk of caregiver distress because they don't see themselves as care­ givers. These new resources enable them to understand their role, the stresses they may face as a caregiver, and how that stress might lead to more serious health effects," said Mi­ chael Goodman, owner of the local Home Instead Senior Care office. "It's important for caregivers to understand that stress can impact one's ability to care. If they don't care for themselves, they may put their se­ nior loved ones at risk. Whether it's support groups, stress management techniques or respite help, caregiv­ ers need to realize tne importance of managing their health, too." Hart-T-Tree farm open for business Photo submitted| Jefferson Post Hart-T-Tree farms of Grassy Creek had a Chamber of Commerce ribbon cutting ceremony, attended by (from left) owners Kathy and John Chefas,Chamber Executive Director Cabot Hamilton, Hart-T-Tree Director of Sales & Market­ ing Frank Svoboda, and Carrie McClain and Anne McClain. COMMUNITY CALENDAR July 23 July 23.- Sept. 14 7 p.m. The Ashe Coun­ ty Democratic Party will hold their regular monthly meeting at Smoky Moun­ tain Barbecue. For more information, call 8469068. Ashe Central Panthers Class-Family Reunion. No matter what year you graduated, you are invited to join in celebrating the class of 1988 25th class reunion. The event will take place at Mountain Advantage on Sept. 14, 2013. There will be a bon­ fire, DJ, food, laughter and an excellent time to catch up old times. To regis­ ter for your attendance, or for more information, call Christy Pennington at 336-877-0380, Jared B. Greer at 336-877-0128, or Lori Calhoun for payment arrangements at 828-9630699. July 23 - 29 Keep the kids en­ tertained and excited about reading with inex­ pensive books and cre­ ative baskets from our Friends of the Library Gift Shop. .Challenge yourself with "Meet and Author" baskets, and our wide selection of fiction and non-fiction reading material. July 23 and 30 5 p.m. Storytelling in Todd. Stop by the Todd General Store for old time entertainment with sup­ per at 5 p.m. and storytell­ ing at 6 p.m. The July sto­ ryteller line up includes: Doyle Pace - July 23; and Tammy Sanabria - July 30. Todd General Store is located at 3866 Railroad Grade Road. For more information, call 336-8771067. July 26 - 27 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. 17th Annual Alleghany Quit­ ters Guilt Show will be held at the Emerson Black Exhibition Building. Beautiful quilted items, vendors, demos and bou­ tiques. N.C. 21 North. Free admission and park­ ing. July 27 July 24 11 a.m. Historian Bill Arnold to speak. The Friends of the Library wel­ comes O. Winston Link historian Bill Arnold of Salem, Va., who will pres­ ent a slide show of Mr. Link's black and white photography of the steam engines of the Norfolk & Western Railway. Light refreshments will be avail­ able and the public is in­ vited to attend. 11 a.m. - 3 p.m. Mudsling. Get ready to sit back and watch the mud fly once again. Glade Creek VFD's last Mudsling for 2013 will be held at the Alleghany County Fair­ grounds. The fairground is located on NC 21 N, about 1.5 miles north of Down­ town Sparta. Registration begins at 11 a.m. and the gates open at 3 p.m. Ad­ mission is $10, children 12 and under are free with a paying adult. Jumping for Jesus Monster truck will make an appearance and even more mud race trucks, including "King of the Mountain" classes. For more information, vis.it www.gladecreekvfd.com 7:30 p.m. A Living His­ tory Event. Hear about the Civil War from a wom­ an with a unique view ol it. Nora Brooks will be in character and in costume as she portrays Mildred Childe Lee, daughter ol Confederate General Rob­ ert E. Lee at the Ashe County Civic Center. Da Vid VanHoy, a popular local historian will MC and introduce Miss Lee Tickets are $15 through the Ashe County Art; Council. Student ticket; are $5. Reserved seating is available. All monej from ticket sales will go t( the Ashe County Frescoe: Foundation. For more tick ets, call 336-846-2787. 8:30 a.m. Summer Birt Walk. Meet at the Nev River State Park's Visito Center for a slide shov and talk, followed by ; birding walk led by a loca birder. Immediately afte the walk we will gathe back at the Visitor Cente: for light refreshments ant to discuss the birds we sei on our walk. Wear goor hiking .shoes and brinj water and binoculars i you have them. Childrer 10 years, and over are wel corned if accompanied bj an adult. CHURCH CALENDAR July 23 - 25 Over S10.000 in credit card bills? Can't make the minimum payments? • WE CAN GET YOU OUT OF DEBT QUICKLY 6 - 8 p.m.Vacation Bible School. Real Life Church will be holding VBS at God's Backyard Bible Camp. 2 MP-3 players will be given away to a lucky boy and girl. The kick off will be from 5:30 - 8 p.m., Sunday, July 21, and from 6 - 8 p.m. Monday through Thursday. Transporta­ tion will be available. The church is located in the old Catawissa Lumber Plant in West Jefferson. For more information, call 336-9770564. July 23 - 26 7 - 9 p.m. Vacation Bible School. Glendale Springs Missionary Bap­ tist Church will be holding VBS. This year's theme: "The Mighty God." Every­ • WE CAN SAVE YOU THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS • WE CAN HELP YOU AVOID BANKRUPTCY Not a high-priced consolidation loan or one of those consumer credit counseling programs CREDIT CARD RELIEF for your FREE consultation CALL 888-838-6679 Not A/ailabK in all stales i mBeltone j ; 828-262-9952 or 800-581-5082 ; : www.ncbeltone.com : : FREE HEARING SCREENING ! • 25% discount on any hearing aid with this coupon -offm*,* ' one is welcomed to attend. 6:30 p.m. Vacation Bible School. Sturgills Baptist Church will hold­ ing VBS. Classes for all ages. Bro. Ward Sexton will teach the adult class. Everyone is welcome. July 26 - 28 6 p.m. Vacation Bible School. Helton United Methodist Church will be holding VBS. The theme is "Hay Day." Bible school will start with a light meal. Bible lessons, music, crafts, games, and fellow­ ship. Classes available for pre-K through teenagers. All are welcome. For more information, call Betty-Par­ sons at 336-384-3813. July 28 - Aug. 1 6 p.m. Vacation Bible School. Grace Commu­ nity Church in Fleetwood will be holding VBS. The theme is "Miracles in Ac­ tion." A meal will be served each night. The church is located at the Fleetwood Community Center, 9042 NC South, Fleetwood. For more information, call 6202600, or 877-0250. July 29 - Aug. 19 7 p.m. The Ashe Associational Choir will begin rehearsals for the 2013 revival season. The choir meets at Midway Baptist Church. Practice on Mon­ day nights and booking are almost always on Monday nights as well. Personal practice is via CD in your home. No auditions are re­ quired. All denominations arc welcome. "If you are a child of the King - let's sing." 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Sports Writer (336) 846-7164 Game of the Week video can be found atjeffersonpost.com nhurn(5 eivitasmedia.eom Submitted photos| Jefferson Post f Player s Edge Volleyball camp featured 22 high school girls learning from Catawba College head coach Ginger Hamric. Back row, left to right: Brooke Brown, Gianna Federico, Abby Lopp, Paige Spell. LeeAnn Richardson, Anna Vannoy, Kendall McDaniel and Elaina Bassett. Middle row, left to right: Coach Ginger Hamric, Alayne Spencer, Kelsey Hayes, Savannah Poe, Lynsey Aldridge, Bailey Everhart, Jada McClure, Cierra Sawyer, Anna Logan and Coach Lindsey Wil­ liams. Front row, left to right: Haley Phipps, Corinne Jones, Lyndsi Goodman, Mckenzie Black, Molly Shelton, Zoe Richardson and Alexis Parks. Queens of the Court fourth, fifth and sixth grade campers and coaches: Back row, left to right: Jennifer Williams, Mckenzie Black. Elaina Bassett. Kendall Mcdaniel, Abby Lopp, Bai­ ley Everhart, Cierra Sawyer, Maura Coldiron, Braylin Miller and Lindsey Williams. Third row, left to right: Madi Eller, Katie Matheson, Ashlynn Jones, Hallie Treva, Sarah Harris, Leanna Blevins, Haleigh Graybeal and Emma Goodman. Second row, left to right: Paige Anderson, Ada Jones, Athena Estes, Skyler Vannoy, Aaliyah Elliott, Mollie Shatley and Kaley Rupard. Front row, left to right: Alexis Parks, Tori Prichard, Ana Blevins, Ashley Dollar, Kenadie Hudler, Savannah Vannoy and Allison Brown. Volleyball camps a big success Nathan Ham Sports Writer nham@civitasmedia.com Several volleyball play­ ers across the county have been busy the last few weeks with the Player's Edge and Queens of the Court volleyball camps at Ashe County High School. The Player's Edge camp was a two-day event for high school players in grades nine through 12 that saw 22 campers, in­ cluding nine freshmen, attend. Campers worked on the key fundamentals of the sport such as passing, serving, setting and spik­ ing. Players also learned the different positions on the court and proper rota­ tions. The camp was directed by Catawba College head coach Ginger Hamric. "Coach Hamric did an excellent job with the players. She worked on basic skills with the begin­ ners but also challenged our more seasoned play­ ers with advanced skills like jump serving," said ACHS varsity head coach Lindsey Williams. "The girls were all excited. We have a lot of good athletes about game strategy. coming out." "We had a good mix of This camp featured a middle and high school pair of competitions for girls that are pretty new the athletes to play which to the sport but showed included pepper and tri­ a lot of improvement ples. The pepper champi­ in just a few days," said ons were Elaina Bassett, Coach Williams. "There Alexis Parks and Lynsey are some very athletic Aldridge. The triples girls in every grade and champs were Kendall Mc- I can't wait to see how Daniel, Brooke Brown, they progress over the Corinne Jones and Bailey next few years. Everhart. Awards were handed Later on, Coach Wil­ out on the final day of liams hosted h e r o w n camp that included four camp at the high school, awards for the morning Queens of the Court. session and six awards The camp lasted for for the afternoon ses­ th/ee days and had girls sion. show up anywhere from Serving champions: fourth grade through Skyler Vannoy (fourth 10th grade. A total of 57 grade), Hallie Treva players came to camp. (fifth-sixth grade), Lily Fourth through sixth Lyall (seventh-eighth graders took part in the grade) and Haley Phipps morning session where (ninth-lOth grade). they were introduced to Passing champions: volleyball and learned the Skyler Vannoy (fourth basic form and footwork grade), Kenadie Hudler for serves, passes, sets, (fifth-sixth grade), Macy hits and blocks. Spencer (seventh-eighth In the afternoon, grade) and Bailey Ever­ seventh through 10th hart (ninth-lOth grade). Setting champions: graders took the court. Campers worked on Jordan Jones (fourth repeating the correct grade), Kenadie Hudler grade), forms using skills they (fifth-sixth had already learned, as Ashlyn Jones (seventhwell as developing their eighth grade) and Bai­ team games and learning ley Everhart (ninth-lOth Boaters asked to use caution on area lakes The N.C. Wildlife Resourc­ es Commission and Duke En­ ergy are asking boaters on the Catawba Rivef chain of lakes to slow down and use caution because of the ongoing high water levels of several lakes. In recent weeks, lake levels have been higher than nor­ mal due to heavy rainfall and runoff into lakes. "The high water can cre­ ate unsafe boating conditions with submerged and floating debris," said Erik Christofferson, chief of engineering and lands management for the Wildlife Resources Commis­ sion. "It also increases shore­ line erosion and impacts shoreline property, such as docks and boathouses. We are asking boaters to reduce their speed and exercise ex­ treme caution until condi­ tions return to normal." Boaters are liable for wake damage and should be con­ siderate of shoreline impacts. The impacts are especially magnified in smaller and nar­ row lakes with coves, such as Mountain Island Lake and Lookout Shoals Lake, where boat wakes quickly reach the shoreline. Duke Energy has been working to reduce lake lev­ els, which have been rang­ ing from near full pond to as much as two and a half feet above full pond in recent weeks. Additional rainfall, which is forecasted, may re­ sult in rapidly changing con­ ditions and will affect how long it will take for lakes to return to normal levels. Duke Energy is moving water downstream to cre­ ate storage space in Lake Norman and Lake Wylie to hold additional rain. This is a protective measure to help minimize more flooding in low-lying areas. "We appreciate the boating public for heeding to this re­ quest to help prevent injury and property damage," said John Crutchfield, Duke Ener­ gy's director of public safety and recreation strategy plan­ ning services. The public can check real­ time lake levels and special updates 24 hours a day at h t t p : / / w w w .d u k e - e n e r g y , com/lakes/levels.asp and on Duke Energy's lake informa­ tion phone line at 800-8295253. High water requires increased safety awareness Dams and spillways can be beautiful to look at, but the water immediately above and immediately beneath them is treacherous. Duke Energy reminds the public to heed warning signs posted near dangerous areas and avoid boating and swimming in these areas. Unusual swirling currents can pull boats and people toward the dam and under the water. People should 'watch for increased currents, wear life jackets and stay alert to changing weather conditions. In addition, high water can sweep heavy debris into the lakes and boaters should stay alert for partially submerged objects. Afternoon award winners: Back row, left to right: Madeline Joines, Bailey Everhart, LeeAnn Richardson, Brooke Brown and Haley Phipps. Front row, left to right: Macy Spencer. Maggie Knight. Morgan Shatley and Lily Lyall. grade). Pepper champions (fourth-sixth grade): Macy Spencer and Mad­ eline Joines. Triples champions (ninth-lOth grade): Aslynn Jones, Sarah Har­ ris, Ada Jones, Kaley Ru­ pard, Ashley Dollar, Al­ lison Brown and Skyler Vannoy. Bailey Everhart, Hal­ ey Phipps and Brooke Brown. Triples champi­ ons (seventh-eighth grade): Morgan Shatley, Hallie Treva (sixth grade), Maggie Knight (seventh grade) and Lee- Best Camper award: Ann Richardson (10th grade). Coach Williams want­ ed to thank the campers and parents, as well as t h e h i g h school, K & K Stitch & Screen, Hobby Barn and Ashe County Cheese for making the volleyball camps a big success. Over 60 players allend soccer camp Nathan Ham Sports Writer nham@civitasmedia.com» Three full days of soccer workouts and skill building wrapped up on July 12 with more than 60 campers coming out to the annual soccer camp hosted by junior varsity soccer coach Alex Wray. "Camp was intense this year. I had kids come to me and tell me I had the best soccer camp anywhere on the mountain," said Coach Wray. Campers went through dif­ ferent stations for set amounts of time to work on different skills at each stop. Players would learn the proper funda­ mentals of soccer, as well as the basics of passing and shooting, and even trick shots that kids see the pros doing. This year, Kiki Wallace of the High Country Soccer Associa­ tion was also in attendance to help out with the camp. "Kiki came in and did his thing. He didn't have to do anything with my camp at all but he did and it makes me feel good that somebody has' the same passion for the game of soccer that I have," said Coach Wray. Wray estimated that between 30 and 40 soccer players from Ashe County play each year with the HCSA Avalanche in Boone where Wallace is the program director. Coach Wray also had help from several current and for­ mer Ashe County High School players, including all-time lead­ ing scorer Aspen Domske, Miguel Ramos and Frank Ledezma. He was pleased to .see Soccer camp host Alex Wray (left) and High Couptry Soccer Associa­ tion Director Kiki Wallace (right) worked together to create a threeday camp full of hard work and fun for the players. players that have been to his camp and played for him come back and share what they have learned with current younger players. The main goal for Coach Wray next summer is to keep improving the camps that he hosts each year, both the wres­ tling and MMA camp as well as the soccer camp. "I'm really passionate about what I do and I want to get better every year," said Coach Wray. "This camp made me hungry to keep doing what I do. Ilove doing these camps." Wray wanted to thank God and his wife and family for all the support for the camp, and thank the numerous sponsors that made this camp success­ ful. Sponsors included Lifestore, Ashe Custom Framing and Gal­ lery, Magic Video, Antiques on Main, Dr. Hank Clay Jr., and Summit Support Services. �PAGE 10 Ti IUSDAY, JULY 23, 2013 JI'FL-EHSON Pc>ST Lowes Poods completes annual summer food drive Photos by Dylan Lightfoot |Jefferson Post Avery Barr (left), Kayla Carpenter (center) and Jesse Carpenter (right) of the Jeffer­ son Presbyterian Church raised money for Relay for Life along South Jefferson Avenue at the July Gallery Crawl. July Gallery Crawl not quite rained out For a number of years, Lowes Foods and Just$ave have worked toward filling up lo­ cal food banks with much needed supplies through the annual Bag' Childhood Hun­ ger food drive. This year, with the help of communities, customers, and vendor partners, Lowes Foods raised 188,000 pounds of food valued at over $ 63,500 to be donated to food banks around North Carolina, South Carolina and Virginia. The efforts took place during the sum­ mer when so many children are in need of food assistance while school is out. All donations are distributed in the local com­ munities served through local food bank agencies. The Bag Childhood Hunger food drive was held during June and early July at all Lowes Foods and Just$ave locations. Over the past 18 years, Lowes Foods has helped raise more than 6.5 million pounds of food, and also supports food banks by making daily donations throughout the year. This past year in 2012, Lowes Foods raised over 1.4 million pounds of donated food overall, far exceeding a corporate goal of a million pounds in 2012. The 2013 Bag Childhood Hunger food drive was successful in bringing food to children and families that need it the most. Lowes Foods strives to raise awareness of the growing issues associated with hun­ ger facing communities in the Carolinas and the rest of the country. As a mindful corporate citizen, the company believes we should: live local, shop local, and give local. In this way, together we can make a difference in the fight against hunger. Glade Creek VF1) holding last mudsling of 2013 free with a pay­ Get ready ing adult. The to sit back and A portion of fairground is watch the mud proceeds will located on N.C. fly once again. 21 N, about Glade Creek go to Relay 1/5 miles north VFD's last of downtown Mudsling for For Life and Sparta. 2013 will be on A portion of Saturday, July the 19 Arizona proceeds will 27. Firefighters go to Relay For Alleghany Life and the 19 County Fair­ memorial Arizona Fire­ grounds will fighters memo­ be the home fund who of this actionwere killed in rial fund who were killed in packed show action. filled with ex­ action. Come hun­ citement and gry as several loads of fun. Registration will begin at 11 vendors will be selling con­ a.m., the gate will open at 3 cessions.. Plus, there will be p.m. The show starts at 5 cash drawings as well. The "Jumping for Jesus" p.m. sharp. Admission will be $10 for each adult and truck will make an appear­ children 12 and under get in ance at the show and will Michael Bell played rag­ time piano for crawlers at Originals Only. Artist Joanie Bell,his wife, said that if the Post was going to run yet another photo of Michael playing piano for the gallery crawl, we might also mention that the gallery features original works by local artists —so we did. _ 9RB ixtr jump cam. More mud race trucks will be coming to the show as well. "King of the Mountain" class will be of­ fered again where the winner takes all. A $75 entry fee with 100 percent payback plus an additional $500. Only one winner will take the crown and anyone can enter. There is also a new twowheel-drive class. Any two wheel-drive vehicle, front or rear, can be entered but you must pull cable. There is a $25 entry fee with re­ spective payouts of $100 for first, $50 for .second, and $25 for third place including trophies. No free T-shirts for this class. 2013 classes and truck rules and additional information can be found by visiting www.gladecreekvfd. com. hr. MWirt'>vyrt A TERRIBLE THING HAPPENS WHEN YOU DON'T ADVERTISE. NO ONE NOTICES YOU • ANYMORE Sign up for FREE Ifs the First Step to Driving Customers to Your Door! Being found via online searches drives customers to your door. Highly trafficked online business directory, increases customers. Simple. Affordable. Effective. tEasy to Set Up! 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JEFFERS0NP0ST.C0M your news- 24/7 from The Jefferson Post For more information, email cclark@jeffersonpo8t.com or call 846-7164 b �JEFFERSON POST Power generation draining water supply Stephanie Carroll Carson TUESDAY, JULY 2.'}, 2013 Run; 11 CLASSIFIEDS NC News Service The need for clean wa­ ter is in a tug of war with the demand for power in North Carolina and the rest of the Southeast. The outcome will make a big difference in the amount and qiftility of fresh water North Carolinians have for drinking and recreation, according to a national re­ port released this week by the Union of Concerned Scientists. Coal-fired power gen­ eration requires billions of gallons of water every year. It amounts to 40 percent of the nation's fresh water, and southeastern plants are a major contributor to that statistic, said Sara Barczak, a program direc­ tor for the Southern Alli­ ance for Clean Energy. ' "Our electricity infra­ structure in the Southeast is very water intensive," she said. "We rely in the region on large coal and nuclear power plants that are water hogs." North Carolina has 67 operational coal-fired power plants - double South Carolina's, triple the LEGALS LEGALS Date: July 10. 2013 Having qualified on July 3. 2013 as Administrator of the Estate of Martha J Yates, de­ ceased late of Ashe County. North Carolina, this is to notify all persons, firms, and corpora­ tions having claims against the deceased to exhibit the same to the undersigned on or be­ fore October 21, 2013, or this notice will be pleaded in bar^jf their recovery All persons, firms, and corporations in­ debted to the estate should make immediate payment. should obtain independent counsel to examine record title as the property is sold subject to prior record interests The Noteholder has reserved the right to withdraw the sale up to and until the Deed is delivered by the Substitute Trustee. ' 7 The property will be sold subject to all unpaid taxes and special assessments 8 The property being sold is all of that property described in the Deed of Trust except as specifically set forth above It is the intention to extinguish any and all rights or interests in the property subordinate to the Deed of Trust 9 Additional Notice Where the Real Property is Residential with Less Than 15 Rental Units: An order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to G S 45-21 29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the Clerk of Su­ perior Court of the County in which the property is sold Any person who occupies the prop­ erty pursuant to a rental agree­ ment entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may, after receiving the Notice of Sale, terminate the rental agreement upon 10 days' writ­ ten notice to the landlord. Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the ef­ fective date of the termination. Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a bona fide lease or tenancy may have additional rights pursuant to Public Law 111-22: Protecting Tenants at Foreclosure Act of 2009. THIS the 15th day of May, 2013. Jason Edward Yates, Adminis­ trator of The Estate of Martha J. Yates P. 0 Box 894 Newland, NC 28657 Photo courtesy of WNCA| Jefferson Post Duke Energy's Coal fired power plant in Asheville. the other environmental problems associated with tracking. She said focusing on renewable energy such as solar and wind would use less water, reduce car­ bon emissions even fur­ ther and make the power industry less vulnerable to droughts, which have be­ come more common. "The business-as-usual path just isn't sufficient to number in Virginia and six times as many as in Ten­ nessee. By 2050, natural gas is projected to supply 60 percent of .the nation's power, which will reduce the water used for power generation and ease car­ bon emissions somewhat. However, Barczak said there still would be water contamination issues and make things happen," she said. "We shouldn't wait until 2040 or 2050 to re­ alize these water-quality and water-supply benefits. Why not start implement­ ing those things earlier?" The 82 power plants in the Southeast currently generate 366 million tons of C02 each year. The full report is online at ucsusa.org. Wet-weather logging advisory for N.C. The recent over-abundance of rainfall in N.C. has helped to minimize wildfire risks, but it also has made loggingmuch more difficult. The N.C. Forest Service is remind­ ing loggers, timber buyers and forest owners to take extra precautions to prevent sediment or soil from washing into creeks, to prevent excessive rutting or compacting of saturated soil, and to keep ground disturbance to a minimum when logging. "The Forest Service has been busy in­ specting logging sites around the state, and foresters and rangers have seen more problems lately,especially in areas with steeply sloped lands and soils tliat are prone to erosion," said Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler. Problems are mainly related to: • Inadequate control of rainfall runoff from skid trails and logging roads • Poorly established or improjieiiy maintained stream crossings and skid trails • Ineffective soil stabilization and site rehabilitation In the logging industry, the measures • Access timber from the other side and actions used to conserve soil and if possible.Retain wider, undisturbed protect water quality are known as Best buffer zones of trees and vegetation Management Practices (BMPs). alongside streams. "The fundamental science behind for­ • Apply leftover tree tops, limbs, estry BMPs has been researched, field- branches and woody debris to skid tested and refined by forest scientists trails to cover bare soil throughout the and industry experts for more than 75 years, and research iscontinuing," Trox­ duration of the logging work. This can prevent soil damage and reduce the risk ler said. The Forest Service has a comprehen­ of sediment washing down the slojie sive user's guide to assist loggers and and into a stream. • Immediately apply groundcover other forestry professionals with identi­ fyingand insUdlingBMPs. TheN.C. For­ stabilization on sloping sections of estry BMP Manual and its correspond­ skid trails, on top of roads and next to ingField Guide are available fromForest stream crossings when finished. Pre­ Service offices and online at !neLINK!!n pare for heavy, prolonged rains. eLINKattribs!href="http://ncforestserCounty rangers with the Forest Ser­ vicergov"!ENDneLlNKattribs!hUp: vice can provide free BMP advice and cforestservice.gov!ENDneLINK!. During prolonged or extreme wet pre-harvest planning assistance to sup­ port logging work. Interested individu­ weather like North Carolina has been als also should review the extensive experiencing, loggers are encouraged to use allapplicable forestry BMPs. The library of BMP recommendations avail­ able on the agency's website, including Forest Service offers the following tips: • Do not install new equipment the Litest BMP newsletter highlighting crossings over a stream or creek. skid trail problems. CAUTION: Rains bring flooded vehicles to market The N.C.Division of Motor Vehicles' License and Theft Bureau reminds car buyers to look out for flooded vehicles offered for sale following recent rains throughout the state. HWe want to remind all prospective car buyers to be on the lookout for vehicles that may have been affected by floodwaters during recent rains in North Carolina and up and down the eastern seaboard," said DMV Commis­ sioner Nick Tennyson. According to the National Insur­ ance Crime Bureau, the state of New York alone estimated that as many as 150,000 cars were totaled as a result of flooding during Sujierstorm Sandy last fall, including about 5,000 new cars at dealerships. While the recent rains have not reached the levels of Sandy, the Nation­ al Weather Service reports that they have measured 12 inches above normal over the past 90 days, which is enough, DMV inspectors say, to have covered some vehicles to the danger point. The best protection against fraudu­ lent reselling of flood vehicles is keep­ ing a keen eye out for telltale signs of fraud and misrepresentation, whether the sale is initiated over the Internet or in person. DMV License and Theft Bureau inspectors provide the follow­ ing tips: • Check for rust around the vehicle, including under the hood, on parts like screws and bolts, and on the brakes be­ hind the wheel. • Check the vehicle's interior and under the vehicle. You may see water lines where water settled. It is very hard to remove these stains. • Check all the electronics of the vehicle. Flooding sometimes will cause these systems to malfunction. • Check the seller's title to see if the vehicle has been previously branded "Flood or Water Damage." • Contact your local DMV License and Theft Bureau office for assistance in identifying potential flood vehicles. is5w A * )lftUlia44c<i. 4 *1 . %f' / •: «.i&ttEiJf. v• ROOFING TREE SERVICE CYCLES Ashe County Roofing BOB'S TREE SERVICE HILL RIVER CYCLES 30 Years Experience Licensed in VA Install roofing of all kinds Roof Painting Insured & ALL Work Guaranteed Free Estimates | Allen Miller 336-384-3033. Landscaping • HARDSCAPE • TREES & SHRUBS • MULCH • HYPROSEEPING NORMAN STUART BEHIND THE DOLLAR MART IN JEFFERSON Serving the High Country "Fully Insured" - - • • I A " • •|ir • • A J y Tree Trimming Tree Removal Bucket Truck Chipper Clearing Lots Cutting Views • FREE ESTIMATES! 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Creston, NC 28615, this is to noti­ fy all persons having claims against the Estate of Mary Gladys Shelton. to present to the undersigned on or before the 2nd day of October, 2013, or this notice will be placed in bar of their recovery. All per­ sons, firms and corporations indebted to said Estate will please make immediate pay­ ment. This the 2nd day of July, 2013. Allen Fred Shelton 173 Main Have Dr. Vilas. NC 28692 Claude D. Smith, Jr. Deal Moseley & Smith, LLP PO Box 311, Boone, NC 28607 Publish: 7.9.13/7.16.13/7.23.13/7.30.13 NOTICE OF SERVICE BY PUBLICATION STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA ASHE COUNTY To: Eric Dewayne Hicks TAKE NOTICE that a pleading seeking relief against you has been filed in the above-en­ titled action. The nature of the relief being sought is a Di­ vorce, You are required to make de­ fense to the pleading not later than October 1. 2013, and upon your failure to do so, the party seeking service against you will apply to the Court for the relief sought. This the 1st day of July, 2013 publish:7.9 13/7 16.13/7.23.13/ 730.13 STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF ASHE File No. 11 SP 188 NOTICE OF SALE TAKE NOTICE THAT: Chester E. Whittle, Jr., Substitute Trust­ ee. has begun proceedings to FORECLOSE under the Deed of Trust described below, and under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in such Deed of Trust, and an Or­ der entered by the Clerk of Su­ perior Court of the above County, will sell the below de­ scribed property at public auc­ tion as follows: 1. The instrument pursuant to which such sale will be held is that certain Deed of Trust ex­ ecuted by Trimurthi Hotels Land Holdings WJ, LLC. origin­ al mortgagors, and recorded in the Office of the Ashe County Register of Deeds in Deed of Trust Book 405, at Page 1727. The record owner of such property, as reflected on the records of the Register of Deeds not more than ten (10) days prior to posting this No­ tice of Sale, if not the original mortgagors, is: N/A 2 The property will be sold by the Substitute Trustee at 10:00 o'clock a.m. on the 1st day of August, 2013 at the Ashe County Courthouse door in the City of Jefferson, North Caro­ lina. 3. The real property to be sold is generally described as 203 Hampton Place, PIN 19227133 and 19227-143-014, West Jefferson, NC 28694* and is more particularly described as follows: Being all of that prqperty de­ scribed in that certain Deed of Trust recorded in Book 405, at Page 1727 of the Ashe County, North Carolina Re­ gistry Any property described in the Deed of Trust which is not be­ ing offered for sale is de­ scribed as follows: Subject to any and all Release Deeds of Record in the Ashe County, North Carolina Registry. 'The general description of the property is provided for con­ venience but is not guaran­ teed; the legal description in the Deed of Trust controls 4. Any buildings located on the above-described property are also included in the sale 5 The property will be sold by the Substitute Trustee to the highest bidder for CASH. The highest bidder will be required to deposit IN CASH with the Substitute Trustee at the date and time of the sale the great­ er of five percent (5.0%) of the amount of the bid or Seven Hundred Fifty and no/100 Dol­ lars ($750.00). 6. All bidders bid for the prop­ erty AS IS on the date of sale Absolutely no warranties are made as to the condition, value or title of the property. While the Substitute Trustee be­ lieves the title to be good, all bidders are advised that they Chester E Whittle, Jr. Substitute Trustee P.O. Box 494 Boone, NC 28607 828-264-6661 PUBLISH: 07.23.13/7.30.13 13 SP 26 NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE NORTH CAROLINA ASHE COUNTY Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that cer­ tain Deed of Trust executed by Thelma Taylor and William C Taylor to Dave Dillard, Trust­ ee^). which was dated July 29, 2004 and recorded on July 30, 2004 in Book 00316 at Page 1501, Ashe County Re- . gistry. North Carolina. Default baving been made ot the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC, having been substituted as Trustee in saio Deed of Trust, and the holder of the note evidencing said de­ fault having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee'will offer for sale at the courthouse door of the county courthouse where the property is located, or the usual and customary location at the county, courthouse for conduct­ ing the sale on August 7, 2013 at 10:00AM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the fol­ lowing described property situ­ ated in Ashe County. North Carolina, to wit: Lying and being in Elk Town­ ship, Ashe County, North Car­ olina and being more particu­ larly described as follows: BEGINNING on an iron pipe on the south bank of Road No. 194 and running S 19-09 W 182.50 feet to an iron pipe on the east side of a wild cherry tree: thence S 04-05-40 W 201.68 feet to an iron pipe in the south bank of an old aban­ doned road; thence with said road bank S 78-07 W 75.62 feet to a stake; thence S 83-57 W 77.82 feet to a stake; thence S 87-44 W 32 20 feet (incor­ rectly referenced as S 87-44 W 22 20 feet on Deed in Book 316 at Page 1498 and on Deed of Trust in Book 316 at Page 1501 both recorded in the Ashe County Registry) to an iron pipe, thence crossing said abandoned road N 19-20 E 41 90 feet to a white oak corner; thence N 15-17 E 393.71 feet to the south side of Road No. 194; thence S 81-41 E 141.80 feet to the point and place of BEGINNING; contain­ ing 1.359 acres, more or less, and being a portion of the land described in that deed dated September 14,1945 from An­ drew Parsons and wife Florence Parsons, to W M. Tucker and wife Tressie Tuck­ er, recorded in Deed Book G-3 at Page 599 Ashe County Re­ gistry Save and except any releases, deeds of release or prior con­ veyances of record Said property is commonly known as 5331 NC Highway 194 South. Todd, NC 28684. Third party purchasers must pay the excise tax. and the court costs of Forty-Five Cents (45c) per One Hundred Dol­ lars ($100.00) pursuant fo NCGS 7A-308(a)(1) A cash deposit (no personal checks) of five percent (5%) of the pur­ chase price, or Seven Hun­ dred Fifty Dollars ($750 00), whichever is greater, will be re­ quired at the time of the sale Following the expiration of the statutory upset bid period, all the remaining amounts are im­ mediately due and owing. Said property to be offered pursuant to this Notice of Sale is being offered for sale, trans­ fer and conveyance "AS IS WHERE IS." There are no rep­ resentations of warranty relat­ ing to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on. at, or relating to the property being �TUESDAY, JULY 23,2013 PACK 12 JEFFERSON POST CLASSIFIEDS LEGALS LEGALS LEGALS ottered for sale. This sale Is NOTICE OF made subject to all prior liens, FORECLOSURE SALE Under and by virtue of the unpaid taxes, any unpaid land power of sale contained in a transfer taxes, special assess­ ments. easements, rights of certain Deed of Trust made by way. deeds of release, and any Charles Kevin Dotson and other encumbrances or excep­ Monika Critcher Dotson to Re­ tions of record. To the best of becca W. Shaia, Trustee(s). the knowledge and belief of the dated the 11th day of Febru­ ary, 2003, and recorded in undersigned, the current own­ Book 288, Page 2375, in Ashe ers) of the property is/are # County Registry. North CaroThelma Taylor and husband, *lina, default having been made William C. Taylor. in the payment of the note thereby secured by the said An Order for possession of the Deed of Trust and the under­ property may be issued pursu­ signed, Substitute Trustee Ser­ ant to G.S. 45-2f .29 in favor of vices, Inc. having been substi­ the purchaser and against the tuted as Trustee in said Deed party or parties in possession of Trust by an instrument duly by the clerk of superior court of recorded in the Office of the the county in which the prop­ Register of Deeds of Ashe erty is sold. Any person who County. North Carolina and the occupies the property pursu­ holder of the note evidencing ant to a rental agreement said indebtedness having dir­ entered into or renewed on or ected that the Deed of Trust be after October i, 2007. may. foreclosed, the undersigned after receiving the notice of Substitute Trustee will offer for sale, terminate the rental sale at the courthouse door in agreement upon 10 days' writ­ the City of Jefferson, Ashe ten notice to the landlord. The County, North Carolina, or the notice shall also state that customary location designated upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for foreclosure sales, at 12:30 PM on August 6,2013 and will for rent due under the rental sell to the highest bidder for agreement prorated to the ef­ cash the following real estate fective date of the termination. situated in the County of Ashe, North Carolina, and being If the trustee is unable to con­ more particularly described as vey title to this property for any follows: reason, the sole remedy of the All that certain lot or parcel of purchaser is the return of the deposit. Reasons of such inab­ land situated in the Pine Swamp Township, Ashe ility to convey include, but are not limited to, the filing of a County, North Carolina and bankruptcy petition prior to the more particularly described as confirmation of the sale and re­ follows: instatement of the loan without the knowledge of the trustee. If Being a portion of the James the validity of the sale is chal­ Cline Church and wife, Ellen lenged by any party, the trust­ Lemly Church property as de­ ee. in their sole discretion, if scribed in Deed Book 155, they believe the challenge to Page 2119. being more partic­ have merit, may request the ularly described as: court to declare the sale to be void and return the deposit. Beginning on a point in the The purchaser will have no fur­ centerline intersection of NCther remedy. SR #1101 and a 45-foot rightof-way, said point being N 7002-49 E. 1141.21 feet from a Trustee Services of Carolina. 1-inch pipe found, said pipe LLC being the Southwestern corner Substitute Trustee of the James Cline Church and Brock & Scott, PLLC wife, Ellen Lemly Church prop­ Attorneys for Trustee Services erty, thence with the centerline of Carolina, LLC of said 45-foot right-of-way, 5431 Oleander Drive Suite 200 three courses, 1) thence S 7223-22 E 30.92 feet to a point, Wilmington, NC 28403 2) thence S 53-42-07 E, PHONE: (910) 392-4988 139.01 feet to a point, 3) FAX: (910) 392-8587 thence S 45-55-20 E. 134.61 File No.: 11-05817-FC02 feet to a point; thence with a Publish: 7.23.13/7.30.13 new line, two courses, 1) thence S 05-42-54 W. passing over a 1/2-inch rebar set at 20.00 feet, for a total distance of 157.26 feet to a 1/2-inch rebar set. 2) thence N 52-45-17 W, passing over a 1/2-inch rebar set at 282.34 feet, for a total distance of 302.34 feet to a point in the centerline of said NCSR #1101; thence with the centerline of said NCSR #1101, two courses, 1) thence N 16-10-44 E 12.28 feet to a point, 2) thence N 05-42-54 E, 147.72 feet to the beginning, containing 1.000 acre as calcu­ lated by Coordinate Geometry, from field data gathered by the Thomas Herman Company, P.O. Box 519, Jefferson, NC 28640-0519, (336) 246-3352. NCRLS L-2633, dated August 27, 1993. Together with im­ provements located thereon; said property being located at 554 Little Gap Road, Fleet­ wood, North Carolina. There is reserved an ease­ ment of right of way over and across the aforedescribed 45' right of way, said right of way to be 22.5' in width on each side of the centerline of said right of way; 22.5" of which is located on the above de­ scribed lands. There is reserved perpetual easements to obtain water from the well located on the above described land together with the right to enter upon the same for the purpose of In­ specting, maintaining, and re­ pairing said well, and for the purposes of installing, inspect­ ing, maintaining, repairing and replacing water lines leading from the same to other lands; provided, however, that no more than 4 residences shall be served by the subject well and provided further that other users of water from the same shall pay to the owner of the residence providing electricity to operate the pump for said well a monthly sum as may hereafter be established by , Blue Ridge Electric Member­ ship Corporation, and provided further that all users of water from said well and water sys­ tem shall share equally in all other costs of maintenance and upkeep for said well and water system. By fee simple deed from James Cline Church and wife, . Ellen L. Church as set forth in Book 195, Page 1857 dated 11/12/1993 and recorded 11/12/1993, Ashe County Re­ cords, State of North Carolina. Trustee may, in the Trustee's sole discretion, delay the sale for up to one hour as provided in NCGS §45-21.23. Should the property be pur­ chased by a third party, that parly must pay the excise tax, as well as the court costs of Forty-Five Cents ($0.45) per Miscellaneous NATIONAL Are You Still Paying Too Much For Your Medications? You can nvt up to 90* whon you till your prescriptions at our Canadian and International Pharmacy Service. . $58.00 dish Make the Switch to Dish Today and Save up to 50% MRHHB Get An Extra $10 Off & Free Shipping On Your 1 st Order! Ceiecoxib* , (annk tquvXmt ollrtra.frOnrtH pncrfe) MOmgi ino Celebrex"* S4S7-58 TrprrtlKbuadpikr larmngiHW PREMIUM MOVIE CHANNELS* HBO addition*! fluplus got rw ihipptng on your fcsl pirrcrtpMon ordr. with Cmds t>m» Center Crpkn Morvh 11. 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We'll Repair Your Computer Through The Internet! • WE CM HELP YOU AVOID BANKRUPTCY One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) required by NCGS §7A-308(a)(1). The,property to be offered pur­ suant to this notice of sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance "AS IS, WHERE IS." Neither the Trust­ ee nor the holder of the note secured by the deed of trust/security agreement, or both, being foreclosed, nor the officers, directors, attorneys, employees, agents or author­ ized representative of either the Trustee or the holder of the note makd any representation or warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions ex­ isting in, on, at or relating to the property being offered for sale, and any and all respons­ ibilities or liabilities arising out of or in any way relating to any such condition expressly are disclaimed. Also, this property is being sold subject to all taxes, special assessments, and prior liens or encum­ brances of record and any re­ corded releases. Said prop­ erty is also being sold subject to applicable Federal and State laws. A cash deposit or cashier's check (no personal checks) of five percent (5%) of the pur­ chase price, or seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00). whichever is greater, will be re­ quired at the time of the sale. An order for possession of the property may be issued pursu­ ant to G.S. 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the clerk of superior court of the county in which the prop­ erty is sold. Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or re­ newed on or after October 1, 2007, may after receiving the notice of sale, terminate the rental agreement upon 10 days' written notice to the land­ lord. Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termin­ ation. If the trustee is unable to con­ vey title to this property for any reason, the sole remedy of the purchaser is the return of the deposit. Reasons of such inab­ ility to convey include, but are not limited to, the filing of a bankruptcy petition prior to the confirmation of the sale and re­ instatement of the loan without the knowledge of the trustee. If the validity of the sale is chal­ lenged by any party, the trust­ ee, in their sole discretion, if they believe the challenge to have merit, maylequesnhe court to declare the sale to be void and return the deposit. The purchaser will have no fur­ ther remedy. THIS IS A COMMUNICATION FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR. THE PURPOSE OF THIS COMMUNICATION IS TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE, except as stated below in the instance of bank­ ruptcy protection. 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Department of Health and Human Servic­ es announced today that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has confirmed a Buncombe County child's death in early June was the result of Rocky Mountain spotted fever (RMSF). This represents the first confirmed death due to RMSF in N.C. since 2009. While deaths from this tick-borne disease are rare, RMSF is the most common­ ly reported tick-borne illness in the state. In 2012, there were a total of 598 probable and laboratory-confirmed cases of RMSF reported from 78 counties across the state. For the five-year period from 2008-2012, a cumula­ tive total of2,044 cases were reported from 93 counties. North Carolina and Okla­ homa are the states with the highest numbers of reported RMSF cases relative to their population each year. "This death is a tragic re­ minder that ticks in our state can carry dangerous and po­ tentially fatal diseases," said State Health Director Laura Gerald. "Transmission of RMSF from a tick can hap­ pen quickly after a bite, so the best way to prevent any tick-borne illness is to limit the opportunity for. expo­ sure." RMSF is caused by infec­ tion with the bacterial or­ ganism Rickettsia rickettsii, and is transmitted by the bite of an infected Ameri­ can dog tick (Dermacentor variabilis). Persons typically become ill within 3-14 days following the bite of an in­ fected tick. Among tick-borne dis­ eases in the U.S., RMSF has one of the highest risks of death. While the disease Photograph by Lyle J. Buss. University of Florida. Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever is caused by the bacterial or­ ganism Rickettsia rickettsii, and is transmitted by the bite of an infected American dog tick (above). can usually be treated with antibiotics, three to five l>ercent of cases reported in the United States in recent years have been fatal. According to the CDC, key symptoms of RSMF are fever, muscle pain, head­ ache and rash. Nationally, up to 20 percent of report­ ed cases become ill enough to be hospitalized. Some early symptoms, such as fever and muscle pain, are similar to those of the flu. You can limit your expo­ sure to ticks by: • Using personal protec­ tive measures for you and your children prior to go­ ing outside • Treat your clothing with permethrin • Apply DEET to skin per manufacturer's recom­ mendations • Modifying your yard to reduce tick populations • Treating your pet to limit tick attachment, and check for ticks regularly • After outdoor activi­ ties, thoroughly checking yourself and your children for ticks, especially in the hair • Properly removing at­ tached ticks While it is possible to be bitten by a tick and not know it, most tick bites can be detected. If you are bitten, quick removal of the tick can reduce the chance of infection. For information on how to remove a tick safely, visit http://www.cdc.gov/ticks/ It removing_a_tick.html is a good idea to note the date you removed the tick. If you develop symptoms, this could be important information to share with your doctor. For more information about tick-borne illness see the Public Health websites at http://epi.publichealth. nc.gov/cd/diseases/rmsf. html. For information about the use of DEBT on children, see http:// www.healthychildren.org/ English/safety-prevention/ at-play/Pages/Insect-Repellents.aspx. Researchers use video game tech to steer roaches North Carolina State Univer­ sity researchers are using video game technology to remotely control cockroaches on autopi­ lot, with a computer steering the cockroach through a controlled en­ vironment. The researchers are using the technology to track how roaches respond to the remote control, with the goal of developing ways that roaches on autopilot can be used to map dynamic environ­ ments — such as collapsed build­ ings. The researchers have incorpo­ rated Microsoft's motion-sensing Kinect system into an electronic in­ terface developed at NC State that can remotely control cockroaches. The researchers plug in a digitally plotted path for the roach, and use Kinect to identify and track the in­ sect's progress. The program then uses the Ki­ nect tracking data to automatically steer the roach along the desired path. Video of the system in action is available on YouTube: "Roach Biobot Autopiloted by Kinect" The program also uses Kinect to collect data on how the roaches respond to the electrical impulses from the remote-control interface. This data will help the researchers fine-tune the steering parameters needed to control the roaches more precisely. "Our goal is to be able to guide these roaches as efficiently as pos­ sible, and our work with Kinect is helping us do that," says Dr. Alper Bozkurt, an assistant professor of electrical and computer engineer­ ing at NC State and co-author of a paper on the work. "We want to build on this pro­ gram, incorporating mapping and radio frequency techniques that will allow us to use a small group of cockroaches to explore and map disaster sites," Bozkurt says. "The autopilot program would control the roaches, sending them on the most efficient routes to provide rescuers with a comprehensive view of the situation." The roaches would also be equipped with sensors, such as microphones, to detect survivors in collapsed buildings or other di­ saster areas. "We may even be able to attach small speakers, • which would allow rescuers to communi­ cate with anyone who is trapped," Bozkurt says. Bozkurt's team had previously developed the technology that would allow users to steer cock­ roaches remotely, but the use of Kinect to develop an autopilot program and track the precise re­ sponse of roaches, to electrical im­ pulses is new. The interface that controls the roach is wired to the roach's anten­ nae and cerci. The cerci are senso­ ry organs on the roach's abdomen, which are normally used to detect movement in the air that could in­ dicate a predator is approaching causing the roach to scurry away. But the researchers use the wires attached to the cerci to spur the roach into motion. The wires attached to the antennae send small charges that trick the n>ach into thinking the antennae are in contact with a barrier and steering them in the opposite direction. The paper, "Kinect-based Sys­ tem for Automated Control of Ter­ restrial Insect Biobots," will be pre­ sented at the Remote Controlled Insect Biobots Minisymposium at the 35th AnnualInternational Con­ ference of the IEEE Engineeringin Medicine and Biology Society July 4 in Osaka, Japan. Lead author of the paper* is NC State undergraduateEric Whitmire. Co-authors are Bozkurt and NC State graduate student Tahmid Latif. The research was supported by the National ScienceFoundation. Ashe County's Hometown News FAH* ever...catch it! The race is on at jeffersonpost.ct.il Show off your Auto Racing knowledge & Sprint to the Cup for great weekly prizes! < | i m s corner FURNITURE We go the distance for you to qet a mm o«... In slmili, loa! V " W w « V CHRYSLER • JlfP • DODGE • MM . 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Based on these figures, there were 14 primary care physicians serving the county's population of 27,143 in 2011-12. Over the past two years, three physicians have ceased practice in Ashe, and have yet to be replaced, accord­ ing to a local health care provider. The county's dentist to population ratio for 201112 was 4,612 to one. Ashe Memorial Hospi­ tal, soon to be managed by Novant Health, is aware of the need for physicians in Ashe County, and the new management is making recruitment a priority, ac­ cording to Ashe Memorial Hospital Interim Chief Op­ erating Officer Joe Thore. "Ashe Memorial Hospi­ tal is very proud to have an excellent medical staff that is committed to the well being of our commu­ nity," Thore said. "We are currently in the process of interviewing hospitalists and family practitioners to join our staff." "We look forward to our upcoming affiliation with Novant Health as our man­ agement company on Aug. 2," he said. "This new re­ lationship will be very ben­ eficial to the hospital as we recruit new physicians." Ashe's provider gap is wider for the low-income population. For residents at 200 percent of the fed­ eral poverty guideline who are on Medicaid or require sliding scale bill­ ing — about one fifth of Ashe residents — the phy­ sician to population ratio is 3,000 to one, according to the N.C. Department of Health and Human Servic­ es (DHHS) Office of Rural Health and Community Care (ORHCC). This figure is of keen in­ terest to the ORHCC, which is charged with assisting under-served communities by creating and supporting a network of rural health centers across the state. According to the ORHCC's Mark Snugg, communities where the physician to low-income patient ratio is 3,500 to one or more can be desig­ nated Health Professional Shortage Areas (HPSAs), and qualify for student loan repayment programs and other incentives used to recruit physicians to un­ der-served communities. According to federal guidelines, 78 counties in N.C. qualify as HPSAs because of shortages of primary medical care. Eighty-one counties qual' See GAP I 6 A remarkable reading achievement Gabriela Ruppard, 3, of Creston celebrates with Youth Ser­ vices Librarian Peggy Bailey for reading 1,000 books in the Growing Book by Book program . sponsored by a grant from Blue Ridge Electric. Ruppard is the first reader to reach the 1,000 book milestone before kinder­ garten. Dylan Lightfoot|Jefferson Post The Jefferson Alderman scheduled a public hearing for rezoning of 608 W. Main St.. at their July meeting. From left: Aldermen Charles Caudill, Bluefercf Eldreth and Luther An­ derson; Mayor Dana Tugman; Town Manager Cathy Howell; and Alderman Mark Johnston. { BOA sets zoning" public hearing L Dylan Lightfoot Staff Writer dlightfooti®civitasmedia.com In a brief July regular meeting, the Jefferson Board of Aldermen scheduled a pubic hearing for the rezoning of property on West Main Street. The property adjacent to Auto Express at 608 W. Main St., owned by David Miller, will be zoned for commercial use following a public hearing at the board's next regular meeting Aug. 15. Last month, board consensus was for fast-tracking the rezoning process, citing a lack of available commercial Wil Petty|Jefferson Post parcels in Jefferson, and the property in question, cur­ rently zoned residential, is already surrounded by com­ mercially-zoned lots. ' Town Manager Cathy Howell said the power steering had gone out on a Jefferson Police Department patrol car, and that an officer had been driving the vehicle pending repair or replacement. Due to high mileage on the unit and mounting cost of Yepairs, a new police car would be ordered soon, Howell said. Purchase of a new patrol car had been put off until clo­ Shoemaker: The Vir­ sure of the town's fiscal year 2012-13 budget, she said. ginia Creeper arrived in See HEARING I 6 Ashe County in 1915. It originated or branched off in Abingdon, Va.. It was a slow-moving train brought here to pull timber out of the region. I rode that train as a kid, and remember trying to touch the rocks by reaching out the win­ dow — it was that slow. D.G.: A lot of the book is about you as a little boy, Photo courtesy of UNCTV|Jeflerson Post and your experiences... Cliff Clark to see it continue," said "NC Now" host D. G. Martin (left) interviewed Ashe County Cameron Keziah, current artist Stephen Shoemaker (center) and freelance writer Ja­ with the train. Is this General Manager/Editor something that's haunted cclark@civitasmedia.com Rotary Club of the Jeffernet Pittard (right) July 15. you all of your life? sons president. Since the leaders of the Shoemaker: So much Unless an organization A more .comprehensive work and the stories be­ of this was drawn out, I Rotary Club of the Jef- is willing to pick up the radio edition of the in­ hind them. It is available think, by people being fersons made the difficult mantle from the Rotary terview will air at 5 a.m., online at mcfarlandpub. curious about..."why did decision to discontinue Club, the final Ashe Coun­ noon and 9 p.m. July 27 com. you paint the trains?" And coordination of the an­ ty Fiddlers Convention and 28 on WCHL 97 FM in they said, "You know, you nual Bluegrass and Old will be held next weekend Some interview Chapel Hill. need to tell the story,"... Time Fiddlers Convention at Ashe County Park. highlights: Published this year by and a lot of stories that I scholarship . fundraiser, The club announced its DG: Tell us about this remember started coming the search has been on to decision earlier this month McFarland Publishing of locate another group to after making a determina­ Jefferson, the 128-page train. HJs called the Vir­ forward. host the event. "The Paintings and Their ginia Creeper, but your D.G.: Is there any remtion its resources could VWe're all committed Stories" features 48 color paintings are mostly set See NOW | 6 to the event and want See ROTARY | 6 images of Shoemaker's in Ashe County. Shoemaker, Pittard on 'NC Now' Ashe County artist Ste­ phen Shoemaker and free­ lance writer Janet Pittard, co-author of his 2013 book "Stephen Shoemaker: The Paintings and Their Sto­ ries," were interviewed recently by D.G. Martin on UNCTV's "NC Now." where they discussed their collaboration on the book, and a little Ashe County culture. "We were very fortu­ nate to be invited," Shoe­ maker said of the inter­ view. "We had a lot fun; D.G. is quite the host." "Janet deserves to be commended for her work on the book; .she broughj a lot of attention to Ashe County," he said. The 10-minute inter­ view, which aired July 16, can be viewed online at. http://video.unctv.org/ video/2365046985/, with the Shoemaker and Pittard segment featured in the fi­ nal third of the program. Rotary seeks organization to continue Fiddlers Convention Without new sponsors, next weekends event eould he the last �'>A(:R FRIDAY, JULY 2(>\ 2013 JEFFERSON POST Elkville String Band plays Backstreet Park The Elkville String Band takes the stage 5:307 p.m. Friday for the next installment of West Jef­ ferson's Backstreet Park Summer Concert Series. The Backstreet Sum­ mer Concerts Series js sponsored by members of the West Jefferson Com­ munity Partnership,, and all shows are free for lo­ cals and visitors to enjoy — we invite everyone to join us. This week's spon­ sor is the Ashe County Farmers' Market. Last Friday's concert, featuring the Crooked Road Ramblers, was well attended and much ap­ preciated by all. In case of inclement weather, the concert will be held at the Ashe Coun­ ty Arts Council. The free summer con- Submitted photo| Jefferson Post Ken and Brad Kolodner with their instruments. Ken, Brad Kolodner in concert Friday 4, Submitted photo| Jefferson Post The Elkville String Band at a recent performance. 1 cert series held 5:30-7 p.m. May through August every third and fourth Friday night. Bring your chair, blanket or picnic, and enjoy # The Ashe Arts Council will present a perfor­ mance by Ken and Brad Kolodner at 7:30 p.m. Friday, July 26, at the Ashe County Arts Center. Widely known as one of the foremost and most influential hammered dulcimer players in the U.S. and a fine old-time fiddler, Ken Kolodner has joined forces with his son. Brad Kolodner on clawhammer banjo to perform musical arrangements of original and old-time music "played the purest way." The father and son duo have been performing together for four years on twin fiddlers, banjo, guitar, hammered dulcimer and more. Please join the Ashe County Arts Council for this unique and interesting evening of music. Tickets are $12 adults, $5 students and are available at the door or by calling 336-846-2787. Lansing hosts 8th Ola Belle Reed Homecoming Festival The 2013 Ola Belle Reed Homecoming Fes­ tival, will be held at the Lansing Creeper Trail Park Aug. 9-11. Now in its eighth year, the traditional mountain music festival honors the life and legacy of Ola Belle Reed — Lansing, N.C.'s, most famous citi­ zen — and features Old Timey, Bluegrass, and Americana music. Last year was the festival's big­ gest year yet. Returning from last year are The Harris Brothers, Big Country Bluegrass, Elkville String Band with Wayne Hen­ derson, and The Sheets Family Band. New bands sched­ uled include The Tillers, The Lizzy Ross Band, Wandering Woods, The Mountain Laurels, Dako­ ta and Will, Spain Valley We make small towns our business BANK (336) 246-4344 www.qolifestore.com Mountain Clan, and Caro­ lina Crossing Bluegrass. Festival events are scheduled 5-9 p.m. Friday, Aug. 9, and noon-9 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 10. Pick­ ers, jammers and music lovers are encouraged to join the "pick and picnic" on Sunday, Aug. 11 under the purple tent — all skill levels are welcome. Bring chairs and wraps Tor pos­ and Mountain Harmony. Judy Marti is returning to present the Clawhammer Banjo Workshop for the eighth year. The Festival takes place in Lansing Creeper Trail Park. Located be­ hind the Lansing Volun­ teer Fire Department, the park offers a shady, creek-side venue for fes­ tival guests, with swings sible chilly evenings. 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"We have a great line up of talented musicians this year, and have the perfect setting in Lansing for ev­ eryone to have a relaxing weekend," he said. "This year, Charlie Welch and Wayne Henderson will offer a tribute to the late Doc Watson at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday." Local arts and crafts ven­ dors interested in the fes­ tival should call 336-3844000 for more information. The Lansing Volunteer Fire Department will be selling barbecue chicken, hot dogs, hamburgers, ice cream, and more. For more information, visit www.olabellefest. com, call 336-384-4000 or email lansing28643@ gmail.com. �J KITF.RSt >N P( 1ST County crime report Staff report July 15 Jose Cruz Hernandez, 30, of Jefferson was charged with driving while impaired. Bond was set at $500. Cruz was released on July 18. Joseph William McMillian, 49, of Creston was charged with breaking and entering. Bond was set at $1,500. McMillian was re­ leased the next day. July 16 Rebecca Ann Snyder, 47, of Mountain City, Tenn., was charged with possession of methamphetamine. Bond was set at $5,000. Snyder was released later that day. July 26 - 29 4 P\GH3 OBITUARIES Daniel Lee Grubb, 20, of Todd was charged with simple assault. Bond was set at $500. Grubb was released the next day. Johnny Edward Grubb, 45, of Todd was charged with simple assault. Bond was set at $500. Grubb was released on July 18. July 18 Colleen Elizabeth Bower, 44, of Jefferson was charged with driving while impaired. Bond was set at $500. Bower was released later that day. Ronnie Allen Hall Jr., 22, of Jefferson was charged with assault on a female. Bond was set at $2,500. Hall was released later that day. July 19 David Michael Bennett, 23, of Lansing was charged with probation violation. Bond was set at $1,500. Ben­ nett was released later that day. Kevin Glen Reed, 45, of West Jefferson was charged with assault on a female. Bond was set at $500. Reed was released the next day. James Ray Stanley, 33, of Lansing was charged with non-support of a child. Bond was set at $482. July 21 Ronald Trey Maxwell, 18, of West Jefferson was cliarged with three counts of probation violation. Bond was set at $10,000. COMMUNITY CALENDAR are free with a paying adult. Jumping for Jesus Monster truck will make an appear­ ance and even more mud race trucks, including "King of the Mountain" classes. For more information, visit www. gladecredcvfd.com 3 p.m. Make Your Own Hiking Stick Come join the New River State Park ranger in search of the best hiking July 26 stick in the woods. We'll 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. 17th hike around a portion of the Annual Alleghany Quil- Hickory Trail in search of the ters Guilt Show will best sticks we can find. Then be held at the Emerson we will form each into our Black Exhibition Building. own personal hiking stick. Beautiful quilted items, Each particiirant will be able vendors, dembs and bou­ to make and take home their tiques. N.C. 21 North. Free own New River hiking stick. admission and parking. Meet the ranger at the 221 5:30 p.m. - 7 p.m. Elkville Access Visitor Center. Space String Band will be the fea­ is limited, so please call the tured band at the Backstreet p:irk office to get your child's Park Summer Concerts. The name added to the program, Elkville String Band, a tra­ 336-982-2587. ditional country roots band 7:30 p.m. WASP Wres­ keeping the old ballads and tling Benefit for Wade Allen songs from NC, VA and WV South to assist with funeral alvie from the early 1800's up expenses at the Riverview through today. Come out and Community Center, Cres­ ton. The admission is $6 for enjoy the music in the park. 7:30 p.m. Ken and Brad adults, $5 children under 12, Kolodner in Concert children under five get in free. 7:30 p.m. A Living His­ at the Ashe Arts Center. Please join the Ashe County tory Event. Hear about Arts Council for this unique the Civil War from a wom­ and interesting evening an with a unique view of it. of music. Tickets are $12 Nora Brooks will be in char­ adults, $5 students and are acter and in costume as she available at the door or by portrays Mildred Childe Lee, daughter of Confed­ calling 336-846-2787. erate General Robert E. July 27 Lee at the Ashe County 11 a.m. - 3 p.m. Mud- Civic Center. David Vansling. Get ready to .sit back Hoy, a popular local histo­ and watch the mud fly once rian will MC and introduce again. Glade Creek VFD's Miss Lee. Tickets are $15 last Mudsling for 2013 will be through the Ashe County held at the Alleghany County Arts Council. Student tick­ Fairgrounds, lire fairground ets are $5. Reserved seat­ is located on NC 21N, about ing is available. All money 1.5 miles north of Downtown from ticket sales will go to Sparta. Registration begins the Ashe County Frescoes at 11 a.m. and the gates Foundation. For more tick­ open at 3 p.m. Admission is ets, call 336-846-2787. 8:30 a.m. Summer Bird $10, children 12 and under Keep the kids entertained and excited about reading with inexpensive books and creative baskets from our Friends of the Library Gift Shop. Challenge yourself with "Meet and Author" baskets, and our wide selec­ tion of fiction and non-fiction reading material. FlUUAV, JtLY 26, 2013 Walk. Meet at the New River State Park's Visitor Center for a slide show and talk, fol­ lowed by a birding walk led by a local birder. Immediately after the walk we will gather back at the Visitor Center for light refreshments and to discuss the birds we see on our walk. Wear good hiking shoes and bring water and binoculars if you have them. Children 10 years and over are welcomed if accompa­ nied by an adult. July 30 5 p.m. Storytelling in Todd. Stop by the Todd General Store for old time entertainment with supper at 5 p.m. and storytelling at 6 p.m. The July storyteller line up includes: Doyle Pace - July 23; and Tammy Sanabria July 30. Todd General Store is located at 3866 Railroad Grade Road. For more infor­ mation, call 336-877-1067. 6 - 9 p.m. American Heart 'Association First Aid Course will be held in the Watauga Medical Cen­ ter Adams Classroom. The cost is $30 (please make check payable to ARHS). No refunds. The registration Mr. John George Heufel Jr. ' Mr. Jbhn George Heufel Jr., currently of Jefferson and previously of Dade City, Fla., died Tuesday, July 23, 2013, at Margate Health and Rehabilitation Center in Jefferson. He was 83. Mj\ Heufel was born in Dade City, Fla., on March 16,1930. He retired from the U.S. Air Force after serving 26 years. He and his wife, Ruth (deceased) made their home in Dade City, Fla., where he was active in his local VFW and church until he moved in 2011 to live in Jefferson. Mr. Heufel is survived by his two sons, Fred and wife Barbara of Jefferson and John G. Heufel III and wife Cindy of Montgomery, Ala.; three grown grand­ children, Wil, Jennifer, and Jason; a sister, Eva Harris; and a brother, Alfred Heu­ fel of Dade City. Fla. Private services will be held at National Cemetery in Bushnell, Fla. Family request that no food or flowers be sent. Memorials may be made to VFW Post 4283, P.O. Box 484, Dade City, FL 335260484 or First Presbyterian Church in Dade City, Fla. You may give the family your condolences at our website www.boonefuneralhome.com. Boone Family Funeral Home of West Jefferson is in charge of these arrange­ ments. Mr. Conley Walter Shepherd Mr. Conley Walter Shep­ herd of West Jefferson passed away Thursday, July 18, 2013, at his home. He was 78. Conley was born in Ashe County on Thursday, Feb. 28, 1935, to the late Wal­ ter and Alta Mae Borresen Shepherd. He. was owner and op­ erator of Superior Pontiac from 1975-2005. He was a member of Mason Lodge #594. Conley enjoyed his family, spending time and traveling with them. He had traveled thru all 50 states. Family was #1 to him. He was a loving hus­ band, father and grand­ father. He will be greatly missed by all. He is preceded in death by a grandson, Trent Mi­ chael Shepherd Mr. Shepherd is sur­ vived by his wife, Wilma Jean Turner Shepherd of West Jefferson; two sons, Joey Shepherd and wife, Karrah of West Jefferson, Michael Shepherd and wife Sherry, of West Jefferson; a brother, Clifford Shepherd, of Winston-Salem; two sisters, Alice Lee Poe and husband, Alan of Jefferson, Donna Mae Cameron and husband Neil of Charlotte; five grandchildren, Betha­ ny Shepherd McElroy and husband Brandon of Wilm­ ington, Brittany Shepherd of Winston-Salem, Bran­ son Shepherd of West Jef­ ferson, Destiny Shepherd of West Jefferson, Dawson Shepherd of West Jeffer­ son; several nieces; and several nephews. Conley was also await­ ing the arrival of a great grandchild, Caden Graham McElroy. Funeral services were held on Sunday, July 21, 2013, at the Boone Fam­ ily Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. George Grubb and Rev. Tommy Dollar officiating. Burial followed in the Turner Family Cem­ etery. The • family received friends at the Boone Fam­ ily Funeral Home. Memorials may be made to Oak Grove Baptist Church, c/o Larry Stanley, P.O. Box 204 Warrens-' ville, NC 28693 or to Medi Home Hospice of Ashe, P.O. Box 421, Jefferson, NC 28640 AREA BIRTHS Ellis and two ounces, and was Anne and John Ellis of 19.5 inches long. West Jefferson announce Siblings are Jacob, Ser­ the birth of their son, Ethan gio, David, BB, and Mili. Michael Ellis, born July 20, 2013, at Ashe Memorial Cole Hospital. He weighed seven Jacqueline Gail and pounds and eight ounces, Aaron Reed Cole of Jeffer­ and was 21 inches long. Grandparents are Da­ son, announce the birth of vid Hamilton, Carol Ellis, Johnny Eugene Ellis, Don- their son, Anon Cade Cole, bom July 22,2013, at Ashe Memorial Hospital. He weighed eight pounds and 15 ounces, and was 21 inches long. Grandparents are Elise »Lane, Dan Cole, Doby Cole, and Randall Wooten. deadline is Friday, July 26. . na EUis and Bill Ellis. The class size is limited, and you must call to pre-register and prepay. For more infor­ mation, call Candy Jones at 828-268-8960. Ashe Really Cares ap­ preciates everyone who gives of their time, clothes, food, money, talents so that they can minister in the name of Jesus to help with physical and spiritual needs. ARC is in need of a trash pickup person on Friday. The boxes are bro­ ken down and the trash is in bags. They need to be trans­ ported to the convenience center at Baldwin. For more information, call Pat or David at 846-5631. 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Their professional, knowledgeable employees will see your project through from beginning to end with a friendly and caring attitude. They specialize in dealing with insurance companies and can handle the process from disaster phase to completion for you "the client". ^ The Ashe County Frescoes Foundation Siblings are Sara and RaElls. j Glimpses of Memories chael Paintings by Janice Hassell Martinez Juana Martinez-Gomez of Crumpler, announces the birth of her daughter, Elizabeth Valentina Marti­ nez, born July 21, 2013, at Ashe Memorial Hospital. She weighed six pounds July 6-August 3,2013 ASHE ARTS CENTER 303 School Avenue, Downtown West Jefferson QUALITY CLOTHING LADIES APPAREL & SHOES URUCKLOAD July 26th - August 10th BEST SELECTION OF THE YEAR presents an evening .with Mildred Childe Lee, YBareTraps ruha OVER 1000 N Saturday, July 27,2013 • 7:30 p.m.1 Ashe County Civic Center Tickets: $15.00, students $5 Call the Ashe County Arts Council for reservations at 846-2787 N STOCK �n Public Opinion "...were it left to me to decide whether we should have a government without newspapers or newspapers without a government, I should not hesitate a moment to prefer the latter." Page 4 July 2<>, 2013 Thomas Jefferson, 1787 Slash, prevaricate, repeat Gov. Pat McCrory broke a campaign prom­ unaccountable private and religious schools. ise and told a whopper Tuesday as he signed All this while Republican legislative lead­ a massive tax cut for corporations and mil­ ers claimed the budget supports public edu­ lionaires that slashes billions in funding for cation, even as teachers and students suffer state government. as the state tumbles closer to the absolute It was a moment that hard-right conserva­ bottom of national rankings of education tives have been dreaming of since State Bud­ spending and teacher salaries. get Director Art Pope and his fellow wealthy There's plenty more of the right-wing playideologues on the Right hatched their plan to book in the budget too, opening the door take over the state in 2010. to privatizing industrial recruitment, start­ It was also a defining moment for both this ing to turn Medicaid over to out-of-state for legislative session and the current state of profit managed care companies, abolishing politics in North Carolina, where rhetoric and programs aimed at minority economic de­ reality have never been further apart. velopment, imposing another round of deep The tax shift plan will reduce state rev­ cuts to the university system, and ripping enues by $650 million a year despite McCro­ Chris Fitzsimon more holes in the already tattered safety net ry 's promise that any tax changes would be for struggling families. revenue neutral. And it raises taxes on many And the agenda goes far beyond budget low and moderate income families, though McCrory's and taxes. Gov. McCrory has also said he plans to sign said in his official statement that the plan "provides tax the sweeping attack on women's reproductive rights that relief to all North Carolina taxpayers." Even the plans defenders in the Pope-funded propa­ passed the House last week, even though that would mean breaking another campaign promise. McCrory vowed not ganda mills admit that isn't true. to sign any further restrictions on abortion and restrict­ McCrory went a remarkable step further, boast­ ing that the tax plan would give teachers earning ing access to abortion services is clearly the point of the $40,000 to $45,000 a year a "one-percent increase legislation, as its supporters plainly admit. Most Republicans seem to know the majority of voters in take home pay," something the state budget ap­ in North Carolina don't support their radical agenda now proved this week failed to do. The tax shift plan doesn't do it either. The tax tables sailing through the House and Senate. It's not just their blatantly false claims about their bud­ provided with the plan show that someone must earn $250,000 a year before they get a one percent tax break. get and tax plan that make that clear. It's also obvious when you consider another key part Teachers in North Carolina must work 15 years before they earn even $40,000 a year. of their master plan that was on full display this week, an The day before the celebration of the great tax shift, the extreme voter suppression package designed to make it almost entirely Pope-funded Civitas Institute released a more difficult for people who disagree with them to do "flash poll" purporting to show that the majority of voters something about it at the polls. supported the plah negotiated by Pope himself. These ideologues ire thorough. You have to give them The first question asked voters if they supported the that. Thfcy have waited a long time to take over state gov­ part of the plan "cutting income taxes for every taxpay­ ernment and wreak their ideological havoc on the state. er," and not surprisingly they did. The rest of the right- Now that they have what must feel like unlimited power, wing spin machine went into overdrive too, spewing false they won't give up easily. claims and citing discredited data to make the giveaway Slash, prevaricate, repeat. That's clearty their to the wealthy seem like a boost for the middle class. plan. And we may not recognize North Carolina Not long after the tax shift ceremony, state lawmakers when they are done. passed a state budget that continues the theme of slash and prevaricate, firing several thousand teacher assis­ Fitzsimon is the executive director of NC Policy Watch. For more about NC tants, increasing class size and tunneling public money to Policy Watch, visit www.ncpolicywatch.com. Growth strategy backed by research When you I'm not an economist, hear politi­ either. But I cians utter the employ econo­ phrase "econo­ mists special­ mists say," izing in state be skeptical. policy — and There may well we have done be economists the required who agree readings. Based with their par­ on this informa­ ticular policy tion, we believe idea. But econ­ the fiscal and omists and regulatory de­ other social John Hood cisions made scientists don't John Locke Foundation speak with one this year by Gov. Pat Mc­ voice. There Crory and the are maily dif­ ferences of opinion, reflect­ state legislature are the right ing differences in assump­ medicine for North Caro­ lina's economic maladies. tions and methodology. While researching my As Democratic lawmak­ ers, left-wing protesters, 2012 book Our Best Foot and'liberal editorial pages Forward: An Investment criticized the work of the Plan for North Carolina^ Republican-led General As­ Economic Recovery, my sembly this year, they often colleagues and I gathered resorted to the "economists dozens of studies of state say" tactic. Few of these economic growth. We lim­ commentators were, in fact, ited our search to studies economists or had evidently published since 1992 in read the relevant literature academic or professional journals that tested the reon state economic growth. (USPS 441-810) Member NC Press Association Published twice weekly by Civitas Media LLC, P.O. Box 808 203 S. Second Ave., West Jefferson, NC 28694 Periodicals postage paid at West Jefferson, NC 28694 Phone 336-846-7164 Email cclark@civitasmedia.com Subscription rates in Ashe County - $38/year In North Carolina - $48.0l/year Editor/General Manager Staff Writer Staff Writer Sports Writer Advertising Sales Advertising Sales Classifieds/Legals Cliff Clark Wil Petty Dylan Lightfoot Nathan Ham Teresa Roark Laws John Sears Kay Hart Mail Room Department Julia Beck Postmaster: Send address changes to Jefferson Post P.O. Box 808 West Jefferson NC 28694-0808 All content copyright 2012 by Civitas Media LLC and may not be reproduced without permission. lationship between state fis­ cal or regulatory policy and economic measures such as income growth and job cre­ ation. We excluded research conducted by special-inter­ est groups and conservative or liberal think tanks. I've continued to add to this database since the book's publication. At pres­ ent it contains 146 articles published between 1992 and 2013. Some of them tested qnly one potential relation­ ship between a state policy decision and economic growth. Other studies tested multiple policies. Here are the main findings: • Most scholarly stud­ ies of overall state and local taxes found that they were . negatively associated with economic growth. That is, 28 studies found that higher taxes were linked to weaker growth, while 11 studies yielded mixed or statistically insignificant findings and only one study found that higher taxes were linked to stronger growth. The find­ ings of more than two-thirds of the relevant studies, in other words, were consis­ tent with the Republicans' decision to combine tax re* form with tax reduction. • With regard to specific state tax policies, there were negative associations with economic growth in 61 percent of the studies examining personal in­ come tax burdens, 67 per­ cent of the studies examin­ ing marginal tax rates, and 68 percent of the studies examining taxes on busi­ ness or corporate income. • Some critics of the Republicans' fiscal strat.egy say that North Carolina would be better served by a strategy that maintains or increases the current tax burden to fund education, infrastructure, or other state programs. This idea may be plausible but it lacks strong empirical support. Of the 13 studies testing the rela­ tionship between total state spending and economic growth, only one found it was positive. Seven studies found that higher spending was associated with weaker economic growth and the other five were inconclusive. • With regard to specific state spending policies, 33 studies tested the link be­ tween education expendi­ tures and economic growth. Only 14 studies found a positive association, while 11 studies found mixed or insignificant results and eight studies have a negative association (the economic benefits of additional edu­ cation spending were lower than the economic costs of the taxes required). Of the 24 studies examining infrastructure spending, a somewhat-higher plurality (46 percent) found positive results, but most studies still found inconclusive or nega­ tive relationships. . Finally, there were 23 scholarly articles that looked at state regulation and 20 articles that studies broad indexes of economic free­ dom that include both fiscal and regulatory policy. The results here were unmistak­ able: scholars found a posi­ tive economic effect for less regulation 74 percent of the time and for economic free­ dom 75 percent of the time. There remains plenty of room for debate here. Lib­ erals could claim that the minority of studies support­ ing their view were better designed, for example. But they can't simply claim that "economists say" liberals are correct about promot­ ing economic growth. That's incorrect. Hood is president of the John Locke Foundation and author of Our Best Foot Forward: An Investment Strat­ egy for North Carolina's Economic Recovery. It is available at JohnLockeStore.com LETTER TO THE EDITOR Ashe Shrine Club says thank you The Ashe Shrine Club would like to thank everyone that participated in their fundraiser at the Christmas in July. The winner of the .22 cal. Henry Golden Boy rifle was ticket number 106, belonging to Joe Bennett. The seller of the winner ticket was Mike Adams: Ashe County Shrine Club SBk _ ._ Losing the best lobbyist W h e n if I were a Zeb Alley legislator, died ear­ my door lier this w o u l d month, lots always of people be open in North fto Zeb. I Carolina would stop whatever thought had they I was do­ lost one of ing just to their best hear him friends. tell anoth­ Those er story. of us who An open D.G. Martin worked door to an the Raimportant leigh scene legislaknew him as one of the tor's office is the ef­ most influential lobby-, fective lobbyist's most ists ever to work the prized possession. North Carolina Gen­ An open door to the eral Assembly. office of a powerful and Zeb - almost nobody busy legislator gives a called him Mr. Alley - lobbyist the opportunity was a former legislator to present his or her from the mountains, and client's positions in the he was ranked Number most positive way. More 1 on the list compiled importantly, it gives the by the North Carolina lobbyist the chance to Center for Public Policy hear the legislator's real Research for as long as worries and problems about those positions. anyone can remember. And with good rea­ An experienced and ef­ son. He knew how the fective lobbyist like Zeb legislature works. It is can often work out a not exactly how the way to deal with those civics' lessons teach us. problems - or to work Legislators are com­ around them. Unlike the plicated people. Just inept criminal who only like the rest of us, they had one shell in his shot­ have their pet projects, gun, Zeb's always had their special interests, multiple ways to work their friends whom they around a problem. Of course, Zeb and would like to help, their enemies whom they other effective lobbyists have a hard time trust­ do not always win or ing, and their hopes for get everything their cli­ advancement and, of ents wanted. Babe Ruth course, for reelection. didn't hit a home run ev­ Zeb made it his business ery time he went to the to know about these plate either. But when things and help them Babe was at the plate, when he could, which you knew you had the was almost always. His best chance of success. mountain background Same with Zeb. * Like many of the gave him a quiet, re­ spectful manner that best old-time lobby­ won friends and drew ists, he also worked for free to help some people to him. At Ruby and Jack people and groups who Hunt's legendary home- would never be able to cooking suppers where afford to pay for his tal­ the state's most in­ ents. He took a special fluential people often interest in veterans, gathered, they gathered who like himself car­ around Zeb. To hear ried wounds from their his stories. One of my service to our country. Every time I watched favorites was about one of his clients back when Zeb in action or heard Zeb was trying to make about one of his suc­ a living as a lawyer rep­ cesses, I wished that, resenting mountain peo­ somehow, every North ple who got into trouble. Carolinian could have "This man was the someone like him to most unsuccessful look out for their inter­ criminal I ever met," ests in the legislature. Zeb said over and over D.G. Martin hosts "North again. "Tried to com­ Carolina Bookwatch," which mit an armed robbery airs at noon on Sundays and with a broken shot gun at 5 p.m. Thursdays on UNCand one shell, which TV. For more information or he fired as a warning to view prior programs visit shot. Ran away, but got the webpage at www.unctv. org/ncbookwatch This week's caught by the intended (July 28. Aug. 1) guest is John victims, who beat him Hope Franklin author of "Mir­ to a pulp before the ror to America" John Hope Franklin, who died in 2009 at sheriff arrived." "Then he was 94. could be called North Caro­ charged with attempt­ lina's Nelson Mandela. Like Mandela. Franklin insisted on ed rape, which was ter­ accountability and redress for rible. But it was only the injustices of his country's 'attempted' because he racist past, but always, in his fell asleep before he gentle and dignified manner, ready to engage and make completed the crime." Whdn Zeb would common causewith his former opponents. In 2006, Franklin try to stop, his friends appeared on North Caro­ urged him on and on. lina Bookwatch to discuss his I thought to myself, memoir. "Mirror to America. �PAGE 5 FRIDAY, JULY 26,2()l. I * J KPFEKSON POST Even sickness can glorify God In the Old and David fast­ Testament ed, and went when days, in, and lay all an elderly night upon the patriarch earth. And the of the fam­ elders of his ily became house arose, sick (be­ and went to fore death), him, to raise the family him up from would gather the earth: but around his he would not, bedside to re­ neither did he ceive a bless­ eat bread with ing. Such was them. And it Leila Harris the case with came to pass Jacob/Israel. on the seventh "And it came day, that the to pass after these things, child died. And the ser­ that one told Joseph, Be­ vants of David feared to hold, thy father is sick: tell him that the child was and he took with him his dead: for they said, Be­ two sons, Manasseh and hold, while the child was Ephraim. And one told yet alive, we spake unto Jacob, and said, Behold, him, and he would not thy son Joseph cometh hearken unto our voice: unto thee: and Israel how will he then vex him­ strengthened himself, self, if we tell him that the and sat upon the bed. child is dead? But when And Jacob said unto David saw that his ser­ Joseph, God Almighty ap­ vants whispered, David peared unto me at Luz in perceived that the child the land of Canaan, and was dead: therefore David blessed me, And said unto said unto his servants, Is me, Behold, I will make the child dead? And they thee fruitful, and multiply said, He is dead. Then Da­ thee, and I will make of vid arose from the earth, thee a multitude of people; and washed, and anointed and will give this land to himself, and changed his thy seed after thee for an apparel, and came into the everlasting possession." house of the LORD, and (Gen 48:1-4, KJV). Israel worshipped: then he came did not use his time left to his own house; and on earth to beg for sympa­ when he required, they thy and adoration from his set bread before him, and family, he used what little he did eat. Then said his time he had left to tell oth­ servants unto him, What ers wjiat God had done in thing is this that thou hast done? thou didst fast and his life and to glorify God. God does not always weep for the child, while heal. It is His choice, not it was alive; but when the ours. When David's child child was dead, thou didst was sick, he prayed and rise and eat bread. And fasted for healing for he said, While the child the child. But it was not was yet alive, I fasted and wept: for I said, Who can God's will. "And Nathan departed tell whether GOD will be unto his house. And the gracious to me, that the LORD struck the child child may live? But now that Uriah's wife bare unto he is dead, wherefore David, and it was very should I fast? can I bring sick. David therefore be­ him back again? I shall go sought God for the child; Pastor Todd Brewer Casual 8 Contemporary Sunday School 10:00 a.m. Sunday Worship 11:00 a.m. Wednesday Bible Study 7:00 p.m. ST. FRANCIS OF ASSISI CATHOLIC CHURCH 246-9151 Rev. James Stuhrenberg Main A Ivy Streets. • Jefferson Sun. Morning Mass - 9:00 am Saturday Evening Mass 5:OOpm English A 7:OOpm Spanish Weekday Morn. Mass Call for times 107 W. Second Street West Jefferson, North Carolina 336-246-5292 www.wjumc.net 9:45 Sunday School 11:00 Morning Worship Multitudes were healed of sickness by the mere word of Jesus. "And when Jesus was come into Peter's house, he saw his wife's mother laid, and sick of a fever. And he touched her hand, and the fever left her: and she arose, and ministered unto them. When the even was come, they brought unto him many that were pos­ sessed with devils: and he cast out the spirits with his word, and healed all that were sick: That it might be fulfilled which was spoken TREE SERVICE CYCLES Ashe County Roofing BOB'S TREE SERVICE HILL RIVER CYCLES Servinjf the Hi/jh Country "Fully Insured" 30 Years Experience Licensed in VA Install roofing of all kinds Roof Painting Insured 8 ALL Work Guaranteed 9k • tainUi! OwnrJ and OyetatcJ Since I US - • Tree Trimming • Tree Removal • Bucket Truck • • • • • • • Clearing Lots • Cutting Views i • FREE ESTIMATES! Free Estimates I Allen Miller 3 63 43 3 . 3 - 8 - 0 3 SALES SERVICE CONSIGNMENT PARTS/SUPPLIES RIDING APPAREL 12961 US HWY 221 SOUTH FLEETWOOD, NC Bob Cox WWW.HILLRIVERCYCLES.COM 780 Anderson Hill Rd • Laming, NC 336-877-2802 lell: 977-2978 Home: 384 4971 LIST YOUR BUSINESS HERE! Only $88 par monthT CALL 846-7164 Faith Fellowship W* Kids Blbl. 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Wednesday Service 7:00 p.m. Missions Building by Faith Promise M | LIS J .A 4r ItriiftfjmP nLJUllL Seventh-Day Adventist Church of Warrensvllle Pastor: Kevin Morgan 336-667-6092 Saturday Services: Bible School - 10:00 AM Sabbath Worship -11:15 AM WMMMVRUHaDVWraTOMKMCOaMCT 004 Bethany United Methodist Church i A Dr Pepper VANNOV BLUERiDGE Sjfc dw(Wr miiiitn »Aip rocp ^^^8 Bottling Company CONSTRUCTION Corner of Hwy. 221 & Cherry St. Jefferson VANN0Y & SONS CONSTRUCTION COMPANY West Jefferson Compliments of \mm\ 246-4591 r lauhuane Snagy" Pumer 739 US Hwy 221 Bus West Jefferson Hospice 828.265.3926 Mon. - Sat.: 246-9969 8:30AM - 5:30PM ' VIII IV Remember the sabbath day to keep it hofy • "* Thou ahalt not steal k , iX fhoU shalt 'Hjt bear Jalse agpinpt try noi^ibor V X sLiItyo^i^ovel: • Ut Services: Sunday School 10:00 a.m. Wonhlp Service 11:00 a.m. Wednesday Bible Study 7:00 p.m. Youth Class (All Stars for Jesus) Everyone Welcome! lef'erson Unifrd Methodist Church Rev. Karen F. Milter. Pastor 115 East Main St.. Jefferson, NC (336) 846-9S12 9:00 a.m. Informal Worship 9:45 a.n. - Sunday School for ail ages 11:00 e.M. • Traditional Worship Service Wc w ou I d love to hove you come worship whh us. P Peak Creek 4_, Church of the Brethren Pastor: Ed Hall 336-372-5479 Sunday School:10 AM Worship Service: 11 AM continuing the work of Jesus Peacefully, Simply. Together 2082 P eak Creek Church Rd. Laure Springs, NC 28644 11 m « f\ /\ The Jewel Shoppe ft14, ~ • • N M ftA V / 785 Easf Main Street The Mountain Village Shopping Center Jefferson, NC 336-246-4155 l&W Oil Company 124-HOUR BURNER SERVICE HOME HEALTH & HOSPICE Home Health 828.26S.3388 III Thou »holt not take the name of the LORD thy GOD in vain Pastor Keith Styron Comer of Faw-Roland A McNeil Sts • Jefferson (88 West - Left on McNeil. One Mock) Sunday School - 9:30-10:15 a.m. Morning Worship - 10:30 a.m. Sunday Evening - 6:00 p.m. Night Bible Study - 7:00p m 495 Highway 194 Smith "And He led them es for es »• Bethany and He Messed them" luhe 24:50 Thou shaft not commit adultry First Assembly of God Church 336-877-2801 Rtv. A. Owen Peeler Sunday School 9:4Sa.m. Sunday Worship 11:00 a.m. VII II tnee any leaven image? Pastor, Chris Cox Holy Trinity Church Thou »h.ilt not kill TKchj shah rtbt muLe unto NC (Episcopalian) Phone - 982-3076 VJ Thou shall hawe noother before me Big Fluffs Baptist Church Parish of the Holy Communion Eucharist 10:00 am Christian Education 8:30 Rector - The Rev. Stephen Miller f 194 and 88 Wist. Smithport. NC 846-7481 (336) 246-4764 Pastor: Rev. Lawrence Goodman M60 Bald Mtn. Rd.. West Jeff enon Sunday School 9:30 a.m. Sunday Morning Wonhlp Service 8:30am A10:45 am Sunday Evening Wonhlp -6:00 pa Wednesday Meal -5:15 pm Bible Study -6:30 pm Baldmountainchurch.org Email: Baldmountain@skybest.com Church 877-1550 1670 Mt. UHtnon Rd , Wnf MlmM. NC 28694 Mount Jefferson Presbyterian Church 9:4$ a.m. Sunday • Sunday School 11:00 a.m. Sunday • Wonhlp Senrke 6J0 p.m. Sunday • Sunday Nlpht Senrke 6:00 p.m. Monday • T.I.A.M. 10:00 a.m. Tuesday • Jay In the Morning 7:00 p.m. Wednesday 8ald Mtn. Baptist Church Midway Baptist Church Old Hwy. 221 Near Golf Course Rd West Jefferson • Since 1890 846-3795 Jim Dawes, Minister Sunday School 10:00 a.m. Morning Worship 11:00 a.m. Evening Service 6:30 p.m. 1957 US Hwy 221 N. JeMerwn. NC MBALTH See GOD I 8 ROOFING Rev. Keith Casey 246-6077 his sisters sent unto him, saying, Lord, behold, he whom thou lovest is sick. When Jesus heard that, he said, This sickness is not unto death, but for the glory of God, that the Son of God might be glori­ fied thereby." (John 11:14). "Jesus made His way through the crowd and ap­ proached the tomb where­ in His beloved Lazarus was laid. Jesus said, Take ye away the stone. Martha, the sister of him that was Hf f f f f i k id trrc ; - Mt. Jefferson Baptist Church Pi£& 4fut by Esaias the prophet, say­ ing, Himself took our infir­ mities, and bare our sick­ nesses." (Matt 8:14-17). He even delayed com­ ing to heal his dear friend Lazarus in order to bring him back from death—to glorify God. "Now a cer­ tain man was sick, named Lazarus, of Bethany, the town of Mary and her sis­ ter Martha. (It was that Mary which anointed the Lord with ointment, and wiped his feet with her hair, whose brother Laza­ rus was sick.) Therefore to him, but he shall not CORNERSTONE FELLOWSHIP Barnett St. • West Jefferson 846-3954 West Jefferson United Methodist Church return to me. And David comforted Bath-sheba his wife, and went in unto her, and lay with her: and she bare a son, and he called his name Solomon: and the LORD loved him." (2 Sam 12:15-24). David accepted God's will and went on to glorify God with his life. He did not bury his heart with his dead son. He knew he would see his son again in eternity, so in the mean­ time, he would live for God. Jesus healed the sick everywhere He went. CITGO YOUR FULL SERVICE OIL COMPANY Call 846-9241 Ronnie Hopkins To list your local church on this page, call the Jefferson Post at 336-846-7164 mmmmmmrn �IV,K (J FRIDAY, JULY 26,2013 JEITERSON POST Rotary When in our music God is glorified: An organ recital From Page 1 Universi­ ty Men's F i r s t Baptist Church is proud to present Dr. Adam G l e e C l u b , d e n c e and as an adjunct lecturer in organ. He is a past dean the of Ameri­ c a n U n i t e d G u i l d W a r d , director of music m i n i s - tries, for P r o v i ­ Methodist Church, Charlotte in an or­ gan re­ cital, at 6 p.m., July Dr. Adam Ward will pres­ 28. ent an organ recital at B e f o r e First Baptist Church, Or­ of ganists GreaterGreensb o r o Chapter and cur­ rently is the dean c o m i n g of the West Jefferson to ProviCharlotte C h a p d en ce , W a r d ter and served as the organ­ North Carolina Dis­ ist and choirmas­ trict Convener of the ter at First United same organization. Methodist Church of Having performed Salisbury for over 10 throughout the South­ years, where he also eastern U.S., Ward directed the Concert has presented recit­ als at the Washington Choir of Salisbury. Receiving thedoctor National Cathedral of musical arts, master in Washington, D.C., of music, and bach­ at St. Philip's Cathe­ elor of music degrees dral in Atlanta, and at in organ performance Bruton Parish Church from the University in Colonial Williams­ of North Carolina at burg. He has also Greensboro,' Ward performed at the York also studied piano, Minister in Great Brit­ harpsichord, voice and ain as well as recitals choral conducting at in Treviso and Torre the university. del Greco in Italy. During his time at Most importantly, the university, Ward Ward is the proud fa­ accompanied the Uni­ ther of his eight-year versity Chorale, the old son, Benjamin. HURtm UKAITEDTME OEEER1 MUST PRESENT OR MENTION THIS ATM Samsung Galaxy III US. Cellnlai - FEATURING - Caller ID • Call Waiting, Call Forwarding 3-Way Calling • Voicemail HTC MERGE r/lnMa IMMUS PcbJ 'Upgude i» Ntw Agrtcmrnl •now 2-year service aoreement required In the past, the conces­ sions have been used as the primary source of income during the event. However, over the years, Roten said the club has sold t-shirts and at one point in the past even rented vendor space for crafters. He also said that over the last few years, several regional fiddlers conven­ tions had been discontin­ ued. Those events that have been discontinued will afford an opportunity to attract additional people drawn to the bluegrass and old time music culture. Roten also offered a general breakdown of the amount of time needed to organize the event. He said the planning begins about six months out and during the last six weeks before the show, tying up loose ends becomes the focus. As for the amount of manpower needed, Roten said that it is a community event, and that groups and county agencies can offer assistance, like the Ju­ nior ROTC from the high school, and the county's parks and recreation de­ partment. He added, how­ ever, their assistance must be requested in advance. "It's not just us doing (the event), but it is a com­ munity effort," said Roten. For any group interested, Roten and Keziah suggest­ ed contacting them prior to the event next weekend. That will allow in­ terested individuals to "shadow" the organizers. "That will allow any­ one a chance to ask ques­ tions and see how to get together a plan for next year," said Roten. The Ashe County Fid­ dlers Convention will be held on Friday and Satur­ day, Aug. 2-3. If interested in host­ ing the event, email Ke­ ziah at jeffersonsrotary@ gmail.com. to survive. It's changed, and we're losing sonfe of those old ways, especially the language...with so many people coming and going in the county. D.G.: Every place I go in N.C., I run into some­ body who has a house somewhere up in Ashe County. I wonder, have the new-comers and sum­ mer-vacationers driven off the original mountain residents of the county? Shoemaker: No, I think a lot of them have been accepted very well. West Jefferson is a unique little town. Pittard: It has a very big arts community and a lot of people that have com in there have contrib­ uted a great deal to the arts and to promoting the arts. So I think it's been a pretty good meld of new­ comers and "old-comers." damaged by a falling tree. A Jefferson resident ex­ pressed interest in buying the vehicle for spare parts, and offered the town $100 for it, he said. Howell said a few more dollars might be made from the sale if the Ex­ plorer was opened up for other bidders. Alderman Mark Johnston agreed, but said that a stipula­ tion should be made: the buyer must take the whole vehicle, not just the parts they want. Mayor Dana Tugman, citing health problems, said there was a "very real possibility" he may not be able to represent Jefferson at the High Country Coun­ cil of Governments in the near future or long-term. The board moved to ap­ point Johnston as alternate representative, and Alder­ man Charles Caudill as sub-alternate. hunky dory," Snugg said. While Ashe is just below the threshold for a HPSA, the ORHCC also works with such communities to determine additional sources of funding, includ­ ing federal and philan­ thropic grants. be better channelled into other ventures that could increase it contributions to local scholars seeking financial assistance. When it announced its decision, it asked for local charitable groups to consid­ er taking over the coordina­ tion of the event. Since then, said Keziah, several individuals have expressed an interest in learning more. In response to this, the club leadership has put together a "set of instruc­ tions" on pulling off a suc­ cessful event. In addition, if a group decides to take over the event, members of the club will offer what­ ever guidance is needed to insure the torch is passed successfully. "We'd be glad to help," said Keziah about offer­ ing assistance. "We're not going to leave (the group) high and dry. We're all com­ mitted to making sure the Now in its 40th year, the ORHCC was created by the late Gov. Jim Holshouser to bring quality health care to rural areas of N.C.. With the support of state, federal and philanthropic sources, the ORHCC ad­ ministers a $37 million budget, and helps commu­ nities develop strategies to improve access, quality and cost-effectiveness of health care, with a primary. The ORHCC, works to recruit not only primary care physicians, but also dentists, nurse practitio­ ners, physician assistants, psychiatrists and dental hygienists to rural and un­ der-served communities. During each of the past six years, the ORHCC has recruited an average of 149 health professionals to chronically under-served areas of the state. Recruit­ ment efforts brought in a re­ cord 160 primary care phy­ sicians, psychiatrists and dentists over the past year, surpassing estimates for the department's medical place­ ment services initiative. "We know that provider gaps still exist in parts of N.C. and we are actively exploring ways to expand recruiting efforts and use technology, like telemedicine, to meet those needs," said DHHS Secretary Aldona Wos in a recent press release. Now From Page 1 nant of mountain life as you experienced it grow­ ing up in West Jefferson? Shoemaker: Yes, there's plenty of mountain life. One only has to drive a few miles out of town to see people that truly work hard Hearing From Page 1 Alderman Junior An­ derson made mention of a derelict Ford Explorer con­ fiscated by the Jefferson Police Department that had been moved near the water tower some years ago, and had since been Gap From Page 1 Qmus) HIbqb QnjsOaa 1M3 event continues," he said. Those instructions of­ fer what the club has learned during its 43 years of hosting the event by estimating the manpower hours needed and the minimal budget needed for promotions and operating the conces­ sions, its primary means of generating money. For those organizations considering hosting the event, the primary con­ sideration is whether or not it can actually make enough money to cover its set up and operation with something left over. Former Rotary Presi­ dent Josh Roten said that while there have been some years that have been "break even," usually im­ pacted by "monsoon" type weather, historically the event has been a mon­ eymaker for the club. "It is an outdoor event and the weather will play a role in the outcome," said Roten. ify because of inadequate dental care, and 58 coun­ ties due to a kick of mental health providers. "But, just because you're not designated (HPSA) doesn't mean everything's 665 S. Main St., Sparta NC 28675 • (336) 372-7679 •*•mte*MM *•Wm. mM M ittt*dm* >»» «t •*Ml*, cant b> <MM mi* SEE WHATS NEW kM ) M 1 (: HAEL JL DEPARTMENT 'S JIMSWORE WE BUY GOLD! II Like us on Facebook 900 Main Street North Wilktslmro, n.C. 336-838-5964 N.C. 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Free Hearing tests find out if your hearing is normall Ashe Service For The Aging Call Toll-Free 1 -800-359-8404 5 DOWLOAD PARKER TIE CO.'s NEW MOBILE APP �son ORTS FRIDAY, JULY 26,2013 Nutliun I lam, Sports Writer (S86) 84(»-71(»4 nhain@miUtimedia.66m ONLINE Game of the Week video can be found at jeffersonpost.com Hudler ready for junior season Nathan Ham Sports Writer nham@civitasmedia.com Bluefield College ushered in a new era of sports last year add­ ing a football team that just so happened to have a former Ashe County Husky aboard the squad. This season, the Rams offi­ cially move from playing noth­ ing but exhibition games into playing a real schedule in the Mid-South Conference. For former Husky, Zach Hudler, he is ready for this sea­ son to begin. Hudler was an all-conference performer for the Huskies under former head coach Bill Strong. At Bluefield, Hudler is enter­ ing his junior season of com­ petition and is most looking forward to getting that first of­ ficial win in team history. Even though tha program is extremely young, the Rams will be bringing in an entirely new Submitted photo | Jefferson Post Zach Hudler is set to start his junior season of football at Bluefield College. coaching staff for the upcom­ ing year. Ordell, Walker was named head coach on May 31, after leaving Greenville College Admittedly, Hudler said it took clothes and helmets. Tuesdays in Illinois where he was on the a while for him and the other d- are "shell" practices where the coaching staff for 10 years and served as head coach for three linemen to catch on considering players wear helmets and shoul­ how much time they had worked der pads. The team has a fourof those seasons. Hudler is a starting defensive with the previous coaching staff. hour, full-pad hard practice on "We got into the routine of Wednesday nights before wrap­ tackle for the Ram defense, a po­ sition that the coaches make the doing other stuff, now the new ping up with week with another players work extremely hard on. Icoaches want us to do things shell practice on Thursday and a different," said "The defensive line players completely final walk-through on Friday. are out there 30 minutes before Hudler. "But by the end of spring "After the season begins, prac­ practice starts and we're still practice, we were all clicking." Hudler and the rest of his tices are a breeze," said Hudler. out there 30 to 45 minutes af­ ter practice ends," said Hudler. teammates had a vigorous "But in the off-season, that's "We work on hand drills and off-season workout program where they really make us work. agility bags before practice, that started Jan. 4 and lasted We have morning and evening through April 28. weight lifts after the 5 a.m. runs." then practice really starts." "For four months, we were out Hudler said they work on a The 2013 season begins lot of one-on-one drills and oth­ there every day at 5 a.m. running with a non-conference game er drills to maintain position through rain, snow, it didn't mat­ against Emory & Henry on and shoot in low on opposing ter," said Hudler. Aug. 23 at 6 p.m. Once the season starts, prac­ offensive linemen. Bluefield will play five games "I really like how our new tices will be a bit lighter for the at home and face seven oppo­ defensive line coach does players, getting them ready and nents on the road. things," added Hudler. "He keeping them fresh for the up­ Hudler is majoring in Informa­ changed our stances com­ coming games on Saturday. tion Technology and really hopes Monday practices will be "walk pletely and made us work on firing out. We get low enough throughs" which mean the play­ to land a job after graduation to where we can push a truck." ers are wearing basic practice whprp he can work outdoors. Little League salute Coach Pitch softball Yan­ kees: Emma Jones, Carlee Richardson, Bailey Rich­ ardson, Bailey Richardson, Kailey Stuart, Megan Pow­ ers, Ally Greer, Kaley Rupard, Maggie Powers, Alicia Deardortt, Gracye Photo submitted | Jefferson Post Ashe County Schools Superintendent Dr. Todd Holden wel­ comed 105 players to the Ashe County Board of Education 12th Annual Endowment Fund Golf Tournament. RWette. Chariee Graybeal, Kaliey Shumate, Katie Blevins. Coaches: Mike Jones, Travis Richardson. 105 participate in 12th ACS Endowment Fund Golf Tournament The Ashe County Board of Education 12th Annual Endowment Fund Golf Tour­ nament was held July 17, with 105 players in a field of 26 teams participating in a captain's choice round at Mountain Aire Golf Course. "It was a huge success," said ACS Coordinator of Classified Personnel Marcia Elledge."The spirit was great and people were excited." "We had proceeds of close to $15,000," she said. The proceeds go the ACS En­ dowment Fund to provide grants for teacher projects. "The ACS Endowment Board and the Ashe County Board of Education extends a sincere thank you to all participants and sponsors," Elledge said. "A special thank you to ACS Administration and Central Office Staff." Corporate sponsors for the event were Blue Ridge Electric Member­ ship Corporation, Caro­ lina West Wireless and Skyline/Skybest The "Hole-in-one spon­ sor" was Ashe County Rird. Hole sponsors were American Emergency Ve­ hicles, Ashe County High School, Ashe County Mid­ dle School, Ashelawn/Badger Funeral Homes, Blue Ridge Elementary School, and Faw, Folger & Johnson, Attorneys at Law, First Citi­ zens Bank, First Financial/ Wellington, Greene Archi­ tecture, Mountain View Elementary School, North­ western Emergency Ve­ hicles, Scott Brothers Heat­ ing and Air Conditioning, Surry Insurance, Ultimate Property Maintenance, West Jefferson Chevrolet, Westwood Elementary School and Dr. Joel Yates, Jr., Family Dentistry. Product sponsors were Ashe County Schools Child Nutrition Depart­ ment, Earthgrains, Hardees of Jefferson, Lowes Foods, Dr. Pepper Bot­ tling of West Jefferson, Pet Dairy and Walmart. Team sponsors were K&K Stitch and Screen, Scott Brothers Heating and Air Conditioning and Indi­ vidual Teams. Donations and door Priz­ es were provided by Ashe County Cheese, Blue Ridge Electric Membership Cor­ poration, Bohemia, Carolina West Wireless. Good Ole Days Ice Cream Shoppe and Everything has a Story. Individual donations came from Jefferson bind­ ing, Kimball Midwest, Life Store, Lowes Home Im­ provement, Mountain Aire Golf Course, Mountain Out­ fitters, Ralph Davis, Russell Sheets, Skyline, Shatley Springs Inn & Restaurant, Snap Photography, South­ ern States and Walmart. Congratulations to the Winners: 1st Place Gross — Team Ralph Davis and Friends: Ralph Davis, Steve Smith, Tim Vannoy, Brian Meagher 2nd Place Gross — Team Greene Architec­ ture: Donnie Johnson, Joe Thore, Wrenn John­ son, Gale Hurley 3rd Place Gross — Team American Emer­ gency Vehicles: Jeff Dryer, Kenny Harless, Anthony Hamilton, Jeff Williamson 1st Place Net — Team Ashe County High School: Jason Krider, Andy Puhl, Marc Payne, Dwight Furches 2nd Place Net — Team Carolina West Wireless: Mi­ chael Kennedy, Wes Minton, Hobie Davis, Ray Parker 3rd Place Net — Team First Financial/Wellington: Vicki Mincey, Harold Miller, Ron Merritt, Neal Hardison Longest drive: White Tee - Andy Puhl Gold Tee — Harvey Dail Red Tee — Bessie Clay Closest to the pin: #1 - Josh Ferguson #7 - Ray Parker #14 - Buddy Ellison #16 - Vicki Mincey Photos courtesy | H. D Elite Photography Coach Pitch softball Rockies: Sydney Perry, Kylie Burgess, Kirklyn Hudler, Olivia Glover, Kira Poe, Hannah Osborne, Kaitlyn Dillard. Olivia Wilcox, Gracie Hall, Lilli Angel, Lidia Maye. Coaches: Greg Poe, Wendy Poe, David Hudler, David Os­ borne. Joe Young* Memorial Shotgun Tournament set The Ashe County Wildlife Club's clays coming from two differ­ annual shotgun sports tournament ent throwing positions. Sporting will be held on Saturday, Aug.17, Clays Is similar, but the clays' tra­ jectory is more erratic, and may in­ starting at 9 a.m. The Joe Young Memorial Shotgun clude one clay skipping along the Tournament will feature 50 shots of ground like a rabbit while another clay flies through the air. skeet and 50 shots of sporting clays. "Folks can pick up entry forms An individual entry fee or sponsorship fee is $100, which at Weaver Equipment in Jefferson includes a lunch of barbecued (102 South Main St.), or download chicken with all the fixings, plus a form from the Ashe County Wild­ an entry into a drawing for a $500 life Club website (www.acwlc.org). cash prize. Donations to the club You can fill in a preferred start time between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. are tax deductible. "This tournament is our main and we will try to accommodate you fundraiser each year. We named it if you want to shoot with a particu­ after Joe Young, one of the founders lar group of friends," said Laurence. "Just fill out the form and return of the Ashe County Wildlife Club, because he loved shooting skeet it with the $100 entry fee and you and he was good at it, sometimes are done. If it rains, the rain date is shooting 200 times in a row without the following Saturday of August 24. missing a single clay," said Truitt Our only restriction is that people use no larger than 7.5 shot. Many Weaver, president of the club. "This year all of the money we shooters use size 9 on the skeet raise goes toward finishing our and size 8 on the sporting clays. new club house, which is up at the The smaller the number, the larger new 300-yard rifle range. Once the the size of shot. Any shells you buy building is finished, and the grass from stores that are described as tar­ comes in, we will have one of the get loads, game loads, or even heavy best ranges in the state, maybe the game loads are acceptable." The Ashe County Wildlife Club southeast. We have already put our club up for hosting the 2015 Inter­ is located about 15 miles east of national Benchrest Shooting na­ downtown Jefferson at 3260 Big Creek Road. The turn for this road tional championship," he said. Danny Laurence, chair of the Joe is opposite the North Carolina Ex­ Young Tournament, said shooters perimental Farm on N.C. 88, heading at all levels of skills are welcome toward Laurel Springs. Coming from to the tournament. Skeet features U.S 221, Big Creek Road is called J.E. Gentry Road. The club is locat­ ed where the gravel portion of Big Creek Road ends or the paved por­ tion of J.E. Gentry Road ends. In addition to fields for shoot­ ing skeet and sporting clays, the club also has a pyramid from which shooters stand in order to shoot trap, another form of shotgun sports involving shooting at clays. The club also has a number of man­ ual throwing machines so shooters can practice on their own without the necessity of using the generator-powered throwers. •Besides the 300-yard rifle range, the new rifle range will have portable targets to accommodate shooters wanting to practice at 50 and 100 yard ranges. A pistol range is also part of the club featuring room for more than a dozen shooters shooting at paper targets, plus steel knock­ down targets that can accommodate two shooters at a time. The Ashe County Wildlife Club is a sponsor and supporter of 4-H Shooting Sports, supplying .22 rifles and 12-gauge shotguns so teenagers can learn how to safely handle fire­ arms. Over the last several years sev­ eral 4-Hers from Ashe County have become good enough to compete on a .state and national level. Membership in the Ashe Countv Wildlife Cluh is $125 a year with life time memberships available for vari ous age groups. �I'AUK.8 FRIDAY, JULY 2d, 2013 JEFFERSON POST God ''OM 5 •lead, saith unto him, Lord, by this time he stinketh: lor he hath been dead four days. Jesus saith unto her, Said I not unto thee, that, if thou wouldest believe, thou shouldest see the glo­ ry of God? Then they took away the stone from the place where the dead was laid. And Jesus lifted up his eyes, and said, Father, I thank thee that thou hast heard me. And I knew that thou hearest me always: but because of the people which stand by I said it, that they may believe that thou hast sent me. And when he thus had spoken, he cried with a loud voice, Lazarus, come forth. And he that was dead came forth, bound hand and foot with graveclothes: and his face was bound about with a napkin. Jesus saith unto them, Loose him, and let him go." (John 11:39-44). In all of these situations, people were made sick in order that God would be glorified in the end. Most of us have had sickness in our lives, and most of us have experienced the death of a loved one. When you are telling someone "what all is wrong with you," and "what all the doctor said," are you also telling them how God healed you or how God used this sickness to bring you closer to Him? When you are speak­ ing with a non-believer about the loss of a loved one in your life, are you sharing your own assur­ ance that you will indeed see your loved one again because of Jesus Christ dying on the. Cross and giving us forgiveness of sins? Are you using sick­ ness to proclaim "woe is me" or are you using sickness to glorify God and spread the Gospel? CHURCH CALENDAR July 26 6 p.m. Organ Recital. 7 - 9 p.m. Vacation Bible School. Glendale . Springs Missionary Bap­ tist Church will be holding VBS. This year's theme: "The Mighty God." Every­ one is welcomed to attend. 6:30 p.m. Vacation Bible School. Sturgills Baptist Church wili hold­ ing VBS. Classes for all ages. Bro. Ward Sexton will teach the adult class. Everyone is welcome. July 26 - 28 6 p.m. Vacation Bible School. Helton United Methodist Church will be holding VBS. The theme is "Hay Day." Bible school will start with a light meal. Bible lessons, music, crafts, games, and fellow­ ship. Classes available for pre-K through teenagers. All are welcome. For more information, call Betty Parsons at 336-384-3813. July 27 7:30 p.m. Benefit Sat­ urday at Riverview Com­ munity Center for Mr. Wade South. Wrestling matches will be present­ ed and all funds will go toward funeral expenses. For more information, call 977-7200. July 28 11 a.m. Rev. David Blackburn will be the guest speaker at Wag­ oner Baptist Church. Sunday School begins at 10 a.m. The congregation invites you to attend. 11 a.m. Rev. Mickey Brooks will be the guest speaker at Temple Bap­ tist Church on Radio Hill, West Jefferson. Everyone is welcome. First Baptist Church of West Jefferson featuring Dr. Adam Ward of Provi­ dence United Methodist Church of Charlotte. Ev­ eryone is invited to attend. July 28 - Aug. 1 6 p.m. Vacation Bible School. Grace Commu­ nity Church in Fleetwood will be holding VBS. The theme is "Miracles in Action." A meal will be served each night. The church is located at the Fleetwood Community Center, 9042 NC South, Fleetwood. For more in­ formation, call 620-2600, or 877-0250. July 29 - Aug. 19 CLASSIFIEDS LEGALS NOTICE TO CREDITORS Having qualified as Executor for the Estate of Richard E. Yates, deceased late of Ashe County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of said deceased to present them on or before 9th day of Octo­ ber. 2013, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recov­ ery All persons indebted to said estate will please make immediate payment This the 27th day of June, 2013. said estate will please make This the 22nd day of July, Yard Sale /Bake Sale Saturday July 27, 2013 8 a.m. - until For the Estate of Betty Louise 514 West Main Street Jefferson immediate payment 2013. Ashley Connie L Cooper 1526 Front Street Beaufort. NC 28516 Road North Wilkesboro. Aug. 2 - 4 theme is "HayDay - Jesus Always Loves Us." 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NBC has obtained exclusive rights to practice and qualify ing sessions for the national series events during It's portion of the season, as well as rights to broadcast the NASCAR K&N Series. NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour. NASCAR Toyota (Mexicoi Senes. the NASCAR Hall of Fame Indue bon ceremony and NASCAR's seasonending banquets FOX and FOX Sports i will air the Sprint Cup Senes' first 16 events as well as those of the Nation wide and Camping World Truck senes ADDING A FOURTH? Richard Chil­ dress said on Monday that his organi­ zation is close to finalizing sponsorship for its three-car stable in 2014 find SUSPENSION (NOT PROBATION) NASCAR says it has suspended the use of aenal cameras used within race­ tracks after cables used on a FOX cam­ era broke at Charlotte Motor Speedway in May NASCAR cited the safety of Its competitors qnd fans, pending further investigation of the May failure Sprint Cup Standings DRIVER (WINS) POINTS BEHIND JimVnie Johnson (4) Clint Bowyer Carl Edwards (1) Kevin Harvick (2) Dale Earnhardt Jr. Kyle Busch (?) Matt Kenseth (4) Greg Biffle (1) Brad Keselowski KaseyKahne(l) 696 640 623 622 578 576 576 545 529 523" •CHASE FOR THE SPRINT Ct* A If 12 13. 14 15. 16 17. 18 19. 20. MartmTruex Jr (1) Jeff Gordon Tony Stewart (1) Kurt Busch Jamie McMurray Aric Almirola Jeff Burton Joey Logano Ryan Newman Paul Menard 521 521 518 516 507 502 498 487 487 487 — -56 -73 •74 -118 -120 -120 -151 -167 -173 Out of 10th -2 -2 -5 -7 -16 -21 -25 -36 -36 -36 Nationwide Standings DRIVER (WINS) 1. 2. 3. 4. 5 6 7. 8. 9. 10. SamHornlsh Jr. (1) Regan Smith (2) Austin Dillon Elliott Sadler Justin Allgaier Brian Vickers Kyle Larson Brian Scott Trevor Bayne Parker Kllgerman Matt Kenseth (20) and Jimmm Johnson (48) have been the toners to beat thus farm the 2013 NASCAR Spnnt Cup season. 632 625 624 612 610 587 579 567 563 563 Handicapping the 20 drivers vying for 12 coveted playoff spots By MATT TALIAFERRO Athlon Sports Racing Editor DRIVER (WINS) POINTS BEHIND Matt Crafton (1) Jeb Burton (1) James Buescher Ty Dillon (1) Johnny Sauler (2) RyanBlaney Miguel Palud^ Timothy Peters (1) Brendan Gaughan Dwell Wallace Jr. 357 319 .317 309 305 290 285 281 280 272 — -38 -40 -48 -52 •67 -72 -76 -77 -85 Compiled and written by Matt Taliaferro Follow Matt on Twitter wMattTaliaterro Stuck somewhere in a nethcrland between contender and pretender sits Clint Bowyer (2nd) and Dale Earnhurdt Jr. (5th). No doubt Bowyer will make the Chase on points alone. But last season's championship runncr-up has failed to find Victory Lane in 2013, a trip he made three times last year, and winning a title is predicated on being able to win a few weekly battles along the way. Earnhardt's journey is a familiar one for the sport's most popular driver. A weekend staple in the top 10, Junior has failed to cash in on a win. He seems relatively safe on points alone with a 55-point cushion on IOth place, but the dearth of wins will likely con­ tinue, as will his hopes for a first Sprint Cup title. Squurch on the Hubble Greg Biffle is much more precariously perched than Bowyer and Earn­ hardt. sitting 22 points ahead of the lOth-placc cutoff. His Michi­ gan win should carry the'duy — showings have alt resulted in vic­ though a slump in the final seven tories while five finishes of 25th or worse — mostly for engine-re­ lated issues — have handicapped his points-showing. In On Wins Kyle Busch (2 wins), Carl Edwards (I) and Kevin Harvick (2) sit safely in­ side the top 10 from a points per­ spective and have scored at least one valuable victory that most as­ suredly guarantees them of n Chase slot. This will be an interesting trio to watch during the Chase in that Edwards' Ford group seems a step behind Rick Hcndrick's Chcvys and Gibbs'Tbyotas; Harv ick has managed to ignore his lame-duck status at Richard Childress Racing regular season races would find him teetering on the brink, as three drivers behind him also have victories to their credit. Brad Kcsclowski is trying to avoid becoming the first defending champion since 2006 (Tony Stew­ art) to miss the following season's Chase. It's been a rocky road for his No. 2 team thus far. but the heady leadership in place will l intl a way to right the ship. LOOk for a string of solid results to find him safely easconccd in the playoffs. * Kascy Kuhnc's performance has resembled Kenseth's despite the fact that he has three fewer wires. Sjtting 10th in the standings, his points total has taken a hit thanks Somewhere in the Middle to three run-ins with Busch that ended strong showings. It's hard lo imagine Kahnc and crew chief Kenny Francis can't steer their Hendrick Motorsports hardware into the. Chase, hut stranger things have happened. . The logjam behind Kahnc is a feisty one. Martin Trucx Jr. and his one win. along with four-time champ JejTGordon. sit just two • points out of IOth. Just behind this |iairing is Tony Stewart — five markers out of IOth — with a victory that most likely will be the one to pay off. Lastly. Kurl Busch and his Fur­ niture Row Racing team have made the most of an uptick in RCR support. Close to scoring a win on a few occasions. Busch's overaggrcssivencss has hindered his points total. He may be a longshot. but that victory seems right around the next turn ... Outside Looking In The drivcrs'and teams sitting in 15th 20th place have some serious work to do. Their obstacle lies not so much in the point deficits — 15th-place Jamie McMurray is only 16 points out of IOth - but in the drivers they must leapfrog just to get into contention. Granted, one win out of Mc­ Murray. Aric Almirola, Jeff Burion. Joey Loguno, Ryan Newman or Paul Menard could change the game, but a look at recent history docs not favor such a turn of events. Collectively, his group has accumulated just four wins since the beginning of the 2011 season. T hai said. Logano and Newman are the most likely to make a move. The former was 10th just three races ago, prior to consecu­ tive 40th-plnco finishes. The latter has boon plagued by four crashrelated DNFs, but is otherwise a ninth- to 14th-placc finisher — good enough for a Chase spot if he can avoid premature trips to the garage. Race: Crown Royal presents the Samuel Deeds 400 at the Brickyard Track: Indianapolis Motor Speedway Location: Speedway. Ind. Date: Sunday. July 28 TV: ESPN (1:00 p.m. EST) Specs: 2.5-rmle oval Banking/Turns: 9 degrees 2012 Winner. Jimmie Johnson Crew Chief's Take: "Indy is usually a good race for the drivers and teams, al­ though sometimes it isnl so much fa the fans. The teams can work on their cars and make them better throughout the day. The fan base is great in Indy and there is a lot of prestige with winning there. Thing is. it has the potential to be a really good race if the rules package were tweaked a little bit. There have been some decent finishes, but there have been some real snoozers. too. Honestly, if I had a choice I'd rather run at IRP (Uicas Oil Raceway, famerly Indianapolis Raceway Park) than the Mota Speedway * NATIONWIDE SERIES Race: Indiana 250 Track: Indianapolis Mota Speedway Date: Sunday. July 27 TV: ESPN (3:00 p.m. EST) 2012 Winner: Elliott Sadler CAMPING WORLD TRUCK SERIES Race: The CarCash Mudsummer Classic presented by CNBC Prime's "The Profit" Track: Eldora Speedway Location: Rossburg, Ohio Date: Wednesday, July 24 TV: SPEED (8:00 p.m. EST) 2012 Winner. Inaugural Event Athlon Fantasy Stall Looking at Checkers: Jimmie John­ son's Indianapolis reign is close to im­ penetrable He scored three wins in the CoT era. including the 99-laps-led per­ formance last year. Pretty Solid'Pick: Greg Biffle liasbeen like clockwork in Indy. amassing finishes of eighth, fourth, third, seventh and third, respectively, in the last five races. Good Sleeper Pick: With a good car. Jamie McMurray has been able to work wonders at Indianapolis. He has three finishes of sixth or better in the last five races, including a win in 2010. Runs on Seven Cylinders: In six races driving for Indy-obsessed Penske Rac­ ing-. Kurt Busch could only muster a best finish of 10th in 2010. He has fin­ ished 21st a lower in four of the last five Brickyard races. Insider Tip: No one wants it more than Tony Stewart, who has two victories and a series-best 8.2-place average finish at the Brickyard. But no one is better than Johnson, whose four Indy wins are by far a series-best. t NASCAR should learn from fans' Eldora enthusiasm By MATT TALIAFERRO Athlon Sports Racing Editor On Wednesday. NASCAR's Camping World Thick Se­ ries will be at the center of the North American motorsports spotlight. The series' visit to'Eldora Speedway, near tiny Ftossburg. Ohio, will mark the first time one of NASCAR's three major touring circuits has raced on a dirt track since Sept. 30.1970. That race, the Old State 200 at the North Carolina State Fairgrounds in Raleigh. N.C., was won by Richard Petty. When the green flies over the 150-lap feature In the Mudsummer Classic at Eldora. few (If any) of the par­ ticipants would even have been ban when Petty ended an era of dirt in NASCAR 42 years ago. And In an odd — yet telling — twist, the visit to Eldaa's 24-degree banked dirt oval is upstaging what once was a jewel on the NASCAR Sprint Cup circuit: The Brickyard 400 at the famed Indianapolis Mota Speed­ way. Yet. in recent years. Interest In NASCAR at the grapd old speedway has waned, as evidenced by se­ verely sagging attendance and last year's desperate In­ clusion of Nationwide Series and Grand Am races to complement Sunday's Cup show. Indy has never provided great'"racln'" In the vein stock car fans are accustomed, and a tipping point may have been reached In 2008. when failing Goodyear tires on a newly diamond-ground surface essentially reduced the event to a series of 12-lap heat races. Enter EkJom a throwback in the classic sense of the wad, as far from a 1 5-mile asphalt cookie-cutter track as one will find. A palpable enthusiasm has permeated the fan base since the date's announcement last fall; a return to the sport's roots. Something new, fun and as accessible as a quarter-mile dirt track "Just a few miles out In the county." The big boys ol NASCAR will race on (what feels like) a local level. Is this the type of show fans long for from a sport whose sanctioning body often seems disconnected from the loyal fan base that made NASCAR what it Is? Perhaps NASCAR should learn from this experiment. Perhaps sparsely-attended 500-mile parades at 1.5mlle aero-dependent palaces aren't what interests fans after all. Perhaps "great racing" at a facility steeped In history means more than NASCAR's track-operating wing showing a hefty surplus on a ledger sheet. Perhaps Eldora will help NASCAR find Its identity today, the same as the rough 'n' tumble short tracks did nearly two decades ago when the sport began a rocketship rise from regional obsession to national phenomenon Or perhaps another casino on a speedway s grounds will justify a second date, as seen at the 1.5-mile Kansas Speedway. Or prime dates will be doled out to struggling ISC facilities, as fellow 1,5-mller Chicagoiand Speedway's first Chase date highlights. Yes. Wednesday's show at Eldora will be a fun one to watch. But don't expect the wallets of Ihe few to be ef­ fected by the wants of the many. SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT Most New Vehicles Sold By Ross Now Come With A Limited: /comfort featuring Cool Action m Oot Memory foam I Scrti lo remain competitive; and Busch. arguably the most dynamic ontrack presence in the series, has been felled by mechanical demons. •. „ As if the Sprint Cup season is not already fractured and labeled — "regular season" vs. "The Chase" — NASCAR and its tele­ vision partners ulso I'eel the need to label the 10 races prior to the 10-racc playoff as "The Race lo the Chase.'4 While not a fun of the fragmentation. I'll humor ihe powers lhai he. So with seven races remaining until (he Chase, here is a rundown of w hich driv­ ers and tcums look to he a safe bet to make the playoffs and those with work left to do. The Big Two Jimniie Johnson and Matt Kenseth. (hough sepa­ rated by 120 points and six posi­ tions in the championship standings, have laid waste to the field in 2013. T he duo accounts for eight wins in 19 races and 2.014 laps led. Johnson has been the more consistent of the two with an 8.8-placc average finish, and will once again be considered the overwhelming favorite at C'hasc time. Kenseth's maiden voyage at Joe Gibbs Racing has been one of highs and lows. His four lop-5 — -7 -8 -20 -22 -45 -53 -65 -69 -69 (/**> tvAsrinc./ The Race to the Chase POINTS BEHIND Truck Standings 1 2. 3. 4 5. 6 7. 8 9 10. SPRINT CUP SERIES CHANGES IN TV LAND On Tuesday may even add a fourth Although RCR • is losing Kevin Harvick, who will drive for Stewart-Haas Racing next season, it is expected to promote Austin Dillon to the Cup Series to join current drivers Jeff Burton and Paul Menard. "We have sponsorship on a third (car) and we ac­ tually have some sponsorship on a fourth." Childress said of a ride that could potentially bring Kurt Busch or Ryan Newman Into the fold. "But hav­ ing it all finalized and put together, it could be a couple of months down the road before we have everything ready." 1. 2 3 4 5. 6 7 8. 9. 10 TTacko on Tap Athlon Spotlight ? STANDING ALONE? Although it was a - "standalone" weekend for the Nation­ wide Series at Chicagoiand Speedway, a Cup regular found Wctory Lane. Joey Logano, m the No. 22 Penske Racing Ford, held off teammate Sam Homlsh Jr and Richard Childress Racing's Austin Dillon tg score th£ win In tfie STP 300. It was Logano's second NNS victory the season and the 13th for a full-time Sprint Cup dnver m 18 events LoganoS 20 wins in the senes ties him with Greg Biffle for 15th on the aH-time list r i— JIM'S CORNER FURNITURE Cabin or Castle... We'll Furnish it! I mi PEACE REMIND... fOREVER! We go the distance tor you to get a EMM... yousltouiiijoa! Directions: Just 5 miles from Jefferson or! Hwy 194N/88W. Turn Right on Northwest Sch. Rd. 160 Northwest School Rd. 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Use social media to keep track of that attendance as well, especially among those family members who have not yet committed but have implied a desire to attend. example, if half of your family now calls the west coast home while the other half lives along the east coast, then a location in the middle of the country is equally accessible for all. This also gives travel enthusiasts the chance.to do some traveling while also reconnecting with their family members. Arrange for transportation ahead of time. If your family reunion won't be in a big city with reliable public transportation, then it's best to arrange for transportation ahead of time. Some family members will drive to the reunion, so confirm who is driving and the capacity of their vehicles. You might be able to get by with relatives hitching rides from their family members to the reunion and other events. If not, you can arrange for transportation depending on the number of people who won't have access to transportation. You might want to rent a small or large bus for the weekend so those without access to transportation can travel together throughout the weekend. Do so ahead of time so you or your family members are not scrambling for transportation come the weekend of the reunion. Host the reunion when the weather outside is warm and welcoming. Unless you're a family who enjoys hitting the slopes and wants to reunite on the black diamond, then host the reunion at a time of year when the weather is warm. This allows all of you to enjoy the great outdoors, and people are less likely to feel cramped or claustrophobic. The warm weather is also more amenable to activities like three-legged races, water balloon fights and, of course, the family reunion barbecue, which is a staple of many family gatherings. �IfFHRSOM rtSI • lutv 28.WT3 Things to consider before inviting an aging relative to move As many seniors age, their ability to live independently is compromised. An older adult may suffer from a medical condition that makes it difficult or impossible for him or her to drive an automobile or manage dayto-day life independently. In such instances, many younger relatives opt to invite an aging parent or grandparent into their homes, a decision that men and women should not take lightly. Asking an aging relative to move into your home is often a selfless decision rooted in the affection you feel for that person. But there are certain things to consider about your home as well as your finances before inviting an aging relative to move in. remodel or add a new suite to your home, it's important to know that such projects can be very expensive, with a room addition very likely costing close to or more than six Space in the Home Proximity to Medical Facilities When your household is taking on a new member, you will obviously need to find some space for that person. But if you're currently at full capacity, then you will need to determine if the space you have is truly capable of handling an additional member of the household. Seniors often value their privacy, so sharing a room is not an ideal option nor one that your relative is likely to embrace. If you determine you'll need to Many seniors need to visit medical facilities more frequently than younger men and women. This makes the proximity of your home to doctors' offices a significant factor to consider before inviting an aging relative to move into your home. If your home is far off the beaten path or in an area where access to medical care is sparse, then your loved one's health may be compromised if he or she moves into your home. Discuss your loved ^ k. figures. But men and women with lots of available space in their home may find their home is not ideal for seniors, either. For example, seniors whose physical condition is less than ideal might not be able to get up or down stairs easily and might find walking from room to room in a large house to be too physically taxing. Before inviting an aging relative into your home, be sure the space available in your home is suitable that person and their particular condition. Orthopaedic & Sports Medicine Center (828) 386-BONE Sore Throat • Strains • f-+ •x» 2146 Blowing *Rock Road Boone, NC 28607 l i l l l I p U f i f * '? » • in "/Wfr* 3 one's medical condition and history with them before extending an invitation. If he or she has considerable medical needs and your access to reliable medical facilities is limited, then you might need to move before you can comfortably house an aging relative or explore other housing options for this person. Personal Finances The cost of caring for an aging relative is considerable. According to the MetLife Mature Market Institute, the average cost of in-home care for a parent who requires a home health aide was slightly less than $22,(XX) per year in 2011. That's a considerable amount of money, especially for men and women whose own retirement is imminent. Because those costs are so substantial, many men and women care for their aging relatives on their own, which can still prove quite costly over the long haul. Taking on that role might impact income you sorely need, especially if you're forced to scale back your workload so you can better care for an aging relative. Inviting an aging relative to move into your home is a decision that requires careful consideration of a host of factors. �Encourage children to floss 4 N#W» July 26.2013 • JEFFERSON POST Learning to brush their own teeth is a lesson all children must master. Although parents To remove food particles from between the teeth, children must floss, advises the ultimately may have children who become proficient at brushing their own teeth, getting American Academy of Pediatric Dentists. It is recommended that parents help their children them to floss is generally more difficult. to floss as soon as two teeth are touching and continue to do so until the child is around the The National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found that 41 percent of children aged 2 to 11 had tooth decay in their first teeth. Dental caries are common among children, likely because they have not become proficient at taking care of their teeth. age of 8, when a child should have enough dexterity to do it on his or her own. Flossing is essential to making sure children do not experience cavities at an early age, and it can establish practices that promote oral health throughout life. Despite being so important, many parents fail to encourage Soft, sticky ftxxis are commonplace in young kids' diets, and these can promote decay. flossing or are at a loss as to how to make it enjoyable and effective. Even well-intentioned gummy vitamins can be sources of dental decay. Oftentimes, these foods become lodged between the teeth or on Although regular dental floss is one of the first tools for flossing, the dexterity required the surface of molars. If left in contact with the teeth for too long, food particles become a source of carbohydrates for oral bacteria, and cavities may appear as a result. to wind the floss around little lingers and then thoroughly clean the teeth may discourage children. Parents can look into the wide array of flossing helpers available at the store. In fact, many age-appropriate flossers available that feature fun designs and smaller profiles to fit into kids' mouths more easily. Flossers may be attached to a handle to make back teeth more accessible and promote more effective flossing. Manufacturers such as DenTek, Butler GUM, Plackers Kids, Dr. Fresh", Oral-B, and Brush Buddies offer children's flossers. Kids who shy away from flossing may be . more likely to use a children's water flosser. In lieu of string floss, a water flosser uses a pressurized stream of water to dislodge food from between teeth. Although a water flosser may be more messy, children may enjoy the opportunity to "play" with water and the cleaning sensation provided. To prevent the buildup of plaque and the development of dental caries, parents should educate children about proper flossing techniques. Children should learn that flossing is just as important as brushing. are now Martha Hardaway, DMD, MS Stacy Conn, DMD Michael Mayhew. DOS. MS. PA Dental care for young^children and teens by pediatric SpedliistS NKOle Scheffler. DOS. MS. PA - complimentary exam for 1 year old children J \ £ LEARN MORE! • VISIT US AT WWW.OPSMILES.COM ORTHODONJISTS TOLL FREE PEDIATRIC DENTISTS (828) 264-0110 (800) 478-6058 (828) 264-5450 373 BOONE HEIGHTS DR. BOONE, NC 28607 �JIFFIIS0N POST • July ?6,2013 fcwfc . 5 Long-term financial tips for single parents the family. But focusing on long-term financial goals might be even more important for single parents than parents who still live together. The latter typically has the luxury of dual incomes, while the former must make his or her single income go a lot further. As daunting a task as long-term financial planning can seem to a single parent, there are steps single parents can take to secure their financial futures. Examine spending habits and look for.places to save money. In order to plan for your financial future, you need to know how you're spending your money in the present day. Examine your spending habits to see if there are any areas where you might be able to trim some fat and divert those dollars toward securing your financial future. If you're struggling to save even a little money each month, then look for areas where you might be able to save, such as reducing your cable television package or carpooling to work to save money on fuel. Being a single parent can be hectic, so it's easy to lose track of your spending habits. But once you examine those habits, chances are you can find ways to save some money. Purchase health insurance. Many single parents have no health insurance, which is a recipe for financial disaster should a medical emergency arise. Kids might qualify for free or low-cost government-sponsored insurance if neither of their parents has employer-sponsored health insurance. But that still leaves your family's present and future finances in jeopardy should you face a medical emergency. Medical costs can quickly add up. draining your finances and leaving you and your children facing an uncertain financial future. Health insurance is a safety Single parents face a number of obstacles, not the least of which is how to effectively manage their finances. Managing finances for a family is not easy when both parents live under the same roof, much less when one parent is going it alone. Many single parents find themselves putting their long-term financial plans on the back burner. That's often a byproduct °f juggling many responsibilities at once, which makes it easy to ignore the one that might not have an immediate effect on m&VORpiNiUtY LIVING • 'J u g ' precaution single parents sorely need to avoid a potentially perilous financial future. Purchase supplemental insurance. Single parents don't have the safety net of a second income to fall back on should something happen and they are unable to work. Many employer-sponsored disability benefits provide just a fraction of your total income, which likely won't be enough to keep you and your family financially afioat for very long. Supplemental insurance can help fill that gap between your total income and the disability benefit provided by your company, likely protecting your savings and ensuring an accident doesn't hinder your long-term financial goals. Save for retirement. Saving for college is a goal for many parents, regardless of their marital status. However, single parents with limited incomes should emphasize retirement savings over college savings. That's because financial aid. which many kids rely on to attend college, is based largely on a family's income level. So even kids from low-income households will be able to attend college if their grades are up to par. But single parents must save for retirement to secure their own financial future and ensure they can still afford to support themselves when they are no longer working. Establish a will and an estate plan All parents should have a will and an estate plan that specifically spells out how their money should be distributed to their children and who should act as their child's guardian in the case of the parents' death. This is especially important for single parents who may or may not be able to rely on a child's other parent for support. We are. proud <tQ*<offer|honest, caring service and peace of mind to those we serve. Our mission is to provide person-centered care that promotes quality ot life and independence through friendly, professional nursing and rehabilitation services. V\e strive for excellence and quality of care by creating a warm and homelike environment that promotes healing and peace of mind. Margate Health and Rehab Center 540 Waugh Street Jefferson NC 336-246-5581 www.margatehealth.com SERVING WILKES COUNTY AND THE SURROUNDING AREA FOR OVER 60 YEARS PROVIDING QUALITY SERVICE AND AFFORDABLE PRICES HAS BEEN OUR GOAL SINCE 1952. Recorded Obituaries 336-838-31 OS 180 Sparta Road North Wilkesboro, NC 28659 336-838-3104 www.millerfuneralservice.com �6 Kwtnh (femur* Inly 26 2013 • JEFFERSON POST Playground safety tips for parents, guardians Adult supervision is one o f the primary ways to reduce playground injuries. Children are encouraged to play outdoors to exert physical effort and promote health. Few things arc more exciting to young children than, the opportunity to swing and scale playground obstacles. But what if the outdoor play equipment poses significant safety risks? Playground injuries have become a considerable concern for parents and caregivers across the country. According to the organization Safe Kids U.S.A., it is estimated nearly 220,000 children ages 14 and under were treated in emergency rooms for injuries associated with playground equipment in 2009, the most recent year for which statistics are available. From 2001 to 2008, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission investigated 40 deaths that were believed to be linked to playground equipment. The average victim's age was six years old. Of the fatalities, 68 percent were the result of hanging or asphyxiation. No one wants to prevent children from having fun, but it is essential to child safety playgrounds be well-maintained to ensure playtime does not end in injury. Improperly maintained equipment coupled with ineffective shock-absorbing surface material can increase a child's risk of injury. The CPSC says the equipment associated with the most injuries include climbers (monkey bars), swings, slides and overhead ladders. Fractures remain the most common playground injury, followed by contusions and abrasions. To keep children safe, there are certain precautions that should be taken whenever children are allowed to use playground equipment. It is up to adults, including parents and guardians, to ensure that play areas are safe and to use their judgement to restrict play if unsafe conditions are present. Here is a checklist for adults, courtesy of the National Program for Playground Safety. settings, where there are a number of children out at recess, there should be an ample ratio of adults to children. Adults can observe potential hazards and intercede if children are misbehaving. Playgrounds that have rope activities should be avoided, as should putting children in clothing that has string ties. All children should play on ageappropriate equipment. Due to developmental differences as children age. it is essential children play on equipment that correlates to their age groups to keep play safe and fun. Make sure surfaces are cushioned. Falls account for an array of playground^injuries. Acceptable cushioned surfaces can help prevent more serious injuries from falls. Materials that can be used include pea gravel, sand, rubber mats, rubber tiles, and mulch. Make sure equipment is safe. Equipment should be inspected regularly to ensure that everything is in good working order. S-hooks on swings and other hanging items should be entirely closed, and there should be no protruding bolts. Footings and steps should be in good working order. Equipment also should be safely anchored in the ground. If any safety hazards arise, the equipment should not be used until it is fixed. In addition to the information provided by NPPS, the National Recreation and Park Association has conducted their own playground safety initiative, identifying 12 of the most common playground hazards , and how to avoid them in their report, "The Dirty Dozen." Inadequate use zones and entrapment in openings are just two of the hazards identified by the NRPA. Individuals can download an NRPA brochure by visiting 'www.nrpa.org/Professional-Development/ Certification/CPSI/The-Dirty-Dozen/. Schools and other organizations can purchase the brochures for use in lesson plans by visiting the NRPA store. Children also need to be on the lookout for unsafe conditions. Parents and teachers can gear lessons around playground safety. By making safety a priority, children can continue to enjoy outdoor play without being injured. Always be sure adults are there to supervise. Adult supervision is needed wherever children are playing. In school Ashelawn Memorial Chapel & Gardens 3470 US Hwy. 221 North Jefferson. NC • 336 982-2121 Recorded Obituary • 336 982 2120 www.ashelawn.com Badger Funeral Home 300 North Main Street West Jefferson. NC - 336-246 7114 Recorded Obituary • 336 246 5526 www.badgorfuneralhome.com �Jfffff S0M PtST • itfly 26.2013 Hiring a babysitter takes careful consideration One of the primary roles of parents is ensuring their children are safe and wellcared for and receive the necessities in life. But sometimes parents need time away from the kids to recharge their batteries. In such instances, parents often fret over finding reliable childcare. Hiring a babysitter is not always easy, and many parents take extra steps to ensure the babysitter they hire is the right match for their children. Parents are understandably uneasy about leaving their children in the hands of a stranger. That is why so many parents rely on relatives, including grandparents and aunts, to act as babysitters. But many people no longer live in close proximity to their relatives, forcing parents to look outside the family for a babysitter. Finding a babysitter should begin with a careful consideration and investigation of applicants. Although horror stories of children being mishandled while in the care of nannies and sitters are few and far between, parents still worry that something can happen to their children when the kids are left in the hands of someone other than Mom and Dad. Here are some tips parents should keep in mind before hiring a babysitter. Start your search within your own community and network of friends. Mommy online forums, church clubs and social groups associated with your child's school are good places to network with other parents and find out about good babysitters in the area. Many parents have hired the son or daughter of a close friend to babysit 'heir children. If that is not an option, many Web sites offer free or low-cost listings of 'ocal sitters. These services often use third parties to vet the applicants and may offer everything from background checks to identity confirmation. Don't hire a sitter who is too young. Parents should avoid hiring sitters who are younger than 13 or 14. According to the tenters for Disease Control and Prevention, accidental injuries in the home are one of the leading causes of death for children more than 12 months old. Therefore, sitters should be physically and mentally capable of reacting should an accident or incident that requires emergency action occur. Babysitters who are knowledgeable in first aid or CPR are particularly attractive. Ask for references. When narrowing down candidates, parents should ask for references and be sure to follow up. Ask pointed questions about the candidate's skill set, including the type of care they provided, how many hours the sitter was capable of working and if there were any incidents, positive or negative, that slot*! out. Inquire about the sitter's temperament and ability to follow directionsand how well children responded to the sitter. Let prospective candidates interact with your children. Once potential candidates have been vetted, let them spend time with your kids to see how they interact with the children and how the kids react-to each candidate. The most qualified individual will not work out if he or she does not have a rapport with the children. Observe the sitter with your kids even after he or she has been hired. Upon hiring a sitter, plan a day when he or she can come over and stay with the children while you supervise from another room. Gradually work up to leaving the kids alone for a certain period of time. As the relationship between the sitter and your children becomes more comfortable, you can stay out for longer periods of time. . The sitter should be aware of all rules and expected conduct while in the home and caring for children. When hiring a sitter, many parents trust their gut instincts. But no matter how reliable your instincts are, it still helps to vet candidates as thoroughly as possible. hbnulv ftrenrify 7 How to handle grown kids returning home The days when a college degree practically guaranteed employment are long gone. While multiple studies have shown young adults with a bachelor's degree had a lower jobless rate.than those with no college degree both before add after the recent recession, such research is not comforting to the bevy of recent college grads who still cannot find work in their chosen held or earn enough to live on their own. Just how many recent college graduates are living with their parents remains open for debate. In 2012, numerous news outlets cited research that stated 85 percent of such graduates were living.with their parents, though that figure has been widely dismissed as inaccurate. The figure is likely closer to 21 percent, which was a figure a Pew Research study arrived at when examining college graduates between the ages of 25 to 34. Richard Fry. a Pew Research Center economist, has recently noted that 45 percent of college graduates between the ages of 18 to 24 are still living with their parents, which is considerably higher than just a decade earlier, when only 31 percent of such graduates were still living with Mom and Dad. More and more young adults returning home after graduating college has proved inconvenient for many families. Though young adults moving back home after graduating might be inconvenient and less than ideal for all parties involved, there are ways to make it work. Be patient. Patience is a virtue that all parties will need to embrace when an adult child is moving back in with Mom and Dad. The transition is bound to have its rocky moments, as young adults are used to living by their own rules while parents can easily revert to the days when they had to establish household rules so kids would learn responsibility and accountability. Adjusting to the new living arrangement may not be easy, but all members of the family should remain as patient as possible and give one another adequate space. Parents won't want to feel like they have to get on their kids to clean up after themselves or be respectful of other members of the household, and young adults won't want to feel like they're being treated as children. Be patient as everyone adjusts and don't allow any initial issues to escalate into an uncomfortable situation. Set a time limit. While it's understandable for parents to want to help a child, your offer for a place to stay should not be indefinite. Discuss the length of stay with your child when he or she moves back in. This can motivate him or her to look for a job or develop a plan to improve employment prospects. Kids who think they can live at their parents' for as long as they'd like are bound to procrastinate with regard to finding a job or pursuing an advanced degree. You can always extend the time limit down the road, but young adults should not be allowed to look at moving back in to your home as an indefinite arrangement. Address how young adults are going to earn money. While it might be difficult for recent college graduates to find job in their chosen fields, they are still going to need income to pay their bills and finance other living expenses. Discuss their plans to earn some money while they look for jobs within their professions or apply to graduate schools. Full-time work may hinder the job hunt, but young adults should find some source of income, and a job will get them out of the house and may even be an opportunity to network and learn about jobs in their fields. A situation where young adults move back into their parents' home and don't work is sure to become problematic and make things uncomfortable for all in the household. Charge rent. To some parents, the idea of charging their children who can't find work within their fields rent is like kicking a dog when it's down. But charging rent can prepare kids who will eventually be living independently. Rent might even be a motivating factor, as young adults might feel like their rent money could be better spent financing a place of their own as opposed to paying to live in the same room where they spent their childhood. Families often find it difficult to adapt to a young adult moving back in with his or her parents. But there are ways to make such a situation easier on all parties involved. �S Kmfc IWu Inly 26, 2013 • JEFFERSON POST Practice take-out food safety Dining out or ordering in is often more convenient than cooking your own meals. Grabbing a quick bite to cat on the way home from work or kids' sports practices is a blessing for many time-strapped families. However, improper handling of take-out food can put family members at risk for foodborne illness. According to a survey from the Institute of Food Technologists, less than one-third of American families are cooking their evening meals from scratch. While the majority of families eat their meals at home, survey findings indicated nearly half of those meals are fast food, delivery or takeout from restaurants or other eateries. More and more people are turning to fast food as restaurants have increased their offerings of healthy meals. As with any other type of meal, take-out must be handled properly to avoid food-borne illness. Whether items are delivered or carried home, care should be given to handling and storage. well. Cold food should be kept chilled. Bacteria can grow quickly between the temperatures of 40 F and 140 F. Foods should not be left at room temperature longer than two hours. If it is hot outside, then food should not remain out for more than one hour or it could begin to perish. Eat food promptly. There is no guaranteed way to calculate just how long take-out food has been in transit or at an inconsistent temperature. Therefore, it is adviseable to eat such food as soon as possible. If you will be dining later, separate the foods into smaller containers and put them in the * refrigerator so they will cool down quickly and resist bacteria growth. Then reheat food again prior to eating. Store leftovers in small containers. Maintain consistent temperature. Hot foods should remain hot. ideally at 140 F or above. That tepid delivered pizza may not taste g<xxl cold, and it may be unsafe to eat as Take-out food needs to be handled and stored safety to prevent illness. If you purchase a roast, turkey, chicken, or ham. slice and cut it into smaller portions before storing. This enables the food to freeze or cool evenly and more quickly. Date doggie bags and leftovers so you know when the^ were purchased. Discard leftovers within three to five days of storing them in the refrigerator. Heat foods evenly in the microwave. Take-out foods and microwaves seem to go hand-in-hand. When quickly heating up take­ out foods and leftovers in the microwave, be sure to heat everything evenly. If your microwave does not have a turntable, stir and rotate ftxxl midway through the heating process. This will eliminate cold spots that allow bacteria to survive. Keep in mind that pizza is a perishable food. Pizza cannot be left on the counter for a long period of time and then safely eaten. As with any other fcxxl. pizza that has remained at room temperature for more than 2 hours should be thrown out. Store a cooler in your car. For those who dine out frequently and bring home leftovers, having an insulated lunch bag or small cooler in your vehicle to preserve the ftxxi on the way home. People routinely turn to take-out ftxxl and restaurant dining as a convenient means of sustenance on busy days. Ensuring the foods eaten are safe can help prevent food-based illness. Cardiology, Sleep Medicine, Internal Medicine and Family Medicine Quality Family Health Care Close to Home! Did you know that Blue Ridge Medical Group: • Is Welcoming New Patients • Accepts Most Insurances Including Medicare and Medicaid • Offers Same Day Appointments • Welcomes Walk-Ins • Offers 24 hr/7 Day-a-Week Answering Service focEmergencies To mas Vybiral. MD • Has Board-Certified Providers Jan Kridta. MD Lucian Sorescu, MD Mkhdle Wilson. 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P age 6 slkyinc ashi*: county, north carom na since i«i25 Vol. 88, Issue 6l2 FRIDAY, AUGUST 2.2013 M.IK) ACS will weather budgets cuts f .313-14 Superintendent: no jobs, programs will be lost Dylan Lightfoot Staff Writer dlightfoot@civitasmedia.com Dyl$n Lightfoot | Jefferson Post Ashe County Schools Superintendent Dr. Todd Holden The General Assem­ bly passed the new state budget July 24, with cuts to public education total­ ling $500 million over the next two years, but Ashe County Schools Superin­ tendent Dr. Todd Holden thinks the school system can weather the storm for now. "We're good for this year. Nobody's going to lose their job," Holden said Wednesday. • $163,765 for text "No programs will be books cut," he said. • $96,686 for classroom Statewide the budget materials cuts $286 million for class­ Classroom sizes will room teachers this year increase from 18 to 22 by increasing class sizes, .for Kindergarten, and eliminates 3,850 teacher's from 18 to 21 for grades assistant positions and de­ one through three, with creases by half funding for no maximum class size classroom materials. for higher grades. While For ACS, these cuts total classroom teacher cuts $1,093,305 for the 2013-14 represent 10.5 teacher po­ school year, including: sitions, no teacher layoffs • $580,272 for class­ are planned, Holden said. room teachers The saving grace for • $246,642 for teacher's ACS was the Small County assistants Supplemental Funding Child center celebrates 40th Non-profit raising funds for new Mount Jefferson Child Development Center building on donated land See CENTER I 8 See ACS I 8 Jordan's disability bill passes state house Wil Petty Staff Writer ipetty@civitasmedia.com Staff report This year, Mount Jefferson Child Development Center celebrates its 40th year serving Ashe County's working families with five-star-rated child care. had generations here, that's foT sure," said Director Becky Goss, who has worked at MJCDC for 29 years. A reunion and celebration is planned 2-4 p.m. Saturday Aug. 17, for former students, parents, teachers, directors and board members. The event will feature games and prized for children, raffles, a 50/50 cowing and a silent auction, with free food provided — hot dogs, sides and drinks. The center, which i» open year-round, has an enrollment of 100 children six weeks to five years old, and has provided care for approximately 85 kids per day for the last three years, Goss said. Opened in 1973, MJCDC was instituted through a grant from, the Appalachian Regional Commission as part of the Appalachian Day Care Program. In 1984, the MJCDC was in danger of losing it's funding, and the community petitioned the Ashe County Commission to take over funding of the center. The county owned and operated (SCSF), which was not touched this year. "That deals with equity. It lets us spend the same per student as (morp popu­ lated districts). What we'll use it for is those 10.5 |>ositions for the year," he said. "I want to thank (Sena­ tor Dan) Soucek for help­ ing fight for us oti that." he said. The GA plans to recon­ sider SCSI* for possible cuts during the short ses­ sion next year, he said. Dylan Lightfoot | Jefferson Post Marisa Pena (left), 5. and Jadyn Carpenter (right), 5, are two of 100 children enrolled at Mt. Jefferson Child Devel­ opment Center, which has provided Ashe County working parents with affordable, quality child care for four decades. A new state law, spon­ sored by Rep. Jonathan Jordan, that creates a scholarship system allow­ ing the parents of children with special needs to use taxpayer dollars to finance educational alternatives outside the traditionalpub­ lic school system has re­ ceived mixed reviews from the county's top school ad­ Jordan ministrator. "If that money they are setting aside for this was to an actual scholarship, provided to LEAs (local where they will apply to a special board that has been education agencies), then set up and provide the we could help our excep­ receipts and so forth for tional children even more, these kinds of expenses," especially here in Ashe Jordan said. County," Ashe County Jordan said approxi­ Schools Superintendent mately 615 families across Todd Holden said. the state use the tax credit. The bipartisan house bill Those families will have passed 90-21 in the North first preference in the Carolina General Assembly scholarship grants. earlier this month. "What it means is for a? The "Children with parents in the state w. Disabilities Scholarship have children with disab Grant" (HB 269) is replac­ ties, if they are in the pi ing the Special Needs Tax lie school system and . Credit. See BILL |Y "This is being moved 9 4-H kids get 'hands on' experience Submitted photo| Jefferson Post Ashe County Amateur Radio Club member Andy Sexton honed his ham skills during the club's annual field day inJune at Westwood Elementary School. The club's ability tocommu­ nicate by shortwave throughout the county during the Blue Ridge Brutal is a vital component of the security needed to keep cyclists' safe during the race. Amateur Radio Club a crucial player in Blue Ridge Brutal A few years ago during the Blue Ridge Brutal Bike Ride, Duane and Wanda Gervasi were beginning to relax after the bulk of riders in the Brutal had passed the Northwest Trading Post rest stop. Then a motorcyclist reported a woman and her bike were down in the grass beside the Blue Ridge Parkway. The Gervasis, who were Ashe County Amateur Radio Club volunteers, radioed a SAG Wagon and the Ashe County Rescue Squad of the woman's distress. The worpan had had an appen­ dectomy the week before, but, typical of the partici­ pants in the Brutal, she was determined to take part in the ride. The wom­ an was quickly picked up and taken to the hospital. This event demonstrates the critical role played by the ham radio operators in See BRUTAL | 7 Photos by Dylan Lightfoot | Jefferson Post ABOVE. Extension Agent Micah Orfield and her 4-H Sum­ mer Parks day camp group at Mountain View Elementary dissected a cow's udder this week as part of a study of dairy cattle. AT LEFT. 4-H Summer Parks kids made mozzarella cheese from milk using rennet tablets and salt. Clockwise from bottom left: Vanessa Escudera, 8: Chris­ topher Tomko. 9; Extension Agent Micah Orfield: Roberto Rojo, 11; Elizabeth Martinez. 10. �P.U',1. 2 FRIDAY, AUGUST 2, 2013 JEFFERSON POST The New River Boys perform in Todd Saturday File photo | Jefferson Post The Ashe County Fiddlers Convention offers one and all the region's best bluegrass music. 44rd annual Ashe Fiddlers Convention starts tonight Submitted photo | Jefferson Post The New River Boys will perform at 6 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 3 at 6 p.m. at the commu­ nity park in Todd as part of the Todd Community Preservation Organization's Free Summer Music Series. Bring a lawn chair/blanket. Hamburgers, hot dogs, snacks and beverages will be available on site. For more information on the band, visit www. thenewriverboysmusic.bandcamp.com. State Fair tickets went on sale Aug. 1at www.ncstatefair.org Concert, gate and ride tickets available online Tickets for State Fair concerts go on sale next week, with tickets for Scotty McCreery's two concerts and Florida Georgia Line expected to be highly sought after. In addition to concert tickets, discounted ad­ mission and ride tickets went on sale at Thurs­ day, Aug. 1, at www.nc- r statefair.org. Advance admission tickets are $7 for adults and $3 for children. These prices reflect a savings of $2 per adult gate admission ticket and $1 per child's gate admission. Adult admis­ sion tickets for groups of 40 or more are $5. For the first time, the fair is offering a group discount on children's tickets as well. The child group ticket will sell for $2, lor groups of 40 or more. AUTO REPAIR (Formerly BillVGaragc) • Cooper Tires featured, many other brands • Interstate Batteries • Mechanical Repairs • NC Inspections • Towing & Jumpstarts Janet & Benny Bare ; A Christian-Based Company • 970 US Hwy 221 M - Jefferson A W 846-3992 Children 5 and under and adults 65 and over get in free. An 18-ticket ride sheet is $10 in advance, saving fairgoers $8 off the regu­ lar price. Fairgoers can also take advantage of the Early Bird Special during the month of August. Ticket buyers can earn up to three free adult admis­ sion tickets based on the total purchase amount in a single order before convenience fees. Spend­ ing between $60 and $120 earns one free tick­ et. Purchases of $120.01 to $220 will earn fairgo­ ers two free tickets, and purchases of more than $220 earn three free tickets. Online admission, ride, grandstand and Dorton Arena. concert tickets apply toward the purchase total and or­ ders must be completed before 11:59 p.m. on Aug. 31. The 2013 N.C. State Fair will be held Oct. 17-27, at the State Fair­ grounds. Go to www. ncstatefair.org for more information. HIGH SPEED INTERNET available EVERYWHERE! Get speeds as FAST as 15mbps (Where available) Up to 200x Faster than dial-up! Starting at $49.99/mo Available EVERYWHERE! M bySATELUTE bySATELUTE " (no water, limited number of sites with electricity). Gates open 3 p.m. Fri­ day, Aug. 2, with music from individuals and bands. Gates open at noon on Saturday, Aug. 3, with music from youth, indi­ viduals and bands. Bands have the option to play one night or both nights with the highest score used. With over $3,000 in prize money, the "event's focus continues to be musiciancentered and to honor the old time and bluegrass mu­ sic of the mountains and the musicians who make it. Ashe County has a rich history in the roots of what eventually evolved into the current country music in­ dustry, and continues to raise up some of the best musicians in the nation.. The Ashe County Bluegrass & Old Time Fiddlers Convention is a fundraiser for the Rotary Club of the Jeffersons for scholarships and other Rotary projects. This will be the last year the Rotary Club of the Jef­ fersons will organize the event. The club is reaching out to other county organi­ zations who would like to coordinate the annual event. If interested, email jeffersonsrotary@gmail.com. Ticket prices include $10 per night, or $15 week­ end pass - available at Ashe Chamber of Commerce in West Jefferson. For more information, call 336-977-6337. Rough Cut Cowboy Race to be held in W.J. Aug. 16-17 The Rough Cut Cowboy Race will be coming to West Jefferson Aug. 16-17. This timed event will test the skills of both horse and rider and includes a water hazard, steps up to and back down a trailer, crossing obstacles and more. The Rough Cut Cowboy Race is open to all cowboys and cowgirls, 18 years of age or older or with writ­ ten parental consent if the rider is under 18 years old. The race will be held at the Baker Farm, 3460 Dick Phillips Road, West Jefferson. Entry fee is $30 per rider and a $5 fee for each practice run the rider takes. First place wins $100 and the top three riders will qualify for the Rough Cut Cowboy Champion­ ship Race being held at Photo submitted | Jefferson Post Lt. Donnie Goodman of the Boone Police Department rode at one of the qualifiers for the Rough Cut Cowboy Race. MidLand Majic on Oct. 5, 2013, where the winner will receive $1,000. Practice runs will be held at the Baker Farm 6-8 p.m. Friday, Aug. 16, and WE BUY GOLD! Ki Like us on Facebook North Wilkesboro,N.C. HIGHSPEED • ^ INTERNET Help preserve and honor the heritage of mountain music by celebrating the 44rd Annual Ashe County Bluegrass & Old Time Fid­ dlers Convention Aug. 2-3 at Ashe County Park in Jef­ ferson. Sponsored by the Ro­ tary Club of the Jeffersons, the event includes competitions among musi­ cians from throughout the southeast for over $3,000 in prize money. If you can pick a note or two, you can even join in on a few of the jam sessions. Bring your lawn chair and sweater, and enjoy the music and cool Blue Ridge Moun­ tains of Ashe County. Con­ cessions are cooked fresh on-site. Camping available 336-838-6964 from 8-10 a.m. Saturday the Aug. 17. The race will begin 10 a.m. Saturday. Concessions will be available, but remember to bring a lawn chair. A field has been set aside for horse trailers and tents. Come test your Cowboy skills or just come to en­ joy the fun arrd fellowship. All proceeds will benefit the Happy Trails Cowboy Church of Ashe. For more information, call 828-406-7996. Regis­ tration forms, including parental consent, are avail­ able at https://www.facebook.com/cowboychurchofashe. AAG American Advisors Group Looking for extra cash?*' Find out how a reverse mortgage can help you! # DOWNLOAD COMPLETE CALL NOW and GO FAST! 1-877-358-7040 Mon - Fri 8am -11pm • Sat 9am-8pm • Sun 10am-6pm EST * * �JKJ I I KSON POST at $22,500. July 23 Donald Jake Staf­ ford, 32, of Gastonia was charged with BLEDSOE non-support of a child. Bond was set at $890. Staf­ ford was re­ leased on July 25. July 24 CROWDER D e n ms Duane Combs, 33, of West Jef­ ferson was charged with non-support of a child. Bond was set at $1,050. Elijah Bledsoe, 18, of Todd was charged with eight counts of breaking and entering, two counts, of breaking into a coin/currency machine and one count of possession of burglary tools. Bond was set Staff report July 27 Pamela Renee Eller, 29, of Crumpler was charged with simple assault. Bond was set at $1,000. Eller was released later that day. Miguel Otoniel Esvin, 25, of West Jef­ ferson was charged with driving while impaired. was Bond set at $800. Esvin was released the next day. COMBS ELLER July 28 Lloyd Roger Cnowder Jr., 40, of West Jefferson was charged with assault on a female and communicating threats. Bond information is unknown as this time. OBITUARIES Rates approved for health insurance marketplace plans The North Carolina Department of Insurance announced that it has com­ pleted timely reviews and approvals of health insurance rates for plans that insurers have proposed to sell in the federal Health Insurance Mar­ ketplace. This approval allows the insurers to continue the process to become certified by the federal gov­ ernment to participate in the Market­ place. The Health Insurance Market­ place, also known as a health benefit exchange, will be accessible online through www.healthcare.gov and is a place where individuals, families and small employers will be able to compare health insurance options and shop for coverage. Those eligible will be able to take advantage of fed­ eral subsidies and tax credits. Pursu­ ant to N.C. Session Law 2013-5, the BEST VALUE HEARING CARE CENTERS Free Hearing tests find out if your hearing is normal! Mrs. Betty Weaver Dar­ nell of West Jefferson, died on Sunday, July 28,2013, at the Village of Wilkes Skilled Care in North Wilkesboro, NC. She was 79. Mrs. Darnell was born on July 6,1934, in Ashe County to Joe and Myrtle Farmer Weaver. Mrs. Darnell was preced­ ed in death by her parents; her husband, Rev. 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Trict #2 - 42.712 Acres of mostly open land with.rolling topography, good views, and paved state road frontage. Tr#ct #3 - 71.172 Acres, some timber but mostly open land, good views, wood storage building, • Ideal for permanent residence, with grazing farm land or tree farm. Ideally located between Jefferson, North Carolina and Mountain City, Tennessee. For further Information contact: Boyer Realty & Auction Edwin Wagoner & Associates Col. Jimmy Boyer NCAL #1792 P.O. Box 1333 336-372-eeea Wytheville, VA 24382 boyerrealty@sKybest.com www.boyerrealtyandauctlon.com federal government will operate the Marketplace in North Carolina. As of today, rates have been ap­ proved for three insurers that have indicated to NCDOI their intent to sell plans on the Marketplace. The insurers include Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina, Coventry Health Care of the Carolinas, and FirstCarolinaCare. All three have indicated intent to participate in the individual market; BCBSNC has in­ dicated intent to also participate in the small group market. Coverage options will vary by county. As the federal government will be operating the Marketplace in North Carolina, it will make the final decision as to which plans may be sold through the Marketplace in this state. Rate details for these insurers were filed with NCDOI as trade se­ cret, and under North Carolina law. may not be released by NCDOI with­ out the consent of the insurer. The Health Insurance Marketplace is scheduled to open for enrollment on Oct. 1. Health insurance plans, from the insurersabove as wellas oth­ ers operating in the state, will also be available outside of the Marketplace; however, income-based federal sub­ sidies are only available through the Marketplace. For coverage beginning in 2014, no health insurer may deny coverage to an individual or smail group, or charge more for coverage because of health status, claims ex­ perience or a pre-existing condition. For more information about the Health Insurance Marketplace, visit www.healthcare.gov or call the fed­ eral Marketplace Consumer Call Center at 800-318-2596. COMMUNITY CALENDAR fellowship, and, yes, there will be door prizes. For more information, call Roy Watson at 336-877-4782. Hobert Watson at 828-2972010 or Louise Greene at 828-297-3409. 2 p.m. Plants, Birds, Rocks & Things. Meet the Mt Jefferson State Park ranger at the picnic area and explore the world that exists 4,683 feet above sea level. Mt. Jefferson of­ fers wonderful views and a wild geological story that connects soil, plants, and animal life. Aug 3 - 4 down the New River. Wear 6-9 p.m. Live Music on ' clothing and shoes suitable the Hotel Tavern Patio for being in the water. Wa­ I welcomes American Idol ter temperature is cooler contestant Katelyn Marks than the air. Space is lim­ and Derek Drye. On Sun­ ited and reservations are day front 12 - 12:30 p.m., required. There is a small Aug. 4 enjoy, Holden Bare fee per person to cover the featuring songs by James cost of shuttle service. For Taylor and Jim Croce. •more information or to re­ Aug. 4 serve your space, call 3361 p.m. Guided Canoe 982-2587. Trip meet the New River 1:30 p.m. 47th Annu­ State Park ranger at the al Triplett Family Re­ Visitor Center. Learn the union will be held at the Community history of the river and ba­ Ferguson sic canoe instruction while you enjoy a leisurely trip See CALENDAR \ 8 A TERRIBLE THING HAPPENS WHEN YOU DON'T ADVERTISE. NO ONE NOTICES Y0D West 13.3 miles to Big Laurel Road, turn right; travel 1.6 miles to sale location on the right. From Mountain City, TN at the intersection of Hwy 421 and TNSR #167 North, travel State Road paved road frontage • A motorcyclist was injured in a traffic accident on US 221Busi­ ness in West Jefferson this Monday morning when a Honda CR-V turned left onto the high way In front of him. A motorcyclist was injured in a traffic accident on US 221 Business in West Jefferson Monday, July 29. Just after 8 a.m., the motorcyclist was southbound through the curve near the Water Works when a Honda CR-V made a hairpin left turn off of Doggett Road in front of him, according to a West Jefferson Police Department incident report. The motorcycle, a 1984 Honda, skidded 56 feet before colliding with the CR-V. The motorcyclist was taken to Ashe Memorial Hospital by Blue Ridge Medical Transport with a leg injury. The driver of the CR-V was cited by the West Jefferson Police Department. ers, Ralph, Ernie and Junior Weaver. Mrs. Darnell enjoyed cro­ cheting and spending time with her grandchildren. For the last 10 years she worked at Shatley Spring Restau­ rant. Aug 2 Mrs. Darnell is survived by 4 - 8 p.m. Fish Fry her daughter, Janet Farmer Friday. Support Ashe and husband Dean of Millers Outreach Ministries and Creek; three grandchildren, Mobile Meals at the RivAmanda Grose and husband erview Community Center Naydean Campbell Shane of Millers Creek, Jona­ in Creston. A $10 dona­ Baldwin than Farmer and wife Joni of Naydean Campbell Bald­ Taylorsville, Michael Dillard tion will get you a large win died Sunday, July 29, and wife Shana of West Jef­ portion of hsh, fries, hush 2013, at her home in White- ferson; five great-grandchil­ puppies, slaw, dessert' and a drink. Take-out available. top, Va. She was 75. dren, Braxton Grose, Payton Naydean was born Oc­ Grose, Jasmine Caudill, Jae- Directions: Take Hwy. 88 tober 18, 1937 in Watauga la Farmer and Hailey Tester- W. stay straight through County to the late Clip M. man; and several nieces and Warrensville and past Blue Ridge Elementary. Riverand Nell Tester Campbell. nephews. view is about 6 miles on She was a loving wife, Entombment services the left. Look for the "Fish mother, grandmother and were held Tuesday, July 30, Fry" sign. For more infor­ great-grandmother. 2013, at the Ashelawn Me­ mation. call 336-385-1314. She.is survived by her hus­ morial Gardens Mausoleum band of 37 years C.B. "Sam" of Prayer by Rev. Jim Greer. Aug. 3 Baldwin; three daughters, Memorials may be made 11 a.m. Watson Fam­ Melanie Baldwin-Hoffman to a charity of the donors ily Reunion will be held and husband, Kevin; Sherry choice. Words of comfort at the Deep Gap Fire De­ Spencer Hurley and Debbie and remembrance may be partment. Please bring a Spencer Lyall; nine grand­ viewed or sent to the family covered dish and drink for children, Brandy Lyall, Fe­ through our website at www. the luncheon. Ice, plates, licia Blevins Busic, Jeannie badgerfuneralhome.com. cups, flatware and napkins Lyall Lambert, James Lyall, Badger Funeral Home was will be provided. Expect to Keshia Blevins, Brian Lyall, entrusted with Mrs. Dar­ have lots of fun, food and Bradley Lyall, Brittney Hur­ nells arrangements. ley, and Katrina Hoffman; three great-grandchildren, Tori Lambert. Abigail Ly­ all and Luke Lambert; two brothers; two sisters; and Owners Helping Ashe Co. hear better since 19731 several nieces and nephews. Is earwax causing your problem? A memorial service will be Free Video Ear Inspections held at a later date. see for yourselfl Cremation Society of Vir­ ginia is serving the Baldwin Is hearing loss causing your problem? Family. Mrs. Betty Weaver Darnell PuiK.'J Motorcyclist injured in morning wreck County crime report Staff report FRIDAL ALGI ST 2, 201.'J 27G-76B-aS39 ANYMORE Jefferson Post (336) 846-7164 www.jeffersonpost.com .for the best ADVERTISING RESULTS �OPublic Opinion "...were it left to me to decide whether we should have a government without newspapers or newspapers ivithout a government, I should not hesitate a moment to prefer the latter." Page 4 August 2,2018 — Thomas Jefferson, 1787 LETTER TO THE EDITOR Opposes with new school security law With the latest action coming out of Raleigh, I guess George Zimmer­ man will be applying for a job with the schools of NC. It wouldn't surprise me if he hasn't already been contacted to come to NC and organize the volunteers who will be "protecting our school chil­ dren" when the armed volunteers start standing guard in the schools. Is everyone on the majority side in Raleigh crazy? I could understand a well-trained and qualified police officer - maybe but armed volunteers makes no sense for many reasons. For one thing, the pool of available volunteers would be limited tq the unemployed and retirees since others have to make a living for their families (of course, there may already be consideration being given to allowing those who are sentenced to community service being allowed to do their service at the schools - if they own their own gun); then there is the long process of background checks. Oh, wait a minute, the promoters of this will probably dispense with this since it costs money. There is the psychological testing; oops that costs money, so we don't need that. Then there's the training that needs to be done, but since that also re­ quires money they will probably just have a short course on how to load and pull the trigger. THEN WE WAIT FOR TRAG­ EDY TO OCCUR. I hope the school boards and su­ perintendents treat this for what it is - a foolish plan. Lloyd Johnson Jefferson Editor's Note: Included in the state budget law just passed by the Gen­ eral Assembly is a provision that al­ lows local school boards to enter into agreements with local sheriffs or po­ lice chiefs to provide the volunteers, who would have to have previous ex­ perience as either a law enforcement officer or a military police officer and receive training on the social and mental development of children. The officers could not be sued for their good-faith actions. „1£AWN0, fcafeeUIMD * vm AGeNiA 4G<*/e*Ncfc 'Reform'will not attract best and brightest that running large departments requires. Anyone remember when, at the beginning The assumption, then, is that one must pro­ of his term, Gov. McCrory gave salary hikes vide more than adequate compensation to of up to 11 percent to key members of his attract and retain the best and the brightest. cabinet? Under Gov. Perdue, salaries for It's important to remember that assump­ cabinet secretaries had been set at a little tion, since the General Assembly has passed under $122,000, but last summer the legis­ a $20.6 billion, two-year budget and sent lature gave permission to her successor to it to the governor for his approval. Any­ raise that cap and set compensation levels. one who has been following the news for McCrory's raise increased the pay of some the past few days knows what the budget cabinet members to $135,000. portends for public education in the state. Given the financial health of the state and North Carolina now ranks 46th in the na­ the governor's failure to provide an equi­ tion in teacher pay, but the budget provides table increase for the run of the mill state no pay increases. worker, the salary hike didn't go over too Likewise, educators will no longer re­ well. McCrory was put on the defensive, ceive additional pay for. holding advanced Dr. Hollis having to provide justification for what degrees, a move which effectively provides looked to many like good old-fashioned cro­ Phelps no incentive for teachers to further their ed­ nyism. Mount Olive College ucation. In addition, the budget eliminates In an interview with Raleigh's News & career status or "tenure" for all teachers, re­ Observer, McCrory stated, "I'm trying to placing it with a short-term contract system make it at least where they can afford to live while running multibillion-dollar departments." Ac­ that lack§ any teal job security. The budget also eliminates thousands of educational cording to the Associated Press, McCrory spokesperson Chris Walker also justified the pay increases, suggesting positions, including teachers, teaching assistants, and that thev would Help attract the type of talent needed support personnel, and generally shifts money away • • from the public to the private sector through a voucher program. Ail in all, what the budget does for education is largely consistent with McCrory's own view of how to "reform" public education. Although supporters think that the reforms the bud­ get pushes through will ultimately raise educational standards and outcomes in the state, it's difficult to see how that could ever be the case. We can,Ithink, all agree that when it comes to education, we want bright, talent­ ed, and passionate teachers in the classroom. s i l ( \ I N I . V . N1 1 1 < W I M V N < M < I T H V K ' U . I V V M M We want the same in government too, especially in high-level cabinet positions. Yet whereas McCrory in­ (USPS 441-810) Member NC Press Association creased overall compensation to these and other similar positions to attract the very best, the opposite logic ap­ Published twice weekly by Civitas Media LLC. P.O. Box 808 pears to hold for teachers. Only wishful thinking would 203 S. Secobd Ave.. West Jefferson. NC 28694 ever assume that the way to attract bright, talented, and Periodicals postage paid at West Jefferson. NC 28694 passionate teachers is to provide no pay increase on top Phone 336-846-7164 of a low, non-competitive salary, all the while cutting any Email cclark@civitasmedia.com form of job security. Subscription rates in Ashe County - 838/year A former student of mine teaches public high school In North Carolina - $48 01/year in the eastern part of the state. I've visited his class be­ Cliff Clark fore, and he's one of the bright, talented, and passionate Editor/General Manager Wil Petty teachers that we need on the front lines of our education Staff Writer Dylan Lightfoot . system. He also works a second job on weekends sling­ Staff Writer Nathan Ham ing burritos, since he doesn't make enough as a teacher Sports Writer Teresa Roark Laws to provide for his family. Understandably, he's thought Advertising Sales John Sears about doing something else. Anecdotal evidence,Iknow, Advertising Sales Kay Hart but he's certainly not alone, especially when the average Classifieps/Legals starting salary for a public school teacher in NC is less Mail Room Department than $31,000. Julia Beck If we really want to "reform" education in this state, we Postmaster: Send address changes to need to value our teachers more, not less, as this budget Jefferson Post does. McCrory's cabinet secretaries may have a salary PO Box 808 that fits with running multi-billion dollar departments, West Jefferson NC 28694-0808 # but our teachers are charged with our children. Our All content copyright 2012 , teachers - and our children - deserve at least as much. Wers OS by Civitas Media LLC and may not be reproduced without permission Hollis Phelps is an Assistant Professor of Religion at Mount Olive College. Egypt, Nazi . Germany and North Carolina is in full D o e s flower." the folIs there lowing any pros­ descrip­ pect for tion of a change in political direction? situation N o t at the be­ much, ac­ ginning of cording July apply to Peirce. to Egypt "Growing or North Hispanic Carolina? and other **Just a more mod­ year after D.G. Martin erate politwinning ical voices a decisive c o u l d election victory and taking offset the trend. But power from an en­ with North Carolina's districts trenched regime that legislative had been in charge for carefully drawn to en­ many years, the vic­ trench the ascendant tors alienated a sub­ Republicans, a return stantial part of their to moderation may be population. Their years - if not decades undemocratic efforts - away." Somebody might. to deny participation by those people and' ask, "Where is the groups who oppose Egyptian Army when them were patently we need them?" On the other hand, undemocratic and un­ some political observ­ fair.** It applies to Egypt ers point out that, af­ before the recent ter being out of power ouster of the Muslim for so long, the newly Brotherhood-led gov­ empowered can be ernment. But, argu­ forgiven for a few ex­ ably, it could apply just cesses and that, once as well to North Caro­ they are accustomed lina's political transfor­ to the responsibilities of governing, their mation. Our state's political policies will become turnaround recently more moderate and got the attention of practical. another national col­ The apologists for the ousted Egyptian umnist. "There was a time," government made the wrote Neal Peirce of same argument. Similar explana­ The Washington Post, "when North Carolina tions were made to was a symbol of South­ explain away Nazi ern enlightenment. excesses when they Compared to the poli­ took power in Ger­ cies of the old 'Solid many in 1933 accord­ South' - Democratic, ing to Erik Larson's conservative, fervidly recent best seller, "In anti-civil rights - the the Garden of Beasts: state embraced rela­ Love, Terror, and an tively progressive poli­ American Family in cies in such areas as Hitler's Berlin," based education and race re­ on the experience of North Carolina native lations. "No longer... the Tar William E. Dodd, who • Heel state is racing to was U.S. Ambassador lead the pack in con­ to Germany during servative anti-city and this period. According to Lar­ implicitly anti-black son, when the new politics." Peirce partially sum­ Nazi propaganda min­ marized the record, ister Joseph Goebbels noting a bill that re­ faced questions about duces revenue by a abuse against Jews, half-billion dollars, he told reporters, "Let lowering taxes on me explain how such a high income individu­ thing might occasion­ als "while increasing ally happen," Goeb­ taxes for small busi­ bels said. "All during ness owners and low- the 12 years of the . er-and-middle-class Weimar Republic our taxpayers," cutting people were virtually unemployment insur­ in jail. Now our party ance coverage, cutting is in charge and they support of elementary are free again. When a education, and repeal­ man has been in jail for ing the Racial Justice 12 years and he is sud­ denly freed, in his joy Act. In Egypt, the actions he may do something perhaps of the government led irrational, to popular uprisings even brutal. Is that not followed by the gov­ a possibility in-your ernment's ouster led lountry also?" • In our state, too? by the military. In North Carolina, D.G. Martin hosts "North the actions of the Carolina Bookwatch," which airs at noon Sundays and at government led to 5 p.m. Thursdays on UNC-TV. the protests on Moral For more information or to view prior programs visit the Mondays. "What are the odds webpage at www.unctv.org/ that Moral Monday ncbookwatch protests or the like will This week's (Aug. 4.8) guest is Ann B. Ross author of "Miss deter North Carolina's Julia to the Rescue." new right-wing poli­ Ann B. Ross always presents tics?" asks Peirce. her modern, middle-aged, "Realistically, very mountain heroine with a vari­ ety of interesting challenges. low." he answers. Noting the legisla­ In Ross's latest novel. "Miss Julia to the Rescue." Miss Ju­ ture's efforts to "seize lia has tb confront some wild city assets" like the religious practices, includ­ Charlotte airport and ing church services with Asheville water sys­ snake handling and a new tem, Peirce says, "It's "Church of Body Modifica­ tion." where adherents show clear that an ugly re­ commitment by tattoos and ward-friends, punishattachment of heavy metal adversaries' politics objects to their bodies. �JKFL'KRSON POS'I Be a soul of diligence There are a couple of words in the Bible that are used to de­ fine laziness and what we call "good-fernothing," and those words are slothful and sluggard. God does not delight in the slothful. He created us to Leila make good use of the time He has given us. Wasted time is an insult to our Creator. The Proverbs are filled with stern warn­ ings against being lazy. The slothful are told that they will not get away with it. In fact, they will have to be under the rule of others. "The hand of the diligent shall bear rule: but the slothful shall be under trib­ ute." (Prov 12:24, KJV). The slothful are defined as even being too lazy to cook their own food. "The slothful man roasteth not that which he took in hunt­ ing: but the substance of a diligent man is precious." (Prov 12:27). Slothful people relish get­ ting in the way of those who have work to do. Have you ever worked with someone who just would not do their fair share? The Scriptures speak about that type of person too. They not only take their pay without earn­ ing it, they waste the time of their fellow-workers too. In this instance, it is even symbolic of how the sloth­ ful are a hindrance to oth­ ers, not just themselves. They prevent progress in every situation. "The way of the slothful man is as an hedge of thorns: but the way of the righteous is made plain." (Prov 15:19). These slothful characters do no work themselves, and they grt Oiit of their way to cause strife and waste time. "He also that is slothful in his work is brother to him that is a great waster." (Prov 18:9). The sloth­ ful is the first to complain about how things are go­ ing, but the last to do any­ Harris thing about it. "A slothful man .hideth his hand in his bosom, and will not so much as bringit to his mouth again." (Prov 19:24). He or she desires the best of everything (as long as someone else pays for it or provides it). "The desire of the slothful killeth him; for his hands refuse to labour." (Prov 21:25). They are quick to cry gloom and doom. "The slothful man saith, There is a lion without,I shall be slain in the streets." (Prov 22:13). King Solomon wrote much about the sloth­ ful. I guess he had to hire enough people down through the years, that his God-given wisdom allowed him to see the real problem (the slothful) when it came to getting the jobs done on time an# correctly. He made a declaration after pondering this one day. "I went by the field of the slothful, and by the vine­ yard of the man void of understanding; And, lo, it was all grown over with thorns, and nettles had covered the face thereof, and the stone wall thereof was broken down. Then I saw, and considered it well: I looked upon it, and received instruction. Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep: So shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth; and thy want as an armed man." (Prov 24:30-34). The wisdom in Prov­ erbs even points out that there are just some people, mokt often the sluggardly, lazy, and slothful, that are so conceited in their own minds, that you can't even talk to them. You can't teach them because of their arrogance. "The slothful man saith. There is a lion in the way; a lion is in the streets. As the door turneth upon his hinges, so doth the slothful upon his bed. The slothful hideth his hand in his bosom; it grieveth him to bring it again to his mouth. The sluggard is wiser in his own conceit than seven men that can render a rea­ son." (Prov 26:13-16). Even Jesus warned what would eventually become of the slothful in His par­ able of the Talents. After the one who received one talent and did nothing with it returned, it was tak­ en from him - regardless of his fast-talking excuses. "Then he which had re­ ceived the one talent came and said, Lord, I knew thee that thou art an hard man, reaping where thou hast not sown, and gath­ ering where thou hast not strawed: And I was afraid, and went and hid thy tal­ ent in the earth: lo, there thou hast that is thine. His lord answered and said unto him, Thou wicked Pastor Todd Brewer Casual 8 Contemporary Sunday School 10:00 a.m. Sunday Worship 11:00 a.m. Wednesday Bible Study 7:00 p.m. 107 W. Second Street Aug. 4 10 a.m. Decoration ser­ vices will be held at the Healing Springs Baptist Church Cemetery. DOM David Blackburn will be speaking. There will be no Sunday School,but the reg­ ular worship service will Paintings by Janice Hassell ASHE ARTS CENTER 303 School Avenue, Downtown West Jefferson Faith Fellowship w# 40 Kid* Pastor Steven LeaShomb Sunday Sthool - 9 4$ a.M. MomJng Worship - 11:00 a.M. Tliimi oii.-tlt not m.vkc onto Wednesday Wble Study - 7:00 p.m. Revorond Phil Arnold Baptist Church Elliott Osowitt. Pastor 676 S. Main St., Jefferson Worship 11:00 11:00 Morning Worship 846-3346 _ Ml. Jefferson Baptist Church Rev. Keith Casey 19S7 US Hwy 121 N, Mfsnon. NC (336) 246-4764 9:41 a.a. 11:00 a.a. 6 30 p.a. Sunday Sthool Worship Servkr Sunday Night Service 6:00 p.M. • T.I.6.M. 10:00 a.M • lay la the Morning Bald Mtn. Baptist Church Pastor: Rev. Lawrence Goodman 1460 Bald Mtn. Rd.. West Jefferson Sunday School 9:30 a.m. Sunday Morning Worship Service 8:30am & 10:45 am Sunday Evening Worship -6:00 pa Wednesday Meal-5:15 pm Bible Study -6:10 pm Baldmountainchurdi.org Email: Baldmountoln@ikybest.com Church 877-1SSO 246-6077 MOJUTH VANNOV Wednesday Service 7:00 p.M. Big Flatts Baptist Church NC Pastor, Chris Cox MJV1L1) Hospice 828.265.3926 Pastor. Kevin Morgan 336-667-6092 Saturday Servkes: Bible School -10:00 AM Sabbath Worship -11:15 AM M' 8:30AM - 5:30PM continuing tho wortr of Josut Peocefully, Simply. Togother First Assembly of God Church Factor Keith Styron Corner of Faw-Rohmd 8 McNeil Sts • Jefferson * (88 West - Left en McNeil, One Stock) Sunday School - 9:30-10:15 a.m Morning Worship -10:30 a.m. Sunday Evening - 6:00 p.m. yVtdnffday Night Wble Study - 7:00p.m. Dr Pepper [The Jewel Shoppe Bottling Company West Jefferson | 246-4591 H&WTOiT Company 24-HOUR BURNER SERVICE YOUR FULL SERVICE OIL COMPANY 739 US Hwy 221 Bus West JeHerson Mon. - Sat.: 115 East Main St.. Jefferson. NC (336) 846-9512 9:00 a.m. Informal Worship 9:45 e.m. - Sunday School for aH ages 11:00 a.m. • Traditional Worship Service Wo would lova to have you come worship with us. ood He Wetted them" Ukf 24:50 VANNOY & SONS CONSTRUCTION COMPANY Call 846-9241 Ronnie Hopkins Pastor: Ed Hall 336-372-5479 Sunday SchooLIO AM Worship Service: II AM Sunday Worship 11:00 a.m. BLUERfDGE fjfc •g Peak Creek Church of the Brethren jeffrrson United Methodist Church Rev. Karen F. Miller, Pastor Seventh-Day Adventist Church of Warrensville Sunday School 9:45a.m. Compliments of 246-9969 Services: Sunday School 10:00 e.m. Worship Service 11:00 a.m. Wednesday Bible Study 7:00 p.m. Youth Class (A* Stars for Josus) Everyone Welcome! 49$ Highway 194 Sooth C O N S T R U C T I O N HOME HEALTH & HOSPICE Home Health 828.265.3388 ; x Rev. A. Owen Peeier dntHc mcm/mrship corf- w'trcno rt£,nnM tby Height** jflpic »ll.lit ,%it Cckcf. Bethany United Methodist Church 336-877-2801 © "tlxiu »halt not l-c.ii l.ilsc Missions OulMing by hrfth Promise 7:00 p.M. Jefferson tolceeaithoTy o.m. Phone - 982-3076 HHut Kcrricnibcr the >M>h.ilh day Sonday Night Services 6:30 p.M. Glendale Springs www.wjumc.net 9:45 Sunday School IX IV Sunday School 9:41 «.*. Parish of the Holy Communion Eucharist 10:00 am Christian Education 8:30 Rector - The Rev. Stephen Miller -* 7 hou dhjltnot flteal • 194 and M West. Smethport. NC Holy Trinity Church Wednesday Night: VIII III 336-846-7445 F.B.I. Bible Study - 6:30 pm VII Thou ehnltnot commit sdiiltry Thou #h#lt not take the name ot­ itic I.C >KD thy t A)D in v.sin (Episcopalian) Sunday Service 11:00 am VI nh.ilt notkiU thtsc ontf gfUVtH ifthigF Sunday School • 9:45 AM Worship • 11:00 AM 201 S. Jefferson Ave., West JeHerson Bible Study 9:30 am Thnti www.MMwoyboptlstnc.ori Revt Will Heyward coffee and fellowship 10:30-11 ( turning Worship • 6:00 p.m. Smefhport Independent West Jefferson, North Carolina 336-246-5292 Corner of Hwy. 221 & Cherry St 7+KXI nl,.ill ivtvu- no Olher jgjdi* brrfctre me (336) 246-2012 Mount Jefferson Presbyterian Church 846-7481 See CHURCH I 7 For meeting and prayer time 336-982-9072 Or call 1-800-22VJN\T£ For self-study www.bahal.org July 6 — August 3,2013 Old Hwy. 221 Near Golf Course Rd. West Jefferson • Since 1890 846-3795 Jim Dawes. Minister Sunday School 10:00 a.m. Morning Worship 11:00 a.m. Evening Service 6:30 p.m. start at 11 a.m. Rev. Kevin Jones and the congregation invite you to these servic­ es. 1 p.m. Decoration Ser­ vice will be held at the Calloway Cemetery, with a covered lunch to follow. Donations may be sent to Calloway Cemetery, P.O. Box 1426, Jefferson, NC 28640. 2 p.m. Annual Decora­ tion Service w ill be held at the Tucker Cemetery, located in the Little Horse Creek Community, above the Meadowville Mennonite Church. A meal will follow at the church. Beaver Creek Baptist Church will hold Vaca­ tion Bible School. The theme is "HayDay - Jesus Always Loves Us." Friday night beginning at 6 p.m., Saturday at 9 p.m., and Sunday Morning at 10 a.m. Come and join us for Bahai's believe: that there is One Ood (A Divine Being, Spirit, Intelligence, Creator of all that is visible and invisible) that has, over time, been educating One People (all races created by and equal in Cod's sight) through what is basically One Eternal Faith (The major known religions were revealed in different parts of the world to the separated civijizations, in their native languages, in order to propel that part of God's world forward by calling the people to righteousness and detachment from things of this world). God's Divine Plan being to guide humanity from its childlike self-centered limited perspectives (the world is flat, mine is the superior race, mine is the complete truth, etc) to selfless maturity that fulfills the Lord's Prayer's admonition of "Thy Kingdom come, Thy will be done on Earth as it is in Heaven. "(Whereby the majority of humanity will choose their own freewill - God's will of dedicating themselves to the service of the entire human race.)" Glimpses of Memories ST. FRANCIS OF ASSISI CATHOLIC CHURCH 246-9151 Rev. James Stuhrenberg Main 8 Ivy Streets. • Jefferson Sun. Morning Mass - 9:00 am Saturday Evening Mass 5:00pm English 8 7:OOpm Spanish Weekday Morn. Mass Call for times Methodist Church ' Aug. 3 Community Fundrais­ er for Matthew Barnes with a car wash at McDon­ alds. afternoon of fun and games, balloon animals, cotton candy, face paint­ ing, silent auction with a spaghetti supper at New River Fire Department on NC 16 N, in Grassy Creek. For more information, con­ tact the Associational Of­ fice. 5 - 7 p.m. Zion United Methodist Church Fish Fry. A donation of $10 for adults, or $6 for children 12 and under is appreciat­ ed. For more information, call Jim Taylor 877-1826. 1670 Ml. JeHerson West JeHerson. NC 28694 846-3954 FUJI; .-» CHURCH CALENDAR Midway Baptist Church Beaver Creek Rd.. Christian Church CORNERSTONE FELLOWSHIP Burnett St. • West Jefferson West Jefferson United and slothful servant, thou knewest that I reap where I sowed not, and gather where I have not strawed: Thou oughtest therefore to have put my money to the exchangers, and then at my coming I should have received mine own with usury. Take therefore the talent from him, and give it unto him which hath ten talents." (Matt 25:24-28). If you are just sitting around and waiting for blessings to fall at your feet, the answer is in the Bible. "Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise: Which having no guide, overseer, or ruler, Provideth her meat in the summer, and gathereth her food in the harvest. How long wilt thou sleep, 0 sluggard? when wilt thou arise out of thy sleep?" (Prov 6:69). Be a soul of diligence, not a soul of sluggardness. "The soul of the sluggard desireth, and hath nothing: but the soul of the diligent shall be made fat." (Prov 13:4). There are no ex­ cuses. "The sluggard will not plow by reason of the cold; therefore shall he beg in harvest, and have noth­ ing." (Prov 20:4). This message (both then and now) should be a wake-up call to the lazy ones, that rewards only come to dili­ gent individuals who apply their talents and abilities to have more and be more for Jesus. F RIDAY, Ai CIST 2, 2( ) L .'i 2082 Peak Creek Church Rd. Laurel Springs. NC 28644 7V /\ / i\ A 785 East Main Street The Mountain Village Shopping Center Jefferson, NC 336-246-4155 RID-A-BUG EXTERMINATING Termite & Pest Control 246-4222 To list your local church on this page, call the Jefferson Post at 336-846-7164 v\ �Nathan Ilain. Sports \\ riter (H:t6) 846-7164 nhain(i'civitiLsnieilia.coni Y outh football signups start Aug. 12 Nathan Ham Sports Writer nham@civitasmedia.com With another school year quickly approaching, it is almost time to sign your child up for the up­ coming Ashe County youth football season. The first day of signups will be at 5:30 p.m. on Aug. 12 at the Beaver Creek in­ dustrial held. This will also mark the first day of prac­ tice for third through sixth graders. Parents can sign their children up each evening that week if they cannot make it on that fust Mon­ day. Equipment will be given out on Wednesday, Aug. 14 and then practice will begin taking place at Family Cen­ tral in Jefferson. For fust and second grad­ ers, parents can register them at any time that week, but the first practice and first official registration day for them will not be until Aug. 19. All practices during the fust week will begin at 5:30. The cost to sign up for this year's league is $75. Things will be a little dif­ ferent this year than in years past. There will be a purple and silver team for the third and fourth graders as wellas a purple and silver team for the fifth and sixth graders. All Ashe teams will be playing in the newly formed Blue Ridge Football Con­ ference, which means that instead of playing teams in Boone, Avery and other places as in previous years, the Ashe squads will face teams that are currently part of the same conference as the high school. Ashe will face all of the Wilkes County Ashe volleyball schedule released 26. The final five conference matches will take place during the first half of October. Ashe hits the road to Starmount on the first day of the month before home contests against Wilkes Central on Oct. 3 and East Wilkes on Oct. 8: The Lady Huskies close the regular season with trips to North Wilkes (Oct. 10) and West Wilkes (Oct. 15). State playoff sectionals start Oct. 19 with regional com­ petition beginning Oct. 26 and finally the 2A State Cham­ pionship match on Nov. 2. at Ashe County Middl School and the other ">1 be at Family CeiZ I Central game ^ >* when the Ash teams face each other Jhc two teams wit the best record in each as group will play f„r ^ championship at Alleghan at the end of the season. P Nathan Ham Sports Writer nham@civitasmedia.com The Lady Husky volleyball team will have a pair of scrimmages before officially opening the 2013 season. Ashe will scrimmage at Alexander Central on Saturday, Aug. 10 and again on Thursday, Aug. 15 at Catawba Col­ lege. Several teams will be at each location, giving them a chance to fine-tune their skills before the regular season opens. The season begins with four non-conference games against area schopls. Ashe will travel to Watauga on Mon­ day, Aug. 19 before playing Avery at home the following day. On Aug. 26, the Lady Huskies will host Watauga be­ fore wrapping up the brief non-conference schedule with a road match at Avery. Mountain Valley Conference games fire up on Aug. 29 at Alleghany. Ashe will turn around and host two straight against Elkin on Sept. 3 and Starmount on Sept. 5. The team will hit the road for a pair of games the fol­ lowing week. Wilkes Central hosts Ashe on Sept. 10 and East Wilkes will be the opponent on Sept. 12. Ashe returns home for three straight at ACHS. The ladies host North Wilkes on Sept. 17, followed by West Wilkes on Sept. 19 and the second half of the conference schedule begins onSept. 24 against Alleghany. September wraps up wilh a road game at Elkin on Sept. schools, Alleghany and Elkin. Starmount is not part of the youth football confer­ ence. The fust scrimmage of the season will be on Aug. 24 and it is mandatory that each player attend to be present for the weigh-in. The first group of games is set to start Sept. 7 Ashe teams will all play four home games. Two games will be played at 5 Photos courtesy | H.D. Elite Photography Minor League softball Tigers: No roster available Little league salute File photo| Jefferson Post Abby Lopp and the rest of the Lady Huskies will begin the season on Aug. 19. •I Golf season starts Sept. 3 Nathan Ham Sports Writer nham@civitasmedia.com Ashe County's women's golf team will have a few extra weeks to prepare for the season with the first match taking place on Sept. 3 at Boone Golf Club. As of right now, Ashe will play in six total matches this season, which include the non-conference match in Boone, four conference matches and the Mountain Valley Athletic Conference Tournament. , Conference matches begin on Sept. 18 at High Meadows Country Club, hosted by Alleghany. > •,.,l "7 t • 'i •* I?* * - <7, • *fB®R "... Major League Yankees: Camden Current, Cory Treva, Riley Stevens. Boen Powers, Matthew McClure, Jackson Risk, Branson Shepherd, Hunter Cable, Tatum Brown. Jacob Patton, Kellan Anderson, Brandt Denniston, Caleb Scott. Coaches: Andy Patton, Jody Brown, Jonathan Risk. One week later, all MVAC teams travel to Cedarbrook Country Club in Elkin for the second MVAC match. Ashe will host the third match at Mountain Aire on Oct. 2 before ending the regular season at Oakwoods Country Club in Wilkesboro on Oct. 9 All MVAC teams will return to High Meadows on Oct. 16 for the MVAC Championship Tourna­ ment. 2A Regionals begin on Oct. 21 and the 2A State Championship Tournament begins one week later, tak­ ing place on Oct. 28-29. ACMSto host cheer camp Ashe County Middle School will be hosting its annual cheerleading camp next week, from 5 p.m. until 8 p.m., Aug. &8. The cost is $50 per per­ son, which includes instruc­ tion from Cynthia Harless, a camp t-shirt, snack and temporary insurance. This will give seventh and eighth graders a jump start on the season. Please come if you can. For more information call coaches Sara Houck (828) 772-1112 or Teneice Day (828) 772-1155. Major League softball Yankees: Emma Holman, Maddison Warner, Molly Rupard, Abby Sullivan, Samantha Woods, Katie Woods, Meagan Price, Kacey Spencer, Audrey Craven, Ashley Barr, Caroline Hamm. Coaches: Glenn Sullivan! Randy Barr, Richard Woods. �FRIDAY, AMI sr J, 201# JliFFKRSON Pos'l Brutal Pace 7 ( Bill From Page 1 phone calls could be made outside the County. During that time, Club members conveyed news about resi­ dents and travelers stranded here to their families outside Ashe County. During the Brutal, Ashe Civic Center is the base. When the operator there sends a message to the Laurel Springs Fire Depart­ ment rest stop, the message is "Laurel Springs, this is base." The operator at Laurel Springs says "This is Laurel Springs. Go ahead." Club members have lots of memories of the Brutal and the riders. Benson Wills serves as thePresident of the Ashe Radio Club. He notes that Blue Ridge Brutal rid­ ers have often thanked him for the services of the Club when he talks to them at the rest stops. 2006 was the last year that Dr. Elam Kurtz, the beloved physician, rode in the Brutal. Marty Norris remembers picking him up in the SAG Wagon at Benge Gap, a dis­ tance of 17 miles from the start. Dr. Kurtz was 82 years old at the time. Marty always enjoyed seeing Dr. Kurtz at the Brutal and talking to him. Andy Sexton remembers the Brutal rider who was headed down Nettle Knob Road on a section which has a.big curve just before a bridge. There may have been loose gravel on the road. The rider lost control, hit the guard rail, and broke his leg. Later, someone placed a sign near the curve which read, "This curve eats riders." Karen Lawler was driv­ ing a SAG Wagon on N.C. 194 near the Laurel Knob Development when one of the tires^of the vehicle blew out. The van was headed for the rocks which are beside Laurel Knob. Luckily the vehicle didn't hit the rocks, and, after regaining control and stopping, she was able to radio for help so she could continue keeping track of the riders. Brutal riders agree that the worst climb is Buffalo Road. Bob Clark has often worked the rest stop at the top of Buffalo Road. He says the fast riders don't even stop to rest or get some re­ freshments, and some riders make it to the rest stop by walking and pushing their bikes. The Radio Club has learned during the years of helping at the Brutal that there is an area between Todd and Baldwin where the radio signals cannot reach the repeater on Phoe­ nix Mountain. Charles Lewis, who lives on Mulatto Mountain; plays a crucial role at the Brutal during the late morning and after­ noon when the riders have reached this stretch. Lewis the Brutal. Again this year on Aug. 10, Blue Ridge Brutal rid­ ers can feel safer due to the work of the Club. The ham radio operators provide a continuous communica­ tions network from theAshe Civic Center to the rest stops and the SAG wagons which operate during the ride. In fret, the Club makes all Ashe County citizens safer due to the communication capabil­ ity which Club members provide. (Bike lovers do not agree on what "SAG" stands for, but some think it is "support and gear." The SAG wagons roam the route of the Brutal to pick up riders, if needed, or provide gear for repairs.) The Club owns an FM "repeater" on Phoenix Mountain which provides tjie Clubs communications ability in Ashe County. A repeater takes a weak radio signal and retransmits it on a stronger signal. Other cor­ porations and entities which use radio communications have repeaters up there, such as Blue Ridge Electric and the state. Members of the Club finance and maintain the repeater to keep it in good working order. Not only do members of the Club provide their own equipment, but they must keep up the skills to operate the radios. To practice their communications skills, Club members annually partici­ pate in a field day. This ye^r it was on June 22, at Westwood School This event provides training for a simu­ lated disaster. For 24 hours, members will transmit "CQ" signals which mean Come Quickly and get in touch with other ham radio op­ erators or respond to other CQ's. In the mid-1990s .Adam Lawler was in a bike ride in Virginia where ham radio operators provided commu­ nications for the ride. He approached Maude Calhoun, then the Executive Director of the Ashe Civic Center and the person who began the Brutal, and asked her if she would like to have the services of the Ashe Radio Club. Maude was delighted with the Club's offer. "The ham operators' help has been tremendously important for the Brutal over the years," she recently said. Fifteen to 16 Club volun­ teers are required to provide communications for the Bru­ tal. The Club considers this role a community service. Not only do members spend from six to tenhours a day at the Brutal, but they provide their own equipment, which they have paid for personally. They consider the Brutal good practice for events like the 1993 blizzard when no picks up the radio signals at his residence from that area, and he transmits them ver­ bally to the repeater so that everyone can hear them. He is very experienced in radio communications, having served as the head of Voice of America for the whole continent of Africa. Radio Club members of­ ten hear people ask, "What good are ham radios when we all have cell phones now?" First, there are places in Ashe County where cell phones don't work. Second, when a message is sent out on ham radio at the Brutal all tlx' ham operators and SAG wagons hear it. A cell phone, on the other hand, can make only one call at a time. For example, the opera­ tor at the base can send this message, "We are trying to locate Rider Number 237," and everyone can be on the lookout for that rider. With a cell phone there would have to be 15 separate calls. John Leonard gives anoth­ er example of how ham radio is superior to cell phones. He explains how during a winter storm last winter in the coun­ ty and how a ham radio likely saved his wife from serious injury. He was in his truck heading toward Helton and talking to fellow club mem­ ber, Duane Gervasi, by ham radio when the temperature dropped suddenly and the wet, heavy snow developed into ice on the roads. John's truck suddenly swerved and turned 180degrees. He asked Duane to contact his wife, Dr. Jayne Leonard, at work to tell her not to try to drive home. At that time, there were simi­ lar cellphone messages about the change in the weather all over the county, and the cell phone lines were jammed. Cell phone calls were not get­ ting through. Duane called Dr. Leonard's office by land line and warned her about the roads. The Blue Ridge Brutal is a fundraiser for the Ashe Civic Center. John MacConnell, the president of the Ashe Civic Center Board said, "Lots of people are critical to the success of the Brutal, especially the Radio Club for its role in the safety of the ride and its quick response in case there should be an ac­ cident." To learn more about the Blue Ridge Brutal bike ride, go to blueridgebrutal.org. For more information about the Ashe County Amateur Radio Club, visit w4ysb.org From Page 1 In Ashe County, the av­ not feel their child is get­ ting the services that they erage cost per student is need, they will have the $9,564, according to Terry option of applying up to Richardson, director of ex­ $3,000 per semester to use ceptional children and pretowards tuition or special k programs for the Ashe services for their children County School System. "It could affect (the to go to home school, to private school or charter school system) to where school or anything else," if they do these vouchers, students could go to other Jordan said. Ashe County Superin­ schools within the county," tendent Todd Holden said Holden said. "So what you that $6,000 per year is not could see is a possibility of enough money to educate either private schools or students with severe dis­ charter schools starting up in our county." abilities. Education for students "It's going to allow (parents of) kids to make with disabilities comes at choices, however, I don't a higher cost. "They would need to think the choices that are available are Anything bet­ move out of the public ter than what Ashe Coun­ school system in order ty schools can prbvide," to get the grant," Jordan Holden said. "As a matter said. "So I don't know what their particular fam­ of fact,I know it." According to the Nation­ ily budgets would be, but al Center for Education, I would imagine it would the average national cost cover a large portion of for teaching traditional private school tuition or students is $11,467 while the services they are not in North Carolina the aver­ getting now." age cost is $8,433. Last year, Ashe County Schools had 3,136 stu­ dents. 517 students were part of the Exceptional Children program, accord­ ing to Richardson. The grant will be on a first come, first serve ba­ sis. Applicants have to be in the public school system at least one semester, be up to standard with their individual education plan (IEP) and be a child whose disabilities require daily service. According to the bill's text, the North Carolina State Education Assis­ tance Authority (NCSEAA) will have $3.67 million for the program in the 2013-14 school year and $4.34 million for the 2014-15 school year. Other sponsors of the bill included Rep. Marcus Brandon (D-Guilford), Rep. Bert Jones (R-Rockingham) and Rep. Paul Stam (R-Wake). Church From Page 5 384-2560 or 977-1010. a "HayDay" of a time. For more information, please call Pastor Johnny Good­ man at 336-977-3561. Aug. 5-19 7 p.m. The Ashe Associational Choir will begin rehearsals for the 2013 revival season. The choir meets at Midway Baptist Church. Practice on Mon­ day nights and booking are almost always on Monday nights as well. Personal practice is via CD in your home. No au­ ditions are required. All denominations are wel­ come. "If you are a chilcl of the King - let's sing." For more information, call 877-0261 or 8778000. Aug. 9 - 10 7 p.m. Homecoming Services at Gillespie Community Church. Sunday services begins at 10:30 a.m., with dinner on the grounds. Special Singing by the Horton Sister, and the Delp Fam­ ily, visiting preacher will be Perri Delp. A special invitation goes out to all who have ties at Gillespie from 1932 to present. For more information, call Pastor Jim Francis at would like to invite will­ ing individuals to partici­ Aug 11 pate in a 40-day prayer 10:30 a.m. Homecom­ commitment. We will be ing Service. Blue Ridge praying specifically for Baptist Church invites God's will to be done you. Lunch will follow the during and following service in the fellowship the High Country Praise hall. There will be special Festival on Sunday,'Sept. singing in the morning 1, 2013, at the Holmes and the afternoon. Pastor Center on the campus of Rev. Larry Powers and Appalachian State Uni­ congregation welcome versity. If you miss a day you. during the 40-day prayer 10:30 a.m. Homecom­ period, no need to worry. ing Service. Landmark You can still make a com­ Baptist Church invites mitment to pray 40 times you. There will be spe­ during the same 40-day cial singing. A covered prayer period. For more dish lunch will follow in information, call Son's the fellowship hall. Pas­ •Light Ministries at 828tor Rev. Charles McCoy 264-2007. and congregation invites Aug. 1& - 17 everyone to attend. The 2 p.m. The Ashe Bap­ church is located in the tist Association Annual Silas Creek Community. 11 a.m. The Weaver Meeting wilt he held with Family Reunion and Faith Fellowship, and at 9 the Weaver Cemetery a . m . , A u g . 1 7 , 2 0 1 3 , w i t h Decoration Service will Midway Baptist Church This year's take place at the cem­ hosting. etery on Teaberry Road, theme is "The Voice of between Lansing and Many Waters" from Reve­ Warrensville. The meal lations 19:6. Be in prayer will be around noon with as we celebrate 127 years the decoration service to of working together for follow at 2 p.m. Everyone the cause of Christ. If you is welcome. church would like to host the meeting in 2013, con­ Aug. 12 - Sept 20 tact the Preach and Place 40 Days of Prayer. 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These include the relatives of George, Ert, Ozro, Vertie, and Harley Triplett, Mollie'Poarch, Mildred Brown, Betty Jones, and Sally Rob­ erts. All Walsh, Dula, McNeil, Ferguson, Po­ arch, and other families related to the Tripletts are invited to bring a covered dish and enjoy the fun and fellowship. For more information, call Constance T. Willis at $28-446-0443. 2 p.m. Decoration Ser­ vices will be held at the Poe Cemetery at Ashe Park. Kathy and Jerry May will provide special music. Rev. Glenn Woodie will be the speaker. Every­ one is welcome to attend. 2 p.m. Edible and In­ edible Plants in New River State Park. Come receive a lesson on what plants in the park aren't safe. Learn to identify common plants that might help or hurt you, and how to tell them apart. A hike around the visitor's cen­ ter, down the River Run Trail, and back up* the Hickory Trail will take you past many potentially delicious our dangerous plants. Please bring water. The hiking distance is 2.5 miles. 2:30 p.m. Decoration Services will be held at the Rash Cemetery. All persons with friends and family buried there are in­ vited to attend. The cem­ etery is located on Three Top Road. There will be singing and preaching. For more information, call 846-8377. 5 p.m. Free Concert at St. John's Episcopal Church. The New River Brass Ensemble, a quar­ tet of faculty members from Appalachian State University's Hayes School of Music will take you on a journey through four centuries of classics from Bach to the Beatles. St. John's is located on Herb Thomas Road, just off Mast Gap Road, signs will be posted. Bring a picnic to share after the concert and meet our guest musi­ cians. For more informa­ tion, call 963-6309. Aug. 5 6:30 p.m. The Peak Creek Ruritan Club will meet at the Peak Creek Ruritan Community Center, NC 88 E, Laurel Springs. After the meal, Ashe County Sheriff James Williams, or a rep­ resentative from his office will discuss the operation of the new Ashe County Jail. Visitors are welcome. For more information, call 336-982-9538. Aug. 6 - 9 The Alleghany Happy TVails 4-H Horse Camp will be held at the Allegh­ any County Fairgrounds, located in Sparta. The non-refundable camp fee is $100 per camper. The application due date is July 21, 2013. Space are limited and will be filled based on the applications received. Attendance for camp is open to youth that are certified North Caroli­ na 4-H members and have access to a sound hose. There are also openings for Junior Leaders. For more information and re­ quired forms, visit http:// alleghany4h.blogspot.com Aug. 7 11:30 a.m. Nathans Creek Extension and Community Association Club meeting will be held at Smoky Mountain Bar­ becue. sion 223. The program is free and is provided by the Friends of the Library. 6:30 p.m. Blue Ridge Opportunity Commis­ sion, Inc. (BROC) will hold its BROC Full Board Meeting at the BROC Al­ leghany Office, Sparta. For more information, call 372-7284. 7 p.m. Ashe Bee Keep­ ers Meeting will be held at the Agricultural Service Center Conference Room. For more information, call 336-846-5850. Aug. 9-11 The Ola Belle Reed Music Festival will take place in the Lansing Creeper Trail Park. Event times are 5 - 9 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 9, 12 - 9 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 10. Picking under the tent, Sunday, Aug. 11. Admission is by donation. For more infor­ mation, call 336-384-4000. Aug. 8 Aug. 10 Noon - 1:30 p.m. Op­ 1 - 5 p.m. Cruisin' eration College Launch Classic Car and TVacwill take place at the Ashe County Public Library. tor Show will be held Pizza will be served dur­ at Whitetop Community ing this college planning Center, 16309 Highlands session for teens and their Parkway, Whitetop Va. parents. Takeila Hall, Free admission, food and College Foundation of drink available. All pro­ Aug. 6 1p.m. Kick-off of Ashe North Carolina (CFNC) ceeds benefit the WhiteCounty's On the Same representative, will be top Community Center. Page Literary Festival's conducting a financial For more information, Community Read, "Ref­ aid workshop beginning call Jim Greer 276-388uge." Local historian Da­ at 12:30 p.m.The CFNC 2980. 4:30 - 8:30 p.m.Beaver vid Van Hoy will provide website offers many tools background on the author,. to assist students in col­ Creek Class of 1962 Dot Jackson, and share lege planning including a Reunion will be held at stories of mountain tradi­ scholarship opportunity. Mountain Aire Seafood tion in the Ashe County For more information, call Restaurant. For more in­ Public Library downstairs the youth service depart­ formation, call 336-877meeting room. ment at 846-2041 exten­ 1046 or 336-246-9988. Aug. 12 7 p.m. Ashe County Cattlemen's Association Meeting will be held at Family Central. Please RSVP by Friday, Aug. 9, by calling 336-846-5850 so there will be adequate materi­ als, seating and meals available for participants. "The Ashe County Cattle­ men's Association Board of Directors will be meet­ ing at 6:30 p.m., prior to the regular Associational meeting. Aug. 12 - 15 10 a.m. -12 p.m. Twin­ kle Camp - an, introduc­ tion .to the violin for chil­ dren ages 3 - 7 and their parents will be offered at Family Central, 626 Ashe Central School Road, Jef­ ferson. Camp activities include music, crafts and games. The program is free to all Ashe County residents but registration is required. For more infor­ mation or to register, call Linda Caraway at Moun­ tain Song Suzuki Violin Studio, 828-964-8373. seven but must be closely supervised. For more infor­ mation, call 336-246-9653. Aug. 23 - 24 AHS Rummage Sale at the National Guard Armory, Jefferson. Event dates and times are as fol­ lows:'8 - 11 a.m., Aug. 23, shoppers will be permitted early entry for a $5 contri­ bution. You can drop off gently used items from 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. Aug. 22,2013, at the Humane Society. Please note, the following items will not be accepted: clothing, shoes or any type of electronic items. All pro­ ceeds go directly to Ashe Humane Society tohelp the animals of Ashe County. Aug. 27 Aug. 16 7 p.m. Ashe County's On the Same Page Lit­ erary Festival holds a "Pickin' in the Park" * the songs of the Commu­ nity Read, "Refuge" The event will take place in the West Jefferson Town Park behind the library. Musicians are encourage to gather for a commu­ nity jam sessions. Refresh­ ments will be served. 8 p.m. Night Hike to Luther Rock. Meet the Mt. Jefferson State Park ranger at the park office for a 1-mile hike along the ridgeline out to Lu­ ther Rock. Bring a small flashlight and wear sturdy shoes, Parts of this hike are considered strenuous and hiking at night can be physically challenging. This program is designed for adults with good basic hiking skills. Children over Noon - until. A Com­ munity Cookout will be held at Peak Creek Church of the Brethren. Everyone is welcome. Hamburgers, hot dogs with all the trim­ ming, music, fellowship, bounce house and bean bag toss, and singing. For directions or more infor­ mation, call Ed and Rita Hall 336-372-5479 or 336657-0958. Aug. 31 Center From Page 1 MJCDC until June, 2007, when the center bfcame a non-profit. "Almost all our staff stayed when we changed from the coun­ ty to a 501(.c)3, even though they had to take pay cuts," said Goss. The center has operated at the same location since 1973. Built in the late 1940s, the build­ ing was formerly part of the Old Hospital complex. The center now leases the building from the . county. "We are filled to capacity," Goss said. The center is not entirely selfsupporting, Goss said. 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"Daycare's expensive, but there's very little money on the other side," said Board Member Vickie Young. In September. 2009, WJCDC was donated a 2.25-acre parcel of Mt. Jefferson Road, Young said. The center is now trying to riase $1.5 million for the constuction skybest.com 'Some restrictions apply. Requires two-year service agreement with qualifying Internet ;dan (5 Mbps or higher). Early termination fees apply. Offer valid for new residential Internet customers and cannot be combined with any other discount or offer. Higher speeds limited to fiber-served areas only. Hurry! Offer ends September 6. terials, which is described in a Department of Public Instruction budget brief as a one-time "non-recurring cut" initiated during the last budget cycle which was "not restored" this year. "We're going to have cut corners," he said, adding that Stuff the Bus and local donations would have to fill the classroom materials gap. _ Driver's education fund­ ing was cut $1,709,142 statewide. Some counties have already begun charg­ ing a $45-55 fee for driver's ed, "but we're not there yet," Holden said. Funding for charter schools The GA appropriated $20 million over the next two years for charter and private school vouchers. The Opportunity Schol­ arship Act provides lowincome students $4,200 to attend private schools, and the Children with Dis­ abilities Scholarship Grant offers parents of specialneeds students $6,000 for homeschooling or to place them private schools. While there are no char­ ter or private schools in Ashe County, Holden said it is likely there could be one in the next three years or so. With the incentive created by vouchers, 22 new charter schools have formed in N.C. in the past year, with six started in counties that had no char­ ter schools before. According to a DPI bud­ get brief, $11.8 million was cut from public education funding "foi^ anticipated reduction" public school enrollment. "They are going to be giving that to private and charter school that have no accountability," Holden said. "We're going back­ wards he said. "But I feel like the teachers in this county can fill the gaps Tnese kids are the future of this county." mm �Jlil Friday AI (ii ST. 2. 201:} FKKSON Pos i Pun: J) CLASSIFIEDS LEGALS STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA ASHE COUNTY IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION BEFORE THE CLERK FILE NUMBER: 13E-217 debtedness secured thereby and failure to carry out and perform the stipulations and agreements contained therein and pursuant to demand of the holder of the indebtedness secured by said Deed of Trust, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will place for sale, at public auction, to the highest bidder for cash at the usual place of sale at the Ashe County Courthouse, Jefferson, North Carolina, on August 13, 2013 at 1 00 PM that parcel of land, including improvements thereon, situated, lying and be­ ing in the City of West Jeffer­ son County of Ashe, State of North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: ADMINISTRATOR'S NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF BETTY WELLHAM CANNON All persons, firms and corpora­ tions having claims against BETTY WELLHAM CANNON deceased of 151 W Main Street. Jefferson. North Caro­ lina. 28640. Ashe County, are hereby notified to present them in care of the law firm of Turn­ er Law Office, PA, as attorney for the undersigned Adminis­ trator, at the address appear­ ing below, on or before the 2nd day of November. 2013 or this notice will be plead in bar of their recovery. All persons, firms, and corporations in­ debted to the said estate will please make immediate pay­ ment to the Estate of BETTY WELLHAM CANNON do Turn­ er Law Office, PA, Attorneys at Law, at the address shown be­ low. This the 30th day of July, 2013. RONALD AARON WELLHAM. Administrator The Estate of BETTY WELL­ HAM CANNON do TURNER LAW OFFICE, PA 136 North Water Street Boone, North Carolina 28607 Publish 8.2.13/8 9.13/8 16 13/8 .23.13 13-SP-98 NOTICE OF SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE S FORECLOSURE SALE OF REAL PROPERTY UNDER AND BY VIRTUE of the power and authority con­ tained in that certain Deed of Trust executed and delivered by William K. Coffman and Ro­ ger Hatcher dated February 28, 2008and recorded March 4. 2008. in Book 379 at Page 750, in the Office of the Re­ gister of Deeds of Ashe County: and because of default in the payment nf thP in- Book 125, pages 153-154, . purchaser will have no further Ashe County Registry, and ref­ remedy. erence is hereby made to said recorded deed for a specific Additional Notice Where the description of the easement of Real Property is Residential water right therein conveyed With Less Than Fifteen (15) and the agreement in refer­ Rental Units: ence to same. • The above-described property An order for possession of the was acquired by the Grantor in property may be issued pursu­ Book 204, pages 61 and fol­ ant fo G S 45-21.29 in favor of lowing. Ashe County Registry, the purchaser and against the said document incorporated by party or parties in possession reference as though fully set by the clerk of superior court of out herein the county in which the prop­ Address of property: 196 Tan­ erty is sold Any person who ner Lane,. West Jefferson. NC occupies the property pursu­ 28694 ant to a rental agreement Tax Parcel ID 19267-110-021 entered into or renewed on or Present Record Owners: Ro­ after October 1,2007, may, ger Hatcher and the Estate of after receiving the notice of William K Coffman and/or any sale, terminate the rental unknown Heirs agreement upon 10 days writ­ ten notice to the landlord. The terms of the sale are that Upon termination of a rental the real property hereinbefore agreement, the tenant is liable described will be sold for cash for rent due under the rental to the highest bidder. The Sub­ agreement prorated to the ef­ stitute Trustee reserves the fective date of the termination right to require a cash deposit Any person who occupies the or a certified check equal to property pursuant to a bona the greater of five percent (5%) fide lease or tenancy may have of the amount of the bid or additional rights pursuant to Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars Title Vll of 5 896 - Protecting ($750.00). The successful bid­ Tenants at Foreclosure Act der may also be required to which became effective on pay revenue stamps on the May 20, 2009 Trustee's Deed, any Land This the 22nd day of July, Transfer Tax. and the tax re­ 2013. quired by N.C G S. § 7AMorrison Trustee Services, 308(a)(1). LLC Substitute Trustee The real property hereinabove By: Patricia L Rhame. Attor­ described is being offered for ney for Substitute Trustee sale "AS IS, WHERE IS" and 6525 Morrison Blvd., Suite 408 will be sold subject to all super­ Charlotte. NC 28211 ior liens, unpaid taxes, and Telephone; (704) 823-6244 special assessments. Other Publish 8.2.13/8 9 13 conditions will be announced The sale will be­ at the sale held open for ten (10) days for NOTICE TO CREDITORS upset bids as by law required. BEGINNING on an iron stake in the eastern right of way line of Fourth Street, corner of Lots Nos. 158 and 159 of Wild Acres Homesites: thence with the eastern right of way line of Fourth Street; S 14-00 W 254.45 feet to a stake; thence continuing with the northern right of way line of an un­ named street. N 49-21 E. 259.26 feet to the intersection of Fifth Street; thence with the western right of way line of Fifth Street N 14-00 E, 43 00 feet to the corner of Lots 158 and 159; thence with the line of Lots Nos 158 and 159. n 7600 W. 150.00 feet to the BE­ GINNING. containing 0.512 acre and being Lots Nos. 159 through 163, inclusive, of Wild Acres Homesites and being the same land de­ scribed in and conveyed by .that certain deed from Ernie Lambert and wife. Geraldine Lambert to John Sikora and wife Annette E. Sikora, dated June 28,1991. and or record in the Ashe County Public Re­ gistry in Book 180. at pages 478-479. There is also conveyed unto the Grantees, their heirs and assigns, the identical ease­ ment of water right as con­ veyed by the above deed, said easement of water right, in­ cluding agreement in refer­ ence thereto, being specific­ ally described in and con­ veyed by deed dated May 2, 1980, from Larry G. Richard­ son and wife. Ella D. West Richardson, to Guy Mash and Roxa Ann Rash, of record in If the Trustee is unable to con­ vey title to this property for any reason, the sole remedy of the purchaser is the return of the deposit Reasons of such inab­ ility to convey include, but are not limited to. the filing of a bankruptcy petition prior to the sale and reinstatement of the loan without the knowledge of the Trustee(s). 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When: Sunday, Aug, 4 TV: ESPN (1:00 p.m. EST) Layout 2.5-mlle trl-oval Banking/Turn 1:14 degrees Banking/Turn 2:8 degrees Banking/Turn 3:6 degrees 2012 Winner: Jeff Gordon Crew Chief's Take: "One of those love/hate tracks Teams are normally on one extreme or the other. You don't find teams that are in the middle of the road on Pocono. It's like a small road course with left-hand turns. You compromise, but you still have to be good In all three cor­ ners. If you give up one corner you better be exceptional in the other two. I like it be­ cause after the repave, ifs a very smooth track, and everybody likes smooth tracks just because It makes It easier to work on the cars. You still have the three comers, but ihere is a ton of speed." ATHLON SPORTS.CO^ Four Turns 1 JOHNSON RISING Although late-race pit trouble cost Jimmie Johnson a win al the Brickyard the veteran Chewotet driver is steaming along in the points race Entering Sunday's race n Long Pond. Pa. the lirst-place Johnson has a whopping 75-pokit lead over Clint Bowyer The top eight positions in points stayed the same Sunday. JUNIOR STAYS STRONG Dale Earn­ hardt Jr. finished a strong sixth in Sunday's race despite driving with a heavy heart. Randy Earnhardt, Ju­ nior's uncle and brother of the late Dale Earnhardt Sr., died Sunday after a long battle with cancer. Randy Earn­ hardt was 60 He played a significant management role at Dale Earnhardt. Inc., the team Dale Sr. founded, aad also worked with Junior in the early stages of the driver's racing career 1 KESELOWSKI TUMBLES The most significant drop in the point standings from Sunday's Indianapolis race saw defending Sprint Cup champion Brad Keselowski fall out of the top 10. sink­ ing from ninth to 13th. Keselowski. who led five laps, finished 21st after pitting late In the race. "That was defi­ nitely not the day we wanted," Ke­ selowski said "It was an up-and-down day, and the way the (pit) cycles ended. NATIONWIDE SERIES Race: US Cellular 250 Track: Iowa Speedway Location: Newton, Iowa When: Saturday, Aug. 3 TV: ESPN (8:00 p.m. EST) 2012 Winner: Elliott Sadler a**11 Ryan Newman celebrates his win at Indianapolis Motor Speedway with wile Khssie and daugh'r It was down on the finish. That has CAMPING WORLD TRUCK SERIES been the story of the year." I CHECK THAT CHANNa NASCAR's ' television connections will undergo dramatic changes for the 2015 sea­ son. It was announced last week that the NBC Sports Group has reached an agreement with NASCAR for the broadcast rights for the final 20 Sprint Cup races and the final 19 Nationwide Series races beginning in 2015. The agreement runs through the 2024 season. ESPN and TNT will be leaving the NASCAR broadcast loop. Sprint Cup Standings POINTS BEHIND DRIVER (WINS) 740 — 1 Jimmie Johnson (4) -75 665 2. Clint Bowyor •-85 655 3. Carl Edwards (1) -92 648 4. Kevin Harvick (2) -124 616 5 Dale Earnhardt Jr. -125 615 6 Matt Kenseth (4) -130 610 7. Kyle Busch (2) -175 565 • 8. Greg Bittte (1) -176 564 9 Kasey Kahne (1) •181 559 10 Jetl Gordon MoMORt | "CHASE FOR THE SPRINT CUP * •1 558 11. Tony Stewart (1) •5 554 12. Martin Truex Jr. (1) -6 553 I 13. Brad Keselowski -13 546 I 14. Kurt Busch 537 -22 I 15. Jamie McMunay 534 \ 16. Ryan Newman ft) "5 -30 529 \ 17. AricNmtrota 524 -35 J 18. Joey Logano -39 520 1 19 Paul Menard -60 499 I 20. Jeff Burton Nationwide Standings DRIVER (WINS) 1. Austin Dillon 2. Regan Smith (2) 3. Elliott Sadler 4. SamHomish Jr. (1j 5. Brian Vickers 6. Justin Allgaier 7. Kyle Larson 8. Brian Scott 9. Trevor Bayne 10 Parker Kligerman POINTS BEHIND 656 — -6 650 -13 643 -14 642 -28 628 -35 621 -44 612 -46 610 -64 592 -67 589 Truck Standings DRIVER (WINS) 1. Matt Grafton (1) 2. Jeb Burton (1) 3. James Buescher 4. Ty Dillon (1) 5. Johnny Sauter (2) 6. Timothy Peters (1) 7. Brendan Gaughan 8 RyanBlaney 9. Darnell Wallace Jr. 10. Miguel Paludo POINTS 393 345 342 337 320 320 319 319 309 308 BEHIND "Back Home Again Indiana native Ryan Newman wins' in NASCAR's annual tr Johnson in the exchange. That pro­ vided the cushion he needed. The rest of the race featured As is often the case in Johnson chasing Newman, and he NASCAR, the car that showed the wasn't able to move into a chal­ most strength during Sunday's lenging position. Newman won by race didn't emerge as the winner. 2.65 seconds over Johnson. witlT And that fact was a bit harder to Kascy Kahne third. Tony Stewart take than normal for second-place (Newman's car owner) fourth and Jimmie Johnson on this particular Matt Kenscth fifth. Sunday because it happened on Newman, 35, won the 400 for one of international motorsports' the first time and also notched his biggest stages — Indianapolis first Sprint Cup victory since April Motor Speedway. of last year. The victory was par­ Johnson lost the lead late in the ticularly timely for Newman, who race after a pit-stop problem was told recently that he won't be slowed his progress and opened retained by Stewart's team for the the gates for Indiana native Ryan 2014 season. Newman thus has Newman to win the Samuel quite a line to add to his resume as Deeds 400, NASCAR's annual be searches for a new ride. slop at the Brickyard. Newman called the Chevrolet Newman and Johnson were the he drove "probably, the best race class of the field all day. Johnson car I have ever driven in my en­ led 73 laps and Newman led 45. tire life." He won the pole Satur­ No one else led more than 11 laps day and gave major credit to crew Johnson, the series' point leader, chief Matt Borland, who also seemed on course to nail a record made the call for two tires late in fifth Brickyard victory until the the race Sunday. "I knew I had a good car." New­ landscape was changed by a round man said. "I didn't want to have a of green-flag pit stops late in the good car and not win the race. race. Johnson stopped on lap 133 Matt's call gave me the track posi­ (of 160). and his stop time was ex­ tion I needed, taking the two tires. tended several seconds as the crew I was just counting down the laps had issues changing a rear tire. from that point on." Newman stopped on the next Johnson was philosophical lap. ctanged only two tires and about the failure to win. "We win picked up several seconds on By MIKE HEMBREE Throttle Up/Throttle Down RYAN NEWMAN After being informed re­ cently that he won't have a ride waiting at Stewart-Haas Racing next season. A Newman made himself a more marketable driver by winning one of the year's biggest races. T. DANICA PATRICK Once a star at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Patrick looked out of her league in Sunday's Samuel Deeds 400. She fin­ ished 30th, two laps off the lead pace. Compiled and written by Mike Hembree. Follow Mike on Twitter: ©mlkehembree. the ,hcsaidlatc-raccmtsW*" *><^n<^h.vetakeo bccn^'fthatm rc^vV+alff?om us '•T'« lakes on ir»r event like raCC team, lose as jTn<" 0 ,h,s' acanC , Classic Moments Pocono Raceway A triangular-shaped 2.5-mile layout with three distinct comers all banked at various degrees. Pocono Raceway generally poses a stiff challenge for drivers and crew chiefs alike That's especially true for new­ comers to the tricky Pennsylvania layout. Unless your name Is Denny Hamlin. Making his first appearance at Pocono as a Cup Series rookie in 2006, Hamlin won the Pocono 500 after leading 83 of 200 laps and winning the pole In what was then a Joe Glbbs Racing Chevy. Six weeks later, Hamlin and his Mike Ford-led team returned to Pocono and earned the same stunning result: victory from the pole.Only, in that race, the rookie driver led even more laps — 151 of the 200-lap race distance. „ second. We baveal">'''^^kcnd.WcUdo course of the r0,| 0ff our shoulthe best to altcrnoon. ¥ l°h it obviously was a big Although it . raccj 0(\cn y for New® ' before moving in ld\h°NASCAK level, he sup^his' emotions about the victory and its sigmHcanc^ _ pressed •I grew up racing around here Winchester. Salem. IRP (the for­ mer Indianapolis Raceway I ark), little tracks like Anderson." New­ man said. "That makes it special. Most people don't know — 1 lived Hamlin whoso Pocnno wins were his out in a shop in Jeff Gordon's old shop before I ever made it in NASCAR. I slept with the race cars. That was my summer job. working race cars, sleeping in the shop with them. , "I've raced go-carts at pretty much every go-cart track around here, been kicked out of half of them. Those arc the things that make it special. I think about those things more than I carry the emo­ tion on my cheeks." only ones as a rookie, would go on to make the Chase for the Championship and finish his first lull season an Impressive third in the final standings Athlon Fantasy Stall Looking at Checkers: It's hard to ignore Jimmie Johnson's 128 laps led blowout of the field at Pocono in June. No one else led more than 19 laps all day. Pretty Solid Pick: The driver who led those 19 laps? Brickyard 400 winner Ryan New­ man. Momentum counts for something. Good Sleeper Pick: Kurt Busch and Fur­ NASCAR Trucks get dirty at Eldora — -48 -51 -56 -73 -73 -74 -74 -84 -85 to Race: Pocono Mountains 125 Track: Pocono Raceway Location: Long Pond, Pa Date: Saturday. Aug. 3 TV: SPEED (1:00 p.m. EST) 2012 Winner: Joey Coulter Loose Lugs By MIKE HEMBREE As it turns out. playing in the dirt is fun. two-lap shootout. Everything else? That might be hard to believe for NASCAR couldn't have asked for a generation raised on video much more. games and largely confined to the The weather rain at a dirt track couch in the den. The proof, how­ ever. arrived for all — including a could have led to major complica­ tions — was virtually perfect. The national television audience — to grandstands were overflowing, the see last week as NASCAR took something of a gamble and put one race having been sold out for months. The track surface, babied of its three national touring series for weeks by the Eldora crew, was on a dirt surface for the first time prepared well. And the main prod­ in 43 years. The gamble worked. Marvelously. uct. tho racing, was very good — at times, electrifying. Praise rang down from virtu­ A very obvious clue to how excit­ ally every corner after the inau­ ing the evening was could be found gural Midsummer Classic — a in the faces of the drivers. It cer­ questionable name for a cool tainly was more than just another event — Camping World Truck race for them. Many seemed to be Scries race at Eldora Speedway bubbling with intensity most of the in Rossburg. Ohio. night, even when they weren't on The only thing missing from the the track. evening was a dynamite finish. The garage area was aglow with Austin Dillon won rather easily in a interest and cheering as 61-year-old Norm Benning fought his way through a tough finish in the Last Chance Race, earning a spot in the feature despite almost losing control of his truck in an altercation with Clay Greenfield. Afler the check­ ered flag, Benning lowered the net on his truck and offered Greenfield a one-finger salute. •It was that sort of night. What's next now that NASCAR has opened this new "old" door".' You can bet Eldora •»— and maybe a second dirt track — will be on next year's Truck Series schedule. Could Nationwide or even Sprint Cup get dirty? That will be discussed, but it's not likely. For a change, though, everyone was talking about the quality and fun element of the racing, not the mediocre messes some Sprint Cup events produce. Yes. it's fun in the dirt. niture Row Racing have proven legit. A quirky track like Pocono can make for a quirky winner like Busch, who has two victories on the tri-oval. Runs on Seven Cylinders: Kyle Busch's 17 Cup starts at Pocono have netted zero wins and only six top 10s. Insider Tip: Jeff Gordon Is the defending winner of this race. Repeating would be absolutely huge, as playoff implications lie In Pocono's two summer dates SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT Most New Vehicles Sold By Ross Now Come With A Limited: LIFETIME POWiRTRAIN WARRANTY TRIM p m Of MIN0... m l R tl ! JIM'S CORNER FURNITURE Cabin or Castle... We'll Furnish it! 1 -336-846-4636 • www.wjchevy.net 1774 Mt. Jefferson Road • West Jefferson. NC 28694 Directions: Just 5 miles from Jefferson on Hwy 194N/88W. Turn Right on Northwest Sch. 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He then served for thirty-four years, and was President of the Hospital Board for thirteen of those years. Mr. James was very involved with education in Ashe County. A graduate of Lansing High School, Mr. James continued his education to receive a Master's degree in public school administration. He taught in the Lansing district, became Principal of Lansing High School, and later became the Superintendent of Schools. Mr. James' service with SkyLine Telephone Member­ ship Corporation brought Ashe County national rec­ ognition. He was a founder of SkyLine and served on the board of directors for forty-four years and was President for eighteen years. He was also elected to the National Telephone Cooperative Association in 1964. NTCA presented Mr. James with the Life Achievement Award for his continuous efforts. Mr. James served as a member of First Union National Bank's board of direc­ tors and was a former director of Northwestern Bank. He was a member of the American Legion Post 275 in Lansing and received the Man of the Year Award from the Ashe County Chamber of Commerce in 1975. Of Mr. James' passing, Hobart Davis said, "1 want to express our sorrow in his loss, our joy in having known him and having experienced his many qualities, and our confidence and optimism for the future as a result of his example and his efforts." He was also a member of The Jeffersons Rotary Club. In 1975, Mr. James was honored with the "This is Your Life" award. Later in 1985, they gave Mr. James This is an annual event that will help to improve the hospital and to remind everyone of the great works and deeds of Frank M. James. After Mr. James retired from Ashe County Schools in 1975, he remained very active in the community. A member of Jefferson United Methodist Church, Mr. James was always helping with church activities. He was a model public servant who committed himself to the betterment of Ashe County. Frank M. James FMJ Golf Tournament Chairman Ralph Davis, a native of Ashe County, began an early teaching career under the leadership of Superintendent Frank James. Ralph states that being involved in the 19th annual Frank M. James Memorial Tournament at Jefferson Landing is a way to say "thank you" to the man who gave so much to the community, state, and nation. "Mr. James exemplified the perfect example of leader, friend, role model, and servant to others. 1 hope this event will remind each of us to continue to make our communities a better place for the next generations. That's the way Mr. James would want it!" Ralph Davis, former owner of Classic Homes, Ralph Davis contributes to his community as a member of Tuckerdale Baptist Church, Deacon chairman, Sunday School teacher, a member of Gideons International having recently served as NC state president and currently serving on the International Outreach Committee of Gideons International, and a member of the First Citizens Board. He lives in Warrensville with his wife Cindy. They have two children, Scott, an assis­ tant director of development for the Virginia Tech Athletic Fund, and Shelley Layden, owner of Cross Country Homes in Edenton, NC, and two grandsons, Sam and Austin. In Loving Memory of Truett Eller, FMJ Golf Tournament Co-Chairman George Truett Eller, Sr., 88, died on Saturday, May 11, 2013 in his home in Lansing, North Carolina. He MESSAGE FROM THE AMH FOUNDATION PRESIDENT On behalf of the Ashe Memorial Hospital Foundation and its Board of Directors, I would like to thank each individual and business that has contributed in any way to the Foundation dur­ ing this past year and to the upcoming Frank M. James Golf Tournament. This year the goal is to raise $141,000 to renovate the Monitored Bed Unit and purchase equipment for the Physical Therapy Department and Mountain Hearts. The Frank M. James Memorial GolfTournament is a major fundraiser for the Foundation and through past tournaments we have raised $874,344. This Jane Lonon year's 19th tournament will be on August 1, 2013 Foundation Board President at Jefferson Landing and it looks to be another outstanding event. While those participating will enjoy a first class tournament, we should not for­ get the memory of the tournament's namesake, Mr. Frank M. James, who did so much for the hospital and other community organizations in Ashe County. Please mark your calendars for the 8th annual Hospital Gala that will be held on September 21, 2013, at Jefferson Landing. This has become a premier evening for Ashe County! This black tie optional event is $100 per person and includes an amazing dinner and drinks, a live band and dance, silent auction, and live auc­ tion. So make your plans to be with us; call the Foundation office at 846-0712 to reserve your tickets. Thanks again for your support of Ashe Memorial Hospital! was born and grew up in Ashe County and served in the South Pacific during World War II as a Naval medic and was a member of the local American Legion for over 60 years. After his naval service he returned to his roots AMH Foundation Board serving as a teacher and coach at Lansing High School where he coached two undefeated football teams in 1961-2 and 1962-3, resulting in his induction into the Ashe County Sports Hall of Fame. He became Principal ot Lansing Elementary School in 1965, a position he would hold for 29 years. He was a lifetime mem­ ber of Phoenix Baptist Church. He loved golf­ ing, fishing, traveling, his garden, the beach and Christmas, but his two greatest loves were his fam­ ily and his Alma Mater, Wake Forest University. Truett was a former member of the Ashe Memorial Hospital Board of Trustees and served as a Co-Chairman for the Frank M. James Memorial Golf Tournament for 18 years. He was always willing to serve in any role needed for the golf tournament, whether he was running the putting contest or playing on a team. He will be greatly missed! Seated L-R: Pat Cooper, Kevin Kurtz, M.D., Greg Warmuth, John Johnston, Donnie Johnson Standing L-R: John Shepherd, Jane Lonon, Polly Osowitt, RN, Martin Little, Vita Blevins, Chris Taylor, Kay Sexton, Katrina Miller Not pictured: Tom Efford, Phil McMillan, Karen Powell, Timothy Rector, DDS, Gwynita Steele, Max Yates �Platinum Sponsors M.D. <jf BILLY SMITH, R.Ph General Surgery Pharmacist Qfiwdz W J n A M S . f . l t . e e , . ) , P C. General Surgery BOARD CERTIFIED Corporate Sponsors ALLEN WEALTH MANAGEMENT SkyLine VANNOV C O N S T R U C T I O N membership corp. Hole Sponsors BLUE AMH Board of Trustees electric nxenxberohip carp. THE DREAM TEAM Board Members CRAIG JACKSON DEBBIE SIDERS SCOTT MCMILLAN «»NFP •iTWATKINS CBA TJM1 CarolinaWest WIRELESS ATomkins Company for the health of our community, we thank you. 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He started in hospital pharmacy management and went on to serve as hospital pharmacy director in South Carolina before coming back to North Carolina and settling in Ashe County. 1 he pharmaceutical industry is in Mr. Smith's blood, having grown up watching his pharmacist father at work. His older brother and his son are both pharmacists. 1 he Ashe Memorial Hospital Pharmacy Staff are dedicated and experienced," said Mr. Smith. Billy and his wife, Laurel, are proud to be a part of the community and honored to be a sponsor of the 19th Annual Frank M. lames Memorial Golf Tournament." Billy Smith, R.Ph. Pharmacist Dr. Charles W. Jones began his career in general surgery (a fourth generation surgeon) with the opening of his practice in June of 1997. He is native to Ashe C.ounty, married to Debra Hller Jones with three boys, Brandon, Connor and Hunter. He enjoys the outdoors, especially fishing and family activi­ ties. His practice offers, but not limited to, laparoscopic surgery, endoscopic surgery (EGD, colonoscopy, bronchoscopy), breast and thyroid surgery and skin cancer removal. Dr. Jones is now contracted with BCBS and MedCost carriers to offer office-based endoscopy. Also new to the practice is Capsule Endoscopy, using a pill sized camera to better evaluate the small bowel, manometry through AMH to evaluate swal­ lowing difficulties and is Director of The High Country Regional Heartburn Treatment Center. Call for details of any of our services at 336-246-7779. Charles W. Jones, M.D., P.A., General Surgery 1 roud to support the 2013 Frank M. James Memorial Golf Tournament and Ashe Memorial Hospital. Corporate Sponsors O For more than half a century, SkyLine Membership Corporation has been continually progressive in its deployment of innovative ser­ vices and new technologies to the region, namely establishing a fully digital telephone network as early as 1987, introducing cellular services in 1991 through a cooperative partnership to establish Carolina West Wireless, and being the first area carrier to bring Internet service to rural northwest North Carolina. It started with a tar kettle... m m The year was 1952 and James R. Vannoy's employer had just moved out of town. Out of work, but not out of ideas, Vannoy scraped together enough money to buy a tar kettle so he could start a roofing busi- ^ VA I\1 i\l iT neSS' Business SkyLine 8rew and, as time passed, word spread about James R. Vannoy's C O N S T R U C T I O N "doing a job right and treating people fairly." b e l i c f i n membership corp. Today, SkyLine is continuing its build-out of a fiber-to-the-premise (FTTP) network, which will allow the company to remain at the cutting edge of offering new technologies and innovative services to area residents and businesses in the years to come. This man, his strong business ethics and these humble beginnings formed the cornerstone of lames R. Vannoy & Sons Construction Company. Building on a solid foundation, Vannoy Construction now has sales approaching 250 million dollars annually and proudly employs over 200 people in fifteen states. SkyLine and its wholly-owned subsidiary, SkyBest Communications, Inc., provide a wide variety of telecommunications services—from local and long distance to broadband Internet services, digital TV, business systems, networking solutions, security systems for homes and businesses and medical alert service. James R. Vannoy passed away in 2002, but his sons still maintain the high quality that is Vannoy Construction's hallmark. • The company's project managers and superintendents have over 250 combined years of experience. Serving five counties in northwest North Carolina and east Tennessee, SkyLine is the second largest telephone cooperative in North Carolina and the eighth largest in the nation. As a locallybased, member-owned cooperative, SkyLine is governed by a nine-member board of directors and maintains a strong presence in the community by supporting several charitable, educational and economic development programs. The cooperative's flagship youth program-the Frank JamesSkyLine Scholarship-honors the memory of Mr. Frank lames, who was a longtime board member and former president of the cooperative. Mr. James was widely known and respected for his leader­ ship in and support of education and rural telephony. • Safety remains an emphasis and the company has been recognized with state and national safety performance awards as well as an experience modification rate of .84. • The leading project management software, Primavera Sure I rak, guides the safe and timely use of the company's construction tools and equipment to "get the job done." Vannoy Construction builds new highways and improves old byways. From preserving a simple country church to re-designing a major university's classroom building, and from construction of a new bank to installing water and sewer systems, Vannoy Construction proudly takes part in your community's growth and improvement. A ALLEN WEALTH ^ SkyLine is especially pleased to be a corporate sponsor of this tournament that both honors the memory of Mr. James and supports Ashe Memorial—our local, community hospital. Allen Wealth Management is an Independent Registered Investment Adviser that offers personalized wealth management and financial planning services. We strive to build lasting, professional friendships with our clients. As in any other long-term relationship, we know that it begins with a strong foundation of mutual trust, honesty, integrity, and good communication. As a client's financial situation changes, we stand ready to adjust to each new financial need. Our primary commitment is our client's long-term financial success. Our office is located at 980 Highway 105, Boone, NC. MANAGEMENT . Securities offered through Raymond James Financial Services, Inc., Member FINRA / SIPC Hole Sponsors Starting in Denver, Colorado in 1911, as a small tire and leather shop, Gates • A T A HPT.7*T"VTO Corporation has grown into one of the world's largest manufacturers of Watkins Financial group of Raleigh, NC is specializes in employee benefits and financial planning. Eddie Watkins, a f,rm ,bat WiW \/\/ l\ I I iXj TAT I... r:r. .tl clu, chFC s,ar,ed ,hc firm in ,985-The JKKL F N N I L GROUP current staff has over 75 years of expe­ I A CA industrial and automotive products specializing in belts and hoses plus a host of related products. Gates is the largest holding of parent company, Tomkins, PLC with facilities in 30 countries around the world and over rience in employee benefits design and administration. As a resident broker in the state of NC, Watkins Financial Group represents more than 20 different insurance companies and third-party administrators. Please visit our website at www.watkinsfinancialgroup.com. 14,000 employees worldwide. Opened in 1978, Gates' Ashe County facility today manufactures Micro V-belts for a variety of automotive and industrial customers which includes Ford, GM, Chrysler, Nissan, Dynacraft, Ingersoll Rand, JCB, John Deere and numerous others. Ashe County currently employs 250 associates who utilize state-of-the-art equipment and methodologies to meet customer needs. 1 For over 20 years Carolina West Wireless has served its customers providing consis tent and dependable wireless coverage at an affordable price. As part of a fast-paced, y | • /- "v 1 T * innovative industry, Carolina West Wireless connects families and businesses locally a V-/ d O i a e i I ln w s WIRELESS and Akjr, Secure South is a security business owned and operated by W. Bronson Russe|| al ,£ H.G. Lewis Road, c.oc PROFESSIONAL SECUR.TY AND FlRE If it moves you, there's a good chance Gates has a part in it. Gates. PoweringProgrcw. Secure South Dn«rrrr,nu.i Crr.m.rv nationally providing competitive plans and a large selection of wireless products supported by a reliable network and outstanding customer service. Qur products, plans, and coverage arc all supported by a highly skilled staff ot professional employees dedicated to ensuring you have the best wireless experience available. We offer a large selection of wireless products and competitive plans to accommodate all of your personal or business needs Thurmond, North Carolina 28683. Secure South was established in June 1998. Secure South provides instal­ lation and servicing of burglar and fire alarm systems, intercom systems, closed circuit TV systems, central vacuum systems and much more. We offer 24-hour and two-way voice monitoring of your home or business to local police departments, fire departments and other appropriate contacts via our state-of-the-art computerized monitoring station. Bronson Russell has been in the security industry for over 20 years. He is licensed with the North Carolina Electrical Contractors Licensing Board. Please contact us by phone at 336-874-7328 or fax 336-874-2174 for any of your security needs or any questions that you may have. including BlackBerry™, Android™ and Apple™ smart phones as well as mobile broadband products, tablets and a variety of talk, text and messaging handsets. For more information visit Carolina West Wireless online at www.carolinawest.com LifeStore Bank is a hometown community bank offering deposit products (jf^Store BANKING INSURANCE for personal and business use, home mortgages, and loans for the con MEIlVehicles American Emergency sumer and business loans. LifeStore Insurance is an independent insurance agency offering insurance coverage for home, health, auto and business. DR. PTPPR.R/RCCou BOTTLING LifeStore believes in establishing long term relationships with its custom­ ers. We're embedded in our local communities, creating local jobs, build ing the economy, supporting local organizations and being a part of the community. When our communities succeed, we succeed and we arc pleased to help in sponsoring this event. G&NFP OR A ^L - '/ V Since 1991, the Principals of NFP CBA (formerly Corporate Benefit Advisors, Inc.) have been working with businesses and organizations to evaluate, design, and implement employee benefit plans and retirement programs. Our professionals also work with individuals from those businesses and organizations to a s s i s t w i t h retirement projections, financial planning a n d execu­ tive benefit solutions. NFP CBA is committed to evaluating and lerstanding our clients' needs, creating solutions, and building long term relationships. Securities 1 Investment Advisory Services offered through NFP Securities. Inc., a Broker/Dealer, Member * Co. PO Box 34 West Jefferson. NC 28694 Phone: (336) 246-4591 Fax: (336) 246-3861 E-mail: drpcppcrwjf$»kybest .com Mount Jefferson Family Medicine was founded in 1999 and has continued to grow since that time. Total family healthcare is available from pediatric to adult medicine, as well as obstetrics. Additionally, all our •HA h**l Maur.M.0 II,.mm > rmm. FWIf physicians provide a full range of in-patient hospital rtfnuruM. W* care. Mount Jefferson Family Medicine is proud to be associated with Ashe Memorial Hospital and the Frank M. James Memorial Golf Tournament. IRA/S1PC and a Federally Registered Investment Advisor. For the health of our community, we thank you. Fir* Cltlixm u proud inserve the mrdkil profraKNuk David Factor, M.D. Radiologist Dr. David Factor is Board Certified in Radiology. He has been the hospital radiologist since December 2003 and is happy to be part of the Ashe County medical community. It is an honor to participate in this event remembering Mr. Frank James. ind hralth CAT* practice* of our community a rtmCkUm Ink flratcHlran* com if • MtF'l I CMU..OA »« ! •A < m �Hole Sponsors A true business partner, WJ Office has been working with all AMH Board of Trustees types of organizations in the High Country for over 33 years by not just providing office supplies, furniture and machines, but by consulting with clients to tailor an ordering system to their individual needs. Our specialized account representatives from each division work hard to not only save money for our clients, F F I C E Piedmont Pathology . bers joined together to sponsor a hole in the Frank M. and discover the value of having a specialized account repre­ O The Ashe Memorial Hospital Foundation Board mem­ but most importantly time and headache. Call our office today James Memorial Golf Tournament. sentative dedicated to your business. 828-264-3283 DONALD D. MCNEILL, M.D., JOSEPH VOGEL, M.D. The board in their continuing support of Ashe keen associated with Ashe Memorial Hospital since 1974. He and Dr. Joe Vogel Memorial Hospital is proud of the work and accom­ ^r' I)ona,d D- McNe*U has plishments of the hospital Foundation. serve as pathologists and laboratory consultants in association with Piedmont Pathology Associates, Inc. of Hickory, Associates Board Members North Carolina. There are eleven pathologists associated with Piedmont Pathology Associates and serve hospitals in Ashe, Alleghany, Iredell, Wilkes, Catawba and Lincoln counties. We are glad to participate in this Ashe COUNTRY Memorial Hospital Foundation event to honor Mr. Frank lames. Northwestern Emergency Vehicles (NWEV) was founded by Richard Hamby and Darrell Poe in 1990. NWEV has oper­ INDEPENDENT INSURANCI ated in Ashe County,NC for 22 years; employing 23 residents Shane Simmons of the County. Richard as President brings a vast experience President MEDICARE SUPPLEMENTS ESTATE AND TRUST PLANNING FAMILY LIMITED PARTNERSHIPS TAX PLANNING FOR BUSINESS OWNERS of ambulance sales knowledge as well as superior customer service to the public. NWEV does over $25,000,000 in sales on an annual basis. In 2010, Mr. Hamby brought Fred Miller into the company. Fred brings 40 years of retail business experience to the company. Northwestern is a proud Dealer for American Emergency Vehicles in (336) 846-1465 -OFFICE (336) 977-0409 - CELL (336) 846-1005-FAX Jefferson, NC. NWEV rechassises 50 plus units a year; as well as offering pre-owned ambulances across the United States and its territories. NWEV has two locations: West Jefferson, NC, and Yorktown, VA. We at NWEV thank the community and local businesses that have helped us with our endeavors. 125 Colvard Farm Road, Jefferson The Dream Team is sponsored by Craig Jackson, Debbie Siders and Scott McMillan, Nurse Anesthetists at Ashe Memorial Hospital. Nurse Anesthetists provide about 30 million anesthetics in the U.S. THE DREAM TEAM each year and are the sole anesthesia providers in about two-thirds Blue Ridge Electric Membership Corporation CRAIC JACKSON of all rural hospitals. Craig, Debbie and Scott have over 56 years of DEBBIE SIPERS anesthesia experience between them and provide all types of anes­ SCOTT MCMILLAN BLUE thesia care at AMH. We are happy to be able to support the AMH Foundation through the Frank James Memorial Golf Tournament. electric Ashe Memorial: An Exceptional patient experience J & J Chophouse: An Exceptional dining experience jj&jj <9 1936 and today serves over 76,000 members in seven counties in northwest North Carolina. Blue Ridge Electric's heating fuels subsidiary, Blue Ridge Energies, provides heating fuels, propane and hearth products available through membership corp. We have combined a renowned chef, George Gambill, formally of the River house, with the highest quality meats, seafood, and produce (much of it locally grown). Our highly trained kitchen staff and wait staff are eager to accommodate and serve you in any way. With rea­ sonable prices and a casual atmosphere, the result is an exceptional and unforgettable dining experience at a price that doesn't spoil appetite. C HOP H OUSE is a member-owned cooperative established in showrooms and customer service at each Blue Ridge Electric district office. The purpose of Blue Ridge Electric is to make life better for our member-owners. Visit the Ashe Office located at 2375 NC Hwy 163, West Jellerson, and call at (336)846-7138 or visit us online at www.blueridgeemc.com. Team Sponsors FLINT' GRAY, M.D Dr. Flint Gray is a board certified hematologist and medical oncologist who isbased in the Seby Jones Regional Cancer Center CMH Space Products, Flooring located in Wadcsboro, NC, is a fullline flooring distributor •'Flooring Products, ClrM-»rino Prr\r inc. representing commercial at Watauga Medical Center and sees patients at a satellite clinic in Ashe County once per week. He is proud to be the first full-time hematologist-oncologist to serve the High Country since 1998, and honored to sponsor the Frank M. James Memorial Golf Tournament and Ashe Memorial Hospital. United • HEALTH Chemi-Con, plazas, rehabilitation programs, diagnostic imaging centers and community health outreach programs. Novant's 24,400 employ­ ees and physician partners care for patients and communities in Sylvester & Cockrum, Nippon Chemi-Con Corporation wax, PVC-free, rubber, and many other flooring options, we based in Chicago, Illinois and is :an offer solutions for almost any application. Our experienced, the largest manufacturer of alu­ professional staff would be glad to assist you on your next floor­ minum electrolytic capacitors in North America. ing project. built in 1953 and in operation since 1992, is highly-technological HIGH COUNTRY Medicine, P.A. was estab­ FAMILY MQOICINE lished in January 1995 by Kevin |.Kurti, M.D.. Leigh Bradley. M.D., Chri» Campbell,M.D.. lavm Leonard M.D. Dr. Kevin Kurtz and Dr. grated system of 14 tions, as well as numerous outpatient surgery centers, medical Lansing! tospitals and other medical facilities. From slip-resistant, no- Family inte- medical centers and a is a wholly owned subsidiary of Country not-for-profit medical group consisting of 1,123 physicians in 343 clinic loca­ A. listory within the healthcare sector and has supplied a host of High Novant Health is a North Carolina, Virginia, South Carolina and Georgia. and residential flooring products. Our commercial division has a long and successful N NOVANT The plant, with automatic and semi-automatic assembly equipment. All the processes and day-to-day operations are supported by a fully integrated computer system networked throughout the plant and Inc. located in WinstonSalem, N.C., which specializes in the installation and service of commercial, industrial, residential, and institutional work involving plumbing, heating, air conditioning, building automation, solar and medical gas systems. It is a plea­ sure to participate in the Frank M. James Golf Tournament and to be associated with Ashe Memorial Hospital. Interactive Leigh Bradley joining the The Ashe County facility is managed by Yoshi Narita, VP/General Manager and Steve Katz, Plant Manager. United Chemi-Con. ment in 2003. Dr. Chris Campbell joined our group in 1999 Lansing's philosophy is to support the community through dona­ and Dr. Jayne Leonard, having practiced in Ashe since 1994, tion of time and money to organizations in which employees joined us in 2009. We provide comprehensive health care for all a mechanical contractor, world. established practice of the late Dr. Elam Kurtz until his retire­ is participate and from which they and their families benefit. Medical Systems is a professional nteractive I b MedicalSystems MedicalSystems inu Healthier Benefits benefits administrator (TPA> that prov,d"inno" vative claims processing, reporting and consulting ages including well baby exams, pediatrics, adolescent and adult services for employee benefit programs. For over 30 years IMS medicine. We are proud to offer hospitalization care at Ashe has helped employers design benefit packages that save money Memorial Hospital and, if needed, nursing home care for all of Timothy Rector, 1)1)S, PA our patients. We are also actively involved in AMH's inpatient hospitalist service. All of our physicians are board certified in the specialty of Family Medicine. Our practice is nationally rec­ ognized as a Patient-Centered Medical Home. Same day work-in appointments are available. For a limited time, we are accepting new patients. Partnering •A. ALLEGHANY with our neighboring community hospitals to provide a quality continuum of local compass'ona,e healthcare services to the citi- MEMORIAL HOSPITAL zens and communities we all serve. This "Horse of a dif- Horn Promotions, inc. ferent NC 7M97 • an 2M 4438 color," foaled in 1999 with the assis­ Alleghany Memorial Hospital is proud Foundation Golf Tournament. handlers, Colleen and icts for businesses, schools, special events and more; along with We support many o have the opportunity to work with and support the Frank M. ames Memorial Golf Tournament and Ashe Memorial Hospital. :or more information, go online to www.bluehorsepromo.com. R e g APPALACHIAN e( i l t h ca r e S y s t e m Appalachian Regional Healthcare System (ARHS) is comprised of 3 hospitals, a physician practice management group with 7 primary/specialty care physician offices, and a healthcare foun­ AIIIAO with a cancer center and outpatient imaging center adjacent largest commercial insurance and to its Boone campus; a hospital-owned Wellness Center; The risk management brokerage firms Rehabilitation Center, which offers physical, speech and occu­ for non-profit hospitals and relat­ A STI.P pational therapy with offices in Boone and Linville; Charles ed healthcare service providers. A. Cannon, Jr. Memorial Hospital in Linville; Blowing Rock McNeary provides their clients :ess to traditional insurance markets as well as to exclusive iurance programs to accommodate the individualized needs their clients. McNeary is endorsed by the North Carolina, orgia, Alabama, and Florida Hospital Associations and has ices in Charlotte, Atlanta, Orlando, and Baton Rouge. \ goal is to exceed our clients' expectations of superior service in every contact with our organization. For information on how IMS can help you gain control of your employee benefit programs and their costs, please call Eric at (919) 882-5318. CONCORDE Jim Faw Wade Sanders John Johnston, Attorney at Law dation: Watauga Medical Center, a 117-bed acute care facility McNeary is one of the southeast's MCNEARY (FSA), HRA, HSA, COBRA, and FMLA Administration. Our FINANCIAL RESOURCES LLC jeorgc Brudzinski, provides advertising and promotional prod- Customer Service that always finishes first. Self-funded Health & Dental Plans, Flexible Spending Accounts to be a team player in the 19th Annual Ashe Memorial Hospital tance and able-bodied ictivities and organizations in our community and are proud while providing the best possible health care for their employ­ ees. IMS provides superior administration and service with our Hospital with a state-of-the-art Post Acute Care Facility to offer short and long term rehabilitation, long term care, Alzheimer's/ Dementia Care, and a Medical Clinic. For more information about Appalachian Regional Healthcare System, please visit www.apprhs.org. earn Tkor Joe and Tammy Thore are proud to be part of the 19th Annu FMJ Memorial Golf Tournament. Since the inception of tl Hospital Foundation in 1992, we have supported all of th< endeavors. This year we lift up Tammy's parents, Ruby ai Henry Lum, who have a combined 90 years of service and as family, we have 124 years of service. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Jefferson Post Type The nature or genre of the resource Newspaper Description An account of the resource The Jefferson Post was a twice-weekly newspaper printed in West Jefferson, North Carolina. Printing news, announcements and obituaries for Ashe County, the newspaper was owned by Civitas Media of Davidson, North Carolina, and had a circulation of 6,500. The Jefferson Post began publishing in 1988. The newspaper was the result of a merger between Ashe County's historic weekly newspaper The Skyland Post and a competing weekly of 10 years, the Jefferson Times. 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Page 2 r~ co ro CO SPORTS SERVING AS I IK COUN Y, NORTH CAROLINA SINCE 192'* Vol. 88, Issue (i:i & MORE nni 1 A A A r h-« w 73 A A A C 3> ro 73 :• 73 < A A :louds torm. Low. 64 A A 00 CO 1 o o o Tennis schedule released.... Page 5 IER A A A A A A A •. A. W I O l—i o TUESDAY. AUGUST 6,2013 81.00 Ashe unemployment climb* .J 11.4 •. County's labor •/ force shrinking Dylan Lightfoot Staff Writer dlightfoot@civitasmedia.com Ashe County's unem­ ployment rate climbed to 11.4 percent in June, up from 11.0 percent in May, and up 0.1 percent over June 2012, according to the latest figures from the Division of Employment Security (DES). Of the 11,986 workers in the county's labor force in June, 1,363 were looking for work. There were 198 initial unemployment insurance claims in June, with 369 individuals receiving ben­ efits, according to DES m spokesperson Larry Park­ er. Weekly benefits paid in June averaged $254.21, totalling $285,482 for the month, Parker said. All benefits paid in Ashe County from July 2012, to June 2013, totalled $7,560,328. The county's June job­ less rate has averaged 11.4 percent for the past five years. June 2013, marks Ashe County's 55th consecutive month of double-digit un­ employment. Ashe County's labor • f ' force has shrunk an aver­ age 2.3 percent per year for the last three years, from 12, 721 in 2010, to 11,883 for the first six months of 2013. The county's popula­ tion decreased 0.7 percent from April 2012, to July 2012, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. Ashe ranked 82nd out of the 100 counties for unem­ ployment in June. Among the neighboring counties, Alleghany's job­ less rate was unchanged at 9.4 percent in June, down 'i ' ro Northwestern N.C. county unemployment rates - June 2013 Rowan 95 See CLIMB | 4 Jefferson Post Photo courtesy of LittleFreeLibrary.org 1 Jefferson Post Little Free Libraries, known as twigs, are coming soon to Ashe County. These libraries are free, do not require a library card and work as a book swap. Free 'twig' libraries to pop up in Ashe County ^ Wil Petty Staff Writer jpetty@civitasmedia.com Dylan Lightfoot | Jefferson Post AHM Board of Trustees' Chairman Jim Gambill (left) and new AMH CEO Laura Lambeth cut the ribbon to mark Lam­ beth's tenure as the hospital's new leader and AHM's new management partner Novant Health. Hospital partners with Novant Health New AMH CEO Lambeth introduced Cliff Clark General Manager/Editor cclark@civitasmedia.com When the Ashe Memorial Hos­ pital Board of Trustees began looking for a partner to expand the facilities' health care servic­ es, the natural choice was Nov­ ant Health because its vision of providing an exceptional patient experience was shared by the hos­ pital, said AMH Board Chairman Jim Gambill Thursday at a recep­ tion to introduce to the commu­ nity the hospital's new CEO Laura Lambeth and Novant's senior management team. "The main thing Novant brings is that we share the same phi­ losophy they have, which is, an exceptional patient experience, every time. That's what they think - that's what we think," said Gam­ bill. The new management relation­ ship with Novant, said Gambill, will also AMH an opportunity to provide to its patients better spe­ cialists. "We think we can get to an­ other level and were looking for someone to take us there. Novant brings to us a better ability to get more providers, which is what we need," Gambill explained to the group of community leaders about the discussions held by hospital board trustees when looking for a new firm to manage the facility. He then described the process of finding Lambeth to lead the hospital after going through hun- The Ashe County Public Library is expanding. And it's doing it one "twig" at a time. Slightly larger than a do&house, the locally-built "twigs" will house books instead of toys and will be formally called "Little Free Libraries." s* *tyHf • ' 4c The Little Free Librar­ ies will be called "twigs," which is a wordplay on the county library not having branch locations. "Folks don't get here often or even have time to come into town and use this library," Suzanne Moore, county librar­ ian said. "If they come, they come after hours or See LIBRARIES | 4 See PARTNERSHIP | 4 Musicians reflect on Fiddler s Convention Wil Petty Staff Writer Photo courtesy of Lizzy.net |Jefferson Post ipetty@civitasmedia.com The 44th annual, and possibly last, Ashe County Fiddler's Convention came to a close on Saturday night. Audience members and musicians each understood this year may be the last. "We're sad" Karen Carr, a competitor from Galax, Va. said. "This conven­ tion's been very good to us." jCarr is a member of the old timey hand Crooked Road Ramblers, which have competed at the festi­ val for several years. The Rotary of the Jeffersons announced last month that it was looking for a new organization to take the reins of the yearly event. Many locals are hoping somebody will step up and take charge. "I really am hoping that one of the other clubs will take it over," Amy Tsolis, a parent of a competitor The Eighth Annual Ola Belle Reed Fest kicks off in Lansing Fri­ day, headlined by a roster of returning local favorites, plus an assembly of fresh talent. Lizzy Ross (above) of Chapel Hill's The Lizzy Ross Band takes the stage 8 p.m. Friday. Ola Belle Reed Fest offers familiar favorites, new voices Staff report money for Ashe County High School students. "It's real important for these kids around here to participate in something like (the convention)," Reid Turner a resident of Todd said. "It keeps the music going." Whether it was a per- Lansing's Eighth Annual Ola Belle Reed Homecoming Festival kicks off 5 p.m. Friday, featuring a weekend line­ up of live music from familiar favorites, plus an assembly of new voices. Back for their third "Ola Belle," headliners Big Country Bluegrass from Mouth of Wilson, Va., take the stage for two shows this year. "We're just tickled to deatlf to come back," said BCB front man Tommy Sells. The hand will be playing all new material off their June release, "Memories of the Past," which features "I'm Puttin' on My Leaving Shoes" — written by the legendary Tom T. Hall, and Bluegrass Today's #1 track for July. Also returning this year are prominent local pickers Charlie Welch of Foscoe and Wayne Henderson of Gray­ son County, Va. Welch, who "generally plays solo," will again perform with Henderson this year for a "Tribute to Doc Watson," See CONVENTION I 4 See FESTIVAL I 4 Wil Petty | Jefferson post Competitors who placed in the youth competition pose with their awards from the 44th an­ nual Bluegrass and Old Time Fiddlers Convention. With the future of the convention in peril, this year might have been the last. said. It's an important tra­ dition for the county and I would hate to see it go away." A resident of West Jef­ ferson, Tsolis believes it is important that her son Samuel, who is a newcom­ er with the fiddle, is able to perform in Ashe County. "It's a real disappoint­ ment that if (the conven­ tion) ends he won't have that opportunity right here in his home county," Tsolis said. Many are concerned about what losing the convention would mean for the children who par­ ticipate, as well as benefit from the event. The Ro­ tary Club uses the event as a way to raise scholarship �Page 2 Tuesday, Ai gist (>, 20 IB .1 KFFERSON POST Waste water enters Little Buffalo Creek Wil Petty Staff Writer jpetty@civitasmedia.com An estimated 2,500 gallons of untreated waste water over­ flowed from a manhole into Little Buffalo Creek in the New River Basin, according to a press release sent by the Town of West Jefferson. The spill happened on July 28 and the manhole is located at 437 E. Main St. in West Jefferson. Charles Call, Public Works Di­ rector of West Jefferson, said the departments involved took care of the situation quickly. "Maintenance did a good job and everything was taken care of real quickly," Call said. Rainfall from the previous day, combined with a blockage of de­ bris in the manhole is believed to be the cause of the spill, accord. > "(The) Division of Water Qual­ ity is reviewing (the situation)," he said. North Carolina law requires municipalities to issue press releases when waste spills of at least 1,000 gallons reach surface waters. ing to the pre& release. Call said there was debris <in the manhole and a firetruck was used to unclog it. The press re­ lease said the majority of the spill was rainwater. Call said there were no boiling advisories related to the incident. Four decades of service Mt. Jefferson Child Development Center celebrates 40th anniversary Staff report Dylan Lightfoot| Jefferson Post Ashe Arts Council Board Member Barbara Sears vol­ unteered for a bit of public service Wednesday: bath­ ing a statue. The sculpture, "Adoration Instigates an Unanswerable Correspondence" by Creston artist Be Gardiner, was donated to the AAC by Stephen Shoe­ maker in 1995. wBeitone 828-262-9952 or 808-581-5082 www.ncbeltone.com FREE HEARING SCREENING 25% discount on any hearing aid with this coupon . . offm5rp This year, Mount Jef­ ferson Child Development Center celebrates its 40th year serving Ashe Coun­ ty's working families with five-star-rated child care. "We've had generations here, that's for sure," said Director Becky Goss, who has worked at MJCDC for 29 years. A reunion and celebra­ tion will be held from 2-4 p.m. Saturday Aug. 17, for former students, par­ ents, teachers, directors and board members. The event will feature games and prized for children, raffles, a 50/50 drawing and a silent auction, with free food provided — hot dogs, sides and drinks. The center, which is open year-round, has an enrollment of 100 children six weeks to five years old, and has provided care for approximately 85 kids per day for the last three years, Goss said. . Opened in 1973, MJCDC was created by a grant from the Appalachian Re­ gional Commission as part of the Appalachian Day Care Program. In 1984, the MJCDC was in danger of losing its fund- A TERRIBLE THING HAPPENS WHEN Y00 DON'T ADVERTISE. NO ONE NOTICES TOD jng, and the community pe­ titioned the Ashe County Board of- Commissioners to take over funding of the center. The county owned and operated MJCDC until June 2007, when the cen­ ter became a non-profit. "Almost all our staff stayed when we changed from the county to a 501(c)3, even though they had to take pay cuts," said Goss. The center has oper­ ated at the same location since 1973. Built in the late 1940s, the building was formerly part of the Old Hospital complex. The center now leases the building from the county. "We are filled to capac­ ity," Goss said. The center is not en­ tirely self-supporting, Goss said. While parent fees provide some funding, the center also uses state subsidies, grants and occa­ sional donations, and also does some fund raising. "Daycare's expensive, but . there's very little money on the other side," said Board Member Vickie Young. In September 2009, MJCDC was donated a 2.25-acre parcel of land on Mt. Jefferson Road, Young said. The center is now trying to raise $1.5 million for the construction of a new building. MJCDC is licensed by Dylan Lightfoot | Jefferson Post Marisa Pena (left), 5, and Jadyn Carpenter (right), 5, are two of 100 children enrolled at Mt. Jefferson Child Development Center, which has provided Ashe County working parents with affordable, quality child care for four decades. the N.C. Department of Human Resources Division of Child Development, and voluntarily meets addition­ al standards for a five-star center. 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For more informa­ tion and required forms, vjsit http://alleghany4h. blogspot.com Aug. 6 - Oct. 28 i« T S?L„ Storytelling jn I odd. Every Tuesday through October stop by 540 Waugh Street Jefferson, N.C. 28640 Phone (336) 246-5581 t COMMUNITY CALENDAR Aug. 6 INCLUDES MULTIPOINT INSPECTION AND COMPLIMENTARY CAR WASH $58.95 center provides breakfast, lunch and afternoon snack, with meals cooked on site. The MJCDC staff coop­ erates with families and therapists in serving any special needs a child may have, and each of the staff has a goal of continuing their education in Early Childhood Development. for old°? General Store to old time entertainment at 5 P.m. and storytelling at 6 p.m The August storyteller lineup Fax (336) 246-5997 See CALENDAR I 8 Jefferson's Gateway to Extraordinary Living _ Jefferson Post Come See the Difference! AREAIBIRTH^ (336)846-7164 and of www.jeffersonpost.com ny 20, for the best ADVERTISING RESULTS ~Y / �Ji.i i kkson Post OBITUARIES Mr. Harry Joe Sullivan Mr. Harry Joe Sullivan of Lansing died Thursday, Aug. 1, 2013, at his home. He was 82. Mr. Sullivan was born Feb. 15, 1931, in the Hel­ ton Community to John Wilson Sullivan and Ida Sturgill Sullivan. Mr. Sullivan was preced­ ed in death by his parents. Harry was a merchant and owner of Sullivan's store for many years un­ til his retirement. He was a dedicated member and president of Helton Volun­ teer Ambulance Service. He was also a member of the Masonic Lodge. Mr. Sullivan is survived by his wife Helen Sullivan; two sons, Glen Sullivan and wife Allison of Creston and Craig Sullivan and wife Cindy of Zionville; two daughters, Michele Decker and husband Keith of Lansing and Tammy Buff and husband Rick of Hickory; one sister, Ruby Bartlett of Newton; eight grandchildren, Meredith Decker, Holly McMurray, Mason Buff, Chloe Sulli­ van, Abby Sullivan, Ali Sul­ livan, Aidan Sullivan and Ryder Sullivan; and several nieces and nephews. Funeral services were held at 3 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 4,2013, at Badger Fu­ neral Home Chapel by Rev. Tommy McClure. Burial followed in Sullivan Cem­ etery. The family received friends prior to the service at Badger Funeral Home. In lieu of flowers me­ morials may be made to Helton Volunteer Ambu­ lance Service c/o Denver Caudill, 1170 Parsons Hill Road, Lansing, NC 28643 or Ashe County Humane Society, 1175 Old Hwy. 16, Jefferson, NC 28640. Words of comfort and remembrance may be viewed or sent to the fam­ ily through our website at www.badgerfuneralhome. com. Badger Funeral Home was entrusted with Mr. Sullivan's arrangements. on Aug. 1, 1949, in Ashe County to Albert Lee and Ethel Spencer Hash. Mrs. Ham was preceded in death by her parents; and sister, Joyce Osborne. Audrey was known for making fiddles and dulci­ mers since tbe late 1960s. Mrs. Ham is survived by: her husband, Bob Ham of Lansing; two daughters, Elizabeth Sizemore and husband Albert of Marion, Va.; Amanda Coldiron and husband Larry of Jeffer­ son; two grandchildren, Samual Absher of Piney Creek, and Elijah Coldiron of Jefferson; three great­ grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Monday, Aug. 5, 2013, at the Ashelawn Memorial Chapel by Elder Eddie Lyle and Rev. Julian Owens. Buried followed in Hart Ham Miller Jones Cemetery. The family received friends on Monday, Aug. 5, 2013, at Ashelawn Memo­ rial Chapel. Flowers were appreci­ ated, or memorials may be made to Medi Home Health Hospice, P.O. Box 421, Jefferson, NC 28640. Words of comfort and remembrance may be viewed or sent to the fam­ ily through our website at www.ashelawn.com. Ashelawn Memorial Chapel & Gardens was entrusted with Mrs. Ham's arrangements. A private memorial ser­ vice will be held at a later date. Mr. Lee was born in Or­ lando, Fla., on Thursday," Aug. 14, 1952, to the late John Robert and Ruth Adaline Perry Lee. He worked in furniture retail, i He is survived by two brothers, Steve Lee, of West Jefferson and Clifford Lee and wife, Ella, of Wilkesboro; three nephews, Christopher Lee, Justin Lee and wife, Valerie and Matthew Lee; and niece Lisa Lee Randolph of West Jefferson. You may give the family your condolences at our website www.boonefuneralhome.com. Boone Family Funeral Home of West Jefferson is in charge of these arrange­ ments. Mr. Jeffery Charles Lee Mr. Jeffery Charles Lee, better known as "Jeff," of Citrus Springs, Fla., passed away Monday af­ ternoon, July 29, 2013, at Ashe Memorial Hospital. He was 60. Nell Jones Patton Nell Jones Patton, of Sykesville, Md., died Satur­ day, Aug. 3,2013, at Ridge Overlook, Westminster, Md. She was 83. "Born Sept. 27, 1929, in Jefferson, she was the daughter of the late Don­ ald Jones and late Virgie Jones Marsh (nee Hamp­ ton). She and her late hus­ band, Howard Henry Pat­ ton were married 57 years, until his death on Nov. 6, 2004. At Nell's insistence, Howard purchased her childhood home at an es­ tate auction and together, they set about renovating it; or rather, Howard reno­ vated and Nell decorated. They enjoyed the home with family and friends and for many years hosted the annual Patton Family Reunion. She also enjoyed travel­ ing, and after getting over her fear of flying, trav­ 'Attention Tobacco Farmers The Old Belt Tobacco Warehouse in Rural Hall North Carolina is open for business for the 2013 tobacco selling season. With the first sale beginning August 13,2013. We are the only tobacco auction in the Flue-Cured Market buying flue-cured and hurley, with the old style auctioneer and buyers following the sale. There will be five (5) buying companies bidding and following the sale, buying your tobacco. We will be competitive with all contract stations, using the same grades and money. We will be open Monday thru Friday to receive tobacco 7am - 4pm. Receiving begins August 5,2013.The sales will be on Tuesday of each week beginning at 9:30 AM. Mrs. Audrey Hash Ham ' Mrs. Audrey Hash Ham of Lansing died on Friday, Aug. 2, 2013, at her resi­ dence. She Was 64. Mrs. Ham was born The 200 mile round trip will be unnecessary when you can get the same price in Rural Hall. Call Dennis White at Cell # 336-416-6262 or Warehouse # 336-969-6891 for fiirther fl information. ABSOLUTE AUCTION FAMILY FARM 123.906 ACRES Divided into 3 Tracts Saturday, August 10th, 2013 - 1 0:30 AM 1648 Big Laurel Road, Creston, NC Ancil Pennington Graham Heirs Directions: From Jefferson, NC take Hwy B8 West 13.3 miles to Big Laurel Road, turn right; travel 1.6 miles to sale location on the right. From Mountain City, TN at the intersection of Hwy 421 and TNSR #167 North, travel State Road #167 North 13.9 miles to sale location on the left. Tract #1 - 10.022 Acres with 1 Vz story Brick House, Living Room with fireplace, 5 bedrooms, hard­ wood floors, oil fired hot air heat, full basement with spring cooling box; 2 story frame barn, 2 story block and frame barn, small frame utility building, and a 2 story block store building being known as the old J. T. Pennington Store - making this ideal for business or storage. This tract has paved road frontage and a trout stream. Tract #2 - 42.712 Acres of mostly open land with rolling topography, good views, and paved state road frontage. Tract #3 - 71.172 Acres, some timber but mostly open land, good views, wood storage building, paved road frontage Ideal for permanent residence, with grazing farm land or tree farm. Ideally located between Jefferson, North Carolina and Mountain City, Tennessee. For further information contact: Boyer Realty & Auction Col. Jimmy Boyer NCAL #1792 336-372-eoea boyerrealty@skybest.com www.boyerrealtyandauction.com Edwin Wagoner & Associates P.O. Box 1333 Wythevllle, VA 24382 276-768-8539 eled through Europe, as well as a cruising the QE II. She looked forward to attending her husband's yearly World War II Army Reunion. Held in different cities every year, Howard and Nell hosted two such reunions in Baltimore. . She took great pleasure and pride in spending time with her granddaughters, Fallon and Sophia, who were also her favorite photography subjects. An animal lover, she spent a lot of time taking care of her many dogs and cats throughout the years. She was a homemaker. Surviving are her son and daughter-in-law, Don­ ald H. and Vicky A. Pat­ ton of Mt. Airy; son and daughter-in-law David S. and Kellie E. Patton and granddaughters, Fallon and Sophia Patton, all of Finksburg, Md.; sister Donna Neal and husband Jack of Jefferson; brotherin-law William A. Patton of Petersburg, Va.; as well as numerous nieces and neph­ ews in Delaware, Virginia, and North Carolina. A viewing will be held from 6-8 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2013, at BurrierQueen Funeral Home & Crematory, PA, 1212 W. Old Liberty Road, Winfield (Beside South Carroll High School) with a me­ morial service at 7:30 p.m. with Chaplain David Bare of Carroll Hospice-Dove House officiating. Inter­ ment will be private at the convenience of the family. In lieu of flowers, con­ tributions may be made to Carroll Hospice, Inc. - Dove House, 292 Stoner Ave., Westminster,. MD 21157. Arrangements made by; Burrier-Queen Funeral Home & Crematory, PA online condolences to www.burrier-queen.com Ti i:sd\v, At cii sr (>, 201,'i P.UiEtf Author Jill McCorkle to speak at ASU Aug. 15 Award-winning North Carolina novelist Jill McCorkle will speak at Appalachian State University 3:30 p.m. Wednesday Aug. 15, in Room 421 of Belk Library and Information Commons. A Lumberton native, McCorkle has published five novels and three collections of short stories. She has the distinction of having her first two novels published on the same day in 1984. The New York limes Book Re­ view said, "One suspects the author of 'The Cheer Leader' is a born novel- _____ ist; with 'July 7th,* she is also, a full jm McCorkle grown one." Her other books include "Going Away Shoes," "Carolina Moon" and "Crash Diets." Her latest novel, "Life after Life," was published in March to enthusiastic reviews. McCorkle is a recipient of the New England Booksell­ ers Award, the John Dos Passos Prize for Excellence in Literature and the North Carolina Award for Literature. McCorkle has taught at UNC-Chapel Hill, Tufts and Brandeis Universities. She currently teaches creative writing in the master of fine arts program at N.C. State University. An informal reception and book signing will be held fol­ lowing her presentation, which is the last in the library's 2013 Summer Author Series. Parking will be available in the library deck on College Street. For more information, call Lynn Patterson at 828262-2087. WEST JEFFERSON CHEVROLET BUICK GMC WWW.WJCHEVY.NET Diesel Lube, Oil & Filter INCLUDES MULTIPOINT INSPECTION AND COMPLIMENTARY CAR WASH $58.95 i ' Includes up to 10 qls Delvoc I5W40 1 Excludes full synthetic oil and vehicles| over 3500 series. 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The new Energy Star Portfolio Manager delivers a more userfriendly interface, • enhanced data sharing capabilities, better reporting, and for the first time, the ability to manage buildings across their lifecycle from design through occupancy. Tens of thousands of organiza­ tions - including school districts, retail chains, hospital systems, and local governments - cur­ rently use Energy Star Portfolio Manager to measure the energy performance, water use, utility costs, and greenhouse gas emis­ sions of more than 40 percent of the nations commercial building space. "You can't manage what you don't measure," said Janet MeCabe, principal deputy assistant administrator for the Office of Air and Radiation. "The new 'turbo-charged' Portfolio Man­ ager makes it easier than ever for building owners and manag­ ers to make strategic business decisions that are good for the environment and good for the bottom line. Consistent with President Obama's Climate Ac­ tion Plan, this tool helps busi­ nesses cut wasted energy, reduce harmful carbon pollution, and save money." The tool will continue to deliv­ er the nearly 150 energy, green­ house gas (GHG), and water performance metrics that own­ ers and managers of commercial buildings use to make strategic management decisions. One of these metrics—the 1-100 En­ ergy Star score, rates a building's energy efficiency against similar buildings nationwide. A score of 50 represents median- energy perfornlance, whereas a score of 75 signifies that a building out­ performs 75 percent of its peers. Buildings in the United States that score a 75 or higher, and have their data verified by a Pro­ fessional Engineer or Registered Architect, are eligible to earn EPA's Energy Star certification. Energy Star certified build­ ings use, on average, 35 percent less energy and generate 35 per­ cent fewer GHG emissions than typical buildings. Studies have shown that they have lower oper­ ating costs, increased asset value, and higher occupancy rates. Ad­ ditionally, there are benefits to simply measuring and tracking a building's energy performance in Portfolio Manager—a recent EPA study showed that buildings that benchmarked consistently over a three-year period logged an average energy use reduction of 2.4 percent each year. Irish potato famine-causing pathogen more virulent now Festival From Page 1 to bring their own .chairs to ensure "the best seats," their mutual friend who and wraps are advisable for died in May 2012. possibly cool evenings. "We'll do some songs we The Lansing Volunteer did with Doc, and some Fire Department will be songs associated with Doc selling barbecue chicken, — fiddle tunes played on hot dogs, hamburgers, ice the guitar. Doc was kinda cream, and more. famous for that," Welch Pickers, jammers and said. music lovers are encour­ "Doc and I used to go aged to join the "Old Time to Wayne's a lot," he said. pickin' session" Sunday, "Doc and I both have Hen­ Aug. 11, under the purple derson guitars; Wayne tent — all skill levels are makes the best guitar mon­ welcome. ey can buy." The Sheets Family Band Other acts returning will present two work­ for Ola Belle VIII include shops: Old Time Dance Lenoir'sThe Harris Broth­ and Mountain Harmony. ers, The Sheets Fam­ Judy Marti is returning to ily Band and The Elkville present the Clawhammer Banjo Workshop for the String Band. New to Ola Belle this eighth year. Admission is by dona­ year is Carolina Crossing, a "traditional-plus" Blue- tion. The festival is a fun­ grass quartet from the draiser for Greater Lan­ sing Area Development Boone area. "We're really excited (GLAD), 8 501(c)3 non­ about playing our first profit committed to devel­ year," said bassist Gary oping and promoting the Trivett. "I consider it an town of Lansing, and dedi­ honor to play 'Ola Belle' cated to making Ola Belle because of.all the great Reed Fest a little bit better people who've already each*year. For more information, played there." www.olabellefest. Keeping with spirit the visit com, call (336)384-4000 festival's of traditional American music, the or­ or email lansing28643@ ganizers took a divergent- gmail.com. . OBRF 2013 Stage yet-faithful step toward Schedule the contemporary this Friday, Aug. 9 year, booking acts from 5 p.m. — The Tillers the Roots/Americana/Folk 6 p.m. — Wandering Rock quarter for Friday Woods , night. 7 p.m. — The Lizzy New to Ola Belle this Ross Band year is the Lizzy Ross Saturday, Aug. 10 Band, a Chapel Hill quartet 12 p.m. — The Sheets who deliver a roots-andFamily Band soul sound with an indie 1 p.m. — Big Country rock flair. Bluegrass Other new acts include 2 p.m. — Dakota and "Cincinnati's travelling Will minstrels" The Tillers, "Las 3 p.m. — Wayne Hen­ Vegas' truest Folk Rock derson and Charlie Welch band" Wandering Woods, 4 p.m. — Big Country Country-Hip Hop duo Da­ Bluegrass kota and Will, contempo­ 5 p.m. — The Elkville rary Celtic folk group The String Band with Wayne Mountain Laurels, and Henderson Sprain Valley Mountain 6 p.m. — Sprain Valley Clan from Iowa, who were Mountain Clan childhood acquaintances of 7 p.m. — Carolina Cross­ Reed. ing Ola Belle Reed Festi­ 8 p.m. — Harris Broth­ val takes place in Lansing ers Creeper Trail Park, located All day — Open jam behind the Lansing Volun­ tents teer Fire Department. The Sunday, Aug. 11 creek-side venue features 1 p.m. - 'til — Old Time a large festival tent with pickin' session under the picnic tables, swings for purple tent hosted by children, a walking trail, Phipps Store pickers. Bring primitive tent camping and your instruments, picnic, pedestrian access to down­ chairs and enjoy old-time town Lansing. music served up traditional Festers are encouraged style. NC State News Services The plant pathogen that caused the Irish potato famine in the 1840s lives on today with a different genetic blueprint and an even larger arsenal of weaponry to harm and kill plants. In a study published in the journal Nature Communications, North Car­ olina State University plant patholo­ gist Jean Ristaino and colleagues Mike Martin and Tom Gilbert from the University of Copenhagen com­ pared the genomes, or sets of all genes, of five 19th century strains of the Phytophthora infestans pathogen with modern strains of the pathogen, which still wreaks havoc on potatoes and tomatoes. The researchers found that the genes in historical plant samples col­ lected in Belgium in 1845 as well as other samples collected from varied European locales in the late 1870s and 1880s were quite different from modern-day P. infestans genes, in­ cluding some genes in modern plants that make the pathogen more viru­ lent than the historical strains. In one example, a certain gene variant, or allele, called AVR3a that was not virulent in the historical samples was shown to be virulent in the modern-day samples. "The genetic blueprints, or geno­ types, of the historical strains were distinct from modern' strains, and genes related to infection were also quite different," Ristaino says. "In the areas of the genome that today con­ trol virulence, we found little similar­ ity with historical strains, suggesting that the pathogen has evolved in re­ sponse to human actions like breed­ ing more disease-resistant potatoes." Libraries From Page 1 they miss it or they don't have transportation and weather's a problem to for people." Twigs will not require a library cards. There are no return dates on the books and you can get a book at anytime. "It's a concept where you take one, because it's free, you don't need a li­ brary card, but it's a swap," Moore said. "Well it's like a take-one, leave-one place, it's a swap place. But if you don't have one, it's not a big deal just take one." There are no concerns of theft at the buildings since the books are free. Each location will have a "steward" who will oversee the number of books inside as well as making sure the structure is stable. "The locals close to that location will be the ones who own and stock the twigs," Moore said. With Ashe County being spread out and only having one library, the twigs bring a book exchange closer to those in the outer areas. "I think it's great for folks that don't have access to books," Moore said. "It encourages reading. It's exciting to go out to little location where you open a (iny house and pick out a book." Planned locations for the twigs include Phipps Gen­ eral Store in Lansing, Todd Mercantile and Mabe's Grocery in Laurel Springs. Groups in the commu­ nity are getting involved to help create the twigs. One "twig" is under construc­ tion by the Ashe County Home Builders Associa­ tion and is going to be re­ vealed during "Pickin' in the Park" on Aug. 27. "I think it's a great pro­ gram and think it will do very good for the county, especially in the outly­ ing areas that don't have, good access to the library," Tammie Pruitt-Coffey, of the Ashe County Home Builders Association said. "Especially in the winter months." Moore said she wants to get other organizations in the county involved, mak­ ing the twigs a communitywide project. "It is really going to be a fun project for everybody," Moore said. "When you go driving in the middle of no­ where and see a Little Free Library and you need a good book, (you) just stop and get one." There are 17 Little Free Libraries located in North Carolina, the closest one being in Greensboro. Moore said the libraries will hopefully expand into Wilkes and Watauga coun­ ties, also part of the Ap­ palachian Regional Library System. "We're all in the same regional library system," she said. "We just want to spread it out and keep it going." The twigs will provide all families in Ashe County better access to books and magazines. "Some people don't have books in their house," Moore said. "This is giv­ ing them an opportunity to have a book." Convention From Page 1 son's first time at the convention or one of many, the surprise remained. "This is our first time that we've been here," Jenny Turner, a Todd resident said, "and we were sad to hear that it may be the last." Some believe the problem comes from top many other festivals occur­ ring in the area so close in time. In nearby Galax, Va. the "World's Old­ est and World's Largest Fiddler's Convention" starts Monday Aug. 5, two days after Jefferson's wraps up. The Galax convention brings in more competitors, a larger audience and in turn more prize money. Other people believe the conven­ tion could be saved if organizers changed the weekend the event was hosted. "They need to move it back to July when there aren't as many festb vals," Kilby Spencer a musician from Whitetop, Va. said. And others wondered why the fes­ tival was ending, noting there was an increase in audience and competition from the previous year. "Look at the crowd you've got here," Arthur Byrd, a resident of Creedmoor, said. "It was larger than last year. So if you have more (peo­ ple) you ought to keep it going." While some are worried about how losing the festival would affect the community, others are more broad in their concerns. Some are concerned about how losing fiddler's conven­ tions will affect the mountain heri­ tage of the entire region. "It's almost a dying thing," Mid­ land, resident Reba Morrison said. "Bluegrass has been around so long and the younger generations are not going to know about it, if you don't continue the old traditions." Climb From Page 1 0.8'percent over the year (OTY), while Avery saw a slight decrease of 0.2, per­ cent for the month, and O.i percent OTY. Watauga County experienced a slight uptick of 0.1 percent in June, but a 0.5 percent decrease OTY, and Wilkes saw a 0.8 percent increase r for the month, while drop­ ping 0.2 percent OTY. Unemployment rates — not seasonally adjusted — increased in 81 N.C. coun­ ties in June, decreased in 14 and remained the same in five. All 14 of the State's metro areas experienced rate increases. Scotland County had the highest unemployment rate at 16.2 percent, while Currituck County had the lowest at 5.8 percent. Among the Metro areas, Rocky Mount experienced the highest rate at 13.3 per­ cent, and Asheville had the lowest at 7.1 percent The June not seasonally adjusted .statewide rate was 9.3 percent, with N.C. ranked 47th in the nation for unemployment, accord­ ing to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Total unemployment benefits paid in the state for all programs from July 2012, to June 2013 totaled $2,536,217,320. The federal unemploy­ ment rate fell to 7.4 in July, down from 7.6 percent in June, accordging to the BLS. Partnership From Page 1 (USPS 441-810) Member NC Press Association Published twice weekly by CiVitas Media LLC, P.O. Box 808 203 S. Second Ave,, West Jefferson, NC 28694 Periodicals postage paid at West Jefferson, NC 28694 Phone 336-846-7164 Email cclark@civitasmedia.com Subscription rates in Ashe County - $38/year In North Carolina - $48.01/year Editor/General Manager Cliff Clark Staff Writer Wil Petty Staff Writer Dylan Lightfoot Sports Writer Nathan Ham Advertising Sales Teresa Roark Laws Advertising Sales John Sears Classifieds/Legals Kay Hart Mail Room Department Julia Beck Postmaster: Send address changes to Jefferson Post P.O Box 808 West Jefferson NC 28694-0808 All content copyright 2012 by Civitas Media LLC and may not be reproduced without permission. dreds of applications. "I think we got lucky," said Gambill about finding Lambeth to lead Avshe Memorial into the future. "I think we'll find we got some­ body special in Laura. She's going to take this hospital to a new level," said Gambill. feefore Lambeth was officially in­ troduced to the community, Mark Billings, president of Novant Health Shared Services explained what the Novant vision of health care is and what it means to the people of Ashe County. Billings said every Novant employ­ ee goes to work every day with one focus - to provide exceptional health care. To accomplish this, Billings said, Novant has created six dimensions it considers vital to deliver an excep­ tional patient experience, every time. The six dimensions are: safety, quality of care, ease of use, authentic personalized relationships, allowing a "voice and a choice" by the patient, and affordability. Billings said every employee of the hospital will be committed to deliv­ ering that quality of service, from administrators to maintenance work­ ers. Lambeth, after being formally in­ troduced by Billings, thanked every­ one for the hospitality she has been shown since she arrived in Ashe County. "I have been in health care for 33 years all over the county and I have never been as welcome as I have in Ashe County..." said Lambeth, "... with the Board of Trustees, with the medical staff, with the employees, (and) with the community leaders. I'm just so excited to be here and you have a wonderful facility here." "When I decided to accept the po­ sition it was becau.se of the people I met, in the community, the medical staff, and the employees. It has been overwhelming the support this hos­ pital has from the citizens of Ashe County. I feel very humbled to be en­ trusted with that responsibility," said Lambeth. She also voiced her support of Novant's commitment to the excep­ tional patient experience and work­ ing toward having more Ashe Coun­ ty residents rely on AMH for their medical care. Formed in 1997, Novant Health has grown from four to 13 acute care facilities, more than 100 outpatient facilities and over 350 physician practice facilities in four states. Novant Health is a not-for-profit integrated system of 14 medical cen­ ters and a medical group consisting of 1,123 physicians in 343 clinic loca­ tions, as well as numerous outpatient surgery centers, medical plazas, re­ habilitation programs, diagnostic im­ aging centers and community health outreach programs. Novant's 27,000 employees and physician partners care for patients and communities in North Carolina, Virginia, South Carolina and Georgia. �1\u;K f> son TUESDAY, AUGUST 6,2013 ONLINE ORTS Nathan I lam, S|x>iis Writer {336) 846-7164 nham(a.civita.snuiiu.cuin Game of the Week video can be found at jeffersonpost.com Golf tourney raises money for youth football .- • .• ~j.v j ** ** V?' y1-. A * s- - v..;- t*.A ^ -- . -v: . ^ ",;r * -. , - f c File photo |Jefferson Post Gareth Berry was one of Ashe's top runners last season. Ashe XC season starts Sept. 10 Nathan Ham Sports Writer nham@civitasmedia.com Ashe will host two cross country rrieets and compete in three other regular season meets during the 2013 fall sports season. The season is scheduled to open on Sept. 10 at home running against Alleghany, Wilkes Central and East Wil­ kes. The Huskies travel to West Wilkes one week later in a meet that features all eight Mountain Valley Athletic Con­ ference teams. September comes to an end when Ashe heads to Starmount to face the Rams, Elkin and North Wilkes on Sept. 24. Ashe will head to Wilkes Central on Oct. 1 before host­ ing the final regular season meet of the year on Oct. 8 with Starmount, Alleghany and Wilkes Central heading up the mountain. The MVAC Championship Meet is set for Oct. 15 at Wilkes Central. Regional meets hegin Oct. 26 and the 2A State Championship meet will be Nov. 2. All cross country races between at 4:30 p.m. with the men running first. The women's race begins after the first race has concluded. Laws displays diamond skills at Blue-Grey Classic IlK amtoSf22 File photo | Jefferson Post Hallie Brown and the Lady Huskies open the season at Watauga. Tennis schedule released Nathan Ham Sports Writer nham@civitasmedia.com The Lady Husky tennis team hopes for yet another strong season when the 2013 campaign opens at Watauga on Aug. 19. Ashe has eight home matches scheduled as of now with just two of those coming in August. East Wilkes comes to Ashe on Aug. 20 and Watau­ ga makes the trip over over Aug. 26. September starts with a pair of home matches on Sept. 3 against El­ kin and Sept. 5 against Starmount. After two road matches at Wilkes Central and East Wilkes, the Lady Huskies will play three straight at home. North Wilkes makes the trip to Ashe on Sept. 17, West Wilkes travels up on Sept. 19 and Alleghany will be the opponent on Sept. 24 Ashe travels to Elkin and Starmount on Sept. 26 and Oct. 1 before ending the regular season at home on Oct. 3 to take on Wilkes Central. The Mountain Valley Athletic Con­ ference Tournament will be at Elkin, beginning on Oct. 8 before state play­ offs begin. Dual team playoffs begin on Oct. 15 while the individual regionals start on Oct. 18. The 2A State Tournament is scheduled for Oct. 25-26. Ashe tennis schedule Monday Aug. 19 at Watauga Tuesday Aug. 20 vs. East Wilkes Thursday Aug. 22 at North Wilkes Monday Aug. 26 vs. Watauga Tuesday Aug. 27 at West Wilkes Thursday-Aug. 29 at Alleghany Tuesday Sept. 3 vs. Elkin Thursday Sept. 5 vs. Starmount Tuesday Sept. 10 at Wilkes Central Thursday Sept. 12 at East Wilkes Tuesday Sept. 17 vs. North Wilkes Thursday Sept. 19 vs. West Wil­ kes Tiesday Sept. 24 vs. Alleghany Thursday Sept. 26 at Elkin Tuesday Oct. 1 at Starmount Thursday Oct. 3 vs. Wilkes Central The Ashe County Youth Football League invited golfers from all over to hit the links at Jefferson Land­ ing for its inaugural fundraising tournament last Tuesday. The total proceeds from the tournament brought in over $11,000. Teams competed to have the highest gross and net scores while individuals battled it out in "closest to the pin" and longest drive competitions. First place in the gross score went to the team of Trey Scott, Buddy Ellison, Anthony Hamilton and Andy Robinson. The team, sponsored by High Country Insurance, finished with a final score of 53. Second place went to the Blue Ridge Electric team of Clint Bedsaul, Ricky Bedsaul, Clint Caraway and Russell Sheets. They fin­ ished six shots back. Skyline Telephone's team of Jim Shepherd, Wes Minton, Harold Pruitt and Chris Jones took first in net score with 52.5. In the closest to the pin competition, Danny Dixon won on the second hole and Jim Shepherd had the clos­ est shot on the 17"' hole. The longest drive went to Wes Minton on the 13th hole. Ashe County. Youth Foot­ ball would like to think all of the sponsors that helped out, sponsored teams and donated to help the league. Sponsors were: Skyline Telephone, Blue Ridge Electric, K&K Stitch 'n Screen, High Country Insurance, AEV, Vannoy Construction, Scott Broth­ ers Heating & Air, Ap­ palachian Utilities, Ashe County Ford, Life Store In­ surance, NAPA Auto Parts, Carquest, Palmetto Engi­ neering, Crop Production Services, Tamales Mexican Grill, Furches Evergreens, Yadkin Bank, Current Chi­ ropractic, Bill's Garage, Na­ tionwide Insurance, Ban: Evergreens, Sexton Tree Farms, Ultimate Property Maintenance, Miller In­ surance, Richard Hamby, Central Cycle Sales, John & Dale's Body Shop, Rich­ ardson Tree Farm, Sturgill Tree Farm, First Citizens Bank and Chris Barr. NCWRC plans mountain activities I , •m4i 4> *jSf Submitted photo | Jefferson Post Ashe County High School Senior Alex Laws played this past weekend in the Blue-Grey Classic held at the Greensboro Grasshoppers Stadium on Saturday and Sunday. The Blue-Grey Classic is an invitation only re­ cruiting and scouting showcase. Laws was on Team Grey Greensboro and played against Blue Raleigh Saturday beating them 3-2. He played second base and shortstop and threw two runners out as well as turning a double play during the game. Sunday's game was for the title playing Blue Richmond. Greensboro was victorious 4-2. Laws played second and pitched one inning of three up and down had an RBI. The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission is offering numerous outdoor-related 'events, clinics and workshops this month through the Pisgah Center for Wildlife Education near Brevard in Transylvania County. All events, clinics and workshops are free and open to the public, un­ less otherwise noted, and may re­ quire pro-registration on a first-come, first-serve basis. Nature Nuts: Amphibians - Aug. 13 and Aug. 24, 9-11 a.m. For ages 4-7. Spend the morning with staff and learn about amphibians. Activi­ ties will include story time, making a craft, and an outside hike in search of amphibians. Eco Explorers: Salamanders - Aug. 13, 1-3 p.m. For ages 8-13. Learn about these fascinating am­ phibians. Learn to identify local spe­ cies of salamanders, their habitat requirements and why they are so important to ecosystems. Fly-Tying for the Beginner, Lev­ el II - Aug. 9, 9 a.m.-noon. For ages 12 and older. For those who know the basics and are ready to learn more advanced patterns. Equipment and materials provided. Archery - Aug. 10, 9-11 a.m. For ages 8 and older. Learn about ar­ chery with experienced staff. Top­ ics will include: safety, variations in bows and arrows, and lots of time practice shooting at targets. A Week in the Woods - Aug. 5-9, of wildlife and their habitats. Bring 9 a.m.-noon. For ages 8-15. Young your camera and enjoy a morning of people join staff for a weeklong se­ learning and picture-taking. ries of hands-on classes that focus on Hunter Education Course - Aug. the tradition of hunting. Learn about 20-22, 6-9:30 p.m. All ages. This equipment, tracking, firearm and course covers hunter responsibility, bow safety. Spend time on the pellet firearms and more. Course certifica­ gun and archery tion accepted in every state. Offered range. over a three-day period. Attendees Gone Fishin' must be present all three days to earn - Aug. 10, 9-11 the course certificate. a.m. For ages Fly-Fishing Skills: Casting for 5-12. Enjoy a Beginners Level II - Aug. 23, 10 relaxing morn­ a.m.-3 p.m. For ages 12 and older. ing of fishing For those who have mastered the ba­ on Lake Dense. sics of casting, spend a day at Lake Learn fishing skills, water safety Imaging in DuPont State Recreation­ and fishing regulations. Equipment al Forest for more advanced casting provided. Families will meet at High techniques. All equipment and mate­ Falls parking area and enjoy a hayrials are provided.*Bring a lunch. ride to the lake. Registration limited Fly-iying for the Beginner to one "Gone Fishin'" program per Aug. 31, 9-noon. For ages 12 and summer. Limited to 25 participants. Fly-Fishing Skills: Wild Trout - older. Spend a relaxing morning Aug. 14, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. For ages 12 with experienced fly-tiers who teach and older. Practice fly-fishing skills the fundamentals. Work at your own in the Pisgah National Forest on pace. Equipment and materials pro­ Looking Glass Creek under the su­ vided. For events and workshops requir­ pervision of experienced fly-fishing instructors. Equipment and materi­ ing pre-registration, call 828-877als provided. Meet at the Pisgah Cen­ 4423 or sign up online. For more information on these pro­ ter for Wildlife Education. Outdoor Photography for the grams and activities, the four learn­ Beginner - Aug. 17, 9 a.m.-l p.m. ing centers operated by the Wildlife Ages 14 and older. This outdoor Commission, and enjoying North photography program teaches the Carolina's wildlife and habitats, visit basics, focusing on capturing images www.ncwildlife.org/enjoying. �TUESDAY, Aict ST (>, PACK <> 20 IB .1KFIKKSt>.\ P(>ST ^m CHURCH CALENDAR Aug. 9 -10 7 p.m. Homecoming Services at Gillespie Community Church. Sunday services begins at 10:30 a.m., with dinner on the grounds. Sunday service begins at 10:30 a.m. with dinner on the unds. Special Singing the Horton Sister, and the Delp Family, visit­ ing preacher will be Perri Delp. A special invitation goes out to all who have, ties at Gillespie from 1932 to present. For more in­ formation, call Pastor Jim Francis"at 384-2560 or 977- r 1010. Aug. 11 10:30 a.m. Homecom­ ing Service. Blue Ridge Baptist Church invites you. Lunch will follow the service in the fellowship hall. There will be special singing in the morning and the afternoon. Pastor Rev. Larry Powers and congre­ gation welcome you. 10:30 a.m. Homecom­ ing Service. Landmark Baptist Church invites you. There will be special singing. A covered dish lunch will follow in the fel­ lowship hall. Pastor Rev. Charles McCoy and con­ gregation invites everyone to attend. The church is located in the Silas Creek Community. 11 a.m. The Weaver Family Reunion and the Weaver Cemetery Deco­ ration Service will take place at the cemetery on Teaberry Road, between Lansing and Warrensville. The meal will be around noon with the decoration service to follow at 2 p.m. Everyone is welcome. 2 p.m. Brinegar Ceme­ tery Decoration Service. Special singing by the Bare Family and Rev. David Brooks will be speaking. Everyone is well. Midway Baptist Church hosting. This year's theme is "The Voice of Many Waters" from Revelations 19:6. Be in prayer as we celebrate 127 years of working together for the cause of Christ. If you church would like to host the meeting in 2013, con­ tact the Preach and Place Committee or call the as­ sociation's office. make a commitment to pray 40 times during the same 40-day prayer period. For more information, call Son's Light Ministries at 828-264-2007. Aug. 16-17 2 p.m. The Ashe Bap­ tist Association Annual Meeting will be held with Faith Fellowship, and at 9 a.m., Aug. 17, 2013, with Aug. 12 -19 7 p.m. The Ashe Associational Choir will begin rehearsals for the 2013 revival season. The choir meets at Midway Baptist Church. Practice on Mon­ day nights and booking are almost always on Monday nights well. Personal practice is via CD in your home. No auditions are re­ quired. All denominations are welcome. "If you are a child of the King - let's sing." For more informa­ tion, call 877-0261 or 877- Make the Switch to DISH Today and Save Up To 50% dish 8000. LEGALS LEGALS Date: July 10, 2013 Having qualified on July 3, 2013 as Administrator of the Estate of Martha J. Yates, de­ ceased. late of Ashe County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons, firms, and corpora­ tions having claims against the deceased to exhibit the same to the undersigned on or be­ fore October 21, 2013, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons, firms, end corporations in­ debted to the estate should make immediate payment. feet to a 1/2" rebar; S 62-22-22 E 97 69 feet to the point of BE­ GINNING. containing 8.010 acres Jason Edward Yates, Adminis­ trator of The Estate of Martha J. Yates P O. Box 894 Newland, NC 28657 This indenture is made SUB­ JECT to the RESERVATION and EXCEPTION of that cer­ tain easement of right of way as set out and described in the aforementioned deed, to which recorded deed reference is hereby made for a more com­ plete description of the same. C. L. Hughes, III, Attorney for The Estate of Martha J. 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Miller, deceased late of 377 Old Wilkesboro Road, Jeffer­ son, Ashe County, North Caro­ lina, 28640, this is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of said Helen M. Miller to present them on or before 6th day of November, 2013, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recov­ ery. All persons indebted to said estate will please make immediate payment. Having qualified as Executor for the Estate of Alvis Rex Houck, deceased late of Ashe County, North Carolina, this Is 1 to notify all persons having claims against the estate of said deceased to present them on or before 2nd day of November, 2013, or this no­ tice will be pleaded In bar of their recovery. All persons in­ debted to said estate will please make immediate pay­ ment. This the 1 st day of August, 2013. handmade goods, arts and crafts. For the Estate of Alvis Rex Houck Enjoy the fruits of our labor! Rex W. 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Fairview Drive West Jefferson - 977-016J ••••i linn i ~ Johnny Phillips — owner 9771 US HWY 421 South (Deep Cap 9K28) 964-1814 IN THE MATTER OF THE FORECLOSURE OF A DEED OF TRUST EXECUTED BY DONNA LYNN BOWERS DATED NOVEMBER 1, 2004 AND RECORDED IN BOOK 00321 AT PAGE 0485 IN THE ASHE COUNTY PUBLIC RE­ GISTRY. NORTH CAROLINA NOTICE OF SALE Under and by virtue of the power and authority contained in the above-referenced deed of trust and because of default in the payment of the secured indebtedness and failure to perform the stipulation and agreements therein contained and. pursuant to demand of the owner and holder of the se­ cured debt, the undersigned substitute trustee will expose for sale at public auction to the highest bidder for cash at the usual place of sale at the county courthouse of said county at 10:00AM on August 13, 2013 the following de­ scribed real estate and any other improvements which may be situated thereon, in Ashe County, North Carolina, and being more particularly de­ scribed as follows: Lying and being in Obids Township. Ashe County, North Carolina, and being more par­ ticularly described as follows: BEGINNING and a 1/2" rebar in the western line of the Miller property, said rebar being loc­ ated N 22-00-25 E 1421.96 feet from NCGS JEFFLOOK; thence with the Miller, and oth­ er. line. S 08-30-23 W 89 91 feet to a 1/2" rebar; S 08-30-23 W 3.00 feet to a locust: S 0525-29 E 974 95 feet to a 1/2" rebar; S 89-50-34 W 500.19 feet to a 1/2" rebar; N 07-06-05 E 416.50 feet to an "X" cut in a large rock; thence with a divi­ sion line, N 03-11-21 E 293.20 feet to a 1/2" rebar; thence with the 2 00 acre tract, N 76-48-32 E 199 98 feet to a 1/2" rebar at a 10" locust; N 10-12-21 E 240.77 feet to the terminus point of roadway; thence with the centerline of existing road. N 12-48-11 E 74 64 feet, N 0952-47 W 40 06 feet; N 45-1559 W 36 61 feet; thence leav­ ing road. S 69-18-16 E 49.58 And being the same land de­ scribed in and conveyed by that certain deed from Ocie B. Blackburn and wife. Ardna C. Blackburn; and William Kyle McNeil and wife, Margaret S. McNeil to Donna Lynn Kimberlin Walton, dated 26 August 1992, and of record in the Ashe County Public Registry in Book 187t at page 1886. t There is also CONVEYED by this indenture that same ease­ ment of right of way as set out and described in the aforemen­ tioned deed to which recorded deed reference is hereby made for a more complete descrip­ tion of the same s Located on the above-described premises is a 1986 Knox Mobile Home VIN #717480. It is the intent of the Grantors that said mobile home shall be part of the real property described herein and that the same be part of the security herein pledged to se­ cure the payment of the in­ debtedness evidenced by the promissory note of even date of this deed of trust. And Being more commonly known as: 319 Waltons Moun­ tain Rd. West Jefferson, NC 28694 The record owner(s) of the property, as reflected on the records of the Register of Deeds, is/are Donna Lynn Bowers The property to be offered pur­ suant to this notice of sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance "AS IS, WHERE IS." Neither the Trust­ ee nor the holder of the note secured by the deed of trust, being foreclosed, nor the of­ ficers, directors, attorneys, em­ ployees, agents or authorized representative of either Trust­ ee or the holder of the note make any representation or warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions ex­ isting in, on, at or relating to the property being offered tor sale Any and all responsibilit­ ies or liabilities arising out of or in any way relating to any such condition expressly are dis­ claimed. This sale is made subject to all prior liens and en­ cumbrances, and unpaid taxes and assessments including but not limited to any transfer tax associated with the foreclos­ ure. A deposit of five percent (5%) of the amount of the bid or seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), whichever is great­ er, is required and must be tendered in the form of certi­ fied funds at the time of the sale. This sale will be held open ten days for upset bids as required by law. Following the expiration of the statutory upset period, all remaining amounts are IMMEDIATELY DUE AND OWING. Failure to remit funds in a timely manner will result in a Declaration of Default and any deposit will be frozen pending the outcome of any re-sale. If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Pur­ chaser at the sale shall be en­ titled only to a return of the de­ posit paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee, the Substitute Trustee or the attorney of any of the foregoing. SPECIAL NOTICE FOR LEASEHOLD TENANTS: If you are a tenant residing in the property, be advised that an Order for Possession of the property may be issued IQ fa­ vor of the purchaser. Also, if your lease began or was re­ newed on or after October 1, 2007, be advised that you may terminate the rental agree­ ment upon 10 days written no­ tice to the landlord. You may be liable for rent due under the agreement prorated to the ef­ fective date of the termination. The date of this Notice is July 23, 2013. Grady I. Ingle or Elizabeth B Ells Substitute Trustee 10130 Perimeter Parkway, Suite 400 Charlotte, NC 28216 (704)333-8107 http .//shapiroattorneys. com/nc/ 13-048923 Publish: 7.30.13/8.6.13 12 SP 168 NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE NORTH CAROLINA. ASHE COUNTY Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that cer­ tain Deed of Trust executed by Ricky Penley and Diana L. Houck to First American Title Ins. Co., Trustee(s), which was dated September 16, 2008 and recorded on October 6, 2008 in Book 00388 at Page 0996, Ashe County Registry, North Carolina. Default having been made of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC. having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust, and the holder of the note evidencing said de­ fault having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the �Jl.i i L-HSON POST LEGALS courthouse door ot the county courthouse where the property is located, or the usual and customary location at the county courthouse for conduct­ ing the sale on August 14, 2013 at 10:00AM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described prop­ erty situated in Ashe County, North Carolina, to wit: Land referred to in this Com­ mitment is described as ail that certain property situated in the County of Ashe, and State of NC and being described in a deed dated 09/02/2005 and re­ corded 09/12/2005 in Book 334 Page 1805 among the land records of the county and state set forth above, and ref­ erenced as follows: Being a portion of the property as described in Deed Book 252 Page 1265, which is in the name of Diana Houch Pinnix, bounded by the lands of, formerly of, or in possession of the following: On the North and East by Bina Greene (179591), on the South by N.C.S.R. #1100, on thfe West by a new line through the Pinnix prop­ erty: being more particularly described as: Beginning on a point at the in­ tersection of the eastern line of said Pinnix property and the centerline of N.C.S.R. #1100, said point being N. 04-19-30 W. 23.41 feet from a 1/2-inch rebar found on the south side of the road, thence with said centerline nine courses, 1) Thence S. 80-34-06 W. 42.12 feet to a point, 2) Thence S. 87-11-39 W. 57.54 feet to a point, 3) Thence N. 85-20-01 W. 65.22 feet to a point; 4) Thence N. 79-51-44 W. 46.49 feet to a point, 5) Thence N. 75-01-55 W. 43.98 feet to a point. 6) Thence N. 73-57-20 W. 41.58 feet to a point, 7) Thence N. 72-27-53 W. 45.86 feet to a point, 8) Thence N. [74-37-02 W. 68.99 feet to a int. 9) Thence N. 73-49-32 55" 27.49 feet to a point; Thence with a new line N. 0919-01 E., passing over a 1/2inch rebar set at 13.94 feet, for a total distance of 447.34 feet to a 1/2-inch rebar set; Thence with the northern line of said Pinnix property, the Greene line N. 87-33-51 E., passing over a 1/2-inch rebar set at 186.49 feet, for a total dis­ tance of 207.55 feet to a 1/2inch rebar found; Thence with the eastern line of said Pinnix • property and the Greene line three courses. 1) Thence S. 20-11-16 E. 361.59 feet to a 1/2-inch rebar found. 2) Thence S. 10-00-59 E. 109.69 feet to a 1/2-inch rebar found, 3) Thence S. 04-19-30 E. 69.46 feet to the beginning; containing 3.818 acres as cal­ culated by coordinate geo­ metry, from field data gathered by Thomas Herman Company, PLLC, P.O. Box 519, Jafferson, NC 28640-0519, (336) 846-3352, P.L.S. L-2633, dated March 1, 2005, revised August 2, 2005. Job # 00031901. LESS AND EXCEPT the prop­ erty conveyed from Substitute Trustee Services, Inc. to Life Store Bank by Trustee's Deed dated 01/03/2012 and recor­ ded 01/17/2012 in Book 425 at Page 2490 and more particu­ larly described as follows: BEING a portion of the prop­ erty as described in Deed Book 334, Page 1805, which is in the name of Diana Houck Pinnix, bounded by the lands of, formerly of, or in posses­ sion of the following: On the North and East by Bina Greene (179-591), on the South by NCSR #1100, on the West by a new line through the Pinnix property; being more particularly described as: BEGINNING on a point at the intersection of the eastern line of said Pinnix property and the centerline of NCSR #1100, said point being N. 04-19-30 W., 23.41 feet from a 1/2-inch rebar found on the south side of the road, thence with said centerline five courses, 1) thence S. 80-34-06 W„ 42.12 feet to a point, 2) thence S. 8711-39 W., 57.54 feet to a point, 3) thence N. 85-20-01 W„ 65.22 feet to a point, 4) thence N. 79-51 -44 W„ 46.49 feet to a point, 5) thence N. 75-01-55 W., 43.98 feet to a point; thence with a new line N. 0919-01 E. passing over a 1/2inch rebar set at 216.59 feet, for a total distance of 507.32 feet to a 1/2-inch rebar set; thence with the northern line of said Pinnix property, the Greene line N. 87-33-51 E., 21.06 feet to a 1/2-inch rebar found; thence with the eastern line of said Pinnix property and the Greene line three courses, 1) thence S. 20-11-16 E.. 361.59 feet to a 1/2-inch rebar found, 2) thence S. 10-00-59 E., 109.69 feet to a 1/2-inch re­ bar found, thence S. 04-19-30 E.. 69.46 feet to the BEGIN­ NING. containing 1.818 acres, as calculated by coordinate geometry, from field data gathered by The Thomas Her­ man Company. PLLC, P.O. Box 519, Jefferson, NC 286400519. (336) 846-3352. PLS L2633. dated March 1. 2005. Job #00131901. Together with improvements located thereon. LEGALS LEGALS » thence with a new line, S. 0919-01 W., passing over a 1/2inch rebar set at 290.75 feet for a total distance of 507.32 feet to a point in the centerline of N.C.S.R. #1100; thence with said centerline four courses. 1) thence N. 73-57-20 W. 41.58 feet to a point, 2) thence N. 7227-53 W. 45.86 feet to a point. 3) thence N. 74-37-02 W. 68.99 feet to a point, 4) thence N. 73-49-32 W 27.49 feet to a P°•int; thence with the western lint of said Houck property N. ine 09-19-01 E., passing over a 1/2-inch rebar set as 13.94 feet, for a total distance of 447.34 feet to a 1/2-inch rebar set; thence with the northern line of said Houck property N. 87-33-51 E. 186.49 feet to the BEGINNING; containing 2.000 acres as calculated by coordin­ ate geometry, from field data gathered by Thomas Herman Company, PLLC, P.O. Box 519, Jefferson, NC 286400519, (336) 846-3352, P.L.S. L-2635, dated March 1, 2005. Job #001319. Save and except any releases, ddeds of release or prior con­ veyances of record. Said property is commonly known as 320 Todd Railroad Grade Road, Todd, NC 28684. Third party purchasers must pay the excise tax, and the court costs of Forty-Five Cents (45c) per One Hundred Dol­ lars ($100.00) pursuant to NCGS 7A-308(a)(1). A cash deposit (no personal checks) of five percent (5%) of the pur­ chase price, or Seven Hun­ dred Fifty Dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, will be re­ quired at the time of the sale. Following the expiration of the statutory upset bid period, all the remaining amounts are im­ mediately due and owing. Said property to be offered pursuant to this Notice of Sale is being offered for sale, trans­ fer and conveyance "AS IS WHERE IS." There are no rep­ resentations of warranty relat­ ing to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at, or relating to tpe property being offered for sale. This sale is made subject to all prior liens, unpaid taxes, any unpaid land transfer taxes, special assess­ ments, easements, rights of way, deeds of release, and any other encumbrances or excep­ tions of record. To the best of the knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the current own­ ers) of the property is/are Di­ ana L. Houck and Ricky Penley. An Order for possession of the property may be issued pursu­ ant to G.S. 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the clerk of superior court of the cpunty iq which thp prop­ erty is sold. Any person who occupies the property pursu­ ant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may, after receiving the notice of sale, terminate the rental agreement upon 10 days' writ­ ten notice to the landlord. The notice shall also state that upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the ef­ fective date of the termination. If the trustee is unable to con­ vey title to this property for any reason, the sole remedy of the purchaser is the return of the deposit. Reasons of such inab­ ility to convey include, but are not limited to, the filing of a bankruptcy petition prior to the confirmation of the sale and re­ instatement of the loan without the knowledge of the trustee. If the validity of the sale is chal­ lenged by any party, the trust­ ee, in their sole discretion, if they believe the challenge to have merit, may request the court to declare the sale to be void and return the deposit. The purchaser will have no fur­ ther remedy. Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC Substitute Trustee Brock & Scott, PLLC Attorneys for Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC 5431 Oleander Drive Suite 200 Wilmington, NC 28403 PHONE: (910) 392-4988 FAX: (910) 392-8587 File No.: 12-16490-FC01 Publish :7.30.13/8.6.13 13 SP 30 NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE NORTH CAROLINA ASHE COUNTY Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that cer­ tain Deed of Trust executed by Randy M. Greer and Debra W. Greer to Rebecca W. Shaia, Trustee(s), which was dated May 31, 2002 and recorded on May 31, 2002 in Book 276 at Page 2498, Ashe County Re­ gistry, North Carolina. BEING a portion of the prop­ erty as described in Deed Book 334 Page 1805, which is in the name of Dianfc Houck, bounded by the lands of. formerly of, or in possession of the following: On the North by Bina Greene (179-591), on the East by a new line, on the South by N.C.S.R #1100, on the West by Diana Houck (252-1265); Being more partic­ ularly described as; Default having been made of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned. Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC. having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust, and the holder of the note evidencing said de­ fault having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door of the county courthouse where the property is located, or the usual and customary location at the county courthouse for conduct­ ing the sale on August 14, 2013 at 10:00AM. and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described prop­ erty situated in Ashe County, North Carolina, to wit: BEGINNING on a 1/2-inch re­ bar set in the northern line of said Houck property, said re­ bar being S. 87-33-51 W. 21.06 feet from a 1/2-inch re­ bar found at the northeastern corner of said Houck property, _jing Elk Township, Ashe County, North Carolina Bounded by the lands of. formerly of, or in possession of on the North and East by Donald Sasser, on the South by Wendell Wilcox, on AND MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED by metes and bounds as follows: the West by NCSR #1211 and being more particularly de­ scribed as follows: Beginning on a point in the centerline of NCSR #1211 (Milt Houck Road), said point being Southwest corner of the Don­ ald Sasser property (Db253, Pg 1858, Tct 2) and the North­ west corner of the tract herein described, thence running with the said Sasser line North 76 degrees 12 minutes 57 seconds East, (crossing a y/a" rebar set at 17.30 feet) for a total distance of 173.60 feet to an existing Vi" conduit pipe, South 04 degrees 00 minutes 00 seconds East, 99.00 feet to a new Vfc" rebar, said rebar be­ ing a corner of the Wendell Wilcox property (Db 141, Pg 784), thence running with the said Wendell Wilcox line South 76 degrees 23 minutes 00 seconds West, (crossing a W rebar set at 149.62 feet) for a total distance of 163.27 feet to a point in the centerline NCSR #1211, thence running with the centerline of NCSR #1211 the following three calls: 1) North 07 degrees 36 minutes 01 seconds West, 50.76 feet 2) North 10 degrees 58 minutes 16 seconds West, 35.74 feet, 3) North 17 degrees 37 minutes 18 seconds West, 10.94 feet to the point of begin­ ning, containing .373 acres, area by coordinate computa­ tions. Inclusive of the existing right of way of NCSR #1211. According to a survey by Billy W. Barr, PLS, L-3174, dated 67-01, job no 010601. Bearings are relative to the deed recor­ ded in Deed Book 253, Pages 1438-1440, Ashe County Re­ gistry. For source of title see the aforementioned deed. Save and except any releases, deeds of release or prior con­ veyances of record. Said property is commonly known as 490 Milt Houck Road, Todd, NC 28684. Third party purchasers must pay the excise tax. and the court costs of Forty-Five Cents (45c) per One Hundred Dol­ lars ($100.00) pursuant to NCGS 7A-308(a)(1). A cash deposit (no personal checks) of five percent (5%) of the pur­ chase price, or Seven Hun­ dred Fifty Dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, will be re­ quired at the time of the sale. Following the expiration of the statutory upset bid period, all the remaining amounts are im­ mediately due and owing. Said property to be offered pursuant to this Notice of Sale is being offered for sale, trans­ fer and conveyance "AS IS WHERE IS." There are no rep­ resentations of warranty relat­ ing to the title or any physical, t environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at, or relating to the property being offered for sale. This sale is made subject to all prior liens, unpaid taxes, any unpaid land transfer taxes, special assess­ ments, easements, rights of way. deeds of release, and any other encumbrances or excep­ tions of record. To the best of the knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the current own­ ers) of the property is/are Randy M. Greer and wife, Debra W. Greer. An Order for possession of the property may be issued pursu­ ant to G.S. 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the clerk of superior court of the county in which the prop­ erty is sold. Any person who occupies the property pursu­ ant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may. after receiving tbe notice of sale, terminate the rental agreement upon 10 days' writ­ ten notice to the landlord. The notice shall also state that upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the ef­ fective date of the termination. If the trustee is unable to con­ vey title to this property for any reason, the sole remedy of the purchaser is the return of the deposit. Reasons of such inab­ ility to convey include, but are not limited to, the filing of a bankruptcy petition prior to the confirmation of the sale and re­ instatement of the loan without the knowledge of the trustee. If the validity of the sale is chal­ lenged by any party, the trust­ ee, in their sole discretion, if they believe the challenge to have merit, may request the court to declare the sale to be void and return the deposit. ' The purchaser will have no fur­ ther remedy. Ti'lisDAV, August ( i , 2 0 1 3 Management / Supervisory REAL ESTATE RENTALS Ashe County Partnership for Children is seeking qualified applicants for Child Care Resource and Referral Director This position provides technic­ al assistance and professional development trainings to child care center and family child care homes' staff; supervises Community Playroom Activit­ ies Coordinator; coordinates Resource Lending Library. Qualifications include a 4- year degree in an early childhood education or related field. Ex­ perience in staff supervision, grants and budget manage­ ment a plus. Offering competit­ ive salary and full benefits package. For mcoe informa­ tion contact Kay Philipp at (336) 982-4588. To apply send resume and cover letter to 626 Ashe Central School Road, Jefferson, NC 28640. EOE em­ ployer. Position closes August 12, 2013. Lease FOR LEASE: Available January 1, 2013 1500-4500 square feet of warehouse space 3-16" Commercial bay doors paved access, no loading dock. Located in Jefferson. NC. One year lease required. Contact Dan at 336-877-0137 MANUFACTURED HOUSING RESORT PROPERTY ANIMALS AGRICULTURE AUTOMOTIVE Part-Time/ Temporaries TWCOUNtV PUBLIC LIBRARY: • Part-time CIRCULATION ASSISTANT utilizes automated system to perform circulation functions & other customer seryice duties. 19hrs/wk. $8.01/hr. High school diploma & previous work experience required. Close 8/9/13. Apply Employ­ ment Security Commission. EOE MULTIMEDIA SALES The Jefferson Post in West Jefferson is seeking an account executive to sell advertising for both print and online products to local businesses. Will handle an active account list as well as cold calling for new business. 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LLC Substitute Trustee Brock & Scott, PLLC Attorneys for Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC 5431 Oleander Drive Suite 200 Wilmington, NC 28403 PHONE: (910) 392-4988 FAX: (910) 392-8587 Miscellaneous Pagk 7 Donate Your Car! Call Now 888-928-2362 Fast Free Pick Up 24 Hour Response Call 7 days a week UNITED BREAST CANCER IS YOUR RETIREMENT SAFE? You will need 2 things when you retire V Guaranteed Monthly Income d Protection from Market Risk Find out HOW with a FREE COPY of our 18-page SAFE MONEY GUIDE Maximum Tax Deduction plus Annuity Quotes from A-Rated companies! Non Runners OK Se Habla Ispanol m CALL NOW © 800-423-0676 �V AC,V. H TUESDAY, AUGUST 6, 2013 JEPPERSON PAST Calendar From Page 2 It's the First Step to Driving Customers t Being found via online searches drives customers to your door. Highly trafficked online business directory, increases customers. Simple. Affordable. Effective. lege Foundation of North Carolina (CFNC) represen­ for August: Orville Hicks,. tative, will be conducting a August 6; Dolye Pace, Au­ financial aid workshop be­ gust 20; Tammy Sanabria, ginning at 12:30 p.m.The August 28. Todd General CFNC website offers many Store is located at 3866 tools to assist students in Railroad Grade Road. For college planning including more information, call 336- a scholarship opportunity. For more information, call 877-1067. the youth service depart­ ment at 846-2041 exten­ Aug. 7 sion 223. The program is 11:30 a.m. Nathans Creek Extension and free and is provided by the Community Association Friends of the Library. 6:30 p.m. Blue Ridge Club meeting will be held Opportunity Commis­ at Smoky Mountain Barbe­ sion, Inc. (BROC) will cue. hold its BROC Full Board Meeting at the BROC Al­ Aug. 8 leghany Office, Sparta. For Noon - 1:30 p.m. Op­ more information, call 372eration College Launch 7284. will take place at the Ashe 7 p.m. Ashe Bee Keep­ County Public Library. ers Meeting will be held Pizza will be served dur­ at the Agricultural Service ing this college planning Center Conference Room. session for teens and their For more information, call parents. Takeila Hall, Col­ 336-846-5850. Director of "High Country Regional Heartburn Treatment Center" at Ashe Memorial Hospital Meeting all of your surgical needs Upper/Lower Endoscopy with contracts with BCBS and MedCost for oflice based procedures Skin lesion evaluation/removal in office 200 Hospital Ave. Suite 5 ^1 Jefferson 336-246-7779 I Charle* W Jon—. MP. PA I • Need a website for your business? • Need to drive more local customers to your website? • Want to sell your products online? • Don't have the time or desire to hire a web tech? 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Step $ - Fill out the new account form and select "Sign me Up.11 900 Main Street North Wilkcsboro, N.C. 336-838- l>ll AMERICA'S n BEST SELLING pEPLACEMENT I WINDOW I WINDOWS INSTALLEI ANY SIZE JEFFERSONPOST.COM your news 24/7 from • $!89 White double hung up to 4 | Seo store tor details $ The Jefferson Post Simply the Beat tor Leas' FREE In-Home Estimate: 336-838-9393 For more information, email cclark@jeffersonpost.com or call 846-7164 Or visit our showroom: 1401 Second St., North Wilksboro (Across From The Ford Dealership) WindowWorldFoothills.com waHiiJff E3 Aug. 9 5 - 8 p.m. Spaghetti Supper. Riverview Com­ munity Center will spon­ sor an all-you-can-eat spa­ ghetti supper. The menu includes spaghetti, salad, garlic bread, dessert, and drink. The Cost is $8 for adults, $5 for children 12 - 6, children 5 and under eat free. The proceeds will be used for repairs on the building. Aug. 9-11 The Ola Belle Reed Music Festival will take place in the Lansing Creeper Trail Park. Event times are 5 - 9 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 9, 12-9 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 10. Picking under the tent, Sunday, Aug. 11. Admission is by donation. For more infor­ mation, call 336-384-4000. Aug. 10 1-5 p.m. Cruisin' Classic Car and Trac­ tor Show will be held at Whitetop Community Cen­ ter, 16309 Highlands Park­ way, Whitetop. Va. Free admission, food and drink available. All proceeds benefit the Whitetop Com­ munity Center. For more information, call Jim Greer 276-388-2980. 3 p.m. Balloon Ani­ mals. Come see a new twist on wildlife in the New River State Park. Join Ranger Joe as he makes balloon animals and sings songs about some of our most familiar woodland creatures. This program is for small children and sure to be fun. Meet the ranger at the 221 Access Visitor Center for this program. 4:30 - 8:30 p.m. Bea­ ver Creek Class of 1962 Reunion will be held at Mountain Aire Seafood Restaurant. For more in­ formation, call 336-8771046 or 336-246-9988. , Aug. 11 3 p.m. Slithering Snakes. Meet a New River State Park ranger at the 221 Access Visitor Cen­ ter to learn lots of things about snakes, If you find a snake skin in your yard, can you tell if it came from a venomous snake? The ranger will talk about the common snakes of the High Country, and the dif­ ference between venomous and non-venomous snake. You will also get to meet Freddy, our resident inter­ pretative snake. ever...catch it! The race is on at € ja f 91$o pHt ff n i. jjj Show off your Auto Racing •ta V knowledge & Sprint to the Cup for great weekly prizes! * •• ••* T 8 I . \ IV Miflllf'IIWIIJM VI' f—w li .[irrTs Corner uj-J FURNITURE ( jifrtfrot (•/»//< - WV'lf E t t r m s h fJ* THE HIOH COUNTRY'S TIRE STORE www.wjchevy.net 336-384-2929 www.jimscornerfurniture.com We go the distance for jw; to get a BRUT out... tsii slum, too! � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Jefferson Post Type The nature or genre of the resource Newspaper Description An account of the resource The Jefferson Post was a twice-weekly newspaper printed in West Jefferson, North Carolina. Printing news, announcements and obituaries for Ashe County, the newspaper was owned by Civitas Media of Davidson, North Carolina, and had a circulation of 6,500. The Jefferson Post began publishing in 1988. The newspaper was the result of a merger between Ashe County's historic weekly newspaper The Skyland Post and a competing weekly of 10 years, the Jefferson Times. Publication Volume 88 Issue 63 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context JP_2013_0806 Title A name given to the resource Jefferson Post [West Jefferson, N.C., August 6, 2013] Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a title="Jefferson Post" href="http://www.jeffersonpost.com" target="_blank">Jefferson Post [West Jefferson, N.C.]</a> Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Newspapers Is Part Of A related resource in which the described resource is physically or logically included. <a title="Jefferson Post" href=" https://omeka.library.appstate.edu/collections/show/47" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"> Jefferson Post</a> Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant West Jefferson (N.C.) 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SPORTS w Blue Ridge Ashe Arts Brutal.is Saturday.... ST:KVIN<; ASILK COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA SINCE I925 Vol. H8. Issue ()4 INSIDE Page 6 Gallery Ci w j> c o m co o z •-< rn i> r tonight... FRIDAY, AUGUST 9.2013 W.J.Aldermen deny Baldwin fire si Board approves S. Jefferson elosure for Antiques Fair Dylan Lightfoot Staff Writer dlightfoot@civitasmedia.com The West Jefferson Board of Aldermen at their August meeting Monday denied a request from Baldwin community for a fire substation, and voted to approve closure of South Jefferson Avenue for the Antiques Fair Fri­ day, Aug. 27. Ed Braxton of Stonebridge with Lynda McDaniel of Big Tree re­ quested "the courtesy of a response" from the board to a long-standing request for a West Jefferson Fire Department substation for the Baldwin commu­ nity. Braxton said discus­ sion of a possible Baldwin substation had begun two years ago, but that several written requests for board approval had gone unan­ swered this year. "Many of the homes in this area are 10 or more miles away from a fire sta­ tion. This puts our fami­ lies in serious jeopardy should there be a house fire or...a forest fire," he said. Isolated in wooded, hilly terrain, many homes in the community are particularly vulnerable-to fires burning uphill, McDaniel said. Baldwin has completed the Forestry Service's Fire Wise certification, but a pair of recent house fires would have been disas­ trous if not for fortuitous wet weather, Braxton said. Braxton argued that Baldwin pays $500,000 annually in local taxes. Three other fire districts — Creston, New River and Fond Mountain — have added substations for less than $300,000 each, he said. Alderman Calvin Green said Baldwin pays approx­ imately $3,000 in fire tax in West Jefferson. Mayor Dale Baldwin said he had spoken with Fire Chief Danny Miller and learned "a substation is not feasible." Green suggested Bald­ win would be better served by Fleetwood fire Dylan Lightfoct | Jefferson Post The West Jefferson Board of Alderman denied a request from Baldwin for a fire substation at their August meeting. Alder­ men Stephen Shoemaker, Lester Mullis and Brett Summey, Mayor Dale Baldwin, Aldermen Tom Hartman and Calvin Green. district, which has the nearest first responders. Alderman Tom Hartman said a possible part­ nership between the coun­ ty, and West Jefferson and Fleetwood fire districts should be explored. "I would approach the coun­ ty and just see," he said. See-FIRE I 8 Dylan Lightfoot \ Jefferson Post Eagle Scout Anderson Lee Moore (right), accompanied by Scout Mastet Trey Simmons (left), was recognized for achiev­ ing Eagle rank with the reading of a proclamation by Board of Commissioners Chair Larry Rhodes. BOC approves $1 million airport contract Dylan Lightfoot | Jefferson Post Before coming to North Carolina, Linda Caraway spent numerous years teaching violin to students in Hill­ sborough County, Fla. She is offering free lessons in violin, viola, cello and bass to all Ashe County Middle School students In the 4H after-school program. New land use laws require board action ACMS sets afler-school orchestra program Dylan Lightfoot Wil Petty The Ashe County Board of Commissioners on Mon­ day approved a $1 million contract for airport im­ provement, were present­ ed with a summary of new land use legislation requir­ ing board action, and voted to waive an airport hangar lease fee. Eaglewood Construc­ Staff Writer jpetty@civitasmedla.com Linda Caraway had a calling to teach. "The truth is I'm a Third Or­ der Franciscan in the Episcopal Church," Caraway said. "It's what I'm called to do." Caraway taught orchestra to students in Tampa, Fla. for 20 years before relocating to Ashe County, where she gives private lessons in Suzuki violin. "There are a lot of kids that can't afford the private lessons andI wanted to do something for the kids that couldn't afford it," she said. * Now she wants to do the same for Ashe County students. Cara­ way will be offering instruction in violin, viola, cello and bass for students involved in the 4-H afterschool program. "You've got a lot of families just barely getting by," Caraway said. "They want a lot of things for their kids, but they just can't afford them. So it's nice to have a program that can have some of those things that other people take for granted." Since teaching orchestra is a la­ bor of love, donations in terms of instruments, as well as money, are needed. The program is accepting older instruments that have not been played in years or that might need touching up. Staff Writer dlightfoot@civitasmedia.com tion's $1,014,750 bid for the Ashe County Airport runway extension project was unanimously approved by the board. Based in Denver, N.C., Eaglewood will complete all earth moving and fill-in for site preparation, pave the extended runway sec­ tion, and install required runway lighting. See CONTRACT | 7 See ACMS | 8 'Human Audio Books' give voice to Community Read 'Refuge' author Dot Jackson comes lo Ashe on Sept. 17 Ever heard of a "Human Audio-Book?" Well, they're right here in Ashe County, and they are your friends and neighbors. This year's Community Read book is "Refuge" by Dot Jackson. Everyone is invited to share the bookreading experience to­ gether. Check out a copy at the Ashe County Public Library, or purchase one at the Ashe County Arts Council in West Jefferson. Then, join in the communi­ ty-wide discussion of this fascinating and poignant novel, which takes place in a fictional ' mountain community — not unlike Ashe County — during the Great Depression. Serving as the prologue event to this fall's On the Same Page Literary Festi­ val, the Community Read also features many won­ derful events through Au­ gust and into September, including our Human Au­ dio Book readings of "Ref­ uge" Aug. 13, 20 and 29, and Sept. 3 and 10. Come on out to the Phipps Store 2425 Silas Creek Road in Lansing where volunteers will read sections of "Refuge" begin­ ning at 6 p.m. Phipps Store regular Charlotte Council said about this year's Commu­ nity Read: "... I couldn't put it down. I felt likeI was right there beside Cousin Sen. with every step she made. This is a book that earned a spot on my book­ shelf." Phipps Store proprietor James "Dawg" Wood has started reading "Refuge," and is excited about host­ ing the Human Audio Wil Petty | Jefferson Post Charles Supin, Interim Rector at St Mary's Episcopal Church, has spent his life in religious and management roles. While enjoying fascinating experiences, he still finds time to commit tohis church. From Marine to minister Photo by Christine Arvidson | Jefferson Post During August and September, Phipps Store will be hosting Human Audio Books readings from "Refuge" by Dot Jackson, this year's Community Read novel. From left: Allison Wright. James "Dawg" Wood, and Charlotte Council. Books. Tve been busy with my art so much that I know I haven't read a book in more than a year. Refuge is a good book, I'm really enjoying it," Wood said. Continuing the celebra­ tion of this year's Com­ munity Read, 7 p.m. Aug. 27. will he "Pit-kin' in the Park" at the West Jefferson Town Park picnic pavilion behind the Ashe County Public Library. Enjoy free ice cream and bring your instruments, or justlisten — everyone's in­ vited to join in for the mu­ sic jam. We expect to hear See READ I 5 Wil Petty Staff Writer jpetty@civitasmedia.com The new Interim Rec­ tor of St. Mary's Episcopal Church, Charles Supin has lived a life that has led him to places as different as the jungles of Okinawa to an Ivy League school. Now in Ashe County, Su­ pin has a long history with the Episcopal Church, hut not everything he's accom­ plished in his lifetime isbased on religion. He is an accomplished playwright a former entertainmen journalist, an author an broadcaster. But religion has alway been in his life, even whil growing up in New Yorl He started singing in paid choir when he wz 7-years-old. "I learned about tf drama of it all," Supin sail "I came to the church th way." See MINISTER | 7 �PACK 2 I"KIDAY, Auii srJ), 2018 What could be bet­ ter than an evening in the mountains where the weather is cool, the people are friendly and artistic tal­ ent is abundant? The second Friday night Gallery Crawl in down­ town West Jefferson is the place to bb for all three. The Ashe County Arts Council will again spon­ sor Gallery Crawl from 5-8 p.m. on Aug. 9. Crawlers are invited to stroll the streets, visit the galleries, view the down­ town murals and take ad­ vantage of the downtown restaurants. Eighteen galleries will be open -after hours to showcase the latest excit­ ing artwork of talented local and regional artists. The participating galler­ ies include: Acorn Gallery, Ashe Arts Center, Ashe JKKKKKS( )N P()S I Custom Framing and Gal­ lery, Backstreet Beads, Bohemia Gallery, Broomfields Gallery, Catch-Light Gallery, Everything Has a Story, Filler Artisans' Gallery, Florence Thomas Art School, French's Art Galley, Originals Only Gallery, Ripples Gallery, RT Morgan Art Gallery, Shoemaker Studio, The Artists' Theatre/The Vin­ tage Locket and Tin Roof Gallery and Studio. For the August Gal­ lery Crawl, the Ashe Arts Center will present a new exhibit by the Ashe Cam­ era Club in the gallery. Ashe Camera Club exhibit will feature local photog­ raphers both regular and new club members, pro­ vides a central meeting place for photographers to share their woik and learn from members. They meet rtionthly and programs are intended to educate and entertain. The opening re­ ception will be during Gal­ lery Crawl from 5-8 p.m. Everything Has a Story will be featuring Suzanne Zielaskowski, Barn Quilt Artisan along with spe­ cial promotional pricing for any orders placed during the Crawl. They feature over 120 talent­ ed individuals from the youngest creative talent who is 8 to our oldest who is 93 years young. New merchandise arrives daily with the addition of new artists. For the Crawl, Everything Has A Story will also be serving non-alcoholic Moonshine and having a tasting of Traffic, Toe & Frog Jam on fresh biscuits! Acorn Gallery will be featuring oils by Marcelo Lopez, a Brazilian artists who depicts works from the Brazilian rain forest and Sao Paulo. Raney Rog­ ers will feature new unframed watercolors. The newest gallery add­ ed to the Gallery Crawl is The VintageLocket located at 9 East Main Street. Me­ lissa Cox invites you in to see the latest in handmade jewelry, pottery, handbags, candles and more! Check out www.thevintagelocket. com or contact The Vin­ tage Locket at 846-1807. Join your friends and neighbors and support the arts. Gallery Crawl is a free event and is sponsored by the Ashe County Arts Council in cooperation with the West Jefferson Business Association, the West Jefferson TDA and is funded, in part, through a Grassroots Arts Program Submitted photo| Jetterson Post The Gallery of the Ashe Arts Center welcomes their latest ex­ hibit from the Ashe Camera Club. Over 40 members will be showcasing images of people, places and things in nature. The Ashe Camera Club exhibit includes both regional and lo­ cal photographers. Kelly Clampitt will be showing "Heron in Flight." The opening reception will on Friday. Aug. 9, during the Anmict P.^llnru Pnu/I from R-8 nm Grant of the North Caro­ lina Arts Council. Go to www.ashecountyarts.org for crawl map and School supply drive runs through Aug. 12 Wil Petty Staff Writer jpetty@civitasmedia.com Although the tax free weekend is over, the Ashe County School Supply Drive is not. "There's still time to get the.se school supplies in for AMERICA'S BEST SELLING REPLACEMENT WINDOWS nil F WINDOW INSTALLED White double hung up to 4 x6j * a See store for detailsr FREE In-Home Estimate: 336-838-9393 Or visit our showrOom: 1401 Second SI., North Wilksboro (Across From The Ford Dealership) WlndowWorldFoothills.com •WHHDK3 COMMUNITY CALENDAR Aug. 9 The Alleghany Happy Trails 4-H Horse Camp these children that desper­ ately need them," Glenda Luther, volunteer coor­ dinator for Ashe County said. The drive ends Aug. 12 and all school supplies will be donated to the Ashe County Public Schools. Luther said the biggest 1•*- V' 3 [jm " A*** 1 Wil Petty | Jefferson Post Boxes, such as this one in Ingles are throughout Ashe County allowing shoppers to donate goods for students. The School Supply Drive will run through Aug. 12. needs are supplies for middle and high school students. Items such as binders, loose-leaf paper and calcu­ lators are needed. "There's always a need for book bags," Luther said. "That's a pretty big need that we don't get a lot of." After the drive ends, Lu­ ther said teenagers from Fletcher Memorial Baptist Church in Jefferson will help separate the supplies and then deliver them to the different school coun­ cilors for distribution. Supplies can be dropped off at all Life Store Bank locations, Fifth Third Bank, First Citizens Bank, the Ashe County Library, Ashe Services for Aging and Ingles. Luther said monetary donations are also wel­ come. will be held at the Allegh­ eny County Fairgrounds, located in Sparta. The non-refundable camp fee is $100 per camper. The ap­ plication due date is July 21, 2013. Space are limited and will be filled based on the applications received. Attendance for camp is open to youth that are cer­ tified North Carolina 4-H members and have access to a sound hose. There are also .openings for Junior Leaders. For more informa­ tion and required forms, visit http://alleghany4h. blogspot.com 8 a.m. - 4 p.m. Senior Center Yard Sale. Money will go towards supporting Senior Center activities. 5 - 8 p.m. Spaghetti Supper. Riverview Com­ munity Center will sponsor an all-you-can-eat spaghetti supper. The menu includes spaghetti, salad, garlic bread, dessert, and drink. 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Based on 1.25% apr oac 2500 (ash or track - 24 monjfi lease m» CHf V/RDU be held at the Lansing Vol­ unteer Fire Department. The menu is 1/2 chicken, slaw, roll and dessert. Eat-in and take-out will be avail­ able. The cost is $7 for the meal, $3.50 for 1/2 chicken. All proceeds willgo towards expenses. Please come out and help the Lansing VFD. 1-3 p.m. Shelving Hu­ mans at Ashe Public Li­ brary. The Ashe County Public Library is "shelving humans". Visit the library, meet "living" books and eqjoy a 30-minute conversa­ tion, coffee with a book, and leam first-hand about a va­ riety of interests. Including: Keeper of the Bees, Stafford Oak Tales and Make a Con­ nection with NAMI. place in the Lansing Creep­ er Trail Park. Event times are 5 - 9 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 9,12 - 9 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 10. Picking under the tent, Sunday, Aug. 11. Ad­ mission is by donation. For more information, call 336384-4000. 1 - 5 p.m. Cruisin' Clas­ sic Car and TVactor Show 2 YEARS OF ROUTINE MAINTENANCE 1 fut MTTIIMI a.m. Barbecue Chicken Fundraiser will Aug. 10 2 YEARS OF SIRIUSXM RADIO I CONSUMER REPORTS wrote-"Sporty handling" | "Quick Direct Steering""Steady Ride" Aug. 10 10 Aug. 9- 11 900 Main Street /y gr q j q North Wilkcsboro,N.C. J jO"OJO' 2013 Buick Regal Turbo dren 5 and under eat free. The proceeds will be used for repairs on the building. 5 - 8 p.m. Gallery Crawl Friday. Downtown West Jefferson will come alive with local galleries, studios and shops every 2nd Fri­ day of the month from now through October. The Ola Belle Reed Music Festival will take WE BUY GOLD! 2YEARS0F0NSTAR DIRECTIONS & CONNECTIONS" contact information about the galleries. For more in­ formation please call 336846-ARTS 1 CHEVROLET BUICK GMC liMC -'J Hi 1 336-846-4636 WWW.WJCHEVY.NET will be held at Whitetop Community Center, 16309 Highlands Parkway, Whitetop, Va. Free admission, food and drink available. All proceeds benefit the Whitetop Community Center. For more information, call Jim Greer 276-38&2980. 3 p.m. Balloon Animals. Come see a new twist on wildlife in the New River State Park. Join Ranger Joe as he makes balloon animals and sings songs See CALENDAR | 8 �JiiFi«ms<)\.POST Lansing's Ola Belle Reed Fest starts tonight Staff report Lansing's Eighth Annual Ola Belle Reed Homecoming Festival kicks off 5 p.m. Friday, featuring a weekend line-up of live music from familiar favorites, plus an assembly of new voices. Back for their third "Ola Belle," headliners Big Country Bluegrass from Mouth of Wilson, Va., take the stage for two shows this year. "We're "Las Vegas' truest Folk Rock band" just tickled to death to come back," Wandering Woods, Country-Hip Hop said BCB frontman Tommy Sells. duo Dakota and Will, contemporary Also returning this year are promi­ Celtic folk group The Mountain Lau­ nent local pickers Charlie Welch of rels, and Spraiq Valley Mountain Foscoe and Wayne Henderson of Clan from Iowa, who were childhood Grayson County, Va. acquaintances of Reed. Welch, who "generally plays solo," • Ola Belle Reed Festival takes place will again perform with Henderson in Lansing Creeper Trail Park, locat­ this year for a "Tribute to Doc Wat­ ed behind the Lansing Volunteer Fire son." their mutual friend who died in Department. The creek-side venue May 2012. features a large festival tent with Other acts returning for Ola Belle picnic tables, swings for children, a VIII include Lenoir's The Harris walking trail, primitive tent camping Brothers, The Sheets Family Band and pedestrian access to downtown and The Elkville String Band. Lansing. New to Ola Belle this year is Caro­ Festers are encouraged to bring lina Crossing, a "traditional-plus" their own chairs to ensure "the best Bluegrass quartet from the Boone seats," and wraps are advisable for area and Lizzy Ross Band, a Chapel possibly cool evenings. Hill quartet who deliver a roots-andThe Lansing Volunteer Fire De­ soul sound with an indie rock flair. partment will be selling barbecue Keeping with spirit the festival's of chicken, hot dogs, hamburgers, ice traditional American music, the or­ cream, and more. ganizers took a divergent-yet-faithful Pickers, jammers and music lovers step toward the contemporary this are encouraged to join the "Old Time year, booking acts from'the Roots/ pickin' session" Sunday, Aug. 11, un­ Americana/Folk Rock quarter for der the purple tent — all skill levels Friday night. are welcome. Other new acts include "Cincinna­ The Sheets Family Band will pres­ ti's travelling minstrels" The Tillers, ent two workshops: Old Time Dance and Mountain Harmony. Judy Marti is returning to present the Clawham­ mer Banjo Workshop for the eighth year. Admission is by donation. The festival is a fundraiser for Greater Lansing Area Development (GLAD), a 501(c) 3 non-profit committed to developing and promoting the town of Lansing, and dedicated to making Ola Belle Reed Fest a little bit better each year. For more information, visit www. olabellefest.com, call (336)384-4000 or email lansing28643@gmail.com. OBRF 2013 Stage Schedule Friday, Aug. 9 5 p.m. — The Tillers 6 p.m. — Wandering Woods 7 p.m. — The Lizzy Ross Band Saturday, Aug. 10 12 p.m. — The Sheets Family Band 1 p.m. — Big Country Bluegrass 2 p.m. — Dakota and Will 3 p.m. — Wayne Henderson and Charlie Welch 4 p.m. — Big Country Bluegrass 5 p.m. — The Elkville String Band with Wayne Henderson 6 p.m. — Sprain Valley Mountain Clan 7 p.m. — Carolina Crossing 8 p.m. — Harris Brothers All day — Open jam tents Sunday, Aug. 11 1 p.m. - 'til — Old Time pickin' ses­ sion under the purple tent hosted by Phipps Store pickers. Bring your in­ struments, picnic, chairs and enjoy oldtime music served up traditional style. CHURCH CALENDAR Aug. 9 - 10 7 p.m. Homecoming Services at Gillespie Community Church. Sunday services begins at 10:30 a.m., with dinner on the grounds. Sunday service begins at 10:30 a.m. with dinner on the grounds. Special Singing by the Horton Sister, and the Delp Family, visit­ ing preacher will be Perri Delp. A special invitation goes out to all who have ties at Gillespie from 1932 to present. For more in­ formation, call Pastor Jim Francis at 384-2560 or 977- 1010. Aug . 8 - 1 1 Vacation Bible School will be held at Peak Creek Church of the Brethren. Times are as follow: 7 - 9 p.m., Friday; 8 a.m. - 5 p.m., Saturday; 10 a.m. - 2 p.m., Sunday. A cookout and field day to follow Sun­ day Service. For more in­ formation, call Jane Halsey 336-372-8674, or 336-6570061. Aug. 10 4 p.m. Benefit for Shel­ by and Beth Hartzog at Pine Swamp Baptist Church. Pinto meal, baked goods, cakes and cookies as well as other items will be for sale by auction. Be a part of helping cancer sur­ vivors. Pastor Rev. Garrett Mahaffey and congrega­ tion welcome you to Pine Swamp Baptist Church. For more information, call 877-1353. 7 p.m. Saturday Night Service will be held at Mountain View Baptist Church, Creston. Rev. Russell Sheets from Lib­ erty Baptist Church will be preaching with special singing. Pastor Denton Hart and congregation in­ vites everyone to attend. Aug. 11 10:30 a.m. Homecom­ ing Service. Blue Ridge speaker Rev. Herbert Bai­ ley, Pastor of Spoon Gap Free Will Baptist Church in Abingdon, Va. Fellow­ ship will follow the service. 2 p.m. Southern Gospel concert with the Driven Quartet of Taylorsville. All events are free. The church is located at 3044 Old Wil­ kesboro Road, just across from the Raccoon Holler Campground. For more information, call 336-9824840 or Pastor Sonny Thomas at 336-9824743. 11 a.m. Decoration Service will be held at Se- vert Cemetery located on Boggs Road. Everyone is invited to attend. 11 a.m. Homecoming and Decoration Service at Ebenezer Community Church. Special singing and preaching by Pastor Pruitt. The service will be followed by our homecom­ ing meal at noon. Bring a covered dish and join us. Everyone is welcomed to come. For more informa­ tion, call 982-2598. 11 a.m. The Weaver Family Reunion and the Weaver Cemetery Deco­ ration Service will take place at the cemetery on Teaberry Road, between Lansing and Warrensville. The meal will be around noon with the decoration service to follow at 2 p.m. Everyone is welcome. 2 p.m. Brinegar Ceme­ tery Decoration Service. Special singing by the Bare Family and Rev. David Brooks will be speaking. Everyone is well. Aug. 11 and 18 11 a.m. Rev. Tyler Richardson will be the guest speaker at Temple Baptist Church on Radio Aug. 16- 17 2 p.m. The Ashe Bap­ tist Association Annual Meeting will be held with Faith Fellowship, and at 9 a.m., Aug. 17, 2013, with Midway Baptist Church hosting. This year's theme Aug. 12 - 19 is "The Voice of Many 7 p.m. The Ashe Asso- Waters" from Revelations ciational Choir will begin 19:6. Be in prayer as we rehearsals for the 2013 celebrate 127 years of work­ revival season. The choir ing t ogether for the cause of meets at Midway Baptist Christ. If you church would Church. Practice on Mon­ like to host the meeting in day nights and booking are 2013, contact the Preach almost always on Monday and Place Committee or call nights as well. Personal the association's office. practice is via CD in your Aug. 18 home. No auditions are re­ 11 a.m. Backpack Sun­ quired. All denominations are welcome. "If you are a day. Bethany United Meth­ child of theKing - let's sing." odist invites everyone to For more information, call attend. During the 11 a.m. morning worship students, 877-0261 or 877-8000. teachers, and school workers Aug. 12 - Sept 20 are invited to bringtheir back­ 40 Days of Prayer. Son's pack, briefcase, or lunch box Light Ministries would like to church as part of worship. to invite willing individuals Blessings will be offered for to participate in a 40-day the new school term which prayer commitment. We begins on Aug. 20,2013. For will be praying specifically more information, visit the for God's will to be done website at www.bumcwj.oig, during and following the or call the church office at High Country Praise Fes­ 336-877-2801. tival on Sunday, Sept. 1, 2013, at the Holmes Center on the campus of Appala­ chian State University. If you miss a day during the 40-day prayer period, no need to worry. You can still make a commitment to pray 40 times during the same 40-day prayer period. For more information, call Son's Light Ministries at 828-2642007. Hill, West Jefferson. You are invited to attend. FRIDAY, AUGUST 9, 2013 OBITUARIES ter 28 years of service. She loved her family ;ind hav­ ing them visit. She loved needlework, gardening and canning. Ms. Whittington is sur­ vived by a sister, Bobbie Steele of Texas; and several nieces and nephews. Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2013, at the Badger Fu­ neral Home Chapel by Rev. Lloyd Day. Burial followed in Senter Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery. The fam­ ily received friends prior to the service. Flowers will be appreci­ ated, or memorials may be made to BROC Elderly Nu trition Program, 710 Beech St. Suite A, N. Wilkesboro, NC 28659. Words of comfort and re­ membrance may be viewed or sent to the family through our website at www.badgerfuneralhome.com. Badger Funeral Home was entrusted with Ms. Whittington's arrangements. Ms. Ruby Lee * Whittington Ms. Ruby Lee Whitting­ ton of Millers Creek died Fri­ day, Aug. 2, 2013, at Wilkes Regional Medical Center in North Wilkesboro. She was 88. Ms. Whittington was born July 17,1925, in Wilkes County to Robert Lee and Sally Reeves Whittington. Ms. Whittington was pre­ ceded in death by her par­ ents; sisters, Katherine Brago and Rosa Harkins; and brother, Bower Whittington. Ruby was caretaker of her parents until their death. She retired from Tyson Foods af­ Mars Hill College Dean's List Several local students attending Mars Hill College earned a place on the Honor Roll of the Academic Dean at the end of the Spring 2013 semester. To qualify for the Dean's List, students must earn a grade-point average of 3.5 on a mini­ mum of 12 semester hours, and carry no grade below a C. Students from the area who made the Dean's List were: Mary Jean Bolster of Deep Gap; Mathan Lee Brewer of Jefferson; Laura Kaylan Lewis of Warrensville; and Morgan Whitney Miller of West Jefferson. Mars Hill College is a private, coed, liberal arts college located in the small town of Mars Hill. It is listed by U.S. News and World Report as a "first-tier" regional (South­ ern) liberal-arts college. In 2012 Mars Hill also placed 18th nationally among baccalaureate colleges (out of 100 surveyed) in Washing­ ton Monthly's annual survey of the nations' best colleges. The college offers five degrees (Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Science, Bachelor of Music, Bachelor of Fine Arts, and Bachelor of Social Work), and 33 majors. We owe it all to you. Thank you for making us the ft1 auto insurance provider in North Carolina for over 20 years*. We couldn't have done It without you. 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Sim­ ply put, Chambers's work and the work of others he inspired are directly responsible for North Carolina casting off a culture of segre­ gation and repression and replacing it with one of inclusion and opportunity. That said, his passing brought to my mind many personal memories. I remember the first time I heard Cham­ bers's name more than 50 years ago. In 1962, as a student at Davidson College, still all male, all white, I heard a radio report saying that a Negro law student at the University of North Carolina School of Law had been appointed editor of the Law Review and had the highest grades in his class.Inever forgot his name. From that moment on I understood that blacks could not only be just as good lawyers or law students as whites, they could be better, much better. Six years later I got to meet Chambers for the first time. It was the spring of 1968 andI was in my last year at Yale Law School when Ilearned that he had started an integrated law firm in Charlotte. So I decided to come back to North Carolina to knock on Chambers's door and visit other law firms. I started in Raleigh where I got my friend John McConnell to introduce me to people in his law firm, Broughton and Broughton. Everyone there was busy working on Mel Broughton's campaign for governor in the upcoming Democratic primary. Then, thanks to a good friend's dad, W. W. Taylor Jr., I visited his firm, Maupin, Taylor, and Ellis, where I got a warm welcome. But after waiting a long time to see Mr. Ellis,Ilearned that he was meeting with Jesse Helms about a political campaign, probably Mel Broughton's. In Charlotte, my friend, Ross Smyth, got me an invita­ tion to visit Kennedy, Covington, Lobdell, and Hickman. Marcus Hickman invited me into his office to talk. Before we got started, he took a telephone call. For a long time, he counseled Jack Stickley, who was a gubernatorial can­ didate in the Republican primary. That talk went on for a half an hour before Hickman had a chance to look me over. Later that day, 1 walked down East Trade Street, to visit the Chambers law firm in a walk-up office above pawn shops and lowend clothing stores. Chambers's partner, Adam Stein, greeted me and sat me down outside Chambers's office. I watched and listened through an open door as Chambers gave Dr. Reginald Hawkins advice about his Democratic gubernatorial primary cam­ paign. After a long while, he motioned for me to come in, and we spent a few minutes talking about his hopes for his law firm and for the community's future. Neither Broughton, nor Stickley, nor Hawkins won their primary elections. I re­ turned to law school without an offer from any of the firmsI visited. But the glimpseI got of lawyers and their political lives demonstrated that North Carolina was going to be a very interesting place for me to live and work. A month later, Marcus Hickman's firm gave me an offer that led to 20 happy and fulfilling years of law practice with that group. It took Julius Chambers 30 years to offer me a job. While serving as chancellor of North Carolina Central University, he asked me to serve a short time as a vice chancellor. It gave me the chance to experience up close his determined work ethic and hard-driving, demanding leadership style, together with the quiet authority his ser­ vice and success had earned him. For these memories and the better North Carolina he left us, I will always be grateful to Julius Chambers. D.G. Martin hosts "North Carolina Bookwatch," which airs at noon on Sun­ days and at 5 p.m. on Thursdays at on UNC-TV. For more information or to view prior programs visit the webpage at www.unctv.org/ncbookwatch This week's (Aug. 11.15) guest1is Wiley Cash author of "A Land More Kind than Home." Gastonia native Wiley Cash exploded on to the national literary scene with his debut novel. "A Land More Kindthan Home."Readers meet a storefront, snake-handling preacher who turns out to be one of the most complicated and interesting villains I have ever encountered in fiction. -A grant from the North Carolina Humanities Council provides crucial sup­ port for North Carolina Bookwatch. God cares about our tears When King upon by her Hezekiah re­ people to seek ceived word help for them from. God's through her prophet that husband the he was going king, she cried. to die (as he "And Esther lay on his sick­ spake yet again bed), he turned before the king, his face to the and fell down wall and cried. at his feet, and His tears were besought him seen by God, with tears to "Turn again, put away the and tell Hezeki­ mischief of ah the captain Hainan the Leila Harris of my people, Agagite, and Thus saith the his device that LORD, the God he had devised of David thy father, I have against the Jews. Then the heard thy prayer,Ihave seen king held out the golden thy tears: behold, I will heal sceptre toward Esther. So thee: on the third day thou Esther arosfc, and stood be­ shalt go up unto the house fore the king." (Est 8:3-4). of the LORD. And 1 will add Job was scorned and re­ unto thy days fifteen years; buked by his closest friends and I will deliver thee and after thedeath of his children this city out of the hand of and the loss of his crops and the king of Assyria; and I animals, but he cried toGod. will defend this city for mine "My friends scorn me: but own sake, and for my ser­ mine eye poureth out tears vant David's sake." (2 Kings unto God." (Job 16:20). 20:S6, KJV). Repeatedly, David wrote When Esther was called Psalms about crying out to (USPS 441-810) Member NC Press Association Published twice weekly by Civltas Media LLC, P.O. Box 808 203 S. Second Ave.. West Jefferson, NC 28694 Periodicals postage paid at West Jefferson. NC 28694 Phone 336-846-7164 Email cclark@civitasmedia.com Subscription rates in Ashe County - $38/year In North Carolina - $48.01/year ditor/General Manager taff Writer taff Writer ports Writer dvertising Sales dvertising Sales lassifieds/Legals Cliff Clark Wil Petty Dylan Lightfoot Nathan Ham Teresa Roark Laws John Sears Kay Hart Mail Room Department Julia Beck Postmaster Send address changes to Jefferson Post PO Box 808 West Jefferson NC 28694-0808 All content copyright 2012 by Civitas Media LLC and may not be reproduced without permission God in his times of woe. "I am weary with my groaning; all the night make I my bed to swim; I water my couch with my tears. Mine eye is consumed because of grief; it waxeth old because of all mine enemies. Depart from me, all ye workers of iniqui­ ty; for the LORD hath heard the voice of my weeping. The LORD hath heard my supplication; the LORD will receive my prayer. Let all mine enemies be ashamed and sore vexed: let them return and be ashamed sud­ denly." (Psa 6:6-10). He also wrote Psalms of promise about tears to God. "They that sow in tears shall reap in joy. He that goeth forth and weepeth, bearing pre­ cious seed, shall doubtless come again with rejoicing, bringing his sheaves with him." (Psa 125:5-6). The prophet Isaiah fore­ told the iuture days of the lielicvers, "He will swallow up death in victory; and the Lord GOD will wipe away tears from off all faces; and the rebuke of his people shall he take away from off all the earth: for the LORD hath spoken it. And it shall be said in that day, Lo, this is our God; we have waited for him, and he will save us: this is the LORD;, we have waited for him, we will be glad and rejoice in his salva­ tion." (Isa 25:8-9). Jeremiah also promised, "Thus saith the LORD; Refrain thy voice from weeping, and thine eyes from tears: for thy work shall be rewarded, saith the LORD; and they shall come again from the land of the enemy." (Jer 31:16). Jesus also noticed and helped those who cried, like the father who begged for help for his demon-torment­ ed son. "Jesus said unto him, If thou canst believe, all things are possible to him that believeth. And straight­ way the father of the child cried out, and said with tears, Lord, I believe; help thou mine unbelief. When Jesus saw that the people came running together, he rebuked the foul spirit, say­ ing unto him. Thou dumb and deaf spirit, I charge thee, come out of him, and enter no more into him. And the spirit cried, and rent him sore, and came out of him: and he was as one dead; in­ somuch that many said, He is dead. But Jesus took him by the hand, and lifted him up; and he arose." (Mark 9:23-27). Tears of worship are also found in the Bible, "And, Ixhold, a woman in the city, which was a sinner, when she knew that Jesus sat at meat in the Pharisee's house, brought an alabaster box of ointment, And stood at his feet behind him weeping, and began to wash his feet with tears, and did wipe them with the hairs of her head, and kissed his feet, and anointed them with the ointment." (Luke 7:37-38). We are assured again and again that our tears will be wiped away by God Himself when we get to Heaven. All of our troubles as humans are not forgotten when we arrive; we are still ourselves (just perfected in God's pres­ ence). "For the Lamb which is in the midst of the throne shall feed them, and shall lead them unto living foun­ tains of waters: and God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes." (Rev 7:17). There will be no more pain or sorrow, "And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sor­ row, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away." (Rev 21:4). God is the beginning and the end, and He will make all things right. "AndIheard a great voice out of heaven saying. Behold, the taberna­ cle of God is with men, and he will dwell with them, and they shall be his people, and God himself shall be with them, and be their God. And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, nei­ ther sorrow, nor crying, nei­ ther shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away. And he that sat upon the throne said, Be­ hold, I make all things new. And he said unto me, Write: for these words are true and faithful. And he said unto me, It is done. I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end.I will give unto him that is athirst of the fountain of the water of life freely." (Rev 21:3-6). Comprehensive immigration reform is pro-growth and pro-agriculture Earlier this year, the U.S. Senate passed a commonsense immigration reform measure in a strongly bipartisan fashion. This was an - .w important step in the right direction - es­ pecially for produc­ ers, farm workers and rural communities. The historic leg­ islation passed by the Senate provides Cindy Kernodle a pathway to earned USDA Farm Service citizenship for the 11 Agency million people who are in our country today without autho­ rization. They will have to go to the back The majority of the line, pay fines of our and settle taxes they . owe our nation. agriculture It would fnodernize the system that we workforce is use to bring skilled made up of workers into the United States. And it immigrants, would put in place the toughest border secu­ and their rity plan that Amer­ ica has ever seen - hard work building on steps that has helped have reduced illegal border crossings to America's their lowest level in farmers and decades. The non-partisan ranchers lead Congressional Bud­ get Office found that the world. the Senate bill would reduce the deficit grow the economy. over the next 20 Research highlighted years by nearly $850 billion, and the So­ in the White House cial Security Admin­ report projects that istration estimates an expanded tempo­ that this immigration rary worker program bill would add nearly would increase both $300 billion to the production and ex­ Social Security sys­ tem in the next de­ ports across our agri­ cade. culture sector. This bill is also Under the Sen­ important for rural ate proposal, USDA America. Recently, would play a greater the White House eco­ role in implementing nomic team released a new report high­ farm labor programs lighting the positive and ensuring that economic benefits farmers and ranchers that commonsense have all the informa­ immigration reform tion they need. As would provide for Congress continues agriculture and rural to work on this issue. communities. Secretary Vilsack and The report high­ lights research show­ all of us at USDA are ing that without a committed to work­ stable workforce, ing with lawmakers America's record agricultural produc­ to be sure they have tivity will decline any technical as­ in coming years. In sistance they might North Carolina, for need to finalize these example, eliminating proposals. the immigrant la­ Immigration re­ bor force would cost form is very impor­ more than $158.7 million - $285.7 mil­ tant for farmers, farm lion in short-term workers and com­ production losses. munities across rural The Senate bill ad­ America. The major­ dresses this concern ity of our agriculture by taking much-need­ workforce is made ed steps to ensure a stable agricultural up of immigrants, workforce, and' a and their hard work fair system for U.S. has helped America's producers and farm farmers and ranchers workers. In particu­ lead the world. To lar, it would give qual­ remain competitive ifying farm workers an expedited path to and keep driving eco­ earned citizenship, as nomic growth in ru­ long as they continue ral America, we need to work in agricul­ rules that work. Rural ture. A new tempo­ America needs Con­ rary worker program gress to act as soon would replace the as possible to carry current H-2A visa program ovbr time, forward the work of and allow farm work­ the U.S. Senate and ers a three-year visa fix today's broken im­ to work year-round in migration system. any agricultural job. This commonsense Kernodle is the Acting State system wouldn't just Executive Director for USDA prevent a decline in Farm Service Agency North production - it would Carolina w �From Page 1 some of the music that plays a central part in "Ref­ uge" during this evening's event. Wrapping up the Com­ munity Read, and kickingoff the On the Same Page Literary Festival, "Refuge" author Dot Jackson comes to the Ashe County Library 1 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 17, to talk about writing and her book. She'll be on hand to talk with readers, auto­ graph books, and answer questions. For more information about the Community Read, go to the Ashe Coun­ ty Public Library website at http://www.ashelibrary. com, or check in at the www.onthesamepagefestival.org, where you can find out about the Community Read and the On the Same Page Literary Festival. You can also call the Li­ brary at (336)846-2041 or the Arts Council at poo<*«r (336)846-ARTS (2787). 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Mass Call for times West Jefferson United Methodist Church 107 W. Second Street West Jefferson, North Carolina 336-246-5292 www.vvjumc.net 9:45 Sunday School 11:00 Morning Worship Faith Fellowship We^Klds Bible Study 9:30 am coffee and fellowship 10:30-11 Sunday Service 11:00 am Wednesday Night: F.B.I. Bible Study - 6:30 pm Elliott Osowltt. Pastor 676 S. Main St.. Jefferson 846-3346 Landscape Maintenance Mowing Mulch Tractor Services Bushhogging, Scraping Spreading, and others NC . '••T-.V.'. !»'* Ti7 Old Hwy. 221 Near Golf Course Rd. West Jefferson • Since 1890 846-3795 Jim Dawes, Minister Sunday School 10:00 a.m. Morning Worship 11:00 a.m. Evening Service 6:30 p.m. (9 Pastor Steven LeaShomb (336) 246-2012 Sunday School - 9:45 a.m. Mornlnq Worship -11:00 a.m. ivenlnq Worship - 6:00 p.m. Wednesday Bible Study - 7:00 p.m. Mount Jefferson Smethport Independent Presbyterian Church 194 and 88 West. Smethport. NC Rev. 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Stephen Miller VI Trkxi nli.ill have noother www.mldwaybaptlstnc.orq 1957 US Hwy MI N. Mftno*. NC PUza 4iut 9771 US IIWY 421 South (Deep Gap 9828) 964 1811 Beaver Creek Midway Baptist Churchi 1670 Mt. Jefferson Rd.. Christian Church West Jefferson, NC 28694 Rev. Keith Casey Pastor: Rev. Lawrence Goodman M60 Bald Mtn. Rd.. West Jefferson Sunday School 9:30 a.m. Sunday Morning Worship Service 8:30am « 10:45 am Sunday Evening Worship -6:00 pa Wednesday Meal - 5:15 pm Bible Study -6:30 pm Baldmountalndiurch. org Email: Baldmountain@tkybest.com Church 877-1550 Johnny Phillips - owner Doug Carson — Owner Bldg 9. Fairview Drive West Jefferson 977-0163 877-7786 Mt. Jefferson Baptist Church Bald Mtn. 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Laurel Springs, NC 28644 �son FRIDAY, ORTS AUGUST 9,2013 lam, S[H.rts Writer nhfl|1^civitasmedia.«..n ONLINE Game of the Week video can be found at jeffersonpost.com Phillips named to football all-star coaching staff Nathan Ham This week, the North ' 'lina Oaches Associaput together its roster Taaches for the annual Fist-West AH-Star games, hnWf^West footbaU ' h a s a familiar name on current Ashe County HuX Assistant Coach Keith Phillips was named as one of the six coaches for '^"Surprise was the first thintr I felt." Co*"* Phillips. "The director of the coaching clinic called me while I was at the beach to tell me last week." Scott Young of West Row­ an will be the head coach. Phillips will be joined by Brett Chappell of Pisgah, North Davidson's Mark Holcomb, Wilkes Central's Jeremy Funderburk and Lin Stadler from Rockingham County HS as assistants. Coach Phillips said that normally, the coaches on the East and West All-Star teams are typically head coaches at schools. Phillips thinks he may very wefl be the first assistant coach at a school to be on the all-star team. Phillips has been coach­ ing football since 1988 where he started out on the staff at Ashe Central High School. When the schools consolidated, Phil­ lips immediately made the move to Ashe County High School. The first coaches meet­ ing for the 2014 East-West Game will take place some­ time in September, where the staff will get to work se­ lecting players for the game. "Coaches in the western half of the state nominate players to participate in the game, and it is our job to select the 31 best players for the team and go from there," said Coach Phillips. "Coach Young has al­ ready emphasized that we not only base our selections on athleticism, but also on character," added Phillips. "We're not just looking for good players, but also good jieople." Players eligible for the game will be athletes that are seniors this upcoming football season. Overall, Coach Phillips is excited for the opportunity and looking forward to the process. "I'm very pleased to be working with these coaches and this caliber of athlete. It's not every day that you get to work with a whole team of great athletes," said Phillips. The coaches meeting will also determine the respon­ sibilities and the coaching position for each of the five assistants. Keith Phillips Youth cheerleading Blue Ridge Brutal this Saturday camp starts Aug. 12 Nathan Ham Sports Writer nham@civitasmedia.com The final summer camp of the year will take place next week at the Ashe Early Learning Center with Ashe Coun­ ty High School cheerleading head coach Cynthia Harless. The Ashe Early Learning Center is located in the for­ mer West Jefferson Elementary School building. The 2013 Cheer Extreme Cheerleading Camp is set for Aug. 12-13 and is open to all girls from rising first graders through rising eighth graders. Campers can register on the first day of camp and the cost will be $50. The goals for the young cheerleaders will be to develop and improve skills while having fun and enjoying spend­ ing time cheering. This camp is a great opportunity to prepare cheerleaders for the upcoming football season. Camp will be divided into two different time slots. First through fourth graders will participate from 9 a.m. Until 11:30 a.m. While, fifth through eighth graders will be in camp from noon until 2:30 p.m. Cheerleaders should wear comfortable tennis shoes, shorts and shirt. Campers should also bring a water battle with their name on it for breaks. File photo| Jefferson Post Miguel Ramos, reigning MVAC Player of the Year, will lead the Huskies into the 2013 season. Ashe soccer opens season at Watauga The defending Mountain Valley Conference Champs hope to build off of last year's tremendous success when the 2013 season be­ gins on Aug. 19 at Watauga. Watauga has always been a tough opponent for Ashe, and this year should be no different. ' Ashe has back-to-back home games against nonconference foes Avery (Aug. 21) and Hibriten (Aug. 26) before heading on the road to battle former conference foe Forbush on Aug. 29. Hie Huskies have four more non-conferencegames sandwiched around 14 MVAC games. Ashe will host Alexander Central on Sept. 3, host Watauga on Sept. 5, host Oak Hill Academy on Sept. 10 and travel to Newton-Conover on Sept. 20. Notable MVAC games include home matches against Elkin and Starmount on Sept. 12 and Sept, 16, followed by a road contest against rival Wilkes Central on Sept. 18. Central makes the return trip up the mountain on Oct. 14 and East Wilkes will be the final home regu­ lar season opponent for Ashe on Oct. 17. 2A state playoffs will fire up on Oct. 30. Soccer schedule Monday Aug. 19 @ Watauga 5/6:30 p.m. Bikers from all around will take on miles of gorgeous mountain blacktop during the Blue Ridge Brutal 100 this Saturday. There are three BRB bicycle ride options - 102, 76 and 57 miles. The start and finish point for all of them is the Ashe Civic Center in West Jefferson. All the rides are challenging and spend at least 20 miles on the Blue Ridge Parkway, through some of the most beautiful scenery in North Carolina. The Blue Ridge Brutal Bike Ride is an annual fundraiser event for the Ashe Civic Center. For locals here in the county, the ride organizers want residents to be aware of these wonderful visitors to our area. Many cyclists bring their families, they spend the weekend here, they eat in our local restaurants, and they make purchases in our shops. Most im­ portantly, locals want to stay alert when driving beside riders on the road. Extra caution is advised when passing the bike riders on the highways. "These visitors to our area are the best people ever," said John MacConnell, president of the Civic Center Board of Direc­ tors. "They generally tell us on the after-ride evaluations that the whole ride experience is a lot of fun. They say that it's a wonder­ ful day, wonderful scenery, won­ derful people, and that they can't wait to do it again." For a few hardy souls who want to challenge the mountain, the Brutal is offering the "Assault on Mount Jefferson." This option is available at no extra cost, but due to Mount Jefferson State Park reg­ ulations, only 25 riders can make the mountain climb and the rider' register on a first come, first serve basis. All assault riders will be transported down the mountain. For the riders who register to Thursday Aug. 29 @ For­ Landing in Jefferson. The deadline to register for the event is Aug. 15. bush 5:15/7 p.m. The annual tournament is the Tuesday Sept. 3 Alex­ ander Home 5:15/7 p.m. primary fundraiser for the WataugaThursday Sept. 5 Ashe-Wilkes Scholarship, organized Watauga HoAie 5:15/7 in 2001 by Phil Stevens, who has ties to all three counties. p.m. "I grew up on the Watauga County Monday Sept. 9 @ Al­ side of Todd, attended Beaver Creek leghany 6 p.m. Tuesday Sept. 10 Oak High School in Ashe County and enjoyed a career at Lowe's Compa­ Hill Aca Home 5 p.m. Thursday 3ept. 12 El­ nies," he said. "My background and history give me a strong appreciation kin Home 6 p.m. Monday Sept. 16 Star- for this region, and there is no better mount Home 5:15/7 p.m. way to ensure the successful future Wednesday Sept. 18 @ of these counties than by investing in Wilkes Central 5:15/7 p.m. the young adults who call this place Friday Sept. 20 @ New­ home." ton-Conover 5/6:30 p.m. * The competitive scholarship, Monday Sept. 23 @ East which emphasizes financial need, an­ Wilkes 6 p.m. nually awards $2,000 to graduating Thursday Sept. 26 seniors in each of the named coun­ Monday Oct. 7 @ Elkin 6 p.m. Thursday Oct. 10 @ Starmount 5:15/7 p.m. Monday Oct. 14 Wilkes Central Home 5:15/7 p.m. Thursday Oct. 17 East Wilkes Home 6 p.m. Monday Oct. 21@ North Wilkes 5:15/7 p.m. Wednesday Oct. 23 @ West Wilkes 6 p.m. climb Mount Jefferson, please be aware that, although not officially classified, it is about as near to a Category 2 climb as possible rising almost 1,500 feet over 3.1 miles with an average grade of approximately nine percent. Helmets are mandatory for the BRB and all traf­ fic regulations must be observed. No personal SAG wagons will be allowed. Blue Ridge Parkway rang­ ers reserve the right to ask riders to stop if there are safety concerns or issues. The Brutal is fully sup­ ported by SAG wagons, rest stops, mussette stops, Ham radio communication and fire and res­ cue squad. A hot meal, t-shirt and chip timing is included. In addition, for this year a new Blue Ridge Brutal jersey is avail­ able. Designed with safety in mind, the main background color is bright yellow. Registration for the race is $60. The ride tours Ashe and Allegh­ any counties and the Blue Ridge Parkway. The Civic Center organizers appre­ ciate the stroqg welcome and support ex­ tended by the people of Ashe County for this bike ride. Considering the marketing efforts and the pre registrations to date, orga­ nizers predict 100 more riders this year-than in past years. For more information about the Blue Ridge Brutal or to get involved as a volunteer, call 846-2787. WAW Golf Tournament set for Sept. 12 Wednesday Aug. 21 Av­ The 13th annual Watauga-Asheery Home 6 p.m. Monday Aug. 26 Hi­ Wilkes Golf Tournament will take briten Home 5:15/7 p.m. place Thursday, Sept. 12, at Jefferson North Wilkes Home 5:15/7 p.m. Monday Sept. 30 West Wilkes Home 6 p.m. Thursday Oct. 3 Al­ leghany Home 6 p.m. File photo| Jefferson Post Cyclists from around the country will test their endurance during the annual Blue Ridge Brutal. ties and is renewable for up to three additional years. The scholarship endowment's board selects up to five recipients each year. Aside from Stevens, board mem­ bers include Kim Barnes, Bradley McNeil, Charles Hartzog, Danny Holman, Michael Lyall, Daphne Petrey and Allison Phillips. More than $250,000 has been awarded to over 50 students since the scholarship's inception. The annual golf tournament is the scholarship's principal fundraising event. The format is Captain's Choice, with four-player teams. Player registration is $125 and hole sponsorship is $100. The event's top sponsor is Valspar, Inc., and other sponsors include Novant Health (VIP Dinner), 3M, Lowe's, Modern Toyota, Wells Fargo, Werner Ladder, Window World and QEP. Prizes will be awarded to the top three teams, for the longest drive and the closest to the hole (par 3's). The first person to make a hole-inone on the designated par 3 will win a new Toyota. The scholarship fund is managed by the North Carolina Community Foundation (NCCF), a statewide nonprofit with affiliate foundations in all three counties. Those interested in playing, spon­ sorship,. making a contribution or including the Watauga-Ashe-Wilkes Scholarship Fund in their estate planning should call Phil Stevens at 336-669-3545 or e-mail John Francis, NCCF regional associate at jfrancis@ nccommunityfoundation.org. For more information about the Watauga-Ashe-Wilkes Scholarship, visit www.wawscholarship.org. For more information about NCCF, visit www.nccommunityfoundation. org. Wildlife commission seeks input on waterfowl season The N.C. Wildlife Re­ sources Commission is in­ viting the public to provide input on regular waterfowl hunting seasons through an online comment system ' on its website. Regular waterfowl sea­ sons may begin in late Sep­ tember and include various seasons for ducks, Canada geese, snow geese, brant and tundra swans. The public can comment on proposed dates for the seasons by visiting www. ncwildlife.org and click­ ing on the .scrolling icon, "Regular Waterfowl Pro­ posed Season Comments," located at the bottom of the page. Comments on the proposed season dates will be accepted through Aug. 21. Comments also can be mailed to: N.C. Wildlife Resourc­ es Commission Proposed Regulations Comments 1701 Mail Service Cen­ ter Raleigh, N.C. 276991701 Public input meetings traditionally have been held to receive comments on waterfowl seasons. However, at at these meeti declined over t public input was at most locatioi cost-savings mez to allow for a i easy means fc wide citizen in agency develo online commenl which has no used for several �rhin.M, nuiL.'M »v, ii/i" JI.ITT.K.NU.N ru.M Minister Contract From Page 1 The 90-day contract will not be signed until the county has an executed grant contract from the state, according to County Manager Dr. Pat Mitchell. Until then, the county has only a verbal agreement from the state, she said. Eaglewood's bid was the lowest of two bids considered for the proj­ ect. New laws affect land use Director of Planning Adam Stumb presented •a summary of new bill's passed by the General As­ sembly that will require action by the board. "The big one was House Bill 74," Stumb said. The 'Regulatory Reform Act' changes rules for outdoor advertising, requiring the board to modify the coun­ ty sign ordinance to allow for billboard replacement. House Bill 276 requires notice of meetings for Board of Adjustment hearings for variances and appeals. The board will have to amend ordinanc­ es, evaluate fee schedules for variances and propose changes for the next fiscal year, Stumb said. "The Cell Tower De­ ployment Act" allows telecommunication com­ panies to increase tower sizes without local per­ mitting. County ordinanc­ es must be amended to reflect changes, he said. Under the new state budget, all Deed Stamp Tax proceeds will be cred­ ited to the state's general fund. Seventy-five per­ cent of this revenue was formerly credited to the Parks and Recreational Trust Fund, so the county will now have to find new funding sources for parks projects, Stumb said. Hangar fee waived A 20-year lease on a county-owned hanger at Ashe County Airport ex­ pired Aug. 1. Held by pi­ lot and aircraft mechanic John Greer, the lease fee was $1 per year, but would now increase to Other business like about it, what sort of advice can you give me?" she said. "We are looking to re­ cruit additional physi­ cians. You are certainly underserved in this coun­ ty. In fact, we have three new hospitalists coming in September," she said. Physician recruited to AMH would be required to reside in the county. Board Chair Larry Rhodes asked Lambeth to highlight the nature of AMH's agreement with her employer Novant Health, the not-for-profit health care system that assumed management of the hospital Aug. 1. Novant Health's threeyear, shared services con­ tract, negotiated with the hospital's Board of Trust­ ees, ensures that AMH has access to specialty services associated with a large heath care system, she said. "We'll get better pric­ ing on supplies. They'll assist us with physician recruitment. They'll as­ sist us with consulting," she said. "I believe we need a new emergency room," she said, adding "It's, an excellent time for Ashe Memorial to be associ­ ated with a large health care provider." Volunteer coordina­ tor Glenda Luther gave a year-to-date overview of volunteer achievements, and announced the up­ coming Volunteer Fair in September, and National Make a Difference Day in October. Sands commend­ ed Luther for her work, estimating that volunteer hours in Ashe County save taxpayers $8 million per year. The board voted unani­ mously to waive a $500 fee for the Old Hospital Development Project. The building is being convert­ ed into senior housing. School Resource Officers at the high school and mid­ dle school, who reported to the Board of Education, will now be reporting to the Ashe County Sheriff's office. Rhodes said, "The majority of the expense (for the SROs) will still come from the school board." Buffalo Meadows Road or SR 1228 was added to the Department of Trans­ portation's state mainte­ nance system. Citing community feed­ back and his own research, Roark asked the board to reconsider shutting down Animal Control's carbon monoxide gas chamber. The issue was put on the agenda for the board's next regular meeting. "Personally, from what I've seen, I'd like to see it closed. Ican't stand to see an animal suffer," he said. Budget revisited Commissioner Gary Roark proposed that the board "revisit" the coun­ ty's 2013-14 budget to find possible cuts. Poe agreed, suggesting a budget amendment ses­ sion to identify cuts that might be made from "ex­ penses that's not already been committed to." Commissioner William Sands also saw need for budget review "in light of the fact that Gates (is closing)...we really need to go back and* see what we can do to cut expens­ es." C A budget amendmentmeeting is tentatively scheduled for Aug. 19, ac­ cording to Mitchell. $1,800. Greer rents another pri­ vately-owned hangar for $1,800 per year. County Manager Dr. Pat Mitchell said, according to con­ versations with the Air­ port Advisory Board and Greer, he could not afford $3,600 per year in hangar fees. Greer provides a range of airport services, in­ cluding aircraft inspec­ tion and repair, and flight instruction, which make it an attractive facility for civil aviation, and im­ portant infrastructure for economic development, Mitchell said. "The concern of the AAB is if (Greer) were to give up his hangars... you're not able to provide for someone that flies in," she said. The board voted 3-2 to waive Greer's $1,800 fee for one year, stipulating the hangar cannot be sub­ let or used for storage. Casting a dissenting vote, Commissioner Judy Poe said, "Mr. Greer is providing a service to the county, but it's amount­ ing to the county giving somebody a building to do their own personal business in for one dol­ lar." Commissioner Gerald Price, also opposed, said he was not against an economic incentive for Greer, but given taxpayer dollars spent on runway extension, he was not in favor of setting precedent with a waiver. Eagle Scout recognized Rhodes read a proclama­ tion recognizing Anderson Lee Moore, 18, of Jefferson who achieved the rank of Eagle Scout. Joining the four percent of all Boy Scouts who complete requirements for Eagle rank, Moore has earned 29 merit badges and is an Order of the Ar­ row inductee. Mitchell said the Moore family, operators of West Jefferson's McDonalds franchise, had served as "good role models" through their comminity service. From Page 1 Drama explains his love of being a playwright as well, but another theatri­ cal element .brought him to lead. Supin said he had three reasons for taking the interim rector job at St. Mary's. Supin wanted to help out, he wanted to be on his toes intellectually and he loves the mystery of religion. "I think all life is a mys­ tery," he said. "As a play­ wright, I was taught that to write a play is to illumi­ nate a mystery. SoIlive my life exploring a mystery and that's wonderful." And like a play, Supin's road to St. Mary's was long and winding,,It starts in Okinawa. While Supin was serving as a U.S. Marine in Japan, he decided to attend semi­ nary at Yale. The college was where he would get his degree in theology and meet his wife, Bonnie. "We got married in my last year of seminary," he said. "The rest is the ca­ reer." The career would send Supin out west to Las Ve­ gas and Los Angeles. Alongside his spiritual work, Supin would idso write entertainment col­ umns and would earn a degree in playwriting from UNLV. That would eventu­ ally lead him into broad­ casting. Supin would become good friends with Jerry "I think all life is a mystery. As a playwright, I was taught that to write a play is to illuminate a mystery. So I live my life exploring a mystery and that's wonderful." - Charles Supin new Interim Rector of St. Mary's Episcopal Church Lewis, and was a writer for the Jerry Lewis MDA Tele­ thon for 10 years. "(It was) hectic and fun," Supin said. "It put us in touch with a lot of entertain­ ers and that was a fun part of (my wife and I's) life." Supin also was a general manager of the Herald-Ex­ aminer in Los Angeles. While taking on all of these various tasks, Supin still gave time to the. min­ istry. "It was an interrupted career," he said. "Being an interim is a way of finding a closure to a ministry, and that's alright." This is not Supin's first time being an interim rec-, tor of a church. He has also served in the same capac­ ity at St. Phillips Church in Southport, where he stayed for 27 months. Supin has been more than an interim rector with­ in the Episcopal Church. He has also served as rector for churches in Las Vegas and LongIsland, N.Y. The primary responsibil­ ity of an interim rector is to maintain attendance at a church and to help the church transition from one redor to another. "(An interim rector) can never become the future rector, that's one of the rules of the game," Supin said. "He's appointed as a transition to keep things hopefully stable." Supin and his wife have two children, his daughter Jeanne lives in Boone and works as a consultant and his son Robert lives in Las Vegas working with South­ west Publishing. The couple moved from the desert to Bald Head Island in 2002. Supin said their concern of beach ero­ sion is what brought them to Ashe County. Supin said for the future of St. Mary's he would like to see the congregation grow in number. "I'd like to see more peo­ ple like us who come up here to retire and (join), because it is a lovely place to retire," he said. AAG American Advisors Group Looking for extra casbr Find out how a reverse mortgage can help you! 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Brown plans a seasonal ever entity," said McDaniel. 60- by 20-foot covered pa­ Jefferson Avenue tio, made of bolt-together Closure sections and designed to The board unanimously be "appealing to the eye." approved a request from The movable structure will Antiques on Main owner sit back four feet from the Keith Woodie for closure sidewalk on Boondock's of South Jefferson Avenue privately-owned parking for the West Jefferson An­ lot, and seat 40-50 guests. Alderman Stephen Shoe­ tiques Fair next month. The West Jefferson Po­ maker cautioned Brown lice Department will close to anchor the patio well the street at 3 a.m. Friday, against Ashe County's no­ Sept. 27, from the Main^ torious mountain winds. The board denied an Street intersection to the* traffic signal at Fourth outdoor seating proposal by Black Jacks Pub- & Street. Woodie said he had not Grill to construct a porch gotten feedback from all on the north wall of the affected businesses before building along East First requesting the closure. Al­ Street. Shoemaker said the derman Calvin Green said proposed structure would the board would have to re­ interfere with parking and consider the closure if sig­ business access on the nar­ row side street. . nificant opposition arose. The fair will feature 45 Other business vendors, but in an effort to The Tigra Building at help downtown restaurant sales, Woodie said, "we're 2 Tiger Drive will be an­ not doing too many food nexed, with West Jeffer­ son town limits extended vendors." to incorporate the prop­ erty. The board must now Outdoor seating consider implications of proposals Boondocks Brewing the annex under the 2008 owner Gary Brown was Land Use Plan. Gene Hafer announced given approval for a pro- From Page 2 see for yourself! Is hearing loss causing your problem? ACMS From Page 1 "Of course some of (the instruments) are going to need refurbishing, they'll need strings and stuff," Caraway said. "So we'll probably need to ask for some cash donations to get that stuff taken care of." Music lessons have proven to improve student grades as well. "If you look at the re­ search, students that are involved in music perform better on standardized tests in both math and sci­ ence," Dr. Todd Holden, superintendent of Ashe County Public Schools said. "Because it is a cre­ ativity piece, it enables (students) to grow quick­ er." While Caraway was in Florida, she worked in poverty-ridden schools and accepted all stu­ dents who were willing to learn their instru­ ments. While teaching the classics, she also taught pop tunes and brought a group of innercity children to fiddle at the Florida State-Fair. "(The school) had what they called the Turn­ around Award' every year for the kid that had shown the most improvement," she said. "Four years out of five, it was an orchestra student who won." Classes will be offered Tuesday and Thursday during the after-school program. The lessons will be free to Ashe County Middle School students Aug. 12 the formation of the West 7 p.m. Ashe County Jefferson Centennial Com­ about some of our most fa­ Cattlemen's Associa­ mittee for the town's up­ miliar woodland creatures. tion Meeting will be held coming 100th anniversary This program is for small in 2015. The committee children and sure to be fun. at Family Central. Please was incorporated six Meet the ranger at the 221 RSVP by Friday, Aug. 9, weeks ago, when it elected Access Visitor Center for by calling 336-846-5850 so there will be adequate ma­ officers and adopted bi- this program. terials, seating and meals laws, he said. 4:30 - 8:30 p.m. Beaver Alcoholic Beverage Creek Class of 1962 Re­ available for participants. Commission Board Chair union will be held at Moun­ The Ashe County Cattle­ Haskell McGuire reported tain Aire Seafood Restau­ men's Association Board of $10,000 in liquor tax rev­ rant. For more information, Directors will be meeting at enue to the town. call 336-877-1046 or 336- 6:30 p.m., prior to the regu­ Cardinal Lanes was lar Associational meeting. 246-9988. given a six-month reprieve on their sewer. non-com­ Aug. 12 - 15 Aug. 11 pliance issue. The board 10 a.m. - 12 p.m. TWin3 p.m. Slithering informed the owners last Snakes. Meet a New River kle Camp - an introduction month they would have State Park ranger at the 221 to the violin for children to connect to the nearest Access Visitor Center to ages 3 - 7 and their parents sewer line under U.S. 221 learn lots of things about will be offered at Family Business — despite techni­ snakes, If you find a snake Central, 626 Ashe Central cal difficulties and consid­ School Road, Jefferson. erable expertse — but gave skin in your yard, can you tell if it came from a ven­ Camp activities include them more time to explore music, crafts and games. the possibility of tying into omous snake? The ranger will talk about the common The program is free to all a more distant line along snakes of the High Country, Ashe County residents but Mount Jefferson Road. Police Chief Jeff Rose re­ and the difference between registration is required. For ported there were 263 calls venomous and non-venom­ more information or to reg­ dispatched in July, and 18 ous snake. You will also get ister, call Linda Caraway at auto collisions investigat­ to meet Freddy, our resi­ Mountain SongSuzuki Vio­ lin Studio, 828-964-8373. ed. Nine people were ar­ dent interpretative snake. rested on charges of DWI, larceny, assault and drugBEST VALUE HEARING related crimes. The board voted to re­ CARE CENTERS schedule their September Owners Helping Ashe Co. hear belter since 19731 meeting, which will now Is earwax causing your problem? take place the Monday af­ Free Video Ear Inspections ter Labor Day. Free Hearing tests find out if your hearing is normal! enrolled in the 4-H afterschool program. Donations are tax de­ ductible and you can con­ tact Caraway at 828-9648373 or the 4H office at 336-846-5850. "Doing this does some­ thing to (students)," Cara­ way said; "The discipline involved, I think it makes them want to come to school. It changes their en­ tire attitude." Ashe Service For The Aging Call Toll-Free 1 -800-359-8404 i m Beltone | • PARKER TIE CO. INC. 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Expires 8-3I I3 I 6?LL''j ' Adjustable Beds by Serta OO.MII: WEST JEFFERSON CHEVROLET BUICK GMC j : www.ncbeltone.com : 1 N 4» y\ 828-262-9952 or 800-581-5082 200 Hospital Ave. Suite 5 Jefferson 336-246-7779 "Our Family has been serving Your Family's Medical Needs for over 110 years" LEGALS 11-SP-140 AMENDED NOTICE OF SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE'S FORECLOSURE SALE OF REAL PROPERTY Under and by virtue of the power and authority contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed and delivered by Tod E Hale and Melissa Dawn Hale, dated June 30,2006 and recorded on June 30.2006 in Book No 00349 at Page 1451 in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Ashe County, North Carolina: and because of de­ fault in the payment of the in­ debtedness secured thereby and failure to carry out and perform the stipulations and agreements contained therein and, pursuant to demand of the holder of the indebtedness secured by said Deed of Trust, the undersigned Substitute Trust­ ee will place for sale, at public auction, to the highest bidder for cash at the usual place of sale at Ashe County Court­ house, Jefferson, North Caro­ lina on August 20,2013 at 10:00AM that parcel of land, including improvements there­ on, situated, lying and being in the City of West Jefferson, County of Ashe, State of North Carolina, and being more par­ ticularly described in the above referenced Deed of Trust. Ad­ dress of property: 603 Watertank Street, West Jefferson, • NC 28694. Tax Parcel ID: 19223-001-178 Present Re­ cord Owners: Melissa Dawn Hale and TIPI Trust The terms of the sale are that the real property hereinbefore de­ scribed will be sold for cash to the highest bidder. A deposit of five percent (5%) of the amount of the bid or Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars ($750.00), whichever is great­ er, is required and must be tendered in the form of certi­ fied funds at the time of the sale. The successful bidder shall be requjred to pay reven­ ue stamps on the Trustee's Deed, any Land Transfer Tax and costs of recording the Trustee's Deed. The real prop­ erty hereinabove described is being offered for sale "AS IS. WHERE IS" and will be sold subject to all superior liens, un­ paid taxes, and special as­ sessments. Other conditions will be announced at the sale. The sale will be held open for ten (10) days for upset bids as by law required. If for any reas­ on the Trustee is unable to convey title to this property or the sale is set aside, the sole remedy of the purchaser is the return of the deposit. Further­ more. if the validity of the sale is challenged by any party, the Trustee, in its sole discretion, if it believes the challenge to have merit, may declare the sale to be void and return the deposit. In either event the pur­ chaser will have no further re­ course against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee, the Mortgagee's attorney or the Trustee. Additional Notice Where the Real Property is Residential With Less Than 15 Rental Units: An order for pos­ session of the property may be issued pursuant to G.S. 4521.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the clerk of superior court of the county in which the property is sold. Any person who occupies the prop­ erty pursuant to a rental agree­ ment entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007. may, after receiving the notice of sale, terminate the rental agreement upon 10 days' writ­ ten notice to the landlord. Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the ef­ fective date of the termination. Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a bona fide lease or tenancy may have additional rights pursuant to Title VII of 5 896 - Protecting Tenants at Foreclosure Act which became effective on May 20, 2009. TamaraR. Cornish, Substitute Trustee (803)744-4444, 113217-02842 P1052058 Publish: 8/9/2013,08/16/2013 STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA ASHE COUNTY IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION BEFORE THE CLERK FILE NUMBER: 13E-217 ADMINISTRATOR'S NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF BETTY WELLHAM CANNON All persons, firms and corpora­ tions having claims against, BETTY WELLHAM CANNON deceased of 151 W Main Street, Jefferson, North Caro­ lina, 28640, Ashe County, are hereby notified to present them in care of the law firm of Turn­ er Law Office, PA, as attorney for the undersigned Adminis­ trator. at the address appear­ ing below, on or before the 2nd day of November. 2013 or this notice will be plead in bar of their recovery AH persons, firms, and corporations in­ debted to the said estate will please make immediate payment to the Estate of BETTY WELLHAM CANNON do Turn­ er Law Office, PA, Attorneys at Law, at the address shown be­ low. This the 30th day of July, 2013. •Some restrictions apply. Requires two-year service agreement with qualifying Internet plan (5 Mbps or higher). Early termination fees apply. Offer valid for new residential Internet customers and cannot be combined with any other discount or offer. Higher speeds limited to fiber-served areas only. Hurty! Ott©r GHOS . - b6ptGmD©r O. RONALD AARON WELLHA* Administrator The Estate of BETTY WELL­ HAM CANNON do TURNER LAW OFFICE PA 136 North Water Street1 Boone, North Carolina 28601 Publish.8.2.13/8.9.13/8 16.1! 23.13 �Jkmt.kson Post Friday, Auilist J), P u'.i; <) CLASSIFIEDS LEGALS LEGALS LEGALS LEGALS LEGALS NOTICE TO CREDITORS Trust executed and delivered by William K. Coffman and Ro­ ger Hatcher dated February 28, 2008and recorded March 4, 2008, in Book 379 at Page 750, in the Office of the Re­ gister of Deeds of Ashe County; and because of de­ fault in the payment of the in­ debtedness secured thereby and failure to carry out and perform the stipulations and agreements contained therein and, pursuant to demand of the holder of the indebtedness secured by said Deed of Trust, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will place for sale, at public auction, to the highest bidder for cash at the usual place of sale at the Ashe County Courthouse, Jefferson, North Carolina, on August 13. 2013 at 1:00 PM that parcel of land, including improvements thereon, situated, lying and be­ ing in the City of West Jeffer­ son County of Ashe, State of North Carolina, andbeing more particularly described as follows: easement of water right, in­ cluding agreement in refer­ ence thereto, being specific­ ally described in and con­ veyed by deed dated May 2. 1980, from Larry G. Richard­ son and wife, Ella D West Richardson, to Guy Mash and Roxa Ann Rash, of record in Book 125, pages 153-154, Ashe County Registry, and ref­ erence is hereby made to said recorded deed for a specific description of the easement of • water right therein conveyed and the agreement in refer­ ence to same. The above-described property was acquired by the Grantor in Book 204, pages 61 and fol­ lowing, Ashe County Registry, said document incorporated by reference as though fully set out herein. Address of property: 196 Tan­ ner Lane, West Jefferson, NC 28694 Tax Parcel ID: 19267-110-021 Present Record Owners: Ro­ ger Hatcher and the Estate of William K. Coffman and/or any unknown Heirs sale and reinstatement of the loan without the knowledge of the Trustee(s). If the validity of the sale is challenged by any party, the Trusteed), irl their sole discretion, if they believe the challenge to have merit, may declare the sale to be void and return the deposit The purchaser will have no further remedy issued pursuant to G S. 4521 29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the clerk of superior court of the county in which the property is sold Any person who occupies the prop­ erty pursuant to a rental agree­ ment entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may, after receiving the notice of sale, terminate tne rental agreement upon 10 days' writ­ ten notice to the landlord. Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the ef­ fective date of the termination. Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a bona fide lease or tenancy may have additional rights pursuant to Title VII of 5.896 - Protecting Tenants at Foreclosure Act which became effective on May 20, 2009. Rogers Townsend & Thomas, PC, Substi­ tute Trustee (803)744-4444, 112854-01772 P1053840 Publish:8.9.13/8.16.13 Having qualified as Executor (or the Estate of Betty Louise Ashley deceased late of Ashe County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of said deceased to present them on or before 22nd day of Oc­ tober, 2013, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their re­ covery. All persons indebted to said estate will please make immediate payment. This the 22nd day of July, 2013. For the Estate of Betty Louise Ashley Anita A. Hayes 184 Center Baptist Church Road North Wilkesboro, NC 28659 PUBLISH:7.26.13/8.2.13/8.9.1 3/8.16.13 NOTICE TO CREDITORS Having qualified as Executor for the Estate of Jean B. Powers deceased late of Ashe County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons hav­ ing claims against the estate of said deceased to present them on or before 2nd day of November, 2013, or this no­ tice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons in­ debted to said estate will please make immediate pay­ ment. This the 30th day of July. 2013. For the Estate of Jean B. Powers James Ray Powers 7327 HWY 194 N Lansing, NC 28643 PUBLISH:8.2.13/8.9.13/8.16.1 3/8.23.13 13-SP-98 NOTICE OF SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE S FORECLOSURE SALE OF REAL PROPERTY UNDER AND BY VIRTUE of the power and authority con- lained in that certain Peed yf BEGINNING on an iron stake The terms of the sale are that in the eastern right of way line the real property hereinbefore of Fourth Street, corner of Lots described will be sold for cash Nos. 158 and 159 of Wild to the highest bidder. The Sub­ Acres Homesites; thence with stitute Trustee reserves the the' eastern right of way line of right to require a cash deposit Fourth Street: S 14-00 W or a certified check equal to 254 45 feet to a stake; thence the greater of five percent (5%) continuing with the northern of the amount of the bid or right of way line of an un­ Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars named street, N 49-21 E, ($750.00). The successful bid­ 259.26 feet to the intersection der may also be required to of Fifth Street; thence with the pay revenue stamps on the western right of way line of Trustee's Deed, any Land Fifth Street N 14-00 E, 43.00 Transfer Tax. and the tax refeet to the corner of Lots 158 and 159; thence with the line of • quired by N.C.G.S. § 7ALots Nos. 158 and 159, n 76308(a)(1). 00 W, 150 00 feet to the BE­ GINNING, containing 0.512 The real property hereinabove acre and being Lots Nos. 159 described is being offered for through 163, inclusive, of Wild sale "AS IS. WHERE IS" and Acres Homesites will be sold subject to all super­ and being the same land de­ ior liens, unpaid taxes, and scribed in and conveyed by special assessments. Other that certain deed from Ernie conditions will be announced Lambert and wife, Geraldine at the sale. The sale will be Lambert to John Sikora and held open for ten (10) days for wife Annette E. Sikora, dated upset bids as by law required. June 28, 1991, and or record in the Ashe County Public Re­ If the Trustee is unable to con­ gistry in Book 180, at pages vey title to this property for any 478-479. reason, the sole remedy of the purchaser is the return of the There is also conveyed unto the Grantees, their heirs and deposit. Reasons of such inab­ assigns, the identical ease­ ility to convey include, but are ment of water right as con­ not limited to, the filing of a veyed by the above deed, said bankruptcy petition prior to the Miscellaneous NATIONAL MARKETPLACE Are You Still Paying Too Much For Your Medications? 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Any person who occupies the property pursu­ ant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may, after receiving the notice of sale, terminate the rental agreement upon 10 days writ­ ten notice to the landlord. Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the ef­ fective date of the termination. Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a bona fide lease or tenancy may have additional rights pursuant to Title VII of 5.896 - Protecting Tenants at Foreclosure Act which became effective on May 20. 2009. This the 22nd day of July, 2013. Morrison Trustee Services, LLC Substitute Trustee By: Patricia L. Rhame, Attor­ ney for Substitute Trustee 6525 Morrison Blvd., Suite 408 Charlotte, NC 28211 Telephone: (704) 823-6244 Publish:8.2.13/8.9.13 NOTICE TO CREDITORS Having qualified as Executor for the Estate of Velva Jerlene Testerman, deceased late of Ashe County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons hav­ ing claims against the estate of said deceased to present them on or before 9th day of November, 2013, or this no­ tice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons in­ debted to said estate will please make immediate pay­ ment. This the 5th day of August, 2013. • ANNOUNCEMENTS Lost & Found FOUNP FEMALE HGUNB Red female hound found near mile marker 256 in Glendale Springs. Blue collar- no tag Please call 336-982-4390 or 336-620-3123 Miscellaneous AUCTION / ESTATE / ' YARD SALE Yard Sale HUGE YARD SALE Saturday, August 10, 2013 7 a.m. - Until Lots of name brand children's clothes; Men's and Women's clothes, student desks, bicycles. Jessica McClintock white full size sleigh bed. dresser/mirror and night stand; household items 281 West Street - Sunnyside Park Jefferson Turn beside Southern States PUBLISH:8.9.13/8.16.13/8.23. 13/8.30.13 13-SP-82 NOTICE OF SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE'S FORECLOSURE SALE OF REAL PROPERTY Under and by virtue of the power and authority contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed and delivered by Jesse D. Kephart and Heather E. Kephart. dated July 20, 2005 and recorded on July 25, 2005 in Book No. 00332 at Page 0504 in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Ashe County, North Carolina; and because of default in the pay­ ment of the indeb-tedness se­ cured thereby and failure to carry out and perform the stip­ ulations and agreements con­ tained therein and, pursuant to demand of the holder of the in­ debtedness secured by said Deed of Trust, the under-*signed Substitute Trust­ ee will place for sale, at public auction, to the highest bidder for cash at the usual place of sale at Ashe County Court­ house, Jefferson, North Caro­ lina on August 20, 2013 at 10:00AM that parcel of land, including improvements there­ in and being more particularly de­ scribed in the above refer­ enced Deed of Trust. Address of property: 3379 Brushy Fork Road. Zionville, NC 28698. Tax Parcel ID: 11007-005 Present Record Owners Jesse D. Kephart and Heather E. Kephart. The terms of the sale are that the real property here­ inbefore described will be sold for cash to the highest bidder. A deposit of five percent (5%) of the amount of the bid or Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars ($750.00), whichever is great­ er, is required and must be tendered in the form of certi­ fied funds at the time of the sale The successful bidder shall be -required to pay reven­ ue stamps on the Trustee's Deed, any Land Transfer Tax and costs of recording the Trustee's Deed. The real prop­ erty hereinabove described is being offered for sale "AS IS. WHERE IS" and will be sold subject to all superior liens, un­ paid taxes, and special as­ sessments. Other conditions will be announced at the sale. The sale will be held open for ten (10) days for upset bids as by law required If for any reas­ on the Trustee is unable to convey title to this property or the sale is set aside, the sole remedy of the purchaser is the return of the deposit. Further­ more, if the validity of the sale is challenged by any party, the Trustee, in its sole discretion, if it believes the challenge to have merit, may declare the sale to be void and return the deposit. In either event the pur­ chaser will have no further re­ course against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee, the Mortgagee's attorney or the Trustee Additional Notice Where the Real Property is Residential With Less Than 15 Rental Units: An order for pos­ session of the property may be FOR LEASE:! Available January 1. 2013 1500-4500 square feet of warehouse space 3-16" Commercial bay doors )aved pave access, no loading dock. Located in Jefferson, NC One year lease required Contact Dan at 336-877-0137 Pets Lost White Lab Mixed - OM Maggie Last seen on Aug 4 on Old Hwy 16 near Clifton Rd.. Crumpler Wearing a green collar w/tags. If seen, please call Ron Cox at 336-982-2026. We Need New Homes Giving away to a good home, one girl and five boy puppies 1/2 Carrian Terrier (mother) 1/2 Beagle, Mountain Fiest mix (father) Will be small dogs won't be over 25 lbs full-grown ' Call Pamela Fink 336-846-8574 or leave a message plus • phone number Also 2 full-grown beagle and Carrian Terrier mix approx. 3 years old female, beautiful, looks and hunts like beagle Must see grow up inside all their lives Call J.D or Anita Call 385-0195 336-649-0079 or 846-8574 AGRICULTURE AUTOMOTIVE AUTOMOTIVE AFTER MARKET MERCHANDSE FOR SALE FINANCIAL SERVICES For the Estate of Velva Jer­ lene Testerman, Greg Testerman PO Box 61 Warrensville, NC 28693 Lease EMPLOYMENT Management / Supervisory Ashe County Partnership for Children is seeking qualified applicants for Child Care Resource and Referral Director This position provides technic­ al assistance and professional development trainings to child care center and family child care homes' staff; supervises Community Playroom Activit­ ies Coordinator; coordinates Resource Lending Library. Qualifications include a 4- year degree in an early childhood education or related field Ex­ perience in staff supervision, grants and budget manage­ ment a plus. Offering competit­ ive salary and full benefits package. For more informa­ tion contact Kay Philipp at (336) 982-4588. To apply send resume and cover letter to 626 Ashe Central School Road, Jefferson. NC 28640 EOE em­ ployer Position closes August 12, 2013. Part-Time/ Temporaries — ASHE COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY: Part-time CIRCULATION ASSISTANT utilizes automated system to perform circulation functions & other customer service duties. 19hrs/wk $8.01/hr. High school diploma & previous work experience required. Close 8/9/13. Apply Employ­ ment Security Commission. EOE MULTIMEDIA SALES— The Jefferson Post in West Jefferson is seeking an account executive to sell advertising for both print and online products to local businesses. Will handle an active account list as well as cold calling for new business. 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Ask About SAME DAY Installation! CALL Now' 1-888-476-0098 Musical Instruments Piano for Sale Wurlitzer. maple cabinet, appraised at $500. Best offer considered Stonebridge Call 877-1204 �PAGK 10 FRIDAY, AUU ST J), 201.'} JIJ'FIIRSON POST ^I NSIDE MASCMR^ ATHLON SPORTS ^ ^- ATHLONSPORTS.COM Four Turn Tracks on Tap Athlon Spotlight THE GOOD, THE BAD This is how Jimmie Johnson's remarkably fine season is going — a tire issue cost him first place and a possible win Sunday, but he finished 13th and still gained two points in the stand­ ings. He now leads second-place Clint Bowyer by a whopping 77 markers going into this weekend s race in Watkins Glen, N.Y. 1 SPRINT CUP SERIES Race: Cheez-lt 355 at The Glen Track: Watkins Glen International Location: Watkins Glen, N.Y. When: Sunday, Aug. 11 TV: ESPN (1:00 p.m. EST) Layout: 11-turn, 2.45-mile road course 2012 Winner: Marcos Ambrose Crew Chief's Take: "Watkins Glen Is a good track for the Cup Series. It's faster than our other road course in Sonoma, and demands braking and balance. The driver is in the gas more than at Sonoma. It's also in New York, so that's good for JUNIOR'S SHAKIN' Dale Earnhardt Jr.'s Chevrolet arrived at Pocono Raceway Friday with a weird vibra­ tion. and, despite the team's best efforts, the car quivered throughout Sunday's race. But Junior ran in the top 10 most of the way, finished fifth and stayed fifth in the point standings. The team never diag­ nosed the source of the vibrations. He said Sunday the team needs to move up a level to be a challenger in the Chase. the fans In that area. Both of the roadcourse tracks on the schedule put on good shows, and I think It's because the NASCAR guys have become better road racers. Some of the finishes have been really good, and most are more exciting than the mile-and-a-half tracks we run at. I wish they'd put another road race on the schedule." WHERE'S KYLE? Although he is virtually locked into the Chase with a pair of victories, Kyle Busch hasn't exactly been ripping through the tour lately. He hasn't won since the mid-April race at Texas, and he has failed to lead a lap in six of the past eigiit races. NOT ZESTY Ricky Stenhouse Jr.'s hopes of scoring a strong finish at Pocono ended early — very early. Juan Pablo Montoya whacked the left rear of Stenhouse's car in heavy traffic on the first lap, sending Stenhouse's Zest-sponsored Ford to the garage, Stenhouse wasn't happy, later saying Montoya drove into the corner "and forgot to turn." Sprint Cup Standings 1 DRIVER (WINS) POINTS BEHIND t. Jimmie Johnson (4) 772 — 2. Clint Bowyer 695 -77 688 -84 3. Carl Edwards (1) 4. Kevin Harvick (2) 675 -97 -116 5 Dale Earnhardt Jr. 656 6 Kyle Busch (2) -126 646 -134 7. Matt Kenseth (4) 638 -160 8 Kasey Kahne (2) 612 9 Jeff Gordon 602 -170 10 Greg Biffle (1) ' '599 -173 * CHASE FOB THE SPIMNT CUP * DutollOth 1 11. 12. 13. 14 15. 16 17 18 19 20. Tony Stewart (1) Brad Keselowski Kurt Busch Martin Truex Jr. (1) Ryan Newman (1) Jamie McMurcay Joey Logano AricAlmirola Paul Menard Jetl Burton 594 592 588 584 * 575 566 561 554 532 507 -5 •7 -11 -15 -24 -33 l38 -45 -67 -92 Nationwide Standings I 1. 2. 3. 4 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. DRIVER (WINS) Austin Dillon Regan Smith (2) SamHomish Jr. (1) Elliott Sadler Brian Vlckers Kyle Larson Justin Allgaier Brian Scott Trevor Bayne Parker Kligerman POINTS BEHIND — 698 -14 684 . -14 684 679 -19 670 '-28 -47 651 648 •50 -57 641 627 -71 -81 617 TTuck Standings 1 2 3 4 5. 6 7 8 9 10 DRIVER (WINS) MattCrattonO) Jeb Burton (1) RyanBlaney(l) James Buescher Ty Dillon (1) Brendan Gaughan Miguel Paludo Timothy Peters (1) Darrell Wallace Jr. Johnny Sauter (2) POINTS 429 377 367 365 361 354 351 350 347 345 NATIONWIDE SERIES Race: Zippo 200 Track: Watkins Glen International When: Saturday. Aug.10 TV: ABC (2:00 p.m. EST) 2012 Winner: Carl Edwards Kasey Kahne celebrates with his team In Victory Lane after winning the GoBowlIng com 400 at Pocono Raceway (Photo by ASP, Inc.) CAMPING WORLD TRUCK SERIES Kahne's Chase Clincher? Race: Michigan National Guard 200 "Rack: Michigan International Speedway Location: Brooklyn, Mich. Date: Saturday. Aug.17 TV: FOX SPORTS 1 (12:30 p.m. EST) 2012 Winner: Nelson Piquet Jr. Kascy Kahnc scores second Cup Scries win of 2013 at Pocono . By MIKE HEMBREE rhe OoBowling.com 400 at Pocono Raceway Sunday was Kasey Kahne's race to lose. And he almost lost it. Riding the strength of a potent Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet over the second half of the race. Kahnc 16 straight laps in fhe clos­ ing portion of the 400 miles on the way to building a command­ ing eight-second lead. With only eight laps to go, he seemed to be home free. Then a caution. NASCAR slowed the field to clear debris from the track, eliminating Kahne's comfortable cushion. On the restart. Jeff Gordon, Kahne's teammate, stormed past the No. 5 to vault into the lead. For a few laps, it looked like Gordon w as arranging the perfect celebra­ tion for bis 42nd birthday. Then another caution fell, this one for a Matt Kenseth crashin the second turn. That resulted in a two-lap dash to the finish, and this time Kahnc, who clearly had the better car, was ready for the restart. He out­ gunned Gordon to the first turn, and that was the ball game. Kahne won by 1.39 seconds to score his second victory of the season and immeasurably im­ prove his shot at qualifying for the Chase for the Sprint Cup. since last season's finale at 1 lomestead-Miami Speedway in Florida. Kahnc led n race-high Kb laps. He moved up to eighth in the point standings. "The Chase is what it's all about in NASCAR." Kahne said. "This gives us much more hope." Another of Kahne's Hendrick teammates, Jimmie Johnson, was second on (he laps-led list with 43 (including the first 33 of the race), but Johnson, easily the point leader, fell victim to lire trouble and a run into the wall. He rallied to finish 13th, and. with fi ve races remaining to the Chase cutoff, has a 77-point lead atop the standings. Following Kahne and Gordon in the top five all in Chevrolets were Kurt Busch. Ryan Newman and Dale Earnhardt Jr. Defending champion Brad Keselowski. still looking for his first win of the season despite playing a dominant role last year, was •sixth, followed by Joey Logano. Kyle Busch, Tony Stewart and Greg Biffle. Finishing last was Denny Ham­ lin, whose season has gone from bad to worse. Now driving with little hope of making the Chase, Hamlin and his Joe Gibbs Racing team are experimenting with se­ tups for next season, and that task left his car loose in the early laps, leading to a crash on lap 14. Kahne's magic on the final restart stymied Gordon, who was hoping to end a 20-race winless streak. "We certainly had the position," Gordon said. "We got a good restart. I'm pretty disappointed that I allowed them to get to the outside of me in one. That is the advantage you have of being sec­ ond. Just like the restart before that. I hud a little bit of an advan­ tage to get position on him." On the second round. Kahne. who has a reputation of handling restarts poorly, was having none of that. "When Jeff gave nic the out­ side. I was pretty happy about that because I thought that that may have given me an opportunity to get back by him." he said. "It's tough, though. It's all so close (with) the competition, and my car and Jeff's on those restarts were really similar. "It could have gone either" way, and I'm just glad I didn't give that one away, because 1 knew we had the best car. I would have felt pretty bad." / Gordon's lane pick wasn't his best decision of the day. "I'll go through that a million times," he said. "I've given away a lot more races than I've won." Although Gordon remains in good position he's ninth in points to make the season-end­ ing Chase, he hasn't won a race Classic Moments Watkins Glen International Competing in his second full Cup sea­ son for Dale Earnhardt Inc., Steve Park was still searching for his first win when he arrived at Watkins Glen International In 2000 for the Global Crossing at The Glen Park, a native of East Northport. N.Y., had grown up attending races at the facil­ ity with his family. But winning a NASCAR race at the 2.45-mile road course was an­ other matter altogether. Until it happened. In one of those fairy tale plots that ath­ letes often dream of but rarely see become reality, Park notched his first career Cup victory at The Glen, setting off an emo­ tional celebration among team members and friends. Park, who started 18th, took the lead for the first time on lap 31 and held off hardcharging veteran Mark Martin to deliver what would be the first and only road course win In NASCAR's top series for DEI* Park joined Bill Elliottand Ricky Rudd as the only Cup drivers up to that point to earn their first wins on a road course. Athlon Fantasy Stall BEHIND — -52 -62 -64 -68 -75 -78 -79 -82 -84 1 Throttle Up/Throttle Down KASEY KAHNE Kahne dramatically im­ proved his Chase positioning with Sunday's victory Scoring his second win of the sea­ son, the Hendrick Motorsports driver a gained a spot In points to eighth and almost certainly would win a wild card If he falls out of the top 10. W/m DENNY HAMUN The Toyota diiver finished last Sunday after y slamming the wall only 14 laps Into the race. Mired in 25th in points. Hamlin looked particularly dejected as he and crew chief Darian Grubb surveyed the damage to the car in the garage area Compiled and written by Mike Hembiee. Follow Mike on Twitter, ©mikehembree Stewart injured in sprint car wreck points out of the top 10 and a guar­ anteed Cliaso birth. He has one 2013 victory in NASCAR's premier se­ ries (Dover) and is coming oil of Three-time NASCAR champion Tony Stewart will miss significant, fourth- and ninth-place finishes. In a statement posted to Faccbook, time in the Sprint Cup Series after Stewart thanked fans for the well breaking his right tibia and fibula wishes and prayers, noting that his in a sprint car crash on Monday team "will remain strong and I will evening in Oskaloosa, Iowa. be back." A spokesman lor Stewart said the According to a Stcwart-I laas Rac­ 42-year-old underwent a prelimi­ ing release, the accident happened nary procedure to stabilize and as Stewart was leading the 3()-!ap clean the Grade 2 injury. A second American Sprint Car Series (ASCS) surgery will also be necessary. feature when a lapped ear spun in Stewart was injured while racing a front of him. 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N( in,. ' Jeep CALL TODAY! 828 264-3626 • 800-789 0477 Cool Action Go! Memory foam JIM'S CORNER FURNITURE Cabin or Castle... We'll Furnish it! Directions: Just 5 miles from Jefferson on Hwy 194N/88W. Turn Right on Northwest Sch. Rd. 160 Northwest School Rd. Warrensville, NC (336)384-2929 Monday - Friday 9:00 - 5:00 • Saturday 9:00 - 3:00 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Jefferson Post Type The nature or genre of the resource Newspaper Description An account of the resource The Jefferson Post was a twice-weekly newspaper printed in West Jefferson, North Carolina. Printing news, announcements and obituaries for Ashe County, the newspaper was owned by Civitas Media of Davidson, North Carolina, and had a circulation of 6,500. The Jefferson Post began publishing in 1988. 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Ashetoi 10 vacat tion... F Page 6 Vol. 88. Issue (>?> TUESDAY. AUGUST 13,2013 Man charged in Laurel Springs homicide uj vehicle Johnson held on $200,000 bond Charges have been filed against a man authori­ ties believe killed a Laurel Springs woman by running her down with his car early Friday morning. Jacob Edwin Johnson was charged Friday with felony hit-and-run and misdemeanor death by ve­ hicle and is being held in the Ashe County Jail on $200,000 bond. According to Ashe Coun­ ty Sheriff James Williams, Johnson, 30, ran down and killed his girlfriend, 29-year-old Miranda Ann Wiles, in a field adjacent to Jerry's Midway Market on N.C. 88 in Laurel Springs. The incident was the re­ sult of a domestic dispute, Williams said. Williams said Johnson fled the scene when his car got stuck in the mud. Johnson was apprehended around 10:30 a.m. in a sta­ ble on a farm on Burnt Hill Road about two miles from the crime scene, offering no resistance. A 10-hour manhunt by troopers from the N.C. Highway Patrol, the Ashe County Sheriff's Office, and the N.C. State Bureau of In­ vestigation began when the NCHP responded to what was initially thought to lie a traffic accident at around 1 a.m. Friday morning. Investigation of the crime scene shut down N.C. 88 for 12 hours. Wiles lived with her mother in a small apartment in the east end of the Jerry's Midway Market building. Johnson made at least one failed attempt to run down Wiles, crashing into the front of the apartment, ac­ cording to Williams. Johnson was recently re­ Jacob Edwin Johnson leased from prison where he was serving time for drug offenses. When ar­ rested, he was found to have outstanding warrants for failing to appear in court, Williams said. Dylan Lghtfoot | Jefferson Post Jacob Edwin Johnson. 30, allegedly ran down his girlfriend, Miranda Ann Wiles. 29, near Jerry's Midway Market in Laurel Springs Friday morning. At one point. Johnson's car crashed into Wile's apartment on the east end of the building, accord­ ing to local law enforcement. BOE hears updates on budget cuts, ACT results Wil Petty. Yates said Small County Supplemental Funding (SCSF) has been a saving grace for the school district The Ashe County Board in regards to hiring teach­ of Education faced a hard ers and keeping class sizes reality in its monthly meet­ down. The funding was left ing Monthly about the fu­ untouched this year by the ture of the district follow­ General Assembly. ing the cuts in the state Approximately 10 teach­ budget for the 2013-14 ing jobs were saved this year thanks to the supple­ school year. Phyllis Yates, associate mental funding. Staff Writer jpetty^civitasmedia com superintendent of business Submitted Photo|Jefflrson Post Kristi Lewis and her daughters Adaiee (in her arms) and Brooklyn enjoyed the Dine Out for Down Syndrome at the Pizza Hut in Jefferson recently. Kristi is one of the planning committee members. Dine out for Down Syndrome a huge success This is a community that really re­ sponds to a need. This is what the managers and staff at Pizza Hut learned on a recent Monday night when they hosted a Dine Out for Down Syndrome night. "I have never seen anything like this. I did not know the community here was as caring, as this," said David Turner, who has managed other Pizza Hut restaurants that hosted similar events, most recently in Hillsville, Va. When Pizza Hut was asked to sup­ port the inaugural Buddy Walk® of the High Country, they offered to host a Dine Out night. Volunteer organizers of the event agreed to be the wait staff on a Monday night and in turn 10 percent of the sales and all the tips would be donated to the Wil Petty The Pond Mountain Vol­ unteer Fire Department received a $20,800 grant from FEMA to provide families in the area with fire extinguishers, carbon mon­ oxide detectors and smoke detectors. "The purpose of (the grant) is to educate people on the proper use of the fire extinguisher to where if they have a small fire, they can keep it contained until the fire department can get there," Anthony Farmer, assistant fire chief for the Pond Mountain hre district said. Pond Mountain, as well as other VFDs in Ashe County are not 24 hour operations. The grant will help those in the area contain small house fires preventing more dangerous situations because of long response times. With the district being re­ mote and volunteers having to work jobs during the day, the VFD is not fully staffed at all times. Fanner said the VFDs main target with the grant are the elderly and lowincome families in their district. "Our primary goal here is to help these people out," he said. "In turn they are helping themselves while helping us." . Farmer said the depart­ ment hopes to provide 200 houses in the area with the extinguishers and detectors. Farmer said if needed the VFD will install the extin­ guishers and detectors, and give in-home demonstrations. Farmer sajd extinguishers will help contain small fires, but residents will need to know when to fight a fire or "We took a cut. move than what we had antici­ pated," Yates said. The original projected discretionary cuts were $796,096, but preliminary cuts are $1,093,305. Yates said the county commissioners were "very supportive," in helping the school system through the state cuts. Teacher salaries were also discussed, noting current teachers with ad­ vanced degrees will not be losing their advanced degree pay, as they are grandfathered in. That IKilicy, adopted by the state legislature, wiH start for new teachers entering the 2014-15 school year. Ashe County High School Principal Jason See BOE I 5 triple P comes to Ashe County The Triple P - Positive Parenting Program ®, one of the world's most effec­ tive parenting programs, is now available to parents See DINE | 7 here through a program of­ fered by the Ashe County Partnership for Children. "We are very excited for this opportunity to offer such a wonderful program to our community. It is designed to serve all fami­ lies and reminds parents that everybody needs help sometime and it's okay to ask," said Kay Philipp, ex­ ecutive director of the AC I*artnership for Children. Triple P is being made available in Ashe County through a grant to the Ap­ palachian District Health Department. It is being pi­ loted in the High Country with plans to expand into other areas of North Caro­ lina. ADHD has contracted with the Ashe County Part­ Wil Petty | Jefferson Post nership for Children to The Pond Mountain Volunteer Fire Department in Creston is pro­ facilitate the presentation viding approximately 200 families in its fire district with fire ex­ of the programs for fami­ tinguishers, carbon monoxide detectors and smoke detectors. lies of Ashe County, said Philipp. when to wait for firefighters $19,760, and the other was What is TYipleP? an Assistants to Firefight­ to arrive. Triple P offers informa­ In 2012, Pond Mountain ers Grant ol $38,800,' for VFD received two other equipment. For more infor­ tion, support and practical grants. One was a Fire Pre­ mation on the grants go to: answers to common, every­ vention & Safety grant of www.fema.gov day patenting concerns. It Pond Mountain VFD providing families with fire extinguishers Staff Writer jpettyftcivitasmedia.com and operations said that the school system will be OK for this year, but the following years are ques­ tionable. "Next year (the state) is proposing a big cut," Yates said to the board. "We as a school system have got to work real hard to make sure that doesn't happen, because a lot of negatives will come with that for our school system, for our em­ ployees, but most impor­ tantly for our students." State funding has de­ creased due to the class size ratios in the county. Ashe County High School saw the largest change from having one teacher for 26.64 students, to hav­ ing one teacher for 29 stu­ dents. provides easy to use tips and new ideas that will help you. the parent, build confidence and new skills, said Philipp. Triple P also works by giving parents the skills to raise confident, healthy children and teenagers, and to build stronger fam­ ily relationships. It also helps parents manage mis­ behavior and prevent prob­ lems from occurring in the first place, said Philipp Parenting is both re­ warding and enjoyable but can also be exhausting and will present challenges. There is no one right way to be a parent - that is up to you. Only you know and can decide the behaviors, skills, and values you want to encourage in your child, said Philipp. Triple P is also differ­ ent because it is not "one size-fits-ail." It's a system See TRIPLE P| 5 �TUESDAY, AUJL ST 13,2013 PACK 2 JEFFERSON POST Planning for 11th annual Quilt Fair is underway Event will be held Sept. 20-21 The Ashe County Piecemakers Quilt Guild will hold their 11th Annual Quilt Fair on Fri­ day, Sept. 20 and Saturday, Sept. 21. 'Quilts in the Attic' will be judged by NQA Certified Quilt Judge, Scott Murkin and will in­ clude Viewer's Choice Awards. Karen Musgrave will be the guest author and will speak at 10:15 am on Saturday, Sept 21. Her topic will be "Quilts in the Attic: Uncovering the Hidden Stories of the Quilts." She is appearing in conjunction with Ashe County's Literary Festi­ val, "On the Same Page." There will be a Guild Shoppe with quilts for sale, a Guild Boutique with handcrafted items for sale, a fundraiser quilt, a Vendor Village with 13 vendors from North and South Carolina, as well as a small quilt silent auction. Lunch will be available onsite. There will be a special exhib­ it, "Sewing Machines through the Decades" and a bed turn­ ing, "Every Quilt has a story." The bed turning will be at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. on Friday, and at 2 p.m. on Saturday. To enter a quilt in the fair or for more information, visit www.ashequilters.org or call Rhonda Lyon at 336-973-3424 or Michele Hayes at 336-9822298. Registration forms must be received by Sept. 6. The event will run from 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. on Friday and from 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. on Sat­ urday. The fair will be held at Jefferson Station, 20 East Ashe St., West Jefferson. This event is free and open to the public. Donations are accepted upon entry and are gratefully appreciated for the Guild's work to provide donated quilts to the Ashe County Submitted Photo | Jeflerson Post Community. Featuring homespun tapestries,the annual quilt competition Is just around the corner. W.J. schedules public works projects Dylan Lightfoot Staff Writer dlightfoot@civitasmedia.com The Town of West Jeffer­ son is moving ahead with several public works proj­ ects in coming weeks, said Town Manager Brantley Price Thursday. Announced at Augusts Board of Aldermen meeting Monday, a $187,680 sewer repair project, contracted to Carolina Grading and Utilities of Warrensville, will begin next month, Price said. mBeltone Three sections of sewer line along U.S. 221 Busi­ ness between Ashe Coun­ ty Motors and the waster water treatment plant require replacement. "We can start construction in September in time for it to be done before cold weath­ er sets in," he said. The project will be fund­ ed by town revenue and $173,000 in grant funds from the Appalachian Re­ gional Commission and the Clean Water Manage­ ment Fund, he said. Resurfacing of 10,040 feet of town streets "should be starting any time now," Price said. Funded by $42,000 in Powell Bill money and $60,000 from the town, the following streets are slated for paving: • West Fourth Street, from North Jefferson Av­ www.ncbeltone.com N.C. Department of Transportation crews have closed N.C. 163 near Glen­ dale Springs to repair a FREE HEARING SCREENING 25% discount on any hearing aid with this coupon -offmsrp WEST JEFFERSON CHEVROLET BUICK GMC i i slope next to the highway damaged due to recent storms. The repairs are scheduled to begin at 8 HURRY! 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She was 89. est grew as to the route it He said to Worth, "Di­ Mrs. Sears was born in would take. Leaders from plomacy, you surely lack: the county seat met with So you'll have to-haul railroad executives and your stocks and bonds out lobbied for the train to in the public hack." come through Jefferson. And he said to all, "Stop Meanwhile, Thomas C. fussing! Don't raise this There will be a head (Tarn) Bowie, Harrison and neck cancer screen­ awful muss! Tucker and E.A. McNeill Your friends can come ing from 10 a.m.-l p.m. formed the West Jefferson to see you in the Mountain on Saturday, Aug. 24; at Land Company and be­ Laurel Springs Baptist Hotel bus." gan buying up the valley But the thing that hurt Church. 7504 U.S. 421 between Negro Mountain the boys worst and made Deep Gap. (Mt. Jefferson) and Buck The screening, hosted their spirits wilt Mountain with plans for a Was to hear the saw and by the community out­ new town. Bowie, Speaker Hammer in the town that reach department of Appa­ of the House at the time, lachian Regional Health­ may have had inside in­ Bowie built. care System (ARHS), It nestles in the Moun­ formation concerning the tains, this town that Bow­ will take place during route. the Appalachian Senior Several years ago when ie built; Programs Fundraiser and He built it after fighting my journalism class was Health fair. The fair will publishing "Mountaineer all the lawyers hilt to hilt. innclude a car show, silent He conceived it in his Heritage," Ginger Goss auction, motorcycle ride brought in the following fertile brain and lunch. And built it in a week poem her grandmother The head and neck In the Shadow of the screening is an education had clipped from a news­ paper. It was in her scrap- Negro* event, held in collabora­ On the road to Beaver tion with the Seby B. book with no date or name Creek" of the paper. Jones Cancer Center. It *Name changed to Mt. will provide free exams Jefferson THE TOWN THAT and educational materials Gwyn L. Park was a to individuals who would BOWIE BUILT By The Man Who lawyer and served as a like more information member of the House of about this form of cancer. Knows Walter "When the railroad Representatives. Every year, approxi­ Haywood Worth was pres­ mately 80,000 Americans came to Jefferson ident of the Bank of Ashe are diagnosed with head It raised an awful muss. People seemed to think and Mayor of Jefferson. and neck cancer, accord­ Thomas Contee Bowie be­ ing to the National Cancer it a Christian act To quarrel and fight and came the largest land own­ Institute. A few of these fuss, er and Ashe County's first cancers include thyroid, And every single lawyer, millionaire. He is buried in throat, lips, mouth and the merchant, dude, or fop the family marble mauso­ nasal cavity. Thought the Lord had leum in the West Jefferson Early detection of head appointed him to say cemetery overlooking his and neck cancers can Just where that train town. greatly improve the outshould stop. "It will stop right here," WEST JEFFERSON said Gwyn L. Park, CHEVROLET BUICK GMC I've done staked out the 1771 mouni mutton mmo • win imm tc spot, WWW.WJCHEVY.NET And I'll get three thou­ sand dollars] For my little house and INCLUDES MULTIPOINT INSPECTION lot. AND COMPLIMENTARY CAR WASH "It will stop right here," Includes up to lOqts Delvac I5W40 said Haywood Worth, Excludeis hill synthetic oil and vehicles I "This I can plainly see, over 3500 series More than ten quarts | of oil and tax extra And I'll get ten thou­ Expires 8-31-13 I sand dollars for my Gentry property." Pricing couM varyjrorr^ somejnakasar*^ models _ _ "Oh, no, it won't," says Samuel Mc., "I'll stop her here or bust, M I C H A E L ' S It will raise the price of my wife's stuff And pay Will's deed of trust." "Not much," says Dr. Wiley Pills, • "I'll fix this depot site. Since Gaither Mc's not in this now, 900 Main Street I'm not afraid to fight." North Wilkesboro, N.C . "If it don't stop here," says poor old Joe, ^ "I surely am bereft, Margate Health 8c Rehab For I surely won't get Have the following positions available one red cent For the stuff that Mil­ lard left." CNA S So they fussed and 1st and 2nd shifts quarreled, and fussed and Full-time, part-time and PRN positions swore, Special to the Post Johnson County, Texas on June 28, 1924, to the late John Lambert Lain and Margaret Lorena Webb. After attending the Uni­ versity of Texas in Austin, she married the late Redford Davis Sears at the First Baptist Church of Washington D.C. on July 8, 1944. Redford was a career Marine Corps offi­ cer, and she and Redford raised two sons (Scott Lowrie Sears and John Stephen Sears) along the way in locations such as Quantico, Va., Washing­ ton, D.C., Camp LeJeune, N.C., Camp Pendleton, Calif., and Houston, Texas. They retired in Cleburne, Texas in 1971. After the passing of her husband, she came to Ashe County to be near her two sons. Mrs. Sears was a communicant of the Episcopal Parish of the Holy Communion. Mrs. Sears was preced­ ed in death by her hus­ band Redford Davis Sears and her son Scott Lowrie Sears of Warrensville. Mrs. Sears is survived by her son John Stephen Sears and his wife Gabriele Sears of Fleetwood; one grandson, Paul Ste­ phen Sears of San Di­ ego, Calif., and one sis­ ter; Mary Lain Purcell of Arlington, Texas; two great-grandchildren Tori Renee Sears and Zachary Redford Sears; and her daughter-in-law Barbara Rose Sears of Warrens­ ville, and her daughter Kathy Lavigueur; and three grandchildren Bea­ trix, Billy and Luc Lavi­ gueur. The family will receive friends from 2-4 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2013, at Boone Family Funeral Home. Her cremains will be placed next to her late husband in the Memorial Garden at the Episcopal Church of the Holy Comforter in Cle­ burne, Texas, where she was long time communi­ cant and volunteer, at a later date. Donations in her name should be made to the Ashe ' County Frescoes Foundation. 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NO ONE NOTICES YOU ANYMORE Jefferson Post (336) 846-7164 www.jeffersonpost.com .for the best ADVERTISING RESULTS �"...were it left to me to decide whether we should have a government without newspapers or newspapers without a government, I should not hesitate a moment to prefer the latter." — Thomas Jefferson, 1787 What's the best gauge of North Carolina's economy? we know How do pening to what's hapeconomy? our state's we can Certainly personal rely on our ences, but experiassurance there's no happenthat what's our own in ing life is economic tative of represenstate, the entire why we This is economic rely on to give statistics Dr. Mike Walden of what's us an idea N.C. Cooperative occurring, But there Extension are lots of economic bers and n u m What do measures. they mean, and what are they saying about our state's economy today? Let me try to give you a road map. and then let you decide. The g®ld standard for measurement of the economy is gross domestic product, or GDP. Think of GDP as the value of total production of both products and services in a particular re­ gion, like a country or state. The value of any­ thing used in the production made outside the region is not included. Thus, GDP only includes the work of people and other resources from in­ side a state like North Carolina. This is a big rea­ son why economists like it. Updates to GDP are available every three months for the nation but only every year for states. Personal income is another closely watched economic measure. For a state, it includes in­ come to households from all sources — earnings from working, investment returns, pensions, Social Security and monies from various publicassistance programs. It is often expressed on a per person basis, going by the name per capita income. It is important to recognize that per capita in­ come is not the same as a worker's salary. The income included is broader than what is earned trom working. Also, in expressing the income on a per person basis, all persons are used, those working, not working, retired and including chil­ dren. Fortunately, there is a measure focused only on what people receive from working. It is called compensation per worker, and luckily, it is avail­ able for each state. The compensation includes both what a worker earns in salary or wages plus the value bf benefits (health insurance, sick leave, vacation time and company retirement contributions). Still, there is no question that the most fol­ lowed economic statistics are those related to jobs. Unfortunately, measuring something that would appear to be simple — like jobs — can be complicated. There are three commonly fol­ lowed job statistics: the unemployment rate, the number of jobs derived from interviewing people and the number of jobs calculated by interview­ ing businesses. Each of these measures is based on a statistical sample; that is, they are not 100 percent counts, and the samples are run by the federal government. And each measure has its own pluses and mi­ nuses. The count from interviewing households includes people working away from home or at home as well as at new business start-ups. The interviews of existing businesses may miss some of these. However, the household interviews are a much smaller sample than the business inter­ views, so the latter have an edge in statistical robustness. Finally, the unemployment rate can See ECONOMY I 5 (USPS 441-810) Member NC Press Association Published twice weekly by Civitas Media LLC, P.O. Box 808 203 S. Second Ave.. West Jefferson. NC 28694 Periodicals postage paid at West Jefferson. NC 28694 Phone 336-846-7164 Email cdark@civitasmedia.com Subscription rates in Ashe County - $38/year In North Carolina - $48 01/year Editor/General Manager Staff Writer Staff Writer Sports Writer Advertising Sales Advertising Sales Classifieds/Legals Cliff Clark James Howell Dylan lightfoot Nathan Ham Teresa Roark Laws John Sears Kay Hart Mail Room Department Julia Beck Postmaster Send address changes to Jefferson Post PO Box 808 West Jefferson NC 28694-0808 All content copyright 2012 by Civitas Media LLC and may not be reproduced without permission Plage 4 Tuesday, August Itf, 201ii Glowing review of Ashe County vacation Editor's Note: West Jefferson Town Manager Brantley Price was notified by the writer of this article recount­ ing her family's recent visit to the county. The article as it appeared in The Lawrence Herald, of Hunting­ ton, W. Va., is reprinted below. Stephanie Hill The Lawrence Herald The Herald-Dispatch It was a surprise trip to celebrate our 24th wedding anniversary. A cabin on the New River, just outside of Boone, N.C., — one of my favor­ ite spots in which to travel. Once we arrived, however, we learned our rental cabin, "Down by the River," was in actuality closer to a town called West Jefferson located in Ashe County, N.C. We drove into West Jefferson to see what it had to offer. Were we ever in for a surprise! West Jefferson flourishes in the shadow of Mt. Jefferson, the tallest peak in Ashe County, rising 1,600 feet above the surrounding area, and well over 4,000 feet above sea level. Specifically, the county, just west of the continental divide, consists of a high plateau averaging 3,000 feet in elevation interspersed with peaks over 4,000 feet, such as Mt. Jeffer­ son. All of this geographic wonder and beauty form the backdrop to West Jefferson, the county's service and retail hub. Offering a traditional, walkable downtown that boasts abundant free parking, West Jefferson is welcom­ ing and inviting. In fact, I think the phrase, "We've never met a stranger" exemplifies what my husband, John, and I experienced with our visits to West Jefferson. Business own­ ers, whether we purchased an item in their store or not, talked to John and me with great interest. Several stores supported and sold the same local artisans and artists. Stated one owner, "West Jefferson succeeds when all businesses succeed. We do this by working together." Dog-lovers will find West Jeffer­ son of interest because John and I have never before witnessed a town with abundant numbers of families strolling about town and in out of businesses with their leashed dog. In fact, I would guess at least half, perhaps more, of the businesses we entered had well-behaved dogs on their premise that belonged to the business' owner. Talking with these owners, it was clear that part of the attraction of owning their own business in West Jefferson was be­ cause there are so many dog-lovers in town. Children could be seen every­ where throughout sidewalks of town. Of course, it helped because they were having their "Christmas in July" Festival during the time we were visiting. Why not have this type of celebration? After all, Ashe County is known for its Christmas tree farms, specifically the Fraser fir. In fact, one Ashe County tree was on display at the White House this past Christmas. Meanwhile, during the festival, inflatables, face-paintings, and family-run booths were plenti­ ful during this three-day event, as were children performances, from dance troops, to doggers to singers, it seems the kids of Ashe County rank highly in this seemingly tightknit community. Still, it wasn't just the festival that seemed oriented to the kids. Downtown West Jefferson has two ice cream parlors and one candy store aimed at children; however, I could not help but notice kids-at-heart, like my husband and me, enjoyed these shops as well. Clothing and shoe stores for both kids and adult were plentiful as were numerous craft, antique, and art shops. Additionally, We?t Jefferson is home to the family friendly Ashe County Cheese Plant, the only such facility in North Caroli­ na. Established in the 1930s, this has become one of the most popular fam­ ily tourist attractions in North Caro­ lina, according to the Jefferson Post. Boasting a factory fresh cheese and gift shop, on-site observation room of cheese being made, and proudly displaying three large metal cows in the front, John and I noticed families flocked to this point of interest on any given day we were in town. Another point of interest that we enjoyed immensely while visiting West Jefferson is the prominent and quite public art on display through­ out the town. Numerous sides of buildings are completely devoted to large murals. Freestanding sculp­ tures can be found throughout the downtown area. Additionally, inter­ nationally renowned fresco artist, Ben Lopg, created magnificent fres­ cos in two small antique churches in Ashe County during the 1970s. One of these churches, Saint Mary's Episcopal Church, is located on the southwestern edge of West Jefferson. There you can see his images of Mary Great with Child, John the Baptist, and The Mystery of Faith. Even the fire hydrants and certain concrete squares within the town's sidewalks are painted or contain murals. If you travel with a hungry family. West Jefferson can meet your crew's culinary needs. After walking the streets all day, John and I can attest to the fact it is easy to build up an appetite. There were several familyfriendly and locally owned restau­ rants all within easy walking access. We enjoyed a take-out pizza from an Italian/American restaurant called Geno's. It was fabulous, but I should mention they did have a large dine-in area with a varied menu. Boondocks Brewing Tap Roonf and Restaurant was another enjoyable dining expe­ rience. In fact, we enjoyed an appe­ tizer, main course and dessert while in this art-filled, modern looking es­ tablishment. Finally, we also enjoyed eating in Black Jack's Pub and Grill. They claim to have the "best burger in the High Country." John would most certainly agree with this claim as he went off his vegetarian diet to splurge on a sandwich he said was the best burger he has ever eaten in a restaurant. An interesting point at this restaurant was the fact that it was owned and operated by a grandmother whose daughter and granddaughters were working for her when we visited. Nearby the town of West Jefferson, and directly outside the cabin we rented, was the New River, the sec­ ond oldest river in the world. Gently flowing, shallow waters generally define this river, making it perfect for family water outings such as tub­ ing, kayaking, canoeing, and fishing. We happened to be visiting the area during a weeklong deluge of rains. Unfortunately for us, this meant the river was running exceptionally high — overflowing its banks, in fact — leaving us unable to participate in any of our favorite water activities, West Jefferson, N.C. now ranks in our top 10 towns to visit. "Down by the River" cabin, owned by Carolina Mountain Properties and Rentals, Inc., is the ideal cottage escape for families or couples. We already are making plans to return again, this time with our daughter. From my home to yours, I wish you safe, happy and family-fun filled travels. Stephanie Hill is a freelance writer and a teacher at St. Joseph Catholic School in Huntington. She is also a lifelong resident of Lawrence County. North Carolina's misplaced treasure In Mat­ thew 6:21, Jesus says "for where your treasure is, there your heart will be also." This simply means that you know a person's priorities by where he or she invests. Members of Chris the General Assembly often say that the future of our state is dependent on the quality of education received by our children. Unfortunate­ ly, the state's new budget shows that our legisla­ ture's heart is not with im-. proving public education. Let's start with stu­ dents. The amount of available spaces for at-risk four-year olds in the North Carolina Pre-Kindergarten (NCPK) program has been drastically cut. In her last year in office, for­ mer Gov. Bev Perdue cre­ ated 5,000 additional slots for children, reacting to a court case ruling that all eligible at-risk four-year olds that applied to NCPK must be enrolled. In this budget, the Gen­ eral Assembly cut those slots in half. Now only 25,000 students will be served in the second year of this budget, rather, than the over 29,400 students served in 2012-2013. Even though research from No­ bel Prize-winning econo­ mist James Heckman shows that for every dollar spent on early childhood educat ion, we get a $7 return on the investment, this legislature decided to cut slots. Clearly, their hearts are not with our preschool­ ers because the treasure is not there. One might think that money wasn't allocated to preschoolers in order to fund invest­ ments in K-12 students. Unfortunately, that is in­ correct; this is another area where the General Assembly's budget falls short. One example: class sizes. The legislature de­ cided it would not require certain teacher-to-student ratios, arguing that they were allowing superin­ tendents "freedom" to put the money where it was needed. The truth is that the amount of money given to school districts falls so short that teach­ ers and teaching assistants will certainly lose jobs. Re­ search demonstrates that smaller class sizes, partic­ ularly in the lower grades, produce better results. Ap­ parently, legislators' hearts are not better educational outcomes, because the treasure is not there either. If student safety is paramount, as legislators claim, then school trans­ portation would seem im­ portant. Yet funding also falls short here. In the last budget, transportation was cut, hnd this budget is no different. School buses will be on the road longer in an effort to save money. If you add all of the plac­ es in which the budget falls short for students, you can understand why North Carolina is 48th in the nation in per pupil spend­ ing. To claim to care about students is one thing. It is an entirely different matter to put your money where your mouth is. North Carolina's spend­ ing on teachers is also aw­ ful. The state is 46th in the nation in teacher pay. It takes 15 years for a teacher to make $40,000 per year. This budget does not make things any better for teach­ ers, who did not receive a pay raise. The General As­ sembly also eliminated the bump in salary a teacher received for having a Mas­ ter's Degree and removed a teacher's right to tenure in favor of one- to four- year contracts. There is a hid­ den cost in the loss of ten­ ure. Superintendents and school administrators will now have to spend much of their time contracting with their workforce. The North Carolina legislature did fund some things. The budget will provide $10 million over two years to Teach for America, a program in which well-meaning stu­ dents go into low-income, high-needs schools after six weeks of training. TFA gets an incredible amount of private donations; the $10 million it receives from North Carolina could be better used' on teacher development programs. In essence, the legislature put its money in a shortterm program which does not develop teachers or stability in schools in­ stead of making sure our teachers understand how their training as educators makes our school system better. There was also a budget provision to spend $10 million for low-income stu­ dents to get vouchers to at­ tend private and religious schools. Even though there is no evidence vouchers increase student achieve­ ment, the General Assem­ bly will fund not only fund this proposal in 2014-15, it has every intention of in­ creasing program funding in the future. There is no way to be­ lieve that this General As­ sembly really cares about the importance of public education to our state. When given the chance to invest in our children, they drained the resources of time, talent and treasure from public schools and commenced turning it over to private corporations and undertrained workers. Put simply, this legisla­ ture's heart is with privatizing public education, because that is where the state's treasure is. See more at: http:// www.ncpolicywatch. com/2013/08/05/northcarolinas-misplacedtreasure/#sthash.UFa5Rnjk.dpuf. . Chris Hill is the Director of the North Carolina Justice Center's Education & Law Project �J KFFliKSON I t liSDAV, AL'CIUST l.'i, 20 KJ POST BOE From Page 1 Krider presented the ACT results from the 2012-13 junior class before the board. "The good news is we improved in all of the areas from the previous year," Krider said to the board. "The previous year was the first time juniors across the state took (the ACT)." Ashe County students met or exceeded the state average in three of the four categories. Students were six percentage points higher in algebra, but one percentage point below av­ erage in reading. Thirteen percent of Ashe County students met all four ACT benchmark scores, determining if a student is ready for col­ lege level work. While that number did meet the state average, Krider said the figure was "unfortunate." "Obviously there's a lot of work to do there," Krid­ er said. "We're certainly not content being the state average. We want to be well above the state aver­ age, we need to be." The board discussed changes in Policy 4326 which was originally ad­ opted to drug test athletes. The policy now includes students who obtain a parking permit. According to the new code "Random testing will be done on a percentage basis of at least five per­ cent of all athletes and five percent of students oper­ ating/parking a motor ve­ hicle on campus annually." Board member Dr. Lee Beckworth had concerns about the random testing relating to student permit holders who are also ath­ letes. "You make sure the stu­ dent athletes that are driv­ ers don't have a higher chance of getting picked," he said. Marcia Elledge, clas­ sified coordinator of the Human Resources Depart­ ment said there would be two separate lists. Ashe County High School Athletic Director Marc Payne said that if an athlete is pulled from the student driver list, they will face the same punish­ ments as both a driver and athlete. The policy revision passed unanimously. Another revision of pol­ icy was brought before the board, dictating student searches. Concerns were raised by board member Polly Jones over Policy 4342, which conducts "personal search­ es." The code said in cases of a student being frisked, it must be done "in pri­ vate by a school official of the same gender and with an adult witness present, when feasible." "I think you should al­ ways have an adult there," Jones said. "Not when fea­ sible, but always." The amended revision passed unanimously. The attendance policy was brought back up for discussion by Superinten­ dent Dr. Todd Holden. Currently, the rule for at­ tendance is making up 45 minutes for every 90 min­ utes missed. Holden wants to return to a time-for-time rule, saying the current re­ quirements are "watered down" and he questioned if the policy is preparing students for the future. In other action taken by the board: • The board approved trips to Washington D.C. for the three elementary schools. All three trips oc­ cur in April 2014. • Coaching assignments L Wil Petty |Jefferson Post The Ashe County Board of Education listens to announce­ ments from the Monday meeting. The board members (from left to right) are: Polly Jones. Dr. Lee Beckworth, Chairman Charles King, Vice Chairman C.B. Jones and Terry Williams. for Ashe County High and Middle schools were unan­ imously approved. • The board approved of a $58,500 bid to William C. Reynolds Company in Hickory to replace 520 feet of underground heat piping at the Ashe Early Learning Center. • At the board meeting were: board members Pol­ ly Jones, Terry Williams. Dr. Lee Beckworth, Vice Chairman C.B. Jones and Chairman Charlie King. Superintendent Dr. Todd Holden attended his first meeting as the head of the school system. CHURCH CALENDAR From Page 1 and with whom they are comfortable. These agencies include the Health De­ that offers increasing levels of support to partment, Ashe Partnership for Children, meet parents' different needs. This gives the schools and child care centers, the parents an option and they can choose Department of Social Services, Ashe Pe­ anything from one-time public seminars or self-help books to more detailed group diatrics, Parent to Parent Family Support Network, and Ashe Services for Aging. courses or individual sessions. "The strategies are simple and logical It is based on evidence from ongoing scientific research, with more than 90 tri­ and really give parents the skills to be suc­ als and studies around the world showing cessful. It enhances the solid foundation of it works - regardless of a family's culture, a good parent child relationship, so criti­ country or situation. cal to raising children to be independent, The program is now used in more than respectful and ready for life's challenges," 20 countries including the USA, England, said Lynn Robinson, a certified Triple P Scotland, Ireland, Wales, Canada, Austra­ practitioner with Ashe Services for Aging. lia, New Zealand, Belgium, Sweden, Ger­ "Parenting is tough. It is for the most many, Japan, Iran, Hong Kong, Singapore, part rewarding and fun, but at times it is the Netherlands, Curacao, Switzerland very hard. This program gives parents the and Romania. Successes such as reduced tools they need to get through the hard conflict, positive parenting experiences, less stress, and better relationships from times. There is not a family in Ashe Coun­ practitioners and parents are being report­ ty that would not benefit from some level of Triple P," said Robinson. ed all over the world. For more information or to be connect­ Many local agencies will have staff trained in one or more levels of Triple P ed with a Triple P practitioner call Missy to make it very easy for families to access Cruey at the Ashe County Partnership for the program with someone that they know Children at 9824588. Economy move around solely based on whether jobless individuals are actively looking for work. Whew, that's a lot of sta­ tistics! Now what do they say about the current condi­ tion of the North Carolina economy? GDP is up in North Caro­ lina over the last three years, and is now above pre-recessionary levels. Last year (2012), growth in GDP in North Carolina was actually faster than in the nation. The pattern in personal income has been the same, with a definite rebound since 2009. Per capita per­ sonal income fell from 2007 to 2009 but is up from 2009 to 2012. Compared to the nation, however, per capita [>ersonal income in North Carolina fell more during the recession, meaning the ratio of North Carolina per capita personal income to U.S. per capita personal in­ come is lower today than prior to the recession. But in contrast, compen­ sation for the average North Carolina worker has been rising faster than in the na­ tion, resulting in the ratio for North Carolina to the na­ tion now being higher than in the past! Finally, what about jobs? Both job surveys (household and business) show North Carolina has added jobs at a faster rate than the nation between the bottom of the job market in early 2010 to now. Why then is our state's jobless rate still more than a percentage point higher than the national rate? A big part of the answer is that our labor force has continued to expand faster than the nation's. During the reces­ sion North Carolina's labor force grew while the nation's contracted; in the last four years, the state's labor force increased one-third faster than the country's. People continue to move to North Carolina, and our schools are graduating future work­ ers at a faster clip. If these individuals don't immedi­ ately hnd work, they are un­ employed. Statistics can be confus­ ing — believe me, I know — and they can be interpreted in different ways. I've given you the numbers; now you r> i Triple P From Page 4 Paul Reynolds Professor and North Caroli­ na Cooperative Extension economist in the Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics of N.C. State University's College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. He teaches and writes on personalfinance, economic outlook and public policy. Aug. 13 - Sept 20 40 Days of Prayer. Son's Light Ministries would like to invite willing individuals to participate in a 40-day prayer commitment. We will be praying specifically for God's will to be done during and following the High Country Praise Fes­ tival on Sunday, Sept. 1, 2013, at the Holmes Cen­ ter on the campus of Appa­ lachian State University. If you miss a day during the 40-day prayer period, no need to worry. You can still make a commitment to pray 40 times during the same 40-day prayer period. For more information, call. Son's Light Ministries at 828-264-2007. tion Service at the Claude Mash Cemetery, in Glendale Springs. Rain date will Aug. 25, 2013. For more information, call 9823574. Aug. 19 7 p.m. The Ashe Associational Choir will begin rehearsals for the 2013 revival season. The choir meets at Midway Baptist Church. Practice on Mon­ day nights and booking are almost always on Monday nights as well. Personal practice is via CD in your home. No auditions are re­ quired. All denominations are welcome. "If you are a child of the King - let's sing." For more informa­ tion. call 877-0261 or 877- Aug. 18 8000. 11 a.m. Rev. Tyler Aug. 16 -17 Richardson will be the 2 p.m. The Ashe Bap­ guest speaker at Temple Baptist Church on Radio tist Association Annual Hill, West Jefferson. You Meeting will be held with Faith Feliowsmp, and at & are invited to attend. 2 p.m. Annual Decora­ a.m., Aug. 17, 2013, with Midway Baptist Church hosting. This year's theme is *"The Voice of Many Waters" from Revelations 19:6. Be in prayer as we celebrate 127 years of working together for the cause of Christ. If you church would like to host the meeting in 2013, con- . tact the Preach and Place Committee or call the as­ sociation's office. Aug. 18 11 a.m. Backpack Sun­ day. Bethany United Meth­ odist invites everyone to attend. During the 11 a.m. morning worship students, teachers, and school work­ ers are invited to bring their backpack, briefcase, or lunch box to church as part of worship. 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Main St., Sparta NC 28675 • (336) 372-7679 mat prwwt or mentan id, hnited lime often, we rtsmn the right to change»(hcontmue at any few. no cash value, cannot be combined with other offers �TUESDAY, AUGUST 13.2013 ONLINE Game of the Week video can be found at jeffersonpost.com Nathan I lum, Sport* \\ ritcr itham(u <i\ itaMiutlia.n >111 Photos by Nathan Ham |Jefterson Post The lead pack of riders came through Warrensville late Saturday morning. The front-runners finished the race just a little after 1 p.m. Blue Ridge Brutal riders battle the elements Nathan Ham signed up for. The weather was truly unpredictable nham@civitasmedia.com across the racing course. Riders hit hard rains in the eastern end of the county Racers from all around the area com­ while the sun was shining as they came peted against each other and battled through Warrensville and headed across time and the elements in the annual Blue Buffalo Road towards Three Top Moun­ Ridge Brutal race held Saturday. A total of 401 riders registered for the tain and Todd. According to the 2013 BRB 100-mile races, which included a 50, 75 and 102entry list, the highest finisher from last mile race through several mountain roads year's race to return to this year's event in Ashe County. The race began at 8 a.m. at the Ashe was Christian Platzl, 40, of Denver, N.C. Civic Center with every rider starting Platzl finished in seventh place last year. The Jefferson Post will post the final re­ out there and then following the des­ ignated course for whatever race they sults as soon as they are made available. Sports Writer Amateur Radio operators and Blue Ridge Brutal volunteers set up their rest stop in Warrens­ ville with drinks and food. From left to right: Marty Norris, Audrey Dancy, Judy Powers, Edie Miller, Sandy Calhoun and Kathryn Ashley. Riders battled both wet and dry roads through the 100-mile race.This rider stopped long enough to wring the water out of his gloves after riding through a downpour on Deep Ford Road. Volunteers handed out drinks to riders and had food and snacks available for those that want­ ed to rest for a few minutes. Fletcher, LeGree Huskies scrimmage at Surry Central join NFL squads Appalachian Sports Information Teresa Laws |Jefferson Post The Huskies played a solid game both on offense and defense. Maison McNeill had a touchdown grab, Connor Bowers had a pair of deep passes completed and Michael Elliott was the leader on defense making plays all over the field. Head coach Brian Hampton watches on as the Huskies took part in a scrimmage on Saturday at Surry Central. Submitted Photo| Jefferson Post Former Appalachian State University football All-Americans Jabari Fletcher and Mark LeGree have agreed to terms with the Dallas Cowboys and Buffalo Bills, respectively. The addition of Fletcher and LeGree ups the total number of former Moun­ taineers on National Foot­ ball League rosters to 14. Fletcher amassed 22 sacks and 44 tackles for loss as a defensive end at Appalachian State from 2007-10, making him one of only seven players in school history with 20 sacks and 40 tackles for loss in his career. He was a first-team Associated Press All-Ametican as a senior in 2010 and a threetime first-team all-South­ ern Conference honoree. Fletcher spent the past two seasons in the Arena Football League and racked up six sacks, 6.5 tackles for loss, an interception, two fumble recoveries and three pass break-ups for the San Jose SaberCats this summer. He previously spent time with the AFL's Arizona Rattlers and Jacksonville Sharks in 2012 and the NFL's Cleveland Browns in 2011. LeGree was a three-time consensus first-team AllAmerican at Appalachian State from 2007-10, join­ ing three-time NFL Pro Bowler Dexter Coakley as the only three-time consensus first-team AllAmericans in program his- tory. The safety finished his collegiate career with 22 interceptions, good for second in Southern Con­ ference history and third in Appalachian's all-time annals. He set a school record and led NCAA Di­ vision I FCS with 10 inter­ ceptions as a sophomore in 2008. LeGree was selected in the fifth round of the 2011 NFL Draft by the Seattle Seahawks and has spent time with the Seahawks, Arizona Cardinals, San Francisco 49ers, New York Jets, Chicago Bears and Atlanta Falcons and as a pro. • In addition to Fletcher and LeGree, former Ap­ palachian State standouts Travaris Cadet (New Or­ leans Saints), Armanti Edwards (Carolina Pan­ thers), Jason Hunter (Oakland Raiders), Daniel Kilgore (San Francisco 49ers), Jeremy Kimbrough (Washington Redskins), Sam Martin (Detroit Li­ ons), Demetrius McCray (Jacksonville Jaguars), Steven Miller (Detroit Lions), DeAndre Presley (Miami Dolphins), Brian Quick (St. Louis Rams), Troy Sanders (Atlanta Fal­ cons) and D.J. Smith (San Diego Chargers) are cur­ rently on NFL rosters. Eight former Mountain­ eers were on active 53man NFL rosters during the 2012 season, which tied the school record originally set in 1987. �.1 EITKKSf )N P( )SI" Tl I.SDU. \l CIST 13,'2013 Pack 7 Ashe District Court decisions The weekly session of the Ashe County District Court was held Aug. 1, the Hon­ orable David V. Byrd presiding. - . These decisions were handed down by the court: Jonathan Brunjes: Level II: (T) driv­ ing while impaired, (P) guilty, (J) guilty, 12 months DAC suspended - 7 days ac­ tive ACJ, 36 months supervised proba­ tion, $400 fine plus CC; Level I: (T) driv­ ing while impaired, (J) guilty, 36 months DAC, suspended - 120 days active, 36 supervised probation, $500 fine plus CC - sentences consecutive. # Preston Calloway: (T) unlicensed to drive, (I) unsafe tire - cons., (J) guilty, $75 in CC. Delmar Joshua Cannupp: (M) posses­ sion of drug paraphernalia, (J) guilty, 9096, suspended probation 6 months, $100 fine plus CC. Jason Dean Cockerham: (F) posses­ sion of firearm by felon, (P) ncf contest. (J) guilty, 24 months suspended proba­ tion, Weapons destroyed. $350 plus CC. Robert Wayne Greene-. (S) school at­ tendance law violatjpn. (P) not guilty, (J) PJC 18 months. No unexcused absences or tardies. Tonya Caroline Houck: (M) posses­ sion of drug paraphernalia, (J) guilty. 90-96. 6 months suspended, 24 hours CWS and CC; (M) misdemeanor larceny, (M) attempted larceny -cons., (P) no contest. (J) 45 days ACJ suspended 18 months suspended probation, CC. Stephanie Jones: (M) school atten­ dance law violation (P) no contest (J) guilty, 30 days ACJ suspended, 18 months unsupervised probation, CC. Christopher Robert Key: (T) driving while impaired, (P) no contest, (J) guilty, 60 days ACJ suspended, 24 months un­ supervised probation, 24 hours CWS at nonprofit agency within one month, CC. Danielle N. Pennington: (T) no opera­ tor's license, (P) guilty, (J) PJC, CC. Daniel Austin Rash: Level II: (T) driv­ ing while impaired, (P) no contest, (J) guilty, 12 months DAC suspended, 24 months suspended probation, 8 days ac­ tive. $400 plus CC. Ross William Roberts: (F) deliver schedule II controlled substance. (P) no contest (J) guilty 24 months suspended probation. CC. Christopher J. Shatley: (M) misde­ meanor larceny - 2 counts, (P) not guilty, (J) guilty, 120 days ACJ suspended, 18 months suspended probation, CC. Randy Brian Shelton: (F) break­ ing and or entering - 3 counts, (F) lar­ ceny after breaking and or entering - 2 counts (M) misdemeanor larceny - 2 counts, (M) contributing delinquency of a juvenile - cons. (P) no contest (J) 36 months suspended. 11 days active, credit 11 days. CC; (F) possession of methamphetamine, (P) no contest (J) 90-96, sus­ pended probation 12 months, $250 fine plus CC. Joey Allen Testerman: (T) driving while license is revoked. (J) guilty $100 fine plus CC. Matthew Whitener: (F) assault serious bodily injury (J) guilty 134 days active, CC. Abbreviations: (F) felony; (M) misde­ meanor; (T) traffic violation; (I) infrac­ tion; (P) plea; (J) judgment; PJC: prayer for judgment continued; 90-96:1st offense conditional discharge; MCP: Misdemean­ ant Confinement Program; ACJ; Ashe County Jail; DOC: N.C. Department of Corrections; DAC: Division of Adult Cor­ rections; CRV: confinement in response to violation; CWS: community work service; CC: pay court costs; cons.: charges con­ solidated COUNTY CRIME REPORT July 29 Lisa Gail Frye, 44, of West Jefferson was charged with four counts of obtaining prop­ erty by false pretense and lar­ ceny of chose in action. Bond was set at $5,000. Frye was released on Aug. 3. Dustin Allen Miller, 25, of West Jefferson was charged with assault on a female and possession of dangerous drugs. Bond was set at $10,000. Mill­ er was released the nexfday. Ronnie William Grubb Jr., 33, of Lansing was charged with misdemeanor larceny, shoplifting concealment goods, simple possession of a Schedule IV controlled sub­ stance and probation violation. Bond was set at $2,700.. Grubb was released later that day. Jamie Laura Motsinger, 30, of Wilkesboro was charged with simple possession of a Schedule IV controlled sub­ stance and possession of drug paraphernalia. Bond was set at $1,500. Motsinger was re­ leased on Aug. 2. July 30 Douglas Allen Thompson, 53, of Lansing was charged with violating a domestic vio­ lence protection order. Thomp­ son was released the next day. Aug. 2 Boyd Allen Peaks, 33, of West Jefferson was charged with communicating threats. Peaks was released the next day. Robert Leroy Littleton III, 27, of Bakersville, was charged with misdemeanor child abuse, possession of drug parapher­ nalia and probation violation. Bond was set at $35,000. Aug. 4 Evaristo Laynez Lopez, 27, of Jefferson was charged with driving while impaired. Lopez was released later that day. Ricky Allan Vannoy, 46, of Jefferson was charged with possession of methamphet- Dine From Page 1 Buddy Walk® efforts. The Hillsville restaurant had done this on a regular ba­ sis and both the restaurant and the benefit non-profit agency profited. Managers David Turner and Ken Toliver were ea­ ger to see if it would work here in the Jefferson restau­ rant and the Buddy Walk® organizers were happy to get the word out about the upcoming event. It was an overwhelming success. Over $1,700 was raised be­ tween 4-9 p.m. There was a line out the door for a portion of the time and the restaurant had a hard time keeping up with the orders. ' "I was surprised at the number of people who turned out and the pa­ tience people had when we had a hard time serv­ ing them because we had run out of space or food. It was great to see so many people there supporting the cause, people not per­ sonally touched by Down syndrome but supportive of those in the community that are," said Jessica Cart­ er, director of Generations Inter-Generational Day care program. "The regular staff of the restaurant, from the cooks to the regular servers and the dishwashers, were also extremely welcoming and friendly and contributed in a big way to the success of the evening," said Carter. The Buddy Walk® of the High Country being organized is one of many walks throughout the country. The concept was established by the National Down Syndrome Society in 1995 to celebrate Down syndrome awareness and to promote acceptance and inclusion of people with Down syndrome. It raises funds locally and nationally to for advo­ cacy and public awareness programs. It also strives to enhance the position of the Down syndrome communi­ ty, enabling us to positively influence local and nation­ al policy and practice. This local effort has come together after sev­ eral community members attended the Buddy walk of the Piedmont in Octo­ ber 2012. Ashe Services for the Aging has taken a lead in the planning with help from Kristi Lewis and Melissa Lewis, both par­ ents of children with Down syndrome, and Parent to Parent Family Support Network. On Sept. 21, 2013, hun­ dreds of families, friends and supporters from across the High Country will gather at Ashe County amine, possession of drug par­ aphernalia, assault on a female and resisting a public officer. Bond was set at $23,500. Van­ noy was released the next day. Aug. 5 Johnathon Ortiz Roblero, 32, of Laurel Springs was charged with assault on a female, break­ ing and entering and domestic criminal trespassing. Bond was set at $1,250. Roblero was released on Aug. 6. Director of "High Country Regional Heartburn High School celebrate the many abilities of individu­ als with Down syndrome. At the Buddy Walk® par­ ticipants will join together for a one-mile walk, enjoy food and entertainment, compete for raffle prizes and gain in­ formation about Down syn­ drome and resources avail­ able in the community. People interested in forming a team or register­ ing to walk can go to www. buddywalkofthehighcountry.com to register or call Ashe Services for Aging at 246-2461. There has al­ ready been wonderful sup­ port from local businesses agreeing to be sponsors but there is still plenty of opportunity for others to be involved. As of now G.E. Aviation is a Buddy Sponsor; Miller Insurance, RDR Kennels, A.E.V., Mount Jefferson Family Medicine, Jones Hardwood Floors and For­ est Ridge Assisted Living are Friend Sponsors; while SEE WHATS NEW X »*• c T •w DEPARTMENT .JimSmore Tis The Season....for all season 14 South Jefferson Ave Downtown West Jefferson 336r846-9488 Jeep t7 Free Brake Inspection • Free Tire Rotation Free Multi-Point Inspection when you have your vehichles oil changed S»rvlo» Houra: Mori Hi 7 : TlOmn • 0:00|)in s.»t H OOam 3:CJOr»rn 2000 Weet U.S. Hwy. 421N • Wllkosboro, N.C. Stiop online 24/7 nt www Emplr«Do(1(j« nom Toil-Free 1-888-471-6310 Bam or SPtne RIAL ESTATE 131.43 ACRES SATURDAY, AUGUST 17 • 10:00AM SALE LOCATION: 591 Piney Post Office Road. Piney Creek. NC 131 43 Acre# with three streams excellent coun­ ty side and long range views, approx. 976 ft of road frontage on Piney Post Office Road (NCSR 1319). Much open land and some wooded land with mostly rolling topography DIRECTIONS: From center of lown in Sparta. lake Hwy. 21 North lor approx 3 miles to Twtn Oaks, continue South on Hwy. 221 for 8/10 mis, turn right on Hwy 93 West toward Piney Creek and continue lor 5.7 miles, turn righl on Piney Post Office Road and contin­ ue 6/10 mile to property on left TERMS: 10% Down on day of sale, Wance *dosng Additional announcements made on Sale Day will take precedenceover any and al primed material Sale Conducted For: Mr Gary Lee Sides Sale Conducted By DIXON AUCTION & REALTY CO. 27 N Main Street, Suite A DIXON p0 * 931 Sparta NC 28675 (336) 372-8642 Boy Man Dixon. Auctioneer, GRI m NCAL #334 REALTOR* Warrensville Drug and Bea­ ver Creek Baptist Church and United Chemi-Con are Supporting Sponsors. The local funds will be used for local families to have better access to things such as orthotics, summer experiences, and other difficult-to-access services. Tirr i LI Treatment Center" at Ashe Memorial Hospital Meeting all of your surgical needs Upper/Lower Endoscopy with contracts with BCBS and MedCost for office based procedures Skin lesion evaluation/removal in office 200 Hospital Ave. Suite 5 . Jefferson 336-246-7779 'Our Family has been serving Your Family's Medical Needs for over 110 years" , ., �PACK S TUESDAY, AI CLST 13, 2013 JEFFERSON POST Forest Ridge Assisted Living receives highest rating from state survey After their annual survey from the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), Forest Ridge Assisted Liv­ ing was awarded a Four-Star Rating, the highest rating given to NC Assisted Living communities. The three day survey be­ gan on May 30. 2013, and was completed by a team of two surveyors from the De­ partment of Health Services Regulation and one rep- Sign up for FREE Your Door! Being found via online searches drives customers to your door. . Highly trafficked online business directory, increases customers. resentative from our local Ashe County Department of Social Services. Facilities across the state are expect­ ed to follow regulations put forth by DHHS, and the annual surveys are to ensure compliance with those requirements. Forest Ridge Executive Director Melissa Deskins was very excited to receive the results of the survey. "This is a true testament to how hard the staff of Forest Ridge works," said Deskins. "I am so proud of everyone in the com­ munity, and it shows that we truly put our residents first." Ensuring the health, safety and welfare of the residents is the basis for WCC conducts 25th Annual Dental Assisting pinning Simple. Affordable. Effective. ^Easy to Set Up! Upgrades Available! i • Need a website for your business? • Want to sell your products online? • Don't have the time or desire to hire a web tech? • Need to drive more local customers to your website? • Need to optimize your search tags? 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Mrs. Deana Billings, executive director from Wilkes Public Health Dental Clinic, was the guest speaker. Jennifer Hastings, lead instructor of Dental Assisting, recog­ nized the faculty and staff that support the program. The Patient Care Award was given to Erin Taylor of Laurel Springs, and Out­ standing Chairside Assis­ tant was given to Brittany Calloway. The Scholarship Achievement Award was given to Elizabeth Wagoner. Eight dental assisting stu­ dents were presented, with pins to signify their success­ ful completion of the oneyear diploma-level program. The graduates are: Brittany Nicole Calloway, Wilkes•boro; Susan Pierce Havens, Post For more information, email cclark@jeffersonpost.com or call 846-7164 •» > > ' //f/SS? /<' . ( S)f Set ///CcfeiCet . 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S & S Oil Ashe Service For The Aging Call Toll-Free 1 -800-359-8404 •Hydraulic Oil ^ Ashe County Little Theatre H WF •Bar & Chain Oil l •Greases Michael Shepherd • Joey Shepherd 1624 Hwv 163, West Jefferson • Building Storage • Landscape Supplies • Broken 8c Sawed Veneer Stone 9771 USHWY4JI South (Deep Gap 9S2H) 964 W14 Martin McVej- m >*••• •• •*9i> presents w Bye Bye Birdie •Rotella T August 22 - 25,2013 ASHE CIVIC CENTER For tickets call 336-846-2787 Adjustable Beds by Serta •Old Available in Twin • Full Queen • King Sizes Johnny Phillips — owner I Fleetwood, NC - BEST VALUE HEARING CARE CENTERS • SALES • SERVICE • CONSIGNMENT • PARTS/SUPIM.IES • RIDING AITAREI • UNIQUE HAND-CRAFTED ITEMS FOR LANDSCAPE >TY«ctor Service* Bu*hh»gging. Scraping. Spreading, and other* • Bring the right stuff. Be sure you have the right documents before you visit. • Know where the crowd is. Check out the busiest offices in the state. In addition, DMV re­ minds customers that of­ fices with Saturday hours each week are located in Charlotte, Raleigh, Green­ ville, Fayetteville, Durham, Asheville, Greensboro, Jacksonville, Monroe and Wilmington. Offices are open the first Saturday of each month in Manteo, Wilkesboro, Ahoskie, Morganton, Smithfield, Sylva, Troy and Shallotte. NCDMV invites custom­ ers to visit "Helpful Hints" to make their next trip for a driver license or ID card easier and quicker. to go and what to bring is meant to save customers time and frustration. "We want to decrease the time it takes to ob­ tain your license. You can help make that happen by choosing the time of your visit and by bringing the correct documents when you come," said DMV Commissioner Nick Ten­ nyson. The hints are online at http://www.ncdot.gov/ download/dmv/DMVHelpfulHints.pdf. They include tips like: • Flan ahead. How to make an appointment up to six months early. • Visit EARLY. The best hours in the day for visit­ ing. , • Save time and gas. Find the office closest to your work or home. TOWING M l STONEWORK i Nathan's Creek Rocky Knob Garage LANDSCAPING lege System, is a public, two-year, open-door institu­ tion serving the people of Wilkes, Ashe and Alleghany counties and beyond. Estab­ lished in 1965, WCC con­ tinues to build on a strong history of meeting the edu­ cational needs and cultural interests of our students, community and workforce. WCC prepares learners for success in a dynamic world. IWPJWPS Winston-Salem; Jada Owings Keil, Wilkesboro; Sonya Billings Lovette, North Wil­ kesboro; Lacey Carol Rich­ ardson, Hays; Erin Michelle Taylor, Laurel Springs; Elizabeth Morgan Wagoner, Mulberry; and Keisha LeAnne Wolfe, North Wilkes­ boro. Wilkes Community Col­ lege, a member of the North Carolina Community Col- I'atnily Owned and Operated Since 19HS • Nk LIST I YOUR BUSINESS HERE! Landscaping CYCLES • Tree Trimming • Tree Removal SKa. • Bucket Truck f&jjfciriiyB • Chipper • .• Clearing Lots • Cutting Views d Licensed in VA Install roofing of all kinds Roof Painting Insured & ALL Work Guaranteed Submitted Photo | Jefferson Post The Patient Care Award was given to Laurel Springs' Erin Taylor, left. The Scholarship Achievement Award was given to Elizabeth Wagoner, center. The Outstanding Chairside Dental Assisting Award was given to Brittany Calloway. NCDMV offers helpful hints for good service JEFFERSONPOST.COM . and recognize you for doing so. It's really something to be proud of." Forest Ridge Assisted Living has a history of being awarded the Four-Star Rat­ ing starting in the year 2010. Director of Maintenance Ron Worley attributes part of that history to the commit­ ment of the staff to putting residents above all else. "If a resident asks for something or has a need that we as a community can reasonably accommodate, we will make that a prior­ ity," said Worley. "All of the staff understands that al­ though we work for Forest Ridge, ultimately we work for the residents and that is what makes for a great com­ munity and family." such surveys. Covering many areas including but not limited to special di­ etary requirements, per­ sonal care measures such as bathing and dressing and general facility mainte­ nance. The surveys are de­ signed to give an in-depth look into the facility. Helping to ensure com­ pliance,-no facility knows the exact date that a sur­ vey team will arrive. "Not knowing when the survey will occur helps to highlight the communities that constantly maintain a higher level of care," said Deskins. "Even though we expect that level of care from our staff at all times, its still a relief to have the state come in unannounced BETTER HOMES FURNITURE CO. e Family owned and operated since 1943 527 East Main Street • North Wilkesboro 336-838-2061 m �.1KFi-KKsoN Po t s COMMUNITY CALENDAR 1 Aug. 13-15 10 a.m. -12 p.m. Twinkle Camp - an introduction to the violin for children ages 3 - 7 and their parents will be offered at Family Central, 626 Ashe Central School Road, Jefferson. Camp ac­ tivities include music, crafts and games. The program is free to all Ashe County residents but registration is required. For more informa­ tion or to register, call Linda Caraway at Mountain Song Suzuki Violin Studio, 828964-8373. Aug. 13-Oct. 28 p.m. Storytelling in Todd. Every Tuesday through October, stop by the Todd General Store for old time entertainment with supper at 5 p.m. and story­ telling at 6 p.m. The August storyteller line up for Au­ gust: Orville Hicks, Aug. 13; Dolye Pace, Aug. 20; Tam­ my Sanabria, Aug. 28. Todd General Store is located at 3866 Railroad Grade Road. For more information, call 336-877-1067. 5 Aug. 15 11 ami. - 3:30 p.m. Na­ tional Guard Armory Blood Drive sponsored by the Ashe Community Vol­ unteers will be held at 1147 N.C. 16, Jefferson. Save a life this summer. For more information or to make an appointment to donate, call Eula Blevins at 982-2164. Aug. 16 11:30 sum. Jefferson Ex­ tension and Community Association Club Meeting will be held at Smoky Moun­ tain Baibecue. The speaker will be Melanie Rector. 12 prni. Golf Outing. Laurel Ridge Camp, Con­ ference and Retreat Center invites you to a golf outing at Oak Valley Golf Club. Player check-in and lunch are at 12 p.m., shotgun start at 1 p.m. Awards for longest drive, closest to pin and a hole-in-one. The cost is $65 per player or $260 for four players, this includes greens, cart fees and lunch. For more information, call 888831-5922. 5:30 - 7 p.m. Backstreet Park Concert Series will feature Grayson Highlands Band. Three generations of musicians playing old time music As part of the Free Summer Concert Series hosted by the West Jefferson Community Partnership in the Backstreet Park. 8 pjn. Night Hike to Luther Rock. Meet the Mt. Jefferson State Park ranger at the park office for a 1-mile hike along the ridgeline out to Luther Rock. Bring a small flashlight and wear sturdy shoes. Parts of this hike are considered strenu­ ous and hiking at night can be physically challenging. This program is designed for adults with good basic hiking skills. Children over seven but must be closely supervised. For more infor­ mation, call 336-246-9653. Aug. 16-17 Cowboy Church of Ashe announces "Rough Cut Cowboy Race" at Baker Farm. Times and dates are as follows: from 68 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 16 and from 8-10 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 17. This is a timed race event for cowboys and cowgiris. Concessions available, bring your lawn chairs. All proceeds go to Happy Tri­ als Cowboy Church of Ashe. For more information, call 828406-7996. 9 a.m. Clean up the North Fork, the National committee for the New River invites everyone to a New River clean up. A bar­ becue lunch will be served at 2:30 p.m. after the clean up. RSVP is required for food and supply needs. For more information, email courtney@ncnr.oig or call 336846-6267. Aug. 17 10 a.m. Kids Fishing Program. Meet the New River State Park ranger at the Wagoner Access park­ ing lot and let the kids learn about fishing -in the New River.. Casting games, fish identification, and some fishing time down at the river will all be done by kids. No equipment necessary. For more information infor­ mation, call the park office at Ti lsdan, Ai c;t s*i l.L 20I.J CLASSIFIEDS 336-982-2587 to sign up for this program. 2 p.m. TVees and Tees (Make Your own TieLEGALS LEGALS Shirt). Make your very own shirt design using leaves and Having qualified as Executor NOTICE TO CREDITORS for the Estate of Helen ^ fabric medium. Designed for Having qualified Miller, deceased late of 377 , kids 6 -12. Tee shirts will be for the Estate of as Executor Alvis Rex Old Wilkesboro Road. Jeffer- { provided as long as supplies Houck, deceased late of Ashe son, Ashe County, North Caro­ lina, 28640. this is to notify all County. North Carolina, this is last. to notify all persons having persons having claims against 3 pan. Wordkeepers Sa­ claims against the estate of the estate of said Helen M lon. Wordkeepers returns said deceased to present them Miller to present them <}n or. before 6th day of November. to the Ashe Arts Center the on or before 2nd day of 2013, or this no­ 2013, or this notice will "be third Saturday every other November,pleaded in bar of' tice will be pleaded in bar of their recov­ month. Wordkeeper is free their recovery. All persons in­ ery All persons indebted to debted to said estate will said estate will please make and open to the public; re­ please make immediate pay­ immediate payment. freshments are provided. ment Writeres intered in read­ This the 19th day of July, 2013. ing from their work should This the 1st day of August, 2013. email Chris Arvidson at Janet M. Miller chris@chrisarvidson.com For the Estate of Alvis Rex 3122 Old Wilkesboro Road Jefferson, NC 28640 ' to secure their first-come, Houck first-served spot on the bill, James M Deal, Jr. and to receive guidelines for Rex W. Houck DEAL. MOSELEY & SMITH, 108 Lucus Street LLP reading. Attorneys at Law ' . Sparta. NC 28675 6 - 8 p.m. Upcoming 870 West King Street, Ste. B Lizzy Ross Concert in ' PUBLISH: PO Box 311 Todd. The next installment 8.6.13/B.13.13/8.20.13/8.27.13 Boone. NC 28607 , of the TCPO Free Summer PUBLISH 8.6.13/8.13.13/8.20. FILE #13-E-218 Music is with Lizzy Ross 13/8.27.13 , STATE OF at Cook Mepiorial Park NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF ASHE in Todd. Hamburgers, hot ANNOUNCEMENTS IN THE GENERAL COURT dogs, snacks and drinks will OF JUSTICE be for sale. SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION BEFORE THE CLERK 7:30 p.m. Coffee House Live will be held at Hensley NOTICF TO CRFDITORS Hall at West Jefferson Unit­ Drivers & Delivery ed Methodist church. Enjoy an evening of great Arts Drivers Council desserts, coffee and beverages, along with the best in High County enter­ HOME WEEKLY tainment. Admission at the door is $10 for adults and $5 NORTH CAROLINA DRIVERS for students. 8 p.m. New River Flying 2,300-2,500 Miles/Wk Mammals. 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Several types of geological formations will be seen on this ridgeline hike. Metamorphic formations and in­ trusive quartz are all located on the trail. Plan to investi­ gate some of Mt. Jefferson's natural interconnections. Put CALL NOW 800-423-0676 DISH NlTWBRK Starting at $19.99/month (for 12 mos.) & High Speed Inter­ net starting at $14.95/month (where available ) SAVE! Ask About SAME DAY Installation! CALL Now' 1-888-476-0098 Musical Instruments Piano for Sale Wurlitzer, maple cabinet, appraised at $500 Best offer considered Stonebridge Call 877-1204 9 �Run io T I esoay, A LT'.IST 1*3, 201.'3 Stephanie Carroll Carson NC News Service Many of the 1.7 million people in North Carolina in need of food are caught in a tangle of technical red tape caused by the state's new electronic benefits payment system. At a cost of $48 million. NC FAST is meant to pro­ vide an online method to distribute SNAP assis­ tance - more commonly known as food stamps - but there are reports statewide of long waits as people transition into the system. It's placing ad­ ditional demand on food J KFFKRSON POST pantries such as Loaves ing in November with the & Fishes, which serves expiration of Recovery Mecklenberg County. ' Act funding. Without the "I am frustrated with monthly boost to bene­ the state," said Bev­ fits, families will have less erly Howard, Loaves & than $1.40 to spend per Fishes' executive direc­ meal for people in their tor, "that they would pull households. Statewide, something like this out North Carolina will lose that still has glitches and $166 million a year in ad­ just assume that the lo­ ditional funding. cal sources will be able to Every year, Loaves & rise to meet this need." Fishes provides a week's State officials are try­ worth of food to 126,000 ing to fix the problems people in the Charlotte with NC FAST, which . area through 19 pantries. was implemented . in After surviving the eco­ March. At the same time, nomic downturn and sub­ SNAP beneficiaries also sequent increased need can expect a reduction from the community, in their payments start­ Howard said, the timing of these problems makes it even tougher. "Sum­ mer is a long, hard time for our pantries and our clients," she said, "so this has been especially diffi­ cult hitting at the time of year it did." Like many food pan­ tries, Loaves & Fishes re­ ceives no federal or state money. In order to stop the expiration of the addi tional SNAP funding, Con­ gress will have to act im­ mediately once it returns from its August recess. A national report on SNAP benefit reductions is Photo Submitted|Jefferson Post online at cbpp.org. Food available at one of the Loaves & Fishes pantries. . Heavy rainfall leaves some NC farmers drowning in loss Stephanie Carroll Carson NC News Service With thundershowers forecast for much of the state this week, North Car­ olina farmers are holding their breaths once again. They are waterlogged from a rainy spring and sum­ mer, and already down many thousands of dollars in income. Parts of the state have seen double the average amount of rainfall, '""T and some lawmakers are asking the Governor to de­ clare the season an agricul­ tural disaster. According to John Vollmer, who grew up on his farm in Bunn, the mul­ tiple heavy downpours this season are tough to recov* er from. "About the time we would get the plants straightened out from the previous event, we'd have another one," he recalled. JCA We\e (fauung, Lansing Farmers' Market at the entrance of Lansing Creeper Trail Park Each Thursday through September, 1-6 p.m. Local produce and meats, handmade goods, arts and crafts. Enjoy the fruits of our labor! "It beat us down." Vollmer grows fruits and vegetables and said the strawberries which are normally his biggest mon­ ey maker took the biggest hit. He's, down $40,000 this year. Many fruits and vegetables do not have federally-sponsored crop insurance as wheat and to­ bacco do. Scott Marlow, the execu­ tive director for the Rural Advancement Foundation International USA (RAFI USA),', an agricultural ad­ vocacy organization, said people might not recog­ nize a season of intense rain as a natural disaster, like they do a tornado or hail storm. "Folks who aren't watch­ ing their vegetables rot, are just walking around going 'Man, it's a drag, it's raining again,' but for a significant number of the farmers in this state, this is a real crisis," he.declared. John Vollmer and other farmers would like the federal government to es­ tablish crop insurance for more fruits and vegetables. If successful in bringing that about, a part of their premiums would be subsi­ dized with federal money, as with other large crops. He said having insurance would help him grow the family business. Photo Submitted | Jefferson Post Vollmer pn his farm in Bunn. "One of the things that keeps me from expanding or wanting to expand, is the lack of being able to cover the risk." Vollmer said that be­ cause of this year's loss, he's downsizing his farm next year to further reduce his risk. Four counties top AAA Carolinas' list of NC's most dangerous For three years straight, Pitt, New Hanover, Person and Watauga coun­ ties have topped AAA Carolinas' annual list of North Carolina's most dangerous counties for collisions, ac­ cording to an analysis by AAA Caroli­ nas based on 2012 crash data. Pitt County has ranked as the most dangerous county in the state for the past five. years. With 4,633 traffic crashes in 2012, Pitt County averages 306.7 crashes per 100 million vehicle 'miles traveled - 50 percent higher than the state average of 204.7. New Hanover County averages 286.8 crashes per 100 million vehicle miles traveled, Person County averag­ es 266.6 and Watauga County averag­ es 259.3. Union County, which ranked fifth for collisions, didn't appear on the list last year. AAA Carolinas bases its annual ranking of the most dangerous coun­ ties on the likelihood of a certain type of crash - fatal, injurious, motorcycle, tractor-trailer, total - based on vehicle miles traveled. AAA Carolinas' annual Dangerous Counties analysis, inaugurated in 1995, is one of several ways to look at North Carolina traffic crash data and done to remind motorists of the nee'd for safe and defensive driving, espe­ cially in counties with above-average traffic crashes, injuries and deaths. "Consistently high rankings for be­ ing one of the most dangerous coun­ ties in the state should be a wake-up call for better traffic enforcement or road design," said David E. Parsons^ president and CEO of AAA Carolinas. For fatal crashes per vehicle miles traveled in 2012, Hoke, Warren, Gates Robeson and Yancey counties ranked most dangerous. Combined, these rural counties accounted for 81 fatal crashes - 6.8% of the state's total - de­ spite carrying only 2.4 percent of the state's vehicle miles traveled. Nationally, rural roads account for two-thirds of fatal crashes. "In addi­ tion to more curves, insufficient road markings and limit ed police presence, rural roads are prone to more singlevehicle accidents, particularly those involving alcohol," said Parsons. Hoke County, ranked most dan­ gerous for fatal crashes, handled less than 0.4 percent of North Carolina's total vehicle miles traveled but had 4.27 fatal crashes per 100 million ve­ hicle miles traveled - nearly four tiroes more than the state average of 1.15. For a crash in which someone was injured, the counties of Graham, Pitt, New Hanover, Wayne and Gaston counties were the top five. All but Gaston appeared in last year's report for injurious crashes. FAN* ever...catch The race is on at jeffersonpost.com Show off your Auto Racing knowledge & Sprint to the Cup for great weekly prizes! Jim's Corner FURNITURE T-d«!«i*-. «vul «*v|ov kk« THE HIGH COUNTRY'S TIRE STORE www.wjchevy.net 336-384-2929 www.Jimscornerfurniture.com We go the distance formtogetaBRUJ RIAL. You should, too! ROSSAUTO.COM W CHRYSLER • HI. • DODGt • MM O O D O 2282 HWY105 SOUTH-BOONE, NC - — J e e p CALL TODAY! 828-264-3626 • 800-789-0477 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Jefferson Post Type The nature or genre of the resource Newspaper Description An account of the resource The Jefferson Post was a twice-weekly newspaper printed in West Jefferson, North Carolina. Printing news, announcements and obituaries for Ashe County, the newspaper was owned by Civitas Media of Davidson, North Carolina, and had a circulation of 6,500. The Jefferson Post began publishing in 1988. The newspaper was the result of a merger between Ashe County's historic weekly newspaper The Skyland Post and a competing weekly of 10 years, the Jefferson Times. 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SPORTS Shotgun tournament SI KVINi; AMII. COf IN I V. NOI< III f AKOI.INA SINCh IHJ't Vol. K8, Issue 66 INSIDE Op/Ed: "Kid eat pride"... ... Page 6 $1.00 FRIDAY. AUGUST 16.2013 Tourism in county up despite wet Wil Petty Staff Writer lpetty@civitasmedia.com Despite a rainy summer, Ashe County tourism num­ bers seem to be increasing in 2013. "All areas of the county with the ability to attract visitors are working hard to make it happen," Cabot Hamilton, executive direc­ tor of the Ashe County Chamber of Commerce said. "We can really be proud of Ashe County." Estimates for 2013, calculated by number of visitors the Chamber had, shows visitation in the county up 6.6 percent compared to the first seven months of last year. Winter quarter numbers were down 5.3 percent compared to last year, but April through July visita­ tion increased 10.4 per­ cent. Hamilton said he be­ lieved a main reason for the increase was the col­ laboration between West Jefferson and the N.C. DOT which helped make the town more pedestrian friendly. In turn. West Jef­ ferson is more aesthetical­ ly pleasing to tourists. Hamilton said efforts by other organizations such as the Olde Towne Jeffer­ son Business Association and Greater Lansing Area Development also con­ tributed to the increase in tourism. Niche shops and busi­ nesses around the area are also reaping in the benefit. Josh Williams, a man­ ager of the Ashe County Cheese shop said business has been growing so far in 2013. "We have had a steady increase every year for the last 15 years." he said. Williams said the o weather has not kept any business away from the company, which is open year-round. Ashe County Cheese sales peak from Memorial Day weekend until Christ­ mas, having a longer tour­ ist season than many loca­ tions in the county. Hotels in the area are also having higher occu­ pancy rates than previous years. "We are doing better than last year," Raj ChauWil Petty | Jefferson Post han, owner of the Nation's Some local folks enjoy the outdoor seating and streetscape of down­ Inn said. "Our occupancy town West Jefferson. They are (from left) Angel Sluder of Todd. Jes­ sica Jordan of Lansing. Blakely Miller of Lansing. Ashley Roark of See TOURISM | 7 Creston, Alexander Gregory of Todd and Kristy Bledsoe of Todd. SHE COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL Wil Petty | Jefferson Post Ashe County High School had an 84.8 percent graduation rate in the 2012-13 school year. The score is above the North Caro­ lina average, which is a state record. ACHS graduation rate above state average Wil Petty Staff Writer jpettyflcivitasmedia.com Photo submitted | Jefferson Post Outlining an image of Beethoven. Haley Graham, a sophomore band student at Ashe County High School, helps construct props for this year's Husky Vanguard Marching Band field show. Huskies Marching Band prepares Dylan Lightfoot Staff Writer dlightfoot@civitasmedia.com The Ashe County High School' Hus­ ky Vanguard Marching Band wraps up two weeks of band camp this week, where they have been working on their 2013-14 competition show "Legends." a pops program featuring tunes by Mi­ chael Jackson, The Beatles, Frank Sina­ tra and Ludwig Van Beethoven. "Were doing a lot of competitions this year," said Carrie Mitchell, now in her second year as band director. The band will travel to competitions in Asheville, Avery and Caldwell coun­ ties and Greensboro this year, Mitchell said. Ashe County High School will also be hosting a competition in sta­ dium Oct. 5. Last year, they took first or second in every Division 1A category in which they competed, she said. The band's first gig this year will be at the Huskies' first home game against See BAND I 7 See ACHS | 7 Dylan Lightfoot | Jefferson Post The Husky Vanguard Marching Band's saxophone section worked the kinks out of Micheal Jackson medley Tuesday. From left: Jacob O'NealFernandez,Tyler Slaton, Andrew Shepherd, Melanie Day. Cousins mark 50 years at Roses Dylan Lightfoot Staff Writer dlightfoot@civitasmedia.com Cousins Rusty Darnell and Betty Miller started working at Roses on the same day over 50 years ago. "We wouldn't know how to act with another job," said Darnell. "But some days, we don't like is as good," joked Miller. The two have worked at all three Roses loca­ tions, as the discount re­ tailer has moved around town through the years. When they started, the store was located on South Jefferson Avenue in the space now occur With the beginning of the school year approaching, new data released by (he state indicates Ashe G>unty High School is making significant progress in graduating its students. ACHS had a graduation rate this year of 84.8 percent, which is above the state average and higher than last year. "That's the highest it has been since Ihave been (at ACHS)," Jason Krider. principal of Ashe County High School said. "We have made quite a jump and are cer­ tainly glad to be well above the state average this year." According to the North Carolina Public Schools' News­ room, the percentage of students who graduated high school in the state reached its highest numbers this year, with 82.5 percent of North Carolina students graduating in four years. That is an increase from 80.4 percent in 2012 and 68.3 percent in 2006. f Last year, Ashe County had a graduation rate of 80.6 pied by Friendly Shoe Store. Once, they did consider other employment, when a foreman at Sprague Electric offered them both jobs. They had to finagle a couple hours away from Roses for the interview, and cooked up a story about a flat tire, but were later caught in their lie and talked out of quitting by their manager. Later the pair moved with Roses to Mid Town, where Faith Fellowship and Harvest Ministries is located. They moved to the Jefferson location in 1987, Darnell said. The cousins live "down See ROSES | 7 Submitted Photo | Jefferson Post Following the success of a Cruise-In in June, the Olde Towne Jefferson Business Association Is hosting another one on Saturday. This time, the Cruise-In will include vendors selling arts, crafts and produce. Cruise-In and market coming to Ashe County museum Wil Petty Staff Writer lpetty@civrtasmedia.com Dylan Lightfoot | Jefferson Post Betty Miller (left) and Rusty Darnell (right) have worked at Roses for over 50 years. "We're committed together." Darnell said. A combination of a Cruise-In' and local pro­ duce and craft vendor mar­ ket will take place in down­ town Jefferson Saturday. Hosted by the 01d£ Town Jefferson Business Association. Saturdays activities combine two events the organization hosted earlier in the year. a market happened inMay. but was rajno(j out anfj jn june a car sjlovv brought in approximately 200 cars of all types to the area. Garry Elliott, vice presi­ dent of the OTJBA said there were estimates as high as 1,200 people were in attendance for the June Cruise-In. "I'm hoping this (CruiseIn) is going to be a lot big­ ger," Elliott said. "It just depends on the weather." A Cruise-In consists of car enthusiasts parking their classic cars and cus­ tom vehicles for people to See MUSEUM 17 �Pacjk 2 Friday, August 1()\ 2013 Jki-kerson Post Coffee House Live! returns Aug*. 17 The Ashe County Arts Council will sponsor the Coffee House Live! at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 17, in the Hensley Hall of the West Jefferson Methodist Church in West Jefferson. The featured perform­ ers include classical pianist Catherine Burge, Sons of Pitch, Summit Strings Quar­ tet and yo-yo artist Billy DowelL Arvil Scott will be the host for the evening. Pianist Catherine Burge is from Greenville, 111., where she was assistant professor in the music Department of Greenville College. Burge schooling includes a Mas­ ters of Music degree in pia­ no and clarinet performance from University of Idaho and a Doctor of Musical Arts de­ gree in piano pedagogy and performance from Univer­ sity of Colorado. For Coffee House her repertoire will in­ clude Scarlatti and Chopin. The barbershop quartet. The New River Chordsmen aka The Sons of Pitch, will perform featuring Robert Baldwin, Swift Black, Tom Fowler and Tom Truxal. These gentlemen are mem­ bers of the Mountain Over­ tones Barbershop group in Ashe County and have been known to serenade folks on Valentines Day. For Cof­ fee House, The New River Chordsmen will entertain with the delightful sounds of traditional barbershop fourpart liarmony. Summit String Quartet will bring a unique and ver­ satile sound to the Coffee House stage. The quartet will include Amanda Gen­ tile on violin, Berrac Appolis on violin, Amanda Tant on viola and Nick Paolino on cello. As accomplished individual musicutns with a variety of musical taste this group of performers brings together an eclectic reper­ toire including classical and contemporary music. The group plays many different arrangements for strings and enjoys playing together at weddings, festivals, and special events. There are tick­ ets still available for the annual Festi­ val of Tables, a fund­ raiser for the Ashe County Free Medical Clinic. > File photo| Jefferson Post Local barbershop quartet The New River Chordsmen will dazzle the audience with their harmonies during the Coffee House Live! Billy Dowell has been yoyoing since the fifth grade. He is now 16 and a junior at Ashe County High School. Recently Billy competed in yo-yo competitions inFlorida and Michigan placing 11th out of hundreds of competi­ tors. This summer Billy was on the streets of West Jeffer­ son as a human yo-yo book. For Coffee House Billy will show his latest yo-yo tricks. Arvil Scott will be the master of ceremonies for the Coffee House Live! Arvil is an old-time musician and an old-time square dance caller. He grew up in Surry County surrounded by the region's traditional music. He has played in many of the area's old-time bands and started the Mountain Music Jamboree. He has been the master of ceremonies for many events in Ashe County including the main stage for the Christmas in July event. As part of the diverse pro­ gramming the Ashe County Arts Council offers, the Coffee House has become a favorite tradition where old friends and new friends meet, simple delicious des­ Last call for fourth annual Festival of Tables The Ashe County Free Medical Clinic announced that there are a few tickets still available for the Fourth Annual Festival of Tables, which raises operational funds for the clinic. Tickets are $50 each and are fully tax deductible. Tick­ ets may be purchased at Tis the Season in West Jefferson or by calling Nancy Kautz at 982-5764. (Please leave a message since Nancy is often not at home). The fabulous event is catered by Rozie Bolac and the dinner menu is scrumptious, including appetizers, salad, three entrees, two vegetables and desert. The 17 festooned tables include: Winter Wonderland by Mary Rodgers and Elaine Foxx; Everything Ilove by Becky and Howell Pruitt;Mountain Music by Ed and Car­ ol Baker; Dynasty Duck by Warren Shepherd; A Summer Day by Ann McGuire, Vita Blevins and Jeri Francis; Bin­ go by Cameron Keziah and Sandi Busby of Forest Ridge Assisted Living; A Day on the River by Judy Davis and Leisa Powell of Ashe Memorial Hospital; A Walk in the Woods by Nancy Kautz; The Barnyard by Shane Little; Surprise by Patricia Calloway of Ashe Services for Aging; Up, Up and Away by Dave Thomas of Remax; Olde Town by the Jefferson Business Association, Stacy Maye, Blue Willow; Over the Rainbow by Mindy Wonsick and Cathy Clark; The local Buzz bjf the Honey Hole and Jill Breton; Halloween by Tis the Season and Brent Pitts. The evening will also include a live auction, conducted by Russell KiUen and a silent auction. The community is supporting the event and some of the donated items for auction will be: A Float Boat donated by Dr. Davis; Open source image | Jefferson Post four rounds of golf by Mt. Aire Golf Club; $100 Gift Cer­ Classical pianist Catherine Burge will be one of several per­ tificate by Libby's; Full Service Detailing by Boone Ford; formers at the Coffee House Live! Saturday night. Overnight stay for two by the Riverhouse; four prints by Lenore Dupree; a print by RT Morgan; gift certificates at serts and enjoy quality en­ are available at the door. For several restaurants; a crown by Dr. Joel Yates; and many tertainment. Tickets are $10 more information please call more items still coming in. For moreinformation you may call the Ashe County Free adults and $5 students and 336-84&ARTS. Medical Clinic at 8464649 or Nancy Kautz at 846-5764. SjajKESBACK! 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No experience necessary, the caller runs through all the steps before each dance, which kicks off at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Aug. 16. It's free if your 12 and under and $5 if you're over that. It's a whole lot of fun, even if you just come to listen to the musical stylings of the Lau­ rel Creek String Band and watch the dancers. Then on Saturday, the Todd Community Preservation Or- Open source image | Jefferson Post The Lizzy Ross Band will conclude the Todd Community Preservation Orga­ nization's free summer music concert series when they perform at 6 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 17, at Cook Memorial Park in downtown Todd. Bring a chair or blanket and enjoy an evening of music and fellowship. ganization's free summer mu­ sic series concludes with The Lizzy Ross Band. Lizzy was voted North and South Caro­ lina's Best Rock Female of the year in 2011 and last year was named a finalist and competed in the Kerrville, Texas, New Folk Songwriting Contest, whose past finalists include Mr. Terry Freeman Sim­ mons of Thomasville died Sunday, Aug. 11, 2013, at the Hinkle Hospice House after a courageous battle with cancer. He was 50. He was born on Nov. • 24, 1962, in West Jeffer­ son to Carl Franklin Sim­ mons and Mary Anderson Simmons. Terry is survived by his parents and his wife. Tammy Hunt Sim­ mons; his children, Terry Brandon Simmons (Lea Brousseau) and Courtney Elizabeth Simmons (Erin Johnson); three grand­ children, Kara Mae and Kylee Simmons and Aar­ on Dalton Johnson; one brother. Thomas Frank­ lin Simmons (Cathy) of Lewisville; one sister, Te­ resa Faye Smith (Scott) of Shelby; and several nieces and nephews. He was employed at Toys "R" Us of WinstonSalem. Terry enjoyed mostly spending time with his family and golf­ ing with his long-time friend, Craig "Keg" Fergu­ son of West Jefferson. The family greeted friends on Wednesday, in Midland, while the overall win­ Aug. 14, 2013, at the J.C. Green & Sons Funeral ner will also receive $100. Goodman said admission into Home in Thomasville. Funeral services were the event is free for those who want to watch. Those competing held on Thursday, Aug. will have to pay a $30 entry fee, 15,2013, at the J.C: Green and each practice run will cost the & Sons Funeral Home Chapel in Thomasville competitor $5. Goodman said that there will be with Rev. Ken Morris of­ breakfast and meals available to ficiating. The interment purchase at the event. Also, there will follow in Holly Hill will be a trail ride after the quali­ Memorial Park Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, you fier. Aside from the race, attendees can make donations to the can sit in on the practice runs. The American Cancer Society, first set of practice runs will take 4-A Oak Branch Dr. Greens­ place from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Fri­ boro, NC 27407-2145 or day, Aug. 16, while the second set to Hospice of Davidson will happen Saturday from 8 a.m. County, 200 Hospice Way, Lexington, NC 27292. to 10 a.m. Online condolences "It's going to be a family atmo­ sphere, so there's no drinking or may be sent to www.jcanything like that allowed," Good­ greenandsons.com. The man said. "It is a church function." family would like to ex­ All riders over 18 are allowed to press a special thanks compete, as well as those under­ for all of the prayers and age with written parental consent. s u p p o r t . Steve Earle, Townes Van Zandt, Nanci Griffith. Lyle Lovett, and Lucinda Williams. Lizzy's music is a little bit of jazz, blues, folk and rock all mixed together for a unique sound all her own. The concert starts at 6 p.m. at Cook Memorial Park and come hungry because the TCPO will have hot dogs and burgers on the grill (veggie burger too). The following Saturday, Aug. 24, brings the TCPO's premiere summer event and something that you will surely want to get your tickets to... the second annual Doc Watson Tribute Concert with the Kruger Brothers, Wayne Hender­ son and Charles Welch. Tickets are just $15 dollars (day of the show $18). This will be a show you won't want to miss. Tickets are available here at the Mercan­ tile. the Ashe or Boone Chamber of Commerce, Appalachian Music, Scott's Guitar, the Riverside Res­ taurant or Rivergirl. Stop by and get yours. The show starts at 4 p.m. For more information, call 8775401. Cow boy race qualifier coming" to West Jefferson Wil Petty Staff Writer Ipetty@>civitasmedia.com Cowboy competitions are com­ ing to the High Country. Ashe County will be a location for a qualifying race for those wanting to compete in the Rough Cut Cowboy Race finals in Mid­ land. It is the first year the main race, occurring Oct. 5, will have qualifiers. The race will take place at 10 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 17. The event is sponsored by the Happy Trails Cowboy Church of Ashe and will take place at the Baker Farm on 3460 Dick Phillips Road in West Jefferson. But what separates a cowboy race from a traditional rodeo? "(The Cowboy Race) is a timed event that is more of an obstacle course, which is also based on speed," Donnie Goodman, a competitor and lieutenant of the Submitted photo| Jefferson Post Donnie Goodman, one of the event's organizers, jumps a log at another cow­ boy race earlier in the year. Races consist of different obstacles including logs, water and trailer steps. Boon^ Polide Department said. Goodman said that the West Jef­ ferson organizers expect to see 25 to 30 riders compete in the quali­ fier. 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Page 4 August l<>, 2013 — Thomas Jefferson, 1787 Purging after Fox News"Food Stamp Binge' W h a t ' s son why some Just what the administration wrong with people are so "mountain puzzled that gets out of this scheme is not pride," Ap­ the USDA is palachian trying so hard examined. Presumably, once the to get even celebrated High Country's poor taste the sweet cultural im­ more people perative of to sign up for milk of the food stamp sugar teat, rock-ribbed food stamps, self-reliance? whether they they will forswear their bitter cup of Not a thing. say they want pride and start voting Democrat. W h a t ' s them or not." wrong with We have a moment to Fox News' Aug. 9 seg­ ponder, "Why Dylan is the Depart­ recently lost 26 weeks of their own food and creat­ ment "The ment of Ag­ Federal Emergency Un­ ing jobs for them were at Great Food Lightfoot riculture so employment Compensa­ cross-purposes to their re­ S t a m p Staff Writer keen on feed­ tion in the blowback of gaining the pride of selfBinge," coving people?" the General Assembly's sufficiency. ering the Baier claims the cam­ Then...cue the hot-and-bothered unem­ USDA plot paign accounts, at least ployment reform? to "overcome mountain banjo music. How are these people in part, for the doubling Cut to Ashe County, fi­ pride" in Ashe County, in county food stamp en­ feeding their families? and fill out the food stamp nal frontier for the fierce­ Why didn't they talk to rollment over the last 10 rolls with reluctant ben­ ly independent. True enough. Whether recently laid off United years, and it may be true. eficiaries? Just about ev­ you were born here in the Chemi-con workers or But broad swaths of rel­ erything. First, the title is in poor days when the train ran, soon-to-be laid off Gates evant context are left out taste — enough to put or came later via the "wit­ employees, and find out if of the story. Not a word is said about even the most undeserv­ ness protection program," they're going on the dole ing food stamp mooch off these mountains dare you or sucking it up mountain the recession or Ashe's lingering double-digit style? his "gumment cheese." to stay, on their terms. Ashe County, we are jobless rate, now in it's The Fox News piece With Supplemental Nutri­ tion Assistance Program takes a History Channel- told, is a place where 56th month. There's no (SNAP) benefits — it's style flashback to the many qualify for but do mention of the increase not called "food stamps" "old days," when people not receive food stamps. in low-income elderly anymore — averaging facing hard times simply These people are targets and disabled residents or $121.37 per recipient per did without as a matter of "a network of social children living in poverty, month in N.C., the stock of pride. What assistance services types" in a cam­ which is now up to 30 per­ image of the entitled free­ there was came through paign to overcome their cent, according to countyhealthrankings.org. loader hinging on hand­ church and community, pride. Just what the admin­ Kids can't eat pride. not the government. outs is a hard sell. And why was Alabama But community charity istration gets out of this But this straw man is not the star of the show: is not a thing of the past. scheme is not examined. Senator Jeff Sessions the the ruggedly independent Food pantries are strug­ Presumably, once the brain to pick on Ashe. gling to meet the same in­ High Country's poor taste County food assistance? mountaineer is. Narrated by Bret Bai­ crease in demand that has the sweet milk of the food We have our very own er, the story leads with seen the county's Food stamp sugar teat, they Congresswoman Virginia a "food stamp bust" in and Nutrition Services will forswear their bitter, Foxx who takes a dim Columbus, Ohio, where caseload double since cup of pride and start vot­ view of expanding food stamp participation. police cite a convenience 2007. Perhaps Fox News ing Democrat. Social worker Brandi The "old days" may in­ store for selling alcohol to can explain how this an undercover agent, who parallel trend developed Leggs is named as the deed have been a better makes the purchase with without a government campaign's visionary. time, when self-reliant food stamps. plot, and despite an influx Leggs received a Hunger people produced much Yes, people will game of food stamps? Champions award for of their own food, cloth­ the system. Is this news? Local old-timers are in­ breaking the pride barrier ing and other goods, It is then revealed the terviewed (some of whom by getting Ashe Coun- rather than competing in clerk thought she was I know). It's always been tians to use food stamps a scanty labor market for selling an energy drink, hard to make it here, they to buy seeds and plants diminishing wages to buy which the canned alco­ say, and given they grew for gardening, increasing everything from multina­ holic beverage much re­ old here, they oughta program participation 10 tional retailers who get sembled. know. percent in one year. their merchandise from The non-news of this But why didn't Fox One interviewee says overseas, where the jobs "bust" fails completely News seek out residents there should instead went. to dovetail with the who work full-time, but be an award for getting And they didn't have to mountain pride story, as still qualify for food people off of food stamps listen to cable news hacks Baier inserts a graceless stamps? Or any of the and finding them jobs, as romanticize their unmet segue: "It's another rea- county's 250 jobless who if helping people produce needs as a matter of pride. LETTER TO THE EDITOR A tribute to the late Audrey Hash Ham * Dear Editor, We recently lost a dear and tireless advocate for our mountain culture Audrey Hash Ham. She devoted her life to promoting the traditions of her native mountain culture. I apprenticed with both her father, Al­ bert Hash, and Audrey, his daughter. As we worked, they discussed the idea of teaching tradi­ tional mountain music to anyone who was interest­ ed in learning. Audrey ob­ tained the initials grants to begin the project. Her efforts were suc­ cessful from the begin­ ning. Every Monday eve­ ning of men, women and We t f r OS SI KVINO ASHE OOCNTY, NORTH CAROLINA SINCE 112 • (USPS 441-810) Member NC Press Association Published twice weekly by Civitas Media LLC. P.O. Box 808 203 S. Second Ave., West Jefferson, NC 28694 Periodicals postage paid at West Jefferson, NC 28694 Phone 336-846-7164 Email cclark@civitasmedia.com Subscription rates in Ashe County - $38/year In North Carolina - $48 01/year Editor/General Manager Cliff Clark Staff Writer Wil Petty Staff Writer Dylan Lightfoot Sports Writer Nathan Ham Advertising Sales Teresa Roark Laws Advertising Sales John Sears Classifieds/Legals Kay Hart Mail Room Department Julia B6ck Postmaster: Send address changes to Jefferson Post P.O. Box 808 West Jefferson NC 28694-0808 All content copyright 2012 by Civitas Media LLC and may not be reproduced without permission children, some in elemen- ' tary school, would gather at the Whitetop Fire House and separate into the musical instrument group of their choice to learn to play or enhance their skill. It was truly amazing and an innova­ tive way to get more folks interested in mountain music. It was the only program of its kind in the entire country. From those initial evenings emerged the successful traditional music program at the Kthrough-12 Mount Rog­ ers Combined School. Audrey, her father and a few others taught music at the school which led to the formation of the Mt. Rogers Combined School Band. After Albert died in 1983, the band was re­ named The Albert Hash Memorial Band. Through this program many people have learned to play an instrument and further their musical interest, some for their own enjoy­ ment and others making a career in music. Audrey, with strong support of family and friends, was instrumental in creating opportunities for folks to learn about, explore and enjoy the music of their culture. Audrey's talent for making beautiful moun­ tain dulcimers and fiddles is renowned. They are pictured in and written about in many books and publications and are prized possessions by Audrey Hash Ham hundreds of folks far and wide. She not only made musical instruments but she generously shared her instrument making knowledge and skills with anyone who came to her for assistance. There are many dulcimer and fiddle makers but there aren't many as immersed in the history, traditions and culture of these moun­ tains as Audrey was. She was the embodi­ ment of all this and un­ til a month ago she was still sharing her wealth of knowledge with her latest prot^g6e, Chris Testerman. Chris is now making beautiful musi­ cal instruments and he is carrying on the Hash tra­ dition of old time music. Audrey Hash Ham might not be known much beyond these mountains, but she was a towering presence to those of us who were privileged to know her, love her and in turn be loved by her. Walter T. Messick Apologize sincerely, inv mom lold me Apolo­ publicans gize, my Nazis just mom told didn't pass me. the smell When test. you hurt Here's s o m e the column m f body's feel­ D.G. wrote. ings, she Take a look said, apolo­ at it. [See gize, even the link if they above.] Ole misun­ Claude, derstood out of or even if paranoia, you didn't fooli shD.G. Martin mean it the ness, or a way they plain mean took it. streak, indulged in a fact Say you're sorry and twist. move on. A political pundit had And that is what I said Republicans "over­ did when some folks reaching" in the legis­ took offense at my re­ lature was natural for cent column that used folks who'd been out of a quote from Erik Lar­ power for a long time, son's "In the Garden of and D.G. pointed out the Beasts" in which a that, in his book, "In the spokesman tried to ex­ Garden of the Beasts," plain away violence of Erik Larson rejy>rted Nazi followers towards Joseph Goebbels had Jews. If you missed that used pretty much the column, you can read it same explanation for at Nazi excesses back in http://chapelboro. the 1930's. com/columns/one-on. It's a subtle but one/egypt-nazi-germastraightforward point: ny-and north-carolina/ Comparing the pundit's But for my friends explanation to what and readers who heard Goebbels said 80 years that I called somebody ago was not calling Re­ else a Nazi, I want to publicans Nazis. But emphasize that is not Claude wasn't about to what Idid. let anything as fragile as Others have ex­ a fact stand in his way. plained it better than I Here's my point: could, including Gary There's not much differ­ Pearce and Carter ence between Rev. Bar­ Wrenn on their blog, ber twisting a fact so he talkingaboutpolitics. can howl Republicans com, which is a unique are turning back the source of political view­ dock to the days of Jim points because they rep­ Crow and Claude Pbpe resent polar opposite twisting a fact so he can opinions. Gary has been howl at D.G. Jim Hunt's longtime po­ ****** > litical advisor, and Cart­ You do not have to er was a principal strat­ agree with Carter about egist for Jesse Helms. William Barber to see Both Gary and Carter the power of the anal­ are political geniuses. ogy. TTiey weighed iii on I am also grateful to the controversy about others who understood my column, Gary first: the points I tried to ****** make and expressed D.G. and the GOP D.G. Martin - TV- their support. Thomas radio host, newspaper Mills had read "In the Garden of the Beasts" columnist and finalist for Most Interesting and thought "about the throughout Man in the World- riled parallels this session of the legis­ up the Republican Party lature." with a recent column. You can read his State GOP Chair Claude Pbpe accused thoughtful commentary D.G. of comparing Re­ at www.politicsnc.com My favorite came publicans to Nazis. "In­ excusable, disgusting from "Indy Weekly" col­ and shameful," Pope umnist Bob Geary, who fumed. He called on made their "denounce­ UNC-TV to suspend ment" of me as Number D.G.'s show "Book 1 in his Top Ten list of Watch," so as not to recent Republican mis­ "damage the reputation takes. See his complete of an otherwise up­ list at www.indyweek. standing organization." (Remind me: Wasn't com/indyweek/ the-topit just last year that Mitt 10-republican-mistakes/ Romney and the Repub­ Content?oid-3690361 All that said, I am licans were demanding the de-funding of Big still sorry. My apology stands, andIwill contin­ Bird?) Now, no one should ue to tpr to treat those ever compare anybody who disagree with me to Nazis. D.G. didn't. with respect, just like Read his column. [See my mom told me. D.G. Martin hosts "North Caroli­ the link above.1 And Pope's outrage na Bookwatch." which airs Sun­ might look more genu­ days at noon and Thursdays at 5 p.m. on UNC-TV. For more ine if so many members information or to view prior of his own party hadn't programs visit the webpage at so freely compared www.unctv.org/ncbookwatch President Obama to This week s (Aug. 18,22) guest Hitler and Obamacare is Susan Woodring. author of "Goliath" to fascism. "Goliath" is a powerful debut This qualifies as croc­ by Susan Woodring. who lives odile tears. in Drexel. home to a closed til * * * * * Carter followed with the following: * * * * * The Smell Test All I can say about Gary's column on D.G. Martin is - "Amen." In the fourteen years I've known D.G., I've never heard him say an unkind word about any­ one - so Claude Pope claiming he'd called Re- Drexel Heritage Furniture plant. Her novel is set in a similar but fictional place, where quirky, but very realistic,characters try to cope with the demiseof their town. The • beautifully written first chapter of "Goliath" is available on line at http://www.susanwoodring. com/p/first-chapter-of-goliath html A grant from the NorthCarolina Humanities Council provides crucial support for North Caro­ lina Bookwatch �.Ikffkrson CHURCH CALENDAR Aug. 16 - Sept 20 40 Days of Prayer. Son's Light Ministries would like to invite willing individuals to participate in a 40-day prayer commitment. We will be praying specifically for Gods will to be done during and following the High Country Praise Festival on Sunday, Sept. 1, 2013, at the Holmes Center on the campus of Appalachian State University. If youmiss a day during the 40-day prayer period, no need to worry. You can still make a commitment to pray 40 times during the same 40-day prayer period. For more information, call Son's Light Ministries at 828-264-2007. Aug. 16 - 17 2 p.m. The Ashe Baptist Association Annual Meet­ ing will be, held with Faith Fellowship, and at 9 a.m., Aug. 17. 2013, with Midway Baptist Church hosting. This year's theme is "The Voice of Many Waters" from Revelations 19:6. Be in prayer as we celebrate 127 years of working together for the cause of Christ. If you church would like to host the meeting'in 2013, contact the Preach and Place Committee or call the association's office. Aug. 18 10 a.m. Homecoming Services will be held at Pilot Mt. Baptist Church. Lunch will follow the service. All members, former members and friends are invited to attend. 11 aan. Backpack Sunday. Bethany United Methodist in­ vites everyone to attend. During the 11a.m. morning worship students, teachers, and school workers are invited to bring their backpack, briefcase, or lunch box to church as part of worship. Blessings will be offered for the new school-term which begins on Aug. 20, 2013. For more information, visit the website at www.bumcwj.org, or call the church office at 336-877-2801. 11 a.m. Rev.'fyler Richardson willbe the guest speaker at Temple Baptist Church on Radio Hill, West Jefferson. You ani invited to attend. Baptismal Service. New River Baptist Church announces a Baptismal Service to be held immediately after the Worship Service. It will take place in the river just past the church. Pas­ tor Rev. Wayne Jones and congregation invite you to attend. 2 p.m. Annual Decoration Service at the Claude Mash Cemetery, in Glendale Springs. Rain date will Aug. 25,2013. For more information, call 982-3574. 6 p.m. Special Singing will be held at Calvary Baptist Church. Pastor Rev. Kirby McNeil and congregation invite you to attend. Johnson Family Cemetery Decoration will be on the Hartsog Farm, located at 15740 NC 88 W. Everyone is wel­ come to come by anytime. For donations to the cemetery fund may be mailed to: Mrs. Mildred Graybeal, Box 2550 Big Lau­ rel Road, Creston, NC 28615. Post We tend "And he an­ to think that swering said. when we go to Thou shalt church, we are love the Lord fulfilling our thy God with requirement of all thy heart, worshipping and with all God for the thy soul, and week, not so. with all thy There are strength, and also many with all thy other ways to mind; and thy worship God. neighbour as In the Bible, thyself." (Luke we find shout­ 10:27). If we Leila Harris ing, sound­ are to love God ing trumpets, with all of our dancing, pray­ minds, then ing, rejoicing, giving of our minds should be think­ thanks, etc. We also find ing of Him often; with all of the "at times forgotten" our hearts, then we should ways of worship, which be doing things for Him include: being obedient to and in His name that are God, serving God, memo­ pleasing to Him, and the rizing Scripture, meditat­ list goes on. ing on God's Words and David danced, the people His ways, talking with oth­ shouted, and the trumpets ers about God, witnessing, were sounded when the Bible study, etc. Ark of the Covenant was There is even a whole returned. "And it was told book in the Bible of hymns king David, saying, The of worship—the Psalms. LORD hath blessed the Very few things surpass house of Obed-edom, and singing an old Gospel hymn all that pertaineth unto that we learned in child­ him, because of the ark of hood. God. So David went and God created each of us brought up the ark of God in His own image, and we from the house of Obedhave the ability to worship edom into the city of David Him and praise Him in a with gladness. And it was multitude of ways. We are so, that when they that bare to love God with all of our the ark of the LORD had hearts, all of our minds, all gone six paces, he sacri­ of our strengthAnight, and ficed oxen and fatlings. And all of our souls. This in­ David danced before the cludes loving our neighbors LORD with all his might; as ourselves, so yes, loving and David was girded with those we don't even like is a linen ephod. So David a form of worshipping God. and all the house of Israel brought up the ark of the LORD with shouting, and with the sound of the trum­ pet." (2 Sam 6:12, KJV). This spontaneous erup­ tion of praise for the Lord is profoundly demonstrative of how we can worship Him and praise Him anytime and anywhere. We know that the angels in Heaven spontaneously erupt in worship and praise when a lost person gets saved. "Likewise, I say unto you, there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner that repenteth." (Luke 15:10). Jesus instructed us to "leap for joy" when we are persecuted for His Name's sake. "Blessed are ye, when men shall hate you, and when they shall separate you from their company, and shall reproach you, and cast out your name as evil, for the Son of man's sake. Rejoice ye in that day, and leap for joy: for, behold, your reward is great in heaven: for in the like man­ ner did their fathers unto the prophets." (Luke 6:2223). Jesus worshipped the Fa­ ther through His teaching, His compassion. His obedi­ ence of the laws of the land, and the Law of God, His faithfulness. His service. Aug. 19 - 23 7 p.m. RevivaL There will be revival services at Wolf Knob Baptist Church. Evangelist Mark Loggins will be the speaker for the week. Pastor Rex Hall invites everyone to attend. CORNERSTONE FELLOWSHIP Bamett St. • West Jefferson 846-3954 Pastor Todd Brewer Casual ft Contemporary Sunday Sdiool 10:00 a.m. Sunday Worship 11:00 a.m. Wednesday Bible Study 7:00 p.m. ST. FRANCIS OF ASSISI CATHOLIC CHURCH 246-9151 Row. James Stuhrenberg Main & Ivy Streets. • Jefferson Sun. Morning Mass - 9:00 am Saturday Evenint| Mass 5:00pm English A 7:OOpm Spanish Weekday Mom. Mass Call for times Faith Fellowship We^KMs Bible Study 9:30 am coffee ond feHowshlp 10:30-11 Sunday Service H:00 om Serta; Available in •3SS- Twin •Full I Queen • King Sizes BETTER HOMES FURNITURE CO. Family owned and operated since 1943 527 East Main Street • North Wilkesboro 336-838-2061 Pastor Steven LeaShomb (336) 246-2012 Sunday School - 9:45 a.m. Morning Wonhlp • 11:00 a.m. ivcnlng Worship - 6:00 p.m. Wednesday Mhle Study - 7:00 p.m. Smethport Independent Baptist Church Rev. Will Heyward 336-846-7445 Sunday School • 9:45 AM Worship • 11:00 AM 201 S. Jefferson Ave., West Jefferson Reverend Phil Arnold Sunday School 9:4S a.m. WorsMp 11:00 o.m. Sunday Night Service* 6:10 p.m. 4. mt US Hay 121 N. letter*#*. NC (336) 246-4764 Sumter School Worship Sorvke Sunday Ntfhl Service • T.I.A.M. • ley la (he Hearing 7:00 p.m. © VANNOV 146-6077 Bethany United Methodist Church 336-877-2801 44S Highmm m Sooth Rev. A. Owen Feeler Sunday School 9:4Sa.m. Sunday Worship n:00 a.m. "And He ltd Iheoi e< for at to Aethoor. .. ond He Messed Iheoi" Luke 14:10 BLUERVDGE Sdfe VANN0Y & SONS CONSTRUCTION COMPANY H&W Oil Company 24-HOUR BURNER SERVICE IEALTH & HOSPICE lospice 3926 .265.39 739 US Hwy 221 Bus West Jeffenon . 246-9969 Mon. - Sat.: B;30AM - 5:30PM Services: Sunday School 10:00 a.m. Worship Servica 11:00 a.m. Wednesday Bible Study 7:00 p.m. Youth Class (All Stars for Jesas) Everyone Welcome! Seventh-Day Adventtst Church of Warrensville Pastor: Kevin Morgan 115 last Main St., Jeffenon. NC (336)846-9512 9:00 a.m. Informal Wonhip 9:45 a.m. - Sunday School for ad ages 11:00 e.m. - Traditional Worship Service We would love to have you come worship svtth us. 336-667-6092 Saturday Services: Bible School -10:00 AM Sabbath Worship -11:15 AM wmmnsvsuu kovnmstoweoKotmin oati First Assembly of God Church *4b I Bottling Pastor Keith Sty ran Comer of Faw-Rotand ft McNeil St» • Jefferson (88 West - Left on McNeil, One Block Sunday School - 9:30-10:15 a.m. Morning Worship -10:30 a.m. Sunday Evening - 6:00 p.m. lifciiNf Mgkt BMe Study - 7:00p m. The Jewel Shoppe 785 East Main Street Company The Mountain Village Shopping Center Jefferson, NC 246-4591 CITGO YOUR FULL SERVICE OIL COMPANY Call 846-9241 Ronnie Hopkins VIII •" yhdti pbalt not ato-.J IX Tbou abalt >K >t txiiir f.-Jpe *rtnr->5 .rijjinat tk| rv-riAlx». V Jefferson United MethoWst Church Rev. Karen F. Miller. Pastor Yi«*Toudwine nunY" Putins jjro/if . 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West ieffersaa Sunday School 9:30 a.m. Sunday Morning Worship Service 8:30am 8 10:45 om Sunday Evening Worship -6:00 pm Wednesday Meal -5:15 pm BIMe Study -6:30 pm Baldmountalnchurdi.org Email: Baldmountoin@shybest.com * Church 877-1550 S«rx> to \ o»n 336-667-2757' ereno.oridwovhapthtnc.org Mount Jefferson Presbyterian Church Elliott Osowltl. Factor Bald Mfn. Baptist Church ' 1670 Mt. Jefferson Rd.. 676 S. Main St.. Jofforcon F.B.I Bible Study - 6:30 pm * I l tK tf l Y — Weit ieffonea. NC 28694 Old Hwy. 221 Near GoH Course Rd. West Jefferson • Since 1890 846-3795 Jim Dawes, Minister Sunday School 10:00 a.m. Morning Worship 11:00 a.m. Evening Service 6:30 p.m. Rev. Keith Casey Jefferson TW ftMHD Beaver Creek Midway Baptist Church Christian Church Eucharist 10:00 am Christian Education 8:30 Rector - The Rev. Stephen Miller Wednesday Night: , GOLD Adjustable Beds by Serta Mt. Jefferson Baptist Church Ptea Hfut His healing. His fellowship with others (peacemaking). His ultimate, sacrifice, and countless other ways. If we just take one day and all day long give God thanks for- everything we are thankful for; it would take more than a day. We can give thanks for our eyes to see, but then that can go on all day listing the things we are thank­ ful to see: our parents, our children, our loved ones smiles, the variety of landscapes we see each day, the beautiful sky that changes every minute, the Bible we can see and read, the animals and their beautiful antics, and so many other things. Taking the time once in a while to actually think about and thank God in worship for these things can bring us closer to God. , Doing for others is an important form of worship to God, He notices and it matters to Him. It also mat­ ters when others do for you because you love Jesus with all your heart. "For whosoever shall give you a cup of water to drink in my name, because ye belong to Christ, verily I say unto you, he shall not lose his reward." (Mark 9:41). also buying silver, platinum & coins 7 p.m. The Ashe Associational Choir will begin rehears­ als for the 2013 revival season. The choir meets at Midway Baptist Church. Practice on Monday nights and booking are . almost always on Monday nights as well. Personal practice is via CD in your home. No auditions are required. All de­ nominations are welcome. "If you are a child of the King - let's sing." For more information, call 877-0261 or 877-8000. |07 W. Second Street West Jefferson, North Carolina 336-246-5292 www.wjumc.net 9:45 Sunday School 11:00 Morning Worship Pagk ."> The many forms of worship Aug. 19 West Jefferson United Methodist Church Friday, August 16, 2013 336-246-4155 RID-A-BUG EXTERMINATING Termite & Pest Control 246-4222 To list your local church on this page, call the Jefferson Post at 336-846-7164 Peak Creek Church of the Brethren Pastor: Ed Hall 336-372-5479 Sunday Sdtool:10 AM Worship Service: 11 AM continuing the wort of Jesus Peacefully, Simply, Together 2082 Peak Creek Church Rd. Laurel Springs. NC 28644 A\ / f l „ �FRIDAY, AUGUST 16,2013 ORTS Nathan I lam, Sports \\ rilcr (:j.'i(i) 946-7164 nham(>i civitasiiuxlia.cuni ONLINE Game of the Week video can be found atjeffersonpost.com Joe Young' Memorial Shotgun Tournament Saturday The Ashe County Wild­ life Clubs annual shotgun sports tournament will be held on Saturday. Aug.17, starting at 9 a.m. The Joe Young Memorial Shotgun Tournament will feature 50 shots of skeet and 50 shots of sporting clays. An individual entry fee or sponsorship fee is $100, which includes a lunch of barbecued chicken with all the fixings* plus an entry into a drawing for a $500 cash prize. Donations to the club are tax deductible. "This tournament is our main fundraiser each year. We named it after Joe Young, one of the founders of the Ashe County Wild­ life Club, because he loved shooting skeet and he was good at it, sometimes shooting 200 timesin a row without missing a single day," said Truitt Weaver, president of the club. "This year all of the mon­ ey we raise goes toward fin­ ishing our new dub house, which is up at the new 300yard rifle range. Once the building is finished, and the grass comes in, we will have one of the best ranges in the state, maybe the southeast. We have already put our club up for hosting the 2015 International Benchrest Shooting national championship," he said. Danny Laurence, chair of the Joe Young Tournament, said shooters at all levels of skills are welcome to the tournament. Skeet features clays coming from two dif­ ferent throwing positions. Sporting Clays is similar, but the clays' trajectory is more erratic, and may Include one clay skipping along the ground like a rab­ bit while another clay flies through the air. "Folks can pick up entry forms at Weaver Equipment in Jefferson (102 South Main St.), or download a form from the Ashe County Wildlife Club website (www. acwlc.org). You can fill in a preferred start time between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. and we will try to accommodate you if you want to shoot with a particular group of friends," said Laurence. "Just fill out the form and return it with the $100 en­ try fee and you are done. If it rains, the rain date is the following Saturday of Au­ gust 24. Our only restric­ tion is that people use no larger than 7.5 shot. Many n shooters use size 9 on the skeet and size 8 on the sporting clays. The smaller the number, the larger the size of shot. Any shells you buy from stores that are described as target loads, game loads, or even heavy game loads are acceptable." The Ashe County Wild­ life Club is located about 15 miles east of downtown Jefferson at 3260 Big Creek Road. The turn for this road is opposite the North Carolina Experimental Farm on N.C. 88, heading toward Laurel Springs. Coming from U.S 221, Big Creek Road is- called J.E. Gentry Road. The club is located where the gravel portion of Big Creek Road ends or the paved portion of J.E. Gentry Road ends. In addition to fields for shooting skeet and sport­ ing clays, the club also has a pyramid from which shooters stand in order to shoot trap, another form of shotgun sports involv­ ing shooting at clays. The club also has a number of manual throwing machines so shooters can practice on their own without the ne­ cessity of using the genera­ tor-powered throwers. Besides the 300-yard rifle range, the new rifle range will have portable targets to accommodate shoot­ ers wanting to practice at 50 and 100 yard ranges. A pistol range is also part of the club featuring room for more than a dozen shooters shooting at paper targets, plus steel knockdown tar­ gets that can accommodate two shooters at a time. The Ashe County Wild­ life Club is a sponsor and supporter of 4-H Shooting Sports, supplying .22 rifles and 12-gauge shotguns so teenagers can learn how to safely handle firearms. Over the last 'several years several 4-Hers from Ashe County have become good enough to compete on a state and national Jevel. Membership in the Ashe County Wildlife Club is Submitted photo | Jefferson Post $125 a year with lifetime Steve Arnett of Greensboro shoots at skeet from thrower memberships available for Gale Elliott of West Jefferson. The annual Joe Young Memo­ various age groups. rial Shotgun Tournament will be an all-day event at the Ashe County Wildlife Club on Saturday, Aug. 17. f# rf File photos | Jefferson Post . Junior Abby Lopp (left) will be one of Ashe's key players at the net. Lady Huskies are ready for new season Nathan Ham Sports Writer nham@civitasmedia.com Ashe County's volleyball team, led by five senior players and a good group of talented underclassmen, will hit the court on Monday for the regular season opener at Watauga. "Myself and the players are really excited about this sea­ son," said Head Coach Lindsey Williams. "Some of the girls worked really hard over the summer attending camps at App State, UNC and N.C. State." The playere also took part in a two-day camp at ACHS hosted by Catawba College Head Coach Ginger Hamric, another important step during the summer to get the Lady Huskies prepared. This year's varsity squad has five seniors, five juniors and a pair of talented freshmen, including Lynsey Aldridge who will be the starting libero. Aldridge brings lots of athleticism and a strong serve to the court. ' Junior Abby Lopp, senior Sloan Elliott and senior Elaina Bassett will be counted on to patrol the net scoring points and blocking shots. Coach Williams praised Elliott for her well-rounded skills she has shown throughout her career. Elliott will be one of the top outside hitters for the team and is a very strong pass­ er and server. Combine all of that with her experience, and she will most certainly be one of the team leaders. The Lady Huskies struggled at times last year, but Coach Williams feels like all of die necessary parts and pieces are there for success. "We have all the factors needed to be more competitive this year. Height, athleticism, another year of experience and good attitudes," said Williams. "I really feel like the pro­ gram is improving." . Ashe opens the year with four non-conference games be­ fore the first Mountain Valley Athletic Conference match on Aug. 29 at Alleghany. i Senior Sloan Elliott will be counted on for her leadership, passing and outside hitting this season. i m t mmi m 1 1 n 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 n . H i File photos| Jefferson Post Maggie Witherspoon qualified for the 2A Midwest Regional last season and hopes to build on her success this year. Tennis team mixes youth with experience Nathan Ham Sports Writer nham@civitasmedia.com Ashe County has had a long­ standing tradition of success from the women's tennis program. Head coach Larry Dix is hop­ ing that this season will be more of the same as this year's squad will feature a nice blend of expe­ rienced players and youth. . "We have 16 players this year, including four seniors and six freshmen," said Coach Dix. The Lady Huskies also return four of last season's top six seeds in Kasey Curcio, Mary Austin lugman, llallie Brown and Mag­ gie Witherspoon. Ihose four, as well as a group of younger players, will be compet­ ing for the top two seeds, vacated by graduates Haley Maloney and Anna Wooten. Maloney and Woo­ len were 23-2 last season as a dou­ bles team and made it to the 2A State Championship Tournament before falling in the first round of action. Witherspoon and Brown both reached the 2A Midwest Region­ al last season and were Mountain Valley All-Conference performers lugman was an MVAC Honorable Mention player. The tennis team will begin the year at Watauga on Aug. 19. Ashe Mary Austin Tugman is one of the senior leaders for the squad. will have its first home match the next day against East Wilkes. As always, teams want to close the regular season strong, and the Lady Huskies will have a great shot to do that with four of the final six games at home. Ashe has three straight home matches against North Wilkes (Sept. 17), West Wilkes (Sept. 19) and Al­ leghany (Sept. 24). The team closes the regular season with home matches at Elkin and Starmount on Sept. 26 and Oct. 1 before the final home match at home versus Wilkes Cen­ tral on Oct. 3. Conference tournament play begins Oct. 8 and the state play­ offs begin exactly one week later. �.JI;H KKSON POST Tourism ACHS From Page1 percent, just above the state average. Krider said there are multiple factors to what he believes helped raise the graduation rate in Ashe County. One is the addi­ tion of a graduation coach to help students stay on track to finish high school. The other factor involves the dedication of teachers and staff. "The biggest strength here is the teachers we have at Ashe County High School," Krider said. "We have great and caring teachers and they are will­ ing to put in the time to work with the kids." Though the teachers and staff are willing to help, students must be willing to learn. "Every student has the opportunity to get the help they need," Krider Nathan Ham| Jefferson Post The "Stuff the Bus" drive at Yadkin Bank came to an end and all of the donated Items were put on display at the Mt. Jefferson Road branch on Tuesday. Schools will collect these items and guidance counselors at each school will dis­ tribute the supplies as needed. Yadkin Bank would like to thank those who contributed to this worthy cause either by donating school supplies or money. The "Stuff the Bus" project began in 2008 and has continued to grow every year. The bank will continue to support and help the Ashe County School System and do their best to make a difference in in children's lives in the community. Roses From Page 1 163," and have both been married for as long as they have held their jobs — Darnell 47 years and Miller 50. Darnell has two children and two grandchildren, while Miller has none, but, Darnell said, "she bor­ rows mine." Asked how they man­ aged to maintain such length of employment, marriage and friendship, Darnell said, "We didn't realize we had a choice on anything. Once we got 'em, we kept 'em." Museum From Page 1 Jefferson. A square dance Maye said that produce of Ashe County History. night will take place in will be sold in front of the Admission is free" for the come and look at. September along with an courthouse and craft vend­ event. Elliott has been promot­ Oktoberfest in October. ers will be selling products Elliott said he hopes to ing the Cruise-in for Ashe "We're trying to have a in front of town hall. make the Cruise-In a per­ County, going to other bunch of different events," "It will be like a hodge­ manent fixture in Jeffer­ Cruise-Ins at Boone and Elliott said. "We've had one podge flea market," Maye son, since cars attract large Lenoir handing out fliers every month since April." said. crowds. and spreading awareness Other activities will take Maye said the primary "It was just an idea, and for the event. place including live music, focus is on the Cruise-In, something that people "We're just trying to get games and drawings. but the vendors are added took an interest in and people to come to Jeffer­ The market side will fea­ in to combine the events. drew a big crowd," he said. son," Elliott said. ture both local produce as The Olde Town Market "People like old cars, so This event is one of many well as vendors selling an­ and Cruise-In will take maybe next year we'll be taking place every third tiques and crafts. place Aug. 17 from 3 p.m. able to do one the third Saturday of the month in OTJBA President Stacv to 8 p.m. at the Museum Saturday of every month." said. "It's a matter of those kids getting in (school) and wanting to put in the time." ACHS also scored above the state average for chil­ From Page 1 The band is in good form deal of this with her hands- sion," she said. dren with disabilities who For competition sched­ Watauga Aug. 30, she said. this year. At their Tues­ on teaching style, which is graduate. The state aver­ With 50 kids in the en­ day practice, they worked at once, uncompromising ules and information on age is 65.5 percent while Ashe County graduated semble, participation is through some rough spots and easy-going, and seems how you can support the 77.3 percent of its disabled up this year, Mitchell said. in the program with a pal­ to drive home the message: Husky Vanguard Marching Band, contact Broderick students in 2013. "We've got high numbers. pable buckled-down enthu­ if it isn't right it isn't fun. "The main thing is that It's increasing after years siasm. "I like what I do. My job Shepherd at (336)246every kid has someone of steady decline." Mitchell supplies a good is my hobby and my pas­ 2628. looking out for them," Krider said. "Our counsel­ ors and teachers do a great • •( • •> Tfc -asp job of that, so we're under the impression that we're 3WBiSHEBtMSMRHM TuS not going to let kids fail." ACHS is looking to '1 continue improving the graduation rate for years to come. "I think that focus has paid off for three years now," Krider said. "Hope­ TREE SERVICE ROOFING CYCLES fully, it will continue year after year." Band Ashe County Roofing Ashe County Little Theatre BOB'S TREE SERVICE Srrviti/j the Hijfh Country "Fully Insured" 30 Years Experience presents Tree Trimming Tree Removal Bucket Truck Chipper Clearing Lots Cutting Views Licensed in VA Install roofing of all kinds Roof Painting Insured 8 ALL Work Guaranteed Bye Bye Birdie • FREE ESTIMATESl Free Estimates I Allen Miller August 22 - 25,2013 .336-38-4-3033. 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Chauhan said that be­ ness in August has helped cause the economy is im­ recover some of what was proving, more people are lost in July He is hopeful as the tour­ coming to Ashe County for ist season winds down. festivals, events and vaca­ tions. * "We're open and the While the number of oc­ river is looking great and cupants in hotels is higher, we're expecting a great end storms in the area have still of the month* Labor Day prevented the businesses and will continue to offer from reaching their full po­ river trips through Octo­ ber," he said. tential. Other outdoor establish­ "Weather has caused ments, such as Ashe Coun­ cancellations," Chauhan ty's New River State Park, said. were also affected by the Chauhan said that he be­ summer rains. lieved his occupancy would "(The rain) didn't keep be up an additional 10 per­ visitors from coming, but cent if not for cancellations it kept them from staying" due to the weather. said Joe Shimel, Park Su­ While shops and hotels pervisor for the state park. are thriving this year, busi­ As a state park, business nesses catered for outdoor was not affected, but the tourism are not. operations of the park were The River Girl Fishing hindered. Company in Todd is open Shimel said the constant from April through Nov. 1.. rain and water levels kept Owner Kelly McCoy said campers and other visitors this year, business in June from enjoying their experi­ and July was way down. ence at the park. McCoy said her business Shimel said there was a is not low on tourists, but small drop in visitors for the weather and water lev­ the month of July. els determine if the river While signs show Ashe enthusiasts are allowed County tourism mostly to go in the water. During improving, official 2013 the week of July 4, River tourism statistics will not Girl had to cancel five days be released until August of of trips with 100 people 2014. scheduled each day. Numbers just released "Many do try to call and by the North Carolina Divi­ reschedule," she said. "But sion of Tourism, Film and it has stiH been a pretty Sports Development show tough season." that 2012 figures for the Although June and July county's tourism increased. hurt the business, McCoy In 2012 the county re­ said that River Girl is hav­ ceived tourism revenues of ing the busiest August the $46.5 million, a 2.7 percent fishing company has expe­ increase from 2011. rienced in a long time. Ashe County ranks No. Zaloo's Canoes owner 58 in travel impact among Jedd Farrington echoed North Carolina's 100 coun­ McCoy's experiences dur­ ties, the same ranking as ing July. last year. "We made no money in State and local tax rev­ July," said Farrington, add­ enues in 2012 brought ing that in the 37 years he in $4.79 million for Ashe has run Zaloo's, this was County. FRIDAY, At GIST 16, 2013 V V . " - * • * r - Johnny Phillips — owner 9771 US HWY 421 South (Deep dap 982*) 964-**14 �ACKK FRIDAY, AUGUST l(i, 2013 . JEFFERSON POST County crime report Staff report Flood cancels Ola Belle Reed Fest Aug. 8 Aug. 5 R a n dy Kert Johnson, RAMIREZ 35, of Hays was charged with kidnapping, probation violation and nonHOUCK support of a child. Bond vyas set at $281,400. Timothy Matthew Eldreth, 55, of L. PAYNE West Jef­ ferson was cha rged with vio­ lating a domestic violence protec­ JOHNSON or­ tion der. Bond was set at $2,000. Damion O k o y1a Blevins, of 20, Todd was T. PAYNE charged with as­ sault on a female, communicating threats and injury to personal prop­ erty. Bond was set at $15,000. BLEVINS FRANKLIN ELDRETH Jessica Lynn Houck, 29, of West Jefferson was charged with driving while impaired. Bond was set at $1,000. Houck was released the next day. Kyle Hunt­ er Franklin, 27, of West Jefferson was charged with driving while impaired. was Bond set at $1,500. Franklin was released later that day. Aug. 10 GENTRY L o nni e Charles Payne Jr., 29, of Jefferson was charged with attempt­ ed larceny. Bond was set at $500. Payne was released later that day. Aug. 11 A l e x CLAYTON Coronado Ramirez, 19, of West 4efferson was charged with robbery with a dangerous weapon and possession of marijuana up to onehalf ounce. Bond was TREEZA set at $100,500. Aug. 6 Stephen Mitchell Tracy Lynn Gentry, 35, of Creston Payne, 31, of Landis, N.C., was charged with assault was charged with second on a female. Bond infor­ degree trespassing. Bond mation was unknown as of was set at $500. press time. Travis Scott Clayton, Wendy Nicole Treeza, 32, of Roxboro, N.C., was 32, of West Jefferson was charged with non-support charged with simple assault. of a child. Bond was set at Bond information was un­ $486.40. known as of press time. £ Pi IT i r i \J 1 VJ j. A ym Dylan Lightfoot | Jefferson Post The Tillers from Cincinnati, Ohio, kicked off the Friday night line-up at Ola Belle Reed VIII, and were an instant crowd favorite. From left: Mike Oberst, Aaron Geil and Sean Geil. Day two of the festival was cancelled due to rain. 1 * — . Ashe County Court disposition The weekly session of the Ashe County District Court was held Aug. 8, with the Honorable James Honeycutt presiding. These decisions were handed down by the court: Tracey Melinda Baker: (T) oper­ ating vehicle with no insurance. (P) guilty. (J) PJC. CC. Frederick K. Britt: (T) fail to comply license restrictions, (I) exceeding safe speed - cons;, (P) guilty (J) guilty CC. Nathaniel Ryan Caffey: (T) oper­ ate vehicle with no insurance (P) no contest (J) 30 days suspended, six months unsupervised probation. $25 plus CC. Nicholas Ethan Mahala: (M) misdemeanor larceny (P) no contest (J) 15 days suspended, six months 1 \PT vvlv ' V f OR LESS unsupervised probation, ordered to stay away from Walmart. 124 hours CWS. $225. Lesley Ann Peralia: (I) speeding. (P) RS (J) guilty $50 plus CC. Michael L Reed: (F) obtain property under false pretense (P) no contest (J) guilty, five-15 months DAC. 18 months super­ vised probation. $200 plus CC. Must remain employed, not pos­ sess any firearms and submit to DNA testing. Dakota Michael Sharpe: (M) misdemeanor probation violation three counts. (P) guilty (J) remain on probation. Six hours CWS before Aug. 20,2013. Andrea Dawn Sheets: (M) misde­ meanor larceny (P) guilty (J) PJC for six months. Not go into Walmart for six months. CC. John Robert Stuerwald: (M) possession of drug paraphernalia (P) no contest (J) guilty. 45 days suspended, one year unsupervised probation. $50 plus CC. Contraband must be destroyed. Abbreviations: (F) felony; (M) misdemeanor; (T) traffic violation; (I) infraction; (P) plea; (J) judg­ ment; PJC: prayer for judgment con­ tinued; 90-96:1st offense condition­ al discharge; MCP: Misdemeanant Confinement Program; ACJ; Ashe County Jail; DOC: N.C. Depart­ ment of Corrections; DAC: Divi­ sion of Adult Corrections; CRV: confinement in response to viola­ tion; CWS: community work ser­ vice; CC: pay court costs; cons.: charges consolidated A TERRIBLE THING HAPPENS WHEN YOU DON'T ADVERTISE. NO ONE NOTICES YOU ANYMORE IL Jefferson Post (336)846-7164 www.jeffersonpost.com .for the best ADVERTISING RESULTS �JKFFEKSON POST FRIDAY, AUILST 1(>, 2013 PACJE 9 COMMUNITY CALENDAR Aug. 16 11:30 a.m. Jefferson Ex­ tension and Community Association Club Meet­ ing will be held at Smoky Mountain Barbecue. The speaker will be Melanie Rector. 12 p.m. Golf Outing. Laurel Ridge Camp, (Con­ ference and Retreat Center . invites you to a golf outing at Oak Valley Golf Club. Player check-in and lunch are at 12 p.m., shotgun start at 1 p.m. Awards for longest drive, closest to pin and a hole-in-one. The cost is $65 per player or $260 for four players, this includes greens, cart fees and lunch. For more infor­ mation, call 888-831-5922. 4 - 8 p.m. Fish Fry Friday. Support Ashe Outreach Ministries and Mobile Meals at the Riverview Community Center in Creston. A $10 donation will get you a large portion of fish, fries, hush puppies, slaw, dessert and a drink. Take-out available. Direc­ tions: Take NC 88 W, stay straight through Warrensville and past Blue Ridge Elementary. Riverview is about six miles on the left. Look for the "Fish Fry" sign. For mom information, call 336-385-1314. 5:30 - 7 p.m. Backstreet Parte Concert Series will feature Grayson Highlands Band. Three generations of musicians playing old time music.. As part of the Free Summer Concert Series hosted by the West Jeffer­ son Community Partner­ ship in the Backstreet Park. 8 p.m. Night Hike to Luther Rock. Meet the Mt. Jefferson State Park ranger at the park office for a one-mile hike along the ridgeline out to Lu­ ther Rock. Bring a small flashlight and wear sturdy shoes. Parts of this hike are considered strenuous and hiking at night can - be physically challenging. This program is designed for adults with good basic hiking skills. Children over seven but must be closely supervised. For more infor­ mation, call 336-246-9653. Aug. 16 - 17 Cowboy Church of Ashe announces "Rough Cut Cowboy Race" at Baker Farm. Times and dates are as follows: from 6-8 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 16 and from 8-10 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 17. This is a timed race event for cow­ boys and cowgirls. Conces­ sions available, bring your lawn chairs. All proceeds go to Happy Trials Cowboy Church of Ashe. For more information, call 828-4067996. 9 a.m. Clean up the North Fork, the National committee for the New River invites everyone to a New River clean up. A bar­ becue lunch will be served at 2:30 p.m. after the clean up. RSVP is required for food and supply needs. For more information, email courtney@ncnr.org or call 336-846-6267. Aug. 16 - 19 Afterschool Program Registrations for 4-H Imagine will be held at the following locations: 2 - 4 p.m., Blue Ridge Elementa­ ry, Aug. 18;4 - 6p.m., Moun­ tain View Elementary, Aug. 16; 2 - 4 p.m., Westwood Elementary School, Aug. 18. All site registration, 2 6 p.m. Aug. 19, 2013. 4-H Link Afterschool Program - site registration: all site registration: 2 - 4 p.m., Blue Ridge Elementary, Aug. 18; 4 - 6 p.m., Mountain View Elementary, Aug. 16; 2 - 4 p.m., Westwood Elemen­ tary School, Aug. 18, 2 - 4 p.m. For more information, call the N.C. Cooperative Extension, Ashe County Center. Aug 16 - 19 The Friends of the Li­ brary is offering great pric­ es on large-format fiction paperbacks, half-price off sticker prices, on our sales cart. Come in and enjoy se­ lections of favorite authors during this sale which ends August 24, 2013. Our regu­ lar low prices on books and magazines continue - you never know when a book ' you've been looking for will be donated and priced to sell. We also have a wonder­ ful selection of gift baskets for all occasions and events. Books and memorabilia are included in the.se baskets that make great gifts for those special people in your life. Visit the Friends Gift Shop in the library and take home some treasures. Aug. 17 Salsa and Tomato Con­ test Day at the Farmers' Market. The Ashe County Farmers' Market will host a contest for the best to­ matoes and salsa in Ashe County. And as usual, the market will have seasonal fresh produce, trees, nurs­ ery itdns, plants, flowers, yummy baked goods, fresh grass-fed beet and pork, goat milk cheeses, eggs, handmade candles, and much much more. The mar­ ket will be open from 8 a.m. -1p.m. on the Backstreet in West Jefferson. 9 a.m. - 4:40 p.m. Joe Young Memorial Shot­ gun Tournament. This is a fundraising event for the Ashe County Wildlife Club. 50 skeet and 50 sporting clays, $100 sponsor/entry fee. Drawing for $500 cash and a shotgun. Located at .3260 Big Peak Creek Road, in Laurel Springs. For more information, call Danny at 336-877-0336. .10 aan. Kids Fishing Program. Meet the New River State Park ranger at the Wagoner Access park­ ing lot and let the kids learn about fishing in the New River. Casting games, fish identification, and some fishing time down at the river will all be done by kids. No equipment neces­ sary. For more information information, call the park office at 336-982-2587 to sign up for this program. 2 p.m. Walton Family Reunion will be held at the Buffalo Community Build­ ing. Bring covered dish. 2 p.m. TYees and Tees (Make Your own TeeShirt). Make your very own shirt design using leaves and fabric medium. Designed for kids 6 - 12. Tee shirts will be provided as long as supplies last. 3 p.m. Wordkeepers Sa­ lon. Wordkeepers returns to the Ashe Arts Center the third Saturday every other month. Wordkeepers is free and open to the public; re­ freshments are provided. Writers interested in read­ ing from their work should email Chris Arvidson at chris@chrisarvidson.com to secure their first-come, first-served spot on the bill, and to receive guidelines for reading. 3 - 8 p.m. Olde Towne Market and Cruise-In of Jefferson. Don't miss this local event at the Museum of Ashe County History. Featuring locally grown produce, local vendors and lots of old cars. The event is sponsored by the Olde Towne Jefferson Business Association. 6 - 8 p.m. Upcoming Lizzy Ross Concert in Todd. The next installment of the TCPO Free Summer Music is with Lizzy Ross at Cook Memorial Park in Todd. Hamburgers, hot dogs, snacks and drinks will be for sale. 7:30 p.m. Coffee House 20; Tammy Sanabria, Aug. Live will be held at Hens- 28. Todd General Store is ley Hall at West Jefferson located at 3866 Railroad United Methodist church. Grade Road. For more Enjoy an evening of great information, call 336-877Arts Council desserts, cof­ 1067. fee and beverages, along Aug. 21 with the best in High Coun­ Both Committees of ty entertainment. Admis­ sion at the door is $10 for the High Country RPO will hold meetings at the adults and $5 for students. 7:30 pan. Jimmy W. High Country Council of Johnson, Elvis Tribute. Governments building lo­ Relive the fantasy with cated at 468 New Market Jimmy W. Johnson in the Blvd., Boone. The Rural "Spirit of Elvis" at the Blue Transportation Coordinat­ Ridge Dinner Theater. Tick­ ing Committee (RTCC) ets include both buffet and will meet at 10 a.m. and the the show; $30 pre-ordered, Rural Transportation Advi­ $35 day of the shoe. Buf­ sory Committee (RTAC) fet opens at 6 p.m., and the will meet at 2 p.m. Both show begins as 7:30 p.m. meetings are open to the The theater is located at public. 9331 NC 16 S. in Glendale Aug. 22-25 Springs. For more informa­ 7:30 p.m. "Bye Bye tion, call 336246-2900. 8 p.m. New River Fly­ ' Birdie." Ashe County Lit­ ing Mammals. Meet the tle Theatre presents "Bye New River State Park rang­ Bye Birdie" at the Ashe er at the Wagoner Access Civic Center. Tickets are Picnic Shelter and hopeful­ $15 for aduks, $5 students. ly get a glimpse of this crea­ Reserved seat tickets are ture of the night. Separate available at the Ashe Arts fact from myth about bat Center. For more informa­ behavior and come to love tion, call 336-846ARTS. these furry friends of farm­ Aug. 23 ers. Bats are natural insect 5:30 - 7:30 p.m. Spa­ controllers eating up to 60 ghetti Dinner Fundraiser bugs per hour. for Ashe Services for Ag­ ing Foundations. Hates Aug. 18 11 a.m. Geology Hike. are $8 for adults, children Meet the Mt. Jefferson 12 and under are $5. Live State Park ranger at the music by tl\e Grayson High­ Picnic Shelter. Explore land Band at 6 p.m., and this mountain's treasure of cake walk at 6:30 p.m. Ashe knowledge. Several types of Services for Aging Founda­ geological formations will tion is located at 180 Chatbe seen on this ridgeline tyrob Lane in West Jeffer­ hike. Metamorphic forma­ son. For more information, tions and intrusive quartz call 336-246-2461. 7 p.m. Archaeology of are all located on the trail. the Ancient Mountains. Plan to investigate some of Mt. Jefferson's natural in­ An evening presentation by Dr. Thomas Whyte, terconnections. professor of Archaeology at Appalachian State Uni­ Aug. 20 - Oct. 28 5 p.m. Storytelling versity. Discover the forgot­ in Todd. Every Tuesday ten people who once lived through October, stop by and walked among these the Todd General Store ancient mountains for for old time entertainment thousands of year?. Explore .with supper at 5 p.m. and Western North Carolina storytelling at 6 p.m. The prehistory. Event will be August storyteller line up held at the NC 221 Access for August: Orville Hicks, of New River State Park. Aug. 13; Dolye Pace, Aug. Visitor Center. For more information, call 336-246- 9653 or 982-2587. Aug 23 - 24 AHS Rummage Sale at the National Guard Armory, Jefferson. Event dates and times are as fol­ lows: 8-11 a.m., Au8: 23, shoppers will be permitted early entry for a $5 contri­ bution. You can drop off gently used items from 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. Aug. 22,2013, at the Humane Society. Please note, the following items will not be accepted: clothing, shoes or any type of electronic items. All pro­ ceeds go directly to Ashe Humane Society to help the animals of Ashe County. Aug. 24 11 a.m. - 2 p.m. Elliott Family Reunion will be held at the Oak Grove Fel­ lowship Building. Bring a covered dish, ice tea, sodas and coffee will be served. You are invited to attend. 2nd Annual Doc Wat­ son Tribute Concert with the Kruger Brothers, Wayne Henderson and Charles Welch will be held in Todd. Tickets are $15 in advance, $18 at the gate, and can be purchased at the Todd Mercantile, the Ashe or Boone Chamber, Appala­ chian Music, Scott's Guitar, the Riverside Resturant or RiverGirl Co. Aug. 26 7 p.m. Ashe Camera Club will meet at the BREMCO building on NC 163. Images of "man's best friend" - any interpretation will be critqued. For more information, visit www. ashecameraclub.com. Aug. 27 7 p.m. Ashe County's On the Same Page Lit­ erary Festival holds a "Pickin* in the Park"-the songs of the Community Read, "Refuge." The event will take place in the West Jefferson Town Park be­ hind the library. Musicians are encourage to gather for a community jam ses­ sions. Refreshments will be served. HURRY! LIMITED TIME OFFER ON THESE PHONES! . 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Must use locally grown produce 3. Taste - Combination of Flavor - Hot or Mild THE CONTEST RULES: 1. The contest is open to "All Residents of Ashe County" 2. Produce used, must be grown in Ashe County 3. Unlimited entries JUDGING- The judging for the Tomato Contest will take place at 10:30 am and for the Salsa Contest at 11 00 am. Local judges will conduct the judging and you must be present to win. 1*^JyoJr'tomoto (>} and Salsa to Ihe Farmar, Market on Saturday, Atrgujl 17, 20 W between 9:00 am and 10:00 am. There will be a table set-up under the tent on the grassy area. Samsung Galaxy III Just o^(@i (oW o<^/<^/o with instant rebate 2. There will be entry forms available at the table under the tent. ^On^winner will be selected from the entries of each category in the Tomato Contest and will $10.00 Ashe County Farmers Market Gift Certificate. 2 One winner will be selected from the entries in the Salsa Contest and will receive a $10.00 receive a Ashe County Farmers Market Gift Certificate. NOTE: The Gift Certificates are good through the end of the 2011 Market Season and can only be redeemed at the Ashe County Farmers Market. w/Instant Rebate w/Upgrade or New Agreement For more information go to our Website ASHEFARMERSMARKET.COM SATURDAY, AUG. 17™ Tin- AlTM uvnlil like to tluuik till tin' 5i«|i|X»rt frimt AppfltodifoH Swstiiituihlc Agnralturr TVqjtYt. 665 S. Main St., Sparta NC 28675 • (336) 372-7679 mull present or mention id. touted time offers, *e reserve ttie nqhl to change or discontinue at time, no rah whie unwit he ..nmbined with other offers �I ; v. 10 Fkiday, August L (>, 2<)13 J efi erson Pc>st Blue Ridge Observancy to host hike Wil Petty Staff Writer ipetty@civitasmedia.com This weekend, outdoorsmen can enjoy the peace and serenity of one of North Carolina's most remote loca­ tions. A hike, hosted by the Boone-based Blue Ridge Conservancy department will start Saturday at 9 a.m. and will guide visitors across Pbnd Mountain. Just north of Creston. Pbnd Mountain offers scenic views of Tennessee, Virginia and North Carolina. The hike, hosted by the Boone-based Blue Ridge Conservancy department, will start at 9 a.m. Saturday. "We offer hikes on several of the properties we protect," Rob McCorkindale, director of development and com­ munications for BRC said. "Pond Mountain is just one of those hikes that we offer." Hikers will meet on a nearby farm before starting the trek, which lasts approxi­ mately four hours. McCorkindale said the tour guides on the hike will talk about the mountain's history, and what the organi­ zation has done to help pre­ serve the mountain. Photo courtesy of Travis Dove | Jefferson Post Located in the Northwest corner of Ashe County,Pond Mountain offers views of Tennessee, Virginia and North Carolina. The Blue Ridge Observancy will have a free hike on the mountain Saturday. "We talk about the his­ tory of the project itself and how we were able to acquire enough land," he said. McCorkindale said it took the organization close to five years to purchase the land. It was then transferred to the North Carolina Wildlife Re­ sources Commission. The near 1,800 acres- of land was purchased by the BRC in December of 2011 and provides permanent protection of the mountains scenery. According to a BRC press release, Pond Mountain was named by Thomas Jeffer­ son's father who surveyed the border between North Carolina and Virginia. The mountain was named for the numerous ponds and water sources throughout the area. Following the hike, pizza will be provided at nearby Ripshin Farms. The free Pond Mountain hike is held done every summer and is open to the public. While the tour is free, in­ terested parties will need to contact the BRC in order to reserve a spot for the hike. The next hike the organi­ zation will sponsor is at Bull­ head Mountain in Alleghany County on Sept. 28. McCorkindale said to not sign up online, as the sign-up list is full. Those who still want to participate can contact the Blue Ridge Conservancy office at (828) 264-2511 or email McCorkindale at rob@ blueridgeconservancy.org. Blue Ridge Electric ears national awards Awards for effective communications were re­ cently presented to Blue Ridge Electric Member­ ship Corporation by The National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA) and Council of Rural Electric Communica­ tors (CREC). The cooperative was recognized with a top award of excellence for its newsletter, Membership Matters, which includes a monthly cover wrap the cooperative sends to mem­ bers through the statewide magazine Carolina Coun­ try published for electric cooperative members. Blue Ridge Electric also received awards of merit for: its New Mem­ ber Guide, an engaging, informational piece sent to every new member as they join the cooperative; an informational blog cre­ ated and updated for the cooperative's Community Leaders Council (CLC); and a patriotic photograph of a line truck taken during power restoration work after Hurricane Sandy knocked out power to 6,000 Blue Ridge members last fall. • "We're honored to re­ ceive these awards be­ cause they represent our sincere desire and efforts to serve our members through keeping them well informed in addition to HURRY! LIMITED TIME OFFER ON THESE PHONESI Samsun rig Galaxy I I I : 7^ U.S.Cellular fTfrnrra rJfriTjiA - FEATURING - Caller ID • Call Waiting, Call Forwarding 3-Way Calling • Voicemail 'new 2-year service iQieement rfqiiired Bebale IMSE\ r'lmlani I -n Nr. No* Kfjtrmti* providing great reliability and member service," said Renee Whitener, director of public relations for Blue Ridge Electric. Assisting with the winning pieces were: G&T Communica­ tions of Boone and Go­ tham Images of Hickory for cover wraps; Paragon Design Group of Lenoir for the New Member Guide; Nick Greene for the CLC blog; and Gtey Scheer for the photograph. The annual Spotlight on Excellence competition recognizes the top-rated communication and mar­ keting efforts by electric cooperatives and related organizations across the country. Electric coop­ erative communicators submitted more than 740 entries this year. Faculty members from the Uni­ versity of Missouri - Co­ lumbia, University of South Carolina and Ohio University Scripps-Howard School of Journalism judged the entries. "The judges noted that electric cooperatives are being challenged to com-' municate to the people they serve in more ways than ever before," said Car­ ol Crabtree, administrator of Spotlight on Excellence. "Newsletters, news releas­ es, websites, social media, videos, and other ways we communicate are more im­ portant than ever to keep members updated." CREC was organized in 1982 to advance the rec­ ognition, education, and professionalism of electric cooperative communica­ tors and affiliated organi­ zations. It is a volunteer association working on behalf of more than 4,000 electric Cooperative com­ municators across the United States. NRECA, which is the service organization repre­ senting the national inter­ ests of cooperative electric utilities, coordinates the Council's activities. Other national organizations sup­ porting the work of the Council are the National Rural Utilities Coopera­ tive Finance Corporation, the National Cooperative Services Corporation, and Federated Rural Electric Insurance Exchange. 665 S. Main St., Sparta NC 28675 • (336) 372-7679 Keep your family safe from food poisoning Practicing food safety is a vitalpart of stayinghealthy, according to a local nutrition expert. . "Eating healthy food and getting the recommended amount of physical activity is one thing you can do to stay healthy or help maintain a chronic disease like dia­ betes, heart disease, and high tftood pressure. It is also important to know ways to keep the foods you eat safe to prevent developing food borne illnesses," said Rhon­ da Church, of the N.C. Cooperative Extension Service's Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program inAshe County. While the nations food supply is among the safest in the world, each year an estimated 48 million Americans still contract food borne illness. Many people don't know it, but some food borne ill­ nesses can actually lead to long-term health conditions. Three hundred Americans a year die from food borne illness. The very young, elderiy and the chronically ill are the most susceptible. Some flu symptoms may actu­ ally be mild cases of food poisoning. Food needs to be prepared, cooked and stored prop­ erly to ensure safety. If foods are grown safely food borne illness is nearly 100 percent preventable when safe food handling practices are applied from the time food is purchased until the time it is served. By following four simple-steps youcan help keep your family safe from food poisoning at home. Appling food safety practices at home are simple by following the "Fight BAC Rules," Clean, Separate, Cook and Chill. Clean: it is important to wash your hands before, dur­ ing and after food preparation. Our hands are the best and fastest transporters of bacteria and viruses. Fifty percent of all reported cases of food borne illness can be attributed to not washing our hands correctly or often enough. Fresh foods need to be washed with plain wa­ ter before cutting or eating. Wash fruits and vegetables even if they have a peel or rind like watermelon, can­ taloupe, potatoes, bananas, and oranges. It is easy to transfer bacteria when you are cutting to the inside. Sur­ faces like cutting boards, knives and counter tops must be cleaned during and after food preparation, especially after preparing raw meat or poultry. To clean kitchen surfaces effectively wash and rinse then spray surfaces and let air dry with a simple inexpensive sanitizingsolu­ tion by using 14 teaspoon of liquid (unscented bleach) to 2 cups of room temperature water and store in a small spray bottle changing the solution every week. Rinsing meat, poultry or seafood with water can actually in­ crease your chance of foot! jioisoning by splashingjuices (and any bacteria they might contain) onto your sink and counters. Cookingmeats to the proper temperature will kill any harmfulbacteria. Separate: Crass contamination can occur if we don't separate, store raw uncooked foods like meats and poultry separate from cooked or ready to eat foods like fruits and vegetables,in your refrigerator on you cutting boards and at the grocery store. Remind your cashier to put raw meats in a separate bag. Use a separate cutting board for raw meats and fruits and vegetables. Sauce that has been used to marinate meat poultry or seafood should either be discarded or boiledbefpre using. Cook:' meats to the proper temperature, using a food thermometer insures that you are properly cook­ ing foods to a safe temperature. Food is safely cooked when the internal temperature reaches the recommend­ ed temperature dn the minimum cooking chart (see chart). Different foods need to reach different tempera­ tures to ensure potentially harmful bacteria have lieen destroyed. For additional information about programsand infor­ mation offered by North Carolina Cooperative Exten­ sion, Ashe County Center contact the Extension Office at 336-846-5850. N.C. Mountain State Fair entries made easier FLETCHER —The N.C. Mountain State Fair is making it easier for people to submit their competitive entries. The fair's Pony Ex­ press will transport entries from area Cooperative Ex­ tension offices to the fair forjudging. Drop-off locations are lo­ cated at extension centers Good Fortune. Great Internet. Sign up for SkyBest High-Speed Internet and receive your choice of a FREE Roku or tablet." 877-1350 skybest.com "Some restrictions apply. Requires two-year service agreement with qualifying Internet plan (5 Mbps or higher). Early termination fees apply. Offer valid for new residential Internet customers and cannot be combined with any other discount or offer. Higher speeds limited to fiber-served areas only. in Avery, Cherokee, C: Graham, Jackson, P con, Madison, McDow Mitchell, Swain, Watai and Yancey counties, z oh the Cherokee Reser tion. Residents should br their non-perishable tries to participating of es by Aug. 19. A comple entry form must be incl ed with all entries. Ite should be wrapped z packed securely for tra port. Packaging should labeled with entrant's na and county of residence. Entries will be transp< ed to the fair for judg and display. They will returned to local extens offices by Sept. 20. If pr money is awarded, it v be mailed directly to w ners after the fair. "We know there are a of people who aren't al to drop off theic entries person," said fair -manaj Matt Buchanan. The 2013 N.C. Mount; State Fair runs Sept. 6at the WNC Agricuhu Center. Fairgoers can sa • $2 on admission tickets a 50 percent on ride ticki by purchasing them bef< the fair. Advance tickets z $6 for adults 13-64, $2 I children ages 6-12 and « mors 65 and older. Grou with 30 or more people c purchase advance tick* for $5 per person. Ride tit ets are available jn advan for * / .50 for a sheet of tickets. Advance tickets are . sale at the WNC Agrici tural Center, WNC Fan ers Market, area Ingl stores and online at ww mountainfair.org. �J EL'FLRSON P()S"I FKIDAV, At GI ST 16, 201.'* Health Department earns re-accreditation The Appalachian Dis­ trict Health Department has been awarded reaccreditation status by the North Carolina Local Health Department Ac­ creditation Board. Accreditation is a rigor­ ous process that examines a series of standards out­ lined in the current state statutes and administra­ tive codes to ensure qual­ ity public health services are being provided to the community. "I am pleased and proud of the work of the Appala­ chian District Health De­ partment to achieve full reaccreditation status, which meant providing four con­ secutive years of evidence for many benchmarks. One critical success factor has been the collaborative work that we have been able to achieve with com­ munity partners in each county. I appreciate the support of the local Boards of Commissioners and the District Board of Health to achieve this high stan­ dard," said Beth Lovette, health director about the achievement. The re-accreditation process includes a review of benchmarks linked to the three core functions for public health includ­ ing assessment, assurance, and policy development as well as the ten essential services of public health as detailed in the National Public Health Performance Standards Program. I LEGALS STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA ASHE COUNTY IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION BEFORE THE CLERK FILE NUMBER: 13E-217 ADMINISTRATOR S NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF BETTY WELLHAM CANNON d -m Submitted photo | Jefferson Post u Board of Health Chairman Ken Richardson (left). Health Director Beth Lovette (center), and Ashe County Nursing Supervisor Sandy Shumate display the official accreditation. The program is com­ prised of three major com­ ponents: an agency self-as­ sessment, which includes 41 benchmarks and 148 activities; a three-day site visit by a multidisciplinary team of public health peer volunteers; and final deter­ mination of accreditation status by the North Caro­ lina Local Health Depart­ ment Accreditation Board. Appalachian District Health Department achieved re-accreditation status by appropriately meeting a set of capacitybased benchmarks as evidenced by documented completion of prescribed activities. Benchmarks of Required services and ac­ tivities may be*met by ei­ ther direct provision or as­ surance through contracts, memoranda of understand­ ing, or other arrangements within the community. The accreditation site team congratulated the organization for its strong and people we serve," said public health work to serve Ken Richardson, Board of the community. The orga­ Health Chairman. nization was commended The NC Local Health for its provision of primary Department accreditation care and pediatric dental program process is adju­ services, collaboration in dicated by an independent operating the Ashe School entity, the North Carolina Based Health Center, and Local Health Department current efforts in support­ Accreditation Board. Its ing public health through members are appointed by local food opportunities NC DHHS Secretary Alwith Blue Ridge Seeds of dona Wos. The Accredita­ Change. tion Administrator within "The Appalachian Dis­ North Carolina Institute trict Board of Health is for Public Health serves by committed to providing legislative mandate. valuable services for indi­ For more information viduals and communities about Appalachian Dis­ in an efficient way through trict Health Department the district model in place. or other health resources, We are extremely proud to tips, reports, and links vis­ achieve such a milestone it www.apphealth.com or for the organization be­ contact the Ashe County cause it demonstrates our office of the Appalachian commitment to quality District Health Depart­ services to the community ment at 336-246-9449. Pets of the Week Ashe County Humane So­ ciety Located at Old U.S. 16, in front of the National Guard Armory in Jefferson Adoption day from 10 a.m.3 p.m. each Saturday, but will be closed Saturday, July 6 for the Christmas in July festival. If you are interested in adopting, please call 336-9824297 or email ashehumane@ skybest.com The ACHS will hold a rum­ mage sale on Aug. 23 and 24. Early bird is from 8-10 a.m., Aug. 23. Find them online at www. ashehumanesociety.oig Pets of the Week Nutmeg isa beautiful medi­ um/long hair tabby who may have some Maine Coon Cat in him. He is four months old and has received two rounds of kitten vaccinations, is nega­ tive for FeLV and FIV, has been wormed and is healthy.4 He is very active and friendly and gets along great in his foster home with Sheba and the other adult cats in the home. He gets along well with the large dogs in his fos­ ter home and would do well with cat friendly dogs. Nutmeg was saved from our local animal control fa­ cility and deserves a second chance in life.Stop by to visit Nutmeg and see what a great addition he would be to your home. Home visit and/or vet reference required prior to adoption Sheba is a stunning blue DSH kitten about fivemonths old. She has received two rounds of kitten vaccina­ tions, rabies, been wormed, tested negative for FeLV and FIV and is a very healthy kit­ ten. She is doing well in her foster home with Nutmeg and the adult cats in the fos­ ter home, she also gets along well with the large dogs in her foster home as well. She would do well with cat friendly dogs. She is an active kitten but also enjoys one on one attention and is most af­ fectionate. Sheba was saved from our local animal control facility and deserves a second chance in life-can you provide that chance for her? Nutmeg and Sheba are great pals in their faster home and would love to be adopted together but can be adopted separately! TTiree sweet 12-week old kittens. Two males (WInky Dink and Panda Andy) and CLASSIFIEDS LEGALS Collaborative work with community is key, said director MICHAEL'S WE BUY GOLD! one female (Lucy). Each kit­ ten has its own personality and each one is full of spunk. They will purr their way into your heart. 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(Where available) Starting at $49.99/mo H(GHSPfED. a Available EVERYWHERE! by SATELLITE ^ All persons, firms and corpora­ tions having claims against. BETTY WELLHAM CANNON deceased ol 151 W Main Street. Jefferson, North Caro­ lina. 28640 Ashe County, are hereby notified to present them in care of the law firm of Turn­ er Law Office. PA. as attorney for the undersigned Adminis­ trator. at the address appear­ ing below, on or before the 2nd day of November. 2013 or this notice will be plead in bar of their recovery All persons, firms, and corporations in­ debted to the said estate will please make immediate pay­ ment to the Estate of BETTY WELLHAM CANNON c/o Turn­ er Law Office. PA, Attorneys af Law, at the address shown be­ low. This the 30th day of July. 2013. RONALD AARON WELLHAM, Administrator The Estate of BETTY WELL­ HAM CANNON do TURNER LAW OFFICE, PA 136 North Water Street Boone. North Carolina 28607 Publish:8.2.13/8.9 13/8 16 13/8 23.13 13-SP-82 NOTICE OF SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE S FORECLOSURE SALE OF REAL PROPERTY Under and by virtue of the power and authority contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed and delivered by Jesse D. Kephart and Heather E Kephart, dated July 20, 2005 and recorded on July 25. 2005 in Book No 00332 at Page 0504 in thd Office of the Register of Deeds of Ashe County. North Carolina; and because of default in the pay­ ment of the indeb-tedness se­ cured thereby and failure to carry out and perform the stip­ ulations and agreements con­ tained therein and. pursuant to demand of the holder of the in­ debtedness secured by said Deed of Trust, the under->signed Substitute Trust­ ee will place for sale, at public auction, to the highest bidder for cash at the usual place of sale at Ashe County Court­ house. Jefferson. North Caro­ lina on August 20,2013 at 10:00AM that parcel of land, including improvements there­ on, situated, lying and being in the City of Zionville. County of Ashe, State of North Carolina, and being more particularly de­ scribed in the above refer­ enced Deed of Trust Address of property: 3379 Brushy Fork Road. Zionville. NC 28698. Tax Parcel ID: 11007-005 . Present Record Owners: Jesse D Kephart and Heather E Kephart The terms of the sale are that the real property here­ inbefore described will be sold for cash to the highest bidder A deposit of five percent (5%) of the amount of the bid or • Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars ($750.00). whichever is great­ er. is required and must be tendered in the form of certi­ fied funds at the time of the sale The successful bidder shall be required to pay reven­ ue stamps on the Trustee's Deed, any Land Transfer Tax and costs of recording the Trustee's Deed. The real prop­ erty hereinabove described is being offered for sale "AS' IS WHERE IS" and will be sold subject to all superior liens, un­ paid taxes, and special as­ sessments. Other conditions will be announced at the sale. The sale will be held open for ten (10) days for upset bids as by law required. If for any reas­ on the Trustee is unable to convey title to this property or the sale is set aside, the sole remedy of the purchaser is the return of the deposit. Further­ more. If the validity of the sale is challenged by any party, the Trustee, in its sole discretion, if it believes the challenge to have merit, may declare the sale to be void and return the deposit. In either event the pur­ chaser will have no further re­ course against the Mortgagor the Mortgagee, the Mortgagee s attorney or the Trustee Additional Notice Where the Real Property is Residential With Less Than 15 Rental Units An order for pos­ session of the property may be issued pursuant to G.S 4521-29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties •n possession by the clerk of superior court of the county in which the property is sold Any person who occupies the prop­ erty pursuant to a rental agree­ ment entered into or renewed t>n or after October t. 2007 may after receiving the notice of sale, terminate the rental agreement upon io days' writen notice to the landlord Upon termination of a rental ,h« tenant is liable for rent due under the rental f^eemfnt Plated to the ef­ fective date of the termination.' Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a bona °r !fnancy maV tiave * DOWNLOAD COMPLETE CALL NOW and GO FAST! 1-877-358-7040 PAGE 11 t2 wh Ir9 ,s Pursuant to To!? !i 5_896 - Protecting 22HL? For®cjosure Act M o^6came effective on sSiri A TK009 Ro9ers T°wnIS?r Th°mas. PC, Substi­ tute Trustee (803)744-4444 Pi hr55"P17^2 p, 053840 Publish:8.9.13/8 16.13 Mon-Fri 8am -11pm • Sat 9am-8pm . Sun 10am-6pm EST Legals * i? 11-SP-148 AMENDED NOTICE OF SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE'S FORECLOSURE SALE OF REAL PROPERTY Under and by virtue of the power and authority contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed and delivered by Tod E Hale and Melissa Dawn Hale, dated June 30. 2006 and recorded on June 30. 2006 in Book No 00349 at Page 1451 in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Ashe County. North Carolina; and because of de­ fault in the payment of the in­ debtedness secured thereby and failure to carry out and perform the stipulations and agreements contained therein and. pursuant to demand of the holder of the indebtedness secured by said Deed of Trust, the under-tsigned Substitute Trust­ ee will place for sale, at public auction, to the highest bidder for cash at the usual place of sale at Ashe County Court­ house. Jefferson, North Caro­ lina on August 20. 2013 at 10:00AM mat parcel of land, including improvements there­ on, situated, lying and being in the City of West Jefferson, County of Ashe. State of North Carolina, and being more par­ ticularly described in the above referenced Deed of Trust. Ad­ dress of property: 603 Watertank Street. West Jefferson. NC 28694. Tax Parcel ID 19223-001-178 Present Re­ cord Owners Melissa Dawn Hale and TIPI Trust The terms of the sale are that the real property hereinbefore de­ scribed will be sold for cash to the highest bidder A deposit of five percent (5%) of the amount of the bid or Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars ($750.00), whichever is great­ er. is required and must be tendered in the form of certi­ fied funds at the time of the sale The successful bidder shall be required to pay reven­ ue stamps on the Trustee's Deed, any Land Transfer Tax and costs of recording the Trustee's Deed The real prop­ erty hereinabove described is being offered for sale "AS IS. WHERE IS" and will be sold subject to all superior liens, un­ paid taxes, and special as­ sessments. Other conditions will be announced^ the sale. The sale will be held open for ten (10) days for upset bids as by law required. If for any reas­ on the Trustee is unable to convey title to this property or the sale is set aside, the sole remedy of the purchaser is the return of the deposit. Further­ more. if the validity of the sale is challenged by any party, the Trustee, in its sole discretion, if it believes the challenge to have merit, may declare (he sale to be void and return the deposit. In either event the pur­ chaser will have no further re­ course against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee, the Mortgagee's attorney or the Trustee Additional Notice Where the Real Property is Residential With Less Than 15 Rental Units: An order for pos­ session of the property may be issued pursuant to G.S 4521 29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the olerk of superior court of the county in which the property is sold Any person who occupies the prop­ erty pursuant to a rental agree­ ment entered into or renewed on or after October 1,2007, may, after receiving the notice of sale, terminate the rental agreement upon 10 days' writ­ ten notice to the landlord. Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the ef­ fective date of the termination Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a bona fide lease or tenancy may have additional rights pursuant to Title VII of 5 896 - Protecting Tenants at Foreclosure Act which became effective on May 20, 2009 Tamara R. Cornish, Substitute Trustee (803)744-4444, 113217-0284^ P1052058 Publish 8/9/2013.08/16/2013 NOTICE TO CREDITORS Having qualified as Executor for the Estate of Betty Louise Ashley deceased late of Ashe County. North Carolina, this is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of said deceased to present them on or before 22nd day of Oc­ tober. 2013, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their Re­ covery All persons indebted to said estate will please make immediate payment. This the 22nd day of July 2013. For the Estate of Betty Louise Ashley Anita A. Hayes 184 Center Baptist Church Road North Wilkesboro, NC 28659 7 2613/82 13/89 1 STAT NORTH C COUNTY NOTICE ( UNDER AND B the power of sal that certain Dee ecuted by £)enn and Nancy D. V October 15, 20C ded in Book 32C in the Office of t Deeds of Ashe < under and by-vii toority vested in signed as Subsl by that certain ir corded in Book . 2348 the Office of Deeds of Ash under and by vir tain Authorizatic �FRIDAY, AUGUST 1(5, 2013 l'.UJFC 12 JKITI-KSON POST CLASSIFIEDS 47.90 feet to a point. 5) thence County on August 6, 2013, and feet to a point, 4) thence S 72N 49-06-16 E 90.37 feet to a 02-58 W 51.44 feet to a point of record in File 13 SP 74. de­ .in the western line of said Little point, 6) thence N 44-49-57 E fault having been made in the 95.03 feet to a point. 7) thence and Morton property; thence payment of the indebtedness with said western line, four N 55-39-23 E 18 20 feet to a secured by said Deed of Trust point. 8) thence N 30-35-32 W courses. 1) thence N 61-38-44 and the said Deed of Trust be­ 28.16 feet to a point. 9) thence ing by its terms subject to fore­ W 7.79 feet to a Vt -inch rebar found. 2) thence N 28-52-32 W N 71-58-32 W 19 38 feet to a closure, and the holder of the point. 10) thence N 87-33-10 108 39 feet to a 14-inch rebar indebtedness thereby secured W 23.32 feet to a point, 11) having demanded the foreclos­ found, said rebar being the thence S 84-25-19 W 74.19 ure thereof for the purpose of northeastern corner ofsaid Miller property, 3) thence S 74- feet to a point, 12) thence S satisfying said indebtedness, 84-48-52 W 69.88 feet to a 55-37 W 103.11 feet to a 14and due notice having been point in the eastern line of said given to those entitled to same, inch rebar found, 4) thence S 77-14-34 W. passing over a 14- above described 4 000 acre the undersigned Substitute tract, said point being S 17-38inch rebar found at 160 45 Trustee will offer for sale at . 41 E 145.02 feet from the feet, for a total distance of public auction, to the highest northeastern comer of said 191.94 feet to the BEGIN­ bidder, for cash, at the Court­ above described 4 000-acre NING. containing 4.000 acres house door in Jefferson, Ashe tract, the above described to as calculated by coordinate County, North Carolina, at be the centerline of a 45.0 foot geometry from field data 12:00 Noon, on August 30, right of way. said right of way gathered by The Thomas Her­ 2013. the land conveyed in to be 22.5 feet either side of man Company, P O Box 519, said Deed of Trust, the same said above described line. being owned of record by Den­ Jefferson. NC 28640-0519, nis Michael Little and Nancy D. (336)246-3352, PLS L-2633, Together with aJI the buildings, Morton, and being more partic­ dated 26 March 2001; revised fixtures and improvements dated 3 August 2001. Job # ularly described as follows^ thereon, and all rights, ease­ 98020901. ments. hereditaments and ap­ And being a portion of the Being a portion of the D. Mi­ purtenances thereunto belong­ same land described in and chael Little and Nancy D. Mor­ ing. including all heating, conveyed by that certain deed ton property as described in Deed Book 232, page 2272; from Edna M. Parsons. Widow, plumbing, ventilating, lighting goods, equipment and other Being more particularly de­ and Belle McNeil. Single, tangible and intangible prop­ dated 27 August 1998, and of scribed as erty. attached to or reasonably BEGINNING on a point in the record in the Ashe County necessary to the use of such Public Registry in Book 232, intersection of the east bank of premises. the South Fork of the New page 2272. River and the western line of There is also CONVEYED by The aforesaid sale will be the D. Michael Little and Nancy this indenture the same ease­ made subject to all encum­ D. Morton property as de­ ments of rights of way as de­ scribed in trie aforementioned brances existing prior to the re­ scribed in Deed Book 232, cording of the above-refer­ deed to which reference is page 2272, said point being enced Deed of Trust, including hereby made for a complete the northwestern corner of the all valid and enforceable liens description of said easements. Blaine Miller property as de­ and also will be subject to all There is also CONVEYED by scribed in Deed Book 232, taxes and special assess­ this indenture and this inden­ page 1015, thence with the ments outstanding against the ture is SUBJECT TO that cer­ western line of said Little and property. tain 45 0 foot right of way be­ Morton property with the east ing more particularly de­ bank of said New River, two The property to be offered pur­ scribed as: courses, 1) thence N 11-04-39 suant to this notice of sale is BEGINNING on a point in the W 98.75 feet to a point. 2) being offered for sale, transfer intersection of the western line thence N 18-59-54 W 101.25 and conveyance "AS IS, of the D. Michael Little and feet to a point; thence leaving WHERE IS." Neither the Trust­ Nancy D. Morton property as said river with a new line, two ee nor the holder of the note described in Deed Book 232, courses, 1) thence N 68-43-44 secured by the deed of page 2272, an existing 25.0 E 614.13 feet to a point, 2) trust/security agreement, or foot right of way. said point be­ thence S 17-38-41 E, passing both, being foreclosed, nor the ing S 61-38-44 E 7.79 feet over a point in the centerline of officers, directors, attorneys, from a 14-inch rebar found, a 45.0 foot right of way at employees, agents or author­ said point also being in the 145.02 feet, for a total dis­ ized representatives of either southern line of the above de­ tance of 307.17 feet to a point the Trustee or the holder of the scribed 4.000 acre tract, in the centerline of said 45.0 note make any representation foot right of way: thence con­ thence with the centerline of or warranty relating to the title said 45.0 foot right of way, tinuing said new line with the or any physical, environmental, twelve courses, 1) thence N centerline of said 45.0 foot health or safety conditions ex­ 72-02-58 E 51.44 feet to a right of way. four courses. 1) isting in, on. at or relating to point, 2) thence N 67-58-17 E thence S 49-06-16 W 47.90 the property being offered for 87 80 feet to a point, 3) thence feet to a point, 2) thence S 54sale, and any and all respons­ 30-30 W 123.99 feet to a point, N 54-30-30 E 123.99 feet to a ibilities or liabilities arising out point, 4) thence N 49-06-16 E 3) thence S 67-58-17 W 87.80 NATIONAL MARKETPLACE You can save up to 75% when you fill your prescriptions at our Canadian and International Pharmacy Service. 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Hours are 1-5 p.m. The meal will be served by the the­ ater staff and will be prepared by Winner's Circle Restau­ rant. Meal includes fried chicken, roast beef, vegetables, dessert and drink. Cost is $24 per person. Meal reservations required by Aug. 15. Make checks payable to F.A. Stump and mail to him at 801 Campbell Glen Lane, Winston-Salem, N.C. 27103. For details, call Stump at (336) 765-1438. For more information, visit https://www.facebook.com/ pages/Virginia-Carolina-High-School/111883602293166 The Florence Thomas Art School opened its inau­ gural Corey Anne Celebra­ tion of Women in the Arts celebration Aug. 9. The celebration will con­ sist of two special events: a symposium and an art class in conjunction with a month-long exhibit includ­ ing the works of Florence Thomas, Melba Miller, the Gambill Family, Jessica Weaver and Susan Lautemann. Florence Thomas and Melba Miller were prolific artists, creating hundreds of paintings as they studied and painted together for over 50 years. Susan Lautemann, an artist based in WinstonSalem, paints impressionist landscapes, portraits and still life. Jessica Weaver of Lan­ sing is an emerging artist and is presenting the first exhibition of her work. The two special events of The Corey Anne Celebra­ tion will occur at the art school on Aug. 24. From 12:30-2 p.m. is a sympo­ sium on Women's Influence in the Arts begins, followed by an art class titled Cele­ brating Expression through Art, from 2:30-5:30 p.m. The symposium is open to the public and free of charge. . Speaker* for the sym­ posium will include David VanHoy, local historian and neighbor of Thomas, who will present entertaining and factual information on her life and art. A member of the Gambill family will address a centu­ ry of artistic talent among the women of the Gambills between 1896-2009. Art on display from family mem­ bers will include work by his mother, Melba Gambill Miller; grandmother, Effie Lowe Gambill; aunts Lena Gambill Wagner, Jessie Gambill Cox, Mary Gam­ bill Cooper, Alda Gambill Perkins, and Effie Gambill Burts. Jessica Weaver will ad­ dress the influences in her art and style. The art class. Celebrat­ ing Expression through Art, using clay and pastels as the medium is taught by Pat Morrison who is certi­ fied in Expression Therapy through Appalachian State Uniyersity. The class is open to 15 students at $30 per person. This inaugural event is designed to celebrate and remember Corey Anne Considine s life, by examin­ ing and celebrating women and their influence in the arts, while supporting and nurturing young female art­ ists. Corey Anne Considine passed away in a vehicle ac­ cident in Calistoga, Calif., on June 6, 2013. A native of Ashe County, she would have celebrated her 30th birthday in August. From her youngest days, she was a passionate advo­ cate for women and girls. Corey had a passion for drawing, painting, dance and design. She was in­ volved in the healing arts and was a great nurturer. She was launching a new line of herbal face creams under the brand of Napa Valley Beauty using a photo of her late grandmother on the label. Florence Thomas Art School is a 501C3 non­ profit organization with the mission to provide instruc­ tion, exhibition, andexperi­ ence in the fine arts, master crafts, and heritage crafts for the residents of Ashe County and the region. If you would like to know more about the Corey Anne Celebration of Women in the Arts or make a dona­ tion to the fund contact Ex­ ecutive Director Meghan Minton at 336 846-3827 or florenceartschool@gmail.' com. 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GOING WILD Kasey Kahne's fourposition drop in the point standings Sunday could have a big impact on the Chase wild-card race. Kahne fell to 12th In points, out of the magic top 10, and he automatically became the wild-card leader with two wins. Next on the wild-card list with a single win is Ryan Newman, who places 14th. MAXIMUM 4 booted into MAX Despite being a spin by Greg Biffle near the race's halfway point, Max Papis, substituting for the injured Tony Stewart, rallied to finish 15th in the No. 14 Chevrolet. Papis said he would have had a top 10 with­ out the accident. "I'm super proud of keeping the seat of 'Smoke' as warm as I could," Papis said. Athlon Sports Contributor POINTS BEHIND 808 — 2. Clint Bowyer 733 -75 3. Carl Edwards (1) 728 -80 4. Kevin Harvick (2) 707 -101 -115 5. Kyle Busch (3) 693 670 138 7. Matt Kenseth (4) 659 -149 8 Brad Keselowski 634 -174 9. Greg Biffle (1) 627 -181 10. Martin Tr uex Jr. (1) * CHASE FOR THE SPRINT CUP ' -183 625 Out ol 10th 1 A 11. Kurt Busch 623 -2 12. Kasey Kahne (2) 622 -3 13. Jeff Gordon 610 -15 14. Ryan Newman (1) 605 -20 15. Jamie McMurray 600 -25 16. JoeyLogano 598 -27 17. Tony Stewart (1) 594 -31 18. AricAlmirola 561 -64 19. Paul Menard 559 -66 20. Ricky Stenhouse Jr. 531 -94 Nationwide Standings POINTS BEHIND 0RIVER (WINS) 1. Austin Dillon 730 — 2. Sam Hornish Jr. (1) 727 -3 3. Regan Smith (2) 725 -5 4. Elliott Sadler 718 -12 5. Brian Vickers 712 -18 685 -45 7. Brian Scott 674 -56 8. Kyle Larson 665 -65 9. Trevor Bayne 661 -69 656 -74 6. Justin Allgaier ' • 10. Parker Kligerman Truck Standings DRIVER (WINS) POINTS Opportunity Gained, Opportunity Lost By MIKE HEMBREE 1. Jimmie Johnson (4) 6. Dale Earnhardt Jr. (Photo by ASP. Inc.) NATIONWIDE SERIES Kyle Busch scores third win of 2013; Brad Keselowski misses out on tirst victory ol season Sprint Cup Standings DRIVER (WINS) Kyle Busch leads Brad Keselowskl on the final lap ol the Cheez-lt 355 at The Glen at Watkins Glen International. BEHIND After last year's wild NASCAR Sprint Cup finish at Watkins Glen International, with eventual win­ ner Marcos Ambrose. Brad Ke­ selowski and Kyle Busch slipping, sliding and generally going crazy on a slick racing surface, there were expectations of similar shenanigans at the track Sunday in the Chcez-Il 355 at The Glen. Didn't happen. Although the stage was set. The field took the final green flag with two laps to go and Keselowski running second to Busch. Am­ brose wasn't in the picture. Keselowski ran in Busch's shadow over the final two laps and probably could have spun him and inherited the lead, but the aggres­ siveness didn't reach the level of last season, and Busch rolledhome with a ,486-second victory. Busch, with his third win of the year secured, said he wasn't sure what to expect over the race's clos­ ing segment, especially in light of the finishes here the past two years. In 2011. he led with two laps to go but dropped to third at the finish. He was in first starting the final lap last year but slid off track in oil and then was hit by Keselowski when he returned to the track. "All those thoughts ran through my head," Busch said. "1 really had no clue.It was just run as hard as you can, drive your car, try not to worry about what's behind you. whatever happens happens, and we'll deal with it. You know. I commend Brad for doing a better job this year at bringing home a cleaner race." Keselowski, who finished sec­ ond to significantly improve his chances of qualifying for the Chase for the Sprint Cup, said there was no plan to spin Busch. "There's racing and wrecking," he said. "Those are two different things. Everybody defines them a little dif­ ferently, and 1 guess that's the code you live your life by. Me. I define last year as racing, and some people would define that as wrecking. "If I was going to take out Kyle today, it would have been wreck­ ing in my mind, and there's a dis­ tinct difference." Keselowski said it was tough to accept second on a day in which he had a strong car. "That'stinks, but that's racing," he said. "We had a shot at it. 1 >vas going to have to wreck him to re­ ally get it, and I didn't want to do that. 1 thought 1 could cross him over here on the last corner, and the car just slid the back end a lit­ tle too much, and I just couldn't quite pull off the move." Completing the top five on a day filled with scrambles and scram­ bling were Martin Truex Jr., Carl Edwards and Juan Pablo Montoya. Point leader Jimmie Johnson was eighth, and Max Papis, filling in for injured Chevrolet driver 429 — 2. Jeb Burton (1) 377 -52 3. RyanBlaney(l) 367 -62 4. James Buescher 365 -64 5. Ty Dillon (1) 361 -68 By MIKE HEMBREE 6. Brendan Gaughan 354 -75 Athlon Sports Contributor 7. Miguel Paludo 351 -78 8. Timothy Peters (1) 350 347 -79 9. DarreH Wallace Jr. 10. Johnny Sauter (2) 345 -84 -82 Throttle Up/Throttle Down KYLE BUSCH With Sunday's victory. Busch essentially sealed a spot in the Chase. He gained a position in points to fifth and now has three wins, enough n to virtually guarantee a wild-card ML spot If he falls out of the top 10 (and that's unlikely). JEFF GORDON After appearing to be on course to make the N Chase, Gordon now has ground to make up. His early-race wreck left him with a 36th-place finish, and he fell to 13th In points, 15 out of the top 10. He's still looking for his first seasonal win. Compiled and written by Mike Hembree. Follow Mike on Twitter: ©mikehembree. Tony Stewart, bounded back from a spin to finish 15th. The race was slowed by eight cautions and a red flag (after heavy oil was dumped on the rac­ ing surface after an accident). The biggest crash occurred late in the race. Matt Kenseth lapped Ambrose, igniting a six-car crash that also involved Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Kasey Kahne. A few laps later, Ambrose, Papis and Brian Vickers were involved in a wreck that brought out the eighth und final caution and set up the two-lap dash to the finish. That gave Keselowski and oth­ ers one more shot at challenging Busch, who led the final 29 laps of the race. But Rowdy breezed home and looks like a solid cham­ pionship contender as the Chase approaches. Bysch described the finisli as a "relief, a big sigh of relief, just a deep breath, just like, 'Whew.' I didn't even say anything until I got over to the backstretch. 1 was just trying to take it all in and figure it all out. "The last couple of years here have been tough, and today it could have been tough again, but we were raced clean, and we put on a good show, I felt like. We've had fast cars here. We felt like we deserved to win here and just haven't quite been able to put it all together where it matters." On Sunday, he did. In a big way. Are Stewart's risks worth the reward? 1 Matt Crafton (1) Loose Lugs After 521 consecutive starts, be­ ginning with the first Sprint Cup race of his career in 1999, Tony Stewart sat out Sunday's Chcez-It 355 at The Glen. Stewart suffered two breaks in his right leg in a crash during a sprintcar race Aug. 5 at Southern Iowa Speedway. He remained hospital­ ized as the Watkins GJen weekend began, and there was no clear indi­ cation when he might return to the seat in his No. 14 Stewart-Haas Racing Sprint Cup car. Austin Dil­ lon is scheduled to replace him in Sunday's race at Michigan. Ironically, only one day before the short-track crash that sent him to the hospital, Stewart had vigor­ ously defended his decision to race whenever and wherever he pleases, even with the possibility that such activity could negatively impact his Sprint Cup situation. When that exact problem oc­ curred, other drivers raced to Stew­ art's defense, pointing out that his individual traveling circus docs much for motorsports in general and short tracks in particular and that he should he able to race as often as he wants. Being in that group of drivers who have earned fabdlous wealth in racing, Stewart certainly has the wherewithal to race whenever he pleases, and he should be able to make his own decisions about the various risks and rewards associ­ ated with such activity. The problem arrives when one con­ siders the impact Stewart's current situation has on his Sprint Cup team. Stewart entered the Watkins Glen weekend IIth in Sprint Cup points. Owner of a win (Dover), he Race: Pure Michigan 400 Track: Michigan International Speedway Location: Brooklyn, Mich. When: Sunday, Aug. 18 TV: ESPN (1:00 p.m. EST) Layout: 2-mile D-shaped oval Banking/Turns: 18 degrees Banking/Frontstretch: 12 degrees Banking/Backstretch: 5 degrees 2012 Winner: Greg Biffle Crew Chief's Take: "They need new garages at Michigan, for sure. Once again, as.with any repaved track, it needs to get seasoned. And it will, sitting through those cold winters up there. But it'll take a couple years for it to really come in. Before the repave, the drivers loved Michigan because it had multiple grooves that allowed passing in the cor­ ners and on the straights. It was really a high-speed track that, for some reason, always tended to boil down to fuel mileage. If you want high speed — es­ pecially with this new Gen-6 race car — you wpnt to go to Michigan." seemed to have a better-than-averagc shot at making the Chase for the Sprint Cup and competing for a •Fourth Cup championship. Now those chances essentially have disappeared. That's one of the risks Stewart took driving in other events. Unfortunately, the result of that risk also impacts the men and women who work long hours (24 hours a day, seven days a week, if you believe garage-area talk) to keep Stewart in first-class machin­ ery. When Stewart's sprint car crashed hard, their hopes and dreams of riding to a Sprint Cup title disappeared. It is that situation — not the im­ pact on sponsors that Stewart should consider in future endeavors. His short-track racing has its value (and it's clearly an important outlet for him), but is it worth throwing away a shot at the most important trophy in stock car racing for those who work in the trenches? Race: Nationwide Children's Hospital 200 Track: Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course Location: Lexington, Ohio When: Saturday, Aug. 17 TV: ESPN (2:30 p.m. EST) 2012 Winner: Inaugural Event CAMPING WORLD TRUCK SERIES Race: Michigan National Guard 200 Track: Michigan International Speedway Date: Saturday, Aug. 17 TV: FOX SPORTS 1 (12:30 p.m. EST) 2012 Winner: Nelson Piquet Jr. Classic Moments Michigan International Speedway Mark Martin was enjoying a banner day on June 20,1993, at Michigan Interna­ tional Speedway. Although he was forced to start at the back of the field due to a practice crash with Dale Earnhardt the day prior, Martin quickly worked his way to the front and sat on point for 141 laps. Of course, as Martin's luck has often gone, the race came down to fuel mileage, and his racecar — leading by 16 seconds — was just shy of completing the dis­ tance. Ricky Rudd's No. 5 Tide Chevy, which was running in second place, pitted five laps earlier on the last round of green stops and finished the race. Martin's tank ran dry with just under 10 laps remaining, and Rudd took it from there, holding off a hard-charging Jeff Gordon to earn his lone win of the 1993 season. It marked the 1 ith straight year Rudd TBowonat least one evtihfon the Cup arcuit. The streak would continue for five more seasons. Athlon Fantasy Staff Looking at Checkers: Greg Riffle owns consecutive Cup wins at Michigan as well as two others in 2004 and '05. Pretty Solid Pick: Dale Earnhardt Jr.'s jast two Sprint Cup Series wins have come at MIS ... and he's in need of another for use in the Chase. Good Sleeper Pick: There's no guaran­ tee here, but Danica Patrick finished a re­ spectable 13th in the series' visit to MIS in June. Runs on Seven Cylinders: Juan Pablo Montoya's average finish of 22.0 in Brook­ lyn is nothing to write to Colombia about. 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SPORTS SI:RVIN<; ASI IF: COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA SINC.L 1925 Vol. 88, Issue 6*7 INSIDE Soccer season preview. ... Page 6 West Jeffersoi started on cei planning.... P TUESDAY. AUGUST 20.2013 81.00 Unprecedented wet season causing bad tannin; Wil Petty farmers have to worry about access­ ing their fields. The growing season for 2013 is running out, meaning there's little to The rain this year has been so se­ no time left to recover. vere to the farming community that "We're getting to that cliff where you one agriculture expert is calling it a can't recover agriculturally for the year," natural disaster. BindseD said. "There's just not enough "I would say we're nothing short of a time left before the fust frost date." natural disaster," Travis Birdsell, an ag­ Faith Mountain Farm in Creston riculture extension agent for the North has also been hit hard by the weather. Carolina Cooperative Extension said. James Wilkes, one of the farm's "Natural disasters have to be far-reach­ owners, said honey production had ing and affect people's way of life." •been down as much as 75 percent And it has - outdoor tourism has and there were weeks he could not been hit. farmers and gardeners are plant sunflowers because of the rain. dealing with plants rotting as well Wilkes also said all aspects of their as problems with blight and fungus. farm income, including making Cattlemen have to worry about sup­ baked goods, are affected. plying their cattle with hay and tree "The baking is indirectly affected Staff Writer jpetty@civitasmedia.com iitions because when it rains at a farmer's market we can't sell our goods, and there have been many rainy farmer markets this year," he said. Wilkes has also been unable to reach areas of his land, due to flood waters washing out a bridge on his property. Other farms are dealing with simi­ lar issues. Ron Joyner of Big Horse Creek Farm in Lansing has been hit hard by diseased apples. "We've had some terrible disease problems this year with apple scab, which is predominate in this type of weather," he said. "I figure we have lost about a third of our crop to apple scab." Joyner said the farm also lost a Barbara and Richard Smith of Denton, purchase produce third of their garlic crop because of from Ron Joyner. owner of Big Horse Creek Farm at the Ashe County Farmer's Market. Farming, as well as other forms of See CONDITIONS I 8 agriculture have been severely affected by this year's rainfall. Florence Thomas Art School case moved to business court Ashe County Little Theater to present 'Bye Bye Birdie' Wil Petty Staff Writer lpetty@civitasmedia com Dylan Lightfoot Staff Writer dlightfoot@civitasmedia.com The legal battle between the Paul and Florence Thom­ as Memorial Art School Inc. (FTAS) and trustees of the Florence Thomas Estate has been moved to the N.C. Business Court, where a judge has been issigncd to settle the case. After a May 4, 2013, hearing, the case had been scheduled to be heard by the Ashe County Superior Court on Aug. 12, but the parties agreed last month to a process of arbitration followed by a Business Court ruling, FTAS Board of Directors Chair Pat Considine said last week. The arbitration is sched­ uled for Sept. 3, 2013, Considine said. He said the new venue will enable the case to be addressed in a more efficient and timely manner. In August 2012, the FTAS, as sole residuary beneficiary of the Flor­ ence Thomas Living Trust (FTLT), petitioned the Ashe County Superior Court to prohibit the trust­ ees from selling assets from the Thomas estate to pay in­ heritance taxes arising from distribution of the estate. The case ouickly became a tangle of defenses, coun­ ter claims and cross claims between a series of trustees, Thomas' surviving family, the art school and former beneficiaries deleted from the FTLT in a 2004 amend­ ment to Thomas' will. The validity of this amendment, which made the art school the sole ben­ eficiary of the trust, is a crucial point in the case con­ tested by Thomas' surviving daughter, Betty Plummer, Dylan Lightfoot|Jetler son Post Appalachian State University Chancellor Ken Peacock (right) spoke at the 8th Annual Economic Development Tour at Jefferson l anding last week. Joined by members of his faculty. Seated, from left: Vice Chancellor tor University Advancement Susan Pettyjohn, ASU Director of Writing in the Field and N.C. Poet Laureate Joseph Bathanti and ASU Athletic Director Charlie Cobb. University plans new health sciences college ASU Chancellor, faculty address 8th Economic Development Tour Dylan Lightfoot Staff Writer dlightfoot@civitasmedia.com Appalachian State University Chancellor Ken Peacock, along with members of his faculty, ad­ dressed an assembly of Ashe Coun­ ty officials ;ind community leaders at the Eighth Annual Ashe County Economic Development Listening Tour at Jefferson landing Tuesday. Peacock was joined in the pro­ gram by ASU's Vice Chancellor for University Advancement Su­ san Pettyjohn, Director of Writing in the Field and N.C. Poet Laure­ ate Joseph Bathanti, and Athletic Director Charlie Cobb. Intnxlucing Peacock, Skyline Membership Corporation Public Re­ lations Administrator Karen Powell said The Economic Development Tour program in Ashe began eight years ago, when the county ex­ pressed a desire to develop a closer working relationship with ASU "This was pour idea...that we have an event like this, to really from hear and for you to hear whats going on at Appalachian. We are pour University, Peacock said. "We hope you can buy into (our) goals and objectives with us, and be proud of Ap­ palachian, and the direction in An $82 million health sciences college project has made headway, Peacock said, with "a good start" of $2 million in state funding se­ cured by Rep. Jonathon Jordan. Pettyjohn said ASU hopes to have a "snovel in the ground" for the new facility next year. As the health sciences college develops. Peacock announced ASU ed is also forming a partnership with Wake Forest University's Physician Assistant program. "It'll be a great relationship collaborating with Wake Forest, and will strengthen what we're doing," he said. Pettyjohn gave an update on the Campaign for Appalachian, a $200 million fundraising initia­ tive launched in October 2011. With the tagline "Making a differ­ ence in the world one student at a time," the campaign has a goal of ensuring the best possible edu­ cation experience for all ASU stu­ dents, he said. "We're very grateful for all the support we've received. To date, we haw raised $160 million," he said. Appalachian has recently made strides in sustainability research and education. Peacock said. The schools Solar Decathlon project won the People's Choice award in jple's competition last year. "Not the top award, but it shows that we've developed something," he said. "We don't Have an architecture school or an engineering school but it shows the commitment of faculty and staff...to get in there and be cre­ ative and get the job done." ASU has been invited to par­ ticipate at the Solar Decathlon In France next year. "I'm so proud of the faculty and staff that have sup ported this program,"said Peacock. Of his recently-announced re­ tirement, Peacock said, "I'm not retiring, I'm just moving to the next chapter of life. I've been at Appalachian State for the past 31 years. That's a long time, almost half my life." Athletic Director Charlie Cobb said ASU has agreed to play Uni­ versity of Michigan in August of next year. "Some people say it's the dumbest thing they've ever heard," Cobb said. In a storied upset, the Moun­ taineers in 2007 defeated the Wol­ verines, the number five team in the nation that year. Defending his decision, Cobb in­ voked Team USA's 1980 "Miracle on Ice" Olympic victory over the Russians. "Does anyone know what Team USA's record ^gainst the RusSee COLLEGE I 8 The Ashe County Lit­ tle Theater will be pre­ senting "Bye Bye Birdie" from Aug. 22-25 at the Ashe Civic Center. "Bye Bye Birdie" is a play written by Michael Stew­ art and is loosely based on Elvis Presley joining the U.S. Army in the 1950s. The play made its Broad­ way debut in 1960. Conrad Birdie is a rock star about to join the mili­ tary. In order to fulfill a con­ tract obligation, he is going to give one last kiss to a girl and write a song about it and hilarity ensues. The story is told from the point of view of Birdie s man­ ager Albert, who wants to quit the music business and become an English teacher. Producing "Bye Bye Bird­ ie" brought new faces into the Little Theater. Several roles in the plav will be performed by teenagers and preteens. "We wanted to bring new talent into the Little Theatre," Stage Manager Ramona Renfroe said. "Any time you have a core group of people that does a lot of theater together, sometimes it feels cliqu­ ish, and that's not what the Little Theater is about. We're about including a lot of people and training that new talent." Working on the produc­ tion has been a labor of love for the cast. Director Gilly Macknee said build­ ing the sets was a long pro­ cess, with groups of 10 to 12 pedple working every Wednesday for weeks. Auditions and rehearsals also involve a lot of hard work, but Macknee ensures See BIRDIE I 5 See CASE I 5 Kruger Brothers will play'Todd Aug. 24 Wayne Henderson and Charles Welch will also perform Tickets are now on sale for the 2013 finale summer concert in Todd featuring the Kruger Brothers, Wayne Henderson and Charles Welch. The outdoor concert will be held at 4 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 24, in Walter & Anne Cook Me­ morial Park in the Todd Rural Historic District. The event brings together some of Doc Watson's good friends and the concert is dedicated to the memory of the Grammy Awardwinning artist who generously performed each August in Todd to benefit the community. Advance tickets are $15 and available online at ToddNC.org. You can also purchase tickets at these locations throughout the High Country: Todd Mercantile and RiverGirl Fishing Company in Todd, Scott's Guitar, Ashe Arts Council and Ashe Chamber of Commerce in West Jefferson, and Appalachian Music and Boone Area Chamber of Commerce in Boone. Tickets at the gate on the day of the concert for $18. Children age 12 and under will be admit­ ted free. Well-behaved dogs are welcome. Free parking in the His­ toric District is limited, but sev­ eral pay lots are available as well as a free shuttle service from sat­ ellite parking area at the corner of NC 194 and Todd Railroad Grade Road behind Todd Fire & Rescue. The concert is produced by the Todd Community Preservation Organization, a 501(c)(3) non­ profit group which has been host­ ing free summer park concerts for more than a decade. Proceeds from the event will go toward funding future music events. Watson's concerts in Todd have been described as akin to sitting on his front porch. He and his wife Rosa Lee often invited family and friends who did not get the op­ portunity to see his performances on the road. The concert will be keeping in that tradition with music that Watson loved but also some of his good friends sharing stories and anecdotes about their times with him. The Kruger Brothers need no introduction in the High Country and their name has become syn­ onymous with the best in innova­ Submitted photo|Jefferson Post Continuing a Todd music tradition established by the late Doc Watson, the Kruger Brothers will perform this Saturday. The trk> will be joined by Wayne Henderson and Charles Welch. tive bluegrass music. Jens Kruger (banjo, vocals) and his brother Uwe Kruger, (guitar, lead vocals) are natives of Switzerland and say they were friends with Doc Watson long before they ever met him at Merle Fest in 1997. In the years that followed, they were freSee TODD I 5 �P.UII . 2 TUESDAY, AUGUST 20, 2013 .1 KM KHSON POST West Jefferson Centennial Commission plans for 2015 Dylan Lightfoot Staff Writer dlightfoot@civitasmedia.com With the Town of West Jefferson marking its 100th birthday in 2015, a commission was estab­ lished last month to orga­ nize the celebration. Centennial Commission." Hafer was a shoo-in for heading up the WJCC: he has experience as a plan­ ner of municipal birthday parties, having chaired Raleigh's Bicentennial Celebration Foundation in the early 1990s. The WJCC was formed Gene Hafer, the commis­ sion's organizer, announced its formation at the West Jefferson Board of Alder­ men's meeting Aug. 5. "I got our organization started from a legal stand­ point," Hafer said. "We're incorporated as a non-prof­ it in N.C. West Jefferson On the Crooked Road (US Hwy 58) in Independence, Virginia |TH£HISTORJC 1 9 0 8 C O U M H O U S 6 5th ANNUAL yC GRAYSON WINE FESTIVAL jC with a nod from the W.J. Aldermen, who gave autonomous author­ ity over the project to the commis­ sion. Last month, a board of directors was formed, bylaws adopted and officers elected, Hafer said. Serving on the board are John Neaves, Doc Greene, Phil McMillan, Jerry McMillan, Talara Parrish and Stephen Shoemaker, who will also be designing the official Centennial logo. "We're just in the start­ ing phase," said Chris Barr, who as elected WJCC a sponsorship will also be established for other town events to join the celebra­ tion by adopting Centen­ nial themes and tie-ins. president. "We'll set up about five committees. From that we'll get a game plan." 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The WJCC seeks vol­ unteers and community involvement in the celebra­ tion. A sign-up sheet will be available at Town Hall, Baldwin said. The Historic 1908 Courthouse Foundation B •Simply the Best Kv Let* B FREE In-Home Estimate: 336-838-9393 Or visit our showroom: 1401 Second SI.. North Wilksboro (Across from The Ford Dealership) WindowWorldFoothills.com £? I -! and one ounce, and was 21 inches long. Grandparents are Jerry and Edith Dillard, Jesse and Wilma Grandos, Fred Johnson, Joe and Lisa Biondi. Sibling is Noah Johnson. Reading, writing, 'rithmetic and ...rights Stephanie Carroll Carson NC News Service As North Carolina stu­ dents prepare for the school year, legal experts say parents should do more than iust read over the school supply list. Understanding your child's legal rights when it comes to school discipline is also important, according to Legal Aid of North Carolina. 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Air.tsr 20, 2013 !pends Ashe Outreach's Friday s h Fry is ell attended J W at FamUy {«?•• lster. Melh, , Ven. 8? J^n Von« of ale cln and wife' J^^rs, Charles a BaJd" C0NTI^JSM^,NEM°RIAL .o>Dea„ Roy Dean «s K?ssSulre"BiJd- once again » ?ee' F'a bel»ved wife mHIwCed his as Even's ™ ^ 24,2013, urday, Aug. "Squire""10 rangements. hese IS •«»«, dau«bu'r ?ds°n Cs wt Tned home- nefuner- ^1,^1 » w charge of ,heff"s»n Baldwin Win of ^home.com. StKkJt PaUs died Sat L lm Rich" ^3" WH Petty | Jefferson Post ^ She was 93 ^ Mrs. Steele was \ Ais Ashe builders raffling playhouse EU"RichaiSnandCarrip "f|»nHii1 Baptis, c™;;;; Baldwin^ he was also Veceded in death l)y bn,there RenRad, Hugh, EdS Winston Baldwin; *£? Doney Wilcox, Wilma LeaJi.and Jessie Baldwin. His beloved daughter, ofWi t IJ "Cindy" Yates nL U / ?aVen' Mr. Fields Anderson Harless Jr. it ,r' RMds Anderson bett MFA8 u"r|ess .er a known v ' °< West Jefferson died Thureday, Aug. 8 2013, at Foreyth Medical Center. He was til Fla" als» Preceded him in death in December of 2011. Squire grew up during the (,reat Depression. The pain from those years nev­ er left him, and he lived his life carefully stewarding everything he had earned. At 14 years old he went to work to help support his family of 11 siblings. He held many jobs to help Mr. Harless was born in Ashe County on Saturday, July 25, 1936, to the late Fields Anderson and Nora Beatrice Crane Harless. He was a member of Ashe County Worship Center. saraSS «>"* sisters, Ruby Kn *"» >nfant sisters; two ^ J?'nWayne Richard­ son and Dean Richardson is survived by four daughters, Ratsy ycJ hid p band< Robf,rt- L'"da Ferguson and hus­ band Eddie, Janet Walker and husband, Sam, all of Moravian Falls, Nancy Calhoun and husband, Jeffrey of West Jefferson; six grandchildren; three step-grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; three step-great-grandchildren; one great, great-grandson; one sister, Jo Thompson of West Jefferson; and one brother, Breece Richard­ son of Jefferson. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 20, 2013, at Zion Hill Bap­ tist Church with Rev. Tim Roten and Rev. Tim DeBord officiating. The body will be placed in the church at 1:30 p.m. Burial will be in the church cemetery. The fam­ ily will receive friends from 6-8 p.m. Monday, Aug. 19, 2013, at ReinsSturclivant Funeral Home. Flowers will be accepted or memorials may be made to Alzheimer's Associa­ tion, P.O. Box 758, Asheville, NC 28802. Online condolences may be made at www.reinssturdivant.com. He is survived by his wife; Edith Huneycutt Harless; three daughters, Donna Harless Jones and husband Jerry of West provide food for his fam­ Jefferson, Darlene Har­ ily including shining shoes, less Blevins of West Jef­ delivering newspapers, car­ ferson, and Rebecca Dirying water and small car­ anne Harless Hitt and pentry jobs. In 1951 he en­ husband Michael of West listed in the U.S. Army and Jefferson; one sister, Mary served three years as Private Lou Huneycutt and hus­ First Class. In 1957 he and band Max of Albemarle; his family relocated to Kis- four grandchildren, Jason simmee after he received a. JoneS, Sarah Jones, Amber promotion at The Martin Blevins, and Jesse Blevins; Marietta Defense Plant. He and one great-grandson, diligently worked as a coor­ Nathan Anderson Duncan. Funeral services were dinator in production con­ held Sunday, Aug. 11,2013, trol only missing a couple of at Boone Family Funeral days work in over 30 years. Squire never met a Home with Rev. JD Walton, stranger and could whip up Rev. Tim Roten, and Pastor a conversation with anyone, Chuck Call officiating. Buri­ anytime, anywhere! Anyone al followed in the Jefferson who ever met him, never City Cemetery. The family received forgot him! His charm was unmatchable, and his cha­ risma intoxicating! He had BUSINESS Oi'HORit sin the gift of gab and could sell sawdust to a lumber mill. He loved to wheel and deal and barter and trade. Some of his favorite say­ ings included, "You'll never go broke making a profit." and "If you watch your pen­ nies the dollars take care of themselves." He was a leg­ end in old Kissimmee with a plethora of friends who proudly bestowed upon him the prestigious and well de­ served title of "The Squire." 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Wagner's career has spanned half a century in both films and TV. Winkler is best known as the Fonz on TV's Happy Days and Thompson has sandwiched an acting career around a stint in the U.S. Senate. Besides acting, the trio has something else in common. They are spokespersons for different companies offering a financial product called a reverse mort­ gage. But what exactly is a reverse mortgage, and is it something you should consider? To start, let me fust talk about a traditional mortgage. A mortgage is simply a large loan used to pur­ chase a home. Such a loan can eas­ ily total several hundred thousand dollars, and the loan is secured by the value of the home, meaning that if the buyer can't make all the loan payments, the firm making the mortgage takes possession of the home. The mortgage is usually repaid over a long period (30 years is common) by the homebuyer mak­ ing monthly payments. Each pay­ ment has a part that reduces the amount of the loan and a part that iys interest on the loan. If the uyer sells the home before the mortgage is completely repaid, roceeds from the home's sale will used to pay off the remainder of the loan. If the home's value isn't sufficient to repay the moi|H then such the home is said to "underwater," and the owner obvi­ ously faces a financial problem. If a homeowner is 62 or older and owns a home free and clear of a traditional mortgage, the owner can consider a reverse mortgage. The name is based on the fact that the circumstances for a reverse mortgage are the opposite of the circumstances for a traditional mortgage. In a reverse mortgage, the person owns the home with no outstanding loan; in a traditional mortgage, the person is buyin, the home and uses a loan (debt to do so. For a reverse mortgage, the person receives money; in a tradi­ tional mortgage, the person pays money. And although this cer­ tainly isn't always the case, people using a reverse mortgage are often near the end of their lives, while users of a traditional mortgage are much younger. A reverse mortgage is a way for the homeowner to draw mor from the home's value while living in the home. In this way, it is similar to a home equity loan or a second mortgage. But compared to these two financial products, there are two distinguishing fea­ tures of a reverse mortgage. Fust, repayment of the money received by the homeowner will usually come from the future sale of the home after the owner leaves. Second, the payments received by the homeowner usually come monthly and last for a long time — sometimes until the owner dies. In the case of lifetime month­ ly income, the probabilities of the owner dying in different years (the same factors used in life insurance calculations) are used to deter­ mine the monthly amounts. Why would a 62-and-plus-yearold homeowner consider a reverse mortgage? If such a homeowner has a need for additional monthly income and has no other good op­ tions for obtaining that income, then a reverse mortgage might be the answer. The additional month­ ly income could be used to pay for normal household expenses, maybe to pay premiums for a longterm health care policy or used just for fun activities, like trips. When considering a reverse mortgage, it should be remem­ bered that the homeowner will still be liable for maintenance and re­ pair expenses on the home as well as property taxes. And as with a traditional mortgage, there will be upfront fees and other expenses the homeowner must pay when the reverse mortgage is taken. The financial firm will also charge an interest rate and subtract interest costs from the monthly income paid to the homeowner. Interest is charged because the financial firm is paying the homeowner money now but is not repaid until later. Homeowners considering re­ verse mortgages should shop com­ peting financial companies and compare their terms for the fees, expenses and the interest rate. Here is, perhaps, the blockbust­ er realization for considering a reverse mortgage. Use of a reverse mortgage means a significant part — sometimes maybe all — of the home's value won't be available in the homeowner's estate. Statistics show a home is the largest finan­ cial component of many house­ holds' estates. Many homeowners who are parents understandably want to pass their home's value on to their children. A reverse mort­ gage reduces the ability to do this. Some surveys show that children of homeowners are overwhelming­ ly opposed to reverse mortgages! So where does this leave you in deciding if a reverse mortgage is for you? If you're elderly (like me), own your home with no loan, would like to have some additional monthly income and understand your children will be inheriting less, then a reverse mortgage may be a wise move. But do your home­ work first and compare fees, inter­ est rates and other terms. I like Bob (Wagner), Henry (Winkler) and Fred (Thomp­ son) as actors, but let's face it, they aren't financial advisers. So when it comes to reverse mort­ gages, you decide how the pluses and minuses add up. Dr. Mike Walden is a William Neal Reynolds Professor and North Carolina Cooperative Extension economist in the Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics of N.C. State University's College of Agri­ culture and Life Sciences. He teaches and writes on personal finance, economic out­ look and public policy. LETTER TO THE EDITOR Writer understands 'Mountain Pride' britches, all learning at the Dear Editor, Kudos to Dylan Lightfoot! same time how to do those Finally, someone who can things for myself. see the difference between In the winter time I the real thing and the spin. have sat around her table Needless to say, as someone while she balled sausage who spent the first 45 years or helped stuff beef in a of my life in Ashe County, I can to be nut up for later. was absolutely livid when I've helped her churn but­ I saw the Faux News Net­ ter from her own cows, work video regarding gather eggs from the chick­ "Mountain Pride." ens, carried in stove wood, Those idiots would not both for heating and for know "Mountain Pride" if cooking purposes. it knocked them on their We were never hungry sanctimonious behinds. and we were always will­ I grew up in Ashe Coun­ ing to share. ty. I was a product of that We understood that "Mountain Pride." There thing called "Mountain was a time in Ashe County Pride." People seem to when we had something to forget that back in those be proud of. People could days we also had Hanes buy houses, farm, or own Manufacturing, Peerless just a little bit of land. My Hosiery, Sprague Electric, grandfather farmed to­ and Phoenix Chair Fac­ bacco, farmed for our food, tory (later Thomasville) and tobacco. He grew his and later were fortunate own corn for his cattle enough to add Southern and chickens, and cut his Devices (two plants), own grass for haystacks in Gates, Greensboro Manu­ which to feed his animals facturing, and Penry in winter. People raised Manufacturing (on NC/ their own beef, their own VA border). That did not hogs, they had large gar­ even include those of us dens and preserved every­ such as myself who worked thing they could to eat. at Anvil Brand in Indepen­ I nave sat on my grand­ dence, Va., Mr. Casuals in mother's front porch Troutdale, Va., Lowe's and many a day helping to Holly Farms in North Wilshell peas, peel peaches, kesboro, and in Boone. seed cherries, peel apples, While many families string beans - even string­ lived off the land, they ei­ ing them up for leather ther had children or wives that worked at these fac­ tories to help support the family. These days the ma­ jority of workers have to go out of the county to find jobs if they can, yet their tax assessments are ridicu­ lous. People can no longer afford to huy homes, land, or to grab a couple of acres to just have a truck garden or raise a few chickens. The days when beans and tobacco were staple crops in Ashe County are long gone, as are the teenagers who got spending money for helping pick the beans and work in the tobacco fields, planting, suckering, cutting, and then grading and stacking on baskets. The people who know about "mountain pride" are the ones who have stayed there throughout the years, inheriting what they have from their families before them or scraping by on their own. Those who could, and those who had no in­ clination to stay there went elsewhere to make their for­ tunes, as Mr. Lee McMillian should well know. I would be really inter­ ested in iust how many saw mills Mr. Lewis owns, and why it is so difficult for him to get enough workers to work it. Could it be poor wages or possibly some other reason he can't keep workers...he really did not need to make it sound like no one in Ashe County would work anymore. He should realize more than anyone that the wealth in Ashe County is in its na­ tive folks. I'm betting many of the people in Ashe County who have lost their jobs due to businesses pulfing out would be happy to have a job if they could provide for their families on sawmill wages. There once was prom­ ise in Ashe County. Now, there is not even hope. So, what are the people there supposed to do? When a county will not provide industry for people to have jobs to go to, now do they expect them to feed their families without some type of as­ sistance. They certainly should not go on national TV and make it appear that Ashe County is now a bunch of deadbeats. That was a total insult to everyone there who has seen their jobs walk out of the county taking their hope for a better future ana for those of their chil­ dren with them. Instead of berating these people, they should be do­ ing whatever needs to be done to bring industry into the county to keep the county strong. Without money people cannot shop. When they cannot shop, there goes the economy. There really is way more to Ashe County than turn­ ing it into a tourist trap and insinuating that those who have worked to make Ashe County strong are just a bunch of people who are too lazy to work. Maybe the USDA was merely trying to let the people in Ashe County know that there was help available. Why would any­ one be against something that would help people who cannot help themselves? The shame does not lie within the "Food Stamp Program" itself or the ones wno will need to use it, but the shame lies with those who do not want to see anyone benefit at their expense. We are talking about people who have paid into the system for years and years. Why is it wrong for them to col­ lect a bit from it? The real shame, however, lies with those who would prefer seeing Ashe County people do without as op­ posed to seeing them have good jobs, schools, good roads, and being indepen­ dent. There is no shame in needing help. The shame is when people think ev­ eryone is out to take some­ thing away from them. Tne real shame is that all those who can afford to, don't keep the food pan­ tries and other organiza­ tions supplied with what they need to provide to those who need nelp. They prefer worrying that one of their precious dollars will be spent on something to benefit someone other than themselves or better yet that someone may get something for nothing! I think they have confused "Mountain Pride" with "Mountain Greed." That little bit of fake reality on Fox News may have made a few folks in the county feel like they were accomplishing some­ thing by going on a public news program and belit­ tling their friends and neighbors, but they have done nothing to feed or clothe hungry children. I saddens me to see my fellow Ashe Countians portrayed in such a untrue and disparaging way by a group of people who don't even know tne meaning of "Mountain Pride." If tney had had any pride, they would not nave sold out their communities. I'm sure the good people in Ashe County neither need nor desire zealots who know absolutely nothing about their small commu­ nities broadcasting about what they do or do not need. As Mr. Lightfoot brought out, perhaps it is time for people in Ashe County to do some think­ ing on their own and look back at times past and re­ member just which party really cares where their bread is buttered. If they take a serious look at what the Repub­ lican party has done for the people in this coun­ try and what the county commissioners have al­ lowed to happen to their once proud little county 7 all in the name of "fam­ ily values and Christian duty," not to even men­ tion what the state legis­ lature is doing in North Carolina — they may once again find that "Mountain Pride" is something worth fighting for and vote a Democratic ticket. Elizabeth Blevins Cooper Conway, S.C. COMMUNITY CALENDAR Aug. 20 - Oct 28 5 pan. Storytelling in Todd. Every Tuesday through Oc­ tober, stop by the Toad General Store for old time entertain­ ment with supper at 5 p.m. and storytelling at 6 p.m. The ist storyteller line up for August: Orville Hicks, Aug. 13; Pace, Aug. 20; Tammy Sanabria, Aug. 28. Todd Gen- Jefferson Post eral Store is located at 3866 Railroad Grade Road. For more information, call 336877-1067. Aug.2f Both Committees of the High Country RPO will hold meetings at the High Country Council of Governments build­ ing located at 468 New Market Blvd., Boone. The Rural Trans­ portation Qxirdinating Committee (RTCC) will meet at 10 am and the Rural Transportation Advisory Committee (RTAC) will meet at 2 p.m. Both meetings are open to the public. Aug. 22-25 7:30 p.m. "Bye Bye B Sirdie." Ashe County Little The- atre presents "Bye Bye Birdie" at the Ashe Civic Center, lickets are $15 for adults, $5 students. Reserved seat tickets are available at the Ashe Arts Center. For more information, call 336-846-ARTS. Aug. 23 5:30 - 7:30 p.m. Spaghetti Dinner Fundraiser for Ashe Services for Aging Foundations. Plates are $8 for adults, children 12 and under are $5. Live music by the Grayson Highland Band at 6 p.m., and cake walk at i lon'Pil Services for Aging Foundation is located at 180 Cha tyrob Lane in West Jefferson. For more infor­ mation, call 336-246-2461. (USPS 441-810) Member NC Press Association Published twice weekly by Civitas Media LLC. P.O. Box 808 203 S. Second Ave., West Jefferson. NC 28694 Periodicals postage paid at West Jefferson, NC 28694 Phone 336-846-7164 Email cclark@civitasmedia.com Subscription rates in Ashe County - $38/year In North Carolina - $48.01tyear Editor/General Manager Staff Writer Staff Writer Sports Writer Advertising Sales Advertising Sales Classifieds/Legals Cliff Clark Wil Petty Dylan Lightfoot Nathan Ham Teresa Roark Laws John Sears Kay Hart Mail Room Department Julia Beck Postmaster: Send address changes to Jefferson Post P.O. Box 808 West Jefferson NC 28694-0808 All content copyright 2012 by Civitas Media LLC and may not be reproduced without permission. Church From Page 3 information, call Son's Light Ministries at 828-264-2007. Aug. 20-23 7 p.m. RevivaL There will be revival services at Wolf Knob Baptist Church. Evan­ gelist Mark Loggins will be the speaker for the week. Pastor Rex Hall invites ev­ eryone to attend. Aug. 23 7 p.m. Playground Bene­ fit Concert. Michael Combs will be in concert at Faith Fellowship. The cost of the tickets are $15 and $25. The doors will open at 6 p.m. The proceeds from the concert will go to drainage repairs to the playground. Aug. 24 6 PJIL Sing-4-Him host­ ed by North Beaver Bap­ tist Church, an evening of praise song and fellowship at Ashe County High School. The lineup will include Solid Rock from Statesville, The Bluff Mountain Boys, Sa­ cred Ground and Dust to Dust. The event will also include a hamburger and hot dog supper, with all the fixings including dessert for a $6 donation, starting at 4 p.m. This donation will go towards the North Beaver Rebuild Fund. North Bea­ ver Church was destroyed in 2012 by fire, the reloca­ tion and construction on the new church is underway. For more information, call 336 649-0395 or 982-8658 after 6 p.m. Aug. 25 10:30 aan. Decoration at Howell Hill Cemetery and Homecoming Servic­ es will be held at Greene's Chapel Baptist Lansing. Bring dish and enjoy the fellowship Church in a covered dinner in hall after services. Donations for tl cemetery upkeep are appr ciated and may be given th day or sent cA> Jerry Brook Treasurer, 2946 New Riv Road, Lansing, NC 2864 Everyone with connectic to the «jhurch or the cer etery is invited to attend. 10:30 a.m. Homecomir Services will be held at M Olive Baptist Church. Re David Hamm will be tl guest speaker. The congreg tion invites you to attend. 11 ami. Rev. Brian Wea er will be the guest speaki at Temple Baptist Chun on Radio Hill, West Jeffereo You are invited toattend. �JEFFERSON Posn TLI.SDAV, AKJLST 20,201.3 PACE ."» Case From Page 1 and former beneficiaries. The current trustee of the FTLT most recently filed a petition asking the court to declare that the FTAS does not operate an art school, and should not be the beneficiary of the FTLT. In response, the art school's legal counsel filed new charges of breach of trust and unjust enrichment against Plummer as successor trustee of the FTLT, alleging she failed to follow her mother's directions as set out in the trust. "As volunteers, the board of directors accepts the fiduciary responsibility to assure we meet Members of the cast pose to promote "Bye Bye Birdie." They are (from top left:) Whit­ ney Spangler, Jeremy Halsey, Julia Bassett. (From bot­ tom left:) Lauren Ed­ monson, Geli Macknee. the directives stated in the trust agreement by Florence Thomas. That is to create an art school for the people of Ashe County and surrounding counties in Ashe County,"' Considine said. "Addressing these legal is­ sues is part of our responsi­ bility for the people of Ashe County," he said. The art school was established by the FTLT in accordance with Thomas' wishes following her death in 2007. Birdie From Page 1 everything remains fun. "It's a hobby, it's com­ munity theater," he said. "So if you're not having fun, why do it?" This will be Macknee's directing debut with the Little Theater. "I love my job," he said. "All I have to do is tell people what 1 want to Wil Petty| Jefferson post see as the audience." With a younger cast and modern musical, preparing for the play has been a blend of hard work and relaxation for the cast and crew. "The entire time it has been playful and joyful and a real celebration of the theat­ rical process that you don't SEE WHATS NEW ^ From Page 1 quent guests at Doc's home in Deep Gap. The brothers moved to Wilkes County in 2002 and are joined by Joel Landsberg (bass, vocals). The Kruger Brothers most recent album, released ear­ lier this year, is "Remem­ bering Doc Watson." Joining the Kruger Brothers is Charles Welch and Wayne Henderson. Welch, a lifelong friend of Watson, was going on the road with Doc and Merle Watson when he was a teen­ ager. He was playing guitar without Watson's knowl­ edge for several years and was performing at a coffeeshop on King Street in Boone one evening when his friend dropped in unan­ nounced and sat in the au­ dience. From there, Welch performed and toured with Watson for years and was always a stage companion to Watson at his perfor­ mances in Todd. Hailing from the me­ tropolis of Rugby, Va., Wayne Henderson is a world-reknown luthier whose acoustic guitars are sought after by some of the biggest names in entertain­ ment. In 1995, he received a National Heritage Fel­ lowship at a White House ceremony in recognition of his instrument-making skills. Henderson is a fingerstyle guitar picker who hosts his own Wayne Henderson Music Festival which draws thousands of acoustic guitar aficionados and musicians to south­ west Virginia each June. His guitar shop was a fa­ vorite hangout for Watson. The concert will be held rain or shine and guests should bring a blanket or lawn chairs for outdoor seating. A concession stand will offer hotdogs, ham­ burgers and cold drinks. For more information, call 336-877-5401 or email to info@toddnc.org X DEPARTMENT, JimSmore * Tis The Season....for all season 14 South Jefferson Ave Downtown West Jefferson 336-846-9488 . Ashe County Little Theatre yJUWf| Bye Bye Birdie August 22 - 25,2013 We '*e Qstewin# Lansing Farmers' Market ASHE CIVIC CENTER For.t»ckets call 336-846-2787 We make small I &#, towns our business. M I C H A EL'S WE BUY GOLD! 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"nsuCatwi m uo m6 ftwrn NORMAN STUART • <1 A �son TUESDAY, AUGUST 20,2013 ORTS Nathan 1 lam. Sports Writer (386) 846-7164 nham(<' ii\ itasnnilia.com ONLINE Game of the Week video can be found at jeffersonpost.com Former Husky answers the call Nathan Ham Sports Writer nham@civitasmedia.com It has been a long and interesting road for Ashe native Michael Blevins. Blevins, a 2003 graduate from Ashe County High School, played baseball at ACHS for four years and played at the varsity level for two years. After graduating high school, Blevins complet­ ed a one-year welding program at Wilkes Com­ munity College and took a job at Oldham, "When Oldham shut down, I went back for a Broadcasting Associates Degree," said Blevins. "Then in late 2007, I felt called to go back to school at Ohio Christian to pur­ sue my calling in ministry." Little did he know that a good college education would not be the only thing to come from his de­ cision to go to OCU. "When I was talking with a guy from college, he asked if I played a sport in high school, and I said baseball, but that was four years ago," said Blevins. "So he told me that they were need­ ing guys, in fact, they were needing pitchers." Blevins was not a pitch­ er by trade. According to him he pitched one time in little league and it end­ ed with three walks and a hit batter, so he did not expect to have any sort of career as a pitcher. "Before I moved to OCU in January of 2008,1 start­ ed throwing live bullpens to a buddy," said Blevins. "I owe any success I had on the mound to Matthew Hines from Sparta for let­ ting me throw lives bullpens to him, which were sometimes quite painful." As hiscollege baseball ca­ reer started at Ohio Chris­ tian, Blevins says he was fully expecting to be sitting on the bench. However, af­ ter a lot of hard work and practice, Blevins was far from a bench warmer. "By the time the '08 sea­ son started, I was in the three-hole playing short­ stop and pitching, both for the first time in my base­ ball life," said Blevins. In his junior season, Blevins played the year of his life, becoming the first OCU player ever to be named to the National Christian Col­ lege Athletic Association All-American Team. Blevins went 7-2 as a pitcher while hitting .389 with 35 runs batted in. He did all of this in just 33 games and helped lead OCU to the national tournament for the fust time in school history. When Blevins' career was all said and done, he finished with a .407 bat­ ting average, .444 on-base percentage and a .532 slug­ ging percentage. Tons of guys we played with and against asked if I was going to play profession­ al at all," said Blevins. "And my response was that I'm not called to be a ball player." Blevins, the son of Rev. Roger and Teresa Blevins, was ready to fol­ low in his dad's footsteps, even though there were plenty of times when he did not want to. "I tried not to become a preacher, but finally, I stopped running from the call and I've never been more full of joy," said Blevins. "Growing up as a pastor's kid, I have seen the ups and downs of ministry and did not want any of that. But as I got older, I knew there was nothing else I'd rather Submitted photo| Jefferson Post Michael Blevins finished his senior season at Ohio Christian University with a career bat­ ting average of .407. be," added Blevins. Blevins still remains close to the sport of base­ ball as he has been an as­ sistant coach on the Ohio Christian staff since gradu­ ation in 2011. He is also working on his Master's Degree in Practical Theol­ ogy, which Blevins hopes to have finished next year. "I've been really blessed at this point in my life. I was married in 2011 to my wife Kenna and I took a small church in Columbus in October last year called Valleyview Church of Christ in Christian Union," said Blevins. "Hopefully God blesses me and I can help Valleyview meet some needs in the community and continue to grow." He and his wife are ex­ pecting their first child in December. Blevins added that lots of people are always asking him if he'd ever consider moving back home to Ashe County. Blevins' simple re­ sponse: "When the Huskies need a baseball coach, and God calls me to a church there, I'll be home." Blue Ridge Brutal final results Here are the top results in the Blue Ridge Brutal held last weekend. Complete results of all three races and the Assault on Mt. Jefferson can be found at www.blueridgebrutal.org/archived-results/ 100-mile ride: File photos| Jefferson Post AT LEFT, Cesar Ruiz (left) and Frank Ledezma (right) will be tough to stop on offense. AT RIGHT, Miguel Ramos may have to sit out for the entire season after a shoulder injury in preseason workouts. Huskies seeking to repeat as champs Nathan Ham Sports Writer nham@civitasmedia.com Coming off of the best season in .school history, the Husky soccer team will face a bit of adversity right off the bat, and will need players to step up to replace 11 seniors from last year's squad. "Our goals are always to win the conference championship and make a significant run in the state playoffs," said Head Coach Wes Rousseau. "Our road to the cham­ pionship this year is a bit more dif­ ficult, as we have to overcome the loss of a solid 11-member senior class an also MVAC Player of the Year Miguel Ramos, who is likely out for the season with a shoulder injury that required surgery." Ashe will turn to three return­ ing all-conference players Frank Ledezma, Cesar Ruiz and Alexis Ramos to lead the team. "Frank and Cesar are very dan­ gerous strikers and both scored 30-plus goals last season, and we expect them to lead a potent of­ fensive attack," said Rousseau. "Alexis, our all-conference and allregion senior sweeper, will be the anchor of our rebuilt defense." Trent Pruitt and Jamie Weaver will play center-mid and have improved a great deal horn last year and will be there to direct the offense. On the wings, sophomores Vic­ tor Melo and Eric Barcenas will make the move up from JV this season and replace seniors Lucas Zeller and Sam Bowers who spent a lot of time playing on the outside. The back line will be bolstered by seniors Brayam Reyes, Alex Church and Matthew Ball and ju­ niors Kelly Brooks and Justin Ro­ land. Sophomore Kendall Wagner will also see time on the back line. The goalie position is very im­ portant to any successful team, and for Ashe, they are having to replace Braxton Treadway. "Jamison Cline has done a very impressive job up to this point in practice of filling the large shoes of our three-year keeper Braxton Treadway. He (Cline) looks up to the task," said Rousseau. Wilkes Central looks to be the strongest contender next to Ashe in the Mountain Valley Athletic Conference since Forbush is no longer a member. Elkin also has one of the top players in the league in Daniel Cortez, while West Wilkes and Starmount should also field solid teams this season. "We've experienced a great deal of success in the last two years, and we look for that trend to continue in 2013," said Coach Rousseau. 1. Paul Capua (Boone) - 5:00:55 2. Josh Riddle (Wilmington) - 5:03:47 3. Dung Le (Charlotte)-5:03:48 4. Paul Armfield (Winston-Salem) - 5:03:49 5 Scott Dillon (Greensboro) - 5:06:55 6. David Vreeland (Wilmington) - 5:07:02 7 Howard Harnett (Raleigh) - 5:08:05 8. Doug Simpson (Greensboro) - 5:10:29 9 Mark Hill (Charlotte)-5:10:30 10 Clinton Marsh (Boone) - 5:11:12 11. Clay Anderson (Camden, S.C.) • 5:13:10 12. James Fender (Thomasville) - 5:13:10 13. Greg Simolke (Marion) - 5:13:12 14 John House (Wake Forest) - 5:13:13 15. Michael Wells (Charlotte) - 5:13:14 16. Neil Reitzel (Greensboro) - 5:13:25 17. John Kapelar (Midland) - 5:15:17 18. Jamie Godfrey (Rutherfordton) - 5:16:49 19. Mark Wartski (Raleigh) - 5:17:44 20. Michael lockhard (Apex) - 5:24:42 75-mlto ride 1. Lars Tonnesen (Charlotte) -3:39:40 2. Bo Butler (Mooresville)- 3:39:40 3 Tommy Russell (Kingsport. Tenn.) - 3:43:11 4 Kirk Brlttain (Hickory) - 3:52:47 5 Robert Harvey (Apex) - 3:56:49 6. Ascary Arias (Pittsboro)- 3:59:08 7. Wilfnde Rivera (Maiden) - 3:59:09 8. Diana Conn (Raleigh) -3:59:29 9 Mike Spencer (Raleigh) - 3:59:29 10. Douglas Miller (Thomasville) - 4:07:47 11. Christy Daniel (Charlotte) - 4:13:17 12. Gary Conner (Kingsport. Tenn.) • 4:20:48 13. David Keen (Raleigh) - 4:22:31 14 Greg Hohn (Chapel Hill) - 4:28:02 15. Robert Bennett (Raleigh) - 4:29:46 16. Milanne Wiegert (Whispering Pines. N.C.) - 4 30:27 17. Timothy Tennant (Raeford) - 4:30:29 18. Michael Wike (Statesville) - 4:31:15 19. Randy Bevan (Trinity) - 4:34:21 20 Sam Hutchens (Boone) - 4:36:21 50-mlle ride 1. Christian Platzl (Denver, N.C.) • 2:43:11 2. Kevin Sweeney (Fort Mill. SC.) - 2:45:03 3. Chris Cosper (Phoenix. M.D.) • 2:45:04 4. Robert Crowell (Boone) - 2:49 29 5. Katie Wilson (Stanley)- 2:59:29 6 Terry Rudisill (Stanley) - 2:59:29 7. Derek Cornwall (Charlotte) - 3:06:36 8. Bojan Popovic (Stanley) - 3:06 48 9. Wilson Fowler (Raleigh) - 3:1122 10. Chuck Mantooth (Boone) -3:12:29 11. Marc McRee (Charotte) - 3:15:09 12. Roy McCauley (Sherrils Ford) - 3:16:13 13. Adam Nabewarvec (Raleigh) - 3:16:20 14 Kevin McNamara (Morrisville) - 3:16:22 15 Jeff Weatherall (Kingsport. Tenn.) • 3:17:55 16 Tony Huggms (Raleigh) - 3:19:42 17. Stacey Thompson (Hickory)- 3:21:22 18 Jonathan Warren (Norfolk. Va.) • 3:23:01 19. Brian Haught (Parkersburg WVa.) - 3:23:02 20. Jim Marler (Forbush) -3:23:03 North Carolina shooters win at youth hunter challenge North Carolina teams captured first place honors in junior and senior divisions at the 27th an­ nual International Youth Hunter Education Challenge (YHEC), a demanding week-long shooting and outdoors skills competition in Raton, N.M., sponsored by the National Rifle Association (NRA). Gray Stone Day School Marks­ manship Team, of Misenheimer, N.C., took first place in senior standings, while Park Ridge Christian School Sharpshooters, of Albemarle, took first place in junior standings. Also, Hunter Efird, of Gray Stone Day School, was the senior individual overall winner. Complete results here. This duplicated the results from the 2013 Youth Hunter Ed­ ucation Skills Tournament, the pre-collegiate shooting sports state championship held by the N.C. Wildlife Resources Com­ mission in April at Millstone 4-H Center in Richmond County. Teams and individuals qualify for YHEC through the Wildlife Com­ mission's district and state Youth Hunter Education Tournaments. YHEC competition is held in .22-caliber rifle and muzzleloader at knock-down targets, shot­ gun on a sporting clays course and archery at 3-D game targets. Non-shooting competition con­ sists of orienteering, wildlife identification, hunter respon­ sibility and ethics exam, and a hunter safety trail test. The success of North Carolina's youth in the international compe­ tition was noted by Richard Chil­ dress, an NRA board member and North Carolina businessman, best known as a championship NASCAR team owner. Active in global conservation efforts, Childress is a part of the Wildlife Commission's Strategic Recruit­ ment and Retention Initiative to build involvement in hunting, fishing and wildlife-watching. "First, I would like to congrat­ ulate (Commission Executive Director) Gordon Myers and his entire staff on getting our youth more involved in the great outdoors," Childress said. The YHEC results "show how impor­ tant recruitment and retention is. Youth are our future in con­ serving the great outdoors." Nearly 400 competitors, coaches and parents attended this year's event. Some 50,000 young people take part in similar youth events across the United States and Canada annually. "We have to acknowledge and thank the schools and school systems that recognize the val­ ue of such activity and encour­ age participation," said Travis Casper, Hunter Education Pro­ gram coordinator with the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commis­ sion. "These young people are going to maintain the relevancy of our conservation heritage for years to come." For more information on youth and adult involvement in the out­ doors, go to www.ncwildlife.org. �JEFFERSON POST TUESDAY, AUGUST 20,2013 PAGE 7 CLASSIFIEDS FILE #13-E-218 STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF ASHE IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION BEFORE THE CLERK NOTICE TO CREDITORS Having qualified as Executor for the Estate of Helen M Miller, deceased late of 377 Old Wilkesboro Road, Jeffer­ son, Ashe County, North Caro­ lina. 28640, this is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of said Helen M. Miller to present them on or before 6th day of November, 2013, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recov­ ery. All persons indebted to said estate will please make immediate payment. This the 19th day of July. 2013. Janet M Miller 3122 Old Wilkesboro Road Jefferson, NC 28640 James M. 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Title A name given to the resource Jefferson Post Type The nature or genre of the resource Newspaper Description An account of the resource The Jefferson Post was a twice-weekly newspaper printed in West Jefferson, North Carolina. Printing news, announcements and obituaries for Ashe County, the newspaper was owned by Civitas Media of Davidson, North Carolina, and had a circulation of 6,500. The Jefferson Post began publishing in 1988. The newspaper was the result of a merger between Ashe County's historic weekly newspaper The Skyland Post and a competing weekly of 10 years, the Jefferson Times. Publication Volume 88 Issue 67 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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I Page 6 Vol; 88, Issue <>7 8l.no FRIDAY. AUGUST 23.2013 Ashe County manager resigns Mitchell voted out by commissioners 3 - 2 Dylan Lightfoot Staff Writer dlightfoot@civitasmedia.com Ashe County Manager Dr. Pat Mitchellannounced her resignation Tuesday in response to a motion by the Board of Commission­ ers Monday that she resign or be dismissed. In a 3-2 decision, com­ missioners Gary Roark. Gerald Price and Judy Poe voted to remove Mitchell after an executive session yesterday, with Commis­ sioner Williams Sands and Chairman Rhodes dissent­ ing. Without discussion, Roark, Price and Poe in open session moved that "the county manager be dismissed unless she sub­ mits her resignation by 8 a.m. Aug. 20, (and that) in either event she be com­ pensated through the end of August." Mitchell was given the option of resign­ ing or retiring in lieu of dismissal. Mitchell, who was ex­ cluded from the executive session, said the vote came as a complete surprise. The board was "perfectly silent" when asked to give reasons for their decision, she said. Poe on Tuesday declined to comment on the resig­ nation, saying she had not yet heard from Mitchell. Attempts to reach Roark and Price for comment were unsuccessful. Rhodes said he saw no cause for dismiss­ ing MitchelL "There's no rhyme or reason," he said. "If anything, she worked too much — endless hours," he said. "We're a whole lot better off in Ashe County because of her." Mitchell came to work this morning as usual, and drove to Raleigh for a meeting with N.C. CornSee MANAGER | 9 Dr. Pat Mitchell : .feli ASHE C A M P U S WUltS COMMUNfTV COU1X2 Wil Petty | Jefferson Post The Ashe Campus of Wilkes Community College is becoming a leader in retraining laid off workers in the area. Offering semi­ nars in September and October. WCC staff will help those af­ fected by the Gates Corp. layoffs. Submitted photo| Jefferson Post Alvin and Jane Howell with Alvin's sister. Ann Parker, and their children (from left) Peter, Lani and David. Local love birds celebrate 70th C. Buck Special to Post Alvin Paul Howell and Jane Hornbeck Howell of West Jef­ ferson are celebrating their 70th wedding anniversary this month with family and friends. The couple met and married in New Jersey in 1943 while Paul, an Ashe County native, was sta­ tioned at Lakehurst Naval Air Station in New Jersey as a Navy seaman. Earlier this summer the snow birding couple flew to New Jersey for a warm reception near the old family home place, staying with Jane's sister, Ann Parker, in Wall Township. During their stay the Howells and their three adult chil­ dren were able to visit and tour the site of their World War II wed­ ding and reception in Spring Lake as well as the old Hornbeck family home in Neptune. On their first date Paul swept Jane off her feet at the local roller rink located in the now historic Old Convention Hall in Asbury. Park on the Jersey Shore. A few months later wedding bells were ringing, and on Aug. 20,1943, the couple made it official. The bride's sister remembers that Jane's store bought wedding dress came from a local department store and cost $25. Wedding guests included an­ other Navy man and his British war bride. Following the reception, Paul brought his sweetheart back to Ashe County to meet his par­ ents in Silas Creek. The couple honeymooned in the Blue Ridge mountains briefly before Paul was redeployed. During the early years of their marriage, the couple travelled extensively, living briefly in Penn­ sylvania, Connecticut, and the Pacific. Their first son, Peter, was born in 1944 in the Lakehurst Navy Hospital. A year later their son, David, was born while his dad was on active duty in Japan. For a time, the family lived on a remote atoll in the Pacific known as Kwajalein. Ten years later in 1955, while stationed in Hawaii at Barbers Point Naval Station, the couple's daughter, Ann Lelani, was born. The family later lived in San Diego near Miramar Naval Station where their sons complet­ ed high school. Later the family moved to Kirtland Air Force Base in Albuquerque, New Mexico, be­ fore returning to the North Caro­ lina mountains, where daughter Lani attended Ashe County High School. For a number of years both Jane and Paul worked in and around Wilkes County, before the couple formally retired and spent sev­ eral years touring the country as a fuli-time RV family. In the early 1990s, Jane and Paul returned to See LOVE I 9 Gates Corp. files petition to get TAA benefits Wil Petty Staff Writer ipetty@civitasmedia.com While the exact form of the transition programs avail­ able to the soon-to-be laid off Gates Corp. employees is unknown, Wilkes Community College is already offering its assistance. "We will be starting off with a meeting with the man­ agement team from Gates the first week of September," said Chris Robinson, dean of the Ashe and Allegheny Campus of WCC. Robinson said WCC's Human Resource Development department will then have informational sessions for em­ ployees about resumes, financial planning and applying for benefits. These sessions will continue into October. "Those classes are held at the facility and tentatively will be held at different times to handle different schedSee TAA I 9 Medical examiner submits findings in Houck case DA requests drug screening Dylan Lightfoot Staff Writer dhghtfoot@civitasmedia.com The State Bureau of In­ vestigation has submitted its completed investiga­ tion of the Mark Houck shooting to the Wilkes County District Attor­ ney's Office the N.C. At­ torney General's Office announced Tuesday. Houck's autopsy re­ port was submitted to the DA by the Wake For­ est University School of Medicine's Department of Pathology last month, ac­ cording to Susan Shell of the DA's office. Walter Mark Houck, the Laurel Springs man killed in an alleged armed con­ Wil Petty | Jefferson Post frontation with local law The Ashe County Board of Commissioners met on Monday. Aug. 19 enforcement in November at 3:30 p.m.They are (from left): Gary Roark, William Sands, Chair­ 2012, died of "multiple man Larry Rhodes, Gerald Price and Vice Chair Judy Porter Poe. gunshot wounds of the chest, abdomen and ex­ tremities," according to do deserve a measure of Jeff Jones, a former ani­ the autopsy. dignity and comfort in mal control director for The autopsy found their final moments on this Houck had a blood alcoSee GAS 1 9 Earth." \she bans gassing as euthanasia on animals ril Petty laff Writer ietty@civitasmedia.com The Ashe County Board f Commissioners voted -2 in favor of phasing out he carbon monoxide gas hamber at county animal ontrol and instead use njection as the method of uthanasia. Commissioners Gary toark, William Sands and rice Chair Judy Porter >oe voted for the motion, vith Comissioner Gerald hice and Chairman Larry thodes voting no. The rote drew the applause of in audience consisting of lumerous animal rights ictivists. The county will receive a $7,000 grant from the Humane Society of the United States for changing the procedure. Sands pro­ posed those funds be used to cover any extra costs incurred by the injections. Using the gas chamber for pets is still legal in North Carolina, but is il­ legal in 22 states including Tennessee and Virginia. Prior to the voting, many citizens in atten­ dance spoke in support of the measure. Mike D'Angiolillo of Lansing was the first to speak out about the issue. "Shelter animals are scared, they're abused for some reason, they're ne­ glected and they're con­ fused," he said. "But they hol content of 0.2 percent at time of death. Shell said additional testing is needed to deter­ mine Houck's condition at the time of the shooting before the DA determines what, if any, charges may be filed against the offi­ cers involved in the shooting. "They didn't do a toxi­ cology screen for drugs," Shell said, explaining that drug screening is not re­ quired in autopsies where the cause of death is obvi­ ous. The DA has requested a drug screening from the Medical Examiner's Office in Chapel Hill, she said. "We are waiting. Hope­ fully, it won't be too much longer," she said. Shortly after 11 p.m. Nov. 19. 2012, Three Ashe County Sheriff's deputies and one West Jefferson Police officer reSee HOUCK 1 11 �PACK 2 I'm day, Acci st 23,2013 JKI TKRSON P()ST Celebration of women in the arts events planned The Florence Thomas Art School opened its inaugural Corey Anne Celebration of Women in the Arts celebra­ tion Aug. 9. The celebration will con­ sist of two special events: a symjx)sium and an art class in conjunction with a month-long exhibit includ­ ing the works of Florence Thomas, Melba Miller, the Gambill Family, Jessica Weaver and Susan Lautemann. Florence Thomas and Melba Miller were prolific artists, creating hundreds of paintings as they studied and painted together for over 50 years. Susan Lautemann, an artist based in WinstonSalem, paints impressionist landscapes, portraits and still life. Jessica Weaver of Lan­ sing is an emerging artist and is presenting the first exhibition of her work. The two special events of The Corey Anne Celebra­ tion will occur at the art school on Aug. 24. From 12:30-2 p.m. is a sympo­ sium on Women's Influence in the Arts begins, followed by an art class titled Cele­ brating Expression through Art, from 2:30-5:30 p.m. The symposium . is open to the public and free of charge. Speakers for the sym­ posium will include David VanHoy, local historian and neighbor of Thomas, who will present entertaining and factual information on her life and art. A member of the Gambill family will address a century of artistic talent among the women of the Gambills between 18962009. Art on display from family members will in­ clude work by his mother, Melba Gambill Miller; grandmother, Effie Lowe Gambill; aunts Lena Gam­ bill Wagner, Jessie Gambill 2-Day Tournament August 31: Round Robin (4 Game Guarantee) September 1* Top 6 advance Cox, Mary Gambill Coo­ per, Alda Gambill Perkins, and Effie Gambill Burts. Jessica Weaver will ad­ dress the influences in her ;irt and style. The art class, Celebrat­ ing Expression through Art, using clay and pastels as the medium is taught by Pat Morrison who is certi­ fied in Expression Therapy through Appalachian State University. The class is open to 15 students at $30 per person. 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He retired as sales manager for Sears in Jack­ sonville, Fla, before mov­ ing to Ashe County. Mr. Morrin is survived by his wife of 41 years, Lynn Marcelle Morrin; two sons, Todd J. Mor­ rin of Creston and Chad J. Morrin of Jacksonville, Fla.; granddaughter, Skyler Morrin of Jefferson; and a sister, Linda Haughain and husband, John, of St. Au­ gustine, Fla. Services for James Har­ ley Morrin will be private. In lieu of flowers, memo­ rials may be made to Medi Home Hospice, P.O. Box 421, Jefferson, NC 28640. Online condolences may be shared with the family at the website www.austinandbarnesfuneralhome. com Austin & Barnes Funeral Mr. Lloyd Allen Testerman Sr. Mr. Lloyd Allen Testerman Sr., better known as Allen, of Port Richey, Fla., died Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2013, at his home. He was 50. Mr. Testerman was born Oct. 15, 1962, in Jefferson to Lloyd Jack and Corine DeBoard Testerman. Mr. Testerman was pre­ ceded in death by his father. Mr. Testerman is sur­ vived by his wife, Pamela Testerman; one son, Allen Testerman Jr. of WinstonSalem; one daughter, Mi­ randa Brown and husband Jason of West Jefferson; his mother, Corine Testerman of Grassy Creek; his grand­ mother, Stella DeBoard of Grassy Creek; one brother, Greg Testerman and wife Bobbie of Grassy Creek; one sister, Renee Fortner and husband Dave of Wilm­ ington; one step-daughter, Stephanie Youmans of Land of Lakes, Fla.; one step-son, Brooks Davis of Apex; eight grandchildren, Hunter Brown, Lyndzi Mrs. Beatrice Decker Young Mrs. Beatrice Decker Young of Grassy Creek died on Friday, Aug. 16, 2013, at the Margate Health & Rehab Center in Jefferson. She was 87. Mrs. Young was born on March 27, 1926, in Amherst, Va., to Donnie Homer and Georgia Sage Decker. In addition to her par­ ents, she was preceded in death by her husband Darrell Young. Mrs. Young was a faithful member, trea­ surer and song leader at Pleasant Home Baptist Church. She was a very active member of the community, volunteer­ ing for the board of elec­ tions, and the Red Cross Bloodmobile. Beatrice was a caregiver for her parents and her husband until their deaths. She worked with the N.C. Co­ operative Extension Ser­ vice teaching people how to cook, and later she worked in the cafeteria at Lansing Elementary School and Northwest Ashe High School. She enjoyed cooking, needle work, knitting and cro­ chet. Mrs. Young was a loving 0 made to Gideons Interna­ tional. P.O. Box 993, West Jefferson, NC 28694. Funeral services were held on Sunday, Aug. 18, 2013, at Pleasant Home Baptist Church by Rev. Julian Owen and Rev. Lonnie Carpenter. Burial followed in the WaddellYoung Cemetery. The family received friends on Saturday, Aug. 17,2013, at Ashelawn Me­ morial Chapel. Words of comfort and remembrance may be viewed or sent to the fam­ ily through our website at www.ashelawn.com. 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For the experience I had, imagine reach. you are on top of Grandfather Mountain In North Carolina, we appreciate this bless­ looking down on Southport or Ocracoke and ing. the ocean beyond. I drove to the top of the As Tom Earnhardt points out in his fine Mitchell, looking for in a new book, "Crossroads of the Natural World," mountain, but many others find the chal­ Answers. lenge of scaling it by foot irresistible. I gave That's what Ashe County county manager? if you travel from Bald Head Island to Grand­ With Poe, Price and father Mountain or Mount Mitchell, you can a ride down the mountain to two hikers, who deserves after the Board of just finished walking the entire Appalachian Commissioners, without de­ Roark now moving in silent experience the same diversity of ecosystems Trail. They said Cadillac Mountain's dra­ bate or pretext, gave County concert, are they in the mar­ as you would on a trip from the tropics to matic views beat anything they had seen this Manger Dr. Pat Mitchell the ket for a compliant yes-man? northern Maine or into Canada. The current board in­ ultimatum Monday - quit or summer. So, why would Ibe so desperate to travel herited McMillan, but they to Maine this summer when I could simply 2. At Schoodic Point, a rocky coastal pen­ be fired. insula juts out and meets the powerful sea. Commissioners Judy chose Mitchell. They picked follow Earnhardt's route and get the same ex­ Most visitors to the area skip this part of the Poe, Gary Roark and Ger­ her after a five month search perience right here in North Carolina? Martin Acadia Park because it is a 45-minute drive ald Price, in a late open for McMillan's replace­ One reason: Several of my friends quietly or ferry ride away from Bar Harbor. They session Monday, moved for ment with her serving as slip away each year to spend part of their and voted on Mitchell's dis­ interim manager. Shouldn't summers up there in Maine. Ihave wondered miss an unforgettable experience. missal with apparently pre­ they have had some idea what caused so many of them to go there. I developed a 3. The town of Bar Harbor at first looks like any other meditated efficiency, while of Mitchell's pros and cons secret plan to visit each of them some summer, bumming upscale tourist town. But the restaurants and shops have Larry Rhodes and Williams when they asked her to step meals and places to stay. an overlay of relaxed Yankee charm. In a park overlook­ Sands offered their stunned into the top spot? What was The second reason:Igot caught up in the book featured ing the harbor I sat for hours watching small boats come dissent. the ugly surprise? on North Carolina Bookwatch a couple of years ago. In and go. The Post covers all open "You Lost Me There," Rosecrans Baldwin set his story on No explanation was of­ 4. I would not want to miss any of the island towns fered. None. Not to Mitch­ commission meetings, and Mount Desert Island, Maine. His characters introduced with "Harbor" in their name: Southwest, Northeast, ell, and not to the people of at no time in the last 18 me to Bar Harbor, the resort town on that island and to Bass, and, of course Seal, where Rockefeller and Stewart Ashe County before or after months has there been any a variety of other towns and communities like Southwest met. Each has its special charm and foods, always bus­ public indication Mitchell such a significant decision. Harbor, Bass Harbor, and Northeast Harbor. In each one tling with some activity in arts, music, and eating. All This is exacUy what hap­ was not performing her du­ fishing and lobster boats and workers abound. Working have an appealing mixture of visitors and hard-working pened to former county ties as expected. Despite locals, who make it their business to make everyone feel people mingle with the summer visitors and tourists. the outward appearance, manager Dan McMillan. Baldwin convinced me that the island was like a com­ welcome. But when McMillan was there may have been legiti­ 5. Get off Mount Desert Island and visit some of the pact country unto itself. shown the door, everyone mate doubts about Mitch­ I remembered a story he told about another island many small coastal towns in the nearby area. Do not miss suspected it was politics: He ell's performance: why not town, Seal Harbor, where, a certain celebrity neighbor, Blue Hill, where I ran into a young woman wearing a is an unapologetic Demo­ out with it? Martha Stewart, asked to use a gas station's telephone. UNC shirt. She stopped to chat and have coffee. She ex­ crat, and the board is a solid Was the administrator fol­ The clerk politely told her the inside phone was for em­ plained that even though she loves her home state, North Republican bloc. lowing board instructions? ployees only, but that there was a pay phone outside. Carolina, she wouldn't trade her two weeks inMaine each Not so with Mitchell. Was the manager undermin­ year for anything. We'd challenge anyone in ing the board's authority? Stewart lives only a minute or two away, but she insisted I wouldn't trade my two days in Maine for anything this county to try and guess Had the manager lost the she needed to use the inside phone. After more questions either, even though, as always I was glad to get back to and explanations, she said to the clerk, "Do you know Mitchell's politics. confidence of county em­ home in North Carolina. whoIam? Do you realize who you're talking to?" First class county manag­ ployees? Had the manager "At which point." Baldwin related, "an elderly gentle­ ers don't play politics; they lost the trust of the board D.G. Martin hosts "North Carolina Bookwatch." which airs Sundays at noon man steps out of line, and says, 'Excuse me, but I'm David and Thursdays at 5 p.m. on UNC-TV. For more information or to view prior are professionals, adminis­ and the public? trators and chief executives If the answer is yes to any Rockefeller. AndI use the pay phone, too.' And he hands programs visit the webpage at www.unctv.org/ncbookwatch This week's (Aug. 25. 29) guest is Duke Professor Dan Ariely, author of of policy established by the of these, then the board may her a quarter." AfterIread that storyIput Mount Desert Island on my "Predictably Irrational." in which Ariely argues many important decisions commissioners. have acted appropriately. we make every day are not based ona rationaldetermination of what isbest Despite what everyone But if the three commis­ bucket list. WhenIgot a chance last week to visit for two for us from an economic viewpoint. There are two important consequeftt' days,Igrabbed it. considered as the obvious sioners who engineered this, And if you ever have a chance to Vikit,Ibricoiirage ybu es. First, we often do a terrible job in taking care of ourselves economically. explanation for McMil­ vote don't or won't answer Second, the conclusions that economists make based on a "perfect" mar­ 'n ketplace composed of rational decision makers can be very wrong. lan, the public never got a those questions, there is to do so, too. Here are some of the highlights of my quick visit: A grant from the North Carolina Humanities Council provides crucial sup­ straight answer on the real nothing the public can do 1. Cadillac Mountain in Acadia National Park, which port for North Carolina Bookwatch. reason he was forced to re­ to force them to offer an ex­ sign. To this day, the com­ planation. Their silence will missioners have offered no only perpetuate what ap­ explanation. pears to be a dysfunctional When asked, they offered county board of commis­ the bland excuse of it being sioners. Aug. 23 canvas to take home will be pro­ hiking skills. Children over 7 are a "personnel matter" and Let's face facts: on mat­ 5:30 - 7:30 p.m. Spaghetti Din­ vided for each participant. Tempera welcome but must be closely super­ one therefore they couldn't ters of substance the com­ ner Fundraiser for Ashe Services paints and brushes will also be pro­ vised. comment on. missioners rarely agree. for Aging Foundations. Plates are vided as long as supplies last. No 2nd Annual Doc Watson TYibFair enough. The county The commissioners couldn't $8 for adults, children 12 and under experience necessary. This program ute Concert with the Kruger manager serves at the plea­ even unanimously agree on are $5. Live music by the Grayson is for adults and children. Brothers, Wayne Henderson and sure of the l>oard, and could this year's annual budget, Highland Band at 6 p.m., and cake 11 a.m. - 2 p.m. Elliott Family Charles Welch will be held in Todd. as well be sacked based on with Price and Roark voting walk at 6:30 p.m. Ashe Services for Reunion will be held at the Oak Tickets are $15 in advance, $18 at eye color as any other rea­ against adoption. Aging Foundation is located at 180 Grove Fellowship Building. Bring a the gate, and can be purchased at son. This county is facing se­ Chattyrob Lane in West Jefferson. covered dish, ice tea, sodas and cof­ the Todd Mercantile, the Ashe or But Dr. Mitchell was a rious economic challenges. For more information, call 336246 fee will be served. You are invited to Boone Chamber, Appalachian Mu­ competent, professional, Over the last 12 months, 2461. attend. sic, Scott's Guitar, the Riverside hard-working executive who two of the county's largest 12:30 - 2 p.m. Celebration of Restaurant or RiverGirl Co. 5:30 - 7 p.m. Zephyr Lightning made many more friends employers have announced Bolts in the Backstreet Park. If Women in the Arts. Join Florence than enemies. Ashe County layoffs. We've dipped into you love old time music and you can't Thomas Art School in their inaugu­ Aug. 25 deserves, and should de­ our fund balance to the tune keep from dancing when you hear ral Corey Anne Celebration of Wom­ 10:30 a.m. Painting the Moun­ mand, a full accounting of of $2-3 million in each of the an old time fiddle tune, this is your en in the Arts. This symposium tain. Meet at the Mt. Jefferson Mitchell's forced resignation last five years. group. The Free Summer Concert on Women's Influence in the Arts State Park Picnic Area. The Mt. from its elected officials. We need leadership. Ef­ Series is hosted by the West Jeffer­ is free of charge and open to the Jefferson State Park Picnic Area. This is the second well- fective, transparent, and ac­ son Community Partnership in the public. Afterward, take an art class The views on Mt. Jefferson are leg­ qualified, popular county countable leadership. Backstreet Park. Bring your chair or "Celebrating Expression through endary and always changing with manager forced out by the If the county commission­ picnic blanket and enjoy the sounds Art" from 2:30 - 5:30 p.m. led by Pat the seasons. Come up for an hour board in the last two years. ers want to take a positive of traditional, old time and bluegrass Morrison. of creativity, and try your hand at Does this personnel jug­ step forward and demon­ music for all ages. 3 p.m. Angry Birds. Did you painting. All supplies provided for gling not call into question strate that leadership, pro­ 7 p.m. Archaeology of the An­ know that we have our own Angry free. A free canvas to take home viding clear and immediate cient Mountains. An evening pre­ Birds? We have some strange birds will be provided for each partici­ their fitness to govern? And what exactly is explanations for their deci­ sentation by Dr. Thomas Whyte, that do some strange things. Come pant. Tempera paints and brushes Judy Poe, who voted in Pat sions is imperative. professor of Archaeology at Appala­ learn about the the fed up, feathered will also be provided as long as chian State University. Discover the and furious. We will even play a live supplies last. No experience neces­ forgotten people who once lived and jumbo version of the ever popular sary. This program is for adults and walked among these ancient moun­ "Angry Birds" game with the kids. children. tains for thousands of years. Explore Join the New River State Park rang­ 2 p.m. Black Bears. Learn about Western North Carolina prehistory. er at the Visitor Center at the NC Black Bears. Join a New River State Event will be held at the NC 221 Ac­ 221 Access Area. Park ranger at the NC 221 Access 4 - 6 p.m. Beginning Photogra­ Area Visitor Center, to learn about cess of New River State Park, Visitor Center. For more information, call phy Workshop - Composition 101. this often feared creature. Black A photography workshop for begin­ bears can be found throughout a 336246-9653 or 982-2587. ners covering the basics. Learn by large portion of North Carolina. Aug 23 - 24 example, look at a few composition They often make the news when they 8 a.m. - 3 p.m. Ashe Humane So­ rules and see when they're effective pass through a populated area. This ciety Rummage and Bake Sale at and then when it's more effective to program will separate the facts and (USPS 441-810) Member NC Press Association the National Guard Armory, Jeffer­ break them. The cost of the work­ myths about black bears. son. Early bird donation of $5 from 8 shop is $20, class size is limited, 4 p.m. River House presents Published twice weekly by Civitas Media LLC. P.O. Box 808 - 10 a.m. on August 23, 2013. Dona­ and pre-registration is required. Sasha Papernik, classical pianist, 203 S. Second Ave , West Jefferson. NC 28694 tion of items will be accepted at the For more information, call 336846 compose and singer. The bar opens Periodicals postage paid at West Jefferson. NC 28694 Armory from 9 a.m. - 2 p.m. August 1551 or 826265-7127. at 3 p.m. Drop by for food, wine, mu­ Phone 336-846-7164 7 p.m. Music in the Park will be sic and conversation. For more infor­ 21 -22, 2013. Email cclark@civitasmedia.com held behind the Lansing Fire De­ mation or to reserve your seat, call Subscription rates in Ashe County - $38/year Aug. 23 - 25 partment. The White Top Mountain 336982-2109. In North Carolina - $48.01 /year 7:30 p.m. "Bye Bye Birdie." Ashe Band will be providing the music County Little Theatre presents "Bye along with local, young musicians. Cliff Clark Aug. 26 Editor/General Manager Bye Birdie" at the Ashe Civic Cen­ Admission is free, however dona­ Wil Petty 7 p.m. Ashe Camera Club will Staff Writer ter. Tickets are $15 for adults, $5 tions will be greatly appreciated. meet at the BREMCO building Dylan Lightfoot Staff Writer students. Reserved seat tickets are Hamburgers and hot dogs will be on NC 163. Images of "man's best Nathan Ham Sports Writer Teresa Roark Laws available at the Ashe Arts Center. available. All proceeds will go to the friend" - any interpretation will be Advertising Sales Advertising Sales John Sears For more information, call 336-846 Music in the Park. Bring lawn chairs critqued. For more information, visit Kay Hart Classifieds/Legals and come support this event and eri- www.ashecameraclub.com. ARTS. joy good music. Mail Room Department Aug. 24 8 p.m. Night Hike to Luther Aug. 27 Julia Beck 10:30 a.m. Painting the Moun­ Rock. Meet the Mt. Jefferson State 7 p.m. Ashe County's On the Postmaster: Send address changes to tain. Meet at the Mt. Jefferson State Park ranger at the Park office for a Same Page Literary Festival Jefferson Post Park Picnic Area. The Mt. Jefferson 1-mile hike along the ridgeline out holds a "Pickin' in the Park" - the P.O. Box 808 State Park Picnic Area. The views to Luther Rock. Bring a small flash­ songs of the Community Read, "Ref­ West Jefferson NC 28694-0808 on Mt. Jefferson are legendary and light and wear sturdy shoes. Parts uge" The event will take place in the All content copyright 2012 always changing with the seasons. of this hike are considered strenu­ West Jefferson Town Park behind the by Civitas Media LLC Come up for an hour of creativity, ous and hiking at night can be phys­ library. Musicians are encourage to and may not be reproduced without permission. and try your hand at painting. All ically challenging. This program is gather for a community jam sessions. supplies provided for free. A free designed for adults with good basic Refreshments will be served. COMMUNITY CALENDAR �FRIDAY, AUGUST 23, 201*3 JEFFERSON POST > Are you in remission: Remission shall prepare is not a word thy way be­ we hear much fore thee. The these days voice of one when talk­ crying in the ing about the wilderness, Bible. Most of ye Prepare the time, we the way of the use it in refer­ Lord, make ence to some­ his paths one who has straight. John cancer or an­ did baptize other disease, in the wil­ and we talk derness, and about them preach the being in remis­ baptism of reLeila Harris sion (meaning pentance for that the dis­ the remission ease is not active at the of sins." (Mark 1:2-4). present time). When preparing the Scripture talks about disciples for what was remission in an entirely about to happen with different way. Remission Christ's sacrifice, He told in the Bible is not a tempo­ them, "And as they were rary status, it is forever. eating, Jesus took bread, The Book of Hebrews ex­ and blessed it, and brake plains that in the Old Tes­ it, and gave it to the dis­ tament, each sin required ciples, and said, Take, a sacrifice of animal blood. eat; this is my body. And "Whereupon neither the he took the cup, and gave first testament was dedi­ thanks, and gave it to cated without blood. For them, saying, Drink ye all when Moses had spoken of it; For this is my blood every precept to all the of the new testament, people according to the which is shed for many law, he took the blood of for the remission of sins." calves and of goats, with (Matt 26:26-28). water, and scarlet wool, After Jesus was cruci­ and hyssop, and sprinkled fied on the Cross, died, both the book, and all the was buried, and rose people, Saying, This is again, He appeared to His the blood of the testament disciples, "And he said which God hath enjoined unto them, These are the unto you. Moreover he words which I spake unto sprinkled with blood both you, while I was yet with the tabernacle, and all the you, that all things must vessels of the ministry. be fulfilled, which were And almost all things are written in the law of Mo­ by the law purged with ses, and in the prophets, blood; and without shed­ and in the psalms, con­ ding of blood is no remis­ cerning me. Then opened sion." (Heb 9:18-22). he their understanding, Before Jesus began that they might under­ teaching, God sent Jesus' stand the scriptures, And cousin, John the Baptist, said unto them, Thus it to prepare the way for the is written, and thus it be­ people to hear God's mes­ hooved Christ to suffer, sage. He introduced the and to rise from the dead people to baptism for the the third day: And that remission of sins. "As it is repentance and remission written in the prophets, of sins should be preached Behold,Isend my messen­ in his name among all na­ ger before thy face, which tions, beginning at Jerusa­ lem. And ye are witnesses of these things. And, be­ hold, I send the promise of my Father upon you: but tarry ye in the city of Jerusalem, until ye be endued with power from on high." (Luke 24:4449). He explained to them that they (and we) can only have remission of sins through acceptance of Him and belief that He is truly the Son of God. The Apostles had wit­ nessed His life, His death, and His resurrection, and they bore witness to the facts. "To him give all the prophets witness, that through his name whoso­ ever believeth in him shall receive remission of sins." (Acts 10:43). Paul spoke plainly and directly, "For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God; Being justified freely by his grace through the re­ demption that is in Christ Jesus: Whom God hath set forth to be a propitiation through faith in his blood, to declare his righteous­ ness for the remission of sins that are past, through the forbearance of God." (Rom 3:23-25). The Book of Hebrews explains that Jesus is the High Priest, and that each and every person will die, and then they will be judged. "It was therefore necessary that the pat­ terns of things in the heav­ ens should be purified with these; but the heav­ enly things themselves with better sacrifices than these. For Christ is not en­ tered into the holy places made with hands, which are the figures of the true; but into heaven itself, now to appear in the presence of God for us: Nor yet that he should offer himself of­ ten, as the high priest entereth into the holy place every year with blood of others; For then must he CORNERSTONE FELLOWSHIP Barnett St. • West Jefferson 846-1954 Pastor Todd Brewer Casual & Contemporary Sunday School 10:00 a.m. Sunday Worship 11:00 a.m. Wednesday Bible Study 7:00 p.m. ST. FRANCIS OF ASSISI CATHOLIC CHURCH 246-91S1 Rev. James Stuhrenberg Main A Ivy Streets. • Jefferson Sun. Morning Mass - 9:00 am Saturday Evening Mass 5:00pm English A 7:OOpm Spanish Weekday Morn. Mass Coll for times West Jefferson United Methodist Church 107 W. Second Street West Jefferson, North Carolina 336-246-5292 www.wjumc.net 9:45 Sunday School 11:00 Morning Worship Faith Fellowship We 4f Kids Bible Study 9:10 am coffee and fellowship 10:10-1! Sunday Service 11:00 am Wednesday Night: F.B.I. Bible Study - 6:10 pm Elliott Osowitt, Pastor 676 S. Main St., Jefferson Beaver Creek Christian Church Midway Baptist Church Old Hwy. 221 Near Golf Course Rd. West Jefferson • Since 1890 846-3795 Jim Dawes, Minister Sunday School 10:00 a.m. Morning Worship 11:00 a.m. Evening Service 6:10 p.m. 1670 Mt. Jefferson Rd.. West Jefferson. NC 28694 Pastor Steven LeaShomb Thou afir.ll fvivr no other ifktn Iw-fone me (136) 246-2012 Sunder School • 9:45 e.M. Morning Worship - 11:00 e.M. I fiou nfi.ilt not nuslce unto thecr arty tarnvon imrt^r Evening Worship - 6:00 p.M. tI Wednesday Mde Study • 7:00 p.M. unnrw.MldwayhapttstM.org Smethport Independent Mount Jefferson 194 and 88 West. Smethport. NC Rev. Will Heyward 136-846-7445 Sunday School • 9:45 AM Reverend Phil Arnold Worship • 11:00 AM 201 S. Jefferson Ave., West Jefferson Sunday School 9:4$ a.M. Worship 11:00 a.m. Wednesday Service 7:00 p.M. Mission. Building by Faith Proailse Pastor, Chris Co* Holy Trinity Church Services: Sunday School 10:00 a.m. Worship Service 11:00 o.m. Wednesday Bible Study 7:00 p.m. Youth Class (AN Stars for Jesus) Everyone Welcome! Glendale Springs Eucharist 10:00 am Christian Education 8:30 Rector - The Rev. Stephen Miller Phone - 982-3076 I9S7 IB Hwy 221 N. JefferMo. NC (136) 246-4764 316-667-6092 9:45 a.m. Worship Service Sunder Night Service pm. 6:00 p.m. 10 00 e.a 7:00 p.M. Bald Mtn. Baptist Church Pastor: Rev. Lawrence Goodman M60 Bald Mtn. Rd.. West Jefferson Sunday School 9:10 a.ai. Sunday Morning Worship Service • 8:30am A 10:45 am Sunday Evening Worship • 6:00 pen Wednesday Meal - 5:15 pm Bible Study -6:30 pm Baldmountalnchurdi.org Email: Baldmountaln@skybest.com Church 877-15SO © VANNOY • T.i.A.M. • Joy In the Morning Preyec Meeting Jefferson United Methodist Church Seventh-Day Adventist Church of Warrensvllle Pastor Kevin Morgan Saturday Services: Bible School -10:00 AM Sabbath Worship -11:15 AM wwntowvmn MmtmsTOMtotcotaatroaci Rev. Karen F. Miller. Pastor 115 East Main St.. Jefferson. NC (336) 846-9512 9:00 o.m. Informal Worship 9:45 a.m. - Sunday School for ail ages 11:00 a.m. - Traditional Worship Service We would love to have you come worship with us. 49S Highway 194 South Rev. A. Owen Peeier Sunday School 9:45a.m. Sunday Worship 11:00 a.m. "And H« M thum « far m to Pathoiiy... and Ha Mattod thorn" lukt 24:50 Dr Pepper wwiduriMp corp. (9 CONSTRUCTION Bottling Company Comer of Hwy. 221 & Cherry St, Compliments of West Jefferson Jefferson VANNOY & SONS CONSTRUCTION COMPANY 246-4591 246-6077 Yuv Tnuchaunc Ena*v" Pftncr Kto ompany MlALTft JKMWN 24-HOUR BURNER SERVICE HOME HEALTH & HOSPICE Home Health 828.265.3388 739 US Hwy 221 Bus West Jefferson Hospice rlospr 828.265.3926 Mon. - Sat.: 246-9969 8:30AM - 5:30PM CITGO YOUR FULL SERVICE OIL COMPANY Call 846-9241 Ronnie Hopkins VIII Thou ahjlt not ate.il IX Thou nh.ilt not bear false witnc-os jj^iinot thy nojjjibor .IT Peak Creek Church of 35 the Brethren Pastor: Ed Hall 336-372-5479 Sunday SchooMO AM Worship Service: II AM continuing the work of Jesut Peacefully. Simply, Together 2082 Peak Creek Church Rd. Laurel Springs, NC 28644 Pastor Keith Styron Comer of Fow-Roland A McNeil Sts • Jefferson 88 West • Left on McNeil. One Block Sunday School - 9:30-10:15 a.m. Morning Worship - 10:30 a.m. Sunday Evening - 6:00 p.m. Wednesday Night Bibie Study - 7 00p m 336-877-2801 l.dMVWr M First Assembly of God Church Befhany United Methodist Church \l3LUERi-DGE VII Thou nfuslt not commit ;»dultnj V Big Flatts Baptist Church (Episcopalian) 6:10 IV VI Thou nfv.lt not lull Honor ihu father and thy motfier Parish of the Holy Communion II 00 a.m, III Kemcinhor the sabbath «.l.iq &K&0,t hql.j Sunday Night Service. 6 20 p.M. 846-7481 / rhou shall not t.Lr, the in vain of the 1OKP thy ClOD rvvne Baptist Church Presbyterian Church Rev. Keith Casey 4iut Aug. 23 - Sept 20 40 Days of Prayer. Sons Light Ministries would like to invite willing individuals to participate in a 40-day prayer commitment. We will be praying specifically for God's will to be done during and following the High Country Praise Fes­ tival on Sunday, Sept. 1, 2013, at the Holmes Center on the campus of Appalachian State University. If you miss a day during the 40-day prayer period, no nml to worry. You can still make a commitment to pray 40 times during the same 40day prayer period. For more information, call Son's Light Ministries at 828-264-2007. often have suffered since the foundation of the world: but now once in the end of the world hath he appeared to put away sin by the sacrifice of him­ self. And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment." (Heb 9:23-27). Aug. 23 In the Old Testament, 7 p.m. RevivaL There willbe revival services at Wolf Knob the priests had to stand Baptist Church. Evangelist Mark Loggins will be the speaker daily in the Tabernacle for the week. Pastor Rex Hall invites everyone to attend. and receive sin offerings 7 p.m. Playground Benefit Concert. Michael Combs will from the people, and they be in concert at Faith Fellowship. The cost of the tickets are also had to perform sin $15 and $25. The doors willopen at 6p.m. The proceeds horn offerings for themselves, the concert will go to drainage repairs to the playground. The the people, and even the church is located at 676 S. Main St., in Jefferson. Pastor El­ building/tent. But no liott Osowitt welcomes you to Faith Fellowship. more. Jesus doesn't stand Aug. 24 and offer sacrifices every 6 p.m. Sing-4-Him hosted by North Beaver Baptist day for our sins; He ful­ filled the ultimate sacri­ Church, an evening of praise song and fellowship at Ashe fice, and now he "sits at County High School. Thelineup will include Solid Rock from the right hand of the Fa­ Statesville, The Bluff Mountain Boys, Sacred Ground and ther." No more standing, Dust to Dust. The event will also include a hamburger and no more sacrificing, it is hot dog supper, with all the fixings including dessert for a done! "And every priest $6 donation, starting at 4 p.m. This donation will go towards standeth daily minister­ the North Beaver Rebuild Fund. North Beaver Church was ing and offering often­ destroyed in 2012 by fire, the relocation and construction on times the same sacrifices, the new church is underway. For more information, call 336which can never take 649-0395 or 982-8658 after 6 p.m. away sins: But this man, Aug. 25 after he had offered one 10:30 a.m. Homecoming Services will be held at Round sacrifice for sins for ever, sat down on the right Knob Baptist Church. Georgia Donner will render special hand of God; From hence­ music, and Rev. Wayne Osborne will be the guest speaker. forth expecting till his Pastor Keith Elledge and the congregation invite you to at­ enemies be made his foot­ tend. 10:30 a.m. Decoration at Howell Hill Cemetery and stool. For by one offering he hath perfected for ever Homecoming Services will be held at Greene's Chapel them that are sanctified. Baptist Church in Lansing. Bring a covered dish and enjoy Whereof the Holy Ghost dinner in the fellowship hall after services. Donations for the also is a witness to us: for cemetery upkeep are appreciated and may be given that day after that he had said be­ or sent c/o Jerry Brooks, Treasurer, 2946 New River Road, fore, This is the covenant Lansing, NC 28643. Everyone with connection to the church that I will make with them or the cemetery is invited to attend. 10:30 a.m. Homecoming Services will be held at Mt. after those days, saith the Lord, I will put my laws Olive Baptist Church. Rev. David Hamm will be the guest into their hearts, and in speaker. The congregation invites you to attend. 11 a.m. DOM David Blackburn to speak at Friendly their minds will I write them; And their sins and Grove Baptist Church. Sunday School begins and 10 a.m. iniquities will I remember The congregation invites everyone to attend. 11 a.m. Rev. Brian Weaver will be the guest speaker at no more. Now where re­ mission of these is, there is Temple Baptist Church on Radio Hill, West Jefferson. You no more offering for sin." are invited to attend. (Heb 10:11-18). Aug. 27 When we receive for­ 7 p.m. Buffalo Baptist Church announces "loin the giveness of our sins, the remission is not temporary Movement." 8 million people die from hunger each year. with God—it is forever! 16,000 children each day. An organizational meeting and dis­ cussion will be held on how you can help. Pastor Rev. Ken He remembers our sins Furches invites you to attend. NO MORE! Mt. Jefferson Baptist Church Pi3ta CHURCH CALENDAR 846-1346 i P.UIE 5 The Jewel Shoppe 785 East Main Street The Mountain Village Shopping Center Jefferson, NC 336-246-4155 RID-A-BUG EXTERMINATING Termite & Pest Control 246-4222 To list your local church on this page, call the Jefferson Post at 336-846-7164 7 • A N �^jJUMson FRIDAY, AUGUST 23,2013 ORTS Nathan 1lam. Sports Writer (336) 846-7164 iihamO' eivHasmetlia.i-om ONLINE Game of the Week video can be found at jeffersonpost.com Football season starts at North Surry Nathan Ham Sports Writer nham@civitasmedia.com Head coach Brian Hampton's second sea­ son at Ashe County High School once again sees him face his former team, this time for the season opener. Ashe travels to North Surry to square off against the Greyhounds this Friday. Ashe brings back several important players from last year's team, including senior leading rusher Jona­ than Cox and junior quar­ terback Connor Bowers, who saw playing time at the end of the 2012 season. "He (Cox) is a key player for us with 1,300 yards rushing and beingan all-conference performer last season," said Coach Hampton. Cox is a little banged up after an injury during the first scrimmage of the sea­ son, but he will do his best to give it a go in the earlyseason non-conference matchups. Elsewhere, Cullen Ash­ ley played both tight end and linebacker last year and will be a force during his senior season. On the always-impor­ tant offensive line, Coach Hampton feels that Mitch­ ell Brown and Sam Phillips are a pair of key seniors to lead the big men up front. On the outside, two un­ derclassmen are going to be File photos| Jefferson Post Ashe's leading rusher Jonathan Cox will be the top offensive weapon once again this season. Junior quarterback Connor Bowers will start his first full season at the varsity level. counted on to provide Bow­ ers with some open targets in the passing game. "Jacob Blevins has looked good in camp along with Maison McNeill who has looked really good," Hampton said. McNeill, a sophomore, has had a few big catches already in scrimmages and practice. Blevins is a junior who saw action last season at wideout. Defensively, Jacob Worley, Kenny Reid and Michael Elliott were all mentioned as big time per­ formers in the secondary. Hampton is also happy to have Dustin Guy back defensively after a tough year last year. "Dustin has done some great things and we're tick­ led to death that he's able to run around and do some things after his knee injury last year. He has looked good both running the football and at linebacker," Hampton said. Senior Alex Laws has played well at both wide receiver and outside line­ backer while Nick Gregory and Jason Baker have been strong performers on the defensive line. "Right now it looks like we might be able to pla­ toon a little bit and get a lot more guys on the field, and by doing that I think we'll be in better shape and wear some people down in the fourth quarter," added Hampton. Ashe .starts off the regu­ lar season with four tough non-conference games. After North Surry, Ashe will host Watauga, travel to R.J. Reynolds in Winston-Salem and then host Hibriten for the annual En­ dowment Game. "Those four games are important and we want to win those four games, but what it really boils down to is when we get into our league play, that is when we win championships," said Hampton. "I think those four games are four games we can win and I expect our guys to go out and compete each week and we'll see what happens on the scoreboard." Kickoff for the season opener is set for 7:30 p.m. Huskies drop opener Nathan Ham Sports Writer nham@civitasmedia.com The Watauga Pioneers remained a thorn in the Hus­ kies' side on Monday, scoring a 4-0 victory over Ashe in Boone. Watauga exploded for three goals in the first half. Lo­ gan Raichle put the Pioneers on the board with a goal in the 14"' minute. Tucker Chasteen then netted his hrst goal of the game in the 30,h minute with a laser shot. With just three minutes left in the half, Raichle buried his second of the match getting a shot by the Ashe keeper to put Watauga in front, 3-0, at the halftime break. The Pioneers held Ashe off the scoreboard for the en­ tire 80 minutes of play, and added a fourth goal in the 60,h minute to start the season 1-0. Chasteen scored that final tally. Ashe will keep their non-conference schedule of games going with a home match against Hibriten on Monday, Aug. 26 and another non-conference match against for­ mer Mountain Valley Conference foe Forbush in East Bend on Thursday, Aug. 29. Grace Miller returns a shot from East Wilkes player Ken­ nedy Lester. ACPR holding volleyball registration through Sept. 18 Ashe County Parks and Recreation will be accepting registrations for Fall Co-ed Volleyball from Aug. 22 through Sept. 18. A captain's meeting will be held on Sept. 18 at 6 p.m. at Family Central. The team fee for this season is $275. For more information please call the ACPR of­ fice at (336) 982-6185. Nathan Ham Tree stand safety reminder The N.C. Wildlife Resourc­ es Commission's "Home From The Hunt" safety cam­ paign is reminding hunters to be as cautious with tree stands prior to deer season as they should while hunt­ ing. "As hunters begin to set up tree stands as part of their preparation, safety is still rule number one," said Travis Casper, the state hunter education coordi­ nator. "Whether you are scouting a location, trim­ ming shooting lanes and putting up your tree stand, even on a trial basis, use the same precautions you would during hunting sea­ son." Casper recommended us­ ing a lineman-style belt in addition to a full-body har­ ness when first putting a tree stand in place. "This minimizes the chance of falls and potential injury," he said. "And always select a healthy, straight tree for placement." East Wilkes tops Ashe, 8-1 Other Home From The Hunt recommendations: Never carry anything as you climb — use a haul line to raise and lower equipment. Maintain three points of contact when climbing. Follow manufacturer in­ structions. Don't exceed manufac­ turer's maximum height set­ tings. Have an emergency signal device with you. Tell someone where you plan to go. As with any piece of equip­ ment, tree stands need in­ spection before use. Replace rusted bolts, frayed straps or, if needed, buy a new tree stand. Leaving a tree stand up from one season to the next has some inherent problems that outweigh any conve­ nience. When a tree stand is exposed to the elements due to long-term placement, it may have damaged straps, ropes and attachment cords. Sports Writer nham@civitasmedia.com The season opener did not go as planned for the Lady Huskies. East Wilkes won eight of the nine matches to hand Ashe its first defeat of the young tennis season. "We did not get off to the start I would have liked, but I am very proud of the way our players started the sea­ son against a good East Wilkes team," said Head Coach Larry Dix. A brief rain shower de­ layed the match and sev­ eral long, close matches forced the teams to play for nearly five hours as sun quickly set behind the mountains. In singles play, Ashe got its only win from fifth seeded Mary Aus­ tin Tugman as she de­ feated Abby Burchette in straight sets, 6-2, 6-0. In the battle of top seeds, Molly Callaway beat Ashe's Hallie Brown in a third set tiebreaker. photos by Nathan Ham | Jefferson Post Mary Austin Tugman was the lone winner for Ashe in the season opener against East Wilkes. Callaway won the first set but Brown stormed back to take the second. In the tiebreak, Callaway held on for a 10-6 win. Second seeded Shanisha White beat Maggie Witherspoon, 6-0, 6-1, fourth seeded Kayla Pardue beat Kasey Curcio, 6-4,6-1 and sixth seeded McKenzie Stokes was a 6-1,6-4 winner over Ella Copeland. The thirdseeded match was a long one between Lady Husky freshman Grace Miller and Lady Cardinal Kennedy Lester. Lester took the first set by a 6-3 score, but Miller quickly bounced back and earned a 6-2 win. In the tiebreaker, Lester edged out the freshman by a 10-7 margin. East Wilkes picked up wins in all three of the doubles matches. Cal­ laway and White were 8-2 winners over Brown and Witherspoon. Les­ ter and Pardue defeated Miller and Tugman, 8-5, and the duo of Stokes and Maggie Weather­ man beat Curcio and senior Erin Griffin, 8-6. "Overall I am very pleased with our play but we will continue to work on ground strokes, net play, and court strategy," Dix said. "This is a young team but if the weather allows us to have more court time the season looks very promising." Ashe was slated to play at Watauga on Thursday. The next match for the women's tennis team will be a home rematch with Watauga on Monday. �PAGE 4 HIGH COUNTRY LOAFER SEPTEMBER 2013 No Time for Loafing... Building the PAST, the PRESENT, and the FUTURE For over 54 years, we have been dedicated to the continued growth of the High Country." James R. Vannoy & Sons Construction Co. Inc. VANNOY 1608 Highway 221 North, Jefferson, NC 336-846-7191 C O N S T R U C T I O N 11th Annual Quilt Fair ... Page 3 September 2013 Vol. IX, Issue 9 Serving Ashe, Alleghany, Boone, Blowing Rock, Wilkes County and Mountain City, Tenn �PAGE 2 HIGH COUNTRY LOAFER SEPTEMBER 2013 llth Annual New River Blues Festival to feature legendary performers SEPTEMBER 2013 The Ashe County Piecemakers Quilt Guild willhold their llth Annual Quilt Fair on Friday, Sept. 20 and Saturday Sept. 21. •Quilts in the Attic will be judged by NQA Certified Quilt Judge, Scotf Murkin and will include Viewer's Choice Awards. Karen Musgrave will be the guest author and will speak at 10:15 am on Saturday, Sept 21. Her topic will be "Quilts in the Attic: Uncovering the Hidden Stories of the Quilts." She is appearing in conjunction with Ashe County's Liter­ ary Festival, "On the Same Page." There will be a Guild Shoppe with quilts for sale, a Guild Boutique with handcrafted items for sale, a fundraiser quilt, a Vendor Village with 13 vendors from North and South Gaye Adegbalola Big Ron Hunter Dr. Dixon Bh.d Carolina, as well as a small quilt silent auction. Lunch will be available onsite. There will be a special exhibit, "Sewing Machines through the Decades" and a bed turning, "Every Quilt has a story." The bed turning will be at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. on Friday, and at 2 p.m. on Saturday. To enter a quilt in the fair or for more information, visit www.ashequilters.org or call Rhonda Lyon at 336-973-3424 or Michele Hayes at 336-982-2298. Registration forms must be received by Sept. 6. The event will run from 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. on Friday and from 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. on Saturday. The fair will be held at Jefferson Station, 20 East Ashe St., West Jefferson. This event is free and open to the public. Donations jire accepted upon entry and are gratefully appreciated for the Guild's work to provide donated quilts to the Ashe County Community. Top-5 Artist Randy Houser headlines Beech Music Fest, Sept. 8 Ironing Board Sam When: Sept. 1,2013, gates open at noon, music starts at 1 p.m., festival ends at 6 p.m. Where: River House Country Inn & Res­ taurant, Grassy Creek Tickets: $15 in advance, $18 at the gate -12 and under free Information: Call 336-982-2109 or visit www.newriverbIuesfestival.info High In North Carolina's beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains on the banks of the pris­ tine New River, there is a day devoted to world-class blues. The setting is wonderfully scenic. Pic­ ture a glorious mountain meadow on the edge of a lively river... Now picture a beau­ tiful summer day and hundreds of blues fans dancingin the green grass to the music of livinglegends. You have just conjured up the New River Blues Festival. A legendary day of music in the mountain. Bring lawn chairs, blankets, the kids, umbrellas (rain or shine). Food, mixecLand soft drinks, beer and wine available for purchase. The festival will feature blues artists. Doctor Dixon, Ironing Board Sam, Gaye Adegbalola, Big Ron Hunter, and the King Bees. Performing are: • IRONING BOARD SAM has been de­ scribed as "a slightly mellower Little Rich­ ard crossed with a slightly saner Scream­ ing Jay Hawkins qnd a slightly less churchy Ray Charles." His 55 year career has not diminished his ability to take a stage by storm. An organ and piano player of in­ cendiary talent, he garnered his moniker by setting up his keyboards on - yup, that device used to press clothes. • GAYE ADEGBALOLA was a found­ ing member of that seminal, internation­ ally-acclaimed group, "Saffire- The Uppity Blues Women." With Saffire Gaye traveled the globe and put blues on a plane it had never yet achieved - expressive music full of wit, wisdom and a decidedly free-wheel­ ing woman's point of view. The recipient of the prestigious Blues Music Award, Gaye enlivens the stage with her warm, dynamic voice and energetic guitar and harmonica playing. • BIG RON HUNTER has traveled the world as part of the Music Maker Foun­ dation family. Big Ron has acquired the nickname of the World's Happiest Bluesman, inspired by his sunny performing style, wonderful sense of humor, and song writing that always uncovers the silver lining. Ron is equally talented on electric and acoustic guitars, possesses a one-ofa-kind voice full of passion, honesty and optimism. • DOCTOR DIXON, Bh.d -Filling Your Prescriptions For The Blues! Born in At­ lanta to a blues loving family, Larry Dixon was immersed in this great music from an early age. The sounds he created and stories he told with his harmonica boded that he would a become a stellar performer and that his music would take him far. The Blues Doctor's exuberant performance and blues harp virtuosity will take you on a journey through the immortal sounds and give you that "healin' feelin'." • THE KING BEES - Celebrating their 26th year of stingin' and swingin', THE KING BEES have traveled over this coun­ try and many others with their rootsy, rol­ licking sound. The King Bees are: Hound Dog Baskerville, Queen Bee Zamagni and Mighty Martin Henderson. Baskerville has been named the BLUE RIDGE NATIONAL HERITAGE ARTIST in honor of his many musical accomplishments and numerous cultural contributions. The King Bees will be joined by friends Big Mike Kincaid (sax maestro deluxe), and a few surprises. PAGE 3 Planning for llth annual Quilt Fair is underway Event will be held Sept. 20-21 * * * * * HIGH COUNTRY LOAFER Randy Houser, a rising star in country music, headlines the inaugural Mile High Music Fest on Sunday, Sept. 8, at Beech Mountain Resort. Houser is one of three acts performing at the first-year festival, which will transform the slopes of the ski resort into a natural amphitheater capable of seating several thousand people. Organizers expect a big turnout because Houser is assured of rolling into Beech Mountain next month with one of the top singles and top albums on the Billboard country music charts. His current hit, "Runnin' Outta Moonlight," is No. 3 on the latest country singles chart and received the most airplay last week of any country single in the U.S. It is the second Top-10 hit on the album, How Country Feejs, which has been on the charts for 27 weeks and peaked at No. 3. Houser, a Nashville resident and Mississippi native, is no stranger to the top of the charts. His 2008 debut album produced two Top-20 singles, while his second album, released in 2009, climbed all the way to No. 8 on the album charts. Joining Houser at the Mile High Music Fest are two high-energy bands well known to followers of Americana and bluegrass - Donna the Buffalo and Sons of Bluegrass. Donna the Buffalo is a five-person band fronted by Tara Nevins. The band has been at it since 1989, providing their followers - nicknamed The Herd with feel-good, groove-oriented music all up and down the East Coast. The New York band features a soulful and electric Americana sound infused with elements of zydeco, rock, folk, reggae and country. Sons of Bluegrass, heralded as one of the best up-and-coming bluegrass groups in the country, is comprised entirely of majors from the four-year bluegrass music program at East Tennessee State University in Johnson City, Tenn., just over the mountain from Beech. Tickets for the Mile High Music fest, presented by the Beech Mountain Chamber of Commerce, are $30 in advance and $35 at the gate and available at: www.ticketsoeasy.com. For information about the festival or weekend lodging packages, call 800468-5506. Featuring home­ spun tap­ estries, the an­ nual quilt compe­ tition is just around the corner. Come fly a kite during' llth Annual Festival on Sept. 1 It's easy as pie to fly a kite a mile high this Labor Day weekend on Beech Moun­ tain - all you need is a cou­ ple hundred feet of string. The llth annual Mile High Kite Festival takes place Sunday, Sept. 1, in the Beech town meadow. Located at more than 5,000 feet in elevation, the highaltitude meadow makes it easy for children of all ages to sail their kites up to a mile above sea level. The festival includes kite­ flying music and announc­ ing provided by Terry Mur­ ray and Will Smoot of the Richmond Air Force Kite Club from Virginia. Prizes will be awarded for the biggest kite, smallest kite and best decorated kite. Meanwhile, all festival participants receive an official certificate from town mayor Rick Owen that proclaims: "I flew a kite a mile high on Beech Mountain." Don't have a kite? Fret not. There will be kites for sale, and the first 300 kids (12 and under) receive a free one. Folks who have kites are welcome to bring their own. Other activities include races with kids pulling parachute kites, face painting, and a variety of craft and food vendors. Ample room is available for everyone, plus there's a reserved field for demos from the Wings Across Carolina Kiting and Okra Society (WACKOS) and the Richmond Air Force. "We like to float the idea to come up and make a weekend of it," says event organizer Calder Smoot. "Folks can bring their dogs and enter them in our an­ nual dog show Saturday, and then attend an all-ages street dance Saturday night before enjoying the Sunday kite festival." The festival is sponsored by the Beech Mountain Chamber and the two kite clubs. Hours for the Mile High Kite Festival are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and there's no charge for admission. Dog lovers should make plans to attend BJ's Dog Show, named for long-time town employee B.J. Hughes. The show is 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday at the Bark Park, adjacent to the town meadow. Entry fee is $20 for one dog and $30 for two dogs, with spectators admitted free. There will be certificates and prizes for winning dogs, while all furry friends receive a ribbon of participation. For information, call the Beech Mountain Visitors Center at (800) 468-5506. �JEFFERSON POST FRIDAY, ALI;1ST 23, 2013 P \(JK 5) Gas From Page 1 The happy couple on their wedding day in 1943. Submitted photo| Jefferson Post Love From Page 1 Ashe County as permanent part-year residents, estab­ lishing their second home in North Fort Myers, Fla. For more than 20 years the couple lived as snow- birds and artistic collabo­ rators, carving hundreds of songbirds. Paul focussed on carving, while Jane ap­ plied her talents to paint­ ing. Today, the couple enjoy visiting with family, play­ ing cards, attending Ashe County Arts Council pro­ grams, gardening, and bird watching. Jane remains ac­ tive in the High Country Piece Makers Quilt Guild. the Board. As a result of yesterday's events and the political maneuvering of some commissioners, it has become apparent that, by the slimmest of majori­ ties, I no longer enjoy the political support necessary to serve professionally and productively as the Ashe County Manager. "Moreover, despite re­ peated request for infor­ mation and details, I have been provided with no in­ formation or explanation whatsoever for the reasons for this sudden and unex­ pected withdrawal of sup­ port. "Under these unfortu- nate circumstances, the only appropriate response serving the overriding in­ terest of Ashe County, if citizens and the fine em­ ployees with whom I have been associated is to re­ sign my position effective Aug. 31, 2013, subject to the satisfaction and per­ formance of the end-of-service benefits stated and ac­ knowledged by the Board in open session yesterday." Ashe County also spoke about the issue of animal euthanasia. "I'm not an advocate of injection, and I'm not an advocate of carbon mon­ oxide," he said. "Because I'm not an advocate of euthanizing or putting to death healthy, happy adoptable animals." Jones said that the county needed to attack the root of the problem. "We've created in our society an overpopula­ tion of animals," he said. "That's our responsibility and that's the fault of us... and we have to deal with that problem." Jones said the county should implement a pre­ ferred policy of injection if it is safe, but to not take away the discretion of the animal control staff in oth­ er situations. Following a recess, the board returned to vote on the animal euthanasia measure. Sands, who made the motion to phase out the gas chambers, first talked about his love of animals. "The real answer is adoption, neutering... and saving animals," he said. "I have four rescue animals, two dogs and two cats. It's a very hard decision and I have heard both sides." Roark seconded the mo­ tion and said he strongly supported the motion. During discussion of the measure. Price gave an explanation as to why he was voting no, citing the safety of animal control employees dealing with feral animals. "I know there's going to be times that it needs to be discretionary upon the an­ imal control department and we entrusted that de­ partment with some good people,' and knowledge­ able people," he said. "I feel like there's going to be times they will have some really, really bad feral ani­ mals and they are going to be at risk trying to inject those animals." After the vote, Vice Chairman Poe also made a statement on her decision. "I don't want to see any animal suffer and that's the reason I voted for this," she said. "I know they are some people's baby." In other action taken by the board: • The board approved the nonvehicle and ve­ hicle releases from July 1 through July 31 unani­ mously. • The board approved a grant to spend up to $4,200 which will be re­ funded for S.W.A.T team equipment. The final vote was 4-1 with Price voting no. • In attendance were: commissioners Roark, Sands, Price, Vice Chair Poe and Chairman Rhodes. dismissing Dr. Mitchell." In an email to the Jefferson Post, Poe announced a special meeting of the Board of Commissioners 10 a.m. Monday, at which time a statement will be issued by Poe. Manager From Page 1 merce Secretary Sharon Decker, Rhodes said. Sands expressed "shock, surprise and disappoint­ ment," saying "it was a mistake." "We have so much going for us in the county.Idon't know how this is going to affect it," he said. Mitchell gave her ver­ sion of events and ex­ plained her decision in an open letter to Rhodes dated Tuesday, Aug. 20: "In order to discharge my duties and responsi­ bilities effectively, my posi­ tion requires the support of (at) least a majority of Two managers in two years With Mitchell's depar­ ture, the BOC has accept­ ed resignations from two county managers in as many years. In July 2011, Dan Mc­ Millan's resignation was approved 4-1 — Rhodes dissenting — with the board offering him a severance including five months compensation. In another 4-1 vote, Mitchell, the county's former director of eco­ nomic development, was appointed county man­ ager in January 2012, af­ ter serving five months as interim county man­ ager. "To this day, I have seen no reason for (Dan McMillan's) dismissal," Rhodes said this morn­ ing. "I see no reason for Ashe County Little Theatre presents Bye Bye Birdie August 22 - 25,2013 ASHE CIVIC CENTER For tickets call 336-846-2787 TAA From Page 1 ules," Robinson said. The one question mark for the Gates employees will be whether or not they will qualify for assistance from the Trade Assistance Act, which offers benefits that include relocation and job search financial assis­ tance, re-employment ser­ vices and workforce train­ ing - which WCC provides. If TAA is approved, workers will have 26 weeks to file for individual ben­ efits. "We stand ready to serve these folks," Robinson said. "If the trade adjust­ ment petition is approved, we will be offeringmultiple retraining opportunities and if it's not approved, we'll look at other sources of funds that might be available for short term training." Justin Boulmay, Com­ munications and Outreach Specialist for the N.C. Di­ vision of Workforce Solu­ tions said the Department of Labor has 40 days from the filing date of the peti­ tion to investigate and make a final decision. The DOL has not made a deci­ sion yet. If the petition does not go through, there are still options available to those being laid off. "If trade adjustment funding is not going to be available then (work­ ers) will want to file for unemployment when they are laid off," Larry Parker, spokesperson for the De­ partment of Commerce said. When filing for unem­ ployment in North Caro­ lina, applicants must ac­ curately report the reason they are unemployed, be actively available and searching for work and report any wages received from temporary work. Tom Reeve, vice presi­ dent of Gates Corporation, said that all notices have been filed and workers will be given severance pay based on their length of service. In order to receive TAA benefits, the DOL must see foreign trade as a factor of the job loss. The plant jobs will be relocated to Arkan­ sas, where Gates already has a plant. On July 26, the Denver- Wilkes Community Col­ Leviton factories. based company filed a "We'll keep seeking all WARN Act notice with the lege has stepped up to help N.C. Department of Com­ other workers who were the assistance we can find merce. Gates will lay off previously laid off, includ­ so they have the opportu­ 247 employees at its Ashe ing those who worked at nity to retrain," Robinson County plant. the United Chemi-Con and said. The notice lists capacity reallocation and plant con­ WEST JEFFERSON solidation as reasons the CHEVROLET BUICK GMC company is moving out of Jefferson. WWW.WICHEVY.NET "The first separa­ tion from employment Diesel Lube, Oil & Filter | is expected to occur on INCLUDES MULTIPOINT INSPECTION i 10/4/2013. 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The ancient New River: As it was, as it is, and as it should be forever Submitted photo| Jefferson Post Last Saturday at the Ashe County Farmers' Market, the annual Tomato "pageant" and salsa contest was held. The winners and judges are shown above. They are (from left) Ric Cain (judge), Ronnie Norris (ugliest tomato), Jerrod Yelton (judge), Ron Cox (best salsa), Cullie Tarleton (judge). Alan Hanson (biggest tomato), Charles King (prettiest tomato), and Louise Hartzog (best tasting tomato). 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Fairvicw Drive West lefferson - 977-0163 Martin McVey Fleetwood. NC •Building Storage •Landscape Supplies • Broken 8c Sawed Veneer Stone 9771 US HWY 421 South (Deep Gup 9828) 9t>4-38!4 H77-77H6 ,i YWJBtrv-3 ri' a* agc'VTi'.-..-; On Sept. 11, 1976, after an 11-year battle against what then U.S. Sen. Sam J. Ervin Jr. described as the "arrogant bureaucracy of the Federal Power Commission and the arrogance of the American Electric Power Company" the headwaters of the oldest river in the Americas and per­ haps the second oldest river in the world were protected by law to continue the course it had traversed through Ashe, Alleghany, and Grayson Counties for more than a million centuries. Through the determined efforts of one of the most di­ verse environmental coalitions ever established includ­ ing the nation s President, congressional representatives, State of North Carolina legislators, attorneys, and citi­ zenry of all walks of life, the ancient New River was dedi­ cated a National Scenic River. And though a lot of pristine water has passed beneath our protected bridges, let us not forget the great effort expended for the benefit of our present generation and for the countless others to follow. To this end the National Committee for the New River and New River State Park would like to invite you to an afternoon educational and celebratory event that will en­ tertain with a brief geological, Native American, and pio­ neer history of the New River Valley, followed by personal accounts of individuals that stood in the way of a project that would provide only short term and small benefits for the long term good of our ancient river's historical sig­ nificance, precious biological diversity, and for the enjoy­ ment of countless generations that will meander through its sparkling majesty forever. If you would like to attend, this event will take place at 4 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 11, at the 221 Access of the New Riv­ er State Park. Light refreshments will be provided. Names of the heroes of that day will be announcedin the coming week. We would like to extend a special invitation to teachers to encourage students to attend, perhaps giving extra credit considering this event will cover an array of disciplines. For more information, call the New River State Park 336-982-2587 or National Committee for the New River 336-846-6267. Ashe District Court decisions The weekly session of the Ashe County District Court was held Aug. 15, with the Honorable David V. Byrd presiding. These decisions were handed down by the court: Kimberly N. Carpenter: (M) misdemeanor lar­ ceny. (P) no contest. (J) PJC. 50 hours CWS, can't be on the premises of any Walmart. William Joseph McCoy: (M) misdemeanor proba­ tion violation. (P) admis­ sion. (J) continued disci­ pline for two weeks, money owed to be paid by then. Herman B. Moore: (T) Driving while license revoked; (T) operate ve- iiMri'rn' SkyLine SkyBest Stream TV Shows & Movies orppar* • wmiiati 877-1350 skybest.com Zebulon Van Pritchard: (M) possession of mari­ juana up to half-ounce, (P) guilty (J) 90-96. 6 months supervised proba­ tion, 24 hours CWS, CC. (T) Driving while license revoked - 4 counts - cons. (P) guilty (J) guilty, 120 days MCP, 18 months su­ pervised probation. $500 + CC in each case. Alex Coronado Ramirez: (T) Drive after consuming under 21 (P) guilty (J) guilty, 45 days suspended. 18 months supervised probation. 24 hours CWS $100 plus CC. (M) Drive after consuming under 21, (T) Driving while license revoked - cons. 45 days suspended, 18 months supervised probation, 24 hours CWS $200 + CC. Kevin Glen Reed: (M) assault on a female (P) no contest (J) guilty. 75 days suspended, 18 months su­ pervised probation, CC. Ronnie Dale Roberts: (M) misdemeanor larceny (P) no contest (J) guilty. 120 days active, credit time served. Joshua A. Witherspoon: Good Fortune. Great Internet. Sign up for SkyBest High-Speed Internet and receive your choice of a FREE Roku or tablet. hide with no insurance cons. (P) guilty. (J) guilty. 120 days MCP, 18 months supervised probation, 48 hours CWS. Transfer pro­ bation to Wilkes County $200 CC. csm*sa«i (M) possession of marijuana up to half-ounce (P) guilty (J) PJC. 24 hours CWS, no new drug offenses. Abbreviations: (F) fel­ ony; (M) misdemeanor; (T) traffic violation; (I) infraction; (P) plea; (J) judgment; PJC: prayer for judgment continued; 90-96: 1st offense condi­ tional discharge; MCP: Misdemeanant Confine­ ment Program; ACJ; Ashe County Jail; DOC: N.C. Department of Correc­ tions; DAC: Division of �.1KHERSON POST Ashe Services for Aging announces new mascot CLASSIFIEDS LEGALS Submitted photo - Lisa Osborne | Jefferson Post The C.A.R.E. Bear's first appearance will be Friday, Aug. 23. at the Ashe Services for Aging Foundation Spaghetti dinner. org) is a 501O3 organiza­ tion focused on commu­ nity building through the making of art. Historically, the most prominent of our activities have been our parades, workshops and educational puppet shows for an intergenerational audience. Our recent expansion into documentary film­ making has been impor­ tant to building under­ standing of the complex issues of sustainability. Our program areas include: (1) community parades either delivered by Elkland or we'll men­ tor a community to de­ velop their own; (2) pup­ pet shows for schools, festivals, and libraries; (3) workshops focused on building community while making art; and (4) pro­ ducing documentary vid­ eos on matters of impor­ tance to the community. We serve communi- This the 30th day of July, 2013. RONALD AARON WELLHAM, Administrator The Estate of BETTY WELL­ HAM CANNON C/o TURNER LAW OFFICE, PA 136 North Water Street Boone, North Carolina 28607 Publish 8.2 13/8 9 13/8 16 13/8 .23.13 of North Carolina and the Southeastern United States. WEST JEFFERSON i CHEVROLET BUICK GMC i HIBM rou • MSI IRUM «X • »MI«a WWW.WiCHEVY.NET Diesel Lube, Oil & Filter INCLUDES MULTIPOINT INSPECTION AND COMPLIMENTARY CAR WASH $58.95 Includes up to 10 qts Delvoc I5W40 Excludes full synthetic oil and vehicles over 3500 series More than ten quarts of oil and lax extra Expires 8-31-13 ' I i I _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ P r i c i n g couW varyJrom_ somemakesgnd models wBeltone i 828-262-9952 or 800-581-5082 • www.ncbeltone.com : FREE HEARING SCREENING 1 25% discount on any hearing aid with this coupon «0ffmsrp WL 3S From Page 1 sponding to a shots fired call on Gaither Poe Road found Houck at the scene armed with a high-pow­ ered rifle, according to an ACSO press release. The officers identified themselves and ordered Houck to drop the rifle, according to the press release. Houck then alleg­ edly pointed the rifle at the officers, who opened fire and killed him. Houck, 47, was shot nine times, according to the autopsy. At 0.2 percent blood alcohol content, Houck could have experienced significant impairment of judgment, speech, atten­ tion, reaction time and bal­ ance, according to the Na­ tional Institute for Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism. Houck was found to have "moderate steatohepatitis" — known as fatty liver disease — and cirrhosis of the liver, both symptoms of chronic alco­ holism. He also suffered from retinitis pigmentosa, a degenerative eye disease causing severe vision im­ pairment and blindness, according to the autopsy. Following the shooting, the officers were placed on paid administrative leave for approximately one month while the SBI completed its investiga­ tion of the shooting, ac­ cording to Sheriff James Williams. All officers involved are now back on active duty. ties in the High Country of Western North Caro­ lina, throughout the state pulling up a chair. I There are a lot of options when deciding what to do with a 401(k). Whether you're changingjobs or looking to consolidate multiple accounts, we can help you decide what's best for you. Call me today to learn more: Chad Smith LifeStore Investments 1441 Mt Jefferson Rd West Jefferson NC 28694 (336)2464345 ^ (J^Store , LEGALS ded in Book 320 at Page 998 in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Ashe County, and under and by virtue of the au­ thority vested in the under­ signed as Substitute Trustee by that certain instrument re­ corded in Book 438 at Page 2348 the Office of the Register of Deeds of Ashe County: and under and by virtue of that cer­ tain Authorization, Findings and Order entered by the Clerk of Superior Court of Ashe County on August 6 2013, and of record in File 13 SP 74. de­ fault having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by said Deed of Trust and the said Deed of Trust be­ ing by its terms subject to fore­ closure. and the holder of the indebtedness thereby secured having demanded the foreclos­ ure thereof for the purpose of satisfying said indebtedness, and due notice having been given to those entitled to same, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at public auction, to the highest bidder, for cash, at the Court­ house door in Jefferson, Ashe County. North Carolina, at 12 00 Noon, on August 30. 2013, the land conveyed in said Deed of Trust, the same being owned of record by Den­ nis Michael Little and Nancy D. Morton, and being more partic­ ularly described as follows: All persons, firms and corpora­ tions having claims against. BETTY WELLHAM CANNON deceased of 151 W Main Street Jefferson. North Caro­ lina, 28640 Ashe County, are hereby notified to present them in care of the law firm of Turn­ er Law Office, PA, as attorney for the undersigned Adminis­ trator. at *he address appear­ ing below, on or before the 2nd day of November, 2013 or this notice will be plead in bar of their recovery All persons, firms, and corporations in­ debted to the said estate will please make immediate pay­ ment to the Estate of BETTY WELLHAM CANNON c/o Turn­ er Law Office. PA. Attorneys at Law, at the address shown be­ low. Elkland Arts to screen documentary film Houck Fuji II STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA ASHE COUNTY IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION BEFORE THE CLERK FILE NUMBER: 13E-217 ADMINISTRATOR S NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF BETTY WELLHAM CANNON Ashe Services for Aging is very excited to announce the adoption of our new agency mascot, The "CAR.E. Bear." Proudly and compassionately providing services to our community for over 35 years, we wanted to adopt a mascot that would be both fun and comforting to all ages, and who doesn't love a big, soft teddy bear? asked Lisa Osborne, in home services supervisor for ASA. "With that concept in mind, the "CAR.E. Bear" wasborn," said Osborne. CAR.E. is an acnmym for words that best describe what Ashe Services for Aging represents, and what we strive to of­ fer to the clients we serve, she said, and stands for C. (Com­ passion) A. (Advocacy) R. (Reliability) E. (Experience) The C.A.R.E. Bear will be visiting with residents of Ashe Assisted Living and Memory Care, and residents of Ashe Se­ nior Villiage. He will also make occasional visits to home care clients to brighten their day. He will be visiting Generations Adult & Child Day Care Centers and will also be making ap­ pearances at many annual community events. He will make special appearances at fundraising events and photo ops with the CAR.E. Bear will be available, said Osborne. The C.A.R.E. Bear's first appearance will be this Friday, Aug. 23, at Ashe Services for Aging's Foundation Spaghetti dinner. The dinner will be held at Ashe Services for Aging from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Dinner prices are adults - $8 and children 12 and under - $5. It will include spaghetti, salad, bread, dessert and drink. Come on out and enjoy great food, entertainment, a cake walk, lots of door prizes and meet the CAR.E. Bear. Elkland Art Center will screen it's documentary film, "The Land Sustains Us, A Todd Story" at 7:30 p.m., Aug. 27, at the Todd Mercantile. The film is intended to serve as an explora­ tion and community con­ versation about how the changing landscape (de­ velopment, infrastructure improvements, loss of en­ vironment, etc.) affects the sense of community in the village of Todd. The three-year long filmmaking process has involved interviewing a cross-section of people from the community in­ cluding long-term and short-term residents, de­ velopers, government of­ ficials and scholars, to ob­ tain their insight into how land use has affected or changed their attitudes in the community. A discussion with fine documentary team (Mar­ tha Enzmann, director, Jim Lewis, narrator/historian and Suzanne Clouzeau, videographer) will follow the screening. Funding and guidance for the film has been pro­ vided in part by The North Carolina Humanities Council, a subsidiary of the National Endowment for the Humanities, and the Resourceful Communities Program of the Conserva­ tion Fund. Elkland Art Center (www.elklandartcenter. Friday, Ai GIST2:i, 201.'J INVESTMENTS EE WE DO ROLLOVERS Securities are offered through Cetera Advisor Networks, LLC. a registered broker-dealer, member SIPC. This financial institution is not affiliated with Cetera Advisor Networks. Investment products are: • Not FDIC/NCUSIF insured • May lose value • Not financial institution guaranteed • Not a deposit • Not insured by any federal government agency. » » Being a portion of the D Mi­ chael Little and Nancy D. Mor­ ton property as described in Deed Book 232. page 2272, Being more particularly de­ scribed as: BEGINNING on a point in the intersection of the east bank of the South Fork of the New River and the western line of the D. Michael Little and Nancy NOTICE TO CREDITORS D Morton property as de­ scribed in Deed Book 232, Having qualified as Adminis­ page 2272, said point being trator for the Estate of Ted the northwestern comer of the Channing Pipes, Jr.. de­ Blame Miller property as de­ ceased late of Ashe County. scribed in Deed Book 232, North Carolina, this is to notify page 1015. thence with the all persons having claims western line of said Little and against the estate of said de­ Morton property with the east ceased to present them on or bank of said New River, two before 23rd day of November, courses, 1) thence N 11 -04-39 2013, or this notice will be W 98.75 feet to a point, 2) pleaded in bar of their recov­ thence N 18-59-54 W 101.25 ery All persons indebted to feet to a point: thence leaving said estate will please make said river with a new line, two immediate payment. courses, 1) thence N 68-43-44 E 614.13 feet to a point, 2) This the 20th day of August, thence S 17-38-41 E, passing 2013. over a point in the centerline of a 45.0 foot right of way at For the Estate of Ted Chan­ 145.02 feet, for a total dis­ ning Pipes, Jr. tance of 307.17 feet to a point in the centerline of said 45.0 foot right of way. thence con­ Robert P. Flanigan tinuing said new line with the PO Box 3106 centerline of said 45.0 foot Boone, NC 28607 right of way, four courses, 1) thence S 49-06-16 W 47.90 PUBLISH: 08.23.13/08/30.13/09 06 13/09 feet to a point, 2) thence S 5430-30 W 123.99 feet to a point, /13.13 - 3) thence S 67-58-17 \N 87 80 NOTICE TO CREDITORS feel lo a point. 4) thence S 7202-58 W 51.44 feet to a point Having qualified as Executor in the western line of said Little for the Estate of Jean B and Morton property; thence Powers deceased late of with said western line, four Ashe County. North Carolina, courses. 1) thence N 61-38-44 this is to notify all persons hav­ W 7.79 feet to a 14 -inch rebar ing claims against the estate found. 2) thence N 28-52-32 W of said deceased to present 108.39 feet to a Vi-inch rebar them on or before 2nd day of found, said rebar being the November. 2013, or this no­ northeastern corner of said tice will be pleaded in bar of Miller property. 3) thence S 74their recovery All persons in­ 55-37 W 103 11 feet to a 14debted to said estate will inch rebar found. 4) thence S please make immediate pay­ 77-14-34 W. passing over a 14ment inch rebar found at 160.45 feet, for a total distance of This the 30th day of July. 191 94 feet to the BEGIN­ 2013. NING, containing 4 000 acres as calculated by coordinate For the Estate of Jean B geometry from field data Powers gathered by The Thomas Her­ man Company, P 0 Box 519, Jefferson, NC 28640-0519, James Ray Powers (336)246-3352, PLS L-2633. 7327 HWY 194 N dated 26 March 2001: revised Lansing, NC 28643 dated 3 August 2001. Job « 98020901. PUBLISH 8.2.13/8 9 13/816.1 And being a portion of the 3/8 23.13 same land descnbed in and conveyed by that certain deed NOTICE TO CREDITORS from Edna M Parsons. Widow, and Belle McNeil. Single, Having qualified as Executor dated 27 August 1998. and of for the Estate of George Truett record in the Ashe County Eller, Sr.. deceased late of Public Registry in Book 232, Ashe County. North Carolina, 2272 this is to notify all persons hav­ ire is also CONVEYED by ing claims against the estate this indenture the same ease­ of said deceased to present ments of rights of way as de­ them on or before 16th day of scribed in the aforementioned November. 2013, or this no­ deed to which reference is tice will be pleaded in bar of hereby made for a complete their recovery. All persons in­ description of said easements debted to said estate will There is also CONVEYED by please make immediate pay­ this indenture and this inden­ ment. ture is SUBJECT TO that cer­ tain 45.0 foot nght of way be­ This the 12th day of August. ing more particularly de2013. scribed 3S! BEGINNING on a point in the For the Estate of George intersection of the western line Truett Eller, Sr. of the D. Michael Little and Nancy D. Morton property as described in Deed Book 232. Jane Lacy page 2272. an existing 25 0 PO Box 120 foot right of way, said point be­ Wytheville. VA 24382 ing S 61-38-44 E 7.79 feet PUBLISH 8 16 13/8.23 13/8 30 from a 14-inch rebar found, said point also being in the .13/9.6 13 southern line of the above de­ NOTICE TO CREDITORS scribed 4.000 acre tract, thence with the centerline of Having qualified as Executor said 45.0 foot right of way, for the Estate of Velva Jertene twelve courses. 1) thence N Testerman, deceased late of 72-02-58 E 51 44 feet to a Ashe County. North Carolina, point. 2) thence N 67-58-17 E this is to notify all persons hav­ 87 80 feet to a point. 3) thence ing claims against the estate N 54-30-30 E 123 99 feet to a of said deceased to present point. 4) thence N 49-06-16 E them on or before 9th day of 47.90 feet to a point. 5) thence November 2013, or this no­ N 49-06-16 E 90 37 feet to a tice will be pleaded in bar of point. 6) thence N 44-49-57 E their recovery All persons in­ 95 03 feet to a point. 7) thence debted to said estate will N 55-39-23 E 18 20 feet to a please make immediate pay­ point. 8) thence N 30-35-32 W ment 28 16 feet to a point, 9) thence N 71-58-32 W 19.38 feet to a This the 5th day of August, point, 10) thence N 87-33-10 2013. W 23.32 feet to a point. 11) thence S 84-25-19 W 74 19 For the Estate of Velva Jerfeet to a point, 12) thence S lene Testerman 84-48-52 W 69 88 feet to a point in the eastern line of said Greg Testerman above described 4.000 acre PO Box 61 tract, said point being S 17-38Warrensville. NC 28693 41 E 145 02 feet from the northeastern corner of said PUBLISH 8 9 13/8 16.13/8.23 above described 4.000 acre 13/8 30.13 tract, the above descnbed to STATE OF be the centerline of a 45 0 foot NORTH CAORLINA right of way. said nght of way COUNTY OF ASHE to be 22.5 feet either side of NOTICE OF SALE said above described line UNDER AND BY VIRTUE of the power of sale contained in Together with all the buildings, fixtures and improvements that certain Deed of Trust ex­ ecuted by Dennis Michael Little thereon, and all rights, ease­ and Nancy D. Morton, dated ments, hereditaments and apOctober 15, 2004, and recor- �P\c,l- 12 FRIDAY, AimST23, 2013 JKFFERSON POST CLASSIFIEDS LEGALS LEGALS purtenances thereunto belong­ ing, including all heating, plumbing, ventilating, lighting goods, equipment and other tangible and intangible prop­ erty, attached to or reasonably necessary to the use of such premises. The aforesaid sale will be made subject to all encum­ brances existing prior to the re­ cording of the above-refer­ enced Deed of Trust, including all valid and enforceable liens and also will be subject to all taxes and special assess­ ments outstanding against the property. The property to be offered pur­ suant to this notice of sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance "AS IS, WHERE IS." Neither the Trust­ ee nor the holder of the note secured by the deed of trust/security agreement, or both, being foreclosed, nor the officers, directors, attorneys, employees, agents or author­ ized representatives of either the Trustee or the holder of the note make any representation or warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions ex­ isting in, on, at or relating to the property being offered for sale, and any and all respons­ ibilities or liabilities arising out of or in any way relating to any such condition expressly are disclaimed. Should the property be pur­ chased by a party other than the holder of the Deed of Trust being foreclosed, that pur­ chaser must pay, in addition to the amount bid. the following items: (i) the tax required by N.C. Gen. 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Moore said she has gone to several music events in the county en­ couraging musicians to attend. The picking will have a traditional setting and will start at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 27. The event will take place at the picnic pavilion at West Jefferson Park, be­ hind the library. It is free to attend, play or watch, but music will not be the only focus of the literary event. Moore said the first two Little Free Librar­ ies, or "twigs" will be re­ vealed at the event. The twigs, built by the Ashe County Home Build­ ers Association, will be placed at Phipps Store in Lansing and Todd Mer­ cantile. The community read has been the subject of several events in the area. Human readings occur at both the library and Phipps Store, there was a kickoff party on Aug. 6 and on Sept. 17 "Refuge" author Dot Jackson, will lead a dis­ cussion of her novel at the library. "This is the first Pickin' in the Park," Moore said. "It's be­ cause it fit with this year's novel." 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ATHLONSPORTS.COM Tracks on Tap / I t hi on Spotlight 7 SPRINT CUP SERIES SURPRISE! 48'S IN Jimmie John­ son had an uneventful, relaxing day at Watkins Glen. He didn't lead a lap and didn't get involved in any of the day's incidents But the fivetime Sprint Cup champion finished eighth, good enough to clinch at least a wild-card spot in the Chase for the Sprint Cup. He leads the points by 75 over Clint Bowyer. Race: Pure Michigan 400 Track: Michigan International Speedway Location: Brooklyn. Mich. When: Sunday, Aug. 18 TV: ESPN (1:00 p.m. EST) Layout 2-mile D-shaped oval Banking/Turns: 18 degrees Banking/Frontstretch: 12 degrees Banking/Backstretch: 5 degrees 2012 Winner: Greg Biffle Crew Chief's Take: "They need new HENDRICK LOWLIGHTS Two Hendrick Motorsports drivers — Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Kasey Kahne — saw their top-10 hopes eliminated in the same accident. Matt Kenseth started the six-car crash, one that also involved pole winner Marcos Ambrose. It also was a bad day for Hendrick's Jeff Gordon, who crashed early and finished 36th. i GOING WILD Kasey Kahne's fourposition drop in the point standings Sunday could have a big impact on the Chase wild-card race. Kahne fell to 12th in points, out of the magic top 10. and he automatically became the wild-card leader with two wins. Next on the wild-card list with a single win is Ryan Newman, who places 14th. MAXIMUM I booted into MAX Despite being a spin by Greg Biffle near the race's halfway point. Max Papis, substituting for the injured Tony Stewart, rallied to finish 15th in the No. 14 Chevrolet. Papis said he would have had a top 10 with­ out the accident. "I'm super proud of keeping the seat of 'Smoke' as warm as I could." Papis said. Sprint Cup Standings 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. POINTS DRIVER (WINS) 808 Jimmie Johnson (4) 733 Clint Bowyer 728 Carl Edwards (1) 707 Kevin Harvick (2) 693 Kyle Busch (3) 670 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Matt Kenseth (4) 659 634 Brad Keselowski 627 Greg Biffle (1) 625 Martin Truex Jr. (1) * CHASE FOR THE SPRINT CUP * 11, Kurt Busch 12. Kasey Kahne (2) 13. Jeff Gordon 14. Ryan Newman (1) 15. Jamie McMurray 16. Joey.Logano 17. Tony Stewart (1) 18. AricAlmirola 19. Paul Menard 20. Ricky Stenhouse Jr. 623 622 610 605 600 598 594 561 559 531 BEHIND — -75 -80 -101 -115 138 -149 -174 -181 -183 Out ot 10th -2 -3 -15 -20 -25 -27 -31 -64 -66 -94 Nationwide Standing! DRIVER (WINS) 1 Austin Dillon 2. Sam Homish Jr. (1) 3. Regan Smith (2) 4. Elliott Sadler 5. Brian Vickers 6. Justin Allgaier 7. Brian Scott 8. Kyle Larson 9. Trevor Bayne 10. Parker Kligerman POINTS BEHINC 730 — -3 727 725 -5 -12 718 712 -18 -45 685 674 -56 665 -65 661 -69 -74 656 Truck Standings DRIVER (WINS) 1. Matt Crafton (1) 2. Jeb Burton (1) 3. Ryan Blaney (1) 4. James Buescher 5. Ty Dillon (1) 6. Brendan Gaughan 7. Miguel Paludo 8. Timothy Peters (1) 9 Darrell Wallace Jr. 10. Johnny Sauter (2) POINTS 429 377 367 365 361 354 351 350 347 345 BEHIND — -52 -62 -64 -68 -75 -78 -79 -82 -84 Throttlm Up/Throttle Down KYLE BUSCH With Sunday's victory. Busch essentially sealed a spot In the Chase. He gained a position in points to fifth and now has three wins, enough . to virtually guarantee a wild-card spot H he falls out of the top 10 (and that's unlikely). mmmm JEFF GORDON After appearing to be on course to make the V Chase, Gordon now has ground to make up. His early-race wreck left him with a 36th-place finish, and he fell to 13th In points. 15 out of the top 10. He's still looking tor his first seasonal win. Compiled and written by Mike Hembree Follow Mike on Twitter; ©mikehembree. Kyle Busch leads Brad Kesekmsk, on the final lap of the Cheez-lt 355 at The Glen at Watkins Glen International garages at Michigan, for sure. Once again, as with any repaved track, it needs to get seasoned. And it will, sitting through those cold winters up there. But it'll take a couple years for it to really come in. Before the repave. the drivers loved Michigan because it had multiple grooves that allowed passing in the cor­ ners and on the straights. It was really a high-speed track that, for some reason, always tended to boil down to fuel mileage. If you want high speed — es­ pecially with this new Gen-6 race car you want to go to Michigan " {Photo by ASP. Inc.) Opportunity Gained, Opportunity Lost NATIONWIDE SERIES Race: Nationwide Children's Hospital 200 Track: Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course Location: Lexington. Ohio When: Saturday, Aug. 17 TV: ESPN (2:30 p.m. EST) 2012 Winner: Inaugural Event Kyle Busch scores third win of 2013; Brad Keselowski misses out on first victory of season to worry about what's behind you. By MIKE HEMBREE whatever happens happens, and Athlon Sports Contributor we'll deal with it. You know. I commend Brad for doing a better After last year's wild NASCAR job this year at bringing home a Sprint Cup finish at Watkins Glen cleaner race." International, with eventual win­ Keselowski. who finished sec­ ner Marcos Ambrose. Brad Ke­ ond to significantly improve his selowski and Kyle Busch slipping, chances of qualifying for the sliding and generally going crazy Chase for the Sprint Cup. said on a slick racing surface, there there was no plan to spin Busch. were expectations of similar "There's racing and wTecking." he shenanigans at the track Sunday in said. "Those are two different things. the Chcez-It 355 at The Glen. Everybody defines them a little dif­ Didn't happen. ferently. and I guess that's the code Although the stage was set. The you live your life by. Me. I define field took the final green flag with last year as racing, and some people two laps to go and Keselowski would define that as wrecking. running second to Busch. Am­ "If 1 was going to take out Kyle brose wasn't in the picture. today, it would have been wreck­ Keselowski ran in Busch's ing in my mind, and there's a dis­ shadow over the final two laps and tinct difference." probably could have spun him and Keselowski said it was tough to inherited the lead, but the aggres­ accept second on a day in which siveness didn't reach the level of he had a strong car. last season, and Busch rolled home "That stinks, but that's racing," with a ,486-sccond victory. he said. "We had a shot at it.I was Busch. with his third win of the going to have to wreck him to re­ year secured, said he wasn't sure ally get it. and 1 didn't want to do what to expect over the race's clos­ that 1 thought 1 could cross him ing segment, especially in light of over here on the last corner, and the finishes here the past two years. the car just slid the back end a lit­ In 2011. he led with two laps to go tle too much, and I just couldn't but dropped to third at the finish. quite pull off the move." He was in first starting the final lap Completing the top five on a day last year but slid off"track in oil and filled w ith scrambles and scram­ then was hit by Keselowski when bling were Martin Truex Jr., Carl he returned to the track. Edwards and Juan Pablo Montoya. "All those thoughts ran through Point leader Jimmie Johnson my head." Busch said. "I really was eighth, and Max Papis. filling had no clue. It was just run as hard in for injured Chevrolet driver as you can. drive your car. try not CAMPING WORLD TRUCK SERIES Tony Stewart, bounced back from a spin to finish 15th. The race was slowed by eight cautions and a red flag (after heavy oil was dumped on the rac­ ing surface after an accident). The biggest crash occurred late in the race. Matt Kenseth tapped Ambrose, igniting a six-car crash that also involved Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Kasey Kahne. A few laps later. Ambrose. Papis and Brian Vickers were involved in a wreck that brought out the eighth and final caution and set up the two-lap dash to the finish. That gave Keselowski and oth­ ers one more shot at challenging Busch. who led the final 29 laps of the race. But Rowdy breezed home and looks like a solid cham­ pionship contender as the Chase approaches. Busch described the finish as a "relief, a big sigh of relief, just a deep breath, just like. 'Whew.' I didn't even say anything until I got over to the backstretch. I was just trying to take it all in and figure it all out. "The last couple of years here have been tough, and today it could have been tough again, but we were raced clean, and we put on a good show, I felt like. We've had fast cars here. We felt like we deserved to win here and just haven't quite been able to put it all together where it matters." On Sunday, he did. In a big way. Race: Michigan National Guard 200 Track: Michigan International Speedway Date: Saturday. Aug. 17 TV: FOX SPORTS 1 (12:30 p.m. EST) 2012 Winner: Nelson Piquet Jr. Classic Moments Michigan International Speedway Mark Martin was enjoying a banner day on June 20, 1993, at Michigan Interna­ tional Speedway. Although he was forced to start at the back of the field due to a practice crash with Dale Earnhardt the day prior, Martin quickly worked his way to the front and sat on point for 141 laps. Of course, as Martin's luck has often gone, the race came down to fuel mileage, and his racecar — leading by 16 seconds — was just shy of completing the dis­ tance. Ricky Rudd's No. 5 Tide Chevy, which was running in second place, pitted five laps earlier on the last round of green stops and finished the race. Martin's tank ran dry with just under 10 laps remaining, and Rudd took it from there, holding off a hard-charging Jeff Gordon to earn his lone win of the 1993 season. ft marked the 11th straight year Rudd had won at least one event on the Cup cir­ cuit. The streak would continue for five more seasons ^ Athlon Fantasy Stall Are Stewart's risks worth the reward? seemed to have a better-than-average shot at making the Chase for Athlon Sports Contributor the Sprint Cup and competing for a fourth Cup championship. After 521 consecutive starts, be­ his Sprint Cup situation. Now those chances essentially ginning with the first Sprint Cup When that exact problem oc- • have disappeared. That's one of the race of his career in 1999, Tony currcd. other drivers raced to Stew­ risks Stewart took driving in other Stewart sat out Sunday's Cheez-lt art's defense, pointing out that his events. Unfortunately, the result of 355 at The Glen. individual traveling circus does that risk also impacts the men and Stewart suffered two breaks in his much for motorsports in general women who work long hours (24 right leg in a crash during a sprintand short tracks in particular and hours a ifay, seven days a week, if car race Aug. 5 at Southern Iowa that he should be able to race as you believe garage-area talk) to Speedway. He remained hospital­ often as he wants. keep Stewart in first-class machin­ ized as the Watkins Glen weekend Being in that group of drivers ery. When Stewart's sprint car began, and there was no clear indi­ who have earned fabulous wealth crashed hard, their hopes and cation when he might return to the in racing. Stewart certainly has the dreams of riding to a Sprint Cup scat in his No. 14 Stewart-Haas wherewithal to race whenever he title disappeared. Racing Sprint Cup car. Austin Dil­ pleases, and he should be able to It is that situation - not the im­ lon is scheduled to replace him in make his own decisions about the pact on sponsors that Stewart Sunday's race at Michigan. various risks and rewards associ­ should consider in future endeavors. Ironically, only one day before ated with such activity. His short-track racing has its value The problem arrives when one con­ the short-track crash that sent him (and it's clearly an important outlet siders the impact Stewart's current to the hospital. Stewart had vigor­ for him), but is it worth throwing situation has on his Sprint Cup team. ously defended his decision to race away a shot at the most important Stewart entered the Watkins whenever and wherever he pleases, trophy in stock car racing for those Glen weekend 11th in Sprint Cup even with the possibility that such points. Owner of a win (Dover), he who work in the trenches? activity could negatively impact By MIKE HEMBREE Loose Lugs Looking at Checkers: Greg Biffle owns consecutive Cup wins at Michigan as well as two others in 2004 and '05. Pretty Solid Pick: Dale Earnhardt Jr.'s last two Sprint Cup Series wins have come at MIS ... and he's in need of another for use in the Chase. Good Sleeper Pick: There's no guaran­ tee here, but Danica Patrick finished a re­ spectable 13th in the series' visit to MIS in June. Runs on Seven Cylinders: Juan Pablo Montoya's average finish of 22.0 in Brook­ lyn is nothing to write to Colombia about. 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SPORTS INSIDE North Surry SERVING ASIIE COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA SINCE 1925 Vol. HK, Issue ( i H ames beats Ashe son ...Page 6 TUESDAY, AUGUST 27.2013 si.no Osborne resigns as Asst. Director of Econo A „„• * * Ashe n County Assistant Director of Economic De­ velopment Cory Osborne announced his resignation Thursday, Aug. 22, in a letter to outgoing County Manager and Director of Economic Development Dr. Pat Mitchell. "It is with a great deal of deliberation and reflection that I submit my resigna­ tion from the position of Assistant Director of Eco­ .• rv_._I . ci _ nomic Development effec­ tive Sept. 5, 2013.1 would like to thank both yourself and the Board of Commis­ sioners for the opportunity to have served the citizens and businesses of Ashe County over the past year... and wish the best for the County's economic devel­ opment efforts moving for­ ward," Osborne wrote. Osborne's announce­ ment follows Mitchell's ... ~ own resignation as County Manager Tuesday in re­ sponse a 3-2 motion by the Board of Commissioners Monday that she resign or be dismissed. Wednesday, Mitchell also resigned her position as Di­ rector of Economic Devel­ opment in a letter to BOC Chairman Larry Rhodes. "...it has come to my at­ tention there is concern among the Commissioners that perhaps they dictated a resignation/termination to just one of my positions — that of County Manager. And while that is the case according the motion,Icer­ tainly interpreted the op­ tion presented to me that it would affect both posi­ tions," Mitchell wrote. Mitchell was appointed county manager in Janu­ ary 2012, but retained her position as director of eco- evelopment nomi ; vhich she h •4. Os eived his J 2: Admini; •palachiar "" ty in May, ^ Etch­ ell be ed 2012. He \ stant Diret • Developniem m utxember 2012. Osborne could not be Cory Osborne reached for comment. Wholesale pow er increases lead to rale adjustment Average member will see an additional $2.70 beginning October 2013 Rising wholesale power costs are driving the need for an overall 2.5 percent rate adjustment recently approved after thorough study by the board of di­ rectors for Blue Ridge Electric Membership Cor­ poration. Beginning in October, the typical Blue Ridge Electric residential mem­ ber will see an additional $2.70 on their monthly electric bill. None ot the in­ crease is due \<> Blue Electric'* operating costs. Wil Petty IJefferson Post Ramona Renfroe, director of the Museum of Ashe History, poses with a scrapbook from a quilt that is about to be displayed in the museum. The quilt, originally raffled off to a woman from East Bend, was returned in June because the winner felt it needed to stay in Ashe County. Quilt crafted by community finds way back home Raffle winner in East Bend decides to return prize Wil Petty Staff Writer jpetty@civitasmedia com A quilt that was created to portray the history of Ashe County, has returned to the Museum of Ashe County History after spending several months in another part of the state. Created in 2012, the quilt was raffled off to Fran­ ces Wooten of East Bend. But after keeping the quilt for a few months, she returned it back to the museum. "(The family) thought it was so personal to our county that it belonged here," Don Long, curator for the museum said. The concept was titled "Winding through Ashe," and involved people in the community bringing dif­ ferent types of cloth and telling the story behind it. "The idea of 'Winding through Ashe' was to have a fundraiser for the museum, but to also find a different way of bringing together a lot of memories in Ashe County," Ramona Renfroe, di­ rector of the museum said. "We do that already with artifacts and such, but fabric and clothing is so personal." Renfroe and other organizers then received do­ nated fabric and had a background and context of the donated pieces recorded. "It was a really nice way of gathering memories and being able to put it in a concrete format," she said. Alongside the quilt, which will soon be displayed in the museum, is a scrapbook that goes into full detail of what every piece of fabric means. "What we have now is a wonderful scrapbook of bits of people's clothing, blankets or curtains with short stories about why this was meaningful to them," Long said. Each page shows a piece of the fabric and along­ side it is a letter from the person who submitted RfDGE « U» p. 9 ative is working to achieve this goal. "First, we're one of few co-ops that manage our own wholesale power supply. This has allowed us to negotiate an agreement that is economically favor­ able lor our members," Johnson said. Secondly, ne saia. "Blue Ridge Electric has two sub­ "We are committed to sidiaries that help off-set providing Ihe most reli­ costs: Ltlue Ridge Ener­ able, lowest cost electric­ gies, our propane and heat­ ity possible and our agree­ ing fuels company serving ment with Duke Energy residential and commercial provides (he lowest cost wholesale power avail­ able in the marketplace," said Doug Johnson, chief executive officer of Blue Ridge Electric. "However, like other utilities across the country. Duke's costs are rising due to environ­ mental compliance, replac­ ing older coal plants with cleaner technology power generation, and upgrad­ ing aging power systems. Our nation is in a period of rising costs due to these factors and costs are being passed along to all con­ sumers. "Our goal at Blue Ridge Electric is to do everything we can to protect our mem­ bers from rising costs," added Johnson, who cited three key ways the cooper- customers; and RidgeLink, which leases excess fiber optic cajjacity to business­ es. Both these companies produce profits that go entirely to help hold down rates for members," he ex­ plained. Thirdly, said Johnson, employees have joined together in a WorkSmart effort to reduce opera­ tional costs, identifying a sustainable $3 million in costs that members did not have to cover. Examples in­ clude better utilizing cur­ rent technology, evaluating ways to avoid replacing retiring positions where possible, and evaluating all expenditures for better ef­ ficiencies. See POWER | 5 See QUILT | 5 2,700 supplies donated in school Habilal to hold vard-sale-style 'ReStore' supply drive Wil Petty Staff Writer jpetty@civitasmedia.com The Ashe County Habitat for Humanity will be hosting a ReStore to clear out its storage space. "A ReStore is where we accept donations from in­ dividuals that we can sell and then use that money to help build future hous­ es," sasid ACHFH Presi­ dent Bill Wheeler. "It is sort of like a recycling store." Wheeler said the Ashe Habitat plans ReStore sales whenever its stor­ age facilities fill up. On sale will be rugs, carpets, furniture and other appli­ ances, which can be used for home restoration and improvement. "People that can't af­ ford to go in and buy a $1000 refrigerator from a store can buy one from us for a couple hundred dollars if we have one," he said. "Buyers should expect to find a wide assort­ ment of most anything you might imagine," Wheeler said. "From building materials to ap­ pliances and furniture... anything that could be recycled and used in somebody's home." Ashe Habitat had their The Ashe Habitat for Humanity will host a ReStore at the Park­ first ReStore in October way Storage Bay in West Jefferson 8-1 p.m. Saturday. Aug. 31. of last year. While larger Habitat A Brush with Kindness other applications wait­ for Humanity branches initiative started in the ing which they hope to have their own stores for the same purpose, Ashe spring. The program schedule soon. Wheeler said A Brush Habitat has no retail helps elderly and dis­ space so the ReStore will abled homeowners house with Kindness" is always occur outside of their with home repairs they in need of more volun­ storage units, Wheeler can't manage on their teers. "They can come out and work an hour, own. said. "Hopefully the jobs three hours or whatever "We have two full stor­ age facilities, so it will be only take a day, but right they want to do." he said. Next spring, Ashe Hab­ sort of a yard sale at the now they are taking us about three Saturdays," itat will start building its parking area," he said. The ReStore will take he said, explaining that second new-construction place Saturday, Aug. 31 many paint days have home since the nonprofit from 8-1 p.m. at Parkway been cancelled due to formed in 2008. To volunteer for Habi­ Storage Bay on Ashe St. wet weather. Ashe Habitat has ac­ tat projects or for more in West Jefferson. A Brush with Kind­ cepted eight applicants information on the Refor the program, but Store, call the Ashe Habi­ ness Wheeler said ACHFH's Wheeler said there are tat at (336) 846-2525. ifr Habitat for Humanity ReStore This year marked the Eighth Annual Ashe County Volunteer Initia­ tive School Supply Drive. The drive went ex­ tremely well this year, ac­ cording to Glenda Luther, the Ashe County Volun­ teer Director. The drive brought in over 2,700 donated items which included a variety of paper, pencils, pens, bind­ ers, calculators, crayons, markers, glue, book bags and much more Luther said monetary donations were wonderful, and that the drivereceived $1,200 this year. The Ashe County High See SUPPLIES | 5 Submitted photo | Jefferson Post Volunteers from the Fletcher Memorial Baptist Church youth group present a check to Blue Ridge Elementary School As­ sistant Principal Travis Richardson. The Ashe County Volun­ teer Initiative School Supply Drive brought in 2,700 donated supplies and $1,200 in monetary donations. �PAGE 2 TUESDAY, AUGUST 27, 2013 .1 i.i-M:KS( ).\ POST New River Committee's 88th annual celebration rescheduled Annual cleanup to be held instead The National Commit­ tee for the New River and the New River State Park has rescheduled the celebration that would have marked the 38th an­ niversary of the designa­ tion of the New River as a National Scenic River. The original event was scheduled for- Sept. 11, 2013. However, National Committee for the New River and the New River State Park will instead be hosting its Annual New River Cleanup event, which spans Watauga, Ashe, and Alleghany counties on Saturday, Sept. 14 2013. The ef­ fort is part of the an­ nual North Carolina Big Sweep and the Interna­ tional Coastal Cleanup. Each year, on the sec­ ond Saturday of Septem­ ber, volunteers take to the New River and her tributaries to retrieve trash, tires, and an unfor­ tunate variety of garbage from the river. By water and by foot, volunteers work in teams with local river outfitters to scour the river bottom and its banks. Volunteers should call Courtney Wait at NCNR at 336-846-6267 or email Courtney@ncnr.org to sign up for this year's clean up and for more information. Community groups are especially en­ couraged to participate. Volunteers should bring their own boats if available, and clothing they don't mind getting very dirty. Closed-toed shoes are required. Boats, gloves and dis­ posal bags will be pro­ vided by NCNR and New River Clean Up sponsors. Come out and join us Submitted photo| Jefferson Post in keeping the New River a place where we all want Volunteers of the most recent clean-up of the New River pose with a small fraction of the debris removed during the day-long effort. to live, work, and play! Hash Memorial Festival will be held Saturday, Aug. 31 The 2013 Albert Hash Memorial Festival will be held Saturday, Aug. 31 at Grayson Highlands State Park in Mouth of Wilson, Va. Due to the growth of the annual festival it was moved from Mt. Rogers School to the park's Hen­ derson Stage picnic area. The day-long festival runs from 10 a.m. until 7 p.m. The festival honors be­ loved fiddler and fiddlemaker Albert L. Hash. Hash started the old time music program at Mt. Rogers School and gave lessons there. His hard work and dedication to the school and his pas­ sion for music made an impact on his students and the community that still continues today. The HURRY IN FOR LABOR DAY SAVINGS FROM SERTA! AMERICA'S Qwta, and instrument mak­ ing displays. Perform­ ers include the Whitetop Mountain Band, The Crooked Road Ramblers, Big Country Bluegrass, New Ballard Branch Bogtrotters, Roan Mountain Hilltoppers, Wayne Henderson & Friends, Hard Cider Band, Youth Perform­ ers, Possum Runners Dance Group, and more. festival hopes to preserve and promote traditional mountain music, dance, crafts and instrument making, while honoring Albert Hash and giving back to the community through music. 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Hash started the old time music program at Mt. Rogers School and gave lessons there. There will also be a Mas­ ter Fiddlers' Workshop with a fiddle demonstra­ tion from an array of old time/bluegrass fiddlers from the Blue Ridge. There is a $10 per per­ son admission fee and a $3 per vehicle parking fee. Children 12 yearsold and younger are free. Raffle tickets for a handmade quilt by Denise Hayball will also be sold. Each ticket is $1 each and can be bought through the festival's website at http://www. alberthashmemorialfestival.com/about/. All pro­ ceeds from the raffle go toward funding future festivals. The Albert Hash Festi­ val is a community event made possible by volun­ teers. For further infor­ mation, or to serve as a volunteer during the fes­ tival, contact alberthashfest@hotmail.com There will also be a collection of Albert Hash fiddles on display at the festival this year. 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Earlier this year, a community read committee reviewed a number of suggested titles while looking for the right book. When Refuge, by Dot Jackson, was discovered it was obvious that her book was the perfect choice. Dot's book offers beautiful descriptions of mountain scenery and her characters come alive with authentic dialog. This story is one that grabs hold of readera. It kept me turning pages late into the night. This year a series of Refuge Read Aloud sessions are being held at Phipps Store in Lansing. Hearing the novel read aloud is like listen­ ing to a movie. Every read aloud session begins with a summary/ review/discussion of events previ­ ously read so listeners can drop in at any point in the story and soon become absorbed as the tale unfolds. The literary festival's first event takes place at 1 p.m. on Sept. 17, with a visit from Dot Jackson and a discussion about her book. "Refuge" is a suspenseful story that includes plenty of mountain folklore along with a tragic ro­ mance. I highly recommend it and can't wait for the community discussion. There are nine other authors scheduled to appear at spe­ cial events throughout the week of Sept. 17-21. Visit the library to check out books by festival authors, pick-up a copy of the festival program guide and get "on the same page!" Infor­ mation and details also available on the library's website: wwwashelibrary.org. Dates to remember in Sep­ tember For All Ages: • Suzanne's crochet class will be creating Despicable MeMinions on Sept. 14. The class meets from 10 a.m.-noon. Students will need yam in "Minion colore" (yellow, blue, black, and gray); hooks and acces­ sories will be provided. • Angela's "UpcycleCrafty Class" will be altering old books into new creations at 2 p.m. on Sept. 28. Ma­ terials will be provided. • The Seasonal Reading Chal­ lenge will host a Summer Wrap-up IFall Kick-off Celebration at 5 p.m. on Sept. 4. Join the Fall Challenge and discover new books! Collect certificates and prizes for participa­ tion in the Summer Challenge. For Children: • Story Time for 4-5 year olds is at 10:30 a.m. every Tuesday. • Tot Time for 2-3 year olds is at 10:30 a.m. every Wednesday and Thursday. Come out and have fun learning the alphabet with stories and songs. • "Break the Ice" (for third fifth grades) is scheduled for 2 p.m. on Sept. 14 and 28. Enjoy fun games and activities at the library. • "Baby Bounce" starts up on alternating Saturdays beginning Sept. 7. This is a short 15-20 min­ ute program for infants and babies that will include fmger plays, songs, rhymes, and a book or two. • Afternoon Adventures for 6-9 year olds will meet at 4 p.m. on Sept. 12 and "travel to Japan!" • A Fairy Celebration takes place on Sept. 7. Children can drop in to make fairy dolls from 9 a.m.-l p.m. Fairy stories will be read at 1 p.m. See "Fairy Librarians" for a sprin­ kle of fairy dust. • Check out Nancy Clancy Su­ per Sleuth, the Big E-Read, from the library's OverDrive collection; available Sept. 16-30. Also during the month of Sept. investigate the mystery comer to create a disguise, solve the mystery box, and more! For Tfeens: • Join TAC - the Teen Advisory Council - to discuss future plans and possibilities for teens at 4 p.m. on Sept. 11. • Outside the Box: Bring your instrument or just come out and groove on music with friends at 4 p.m. on Sept. 26. • Geek out with Otaku's United Anime / Manga Club at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesdays. For Adults: • On the Same Page Literary Festival: a Celebration of Reading and Writing begins with a Com­ munity Read Discussion at 1 p.m. on Sept. 17 featuring Dot Jackson, author of Refuge. For up-to-date information on events being held throughout the week (Sept. 1721) visit www.onthesamepagefestival.org or call 336.846.ARTS • Tai Chi classes are available at 10 a.m. on Thursdays. • Brouhaha Book Club meets at 5:30 p.m. on Sept. 30 at Boon­ docks. • FYI: Healthcare Reform: an in­ formative session to interpret and answer question concerning the Healthcare Reform Law will take place at 3 p.m. on Sept. 25. Please call 336.846.2041 x227 to sign-up. Special Events: • Music on Saturday presents Summit Strings Duo, at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 7. • Meet artist of the month Beth Andrews, and see her exhibit of paintings in the upstairs gallery re­ ception area at 2 p.m. on Sept. 7. • Refuge Read Aloud - Drop-in and hear readings of Dot Jackson's novel at Phipps Store, in Lansing. Readings take place from 68 p.m. on Aug. 29, Sept. 3 and 10. Coffee ;ind refreshments available. Friends of the Library welcomes Scott Nicholson Boone author Scott Nicholson will be at the Ashe County Public Li­ brary Friends of the Li­ brary meeting at 11 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 28, in the Friends/Community Room, to explain selfpublishing, digital down­ load publishing, and how to survive as a published author. Nicholson is a Boonebased writer who is of­ ten the "go-to guy" for national publications like USA Today when check­ ing the pulse of this new type of publishing. Scott has written 15 thrillers, 60 short sto­ ries, four comics' series, and six screenplays. He lives in the Appalachian Mountains of North Carolina, where he tends an organic garden, suc­ cessfully eludes stalkers, and generally lives the dream. He's online at www.hauntedcomputer. com. Nicholson has written hundreds of songs and poems and was a musi­ cian in a former life. A newspaper reporter, he won three North Caro­ lina Press Association awards. He's had the usual collection of odd jobs: dishwasher, carpen­ ter, painter, paranormal investigator, baseball card dealer, and radio announcer. Now he hap­ hazardly trades words for magic beans and uses "haphazardly" as often as possible while decrying the overuse of adverbs. Entering the digital era with a vengeance. Nicholson is releasing pulling up a chair. There are a lot of options when decidingwhat to do with a 401(k). Whether you're changing jobs or looking to consolidate multiple accounts, we can help you decide what's best for you. Call me today to learn more: Chad Smith LifeStore Investments 1441 Mt Jefferson Rd West Jefferson NC 28694 (336) 2464345 INVESTMENTS WE DO ROLLOVERS. urities are offered through Cetera Advisor Networks, LLC, a registered broker-dealer, member C. This financial Institution is not affiliated with Cetera Advisor Networks. Investment products : • Not FDIC/NCUSIF insured • May lose value • Not financial Institution guaranteed • Not a losit • Not insured by any federal government agency. original titles and col­ lections while conspir­ ing to release interactive books in the near future, building audio files, video and collaborative fiction projects. He also launched eBookSwag to embrace the future of free ebooks. Nicholson won the grand prize in the inter­ national Writers of the Future contest in 1999. See NICHOLSON \ 7 File photo \ Jetterson Post "Go to guy" on digital publishing Scott Nicholson will discuss the book business Wednesday, Aug. 28, at the Ashe Public Li­ brary. �"...were it left to me to decide whether we should have a government without newspapers or newspapers without a government, I should not hesitate a moment to prefer the latter." NC's incredible shrinking safety net Since the Great De­ pression, the United States has maintained a system of supports to help low-income fami: lies, seniors, children, and people with disabili­ ties mate ends meet and obtain health care. These supports reduce poverty, supplement wages for low-income working families, and enable mil­ lions of Americans to receive health care who otherwise could not af­ ford it. It is no coincidence that the earliest safety net programs were cre­ ated during a period of extreme economic hard­ ship. At the height of the depression, one in every four American workers was unemployed and poverty, malnutrition and housing instability were widespread. As he signed landmark safety net legislation into law, President Franklin Roo­ sevelt remarked that the newly created structure would ensure a measure of protection against job loss and economic uncer­ tainty for citizens and "... provide the United States an economic structure of vastly greater sound­ ness." In 2011, public pro­ grams Vppl an estimated 40 million Americans# million of whom were children-torn falling into poverty. The powerful antipoverty effect of public programs is significant: research shows children in impoverished homes are more likely to experi­ ence severe, toxic stress that disrupts the architec­ ture of their developing brains, sabotages health outcomes and hinders success in school When it comes to im­ proving the well-being of children in poverty, re­ search is clear about what works. Programs that bol­ ster the financial resourc­ es of low-income families, lite the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) and Supplemental Nutrition Assistance (SNAP), have been shown to create gains in educational at­ tainment and test scores - outcomes vyhich, in turn, are associated with higher earnings and employ­ ment during adulthood. For children living in poor households, each $3,000 in annual family income during their early child- Page 4 Vutfusl 27,2013 — Thomas Jefferson, 1787 JaW£l£ 'YoottNTcA&e Afiojvnie >fcum ^ VJeLLWHATOW* CMOttS? Deborah Bryan Action for Children NC hood yeans is associated with an added 135 hours of annual work as young adults and additional 17 percent in future annual earnings. And yet, child and family programs con­ tinue to sustain deep cuts at the state and federal levels. InNorth Carolina: Changes to the state's unemployment insurance system have reduced the size and duration of ben­ efits and resulted in the loss of federal emergency benefits for more than 70,000 long-term unem­ ployedNorth Carolinians. In 2012, an estimatedone in ten children in North Carolina had an out-ofwork parent; 58 percent ol those children lived in households with a par­ ent who had been unem­ ployed for six months or longer. Today, North Car­ olina has the third highest unemployment rate in the country. The 2013-15 state bud­ get drains $500 million from public education and will result in no raises for teachers, larger class sizes, fewer teacher as­ sistants, and little support for instructional supplies or professional develop­ ment. The final tax reform package reduces the state EITC rate from 5 percent to 4.5 percent and allows the credit to expire at the end of this year.TheEITC is widely recognized as one of the most effec­ tive ways to fight pov­ erty, especially among children. This credit helps working families afford basic necessities while pumping dollars into local economies. In 2012, nearly 907,000 low-wage North Caro­ lina taxpayers claimed the credit. HHS scandal not just about the money The day before reporter Sarah Ovaska at NC Pblicy Watch broke the news that two 24-year-okl former cam­ paign staffers for Gov. Pat McCrory woiking at the Department of Health and Human Services received huge pay raises last spring, the Wilmington Star-News reported on the controver­ sial efforts by the McCrory Administration to turn the state's Medicaid program over to for-profit managed care companies. The story quoted a local doctor saying he was wor­ ried that patients would suffer under the new model that he had seen fail in other states. There were com­ ments from folks at Commu­ nity Care of North Carolina (CCNC), the state's success­ ful homegmwn nonprofit managed care network that has won awards for both saving money and providing patienWentered care. The same day in April that McCrory announced his intentions to privatize Med­ icaid, Republican Senator Richard Burr presented an award to CCNC for the high quality of care it provides to patients in rural areas. The Star-News story also included comments from McCrory Administration of­ ficials lauding the benefits of turning health care for the most vulnerable people in North Carolina over to out-of-state corporations, an idea that as one health advo­ cate pointed out in the story other states lite Connecticut to mention have tried and the other vital abandoned. programs the In other department words, privatiz­ ing Medicaid is manages, from at best unproven public health and controver­ to psychiatric sial and seems hospitals to to make little child develop­ sense if the state ment and early has an awardeducation. winning pro­ Sadly, there gram already in is nothing new place supported about politi­ by doctors and cians giving Chris Fitzsimon former campatients alike that could be expaign staffers panded. high paying Medicaid is one of the jobs after an election, often most complicated and im­ placing them in positions portant programs adminis­ that don't match their back­ tered by state government, ground and qualifications. affecting the lives of millions But this episode rises to of people, including children, a different level. HHS Sec­ seniors, and people with dis­ retary Aldona Wos has de­ abilities. cider!, apparently with Mc­ That's why the story the Crory s blessing, to put the next day about the huge sal­ 24:year-old former political ary increases for the HHS staffer in chaige of policy at staffers is so important. It the department at the very is not only about the money, time when the administra­ as frustrating as it must tion wants to mate massive be for scandalously under­ change in how services paid teachers to learn that are delivered to millions of a 24-year-old political aide people. with no health care experi­ McCrory bristles at ques­ ence or relevant educational tions about the policy chiefs background now makes qualifications and salary, $87,500 a year as the chief telling an Asheville reporter policy advisor at HHS. that he was not going to dis­ It's about the confidence criminate against the former that doctors and patients and campaign staffer because of taxpayers can have in the his age, then adding "I hope McCrory Administration in you don't believe in discrimi­ light of their staffing choices nation." to even administer the Med­ Apparently McCrory be­ icaid program,much less dis­ lieves it's discriminatory to mantle it with an ill-advised wonder why someone with privatization scheme. Not an English degree and no ex­ I perience in health care policy should be placed in chaige of policy in the Department of Health and Human Services. Wos has yet to respond to any questions about the con­ troversy. Two reporters have described lx'ing blocked by body guards as they tried to ask Wos questions at recent public appearances. There might be a reason for that. Wos made head­ lines at a town hall meeting in May for blaming Insur­ ance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin for the decision not to expand Medicaid in North Carolina under the Affordable Care Act and pro­ vide health care coverage for 500,000 low-income adults. McCrory and the General Assembly made that deci­ sion, not Goodwin, and it is shocking that Wos either doesn't understand that or knowingly misled an audi­ ence about it. Wos has yet to correct the misstatement or apolo­ gize to Goodwin for falsely blaming him for the decision about Medicaid expansion. Now she has hired a policy director with no relevant ex­ perience to advise her. McCrory ran for governor promising to change the way state government operates. Surely this is not what most people thought he meant. Fitzsimon is the executive director of NC Pblicy Watch. (USPS 441-810) Member NC Press Association Published twice weekly by Civitas Media LLC. P.O. Box 808 203 S. Second Ave., West Jefferson. NC 28694 Periodicals postage paid at West Jefferson. NC 28694 Phone 336-846-7164 Email cclark@civitasmedia.com Subscription rates in Ashe County - $38/year In North Carolina - $48 01/year Editor/General Manager Staff Writer Staff Writer Sports Writer Advertising Sales Advertising Sales Classifieds/Legals Cliff Clark James Howell Dylan Ljghtfoot Nathan Ham Teresa Roark Laws John Sears Kay Hart Mail Room Department Julia Beck Postmaster Send address changes to Jefferson Post P.O Box 808 West Jefferson NC 28694-0808 All content copyright 2012 by Civitas Media LLC and may not be reproduced without permission. 1&U** �JKI'T'KKSON POST Music night coming to Vshe Senior Center Sept. 7 Wil Petty The Ashe County Senior Center will host a night of music and dancing 6-9 p.m. Sept. 7. The biannual fundraiser is a fun way for local seniors to spend a Saturday evening and support the Senior Center, said Ashe County Volunteer Coordinator Glenda Lu­ ther. ; ' "They always seem to have a really good time," Luther said. "There is a lot of so­ cializing." Senior Center Director Louise Caudill has been organizing the fundraiser for close to 15 years. "We like to have it twice a year," she said. "Once in the spring and once in the fall." "We have a variety of musicians that are going to be playing," Luther said. Jerry Smith & Friends, Just Country, and Archie Corbett and the Blue Ridge KSDAY, At CILS'I 27. 201.'} P\<;i ."> Zephyr Lightning Bolts play Backstreet Park Mountain Home Players will all be per­ forming at the fundraiser, Luther said. A solo pianist will is also included this year. "We make it a fun night," Caudill said. "We have good music and some of (the at­ tendees) love to dance." Tickets for the show are $6 per person. Concessions available for purchase will in­ clude hot dogs, cakes, pies, chips, cookies and soft drinks. All event proceeds will go toward oper­ ating costs for the senior center, Caudill said. Donations will also be appreciated. "The operating costs include activities that we do here, special programs, things of that nature," Luther said. Caudill said the music night has tradi­ tionally been one of the senior center's largest events, and she is hoping this time around is no different. "We hope to have a good turnout be­ cause it really benefits our center," Caudill said. For more information, contact Louise Caudill at (336)246-4347. Staff Writer ipetty@civitasmedla.com Tl . Dylan lightfoot | Jefferson Post On a freakishly dry, warm and mostly sunny Friday evening, the Zephyr Lightning Bolts of State Road performed at Backstreet Park for the Aug. 23 installment of the Back­ street Summer Concert Series. The Bolts are (from left) Diane Bowen, Steve Bowen, Jacob Bowen and Sean Jarman. CHURCH CALENDAR Aug. 27 - Sept 20 40 Days of Prayer. Son's Light Minis­ Sept. 6-8 7 p.m. Revival Service at Farmers Me­ tries would like to invite willing individu­ als to participate in a 40-day prayer com­ mitment. We will be praying specifically for Gods will to be done during and fol­ lowing the High Country Praise Festival on Sunday, Sept. 1, 2013, at the Holmes Center on the campus of Appalachian State University. If you miss a day dur­ ing the 40-day prayer period, no need to worry. You can still make a commitment to pray 40 times during the same 40-day prayer period. For more information, call Son's Light Ministries at 828-264-2007. Aug. 27 7 p.m. Buffalo Baptist Church an­ nounces "Join the Movement." Eight million people die from hunger each year - 16,000 children each day. An organiza­ tional meeting and discussion will be held on how you can help. Pastor Rev. Ken Furches invites you to attend. Sept. 1 4 p.m. Rev. Bob Roten will be preach­ ing at Rich Hill Methodist Church. Special music will be provided. You are invited to attend. * Supplies Life Store Bank branches, Fifth Third Bank, First Cit­ izens Bank, Ashe Services for Aging, Ingles Market, Ashe County Public Li­ brary, and all of the indi­ From Page 1 School and Middle School received $300 each, and every elementary school received $200. Luther said she extend­ ed appreciation to United Chemi-Con, Fletcher Me­ morial Baptist Church, the Retired School Personnel and Skyline Membership Corporation for donations, the collection sites at all Power morial Baptist Church. Rev. Denton Hart will be the guest speaker. Special music, From Page 1 » nightly. Pastor Rev. Danny Joe Farmer and congregation invite you to attend. "Electricity prices have Sept. 8 been relatively stable Midway Baptist Church announces since the 1990s, but as a Creation Seminar with Brother Steve Le- nation, we're now enter­ vison. There will be four sessions: Session ing a period where sig­ One: 9:45 a.m.,"Creation2Christ" will be nificant, costly factors are for children of all ages; Session Two: 11 coming together: closing a.m., "Foundations Under Fire" will be for coal plants that can't meet all ages; Session Three: 4:30 p.m. "Text environmental laws and Messaging" for youth and adults; Session replacing them with new Four: 6 p.m. "Fossils, Flood, Noah's Ark, power generation plants, Dinosaurs" will be for all ages. All are in­ and investing in transmis­ vited to come. For more information, call sion delivery systems to Pastor Steve at 246-2012. ensure reliable electricity 11 a.m. Homecoming Services will and compliance with new be held at Bristol Baptist Church. The environmental and secu­ Bledsoes will be present to sing. You are rity regulations," he said. invited to attend. "We're seeing billions 11 a.m. Rev. Chris Goodman will be of dollars spent to comply the guest speaker at Mt. Olive Baptist with state antl federal en­ Church. You are invited to come to the 10 vironmental laws such as a.m. Sunday School service and regular 11 the North Carolina Smoke­ stacks Act and Renewable a.m. worship service. Energy and Energy Effi­ ciency Portfolio Standard, viduals who helped with and supported the supply drive. A special thanks goes out to the Fletcher Memorial Baptist Church's Youth Group. The youth group volun­ teered Wednesday, Aug. as well as the Clean Air and Clean Water acts, to protect our environment," Johnson added. "It's never easy to pass, along increases to our members and we only im­ plement a rate adjustment when absolutely neces­ sary," said Johnson. Members can help off­ set rising costs by taking energy efficiency steps. Blue Ridge members can get customized energy ef­ ficiency tips and savings ideas by taking the home energy audit available at www.BlueRidgeEMC.com. The audit uses information based on each home's spe­ cific usage and produces a helpful report at the end of the short questionnaire a member can fill out online. If a member doesn't have Internet access, members are invited to call Blue Ridge Electric and ask a member representative to assist with the online en­ ergy audit. Blue Ridge Electric also offers a free electricity monitoring tool at www. MyUsage.com and Energy Savers booklets are avail­ able in each Blue Ridge Electric office. Look for more details on the rate adjustment in the September member newsletter. Membership Matters, inside Carolina Country magazine sent to all members. Blue Ridge Electric serves some 74,000 mem­ ber-owners in Caldwell, Watauga, Ashe, and Al­ leghany counties as well as parts of Avery, Alexander and Wilkes counties. who passed away earlier this year. "(Payne) would put countless hours into the museum, *so (the quilt) was her brainchild and her heart-child," Renfroe said. Renfroe said that while there will be no expansion done to the quilt or scrapbook, the museum may de­ cide to do another one in the future. "Gathering memories is an ongoing process for Quilt 14, 2013 to collect the supplies, sort the sup­ From Page 1 plies, separate them to go to each school and deliver, the piece explaining its sig­ the supplies along with nificance. a check. Luther said the Renfroe said there are volunteers are a wonder­ plans to make copies of the ful group of young people .scrapbook to sell at the mu­ who volunteer in so many seum. capacities within the com­ Renfroe said the idea for munity. Everyone worked the quilt originally came hard and the community was generous to this year's from a former worker at the museum, Linda Payne, drive. us, whether it's through oral histories or something like this," Renfroe said. "The personal memories are ours to collect and keep the memories in Ashe County." 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Johnny Phillips — owner 9771 US HWY 421 South (Deep Cap 9828) 964-.S8I4 �PAGI: (J son ORTS Shaving for a cause TUESDAY AUGUST 27,2013 ONLINE Game of the Week video can be found at jeffersonpost.com Nathan Ilain. Sports Writer (336) 846-7164 nhain(« eiv itasmedia.eoiu Nathan Ham Sports Writer nham@civitasmedia.com Two good friends have decided to make a sacrifice of their own to bring more awareness to childhood cancer. Amanda Tugman, a sophomore at the Univer­ sity of North Carolina and Abigail Clampett, a se­ nior at Ashe County High School, will be shaving their heads as part of the St. Baldrick's Foundation campaign to raise money to help research and pro­ vide care to those young­ sters fighting cancer. "In October, Abby and I, and hopefully a lot of other people are going to shave our heads to raise money for childhood cancer," said Tugman. "It will take place somewhere in Chapel Hill and our fundraising goal for the whole event is $5,000." Tugman played tennis at ACHS while Clampett has been a member of the women's soccer team. St. Baldrick's Founda­ tion is the second larg­ est financial supporter of childhood cancer research in the country, second only to the federal government. According to their web­ site, the foundation raised $17.6 million in 2008, $16.9 million in 2009, $22.2 million in 2010, $27.4 million in 2011 and $33.4 million last year. Statistics show that 175,000 children are di­ agnosed with cancer each year and cancer kills more children in the United States than any other dis­ ease. Unfortunately, less than four percent of the National Cancer Institute's budget is directed to child­ hood cancer research. Tugman met some­ one else who was going to shave their head and thought this would be a great idea for her to do and try to find others to join in to help such a great cause. "I feel like when you think of cancer, you never Submitted photo | Jefferson Post really think about kids and babies having it. So when Raffle tickets are being sold for this quilt that was made by you think about it and put Amanda's sister, Ashley Hinton. Abigail Clampett Amanda Tugman it too," said Clampett. Last year, ACHS stu­ dents participated in a similar fundraiser. Stu­ dents took part in "Hat Day" which helped raise $250 for the cause. As part of the upcoming head shaving, a quilt made by Amanda's sister, Ash­ ley Hinton, will be raffled off with tickets costing $5 each or three for $10. Tick­ ets will be sold through October. As of now, Amanda and Abigail have already raised $1,285 with over a month to go for people to con­ tinue donating. People can donate in person or do it online. The duo have also recruited eight more peo­ ple to join them in shaving their heads. Chelsea Colvard, who works at Becky & Compa­ ny in Jefferson is the head barber for the shaving. She will have help from her friend Autumn Yokeley. To donate, visit http:// www.stbaldricks.org/ events/hairfreez. Nathan Ham | Jefferson Post Quarterback Connor Bowers hands the ball off to Hunter Barnes with fullback Brandon Wingler (30) leading the way. Greyhounds 'Blaze' past Huskies Nathan Ham Sports Writer nham@civitasmedia.com Blaze Acord ran for 231 yards and three touchdowns against Ashe County last season, and equalled that on Friday night to help North Surry defeat the Huskies, 20-13. Acord put the Greyhounds on the scoreboard with a seven-yard touchdown run with 4:13 left in the first quarter. The extra point kick bounced off the upright and was no good. The score remained 00 through the rest of the first quarter and the entire second quarter. Both defenses were up to the task of keeping the op­ position away from scoring opportu­ nities. The third quarter started with a big time defensive play from Ashe senior Matthew Hamilton. Hamilton made a diving grab on an intercep­ tion to put Ashe in scoring territory. However, the offense could not do anything and eventually saw the drive end with a fumble and a Grey­ hound recovery. North Surry made Ashe pay with a 26-yard TD run from Acord, his second of the night. The extra point was good and the Greyhounds were ahead 13-0. A scary moment took place late in the third quarter when North Surry player Bryan Martin was hit and stayed down on the ground until trainers and rescue squad members were able to safely put him in an am­ bulance for transport to the hospital. Ashe finally got the ball rolling of­ fensively to start the fourth quarter. Junior quarterback Connor Bowers threw a 50-yard bomb to wide re­ ceiver Maison McNeill with 10:56 remaining in the game. Kendall Rich­ ardson's extra point was good to pull the Huskies within one touchdown at 13-7. Acord ran wild again on the next series, capping off a quick scoring drive with a 52-yard touchdown scamper down the sidelines. North Sufry jumped ahead, 20-7. The Huskies were not going to go down quietly. The passing game was once again on point, this time with Bowers tossinga deep strike to Jacob Worley that put Ashe on the 16yard line. Bowers ended the drive with his second TD pass of the night, an 11yard toss to Michael Elliott. The ex­ tra point was blocked, but Ashe was stiff just seven points behind at 20-13 with 3:59 left in the game. Ashe needed a stop on defense, but the Greyhound rushing attack was too much. With 1:26 left, Acorjl ripped off a 50-yard run to ice the game and help runout the clock. Bowers finished the game complet­ ing 14 of 28 passes for 217 yards and a pair of touchdowns. McNeill was the leading receiver with five catches for 132 yards and a touchdown. The Huskies (0-1) will keep the non-conference slate of games go­ ing this week when they host rival Watauga on Friday. This also marks the first home game of the year. Ashe JV shuts out Greyhounds Nathan Ham Sports Writer nham@civitasmedia.com The Huskies scored a pair of ear­ ly touchdowns and let the defense take care of the rest in the 13-0 win over North Surry on Thursday. Ashe got the ball first and quickly marched down the field. Carries by Skye Sullivan and Colin Ellis put the ball at the Greyhound 30-yard line. After a penalty against North Surry moved the ball inside the red-zone, Matthew Greer powered across the goal line from 11 yards out for the score. Kendall Richard­ son's extra point was good, giving the Huskies a 7-0 lead. Up next, the Ashe defense got to put its imprint on the game. Josh Hamilton forced a fumble on a big hit and Alex Richardson scooped the ball up and returned it 10 yards to the North Surry 15-yard line. A. Richardson took a hand-off and carried the ball down inside the five-yard line. Sullivan quickly punched the ball in from three yards out for the TD. The extra point was no good, but Ashe was in front 13-0 late in the first quarter. North had a good kickoff return on its next possession, but the Husky defense stifled the drive, al­ lowing just two yards and forcing a turnover on downs. On the next Greyhound posses­ sion, Ashe player Sam Hudler put an end to that offensive series with an in­ terception near midfield. The Huskies held the 134) lead from the halftime break through the rest of the game, completely shutting down the Greyhound offensive attack. This week, Ashe will travel to Watau­ ga. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m. on Thursday. Nathan Ham | Jefterson Post Hallie Brown was defeated in straight sets at Watauga on Thursday. Lady Huskies fall to strong Watauga team Nathan Ham Sports Writer iiham@civitasmedia.com Ashe faced a tough nonconference foe on Thurs­ day with 4A tennis power Watauga as the opponent. The Lady Pioneers won all nine matches to send Ashe to its second loss of the season. "This non-conference match against a 4A team provided great experience for our young team," said Head Coach Larry Dix. uThey had an opportunity to play against a state champi­ onship contender and prob­ ably one of the best teams they will face this year." Fourth seeded Kasey Curcio was out for this match with a foot injury, moving senior Erin Griffin into her spot as one of the top six seeds. Top seeded Meredith Smith beat Ashe's top seed Hallie Brown in straight sets, 6-0, 60. Megan Smith won the matchup of second seeded players with a 61, 60 score over Maggie With erspoon. Both third and fourtf seeded matches ended ir identical 60, 61 scores Nicole Fox defeated Grace Miller and Kelsi Kaney bea Mary Austin Tugman. Liz Clark and Annika Da vidson beat Ella Copelant and Erin Griffin in straigh sets to wrap up singles play. Watauga swept all thre< doubles matches as wel with 60 scores. "I am very proud of hov our team handled them selves against a team tha overpowered them on th< court," said Coach Dix "They showed great sports manship, determination am class. Overall, Coach Dix fel that each player will take their experience from play ing such strong competitioi and continue to work hart and improve their skills. The Lady Huskies wil travel to West Wilkes or Tuesday for the secont Mountain Valley Conference match of the season. �County crime report leased later that day. Ryan Patrick Smith, 28, of Mooresville was charged with driving while impaired. Bond in­ formation is unknown at this time. Christopher Robert Miller, 26, of West Jef­ ferson was charged with resisting a public officer. Bond was set at $500. Miller was released on Aug. 13 Roberto Martinez, 35, of West Jefferson was charged with assault on a female. Bond was set at $500. Martinez was re­ leased later that day. Aug. 16 Claude Keith Weaver, 46, of Ronda was charged with non-support of a child. Bond was set at $407.46. Weaver was re­ Christopher Rotort Millet Clwde Keith Wener Mermen ieckle Cos Herman Jackie Cox, 70, of Lansing was charged with assault on a female. Bond was set at $5,000. Cox was released on Aug. 18 Aug. 17 Kimberly Dawn Bald­ win, 35, of West Jefferson was charged with misde­ meanor larceny. Bond was set at $500. Baldwin was Aug. 18 Natasha Joy Hilliard, 33, of Lansing was charged with misdemean­ or larceny. Bond was set at $1,000. Hilliard was re­ leased later that day. Martin • Cabrera Roto, 24, of West Jefferson was charged with driving while impaired. Roto was released later that day. 4 Nate,he Joy Hilkerd Martin Cebrer jRoto Kmfcrt, Demitrie-* Boondocks honors Rose with cherry brew released later that day. Aug. 19 Pun: 7 TUESDAY, AI c;t si 27. 20lo JI;M I;HS()N POST gr"1 w * a Dylan lightfoot | Jefferson Post West Jefferson Police Chief and Boondocks patron Jeff Rose recently asked the management jokingly when they were going to name a beer after him. Friday after­ noon. brewmaster Gary Brown rolled out a 10-gallon batch of Chief's Cherry Stout, a limited roasted malt and tart cherry brew in honor of West Jefferson's om­ nipresent beat cop. From left: Bartender Caleb Smith, Chief Jeff Rose, Gary Brown. Roberto Martmei Soil nutrients depleted by heavy rains Rainfall in most of N.C. has been at record high levels from early spring through summer, with some areas receiving more than 30 inches. As a result, most crops have struggled due to poorly devel­ oped root systems. Agrono­ mists warn that the growth of upcoming crops is also likely to be affected unless soil-nu­ trient reserves are monitored and replenished. Dr. David Hardy, chief of the Soil Testing Section with the N.C. Department of Agricul­ ture and Consumer Services, and Dr. Carl Crozier, soil sci­ ence professor and extension specialist at N.C. State Uni­ versity, urge growers to be particularly vigilant about soil sampling this summer and fall. "Our sandy, light-colored soils have limited ability to hold nutrients to begin with," Hardy said. "And some of our nutrients are what we call 'mobile in soils,' simply mean­ ing they move with excessive water through the soil. Farm­ ers are more familiar with the term 'leaching.' "Potassium, nitrogen and sulfur are the most mobile nutrients," Hardy said, "but even nutrients such as mag­ nesium, which is held more tightly than potassium, can be depleted due to excessive rain­ fall. This year growers across the state really need to check the nutrient status of soils by soil testing." Crozier agrees with this rec­ ommendation but points out another effect of wet soils on nutrient availability. "Poorly drained soils may have been flooded for long periods," he said. "The problem in areas where water has been standing is more likely to be denitrification than leach­ ing. In that case, nitrogen is lost as a gas to the air. 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Those running the op­ erations of the restaurant have a Cuban heritage, and that aesthetic comes through while dining at the establishment. "We're all Cuban, so it's in our blood," Quin­ tero said. "Cuban food is something we do every day at home, so this is us." Quintero said that they decided to open in West Jefferson because the town was booming. Also there was no Cuban restaurant in the Ashe or Watauga areas which made it easier to open here. Quintero had previous­ ly owned a coffee shop in Alleghany County. After she sold it, she decided it was time to start doing Cuban food in the High Country. "(Romero and I) have known each other for about three years," Quin­ tero said. "When I sold the coffee shop (Romero) said 'Why don't we do the Cuban restaurant?'" Cuban food is tradi­ tionally flavorful and less spicy compared to other styles of Caribbean food. "It is not something that is very spicy, it is flavorful," Quintero said. Havana Cafe serves various Cuban sandwich­ es, as well as traditional sides from the Caribbean nation. Although the restau­ rant does not open un­ til 11 a.m., workers will show up as early as 7 a.m. each day to start preparing the food. "We make everything fresh in the mornings from the beans to the pork to the steak," Rome­ ro, the general manager said. Although the restau­ rant is relatively new, Quintero is already look­ ing to the future and hope that expansion of the bistro occurs. "I hope we grow and get a bigger place," she said. "Our goal for next year is to have air condi­ tioning, so we'll see. As it is a new restau­ rant, the hours of the es­ tablishment are limited. Havana Cafe is open from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., and Tuesday through Friday, and 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday. The es­ tablishment is closed on Sunday and Monday. 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The newspaper was the result of a merger between Ashe County's historic weekly newspaper The Skyland Post and a competing weekly of 10 years, the Jefferson Times. Publication Volume 88 Issue 68 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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Page 11 SPORTS Huskies shut out Hibriten ..Page 6 Vol. 88. Issue 69 FRIDAY, AUGUST 30,2013 BOC terminates Mitchell's appointment 3-1 Budget review figured in county manager's dismissal Dylan Lightfoot Staff Writer dlightfoot@civitasmedia.com The Ashe County Board of Commissioners con­ vened a special meeting Monday "to discuss per­ sonnel issues and issues surrounding commis­ sioner conduct" relating to former County Manager Dr. Pat Mitchell's Aug. 20 resignation. With approximately 30 Ashe Countians in atten­ dance for a meeting that lasted less than 10 min­ utes, Commissioner Gary Roark began with a motion to terminate Mitchell's appointment as county manager and director of economic development ef­ fective 10 a.m. Aug. 26. Commissioners Judy Poe and Gerald Price vot­ ed with Roark, with Chair­ man Larry Rhodes dissent­ ing in a 3-1 decision. Commissioner William Sands, who Aug. 19 joined Rhodes in opposing Mitch­ ell's dismissal, was absent Monday for medical rea­ sons, but was able to lis­ ten to the proceedings by phone. After Monday's motion terminating the county manager's appointment, Poe commented on criti­ cism, from within the ranks county government, of the board's Aug. 19 ulti­ matum to Mitchell: resign or be dismissed. "I know there's been ru­ mors been going around all over the courthouse (that) county employees are go­ ing to stage a sit-in, that they're going to protest this," said Poe. "To the county employ­ ees I say, you have jobs. There's thousands of Ashe County people here that would be glad to put in an application for anybody that wants to quit," she said. Unfinished business According to Monday's motion for her termina­ tion, Mitchell "will not receive compensation for vacation, sick leave, comp time, overtime or any other monies possibly due her" until expenses she may have incurred after 8 a.m. Aug. 20 are reported. After resigning Aug. 20, Mitchell drove her county vehicle to Raleigh to keep two appointments, accord­ ing to an Aug. 21 letter to Rhodes giving details of the trip. The board's request for an expense report spoke to the confusion regarding the warding of the Aug. 19 motion, which Price re-read Monday for clar­ ity: "(That) the County Manager be dismissed un­ less she submits her resig­ nation by 8 a.m. Aug. 20, 2013. In either event she would be compensated through the end of the month and will receive benefits as entitled, and she will turn in all county equipment/property by 5 p.m. Friday, Aug. 23." Poe said, "r thought we had covered this pretty well in our last meeting, but apparently some peo­ ple decided to take their own interpretation," See MITCHELL I A7 mJEE 4 CiUEO WELCOME •'ROM YOUR FRIENDj agjKE1 PURINA Submitted Photo| Jefferson Post Crumpler resident Tom Miller's puppy, Ranger Rick, placed first overall in the 2013 McVay Memorial Weekend Pup Hunt. Ranger Rick competed against 30 other beagles in stormy conditions to win. Ashe County beagle wins in national competition Wil Petty | Jefferson Post Job Hopkins, a member of the Ashe Sharing Center Board of Directors and Elaine Graybeal, a volunteer, show items the sharing center provides. The sharing center has had a rise in the number of people coming for food in the months of July and August because of difficulties with the NCFAST program. NCFAST program causing problems Wil Petty Staff Writer jpetty@civitasmedia.com Technical problems in a new state computer software system has the county department of social servic­ es increasing its backlog resulting in many local families not receiv­ ing food and nutrition benefits in a timely manner. The N.C. Families Accessing Services through Technology (NC­ FAST) software was developed as a way to streamline the multiple ben­ efits the DSS provides. Since Ashe County started using the product for FNS benefits in January, prob­ lems with families receiving benefits have been nearly non-stop. "It has been a nightmare to be perfectly honest," said Donna Weav­ er, director for the Department of Social Services in Ashe County. Weaver said the problem is not on Ashe County's end, but that the product itself is not working well. When the county first began us­ ing the new program, extra efforts were made by the local DSS staff to insure those eligible for benefits continued to receive them, despite the system's inability to process them correctly. County workers would come in as early as 5 a.m. to troubleshoot and keep the operation running smooth­ ly, said Karen Riddle, the food and nutrition services supervisor for Ashe County. "Our workers put in lots of extra hours," Riddle said. "Most of the time our public did not know and that was the goal, to make sure our public didn't suffer." Weaver said the state has starting providing on-site assistance, to help solve some of the problems. "(The state is) going to be send­ ing people to counties and provide over-the-shoulder assistance to try and help get the problems with the system cleared up," she said. , See NCFAST I A10 Wil Petty Staff Writer jpetty@civitasmedia.com An Ashe County beagle brought home puppy gold at the 2013 McVay Memorial Hunt Weekend. Ranger Rick, 16 months old, of Crumpler competed against 30 other pups in the Professional Kennel Club (PKC) sanctioned event in Coshocton, Ohio southwest of Canton. "It is a competition hunt for beagles," Tom Miller, Ranger Rick's owner said. "They have to be registered dogs." In the hunt, beagles chase after wild rabbits. The rab­ bits are not harmed in the competition. "Nothing is hurt," Miller said. "(The dogs are) just chasing a rabbit." Alongside Ranger Rick, Miller also brought his 4-year-old beagle. Hammer Trapper, on the Ohio trip. Hammer Trapper com­ peted in the main hunt, which had over 200 dogs in the competition. Hammer See BEAGLE | A10 Deputies exonerated in Houck shooting Dylan Lightfoot Staff Writer dlightfoot@civitasmedia.com Maye said festival or­ ganizers were looking for ways to offer festival-goers a beer garden, always an el­ ement in a traditional Ger­ man Oktoberfest. Howell said the safest way to accomplish this would be to approach a Jefferson restaurant owner who already holds a liquor license, and set up the beer garden at that establish­ ment. District Attorney Tom Horner has announced his de­ cision to exonerate Ashe County Sheriff's Deputies Josh Hopkins, Jeremy Munday and Jake Howell in the Nov. 19, 2012 shooting death of Mark Houck of Laurel Springs. In a letter sent to Ashe Cnunty Sheriff James Williams, West Jefferson Police Chief Jeff Rose and SBI Special Agent Paula Carson on Aug. 23, Horner concluded that "given the circumstances jf the situation all above men­ tioned law enforcement officers found themselves in, the shooting was justified under the law." Horner wrote that he and Chief Assistant District At­ torney Leigh Bricker had reviewed all the facts of the in­ vestigation, autopsy and toxicology reports in reaching their conclusion. Horner praised the SBI for the "hard work and the ex­ tensive investigation" done by the agency. Shortly after 11 p.m. Nov. 19, 2012, ACSO deputies See BOA | A7 See HOUCK | A7 Jefferson BOA considers Oktoberfest, 221closure Dylan Lightfoot Staff Writer dlightfoot@civitasmedia.com The Jefferson Board of Aldermen at their August meeting Monday heard an Oktoberfest proposal from the Olde Town Jefferson Business Association, and discussed a plea for a new water meter arrangement from the owner of a 14-unit apartment building. Stacy Maye of the OTJBA presented the board with a proposal for an Ok­ toberfest event in Jefferson this fall, to include music, vendors and a cruise-in. "We're going to need space for this," she said. Maye said she had spo­ ken with the Department of Transportation about shutting down two blocks of US 221 Business for the one-day event. The DOT stipulated that the state highway could only be shut down if the blocking and patrolling of the road was supervised by municipal police, she said. Town Manager Cathy Howell said that, with only one police officer on duty in town at any given time, the town might not be able to detail that one officer to patrol the festival. Maye said she would look into sources of fund­ ing to pay the town's offduty officer for festival duty. �PAGE 2 FRIDAY, AUGUST 30,2013 JEFFERSON POST An Arthritis Foundation-Exercise Program will be held from 10-11 a.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays at the Ashe County Senior Center in West Jefferson beginning on Sept. 3. and con­ tinuing through Oct. 31. The Arthritis Foundation Exercise Program is an exercise program designed specifically for people with arthritis that uses gentle activities to help increase joint flexibility and range of motion; and. help maintain muscle strength. Different classes are available to fit your fit­ ness level - with exercises done while sitting, standing or on the floor. The exercises you learn in the program, however, should not re­ place therapeutic exercises prescribed for you by a therapist. Participants previously enrolled in the pro­ gram have experienced such benefits as in­ creased functional ability, increased self-care behaviors, decreased pain and decreased de­ pression. For more information or to register call the Senior Center at 336-246-2461. Submitted photo| Jefferson Post Jack Reilly (left on stage) works the crowd at the Doc Watson Tribute last weekend inTodd. Over 600 folks attended the tribute concert performed by the Kruger Brothers, Wayne Henderson and Charles Welch. Doc Watson Tribute is big* success With nearly perfect weather, over 600 folks attended the Doc Watson Tribute Concert in Todd last weekend. "A big thank you to all who came out to the Doc Watson Tribute concert last Saturday," said Helen Barnes-Reilly, one of the annual event's many orga­ nizers. The weather could not have been more perfect for the concert and the music was awe inspiring as always. Thank you Jens, Uwe, Joel, Wayne Hender- Let Parker Tie Company Bring New Color To Your Home son and Charles Welch. Plus they want to come back next year and do it again, said Barnes-Reilly. This weekend is Labor Day weekend and it'll be another great time to be in Todd. On Saturday, Aug. 31, Fleetwood Folk will be coming back to the Todd Mercantile for an encore performance. 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Plus, if you're a baker or an ice cream maker there will be contests, too. There will be prizes for the best homemade ice cream, best pie and best cake. The ice cream will be provided by the TCPO and is free, yes, FREE ICE CREAM; just bring a topping to share. Hope to see you all there. Earlier that morn­ ing (Sunday, Sept. 1) the South Fork Baptist Church invites everyone to join them for Sunday services in the park and also that same evening dt 8 p.fh. for Bfble Study and free hot dog' SJJLIkESBACK! 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Great grandparents are Minnie Lemly of Fleetwood, Dean and Evelyn Baker of West Jefferson, and Joe and Ruth Barnes of Crumpler. Great great grandmother is Jessie Dillard. Harless Emmylou Payne and Curt Harless of Jefferson,announce Submitted photo| Jefferson Post the birthof their daughter, Jurney Anslee Harless, born Aug. One of the many barn quilts that will be featured on the tours offered by the Ashe County Arts Council. 22, 2013, at Ashe Memorial Hospital. She weighed eight pounds and nine ounces, and was 21.5 inches long. Grandjiarents are Tim Harless, Lonnie Payne, Terry and Melynda Anders, and Linda Phipps. Ashe County was one of three coun­ its own with bam quilts springing up The Ashe County Arts Council is Sibling is NathanRooney. pleased to announce the first van tours ties in North Carolina is be invited to everywhere in Ashe County. There are highlighting some of the best of Ashe participate in a pilot program creating several businesses that have started in Bam Quilts in Western North Carolina. Ashe County to continue this project County's Bam Quilts. Ham The project was funded by a Blue with artists creatingbam quilts to sale." All tours will depart from and return Crystal and Lee Ham of The tours will be accompanied by a West Jefferson, announce the to the Ashe Arts Center. Let us do the Ridge National Heritage Grant through driving. The cost is $15 per person; $10 Handmade in America. The first dozen docent to highlight the barns, highlight birth of their son, Stillman bam quilts were part of the initial proj­ points of interest and give some history Noah Ham, born Aug. 22, per child under 12. The dates include: one tour on Fri­ ect with the number growing to 30 very of Ashe County. The tours will be ap­ 2013, at Ashe Memorial Hos­ proximately two hours and the "lunch pital. He weighed five pounds day, Sept. 6, two tours on Saturday, quickly. Individual artists and bam owners included" tours will be approximately and 14 ounces, and was 19 Sept. 7, one tour on Friday, Oct. 11 and two tours on Saturday, Oct. 12. have added to the number of quilts three and half-hours. Get your seat on inches long. Grandparents are Sherry A minimum number of participants creating more colorful art in our com­ the van. To make reservations or more infor­ Price, Dean Price, and Teresa are required for each tour. Several of munity. Jane Lonon, the executive di­ Ham. Siblings are Trethan the tours have a lunch option at the rector of the Ashe County Arts Council mation please call 336-846-2787. Tours said, "the project has taken on a life of will run rain or shine. Shatley Springs Restaurant. and Kaylin Ham. Ashe County barn quilt tours offered Adjustable Beds by Serta Sertaj Available in WE BUY GOLD! 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Surviving are his wife, Janice Freeman Smith; his son, David Merle Smith and wife, Jacqi Schrand Smith, and their children, Hunter David and Logan Walter Smith, all of Manas­ sas, Va., and his daughter, Laura Smith and husband, Jeff Smith, and their chil­ dren, Riley Kathleen and Drew Worth Smith, all of Charlotte. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by two sisters, Sandra Vining and Kathy Bennett. Private services will be held in Strongsville, Ohio. The family suggests me­ morials to Calvary United Methodist Church, 922 Railroad Grade Road, Fleetwood, NC 28626. Online condolences may be shared with the family at the website www.austinandbarnesfuneralhome. com Austin & Barnes Funer­ al Home and Crematory in Boone is serving the Smith family. BEST VALUE HEARING CARE CENTERS Owners Helping Ashe Co. hear better since 1973! Is earwax causing your problem? j Free Video Ear Inspections see for yourselfl Is hearing loss causing your problem? 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Farm Bureau worth pro­ Legislative tecting. — Session But let's but was ve­ face it, not all agriculture toed by the Governor. jobs are desirable for We realize that the RE­ North Carolinians, and CLAIM NC Act is not a our farmers dejiend on perfect solution, but it skilled workers to keep is a reasonable bill as it their supply up and your recognizes the difficulties costs down. farmers have in acquiring Earlier this year, we skilled workers to harvest released an Agriculture their crops. It's a bill that Workforce Report show­ keeps our farmers from ing the immense need letting fields upon fields that our farmers ex­ of crops go to waste like pressed for a more stable other states. agricultural workforce. As the state's largest More than 600 North agricultural organization, Carolina farmers from 95 NC Farm Bureau repre­ of the state's 100 counties sents more than 500,000 responded to the agricul­ members, and we too ture workforce survey, would like to see more of a joint effort between our agricultural jobs go to Farm Bureau and 18 North Carolina citizens. other agriculture associa­ We would like for farm tions. Ilie report shows positions to become high­ more than 60 percent of ly sought after in North surveyed farmers have Carolina. The reality is had trouble hiring quali­ that our farmers have fied domestic employees, tried to hire qualified do­ and nearly one-third re­ mestic workers but have ported a loss of income found little interest and in the past five years due high turnover. to an insufficient supply This is not a sustain­ of workers.k Perhaps the able situation. To remain most staggering finding North Carolina's largest was related to the federal industry, farmers need E-Verify program: almost the ability to plan for the one in five surveyed farm­ future like any other busi­ ers indicated they would ness or industry. But with shut down their farm if E- Congress dodging immi­ Verify became mandatory gration reform, our farmwithout a workable guest era have been handed woiker program in place. uncertainty and instabil­ This report explains first­ ity. The RECLAIM NC hand from farmers that Act helps stabilize state our system is broken. policy and puts the pres­ Six months after the sure on Congress to fix release of the report, the the problem. 2013 NC Legislative Ses­ Farmers need to plan sion is over, and farm­ for the future, and they ers are still dealing with cannot afford for the RE­ workforce uncertainty as CLAIM NC Act veto to they prepare to harvest stand. their crops. During the legislative session, there Wooten is the president of the was a glimpse of relief N.C. Farm Bureau. Wers f« OS SMlVINc; ASIIE COUNTY. NORIII OAllOUN.t SINCE 192 i (USPS 441-810) Member NC Press Association Published twice weekly by Civitas Media LLC. P.O. Box 808 203 S. Second Ave.. West Jefferson, NC 28694 Periodicals postage paid at West Jefferson, NC 28694 Phone 336-846-7164 Email cclark@civitasmedia.com Subscription rates in Ashe County - $38/year In North Carolina - $48.01/year Editor/General Manager Staff Writer Staff Writer Sports Writer Advertising Sales Advertising Sales Classifieds/Legals Cliff Clark Wil Petty Dylan Lightfoot Nathan Ham Teresa Roark Laws John Sears Kay Hart Mail Room Department Julia Beck Postmaster Send address changes to Jefferson Post P.O. Box 808 West Jefferson NC 28694-0808 All content copyright 2012 by Civitas Media LLC and may not be reproduced without permission. A good 'night' book from NC author mous, reclusive director of cult films, falls to her Think for a minute about books by North Car­ death in the elevator shaft of a deserted building olina's best writers. in Manhattan's Chinatown. Then tell me the one word that goes with the Although the death is ruled a suicide, Scott following words in the three recent book titles: McGrath, a down-and-out investigative journal­ Train, Woods, and Film. ist, suspects otherwise. Okay, here are the answers: Clyde Edgerton's His investigation takes him and the book's "Night Train," Charles Frazier's "Night Woods," readers to the mental hospital from which Ash­ and the just released "Night Film" by Marisha ley escaped shortly before her death. Pessl who grew up in AsheviDe and gained na­ McGrath and two interesting young assis­ tional attention in 2006 with her debut novel tants, whom he picks up along the way, visit the "Special Topics in Calamity Physics." places in New York where Ashley spent her last As Edgerton and Fraser could have explained 10 days: the Waldorf Astoria, a walk-up apartto Pessl, writing the second novel after a wildly A M ment where Ashley took residence, a tattoo par­ successful debut is a formidable challenge. lor, the Cordova family mansion, an exclusive But, like Edgerton and Fraser,Pessl hasproved bondage club, and other places to try to find out she has the commitment and talent to give us a D.G. Martin how and why Ashley died and who might be re­ lifetime of rich storytelling. sponsible. "Night Film" buret onto the literary scene last McGrath also contacts her father's actors, for­ week with reviews, mostly favorable, in The New York Times,Boston Globe, Los Angeles Times, The Washing­ mer spouses, staff members, and others who knew Stanislas Cordova. He visits the isolated estate where Stanislas made ton R)st, and USA Today. "I don't read the reviews," Pessl said when I told her that his films and Ashley grew up. He breaks into the secret webthe Boston Globe's review raved about the unusual innovat­ page of a cult of Cordova movie fans. He does everything to find, as he suspects, some direct connection between the film ing oiganization of "Night Film." The Globe's reviewer opined that the book's first chapter director and his daughter's death. Then, when black magic and pacts with the devil pop up as "should go down in literary history as among the most no­ table formal innovations of this century. It consists of a series clues, McGrath has to explore the possible connections. He of Web pages...pertaining to the untimely death of a young starts out as a skeptic, "In the forty-three years I'vebeen alive, woman, the strange career of her filmmaker father, and an I've never seen a ghost. Never had a cold chill pass through ensuing journalistic investigation. ...Remaikably, Pessl's in­ me. Never seen a miracle. Every time my mind wanted to clusion of the Internet feels not at all gimmicky or forced.... jump to some mystical conclusion, I've always found that They deepen the mystery Pessl sets out in traditional text. inclination was simply born of fear and there was a rational The cumulative effect is entrancing and delightful, infusing explanation behind it." His investigation forces him to reassess his views of the su­ the narrative...with urgency and spookiness.It feels, above all pernatural and much more, 600 pages worth. things, new." "Night Film" is a long trip, but also a quick read, thanks to Pessl was more interested in the reviewer's praise for the Pessl's fast-paced story telling gifts. book's storytelling and rich writing. And when she is ready to take her readers on another simi­ So, what is the story of "Night Film"? Ashley Cordova, daughter of Stanislas Cordova, the infa- lar trip,Iwill be waiting at the station, ready to go. The missing headlines about the Affordable Care Act The Afford­ disastrous con­ able Care Act sequences for is back in news the economy. lately. But most All because of the headlines they don't like have not been a health care about the ben­ law passed efits offered by by Congress the law, the mil­ and signed by lions of people a president it has already who was then helped, or the comfortably upcoming en­ reelected. The rollment period public might for individual be divided over Chris Fitzsimon the insurance Affordplans, but the able Care Act, though support absurd battle inside the Republican Party for the law increases when to hold the federal govern­ people hear more about ment and the economic what it actually does. well-being of the country But regardless of what hostage to repeal it. they think of the health care The far-right tea party law, the American people wing of the GOP is insist­ don't want social security ing that Republicans force checks frozen and national a shutdown of the federal parks closed because a block government unless the ACA of extremist politicians can't is defunded. North Carolina seems to find any other way Republican Senator Richard to punish the president they Burr allied that plan the loathe and pander to their "dumbest idea" he had ever loud and extremist base. heard of, promoting outage There are other stories about the Affordable Care on the far right. Many of Burr's Republi­ Act that don't make the can colleagues in Congress headlines as often as the are bowing to the pressure tea party threat to our de­ of those fringe elements that mocracy, but they are just as now dominate their party important to people's daily and are actually supporting lives, if not more so. a government shutdown or Starting October 1, indi­ a refusal to raise the debt viduals and small business­ ceiling, which could have es in North Carolina and across the country will have the chance to find health care coverage that fits their budgets through the health care marketplace estab­ lished under die Affordable Care Act. More than 1.2 million people in our state currendy have no insurance even though almost a million of them have a full-time worker in the family. Small businesses can use the marketplace too. So can people who currendy have exorbitandy expensive or woefully inadequate plans. Tax credits make the premi­ ums even lower for families that qualify. States that have already announced their 2014 health care plans are seeing lower rates. Premiums in places like New York, Cali­ fornia, Louisiana, and Con­ necticut are falling or are below predicdons. That's just one part of the story that deserves more at­ tention. Then there are the millions of people who have already been helped by the ACA. Three million young adults up to age 26 are cur­ rendy covered on their par­ ents' health pfen, 95,000 of them in North Carolina. More than 539,000 chil­ dren in the state with a preexisdng health condidon can no longer be denied coverage. Next year the 4 million non elderiy adults in North Carolina with a pre­ existing condition will re­ ceive the same protections. There are no longer lifetime caps on coverage thanks to the ACA and many prevendve services must be provided with no copayment or cost sharing. There is plenty more good the Affordable Act is doing for millions of people in North Carolina now and more good it will do next year, whether the General Assembly or the tea partiers like it or not. It boils down to more health care coverage for more children and families that fits their budgets, and more help for small busi­ nesses and people with pre-exisdng conditions or special needs. And yet for some reason a significant part of the Republican Party wants to literally shutdown govern­ ment to make sure the help doesn't reach the millions of people the politicians are supposed to represent. The disconnect is stag­ gering. Maybe that's the headline we need to see. Fitzsimon is the executive director of NC Policy Watch. For more informa tion.visitwww.ncpolicywatch.com �JKFFERSON POST 40 Days of Prayer. Son's Light Ministries would like to invite willing individuals to participate in a 40-day prayer commitment. We will be praying specifically for God's will to be done during and following the High Country Praise Fes­ tival on Sunday, Sept. 1, 2013, at the Holmes Cen­ ter on the campus of Ap­ palachian State University. If you miss a day during the 40-day prayer period, no need to worry. You can still make a commitment to pray 40 times during the same 40-day prayer period. For more information, call Son's Light Ministries at 828-264-2007. Aug. 31 7:30 - 10 p.m. Coffee House Worship at the Son's Light Coffee House, 174 Boone Heights Dr., beside Los Arcois and next to Burger King. Praise and worship by Caleb White, Jordan Deaton will speak. Everyone is invited to at­ tend. For more informa­ tion, call Dawn or David Ward at 264-2007 or 3559267. Sept. 1 10 a.m. Decoration at the Moore Cemetery in Lansing Community. There will be special sing­ ing and DOM David Black­ burn will bring a short message. This is open to the public. For more in­ formation, call Mr. Allen Neaves at 982-3575. 12 p.m. Decoration at Big Ridge Cemetery on Bear Creek Road, Jeffer­ son. You are invited to at­ tend. 1 p.m. The Miller Stansberry Family Re­ union will be held at the Tuckerdale Baptist Church Fellowship Building. All descendants to the late Ambrose and Dora Stans­ berry Miller are reminded to please attend and bring food for your group. Drinks will be available. For more information, call Rob at 336-384-4375, or Shelby at 336-384-1419. 3:30 - 8 p.m. High Country Praise Festival 2013. Son's Light Minis­ tries invites you to attend at the Holmes Center on the campus of Appalachian State University. This year's lineup includes na­ tionally known recording artist Sanctus Real, Cari Cartee, and 7-Miles. RV Brown will deliver the mes­ sage. ASU Wrestling Coach John Mark Bentley will be giving his testimony. Josh Thurman and Cam Haas will be leading praise and worship. Admission is $5. Tickets will be available at the Holmes Center Box Office, by calling 828-2626603 or visit theholmescenter.com. Tickets will also be available at iTickets, by calling 800-9659324 or visit iTickets.com. 4 p.m. Rev. Bob Roten will be preaching at Rich Hill Methodist Church. Special music will be pro­ vided. You are invited to attend. 5 p.m. Free Concert. St. John's Episcopal Church presents its final concert of the season. The Trinity Cathedral Choir will make their third appearance. This 12-voice ensemble un­ der the direction of Jared Johnson, Canon Organist and Choirmaster of Trinity Episcopal Cathedral of Co­ lumbia, South Carolina will present an evening of music you will not forget. Bring a picnic basket to share as we gather on the lawn after the concert. St. John's is lo­ cated at 645 Herb Thomas Road, off Mast Gap Rod in Valle Crucis, signs will be posted. For more informa­ tion, call 963-4609. Sept. 5 11:30 a.m. Looms, La­ dies Bible Study Group will be starting a new study entitled: "Gideon, Your Weakness God's Strength" at Ashe Baptist Office Conference Room. All interested ladies are in­ vited to attend. Mrs. Linda Blackburn will be your fa­ cilitator. For more informa­ tion, call the Ashe Baptist Office at 846-5631. Sept. 1, 8. 15, 22, 29 11 a.m. - Rev. Tyler Richardson will be the guest speaker at Temple Baptist Church on Radio Hill, West Jefferson. Every­ one is welcomed to attend. Fifty-three he performed so too must we look to specific ref­ this miracle the cross for Salvation. erences are in front of (John 3:14). Comfort is found in Scrip­ witnesses and again found in Isaiah, before ture for the Pha­ "The wolf and the lamb shall feed together, and serpent(s). raoh. the lion shall eat straw It certainly The first did not take time, Moses like the bullock: and dust .long for the fled from be­ shall be the serpent's devil to make fore it, which meat." (Isa 65:25). From Genesis to Rev­ would have his presence known as the made Pha­ elation, the small serpent first creature raoh mock. (the Devil) has symboli­ appearing in "And he said, cally grown into a large Sept. 6-8 Cast it on the dragon—but is still no 7 p.m. Revival Ser­ the Bible (af­ Leila Harris ground. And competition for Christ. vice at Farmers Memorial ter the initial he cast it on "And I saw an angel Baptist Church on Farm­ creation). "The ser­ the ground, come down from heaven, ers Store Road, Lansing. Rev. Denton Hart will be pent was more subtil than and it became a serpent; having the key of the bot­ the guest speaker. Special any beast of the field which and Moses fled from be­ tomless pit and a great music nightly. Pastor Rev. the Lord God had made." fore it. (Ex 4:3). Then chain in his hand. And he Danny Joe Farmer and (Gen 3:1, KJV). Many God explained to Moses laid hold on the dragon, congregation invite you to of its usage occurs in the His intentions, "When that old serpent, which is symbolic sense as depict­ Pharaoh shall speak unto the Devil, and Satan, and attend. ing evil and the Devil. you, saying, Show a mir­ bound him a thousand Sept. 7 The serpent was therefore acle for you: then thou years." (Rev 20:1-2). David speaks of a ser­ 5 - 7 p . m . F i s h F r y . Z i o n established as the animal shalt say unto Aaron, United Methodist Church to deceive and beguile Take thy rod, and cast pent's poison when de­ will hold a fish fry. A dona­ humankind until Christ's it before Pharaoh, and it scribing slanderous liars tion of $10 for adults, $6 return. From Genesis to shall become a serpent. (Psa 58:4, 140:3); Solo­ 7:9). Therefore, mon includes serpents for children 12 and under Revelation the serpent is (Ex is appreciated. Everyone is a symbol of the Devil and when Moses and Aaron when describing four his evil ways, ever lurking appeared before Pha­ things too wonderful for invited. about trying to interfere raoh, they had been well- him (Prov 30;19), and Sept. 8 with people's relationships trained by God Himself advises caution when en­ New in September. with God—actively trying for the task at hand. "And tering a hedge (Ecc 10:8). Beginning in September to seduce and lure us with Moses and Aaron went in In other words, he warns at Ashe County Worship pretty lies. unto Pharaoh, and they us not to go looking for Center. 10:30 a.m. Tradi­ In addition, from Gen­ did so as the LORD had trouble. Finally, Christ tional Worship and Sunday esis to modern day, a commanded: and Aaron empowered His disciples School. 11:30 a.m. Con­ serpent in the path will cast down his rod before to both handle and walk temporary Worship. Ashe make a horse leap back Pharaoh, and before his on real serpents, referring County Worship Center is in fear, thereby throw­ servants, and it became symbolically to the Holy located at 863 Ray Taylor ing its rider. "Dan shall a serpent." (Ex 7:10). We Spirit's power over evil. Only through Christ be a serpent by the way, too should wait until our Road, West Jefferson. 10:30 a.m. Homecom­ an adder in the path, that training is complete be­ Jesus can we defeat that ing Services at North Bea­ biteth the horse heels, fore trying to jump ahead old serpent's wiles, and we must always be on ver Baptist Church. The so that his rider shall in God's time line. The subtle devil/ser­ guard against the devil's homecoming service will fall backward." (Gen be held at the Ashe Baptist 49:17). If only we could pent can ease into our subtle words and visual Camp in the Baldwin Com­ be so instinctive as to lives with the smallest deceptions. Jesus wants munity. Special music will leap back from Satan's of things, such as gos­ the best for us, and He be provided by Fortified pseudo promises instead sip, pride, or envy. David reminds us that as God's and Pastor Rick Miller will of "gradually" being led equates slanderous lies children we can ask of to the sting of a serpent, Him and He will provide, deliver the message. Dinner astray. Note the tenderness and we find babblers to "If a son shall ask bread will be served following the service. Everyone is encour­ with which God worked be likewise. (Psa 58:4; of any of you that is a fa­ ther, will he give him a aged to attend and bring a with Moses as he pre­ Ecc 10:11). Just as the people stone? or if he ask a fish, covered dish. Special activi­ pared him to meet with ties are planned for young Pharaoh. He basically had to look up to the fi­ will he for a fish give him and old alike. For directions went through a trial run, ery serpent that Moses a serpent? (Luke 11:11). or more information, call with the rod turning into made of brass in order to Be on guard and don't let 336-649-0395 or 982-8658 a serpent, so that Moses be healed from a snake evil get a hold on your would not be afraid when bite in Numbers 21:9, life. after 6 p.m. CORNERSTONE FELLOWSHIP Bamett St. • West Jefferson 846-3954 Pastor Todd Brewer Casual & Contemporary Sunday School 10:00 a.m. Sunday Worship 11:00 a.m. Wednesday Bible Study 7:00 p.m. ST. FRANCIS OF ASSISI CATHOLIC CHURCH 246-9151 Rev. James Stuhrenberg Main A Ivy Streets. • Jefferson Sun. Morning Mass - 9:00 am Saturday Evening Mass 5:OOpm English A 7:00pm Spanish Weekday Mom. Mass • Call for times West Jefferson United Methodist Church Faith Fellowship We 4f Kids Bible Study 9:10 am coffee and fellowship 10:30-11 107 W. Second Street West Jefferson, North Carolina 336-246-5292 www.wjumc.net 9:45 Sunday School 11:00 Morning Worship Sunday Service 11:00 am Wednesday Night: F.B.I. Bible Study - 6:10 pm Elliott Osowttt, Pastor Midway Baptist Church Beaver Creek Christian Church 1670 Mt. Jeffenon Rd.. West Jeffenon. NC 28694 Old Hwy. 221 Near Golf Course Rd. West Jefferson • Since 1890 846-3795 Jim Dawes, Minister Sunday School 10:00 a.m. Morning Worship 11:00 a.m. Evening Service 6:30 p.m. Pastor Steven LeaShomb (336) 246-2012 Sunday School - »:4S a.m. Evening Wonhlp - 6:00 p.m. Wednesday Bible Study - 7:00 p.m. ieww.mldwayfaoptlitnc.org Smethport Independent Baptist Church Rev. Will Heyward 336-846-7445 Sunday School • 9:45 AM Worship • 11:00 AM Reverend Phil Arnold 194 and 88 West. Smethport. NC Sunday School 9:4S a.m. 201 S. Jefferson Ave., West Jefferson Sunday Night Setvkos 6:10 p.m. 846-7481 Wonhlp 11:00 a.m. Clendale Springs Eucharist 10:00 am . Christian Education 8:30 Rector - The Rev. Stephen Miller -jTntjvitiT5 Phone - 982-3076 A , A. Seventh-Day Adventist Church of Warrensville NC Pastor: Kevin Morgan 336-667-6092 9:4S am. Sunday 11:00 6:10 p.m. • I.E.A.M. 10:00 a.m Saturday Services: Bible School -10:00 AM Sabbath Worship -11:15 AM Sunday NlgM Service 6:00 p.w. • Joy In tfce Morning 7:00 p.m. mumaavuimiurnHmronmaKommaoec 495 Highway 194 Sooth Rev. A. Owen Peeler Sunday School 9:4Sa.m. I Sunday Worship 11:00 a.m. and He Messed them" lahe 24:50 f © Bottling Company i SfiSSS® CONSTRUCTION West Jefferson Compliments of VANNOY & SONS CONSTRUCTION COMPANY 246-6077 1^1 246-4591 y" Pinna H&W Oil Company IjOfflMtj 24-HOUR BURNER SERVICE HOME HEALTH & HOSPICE Home Health 828.265.3388 Hospice 828.265.3926 739 US Hwy 221 Bus West Jeffenon L 246-9969 Mon. - Sat.: 8:30AM - 5:30PM , V X CITGO tlqilpipKy^l,Tlf"r ondtjmj tTRj^cr;' YOUR FULL SERVICE OIL COMPANY Services: Sunday School 10:00 a.m. Worship Service 11:00 a.m. Wednesday Bible Study 7:00 p.m. Youth Oass (AO Stan for Jesus) Everyone Welcome! Jefferson United Mrthodisl Church Rev. Karen F. Miller. Pastor 115 East Main St., Jeffenon. NC (336) 846-9512 9:00 a.m. Informal Wonhlp 9:45 a.m. - Sunday School for all ages 11:00 a.m. • Traditional Worship Servke We would love to hove you come worship with us. TbotJl rib.ilt not <^Cct 'J; Pastor Keith Styron Corner of Faw-Roland A McNeil Sts • Jeffenon (88 West - Left on McNeil. One Mock) Sunday School - 9:30 10:15 a.m. Morning Wonhlp - 10:30 a.m. Evening - 6:00 p.m. WCUIimkVVJ Nioht P dIVUf - »•VVp«"' 7 00o m HmH I 2 Avv 1SIWIII WIVIC Study V , | The Jewel Shoppe 785 East Main Street The Mountain Village Shopping Center Jefferson, NC 336-246-4155 RID-A-BUG EXTERMINATING Termite & Pest Control Call 846-9241 Ronnie Hopkins II "w To list your local church on this page, call the Jefferson Post at 336-846-7164 XT Peak Creek Church of the Brethren Pastor: Ed Hall 336-372-5479 Sunday SchooMO AM Worship Service: 11 AM continuing the work of Jotus Peacefully. Simply. Together 2082 Peak Creek Church Rd. Laurel Springs, NC 28644 ~ First Assembly of God Church Bethany United Methodist Church 336-877-2801 Dr Pepper Jefferson Thou 'halt not l>c-tr lalso witness .uuinst the) nocjibor Pastor, Chris Cox Holy Trinity Church (336) 246-4764 -Hut IX IV Remember tlie sabbath djij to beepit holy " NC (Episcopalian) 1917 US HWY 221 N. Comer of Hwy. 221A Cherry St VIII Thou sh.ilt not steal Big Fluffs Baptist Church Parish of the Holy Communion Rev. Keith Casey VANNOY III Th<ju nh.-ilt not talcc- the name of the LORP thy GOD in vain Wednesday Service 7:00 p.m. Mt. Jefferson Baptist Church Pastor: Rev. Lawrence Goodman M60 Bald Mm. Rd.. West Jefferson Sunday School 9:30 a.m. Sunday Morning Worship Servke 8:30am 4 10:45 am Sunday Evening Worship - 6:00 pa Wednesday Meal -$:1S pm BWe Study -6:30 pm BaMmountainchurch.org Email: BaMmountain@sliybest.com Church 877-1SSO VII Thou nhnlt not commitadultry TtiOU shalt not? make urtpo thee antj fljrttveri irwfejr Missions BuHdlng by Faith Promise 846 1346 Bald Mtn. Baptist Church VI Tliou skill not kill Thou shrill have no other <$>cis bcltwr: me Morning Wonhlp -11:00 a.m. Mount Jefferson Presbyterian Church 676 S. Main St.. Jefferson P^ i a PAGE 5 The evil wiles of the serpent CHURCH CALENDAR Aug. 30 - Sept 20 FRIDAY, AUGUST 30,2013 �son FRIDAY, AUGUST 30,2013 ONLINE ORTS Nathan I lain. Sport* \\ ritrr (Alb) 84<{-7»>4 nham@ti\ita«mediaxom Game of the Week video can be found atjeffersonpost.com Rivals clash in Huskies' home opener Nathan Ham Sports Writer nham@civitasmedia.com Two rivals will meet on the gridiron this Friday, each team battling earlyseason injuries to key play­ ers. Ashe will host its first game of the season with the Watauga Pioneers making the short drive over from Boone. It appears that the Hus­ kies will be without start­ ing tailback Jonathan Cox for a second straight game, trying to recover from an injury sustained in the first scrimmage of the season. The injury bug has also made a trip to Boone as Pi­ oneer starting quarterback Aaron Dobbins is expected to miss this contest. Dob­ bins had an outstanding start to his season, com­ pleting five of his six pass attempts for 111 yards and three touchdowns last week in a victory over Al­ exander Central. Dobbins left the game after the first quarter. Watauga will turn to backup quarterback Aus­ tin Northern. The six-foot junior came in after Dob­ bins' injury last week and tossed two more touch­ down passes to go along with 113 yards. For Ashe, Connor Bow­ ers had an impressive game at North Surry last week with 217 yards pass­ ing and a pair of touch­ downs. The Huskies hope to get the running game going this week. Hunter Barnes and Matthew Ham­ ilton saw several carries last week, but could not find any running room to help the junior quarter­ back out. Defensively, the Hus­ kies held its own through most of the game, but a pair of big runs late in the second half by the Grey­ hounds turned out to be what doomed the Huskies. Up front, the defensive line did an outstanding job of limiting the running plays up the middle, and the line­ backers held their own on the outside until later in the game, particularly after se­ nior starter Alex Laws left the contest with an injury. be sure to test the Husky secondary. Baker had four catches for 115 yards and three touchdowns against the Cougars while Ebaugh had 100 yards receiving and two touchdowns and Poulos had three catches for 39 yards. Kickoff for the game is set for 7:30 p.m., but the gates will open at 4:30 p.m. for the inaugural NFL Tailgate Tour, sponsored by Skyline. Fans can enjoy several pregame festivities at the stadium before the game begins. Both teams have a bevy of outside playmakers to turn to. Ashe's Maison Mc­ Neill reeled in five passes last week for 132 yards and a touchdown. One of last year's leading receiv­ ers, Jacob Blevins, got off to a slow start in the first game, but should be an­ other target for Bowers to find. Watauga has a trio of speedsters to make plays in the passing game. Ju­ nior T.J. Poulos, sopho­ more Michael Ebaugh and senior Cameron Baker will Nathan Ham| Jefferson Post • Maggie Witherspoon gets ready to serve the ball. Ashe sweeps West Wilkes, 9-0 - .r. ' • > ; . v- ' ,- ' v . , • " • • ;^ L j & T i Nathan Ham | Jefferson Post Senior captain Alexis Ramos has a kick blocked by a Hibriten forward. Ramos scored a goal in the 24th minute. Nathan Ham Sports Writer nham@civitasmedia.com " — . It was a good day for the women's tennis team on Tues­ day. Ashe beat West Wilkes 9-0 for its first conference win, and even added a pair of exhibition match victories to cap off the afternoon. "It was a good win for the team on the road. All players won their matches and most of them won easily," said Head Coach Larry Dix. All six singles matches were straight set wins for the Lady Huskies. Top seeded Hallie Brown earned a 6-1, 6-0 win over Jenna Roten. Second seeded Maggie Witherspoon defeat­ ed Liz Walker, 6-1,6-1, and third seeded freshman Grace Miller captured a 6-0, 6-2 win against Alexa Bumgarner. Mary Austin Tugman won her fourth seeded match against McKayla Bumgarner by a 6-1, 6-0 tally. Ella Copeland and Erin Griffin rounded out the singles wins. Copeland was a 6-1, 6-1 winner over Amanda Limon and Griffin scored a 6-0, 6-1 win over Christyn Craig. The duo of Brown and Witherspoon took care of busi­ ness against Roten and A. Bumgarner, winning 8-2. The closest match of the day was in the second doubles match where Miller and Tugman held on for an 8-5 vic­ tory over Walker and M. Bumgarner. Copeland and Grif­ fin scored an 8-2 win over Limon and Craig. Ashe and West Wilkes played a pair of exhibition dou­ bles matches. The Ashe team of Keely Caddell and Rae Zeller, as well as the duo of Callie Powell and Abbey Manley grabbed victories on the road. "I was glad to see the players work on skills and strat­ egies that we had discussed and practiced," said Coach Dix. "They came to the net much more and controlled their shots by hitting angles and corners." Ashe is now 1-3 overall and 1-1 in the Mountain Valley Athletic Conference. Next week, the Lady Huskies have a pair of home matches. Ashe will host perennial front-runner Elkin on Tuesday before wrapping up the week against Starmount on Thursday. Huskies shut out Hibriten Nathan Ham Sports Writer nham@civitasmedia.com Ashe County picked up its sec­ ond win of the young season with a 4-0 triumph over the visiting Hi­ briten Panthers. Cesar Ruiz notched his first goal of the contest in the ninth minute with a left-footed shot by the Panther keeper. Ruiz followed that up with his second goal in the 22nd minute, a shot similar to the first one as he charged on from the left side once again and found the back of the net. The Huskies kept the offensive pressure on and netted another goal just two minutes later. Se­ nior captain Alexis Ramos per­ fectly timed his header shot past the goaltender off of a nice corner kick. In the 33rd minute, Ashe got its fourth and final goal of the contest with a quick strike from Victor Melo to take a 4-0 halftime lead. Hibriten was never able to get any offensive momentum gener­ ated through the second half. Ashe nearly tallied a fifth goal in the 69lh minute when Melo got into the penalty box on a break­ away but saw his shot sail just to the right of the goal. The Huskies are now 2-1 on the season and will get ready for an­ other non-conference matchup on Tuesday at home against Alexan­ der Central. Cesar Ruiz scored two goals in the first half. Nathan Ham | Jefferson Post Lady Huskies drop non-conference matches Nathan Ham Sports Writer nham@civitasmedia.com The non-conference slate of games has not been very friendly to the vol­ leyball team with three losses to start the season. Nathan Ham| Jefferson Post Ashe traveled to Watauga and lost Hallie Brown easily won her match at West Wilkes on Tuesday. three games to zero. Watauga won the first two games by 25-14 and 25-12 scores before Ashe tightened things up in the third game. The Pioneers still escaped with a 25-18 win. Up next, the Lady Huskies hosted Avery County where the result was the same. The Vikings swept the contest, winniiJg each of the first three games. On Monday, Watauga finished th( season sweep of Ashe with a 3-0 win Game scores were 25-15, 25-16 anc 25-10. Next week, Ashe will play a pail of home matches. Elkin comes tc town on Tuesday and Starmount will make the trip up the mountair on Thursday. �FRIDAY, AUGUST 30, 2013 JEFFERSON POST Mitchell Houck From Page A1 Mitchell in her letter to Rhodes wrote that she met with "the economic development attorney rep­ resenting Ashe County in the GE expansion proj­ ect." She then went to the "soon-to-be-closed (N.C.) Rural Center" to ensure that a $500,000 building grant for the GE project would remain ob­ ligated to Ashe County. Mitchell wrote that she understood she had "use of all, assigned county property until (5 p.m. Friday Aug. 23)." Tuesday, Mitchell said she had paid the county $45 gasoline expense for her Aug. 20 trip to Ra­ leigh. 'Contempt' for the board? No misconduct by Mitchell was discussed at Monday's meeting. When asked why she believes she was dis­ missed, Mitchell said, "Judy Poe and I had a very good and an effec­ tive working relationship for a long time. We did some good work togeth­ er....But the relationship recently changed and I don't know why." Poe explained in an email to the Jefferson Post Monday that Mitch­ ell had shown "con­ tempt" for the board. "How the letter of the resignation from the former county manager, subsequent notification of the resignation of the assistant director of eco­ nomical development were first given to news media instead of full board of commissioners, and how the economical development community was notified of her dis­ missal, shows the con­ tempt that the former county manager had for the full board of commis­ sioners. The same board which were her employ­ ers," Poe wrote. According to Mitchell, things began to go wrong when the commissioners began discussing review of the county's budget for fiscal year 2013-14. Budget concerns Approved June 18 in a split decision, with Price and Roark opposed, the budget was projected to appropriate $3 million from the county's fund balance. During their Aug. 5 meeting, the board moved to revisit the o PAGE 7 budget, citing the July 26 announcement of the Gates plant closing, and the need to control costs. Mitchell said that, while state law prevented re­ drafting an approved county budget, amend­ ments could be made. Mitchell later sched­ uled an all-day budget re­ view session for Aug. 20. After an Aug. 13 eco­ nomic development pre­ sentation by Appalachian State faculty at Jefferson Landing, Mitchell said she heard "concern from members of the business community about talk of a budget review, and why (the commissioners) were doing that just six weeks after adopting the budget." Thursday, Aug. 15, Mitchell spoke individu­ ally with Rhodes, Sands and Poe to discuss their concerns about the bud­ get. Requests for meet­ ings with Roark and Price that day were not answered, she said. Commissioners' bud­ get concerns were the topic of an Aug. 16 Ashe Mountain Times article, with Poe and Sands dis­ cussing possible cuts to county employee com­ pensation and benefit structure. Saturday, Aug. 17, Mitchell was added to an email discussion, be­ gun on or about July 27, in which commissioners were considering various budget cuts via their pri­ vate email accounts. In the emails, a hir­ ing freeze, merit-based vs automatic pay raises, and changes to funding of county employees' IRAs were discussed, with Poe writing, "If we are going to start cutting back, we can start now, instead of waiting. The things I outlined can be done now." Mitchell responded, "The media has shown considerable interest in...the budget review. I don't want to see the board criticized or ques­ tioned about 'policy ac­ tions through emails.'" "With that in mind, I will place the budget review on the (2 p.m.) agenda tomorrow (Aug. 19) for discussion," Mitchell wrote. "(The board), by consensus, can give me directions on how to proceed." I 'A straight answer' According to Mitchell, she spoke with Rhodes by phone, and had one- From Page A1 tent of 0.2 percent at time a weapon, who had been on-one meetings with of death, according to the shooting all afternoon in Josh Hopkins and Jeremy Sands and Foe-Thursday autopsy. He was also found a closely populated com­ Munday with West Jef­ Aug. 15. to suffer from "moderate munity, who had shot up ferson Police Officer Jake Of her talks with com­ steatohepatitis" — known his own home, who had Howell responded to a as fatty liver disease — and weapons and ammo stock­ missioners four days shots fired call on Gaithpiled at the door," Williams cirrhosis of the liver. before her dismissal, er Poe Road, and found An drug screening of wrote. Mitchell said, "I was Houck at the scene armed "They observed Houck Houck requested by the not getting a sense from with a high-powered rifle, DA earlier this month was inside with a weapon. (Rhodes) that we need­ according to an ACSO submitted by the Office of At that point they asked ed to do a budget re­ press release. the Chief Medical Exam­ Houck to step outside view. (Sands) appeared Deputy Jake Howell was to speak to them. Houck to be upset that the com­ employed by the West Jef­ iner Aug. 22. The screening reported came out carrying a high munity felt (the budget ferson Police Department review) made the board at the time of the incident. the presence three pre­ powered rifle. "Officers asked Houck to scription medications in appear unstable." The officers identified Houck's blood: Lorazepam put down the weapon. In­ In an Aug. 26 email themselves and ordered and Alprazolam, two seda­ stead he pointed the high to the Jefferson Post, Houck to drop the rifle, Sands said "I do not feel according to the press re­ tives used to treat anxiety powered rifle at them. At we should go back and lease. Houck then allegedly disorders, and Hydrocodo- that point, they had no review the already ap­ pointed the rifle at the of­ ne, a narcotic pain reliever. choice but to defend them­ Williams, in a state­ selves," he wrote. proved budget," adding ficers, who opened fire and "It has been a long wait that he did favor a hiring killed him, according to the ment released Tuesday, expressed regret for "the for the officers involved, freeze, with manager re­ release. grief and suffering this as well as their families. I view in cases of special The officers were placed unfortunate incident has always had complete confi­ need. on paid administrative dence in my deputies, and caused the Houck family." After meeting with leave for approximately "Everyone, from me to knew they had followed Rhodes and Sands, one month after the shoot­ those directly involved, has procedure, their training Mitchell met with Poe. ing while the SBI com­ "I shared with her pleted its investigation, ac­ always been keenly aware and judgment, and that of the loss suffered by the they had no other choice in what I heard as con­ cording to Williams. Houck family. They con­ the matter," he wrote. cerns from the commu­ Houck, 47, was shot nine "I had no doubt in the nity asking 'what are the times, according to an au­ tinue to be in our thoughts commissioners doing?'" topsy report submitted to and prayers," Williams outcome of the investi­ gation conducted by the Mitchell said. "They had the DA by the Wake For­ wrote. Williams' statement de­ State Bureau of Investiga­ just passed a budget that est University School of was $200,000 more than Medicine's Department of tailed the events leading tion. However, needless up to the Houck shooting. to say, it is always a relief what I recommended." Pathology last month. "Officers arrived at for aU when the facts sup­ "I also tried to deter­ The autopsy determined port the judgment of those mine exactly what they Houck died of "multiple the scene after being dis­ patched to a man shooting involved, and now it has wanted in review (but) gunshot wounds of the toward neighbor's houses been validated by (Horner) could not get a straight chest, abdomen and ex­ all afternoon — hours after and his staff," wrote Wil­ answer about what they tremities." darkness had fallen. They liams. really wanted," she said. Houck was found to observed a man inside with In an email to the Jef­ have a blood alcohol con­ ferson Post Tuesday, Poe said of the meet­ ing, "Mitchell asked me what my concerns about budget (expenses) were Citing a "256 percent would explore the option since I was the only From Page A1 increase in the water bill," of installing one meter commissioner that had Tobin Vanscoy, owner as well as "tenant water for the whole building for any issues. I assured her of a 14-unit apartment abuse," Vanscoy requested which he would be respon­ that I was not the only building on Badger Street, each apartment unit be giv­ sible, with individual me­ one." requested board input on "She also ask me why a better water meter con­ en its own town meter, and ters for tenants who would each tenant presented with be billed for water usage by other commissioners figuration for his tenants. their own monthly town Vanscoy. were talking to me...is Vanscoy said when the water bill. He offered to Other business it not the role of...the building was purchased A public hearing for revice chair to address several years ago, the wa­ fund all meter installation, and "pay the town for three zoning of property owned concerns of other board ter bill averaged $460 per years of advanced postage" by David Miller of Auto members?" Poe said. month. for mailing the water bills. Express was rescheduled At Monday's special "Upon purchasing this Alderman Charlie Caudi- for the board's next regular meeting, Poe dismissed building, 1 found 13 water 11 said that the town could meeting Monday, Sept. 23, concern over the com­ leaks in several apartments missioners' budget re­ that I repaired immedi­ not risk metered accounts Howell said. with rental tenants, who An Ford Explorer, aban­ view discussion, saying, ately, and the water bill might "run up a hill and doned for some time on "The only thing that we dropped below $300 per town property, was sold by move off." had talked about was... month," he said. Vanscoy said he was will­ the town for $600. looking at the budget, "Approximately a year ing to work with the town Howell announced im­ not changing the bud­ and a half ago, I was in­ on any arrangement that proved street lighting get. We know we cannot formed from the Town was better than the current would be installed at the change the budget." of Jefferson that the wa­ one. "I don't have $4,800 a intersection of US 221 and "All the rumors flying ter meter was being read North Main Street once year for water," he said. around about the bud­ wrong, causing the month­ After some discussion, DOT crews have complet­ get, and the commis­ ly water bill to double over­ it was agreed that Vanscoy ed road work there. sioners are in political night," he said. jeopardy, we're in chaos, we're in turmoil — I don't know why anyone HURRY IN FOR LABOR DAY SAVINGS FROM SERTA! gets pleasure out of spreading such rumors as this around the coun­ ty," Poe said. BOA HIGH SPEED INTERNET available EVERYWHERE! 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Perry's Gold Mine UPTOWN WEST JEFFERSON 40% to 70% SAVINGS BUY * SALE ' CONSIGN LAYAWAYS AVAILABLE In July, the state uploaded the Medicaid portion of NCFAST into the system, causing additional errors in the system statewide. Eventually other programs such as Work First Family Assistance, cash assistance programs and adult services will be processed through the system. All 100 counties in North Carolina are now using NC­ FAST for FNS benefits. Ashe County has not used the program for Medicaid, but the county's data is in the system. Riddle said there are fami­ lies in Ashe County who have not received their FNS benefits since June, and that monthly between 25 and 30 families are not receiving their benefits on time. Despite the program be­ ing new and full of errors, there is no alternative way of processing the application for benefits or for those on the program to receive the Perry's Gold Mine 'Estate 'Jewelry Auction ^ Sale Diamonds • Colored Stones • Watches Pins • Rings • Wedding Bands Bracelets • Cameos Many One-of-a-Kind items! Fine Jewelry Colored Stones Watches/Pearls Karat Gold Items Sterling Silver AUCTION: 6:39 PM SHOW AND PREVIEW 10:10 AM UNTIL PRE-REGISTER NOW • DOOR PRIZES w W,?r Colt Pistol & Winchester Rifle Show Friday 10-5 • Saturday 10-4 4 NORTH JEFFERSON AVENUE 336-846-CASH 2274 L jilt > X-i—ivI ili LJ HOURS: THURSDAY, FRIDAY & SATURDAY OPEN benefits. "There is no method to manually distribute benefits, which is extremely frustrat­ ing for us," Riddle said. Riddle said the local DSS office can fix one or two problems a day, usually with help from Raleigh. "Some of the cases we can fix from Ashe and we do what we can," she said. Very few alternatives are available to those dependent on the FNS benefits. "We are having some real desperation," Riddle said. "We are referring people to food banks, but the food banks are not able to supply the need." Workers within the social services department have been bringing in food to send to the families and oth­ er organizations have been helping out through sending gift cards and groceries. "The workers have been bringing food in," Riddle said. "We're taking some­ thing to (the families), we know the difficulties are making life extremely diffi­ cult for some people." Many food banks have monthly limits on how often they will give food to people. The Ashe County Sharing Center in West Jefferson is aware of the situation and has been working with fami­ lies who come in more than once a month because of the backlog. The organization works with the Second Harvest food bank of Northwest Carat Gold • Sterling Silver ESTATE JEWELRY - WE BUY DAILY jML 'x V r' From Page A1 Saturday, August 31 DIAMONDS - ESTATE 8c NEW JEWELRY Diamonds Loose * Mounted Pendants Earrings Bracelets NCFAST JO AM North Carolina, who notified the Sharing Center that the problems were occurring. "(Second Harvest) said this is a problem, so we work with people who come in maybe for the second time each month saying that they haven't gotten their food stamps," Michael Sexton, di­ rector of the Sharing Center said. "We don't turn anyone away because of that." llie Sharing Center has also made changes, becom­ ing solely a food pantry and no longer providing clothing. Sexton said he believes the change will be permanent. Sexton said July and Au­ gust have been the busiest months the center has had since he has been there. "We are serving more fam­ ilies with children than we ever have," he said. "Roughly 50 percent of those coming in have children." While some food banks are able to help, it is un­ known how long the prob­ lems with NCFAST will con­ tinue. County workers have been working hard to solve the problem. "(The workers are) strug­ gling because the state's sys­ tem is not working and they can't fix it," Weaver said. Riddle said one day NC­ FAST should be a good sys­ tem. But for now, the solu­ tions in Ashe County remain unknown. "I don't know what we're going to do, we just keep trying the best we can each day," Weaver said. Beagle From Page A1 placed sixth overall. "For a dog to place in the top 10, it has to be pretty good," Miller said. It is Miller's second time competing in the McVay Memorial Hunt Weekend. Miller said his dogs did not do as well in last year's hunt. "The weather (last year) was so hot and dry," he said. But with the rainy condi­ tions at the time of the corn- petition, Ranger Rick was used to the elements. Ranger Rick competed on Friday while Hammer Trap­ per competed in nicer condi­ tions the following day. For most of his life, Miller has owned beagles. He owns eight beagles and brought what he considered his top two hunters to the event. "It's something to do, ifs a hobby," he said. "I've had dogs all of my life." SXRIKfS^ACK! 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Ashe County Sheriffs, U.S. Marshals, conduct search on sex offenders Aug. 20 Tiffany Diana Combs Chakmakis, 22, of Jefferson was charged with misdemeanor larceny and non-support of a child. Bond was set at $1,339. James Lee Osborne, 74, of Creston was charged with pos­ Wll Petty session of a firearm by a felon. Staff Writer Bond was set at $20,000. Os­ ipetty@civitasmedia.com borne was released later that day. Danny Franklin Matkins, On Aug. 20 and 21, Ashe County Sheriffs, along with 26, of Fleetwood was charged U.S. Marshals and neighboring Alleghany County Sher­ iffs conducted a thorough search of sex offenders in the with probationviolation. Bond was set at $25,000. Matkins two counties as part of Operation Child Safe. According to a press release by the ACSO, four people from Ashe County were arrested in the opera­ tion. They are: Larry Elliott, 67, of Lansing and James Osborne, 74, of Creston for possession of a firearm by a felon, and Danny Matkins, 26, of Fleetwood and The weekly session of the Charles Taylor, 35, of Jefferson for parole violation. Ashe County District Court Those who were arrested in the operation were later was held Aug. 22, with the released. Honorable Margaret Sharpe Ashe County Sheriff James Williams said he was presiding. pleased with the operation's results. These decisions were hand­ "We do random checks and require our sex offenders ed down by the court: to check in periodically," he said. Robert William Brown: (T) The operation was funded by a grant given to the driving after consumingunder sheriff's departments covering the overtime costs and the age of 21, (P) no contest, equipment related to taking part in the search, which (J) guilty 30 days suspended, was more extensive than typical searches done. 23 months unsupervised pro­ "This is the most thorough check that we have ever bation. Pay $100 plus CC. (T) done," Williams said. "We will be doing it again." driving withlicense revoked According to the press release, police seized 22 guns Derek Steven Eggers: (I) in Ashe County, as well as ammunition, pornography possession open container, and drugs. Additional weapons and materials were consumption of alcohol in found in Alleghany County. passenger's area (P) guilty (J) Williams said the number of sex offenders in viola­ PJC.CC. tion of the law was relatively low. Kaye Marie Elliott: (M) "By and large, most sex offenders in our county were resisting public officer (P) Alcompliant," he said. "We did not have any major prob­ ford plea (J) PJC. Strike CC. lems." Robert Doyle Hartzog. (T) The searches were done under the Adam Walsh Act, driving with license revoked. which requires officers to track down sex offenders and (P) no contest (J) PJC. CC. verify their information, according to the press release. Jeffrey Lee Liacue: (T) There are four open investigations that could lead to exceeding safe speed, CD future charges, according to the ACSO. Williams said that searches such as these should re­ mind parents to always be looking out for their chil­ dren. "With the way things are these days, it seems like we get more and more reports of child sex abuse," he said. "We advise people to never leave their children alone with not just strangers, but people they know. It seems like you can't trust anybody. You never know what's in somebody's mind and heart." JOHNSON COLDIRON GWYN MATKINS OSBORNE HARDIN COLEMAN ACCETTA HAYWORTH GRUBB CHAKMAKIS BARE was released on Aug. next day. 22. 1 Aug. 21 Timothy Wade Christopher Daniel Bare, 45, of Jefferson Gwyn, 31, of North was charged with driv­ Wilkesboro was ing while impaired. SANTIAGO charged with nonsupport of a child. Bond Bare was released the was set at $130. Gwyn was released later that day. Carl Smith Johnson, 66. of Lansing wascharged with pos­ session with intent to sell/de­ liver marijuana. Bond was set at $200. Johnson was released the next day. Rebecca Danielle Hayworth. 24. of Lansing was charged with probation viola­ tion. Bond was set at $5,000. Hayworth was released the next day. Aug. 25 Logm Allen Hardin, 22, of Wfest Jefferson was charged with driving with a revoked license. Bond was seti$500. Hardin was released later tht day. Mark Anthony Coleman Jr., 24, of West Jefferson was charged with cruelty to ani­ mals, simple assault and oper­ ating a vehicle with no insur­ ance. Bond was set at $3,500. Coleman was released later that day. Michael Joseph Accetta, 54, of West Jefferson was charged with hit and run, driving while impaired and altering title. Bond was set at $25,300. Ashe district court decisions operating vehicle with no in­ surance - two counts, (I) fail­ ure to wear seat belt - driver - cons. (P) guilty (J) guilty. 30 days suspended, 23 months unsupervised probation, $100 plus CC. Timothy Jay Miller. (T) driving while impaired, (P) no contest (J) guilty. 60 days suspended, 24 months unsu­ pervised probation. $100 plus CC. (M) Shoplifting conceal­ ment of goods (P) no contest (J) PJC. Salvador A. Olvera: (T) driving while impaired, (P) no contest, (J) guilty. 60 days sus­ pended sentence, 12 months unsupervised probation. 24 hours CWS. $100 plus CC. Dakota Lee Powers: (T) driving with license revoked. (P) no contest (J) PJC. Pay (P) guilty (J) guilty. 60 days suspended sentence, 23 months unsupervised proba­ tion. $100 plus CC. Spencer N. Travis: (T) driv­ ing with license revoked - 2 counts. Failed to notify D.M.V. of address change. $50 phis CC. Terry Allen Walker, (p op­ erating vehicle with no insur­ ance. (T) driving with license revoked - cons. (P) guilty (J) guilty. 30 days suspended sentence, 23 months unsuper­ vised probation. $50 plus CC. Abbreviations: (F) felony; (M) misde­ meanor; (T) traffic violation: (I) infrac­ tion; (P) plea; (J) judgment: PJC; prayer for judgment continued. 90-96: 1st offense conditional discharge. MCP: Misdemeanant Confinement Program: ACJ; Ashe County Jail; DOC: N.C. 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The event brought musicians and music lovers alike as a community read mid­ way celebration of the music from the book "Refuge." Ashe Commissioners attend 106th NCACC conference The power of possibility using crowd funding ——————— consumption. On these sites, Of all the articles that I have you can read the stories and see written about art, probably the photos and video about why the most exciting and interesting project is so important to the opportunity that I have come creator and how it canbe benefi­ across by far is one that allows cial to others - or not. the "creative" individual full pos­ Some are very entertaining sibility and potential of their in their presentation and some "creative" product. are very specific and direct in In this time of changing para­ stating their goals. One woman's digms in how to market wares idea for a product was "stolen" and to whom, there is a very by a company much larger and interesting change becoming seemingly much more "pro­ more and more prevalent that tected" with highly-paid lawyers can allow someone with a great who sued her as though she was idea to actually gather financial Raney Rogers the one who had high jacked the momentum to make that idea a idea. She took the situation to a reality. It is the platform known "platform," stated her case for as "Indiegogo" and also "Kickstarter." Actually, two more of these types of the masses to see and let them decide what platforms have surfaced, but the onesI have should happen. Instead of raising the $15,000 mentioned have been in existence for a good that she needed to settle the case incourt, she raised over $150,000 and donated the extra while now, and for good reason. These "platforms" are crowd-funding are­ to an animal protection society. Justice was nas where an individual can contribute to a served for her as well as many animals who specific cause or project and help "projects" needed protection and placement in a safe reach their goals without the encumbrance of environment. I know about these platforms because sometimes unpleasant regulations imposed by banks or other lending institutions. It is I have put a project on Indiegogo. It was a way to take one's ideas directly "to the peo­ suggested to me by a network executive ple" and get valuable feedback and support who is raising funds for a project of her without big corporations being a part of the own. This, she said, is the wave of the fu­ ture. The time for people to speak and let sum total. Innumerable gadgets, items, travels, writ­ their voices be heard for what they want ings and media have come to life from these to see occur. As a marketing official for my own art- as platforms - smoothly, effortlessly and spear­ headed by the power of belief from their cre­ well as that of others-1 invite you to check ators. One suchplatform helped a womanpay out my site for the PBS art instruction show her mortgage and keep her home. Another fund raiser whichIam in the midst of. http:// funded a woman's travels to a country to re­ www.indiegogo.com/projects/487117/ turn a parcel brought home by her brother, wdgi/4263492, or go to www.acorngallery. who had passed away,and a movie was made com and click on the project from there. It just gives you an opportunity to be a part of her journey. Some of the projects are heart warming, of history - or "herstory", and help open art some incredibly ingenious and others are ever more to the power of possibility, for evjust new and useful products for everyday eryone. COMMUNITY CALENDAR Aug. 30 5:30 - 7 pan. Backstreet Park Summer Concerts presents the Sheet Family Band. A family bluegrass, Photo submitted | Jefferson Post Ashe County Commissioner Judy Poe (center), with Dalton Bosley (left) and Jennifer Miller (right), attended the Youth Summit at the106th Annual N.C. Association of County Commis­ sioners Conference last week in Greensboro. Ashe County Board of Commissioners Chair Larry Rhodes alsoattended the five-day event, which gives county commissioners an oppor­ tunity to study policy-making in the "New Economy."and engage in peer-to-peer networking. country and acoustic band with tight harmonies. Come to downtown West Jefferson on the Backstreet and enjoy the outdoors. Aug. 31 8 m -1 pan. One Day ReStore. Ashe County Habi­ tat will hold a one-day sale at Parkway Storage on W. Ashe Street, near the library in West Jefferson, furniture, lamps, doors, windows and an array of building supplies will be sold at discounted prices. All proceeds benefit Habitat's work toward elimi­ nating poverty housing in Ashe County. Donations of items are accepted on the day of the event. For more in­ formation, call336-846-2525. Noon - until. A Commu­ nity Cookout will be held at Peak Creek Church of the Brethren. Everyone is wel­ come. Hambuigers, hot dogs with all the trimming,music, fellowship, bounce house and bean bag toss, and sing­ ing. For directions or more information, call Ed andRita Hall 336-372-5479 or 336 657-0958. will have their annual class reunion picnic at West Jeffer­ son Park. A catered meal will be served, the cost is $15. For more information, please call 846-9188. 7:30 p.m. Alan Jackson, George Strait, Brooks and Dunn TVibute Show. A jam packed tribute show you don't want to miss. Tickets include both buffet and the show; $30 pre-ordered, $35 day of the show. Buffet opens at 6 p.m., show begins at 7:30 p.m. The Blue Ridge Dinner Theater is located at 9331 NC 16 S., in Glendale Springs. For more informa­ tion or to purchase tickets, call 3362462900. Aug. 31 - Sept 1 Pistol and Rifle Show. Perry's Gold Mine in down­ town West Jefferson. There will also be an estate jewelry auction beginning 6:30 p.m., Saturday, August 31, 2013. You can look forward to all types of jewelry, watches and lots of one-of-a-kind items. Perry's Gold Mine is located at 4 N. Jefferson Ave. For more information, call 336 8462274. 2 pan. Fleetwood Folk will return to Tbdd Mer­ cantile for an encore perfor­ mance outside on the porch area - rain or shine. The Mercantile is located at 3899 Todd Railroad Grade Road. For more information, call 336-877-5401. There are a lot of options when deciding what to do with a 401(k). Whether you're changing jobs or looking to consolidate multiple accounts, we can help you decide what's best for you. Call me today to learn more: 5 pan. Beaver Creek High School Class of 1957 Sept. 1 12:30 pan. 40th Annual Carson Family Reunion and Cookout will be held at the old Jameson home place on the Clifton Road in Crumpler. All descendants of Bob and Ollie Stitt Carson, friends and neighbors are invited to come and enjoy an afternoon of food, fun andfel­ lowship. 1 pan. TCPO Ice Cream Social at Cook Memorial Park in Tbdd. The Wooten Family Singers will perform and are sure to be a treat with their incredible voices. Don't miss free homemade ice cream and pie and cake contests. This event is spon­ sored by the Todd Commu­ nity Preservation Organiza­ tion. Sept. 2 - Oct. 28 pan. Storytelling in Tbdd. Every Tuesday 5 through October, stop by the Todd General Store for old time entertainment with sup­ per at 5 p.m. and storytelling at 6 p.m. Todd General Store is located at 3866 Railroad Grade Road. For more infor­ mation, call 336-877-1067. Sept. 3 Prenatal classes will be offered at the Mountain Hearts Center for Pre­ vention and Wellness. For more information, call 336 8460744. Sept. 4 10 aan. Ashe County Ex­ tension and Community Association Joint Club Meeting. Touring Ashe County Jail. Sept. 5 Alzheimer's CARE Training will be held at Home Instead Senior Care, 315 C Street, North Wilkesboro, NC in two sessions. Session times are as follows: Session 1 from 9:30 -11a.m., Sessions 2 from 6:30 - 8 p.m. During the workshop, pro­ gram experts will teach care­ givers how to: Manage behav­ iors; Encourage engagement; Care for themselves while caring for their loved one. For more information, or to reserve a spot, call Home In­ stead Care at 3368384040. 1 - 5 p.m. Free Squash and Cucurbit Workshop. Chad Smith LifeStore Investments 1441 Mt Jefferson Rd West Jefferson NC 28694 (336) 2464345 (IPStore INVESTMENTS • Free Tire Rotation • Free Brake Inspection • Free Multi-Point Inspection when you have your vehichles oil changed Barvloa Mourn: Mon Frl 7:30.m • B:OOpm Sat. HOU.m 3 :OOpm 2000 Wost U.S. Hwy. 421N - Wllkosboro, N.C. Slioji online 24/7 nt www.EfnplrcrDoc1tjo.com Toil-Free 1-888-471-6310 & coins ROLLOVERS. Securities are offered through Cetera Advisor Networks, LLC, a registered broker-dealer, member SIPC. This financial Institution is not affiliated with Cetera Advisor Networks. Investment products are: • Not FDIC/NCUSIF insured • May lose value • Not financial institution guaranteed • Not a deposit • Not insured by any federal government agency. NCKI LO Ixrwct Food Wilkctboro. NC The NC Cooperative Exten­ sion and Upper Mountain Research Station will lead a workshop on producing and managing squash,pumpkins, cucumbers, and other variet­ ies of cucurbits in the High County. The workshopis free and open to all area farmers, industry professionals and Extension Agents with an interest in growing and har­ vesting cucurbit crops. Preregistration is encouraged. For more information, call 336246-5850. 4:30 p.m. Regional Artist Project Grants Workshop. The goal of the grant is to provide financial support to a broad range of visual, per­ forming, literary, and inter­ disciplinary artist that will have a significant impact on the advancement of their ca­ reers. The Ashe County Arts Council will host a workshop to walk applicants through the application and grant process. �FRIDAY, AUGUST ,'30,2013 JEFFERSON POST PAGE 13 Blues Festival to feature legendary performers High In North Carolina's beau­ tiful Blue Ridge Mountains on the banks of the pristine New River, there is a day devoted to world-class blues. The setting is wonderfully sce­ nic. Picture a glorious mountain meadow on the edge of a lively river... Now picture a beautiful summer day and hundreds of blues fans dancing in the green grass to the music of living leg­ ends. You have just conjured up the New River Blues Festival. A legendary day of music in the mountain. Bring lawn chairs, blankets, the kids, umbrellas (rain or shine). Food, mixed and soft drinks, beer and wine avail­ able for purchase. The festival will be held at Grassy Creek's River House Country Inn & Restaurant on Sunday, Sept. 1,2013, with gates opening at noon, music starting at 1 p.m., and the festival ending at 6 p.m. Tickets are $15 in advance and $18 at the gate, with children 12 and under free The festival will feature blues artists, Doctor Dixon, Ironing Board Sam, Gaye Adegbalola, Big Ron Hunter, and the King Bees. Performing are: • IRONING BOARD SAM has been described as "a slightly mellower Little Richard crossed with a slightly saner Scream­ ing Jay Hawkins and a slightly less churchy Ray Charles." His 55 year career has not dimin­ ished his ability to take a stage by storm. An organ and piano player of incendiary talent, he garnered his moniker by setting up his keyboards on - yup, that Gaye Adegbalola Dr. Dixon Bh.d Big Ron Hunter device used to press clothes. • GAYE ADEGBALOLA was a founding member of that semi­ nal, internationally-acclaimed group, "Safhre- TheUppity Blues Women." With Saffire Gaye trav­ eled the globe and put blues on a plane it had never yet achieved - expressive music full of wit, wisdom and a decidedly free­ wheeling woman's point of view. The recipient of the prestigious Blues Music Award, Gaye enliv­ ens the stage with her warm, dy­ namic voice and energetic guitar and harmonica playing. • BIG RON HUNTER has traveled the world,as part of the Music Maker Foundation family. Big Ron has acquired the nick­ name of the World's Happiest Bluesman, inspired by his sunny performing style, wonderful sense of humor, and song writing that always uncovers the silver lining. Ron is equally talented on electric and acoustic guitars, possesses a one-of-a-kind voice full of passion, honesty and op­ timism. • DOCTOR DIXON, Bh.d -Filling Your Prescriptions For The Blues! Born in Atlanta to a blues loving family, Larry Dixon was immersed in this great mu­ sic from an early age. The sounds he created and stories he told with his harmonica boded that he would a become a stellar per­ former and that his music would take him far. The Blues Doc­ tor's exuberant performance and blues harp virtuosity will take you on a journey through the im­ mortal sounds and give you that "healin' feelin'." • THE KING BEES- Celebrat­ ing their 26th year of stingin' and swingin', THE KING BEES have traveled over this country and many others with their rootsy, rol­ licking sound. The King Bees are: Ironing Board Sam Hound Dog Baskerville, Queen Bee Zamagni and Mighty Martin Henderson. Baskerville has been named the BLUE RIDGE NA­ TIONAL HERITAGE ARTIST in honor of his many musical accom­ plishments and numerous cultural contributions. The King Bees will be joined by friends Big Mike Kincaid (sax maestro deluxe), and a few surprises. For more information, call 336-982-2109 or visit www.newriverbluesfestival.info. Free Medical Clinie Festival of Tables is huge success Hensley Hall in at West Jefferson United Meth­ odist Church was trans­ formed into a giant Festi­ val of Tables on Saturday, Aug. 24. The event which raised approximately $10,000 for support of the free services at the clinic highlighted the creativity of our commflftlty. The fabulous tables in­ cluded: White Christmas, hy Mary Rodgers and Elaine Fox of St. Francis Catholic Church, Every­ thingiLove hy Becky and Howell Pruett, Mountain Music by Ed and Carol Baker, Duck Dynasty by Warren Shepherd, ( who also took care of the sound system) A Summer Day by An McGuire, Vita Blevins and Jerri Francis, Bingo by Sandi Busby and Cam­ eron Keziah, A Day on the River with Doc (Doc. DC Jones) by Judy Davis, James Lambert and Leisa Powell of Ashe Memorial Hospital, April, May, June, and July Showers Bring Flowers by Walt and Jane Davis, A Walk in the Woods by Nancy Kautz, The Barn­ yard by Shane Little, Olde Towne by Stacy Maye of the Jefferson business As­ sociation, Blue Willow, by Sue Hampton, Over the Rainbow by Mindy Wonsick and Cathy Clark, the Local Buzz by Shelley and Charles Felder of the Hon­ ey Hole in West Jefferson, and Visions of October by Brent Pitts and staff of Tis the Season. Each table was uniquely decorated and the details were astounding. The evening included a delicious 5-Star dinner by Chef Rozie Bolac in­ cluding three appetizers, salad, three entrees, two vegetables, rolls and sev­ eral elegant and scrump­ tious desserts, served by WJUMC Boy Scout Troop 214. The Scouts did such and outstanding job that they earned $550 in tips to support their troop events. The evening was capped off by a silent and live auc­ tion with Russell Killen do­ ing the honors as auction­ eer. Live Auction items in­ cluded a Skeeter Boat, 50-inch flat screen TV and private dinner for six at Jef­ ferson Landing, a crown by Dr. Joel Yates, among other items. Both auctions featured items donated by the fol­ lowing: Ashe County Cheese, Ashe County Ford, Ashe Custom Framing, Ashe Memorial Hospital, Boone Ford Lincoln Mer­ cury, BREMCO, Dr. Carl Pfaffenberger, Case Garcia, Dr. Joel Yates, Hardees of Jefferson, Hometown Fur­ niture, Howell and Becky Pruett, Jefferson Florist, Jefferson Landing, Jennifer Gardiner-Wilson Pottery, Jewel Shop, Jim's Corner, Kit Mason, Lenore Depree, Libby's, LifeStore, Lowe's Hardware, Mountain Aire Golf Club, Mountain Hearts Ashe Memorial. Mt. Jefferson Family Medi­ cine, New River Outfitters, Parker Tie Co., Pete Yates - Cranberry Woodworks, River House Restaurant and Inn, RT Morgan Art Gallery, Shatley Springs Uptown, Skyline/SkyBest, Smoky Mountain Barbe­ cue, Stephen Shoemaker, The Style Depot, Sue Hampton, Susan Jespersen, Tab-A-Dees, the Hotel Tavern at the Old Hotel, Village Cafe, WJ Hardware, Becky's Boutique/Lady Bug, and WKSK. In addition the board would like to show their appreciation to the West Jefferson United Method­ ist Women for starting this event four years ago in sup­ port of the Ashe Free Med­ ical Clinic and to West Jef­ ferson United Methodist Church for use of Hensley Hall. Special recognition and appreciation for the work of Barbara Robinson and Betty Combs in men­ toring and assisting this year's committee, which included, Nancy Kautz, Mary Rogers, Sue Hamp­ ton, Cameron Keziah, Richard Blackburn, How­ ell Pruett, Harold Parks, Margaret Edmondson, Linda Elliott, Shelley El­ liott, Walt Davis, and Jill Breton. This is such a special event and the community support not only sends needed funding for op­ erations of the clinic but also goes far in helping to leverage other funds. The Ashe County Free Medical Clinic Board would like ev­ eryone to mark calendars for next year's event set for Aug. 16,2013. Get those ideas flow­ ing and call the clinic next spring to join the list of table sponsors. For more information Buzzing around at the Festival of Tables benefit for the Ashe Free Medical Clinic last Saturday about the event or to vol­ were: (seated from left) Charles and Shelly Felder, owners of The Honey Hole in West Jefferson unteer at the clinic, call the and sponsors of the table, The Local Buzz, and (seated far right) Wayne Mason, (standing from Ashe County Free Medical left) Bob and Jill Breton, Paul and Sally Wetzel and Kit Mason. Clinic at 846-4649 today. WEST JEFFERSON BUICK GMC SEE WHATS NEW JL Diesel Lube, Oil & Filter INCLUDES MULTIPOINT INSPECTION AND COMPLIMENTARY CAR WASH $58.95 Includes up to 10 qts Delvac 15 W40 Excludes full synthetic oil and vehicles I over 3500 series More than ten quarts i of oil and tax extra Expires 8-31 •13 I Pricing cooM voryjtom_ some_makesand_ models _ _ DEPARTMENT JIM'Swoke Tis The Season....for all season 14 South Jefferson Ave Downtown West Jefferson 336-846-9488 SkyLine SkyBest Stream TV Shows & Movies W Good Fortune. 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Offer ends September 6. �PACK 14 FRIDAY, AUGUST 30, 2013 JliFFKRSON P()ST Classifieds LEGALS LEGALS NOTICE TO CREDITORS 371 at Page 1983. in the Of­ fice of the Register of Deeds of Ashe County: and because of default in the payment of the indebtedness secured thereby and failure to carry out and perform the stipulations and agreements contained therein and. pursuant to demand of the holder of the indebtedness secured by said Deed of Trust, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will place for sale, at public auction, to the highest bidder for cash at the usual place of sale at the Ashe County Courthouse. Jefferson, North Carolina, on September 12. 2013 at 2:00 PM that par­ cel of land, including improve­ ments thereon, situated, lying and being in the City of Warrensville, County of Ashe, State of North Carolina, and being more particularly de­ scribed as follows: Having qualified as Adminis­ trator for the Estate of Ted Channing Pipes. Jr., de­ ceased late of Ashe County. North Carolina, this is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of said de­ ceased to present them on or before 23rd day of November. 2013. or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recov­ ery. All persons indebted to said estate will please make immediate payment. This the 20th day of August, 2013. For the Estate of Ted Chan­ ning Pipes. Jr. Robert P. Flanigan PO Box 3106 Boone. NC 28607 PUBLISH: 08.23.13/08/30.13/09.06.13/09 13-SP-102 NOTICE OF SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEES FORECLOSURE SALE OF REAL PROPERTY UNDER AND BY VIRTUE of the power and authority con­ tained in that certain Deed of Trust executed and delivered by Joseph Harold Ashley. Sr., Sarah B. Ashley, and Joseph H. Ashley. Jr. dated Septem­ ber 12. 2007 and recorded on 1. Approximately one-half acre sold by R.G. Johnson and wife. Elizabeth H Johnson to R.T Johnson and for more specific description of same, reference is hereby made to title deeds of R.T. Johnson, of record in the Office of Register of Deeds for Ashe County in Book , Page 2.124 sq. rods described in deed from Wiley W. Elliott and wife, Roy Elliott to Arlie Os­ borne and wife. Hettie Os­ borne, dated March 10.1951 and of record in the Office of Register of Deeds for Ashe County in BookP-3, Page 297. 3. 1/2 Acre described in deed from Wiley W. Elliott and wife, Roy Elliott to Arlie Osborne and wife, Hettie Osborne, dated October 7.1952 and of record in the Office of Register of Deeds for Ashe County in Book R-3, Page 18. BEGINNING on a birch tree on the south bank of the river a the ford below Gary Ashley's; then running South with the main top of the ridge with an agreed line 104 poles to a pop­ lar on top of the ridge in R.T. Johnson's line: then Eastward with said Johnson's line 68 poles to a water oak on the bank of the river; then up and with the river 135 poles to the beginning, containing by estimation 37 acres, more or less. /13.13 September 12,2QQ7 in Bfloh 4. 28 sq. rods described in deed from Wiley W. Elliott and wife. Roy Elliott to Arlie Os­ borne and wife, Hettie Os­ borne, dated November 28,1955 and of record in the office of Register of Deeds for Ashe County in Book V-3, Page 8. 5. 2 % acres described in deed from Wiley W. Elliott and wife, Roy Elliott to John R, Gentry and wife. Euzelia Gentry, Ray H. James and wife, Cleo H. James dated May 11,1959 and of record in the Office of Re­ gister of Deeds for Ashe County in Book A-4, Page 110. Management / Supervisory We're looking lor The above described property is the same property con­ veyed from Roy D. Elliott and husband, Wiley Elliott to John M. Burkett and wife, Leona P. Burkett; Harold Ashley and wife, Sarah Burkett Ashley in deed dated February 12,1960 and recorded in Deed Book B4, Page 75, Ashe County Re- Local Store Manager This s an exerting opportunity for foil time work, where you can use your wilts tc earn a base wage PLUS commission. Appfy m person 203 East 1st St-eet West Jefferson SO off Roy Campbell Road, Warrensville, NC 28693 Tax Parcel ID: 02219-029 Present Record Owner: Joseph Harold Ashley, Jr. EXCEPTING, however from the above described tract of land, the following tracts, towit: Lying and being in North Caro­ lina, Ashe County. Clifton Township and specifically de­ scribed as follows: 28694 This conveyance is SUBJECT to any other exceptions that may have been conveyed pre­ viously. 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Additional Notice Where the Real Property is Residential With Less Than Fifteen (15) Rental Units: An order for possession of the property may be issued pursu­ ant to G.S. 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the clerk of superior court of the county in which the prop­ erty is sold. Any person who occupies the property pursu­ ant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may. after receiving the notice of sale, terminate the rental agreement upon 10 days writ­ ten notice to the landlord. Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the ef­ fective date of the termination Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a bona fide lease or tenancy may have additional rights pursuant to Title VII of 5.896 - Protecting Tenants at Foreclosure Act which became effective on May 20, 2009. This the 21st day of August, 2013. Morrison Trustee Services, LLC Substitute Trustee by: Patricia L. Rhame, Attorney for Substitute Trustee 6525 Morrison Blvd., Suite 408 Charlotte, NC 28211 Telephone: (704) 823-6244 Publish :08.30.13/09.06.13 This the 22nd day of August, 2013. Affordable Rates For Home & Business Service The real property hereinabove described is being offered for sale "AS IS, WHERE IS" and will be sold subject to all super­ ior liens, unpaid taxes, and special assessments. Other conditions will be announced at the sale. The sale will be held open for ten (10) days for upset bids as by law required. Having qualified as Executor for the Estate of Patricia T. Burkhart deceased late of Ashe County. North Carolina, this is to notify all persons hav­ ing claims against the estate of said deceased to present them on or before 22nd day of November, 2013, or this no­ tice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons in­ debted to said estate will please make immediate pay­ ment. 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Call Free 1-888-721-9573 Donate Your Carl Court of Ashe County, North Carolina, on 25th day of July 2013 in the above captioned special proceeding, the under­ signed Commissioners will on 11 September, 2013, 11 o'clock a.m., at the Court­ house door in Jefferson, North Carolina (on the first floor) of­ fer to sale for the highest bid­ der, for cash the following de­ scribed land situate Chestnut Hill Township, Ashe County, North Carolina, and more par­ ticularly described as follows: BEGINNING on a rock. ED Brown and Carson Keys corner and running North 49% West 22 poles to a stake in the road W.W. McMillian (dec) corner thence in and with Mc­ Millian line and the road North 50 East 14 poles stake' thence North 52 East 14 poles to a stake: thence leaving the road South 53 East 6 poles to a stake on the west side of the branch thence North 62 ]% East 8 poles to a Spanish Oak stub thence South 68% East 26 1/5 poles to a stake in ED Brown and McMillian line; thence South 35 West 27 les to an apple tree; thence orlh 76 West 21 4/5 poles to a chestnut oak, thence South 44 West 6 2/5 poles to the BE­ GINNING containing 7 acres 65 poles, more or less; and BEGINNING on a point in the centerline of U.S. Highway 221 over a culvert and branch near the Western line of the McMil­ lian property and in the C.M. Keys line, leaving said road with the Keys line, an existing fence, S 11-49 E 19.93 feet to an iron stake at a post, S 3122 E 145.60 feet to the centerline of an old road bed, thence with the centerline of said old road, N 45-32 E 64.22 feet, N 58-54 E 100.07 feet, N 53-09 E 113.02 feet and N 56-43 E 192.77 feet, thence leaving said road with a division line of the McMillan property, N 28-18 W 155.21 feet to an iron stake and N 28-18 W 16.28 feet to the centerline of U.S. Highway 221, thence with the centerline of said road, S 53-59 W 471.78 feet to the BEGINNING, con­ taining 1.762 acres; l£ And being the same land as described in and conveyed by that certain deeds of record in the Ashe County Registry in Deed Book M-3, at Page 99 and Deed Book 129, at Page 647-48. A good faith deposit of ten per cent (10%) of the bid price will be required at the time and place of sale. This the 22nd day of August. 2013. Benjamin G. Hurley Kilby & Hurley Attorneys at Law P.O. 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Last year's festival was successful for the town, bringing people from through­ out the area to Ashe County for the fes­ tivities. "Last year we filled all of the restau­ rants," Woodie said. "All of the businesses were well covered." The antiques fair will be held Sept. 2728 on Jefferson Ave., as well as East First Street and Third Ave downtown. There was a lot of work choosing the lo­ cation for the festival to happen. Organiza­ tion for the festival started in January, as the committee worked with town commis­ sioners to approve the festival's location. "Hopefully this location will work well," Woodie said. Over 50 vendors from the High Country will be at the festival selling their antiques and collectables. Ashe Historic Society, Ashe County Cheese and the Dr. Pepper bottling plant are among those who will have booths. This year's event is sponsored by the West Jefferson Business Association and Antiques on Main. There will also be musical entertain­ ment at the festival. "The Johnny Cash Experience" will offer a tribute to the "Man In Black" and nationally-known local group "The King Bees" will per­ form. Woodie said the planners are excited about this year's entertainment. "There was a lot of work choosing a perfect act for this type of event," he said. "We wanted something that was different, beyond bluegrass or Elvis." On Friday, Sept. 27 the festival will run from 5 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. and on Saturday, Sept. 28 it will run from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Admission to the festival is free. Woodie said vendors can submit appli­ cations through Sept. 10. For more information on the Antiques Fair, contact Woodie at (336) 846-1231. Ashe Chamber introduces 2013 Christmas ornament The Ashe County Cham­ ber of Commerce an­ nounces the arrival of the 21st edition of its Limited Edition Christmas Orna­ ment Series. This year's ornament features one of the county's most revered natural landmarks, Mount Jefferson. Established as a fundraising project to help raise non-dues income for the Chamber's program of work, the ornament series has captured various his­ torical landmarks across the county, including the 1904 Courthouse, the Blue Ridge Parkway, The Virgin­ ia Creeper train and sev­ eral others. Typically, the annual ornament makes its debut at the Christmas in July Festival, but there was an Inventory delay with the ornament manufacturer. jile Mount Jeffer­ son ha§ been on the list of possible features for several years, the series has favored architectural structures because the original art has to be re­ MltfEST JEFFERSON CHEVROLET kg J ? •V , is to School 2013 Silverado/Sierra UP TO $10,000 TOTAL SAVINGS duced by such a large per­ centage to fit on the glass ornaments," said Chamber Executive Director Cabot Hamilton. This year, local art­ ist Bessie Clay, who has designed all 21 edifipns, presented the Member Services Committee with a few extra design options to consider. "Bessie incorporated the park entrance sign with other natural features layered into the overall design, and the commit­ tee was delighted with the final outcome," said Ham­ ilton. "We continue to be grateful to Bessie for shar­ ing her unique artistic tal­ ents as we honor our com­ munity's history through this unique series." The ornaments are $11 each and are now available for purchase at the Ashe ,Chamber „,pf, Commerce office, located at 1 Jeffer­ son Ave., Suite C. Later this year, the Chamber will host a special Holiday Open House with Bessie Clay on hand to personally sign the ornaments. For more information about this year's ornament or other ornaments still available in the series,please call the Ashe Chamber of Commerce at 846-9550. Come fly a kite during festival on Sept. 1 It's easy as pie to fly a kite a mile high this Labor Day weekend on Beech Mountain - all you need is a couple hundred feet of string. 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Aug. 24 TV: ABC (7:30 p.m. EST) Layout .533-mile oval Banking/Turns: Variable (24-30 degrees) Banking/Straightaways: 16 degrees 2012 Winner: Denny Hamlin Crew Chief's Take: "Very few drivers } JUNIOR TEASES On Sunday. Dale • Earnhardt Jr. repeated an unfortu­ nate pattern he's developed re­ cently at MIS — leading laps but ultimately disappeanng from the picture at the front. Junior led 20 laps in the first half of the race but crashed after a tire failure on lap 136. He finished 36th. > BEING FUELISH Mark Martin al­ most saw the end of his 120-race winless streak Sunday. He led 23 straight laps late in the race, but the team gambled that the No. 55's fuel load could be stretched to the checkered flag. Martin ran out of fuel with four laps to go, losing the lead to eventual winner Joey Logano. ' MONTOYA DEPARTING Earnhardt Ganassi Racing revealed last week that Juan Pablo Montoya won't be returning to the team's No. 42 Sprint Cup cars next season. Mon­ toya won a pair of Cup road-course races but failed to break through on ovals. Among those under consider­ ation to replace him is 21 -year-old Kyle Larson, who has made noise in the Nationwide Series. Sprint Cup Standings DRIVER (WINS) POINTS 1. Jimmie Johnson (4) 813 BEHIND 2. Clint Bowyer 772 -41 3. Carl Edwards (1) 762 -51 4. Kevin Harvick (2) 749 -64 5. Kyle Busch (3) 706 -107 6. Matt Kenseth (4) 688 -125 7. Dale Earnhardt Jr. 679 -134 8. Brad Keselowski 667 -146 9. Kurt Busch 10. Greg Biffle (1) A CHASE 665 FOR THE SPRINT CUP A -148 663 -150 Out ol tOU) 11. Kasey Kahne (2) 659 -4 12. Martin Truex Jr. (1) 653 -10 13. Joey Logano (1) 646 -17 14. Jeff Gordon 637 -26 15. Ryan Newman (1) 636 -27 16. Jamie McMurray 622 -41 17. Paul Menard 599 -64 18. Tony Stewart (1) 594 -69 19. Aric Almirola 587 -76 20. Jell Burton 561 -102 Nationwide Standinga DRIVER (WINS) POINTS BEHIND 1. Sam Homlsh Jr. (1) 769 2. Elliott Sadler 756 -13 3 Regan Smith (2) 754 -15 4. Austin Dillon 754- -15 5. Brian Vickers 751 -18 6. Justin Allgaier 722 -47 7. Brian Scott 706 -63 8. Trevor Bayne (1) 696 -73 9. Kyle Larson 695 -74 687 -82 10. Parker Kligerman Joey Logano celebrates his first win of the 2013 NASCAR Sprint Cup season at Michigan International Speedway Wild Card Win POINTS NATIONWIDE SERIES Race: Food City 250 Track: Bristol Motor Speedway When: Friday, Aug. 23 TV: ESPN (7:30 p.m. EST) Joey Logano wins in Michigan, muddies Chase wild card outlook 2012 Winner: Joey Logano By MIKE HEMBREE Athlon Sports Contributor The timing could not have been better. Joey Logano needed a win. Ford needed a win. Penske Racing needed a win. And there was an additional tro­ phy on the line. When Logano swept across the Michigan International Speed­ way finish line 1.01 seconds in front of Kevin Ilarvick to win the Pure Michigan 400 Sunday, a laundry list of positives received some big checkmarks. The victory was Logano's first in Sprint Cup for Penske Racing, which brought him on board to start the 2013 season. It was the 23-ycar-old driver's first Cup win in 44 races, dating to a victory at Pocono Raceway in June 2012. I he win dramatically enhanced Logano's chances of making the Chase for the Sprint Cup with only three races remaining to the cutoff for the playoffs. Ford had been shut out of vic­ tory lane since Greg BifUc won at Michigan in June, and Logano's win was the Blue Oval's fourth of" the year. And the victory came with a sig­ nificant. bragging-rights bonus. Wins at MIS are particularly treas­ ured in the Cup garage area be­ cause the track is so close to the heartbeat of the American auto­ mobile manufacturing base in and around Detroit. MIS added some Truck Standings DRIVER (WINS) (Photo by ASP, Inc.) shine to that dynamic last week by introducing the Michigan Heritage trophy, a 30-pound bronze award to be presented to the winning manufacturer after each Cup race at the track. The perpetual trophy wound up in Blue Oval colors Sunday, and the win gained even more impor­ tance because the track is so spe­ cial to Penske Racing owner Roger Penske, who calls Detroit home and once owned MIS. "What a great place to win," Logano said. "What a great time to win, being in Ford's backyard, being in Roger's backyard. Just a great opportunity for me. I'm glad to make the most of it." Logano had been threatening to break through all season, carrying five top-5 finishes into MIS. But he also has struggled at various junc­ tures. and four race finishes of 35th or worse have made the run toward a Chase spot difficult. With the MIS win, Logano jumped three places in points to 13th, 17 points out of the Chase top 10. He also became a big player in the battle for two wild­ card spots in the Chase, sitting in third in that part of the standings. "We need to try to figure out how aggressive we need to be," Logano said of the team's plan­ ning for the final three races of the regular season. "That's a conver­ sation we'll have throughout this week. Right now, as long as we're consistent, knocking off top 10s like this team has been doing, if we get another win. yeah, it's going to help us get in the Chase, but it is definitely a great help for our Chase hopes." The scramble for Chase spots re­ mains an interesting one with races at Bristol, Atlanta and Rich­ mond still on the pre-Chase list. The top seven drivers in points ap­ pear to be very good bets for the Chase, but from eighth through 15th the battle should be quite vivid over the next three weeks. Logano led the final four laps of Sunday's race, which, like numer­ ous other MIS events in recent seasons, became a fuel-mileage test of sorts. Mark Martin, driving his last race for Michael Waltrip Racing (he'll move in as a substitute for the injured Tony Stewart this week), took a shot at the race win over the closing miles, although the team projected his Toyota would run out of fuel with two or three laps remaining. Indeed. Martin's fuel tank emp­ tied, and Logano swept into first with four laps to go. Ilarvick followed him to the finish line but had no real chance to compete for the win. Following in the top 5 were Kurt Busch (who continued his strong mid-season surge in the Furniture Row Racing Chevrolet), Paul Menard and Clint Bowyer. Austin Dillon, driving for Stewart in the No. 14 Chevrolet,rallied from an early-race crash to finish 14th. 464 2. Jeb Burton (1) 413 -51 3. James Buescher (1) 412 -52 4. Ty Dillon (1) 402 -62 5. Miguel Paludo 391 -73 6 Brendan Gaughan 390 -74 7. Timothy Peters (1) 382 -82 8. Ryan Blaney (1) 379 -85 9. Darrell Wallace Jr. 370 •94 10. Johnny Sauter (2) 369 -95 Throttlo Up/Throttle Down JOEY LOGANO Logano certified team owner Roger Penske's confidence In bringing him aboard the Ford team this season, winning in the No. 22 for the first time and putting the team In position to mount a serious ^ challenge for the Chase. A JEFF GORDON It was a mediocre race day for Gordon at • Michigan. He was never in the group at the front and came home a sour 17th. He dropped a spot In points to 14th. remains winless and is on the out­ side looking In for the Chase. W Compiled and written by Mike Hembree Follow Mike on Twitter: ©mikehembree CAMPING WORLD TRUCK SERIES Race: UN0H 200 Track: Bristol Motor Speedway Date: Wednesday, Aug. 21 TV: FOX SPORTS 1 (8:00 p.m. EST) 2012 Winner Timothy Peters Classic Moments Bristol Motor Speedway Long known for high drama and short tempers. Bristol Motor Speedway lived up to its billing in rarely seen fashion in the 1999 Goody's Headache Powder 500. Out front in the closing laps, Terry Labonte handed the lead to Dale Earnhardt by gambling with a four-tire pit stop under a late yellow while Earnhardt and other contenders stayed on track. But, with only a handful of cars on the lead lap. Labonte lined up sixth on the subsequent restart with five laps remaining — plenty of time to mount a charge. Using the fresh rubber to his full advan­ tage, Labonte quickly began picking off competitors and, by the time the white flag waved, wrestled the lead from Earnhardt coming to the start/finish line. But just as Labonte's No. 5 Chevrolet cleared Earn­ hardt's vaunted black No. 3 on the exit of Turn 2, Earnhardt clipped Labonte in the left rear quarter panel to "rattle his cage," as The Intimidator later quipped. The move sent Labonte spinning anij, Earnhardt sailing to a controversial victory that would become a favorite topic around dinner tables and water coolers for years to come. Athlon Fantasy Stall Looking at Checkers: Hard to ignore Kyle BEHIND 1. Matt Crafton (1) ever really get comfortable at Bristol, al­ though most say they do. The outside groove proved to be the one that drivers preferred after Bruton (track owner Bruton Smith) ground the surface up. It's one of the most exciting tracks in NASCAR, for sure, with the amount of action we've seen over the years. Multiple grooves have come and gone, but it's always good racing with beating and banging, and I ex­ pect nearly the same regardless of what car is running and how confident the driv­ ers are in them. Everyone at one time wanted a ticket to Bristol, so it should still be on your bucket list to go see, because now you can actually get one." Johnson early favorite as Chase nears By MIKE HEMBREE Athlon Sports Contributor loose Lugs Is the race for this year's Sprint Cup championship going to be a wild run featuring a posse of sev­ eral drivers — as NASCAR in­ tended when the Chase for the Sprint Cup was introduced or will it be a breeze for five-time champion Jimmie Johnson? With the Chase cutoff race at Richmond International Raceway looming, a case can be made for both versions. Johnson is in the middle of an­ other spectacular year. Entering Sat­ urday's race at Bristol, he has a comfy 41-point lead over secondplace Clint Bowyer. That lead, of course, will mostly disappear when the standings are reset for the Chase, but the impact of Johnson's season to date certainly will not disappear. He has four victories, a number matched only by Matt Kcnseth. who is sixth in points. His 15 top 10s are more than any other driver, and the NASCAR point system is absolutely in love with consistent, top-10 showings. He has led the points after 21 of 23 races. He has led at least one lap in 14 of 23 races. He is strong. Even after a blown engine Sunday at Michigan nailed Johnson with his first did-not-finish of the season, there is no reason to consider him anything but a solid favorite as the Chase approaches. Will there be contenders or pretenders — for the throne? Indications are several drivers could have a shot at gunning down Johnson. Kyle Busch looks like the driver with the best shot. Busch actually has more top-5 finishes (10) than Johnson (9) He has rallied from a poor start (fin­ ishes of 34th and 23rd in the first two races) to land fifth in points after ranking 11 th just a handful of races ago. Busch logged his third win of the year two weeks ago at Watkins Glen International, and he's fin­ ished in the top 12 in six of the past seven races. He was expected to have a Sprint Cup championship by now; this could be the year he notches the first. Although Kcnseth has trailed oIT to a degree in recent weeks, he has four wins scattered throughout the schedule and figures to give other frontrunncrs fits in the Chase. A steady point racer, Kcnseth's victo­ ries will put him at or near the top of the standings for the Chase kickoff. Clint Bowyer, Carl Edwards and Kevin Ilarvick also are parked in the seasonal top 5 and could shake up things with some strong runs in the early weeks of the Chase. Busch's five wins and 12 top 10s in 17 Cup starts at Bristol. Pretty Solid Pick: Michigan winner Joey Logano finished eighth after leading 139 laps at Bristol last August. Good Sleeper Pick: Take a look at Brian Vickers — who finished eighth at BMS in March — in his new No. 55 gig. Runs on Seven Cylinders: Mark Martin may have landed a nice substitute role in Tony Stewart's No. 14, but that won't change the fact that he hasn't won a Cup race at Bristol since 1998. 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SPORTS SCRVINC ASHE COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA SINCE 1925 Vol. NN. Issue 70 Huskies fall inOT.... Page 6 TUESDAY. SEPTEMBER 3.2013 *1.00 Ashe unemployment down 0.6°/ Dylan Lightfoot Staff Writer dlightfoot@civitasmedia.com Ashe County's jobless rate fell to 10.4 percent in July, down 0.6 per­ cent from June, and 0.1 percent from July 2012, according to the latest fig­ ures from the N.C. Division of Em­ ployment Security (DES). Of the 11,864 workers in the coun­ ty s July labor force, 1,264 were seek­ ing employment. The county's labor force decreased one percent from June. According to DES spokesperson Larry Parker, Ashe saw 36 new unem­ ployment insurance (UI) claims in July. New claims have steadily decreased this year from January's hitfiof 231, de­ spite a spike of 120 new claims in April. There were 278 UI claimants in while Avery fell to 9.0 percent, a 1.1 the county in July, drawing an aver­ percent decrease for the month, and age weekly benefit of $248.84, Park­ 1.6 percent OTY. Watauga County at er said, approximately 18 percent 7.9 percent unemployment, saw a 0.3 less than the statewide average. percent decrease in June, down 0.6 Benefits paid in Ashe for all pro­ percent OTY, and Wilkes at 10.1 per­ grams from August 2012, through cent fell 0.5 percent over the month, July 2013, totalled $7,258,636, ac­ while dropping 1.2 percent OTY. Unemployment rates — not sea­ cording to Parker. July 2013, marks Ashe County's sonally adjusted — decreased in 81 56th consecutive month of double- N.C. counties in July, increased in nine and remained the same in 10. digit unemployment. Ashe moved to 76th on the DES Twelve of the state's metro areas saw rate decreases, while one — Fayettecounty ranking for unemployment in ville — saw an increase, and one — July, up six places from 82nd in June. Rocky Mount — was unchanged. Among the neighboring counties, Scotland County had the highest Alleghany experienced a slight de­ unemployment rate in July at 16.0 crease of 0.1 percent in June, down 0.8 percent over the year (OTY), See UNEMPLOYMENT | 5 m June Northwestern N.C. county unemployment rates - July 2013 ALLEGHANY ASHE 92 10 7 . WILKES 3 MITCHELL 11 5 YANCEY ? c ™ a - 101 • 104 4 MCDOWELL 98 BURKE 102 CATAWBA 10 3 Local youth service provides real world training Wil Petty Staff Writer jpetty@civitasmedia.com A local youth service is helping teenagers and young adults receive real world work experience while in high school and college. The "Get R.E.A.L." program, which stands for "Resourc­ es, Employment, Advancement and Learning," works with young adults to prepare them for I"We work with WII raty | jenerson Pos, Members of the Ashe County Juvenile Crime Prevention Council review conflict of interest forms. From left they are: Doug Goss, Scott Turnmyer, Darby Rash. Ed Hurst, chairwoman Grier Hurley, Lynette Holbrook, Bill Davis and Penny Brittain. Also pictured is Kathy Weaver from Project Challenge. Project Challenge funds discussed Wll Petty Staff Writer jpetty@civitasmedia com In its first meeting of the new fiscal year, the Ashe County Ju­ venile Crime Prevention Council discussed how to allocate $2,119 that had been previously marked for the Ashe branch of Project Challenge. "The way the legislature was cutting things, I think that was a smart move for us to (put the money aside) as a council," Gri­ er Hurley, chairwoman of the ACJCPC said. "But now we're in a quandary of this $2,119." The money had been allocated in case the state of North Caro­ lina decided to cut funding to the juvenile community service and restitution program, which has an 11 percent recidivism rate and has expanded to serve 33 of the state's 100 counties. Instead, the state still provided the 23rd Judicial District's program with $13,241, to help with the organi­ zation's administrative and over­ head costs. But Project Challenge for this district remains underfunded, after the Wilkes County JCPC withheld $20,000 from the or­ ganization's requested amount. Wilkes is supposed to decide in October what they will do with the money. Worker hours from the dis­ trict's Project Challenge have been cut beirause of that decision. "Project Challenge does a multi-county agreement so what happens in one county affects ev­ erybody," Bill Davis, chief court councilor of the 23rd Judicial District said. "That's one of the advantages and disadvantages of doing multi-county agreements." Alongside Ashe and Wilkes, Alleghany and Yadkin counties are also part of the 23rd district. Hurley said all four counties will have a meeting to discuss what to do with the appropriation money. The Ashe board is expected to take a vote in September on whether or not to give the money to Project Challenge or to pro­ vide it to another organization. "It sounds like they need (the appropriation money)," Ed Hurst, child protective services intake and investigations super­ visor said in the meeting. In the 2012-13 fiscal year Proj­ ect Challenge planned to serve up to 25 juveniles in Ashe, but served 45. Over 30 of those were referrals from the Department of Juvenile Justice. Kathy Weaver, Project Challenge Prof ogram Coordir inator for Ashe and Allegheny counties said that the organization will only be serving what is in their program agreement - which is 25. While state cuts did not di­ rectly affect Project Challenge, a closure of two juvenile detention facilities could affect where Ashe County sends its delinquents. The detention centers that are closing are in Buncombe and Richmond counties. Davis said the state legislature specifically targeted the two loca­ tions as part of the budget cuts. Ashe sends its delinquents to the Alexander Juvenile Detention Center in Taylorsville, but after the state legislature closed the Buncombe Regional Juvenile De­ tention Center in Asheville, there are concerns of overpopulation. Those from Buncombe will most likely go to Alexander, which can house up to 24 delinquents. "Right now I don't see any changes for our kids." Davis saia. "They will still go to Alexander." In turn. Yadkin County delinqut uents will now go to the Forsyth County Youth Services Center in Winston-Salcm. "That helps Alexander a little bit, plus it helps our court coun­ cilors," Davis said. Since a two-thirds majority of the council was not at the meet­ ing, votes on April and May minutes, as well as a change in by-laws removing proxy voting did not take place. Eleven mem­ bers have to be present in order to vote. The next meeting by the hoard will take place at noon on Sept. 24, in the Agricultural Services Building. In other action taken by the council: • Reviewed the council by­ laws, as well as its funding policy and practice. • Members filled out their an­ nual conflict of interest forms. • Reports were given by Proj­ ect Challenge and juvenile me­ diation for year end results in the 2012-13 fiscal year. cessful in their career," said Courtney Hartzog, Youth Career Coach at Get REAI Youth Services. Different services are offered through the program including tuition assistance, mock interviews and work­ shops in topics such as communication, resumes and money management. Wilkes Community College has been in charge of the Ashe County program since March 2012. The program is also partnered with the JobLink Career Center. See TRAINING | 5 Wil Petty |Jefferson Post Local group homes, such as Summit Support Services of Ashe, could qualify for bridge funding set aside by the NC De­ partment of Health and Human Services. The state has set aside $4.6 million for those who lost Medicaid funding for personal care services. Bridge funding made available to group homes statewide Wll Petty Staff Writer jpetty@civitasmedia.com An allocation by the NC General Assembly for $4.6 million is now available for group homes within the state and Ashe County. "I am excited this is available to group homes and I hope we will be able to actually access the mon­ ey," said Shari Rognstad, the director of the Summit Support Services of Ashe. She said the money will help if they can receive it Rognstad said organizations had to be on a state list in order to receive the funding. According to an Aug. 21 See FUNDING | 5 First 'Tag and Tax Together' combined bills were due Sept. 1 The first combined tag and tax notices for vehicle registration renewals and newly purchased vehicles were due Sept. 1. The new bills reflect both vehi­ cle property tax information from counties and other taxing juris­ dictions, as well as vehicle regis­ tration and inspection informa­ tion. Drivers used to pay for tags and taxes separately. The new "Tag & Tax Together" program requires one payment for both bills. Both tag renewals and tax payments must be paid in full to renew your vehicle registration. Vehicle owners with a "9" (for the month of September) sticker on their license tagare due to pay the combined bill in September. With each month that passes, additional vehicle owners will re­ ceive the new notice when their renewal is due. By mid-2014, the program should include all North Carolina vehicle owners. Combined payments will also be due on vehicles purchased on or after Sept. 1, unless the owner elects not to pay the property tax at the point of sale. In this case, the owner will receive a limited registration plate that expires 60 days after the vehicle is titled. The North Carolina Division of Mo­ tor Vehicles will send a reminder notice to the owner stating the amount of property tax due. For leased vehicles, the person purchasing the license plate will receive the combined bill. Leas­ ing companies will need to make arrangements with their lessee as to how they want to collect fees and taxes. An easy-to-read map of the com­ bined notice posted on the DMV website shows where property tax information is listed and how to find vehicle registration informa­ tion. After receiving your entire payment, NCDMV will renew your vehicle registration and forward the property tax portion of your payment directly to your county See BILIvS | 5 �PAGE 2 TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 3,2013 JEFFERSON POST Imagination Ashe announces 'Fan ol'the Year' The Board of Imagination Ashe, the Ashe County affili­ ate of the Dolly Parton Imagi­ nation Library, wishes to pub­ licly thank the West Jefferson Woman's Club for its generous donation to the organizations literacy efforts. The Woman's Club held their annual Card Party on July 24, and announced that Imagination Ashe would be one of the beneficiaries of their fundraising endeavors that day. The Woman's Club has always chosen important and worthy organizations to support in their fundraising ef­ forts and Imagination Ashe is grateful for their consideration and support. This generous donation tops any to date in 2013; the board has deemed the West Jefferson Woman's Club our "Fan of the Year." The mission of Imagina­ tion Ashe is to promote liter­ acy in Ashe County focusing on preschool children from birth to age five. Our func­ tion is to recruit and enroll eligible children in our com­ munity to receive a free, ageappropriate bQok each month and to provide the funds to pay for them. The organization openly par­ ticipates in community events such as Christmas in July, Riv­ er House Wine Festival, the Arts Council's Gallery Crawls, and the Ashe County Schools' pre-kindergarten open houses to spread the word of our ef­ forts and need. The board is planning a Thank You Donor Reception on Friday, September 6th from 5:30 to 7 p.m., at the Ashe County Arts Council to to enroll children. Imagina­ thank the many donors and tion Ashe is always appre­ "fans" of Imagination Ashe. ciative to those individuals Commissioned artist Stephen and businesses who under­ Shoemaker will be on hand stand that it is up to Ashe to describe the details of the County residents to support beautiful print he did for us Ashe County children receiv­ in 2007 and will be available ing these books and without to autograph prints for a $150 whose support our program donation. could not be sustained. Imagination Ashe is having The West Jefferson Woman's a positive impact on our com­ Club's gift has greatly helped munity. The first books were our mission. Imagination Ashe delivered to 225 children in appreciates their support and the county in January 2007. acknowledgement of our orga­ As of July 2013, current en­ nization. To learn more about Imagi­ rollment shows that 687 Ashe nation Ashe, make a donation County children received or to register a child, please books. In addition, since 2007, visit us online at: www.facethe program has graduated book.com/imaginationashe. 774 children. Our mailing address is The board continues to Imagination Ashe, P.O. Box provide registration forms at '1745, Jefferson, NC 28640; various locations and venues phone number 336-384-4255. Photo courtsey to www.AnnaUlery.com Free training for area licensed child care providers Blue Ridge Opportunity Commission (BROC) Head Start in North Wilkesboro has been awarded a grant to provide training and technical assistance on how to effectively engage fami­ lies to child care and early education providers in Al­ leghany, Ashe, Surry, Yad­ kin and Wilkes Counties. The grant is part of the North Carolina TQRIS (Tiered Quality Rating Im­ provement System) Fam­ ily Engagement Standards Project. This funding op­ portunity is made possible through the Race to the Top -Early Learning Chal­ lenge Grant and adminis­ tered through the North Carolina Head Start State Collaboration Office. It is a proven fact that when parents are engaged in their child's education, the child does better in school and also proves to have a positive effect later onin life. BROC Head Start will be providing training and technical assistance as well as coaching and mentoring opportunities for all licensed child care providers on effective fam­ ily engagement strategies. The technical assistance supports will center on ef­ fective strategies for work­ ing with families with intentionality and purpose to: • Nurture, within par­ ents, an active and ongo­ ing interest in their chil­ dren's development • Become or remain regularly involved with the activities of their children's childcare program • Establish effective methods of ongoing, twoway communication and • Support successful transitions of children into other preschool programs or Kindergarten The second training op­ portunity, which will be appropriate for new and returning participants, will be held from 9 a.m.-3 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 21,2013, at the Sizemore Head Start Center. The address is 200 Oak St., Jefferson, NC. Please contact, Brenda W. Roten, BROC Head Start Director at 336-903-2065, or broten@brocinc.com for registration information or additional information. 4-H youth leader Dalton Bosley attends NCACC summit A 4-H'er from Ashe County attend­ ed the fourth annual N.C. Associa­ tion of County Commissioners Youth Summit, which was held in Greens­ boro last week. North Carolina 4-H and the N.C. Cooperative Extension Service part­ nered for the fourth year with the NCACC on a multi-year initiative to increase youth involvement in coun­ ty government. This initiative aims to overcome the mindset that many youth are disengaged and lack trust in government. "This event was a great leadership experience and an opportunity for youth throughout our state to learn how county government works," said Jennifer Miller, extension agent, 4-H. "Youth experienced developing and working with county budget and it was an eye opening experience for them," said Miller. The 4-H'er who attended from Ashe County was Dalton Bosley. Over 100 youth and adults from 74 counties in North Carolina attended this event. This event is sponsored and supported by the N.C. Associa­ tion of County Commissioners. For more information on the 4-H program in Ashe County, please call Jennifer Miller, 4-H extension agent, at the N.C. Cooperative Ex­ tension, Ashe County Center at 336-846-5850. The 4-H program is the youth edu­ cation program of N.C. Cooperative Extension, based at N.C. State and N.C. A&T State Universities. More than 237,590 young people ages 5 through 18 participate in N.C. 4-H activities each year with Submitted photo | Jefferson Post the help of 20,780 adult and youth Local 4-H'er Dalton Bosley recently attended a youth summit in Greensboro. volunteers. A TERRIBLE THING HAPPENS WHEN Y0D DON'T ADVERTISE. NO ONE NOTICES YOD ANYMORE IB Jefferson Post (336) 846-7164 www.jeffersonpost.com .for the best ADVERTISING RESULTS i �JEFFKKSOX POST TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER .'J. 20la Courting History: Early Ashe County education Sam Shumate Special to the Post Formal education got off to a slow start in Ashe County. Population was sparse, the terrain was rug­ ged and survival took top priority. By toe mid 1700s some "kept" teachers were hired by parents who could af­ ford them. The name stems from the parents who kept them in their homes. Da­ vid Woods, one of these "kept" teachers, kept a di­ ary. In 1789 he taught at Nathan's Creek. His six month salary was: "37 shil­ lings in Virginia money (approximately $4.75); 5 deer hams; 2 bearskins; 4 Vfc yards of woolen cloth and one cooking pot." Source: Northwestern Her­ ald, March 27,1924 The Civil War and Re­ construction halted most advancement in education. Mrs. Mary Sutherland wrote "that in 1866 she taught the first school at Sutherland after the war." Her salary was paid by the parents of the students. Source: Fletcher, Ashe County: A History Churches and com­ munities took the lead in quality education in the late 1800s. By 1890 there were six excellent private schools: Beaver Creek Academy, Creston Acad­ emy, Graybeal Chapel, Helton Academy, Jefferson Academy and Sutherland Seminary. According to Fletcher, Sutherland Semi- Courting History In conjunction with the Museum of Ashe County History nary was most popular. My great-grandfather, William Howard Jones became headmaster there in 1896. Enrollment reached 175. Graduates were admitted to Trinity College (now Duke University), Emory and Henry College and the University of North Caro­ lina without examination, a distinction no other Ashe County school could claim at that time. According to the 1889 student handbook, "Sutherland is a beauti­ ful village situated on the North Fork of New River, 23 miles West of Jeffer­ son and 20 miles North of Boone. It is remarkably free from temptations to vice and extravagance. No intoxicating liquors are sold near the village, while the moral and religious ad­ vantages are the best...." Regulations included: "1. Recitations, prayers in the morning and other regular exercises shall be punctually attended by each student. 2. During study hours students are not allowed to visit each other's J_ rooms nor to visit about the village. 3. Students are required to be orderly and quiet in and about the building. 4. Profane or obscene language will not be tol­ erated under any circum­ stances. 5. The use of any intoxi­ cating beverage and the playing of cards are abso­ lutely forbidden. 6. A strict observance of the Sabbath and atten­ dance upon public worship will be required. 7. Young ladies are not permitted to receive calls from gentlemen except friends from a distance. 8. Young gentlemen are not permitted to visit young ladies. 9. Students will not be allowed to use tobacco within the building. Any student who persist in violating these rules or exerts a bad influence in the school will be dis­ missed without hesita­ tion." ' By the turn of the cen­ tury public education was growing. Schools went up throughout the county and academies became public schools. Great-grandfather Jones served as Superin­ tendent of Ashe County Schools from 1905 - 1911. In his report to the State Superintendent for 190506 there were: 104 school districts with 99 schools - 92 white and 7 colored. Nine new schools, 21 remodeled and nine log schools. Six with patent desks, 43 with homemade desks and 53 with benches. The value of school property was $15,475. The average teacher's salary was $26.47 per month. Four teachers had nor­ mal (teacher school) train­ ing. Thirty had four or more years of experience. Five held a college di­ ploma. Ninety were attend­ ing institutes or summer school. Forty one were exam­ ined and approved. As the 2013-14 school year gets underway we get an idea of how far Ashe County has come in the field of education. Ninety-nine schools have been reduced to five and our students enjoy tech­ nology their grandparents never dreamed of. Yet we appreciate the foundation these former educators laid for us. DHHS stresses importance of whooping cough vaccines After continued out­ breaks of pertussis (whooping cough) across the state, state health of­ ficials are encouraging people of all ages to be immunized against this highly contagious but pre­ ventable respiratory dis­ ease. As of Aug. 14, state public health officials had tracked 326 cases of per­ tussis, including 50 cases in infants. Because of high num­ bers of pertussis cases in Davidson, Forsyth and Rockingham counties, DHHS has authorized lo­ cal health departments in those counties to provide vaccine at no charge to anyone, regardless of in­ surance status. "State law requires that kindergartners and all rising sixth graders be up to date on pertussis vaccination before going to school," said Acting State Health Director Robin Cummings, M.D. "But as parents are getting their children ready to go back to school, it is also a good opportunity for parents to check on immunizations for the whole family. Any adults or older siblings, especially those who will be around newborns, should be vaccinated against pertussis." Infants who are not fully vaccinated against per­ tussis are susceptible to severe complications. Ac­ cording to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control, in in­ fants younger than 1 year of age who get pertussis, about half are hospitalized. Of those infants who are hospitalized, 1 or 2 in 100 will die. T-dap vaccination is es­ pecially important for the following groups: • Women who are pregnant or may become pregnant • All close contacts of infants under 12 months of age (parents, siblings, grandparents, household contacts, child care providers) • Anyone with pre-ex­ isting, chronic respiratory disease; and • Healthcare providers Some children through the age of 18 are eligible to receive their immunizations at no cost through the federally funded Vaccines for Children (VFC) program which provides vaccines to those who are Medicaid eligible, American Indian or Alaskan Native, uninsured or underinsured. Individuals should There is no fee for the cost contact their health care of the VFC vaccine for provider or local health eligible children; however department to determine a provider may charge an what vaccines they should receive or visit www.imadministration fee. In addition to pertussis, munize.nc.gov for more all school children in North information. Carolina must be vacci­ nated against: Diphtheria, Hepatitis B, Hib Disease, Measles, Mumps, Polio, Rubella, Tetanus, Varicella (chickenpox) PAGE 3 OBITUARY Mrs. Ruth Church Eldreth Mrs. Ruth Church El­ dreth of Jefferson died Thursday, Aug. 29, 2013, at Margate Health & Rehab Center. She was 74. Mrs. Eldreth was born Nov. 29, 1938, in Ashe County to Dennis and Lessie Miller Church. Mrs. Eldreth was preced­ ed in death by her parents and husband, Roy "Jack" Oscar Eldreth. Mrs. Eldreth is survived by one son, Gary Alan El­ dreth of West Jefferson; two sisters, Thelma Church of Crumpler and Pauline Powers of West Jefferson; one brother, Don Church of Warrensville; three grandchildren; five great­ grandchildren, and several nieces and nephews. Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Monday, Sept. 2, 2013, at Badger Funeral Home Chapel by Rev. Rex Hall and Rev. Ju­ nior Miller. Burial followed in the Goss Cemetery. The family received friends from 1-2 p.m. on Monday prior to the service. Flowers were appreci­ ated, or memorials may be made to the family c/o Badger Funeral Home, PO Box 139, West Jefferson, NC 28694. Words of comfort and remembrance may be viewed or sent to the fam­ ily through our website at www.badgerfuneralhome. com. Badger Funeral Home was entrusted with Mrs. Eldreth's arrangements. Akhtartospeakat 2013 ASU convocation Appalachian State University's fall convocation will be held Tues­ day, Sept. 10, at 10 a.m. in the Holmes Convocation Center on campus. Tnis year's speaker is Ayad Akhtar, author of "American Der­ vish," the university's 2013 Summer Reading Program selection. Ayad Akhtar Akhtar will participate in a panel discussion following convocation beginning at 2 p.m. in Plemmons Student Union's Blue Ridge Ballroom. Akhtar won the 2013 Pulitzer Prize for Drama. He also will open the university's Hughlene Bostian Frank Visiting Writers Series with a 7:30 p.m. reading, also in Blue Ridge Ballroom. The reading is a joint pre­ sentation with the university's Summer Reading Pro­ gram. Book sales and signing will follow the reading. Akhtar also will participate in a reading, question and answer session and book signing Sept. 11 at 10:45 a.m. at the Watauga County Library, sponsoredby Watauga Reads! Admission to all events is free and the public is wel­ come. "American Dervish" centers on one family's struggle leto identify both as Muslim and American, a common leme iontne in all of Akhtar's writings. Akhtar was born in New York City and raised in Mil­ waukee, Wis. A first generation Pakistani-American, Akhtar is a graduate of Brown and Columbia universi­ ties with degrees in theater and film directing. Since the 1990s, he has been a resident of New York City. WW* Sign up for FREE It's the First Step to Di Make the Switch to DISH Today and Save Up To 50% dish i Customers o Your Door! Being found via online searches drives customers to your door. 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A new book, "The Smartest Kids in the World," and how they got that way, explores global ed­ ucation outcomes. Using results from 43 countries, the PISA test ranks us in the bottom third in math and science, 12th in read­ ing and in the middle overall, behind Finland, South Korea, Japan, Canada, Netherlands and Tom Campbell others, including the U.K. and NC Spin France. Author Amanda Ripley asks why, discovering these countries passed us after making concerted education reforms. Us­ ing test data, interviews with exchange students and edu­ cators, Ripley goes into the classroom, where the action is, to learn what the top nations are doing. The U.S. spends more than all but three countries, dis­ pelling the notion more money equals better outcomes. We explain our lower performance by citing significant poor and diverse student populations, but other nations, also having high percentages of poor and diverse students, out­ perform us significantly, distributing resources according to need; giving the lowest income students more money and better teachers. To prove the point, compare just the state of New Hampshire, 96 percent white and highly afflu­ ent, with other nations and it doesn't measure up. Our fixation with evaluating teachers demands re-en­ gineering. In the top nations only the very smartest stu­ dents are accepted for teacher training. They eliminated all but the best teacher training schools and the course of study is extremely rigorous. We educate twice as many teachers as we need, most anyone can get in and the cur­ riculum isn't rigorous enough. Raising the bar for entry ensures students and parents know only the best and brightest become teachers. They respect them almost as much as doctors. Class sizes are larger in the best nations, requiring fewer teachers, so teachers in top countries earn a bit more than in America, but not significantly more. The increased admiration and respect, they say is almost as important as money. Since parents and students usually know the best teachers some nations allow parents to se­ lect their teachers, with performance evaluations and pay based on how many sign up for their classes, test score growth and satisfaction surveys. Rigor is important. U.S. curriculums simply aren't rigorous enough, a reason why so many kids say they're bored in our schools. Better teachers, tougher coursework and higher expectations result in better outcomes. Top performers do not track students until later grades and provide excellent vocational training for those not going to university. Parental involvement doesn't include volunteering in schools, baking cupcakes, raising money or chaperoning trips. In other nations parents understand their role is at home, reading to children, engaging them in discussion, quizzing them about what they learned, even helping with reading, writing and math. Most have more homework and less technology than our children. It's also not enough just to memorize math or science equations or historical dates. Top performers understand their role is to teach children how to think critically in math, reading and science, using those skills to solve prob­ lems and change to adapting circumstances they will face. To be sure other nations aren't perfect, but if we genu­ inely want the best schools and smartest students there is much we can learn from those nations outperforming us. Campbell is the executive producer and moderator of NC SPIN, a weekly panel discussion on state issues that airs on WMYT"MY TV12" at 10 a.m. on Sundays and on WJZY "CW46" at 6:30 a.m. and 11:05 p.m. on Sundays and on WFMY-TV at 5:30 a.m. Sundays. LETTER TO THE EDITOR To begin what exactly is this fetish with tobacco? I believe it goes all the way back to our thumb sucking in our mothers' womb. This reflex has never ceased. It's responsible for suckers, ice cream, chewing gum, etc. Finally, this includes cigarettes and other appropriate products. Tobacco has played a large part in my life. My father raised a small crop of to­ bacco for around 30 years. The funds from the tobacco crop made our farm payments without it its problemati­ cal that Iwould not have had a per­ manent residence. Dad's tobacco crop was for ever his pride and joy. The tobacco plant is a beautiful plant. Tall in stature with many leaves and a wonderful mass of flowers at the top. It's leaves are covered with a tar­ like substance called gum. The leaves are harvested and cured and made into a variety of products. With some of my personal history on tobacco behind let's delve into some of its colorful history. Our native Americans introduced tobacco to the colonists. It's intro­ duction became a sensation in Eu­ rope. Our founding fathers including George Washington made huge sums on shipments made to Europe. In the present day we seek to erad­ icate it's existence through huge tax­ es and bans on its uses, by blaming it for many medical problems that should be shared with other chemi­ cal substances. The law instituted on its use in public buildings is well documented and should be enforced. There has been and will always be persons who smoke. Once hooked nicotine is one of the most difficult to give up. Some of it's most ardent users are a substantial portion of our soldiers. Having much unscheduled time smoking helps in passing this time. Smoking is one of the drugs that young folks will experiment with. To summarize: a good meal with pleasant company, is better topped with a smoke. If all smokers were to go on strike, gridlock of the nation would occur! Smoking is an important part of our heritage like apple pie and Chevrolet. To give it up completely would cre­ ate a great void in our existence. So light up, inhale a little. Alcohol by comparison represents potentially as much more dangerous drug. Place those filters in a proper receptacle. God frowns when those filters letter his landscape. Remember anything done in excess will usually cause prob­ lems. Too much of most substances can have harmful effects on the hu­ man body. Tobacco products are no different. Moderation is the key to continued use of a great creation. Eddie 'Easy' Jones Grassy Creek You Decide: Do we ever have enough? people will take A r o u n d more over less. this time of year, Ialways Sellers certainly re-think some think so. of the central But the con­ assumptions cept of more of economics. is better - or This is be­ stated another cause I have way, someone to explain can never have them to new enough - has undergradu­ been questioned ates, most of in recent years. whom have A big reason no back­ is the growing ground in gap between the Dr. Mike Walden richest house­ economics. This is actu­ N.C. Cooperative holds and every­ ally good be­ Extension one else, made cause they're famous a couple coming to of years ago by me with a clean slate and the protests against the "1 few pre-conceived notions percent." Statistics do show of my discipline. If I'm to be that both the incomes of the successful in teaching them richest as well the percent some economics, Ihave to of all income going to the make sure it makes sense richest have increased in at a very intuitive level. At recent years. Many criti­ least, this is whatItry to do. cize the lifestyles of those If you pick up any stan­ with the most money and dard economics textbook, question the worth of their you'll find that one of the spending onmaterial items. underlying assumptions on Certainly not all of the which all economic con­ richest only spend on them­ cepts are built is non-satia- selves. Bill Gates - who, of bility, which simply means course, made his money in that people always want the computer world - is more of things they like. famous for establishing a People want more square foundation that has funded footage of living space, charitable activities to the more clothes, more tech total of billions of dollars. idgets and more food. In- Gates is just one example; l, perhaps the most fa­ there are many, many very mous economic idea - the charitable and giving rich "demand curve" - is built individuals. around the premise that Interestingly, the de­ as the price of something bate over spending and falls, people buy more, be­ whether there is ever a cause more is better. point where enough is Of course, I'm talking on enough is not a new one. average. Certainly there Indeed, it goes back to the are people who find less is Greek philosopher Aris­ better, but theories - like totle. More recently, the those in economics - are 20th century economist built around generaliza­ John Maynard Keynes, fa­ tions, and the general idea mous for being the father is that, given a choice, most of government stimulus plans to fight recessions, argued that people would reach a saturation point in their consumption of mate­ rial goods. That is, he pre­ dicted we would eventually attain a point of enough, after which people would work less and enjoy them­ selves more. However, Keynes' pre­ diction appears to have been wrong. Average work hours per person have fall­ en slightly but nothing like Keynes anticipated. Many higher-income people actu­ ally work more than those lower on the income scale. And clearly our spending hasn't abated. Why was Keynes wrong? Scholars think he missed a couple of key insights. He didn't anticipate the increasing variety of con­ sumer products and servic­ es or even the introduction of totally new products, both of which would drive increased spending. I may not want to have more than one vehicle, but Icould de­ sire a different vehicle with more comfort, better fuel efficiency and more tech options like Bluetooth and voice command. Thirty years ago, my monthly cell phone bill was zero be­ cause cell phones didn't ex­ ist. Now they do, and Iam spending more monthly on my cell phone service than Ido on clothes! Keynes also missed the notion of what I will call keeping up with the Jone­ ses. It appears that what matters to people is not just their individual liv­ ing conditions but also their living conditions relative to the conditions of other households, and importantly relative to those above them on the income ladder. So as the rich spend more and ac­ cumulate more, other folks are motivated to increase spending to keep up. There are two reactions to this discussion. One is, So what? People will make their own decisions about how much they want to spend and consume, and it is their right to do so as long as they don't hurt oth­ ers in the process and pay for all the resources tney use. Any attempt to alter this would simply be med­ dling into other people's tastes and preferences. • The other reaction is 180 degrees different. Some question the worth of more material consumption and the implications for scarce natural resources. This viewpoint says tax policy should be used to moder­ ate spending and consump­ tion, especially of the rich, perhaps by applying a new national consumption tax that rises with income. In my six-plus decades of living, I've often found it beneficial to periodical­ ly get back to basics and sometimes question - or at least review - key as­ sumptions and principles. One of the most basic of economic assumptions is that most of us are better off when we have more. You decide if you agree, and if not, what should - or can - be done to change this idea. Dr. Mike Walden is a William Neal Reynolds Professor and North Car­ olina Cooperative Extension econo­ mist in the Department of Agricul­ tural and Resource Economics of N.C. State University's College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. He teaches and writes on personal fi­ nance. economic outlook and pub­ lic policy. ffers OS Acoiia&ewfis sew*THii\ks TO p&irs SHtVINfi Villi. r.oi NTV, NORTH CAHOIJNA SINCE f»2 I with 174251 (USPS 441-810) Member NC Press Association Published twice weekly by Civitas Media LLC, P.O. Box 808 203 S. Second Ave., West Jefferson, NC 28694 Periodicals postage paid at West Jefferson, NC 28694 Phone 336-846-7164 Email cclark@civitasmedia.com Subscription rates in Ashe County - $38/year In North Carolina - $48 01/year Editor/General Manager Staff Writer Wil Petty Staff Writer Dylan Lightfoot Sports Writer Nathan Ham Advertising Sales Teresa Roark Laws Advertising Sales John Sears Classifieds/Legals JMV I I Cliff Clark Kay Hart $ Mail Room Department Julia Beck Postmaster: Send address changes to Jefferson Post P.O. Box 808 West Jefferson NC 28694-0808 All content copyright 2012 by Civitas Media LLC and may not be reproduced without permission 5*-r\ iv �TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER '3,2013 JEFFERSON POST PAGES CHURCH CALENDAR same 40-day prayer period. For more information, call Son's Light Ministries at 828-264-2007. Sept 3 - 20 40 Days of Prayer. Son's Light Ministries would like to invite willingindividuals to participate in a 40-day prayer commitment. We will be praying specifically for God's will to be done during and following the High Country Praise Fes­ tival on Sunday, Sept. 1, 2013, at the Holmes Cen­ ter on the campus of Appa­ lachian State University. If you miss a day during the 40-day prayer period, no need to worry. You can still make a commitment to pray 40 times during the Sept. 6 - 8 7 p.m. Revival Service at Farmers Memorial Baptist Church on Farm­ ers Store Road, Lansing. Rev. Denton Hart will be the guest speaker. Special music nightly. Pastor Rev. Danny Joe Farmer and congregation invite you to attend. Sept. 5 11:30 a.m. Looms, La­ dies Bible Study Group will be starting a new study entitled: "Gideon, Your Weakness God's Strength" at Ashe Baptist Sept. 7 5-7 pjn. Fish Fry. Zion Office Conference Room. All interested ladies are in­ vited to attend. Mrs. Linda Blackburn will be your fa­ cilitator. For more informa­ tion, call the Ashe Baptist Office at 846-5631. United Methodist Church will hold a fish fry. A donation of $10 for adults, $6 for chil­ dren 12 and under is appreci­ ated. Everyone isinvite Sept. 8,15, 22, 29 11 a.m. - Rev. Tyler Richardson will be the guest speaker at Temple 10:30 a.m. Homecom­ ing Services at Mt. Olive Beaver Baptist Church. The homecoming service will be held at the Ashe Baptist Camp in the Bald­ win Community. Special music will be provided by Fortified and Pastor Rick Miller will deliver the message. Dinner will be served following the ser­ vice. Everyone is encour­ aged to attend and brin a covered dish. Sped activities are planned for young and old alike. For directions or more infor­ mation, call 336-649-0395 Baptist Church on Radio Hill, West Jefferson. Every­ one is welcomed to attend. New or 982-8658 after 6 p.m. 10:30 a.m. Homecom­ ing Services at North Sept. 8 in September. Beginning in September at Ashe County Worship Center. 10:30 a.m. Tradi­ tional Worship and Sunday School. 11:30 a.m. Con­ temporary Worship. Ashe County Worship Center is located at 863 Ray Taylor Road, West Jefferson. Baptist Church. Rev. Chris Goodman former pastor to Mt. Olive will be the guest speaker, the congregation invites you to attend. 10:30 a.m. Homecom­ ing Services at Calvary Baptist Church in West Jefferson. Bluff Mt. Boys will be singing and the pas­ tor, Rev. Kirby McNeil will be preaching. All mem­ bers, former members and friends are invited to at­ tend. Lunch will be served following the service. Unemployment From Page 1 percent, while Currituck County had the lowest at 5.3 percent. Among the Metro areas, Rocky Mount experienced the highest rate at 13.3 percent, and Asheville had the lowest at 6.8 percent The July seasonally adjusted statewide rate was 8.9 percent, with N.C. ranked 48th in the na­ tion for unemployment, according paid in the state for all programs from August 2012, to July 2013, totaled $2,388,756,078. The federal unemployment rate fell to 7.4 in July, down from 7.6 per­ cent in June, according to the BLS. from a high of 50,701 in January. There were 81,423 UI claim­ ants statewide in July, drawing an average weekly benefit of $294.72, according to the DES. Total unemployment benefits to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Statewide, there were 22,523 new unemployment insurance claims in July, according to the DES. New claims have steadily declined every month this year Training "It is a really great pro­ gram because it gives par­ ticipants an opportunity to see if they want to be in that field," Hartzog said. "It also provides experi­ ence they can put on fu­ ture job applications and resumes." This year's participants in Ashe's work experience From Page 1 One of those ways is the work experience pro­ gram where participants get to train directly in the field they want to work in. Participants also receive a wage through the program, so they are paid through­ out the experience. program have trained in the medical, automotive and graphic design fields. Last year, the Get R.E.A.L. program had 35 partici­ pants in Ashe County. "We pay participants in the program who qualify for our assistance," Hartz­ og said. "We can pay them a wage to work part-time in a career field they are interested in entering." The work experience program will typically last for three or four months. The money given to the participants is funded by the High Country Work­ force Development Board, who helps with the pro­ gram in seven counties. Hartzog said the pro­ gram is helpful in motivat­ ing the youth to work hard. "If students are strug­ gling in school and are making all of the efforts they need to in the class room, getting motivated in their career helps them see the light at the end of the tunnel," she said. The program is part of the Workforce Invest­ ment Act of 1998, which also helps with dislocated workers and those who are unemployed. Hartzog said the Get R.E.A.L. program and the work experience program is part of the act, which fo­ cuses on the youth. Funding From Page 1 press release by the NC Depart­ ment of Health and Human Ser­ vices, bridge funding was made available following law changes in January which made some in­ dividuals in group homes no lon­ ger eligible for Medicaid-funded Personal Care Services. Julie Henry, spokesperson for the NC DHHS said that assisted living facilities are not included in terms of who can receive the bridge funding. For the bridge fund, group homes include intermediate care facilities for individuals with intellectual disabilities, as well as homes and day services for children and adults with mental illness, developmental disabilities or substance abuse issues. Henry said there are 3,665 group homes in the state which qualify for the funds. The allocation is one-time funding and is meant for shortterm assistance. For the 2013-14 fiscal year, group homes which qualify will receive $464.30 for each qualifying resident. There are numerous require­ ments in order for group homes to receive the benefits. Residents must have been de­ nied Medicaid for personal care services on Jan. 1, 2013, the resi­ dent cannot have a pending ap­ peal with Medicaid and the resi­ Bills M IBV# FTIIR that explains how the pro­ gram works with vehicle revenue office. 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Watauga's Zach Williams scored the game-winning touch­ down in OT to help Watauga go to 2-0 with a 13-7 win. The Pioneers grabbed an early lead with 2:28 left in the first quarter when T.J. Poulos inter­ cepted a pass from Connor Bow­ ers and returned it for an 80-yard touchdown and a 7-0 lead. Ashe tied the score up with 8:35 left in the second quarter. Matthew Hamilton capped off a long scoring drive with a one-yard touchdown plunge. Cesar Ruiz connected on the extra point. A Husky punting miscue with 5:42 left in the second quarter set Watauga up with good field position at Ashe's 20 yard-line. The defense stood tall with Hamilton snagging an intercep­ tion in the end zone just over a minute later to end the Pioneer drive. The score remained dead­ locked at 7-7 at the half. At the 5:09 mark of the third quarter, Watauga looked to be in good position to take the lead. However, the Ashe defense stormed through the line on a 21yard field goal attempt and got a hand on the ball to force the kick wide. The Huskies drove down in­ side the 20, but with 1:02 left in the third, a 36-yard field goal by Ruiz came up short. After forcing another Pioneer punt, Ashe's offense was on the move again. Hamilton contin­ ued to be the workhorse on the ground while Bowers found tight end Bradley Lucas a couple of different times to put Ashe in­ side the redzone yet again. With 9:36 left in the game, a 25-yard field goal attempt from Ruiz was blocked, ending anoth­ er chance to take the lead. Watauga could not do any bet­ ter with its final two drives of the fourth quarter. The Pioneers turned the ball over on downs with 5:54 left and threw an inter­ ception to Michael Elliott with 29 seconds left to send the game to overtime. Ashe got the ball first, but was unable to do anything. On fourth down, Bowers tossed a pass to­ wards the endzone, but the ball was too far outside for the re­ ceiver to grab. That's when thePioneer ground attack came to life inside the 10. Four straight running plays cul­ Tony Johnson (left) minated with the one-yard TD run by Williams for the win. Watauga has now beaten Ashe for 12 consecutive seasons. This game was truly a hardluck loss. Ashe out-gained the Pioneers, 313 yards to 150 yards, and ran 35 more offensive plays. Hamilton gained 125 yards on 21 carries and had the lone Ashe touchdown. Hunter Barnes carried the ball 16 times for 43 yards and Keith Miller added five carries for 14 yards. Bowers was 15-26 passing for 152 yards and an interception. Lucas led Ashe in receiving with six catches for 79 yards. Cullen Ashley added four grabs for 25 yards, Jacob Worley had two catches for 27 yards and Maison McNeill had two catches for 17 yards. Defensively, Jacob Blevins had 7.5 tackles. The defense was very strong against the run, al­ lowing the Pioneers just 31 total rushing yards. Pioneer QB Austin Northern struggled with the passing at­ tack, completing just seven of 18 passes for 93 yards and two interceptions. Head coach Brian Hampton took the loss squarely on his shoulders. "I'm a firm believer that kids don't lose games, I lose games. Steve Wright | www.StevesSportsShots.com The Ashe defense breaks through the line to get a hand on this Watauga field goal attempt. I've got to do better in the redzone. It's the same thing this week as it was last week. I just told them right there that I'm 0-2, I've got to find something to work better in the redzone," said Hampton. "I've never been prouder of a group of kids. I would go to battle with them anywhere." Overall, the defense was one of the biggest factors in the game, something that the coaching staff has been very excited about. "If our defense continues to Mike Stephens (left) play like this, we're going to have chances to win every week," said Coach Hampton. The tough schedule of games continues with a trip to R.J. Reynolds high school this week before hosting Hibriten in two weeks. This tough schedule should benefit the team later in the season. "We're playing some good teams, and when it comes time, we're going to hang a banner, we've just got to continue to keep working," said Hampton. Arlen Bard (left) Shotgun tournament hosts 44 shooters The rain held off until the end of the day, mean­ ing 44 shotgun sports com­ petitors, shooting for more than 60 sponsors, were able to finish the annual Joe Young Memorial Shotgun Tournament, hosted by the Ashe County Wildlife Club on Saturday, Aug. 17. The number of com­ petitors and sponsors were close to club records, which is considered an achievement in a tough economy. All of the money raised by this year's tour­ nament goes to complet­ ing the clubhouse, in front of which 30 rifle bays will face a new 300-yard rifle range with a high clay backstop. Tony Johnson was the overall winner with a score of 91 out of 100 skeet and sporting clays. Mike Stephens had the highest score in Men's Class A (most experi­ enced shooters) with 90 out of 50 skeet and 50 sporting clay. Men's Class B winner was Curtis May with 77 clays. Arlen Bard was winner of Men's Class C with 67 clays. Pat Elliott won the La­ dies category with 72 clays. Krystal Foster won the Youth category with 82 clays. Krystal's score result­ ed in a lot of good natured grumbling at the club's monthly meeting as the fe­ male teenager beat most of the adult men participating in the shotgun event "Krystal beat most of us out there. In fact, she placed ninth overall, just eight clays away from the best overall score of Tony Johnson's 91 clays," said Danny Laurence, the Ashe County Wildlife Club's Joe Young chairman. Krystal Foster (left) Pat Elliott (left) "But that is really what we like to see; youth getting in­ volved early in the shooting sports. Young people like Krystal, and another young lady, Mick Blackburn, who finished second with 76 clays, and Dylan Howell, who finished third in the Youth category with 67 clays, are literally the future of shooting sports so we welcome it when they learn how to handle firearms safe­ ly - and when they beat us men who have been doing it Ashe tennis whips Alleghany Nathan Ham Sports Writer nham@civitasmedia.com Ashe won eight of nine matches at Alleghany last week to earn another conference victory in the early stages of the year. It was a hot and humid afternoon, and the Lady Husky players had to battle the heat for a match that lasted well over three hours. "Although we won the match, I do not feel it was one of our best matches," said Head Coach Larry Dix. "Our team had a lot of unforced errors and missed opportunities to score. This may be due to a speedy warm-up and hot weather." Top seeded Hallie Brown put on a strong performance, despite feeling under the weather. Brown beat Molly Andrews in straight sets, 6-2,6-1. In the second seeded match, Mag­ gie Witherspoon was a 6-2, 64 win­ ner over Kallie Dalton. Grace Miller continued her strong freshman year with a 6-0, 6-1 win against fellow third seedLydia Garcia. Ashe also got wins in the fourth and fifth seeded matches. Mary Austin Tugman beat Katy Harper, 6-1, 6-1, and Ella Copeland defeated Madison Murphy, 6-3,6-1. Alleghany's only win was in the final singles match of the afternoon. Abby Wagoner edged out Ashe's Erin Griffin in straight sets, 6-4, 64. Two of the three doubles matches were extremely close. Brown and Witherspoon held on to beat Andrews and Dalton by a 9-7 score. Miller and Tugman also had their hands full with Garcia and Harper. The Ashe duo es­ caped with an 8-5 victory. The last doubles match was cut short due to rain, but Copeland and Griffin got the win for Ashe jince they were ahead 5-1 when the rains came. "I am certainly glad to get the win and I am proud of the players for their sportsmanship and attitude," said Coach Dix. "They work very hard and continue to improve." Coach Dix was also pleased with being able to play several exhibition matches to get some of the younger players more court experience in live game action. Rae Zeller won a singles match, Abby Manley and Hayley Taylor split a pair of doubles matches and Sierra Eicher and Cheyenne Eicher won a doubles match. Callie Powell and Kaylie Fernandez lost a tough doubles match and the team of Zeller and Keely Caddell also lost a close one. Ashe will have three matches this week. The Lady Huskies host Elkin on Tuesday, travel to North Wilkes on Wednesday and host Starmount on Thursday. for a long time." The Ashe County Wild­ life Club features trap, skeet and sporting clay ranges, the 300-yard rifle range and a pistol range. Membership is $100 per year with lifetime member­ ships available. New mem­ bers pay $125 to join, then renew at $100 per year. The Club supports the 4-H Shooting Sports Club, and is the range used for practice by several area law enforcement agencies. Youth football season ready to roll Submitted photo| Jefferson Post Ashe County's young football players are ready to hit the gridiron with official games beginning this upcoming week. �TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER .'3,2013 JEFFERSON POST PAGE 7 COMMUNITYCALENDAP CLASSIFIEDS Sept. 3 - Oct. 28 5 p.m. Storytelling in Todd. Every Tuesday through October, stop by the Todd General Store for old time entertainment with supper at 5 p.m. and storytelling at 6 p.m. rodd General Store is located at 3866 Railroad Grade Road. For more information, call 336877-1067. Sept. 3 Prenatal classes will be offered at the Mountain Hearts Center for Prevention and Wellness. For more information, call 336846-0744. Sept. 4 10 a.m. Ashe County Extension and Community As­ sociation Joint Club Meeting. Touring Ashe County Jail. Sept. 5 Alzheimer's CARE TVaining will be held at Home In­ stead Senior Care, 315 C St., North Wilkesboro, in two sessions. Session times are as follows: Session 1 from 9:30-11 a.m., Sessions 2 from 6:308 p.m. During the workshop, program experts will teach caregivers how to: Manage behaviors; Encourage engagement; Care for themselves while caring for their loved one. For more in­ formation, or to reserve a spot, call Home Instead Care at 336838-4040. 1 - 5 p.m. Free Squash and Cucurbit Workshop. The NC Cooperative Extension and Upper Mountain Research Station will lead a workshop on producing and managing squash, pumpkins, cucumbers, and other vari­ eties of cucurbits in the High County. The workshop is free and open to all area farmers, industry professionals and Extension Agents with an interest in growing and harvesting cucurbit crops. Pre-registrationis encouraged. For more information, call 3362465850. 4:30 p.m. Regional Artist Project Grants Workshop. The goal of the grant is to provide financial support to a broad range of visual, performing, literary, and inter­ disciplinary artist that will have a significant impact on the advancement of their careers. The Ashe County Arts Council will host a workshop to walk applicants through the application and grant process. Sept. 6 - 7 Barn Quilt Van Tours. The Ashe County Arts Coun­ cil is pleased to announce the first van tours highlight­ ing some of the best of Ashe County's Barn Quilts. Each tour will be accompanied by a docent to highlight the barns, points of interest and share Ashe county history. Friday's tour departs at 10 a.m. Saturday has two tours, both begin at 10 a.m., one includes a lunch stop at Shatley Springs Restaurant. Tours will run rain or shine. The cost is $15 adults, and $10 for children under 12. For more information, call 3368462787. LEGALS Notices Yard Sale For Sale Bv Owner NOTICE TO CREDITORS Notice of Public Sale Various items of personal property are being sold pursuant of the assertion of a lien for rental at Shepherd's Mini Storage 1624 NC 163, West Jefferson Items will be sold at Shepherd's Mini Storage on September 28. 2013 9 a.m. For the following units Roger Jordan #A14 & #A19 Jennifer Pokorny #A17 Robert Farmer #A9 Shirley Tincher #C28 Andrew Hoffman #C10 & #C12 Jeff Canter #F17 cleaner. Visalus Shake Mix, toys, children's clothes, mater­ nity wear, luggage. Christmas dishes, and many personal and household items Double-wide Mobile Home 1.120 sq ft , vinyl siding, shingle roof. Having qualified as Executor for the Estate of Helen N. Richardson, deceased late of Ashe County. North Carolina, this is to notify all persons hav­ ing claims against the estate of said deceased to present them on or before 20th day of November, 2013. or this no­ tice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery All persons in­ debted to said estate will please make immediate pay­ ment. This the 15th day of August. 2013. Sept. 7 7 a.m - 2 p.m. Toys for Tots Benefit Fundraiser . Will be held rain or shine at the VFW Building on Ashe Park Road. Silent Auction, Art Auction, hot dogs, drinks, baked goods and doughnuts will be available. For more information, call Detachment #1389 at 336982-3743. 10:30 a.m. River Run TVail Hike. Meet the New River State Park ranger at the 221 Access Visitor Center for a 2.5 mile loop so bring water and wear appropriate shoes. 2 p.m. Trees and Tee's - Paint your own Tee-Shirt. Meet at the Mt. Jefferson State Park picnic area to make your very own shirt design using leaves and fabric me­ dium. Tee-shirts will be provided as long as supplies last. 4 p.m. Pinto Bean Supper, Bake Sale and Silent Auction sponsored by the Grace Community Church of Fleetwood. The menu includes: pinto beans, slaw, maca­ roni and cheese, stewed tomatoes, corn bread, tea and dessert. The cost is $6 a plate. The event will be held at the Fleetwood Fire Department. All proceeds will go toward the building of a new church. Donations will be accepted and appreciated. For more information, call Jim Wood at 620-260, Kirk Houck at 877-0250, or Steve Brown at 877-0405. 7:30 p.m. Tickling the Ivories sponsored by the Ashe County Arts Council at the Ashe Civic Center. The guest pianists include Michael Bell, Connie Hardison, Marc Hoffman, Bair Shagdaron, Betty Upchurch and David Wilson. The repertoire will include classical to traditional to sacred and secular music. Tickers are $12 adults and $5 students. For more information, call 336-8462787. Sept. 8 2 p.m. How Trees Function. Meet the New River State Park ranger at the Wagoner Access Contact Station for a 1mile hike through nature, to learn why trees behave the way they do. Why they grow towards the sky, how they know where to send their roots and even how they pro­ duce their own food. Tree characteristics will be explored along with learning some basic tree identification. 4 p.m. Mt. Jefferson Geology Hike. Meet the Mt. Jef­ ferson State Park range at the Picnic Shelter for a 1 mile hike and explore some of the geological mysteries that make this mountain's geology rock. Bring and jacket, and wear sturdy shoes. PUBLISH: 8/20/13.8/27/13,9/3/13.9/10/13 Sept. 13 7 p.m. Night Hike to Luther Rock. Meet the Mt. Jef­ ferson State Park ranger at the Park Office for a 1 mile hike along the ridgeline out to Luther Rock. Bring a small flashlight and wear sturdy shoes. Parts of this hike are considered strenuous and hiking at night can be physical­ ly challenging. This program is designed for adults with good basic hiking skill. Children over 7 are welcome but must be closely supervised. REAL ESTATE RENTALS House For Rent Help Wanted General Nice 3 Bedroom 2 Bath Double-wide brick foundation Large Deck Heat Pump/AC. Fireplace. Appliances and more. Fleetwood off Hwy 221 on scenic 3/4 acres $795 per month Call 803-417-0906 Owner/Broker EXPERIENCED CONTRACT CUTTER In need of experienced contract cutter for 20.000 Christmas trees Must have your own equipment. AUCTION / ESTATE YARD SALE Call 1-336-359-2387 ANNOUNCEMENTS Management / Supervisory Yard Sale Lost & Found FOUND MALE GOLDEN RETRIEVER Male Golden Retriever was found in the Pine Mountain Rock Creek area. Creston. To claim or for more information call 385-2476 LlfeStore Employee Yard Sale Saturday September 7 7 a.m. -12 p.m. On the Backstreet across from West Jefferson Coffee House. Many families participating Great variety of items includ­ ing \m lirsSi mm maim . 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Next scheduled meeting will be held at Family Cen­ meeting will be held at the Agricultural Service Center Conference Room. For more information, call 3368465850. Check out the Jefferson Post for the latest deals on Mobile Homes by local dealers EMPLOYMENT ings Matthews Heating solu­ tions 336-501-1618 Peak Creek Ruritan Club will meet at the Peak Creek Ruritan Community Center, NC 88 East, Laurel Springs. After the meal, a representative from the N.C. DOT will present an update on the N.C. Roadside Litter PickupPro­ gram. The Club has participated in this highway beautification program for 25 years. Visitors are welcome. For more information, call 336982-9538. Sept. 12 7 p.m. Ashe Bee Keepers Meeting. Next schedule FINANCIAL SERVICES OUTDOOR WOOD FUR­ NACE. Heats multiple build­ Sept. 9 6:30 p.m. Program on Roadside Litter Pickup. The tral. The Ashe County Cattlemen's Association Board of Directors will meet at 6:30 p.m., prior to the regular Associational meeting. 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Friday Dylan Lightfoot Staff Writer dlightfoot@civitasmedia.com The High Country's own Melissa Reaves returns to West Jefferson 8 p.m. Friday, Sept. 6, for her "Together Again Tour" with guitarist Scott Sawyer. "I'm glad to be coming back to see ev­ erybody," ReaveS said. "Hopefully, well have as energetic a crowd as last time." A former West Jefferson resident, Reaves built a loyal Ashe County following after a couple memorable shows in Lansing in 2012. She caused a stir in West Jefferson earlier this year with a dynamic solo performance at Boondocks Apr. 20. Friday, she will be joined by Sawyer, a long-time bandmate in the Meldavians, and in her own touring band. "Scott's a Jazz player, but he goes to Avante Garde places," Reaves said. But the duo plan to lay down "pretty much a throw-down Rock-n-roll show" for West Jefferson. "I will have some new material Fri­ day, and some older material people haven't heard much of," she said. Reaves lives in Boone most of the of the year, but spends some winter months at a mountain artists' com­ mune in Arizona just a few miles form Mellisa Reaves played the inaugural Si­ ren Mountain Jam in Boone this summer. the U.S.-Mexico border. She recently visited Los Angeles to meet with Stacey Heydon, former guitarist for Da­ vid Bowie and Iggy Pop, who will be producing her eight CD release. Performing over 200 shows per year, Reaves spends much of her time tour­ ing, playing venues as diverse as Lilith Fair, Austin City Limits Music Festival, Seattle's Bumbershoot and Hempfest, NYC's Merce Cunningham Studio, and The American Dance Festival. Wildlife Commission highlights Kestrels The N.C. Wildlife Re­ sources Commission high­ lights North America's smallest and perhaps most colorful falcon, the Ameri­ can kestrel, at its Mountain State Fair exhibit this year. The fair, which will be open Sept. 6-15, is located in Fletcher in Henderson County, just west of Asheville. The Commission's exhibit will open from 3-8 p.m. Monday through Thursday, and from 10 a.m. until 8 p.m. Friday through Sunday. The kestrel exhibit will include a nest box with real eggs, as well as mounts of a male and female kestrel. Visitors also can find out more about the latest kestrel research and banding efforts being conducted by Com­ mission staff on the Sandy Mush Game Land, which is located in Buncombe and Madison counties. To complement the kes­ trel exhibit, the Wildlife Commission's perennially popular button features a beautiful rendition of an American kestrel in flight. The button — a traditional File photo | Jefferson Post North America's smallest and perhaps most colorful falcon, the American kestrel will be featured at the Mountain Fair in September. state fair keepsake — is free, as are other wildliferelated items, such as kids' fishing coloring books, fish identification guides, fish stickers and tattoos, and back issues of Wildlife in North Carolina magazine. In addition to kestrels, the Commission's exhibit will feature several hands-on activities, such as a "Nerf" archery game, a "pond" where kids can test their fishing skills, ahd the mobile aquarium — a trailer featur­ ing twin 300-gallon aquaria that showcase some of the popular freshwater fishes found in North Carolina. In addition to kestrels, the Commission's exhibit will feature several handson activities, such as a "Nerf" archery game, a "pond" where kids can test their fishing skills, and the mobile aquarium — a trail­ er featuring twin 300-gal­ lon aquaria that show­ case some of the popular freshwater fishes found in North Carolina. New for this year is an exhibit designed to en­ courage visitors of all ages to get outside and experi­ ence the diverse wildlifewatching opportunities the Tar Heel state offers. The "Find the Wildlife game consists of more than 20 animal mounts and models commonly found in west­ ern North Carolina. Ex­ hibit visitors can spot the animals using binoculars and read fun facts about each species. Find out more about the Mountain State Fair, includ­ ing daily schedules, opening and closing hours, pricing and directions, by visiting www.mountainfair.oig, or calling 828-687-1414. For more information about the Wildlife Com­ mission, visit www.ncwildlife.org. The race is on at Show off your Auto Racing knowledge & Sprint to the Cup for great weekly prizes! .iim's Corner FURNITURE m fSM' if Jfin cr (. istic ^ «vul swpy iiffarvi THE H G I H C U T YS TIRE STORE O N R ' ivmv. ivjchevy.net We go the distance for you to gel a EBIAT DIM... to - IVf' 7/ / unvsli //.' 336-384-2929 www.jimscornerfurniture.com CHRYSLER • Jf(P • DODGf • RAM s R°SSAUTO.COlVI 2282 HWY 105 SOUTH-BOONE, NC .......... jeep CALL TODAY!828-264-3626 • 800-789-0477 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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Page 6 Vol. K8, Issue 71 •r^i WE*" INSIDE 'Tickling the Ivories' at Civic Center... Page as o o 3 m >. cn x> * m co * ^c * ** .* 3> r * i— »—i * W W * z ^ « o ® i> * m * "f < * » • NJ —H ^ CO * O 0 CO 1 y o o © $ . 0 10 •: FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 6.2013 Commissioners form manager search co o to CO Airport runway extension postponed until spring Dylan Lightfoot Staff Writer dlightfoot@civitasmedia.com The Ashe County Board of Commissioners on Tuesday formed a search committee to find a new county manager, and opted to postpone completion of the airport runway exten­ sion until spring. Following an execu­ tive session on personnel, Commissioner Judy Poe moved to nominate herself and the other four commis­ sioners "to a seach com­ mittee for a county manag­ er for Ashe County." The motion was unanimously approved. According to Poe, the board has no short list of candidates for county man­ ager at this time. Former County Man­ ager Dr. Pat Mitchell was removed by the board Aug. 19, in a 3-2 vote. Runway project postponed Chairman Larry Rhodes during the board's work session said the county's airport runway project is "at a crucial time frame right now as far as what needs to be done and what can be done as winter weather heads in our di­ rection." James Moose of AVCON, a Charlotte airport design firm working with Ashe County, announced site preparation for the runway extension had been completed recently. Paving and lighting of the runaway had been bid in July with the anticipa­ tion that work could begin mid-August, Moose said. "Unfortunately, due to some things with the state and getting the grant processed, that has been delayed. We have not yet gotten grants in place for that project...we have not executed the construction contract," he said. Moose said the contrac­ tor, Eagle Wood Inc., a Lincoln County firm ex­ perienced in airport infra­ structure, had agreed to offer the board three op­ tions: start work now with a plan to shut down for winter, hold the current bid until work can begin in April or rebid the project in February. Rebidding the project would cost $8,000-12,000, he said, but this cost would be "reimbursable through the state." The board moved to follow AVCON's recom­ mendation for option two, which would hold Eagle Wood to their July bid Dylan Lightfoot | Jefferson Post price, which is covered by Ashe County Commissioner Judy Poe moved to nominate her­ See SEARCH I 7 self and the other four commissioners to a search committee for a new county manager yesterday. De Pree publishes part two of memoir Author's book signing Sept. 17 ' i O- TS« . Onq Jo - •. Dylan Lightfoot Staff Writer dlightfoot@civitasmedia.com Submitted photo | Jefferson Post The Ashe Council for the Arts will be hosting a barn quilt tour on dates in September and October. The multi-hour trips will show goers the various quilts throughout the county. Guided tour to show Ashe harn quilts Wil Petty Staff Writer jpetty@civitasmedia.com Barn quilts are one of many items that drive tourists to Ashe County. Now, thanks to the Ashe County Arts Council, locals will drive the tourists to see the barns up close. "We have created six different driving tours out in the community to look at the barn quilts," said Rebecca Williams, program director of the Ashe County Arts Council. "This year we decided we wanted to do our own tour." The Arts Council has teamed with the Ashe Tran­ sit Authority, so they can drive the tourists around the county. Williams said each bus willhave a tour guide that will give the history of the quilts, who painted the quilts and the names of designs. While tours will stop for photo opportunities, people will not be going inside the barns or leaving the bus. The barn quilts came to Ashe County in 2005 as part of a grant from Handmade in America, a North Caro­ lina-based nonprofit which promotes craft and culture for economic development. Two other Western North Carolina counties, Yancey and Mitchell, received the grant as well. "Several years ago the Arts Council wanted to con­ tinue its public arts program by putting art out in the community," Williams said. The Arts Council then paired those interested in hav­ ing the items with the local artists who were designing the barn quilts. "(The quilts) are basically painted on wood and in­ stalled on the barn itself," Williams said. Originally, the organization quickly put up between 12 and 15 quilts in the area. Now, Williams said there are over 100 barn quilts in Ashe County,and that people from out of town will often come to the county to buy them. "It has taken a life of its own," she said. "We now have businesses that create the barn quilts where folks can purchase them." Dates for the tour are Sept. 6-7 and Oct. 11-12. Fri­ days will have one tour while Saturdays will host two. Tour tickets are $15 for adults and $10 for children. All tours will depart from the Ashe County Arts Center. For tour reservations caD the Arts Councfl at 336846-2787. Winners of writer competition announced Wil Petty Staff Writer ipetty@civitasmedia com On Sept. 3, the On the Same Page Literary Festi­ val committee announced the winners of its third an­ nual Page Crafters Prize writing competition. "The writers competi; tion is an important part of the overall festival," said Jane Lonon, executive di­ rector of the Ashe County Arts Council. "The festi­ val's purpose is to celebrate reading and writing and obviously writing is what leads to reading." The prize is given in three categories to the top two finishers. The catego­ ries are in fiction, nonfiction and poetry. Lonon said a panel of three judges are assem­ bled, one with an expertise in each category. "We remove the cover, assign a number and that is what the judge gets," she said. Judges make their own criteria on what they were looking for with the win­ ning entries and were free to make their own determi­ nation on who won. Prizes total $900 with first place receiving $200 each and second place re­ ceiving $100 each. This year's theme was "Secrets." Lonon said approxi­ mately 150 authors and po­ ets nationwide submitted their work, and that it was an increase from previous years. "We had submissions from all over the country," she said. "It is a way to celebrate those emerging writers and reward them for their work." The winners for 2013 are: Fiction - First: Claudette Cohen of Carolina Beach, Second: Liz Dowling-Sendor of Chapel Hill. Nonfiction—First: Janet Pittard of West Jefferson, Second: Gene Hafer of Jef­ ferson. Poetry - First: Andrea O'Rourke of Atlanta, Sec­ ond: Annehart Herrick of Fleetwood. The winners will be rec­ ognized for their work at the Ashe County Public Library at 2:30 p.m. Satur­ day, Sept. 21. Lonon said five of the six winners will be on hand to read their material. "That is really power­ ful," she said. "I can read it and I can get something out of it, but when you hear it from the horse's mouth so to speak, that's pretty neat." On the Same Page will take place Sept. 17-21, and will be occurring through­ out West Jefferson. Celebrated local artist and author Lenore De Pree this week announced the release of her latest book "47 Houses on the Long Journey Home," the longawaited second part of her autobiography. "It's the story I have avoided writing for years," De Pree said. "47 Houses" is the sequel to De Pree's 1978 release "90 Brothers and Sisters," a startling coming-of-age story set in the rural East Kentucky orphanage where De Pree was raised — with 90 cast-off 'siblings' — in a cult-like Neveriand gov­ erned by her father's un­ shakable faith and aberrant appetites. De Pree began writing "47 Houses" in October 2011, 33 years after the publication of "90 Brothers and Sisters." She describes part two of her memoir as the "travel guide" of a phys­ ical, artistic and religious journey in search of "what it means to be human." As the title implies, "47 Houses" follows De Pree, her husband and four chil­ dren, on a 30-year sojourn "47 Houses on the Long Journey Home"by Lenore De Pree is scheduled for release Sept. 17. through an ever-changing homescape: a cloister of British expats on the South China Sea, a 65-foot Chinse junk converted to a house boat, a segregated "compa­ ny town" in Saudi jArabia where Westerners were al­ lowed their "whiskey, pork and bibles," and finally to house number 47, a mod­ est single-family home on Jefferson Landing. De Pree has published eight books through con­ ventional publishers, but now swears by on-line pub­ lishing. "Dog Ear Publish­ ing has been wonderful. They only want to know how they can make your book happen," she said. The author will hold a book signing at Originals Only Gallery from 5-7 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 17, featur­ ing wine and cheese, and live music. Signed copies of "47 Houses" will be $15 for paperback, $25 for hardcover. Mountain View receives state recognition Wil Petty Staff Writer jpetty@civitasmedia.com Mountain View Elementary School has been recog­ nized by the state as a TitleIReward School for the 201314 academic year in performance. "Performance schools are determined by who had the highest performance over a number of years for all subgroups on statewide assessments." David Blackburn, principal of Mountain View Elementary School, said. Blackburn said the recognition meant that the state identified Mountain View as being in the top 10 percent of TitleIschools inNorth Carolina. According to a North Carolina Public Schools press re­ lease, TitleIis the largest federal education funding pro­ gram for schools. Funding is determined on the number of low-income children, usually those who are eligible for the free and reduced price lunch program. Mountain View was one of 174 Title I schools across the state named for the recognition and the only one in Ashe County. See RECOGNITION | 7 �FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 2013 PAGE 2 JEFFERSON POST Veterans raise money for loys for Tots County crime report Staff Re- port Aug. 26 9 I of Warrensville was charged with a p r o b a tion viola­ tion. Bond was set at $5,000. Steven W e s l e y Matkins, 22, of West Jef­ ferson was charged with assault on a fe­ male. Bond was set at $500. Matkins was released on Aug. 30. Brittany Louise Maitlin, 25, of COPELAND COLDIRON West Jef­ ferson was charged pos­ with session of drug para­ ft phernalia, possession of metham- HAMM KOHLBUS phetamine, posses­ sion of a schedule II controlled substance, simple pos­ session of a MATKINS schedule IV MAITLIN Aug. 29 controlled Matthew substance, David Coldshoplifting iron, 24, conceal­ of Grassy ment goods Creek was and misde­ charged meanor lar­ with a pro­ ceny. Bond MCCOY MEDLEY bation vio­ was set at lation and $4,500. larceny of a Maitlin was re­ firearm. Bond was leased later that set at $13,000. day. Thomas James Brenda Sue UtHamm, 21, of ley, 50, of West Jef­ West Jefferson ferson was charged was charged with with communicat­ UTLEY possession of ing threats. Bond drug parapherna­ was set at $2,000. Utley was released later lia and carrying a con­ cealed weapon. Bond that day. was set at $1,200. Hamm was released later that Aug. 27 Nanette Shoupe Ste­ day. Stephen James Copephens, 58, of Jefferson was charged with com­ land, 24, of Lansing was municating threats. Bond charged with forgery of was set at $500. Stephens endorsement. Bond was was released later that set at $25,000. day. Aug. 31 Robert Anthony KohlDean Joseph McCoy, bus, 50, of West Jefferson was charged with assault 33, of Mouth of Wilson, on a female. Bond was Va. was charged with set at $1,000. Kohlbus driving while impaired and driving while license was released on Aug. 29. was revoked. Bond was set at $500. McCoy was Aug. 28 Ronald Lee Medley, 22, released later that day. *1 A a0 w V ) 1*4 Wil Petty Staff Writer jpetty@civitasmedia.com Local U.S. Marine vet­ erans are hosting a fund­ raiser to ensure children in Ashe County will have a Merry Christmas. The Marine Corps League detachment No. 1389 will host its annual benefit fundraiser on Sat­ urday, Sept. 7, in the VFW building at 446 Ashe Park Road in Jefferson. The fundraiser will be raising money for Toys for Tots, a program ran by the U.S. Marines to provide toys to children whose par­ ents can't afford to provide presents during the holi­ days. Numerous events will occur at the fundraiser, in­ cluding live music, an art auction, a silent auction as well as a rummage sale. Buddy Greer, the detach­ ment's commandant said their detachment has fun­ draisers yearly, including two last year. "We have outside spaces open if anyone else would like to come set up," he said. "It will help draw more people to us and our cause." Greer said everything specific to the fundraiser will be inside. Food will be available as well, includ­ ing hot dogs, drinks, baked goods and donuts. The fundraiser will start at 7 a.m. and last until 2 p.m. The Marine Corps League is a congressional chartered U.S.M.C. veter­ ans organization. Detach­ ment 1389 serves the en­ tirety of Ashe County. For more information, call Greer at 336-982-3743. Ashe District Court decisions The weekly session of the Ashe County District Court was held Aug. 29, with the Honorable David V. Byrd presiding. These decisions were handed down by the court: Robert G. Anderson: (T) Driving while impaired. (P) guilty. (J) guilty. One year NC DOC suspended sentence. 18 months unsu­ pervised probation. $500 plus CC. Timothy Shane Barnes: (T) Operate vehicle with no insurance (P) guilty (J) guilty. 20 months ACJ suspended sentence. 12 months unsupervised pro­ bation. CC. Gary James Broum: (T) Failure to report accident. (P) guilty (J) guiky. 30 months suspended sen­ tence. 12 months unsuper­ vised probation. 18 hours CWS. CC. Van Tyler Cornett: (M) Possession of marijuana up to half ounce (P) no con­ test (J) guilty. Supervised probation six months. 24 hours CWS. CC. (T) Drive after consuming under 21, (M) resisting public officer - cons. (P) no con­ test (J) guilty. 45 weeks suspended sentence. 12 months supervised proba­ tion. $50 plus CC. Lisa Gail Hardy: (T) Driving while impaired, (P) No contest (J) guilty. 60 weeks ACJ suspended, 12 months supervised probation. 24 hours CWS. ing threats - cons. (P) no $100 plus CC. Must sur­ contest (J) guilty. 75 weeks ACJ suspended sentence. render drivers licence. Zoe Haywood: (M) Sim­ 18 months supervised prople assault (P) guilty (J) bation.$100 plus CC. Abbreviations: (F) felo­ guilty. 10 weeks suspend­ ny; (M) misdemeanor; (T) ed sentence. 12 months traffic violation; (I) infrac­ unsupervised probation. Jesus Mendoza: (M) tion; (P) plea; (J) judg­ school attendance violation ment; PJC: prayer for judg­ law - two counts (P) guilty ment continued; 90-96:1st (J) guilty. 30 weeks sus­ offense conditional dis­ pended sentence. 18 months charge; MCP: Misdemean­ ant Confinement Program; unsupervised pmbation. John Royal: (M) com­ ACJ; Ashe County Jail; municating threats, (M) re­ DOC: N.C. Department of sisting public officer - cons. Corrections; DAC: Divi­ (P) no contest (J) guilty. 45 sion of Adult Corrections;* weeks suspended sentence. CRV: confinement in re­ 18 months supervised pro­ sponse to violation; CWS: bation. (M) Assault on community work service; government official/em­ CC: pay court costs; cons.: ployee, (M) communicat- charges consolidated Lowes Foods donates seeds across the globe Lowes Foods recently the Project has distrib­ Mushayamunda Village in gave a donation that will uted seeds for more than Zimbabwe. A local church provide needed fresh pro­ three dozen community has travelled to this vil­ duce to hundreds of local gardens in the Piedmont lage in recent years to help neighbors in the Piedmont at elementary schools, provide a water source. and across the world to churches, senior citizens' Having completed the YMCA's, water sourcing, the much global neighbors in Zimba­ organizations, neighborhood gardens needed seeds will now bwe and Jamaica. This spring, Lowes and to benefit veterans' provide a village garden Foods donated more than support groups. Many of to feed the community. A 40,000 packets of vegeta­ these gardens also grow second shipment was sent ble and flower seeds to the surplus produce to pro­ out with a local church Reap More Than You Sow vide to the Second Har­ mission team to a rural vest Food Bank of North­ area in Jamaica, also in Community Garden Project. Since that time, west North Carolina that late July. Wallace Williamson, Di­ reaches thousands in local rector of the Reap More areas. In mid July, Reap More Than You Sow Project, Than You Sow sent forty said, "These seeds are eight pounds or 700 pack­ literally being scattered ets of the seeds to the around the world and A TERRIBLE THING HAPPENS WHEN Y0D DON'T ADVERTISE. NO ONE NOTICES YOB Rotary releases official winners' •/ list from Fiddlers Convention Third Race, Danny Spain. Instrument: Bluegrass Fid­ dle - First Place, Daniel Greeson; Second Place, Johnny Huffman; Third Place, Kilby Spencer. Musical Style: Dance - First Place, Madison Sheppard; Second Place, Elli Jones; Third Place, Ruth Shumway. Instrument: Dobro - First Place, Danny Hargus; Second Place, Sean Valentine. Music: Folk Song - First Place, Jamie Stacey; Second Place, Matt Stacey; Third Place, Josh Raines. Instrument: Guitar - First Place, Eric Harden; Second The Rotary Club of the Jeffersons is pleased to release the official winners of its 44th Annual Fiddlers Convention, held Aug. 3-4, 2013 at the Ashe County Park. The winners are: Instrument: Bass Fiddle First Place Loyd Richardson, Second Place, Jamie Stacey, Third Place RyanHicks. Musical Style: Bluegrass Band - Fust Place, Bad Ridge; Second Race,- Destination Bluegrass; Third Place, Sons of South. Instrument: Bluegrass ban­ jo - First Place,Brandy Miller, Second Place, Dale Mills; New in September!!! 10:30 Traditional Worship 11:30 Contemporary Worship (10:30 Sunday School) At Ashe County Worship Center 863 Ray Taylor Rd. West Jefferson 336-846-1189 Ashecountyworshipcenter.org ANYMORE Jefferson Post (336) 846-7164 www.jeffersonpost.com all over our community. It is awesome to think about the impact and the amount of food that will result!" Lowes Foods maintains a strong commitment to reaching out to help feed neighbors in need in the local communities it serves. This includes sponsoring numerous food drives and charitable donations all year round. Lowes Foods is also proud to support the efforts and businesses of area gftrfflN through its Locally Grown programs by encouraging sustainable, local produc­ tion of fresh foods. also buying silver, platinum & coins ^ y Wt j 4-J fl• / I* % v \\w8H u-fi R .for the best ADVERTISING RESULTS 336-667-2257 Place, Austin Michael; Third Place, Jacob Greer. Instrument: Mandolin - First Place, Eric Harden; Second Place, Matt Stacey; Third Place, Honey Brasfield. Musical Style: Old Time Band - Fust Place, Crooked Road Ramblers;' Second Place, Garden Variety String Band; Third Race, Possum Hollar. Instrument: Old Tune Ban­ jo - First Place, Ben Riesser, Second Place, Marsher Todd; Third Place, Austin Michael. Instrument: Old Tune Fiddle - Fust Place, Daniel Greeson; Second Place, W.A. Moore; Third Place, Austin Michael. Instrument: Youth Bass Fiddle - First Place, Katy Jones; Second Place, Kinsay Greene. Musical Style: Youth Bluegrass Band - First Place, Bluegrass Express. Instrument: Youth Bluegrass Banjo - Fust Place, Trajon Wdlington; Second Place, Carter Wilson; Third Place, Clay Russell Instrument: Youth Bluegrass Fiddle - First Place, Ruth Shumway; Second Place, Haley Maye; Third Place, Lynn Purcel. Instrument: Youth Blue grass Dobro - Fust Place, Em­ ily Long. Instrument: Youth Guitar First Place, Zack Arnold; Sec­ ond Place, Emily Long; Third Place, Tanner Hensen. Instrument: Youth Mando­ lin - Fust Place, Lynn Purcel Second Place, Haley Maye; Third Place, Macey Hensen. Musical Style: Youth Old Time Band - Fust Place, Hopeful Bandaids. Instrument: Youth Old Tune Banjo - First Hace, Madison Sheppard; Second Place, Brittany Osborne; Third Hace, Ruth Shumway. Instrument: Youth Old Time Fiddle - First Place, Ruth Shumway; Second Place, Lynn Purcel; Third Hace, Haley Maye. �.1EFFKRSON POST PAGE 3 Six pianists at the Ashe Civie Center OBITUARIES Clyde Elliott Cornette Clyde Elliott Cornette, a resident of Westchester Man­ or in High Point and under the care of United Hospice, passed away on Sept. 2,2013. She was 95. She was born Aug. 11, 1918, in West Jefferson to the late Lizzie Swift Elliott and Henry Elliott. She retired from Leviton Mfg. Co. in West Jefferson after many years of service. In past years she loved to garden, sew, cook, and go fishing with her family. In addition to her parents, preceding her in death is her husband, Earnest (nicknameScrewdriver) Cornette, one son, Earl Cornette and eight brothers and six sisteis. She is survived by one daughter, Josephine Brooks of Warrensville; two sons, Arvill Cornette and wife Judy of Sparta, Harold Cornette and wife Carrie of High Point; and one daughter in law, Carol Cornette of High Point; 12 grandchildren; 17 great grand­ children; and seven great-great grandchildren. A service to celebrate Clyde's life will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 7, 2013, at Ashelawn Memo­ rial Chapel in Jefferson, with Pastor Tim Dockery officiat­ ing. Interment will follow in Ashelawn Memorial Gardens, Garden of the Good Shep­ herd. The family will receive friends from 1-2 p.m., one hour prior to the service at Ashelawn Memorial Chapel. The family would like to thank the staff at Westchester Manor for their wonderful care and concern for several years and to United Hospice for their most recent compas­ sionate care. In lieu of flowers, memori­ als may be sent to: Hospice of the Piedmont, 1801 West­ chester Dr., High Point, NC 27262. Words of comfort and remembrance may be viewed or sent to the family through our website at www.ashelawn. com. Ashelawn Memorial Chapel & Gardens was en­ trusted with Mrs. Cornette's arrangements. AREA BIRTHS FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 6,2013 The sounds of piano music will fill the Ashe Civic Center 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 7, with the "Tickling the Ivories" concert. The Ashe County Arts Council sponsors this annual concert event featuring seven • pia­ nists. Performing on the Arts Council's nine-foot Steinway grand piano will be Michael Bell, Connie Hardison, Marc Hoffman, Bair Shagdaron, Betty Upchurch and David Wilson. Tickling the Ivories will feature a diverse rep­ ertoire with selections ranging from Chopin, Bach and the classics to church and sacred fa­ vorites to contemporary and show tunes. There will be duets and fourhand selections as well as solo selections. Michael Bell is a wellknown musician here in Ashe County. He at­ tended Oberlin Conser­ vatory and is currently the accompanist at the Jefferson United Meth­ odist Church. Michael has performed with the chamber ensemble Harmonia Baroque whose performers include Ap­ palachian State Uni­ versity music faculty. Michael and his wife, Joanie are owners of the Greenhouse Crafts in Glendale Springs. Connie Hardison is a retired Choral and Read­ ing educator. She has a Bachelor of Arts Degree from Campbell Univer­ sity. She is organist and choir member at First Baptist Church West Jefferson, and sings with the trio, "Three for Thee". She is actively involved in the Ashe County Arts Council, sings in the Ashe Choral Society, and has been involved in the Ashe County Little Theatre. Connie and her husband Neal live in Fleetwood. Marc Hoffman is a composer, performing musician, and author of educational and chil­ dren's books. A graduate of the North Carolina School of the Arts with a degree in composition, Marc's concert works, jazz charts, songs, and film music have been performed across the US and in the UK, Europe, and Israel. His original instrumental record­ ings include Long Way Home, JAZZ, and Late September. Vocal re­ cordings include Christ­ mas Time, I Will, and Dream of God, featuring the lullaby "Sleep Little Child" on which a book published by Virillion Music Publishing was based. Marc lives in his hometown of Salisbury with his wife and daugh­ ter. Pianist Bair Shagdaron was born in Mos­ cow, Russia and began studying music at age four. He studied at the prestigious Moscow Gnesins Music School for Gifted Children. He studied at the Moscow Tchaikovsky Conserva­ tory and graduated with degrees in piano perfor­ mance and in competi­ tion. In the fall of 2007, Dr. Shagdaron joined the faculty of Appalachian State University where he currently serves as Professor of Piano. This is the second ap­ pearance for Betty Upchurch with the Tick­ ling the Ivories pianists. Betty continues to be involved in church and community music in Ashe County since her move to the High Coun­ try with her husband, Lewis, six years ago. Currently, she is serving as accompanist for the early service at Jeffer­ son Methodist Church. Before moving to Fleet­ wood, she was accom­ panist for 10 years at Community Presbyteri­ an Church in Pinehurst. Although Betty has an earned degree in music, she has delighted audi­ ences for over fifty years with her own arrange­ ments. David Wilson, a na­ tive of Raleigh, is a senior at Appalachian State University, where he is majoring in music education in addition to studying both piano and voice. Outside of school, he is the choir accompanist at First Baptist Church of West Jefferson. He is heavily involved in many pro­ fessional music organi­ zations, including the College Music Society, American Choral Direc­ tors Association, and the National Association for Music Education, and is the recipient of the Bill McCloud Scholarship awarded by the N.C. Music Educators Asso­ ciation. He is currently conducting research regarding Achievement Goal Orientations in music classrooms and plans to present his find­ ings at regional and lo­ cal conferences. Wilson is a student of Dr. Bair Shagdaron and will be performing a piano re­ cital at ASU at 8 p.m. Oct. 20. Concert is at 7:30 with advance tickets available at the Ashe Arts Center or by phone with a credit card. The tickets are $12 adult and $5 students. For more information, please con­ tact the Arts Council at 336-846-ARTS. Recruitment for 2014 Governor's School begins Sept. 3 The Governor's School of North Carolina is a five-week summer resi­ dential program for in­ tellectually gifted high school students, integrat­ ing academic disciplines, the arts, and unique courses on each of two campuses. The curriculum fo­ cuses on the exploration of the most recent ideas and concepts in each discipline, and does not involve credit, tests, or grades. Perspective partici­ pants should be high achieving, highly moti­ vated students who love to learn and strive to bet­ ter themselves and the world. 2014-specific informa­ tion is not yet available, and we will use the cri­ teria used in previous years to start our pro­ cess. Students will need to meet certain criteria on achievement and apti­ tude tests. Current juniors may be nominated in the follow­ ing areas: English, math­ Vogler Kelly Hardin and Cam­ eron Vogler of Jefferson, 5hank you announce the birth of their ^ On behalf of Marvin Walter Hall, his family ^ son, Knox Allen Vogler, wants to thank everyone for all the prayers, born Aug. 27,2013,at Ashe Memorial Hospital. He £ gifts of money,food and digging of the grave. weighed seven pounds and Thanks to Badger Funeral Home for a o 11 ounces, and was 19.5 inches long. Grandparents 5 4|L, wonderful service. are Tim and Cathy Hardin, 5flank you, Jeff and Jerri Vogler. Sibling is Keelan Hardin Judy. Siatl & HIGH SPEED INTERNET available EVERYWHERE! • Get speeds as FAST as 15mbps • Up to 200x Faster than dial-up! (Where available) • Starting at $49.99/mo H(GH HIGHSPEED s>«d •Available EVERYWHERE! by SATELLITE ^ a WTu u > i "v m m 4 DOWNLOAD COMPLETE CALL NOW and GO FAST! 1-877-358-7040 Mon-Fri 8am-11pm • Sat 9am-8pm . Sun 10am-6pm EST ematics, natural science, social science, Spanish, French, art, dance, the­ atre, choral music, in­ strumental music Current sophomores may be nominated in the following areas: dance, choral music and instru­ mental music. Teachers, parents and students themselves may make referrals. Once names are re­ ceived, a student's re­ cords will be reviewed to determine eligibility. Please make referrals to Annette Bednosky at Ashe County High School by calling 8462400, or by email at an- nette.bednosky@ashe. kl2.nc.us A meeting for all who are referred (or who selfrefer) will be held dur­ ing the school day in the near future. Information on the 2013 Governor's School site is: http://www.ncgovschool.org/ �Public Opinion "...were it left to me to decide whether we should have a government without newspapers or newspapers without a government, I should not hesitate a moment to prefer the latter." Piige 4 September (», 2013 — Thomas Jefferson, 1787 LETTER TO THE EDITOR Writer proposes additional school security officers So this is my first, but certainly which we had gone about this. not my last, attempt to implore our So county commissioners you county commissioners to please con­ have done a great thing by placing tinue this safeguard for our children. an officer in our schools and please One officer in each school cannot be continue to do so. If at all possible, at every entrance at the same time I implore you to expand this great and I think two, possibly three, offi­ service. Anyone with a child in school to­ cers would not be too many. AsIknow funding is an issue with day are looking with blinders if they every aspect of our lives, the extra of­ do not see the need for this position. Parents the next chance you have ficers could be a problem to supply. But I feel it is worth the effort to try to thank your local school officer please do so for the child he might and see that this need is addressed. I certainly like to feel tucked away save if ever called to do so just might here in our lovely mountains. We are be yours. To everyone involved with safe and secure, but the ugly truth is these officers being in place I thank that it is only a dream and hope of us you with a grateful heart. To each all. We are as likely as any place to be and every officer that stands guard impacted by a school tragedy. If we at the school entrance to guard my wait to address this issue after the child and yours against the evils of fact, we could never forgive ourselves this timeISALUTE YOU. Thank you. for not doing all we can to prevent it. A very appreciative parent, The families that would be affect­ Tony Stone ed would never forgive us as a com­ Jefferson munity for our haphazard manner in Dear Editor, To all parents, todayIdropped my child in elementary off for classes. Like all mornings, our local law en­ forcement officer was one of the peo­ ple helping the children out of the cars. What a welcome sight his pres­ ence was. Today ,he was the person whom opened the door for my child. He spoke kindly and I was quick to say thank you for the job he does. The comfort he provides me as a parent allows me to go about my day knowing my child is safe and secure. He replied to my thank you with thanks for saying so and it was not often he heard those words. Then I told him it was comforting to a parent to know he was there. His reply asked me to let the county com­ missioners know howIfelt for it was up to them if he is to remain in place or not. COMMUNITY CALENDAR Sept. 6 4 - 8 p.m. Fish Fry Friday. Support Ashe Outreach Ministries and Mobile Meals at the Riverview Community Center in Creston. A $10 donation will get you a large portion of fish, fries, hush puppies, slaw, dessert and a drink. Take-out is available. Di­ rections: Take NC 88 W., stay straight through Warrensville and past Blue Ridge Elementary. Riverview is about 6 miles on the left. Look for the "Fish Fry" sign. For more infor­ mation, call 336-385-1314. for Halloween are available at our regular low price of 3 for $1. The 10 cent magazine shelf will feature Wildlife of North Carolina Magazine. Inspiration and religion books continue at 1/2 off sticker price. Books are available at wonderful prices - come and browse through the shelves in the Gift Shop. Think: Christ­ mas gifts. "Baskets Hon­ oring North Carolina Au­ thors" are featured in the Friends Shop and are avail­ able for purchase. Visit the Friends' Gift Shop now for these great selections. cover how to use them in an imaginative way. Chil­ dren are welcome to wear their own fairy costumes and enjoy this free event. Schedule and events are as follows: 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. Drop-in Fairy Doll Mak­ ing, 10 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Fairy face painting and fairy house building at the Farmer's Market, 1 p.m. Fairy book reading at the library. 9:30 a.m. -1 p.m. Quilt Day and Fairy Celebra­ tion at the Ashe Farmers' Market. Calling all quilters. Quilt raffle, free class and a demo by the Ashe County Quilt Guild and Sept. 6 - 7 Sept. 6-7 Barn Quilt Van Tours. Buffalo Baptist DoriS Phillips behind the The Ashe County Arts Church will be having a shelter (bring your ma­ Council is pleased to an­ yard/bake and hot Dog chine and a chair - electric­ nounce the first van tours Sale Friday September 6th ity available). There will highlighting some of the 4:00 - 7:00 (Hot Dogs will be kits available for $20 best of Ashe County's be sold 5:30-6:30). & Sat­ per kit. 10:30 a.m. River Run Barn Quilts. Each tour urday September 7th 7:30 TYail Hike. Meet the New will be accompanied by - 2:00. (Hot Dogs will be a docent to highlight the ready from 11:30 - 12:30). River State Park ranger barns, points of interest For More Information, at the 221 Access Visitor and share Ashe county call Trish Hart. (336) 977- Center for a 2.5 mile loop history. Friday's tour de­ 6625. All Proceeds go to so bring water and wear parts at 10 a.m. Saturday Youth Fund. The pastor is appropriate shoes. 10:30 a.m. Baby has two tours, both begin Rev. Ken Furches. Bounce in the Children's at 10 a.m., one includes Area of the Ashe Coun­ Sept. 7 a lunch stop at Shatley 7 a.m - 2 p.m. Toys for ty Public Library. Baby Springs Restaurant. Tours will run rain or shine. The Tots Benefit Fundraiser. bounce is a short, 15-20 cost is $15 adults, and $10 Will be held rain or shine minute story time for in­ for children under 12. For at the VFW Building on fants and babies that in­ cludes finger plays, songs, more information, call 336- Ashe Park Road. Silent Auction, Art Auction, hot rhymes, and a book or two. 846-2787. 8 a.m. - 1 p.m. Down- dogs, drinks, baked goods Babies and their parents or caregivers can enjoy great On-the-Creek: a "We and doughnuts will be available. For more infor­ books, lively songs, and Care" fundraiser for fuel rhymes and meet other ba­ and electricity will be held mation, call Detachment bies in the neighborhood. at the Ashe BROC office in #1389 at 336-982-3743. 2 p.m. Art Reception. 9 p.m. Fairy Celebra­ Warrensviile. Food, baked Meet Beth Andrews, the goods, thrift store and yard tion. The Ashe County artist of the month up­ sale. For more information, Partnership for Children I stairs at the Ashe County A Safe Home for Everyone call 336-384-4543. Public Library. and the Ashe County Pub­ 2 p.m. TYees and Tee's lic Library will be hosting Sept. 6 - 23 - Paint your own TeeFriends of the Library a fairy celebration for chil­ Shirt. Meet at the Mt. Gift Shop. Romance dren from 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. Jefferson State Park picnic books are 1/2 off sticker at the library. Explore ob­ area to make your very price. Seasonal magazines jects from nature and disown shirt design using leaves and fabric medium. Tee-shirts will be provided as long as supplies last. Wfers 4 p.m. Pinto Bean Sup­ per, Bake Sale and Si­ lent Auction sponsored OS by the Grace Community Church of Fleetwood. TTie menu includes: pinto beans, slaw, macaroni and cheese, stewed tomatoes, corn bread, tea and des­ sert. The cost is $6 a plate. The event will be held at the Fleetwood Fire Depart­ ment. All proceeds will go toward the building of a new church. Donations will be accepted and ap­ preciated. For more infor­ mation, call Jim Wood at 620-260, Kirk Houck at 877-0250, or Steve Brown at 877-0405. NlltVIM. ASlII. COI NTV. NOHTII CAHOl JNA SINCI (USPS 441-810) Member NC Press Association Published twice weekly by Civitas Media LLC, P.O. Box 808 203 S. Second Ave . West Jefferson. NC 28694 Periodicals postage paid at West Jefferson, NC 28694 Phone 336-846-7164 Email cclark@civitasmedia com Subscription rates in Ashe County - $38/year In North Carolina - $48 01/year Editor/General Manager Cliff Clark Staff Writer Staff Writer Sports Writer Advertising Sales Wil Petty Advertising Sales John Sears Classifieds/Legals Kay Hart Dylan Lightfoot Nathan Ham Teresa Roark Laws Mail Room Department Julia Beck Postmaster: Send address changes to Jefferson Post P.O. Box 808 West Jefferson NC 28694-0808 All content copyright 2012 by Civitas Media LLC and may not be reproduced without permission. 7:30 p.m. Tickling the Ivories sponsored by the Ashe County Arts Council at the Ashe Civic Center. The guest pianists include Michael Bell, Connie Hardison, Marc Hoffman, Bair Shagdaron, Betty Upchurch and David Wilson. The rep­ ertoire will include classical to traditional to sacred and secular music. Tickers are $12 adults and $5 students. For more information, call 336-846-2787. Sept. 8 2 pan. How TYees Func­ tion. Meet the New River State Park ranger at the Wagoner Access Contact Station for a 1 mile hike through nature, to learn why trees behave the way they do. Why they grow towards the sky, how they know where to send their roots and even how they produce their own food. Tree char­ acteristics will be explored along with learning some basic tree identification. 4 p.m. Mt. Jefferson Geology Hike. Meet the Mt. Jefferson State Park range at the Picnic Shelter for a 1 mile hike and ex­ plore some of the geolbgi-' cal mysteries that make this mountain's geology rock. Bring and jacket, and wear sturdy shoes. Sept. 9 6:30 p.m. Program on Roadside Litter Pickup. The Peak Creek Ruritan Club will meet at the Peak Creek Ruritan Community Center, NC 88 East, Laurel Springs. After the meal, a representative from the N.C. DOT will present an update on the N.C. Road­ side Litter Pickup Pro­ gram. The Club has par­ ticipated in this highway beautification program for 25 years. Visitors are wel­ come. For more informa­ tion, call 336982-9538. 7 p.m. Ashe County Cattlemen's Association Meeting. Next scheduled meeting will be held at Family Central. The Ashe County Cattlemen's Asso­ ciation Board of Directors will meet at 6:30 p.m., prior to the regular Association^ meeting. Membership for the entire year is $25, $8 guest meal. Please RSVP by Friday, Sept. 6, 2013, by calling 336-846-5850 so there will be adequate ma­ terials, seating and meals available for participants. Sept. 10 - Oct. 28 5 pan. Storytelling in Tbdd. Every Tuesday through October, stop by the Todd General Store for old time entertainment with sup­ per at 5 p.m. and storytelling at 6 p.m. Todd GeneralStore is located at 3866 Railroad Grade Road. For more infor­ mation, call 336877-1067. Sept. 11 10:30 a.m. Ashe Chap­ ter of North Carolina Retired School Person­ nel will meet at Smokey Mountain Barbecue. The program will be about the North Carolina State Health Plan. This meeting is open to all retired school personnel, including teach­ ers, administration, staff and support personnel. Please plan to attend. Sept. 12 7 p.m. Ashe Bee Keep­ ers Meeting. Next sched­ ule meeting will be held at the Agricultural Service Center Conference Room. For more information, call 3368465850. New book, new author and MLK's dream Last week while we were celebrating the 50th anniver­ sary of Martin Lu­ ther King's "I Have a Dream" speech, part of that dream came true. It came with the publication of Jason Mott's debut novel, "The Returned." Mott sets his book in the fictional town of Arcadia in the very D.G. Martin real Columbus Coun­ ty, where Mott grew up and still lives. strange beings. The Arcadia, says Mott, government orders is a combination of that the returned Bolton, his home­ people be collected town, Lake Wacca- and held in camps. maw and Whiteville. One of these confine­ When King gave ment camps is estab­ his famous speech lished in Arcadia. in 1963, Columbus Little Jacob is held County was not much different than there, and Harold it was in the 1950s, goes in with him. Once Mott per­ when two local newspapers won Pu­ suades his readers to litzer prizes for their believe this specula­ courageous report­ tive premise of dead ing of substantial Ku people reappearing, Klux Klan activities they must deal with in the area. It was moral questions that the kind of place are raised by soci­ King dreamed could ety's treatments of be transformed so the returned people. that people would be Mott says that his judged by the con­ study of the confine­ tent of their char­ ment of ethnic Japa­ acter rather than by nese in the United the color of their States during World skin. War II had an im­ What does Mott's pact on him. The new book set in that confinement and dis­ county have to do crimination against with King's dream? Mott, who is African- the returned people American, describes in Mott's story also a fictional Columbus evokes memories of County where the the Holocaust, slave race of its residents codes, and the chal­ seems to make little lenges of dealing with illegal immigra­ difference. To put it bluntly, tion. you cannot tell the Mott is a talented whites from the storyteller and "The blacks. It is race neu­ Returned" belongs in tral. Mott's fictional the tradition of other characters then are important books like judged by the con­ "Gulliver's Travels" tent of their char­ and "1984," which acter, just the way raised important Martin Luther King social or political dreamed. issues, but required What about .the the suspension of real Columbus disbelief to appreci­ County? Not per­ ate the story. fect, of course. But "The Returned" Mott says his home should be a best­ county is, for him, pretty much the way seller because it tells he describes it in his an entertaining and provocative story. book. But its success is as­ What then is this race-neutral book sured because a new about? Here is a ABC television se­ short summary: al­ ries, "Resurrection," most 50 years ago based on the book Harold and Lucille and starring Omar Hargrave lost their Epps, begins March only child to drown­ 2014. For an intro­ ing on his eighth duction to the story, birthday. Now in take a look at the their 70s, they re­ trailer for the new spond to a knock television series at at their door and http://abc.go.com/ are met by a federal shows/resurrection/ agent who tells them blogs/news/sneakhe is returning their peek-video son, Jacob. The boy, It will make you or what appears to want to watch the be their son, is still eight years old. He television series. Be­ recognizes his par­ fore that, read the ents even though book, and get the they have aged. Har­ feeling that a small old and Lucille are part of Martin Lu­ too old for the job ther King's dream has of rearing an eight- come true. year-old, and they worry and wonder D.G. Martin hosts "North about who or what Carolina Bookwatch," which this returned "Jacob" airs at noon Sundays and at 5 p.m. Thursdays on UNC-TV. really is. more information or to Meanwhile, across For view prior programs visit the the country and webpage at www.unctv.org/ throughout the ncbook watch world, more and This week's guests are Woody more of these re­ Durham, author of his mem­ turned people ap­ oir Woody Durham" at noon pear. Their grow­ on Sunday Sept. 8. and Eliza­ ing numbers create beth Spencer author of "The numerous prob­ Southern Woman" at 5 p.m. on Thursday Sept. 12. lems. Anti-returned A grant from the North popular movements Carolina Humanities Council emerge and threaten provides crucial support for violence against the North Carolina Bookwatch. �FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 6\2013 J W-PERSON POST Overcome evil with good CHURCH CALENDAR Sept 6 - 20 Light Ministries would like to invite willing individuals to par­ ticipate in a 40-day prayer com­ mitment. We will be praying specifically for God's will to be done during and following the High Country Praise Festival on Sunday, Sept. 1,2013, at the Holmes Center on the campus of Appalachian State University. If you miss a day during the 40-day prayer period, no need to worry. You can still make a commitment to pray 40 times during the same 40-day prayer period. For more information, call Son's Light Ministries at 828-264-2007. Church. Rev. Chris Goodman former pastor to Mt. Olive will be the guest speaker, the congre­ gation invites you to attend. 10:30 a.m. Homecoming Services at Calvary Baptist Church in West Jefferson. Bluff Mt. Boys will be singing and the pastor, Rev. Kirby McNeil will be preaching. All members, former members and friends are invited to attend. Lunch will be served following the service. Sept. 6 - 8 Farmers Memorial Baptist Church on Farmers Store Road, Lansing. Rev. Denton Hart will be the guest speaker. Special music nightly. Pastor Rev. Dan­ ny Joe Farmer and congregation invite you to attend. Midway Baptist Church announces Creation Semi­ nar with Brother Steve Levison. There will be four sessions: Session One: 9:45 a.m.,"Creation2Christ" will be for children of all ages; Session Two: 11 a.m., "Foundations Un­ der Fire" will be for all ages; Ses­ sion Three: 4:30 p.m. "Text Mes­ saging" for youth and adults; Session Four: 6 p.m. "Fossils, Flood, Noah's Ark, Dinosaurs" will be for allages. All are invited to come. For more information, call Pastor Steve at 246-2012. Sept. 7 5 - 7 p.m. Fish Fry. Zion United Methodist Church will hold a fish fry. A donation of $10 for adults, $6 for children 12 and under is appreciated. Everyone is invited. ' Sept. 8, 15, 22, 29 11 a.m. - Rev. Tyler Richard­ son will be the guest speaker at Temple Baptist Church on Ra­ dio Hill, West Jefferson. Every­ one is welcomed to attend. 11 a.m. Homecoming Ser­ vices will be held at Bristol Bap­ tist Church. The Bledsoes willbe present to sing. You are invited to attend. Sept. 8 New in September. Begin­ ning in September at Ashe County Worship Center. 10:30 a.m. Traditional Worship and Sunday School. 11:30 a.m. Con­ temporary Worship. Ashe Coun­ ty Worship Center is located at 863 Ray Taylor Road, West Jef­ ferson. 10 a.m. Homecoming Ser­ 11 a.m. Rev. Chris Goodman will be the guest speaker at Mt. Olive Baptist Church. Youare in­ vited to come to the 10 a.m. Sun­ day School service and regular 11 a.m. worship service. 6 p.m. Special Singing. The Bledsoes will be singing at Pilot Mt. Baptist Church. Pastor, Rev. Keith Woodie and congregation invite you to attend. vice and Meal at Friendship Baptist Church. Friendship will be celebrating their 133rd year. Everyone is invited to attend. Sept. 8 - 13 Sixth Annual Preaching by the Parkway Camp Meeting tist Church. The homecoming service will be held at the Ashe Baptist Camp in the Baldwin will be held Calvary Free Will Baptist Church invites you to attend. The week is set with a FELLOWSHIP Barnett St. • West Jefferson 846-3954 Pastor Todd Brewrer Casual & Contemporary Sunday School 10:00 a.m. Sunday Worship 11:00 a.m. Wednesday Bible Study 7:00 p.m. ST. FRANCIS OF ASSISI CATHOLIC CHURCH 246-9151 Rev. James Stuhrenberg Main A Ivy Streets. • Jefferson Sun. Morning Mass - 9:00 am Saturday Evening Mass 5:00pm English A 7:OOpm Spanish Weekday Mom. Mass • Call for times West Jefferson United Methodist Church 107 W. Second Street West Jefferson, North Carolina 336-246-5292 Faifh Fellowship We^Mds Blblt Study 9:10 em coffee and fellowship 10:10-11 Sunday Sarvka 11:00 am Wednesday Night: F.B.I. BIWe Study - 6:30 pm wfwnw.vrjumc.net Elliott Osowttt, Pastor 9:45 Sunday School 11:00 Morning Worship because it kind of Not every Apostle rubs us the wrong had a great sermon way, but it is God's recorded in the Bi­ way (not ours) that ble. Some had minor must be adhered to. quips that Jesus used "Render therefore to to make His point all their dues: tribute clear (like doubting to whom tribute is Thomas), and oth­ due; custom to whom ers were very vocal custom; fear to whom throughout their time fear; honour to whom with Christ and after honour." (Rom 13:7). the Resurrection (like Therefore, "Let us Peter). Paul was very walk honestly, as in vocal and wrote often the day; not in riot­ what He had learned. ing and drunkenness, One sermon in his Leila Harris not in chambering letter to the Romans and wantonness, not is still powerful and useful today. He said, "Be not in strife and envying. But put ye overcome of evil, but overcome on the Lord Jesus Christ, and. evil with good." (Rom 12:21 make not provision for the flesh, KJV). We are to always act like to fulfil the lusts thereof." (Rom God's children, not display con­ 13:13-14). We do these things in obedi­ duct unbecoming of His family. As long as we are on this earth, ence because, " For none of us there will be those in authority bveth to himself, and no man dieth to himself. For whether we over us. Even our leaders have account­ live, we live unto the Lord; and ability. Therefore, "Let every soul whether we die, we die unto the be subject unto the higher pow­ Lord: whether we live therefore, ers. For there is no power but of or die, we are the Lord's. For to God: the powers that be are or­ this end Christ both died, and Sept. 14 dained of God. Whosoever there­ rose, and revived, that he might 9:30 a.m. One-day Simul­ fore resisteth the power, resisteth , be Lord both of the dead and liv­ cast with Beth Moore that the ordinance of God: and they ing." (Rom 14:7-9). Sometimes will inspire women to dig deep that resist shall receive to them­ we need to take the time to step into God's Word at Faith Fel­ selves damnation." (Rom 13:1-2). back, consider our thoughts and lowship Church. Living Proof Let us remember that we are our hearts in relation to God's Ministries' live simulcast with under God's Divine protection will, then we can and will act ap­ Beth Moore will begin at 9:30 and he raises up leaders for dif­ propriately as His children. a.m. The dQors will open at 9 We are attacked and persecut­ ferent reasons. Eveh hard-hearted a.m. The cost is $30 per per­ Pharaoh was raised up in power ed because we believe in Christ son, which includes your tick­ to eventually bring glory, to God, Jesus. Can we have a forgiving et and lunch. Joining Beth for by God's defeat of him. "For rul­ heart and return good for evil, as this live event is Travis Coters are not a terror to good works, Jesus did? "And when they were trell and the Praise Team and but to the evil. Wilt thou then not come to the place, which is called women from all around the be afraid of the power? do that Calvary, there they crucified him, world. For more information, which is good, and thou shalt and the malefactors, one on the call 846-3346. have praise of the samej For he right hand, and the other on the 12 p.m. Chicken Barbecue is the minister of God to* thee for left. Then said Jesus, Father, will be held at Glendale Springs good. But if thou do that which is forgive them; for they know not Presbyterian Church in Glen­ evil, be afraid; for he beareth not what they do. And they parted dale Springs. The menu is 1/2 the sword in vain: for he is the his raiment, and cast lots." (Luke chicken, coleslaw, baked beans, minister of God, a revenger to ex­ 23:33-34). roll, desert and drink. The price Or can we have the faith that ecute wrath upon him that doeth is $8 per plate. Eat'in or take evil. Wherefore ye must needs be Stephen had, "And they stoned out will be available. subject, not only for wrath, but Stephen, calling upon God, and 7 p.m. Saturday Night Sing­ also for conscience sake. For for saying, Lord Jesus, receive my ing. Calvary's Reflection from this cause pay ye tribute also: for spirit. And he kneeled down, and Glendale Springs will be sing­ they are God's ministers, attend­ cried with a loud voice, Lord, lay ing at Mountain View Baptist ing continually upon this very not this sin to their charge. And Church. Pastor Denton Hart thing." (Rom 13:3-6). Most of us when he had said this, he fell and the congregation invites ev­ y, don't- care much for this verse, asleep." (Acts 7:59-60). eryone to attend. ^rtbd) rOlodr'. \ 10:30 a.m. Homecoming Services at Mt. Olive Baptist 7 p.m. Revival Service at 10:30 a.m. Homecoming Services at North Beaver Bap­ line-up of power-packed preach­ ers and anointed singers. Ac­ commodations for this event are available when calling the Nation's Inn in Wqst Jefferson or bring the RV and camp di­ rectly across from the church at the Raccoon Holler Camp­ ground. We kick off our event on Sunday morning at 10 a.m. with bluegrass gospel legends, Paul Williams & the Victory Trio. Sunday night is "Youth & Young Adult Night" with a unique teen drama presentation and special guests, The Calvary Reflections. Wednesday night features a six-church communi­ ty choir for a "Coming Together for the Kingdom" service. There will be a different guest evange­ list each evening. Service times are Sunday morning 4 10 a.m., Sunday night at 6 p.m., and Monday through Friday at 7 p.m. The church is located at 3044 Old Wilkesboro Road, just off N.C. 16 and the Blue Ridge Parkway. For more information or directions, call the church at 336-982-4840 or Pastor Sonny Thomas at 336-982-4743. Community. Special music will be provided by Fortified and Pastor Rick Miller will deliver the message. Dinner will be served following the service. Ev­ eryone is encouraged to attend and bring a covered dish. Special activities are planned for young and old alike. For directions qr more information, call 336-6490395 or 982-8658 after 6 p.m. 40 Days of Prayer. Son's 676 S. Main St.. Jaffarson 846-1146 Beaver Creek Christian Church Midway Baptist Church Old Hwy. 221 Near OoH Course Rd. West Jefferson • Since 1890 846-3795 Jim Dawes, Minister Sunday School 10:00 a.m. Morning Worship 11:00 a.m. Evening Service 6:30 p.m. 846-7481 Baptist Church 194 aad 88 Wast. Smilhptit. NC Big Flatts Baptist Church flaitwnad. NC Pastor, Chris Cox Services: Sunday School 10:00 a.m. Worship Service 11:00 e.m. Wednesday Bible Study 7:00 p.m. Youth doss (AH Stars for Jems) I vrryofip VJi icoinr mnirA im<lK fnmfJmiiJnn lUnitflUfHy ifw wWP ™r # w#ee 9 Saturday Services: Bible School -10:00 AM Sabbath Worship • 11:15 AM 11:00 e. Pastor Keith Styron Corner of Faw-Roland A McNeil Sts • Jefferson 88 West - Left on McNoH. One Kloch Sunday School - 9:30-10:15 a.m. Morning Worship -1040 a.m. Sunday Evening - 6:00 p.m. Wednesday Night MMt Study - 7:00p.m. 495 Wgbwuy 194 S—lb Sunday School 9:45a.m. Sunday Worship 11:00 a.m. "Bud Ha lad tbam « tar at to 8a4fcnay... and Ha Mattad tham" Luba 24:50 Dr Pepper Bottling Company VANNOY & SONS CONSTRUCTION COMPANY 246-4591 Home Health 828.265.1388 Hospice 828.265.3926 Ybui Taidwcnr Encrpr"Partner 739 US Hwy 221 Bos West Jefferson 246-9969 Mon. - Sat.: 8:30AM - 5:30PM Call 846-9241 Ronnie Hopkins We come worship with us. First Assembly of God Church Jefferson HOME HEALTH 6 HOSPICE 336-372-5479 11S East Main St.. Jefferson. NC (336) 846-9S12 9:00 a.m. Informal Worship 9:45 a.m. • Sunday School for ell ages Rev. A. Owen Peeter YOUR FULL SERVICE OIL COMPANY I Pastor: Ed Hall Pastor: Kevin Morgan West Jefferson! \mm\ the Brethren Seventh-Day Adventist Church of Warrensville Bethany United Methodist Church 336-877-2801 24-HOUR BURNER SERVICE] Church of Sunday SdtooMO AM Worship Service: 11 AM 336-667-6092 H&W Oil Comp. Peak Creek Jefferson United Methodbt Church Rev. Karen F. Miller, Pastor Compliments of aVAITu IX (jjjhyrjhiiFatho!- Corner of Hwy. 221 & Cherry St. 146-6077 »h.»ll not -ifte.il Tbouih.ilt Iitrt lx-„ir l.il'-x;< wtnc « Sgairvttj thy toLecpilhs^ Saador School 9:45 a.m. Worship !t:00 a.m. Sunday Night Sarvtcn. 6.30 pjo. Wadnatdoy Sarvka 7:00 p.m. Mlnlom landing by Faith Rromka Phone - 982-3076 •CONSTRUCTION VIII ' rhou IV Olsndalt Springs Eucharist 10:00 am Christian Education 8:30 Rector - The Rev. 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Sunday Morning Worship Service • 8:10om A 10:45 em Sunday Evening Worship -6:00 pa Wednesday Meal-5:15 pm BMe Study -6:10 pm Boldmoowtainchucdi.erg eGshyhett.i Bcldn 1670 Mt. Jaffarson Rd.. Wast Jaffarson. NC 28694 Mount Jefferson Presbyterian Church Mt. Jefferson Baptist Church Bald Mtn. Baptist Church PAUE •"» The Jewel Shoppe 785 East Main Street The Mountain Village Shopping Center Jefferson, NC 336-246-4155 RID-A-BUG EXTERMINATING ITermHe & Pest Control 246-4222 —mBBBaaai To list your local church on this page, call the Jefferson Post at 336-846-7164 2082 Peak Creek Church Rd. Laurel Springs, NC 28644 �FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 6,2013 ONLINE Game of the Week video can be found at jeffersonpost.com Nathan I lam. Sports Writer (336) 846-7164 nham(utivitasmedift.cooi Ashe tennis team beats Elkin, 5 1 Nathan Ham Sports Writer nham@civitasmedia.com In a match that came down to the final dou­ bles game of the day, Ashe came away with a big 5-4 victory over the Lady Elks. Grace Miller and Mary Austin Tugman were playing against Makayla Dimette and Ally Gentry in the second doubles match, and the final match overall left go­ ing. It took a tiebreaker to decide the match as it was tied at 8-8. The Ashe duo held on for the 7-5 tiebreak win and the match victory. "They (Miller and Tugman) illustrated what it means to never give up.I the day. am so proud of this team Ashe took the fifth and their efforts," said seeded match with KasHead Coach Larry Dix. ey Curcio returning from Ashe captured wins an injury to beat Julie in four of the six singles Newmark, 6-2, 6-2. matches. The final singles match Top seeded Hallie went Elkin's way with a Brown dropped the first win for Emma Aldridge set, but roared back to over Ella Copeland. win the second set, 6-3, In the remaining dou­ and the third set tie­ bles matches, the Lady breaker, 10-8, over Pay- Elks earned wins. Nich­ ton Nicholson olson and Walters beat Second seeded Maggie Brown and Witherspoon, Witherspoon beat Mir­ 8-1, and Newmark and acle Walters in straight Aldridge were 8-6 win­ sets, 6-3, 6-3, and third ners over Curcio and Co­ seeded Miller also won peland. her match in straight "This was a great win sets by a 6-4, 6-3 score and a great match. This should help give our over.Dimmette. Gentry earned a sin­ team more confidence gles win over Tugman and momentum going for Elkin's first victory of forward," said Coach Nathan Ham| Jefferson Post Grace Miller won her singles match and clinched the team victory in her doubles match with Mary Austin Tugman. Dix. "I am so proud of this team and their attitude, efforts, and sports- manship." With the calm weather outside, Ashe was able to continue playing ex­ hibition matches for the younger athletes. Rae Zeller and Keely Caddell won their doubles match, 6-1, in one of their best matches of the season. Erin Griffin and Callie Powell also won, 6-1., Abby Manley and Hayley Taylor played hard but lost, 6-2. Kaylie Fernandez and Emily Blevins lost, 8-5, and Si­ erra Eicher lost in singles, 6-0. Ashe is now 3-3 overall an(j 34 jn the Mountain • Valle\- Athletic Confer( n ,f Coming up, Ashe will travel to Wilkes Central next Tuesday and travel to East Wilkes two days later. Nathan Ham| Jefferson Post Sloan Elliott reaches out for a tip shot. Ashe got its first win on Tuesday against Elkin. Husky sports roundup: Volleyball earns first MVAC win Nathan Ham Sports Writer nham@civitasmedia.com Volleyball Ashe County's volleyball team rebounded from last week's loss to Alleghany to defeat Elkin and even the team's record to 1-1 in the Mountain Valley Athletic Con­ ference. Alleghany swept Ashe, three games to zero last Thurs­ day. Alleghany took game one by a 25-12 score, then fol­ lowed it up with 25-10 and 25-12 victories to capture the win. On Tuesday, Ashe picked up a 3-1 win over the visiting Lady Elks. "It feels really good to get our first victory of the season and the girls worked really hard," said Head Coach Lindsey Williams. Ashe is now 1-5 overall and 1-1in the MVAC after four tough non-conference matches against Watauga and Av­ ery, and the conference opener against last year's second place finisher, Alleghany. So far this season, Abby Lopp and Elaina Bassett have been the team's strongest hitters. Freshman Lynsey Aldridge has been strong on defense and passing the ball, as has Cierra Sawyer, who has been working extremely hard all season long. Next week, the Lady Huskies will play a pair of road matches. Ashe will travel down the mountain to Wilkes Central on Tuesday and then to East Wilkes on Thursday. Golf The women's golf team took part in their first match of the season in a non-conference match at Watauga. Watauga finished with a team score of 134 while Ashe finished up at 161. Watauga's Savannah Wood, an Appalachian State Uni­ versity signee, led all players with a score of 34. Freshman Sarah Hardin had the Lady Huskies' top score with a 48. Olivia Barr shot 54, followed by Savan­ nah Brooks with a 59, Makensie Shatley with a 61 and Alexis Howell with a 62. The golf team will be playing at Mountain Aire next Tuesday, Sept. 10, against Elkin. photos by Nathan Ham | Jefferson Post Cesar Ruiz (right) fights for the ball going down the sideline. Cougars edge Huskies in O'i Nathan Ham Sports Writer nham@civitasmedia.com Overtime games have not been friendly to Ashe County High School over the past week. The Huskies played host to Al­ exander Central on Tuesday, but saw the Cougars come away with the 1-0 win in overtime. Ashe started out the contest get­ ting some good pressure on the of­ fensive end. Cesar Ruiz and Victor Melo had shots that were just off target from the net. After that, Alexander Central's goalie Conner Fox made a handful of great saves on shots from Ruiz, Frank Ledezma and Erid Barcenas later in the half. The game entered the second half in a scoreless tie. Teams con­ trolled the ball in the neutral held for much of the second half, until the 70,h minute when Ruiz broke away from the defense but saw his shot go wide left of the goal. In the first 10-minute frame of overtime, Ashe was once again stonewalled by Fox's goalkeeping. Ruiz and Jamie Weaver had shots stopped by the keeper, including a diving save to preserve the 0-0 tie in the 88"' minute. The Cougars turned up the of­ fensive pressure in the second overtime. In the 96,h minute, just Frank Ledezma (right) dribbles in for a shot attempt. four minutes left in the game, freshman forward Conner Whisnant buried a shot into the lower left corner past Ashe . keeper Jamison Cline. This win was the first of the season for Alexander Central. The Cougars are now 1-4-1 overall. Ashe dropped to 2-3 overall and 2-1 in home contests. Next week, Ashe will play three matches, including the conference opener. The Huskies will travel to Alleghany on Monday before host­ ing Oak Hill Academy on Tuesday and Elkin on Thursday. Mountain Aire Twilight League results announced Day's Body Shop finished in first place in regular sea­ son Twilight League play for the third year in a row with a record of eight wins and four losses. The competition was very tight all year long. Peak Farms also finished with eight wins and four losses, but lost to Day's Body Shop in regular season play. Mountain Aire Golf Course would like to thank the team sponsors and players for a successful year. Twilight League has been played on Monday nights at Mountain Aire for 43 years. Members of the winning team include: Brandon Day, Jeff Day, Shawn Day, Jock Gilley, Kevin Green, Michael Ellison, Rock Vannoy, Mark Little, and John Shaw. The complete 2013 Regi ular Season Results are as foil ows: 1 Day's Body Shop: 8-4 2 Peak Farms: 8-4 3 Bureaucrats: 7-5 4 Scott Brothers Heating & Air: 6-5-1 5 Cardinal Lanes: 6-5-1 6 Mountain Aire Golf Club: 6-5-1 7 Badger & Ashelawn: 6-5-1 8 Furches Evergreens: 6-6 9 Mt. Jefferson Motors: 5-6 10 Ashe County Builders: 6-6 11 West Jefferson Chevrolet: 5-7 12 AEV: 4-8 13 HP Cattle Co.: 2-10 �FRIDAY, SKPTEMBER 6\ 2013 JEFFERSON POST PA<;E 7 NCDHHS Orally keeping the past alive sets new llu vaccination policy N.C. Department of Health and Human Servic­ es Secretary Aldona Wos, M.D., has directed leaders of the Division's 14 state operated health care facili­ ties to implement a manda­ tory flu vaccination policy for its 10,000 employees as well as volunteers in an­ ticipation of this year's flu season. Employees were informed this week of the new policy, which requires them to be vaccinated by Dec. 1. "More than 52 hospitals and health systems in our state have already made the judicious decision to imple­ ment mandatory flu vac­ cination policies to protect against illness," said Secre­ tary Wos. "Because many of the patients and residents in our state facilities are at high risk for complications from flu, this is a responsi­ ble decision that will create a safer environment for our patients and staff." Flu vaccination clinics will be held on-site for the more than 16,000 DHHS employees through the fall. Flu vaccination is provided to employees at no charge through the state employee health plan. Employees of state operated facilities may opt to be vaccinated by a provider of their choice, but will be required to pro­ vide proof of vaccination at their workplace. Wil Petty | Jefferson Post Charlotte Ross, a storyteller from Boone speaks to onlookers at Todd General Store about how she got her start in conveying folklore. Ross has col­ lected around 4,000 different tales and legends of the Appalachian mountains. Todd General Store hosts storytelling every Tuesday evening through Halloween from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Recognition From Page 1 The state used as­ sessment data from the 2011-12, 2010-11 and 2009-10 academic years to determine which Title I schools were in the top 10 percent. This is done in two categories: high­ est-performing, which is the category Mountain View was in, and highprogress. High-progress schools are schools that have made the most progress on im­ proving student perfor­ mance at their facilities. In the press release, State Superintendent June Atkinson said "It is im­ perative that we challenge all students to their high­ est academic potential, no matter what personal circumstances they may bring to the classroom. Educators at these schools show us that given the right tools, they can help students meet their aca­ demic goals." According to data, some schools in neighboring counties were also recog­ nized. Alleghany County had one elementary school on thelist while Wilkes had two elementary schools recognized. The state will next select two schools from the list to represent North Caro­ lina in the National Title 1 Distinguished Schools Program. the year before that." Tes­ terman said. "Our inspec­ tion hasn't changed, the laws haven't changed." "We got to doing some research, and all the coun­ ties are getting hit with the same thing," he said. Responding to pushback from county animal control directors, state inspectors had granted extensions for bringing vehicles into compliance, he said. Testerman said air con­ ditioning and heating would have to be installed in Ashe County's animal control trucks to comply with regulations. "How many of our school buses have heating and air to guarantee an ambient temperature for children?" he said. "The answer is none." "(The recognition) is just a reflection of the hard work my teachers put forth every day and that our school's students and par­ ents put forth every day," Blackburn said. program, the 4H Parks program and an Expanded Food and Nutrition Edu­ cation Program (EFNEP) tour of local grocers. Angela Reagan of the Ashe County Veterans Ser­ vice Office submitted her resignation to the board citing medical issues. The board requested that the position be posted to find a new outreach worker to keep veterans and their widows connected with available federal benefits, which total $457,275 per month in Ashe County. Ashe County Cleric Ann Clark was recognized for completing her Master Municipal Clerk Certifica­ tion. pointed to the Social Ser­ vices Board. Rick Serber and Darrel Hamilton were reappoint­ ed to the Ashe County Planning Board. Dale Wineberg was ap­ pointed to the Farmland Preservation Advisory Board. Search From Page 1 available grant funding. "Once we have a bid in hand, we can request those (grant) funds," Moose said. Finance Officer Sandy Long asked the board for guidance on finalizing the bid with no acting county manager. "There's no per­ son to sign that contract," she said. Director of Planning Adam Stumb said that, due to changes in trans­ portation funding, "In the future, projects like this will be competing against highway projects." Animal control non-compliance Animal Control Director Joe Testerman said Ashe County was among several counties in the region to be found in non-compli­ ance after a recent state inspection. Three Animal Control trucks were cited for lack of adequate climate control in compartments used to transport animals, which must maintain an ambient temperature of 50-85 de­ grees Fahrenheit, he said. "We were deemed in compliance last year, and the year before that, and Other business N.C. State Cooperative Extension Director Caro­ lyn Shepherd presented the commissioners with 14-minute video highlight­ ing the Extension's recent work in the community. This year, Extension's ef­ forts have included a small fruit production held day for berry farmers, a Christ­ mas tree worker safety Appointments Teresa Patrick was ap­ pointed to the Volunteer Advisory Board as the Ashe Memorial Hospital representative. Roy Elmore was reap­ % Business Service Guide <-y t Mmy ROOFING TREE SERVICE CYCLES Ashe County Roofing BOB'S TREE SERVICE HILL RIVER C YCLES 30 Years Experience Licensed in VA Install roofing of all kinds Roof Painting Insured 8 ALL Work Guaranteed Free Estimates Allen Miller J336-384-3033 Serving the High Country "Fully Insured" . - H •H A • Tree Trimming ' Tree Removal • Bucket Truck • Chipper » Clearing Lots • Cutting Views - FREE ESTIMATESl Bob Cox [ 780 Anderson Hill Rd • Lansing, NC £>U: 977 2978 Home: 384 4971 LIST I YOUR I BUSINESS HERE! 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This the 20th day of August, 2013. For the Estate of Ted Chan­ ning Pipes. Jr. Robert P. Flanigan PO Box 3106 Boone, NC 28607 LEGALS 371 at Page 1983, in the Of­ fice of the Register of Deeds of Ashe County: and because of default in the payment of the indebtedness secured thereby and failure to carry out and perform the stipulations and agreements contained therein and, pursuant to demand of the holder of the indebtedness secured by said Deed of Trust, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will place for sale, at public auction, to the highest bidder for cash at the usual place of sale at the Ashe County Courthouse. Jefferson, North Carolina, on September 12. 2013 at 2:00 PM that par­ cel of land, including improve­ ments thereon, situated, lying and being in the City of Warrensville, County of Ashe. State of North Carolina; and being more particularly de­ scribed as follows: LEGALS record in the Office of Register of Deeds for Ashe County in Book R-3, Page 18. 4. 28 sq. rods described in deed from Wiley W. Elliott and wife, Roy Elliott to Arlie Os­ borne and wife, Hettie Os­ borne dated November 28.1955 and of record in the office of Register of Deeds for Ashe County in Book V-3, Page 8. 5. 2 % acres described in deed from Wiley W Elliott and wife. Roy Elliott to John R. Gentry and wife, Euzelia Gentry, Ray H. James and wife, Cleo H. James dated May 11,1959 and of record in the Office of Ro­ gister o Deeds for Ashe ster of County in Book A-4, Page 110. The above described property is the same property con­ veyed from Roy D. Elliott and husband. Wiley Elliott to John M. Burkett and wife. Leona P. Burkett; Harold Ashley and wife. Sarah Burkett Ashley In deed dated February 12,1960 and recorded in Deed Book B4. Page 75, Ashe County Re- LEGALS If the Trustee is unable to con­ vey title to this property for any reason, the sole remedy of the purchaser is the return of the deposit. Reasons of such inab­ ility to convey include, but are not limited to, the filing of a bankruptcy petition prior to the sale and reinstatement of the loan without the knowledge of the Trustee(s) If the validity of the sale is challenged by any party, the Trustee(s), in their sole discretion, if they believe the challenge to have merit, may declare the sale to be void and return the deposit. The purchaser will have no further remedy. Additional Notice Where the Real Property Is Residential With Less Than Fifteen (15) Rental Units: IN THE MATTER OF THE HEIRS OF JESSE BASS September 12.2QQ7 in Bonh Miscellaneous NATIONAL MARKETPLACE Are You Still Paying Too Much For Your Medications? 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McMillian (dec) corner thence in and with Mc­ Millian line and the road North 50 East 14 poles stake' thence North 52 East 14 poles to a stake; thence leaving the road South 53 East 6 poles to a stake on the west side of the branch thence North 62 ]Vt East 8 poles to a Spanish Oak stub thence South 68V4 East 26 1/5 poles to a stake in ED Brown and McMillian line; thence South 35 West 27 ties to an apple tree; thence 76 West 21 4/5 poles to a chestnut oak, thence South 44 West 6 2/5 poles to the BE­ GINNING containing 7 acres 65 poles, more or less; and BEGINNING on a point in the centerline of U.S. Highway 221 over a culvert and branch near the Western line of the McMil­ lian property and in the C M. Keys line, leaving said road with the Keys line, an existing fence. S 11 -49 E 19.93 feet to an iron stake at a post, S 3122 E 145.60 feet to the centerline of an old road bed, thence with the centerline of said old road, N 45-32 E 64.22 feet. N 58-54 E 100.07 feet. N 53-09 E 113.02 feet and N 56-43 E 192 77 feet, thence leaving said road with a division line of the McMillan property, N 28-18 W 155.21 feet to an iron stake and N 28-18 W 16.28 feet to the centerline of US Highway 221. thence with the centerline of said road, S 53-59 W 471.78 feet to the BEGINNING, con­ taining 1.762 acres; And being the same land as described in and conveyed by that certain deeds of record in the Ashe County Registry in Deed Book M-3, at Page 99 and Deed Book 129, at Page 647-48. A good faith deposit of ten per cent (10%) of the bid price will be required at the time and place of sale This the 22nd day of August, 2013. Benjamin G. Hurley Kilby & Hurley Attorneys at Law P.O. Box 24 West Jefferson, NC 28694 Amy C. Brodland Reeves Law Firm, PLLC PO Drawer 67 West Jefferson, NC 28694 MULTIMEDIA SALES NOTICE TO CREDITORS Having qualified as Executor for the Estate of George Truett Eller. Sr.. deceased late of Ashe County. North Carolina, this is to notify all persons hav­ ing claims against the estate of said deceased to present them on or before 16th day of November. 2013. or this no­ tice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons in­ debted to said estate will please make immediate pay­ ment. This the 12th day of August. 2013. For the Estate of George Truett Eller, Sr. An order for possession of the property may be issued pursu­ Lying and being in North Caro­ ant to G.S. 45-21.29 in favor of PUBLISH: lina, Ashe County. Clifton the purchaser and against the 08 23.13/08/30.13/09.06.13/09 Township and specifically de­ party or parties in possession /13.13 scribed as follows: by the clerk of superior court of the county in which the prop­ NOTICE TO CREDITORS BEGINNING on a birch tree on erty is sold. Any person who the south bank of the river a occupies the property pursu­ Having qualified as Executor the ford below Gary Ashley's; ant to a rental agreement for the Estate of Patricia T. then running South with the entered into or renewed on or tis conveyance is SUBJECT Burkhart deceased late of main top of the ridge with an to any other exceptions that after October 1, 2007. may, Ashe County, North Carolina, agreed line 104 poles to a pop­ may have been conveyed pre­ after receiving the notice of this is to notify all persons hav­ lar on top of the ridge in R.T. viously. sale, terminate the rental ing claims against the estate Johnson's line; then Eastward agreement upon 10 days writ­ of said deceased to present with said Johnson's line 68 ten notice to the landlord. Address of property: 15 acres them on or before 22nd day of poles to a water oak on the off Roy Campbell Road, WarUpon termination of a rental November, 2013, or this no­ bank of the river; then up and rensville, NC 28693 agreement, the tenaht is liable tice will be pleaded in bar of with the river 135 poles to the Tax Parcel ID: 02219-029 for rent due under the rental their recovery All persons in­ beginning, containing by estim­ Present Record Owner: agreement prorated to the ef­ debted to said estate will ation 37 acres, more or less. Joseph Harold Ashley. Jr. fective date of the termination. please make immediate pay­ EXCEPTING, however from ment Any person who occupies the the above described tract of The terms of the sale are that property pursuant to a bona land, the following tracts, tothe real property hereinbefore This the 22nd day of August, fide lease or tenancy may have wit: described will be sold for cash 2013. additional rights pursuant to to the highest bidder. The Sub­ Title VII of 5.896 - Protecting 1. Approximately one-half acre stitute Trustee reserves the For the Estate of Patricia T. Tenants at Foreclosure Act sold by R.G. Johnson and wife, right to require a cash deposit which became effective on Burkhart Elizabeth H. Johnson to R.T. or a certified check equal to May 20, 2009. Johnson and for more specific the greater of five percent (5%) This the 21st day of August, description of same, reference of the amount of the bid or Josh Burkhart 2013. is hereby made to title deeds Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars 3320 Walnut Creek Pkwy Morrison Trustee Services. of R.T Johnson, of record in ($750.00), The successful bid­ Apt N LLC the Office of Register of Deeds der may also be required to Raleigh, NC 27606 Substitute Trustee for Ashe County in Book , pay revenue stamps on the by: Patricia L Rhame, Page. Trustee's Deed, any Land PUBLISH: Attorney for Substitute Trustee Transfer Tax. and the tax re­ 8.30.13/9.6 13/9.13.13/9.20.13 6525 Morrison Blvd.. Suite 408 2. 124 sq, rods described in quired by N.C.G.S. § 7ACharlotte. NC 28211 13-SP-102 deed from Wiley W. Elliott and 308(a)(1). Telephone: (704) 823-6244 NOTICE OF SUBSTITUTE wife, Roy Elliott to Arlie Os­ Publish:08.30.13/09.06.13 TRUSTEE'S borne and wife, Hettie Os­ The real property hereinabove FORECLOSURE SALE OF borne, dated March 10,1951 described is being offered for STATE OF REAL PROPERTY and of record in the Office of sale "AS IS, WHERE IS" and NORTH CAROLINA UNDER AND BY VIRTUE of Register of Deeds for Ashe will be sold subject to all super­ COUNTY OF ASHE the power and authority con­ County in BookP-3. Page 297. ior liens, unpaid taxes, and IN THE GENERAL COURT tained in that certain Deed of special assessments. Other OF JUSTICE Trust executed and delivered 3. 1/2 Acre described in deed conditions will be announced SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION by Joseph Harold Ashley, Sr., from Wiley W. Elliott and wife, at the sale. The sale will be BEFORE THE CLERK Sarah B Ashley, and Joseph Roy Elliott to Arlie Osborne held open for ten (10) days for 13-SP-57 H. Ashley, Jr. dated Septem­ and wife, Hettie Osborne, upset bids as by law required. ber 12, 2007 and recorded on dated October 7.1952 and of Sales I Business Development Jane Lacy PO Box 120 Wytheville, VA 24382 PUBLISH:8.16.13/8.23.13/8.30 .13/9.6.13 PUBLIC MEETING NOTICE This is to inform the public of the opportunity to attend a public hearing on the pro­ posed Rural Operating Assist­ ance Program (ROAP) applica­ tion to be submitted to the North Carolina Department of Transportation no later than September 16, 2013 by the county of Ashe. The public hearing will be held on September 16, 2012 at 3:35 PM at: the Ashe County comjnty' missioners meeting in the the Ashe County Government Complex located at 150 Gov­ ernment Circle, Jefferson, NC. Ashe County will provide auxiliary aids and services un­ der the ADA for disabled per­ sons who wish to participate in the hearing. Anyone requiring special services should contact Sue Thompson, Transportation Director as soon as pos­ sible so that arrangements can be made. The programs included in the Rural Operating Assistance Program application are: 1. Elderly & Disabled Trans­ portation Assistance (EDTAP) Program provides operating assistance for the public trans­ portation of elderly and dis­ abled citizens. 2. Employment Transportation Assistance Program provides operating assistance for the public transportation of per­ sons with employment related transportation needs. 3. Rural General Public (RGP) Program provides operating assistance for the public trans­ portation o( persons living in non-urban areas of the county. The'period of-performance for Rural Operating Assistance Program funds is July 1, 2013 through June 30, 2014. The FY2014 individual program totals are: PROGRAM EDTAP EMPL RGP TOTAL TOTAL $56,926 $8,056 $66,164 $131,146 This application may be in­ spected at the Ashe County Transportation Office located at 895 Ray Taylor Rd., West Jefferson. NC from 8:30 am until 5:00 pm Monday through Friday Written comments should be directed to Sue Thompson, Transportation Dir­ ector, PO Box 1836, West Jef­ ferson, before September 13. 2013. Notices Notice of Public Sale Various items of personal property are being sold pursuant of the assertion of a lien for rental at Shepherd's Mini Storage 1624 NC 163, West Jefferson. Items will be sold at Shepherd's Mini Storage on September 28, 2013 9 a.m. For the following units: Roger Jordan #A14 & #A19 Jennifer Pokorny #A17 Robert Farmer #A9 Shirley Tincher #C28 Andrew Hoffman #C10 & #C12 Jeff Canter #F17 Miscellaneous Affordable, clean and efficient wood heat. Central Boiler OUTDOOR WOOD FUR­ NACE. Heats multiple build­ ings. Matthews Heating solu­ tions 336-501-1618 AUCTION / ESTATE / YARD SALE Yard Sale LlfeStore Employee Yard Sale Saturday September 7 7 a.m. -12 p.m. On the Backstreet across from West Jefferson Coffee House. Many families participating Great variety of items includ­ ing new tires, new vacuum cleaner, Visalus Shake Mix. toys, children's clothes, mater­ nity wear, luggage, Christmas dishes, and many personal and household items. Help Wanted General EXPERIENCED CONTRACT CUTTER In need of experienced contract cutter for 20,000 Christmas trees. Must have your own equipment. Call 1-336-359-2387 The Jefferson Post in West Jefferson is seeking an account executive to sell advertising for both print and online products to local businesses. Will handle an active account list as well as cold calling for new business. Must have prior sales experience, excellent computer skills, internet savvy, dependable vehicle, clean driving record, valid driver's license and auto insurance. We offer a competitive compensation and benefits package. To apply send a resume and cover letter to: 8hurley@civlta8medla.com REAL ESTATE SALES For Sale By Owner Double-wide Mobile Home 1,120 sq. ft., vinyl siding, shingle roof. Camper 1998 - 24 ft. long, $3,800 00 Call 877-0084 or 977-1733 Houses For Sale Check out the Jefferson Post for the latest deals on Mobile Homes by local dealers REAL ESTATE RENTALS House For Rent Nice 3 Bedroom 2 Bath Double-wide brick foundation Large Deck Heat Pump/AC, Fireplace, Appliances and more. Fleetwood off Hwy 221 on scenic 3/4 acres. $795 per month. 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Tell that to Tom Brady,Peyton Manning and Philip Rivers, all relatively stationary passers who have had major surgery dur­ ing their careers. Then again, having a quarterback dou­ ble as a running threat doesn't thrill most coaches, either — even when it's Michael Vick, Russell Wilson or Robert Griffin III scooting around. "You want your quarterback to be at his most effective," Redskins coach Mike Shanahan says. "You also want him healthy and in the lineup." Which presents a predicament for Shanahan and his peers: QBs like RG3, Wil­ son and Cam Newton can't be expected to flourish if they're restrained. "You don't rein in a thoroughbred," says former Jets and Chiefs coachHerm Edwards, now an ESPN analyst. "They bring the ability to make a play that you didn't draw up." On the other hand, few QBs who stray from their blockers have been champions. Not even John Elway, Brett Favre and Ben Roethlisberger, quarterbacks known for making big plays on the move, could be classified as runners or scramblers. Still, don't underestimate how much of Aaron Rodgers' skill set is built around his mobility with the Packers. "He does a good job in the pocket transi­ tioning out of the pocket," Green Bay coach Mike McCarthy said. "I mean the quarter­ back scramble drill is something that we believe in. We practice it from Day 1. The in-pocket training for the quarterback is de­ tailed. The out-of-the-pocket training for the quarterback is detailed. The true art of it — MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Adrian Peterson turned an ACL tear into an NFL MVP award. Your turn, RG3. Washington's quick-footed, strong-armed quarterback Rob­ ert Griffin ID had a can't-miss rookie season, but this year he might be the most-watched player in the league. After Peterson's swift recovery for Minnesota redefined the time­ table for coming back from this once-career-threatening injury, Griffin is up next. "I know I set the bar high. I don't say it's unfair to some guys, that people are expect­ ing them to come back the way I did, but I know it'll be hard," Peterson said. "Be­ cause I know the work I put in. Not every guy has that mindset to work that hard." Peterson returned a little more than eight months after the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee was recon­ structed, raced past the 2,000yard mark and was voted the league's most valuable player after leading the Vikings to a surprise spot in the playoffs. Griffin followed a similarly aggressive rehabilitation pro­ gram, putting himself in posi­ / John Lok | Seattle Times| MCT 446. Brees. NOR at DAL 12/23 (ot)(37-53.3 TD) 443. Stafford. DET vs. ATL12/22 (37-56.0 TD) 443. Brady. NWE vs. SNF12/16 (36-65.1TD) 441. Romo. DAL vs. WAS 11/22 (37-62.3TD) 441. Stafford. DET vs. HOU 11/22 (ot) (31-61.2 TD) 437, Romo. DAL vs.NYG 10/28(36-62.1TD) 433. Luck. IND vs. MIA11/04 (30-48.2TD) 431. Tannehill. MIA at ARI09/30 (ot) (26-41.1TD) 420. Jo. Freeman. TAM vs. NOR 10/21(24-42.3TD) 416. Romo.DAL vs. NOR 12/23 (ot) (26-43.4 TD) 414. C. Palmer. OAK vs. TAM11/04 (39-61.4 TD) 411. M. Ryan, ATL at NOR 11/11 (34-52,3 TD) 3%. Brees. NOR vs. CAR 12/30(29-43.4 TD) 395. Brady. NWE at SEA 10/14 (36-58.2 TD) 391. Luck. IND at DET 12/02 (24-54.4 TD) 384. Roethlisberger.PIT at OAK 09/23 (36-49.4TD) 382. Flacco. BAL vs. NWE 09/23 (28-39.3 TD) 381. Dalton. CIN at CLE 10/14 (31-46.3 TD) 381. Foles. PHLat TAM 12/09(32-51.2 TD) 378. Locker.TEN vs.DET 09/23 (ot) (29-42.2TD) 377. Brees.NOR at TAM 10/21(27-37.4 TD) 377. S. Bradford. STL vs. MIN12/16 (35-55.3 TD) A coach's, and fan's, worse fears were realized in a playoff game in January when Robert Griffin III went down with a knee injury. His injury helps fuel the debate about whether quarterbacks should be used in the run game, and put themselves at further risk. and it's a great credit to Aaron — is the tran­ sition from the in-the-pocket training to outof-pocket training. ... It's something that's part of our passing game, it's something that's coached, and he's exceptional at it." Every Super Bowl since 1996 has been won by QBs who prefer being in the pock­ et, although Brett Favre, Elway and Rod­ gers surely weren't fearful of taking off. Brady, Peyton and Eli Manning, Roethlis­ berger, Drew Brees and Troy Aikman are in that group of pocket passers. But of the 12 teams in last season's play­ offs, half had quarterbacks who used their legs to complement their arms: Rodgers, Colin Kaepernick, Griffin, Wilson, Andrew tion to play for the Redskins in the season opener, pending doctor and coach approval. "I'm not Adrian, but when it comes to the pressure of coming back from the injury, it's like the old saying, 'You only feel pressure when you don't know what you're do­ ing or you're not confident in what you're doing,'" Grif­ fin said. "I feel confident in my body and the way it has been responding, so there is no pressure there." Tampa Bay cornerback Darrelle Revis, the threetime All-Pro who tore his left ACL in Game 3 with the New York Jets last year and was traded to the Bucca­ neers right before the draft, has faced the same scrutiny. Patience has been the hard­ est part for Revis, because this is his first major injury. Advice is easy to come by, at least, with so many peers in the sport who've endured the process. Revis took all kinds of tips, he said, from janitors to ski bums. "When you tear your ACL, you become a member of the ACL family," Revis said. Each family member heals differently, depending a lot SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT Most New Vehicles Sold By Ross Now Come With A Limited: Luck and Christian Ponder. Atlanta's Matt Ryan and Joe Flacco aren't statues, either. Coaches no longer cringe when passers are forced out of the pocket. Well, most coaches: John Fox doesn't want to see Pey­ ton Manning running any more than Tom Coughlin enjoys watching Eli do it. Generally, though, coaches, coordinators — and teammates — are learning to swal­ low hard and encourage their athletic QBs to make plays, provided the quarterbacks have escapability. Yes, there is the vulner­ ability issue, as everyone saw when Griffin tore up his knee in the playoffs. But, again, holding them back can lead to uncertainty, frustration, or a loss of confidence. 2012 TOP Rushing Games 251. Do. Martin. TAM at OAK 11/04 (25 att.. 4TD) 233. J Charles. KAN at NOR09/23 (ot) (33 att..1TD) 226. J. Charles. KAN vs. IND 12/23 (22 att , 1TD) 212. A. Peterson. MIN at STL 12/16 (24 att., 1TD) 210. DeA Williams. CAR at NOR 12/30 (21att . 2TD) 210. A Peterson. MIN at GBY12/02 (21att.. 1TD) 200. Morris. WAS vs. DAL 12/30 (33 att..3 TD) 200. Bradshaw. NYG vs. CLE 10/07 (30att . 1 TD) 199. A. Peterson. MIN vs. GBY12/30 (34 att.. 1TD) 195. Chr.Johnson. TEN at BUF10/21(18 att.. 2 TD) 182. A. Peterson, MIN at SEA11/04 (17 att.. 2 TD) 178. B. Brown. PHL vs. CAR 11/26(19 att.2 TD) 177. Jones-Drew, JAC at IND 09/23 (28 att..1TD) 172. Re. Bush,MIA vs. OAK09/16 (26 att.. 2 TD) 171. A. Peterson. MIN vs. DET 11/11(27att.. 1TD) -m.Spiller. BU£ at NYJ 09/0&!^P\| "16TB BP8wn~PHr.itDAL 12A™. ,f' ? 165. J. Charles. KAN at CLE 12/09 (18 att.. 1 TD) 165, A. Foster. HOU vs. IND 12/16 (27 att..0 TD) 161, Greene. NYJ vs. IND 10/14 (32 att.. 3TD) 154. A. Peterson. MIN vs. CHI 12/09 (31 att.. 2 TD) 153. A Peterson. MIN vs. ARI 10/21(23 att..1 TD) 152. A. Foster.HOU at NYJ10/08 (29 att.. 1 TD) 151, Ridley, NWE vs. DEN 10/07 (28 att.. 1TD) 147. Redman. PIT at NYG 11/04 (26 att..1 TD) 2012 Top Receiving Oames 273. And Johnson.HOU vs. JACU/18(ot)(14rec,lTD) 253. Hartline. MIA at ARI 09/30 (ot) (12 rec„ 1TD) 236. Blackmon.JAC at HOU 11/18(ot) (7 rec., 1TD) 225. Cal. Johnson. DET vs.ATL 12/22 (11 rec.. 0 TD) 224. D.Bryant. DAL vs. NOR 12/23 (ot) (9 rec..2TD) 216. V. Jackson. TAM vs. NOR 10/21(7 rec..1TD) Rick Wood | Milwaukee Journal Sentinel | MCT Adrian Peterson set a new standard when he returned from ACL injury last season, just nine months after tearing his ACL. on whether damage was done to other ligaments or tendons. But everyone has the mental hurdle to clear. Peterson said the voices in his head were a bigger hurdle to overcome than the range-ofmotion exercises and grueling conditioning drills. "Just little things that can kind of make you jump off the deep end and think. 'Well, maybe something's wrong with me.' Or, 'Maybe that pain came because it's not healed all the way,'" he said. Griffin has the advantage, if it can be called that, of experiencing an ACL tear in college. The best lesson he's learned is to take the field again without fear of reinjury. Really, after the surgery, the ligament itself is as strong as ever. The toughest part of the physical recovery is usually strengthening the atrophied muscles around the joint. 212. Wayne, IND vs. GBY 10/07(13 rec.. 1 TD) 207. Cal. Johnson. DET at MIN 11/11(12 rec.. 1TD) 199. H. Nicks. NYG vs. TAM09/16 (10rec.. 1 TD) 190. B. Lloyd. NWE vs. SNF 12/16 (10 rec.. 0 TD) 188. And.Johnson, HOUat DET11/22 (ot)(9 rec.. 0 TD) 183. A. Green. CIN at WAS 09/23 (9 rec., 1TD) 180. De.Thomas. DEN at NWE 10/07 (9 rec.. 0TD) 179. Cruz. NYG vs. TAM09/16 (11rec ,1TD) 172. M.Crabtree. SNF vs. ARI 12/30 (8 rec.. 2 TD) 171. Cal. Johnson.DET vs IND 12/02 (13 rec . 1TD) 169. R. White. ATLvs. CAR 09/30 (8 rec . 2 TD) 167. Witten. DAL vs. NYG 10/28 (18 rec.. 0 TD) 166. Mi. Floyd. ARI at SNF12/30 (8 rec.. 1TD) 165. B. 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When: Saturday, Sept. 7 TV: ABC (6:00 p.m. EST) Layout: .75-mile D-shaped oval Banking/Turns: 14 degrees Banking/Frontstretch: 8 degrees Banking/Backstretch: 2 degrees 2012 Winner: Clint Bowyer Crew Chief's Take: "(This is) the best short track on the schedule that's a big enough venue for fans but isn't too small. 2 NO LIGHT, ONLY TUNNEL Denny Hamlin's 38th-place finish in Atlanta was his 11th-straight showing of 18th or worse. In 21 starts this sea­ son, Hamlin has 13 finishes outside of the top 20 and sits 26th in the point standings. I think Martinsville is still the greatest short track, but Richmond is the best as far as location. For a NASCAR venue that is going *1 HAPPY SATURDAY Kevin Harvick led 99 of the final 101 laps en route to a win in Saturday's Great Clips/Grit Chips 300 Nationwide Se­ ries race in Atlanta. It was Harvick's sixth top-5 run in seven NNS starts this season. Harvick owns 40 career wins in the series, which rank third on the all-time list behind Kyle Busch (60) and Mark Martin (49). A FIRST-TIMER Chase Elliott scored ^ his first NASCAR national touring se­ ries victory on Sunday, when he won the Chevrolet Silverado 250 at Cana­ dian Tire Motorsport Park In Bowmanville, Ontario. Elliott, the son of 1988 Winston Cup champion Bill El­ liott, bulled his way past Ty Dillon on the final lap of the Camping World Truck Series event on the 2.459mile road course. The 17-year-old was making his sixth career start in the series. Elliott is a development driver In the Hendrick Motorsports organization. Sprint Cup Standings DRIVER (WINS) POINTS BEHIND 1. Jimmie Johnson (4) 837 — 2. Clint Bowyer 809 -28 3. Kevin Harvick (2) 795 -42 4. Carl Edwards (1) 795 -42 5. Kyle Busch (4) 786 -51 6. Matt Kenseth (5) 768 -69 7. Dale Earnhardt Jr. 750 -87 8. Joey Logano (1) 729 -108 9. Greg Biffle (1) 727 -110 10. Kurt Busch 719 ' CHASE FOR THE SPRINT CUP -118 Oul of 10th * 11. Jeff Gordon 713 -6 12. Kasey Kahne (2) 709 -10 13. Martin Truex Jr. (1) 704 -15 14. Ryan Newman (1) 699 -20 15. Brad Keselowski 691 -28 16. Jamie McMurray 680 -39 17. Paul Menard 658 -61 18. Aric Al' „ v to attract 100,000 people for a short track race, it is the best on the schedule. I wish they would make a few more like it. Iowa is a replica, and we see how popular it is. NASCAR needs to reconfigure three or four of these cookie-cutter tracks and make them three-quarter- or seven-eighthsmile tracks." NATIONWIDE SERIES Kyle Busch celebrates following his victory in the AdvoCare 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway Primed for the Chase Kyle Busch wins in Atlanta; race to Chase scrambled By MATT TALIAFERRO Athlon Sports Racing Editor When the dust of a 500-mile race settled over Atlanta, the for­ tunes of many a Chase hopeful had been altered. The AdvoCare 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway — NASCAR's penultimate "regular season" event witnessed a bevy of driv­ ers take their turn at the front of the field. Juan Pablo Montoya, Carl Edwards, Jeff Gordon, Joey Logano, Clint Bowyer and Brad Kesclowski, among others, spent considerable time at the point. But it was Kyle Busch who's rollercoaster of an evening ended on a high note. Driving a car that at one point in the night he called "a joke," Busch's Dave Rogers-led team tuned it into a contender and got him off pK jApad first on lap 29i) of 640 -79 628 20. Marcos Ambrose -91 3iS. 621 -98 did the rest, holding off a hardcharging Joey Logano over the final 36 laps to score his fourth Cup Scries victory of the 2013 season ' and lock himself into NASCAR's Chase for the Cham­ pionship. "Well, it started a little ugly," Busch said. "I was a little ill on the radio, I'm sure, but I can't say enough about (crew chief) Dave Rogers and the team that he's as­ Nationwide Standings DRIVER (WINS) POINTS BEHIND 1. Sam Hornish Jr. (1) 842 — 2. Austin Dillon 832 -10 816 -26 3. Elliott Sadler 4. Regan Smith (2) , 813 -29 5. Justin Allgaier 795 -47 6. Brian Vickers 790 -52 7. Kyle Larson 775 -67 8. Brian Scott 775 -67 9. Trevor Bayne (1) 771 724 M t J sembled around us. love challenges and this is gonna "I think if you can pin a champi­ be one helluva challenge." onship night on one race or a Were Keselowski to miss the championship on one night in a Chase, it would mark the first time race, I think tonight was the night. since 2006 that the defending We certainly had a lot to do and a champion missed the playoffs. lot to overcome, and I think that Others in the garage fared much Dave and these guys stuck with better. Busch, along with six other me. For as bad as I may have been drivers, have clinched their post­ talking (on the radio), they cer­ season spot, including Jimmie tainly never gave up. They kept Johnson, Clint Bowyer, Kevin going to work and trying to figure Harvick, Carl Edwards and Matt things out for me and make my life Kenseth. Kasey Kahne, on the a little easier behind the wheel." strength of two wins, has clinched Other Chase hopefuls were not at least a wild card spot. as fortunate, namely the defending Still on the bubble are past series champion, Kesclowski. champions Kurt Busch and Jeff Having led 31 laps, Kesclowski Gordon, who finished fourth and was on cruise control when the en­ sixth, respectively. Busch holds an gine in his No. 2 Ford lost power 18-point advantage over Gordon with 82 laps remaining. It expired for the final spot in the Chase. Nei­ for good with 18 laps to go. The ther driver has a win to his credit resulting 35th-place finish this season. dropped him to 15th in the series Meanwhile, Logano, who fin­ point standings, 28 points out of ished second in Atlanta, has a 10U^h,*nd without a win to fall back ished •vam ' rrwpwrIJu pr-pwodV'gn6t»» on as a wild card entry into Greg BiTflc n?ainta'i'n~ a tenuous playoffs. eight-point buffer. Both drivers "At this point it's not frustration. have scored one victory this year. I'm beyond frustration," KeAtlanta's third-place finisher, selowski said. "At this point you're just looking above going, Martin Truex Jr., and Ryan New­ man (fifth) sit 13th and 14th in the 'This must be some kind of test to prove how strong we are and what standings. Currently, they are our character is' because I believe vying for the second wild card bid, in the people I'm around. I think although things could change dras­ they're doing the right things, but tically in the wild-card battle in the it's just not working. So I'm re­ regular season finale at Richmond served to this being a test and I on Saturday evening. -71 10. Parker Kligerman (Photo by ASP, Inc.) -118 Truck Standings DRIVER (WINS) POINTS BEHIND 1. Matt Crafton (1) 532 — 2. James Buescher (1) 485 -47 3. Ty Dillon (1) 469 -63 4. Jeb Burton (1) 467 -65 5. Miguel Paludo 464 -68 6. Timothy Peters (1) 462 -70 7. Ryan Blaney (1) 450 -82 8. Brendan Gaughan 444 -88 9. Darrell Wallace Jr. 426 -106 10. Johnny Sauter (2) 425 -107 Throttle Up/Throttle Down AJ ALLMENDINGER Recently hired to drive the No. 47 JTG-Daugherty Racing car in a full-time role for 2014, AllA mendinger has scored finishes of 10th and 14th in the last two races for the single-par team. W BRAD KESELOWSKI The 2012 Sprint Cup champion has y slumped with consecutive show­ ings of 30th and 35th. He now sits > 28 points out of the top 10 and is In serious jeopardy of not making NASCAR's Chase for the Championship. Compiled and written by Matt Taliaferro. Follow Matt on Twitter: ©MattTallaferro. • In his first media session since a sprint car crash on August 5 sidelined Tony Stewart with a broken leg, the three-time Cup champion said he would return to the Cup Series in time for the 2014 Daytona 500. News & Notes between what some have labeled a con­ tentious four-driver lineup of Stewart, Har­ vick, Busch and Danica Patrick. • Jeff Gordon and Carl Edwards had a long conversation following Sunday's race in Atlanta about some physical racing that occurred be­ tween the two during the event. In the end, it appeared they couldn't even agree to disagree. Sporting a knee-high cast on his right leg, Stewart met with the media at the Stewart-Haas Racing shop, answering questions for ap­ proximately 80 minutes. Stewart noted that he would cut back on his "extracurricular" rac­ ing activity outside of NASCAR next year. He noted, though, that he still plans to drive sprint cars, though no schedule or timetable has been set. Tony Stewart "I have a problem with a guy when I apologize for sliding him and then he proceeds to tell me all the things I did wrong in the race," Gordon said. "I didn't hear him apologizing for any of the things he did. I tried to have a regular conversation and that didn't seem to be possible with him." Stewart praised his organization for its quick work in dealing with the injury that has kept him off the Cup cir­ cuit since early August. He also explained — often in vivid detail — what happened in the wreck in which he suffered a compound fracture when his tibia and fibula were broken. 2012 Winner: Kevin Harvick CAMPING WORLD TRUCK SERIES Race: Fan Appreciation 200 Track: Iowa Speedway Location: Newton, Iowa Date: Sunday, Sept. 8 TV: FOX SPORTS 1 (2:00 p.m. EST) 2012 Winner: Ryan Blaney Classic Moments Richmond International Raceway The party was about to begin. But Kyle Busch wouldn't let it. With Dale Earnhardt Jr. headed for a possible victory in the May 2008 Crown Royal 400 at Richmond International Speedway, NASCAR's favorite son spun from contact with Busch and limped home 15th on a night when his team — and untold legions of fans — seemed poised for celebration. Battling side-by-side for the lead with three laps to go, Earnhardt and Busch tan­ gled in Turn 3, sending Earnhardt into the wall and allowing Clint Bowyer to sneak past Busch and steal his second career Cup Series victory. Instead of celebrating his first win in two years and first with his new Hendrick Mo­ ' torsports team, Junior sawhtaJs' drought continue into the summer. v" Busch. a former Hendrick driver in his first season with Joe Gibbs Racing, in­ stantly became public enemv Nn i «r Jun­ ior Nation for his role in the Richmond incident — one that would create tension between the two drivers, and their sup­ porters, in the weeks and months to come. Athlon Fantasy Stall Looking at Checkers: Kyle Busch has found victory at RIR in one of its two dates for the last four seasons. Pretty Solid Pick: Clint Bowyer has show­ ings of seventh, first and second in his last three visits to Richmond. Good Sleeper Pick: Ryan Newman has finished outside of the top 15 only once at Richmond since 2008. Runs on Seven Cylinders: Before his ninth-place finish in the September 2012 race, Greg Biffle never finished better than 13th in Richmond races dating back to 2007. Insider Tip: The Chase is on the line for a group of drivers, including Biffle, Kurt Busch, Jeff Gordon, Martin Truex Jr., New­ man and Brad Keselowski. "He thought I ran into him, so I think it was a case where both of us were mad at each other," Edwards explained. "He wasn't very happy with our conversation, but at the end of the day I felt like he was the aggressor and didn't give me much of an opportunity to drive my race car that first time." Stewart also confirmed that former Michael Waltrip Rac­ ing crew chief Rodney Childers had been signed to lead the No. 4 SHR team that will be driven by Kevin Harvick. He addressed the recent surprise hiring of Kurt Busch to a fourth SHR team, saying he doesn't expect any issues Race: Virginia 529 College Savings 250 Track: Richmond International Raceway When: Friday, Sept. 6 TV: ESPN2 (7:30 p.m. EST) Edwards stated that although the two had a lengthy con­ versation, no middle ground was found. "Finally he got frustrated enough with the conversation that he just walked away, which might be smart," Ed­ wards said. ASP, Inc. SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT Most New Vehicles Sold By Ross Now Come With A Limited: LIFETIME POWiRTRAIN WARRANTY TRIII PfmOf MIHO fQRPIRR! Excludes full synthetic oil and vehicles over 3500 Series. JIM'S CORNER FURNITURE More than ten quarts of oil and tax extra. Includes oil/grade/specification E ipire^aOT/^Uia^w^cxIe:16 •Pricing could.vary for jonrio moke's and models. 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Page 3 Low. 62. i SPORTS SI RUNG ASIII. COI N I Y. NORTH CAROLINA SINCL 1925 Vol. 88, Issue 72 INSIDE Huskies gets first gridiron win... Page 6 Youth soccer to help cancer victim I' .... Page 2 TUESDAY. SEPTEMBER 10.2013 2> ® m CO C §J_ * * :* * r- * *-* * cn w * z yy x no £ m *> * T? * N3 -h -c 1 CO IK o© 00 1 o o IK X IK X X X X X X X "~ U4 Price files new metion in federa it Dylan Lightfoot Staff Writer dlightfoot@civitasmedia.com Ashe County Commis­ sioner Gerald Price on Aug. 30 filed a motion to strike a defendants' motion to dismiss in his federal suit against Ashe County Sheriff James Wil­ liams and two deputies. Filed with the U.S. Dis­ trict Court in Statesville, Price's latest motion was made in response to a July 18, motion to dismiss filed by attorneys for Williams and deputies Jerry D. Lew­ is and Randy M. Lewis. Williams, Lewis and Lewis, and five other de­ fendants were named in Price's May 30, 2013, suit seeking $7.5 million in damages for alleged civil rights violations in connec­ tion with the repossession of Price's car in October 2012. In his motion to strike, Price — who is repre­ senting himself in the suit — claims the defendants' motion to dismiss admits "every allegation made against them," and that their "own filings testify against them." Price's motion criticizes the defendants' counsel for a "lame attempt at gaming the court," and includes an attached court order to be signed by a judge, call­ ing the motion to dismiss "...an insufficient defense, redundant, immaterial, impertinent, scandalous matter..." Price's May 30 suit re­ quested a jury trial to settle a dispute involving a 2007 Toyota Camry he alleges was taken unlaw­ fully from the driveway of his Creston home Oct. 26, 2012. Williams, Lewis and Lewis are being sued by Price for allegedly violat­ ing his 4th, 5th, 7th and 14th amendment rights, and acting "without valid warrant or jurisdiction" in carrying out a reposses­ sion order from Watauga County Clerk of Court Di-. ane C. Deal. Deal, along with Watau­ ga attorneys Michael Vetro, Joseph Thompson IV, Amanda K. Moore and Christina C. Hughart, were also named as defen­ dants in the suit, which seeks $1.5 million for each of five counts of violation See SUIT I 5 Gerald Price Cliff Clark I Jefferson Post A window on the side of Dana Miller's Fleetwood home was pen­ etrated by ballets from a high-powered rifle Tuesday morning. Unknown gunman shoots into Fleetwood home Dylan Lightfoot Dylan Lightfoot | Jefferson Post About 60 local growers attended the N.C. State Extension's Cucurbit Workshop at Upper Mountain Research Station Thursday. Twenty-one varieties of acorn squash were on display, with dozens of other types of winter squash. Growers attend cucurbit workshop Dylan Lightfoot Staff Writer dlightfoot@civitasmedia.com Cucurbit is a funny-sounding word. They're funny-looking, too. Behold the peanut pumpkin, the turban squash, or any "decorative gourd." But cucurbits — collectively the 960-odd species of the plant family Cucurbitaceae — are seri­ ous business at the Upper Moun­ tain Research Station, where dozens of winter squash varieties are being tested for viability and marketability in an effort to help local growers get the most out of their crop. Approximately 60 growers at­ tended the N.C. Cooperative Ex­ tension's four-hour Squash and Cucurbit Workshop at UMRS Thursday, where they learned from specialists the details of cu­ curbit crop management, disease and pest control. Yield summaries are being com­ piled on winter squash grown at UMRS. Varieties of pumpkin. Staff Writer dlightfootca>civitasmedia com The Ashe County Sher­ iff's Office is looking for the drive-by shooter who fired two rounds from a high-powered rifle into a Fleetwood home early Tuesday, Sept. 3. At approximately 5:45 a.m., a pickup truck pulled up in front of 1038 Water Tank Road, according to an ACSO incident report. Two shots were fired from a .223 or similar cali­ ber rifle, penetrating the front of the house, three interior walls, a bathroom ceiling and the refrigerator, before the shooter drove off, according to the report. Resident Dana Miller was awake when the two bullets came ripping through her home, she See SHOOTS | 5 See GROWERS | 5 Volunteer fair collaborating with quilt fair Wil Petty| Jefferson Post Wll Petty Staff Writer ipetty@civitasmedia.com The second annual Ashe County Volunteer Fair is coming to Jefferson Sta­ tion on Friday. Sept. 20. Ashe County Volunteer Coordinator Glenda Lu­ ther said the fair is a way for people to know what opportunities are available in the area. "A lot of people want to volunteer, hut they don't know where to get start­ ed," Luther said. This year, the Volunteer Fair, hosted by the Ashe County Volunteer Initia­ tive Program, will be held in conjunction with the 11th Annual Quilt Fair hosted by the Ashe County Piecemakers Quilt Guild. See FAIR I 5 A new state law will allow those with conceal carry permits to keep firearms locked in their cars while on campuses of public schools. The law takes effect on Oct. L New law allow guns in locked cars at schools adjusting them as needed to align with the new state policy," said Dr. Ernest _ 'Todd' Holden, superinAshe County Public tendent of Ashe County School officials are in dis- Schools, cussions with attorneys House Bill 937, which to figure out what course p^j in g^Uy exof action to take following pands the rights of gun the state passing a new law owners in the state. Those Submitted Photo| Jefferson Post allowing some to have firewith concealed carry liThe second annual volunteer fair is returning to Ashe County, providing opportunities to vol- arms on school property. censes are now allowed to unteer with different organizations such as the Senior Health Information Insurance Program "We're looking at our (SHIIP). The fair will take place Friday, Sept. 20 from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. at Jefferson Station. current policies and are See GUNS | < Wll Petty Staff Writer jpetty@civitasmedia com �Page 2 Tuesday, September 10,2018 Jekeerson Post Soccer match set to raise money for cancer patient Wil Petty Staff Writer ipetty@civitasmedia.com Submitted photo | Jefferson Post Coaches and the best play­ ers from the Ashe County Youth Soccer League will take the held to raise money for a local man fighting can­ cer. Jose Densa, who is 19 and a graduate of Ashe County High School, has been in a fight with Hodgkin's Lym­ phoma for five years. "I've been growing up with this stuff," Densa said. "When life gives you lemons you make lemonade, you just learn to deal with it." While attending the event is free, all of the money do­ nated will go towards helping Densa. Event organizer Dianne Eldreth said that Densa has already had one bone mar­ row transplant and is about to have another. "They're doingit in Chapel Hill," she said. "He will be isolated for 100 days." Eldreth said there will be 26 teams competing on the field at Blue Ridge Elementa­ ry School. Soccer vs. Cancer will start at 10 a.m. on Sat­ urday, Sept. 14, and the final match, All-Stars vs. Coaches, will kickoff at 3:30 p.m. "It's a liilarious thing to watch these guys," Eldreth said. "Our coaches come out and try to play while most of them have never played before. Some of them have. They just get out and have a good time and it is funny watching them run up and down the field." Hot dogs, hamburgers and desserts will be on sale throughout the day. There will also be a raffle drawing taking place, but the winners The Ashe County Corn Maze will be open Thursdays through Sundays from Sept. 21 to Oct. 27.The maze has been a part of the county's fall festivities since 2005. Local corn maze made for all ages Densa will not be announced until October. "We have some items that we raffle, people who donate have a chance to win," Eldridge said. The event is in its fifth year. Since starting, two of the people the youth soccer league has sponsored have been cured - the other two continue to fight on. "About five years ago we had a young man who was playing soccer and diagnosed with cancer," Eldreth said. "We decided we would have one day to concentrate on him and try to raise money." Eldreth said that they start­ ed the event when the eco­ nomic downfall happened. The original patient's father was having to take off work and sending him to hospitals for treatments. While the money helps, it is ultimately the prayers that everybody looks for. "I think the prayer is more important than the money," Eldreth said. It may not be politically correct but that's howIfeel." For Densa, he ishappy that the support is there. "It is nice to know that I have a community around me that is aware," he said. rm As fall approaches the mountains, the Ashe Coun­ ty Corn Maze returns for another season. Maze owner Marty Pe­ ters said that he and coowner Daniel Roten start­ ed the maze back in 2005 and have continued the tradition ever since. The maze has six differ­ ent stations where there are a series of questions and clues. If children cor­ rectly answer all of the questions, they win a prize. "It is sort of like a scav­ enger hunt," he said. Walking the maze typi­ cally takes between 25 minutes and a hour. The difference in time depends on if those participating are stopping at the differ­ ent stations. While the maze is big, people have never been lost for substantial amounts of time. "We've never had to go in and get anybody out, " Peters said. Peters said that the corn maze has more than the actual maze, including concession stands, horse­ shoes , corn hole and other games. "It's for all ages, not just for kids," he said. The corn maze will run from Thursday through Sunday, Sept. 21 to Oct. 27. The maze will be open from 5:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. Thursdays and Fridays, 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Saturdays and 2 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Sundays. The maze is located at 644 Roy Goodman Road, in Crumpler. For more information on the corn maze, go to www. ashecountycornmaze.com. NC reported crime rate down again in 2012 North Carolina's overall crime rate fell again last year while the violent crime rate rose slightly, Attorney Gen­ eral Roy Cooper announced Friday. The Attorney General welcomed continuing lower crime rates but said he's wor­ ried that reduced budgets and upper income tax cuts mean law enforcement isn't getting the resources need­ ed to fight emeiging crime trends. "When you ask people how they want their tax dol­ lars invested, public safety ranks very high on the list," Cooper said. "We must in­ vest in well-trained officers and modern crime fighting tools and if we don't I'm con- cdrned that public safety will pay the price." The overall rate of index crime per 100,000 persons in North Carolina decreased by 4.4 percent compared to 2011 and is the state's low­ est since 1976. The rate of violent crime per 100,000 North Carolinians rose 0.6 percent according to reports submitted to the State Bu­ reau of Investigation from law enforcement agencies across the state. Among violent crime rates, rape de­ creased 1 percent, robbery dropped 3 percent and mur­ der decreased 3.8 percent, while aggravatedassault rose 2.4 percent. The rate of property crimes — burglary, larceny, and motor vehicle theft — decreased by 4.9 percent statewide. The larceny rate fell 3.4 percent, the motor vehicle theft rate fell 5.8 per­ cent, and the burglary rate fell 7.9. The rate of arson, which is not included in the overall crime rate, rose by 1.6 percent. Juvenile arrests for index crime offenses are down 12 percent, while adult arrests for those offenses remain unchanged from 2011. Juve­ nile arrests for all crimes are also down 12 percent, while adult arrests for all crimes are down 1percent. This marks the fourth year in a row that North Carolina has seen itslowest crime rate in decades and continues the state's long-term trend of fall­ ing crime rates. Compared to a decade ago, the overall crime rate is down 20.3 per­ cent and the rate of violent crime is down 21.4 percent. However, Cooper is con­ cerned that North Carolina won't be able to continue that trend if it doesn't devote sufficient resources to law enforcement. "A growing state needs to put more cops on the street, more investigators in the held, and more scientists in the crime lab, but we cannot do that if we don't adequately fund law enforcement," Coo­ per said. Among the challenges Cooper cited are crimes not included in the index crime rate that continue to grow: • State Bureau of Investiga­ tion agents raided a record number of meth labs in the state last year (460) as the simpler, one-pot method for making small amounts of the drug continued to spread. • Prescription drug abuse now kills more people than illegal drug use in North Carolina, with more than 1,100 North Carolinians dy- ing from prescription drug overdoses last year. • Cybertips of possible on­ line child pornography and exploitation reported to the SBIs Computer Crimes Unit by the National Center for Missing and Exploited Chil­ dren have more than tripled in the past two years. Cooper also pointed to the overburdened State Crime Lab, which saw a 15 percent increase in case submissions to more than 42,000 for fiscal year 2011/2012, as an area where the state needs to invest to keep up with needs of the criminal justice system. The Lab currently has 124 foren­ sic scientists working cases for the entire state. Funding to hire 19 new toxicologists will help,but the latest state budget includes no money^ for additional DNA analysts despite a 64 percent in­ crease in DNA submissions over five years. For more information about 2012 crime statistics, go to www.ncdoj.gov. Click "Crime," then "View Crime Statistics." To view or print a summary of 2012 crime statistics, dick "2012 Annual Summary." More detailed statistics will be available online in the coming days. Church calendar IV u Sept. 10 - 13 Sixth Annual Preach­ ing by the Parkway Camp Meeting will be held Calva­ ry Free Will Baptist Church invites you to attend. The week is set with a line-up of power-packed preach­ ers and anointed singers. Accommodations for this event are available when calling the Nation's Inn in West Jefferson or bring the RV and camp directly across from the church at the Rac­ coon Holler Campground. We kick off our event on Sunday morning at 10 a.m. with bluegrass gospel leg­ ends, Paul Williams & the Victory Trio. Sunday night is "Youth & Young Adult Night" with a unique teen drama presentation and spe­ cial guests, The Calvary Re­ flections. Wednesday night features a six-church com­ munity choir for a "Coming Together for the Kingdom" service. There will be a dif­ ferent guest evangelist each evening. Service times are Sunday morning at 10 a.m., Sunday night at 6 p.m., and Monday through Friday at 7 p.m. The church islocated at WeW Qxauung. 3044 Old Wilkesboro Road, just off N.C. 16 and the Blue Ridge Parkway. For more in­ formation or directions, call the church at 336-982-4840 or Pastor Sonny Thomas at 336-9824743. Sept 10 - 20 40 Days of Prayer. Son's Light Ministries would like to invite willing individuals to participate in a 40-day prayer commitment. We will be praying specifically for God's will to be done dur­ ing and following the High Country Praise Festival on Sunday, Sept. 1,2013, at the Holmes Center on the cam­ pus of Appalachian State University. If you miss a day during the 40-day prayer period, no need to worry. You can still make a commit­ ment to pray 40 times dur­ ing the same 40-day prayer period. For more informa­ tion, call Son's Light Minis­ tries at 828-264-2007. See CHURCH 13 Lansing Farmers' Market at the entrance of FISH DAY! Lansing Creeper Trail Park IT'S TIME TO STOCK YOUR POND1 Each Thursday through Friday, Sept. 27th September, 1-6 p.m. Delivery Will Be: Sparta 9:30 a.m. • 10:15 a.r O S & L Outdoor* West Jefferson w^ 11:30 a.m. • 12:15 p.m. • Parsons Farm & Supply Local produce and meats, handmade goods, arts and crafts. , Enjoy the fruits of our labor! > "LIKE" urn on Fmcobookl FISH WAGON To Place an Order Call 1-800-643-8439 WWW.jisllW.IKQIl.iOll! �TLESDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 2013 JEFFERSON POST PAGE 3 OBITUARIES My 1 m Mrs. Robin Rogers Ferguson Mrs. Virginia Rose Black Sears Mrs. Robin Rogers Mrs. Virginia Rose Black Ferguson, wife of Lowell Seais of Jefferson died Tues­ Chapman Ferguson Jr., of day, Sept. 3, 2013, at her Boomer passed away Fri­ home. She was 88. Mis. Sears was bom Aug. day, Sept. 6,2013. She was 21,1925, in Ashe County to 50. Mrs. Ferguson was born Noah Martin and Nettie Sein Dade County, Fla., on vert Black. March 20, 1963, to Joseph Mrs. Sears was preceded and Elizabeth May Slocum in death by her parents; her Rogers. husband, Ovid Darrell Sears; She spent her life in grandchild, Angela Harris; service to others, first and eight sisters. in the Navy as a respira­ Mrs. Sears enjoyed work­ tory therapist and later ing in her vegetable and as a nurse in civilian life. flower gardens, feeding the She enjoyed scuba diving birds and was an avid flea which led to her becom­ market lover. Celebration of ing a master diver and life services were held at 3 instructor in Guam. She p.m. Sunday, Sept. 8, 2013, loved horses and became at Badger Funeral Home a skilled equestrian rider. Chapel by Rev. Rob Brooks. She was a volunteer cos­ Burial will follow in North tumed tour guide on a East Methodist Cemetery in horse drawn-carriage in Maryland at a later date. Mystic Seaport. Robin and Mrs. Sears is survived by her husband Chap enjoyed one daughter, Brenda Harris motorcycling together. of Jefferson; one son, Timo­ In addition to her hus­ thy Sears and wife Barbara band, Mrs. Ferguson is Sue of Rising Sun, Md., one survived by one step son, sister, Mamie Eller of Laurel Matthew Zachery Fergu­ Springs; five grandchildren, son and wife Kim of Fer­ Alexander Harris and wife guson; three sisters, Jo Angela, Christopher Harris Anne and her husband Lee and wife Donna, Eric Har­ Bondy of Grassy Creek, ris and wife Laurie, Nicholas Jayne Rogers Heywardand Sears and wife Jennifer and Mary-Kay Rogers of West Stacey Horn and husband Jefferson; two step grand­ Timothy; 13 great-grandchil­ children; four nephews; dren; and several beloved three great nieces; and two nieces and nephews. great nephews. The family respectfully Funeral services will be requests no flowers please, held at 2 p.m. Tuesday, memorials may be made to Sept. 10, 2013, at Reins- American Cancer Society Sturdivant Chapel with c/o Donna Gentry, 305 Pastor Fred Staley officiat­ Rayfield Acres Dr., West Jef­ ing. Burial will be in Fergu­ ferson, NC 28694 or St. Juson Cemetery. The family des Children's Research Hos­ will receive at Reins-Stur- pital, 262 Danny Thomas divant Funeral Home from Place, Memphis, TN 38105. 12:45 until 1:45 prior to Words of comfort and re­ the service. membrance may be viewed Reins-Sturdivant Funer­ or sent to the family through al Home in North Wilkes- our website at www.badgerboro will be in charge of funeralhome.com. arrangements. Online con­ Badger Funeral Home was dolences may be made at entrusted with Mrs. Sears's www.reinssturdivant.com. arrangements. Linda Sue Osborne Lacey Linda Sue Osborne Lacey, bom May 21,1947, in Little Horse Creek, Ashe County, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Sept. 5th, 2013. She leaves her husband, Dennis Lacey, of 48 years, of the home, along with her daughter Denise Aldridge and son-in-law Kevin Al­ dridge and grandson Dylan Aldridge of Matney; son Lindsey Lacey and grand­ daughter Laurel Lacey of Foscoe; allof whom she dear­ ly loved, to cherish her name and memories until they join her in heaven. Linda loved her family dearly and spent her life caring for them, al­ ways putting them first. Linda and Dennis met in high school in Virginia fell in love and spent 50 years together. Linda is also survived by her loving mother, Tressa Osborne, of Black Mountain. She leaves her sister, Martha Dillingham of Clyde, who gave her four nephews and a niece. Also, sister Kim Lewis and husband Steve Lewis of Black Mountain, who gave her two nephews and a niece. She is also survived by her brother, Paul Osborne of Fredericksburg, Va. Linda was preceded in death by her father, Boyd Osborne. Linda was also fondly known as "Ga" and will be remembered as the dearest and most loving wife, moth­ er, and grandmother that a family could ever have. In lieu of flowers, memori­ al donations to (Avery) Medi Home Hospice, P.O. Box 1357, Newland, NC 28657 would be greatly appreciated. Online condolences may be sent at the website www.austinandbarnesfuneralhome. cm Austin & Barnes Funeral Home and Crematory is serv­ ing the Lacey family. Church From Page 2 Sept. 14 9:30 a.m. One-day Si­ mulcast with Beth Moore that will inspire women to dig deep into God's Word at Faith Fellowship Church. Living Proof Ministries' live simulcast with Beth Moore will begin at 9:30 a.m. The doors will open at 9 a.m. The cost is $30 per person, which includes your ticket and lunch. Joining Beth for this live event is Travis Cottrell and the Praise Team and women from all around the world. For more information, call 846-3346. 12 p.m. Chicken Barbe­ cue wall be held at Glendale Springs Presbyterian Church in Glendale Springs. The menu is 1/2 chicken, cole­ slaw, baked beans, roll, des­ ert and drink. The price is $8 per plate. Eat in or take out will be available. 7 p.m. Saturday Night Singing. Calvary's Reflection from Glendale Springs will be singing at Mountain View Baptist Church. Pastor Den­ ton Hart and the congregation invites everyone to attend. Sept. 15 11 a.m. Annual Home­ coming Day at Laurel Knob Baptist Church. Featuring guest speaker Louise Good­ man as she talks of her recent mission eight day trip to Ke­ nya. A delicious meal will be served immediately follow­ ing the morning service. Dr Jim Rash, pastor invites you to attend. itrnm® White double hung up to 4 x6j See store for details 'Simply the Best for !««' /~-~X FREE In-Home Estimate: 336-838-9393 Or visit our showroom: 1401 Second St., North Wilksboro (Across From The Ford Dealership) WindowWorldFoothills.com • "HOBfCJ Come Join Us at the 15th Annual Greater LA FESTIVAL September 13-14, 2013 Lansing Ball Field NC Hwy 194 N across from old Lansing School Friday, 5:30pm-9pm - Opening Ceremony - National Antham Saturday 10:30am-8pm - FAMILY FUN Vendors - Music - Food - Giant Slide - Door Prizes No Alcohol - No Pets FREE ADMISSION - expense donations accepted Music Schedule Friday Evening: 5:45 Welcome Ceremony 6:00 Sugar Tree Church 7:00 Sacred Ground 8:00 Glenn and Abby Sullivan Saturday 10:30 11:00 12:00 1:00 2:00 3:00 4:00 5:00 6:00 7:00 Wil Petty Staff Writer jpetty@civitasmedia.com A walk through down­ town West Jefferson is aimed to raise aware­ ness of suicide and de­ pression in the area. The sixth annual "A Walk out of Darkness," hosted by the Ashe Sui­ cide and Depression Awareness Task Force, will take place the morn­ ing of Saturday, Sept. 14. "The purpose of us bringing attention to the issues of depression and suicide is to help people who may be at risk," said Carol Anne Baker, who is publicizing the walk for the task force. "(We want to) make peo­ ple more aware of the importance of getting help and aware of the re­ sources this county has businesses will be donat­ to offer." ing breakfast. The task force is want­ "The walk itself is sup­ ing to raise awareness posed to last about half about Ashe County hav­ an hour," Baker said. ing the highest suicide "We will also have the rate in the state, and opening and closing cer­ how it has remained emonies." that way for years. Ashe At 9 a.m. the walk will County's suicide rate is start, taking participants double the state average. throughout West Jeffer­ Baker said, the trend son, beginning and end­ is common along most ing at the park. Upon counties in the Appala­ returning, Michael Lea chian mountain chain. pastor of First Baptist Organizer Sherry Church and Dr. Lisa CurGoodman said the goal tin, professor of psychol­ for this event is visibil­ ogy at Appalachian State ity of the issue. University will speak. "We want as many There is no cost to folks as possible to see participate in the walk us, ask questions and and T-shirts will be pro­ talk about the subject," vided by K&K Stitch & she said. "Anyone can Screen in West Jeffer­ son. Water bottles will participate." The event will start at also be provided by the 8:30 a.m. at the Park on local Dr. Pepper bottling Backstreet, where local plant. A TERRIBLE THING HAPPENS ADVERTISE. WINDOW /"v Downtown w alk to raise aw areness ofdepression, suicide rates WHEN YOU DON'T ANY SIZE \ Submitted photo| Jefferson Post "A Walk out of Darkness" is an event aimed to raise awareness of the high rates of depression and suicide in Ashe County. The event will start Saturday, Sept. 14 at 8:30 a.m. at the Park on Backstreet in West Jefferson. National Anthem Sturgill Baptist Church Tom Gentry Georgia Donour Nathan Wagoner Way of the Cross Paul Hardy and Friends Intermission/Door Prizes Taylor Hope Miller The Outlaws Non-for-profit event sponsored by Lansing American Legion Post 275 and Lansing Volunteer Fire Department Vendors wishing to participate, call 384-4596 NO ONE NOTICES YOU ANYMORE JP Jefferson Post (336) 846-7164 www.jeffersonpost.com .for the best ADVERTISING RESULTS �"...were it left to me to decide whether we should have a government without newspapers or newspapers without a government, I should not hesitate a moment to prefer the latter." Page 4 September 10,2018 — Thomas Jefferson, 17S7 Republicans and the media T h e despite their protests to our state to be, a little dis­ cipline, prioritization and the contrary, mast media slower pace would have reporters have, a liberal perspective they learned been more acceptable in journalism school from than a total about face. Any ship's captain will tell you the best way to turn a vessel around is to do so a few degrees at a time. Because they made so many changes so quickly Republicans brought much of this criticism on themselves. Our state does not benefit from a media or political party in defiant opposition to every act, but neither does it prog­ ress from unrestrained exhibitions of power. It is time both the me­ dia and the politicians responsibly work for our state's welfare instead of their own agendas. The boxing match we are cur­ rently witnessing is un­ productive and unhelpful to a state that needs help at most every turn. Isn't it possible to have a "both and" instead of an "either or" approach? (USPS 441-810) Member NC Press Association Published twice weekly by Civitas Media LLC. P.O. Box 808 203 S. Second Ave.. West Jefferson. NC 28694 Periodicals postage paid at West Jefferson. NC 28694 Phone 336-846-7164 Email cclark@civitasmedia.com Subscription rates in Ashe County - $38/year In North Carolina - $48.01/year Editor/General Manager Staff Writer Staff Writer Sports Writer Advertising Sales Advertising Sales Classifieds/Legals JOURNALISTS. YALLWT KMCMJ NDW ffion AaaOJLTURe, HemteR. T h a t mainstream said, it is media, in the job of North Caro­ the media lina and to report some na­ and com­ tional out­ ment on lets, is tak­ e v e n t s ing North the of Carolina's day. Polls Republican clearly leadership show most task, to people are blaming not happy. them for To be sure Tom Campbell everything some of NC Spin from return­ that uning us to the happiness days of slav­ r e s u l t s ery, ruining our schools, from negative news sto­ politicizing our govern­ ries but much of it can be ment, endangering our credited to both the pace environment, uncaring and the scope of changes for the poor and sick and made. There is a normal most everything else in­ resistance to change but cluding the heartbreak of the rapid and overwhelm­ ing changes Republicans psoriasis. The question is made are affecting most whether these claims are every aspect of our life. The past eight months the whining of a liberal media, as Republicans have been analogous to a contend, or justified re­ group of people, starved sponses to their actions. for a long time, suddenly If you answered "yes" to turned loose ona scrump­ both these questions you tious smorgasbord. Re­ are right. publicans had been on a Gone are the days 100-year fast of being out when journalists reported of control and this year only the "who, what, appeared to binge in their when, where, why and newfound power. It is hard to imagine how" of a story, with opin­ ions confined to the edi­ Republicans won't remain torial page. All of us have in control of state govern­ biases andit is impossible ment for at least the next for them not to influence few years, so no matter everything we do. But how broken they think predominantly liberal professors. They got jobs in newsrooms managed by people themselves trained by these schools and quickly learned to de­ liver stories acceptable to these managers. We've not kept a tally but it is a pretty sure bet there have been more negative than positive media reports about recent events in North Carolina. Let's also admit the media wasn't nearly so critical in report­ ing the negative when Democrats were running things, but the record will show some political talk shows (like NC SPIN), columnists and reporters did speak to Democratic excesses, shenanigans and bad governance. Re­ publicans, however, are justified in saying there is a liberal media bias. •UiADUi*'* Cliff Clark Wil Petty Dylan Lightfoot Nathan Ham Teresa Roark Laws John Sears Kay Hart Mail Room Department Julia Beck Postmaster: Send address changes to Jefferson Post P.O. Box 808 West Jefferson NC 28694-0808 All content copyright 2012 by Civitas Media LLC and may not be reproduced without permission. MflbucrviMoi Frittering away hard fought gains ear Start of new school y__ highlights North Carolina's declining commitment to education Plenty of kids will notice the difference. Self-pay for supplies Teachers also will have to pay even more out of their own pockets for classroom sup­ Of the many public policies North Caro­ plies as state support shrinks. Textbook in­ lina has followed across the decades, none ventories, never plentiful, will be stretched has brought greater dividends than the even further. It's as though legislators actu­ state's commitment to invest in education at ally wanted to make teaching more difficult all levels. and to make teachers themselves feel less ap­ No other policy has done more to support preciated as their pay levels drop toward the the state's economy by attracting and nur­ bottom of national rankings. And teachers turing businesses eager to take advantage of a well-prepared workforce. No other policy who could anticipate a , raise if they went % has done more to enhance the lives of mil­ to earn a graduate degree no longer will have lions of residents. that incentive as the pay premium is erased. Steve Ford North Carolina was able to elevate itself All this and more takes place while state above its Southern peers as a state that truly N.C. Council of leaders signal their enthusiasm for private grasped the link between knowledge and Churches alternatives to public education. They signal opportunity. If there are regions bypassed it not just with words but with money - as in by prosperity - sadly, there are many - our the $10 million set aside to finance an "op­ thriving communities stand as beacons of portunity scholarship" private school voucher the possible. The N.C. Council of Churches is not alone program. Perhaps if the state were flush with revenues in seeing a strong education system backed by ample re­ and public education funding were robust, there'd be sources as key to the spread of opportunity accessible to room for this kind of experiment. As things stand, it all, even to people who seem to have the deck stacked marks a retreat from what should be one of the state's top against them. priorities. Not that the virtues of education spending have always Despite perennial funding challenges, North Carolina's been universally recognized. As was typical in the Ameri­ community college system is regarded as one of the na­ can South, there were forces who preferred to avoid the tion's best. It's been a new-skills lifeline for thousands taxation needed to finance schools and universities. of residents buffeted by economic change, and it's given There were employers who were satisfied to keep work­ many young people an affordable and accessible entry ers' horizons limited to the fields and the mills. There port into higher education. The new budget spares the were racists who stood against the hopes of minority citi­ community colleges from major cuts but still falls short zens to better themselves through schooling. of what it would take to keep operations at current levels. The state also had to cope with a legacy of poverty that Students who can't find openings in the classes they need limited the funds available for public investment of all will know whom to thank. kinds. But despite the obstacles, a consensus for better education emerged - supported by enlightened business A slippery stone? leaders and politicians of both parties. The University of The education budget knife cuts deepest at the UNC North Carolina system emerged as a national pacesetter, campuses - perhaps not unexpectedly, given that conser­ as did the state's community colleges. Whole "knowledge vatives running the legislature don't tend to feel much industries" blossomed as a result. warmth for academicians they often perceive as pam­ The challenges were greatest in elevating the stan­ pered liberals. dards of the public schools, where money was stretched But a good-quality, affordable education at one of the thinnest and student achievement lagged. But a North Carolina's public universities has been a priceless sustained effort over the last 30-plus years to make the stepping stone for generations of our young people. Forc­ state's schools more effective - for example, by raising ing the campuses to cut, cut and cut some more - exactly teachers' salaries and thus helping keep good teachers in what's happened during recent years of recession and our classrooms - was paying off. Academic performance political turnover, now even more dramatically - doesn't was on the upswing, and North Carolina's reputation as a make life difficult only for chancellors and professors. It place where companies could tap a deep pool of qualified risks the futures of those who count on the universities workers continued to set us apart. to help prepare them for careers making full use of their talents and to position them as the civic leaders of tomor­ Chances to climb row. As another academic year gets under way, with school The university system also has anchored the state's ef­ buses rolling and classes of all kinds convening, much forts, successful in many respects, to overcome the de­ about those scenes looks comfortably familiar. Young people's energy and optimism still inspire. Their families' cline of traditional manufacturing and transition toward fondest dreams are for their fulfillment and success. Par­ an economy propelled by research and technology. As an ents know that for those dreams to be realized, young economic buttress, it's been indispensable. Just as with people must have every chance to climb the education any large organization, the pursuit of greater efficiency is proper and necessary. But North Carolina would take a ladder - and that the ladder must be sturdy and wide. None of the decisions on education spending made by terrible hit if the universities were squeezed to the point the General Assembly and Gov. Pat McCrory as they ap­ where the quality now distinguishing many of their pro­ proved a new state budget will smash that ladder beyond grams came to be seen as a thing of the past. Legislators and Gov. McCrory will be quick to note repair. But it will be weakened. The consequences will that schools and campuses are opening these days on be felt. Legislative leaders and the governor have dwelt on schedule, that students are eager, parents are support­ the fact that the new budget for public schools actually ive, teachers and faculty are giving it their best shot. Of is larger than the previous one. But the Department of course they are, and it's to their credit. But the excitement of a new school year would be that Public Instruction counters that much of the supposed 4.8 percent increase represents money that is "either not much greater if it weren't for the misguided decisions new to schools or represent(s) status quo funding only, that are forcing educators at all levels to try to do more and will not go to support the additional services or per­ with less. The elected leaders who set the new budget did so only after cutting taxes by some $500 million over sonnel needed to help students learn." The gist of the problem is that the new budget fails to the next two years - tax cuts that will go mainly to upperkeep pace with school systems' rising costs. Searching income earners and big corporations. 1he idea is to help create jobs. But nothing creates jobs for ways to keep spending down, legislators have direct­ ed that class sizes will increase, meaning that the budget like good public schools, solid community colleges and reasonablyJ 'priced, well-resourced universities. This legispays for icwci teachers. iya xui fewer ICDCUERS. — i^OUUIV-CU UIUVCISIUCS. IIIIOK-B- Changes will be incremental - it's not as though classes !ature :il suddenly be , will «..A J«l..U- twice asi____ But adding even a few stu­ large. n... ij« dents makes the burden on teachers, already overworked and underpaid, that much heavier. It raises the chance that a student won't get the attention he or she needs. Then there are the early-grades teachers who will lose the support of teacher assistants. About a fifth of those assis­ tants will lose their jobs as their positions are scrapped. governor would have done well to place more lmnnrtanrp nn pnciir!n<r f..11 educational opportunities i importance on ensuring full for all, including young people of meager circumstances eager to better themselves, than on giving tax breaks to those on whom fortune has already smiled. Steve Ford, former editorial page editor at Raleigh's News & Observer, is now a Volunteer Program Associate at the North Carolina Council of Churches. �JEFFERSON POST From Page 1 of Price's constitutional rights, plus punitive dam­ ages to be decided by a jury. Price alleges in his suit these defendants "brought a sham legal proceeding" against him when they awarded the Toyota to Citifinancial Auto, who held the loan on the car, in an Oct. 16, 2012, arbitra­ tion hearing. A District Court judge ruled Oct. 15 that Price's dispute with Citifinancial would go to trial, a deci­ sion upheld by the Chief District Court Judge Alex­ ander Lyerly Nov. 14. According to arbitration documents, Price made no payments on the car after February 2012, and attempted to discharge the delinquent loan with a check for $13,817.46, which was returned "un­ able to locate account." Attorney Chris Raab, counsel for Williams and his deputies, said Friday Price's Aug. 30 motion was without legal foundation and should be denied. "We will file a brief response next week," he said. Diane Deal is represented by the N.C. Attorney Gen­ it Being found via online searches drives customers to your door. Highly trafficked online business directory, increases customers. Simple. Affordable. Effective. Cliff Clark |Jefferson Post One of the two bullets that ripped through Miller's home struck this refrigerator door just as she was about to step Into the kitchen. "possibly a Dodge pickup," with quiet or unmodified mufflers. There were no eyewitnesses to give a de­ scription of the gunman, he said. ^Easy to Set Up! Upgrades Williams said there are no suspects in the shoot­ ing at this time. "I just hope they get him so I can go on living my life," Miller said. Available! • Need a website for your business? • Need to drive more local customers to your website? Growers acorn and butternut squash and others are being rated for consumer and culinary appeal based on metrics of flavor, flesh thickness and consistency of size shape and color. This data will be avail­ able next year, according to extension staff. By far the biggest prob­ lem facing commercial cucurbit growers in the Southeast are the leaf dis­ eases downy mildew and powdery mildew. Caused by microbial parasites, mildews can cause severe defoliation of plants, result­ ing in yield loss. According to Assistant Professor Lina Quesada of the N.C. State University Department of Pathology, organic growers have the most trouble with mildews, as there are not a lot of op­ tions for organic controls. Mildew spores can last in the soil for as long as 20 years, making crop rota­ tion an ineffective strategy. And, while selection of disease-resistant varieties dates to report in the case. Attempts to reach Price for comment were unsuc­ cessful. First Step to Driving Customers to Your Door! From Page 1 From Page 1 eral's Office. Noelle Talley, public information officer for the AGO, on Friday re­ ported no new filings or up­ r.uu-: 5 Sign up for FREE Shoots said, but two other adult family members in the house were asleep. "1 don't know how they got through the house the way they did. They just went every which way," Miller said. Miller was getting out of bed and about to walk into the kitchen for a glass of milk when one of the bullets hit the refrigerator door, she said. "If I'd got up a minute sooner, it would have blown my head off," she said. One of Miller's grand­ sons awoke to discover a bullet had passed approxi­ mately one foot above his head as he slept, she said. Miller has been unable to sleep at night since the incident. "The neighbors watch so I can get a nap," she said. Ashe County Sheriff James Williams said the truck was described as 1 IESDAY, SKPTEMBKK 10, 201.'* is effective to a degree, often the most resistant varieties have the least ap­ pealing flavor and appear­ ance. "(With cucumbers), disease resistance is linked to poor taste and ugliness," Quesada said. As a result, conscien­ tious application of a handful of effective fun­ gicides — Presidio, Ranman, Previcur Flex — is, recommended. Using these chemicals as directed is crucial, Quesada said, be­ cause mildews develop resistances to them, and product misuse can cre­ ate resistant strains that quickly propagate across large areas. To forecast the arrival of mildews, test farms in the Southeast region have es­ tablished an array of "sen­ tinel plots," small squash gardens planted specifi­ cally to register the appear­ ance of aifborne mildewsin a given area. The progress of the pathogens through a region is thus charted, and fungicide applications can be timed for maximum ef­ • Want to sell your products online? • Don|t have the time or desire to hire a web tech? • Need to optimize your search tags? (Search Engine Optimization) fectiveness and minimal environmental impact. Insects pose a double threat to cucurbits. Ac­ cording to N.C. State Ento­ mologist Jim Walgenbach, feeding cucumber beetles and squash bugs can infect plants with bacterial wilt, and aphids can cause mo­ saic viruses in cucumbers and watermelons. Insecti­ cides are not very effective against these transmis­ sions. A suggested organic con­ trol for pests is silver-paint­ ed plastic mulch, which confuses insects with reflected light. Effective pesticide programs include spraying of high-pressure oils, and water-based prod­ ucts applied through drip irrigation systems. Claiming your search engine-optimized listing is easy'. Step 1 - Log on to jeffereonpost.com and click on "Businesses" Step 2 - Search for your business using the search bar. Step 3 - After locating your business, click on the title to view your . y/t beting Then select is this your business? Qaim if" Step 4 - Read and confirm. Step 5 - Fill oul Ihe new account form and select"Sign me Up." iEFFERSONPOST.COM your news 24/7 from The Jefferson Post For more information, email cclark@ieffereonpost.com or call 846-7164 f/rsre s « • '?/•'* rSH r/i r'riAr'ef% r' ROOFING Station, one of the caretak­ ers mentioned the Quilt Fair While the Quilt Fair will occurring around the same run all weekend, the volun­ time. teer fair will take place Fri­ "I thought it was a great day from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. idea," Luther said. "We Multiple contacted the organizations president of will be repre­ "People (that the quilt guild sented at the and got the ball fair including: come) in for rolling." Ashe Services While at­ the Quilt Fair for Aging, Ashe tendees were Arts will visit the County few last year Council and because of it A Safe Home Volunteer Fair being the in­ for Everyone. and vise-versa." augural fair, All booths will Luther believes have a direct af­ that the event - Glenda Luther filiation to the will grow and County. Ashe County a higher aware"Some of Volunteer Coordinator ness for volun­ • • (the organizateer initiatives tions) are re­ will happen. gional," Luther said. "But "We have a wonderful they are all connected to amount of volunteers in Ashe County." Ashe County and sometimes Luther said she was ex­ people want to volunteer in cited about the two fairs get­ ting to work together and more than one place." she believes the collaboration said. "This will give them will hope both events grow. a good opportunity to see With the volunteer fair be­ what else is out there." And while quilts and vol­ ing new, this collaboration unteering have very little in will help get the word out. "People (that come) in common, the event should for the Quilt Fair will visit still be a good time. "I just hope everyone the Volunteer Fair and viseversa," she said. "We will comes out and joins the both benefit from the people fun," Luther said. "I think it will be a fun event with us coming in." The idea for the collabora­ having it with the quilt fair." For more information tion came from when Luther and others were discussing about the volunteer fair, or where to hold the fair. When to set up abooth, call Luther they decided on Jefferson at (336) 246-2461. 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Ashe got interceptions from Shawn Baker, Mat­ thew Hamilton and Jacob Blevins, as well as fumble recoveries from Alex Laws and Mitchell Brown. Blevins led all players with seven tackles. Kenny Reed had six tackles and Dustin Guy recorded five takedowns. Junior quarterback Con­ nor Bowers completed 10 of 18 passes for 105 yards with one touchdown and one interception. Bowers also added a touchdown rushing the ball. Probably the best news any Ashe County fan would want to hear was the return of leading rush­ er Johnathan Cox. The se­ nior had 13 carries for 62 yards and a touchdown. This was his first regular season game after suffer­ ing a knee injury in the opening scrimmage of the year. Hunter Barnes was Ashe's leading rusher with 14 carries for 64 yards. Hamilton pitched in 25 yards on 11 rushes. Through the air, Maison McNeill grabbed four pass­ es for 41 yards. Blevins had one catch for 31 yards and a touchdown. Jacob Worley had four catches for 23 yards and Cox added one catch for 10 yards. Overall, Ashe out-gained Reynolds on the ground, 139 yards to 124 yards. Reynolds had more total yards than the Huskies, but the turnovers that the Ashe defense came up with turned out to be the game changer. The Huskies are now 1-2 overall and will be playing their final non-conference game next week at home against Hibriten. Other area scores: Avery 34, ThomasJefferson Academy 13 Bishop McGuinness 31. Alleghany 28 East Surry 35,North Surry 6 Forbush 54. North Wilkes 39 Hibriten 49. West Caldwell 0 Mount Airy 34, Carroll Co. (Va.)15 North Iredell 46,West Wilkes 20 South Stokes 24, North Stokes 14 South Iredell 38. Starmount 6 Surry Central 20.Wilkes Central 7' Photo courtesy | Lorrie Tomlinson West Stokes 41. McMichael 7 The Ashe County defensive players held a second straight 4A team to less than 14 points. ACPR Softball champs Nathan Ham | Jefferson Post Hallie Brown won both of her singles matches last week against Starmount and North Wilkes. Submitted photo | Jefferson Post Wall-to-Wall Construction was crowned champion of the 2013 Ashe County Parks and Recreation Industrial Soft­ ball League. Front row, left to right: Aaron Shaw,Jason Norris, Allen Lewis, Dalton Lewis, Aaron Watson. Back row, left to right: Eric Proffit, Jeremy Eller, Corey Roten, Joey Parsons, John Shaw. Not pictured: Aaron Scott. Watauga holds off Ashe, 2-1 Nathan Ham Sports Writer nham@civitasmedia.com Tucker Chasteen scored two goals and Watauga withstood a late charge from the Huskies to take a 2-1 win. Chasteen's first goal came in the 11th minute to give the Pioneers an early edge. The Huskies had a hard time moving the ball in the first half with very few scoring chances to speak of. In the second half, Ashe was finally able to put some pressure on Watau­ ga. Victor Melo fired a shot from outside the box but the Watauga goalkeeper was there for the save in the 46th minute. On the ensuing counter attack, the Pioneers took advantage of some good passing and a wide open field to get Chasteen his second goal of the night in the 47th minute. Trailing by a 2-0 margin, Ashe kept fighting to get back in the game. Frank Ledezma moved in on goal for a shot attempt in the 49th minute that sailed just high of the net. Ashe goalie Jamison Nathan Ham | Jefferson Post Junior goalkeeper Jamison Cline throws the ball down field on a counter attack for the Husky offense. Cline kept the score where it was with an outstand­ ing diving save in the 54th minute as Chasteen was going for the hat trick. The Huskies finally got on the scoreboard in the 78th minute with a pen­ alty kick goal for Ledezma after a Pioneer player com­ mitted a hand ball foul in­ side the penalty box. With just two minutes left to get the equalizing goal, Ashe pressed forward but had no luck. The Huskies dropped to 2-4 overall and have lost three straight games, all by just one-goal margins. Ashe will look to get back to its winning ways next week with three games on the schedule. The team travels to Al­ leghany on Monday before hosting Oak Hill Academy on Tuesday and Elkin on Thursday. Wildlife Commission awarded $554,000 The N.C. Wildlife Re­ sources Commission was awarded more than $554,000 in nationally competitive federal grants on Aug. 16 to fund two projects that will help the agency and its partners conserve aquatic species in the Pee Dee River, as well as identify key habitats across the state that could be vulnerable to environ­ mental impacts. The Commission was one of 11 states to receive more than $5 million from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service through its com­ petitive State Wildlife Grants (SWG) Program. All SWG-funded projects implement strategies and actions to conserve and recover priority species and habitats identified in the N.C. Wildlife Action Plan. Tennis team sweeps North Wilkes, Starmount Nathan Ham Sports Writer nham@civitasmedia.com Wins continue to roll in for the women's tennis team with two more 9-0 wins over North Wilkes and Starmount last week. Ashe traveled to North Wilkes on Wednesday in a match that was rescheduled from August due to rain. The Lady Huskies won all six singles matches in straight sets and made it look easy in doubles action. Top seeded Hallie Brown beat Sara Bumgarner, 6-1, 6-0. Second and third seeds Maggie Witherspoon and Grace Miller both had 6-0, 6-0 wins over Lauren Handy and Angela Jordan. Fourth seeded Kasey Curcio grabbed a 6-1, 6-0 victory against Maria Mayer. Fifth seeded Mary Austin Tugman and sixth seeded Ella Copeland each had 6-0, 6-0 wins. "This was a good match for our team in that it provid­ ed opportunity to experience the diversity in conference play as well as opportunities to work on ground strokes, net play, court position and control," said Head Coach Larry Dix. Brown and Witherspoon beat Bumgarner and Handy, 8-1 in the opening doubles match. Miller and Tugman were 8-0 winners against Jordan and Mayer and the tan­ dem of Curcio and Copeland beat Laura Phillips and Kaitlin Billings, 8-1. On Thursday, Ashe turned right around to host Starmount, and played very well once again. Ashe swept all nine matches for the second consecu­ tive day, including several impressive performances in the singles matches. "With this win, Ashe has now won the last five matches in a row.Icommend the team for their efforts and 'never give up attitude'," said Coach Dix. Brown dominated her opponent Erin York on the way to a 6-0, 6-0 win. Witherspoon beat Kristin Nicks, 6-1, 6-1 and Miller was a 6-0, 6-1 winner against Madison McClellan. In the fourth seeded match, Starmount player Amber Hurst rolled her ankle and was forced to retire in the first set, giving Curio the forfeit victory. Tugman and Copeland defeated Quinn Gillian and Molly Nichols in straight sets. The doubles matches were much closer. Coach Dix pointed out that this was the third match of the week for the ladies and the players being tired might have played a role in the closer matches. Brown and Witherspoon battled to an 8-4 win over Nicks and McClellan. Miller and Tugman beat York and Gillian by an 8-3 margin and Curcio and Copeland took down Nichols and Rubi Martinez by an 8-4 score. In exhibition matches on Thursday, Rae Zeller and Keely Caddell won a doubles match, 6-1. The team of Emily Blevins and Kaylie Fernandez lost a close doubles match, as did Abby Manley and Hayley Taylor. �JEFFERSON POST TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 10,2013 PAGE 7 Community Calendar CLASSIFIEDS Sept 10 iOiM «.m. Stomtoe: Ro„ Dinosaur will be held at the Ashe County Public Library in the Children's area. 11:00 a.m. Grow Yourself: Self-Directed Learn­ ing at the Library in the Computer Lab. Feed yourself what you need, when you need it and grow yourself For more information, call 336-846-2041 or stop bv the Information Desk upstairs. 6:3? P',m,'i.ASahlCO,UIlt^ArU CouncU meet'ng will J be held at the Ashe Arts Center. Sept. 10 - 23 Library G f Shop. it Romance books are 1/2 off sticker price. Seasonal magazines for Hal­ loween are available at our regular low price of 3 for $L The 10 cent magazine shelf will feature Wildlife of North Carolina Magazine. Inspiration and religion books continue at 1/2 off sticker price. Books are avail­ able at wonderful prices - come and browse through the shelves in the Gift Shop. Think: Christmas gifts -Baskets Honoring North Carolina Authors" are fea­ tured in the Friends Shop and are available for pur­ chase. Visit the Friends' Gift Shop now for these great selections. Sept. 10 - Oct. 28 5 p.m. Storytelling in Todd. Every Tuesday through October, stop by the Todd General Store for old time entertainment with supper at 5 p.m. and sto­ rytelling at 6 p.m. Todd General Store is located at 3866 Railroad Grade Road. For more information, call 336-877-1067. Sept. 11 10:30 a.m. Ashe Chapter of North Carolina Re­ tired School Personnel will meet at Smokey Moun­ tain Barbecue. The program will be about the North Carolina State Health Plan. This meeting is open to all retired school personnel, including teachers, ad­ ministration, staff and support personnel. Please plan to attend. 10:30 a.m. Tot Time: B is for Book. Ashe County Public Library in the Children's area. This is for 2-3 year olds, interactive stories, songs, and crafts. 4 p.m. TAC Meeting will be held in the Ashe Coun­ ty Public Library Auditorium. What do you want to see or do at the library? An open discussion about future plans and possibilities for teens at the library. For teens only. Sept. 12 7 p.m. Ashe Bee Keepers Meeting. Next sched­ ule meeting will be held at the Agricultural Service Center Conference Room. For more information, call 336-846-5850. Sept. 12, 19 and 26 Alzheimer's CARE Training. North Wilkesboro and surrounding area families are invited to attend free Alzheimer's CARE training workshops that will be offered in recognition of World Alzheimer's Month. The sessions will be held at the Home Instead Senior Care Center, 315 C Street, North Wilkesboro. During the workshop, program experts will teach caregivers how to: manage behaviors, encourage engagement, and care for themselves while caring for their loved one. Developed by Home Instead Senior Care, the Alzheimer's or Other Dementias CARE program in­ corporates an innovative, hands-on approach to help families deal with the difficult behavioral changes that often are associated with Alzheimer's disease or oth­ er dementias. For more information, or to reserve a spot, call Home Instead Senior Care at 336-838-4040. Sept. 13 Regional Artist Project Grants Available for Artists. The Regional Artist Project of Northwest North Carolina (RAPNNC) announces the availability of funds to offer grants to artists living in Ashe, Al­ leghany, Watauga and Wilkes counties. The project is intended to support a broad range of talented artists including: visual, preforming, literary and interdisci­ plinary art. Eligible candidates may be either emerg­ ing or established artists, and funds may be used to pursue projects that will further their artistic develop­ ment. The RAPNNC is supported by a grant from the North Carolina Arts Council, a state agency. Deadline for the 2013-2014 award cycle is September 13, 2013. Application and guidelines may be obtained by calling 336-846-ARTS, or at www.ashecountyarts.org. 5 - 8 p.m. Spaghetti Supper sponsored by Riverview Community Center. The cost is $8 for adults, $5 for children 6 -12, and children under 5 will eat free. There will be a 50-50 raffle. Proceeds will be used for repairs on the building. 6 p.m. Community Potluck and Contra Dance hosted by Todd Mercantile. Supper starts at 6 p.m., followed by the dance around 7:30 p.m. Sure to be a good time to come out and meet your neighbors. The Mercantile is located at 3899 Todd Railroad Grade Road. For more information, call 336-877-5401. 7 p.m. Night Hike to Luther Rock. Meet the Mt. Jefferson State Park ranger at the Park Office for a 1 mile hike along the ridgeline out to Luther Rock. Bring a small flashlight and wear sturdy shoes. Parts of this hike are considered strenuous and hiking at night can be physically challenging. This program is designed for adults with good basic hiking skill. Chil­ dren over 7 are welcome but must be closely super­ vised. Guns from Page 1 store their guns in a locked vehicle on the campuses of public schools and univer­ sities. Also, new laws will al­ low guns on athletic fields, swimming pools and bars unless the establishment's owner expressly prohibits the firearms. The "Amend various firearms laws" bill passed the House 73-41 and the Senate 32-14. The law is supposed to into full effect Oct. 1. There is no word yet on if Ashe County faculty ^nd staff will be allowed to have their firearms on school property. MI want to make sure that whatever we do is in align­ ment to the new legisla­ tion," Holden said. Holden expressed con­ cern about the new law. "Obviously, I don't want to have guns at our schools," he said. Since the law applies to those with concealed car­ ry, students will not be di­ rectly affected by the new laws. In North Carolina, people have to be at least 21-years-old to purchase a handgun. "(The changes) are not really that much of a stu­ dent issue," he said. Holden said he hopes the General Assembly will reconsider their decision in the next short sessions. "We have some legisla­ tion that could possibly change in the upcoming session," he said. "I'm hop­ ing this is something they look at possibly doing away with." LEGALS House For Rent STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF ASHE IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION BEFORE THE CLERK FILE#13-E-247 NOTICE TO CREDITORS Having qualified as Executor of the estate of Margaret Lain Sears deceased of 186 Village Park Drive, Unit 1. West Jeffer­ son, Ashe County. 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CALL NOW 800-423-0676 �1'.UiK S Tl'ESDAY, StPlliMBKR 10, 2(>1.'J JEFFERSON Poffl State park offers night hikes to Luther Roek Wil Petty Staff Write* ipetty^ovitasmecfajom Mt Jefferson provides some of Ashe County 's most scenic views, andnow, hikers can get a view horn the park at night. Park rangers at ML Jef­ ferson State Park are offer­ ing free night hikes for those willing to brave the moun­ tain after dark. The hike will be approximately one mile Make the Switch to DISH Today and Save Up To 50% dish * PACKAGES UNDER s50 k-REE FREE INTERNET OVER 30 PREMIUM MOVIE CHANNELS AS LOW AS . .. HBO £2* IN UP TO 6 ROOMS ftwriML Adz For3monthi <0» i.-—1 »Hl'|l hinH»1»1 CALLTODAYINSTALLED TODAY! ASK ABOUT HMi&tki) m SAME DAY INSTALLATION and will take folks to the Lu­ ther Rock Peak. Park superintendent Jo­ seph Shimel said the hikes provide an opportunity for people to see the views from Mt. Jefferson at night, when the park is typically closed. Shimel said the night hikes at the mountain are dif­ ferent than what hikers typi­ cally see in the daytime. "Seeing that trail at night is just a different world," he said. "The feel of the hike is entirely different." The hikes are led by park ranger Tom Randolph, who has been doing the hikes for two years. , "We start the hikes off with general questions, so we answer anything that people need to know," he said "We talk a bit about the stars that we see at nighL the nocturnal animals and the history erf the park." Randolph said there is also potential of seeing dif­ ferent meteor showers, flares and the International Space Station. Also, some of the Wil Petty| Jefferson Post Mt. Jefferson State Park is offering a night hike to Luther Rock on Friday, Sept. 13 at 7 p.m. The hike, led by a park ranger gives hikers a chance to see the views from the top of the mountain at night, when the park is closed. "We have scheduled pro­ grams offered every week­ end and we try to offer up different things throughout the year," he said Sometimes, the hikes might involve storytelling, as a way for the hikers to expe­ rience folklore on the trail "1 have picked up quite a few stories over the years up here," Randolph said. "So we nocturnal animals are found along the trail The night hikes also bring a nostalgic past to the area. Shimel said many people don't go out in the woods at night anymore. While the hikes are not necessarily set in stone as to how often they occur,Shimel said they typically happen once a month. Fall foliage: Vibrant display expected in Mid-Atlantic AccuWeather.com reports as summer comes to a close and fall weather ushers in the changing of leaves, this year's most vibrant display of foliage will occur across the midAtlantic. Meanwhile, surrounding regions may be hindered by flooding rain and un­ seasonable temperatures. "Most important is really what happens at the end of September and beginning of October into the middle of October. That's really the crucial period," accord­ ing to Dr. Marc Abrams, professor of Forest Ecolo­ gy and Physiology at Penn State University. Abrams began observing how weather conditions af­ fect fall foliage more than 25 years ago. The AccuWeather.com 2013 Fall Forecast predicts nearnormal temperatures and precipitation for the midAtlantic region, allowing bright, colorful leaves. Meanwhile, those far­ ther north may be some­ what disappointed. 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Hikers should arrive at 7 p.m. and meet at the park office. Randolph said he leaves the park gates open until 7:15p.m. before closing them for the hike. Since parts of the trail are considered strenuous and can be difficult to navigate at night, hikers should bring a small flashlight and wear ap­ propriate footwear. Children are welcome to hike as well, but should be over 7 and will need to be closely watched. Since Mt. Jefferson be­ came a state park in 1956, free programs have been of­ fered to the public. Thenight hikes have become just one of the many free events the state park offers. "Education programs have been taking place since the park opened," Shimel said For more information on the Mt. Jeffersonnight hikes, call the state park at (336) 246-9653. Wine • Punch • Cheese Come celebrate with us 3B N. Jefferson Ave www.lenoredepree.com for AccuWeather.com Paul Pastelok said. Cold isn't anticipated to return until some time in November. "That's going to be prob­ lematic. It's going to delay the peak coloration, and normally when we have warm falls the peak col­ oration is not the best," Abrams said. "Those cold temperatures are really, really important late Sep­ tember, early October." Cold temperatures will not be in short supply for the Midwest, where an early frost/freeze is fore­ cast in October. A hard freeze while leaves are still green will transition the leaf straight to brown, rather than allowing mul­ tiple colors to come out. It may also delay the peak of the season, Abrams said. A frost, on the other hand, could be beneficial for the region. "A frost helps to bring out the color. What happens is that the chlorophyll - which causes the green color of leaves starts to break down. This basically exposes the other pigments like red and or­ ange," Abrams said. ever...caich m The race is on at Show off your Auto Racing knowledge & Sprint — to the Cup for great weekly prizes! £ Hmhmi inTs Corner _ FURNITURE ( 'ihtM T «w«l «wj«y tk« ellfFerewee THE HIOH COUNTRY'S TIRE STORE www.wjchevy.net U CtiAJji H, It b'ut tUsh h! 336-384-2929 www.jimscornerfurniture.com I We go the distance for you to get a BOUT � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Jefferson Post Type The nature or genre of the resource Newspaper Description An account of the resource The Jefferson Post was a twice-weekly newspaper printed in West Jefferson, North Carolina. Printing news, announcements and obituaries for Ashe County, the newspaper was owned by Civitas Media of Davidson, North Carolina, and had a circulation of 6,500. The Jefferson Post began publishing in 1988. The newspaper was the result of a merger between Ashe County's historic weekly newspaper The Skyland Post and a competing weekly of 10 years, the Jefferson Times. Publication Volume 88 Issue 72 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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Annual Cek Soccer Sec » CO CJ * lC UJ * <r q cj J £ » a v) 2 M t-i „ * -i <r u •* 2T » 3K O * CO LU o * <r w a Page 6 Vol. 88, Issue 78 > Q. FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 13.2013 $ . 0 10 Search for new county managei logins Commissioners respond to rumors of Jordan's preselection Dylan Lightfoot $40 million budget, the development; and a thor­ county manager "will have ough understanding of dlightfoot@civitasmedia.com a thorough understanding N.C. State law governing of the budget function... county administration," The Ashe County Board be experienced in manage­ the posting read. of Commissioners, who ment of personnel, and will Board Chairman Larry last week appointed them­ have knowledge of...public Rhodes said Tuesday, "My selves to a search commit­ administration and county tee for a new county man­ government," according to goal is that the job be post­ ed, and we're to go through ager, this week officially the job posting. (the applications) after 45 posted the position, begin­ • "Preferred qualifications days. I've not been told any ning the process of finding include: graduate degree different." Ashe's next chief public in public administration "We will choose from administrator. or its equivalent; five the most qualified," said Responsible for overall years experience in county Commissioner Williams operations of the county, government, including Sands Wednesday. "I hope its 300 employees and a experience in...economic we get some people that Staff Writer have the qualifications I'm looking for: we need some­ body who can manage." The board voted to dis­ miss former County Man­ ager Dr. Pat Mitchell Aug. 19 in a 3-2 decision, with Rhodes and Sands dissent­ ing. Mitchell was the second manager removed by the board in two years — Dan McMillan was voted out 4-1 in July 2011 — and Rhodes is concerned quali­ fied people might hesitate to apply for or accept ap­ pointment as Ashe County Manager. "It would send up a red flag for me," Rhodes said. "If I were interviewing (for the position), it would definitely weigh into my decision. I'd ask for a con­ tract," he said. Jordan a prime candidate? Sands said Wednesday, "All the commissioners got an email asking that we consider him (Rep. Jonathon Jordan) as in­ terim (manager)." Sands said the email came from another commissioner, but did not identify who sent the email. Responding to prevalent rumors in the community that Jordan has been pre­ selected as county man­ ager by commissioners Judy Poe, Gerald Price and Gary Roark, who voted to remove Mitchell, Rhodes said, "There has been no discussion of it in execu­ tive session." "I have not heard his name in any discussion," See SEARCH I 7 CVrtt CAaiV, \ }eW«w-.ot\PotA HID. Highway Patrolmen gather evidence at the scene at an Occident Monday afternoon that left a motorcyclist seriously Injured. Motorcyclist critical after Monday accident Dylan Lightfoot | Jefferson Post Irene Morphew celebrated her 102nd birthday this week at Ashe Assisted Living. From left: Danielle McNeill. Morphew, Nieta Widner. Morphew celebrates 102nd birthday Dylan Lightfoot Staff Writer dlightfoot@clvitasmedia.com Irene Morphew, who served as Postmaster of Jef­ ferson for 38 years, celebrated her 102nd birthday this week at Ashe Assisted Living. Morphew was born in Ashe County Sept. 8, 1911, three months after George V was crowned King of the United Kingdom, and three months before Roald Amundsen's ex­ pedition reached the South Pole. She and her four brothers, Glen, Howard, John and Paul, grew up in Brownwood at Riverside, their family home. According to her sister-in-law, Iris Morphew, the house had no road access, and "Irene and her brothers had to cross the river to get the mail or anything." Stilting was the accepted method for crossing the river. Once, Irene and her older brother Howard fell off their stilts, and had to swim to the opposite bank, where they sat until their clothes dried so they wouldn't get in trouble for falling into the river. The only girl in the family, Irene sometimes fell under her brothers' influence. How­ ard once gave her a pinch of chewing tobacco; "It made me deathly sick," she said. At 14, Irene joined the Jefferson United Methodist Church. Now, 88 years later, she is the church's oldest and See MORPHEW | 7 See ACCIDENT | 7 Irene Morphew graduated from Jefferson High School in 1929, about two years before this photo was taken. BOE approves contract for driving school Wll Petty Staff Writer jpetty@civitasmedia.com The Ashe County Board of Education voted unani­ mously to award a contract to the North Carolina Driv­ ing School for continuing the driver's education pro­ gram in the county. Phyllis Yates, associate superintendent of business and operations, said the district wanted to sign a one-year contract to make sure the company is the right fit, but that state al­ locations also dictated the one year contract. "Every year, the amount from the state's budget for driver's ed that we've been getting has been decreas­ ing," Yates said during the meeting. Wil Petty | Jefferson Post Mountain View Improvement Team Chairperson Tina Key and Principal David Blackburn, pose with their award recognizing the school as a Title I Reward School at the Board of Educa­ tion meeting Sept. 9. This was the school's second year in a row receiving the honor. Two bids were secured by the county, one from NCDS and another from A New Hampshire motorcyclist was critically injured on Monday, Sept. 9, when a Crumpler woman turned her car into the biker's path at the intersection of Greensboro Road and U.S. 221, just past Nathan's Creek Grocery. According to the N.C. Highway Patrol, Richard J. Don­ nelly, 61, of Pelham, N.H., is in critical condition at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center after sustaining serious injuries as a result of the accident. Donnelly was airlifted to Baptist from Ashe Memorial Hospital Monday afternoon. According to witnesses, Donnelly was travelling south­ west on U.S. 221 on his Harley-Davidson when the car, driven by Thelma Church, 73, of Crumpler, turned north­ east off of Greensboro Road into the path of the motor­ cycle. The motorcycle and Donnelly continued approximately 50 feet after the impact. Donnelly was riding alone and wearing a helmet at the time of the impact, according to witnesses, who also said he was accompanying another pair of motorcyclists on another bike from New Hampshire. Mountain Professionals, Yates recommended NCDS because they did not Former Animal Control officer sues county, former manager Dylan Lightfoot Staff Writer dhghttootPcwitasmeda com charge an additional $20 student fee. "The best part (of choos­ ing NCDS) is we will not have to charge our stu­ dents anything," she said. The driving school, based in Gastonia is a turn­ key operation. The school will provide the cars and offer contracts to those al­ ready affiliated with Ashe County's driver's educa­ tion program. Dr. Todd Holden, Ashe County Schools superin­ tendent, thanked the board for its unanimous consent and addressed the rumors of the school deciding this in order to make a profit. "There had been a mis­ conception that we were Former Ashe County Animal Control Officer James Walters on Sept. 10, filed a complaint in Superior Court agiinst the County of Ashe, Ashe County Animal Control, and former County Manager Dr. Pat Mitchell. Walters seeks damages in excess of $20,000 for alleged def­ amation and negligence by the county and former manager, who "either singularly or in concert..caused to beprinted and published, false statements concerning" his termination last year. Walters was terminated Oct. 12,2012, after a meeting the day before with Mitchell and Animal Control Director Joe Testerman. According to letter from Testerman to Mitchell quoted in a Jefferson Post article, "Walters did not follow procedure nor conduct his actions in a professionalmanner" in responding to a Sept. 27,2012, call "regarding an injured and suffering dog in the Beaver Creek area that had been shot by animal control that morning...." According to an email, provided to the Post last year, from Testerman to Mitchell regarding the incident, animal control had been attempting to capture a German shepherd-tyj>e dog that was acting aggressively toward area residents. See BOE |7 See OFFICER | 7 �PAGE 2 FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 13,2013 JEFFERSON POST Camp 1 \ k Shoals to re-host Riverfest Wii Petty the camp. For Riverfest, the work is done in terms of pro­ motion, cooking and search­ ing for talent able to perform at the daylong event. "We have volunteers that take care of all the cooking and giving the information to vendors," Parish said. "We also have musicians and others who like shar­ ing their talents with us." Riverfest will be held on the beach at the camp's property along the South Fork New River. Vendors will be on hand selling arts and crafts and there will be barbecue chicken. "We are going to have vendors (at Riverfest,)" he said. "There will also be an open stage for anybody who wants to come and perform." Riverfest will be taking place from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 14, at Staff Writer jpetty@civitasmedia.com Riverfest is returning to Camp Elk Shoals again, after the July rains kept many away. "Last Riverfest, it rained so much that the turnout was low," Rev. Peter Par­ ish, the camp director, said. "We figured we would try it again." The faith-based camp, affiliated with the United Methodist Church, had a decent turnout for the original Riverfest. Parish said they decided to do it again in order to continue raising awareness of what Camp Elk Shoals does. "It is a chance for people to get acquainted with both our camp and the area," he said. Parish said that it takes a lot of work and time to run Camp Elk Shoals. The camp is located off Boggs Road between West Jefferson and Glendale Springs. The camp, which has been in Ashe County since 1954, has also recently completed building a cen­ ter for children with spe­ cial needs. "(The center) still needs to be furnished, but it will be fully operational soon," Parish said. Camp Elk Shoals also started its first special needs program this past summer. Parish said the program was designed for children with Autism and Asperger's. For more information on Riverfest or the camp, which draws in children in­ ternationally, call Camp Elk Shoals at 336-8774607. Wil Petty I Jefferson Post Located along the waters of South Fork New River, Camp Elk Shoals is a faith-based camp which caters to both children and adults. On Saturday, the camp will host Riverfest, an event with vendors, musicians and barbecue chicken. September Gallery Crawl returns this Friday The Greater Lansing Area Festival will take place Sept. 13 and 14 at the Lansing Ball Field. Admission is free, but donations will be accepted to host future festivals. Festival in Lansing provides music, prizes Staff Report The 15th Annual Great­ er Lansing Area Festival will be taking place Sept. 1 YV14 at the Lansing Rail "Field, across froth the Old Lansing School. "It's just an effort of vol­ unteers." said Diana Bill­ ings. an organizer for the festival. "It's a great family event." Friday events will run from 5:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. while Saturday events will start at 10:30 a.m. and run until 8 p.m. The not-for-profit event is sponsored by the Lansing American Legion Post 295 and Lansing Volunteer Fire Department. Three musical acts will perform Friday evenipg, with eight bands poF forming Saturday. Along­ side the music there will be vendors, food, a giant slide and door prizes. Billings said there will be events for the children. The American Legion will be selling barbecue chicken and the fire de­ partment will sell hot dogs and hamburgers. Prizes come from vari­ ous Ashe County business­ es including Ashe County Cheese, Parker Tie Co. and Smoky Mountain Barbeque. The everit is free, btit donations are accepted. There will be no alcohol or pets are allowed. "As far as the donations go, it stays in the festival," Billings said. The money earned stays within the festival to en­ sure it can continue into future years. For more information, call (336) 384-4596. FALL SAVINGS! Qwta,. (Seifo, "-mOU* • jw. - 1 - AMERICA'S *1 Pcrfectsleepcr r rhli m * m W* ** HOT BUY %* $269 m^$999^ Queen Mattress $399 Set The Ashe County Arts Council will sponsor Gal­ lery Crawl in downtown West Jefferson from 5-8 p.m., Friday, Sept. 13. Gal­ leries and shops will be open after hours to show­ case the best of artistic tal­ ent in Ashe County. The crawl will feature special events in connec­ tion with the On the Same Page Literary Festival. The Ashe Public Library and the Arts Council will be sponsoring "Street Readers" on the streets of West Jefferson on Friday night. A dozen folks will be the strolling, reading or performing both original works of prose and poetry and contemporary and clas­ sic works. The members of the Blue Ridge Writer's Group and the Friends of the Library include: Chris Arvidson, Fran Cook, Naomi Faw, John MacConnell, Mickeal Goss, Annehart Herrick, Sandy Las­ sen, Suzanne Moore, Scot Pope, Diana Renfro, Becky Stragand. Come out and see this fun and lively addi­ tion to the crawl. For September, Florence Thomas Art School will be putting up new works by Florence Thomas. Art books by Sharon Sharp and Stephen Shoemaker's original illustrations from his new book with Janet Pittard will also be on dis­ play. In addition, we will be displaying our FLO Kids Pottery from the FLO Kids classes. At The Artists' Theatre, Tonya Bottomley will be in the gallery and is offer­ ing a rare 20 percent off all her work in the gallery. Christmas orders for "West Jefferson Holiday" a print by Mark Stephen Willingham will be taken at a 20 percent price reduction for early reindeer gift giv­ ers. Diana Vincent, known for her perfect depictions of horses has new work that will take your breath away. Lisa Willingham will have her greenie biscuits for dogs available and all the proceeds from her bis­ cuits that evening will go to The Ashe Humane Society. Susan Dahlin will kick off her raffle to benefit, The Rugby Adoption Center for Horses in honor of Doc, a beautiful blind horse. The CatchLight Gallery located at 118 N. Jeffer­ son Ave. will feature noted photographer Mike Lang. Lang is a relative newcom­ er to serious photography. In his retirement he has taken a series of classes at the International Center of Photography in New York. As a father of three athletic sons, two of whom played a college sport, his first love is sports photography. He has now gravitated to photographing landscapes, macro flower photography and nighttime urban land­ scapes. His work will be seen at CatchLight Gallery through September. Everything Has A Story will feature Mamie Sand­ ers from the STEP program showcasing her handmade soaps. The gallery will fea­ ture the bam quilts, local artists, canned goods and more. A surprise tasting will also be available for crawlers. Don't miss this Friday's crawl that will includeAcom Gallery, Ashe Arts Center, Ashe Custom Fram­ ing and Gallery, Backstreet Beads, Bohemia Gallery, Broomffelds Gallery, Catch­ Light Gallery, Everything Has a Story, Fiber Artisans' Gallery, Florence Thomas Art School, French's Art Galley, Originals Only Gal­ lery, Ripples Gallery, RT Morgan Art Gallery, Shoe­ maker Studio, The Artists' Theatre, The Vintage Lock­ et and Tin Roof Gallery and Studio. Join your friends and neighbors and support the arts. Gallery Crawl is a free event and is spon­ sored by the Ashe County Arts Council in coopera­ tion with the West Jeffer­ son Business Association and the West Jefferson TDA Mark your calendars for the last fall crawl on Oct. 11, and the Christmas Crawl on Dec. 6 to contin­ ue to see new, creative and innovative works by Ashe County's leading artists. Galleries will feature new exhibits, new artists and new works. Go to www.ashecountyarts.org for crawl map and contact information about the galleries. For more in­ formation please call 336846-ARTS Ashe County Farmers Market 108 Back Street West Jefferson, NC Plus, Introducing ft/corn CALLING ALL ASHE COUNTY APPLE PIE and APPLE COBBLER BAKERS!! for i Once again it is time for the "Apple Pie/Cobbler Contest" Saturday, September 14, 2013 Look for the events tent on the grassy area just behind the market and bring your homemade pies or cobblers to be judged. Official Rules - "Apple Pie or Cobbler Contest: 1. Eligibility: Contest is open to all Ashe County residents. " Any kind of Apple grown in Ashe County is eligibility. 2. Requirements: No store bought pastry shells or fillings. Submit a copy of the recipe with your entry. Please use disposable pie tins. The Market will not be responsible for the return of pie plates. No items that need refrigeration or heating will be accepted. Pies or cobblers must be at room - /comfort /comfort /comfort | ^ temperature for judging. Limit two per contestant. 3. How to Enter: /series Insight Genius Reinvention Applause s1,299 s1,599 S2,699 Bring your homemade apple pie(s) or cobbler (s) to the Farmers' Market on Saturday, s1,299 FREE LacrfDoHmy FREE In-HomsfetUp fernowl AtTWmSlM Celebration September 14,2013 contest day between 9:00 am and 10:00am. Look for the tables under the events tent on the grassy area behind the market. Entry forms will be available there and on line at www.ashefarmersmarket.com. 4. Judging: FREE Financing Available with approved rredM The judging will begin at 10:30 am and will be conducted by local judges. Entries will be judged on the basis of taste and appearance. 5. Prizes: One winner will be selected from each category and awarded a $20.00 Ashe County Farmers' BETTER HOMES FURNITURE CO. Market gift certificate (to be redeemed at the ACFM Market only during 2013). The winner's Family owned and operated since 1943! • www.betterfurniturenc.com For more information contact Market Manager John Smyre at 336.877.4141,910.309.1932 The largest selection of Serta Perfect Sleepers in the area! or www.ashefarmersmarket.com. 527 East Main Street QQC QOO QAC4 North Wilkesboro, N.C. r K3 OOU^OOO^^IUO I l recipe will be printed in the local newspaper. 1he ACFM would like to thank all the support from Appalachian Sustainable Agriculture Project. I i \ �JEFFERSON POST OBITUARIES John Eric Burnett Jr. A celebration of his life will be held from 2-4 p.m. Sept. 28,2013, in Glendale Springs, at the Mountain Aire Restaurant. He will be interned next to Charlotte at a later date in Dexter, Mich. The family asks that do­ nations be sent to Alzheim­ er's Foundation of America www.alzfd.org/makeadonation. John Eric Burnett Jr., son of Ruth Valentine and John Eric Burnett, was born July 7, 1918, in East Lansing, Mich. He died Aug. 25, 2013 in Sarasota, Ha. Aug. 25th, coincidently.was the birth date of his wife, Charlotte McCulloch Burnett who preceded him in death. John married and sur­ vived Margery Hinson Hedspeth of Glendale Spring. Although John had been in declining health for several years, he continued to demonstrate his sparkle and spunk up to his last days. He was the oldest of four brothers; William (Beulah), Thomas (Noreen) and James (Patricia). Both Bill and Tom preced­ ed him in death. He graduated from Michigan State University and went on to complete Sherry Severt Eller medical school at the Uni­ Sherry Severt Eller of versity of Michigan. After service in the U.S. Army West Jefferson died on Medical Coips, John re­ Sunday, Sept. 8, 2013, at ceived additional training Ashe Memorial Hospital. in OB-GYN at Women's She 67. Hospital in Detroit, Mich. Mrs. Eller was born on He opened his OB-GYN Aug. 25, 1946, in Mercer practice in Springfield. County, WVa., to Clarence Ohio, in the spring of 1949 Mack and Maudie Mae and remained there with Jenkins Severt. She was preceded in his family until June of 1975. death by her parents; hus­ His accomplishments band, Robert Coe Eller; during that time included one sister, Carol Black; and regular contributions to one brother, Morris "Moe" major medical journals Severt. Mrs. Eller enjoyed paint­ and the establishment of one of the first midwife ing, fishing and most of training programs in the all, spending time with her United States, not to men­ family. Mrs. Eller is survived tion the delivery of more than 5,000 babies. After by two sons, Mark Eller leaving private practice and wife Vicki of Glendale in 1975, he taught obstet­ Springs, Robert "Bert" rics in the medical school Eller and wife April of at UNC Chapel Hill until Lansing; one daughter, 1981. John continued as Jennifer "Jenny" Goss and doctor/teacher by working husband Scott of Lansing; with the Four Nations com­ four sisters, Linda Pruitt and husband Bill and Deb­ munity in Arizona. When he and Charlotte bie Presnell and husband moved to Ashe County to Ronnie, both of Ennice, retire; retirement was not Maxine Miller and hus­ in his vocabulary. As in his band Russell, Donna Gilyounger days, he was an ley both of Laurel Springs; active member the Epis­ six grandchildren, Chris­ copal Church, participated topher Eric Miller, Cory in school boards, hospice Conner, Kristin Eller, Jon­ board, and lost many athan Lyall, Haley Eller nightly cribbage games to and Madison Eller; several nieces, nephews; and her his wife. special friends and neigh­ John is survived by his bors at Spruce Hill Apart­ brother James; and by chil­ dren, Kathrine Ann Zim­ ments. Funeral services were merman and husband Mar­ held at 7 p.m. Wednes­ tin Zimmerman, Charlotte day, Sept. 11, 2013, at the Morrison Hawke and hus­ Ashelawn Memorial Cha­ band John A. Hawke, Ruth pel by Rev. Russell Sheets Elizabeth Weber (husband and Rev. Jimmy Galgano. William Weber deceased), Graveside services were John Eric Burnett III, held at 10 a.m. Thursday, and Peter O'Neil Burnett; Qnn. 19 9011 in thp F.hSept. 12, 2013, in the EbJohn's grandchildren, enezer Cemetery. (Kathrine) Joseph Zim­ The family received merman, Buenos Aries, Ar­ friends on Wednes­ gentina, Paul Zimmerman, day, Sept. 11, 2013, at Chicago, 111., (Charlotte) Ashelawn Memorial Cha­ Jeremy Hawke, Traverse pel. City, Mich., Noel A.Hawke, Flowers were appreci­ Lyme, N.H., Jess Hawke, ated, or memorials may Sarasota, Fla., (Ruth) An­ be made to Medi Home drew Weber, Grand Rap­ Health and Hospice P.O. ids, Mich., Eric Weber, Box 421 Jefferson, NC Naples, pla., and William 28640. Weber, Jacksonville, Fla. Words of comfort and His family includes 10 remembrance may be great-grandchildren, (Charviewed or senl 10 the Iam fam or sent to , fnttel Alex Hawke Clancv ' Se "V« -bsite a, Annabelle Hawke. Carter ww^helawn.corrr A^la™ Hawke, Reed Hawke, HarMemorial CM*' f ris Hawke, Noah Hawke, f Weber and Regional artist project grants available for artists The Regional Artist Project of Northwest North Carolina (RAPNNC) announces the availability of funds to offer grants to artists living in Ashe, Allegha­ ny, Watauga and Wilkes counties. The project is intend­ ed to support a broad range of talented art­ ists including: visual, preforming, literary and interdisciplinary art. Eligible candidates may be either emerging or established artists, and funds may be used to pursue projects that will further their artistic de­ velopment. The RAPNNC is sup­ ported by a grant from the North Carolina Arts Council, a state agency. Deadline for the 20132014 award cycle is Sept. 13, 2013. '» —— Application and guidelines may be obtained by calling " 336-846-ARTS, or at www.ashecountyarts.org. FRIDAY, SEPTKMBER 13, 2()13 PAGE 3 Church event to help therapeutic horse centers Wil Petty Staff Writer jpetty@civitasmedia.com A Grassy Creek United Methodist Church fund­ raiser, which raises money for therapeutic horse rid­ ing, is entering its 19th year. "(The church) originally did it as an outreach mis­ sion and to bring more people into the church at the time," said Cheryl Little, a church member and event organizer. "A lot of us were really into horseback riding, so that's what got us into having the horse theme." Originally starting as a one-day event on the third Sunday in September, the event has expanded across a whole weekend, from Friday Sept. 13 to Sunday, Sept. 15. The church gave the money to A Leg Up, a non­ profit therapeutic riding center out of Abington, Va., when the event first started. After the center closed, they started help­ ing several other centers in the area. All money raised in the event goes towards non­ profit organizations which offer horse facilitated ther­ apy. This year, the church will raise the money for The Appalachian Thera­ peutic Riding Center, lo­ cated in Burnsville. Little said the church, af­ ter expenses, will raise be­ tween $15,000 and $18,000 ifUL ma i hw Prlciir l Sunday SeptTs .. . . Photo submitted| Jefferson Post money for ,ocal therapeutic riding centers. Hosted J! ralses Methodist Church, the three day event runs from Friday. Sept. 13 to for the organization. "There are disabled children that have differ­ ent problems that ride the trained horses," she said. "When a child has never walked before, riding hors­ es gives the body the same sensation as though the child was walking." Little said therapeutic horse riding has also al­ lowed some children to make their first sounds. "All of the centers we have helped are part of nonprofit organizations," Little said. "With the econ­ omy the way it is, they have a hard time makingit, so what little we do, it does benefit (the centers.)" Numerous activities oc­ cur throughout the three day event. Several meals, trail rides, a bonfire, a church service and a silent auction are all part of the action. Items that have been sold at the auctions include paintings, furniture and tickets to Dollywood and Pigeon Forge, Tenn. "When we first started A Leg Up,'it was a one day event," Little said. "It has now got to a point where people started camping out on Fridays." Little said there is no charge for attending the event and everything is by donation. In order to go horse­ back riding throughout the weekend at the fundraiser, people must bring their own horses. "We do not provide any horses," Little said. "We usually have between 80 and 100 horseback rid­ ers come every year. It's a pretty large event." While the event has continued a long time and has become a tradition for many riders in the area. Grassy Creek UMC is a small church. Little said the church's congregation is close to 50 members. "It's a lot of hard work for a very few of us, but we manage because we know it is a tradition and people look forward to it," she said. Primitive camping is provided and stud horses are not allowed. Humane Society gets spay and neuter grant Wil Petty Staff Writer jpetty@civitasmedia.com The Ashe Humane Soci­ ety has received a $1,000 micro-grant from Friends of Ashe County Animals to help promote spaying and neutering in the county. AHS president Jill Fer­ guson said the nonprofit iiopes to have the commu­ nity donate an additional $1,000 to match the grant, which is aimed at control­ ling the overpopulation of county cats and dogs. "(Overpopulation) is a huge problem in the coun­ ty," she said. "There are many more animals than there are people who can provide homes." The program is called 'The $5 Fix." The campaign will provide vouchers and elderly to low-income and elderiv families in the county to have their pets fixed for that amount. "A person who quali­ fies can come to us and present their qualifying documents," Ferguson said. "They pay $5, get a voucher and then the balance of the procedure costs comes out of the grant." Ferguson said the vouch­ ers will be done on a firstcome, first-served basis with a limit of two vouchers per household. The Hu­ mane Society estimates be­ tween 40 and 50 animals in the county will be covered by the grant. People can begin request­ ing the vouchers on Oct. 1. The grant came from Friends of Ashe County An­ imals, and was given to the Humane Society because of its ability to administer and handle the vouchers. "We already have a spayI neuter program in place, "Ferguson said. "We are * the only organization in the county that has (the pro­ gram.)" Ferguson said the Hu­ mane Society has worked Wil Petty I Jefferson Post Doghouses, such as this one in Everything Has a Story, are in differ­ ent locations for people to donate money for Ashe Humane Soci­ ety's "The $5.00Fix" campaign. All money raised by these collection boxes andmailed to the Humane Society in September and October will go towards matching a $1,000 grant the nonprofit received. , •, Fripnds of Ashe ™enas 01 ASne County Animals for many years on different cam­ O LOADING • paigns. The Humane Society has different ways people in the county can help match the grant. Donations for the pro­ gram can be dropped off in four Ashe County loca­ tions. They are: Roses and Ashe Animal Clinic in Jef­ ferson, Everything has a Story in West Jefferson and Mountain Grocery in Wai rensville. Other donations car also be mailed to the Hu­ mane Society at P.O. Box 1776, West Jefferson, N.C., 28694. Ferguson said all of the money raised by the dona­ tion jars in September and October will be given to the program as well. Over $600 has already been matched. "The only way to make a dent on the pet overpopu­ lation problem is through spay and neuter," she said. For more information, call the Ashe Humane Soci­ ety at 336-982-4297. HIGH SPEED INTERNET available EVERYWHERE! Get speeds as FAST as 15mbps (Where available) Up to 200x Faster than dial-up! Starting at $49.99/mo HIGHSPEED ' INTERNET Available EVERYWHERE! b»5ATELUTl w also buying silver, platinum & coins * DOWNLOAD COMPLETE CALL NOW and GO FAST! 1-877-358-7040 Mon - Fri 8am -11pm • Sat 9am - 8pm • Sun 1 Oam - 6pm EST �"...were it left to me to decide whether we should have a government without newspapers or newspapers without a government, I should not hesitate a moment to prefer the latter." Page 4 September 18,2018 — Thomas Jefferson, 1787 Ilie making of a southern liberal the first newspaper in the South to endorse What is the dilemma that haunts every Franklin Roosevelt for president. Southerner who confesses he or she is a lib­ When Brandt Ayers returned home to eral? work at the Star, he led Anniston's efforts not For Brandt Ayers in his new book, "In Love to be like Montgomery, Selma, or Birming­ With Defeat: The Making of a Southern Lib­ ham, where racial turmoil engulfed commu­ eral," it is this: his progressive views set him nities and made reconciliation problematical. apart from many of his fellow Southerners, While "In Love With Defeat" is a personal whose culture and basic values he respects memoir, it is also an exploration of the trans­ and shares. At the same time, this attachment formation of the South from a region of rac­ to his Southern heritage sets him apart from ism and poverty to what it is today. non-Southerners who share his basic political Ayers writes that some things, good and bad, views but cannot understand his attachment about the old South have been preserved. "The to the positive features of Southern culture. glue that held the old, segregated civilization The Ayers family publishes the Anniston, together, which binds our society today, is the Ala., Star newspaper. Like the Hodding sameness of everyday life: workday rituals, Carter family's Delta Democrat-Times in D.G. Martin habits of civility, conformity to the norm, am­ Greenville, Miss., and the Neil Davis family's bivalence, indifference, and resignation. There newspaper in Auburn, Ala., the Ayers's Anniston Star pushed for racial tolerance, fair were bitter-end haters, but it is remarkable how light was the treatment, and opportunity for blacks when the majority hold of the haters on the rest of us." of their readers were committed to preserving the Deep At the end of his book Ayers is still caught between his South culture that Gov. George Wallace called "segrega­ liberal leanings and his identification with Southerners tion now, segregation tomorrow, segregation forever." who do not share those views. There are North Carolina connections to these fami­ "Morally, millions of white Southerners would have lies. Hodding Carter III and three of Neil Davis's children to confess they recoil at the idea of being governed by live in North Carolina. Brandt Ayers's wife, Josephine, a black man. However, partially in their defense, the av­ grew up in Raleigh, the granddaughter of Gov. J.C.B. Eh- erage white in the Deep South has not heard or felt an ringhaus, and they have a second home here. invitation to Barack Obama's e-pluribus-unum national Although Ayers worked at his family's newspaper as a oneness. teenager, he got his professional journalism start with the "'We' used to be the solid Democratic South, an impen­ Raleigh Times in 1959. While in North Carolina he ad­ etrable phalanx arrayed to stop the black man from en­ mired Gov. Luther Hodge's successes in attracting busi­ tering. 'We' are now the solid (white) Republican South, ness, handling the challenge of court-ordered school de­ arrayed with similar intent, lessened affect, and excused segregation, and promoting the Research Triangle Park. with heightened deceit." Ayers also observed Terry Sanford's victory over staunch Maybe it is a tough puzzle to understand, but former segregationist I. Beverly Lake in the 1960 Democratic Mississippi Gov. William Winter says Ayers comes "as primary and Sanford's push for educational improvement close to explaining who we Southerners are and why we and racial tolerance. act as we do." Ayers remembers hearing from many in our state "a self-conscious phrase: 'North Carolina is a vale of hu­ D.G. Martin hosts "North Carolina Bookwatch." which airs at noon Sundays mility between two mounds [sic] of conceit.' It finally and at 5 p.m. Thursdays on UNC-TV. For more information or to view prior dawned on me that Tar Heels are mighty cocky about programs visit the webpage at www.unctv.org/ncbookwatch Next week's (Sep.15.19) guest is Ben Fountain,author of "Billy Lynn's Long their humility." HalftimeWalk." Upon his return to Alabama, Ayers used the positive A grant from the North Carolina Humanities Council provides crucial sup­ accomplishments of Hodges and Sanford in North Caro­ port for North Carolina Bookwatch. lina to contrast with the failures of Alabama leaders like North Carolina native Ben Fountain's debut novel. "Billy Lynn's Long HalfGeorge Wallace. time Walk," won the 2013 National Book Critics' Circle Award for fiction Under Ayers's lather, Col. Harry Ayres, the Anniston and was named a "best book of the year" by Time, the New York Times, the Star had developed a progressive stance. The Star was Washington Post. Kirkus Reviews and PublishersWeekly. \( roads are getting better Don't look grades are now, but North likely skewed. Carolina's Still, other long-maligned analysis of highway sys­ federal statis­ tem is show­ tics on high­ ing signs of way capac­ significant im­ ity, condition, provement. and safety Actually, also show that do look now. North Caro­ Look at a justlina's surfacereleased set of transporta­ infrastructure tion network grades John Hood from is in better John Locke Foundation the American shape than it Society of Civused to be. il Engineers In July, (ASCE). The 2013 report for example, Dr. David gives North Carolina a Hartgen and several co­ C for roads, which is up authors released the 20th from a D- in 2009 and in an annual series of higher than the 2013 na­ performance rankings for tional average of a D. On state highway systems. bridges. North Carolina Hartgen is a professor stayed at a C-. emeritus of transporta­ ASCE is hardly a neu­ tion studies at UNCtral party. Because it Charlotte and the author represents a sector that of several JLF studies of stands to benefit if gov­ North Carolina's trans­ ernments spends more portation policies. In fact, money, its infrastructure JLF published Hartgen's i OS IK SKHVINC, AMII. COI NTY. NORTH < AKOIJNA SINCI |9*'I (USPS 441-810) Member NC Press Association Published twice weekly by Civitas Media LLC, P.O. Box 808 203 S. Second Ave., West Jefferson, NC 28694 Periodicals postage paid at West Jefferson, NC 28694 Phone 336-846-7164 Email cclark@civitasmedia.com Subscription rates in Ashe County - $38/year In North Carolina - $48 01/year Editor/General Manager Staff Writer Staff Writer Sports Writer Advertising Sales Advertising Sales Classifieds/Legals Cliff Clark Wil Petty Dylan Ljghtfoot Nathan Ham Teresa Roark Laws John Sears Kay Hart Mail Room Department Julia Beck Postmaster: Send address changes to Jefferson Post P.O. Box 808 West Jefferson NC 28694-0808 All content copyright 2012 by Civitas Media LLC and may not be reproduced without permission. annual ranking for several years. The project is now produced for a national audience by the Reason Foundation. As recently as 2005, North Carolina ranked 31st out of the 50 states in highway performance, a metric that includes a number of measurements of condition, congestion, safety, and efficiency. But according to the lat­ est rankings (based on the latest year of compa­ rable data, 2009) North Carolina ranks 19th in highway performance. It was a dramatic gain, re­ flecting the completion of several long-delayed highway projects and, to give credit where it's due, managerial improve­ ments in the N.C. Depart­ ment of Transportation under the late Easley and Perdue administrations. Since 2009, the state has completed several additional major projects of road expansion and maintenance, including a public-private toll road in Wake County. Others are in mid-construction. It seems likely that North Carolina's national rank­ ing would continue to im­ prove a bit even if noth­ ing else was done. Fortunately, the McCrory administration and General Assembly have done something else of note. During the justcompleted legislative ses­ sion, they re-wrote North Carolina's transportationfunding formula to put a greater emphasis on traffic congestion, eco­ nomic growth, and high­ way safety. Hartgen was among several respected transportation-policy ex­ perts who praised the 2013 legislation for mov­ ing North Carolina's sys­ tem in the right direction. Of course, to be im­ proved is not to be ad­ equate. North Carolina continues to have unmet transportation needs, even if we discount ASCE's projections as in­ flated. Over time, state tax revenues from the sale of motor fuels and cars have not kept up with highway usage. It's the flipside of good news for consumers. On aver­ age, vehicles have be­ come more durable and efficient. The resulting reductions in fleet turn­ over and fuel consump­ tion translate into fewer car and gas tax dollars per mile traveled. At the very least, these trends argue for continuing to find efficiencies in the Department of Transpor­ tation, dedicating all gas and car tax revenues to road and bridge projects, and using tollways to add new highway capacity in parts of North Carolina where it makes sense to do so. Remember that what­ ever economic benefits come from infrastructure investment flow from what gets built where, not how many tax dollars are spent in the process. In my growing database of academic research on state economic growth, there is an interesting pattern: while more than two-thirds of peer-re­ viewed studies find that the stock or quality of state or local infrastruc­ ture is positively related to economic growth, only 44 percent of stud­ ies find that government spending on infrastruc­ ture brings net economic benefits. In other words, unless infrastructure proj­ ects are sited wisely and completed efficiently, the boost in mobility or pro­ ductivity they may bring are offset by the economic cost of the taxes required. Because bad news is good news, positive trends rarely get the at­ tention they deserve. According to two recent national studies, North Carolina has made sub­ stantial progress in the management of our high­ way system. Let's keep it up. Hood is president of the John Locke Foundation and author of Our Best Foot Forward. It is available at JohnLockeStore.com. COMMUNITY CALENDAR fun way to get involved and clean up your community? To join the National Com­ mittee for the New River, or for more information email courtney@ncnr.org, or call 3368466267. 10 a.m. Soccer vs. Cancer sponsored by Ashe County Youth Soccer League at Blue Ridge El­ ementary. Action begins promptly at 10 a.m. and will continue all day, finishing up with a heart stopping All-Stars against Coaches game at 3:30 p.m. Hot dogs, hamburgers and desserts will be available all day. All pro­ ceeds will be donated to Jose Denza, 19 years old, who has been battling cancer for five years. Please come and help support this young man, not only with your donations, but with your prayers as well. 12 - 4 p.m. Third Annual Fall Festival will be held at Forest Ridge Assisted Liv­ ing. Come for an old fash­ ioned pig picking, live en. tertainment and inflatables. Everyone's welcome. Forest Ridge is located at 151 Vil­ lage Park Dr., West Jefferson. For more information, call 3368461008. 3 - 1 0 p.m. Sky Obser­ vation at the New River State Park. Join David Sitar, a faculty member with the Department of Physics and Astronomy at Appalachian Sept. 13 - 14 State University at the river 8 a.m. - until Annual Ba­ below, the 221 Visitor Cen­ zaar with Creston, Green ter. There will be solar ob­ Valley, Little Laurel and serving from 3 - 5:30 p.m., Sutherland United Meth­ a talk given from 7 - 8 p.m., odist Churches will be held then from 8:30 - 10 p.m. at Creston Fire Department. join us in an evening under Food be for sale, church cook the stars where various t& books $10 each, Rada knives, scopes will be used to look at gently used clothing for men, the Moon and other celestial * women and children, bake objects. sale, arts and crafts and a 5 p.m. - Glade Creek hand crocheted double bed­ Fire Department's Mudspread by Jean Wilson. A sling which was canceled donation of $1 per ticket or 6 in July due to flooding has tickets for $5 are requested. now been rescheduled. Al­ Tickets are available at Riv­ leghany County Fairgrounds erview Community Center will be the home of the thrift store. action-packed show. Regis­ 15th Annual Greater tration will begin at 11 a.m. Lansing Area Festival will with gates opening at 3 p.m. be held at the Lansing Ball The show will start at 5 p.m. Field, located at NC 194N, sharp. Admission will be across from old Lansing $10 adult, free for children School. Schedule and times 12 and under accompanied are as follows: 5:30 - 9 p.m., with a paying adult. A por­ Friday, Sept. 13 - Opening tion of proceeds will go to ceremony and music pro­ Relay For Life and the 19 Ar­ vided by: Sugar Tree Church, izona Firefighters memorial Sacred Ground, Glenn and fund. For more information, Abby Sullivan. 10:30 a.m. call Chief David Higgins at - 8 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 14 336200-3714 or visit www. - Family fun, vendors, mu­ gladecreekvfd.com. sic, food, giant slide, and Ashe Central Panthers door prizes. Music will be Class-Family Reunion. provided by Sturgill Baptist Invited all Ashe Central Church, Tom Gentry, Geor­ Panthers to come'join our gia Donour, Nathan Wag­ Family - Class Reunion at the oner, Way of the Cross, Paul Mountain Advantage. Bon­ Hardy and Friends, Taylor fire, outdoor fireplace, DJ Hope Miller, and Tie Out­ music, food, fun, laughter, air laws. Free admission, but walk/slide. Reunite with old donations will be accepted. friends. For more informa­ Please no alcohol or pets. For tion or payments, call Jared more information or for ven­ B. Greet at 336877-0128, dors wishing to participate, Christy Pennington at 336 please call 384-4596. 877-0380, or Lori Calhoun at 828877-0380. Sept. 13 5 - 8 pan. Spaghetti Sup­ per sponsored by Riverview Community Center. The cost is $8 for adults, $5 for children 6 -12, and children under 5 will eat free. There will be a 50-50 raffle. Pro­ ceeds will be used for repairs on the building. 5 - 8 pan. September Gallery Crawl The "Arts District" of downtown West Jefferson will comealive with folks strolling the streets. The Gallery Crawl provides ongoing opportunities to see new, creative and innovative works by Ashe County's lead­ ing arts. For maps or more information, call the Arts Council at 336-846-2787. 6 p.m. CommUnity Potluck and Contra Dance hosted by Todd Mercantile. Supper starts at 6 p.m., fol­ lowed by the dance around 7:30 p.m. Sure to be a good time to come out and meet your neighbors. The Mercan­ tile is located at 3899 Todd Railroad Grade Road. For more information, call 336 877-5401 7 p.m. Night Hike to Luther Rock. Meet the Mt. Jefferson State Park ranger at the Park Office for a 1 mile hike along the ridgeline out to Luther Rock. Bring a small flashlight and wear sturdy shoes. Sept. 14 7 aan. - noon: Yard Sale. Ashe Services for the Aging will be holding a yard sale. Donations are needed in or­ der for this yard sale to be possible. All proceeds from the yard sale will benefit the fiiel assistance fund for clients of Ashe Services for Aging. Please have all items dropped off to the center, no later than Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2013. Coffee and biscuits will be available for purchase to enjoy while you shop. For more information, call Amanda Calloway at 246-2461. 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. Septem­ ber River Fest - Elk Shoals. Please join us down by the river at the Chapel Parking Lot for a chicken barbecue with music, crafts, food and fun. Vendor wanted for crafts and yard sale. $15 will re­ serve your space, be sure to bring your own tables and chairs. Open stage for tradi­ tional mountain music. Duck race sponsored by the Ashe Masonic Lodge. For more in­ formation, call 336877-4607. 10 aan. New River Clean Up. Ar^ you looking for a Sept. 15 2 p.m. Skins and Skulls. Join a New River State Park ranger at the 221 Access Vis­ itor Center to talk about the different kinds of animals we have near the New River. We will discuss where they live, the tracks they leave behind and other interest­ ing facts. 2 - 5 p.m. Ashe Habitat Home Dedication Cer­ emony. Located at 484 Buf­ falo Meadows Dr., in West Jefferson. Congratulations to Ashe County Habitat for Humanity as they present an open house and dedication event celebrating their first Habitat home in Ashe. To RSVP or for more informa­ tion. call 3368462525, or email info@ashehabitat.org. Sept. 17 1 p.m. Ashe County's On the Same Page Liter­ ary Festival features Com­ munity Read author Dot Jackson at the library will lead a discussion about her book "Refuge." Copies will be available for purchase and singing by the author. if �Jefferson Post CHURCH CALENDAR Sept. 13 Sixth Annual Preaching by the Parkway Camp Meeting will be held Calvary Free Will Bap­ tist Church invites you to attend. We kick off our event on Sunday morning at 10 a.m. with bluegrass gospel legends, Paul Williams & the Victory Trio. Sunday night is "Youth & Young Adult Night" with a unique teen drama presentation and special guests, The Calvary Reflections. Wednesday night fea­ tures a six-church community choir for a "Coming Together for the Kingdom" service. Service times are Sunday morning at 10 a.m., Sunday night at 6 p.m., and Mon­ day through Friday at 7 p.m. The church is located at 3044 Old Wilkesboro Road, just off N.C. 16 and the Blue Ridge Parkway. For more information or directions, call the church at 336-982-4840 or Pastor Sonny Thomas at 336-982-4743. Sept. 14 9:30 a.m. One-day Simulcast with Beth Moore that will inspire women to dig deepinto God's Word at Faith Fellowship Church. Living Proof Ministries' live simulcast with Beth Moore will begin at 9:30 a.m. The doors will open at 9 a.m. The cost is $30 per person, which includes your ticket and lunch. Join­ ing Beth for this live event is Travis Cottrell and the Praise Team and women from all around the world. For more information, call 8463346. 12 p.m. Chicken Barbecue will be held at Glendale Springs Presby­ terian Church in Glendale Springs. The menu is 1/2 chicken, coleslaw, baked beans, roll, desert and drink. The price is $8 per plate. Eat in or take out will be available. 7 p.m. Saturday Night Singing. Calvary's Reflection from Glendale Springs will be singing at Moun­ tain View Baptist Church. Pastor Denton Hart and the congregation invites everyone to attend. 7:30 p.m. Coffee House Wor­ ship. Son's Light Coffee House, 174 Boone Heights Drive, beside Los Arcois and next to Burger King. Josh Gilbert will provide the music. Everyone is invited to attend. 7 p.m. Nightly Revival Servic­ es will be held at Tuckerdale Bap­ tist Church. Rev. John Elledge will speak. Pastor Larry Shepherd and congregation invite you to attend. Sept. 15 Ashe County Worship Center has a new schedule. 10:30 a.m. Tra­ ditional Worship Schedule; 11:30 a.m. Contemporary Worship; 10:30 a.m. Sunday School. Pastor Chuck Call invites everyone to attend. 9:15 a.m. Homecoming Servic­ es at Fletcher Memorial Baptist Church. Jimmy and Sue Trivette and Friends, and Katy Taylor will begin singing at 9:15 a.m. Rev. Lonnie Denny will bring the message at 10:30 a.m. There will be a special fellowship meal following the ser­ vice. For more information, call the church office at 846-9642. Pastor Rev. Steve Goss and congregation invite you to attend. 11 a.m. Homecoming Service will be held at Tuckerdale Baptist Church. Dinner will follow in the fellowship hall. You are invited to attend. 11 a.m. Homecoming Service will be held at New River Baptist Church. Calvary Reflections will be providing special music, and Pastor Wayne Jones will bring the message. Dinner will follow after the service in the fellowship hall. Everyone is invited to attend. 11 a.m. Annual Homecom­ ing Day at Laurel Knob Baptist Church. Featuring guest speaker Louise Goodman as she talks of her recent mission eight day trip to Ke­ nya. A delicious meal will be served immediately following the morning service. Dr Jim Rash, pastor invites you to attend. 6 p.m. Revival Services. Bald Mountain Baptist Church. Evange­ list Frank Shrivers will be the guest speaker. Special music will begin at 6 p.m. featuring the Primitives on Sunday night, and Triumphant Quartet on Tuesday night. Pastor, Rev. Lawrence Goodman invites you to attend. 7 p.m. Nightly Revival at Mountain View Baptist Church. Each night will include a different preacher and special singing. Pas­ tor Denton Hart and congregation invite everyone to attend. 7 p.m. Revival Services. Pleas­ ant Hill Church on Little Laurel Road, Creston. Tommy Wurth will be preaching. Everyone is invited. 11 a.m. - Rev. Tyler Richard­ son will be the guest speaker at Temple Baptist Church on Radio Hill, West Jefferson. Everyone is welcomed to attend. CORNERSTONE FELLOWSHIP Burnett St. • Wert Jefferson 846-3954 Pastor Todd Brewer Casual & Contemporary Sunday School 10:00 a.m. Sunday Worship 11:00 a.m. Wednesday Bible Study 7:00 p.m. Even before we open in his chamber the mouth of the den; and the king get to the book of toward Jerusalem, sealed it with his own signet, and Daniel, we read erf he kneeled upon his with the signet of his lords; that his faithfulness and knees three times a the purpose might not be changed his righteousness in day, and prayed, and concerning Daniel. Then the king God's eyes. The word gave thanks before went to his palace, and passed the of the Lord came to his God, as he did night fasting: neither were instru­ the prophet Ezekiel aforetime." (Dan ments of music brought before when Daniel is com­ him: and his sleep went from him. 6:10). pared to the righ­ Themen, ofcourse, Then the king arose very early in teousness of Noah were anticipating this the morning, and went in haste and Job. The Lord normal event in Dan­ unto the den of lions. And when gave dire warnings iel's life, and rushed he came to the den, he cried with a against the people's to inform the king of lamentable voice unto Daniel and disobedience and their triumphant dis­ the king spake and said to Daniel Leila Harris said, "Though Noah, covery. "Then these O Danielservant of the livingGod, Daniel, and Job, were men assembled, and is thy God, whom thou servest in it, as I live, saith found Daniel praying continually, able to deliver thee the Lord GOD, they shall deliver and making supplication before his horn the lions? Then said Daniel neither son nor daughter; they God. Then they came near, and unto the king, O king, live for ever. shall but deliver their own souls by spake before the king concerning My God hath sent his angel and their righteousness." (Eze 14:20, the king's decree; Hast thou not hath shut the lions' mouths, that KJV). signed a decree, that every man they have not hurt me: forasmuch The Book of Daniel is filled with that shall ask a petition of any God as before himinnocency was found his faith and obedience to God.He or man within thirty days, save of in me; andalso before thee, O king, could interpret dreams, and during thee, O king, shall be cast into the haveIdone no hurt. Then was the all of his time in the land, Daniel den of lions? The king answered king exceeding glad for him, and was able to find favor with each and said. The thingis true, accord­ commanded that they should take reigning ruler and help them. He ing to the law of the Medes and Daniel up out of the den. So Daniel experienced many setbacks, but Persians, which altereth not.Then was taken up out of the den, and his faith always prevailed. answered tliey and said before the no manner of hurt was found upon After Darius became ruler, Dan­ king, That Daniel, which is of the him, because he believed in his iel was greatly in his favor, but the children of the captivity of Judah, God." (Dan 6:16-23). jealousy of Darius' subordinates regardeth not thee, 0 king, nor the Evil intentions were overcome overwhelmed them, and they pro­ decree that thou hast signed, but through faith in the one Living ceeded to plot against Daniel - by maketh his petition three times a God. Seeing how God had indeed using his faith against him. "All day." (Dan 6-11-13). protected Daniel, the king's wrath­ the presidents of the kingdom, the King Darius realized he had ful judgment was delivered. "And governors, and the princes, the been bested "Then the king, when the king commanded, and they counsellors, and the captains, have he heard these words, was sore dis­ brought those men which had ac­ consulted together to establish a pleased with himself, and set his cused Daniel, and they cast them royal statute, and to make a firm heart on Daniel to deliver him: and into the den of lions, them, their decree, that whosoever shall ask he laboured till the going down of children, and their wives; and the a petition of any God or man for the sun to deliver him. Then these lions had the mastery of them, and thirty days, save of thee, Oking, he men assembled unto the king, and brake all their bones in pieces or shall be cast into the den of lions. said unto the king, Know, O king, ever they came at the bottom of Now, O king, establish the decree, that the law of the Medes and Per­ the den. Then king Darius wrote and sign the writing, that it be not sians is. That no decree nor statute unto all people, nations, and lan­ changed, according to the law of which theking established may be guages, that dwell in all the earth; the Medes and Persians, which changed* (Dan 6:14-15). Peace be multiplied unto you." Somewhere along the way, Dan­ (Dan 6:24-28). altereth not. Wherefore king Darius signed iel's constant and consistent faith We mustalways beaware of who the writing and the decree." (Dan had caused the king to actually might be watching our faith, espe­ 6:7-9). believe that Daniel's God was able cially in times of hardship and un­ The king did not catch on to protect him from man-eating li­ just circumstances. The stories of quickly enough that the entire de­ ons. "Then the king commanded, Daniel's faith are profound and so cree was designed to be Daniel's and they brought Daniel, and cast encouraging, especially when you downfall. Daniel knew about the him into the den of lions. Now the see just how many people in that decree and he still prayed. "Now king spake and said unto Daniel, entire nation were able to worship when Daniel knew that the writ­ Thy God whom thou serves! con­ God freely and openly because of tinually, he will deliver thee. And a Darnel's faith and the W\ny.s decree ing was signed, he went into his house; and his windows being stone was brought, and laid upon afterwards. Beaver Creek Christian Church Mount Jefferson Presbyterian Church Faith Fellowship 1670 Ml. Mhmn Rd W»«t UHtruw. NC 78664 We^Kids Thou ohufc not lull (316) 246-2012 Sunday School - 9:45 a.m. Morning Worth* - n OO U ivening Worth* - 6:00 p.m. Wodnotdoy Mb* Study - 7:00 p.m. Thou si' >lt l)ot "uiLr unto thee (!H|iyjrveri nnjtugr thnh not .'ommrt ndunr-f VII III rh.H' sh-iltn<t.sLn the n.»me 04 [hr 1 ORP thy «'rC?P m van Smethport Independent (Episcopalian) Holy Trinity Church 107 W. Second Street Wert Jefferson, North Carolina 336-246-5292 IV einembcr. the n.if>hutlyM| id Le^p itIxJi; Reverend Phil Arnold Sunday School • 9:45 AM Worship • 11:00 AM 201 S. Jefferson Ave., Wert Jefferson Sunday Srhool 9:4S e.m. Worth* 11:00 e.m. Sunday W«ht Sorvkot 6:30 p.*. Wodnotdoy Sonrko 7:00 p.m. Million Building 6y fuM. Hromho 846-7481 Gtonda* Springs 676 S. Main St.. leffersen Services: Sunday School 10:00 o.m. Worship Service H:00 a.m. Wednesday Bible Study 7:00 p.m Phone - 982-3076 F.B.I. Bib* Study - 6:30 pm nLjvm1 Seventh-Day Adventirt Church of Warrensvllle Mt. Joffarson Baptist Church Rev. Keith Casey I9S7 US Hwy HI N, toftonon. NC Pastor Kevin Morgan (336) 246-4764 336-667-6092 n:00 6. ~ 6:10 p.m. Sunday • Sunday Night Sonrko 6:00 p.m. Monday • T.LA.M. 10:00 n.m. luotdoy • Toy ta tbo Morning 7:00 p.m. WoWiotdoy • Hroyot Mooting Saturday Services: Bib* School -10.00 AM Sabbath Worship • 11:15 AM tHUBtUBVmH mVTMTTITOtUtOKOWrtn 060 1460 Be* Mtn. Rd.. 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Smothport, NC 136-846-7445 Rev. Will Heyward Sundery Sorvito H:00 mi VI Thau nhnJI hm*- iuj other qhIo liefore. me Pastor Stoven LeaShomb Parish of the Holy Communion Blblo Study 9:30 em „ Jt"' Midway Baptist Church Old Hwy. 221 Near Golf Course Rd Wert Jefferson • Since 1890 846-3795 Jim Dawes. Minister Sunday School 10:00 a.m. Morning Worship 11:00 o.m. Evening Service 6:30 p.m. coffoa and lollomhlp 10:30-11 PACJE5 The faith of Daniel ST. FRANCIS OF ASSIS1 CATHOLIC CHURCH 246-9151 Rev. James Stuhrenberg Main A Ivy Streets. • Jefferson Sun. Morning Mass - 9:00 am Saturday Evening Moss 5:00pm English A 7:00pm Spanish Weekday Morn. Mass Call for times Vest Jefferson United Methodist Church FRIDAY, SEFIEMBER L'J, '2013 246-4222 To list your local church on this page, call the Jefferson Post at 336-846-7164 Peak Creek Church of the Brethren Pastor: Ed Hall 336-372-5479 Sunday SchoollO AM Worship Service: 11 AM ronfhwhtg The wer* of Jesus Peattfufty. Simp*. Togefher 2082 Peak Creek Church Rd. Laurel Springs. NC 28644 �son ORTS FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 13,2013 Nathan llain.Sports Writer (336) H4 6-7164 nham(u oivitasmedia.com ONLINE Game of the Week video can be found at jeffersonpost.com Huskies hammer Alleghany, Oak Hill Nathan Ham Sports Writer nham@civitasmedia.com Cesar Ruiz and Frank Ledezma made sure that the Huskies' three-game losing skid was coming to an end by scoring 12 goals combined in the previous two games, a pair of blow­ out victories over Allegha­ ny and Oak Hill Academy. On Monday, Ashe trav­ eled to Alleghany for the team's conference opener. Ruiz netted a hat trick while Ledezma added two goals and the team got one goal apiece from Alexis Ra­ mos, Jackson Sloan, Jamie Weaver and Shawn McKiddy. The game ended in a 9-0 mercy rule. Photo courtesy | Lorrie Tomlinson The Huskies were right Alexis Ramos starts the counter attack against Alleghany on Monday. back at it on Tuesday, scor­ ing right where they left off. Ruiz scored his first until five minute into the ute, and then assisted on to put Ashe in front, 7-0. Victor Melo scored in goal in the third minute of second half when Weaver Ruiz's next goal just one play. Ledezma tallied two connected on a nice head­ minute later with an excel­ the 61" minute and Ledez­ straight goals just over a er for the Huskies' fourth lent crossing pass through ma scored his fourth of the match in the 64,h minute to minute apart in the 15"' the box. goal. ,h minute to take a and 16 Ruiz capped of his own put an end to the game at Ledezma completed his th 3-0 lead. hat trick in the 50,h min­ hat trick in the 54 minute 9-0. That would be the score Sports Writer nham@civitasmedia.com Ashe made a pair of first-half touchdowns stand to score its second victory of the season, a 15-14 win over R.J. Reynolds last Thursday. , .. The Huskies scored on the second offensive series oik contest. Josh Hamilton forced an early fumble, recovered toy Garrett Miller that set the Huskies up with good field ixtsitm Freshman quarterback Colin Ellis tossed a nice 35-yard touchdown pass to Joseph Lowder for the early lead. The extra point was no good. A mistake by the Reynolds punt team gave Ashe two more points on the next drive when the punter fielded the low snap in the endzone, but had a knee down when he touched theball resulting in a safety. Ashe ended the first quarter ahead, 86. This time, the rushing attack went to woik to increase the Husky lead. Runs by Skye Sullivan and Alex Richardson moved the Huskies inside the five-yard line. Sullivan capped off the drive with a four-yard TD run. Kendall Richardson booted the point-after and pushed the Ashe lead to 15-0. R.J. Reynolds answered back with an 18-yard TD run. The extra point was no good. Ashe remained on top, 15-6 all the way through the halftime break. In the third quarter, the Ashe defense got things started in a big way with an interception by Richardson after Hunter Argetsinger put a lot of pressure on the quarterback. On the next Reynolds possession, Miller ended that drive with an intercep­ tion near midfield. Following an Ashe turnover, the Demons found the inside with a quarterback run from seven yards out. The two-point conversion was good, pulling Reynolds to within one point at 15-14. In the fourth quarter, it looked like the Demons scored the go-ahead TD on a 75-yard run, but the play was called back because of a holding penalty. Ashe forced a punt midway through the quarter and was able to use the strong rushing attack to run the rest of the clock out ;ind celebrate the squad's second victory of the year. Ashe is 2-1 overall Nathan Ham Sports Writer nham@civitasmedia.com Steve Wright | www.StevesSportsShots.com Elalna Bassett goes up for the kill against Starmount Laken Blackburn and Hannah Williams led Wilkes Central in kills with 12 and 11. Blackburn also added in three blocked shots. Ashe fell to 1-7 overall and 1-3 in the Mountain Valley Ath­ letic Conference. Next week, the ladies will have two conference home matches. Ashe hosts North Wil­ kes on Tuesday and then West Wilkes on Thursday. Ashe XC runners start season Sports Writer nham@civitasmedia.com The 2013 cross country season started last week for the Ashe Coun­ ty Huskies with the team taking part in the annual Caldwell County Invita­ tional held in Lenoir. This race always brings in a large number of runners to compete, and this year was no different. A total of 197 men and 165 women were in the invitational race. Senior Mac Church was Ashe's top runner, finishing in 22nd place in the women's race. Church crossed the finish line in 23 minutes, 48 seconds. Junior Alexes Armstrong finished 51" with a time of 25:08 and junior will host Starmount on Monday, travel to Wilkes Central on Wednesday and wrap up the week with a non-conference match on Friday at Newton-Conover. Nathan Ham matches Nathan Ham The Huskies evened its record to 4-4 overall and are 1-0 in the Mountain Valley Athletic Confer­ ence. Ashe has three matches next week. The Huskies JV football edges Reynolds, 15-14 Lady ( Huskies Ashe County's volleyball team squared off against Starmount and Wilkes Central in their two previous matches, but came up on the losing end both times. On Thursday, Ashe hosted Starmount but lost the match three games to zero. Starmount took the first game by a 25-9 score, game two by a 25-8 score before sweeping the match in the third game, 25-5. Lady Ram senior Hunter Welborn led all players with 13 kills. For Ashe, Abby Lopp, Elaina Bassett, Sloan Elliott and Kelsey Hayes each had a kill against the strong Starmount team. Zoe Richardson led the team with four assists and Lynsey Aldridge led Ashe with four digs. Next up, Ashe traveled to Wilkes Central on Tuesday. The Lady Huskies came out strong, taking the first game, 25-22. The remaining three games were close battles, but it would be Central that came away with the victories. The Lady Eagles won game two, 25-15, and games three and four by identi­ cal 25-19 scores. Nathan Ham| Jefferson Post Frank Ledezma scored four goals in Tuesday's match against Oak Hill Academy. Tyler Eller was not far behind in 58th place, just 23 seconds behind Arm­ strong. Other Ashe finishers in the wom­ en's event included Margo Mattix (84,h), Victoria Heed (87th), Kalyn Chapman (117th) and Carolina Trent (140th). In the men's race, sophomore An­ drew Tedder finished in 23rd posi­ tion. Tedder finished the 5,000-me­ ter race in 19:10. Fellow sophomore Gareth Berry also had a strong run, taking 36th place in 19:27. R.J. Burke (90th), Tyler Lambert (IIIth), Billy Reyna (131"), Thomas McNeill (146th) and Daniel Houck (187th) were all Ashe runners that were invited to the meet. In addition to the invitation-only meet, there was also an open meet for other runners that were able to compete in Lenoir. Conner Donnachy placed 65th overall in the men's open race while nine ladies took part in the run. Brooklyn Roten had the highest finishing spot in 48th place. Olivia Brettschneider (58th), Rosie Olvera (66th), Kaitlyn Jordan (68th), Monica Francisco (69th), Amber Miller (77th), Candelaria Sanchez (82nd), Claire Liszka (99th) and Lauren Testerman (100th) finished the race in the field of 119 runners. Next up on the schedule, the cross country teams will be at West Wilkes on Wednesday, Sept. 17 for a meet with all eight Mountain Valley Ath­ letic Conference schools. Mountain Aire hosts Labor Day tournament Over Labor Day weekend, B Flight Fust - Chad S Mountain Aire Golf Club held Eric Greer-141 its third annual Labor Day Second - Shane Simn Open Golf Tournament. Don Smith -143 TliLs year, 52 participants Third - Jody Richarc enjoyed two days of competi­ Riley Osborne -146 tion and made this tourna­ C Flight: First - Joe ment a great success. breth, Joe Culbreth Jr. - II Prizes were awarded for Second (tie) - Tony G the first, second and third man, David Osborne -151 place best ball scores in each Second (tie) - Tor flight, closest to the pins, and Howell, Bob Neaves -155 the long drive competitions. D Flight: Fust - Jol Allen Miller and Scott Mill­ Anderson, Kathy Anders er tied with Rusty Estes and 160 Jim Miller for the first round Second -Barbara Brim lead in the A Flight with ter­ Bobby Chamblee -163 rific rounds of 67. Alan Cress Third - Mike Everl and his son Walker Cress Luke Everhart -171 made a comeback in the sec­ Closest to pin #1 - Tor ond round to win the tour­ Howell nament with a two day total Closest to pin #7 - SI of 137. Mountain Aire Golf Simmons Course would like to thank ev­ Closest to pin #14 - S eryone who participated. Miller Complete results are as Closest to pin #16 - C follows: Scott A Flight:Fust- Alan Cress, Long Drive Men - S Walker Cress-137 Turnmire Second (tie) - Rusty Estes, Long Drive Ladies - Li Jim Miller -138 Dreyer Second (tie) - Bob Cline, I-ong Drive Seniors - F Anthony Hamilton -138 le Robinson �JEFFERSON POST FRIDAY. SKPFKMBI K VI, 2013 PAGE 7 Search New River's annual cleanup to be held From Page 1 what I'm going to do." Sands said of Jordan. "I According to Don have heard those rumors Wright, General Coun­ (about) the three that ter­ sel for the N.C. Board of Elections, no law would minated (Mitchell)." Jordan on Wednesday prevent Jordan being ap­ responded to rumors of pointed county manager his preselection for county while holding a seat in the manager saying, "That's General Assembly. "What generally is disal­ completely false." No discussion has taken lowed is holding two elect­ ed offices," Wright said. place between any of the But, he said, simultane­ commissioners and himself ously serving as a state regarding his possible ap­ legislator and a county pointment as interim man­ manager could give way to ager or county manager, he conflict of interest. said. Requests for comment Asked if he plans to ap­ from commissioners Poe ply for the position, Jordan and Roark were unan­ said, "I really don't know swered by press time. Accident From Page 1 Donnelly, according to the witnesses, survived the impact, but never appeared concious, even as he was being loaded into Blue Ridge Medical Transport by EMS personnel. Church, accordingto a N.C. State Highway Patrolman at the scene, suffered lacerations to her face and was also trans­ ported to AMH. The NCSHP also reported Church had not yet been charged as a result of the accident. Volunteers from the Jef­ ferson Volunteer Fire De­ partment also responded to the accident, providing first responder assistance and traffic control. U longest-serving member. The church's Morphew House is dedicated in her honor. She graduated from Jef­ ferson High School in 1929, taking part in a senior class tradition of the day: climbing to the top of Mount Jefferson with her friends. She did not attend college. Her lather, James McDonald Morphew, was a staunch Roosevelt Democrat, and in­ sisted that his only daughter take the test for Postmaster. Feeling unequal to the challenge, she cried when she was offered the job, but in 1934 was hired as Post­ master of Jefferson at age 23. She retired in 1972, and has now been retired for lon­ ger than she worked. Irene was engaged twice, but never married and had no children. She lived with her mother until her death in 1959. "She drove until she was 92, until they insisted her eyes were too bad," Iris said. Irene has resided at Ashe Assisted Living for the past two years. Officer From Page1 When traps set Sept. 17-27 failed to capture the animal, Testerman gave approval to shoot the dog "when a safe opportunity was presented." Shot by Animal Control of­ ficers on Sept. 27, 2012, the dog survived and escaped, but was found that night in an area resident's basement. According to Testerman's letter to Mitchell, Walters did not respond to several calls to Animal Control that night about the wounded dog, and "did lie to me and the county manager regarding the infor­ mation he received." After Walters' firing, Mitchell was quoted in the Post article, "He was termi­ nated for failure to appropri­ ately do his job." Walters' termination was upheld on appeal before the Ashe County Board of Com­ missioners Nov. 5,2012. Mitchell provided the Post with the letter and emails regarding the incident upon request. In his complaint, Wal­ ters alleges that "defama­ tory statements made by Dr. Mitchell were made within the scope of her authority, and the County is therefore liable...." "Alternatively, if it is de­ termined-defamatory state­ ments were made outside the scope of her authority, she is personally liable...," accord­ ing to the complaint. Walters suffered "affront to his dignity, embarrass­ ment, and damage to his professional reputation," and "deprivation of competitive compensation, and loss of livelihood," according to the complaint. Richard J. Rutledge, attor­ ney for Walters, dedined to comment on the case. Mitchell, who is not yet represented by counsel in the case, also declined to com­ ment. . .. . BOE From Page 1 for the Smarter Balanced assessment tests. The school was tested in third grade mathematics and fifth grade English. "The Smarter Balance assessment is the new as­ sessment that was sup­ posed to come along with Common Core," Callie Grubb, principal of Blue Ridge Elementary said. The program is sup­ posed to be implemented in time for the 2014-15 school year, but there are still talks with the state General Assembly and Board of Education thaf could delay it. Other coun­ ty schools are adding as­ sessments this year. The assessments are not only testing skills jn math and English, but a stu­ dent's ability using a com­ puter as well. "For those students who do not have computers at home, they are not used to using computers without the mouse," Grubb said. doing this to try and make money for the system," he said. "It's the total oppo­ site. We were doing this trying to save students from having to pay." Holden also brought up the possibility of using social media, such as Facebook, as a means of get­ ting information out about what the school system is doing. "We are just looking at it." he said. "We have a lot of rumor mills goingon out there with social media." Holden said he could see the good and bad of having a page for the county, but saw the idea as a way to put information out to the public. Also discussed was the Smarter Balanced testing, a new form of testing that mixes the use of technol­ ogy with skills learned in the classroom. Blue Ridge Elementary School was a pilot school AMERICA'S BEST SELLING REPLACEMENT . WINDOW WINDOWS instMEQ White double hung up to 4x6^ • See store tor details FREE In-Home Estimate: 336-838-9393 Or visit our showroom: 1401 Second SI, North Wilksboro (Across From The Ford Dealership) WestJefferson's AS • '-"HI £• I -• ARTS DISTRICT Gallery Crawl mvw.afthccountyartji.org .• ••• - , • • • 1. Ashe Arts Center 2. Ashe Custom Framing & Gallery 3. 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The next board meet­ Meeting. The region cov­ ing will take place at the ers 14 counties in the Annex 7 p.m. on Monday, Northwestern part of the state. Oct. 7. • Board members Polly In other action taken by Jones, Dr. Lee Beckworth, the board: • The board recognized Terry Williams, vice chair­ Mountain View Elemen­ man C.B. Jones and chair­ tary School as a Title I man Charlie King, as well Reward School and county as Superintendent Dr. Er­ bus drivers who had per­ nest "Todd" Holden were in attendance. fect attendance last year. Business Service Guide 30 Years Experience WindowWorldFoothills.com Submitted photo| Jefferson Post AMeghany counties on Saturday. Sept. 14 2013. Volunteers should call Court­ Zl w^ urlno ney Wait at NCNR at 336-846-6267 or email CourtneyCcfincnr.org to sign up for this year's clean up and for more information. Community groups are especially encouraged to participate. Closed-toed shoes are required. Boats, gloves and disposal bags will be provided by NCNR and New River Clean Up sponsors Morphew From Page 1 ... n National Committee for the New River and the New River State Park will be hosting its Annual New River Cleanup • ' * •r f • - . » : Johnny Phillips -owner 9771 USHWY42I South (Deep Cap 9*28) 964-J6I4 �PACK 8 FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 2018 JEFFERSON FUST Ashe District Court decisions County crime report Sept. 1 Hector Her­ nandez Perez, 37, of West Jefferson was charged with driving while impaired and driving with a revoked license. Bond was set at $3,200. Perez was released on Sept. 5. Sept. 3 ?! SHATLEY ATWOOD M KEYES Steven Ray Blowers, 33, of West Jefferson was charged with malicious conduct by an inmate and re­ sisting a public FIERRO officer. Tammy Bur­ gess Painter, 51, of Jefferson was charged with probation viola­ ft tion. Painter was released the next LEWIS day. Sept. 4 A MORRISON Ski RIGSBEE f y Harold Dean Keyes, 63, of Crumpler was charged with two counts of assault COMBS by pointing a gun, two counts of communicat­ ing threats and injury to per­ sonal property. Bond was set at $15,000. Keyes PAINTER was released on Sept. 10. Nancy Amanda Lewis, 42, of Laurel Springs was charged with making harassing phone calls. Bond was set at $800. Lewis was released later that day. Randall Scott Combs, 41, of West Jefferson was charged with first degree burglary. Bond was set at $15,000. Combs was released the next day. fib Sept. S W\W\a\n PEREZ Francis Causey, ii r> BLOWERS ii CAUSEY 69, of North Wilkesboro was charged with breaking and entering, possession of marijuana up to one-half ounce, driving with a revoked license and driving while impaired. Bond was set at $5,850. Linda Lee Morrison, 39, of West Jefferson was charged with possession of stolen goods. Bond was set at $3,000. Mor­ rison was re­ leased later that day. i Sept. 6 Patrick Scott Rigsbee, 21, of Fleetwood was charged with three counts of simple worth­ less check writ­ ing and proba­ tion violation. Bond was set at $6,000. David Dale Atwood, 49, of Laurel Springs was charged with driving while impaired and proba­ tion violation. Bond was set at $4,000. Atwood was released on Sept. 8. Sept. 7 Jose Manuel Fierro, 28, of West Jefferson was charged with driving with a revoked li­ cense. Bond was set at $1,300. Fierro was released later that day. Christopher Jean Shatley, 24, of West Jefferson was charged with probation violation. Bond information was unavailable at press time. The weekly session of the Ashe County District Court was held Sept. 5, with the Honorable Jeanie Houston presiding. These decisions were hand­ ed down by the court: Joseph Keith Dillard: (M) possession of stolen goods (P) no contest (J) guilty. 45 days suspended sentence, 12 months unsupervised proba­ tion, CC. Timothy M. Eldreth: (M) domestic violence protective order violation (P) no contest (J) guilty. 75 days suspended sentence, 12 months proba­ tion, credit 31 days active. London Ellis Gray: (M) possession of marijuana up to one-half ounce (P) guilty (J) 90-96. Six months unsuper­ vised probation. Casey Dillon Hardy: (T) aid and abetting driving while license revoked (P) no contest (J) guilty. CC. Michael T. Howell: (M) pos­ session of drug paraphernalia, (M) maintenance of vehicle/ dwelling/place - cons. (P) no contest (J) guilty. 45 days sus­ pended sentence. 12 months supervised probation. CC. Johnathan Ortiz-Roblero: (M) assault on a female, (P) guilty (J) PJC. CC. Not as­ sault, one alcohol treatment. Phillip Bryson Payne: (M) possession of marijuana up to a half-ounce, (P) guilty, (J) 90-96. Six months unsuper­ vised probation. Billy Joe Stanley: (T) oper­ ate vehicle with no insurance (P) guilty (J) PJC. CC. Jordan Daniel Ward: (M) possession of marijuana up to a half-ounce, (M) possession of drug paraphernalia - cons. (P) no contest (J) guilty. 120 days suspended sentence, 12 months unsupervised proba­ tion. $50 plus CC. The weekly session of the Ashe County District Court was held Sept. 6, with the Honorable David V. Byrd pre­ siding. These decisions were hand­ ed down by the court: Lloyd Roger Crowder: (M) assault on a female, (M) com­ A TERRIBLE THING HAPPENS WHEN Y0D DON'T ADVERTISE. NO ONE NOTICES Y0C ANYMORE Jefferson Post (336)846-7164 www.jeffersonpost.com ......for the best ADVERTISING RESULTS municating threats - cons. (P) no contest, (J) guilty. 40 days active, credit timb served. Terry Lambert Ellison: (M) possession of marijuana up to a half-ounce (P) no contest (J) 90-96. Six months unsu­ pervised probation, 24 hours CWS. Daniel Lee Grubb:• (M) pos­ session of stolen goods - two counts, (M) conspiracy to commit common law robbery - cons. (P) Afford plea (J) 45 days suspended sentence, 12 months unsupervised proba­ tion. $25 plus CC. Pay $60 in restitution to victim. Tony Allen Maltba: (M) worthless check simple — two counts, (P) guilty (J) guilty. 45 days suspended sentence, 18 months supervised pro­ bation. Pay restitution both checks. CC. Rob Martinez: (M) assault on a female, (P) guilty (J) guilty. 60 days ACJ suspend­ ed, 12 months unsupervised probation. $100 plus CC. Mamie Blevins Matkins: (M) worthless check simple — five counts. (P) guilty (J) guilty. 45 days ACJ suspend­ ed, 18 months supervised pro­ bation. CC. Pay restitution in each check, transfer probation to unsupervised when com­ plied. Brian Anthony Mullis: (M) worthless check simple (P) guilty (J) guilty. 45 days ACJ suspended, 12 months unsu­ pervised probation. $25 plus CC. Pay restitution for check. Joey Lee Shatley: (F) pos­ session of methamphetamine (P) no contest (J) guilty. Five to 15 months suspended sen­ tence, 18 months supervised probation. $200 plus CC. Michael Shourds: (M) as­ sault on a female (P) no con­ test (J) PJC. CC. Abbreviations: (F) felony (M) misdemeanor; (T) traf fic violation; (I) infraction (P) plea; (J) judgment; PJC prayer for judgment contin ued; 90-96: 1st offense con ditional discharge; MCP Misdemeanant Confinement Program; ACJ; Ashe County Jail; DOC: N.C. Department of Corrections; DAC: Division of Adult Corrections; CRV: con­ finement in response to viola­ tion; CWS: community work service; CC: pay court costs; cons.: charges consolidated �JEFFERSON POST FRIDAY, SKPTFMBFK L.'J, 201.'J P.UJK 9 CLASSIFIEDS Government & Ferderal ASBESTOS HAZARDOUS EMERGENCY RESPONSE ACT (AHERA) SCHOOL BUILDING SURVEY Ashe County Board of Educa­ tion has completed a survey for Asbestos Materials in our school buildings. EPA has, as required under Section 203 of Title II of the Toxic Substance Control Act (TSCA), issued a final rule requiring all local school agencies, (public and private) to identify all Asbestos Containing Materials (ACM) in their buildings and to take ap­ propriate actions to control the release of asbestos fibers Ac­ credited personnel have in­ spected each building, taken samples of all suspected ma­ terials. and then after analysis returned and labeled friable Asbestos Containing Materials. As part of this survey, accred­ ited personnel have also de­ veloped a management plan. The Management Plan identi­ fies all samples taken, those samples that contain asbestos and their locations, the current physical condition of the as­ bestos containing material, and a written plan to control future asbestos fiber release. INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT This is to inform you that Ashe County Schools has the poten­ tial for pest problems at any given time in our schools Ashe County Schools has implemen­ ted an Integrated Pest Man­ agement Policy for prevention and control of any unwanted pests You shall be notified in advance of any pesticide use on school property used for pest control This does not ap­ ply to antimicrobial cleansers, disinfectants, self-contained baits, crack and crevice treat­ ments. or any pesticide classi­ fied by the USEPA as Class IV relatively nontoxic The completed Management Plan is on file in the adminis­ trative office and individual school offices, and can be ex­ amined on any school day dur­ ing normal working hours Now therefore pursuant to G.S. 55 A -14-08. Northwest Trad­ ing Post. Inc. gives Notice of the following: 1 That the effective date of dissolution will be December 31.2013: 2 That all Claimants, known or unknown, having a claim against Northwest Trading Post. Inc based on bonds is­ sued. secured or unsecured debts or any other basis of claim submit said claims to the Board of Directors of Northw­ est Trading Post. Inc.. C/O the offices of Kilby & Hurley, loc­ ated at 122 N Jefferson Aven­ ue. West Jefferson, NC, 28694 or mailing address: P.O. Box 24. West Jefferson, NC 28694 on or before the effective date of dissolution; NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE ZONING ORDINANCE TOWN OF JEFFERSON, NC Notice is hereby given that a Public Hearing will be held by the Jefferson Board of Alder men at the Town Hall on the 23rd day of September. 2013, at 7 05 pm, for the purpose of considering an amendment to the zoning ordinance The pro­ posed amendment is as fol­ lows: All response actions, prevent­ ive measures, and removals recommended by our manage­ ment planner have been com­ pleted. Periodic surveillance is required every six months and reinspection every three years. As required by the federal re­ gister. records of these proced­ ures have been included in the management plan at each school. Asbestos does not need to be removed from a building to control fiber release. Fiber re­ lease can be controlled by en­ capsulation. enclosure, and/or repair. When Asbestos Con­ taining Materials are handled properly, fiber release can be far below the North Carolina "Acceptable for Occupancy" level of 0.01 fibers/cc ors, by action taken at a prop­ erly called meeting on July 17. 2013 voted to dissolve the nonprofit corporation and in connection therewith adopted a plan of Dissolution: 3. The plan of dissolution is as follows a. The Corporation will pay all existing indebtedness Re-zone the property owned by David Miller located at 706 W Main St from Residential to Highway Business Parcel Identifier 09263-001-025 The public is urged to be present for this important meeting A copy of the pro­ posed ordinance and map are on file in the Clerk's office for inspection by all interested cit­ izens. Cathy L Howell. Town Clerk PUBLISH:09.13.13/09.20 13 NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION FOR NORTHWEST TRADING POST, INC. INCLUDING REQUESTS FOR SUBMISSION OF UNKNOWN CLAIMS WITNESSETH: That Whereas. Northwest Trading Post, Inc. is a North Carolina Nonprofit Corporation without voting members, and: Whereas, iha B°ard nf b. An effort will be made to no­ tify and redeem holders of all known and unknown corpor­ ate bonds. c. 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Former Padres executive Tom GarfinThere will no blackouts this year," he said. kel was introduced Monday as president Another priority for Garfinkel will be and chief executive officer of the Dolphins to find a way to pay for $350 million in and their stadium. He succeeds Mike Dee, stadium improvements that Ross says are who coincidentally replaced Garfinkel in badly needed. In May, the Florida Legis­ July as president and CEO of the Padres. lature turned down the Dolphins' request "Coincidental is the right word," Garfin­ for taxpayer help, and Ross said a new pro­ kel said at a news conference. "It just hap­ posal will be formulated. pened to be that was the case." "I'm prepared to make my offer bet­ Garfinkel will be responsible for the ter," he said, "because I think the com­ Dolphins' business operations, includ­ munity needs it." ing all budget responsibility. He will General manager Jeff Ireland and coach also lead stalled efforts to obtain public Joe Philbin attended Garfinkel's news con­ money for stadium upgrades. ference. They will continue to oversee foot­ Dolphins owner Stephen Ross said Garfin­ ball operations, reporting directly to Ross. kel was considered for the same job four years "First and foremost the Dolphins need ago before Dee was hired. This time, Garfin­ to be about winning football," Garfinkel kel finished first among a field of 75 candi­ said. "Everyone in the organization, includ­ dates, including 13 who received interviews. ing me, is here to support that. Fans don't "We were looking for someone who come out to see guys in suits and ties like could think strategically, who is exception­ me. They come out to see players compet­ ally bright, who is a proven leader," Ross ing to win.and that's where the focus needs Walter Mtchot | Miami HeraldIMCT said. "We found that man." to be for everybody in the organization." Miami Dolphins new CEO Tom Garfinkel ton Garfinkel's primary assignment at the Garfinkel, 44, had been with the Pa­ right, poses for portrait with wife Allison and outset? dres since 2009. Before that, he was sons Harrison, 9. center. Jackson 8.riKht and "Putting people in the seats," Ross said. executive vice president and chief op­ Miller. 4, at Dolphins training facility in Davie Miami's paid home attendance last year av,e" erating officer of the Arizona Diamond­ Fla., on Monday. * averaged 57,375, the lowest since 1980. backs. He spent five years with Chip Ross had to buy tens of thousands Ganassi Racing Teams as executive vice 'Boy, ifIcould get a job with an NFL team of unsold tickets to keep alive the Dol­ president but has no NFL experience. that would be really special,'" Garfinkel phins streak of no TV blackouts at "When I got out of college I thought, said. "It took me 22 years." u —i - • Big-game performances highlight wins on opening Sunday Barry U/ifnn. Wilner ^ J APPro Football Writer The NFL came back in a big way on opening day, with long plays highlighting games from coast to coast. No one was more dynamic Sunday than Anquan Boldin, who made that transconti­ nental trip this year, after his trade from Super Bowl win­ ner Baltimore to NFC cham­ pion San Francisco. Boldin was unstoppable in his debut as a 49ers receiver, making 13 catches for 208 yards and scoring once in a 34-28 vic­ tory over Green Bay. "He made plays he shouldn't have made," quarterback Colin Kaepernick said. Boldin was joined in star­ dom by Kaepernick, who threw for a career-best 412 yards and three touchdowns, and tight end Vernon Davis with six receptions for 98 yards and two TDs in an intense, often antagonistic match. "We knew they were going to come in ready to play after what happened in the playoffs," Boldin said. "We had to come out and match their intensity." The Packers lost to San Francisco to open the 2012 season and then again in the playoffs in January. They got big performances from Aaron Rodgers (21 for 37 for 333 yards and three scores), Randall Cobb (7 catches, 108 yards) and Jordy Nelson (7130). It wasn't enough. "We gave up too many big plays," linebacker Clay Mat­ thews said. "Got to give credit to the quarterback for mak­ 49-27 in the league opener 1 hursday night. Lions 34, Vikings 24 At Detroit, Bush did exactly what the Lions signed him for: to break open a game. Bush turned a short pass into a 77-yard touchdown in Brian Peterson | Minneapolis Star Tribunea MCT Detroit Lions' Reggie Bush rushes for the end zone, but the touchdown was reviewed and overturned during third quarter against the Minne­ sota Vikings at Ford Field in Detroit on Sunday, September 8, 2013. Bush scored on the next play. ing the plays he needed to. I thought we did a good job of keeping him contained and not letting him extend plays simi­ lar to what he did in the playoff game. But he still made plays." Reggie Bush, Drew Brees and two Rams — DE Robert Quinn and kicker Greg Zuerlein — all were superb in open­ ing-day wins, as well. Bush had 101 yards on four receptions and 90 yards rush­ ing in his first game with the Lions, outgaining 2012 MVP Adrian Peterson in Detroit's 34-24 victory. Brees passed for 357 yards and two TDs in a 23-17 win over archrival Atlanta as coach Sean Payton returned to the Saints following his one-year suspension in the bounty case. Zuerlein went 4 for 4 on field goals and kicked a 48-yarder with 40 seconds left to send St. Louis to a 27-24 victory over Arizona. Quinn had three sacks and forced two fumbles. 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"We love his talent, but he's here because of the way he complements Calvin and the way Calvin complements him," Detroit coach Jim Schwartz said, referring to All-Pro re­ ceiver Calvin Johnson. Joique Bell rushed for two TDs for Detroit. Adrian Peterson ran for a 78yard TD on his first carry and scored on a 4-yard run to give Minnesota a 14-6 lead in the second. He ended up with 93 yards rushing. "Offensively, we really weren't sound with everything, pretty much the entire game," the 2012 MVP said. Saints 23, Falcons 17 Sean Payton's coaching re­ turn after a one-year league suspension for the Saints' bounties was a tight affair, but a successful one for host New Orleans. Drew Brees passed for 357 yards and two scores, and Ro­ man Harper secured the win when he intercepted a tipped fourth-down pass in the end zone with under a minute left. "It was just important to get the first win," Payton said. "You try to compartmentalize each week, each game, and we played a good team. ... We fought hard, especially late." Weeki i J mi Firestone JIM'S CORNER FURNITURE Cabin or Castle... We'll furnish it! Directions: lust 5 miles from Jefferson on Hwy. 194N/88W Turn Right on Northwest Sch. Rd. 160 Northwest School Rd. Warrensville, NC • (336) 384-2929 Monday-Friday 9:00-5:00 • Saturday 9:00-3:00 �1'agE 12 FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 13,2013 JEFFERSON Posrr F M ATHLON SPORTS WjNSiDE tiMSCAR M ATHLONSPORTS.COM Four Turns ~~^ZWM Athlon Spotlight NEWMAN MOVING ON Ryan New­ man had a big day on Monday. Not only did NASCAR announce penalties that placed him in the Chase for the Sprint Cup, but the current pilot of the No. 39 Stewart-Haas Racing Chevy was announced as Richard Childress Racing's new hire. Newman will take over the seat of the No 31 RCR Chevy in 2014. RCR recently announced that Jeff Burton would not return to the team next season. RUMOR MILL Racer.com s Robin Miller reported on Sept 6, that Joe Gibbs Racing has had talks with 2013 Indianapolis 500 champion Tony Kanaan about a possible ride in one of its Nationwide SeriesToyotas In 2014. Kanaan met with JGR officials in Char­ lotte last week but a team spokesman said via e-mail to the NASCAR Wire Service that. "There is no deal. Just had an initial meeting. Nothing even being formally discussed." WHOSE SERIES IS THIS, ANYWAY? Brad Keselowski won Friday s Nation­ wide Series Virginia 529 College Sav­ ings 250 In Richmond. NNS regular Brian Scott dominated the event, leading the first 239 laps. Keselowski took the lead with 11 circuits remain­ ing, though, and scored the 19th win by a Cup Series regular on the NNS circuit In 25 races this season. MAKING A RUN James Buescher scored his second Camping World Truck Series win in the last four races with a victory on Sunday In the Fan Appreciation 200 at Iowa Speedway. The defending series champion has Jumped from fourth to second In the series point standings in that time, and now trails leader Matt Crafton by 37 markers. Sprint Cup Standings 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. POINTS BEHIND DRIVER (WINS) — 2015 Matt Kenseth (5) Jimmie Johnson (4) 2012 -3 2012 -3 Kyle Busch (4) Kevin Harvick (2) 2006 -9 2006 -9 Carl Edwards (2) 2003 -12 Joey Logano (1) -12 Greg Biffle (1) 2003 -15 Clint Bowyer 2000 2000 -15 Dale Earnhardt Jr. 2000 -15 Kurt Busch -15 Kasey Kahne (2) 2000 -15 Ryan Newman (1) 2000 " CHASE FOR THE SPRINT CUP -1265 -1294 -1295 -1317 698 I 13. Jeff Gordon 1 14. Jamie McMurray I 15. Brad Keselowski 1 16. Paul Menard 750 721 720 \ 17. Martin Truex Jr. (1) \ IB. Mr. Mmiroia 691 66A -1324 -1351 1 19. Juan Pablo Monloya 1 20. Ricky Stenhouse Jr. 656 644 •1371 -1359 1 Nationwide Standings 1 DRIVER (WINS) 1 1. Sam Hornish Jr. (1) 1 2. Austin Dillon I 3. Regan Smith (2) 4. Elliott Sadler I 5. Justin Allgaier 6. Brian Vickers 7. Brian Scott 8. Trevor Bayne(1) 9. Kyle Larson 10. Parker Kligerman POINTS BEHIND 880 — 864 854 852 828 827 819 810 799 732 -16 -26 -28 -52 -53 -61 -70 -81 -148 TTuck Standings DRIVER (WINS) POINTS 1. Matt Crafton (1) 569 2. James Buescher (2) 532 3. Ty Dillon (1) 511 4. Jet) Burton (1) 503 5. Timothy Peters (1) 495 6. Miguel Paludo 494 7. Ryan Blaney (1) 485 8. Johnny Sauter (2) 465 9. DarreH Wallace Jr. 465 10. Brendan Gaughan 464 BEHIND — -37 -58 -66 -74 -75 -84 -104 -104 -105 Clint Bowyer brings out the caution — and the controversy — with this spin In the closing laps at Richmond Internationalkdmy- RICKY STENHOUSE JR. It took 26 races, but Ricky Stenhouse Jr. finally scored his first Sprint Cup top 10 with a 10thA place run in Richmond. To his credit, the rookie has zero DNFs this season. ' MICHAEL WALTRIP RACING The three-car teams' tactics at the conclusion of the Richmond • race damaged not only the team's credibility, but the credibility of the sport as a whole. Some believe NASCAR's penalties were not severe enough. Compiled and written by Matt Taliaferro. Follow Matt on Twitter: OMattTallaferro. _ Web of Intrigue Spun in Richmond NASCAR hands down penalties to Michael Waltrip Racing, altering Chase field By MATT TALIAFERRO Athlon Sports Racing Editor The events from a controversial final 10 laps in NASCAR's 26race regular-season finale at Rich­ mond International Raceway led to unprecedented steps by the sanctioning body on Monday, when NASCAR announced penal­ ties that altered its Chase for the Championship playoff field. Martin Truex Jr., intially in the Chase as a wild card entry, is out. In his place sits Ryan Newman, following 50-point penalties issued by NASCAR to all three Michael Waltrip Racing teams for manipu­ lating the outcome of the race. The events in question began after Newman completed a siz­ zling late-race run to the lead. A win for Newman would have bumped Penske Racing's Joey Logano — and his one win — from the top 10 in points and en­ sured the former's inclusion to the Chase, while the latter held the ad­ vantage in the wild card standings over Truex. However, with eight laps re­ maining, Truex's MWR teammate, Clint Bowyer, was informed New­ man was going to win the race. One Inp later, he spun by himself off of Turn 4, bringing out a cau­ tion. The leaders, including New­ man, Carl Edwards, Paul Menard and Kurt Busch, hit pit road for fresh tires and when they emerged, Newman found himselfshuffled to fifth in the running order. When the race restarted with three laps remaining, Bowyer and fellow MWR teammate Brian Vickers were called back into the pits, thus falling behind Logano in the running order, moving the Penske pilot back into 10th place in the standings and handing the wild card to Truex. The duo then turned laps well off the pace over MWR organization included a $300,000 fine, the loss of 50 owner's points to each team and the indefinite suspensions of gen­ eral manager Ty Norris. Additionally, the three crew chiefs Brian Pattie (No. 15), Scott Miller (No. 55) and Chad Johnston (No. 56) — were placed on NASCAR probation until Dec. 31. "Based upon our review of Sat­ urday night's race at Richmond, it is our determination that the MWR •organization attempted to manipu­ late the outcome of the race," said Robin Pemberton, NASCAR's vice president of competition. "As the sport's sanctioning body, it is our responsibility to ensure there is a fair and level playing field for all of our competitors and this action today reflects our com­ mitment to that." While Bowyer admitted to call­ ing to apologize to Newman on Monday, he skirted the issue in an interview with ESPN on Tuesday. "Let's not dig too much into this," Bowyer said when asked if his apology referred to the spin. the final two laps, ensuring Logano remained ahead on-track. When the dust settled, Newman was flagged the third-place fin­ isher behind Edwards and Busch. Logano's 22nd-placc finish en­ sured a one-point advantage in the standings over Jeff Gordon, who finished eighth. Truex was awarded the second wild card entry by virtue of a tiebreaker over Newman. SPRINT CUP STANDINGS PRIOR TO CHASE RESET AND PENALTIES POINTS DRIVER (WINS) 1. Carl Edwards (2) 2. Jimmie Johnson (4) 3. Clint Bowyer 4. Kevin Harvick (2) 5. Kyle Busch (4) 6. Matt Kenseth (5) 7. Dale Earnhardt Jr. 8. Kurt Busch 9. Greg Biffle (1) 10. Joey Logano (1) BEHIND 842 841 829 828 811 807 781 762 759 751 -28 -42 -42 -51 -69 -87 -108 -110 -118 Outonotli "CHASE FOR THE SPRINT CUP " 11. Jeff Gordon 12. Martin Truex Jr. (1)* I 13. Ryan Newman (1) 14. Kasey Kahne (2)* 15. Jamie McMurray 750 741 741 739 721 720 16. Brad Keselowski 17. Paul Menard 18. AricAlmirola 19. Juan Pablo Montoya ' 20. Ricky Stenhouse Jr. — 698 664 -1 -10 -10 -12 30 -31 i -53 -87 I 656 -95 1 644 -107 | •1mcan/fltapkmts However, after reviewing the events of the evening — and amid public outcry — NASCAR amended the results when it handed down penalties on Mon­ day evening. The 50-point reductions as­ sessed to each MWR team knocked Truex to 17th in points, handing the wild card back to Ryan Newman (now 12th in points). Despite Bowyer's penalty, he still qualified for the Chase. Additional penalties to the "I've dealt with a lot of opinions and » lot of things tharhnppcncd. I gave my interview after the race as to what happened. We've been pe­ nalized with the biggest penalty in NASCAR history and we're going to get through this as a race team." In a statement released Monday evening, Newman said, "I am proud that NASCAR took a stand with respect to what went on Sat­ urday night at Richmond. I know it was a tough decision to make. With that being said, myself. Matt Borland (crew chief) and this entire No. 39 team are look­ ing forward to competing for the 2013 NASCAR Sprint Cup Se­ ries championship." MWR co-owner Michael Wal­ trip stated that he does not plan to appeal the penalties. No-call on restart hands win to Edwards By MATT TALIAFERRO Athlon Sports Racing Editor Throttle Up/Throttle Down u (PhOtO by Ar PhOtO/otVVC rwlDCfl Lost in the barrage of attention garnered by the penalties assessed to Michael Waltrip Racing was Carl Edwards' victory in the Federated Auto Parts 400 and his apparent jumping of the final restart that NASCAR turned a blind eye to. Edwards lined up second, on the outside of Paul Menard, with three laps remaining but beat the No. 27 to the line by over a half-car length. NASCAR vice president of com­ petition Robin Pemberton warned drivers to be vigilant on the restarts, as a controversial one had occurred in the Nationwide race one night earlier. He went so far as to state in' the prc-race driver's meeting that, "There are balls and there are strikes. Sometimes you dont like the call; sometimes we dont even like the call we have to make. Ijust want to remind everybody: Do not put us in that position where we have to make the call." Despite Edwards clearly beating Menard to the start-finish line, no call was made by NASCAR in a sit­ uation that mirrored a restart at Dover in June. In that race, Jimmie Johnson was penalized for jumping a late-race start, costing him a win. When asked post-race about the restart, Edwards said the difference between two and four tires dictated the situation. "Paul had two tires.I knew he was going to be at a big advantage with grip," Edwards explained. "He took off (and) I waited until he went to go. As we were going, his car actu­ ally touched my door. I think it sur­ prised him a little bit or something. He turned a little bit. I heard his en­ gine speed up. He spun the tires. "At that point, I really have a choice to cither lift off the throttle and wait for him to try to gather it up — I've never seen a guy able to gather is up too quickly when they spin that bad — or go and hope NASCAR understands that he spun his tires. In this case they did, they understand he came up and hit me and spun his tires." /comfort: p« GECOlsartr and semcemartini CMreraulMltpmtajawr Cowan Osta[ton, DC.200/G:) Batata M u i r IK ; data* GflCOGad. mtp ® 19992013,iv 1SBC0 Tracks on Tap SPRINT CUP SERIES Race; GEIC0 400 Track: Chicagoland Speedway Location: Joliet, III. When: Sunday. Sept. 15 TV: ESPN (2:00 p.m. EST) Layout: 1.5-mile tri-oval Banking/Turns: 18 degrees Banking/Tri-oval: 11 degrees Banking/Backstretch: 5 degrees 2012 Winner: Brad Keselowski Crew Chief's Take: "Chicagoland is a tough track in part because we only go there once a year. The track takes rubber throughout the weekend, and the condi­ tions change all weekend long, and we have to stay on top of it. We can learn a lot from the Nationwide and Truck series when they're there with us.The car is very sensitive to the track conditions as they change during the weekend, so keeping on top of it and hopefully making the right decisions will put you in a position to win. But it's a cookie-cutter track, so it can be a repetitive experience." NATIONWIDE SERIES Race: Dollar General 300 Track: Chicagoland Speedway When: Saturday, Sept. 14 TV: ESPN2 (3:30 p.m. EST) 2012 Winner: Ricky Stenhouse Jr. CAMPING WORLD TRUCK SERIES Race: Enjoylllinois.com 225 Track: Chicagoland Speedway Date: Friday, Spet. 13 TV: FOX SPORTS 1 (8:30 p.m. EST) 2012 Winner: James Buescher Athlon Fantasy Stall Looking at Checkers: Jimmie Johnson has yet to score a win in Joliet but he has nine top 10s in 11 starts (six top 5s). And, oh, yeah, it's Chase time. Pretty Solid Pick: Clint Bowyer needs to put the events of Richmond behind him, and his six top 10s in seven Chicagoland starts bode well for that happening. 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We are proud to support Ashe County Athletics. 877-1350 www.SkyBestSecurity.com Fire | Burglary | Medical Alert U15 yellow: Gavin Woodie, Shawn McKiddy, Mahala Land, Solomon Lewis, Isaiah Treadway Jacob Key, Caleb Key, Bennett Watson, Jacob Fernandez, Brandi Woods and Brooklyn Averv Coaches: Denise Woodie and Cindy McKiddy. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Jefferson Post Type The nature or genre of the resource Newspaper Description An account of the resource The Jefferson Post was a twice-weekly newspaper printed in West Jefferson, North Carolina. Printing news, announcements and obituaries for Ashe County, the newspaper was owned by Civitas Media of Davidson, North Carolina, and had a circulation of 6,500. The Jefferson Post began publishing in 1988. The newspaper was the result of a merger between Ashe County's historic weekly newspaper The Skyland Post and a competing weekly of 10 years, the Jefferson Times. Publication Volume 88 Issue 73 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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Low arour SPORTS INSIDE Hibriten beats Ashe Extension Agent Jennifer Miller brings home hardware... Page 3 ... Page 6 Vol. 88, Issue 74 . TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 17,2013 Literary festival continues to grow, connect Wil Petty Staff Writer ipetty@civitasmedia.com The Sixth Annual On the Same Page Literary Festival provides a time for the community to cek ebrate reading and writing and it gets started this week. "(The festival) is a way of gen­ erating discussion, dialogue and meaningful interactions for the public," said Jane Lonon. president of the Ashe County Arts Council "It is also a strong tourism piece, because it spans five days and at­ tracts folks to Ashe County for the festival." Lonon saidthe festival continues to grow every year. This year, the festival runs from Tuesday, Sept 17 through Saturday, Sept. 21. "(On the Same Page) begin, small with just a couple of events," Lonon said. "It has grown slowly and steadily over these six years." Originally, the event came to fruition following renovations of the Ashe County Public Library and wanting to bring more people to the facility. "It started as one of those seren­ dipitous happenings of informal di­ alogue," Lonon said. "The library had just finished its renovation and was looking for more ways to showcase their wonderful facility." Lonon said that the Ashe Coun­ ty Arts Council had a long tradi­ tion of showcasing the literary arts as part of the county's culture. This year, On the Same Page is taking on the theme of "Secrets." Lonon said themes are used as a way to tie the event together with­ in a common thread. While there is a common thread, the event remains diverse enough to draw in literature lovers of all kinds. There are different discus­ sions and talks on poetry, fiction and nonfiction works. "Each year the festival lias a very diverse lineup of authors with dif­ ferent topics, subject matters and styles of writing," Lonon said. "We like to say that then' is something for everybody." The different events within the subjects are diverse as welL Mod­ erated panels will take place where authors will discuss various secrets in their writing, and luncheons will provide festival-goers who signed up for these events a chance to have conversations with the vari­ ous authors. Lonon said each event is small enough that she feels people will see them as being a personal and meaningful experience. "The authors enjoy getting to know our public just as much as we get to enjoy knowing them," she said. "They make some very special connections." Authors at this year's event in­ clude D.G. Martin, Kevin Duffus and Dot Jackson, the author of "Refuge," which was chosen as this year's community read. "From Tuesday to Saturday it is See FESTIVAL I 5 fv If rS., \ « if Submitted Photo| JeffersonPost The annual On tho Same Page Literary Festival will bring many authors and poets into Ashe County including Kevin Duffus. Duffus' book, "War Zone: WWII off NC's Coast" will be discussed at the event, running from Sept. 17 to Sept. 2L Mitchell to lead Rural Economic Development Division Renee Whitener | Jefferson Post Secretary of Commerce Sharon Decker and Blue Ridge Electric Member Corporation CEO Doug Johnson spoke at the Blue Ridge Electric Community Leader Council dinner at Jefferson Landing Thursday night. Sec. Decker addresses Community Leaders Council Dylan Lightfoot Staff Writer dlightfoot@civitasmedia.com Blue Ridge Electrics Communi­ ty Leaders Council met at Jeffer­ son Landing last Thurday, where 115 attendees heard Secretary of Commerce Sharon Decker speak on economic recovery and devel­ opment in rural N.C.. "North Carolina has an impor­ tant goal: to keep the business climate competitive," said Decker to an assembly of community and business leaders that included Ashe County commissioners Larry Rhodes, Gary Roark and Williams Sands, West Jefferson Mayor Dale Baldwin and Town Manager Brantley Price, Rep. Jonathon Jordan, Chamber of Commerce Director Cabot Ham­ ilton and the Blue Ridge Electric Board of Directors. "If you don't work for the eco­ nomic health of your community, it won't happen," she said. Given the continuing urbaniza­ tion of N.C. during its Lagging re­ covery from the Great Recession, Decker said, "Our rural communi­ ties have been hit the worst." "Rural counties have been get­ ting poorer as the metropolitan areas grow," she said. Decker outlined some "tenants of community development" as a strat­ egy for rural community recovery. "First, focus on health," she said. "Every North Carolinian de­ serves a healthy life." North Carolina has higher-thanaverage rates of heart disease and obesity: poor public health sta­ tistics which, in turn, affect the health of the state, she said. "We've got a real mess with Medicaid." "The focus on (the availability of) organic, clean food is very im­ portant. There's still a lot of hun­ gry people in the state," she said. Decker stressed the importance of education in economic devel­ opment, applauding the efforts made by counties like Ashe. Com­ panies looking at rural N.C. are impressed with the accessibility of the community college system and apprenticeships, she said. Praising the state government's successes with deregulation. Decker said, "This state is wired for business." Economic develop­ ment should focus on aggressive recruiting of business to N.C., and "helping those already in business stay there, and expand," she said. Art, culture and tourism are "al­ most equal to manufacturing," as N.C. domestic products, and "are going to play a very major part " in economic recovery and develop­ ment, she said. The state's celebrated quality of life must be preserved by pro­ tecting the environment, she said. "The environment is what makes N.C. appealing." "The role of Blue RidgeElectric in this process is critical" Decker said. Lansing designated 'Mountain Heritage Trout Water City' Staff Report The Lansing Board of Aldermen Monday Sept. 9 unanimously voted to des­ ignate the town a Moun­ tain Heritage Trout Water City under an N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission program intended to pro­ mote trout fishing tourism in western N.C.. Established by a 2007 N.C. Senate Bill, the pro­ gram offers N.C. residents and non-residents who I want to fish designated Mountain Heritage Trout Waters a three-day license for $5. The license is valid only for waters that are designated Mountain Heri­ tage Trout Waters. Mountain Region Fisher­ ies Supervisor Doug Besler said the inexpensive license offers anglers an incen­ tive to visit off-the-beatenpath trout streams in High Country communities. A regular fishing license and trout stamp costs $15 for residents, $20 for non­ residents. The non-resi­ dent 10-day inland fishing licence is $10. Anglers with a regular fishing license and trout stamp can also fish inMoun­ tain Heritage Trout Waters, without purchasing the Mountain Heritage Trout Waters license, Besler said. The program also offers participating municipalities a "loaner tackle" program, enabling anglers to "check out rods and tackle for free in Mountain Heritage towns through a "library card-type" system, he said. The NCWRC pro­ vides additional signage along Mountain Heritage streams, as well as custom brochures featuring a map of the town and creek. A section of Big Horse Creek will be the latest addition to the program. Lansing will make the twelfth Mountain Heri­ tage Trout Water City, See CITY I 5 North Carolina Secre­ tary of Commerce Sharon Decker announced Friday that Dr. Patricia Mitchell will become the Assistant Secretary for Rural Eco­ nomic Development. Mitchell will oversee the newly created Rural Eco­ nomic Development Divi­ sion, which includes three programs being traiisfeired from the N.C. Rural Eco­ nomic Development Center. These programs will pro­ vide assistance for building reuse and restoration, water and sewer infrastructure, and economic innovation in rural communities. The Di­ vision of Community Assis­ tance, NC Broadband,Main Street and the Appalachian Regional Commission will also be consolidated into the new rural division. "Pat has the ideal com­ bination of professional ex­ perience, policy expertise and passion for rural North Carolina that we need to lead this new division," said Secretary Decker. "As a former county school board member, university professor and instructor, she also understands the important connection be­ tween education and eco­ nomic development." Mitchell is an adjunct faculty member at Ap­ palachian State Univer­ sity, Nova Southeastern University and N.C. State University. She has taught undergraduate and gradu­ ate level courses in public administration, grant man- Dr. Patricia Mitchell agement and economic de­ velopment policy. She served as the county manager and director of economic development for Ashe County. In addition, Mitchell is an instructor at the N.C. Rural Center Ru­ ral Economic Development Institute and the UNC School of Government. Mitchell served on the N.C. Rural Economic De­ velopment Center Board of Directors from 2007 to 2013. She was also a member of the five-person committee that worked to transition three N.C. Ru­ ral Center grant programs to the N.C. Department of Commerce, as outlined in the state budget. She currently serves in leadership roles on the N.C. Economic Develop­ ers Association Board of Directors and Local De­ velopers Advisory Council for the Advantage West Regional Economic Devel­ opment Group. Microloans and assistance discussed at beekeeper's meeting Wil Petty Staff Writer ipetty@civitasmedia.com The monthly meeting by the Ashe County Beekeepers Association was led with a presentation by representa­ tives of the Farm Service Agency Julia Houck, community director of the FSA and Sunny Estes, a farm loan manager for the organization were on hand to answer questions beekeepers might have had about maintaining their hives. One topic during the meeting was on the types of insur­ ance available that might cover the potential amount of honey lost by this year's rainfall, Beekeepers were also offered information about farm loans available that could be used to purchase new equipment. Part of the presentation was on the Non-insurable As­ sistance Program (NAP). In NAP, all honey is considered a single crop, and the honey made for human consump. tion is eligible for the assistance. "(NAP) covers crops that risk management or regular crop insurance will not cover," Houck said. "Honey is coy. ered under that, but it isn't the bees, it's the production." Excessive moisture is one of the eligible causes for loss The assistance would cost beekeepers $250 a year, bty would cover all parts of the nation. See MEETING 5 �Page 2 TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 17,2013 JEFFERSON POST Meet the 'Quilts in the Attic' author This year the Ashe County Piecemakers Quilt Guild is featuring Karen Musgrave, author of "Quilts in the Attic" as the guest speaker at their annual quilt fair. The Quilt Guild partners with On the Same Page Literary Festival by bringing an author to contribute to the county's cel­ ebration of reading and writing. Karens book uncovers "the hidden sto­ ries of the quilts we love," tying in nicely with Ashe County's Literary Festival theme "secrets." Her book has received rave reviews and is described as inspiring and a great historical read. The sentimental value acquired in a hand stitched quilt, or the fabric that was re-puroosed for a patchwork piece can be thougnt of as 'secret' ingredients in a fam­ ily story. Karen will talk about this tradi­ tional craft along with the significance and meanings of quut patterns. One highlight of On the Same Page Lit­ Bruce Gilbert Mitchell Man charged with trafficking opiates Shei^Mifl|wiifliams yesterday announced the Ashe CountyEneriff's Ofhce Narcotics Di­ vision has confeluded an investigation that re­ sulted in the arrest of Bruce Gilbert Mitchell, also known as Bruce Sharpe, of Lansing. Mitchell, age 57, is charged with five counts of level I trafficking of 4-14 grams of opiates, five counts of level II trafficking of 14-28 grams of opiates, and 5 counts of level III trafficking of 28 grams or more. Mitchell is being held at the Ashe County Deten­ tion Center on a $250,000 secured bond. Anyone with additional information about this investigation is asked to call the Ashe Coun­ ty Sheriff's Office at (336) 846-5633 or Ashe County Crime Stoppers at (336) 846-4188. erary Festival is the opportunity to have "lunch with an author." Karen is scheduled to eat at J & Ts Chop House at noon on Friday, Sept. 21. Call 336.846ARTS to make a lunch reserva­ tion with Karen, or other authors that will be appearing at this year's literary festival. Karen ww discuss her book at 10:15 a.m. on Saturday, September 21, in Jef­ ferson Station as part of the Quilt Fair's scheduled events. For more information visit www. ashequilters.org and click on Quilt Fair. Karen will also be a part of the literary festivals author panel luncheon at noon on Sept. 21, and is taking place in the West Jefferson United Methodist Church Community Room. Reservations for the luncheon are required and can be made through the Ashe County Arts Council. (336.846ARTS) Poet Laureate Bathanti to kick off literary festival If you haven't had the op­ portunity to meet a North Carolina P6et Laureate, now is your chance. Professor Joseph Bathanti will be the guest speaktr at the upcoming Friends of the Library's monthly meeting at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 18, in the Friends Room down­ stairs in the library. Mr. Bathantis speak­ ing engagement with the Friends is the kick-off event of the four-day "On The Same Page" literary festival that runs through Saturday, Sept. 21. (For a schedule of OTSP events, please visit its web site www.onthesamepagefestival.org.) Mr. Bathanti was ap­ pointed as North Caro­ collection of personal es­ says, Half of What I Say Is Meaningless, winner of the 2012 Will D. Campbell Award for Creative Nonfiction, is forthcoming from Mercer University Press. He is the recipient of Literature Fellowships from the N.C. Arts Coun­ cil in 1994 (poetry) and 2009 (fiction); the Samuel Talmadge Ragan Award, presented annually for outstanding contributions to the Fine Arts of North Carolina over an extended period; the Linda Flow­ ers Prize; the Sherwood Anderson Award; the Bar­ bara Mandigo Kelly Peace Poetry Prize; the 2011 Donald Murray Prize; the 2012 Ragan-Rubin Award; the 2013 Mary Frances Hobson Prize; and others. Named the Gilbert-Chappell Distinguished Poet for the Western Region for the North Carolina Poetry So­ ciety for 2011-12, Bathanti is Professor of Creative Writing and Writer-in-Residence of Watauga Global Community at Appala­ chian State University. Join the Friends of the Ashe County Public Library in welcoming Mr. Bathanti as he discusses all things literary in the first of several exciting events during the On The Same Page Festi­ val. This meeting is open to the public and light refresh­ ments will be served. Joseph Bathanti and the art ervations are required. For of his poetry will be shown more information or to make at the Ashe County Public reservations, call 336846 riends Library in the FriendsRoom. ARTS. 11ami. Joseph Bathanti, Sept. 19 Poet Laureate of North 9 aan. Michael Hardy. Carolina. Reading, discus­ sion, and question and an­ "So You Want to Be Pub­ swer session at the Ashe lished?" An informative County Public Library in the workshop looking at the process of publishing will be Friends Room. 2 - 5 p.m. Art of theInter­ held at the Ashe County Pub­ view. Geoigjann Eubanks lic Library Friends Room. and Donna Campbell will Reservations are required. present a writing workshop Sponosored by Wilkes Com­ at the Ashe County Public munity College. For more in­ Library Friends Room. Res­ formation or to make reser- vations, call 336846-ARTS. 11 aan. - 3:30 pan. Na­ tional Guard Armory Blood Drive sponsored by the Ashe Community Vol­ unteers will be held at 1147 Old NC 16, Jefferson. Save a life. Your donation is very important and we appreciate your dedication. For more information or to schedule your appointment, call Eula Blevins at 982-2164. 12 pan. Literary lYails Luncheon in the Ashe County Public Library in the Friends Room. Lunch with Georgann Eubanks and Donna Campbell. They will present an illustrat talk on illustrated North Carolina's literary lin­ eage. Boxed lunches will be available at a nominalcharge. Seating is limited, and reser­ vations are reserved. 2 pan. Kevin Duffus. Reading, discussion and Q and A. Ashe County Public Library Friends Room. 7:30 pan. D G. Martin. North Carolina Bookwatch and all thingliterary inNorth Carolina. Presentation, dis­ cussion, and Q & A will be held at the Arts Center. lina's Poet Laureate in September 2012. He is the author of seven books of poetry: Communion Part­ ners, Anson County, The Feast of All Saints, This Metal (nominated for the National Book Award), Land of Amnesia, Restor­ ing Sacred Art (winner of the 2010 Roanoke Chowan Prize), and Sonnets of the Cross. A new collection of poems, Concertina, is forthcoming from Mercer University Press. His novel, East Liberty, won the 2001 Carolina Novel Award. His latest novel, Coventry, won the 2006 Novello Literary Award. His book of stories, The High Heart, won the 2006 Spokane Prize. His COMMUNITY CALENDAR Sept. 17 1 pjTL Ashe County's On the Same Page Liter­ ary Festival features Com­ munity Read author Dot Jackson at the library will lead a discussion about her book "Refuge." Copies will be available for purchase and singing by the author. Sept. 17-Oct. 28 5 pan. Storytelling in Todd. Every Tuesday through October, stop by the Todd General Store for old time entertainment with supper at 5 p.m. and story­ telling at 6 p.m. Todd Gen­ eral Store is located at 3866 Railroad Grade Road. For more information, call 336877-1067. Sept. 18 9:30 a.m. Cinnamon Cinema. Documentary on SUPER NEWS! i ferthqUttlB Get a complimentary copy of Make the Switch to DISH Today and Save Up To 50% * * The Jefferson Post * ' - w • at MoujiSMiSrocerv 5093 N.C. 88 Warrensville Mini-Mall, Warrensville HOURS: 6 a.m.-9 p.m. Monday through Friday 7 a.m.-9 p.m. Saturday 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Sunday 384-4204 cPACKAGES UNDER *50 ASKABOUT HKiHSPEU) \ met OVER 30 PREMIUM MOVIE CHANNELS INTERNET m AS LOW AS SAME DAY INSTALLATION HB0 CS23 IN UPT06R00MS StaX -U'WTIML For 3 months. CALL TODAYINSTALLED T0DAYI •MIMMMIMI NO ONE CAN COMPARE TO DISH! 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Developed by Home Instead Senior Care, the Alzheimer's or Other De­ mentias CARE program incorporates an innova­ tive, hands-on approach to help families deal with the difficult behavioral changes that often are as­ sociated with Alzheimer's disease or other demen­ tias. For more information, or to reserve a spot, call Home Instead Senior Care at 336-838-4040. 6:15 p.m. Mt. Jeffer­ son State Park Outdoor Yoga Sessions. Experi­ ence a nature based Yoga session with the beauti­ ful backdrop and scenic views from Mt. Jefferson's first overlook. Bring a mat, a water bottle, and an open mind as we unite mind, body, and nature. All levels of experience ;m> I «.. i Thic �JUTKRSON POST TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 201.3 PAGE 3 OBITUARIES Submitted Photo| Jefferson Post N.C. Cooperative Extension/4-H Agent Jennifer Miller shows off her hardware. Ashe County extension agent wins awards Jennifer Miller, Extension Agent, 4-H, Agent with the North Carolina Cooperative Extension, Ashe County Center, was recognized with the State Award for Achievement in Service re­ cently presented at the Annual 4-H Conference of the North Carolina Association of Extension 4-H Agents in Pinehurst. This award made her eligible to compete on the national level. Miller received notification that she had not only won the State Award but the National Award as well Miller began her career with Extension 4-H as an AmeriCorps employee in 1997, becoming the Extension Agent, 4-H in 2006. "I have enjoyed serving Ashe County youth and families for the last sixteen years. Ifeel this reflects Ashe County 4-H's dedication to Ashe County youth and families and is an award to be shared by all Ashe County 4-H Programs," said Miller. "Iam proud of past accomplishments and look forward to the future of Ashe County 4-H." "There is not a more deserving recipient of this award," said Carolyn Shepherd, Ashe Coun­ ty Extension Director. "Jennifer's expertise is well respected throughout the state. Her contri­ butions to the 4-H Afterschool Program has en­ sured its continuation and success in addition to the many other opportunities she has provided for the youth in Ashe County. Jennifer continues to be committed to providing the very best op­ portunities for the youth in Ashe County." If you have any questions regarding 4-H in Ashe County please contact the N.C. Cooperative Extension, Ashe County Center at 336-846-5850. Matthew Sean Barnes Matthew Sean Barnes of Lansing died on Tues­ day, Sept. 10, 2013, at the Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh in Pittsburgh, Pa. He was 13. Mr. Barnes was born on March 11, 2000, in Ashe County to Scottie Barnes and Katrina Ketner Brock. Mr. Barnes was pre­ ceded in death by his paternal grandfather, Jim Ketner and maternal great grandmother, Gincy Weaver. He enjoyed trains, farming, hunting and four-wheeling, work­ ing on the computer, and playing the x-box. He was a member of Warrensville Baptist Church. Mr. Barnes is survived by his father, Scottie Barnes of Lansing; moth­ Sept. 20-21 Bethany United Meth­ odist Church Annual Ba­ zaar. 8 a.m. - 1 p.m., Satur­ day, Sept. 20,2013. Our men will be serving up sausage biscuits and coffee for break­ fast. Treasures will abound in gently used glassware, fur­ niture, kitchen items, books, pictures and many other goodies. There will be jew­ elry, cards, plants and craft items. Grandma's Pantry will offer baked goodies, candies, jams, jellies and other home­ made delights. Pre-Sale op­ portunity is being offered from 5 - 7 p.m., Friday, Sep­ tember 20, 2013 with a $5 per person entrance fee. Wel­ come one and all, shop and come hungry. Sept 22 11 am. - Rev. Trier Rich­ ardson will be the guest speaker at Temple Baptist Church on Radio Hill, West Jefferson. Everyone is wel­ comed to attend. Biker Sunday at Friend­ ship Baptist Church. The Christian Motorcycle Asso­ ciation will presenting their ministry and sharing about the missions work they are doing around the world. Ev­ eryone is invited to attend. Friendship Baptist Church invites you to attend Awana Club meetings every Sunday evening, 5:30 - 7:15 p.m., Clubs for ages 3 years old through sixth grade are avail­ able. Awana helps churches and parents work together to develop spiritually strong cliildren and youth who faith­ fully follow Jesus Christ. Pas­ tor Rev. Russell Hart, wel­ comes you to attend. KH30 am. Generation Excellence will present a program entitled God and County at Mission Home Baptist Church. Generation Excellence, a group of Ashe County Ilomeschoolers. There will be lots of music, Carrol 'Cad' Dean Miller Carrol Dean Miller bet­ ter known as "Cad "age 74 of Lansing died on Saturday, Sept. 14, 2013, at his residence. Mr. Miller was born in Ashe County on Aug. 26, 1939, to the late Alonzo and Ida Ray Taylor Miller. Mr. Miller was preced­ ed in death by his parents, one brother, Roy Miller and sister, Irene Miller. Cad enjoyed being in the outdoors and riding motorcycles. Mr. Miller was a member of Apple Grove Baptist Church. Mr. Miller is survived by his wife, Nettie Perry Miller; two sons, Rex Miller and Robert Dean Miller, both of Lansing; one daughter, Teresa Ann Jones of Grassy Creek; six brothers, John Miller, Bruce Miller, Paul Miller, Keithel Miller all of Lan­ sing, Gordon Miller of Jefferson and Mack John­ son of High Point; four sisters, Sadie Arnold of Creston, Freda Blevins of Whitetop, Rose Price of Creston and Candy Blevins of Warrensville; seven grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; and several nieces and neph­ ews. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2013, at Apple Grove Baptist Church by Rev. Julian Owen and Rev. Lonnie Jones. Burial will follow in the Pen­ nington Cemetery. The family received friends on Monday, Sept. 16, 2013, at Badger Fu­ neral Home. Flowers will be appre­ ciated or memorials may be made to the family at 1067 Ripshin Road, Lan­ sing, NC 28643. Words of comfort and remembrance may be viewed or sent to the fam­ ily through our website at www.badgerfuneralhome. com. Badger Funeral Home was entrusted with Mr. Miller's arrangements. Grieving Parents Support Group launches Oct. 7 A six-week support group for parents whose baby died at or before birth is scheduled this fall at Watauga Medical Cen­ ter. From 5:30 to 7 pm on Mondays beginning Oct. 7, moms and dads who experienced a pregnancy loss can come together in a safe environment to share their stories, find support from others who have been through similar experienc­ es, and work through some of the pain of grief. The discussion-based group will be co-facilitated by Melanie Childers, direc­ CHURCH CALENDAR Sept. 17-20 6 p.m. Revival Services. Bald Mountain Baptist Church. Evangelist Frank Shrivers will be the guest speaker. Special music will begin at 6 p.m. featuring the Primitives on Sunday night, and Triumphant Quartet on Tuesday night. Pastor, Rev. Lawrence Goodman invites you to attend. 7 pjiL Nightly Revival at Mountain View Baptist Church. Each night will in­ clude a different preacher and special singing. Pastor Denton Hart and congrega­ tion invite everyone to at­ tend. 7 pan. Revival Services. Pleasant Hill Church on Little Laurel Road, Cres­ ton. Tommy Wurth will be preaching. Everyone is in­ vited. er, Katrina Ketner Brock of Weaverville; brother, Jacob Ketner of San Di­ ego, Calif.; brother, Zachary Brock of Weaverville; paternal grandmother, Linda Ham of Lansing; paternal grandfather. Jack Testerman of Lansing; maternal grandmother, Sylvia Ketner of West Jef­ ferson; and several aunts uncles and cousins. Funeral services were held on Saturday, Sept. 14, 2013, at Ashelawn Memo­ rial Chapel by Rev. Russell Sheets and Rev. Wayne Osborne. Entombment followed in Ashelawn Me­ morial Gardens Mauso­ leum of Prayer. The family received friends on Friday, Sept. 13, 2013, at Ashelawn Memorial Chapel. Flowers were appreci­ ated, or memorials may be made to the Matthew Barnes Scholarship Fund, c/o Lifestore Bank, P.O. Box 26, West Jefferson, NC 28694. Words of comfort and remembrance may be viewed or sent to the fam­ ily through our website at www.ashelawn.com. Ashelawn Memorial Cha­ pel & Gardens was en­ trusted with Mr. Barnes' arrangements. testimonies and drama in pe­ riod dress. They will conduct the entire service. There will be no Sunday School. The public is invited to this spe­ cial service. Mission Home Baptist is located on Railroad Grade Road, Fleetwood. 11 am. Joyce Grubb to speak at Laurel Knob Baptist Church. "Jamaica: Because God is at Work." A presentation of the work of TEAMS for Medical Mis­ sions in Jamaica. Dr. Jim Rash, pastor invites you to attend. Disabled American Veterans New Van Appreciation Day! Saturday, September 21,201J PR 10am 2pm." W National Guard Armory There will bo fodd, drink antfliu nuisi erttmg Ceremony to the $500 co^jt a representative present to receive yo Denture Services Sidney C. Teague II, D.D.S. Complete Dentures Partial Dentures tor of pastoral care, and Mary Reichle, RN. Both facilitators have received bereavement training in perinatal death through the "Resolve through Shar­ ing" program and have experience working with grieving families. The group will meet in the Area Health Education Library at Watauga Medi­ cal Center. Participants may enter through the glass doors at the auditori­ um entrance, and proceed up the ramp to the side of the auditorium. The li­ brary will be on the left. The Grieving Parents Support Group is open to anyone in the commu­ nity whose child died from the time of conception through one month after birth. For more informa­ tion and to sign up, please contact Melanie Childers at 828.266.1178. Grieving Parents Sup­ port Group For parents whose child died from the time of con­ ception to one month after birth Mondays, 5:30-7 pm Oct. 7-Nov. 11 AHEC Library at Watau­ ga Medical Center 336 Deerheld Road, Boone, NC A TERRIBLE THING HAPPENS WHEN YOU DON'T ADVERTISE. NO ONE NOTICES Y0D ANYMORE Extractions L Jefferson Post $63 (per tooth with multiple Teeth) 37 Years Experience 336-765-6315 Free Consultations By Appointment Only ' (336) 846-7164 www.jeffersonpost.com .for the best ADVERTISING RESULTS �nPublic Opinion "...were it left to me to decide whether we should have a government without newspapers or newspapers without a government, I should not hesitate a moment to prefer the latter. Page 4 September 17,2018 — Thomas Jefferson, 1787 LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Three-ring circus: Ashe County Commissioners Dear Editor, One of the best parts of the circus is when the clown car motors into the center ringof the big top and all the clowns pile out. It always gets a big laugh from the crowd. But when the clowns turn out to be the Ashe County com­ missioners, it isn't a Laughing matter. Ken Lynn Back in 2011, the commissioners forced county manager Dan McMillan to resign without any public explana­ tion given. Then, without even applying for the job, Dr. Pat Mitchell, the county's chief of eco­ nomic development, was hand-selected by the commissioners to replace McMillan. Last month she too was forced to resign and to date, again no reason has been provided. Now, during the same week the commissioners posted the announce­ ment seeking applicants to fill the position, there are "rumors," substantial enough to merit a media inquiry, that the commissioners have already pre­ selected Rep. Jonathan Jordan as the next county manager. It really is a three-ring circus. Good governance dictates that when the com­ missioners took the drastic action of forcing the county's chief public administrator to resign in 2011 an explanation should've immediately fol­ lowed. The fact that it didn't demonstrated the lack of respect the commissioners had for the very public that elected them. Considering the ill-feelings then directed at the commissioners for their lack of candor and accountability, it's simply astonishing that with the forced resigna­ tion of Mitchell, the commissioners again have given no justification for their actions. If there were grounds based on malfeasance or incompe­ tence, it seems the commissioners would've said so. Since they didn't, the only explanation that makes sense is that they've forced out two quali­ fied public servants because of their own person­ al pettiness. Should we be surprised? Probably npt; reijiember, it's a clown act. Rather than focusing on the many important is­ sues in the county requiring competent decision making, Commissioner Gerald Price is preoccu­ pied with his frivolous federal lawsuit against our sheriff and two deputies. It seem Price feels his constitutional rights have been violated because the sheriff carried out a court-ordered reposses­ sion of Price's car based on the fact, as reported in the media, that Price had not made car payments for several months and then tried to discharge his delinquent loan by writing a check that was re­ turned as "unable to locate account." Commissioner Judy Poe claims Mitchell showed "contempt" for the commissioners be­ cause she allegedly gave her resignation letter to the media before giving it to the full board of commissioners, her employers. Yet Poe and her fellow commissioners apparently see no contempt in the fact that they refuse to give an explanation for their actions to the voters of Ashe County, their employers. Furthermore, Poe went on record by threatening the jobs of county employees who considered protesting Mitch­ ell's forced resignation. The legal issues aside, when a person in a leadership position resorts to threats, that person has lost the moral authority to continue on as an effective leader. At the time of Mitchell's resignation, the first thing that went through my mind is how difficult it would be to get any highly qualified applicants to replace her due the back-to-back forced resignation of two county managers in two years. What profes­ sional would apply for the job when the well had been so poisoned? Then it all liecame clear when the Jefferson Post reported on the rumors that the commissioners have pre-selected Jonathan Jordan. Even if the rumors aren't true, they only further poison the well My suspicion is, however, that's exactly what the commissioners intend to do. And based on Jordan's record in the General Assembly, he already has his big red nose and floppy shoes. What's remarkable about Jordan is how unremark­ able he's been in advocating for folks he allegedly represents. He's turned his back on every constitu­ ent group in Ashe County helping his colleagues in Raleigh turn North Carolina into the most extreme state in the country by, :imong other things, cutting unemployment benefits, refusing to expand Medic­ aid, restricting women's healthcare by dosingnearly every abortion clinic in the state, and putting in place the most repressive voter suppression law in the country. Although a lawyer, Jordan apparently isn't up to speed on the constitutional principle of church/state separation as he was a principal spon­ sor of a bill to establish an official state religion. Fortunately it failed, but the totally unnecessary "No Sharia Law" did pass. Yes, Jordan would fit very nicely in the clown car as driver. While I admire people who seek public service, we have some serious challenges in this county requiring competent leadership, yet our commis­ sioners continue to make one strategic blunder after another. At the time Mitchell was given the job, dual-hatted as county manager and economic developer, I wasn't in favor of it as I thought the span of control was too large for one person due to the problems we faced. But Mitchell is a highly capable professional and she's already secured state employment, since her new boss, unlike her previ­ ous bosses, recognizes competence. With all that's transpired, getting someone of her caliber in the job is going to be incredibly difficult. However, if the commissioners intend to hire Jordan for the job, this county better truly get ready for a circus; and it won't be the "Greatest Show on Earth®." Ken Lynn Fleetwood • Ashe County deserves better from commissioners "If you're not outraged, you're not paying attention." Unfortunately, this is too apropos when observing our Ashe County Commissioners lately. Judy Porter Poe, vice chair, was quoted in this newspaper on Aug. 30: "All the rumors flying around about the budget, and the commissioners are in political jeopardy,... chaos,... turmoil." To the contrary, Ms. Poe, it is not the fault of rumors. It is clearly apparent in public record that dys­ function exists within your board. When two pf the five commis­ sioners (Larry Rhodes and William Sands), along with most of Ashe County, are "stunned" by the sud­ den, unexplained forced resignation of a well-liked, capable, professional, hard-working county manager (Pat Mitchell); AND when two seemingly competent county managers are dis­ missed within two years with no val­ id reasons given; AND when the vice chair (Judy Poe) makes threatening remarks to county employees' job se­ curity when they expressed their jus­ tified concern over the sudden dis­ missal of the county manager; AND when commissioners are suggesting changes to the $40 million county budget less than six weeks after they have passed it, discussing this in into Poe's dissatisfaction with Mitch­ their private emails instead of within ell is over the budget, yet Poe voted legitimate channels and meetings; to approve the budget on June 18. AND when one of the commission­ While county commissioners were ers (Gerald Price) wastes thousands sending private emails in July and of taxpayer dollars and government August about possible budget cuts, officials' time in a lawsuit over a re­ Mitchell sought to bring the 'de fac­ possessed car; then, YES, one easily to' budget review into the light of a draws the conclusion that our com­ formal discussion by placingit on the missioners are not only in political commissioners' agenda on Aug. 19. turmoil, but at least three of them are She also expressed concern for how not qualified to maintain their posi­ the commissioners are viewed by the public: "I don't want to see the board tions in public office. Former county manager Pat criticized or questioned about 'policy Mitchell worked hard for Ashe Coun- actions through emails.'" Most recently, an unidentified tians and was principled in her work ethic. When she kept her appoint­ commissioner sent an email suggest­ ments in Raleigh on Aug. 20 to help ing Rep. Jonathan Jordan be consid­ secure a half million dollars in grants ered as interim manager, and some for Ashe County on the day that she believe he has been pre-selected by had been forced to resign, she was the same three who ousted Mitchell. threatened by Commissioners Poe, Poe, Price, and Roark are seemingly Price, and Gary Roark that she could acting with secrecy and self-interest, lose compensation for vacation, sick not as public servants. They are abus­ leave, and other benefits. Yet she was ing their positions of power. They acting in the best interests of Ashe are poor communicators, ineffective County by going to Raleigh, and the leaders, and unprofessional commis­ Aug. 19 motion requesting her ter­ sioners. Ashe County "deserves bet­ mination clearly stated "she would ter, and we, as Ashe County citizens, be compensated through the end of expect ptfifessional, accountable, the month and will receive benefits transparent, and high-functioning as entitled, and she will turn in all government officials. We should not county equipment/property by 5pm settle for less. Remi Wingo Friday, August 23." West Jefferson The only reason Iam able to read You decide: How is the job market like weightlifting? For over 40 years I've enjoyed weightlifting as a break from economics and as a form of exercise. I've even participated in some contests (however, never winning any trophies). Age has forced me to slow down a bit, althoughI can still "deadlift" — lilting the weight off the floor to a standing position — close to 600 pounds. If you hang around weight rooms like I do, youll notice a common shape to much of the equip­ ment. Take a dumbbell, for instance. It has an equal amount of weight on both sides, connected by a nar­ row handle used for grip­ ing. Or when I do a deadlift off the gym floor,Ihold and lift a relatively light bar that has much heavier weights (in the form of plates) on both sides. I'm telling you this be­ cause our current job mar­ ket looks a lot like a dumb­ bell or the bar and plates I pull for a deadlift. What we're seeing in the job market is job growth at the two ends of the market, the high-pay end and the lowpay end, with very little job growth in the middle. A recent study confirmed this description for the na­ tional economy. Since early 2010, when the job market started to improve, through 2012, the occupations add­ ing the most ions were food preparers ana personal-care workers at the low end of the pay scale and manage­ ment, computer, finance and advanced health care practitioners at the high end of the pay scale. Tradi­ tional middle-paying jobs in needed — as construction and teaching with food prep and personal actually expe­ care jons — or rienced losses. where deci­ I was curi­ sions are very ous to seeif the complex — same results like in finance, have occurred management in North and medical Carolina, so I checked the diagnoses. statistics. The There are answer is yes, a other possible similar pattern reasons for has happened, the pattern. althougn with Traditionally, some slight Dr. Mike Walden construction differences. and construc­ N.C. Cooperative For the two tion-related Extension years from jobs have been mainstays of 2010 to 2012, the largest job middle-paying gains nave been for food positions. Yet these occupa­ prep and personal-care tions were devastated with workers paying relatively the crash of the residential low wages and for finance housing market. And al­ and advanced health care though the housing market workers receiving relatively is now staging a comeback, high wages. In our state, construction jobs have protective service jobs, pay­ not. Indeed, in the last ing mid-level wages, also two years, North Carolina was a big job gainer but has still lost jobs related to high-paying management building. jobs, which gained at the Most economists think national level, lost positions there will eventually be a in North Carolina. rebound in construction Why is this pattern occur­ jobs, and if they're right, ring? A bigpart of the answer that will be good news for is technology. Computers and shoring up the middle of other information technology the pay ladder. In the late devices have taken the place 1990s and early 2000s, of people for many routinelosses in manufacturing oriented jobs; that is, jobs jobs were absorbed by that a machine can be pro­ gains in construction jobs. grammed to do. Factory lobs Perhaps the most inter­ are a good example. Many esting explanation for the say the factory of the future lack of growth in middlewill have robots doing all the paying jobs has to do with work, with only a few people supply and not demand. behind the controls. Tnat is, it's not that compa­ In contrast, it's more nies don't want to hire peo­ difficult to use technology ple for jobs in the mid-range to replace workers where of the pay distribution. In­ direct personal contact is stead, the problem is there aren't individuals with the needed kind of training and skills for these jobs. This issue was high­ lighted in a recent study from a national business consulting firm. They fore­ casted that by 2020, the nation could face a short­ age of close to 900,000 skilled manufacturing and technical workers, such as machinists, welders and machinery operators. They recommend more be done in schools — especially high schools - to offer training in these fields. The consultants also call on businesses to become more involved in promot­ ing — and maybe in help to finance — these skills and the jobs tied to them. The dumbbell shape of today's job market has im­ pacts beyond just where people work. Our country has long been known as a middle-class nation; in­ deed, most people identify themselves as middle-class. But the growth in jobs at both ends of the pay scale (low-pay and high-pay) re­ duces the size of the middle class, leaving profound im­ plications for social cohe­ sion, income inequality and income mobility. What, if anything, can we do about this, and who needs to do it? You decide. Now let's go pump some iron! Dr. Mike Walden is a William Neal Reynolds Professor and North Caroli­ na Cooperative Extension economist in theDepartment of Agriculturaland Resource Economics of N.C. State University's College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. He teaches and writes onpersonal finance, economic outlook and public policy. WUfiT Do&S'B.A." STAND FOb? 'BicneidR 'BOWLS AireNDeD: �JKITKRSON POST TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 17. 2013 PAGES New River zinc warning not applied to Ashe County Wil Petty Staff Writer ipetty@civitasmedia.com Parts of the New River are experiencing higher zinc levels, but the wateis in Ashe County remain unaffected by the metal. "The river flows north, away from us, so (the zinc deposits) will not migrate in this direction," George Santucci. executive director of the National Committee of the New River, based in West Jefferson said. A dormant mine in Wythe County, Va. outside of Austinville, which was ownedby the New Jersey Zinc Company, is the source of the zinc enter­ ing the river. The mine shut down in 1981 and the Land is now owned by Dixon Lum­ ber Company in Galax, Va. Deposits drastically in­ creased following this year's wet weather. "Unfortunately with the heavy flooding and rains we had this year and the way the factory was constructed to keep the metals out had failed," Santucci said. Ingesting too much zinc can lead to several problems including cramps, diarrhea, nausea and headaches. Zinc can also lead to copper defi­ ciency in humans. Santucci said that the risk of a release does exist in Ashe County, with the Ore Knob mine near Laurel Springs. In 2010, contami­ nated water flowed into the New River from the mine through Peak Creek. "What happened (with Ore Knob) was basically the same thing, except with cop­ per instead of zinc," he said. The NCNR has been field­ ing numerous calls from Virginia and West Vuginia about the water, and few calls from North Carolina. Santucci said Ashe County remains safe from this par­ ticular spill. "This release has not af­ fected Ashe County and nev­ er will," he said. "I think the takeaway from folks on this is that these legacy sites of old practices show how we did things differently back then, as opposed to now." The problem is getting fixed andthe zinc levels in the New River are decreasing. "It isa getting contained," Santucci said. "It is still se­ vere in the Indian Creek and is a major concern that needs to be fixed, but levels in the river are below any concern Festival From Page 1 a nonstop event with a variety of authors to entertain, challenge and enrich the written word," Lonon said. Lonon said there have been three au­ thors who have already been confirmed for the festival in 2014. These authors will be named at the "On the Same Plate" lun­ cheon Saturday at noon. "It is great that authors are willing to corn- mit that far in advance for us, they want to be here," she said. After six years, the event looks tobe onethat is here to stay. As it continues to gain recogni­ tion, Lonon said it's becomea great excuse for people to come visit the High Country. "I see continued growth, stability and this being a way to continue making the lit­ erary arts an important way of life in Ashe County," Lonon said. at the moment ." Santucci said that while many deposits from aban­ doned mines remain dor­ mant, there is always a risk that they may be released into rivers. "Manv industries left materials underground and we hope it never goes any­ where," he said. "But some­ times it does." Being found via online searches drives customers to your door. Highly trafficked online business directory, increases customers. Simple. Affordable. Effective. • Need a website for your business? • Want to sell your products online? • Need to drive more local customers to your website? • Don't have the time or desire to hire a web tech? • Need to optimize your search tags? 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If you don't have the records to field your APH, then you're stuck with this low yield." Houck said that a total loss would need to happen for this program to be able to pay, but noted the op­ tion was available.' "It is not the best pro­ gram in the world, but as far as I know it's the only insurance on your honey," she said. The other option that was presented by the Step 4 - Read and confirm. Step 5 - Fill out Ihe new account form and select "Sign me Up." JEFFERSONPOST.COM your news 24/7 from FSA representatives were microloans, which allow farmers to take out a maxi­ mum of $35,000 to buy equipment, annual items and essential tools. Estes said that those ap­ plying cannot have already been given a loan by a bank. "The reason for that is that we h&ve very limited funding, so we have to save the money for those who can't get commission credit," she said. There are two types of microloans available through the FSA. An an­ nual loan can be provided so farmers can buy seed, fertilizer and anything that will be used throughout the year and a term loan that is used for equipment and livestock, such as queen bees. Estes said the new fiscal year in which the microloans will be available starts on Oct. 1. These loans will be given on a first-come first-served basis. "Basically the term of City From Page 1 joining Bakersville, Burnsville, Dillsboro, Maggie Val­ ley, Newland, Old Fort,Spring Creek, Spruce Pine, Sylva, Waynesville and Webster. Lansing is the first participating town in NCWRC Dis­ trict 7, which comprises 10 northwestern counties. The Mountain Heritage Trout Water license can be purchased online, or by calling 1(888) 248-6834 8-5 p.m. Monday-Friday. Other business The board voted unanimously to allow Lansing Trea­ surer Beth Johnson to attend a $450 certification class on budgeting in local government in Raleigh in November. The board considered a $780 bid submitted by Ronald Lee Rash for trimming low-hangingbranches and remov­ ing brush along A Street and B Street. The bid was tabled until other options could be explored. Jennifer Thomas will be Lansing's representative on the Ashe County Historical Society board. A supply of unused roofing tin stored under Town Hall was sold to Michael Lee Houck for $150. The met­ al was purchased in 2008 for a roofing job contracted to a Lansing resident who was paid in advance for the work, but never began it. The board discussed the town's need for a storage fa­ cility, and the possibility of buying or building one. The biggest problem: where to put it? the loan is based on the life of the security," she said. For more information on the assistance or microloan, email Houck at Julia. Houck@nc.usda.gov. The Jefferson Post For more information, email cclark@jeffer8onpost.com or call 846-7164 �TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 17,2013 ONLINE Game of the Week video can be found at jeffersonpost.com Nathan I lam. Sports Writer (836) 846-7164 nhain(</ civlta.smedia.eom Photos by Nathan Ham| Jefferson Post AT LEFT, Alex Laws (32) and Cullen Ashley pull down Hibriten quarterback Jacob Copper for a big loss. AT RIGHT, Connor Bowers looks to throw deep down the field. Hibriten rolls over Ashe, 39-6 Nathan Ham Sports Writer nharrvdcivitasmedia.com Two first-quarter turnovers and a couple of failed chances to capitalize on Hibriten miscues spelled disaster for the Huskies. The Panthers jumped ahead 12-0 in the first four minutes of the game and cruised on to the 39-6 victory. Hibriten quarterback Jacob Copper started the game with a 25-yard touchdown run on a three-play scoring drive that took just over one minute to execute. Two minutes later following an Ashe punt, starting tailback Devell Maxwell ripped off a 52-yard TD right through the middle of the Ashe defense. Both extra points were no good to make the score 12-0 in favor of the Panthers. With six minutes left in the quarter, Ashe looked to be in good shape after recovering a Hi­ briten fumble at the 10-yard line. The Huskies could not move the ball though and ended up turning the ball over on a failed fourth-down conversion. Three plays later, Ashe forced another fumble inside the Hi­ briten 10. Matthew Hamilton was there for the recovery. On the first offensive play, the Huskies coughed the ball up into the endzone. The Panthers re­ covered for a touchback. At the 9:15 mark of the second quarter, Copper used his legs again for another long TD run. This scamper ended up being 52-yards long. The extra point was good. Ashe trailed 19-0. The Panthers had one more first-half touchdown to score. Maxwell powered into the end- zone from nine yards out for his second score of the day. Hibriten was up 25-0 at the half. Both teams started the second half with a turnover. Hibriten turned the ball over on downs while Davone Jones intercepted a Connor Bowers pass with 4:49 left. Three plays later, Maxwell piled more yards on with a 28-yard TD run, his third of the night. Not to be outdone, Copper Matthew Hamilton (1) and Shawn Baker (11) help strip the ball early added his third TD run with 18 in the first half. seconds left in the third for the final Panther score. as we're making the fundamental Other area scores: Trailing 39-0, Ashe got a late plays. Tonight we really didn't West Stokes 16. East Surry 9 TD pass from Bowers to sopho­ make the fundamental plays and North Iredell31. East Wilkes 13 Elkin 18.Surry Central 7 more Maison McNeill. that comes back to the coaching. Mount Airy 30.North Surry 27(OT) The Huskies fell to 1-3 overall. I take full responsibility." Alleghany 58. South Stokes 41 "We've got to get back to prac­ Ashe will be off this coming Starmount 21. Forbush 14 tice and get better at what we do week before heading into the meat Watauga 57, Avery 36 and I think we'll be fine," said of the schedule with seven confer­ West Caldwell 19. Enka 12 Head Coach Brian Hampton. "I ence games, starting with a road West Wilkes 18.North Stokes 10 Bishop McGuinness 42. Wheatmore 0 don't mind getting beat as long game at Alleghany on Sept. 27. Lady Huskies win sixth straight Nathan Ham Sports Writer nham@civitasmedia.com Brayam Reyes tracks down the ball after a long kick from the Elkin goalkeeper. Varsity soccer shuts out Elkin Nathan Ham Sports Writer nham@civitasmedia.com Playing without two of their best players, the var­ sity soccer team pulled together and got a very good defensive performance to earn a 2-0 victory over El­ kin on Thursday. Ashe continues to be without Miguel Ramos and was forced to play the Elks without leading scorer Cesar Ruiz. It took the Huskies a little while to get the offense going, but Ashe finally got on the board in the 28th minute with a long shot from Gavin Woodie. Woodie was able to fire a shot to the far post by Elkin goal­ keeper Jesus Rivera. Just six minutes later, Kendall Wagner broke to­ wards the net and got through the defense for anoth­ er goal. Ashe carried a 2-0 lead into the second half. Defenses took charge the rest of the way. Jamison Cline was faced with very few shots as Ashe's back line held their ground very well. Before the game could reach the full 80 minutes of play, a 30-minute lightning delay scattered players and fans for cover and then a second lightning delay ended the game about 10 minutes early, sealing the Husky victory. Ashe is 54 overall and 2-0 in the Mountain Valley Athletic Conference. This week, the Huskies travel to conference ri­ val Wilkes Central on Wednesday and to NewtonConover on Friday for the final non-conference tilt of the regular season. It looks like the women's tennis team is here to stay near the top of the conference standings with another im­ pressive win at Wilkes Central last Tuesday. Ashe beat Central by an 8-1 score to notch its sixth win in a row and sixth conference win of the season. "This was a big win for us and completes the first half of the conference season," said Head Coach Larry Dix. "I think this win will also give us momentum going into our next match against East Wilkes who are undefeated and the only conference team that we have lost to this season." Ashe would have played them on Thursday, but the match was postponed due to rain until Monday. Hallie Brown, Ashe's top seed, took down Mary Hollis in straight sets, 6-3, 6-2. "Hallie played very steady and patiently and won her long two-and-a-half hour match against a very good Wil­ kes Central player." said Coach Dix. In the second seeded match, it took a third set tiebreak­ er to decide the winner. Wilkes Central's Mackenzie Ingle took the first set, 7-6, but Maggie Witherspoon battled back to dominate the second set with a 6-1 win. In the tiebreaker, Witherspoon came away with the 10-5 win. "Maggie struggled andlost her first set in a tiebreaker, but came back to win the second set and the third set tiebreaker, showing again what it means to never give up," said Dix. Freshman Grace Miller scored a 6-4,6-1 win over Madi­ son Wilcox and fourth seeded Kasey Curcio battled the heat to beat Marissa Ingle, 6-1,64. Central's Bri Roten scored the Lady Eagles' only win of the day, a 6-1, 6-0 win over Mary Austin Tugman in the fifth seeded match. Sixth seed Ella Copeland wrapped up the singles matches with a 6-2, 6-1 win against Stephanie Shinaman. Ashe swept all three doubles matches to cap off the win. Brown and Witherspoon were 84 victors over Hollis and Roten. Miller and Tugman took down Wilcox and Rebekah Pendry, 8-0, and the team of Curcio and Copeland handed Shinaman and Emaleth Myer an 8-3 loss. "I am so proud of this team and commend them for their efforts and positive attitude," added Coach Dix. Ashe played one exhibition match. Erin Griffin and Rae Zeller earned a 6-3 doubles victory. The Lady Huskies will host North Wilkes on Tuesday and West Wilkes on Thursday. Golf team falls to 11kin Nathan Ham Sports Writer nham@civitasmedia.com Gavin Woodie scored Ashe's first goal of the game. Ashe hosted Elkin last week as a final prepara­ tion for the start of con­ ference matches where each team will have play­ ers competing weekly. Elkin finished with a team score of 125 while Ashe finished with 145. Annika Winebarger and Mary Frances Hall had the two top scores of the day, shooting 33 and 38. Ashe's Olivia Barr was third with a personal score of 43 and teammate Sarah Hardin was fourth with a score of 47. Elkin golfer Kaley Cornelison (54) rounded out the top five scorers. Other Lady Husky scores were Makensie Shatley (55), Alexis Howell (60) and Savannah Brooks (61). Head Coach Laura Foster wanted to extend a special thanks to Phillip Shepherd and everyone at Mountain Aire for all they do for the ACHS golf program. The Lady Huskies will return to the links on Wednesday, Sept. 18, at High Meadows Golf Course in Roaring Gap for the first conference match of the season. �JEFFERSON POST PAGE 7 TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 17,2013 CLASSIFIEDS LEGALS LEGALS STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF ASHE IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION BEFORE THE CLERK FILE#13-E-247 NOTICE TO CREDITORS Having qualified as Executor of the estate of Margaret Lain Sears deceased of 186 Village Park Drive. Unit 1. West Jeffer­ son. Ashe County, North Caro. lina. 28694. this is to notify all persons having claims against the Estate of said Margaret Lain Sears to present them to the undersigned on or before December 10. 2013. or this no­ tice will be placed in bar of their recovery. All persons, firms and corporations in­ debted to said Estate will please make immediate pay­ ment. This the 23rd day of August 2013. John S Sears 135 Big Flatts Acre Circle Fleetwood, NC 28626 James M. Deal. Jr. DEAL. MOSELEY & SMITH, LLP Attorneys at Law 870 West King Street, Ste. B. PO Box 311 Boone, NC 28607 Publish:9.10.13/9.17.13/9.24.1 3/10.1.13 NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 13-CVS-72 Under and by virtue of the power and authority contained in a judgment bearing the cap­ tion "Nationwide Advantage Mortgage Company Plaintiff vs. Branscon Charles Lucas; and wife, Angel Lucas; Marvin Dexter Lucas; Brenda Gail Brown; Green Tree Financial Servicing Corp., Lien Holder; Substitute Trustee and the North Carolina Department of Transportation. Division of Mo­ tor Vehicles Defendants" 13 CVS 72 , Ashe County and pursuant to the terms of the judgment, the undersigned Commissioner will offer for sale that certain property as described below. Said sale will be held in the City of Jefferson, Ashe County, North Carolina at 12:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Octo­ ber 1, 2013 at the courthouse door and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the County of Ashe, North Caro­ lina, and being more particu­ larly described as follows: All that certain lot or parcel of land situated in the City of Pine Swamp Township; Ashe County, North Carolina and more par­ ticularly described as follows: Being a tract of land located in Pine Swamp Township, Ashe County, North Carolina, bounded by the lands of formerly or in possession of LEGALS the following: on the north and east by George Harless, on the south by George Harless, Jr. and on the west by William Howell, and being more partic­ ularly described as follows: (10%) of the high bid will be re­ quired at the time of the sale. The sale will be held open for ten days for upset bids as re­ quired by law THIS IS A COMMUNICATION FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS COMMUNICATION IS TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. EXCEPT AS STATED BELOW IN THE IN­ STANCE OF BANKRUPTCY PROTECTION IF YOU ARE UNDER THE PROTECTION OF THE BANK­ RUPTCY COURT OR HAVE BEEN DISCHARGED AS A RESULT OF A BANK­ RUPTCY PROCEEDING. THIS NOTICE IS GIVEN TO YOU PURSUANT TO STAT­ UTORY REQUIREMENT AND FOR INFORMATIONAL PUR­ POSES AND IS NOT INTEN­ DED AS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT OR AS AN ACT TO COLLECT, ASSESS, OR RECOVER ALL OR ANY PORTION OF THE DEBT FROM YOU PERSONALLY. This the 29th day of August 2013. Beginning on a 10" locust tree on the south side of a branch, said locust being the southw­ est corner of the George Har­ less property (Book 126, Page 90), and being in the northern line of the George Harless, Jr Poperty (Book A-4, Page 357) and the most southeaster corner of the tract herein de­ scribed; thence with the said George Harless. Jr. line S 77 degrees 50' 19" W for a dis­ tance of 138.91 feet to a 12"maple on the south side of a branch , S 45 degrees 34' 04" W, Crossing a Vi" rebar set at 2.00 feet for a total distance of 112.45 feet to a 6" blackgum on the south side of a branch, S 60 degrees 30' 20" W, crossing a 1/2" rebar set at 8.60 feet, for a total distance of 99.20 feet to an existing %" conduit pipe in the centerline of a branch, the William Howell Corner (Book Z-3. Page 242); thence continuing with the said Howell line, N 35 degrees 40' 58" W for a distance of 440.44 feet a l/2"rebar set at the southeastern edge of NCSR #1180, N 59 degrees 38' 31" E for a distance of 38.39 fee to a %" rebar set at a fence post, the George Harless comer (Book U-3, Page 558); thence continuing with the said Har­ less line, S 42 degrees 04' 08" E for a distance of 36.37 feet to a Vi" rebar set at a fence st, S 86 degrees 38' 09" E or a distance of 468.99 feet to a 1-1/2" iron pipe, S 02 de­ grees 48' 27 W, crossing at W rebar set at 190.92 feet, for a total distance of 191.67 feet to the point of beginning, con­ taining 3.006 acres, inclusive of the existing right of way of NCSR #1180. BY: Susan R. Benoit, CommissionPost Office Box 2505 Fayetteville, NC 28302 (910) 864-6888 Publish:9.17.13/9.24.13 £ And being the same land de­ scribed in and conveyed by that certain deed from Theodore G. Seawell and Anne B Seawell, wife dated August 29, 1996, and of re­ cord in the Ashe County Pub­ lic Registry in Book 214, Page 1823, and being further de­ scribed as Tract 1 in that cer­ tain deed which appears of re­ cord in the Ashe County Pub­ lic Registry in Book 208 at Page 2207. The property is being sold "as is", without warranties, subject to all taxes, special assess­ ments and prior liens or en­ cumbrances of record and any recorded releases. Any as­ sessments, costs or fees res­ ulting from the sale will be due and payable from the pur­ chaser at the sale. A cash deposit or certified check (no personal check) in the amount of ten percent NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 13 SP 107 Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Dana R. Larned & Joseph Lamed to LSI Title - NATL VENDOR.. Trustee(s), dated the 21 st day of October, 2011, and recorded in Book 00423, Page 1476, in Ashe County Registry, North Carolina, de­ fault having been made in the payment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Substitute Trustee Services. Inc. having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recor­ ded in the Office of the Re­ gister of Deeds of Ashe County, North Carolina and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having dir­ ected that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door in the City of Jefferson, Ashe County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 12:30 PM on October 1, 2013 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the County of Miscellaneous NATIONAL Are You Still Paying Too Much For Your Medications? 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Rider line North 83 degrees 12 minutes 42 seconds West, 167.03 feet to an existing 1/2" rebar at a fence post, North 83 degrees 12 minutes 42 seconds West, 5.96 feet to a point in the centerline of a branch, thence running down and with the centerline of said branch the following five calls; 1) South 23 degrees 07 minutes 22 seconds West, 73.06 feet. 2) South 04 degrees 56 minutes 48 seconds West, 32.08 feet, 3) South 59 degrees 28 minutes 29 seconds West, 38.16 feet, 4) South 62 de­ grees 12 minutes 10 seconds West, 53.04 feet, 5) South 46 degrees 20 minutes 28 seconds West, 34.30 feet, thence leaving the branch and running with tne line of the Janiece Bumgarner property (Db 240, Pg 1036) South 78 degrees 50 minutes 21 seconds East, 10.00 feet to an oak stump (said stump is loc­ ated North 86 degrees 58 minutes 25 seconds West, 15.29 feet from an exist­ ing 1/2" rebar), South 78 de­ grees 50 minutes 21 seconds East, (crossing an existing driveway) 241 60 feet to a P.K., Nail set in the edge of NCSR No 1211, thence running with the line of the Lee Houck Heirs property (Db F-2, Pg 241) North 17 degrees 35 minutes 16 seconds East, 18.98 feet to an existing 1/2" rebar at a fence post, North 17 degrees 35 minutes 16 seconds East, 161.39 feet to an existing 1/2" rebar at a fence post, said re­ bar being a corner of the John­ nie Blevins property, thence running with the said Blevins line North 15 degrees 36 minutes -12 seconds East, 24.15 feet to the point of Be­ ginning, containing 0.871 acres, area by coordinate com­ putations. Inclusive of the existing right of way of NCSR No. 1211. According to a sur­ vey by Billy W Barr, PLS L3174, dated 10-15-04, job no. 041007 Bearings are relative to Deed Book 243, page 1844, Ashe County Registry. Trustee may, in the Trustee's sole discretion, delay the sale for up to one hour as provided in NCGS §45-21.23. Should the property be pur­ chased by a third party, that party must pay the excise tax, as well as the court costs of Forty-Five Cents ($0 45) per One Hundred Dollars ($1 $100.00) required by NCGS 7A-308(a)(1). e property to be offered pur­ suant to this notice of sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance "AS IS, WHERE IS." Neither the Trust­ ee nor the holder of the note secured by the deed of trust/security agreement, or both, being foreclosed, nor the officers, directors, attorneys, employees, agents or author­ ized representative of either the Trustee or the holder of the note make any representation or warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions ex­ isting in. on, at or relating to the property being offered for sale, and any and all respons­ ibilities or liabilities arising out of or in any way relating to any such condition expressly are disclaimed, Also, this property is being sold subject to all taxes, special assessments, and prior liens or encum­ brances of record and any re­ corded releases. Said prop­ erty is also being sold subject to applicable Federal and State laws. A cash deposit or cashier's check (no personal checks) of five percent (5%) of the pur­ chase price, or seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, will be re­ quired at the time of the sale. An order for possession of the property may be issued pursu­ ant to G.S. 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the P arty or parties in possession y the clerk of superior court of the county in which the prop­ erty is sold. Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or re­ newed on or after October 1, 2007. may after receiving the notice of sale, terminate the rental agreement upon 10 days' written notice to the land­ lord. Upon termination of a rental agreement the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termin­ ation. If the trustee is unable to con­ vey title to this property for any reason, the sole remedy of the purchaser is the return of the deposit Reasons of such inab­ ility to convey include, but are not limited to, the filing of a bankruptcy petition pnor to the confirmation of the sale and re­ instatement of the loan without I EE3333 Slow Computers • E Spyware 8 Vlru*#* • Being a tract of land located in Elk Township. Ashe County. North Carolina, Bounded by the lands of. formerly of, or in possession of, on the north and west by Marlin Krider, on the south by Jarniece Bumgarner, on the east by the Lee Houck Heirs and Johnnie Blevins and being more partic­ ularly described as follows; Together with improvements thereon, said property located at 339 Milt Houck Road. Todd, North Carolina 28684 Parcel ID: 04159-112. Make the Switch to DISH Today and Save Up To 50% HBO LEGALS Ashe, North Carolina, and be­ ing more particularly de­ scribed as follows: The following described prop­ erty: IS YOUR RETIREMENT SAFE? You will naed 2 things when you retire V Guaranteed Monthly Income V Protection from Market Risk LEGALS Houses For Sale the knowledge of the trustee If the validity of the sale is chal­ lenged by any party, the trust­ ee. in their sole discretion, if they believe the challenge to have merit, may request the court to declare the sale to be void and return the deposit. The purchaser will have no fur­ ther remedy THIS IS A COMMUNICATION FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS COMMUNICATION IS TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE, except as stated below in the instance of bank­ ruptcy protection IF YOU ARE UNDER THE PROTECTION OF THE BANK­ RUPTCY COURT OR HAVE BEEN DISCHARGED AS A RESULT OF A BANK­ RUPTCY PROCEEDING. THIS NOTICE IS GIVEN TO YOU PURSUANT TO STAT­ UTORY REQUIREMENT AND FOR INFORMATIONAL PUR­ POSES AND IS NOT INTEN­ DED AS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT OR AS AN ACT TO COLLECT. ASSESS, OR RECOVER ALL OR ANY PORTION OF THE DEBT FROM YOU PERSONALLY. Check out the Jefferson Post for the latest deals on Mobile Homes by local dealers SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE SER­ VICES. INC SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE BY: Attorney at Law Hutchens Law Firm Attorneys for Substitute Trust­ ee Services, Inc. P.O. Box 1028 4317 Ramsey Street Fayetteville, North Carolina 28311 https://sales.hsbfirm.com Case No: 1117495 (FC.CH) Publish: 9.17.13/9.24.13 LIBERTY LANDING Beautiful setting this home features 3 br 3 ba + bonus room, fireplace, large yard 1.083 acres. 2 levels of living. Seller will consider a lease with option to purchase $259,000 Preview today - call David or Barbara Thomas, Broker / Owner RE/MAX Realty Group (828) 262-1990 REAL ESTATE RENTALS House For Rent House for rent Crumpler NEWLY PAINTED 2 BR/1BA, w/office space. Large living room/kitchen area, utility with washer/dryer. $500/mo. • Call 336-982-3637 Nice 3 Bedroom 2 Bath Double-wide brick foundation Large Deck Heat Pump/AC, Fireplace. Appliances and more. Fleetwood off Hwy 221 on scenic 3/4 acres. $795 per month. Call 803-417-0906 Owner/Broker Lease FOR LEASE: ANNOUNCEMENTS Miscellaneous Affordable, dean and efficient wood heat. Central Boiler OUTDOOR WOOD FUR­ NACE. Heats multiple build­ ings. Matthews Heating solu­ tions 336-501-1618 AUCTION / ESTATE / YARD SALE SERVICES Available January 1, 2013 1500-4500 square feet of warehouse space. 3-16" Commercial bay doors paved access, no loading dock Located in Jefferson, NC. 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Supporting our Bill of Rights and our First Amendment freedoms... promote awareness of grass-fed meat. Burgers will be made as sliders, so everybody has a sample of each restau­ rant's burger. "(Cooking with grassfed) is trickier," Jo Wohl­ feld, the cook off's orga­ nizer said. "Because it's not as fat, so you can get a really dry, boring, tasting burger if you just picked up grass-fed meat from a farmer's market and try to do it yourself." That's how Wohlfeld got the idea to have chefs compete so people could try the meat aiffordably and see how the grass-fed burg­ ers are supposed to taste. Also Wohlfeld would like to see more farms promote grass-fed beef. "Grass-fed beef is a bou­ tique price," she said. "If grass-fed beef can become mainstream and there are more farms promotingit. then it can get the price down." Wohlfeld said the con­ test is people's choice, so everybody will get to vote on who they thought had the best burger. Grass-fed cattle are dif­ ferent from others because they spend their entire life grazing on grass. Other cattle generally spend the last third of their lives eat­ ing other foods such as corn to gain weight. "It's not necessary," Wohl­ feld said. "If (farmers) slow down the process a little bit, they can just raise them and finish them on grass." Tickets are $5 and the event will run from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. All money raised, once the food and other costs are covered will be going to the Explorer Post in Ashe County. The tickets can be pur­ chased at the three restaurants. Explorers are a scout division for 14 to 20 year olds that help boys and girls get internships. "We are doing an alter­ native ag and sustainable living posts and we're bringing people in from all over for classes and work­ shops," Wohlfeld said. For this event there will only be three competitors, but for future competi­ tions businesses can con­ tact Wohlfeld via email at schoolcreekncir^gmail.com. Novant Health announces online innovation challenge Challenge poses question, rallies community to find solution to health issues Speech Assembly Religion Celebrate Constitution Day September 17th! From your friends & neighbors, the members of NC Press Association Federal Credit Union State Employees' Credit Union Novant Health today launched Bright Ideas in Women's Wellness, an online crowdsourcing platform for innovative ideas, as a new approach to solving the toughest healthcare issues facing women and their families. The challenge is being conducting across the Novant Health system in North Carolina, South Carolina and Virginia. The platform aims to unite and energize communities to share ideas and develop solutions to Novant Health challenge questions. Communities can collaborate to move the most innovative ideas forward and eventually put them into action. For this challenge, the topic question is: What can families do to support each other, manage their weight together and lead healthy lives? "The goal at the end of the four week challenge is a collection of ready-to-pilot ideas, that are thoroughly vetted by the community and ready to put into action," said Matthew Gymer, corporate direc­ tor of innovation of Novant Health. "Our platform aims to unite healthcare provid­ ers, policy makers, educators, businesses, service organizations and members of our community to solve large-scale commu­ nity health problems." Community members can interact with the site in multiple ways: post an idea, com­ ment on an idea, upvote or downvote an idea. Community experts, representing all economic sectors of the community, also participate by completing reviews to help graduate the most popular ideas to the top. "More Americans are struggling with thefr weight - which comes with an in­ creased risk of heart disease, stroke and diabetes," said Gymer. "At Novant Health, we believe that our communities, with this kind of collaboration, can come together to produce ideas that could reverse this trend and make an impact on our future health." This innovation challenge represents one of the many ways Novant Health serves as an active participant in local communities. After a successful pilot pro­ gram in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, this new challenge becomes the second crowdsourcing opportunity initiated by Novant Health for community members to solve some of the most challenging health­ care issues we face today. The current challenge will l>e active from Sept. 13 - Oct. 11. To access the website, simply visit www.NovantHealth.org/ideas. About Novant Health Novant Health is a four-state integrated network of physician practices, outpatient centers and hospitals that deliver a seam­ less and convenient healthcare experience to our communities. 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Low5g SPORTS INSIDE ACHS soccer wins again.... Loafing around in October? Page 6 ... Pages 7-8 FRIDAY. SEPTEMBER 20.2013 $1.00 Commissioners consider motocross proposal Board discusses merit vs. longevity raises for count) employees Dylan Lightfoot Staff Writer dlightfoot@civitasmedia.com . The Ashe County Board of Commissioners Monday considered a proposal for a motocross track extend­ ing into Ashe County Park, and discussed merit-based versus longevity pay raises for county employees. Director of Paries and Recreation Scott Turnmyre reported that GNCC (Grand National Cross Country) Racing, a West Virginia-based motocross series, had shown interest in building an eight-mile race track adjacent to, and partially inside of, Ashe County Park. Turnmyre said, over the past six months, he had had several discussions about the possible moto­ cross track with Lansing resident Dan Powers, who is affiliated with GNCC. Powers' had outlined a plan for a racetrack on land adjoining the park, but also utilizing "a corner of the park up on the higher ridge line," Turnmyre said. A "pit area" would be es­ tablished on park property near the lakeview shelter. The park also offers an attractive site for camping by race attendees and par­ ticipants, he said. "Initially Ithought 'let's not even pursue this. The dynamics of the park are really a question,'" he said. "After listening to him talk about the numbers of visitors that would come into Ashe County for these kind of events, I thought it might be best for us to... make everyone aware of this kind of event and what it could do," he said. Turnifiyre referred to county ordinance 157, "That would probably re­ strict, without some sort of special action by the commission...the use of parkland or, in fact, any­ where near the park for this event." According to the ordiSee PROPOSAL | 9 Dylan Lightfooot| Jefferson Post The Ashe County Commissioners met in open session Mon­ day. From left: Gary Roark, Williams Sands, Chairman Larry Rhodes. Gerald Price, Vice Chair Judy Poe. Wil Petty | Jefferson Post Jamie Little.coordinator of the K-6 curriculum for Ashe Coun­ ty Schools, speaks to parents of third graders at Mountain View Elementary School on Tuesday, Sept. 17. The meeting discussed new testing which will determine If third graders will be able to advance to fourth grade. 'Read to Achieve'brings new requirements for third grade students Photo courtesy of Brad Baskette| Jefferson Post Over 100 people came to the New River in Ashe County and removed 7,980 pounds of trash from the water. Appala­ chian State's Environmental Science Club (pictured above) found a canoe, oven, D.O.T. signs, seven tires and other debris between Fulton Reeves Bridge and New River Outfitters. Tons of garbage pulled out of New River Wil Petty Wil Petty Staff Writer jpetty@civitasmedia.com Staff Writer jpetty@civitasmedia.com New state requirements, aimed to prepare North Caro­ lina students for rigorous Common Core standards, are starting for third graders this year. "Common Core is so much more rigorous, and for North Carolina to keep up with that, something more strict has to be put into place," said Jamie Little, K-6 cur­ riculum coordinator for Ashe County Schools. At a meeting on Tuesday, Sept. 17 at Mountain View Elementary School, Ashe County School officials held a presentation to the parents of third grade students about the state's new standards for reading. A new end of grade (EOG) test could keep students from entering the fourth grade, if they fail. "This is going to be the first group (of third graders) that has to figure out what is going on," Little said. Last year, the General Assembly passed HB 950, which is the North Carolina Read to Achieve legislation. The bill requires third grade students to be reading at or above their grade level before they can be promoted to the fourth grade. "The big part of this law is that it is the end of social Over 100 volunteers from through­ out the state cleaned up 7,980 pounds of garbage and debris during an event sponsored by the National Committee on the New River. The Big Sweep River Clean Up on Saturday, Sept. 14 brought in volunteers from Gardner-Webb and Appalachian State universities, Watauga County schools and others to clean up along the South Fork of the New River in Ashe County. "We rallied around where the out­ fitters are along the South Fork," said Courtney Wait, advocacy coordinator for the National Committee for the New River. "They are among the folks that make this event successful" The event was done in coordi­ nation with the North Carolina Big Sweep, which is sponsored by EarthShare North Carolina. Wait said the volunteer effort was able to clean 25 river miles along Ashe County. Among the trash in­ cluded approximately 150 tires, a portable toilet from a RV camp and three N.C. Department of Transpor­ tation signs. "We picked up a lot of cans, which was a really big thing for us," she said. "There were a lot of metal cans. Mostly drink cans between soda and beer, that was a really big item that we kept finding. We also See READ 110 Poe questions Mitchell's time management, expenses Staff report Ashe County Commis­ sioner Judy Poe during the Board of Commission­ ers meeting Monday read a statement calling into question former County Manager Pat Mitchell's time management and ex­ penses in the execution of her duties. Poe began by congratu­ lating Mitchell on her Sept. 13 appointment as As­ Pat Mitchell sistant Secretary of Com­ merce, saying "Economical development is one of Pat adjunct faculty member at Mitchell's passions, and Nova Southeastern Univer­ I wish her the best in her sity and N.C. State Univer­ sity, Assistant Professor new job." at East Carolina Univer­ "Mitchell is one busy sity, Board of Directors for lady," she said. "Instructor at Appala­ Rural Center, Advantage chian State University, West, transition committee (N.C.) Rural Center, (N.C.) See POE I 9 School of Government, "Sometimes you don't know what's going to happen to your trash, even in your house, yard or car. People need to be very vigilant about putting the trash in the trashcan and making sure it makes its way to the convenience centers." — Courtney Wait advocacy coordinator for the National Committee for the New River River State Park took the trash from found quite a bit of plastic." NCNR hosts this event annually, their park to the landfill for the vol­ on the second Saturday in Septem­ unteers. ber. Wait has been in charge of the "We are lucky that the South Fork event the last seven years. has the tourism and number of out­ Although close to 8,000 pounds fitters that it does," she said. of trash was cleaned up, it was sig­ Wait said she believes that the nificantly less than what the clean­ trash entering the river is mostly up has brought in previous years. unintentional and that flooding While that is good news for Ashe played a large role in the amount County, downstream might be facing of garbage. Still, people need problems. to take basic precautions when "This is less trash than found in it comes to preventing garbage years past."Wait said "We think flood­ from entering the river. ing washed a lot of stuff into the river, "Sometimes you don't know and we think a lot of it is possibly in what's going to happen to your Virginia andWest Virginia when we do trash, even in your house, yard those cleanups." The student vohmteere were not the or car," she said. "People need only helpers. Different outfitters along to be very vigilant about putting the New River, as well as staffers from the trash in the trashcan and making sure it makes its way to the New River State fork helped out Wait said the people from New the convenience centers." Board of Elections reports recall inquiries The Ashe County Board of Elections has received several inquiries over the past two weeks about the process for recall or re­ moval of county commis­ sioners. "We've been getting a few calls," said BOE Dep­ uty Director Devon Houck. According to Houck, there is no provision in N.C. election law for recall­ ing county commissioners. "There just no statute for it," she said. General Counsel for the N.C. Board of Elections Don Wright said the only way to recall a county com­ missioner is through an act of the General Assembly. "The GA. does have the authority to enact local legis­ lation that deals with specific localities and they can be­ come law even without the governor's signature," but such legislation is "enacted infrequently," Wright said. In N.C., "There is no recall of county, state or federal elected officials," he said, adding "there are some school boards and municipalities with recall." Then only sure way for a county commissioner to lose his or her seat is by losing registered voter sta­ tus through a felony con­ viction or other disquali­ fication. "Elected officials must continue to be quali­ fied to vote," he said. I certain cases, a com­ missioner can be removed by fellow board members, but the decision can be appealled, he said. The New Hanover Coun­ ty Board of Commissioners in May voted 3-2 to remove Commissioner Brian Berger for erratic behavior and threats to county employ­ ees. A Superior Court judge in Wilmington ruled Sept. 5 that Berger be reinstated. The Berger case is the first time a commissioner has been voted out by fel­ low board members since the mid-1800s. �PAGE 2 FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 2013 JEFFERSON POST l)r. Elliot Engel returns to perform in Ashe County Professor Elliot Engel returns to the Ashe Arts Center at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 20, for an evening of humor, literature, and en­ lightening entertainment. Engel's performance will be on Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Sherlock Holmes, the lit­ erary creation of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, was not his only great accomplishment. Conan Doyle was a medical doctor as well. He wrote many books, literary essays, articles on variety of sub­ jects. His novels included works based on his adven­ tures as a ship's doctor, the cruelties of war, political satire and much more. Dr. Engel's presentation will highlight many of Conan Doyle's many adventures and accomplishments. Engel had published sev­ ens books in both England and the United States. Originally from India­ napolis, Engel now resides in Raleigh, where he has taught courses at N.C. State University, University of North Carolina and Duke University. With 260 lec­ tures a year covering over 50 literary topics, Engel speaks to a wide variety of audiences ranging from 1,200 people at Town Hall meetings to small class­ rooms of 10 eager students. Engel's presentations are fast paced, fascinating, and full of information. His pre­ vious programs on Dickens, Twain, Shakespeare, and The History andMystery of Wine were standing room only crowds. Reserve your Submitted photo| Jefferson Post tickets now. Tickets are $12 for adults and $$ for The Tillers, an Appalachian folk band from Cincinnati, returns to Todd to perform at the Mercan­ students, and are available tile on Friday.The band haspreviously played in town,opening for Doc Watson in 2010 and 2011 in advance at the Arts Cen­ ter or by calling 336.846ARTS. Submitted photo| Jefferson Post Dr. Elliot Engel will recreate Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Fri­ day night. Many of his articles have appeared in national maga­ zines, including Newsweek. Engel has written three plays, which have been produced during the last five-years. PBS Television stations around the country aired his mini-lecture series on his favorite author and literary hero, Charles Dick­ ens. Ohio band finds solitude in Todd Wil Petty Staff Writer jpetty@civitasmedia.com For Cincinnati, Ohio's The Tillers, the small town of Todd has become a spe­ cial place. "Todd is a place that holds a special spot in our hearts," said Mike Oberst, the lead vocalist for the band. In 2010 and 2011, the Customer Appreciation ik Tuesday, September 2< 1:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.mi band arrived in town to open for Doc Watson, an Grammy winning singersongwriter from the near­ by town of Deep Gap. "We had been listening to Doc Watson for years be­ fore that," Oberst said. 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SkyLine customers who have active member­ ships in the cooperative are invited. Member registration begins in the commons area at 9:30 a.m., followed by the business meeting in the audito­ rium at 10:30 a.m. Meeting highlights will include reports from officers, elec­ tion of directors and recognition of participants of the following SkyLinesponsored youth programs: the Frank James-SkyLine Scholarship, Founda­ tion for Rural Service (FRS) Scholar­ ship, FRS Staurulakis Family Schol­ arship, N.C. Cooperative Leadership Camp and Foundation for Rural Service (FRS) Youth Tour. The following SkyLine directors business meeting, activities for children will be held in the band room. Following these activities, a complimentary barbe­ cue lunch catered by Smoky Mountain Barbecue will be served in the school cafeteria. Entertainment at this years meeting will feature bluegrass music by the Ashe County Bluegrass Band, who membership corp. will perform during registration in the auditorium and at lunchin the cafeteria. Established in 1951, SkyLine is the have been nominated for election to the board for a three-year term: R.C. Mitch­ second largest among eight rural tele­ ell (Alleghany County); D.C. Smith (Av­ phone cooperatives in the state and the ery County); and Olan Bentley (John­ eighth largest in the nation, serving over son County). Additionally, SkyLine, 30,000 access lines across a five-county SkyBest and Carolina West Wireless region in northwest North Carolina and will feature additional educational and east Tennessee. For more information about the An­ informational displays in the commons area. At the close of the business meet­ nual Meeting, please call your local ing, several door prizes willbe awarded. SkyLine Customer Service Center at From 10 a.m. until the close of the 1-800-759-2226. SkyLine Mrs. Opal Susan Wood­ ard Graybeal of West Jef­ ferson, died on Saturday, Sept. 14, 2013, at Ashe Memorial Hospital in Jef­ ferson. She was 92. Mrs. Graybeal was born on Jan. 6, 1921, in Ashe County to Noah Samuel and Hattie Arnold Wood­ ard. Lena Sparks Kiser Mrs. Graybeal was pre­ Lena Sparks Kiser, of ceded in death by her par­ Mouth of Wilson, Va., ents; husband, Wade Den­ passed away Sept. 12, ton Graybeal; daughter, 2013, at Grayson Nursing Donna Jean Combs; son, & Rehabiliation Center in David Graybeal; grand­ Independnece, Va. She was daughter, Bridget Dunn; 96. sister, Ruby Potter; broth­ She was bom Aug. 28, er, Ulysses Samuel Grant; 1917, in Grayson County to and special friend, Nell the late Sarah Etta Lovelace Sutherland. and William Reece Sparks, Mrs. Graybeal loved to She was also preceded in garden and work in her death by her husband, Estel flowers. She retired from Lee Kiser; and son-in-law, Sprague Electric and after Charles H. Parsons retirement she worked at She is survived by two Ashe Services for the Ag­ daughters, Carol Kiser ing. Wingler and husband Carl Funeral services were of Scottvilie, and Thelma held Tuesday, Sept. 17, Kiser Parsons of Mouth 2013, at the Ashelawn Me­ of Wilson; Va.; one son, morial Chapel by Rev. Her­ Reece Kiser and wife Car­ bert McCoy and Rev. Steve ol H. Kiser of Staunton, LeaShomb. Burial followed Va.; three grandchildren, in Ashelawn Memorial Michael Parsons of War­ Gardens. rensville, and fiance' Patty The family received Faw of West Jefferson, friends Tuesday, Sept. 17, Amanda Parsons Hooks 2013, at Ashelawn Memo­ and husband Gerald Hooks rial Chapel. of Wilmington, and Sarah Mrs. Graybeal is sur­ Wingler Badger and hus­ vived by three daughters, band Roy Badger of Jef­ Judy Roark and husband ferson; two great-grandJerry of Jefferson, Arwan- children, Colin and Emma na Watson and husband Grace Hooks; and two Talmage of Warrensville, step-great grandchildren, Shirley Dunn and husband Leah and Laney Badger Boyd of Butler, Tenn.; one Funeral services were son, Joseph Graybeal of held Sunday, Sept. 15, West Jefferson; two broth­ 2013, at Reins-Sturdivant ers, John Woodard, and Funeral Home Chapel, Raymond Woodard, both Independence Va., with Tenn.; interment in Corinth Cem- Ashe Farmers' Market will host Shoemaker, Pittard Saturday lips, The Ashe County Farm­ ers' Market is delighted to welcome artist Stephen Shoemaker and writer Ja­ net Pittard to their Back­ street location in West Jef­ ferson at 10 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 21, as part of the On the Same Page Literary Festival. Shoemaker and Pit­ tard are the co-authors of "Stephen Shoemaker: The Paintings and Their Stories," published earlier this year by McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers in Jefferson. In keeping with the theme for the literary festi­ val, "Secrets," the program will focus on the mysteries - secrets found in the sto­ ries and paintings included in the book, including the tale of a skull which ap­ pears in the painting Big Horse Creek at Ripshin. The book features 48 im­ ages, including the eight watercolors in Shoemak­ er's Virginia Creeper train series and many paint­ ings and sketches created especially for the book, which will be on exhibit at the Florence Thomas Art School Sept. 13 through Oct. 9. The 32 stories, spun together by Pittard over a two-year period of inter­ views and conversations with the artist, are an eclectic blend of humor, adventure, and tragedy. Using Shoemaker's voice, Pittard creates a scrapbook of the artist's life growing up in a small town and his development as an artist, including insights into the thought process involved in creating his artwork, sources of inspiration, and the clues or symbols in­ corporated into the scenes he creates. Short poems by Pittard are sprinkled throughout the narrative, adding another dimension to the text and an element of the unexpected. Shoemaker is an artist from West Jefferson and a co-owner and designer for the Appalachian Mint, LLC. His studio is in downtown West Jefferson. Pittard is a freelance writer whose work has ap­ peared in Our State and Signature magazines and who has written for UNCTV's Our State program. She lives in Raleigh and West Jefferson. The Ashe County Farm­ ers' Market event will in­ clude readings from the book, a question and an­ swer session with the audi­ ence, as well as book sale/ signing. D.G. Martin, of UNC- 28694. Words of comfort and remembrance may be viewed or sent to the fam­ ily through our website at www.ashelawn.com. Ashelawn Memorial Chapel & Gardens was entrusted with Mrs. Graybears arrangements. and Pearl Osborne TV's Bookwatch program, of West Jefferson; special will give the introduction. caregiver, Linda Reavis; For more information 16 grandchildren; 24 great­ about this event or the grandchildren; and several On the Same Page Liter­ nieces and nephews. Flowers were appreci­ ary Festival, contact the Ashe County Arts Council ated, or memorials may at (336)846-2787 or visit be made to Ashe Services www.onthesamepagefesti- for Aging, 180 Chattyrob Lane, West Jefferson, NC val.org. etery, Rughy, Va. Rev. Becky Wheeler, Dwight Sells and Rev. Evan Roten officiating. Memorial contributions can be made in Lena's memory to Rugby Rescue Squad, c/o Ramona Adams, 53 Rugby Road, Mouth of Wilson, Va. 24363 Arrangements by ReinsSturdivant Funeral Home, Independence, Va. aUftmiTiYflSLTQJHING] |LrADIESFAPPAR EL^&' SHOES LmWORK BOOiliS™ FAMOUS BRANDS Suggested Retail 139.00 to 189.99 CORRECTION The Lansing Board of Aldermen Sept. 9 voted to designate Big Horse Creek a 'Mountain Heri­ tage Trout Water' through an N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission program. A Sept. 12 Jefferson Post article omitted details of the designation process, which may take several weeks or more, and could have been misinterpreted by readers to mean that Big Horse Creek is now a Mountain Heritage Trout Water. Lansing is not yet a Mountain Heritage Trout City, Big Horse Creek is not yet a Mountain Heri­ tage Trout Water, and pur­ chasers of the Mountain Heritage fishing license cannot yet use the license there. 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Just in time for cold weather and Hunting Season steel toe �"...were it left to me to decide whether we should have a government without newspapers or newspapers without a government, I should not hesitate a moment to prefer the latter.n Page 4 September 20,2018 Thomas Jefferson, 1787 Editorial County-wide effort «/ at developing tourism is working After a truly magical, if not very dry, summer in Ashe County, we should all take a moment to reflect, recog­ nize and think the groups and hundreds of volunteers, business owners, and a few public officials, that made it one to remember. This summer was marked by the culmination of a loosely-coordinated effort to recognize and leverage the increasing number of people who consider Ashe County a top destination choice, a place to get away from it all. We use "loosely-coor­ dinated" to describe the numerous events that pep­ pered the calendar this summer, not because they weren't properly planned, but because there was no single group insuring there was bevvy of activities on tap. It was a community ef­ fort, and a successful one. This summer's dozens of events, that were held from one end of this county to the other, offered every resident and visitor something af­ fordable — often free — to do nearly every weekend. It was a remarkable achieve­ ment. It's hard to name every­ one, but a few organizations need to-be recognized for a Job well done. ,1 The Ashe County Arts Council The amount of quality entertainment, education and just plain fun they offer the people of Ashe County and our visi­ tors is astonishing. Every weekend this summer, the committed staff and vol­ unteers of the ACAC had something going. The Todd Community Preservation Organization. Free music was offered all summer in one of Ashe County's mast enchanting locations. All anyone had to do was show up with a blanket or lawn chair, sit back and enjoy some of the region's finest musicians. The West Jefferson Com­ munity Partnership. The "free" Backstreet Concert Series in downtown West Jefferson was a hit all sum­ mer long and when the last act walked off the stage two weeks ago, there was some­ thing comforting when the MC said, "we'll see you next summer." There is dso the Ashe County Chamber of Com­ merce, the Ashe County Farmers' Market, the Lan- » sing Farmers' Market, and the Olde Towne Jeffer­ son Business Association (which is building positive momentum), just to name the heavy hitters. We would be remiss to fail to mention the numer­ ous educational and enter­ taining — again, often free — programs offered by the Mount Jefferson, Elk Knob and New River State Parks and the Ashe County Public Library. And the county's churches and volunteer fire depart­ ments are always hosting events that welcome commu­ nity and visitor involvement. The Lansing Volunteer Fire Departments "Music in the Park" series booked live acts in Lansing Creeper Trail Park every Saturday evening this season, with food con­ cessions to boot. The Post's weekly com­ munity calendar lists all the upcoming programs for each of them. The Town of West Jef­ ferson must also be rec­ ognized. Its downtown is having what can only be de­ scribed as a renaissance. The decision by town officials to spend tax and grant dollars to remodel the streetscape and replace the downtown street lights was smart and forward thinking. While these projects did have their critics and detrac­ tors in the beginning, in the end nobody is begrudging the final product: downtown West Jefferson is one of the most attractive, and entertain­ ing, downtowns in N.C., and West Jefferson officials and taxpayers should be applaud­ ed for making that happen. Ashe County is in an economic transition. The manufacturing companies that provided employment for thousands of county resi­ dents over the last 50 years have migrated to other areas of the country and overseas, but the fine folks who call Ashe County home haven't. And they need jobs. A tourism-based economy is, in the short-term at least, the county's best shot at pro­ viding jobs for its residents. But for those jobs to be created, the infrastructure for that tourism economy must also be developed. Fortunately, this is hap­ pening, and it was evident this summer, despite persis­ tent rain. Here's hoping the fall will be just as successful. 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Allan Gurganus is back - with a bang Gurganus brings the story to a shocking and Say Allan Gurganus's name in a group of touching conclusion. readers, and several may tell you that the The third novella, "Decoy," is the history Rocky Mount native's "Oldest Living Confed­ of a relationship between two men. One is a erate Widow Tells All" is their favorite novel beloved family doctor, part of an established of all time. Falls family. The other is a newcomer, who "Widow" came out in 1989, followed in came from the poverty of struggling farm 1990 by "Plays Well with Others." Then life, but has achieved modest financial suc­ there were a couple of short story collection, cess and near acceptance by Falls's elite. including "White People," but no other new When the doctor retires, their friendship is books from Gurganus in many years. disturbed and then swept away by a "Fran­ So, what has he been doing? "Writing, ev­ like" flood that destroys both men's homes ery day," he says, "and getting up at 6 a.m. to and much of Falls. do it." With these three stories, Gurganus dem­ Finally, next week we can buy and read a onstrates that he has not lost the story-telling new Gurganus book, one that takes us back to D.G. Martin power that propelled him to fame. the fictional eastern North Carolina town of And he leaves us hoping that we will not Falls, where "Widow" and many of his short have to wait so long for his next offering. stories have been set. Others agree. John Irving, author of "The World Ac­ "Local Souls" is not a novel, but three separate novel­ las. All are set in Falls, but the characters and stories are cording to Garp," writes, "Gurganus's storytelling is flaw­ less. His narration becomes a Greek chorus, Sophocles independent and quite different. Susan, the main character in the first novella, "Fear in North Carolina. Gurganus makes the preternatural Not," is a 14-year-old ail-American girl growing up in feel natural. Sexual taboos, a parent's worst fears: these Falls when her father dies in a boating accident. Seduced emerge in tones comic and horrifying. Each novella deliv­ and made pregnant by her godfather, she gives up her ers an ending of true force." baby, pulls her life together, later marries, has two chil­ Ann Patchett, author of "Bel Canto" and a former stu­ dren, and leads a normal life until she is reunited with the dent of Gurganus, says he "breathes so much life into the child she gave up. Then her life is transformed in a sur­ town of Falls, North Carolina, his reader is able to walk prising and puzzling way, one that only Gurganus could down the streets and mingle with the local souls. This conjure up. book underscores what we have long known - Gurganus In the second novella, "Saints Have Mothers," a di­ stands among the best writers of our time." vorced woman, smart and ambitious enough to have pub­ More important than this praise, Gurganus's fiction lished a poem in The Atlantic magazine, has two boys gives us a true look at our fellow North Carolinians in and a 17-year-old girl. The daughter is more committed a struggling region as they cope with the challenges of to serving those in need than she is to her mother. But contemporary times. her mother's life is wrapped up in hopes for her daugh­ ter's future. When the daughter announces that she plans D.G. Martin hosts "North Carolina Bookwatch," which airs at noon on Sun­ to go to Africa on a service project, the mother objects. days and at 5 p.m.Thursdays on UNC-TV. For more information or to view prior programs visit the webpage at www.unctv.org/ncbookwatch But the daughter goes anyway. Communication with This week's (Sept. 22,26) features "Bob Garner's Book of Barbecue: North her daughter is spotty until a middle of the night phone Carolina's Favorite Food" and the guest is the popular Bob Garner himself. call brings word of the daughter's death. As the mother A grant from the North Carolina Humanities Council provides crucial sup­ and the Falls community prepare for a memorial service, port for North Carolina Bookwatch. COMMUNITY CALENDAR Sept. 20 10 a.m. Amy Greene. Reading, dis­ cussion and Question and Answer ses­ sion, at the Ashe County Public Library Friends Room. 10 a.m. - 6 pan. Piecemakers Quilt Guild Annual Quilt Fair will be heldat Jefferson Station. 12 p.m. Lunch with an Author. In­ formal discussion over lunch with our authors. Chat, ask questions and share a meal. Sign up for the author of your choice. Dutch treat, each lunch is limit­ ed to 15 participjints.Local restaurants/ venues. Authors andlocations are as fol­ lows: Emily Colin - The Hotel Tavern; Kevin Duffus - J & J Chophouse; Amy Greene - Boondocks; Joseph Bathanti Jefferson Landing, Georgann Eubanks and Donna Campbell - Jefferson Land­ ing, Karen Musgrave - J & J Chop House; Janet Pittard and Stephen Shoe­ maker - Florence Art School. 2 pan. Emily Colin. Reading, dis­ cussion and Question and Answer ses­ sion, at the Ashe County Public Library Friends Room. 3:30 - 6 pan. Book Fair at the Ashe Arts Center. Meet and greet. Featuring local and regional writers, books avail­ able for purchase. 4 - 8 p.m. Fish Fry Friday with Live Bluegrass Music. Support Ashe Outreach Ministries and Mobile Meals at the Riverview Community Center in Creston. A $10 donation will get you a large portion of fish, fries, hush pup­ pies, slaw, dessert and a drink. Take-out is available. Directions: take NC 88 W., stay straight through Warrensville and past Blue Ridge Elementary. Riverview is about 6 miles on the left.Look for the "Fish Fry" sign. For more information call 336-385-1314. 7 p.hL The Tillers at Ibdd Mercan­ tile. There will be a $10 cover charge. Todd Mercantile is located at 3899 Todd Railroad Grade Road. For more information, call 336^77-5401. 7:30 p.m. Elliot Engel. Join us as we welcome back Elliot Engel. His presen­ tation will be "Sherlock Holmes" at the Arts Center. Using anecdotes, analysis and large doses of humor, Dr. Engel's presentations are fast paced, fascinat­ ing, and full of information. Tickets are $12 for adults, $5 students, and are available in advance. For more informa­ tion or for tickets,call the Arts Center at 336^46-ARTS. Sept. 20 - 21 9 ajn. Annual Fall Festival will be held at the White Oak Community Cen­ ter. Chicken and pork Irarbecue plates will be available. The plates will include slaw, beans,roll, dessert, and drink, cost $8 per plate. There will also be a yanl and craft sale. Apple cider will be made on the premises. The White Oak Com­ munity Center is located at 104 Little Horse Creek, Linsing. 10 a.m. - 6 pjn. The 11th Annual Quilt Fair - Quilts in the Attic spon­ sored by the Ashe County Piecemaker's Quilt Guild will be held at Jefferson Sta­ tion, 20 East Ashe Street, Downtown West Jefferson. Events are as follows: 10 a.m. - 6 p.m„ Friday, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Saturday. Karen Musgrave, guest au­ thor, "Quilts in the Attic: Uncovering the Hidden Stories of the QuilLs." BUMC Annual Bazaar. Bethany United Methodist Church is holding its annual bazaar. Treasures will abound in gently used glassware, furniture, kitch­ en items, books, pictures, jewelry cards, plants and craft items. Grandma's Pan­ try will offer baked goodies, candies, jams, jellies and other homemade de­ lights. Sausage biscuits and coffee will be served up for breakfast. 5 - 7 p.m., Friday, will be the preview .sale. A $5 entrance fee will be charged. 8 a.m. -1 p.m., Saturday. The bazaar will be lo­ cated at 495 NC 194 S, West Jefferson. Sept. 21 10:30 a.m. BabyBounce will be held at the Ashe County Public Library in the Children's area. Baby bounce is a short 15-20 minute story time for infants and babies that includes finger plays, songs, rhymes, and a book or two. 11 a.m. Bake Sale and Barbecue Chicken Plate Fundraiser at Obids Baptist Church. Plates includes: bar­ becue chicken, baked beans, slaw, roll and dessert for $8. Eat in or take out. All proceeds will be donated to Jack St. John and Tommy Pruitt who are bat­ tling cancer. Pastor Rev. Mark Harless invites you to attend. 2 p.m. TVees and Tfee's - Paint your own Tee-shirt. Meet at the Mt. Jeffer­ son State Park picnic area. Make your own shirt design using leaves and fabric medium. Tee shirt will be provided as long as supplies last. 2 p.m. Lost, But Found Safe and Sound. Join the New River State Park ranger at the 221 Access Visitor Center to learn what to do if you get lost and what to carry with you in the woods. 6 p.m. Olde Towne Square Dance. Free event sponsored by the Olde Towne Jefferson Business Association at the Museum of Ashe County History. No special attire needed, dancing starts at 6:30 p.m. For more information, visit www.01deTowneJefferaon.oig. 6 p.m. Black He and Boots Gala. The Ashe Memorial Hospital Founda­ tion requests the honor of your pres­ ence at its 8th Annual Gala at the Jef­ ferson Landing. Cocktails, followed by dinner and dancing, silent auction, open liar. Black tie optional, western at­ tire encouraged. For more information, call 336-8464)781. 6 - 9 p.m. Olde Towne Square Dance. Kick up your boots at the square dancing with Jerry Smith calling. Event starts at 6 p.m., dancing kicks in at 6:30 p.m. Located at the Museum of Ashe County History in Jefferson. No spe­ cial attire is needed. This is a free event sponsored by the Olde Towne Jefferson Business Association. Sept. 22 7 a.m. Youth Catfish Derby. Ashe County Parks and Recreation and the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission will be hosting their Fall Youth Catfish Derby at Ashe County Park. The gates will open at 7 a.m. rain or shine. Several hundred catfish of various sizes will be stocked for this event and members of the Ashe County Parks and Recreations staff and NCWRC biologist will be pres­ ent to help assist youth, weigh, and oversee the event. There is a three catfish per person limit. 2 p.m. Owl Pellets - Who Ate What? Join the New River State Park ranger at the 221 Access Visitor Center to learn about our local owls. We will examine owl pellets and re­ construct prey skeletons. Owl pellets are clean of flesh, odorless and can be handled easily by all age groups. Class size is limited to 20 partici­ pants. To reserve your spot or for more information, call 336-982-2587. 2 p.m. Mt. Jefferson Geology Hike. Meet the Mt. Jefferson State Park ranger at the Picnic Shelter. Mount Jefferson stands today at 4,683 feet above sea level. Was this mountain once 15,000 feet high? Have there ever been any major rock slides on this metamorphic moun­ tain? What is Amphibolite anyway? Meet a ranger for a 1-mile hike and explore some of the geological mys­ teries that make this mountain's ge­ ology rock. Bring a jacket, and wear sturdy shoes. Sept. 23 7 p.m. The Ashe Camera Club will meet at the BREMCO building on NC 16, West Jefferson. Dr. Doug Butler, prize winning photographer, will provide a Power Point presenta­ tion from his new book, North Caro­ lina Ciifil War Monuments: An Illus­ trated History. For more information visit: www.ashecameraclub.com or www.northcarolinawarmonuments. com. Sept. 24 11 a.m. Grow Yourself: Self-Di­ rected Learning at the Library in the computer lab. Feed yourself what you need, when you need it and grow yourself. For more information stop by the upstairs Information Desk at the Ashe County Public Library or call 336-846-2041 extension 227. 4 p.m. Hike a Child Outside Painting the Mountain. Meet the Mt. Jefferson State Park ranger at the Picnic Area. Come up for an hour of creativity, and try your hand at painting. A free canvas to take home will be provided for each participant. Tempera paints and brushes will also be provided as long as supplies last. No experience necessary. This pro­ gram is for adults and children. Sept. 24 - Oct. 28 5 p.m. Storytelling in Todd. Ev­ ery Tuesday through October, stop by the Todd General Store for old time entertainment with supper at 5 p.m. and storytelling at 6 p.m. Todd General Store is located at 3866 Rail­ road Grade Road. For more informa­ tion, call 33^877-1067. �.) EM KKSON POST FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 20,2013 PAGE 5 Living a life pleasing to God The unknown au­ We are also to thor of the Book of remember those Hebrews has valu­ who are in jail - not able insights for all dwell on whether or of us today. In Chap­ not they are guilty ter 13, verse 1is easy or for what reason to understand. " Let they are imprisoned. brotherly love con­ "Remember them tinue." (Heb 13:1, that are in bonds, as KJV). When we get bound with them; to verse 2, we have and them which suf­ to stop and think. fer adversity, as be­ "Be not forgetful to ing yourselves also entertain strangers: in the body." (Heb for thereby some 13:3). We are all have entertained (those in the mar­ Leila Harris angels unawares." riage and those un(Heb 13:2). There married) to respect are several examples marriage. "Marriage in the Old Testament of those is honourable in all, and the bed who encountered angels which undefiled: but whoremongers appeared to them as strangers. and adulterers God will judge." Abraham (Genesis 18:1-15); (Heb 13:4). This stays in line Lot (Genesis 19:1-22); Gideon with the commandment, "Thou (Judges 6:11-23); and Samson's shalt not commit adultery." (Ex parents (Judges 13:3-21), are a 20:14). Also, we are not to re­ few. sent the blessings of others, nor are we to want what others have, "Let your conversation be with­ out covetousness; and be content with such things as ye have: for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee." (Heb 13:5), which also represents a commandment, "Thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's house, thou shalt not covet thy neigh­ bour's wife, nor his manservant, nor his maidservant, nor his ox, nor his ass, nor any thing that is thy neighbour's." (Ex 20:17). We show our faith in God's wisdom and judgment when we abstain from coveting. He will give us what we need, when we need it. We try to live obediently to God's Word, "So that we may boldly say, The Lord is my helper, and I will not fear what man shall do unto me." (Heb 13:6). We are to respect those who have authority over us, and re­ member them in our prayers, "Remember them which have the rule over you, who have spoken unto you the word of God: whose faith follow, considering the end of their conversation." (Heb 13:7). Why? Because, "Jesus Christ the same yesterday, and today, and for ever." (Heb 13:8). We are not to get carried away with doctrines and traditions that are contrary to God's Word. "Be not carried about with div­ ers and strange doctrines. For it is a good thing that the heart be established with grace; not with meats, which have not profited them that have been occupied therein." (Heb 13:9). We may even encounter people who worship a building, a stat­ ute, or something created, rather than the Creator—we are not to participate in this. "We have an altar, whereof they have no right to eat which serve the tab­ ernacle. For the bodies of those beasts, whose blood is brought into the sanctuary by the high priest for sin, are burned with­ out the camp. Wherefore Jesus also, that he might sanctify the people with his own blood, suf­ fered without the gate. Let us go forth therefore unto him without the camp, bearing his reproach. For here have we no continuing city, but we seek one to come." (Heb 13:10-14). We are to continually praise God for all He has done for us, and continues to do for us daily. "By him therefore let us offer the sacrifice of praise to God contin­ ually, that is, the fruit of our lips giving thanks to his name. But to do good and to communicate forget not: for with such sacri­ fices God is well pleased." (Heb 13:15-16). So praise the Lord today! Give thanks for our blessings and show His love to others. Be kind to strangers—you might encoun­ ter an angel sent to test you, or give you good news! CHURCH CALENDAR Sept. 20 6 pan. Revival Services. Bald Mountain Baptist Church. Evangelist Frank Shrivers will be the guest speaker. Special music will begin at 6 p.m. featuring the Primitives on Sunday night, and Triumphant Quartet on Tuesday night. Pastor, Rev. Lawrence Goodman invites you to attend. 7 pan. Nightly Revival at Mountain View Baptist Church. Each night will in­ clude a different preacher and special singing. Pastor Den­ ton Hart and congregation invite everyone to attend. 7 pan. Revival Services. Pleasant Hill Church on Little Laurel Road, Creston. Tommy Wurth willbe preach­ ing. Everyone is invited. be serving up sausage bis­ cuits and coffee for breakfast. Treasures will abound in gen­ tly used glassware, furniture, kitchen items, books, pic­ tures and many other good­ ies. There will be jewelry, cards, plants and craft items. Grandma's Pantry will offer baked goodies, candies, jams, jellies and other homemade delights. Pre-Sale opportu­ nity is being offered from 5 - 7 p.m., Friday, September 20, 2013 with a $5 per person en­ trance fee. Welcome one and all, shop and come hungry. Sept. 20 - 21 Bethany UnitedMethod­ ist Church Annual Bazaar. 8 a.m. - 1 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 20, 2013. Our men will Sept 21 7 ajn. Yard Sale at Faith Chapel. Proceeds will ben­ efit the Youth and Ladies Christian Ministries. Lots of stuff. The church is located on NC 221 Fleetwood/Deep Gap. For more information call 336-877-5308, 3363773035, 828-355-9065 or 336877-4249. 11 aan. Bake Sale and Barbecue Chicken Plates ministry and sharing about at Obids Baptist Church. the missions work they are Plates include - barbecue doing around the world. Ev­ chicken, baked beans, slaw, eryone is invited to attend. roll and dessert for $8. Eat in Friendship Baptist Church or take out. All proceeds will invites you to attend Awana be donated to Jack St. John Club meetings every Sunday and Tommy Pruitt who are evening, 5:30 - 7:15 p.m., battling cancer. Pastor, Rev. Clubs for ages 3 years old Mark Harless and congrega­ through sixth grade are avail­ able. Awana helps churches tion invite you to attend. 7:30 pan. Coffee House and parents work together Worship at the Son's Light to develop spiritually strong Coffee House. Located at children and youth who faith­ 174 Boone Heights Drive, fully follow Jesus Christ. beside LosArcois and next to Pastor Rev. Russell Hart, wel­ Burger King. 8:30 p.m. Josh comes you to attend. 10*30 aan. Generation Kincaid will speak 9 p.m. Samuel Shyllon and open Excellence will present a "mic". Everyone is invited to program entitled God and attend. For moreinformation, County at Mission Home call Dawn or David Ward at Baptist Church. Generation 264-2007 or 355-9267 or visit Excellence, a group of Ashe County Homeschoolers. sonslightministries.com. There will be lots of music, Sept. 22 testimonies and drama in pe­ Biker Sunday at Friend­ riod dress. They will conduct ship Baptist Church. The the entire service. There will Christian Motorcycle Asso­ be no Sunday School. The ciation will presenting their CORNERSTONE FELLOWSHIP Bamett St. • West Jefferson 846-3954 Pastor Todd Brewer Casual & Contemporary Sunday School 10:00 a.m. Sunday Worship 11:00 a.m. Wednesday Bible Study 7:00 p.m. ST. FRANCIS OF ASSISI CATHOLIC CHURCH 246-9151 Rev. James Stuhrenbcrg Main & Ivy Streets. • Jefferson Sun. Morning Mass - 9:00 am Saturday Evening Mass 4:30pm English A 7:30pm Spanish Weekday Morn. Mass Call 336-246-9151 for times J West Jefferson United Methodist Church 107 W. Second Street Wesl Jefferson, North Carolina 336-246-5292 www.wjumc.net 9:45 Sunday School 11:00 Morning Worship Faith Fellowship WefpKid* Bible Study 9:30 am coffee and fellowship 10:30-11 Sunday Service 11:00 am Wednesday Night: F.B.I. Bible Study - 6:30 pm Elliott Osowtft, Pastor 676 S. Main St.. Jefferson public is invited to this spe­ cial service. Mission Home Baptist is locatedon Railroad Grade Road, Fleetwood. 11 aun. - Rev. Tyler Rich­ ardson will be the guest speaker at Temple Baptist Church on Radio Hill, West Jefferson. Everyone is wel­ comed to attend. 11 aan. Joyce Grubb to speak at Laurel Knob : 4H 326 E. Main Street Prime location includes adjoining residence. Available May 2014 for additional details contact. David Thomas RE/MAX Realty Group (828) 262-1990 1670 Mt. Jaffarson Rd.. (336) 246-2012 846-3795 Jim Dawes, Minister Sunday School 10:00 a.m. Morning Worship 11:00 a.m. Evening Servke 6:30 p.m. Sunday School - 9:4S a.m. 4o Study - 7:00 p.m. Smcthport Independent Rev. Will Heyward 336-846-7445 Sunday School • 9:45 AM Worship • 11:00 AM 201 5. Jefferson Ave., West Jefferson Reverend PhH Arnold / Baptist Church Sunday School 9:45 a.m. Worth* 11:00 a.m. Sunday Night Sarvkot 6:30 p.m. Wodnotday Sarvko 7:00 p.m. Million! BuMng by Faith Promlto Remember to keep it failij V 1 Hoikf tfu) father apd thamo PR—vtA: • vi i !ikMmWRnd*36 NC (Episcopalian) Pastor, Chris Cox Holy Trinity Church MIp I .^nrvfivfir a. Rector - The Rev. Stephen Miller Services: Sunday School 10:00 a.m. Worship Service 11:00 a.m. Wednesday Bible Study 7:00 p.m. Phone - 982-3076 Youth Oats (All Stars for Jesus) Everyone Welcome! Mt. Jefferson Baptist Church 846-3346 Seventh-Day Adventisl Church of Warrensville Jefferson United Methodist Church Rev. Karen F. Miller, Pastor Pastor: Kevin Morgan 115 East Main St., Jefferson. NC (336) 846-9512 9:00 a.m. Informal Worship 9:45 a.m. - Sunday School for all ages 11:00 a.m. - Traditional Worship Servke We would love to have you Rev. Keith Casey tw US Hwy 221 N. Jsftmoa. NC (336) 246-4764 336-667-6092 9:4S a.m. Sunday • Sunday School 11:00 a.m. Sunday • Worship Survku 6:30 p.m. Sunday • Sunday Nlghl Survku 6:00 p.m. Monday • T.I. A.M. 10:00 a.m. Tbutday • Jay In thu Morning 7:00 p.m. Wudnatdoy • Proyur Moating Bald Mtn. Baptist Church Pastor: Rev. Lawrence Goodman ' 1460 Bald Mtn. Rd.. West Jefferson Sunday School 9:30 a.m. Sunday Morning Worship Service 8:30am 8 10:4S am Sunday Evening Worship -6:00 pa Wednesday Meal -5:15 pm Bible Study -6:30 pm Baldmountalnchurch.org Email: BaMmountaln@sliybest.com Church 877-1550 P^ i a -Hut © VANNOV Saturday Services: Bible School -10:00 AM Sabbath Worship • 11:15 AM WMMNSvmun sovfamioMaoKoaNKioac First Assembly of God Church Bethany United Methodist Church Pastor Kolth Styron Comer of taw-Roland A McNeil Sts • Jefferson 88 West - Left on McNeil, One Block Sunday School - 9:30-10:15 a.m. Morning Worship -10:30 a.m. Sunday Evening - 6:00 p.m. Iht Bible Study • 7:00p.m. 336-877-2801 49S Highway m Sooth Rev. A. Owun Poolor Sunday School 9:45a.m. Sunday Worship 11:00 a.m. nd Ha lad thorn at lor at to I and Ho blottod thorn" lukr 14:SO Dr Pepper Bottling Company BLUERfDGE fife lotiK-tt^c<~wp. 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NC 846-7481 Eucharist 10:00 am Christian Education 8:30 rhou ,Ut not make ur myhopllitm.org Mount Jefferson Presbyterian Church GUndoU Sprit if}*- Thou shall have no other ujadu Iwhirr, nw Morning Worth* - 0:00 a.m. I Ing Worth* - 6:00 p.m. van CHURCH PROPERTY FOR SALE Watt luff arson, NC 28694 Pastor Steven LeaShomb See CHURCH I 9 ft Midway Baptist Church Beaver Creek Christian Church Old Hwy. 221 Near Golf Course Rd West Jefferson • Since 1890 Baptist Church. "Jamaica: Because God is at Work" A presentation of the work of TEAMS for Medical Mis­ sions in Jamaica. Dr. Jim Rash, pastor invites you to attend. 6 pan. Gospel Singing at Laurel Springs Baptist Church. Featured guest will RID-A-BUG EXTERMINATING Termite & Pest Control 246-4222 — To list your local church on this page, call the Jefferson Post at 336-846-7164 • Thou ohalt not I>ear fal?c wifness thu rK'Wibor BBkjhBSI . — Peak Creek Church of the Brethren Pastor: Ed Hail 336-372-5479 Sunday SchooMO AM Worship Service: 11 AM continuing the wortr of Jesus Peacefully, Simply, Together 2082 Peak Creek Church Rd. Laurel Springs, NC 28644 7T �son FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 20,2013 ONLINE ORTS Nathan I lain. Sports Writer (336) 846-7164 nhain^ii*i\ ila.smedia.com Game of the Week video can be found at jeffersonpost.com Tennis team extends winning streak to eight Nathan Ham Sports Writer nham@civitasmedia.com The Lady Husky tennis team is now in a tie for first place after a huge win over East Wilkes on Monday and a blowout win over North Wil­ kes on Tuesday. Ashe avenged an earlyseason loss to East Wilkes by taking down the Cardinals 54 to move into a tie with them for fust place in the Mountain Valley Athletic Conference. "We have had some good wins this year with wins over Elkin and Wilkes Central, but this was the win of the sea­ son so far," said Head Coach Larry Dix. "It was a great win against a very good confer­ ence team. The team showed that they can play under pres­ sure and not lose their focus." Each team captured wins in three singles matches. Top seed Hallie Brown was a 6-3, 6-3 winner for Ashe over Shanisha White. Third seed­ ed Grace Miller beat Kennedy Lester, 6-3,7-5 and Ella Copeland won her match, 6-3,6-2 Molly Callaway, Keyla Pardue and McKenzie Stokes all picked up Cardinal wins. The overall match came down to the three doubles matches. White and Callaway were 8-1 winners over Brown and Maggie Witherspoon to put East Wilkes up 4-3. The last two doubles matches went right down to the wire, but it would be the team in purple that scored the wins. The duo of Miller and Mary Austin Tugman and the team of Copeland and Kasey Curcio both held on for 9-7 wins. The ladies followed that up with a 9-0 win over the Vi­ kings the next day. "This was a different tem­ po than the previous match against East Wilkes, and illus­ trates the diversity in the level of play in the conference," said Coach Dix. "1think the players were a little tired from the long four-hour match the previous day, but they were able to stay focused and play their game." Brown and Witherspoon both won their matches in straight sets, 6-0, 60. Miller was a 6-1,60 winner over An­ gela Jordan. Curcio grabbed a 60, 6-3 win against Marvin Mayer and both Tugman and Copeland added 60,60 wins to sweep the singles matches. Doubles matches flew by just as quick with Ashe easily handling North Wilkes. The regular season is now past the half-way point with a whole lot at stake down the stretch, including a potential conference championship. "I tell the players that all matches are important and that you need to go into every match as if it is the most im­ portant match of the season," said Coach Dix. "I continue to be proud of how they rep­ resent our school and com­ munity in their play, attitude and sportsmanship. They are a class act." The ladies have four regu­ lar season matches remaining after this week. Ashe will host Alleghany on Tuesday, Sept. 24, before traveling to Elkin on Thursday, Sept. 26. The final two contests will be at Starmount on Tuesday, Oct. 1, and at home against Wilkes Central on Thursday, Oct. 3. East Wflkes exhibition results: Rae Zeller/Erin Griffin lost, 4-6 Keely Caddell/Callie Powell lost, 2-6 Abby Manley/Hayley Tayler lost, 4-6 North Wilkes exhibition results: Zeller won in singles, 60 Caddell won in singles, 60 Griffin won in singles, 60 k. M - • b m n i• . _ h m' _ Nathan Ham | Jefferson Post Mary Austin Tugman was a 6-0, 6-0 winner against Karen Trinidad-Menza Volleyball signups continue Ashe County Parks and Recreation Jr. Ladies Volleyball League 'Registration Dates: September 9th-23th *4th-6th Grade Girls 'NEW This Year: 7th-8th Grade Girls 'Draft Date: 4-6th Grade September 26th, 6:00-7:30p.m. 7-8th Grade September 30th, 6:00-7:30p.m. 'Start Date: October 12th Ashe County Parks & Recreation will begin registration for Girls Youth Volleyball starting September 9th. Fees will be $30 per child. Registration forms can be picked up at F amity Central, ACMS, and all three Registration forms may be mailed to: 626 Ashe Central School Hd- Unit 16 elementary schools. Please return all completed forms to Family Central Monday thru Friday, 8:00a.m-5:00p.m. : ' " - Registration forms will NOT be accepted on draft night. For registration forms and more information please contact Ashe County Parks & Recreation at (336) 982-6185. photos by Nathan Ham| Jefferson Post Kendall Wagner works hard to get through the Ram defense. Cross country teams run strong Nathan Ham Sports Writer nham@civitasmedia.com In the second cross country meet of the sea­ son, Ashe County per­ formed very well with a first place finish in the women's race and a sec­ ond place finish in the men's event last week at the high school. The women's team fin­ ished with 33 points, 13 points ahead of second place East Wilkes and 16 points ahead of third place Wilkes Central. East Wilkes runner Taylor Tharpe won the race with a finishing time of 22:08. Wilkes Central's Jordyn Halvorsen was second and Ashe's Mac Church finished third with a time of 22:43. The ladies also got good finishing positions from Vic Reed in fifth place (23:35), Alexes Armstrong in seventh (24:28) Tyler Eller in eighth (24:31) and Margot Mattix in 10,h (25:48). Complete Ashe County results: Third: Mac Church (22:43) Fifth: Vic Reed (23:35) Seventh: Alexes Arm­ strong (24:28) Eighth: Tyler Eller (24:31) 10,h: Margot Mattix (25:48) 11*: Brooklyn Roten (27:18) 12,h: Caroline Trent (27:28) 13lh: Kalyn Chapman (27:34) 15th: Olivia Brettschneider (27:44) 20,h: Claire Liszka (29:16) 21": Monica Francisco (29:55) 24"': Audrey Anna San­ chez (30:54) 25,h: Kaitlyn Jordan (30:58) 26,h: Amber Miller (31:11) 28lh: Candelaria Sanchez (32:59) 29th: Rosie Olvera (33:39) 31": Kate Leashomb (34:07) In the men's race, the Huskies finished in sec­ ond place overall with 46 points, just four points behind first place East Wil­ kes. The Cardinals swept the top finishing spot in the two races. Will Jolly grabbed first, crossing the finish line in 17:38. Ashe had three runners in the top 10. Andrew Ted­ der was second, finishing at 18:15. Gareth Berry fin­ ished seven with a time of 19:14 and R.J. Burke was 10th in a time of 20:39. Complete Ashe County results: Huskies blank Rams, 1-0 Nathan Ham Sports Writer nham@civitasmedia.com It took almost the entire ballgame before either team found the back of the net, but Frank Ledezma finally did when he ripped the game-winning kick to the opposite post in the 75,h minute to give Ashe a 1-0 win over Starmount on Mon­ day. Scoring chances were at a premium in the first half. Ledezma and Trent Pruitt each had good shots on the goal in the first 40 minutes, but both saw their shots stopped. Starmount strug­ gled just as much getting through the Ashe defense. Brayam Reyes, Matt Ball, Jus­ tin Roland and Alexis Ramos each made sev­ eral good plays getting the ball outside of the scoring box. The second half opened with a nice shot from Alex Church in the 52nd minute fol­ lowed by a header at­ tempt from Alexis Ramos off of a Husky corner kick in the 62nd minute. With time quickly running out, Ledezma finally got a good run down the outside of the box before firing the game winner by the Starmount keeper. The Huskies are now 6-4 overall and a perfect 3-0 in the Mountain Valley Ath­ letic Conference. Ashe wraps up the week with a non-con­ ference battle at Newton-Conover on Friday evening. Frank Ledezma scored the game-winning goal with just five minutes left in regulation. East Wilkes grabs win over Ashe Second: Andrew Tedder (18:15) Seventh: Gareth Berry (19:14) 10,h: R.J. Burke (20:39) 12,h: Tyler Lambert (21:28) 15th: Billy Reyna (21:57) 16lh: Thomas McNeill (21:59) 17,h: Conner Donnachy (22:07) 20,h: Brady Buchanon (23:14) 29lh: Daniel Houck Steve Wright | www.StevesSportsShots.com (24:53) 35lh: Eben MacKnee Sloan Elliott dives to return a serve against the Cardinals. (30:57) Nathan Ham Sports Writer nham@civitasmedia.com The Cardinals kept Ashe from scoring that first road victory of the year with a 3-0 win over the visiting Lady Huskies. East took game one by a 25-13 score, then followed that up with a 25-15 victory in the second game. With the match on the line, the Lady Huskies fought hard in the third set, but saw the Cardinals capture a 2522 win. Adrian Pardue's 16 kills helped lead the Cardinal offen.se to the win. For Ashe, Abby Lopp had a strong overall game. The junior had nine kills to lead the way as well as two blocked shots. Paige Spell finished with four kills, Elaina Bassett had three, Sloan El­ liott had two and Kendall McDaniel added one. McDaniel and Lynsey Aldridge had two aces each on serves and the team as a whole finished with only six serving errors. Aldridge also led Ashe with 13 c(igs and Zoe Richard­ son had a team-high 19 assists. The Lady Huskies fell to 1-8 over­ all and 1-4 in the Mountain Valley Athletic Conference. Next week, Ashe will begin the sec­ ond half of the conference schedule. The ladies host Alleghany on Tues­ day and travel to Elkin on Thursday. �. PAGE 4 HIGH COUNTRY LOAFER SEPTEMBER 2013 No Time for Loafing... Building the PAST, the PRESENT, and the FUTURE U3 • < on CL UJ UJ g H D O cn UJ O cu W oo W X H —1 -J 5 cu For over 54 years, we have been dedicated to the continued growth of the High Country." © VANNOY C O N S T R U C T I O N James R. Vannoy & Sons Construction Co. Inc. 1608 Highway 221 North, Jefferson, NC 336-846-7191 Oktoberfest at Sugar Mountain is Oct. 12-13 ... Page 2 October ^2011 Boone Heritage Days coming up... Page 2 Watch a Wolly Worm race ... Page 3 Vol. IX, Issue 10 Serving Ashe, Alleghany, Boone, Blowing Rock, Wilkes County and Mountain City, Tenn. �OCTOBER 2013 HIGH COUNTRY LOAFER ODEL LAY HE HO! The colors, flavors, sights and sounds of harvest season in the Blue Ridge Moun­ tains all come together at the \ aUe Coun­ try Fair in scenic Valle Crucis, from 9 am until 4 pm on Oct. 19.^ Started as a fundraiser for a little coun­ try church, it has grown into an annual hannening that attracts thousands and Sd more than $30,000 for High Conntrv charities in 2012. Always held in Valle Cnicis on the third Saturday in October, the \alle County Fair, which is sponsored by Holy Cross Episcopal Church, takes over the grounds of the Valle Crucis Conference Center on NC194 from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m-Admission is free and ample parking is available in the adjoining field for $5 per car. Pets are not 23rd annual Oktoberfest on Sugar Mountain is Oct. 12-13 Venue* Sugar Mountain, Village of Sugar Mountain Ttoand r t l 0 ' „ f ^ n s ^ S u ? o your lederhosen or n V y,rd LdS! brSg y^ppruciiion for local folk dancing and head to Sugar Mountau, Rest'rt. HarhfMir Town Fest Band provide a festive Bavarian atmosphere to Not only Oktoberfest celebration, the national award-winning "Avery Smooth DTenf- »dZ "Mountain Laurel Coggers" will get your feet stomping and bnng out perform on . . Experience the Bavarian atmosphere at Oktoberfest on Sugar Mountain. administration office at 828- 898-4521. mmsmsissB Ch|'ld ifcTin t^SWSch^W Yard will keep the young The children's activity center,located m^StaSAwl y ^^^child/per^ ones entertained from noon ^ y ^ 184iole mini putt putt ^ ^ h ^ ^ u X - r ^ f e e Rain or shine the festival will go on. . For more information. cah 8284984521or visit and a weekTake in the beautiful fall fohage, cool,comfortable mmmuun temperas ^ kids end full of festival activities from 10 am until 5 pm each day. be sure to because the event is for the whole family. for all. This year's Oktoberfest will feature Spaten. The beautiful 38acre Daniel Boone Park is the setting of the Boone Heritage Festival. This festival is a celebration of Appalachian history and heritage through traditional mu­ sic, dance, and storytelling as well as crafts, food, and kids' hands-on activities at the Hick­ ory Ridge LivingHistory Museum. Always the second Saturday of October, the Boone Heritage Festival is Oct. 12, this year from 9 am - 4 p.m. Festival-goers may choose from a variety of activities which feature doz­ ens of vendors, kids' make-and-take crafts, a mock archaeological dig, a Liars Bench, mu­ sic jam sessions (bring your instruments.), a flatfoot dance showcase and workshop, 18tn century livinghistory demonstrations, and live music and storytelling performances by some of the most talented in the southern Appalachian region. The festival is also an opportunity to learn more about preserving the heritage of the beautiful Appalachian Mountains with lesStep back in time at the Boone Heritage Festival. OCTOBER 2013 35rd annual Valle Country Fair happens Oct. 19 PAGE 2 Local Arts and Crafts PAGE 3 HIGH COUNTRY LOAFER sons on land and water conservation birds of the High Country, and gardening with native plants. Visitors will also have a chance to docu­ ment their ancestors of the^olutioiwy War. • The Boone Heritage Festival offers fall festival-goers a fun day to enjoy all facets of the Daniel Boone Park, including the Hickory Ridge Living History Museum, Daniel Boone Native Gardens, the Farmers Market, the Boone Jaycee playground and picnic area, and the Strawberry Hill Arboretum. . Prior to the festival, guests are invited to take part in the celebration of Boone s history at the Daniel Boone Monument Centennial celebration. The celebration is Saturday, Oct 12, at 9 am at the comer of River Street and Water Street in Boone. Admission to both events is free, but some children's crafts require a small fee. For further information, visit www.booneheritagefestival. com, or call the Southern AppalachianHistori­ cal Association at 828-264-2120. ^Thffair takes place in a huge meadow between a picturesque red barn and a field of sorghum. The tents of 150 craft exhibi­ tors line wide lanes that meander back and forth across the grounds. Bales of hay are stacked in the intersections of these alleys to offer fairgoers a spot to sit as they pon­ der which craft booths to visit next. Exhibitors are juried to find the high­ est quality handmade crafts available, and to insure that there are a wide variety of unique products available for the shoppers. Exhibitors selected for the event donate at least 10 percent of their earnings back to the charitable work of the Fair. Two stages are set up to provide enter­ tainment throughout the day. The stage lo­ cated near the dining tent features the best in local mountain music. The youth stage located near the live alpacas, face painters and sand artist booth feature doggers and other younger performers. Eat all you want at the Valle Country Fair because almost all of the food con­ cessions are operated by the church or by other non-profit organizations that return 100 percent of their earnings to local chari­ ties. Tables and chairs are provided under a large tent next to the music stage so that fairgoers can enjoy the entertainment __ while they dine. ' Food concessions include brunswick stew, barbecue, chili, hot dogs and ham­ burgers, comdogs, sausage with onions, ham biscuits, ice cream, funnel cakes, baked goods, jams and jellies, fresh-pressed apple cider, and hot-out-of-the kettle apple butter. Organizers have a new strategy for chan- The scenery at the Valle Country Fair is sure to be spectacular. neling traffic as vehides leave the event. Drivers can choose to exit the fairgrounds onto Clark's Creek Road as well as onto NC 194, allowing'fairgoers to return to NC 105 without traveling via busy Broadstone Road • For more information, including print­ able PDf files with maps and driving di­ rections from towns across the region, visit the Fair at www.vallecountryfair.org. 36th annual Woolly Worm Festival will 'wun" Oct. 19-20 Venue: Downtown Banner Elk Time and Date: 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 19/ 9 a.m.4 p.m. Sunday,Oct. 20 Tickets: Adults - $5 per day, children (ages 5 to 12) - $2 per day Information: Call 828898-5605 or visit www.woollyworm.com Since 1978, the residents of the village nestled between the Carolina's largest ski re­ sorts have cdebrated the coming of the snow season with a Woolly Worm FfestivaL They srt aside the third weekend in October (Octl920) to determine which one worm will have the honor of predicting the seventy of the coming winter,and they make that worm earn the honor by winning heat after heat ot hardfought races - up a three-foot length of stnng. The Woolly Bear caterpillar has 13 brown and black segments, which the late Chaiies Von Canon explained to the small crowd that huddled together in the sub-freezing tempera­ tures at the first Woolly Worm Festival corre­ spond to the 13 weeks of winter. The lighter brown a segment is, the milder that week ot winter will be. The darker black a segment is, the colder and snowier the corresponding week will be. "If you went solely by the attendance fig­ ures, you probably wouldn't call the first festi­ val a success," recalled Morton. "But WCYBTV in Bristol sent a cameraman and their report ended up being broadcast nationwide is completely liberating! And the $1,000 fust prize that accompa­ by NBC News. That national TV coverage was nies the prestige of having your worm used to really what gave me the motivation to want to pronounce the official winter forecast doesn t keep the event going." , n And the more than 20,000 people who at­ hurt either. The Woolly Worm races begin around 10 tended the festival last year certainly are glad a.m. Eachheat consists of 25 worms and races that he did. Because racing Woolly Worms is continue all day until the grand final around a total blast! 4 p.m. The winning worm on Saturday is de­ Fust, no person is morelikely to have a win­ clared the official winter forecasting agent. ning worm than any other person. There is no The Sunday worm races are for prestige, tun home-held advantage, no preferred age for the person who sets the worm on the string (al­ and small prizes. In addition to the Woolly Worm Races, the though worms raced by children do seem to festival features crafts, food vendors, live en­ win a bit more frequently). tertainment and much more. Last years fes­ Second, selecting names for the Woolly tival attracted an estimated 23,000 fans, 140 Worms is a delightful way to learn how amaz­ vendors and around 1,000 race entrants. ingly creative your friends and family mem­ The Woolly Worm Festival is sponsored by bers can be. Consider these clever monikers: the Avery County Chamber of Commerce and Merryweather, Patsy Climb and Dale Wormthe Kiwanis Club of Banner Elk and a portion hardt. . . .., of the proceeds go to support children s chan­ - Finally, there is no other experience m hie ties throughout the county and small business that can produce the absurd euphoria that and tourism. For more information phone comes from cheering for a caterpillar to climb a string. It is so indisputably ridiculous that it 8288985605. �J KFFT:RS<>N POST Church Proposal From Page 5 be Brother Hugh Miller. Re­ freshments will be served following the singing. Pastor Dana Hines and congregation invites everyone to come. Sept. 22 - 27 7 pan. Revival Services will be held at Gods Will Bap­ tist Church in Sparta. Rev. Lawrence Goodman will be the guest speaker and there will be special singing each night. Pastor Rev. Men Huff­ man invites everyone to at­ tend. Sept. 28 10:30 ajn. Done Unto Me Missions Project. North Beaver Baptist Church will hold its annual missions proj­ From Page 1 for Rural Center, and coun­ ty manager and economic director for Ashe County, all at the same time," she said, listing the several ca­ pacities in which Mitchell had served before her Aug. 19 dismissal by the board. "I was aware that the for­ mer county manager was teaching one class at Ap­ palachian State University, and taking, not teaching, classes at School of Gov­ ernment," said Poe. "I was told that those trips tp Raleigh and Dur­ ham was for discussion of issues concerning econom­ ical development in Ashe county. I was not aware that former county man­ ager was actually teach­ ing classes for the School of Government and Rural Center," she said. "Questions arise as to who paid for these trips, meals, provided vehicle. Was there a salary paid for teaching these classes? Where did this money go? Why isn't the media asking these questions?," she said. "On Aug. 20, 2013 the commissioners were to meet to discuss possible ways to cut expenses for this current budget year. The commissioners were to meet with the county manager, and county fi­ nance officers at 9:30 (a.m.)," Poe said. "But certain newspaper articles state that former county manager had a meeting scheduled in Ra­ leigh to discuss incentive monies for GE on that same day. How can anyone be in two places at same time?," she said. Mitchell in a Sept. 16 email to the Jefferson Post responded to Poe's con­ cerns in detail. Of the Aug. 20 schedul­ ing conflict between the commissioners budget re­ view, and the meeting in Raleigh to secure $500,000 in N.C. Rural Center grant funding for the GE expan­ sion project, Mitchell said, who was fired the day be­ fore, said she would have rescheduled the trip to Ra­ leigh if the budget meeting had gone ahead. Mitchell wrote that she taught "a course a semes­ ter" at ASU, "and never on county time." "Courses in the Master a um a t ect at the Vannoy Construc­ tion offices, at the intersec­ tion of N.C. 16 and N.C. 88, in Jefferson.Dirk barbecue by Lloyd Bedford will be avail­ able for $8 per plate, includes beans, slaw, roll and dessert. There will be a multi-family yard sale as well as crafts and baked goods. M proceeds go to help persons in our com­ munity with health related expenses. Approximately 45 individuals and families have been helped through this ef­ fort over the last she years with oxygen, medicine, medi­ cal traveland burialexpenses. For more information, to preorder barbecue plates, or to donate yard sale items, call 3366494)395, or 982-8658 after 6 p.m. of Public Administration are at night. I used comp time or personal leave time to go to campus if I left before 5:00 and drove my own car," she wrote. Classes Mitchell taught for Nova Southeastern and N.C. State were online courses, she wrote, and did not require travel. "When the commission­ ers hired me there was a discussion about my teach­ ing, and the conversation ended by Commissioner Rhodes saying that 'Some managers play golf or have other recreational hobbies; if Pat chooses to use her recreational or spare time to teach that is her busi­ ness.' And that is what I've done," Mitchell wrote. Of her work with the N.C. Rural Center, Mitch­ ell wrote that she "taught a total of five days in the two leadership sessions" in seven years on the board. Mitchell wrote the only county money spent when she worked at the Rural Center was "a tank of gas to go in." "I received no money to do this, and they covered meals and hotelif there was occasion to stay overnight. I considered it as part of whatIdid as a developer in building relationships with organizations we worked with," she wrote. Mitchell taught two, two-hour semi­ nars for the N.C. School of Government in the past four years, she wrote. "I received no pay from SOG and considered it as county service for an entity that the county consistently uses when they have legal or planning or other ques­ tions." "This past August I taught a (three-hour) eth­ ics seminar...for the Basic Economic Development course that SOG teaches. I received no pay and there was no expense to the county...I was on vacation with my grandchildrendrove my own car in," she wrote. "At one time, the com­ missioners praised my involvement in such or­ ganizations as it brought recognition to the county and potentially brought grant resources. There are approximately $900,000 worth of grants thatIwrote and brought to the county of Rural Center funds," she wrote. „j,, fonfaitalMiuit {Food Downtown West Jefferson, NC 77lu&ic September 27-28, 2013 ColUdaUtA tit- doJI/n, uMtl doamfewv 1XJttfc slops- ojJL FRIDAY NIGHT David Stone's Johnny Gash Experience Show and June Carter (Mia Johnson) Live from Philadelphia! A Broadway quality show! Friday 6-8 p.m. SATURDAY ----- King Bee's Merit pay for employees? Roark asked the board to discuss"going back to the merit system" of determining county em­ ployee compensation. Ashe County's roughly at 2 p.m. LIVE MUSIC AFTER 5 P.M. AT DOWNTOWN RESTAI R A N I S Accepting additional Sponsors and Vendors Contact Keith Woodie Antiques on Main at 336-846-1231 Today! as a Duke power execu­ tive, Commissioner Wil­ liams Sands said a merit pay system is "fair, but quite a job." Regular employee performance reviews require "lots of training and work" for department heads, he said. "I feel like we'd need a county manager in place," said Sands. With the consensus of the board, Rhodes tabled the issue "until a man­ ager is on board." all the writers (at the Jef­ ferson Post) have enough intellect to put an accu­ rate sentence together," said Price. Mitchell congratulated Sands congratulated former county manager Dr. Pat Mitchell on her appointment as Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Rural Economic Develop­ ment. "I have a tremendous amount of respect for Dr. Mitchell, and I just wish her the very best. She's a very fine lady, in my opinion. I've known and worked...at Duke Power company with our gov­ ernor and (Secretary of Commerce) Sharon Deck­ er for 20-25 years, and I know they don't pick los­ ers," said Sands. Employees appreciated Rhodes expressed his appreciation of county employees who have "definitely stepped up in the last few weeks" in the absence of an acting county manager. "You're doing more than your job descrip­ tion says and than you usually do so I do offer my sincere apprecia­ tion for that, and taking the county in hand, and your job that serious, and working overtime...I do appreciate that," Rhodes said. Other business Media criticized Responding to a Sept. 13 article in the Jeffer­ son Post in which com­ missioners responded to widespread rumors of Jonathon Jordan's potential appointment as county manager, Roark said, "I'd appreciate it if they'd ba­ sically do a little research before they print all these rumors in the paper." "Also, two more people I'd like to direct that at: Remi Wingo in West Jef­ ferson and Ken Lynn in Fleetwood. I wish you guys would do a little re­ search, too. At no time have I talked to Jonathon Jordan about being coun­ ty manager, and I don't know where you come up with these ideas that three commissioner have done picked Jonathon Jordan as county manager," Roark said. "I suggest in the future you get your facts right before you print my name in the paper," he said. Price concurred with Roark, saying "I have been contacted by (Jordan) through mail and voicemail, hut I have not ver­ bally communicated with him whatsoever." "I personally don't think the editor and chief and The board unanimously approved $131,146 in matching grant funds for the Ashe County Trans­ portation Authority's Ru­ ral Operating Assistance fund for fiscal year 201314. "You all do a great job," said Poe. A late application by Blue Ridge Conservancy for tax exemption on two parcels — one 127 acres, the other 10 acres — slated for preservation on Pond Mountain was unanimously declined by the board. "That's a lot of property going off the tax books," said Price. A late application for tax exemption on two parcels owned by First Baptist Church of West Jefferson was a split decision: a par­ cel with a storage building used by the church was ac­ cepted, while a parcel be­ lieved to be leased out by the church was declined. Judy Bare was appoint­ ed to the Ashe County Nursing Home Advisory Committee. Teresa Patrick was ap­ pointed as Ashe Memorial Hospital's representative to the Volunteer Advisory Board. Kay Sexton was reap­ pointed to the Region D Development Corporation Board. Following an execu­ tive session on personnel issues, the board unani­ mously moved to "com­ pensate Dr. Pat Mitchell all benefits she is entitled to through the end of Au­ gust." - Fj rfef ///C'rifjCel. 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Based on the language in the ordinance, County Attorney John Kilby said event organizers would have to secure "a large number of waivers" from area residents, and a "major revision" of the ordinance would be re­ quired to allow use of park property. Commissioner Judy Poe noted that any rac­ ing event would also be affected by the county noise ordinance. Commissioner Gerald Price said of the pro­ posal, "I've been going to motocross events for (the past) four years, and I'm telling you, it brings in an awful, awful lot of people...the kind of peo­ ple you do want." "I thijik we need to make some kind of vari­ ances—and try to get some kind activity in the county to stimulate it fi­ nancially," Price said. "We should any way possible work to get that," said Commission­ er Gary Roark. Turnmyre said the track would have to be approximately 30 feet wide. Poe expressed con­ cern about a bulldozing an eight-mile "two-lane highway up through the woods," adding "I'd rath­ er stay off the park prop­ erty." Chairman Larry Rhode said the noise was his main concern. Rhodes asked Turn­ myre to "continue doing homework" for the board to consider the proposal again later. 300 employees currently work on a longevity pay system, which stages 15 automatic pay increases across a 30-year career of service, according to Di­ rector of Finance Sandy Long. Raises of 2.5 percent are given at four, seven and nine years of service, then at 11,13, 15 and 16 years, then every other year until 30, Long said. Adopted by Ashe County in the early '90s, the longevity system was "designed to reward un­ interrupted service to the county," Kilby said. "This is a never-ending process that just keeps promoting people right on and on," said Roark. "A few years back, a factory worker made more than a county work­ er. Now, a county worker gets double what a fac­ tory worker does in Ashe County," he said. "I don't agree with it. We need to go to merit pay," said Poe. Poe presented cases where some county em­ ployees had received raises two or more years in a row. Explaining two ex­ ceptions to the longev­ ity schedule, Long said some employees are hired at a "training rate," and are given raises when they meet requirements, while a few who had not received automatic raises have been on a "catch­ up" plan, getting raises every year until they are on schedule. Poe said the system was confusing. "The taxpayers out here, they're the ones paying the bills," she said. Kilby said longevity pay can be "considered as deferred compensa­ tion...which is generally considered to be vested." The board could elimi­ nate longevity pay for new hires from a chosen date forward, but wheth­ er they could eliminate it for current employees was unclear, he said. "Can we cut down the amount of the raises?" Poe asked. "Not if it's vested," Kilby said, adding that the board has absolute control over compensa­ tion, and could reduce salaries to offset the cost of raises. Citing his experience 336-3&4-3033. r Offers JhlmttiuM From Page 1 Allen Miller gfetcffl^ ANTIQUES FAIR /U(tijUtA FRIDAY, SEPTEMBI;R 20, 20IB PAGE 9 •Rotella T Michael Shepherd • Joey Shepherd • • • Nathan's Creek Garage 24x7 Towing Major & Minor Repairs Truck & Equipment Repairs B. 1624 HWY 163, West Jefferson , *ff|] 4 Rocky Knob K • Building Storage • Landscape Supplies •Broken 8< Sawed Veneer Stone UNIQUE HAND CRAFTED ITEMS FOR LANDSCAPE Doug Carson - Owner Bldg v. Fairview Drive West Jefferson - 977-0163 877 778«.J lohnny Phillips - owner 9771 US HWY 421 South I Deep Gap 9828) 984-5814 | �PAGE 10 FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 201*1 JEITERSON POST Drive-by shooting suspect arrested on multiple charges Dylan Lightfoot Staff Writer dlightfoot@civitasmedia.com Ashe County Sheriff James Williams announced Monday an arrest has been made in the investigation of a Sept. 3 drive-by shooting in Fleetwood. Damion Okoyia Blevins, 20, was taken into custody Friday by the Wilkes County Sheriffs Office at the Lowes Motel in Wilkesboro. Blevins is charged with one count of shooting into an occupied dwelling, and two counts of possession of a firearm by a felon. When arrested, Blevins had a shotgun and an SKS rifle, Williams said. The rifle was sent to a crime lab in Asheville for ballistics test­ County crime report room ceiling and the refriger­ ator, before the shooter drove off, according to the report. Resident Dana Miller <tnd her two adult grandsons were inside the home at the time of the shooting. Blevins is beingheld in the Wilkes County Detention Center on a $40,000 secured bond. "The investigation is con­ tinuing, and there may be other charges forthcoming," Williams said. Blevins has been arrested on several other charges in the last year, including as­ sault on a female, injury to real property, common law robbery and communicat­ ing threats, according to the Ashe Giunty Sheriffs Office. Blevins Ashe District Court decisions was charged with as­ sault on a Sept. 9 female, com­ Randy municating Brian Shelthreats and ton, 37, of misdemean­ Jefferson CHAKMAKIS SHEETS proba­ or was charged tion viola­ with sec­ tion. Bond ond degree was set at trespassing $6,000. and making Beck was threatening released the phone calls. next day. Bond was Sept. 13 set at $60. NEAL PRICE Melanie Shelton was Ann Helms, released the 30, of In­ next day. dian Trail Sept. 10 was charged J o h n with assault Edward with a dead­ Sheets, 31, ly weapon to of Laurel inflict seri­ Springs was BECK HELMS ous injury charged and simple with simple assault. possession Bond was set at of a ScheduleIV con­ $20,500. trolled substance Gregory Carl and possession of Chakmakis, 34, of drug paraphernalia. West Jefferson was Bond information charged with proba­ is unknown. Sheets SHELTON tion violation. Bond was released later was set at $10,000. that day. Sept. 14 Sept. 11 Kevin Grant Neal, 26, Lonnie Lester Ffrice, 36, of Creston was charged of West Jefferson was with two counts of proba­ charged with two counts tion violation. Bond was of misdemeanor larceny and probation violation. set at $10,000. Bond was set at $12,000. Sept. 12 Luther Marvin Beck Neal was released the next III, 27, of West Jefferson day. Staff report ing to determine if it was the weapon used in the.shooting. At approximately 5:45 a.m. Sept. 3, two shots were fired from a pickup truck into the Miller residence at 1038 Water Tank Road, according to an ACSO incident report. The two bullets, fired from a high-powered rifle, pen­ etrated the side of the house, three interior walls, a bath­ The weekly session of the Ashe County District Court was held Sept. 12, with the Honorable David V. Byrd presiding. These decisions were handed down by the court: Jonie B. Blackstock: (T) driving while license revoked (P) no contest (J) guilty. No operator's license. $75 plus CC. Rodney Byers: (M) assault on a fe­ male (J) guilty, 150 days suspended sentence, 18 months supervised pro­ bation. CC. Jordan Shea Cardwell: (M) injury to real property, (M) injury to per­ sonal property - cons. (J) guilty, 120 fays suspended, 18 months super­ vised probation. $250 plus CC. Dennis H. Elder: (M) possession of marijuana up to one-half ounce (J) guilty, 45 days suspended sentence, 12 months unsupervised probation, 24 hours CWS, $75 plus CC. Adam Hernandez: (M) assault on a female (P) no contest (J) PJC. CC. David Alan Sanders: (M) injury to real property (P) no contest (J) guilty. Serve 120 days in custody. Ashlee Elizabeth Yepez: (M) mis­ demeanor larceny (P) guilty (J) PJC. 24 hours CWS, CC. Stay out of WalMart. Paul Zinkann: (M) misdemeanor larceny (P) guilty (J) PJC. 24 hours CWS. CC. Stay of WalMart. Abbreviations: (F) felony; (M) misdemeanor; (T) traffic violation; (I) infraction; (P) plea; (J) judg­ ment; PJC: prayer for judgment con­ tinued; 90-96: 1st offense condition­ al discharge; MCP: Misdemeanant Confinement Program; ACJ; Ashe County Jail; DOC: N.C. Department of Corrections; DAC: Division of Adult Corrections; CRV: confine­ ment in respon.se to violation; CWS: community work service; CC: pay court costs; cons.: charges consoli­ dated September Gallery Crawl Dal and Sandy Lassen recited Edgar Allan Poe's poem "The Bells" for gallery crawlers in downtown West Jefferson last Friday. Dylan Lightfoot | Jeffeson Post n iyu A TERRIBLE THING HAPPENS WHEN YOU DON'T ADVERTISE. NO ONE NOTICES YOU ANYMORE efferson Post (336) 846-7164 www.jeffersonpost.com for the best ADVERTISING RESULTS ASlfs Center for Judaic, Holocaust and Peace Studies to celebrate Peace Day The Center for Judaic, Ho­ locaust, and Peace Studies at Appalachian State Univer­ sity will show the film "The Day After Peace" in room 421 Belk Library on the cam­ pus at 7 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 22. The film commemorates International Peace Day. The event is free and open to the public. A panel discussion will fol­ low the film led by Dr. John Cox from UNC-Chariotte and Amanda Moore, a senior at Appalachian. The film documents the efforts of Jeremy Gilley to es­ tablish a worldwide ceasefire one day a year. As a result, he convinced the members of the United Nations Gen­ eral Assembly to set aside Sept. 21, as the day for that ceasefire. The film features Jude Law, Kofi Annan, An­ gelina Jolie, Annie Lennox, the Dalai Lama, and Jonny Lee Miller. About the Center for Ju­ daic, Holocaust, and Peace INTERNATIONAL PEACE DAY Studies: Appalachian State Uni­ versity's Center for Judaic, Holocaust, and Peace Stud­ ies was founded in 2002 to develop new educational opportunities for students, teachers, and the communi­ ty. Located administratively within the College of Arts and Sciences, the Center seeks to strengthen toler­ ance, understanding, and remembrance by increasing the knowledge of Jewish culture and history, teach­ ing the history and meaning of the Holocaust, and using these experiences to explore peaceful avenues for human improvement and the pre­ vention of future genocides. For more information, call 828-262-2311. In Ashe County, stu­ dents who do not pass will still be placed in fourth grade classrooms, with intensive intervention to help on their third grade reading skills. While they will remain in a fourth grade classroom, students will still have a label of be­ ing a third grader in the school's computer system. The student would then have another chance to take the test in Novem­ ber, if they pass, the label would then be removed. Some exemptions are provided for those who speak limited English or are on an individual educa­ tion plan. Also, if students were held back once, they won't be held back a sec­ ond time. Mountain View princi­ pal David Blackburn said that the school will provide mock tests for the students to prepare them for the as­ sessment. The school pro­ vides every opportunity to prepare students for test­ ing. "(The legislation) chang­ es the way we have to look at accountability toward our students as they learn to read," he said. Some aspects of the new program remain unknown, including how much fund­ ing the state will provide and how the summer camps will work. "We will have a much better idea by July when we know how many people (the summer camps) will affect," Little said. Ashe County Schools are providing more meet­ ings for parents to learn about the new changes in the testing. Blue Ridge El­ ementary had their meet­ ing Thursday, Sept. 19 and Westwood Elementary will have a meeting on Tues­ day, Sept. 24. Read From Page 1 promotion," Little said. "That means we are not going to be allowed to pass your child on to the fourth grade because they just worked hard this year. We have to show they are pro­ ficient readers." Little said all counties and systems will have to abide by these rules. If a student fails the first time, they can have a re­ take test during the last 10 days of the school year. If they fail the second time, students will then be re­ quired to attend a Summer Reading Camp where they must complete a writing portfolio or take the test a third time. "Summer Reading Camp is required for those who fail the test twice," Little said. "If (the parents) re­ fuse to have their child at­ tend, then (the students) will be retained." �FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 2013 PAGE 11 From the author's mouth Wil Petty | Jefferson Post Michael Toomey (pictured above) and is wife Karen are the owners of Bella Ragazza, a new Italian restaurant in Jefferson. The Toomey family also used to run Brick Stone pizza. Italian restaurant opens in Jefferson Wil Petty Staff Writer jpetty@civitasmedia com Bella Ragazza, a newlyopened Italian restaurant in Jefferson, is doing business its own way. The restaurant offers a full Italian menu, much like you see at a dine-in estab­ lishment, but there is no seating. All of the food is carry-out and delivery. "The way our space is set up does not lend itself for us to allow people to eat in," said Michael Toomey, who owns the restaurant with his wife Karen. That is not the only major difference about the new es­ tablishment and traditional Italian restaurants. Toomey said that his fam­ ily is not Italian and the rec­ ipes are not handed down from generations. But the family business has so far been successful in the com­ munity. "We put on the menu that it was the community that made us want to start Bella Ragazza," Toomey said. This is not the fam­ ily's first restaurant in Ashe County. Previously, they were the former owners of Brickstone Pizza in West Jefferson. Toomey said when Brickstone Pizza closed, people would ask them when the establishment was going to reopen, and others would mention which dishes they had missed when it closed down. It was purchasing Brickstone Pizza that originally got the family to settle down in the High Country. "When we purchased Brickstone, it wasn't a choice on if we wanted to do Italian, but a choice on if we wanted to live (in Ashe County,)" Toomey said. Toomey and his wife met while attending the Univer­ sity of Maryland and are both from an Irish lineage. The family had decided to move to the North Carolina mountains from Baltimore. Bella Ragazza is Italian for "pretty girl." The inspi­ ration for the restaurant's name came from their daughter. "We always call (our daughter) pretty girl," Toomey said. "We were try­ ing to come up with a name that conveyed Italian." The Toomeys have six children, five are boys and one girl. The company logo has their daughter's portrait with the five stars repre­ senting their sons. Toomey said the logo was a nod to it being a family business. The small space also pro­ vides Toomey with a chal­ lenge. "I have never done solely delivery and carry-out," he said. "It is taking some get­ ting used to." The restaurant's food is what Toomey describes as "semi-homemade." Half of the products are made from scratch while other ingredi­ ents are brought in. "We start with fresh in­ gredients," Toomey said. "We do our own sauce and own dough daily." Despite the difficulties with space, Toomey feels the restaurant will succeed in the community through its unusual serving method. "Not everybody can pro­ vide a full Italian menu through a delivery service," he said. Wil Petty| Jefferson Post Dot Jackson, former Ashe County resident and author of the community read book 'Refuge,' talks to attendees of the On the Same Page literary festival. The festival is in its sixth year, and the discussion is the kick off event for the five days of festivities. Blue Ridge Employees recognized for service Employees of Blue Ridge Electric Membership Cor­ poration and Blue Ridge Eneigies, LLC, were recently recognized for their years of service duringthe company's annual employee awards din­ ner at the Walker Center on the campus of Wilkes Com­ munity College in Wilkesboro. Recognized from the com­ pany's Ashe offices were: Greg Miller, crew leader, 35 years; Ruby Calhoun, senior member services representa­ tive, 30 years; Larry Carsoil, line technician A, 25 years; Jimmy McNeill, crew leader, 25 years; David Wright, line technician A, 25 years; Alan Bare, subsidiary operations coordinator, 15 years; Allen Huffman, Jr., line techni­ cian A/layout technician, 15 years; Tricia Little, senior member services represen­ tative, five years; and Jenni­ fer Walters, senior member services representative, five years. Blue Ridge Electric is a member owned electric cooperative serving some 74,000 members in Caldwell, Watauga, Ashe, Alleghany, Wilkes, Avery and Alexander counties. Its subsidiary, Blue Ridge Energies, is the coop­ erative's propane andheating fuels subsidiary with offices and appliance showrooms in the district offices of Blue Ridge Electric. Submitted photo| Jefferson Post The BREMCO employees recognized for service were (from left, front row) Tricia Little, Ruby Calhoun, Jennifer Walters; (from left, back row) Greg Miller, David Wright, Alan Bare, Jimmy McNeill. Larry Carson, Alan Huffman Jr. SUPER NEWSJ Get a complimentary copy of The Jefferson Post HIGHSPEED INTERNET available EVERYWHERE! Get speeds as FAST as 15mbps (Where available) Up to 200x Faster than dial-up! Starting at $49.99/mo HIGHSPEED ' INTERNET Available EVERYWHERE! by SATELLITE at Moi^^S^rocery 5093 N.C. 88 Warrensville Mini-Mall, Warrensville HOURS: 6 a.m.-9 p.m. Monday through Friday 7 a.m.-9 p.m. Saturday 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Sunday •znA./nriA ™ # DOWNLOAD COMPLETE CALL NOW and GO FAST! 1-877-358-7040 Mon -Fri 8am-11pm • Sat 9am-8pm • Sun 10am-6pm EST Offer valid on Friday, Sept. 27, 2013 While Supplies Last �PAGE 12 FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 2013 JKI-I HRNON POST CLASSIFIEDS LEGALS LEGALS LEGALS LEGALS NOTICE TO CREDITORS NOTICE TO CREDITORS Having qualified as Executor for the Estate of Patricia T. Burkhart deceased late of Ashe County, North Carolina, this is to notify ail persons hav­ ing claims against the estate of said deceased to present them on or before 22nd day of November, 2013, or this no­ tice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery All persons in­ debted to said estate will please make immediate pay­ ment. Having qualified as Executor for the Estate of Evalene B. Lemly, deceased late of Ashe County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of said deceased to present them on or before 13th day of December. 2013, or this no­ tice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery All persons in­ debted to said estate will please make immediate pay­ ment. NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE ZONING ORDINANCE TOWN OF JEFFERSON, NC Notice is hereby given that a Public Hearing will be held by the Jefferson Board of Alder­ men at the Town Hall on the 23rd day of September, 2013, at 7:05 pm, for the purpose of considering an amendment to the zoning ordinance The pro­ posed amendment is as fol­ lows: This the 22nd day of August. 2013. This the 10th day of Septem­ ber. 2013. For the Estate of Patricia T. Burkhart For the Estate of Evalene B. Lemly Johnny Sullivan corner and the most western corner of the property herein described, thence continuing with the said Ballou line, S. 82-05 W. 16.13 feet to an iron; S. 82-05 W. 109.83 feet to a point; thence continuing with a division line of the Johnny Sullivan prop­ erty, S. 12-12 E. 5.74 feet to an iron at a power pole; thence S. 12-12 E. 102.47 feet to an iron; S. 53-05 W. 18.86 feet to an iron; S. 63-04 W. 7.02 feet to a point, the Shirley Ballou corner , thence continuing with the said Ballou line, N. 85-15 E, 6.82 feet to an iron; N. 8515 E. 69.66 feet to an iron; N. 85-15 E. 5.77 feet to a point in the center line of an existing road; thence continuing with the center line of said road, N. 05-14 E. 36 66 feet; and N. 2155 E. 101.65 feet to the point of BEGINNING, containing 0.2501 acre. Ronny Lemly 1032 Railroad Grade Road Fleetwood. NC 28626 Josh Burkhart 3320 Walnut Creek Pkwy Apt N Raleigh, NC 27606 PUBLISH: 8.30.13/9.6.13/9.13.13/9.20.13 PUBLISH: 9.13.13/9 20.13/9.27.13/10.4.1 3 Re-zone the property owned by David Miller located at 706 W Main St from Residential to Highway Business. Parcel Identifier 09263-001-025. The public is urged to be present for this important meeting. A copy of the pro­ posed ordinance and map are on file in the Clerk's office for inspection by all interested cit­ izens. Cathy L. Howell. Town Clerk PUBLISH.09.13.13/09.20.13 Miscellaneous Do-it-yourself energy. Right in your backyard. If you choose to heat with wood, you know the value of having a readilv-available heat source right in your back yard. With the (--Classic's efficient design and operation, vou can heat your entire home, shop and more with up to 70". less wood than other wood-burning appliances. Matthews Heating Solutions Galax, VA 336-501-1618 W E-Ctat wet tarns upn*• m » a* pceriyKKirtMM SNfatUMbranftrm J NORTH CAROLINA ASHE COUNTY IN THE GENERAL COURT ' Tax Parcel # 19267-374; Tax OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION Value $ 76,000 BEFORE THE CLERK SECOND TRACT: BEGIN­ FILE NO.:13-SP-116 NING on a point in the center In the Matter of line of an existing road, corner Ronald Eugene Jones, of Johnny Sullivan (Book D-6, , Incomptent at page 58, Ashe County Re­ gistry); thence continuing with GRIER J. HURLEY said Sullivan line, S. 85-15 W. Guardian of the Estate of Ronald Eugene Jones, 5.77 feet to an iron, S. 85-15 Petitiomer, vs. W. 69.66 feet to an iron; S. 85Ronald Eugene Jones, 15 W.6.82 feet to a point in the margin of N.C.S.R. 1149; Incompetent thence continuing with said Allen Jones, Co-Guardian of margin, S. 27-09 E. 25.70 feet; the Person of thence leaving said margin and Ronald Eugene Jones, Brenda Jones, Respondents continuing with a division line NOTICE OF SALE of the Shirley Ballou property, Pursuant to an Order of Sale, I, N 67-06 E. 5.40 feet to an iron at a power pole; and N. 67-06 Benjamin G. Hurley, Jr.. Com­ missioner, will on Tuesday, E. 70.85 feet to the point of October 8. 2013, at 2:00 p.m. BEGINNING, containing 0.0224 acre. at the courthouse door in Jef­ ferson, North Carolina, sell to Tax Parcel # 19267-056; Tax the highest bidder for cash the following described tracts of Value $ 500 land, to wit: A good faith deposit of ten FIRST TRACT: BEGINNING (10%) percent of the bid price on a point in the center line of will be required at the time and an existing roadway, said point place of sale. being the Willie™ Baiimmnri Miscellaneous NATIONAL MARKETPLACE Are You Still Paying Too Much For Your Medications? Make the Switch to DISH Today and Save Up To 50% You can save up to 75% when you fill your prescriptions at our Canadian and International Pharmacy Service. ^ css> Get An Extra $10 Off & Free Shipping On Your 1st Orderl Celecoxib* C$6i-oo^ ! 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DEN vs. BAL 09/05 (27-42.7 TD) KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Led by a new quarterback in Alex Smith and a new coach in Andy Reid, the Kansas City Chiefs so far have looked nothing like the team that had the worst record in the NFL last season. The all-red outfits they donned for the first time Sunday drove home the point. Playing nearly mistake-free for the sec­ ond straight week, Smith threw for 223 yards and two touchdowns against the ballhawking Dallas Cowboys, and the Chiefs defense held when it needed to in the fourth quarter to preserve a 17-16 victory. "When you're trying to build something, you need to win games like this," said Smith, who also had a game-high 57 yards rushing. "These are the games you look at in November and December. You need these types of wins, not only the caliber of the win but the style of win. "It's not always going to be pretty," he said, "but you have to find a way to bear down." The Chiefs did that marvelously in the fourth quarter. Dwayne Bowe's go-ahead touchdown catch and Ryan Succop's field goal had staked them to a 17-13 lead, but the Cow­ boys were on the move in the closing minutes. After Tony Romo threw three straight incompletions, though, Dan Bai­ ley had to kick a 53-yard field goal. The Chiefs regained possession with 3:55 left. Jamaal Charles helped them grind out a couple first downs, and a pass interference call on Morris Clai­ borne on third-and-10 gave Kansas City another set of downs. That kept Romo from having any time to orches­ trate some late-game magic. "We ask a lot of certain players on this team and they showed up," Chiefs cor- 450. E.Manning. NYG at DAL 09/08 (27-42.4 TD) 428. Vick. PHL vs.SND 09/15 (23-36.2 TD) 419. P. Rivers. SND at PHL 09/15 (36-47.3 TD) 412. Kaepernick.SNF vs.GBY 09/08(27-39.3 TD) 374. M. Ryan. ATL vs. STL 09/15 (33-43.2 TD) 362. E. Manning.NYG vs DEN 09/15 (28-49.1 TD) 362, Flacco. BAL at DEN 09/05(34-62.2 TD) 357, Brees, NOR vs. ATL 09/08 (26-35.2 TD) 357, M.Stafford. DET vs. MIN 09/08 (28-43.2 TD) 352. S. Bradford. STL at ATL 09/15 (32-55.3 TD) 346. Schaub. HOU at SND 09/09 (34-45.3 TD) 333, A. Rodgers, GBY at SNF 09/08 (21-37.3 TD) 329, GriffinIII. WAS vs. PHL 09/09 (30-49.2 TD) 327. C. Palmer. ARI at STL 09/08(26-40.2 TD) 322, Brees. NOR at TAM 09/15 (26-46.1 TD) David Eulitt| Kansas City Star | MCT Kansas City Chiefs strong safety Eric Berry (29) returns a third-quarter fumble past Dallas Cow­ boys tackle Tyron Smith (77) at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri, on Sunday, Sept.15. The Chiefs defeated the Cowboys, 17-16. nerback Brandon Flowers said. "We did a Reid said. "It's as simple as that." great job of holding them down." The Chiefs, coming off an uplifting win Romo, who was playing with bruised at Jacksonville, were amped for his first ribs, finished 30 of 42 for 298 yards. His game as their coach at Arrowhead Sta­ favorite target was Dez Bryant, who had dium. A capacity crowd roared when they nine catches for 141 yards and the Cow­ rolled onto the field in all-red uniforms, departing from traditional white pants to boys' only touchdown. "You got to realize, you can't forget all signify the start of a new era. They kept on rolling, too. Kansas City the work that you put in to go out and be a marched 77 yards on the opening series, good football team," Bryant said. • the highlight coming when Smith scram­ The Cowboys (1-1) forced the New York bled 17 yards on third-and-15 and execut­ Giants into six turnovers in their opener, ed a Fosbury Flop over a defender for a but couldn't turn the same trick against first down. Smith capped the drive with a Kansas City. After preaching ball security short TD toss to Charles. all week, the Chiefs got through their sec­ That's when the Romo-to-Bryant con­ ond straight game without throwing an nection got on track. interception or losing a fumble. Bryant outwrestled cornerback Brandon "Takeaways and points, man, on both Flowers for a 53-yard catch that helped set sides of the ball. We try to eliminate the up Bailey's first field gdSLTle then hauled in turnovers and we try to score points," a short TD catch to give Dallas a 10-7 lead. Aaron Rodgers leads week s top performers Highlights from this past week's NFL action: Passing — Aaron Rodgers, Packers, was 34 for 42 for a career-high 480 yards and four touchdowns in Green Bay's 38-20 win over the Washington Redskins on Sunday. — Matt Ryan, Falcons, threw for 374 yards and two scores in Atlanta's 31-24 vic­ tory over St. Louis. — Michael Vick, Eagles, threw for a career-best 428 yards and two touchdowns and ran for a score, but Philadel­ phia fell to San Diego 33-30. — Philip Rivers, Chargers, was 36 of 47 for 419 yards and three touchdown passes to Ed­ die Royal to lead San Diego to a 33-30 victory at Philadelphia. — Sam Bradford, Rams, threw for 352 yards and three touchdowns in a losing cause as St. Louis lost to Atlanta 31-24. Rushing — Marshawn Lynch, Seahawks, finished with 135 to­ tal yards, including 98 on the ground, and had scoring runs of 14 and two yards to go with a Top performers Week! 320. R. Wilson. SEA at CAR 09/08 (25-33.1TD) 320. GriffinIII. WAS at GBY 09/15 (26-40.3 TD) 319. Tannehill, MIA at IND 09/15 (23-34.1TD) 307, P. Manning. DEN at NYG 09/15(30-43.2 TD) 304, M. Ryan. ATL at NOR 09/08 (25-38.2 TD) Rushing 184. L. McCoy. PHL at WAS 09/09(31 att.,1TD) 144, D. Martin. TAM vs. NOR 09/15 (29 att., 0 TD) 132. J. Starks. GBY vs. WAS 09/15 (20 att., 1TD) 129, D. McFadden.OAK vs. JAC 09/15 (19 att., 0TD) 112. Pryor. OAK at IND 09/08 (13 att..0 TD) 107. Morris.WAS at GBY 09/15(13 att..0 TD) 103. Spiller,BUF vs. CAR 09/15 (16 att.. 0TD) 101. Vereen. NWE at BUF 09/08 (14 att.. 0 TD) 100. A.Peterson. MIN at CHI 09/15 (26 att..0 TD) Receiving 208. Boldin. SNF vs. GBY 09/08 (13 rec..1TD) 193, De. Jackson, PHL vs. SND 09/15(9 rec .1TD) 182, Ju. Jones. ATL vs.STL 09/15(llrec.,UD) 179. J. Graham, NOR at TAM 09/15 (1(5 rec!i TD) 178, Jam. Jones,GBY vs. WAS 09/15 (11rec., 0 TD) 162. A.. Green. CIN at CHI 09/08 (9 rec., 2 TD) 161. De Thomas. DEN vs. BAL 09/05 (5 rec.. 2TD) 154. V. Jackson. TAM at NYJ 09/08 (7 rec., 0 TD) 146, And.Johnson. HOU at SND09/09 (12 rec.0 TD) 143. Garcon.WAS at GBY 09/15 (8 rec.. 1TD) seven-yard TD catch in Seattle's 29-3 win over San Francisco. — James Starks, Packers, rushed for 132 yards and a touchdown in Green Bay's 3820 win over Washington. — Doug Martin, Bucca­ neers, rushed for 144 yards on 29 carries for Tampa Bay in a 16-14 loss to New Orleans. — Darren McFadden, Raid­ ers, had 129 of Oakland's 226 yards rushing in a 19-9 victory over Jacksonville. — Knowshon Moreno, Broncos, rushed for two touch­ downs and 93 yards on just 13 carries in Denver's 41-23 win over the New York Giants. — Alfred Morris, Redskins, had 107 yards rushing and a touchdown as Washington lost to Green Bay 38-20. 141. D. Bryant. DAL at KAN 09/15 (9 rec..1TD) 141, J. Cook. STL vs. ARI 09/08 (7 rec.. 2 TD) 140, Simpson. MIN at DET 09/08 (7 rec.. 0 TD) 130. J.Nelson. GBY at SNF 09/08 (7 rec..1TD) 128. Cobb. GBY vs. WAS 09/15 (9 rec..1TD) 124, Hilton.IND vs. MIA 09/15 (6 rec.. 0 TD) 124. A. Gates. SND at PHL 09/15 (8 rec.. 0 TD) 118, Cruz, NYG at DAL 09/08(5 rec.. 3 TD) 118, Cruz. NYG vs. DEN 09/15 (8 rec..0 TD) 117, De. Hopkins. HOU vs. TEN 09/15(ot) (7 rec..1TD) 116. Cal. Johnson, DET at ARI 09/15 (6 rec.,2 TD) 115, Mi. Wallace. MIA at IND 09/15 (9 rec., 1TD) 114, Hartline. MIA at CLE 09/08 (9 rec..1TD) 114, L. McCoy. PHL vs. SND 09/15 (5 rec..0 TD) 114. H. Nicks. NYG at DAL 09/08 (5 rec..0 TD) 113. B.Marshall. CHI vs. MIN 09/15 (7 rec..1TD) Mike De Sisti | Milwaukee Journal Sentinel | MCT Aaron Rodgers of the Green Bay Packers throws a touchdown to Jermichael Finley during the 2nd quarter of an NFL game against the Washington Redskins at Lambeau Field in Green Bay on Sunday. 11 receptions as Green Bay topped Washington 38-20. — Dez Bryant, Cowboys, had nine catches for 141 yards and a touchdown in a losing cause as Dallas fell to Kansas City 17-16. — Martellus Bennett, Bears, caught two TD passes, includ­ ing the winning score with 10 Receiving — Julio Jones, Falcons, matched the best game of his career with 182 yards re­ ceiving, including an 81-yard touchdown catch, as Atlanta topped St. Louis 31-24. — James Jones, Packers, had a career-best 178 yards on seconds left to lead Chicago to a 31-30 victory over Minnesota. — Randall Cobb, Packers, caught nine passes for 128 yards and a score in Green Bay's 38-20 win over Washington. — Eddie Royal, Chargers, caught three touchdown passes from Philip Rivers as San Diego edged Philadelphia 33-30. 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Montoya, the 2000 Indanapolis 500 champion, has driven for Earnhardt-Ganassi Racing in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series for seven years, i GO WITH WHAT WORKS On Sept 12, it was announced that Richard Chil­ dress Racing and Furniture Row Rac­ ing would continue a technical aliance that provides FRR technology sharing, engineering, research and development and engines from RCR. Furniture Row has parlayed the partnershp into a Chase qualification with driver Kurt Busch this season. The partnership began in 2010. > EARLY HOLE Two of the regular sea­ son's most consistent drivers. Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Joey Logano. are suddenly mired in the Chase staridings. After blown engines. Logano is 11th (-52) and Earnhardt 12th (-53) in the standings, over a full race's worth of points behind leader Matt Kenseth. TWO OUT OF THREE AIN'T BAD Kyle Busch came within one finishing spot of a weekend sweep at Chicagotand Speedway. 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Compiled and written by Matt Tallaterro. Follow Matt on Twitter: OMattTafcaterro — Tracks on Tap Athlon Spotlight SPRWT CUP SERIES Race: Sytvania 300 Track: New Hampshire Motor Speedway Matt Kenseth scores win in first Chase race, solidifies favorite status v ** Location: Loudon, N H. When: Sunday, Sept. 22 TV: ESPN (2:00 p.m. EST) Layout: 1.058-mile oval Banking/Turns: 12 degrees Banking/Straightaways: 2 degrees 2012 Winner: Denny Hamlin Crew Chief's Take: 'For a Cup car. New C* ~ Hampshire is very much a short track even though it's a one-mile track. It's a lot like a big Martinsville and offers some of the more exciting racing from the teams' perspective. Track position is still the order of the day there, and if four or five teams hit on a setup earty in practice or unload just right, they're probably going to be tough to beat. It's just hard to adjust on the car—probably because it's only 300-something miles. I think it's a good track to have in the Chase because it offers something really different.'' By MATT TALIAFERRO Athlon Sports Racing Editor After the controversial week NASCAR endured, a return to normalcy was welcome. And what better represents normalcy this season than a Matt Kenseth win? Kenseth tallied his series-lead­ ing sixth triumph of the season on Sunday at Chicagoland Speedway, where the sport kicked off its 10race playofT in the GEICO 400. While Kenseth's performance in his inaugural jaunt with Joe Gibhs Racing has been far from domi­ nant, it has been as close as any one driver and team have come. The 14-year Cup veteran, along with teammate Kyle Busch (four wins) and rival Jimmie Johnson (four), have combined for 14 wins in the series' 27 events. The three entered NASCAR's Chase occupying the top three spots in the standings. and they remained there after Kenscth's win, Busch's runner-up and John­ son's fifth-place showing. "I think you have to be really good everywhere to be able to win a championship." said Kenseth, who has five wins on intermediate tracks and one on a half-mile oval in 2013. "I'm really enjoying this win. It's been a record season for me (six wins). I'm obviously the same guy, the same driver — it's about Joe Gibbs Racing, the guys working there, Jason (RatclifT, crew chief) and the group." The day got off to un inauspi­ cious start, as the green flag was de­ layed for over an hour due to rain. Once racing began, Kenseth, who qualified 10th, took the lead on lap 83 and remained on point for 35 of the next 36 laps. How­ ever. his "real-time" on point lasted over five hours, as rain brought the race to a halt on lap 109. When Kenseth led the field fo green just past 10:00 p.m. EST, the complexion ol the race Ranged. Seven engine failures including those of Chasers Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Joey Ixigano slowed the pace and found multiple cars lead­ ing laps as green- and yellow-flag pit stops shuffled the running order. In the end, the two best cars Kenseth's No. 20 and Busch's No. 18 JGR Toyotas — battled for the win. And the final restart on lap 245 cemented the victory for the former, who lined up along Busch but used a shot of on-track mo­ mentum from Kevin Harvick to sail by and assume the lead for good off of Turn 2. "That push from Kevin got us NATIONWIDE SERIES Race: Kentucky 300 Track: Kentucky Speedway Location: Spart, Ky. When: Saturday, Sept. 21 TV: ESPN News (7:30 p.m. EST) Matt Kenseth celebrates his sxlth win of the NASCAR Sprint Cup season following Sunday's GEICO 400 at Chicagoland Speedway. fMobyASP.mc.) 2012 Winner: Austin Dillon out in front where we really needed to be," said Kenseth. who cruised to a .749-second win. Nine of the top-12 finishing spots went to Chase drivers. Kenseth. Kyle Busch, Harvick, Kurt Busch. Johnson and JeffGor­ don comprised the top six. Clint Bowyer. Ryan Newman, Carl Ed­ wards and Kasey Kahne finished ninth-12th. Brad Keselowski and Ricky Stcnhouse Jr. were seventh and eighth, respectively. The week and the weekend was a controversial one for the sanc­ tioning body. On Monday, it pe­ nalized Michael Waltrip Racing's three teams, which knocked Mar­ tin Truex Jr. out of the Chase, for manipulating the outcome of last Saturday's Richmond race. New­ man, in turn, was ceded Tniex's Chase slot. On Saturday, just minutes before Sprint Cup practice. NASCAR held u closed-door meeting with the drivers, crew chiefs and team principles. CEO Brian France, President Mike Helton and Vice President of Competition Robin Pcmberton then announced to the mcdiu the shocking and extraordi­ nary decision to expand this sea­ son's Chase from 12 to 13 drivers by adding Jeff Gordon. This decision was made, in pan, due to radio transmissions discov­ ered during the week between Penske Racing and Front Row Motorsports that added further ques­ tions to the legitimacy of the competition at Richmond, and thus, the make-up of the Chase field. NASCAR also announced revi­ sions to its current rules thnt ad­ dress how teams assist competitors in-race. "(The) technical bulletin ad­ dresses the subject of teams artifi­ cially altering the outcome of a race and the level of reaction that this will receive from NASCAR." Pemberton said. "We reinforced this issue to the teams in our meet­ ing ami conveyed what is consid­ ered unacceptable in our officiating of the event." In addition, NASCAR modified its restart rules and made changes to the teams' spotters and in-race CAMPING WORLD TRUCK SERIES Race: Smith's 350 Track: Las Vegas Motor Speedway Location: Las Vegas, Nev. Date: Saturday, Sept. 28 TV: FOX SPORTS 1 (8:30 p.m. EST) 2012 Winner: Nelson Piquet Jr. Classic Moments communication, limiting each team to one spotter and eliminat­ ing digital communications within the teams. The announcements — particu­ larly the expansion of the Chase field — were met with confusion from the media, fanbase and even some competitors. "I'm not even sure what to say at this point," Truex told USA Today Sports. "I'm kind of at a loss for words. They (NASCAR) kick me out to make a spot for somebody and then they don't do the same for the other guys. It's just unfair and (there's) nothing I can do about it." Earnhardt. Gordon's Hendrick Molorsports teammate, was also scratching his head. "I was probably just as surprised as anybody that anything hap­ pened, because we're so far into the week." I-arnhardt said on Sat­ urday. "It's just really extraordi­ nary and unprecedented. I don't know what's fair anymore, you know what I mean?" Even Gordon's protege, John­ son. was at a loss: "Through all of this, we're all just looking for consistency. "I'm very happy that Jeff is in the Chase, but in my opinion, there should be 12 cars. One in, one out should be the deal. It's not." NASCAR nightmare speaks to fatigue, greed By MATT TALIAFERRO Athlon Sports Racing Edrtor It was a long, difficult eight days in NASCAR. At the precise moment when the sport should have been hitting on all cylinders, it misfired, stumbling off the starting grid in its ramp-up to CEO Brian France's coup de maitre: The Chase for the Championship. Manipulated outcomes in last Sat­ urday's transfer race at Richmond; penalties that kicked one driver out of the Chase and waived another in; a second round of under-the-table deal­ ings at Richmond which ultimately opened the door for a 13th Chase par­ ticipant; a vague and subjective "100 percent" edict; restart and communi­ cation rules revisions and a rainsoaked Sunday in Joliet. 111., that found a France family-owned race­ track priced out of NASCAR*s newest, much-ballyhoocd innovation: the Air Titan. To say this season's playofT showcase is off to a rough start would be an understatement. At the same time. NFL-mania has again swept the nation, with mil­ lions of fans vested not only in the performance of their favorite team, but specific players on their personal fantasy squad. The NFL kicks ofTreligiously on Sundays at 1:00 p.m. EST. NASCAR's Sunday race cov­ erage starts at noon. Or 1:30. Or 2:00. Or 3:00. It kind of depends on the location. The rules, the drama, the random start times, the double-talk ... the lumbering nature of it all. It speaks to fatigue. NASCAR was once wild, outlaw fun. It was a niche and cool. Now it's more than a bit aloof. It's gone corporate, and the money she's-aflowin' ... so much so that the right pocket wants to charge the left. And as the great motorsports journalist Ed Hinton once wrote. "Greed docs not regress." It needs to, though. The season should be shortened. "In on Valen­ tine's Day, out on Labor Day" seems about right. If there is a 300-pound gorilla in the room, run away from it. Be out before the NFL is in. Rules should not be re-written as events unfold and — most important — fans should not be potronized. Those long, difficult eight days — possibly NASCAR's longest — may forever change the sport. But it doesn't have to be for the worse. Common sense, a broad perspective and a dose of genuine benevolence from the leadership could return the sport to its glory. But the trajectory has been set; there'll be no turning back. How can there be? Corporate America has bought in and the suits have sold out. Athlon Fantasy Stall Looking at Checkers: Hard to look past Jimmie Johnson's three wins and 16 top 10s in 23 starts atNHMS. Pretty Solid Pick: With three wins at NHMS and a team carrying a ton of mo­ mentum. Kurt Busch will be a force. Good Sleeper Pick: Seeing Jeff Burton — with his tour NHMS wins — go out on a high note at RCR would be cool. Runs on Seven Cylinders: This has never been Matt Kenseth's favorite stop, but that may change with Kyle Busch and Denny Hamlin sharing their notes. Insider Tip: New Hampshire is the type of track where a couple teams unload with a great setup and are tough to beat over the course of the weekend. Pay dose attention to Friday and Sat­ urday test sessions. ASP. he. SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT Most New Vehicles Sold By Ross Now Come With A Limited: /'comfort - V a ft? 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Lo SPORTS National Hunting Art on the and Fishing Day this Mountain • Saturday. .Page 5 Vol. KH. Issue 76 INSIDE weekend. TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 24,2013 untain So Housing sales increase in Ashe, pricf Wil Petty Staff Writer jpetty@civitasmedia.com The number of houses sold in Ashe County is on the rise, but prices of homes in the area have decreased from last year. "This year is slightly up for sales in Ashe County," said Joe Chamberlain, broker and owner of Ashe County-based Mountainscape Realty. Most of the houses that are be­ ing sold are second homes, while permanent home sales remain diffi­ cult. Realtors attribute that to jobs. "For first-time buyers (that are buying), the market is very limited because there are no jobs here to speak of," Irene Sabol, owner and broker-in-charge of High Country Realty said. The number of homes sold in the county through the end of July is 151, compared to 145 during the same period in 2012. Chamberlain believes another reason for sales not being higher was because of the weather ear­ lier in the summer. "Normally those weekends where people are coming up to see the county, they were just staying home because of the weather," he said. The value of houses are also go­ ing down in the Ashe County mar­ ket, despite increases in the larger cities. According to Sabol, the average price of a sold house last year was $200,600 while this year it has averaged out at $166,300. "Owners are dropping prices," Sabol said. "There are now high­ er buyer demands, but they want to pay less." Foreclosed properties have gone down in the county, but still remain well above the traditional average. While the number of foreclosed homes in the county on the market has been as high as 20, the number of currently foreclosed homes remains high. "Prior to 2007 and 2008, even closer to 2009, foreclosures were something most of us in the mar­ ket we had not heard of being around," Chamberlain said. Sabol said she has noticed a decrease in the number of fore­ closed homes as well. "We are not seeing as many as we did right after the crash," she said. "There were tons and tons of foreclosures." Land in the county has also started to bounce back in value, despite continued difficulty by banks to loan money for it. Chamberlain said land had tak­ $1.00 cline en the largest hit in the crash, but also had the highest recovery. "Part of the reason that land right now is difficult to sale, is because the difference between a new home and a used home has always been that it costs a little bit more to build a home," he said. "Now, because of the depressed market, the prices of the existing homes have come way down com­ pared to what it costs to build." While sales are increasing and the housing market is stabiliz­ ing, the numbers are nowhere near what they were before the See SALES I 6 Commission chairman, county clerk sharing managerial duties Dylan Lightfoot Staff Writer dlightfoot@civitasmedia.com Submitted Photo |Jefferson Post Michael Sexton, program facilitor of the Ashe County Sharing Center accepts the Dennis G. Hatched Community Lead­ ership Award from the Second Harvest Food Bank of Northwest North Carolina.Pictured are, from left: Clyde Fitzgerald, Michael Sexton, Kelly Vannoy, Chears Wilms. Doug Wilms. Polly Jones, Ralph Jones. Judy Morris and Ken Morris. Ashe Sharing Center facilitator recognized for leadership Wil Petty Staff Writer jpetty@civitasmedia.com Ashe County Sharing Center Program Facilitator Michael Sex­ ton is this year's recipient of the Dennis G. Hatched Community Leadership Award, presented by the Second Harvest Food Bank of Northwest North Carolina. "I was really overwhelmed and surprised," Sexton said. "It is a very high honor." Sexton was named at the or­ ganization's 11th annual Agency Conference in Winston-Salem. The event coincides with Hun­ ger Action Month, which occurs throughout September. The Sharing Center is support­ ed by more than 120 volunteers that represent 12 multi-denomi­ national churches. "I just wanted to thank the board of directors of the Ashe County Sharing Center, and all of the many volunteers who make our mission possible each day for their support," Sexton said. The award is named for Hatched, President and CEO of The Pantry and a former board chair for Second Harvest. It is given to those who show leadership through integrity, excedence, innovation, compassion and effectiveness. "We are pleased and proud to recognize Michael Sexton for his exemplary leadership in service to the people of Ashe County and con­ tagious passions for the mission of the Ashe County Sharing Center," Clyde Fitzgerald, Executive Direc­ tor for Second Harvest Food Bank of Northwest N.C. said in a press re­ lease. "Michael is an inspiration to ad of us who stand with him in the shared vision of an end to hunger in our communities." Kedy Vannoy, chairperson of the Board of Directors said she was ecstatic and surprised that Sexton won the award. The Second Harvest Food Bank represents 18 counties in the Northwestern part of the state in­ cluding Ashe and over 300 different agencies. Combined, the food bank serves more than 300,000 people in need of assistance every year. A generous donation The Ashe County Sharing Center is also looking at the possibility of relocating from its 3rd Ave location. "A generous donor has made available to the Ashe County Sharing Center a gift of a brand new building that would be cus­ tom built," Sexton said. Sexton said the center is look­ ing for landowners who can either donate the land for a tax write-off or land the Sharing Center can purchase for a cheap rate within the city limits of West Jefferson. "This is a once in a lifetime op­ portunity for the Sharing Center to have a solid foundation," he said. Those who are aware of land for a new building can call the Shar­ ing Center at (336) 846-7019. County opens ambulance service bids Dylan Lightfoot Staff Writer dlightfoot@civitasmedia.com Bids for Ashe County am­ bulance service were opened in a public meeting Friday. Two bids were submit­ ted, one from Blue Ridge Medical Transport, one from Ashe Medics. Bids were for operat­ ing two ambulances on a six-year contract, with an alternate bid for a third ambulance. The contrac­ tors were required to give a bid bond of five percent of the first year's contract. Blue Ridge Medical transport, who has held the ambulance service contract in Ashe since 1994, submitted a bid of $4,515,428.77, with an al­ ternate bid of $225,000. Ashe Medics submitted a bid of $4,232,961 with an alternate bid of $299,192. "Ambulance service is critical," said Ashe County Emergency Management Coordinator Patty Gambill. "You want to ensure each of your bidders meets RFP (request for proposal) standards so you get qual­ ity service," Gambill said. A lot of people ask why the county doesn't run its own ambulance service, she said. The answer is that equipment and labor costs would be prohibitive. "Fair labor standards are different for govern­ ment and private busi­ ness," she said. "Calcula­ tions show it would cost $1 million just in salaries.' As the search for the next Ashe County Manager con­ tinues, the County Commission Chair and county em­ ployees are performing managerial duties. "At the current time, commissioners plan to let County Clerk Ann Clark, and Board Chairman Larry Rhodes handle operations for the county," said Commissioner Judy Poe Friday in an email to the Jefferson Post. Department heads and other employees have also been filling in for the lack of a chief administrator. Rhodes on Sept. 16, praised county employees who have "definitely stepped up in the last few weeks...doing more than your job description says..." Asked how many applications for the county manager po­ sition have so far been received, Poe said, "I don't know how many applications have been received. Anyone wish­ ing to apply for county manager...can apply through em­ ployment security commission." Ashe County has been operating without an official interim county manager de­ spite statutory language requiringappointment of a board member to that position. According to N.C. G.S. 153A-84, "Whenever the position of county manager is vacant, the board of commissioners shall designate a qualified person to exercise the powers and perform the duties of manager until the vacancy is filled." "The board may designate the chairman or some other member as interim manager; for the interim the chairman or member shall become a full-time county official, and the board may increase his salary," the statute reads. In a Sept. 13, Watauga Democrat article, Commissioner Wil­ liam Sands said, "I feel like personally that if we brought an interim in ... they wouldn't be up to speed enough to really help us that much. I don't know of anybody around here in the county that could step in and be very helpful for the next 30 days or so." Rhodes said Friday he had been asked to step up. "I'm happy to do it," he said. Rhodes will not be seeking any temporary increase in pay for performing managerial duties, he said. DAV thanks community for new Ford Explorer Dylan Lightfoot Staff Writer dlightfoot@civitasmedia.com With the help of generous and prompt donations from the community, Disabled American Veterans Chap­ ter 80 recently purchased a brand new 2013 Ford Ex­ plorer for transporting local disabled veterans to doc­ tors appointments through­ out the region. "We're just proud to be able to give back to the community," said Com­ mander Ralph Poe Fri­ day at Chapter 80's Open House celebrating the de­ livery of the Explorer. The new vehicle is a "seven-passenger, fully loaded" model, Poe said. It will be used to transport vets to Johnson City, Roa­ noke, Asheville, Salisbury, Durham, Winston-Salem or wherever they need to go. The process of purchas­ ing the Explorer began over a year ago, he said, but DAV 80 raised their $13,500 share of the purchase price through community dona­ tions in just six weeks. The Federal government paid the roughly $13,000 balance of the price, he said. Chapter 80 today gave See THANKS | 6 Dylan Lightfoot | Jefferson Pn Volunteer drivers stood with a brand new Ford Explorer recent purchased by Disabled American Veterans Chapter 80 with rin tions from the community. From left: Fred Waechter. Jane H vm' Johnny Eldreth. Paul Norris, Kermit Wilcox and David Sexton P �I PACK 2 JEFFERSON POST TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 24,2013 West Jefferson TDA discusses network advertising for community advertising. "Our doors are open in terms of supporting the community," Dan Brooks, salesperson for the channel said. Mountain Television Network covers 22 counties in Tennessee and North Carolina, as wellas one in Florida. Brooks said the net­ work is partnered with 14 differ­ ent television groups and reaches around two million people. Also, the channel provides a live Wil Petty Staff Writer jpetty@civitasmedia.com The West Jefferson Tour­ ism Development Authority on Thursday discussed using cable television as a way to promote the town. A representative from Moun­ tain Television Network, based in Boone, came to talk about the different options the channel had feed online at www.mtnl8.com. Brooks said the current plans for running commercials would be $250 a month, for 100 ads per month for a half-year. Production would be covered and the takes would be given to the TDA for online promotion. Town manager Brantley Price said the main goal of what West Jefferson would want to promote is its walkable downtown. Similar advertisements have been done for Lenoir and Foscoe. Commercials can be used to promote different events in West Jefferson. Transition spots are already being sold to businesses for the commercial transitions. Other opportunities to pro­ mote the town would also be available through Mountain Tele­ vision Network. "We have a lunch time show which we welcome the communi­ ty on to," Brooks said. "If you let us know within two weeks, we can usually accommodate you." The show would allow between eight and 12 minutes for board members to promote West Jef­ ferson on live television. It would then be shown five more times. If the board approves run­ ning the advertisements through Mountain Television Network, the ads could start running as soon as late Octo­ ber or early November. Art on the Mountain celebrates work of all kinds Wil Petty Staff Writer jpetty@civitasmedia.com An arts and crafts festival, sponsored by the Ashe County Arts Council, will bring artisans of all types into the county. "We have a lovely assortment of arts and crafts this year," said Jane Lonon, director of the Ashe County Arts Council. "There are all mediums and styles of art." Starting at 9 a.m. and run­ ning through 3 p.m. on Saturday Sept. 28, Art on the Mountain will have everything from quilt­ ing and pottery to literary arts and basket weaving. Lonon said the event is like a min­ iature Christmas in July festival. "We have about three dozen different vendors from the High Country for the event," she said. Lonon said that the artisans will not only sell their work, but many will be holding demonstra­ tions of their crafts as well. The event will be hosted out­ side of the Ashe Arts Center in West Jefferson. Most of the artists are from Ashe County and surrounding areas, but as the area is gaining more recognition as an art scene, creators and art lovers alike have been willing to drive to the area. "It's always been a small show and locally focused, but as Ashe County and West Jefferson are becoming known as art cen­ ters, we continue to attract high quality artists of many calibers here," Lonon said. Art on the Mountain is free and will happen rain or shine. If there is rain, the event will relocate to the Early Learning Center in West Jefferson. SECU Supports the Troops campaign kicks off Thanks to the continued generosity of its members and North Carolina com­ munities, State Employ­ ees' Credit Union (SECU) is pleased to announce plans for its Fourth annual SECU Supports the Troops campaign, which kicked off Sept. 16 and will run through Oct. 31. All 250 statewide branches will collect "wish list" items to provide holiday care pack­ ages for North Carolina de­ ployed solders. As with previous cam­ paigns, SECU's goal is to pack 5,000 gift boxes. The boxes will include travel sized toiletries, first aid items and snacks, along with one-of-a-kind thank you cards and letters ex­ pressing words of encour­ agement from local school children - always a big hit with the soldiers. In addi­ tion to collecting items, SECU will accept monetary donations to assist with shipping costs. In a note of appreciation to SECU after his unit re­ ceived the holiday boxes last year, William Crouch, Master Serjeant in the United States Air Force wrote, "What a lift it was to a very tired group of girls and guys when all of the care packages came in after a hard day's work. I've nev­ er seen so many grown-ups so excited to read the let­ ters included in the boxes. Everyone wason cloud nine - the gift boxes were a great lift to everyone's spirits1." "This campaign is a won­ derful way to show our sup­ Annual SkyLine Membership Meeting Submitted photo| Jefferson Post the success of last year's festival, the West JefOlde Time Antiques Fair is returning to downtown on Sept. 27-28. Admission is free and over 50 vendors will be on hand selling antiques and collectibles. port for North Carolina's deployed soldiers and their families," said Leigh Brady, SECU Executive Vice Presi­ dent of Organizational De­ velopment. "This project certainly hits home with SECU, as our credit union serves and employs mem­ bers of the North CaroUna National Guard and Reserves. It's a reflection of Wil Petty the genuine caring efforts Staff Writer and generosity of SECU jpetty@civitasmedia.com staff, members and commu­ Preparations are complete nity supporters who want these local soldiers to know for The West Jefferson Olde Time Antiques Fair, which they make a difference." will be held this weekend. "We are hoping for an Olde Time Antiques Fair is this weekend r Carolina Country Wine* membership corp. I Flue Wines, Craft Beers & Specialty Foods 7 A). 3effe'*®on zAve./ • l/\ptowr\ West 3effe r s o n www.<cop»*>fiM>c*co«tnit**v>v1n«?s.C«?w v Registration 9:30 a.m. Business Meeting 10:30 a.m. Election of Directors Youth Program Ceremony Many Great Door Prizes AMERICA'S BEST SELLING l^JiREPLACEMENT -Vy ^ t w %m WINDOW WINDOWS S'iiu isiir ANY SIZE INSTALLED White double hung upjo 4x6j M See store for details * E Simply Bftl lor (.»»*' FREE In-Home Estimate: 336-838-9393 Educational and Information Displays by SkyLine/SkyBest and Carolina West Wireless 1401 Second St.. North Wilksboro (Across From The Ford Dealership) Entertainment by the Ashe County Bluegrass Band The Town of Lansing will be taking sealed bids for Children's Activities SNOW REMOVAL Smoky Mountain Barbecue Lunch Saturday September 28, 2013 Ashe County High School West Jefferson, NC .skyline.org www Or visit our showroom: WindowWorldFoothills.com for the up coming season. We would like the bid by the hour. And what equipment you have to work with. You may come by the Town Hall for specifications on the remova .We will be taking bids until October 1J,2013. annual event that wiU drive people to West Jefferson," Keith Woodie, owner of Antiques on Main and fes­ tival organizer said. "That is our main focus." Woodie saia he wants to see the Antiques Fair be­ come a permanent fixture in West Jefferson, so it will draw more tourism money to the area. "Our agenda is to develop things that will generate busi­ ness for us," he said. Last year's festival was successful for the town, bringing people from throughout the area to Ashe County for the festivities. "Last year we filled all of the restaurants," Woodie said. "All of the businesses were well covered." The antiques fair will be held Sept. 27-28 on Jefferson Ave., as weff as East First Street and Third Ave downtown. There was a lot of work choosing the location for the festival to happen. Or­ ganization for the festival started in January, as the committee worked with town commissioners to ap­ prove the festival's location. "Hopefully this location will work well," Woodie said. Over 50 vendors from the High Country will be at the festival selling their antiques and collectibles. Ashe His­ toric Society, Ashe County Cheese and the Dr. Pepper bottling plant are among those who will have booths. This year's event is spon­ sored by the West Jefferson Business Association and Antiques on Main. There will also be musical entertainment at the festival. "The Johnny Cash Experi­ ence" willoffer a tribute to the "Man In Black" and national­ ly-known local group "The King Bees" will perform. Woodie said the plan­ ners are excited about this year's entertainment. "There was a lot of work choosing a perfect act for this type of event," he said. "We wanted something that was different, beyond blue grass or Elvis." On Friday, Sept. 27 the festival will run from 5 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. and on Saturday, Sept. 28 it will run from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Admission to the festival is free. Woodie said vendors can submit applications through Sept. 10. For more information on the Antiques Fair, contact Woodie at (336) 846-1231. �PAGE;* L I I:SI)AY, SEPTEMBER 24, 2013 JEFFERSON POST OBITUARIES TVoy Mason 'Dick' Simmons Troy Mason "Dick" Sim­ mons of Crumpler, for­ merly of,Newport, died on Wednesday, Septem­ ber 18th, 2013 peacefully at his home in Crumpler surrounded by Family. He was 80. He is survived by his lov­ ing wife of 53 years, Jo Ann Moore Simmons; son Wil­ liam Troy Simmons; and daughter Dawn Michelle Simmons; along with three grandchildren; and two great-grand children. Dick was born to Har­ old and Julia Simmons, who proceeded him in death. He was the fourth of 13 children born to his parents in Newport. After serving in the U.S. Air Force, he returned home and began work as a clerk and then manager of New Bern Auto Supply. He would later become Gen­ eral Manager of Havelock Auto Supply and would hold that position until it was destroyed by a fire. He re-built the business and was its owner until retirement. Upon his retirement, he moved to the mountains of North Carolina to the little town of Crumpler. He remained there peace­ fully until his passing. Dick was a member of Mt. Zion Methodist Church and for­ merly a member of New­ port Baptist Church. A Memorial Service will be held at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 24,2013, at Mt. Zion United Method­ ist Church in Piney Creek with the Reverend R. Da­ vid Felts officiating. The family will receive friends from 6-8 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 26, at the Munden Funeral Home in Morehead City. It will be fol­ lowed by a funeral service at Newport Baptist Church at 11 a.m. Friday, Sept. 27, 2013, with the Reverend Dr. Gary Carroll officiat­ ing. Internment will fol­ low at the Amariah Garner Cemetery in Newport. Arrangements are by Munden Funeral Home of Morehead City. Online condolences may be made to the family at www.inundenfuneralhome.net. Mr. Larry Dale Parker Sr. Mr. Larry Dale Parker Sr. passed away Sunday, Sept. 22, 2013, at Salis­ bury VA Medical Center. He was 67. Mr. Parker was born Aug. 21, 1946, in Ashe County. He served in the U.S. Navy during the Vietnam War and later in life, owned several conve­ nience stores. Mr. Parker enjoyed- fishing, Nascar, and watching football in his spare time. Mr. Parker was preceded in death by his parents, Muncey and Sessie Parker. He is survived by his lov­ ing wife of 20 years, Ruth Ann Gotliebson Parker; three children, T.J. Parker Patton and husband Tra­ cy, Larry Dale Parker Jr., and Missy Parker; two step children, William and Charles Vosseler; five grandchildren, Dustin Roby Parker, Damean and Daniel Davis, Nessie and Shawn Barnes; three great grandchildren, Jayden Daisy Parker, Trey Parker, and Anthony Chandler; one brother, Troy Carroll; and two K-9 companions, Brutus and Smoke. A memorial service was conducted at 4 p.m. Monday, Sept. 23, 2013, at Gentry Funeral Service Chapel with Rev. Jack Hodges officiating. The family received friends one hour prior to the service. Military honors were pro­ vided by Yadkin VFW Post 10346. . In lieu of flowers, memo­ rial may be made to "Never Stop Looking", Missing Children Organization, c/o Kyle Gotliebson, 10490 Gentry Dr., Justin, TX 76247 or to Yadkin VFW Post 10346 14509 Elkin Hwy 268 Ronda, NC 28670. Online condolences may be made at www.gentryfuneralservice.com. Gentry Family Funeral Service in Yadkinville is serving the Parker family. Audubon land enhancement initiative Eligible private landowners will have opportunities to receive financial incentives Photo by Valerie Bruchon | Jefferson Post Audubon North Carolina (ANC) will soon reach out to more than 600 private landowners across Ashe County to encourage them to protect and restore pri­ ority bird habitats, while simultaneously helping landowners enhance their property in cost-effective and sustainable ways. ANC staff will work to educate landowners on what they can do to enhance their land for golden-winged warblers, and work to enroll them in incentive programs with partner programs. Western N.C., because of its .elevational range and forested landscape, is an important destina­ tion for golden-winged warblers to nest each year. ign up for FREE If, the Your Door! Being found via online searches drives customers to your door. Highly trafficked online business directory, increases customers. Simple. Affordable. Effective. The warbler has been pe­ titioned for listing as an endangered species due to its rapid range-wide de­ cline, making the nesting areas in N.C. crucial for protection and ongoing maintenance. Audubon has mapped privately owned land in Western N.C. that con­ tains preferred habitats for the species, in hopes of working with eligible landowners to protect and maintain the area for longterm sustainability. Land­ owners who meet certain criteria to participate in the program will be noti­ fied with a letter from an ANC representative in the next few weeks. "As the bird people for our state, ANC has crafted an approach to forest man­ agement that protects and restores habitats for birds, while simultaneously help­ ing landowners enhance their property in cost-effec­ tive ways," says Audubon Conservation Biologist Erin McCombs. "We are ex­ cited to develop these part­ nerships with local com­ munities and their citizens across Western N.C. in an effort to sustain the goldenwinged warbler and N.C.'s beautiful landscapes." The program will offer training opportunities, management plans and demonstration sites in or­ der to work with private landowners to support environmentally sound practices, especially those that benefit native birds. Landowners who have been identified will receive a letter in the mail in the coming weeks detailing how they can learn more about participating in the program, and how they can receive land management support that will create these specialized habitats. For more information about ANC and the work­ ing lands initiative visit our webpage. About ANC With a century of con­ servation history in N.C., Audubon strives to con­ serve and restore the habi­ tats we share with all wild­ life, focusing on the needs of birds. ANC achieves its mission through a blend of science-based research and conservation, education and outreach, and advoca­ cy. ANC has offices in Co­ rolla, Boone, Wilmington and Chapel Hill. A TERRIBLE THING HAPPENS WHEN Y0D DON'T ADVERTISE. • Want to sell your products online? • Need a website for your business? • Need to drive more local - customers to your website? • Don't have the time or desire to hire a web tech? • Need to optimize your search tags? (Search Engine Optimization) Claiming your search engine-optimized listing is easy! Step 1 - Log on to jeffersonpost.com and click on "Businesses " Step 2 Search for your business using the search bar Step 3 - After locating your business, click on the title to view your * NO ONE NOTICES YOU ANYMORE listing. Then select "Is this your business? Claim itf" Step 4 - Read and confirm. Step 5 - Fill out the new account form and select "Sign me Up." Jefferson Post JEFFERS0NP0ST.C0M (336) 846-7164 your news 24/7 from www.jeffersonpost.com The Jefferson Post .for the best ADVERTISING RESULTS For more information, email cclark@jeffersonpost.com or call 846-7164 635*91 �Public Opinion "...were it left to me to decide whether we should have a government without newspapers or newspapers without a government, I should not hesitate a moment to prefer the latter." Page 4 September 24,2018 — Thomas Jefferson, 1787 Hunger in NC: Real, persistent and getting worse Have you ever gone to bed hungry? Have you ever skipped a meal so that your children could eat? Have you ever waited in a long line to take home a bag of leftover eries that was no longer for store shelves? Did you know that 1 in 6 North Carolina households reported serious problems affording adequate nutritious food at some point last year, according to new data released by • the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Of the North Carolinians Chris Liu-Beers this food inseexperiencing some NC Council of Churches 5.5 percent excurity, perienced very low food security ••p- meaning m m ^ -J- L that one or more household members had to reduce their food intake at least some time during the year. And North Carolina and Louisiana lead the nation with the highest percentage of children under 5 years of age who are food insecure on a regular basis: 1in 4 (23.5 percent). One of the most jjowerful weapons against hunger is the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance program (SNAP). Some 1.7 million people inNorth Carolina participate in SNAP and use its benefits to help put a basic diet on the table each day. Have you ever refused to give food to someone wno was hungry? That's exactly what the U.S. House of Representatives will soon be voting on. One issue that's flown under the radar this summer is the looming showdown in the House of Representatives over SNAP funding. SNAP, formerly known as food stamps, keeps millions of Americans out of extreme poverty and hunger, but it faces serious threats. For one, benefits for every single SNAP recipient will be cut automatically inNovember as an emergency benefit in- crease begun in 2009 and renewed last year expires. At that point, SNAP benefits will fall to a meager $1.40 per meal. House Republicans plan to not only slash SNAP funding by an additional $40 billion, but also to make massive struc­ tural changes that permanently hobble the program'sability to protect children, seniors, the disabled and struggling families from utter destitution. The proposed changes induae rewrit­ ing eligibility rules to cut off recipients who can't find work, incenlivizing states to kick people off SNAP and undermining enrollment programs that help eligible families sign up. The policy details are complex, but the big picture is clear - unless the House changes course, up to six million Ameri­ cans who are barely getting by right now will soon experi­ ence greater food insecurity, hunger and extreme poverty. r Bringing It Home: The Community Lunch at St. Bart's, Pittsboro Recently, Ihad the honor of participating in St. Bart's Community Lunch with the Council's Rural Life Commit­ tee. The Community Lunch is one of the most diverse gatherings of people that you'll find in a church, and it's one of the most simple and beautiful expressions of faithin-action that you'll ever see. We were there to learn firsthand how churches are working to build community and fight hunger day by day across the state. Hunger is not an abstraction or a statis­ tic for St. Bart's and for the town of Pittsboro. Extreme poverty and hunger are real, and it takes a whole com­ munity - from churches to schools to the state and federal government - to make sure the hungry are fed. It's time to stop and ask ourselves and our elected of­ ficials: what are we doing? There are hungry children in our neighborhoods, and we are refusing to feed them. There are millions of families living at the brink of disas­ ter and we're going to deny them food? Or, in the more eloquent words of Rev. Dr.Russell L. Mey­ er. executive director of the Florida Councilof Churches: "Our nation has the means to feed the hungry and to address poverty successfully. Congress needs to find the will to fight hunger rather than use hunger to fight each other. After all, we do not live in an immoral universe that likes to make children go hungry. We live in a world in which religious leaders such as Jesus plainly say to us as he did to nis disciples on the hillside with 5,000 hungry families: 'You feed them.'" LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Ashe County Commission circus rolls on Dear Editor, The Ashe County circus con­ tinued at the Sept. 16, board of commissioners' meeting which featured the clown act where trained seals balance balls on their noses, flap their flippers and bark at the audience. Rather than taking the op­ portunity to fully explain their Ken Lynn forced resignation of the second county manager in two years and to thoroughly dispel the rumors that Jonathan Jor­ dan has been pre-selected to fill the vacant position, the board simply barked at, and further insulted, the county's voters. Starring in the show was Commissioner Poe who, through innuendo and attempted character-assassina­ tion, tried to discredit the ctfunty's former manager, Dr. Pat Mitchell, by insinuating she had improperly managed her time and expenses while carrying out her official duties. Dr. Mitchell responded in an e-mail sent to the county's two newspapers that rebutted each of the obvi­ ously trumped-up allegations and made the commission­ ers look even more foolish and incompetent than they already do. It's important to note the commissioners weren't say­ ing this was the reason they forced Mitchell to resign. No, this was just some incredibly lame attempt to obfuscate their actions and make it appear there was some actual justification. If the commissioners were competent and had reason to believe Mitchell had been unethical then what should've first happened, prior to her forced resig­ nation, is an investigation to actually gather the facts. But "facts" are things the commissioners don't seem to understand. For example, at the Sept. 16, meeting the board singled out the Jefferson Post, fellow letter to the editor writer Remi Wingo and me as not being accurate with our facts. Specifically, the commissioners seemed particularly obsessed with refuting claims they'd had "verbal" communication with Jordan about the open po­ sition; but none of us claimed there was any verbal com­ munication with Jordan. Commissioner William Sands is on record as saying earlier in the month all the commissioners got an e-mail from an unidentified commissioner asking that Jordan be considered. At the Sept. 16, meeting, Commissioner Ger­ ald Price went further by saying he'd been contacted by Jordan through mail and voicemail. The board has obvi­ ously discussed it among themselves, but I digress. The "fact" that most matters still remains; the commissioners have not given an explanation to their employers, the vot­ ers, as to why they forced two competent county manag­ ers to resign. And they won't because we all know they can't justify their actions. With our high unemployment rate and other challeng- , es, what slate of highly qualified professionals will seek employment as our county manager/economic developer with this history and the knowledge they'll have to serve at the pleasure of an incompetent board? What large busi­ Published twice weekly by Civitas Media LLC, P.O Box 808 203 S. Second Ave., West Jefferson, NC 28694 Periodicals postage paid at West Jefferson, NC 28694 Phone 336-846-7164 Email cclark@civitasmedia com • Subscription rates in Ashe County - $38/year In North Carolina - $48.01/year Editor/General Manager Staff Writer Staff Writer Sports Writer Advertising Sales Advertising Sales Classifieds/Legals Cliff Clark Wil Petty Dylan Lightfoot Nathan Ham Teresa Roark Laws John Sears Kay Hart Mail Room Department Julia Beck Postmaster: Send address changes to Jefferson Post PO. Box 808 West Jefferson NC 28694-0808 All content copyright 2012 by Civitas Media LLC and may not be reproduced without permission. Substance abusers need help, not jail Dear Editor, To those affected by the disease of addiction, the num­ ber of people missing from American communities due to imprisonment for drug related offenses is heart-breaking. This country has fought many wars, some were won, and others lost, but the present strategy to defeat the epidem­ ic use of drugs in America is comparable to an ostrich sticking its head in the sand and waiting for the danger to pass by. In fact, a 2004 Department of Justice survey reported that 53 percent of state and 45 percent of federal pris­ oners met DSM-IV criteria for a drug use disorder. Ap­ proximately one-third of inmates resume substance abuse within the first two months of their release, and 95 per­ cent of those incarcerated return to drug use within three years of their release. The total number of people serving time in'U.S. prisons as of 1999 was two million people and counting. That means at least one million prisoners abuse drugs. The present way of fighting addiction guar­ antees 95 out of every 100 prisoners released will return to abusing drugs within three years. However, some states like California have removed their heads from the sand. They realized that the tremen­ dous amount of resources which are being expended to confine those who abuse drugs can be diverted to pro­ grams that treat the individual's problems. Drug Courts in a California study diverted noil-violent offenders from the criminal justice system into abstinence-based and em­ ployed court-supervised, intensive outpatient treatment programs. In California, core activities for all participants included a psychosocial assessment, regular court ap­ pearances, random drug testing, and attendance at group counseling, individual counseling, 12-step meetings, and vocational training. Elective activities included life skills training, educational training, family counseling, and stress and anger management. Ninety-four individuals successfully completed the 18 month outpatient program and their criminalcharges were dropped. Ninety-six indi­ viduals failed to complete the program and wefe returned to the Criminal Justice system for prosecution, according to the study. In the final analysis, we are spending money on pro­ grams that are 95 percent ineffective, when there are pro­ grams that could be 50 percent effective. Those who are being locked-up are human beings who need help. They have mothers, fathers, brothers and sisters, they have wives, husbands, sons, and daughters. For every person spending time behind bars in our great nation, there are many who wait for them. Why is America afraid to seek victory in a war that has claimed over one million of our neighbors, our friends, and our family members? One of the five percent Richard A. Bare Jefferson COMMUNITY CALENDAR Sept. 24 11 a.m. Grow Yourself: Self-Di­ rected Learning at the Library in the computer lab. Feed yourself what you need, when you need it and grow yourself. For more information stop by the upstairs Information Desk at the Ashe County Public Library or call 336-846-2041 extension 227. 4 p.m. Thke a Child Outside Painting the Mountain. Meet the Mt. Jefferson State Parte ranger at the Picnic Area. Come up for an hour of creativity, and try your hand at painting. A free canvas to take home will be provided for each participant. Tempera paints and brushes will also be provided as long as supplies last. No experience necessary. This pro­ gram is for adults and children. 7 p.m. The Ashe County Demo­ cratic Party will hold their regular monthly meeting at Smoky Moun­ tain Barbecue. For more information, call 846-9068. Sept. 24 - Oct. 28 5 p.m. Storytelling in Todd. Ev­ (USPS 441-810) Member NC Press Association nesses will consider coming to Ashe County amidst this dysfunction? Yes, the wheels have completely come off the clown car and if Commissioner Price is responsible for making the car payments, it too is likely to be repossessed. Ken Lynn \ • Fleetwood ery Tuesday through October, stop by the Todd General Store for old time entertainment with supper at 5 p.m. and storytelling at 6 p.m. Todd General Store is located at 3866 Rail­ road Grade Road. For more informa­ tion, call 336-877-1067. Upcoming Sept. 25 Pesticide Classes. North Carolina Cooperative Exten­ sion, Ashe County Center, will be offering the classes below that will help you meet your pesticide recertification credit requirements this year. Pre-registration is not required. Private applicators are certified for three years and the certification fee is $10 every three years. The schedule is as follows: 7 - 9 p.m. X TVaining ( credits also for AKBLTGMDHNIO), V Training - 5 - 7 p.m. Please refer to www.ncagr.gov for fees which are now charged. V Credit Classes must be taken the year of license expiration. Sept. 26 9:30 - 11 a.m. or 6:30 - 8 p.m. Alzheimer's CARE TVaining. North Wilkesboro and surrounding area families are invited to attend free Alzheimer's CARE training workshops that will be offered in recognition of World Alzheimer's Month. The sessions will be held at the Home Instead Senior Care Center, 315 C Street, North Wil­ kesboro. During the workshop, program experts will teach caregiv­ ers how to: manage behaviors, en­ courage engagement, and care for themselves while caring for their loved one. Developed by Home In­ stead Senior Care, the Alzheimer's or Other Dementias CARE pro­ gram incorporates an innovative, hands-on approach to help families deal with the difficult behavioral changes that often are associated with Alzheimer's disease or other dementias. Two sessions are avail­ able. For more information, or to reserve a spot, call Home Instead Senior Care at 336-838-4040. 2 p.m. .Get Crafty: Upcycle with Angela, upstairs at the Ashe County Public Library. 4 p.m. Outside the Box - Jam Session. Come to the Ashe County Public Library auditorium. Bring your own instrument or just come out to listen to the music of your friends. This is a teens only event. 6:15 p.m. Mt. Jefferson State Park Outdoor Yoga Sessions. Experience a nature based Yoga session with the beautiful back­ drop and scenic views from Mt. Jefferson's first overlook. Bring a mat, a water bottle, and an open mind as we unite mind, body, and nature. All levels of experience are invited to attend. This program is for ages 12 and up. Children must be accompanied by a parent. Meet at the 1st overlook. For more infor­ mation, call 336-246-9653. Sept. 27-28 . West Jefferson Antiques Fair. Downtown West Jefferson will be filled with antiques, collectibles, beautiful furniture, advertising items, handmade items, live en­ tertainment and food vendors. Don't miss this huge antique event. Times are 5 - 8 p.m., Friday, Sept. 27, and 8 a.m. - 5 p.m., Saturday, September 28. For more informa­ tion, contact antiquesmain@skybest.com. Sept. 28 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. Art on the Moun­ tain. Join the gathering of fine art­ ists and master crafts persons from the High Country at the Ashe Arts Center. Pottery, paintings, photog­ raphy, rug hooking, quilting, wood turning, jewelry, literary works, fi­ ber arts and crafts. Unique art for sale and artist demonstrations. The Gary Poe show will broadcast live from the Ashe Arts Center a little after 11 a.m. featuring the Garden Variety String Band. 2 p.m. Break the Ice at the Ashe County Public Library in the au­ ditorium. Break the Ice is for 3rd - 5th graders. Get to know others your age with fun games and activi­ ties at the library. 2 p.m. National Public Lands Day Trail Project. Meet the New River State Park at the 221 Access Visitor Center as we take a hike on one of our trails. Bring a shovel, rake or a pair of loppers to help us main­ tain our lovely trail. Kids are welcome as this is during "Take A Child Out­ side" week. We will get them involved in giving back to the community. 3 p.m. - The Northwest Ashe Class of 1988 25-Year Reunion will be held at the Creston Volun­ teer Fire Department. All alumni and their guests are invited. Grilled hamburgers, hot dogs, chicken; buns, condiments, soft drinks, and utensils will be provided. We cor­ dially request that all attending NWA alumni bring a side dish or a dessert. If you plan to attend the reunion, we also request that you pay $15 on your arrival to help on the expenses. (Guests won't be re­ quired to pay or bring a food item.) Please R.S.V.P. to Pam Blevins; 207 Phoenix Dr., Lansing, NC 28643 or by emailing pdblevins@skybest. com whether you will be attending the reunion and how many guests will be accompanying you. �TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 24,2013 ORTS Nathan Ilam, Sports Writer (8S6) 846-7164 nluun(u civitasmedia.com ONLINE Game of the Week video can be found atjeffersonpost.com Women's XC team wins meet Nathan Ham Sports Writer nham@civitasmedia.com The women's cross country team took first place last week at West Wilkes where all eight Mountain Valley Conference teams competed. Ashe finished with 62 team points. Elkin was second with 68, followed by Wilkes Central (77), West Wilkes (93), East Wil­ kes (120), Starmount (131) and North Wilkes (132). Alleghany did not have any runners in the women's race. Starmount runner Tessica Martin finished in first place fol­ lowed by Elkin's Shakai Ward in second and Brooke Bentley of Wilkes Central in third. Ashe's top runner was Mac Church who grabbed eighth place in a time of 22:52. Alexes Armstrong finished 11th overall, Victoria Reed placed 13th, Tyler Eller was 14th and Margot Mattix was 16th. Other Ashe finishers were: Caroline Trent (23rd), Brook­ lyn Roten (20th), Olivia Brettschneider (34th), Claire Liszka (41st), Monica Francisco (42nd), Audreyanna Sanchez (46th), Lauren Testerman (50th), Kaitlyn Jordan (52nd), Amber Miller (53rd), Candelaria Sanchez (54th) and Kate Leashomb (59th). In the men's race, Ashe fin­ ished fifth overall with 108 points. Elkin ran away with the event with 45 points. Wilkes Cen- • tral was second with 74 points, East Wilkes finished third with 87 points and North Wilkes was fourth with 104 points. Ashe did have two runners inside the top 10. Andrew Ted­ der finished ninth in 18:24 and Gareth Berry was 10th, finishing in 18:27. Cardinal runner Will Jolly was the race winner in a time of 17:15. Elkin runners Brandon Welborn and Jacob Parker took second and third. Other Ashe finishers were: R.J. Burke (17th), Tyler Lam­ bert (28th), Connor Donnachy (29th), Brady Buchanon (32nd), Billy Reyna (36th), Thomas McNeill (37th), Daniel Houck (40th) and Eden McKnee (68th). Nathan Ham | Jefferson Post Victor Melo accounted for Ashe's only goal on Wednesday at Wilkes Central. Central deals Ashe first MVAC defeat Nathan Ham Sports Writer nham@civitasmedia.com Steve Wright | www.StevesSportsShots.com Cierra Sawyer kept this North Wilkes serve from hitting the ground. Ashe falls to North Wilkes, West Wilkes Nathan Ham Sports Writer nham@civitasmedia.com The Lady Husky volleyball team suffered a pair of home loss­ es last week against North Wilkes on Tuesday and West Wilkes on Thursday. North came away with the 3-0 victory with game scores of 25-17 25-22 and 25-16. Paige Spell led Ashe with three kills on nine attempts. Abby Lopp had two kills on six attempts while Linsey Aldridge and Sloan Elliott each added a kill. Elaina Bassett blocked three shots and the team tallied eight points on her serves. Aldridge recorded nine digs and Kelsey Hayes chipped in five digs on seven attempts. Zoe Rich­ ardson continues to lead in the assist category. The senior had seven against the Lady Vikings. On Thursday, Ashe got off to a quick start against West, but the Blackhawks rallied to win the fi­ nal three sets. Ashe scored a 2516 victory in the first before fall­ ing in the next three by scores of 25-10,25-22 and 25-16. Elliott and Bassett had four kills and Kendall McDaniel re­ corded three. McDaniel also had a big game blocking shots at the net with four blocks in two sets played. Aldridge was all over the court with 19 digs. Cierra Sawyer had eight, Spell had six and Richard­ son had six. Richardson chipped in 12 assists and Alexis Parks tal­ lied four assists. The Lady Huskies are 1-10 overall and 1-6 in the Mountain Valley Athletic Conference. Ashe County Builders wins Twilight League Tournament Submitted photo | Jefferson Post Congratulations to the 2013 Mountain AireTwilight League Tournament Champions, Ashe County Builders.They defeated Furches Evergreens in the final match on Monday. Sept. 16. Ashe County Builders team members were Jonah Greer.Jordan Crouse Alan Goodman Jamie Greer. Adam Ravelin. Nathan Greer, Sean Turnmire, Kenneth Riley. Austin Price and Alex Srvmrp'r Dav's Bodv Shop won the regular season title earlier this year. Mountain Aire would like to thank everyone who parted in Shear s Twilight League for helping continue this great tradition at Mountain Aire Golf Club. Wilkes Central scored its first conference win of the season on Wednesday when the Eagles defeated Ashe, 3-1. The Eagles scored right out^of the gate with a goal from Dilver Castro in the third minute. Central went ahead 2-0 on a goal from Kevin Reynolds off of a nice assist from Omar Al­ varez in the 17th minute. That score would remain the same until Ashe finally showed signs of life on of­ fense with a goal from Vic­ tor Melo in the 50th min­ ute to cut the deficit to just one goal. The Eagles kept the of­ fensive pressure up and it paid off with a penalty kick in the 62nd minute. Trevor Royall took the shot and got it by Ashe goalie Jamison Cline. Central kept Ashe from finding the back of the net for the final 30 minutes of play to give the Huskies its first conference loss of the year. Ashe was back on the field Friday night at New­ ton Conover in the final non-conference regular season game of the year. The Red Devils came away with a 3-2 victory. The Huskies fell to 6-6 overall and 3-1 in confer­ ence after last week's ac­ tion. National Hunting and Fishing Day is Sept. 28 The Ashe County Wild­ life Club wants to remind all hunters of all ages that National Hunting and Fish­ ing Day is set for Sept. 28. That is a bit early for hunting season in the North Carolina mountains (with exception of bow hunting, which started Sept. 7), but the Ashe County Wildlife Club wants potential hunters and fishermen to know that they have a local club to hone their skills. "Muzzle loading season starts Nov. 9 and rifle season starts Nov. 23 in the mountains," said E.T. Weaver, Presi­ dent of the Ashe County Wildlife Club. "We want hunters who have not yef joined the club to know that we sponsor Hunters for the Hungry each winter so hunters can donate freshly harvested deer to selected meat processors so the processed meat can go to needy families. This program only applies to deer legally taken by hunters. Our members also raise money from churches and local residents to help pay for the processing of that meat. We will be sending out more info on that program as those seasons get closer." The Wildlife Club has a fishingpond on its property that is now managed by the N.C. Wildlife Commission. The Commission estimates that there are more than 29,000 jobs in North Carolina that are created by hunting and fishing. The Ashe County Wildlife Club manages a rifle and pistol range, plus trap, skeet and sporting clays fields. Member­ ship is $100 per year ($125 for new members). Meetings are the third Mondays of the month at Smoky Mountain Barbecue in West Jefferson. �PACI: (> 'IVivSDAY, SKPTKMIIKK 24, 2013 JEPFKKSON POST CHURCH CALENDAR Sept. 24-27 7 p.m. Revival Services go to help persons in our community with health related expenses. Ap­ proximately 45 individu­ als and families have been helped through this effort over the last six years with oxygen, medicine, medical travel and burial expenses. For more infor­ mation, to pre-order bar­ becue plates, or to donate yard sale items, call 336649-0395, or 982-8658 after 6 p.m. will be held at Gods Will Baptist Church in Sparta. Rev. Lawrence Goodman will be the guest speaker and there will be special singing each night. Pastor Rev. Allen Huffman invites everyone to attend. Sept. 28 10:30 a.m. Done Unto Me Missions Project. room lecture and discussion taught by qualified teachers. Classes to liegin in Septem­ ber. For more information, call Rev. Elliott Oswitt at 977-3835. Deep Gap invite you to homecoming service. The Solid Rock Singers will praise in Him. song beginning at 10 a.m. Rev Vernon Filer will be the guest preacher. Lunch will be served at noon. 10 a.m. Homecoming Service will be held at Sturgills Baptist Church. Every­ one is invited to attend. Sept. 29 10 a.m. Homecom­ ing Service. Pastor Paul Coffey and the Em­ manuel Baptist Church, North Beaver Baptist Church will hold its an­ 7 pum. Special Saturday nual missions project at Night Singing will be held the Vannoy Construction at Mountain View Baptist offices, at the intersection Church. The Marksmen of N.C. 16 and N.C. 88, in Quartet from Georgia will Jefferson. Pork barbecue provide special music. Pas­ by Lloyd Bedford will be tor Denton Hart and the available for $8 per plate, congregation invites every­ includes beans, slaw, roll one to attend. and dessert. There will . Ashe TYaining Center be a multi-family yard for Pastors and Church sale as well as crafts and Leaders available. 520 baked goods. All proceeds hours of interactive class- Make the Switch to DISH Today and Save Up To J0% llsh Sales From Page 1 market crashed in 2008. "Everything is still significantly lower than what we were at the height of the market in 2007," Chamberlain said. "Even though we're on the climb back, we are not where we were." The market crash hit Ashe County hard, with national sellers such as Re/Max and Coldwell Banker closing their county offices and pulling out of the market. Also, a high number of people were relocating from Florida, where the market crashed the hardest. Chamberlain said almost half of his second home sales in the years leading up to the crash came from people looking to relocate from Florida. Sabol said that most of the second home sales in Ashe are now coming from the major cities in North Carolina. The housing market is also experiencing interest rate increases on houses, now that the economy is starting to improve. The federal government had been keeping the rates lower throughout the recession. "If the economy continues to get better, the govern­ ment will take their foot off the pedal and the rates will continue to go up," Chamberlain said. "They are trying to ease us out of the recession." PACKAGES UNDER $50 ASKABOUT FREE OVER 30 PREMIUM MOVIE CHANNELS FREE INTERNET AS LOW AS... 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The DAVs previous vehi­ cle, a 2006 van, was retired with 144,000 miles on it, Poe said. "We're trying to buy it back for internal use," Poe said. CALLT0DAYINSTALLED TODAY! mWIM« NO ONE CAN COMPARE TO THE COMPETITION DOESN'T STACK UP From Page1 . 1 Sim doz For 3 months. $ 4 1 1 Thanks SAME 0AY INSTALLATION Johnny Phillips - owner 977| US HWY 421 South (Deep Cop V828) 964rMl4 | CLASSIFIEDS LEGALS L£GALS • Transportation, Division of Mo­ tor Vehicles Defendants" 13 CVS 72 , Ashe County and pursuant to the terms of the judgment, the undersigned Commissioner will offer for sale that certain property as described below. Said sale will be held in the City of Jefferson, Ashe County, North Carolina at 12:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Octo­ ber 1, 2013 at the courthouse IN THE GENERAL COURT door and will sell to the highest OF JUSTIC SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the FILE NO. 12-E-81 County of Ashe, North Caro­ lina, and bping more particu­ NOTICE OF SALE larly described as follows; Pursuant to the Order of the All that certain lot or parcel of Honorable Pam Barlow, Clerk land situated in the City of Pine of Superior Court of ASHE Swamp Township; Ashe County, North Carolina, dated County, the 25th day of July 2013, no­ tice is hereby given of the pub­ North Carolina and more par­ ticularly described as follows: lic sale by the undersigned Commissioner of the following Being a tract of land located in described real property on Pine Swamp Township, Ashe Wednesday the 16th day of County, North Carolina, October 2013, at one o'clock (1:00) P.M., the sale to be held bounded by the lands of formerly or in possession of at the courthouse steps of the the following: on the north and Ashe County, North Carolina east by George Harless. on the courthouse at 150 Govern­ south by George Harless. Jr. ment Circle; Jefferson, NC and on the west by William 28640. Howell, and being more partic­ The real property to be sold is . ularly described as follows: as follows: Being a 14x66 mobile home Beginning on a 10" locust tree and all of Lot No. Thirty-Three •on the south side of a branch, (33) of the development known said locust being the southw­ as Three Top Mountain. Inc., est corner of the George Har­ as the same is platted, planned less property (Book 126, Page 90), and being in the northern and recorded in Plat Book 2, line of the George Harless, Jr. Page 148, Ashe County Public Poperty (Book A-4, Page 357) Registry. And being the same land de­ and the most southeaster scribed in and conveyed in that comer of the tract herein de­ scribed; thence with the said certain deed from J.L. Hope George Harless, Jr. line S 77 and wife, Ruth N Hope, to Ronnie Brown Staton and wife. degrees 50' 19" W for a dis­ Judy Horn Staton, Dated 12 tance of 138.91 feet to a October 1998, and of record in 12"maple on the south side of the Ashe County Public Re­ a branch , S 45 degrees 34' gistry in Book 234, at pages 04" W, Crossing a Vi" rebar set 1824-1825. at 2.00 feet for a total distance The above lot is subject to all of 112.45 feet to a 6" blackrestrictions of record, including gum on the south side of a thdse in the Ashe County Pub­ branch, S 60 degrees 30' 20" lic Registry in Book Q-4, at W. crossing a 1/2" rebar set a! page 161, to which recorded 8.60 feet, for a total distance of instrument reference is hereby 99.20 feet to an existing W made for a specific recital of conduit pipe in the centerline of said restrictions. a branch, the William Howell The property will be sold to the Corner (Book Z-3, Page 242); highest bidder for cash, who thence continuing with the said shall deposit five percent (5%) Howell line, N 35 degrees 40' of the amount of the purchase 58" W for a distance of 440.44 price at the time of sale as a feet a 1/2"rebar set at the good faith deposit. The sale southeastern edge of NCSR shall be held open for upset #1180, N 59 degrees 38'31" E bid for ten (10) days. for a distance of 38.39 fee to a Vi" rebar set at a fence post, This the 13th day ok Septem­ the George Harless corner ber, 2013. (Book U-3, Page 558); thence REEVES LAW FIRM continuing with the said Har­ Commissioner John Benjamin less line, S 42 degrees 04' 08" "Jak" Reeves E for a distance of 36.37 feet N.C. Bar No.: 32895 to a W rebar set at a fence PO Box 67 post, S 86 degrees 38' 09" E West Jefferson, NC 28694 for a distance of 468.99 feet to — t S9ej48 717? a 1-1/2"-ironpipe, S 0? d«-rf. 336.246.5966 grees 48' 27 W, crossing at CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE Vt rebar set at 190.92 feet, for a total distance of 191.67 feet Undersigned hereby certifies to the point of beginning, con­ taining 3.006 acres, inclusive that the pleading to which this certificate is affixed was served of the existing right of way of upon the parties to this action NCSR #1180. by: And being the same land de­ hand delivery, or by scribed in and conveyed by telefax, or by that certain deed from Theodore G. Seawell and X depositing a copy of same, Anne B. Seawell. wife dated enclosed in a first class, post­ paid wrapper in a post office or August 29, 1996, and of re­ cord in the Ashe County Pub­ official depository under the lic Registry in Book 214, Page care and custody of the United 1823, and being further de­ States Postal Service ad­ scribed as Tract 1 in thai cer­ dressed as follows: tain deed which appears of re­ cord in the Ashe County Pub­ lic Registry in Book 208 at John Johnston Page 2207. Guardian Ad Litem for Un­ known Heirs PO Box 358 The property is being sold "as Jefferson, NC 28640 is", without warranties, subject to all taxes, special assess­ ments and prior liens or en­ This the day of September, cumbrances of record and any 2013. recorded releases. Any as­ sessments, costs or fees res­ REEVES LAW FIRM ulting from the sale will be due Commissioner John Benjamin and payable from the pur­ "Jak" Reeves chaser at the sale N.C. Bar No : 32895 A cash deposit or certified PO Box 67 check (no personal check) in 202 East Main Street the amount of ten percent West Jefferson, NC 28694 (10%) of the high bid will be re­ quired af the time of the sale.' t. 336.246.7172 f. 336.246 5966 The sale will be held open for jak@ reeveslawf irm.net ten days for upset bids as re­ Publish:9.24.13/10.1.13 quired by law. THIS IS A COMMUNICATION STATE OF FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR. NORTH CAROLINA THE PURPOSE OF THIS COUNTY OF ASHE COMMUNICATION IS TO IN THE GENERAL COURT COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY OF JUSTICE INFORMATION OBTAINED SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION WILL BE USED FOR THAT BEFORE THE CLERK PURPOSE,EXCEPT AS FILE#13-E-247 STATED BELOW IN THE IN­ NOTICE TO CREDITORS STANCE OF BANKRUPTCY Having qualified as Executor of PROTECTION the estate of Margaret Lain IF YOU ARE UNDER THE Sears deceased of 186 Village PROTECTION OF THE BANK­ Park Drive, Unit 1, West Jeffer­ RUPTCY COURT OR HAVE son, Ashe County, North Caro­ BEEN DISCHARGED AS A lina, 28694. this is to notify all RESULT OF A BANK­ persons having claims against RUPTCY PROCEEDING, the Estate of said Margaret THIS NOTICE IS GIVEN TO Lain Sears to present them to YOU PURSUANT TO STAT­ the undersigned on or before UTORY REQUIREMENT AND December 10.2013, or this no­ FOR INFORMATIONAL PUR­ tice will be placed in bar of POSES AND IS NOT INTEN­ their recovery. All persons, DED AS AN ATTEMPT TO firms and corporations in­ COLLECT A DEBT OR AS AN debted to said Estate will ACT please make immediate pay­ TO COLLECT, ASSESS, OR ment. RECOVER ALL OR ANY This the 23rd day of August, PORTION OF THE DERT 2013. FROM YOU PERSONALLY. This the 29th day of August. John S. Sears 2013. 135 Big Flatts Acre Circle Fleetwood. NC 28626 . BY: STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY,OF ASHE ADMINISTRATOR, ESTATE OF MACKIE MARIE HORNE, DECEASED Petitioner v. UNKNOWN HEIRS OF MACKIE MARIE HORNE, Defendants James M. Deal, Jr. DEAL, MOSELEY & SMITH, LLP Attorneys at Law 87p West King Street, Ste. B. PO Box 311 Boone. NC 28607 Publish:9.10.13/9.17.13/9.24.1 3/10.1.13 NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 13-CVS-72 Under and by virtue of the power and authority contained in a judgment bearing the cap­ tion "Nationwide Advantage Mortgage Company Plaintiff vs. Branscon Charles Lucas: and wife, Angel Lucas; Marvin Dexter Lucas; Brenda Gail Brown; Green Tree Financial Servicing Corp., Lien Holder; Substitute Trustee and the North Carolina Department of Susan R. Benoit. Commission­ er Post Office Box 2505 Fayetteville, NC 28302 (910) 864-6888 Publish:9.17.13/9.24 13 NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 13 SP 107 Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Dana R. Larned & Joseph Larned to LSI Title - NATL VENDOR., Trustee(s). dated the 21st day of October, 2011, and recorded in Book 00423, Page 1476, in Ashe County Registry, North Carolina, de­ fault having been made in the �JEFFKKSON Pos'l payment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned Substitute Trustee Services Inc. having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recor­ ded in the Office of the Re­ gister of Deeds of Ashe County, North Carolina and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having dir­ ected that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door in the City of Jefferson, Ashe County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 12:30 PM on October 1, 2013 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real es­ tate situated in the County of Ashe, North Carolina, and be­ ing more particularly de­ scribed as follows: The following described prop­ erty: Being a tract of land located in Elk Township, Ashe County, North Carolina, Bounded by the lands of, formerly of, or in possession of, on the north and west by Marlin Krider. on the south by Jarniece Bumgarner, on the east by the Lee Houck Heirs and Johnnie Blevins and being more partic­ ularly described as follows; Beginning on a 1/2" rebar set at a fence post, said being in the western line of the Johnnie Blevins property (Db 187, Pg 1234), a corner of the Marlin Krider property (Db 188, Pg 1576) and the northeastern corner of the tract herein de­ scribed, thence farming with the said Marlin K. Rider line North 83 degrees 12 minutes 42 seconds West. 167.03 feet to an existing 1/2" rebar at a fence post, North 83 degrees 12 minutes 42 seconds West, 5.96 feet to a point in the centerline of a branch, thence running down and with the centerline of said branch the following five calls; 1) South 23 degrees 07 minutes 22 seconds West, 73.06 feet, 2) South 04 degrees 56 minutes 48 seconds West, 32.08 feet, 3) South 59 degrees 28 minutes 29 seconds West. 38.16 feet, 4) South 62 de­ grees 12 minutes 10 seconds West, 53.04 feet, 5) South 46 degrees 20 minutes 28 seconds West, 34.30 feet, thence leaving the branch and running with the line of the Janiece Bumgarner property (Db 240, Pg 1036) South 78 degrees 50 minutes 21 seconds East, 10.00 feet to an oak stump (said stump is loc­ ated North 86 degrees 58 minutes 25 seconds West, 15.29 feet from an exist-, ing 1/2" rebar), South 78 de­ grees 50 minutes 21 seconds East, (crossing an existing driveway) 241.60 feet to a P.K. Nail set in the edge of NCSR No. 1211, thence running with the line of the Lee Houck Heirs property (Db F-2, Pg 241) North 17 degrees 35 minutes 16 seconds East, 18 98 feet to an existing 1/2" rebar at a fence post, North 17 degrees 35 minutes 16 seconds East, 161.39 feet to an existing 1/2" rebar at a fence post, said re­ bar being a corner of the John­ nie Blevins property, thence running with the said Blevins line North 15 degrees 36 minutes 12 seconds East, 24.15 feet to the point of Be­ ginning, containing 0.871 acres, area by coordinate com­ putations. Inclusive of the ex­ isting right of way of NCSR No.1211. According to a sur­ vey by Billy W. Barr, PLS L3174, dated 10-15-04. job no. 041007 Bearings are relative to Deed Book 243, page 1844, Ashe County Registry. Together with improvements thereon, said property located at 339 Milt Houck Road, Todd, North Carolina 28684 Parcel ID: 04159-112. TI'ivSDAV, SEPTEMBER 24. 201.3 House For Rent EDUCATION Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or re­ newed on or after October 1, 2007, may after receiving the notice of sale, terminate the rental agreement upon 10 days' written notice to the land­ lord. Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termin­ ation. If the trustee is unable to con­ vey title to this property for any reason, the sole remedy of the purchaser is the return of the deposit. Reasons of such inab­ ility to convey include, but are not limited to. the filing of a bankruptcy petition prior to the confirmation of the sale and re­ instatement of the loan without the knowledge of the trustee. If the validity of the sale is chal­ lenged by any party, the trust­ ee, in their sole discretion, if they believe the challenge to have merit, may request the court to declare the sale to be void and return the deposit. The purchaser will have no fur­ ther remedy, THIS IS A COMMUNICATION FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR. THE PURPOSE OF THIS COMMUNICATION IS TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE, except as stated below in the instance of bank­ ruptcy protection. IF YOU ARE UNDER THE PROTECTION OF THE BANK­ RUPTCY COURT OR HAVE BEEN DISCHARGED AS A RESULT OF A BANK­ RUPTCY PROCEEDING, THIS NOTICE IS GIVEN TO YOU PURSUANT TO STAT­ UTORY REQUIREMENT AND FOR INFORMATIONAL PUR­ POSES AND IS NOT INTEN­ DED AS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT OR AS AN ACT TO COLLECT, ASSESS, OR RECOVER ALL OR ANY PORTION OF THE DEBT FROM YOU PERSONALLY. The property to be offered pur­ suant to this notice of sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance "AS IS, WHERE IS." Neither the Trust­ ee nor the holder of the note secured by the deed of trust/security agreement, or both, being foreclosed, nor the officers, directors, attorneys, employees, agents or author­ ized representative of either the Trustee or the holder of the note make any representation or warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions ex­ isting in, on, at or relating to the property being offered for sale, and any and all respons ibilities or liabilities arising out of or in any way relating to any such condition expressly are disclaimed. Also, this property is being sold subject to all taxes, special assessments, and prior liens or encum­ brances of record and any re­ corded releases. Said prop­ erty is also being sold subject to applicable Federal and State laws. A cash deposit or cashier's check (no personal checks) of five percent (5%) of the pur­ chase price, or seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, will be re­ quired at the time of the sale. An order for possession of the property may be issued pursu­ ant to G.S. 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the clerk of superior court of the county in which the prop­ erty is sold. Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or re­ newed on or after October 1, 2007, may after receiving the notice of sale, terminate the rental agreement upon 10 days' written notice to the land­ lord. Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termin­ ation. If the trustee is unable to con­ SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE SER­ vey title to this property for any VICES, INC. reason, the sole remedy of the SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE purchaser is the return of the deposit. Reasons of such inab­ ility to convey include, but are BY: not limited to, the filing of a Attorney at Law bankruptcy petition prior to the Hutchens Law Firm confirmation of the sale and re­ Attorneys for Substitute Trust­ instatement of the loan without ee Services, Inc. the knowledge of the trustee. If the validity of the sale is chal­ P.O. Box 1028 lenged by any party, the trust­ 4317 Ramsey Street sey ee. in their sole discretion, if Fayetteville, North Carolina ayettt they believe the challenge to 28311 have merit, may request the https://sales.hsbfirm.com court to declare the sale to be Case No: 1117495 (FC.CH) void and return the deposit. Publish: 9.17.13/9.24.13 The purchaser will have no fur­ ther remedy. "' NOTICE OF THIS IS A COMMUNICATION FORECLOSURE FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR. SALE THE PURPOSE OF THIS Under and by virtue of the COMMUNICATION IS TO power of sale contained in a COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY certain Deed of Trust made by INFORMATION OBTAINED Christopher M. Campbell to C. WILL BE USED FOR THAT Couzen, Trustee(s), dated the PURPOSE, except as stated 15th day of November, 2008, below in the instance of bank­ and recorded in Book 00391, ruptcy protection. Page 0172, in Ashe County IF YOU ARE UNDER THE Registry, North Carolina, de­ PROTECTION OF THE BANK­ fault having been made in the RUPTCY COURT OR HAVE payment of the note thereby BEEN DISCHARGED AS A secured by the said Deed of RESULT OF A BANK­ Trust and the undersigned, RUPTCY PROCEEDING. Substitute Trustee Services, Inc. having been substituted as THIS NOTICE IS GIVEN TO YOU PURSUANT TO STAT­ Trustee in said Deed of Trust UTORY REQUIREMENT AND by an instrument duly recor­ FOR INFORMATIONAL PUR­ ded in the Office of the Re­ POSES AND IS NOT INTEN­ gister of Deeds of Ashe County, North Carolina and the DED AS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT OR AS AN holder of the note evidencing ACT TO COLLECT, ASSESS, said indebtedness having dir­ ected that the Deed of Trust be OR RECOVER ALL OR ANY PORTION OF THE DEBT foreclosed, the undersigned FROM YOU PERSONALLY. Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door in SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE SER­ the City of Jefferson, Ashe VICES, INC. County, North Carolina, or the SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 12:30 PM on October 8, 2013 and BY: will sell to the highest bidder Attorney at Law for cash the following real es­ Hutchens Law Firm tate situated in the County of Attorneys for Substitute Trust­ Ashe, North Carolina, and be­ ee Services, Inc. ing more particularly de­ scribed as follows. P.O. Box 1028 The land referred to is situated 4317 Ramsey Street in the State of North Carolina, Fayetteville, North Carolina County of Ashe, City of Todd, 28311 and described as follows: https://sales hsbfirm.com Case No: 1098527 (FC.FAY) BEGINNING at a point at the intersection of NCSR 1111 and PUBLISH:9.24.13/10.1.13 Trustee may, in the Trustee's sole discretion, delay the sale for up to one hour as provided in NCGS §45-21.23. Should the property be pur­ chased by a third party, that party must pay the excise tax. NCSR 1112, the northeast as well as the court costs of corner of the Grubb property Forty-Five Cents ($0.45) per herein described: thence with One Hundred Dollars the centerline of NCSR 1111; ($100.00) required by NCGS S. 06-12 E„ 110.33 feet: S. 08§7A-308(a)(1). 43 W. 93.65 feet; thence with a The property to be offered pur­ division line of the Grubb prop­ suant to this notice of sale is erty; S. 78-40 W. 93.64 feet to being offered for sale, transfer an iron stake; N. 04-54 W. and conveyance "AS IS, 126.65 feet to an iron stake; N. WHERE IS." Neither the Trust­ 28-12 W. 20.00 feet to an iron ee nor the holder of the note stake; N. 28-12 W. 21.26 feet secured by the deed of to the centerline of NCSR trust/security agreement, or 1112; thence with the centerboth, being foreclosed, nor the line of said NCSR 1112; N. 65officers, directors, attorneys, 09 E. 136.99 feet to the BE­ employees, agents or author­ GINNING, containing 0 471 ized representative of either aces inclusive of the existing the Trustee or the holder of the right of way of NCSR 1111 and note make any representation NCSR 1112, according to a or warranty relating to the title survey by Bobby J. Oliver & or any physical, environmental, Associates, PA, Registered health or safety conditions ex­ Land Surveyor, L-1276, July isting in, on. at or relating to 19,1982. This being a portion the property being offered for of the Gene E. Grubb property sale, and any and all respons­ as recorded in Book 132, ibilities or liabilities arising out Pages 78-79. Ashe County Re­ of or in any way relating to any gistry. Together with improve­ such condition expressly — are ments located thereon; said ' munis IU disclaimed. Also, this property property being located at 4271 is being sold subject to all 0 a'L liig Flatts Church Road, Todd. Big Flatt taxes, special assessments, North Carolina and prior liens or encum­ brances of record and any re­ Being all of that certain prop­ corded releases Said prop­ erty to Christopher M. Camp­ erty is also being sold subject bell from Larry E. Greer and to applicable Federal and State Ginger B. Greer, by deed laws. dated 03/24/83 and recorded A cash deposit or cashier's 03/25/83 in Deed Book 138, check (no personal checks) of Page 805 of Official Records. five percent (5%) of the pur­ chase price, or seven hundred Trustee may, in the Trustee's fifty dollars ($750.00), sole discretion, delay the sale whichever is greater, will be re­ for up to one hour as provided quired at the time of the sale. in NCGS §45-21.23. An order for possession of the Should the property be pur­ property may be issued pursu­ chased by a third party, that ant to G.S. 45-21.29 in favor of party must pay the excise tax, the purchaser and against the as well as the court costs of party or parties in possession Forty-Five Cents ($0 45) per by the clerk of superior court of One Hundred Dollars the county in which the prop­ ($100.00) required by NCGS erty is sold. §7A-308(a)(1). 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Whether pre­ paring students for entry into the world of work, or for transfer to a fouryear college or university, advisory committees pro­ vide input to ensure the relevance of the college's curricula in a rapidly changing world. Addi­ tionally, the committees advise the institution regarding the improve­ ment of programs in an effort to more adequate­ ly meet the needs of the community. Committee members are local educators, busi­ ness and industry rep­ resentatives and local citizens from the threecounty service area who are familiar with and in­ terested in the needs of the community. Their ex­ pertise in the areas they represent provide oppor­ tunities for suggestions, recommendations and assistance with regards to specific programs. "Employers from our area contact us weekly searching for employees with specific job skills. There are jobs available in our region for employees who have the right hard skills for those jobs. It is up to us at the community college to ensure that our programs deliver to stu­ dents the skills needed for success in the work­ place," said WCC Presi­ dent Dr. Gordon Burns. "We rely on our advisory committees to keep the college informed of those needed skills to ensure that the college curricula and programs are cur­ rent and relevant. Beyond specific knowledge and skills, we aim to empower our students with the soft skills such as positive atti­ tudes, time management and communications that add to becoming a good employee." There are 258 advisory members representing the Submitted Photo |Jefferson Post Jason Pllkington, basic skills instructor and coordinator, ad­ dresses the College Readiness Advisory Committee. following areas: AccessAbility Services; Applied Engineering Technolo­ gies; Arts & Sciences; As­ sociate Degree Nursing; Business Technologies; College Readiness; Com­ puter Technologies; Den­ tal Assisting; Emergency Medical Science; Human Services; Learning Re­ sources; Medical As­ sisting; Public ServiceCriminal Justice; Public Service- Culinary Arts/ Baking & Pastry Arts; Public Service - Early Childhood Education; Radiography; Respiratory Therapy; SAGE (Support­ ing Academic Goals for Education); and Trans­ portation Technologies. Derek Kilby, a civil en­ gineer with Lowe's Com­ panies, serves on the Ar­ chitectural Technology Advisory Committee. "I think one reason ad­ visory committees are important is because our world is changing faster than ever and the need to integrate formal education and reality is critical. During the last decade, the construction industry has seen a shift from a more aggressive to a more conservative building process, which has become very cost con­ scious," said Kilby. "I think the advisory committee process allows educators to hear about those macro-industry trends from those of us working in the field. For example,Ican talk to Tim Lackey (lead instructor for Architectural Technol­ ogy) about these trends and suggest ideas that could help his program stay ahead. As owners continue to focus on cost, designers must continue to think about ways to save time and money. Ad­ ditionally, a lot of fore­ thought is going into de­ sign and construction in terms of long-term costs involved in maintenance, not just the initial build­ ing costs. So, that infor­ mation and the thought process behind it can hopefully be incorporated into the curriculum being taught in the classroom and allow students to en­ ter the workforce as lead­ ers," he said. WCC would like to thank all Program Advi­ sory Committee members for their participation. Wilkes Community College, a member of the North Carolina Com­ munity College System, is a public, two-year, open-door institution serving the people of Wil­ kes, Ashe and Alleghany counties and beyond. Es­ tablished in 1965, WCC continues to build on a strong history of meeting the educational needs and cultural interests of our students, community and workforce. WCC prepares learners for success in a dynamic world. f fifkeven..catch it! 1 WW The race is on at jeffersonpost.c lit! Show off your Auto Racing e- knowledge & Sprint to the Cup for great weekly prizes! Corner FURNITURE linTs (1 TsL«L*_. 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SPORTS INSIDE 9n vSP Ashe travels Inaugural Buddy to Alleghany Walk is a success ... Page B1 Vol. 88, Issue 77 I — * <r e* u .• OL 2- Friday. September 27.2013 Price's home foreclosure Dylan Lightfoot Staff Writer dlightf oot@jef fersonpost .com The N.C. Court of Ap­ peals on Sept. 12, dis­ missed an appeal filed by Ashe County Commis­ sioner Gerald Price in a home foreclosure pro­ ceeding brought against him by SunTrust Mort­ gage last year. The February 2012 foreclosure order on Price's Zionville home was upheld in an Aug. 30 special session of the Ashe Superior Court held in Guilford County, ... Page B2 according to court docu­ ments. The Superior Court ruled the "matter was settled" at a Feb. 1,2013, Ashe District Court hear­ ing, and denied Price's Aug. 15 request for ju­ dicial settlement as "moot," according to a court order filed in the proceedings. A previous foreclosure proceeding, brought against Price by Sun­ Trust in October 2010, was dismissed on a tech­ nicality in August 2011 when the Ashe Superior Court found the mort­ gage lender "failed to sat­ isfy its burden of proof," according to court docu­ ments. In the current fore­ closure proceeding, two checks -were presented by Price in February 2012, featuring handwrit­ ten memos "FOR DIS­ CHARGE OF DEBT," "NOT FOR DEPOSIT" and "EFT (electronic fund transfer) ONLY," according to court docu­ ments. Checks presented by Price for $134,301.28 and $164,788.93 were returned by SunTrust. •• $l.(H) •Z Z!z. ; ml dismissed according to court docu­ ments. In a March 21, 2012, letter to SunTrust, Price wrote "Because the origi­ nal untouched (EFT) was not returned to me within the time limits and manner required for such instruments, this instrument has been lawfully accepted and/or transacted. This is not even taking into account both instruments show evidence of processing." In February 2011, Price filed a common law See APPEAL I A8 More than three tons of squash donated Ashe County Commissioner Gerald Price Affordable Healthcare Act marketplace leaves local agents confused Wil Petty Staff Writer jpetty@civitasmeida.com Dylan Lightfoot |Jefferson Post The Patient Protection As the first day of Oc­ tober is fast approaching, Affordable state and local insurance Care Act agencies are preparing to navigate around the new healthcare marketplace exchange. The marketplace is •«aw •* <fki part dt the Patient Proand Affordable ( taction hteatlh flaW Act signed ment that they meet 10 by President Barac.k essential benefits." Obama. The plan is to The 10 essential ben­ allow uninsured North efits include basics such Carolinians the opportu­ as ambulatory patient nity to receive healthcare services, emergency ser­ at a reduced rate. vices and hospitalization, 'The exchange is a but also include pediatric marketplace and it's a services and maternity clearinghouse companies services. can participate in," said A majority of the popu­ Matt Rumfelt, a health lation qualifies for the insurance agent for Lifes- healthcare within the tore. "They have to be See ACT | A8 certified by the govern- Derek Green (left) of West Jefferson Hardware and N.C. State Cooperative Extension Agent Travis Birdseli (right) unloaded 6,713 pounds of squash delivered to West Jefferson First Baptist Church from Upper Mountain Research Station Tuesday. An assortment of 90 varieties, the squash was grown on the "test farm" as part of a unique com­ mercial viability study, and will be distributed to local food banks by Out Grow Hunger. Oktoberfest set for Oct. 26 Dylan Lightfoot vote by the board, 709 East Main St. will be rezoned "highway commercial." Owned by David Miller of Auto Express Quik Lube, the property is adjacent to other commercially zoned parcels. No community objection was raised at a public hear­ ing on the rezoning Mon­ day. Staff Writer dlightfoot@jeffersonpost.com The Jefferson Board of Aldermen Monday made plans for the town's inaugu­ ral Oktoberfest, and moved to rezone a parcel on West Main Street. Stacy Maye of the Olde Town Jefferson Business Association announced that plans for Jefferson's first Oktoberfest are being final­ ized. The downtown fes­ tival is scheduled 8-6 p.m. Oct. 26. "We are getting down to the wire and working out all the final details," Maye said. "We're just waiting for confirmation (from the Department of Transporta­ tion) on closing the fourlane. What I've heard from them verbally is positive." she said. Maye and the aldermen discussed the availability and placement of barricades for blocking off a section of East Main Street for the fes­ tival. Town Manager Cathy Howell said the town would pay to detail an off-duty po­ lice officer for security duty at the blocked section of highway, as required of the DOT. Maye last month of­ fered to raise event funds to pay the officer. The aldermen also volun- Other business Dylan Lightfoot | Jefferson Post Stacy Maye of the Olde Towne Jefferson Business Association updated the Jefferson Board of Aldermen on developments with Oktoberfest planning Monday. Seated right: Alderman Charles Caudill. teered town maintenance staff to help block off the highway and entering sidestreets. The festival will feature a bounce house, a live Ba­ varian band and an indoor/ outdoor beer garden, which will be set up at J&J Chop House, Maye said. Maye asked that a rep­ resentative from the town take part in the event's 10 a.m. opening ceremony. "What this event is...is a grand opening for Jef­ ferson. It's an open house where we're asking people to come in our backyard... the hospitality has to go with it," she said. "1 think we have a lot to be proud of, and a lot to share with people when they come into an event like this because it's those 'soft sells,she said. "I really appreciate you all doing this," said Alder­ man Charlie Caudifl. "This is something I've always thought could be done. This is the nicest little town in the state of North Caro­ lina." Alderman Mark Johnston said Jefferson was more conducive to festivals than West Jefferson. "We're more open. We're not blocking any businesses," he said. Following a unanimous Alderman Luther An­ derson said the lot for Jef­ ferson's new maintenance building has been profes­ sionally graded and covered with two inches of gravel, and will get another four inches of gravel before the foundation of poured. "The contractor has bent over backwards to do a good job. (The building) will take care of the town for 100 years," he said. Howell said engineering fees for redesigned side­ walks and lighting at the U.S. 221 Business/N.C. 88 intersection would run ap­ proximately $4,000. There is no available estimate of total cost for the work, which is a now a joint proj­ ect of the DOT, Blue Ridge Electric and the Town of Jefferson. Estimates are out for fix­ ing all potholes in the down­ town area, Howell said. The town hopes to complete re­ pairs before winter. Wil Petty | Jefferson Post Jane Lonon, president of the Ashe County Arts Council, stands next to paintings in the gallery, recently named by "Our State" magazine as one of the 25 art galleries to see in the N.C. mountains. The paper also named West Jefferson's CatchLight Gallery, as well as galleries in cities such as Asheville, Boone and Hickory. Our State magazine names Arts Council, CatchLight in mountain art travel guide Wil Petty Staff Writer lpetty@civitasmeida.com Two West Jefferson art galleries are featured in the an­ nual mountain issue of Greensboro-based "Our State" magazine. The Ashe County Arts Council's gallery and Catch­ Light Gallery were both on a list of 25 galleries to see art in the North Carolina mountains. "I am stunned and delighted," said Nicole Robinson, owner of CatchLight Gallery, located on Jefferson Ave! "We didn't even know they were doing a story or any­ thing, so I didn't speak to anybody (from "Our State") about our gallery. Obviously it had been somebody who visited and liked what they saw." Jane Lonon, head of the Ashe County Arts Council, said she too initially found out about the recognition on­ line and believes that the credit goes to all of the artists throughout the county. See STATE | A9 �PAGE A2 FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 20 LS JEFFERSC>N PC>ST Art on the Mountain will feature local artists Ashe County Arts Council will sponsor Art on the Mountain from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 28. Over 25 artists and*craft persons will set up their creative wares on the grounds of the Ashe Arts Center in West Jefferson. Holiday gift ideas, fall theme items, unique art pieces, crafts and more will be for sale. Several artists will be demonstrating their artwork including basket weaving, quilting and wood-working. There will be a door prize drawing every hour for customers. As part of the festivities, The Gary Poe Show will broadcast live from the Ashe Arts Center starting a little after 11:00 am. The featured performers will be the Garden Variety String Band. The Art on the Mountain artists include * Ashe County Piecemakers Quilt Guild, Brenda Cole, quilted items; Francine Barr, jewelry; Bead­ ing Buddies: Pat Hopkins and Arlene Lunquist, beaded and wire jewelry; Kelli Blowers and Holly Houck, re­ cycled items used for jewelry, soaps, candles and more; Jennie Bush, bead­ ed jewelry, note cards and gift bags; Doug Butler, photography and book; Kay Dufor, paintings and ornaments; FINE ART. COOL CRAFT* Julie Ebel, books and demonstrating wreaths from her book; Grassy Creek Pottery, Cheryl Williams, stoneware pottery; Karen Gross, photographs; Becky Henderson-Gow, handmade, hand thrown pottery; Annehart Herrick, drawings and paintings; High Meadows Pottery, Dottie Baker and Rick Brake; Caria Houck, baskets; Kimberley Isler, handcrafted soaps, salts and bombs; Cindy Long, handwoven items; Theresa McGrath, jewelry and pottery; Melanie Micale, clay pottery and sculpture; Zoe Nel­ son, silver jewelry; Pottery Place, Tina Duffy, pottery and photogra­ phy; Quilt Square Girls, barn quilt squares; Judith Reese, painting; Cheryl Roberts, rug hooking; Todd Schofer, pottery; Barbara Chapman Sox, baskets; Debra Speas, handpainted rocks; Betsy Troxler, paint­ ings; Pam Washer, recycled hand­ bags; Dawn Wicklow, paintings, collage and cards; Paula Williams, jewelry, baked goods from Sweet Aromas; James Woods, folkart; and Shamba Wright, cast metal. Also on Saturday, Sept. 28, Down­ town West Jefferson will be filled with antiques and collectibles. The vendors will be open from 8 a.m.6 p.m. For more information email antiquesmain@skybest.com. Also visit the Farmers Market on the Back Street from 8 a.m.-l p.m. For more information visit www.ashefarmersmarket.com. Ashe County is known for its natu­ ral beauty and friendly people. In recent years Ashe County has gained a reputation for its growing arts com­ munity and the Ashe County Arts Neal Hellman Council has been a constant support of the county's artists. Art on the Mountain provides an opportunity for both new and cur­ rent working artists from across the county to showcase and sale their lat­ est creations to the public. For more information please call the Ashe The Ashe County Arts Council presents a concert at County Arts Council at 336-846- 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 28, featuring nationally ac­ ARTS. claimed performer and teacher of the mountain dulcimer, Neal Hellman. The concert will be in the Gallery of the Ashe Arts Center and tickets are $12 adults and $5 stu­ dents. Hellman has been performing, writing, teaching and recording acoustic music for the past 30 years. Neal's lat­ est recording, Emma's Waltz, is a colorful dance through traditional and contemporary acoustic music styles. Fea­ turing 17 different musicians playing compositions from Ireland, Scotland, Finland, America and France. His previous albums include "Autumn in the Valley', Dream of the Manatee" and "Oktober County" and his music was described by the Santa Cruz Sentinel as "just plain beautiful music, all lilting guitars and dulcimers and songs that are precise and perfectly arranged." He is the author of many books on the Appalachian dul­ cimer including the "Dulcimer Chord Book," "The Hal Leonard Dulcimer Method," "Celtic Song and Slow Airs for Mountain Dulcimer" and more. Hellman will also present two workshops on Sunday, Sept. 29 at the Ashe Arts Center. The 1 p.m. workshop will be for beginners, Hellman will teach basic melodies as well as how to utilize the dulcimer to back up the voice. The 3 p.m. workshop will be for intermediate players and Hellman will teach several arrangements from France, Sweden, Denmark, Ireland and more. Each workshop is Arts Council presents dulcimer concert, workshops Band Boosters raise money for new uniforms Submitted photo | Jefferson Post Working to raise money to begin their New Uniform Fund for the Ashe County High School Vanguard Marching Band, more than 50 band students and Band Booster Club members assisted Incredible Events in putting on a company picnic for employees of the local Gates plant this past weekend at West Jefferson Park. At the event's end. Band Booster Club President Tamara Shepherd was presented with a check for $2,050, which will start the band's new uniform fund.Students and booster members pictured left to right are: Front row - Travis Denny. Brodrick Shepherd, Tamara Shepherd (Band Booster Club President), Robert Roten, Donna Roten, LuAiine Richardson, Alma Richardson, Diane Barr. Randy Barr and Nate Denny. Second Row Kelly Day, Claire Uszka, Meianie Day, Matt Blevins, Brittany Barr, Sophia O'Neal. Ninfa Nava and Kim Btevins (Band Booster Club Vlcft President). Third Row - Kathy Llszka (Band Booster Club Treasurer), Mickey Lewis, Luke Roten, Jennifer Greene, Carrie Mitchell (Band Director), Maggie Fernan­ dez, Kaylee O'Neal, Cami Pruitt, Haley Graham and Tyler Slaton. Back row - Tim Shepherd, Emily MacDonald, Brittany Stuart, Bowen Greene, Andrew Shepherd. Dave Mitchell, Dillon Harris, Jacob O'Neal, Jordan Reedy, Savannah Brooks, Billy Carpenter and Allison Powers (Band Booser Club Secretary). 4 Ashe arlists in VVilkes Gallery Group exhibit "Gourds" by Susan Van Wyk V a Caroline * I Carolina ! Country ; Winer Fine Wines, CZraft Beers & Specialty Foods 7 Al-3efferson Ave., • Uptown West 3effei*scm Perrv s Gold Mine / UPTOWN WEST JEFFERSON DIAMONDS ESTATE A NEW JEWKlftV Four Ashe County art­ ists are participating in an upcoming group exhib­ it at the Wilkes Art Gal­ lery in North Wilkesboro. Tonya Bottomley, Mary-Ann Prack, Cher Shaffer, and Susan Van Wyk are members of a women's art group called ArtMix. ArtMix is a diverse group of 12 women art­ ists from a five-county area of northwest N.C.. The group was formed 20 years ago, and exhibits to­ gether at various venues throughout the state. Bottomley, Shaffer, and Van Wyk will have paint­ ings on exhibit. Prack will be exhibiting ceramic sculpture. Other mediums in the show include photog- raphy, fiber, and pastel. Other exhibiting mem­ bers of ArtMix are Orna Bentor, Cindy Breden, Mary Anne Caplinger, Judy Humphrey, Judy Mc­ Neill, Betty Powell, and Marianne Suggs. The public is invited to attend the opening recep­ tion for the ArtMix exhib­ it 6-8 p.m. Friday, Sept. 27, 2013, at the Wilkes Art Gallery located at 913 C Street in North Wilkes­ boro. Admission is free. Light refreshments will be served, artwork from the exhibit will be available for sale, and the artists will be on hand to discuss their work. The exhibition will be on dis­ play Sept. 27 through Nov. 2. The Town of Lansing will be taking sealed bids for SNOW REMOVAL 40%... 70% SAVINGS for the up coming season. Diamonds loose% Mounted Pendants Earrings Bracelets Fine Jewelry Colored.Stones Watehci/PearU Karat Gold hems Sterling Silver i JEWELRY WE BUY DANA \ SAM * i MN'SIGN LAYAWAYS AVAILABLE )KTlt H.HI ftSON .WENDI 336-846-CASH 2274 ST DfiAl S " HI At We would like the bid by the hour. And what equipment you have to work with. You may come by the Town Hall for specifications on the remova .We will be taking bids until October 11,2013. $20. Join the Arts Council for the workshops and concert. Call 336-846-2787 for tickets and workshop reservations. Sky Li ne /SkyBest's 'Outrageously' Good Customer Service breakfast is scheduled The Ashe County Chamber of Commerce is preparing to celebrate the art of providing exceptionally good cus­ tomer service. This is to recognize customer service that is so excep­ tionally good that it would come under the heading of "outrageously" good. The Chamber is asking for people to submit nominations as examples where they have ex­ perienced what they felt to be "outrageously" good cus­ tomer service. Your nomination could be for an entire Company or Organization that demonstrated their dedication to cus­ tomer service from top to bottom. Or it could be for an individual at a company or organization that gave a level of service that you considered "outrageously" good cus­ tomer service. Please tell us the story of your experience with "outra­ geously" good customer service in a brief write up, and send it to either; director@ashechamber.com or ashechamber@skybest.com. Or drop them off at the Chamber Visitor Center at 01 North Jefferson Avenue in West Jef­ ferson. The deadline for nominations is Oct. 4. The winning company/organization and several of the best of the nominated individuals will be honored at the "Outrageously" Good Customer Service breakfast spon­ sored by Skyline/Skybest: Where: Boondocks Brewing Tap Room & Restaurant When: Oct. 16 Time 7:30-9:00 a.m. • 7:30 Arrival • 7:45 Buffet • 8:30 Recognize Winners • 9:00 Departure Cost $10 per Person RSVP Required by Oct. 11. Call 336-846-9550 Come and celebrate "Outrageously" Good Customer Service with Skyline/Skybest and the Ashe Chamber. We owe it all to you. Thank you for making us the #1 auto insurance provider in North Carolina for over 20 years'. We couldn't have done it without you. If you need a quote on auto, home, life or business, call us today so we can protect the things that are most important to you. Join me in West Jefferson. Andy Patton 425 East 2nd St. 646-4196 • Nationwide On Your Side Nationwide Is On Your Side' �JEFFERSON POST A.S.H.E. Domestic Violence Awareness Walk is Sept. 28 OBITUARIES Larry Brown, through Val­ ley Funeral Home, 1085 N. Main Ave., Erwin, TN, 423-743-9187 Event to honor Miranda Ann Wiles, other local victims ticipating in ASHEs Dine to Donate fundraising event. A portion of all sales will be do­ nated by these restaurants on the following dates: Dylan Lightfoot Staff Writer dligtitfoofacrvitasmedia.com Bro. Larry Brown I Bro. Larry Brown, of Unicoi, lenn., passed away on Sunday, Sept. 22, 2013, at his home. He was 68. He was a native of Mars Hill and a son of the late Dennis and Virginia Scott Brown. Mr. Brown is a retired minister and was a mem­ ber of Lighthouse Baptist Church. Surviving Bro. Larry Brown are his daughters, Sharon Mason and hus­ band, Randy,- of Erwin, Tenn., Ginger Hopson and husband, Kevin, of Crumpler; son David Brown and wife Kim, of Johnson City, Tenn.; brothers, Gary Brown and wife Shirley of Marion, Mike Brown of Lumberton; sister, Hazel Letterman of Mars Hill; grandchildren, Amber Woodward, Briana Roten, Whitney Hendry, Noah Mason, Justina Mason, An­ drew Brown; great grand­ children, Colton Roten, Coeyn Hendry, Diesel Hen­ dry, and Jace Woodward. The life of Bro. Larry Brown was remembered and honored in a funeral service on Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2013, in the Chapel of Valley Funeral Home. Rev­ erend Steve Rice will offi­ ciated and Reverend Kevin Hopson provided a Eulogy. Musical selections were provided by Scotty Woodby and Sharon, Ginger and David. A visitation period to share memories and of­ fer support to the family was held at Valley Funeral Home. A graveside com­ mittal service was held at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2013, in the Mausoleum Chapel of Ev­ ergreen Cemetery. Those serving as pallbearers were Nathan Roten, Jared Wood­ ward, Noah Mason, Chris­ tian Hendry, Jason Cooper, Jeffrey Crowe, and Josh Tilson. Honorary pallearers will be Reverend Gary Adkins, Andrew Brown and Doug Hopson. Condolences and memo­ ries may be shared with the family and viewed at www. valleyfuneralhome.net. These arrangements are made especially for the family and friends of Bro. Mr. Voil Marshall Perry Mr. Voil Marshall Perry of Lansing died Satur­ day, Sept. 21, 2013, at his home. He was 92. Mr. Perry was born May 3, 1921, in McDowell County, W.Va., to Monroe and Ollie Davis Perry. Mr. Perry was preceded in death by his parents; his wife, Lou Greer Perry; son, Boyd Perry; two sis­ ters; and one brother. Mr. Perry loved his children and grandchildren. He retired from Thomasville Furniture after many years of service. Mr. Perry is survived by four sons, Richard Perry and wife Donna and Harold Perry, all of Lansing, Vance Perry and wife Becky of Laurel Springs and Lindon Perry of Crumpler; five daughters, Julie Miller, Nettie Miller and Debbie Matkins and husband Rob­ ert, all of Lansing, Rosie Higgins and husband Da­ vid of Jefferson and Daisy Finley and husband Dale of Whitetop, Va.; two sisters, Christine Blevins and Lilly Blevins, both of West Jef­ ferson; 15 grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. Funeral services were held at Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2013, at Badger Funeral Home Chapel by Rev. Dan Hess and Rev. Lonnie Jones. Burial followed in Perry Cemetery. The family received friends on Monday, Sept. 23, 2013, at Badger Funeral Home. Flowers were appreci­ ated, or memorials may be made to the family c/o Badger Funeral Home, P.O. Box 139, West Jefferson, NC 28694. Words of comfort and remembrance may be viewed or sent to the fam­ ily through our website at www.badgerfuneralhome. com. Badger Funeral Home was entrusted with Mr. Perry's arrangements. A Safe Home for Everyone (ASHE), in observance of Domestic Violence Aware­ ness Month, takes to the streets of West Jefferson this Saturday for a "unity walk" in support of victims and survi­ vors of domestic violence. The theme is showing unity against violence in our community," said ASHE Pro­ gram Director Robin Falkner. This is an issue locally and it's our responsibility to do something about it." ASHEs Domestic Violence Awareness Walk is a response to the Aug. 9 death of Mi­ randa Ann Wiles of Laurel Springs, who was allegedly run down by her boyfriend Jacob Edwin Johnson in a do­ mestic dispute that ended in homicide by vehicle. The events on the 28th are in honor of Wiles and other local victims," Falkner said. "There is a lethal com- Thistle Meadow Winery will host Kith annual festival tanner Elk Winery Carolina Mist ^ake James Cellars *aintree Cellars Sullivan Estates tag Apple Lassie Waldension Heritage Grandfather Vineyard inery Cougar Run Winery taund Peak Vineyards addition to the tastthere will be craft ors, live entertainfood and FUN. [mission is $5. However, > glass is returned, the ssion prices is refunded. You don't want to miss this fun-filled day in the mountains of Alleghany County and on the beauti­ ful property of the Thistle Meadow Winery. For more information, call 800-233-1505 or visit www.thistlemeadowwinery.com. A.S.H.E. (4? * *°me for ponent to intimate partner violence. There have been 26 domestic violence homicides in N.C. this year," she said. Participants in the walk will gather at the Ashe Wom­ en's Center 1 p.m. Sept. 28 to paint banners. Suggested materials to bring are purple ribbon and streamers, paint brushes and sponges and pur­ ple fabric of different shades. At 2:30 p.m., participants will walk through downtown West Jefferson, pausing for a moment of silence at a "Vic­ tim's Shoes Display" in front of Mo's Boots, and again at a memorial set up in front of the West Jefferson Police De­ partment. At 4 p.m., the walk will stop at the Hotel Tavern to hear guest speakers West Jef­ ferson Police Chief Jeff Rose and domestic violence sur­ vivor and ASHE Volunteer Mary Hanewald. From 5-8 p.m., walkers will dine at the Hotel Tavern to raise funds for the ASHE program. The Hotel Tavern is one of six local restaurants par­ The Hotel Tavern — 5-8 p.m. Sept. 28 Smoky Mountain Barbe­ cue — anytime Oct. 1-11 Shatley Springs Inn — 4-9 p.m. Oct. 4 Sweet 'n Savory — 11:303:00p.m. Oct. 15 Boondocks Brewing—5-9 p.m. Oct. 15 Pizza Hut — 5-8 p.m. Oct. 21 "United Against Domestic Violence t-shirts will be avail­ able for purchase for $10-15 the day of the event, and throughout the month of Oc­ tober at Threads of Hope. ASHE will offer free volun­ teer advocate training 8:303:30 p.m. Oct. 19. Training is focused on domestic violence basics, working with survi­ vors and volunteer opportu­ nities. Lunch is provided. ASHEs mission is "ending domestic violence and sex­ ual assault in Ashe County through empowerment, sup­ port and education." For more information on any of the events or to reg­ ister for advocate training, contact Robin Falkner at 336.982.8851. Jefferson UMC offers 'groundbreaking' Bible focus The Bible is the bestselling book in history, but how many people in Ashe County are actually read­ ing it regularly? Research by Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life (2008) found that only 16 percent of Ameri­ cans read the Bible every day. Jefferson United Meth­ odist Church, located at 115 E. Main Street, is hoping to reverse this trend by sharing the ma­ jor stories of the Old and New Testament with all ages during the next nine months. Rev. Karen Miller be­ lieves that the biblical in­ terpretation entitled "The Story" is a great tool to help readers understand God's story from Genesis to Revelation. Consisting of 31 weeks of carefullyselected scriptures se­ quenced in chronological order, "The Story" pres­ ents an engaging format, reading like a novel. Jefferson United Meth­ odist Church plans to be­ gin the experience at 9:45 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 6, with groups for children, teen and adults. "1 want the people in our congregation, as well as for the things that happen in our Ashe County com­ in the human story. munity, to realize the in­ "The Bible is central to credible love God has for the Christian faith," said them and how their story Rev. Karen Miller, "but is found in God's story," many people are intimi­ said Miller. dated by its scope and size. With thousands of par­ 'The Story' gives us a way ticipating churches nation­ to make a journey with oth­ wide, "Tlie Story" is be­ ers from Genesis to Rev­ coming a movement that elation so that everyone is bringing wide-ranging ponders God's story and benefits to local churches. how their individual story Many have reported in­ intersects with it." creased community out­ The program is open to reach, increased Biblical anyone. For more informa­ literacy, congregational tion, call Beth Dixon or growth and a greater un­ Karen Miller at Jefferson derstanding of how God's United Methodist Church story reveals the reasons at 846-9512. AREA BIRTHS Shepherd Mychal Tiera Shepherd of Lansing, announces the birth of her son, Jonah Mychael Shepherd, born Sept. 14, 2013, at Ashe Memorial Hospital. He weighed six pounds and seven ounces, and was 19.25 inches long. Grandparents are Sherri Saunders and Mikel Shep­ herd. Pennington Elizabeth Miller and Jarrett Pennington, announce the birth of their daughter, Abagail Raine Penning­ ton, born Sept. 16, 2013. She weighed eight pounds and one ounce, and was 21 Mountain istle Meadow Winery lost its 16th annual festival on Sunday, 6, at its location in ;1 Springs. ns for the day, which is at noon on Sunday roncludes at 5 p.m., les wine tastings many of the regions minent wineries, e wineries invited PAGE A.'3 FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 27,201'3 inches long. Grandparents are Don and Amy Miller, Richard and Melissa Pennington. Waller Genna Greer and David Waller of West Jefferson, announce the birth of their son, Samuel David Jase Waller, born Sept. 17, 2013, at Ashe Memorial Hospital. He weighed sev­ en pounds and 11 ounces, and was 19 inches long. Grandparents are Sam and Gail Lewis, Pete Waller, Allen and Peggy Church. Sibling is Macy Waller. On behalf of the family of Matthew Barnes. Please accept our heartfelt thank you for every kindness and every prayer extended to the family during the passing of our loved one. To all of the churches and [communities, thank you for the food, prayers, acts of and words of comfort. Thank you for the benefit dinner and car washes. Neaves Saturday, September 28, 2013 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. Ashe Arts Center Downtown West Jefferson Pottery - Paintings - Photography - Rug Hooking Quilting - Wood Turning -Jewelry Literary Works - Fiber Arts - Cra/ls Unique art for sale! 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There is no love lost between Berger and House Speaker Thorn Tillis, already declared for the primary. Some thought rivalry might be enough to draw Beiger into the contest. Til­ lis had also announced he would not seek re­ election to be Sjieaker, meaning if both decided to run we would have new leadership in both houses of the legislature in 2014 both houses of the legislature, . which might be good news to Gov. McCrory. But by remaining in power Beiger gains a bit more leverage over the House and, without Tillis as an ally, the governor faces a more powerful Senate leader. Unquestionably fund­ ing played a big part in the decision. Republicans have taigeted incumbent Kay Hagan's seat as es­ sential in the quest to take control of die Sen­ ate and the national party and special interest groups have promised to pony up large sums in that effort, but Berger is smart enough to know that from declaration to election day he will likely need as much as $15 mil­ lion and he was going to need to raise as much as 60 percent of that from North Carolina. He ob­ viously didnt see it hap­ pening. Then there are the Tea Partiers. In Rever­ end Mark Harris and Dr. Greg Bannon, the far right has two advo­ cates prepared to battle to the death with main­ stream Republicans. It won't be pretty and it is highly likely that who­ ever wins the nomina­ tion will doing triage on a badly split GOP, Tom Campbell NC Spin much like was the case in the 1984 Democratic gubernatorial primary, where the party was so divided it couldn't heal and lost the race to Jim Martin. Neither the Tea Partiers or mainstream Republicans will have anywhere else to go in the 2014 General Elec­ tion but they might just sit out the race, as many Dems did in 1984. Incumbent U.S. Sena­ tor Kay Hagan may appear vulnerable to Republicans but she is sitting on a large war chest with millions in the bank and more on the way. National Democrats will be just as eager to re­ tain her seat as Republi­ cans are to win it so they will be prepared to pump big dollars into support­ ing her. Beiger said his final decision was made be­ cause he had work he hadn't finished in the Senate. That's political speak for Berger saying he didn't think he could ultimately win the U.S. Senate seat. It's a long time until November 2014, but with a nasty and divisive Republican primary sure to play out in May odds makers are now betting on Hagan to retain her seat. TV and radio sta­ tions will love the ad dollars this campaign is sure to generate and it will be interesting seeing the charges and counter charges flying. As it looks now Hagan wins. Campbell is the executive pro­ ducer and moderator of NC SPIN, a weekly panel discus­ sion on state issues that airs on WMYT "MY TV12" at 10 a.m. on Sundays and on WJZY "CW46" at 6:30 a.m. and 11:05 p.m. on Sundays and on WFMY-TV at 5:30 a.m. Sundays. Jfers OS tERVINti ASI IF COUNTY. NORTH OAltOIJNA SINCE IMS (USPS 441-810) Member NC Press Association Published twice weekly by Civitas Media LLC. P.O Box 808 203 S. Second Ave., West Jefferson, NC 28694 Periodicals postage paid at West Jefferson, NC 28694 Phone 336-846-7164 Email cclark@civitasmedia.com Subscription rates in Ashe County - $38/year In North Carolina - $48 01/year Editor/General Manager Cliff Clark Staff Writer Wil Petty Staff Writer Dylan Lightfoot Sports Writer Nathan Ham \dvertising Sales Teresa Roark Laws John Sears \dvertising Sales Kay Hart Slassifieds/Legals Mail Room Department Julia Beck Postmaster: Send address changes to Jefferson Post P.O. Box 808 West Jefferson NC 28694-0808 All content copyright 2012 by Civitas Media LLC and may not be reproduced without permission. Too many books, not enough politics? lawyer and Republican city councilman. He had "Aren't you writing about politics anymore?" a prospects of being governor someday, until a mi­ newspaper editor asked me the other day. nor sex scandal brought those dreams to an end I stuttered because I have been writing more in the mid 1980s. about books than politics lately. The real leader of the family is Duke's wife, The editor continued, "Are you a little gunJerene Jarvis Johnston, whose every action is shy from that controversy about the column you calculated to enhance or protect the family's so­ wrote bringing Joseph Goebbels's voice into cial position. Her family's art collection, housed North Carolina politics?" at Chariotte's Mint Museum and displayed in Maybe he has a point Counting today, I have the Jarvis Room, gives her leverage with the written five consecutive columns about books. city's social elite. One of them, however, Brandt Ayers's "In Love But the family is running out of money. with Defeat," was about politics in Alabama Jerene's brother is a wealthy author of a series and North Carolina. The others Marissa PessTs of Civil War era romances. Sometimes he shares "Night Film," Jason Mott's "The Returned," Alan his wealth with his sister's family, but his as­ Guiganus's "Local Souls," and in today's column, sistance is usually undependable and is always D.G. Martin Wilton Barnhardt's "Look Away, Look Away," 1 demeaning. are fiction. So is Lee Smith's "Guests on Earth," Meanwhile, none of the four Johnston chil­ which will be the subject of a forthcoming col­ dren show potential or interest in leading the family to social umn. All these hooks and authors are important, so important prominence and wealth again. The rebellious, liberal Annie that every informed North Carolinian should know about runs through three marriages. Bo, who might have been a them: Ayers because he puts 50 yeais of Southern politics and lawyer or businessman, is instead a troubled Presbyterian civil rights struggles in perspective; Gurganus and Smith, who minister. Josh is a mostly closeted gay with a secret active are among our state's most important and beloved authors, sex life thanks to resources he finds on the internet and the are giving their fans new books for the first time in years. devoted help of his best friend and companion, a super smart Meanwhile on Sunday, Sept. 22, Pessl, Mott, and Barnhardt African American lesbian. The youngest child, Jerilyn, shows made the Top 25 on The New York Times's hardcover fiction early social promise until she shoots her way out of a marriage bestseller list, showing the country that North Carolina is still to a socially acceptable Charlotte boy. producing writers worthy of national attention. Does Barnhardt accurately portray the social, civic, and po­ So this will be another column about a book. Barnhardt's litical scene in Charlotte? I think he stretches things to make a "Lookaway, Lookaway," a Dickens-like novel, follows the de­ good story. But when I challenged him, he promised he could cline of a contemporary, socially prominent Charlotte fam­ produce facts to show the situations in the book are close to ily. Barnhardt takes his readers to country clubs, museums, what Charlotte and North Carolina are really like. mansions, college fraternity and sorority rush parties and One fact is indisputable. Barnhardt is a gifted storyteller aftermaths, debutante balls, retirement homes, real estate and a welcome addition to North Carolina's literary pantheon. developments, gay pickup sites, homes for unwed mothers, D.G. Martin hosts"North Carolina Bookwatch,"which airsat noon Sundays and at abortion sites, Civil War reenactments, and, note this, politi­ 5 p.m. Thursdays on UNC-TV.For more informationor toview prior programs visit the webpage at www.unctv.org/ncbookwatch cal campaigns. The family's titular leader, Joseph B. ("Duke") Johnston, This week's(Oct.3) isan older program that featured LeeSmith talking about her 2002 best-seller "The Last Girls." which follows a group of middle-aged women has a connection to the Confederate general best known for down the Mississippi to New Orleans on a luxury river boat, reminiscing about his surrender to Sherman at the end of the Civil War. Duke their rafting trip on the same river during their college days. Johnston gained his nickname as a football hero and student A grant from the North Carolina Humanities Council provides crucial support for leader at Duke University. After college he became a Charlotte North Carolina Bookwatch. Time to show the real report card Have you ever seen a bad grade on your child's report card and then gotten angry at the school for sending you the report card? Of course not. Like it or not, you need to know how your child is really doing so you can do something about it. North Carolinians are about to have a similar ex­ perience. Back in the 1990s, state officials created new exams for North Carolina public schools. While an improvement over previous competency tests, the new program did not exactly set a high bar. Sometimes, in fact, state officials set the "cut score" — the percentage of correct answers required to pass the test — so low that most students could achieve the state's "proficient" rat­ ing simply by excluding the most-obvious wrong answer of the four choices and then randomly guessing among the remaining three. Fortunately, at the same time that North Carolina's annual testing program was exaggerating our student's true performance, the state was also participating in the National Assessment of Edu­ cational Progress (NAEP). Although limited to 4th and 8th graders and not adminis­ tered every year, the NAEP tests were independent, rig­ orous, and revealing. One revelation from the to report the NAEP was that NAEP find­ North Carolina ings is that made real prog­ a quarter of ress in both read­ our 8th grad­ ing and math during the 1990s. ers lack even The progress basic math then continued skills, a simi­ during the 2000s lar share lack basic reading in math, where skills (the two North Carolina groups over­ 8th graders now lap but are not slightly outper­ precisely the form the national John Hood same), and 31 average, while John Locke Foundation percent lack trailing off in reading, where basic skills we are about in science. average. In science, our stu­ Obviously, most of these dents score slightly below below-basic 8th graders are promoted into high school, average. Something else NAEP anyway. Historically, differences does is to give "proficiency" a meaningful definition. It between North Carolina's doesn't signify a bare mini­ proficiency levels on state mum, which NAEP calls and NAEP tests have been "basic." Nor does it mean among the largest in the "advanced." Proficient stu­ country. For example, in dents are situated between 2011 the state's end-of-grade basic and advanced. That is, testing program rated 79 they are fully prepared to ad­ percent of North Carolina's vance to the next grade — or 8th graders as proficient in in the case of 8th graders, to math. On the 2011 NAEP, as I noted above, the profi­ high school According to the latest ciency share was 37 percent. As part of adopting the NAEP exams, 37 percent of North Carolina 8th grad­ new Common Core stan­ ers are at least proficient in dards, North Carolina re­ math, 31 percent are at least designed its state tests in proficient in reading, and 30 reading and math to be (Whether percent are at least proficient more rigorous. in science. Does these profi­ Common Core represents ciency statistics sound low? a sufficient improvement They should. Another way at an economical price is a separate and very debatable issue.) Public schools admin­ istered the new exams to all students for the first time last spring. Now that the re­ sults have come in, however, some state officials are ter­ rified of the potential public response. In math, for example, the preliminary scoring of North Carolina's new tests showed only 36 percent of the state's 8th graders were proficient. Obviously that is dramati­ cally different than what our state tests have told parents and Uuqiayere in the past. But it is strikingly similar to the most-recent NAEP result for 8th grade math. The Department of Public Instruction and State Board of Education have delayed making these results final while considering what to do. Some officials report­ edly want to reconsider the proficiency standards. Oth­ ers want to proceed with the tests as currently scored. Assuming there are no methodological flaws, I'm with the latter camp. North Carolinians may initially be surprised and troubled when they get more-accurate infor­ mation about student perfor­ mance, but they'll appreciate the truth in the long run. Hood is president of the John Locke Foundation and author of Our Best Foot Forward. It is available at JohnLockeStore.com. �JI-m-KsoN POST PAGE A5 FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 201.'* l horns and thistles are recurrent images in scripture After Adam and Eve sinned in the Garden of Eden, God pronounced punishment on Eve (and all women for all time) that she would have pain in child­ birth. Then God turned to Adam. Do you remember the punishment Leila for Adam's sin (and all men)? 1 horns and thistles during a life of work. "And unto Adam he said, Because thou hast hearkened unto the voice of thy wife, and hast eaten of the tree, of which I com­ manded thee, saying, Thou shalt not eat of it: cursed is the ground for thy sake; in sorrow shalt thou eat of it all the days of thy life; Thorns also and thistles shall it bring prophecied of the Lord's forth to thee; everlasting love by saying and thou shalt that instead of briers, myr­ eat the herb tle trees would come up, of the held; In after making the promise of the sweat of Salvation in Christ. With all of Job's catas­ thy face shalt thou eat bread, trophes, he still prayed for till thou re­ God to show him his sins turn unto the and give him his punish­ ground; for ment. He states that if he out of it wast has wronged others and thou taken: for taken advantage of them, dust thou art, then he wishes for God and unto dust to punish him by letting shalt thou re- "thistles grow instead of Harris turn." (Gen wheat, and cockle instead 3:17-19, KJV). of barley." (Job 31:40). Briers occur frequently Oh, that we would have in Scripture along with this attitude today, asking thorns, to imply that then God to search our hearts (as now) they were a and our lives and our in­ prickly plant. Quite often tentions; asking that He they overtook the land as would bring our iniqui­ a form of God's vengeance ties to the forefront of our against a people and were minds and judge us clearly usually found in desolate and succinctly; so that and unproductive regions. we can repent and seek Without God in our lives, His forgiveness. Instead, we are but briers—hinder­ we tend to flippantly say, ing the Lord's will. Isaiah "Lord, forgive all my sins and give me this, and this, and this, and this." We ex­ pect Him to give us blanket forgiveness even though we ask insincerely and go on with our lives (without true repentance) begging Him for more rewards and blessings each day. The thistle of Scripture is used symbolically to demonstrate God's wrath and punishment While they grow throughout most of the region, they predominately occur in neglected and uncultivated land areas. Thorns appear throughout Scripture in conjunction with thistles to portray desolation and God's judgment. Thorns provide us with many examples of God's judgment and justice in the Scriptures. King David's last words include a curse against the men of Belial (evil men] that they would all be as thorns thrust away—pre­ dicting the second com­ ing of Christ, when all evil will be cast into a burn­ ing fire. After Hezekiah's death, his 12-year-old son, Manasseh reigned in Judah. Manasseh was evil, and he built altars and groves for foreign gods. He used witchcraft and wizards and provoked God to anger. He even put a carved image of a foreign idol in the house of God. God warned him and the people, "And the LORD spake to Manasseh, and to his people: but they would not hearken. Wherefore the LORD brought upon them the captains of the host of the king of Assyria, which took Manasseh among the thorns, and bound him with fetters, and carried him to Babylon. " (II Chr 33:10-11). It worked, and Manasseh repented. When we find ourselves captured with the sym­ bolic thorns and thistles of evil (and punishment for our sins), do we repent? Jesus reminds us that we are known by our fruits be­ cause we cannot produce good for Him if we live and participate amongst the thorns. (Matt 7:16). Finally Jesus says we can know goodness by its fruit. "Ye shall know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles?." (Matt 7:16). They made thorns into a crown and put them on our Lord's head before crucify­ ing Him. (Matt 27:29; Mark 15:17; John 19:2-5). When Jesus Christ took on the sins of the world, how symbolic for Him to have a "crown of thorns" placed on His head, to remind us—even today—of the punishment we deserve for our sins and for disobedience to God. So when you see a briar-patch, a thorny plant or thistle—remember Christ's sacrifice for you. Sept. 29 - Oct. 3 Christ and Christian Union with Rev. Keith Casey, Wednesday, October 2 with Rev. Tim Roten, and Thursday, Midway Baptist with Rev. John Elledge. All services begin at 7 p.m. and there will be special singing at each church. CHURCH CALENDAR Sept. 27 expenses. Approximately 45 individuals and families have been helped through this effort over the last sue years with oxygen, medicine, medical travel and burial expenses. For more informa­ tion, to pre-order barbecue plates, or to donate yard sale items, call 336-649-0395, or 982-8658 after 6 p.m. Sept. 28 7 p.m. Special Saturday 10:30 a.m. Done Unto Me Night Singing will be held Missions Project. North at Mountain View Baptist Beaver Baptist Church will Church. The Marksmen hold its annual missions proj­ Quartet from Georgia will ect at the Vannoy Construc­ provide special music. Pastor tion offices, at the intersec­ Denton Hart and the congre­ tion of N.C.16 and N.C. 88, in gation invites everyone to Jefferson. Pork barbecue by attend. Lloyd Bedford will be avail­ 7:30 p.m. Son's Light able for $8 per plate, includes Coffee House Worship. beans, slaw, roll and dessert. The Son's Light Coffee There will be a multi-family House is located at 174 yard sale as well as crafts and Boone Heights Drive, be­ baked goods. All proceeds go side Los Arcois and next to to help persons in our com­ Burger King. The doors will munity with health related open at 7:30 p.m. Cam Haas 7 p.m. Revival Services will be held at Gods Will Baptist Church in Sparta. Rev. Lawrence Goodman will be the guest speaker and there will be special singing each night. Pastor Rev. Allen Huffman invites everyone to attend. will speak at 8:30 p.m., and Chris McCollum with the Open Mic at 9 p.m. For more information, call Dawn or David Ward at 264-2007 or 355-9267. Ashe Training Center for Pastors and Church Leaders available. 520 hours of interactive classroom lec­ ture and discussion taught by qualified teachers. Classes to begin in September. For more information, call Rev. Elliott Oswitt at 977-3835. CORNERSTONE FELLOWSHIP Burnett St. • West Jefferson 846-3954 Pastor Todd Brewer Casual A Contemporary Sunday School 10:00 a.m. Sunday Worship 11:00 a.m. Wednesday Bible Study 7:00 p.m. ST. FRANCIS OF ASSISI CATHOLIC CHURCH 246-9151 Rev. James Stuhrenberg Main & Ivy Streets. • Jefferson Sun. Morning Mass - 9:00 am Saturday Evcrinq Mass 4:30pm English A 7:30pm Spanish Weekday Mom. Mass Call 336-246-9151 for times Faith Fellowship West Jefferson United Methodist Church Sept. 29 10 a.m. Homecoming Service. Pastor Paul Coffey and the Emmanuel Baptist Church, Deep Gap invite you to homecoming service. The Solid Rock Singers will praise in Him song beginning at 10 a.m. Rev Vemon Eller will be the guest preacher. Lunch will be served at noon. 10 a.m. Homecoming We^Kldt Bible Study 9: JO am toffee and fellowship 10:30-11 Sunday Servke 11:00 am Wednesday Night: F.B.I. Bible Study - 6:30 pm Elliott Ofowttt. Paetor 676 S. Main St.. Jefferson 846-3346 Service will be held at Sturgills Baptist Church. Every­ one is invited to attend. 6 p.m. Big 5th Sunday Gospel Sing will be held at Fletcher Memorial Baptist Church, Jefferson. A great evening of Gospel music and singing. Finger foods will be served following the ser­ vice. Pastor Steve Goss and congregation invite you to attend. 6 p.m. Benefit Singing. Calvary Baptist Church, West Jefferson announces a benefit singing to help with funeral expenses for Mr. Wade South. Singing will be Bluff Mt. Boys, Three Top Gospel, Gaining Ground and others. Pastor, Rev. Kirby McNeil invites you to attend. 6:30 p.m. The Commu­ nity Sing will be held at the Warrensville United Method­ ist Church. Everyone is wel­ comed. 7 p.m. Revival Services. Five locations.Beginning Sunday, September 29 at Mt. Jefferson Baptist Church with Rev. Steve LeaShomb preaching, Monday, Liberty Grove Baptist with Rev. Ken Furches preaching, Tues­ day, Mt. Paddy Church in JEFFERSON CHURCH PROPERTY • • • FOR SALE • • 326 E. Main Street Prime location includes adjoining residence. Available May 2014 for additional details contact. David Thomas RE/MAX Realty Group 1828} 282-1980 Midway Baptist Church Beaver Creek 1670 Ml. Jcffonon Rd . Christian Church West Joffonon. NC 28694 Old Hwy. 221 Near Golf Course Rd. West Jefferson • Since 1890 846-3795 Jim Dawes. Minister Sunday School 10:00 a.m. Morning Worship 11:00 a.m. Evening Service 6:30 p.m. ( Pastor Steven LeaSliomb (336) 246-2013 • Sunday School - 9:«S a.m. Morning Worth* -11:00 a.m. (vonlng Worth* - 6:00 p.m. Wodnotday Bib* Study - 7:00 p.m. nrww.mldwuybaptlitnr.org Mount Jefferson Presbyterian Church VII Thou itkJt not commit .nfultri| • 336-846-7445 rhou shplt not t.iLc the name of the I ORB thit COD in vain IV Kc'"< '"It the -i.il-l'.itliday to Lcrp it houj Reverend Phil Arnold Sunday Sdmol 9:45 a.m. Worth* 11:00 a.m. Sunday Night Sonrtcoi 6:10 p.m. Wadnotday Survka 7:00 p.m. Mhtlom Building by Faith Promho 846-7481 Thou shalt not kill thee am tyaven irrwiuy. | 194 and 88 Wutt. Smathpott. NC Sunday School • 9:45 AM Worship • 11:00 AM 201 S. Jefferson Ave., West Jefferson VI Thou ahall have noother frxi a before, me. Thou ahalt not rn.ikr unto Smethport Independent Baptist Church Rev. Will Keyword See CHURCH | B3 VIII * Thou skilt not steal IX Thou .thnft not hear false witno-s aj^unat I Kij nci^ibor V Honor truif,ith<-i one thy JTH ither Big Flatts Baptist Church Parish of the Holy Communion Rootwood. NC (Episcopalian) Pastor, Chris Cox Holy Trinity Church Peak Creek Church of the Brethren Phone - 982-3076 Services: Sunday School 10:00 a.m. Worship Service 11:00 a.m. Wednesday Bible Study 7:00 p.m. Youth Class (AH Stan for Jesus) Everyone Welcome! Mt. Jefferson Baptist Church 107 W. Second Street West Jefferson, North Carolina 336-246-5292 www.wjumc.net 9:45 Sunday School 11:00 Morning Worship Jefferson United Methodist Church Rev. Karen F. Miller. Pastor Sunday SchooMO AM Worship Service: 11 AM 115 East Main St., Jefferson, NC (336) 846-9512 9:00 a.m. Informal Wonhip 9:45 a.m. - Sunday SAool for all ages 11:00 a.m. - TrodHionol Wonhip Service We would love to have you come worship with us. continuing the worir of Jetus Peocefulty, Simply, Together Gkndak Springs Eucharist 10:00 am Christian Education 8:30 Rector - The Rev. Stephen Miller >1 P I * ^hLJWlU^ Rev. Keith Casey 1957 US Hwy 221 N. Mfmoa. NC (336) 246-4764 11:00 a.m. 6:10 p.m. 6:00 p.m. 10:00 a.* 7:00 p.m. Bald Mtn. Baptist Church Pastor: Roe. lawronce Goodman M60 Bald Mtn. Rd., West Jefferson Sunday SAool 9 JO a.m. Sunday Morning Worship Servke 8:30am 8 10:45 am Sunday Evening Worship -6:00 pa Wednesday Meal -1:15 pm Bible Study -6:30 pm BaMmountainchurA.org Email: BoMmountoln«sliybest.tom Church 877-1550 PiZ3& 5fut f T of Hwy. 221 & Cherry St Jefferson 246-6077 Jewel Shoppe East Main Street Mountain Village topping Center lefferson, NC >-246-4155 © VANNOV Sunday School • Worship Sorvko T.I.A.M. • Joy l« HM Morning Bethany United Methodist Church 336-877-2801 49S Highway 194 South Rev. A. Owen Feeler Sunday SAool 9:45a.m. Sunday Wonhip 11:00 a.m. ond H. Met tod thum" laha 24:10 BLUERiUGE Sffc mtecteic mnmfwoMp <wp Saturday Services: Bible School -10:00 AM Sabbath Worship -11:15 AM T First Assembly of God Church /SiSk Pastor Keith Styron Comer of Faw-Roland A McNeil Sts • Jefferson (88 West - left on McNeil, One BtoA Sunday School - 9:30-10:15 a.m. Morning Worship -10:30 a.m. Sunday Evening • 6:00 p.m. VMnrtday Night Bible Study - 7:00p.«. Iw 1 Bottling Company West Jefferson 246-4591 VU T«CH«N<* EIKTTV" H&W Oil C o m p a n y 24-HOUR BURNER SERVICE YOUR FULL SERVICE OIL COMPANY 739 US Hwy 221 Bus West Jefferson 246-9969 Mon. - Sat.: 8:20AM - 5:30PM 336-667-6092 Dr Pepper Compliments of Mjgwtr Pastor: Kevin Morgan wmmntsvimii mvumsTotueoKowaa oac CONSTRUCTION VANNOY & SONS CONSTRUCTION COMPANY Seventh-Day Adventist Church of Warrensville Call 846-9241 Ronnie Hopkins RID-A-BUG EXTERMINATING Termite & Pest Control 246-4222 To list your local church on this page, call the Jefferson Post at 336-846-7164 Pastor: Ed Hall 336-372-5479 2082 Peak Creek Church Rd. Laurel Springs, NC 28644 �PAGE A6 FHI DAY, SEPTEM BKR 27, 2()13 J KKFERSC )N P(1ST .1 EM ERSON POST FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 27,2013 PAGE 7A ASHE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL NEWSLINE October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. ; v " ^, : & This is our chance to raise awareness about the importance of screening and the early detection of breast cancer. About 1 in 8 women born today in the United States will get breast at some point during her life. The good news, many women can survive breast cancer if it's found and treated early, mammogram, the - screening test for breast cancer can help find breast cancer early. Call us at the Ashe Memorial Hospital Imaging Center at 846-0722 to sc e u e your screen­ ing our new digital mammography suite. Mammograms Q: What is a mammogram? A: A mammogram is a low-dose x-ray exam of the breasts to look for changes that are not normal. The results are recorded on x-ray film or directly into a computer for a doctor called a radiologist to examine. A mammogram allows the doctor to have a closer look for changes in breast tissue that cannot be felt during a breast exam. It is used for women who have no breast complaints and for women who have breast symptoms, such as a change in the shape or size of a breast, a lump, nipple discharge, or pain. Breast chang­ es occur in almost all women. In fact, most or these changes are not cancer and are called "benign," but only a doctor can know for sure. Breast changes can also happen monthly, due to your menstrual period. Q: What is the best method of detecting breast cancer as early as possible? A A high-quality mammogram plus a clinical breast exam, an exam done by your doctor, is the most effective way to detect breast can­ cer early. Finding breast cancer early greatly improves a woman's chances for successful treatment. Like any test, mammograms have both benefits and limitations. For example, some cancers can't be found by a mammogram, but they may be found in a clinical breast exam. Checking your own breasts for lumps or other changes is called a breast self-exam (BSE). Studies so far have not shown that BSE alone helps reduce the number of deaths from breast cancer. BSE should not take the place of rou­ tine clinical breast exams and mammograms. H you choose to do BSE, remember that breast changes can occur because of pregnancy, aging, menopause, menstrual cycles, or from taking birth control pills or other hormones. It is normal for breasts to feel a little lumpy and uneven. Also, it is common for breasts to be swollen and tender right before or during a menstrual period. If you notice any unusual changes in your breasts, contact your doctor. Q: How is a mammogram done? A You stand in front of a special x-ray machine. The person who takes the x-rays, called a radiologic technician, places your breasts, one at a time, between an x-ray plate and a plastic plate. These plates are attached to the x-ray machine and compress the breasts to flatten them. This spreads the breast tissue out to obtain a clearer picture. You will feel pressure on your breast for a few seconds. It may cause you some discomfort; you might feel squeezed or pinched. This feeling only lasts for a few seconds, and the flatter your breast, the better the picture. Most often, two pictures are taken of each breast - one from the side and one from above. A screening mammogram takes about 20 min­ utes from start to finish. Q: Are there different types of mammograms? A There are two kinds of mammograms: screening and diagnostic. • Screening mammograms are done for women who have no symptoms of breast cancer. It usually involves two x-rays of each breast. Screening mammograms can detect lumps or tumors that cannot be felt. They can also find microcalcifications (my-kro-kal-si-fi-KAY-shuns) or tiny deposits of calcium in the breast, which sometimes mean that breast cancer is present. gests cancer, your doctor must find out whether it is due to cancer or to some other Diagnostic mammograms are used to check for breast cancer after a lump or other symptom cause. Your doctor -may ask about your u>u», . • v or sign of breast cancer has been found. Signs personal ana ramiiy mouiw« >rnstory^ You and family medical y of breast cancer may include pain, thickened nave a physical exam. Your doctor also may skin on the breast, nipple discharge, or a change order some of these tests: in breast size or shape. This type of mammogram . also can be used to find out more about breast • Diagnostic mammogram, to tocus changes found on a screening mammogram, specific or to view breast tissue that is hard to see on a area of the breast screening mammogram. A diagnostic mammo. .... ,iBQO _olirvj gram takes longer than a screening mammogram • Ultrasound, an imaging test that us . because it involves more x-rays in order to ootain waves to create a picture of your brea . views of the breast from several angles. The pictures may show whe her a lump s solid technician can magnify a problem area to make or filled with fluid. A cyst is a fluid-filled a more detailed picture, which helps the doctor Cysts are not cancer. But a solid mass may PIC be cancer. After the test, your doctor can make a correct diagnosis store the pictures on video or print them out. This exam may be used along with a mamA digital mammogram also uses x-rays to pro­ duce an image ot the breast, but instead of stor- mogram ing the image directly on film, the image is stored you get your mammogram. • Don't wear any deodorant, perfume,'-lotion or powder under your arms or on your br^ts on the day of your mammogram appo^Jrr Tknro fkmnc ran mala shadows show UD w '^*! These things can make eka4/M... _ L your mammogram. . PM • If you have had mammograms at a facility, have those x-ray films sent to „, nur facility so that they can be compared loth! new films. A Although they are not perfect, mammo­ grams are the best method to find brrftt changes that cannot be felt. If your mam­ mogram shows a breast change, sonieW other tests are needed to better unc' uses a powerful magnet linked to a computer, mammogram, if does not mean it is ciner n,. MRI makes detailed pictures of breast tissue. As with any medical test, mammoqramS haw« . Your doctor can view these pictures on a 1 limits. These limits include: monitor or print them on film. MRI may be used along with a mammogram. • They are only part of a complete breast exam. Your doctor also should do a clini­ • Biopsy, a test in which fluid or tissue is cal breast exam. If your mammogram finds removed from your breast to help find out if there is cancer. Your doctor may refer you to something abnormal, your doctor willefcfer other tests. # a surgeon or to a doctor who is an expert in • Long-distance consultations with other doctors breast disease for a biopsy, • Finding cancer does not always meartsav • may be easier because the images can be ing lives. Even though mammography:oaniieshared by computer. Q: Where can get a high-quality mammotect tumors that cannot be felt, finding a snail gram? tumor does not always mean that a woman's' • Slight differences between normal and abnor­ life will be saved. Mammography may not help j A: Women can get high-q—ality mammo­ mal tissues may be more easily noted. a woman with a fast -growing cancerlSat grams in breast clinics, hospital radiology has already spread to other parts of her body ! • The number of follow-up tests needed may be departments, mobile vans, private radiology before being found. offices, and doctors ' offices. The Food and fewer Drug Administration (FDA) certifies mam• False negatives can happen. This m*$ns • Fewer repeat images may be needed, reducing mography facilities that meet strict quality everything may look normal, but cancer-is standards for their x-ray machines and staff exposure to radiation. actually present. False negatives don't bap- •, and are inspected eveiy year. You can ask your doctor or the staff at the mammography pen often. Younger women are more Etyy fc>Q: How often should I get a mammogram? have a false negative mammogram than are M center about FDA certification before mak/ Here are the United States Preventive Ser­ ing your appointment. A list of FDA-certified older women. The dense breasts of ye&gero women make breast cancers harder to find irr vices Task Force (USPSTF) recommendations: facilities can be found on the Internet at www.fda.gov/cdrh/mammography/certified.html. mammograms. • Women ages 50 to 74 years should get a • False positives can happen. This is wljemhu. mammogram every 2 years. Your doctor, local medical clinic, or local or state health department can tell you where to mammogram results look like cancer ispres- ent, even though it is not. False positives are • Women younger than age SO should talk to a get no-cost or low-cost mammograms. You doctor about wnen to start and how often to can also call the National Cancer Institute's more common in younger women, women have a mammogram. who have had breast biopsies, women with Cancer Information Service toll free at a family history of breast cancer, and wpmen 800-422-6237. Visit them online at Q* • mammograms show? who are taking estrogen, such as meriopatrsat. www.cancer.gov. hormone therapy. A The radiologist will look at your x-rays for Q: What if I have breast implants? breast • Mammograms (as well as dental x-rays and changes that do not look normal and for differ­ A:-Women with breast implants should also other routine x-rays) use very small dosesof ences in each breast. He or she will compare have mammograms. A woman who had an radiation. The risk of any harm is very Slight, your past mammograms with your most recent implant after breast cancer surgery in which but repeated x-rays could cause cancer. one to check for changes. The doctor will also the entire breast was removed (mastectomy) The benefits nearly always outweigh tjie risk. look for lumps and calcifications. should ask her doctor whether she needs a Talk to your doctor about the need for $ach mammogram of the reconstructed breast. x-ray. Ask about shielding to protect parts • Lump or mass. The size, shape, and edges of a If you have breast implants, be sure to tell of the body that are not in the picture? You lump sometimes can give doctors information Mp mammography facility that you have your . fa should always let your doctor and thetflchrHabout whether or not it may be cancer. On a er. them when you mal your appointment. The cian know if there is any chance that yiou aremake mammogram, a growth that is benign often loc looks technician and radiologist must be experipregnant. smooth and round, with a clear, defined edge. enced in x-raying patients with breast Breast cancer often has a jagged outline and an implants. Implants can hide some breast tis- For more information about mammogCams irregular shape. sue, making it harder for the radiologist to see contact womenshealth.gov at 800-99«£9662 • a problem when looking at your mammogram, or contact the following organizations:' • Calcification. A calcification is a deposit of the To see as much breast tissue as possible, the mineral calcium in the breast tissue. Calcifica­ x-ray technician will gently lift the breast tis­ National Breast and Cervical tions sue slightly away from the implant and Cancer Early Detection Program appear as small white spots on a mammogram. the extra pictures of the breasts. 800-232-4636; TTY 88—232-6348 There are two types: www.cdc.gov/cancerlnbccedp Q:JHow do I get ready for my mammogram? • Macrocalcifications are large calcium deposits National Cancer Institute, NIH, HHS often caused by aging. These usually are not A First, check with the place you are having 800-422-6237 • www.cancer.gov a sign of cancer. the mammogram for any special instructions you may need to follow before you go. Here Centers for Medicare and • Microcalcifications are tiny specks of calcium are some general guidelines to follow: Medicaid Services, HHS that may be found in an area of rapidly dividing • If you are still having menstrual periods, try 800-633-4227; TTY 877-486-2048 cells. to avoid making your mammogram appoint­ www.cms.hhs.gov ment during the week before your period. I If calcifications are grouped together in a certain Your breasts will be less tender and swolAmerican Cancer Society way, it may be a sign of cancer. Depending on len. The mammogram will hurt less and the 800-227-2345; TTY 866-228-4327 how many calcium specks you have, how big picture will be better. www.cancer.org they are, and what they look like, your doctor li iay ha ma1 suggest that you have other tests. Calcium • If you have breast implants, be sure to tell that Susan G. Komen for the Cure in the diet does not create calcium deposits, or your mammography facility that you have 877-465-6636 • www.komen.org calcifications, in the breast. them when you make your appointment. A If you have a screening test result that sug- • Wear a shirt with shorts, pants, or a skirt. This way, you can undress from the waist up and leave your shorts, pants, or skirt on when Breast Cancer: Protect Younset f ** Hieast Cancel Whot You Need to Know _ Q Arethere any problems with mamfig c image to be magnified for the doctor to take a closer look. Current research has not shown that digital images are better at showing cancer than x-ray film images in general. But women with dense breasts who are pre- or perimenopausal, or who are younger than age SO, may benefit from having a digital rather than a film 1 nammogram. Digital mammography may offer these benefits: Q: What if my screening mammogram shows a problem? yViCma yannoy 'BirtUvng Center Ashe Memorial Hospital 200 HOSPITAL AVENUE • JEFFERSON, NC The Wilma Vannoy Birthing Center is designed to provide quality care that focuses on the family dynamic before, during, and after labor by: • LDRP (Labor, Delivery, Recovery, and Postpartum) Suites complete with TV, pull-out bed for dad, rocking chair, alarm clock/CD player and a more "home-like atmosphere" with wood flooring and a private bathroom with shower. • Continuous Mother and Baby care by Registered Nurses that are trained and dedicated to meet the individual needs of our mothers and newborns. • Up-to date fetal monitoring system that can be viewed and monitored at the bedside, nurses station and our physician's private computers. • Alternative birthing options. Our nurses are trained in childbirth education including alternate positioning, relaxation techniques and comfort measures for non-medicated deliveries. • Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist on call 24 hours a day to provide epidurals when needed. • Telemetry Monitoring: the infant's heart rate and mother's contractions are able to be continuously monitored while the laboring mother is walking. • Rooming-In: This allows the new infant to remain with the mother at all times. • Hearing screening 011 all newborns. • FREE celebration steak dinner for new mom and dad before discharge. • Baby's first pictures taken before discharge with no obligation to buy. • FREE car seat safety inspections. • FREE lactation education & consult during and after your stay. • Childbirth and childcare classes offered. The LDRP Suites allow the mother to stay in the same room during each step of the birthing process. While these rooms will make you feel right at home, they are equipped with all the necessary equipment and technology to ensure a smooth and healthy delivery. For More Information Call 336-846-0734 Meet Doctors: The Melinda Wonsick, M.D. Terry L. Williams, Jr., D.O. F.A.C.O.G. Family Medicine/Obstetrics >|»*Wail I—I mn •»*.>—> II»II»|«> mi Obstetrics/Gynecolcgy Dr. Melinda Wonsick joined Mount a warmer, more comfortable mammogram sounds apo then we invtff YOU to visit us I tm mm a tm ran>*a«w — o~<xm —••••V" COC1 MMtCDOm KUcmniiMU'mmw840-O722 btanwe. Jefferson Family Medicine in August 2004. She received her undergraduate degree from Capital University in Columbus, Ohio. Dr. Wonsick then received her medical degree from Wright State University in Dayton, Ohio. She completed her family practice residency and obstetrical fellowship at Aultman Hospital in Canton, Ohio. Dr. Wonsick is board certified in family medicine and provides primary care for the entire family including women's healthcare, obstetrics and children's healthcare. For An Appointment, Call 336-846-7433 Dr. Terry Williams is a native of Chattanooga, TN and received his Doctorate of Osteopathy from the West Virginia School of Osteopathy Medicine in 2004. I lis internship and residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology training were completed at the University of Tennessee, College of Medicine, Chattanooga Unit. During his residency, he received the program's highest honors being awarded the W. Powell Hutchcrson, M.D. Award and the Perlex Best Teaching Award. He is Board Certified in Obstetrics and Gynecology and a Fellow of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. For An Appointment Call, 336-846-OBGN (6246) �I U;k AS FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 27.2013 JEFFERSON POST WCC graduate now promotes Jump Start Appalachian Appeal From Page A1 Kick Wurth, a 2012 graduate of Wilkes Community College, is now helping to promote Appalachian State University's Jump Start pro­ gram. The Jump Start program is designed to help community college students successfully transfer to ASU. Wurth transferred to ASU after receiving two degrees from WCC: Associate in Applied Science in Ac­ counting and Associate in Arts. He is in a double degree business program at ASU and plans to gradu­ ate in spring 2014 with a Business Administration-Finance and Banking degree and a Business Administra­ tion-Risk Management and Insur­ ance Degree. Wurth was laid off from his job at Leviton Manufacturing in Decem­ ber 2008. He decided to make "lem­ onade out of the lemons" that he was given when he lost his job by returning to school at Wilkes Com­ munity College's Ashe Campus. "It is the same thing as when we talk about how one perceives the glass as either half full or half emp­ ty," says Rick. "I took the approach of seeing the glass as half full. In practice, once the initial shock of the plant closing was over, I did not see the lemons, but rather the potential opportunities and the favorable cir­ cumstances, prospects and advance­ ment for success that could material­ ize." Wurth said his experience at WCC and transferring to ASU has been so rewarding that he wants to tell oth­ er students about this opportunity through his position as Transfer Stu­ dent Mentor. "Our primary role is to assist transfer students with the transfer process. It is not only our profes­ sional goal, but also our personal goal as a group to do our best to help transfer students in any way we can to make them successful students at Appalachian State University," said Wurth. "As such, we establish and maintain connections with transfer students admitted to the university. Additionally, we work closely with our partner community colleges to assist those students in the transfer process as early as we can get them involved. We are ambassadors for the university and our only agenda is in support of and development of the Jump Start program to assist in making a difference for the transfer student population at Appalachian State." Wurth said he teeis strongly about representing the Jump Start program because during his first semester at ASU, the transition to the four-year institution was more difficult than he expected. "I vowed at that time that I would do whatever I could to assist the Jump Start program in making the transition for future students easier and more seamless. I, therefore, of­ fered Phil Lewis, the Jump Start fa­ cilitator, my voluntary contributions to the program. Not long into the spring semester of 20131 was offered lien on his home with the Ashe County Register of Deeds, claiming $1.6 mil­ lion on the property for "11.5 years of service, maintenance, upkeep, im­ provements" to his house and yard, "plus additional investments." The lien includes a "preservation of inter­ est worksheet," item­ izing Price's mortgage and insurance payments, property taxes and 4,380 hours of his own labor at $300 per hour. Property taxes on Price's home were paid by SunTrust Mortgage from 2008-12, totalling $9,306.74, according to Ashe County Tax Admin­ istration records. According to a lo­ cal mortgage officer, it is common practice for mortgage lenders to pay Submitted photo | Jefferson Post taxes on properties in Rick Wurth speaks to students at the WCC-Ashe Campus about Jump Start Ap­ foreclosure to keep them palachian. from being sold by the government to satisfy tax liens. a job and I embraced the opportuni­ inclusive of the application pro­ Price, who is repre­ cess, enrollment, transfer of credits, ty," said Wurth. senting himself in the Jump Start Appalachian works answering questions, whatever it case, filed a "Declaration with students admitted to the main may be," Wurth said. "Additionally, of non-employee, non­ Appalachian campus from Caldwell, I told them about the Jump Start Central Piedmont and Wilkes com­ Facebook page and how is used as a conduit to find information or to ask munity colleges. Wurth said, "Wilkes Community questions about App State. I did my College is my community college, best to be an encouragement to oth­ not only in the reality of the degrees ers interested in pursuing the next From Page A1 received, but I am a representative level of education," he said. As Wurth is fast approaching for your students in the Jump Start marketplace. Require­ program. Currently, I bleed 'black completion of his undergraduate ments are applicants and gold' for App State, but Wilkes studies at ASU, he is already look­ must be U.S. citizens, Community College will always be ing into the future and a graduate not be incarcerated and degree program. He says he is con­ close to my heart." immigrants must be legal He continues, "It is all about our sidering a Master of Arts in Higher aliens. There are some students and how we can make Education, Education Specialist in exemptions are given to things easier for them. I can be a Higher Education program, or Mas­ members of Indian tribes voice and tell my transfer story, both ter of Arts in College Student Devel­ and those with religious the successes and challenges in an opment. objections. Long term, Wurth said he wants attempt to forge a better transition Those who make be­ to obtain a position at either the for future transfer students." tween $12,000 and Wurth said that he is a big fan of community college or university $40,900 a year will qual­ WCC's Ashe Campus because of the level where he can make a difference ify for subsidies on their beacon of hope it represented for in the lives of students. insurance. Those making "I believe I can offer a unique him when he became unemployed. under $12,000 qualify for He recently visited the Ashe Cam­ blend of skills that will allow me to Medicaid. pus to talk about the Jump Start Ap­ help with student success regardless "Subsidies pay for a of which graduate program I enter. palachian program. portion or all of your pre­ "At a time when there appeared to I believe I have found that my place be little hope for those of us at Levi­ is in education with the students... miums," Rumfelt said. Rumfelt said that the ton, you brought us in and gave us and it's all about the student...they incomes which will pro­ an opportunity to make something are the product of education." positive out of a very adverse situ­ Wilkes Community College, a vide people subsidies, ation. I commend and applaud you member of the North Carolina will apply to most in for that. As such, going back to the Community College System, is a Ashe County and the Ap­ Ashe Campus is kind of like a com­ public, two-year, open-door institu­ palachian region. There will be two types ing home for me. I really enjoyed my tion serving the people of Wilkes, visit and the talks I had with both Ashe and Alleghany counties and of subsidies provided, faculty/staff and the new students beyond. Established in 1965, WCC premium assistance and that I met. continues to build on a strong his­ cost-sharing assistance. "As for the student talks, I let tory of meeting the educational Premium assistance will them know that they are not alone, needs and cultural interests of our help those with incomes if they want to pursue App State, students, community and work­ between 100 percent and the Jump Start team is here to help force. WCC prepares learners for 400 percent above the poverty line, while costthem in any way we possibly can success in a dynamic world. sharing assistance will cover those who earn less than 250 percent of •' n:iiliiT^'i -mi-''' the poverty line. -••J** •f 2 Poverty lines are based on the number of people in a household. According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, a one person household has a poverty line of <y . c/ $11,490, while a fourperson household has a ROOFING TREE SERVICE CYCLES poverty line of $23,550. Act h Ashe County Roofing 30 Years Experience Licensed in VA Install roofing of all kinds Roof Painting Insured 8 ALL Work Guaranteed Free Estimates I Allen Miller 336-384-3033, LANDSCAPING Landscaping • HARDSCAPE • TREES 8. SHRUBS • MULCH • HYPROSEEPING NORMAN STUART BEHIND THE DOLLAR MART IN JEFFERSON LANDSCAPING cW' VI I FARMS LLC •Landscape Maintenance .Mowing •Mulch .IVactor Services - Bush hogging. Scraping. Spreading, and others Martin McVey [ Fleetwood. 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"Typically when some­ thing like (new plans) are rolled out, as an agent, we get the opportuni­ ties to get in the system, become familiar with it and train." Rumfelt said. "That way, we know the system inside and out by the time we're ready to launch. In this case we're not getting any of that." Because of the de­ lays, there are a lot of unknowns about what prices will be or how pre­ miums will work. "I'm afraid to say, I don't want to mislead anybody, so I'm going to wait until that time (when the rates are re­ leased)," Elliott said. Other difficulties have come through how agents could tell how Difficulties much of a subsidy appli­ navigating the cants will get. Originally, system Two different compa­ the plan was to enter a nies will be providing social security number in options to citizens of a system and a response Ashe County who are un­ be given in 20 minutes, insured. They are: Blue but as the starting date Cross and Blue Shield of approaches, the system North Carolina and Cov­ is not ready. Instead, people will entry Care of the Caroligive their information nas. While both cover Ashe through an honor system, County, some counties which will be verified at on the eastern side of the a later date. Rumfelt said state will only have Blue this leaves potential for Cross Blue Shield as an many to attempt to take advantage of the new sys­ option. At first, people are tem. "Anytime you do any­ going to have to guess their income in order to thing on the honor sys­ qualify for the subsidies tem, there are going to be a lot of problems," he within the marketplace. "We're just going to said. Ultimately, there are have to predict your in­ come to start with," Gar­ going to be several ry Elliott, owner of Barr bumps in the road, and Insurance in Jefferson what was planned to be said. "You won't know an easy transition, will if you'll get money back not happen. "I really hate it for the or will have to pay more until the next year. Ev­ first person who walks in erybody is still learning my office and we wait and see what happens," Rumfelt about (the system.)" Right now, health in­ said. "The first person will surance brokers are wait­ probably be handpicked ing for rate matrixes, because they are going to which will determine the have to put up with frustra­ cost of insurance. The tion." Fortunately, plans won't matrix for rates through­ out the state will vary be fully required until Janu­ because the cost of in­ ary of 2014. surance will fluctuate be­ "Between October and tween zip codes. So, for Jan. 1, we have a lot to learn example, a 27-year-old in my opinion," Elliott said. �JI I I I-.KSON POST FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 2013 PACK.V) Downtown fiber shop embraces community, art Wil Petty Staff Writer jpetty@civitasmedia.com Photo Submitted | Jefferson Post Rose Haynes, author of "The Ore Knob Mine Murders," and Eugene Goss, a former Ashe County Sheriff and investigator into the murders pose with the book. Haynes started writing the book in the early 1980s, but started rewriting it to be pub­ lished in 2010. Ore Knob Mine murders revisited in new book Wil Petty Staff Writer jpetty@civitasmedia.com A Wilkes County author has written a book which revisits the Ore Knob Mine murders of the 1980s. Rose Haynes, of Hays, goes into all the different details of the murders in "The Ore Knob Mine Murders: The Crimes, the Investigation and the Trials." Haynes originally started the book in the 1980s, but went back to the topic in 2009. "When I saw (the murders) in the paper I decided that somebody should write a book about what people could do to each other," she said. Two bodies were found in the mine, but it is believed that as many as 23 bodies were inside the 250-foot shaft. The investi­ gation made national news. "It was all over the United States," Haynes said. "The net­ works were showing the photos of the police bringing the dead bodies up." The two bodies found were those of Tom Forrester and Lonnie Gamboa of Asheville. The Outlaw motorcycle gang was responsible for the murders. "The Outlaws were set up in the small towns," Haynessaid. "They just about tore this one apart." Bodies were thrown into the shaft on Christmas Eve of 1981. Haynes said one body was frozen to the ground while the other was found because the search team saw the leg. At the time, investigators could not afford to see if the 21 additional bodies were in the mine. The shaft was closed off and sealed. 'It was too expensive," Haynes said. "(The investigators) just didn't have the money to go in and search." Haynes went in depth in her book, published by McFarland & Company out of Jefferson, interviewing key figures involved in the investigation. She also was able to interview Eugene Vine, who was an informant for the Federal Bureau of Investigation. "I spent three years rewriting it, because McFariand would not publish anything I did not have the papers to prove," Haynes said. The book is available through McFariand, and can be bought on Amazon. Haynes is a former journalist, reporting for the Jefferson Times, Wilkes Journal-Patriot, Winston-Salem Journal and State magazine. For more information on the book, or to order it, visit www. mcfariandpub.com. The book costs $35. A new fiber shop and studio has come to West Jefferson's vibrant down­ town area. Jay and Jean Davies de­ cided to open up Fiber Ar­ tisan's Studio because they noticed there were more art galleries and stores moving into the county, but none that focused on the fiber. "We liked the idea (of opening a store) and the town is very much a small arts community," Jay said. "It seemed that if we were in the arts side of things, we would fit in. You saw paintings, sculptures and pottery. Fiber was a miss­ ing piece." The store is located on Jefferson Avenue, at the old location of Angel's Touch. Jay and Jean first came to West Jefferson from Raleigh when friends had moved into the area. Upon visiting, the Davies family fell in love with the town and decided to move. "We like the mountains and we like Ashe County," Jay said. "We got a place we liked a lot and could afford. We came without any inten­ tion of opening a shop." That quickly changed. With Jean being a fiber art­ ist and the encouragement of friends, the idea of a store was too tempting. "We decided we would explore (the idea) and look for a location," Jay said. "We did a couple of trips without success in finding a place, but then this place popped up. It was originally designed for a delicates­ sen, so we have sinks and a kitchen area in the back which serves as our studio." Fiber is primarily used for clothing. Usually people spin, knit or weave the ma­ terial. Upon getting the fiber, the first things to do is clean up the material and comb it out, which makes the fiber smooth. "We usually get cotton or sheep's wool," Jay said. "Up here there are quite a bit of alpaca so we have the alpaca fleece." The store offers many finished products, includ­ ing scarves, hats, silk fabric and Japanese kimonos. "The things we have are Wil Petty |Jefferson Post Jay and Jean Davies have opened a fiber shop to add to the community's art scene. Fiber Artisian's Studio has been open three months and offers fabrics, silks and finished products that are hard to find elsewhere. items you don't find read­ ily most places," Jay said. "Even when you are in the big city, you still have to go out of your way to find what we have here." The store also provides materials so those who want to make crafts can do so, providing a location that doesn't require artisans t c leaving the county. A store providing yarn and fabric hasn't been in Ashe County for a few years, which has added to the stores warm reception. "We do carry fabric for the quilters," Jean said. "We're also going to have weaving classes. We have somebody who can teach that." As the winter approach­ es, the store hours will be limited, but there will be classes and days the store is open. "We will probably be open three days a week," Jean said. "There just isn't enough traffic here in the winter months." HIGH SPEED INTERNET available EVERYWHERE! Get speeds as FAST as 15mbps (Where available) Up to 200x Faster than dial-up! Starting at $49.99/mo (Where available) HIGHSPEED HIGi INTB INTERNET Available EVERYWHERE! by SATELLITE m State From Page A1 "We have such a wealth of artists from all genres and mediums," .she said. "The Art Council's mis­ sion has always been to nurture and support all of those artists." The two galleries join other art centers in cities including Blowing Rock, Boone, Hendersonville and Asheville. Both gal­ leries hope that the ar­ ticle brings more traffic into the West Jefferson art scene. "I hope (the article) will give us more of a statewide view," Robin­ son said. "People read 'Our State' religiously and follow their sugges­ tions." The owners can only speculate how their gal­ leries received the honor. Lonon said she believes the Arts Council's coop­ eration with local artists and constantly changing the exhibits contributed to the gallery being se­ lected. "I think we have such a diversity of shows, a won­ derful wealth of artists here that can be centered here, perhaps that played a role of the recognition the Arts Center received in being one of those rec­ ognized," she said. Robinson said, that while CatchLight has only been open for a year and a half, the way their gallery is handled is entirely dif­ ferent than most others in the state. "We are different than a lot of galleries because we only exhibit photographic art," she said. "We don't have any paintings or pot­ tery. When I started this business I thought that aspect was important, because photography gets hidden with all of the oth­ er mediums." Both galleries have ma­ jor fall events coming up. The Arts Council will host its Best of the Blue Ridge exhibit, bringing in worics from Ashe as well as Watauga, Wilkes, Al­ leghany counties, John­ son County, Tenn. and Grayson County, Va. CatchLight Gallery will have numerous workshops in November including one by John Kroll, a five- time Pulitzer nominee. With big events and constantly changing ex­ hibits, both galleries feel justified in their place­ ment as being the best in the mountain region. "I'm delighted to be on the list with all of these other amazing galleries including our own arts council," Robinson said. To read the "Our State" article online, go to www. ourstate.com/mountainart/ I DOWNLOAD COMPLETE CALL NOW and GO FAST! 1-877-358-7040 Mon-Fri 8am-11pm • Sat 9am-8pm • Sun 10am-6pm EST MAKE YOUR TV SMARTER SkyBest Internet + FREE ROKU skybest.com Watch great TV shows and movies on demand with Roku - the most-used streaming media player. For a limited time, new and upgrading SkyBest High-Speed Internet customers can receive a FREE Roku and three months of Hulu Plus. 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Nationally, the vast majority of consumers will have a choice of at least two different health insurance companies - usually more. Premiums nationwide will also be around 16 percent lower than orig­ inally expected - with about 95 percent of eligible uninsured live in states with lower than expected premiums - before taking into account financial assistance. "We are excited to see that rates in the North Carolina Marketplace are even lower than originally projected," said Sebelius. "In the past, consumers were too often denied or priced-out of quality health in­ surance options, but thanks to the Afford­ able Care Act consumers will be able to choose from a number of new coverage options at a price that is affordable," she said. In less than a week, the new market­ place will be open for business where mil­ lions of Americans will be able to shop for and purchase health insurance coverage in one place. Consumers will be able to find out whether they qualify for premium as­ sistance and compare plans side-by-side based on pricing, quality and benefits. No one can be denied coverage because of a preexisting condition. October 1 marks the beginning of a six-month long open enrollment period that runs through March 2014. Coverage begins as early as Jan. 1, 2014, or in as little as 100 days from today. Today's report finds that individuals in North Carolina will have an average of 22 qualified health plan choices. Plans in the marketplace will be categorized as either "gold," "silver," or "bronze." Young adults will also have the option of purchasing a "catastrophic" plan, increasing their num­ ber of choices. In North Carolina, the average premium for the lowest-cost silver plan will be $361 and for the lowest cost bronze plan it will be $282. The average premium nationally for the second lowest cost silver plan will be $328 before tax credits, or 16 percent below projections based off of Congres­ sional Budget Office estimates. About 95 percent of uninsured people eligible for the marketplace live in a state where their average premium is lower than projec­ tions. And states with the lowest premi­ ums have more than twice the number of insurance companies offering plans than states with the highest premiums. Premium and plan options are broken down by state where information is avail­ able. For example, the report shows that a 27-year old living in North Carolina who makes $25,000 per year will pay $88 per month for the lowest cost bronze plan and $145 per month for the second lowest cost silver plan, taking into account tax credits. For a family of four North Caro­ lina with an income of $50,000 per year, the lowest bronze plan would cost only $74 per month. In Charlotte-Gastonia, a 27-year old who makes $25,000 per year will pay $77 per month for the lowest cost bronze plan and $145 per month for the second lowest cost silver plan, taking into account tax credits. For a family of four in CharlotteGastonia with an income of $50,000 per year, the lowest bronze plan would cost only $36 per month. And Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill consumers will be able to choose from among 28 qualified health plans. In Greensboro-Winston Salem-Highpoint, a 27-year old who makes $25,000 per year will pay $84 per month for the lowest cost bronze plan and $145 per month for the second lowest cost silver plan, taking into account tax credits. For a family of four in Greensboro-Winston Salem-Highpoint with an income of $50,uuu per year, the lowest bronze plan would cost only $62 per month. And Greens­ boro-Winston Salem-Highpoint consum­ ers will be able to choose from among 17 qualified health plans. The majority (around six out of 1U) ol the individuals who are uninsured today will be able to find coverage for $100 or less per month in the marketplace tak­ ing into account premium tax credits and Medicaid coverage. Consumers can get help finding mar­ ketplace coverage through a number of different resources. They can get more in­ formation through HealthCare.gov, or cuidadodesalud.gov. They can participate in an online web chat, or call 1-800-318-2596 toll free (TTY: 1-855-889-4325) to speak with a trained customer service represen­ tative with translation services available in 150 languages. There will also be people in local com­ munities who can provide in-person help with coverage choices. Those will include Navigators and other assisters, communi­ ty health centers across the country, local libraries, and hundreds of Champions for Coverage that have signed up to help con­ sumers learn about their options. To become a Champion for Coverage, visit: http://marketplace.cms.gov/help-us/ champion.html High school students help conserve Blue Ridge Parkway Visitors driving the Blue Ridge Parkway this fall are going to find some beautiful new split rail fencing in the Highlands district. One section is at mile post 220 near Hardin Camp Road in Alleghany County and the other section is at mile past 251 in Ashe County. These fencesare the result of the long hours of work in various types of mountain weather by a crew of seven high school students (one international) and their two adult leaders from the Stu­ dent Conservation Associa­ tion (SCA). The students are: Jamie Baronie, a junior from Medway, Mass.,Corentin Giraud, a senior from Mauguio, France, Brandon Keough, a senior from Rochester, NY., Theo Merrill a junior from sembling and rebuilding nu­ merous fencing spans. The fences were built originally with historic chestnut but re­ placed with pressure treated poplar. Ftoplar was required for the replacement fencing due tothe declining supplies of chestnut lumber. The total length of fencing replaced is approxi­ Photo Submitted |Jefferson Post mately 2,120 linear feet. A group of students involved with the Student Conservation In addition to the fenc­ Association, helped install split rail fencing in Ashe and Al­ ing work done by this crew, leghany counties. The crew replaced 2,120 feet of fencing and maintenance was also done logged a combined 1,176 hours. on Bluff Mountain Trail. This work involved repair­ Amherst, Mass., Sam Mor­ N.J., a graduate of the Uni­ ing 2,100 feet of trail tread, ris, a senior from Brooklyn, versity of Vermont and Da­ clearing brush and encroach­ N.Y., India Reiss, a senior vid Robb from Philadelphia, ing vegetation, digging water from Phoenixville, Pa. and a graduate of the Evergreen drainage ditches and cutting Monya Relies, a junior from State College in Washington overhanging limbs. This SCA crew arrived on state. Albany, NY. The work done by this the Parkway on July 29 and Their two adult leaders are Teresa DiTore from Wayne, intrepid crew involved disas- began work the following day. They camped out in a section of Doughton Park tent campground, surviving lots of rain and cool weather. This crew worked long days for three weeks and logged a total of 1,176 hours. For years to come, visitors to the Blue Ridge Parkway will benefit from all their hard work. Annual SkyLine Membership membership corp. Meeting BL SIM ss Ashe District Court decisions The weekly session of the Ashe County District Court was held Sept. 19, the Honorable Jeanie Houston presiding. These decisions were handed down by the court: Cody Winfield Ander­ son: (M) possession of undersized fish (P) no contest (J) guilty, $50 plus CC. Eidogio Villa Arreola: (T) DWLR (P) no contest (J) guilty, 45 days ACJ suspended sentence, 18 months unsupervised pro­ bation, $200 plus CC. Chelsea Ann Cannon: (T) failure to report acci­ dent (P) guilty (J) PJC, 18 hours CWS, CC. William Francis Cau­ sey: (M) breaking and or entering (P) no contest Ol'IMlK II M l N (J) guilty. 15 days active, credit time served. Matthew Coldiron: (F) larceny of a firearm (J) guilty, $1,200 security. Mark Anthony Cole­ man: (F) cruelty to ani­ mals, (T) operate a ve­ hicle with no insurance - cons. (P) no contest (J) guilty, 5-15 months DAC suspended sentence, 18 months supervised proba­ tion, pay $200 plus CC. Complete to anger man­ agement program, transfer to unsupervised probation after completion of anger management. Michael Keith Jones: (F) larceny of a motor vehicle, (F) breaking or entering a motor vehicle - cons. (P) no contest, (J) guilty, 6-17 months DAC, credit 16 days active, 24 months supervised probation, pay $1,233.00 in restitution, CC. Write letter of apology to victim. Crystal Lynn Maxwell: (T) DWLR - two counts cons. (P) no contest (J) PJC. 24 hours CWS, CC. 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Visit our web site for more details www.ownasearsstore.com Contact Scott I'amc 11 at (704) 6X9-1336 for more information www.skyline.org E Meghoo: William Claude Reece: Educational and Information Displays by SkyLine/SkyBest and Carolina West Wireless Entertainment by the Ashe County Bluegrass Band Lauren (F) obtain property un­ der false pretense, (M) worthless check simple - 2 counts cons. (P) no contest (J) guilty, 6 to 17 months DAC suspended, 24 months supervised pro­ bation, CC. Write letter of apology to victim within two weeks. (T) DWLR, (M) posses­ sion of marijuana up to a half-ounce - cons. (P) guilty (J) guilty, 90 days ACJ, credit time served. Cory Allen Roten: (M) breaking and or entering (P) no contest (J) guilty. 45 days suspended sen­ tence, 18 months unsuper­ vised probation. Pay CC Derrick T. Stanley: (T) DWLR (P) no contest (J) PJC. Ashley L. Wagg: (T) DWLR (P)no contest (J) PJC. CC. Richard S. 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Currently, no rule or spec changes to the Gen-6 cars have been announced. By MATT TALIAFERRO It should come as no surprise that a driver who has spent a career flying under the radar in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series is at his best while the sport churns in a chaotic whirlwind of controversy. Welcome to, winning. Matt Kenseth-style. As fallout from a Richmond rumpus continues to rain down on the sport. Kenseth just keeps on winning — while staying well above the fray. The first-year Joe Gibbs Racing driver won Chase race No. 2 on Sunday in the Sylvania 300 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway, his second straight victory in as many playoff events. He did so in his milestone 500th Cup start — a feat the 41 -year-old summed up in his classic deadpan manner, say­ ing, "All this really means is that I'm old." If experience equates to success, then the 13-driver Chase field should be on high alert. Further, Kenseth's wildly successful maiden voyage in JGR's Toyotas the victory in Loudon was his career-best seventh of the season — should have the competition downright nervous. After all, he al­ ready holds a full-race worth of a points lead over one-third of the competition. Not that Kenseth is preoccupied with such stats. "My outlook or approach is re­ ally not any different, honestly," Kenseth said of his hot start to the 10-race playoff. "I know it's kind of cliche, but it really is one week at a time, especially right now. If you get down toward the end (of the Chase) and you're lucky enough to have a lead or some­ thing, maybe you start looking at that more." His tempered approach is predi­ cated on a points format that awards consistency; where poor finishes arc more damaging than sterling finishes rewarded. "Two whole months of racing is a lot of racing, and in this system one bad finish and you're behind," said Kenseth. When examining the upcoming slate of races, though, poor fin­ ishes aren't the first thing that come to mind for Kenseth. He has two wins at Dover, the next stop on tour; he's won the last two vis­ its to Kansas; was a 2011 winner at Charlotte and is the defending race-winner at Talladega. "Again, anything can happen week that Nationwide Insurance will not return as series sponsor for NASCAR's "junior circuit" following the 2014 season. The Sports Business Journal tepotts that "the company plans to increase its spending in the sport by sponsoring a Sprint Cup team, buying media, cutting track deals and maintaining its position as NASCAR's official insurer." Nationwide is currently In its sixth year of spon­ soring the series. STAR IN THE MAKING Making his second Nationwide Series start of 2013 and the 15th of his career, 19year-old Ryan Blaney notched his first career victory on Saturday. Driving the No. 22 Discount Tire Ford for Penske Racing. Blaney won the Kentucky 300 at Kentucky Speedway, holding off NNS regulars Austin Dillon and Sam Hornish Jr. for a 2.017-second win. Blaney led 96 of 200 laps. Sprint Cup Standings DRIVER (WINS) 1. Matt Kenseth (7) Kyle Busch (4) 3. Jimmie Johnson (4) 4. Carl Edwards (2) 5. Greg Biffle (1) 6. Kevin Harvick (2) 7. Kurt Busch 8. Jeff Gordon 9. Ryan Newman (1) 10. Clint Bowyer 11. Dale Earnhardt Jr. 12. Joey Logano (1) 13. Kasey Kahne (2) 2. POINTS 2111 2097 2093 2075 2073 2072 2071 2069 2064 2063 2049 2042 2040 BEHIND — -14 -18 -36 -38 -39 -40 -42 -47 -48 -62 -69 -71 'CHASE FOR THE SPRINT CUP' 14. Brad Keselowski 15. Jamie McMurray 16. Martin Truex Jr. (1) 17. Paul Menard 18. AricAlmlrola i 19. Ricky Stenhouse Jr. I 20. Jell Burton 792 -1319 786 ••1325 752 -1359 742 -1369 719 -1392 700 -1411 694 -1417 j Nationwide Standings. DRIVER (WINS) 1. Sam Hornish Jr. (1) Austin Dillon 3. Regan Smith (2) 4. Elliott Sadler 5. Brian Vickers 6. Justin Allgaier 7. Brian Scott 8. Trevor Bayne (1) 9. Kyle Larson 10. Parker Kligerman 2. POINTS BEHIND 962 947 917 908 902 887 883 868 822 783 —• -15 -45 -54 -60 -75 -79 -94 -140 -179 Truck Standings DRIVER (WINS) 1. Matt Crafton (1) 2. James Buescher (2) 3. Ty Dillon (1) 4. Jeb Burton (1) 5. Ryan Blaney (1) 6 Miguel Paludo 7. Timothy Peters (1) 8 Johnny Sauter (2) 9. Darrell Wallace Jr. 10. Brendan Gaughan POINTS 609 568 550 539 527 526 512 499 498 483 BEHIND NATIONWIDE SERIES Race: 5-Hour Energy 200 Track: Dover International Speedway Location: Dover, Del. When: Saturday, Sept. 28 TV: ESPN News (3:30 p.m. EST) 2012 Winner: Joey Logano CAMPING WORLD TRUCK SERIES Race: Smith's 350 Track: Las Vegas Motor Speedway Location: Las Vegas, Nev. Date: Saturday, Sept, 28 TV: FOX SPORTS 1 (8:30 p.m. EST) 2012 Winner: Nelson Piquet Jr. Matt Kenseth celebrates his seventh win of the NASCAR Sprint Cup season following Sunday s Sylvania at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. by . inc.) 300 (Photo asp anywhere," said Kenseth. down­ playing the advantageous sched­ ule. "You can be at your best track and have whatever happen and get a bad finish. But certainly (I) have a lot of confidence in the next three tracks coming up." The first speedbump Tal­ ladega's crapshoot aside comes fives weeks down the road, when the sport hits the half-mile Mar­ tinsville Speedway. It's a venue where Kenseth has yet to record a win and has only three top-5 showings in 27 starts. Even then, he doesn't seem overly concerned, saying, "I'm actually pretty confi­ dent going to Martinsville." And why not? Four of Kenseth's 2013 wins have come at racetracks — Chicagoland, Darlington, Ken­ tucky and now New Hampshire — where he'd failed to post a win previously. So what's different this season than in years past? "I think a lot of this sport is about combinations," Kenseth explained, "When you think of Jimmie (John­ son) and Chad (Knaus), Ray Evernham and Jeff Gordon, there wasn't anybody that could beat them. It has to start with the organ­ ization that has the fast cars and have all that stuff but you've got to have the right group (of people), and I'm really fortunate right now to have the right group." Included in that "group" — though relatively distanced — has been Kenseth's chief Chase chal­ lenger, teammate Kyle Busch, who finished second the last two weeks to the No. 20 car. And that's kept Kenseth honest. "Matt is just executing at the end of the (race), which is what you're supposed to do," Busch said. "1 won eight of the first 26 (in 2008) and then fell flat on my face (in the Chase). Matt is doing a really good job — he's put it all together." So while the questionable events that transpired in Richmond's transfer race continue to demand a white-hot spotlight within the sport, the pre-Chase favorites of Kenseth, Busch and the sleeping giant of Johnson methodically rack up top-flight finishes. That fact isn't lost on the current points-leader: "When you look at what the 48 (Johnson) can do and the 18 (Busch) and they're going to be good everywhere — you'd better be good everywhere if you're thinking that you're going to be a contender." There are still eight long weeks remaining in NASCAR's 2013 championship chase, but as is typically the case, those con­ tenders have already put the field on notice. Sponsors put NASCAR, teams on high-alert By MATT TALIAFERRO Athlon Sports Racing Editor Throttlo Up/Throttle Down JAMIE MCMURRAY Is McMurray righting Earnhardt-Ganassi Racing's ship? The Mis­ souri native has two top 5s In the last » three races and five top-20 showings In the last five events. McMurray had a total of three top ^ 5s In the previous 97 races. KASEY KAHNE Kahne's Hendrick Motorpsorts bunch has stum­ bled through the last four races with showings of 36th, 14th, 12th and 37th. The team sits an Insurmountable 71 points out of first in the standings. Compiled and written by Matt Taliaferro Follow Matt on Twitter: ©MatlTaliaferro w The repercussions of race manipu­ lation at Richmond International Raceway on Sept. 7, by Michael Waltrip Racing as well as half­ hearted acknowledgement by the sanctioning body that something was afoot with Penske and Front Row Racing - continue to rock the sport. On Sept. 19, longtime MWR part­ ner NAPA Auto Parts posted via Faeebook its intention to leave the organization at season's end. The departure leaves a sponsorship void on the No. 56 Toyota driven by Martin Trucx Jr. and Truex's fu­ ture with the company up in the air. It also raises questions as to whether NAPA — one of only a few companies that provide full funding to a race team will continue its participation in the sport. m a Race: AAA 400 Track: Dover International Speedway Location: Dover, Del. When: Sunday, Sept. 29 TV: ESPN (2:00 p.m. EST) Layout: 1.0-mile oval Banking/Turns: 24 degrees Banking/Straightaways: 9 degrees 2012 Winner: Brad Keselowski Crew Chief's Take: "They don't call it 'Bristol on steroids' for nothing. Probably the most physically demanding race on there are as intense as anywhere we go on. Fortunately, the track is concrete, so the car will stay more consistent through­ out the day, but it's just a tough track on equipment. The biggest challenge is the tire we have now — it lays the rubber on tof) of the track so the driver has to kind of work around that as the day progresses." — -41 -59 -70 -82 -83 • -97 -110 -111 -126 SPRINT CUP SERIES the schedule for both the car and the driver. The loads that the car and driver endure when they drop into the comers Athlon Sports Racing Editor (WANTED: $8 MILLION SERIES last SPONSOR NASCAR announced I Tracks on Tap Athlon Spotlight Four Turns During the race weekend in Loudon, N.H., Scott Henderson, president of 5-Hour Energy, made some diacritic comments concerning his company's involvement in the sport, though they seemed directed more at NASCAR and its leadership than MWR and the No. 15 team, which it currently sponsors. When asked about NASCAR CEO Brian France's decision to ex­ pand the Chase for the Champi­ onship field to 13 drivers, Henderson said, "There's a lot of talk about integrity. When the guy who's in charge can say, 'I can do whatever I want and I'm going to do it and I just did,' I wonder about integrity. I want to make sure we can win in this sport, OK?" In a press release, 5-Hour Energy stated that it "is still evaluating its ongoing participation in NASCAR. A decision is not expected until the FAN 2013 racing season is over." Rumors' continue to swirl as to whether Truex or Clint Bowyer. driver of the No. 15, will return to MWR next season. For his part, team co-owner Michael Waltrip re­ iterated that his organization had "no master plan" to manipulate the race's outcome and that the com­ pany would again field three cars in 2014. He did, however, say Truex would not be held back if the driver found another ride. Aaron's, which sponsors the No. 55 MWR Toyota and Brian Vickers, has stated its intent to return. Each MWR team was penalized 50 points and fined following the Richmond race. The penalty knocked Truex out of the Chase. Five days later in an unprece­ dented step, France expanded the Chase field to 13 drivers, admit­ ting Jeff Gordon. Classic Moments Dover International Speedway Virginia native Junie Donlavey fielded entries for over 50 years in NASCAR's top division — from Joe Weatherly and LeeRoy Yarbrough to Ricky Rudd and Ken Schrader and a host of drivers in between — but his Dover mount in May 1981 might have been his most memorable. Jody Ridley drove Donlavey's No. 90 Ford to victory in the Mason-Dixon 500 that day, scoring both men's lone Cup victory. Neil Bonnett, Cale Yarborough and David Pearson all took turns at the front, but each dropped an engine while leading. Ridley finally emerged with the lead — although Bobby Alli­ son's car owner, Harry Ranier, claimed that NASCAR's timing and scoring had incorrectly placed Ridley ahead of his No. 28 Buick — and led the final 20 laps to score an unlikely win over Allison, Dale Earnhardt, D.K. Ulrich and Rudd. Athlon Fantasy Stall Looking at Checkers: They don't come any hotter than Matt Kenseth, and he's claimed 10 top 5s (two wins) in his last 15 visits to the "Monster Mile." Pretty Solid Pick: And then there's Jim­ mie Johnson and his seven Dover wins, which tie him with Bobby Allison and Richard Petty for most all-time. Good Sleeper Pick: Rookie Ricky Stenhouse Jr. owns 12th- and 13th-place showings in two Cup starts at Dover. Runs on Seven Cylinders: Kasey Kahne's 21.5-place average finish at Dover (six DNFs) do not bode well for the driver that sits 13th in the Chase standings. Insider Tip: Track position and qualify­ ing are important in Dover's tight con­ fines, because when accidents happen they typically sweep up numerous cars. ASP. 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Monday - Friday 9:00 - 5:00 • Saturday 9:00 - 3:00 �FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 27,2013 SPORTS Nathan I lam, Sports Writer (336) 84<>-7l<>4 nham@civitasmeflia.com ONLINE Game of the Week video can be found atjeffersonpost.com Ashe on the road for conference opener Nathan Ham Sports Writer nham@civitasmedia.com With a week off from the Hibriten loss two Fri­ days ago, the Ashe County Huskies are ready to hit the ground running in the Mountain Valley Athletic Conference. This week, Ashe will make the short drive to Sparta to take on rival Al­ leghany. Senior tailback Johnathan Cox looks to finally break out this week after missing a couple games due to injury and facing a tough Hibriten team that made it difficult on the Ashe offense to do any­ thing. Quarterback Connor Bowers, receiver Maison McNeill and tight ends Brandon Lucas and Cullen Ashley, among others, hope to continue the win­ ning ways over Alleghany. Alleghany has not beaten Ashe since 2003. That year, the Trojans escaped with a 9-7 victory. For Alleghany, their season has been a tale of ups and downs through four games. The Trojans started the year with a 22-0 win at North Stokes. After that, a 13-point de­ feat against state-line ri­ val Grayson County, Va., and a three-point defeat to former Northwest 1A foe Bishop McGuinness put the Trojans in a tough spot before the meat of its con­ ference schedule was close to beginning. Both teams are coming off of their bye weeks in the schedule, but the Tro­ jans can say they are rid­ ing high into this week's matchup. Alleghany put up 58 points on South Stokes and saw its defense do just enough to hang on for a 58-41 win two weeks ago. Those 58 points are the highest total Alleghany has scored on anyone since November of 2002 when the Trojans defeated East Wilkes, 43-0. This season, Alleghany is second in the league in points scored with 136 but are only fifth in the league out of eight teams in points allowed. For Ashe, the defense has answered the bell in ev­ ery game. No team in the MVAC has allowed fewer points than Ashe. The Huskies have given up 84 points in four games and held Hibriten and Watauga Nathan Ham |Jefferson Post to their .smallest point to­ The Ashe County defense will have to be ready to play Friday night with Alleghany coming off tals so far this year. Mi­ of a 58-point performance two weeks ago against South Stokes. chael Elliott, Shawn Baker, Alex Laws and Matthew to last in the conference, Wilkes St. Stephens at Watauga Hamilton lead a strong de­ only behind struggling Elkin at Starmount Surry Central at North fensive effort week in and Wilkes Central, who has North Surry at T.W. An­ Stokes week out. scored just 23 points and drews West Caldwell at NewOffensively, Ashe has are winless. Charles D. Owen at Av­ ton-Conover struggled, but the players Kickoff from Alleghany ery County West Stokes at Mount hope that this week is the High School will be at 7:30 South Caldwell at Hi­ Airy week they get everything p.m. briten going. Ashe has scored just West Wilkes at Wilkes Other area games: South Stokes at East 49 points this season, next East Wilkes at North Surry Central South Fork of New Iliver added to delayed-harvest Nathan Ham Sports Writer nham@civitasmedia.com Three new waters were added to the North Carolina Wild­ life Commission's delayed-harvest program, including one right here in Ashe County. The South Fork of the New River at Todd Island Park, Fires Creek in Clay County and Big Snow Bird Creek in Graham County were waters placed under delayed-harvest regulations. According to the N.C. Wildlife Commission, these regula­ tions state that "no trout can be harvested or possessed from these waters between Oct. 1, 2013, and one half-hour after sunset on June 6,2014. No natural bait is allowed, and anglers can fish only with single-hook, artificial lures." These fishing areas are usually stocked from fall through spring with large quantities of trout for those that eqjoy catchand-release fishing. According to the commission, the South Fork of the New River now joins Big Horse Creek, Trout Lake and Helton Creek as the four delayed-harvest waters in Ashe County. Hel­ ton Creek and Trout Lake are scheduled to be stocked on Oct. 1 and Nov. 1, Big Horse Creek will be stocked Oct. 3 and Nov. 5 and theSouth Fork of the New River will be stocked On Oct. 4 and Nov. 6 Elsewhere, three other delayed-harvest waters in the area will have their trout stocking pushed back two weeks. East Prong Roaring River and Stone Mountain Creek in Wilkes County and Little River in Alleghany County will be stocked on Oct. 14. Currently, a research project by N.C. State Univer­ sity is tracking the movements of stocked trout in that area. Elkin wins MVAC golf opener Nathan Ham Sports Writer nham@civitasmedia.com In the first conference match of the golf season, Elkin appears to be picking up right where they left off last year. The defending Mountain Valley Conference Champi­ ons won the first conference match last week at High Meadows Country Club with a team score of 123,29 shots better than second place Al­ leghany. Ashe was third with a team score of 157 and Wil­ kes Central was fourth with a score of 187. Annika Winebaiger had the best individual score, shooting 34 while her Elkin teammate Mary Frances Hall was second, two shots be­ hind with a 36. Alleghany golfer Katie Tally shot a 42, good enough for third place. Ashe fresh­ man Sarah Hardin shot 45 and Elkins Palmer Duncan rounded out the top five scor­ ers with a 53. Ashe's Olivia Barr and Makensie Shatley finished with a 56. Alexis Howell shot 60 and Savannah Brooks fin­ ished with a 63. The ladies were back on the course Monday at Cedaibrook Country Club in a non-conference match with Mount Airy, East Surry, El­ kin and South Stokes. Elkin once again had the best score, shooting 130. South Stokes was second (144) foflowed by East Sur­ ry (153), Ashe (171) and Mount Airy (176). This time, Barr finished with Ashe's best score, a 54. Hardin completed her play with a 56. Brooks finished with a 61 and Howell shot 62. Nathan Ham | Jefferson Post Ella Copeland serves to her West Wilkes opponent on Monday. Tennis win streak rolls on Nathan Ham Sports Writer nham@civitasmedia.com The Lady Husky winning streak has reached 10 matches with victories over West Wilkes and Alleghany this week. Not only that, Ashe is now ranked ninth in the 2A women's tennis poll with a 10-3 overall record and a 10-1 record in the Mountain Valley Athletic Con­ ference. Ashe won both of its matches by 9-0 scores to continue a tre­ mendous run of victories that started exactly a month ago. Against West Wilkes, all six singles matches ended with straight set wins, and the dou­ bles matches were just as easy for the Lady Huskies "This was good experience for the players to maintain focus in a slow tempo match. I am again very proud of our team and the way they represent our school and community," said Head Coach Larry Dix. "This is the fourth match where someone from the opposing team has come up to me after the match to tell me how much they appre­ ciated the sportsmanship and at­ titude of our players." Top seed Hallie Brown won by a 6-0, 6-1 score over Jenna Roten. Second seeded Mag­ gie Witherspoon beat Eliza­ beth Walker, 6-1, 6-0 and third seeded Grace Miller beat Alexa Bumgarner, 6-1, 6-0. Fourth seed Kasey Curcio and sixth seed Ella Copeland each won by identical 6-1, 6-0 scores and Mary Austin Tugman was a 6-0, 6-1 winner over Amanda Limon. In doubles matches, Brown and Witherspoon beat Roten and Walker, 8-1. Miller and Tugman beat Bumgarner and Limon by an 8-3 margin and Curio and Copeland were 8-0 winners over Lindsey McKaffey and Kristyn Craig. Alleghany came to town on See TENNIS | B2 Shrine Club golf tournament held at Mountain Aire On Sunday, Sept. 15, the an­ nual Ashe Shrine Club Benefit Golf Tournament took place at Mountain Aire Golf Club in West Jefferson. This year, 152 participants joined the competition and made the tournament a success. Prizes were awarded for first, second and third place finishes in individual, stroke play, closest to the pins and the long drive com­ petitions. Trey Scott finished first in the championship flight with a score of 70. The Ashe Shrine Club would like to extend a warm thank you to the tournament sponsors as well as the players that partici­ pated. Complete results are as fol­ lows: Championship Flight: First: Trey Scott - 70 Second: Anthony Hamilton 74 Third: Buddy Ellison - 75 First Flight: First: Daniel Furches - 72 Second: Tommy Howell - 74 Third: Rusty Estes - 75 Second Flight: First: David Osborne - 77 Second: Mark Johnston - 79 Third: David Miller - 80 Third Flight: First: Tony Parker - 78 Second: Don Marlow - 82 Third: Walt McMillan - 83 Fourth Flight: First: Eric Flowers - 83 Second: John Ashby - 83 Third: Jock Gilley - 84 Fifth Flight: First: Steven Miller - 97 Second: David Jolly - 103 Third: Dustin Elliott - 104 Ladies Division: First: Linda Dreyer - Net 69 Second: Dee Dee Ashby - Net 69 Third: Leigh Blevins - Net 69 See GOLF | B2 �PAC.K 152 FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 2()13 .) I:I I"I;RS(>.\ P(>ST Buddy Walk helps those with Down Syndrome Wil Petty Staff Writer A special thanks to... lpetty@civitasmedia.com The inaugural Buddy Walk for Ashe County oc­ curred Saturday, Sept. 21, drawing close to 500 people and raising approxi­ mately $14,000 for families with members with Down Syndrome in the High Country. "The Buddy Walk is an Photo courtesy of Angelia Shepherd 1 Jefferson Post event to promote the inclu­ sion of people with Down The inaugural Buddy Walk took place at the Ashe County High School track on Saturday, Sept. Syndrome and to encour­ 21. The event, which benefits those with Down Syndrome, raised approximately $14,000. age the celebration of peo­ ple with Down Syndrome," Robinson said the mon­ expenses the families were able to celebrate the Lynn Robinson, Buddy ey raised will help families might have." life of Caleb Stopper, a little Walk organizer said. The rain did not keep child from West Jefferson in the High Country with Robinson modeled Ashe a member who has Down the people away. Because who died last month." County's Buddy Walk off of Syndrome. of a ceremony dedicated The ceremony involved the nearby Buddy Walk of "What we're going to to a local child who lost his releasing balloons, which the Piedmont in Winston- do now with the money life, the Buddy Walk decid­ Robinson said would have Salem. is establish an application ed to start off early, before been difficult to perform at "Several families from for families in the High the rain. an indoor venue. the Ashe County area at­ Country," she said. "(The "We were able to do "It looked like we would tended the Piedmont Bud­ money)- could be used have a lot of time before the formal ceremony and dy Walk last year," Rob­ for summer camp experi­ the rain came in, which was plenty of people had time inson said. "For our first ences, school scholarships, ultimately the right deci­ to have fun before the rain year, we are very pleased medical needs, whatever sion," Robinson said. "We interfered." with the participation." Buddy Sponsors: GE Aviation, Mountain Town Dental and Caleb and John Stopper Me­ morials Friend Sponsors: Miller Insurance, Mount Jefferson Family Medicine, AEV, RDR Kennels, Jones Hardwood Floors, Forest Ridge Assisted Living, DL Shepherd Construction, Buffalo Bap­ tist Church, Pizza Hut, High Country Family Medicine, Quiet Country Amish Furniture Supporting Sponsors: Warrensville Drug, Dr. Charles Jones, United Chemi-con, Gillian Hamp­ ton Also in-kind sponsors SNAP Photography, Parent to Parent Family Support Network and Ashe Services for Aging, Russell Killen Auction­ eer and other local businesses for their dona­ tions of raffle items. Several teams were formed for the Buddy Walk, and the plan is to continue the event annu­ ally. "This is our inaugural (Buddy Walk), but we plan on doing it each year," Robinson said. "We had huge community support with a lot of sponsors. This is a wonderful community and they pulled together well for us." 'Walk out of Darkness' sheds light on depression, suicide Wil Petty |Jefferson Post Approximately 75 people walked the sidewalks of West Jefferson on Saturday, Sept.14 to raise awareness of the high rate of suicide and depression in the coun­ ty. The walk started at 9:15 a.m. and sent participants along the Backstreet and Jefferson Ave. downtown. GET YOUR POST f OR iiSS Nathan Ham | Jefferson Post Kasey Curcio fights off a high bounce to return this shot across the net. Tennis From Page B1 Tuesday, but left with the same 9-0 loss. After dropping her first set, Brown recovered to beat Molly Andrews in the second set, 6-2, then breezed through the tie­ breaker, 10-2. Witherspoon and Tugman were 6-1, 6-1 win­ ners over Kallie Dalton and Madison Murphy. Miller was a 6-3, 6-1 vic­ tor against Lydia Garcia, Curcio beat Katy Harper, 6-0, 6-0 and Copeland scored a 6-4, 6-3 win against Abby Wagoner. Brown and Wither­ spoon continued their strong doubles season with an 8-3 win over An­ drews and Dalton. Miller and Tugman won by an 8-0 margin against Gar­ cia and Murphy. Curcio and Copeland capped off the sweep with an 8-0 win over Harper and Wag­ oner. West Wilkes exhibi­ tion match: Rae Zeller won in sin­ gles, 6-0. Alleghany exhibition matches: Callie Powell and Abby Manley won two matches, . . ... , . A total of 152 golfers came out to this year's tournament. H From Page B1 Gautier (Hole in One) 3-1 and 4-1. Keely Caddell and Hayley Taylor won two matches, 4-2 and 4-1. Cheyenne Eicher and Sierra Eicher lost 4-0. Rae Zeller and Erin Griffin won 4-0. 2A State Poll 1. Salisbury 2. Lake Norman Char­ ter 3. Brevard 4. John A. Holmes HS 5. Greene Central 6. Carrboro 7. Shelby 8. Draughn 9. Ashe County 10. Bandys S u b m i t t e d p h o t o |J e f f e r s o n P o s t Long Drive Lad Close to pin #7 - Ken ny^Hartess*^ " ^ac' Blevins Close to pin #14 - Bill Long Drive Men - Sean Turnmire Senior Long Dr Merle Robinson Hardin �JEFFERSON POST Church From Page A5 Oct. 1 7 p.m. Ashe Really Cares Committee will have their q eT[ meeting ™ the Ashe Baptist Conference Room. All committee members and interested parties are urged to attend. \T l Oct. 3 7 p.m. Ashe Baptist As­ sociation Executive Com­ mittee will meet at Orion Baptist Church. All commit­ tee members and pastors as well as interested persons are urged to attend. This meet­ ing is open to the public. Sept. 29 - Oct. 4 7 pan. Revival Services will be held atSturgills Baptist Church. Rev. Tommy Wurth wiU be preaching. There will be special singing each night. Everyone is invited. Oct. 5,12,19 and 26 6 p.m. Fall Revival will be held at Glendale Springs Missionary Baptist Church. Everyone is invited to attend. 10 Services will be held at Warrensville Baptist Church. Former pastor, Rev. Rich Anderson will bring the mes­ sage. All members, former members, and friends are in­ vited to this special service. Sunday School is at 9 a.m. Pastor Rev. Wade Huntsinger welcomes all. 6 pan. Super Sundays. Friendship Baptist Church announces Super Sundays in October. October 6, 2013 is Pastor Appreciation Sunday and Missions Nights begins with Ashe Really Cares, Ashe Pregnancy Center and Cartp New Hope. On Octo­ ber 13, a Gideon speaker will be present, and the Bread of Life Singers will be sharing. On October 20, Rev. Craig Church will be sharing at 10 a.m. and special singing at 6 p.m. October 20, Rev. Neal Hatfield, and the Liberty University Singers, "Crim­ son Flood" will share at 10 a.m. and again at 6 p.m. Pas­ tor Rev. Russell Hart invites you to attend. Oct. 6 a.m. Homecoming Oct. 6 - Until 7 p.m. Revival Services will begin at Apple Grove Baptist Church. Rev. Derek Wilson will preach. The church is located at 553 Ripshin Road, Lansing. Pastor Julian Owen invites everyone to attend. FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 2013 PAGE B3 Oh myjarmanhas best apple pie Oct. 6-9 7 pjn. Revival Services will be held at Pleasant Home Baptist Church. Rev. Larry Shephard will be the guest speaker. There will be special singing each night, pastor Rev. Lonnie Carpen­ ter invites you to attend: 6 p.m. Revival Services will be held at Calvary Bap­ tist Church, West Jefferson. Rev. Ambrose Jones will preach at 6 p.m., Rev. Lloyd Day will preach at 7 p.m. There will be special music each night. Pastor Rev. Kirby McNeil invites you to attend these services. Oct. 6, 13, 20, 27 Friendly Grove Baptist Church announces that Rev. Herbert McCoy will be preaching for them through October. The congregation invites you to attend. The Ashe County Farmer's Market's Apple Pie Contest winner, Carolyn Jarmin of West Jefferson, poses with her pie alongside judges (from left) Rick Caine, Cullie Tarleton and Millie Barbee. After judging, pie slices were sold for $2 each to raise money for the ACFM Agricultural Scholarship fund. CHURCH CALENDAR Sept. 27 - 28 West Jefferson Antiques Fair. Downtown West Jef­ ferson will be filled with an­ tiques, collectibles, beautiful furniture, advertising items, handmade items, live enter­ tainment and food vendors. Don't miss this huge antique event. Times are 5 - 8 p.m., Friday, Sept. 27, and 8 a.m. - 5 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 28. For more information, con­ tact antiquesmain@skybest. com Sept. 28 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. Art on the Mountain. Join the gather­ ing of fine artistsand master crafts persons from the High Country at the Ashe Arts Center. Pottery, paintings, photography, rug hooking, quilting, wood turning, jew­ elry, literary works, fiber arts and crafts. Unique art for sale and artist demon­ strations. The Gary Pbe show will broadcast live from the Ashe Arts Center a little after 11 a.m, featuring the Garden Variety String Band. 2 p.m. Break the Ice at the Ashe County Public Library in the auditorium. Break the Ice is for third fifth graders. Get to know others your age with fun games and activities at the library. 2 p.m. National Public Lands Day Trail Project. Meet the New River State Park at the 221 Access Visi­ tor Center as we take a hike on one of pur trails. Bring a shovel, rake or a pair of loppers to help us maintain our lovely traiL Kids are wel­ come as this is during "Take A Child Outside" week. We will get them involved in giv­ ing back to the community. 3 pan. - The North­ west Ashe Class of 1988 25-Year Reunion will be held at the Creston Volun­ teer Fire Department. All alumni and their guests are invited. Grilled hamburg­ ers, hot dogs, chicken; buns, condiments, 90ft drinks, and utensils will be provided. We cordially request that all attending NWA alumni bring a side dish or a des­ sert. If you plan to attend the reunion, we also re­ quest that you pay $15 on your arrival to help on the expenses. (Guests won't be required to pay or bring a food item.) Please R.S.V.P. to Pam Blevins; 207 Phoe­ nix Dr., Lansing, NC 28643 or by emailing pdblevinsC«' skybest.com whether you will be attending the reunion and how many guests will be accompanying you. Sept. 28 5 - 7 p.m. Benefit for Tim Cox who is battling cancer, will be held at Riverview Community Center. Hot dogs with all the fix­ ings, chips, desert^, and drinks. The cost is $5 for adults, and $3 for children. The meal will be served from5-7p.m.Specialsinging with: Tiffany Mash. GilfefpieChurehCta Danny Farmer, and Three lop Gospel will begin at 6 pm Proceeds are to help with medical expenses. 7-30 p.m. Neal HellMountain Dulcimer Concert will be held at the Ashe Arts Center. Neal Hellman, nationally acclaimed performer and teacher of the mountain dulcimer, has been active in perform­ ing, writing, and recording acoustic music for the past 25 years throughout the United States, Europe and New Zealand. Tickets are $12 for adults, and $5 for students. For more informa­ tion, call 336-846-2787. Sept. 29 1 p.n. Mountain Dulci­ mer Workshops with Neal Hellman. Two workshops will be offered. Aeolian Mode for beginners will begin at 1 p.m. Followed by Music of the World for Mountain Dulcimer for in­ termediate students at 2 p.m. Workshop fees are $20 each and pre-registration is required. For more informa­ tion, call 336-846-2787. . 3 p.m. Fall Colors Hike. Meet the New River State Park ranger at the Wagoner Access Contact Station. You will see some of the wonder­ ful colors of fall and discover some of the amazing things that live in the park. Make sure to wear sturdy shoes and bring a bottle of water, as we will be hiking just over a mile. Sept. 30 10:30 a.m. TVees and Tee's - Paint your own TShirt. Meet at the Mt. Jef­ ferson State Natural Picnic Area. Make your own shirt design using leaves and fab­ ric medium. Designed for Kids and Teens. Tee shirts will be provided as long as supplies last. Oct. 1 - Oct. 28 5 p.m. Storytelling in Todd. Every Tuesday through October, stop by the Todd General Store for old time entertainment with supper at 5 p.m. and story­ telling at 6 p.m. Todd Gen­ eral Store is located at 3866 Railroad Grade Road. For more information, call 336877-1067. Oct. 1 5 - 6 p.m. American Heart Association BLS for HCP Part H - Skills Check will be held at Watauga Medical Center Auditorium. This course is for Health­ care Providers seeking an initial or renewal Basic Life Support for Healthcare Proriders Course completion card. Part I online at www. onlineAHA.org can be com­ pleted in approximately 1-2 hours. You must bring your Part I completion certificate to the skills check. Part D, the skills check will take approximately 1 hour. The cost if $15 (make check pay­ able to ARHS). No refunds. Registration deadline is Fri­ day, Sept. 27, 2013. Class size is limited. You must call to pre-register and prepay by calling Candy Jones at 828—268-8960. 6 - 9 p.m. American Heart Association Heartsaver CPR and AED Course will be held at Watauga Medical Center Auditorium. This course is designed for community members who want to learn CPR for adults, children, and infants; how to help a choking victim, and use of an automated external de­ fibrillator (AED). Certifica­ tion card will be valid for 2 years. The cost if $40 (make check payable to ARHS). No refunds. Registration deadline is Friday, Sept. 27, 2013. Class size is limited. You must call to pre-register arid prepay by calling Candy Jones at 828—268-8960. Oct. 2 10 a.m. Nathans Creek Extension and Communi­ ty Association Club Meet­ ing will be held at Smoky Mountain Barbecue. Oct. 3 9 a.m. 10th Annual Elk Shoals Camp Classic Golf Tournament presented by Elk Shoals United Meth­ odist Camp will be held at Mountain Aire Golf Club. Golfers must be present by 8:30 a.m. Shotgun Start begins at 9 a.m. Captains Choice, lunch provided, and prizes. $60 per player, fourplayer teams are captains choice, $200 hole sponsor; $400 hole sponsor with four player team, $25 cart spon­ sor. Make your tax deduct­ ible check payable to: Elk Shoals UM Camp, PO Box 208, West Jefferson, NC 28694. For more informa­ tion, call 33&8774607. Oct. 4-6 7:30 p.m. Elvis Has Left the Building a comedy in two acts by V. Cate and Duke Ernsberger presented by the Ashe County Little Theatre. The location is the Ashe Civic Center. Times and Dates as follows; 7:30 p.m. pn Friday and Saturday, Oct. 4 and 5. Sunday mati­ nee 2 p.m. Tickets prices are $15 for adults, and $5 for students. Reserved seat tick­ ets are available at the Ashe Arts Center. For more infor­ mation. call 336-846-ARTS. Oct. 5 2 - 4 p.m. Girl Scouts Kick Off Event. Come to Ashe Park in Jefferson and learn about Girl Scouting and the many events and activities that girls can par­ ticipate in. There will be fun hands-on activities, visit with a Girl Scout Troop, check out our program and* talk with leaders about be­ coming involved. 5 - 7 p.m. Zion United Methodist Church Fish Fry. A donation of $10 for adults, and $6 for children 12 and under is appreciated. Oct. 5, 7 and 8 Best of the Blue Ridge. Painters from Ashe and surrounding counties are invited to submit works for The Best of the Blue Ridge, a juried fine art competition and exhibition. Paintings, drawings, hand pulled prints and two-dimensional mixed media works will be accept­ ed. There is a non-refund­ able entry fee and delivery dates are October 5, 7, and 8, 2013. Juror for the Best of the Blue Ridge is Robert Way. His work has been exhibited in many solo and juried group exhibitions, and his work is represented in public and private collec­ tions worldwide. The ex­ hibit will open and run from October 10 - November 21, 2013. The public is invited to to the opening recep­ tion, 5 - 8 p.m., October 11' in conjunction with the Fall Gallery Crawl. For more in­ formation, contract the Arts Council at 336346-ARTS. ritan Club will meet at the Peak Creek Ruritan Com­ munity Center, NC 88 East, Laurel Springs. After the meal, Michael Sexton, Pro­ gram Facilitator, and Kelly Vannoy, Chairperson of the Board of Directors, will present a program on the Ashe County Sharing Cen­ ter. The Center celebrated its 30th birthday this year. Visitors are welcome. For more information, call 336982-9538. Aid Course will be held at Watauga Medical Center Auditorium. This course is designed for community members who want to learn basic first aid skills - how to recognize and to respond to different emergencies - heart attack, stroke, chok­ ing, bleeding, seizures, diabetic reactions, breath­ ing problems, shock, and Oct. 6 environmental emergencies. 2 p.m. Sprague and Participants will receive a United Chemi-Con Retir­ certification card which is ees Reunion will be held valid for 2 years. The cost at Shatley Springs Restau­ Oct. 8 if $30 (make check payable rant. For more information 10 a.m. Ashe County to ARHS). Registration call 336-385-7733, 336-384- Extension and Commu­ deadline is Friday, October, 2254, or 336877-7966. nity Association Achieve­ 4, 2013. No refunds. Class ment Day will be held at the size is limited. You must call Oct. 7 Agricultural Service Center to pre-register and prepay 6:30 p.m. Program on Conference Room. by calling Candy Jones at the Ashe County Sharing 6 -9 p.m. American 828—268-8960. Center. The Peak Creek Ru- Heart Association First A TERRIBLE THING HAPPENS WHEN YOU DON'T ADVERTISE. NO ONE NOTICES YOU ANYMORE Jefferson Post (336) 846-7164 www.jeffersonpost.com .for the best ADVERTISING RESULTS �I'aci. 1H FRIDAY, SEPTEM BER 27, 2()13 J EFFERSC).N PC >ST Quilt fair brings large crowd to Jefferson Station • Winky Dink Nutmeg Pets of the Week Ashe County Humane Society Located at Old U.S. 16, in front of the National Guard Armory in Jefferson Adoption day from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. each Saturday,but will be closed Saturday, July 6 for the Christmas in July festival. If you are interested in adopting, please call 336- Mike 982-4297 or email ashehumane@skybest.com Find them online at www.ashehumanesociety. org Pets of the Week Mike and Mandy are two sweet 7-week-old kit­ tens who are searching for their forever home. Both Mike and Mandy are up to date on their shots. TTiey would do well in a home without dogs or small chil­ Mandy dren. Nutmeg is a beautiful medium/long hair tabby who may have some Maine Coon Cat in him. He is four months old and has re­ ceived two rounds of kitten vaccinations, is negative for FeLV and FIV, has been wormed and is healthy. Sasha is a sweet little girl with a very gentle per­ sonality. She was pulled from Ashe County Animal Control with her brother Simon and is in a Humane Society foster home. Sasha is about 8 months Gracie old, spayed and current on all her vaccinations. She is feline leukemia negative. Sasha needs to be an in­ door only cat, because she is timid and will run and hide if let outdoors. She is great with other cats and young children. She is also good with dogs, once she gets to know them. She loves to play with feather toys and cud­ dle in bed or on a sofa with her human friend! She will be a rather small cat when fully grown (currently weighs just under 5 lbs). Two sweet 12-week old kittens. TWo males (Wlnky Sasha Dink and Panda Andy). Each kitten has its own personality and each one is full of spunk. They will purr their way into your heart. Gracie is a lovely female kitten, estimated at about 8 months old. She has short black hair and a sweet per­ sonality! She was pulled from Animal Control and is currently in a foster home. Although Gracie was at first very scared and ner­ vous, she is now doing ex­ tremely well. She's getting Panda Andy along fantastically with the other cats and the young Ashe County Humane children in her foster Society, PO Box 1776, home. She is getting used West Jefferson, NC 28694. to dogs, too. Gracie loves to cuddle on your lap and Ashe Humane Society is funded entirely by dona­ is just a loving little girl! Vet reference and/or home tions, fundraisers and visit is required for adoption. grants. CLASSIFIEDS LEGALS STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA ASHE COUNTY IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION BEFORE THE CLERK ESTATE FILE: 13 E 242 EXECUTOR'S NOTICE Having qualified as EXECUT­ OR of the Estate of JACK HAMPTON KELLEY. de­ ceased, of 540 WAUGH STREET, JEFFERSON, NC 28640, this is to notify all per­ sons having claims against the Estate of said JACK HAMP­ TON KELLEY to present them to the undersigned on or be­ fore December 30,2013 or this notice will be placed in bar of their recovery. All persons, firms, and corporations in­ debted to said Estate will please make immediate pay­ ment. This the 27th day of Septem­ ber, 2013 Edwin G. Greer Executor 155 Gap Creek Road Fleetwood, NC 28628 Stephen R. Berndt, P.A. Attorney for Estate 379 New Market Blvd.. Ste. 3 Boone. NC 28607 Publish: 9.27.13/10.4.13/10.11.13/10.1 8.13 Wil Petty |Jefferson Post Brenda Cole, president of the Ashe County Piecemakers Quilt Guild,stands next to her award-winning piece at the 11th annual Quilt Fair. The event was free and held over the weekend. All donations were used to make quilts for fire victims, Ashe Senior Center and A Safe Home for Everyone. Local painters off er welcome respite from 'harried' day I just had both looked the best ex­ up obligingly, perience the smiled and other day waved back -* while driving brushes swirl­ through the ing in the air. town of West These two Jefferson. gentlemen, in case you do I was feel­ ing incredibly not know, are harried while two very inter­ trying to make esting artists delivery dead­ with wonder­ lines, get cor­ ful stories to tell. They respondence were paint­ Raney Rogers off in a timely ing in front of manner and managing vari­ their galler­ ous projects and was rush­ ies, bringing art A1 Fresco ing - though not speed­ and right to the passerby. ing - back to my gallery. I Actually, Clayton's gallery stopped at the light at the is just a few doors up the intersection coming into sidewalk and upstairs. He town from N.C. 194 at the has a wide variety of art Baptist church and my eye objects including amazing­ was caught by a slight mo­ ly diverse and interesting tion ahead on the sidewalk. ways to collage items and Seated ever so grandly put things together that in front of their easels were are unusual and useable. Clayton Proctor and "Fren­ Every time that I visit Clay­ chy," stroking their can­ ton he has something new vases with brush, holding going on and it is always palette just so, and looking well worth checking out. like a scene from the streets Clayton is as easy going of Paris. Canvases were and genuinely kind as can I propped on the sides of the be and will talk with you buildings and sitting on ea­ about anything and always ' sels on the sidewalk. The has a big smile to go along image evoked such happi­ with his craftsmanship. ness and joy in celebrating I met Frenchy a few "artisdom" that I honked years back who, when he my horn and waved wildly told me his name said "I when I drove by. I am sure just asked people to call I am not the first horn me 'Frenchy' because my to blow at these renais­ name is too hard for them sance painters, but they to remember." He had in­ i vited me to a gathering and sharing of artistic types at his gallery in Lansing...an­ other throwback from the European feel, in case any1 of you missed it. I had al­ ways wanted to see such a group of artists meeting in the county and wanted to be a part of it. Frenchy had made some of the best lasagna I have ever eaten in my life and the scent of herbs and cheese in the air mixed ever so sweetly with the smell of burning wood coming from the comfort­ ing stove. It was incred­ ibly welcoming, and that is exactly what Frenchy is - welcoming. He has energy such that you want to dance just being around him. I don't think he ever "not" smiles and his eyes are like bright beacons to a great secret he has inside him. Frenchy paints from the soul...folk art...of sorts and each painting has a story to go with it. I sug­ gest that you visit him at his gallery and hear some of those stories. They will stay with you forever. I must have smiled my­ self the whole way back to the gallery because not only did I FEEL much bet­ ter, I had more energy to get back to doing what I needed to do....but mostly I knew that was painting. Appalachian Women's Fund announces grant recipients Thanks to the Appalachian Women's Fund, 14 area from family can also keep a woman from seeking ser­ deposits, and other fees associated with a new home; »n-prohts received $57,000 in grant money this week. vices more local to her. A bigger town such as Boone particularly for women who are working and therefore Programs supporting women and young girls will can offer mass transportation. As well, a larger popu­ lose their government assistance. able to continue for another year with money raised lation can provide anonymity for a family who needs • $2,500 — Girls on the Run of the High Country the annual Woman of Vision Award Luncheon held it and put miles between a woman in need and her youth running/ empowerment program; towards the June. Checks were awarded and distributed to the detractors. Watauga County non-profits are often the expansion of their program into Avery and Wilkes int recipients in recent days and not a minute too first line of defense for a family in crisis both in and counties for participant scholarships out of the area. jn for some. •, $5,000 — Hospitality House towards the Wom­ "It's no secret that non-profits have faced significant Agencies supported by the 2013 cycle of grant fund­ en's Emergency Shelter Program and the Women & ts in local and state funding this year" said AWF ing by the Appalachian Women's Fund include the fol­ Women with Children Transitional and Family Hous­ ?sident, Jean Brooks. "Unfortunately, the cost of lowing. ing Program funding severely affects impoverished women and • $5,000 — ASHE A Safe Home for Everyone, the • $4,000 — Hunger & Health Coalition towards •ir children on every level, making the day to day domestic violence shelter in Ashe County, to be used increasing food distribution to local women age 60 for the 24/7 hotline, financial assistance towards trans­ and over. Liggle just that much harder," she said. \gencies serving the disenfranchised have come to portation costs, and initial cost of living for clients in • $4,000- Mountain Alliance towards the Leader­ ship Initiative for Female Teens Program (LIFT) of r on funding from the Appalachian Women's Fund their care. • $5,000 — ACCESS Financial aid program at Mountain Alliance exclusively reaching out to young ich has distributed more than $350,000 over six re. According to Grants Committee Chair, Kath- ASU; money to be used for summer school scholar­ women. • $4,000 — New Opportunity School for Women l Kennedy-Olsen, the AWF received 14 grant re­ ships for first generation college attendees in families for the three week intensive educational immersion sts and all 14 applicants received the grant amount living at or below the poverty level. • $3,000 — Blue Ridge Women in Agriculture for program providing low-income women with the tools which they applied. because many of the recipients serve multiple coun- three grants of $1,000 to local women farmers, ranch­ they need to get back on their feet, find a job, navigate higher education, etc. in the surrounding area, the AWF financial sup- ers, and processors for 2014. • $4,000 — The Children's Council towards the • $5,000 — OASIS for domestic violence and t is critical and far-reaching, ike back door neighbors the group embraces the salary and benefits of the Crisis Intervention Parent sexual assault support groups for their clients in both icies outside of Watauga County. Building strong Educator for the Parents as Teachers (PAT) out-reach Watauga and Avery Counties. • $3,000 — WAMY going towards the Credit lies across county lines impacts all aspects of non- program focused on single mothers who reside in tem­ Building and Financial Literacy program for women it agencies. In more rural areas, transportation can porary housing shelters. • $4,000 — Community Care Clinic for the Wom­ for micro loans. be barrier between a woman in distress and get• $4,500 — Western Youth Network towards the en's Health Program the help she needs. . • $4,000—DANA Domestic Abuse is Not Accept­ costs of running the Girls Circle Program, a support­ jmetimes a woman may have a high-profile job worries about stigma and anonymity. Pressure able shelter in Sparta; to be used for utility and rent ive/empowerment group for middle school girls. NORTH CAROLINA ASHE COUNTY IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION BEFOR^THE CLERK FILE NO.:13-SP-116 In the Matter of Ronald Eugene Jones, Incomptent GRIERJ. HURLEY Guardian of the Estate of Ronald Eugene Jones, Petitiomer, vs. Ronald Eugene Jones, Incompetent Allen Jones, Co-Guardian of the Person of Ronald Eugene Jones, Brenda Jones, Respondents NOTICE OF SALE Pursuant to an Order of Sale, I, Benjamin G. Hurley, Jr., Com­ missioner, will on Tuesday, • October 8,2013, at 2:00 p.m. at the courthouse door in Jef­ ferson, North Carolina, sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described tracts of land, to wit: FIRST TRACT: BEGINNING on a point in the center line of an existing roadway, said point being the William Ballou and Johnny Sullivan corner and the most western corner of the property herein described, thence continuing with the said Ballou line, S. 82-05 W. 16.13 feet to an iron; S. 82-05 W. 109.83 feet to a point; thence continuing with a division line of the Johnny Sullivan prop­ erty, S. 12-12 E. 5.74 feet to an iron at a power pole; thence S. 12-12 E. 102.47 feet to an iron; S. 53-05 W. 18.86 feet to an iron; S. 63-04 W. 7.02 feet to a point, the Shirley Ballou corner; thence continuing with the said Ballou line, N. 85-15 E, 6.82 feet to an iron; N. 8515 E. 69.66 feet to an iron; N. 85-15 E. 5.77 feet to a point in the center line of an existing road; thence continuing with the center line of said road, N. 05-14 E. 38.66 feet; and N. 2155 E. 101.65 feet to the point of BEGINNING, containing 0.2501 acre. This deed of conveyance is made SUBJECT to the ease­ ment of water right as fully de­ scribed in deed from Johnny J. Sullivan, et ux, to Kelly Ellison, et ux. et al, dated 25 June 1987, and of record in Book 159, at pages 2139-2142, in­ clusive, Ashe County Registry. Tax Parcel # 19267-374; Tax Value $ 76.000 SECOND TRACT: BEGIN­ NING on a point in the center line of an existing road, corner of Johnny Sullivan (Book D-6, at Daqe 58. Ashe County Re­ gistry); thence continuing with said Sullivan line, S. 85-15 W 5.77 feet to an iron, S. 85-15 W. 69.66 feet to an iron; S. 8515 W.6 82 feet to a point in the margin of N.C.S.R. 1149; thence continuing with said margin, S. 27-09 E. 25.70 feet; thence leaving said margin anc continuing with a division line of the Shirley BaHou property, N 67-06 E 5 40 feet to an iron at a power pole; and N. 67-06 E. 70 85 feet to the point of BEGINNING, containing 0.0224 acre Tax Parcel # 19267-056; Tax Value $ 500 A good faith deposit of ten (10%) percent of the bid price will be required at the time and place of sale. This the 16TH day of Septem­ ber, 2013. BENJAMIN G. HURLEY, JR., Commissioner P.O. Box24 West Jefferson, N. C. 28694 (336) 246-3144 Publication Dates: 9/20/139/27/13 & 10/04/13 NOTICE OF SUB TRUSTEE FORECLOSUR OF REAI PROPER! UNDER AND BY VI the power and auth< tained in that certair Trust executed and by Wayne David Fo dated October 14, 2 recorded on Octobe in Book 412 at Pagr the Office of the Asl Register of Deeds; i cause of default in t �.11.1 I l nwi rKIUAY, OfcrlbMBCii 4 /, I M.I. D.) CLASSIFIEDS LEGALS ment of the indebtedness se­ cured thereby and failure to carry out and perform the stip­ ulations and agreements con­ tained therein and, pursuant to demand of the holder of the in­ debtedness secured by said Deed of Trust, the under­ signed Substitute Trustee will place for sale, at public auc­ tion, to the highest bidder for cash at the usual place of sale at the Ashe County Court­ house, Jefferson, North Caro­ lina, on October 8. 2013 at 1:00 PM that parcel of land, in­ cluding improvements thereon, situated, lying and being in the City of Laurel Springs County of Ashe, State of North Caro­ lina, and being more particu­ larly described as follows: BEING all of Lots 26 and 27 of the Painted Laurel Subdivision as recorded in Plat Book 5 at Page 557, Ashe County Re­ gistry, to which recorded plat reference hereby made for a metes and bounds description of said Lots. The above described property is subject to those certain re­ strictions as recorded in Book 244, Page 1147-1149, Ashe County Registry, said docu­ ment incorporated by refer­ ence as though fully set out hprein. , Being the same property as described in that certain Deed from Raymond D. Cook and wife, Deborah A Cook to Wayne D. Fogleman, dated 9/23/05 and of record in Deed Book 335, Page 918, Ashe County Registry. Address of property: Lots 26 & 27 on Painted Laurel Drive, Laurel Springs, NC 28644 Tax Parcel ID: 14379-088-026 and 14379-088-027 Present Record Owners: Wayne Davie Fogleman The terms of the sale are that the real property hereinbefore described will be sold for cash to the highest bidder. The Sub­ stitute Trustee reserves the right to require a cash deposit or a certified check equal to the greater of five percent (5%) of the amount of the bid or Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars ($750.00). The successful bid­ der may also be required to pay revenue stamps on the Trustee's Deed, any Land Transfer Tax, and the tax re­ quired by N.C.G.S. § 7A308(a)(1). The real property hereinabove described is being offered for sale "AS IS, WHERE IS" and will be sold subject to all super­ ior liens, unpaid taxes, and special assessments. Other conditions will be announced at the sale. The sale will be held open for ten (10) days for upset bids as by law required. If the Trustee is unable to con­ vey title to this property for any reason, the sole remedy of the purchaser is the return of the deposit. Reasons of such inab­ ility to convey include, but are not limited to, the filing of a bankruptcy petition prior to the sale and reinstatement of the loan without the knowledge of the Trustee(s). If the validity of the sale is challenged by any party, the Trustee(s), in their sole discretion, if they believe the challenge to have merit, may declare the sale to be void and return the deposit The purchaser will have no further remedy. Additional Notice Where the Real Property is Residential With Less Than Fifteen (15) Rental Units: An order for possession of the property may be issued pursu­ ant to G.S. 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the clerk of superior court of the county in which the prop­ erty is sold. Any person who occupies the property pursu­ ant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may, after receiving the notice of sale, terminate the rental agreement upon 10 days writ­ ten notice to the landlord. Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the ef­ fective date of the termination. Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a bona fide lease or tenancy may have additional rights pursuant to Title VII of 5.896 - Protecting Tenants at Foreclosure Act which became effective on May 20, 2009. This the 17th day of Septem­ ber, 2013. Morrison Trustee Services, LLC Substitute Trustee By: Patricia L. Rhame, Attor­ ney for Substitute Trustee 6525 Morrison Blvd.. Suite 408 Charlotte. NC 28211 Telephone: (704) 823-6244 Publish: 9.27.13/10 4 13 NOTICE TO CREDITORS Having qualified as Executor for the Estate of Adam Ef'c Trippe, deceased late of Ashe County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons having claims against the estate^ot said deceased to present them on or before 23rd day of December. 2013, or this no­ tice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persofj18 in debted to said estate win please make immediate pay- This the 23rd day of Septem­ ber, 2013. LEGALS NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION FOR NORTHWEST TRADING POST, INC. INCLUDING REQUESTS FOR SUBMISSION OF UNKNOWN CLAIMS WITNESSETH. That Whereas, Northwest Trading Post, Inc. is a North Carolina Nonprofit Corporation without voting members, and; Whereas, the Board of Direct­ ors, by action taken at a prop­ erly called meeting on July 17. 2013 voted to dissolve the nonprofit corporation and in connection therewith adopted a plan of Dissolution; Now therefore pursuant to G.S. 55 A -14-08, Northwest Trad­ ing Post, Inc. gives Notice of the following. 1. That the effective date of dissolution will be December 31,2013; 2. That all Claimants, known of unknown, having a claim against Northwest Trading Post, Inc. based on bonds is­ sued, secured or unsecured debts or any other basis of claim submit said claims to the Board of Directors of Northw­ est Trading Post, Inc., C/O the offices of Kilby & Hurley, loc­ ated at 122 N Jefferson Aven­ ue, West Jefferson, NC, 28694 or mailing address: P.O. Box 24, West Jefferson, NC 28694 on or before the effective date of dissolution; 3. The plan of dissolution is as follows: a. The Corporation will pay all existing indebtedness. b. An effort will be made t6 no­ tify and redeem holders of all known and unknown corpor­ ate bonds. c. All assets of the corporation will be liquidated. Government a. Fcrderal Jobs COUNTY MANAGER Ashe County NC, the most northwestern county in the state, has a population of 27,100 and covers 426 square miles. Located in the Blue Ridge Mountains at an approx­ imate elevation of 3000 ft, Ashe enjoys access to the Blue Ridge Parkway, the New River, two state parks and is located 30 miles from Ap­ palachian State University Re­ sponsibilities of the County Manager comprise overall op­ erations of the County as dir­ ected by a five member Board of Commissioners, responsibil­ ity for 300 full/part-time em­ ployees, and management of a $40M budget The successful candidate will have a thorough understanding of the budget function, will be experienced in management of personnel, and will have knowledge of the principles and practices of pub­ lic administration and county government Preferred qualific­ ations include: graduate de­ gree in public administration or its equivalent, five years exper­ ience in county government, including experience in county budget/finance and economic development; and a thorough understanding of NC State Taw governing county administra­ tion. Salary is negotiable for a highly experienced candidate Excellent benefit package in­ cluded EOE/AAE Drug screening and criminal back­ ground check required. Submit Letter of Application with Resume that includes salary history and work refer­ ences to: Ann Clark, Clerk to the Board, 150 Government Circle, Suite 2500, Jefferson NC 28640, or aclark@ashecountygov.com Resumes will be accepted through October 18, 2013. Po­ sition will remain open until filled Applicants' information will remain confidential. Sales / Business Development d. All monies owed to the Cor­ poration will be collected. e. Following the filing of the Articles of Dissolution, all cor­ porate assets will be distrib­ uted to one or more qualified 501-(c) (3) entities as may be determined by the Board 4. That any unknown claims against the corporation shall be barred unless a proceeding is brought to enforce said claim within 5 years from the date of the publication of this Notice. Any known claims shall be barred unless submitted within 120 days from the date of this or any other written notice, un­ less action is brought to en­ force said claim within 90 days of a formal rejection of said claim. This Notice hereby given this the 13th day of September 2013 by Attorney, John T Kilby, on behalf of the Board of Directors of Northwest Trading Post, Inc. Publish :9.13.13/9.20.13/9.27.1 3 NOTICE TO CREDITORS Having qualified as Executor for the Estate of Evalene B Lemly, deceased late of Ashe County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of said deceased to present them on or before 13th day of December, 2013, or this no­ tice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons in­ debted to said estate will please make immediate pay­ ment. MULTIMEDIA SALES— The Jefferson Post in West Jefferson is seeking an account executive to sell advertising for both print and online products to local businesses. 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Colon said Thurs­ day he planned to appeal the fine, saying it "was way more than I expected." Jets left tackle D'Brickashaw Ferguson was fined $15,000 for punching a Patriots player, while New England's Michael Bu­ chanan, Alfonzo Dennard and Vince Wilfork were docked $7,875 each for throw­ ing punches. Mangold was not fined, and T^ib said earlier this week that he didn't think the hit was dirty. Patriots defensive end Chandler Jones was also fined $15,750 for hit­ ting Jets quarterback Geno Smith in the head and neck area. Tennessee's Jackie Battle was fined $21,000, becoming the first running back docked for lowering the crown of his hel­ met into an opponent. He hit Houston's Danieal Manning — violating a new rule in effect this season — on a play during the Texans' 30-24 overtime victory last Sunday, but was not penalized on the field. According to the rule, Article 8, it's a foul if "a runner or tackier initiates forc­ ible contact by delivering a blow with the top/crown of his helmet against an opponent when both players are clearly outside the tackle box." "I didn't expect it," Battle said, adding that he was appealing. "I thought it was a perfectly legal play. I've been running like that my whole career, so I didn't think they'd get me for it. It came yesterday. I couldn't even eat lunch. "It made me sick." The NFL also fined Washington safety Brandon Meriweather $42,000 earlier this week for driving his helmet into the chin of Green Bay running back Eddie Lacy, who suffered a concussion. Meriweather later left the game after giving himself a concussion on a helmet-to-helmet hit on Packers running back James Starks. Other big fines announced earlier in the week included Titans safety Bernard Pollard and Texans cornerback Kareem Jackson each being docked $42,000 for hits. Pollard, who said he is appealing, left Andre Johnson with a concussion after he helped knock him out of bounds near the goal line late in regulation. Jackson left his feet and hit Iitans re­ ceiver Kendall Wright in the head. Jackson was flagged for unnecessary roughness. Tampa Bay's Dashon Goldson had his one-game suspension lifted earlier this week for hitting New Orleans' Darren Sproles in the head, but was fined $100,000. The Buccaneers had two others fined this week, though: $21,000 each to safety Ah­ mad Black and defensive end Adrian Clayborn for illegal hits. Black had a late hit on Saints tight end Jimmy Graham that drew an unnecessary roughness penalty. Clayborn was penal­ ized by the league for a helmet-to-helmet hit on quarterback Drew Brees. Philadelphia linebacker DeMeco Ryans was also fined $21,000 for his hit to the head and neck area of San Diego wide receiver Malcom Floyd, who was carted off the held and taken to a hospital. Floyd didn't practice all week and will miss at least Sunday's game at Tennessee. Chicago cornerback Charles Tillman was docked $15,750 for a horse-collar Mleekl Passing 480. A. Rodgers. GBY vs. WAS 09/15(34-42.4 TD) 462, P. Manning, DEN vs. BAL 09/05 (27-42.7 TD) 450, E. Manning. NYG at DAL 09/08 (27-42.4 TD) 428, Vick. PHL vs. SND 09/15 (23-36.2 TD) 419, P. Rivers, SND at PHL 09/15 (36-47.3 TD) 412, Kaepernick. SNF vs.GBY 09/08 (27-39,3 TD) 406. Roethlisberger, PIT vs.CHI 09/22(26-41,2TD) 385. M.Stafford. DETat WAS 09/22 (25-42.2 TD) 374, M. Ryan, ATL vs. STL 09/15 (33-43,2 TD) George Bridges | MCT Jackie Battle (22) of the Tennessee Titans makes a gain over Danieal Manning (38) of the Houston Texans in the first half of their game on Sept. 15, in Houston, Texas. Battle was fined for leading with the crown of his helment on a play during this game. tackle of Minnesota wide receiver Greg Jennings. Tennessee center Robert Turner and Washington offensive lineman Will Mont­ gomery were each fined $10,000 for illegal peel-back blocks. Cleveland linebacker Paul Kruger was fined $7,875 for pulling off an opponent's helmet, while Washing­ ton long snapper Nick Sundberg was docked $7,875 for unnecessary rough­ ness when he hit Green Bay's M.D. Jen­ nings during a skirmish on a punt. Barry Wilner The Associated Press Mark Gail | MCT Washington Redskins wide receiver Aldrick Robinson (11), seen here catching a 49 yard pass for a touchdown against the Phila­ delphia Eagles in a game on Noc. 18, 2012, dropped a touch­ down pass Sunday that would have put the Redskins ahead of the Detroit Lions. WEST JEFFERSON WE BEAT THE GAME WHEN IT COMES TO LOW PRICES Rushing 184, L. McCoy. PHL at WAS 09/09 (31 att.. 1 TD) 175, D. Murray, DAL vs. STL 09/22 (26 att, 1 TD) 158, L. McCoy. PHL vs. KAN 09/19 (20 att.,1 TD) 149, B. Powell. NYJ vs. BUF 09/22 (27 att..0 TD) 144, D. Martin. TAM vs. NOR 09/15 (29 att., 0 TD) 132, J.Starks. GBY vs. WAS 09/15 (20 att., 1 TD) 129, D. McFadden. OAK vs.JAX 09/15(19 att.. 0 TD) 120, De. Williams. CAR vs. NYG 09/22 (23 att., 0 TD) 112, Pryor. OAK at IND 09/08 (13 att., 0 TD) 107, Morris. WAS at GBY 09/15 (13 att., 0 TD) 103, Spiller. BUF vs. CAR 09/15 (16 att., 0TD) 103. J. Franklin. GBY at CIN 09/22 (13 att,.1TD) 101. Vereen. NWE at BUF 09/08 (14 att.. 0TD) 100. A. Peterson. MIN at CHI 09/15 (26 att., 0 TD) Receiving AP NFL website: www.pro32.ap.org Amid all the passing offense are drops do things full speed and not wor­ ry about if I'm throwing them into something. It's just a lot of Oops. work. It's just a lot of repetition. For all the prolific passing stats It's a lot of communication." But even if all that works, they just two weeks into the season, something else about the aerial still have to catch the ball. They're not doing it often game leaps out. All those drops. enough for the Giants or Broncos Amid the 400-yard passing per­ formances, outrageous receiving — they have seven drops apiece. totals and end zones filled with St. Louis, Cleveland, Baltimore TD catches, there have been 118 and the Jets have six each. Of course, not all drops are dropped passes through the first damaging. Some can even be ad­ two weeks of the season, accord­ vantageous, as demonstrated by ing to STATS LLC. Since it's not an official statis­ Buffalo's Fred Jackson in the Bills' tic, the NFL doesn't track drops comeback win over Carolina. With a first down at the Car­ but coaches sure do. That means olina 46 with 47 seconds re­ Bill Belichick and Jim Schwartz must be livid over the bobbles. maining, Jackson intentionally New England and Detroit each dropped EJ Manuel's short pass have eight, with Patriots rookie with linebacker Thomas Davis Aaron Dobson tied for the league almost on top of him. "It was one of those things where lead with four. Surprisingly, the usually reliable Eric Decker of I caught it and I turned around, and he was right there. I had to get rid of Denver also has four. Tom Brady was particularly de­ it," Jackson said. "It was just one of monstrative in the Patriots' 13-10 those things I thought at the time. win in the rain last week against If I get tackled, the clock's going to the Jets. New York played some keep running and it's going to eat up solid defense, but among Brady's some valuable time for us.'" The heads-up play saved enough receivers only Julian Edelman had sticky fingers. The others acted as time that the Bills were able to work the ball downfield and score if they were allergic to the ball. "Well, it goes both ways," on a touchdown pass to Stevie Brady said. "It's them trusting Johnson with 2 seconds remaining. me that I'm going to put the ball A reversal of fortune for Johnson in position for them to catch it whose drop the previous week was and not get hit, so that they can critical in a loss to New England. 362, E. Manning, NYG vs. DEN 09/15 (28-49,1 TD) 362, Flacco, BAL at DEN 09/05(34-62.2 TD) 357. M. Stafford. DET vs. MIN 09/08 (28-43,2 TD) 357, Brees. NOR vs. ATL 09/08 (26-35,2 TD) 352, S. Bradford. STL at ATL 09/15 (32-55,3 TD) 346. Schaub. H0U at SND 09/09 (34-45,3 TD) 342, Brees, NOR vs. ARI09/22 (29-46,3 TD) 333, A. Rodgers, GBY at SNF 09/08 (21-37,3 TD) 331, G. Smith. NYJ vs. BUF 09/22 (16-29,2 TD) 329. Griffin III. WAS vs. PHL 09/09 (30-49,2 TD) 327, C. Palmer. ARI at STL 09/08 (26-40,2 TD) 326, Griffin III. WAS vs. DET 09/22 (32-50,0 TD) 322. Brees. NOR at TAM 09/15 (26-46.1TD) 321, Luck. IND vs. MIA 09/15 (25-43,1 TD) 321, Hoyer. CLE at MIN 09/22 (30-54,3TD) 320, Griffin III, WAS at GBY 09/15 (26-40.3 TD) 320, R. Wilson. SEA at CAR 09/08 (25-33,1 TD) 319, Tannehill, MIA at IND 09/15(23-34,1 TD) 307. P. Manning, DEN at NYG 09/15 (30-43,2TD) 304. M. Ryan, ATL at NOR 09/08 (25-38.2 TD) 1 c 208. Boldin, SNF vs. GBY 09/08 (13 rec.,1 TD) 196. An. Brown. PIT vs. CHI 09/22 (9 rec., 2 TD) 193. De. Jackson, PHL vs. SND 09/15 (9 rec.,1 TD) 182. Ju.Jones. ATL vs. STL 09/15 (11 rec.,1TD) 179. J. Graham. NOR at TAM 09/15 (10 rec.. 1TD) 178, Jam. Jones. GBY vs. WAS09/15 (11 rec..0 TD) 162, A.. Green, CIN at CHI 09/08 (9 rec., 2 TD) 161, De. Thomas. DEN vs. BAL 09/05 (5 rec.. 2TD) 154. V. Jackson, TAM at NYJ 09/08 (7 rec.. 0 TD) 154. S. Holmes. NYJ vs. BUF 09/22 (5 rec.. 1 TD) 146, Gordon, CLE at MIN 09/22 (10 rec..1TD) 146. And. Johnson,HOU at SND09/09 (12 rec .0 TD) 143, Shorts. JAX at SEA 09/22 (8 rec., 0 TD) 143, Garcon, WAS at GBY 09/15(8 rec.,1TD) 141. J. Cook, STL vs. ARI 09/08 (7 rec.. 2 TD) 141. D. Bryant, DAL at KAN 09/15 (9 rec..1 TD) 141. Avery, KAN at PHL 09/19 (7 rec.. 0 TD) 140. Simpson. MIN at DET 09/08 (7 rec.. 0 TD) 134, J.Graham. NOR vs. ARI 09/22 (9 rec., 2 TD) 131, N. Washington,TEN vs.SND 09/22(8 rec., 0 TD) 130, J. Nelson. GBY at SNF 09/08(7 rec..1 TD) 128. Cobb. GBY vs. WAS 09/15 (9 rec., 1TD) 124. A. Gates. SND at PHL 09/15(8 rec.. 0 TD) 124. Hilton, IND vs. MIA 09/15 (6 rec.. 0 TD) 118. Cruz. NYG at DAL 09/08(5 rec.. 3 TD) 118. Cruz. NYG vs. DEN 09/15 (8 rec..0 TD) 117, De. Hopkins, HOU vs. TEN 09/15(ot) (7 rec., 1 TD) 116, Cal. Johnson, DET at ARI 09/15 (6 rec., 2 TD) 116. Burleson. DET at WAS 09/22 (6 rec., 0 TD) 115. Mi. Wallace. MIA at IND 09/15 (9 rec..1 TD) 115. Ju.Jones. ATL at MIA 09/22 (9 rec.. 0 TD) 115. Cal.Johnson. DETat WAS 09/22 (7 rec.. 1 TD) 114. Hartline. MIA at CLE 09/08 (9 rec.. 1 TD) 114. L. McCoy. PHL vs. SND 09/15 (5 rec.. 0 TD) 114. H. Nicks. NYG at DAL 09/08 (5 rec..0 TD) 113. B. Marshall. CHI vs. MIN 09/15 (7 rec.. 1 TD) 111, Stevi. Johnson. BUF vs. CAR 09/15(8 rec,,1TD) 110, Ju.Thomas. DEN vs. BAL09/05 (5 rec.. 2TD) 109. Clay, MIA at IND 09/15 (5 rec.. 0 TD) 108, St. Hill. NYJ vs. BUF 09/22 (3 rec.. 1 TD) 108. Cobb, GBY at SNF 09/08 (7 rec., 1 TD) 108. Cameron, CLE vs. MIA 09/08 (9 rec., 1TD) 105. Givens. STL at ATL 09/15 (5 rec.,0 TD) 104, De. Jackson. PHL at WAS 09/09 (7 rec.. 1 TD) 104. B. Marshall. CHI vs. CIN 09/08 (8 rec.. 1 TD) 104.Amendola. NWE at BUF 09/08(10 rec., 0TD) 102. Ma. Floyd. SND at PHL 09/15 (5 rec..0 TD) 101, Re. Bush. DET vs. MIN 09/08 (4 rec.. 1 TD) 101. R. Randle. NYG at DAL 09/08 (5 rec.. 0 TD) SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT Most New Vehicles Sold By Ross Now Come With A Limited: LIFETIME Nil ME STORE!! lUTLVTTTTTTfil WWW.WJCHEVy.NET I Best Prices' free Potations for life If J Col bday See Wfiy Our lire Soles ore on a ROLL' i flF&odtt GREAT BRANDS! JIM'S CORNER FURNITURE infra Cabin or Castle... We'U furnish it! miles f rom Jefferson on Hwy. 194N/88W Right on Northwest Sch. 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SPORTS SERVING ASHE COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA SINCE I*M Vol. 88, Issue 78 \ Ashe Senior Center to hold enrollment fair... Page 2 INSIC 28 unanswered points dooms Alleghany ...Page 6 Best gr burger annour m. TUESDAY, OCTOBER 1,2013 $1.00 Center to oversee Ashe mental hi Dylan Lightfoot Staff Writer dlightfoot@civitasmedia.com Smoky Mountain Center, the "local management entity" (LME) overseeing mental health care in Ashe and 14 surrounding counties, will soon be merged with Western Highlands Network LME to form a 23-county man­ aged care organization (MCO), with changes in governance that will likely see some counties with­ out board representation. The structure and function of LMEs was amended by legisla­ tion passed by the General As­ sembly in 2012, with changes going into effect this year. According to the legislation, counties will provide mental health services through an "area author­ ity" governed by a board appointed by the commissioners of the coun­ ties in the area. Based on its population and rules for board composition, the new Western Highlands LME will have a 21-member board, which shall include: • At least one member who is currently a commissioner • The chair of the local Con­ sumer and Family Advisory Committee (CFAC) • • At least one family member of the local CFAC representing the interests of individuals with mental illness • At least one openly-declared member of the local CFAC repre­ senting the interests of individu­ als with mental illness • An individual with health care expertise and experience in the field of mental health • An individual with health care administration expertise with the scale and nature of an MCO • An individual with financial expertise consistent with the scale and nature of an MCO • An individual with insur­ ance expertise consistent with the scale and nature of an MCO • An individual with social services expertise and experi­ ence in the field of mental health • An attorney with health care expertise • A member who represents the general public who is not employed by or affiliated with the Department of Health and Human Services • The president of the LME/ MCO or the president's designee to serve as a non-voting member li care ^HJAOONT^f. who shall participate only in board activities that are open to the public • An administrator of a hos­ pital providing mental health services to serve as a non-voting member who shall participate only in board activities that are open to the public See CENTER | 5 Submitted photo| Jefferson Post Expert marksmen from around the country will travel to Ashe County In 2014 to participate in a shooting competition to be held by the International Benchrest Shooters association. The championship will be hosted by the Ashe County WUdiite Club. The date has not been announced. Ashe County to host international shooting competition •/ Wil Petty| Jefferson Post Dr. Jim Taylor. Julie McGunegle, Brantley Price and Jeff Steelman, practice their Monopoly talents at West Jefferson Coffee House. The coffee house will play host to a Monopoly tournment featuring John Meyer (not pictured), a par­ ticipant in the Monopoly national championship, as the honorary official. Monopoly tournament to raise money for local autism camp Wil Petty Staff Writer jpetty@civitasmedia.com A fundraiser for a local camp for children with autism will allow local folks a chance to understand the boardgame Mo­ nopoly from a national cham­ pion, who is autistic. KAMPN (Kids with Autism Making Progress in Nature), al­ lows families with autistic chil­ dren to know one another while the children experience nature. "There aren't many programs in the country serving both the child with autism, as well as the family," said Dr. Jim Taylor, di­ rector of KAMPN. Taylor said KAMPN, a non­ profit, provides an opportunity for families to interact. The Monopoly tournament will take place at West Jefferson Cof­ fee House on the Backstreet. The tournament will bring in John Meyer, a two-time Monopoly na­ tional championship winner. "(Meyer) will be supervising," Taylor said. "He will be the man­ ager and coordinator since he knows all of the rules." Meyer, also diagnosed with au­ tism, was featured in th(^movie "Under the Boardwalk: The Mo­ nopoly Story." People will buy "chances" in order participate. One chance costs $5 while three will cost $10, and those selected will also receive prizes. Taylor said that 16 people will be selected to take part in the tournament. The game will start at 9:30 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 12. The game will continue for 90 minutes and a cham­ pionship round will start at 11 a.m. Meyer is participating free of charge to spread awareness of au­ tism and KAMPN. "(The tournament) is an ef­ fort to build (KAMPN's) budget so people can continue receiv­ ing the services provided by this camp," Taylor said. Taylor said his goal is 'to have families with autistic chil­ dren be able to attend the camp free of charge. * Tickets for the West Jeffprson tournament are available at the West Jefferson Coffee House. "This is definitely a premiere event in West Jefferson," Taylor said. "We have Meyer coming down to help out with our sum­ mer camp program." Todd New River Festival enters 20th year Wil Petty Staff Writer jpetty@civitasmedia.coni The Todd Ruritan Club is hosting its annual Todd New River Festival on Sat­ urday, Oct. 12 in the park at the town's center. "The festival is a benefit for the Todd Community," said Barry Stephens, an orga­ nizer for the event. "We take the proceeds and give schol­ arships to the local kids." Stephens said the festi­ val, entering its 20th year, is able to provide scholar­ ships for two or three stu­ dents in the community preparing for college. "The festival is for a good cause and it is a good time for the family," he said. Todd New River Festival has approximately 30 ven­ dors signed up from Ashe County and the surround­ ing areas. They will be sell­ ing many things ranging from handmade toys and blankets ta stained glass artwork and fruits. "There will be a big variety of things on.sale for people wanting to do Christmas shopping," Ste­ phens said. Another important part of the festival is the pre­ sentation of the town's key to a local resident. The Ruritan Club selects one person who has spent most of his or her life in the com­ munity and presents the key and a plaque. "We select an elderly per­ The Ashe County Wildlife Club will hast shooters from around the country and may­ be around world in2014. The International Ben­ chrest Shooters association has awarded the club the 100/200 yard categories in the National Score Champi­ onship. This may be the first time Ashe County has ever hosted a national champion­ ship in any sport or hobby and is a great honor and challenge for a small county. "The offer was based on reports IBS had re­ ceived from competitors on how we ran our shoots in years past and how we treated the shooters," said E.T. Weaver, club presi­ dent. "We won't know the dates until IBS finalizes its schedule in October, but this is a testament that hard work by good mem­ bers pays off." From a tourism point of view the awarding of the competition means Ashe County could see scores of out-of-towners filling our motels and restaurants over a long weekend. In years past when the club has hasted IBS tournaments, shooters have come from states as for away as Maine and Florida. Benchrest rifles are custom-made, bolt-action rifles with very light trig­ ger. It is up to the shooter to judge wind and powder variations to consistently put bullets into a small paper tar­ get down range. The dub has constructed a 300-yard range on its property at 3260 Big Creek Peak Road (north of the ex­ perimental farm on N.C. 88) along with a dubhouse in front of which 30 shooting bays are being constructed that will be used for the IBS shoot. Other amenities indude a pistol range, skeet, trap and sporting clays fields. Regular champion­ ship and fun shoots are held at the range. Membership is $100 per year ($125 for new members). The club meets the third Monday of each month at Smoky Mountain Barbecue. St. Francis celebrates 50th anniversary Staff report ciate them for being a faith­ St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church of Jef­ ferson will celebrate its 50th Anniversary 6 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 3 with a bilingual Mass, followed by a covered dish supper in the church hall. Many former pastors and parishioners will be at the event to help the church celebrate this special occasion. There are still a few families, who attend St. Francis, who were the charter members. In honor of the day, a Remembrance Book has been prepared for all the parishioners to receive. In it, members of the church have written down some of their fondest memories over the past 50 years that the church has been in Ashe County. Pictures and memorabilia have also been gath­ ered and will be on display. The first Catholic Mass in Ashe County was ful person in the community. See ANNIVERSARY | 5 Submitted photo| Jefferson Post The Todd New River Festival is entering its 20th year. Money raised will be used to provide college scholarships for the town's students. son that has lived in Todd for most of their lives and we honor them," Stephens said. "We honor and appre­ See FESTIVAL I 5 �PAGE 2 TUESDAY, OCTOBER 1,2013 Senior Center to host Open Enrollment Fair Wil Petty Staff Writer jpetty@civitasmedia.com On Wednesday, Oct. 2 the Ashe County Se­ nior Center will host an Open Enrollment and Health Fair, to help provide information to those on Medicare about the new changes. "We will be discussing some of the different things to look for when selecting a plan," said Louise Caudill, Ashe County coordinator for the Seniors' Health Insurance Information Program (SHUP). "We will possibly have the new list for drug plans in 2014 and somebody will be there to talk about getting help with low income subsidies." The fair, running from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m., will go through the different changes to the Medicare program as well as provide other activities includ­ ing free blood pressure checks and information from area health centers and pharmacies. "People need to know if the plan they are cur­ rently on is the plan they can stay with," Caudill said. "We are agents that primarily help people find the right plans." Open enrollment dates will take place from Oct. 15 through Dec. 7. If people don't apply during these dates, Caudill said they would have to wait until next year. Guidelines for premiums and medication have changed this year aspart of the Affordable Care Act. ^ Plans vary from state to state when it comes to advantage plans and supplements. SHIIP is the only agency in Ashe County that offers free assistance when it comes to Medicare. Caudill said those who don't change their plans during open enrollment will be stuck with the plan they have now, regardless of what changes in cost occur. Changes in premium and deductible costs can happen from year to year. , "We hope people will come by and check us out and will get appointments during open enrollment to get their drug plans checked," she said. Door prizes will be given and winners will not have to be present to win. For more information, call the senior center at 336-246-4347. JEFFERSON POST Rock On fishing charters expand Wil Petty Staff Writer jpetty@civitasmedia.com A Roanoke-based fishing charter has set up camp along the New River in Ashe County, providing tourists the option of fish­ ing for smallmouth bass. Rock on River Charters, which covers the New and James Rivers, is a fully in­ sured and licensed fishing business that expanded to Ashe and Allegheny coun­ ties this fishing season. "I saw huge potential for this area," Ben Lucas, the river guide for Ashe Coun­ ty, said. "The New River is a big reason people come to Ashe County." . The charter provides everything the people fish­ ing need to have. The only thing fishers will need to provide is outdoor clothing and a fishing license from North Carolina. "We provide everything," Lucas said. "We provide the rods, reels, tackle as well as the experience." For those who do not want to go fishing, but still want to travel the New Submitted Photo| Jefferson Post New to Ashe County, Rock On fishing charters provides tourists and locals the opportunity to fish the New River in a safe way. Ben Lucas, the guide for the area, has been fishing the New River since he was a child. River, options are available for them as well. "We also offer wildlife scenic trips," Lucas said. "People who are not into fishing can still take trips and enjoy the New River." On those trips, Lucas will talk to travelers about the New River's history, as well as the wildlife, plants and issues affecting the river. "I have a good under­ standing of the wildlife, as well as the issues threaten­ ing it," he said. Lucas grew up fishing the N(? News'Service The cool, crisp nights in the North Carolina moun­ tains are quickly turning the leaves to orange and red - and bringing the an­ nual influx of tourists to soak up the season. North Carolina's public lands play a large part in that, although state funding for protecting those lands has become less reliable be­ cause of state budget cuts in recent years. Walter Clark, executive director, Blue Ridge Con­ servancy, said his group and others are learning to look for other sources to do what they can. "We are trying to protect as much land as quickly as we can, but in the future, Bl SIM SS Ol'l'ok II Mil HOMETOWN STORE Own Your Own Sears Store in West Jefferson, NC tion, but most of the trips take place from March to early November. "If people are interested in getting out in the river and aren't afraid to get cold or a little wet, we'll take them," Lucas said. For prices and more in­ formation on the tours, vis­ it www.rockoncharters.net. "There is nobody else in the county that offers fishing tours," Lucas said. "This isa great way to learn how to fish the New River." COMMUNITY CALENDAR Oct. 1 - Oct. 28 5 p.m. Storytelling in Todd. Ev­ ery Tuesday through October, stop by the Todd General Store for old time entertainment with supper at 5 p.m. and storytelling at 6 p.m. Todd General Store is located at 3866 Rail­ road Grade Road. For more informa­ tion, call 336-877-1067. Oct. 2 10 a.m. Nathans Creek Exten­ sion and Community Association Club Meeting will be held at Smoky Mountain Barbecue. Oct. 3 9 a.m. 10th Annual Elk Shoals Camp Classic Golf Tournament pre­ sented by Elk Shoals United Method­ ist Camp will be held at Mountain Aire Golf Club. Golfers must be present by 8:30 a.m. Shotgun Start begins at 9 a.m. Captains Choice, lunch provided, and prizes. $60 per player, four-player teams are captains choice, $200 hole sponsor; $400 hole sponsor with four player team, $25 cart sponsor. Make your tax deductible check payable to: Elk Shoals UM Camp, PO Box 208, West Jefferson, NC 28694. For more information, call 336-8774607. 4 p.m. Read for the Record at the Ashe County Public Library. Circle the date. You can break a wold record. Millions will be read­ Public lands play role in fall foliage season Stephanie CarroU Carson New River. Alongside fish­ ing the river, he has spent 10 years in the High Country and has worked seven years for the National Committee for the New River. While fishing in the New River is more plentifulin the downstream waters of Vir­ ginia and West Virginia, Lu­ cas said there are still plenty of fish in North Carolina. "It is not unusual for us to catch 50, 60, 70 bass on a trip down here," h£ said. Rock On Charters will be a year-round opera­ ing "Otis." Don't miss out. Stories, crafts, songs, plus have your photo taken on Otis the Tractor. Oct. 4 - 6 7:30 p.m. "Elvis Has Left the Building," a comedy in two acts by V. Cate and Duke Ernsberger pre­ sented by the Ashe County Little Theatre. The location is the Ashe Civic Center. Times and Dates as follows: 7:30 p.m. on Friday and Sat­ urday, Oct. 4 and 5. Sunday matinee 2 p.m. Tickets prices are $15 for adults, and $5 for students. Reserved seat tickets are available at the Ashe Arts Center. For more information, call 336-846-ARTS. Pitching a tent there could be some oppor­ tunities lost because public funding is not there at the level that it was," Clark said. Saturday was National Public • Lands Day, and several work projects are scheduled around the state including in the Pisgah Na­ tional Forest, Elk Knob,Lake James State Park and others. A study from N.C. State Uni­ versity found that the North Carolina State Parks System contributes $400 million an­ nually to the state's economy, and 5,000 jobs. Protecting portions of land from development is im­ portant to the region's overall economic well-being, Clark said, as well as to the per­ sonal well-being of residents. "Keeping land and open space, as much as we can, and balancing that with the needs for some private de­ velopment, as well, is key to our souls and our eco­ nomic health," he added. More information on volunteering is online at www.publiclandsday.org. Wil Petty| JeffersorvPost Brett Butler, organizer of Field Trips Delivered and an Ashe County resident, puts a tarp over a tent set up outside of the Museum of Ashe County History in Jefferson. The event, put on by the Ashe County Scout Explorers, is a demonstration teaching people about the primitive living of the Native Americans. CHURCH CALENDAR Oct. 1 7 p.m. Ashe Really Cares Committee will have their quarterly meeting in the Ashe Baptist Confer­ ence Room. All committee members and interested parties are urged to attend. Sears Hometown Stores is seeking a Creative Entrepreneur who can drive future growth in the West Jefferson market area. By purchasing this existing Scars Retail Business from Sears you will Be Your Own Boss and control Your Own Income. PROVIDING YOU WITH • THE STRENGTH OE SEARS Oct. 1-3 7 p.m. Revival Services. Five locations: Beginning Sunday, Sept. 29 at Mt. Jefferson Baptist Church with Rev. Steve LeaShomb preaching, Monday, Lib­ erty Grove Baptist with Rev. Ken Furches preach­ ing, Tuesday, Mt. Paddy Church in Christ and Chris­ tian Union with Rev. Keith Casey, Wednesday, Oct. 2 Ashe County little Theatre presents ST Take the first step today! Visit our web site for more details www.ownasearsstore.com Contact Scott I'amcll at (704) 6894336 for more information Baptist Church. Rev. Tom­ my Wurth will be preach­ ing. There will be special singing each night. Every­ one is invited. Orion Baptist Church. All committee members and pastors as well as inter­ ested persons are urged to attend. This meeting is open to the public. 4 Oct. 5,12,19 and 26 6 p.m. Fall Revival HAS LEFT THE BUILDING ASHE CIVIC CENTER October 4—6, 2013 Friday 4 Saturday 7:30 pm, Sunday 2:00 pm Adults: $15 Oct. 1-4 7 p.m. Revival Servic­ es wiU be held at Sturgills Oct. 3 7 p.m. Ashe Baptist Association Executive Committee will meet at • Complete inventory with no cost to the owner • Scars collects no fees or royalties • Professional training and on-going support • Advertising and marketing support with Rev. Tim Roten, and Thursday, Midway Baptist with Rev. John Elledge. All services begin at 7 p.m. and there will be special singing at each church. Students; $5 Reserved Seat Tickets Available at the Ashe Arts Center Call (336) 846-ARTS (2787) i * will be held at Glendale Springs Missionary Bap­ tist Church. Everyone is invited to attend. Oct. 6 10 a.m. Homecoming Services willbe heldat War- rensville Baptist Church. Former pastor Rev. Rich An­ derson will bring the mes­ sage. All members, former members, and friends are invited to this special sei vice. Sunday School is at! а.m. Pastor Rev. Wade Huri tsinger welcomes all. 4 p.m. Rev. Bob Ro ten will be preachini at Rich Hill Methodis Church. There will alst be special music. You an invited to attend. 6 p.m. Prophetic Con ference Meeting witl Brother Paul Lamb will tx held at Ashe County Woi ship Center, located at 86: Ray Taylor Road, West Jel ferson. For more informa tion, call 336846-1189. 6 p.m. Super Sun days. Friendship Baptis Church announces Supe Sundays in October. Oct б, 2013 is Pastor Appre ciation Sunday and Mis sions Nights begins witl Ashe Really Cares, Ashi Pregnancy Center ant Camp New Hope. On Oct 13, a Gideon speaker wil be present, and the Breat of Life Singers will bt sharing. On Oct. 20, Rev Craig Church will be shar ing at 10 a.m. and specia singing at 6 p.m. Oct. 20 Rev. Neal Hatfield, ant the Liberty University Singers, "Crimson Flood" will share at 10 a.m. ant again at 6 p.m. Pasto: Rev. Russell Hart invite: you to attend. �JEFIKKSON POST Tu lisDAY, OCTOBER 1, 201.'1 PAGE '3 OBITUARY BYRD Talmage Smith Byrd of Crumpler passed away Sat­ urday, Sept. 28, 2013, at his home. He was born Sept. 8, 1931, at Independence, Va., to the late Hurley Byrd and Lollie Cole Byrd. Besides his parents, he was predeceased by son Jimmy Bryson Byrd; infant sister, Maxine; two broth­ ers, Reavis and Raymond Byrd; by his first wife, Eliz­ abeth Louise Halsey Byrd; and second wife, Ruby Tay­ lor Byrd. He is survived by two sons, Talmage Joseph Byrd of Lenoir and William' E. Byrd of Granite Falls; two stepsons, J. D. Sharpe of Maryland and Joey Sharpe of Guntersville, Ala.; three stepdaughters, Norma Duffey of Lenoir, Alta (Barty) EUer of Rising Sun, Md., and Janet Dancy of Elkin; one sister, Geneva (Bryan) Halsey of Independence, Va.; two grandchildren; and numerous step-grand­ children and step-great grandchildren. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday Oct. 1, 2013, at ReinsSturdivant Funeral Home Chapel, Independence, Va. Interment will be in Pleas­ ant Grove Cemetery, Inde­ pendence, Va., with Rev. Galvin Jones officiating. Arrangements by ReinsSturdivant Funeral Home, Independence, Va. COUNTY CRIME REPORT Staff report Sept. 16 Lacy Kimber­ lin Dishman, 25, of Lansing was chained with driving while im­ paired. Dishman was released on Sept. 18. Mariah Nicole Bowers, 19, was cliarged with failure to appear on a mis­ demeanor. Bond was set at $500. Bowers was re­ leased the next day. Sept. 18 Brian Keith Dishman, 26, of West Jefferson was charged with two counts of ob­ taining property by false pretense, possession of methamphetamine and larceny of chase in action. Bond was set at $11,000. Lacy Kimberlin Dishman Mariah Bowers Brian Keith Dishman Black Jack's winner of grass-fed burger contest Wil Petty Staff Writer jpetty@civitasmedia.com The inaugural grass fed burger competition occurred Saturday, Sept. 21 at the Farmers' Market in West Jefferson. Over 100 people arrived, pay­ ing $5 a plate to sample the al­ ternative style of beef from local chefs at Black Jacks, Boondocks and Hotel Tavern. Black Jack's received the most votes in the people's choice contest. "Along with Black Jack's win­ ning the vote count for best grass fed burger, there were multiple lultinl votes where peopleHHJIpB H N were enjoygers," said Scott Wohlfeld, organizer for the event. Proceeds went to benefit the county's Scout Explorer program, and funded the oiganization's next event, which on Sept. 28 raised a teepee outside of the Museum of Ashe County History. While people enjoyed the vot­ ing process, it also gave advocates of grass-fed beef the opportunity to promote awareness of an en­ vironmentally friendly form of beef. Grass-fed allows the cattle to spend their lives eating solely grass instead of other preserva­ tives which fattens up the cattle. "Besides the event providing people an affordable opportunity to taste a quality of a grass-fed burger, it also raised funds to educate people in practical, leastimpact farming in the New River ley," Wohlfeld said. C Submitted photo| Jefferson Post A grass-fed burger cookoff, sponsored by the Ashe County Scout Explorers, had over 100 people sampling grass-fed beef cooked by Black Jack's, Boon­ docks and Hotel Tavern. The cookoff was a people's choice competition and Black Jack's won. The event cost $5 and provided consumers three different burg­ ers to eat, totaling a half-pound of meat. The beef was bought from Grayson Natural Farms in Inde­ pendence, Va. Promoting a local source of beef, was also an important part of the event. "We had a lot of conversation about the importance of grass-fed burgers," Wohlfeld said. "It was a sociable event." Wohlfeld said the more conven­ tional type of cattle farming, is also the friendliest form of cattle farming within the watershed. The food was well prepared and well done, and noticing a differ­ ence in taste was not too drastic. "As far as noticing the difference, the quantification I appreciated the most was that all three burgers were delicious," Wohlfeld said. Wohlfeld said there will be more events promoting grass-fed beef in the upcoming months. "We put a lot of time into (this event) and we can do it in a more facilitated way, now that we have hosted the event once," he said. Chelcie Danielle Biddix Nicole Weekend's Art on the Mountain is well attended Johnny Mack Arnette A Chelcie Dani­ elle Biddix, 19, of Fleetwood was Mark Thaddeus charged with pos­ Lewandowski session of methamphetamine. Bond was set at $2,000. Biddix was released on Sept. 20. Sept. 19 Johnny Mack Arnette, 47, of Granite Brittany Louise Randy Allen Lyall Falls was charged Maitlin with driving with a revoked license and providing false/fictitious information to an officer. Bond information is unknown at this time. Timothy Clifford Brewer, 27, of Boone was charged with probation violation. Bond information is unknown at this time. Mark Thaddeus Lewandowski, 47, of West Jefferson was charged with driving while impaired. Lewandowski was released later that day. Sept. 20 Bnanna Storm Combs, 18, of Lansing was charged with felony larceny, possession of marijuana up to onehalf ounce and simple assault. Bond was set at $5,000. Combs was released on Sept. 23. Sept. 21 Brittany Louise Maitlin, 25, of Jefferson was charged with shoplifting concealment goods, misdemeanor lar­ ceny, operating a vehicle with no insurance and expired tags, fictitious/altered registration card/tag, possession of methamphetamine, possession of drug paraphernalia and possession of a Schedule II controlled substance. Bond was set at $4,250. Maitlin was released later that day. Randy Allen Lyall, 52, of West Jefferson was charged with assault on a female. Bond information is unknown as this time. Lyall was released the next day. Critics: New'trade agreement' puts NC jobs and autonomy at risk Stephanie Carroll Carson NC News Service Twenty-one years after NAFTA reduced the num­ ber of manufacturing jobs in North Carolina by 35 percent, the U.S. and 11 Pacific Rim nations are negotiating a new trade agreement that affects the autonomy North Carolina and the rest of the nation have when it comes to a va­ riety of policies that extend far beyond trade, a watch­ dog group has charged. Lori Wallach. director of Public Citizen's Global Trade Watch, said people might be surprised at its reach. "It affects everything from food safety rules and the right to set financial regulation rules to land-use issues - even how North Carolina tax dollars can be allocated by the state Leg­ islature," said Wallach. Wallach was in Raleigh last week to speak to con­ cerned citizens and leaders about the issue. The AFLCIO also has spoken out against the agreement. The Trans-Pacific Part­ nership (TPP) has been in negotiation since 2008, but Wallach said it has largely been kept under wraps by trade officials. Supporters of the partner­ ship have argued that it is necessary, in order to ad­ vance the world economy. Public Citizen and other groups, such as the North Carolina Justice Center, are working to make sure North Carolinians under­ stand what the TPP would mean for Americans, Wal­ lach explained. "What we can do is, num­ ber one, get the word out, because to some degree the TPP is like Dracula: It only does well if it's hiding in the dark. So we need to get some public sunshine there and have a debate and discussion," she said. President Obama has said he intends to sign the agreement by next month. Wallach pointed out that although the TPP is referred to as a "trade agreement," only five of the 29 chapters cover trade matters such as tariffs or quotas. Ms. Patrick Robinson, a Charlotte-based artist, displayed her unique papier mache creations at the Ashe Arts Council's Art on the Mountain fair Saturday. Robinson's figures are sculpt­ ed over a wire frame, sanded and painted, and mounted to the lids of small wooden jewelry-type boxes. Dylan Lighfoot | Jefferson Post ASHE LIBRARY DATES TO REMEMBER For All Ages: • Suzanne's crochet class will be creating Halloween Hats on Oct. 19. The class meets from 10 a.m.-noon. Stu­ dents will need two skeins of worsted weight yarn in differ­ ent colors; hooks will be provided. No experience required, • Help us set the record for the world's largest shared reading experience at 4:00 p.m. on Oct. 3! Spend time sharing the wonderful story of Otis, an old farm tractor, with a child in your life as we Read for the Record and have your picture taken with Otis. • Hear the Tale of the Haunted Library at 4:00 p.m. on Oct. 24, Revonda Crow will share haunting tales suitable for the entire family. Go on a library skeleton hunt, join the autopsy race, and make spooktacular crafts. • Trick or Treat at the library's Halloween Parade from 3:30-7 p.m. on Oct. 31. Meet our literary cat characters, including Cat in the Hat, Pete the Cat, Tigger, among others and go on our Pete the Cat story walk. For Children: • Story Time for 4-5 year olds is at 10:30 a.m. every Ttiesday. • Tot Time for 2-3 year olds is at 10:30 a.m. every Wednesday and Thursday. Come out and have fun learn­ ing the alphabet with stories and songs. • "Baby Bounce" is on alternating Oct. 5 and 19. This is a short 15-20 minute program for infants and babies that will include finger plays, songs, rhymes, and a book or two. • Afternoon Adventures for 6-9 year olds will meet at 4 p.m. on Oct. 10 to explore the secret lives of spiders. For Teens: • Celebrate Teen Read Week Oct. 14-19. Get a TRW t-shirt for participating in the "Teen Read-in," beginning at 4:00 p.m. daily throughout the week. 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Page 4 October 1,2018 — Thomas Jefferson, 1787 Six essential steps to fix Medicaid LETTER TO THE EDITOR About the recent ambulance contract bid with Blue Ridge Medical Transport but has given his time to the Ashe County Rescue Squad at no charge. We have been fortunate to have local people who un­ derstand the needs of the county provide service and I certainly hope that our county commissioners take into consideration the level of service provided and the sin­ cere dedication of Robert and Debbie Poe. We need to make sure that if isn't broken it doesn't need to be fixed. Let's not make the mistake of accepting a cheaper bid and risk the loss of first class ambulance service. Dennis Hamby Jefferson Dear Editor, Iam sure that many of the county residents can recall how we desperately needed a professional ambulance service. The N.C. Department of Health and Human Services Jerry Ashley certainly set the standard of first class clearly needs triage. While it serves no valuable purpose to professional service with his tenure and we have been list the litany of reasons why the department, especially our extremely fortunate to have Robert Poe to pick up the Medicaid program, is in crisis we can and must respond. gauntlet and provide top-level service to the county. Rob­ DHHS is die biggest, mast complicated agency of state ert has not only provided top-notch professional service government, with programs that expend more dollars and affect more people than any other. It has been plagued by problems for years and we agree with Gov. Pat McCrory it needed new solutions. There's no way the many problems could have been resolved in just eight months, but we are worse off today tnan when McCrory took office, partially day than offic H because federal funding formulas have changed and many of figure out whether Political disagreements the most experienced people have departed DHHS. Perhaps have linked the viability of they are eligible for as­ Secretary Wos is the wrong person to headDHHS. Her man- the Affordable Care Act to sistance to pay for cov­ ?ment style and results to date are not laudable, but this is erage and other health a potential shut down of cCrory's call to make. 1 care expenses, and find In Medicaid reform we are essentially back at square one. the federal government. out if they are eligible The fight over the ACA is Here are six steps we believe are essential to fixing it: for public insurance in the news daily. Will the Acknowledge the problems programs for them­ North Carolinians want to know our governor and our law survive? selves or their children. Whatever your opin­ secretary know we have problems. We don't expect perfec­ And the Marketplace tion, but respect humility and honesty in our leaders. Step ions, there is still one one in any recovery program is to admit the problem, so truth: The Affordable must be accessible to rather than ascribing blame or denying their existence we Care Act is the law of the people with disabilities expect our leaders to acknowledge the problems and pledge land. While things could including those with to work cooperatively to solve them. special communication change, the access to Set clear goals needs. Not only will it health care it guarantees The primary role of any executive is to set clearly defined all individuals regard­ Vicki Smith be easier to find and ' and desired outcomes and then articulate them to all. pay for insurance, but, Disability Rights NC less of pre-existing con­ lose goals obviously include an effective comprehensive ously importantly for people ditions will offer many care program for both physical and behavioral health that _ with disabilities and will result in predictable costs for Medicaid and our state people with disabilities their families, pre-existing condi­ access to affordable healthcare. budget. To achieve this will likely dictate a change from our Access to healthcare will improve tions will no longer make someone current system of merely paying for services to paying for physical and behavioralhealth outcomes. That is the essence the quality of life for people with dis­ ineligible or drive up their insurance abilities and their families. People cost. of managed care, but we deserve to know specific goals. Buying any insurance coverage is with health insurance are less vulner­ Challenge the stakeholders North Carolina has smart and experienced healthcare pro­ able to health and financial crises. As complicated. Buyinginsurance for indi­ fessionals, but thus far they haven't been veiy involved in a legal service organization, Disabil­ viduals with complex healthcare needs Medicaid reform discussions.It is essential to include all the ity Rights North Carolina has a legal that many people with disabilities have stakeholders, including care providers, such as doctors and mandate to help our clients - people may be even more challenging. We hospitals, also insurance companies, pharmaceuticalcompa­ with disabilities - live with and ben­ know that people with disabilities will nies and most especially Community Care of N.C., an orga­ efit from the law as it is right now. have to wade through the complex in­ nization nationally recognized for managed care services to The Affordable Care Act improves formation and difficult decisions that Medicaid clients, further valuable resources would include Rep. NelsonDollar, former DHHS Secretary Lanier Cansler, access to health insurance for the are part of choosing « health insurance regional public health professionals, legislators and, because more than 1.5 million people in plan. That will be tough, but Disability the federal government has veto power and provides much North Carolina who are currently un­ Rights NC can help. Disability Rights NC is proud to of the funding, they must also be at the table. But ultimately, insured. As of Jan. 1, 2014, it will be we have the brainpower and experience inside our own state easier to obtain insurance coverage. be part of a consortium of organiza­ to develop the plan best suited for North Carolina. But it will be up to individuals to buy tions that were awarded the nation's McCrory should challenge these various sources to work the plan that best meets their needs fourth largest "Navigator" grant. The together quickly to devise a Medicaid solution, one that can and the needs of their families. consortium is made up of commu­ be implemented within the next 18 months. If they cannot Fortunately, they will also have nity organizations which collectively agree, he can always fall back on the private managed care new tools to purchase coverage. represent the diversity of people in model he previously proposed. Starting Oct. 1,2013 and continuing North Carolina. Approve the plan until March 31, 2014, there will be Collectively, the organizations Once vetted and designed, McCrory and the DHHS Sec­ open enrollment in a "Marketplace" have strong representation from legal retary should approve, then thoroughly explain the plan to our state. Because Medicaid is such a critical and expensive for new insurance plans in which services, faith-based, agricultural, ag­ service the governor must insist on total transparency in fi­ people can enroll online, by phone, or ing, and health care services organi­ by mail. The Marketplace will make zations. Their services will be acces­ nal design and implementation of that plan. it easier for people to compare plans, sible to people with disabilities and Monitor results One of our biggest past failings is we didn't get feedback soon enough from all the stakeholders, especially recipients and care providers. We must develop an extensive and ef­ fective feedback mechanism, then meticulously listen and measure results. Tom Campbell NC SPIN Obamacare benefits the disabled those who speak a language other than English. The goal of the program is to assist people enrolling in health insurance in the new Marketplace. The consor­ tium will assist North Carolinians statewide to find appropriate and af­ fordable health insurance. More infor­ mation about enrollment assistance is available at www.healthcare.gov. During the open enrollment pe­ riod Disability Rights NC will offer information sessions and one-on-one Navigator services. The Marketplace will ensure that North Carolinians with disabilities have access to all the information they need to obtain health care coverage through the Marketplace whether it is Medicaid or private insurance. Applications for coverage will be­ come available Oct. 1 at www.healthcare.gov, and telephone assistance is available 24 hours a day at 1-800-3182596 or TTY: 1-855-8894325. If you or someone you know needs help to enroll in health insurance coverage, please take advantage of these excel­ lent services. If you would like Disability Rights NC to present information on the Af­ fordable Care Act and enrollment in health insurance to your community organization, please contact navigator@disabilityrightsnc.org. People with disabilities face real barriers every day. The Affordable Care Act removes one of the most significant barriers families have faced in the past, ineligibility for and high costs of coverage because of pre-existing conditions. With that out of the way, let's get to work enrolling people in coverage. Vicki Smith is the executive director of Disability Rights North Carolina. You Decide: How can we help low-wage workers? Be nimble and modify quickly as necessary By it's very nature Medicaid is big and involves many woriring elements but we've been too slow to respond when changes were necessary. Once problems are identified we need to be nimble and quick to modify the plan to achieve our desired outcomes. We must all work together to fix Medicaid. It is too im­ portant to get less than our best efforts because Medicaid directly or indirectly affects every citizen in our state. Mc­ Crory needs to lead rather than dictate how this will be ac­ complished. His success and succession as governor may very well be determined by how well he manages this crisis. Campbell is the executive producer and moderator of NC SPIN, a weekly panel discussion on state issues that airs on WMYT "MY TV12" at 10 a.m. on Sundays and on WJZY"CW46" at 6:30 a.m. and 11:05 p.m. on Sundays and on WFMY-TV at 5:30 a.m. Sundays. Offers OS SI.KN IN(« AKIII. COI N IY, NORTH CAROLINA SIM'I II? , (USPS 441-810) Member NC Press Association Published twice weekly by Civitas Media LLC, P.O. Box 808 203 S. Second Ave., West Jefferson, NC 28694 Periodicals postage paid at West Jefferson, NC 28694 Phone 336-846-7164 Email cclark@civitasmedia.com Subscription rates in Ashe County - $38/year In North Carolina - $48.01/year Editor/General Manager Staff Writer Staff Writer Sports Writer Advertising Sales Advertising Sales Classifieds/Legals Cliff Clark Wil Petty Dylan Lightfoot Nathan Ham Teresa Roark Laws John Sears Kay Hart Mail Room Department Julia Beck Postmaster Send address changes to Jefferson Post P.O. Box 808 West Jefferson NC 28694-0808 All content copyright 2012 by Civitas Media LLC and may not be reproduced without permission. My first paying job was with a fast-food restaurant chain in my hometown. I started as the french-fry assistant, standing over a deep fryer cooking a basket of potato strips, emptying the basket when they were cooked, salting them and finally bagging the fries for customers. I was then pro­ moted to the grill, but that didn't go well. The manager found my best skills were in working the counter, taking orders and making change. This was in the days before computer-operated cash registers. I had to do the math of calculating the cor­ rect change in my head. I earned $1 per hour, which in today's purchasing pow­ er, is about $7 - close to the minimum wage. So I have a great deal of empathy for fast-food work­ ers. Thus, I was very inter­ ested in following the recent nationwide protests over the relatively low wages earned by these workers. Many of the protesters wanted a dou­ bling - to roughly $15 an hour - of the wage rate paid to them. Having worked as one, I can certainly under­ stand their desire. Yet other observers pointed to what they called the realities of our eco­ nomic system. They asked, Who would pay for the doubling of fast-f<x)d work­ er wages? Would it be the customer through higher prices for fast food? Would it be the investors in fast food companies earning less on their money? Or would it be fast-food work­ ers themselves if some of their jobs are replaced by machines or technology? Let me try to look at these issues by drawing on economic logic and find­ ings, and then let you de­ cide the best approach to assisting low-wage work­ ers. Both of First is the these factors question of work against what deter­ fast-food work­ mines how ers. While much a worker working in is paid. This fast-food reis a long-dis­ quires some cussed ques­ training, the tion in eco­ training time nomics that isn't Ion , and often creates the di culty passionate and isn't high. sometimes Again, Iknow re­ heated I did it, an(i sponses. In the many people modern busi­ Dr. Mike Walden can also. But ness world, please, please, N.C. Cooperative two factors are don't misinter­ importantly Extension pret my words related to a Nothing I am worker's rate saying sug­ of pay. One is the difficulty gests that fast-food work is of the task performed by anything but honorable and the worker and the value of worthwhile. But work at that task to the company. fast-food restaurants simply The other is the number won't command the level of of workers available to per­ wages of jobs requiring spe­ form that task. cialized skills possessed by By difficulty I don't nec­ relatively few people. essarily mean the sweat If fast-food wages were and toil involved. Instead doubled: what would be - and this is more true to­ the ramifications? A large day than ever - I mean the amount of economic re­ cognitive difficulty, par­ search spanning many de­ ticularly in terms of spe­ cades suggests a mandated cialized knowledge needed increase in a worker's wage as well as the complexity withoul a commensurate of the associated decision rise in the worker's produc­ making. As an examp 3le, tivity ultimately encourag­ consider surgeons. Tn_, es companies to use fewer ley spend many years learning such workers. Perhaps the their skills, and the deci­ company replaces workers sions made in the middle with machines or technol­ of operations have to be ogy. And if the pay hikes done quickly and can mean are passed on to fast-food life or death. These factors customers, economic evi­ translate into an extraordi­ dence suggests people buy narily stressful job but also less fast-food. a very high salary. However, there are two Also, as the number of retorts to these; arguments. individuals who can work One is that higher wages at a particular job rises, will motivate workers to be the rate of pay falls simply more productive and also cut because businesses have down on worker turnover. more people competing The other response is for each opening. Another that fast-food companies reason surgeons are so well can afford to pay workers paid is because few people out of their profits. Avail­ have those skills. able data indicate the prof­ it rate for fast-food compa­ nies is less than 5 cents on the dollar. Companies have to worry about maintain­ ing a competitive profit rate in order to continue to attract investors and re­ main in business. For some, fast-food work serves as an introduction to the workforce and is a rung on the economic ladder as the individual acquires more specialized skills and climbs upward. For these upwardly mobile workers, the flexibility of fast-fooa work is the big draw. Still, there are many workers who for a variety of reasons remain work­ ing at relatively low-paying jobs for a long time. In this case, an idea proposed 50 years ago could be a way to help them. It's called a "negative income tax," and it sends low-wage workers new money (in addition to any monies withheld in their paycheck) from the IRS to supplement their earnings. However, the fi­ nancial assistance is struc­ tured in a way to always maintain the incentive for the worker to earn more on their own - that is, as­ sistance is always reduced less than a dollar for every new dollar earned. The earned income tax credit" is a form of this plan. We'll always nave lowwage jobs. But recogniz­ ing why can help us decide how to structure workable ways to help the workers performing them. Dr. Mike Walden is a William Neal Reynolds Professor and North Car­ olina Cooperative Extension econo­ mist in the Department of Agricul­ tural and Resource Economics of N.C. State University's College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. He teaches and writes on personal fi­ nance. economic outlook and pub­ lic policy. �JEFFERSON POST TUESDAY, OCTOBER I, 201.'* PACK 5 Center From Page1 services for our consum­ Given these 13 required ers in all 23 counties," Poe members, the Western said Tuesday. "The main issue for me Highlands board will seat is that the delivery of ser­ eight more members, meaning at least 14 coun­ vices to the consumers in ties would have no public the Western Highlands body representation on the catchment area continue board, although legislation and with no interrup­ establishes a county com­ tions," she said. "It will be essential for missioner advisory council to give each county in the counties to maintain a very catchmment area the abil­ close working relationship ity to participate in discus­ with their local providers.I don't think it will have any sions with the LME. Currently, Ashe County is effect on equitable service represented on the Smoky if county commissioners Mountain board by Judy maintain that working re­ Davis of Ashe Memorial lationship with their local Hospital, Tommy McClure provider, health organiza­ of the Department of Social tions such as Health Al­ Services and Commissioner liance, Ashe Suicide Pre­ Judy Pbe, who serves on the vention, Ashe Memorial Hospital, and other health Executive Committee. According to Poe, a and social service provid­ joint transition commit­ ers," she said. tee has been formed from According to Daymark the executive committees Recovery Services Execu­ from Smoky Mountain and tive Director Billy West, Western Highlands. nothing will change from a "My role on the transi­ provider standpoint. tion team is the successful "Regardless of how we merger of the two boards. get county dollars, those To make sure we retain dollars should be spent board members that have for the public good, and as the experience, knowl­ much as possible directed edge, and the desire to to the county's priorities, maintain mental health which are the state/MCO priorities more times than not," West wrote in a Sept. 20 email to the Jefferson Post. "(Daymark) will make sure county dollars are spent as they are intended to be spent regardless of how we receive them or if any particular county does or does not have one-onohe representation on an MCO Board," he wrote. West believes a lack of rep­ resentation for some coun­ ties would be a "Catch 22." "Without representa­ tion, a county may run the risk of not being ade­ quately 'looked after', for lack of a better term. On the other hand, if a coun­ ty does have representa­ tion, that county shares in the responsibility of running/guiding a man­ aged care organization that, if successful, will be similar to Blue Cross and Blue Shield of N.C., which most governmental bodies would not want to tackle," he wrote. Ashe County budgeted $185,366 to Smoky Moun­ tain in fiscal year 2012-13. In the past five years, the county has paid a total of $943,630 into the LME. For year ending June 30, 2013, Daymark provided mental health care to 5,667 Smoky Mountain patients with 101,856 services. In Ashe County, they provid­ ed care to 1,132 patients with 23,090 sevices. Based on these figures. Ashe County paid an av­ erage $8.04 per instance of mental health service through Smoky Mountain and Daymark in 2012-13. 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Then-sklent Photo submitted I Jefferson Post Anniversary From Page 1 offered in a motel at Tugman's Inn in downtown West Jefferson on a por­ table altar in 1954 for 12 people who comprised three families. Later, Mass was celebrated in the base­ ment of a parishioner named Lloyd Bullet. St. Francis was founded through the efforts of a few resident Catholics. The acceptance of a Catholic church in a well-grounded Protestant community would be a test of faith on both sides. Naming the church after Saint Francis of Assisi — revered around the world for his kind, gentle nature — could have not been more appropriate. At the time the church was dedi­ cated, it was a Mission of Saint Elizabeth's Catholic Church in Boone. Over the years, Saint Francis went from being a mission of Saint Elizabeth to become a Glen Mary Mission Church under the auspices of the Dioceses of Charlotte. In 1998, Glen Mary no longer had a priest to .staff the church; at that time the decision was made to make Saint Fran­ cis a Diocesan Church. The church that would become St. Francis of As­ sisi was originally built in 1899 as a Presbyterian Church at the turn of the 2oth century. The building was purchased for $12,000 in 1962, when St. Francis had about 30 members. Saint Francis has grown steadily over the years to include 250 registered fami­ lies, according to Fr. James Stuhrenberg, who has led the church since 2010. Due to increasing at­ tendance, 2013 finds the church building at a new location off Luther Road. "We plan to have it all but­ toned up by winter, then complete the inside work. We should be done late spring next year," said Stuhrenberg. "We love being on the Main Street," he said of the church's move out of its home of half a century. "But we need more social space, more parking. In the sum­ mer time, there are people downstairs watching Mass on closed circuit TV." Stuhrenberg said the building will be put up for sale. "We hope some me­ dium-sized church would like to make it their new home," he said. Saint Francis members actively participate in com­ munity affaire, and the church is much involved in programs that benefit the less fortunate, as well as pro­ grams that elevate the qual­ ity of life in Ashe County. The Ashe County Shar­ ing Center was established by members of the church in conjunction with other county residents. New Beginnings, a nonprofit Festival From Page 1 Music is will also take place during the event, featuring artists of bluegrass, gospel, blues and country. Admission into the event is free, but parking costs $5. The cost will also cover the shuttle taking festival goers from the fire department into the festival grounds. Stephens said the future of the New River festival de­ pends entirely on the volunteer effort. Volunteers help the Todd Ruritan Club by serving food, selling t-shirts and helping people park at the volunteer fire department. "We always need to have volunteers," he said. "Todd Ruritan is a nonprofit and all of the money we raise here goes to help with scholarships for the kids." Those who want to sell their crafts still have time to sign up. The applications are due by Oct. 7 and any questions can be directed to Stephens by calling (828) 964-1362. this your business?.Claim Wrx-.'.i • H Step 4 - Read and confirm. Step 5 - Fill out the new account form and select "Sign me Up.1* JEFFERSONPOST.COM organization aiding foster and in-crisis children in the county, was started by Saint Francis parishioners. 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Fairvicw Drive West leffcrson - 977-0163 Johnny P h i l l i p s -owner 9771 US HWY 42! South (Deep (Jap 9828) 964 3SI4 .I {] �TUESDAY, OCTOBER 1,2013 ONLINE Game of the Week video can be found at jeffersonpost.com Nathan Ihuii, Sports Writer (336) 84<>-71<)4 nli.1111(1/ civitasmedu.com Ashe's 28 unanswered points dooms Alleghany Nathan Ham Sports Writer nham@civitasmedia.com Head Coach Brian Hampton hopes the Hus­ kies don't play another first quarter like they did Friday night in Alleghany. "I just got through tell­ ing the guys to remember what they did on the way over here and remember how they prepared for to­ night's first quarter and never do it again," said Coach Hampton. Alleghany quickly jumped ahead 21-0 with two touch­ down passes to Austin Sprinkle, and a tumble re­ turn for another score. After some defensive ad­ justments and some good 'ole smash mouth football, the Huskies got right back in the game in the second quarter. Senior tailback Johnathan Cox kept get­ ting carries and kept mak­ ing the Trojans pay. Cox scored two touchdowns to bring Ashe to within a 2114 score at halftime. The Huskies continued the impressive comeback as Michael Elliott returned the opening kickoff of the third quarter for a touch­ down to tie the score at 21. On the next kickoff from Ashe, Alleghany fumbled the kick and the Huskies were right there on the spot for the recovery. Ashe marched down the field and fullback Brandon Wingler powered across the goal line for a two-yard touchdown run and Ashe's first lead of the night at 2ft21 w\th ft-. 17 remaining in the third quarter. The Husky defense stood strong for the rest of the third quarter, giv­ ing Alleghany no yardage, especially in the ground attack where Alleghany Photos by NathanHam | Jefferson Post AT LEFT, Matthew Hamilton puts pressure on Alleghany's quarterback late in the fourth quarter. AT RIGHT, Senior Johnathan Cox had his best game of the season with 138 rushing yards and two touchdowns. could get only 29 yards the entire night. In the fourth quarter, a promising Ashe drive was cut short by an interception with 8:56 left in the game. Alleghany got a few yards, but eventually had to punt the ball. The Huskies continued to go back to the ground game and ate up yards and the clock at the same time. On a third down play with two minutes remain­ ing, Cox sprinted ahead for the first down and what would be the game-clinch­ ing run as Alleghany only had one timeout remaining. Ashe improved to 2-3 overall and started off the Mountain Valley Confer­ ence season with a 1-0 mark. Cox finished the game with 138 rushing yards and two touchdowns. Wingler added 12 rushing yards and a score. Quarterback Connor Bow­ ers was 10-15 passing for 114 yards and an interception. Jacob Blevins finished the game with two catches for 55 yards. Maison Mc­ Neill had three catches for 27 yards and Cox had three grabs for 13 yards. Wingler and Cullen Ashley each had one catch. Defensively, Bradley Lu­ cas led the way with six tackles. Alex Laws record­ ed two sacks, Ashley had three tackles and a sack and Dustin Guy recorded three takedowns. After the disastrous first quarter, Coach Hampton and the team made several adjust­ ments on the fly that turned out to be a big difference. "Our game plan was to throw it around a little bit and it didn't work out. We couldn't protect long enough to throw," Hampton said. "We went back to what we do, running theleft side." "Other than the first quarter, we played great." The Huskies will be right back on the held this week at home with confer­ ence rival Wilkes Central, hoping to remain at the top of the conference. "We want to hang a ban­ ner in the gym at Ashe County High School with conference champions on it. This is step one up the ladder and we've got an­ other step next week get­ ting ready for Wilkes Cen­ tral," Hampton said. Area scores: North Wilkes 49. East Wilkes32 Starmount 35,Elkin 21 Charles D. Owen 36. Avery 27 , T.W. Andrews 55. North Sorry 3 Hibriten 48. South Caldwell 26 East Surry 37. South Stokes 28 Watauga 42. St Stephens 21 Surry Central 43. NorthStokes 6 Newton-Conover 47, West Caldwell 7 West Stokes 40. Mount Airy 14 Wilkes Central 26. West Wilkes 25 Volleyball grabs win at Elkin Nathan Ham Sports Writer nham@civitasmedia.com Ashe split a pair of matches last week that included a win that capped off the season sweep over Elkin. The Lady Huskies opened the week with a loss at home to Alleghany. After a close game one that ended with a 2520 score, Alleghany handled Ashe in the final two games by scores of 25-10 and 25-8. Senior Elaina Bassett had four kills to lead Ashe. Sloan Elliott added three, Abby Lopp had two and Paige Spell added one. Ashe had a good match serving, connecting on 40 of 44 serves that included three aces from Sierra Sawyer. Freshman Lyndsi Aldridge recorded nine digs, Kelsey Hayes added five and Sawyer had four. Zoe Richardson led Ashe with nine assists. On Thursday, the Lady Huskies pulled off a much-need­ ed 3-0 win over Elkin. Ashe took game one, 25-21, and then followed that up with a 25-22 win in game two and a 25-18 match-clinching Nathan Ham| Jefferson Post Frank Ledezma (left) scored two goals and Trent Pruitt (right) win in game three. Spell and Bassett scored seven kills. Elliott had four, scored a goal in Thursday's win over North Wilkes. Lopp added four, Richardson had three and Kendall McDaniel added three. The Lady Huskies had a whopping 16 aces in three games. Hayes had six of those, Sawyer had four, Elliott had three, Bassett added two and Richardson had the fi­ nal ace. Richardson also added a game-high 25 assists. Ashe is 2-11 overall and 2-7 in the Mountain Valley Ath­ letic Conference. Steve Wright | www.StevesSportsShots.com Up next, the volleyball team heads to Starmount on Tuesday. Abby Lopp goes up for a kill near the net. Huskies overpower North Wilkes, 8-2 Nathan Ham Sports Writer nham@civitasmedia.com Five different goal scorers led the Huskies to an 8-2 vic­ tory over North Wilkes on Thursday. Victor Melo put the Huskies ahead 1-0 with his only goal of the match in the 16th minute. Ashe built on the lead with two goals in a 10-minute span. Alexis Ramos connected on a great header in the 25th minute for a goal, then Eric Barcenas buried one in the net in the 35th minute. North Wilkes finally answered the early offense from Ashe with a goal in the 37th minute from Dylan Shumate to make the score 3-1. The Huskies scored two more goals in the final three minutes. Frank Ledezma scored in the 38th minute and then Barcenas scored his second of the match in the clos­ ing seconds of the first half. Ashe was up 5-1 at the half. The Vikings scored first to open the second half. Jeremy Billings booted a shot by Jamison Cline in the 43rd minute. Ashe quickly answered with Ledezma's second goal of the night in the 45th minute. TYent Pruitt netted a goal in the 56th minute and Ra­ mos capped off the night with his second goal to put the final score on the board in the 74th minute of action. The Huskies are now 8-6 overall and 5-1 in the Moun­ tain Valley Athletic Conference. Ashe hosts Alleghany on Thursday. Tennis win streak ends Nathan Ham Sports Writer nham@civitasmedia.com Ashe County's 10-match winning streak came to an end on Thursday with a tough 54 loss at Elkin. "It was a close match even though I don't think our ladies played the way they are capable of," said Head Coach Larry Dix. "Elkin has improved from our earlier meeting." Elkin top seed Payton Nicholson defeated Hallie Brown in straight sets, 64, 6-1. Brown entered the match feeling under the weather but put up a hard fight regardless. Miracle Walters swept Ashe's second seed Maggie Witherspoon, 6-0, 6-0. Ashe bounced back with wins in the third and fourthseeded matches. Freshman Grace Miller was a 64,6-3 winner against Makayla Dimmette and Kasey Curcio took a 6-1,64 win over Ally Gentry. The fifth-seeded match went down to a tiebreaker that went Elkin's way. Julie Newmark beat Mary Aus­ tin Tugman 1-6, 6-1,10-6. Ella Copeland scored * ..... o , . Nathan Ham| Jefferson Post a 6-2, 64 win to send Grace Miller was a 6-4,6-3 winner over Makayla Dimmette. the match to the doubles games in a 3-3 tie. I think we had the bet­ before the conl Curcio and Copeland ter team, but I commend nament." handed Ashe a lead with an these players for their Ashe ends 8-5 win, but Elkin got wins winning season," Coach season with in the other two doubles Dix said. "We still have Starmount o matches to get the win. two more regular season and the final I "I am disappointed that matches which we need to against Wilkes we lost, particularly when focus on and get ready for Thursday. �JEFFERSON POST TUESDAY, OCTOBER 1,2013 PAGE CLASSIFIEDS LEGALS STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF ASHE ADMINISTRATOR, ESTATE OF MACKIE MARIE HORNE, DECEASED Petitioner v. UNKNOWN HEIRS OF MACKIE MARIE HORNE, Defendants IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTIC SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION FILE NO. 12-E-81 NOTICE OF SALE Pursuant to the Order of the Honorable Pam Barlow. Clerk of Superior Court of ASHE County, North Carolina, dated the 25th day of July 2013, no­ tice is hereby given of the pub­ lic sale by the undersigned Commissioner of the following described real property on Wednesday the 16th day of October 2013, at one o'clock (1:00) P.M., the sale to be held at the courthouse steps of the Ashe County, North Carolina courthouse at 150 Govern­ ment Circle: Jefferson. NC 28640. The real property to be sold is as follows: Being a 14x66 mobile home and all of Lot No. Thirty-Three (33) of the development known as Three Top Mountain, Inc., as the same is platted, planned and recorded in Plat Book 2, Page 148, Ashe County Public Registry. And being the same land de­ scribed in and conveyed in that certain deed from J.L. Hope and wife, Ruth N. Hope, to Ronnie Brown Staton and wife, Judy Horn Staton, Dated 12 October 1998, and of record in the Ashe County Public Re­ gistry in Book 234, at pages 1824-1825. The above lot is subject to all Jbje restrictions of record, including those in the Ashe County Pub­ lic Registry in Book Q-4, at page 161, to which recorded instrument reference is hereby made f8r a specific recital of said restrictions. The property will be sold to the highest bidder for cash, who shall deposit five percent (5%) of the amount of the purchase price at the time of sale as a good faith deposit. The sale shall be held open for upset bid for ten (10) days. This the 13th day of Septem­ ber. 2013. REEVES LAW FIRM Commissioner John Benjamin "Jak" Reeves N.C. Bar No : 32895 PO Box 67 West Jefferson. NC 28694 t. 336 246 7172 f. 336.246.5966 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE Undersigned hereby certifies that the pleading to which this certificate is affixed was served upon the parties to this action by: hand delivery, or by telefax, or by X depositing a copy of same, enclosed in a first class, post­ paid wrapper in a post office or official depository under the care and custody of the United States Postal Service ad­ dressed as follows: John Johnston Guardian Ad Litem for Un­ known Heirs PO Box 358 Jefferson, NC 28640 This the day of September, 2013. REEVES LAW FIRM Commissioner John Benjamin "Jak" Reeves N.C. Bar No.: 32895 PO Box 67 202 East Main Street West Jefferson, NC 28694 t. 336.246.7172 f. 336.246.5966 jak@reeveslawfirm.net Publish:9.24.13/10.1.13 STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF ASHE IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION BEFORE THE CLERK FILE#13-E-247 NOTICE TO CREDITORS Having qualified as Executor of the estate of Margaret Lain Sears deceased of 186 Village Park Drive, Unit 1, West Jeffer­ son, Ashe County, North Caro­ lina, 28694, this is to notify all persons having claims against the Estate of said Margaret Lain Sears to present them to the undersigned on or before December 10, 2013, or this no­ tice will be placed in bar of their recovery. All persons, firms and corporations in­ debted to said Estate will please make immediate pay­ ment. This the 23rd day of August, John S. Sears 135 Big Flatts Acre Circle Fleetwood, NC 28626 James M. Deal, Jr. DEAL. MOSELEY & SMITH. LLP Attorneys at Law 870 West King Street. Ste. B, PO Box 311 Boone, NC 28607 Publish:9.10.13/9.17.13/9.24.1 3/10.1.13 NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a of Trust made by raham and Amy S. lESENT RECORD Amy Severt Gramy D. Reeves, iated the 9th day 7, and recorded in age 2246, in Ashe istry. North Carohaving been made LEGALS LEGALS LEGALS chase price, or seven hundred in the payment of the note Trustee may, in the Trustee's fifty dollars ($750.00), thereby secured by the said whichever is greater, will be re­ sole discretion, delay the sale Deed of Trust and the under­ for up to one hour as provided signed, Substitute Trustee Ser­ quired at the time of the sale. in NCGS §45-21.23 An order for possession of the vices, Inc. having been substi­ Should the property be pur­ tuted as Trustee in said Deed property may be issued pursu­ of Trust by an instrument duly ant to GS 45-21 29 in favor of chased by a third party, that party must pay the excise tax, recorded in the Office of the the purchaser and against the as well as the court costs of Register of Deeds of Ashe or parties in possession the clerk of superior court of Forty-Five Cents ($0.45) per County, North Carolina and the One Hundred Dollars holder of the note evidencing the county in which the prop­ ($100.00) required by NCGS said indebtedness having dir­ erty is sold. §7A-308(a)(1). ected that the Deed of Trust be Any person who occupies the The property to be offered pur­ property pursuant to a rental foreclosed, the undersigned suant to this notice of sale is agreement entered into or re­ Substitute Trustee will offer for being offered for sale, transfer newed on or after October 1, sale at the courthouse door in and conveyance "AS IS, 2007, may after receiving the the City of Jefferson, Ashe WHERE IS." Neither the Trust­ County, North Carolina, or the .notice of sale, terminate the ee nor the holder of the note customary location designated rental agreement upon 10 days' written notice to the land­ secured by the deed of for foreclosure sales, at 12:30 trust/security agreement, or lord. Upon termination of a PM on October 15, 2013 and both, being foreclosed, nor the will sell to the highest bidder rental agreement, the tenant is officers, directors, attorneys, for cash the following real es­ liable for rent due under the employees, agents or author­ tate situated in the Township of rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termin­ ized representative of either Chestnut Hill, in the County of the Trustee or the holder of the ation. Ashe, North Carolina, and be­ note make any representation ing more particularly de­ If the trustee is unable to con­ vey title to this property for any or warranty relating to the title scribed as follows: or any physical, environmental, FIRST TRACT: reason, the sole remedy of the health or safety conditions ex­ BEING Lot No. 1 of New Hori­ purchaser is the return of the isting in, on. at or relating to zon Subdivision as shown on a deposit. Reasons of such inab­ the property being offered for plat of the same which ap­ ility to convey Include, but are sale, and any and all respons­ pears of record in the Ashe not limited to, the filing of a ibilities or liabilities arising out County Public Registry in Plat bankruptcy petition prior to the Book 5, Page 413, to which re­ confirmation of the sale and re­ of or in any way relating to any such condition expressly are corded plat reference is hereby instatement of the loan without disclaimed. Also, this property made for a metes and bounds the knowledge of the trustee. If is being sold subject to all description of said lot. the validity of the sale is chal­ taxes, special assessments, lenged by any party, the trustand prior liens or encum­ There is also CONVEYED un­ 'ee, in their sole discretion, if brances of record and any re­ to heirs and assigns, a per­ they believe the challenge to corded releases. Said prop­ petual easement to obtain wa­ have merit, may request the erty is also being sold subject ter as described in Deed Book court to declare the sale to be to applicable Federal and State void and return-the deposit. 212, at Pages 2290-2292, Ashe County Registry, said The purchaser will have no fur­ laws. A cash deposit or cashier's document incorporated by ref­ ther remedy check (no personal checks) of THIS IS A COMMUNICATION erence as though full set out five percent (5%) of the pur­ FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR herein. This conveyance is chase price, or seven hundred made SUBJECT TO the agree­ THE PURPOSE OF THIS fifty dollars ($750.00), COMMUNICATION IS TO ment to share equally in all whichever is greater, will be re­ COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY costs maintaining, operating quired at the time of the sale. and repairing said well and wa- • INFORMATION OBTAINED An order for possession of the ter system with other users of WILL BE USED FOR THAT water from said water system. property may be issued pursu­ PURPOSE, except as stated ant to G.S. 45-21.29 in favor of below in the instance of bank­ The above-described property ruptcy protection. the purchaser and against the is also SUBJECT TO the cov­ IF YOU ARE UNDER THE party or parties in possession enants and restrictions set out PROTECTION OF THE BANK­ by the clerk of superior court of the county in which the prop­ in the aforementioned Deed, to RUPTCY COURT OR HAVE erty is sold. which reference is hereby BEEN DISCHARGED AS A Any person who occupies the made for a specific recital of RESULT OF A BANK­ property pursuant to a rental said covenants and restric­ RUPTCY PROCEEDING, tions. agreement entered into or re­ THIS NOTICE IS GIVEN TO newed on or after October 1, YOU PURSUANT TO STAT­ 2007, may after receiving the SECOND TRACT: UTORY REQUIREMENT AND notice of sale, terminate the A certain tract or parcel of land FOR INFORMATIONAL PUR­ rental agreement upon 10 containing 0.73 acre, lying and POSES AND IS NOT INTEN­ days' written notice to the land­ being in Chestnut Hill Town­ DED AS AN ATTEMPT TO ship, Ashe County, North Car­ lord. Upon termination of a COLLECT A DEBT OR AS AN rental agreement, the tenant is olina, being all of Lot 2, New ACT TO COLLECT, ASSESS, Horizon Subdivision, recorded liable for rent due under the OR RECOVER ALL OR ANY in Plat Book 5, Page 413, Ashe PORTION OF THE DEBT rental agreement prorated to County Registry (ACPR), be­ the effective data of the termin­ FROM YOU PERSONALLY. ing more particularly de­ ation. scribed by bearing rotated to SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE SER­ If the trustee is unable to con­ Deed North- DB 204, Pa 1835, vey title to this property for any VICES, INC. ACPR, as surveyed by Rus­ reason, the sole remedy of the SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE sell N. Vogel, RLS, L-3106 on purchaser is the return of the June 29, 1996: deposit. Reasons of such inab­ ility to convey include, but are BY: BEGINNING on a five-eighths not limited to. the filing of a Attorney af Law inch rebar set. said rebar be­ bankruptcy petition prior to the Hutchens, Senter, Kellam & confirmation of the sale and re­ ing the northeast corner of Lot Pettit, P.A. instatement of the loan without 1, and being located S. 88 deg. Attorneys for Substitute Trust­ the knowledge of the trustee. If 42' 50" E 139.01 feet from an ee Services, Inc. the validity of the sale is chal­ existing one inch conduit in an lenged by any party, the trust­ •old road and running thence P.O. Box 1028 ee, in their sole discretion, if along an old fence S. 88 deg. 4317 Ramsey Street they believe the challenge to 42' 50" E. 140.00 feet to a fiveFayetteville, North Carolina have merit, may request the eighths inch rebar set; thence 28311 court to declare the sale to be S.01 deg 17' 10" W 19.92 feet https://sales.hsbfirm.com void and return the deposit. to a point in the center of Sec­ Case No: 1113538 (FC.FAY) The purchaser will have no fur­ ondary Road No. 1568; thence Published: 10.1.13/10.8.13 ther remedy. with the center of said road N. NOTICE OF THIS IS A COMMUNICATION 79 deg. 31'28"W. 141.82 feet FORECLOSURE FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR to a point; thence leaving said SALE THE PURPOSE OF THIS road and running with Lot 1 N. Under and by virtue of the COMMUNICATION IS TO 01 deg. 17'10" E. 28.78 feet to powef of sale contained in a COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY a five-eighths inch rebar set; certain Deed of Trust made by INFORMATION OBTAINED thence N. 01 deg. 17' 10" E. Christopher M. Campbell to C. WILL BE USED FOR THAT 187.55 feet to the point of BE­ Couzen, Trustee(s), dated the PURPOSE, except as stated GINNING, containing 0.73 15th day of November, 2008, below in the instance of bank­ acres by coordinate geometry. . and recorded in Book 00391. ruptcy protection Page 0172, in Ashe County IF YOU ARE UNDER THE Together with improvements Registry, North Carolina, de­ PROTECTION OF THE BANK­ thereon, said property located fault having been made in the RUPTCY COURT OR HAVE at 1353 Hudler Town Road, payment of the note thereby BEEN DISCHARGED AS A Crumpler, North Carolina. secured by the said Deed of RESULT OF A BANK­ Trust and the undersigned, RUPTCY PROCEEDING, The above-described tract is Substitute Trustee Services, SUBJECT TO the covenants Inc. having been substituted as THIS NOTICE IS GIVEN TO YOU PURSUANT TO STAT­ and restrictions set out in Deed Trustee in said Deed of Trust UTORY REQUIREMENT AND Book 212, at Pages 2290by an instrument duly recor­ FOR INFORMATIONAL PUR­ 2292, Ashe County Registry, to ded in the Office of the Re­ which reference is hereby POSES AND IS NOT INTEN­ gister of Deeds of Ashe made for a specific recital of County. North Carolina and the DED AS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT OR AS AN said covenants and restric­ holder of the note evidencing ACT TO COLLECT, ASSESS. tions. said indebtedness having dir­ ected that the Deed of Trust be OR RECOVER ALL OR ANY PORTION OF THE DEBT The above described FIRST foreclosed, the undersigned FROM YOU PERSONALLY. TRACT and SECOND TRACT Substitute Trustee will offer for are SUBJECT TO that certain sale at the courthouse door in SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE SER­ RIGHT OF WAY AGREE­ the City of Jefferson, Ashe VICES, INC. MENT to the North Carolina County. North Carolina, or the SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE Department of Transportation customary location designated as more fully described in for foreclosure sales, at 12:30 Deed Book 260 at Page 2310, PM on October 8, 2013 and BY: Ashe County Registry, said will sell to the highest bidder Attorney at Law documents incorporated by ref­ for cash the following real es­ Hutchens Law Firm erence as though fully set out tate situated in the County of Attorneys for Substitute Trust­ herein. Ashe, North Carolina, and be­ ee Services, Inc. ing more particularly de­ ay. ir scribed as follows: P O Box 1028 sole discretion, delay the sale tion, The land referred to is situated 4317 Ramsey Street for up to one hour as provided in the State of North Carolina, Fayetteville, North Carolina in NCGS §45-21.23 County of Ashe, City of Todd, 28311 Should the property be pur- „ and described as follows: https://sales.hsbfirm.com chased by a third party, that Case No: 1098527 (FC.FAY) party must pay the excise tax. BEGINNING at a point at the as well as the court costs of intersection of NCSR 1111 and PUBLISH:9.24.13/10.1.13 Forty-Five Cents ($0.45) per NCSR 1112, the northeast One Hundred Dollars corner of the Grubb property ANNOUNCEMENTS herein described; thence with ($100.00) required by NCGS §7A-308(a)(1). the centerline of NCSR 1111; The property to be offered pur­ S. 06-12 E.. 110.33 feet; S 08suant to this notice of sale is 43 W. 93.65 feet; thence with a *gal Notices / Notices To Creditors being offered for sale, transfer division line of the Grubb prop­ and conveyance "AS IS, NOTICE TO CREDITORS erty; S. 78-40 W. 93.64 feet to WHERE IS." Neither the Trust­ an iron stake; N. 04-54 W. Having qualified as Co-Execut­ ee nor the holder of the note 126.65 feet to an iron stake; N. ors for the Estate of Opal Woodard Graybeal, deceased, secured by the deed of 28-12 W. 20.00 feet to an iron .late of Ashe County. North stake; N. 28-12 W 21 26 feet trust/security agreement, or Carolina, this is to notify all both, being foreclosed, nor the to the centerline of NCSR 1112; thence with the centerofficers, directors, attorneys, persons having claims against line of said NCSR 1112; N 65employees, agents or author­ the estate of said deceased to ized representative of either present them on or before the 09 E. 136.99 feet to the BE­ the Trustee or the holder of the* GINNING, containing*0.471 1sf day of January 2014, or this notice will be pleaded in note make any representation aces inclusive of the existing or warranty relating to the title right of way of NCSR 1111 and bar of their recovery. All per­ sons indebted to said estate or any physical, environmental, NCSR 1112, according to a will please make immediate health or safety conditions ex­ survey by Bobby J. Oliver & payment isting in, on, at or relating to Associates. PA, Registered This the 1st day of October Land Surveyor, L-1276, July the property being offered for 2013. 19,1982. This being a portion sale, and any and all respons­ For the Estate of Opal Wood­ of the Gene E. Grubb property ibilities or liabilities arising out ard Graybeal as recorded in Book 132, of or in any way relating to any Pages 78-79. Ashe County Re­ Co-Executor such condition expressly are Shirley A. Dunn gistry. Together with improve­ disclaimed. Also, this property 10553 Hwy 67 West ments located thereon; said is being sold subject to all Butler, TN 37640 property being located at 4271 taxes, special assessments, Co-Executor Big Flatts Church Road, Todd, and prior liens or encum­ Judy Roark North Carolina. brances of record and any re­ 2566 N.C. Hwy. 16 S. corded releases. Said prop­ Being all of that certain prop­ Jefferson. NC 28640 erty is also being sold subject to applicable Federal and State erty to Christopher M. Camp­ PUBLISH: bell from Larry E Greer and laws. 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Title A name given to the resource Jefferson Post Type The nature or genre of the resource Newspaper Description An account of the resource The Jefferson Post was a twice-weekly newspaper printed in West Jefferson, North Carolina. Printing news, announcements and obituaries for Ashe County, the newspaper was owned by Civitas Media of Davidson, North Carolina, and had a circulation of 6,500. The Jefferson Post began publishing in 1988. The newspaper was the result of a merger between Ashe County's historic weekly newspaper The Skyland Post and a competing weekly of 10 years, the Jefferson Times. Publication Volume 88 Issue 78 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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Page 2 /cloudy.High, )w, 56 SPORTS NSIDE Tennis team beats Starmount ... Page 6 Vol. 88, Issue 75) v —* -1hat verdicts were anded down? Page 2 FRIDAY, OCTOBER 4,2013 $1.00 Ashe DSS unaffected by shutdown for now State Treasury: county could be resposible for long-term shutdown costs Dylan Lightfoot Staff Writer At midnight Tuesday, the federal government came to a screeching halt as Congress reached an im­ passe over the Affordable Care Act, but federallyfunded programs adminis­ tered within Ashe County may not feel immediate ef­ fects of the shutdown. "At this point, we don't know," Department of So­ cial Services Director Don­ na Weaver said Tuesday when asked how the shut­ down would affect citizens of the county. For now, Social Security, SNAP and other federal benefits administered by the Ashe County DSS will continue as usual. Weaver said. "Office hours won't be changing. We won't be modifying anything." But a lengthy shutdown could see counties on the hook for administrative costs for federal programs. According to a state­ ment issued today by the N.C. Department of State Treasury, "Should a local government continue to administer a program im­ pacted by the shutdown, that unit may be assuming financial responsibility for costs incurred during the shutdown period." "If it decides to take that responsibility on, they must be certain that ade­ quate funds are on hand to pay costs incurred should the unit not subsequently be reimbursed for federal funds," the statement read. "That could be very costly," Weaver said. "Most of our programs have federal funding. If the shutdown went on for very long, it could cause a reim­ bursement delay," she said. Counties administering federal programs are reim­ bursed monthly, she said. "There are some pro­ grams like foster care re­ imbursement that don't have federal funding, but each pot of money has its own rules and restric­ tions," she said. Ashe County Board of Commissioners Chair Lar­ ry Rhodes said Tuesday, "This is something we def­ initely need to look into." "Someone will have to & explain which programs are affected, how they are affected...we may have to look at which ones to cur­ tail," Rhodes said. Parkway open, facili­ ties closed The Blue Ridge Parkway "remains open to traffic despite a government shut­ down of federal agencies," according to a press re­ lease from the Blue Ridge Parkway Association. Parkway facilities and services, including all visitor centers, lodging, camping, interpretive services and restrooms along the Parkway and other national park areas will remain closed during the shutdown. Visitors may continue to access travel services including lodging and camping, dining, gas, at­ tractions and outdoor ac­ tivities from the dozens of communities in proximity to the Parkway and plan their fall vacations using information on www.blueridgeparicway.org. See DDS | Page 7 Play about Elvis coming to Ashe Little Theatre Photos by Wil Petty \ JetlersonPost Pumpkins, such as these sold at the High Mountain Farm lot in Glendale Springs, were severely affected by the rains dur­ ing its growing season.Local farmers experienced high losses of the product, sold throughout the fall months. Summer rains affect key fall crop Wil Petty Staff Writer jpetty@civitasmedia.com Wil Petty | Jefferson Post "Elvis Has Left the Building," is a comedy play set where the King is missing and his manager hypnotizes a close friend to be an impersonator. The play stars (from left): Jill Gambill as Jill Tanner, Shawn Dain as Roscoe, Jeff Dreyer as Colonel Tom Parker and Linda Dreyer as Trudy. The play will run at 7:30 p.m. on Oct. 4-5 and 2 p.m. on Oct. 6. Tick­ ets are $15 for adults and $5 for students. 15th Annual Festival of the Bands this weekend at ACHS Dylan Lightfoot Staff Writer dlightfoot@civitasmedia.com The 15th Annual Festival of the Bands will be held at Ashe County High School 3 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 5. Ten high school march­ ing bands will be compet­ ing, and our own Husky Vanguard Marching Band will be performing in exhi­ bition at 6:45 p.m. Competing bands will vie for first and second place in the categories Vi­ sual Ensemble, Percussion, Drum Major, Marching and Maneuver, Music and General Effect. A Spirit Award, given by the ACHS Band Boost­ ers, will be awarded to the band exhibiting the most outstanding teamwork. The McDonald's Cup trophy, given by the West Jefferson McDonald's fran­ chise, will go to the band with the highest combined score in all events regard­ less of category. The following bands will be competing in four cat­ egories: Class A: Alleghany County High School Tro­ jan Pride Band, Shelby High School Golden Lion Marching Band, Watau­ ga County High School Pioneer Marching Band, East Surry High School Cardinal Flight March­ ing Band, Marion High School Scarlet Hurricane Marching Band. Class AA: Holston High School Marching Cavaliers, West Wilkes High School Blackhawks Marching Band Class AAA: John S. Battle High School Trojan Band Class A AAA: East Burke High School Marching Cavaliers This event promises lots of great music, food and fun. Admission is $5, and all proceeds go to ACHS Band Boosters for new uniforms. The weather over the summer in the High Country af­ fected many of the area's seasonal crops. It turns out the storms have also affected fall crops, such as pumpkins. "The crops have been very much affected," said Jackie Chatham, who helps operate the High Mountain Farms lot in Glendale Springs. "My son farms and he lost prob­ ably 95 percent of his pumpkin crop due to the rain." Chatham said their family was fortunate that a five-acre area of their pumpkin patch was less affected and could be salvaged. Pumpkins are used in a variety of ways. For those sell­ ing locally, the crop is mostly used for decorations for cornucopias in the winter or Jack-O-Lanterns for the Hal­ loween season. Also, people use smaller versions of the winter squash for pumpkin pies. "The time of year where you plant the crop is in May and June," Chatham said. "(This year) the rain rotted all of the seeds in the ground." Chatham said all of the growers in the area had diffi­ culties with their pumpkin crops. With High Mountain Farms, the rain caused the family not to be able to whole­ sale their crop. "We will have enough to sell for the Halloween season," she said. Farmers and sellers alike are noticing the problems rain caused for the seasonal crop. Welch's Produce in Jefferson bought their pumpkins from other area farmers, but owner Danny Welch also grows his own. "(The crop problem) doesn't show up so bad here because I can shop with 100 farmers and come up See CROP | Page 7 'Dukes of Haggle' a glimpse inside N.C.'s barter and auction economy Twelve-part series kicks off tonight starring Glendale Springs' Gene Roberts For many Americans, cash is king, but things work differently along the back roads of the American south. A cash-strapped economy has given rise to a whole new breed of savvy tradesmen who barter for a living. Deep in the heart of Appalachia, these barterers spend their time scouring farms, flea markets, back­ yards and junkyards for items they can sell at the weekly auction. A new 12-part series, 'Dukes of Haggle,' premiered on Discovery at 10 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 1. The show takes viewers inside the underground barter and auction economy, where one man's trash is truly another man's treasure. 'Dukes' stars Gene Roberts of Glendale Springs as one of the show's barter-and-trade mavens. Roberts de­ scribes the series as comedic reality show that is "part 'American Pick­ ers,' part 'Duck Dynasty.'" In the foothills of Hickory, four rival barter teams leave no stone unturned in order to find the items that will earn them a weekly pay­ check. This comical group remains fiercely competitive as their live­ lihood depends on finding valu­ able items to flip for big profits at weekly auctions. From Prohibition-era kegerators to Civil War swords, from classic Chevy pick-ups to Colonel Sanders weathervanes, these barter sharks go head to head with every trades­ man in town to talk the sellers into the most profitable deals. The best swappers in the south only have a few days to fix up their items and flip them at Neal Auction house every Friday night. Discovery will air two 30-minute episodes each Tuesday night at 10 and 10:30 p.m. 'Dukes of Haggle' is produced for Discovery by MAK Pictures. Photo courtesy of Discovery Channel | Jefferson Post Gene Roberts (foreground) of Glendale Springs and Robert Price of Claremont star in Discovery Channel's new series 'Duke of Haggle." �PAGE 2 FRIDAY, OCTOBER 4,2018 JEFFERSON POST Ashe District Court decisions The weekly session of the Ashe Couhty District Court was held Sept. 26, the Honor­ able David V. Byrd presiding. James Ezra Atkinson: (F) breaking and entering - 3 counts (F) felony larceny, (F) larceny after breaking and entering — 2 counts(F) possession/selling/buying alter­ native gun serial number, (F) possession of burglary tools, (M) assault on a child under 12, (T) driving while license is revoked, (T) Reckless Driving - cons. (P) no contest (J) guilty NCDAC.CC. Eddie Dean Baker: (M) assault on a fe­ male, (M) communicating threats - cons. (P) no contest. (J) guilty 150 days NC DAC suspended sentences. 18 months supervised probation. CC. Jonathan G. Calloway: (M) possession of drug paraphernalia (P) no contest (J) 90-%. Supervised probation 6months. $75 plusCC. William E Causey: (T) driving while li­ cense is revoked (P) no contest (J) guilty, 7 days active, credit time served. Valerie Ann Cruey: (T) operate vehicle with no insurance, (T) driving while license is revoked (P) no contest (J) PJC. $100 plus CC. Brian Keith Dishman: (T) driving while impaired (P) no contest (J) guilty. 60 days ACJ suspended sentence. (M) resisting pub­ lic officer, (M) alter/remove serial number cons. 45 days ACJ suspended sentence. Patrick Lee Ellison: (T) driving while im­ paired (P) no contest (J) guilty. 2 years NC DAC suspended sentence, 24 months super­ vised probation, $500 plus CC. (M) simple possession of schedule II controlled sub­ stance (P) no contest (J) guilty 18 months supervised probation, contraband destroyed, $100 plus CC. (I) Possession of open con­ tainer in passenger area (P) no contest (J) guilty. CC. Stephen M. Gentry: (M) assault on a fe­ male. Release conditions: not go within 25 feet within victim. Sherry D. Lang: (M) school attendance law violation (P) no contest (J) guilty. 45 days suspended sentence, 18 months super­ vised probation, CC. Amanda Lewis: (M) harassing phone call (P) no contest (J) PJC. CC. Ronald Thy Maxwell: (M) break coin ma­ chine - 2 counts cons. (P) no contest (J) 45 days active, credit time served. William Joseph McCoy: (M) misdemean­ or probation violation (J) adverse ruling. 90 days CRV delayed to 12/15/13. All probation fmes paid by then. Matthew E. Osborne: (M) resisting public officer (P) no contest (J) guilty. 30 days ACJ suspended sentence, 18 months supervised probation. 72 hours CWS. $100 plus CC. Make oral apology. Virgil Neal Osborne: (F) assault with a deadly weapon intent to kill probable cause found, (M) resisting public officer (P) not guilty (J) guilty 45 days ACJ suspended sen­ tence. 18 months supervised probation. 48 hours CWS $100 plus CC. John E. Sheets: (M) simple possession of schedule VI controlled substance (P) guilty (J) 90-%. 6 months supervised probation, 24 hours CWS $100 plus CC. Daniel C. Thompson: (T) driving with li­ cense is revoked (?) no contest (J) PJC. CC. Wendy Treeza: (M) simple assault. Condi­ tions of release: stay 250 feet away from vic­ tim with no communication. Kim Marie Wain: (M) unauthorized use of motor vehicle (P) no contest (J) guilty. 120 days NCDAC suspended sentence. (M) ob­ tain property under false pretense - 3 counts cons. (P) no contest (J) 120 days NC DAC suspended sentence. Abbreviations: (F) felony; (M) misde­ meanor; (T) traffic violation; (I) infrac­ tion; (P) plea; (J) judgment; PJC: prayer for judgment continued; 90-%: 1st offense conditional dischaige; MCP: Misdemeanant Confinement Program; ACJ; Ashe County Jail; DOC: N.C. Department of Corrections DAC: Division of Adult Corrections; CRV confinement in response to violation; CWS: community work service; CC: pay court costs; cons.: charges consolidated LifeStore Insurance to hold health care reform seminars What will the new chang­ es in health care reform bring? There are many ques­ tions about coverage, enroll­ ment periods, subsidies and individual questions as it pertains to you. LifeStore Insurance in­ vites individuals wanting to know more about health care relorm to attend one of these free and informa­ tive seminars. 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Pat's Meditation Path, which is open to the public, was the brainchild of Pat Franklin, who passed away while the path was being built. "(The path) was done through volun­ teer labor from the church," said Barba­ ra Sears, president of the Ashe County Frescoes Foundation. "The meditative thoughts were written by a committee and another committee chose the com­ memorative plaques." Signs for the path start near the Mis­ sion House which then guides walkers into the woods. Numerous benches line the quarter-mile path, each with a verse from the story of creation complete with a meditation exercise. Sears said the bridge and benches along the path were purchased by mem­ bers who also wished to pay tribute to their loved ones. "(Franklin) was a very inspirational woman with lots of energy and dedica­ tion given to the church and children," she said. Sears said the path was completed in May of this year. The "Festival of the Frescoes" got its official start in 1988. Beforehand, the event was a rummage sale. "(The festival) is a fall celebration held on the grounds of the Mission House," Sears said. This year, the festival will run from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 12. Admission to the festival is free. Not only will the path be open to the public, but those who want to see the frescoes from the Holy Trinity Church will be able to as well. Sears said the festival raises between $4,000 and $7,000 yearly and all of the money goes to outreach in the commu­ nity. There will be numerous items for sale with vendors offering jewelry, pottery, candles and fall decorations. Also, the church will be running the "Granny's Attic" rummage sale, and will be sell­ ing homemade baked goods. "(Visitors) can expect a fall atmo­ sphere with fall decorations," she said. "There will be wonderful photo oppor­ tunities with the leaves changing. En­ joy a fall afternoon in the mountains." Harris Brothers, Crooked Road Ramblers play Lansing this weekend Dylan Lightfoot Staff Writer A lineup of live local music is on tap this week­ end in Lansing Creeper Trail Park as the The Lansing Volunteer Fire Department's "Music in the Park" series continues. The Crooked Road Ramblers of Galax take the stage 6:30 p.m. Saturday for an evening of old-time string band music. "Steeped in the traditional music of the Blue Ridge," the six-piece band recorded a new CD release this year, "Mule to Ride." The Harris Brothers, Reggie and Ryan of Lenoir, return to Lansing 3 p.m. Sunday, bring­ ing their vast repertoire of traditional American music, which they describe as "stripped down, intense, and real, with no gimmicks." A local favorite, the brothers were billed for the second day of Ola Belle Reed Festival VTII in Au­ gust, which was cancelled due to flash flooding. Photo courtesy of The Harris Brothers | Jef­ Admission for both shows is free, but dona­ ferson Post tions are appreciated. The Lansing VFD will be The Harris Brothers play Lansing Creep­ selling hamburgers, hot dogs and soft drinks. er Trail Park 3 p.m. Sunday ASHE COUNTY FARMERS MARKET BACKSTREET, WEST JEFFERSON PRESENTS ACFM AGRICULTURAL SCHOLARSHIP "BARBEQUE FUNDRAISER EVENT" ON SATURDAY, October 5, 2013 We are very excited again this year to have the professionally certified barbeque judge and barbeque chef James E. Killian (www.burnt-outbuddies.com jamesekillian@hotmail.com), a member of the Ashe County Farmers Market, to prepare and cook competition style bar­ beque pork and barbeque chicken. James judges in all categories of barbequing - chicken, ribs, whole hog and butts - for the Kansas City Barbeque Association and Memphis in May. In 2008 he was named to the top 10 in the nation as a barbeque chef in the whole hog category. He had been a guest on the Food Channel, the Food Network, participated in the Jack Daniel Contest and finished 7th overall in whole hog contest out of 276 teams at 2013 Memphis in May. Recently James was helping in the 2013 series of the BBQ Pit-master at Tryon, NC. We will be serving from 11:00 am - 1:00 pm (or as long as it last) under the events tent on the grassy area behind the market. Last year we sold out before 1:00 pm. When it is gone it is gone. *The Competition Style BBQ Menu: For only $10.00 you will receive a generous portion of barbeque pork or Vi barbeque chicken, plus sides of cole slaw, baked beans, hushpuppies and a soft drink or water. For only $15.00 you will receive a generous portion of barbeque pork and Vi barbeque chicken, plus sides of cole slaw, baked beans, hushpuppies. Smokey Mountain Barbeque Restaurant, South Jefferson Ave., West Jefferson, will be provid­ ing the baked beans and hushpuppies. So come early and shop as usual from 8:00 am - 1:00 pm with our vendors for locally grown produce, trees & shrubs, candles, flowers, cheeses, pasture fed meat, baked goods, vinegars and crafts. For more information contact Market Manager John Smyre at 336.877.4141,910.309.1932 or www.ashefarmersmarket.com. he ACFM would like to thank all the support from Appalachian Sustainable Agriculture roject. Submitted photo | Jefferson Post Volunteers from Keep Ashe Beautiful have been out during the last several weekends cleaning up the county's roadways. They could use additional volunteers this weekend. To help out, call 846-7204. Volunteer for this weekend's fall litter sweep If you enjoy North Carolina's natural beauty, consider showing the state how much you appreciate it by lending a hand during the N.C. Department of Transpor­ tation's 2013 Fall Litter Sweep through Saturday, Oct. 5. Fall Litter Sweep offers volunteers the opportunity to help keep North Carolina clean and beautiful by picking up trash along roadsides across the state. "Fall Litter Sweep is a way to get all North Carolinians involved in making their communities better and keeping our roads clean," said Transportation Secre­ tary Tony Tata. "Each volunteer plays an invaluable role in preserving and protect­ ing the beauty of our state." During the 2013 Spring Litter Sweep, volunteers removed an impressive 1.7 mil­ lion pounds of roadside litter. In addition to volunteers,NCDOT main­ tenance crews, Adopt-A-Highway groups, N.C. Department of Public Safety inmate squads and community service workers will participate in Fall Litter Sweep. Volunteers should contact their local NCDOT county maintenance office to ob­ tain cleanup supplies. A list of local NC­ DOT contacts, as well as forms, posters and other materials, can be found here. For more information, visit the Litter Sweep website or call 1-800-331-5864. Visit the Keep NC Beautiful website for details on how you could win a cash prize for finding an unusual piece of litter. NCDOT reminds volunteers that safety is always the number one priority when working on the roadside, and children be­ tween the ages of 12 and 18 must be ac­ companied by an adult. �JEFFERSON POST FRIDAY, ( )CTORKR 4,2013 PAGE 3 OBITUARIES ROLAND M r s . Helen Ma­ rie Jones Roland of Warrensville passed away Sun­ day night, Sept. 29, 2013, at her home. She was 84. Mrs. Roland was born in Ashe County on Saturday, April 27, 1929, to the late Rex P. and Annie Mary Dixon Jones. She retired from Warrensville Post Office, where she worked as a Postal Clerk. She was a loving and a caring person, that took care of all who was around her. She be­ lieved in sharing her love and in hard work. Helen was a member of Clifton United Methodist Church, where she served as trea­ surer and was a member of UMW. She was an ac­ tive worker of the Ameri­ can Heart Association, the Ashe County Chapter. She was a loving wife, mother and grandmother and will be missed by all. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Frank Edwin Roland on Feb. 19, 2013; two broth­ ers, Paul Jones and Perry Jones. Mrs. Roland is survived by a son, Randy Roland and wife, Angie, of Warrensville; a daughter, Cindy Davis and husband, Ralph, of Warrensville; a brother, Leonard Preston Jones, of Richmond, Va.; four grandchildren, Scott Davis, Shelley Layden, Kymberlee Roland and Morgan Roland; five great­ grandchildren; five great, great-grandchildren; and several nieces and neph­ ews. Funeral services were held at 7 p.m., Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2013, at Boone Family Funeral Home Cha­ pel with Rev. Margaret Wannemacher and Rev. Larry Shepherd officiating. Graveside services were held at 11 a.m., Thursday, Oct. 3, 2013, at Ashelawn Memorial Gardens Cem­ etery. The family received friends on Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2013, two hours prior the funeral service. Flowers were accepted or memorials may be made to: Clifton United Meth­ odist Church, c/o Eloise Price, 11026 Hwy 88 West, Warrensville, NC 28693 or American Heart Associa­ tion, c/o June Weaver, P.O. Box 791, Jefferson, NC 28640. You may give the family your condolences at our website www.boonefuneralhome.com. Boone Family Funeral Home of West Jefferson is in charge of these arrange­ ments. lic Health Officer in Ashe County during the 1950s and implemented studies on the fluorine content of water in Ashe County. He served as chairman of the Annual Christmas Seal Drive, chairman of the Ashe County Cancer So­ ciety, and was president of the Ashe-Watauga Medical Society in 1954. Dr. Keys made emergency helicop­ ter house calls during the snow of 1960. He was General Chairman of Ashe County's project for polio immunization to knock out polio in 1964. He delivered over 1,000 babies in Ashe County. He left his practice in Ashe County in 1965 to take a residency in Inter­ nal Medicine at Presby­ terian Medical Center in San Francisco, CA. He was appointed Chief Medical Resident during the final KEYS years of his residency. Af­ Dr. Car­ ter being qualified in Inter­ son Meade nal Medicine, he entered Keys of practice in Santa Cruz, West Jef­ Calif., where he served as ferson died Director of the Cardiopul­ on Satur­ monary Department of day, Sept. Community Hospital in 28, 2013, Santa Cruz and Medical at Ashe and Cardiac Consultant for Assisted Living Memory the University of California Care in West Jefferson. He at Santa Cruz. He returned to North Carolina in 1982 was 87. Dr. Keys was born in where he was engaged in Statesville on July 3, 1926, the practice of Medicine to the late Carson and Dell and Pharmacy. In 2012 the Hart Keys. North Carolina Pharmacy He grew up in the Na­ Board recognized Dr. Keys thans Creek community. for 60 years of service. He served in the U.S. Na­ He was preceded in val Air Corps during World death by his first wife War II. Dr. Keys graduated Elaine Horton Keys; and from the Medical College one son, Van Keys. of Virginia (now Virginia He is survived by his Commonwealth Univer­ wife, Hannah Bourne Fusity) as valedictorian of gate Keys; two sons and his class. After earning his daughter in-laws, Dr. medical degree, he com­ Christopher Keys and wife pleted post graduate medi­ Cindy of Santa Cruz, Ca­ cal training at St. Joseph lif., Timothy Keys and wife Mercy Hospital in Pontiac, Debbie of San Jose, Calif.; Mich. Following his return two daughters and son in­ to Ashe County, he en­ laws, Kay Herndon and gaged in a general medical husband Rick of Blowing Rock, Brenda Brewer and practice. He served as acting Pub­ husband Kevin of Concord; and nine grandchildren. Graveside committal services were held at noon on Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2013, at Ashelawn Memo­ rial Gardens with Rev. A.B. Weaver and Rev. Dr. Perry Miller officiating. Military rites followed the grave­ side service. The family receivd friends on Wednes­ day, Oct. 2, 2013, at Bad­ ger Funeral Home. Words of comfort and remembrance may be viewed or sent to the fam­ ily through our website at www.badgerfuneralhome. com. Badger Funeral Home was entrusted with Dr. Keys' arrangements. 2013, at the Badger Fu­ neral Home Chapel by Rev. Garrett Mahaffey. Burial followed in Bethany Cem­ etery. The family received friends prior to the service. Flowers were appreci­ ated or memorials may be made to Medi Home Health & Hospice, P.O. Box 421, Jefferson, NC 28694 or Bethany United Methodist Church, 95 NC 194 South, West Jefferson, NC 28694. Words of comfort and re­ membrance may be viewed or sent to the family through our website at www.badgerfuneralhome.com. Badger Funeral Home was entrusted with Mrs. Head's arrangements. HEAD M r s . Joan Bare Head of West Jef­ ferson died Saturday, Sept. 28, 2013, at her home. She was 77. Mrs. Head was born March 14, 1936, in Ashe County to Roger and Vir­ ginia Johnson Bare. Mrs. Head was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Max Head; two sisters, Evelyn Lyons and Dorothy "Dot" Honeycut; and brother, Bill Bare. Mrs. Head loved cook­ ing and teaching. She grew up a member of Glendale Springs Presbyterian Church and later she and her husband joined Beth­ any United Methodist Church. Mrs. Head is survived by three sons, Max Alexander Head Jr., William Badger Head and George Felix Head, all of West Jefferson; one sister, Christy Bare Winebarger of West Jeffer­ son; one brother. Bud Bare of West Jefferson; and sev­ eral nieces and nephews. Funeral services were held on Tuesday, Oct. 1, HARTZOG M r s . Shelby Jean Carpenter Hartzog West of Jefferson passed away Sun­ day after­ noon, Sept. 29, 2013, at Watauga Medical Center. She was 75. Mrs. Hartzog was born in Kingsport, Tenn., to the late Norman and Ottie Pat­ rick Carpenter. Shelby was a member of Pine Swamp Baptist Church. She was always in good cheer and loved everyone; enjoyed being around people. She was a loving wife, mother, grand­ mother and sister. She will be missed by all. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Wil­ liam "Bill" Henry Hartzog on Nov. 27, 2000; two sis­ ters, Betty Sue Carpenter and Wanda Mae Carpen­ ter; a brother-in-law, Bill May; and a sister-in-law, Betty Carpenter. Mrs. Hartzog is survived by four daughters, Brenda Summerlin and husband, Billy, of Macclesfield, Debra Salmons, of West Jef­ ferson, Sandie Bower and husband, Mark, of West Jefferson and Beth Hartzog and fiancee Jason Fairchild, of West Jefferson; a sister, Wilma May, of Jefferson; five brothers, Denver (Her­ man) Carpenter and wife, Anna, of Lansing, Ernie Carpenter and wife, Bar­ bara, of Lansing, Charlie Carpenter and wife, Karen, of Lansing, Jerry Carpenter and wife, Martha, of Lan­ sing and Dolin Carpenter and wife, Joyce (Sunday), of Elk Park; eight grand­ children; nine great grand­ children; several nieces and nephews also survive. Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. on Wednes­ day, Oct. 2, 2013, at Boone Family Funeral Home Cha­ pel with Rev. Garrett Ma­ haffey and Rev. Billy Joe Blevins officiating. Burial followed in the Hartzog Family Cemetery. The family received friends on Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2013, two hours prior to the funeral service. In lieu of flowers memo­ rials may be made to: Pine Swamp Baptist Church, c/o Sandie Bower, 3937 Hartzog Ford Road, West Jefferson, NC 28694. You may give the family your condolences at our website www.boonefuneralhome.com. Boone Family Funeral Home of West Jefferson is in charge of these arrange­ ments. Ashe County Little Theatre prcwnis \ mm\\ ** J? Mrfmhrrtfrr County crime report with probation violation. Bond information is un­ known at this time. Staff report Sept. 23 James Carrol Tester, 49, of Lenoir was charged with four counts of firstdegree trespassing. Bond information is unknown at this time. Joshua Dean Maine, 25, of Creston was charged with reckless driving. Bond was set at $500. Maine was re­ leased later that day. Jamie Matthew Eldreth, 33, of Lansing was charged with making harassing phone calls. Bond was set at $1,000. Eldreth was released the next day. Sept. 26 Kim Marie Wain, 46, of Fleetwood was charged with three counts of ob­ taining property by false Rain or SW^e Sept. 28 BALTIERRA TESTER ELDRETH HOUCK Jessica Lynn Houck, 29, of West Jefferson was charged with driving while impaired and unau­ thorized use of a motor vehicle. Bond was set at $2,800. MAINE TAYLOR HARREL WALN pretense and unauthor­ ized use of a motor ve­ hicle. Bond information is unknown at this time. Cabrera Marcos Baltierra, 21, of Jefferson was charged with driving while impaired. Baltierra was re­ leased later that day. Sept. 27 =- 0 Thomas Lee Harrell, 37, of Charlotte was charged with two counts of non-support of a child. Bond was set at $8,250. Michael Joe Taylor, 40, of Hayes was charged ABSOLUTE HAS LEFT THE BUILDING ASHE CIVIC CENTER October 4-6, 2013 Friday & Saturday 7:30 pm, Sunday 2:00 pm Adults: $15 Students: $5 Reserved Seal Tickets Available at the Ashe Arts Center Call (336) 846-ARTS (2787) HIGH SPEED INTERNET available EVERYWHERE! 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Both came into office North Carolinians, McCropromising, and genuinely as­ ry's bloom, like Obama's, has piring, to bring a new spirit faded. A poll by High Point Uni­ of conciliation and peace to a disrupted political order. versity showed Obama and Both hoped to bring an end McCrory tied with approval to petty partisan divisive- ratings of 39 percent in the state. A similar poll by Elon ness. Now both find themselves University showed Mccharacterized as demons Crory's disapproval rating dropping to 46 percent, not rather than healers. far behind Obama, who reg­ What happened? "There's not a liberal isters 51percent disapproval. Feelings go beyond mere America and a conservative America; there's the United disapprovals. A friend of States of America," are the mine who has little respect words Obama used in his for the president or his poli­ keynote speech to the Demo­ cies told me he would have cratic convention in 2004 to a hard time being civil to gain the hopeful attention of Obama, but would try since he is the president of the the entire country. Those hopeful words pre­ United States. Maybe being civil is a viewed his 2008 presidential campaign, in which he prom­ start. Maybe those of us who ised bipartisanship and an effort to heal the country's oppose McCrory's policies should think about accepting political divide. It did not work, of course, a cookie the next time he of­ and within months of his fers us one, taking an oppor­ election victory, polls already tunity to communicate civilly were showing the greatest instead of rushing to demonpolarization of opinion about ize the gesture aspatronizing presidential performance in and sejdst. 40 years, with 88 percent Maybe there is a gtxxl of Democrats approving example in a new book by Obama, while only 27 per­ NBC's Chris Matthews, cent of Republicans did so. "Hp and The Gipper: When Oliama supporters blame Politics Worked," about the Republican partisans for relationship between Repub­ opposing Obama at every lican President Ronald Rea­ turn and rejecting his efforts gan and Democratic House to find common ground. Speaker Tip O'Neill. Conservative voices blame Matthews writes, "Why Obama. As the Washington won't our leaders work to ac­ Tunes wrote last year, "The commodate each other, em­ arrogance of power over­ ploying civility as they coop­ whelmed the better angels of erate to accomplish goals in his nature. Those who ques­ the country's best interests? tioned his policies were la- Why must we continue to beled extremists, or worse." suffer their relentless gum­ In an election year in­ ming up of the works? What terview with Charlie Rose, in our national character, in Obama conceded, "I haven't the ways we choose to deal been able to change the at­ with one another and respect mosphere here in Washing­ different viewpoints, has ton to reflect the decency changed so since the days and common sense of ordi­ of Reagan and O'Neill? How nary people." can we win back the faith that Much like Obama in his our republic is working?" fust presidential campaign, Reagan and O'Neill, Mat­ McCrory promised a bipar­ thews says, "disagreed on the tisan approach in his cam­ role of government, knew it, paign for governor. After his admitted it face-to-face. But election he said he was reach­ they put concentrated effort ing out to leaders on both into trying to get along even sides of the aisle to ensure a as they challenged each oth­ smooth transition. er. Why, we wonder, can't it "I don't want to make the be that way again?" Tffers OS SI.RVlNti ASIIt: COI IN'I'Y, NORTH C.AltOIJNA S1NCI. 1925 (USPS 441-810) Member NC Press Association Published twice weekly by Civitas Media LLC. P.O. Box 808 203 S. Second Ave., West Jefferson. NC 28694 Periodicals postage paid at West Jefferson. NC 28694 Phone 336-846-7164 Email cclark@civitasmedia.com Subscription rates in Ashe County - $38/year In North Carolina - $48.01/year Editor/General Manager Staff Writer Staff Writer Sports Writer Advertising Sales Advertising Sales Classifieds/Legals Cliff Clark Wil Petty Dylan Lightfoot Nathan Ham Teresa Roark Laws John Sears Kay Hart Mail Room Department Julia Beck Postmaster: Send address changes to Jefferson Post P.O. Box 808 West Jefferson NC 28694-0808 All content copyright 2012 by Civitas Media LLC and may not be reproduced without permission. ^NfiWS INVISIBie MAN-' ••• '"IU& INVISIB1& WOMAN-' Those that wait on Lord shall renew strength I have blessed him, and Throughout Scripture will make him fruitful, we find that God would and will multiply him call someone, or His peo­ exceedingly; twelve ple, for a very special pur­ princes shall he beget, pose; but it was rarely a and I will make him a call to immediate action. great nation. But my God would let His covenant willI establish people know in advance with Isaac, which Sarah what His purpose was. shall bear unto thee at One example is Abra­ this set time in the next ham, and he was 75 years year." (Gen 17:19-21). old when God called him All those years ago, with the promise that he Abraham had been would become the father "called" but not until of all nations. Leila Harris God was ready was the "Now the LORD had "calling" to be fulfilled. said unto Abram, Get thee out of thy country, We must not forget that and from thy kindred, and from thy God took care of Ishmael because he father's house, unto a land that 1 will was Abraham's son, but it was not show thee: And I will make of thee the way God intended to bless Abra­ a great nation, and I will bless thee, ham with a son, and many nations. and make thy name great; and thou Remember the Lord's instructions shalt be a blessing: And Iwill bless through the angel to Hagar, "And the them that bless thee, and curse him angel of the LORD said unto her, Be­ that curseth thee: and in thee shall hold, thou art with child, and shalt all families of the earth be blessed." bear a son, and shalt call his name (Gen 12:1-3; KJV). Ishmael; because the LORD hath By the time Abraham was 86, heard thy affliction. And he will be he and his wife had pursued other a wild man; his hand will be against means to gain a child. God took care every man, and every man's hand of the child, but Ishmael was not who against him; and he shall dwell in the God intended to be Abraham's next presence of all his brethren." (Gen generation. When Abraham was 99 16:11-12). Throughout his life and years old, God revealed the rest of future generations, Ishmael fought His plan. and had contention with others. "And God said, Sarah thy wife David learned repeatedly to wait shall bear thee a son indeed; and on God before stepping into action. thou shalt call his name Isaac: and "And the Philistines came up yet I will establish my covenant with again, and spread themselves in the him for an everlasting covenant, and valley of Rephaim. And when David with his seed after him. And as for inquired of the LORD, he said, Thou Ishmael, I have heard thee: Behold, shalt not go up; but fetch a compass behind them, and come upon them over against the mulberry trees. And let it be, when thou hearest the sound of a going in the tops of the mulber­ ry trees, that then thou shalt bestir thyself: for then shall the LORD go out before thee, to smite the host of the Philistines. And David did so, as the LORD had commanded him; and smote the Philistines from Geba until thou come to Gazer." (2 Sam 5:22-25). Now do we think that God would have let David win the battle if David had not waited? Probably not. We are to always wait on the Lord's direction in our lives. Often times, He lets us know what we are called to do; He lays a desire in our hearts for His purpose; but we are to await further direction. We are always to await His timing. God is in charge, and we are His ser­ vants—His children. Impatience causes mistakes, er­ rors in judgment, and shows us the effects of trying to go it alone (with­ out God). He promised to go before us. His Word tells us to, "Be strong and of a good courage, fear not, nor be afraid of them: for the LORD thy God, he it is that doth go with thee; he will not fail thee,nor forsake thee." (Deut 31:6). His Word does not say to do as we please and He will try to keep up. We are to FOLLOW God and be obedient to His will, not our whims. "But they that wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint." (Isa 40:31). Wait upon the Lord, from whence our help cometh. Justice filed political lawsuit What's the Obama ad­ ministration trying to do? No, I'm not speculating about the president's strat­ egies for implementing his health care law or besting Congressional Republicans in budget battles. Today's topic is closer to home: the decision by U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder to file a lawsuit alleging that North Carolina's new elec­ tion law violates the feder­ al constitution and Voting Rights Act. You might think the plan is to get the federal judiciary to strike down North Carolina's new voter-ID requirement and other election changes. I doubt that Holder and his legal team have such an unrealistic goal. They know, even if North Caro­ lina liberals don't, that the U.S. Supreme Court has recently upheld voter ID. Under the prevailing un­ derstanding of federal law, such requirements are not (he equivalent of poll taxes and do not infringe on the right to vote. The lawsuit's prospect aren't much better on the other challenged provi­ sions, including changes to early voting, voter regis­ tration, and out-of-precinct voting. There are no feder­ ally enforceable rights to vote early, register on the same day you vote, or cast a ballot in a precinct other than your own. implemen­ If such rights tation until existed, most of the decision the country — is reversed including deepon appeal. blue states such I think it is as New York that more likely, have no early however, that voting or samethe goal isn't day registration legal at all. — would be It's electoral. guilty of voter Democrats suppression. No are worried one, including about the the president John Hood midterm John Locke Foundation and his attorney elections. general, truly Because believes this. President Moreover, Eric Hold­ Obama is not on the bal­ er's claims about North lot, the 2014 electorate Carolina's new law are may look more like 2010, uninformed. For example, when Democrats got "shel­ it doesn't reduce the op­ lacked" (in the president's portunity to cast early bal­ own words), than like lots. Instead, it provides 2008 and 2012, when mi­ the same number of hours nority and young voters of early voting as before turned out in historic pro­ but does so during a 10- portions. Under such a sce­ day window rather than nario, Republicans could a 17-day window. And to well pick up congressional insist that voters go to the seats and, in North Caro­ proper precinct to vote is lina, protect most of their not only in the interest of recent gains in legislative smooth elections adminis­ and local races. tration but also in the in­ By challenging North terest of the relocated vot­ Carolina's new election ers themselves, who would law, the Obama adminis­ otherwise be blocked from tration is trying to bestow voting in some district or two political gifts. First, local races that an out-of- the lawsuit furthers the im­ precinct provisional ballot mediate narrative that Re­ wouldn't contain. publicans are turning the At best, the Obama ad­ clock back on civil rights, ministration may hope a narrative designed to to beat North Carolina at boost turnout among the the trial court, delaying Democratic base in 2014. Second, if that gambit fails and the GOP does well in 2014, Democrats will cam­ paign in 2016 on the claim that Republicans actually succeeded in suppressing the vote! Either way, Hold­ er's actions are best inter­ preted as political theater, not as a serious attempt to protect voting rights that were never imperiled in the first place. National and state Dem­ ocrats have some cards to play for the 2014 cycle. I think this is among their weakest. Most North Car­ olinians, of all races and ages, endorse voter ID as a commonsense protection against voter fraud. Most independent studies show that neither it nor most of the other provisions at issue are likely to have a significant effect on voter turnout. The only excep­ tion, same-day registration during early voting, is ex­ ceedingly rare. The chance that a federal appeals court will find it mandatory un­ der the Voting Rights Act is vanishingly small. Republicans in Washing­ ton have drawn criticism for picking a federal bud­ get fight they can't win. On voter ID and election law, however, that's exactly what the Obama adminis­ tration and its allies have done. Hood is president of the John Locke Foundation. �JEFFERSON POST PAGE 5 FRIDAY, OCTOBER 4, 201.4 COMMUNITY CALENDAR Oct. 4 - 6 7:30 p.m. "Elvis Has Left the Building," a comedy in two acts by V. Cate and Duke Ernsberger presented by the Ashe County Little Theatre. The location is the Ashe Civic Center. Times and Dates as follows: 7:30 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, Oct. 4 and 5. Sunday matinee 2 p.m. Tickets prices are $15 for adults, and $5 for students. Reserved seat tick­ ets are available at the Ashe Arts Center. For more information, call (336) 846-ARTS. slaw, dessert and a drink. Take out is available. Directions: Take N.C. 88 W., stay straight through Warrensville and past Blue Ridge Elementary. Riverview is about 6 miles on the left. Look for the "Fish Fry" sign. For more informa­ tion, call (336) 385-1314. 6 - 9 pjn.First Fridays, an Art Experience. Join the Florence Thomas Art School every first Friday of the month for a 3 hour experience in the arts. Join us this Friday with painter, Richard Tumbleston, where you will create your own unique work of art using liquid acrylics. Cost is $25 or $40 for adult/ i pair. All materials provided,all are welcome. Location is the Old Ray Hardware Building at 10 S. Jeffeison Ave., downtown West Jefferson. For more information,call (336)846-3827. Oct. 4 -12 Friends of the Library are of­ fering up more great sales items for your fall reading pleasure. Magazines are regularly priced at 3 for $1, except for the current month which sells for the inex­ pensive price of $1 per issue. You never know what might be on the 10 cent magazine shelf. Beginning Oct. 1, the sales cart will again have Harlequin and sil­ houette romance paperbacks for 10 cents each, as well as historical romance paperbacks for 5 for $1. Older literature collections, like the Little Journeys, Harvard Clas­ sics Shelf of Fiction, as well as mil­ itary history books will be featured on the small bookcase. It's getting the time of year to think about the holidays. Lots of baskets are avail­ able in fall and Halloween themes and reasonably priced. Visit the Friends shop and help support Friends and library activities. Oct 4 4 - 8 p.m.Fish Fry Friday with Live Bluegrass Music. Support Ashe Outreach Ministries and Mobile Meals at the Riverview Community Center in Creston. A $10 donation will get you a large portion of fish, fries, hushpuppies, 2 p.m. Tommy Norris will be at the Ashe County Public Library. 2 - 4 pjn. Girl Scouts Kick Off Event. Come to Ashe Park in Jefferson and learn about Girl Scouting and the many events and activities that girls can participate in. There will be fun hands-on activities, visit with a Girl Scout Troop, check out our program and talk with leaders about becoming involved. 3 pan.Hay Ride.Meet us at the New River State Park N.C. 221 Ac­ cess and enjoy a 45 minute-1hour hayride through the state park to view the colors of fall. Space is limited. For more information or to reserve your spot, call (336) 982-2587. 5 - 7 p j n . Z i o n U n i t e d Method­ ist ChurchFish Fry. A donation of $10 for adults, and $6 for children 12 and under is appreciated. Oct 5 7 a.m. - noon Catfish Derby. Ashe County Parks and Recre­ ation will host a Catfish Derby. Age groups include 1 - 6 years, 7 -11 years and 12 -16 years. Prizes will be awarded by age group. For more information, call (336) 9826185. 11 a.m. Barbecue Fundraiser Event. Professional certified Bar­ becue judge and chef, James E. Killian, will prepare competition style barbecue pork and chicken at the Ashe County Farmers' Market. Food will be served beginning at 11 a.m. until it's gone. The cost is $10 for a generous portion of barbecue pork or 1/2 chicken plus sides of cole slaw, baked beans, hush-puppies and a drink. All pro­ ceeds benefits the Ashe County Farmers' Market Agricultural Scholarship fund which is award­ ed to an Ashe County HighSchool graduating agricultural senior starting in 2014. Oct. 5, 7 and 8 Best of the Blue Ridge. Paint­ ers from Ashe and surrounding counties are invited to submit works for "The Best of the Blue Ridge," a juried fine art competi­ tion and exhibition. Paintings, drawings, hand pulled prints and two-dimensional mixed media works will be accepted. There is a non-refundable entry fee and deliv­ ery dates are Oct. 5,7 and 8,2013. Juror for "The Best of the Blue Ridge" is Robert Way. His work has been exhibited in many solo and juried group exhibitions, and his work is represented in public and private collections worldwide. The exhibit will open and run from Oct. 10 - Nov. 21,2013. The public is invited to to the opening recep­ tion, 5 - 8 p.m., Oct. 11in conjunc­ tion with the Fall Gallery Crawl. For more information, contract the Arts Council at (336) 846-ARTS. Oct 6 2 pan. Sprague and United Chemi-Con Retirees Reunion will be held at Shatley Springs Res­ taurant. For more information call (336) 385-7733, (336) 384-2254 or (336) 877-7966. Oct. 7 6:30 p.m. Program on the Ashe County Sharing Center. The Peak Creek Ruritan Club will meet at the Peak Creek Ruritan Community Center, NC 88 East, Laurel Springs. After the meal, Mi­ chael Sexton, Program Facilitator, and Kelly Vannoy, Chairperson of the Board of Directors, will pres­ ent a program on the Ashe County Sharing Center. The Center cel­ ebrated its 30th birthday this year. Visitors are welcome. For more information, call (336) 982-9538. Oct 8 10 aan. Ashe County Exten­ sion and Community Associa­ tion Achievement Day will be held at the Agricultural Service Center Conference Room. 7:30 pan. Riverview Commu­ nity Center will hold its annual meeting. Business includes elect­ ing board members for the next four years. You must be a member to vote. Come and join in. Oct 8 - Oct. 28 5 pan. Storytelling in Todd. Every Tuesday through October, stop by the Todd General Store for old time entertainment with sup­ per at 5 p.m. and storytelling at 6 p.m. Todd General Store is located at 3866 Railroad Grade Road. For more information, call (336) 8771067. 6 -9 pan. American Heart As­ sociation First Aid Course will be held at Watauga Medical Cen­ ter Audito­ rium. This course is designed for community members who want to learn basic first aid skills - how to recognize and to respond to dif­ ferent emergencies - heart attack, stroke, choking, bleeding, seizures, diabetic reactions, breathing prob­ lems, shock, and environmental emergencies. Participants will re­ ceive a certification card which is valid for two years. The cost is $30 (make check payable to ARHS). Registration deadline is Friday, Oct. 4,2013. No refunds. Class size is limited. You must call to pre-register and prepay by calling Candy Jones at (828) 2688960. Oct 10 7 p.m. Ashe Bee Keepers Meeting will be held at the Ag­ ricultural Service Center Confer­ ence Room. For more information, call (336) 846-5850. Oct 11-12 10 a.m. Ashe County Barn Quilt Tours. Hop on board and let the Arts Council take you on a two hour guided tour of Ashe County. AD tours wiU begin and end at the Ashe Arts Center in West Jefferson. Departure time is 10 a.m. and some tours wiU have a lunch option. Cost for the tour is $15 adults, and $10 children un­ der 12. Reservations are required. For more informationor to reserve your seat, caU the Ashe County Arts CouncD at (336) 846-2787. Oct 11 6 p.m. Sunset Hay Ride. Meet us at the New River State Park N.C. 221 Access and enjoy a 45 minute - one hour hayride through the state park to view the colors of faU. Space is limited. For more in­ formation or to reserve your spot, caD (336) 982-2587. CHURCH CALENDAR Oct. 1 - 4 7 pjn. Revival Services will be held at StuigiDs Baptist Church. Rev. Tommy Wiirth willbe preaching. There wiD be spe­ cial singingeach night.Everyone isinvited Oct. 5,12,19 and 26 6 p.m. Fall Revival will be held at Glendale Springs Missionary Baptist Church. Everyone is invited to attend. Oct. 5 . i 7:30 p.m. Coffee House Worship will be held at Son's Light Coffee House. Tower of Mercy will provide the music ministry for the evening. Son's Light Coffee House is located at 174 Boone Heights Drive, beside Los Arcois and next to Burger King. For more information, call Dawn or David Wart at 264-2007 or 355-9267. 846-3954 Pastor Todd Brewer Casual & Contemporary Sunday School 10:00 a.m. Sunday Worship 11:00 a.m. Wednesday Bible Study 7:00 p.m. ST. FRANCIS OF ASSISI CATHOLIC CHURCH 246-9151 Rev. James Stuhrenberg Main A Ivy Streets. • Jefferson Sun. Morning Mass - 9:00 am Saturday Evening Mass 4:30pm English A 7:30pm Spanish Weekday Morn. Mass > Call 336-246-9151 for times West Jefferson United Methodist Church 107 W. Second Street West Jefferson, North Carolina 336-246-5292 www.wjumc.net 9:45 Sunday School 11:00 Morning Worship 4 p.m. Rev. Bob Roten will be preaching at Rich Hill Methodist Church. There will also be special mu­ Faith Fellowship We ff KM* BIM* Study 9:10 em toff** and fellowship 10:30-11 Sunday Service 11:00 am Wednesday Night: 1670 Mt. Jeffenon Rd.. Old Hwy. 221 Near Golf Course Rd. West Jefferson • Since 1890 846-3795 Jim Dawes, Minister Sunday School 10:00 a.m. Morning Worship 11:00 a.m. Evening Servkc 6:30 p.m. Pastor Steven LcaShomb Sunday School - 9:45 a.m. Morning WorrMp - 11:00 a.m. Evening Wonhlp - 6:00 p.m. Thou skillnot tdlcf. tlir rvymr. of Sunday School • 9:45 AM Worship • 11:00 AM IV 336-846-7445 Reverend Phil Arnold Remember ihcpubbethdo.) tcT-cpil Hoiij Sunday Night Service. 6:10 p.m. 846-7481 Wednetday Service 7:00 p.m. Big Fluffs Baptist Church Parish of the Holy Communion NC (Episcopalian) Pastor, Chris Cox Holy Trinity Church Services: Sunday School 10:00 a.m. Worship Service 11:00 a.m. Wednesday Bible Study 7:00 p.m. Youth Class (All Stars for Jesus) Everyone Welcome! Glendale Springs Eucharist 10:00 am ^hijviu Pastor: Kevin Morgan 336-667-6092 6:10 p.m. Sunday • Sunday Night Service • T.IJLM. 10:00 a.m. Tuesday • Joy In the Morning 7:00 p.m. Wednesday • Prayer Meeting 739 US Hwy 221 Bus West Jefferson 246-9969 Mon. - Sat.: 8:30AM • 5:30PM pE~1 15 Peak Creek Church of the Brethren Pastor: Ed Hall 336-372-5479 Sunday School:10 AM Worship Service: 11 AM continuing the work of Jesus Peacefully, Simply, Together 2082 Peak Creek Church Rd. Laurel Springs, NC 28644 First Assembly of God Church 846-4444 Pastor Keith Styron Corner of Fow-Roland A McNeil Sts • Jefferson (88 West - Left on McNeil. One Block) Sunday School - 9:30-10:15 a.m. Morning Worship -10:30 a.m. Sunday Evening - 6:00 p.m. Night Bible Study - 7:00p.m 336-877-2801 Rav. A. Owen Peeler Sunday School 9:4Sa.m. Sunday Worship 11:00 a.m. "Had He led them at tor at la Bethany... and He Wetted them" Luke 24:10 / . \ Dr Pepper BLUERilXjE (* I dMtWc cwp Bottling Company West Jefferson 246-4591 Your Tajchmne Encryy" PMUKT H&W Oil Company! { M WAWHNSVIUiU ABVHTTH tOIUWHCONWn ORG 495 Highway 194 Sooth Compliments of » Jewel Shoppe Saturday Services: Bible School -10:00 AM Sabbath Worship -11:15 AM 115 East Main St., Jefferson, NC (336) 846-9512 9:00 a.m. Informal Worship 9:45 a.m. - Sunday School for all ages 11:00 a.m. - Traditional Worship Service We would love to have you come worship with us. Bethany United Methodist Church C O N S T R U C T I O N VANNOY & SONS CONSTRUCTION COMPANY Methodist C h u r c h Rev. Karen F. Miller. Pastor Jefferson United Seventh-Day Adventisf Church of Warrensville tl:00 a.m. Sunday • Wonhlp Service Jefferson IX Thou shalt not: hear fjne witnenn dwiin.it tkincigpbor [ t-lunor .thyf;ithrr ,ind thi|m<jthrr 846-3346 Comer of Hwy. 221 & Cherry St VIII "* Thou nkilt not ..leal MHtlont Budding by Tolth Promhe Wonhlp 11:00 a.m. Phone - 982-3076 VANNOV VII Thou ahalt not commit adultry v Sunday School 9:45 a.m. 201 S. Jefferson Ave., West Jefferson 676 S. Main St., Jefferson © VI Thounk.lt not lull the I CRD thy C *:)t> in v.nn 194 and 88 West. Smethport. NC Rev. Will Keyword 6:00 p.m. Monday 6-246-4155 III Smethport Independent Baptist Church Presbyterian Church F.B.I. Bible Study - 6:10 pm Elliott O*owtft, Pastor Pastor: Rev. Lawrence Goodman 1460 Bald Mtn. Rd., West Jefferson Sunday School 9:30 a.m. Sunday Morning Worship Service 8:30am A 10:45 am Sunday Evening Worship -6:00 pa Wednesday Meal -5:15 pm Bible Study -6:30 pm Baldmountalnchurdi.org Email: Boldmountaln©skybest.com Church 877-IS50 / ^^367J www.mId waybaptl.tnc, org Mount Jefferson Christian Education 8:30 Rector - The Rev. Stephen Miller Bald Mtn. Baptist Church alec unfcp Tfiou okdlt Wmbmday Bible Study - 7:00 p.m. 9:41 a.m Sunday Jefferson, NC Thou skillkive no other (336) 246-2012 (336) 246-4764 Mountain Village Hopping Center (828) 262-1890 Wert tetter.on, NC 28694 I9S7 US Hwy 121 N. JeHenwi. NC i East Main Street David Thomas RE/MAX Realty Group Midway Baptist Church Beaver Creek Christian Church Rev. Keith Casey 246-6077 Prime location includes adjoining residence. Available May 2014 for additional details contact. See CHURCH 1 Page 7 Mt. Jefferson Baptist Church Ptea Hiut 326 E. Main Street 6 p.m. Prophetic Conference Meeting with Brother Paul Lamb 10 a.m.Homecoming Services will be heldat Warrensville Baptist Church. Former pastor Rev. Rich Anderson will CORNERSTONE FELLOWSHIP PROPERTY FOR SALE sic. You are invited to attend. Oct. 6 Burnett St. • West Jefferson JEFFERSON CHURCH bring the message. AD members, for­ mer members and friends are invited to this special service. Sunday School is at 9 a.m. Pastor Rev. Wade Huntsinger welcomes aU. 24-HOUR BURNER SERVICE CITGO YOUR FULL SERVICE OIL COMPANY Call 846-9241 Ronnie Hopkins RID-A-BUG EXTERMINATING Termite & Pest Control 246-4222 — To list your local church on this page, call the Jefferson Post at 336-846-7164 �son FRIDAY, OCTOBER 4,2013 ONLINE Game of the Week video can be found atjeffersonpost.com Nathan I Iain, Sports Writer (3.16) 846-7164 nham(fr|civita.smedia.com Rivals clash in week seven Nathan Ham Sports Writer nham@civitasmedia.com Two old rivals square off at Ashe County High School this Friday as Wilkes Central heads up the mountain to battle the Huskies. The Eagles are coming off of its first victory of the season, a 26-25 nail-biter over West Wilkes. Ashe is hoping to keep the momentum going after a big come-from-behind win at Alleghany last week. Central is led by leading rusher Victor Williams, who is coming off of the best game of his career with 204 rushing yards and three touchdowns. The Eagles are a very ground-oriented team and have struggled to pass the ball for much of the season. Jonathan Cook will be calling the signals under center and will be more of a running threat than passing threat. Williams is no stranger to Ashe County. The ju­ nior burst onto the scene last year with 116 rush­ ing yards against the Hus­ kies, a game that marked the first time he had ever reached the 100-yard pla­ teau. Now, as the lead back, he has scampered his way to over 600 yards through five games. Ashe will answer with Johnathan Cox on the ground and Connor Bow­ ers through the air. Cox scored twice last week and Bowers was an accurate passer, missing on just five of his 15 attempts. If the game comes down to who has the better de­ fense, the Huskies appear to be in the driver's seat, at least on paper. Ashe has allowed just 105 points this season, lowest in the conference. On the flip side, Central has allowed 152 points, the most points allowed by any of the eight Mountain Valley Athletic Conference teams. Both teams come into this contest very battletested. Ashe has faced a pair of 4A schools, Watau­ ga and R.J. Reynolds, 3A powerhouse Hibriten and a road game at North Surry. Wilkes Central also played Hibriten and Watauga to go along with a home game against Surry Cen­ tral and a road game at North Iredell. Kickoff will be at 7:30 p.m. at ACHS. Score prediction: Ashe 20, Wilkes Central 14 Other area games: Alleghany at East Wilkes Bandys at West Caldwell East Surry at Forbush Hibriten at St. Stephens North Wilkes at Elkin Starmount at West Wil­ kes Unaka (Tenn.) at Avery County Ashe rolls past Starmount Nathan Ham Sports Writer nham@civitasmedia.com Even without top seed Hallie Brown play­ ing her singles match, the Lady Huskies still found a way to beat Starmount on the road by a 7-2 score. Brown missing her singles match meant seeds two through five each moved up a spot and Rae Zeller moved into the number six spot. Maggie Witherspoon was the top seed on Tuesday and handled Erin York easily by a 6-1,6-2 score. Second seeded Grace Photos by Nathan Ham | Jefferson Post Miller beat Kristin Ella Copeland earned a 6-4,6-2 win over Quinn Gilliam Nicks in straight sets, on Tuesday. 6-1, 6-2 and Kasey Curcio was a 6-1, 6-3 win­ ner over Madison McClellan. Mary Austin Tugman dropped her first set, but quickly recov­ ered to win the second set and eventually won the match by a 10-7 tie­ breaker. Senior Ella Copeland was a 6-4, 6-2 winner over Quinn Gilliam and Zeller scored her first win as a top six seed with a 6-3, 6-0 triumph against Molly Nichols. "The team played good singles with solid ground strokes, good net play and shots," Head Larry Dix said. Starmount got both Kasey Curcio played as the third seed and defeated of its team wins in dou­ Madison McClellan in straight sets. bles matches. Nicks and McClellan beat Miller ence tournament next Erin Griffin and Caland Tugman, while Gil­ lie Powell won 6-3. week," Dix said. liam and Nichols beat Keely Caddell and "Overall, it was a Curcio and Copeland. good win for us on the Rae Zeller won 6-0. Brown and Wither­ Keely Caddell and spoon teamed up for a road." The Mountain Val­ Hayley Taylor won 6-2. 9-8 win over York and ley Conference Tourna­ Abby Manley and Hurst. "We have a lot of ment is set for Oct. 8-10 Emily Blevins lost 6-2. Sierra Eicher and work to do in doubles to in Elkin. Exhibition results: Cheyenne Eicher lost 64. get ready for the confer- Golfers finish third Nathan Ham Sports Writer nham@civitasmedia.com Sarah Hardin finished with the fourth best individual score, and Ashe County took third place on Sept. 25 at Cedarbrook Country Club. Elkin won the match with a team score of 130, well ahead of second place Al­ leghany (160), third place Ashe (164) and fourth place Wilkes Central (186). Mary Frances Hall shot 37 while h e r E l k i n teammate was second w i t h a score of 40. Alleghany's Katie Tally was third with a 49, followed by Hardin in fourth with a 51 and Alleghany's Kristen Carico in fifth with a 52. Olivia Barr had Ashe's second best score, shooting 54. Alexis Howell finished with a 59, Savannah Brooks shot 59 and Makensie Shatley shot 61. All Mountain Valley Conference teams will be at Oakwoods Country Club in Wilkesboro next Wednesday for the final regular season match before the MVAC Tournament on Oct. 16 at High Meadows Country Club in Roaring Gap. Nathan Ham| Jefferson Post The Huskies host Wilkes Central this week after last Friday's comeback win of Alleghany. Watauga at Fred T. Foard MVAC standings North Wilkes: 4-1 over­ all, 1-0 conference Starmount: 3-2 overall, 1-0 conference Ashe County: 2-3 over­ all, 1-0 conference Wilkes Central: 1-4 over­ all, 1-0 conference Elkin: 3-2 overall, 0-1 conference Alleghany: 2-3 overall, 0-1 conference West Wilkes: 2-3 overall, 0-1 conference East Wilkes: 0-5 overall, 0-1 conference Huskies knock off* Blackhawks, 5-0 Nathan Ham Sports Writer nham@civitasmedia.com Ashe jumped on West Wilkes early with two quick goals that set the tone for the rest of the game. Victor Melo started the scoring with a goal in the 14th minute, followed by a strike from Jamie Weaver in the 18,h minute to put the Huskies up 2-0. West Wilkes was able to keep Ashe from scoring for the final 20 minutes of the first half, but still trailed, 2-0. 15 minutes into the sec­ ond half, Trent Pruitt re­ ceived a perfect pass from Frank Ledezma on the far post and booted a shot by the Blackhawk keeper for the third goal of the night. Senior Matt Ball added the fourth goal with a long shot on a free kick well out­ side the box that seemed to end any hopes that the Blackhawks might have had for a second half come­ back. Weaver put the final tally on the board with his second goal of the night in the 77th minute to propel Ashe to its ninth win of the season. The Huskies are 9-6 overall and 6-1 in the Mountain Valley Athletic Conference. The conference season is officially at the half-way mark, and Ashe sits in a tie for first place with ri­ val Wilkes Central. Cen­ tral picked up an easy 9-0 victory over Alleghany on Monday. Ashe has a pair of im­ portant road matches next Photos by NathanHam | Jefferson Post Trent Pruitt (3) fights for control of the ball with Derick Zamora (U). Frank Ledezma looks to get through the West Wilkes defense. week. The Huskies travel to Elkin on Tuesday and Starmount on Thursday. MVAC standings 1. Ashe County, 6-1 2. Wilkes Central, 6-1 3. Elkin, 5-2 4. West Wilkes, 3-2-2 5. Starmount, 3-3-1 6. North Wilkes, 2-4-1 7. East Wilkes, 1-6 8. Alleghany, 0-7 XC teams run strong at home Nathan Ham Sports Writer nham@civitasmedia.com Ashe hosted its second cross country meet of the season and the Husky runners continued to place near the top of the stand­ ings as they have for most of the season. The women's team finished first overall while the men's team grabbed second. In the women's race, Elkin's Shakai Ward finished first in just over 22 minutes. Ashe had four runners in the top 10 spots. Mac Church was fifth with a fin­ ishing time of 23:09. Alexes Armstrong (23:22) and Vic Reed (23:29) finished sixth and seventh. Tyler Eller finished the race in 23:43, good enough for ninth place. Other Ashe finishers: Brooklyn Roten - 14lh Caroline Trent - 16lh Margot Mattix - 17,h Kalyn Chapman - 18,h Olivia Brettschneider - 19lh Monica Francisco - 23rd Audrey Anna Sanchez - 25,h Claire Liszka - 27,h Kaitlyn Jordan - 30"' Amber Miller - 32nd Candelaria Sanchez - 34,h Lauren Testerman - 35,h Kate LeaShomb - 38,h Elkin also had the top finisher in men's race. Jacob Parker crossed the ish line in 17:45, just seven seconds ahi of Ashe runner Andrew Tedder in seco Gareth Berry had a good race, finish in fourth place in 18:08. RJ Burke grab! eighth place in a time of 19:25. Other Ashe finishers: Brady Buchanon - 15th Tyler Lambert - 16lh Conner Donnachy - 22nd Thomas McNeill - 23rd Billy Reyna - 24lh Daniel Houck - 26lh Eben MacKnee - 37th �Church From Page 5 will be held at Ashe Coun­ ty Worship Center, located at 863 Ray Taylor Road, West Jefferson. For more information, call (336) 846-1189. 6 pjn. Super Sundays. Friendship Baptist Church announces Super Sundays in October. Oct. 6, 2013 is Pastor Appreciation Sunday and Missions Nights begins with Ashe Really Cares, Ashe Pregnancy Center and Camp New Hope. On Oct. 13, a Gideon speaker will be present,.and the Bread of Life Singers will be shar­ ing. On Oct. 20, Rev. Craig Church will be sharing at 10 a.m. and special singing at 6 p.m. Oct. 20, Rev. Neal Hatfield, and the Liberty University Singers, "Crim­ son Flood" will share at 10 a.m. and again at 6 p.m. Pas­ tor Rev. Russell Hart invites you to attend. Oct. 6 7 p.m. Revival Ser­ vices will begin at Apple Grove Baptist Church. Rev. Derek Wilson will preach. The church is located at 553 Ripshin Road, Lan­ sing. Pastor Julian Owen invites everyone to attend. Oct. 6-9 7 p.m. Revival Services will be held at Pleasant Home Baptist Church. Rev. Larry Shephard will be the guest speaker. There will be special singing each night, pastor Rev. Lonnie Carpen­ ter invites you to attend. 6 p.m. Revival Ser^ vices will be held at Cal­ vary Baptist Church, West Jefferson. Rev. Ambrose Jones will preach at 6 p.m.. Rev. Lloyd Day will preach at 7 p.m. There will be special music each night. Pastor Rev. Kirby McNeil invites you to attend these services. Oct. 6-11 7 p.m. Revival Ser­ vices. Gillespie Com­ munity Church will hold revival services beginning 6 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 6, and will continue through the week at 7 p.m. nightly. Brother Mitchell M!ash will be preaching. Pastor Jim Frances and congregation invite you to attend. preaching for them through October. The congregation invites you to attend. Oct. 13 -16 6:15 p.m. Revival Ser­ vices will be held at Bris­ tol Baptist Church. Begin­ ning Sunday, Oct. 13, the prayer room will be open at 6 p.m. and the service will begin at 6:15 p.m. All other nights, the prayer room will open at 7 p.m., with service begin at 7:15 p.m. Speakers for the re­ vival will be Rev. Johnny Huffman and Rev. Michael Carter. Special singing Bi SIM-SS will be provided by Still Blessed, The Association Choir, Heritage, and The Bristol Baptist Church Choir. Everyone is invited. 7 p.m. Fall Revival Services for North Bea­ ver Baptist Church will be held at Midway Baptist Church in their old sanc­ tuary. Special speaker for the revival will be Rev. Michael Johnson from Wilkesboro. There will be special music each night. The prayer room will be open at 6:45 p.m. For more information, call 982-8658 after 5 p.m. OHPOKIIMn Oct. 6,13, 20, 27 Friendly Grove Baptist Church announces that Rev. Herbert McCoy will be with everything I need," he said. "But none of the farmers I'm shopping with have what they need to make a living." Welch said his pump­ kins turned out better than most in the area because he waited until later in the season to start growing. "I would imagine any­ body that planted the pumpkins early in the sea­ son did lose them," he said. "I planted my fields later and they did pretty well, but the deer and ground­ hogs ate them all up." Welch said he believes it is a statewide thing. He has traveled as far as the Asheville Farmer's Market and saw how the crop has done further south. "There aren't a lot of pumpkins down there ei­ ther, so I'm pretty sure it is that way everywhere," he .said. Welch said he believes the shortage of the crop this year will affect prices. Certain items such as pies and pumpkin beers may go up in price because of sup­ ply and demand. But the prices he sold his pumpkins for did not change. "My pumpkins were sold for pretty much the same price," Welch said. "I think the price will stay the same instead of going down like it does (later in the sea­ son). For The Pumpkin Patch in Jefferson, prices for the pumpkins are lower than what they usually charge. "Our prices have gone down because we have smaller products," said Kaitlin Carpenter, manager of the business. "We can't charge as much for the pumpkins because of that." Carpenter said the rain mainly affected their farm's specialty pumpkin products, but most of the pumpkins sold there are for decoration. The busi­ ness still has an ample supply of the fruit. "Most of our products are used for decorations," she said. "We have people come here for decorations because we have so many colors, varieties and sizes of pumpkins." Own Your Own Sears Store in West Jefferson, NC Have the following positions available Quality Assurance/Infection Control Nurse (RN preferred) 1 Full time position Sears Hometown Stores is seeking a Creative Entrepreneur who can drive future growth in the West Jefferson market area. RN and LPN PRN positions available By purchasing this existing Scars Retail Business from Seats you will Be Your Own Boss and control Your Own Income. 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A statement released Monday by the U.S. De­ partment of Veterans Af­ fairs reports that some veterans services will not be affected by a potential lapse in appropriations, while others will. All VA medical facilities and clinics will remain fully operational, including inpa­ tient and outpatient care, prescriptions, surgeries, mental health and nursing home care, and Vet Centers. Veterans Affairs call cen­ ters and hotlines will cease to function, including the VBA Educational Call Cen­ ter and Inspector General Hotline. "Claims processing and payments in the compensa­ tion, pension, educational and vocational rehabilita­ tion programs are anticipat­ ed to continue through late October. 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HURLEY Guardian of the Estate of Ronald Eugene Jones, Petitiomer, vs. Ronald Eugene Jones, Incompetent Allen Jones, Co-Guardian of the Person of Ronald Eugene Jones, Brenda Jones, Respondents NOTICE OF SALE Pursuant to an Order of Sale, I, Benjamin G. Hurley, Jr., Com­ missioner. will on Tuesday, October 8, 2013, at 2.00 p.m. at the courthouse door in Jef­ ferson, North Carolina, sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described tracts ot land, to wit; FIRST TRACT. BEGINNING on a point in the center line ot an existing roadway, said point being the Wiliiam Ballou and Johnny Sullivan corner and the most western corner of the property herein described, thence continuing with the said Ballou line, S. 82-05 W. 16.13 feet to an iron; S. 82-05 W. 109.83 feet to a point, thence continuing with a division line of the Johnny Sullivan prop­ erty, S. 12-12 E. 5.74 feet to an iron at a power pole; thence S. 12-12 E. 102.47 feet to an iron; S. 53-05 W. 18.86 feet to an iron; S. 63-04 W. 7.02 feet to a point, the Shirley Ballou corner; thence continuing with the said Ballou line, N. 85-15 E, 6.82 feet to an iron; N. 8515 E. 69.66 feet to an iron; N. 85-15 E. 5.77 feet to a point in the center line of an existii sting road, thence continuing'with I the center line of said road. N. 05-14 E. 36.66 feet; and N. 2155 E. 101.65 feet to the point of BEGINNING, containing 0.2501 acre. Tax Parcel # 19267-374; Tax Value $ 76,000 SECOND TRACT: BEGIN­ NING on a point in the center line of an existing road, comer of Johnny Sullivan (Book D-6, at page 58, Ashe County Registryj; thence continuing with said Sullivan line. S. 85-15 W. 5.77 feet to an iron, S. 85-15 W. 69 66 feet to an iron; S. 8515 W.6.82 feet to a point in the margin of N.C.S.R. 1149; thence continuing with said margin, S. 27-09 E. 25.70 feet; thence leaving said margin and continuing with a division line of the Shirley Ballou properly, N 67-06 E. 5.40 feet to an iron at a power pole; and N. 67-06 E. 70.85 feet to the point of BEGINNING, containing 0.0224 acre A good faith deposit of ten (10%) percent of the bid price will be required at the time and place of sale This the 16TH day of Septem­ ber, 2013. BENJAMIN G. HURLEY, JR Commissioner P. O. Box 24 West Jefferson, N. C 28694 (336) 246-3144 Publication Dates: 9/20/13; 9/27/13 & 10/04/13 UNIQUE HAND-CRAFTED ITEMS FOR LANDSCAPE Bushhogging, Scraping. Spreading, and others Having qualified as EXECUT­ OR of the Estate of JACK HAMPTON KELLEY, de­ ceased. of 540 WAUGH STREET, JEFFERSON. NC 28640. this is to notify all per­ sons having claims against the Estate of said JACK HAMP­ TON KELLEY to present them to the undersigned on or be­ fore December 30, 2013 or this notice will be placed in bar of their recovery All persons, firms, and corporations in­ debted to said Estate will please make immediate pay­ ment. Tax Parcel # 19267-056; Tax Value $ 500 •Hydraulic Oil iv.533a LANDSCAPING FARMS ESTATE FILE: 13 E 242 EXECUTOR S NOTICE This deed of conveyance is made SUBJECT to the ease­ ment of water right as fully de­ scribed in deed from Johnny J. Sullivan, et ux, to Kelly Ellison, et ux, et al. dated 25 June 1987, and of record in Book 159, at pages 2139-2142, in­ clusive. Ashe County Registry. ROOFING From Page 1 • LEGALS STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA ASHE COUNTY IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION BEFORE THE CLERK NORTH CAROLINA ASHE COUNTY IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION BEFORE THE CLERK FILE NO.:13-SP-116 In the Matter of Ronald Eugene Jones, Incomptent Margate Health & Rehab ^//c'rs / CLASSIFIEDS This the 27th day of Septem­ ber. 2013 HOMETOWN STORE From Page 1 PAGE 7 FRIDAY, OCTOBER 4, 2013 JEFFKRSON POST | NOTICE OF SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEES FORECLOSURE SALE OF REAL PROPERTY UNDER AND BY VIRTUE of the power and authority con­ tained in that certain Deed of Trust executed and delivered by Wayne David Fogleman dated October 14,2010 and recorded on October 14, 2010 in Book 412 at Page 2343, in the Office of the Ashe County Register of Deeds; and be­ cause of default in the pay- �PAGE 8 FRIDAY, OCTOBER 4, 201.4 JEFFERSON POST • CLASSIFIEDS LEGALS LEGALS Government & Ferderal Christmas Trees Miscellaneous ment of the indebtedness se­ cured thereby and failure to carry out and perform the stip­ ulations and agreements con­ tained therein and, pursuant to demand of the holder of the in­ debtedness secured by said Deed of Trust, the under­ signed Substitute Trustee will place for sale, at public auc­ tion, to the highest bidder for cash at the usual place of sale at the Ashe County Court­ house, Jefferson. North Caro­ lina. on October 8, 2013 at 1:00 PM that parcel of land, in­ cluding improvements thereon, situated, lying and being in the City of Laurel Springs County of Ashe, State of North Caro­ lina, and being more particu­ larly described as follows: NORTH CAROLINA ASHE COUNTY IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE 13-E-269 EXECUTOR S NOTICE TO CREDITORS In the Matter of the Estate of: FRANK ROLAND Having qualified as Executor of the Estate of Frank Roland, deceased of Ashe County, North Carolina, the under­ signed does hereby notify all persons, firms and corpora­ tions having claims against the estate of said decedent to ex­ hibit them to the undersigned at 756 West King Street, P.O. Drawer 32, Boone, North Caro­ lina 28607, on or before the 3rd day of January, 2014 or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All per­ sons, firms and corporations indebted to the said estate will please make immediate pay­ ment to the undersigned. 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CALL TODAY. 888-929-9254 BEING all of Lots 26 and 27 of the Painted Laurel Subdivision as recorded in Plat Book 5 at Page 557, Ashe County Re­ gistry, to which recorded plat reference hereby made for a metes and bounds description of said Lots. The above described property is subject to those certain re­ strictions as recorded in Book 244, Page 1147-1149, Ashe County Registry, said docu­ ment incorporated by refer­ ence as though fully set out herein. Being the same property as described in that certain Deed from Raymond D. Cook and wife, Deborah A. Cook to Wayne D. Fogleman, dated 9/23/05 and of record in Deed Book 335, Page 918, Ashe County Registry. Address of property: Lots 26 & 27 on Painted Laurel Drive, Laurel Springs, NC 28644 Tax Parcel ID: 14379-088-026 and 14379-088-027 Present Record Owners: Wayne Davie Fogleman The terms of the sale are that the real property hereinbefore described will be sold for cash to the highest bidder. The Sub­ stitute Trustee reserves the right to require a cash deposit or a certified check equal to the greater of five percent (5%) of the amount of the bid or Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars ($750.00). The successful bid­ der may also be required to pay revenue stamps on the Trustee's Deed, any Land Transfer Tax, and the tax re­ quired by N.C.G.S. § 7A308(a)(1). The real property hereinabove described is being offered for sale "AS IS, WHERE IS" and will be sold subject to all super­ ior liens, unpaid taxes, and special assessments. Other conditions will be announced at ihe sale. The sale will be held open for ten (10) days for upset bids as by law required. If the Trustee is unable to con­ vey title to this property for any reason, the sole remedy of the purchaser is the return of the deposit. Reasons of such inab­ ility to convey include, but are not limited to, the filing of a bankruptcy petition prior to the sale and reinstatement of the loan without the knowledge of the Trustee(s). If the validity of the sale is challenged by any party, the Trustee(s), in their sole discretion, if they believe the challenge to have merit, may declare the sale to be void and return the deposit. The purchaser will have no further remedy. Additional Notice Where the Real Property is Residential With Less Than Fifteen (15) Rental Units: An order for possession of the property may be issued pursu­ ant to G.S. 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the arty or parties in possession y the clerk of superior court of the county in which the prop­ erty is sold. Any person who occupies the property pursu­ ant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may, after receiving the notice of sale, terminate the rental agreement upon 10 days writ­ ten notice to the landlord. Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the ef­ fective date of the termination. Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a bona fide lease or tenancy may have additional rights pursuant to Title VII of 5.896 - Protecting Tenants at Foreclosure Act which became effective on May 20, 2009 This the 17th day of Septem­ ber, 2013 Morrison Trustee Services, LLC Substitute Trustee By: Patricia L. Rhame, Attor­ ney for Substitute Trustee 6525 Morrison Blvd., Suite 408 Charlotte. NC 28211 Telephone: (704) 823-6244 Publish: 9.27.13/10.4.13 E NbtlCEtd CREDITORS Having qualified as Executor for the Estate of Adam Eric Trippe, deceased late of Ashe County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of said deceased to present them on or before 23rd day of December, 2013, or this no­ tice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons in­ debted to said estate will please make immediate pay­ ment. This the 23rd day of Septem­ ber, 2013. For the Estate of Adam Eric Trippe Angel Trippe 1240 Deep Ford Road Lansing, NC 28643 PUBLISH: 09.27.13/10.4.13/10.11.13/10. 18/13 Randy L. Roland, Executor Charles E. Clement Clement Law Office Attorney at Law 756 West King Street P. O. Drawer 32 Boone, North Carolina 28607 Publish:10.4.13/10.11.13/10.18 .13/10.25.13 NOTICE TO CREDITORS Having qualified as Executor for the Estate of Evalene B. Lemly, deceased late of Ashe County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of said deceased to present them on or before 13th day of December, 2013, or this no­ tice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons in­ debted to said estate will please make immediate pay­ ment. This the 10th day of Septem­ ber, 2013. For the Estate of Evalene B. 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Three weeks into his rookie season, nobody's questioning the Broncos' thirdround grade anymore. Webster has played 60 snaps on defense and 60 on special teams, collecting four tackles and breaking up three passes, half as many as he had in college last year. Last week, he played 25 snaps on defense and 18 on special teams. "I like that when he goes in the game he doesn't look like it's too big for him," defensive coordinator Jack Del Rio said. "He's come in and just done his job. He's a physical corner. He's a bigger corner. I think he can really run. And the moment doesn't appear too big for him, which is great because he's going to find himself in a lot of those moments." If Champ Bailey's left foot and Tony Carter's right ankle need another week to recover, the Broncos (3-0) will roll with Webster as their nickel cornerback Sunday against the Philadelphia Eagles (1-2). Looking at the film, Michael Vick surely won't be breathing a sigh of re­ lief if that's the case. "He's a rookie, but he doesn't carry him­ self like he's a rookie," Bailey said. "He definitely thinks he should be playing ev- Top performers Weekl Passing £0^ MP, Mark Reis | Colorado Springs Gazette) MCT Denver Broncos outside linebacker Wesley Woodyard (52) and Broncos cornerback Kayvon Webster (36) celebrate after making a big defensive stop during the first half against the Oak­ land Raiders at Sports Authority Field at Mile High Stadium in Denver Monday, Sept. 23. ery snap andIlike that kind of attitude." Bailey also likes Webster's ability to move on to the next play when he gets beat without dwelling on it, an essen­ tial ingredient for defensive backs to stick around a while. "You have to be born like that. Nobody can coach that," Bailey said. "That's just got to be part of your makeup. I see that with him. He's had some rough spots but you wouldn't be able to tell by his demeanor." Webster said his heartbeat doesn't speed up on game day because he's picked the brains of Bailey, Dominique RodgersCromartie and Chris Harris and then faced the likes of Peyton Manning, Demaryius Thomas, Eric Decker and Wes Welker throughout the week. "I feel like there's nobody better than them," Webster said. "And if I'm going into the game, I'm looking at you like, 'All right, you're nothing, because I'm going against the best every day.'" Playing press coverage his senior sea­ son allowed scouts to get a glimpse of how he might do in the pros. Most col­ lege coaches have their cornerbacks play off the receivers, so it's somewhat of a guessing game about how well they'll ad­ just to the NFL's tighter coverages. Webster didn't have any interceptions his senior season but broke up a halfdozen passes, forced three fumbles and collected two sacks. Jolly making most of a second chance with Packers GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — The running back was about to break free around the edge when the arm of a Packers de­ fensive lineman emerged from the pile to take him down. Johnny Jolly looks just fine on the line for someone who's been away from the game for three years. He's wearing green and gold again after being suspended by the NFL for violating the league's substance-abuse policy. The stamina isn't all there yet. Getting into NFL shape remains a work in progress. But so far, Jolly seems to be making a difference while shaking off the rust. "I've still got a long way to go," Jolly said. "I'm still working hard every day to get back, get up to the point that Ineed to be at. "Football is football, it's a game that we play. Just a few technique things w i t h me ... to work on, that I know I can do better." The Packers (1-2) are 11th in the league against the run going into this weekend's bye at 93.3 yards per game. It's still early, but Green Bay is giving up about 25 fewer yards than in 2012, when it PAGE 9 FRIDAY, OCTOBER 4,2018 was 17th against the run. There are more pressing problems for now, such as get­ ting over an early rash of inju­ ries to key players safety Mor­ gan Burnett and cornerback Casey Hayward. They haven't played a down yet because of sore hamstrings. Star linebacker Clay Mat­ thews left the Bengals game with a hamstring injury. Run­ ning back Eddie Lacy and tight end Jermichael Finley are re­ covering from concussions. Pass protection remains inconsistent. Oh, and those finishes — not good. Fourth quarters have been a prob­ lem, such as when the Pack­ ers got outscored 13-0 by the Bengals in a wild 34-30 loss to Cincinnati. They'll have a week to stew about giving up that lead to the Bengals; Green Bay hosts De­ troit next on Oct. 6. "Every week we have a mes­ sage. And frankly, our mes­ sage this week was to focus through the finish, and we didn't hit that target," coach Mike McCarthy said. "So, ob­ viously it will be a part of our focus in the future." The positives? Quarterback Aaron Rodgers looks fine over- SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT 480. A. Rodgers, GBY vs.WAS 09/15(34-42.4TO) 462, P.Manning, DENvs. BAl 09/05 (27-42,7 TD) 450, E.Manning, NYG at DAL 09/08 (27-42,4 TD) 428, Vick.PHL vs. SND 09/15 (23-36.2 TD) 421, M. Ryan. ATL vs. NWE 09/29 (34-54.2 TD) 419. P.Rivers. SND at PHL 09/15 (36-47.3 TD) 412. Kaepernick,SNF vs. GBY 09/08(27-39.3 TD) 406. Roethlisberger. PIT vs.CHI 09/22 (26-41.2 TD) 401, P.Rivers. SND vs. DAL 09/29 (35-42.3 TD) 385. M. Stafford. DET at WAS 09/22(25-42.2 TD) 383. Roethlisberger. PIT at MIN 09/29 (36-5L1TD) 374. M. Ryan. ATL vs. STL 09/15(33-43.2 TD) 374. P. Manning.DEN vs. OAK 09/23 (32-37.3 TD) 362. E. Manning.NYG vs. DEN 09/15(28-49.1TD) 362. Flacco. BAL at DEN 09/05 (34-62.2 TD) 357. M. Stafford. DET vs. MIN09/08 (28-43.2 TD) 357. Brees. NOR vs. ATL09/08 (26-35.2 TD) 355, Schaub.HOU vs. SEA 09/29 (ot) (31-49.2TD) 352. S. Bradford. STL at ATL 09/15 (32-55.3 TD) 347, Flacco, BAL at BUF 09/29 (25-50.2 TD) 346. Schaub, HOU at SND 09/09 (34-45.3 TD) 342. Brees. NOR vs ARI09/22 (29-46.3 TD) 333. A. Rodgers. GBY at SNF 09/08 (21-37,3 TD) 331. G.Smith, NYJ vs. BUF 09/22 (16-29.2 TD) 329. Griffin III.WAS vs. PHL 09/09 (30-49.2 TD) 327, C. Palmer, ARIat STL 09/08(26-40.2 TD) 327. P. Manning. DEN vs. PHL 09/29(28-34.4 TD) 326, Griffin III. WAS vs.DET 09/22 (32-50.0 TD) 322. Brees. NOR at TAM 09/15 (26-46.1TD) 321. Hoyer. CLE at MIN 09/22 (30-54.3 TD) 321. Luck.IND vs. MIA 09/15 (25-43.1TD) 320. Griffin III. WAS at GBY 09/15 (26-40.3 TD) 320. R. Wilson. SEA at CAR 09/08 (25-33.1 TD) 319, Tannehill. MIA at IND 09/15 (23-34.1 TD) 317. Cutler. CHI at DET 09/29 (27-47.2 TD) 316. Brady. NWE at ATL 09/29 (20-31.2 TD) 307. P. Manning, DEN at NYG 09/15 (30-43,2 TD) 304. M.Ryan. ATL at NOR 09/08 (25-38.2 TD) Rushing 184, L.McCoy. PHL at WAS 09/09 (31 att.. 1TD) 175. D. Murray.DAL vs. STL 09/22(26 att..1 TD) 158, L. McCoy. PHL vs. KAN 09/19 (20 att..1TD) 153, Gore.SNF at STL09/26 (20 att..1TD) 149. B. Powell. NYJ vs.BUF 09/22 (27 att., 0TD) 144, D. Martin.TAM vs. NOR 09/15(29 att.,0TD) 140, A.Peterson. MIN vs.PIT 09/29 (23 att..2 TD) 139, Re. Bush.DET vs. CHI09/29 (18 att., 1TD) 132. J.Starks. GBY vs. WAS 09/15(20 att..1TD) 129, D. McFadden.OAK vs.JAX09/15 (19 att.,0TD) 120, De. Williams. CAR vs.NYG 09/22(23 att.OTD) 112, Pryor.OAK at IND 09/08 (13 att., 0TD) 107. A. Morris. WAS at GBY 09/15 (13 att., 0 TD) 103. Spiller, BUF vs. CAR 09/15 (16 aft.. 0 TD) 103, J. Franklin, GBY at CIN 09/22(13 att..1 TD) 102, A.Foster, HOUvs. SEA 09/29 (ot) (27att.. 0 TD) 101, Vereen. NWE at BUF 09/08 (14 att.. 0 TD) 100, A. Peterson. MIN at CHI 09/15 (26 att., 0 TD) Receiving Phil Masturzo | Akron Beacon Journal MCT Green Bay defensive end Johnny Jolly pressures then-Cleveland Browns quarterback Derek Anderson in a game in 2009. Jolly has spent most of the past three years out of football, but is making the most of his second chance with the Packers. all despite his two-interception game against the Bengals. Green Bay has produced two straight 100-yard rushers in James Starks and rookie Johnathan Franklin after not having one for nearly three years. Al­ though both Starks (knee) and Franklin (foot) left the Bengals game, too, with injuries. Jolly has helped bolster a line that also includes widebodied veterans Ryan Pick­ ett and B.J. Raji. Last week, the Bengals did run for two touchdowns, but were other­ wise held to 82 yards on 24 carries, mainly divided be­ tween BenJarvus Green-Ellis and rookie Giovani Bernard. 208. Boldin. SNF vs. GBY 09/08 (13 rec..1 TD) 196, An. Brown, PIT vs.CHI 09/22 (9 rec.. 2TD) 193, De. Jackson.PHL vs. SND 09/15(9 rec.. 1TD) 182, Ju. Jones, ATL vs.STL 09/15 (11rec.. 1TD) 179. J. Graham, NOR at TAM 09/15 (10 rec..1TD) 178, Jam. Jones.GBY vs.WAS 09/15 (11 rec .0 TD) 166. To. Smith. BAL at BUF 09/29 (5 rec.. 1TD) 164. Cruz. NYG at KAN 09/29 (10 rec.,1TD) 162. A.. Green.CIN at CHI 09/08 (9 rec.. 2 TD) 161. De.Thomas. DEN vs.BAL 09/05(5 rec.. 2 TD) 154. V.Jackson. TAM at NYJ 09/08(7 rec.,0TD) 154. S.Holmes. NYJ vs. BUF09/22 (5 rec., 1TD) 149. Gonzalez.ATL vs. NWE 09/29 (12 rec.. 2 TD) 146. Gordon,CLE at MIN 09/22 (10 rec.. 1TD) 146. And. Johnson. HOU at SND09/09 (12 rec.. 0TD) 143. Shorts.JAX at SEA 09/22 (8 rec.. 0TD) 143. Garcon. WAS at GBY 09/15 (8 rec.. 1TD) 141. D. Bryant. DAL at KAN 09/15 (9 rec..1TD) 141, J.Cook. STL vs. ARI 09/08(7 rec . 2 TD) 141. Avery. KAN at PHL 09/19 (7 rec.. 0 TD) 140. Simpson.MIN at DET 09/08 (7 rec.. 0 TD) 136. A.Gates. SND vs. DAL 09/29 (10 rec.. 1TD) 134. J. Graham. NOR vs. ARI 09/22 (9 rec.. 2 TD) 133. Decker. DEN vs. OAK 09/23 (8 rec..1TD) 131. N. Washington. TEN vs.SND 09/22(8 rec.. 0 TD) 130. J.Nelson. GBY at SNF 09/08 (7 rec .1TD) 128, Cobb.GBY vs. WAS 09/15 (9 rec.. 1TD) 127. Thompkins. NWE at ATL 09/29 (6 rec.. 1TD) 124. Simpson. MIN vs.PIT 09/29 (7 rec.. 0TD) 124. Hilton. IND vs. MIA 09/15 (6 rec . 0 TD) 124. A. Gates. SND at PHL 09/15 (8 rec.. 0 TD) 124. De. Moore. OAK at DEN 09/23 (6 rec .1TD) 118. Cruz. NYG vs. DEN 09/15 (8 rec .0 TD) 118. Cruz. NYG at DAL 09/08 (5 rec..3 TD) 118. Edelman, NWE at ATL 09/29 (7 rec.. 0TD) 117. De.Hopkins. HOUvs. TEN09/15 (ot) (7 rec..1 TD) 116. Cal.Johnson. DET at ARI 09/15(6 rec.. 2TD) 1 r1 WST JEFFERSON Most New Vehicles Sold By Ross Now Come With A Limited: WE BEAT THE GAME WHEN IT COMES TO LOW PRICES I 1773 MOUKT JEFRRSON ROAD • IUKST JRRRSOiL NX.' 336^4$-4S36 L A 0 B O Y WWW.WJCHEVY.NET iTOUt lltE STOH! 'Best Prices'free llotalioMle Call loday See % Our lire Sales are on a KOli! 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Earnhardt's 80 laps led on Sunday were the most since he led 95 laps en route to a win at Michigan in June 2012. ? PERFECT 10 For the first time in the • history of NASCAR's Chase, a race's top-10 finishers were comprised solely of Chase drivers. The three Chasers outside of the top 10 were Kasey Kahne (13th), Kurt Busch (21st) and Carl Edwards (35th). Jamie McMurray was 11th. Fittingly. McMurray Is the first driver in the standings on the outside of.the playoffs looking in. > 11 FOR 22 Joey Logano and Kyle " Busch combined to lead 195 of 200 laps in the Nationwide Series 5-Hour Energy 200 at Dover on Saturday. In the end, it was Logano who scooted past Busch with 59 laps remaining and cruised to a 14.59-second win over Kyle Larson. It was Logano's third NNS win in 13 starts this season The crew chief of the the No. 22 Penske Ford. Jeremy Bullins. has en­ gineered 11 wins with four different drivers behind the wheel this year. f CASHING IN IN VEGAS Timothy Pe­ ters took the lead of the Smith's 350 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on a restart with three laps remaining and held off Johnny Sauter and Miguel PaJudo to secore his second Camping World Truck Series win of the season. The win was his seventh career Truck Series victory. He has at least one win in each of his five full seasons on the Truck circuit Sprint Cup Standings DRIVER (WINS) 1. Matt Kenseth (7) 2. Jimmie Johnson (5) 3. Kyle Busch (4) 4. Kevin Harvick (2) 5. Jeff Gordon 6. Greg Biffle (1) 7. Ryan Newman (1) 8. Clint Bowyer 9. Kurt Busch 10. Dale Earnhardt Jr. 11. Carl Edwards (2) 12. Joey Logano (1) 13. Kasey Kahne (2) POINTS BEHIND — 2149 2141 -8 2137 -12 2110 -39 2110 -39 2108 -41 2101 -48 2098 -51 2094 -55 2092 -57 2084 -65 2083 -66 2071 -78 "CHASE FOR THE SPRINT CUP" 14. Jamie McMurray 15. Brad Keselowski 16. Martin Truex Jr. (1) 17. Paul Menard 18. AricAlmirola 19. Ricky Stenhouse Jr. 20. Jeff Burton 819 799 781 768 741 727 724 -1330 -1350 -1368 -1381 -1408 -1422 -1425 Nationwide Standings I DRIVER (WINS) 1. Sam Hornlsh Jr. (1) 2. Austin Dillon 3. Elliott Sadler 4. Regan Smith (2) 5. Brian Vickers 6. Justin Allgaier 7. Brian Scott 8. Trevor Bayne (1) 9. Kyle Larson 10. Parker Kligerman POINTS BEHIND — 989 985 -4 947 -42 946 -43 942 -47 919 -70 916 -73 903 -86 864 -125 820 -169 Truck Standings 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. DRIVER (WINS) POINTS MattCrafton(l) 644 James Buescher (2) 603 Ty Dillon (1) 591 Jeb Burton (1) 571 Miguel Paludo 567 Timothy Peters (2) 559 Ryan Blaney (1) 552 Johnny Sauter (2) 541 Darrell Wallace Jr 538 Brendan Gaughan 520 BEHIND •41 -53 -73 -77 -85 -92 -103 -106 -124 Throttle Up/Throttle Down BRIAN VICKERS In his six races as the new full-time driver of the No. 55 Toyota at Michael Waltrlp Racing, Vickers has four runs of 12th or better The other showings being a 24th in Richmond and a 38th at Chicagoland, the i victim of a blown engine. A DANICA PATRICK Her rookie season isn't getting any prettier. ~ Patrick's lone top 10 was an eighth in the Daytona 500. She has six top20 finishes In the season's 29 events and sits 28th in the point standings. Compiled and written by Matt Taliaferro. Follow Matt on Twitter: ©MattTallaferro. Tracks on Tap Athlon Spotlight Dover Domination Jimmie Johnson rolls, collects eighth career Cup win in Dover By MATT TALIAFERRO Athlon Sports Racing Editor "I think Jimmie is probably the most underrated champion we have in this industry. He is by far the most powerful driver over the course of the last 25, 35 years in this sport." Hcndrick Motorsports crew chief Chad Knaus is not known for his use of hyperbole. Knaus is thoughtful, measured and wellspoken when interacting with the media. And the man's a genius at his trade: making cars go fast. So when the champion crew chief heaps that sort of praise on a driver — even if it's his own people have a tendency to stop, look and listen. "He's able to dig deeper, pull out his cape, make things happen in winning moments of these races that other people cannot do. It's pretty spectacular," Knaus continued. His statements, of course, were directed at Jimmie Johnson, with whom Knaus has won 65 races and five NASC'AR Sprint Cup ti­ tles. They were said following an­ other masterful performance by both driver and crew chief, this at Dover International Speedway, Jimmie Johnson celebrates his fifth win of the NASCAR Sprint Cup season following Sunday's where the No. 48 team laid waste AAA 400 at Dover International Speedway. BY ASP. inc.) to the field, leading 243-of-400 laps in the AAA 400 en route to its with 25 laps to go, Johnson eased "I feel like this is one of our best first victory of the 2013 Chase. It out into the lead and never fal­ racetracks and you want to do bet­ was also Johnson's record eighth tered, leading the rest of the way ter than seventh at one of your best career win on Dover's high banks. to score a .446-second victory. tracks. Overall, it was a solid day. Despite the praise and the ac­ "I felt like as we got (into) traf­ but we wished for a little more." complishment — Johnson sur­ fic, Jimmie was starting to strug­ While Busch gained two points passed Richard Petty's and Bobby gle a little bit in the last couple of on his teammate, Kenseth, the Allison's seven Dover wins on laps," Earnhardt said. "My car ac­ fifth-place run still left him with a Sunday — it was his smooth, worktually got better the longer I ran hollow feeling. man-like effort that has come to de­ and drove better. It wasn't quite "It's certainly appealing and you fine a driver that will go down as clicking just yet, (but) our car was could be happy with it, but we're a this generation's best in NASCAR. starting to come around. little disappointed at the same "You've got to win when you're "I think the difference in the tires time," he said. "We felt like we at your best track," Johnson said between our two cars was about to wanted to come in here, we mattcr-of-factly. "That being said, show. But the race is 400 laps." wanted to run better we could we had to win here today. 1 think Johnson's quest for a sixth title run better here. We have before, any points (gained) on the 18 was bolstered by the win. as he and we just could never really get (Kyle Busch) or the 20 (Matt leapt over Kyle Busch for second the feel that I was looking for the Kenseth) would have been a very in the championship standings and whole weekend." good day. (but) max points? It's an gained six points on leader Matt With Kenseth, Johnson and awesome day." Kenseth. Johnson sits eight points Busch having separated them­ In order to score the win. Johnson behind Kenseth; Busch is 12 back. selves from the Chase pack, had to outrun teammate Dale Earn­ Kenseth, who has found success at Dover's race winner is narrowing hardt Jr. in the event's closing laps. Dover in the past, finished sevcntli his focus. A caution flag 29 laps from the after winning the first two Chase "My whole thought process was race's conclusion brought the field races. Busch was fifth, his third topjust how tough this championship's to pit road. There. Knaus made the 5 showing in NASCAR's playoff. going to be," Johnson said. call to change two tires while "Overall, for how bad I felt like "They're bringing their best and many of the leaders — including we struggled with the car, that was doing their best. You've got to de­ Earnhardt — bolted on four. The a decent finish," Kenseth said. liver. That was my mindset when I quick work in the pits found John­ "(But) when you look up, it's was racing with both of those guys son lined up first, with the pre­ everybody that finished in front of for three-quarters of the race. ferred outside groove, alongside you. (They arc) all the cars that "We need to win at our best Earnhardt. When the race resumed you're racing for points. tracks, and we did that." • Kyle Larson, who will assume driving duties of the No. 42 Earnhardt-Ganassi Racing Chevrolet in 2014, will make his Sprint Cup Series debut at Charlotte Motor Speedway on Oct. 12. News & Notes The 21-year-old California native will drive the No. 51 Phoenix Rac­ ing Chevy with sponsorship from Target. Larson will also compete in the Cup Series' visit to Martinsville on Oct. 27. Following the controversial events at Richmond, longtime sponsor NAPA Auto Parts announced it will not return to MWR leaving both team and driver in facing an un­ certain future. Race: Hollywood Casino 400 Track: Kansas Speedway Location: Kansas City. Kan. When: Sunday, Oct. 6 TV: ESPN (1:00 p.m. EST) Layout 1.5-mile tri-oval Banking/Turns: Progressive (17-20 degrees) Banking/Tri-Oval: 10.4 degrees Banking/Backstretch: 5 degrees 2012 Winner: Matt Kenseth Crew Chief's Take: "Now that they've repaved it,I like Kansas.I used to relate it to Kentucky, but the progressive banking makes it unique now — and we'll see it change a lot as it goes through a couple hard winters and hot summers. It will be more like Homestead, hopefully, where you have a lot of different racing grooves and it will become really racy. I like the track and I like the location. It is a typical mile-and-a-half track, but I like the loca­ tion. They put the track out there and kind of built a city around it with a casino, a mall and a Cabela's." NATIONWIDE SERIES Race: Kansas Lottery 300 Track: Kansas Speedway When: Saturday, Oct. 5 TV: ESPN (3:30 p.m. EST) 2012 Winner: Ricky Stenhouse Jr. CAMPING WORLD TRUCK SERIES Race: Fred's 250 powered by Coca-Cola Track: Talladega Superspeedway Location: Talladega, Ala. Date: Saturday, Oct. 19 TV: FOX SPORTS 1 (4:00 p.m. EST) 2012 Winner: Parker Kligerman Classic Moments Kansas Speedway It is generally pretty well accepted in NASCAR that the first driver to cross the finish line at the checkered flag is the race winner. Except when he isn't. That's precisely what happened in the LifeLock 400 at Kansas Speedway in Sep­ tember 2007. With darkness looming and NASCAR being forced to call the race 85 miles shy of its scheduled distance, Kansas native Clint Bowyer crossed the finish line first under caution on what NASCAR had declared the race's final lap. Yet, the driver who crossed the finish line in third, Roush Fenway Racing's Greg Biffle, was the one celebrating in Victory Lane. Odd? Ybu better believe it Controversial? No doubt about it, considering that Biffle had just been passed by Bowyer and Jim­ mie Johnson moments earlier. But Biffle, whose car sputtered nearly to a halt as it ran out of gas just feet from the checkered flag, was saved by a technicality: NASCAR forbids dnvers from passing under yellow — precisely what Bowyer and John­ son did, despite not really having much choice in the matter. Athlon Fantasy Stall Looking at Checkers: Matt Kenseth is looking to make it three in a row at Kansas Speedway. He'll be the favorite rolling in. Pretty Solid Pick: And then there's Jimmie Johnson, with his two Kansas wins and 12 top 10s in 14 starts. Not too shabby. Good Sleeper Pick: Jamie McMurray has­ n't been great here, but he recorded a sev­ enth at Kansas in April and has been racy of late. Runs on Seven Cylinders: Surprisingly, Kyle Busch, who averages a 22.4-place finish in Kansas and has runs of 31st and 38th in the last two visits. Insider Tip: Three of the next five events are on NASCAR's "cookie cut­ ter" ovals. This race could set a trend. Team co-owner Rob Kauffman has stated that his collector and per­ formance car company, RK Motors, could "fill the gap" on a third car Larson, who currently drives fulltime in the Nationwide Series for Turner Scott Motorsports, has been tabbed by EGR team owner Chip Ganassi to replace Juan Pablo Montoya in the No. 42 be­ ginning in 2014. m While Martin Truex Jr.'s future with Michael Waltrip Racing remains unclear, the team still hopes to field three cars in 2014. SPRINT CUP SERIES next season, but that MWR would need to find sufficient funding to fill the majority of the schedule. Kyle Larson Larson is a highly-touted prospect who won the 2012 K&N East Series championship and has one win in six Camping World Truck Series starts. He ranks ninth in the NNS standings through 28 races in 2013. Truex said last weekend that he had nothing new to report on his 2014 plans. 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Court Histor and th Page 6 Vol. 88, Issue 80 History- ML m TUESDAY. OCTOBER 8.2013 81.00 Ashe posts single-digit jobless rate foi Dylan Lightfoot Staff Writer Ashe's jobless rate dropped one full point to 9.7 percent in August, breaking the county's 56-month trend of doubledigit unemployment which began in December 2008, according to the latest figures from the N.C. Divi­ sion of Employment Secu­ rity (DES). The county's jobless rate is also down one full point over August 2012. Of 11,879 workers in Ashe's labor force in Au­ gust, 1,147 were seeking employment. Ashe held at 76th place on the DES county rank­ ing for unemployment for August. Figures for number of new claims, total num­ ber of claimants, average weekly benefit and total benefits paid in the last twelve months, which are typically included in the Jefferson Post's monthly county unemployment report, are not currently available due to the federal government shutdown. Among the neighbor­ ing counties, Alleghany's unemployment rate de­ creased to 8.5, down 0.7 percent over July, and 0.7 percent over the year (OTY), while Avery fell to 8.6 percent, a 0.4 percent decrease for the month, and 1.8 percent over the year (OTY). Watauga County, with 7.3 percent unemployment, saw a 0.6 percent decrease in Au­ gust, down 1.0 percent OTY, and Wilkes at 9.5 percent fell 0.6 percent over the month, while dropping 1.4 percent OTY. Unemployment rates, not seasonally adjusted, decreased in 98 N.C. coun­ ties in August, increased in one — Hoke — and remained the same in one — Gates. Twelve of the state's metro areas saw rate decreases, while one — Fayetteville — saw an increase, and one — Rocky Mount — was unchanged. Scotland County had the highest unemployment rate in July at 15.2 percent, while Currituck County had the lowest at 4.1 per­ cent. All 14 of the state's met­ ro areas experienced rate decreases OTY. The August seasonally adjusted statewide rate was 8.7 percent, with N.C. ranked 44th in the nation for unemployment, accord­ ing to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Total unemployment1 benefits paid in the state for ;dl programs from Septem­ ber 2012, to August 2013, totaled $2,259,894,424. The federal unemploy­ ment rate fell 0.1 percent to 7.3 in August, according to the BLS. .• ;ust Northwester unemployment rati August 2013 »unty Jefferson Post Shepherd sweeps local banjo competitions Staff report Madison Shepherd, 13, of Lau­ rel Springs is an up-and-coming clawhammer banjoist who has won a string of accolades at sev­ eral local competitions and show­ cases this year. Shepherd, an eighth-grader at Ashe County Middle School, has been playing banjo for four years, and has been competing in fid­ dler's conventions and contests for three years. Shepherd learned to play claw­ hammer style banjo through the Ashe County Junior Appalachian Musicians Program (JAM). Tak­ ing lessons for her first year, she has since been self-taught, she said. "This year I'm trying to put to­ gether a youth band. There's no dedicated youth group, and none of the people I've jammed with want to travel," she said. In September, Shepherd played in the inaugural Bristol Rhythm and Roots Reunion Youth Compe­ tition, sponsored by Capo's Music Store of Abingdon, Va.. She took first place in the banjo category, winning a brand new Deering Goodtime banjo and $100 cash. Shepherd also completed at the Appalachian State University Fid­ dler's Convention this year, where she placed second in youth banjo. At the Tommy Jarrell Festival in Mount Airy in March, Shepherd won first place in youth banjo, as well as first place in youth flatfoot competition. She also placed first in youth Old Time banjo, and first in youth flat foot at the Ashe County Fid­ dler's Convention. At the 78th Annual Old Fid­ dler's Convention in Galax, Va., Shepherd won second place in youth clawhammer banjo. At the Alleghany Fiddler's Convention, Submitted photo | Jefferson Post Friends' Bookshop Manager Marcia Rowe (left), shows off a new quilt square sign on display at the library with Renee Brooks, who. with Syndi Brooks (not pictured), both of the Quilt Square Girls, designed and painted the sign. Ashe County Library Friends receive award Photo submitted| Jefferson Post Madison Shepherd with the Deering Goodtime banjo she won at the inau­ gural Bristol Rhythm and Roots Reunion Youth Competition in September. she placed 2nd in junior banjo and 3rd in junior dance. At the 47th Annual Fries Old Time Fiddler's and Bluegrass Convention, she won second place in both youth clawhammer banjo and youth dance. Wrapping up August with the Laurel Bloomery Old Time Fiddler's Conven­ tion, she took first place in youth dance and first place in youth per­ formance with her banjo. She also performed on two youth showcases this year, at Merlefest and at the 1st Annual Blue Ridge Acoustic Uprising in Wytheville, Va.. Shepherd has played with many local bands, such as The Whitetop Mountain Band, Mountain Park Old Time Band and The Slate Mountain Ramblers. This fall, she plans to be in the studio recording a project called Close Kin, a youth version of the origi­ nal Close Kin CD. Juvenile Crime Prevention Council discusses SPEP protocols Wil Petty Staff Writer jpetty@civitasmedia.com In the-monthly meeting of the Ashe County Ju­ venile Crime Prevention Council, the board dis­ cussed new changes in the structure of the Standard­ ized Program Evaluation Protocol (SPEP). SPEP is a system used to evaluate the effective­ ness of programs funded through counties' JCPCs. The evaluation is also sup­ posed to directly show accountability on the pro­ grams that are funded. Linda Graney, a JCPC area consultant for West­ ern North Carolina said that the council's main focus should be if the ser­ vices for the children are being delivered. "SPEP is an added tool to help your programs have support," she said, in the Wil Pettyl Jefferson Post Members of the Ashe County Juvenile Crime Prevention Council meet in the Agriculture Ser­ vices Building on Sept. 22. The council discussed changes in the state's SPEP evaluation, which determines how JCPC's distribute funding to programs. Sept. 24 meeting. Graney said the goal throughout the new school year is for everybody in the council and programs to become familiar with the SPEP standards. "We intend to make sure that every program you fund through JCPC is iden­ tified as having a SPEP service or not having a SPEP service." she .said. One aspect SPEP is changing is an addition to different quality com­ ponents, which programs will be asked about. Those include staff retention, pro­ tocol, monitoring protocol and program fidelity. Previous versions of the protocol would not look into a program's delivery or how often there were changes in staff. For some, that had potential for hav­ ing juveniles return to de­ linquency. "A program could score on the old SPEP really well and have a high score. It would predict that it would reduce recidivism in local clients," Graney said. The SPEP program also focuses more on programs See PROTOCOLS I 5 Nominated by Ashe County Library, The Friends of the Ashe Coun­ ty Public Library have received notification of winning a Frances B. Reid Award given by Friends of North Carolina Public Libraries for outstanding service and work in sup­ port of their local public library. The recognition for this award is accompanied by a $200 cash prize. The public library is of­ ten referred to as the heart of the community. Our Friends are the life-blood that keeps Ashe Library's "heart" alive. Each year they work hard to raise money for library program­ ming. In fact, all of the library's programming money is supplied by The Friends. Last year they provided more than $20,000 of sup­ port. Their contribution made it possible for the children of Ashe County to have quality summer reading programming, as well as money for reading incentive prizes, such as books, games, and even a few Kindles for the teen readers. In Adult Services, the Friends' support helped provide health and well­ ness programming, income tax assistance (VITA), monthly concerts and art See AWARD I 5 Hospital announces new physicians, extended hours Dylan Lightfoot Staff Writer Ashe Memorial Hos­ pital has recruited new health care providers, and received high scores for patient satisfaction on an important national survey CEO Laura Lambeth an­ nounced Oct. 2. "We've got five new phy­ sicians coming into Ashe County," Lambeth said. Novant Health, which took over management of AMH Aug. 1, heard con­ cerns about lack of health care access in the commu­ nity, and has made physi­ cian recruitment a top pri­ ority, she said. New AMH hires include the hospital's first-ever anesthesiologist, Mark L. Perlman, M.D., who starts work Dec. 1. Two family medicine hospitalists, David Carl Luoma, M.D., and Owen D. Oksanen, M.D., will also be joining the AMH staff Dec. 1. Q Ashe Memorial Hospital Sandra K. Pardo, M.D., begins family medicine practice at the Mountain Family Care Center tomor­ row. Cardiologist Jeanette Billett, M.D., starts Jan. 1, 2014, at Novant Health Ashe Cardiology in the Seagraves Care Center. Novant will continue to recruit physicians to the county so Ashe residents don't have to keep appoint­ ments "down the moun­ tain," Lambeth said. As part of Novant's effort to meet community needs, Lambeth announced the following extended hours of operation at AMH facili­ ties: Mountain Family Care Center Monday-Friday 8:30 a.m. to 10:30 p.m. Saturday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday 1 p.m. to 6 p.m Mountain Hearts See HOSPITAL | 5 �PAGE 2 TUESDAY, OCTOBER 8, 2018 J EI- PERSON POST The bishop and the river 'Taste of the Mountains' to raise money for meals Nathan Ham Sports Writer nham@civitasmedia.com A local fundraiser which raises money for the Ashe Services for Aging's Home Delivered Meals Pro­ gram is entering its sixth year. "Taste of the Mountains," brings the home delivered meals program program and local restaurants to­ gether to help afford more people the opportunity to be in the pro­ gram. "The proceeds (from the event) will go to let another client have a meal every day for lunch," said Brenda Phillips, head of the home delivered meals program in the county. Six restaurants are participating during the fundraiser on Oct. 10. They are: Black Jack's, Boondocks, Hotel Tavern, Mountain Aire Sea­ food and Steaks, Sweet and Savory bakery and deli and Winner's Circle. The fundraiser is an all-day event and restaurants will donate 10 per­ cent of their proceeds to the home delivered meal program. Phillips said that 67 people are currently receiving home delivered meals in the county. Volunteers pro­ vide the meals daily and do so for free, with exception to mileage. There are 12 food routes which serve the entire county. Hie pro­ gram is funded through events such as Taste of the Mountains and other contributions from the community. "People can refer clients to us if they are home bound, unable to cook or anything of that nature," Phillips said. "We have people go out to assess (the clients) and then start delivering meals." Last year almost 20,000 meals were served in the community through Ashe Services for Aging's Home Delivered Meal Program. The meals are delivered Monday through Friday, with exception to holidays and severe weather. Sponsors of the event include: Vannoy Construction, Lifestore Bank, Blue Ridge Electric, McFarland Publishing and Ashe County Habitat for Humanity. For more information about the event, call Ashe Services for Aging at (336) 246-2461. Assistance available for health care enrollment On Oct. 1, more than 800,000 un­ insured or underinsured North Caro­ lina residents have the opportunity to find affordable, quality health cov­ erage through the Affordable Care Act. The new health insurance options will provide consumers with cover­ age for the health care they need most, and many North Carolinians will even be able to get help paying for that insurance. Consumers can qualify for help paying for the cost of their insurance, if their incomes fall between approximately $24,000 and $95,000 for a family of four. Enrollment will be open through March 31, 2014, and for those who enroll before Dec. 15,2013, coverage will begin Jan. 1,2014. North Carolinians interested in ap­ plying for coverage have the option of calling a national hotline (1-800318-2596), going online at http:// www.healthcare.gov or https://epass. nc.gov, or getting personal assistance from a certified enrollment assister to secure health insurance through the Marketplace. For North Carolina specifically, individuals interested in an appoint­ ment with a Navigator to enroll in coverage will have access to a state­ wide hotline that will be available beginning Oct. 14 by calling 1-855733-3711. To help individuals and families better afford their health insurance, the federally-certified Navigators and Outreach and Enrollment Specialists have received extensive in the insur­ ance plan options offered by the mar­ ketplace, along with the cost-sharing reductions and premium tax credits eligibility. Local residents will have the opportunity to schedule appoint­ ments with Navigators to receive as­ sistance in applying for health insur­ ance plans and pursuing tax credits and reductions as well as help enroll­ ing in other federal and state health care programs, such as Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP). Assistance will be available to consumers who are dis­ abled, do not speak English or are unfamiliar with health insurance. The following entities have been designated by Washington as certi­ fied Navigators and Enrollment Spe­ cialists: • Mountain Projects — 1-800-627- 1548 or www.mountainprojects.org • Alcohol/Drug Council of North Carolina —1-800-688.4232 • North Carolina Navigator Con­ sortium: • Legal Aid of North Carolina — Navigator@LegalAidNC.org • Pisgah Legal Services — Navigator@pisgahlegal.org • Disability Rights — Navigator@ disabilityrightsnc.org • MediAssist — 704-536-1790 • The Benefit Bank — Navigator@mdcinc.org • NC Agromedicine Institute — agromednavigator@ecu.edu • Partnership for Community Care — Navigator@P4care.org • Community Care of Wake-John­ ston — Navigator@wakedocs.org • The federally-funded Commu­ nity Health Centers, represented by the North Carolina Community Health Center Association — 919655-0389 or 919-655-0380. For more information email Jen­ nifer Simmons, Legal Aid of North Carolina at JenniferS2@LegalAidNC.org; or Scott Edmonds, The Ben­ efit Bank SEdmonds@mdcinc.org. Jcffrrflon $3oflt jfclfcrson iiofit Spopttorcd By: Sponsor Name SpoijHored By: Vannoy Construction Submit a photo of your creative costumes to be a part of our Virtual Costume Party! It's easy to enter. Just submit a photo of your costume at (NEWSPAPERS WEBSITE] Vote for your favorite entry in each of the four categories at [NEWSPAPER WEBSITE]! All entries will be automatically entered in the contest to win great prizes! Contest Starts October 22nd Voting Sinits Nov. 4tb SI Voting Ends Nov. 1lib 'Tis THE SEASON |58j ^ m CONSTRUCTION Ba„o.S«e In 1752 the land that was to become Ashe County had seen few Europeans. The few who did left no record. Cherokees, Creeks and Shawnees hunted the area and often fought over hunting rights. This can be verified only by the arti­ facts they left behind. Then along came Bishop Augus­ tus Gottlieb Spangenberg. His diary gave us the first written record of our area. Bishop Spangenberg was head of the Moravian church in America. The Moravians had been perse­ cuted almost to extinction in Germany. Count Nicolaus Ludwig Zinzendorf gave the Brethren, as they were called, protection in Moravia, thus their new title. Realizing there would be no peace for them in Eu­ rope, Zinzendorf acquired a land grant and planted a colony called Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. By 1752 the Bethlehem settlement was overcrowded. Bishop Span­ genberg was assigned the task of locating a suitable location for even a larger settlement. The Earl of Granville, a descendant of one of the Lords Proprietors, in­ herited a huge portion of North Carolina extending from the Atlantic to the "Southern Sea" (Pacific Ocean). Count Zinzendorf convinced him to grant the American Moravians 100,000 acres in which they could "rent to own." Spangenberg opted to lead the expedition him­ self. They left Bethlehem August 25,1752. His diary follows the delegation out of Pennsylvania, through Virginia into North Caro­ lina. By the end of No­ vember, the party found themselves in a wilderness. A hunter they came upon agreed to lead them to the Yadkin River. Instead, he led them on a treacherous trip up the mountain into present day Blowing Rock. On Dec. 5, the bishop made the following entry: We have reached here after a hard journey over very high, terrible moun­ tains and cliffs. A hunter whom we had taken to An area supply store will soon offer monthly vacci­ nations for dogs and cats in its store. The Tractor Supply Company's Jefferson loca­ tion will be providing Pet- ABSOLUTE JtfferBon (Dost v %m/ Sponsored By: Sponsor Name www.jeffersonpost.com REAL ESTATE SATURDAY, OCTOBER 12 • 10:00AM SALE LOCATION: 165 Hilltop Road, Sparta, NC Known as the Edith Higgins Homeplace TRACT ONE: Approx. 1,100 sq. ft.brick veneer home with TRACT TWO: Mostly open rolling farm land with some living room, kitchen, 2 bedrooms, bathroom, oil hot ' woods, small stream and spring. 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Pettine Upper/Lower Endoscopy with contracts with BCBS and MedCost for office based procedures Sale Conducted By: y DIXON Skin lesion evaluation/removal in office DIXON AUCTION & REALTY CO. 200 Hospital Ave. Suite 5 Jefferson 336-246-7779 27 N Main Street, Suite A P.O Box 931 Sparta, NC 28675 (336) 372-8642 Boy Man Dixon. Auctioneer. GRI NCAL #334 m REALTOR show us the way and who once knew the path to the Atkin (sic), missed the trail and led us into a place where there was no way out except by climb­ ing an indescribable steep mountain. Part of the way we climbed on hands and knees.... When we reached the top we saw mountains to the right, to the left, be­ fore and behind us, rising like great waves in a storm. Bishop Spangenberg picked a poor time of year to explore the mountain re­ gion. Another diary entry on the same date described a typical winter storm with snow and a wind so cold "the water froze by the fire." Determined to return to the Yadkin, the party found a river east of modern day Boone and decided to fol­ low it to civilization. As they followed the meanderings the Bishop described landmarks such as White Top Mountain, Old Fields and Grassy Creek. ...for several days we followed the river in the hope that it would lead us out, we found ourselves only deep­ er in the wilderness, for the river ran now north, now south, now east, now west, in short to all points of the compass. The party decided to leave the river and head east, back down the moun­ tain. They eventually found their way back to the Yad­ kin telling everyone they met about the new river they found that flowed north into the Mississippi basin. The bishop found his 100,000 acres and estab­ lished a successful settle­ ment. They named it Sa­ lem. Many years later it merged with Winston. Had he explored Ashe County in a more pleasant season, Salem may well have been here. Bishop Spangenberg's diary is located in the Moravian files in WinstonSalem. One may also find it on several web sites.Iused Native Heritage Project, com. Wil Petty FOR ALL SEASONS (House & 1.309 +- Acres) and (32.516 +- Acres) ttettjseum erf Ashe CartyHeicry Local farm store to provide monthly animal shots Staff Writer jpetty@civitasmedia.com THYMES 14 S.JEFFERSON AVE. WEST JEFFERSON, NC 336-846-9488 Courting History Sam Shumate Special to the Post "Our Family has been sen-inn Your Family's Medical Needs for over 110 years" \j7JTRACTOR WSUPPLY C® Vets, an affordable way for dog and cat owners to have their pets vaccinated. "What they are going to do is that they will be giv­ ing vaccines for pets," said Randy Rose, spokesperson for the store. "The vet will be set up inside the store's receiving area and they do all sorts of (hings." Alongside vaccinations for Rabies, Bordtella and Parvo, the clinic will also provide microchips and heartworm tests. Rose said the PetVet in­ side the store will be simi­ lar to a miniature vet clinic. Different prices will be given for puppies and kit­ tens compared to dogs and cats. There will also be dif­ ferent plans depending on which vaccinations owners receive for their animals. Rose said a Rabies vacci­ nation would cost pet own­ ers $10. The event will start off monthly and as more peo­ ple participate, it will occur more often. First, it will move up to bi-weekly and when the clinic reaches an average of 40 pets, the event will happen weeldy. The first date will be Sat­ urday, Oct. 26. The next would then happen Saturday, Nov. 23. More dates following those are to be announced. Other nearby locations offering the service are: Wilkesboro and Elkin. For more information, call the Jefferson Tractor Supply Company at (336) 219-0426. �JEFFERSON POST TITISDAY, OCTOBER 8, 2013 PAGE 3 OBITUARIES OKRENUK Miss Angela "Angie" Marie Okrenuk of West Jefferson died on Tuesday, October 1, 2013 at the Wake For­ est Univer­ sity Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem. She was 33. Miss Okrenuk was born July 18, 1980, in New Castle, Del., to the late Thomas Peter and Debo­ rah Johnson Okrenuk. Angie enjoyed going to church, listening to music and she loved to eat. She attended Smethport Bap­ tist Church. Angie always had a smile and had love for everyone she met. Miss Okrenuk is sur­ vived by mother, Deborah "Debbie" Ann Okrenuk of West Jefferson; sister, Amy Jones and husband Nathan of Jefferson; sister, Cora Badger of Jefferson; maternal mom mom, Sar­ ah Johnson of Jefferson; brother, Shorty Badger of Florida; two aunts, Tina Rangel and husband Gabe and Libby Badger Rudersdorf; two uncles, Jim Bad­ ger and Dean Badger; and cousins, Gabe Rangel Jr. and Emily Badger. Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Friday, Oct. 4,2013, at Smethport Bap­ tist Church by Rev. Phil Ar­ nold, Rev. Chris Goodman and Rev. Jim Greer. Burial followed in Zion Hill Cem­ etery. The family received friends on Thursday, Oct. 3, 2013, at Badger Funeral Home. Memorials may be made to the family c/o Badger Funeral Home, P.O. Box 139, West Jefferson, NC 28694. Words of comfort and remembrance may be viewed or sent to the fam­ ily through our website at www.badgerfuneralhome. com. Badger Funeral Home was entrusted with Miss Okrenuk s arrangements. OWEN Mr. Edwin Lynn Owen, better known as "Bud," of West Jeffer­ son passed away Tues­ day morn­ ing, Oct. 1, 2013, at his residence. He was 63. M r . Owen was born in Ashe County on Thursday, Oct. 6, 1949, to Zollie Mae Spencer Owen and the late Alton Reeves Owen. He served in the U.S. Army where he was a highly decorated Vietnam veteran. He was co-owner of Owen Brothers Electric for 32 years. Bud enjoyed spending time with family and friends. He is survived by his mother, Zollie Mae Spen­ cer Owen; three broth­ ers, Darell Owen and wife Mary of West Jefferson, Al­ len Owen and wife Nita of Raleigh, and Curtis Owen and wife Betsy of West Jef­ ferson; one sister, Aleta Blevins and husband Lanney of Kingsport, Tenn.; nieces and nephews; Alisha Owen and husband Dustin, Emily Fair and husband Keith, Christy Burke and husband Josh, Ory Owen, and Evan Owen; and great nieces and nephews, Ryan Ainolhayat, Raegan Fair, and Carter Burke. Funeral services were held Saturday, Oct. 5, 2013, at Boone Family Fu­ neral Home with Rev. Ken Furches officiating. Burial followed in the Ashelawn Memorial Gardens Cem­ etery with military rites. Flowers were accepted or memorials may be made to Ashe Services for Ag­ ing, 180 Chattyrob Lane, West Jefferson, NC 28694. The family received friends at the home of Cur­ tis and Betsy Owen at 229 Owen Lane in West Jeffer­ son. You may give the family your condolences at our website www.boonefuneralhome.com. Boone Family Funeral Home of West Jefferson is in charge of these arrange­ ments. HOUCK Miss Elizabeth "Beth" Jeanie Houck of West Jef­ ferson died Wednesday, Oct. 2,2013 at Margate Health and Rehab Cen­ ter. She was 44. M i s s Houck was born Dec. 8,1968 in Jeffer­ son to Dean McKinley and Margaret Stevens Houck. Miss Houck was preced­ ed in death by her parents; her brother, Michael Dean Houck; and sister, Linda Joyce Houck. Beth was a member of Bald Mountain Baptist Church. She worked as front end manager for In­ gles Supermarket in West Jefferson. She loved sports and being around people. She never complained dur­ ing her illness. She loved spending time with her family. Miss Houck is survived by one brother, Steve Houck and wife Betty of West Jefferson; four neph­ ews; and several great nieces and nephews and cousins. Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 5,2013, at the Badger Funeral Home Chapel by Rev. Lawrence Goodman. Burial followed in Bald Mountain Cemetery. The family received friends on Saturday, Oct. 5, 2013, at Badger Funeral Home. Flowers were appreci­ ated, or memorials may be made to Bald Mountain Baptist Church Cemetery Fund, 1460 Bald Mtn. Road, West Jefferson, NC 28694. Words of comfort and remembrance may be viewed or sent to the fam­ ily through our website at www.badgerfuneralhome. com. Badger Funeral Home was entrusted with Miss Houck's arrangements. ELLIS Mrs. Annice Harless Ellis of West Jef­ ferson died Wednes­ day, Oct. 2, 2013, at Margate Health and Rehab Cen­ ter. She was 77. Mrs. Ellis was born Sept. 19, 1936, in Ashe County to Marvin and Gladys Hartzog Harless. Mrs. Ellis was preceded in death by her parents. Mrs. Ellis is survived by her husband, Charles Lin­ coln Ellis Sr.; three sons, Charles Ellis Jr. and wife Teresa, James Marvin El­ lis, and David Weldon El­ lis and wife Debbie, all of West Jefferson; two grand­ children, Sandra Osborne and Nathan Ellis; and one great-grandchild, Jacob El­ lis. Graveside services were held at 3:30 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 6, 2013, at the Ellis Family Cemetery by Rev. Wayne Jones, Rev. Ken Morris and Rev. Phil Ar­ nold. The family received friends on Saturday, Oct. 5, 2013, at Badger Funeral Home. Flowers were appreci­ ated, or memorials may be made to American Cancer Society c/o Donna Gentry, 305 Rayfield Acres Road, West Jefferson, NC 28694. Words of comfort and remembrance may be viewed or sent to the fam­ ily through our website at www.badgerfuneralhome. com. Badger Funeral Home was entrusted with Mrs. Ellis's arrangements. WEAVER Mrs. Ruby McCoy Weav­ er of West Jefferson died Thursday, Oct. 3, 2013, at the home of Margaret, Elbert and Anthony Graybeal. She was 92. Mrs. Weaver was born July 28, 1921, in Creston to James Quincy and Mary Pennington McCoy. Mrs. Weaver was preced­ ed in death by her parents; her husband, John Benja­ min Weaver; three broth­ ers, Ray McCoy, Hugh Mc­ Coy and J. D. McCoy; and one sister, Gail Price. Mrs. Weaver was a member of Calvary Baptist Church. She loved to cro­ chet and spend time with family and friends. Mrs. Weaver is survived by one daughter, Marga­ ret Graybeal and husband Elbert of West Jefferson; three sisters, Esther Taylor of West Jefferson. JoAnn Owens of Creston and Myrtle Porter of Ohio; three grandchildren, Jerry Graybeal, Tricia Caudel and Anthony Graybeal; three great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild; and several nieces and nephews. Funeral services were held at 3 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 6, 2013, at Badger Funeral Home Chapel by Rev. Kirby McNeill and Rev. Steve Goss. Burial followed in Ashelawn Memorial Gar­ dens. The family received friends on Sunday prior to the service at Badger Fu­ neral Home. Flowers were appreci­ ated, or memorials may be made to Medi Home Hos­ pice, P.O. Box 421, Jeffer­ son, NC 28640. Words of comfort and remembrance may be viewed or sent to the fam­ ily through our website at www.badgerfuneralhome. com. Badger Funeral Home was entrusted with Mrs. Weaver's arrangements. Construction on NC 163 completed Wil Petty Staff Writer jpetty@civitasmedia.com N.C. 163 between Obids and Glendale Springs has reopened following con­ struction. The construction was done by the N.C. Depart­ ment of Transportation and road was reopened Tuesday, Oct. 1, for all pub­ lic traffic. "(The road) had some damage after the flooding, so the D.O.T. have been do­ ing a lot of work there," Ni­ cole Meister, spokeswom­ an for the N.C. Department of Transportation said. A slide that was 125 feet long and 35 feet deep took out a major portion of the road. Half of the eastbound travel lane and the road shoulder were destroyed by the slide. The construction shut down the road, requiring drivers to use N.C. Route 16 to get to Glendale Springs and Wilkes Coun­ ty. . . . Meister said the repairs totaled $600,000. No fed­ eral funding was issued "(The road) had some damage after the flooding, so the D.O.T. have been doing a lot of work there." A slide that was 125 feet long and 35 feet deep took out a major portion of the road.Half of the eastbound travel lane and the road shoulder were destroyed by the slide. 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Page 4 Tuesday, October 8,2013 Thomas Jefferson, 1787 Budget busting health insurance increases anger If you are sustain pay­ among the thou­ ments for up to sands of North 500,000 more Carolinians who Medicaid re­ pay for their cipients. North own health in­ Carolina tax­ surance policies payers would chances are you ultimately have received - or to substantially soon will - no­ increase the tification that more than $3 your current billion we cur­ plan is no lon­ rently spend. ger in compli­ While practical, ance with the their decision new Affordable guarantees Tom Campbell Care Act and most of them NC Spin your policy will continue is either canusing the celled or your premiums emergency room as their increased as much as 400 first (and most expensive) percent. choice for primary care. The anger is palpable, as Leadership additionally people want to know who decided not to establish to blame and what they can state or joint federal-state do. health insurance exchang­ Perhaps you've seen the current TV ad with the es, opting to accept feder­ woman lambasting Obam- ally mandated guidelines acare, saying the govern­ for these exchanges. These ment is incapable of mak­ guidelines include manda­ ing healthcare choices for tory coverage for services you and me. If we were to many previously opted not start at square one in com­ to include in their plans, pletely reforming Ameri­ explaining why so many ca's healthcare system we are getting non-compliance would surely design a dif­ cancellation notices. As we ferent plan, and as idyllic understand it, the federal as it might sound to say we exchange option also pro­ want government out of vides that insurance pre­ healthcare, that horse left mium increases after 2014 the barn back in the 1960s, would have to be approved when President Johnson by the federal government, convinced Congress to so insurers decided to jack pass Medicare and Medic­ up premiums now, before aid. Practical and political Obamacare takes effect. realities dictate it's not go­ There is only one state­ ing to change. wide insurer participat­ The Affordable Care Act, ing in North Carolina's or Obamacare, began with exchange - Blue Cross, a consensus our healthcare Blue Shield, a not-for-profit system was both broke company with a virtual mo­ and broken. The ACA is nopoly in health insurance a flawed result of the in­ in our state. More competi­ ability and unwillingness tion would no doubt have of providers, insurance resulted in the lower pre­ companies, pharmaceuti- miums many other states pl companies and others enjoy. in the private sector to fix So thousands are now in the system, coupled with crisis. Many families that politicians who put special don't financially qualify interests ahead of the pub­ for subsidies under health lic's best interests. Obam­ insurance exchanges are acare neither solves the cri­ being forced to either find sis nor contains costs, as it new insurance providers initially promised. It most or figure out how to afford certainly will be modified the budget-busting pre­ in the future but current ef­ mium increases. It would forts to defund or abolish it be hard to argue this new won't happen. Let's focus on North Car­ healthcare system is better olina. Our elected leaders than what we've had. No chose, we think wisely, not wonder so many are furi­ to expand those eligible to ous and worried. receive Medicaid for two reasons: our own Medicaid Campbell is the executive pro­ program is in such disar­ ducer and moderator of NC SPIN, a weekly panel discussion on state ray and, despite promises issues that airs onWMYT "MY TV12" to pay 90 percent of the at 10 a.m. on Sundays and on WJZY costs for the first years, "CW46" at 6:30a.m. and 11:05 p.m. few believe the federal gov­ on Sundays and on WFMY-TV at ernment can indefinitely 5:30 a.m. Sundays, f/ers OSIt if si.UviNi;AftllEC .oiiivrv.n o r i in a k h i j n a m m i i«»?. (USPS 441-810) Member NC Press Association Published twice weekly by Civitas Media LLC, P.O. Box 808 203 S. Second Ave., West Jefferson. NC 28694 LETTER TO THE EDITOR A gracious offer from McFarland's president To the Editor: Iam a member of the ASU Library Board and want to notify Ashe Coun­ ty teachers and media specialists of a special opportunity coming up on November 9th, in Boone," sponsored by the ASU Library and the College of Education. A Children's Litera­ ture Symposium will feature Joseph Bruchac (who will be visiting the Ashe County Middle School on the day before, Friday Nov. 8), Joseph Bathanti (N.C. Poet Laureate), and Edie Hemingway, author of "Road to Tater Hill." Phone 336-846-7164 Subscription rates in Ashe County - $38/year In North Carolina - $48 01/year Editor/General Manager Cliff Clark Staff Writer Wil Petty Staff Writer Dylan Lightfoot Sports Writer Nathan Ham Advertising Sales Teresa Roark Laws Advertising Sales John Sears Classifieds/Legals Kay Hart Mail Room Department Julia Beck Postmaster: Send address changes to Oct. 8-12 stroke, choking, bleeding, Friends of the Library seizures, diabetic reac­ are offering up more great tions, breathing problems, sales items for your fall shock, and environmental reading pleasure. Maga­ emergencies. Participants zines are regularly priced will receive a certification at three for $1, except for card which is valid for the current month which two years. The cost is $30 sells for the inexpensive (make check payable to price of $1 per issue. You ARHS). Registration dead­ never know what might be line is Friday, Oct. 4,2013. on the 10 cent magazine No refunds. Class size is shelf. limited. You must call to Beginning Oct. 1, the pre-register and prepay sales cart will again have by calling Candy Jones at Harlequin and silhouette (828) 268-8960. romance paperbacks for 10 cents each, as well as Oct. 8 historical romance paper­ Best of the Blue Ridge. backs for 5 for $1. Older Painters from Ashe and literature collections, like surrounding counties are the Little Journeys, Har­ invited to submit works vard Classic's Shelf of Fic­ for "The Best of the Blue tion, as well as military his­ Ridge," a juried fine art tory books will be featured competition and exhibi­ on the small bookcase. It's tion. Paintings, drawings, getting the time of year to hand pulled prints and think about the holidays. two-dimensional mixed Lots of baskets are avail­ media works will be ac­ able in fall and Halloween cepted. There is a non­ themes and reasonably refundable entry fee and priced. Visit the Friends delivery dates are Oct. 5, 7 shop and help support and 8,2013. Juror for "The Friends and library activi­ Best of the Blue Ridge" is ties. Robert Way. His work has been exhibited in many Oct. 8 - Oct. 28 solo and juried group ex­ 5 p.m. Storytelling hibitions, and his work is in Todd. Every Tuesday represented in public and through October, stop by private collections world­ the Todd General Store wide. The exhibit will for old time entertainment open and run from Oct. 10 with supper at 5 p.m. and - Nov. 21,2013. The public storytelling at 6 p.m. Todd is invited to to the opening General Store is located at reception, 5 - 8 p.m., Oct. 3866 Railroad Grade Road. 11 in conjunction with the For more information, call Fall Gallery Crawl. For (336) 877-1067. more information, contract 6 -9 p.m. American the Arts Council at (336) Heart Association First 846-ARTS. Aid Course will be held at 10 a.m. Ashe County Watauga Medical Center Extension and Com­ Auditorium. This course munity Association is designed for commu­ Achievement Day will nity members who want be held at the Agricultural to learn basic first aid Service Center Conference skills - how to recognize Room. and to respond to different 7:30 p.m. Riverview emergencies - heart attack, Community Center will P.O. Box 808 All content copyright 2012 by Civitas Media LLC and may not be reproduced without permission. hold its annual meeting. Business includes elect­ ing board members for the next four years. You must be a member to vote. Come and join in. Oct. 10 7 p.m. Ashe Bee Keep­ ers Meeting will be held at the Agricultural Service Center Conference Room. For more information, call (336) 846-5850. Oct. 11-12 10 a.m. Ashe County Barn Quilt Tours. Hop on board and let the Arts Council take you on a two hour guided tour of Ashe County. All tours will be­ gin and end at the Ashe Arts Center in West Jeffer­ son. Departure time is 10 a.m. and some tours will have a lunch option. Cost for the tour is $15 adults, and $10 children under 12. Reservations are required. For more information or to reserve your seat, call the Ashe County Arts Council at (336) 846-2787. Oct. 11 5-8 p.m. Spaghetti Supper. Riverview Com­ munity Center will spon­ sor an all-you-can-eat Spa­ ghetti Supper. The cost is $8 for adults, $5 children 6 - 12, children 5 and un­ der eat free. Proceeds will be used for repairs on the building. 6 p.m. Sunset Hay Ride. Meet us at the New River State Park N.C. 221 Access and enjoy a 45 minute - one hour hayride through the state park to view the colors of fall. Space is limited. For more information or to reserve your spot, call (336) 9822587. Oct. 12 Test Drive One for the School. Ashe County High School, Ashe County Mo­ tors will donate $20 to the Booster Club for each fam­ ily that test drives a vehicle on this day. Please be sure to help them out. 6th Annual New River TYail 50K. Don't miss this unique marathon. This is a 50K (31.1 miles) ultramarathon to be run com­ pletely in the New River Trail State Park. Registra­ tion closes on October 9, 2013. All proceeds go to benefit the National Com­ mittee for the New River. For more information, visit www.ncnr.org/nrt50k. html. 9 a.m. Mt Jefferson Challenge. The Mount Jefferson Challenge (The MOJE) is a 7.2 mile foot race from the base of Mount Jefferson to its summit and then back to the base. The mirror im­ age ascent/descent is 3.6 miles up.3.6 miles down, with grades ranging from 5-16%. The MOJE has claim to the most elevation change per mile of any race in the High County and possibly the larger West­ ern N.C. region challeng­ ing runners with an eleva­ tion change of 420 feet per mile. For more information or to register, call (336) 877-8888 or visit NewRiverMarathon.com., 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. Festival of the Frescoes. A tradi­ tional country fair on the grounds of the Mission House across the street from the Church at 120 Glendale School Road. It will feature homemade arts and crafts, and wonderful baked goods. Classic fun for all as this is reminiscent of a traditional country fair. For more information, visit www.churchofthefrescoes.com. CHURCH CALENDAR Oct. 8 - 9 7 p.m. Revival Services will be held at Pleasant Home Baptist Church. Rev. Larry Shephard will be the guest speaker. There will be spe­ cial singing each night, pastor Rev. Lonnie Carpenter invites you to at­ tend. 6 p.m. Revival Services will be held at Calvary Baptist Church, West Jefferson. Rev. Ambrose Jones will preach at 6 p.m., Rev. Lloyd Day will preach at 7 p.m. There will be special music each night. Pastor Rev. Kirby McNeil invites you to attend these services. Oct. 8-11 7 p.m.Revival Services. Gillespie Community Church will hold revival services beginning 6 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 6, and will continue through the week at 7 p.m. nightly. Brother Mitchell Mash will be preaching. Pastor Jim Frances and congregation invite you to attend. Oct. 12,19 and 26 6 p.m. Fall Revival will be held at Glendale Springs Missionary Baptist Church. Everyone is invited to at­ tend. Jefferson Post West Jefferson NC 28694-0808 "because of the kids"—we've had glowing reports of the results of this symposium. You can thank me in your hearts, if you like, but, please, I won't be ad­ ministering the thing, just paying for it. So, don't contact me, but instead please contact ASU instructional ma­ terials librarian Margaret Gregor at gregormn@appstate.edu or 828-2628088 or Belk Library, 218 College St, Boone 28608. She or an assistant will handle everything. Highly recommended! Sincerely, Robert Franklin President McFarland & Company, Inc. Publishers COMMUNITY CALENDAR Periodicals postage paid at West Jefferson. NC 28694 Email cclark@civitasmedia com I offer to fund a "scholarship" for any Ashe teacher/librarian who wants to attend this symposium. This would include payment of the registration fee ($20) and the CEU credit fee ($10). This is a wonderful day of stories, poetry, prose, songs—all designed to help teachers/librarians learn new ways of interesting children in writ­ ing, enjoying, learning about litera­ ture (stories, etc.) This is the second such symposium; the first, in 2011, was a rousing success. This is on a Saturday and should be a terrific opportunity to develop new skills, meet fellow profession­ als, and enjoy yourself! I'm doing it Oct. 13,20,27' Friendly Grove Baptist Church an­ nounces that Rev. Herbert McCoy will be preaching for them through October. The congregation invites you to attend. Oct. 13 -16 6:15 p.m. Revival Services will be held at Bristol Baptist Church. Be­ ginning Sunday, Oct. 13, the prayer room will be open at 6 p.m. and the service will begin at 6:15 p.m. All other nights, the prayer room will open at 7 p.m., with service begin at 7:15 p.m. Speakers for the revival will be Rev. Johnny Huffman and Rev. Michael Carter. Special singing will be provided by Still Blessed, The Association Choir, Heritage, and The Bristol Baptist Church Choir. Every­ one is invited. 7 p.m. Fall Revival Services for North Beaver Baptist Church will be held at Midway Baptist Church in their old sanctuary. Special speaker for the revival will be Rev. Michael Johnson from Wilkesboro. There will be special music each night. The prayer room will be open at 6:45 p.m. For more information, call 982-8658 after 5 p.m. Oct. 13 -17 7 p.m. Revival Services will be held at Scottville Baptist Church, Pastor Benny Green of the Heavenly Hope Baptist Church, Lenoir will be the guest preacher. Services will be­ gin 6 p.m., Sunday night, and 7 p.m. Monday through Thursday night. There will be special singing each night. Pastor Reeves Jones and con­ gregation invite you to attend. Oct. 13 10:30 a.m. 'You'll Get Through 1 his" a Max Lucado series for hope and help in touch times will be the focus for the Adult Sunday School class of Chestnut Hill Methodist Church for the next two months. The church is located at 604 Martin Gambill Road, Crumpler. For more information or directions, call 336982-9056. 2:30 p.m. Midway Cemetery Decoration, located behind Steve Johnson's Auto World on Mt. Jeffer­ son Road. Everyone is invited for a time of worship, song and remem­ brance. For more information, call Pastor Steve LeaShomb at 246-2012. Oct. 14 -18 7 p.m. Revival Services will be held at Liberty Baptist Church on Silas Creek. Guest preacher will be Aaron Causby. The prayer room will open at 6:45 p.m. There will be special singing each night. You are invited to attend. Oct. 14 6:45 p.m. Special Singing will be held at Bald Mountain Baptist Church, with the North Carolina Baptist Singers and Orchestra. The Baptist Singers and Orchestra are comprised from church musicians from all across the state of North Carolina will be in concert. Pastor Rev. Lawrence Goodman and Music Director David Phillips and congre­ gation invite everyone to attend. �TUESDAY, (XTOBLK s, 201:i JKH KKSON POST rAGKf> Award From Page 1 receptions for local art­ ists. Other library pro­ grams funded by Friends' donations include: docu­ mentary showings, book club meetings, computer classes, and a multicultural picnic in the park where patrons experienced crafts and games in celebration of other cultures. Friends of Ashe Library also contribute to the county's On the Same Page Literary Festival, which includes the Community Read, hosted by Ashe Li­ brary. Another big event hosted by the Friends is the Aylce P. Nadeau 5th grade Poetry Contest, en­ couraging county youth to discover poetry and written expression. At this year's poetry awards cere­ mony, the Friends secured North Carolina's Poet Lau­ reate, Joseph Bathanti as special guest speaker. Bathanti was able to lead an adult writer's workshop for patrons after the poetry event. In order to fund all these wonderful programs, the Friends maintain a used bookstore/gift shop at the library. Last year the Friends cleared over $19,500 in sales. Many hours go into operating the Friends' shop. This year the Friends documented a total of 4,703 hours of ser­ vice. Not only did Friends run the bookstore, but they spent volunteer hours recruiting at a county vol­ unteer fair, reading to chil­ dren at daycares, shelving books, educating patrons on how to use the new selfservice kiosks for checking out books, and over 300 hours tagging the entire library collection for RIFD technology. Along with the Friends' financial support they have participated in library pro­ grams in various ways. For instance; joining the staff in a World Book Night Celebration that promoted literacy by offering books to light and non-readers, reading to children "Under the Maple Tree" as part of summer reading activities, leading workshops for teen writers, and several mem­ bers even agreed to be cataloged in their areas of expertise as part of a Hu­ man Library Event. This year the Friends have also started working with Better World Books to send excess donations in for supplemental in­ come as well as featuring a link to BWB's online store on their webpage. A per­ centage of purchases made through the BWB link on the Friends' webpage are credited to the Friends in a quarterly check. Each month the Friends hold monthly programs that feature interesting topics presented by quali­ fied speakers. These pro­ grams are free and promot­ ed monthly by the Friends on a local morning radio show and in newspapers. They enhance the library's offerings to the communi­ ty and allow the Friends an opportunity to recruit new members. Members extend an invi­ tation for visitors to attend a covered dish luncheon at the Friends' next meeting; scheduled for 11 a.m. on Oct. 23, Suzanne Moore, County Librarian will be presenting the State of the Library, and Peggy Bailey. Youth Service Director, will share summer reading success stories. Also, be sure to stop in the Friends Books Sale shop and see the new, beautiful quilt square sign, designed and painted by Quilt Square Girls, Syndi and Renee Brooks. Sign up for FREE Your Door! Being found via online searches drives customers to your door. Highly trafficked online business directory, increases customers. Simple. Affordable. Effective. Protocols From Page 1 that offer long-term help to children such as cognitive behavorial therapy and jobrelated training, as opposed to boot camps or regitmented training programs. The board also discussed the potential of having two high school students be on the council as a way for student input. "Over the years we have tried different times to have students appointed from the high school to be part of the council, but that has been difficult due to their class .schedules," Chairperson Grier Hurley said. "We've decided in the past not to fill those spots." Another idea for student representation on the council was to use home school stu­ dents, as their schedules are less conflict­ ing. "I think it is good to get the youth in­ volved, so we can have their input,' Hurley said. The next scheduled meeting by the council will take place at noon, Tuesday, Oct. 22, in the Agriculture Services Build­ ing. In other action taken by the council: • The board voted to remove Article VI Section II in their by-laws. The removal means that proxy voting is no longer al­ lowed for the Juvenile Crime Prevention Council. • In attendance were: Bill Davis, Jimmy Poplin, Kathleen George, Darby Rash, Whitney Dodd, Scott Tummyer, Doug Goss, Penny Brittain, Lynette Holbrook, Vice Chair Ed Hurst and Chair Grier Hur­ ley. Also in attendance was: Kathy Weaver (Project Challenge), Fawn Roark (Media­ tion), Kristy Aldridge (PAIRS), Monica Oliver (Barium Springs), Nash Love (AMI Kids) and Linda Graney. Hospital From Page 1 Center for Prevention and Wellness Monday-Friday 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday 7 a.m. to 11 a.m. Sunday 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. "People don't like to go out of their community for health care. We're already seeing a slight increase in our census in the past cou­ ple of months," Lambeth said. "It's exciting for the community and exciting for Ashe Memorial Hospi­ tal," she said. High patient satisfac­ tion scores Ashe Memorial Hospi­ tal scored high in patient satisfaction over the past twelve months, according to data from the National Research Corporation (NRC). "Ashe Memorial has some very high HCAHPS scores," said AMH CEO Laura Lambeth. A measure of quality of care, the HCAHPS (Hospi­ tal Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems) survey is the first national, standard­ ized, publicly reported survey of patients' perspec­ tives of hospital care, ac­ cording to the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Ser­ vices (CMS). From Sept. 8, 2012, to Sept. 8,2013, AMH scored in the 97th percentile na­ tionwide for Communica­ tion With Nurses, Commu­ nication With Doctors and Pain Management, and in the 98th percentile for Dis­ charge Information. Ashe Memorial scored in the 92nd percentile for Responsiveness of Hospi­ tal Staff, 96th percentile for Communication About Medicine and 90th percen­ tile for Cleanliness/Quiet­ ness. The HCAHPS (pro­ nounced "H-caps") survey is given to a random sam­ ple of hospital patients, and is composed of 32 questions encompassing critical aspects of their hospital experience. De­ veloped by CMS and the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, the survey is designed to pro­ duce data about patients' perspectives of care that al­ low objective, meaningful comparisons of hospitals on topics that are impor­ tant to consumers. Public reporting of survey results creates in­ centives for hospitals to improve quality of care, and serves to enhance ac­ countability in health care by increasing transparency of the quality of hospital care provided in return for public investment. 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Ashe tennis seniors honored earned a 6-3, 6-1 victory against McKenzie Ingle and third seed Grace Miller won easily over Madison Four seniors were recog­ Wilcox, 6-0,6-2. nized in their final home Curcio and Copeland match of a regular season won their singles matches that has been a great year over Marissa Ingle and from start to finish. Ella Stephanie Shinaman. Copeland, Kasey Curcio, Tugman had a tough Erin Griffin and Mary Aus­ match and lost to Wilkes tin Tugman have all played Central's Bri Roten. a big role in this year's In doubles play, Brown team success. and Witherspoon were 8-5 With Thursday's 8-1 win winners over Hollis and over Wilkes Central, Ashe Roten. Miller and Tug­ finished a 12-4 season over­ man defeated McKenzie all and a 12-2 mark in con­ and Marissa Ingle,8-2, and ference play. "This was a great win in the tandem of Curcio and the last match of the regu­ Copeland beat Wilcox and lar season, and really gives Rebecca Penday, 8-0. The two teams played us good momentum going into the Mountain Valley one exhibition match. Grif­ fin and Rae Zeller won a Conference Tournament at Elk in" said Head Coach doubles match by a 6-2 score. Larry Dix. "I am very proud of all Top seed Hallie Brown played very well in her re­ these players for their turn to singles action after extra effort, positive atti­ missing the Starmount tude and sportsmanship," match due to illness. Coach Dix said. The MVAC Tourna­ Brown beat Mary Hollis in ment will be Tuesday and straight sets, 6-1,64). Maggie Witherspoon Wednesday in Elkin. Nathan Ham Sports Writer nham@civitasmedia.com 'Ashe County Super Bowl' Photo courtesy| Lorrie Tomlinson The much-anticipated "Ashe County Super Bowl" as some young future Husky players called it took place at Family Central on Saturday with all of the Ashe County youth football teams playing each other. Pictured here. Luke Sheets (40) carries the ball for the Silver Huskies. The silver team went on to win the game 22-0. JV football posts shutout Nathan Ham Sports Writer nham@civitasmedia.com Ashe County scored its first conference win of the year with a 40-0 victory over Alleghany. Freshman quarterback Colin Ellis got things start­ ed with a 25-yard touch­ down run on the first offen­ sive drive of the game. The Huskies went up 12-0 with a five-yard run by Alex Kissinger after long runs from Ellis and Tristen Jones. Ellis scored his second touchdown of the game, this one through the air on the next drive after a Trojan punt. The freshman found Joseph Lowder for a 42-yard TD. Kissenger ran in for a two-point conver­ sion to put Ashe in front 20-0 with 41 seconds left in the first half. Alleghany got the open­ ing kickoff of the third quarter, but went nowhere. On fourth down, Alex Richardson burst through the line to block the punt. Garret Miller recovered the ball at the 22-yard line. Ellis got his second rush­ ing TD of the night after running the option with tailback Matt Greer and reversing field to take the ball in from 20 yards out. The Huskies were ahead, 26-0. With 1:39 left in the third quarter, Ellis and Lowder hooked up again for another 42-yard TD pass and a 32-0 lead going to the final quarter of play. The Huskies put the game away on the ground. Dante Shuler ripped off a 50-yard run, then Dillon Miller crossed the goal line from three yards out for an Ashe score. Shuler scored the two-point conversion for the final Ashe points of the night. Steve Wright | www.StevesSportsShots.com Jacob Blevins had two catches for 42 yards in the win over Wilkes Central and led Ashe with seven tackles. Ashe slams Wilkes Central Nathan Ham Sports Writer nham@civitasmedia.com It was a sweet taste of victory for the Huskies on Friday night, especially for the seniors getting a win over Wilkes Central and snap­ ping a three-year losing streak to the rival Eagles. Ashe scored 40 unanswered points to start the game, all in the first half to beat Wilkes Central, 4(T16. The Huskies scored on its open­ ing drive, capped off by a threeyard TD run by senior tailback Johnathan Cox. Ashe's next scoring drive was set up by a nice defensive play from Matthew Hamilton. The se­ nior intercepted a pass from Eagle QB Jonathan Cook and returned it all the way to Central s five-yard line. Cox carried the ball for a twoyard score to put Ashe up 14-0 with 9:38 left in the first quarter. The Husky defense came up big once again on the first play of the Eagle drive. Dustin Guy recovered a fumble in Eagle territory. The Ashe passing game came to life on this short scoring drive. Ju­ nior quarterback Connor Bowers threw a short pass to Grayson Gilley and Gilley did the rest, scoot­ ing into the end zone from 17 yards out. The extra point was no good, but Ashe was in front 20-0 just four minutes into the contest. Following a Wilkes Central punt, Ashe put the ground game to work. Running plays by Cox and Bowers, and a pass play to Jacob Blevins put Ashe inside the red zone. Fullback Brandon Wingler pushed through the line for a three-yard touchdown run. Ashe was now ahead 26-0 with 1:16 left in the first quarter. Ashe's defense forced another punt to start the second quarter, and the offense took the ball and looked to march down the field. Bowers capped off this drive with a short TD run. The extra point was good. Ashe now led, 33-0. With 4:40 left in the second quarter, Bowers found Maison McNeill for a 54-yard strike that got the team down to the 13-yard fine. Three plays later, Bowers dropped back and found Bradley Lucas for a seven-yard touchdown pass and a 40-0 Husky advantage. The Eagles got on the score­ board just before halftime with a 41-yard scamper by Andrew Bynum. Central converted the twopoint play with 1:26 left. The second half was very un­ eventful with Ashe running the ball quite a bit and getting playing time for everybody on the team. Wilkes Central got its last score of the game with 5:17 left on a QB sneak from Cook. Hunter Barnes capped off an­ other strong defensive perfor­ mance with a late-game intercep­ tion to let the Huskies run out the clock. Ashe moved to 3-3 overall and 2-0 in the Mountain Valley Ath­ letic Conference. "We came out focused and that's all we talked about all week was starting the game and doing it right," said Head Coach Brian Hampton. Last week, Ashe came out slug­ gish and got in a big hole against Alleghany before having to storm back for the win. This week, things were much different. "I think for the most part we played a complete game and we didn't let up," Hampton said. "Ev­ ery time you beat Wilkes Central it's a great win." The struggles continued for the Eagles as they are now 1-5 overall and 1-1 in the MVAC. On the stat sheet, Ashe outgained Wilkes Central, 327 yards to 231 and forced four Eagle turn­ overs. Ashe also had a great night on third down and in the red zone. The Huskies converted seven of 11 third-down attempts and scored six touchdowns on seven trips inside the 20-yard line. Bowers was 8-10 passing for 128 yards and two touchdowns. Cox led the ground attack with 95 yards on 17 carries with two scores. Hunter Barnes had 14 car­ ries for 39 yards, Bowers had 32 rushing yards and a touchdown and Wingler added two carries for 11 yards and a score. Shawn Baker got some carries late in the contest and had 23 yards rushing. Zach Outen also had three rushing attempts. McNeill led Ashe with two catches for 48 yards. Blevins had two catches for 42 yards and Lu­ cas finished with two grabs for 22 yards and a score. Defensively, Blevins led Ashe with seven tackles, Hamilton had six tackles and an INT, and Guy had five tackles and two fumble recoveries. Baker and Michael Elliott had five tackles each. Mitchell Brown had two tackles and a quarterback sack. Alex Laws had two tackles and one tackle for loss. Ashe will host West Wilkes this week for Homecoming. Husky sports: Soccer, volleyball update Nathan Ham Sports Writer nham@civitasmedia.com The Husky soccer team started the second half of the conference schedule on a high note with a 6-0 win over Alleghany on Thurs­ day. Ashe's victory also marked the fourth win in a row. Frank Ledezma started the scoring in the very first minute with a goal. Ashe also got first half scores from Jamie Weaver and Brayam Reyes. Kendall Vfagner opened the second half with a goal in the 41st minute and Alexis Ramos netted a goal in the 49th minute. Ashe has shutout its op­ ponent in three of the four wins they have had during Nathan Ham| Jefferson Post Jamison Cline takes this goal kick for the Huskies. this streak, and have outscored the conference foes, 27-2. The Huskies will travel to Starmount on Thurs­ day after going to Elkin on Monday. Volleyball Ashe took on Starmount and Wilkes Central last week and came away i a win over the Lady Eaj Starmount won match on Tuesday in di nating fashion by scort 25-3,25-9 and 25-10. On Thursday, Wi Central made the tri| Ashe and the Lady Hus won a thrilling five-set test to score their third of the year. The Eagles took the set, 25-21, but Ashe qi ly answered with a 2 win in the next set. Central went ahead with a 25-19 victory in third game, but Ashe k ted things up at 2-2 i another 25-22 victory. In the tie-breaking the Lady Huskies were first to 15 points to i the 15-6 win and the m, victory. �JEFFERSON POST PAGE 7 TUESDAY, OCTOBER 8,2018 CLASSIFIEDS LEGALS LEGALS NOTICE OF GENERAL ELECTION: to a point; thence leaving said road and running with Lot 1 N. 01 deg. 17'10" E. 28.78 feet to a five-eighths inch rebar set; thence N. 01 deg 17'10"E. 187.55 feet to the point of BE­ GINNING. containing 0.73 acres by coordinate geometry. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Municipal Elections will be held in Ashe County in the towns of Jefferson, Lansing and West Jefferson on Tues­ day. November 5th, 2013. The polls will be open at 6:30am and will close at 7:30pm. The following offices will be submitted to the voters; Jeffer­ son. 3 Alderman each for a 4 year term; Lansing, 3 Alder­ man each for a 4 year term and 1 Alderman for a 2 year unexpired term; and West Jef­ ferson, 3 Alderman each for a 4 year term. The registration books will be closed Friday, October 11th, 2013 at 5:00pm. There will be NO form of Absentee Voting in the November 2013 Municipal Elections. Persons who are not certain of their registration status or their precinct location should con­ tact the County Board of Elec­ tions in Jefferson. The office is open Monday through Friday from 8:00am to 5:00pm. The phone number is 846-5570. Registration facilities and polling places are accessible to the elderly and handicapped. In the care of a voter not being able to enter the polling place, they may vote curbside during the hours that the polls are open. Together with improvements thereon, said property located at 1353 Hudler Town Road, Crumpler, North Carolina. The above-described tract is SUBJECT TO the covenants and restrictions set out in Deed Book 212, at Pages 22902292, Ashe County Registry, to which reference is hereby made for a specific recital of said covenants and restric­ tions. ANNOUNCEMENTS Legal Notices / Notices To Creditor* NOTICE TO CREDITORS Having qualified as Co-Execut­ ors for the Estate of Opal Woodard Graybeal. deceased, late of Ashe County. North Carolina, this is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of said deceased to present them on or before the 1 st day of January 2014, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All per­ sons indebted to said estate will please make immediate The above described FIRST TRACT and SECOND TRACT are SUBJECT TO that certain RIGHT OF WAY AGREE­ MENT to the North Carolina Department of Transportation as more fully described in Deed Book 260 at Page 2310, Ashe County Registry, said documents incorporated by ref­ erence as though fully set out herein. Trustee may. in the Trustee's sole discretion, delay the sale for up to one hour as provided in NCGS §45-21.23. Should the property be pur­ chased by a third party, that party must pay the excise tax, as well as the court costs of Forty-Five Cents ($0.45) per The Ashe County Board of Elections will meet on Monday, One Hundred Dollars November 4th, at 5:00pm at ($1 $100.00) required by NCGS 7A-308(a)(1). the office. Suite 2100 on the second floor of the Court­ ft e properly to be offered pu suant to this notice of sale house in Jefferson. Canvass being offered for sale, transfer will be on Tuesday, November and conveyance "AS IS, 12th, 2013 at 11:00am in the WHERE IS." Neither the Trust­ office in Jefferson. ee nor the holder of the note secured by the deed of Polling locations are: Jeffer­ trust/security agreement, or son - Jefferson Fire Depart­ both, being foreclosed, nor the ment, Lansing - Lansing Fire officers, directors, attorneys, Department and West Jeffer­ employees, agents or author­ son - Ashe Co Arts Council ized representative of either Building. the Trustee or the holder of the Dated this the 2nd day of Octo­ note make any representation or warranty relating to the title ber 2013 or any physical, environmental, Jerry Powers, Chairman health or safety conditions ex­ Ashe County Board of Elec­ isting in, on, at or relating to tions the property being offered for Publish: sale, and any and all respons­ 10.8.13/10.15.13/10.22.13/10. ibilities or liabilities arising out 29.13/11.5.13 of or in any way relating to any NOTICE OF such condition expressly are FORECLOSURE disclaimed. Also, this property SALE is being sold subject to all Under and by virtue of the taxes, special assessments, power of sale contained in a and prior liens or encum­ certain Deed of Trust made bv brances of record and any re­ iv Joseph P. Graham and Am> 5. corded releases. Said prop­ Graham (PRESENT RECORD erty is also being sold subject •mi to applicable Federal and State ham) to Jimmy D. Reeves, laws. Trustee(s), dated the 9th day A cash deposit or cashier's of April. 2007, and recorded in check (no personal checks) of Book 363, Page 2246, in Ashe five percent (5%) of the pur­ County Registry, North Caro­ chase price, or seven hundred lina, default having been made fifty dollars ($750.00), in the payment of the note whichever is greater, will be re­ thereby secured by the said quired at the time of the sale. Deed of Trust and the under­ An order for possession of the signed, Substitute Trustee Ser­ property may be issued pursu­ vices. Inc. having been substi­ ant to G.S. 45-21.29 in favor of tuted as Trustee in said Deed the purchaser and against the of Trust by an instrument duly party or parties in possession recorded in the Office of the by the clerk of superior court of Register of Deeds of Ashe the county in which the prop­ County. North Carolina and the erty is sold. holder of the note evidencing Any person who occupies the said indebtedness having dir­ property pursuant to a rental ected that the Deed of Trust be agreement entered into or re­ foreclosed, the undersigned newed on or after October 1, Substitute Trustee will offer for 2007, may after receiving the sale at the courthouse door in notice of sale, terminate the the City of Jefferson. Ashe rental agreement upon 10 County, North Carolina, or the days' written notice to the land­ customary location designated lord. Upon termination of a for foreclosure sales, at 12:30 rental agreement, the tenant is PM on October 15, 2013 and liable for rent due under the will sell to the highest bidder rental agreement prorated to for cash the following real es­ the effective date of the termin­ tate situated in the Township of ation. Chestnut Hill, in the County of If the trustee is unable to con­ Ashe. North Carolina, and be­ vey title to this property for any ing more particularly de­ reason, the sole remedy of the scribed as follows: purchaser is the return of the FIRST TRACT: deposit. Reasons of such inab­ BEING Lot No. 1 of New Hori­ ility to convey include, but are zon Subdivision as shown on a not limited to. the filing of a plat of the same which ap­ bankruptcy petition pnor to the pears of record in the Ashe confirmation of the sale and re­ County Public Registry in Plat instatement of the loan without Book 5, Page 413, to which re­ the knowledge of the trustee If corded plat reference is hereby the validity of the sale is chal­ made for a metes and bounds lenged by any party, the trust­ description of said lot. ee, in their sole discretion, if they believe the challenge to There is also CONVEYED un­ have merit, may request the to heirs and assigns, a per­ court to declare the sale to be petual easement to obtain wa­ void and return the deposit. ter as described in Deed Book The purchaser will have no fur­ 212, at Pages 2290-2292. ther remedy. Ashe County Registry, said THIS IS A COMMUNICATION document incorporated by ref­ FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR. erence as though full set out THE PURPOSE OF THIS herein. This conveyance is COMMUNICATION IS TO made SUBJECT TO thb agree­ COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY ment to share equally in all INFORMATION OBTAINED costs maintaining, operating WILL BE USED FOR THAT and repairing said well and wa­ PURPOSE, except as stated ter system with other users of below in the instance of bank­ water from said water system. ruptcy protection. IF YOU ARE UNDER THE The above-described property PROTECTION OF THE BANK­ is also SUBJECT TO the cov­ RUPTCY COURT OR HAVE BEEN DISCHARGED AS A enants and restrictions set out in the aforementioned Deed, to RESULT OF A BANK­ which reference is hereby RUPTCY PROCEEDING. THIS NOTICE IS GIVEN TO made for a specific recital of YOU PURSUANT TO STAT­ said covenants and restric­ UTORY REQUIREMENT AND tions. FOR INFORMATIONAL PUR­ POSES AND IS NOT INTEN­ SECOND TRACT: A certain tract or parcel of land DED AS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT OR AS AN containing 0.73 acre, lying and ACT TO COLLECT, ASSESS, being in Chestnut Hill Town­ ship, Ashe County, North Car­ OR RECOVER ALL OR ANY olina. being all of Lot 2, New PORTION OF THE DEBT Horizon Subdivision, recorded FROM YOU PERSONALLY. in Plat Book 5. Page 413. Ashe County Registry (ACPR). be­ SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE SER­ ing more particularly de­ VICES, INC. SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE scribed by bearing rotated to Deed North- DB 204, Pol 835. ACPR. as surveyed by Rus­ sell N. 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Since the ACHS, with 48 band members, was the only Class A band in the competition, the Huskies competed against Class AA Division bands Patrick Henry High School, (61 members) of Glade Spring, Va., and Bandys High School (63 members) of Catawba, N.C. The Husky Vanguard Marching Band drumline includes: Dillon Flanagan, Josh Reavis, Nathan Trent, Emily MacDonald, Billy Carpenter, Mickey Lewis and Raven Poplin. The Colorguard in­ cludes: Katelyn Brabson, Brittany Barr, Ninfa Nava, Cassie Lyalls, Kenzie Bare, Kiera Young, Ashley Nava, Brittany Stuart and Cami Pruitt. The Husky Vanguard performs at all ACHS home football games. They will have an exhibition per­ formance as part of the Fif­ teenth Annual Festival of Photo submitted| Jefferson Post The Ashe County High School Colorguard. Front row, from left: Ashley Nava, Ninfa Nava, Brittany Barr and Kenzie Bare. Back row. from left: Brittany Stuart, Cami Pruitt, Katelyn Brabson, Cassie Lyalls and Kiera Young. Bands at ACHS 6:45 p.m. Saturday. The Huskies' next corn- Log' House opens new location ENTER TO WIN!!! !<lB 11 Ilk It's easy to enter. Just submit a photo of yourself, your child, or you and your friends in costume at www.jeffersonpost.com. You will automatically be entered in the contest to win great prizes! Contest starts October 20. Photo submitted | Jefferson Post Log House Trading Post and Restaurant of Mouth of Wilson has expanded to West Jefferson with a new location on the Backstreet. CATEGORIES ARE... 1. Funniest 1" 2. Scariest petition will be in Bristol, Va., at John S. Battle High School on Oct. 12. 3. Cutest VOTE NOW! Scariest -Category Vote for your favorite entry in each of the four categories at [NEWSPAPER WEBSITE]! & 4. Most Original Voting Starts Nov. 'itlj Yotipjj Epds Nov. 1 111) o ' • (//'/// i'Yf/ • ' S * ' • f/Zf/Y/tf/ 33(>-8 Hi- t I7.~> Dylan Lightfoot Staff Writer The Log House Restau­ rant of Mouth of Wilson,Va., has expanded to West Jef­ ferson, opening a new loca­ tion on tne Backstreet this week. Log House owners and lifetime Ashe County residents Susan and Tony Miller purchased Smithy's Cafe last week, and are now open for business. "We've remodelled the whole place and are trying to do some hiring — wait staff and cooks. Right now, it's just us," said Susan. Log House will soon add a cold bar and hot bar, and will offer 100-plus menu items, including "quite a few sandwiches," she said. "We want to offer good food and great service at a fair price." "We probably will have a grand opening later. Right now we're just serving who­ ever walks in," Susan said. The Millers have oper­ ated the Mouth of Wilson location for nine years. Smithy's expanding Lansing location Having sold her West Jef­ ferson location. Smithy's proprietor Penny Barker saia she will be adding on an indoor dining room and an outbuilding at her Lan­ sing location, as well as ad­ ditional parking. Smithy's Lansing will be posting new hours, she said, and adding a Sunday dinner. "I appreciate my West Jefferson customers for 13 years of business at that lo­ cation," Barker said. "Come up to Lansing sometime." The race is on at Show off your Auto Racing knowledge & Sprint to the Cup for great weekly prizes! We go the distance iin s |. TMEHIGH COUNTRY'S TIRE STORE B iwvvv. wjchevy.net forjMtogetaBRM J FURNITURE ^ You should, too! H< // /• ROSS urtnsh h' • 336-384-2929 I pk wv Gornerfurniture.com ^ CHRYSLER• JEEP• DODGE• RAM ROSSAUTO UUIV COM / ^"U '| 2282HWY105SOUTH-BOONE,NC Jeep CALL TODAY!828-264-3626 • 800-789-0477 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Jefferson Post Type The nature or genre of the resource Newspaper Description An account of the resource The Jefferson Post was a twice-weekly newspaper printed in West Jefferson, North Carolina. Printing news, announcements and obituaries for Ashe County, the newspaper was owned by Civitas Media of Davidson, North Carolina, and had a circulation of 6,500. The Jefferson Post began publishing in 1988. The newspaper was the result of a merger between Ashe County's historic weekly newspaper The Skyland Post and a competing weekly of 10 years, the Jefferson Times. Publication Volume 88 Issue 80 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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Page 12 SPORTS INSIDE Huskies ready for Homecoming...Page Vol. 88, Issue 81 W.J. table cen 6 proposal... Pa FRIDAY, OCTOBER 11,2013 81.00 DSS updates commissioners on effects of shutdown I hildcare subsidies, Adult Day Care among suspended services Dylan Lightfoot Staff Writer The Ashe County Board of Com­ missioners Monday heard an update on effects of the federal government shutdown on social services in Ashe. Ashe County Department of So­ cial Services Director Donna Weav­ er presented the board with a list of programs that will be affected for the duration of the shutdown, and interim strategies for managing af­ fected departments. "The programs that are going to be affected immediately are TANF (Temporary Assistance to Needy Families)...the childcare subsidy program, the social services block grant funding stream, the Crisis In­ tervention Program (CIP) and Low Income Energy Assistance Program (LIEAP)," she said. Effective Oct.l, there is no money to run these programs, she said. Weaver explained that the TANF program, administered in N.C. as Work First, has two sources of fund­ ing: the county's required share, known as Maintenance of Effort (MOE) funds, and federal matching funds, known as "R monies." "If you have one client or you have 2,000 clients, we are required to spend the MOE funds," she said. "We always spend all of our MOE...and we always spend our federal money." Work First is "married to" Child Protective Services (CPS), foster care and in-home services, she said. The program must maintain a spe­ cific level of participation by benefit recipients to recieve federal funds. "They have to be working, they have to go to school, they have to do things that are approved under a plan," Weaver said. If DSS doesn't keep participation rates up, CPS and foster care do not get funded. "You can't have one pro­ gram without the other," she said. The childcare subsidy program is funded entirely by federal dol­ lars, and will be Impacted effec­ tive Oct. 8, she said. Childcare services will also be suspended beginning this week, she said. "We're already in the fifth day of (childcare services) with no money to pay for childcare subsidies." "(Childcare) providers will prob­ ably close programs," she said, add­ ing that working parents would have to "come up with a different arrange­ ment or...pay the full cost of care, and that can be between $400-600 a month per child." Weaver said it would be up to the board of commissioners to move to Dylan Lightfoot |Jefferson Post fund childcare services, but that per- Ashe County DSS Director Donna Weaver Monday updated the Board of Commissioners on looming effects of See DSS | Page 7 the federal shutdown. ill Post to host Halloween costume contest M Best costumes will compete for cash prizes This is the season of costumes and parties, and at the Jefferson Post, we are making the party virtual. As Halloween is quickly approaching, we are asking the community to post their best photos in costumes for a chance to win up to $.150. Our local sponsors are getting involved as well. "This is a great and fun event for the communi­ ty," said Ric Woodie of Parker Tie Co. "Everybody should put on their best costumes to have a chance to win some money." Winners will be selected by people going online and voting once a day for people pictured in their costumes. There will be four categories, which are: funniest, cutest, scariest and the most original. The overall winner will receive $150 while the winner in each individual category will win $50. The Jefferson Post will start accepting con­ test submissions on Oct. 20. Competitors can submit photos of their costumes through Nov. 2 to qualify for the prizes. "Come out and let's see who is the cutest this Hal­ loween," said Brent Pitts, owner of 'Tis the Season for All Seasons in West Jefferson. The business is sponsoring the cutest competition. Voting for the event starts Nov. 3, and will run through Nov. 9. To vote go to www.jeffersonpost. com, click on the Virtual Costume Party logo and follow the directions. Taking part in the contest is completely free and the only thing required of you is a costume - and an email address. The sponsors for this year's Virtual Halloween Costume contest are: Parker Tie, Tis the Season for , Wil Petty \ Jefferson Post The members of the Ashe County Board of Education dis­ cuss changes in different school policies at its Oct. 7 meet­ ing. The members are (from left:) Polly Jones, Dr. Lee Beckworth, Chairman Charlie King, Vice Chairman C.B. Jones and Terry Williams. File Photo| Jefferson Post Use your imagination to create a costume that is unique, fun, scary or cute. The virtual contest opens at www.jeffersonpost.com on Oct. 20, so there is still time to plan that one-of-a-kind costume. All Seasons, James Vannoy & Sons Inc., Dr. Charles W. Jones and Bella Ragazza. "Dr. Jones and our staff wish you a 'Spook-tacular' Halloween fun day," said Tena Reinhardt of Dr. Charles W. Jones' medical practice. The contest promotes Halloween fun within the Ashe County community and is great for children and adults alike. Whether you dress as a cute angel or a scary goblin, get involved and have your family and friends vote for your costume. After all, what is there to lose? We at the Jefferson Post hope you will join us and enjoy your Halloween season. WCC proposes expansion into Leviton building Facility would retrofit for customized workforce training %/ Dylan Lightfoot Staff Writer Representatives from Wilkes Community College at the Oct. 7 Ashe County Board of Commissioners' meeting proposed using the Leviton building as an extension of their Ashe Campus to serve growing demand for customized workforce training, and for retraining soon-to-be laidoff Gates Corp. workers. "Being the presump­ tive workforce developer in the region, we're most interested in trying to assist those individuals," said WCC President Dr. Gordon Burns. Burns said extension of WCC's Ashe Campus was a high priority in the college's 2008 facili­ ties master plan, which recognized the need for potential expansion of the existing campus to ac­ commodate future growth and development. Dean of WCC's Ashe and ) Alleghany campuses Chris Robinson suggested a ret­ rofit of the Leviton build­ ing, also known as the Sara Lee building, as a low-cost opportunity for the college to grow without funding a new facility, and add need­ ed programming for local workforce development. Located in Jefferson, the 100,500 square-foot manufacturing facility was deeded to the non-profit Ashe County Job Develop­ ment Inc. by Leviton April 1, 2009, after they ceased operations there. The building is currently leased by Gates as storage space. Robinson, an ACJD board member, said WCC's fall enrollment is its sec­ ond highest ever. "One of the programs that is the most rapid-growing, and the one that is the fullest, is our Applied Engineering program," he said. "That's the good news: we're meeting a workforce demand. The bad news is that it's a program that is very space- and equipmentintensive," he said. "What we're looking at come spring semester is, with Gates closing, with them being approved for TAA (Trade Adjustment Assistance) benefits, we expect several of those folks will choose to come back to school," he said, adding that WCC esti­ mates 100-125 former Gates employees could en­ roll next year. Robinson said WCC had recently met with GE Avia­ tion to develop customized training for future and cur­ rent employees who will require new skills as part of GE's planned expan­ sion in West Jefferson. GE plans to hire over 100 new employees over the next three years, he said. With WCC's existing campuses bulging at the seams, and enrollment expected to increase sub­ stantially, Robinson said, "we're trying to figure out where we're going to put these people, where we're going to park them." "We may be able to use some state dollars through the customized training Ashe County school board discusses shutdown effects, modify weapons policy Wll Petty Staff Writer jpetty@civitasmedia.com In the monthly meeting of the Ashe County School Board, members were made aware of how the govern­ ment shutdown is affecting the U.S. Department of Agriculture, which funds the system's food programs. "The USDA is part of (the government) freeze," said Superintendent Dr. Ernest Todd Holden. "The USDA is the one that funds our breakfast and lunch programs." The department is operating for approximately one more week before its funds are depleted. In Ashe County, 62 percent of students rely on the department for free and reduced lunches. "People don't realize what this shutdown is causing and that they aren't going to feel it, and then they do," Holden said. "We have to let our representatives know what it's going to do to our kids." Board member Terry Williams said that it was time to send a message to Washington. Holden said that Ashe County, due to work from the school board's financial and food departments will be alright for a couple of months. "Basically what this means that what we need is a resolution to this," he said. The board also voted unanimously to make policy changes to 5450, which focuses on firearms in pubSee BOARD | Page 7 program for GE to help support a rental of space, probably not in full," he said, adding that state dol­ lars for training could not be used for facility retrofit. Addressing the board, Robinson said, "We are not fortunate enough to sit on a big fund balance...we would have to partner with the county, it would have to be your choice as to whether that's a possibility for us." Commissioner Judy Poe voiced approval for the concept, saying "I like the idea of using the old Levi­ ton plant." Robinson said WCC would do "due diligence" looking into the require­ ments of the proposal, and report their findings to board at a later date. Praise Brigade hosts fundraiser to help elderly through winter Wil Petty Staff Writer lpetty@6vitasmedia.com The Ashe County Praise Brigade is hosting its third annual Warm Your Hart fundraiser this weekend to raise money which will help provide the elderly winter necessities. "We started (the Praise Brigade) about three years ago from a dream I had," said Sarah Goodman, who started the organization. "(The dream) was about starting a little group with girls to do mission work." The event is held every year in honor of Stepha­ nie Francis Hart, who dedicated a lot of her Hart time to helping out in the community. She died of a kidney disease. 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Can your child handle the pres­ sures of playing the game, winning and losing? Here are some tips to help: • Encourage them to enjoy playing the whole game, not just focusing on the end result. • Focus on their improvements each time they play and encourage them to keep playing. • If your child complains about something they don't do well, fo­ cus the conversation on something Perez Benita Perez Florez and Oliverio Bautista of Glade Valley announce the birth of their son, Oliver Bautista Perez, born Oct. 1, 2013, at Ashe Memorial Hospital. He weighed seven pounds and 3.5 ounces, and was 19 inches long. Siblings are Yanet and Arlett. BirdseU Maggi Jane and Travis Edward Birdsell of Jeffer­ son, announce the birth of their daughter, Alice Jane Birdsell, born Oct. 5, 2013, at Ashe Memorial Hospital. She weighed seven pounds and 11 ounces, and was 20.2 inches long. Grandparents are Jane and Rick Gardner, Valerie and Jay Chamberlain, Ramonia and Ed Birdsell. OBITUARY MAYBERRY Mrs. Dorothy Jones Mayberry of Creston died on Friday, Oct. 4, 2013 at her home. She was 81. Mrs. Mayberry was born on Nov. 25, 1931, in Ashe County to the late Thomas and Maggie Sapp Jones. Mrs. Mayberry was pre­ ceded in death by her par­ ents; and husband, Gwyn H. Mayberry. Mrs. Mayberry was a member of Big Laurel Mennonite Church. Mrs. Mayberry is sur­ vived by daughters, Linda Mayberry of Mountain City, Tenn., and Wanda Mayberry of Wilkesboro; a brother, Ray Jones of Forksville, Va., brother in­ law, James Mayberry of Creston; granddaughter, Cynthia "Cindy" Antol and husband Rick; great grand­ children, Samantha Antol, Hunter Antol; Aunt Lela Shumate; and several niec­ es, nephews and cousins. Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2013, at the Ashelawn Memorial Chapel by Rev. Larry Denny. Burial fol­ lowed in Ashelawn Memo­ rial Gardens. The family received friends at Ashelawn Memo­ rial Chapel. Flowers were appreci­ ated, or memorials may be made to Big Laurel Mennonite Church, 5500 Big Laurel Road, Creston, NC 28615 or Medi Home Hos­ pice, P.O. Box 421, Jeffer­ son, NC 28640. Words of comfort and remembrance may be viewed or sent to the fam­ ily through our website at www.ashelawn.com. Ashelawn Memorial Chapel & Gardens was entrusted with Mrs. Mayberry's arrangements. PAGE 3 Last Gallery Crawl of the season this Friday night ^ * 0 positive they achieved during the game or practice. These are just a few tips from Triple P, Positive Parenting Program. For more information or to be connected to a Triple P provider, please contact Missy Cruey at Ashe County Partner­ ship for Children 336-9824588 The weekly session of the Ashe Coun­ ty District Court was held Oct. 3, with the Honorable David V. Byrd presiding. These decisions were handed down by the court: Stephen J. Copeland: (F) forgery of endorsement, (F) uttering forged instru­ ment (P) no contest (J) guilty. 12 month suspended sentence, 12 month super­ vised probation. Restitution plus CC. Nicholas Tyler Gatlin: (M) simple assault. (J) guilty. 45 days ACJ sus­ pended sentence. 12 month unsuper­ vised probation. CC. Scott Ashley Stout: (F) failure to re­ port change of address (P) no contest. (J) admitted his failure, revoked 60 day sentence. The weekly session of the Ashe Coun­ ty District Court was held Oct. 4, with AREA BIRTHS FRIDAY, OCIXJBER 11,2013 FISH DAY!!! NOW IS THE TIME FOR STOCKING! 'Channel Catfish "Largemouth Bass 'Redear 'Bluegill (Bream) Minnows 'Black Crappie (if Avail) 'Grass Carp 'Koi 'Hybrid Catfish ASHE COUNTY ARTS COUNCIL Custom Framing and Gal­ lery, Backstreet Beads and Handmade Jewelry, Bohemia Gallery, Broomfields Gallery, Catch Light Gallery, Everything Has a Story, Fiber Artisans Stu­ dio, Florence Thomas Art School, French's Art Gal­ lery, Originals Only Gal­ lery, Ripples Gallery, RT Morgan Art Gallery, Ste­ phen Shoemaker Studio, The Artists' Theatre, The Vintage Locket and Tin Roof Studio The Ashe Arts Center will feature the juried exhibit the Best of the Blue Ridge. The opening reception will be coin­ ciding with the gallery crawl. The announce­ ment of the awards for best in show, first, sec­ ond and third place will be at 6 p.m. followed by a presentation by juror Robert Way. Awards for the show are provided by corporate sponsor Cheap Joe's Art Stuff. A People's Choice Award will be added this year. Visitors to the exhibit may cast their vote for their favorite work of art. The announcement of the winner will be on Nov. 22. The Ashe Arts Center is located at 303 School Ave. CatchLight Gallery will again feature photogra­ pher Mike Lang. The Flor­ ence Thomas Art School features an "Autumn Exhibit" with originals by Florence Thomas and watercolors landscapes by Wes Waugh. Originals Only Gallery will feature new paintings by Joan Bell and Lenore Depree. Come out and bring a friend and stroll the streets of West Jefferson. Admission to Gallery Crawl is free. Maps will be available at the Ashe Arts Center in West Jefferson and at other participating galleries and shops. For more information, call the Ashe County Arts Council at 336-846-ARTS. Joe Young Memorial Tournament Southern States in West Jefferson, NC Saturday, October 19 - FROM: 8 - 9 AM from Ashe County TO PLACE AN ORDER CALL 1 -800-247-2615 Wildlife Club FARLEYS ARKANSAS PONDSTOCKERS, INC. Auction... 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Dom Leserra Jr. 53. Bill Burkett 54. David Funderburke 55. Dale Miller 56. Tom Richardson 57. Mike Absher 58. Brian Hyder We support NC Hunters for the Hungry Ashe 4-H Boy Scouts Ashe Co. Sheriffs Dept. NC Wildlife Resources Commission NC Wild Turkey Federation Information at WWW.ACWLC.ORG �Public Opinion "...were it left to me to decide whether we should have a government without newspapers or newspapers without a government, I should not hesitate a moment to prefer the latter." — Thomas Jefferson, 1787 Page 4 Friday, October 11,2018 The problem with the truth at DHHS tration is actu­ The big­ ally the second gest story this lowest of the week about the nine states with troubled state similarly sized Department of programs. Health and Hu­ That would man Services never do. The has nothing to McCrory Ad­ do with the tes­ ministration timony of em­ needed people battled DHHS to think that Secretary AlMedicaid was dona Wos be­ wasting money fore a legislative on overhead, oversight com­ Chris Fitzsimon so Steckel demittee. leted that in­ The most formation from troubling news about Wos, the department the audit response. she leads, and the way the And as Hoban points out McCrory Administration in her story, McCrory is still operates comes from an in­ quoting the 30 percent figure vestigative report from N.C. for administrative costs to Health News that reveals reinforce his Medicaid is bro­ that top McCrory officials ken mantra. He cited the fig­ twisted and distorted their ure just a couple of weeks ago response to an audit of in an interview on NC Spin. Medicaid to fit their politi­ Hoban's piece also raises cal agenda and continue to serious questions about the mislead the public about widely reported "massive Medicaid even today. cost overruns" in the Med­ The story by Rose Ho- icaid program. The original ban relies on documents response by DHHS to the and emails from DHHS audit's claims of budget prob­ obtained through public re­ lems included the evidence cords requests and paints that department warned the a clear picture of an ad­ General Assembly that the ministration going to great cost savings built into the lengths to make sure the budget were not possible, but audit supported their asser­ lawmakers included them tion that Medicaid in North anyway and then complained Carolina was broken. of cost overruns when the That's the foundation of savings weren't realized. McCrory's call to privatize There's plenty more in the program and it is also Hoban's story and though the excuse he gives for every at first glance it may not criticism of the budget the seem as compelling as doc­ General Assembly passed tors being denied payments and dial lie signed. Problems or former campaign staffers and alleged cost overruns receiving huge salaries in with Medicaid are cited the jobs they are not qualified as the reason teachers did for, what Hoban has found not receive raises and cuts is far more disturbing. were made to public schools. The McCrory Administra­ Hoban's reporting tells a tion is intentionally mislead­ much different story. Emails ing the public about one of show that former Medicaid the most important programs Chief Carol Steckel repeat­ administered by state govern­ edly edited the department's ment that affects millions of response to an audit earlier people's lives to build support this year to removeor change for an unpopular political the department's responses agenda of privatizing Medic­ that don't agree with the au­ aid and slashing the budgets dit findings, even when the of public schools. McCrory knows that ad­ evidence clearly shows the ministrative costs of the audit was off base. The most glaring example Medicaid program are not was the audit's finding that 30 percent higher than other states, but he keeps saying it administrative costs in North anyway. His own department Carolina's Medicaid program knows too. are 38 percent higher than It is no longer a matter of the nine states with programs the problems with medical of the same size. payments and processing That is actually not true. food stamps, or even paying DHHS officials correctly political cronies high salaries. pointed out in a initial re­ The question now, in light sponse to the audit that the of Hoban's story, is more fun­ administrative costs of other damental. Can we trust the states are hidden in their folks running DHHS to tell managed care contracts and us the truth? that when you calculate the costs accurately, North Caro­ Fitzsimon is the executive director lina's spending on adminis- of NC Policy Watch. TJfers OS HERVINO ASHE COUNTY, NORTH CAROIJNA NINCI 1925 (USPS 441-810) Member NC Press Association Published twice weekly by Civitas Media LLC, P.O. Box 808 203 S. Second Ave.. West Jefferson. NC 28694 Periodicals postage paid at West Jefferson, NC 28694 Phone 336-846-7164 Email cclark@civitasmedia.com Subscription rates in Ashe County - $38/year In North Carolina - $48.01/year Editor/General Manager Staff Writer Staff Writer Sports Writer Advertising Sales Advertising Sales Classifreds/Legals Cliff Clark Wil Petty Dylan Lightfoot Nathan Ham Teresa Roark Laws John Sears Kay Hart Mail Room Department Julia Beck Postmaster: Send address changes to Jefferson Post P.O. Box 808 West Jefferson NC 28694-0808 All content copyright 2012 by Civitas Media LLC and may not be reproduced without permission. jDHskyf wwrnoMSff; cw Some things worse than a government shutdown logues that they cannot read." How could it be worse? Smith's father and son were both treated We ask ourselves this question as our gov­ ernment's ability to lead our country disinte­ at Highland for their mental illnesses. Her grates and we are mostly helpless to keep it book becomes a celebration of lives that can from happening. be made better with good treatment and lov­ Funny, though, that this concern can evapo­ ing support. She presents a positive view of rate in light of the challenges that face so many the progressive approach taken at Highland of us - loss of job, no prospects for a new one, Hospital under the leadership of its director, child in trouble, marriage in disarray, or the Robert Carroll. mental illness of a family member. Or take the Music, drama, art, dance, gardening, exer­ case of the lead character of Lee Smith's new cise, healthy eating, field trips, and support­ book, "Guests on Earth," in which a young ive counseling made life at Highland more person deals with her mental illness without than tolerable for the patients, even though the support and love of a caring family. crude electric and insulin shock treatments Evalina Toussaint, the daughter of a "kept sometimes brought about brutal results. woman" in New Orleans, is about 13 years D.G. Martin Smith says that in "Guests on Earth" she old in 1936 when her brother and then her wanted to (1) offer "a solution for the ^illmother die, leaving her at the mercy of her unsolved mystery of that fire," (2) share "her mother's lover. Although he does not provide emotional support, he arranges for her to be treated at own ideas about the very thin line between sanity and in­ Highland Hospital in Asheville. sanity," (3) give "her opinion of the psychiatric treatment Smith follows Evalina Toussaint's life at the hospital, of women and girls who failed to fit into prevailing male her release to attend college, her search for a normal life, ideals," and (4) set out "her insights into the resonance and then her return to the hospital for a second round of between art and madness." treatment. Trouble arises and culminates in the great fire She accomplishes these objectives beautifully while, at of 1948 that took the lives of nine patients, including F. the same time, telling a darn good story. Scott Fitzgerald's wife, Zelda, all locked inside rooms on the top floor of a burning building. D.G. Martin hosts "North Carolina Bookwatch." which airs at noon on Sun­ "Guests on Earth" is Evalina's story, notwithstanding days and at 5 p.m. on Thursdays on UNC-TV. For more information or to her protestation that she is a mere narrator. But, as her view prior programs visit the webpage at www.unctv.org/ncbookwatch life shows, through the complex mixture of joy and de­ This week's (Oct. 13.17) guest is Judy Goldman, author of "Losing My Sis­ spair, accomplishment and failure, extraordinary talent ter." and disruption that make up the experience of those af­ Charlotte poet Judy Goldman turns her poet's and storyteller's talents to a memoir, "Losing My Sister." It tells the story of her family and her com­ fected by mental illness, the story becomes a poignant plicated and sometimes hurtful relationship with her sister. Their anger at and personal one for Lee Smith. each other runs side by side with their love. It is a poignant relationship that She chose the novel's title from words of Scott will resonate with everyone who has a sibling. Fitzgerald. "The insane are always mere guests on A grant from the North Carolina Humanities Council provides crucial sup­ earth, eternal strangers carrying around broken deca- port for North Carolina Bookwatch. What comes after Obamacare Obamacare is going to collapse. North Carolina officials and citizens need to start thinking about what comes next. While technical glitches on the health-insurance exchanges are getting a lot of attention, that's not the real problem the socalled Affordable Care Act faces. It is fundamentally, conceptually flawed. Even if it "works," in the sense that people navigate their way to signing up, it won't work as originally intend­ ed: to expand access to health care services with­ out sacrificing quality or affordability. When the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the constitu­ tionality of Obamacare's individual mandate last year, the decision made a critical distinction. It actually agreed with the plaintiffs that the federal government lacks the pow­ er to compel Americans to buy health insurance. The reason the Court upheld the individual mandate, anyway, is that Chief Jus­ tice John Roberts rede­ fined it as a tax instead of a regulation. But, Roberts argued, the mandate only constitutes a tax if it is not large enough actually to compel Americans to buy overly expensive, feder­ ally regulated health plans they don't want. The reason the Obam­ acare exchanges will prove unworkable over time is that only older, sicker indi­ viduals will have are planning a strong motiva­ to pin the tion to enter blame for pre­ the exchanges. mium hikes Because of the on those big, way the federal bad insurance tax subsidies companies. are structured, They need customers with to blame be­ high medical ex­ cause they penses are more can't do what likely to qualify they want to for the largest address the subsidies. Many problem (in­ younger individ­ John Hood crease the John Locke Foundation uals at low risk federal tax of expensive penalty for care will find noncompli­ that, even after account­ ance with the individual ing for the often-small tax mandate) and they won't subsidy they get, the ex­ do what conservatives de­ change plans are a bad deal sire to address the prob­ for them. Moreover, if they lem (lift federal mandates do unexpectedly get sick, on both individuals and they'll be able to buy an exchange-plan benefits to exchange plan during the attract willing, low-risk next enrollment period at a customers with low-cost highly subsidized price. health plans). Recognizing the poten­ There is a profound lack tially devastating effects of of realism on both sides. adverse selection and mor­ Obamacare defenders al hazard, some insurers think Americans are about have chosen to stay away to fall in love with the pro­ from the exchanges alto­ gram. Obamacare oppo­ gether. Others, including nents think Americans are Blue Cross Blue Shield as­ about to rise up to demand sociations and Aetna, have its immediate repeal. In re­ entered many exchange ality, most people get their markets for now but are health insurance from selfhedging their downside insured plans, large-group risk by proposing hefty plans, or government plans premiums for customers such as Medicare and Med­ outside the exchanges — icaid. They don't yet see a which they hope will ei­ direct link between Obam­ ther shore up their overall acare's flaws and their own reserves or drive .some of financial and medical cir­ those customers into the cumstances. exchanges. Here's what I believe to Obamacare's defenders be the most realistic path forward after the flaws of Obamacare become un­ deniable and inescapable - and after more sensible people are elected to fed­ eral office in Washington. First, deregulate the exchanges to make them resemble, and compete with, private insurance ex­ changes already cropping up in the market. Second, preserve federal tax cred­ its for individual purchase of health plans or services, but make them simpler and universal. Third, cre­ ate viable high-risk pools to subsidize those with expensive preexisting conditions in the most rational way. Fourth, re­ move all remaining tax and regulatory barriers to the growth of consumerdriven health plans, which really do reduce the cost of health care. Finally, use a premium support model to reform Medicare and to transfer able-bodied Med­ icaid recipients into truly private exchange plans. The process won't be revolutionary or dramat­ ic. It will occur gradually, assuming that Washing­ ton and the states accom­ modate it. The Left won't get its preferred outcome — the collapse of private insurance and the adop­ tion of Medicare/Medicaid for all. But for every­ one else, it'll do. Hood is president of the John Locke Foundation. �.1 KITKKSON POST PAGE 5 FRIDAY, OCTOBER 11, 2013 Are you prepared tor your future? Have you ever arrived at a meet­ ing and been completely unpre­ pared? Have you ever just been ut­ terly unprepared for the situation at hand? This is certainly a miser­ able condition to be in and the Bi­ ble urges us to always be prepared. However, God does not expect us to go it alone. He frequently tells His people what to be prepared for. When the Israelites were about to cross over Jordan, through Josh­ ua He told the people in advance what they would need to do in or­ der to prepare for the miraculous event. "Then Joshua commanded the officers of the people, saying, Pass through the host, and com­ mand the people, saying, Prepare you victuals; for within three days ye shall pass over this Jordan, to go in to possess the land, which the LORD your God giveth you to possess it." (Joshua 1:10-11, KJV). Each step of the way, the Lord helped and instructed the people in their preparations. "And Josh­ ua said unto the people, Sanc­ tify yourselves: for tomorrow the LORD will do wonders among you. And Joshua spake unto the priests, saying. Take up the ark of the covenant, and pass over before the people. And they took up the ark of the covenant, and went be­ fore the people. And the LORD said unto Joshua, This day will I begin to magnify thee in the sight of all Israel, that they may know that, as I was with Moses, so I will be with thee. And thou shalt command the priests that bear the ark of the cov­ enant, saying, When ye are come to the brink of the water of Jordan, ye shall stand still in Jordan." (Josh 3:5-8). Because the people listened, and were prepared, they got to participate in the miracle. "Behold, the ark of the covenant of the Lord of all the earth passeth over before you into Jordan. Now therefore take you twelve men out of the tribes of Israel, out of every tribe a man. And it shall come to pass, as soon as the soles of the feet of the priests that bear the ark of the LORD, the Lord of all the earth, shall rest in the waters of Jordan, that the waters of Jordan shall be cut off from the waters that come down from above; and they shall stand upon an heap. And it came to pass, when the people removed from their tents, to pass over Jor­ dan, and the priests bearing the ark of the covenant before the people; And as they that bare the ark were come unto Jordan, and the feet of the priests that bare the ark were dipped in the brim of the water, (for Jordan overfloweth all his banks all the time of harvest,) That the wa­ ters which came down from above stood and rose up upon a heap very far from the city Adam, that is beside Zaretan: and those that came down to­ ward the sea of the plain, even the salt sea, failed, and were cut off: and, the people passed over right against Jericho. And the priests that bare the ark of the covenant of the LORD stood firm on dry ground in the midst of Jordan, and all the Israelites passed over on dry ground, until all the people were passed clean over Jordan." (Josh 11-17). Through the prophet Samuel, the Lord reminded the people of His Commandments to put Him first, and He would take care of them. "And Samuel spake unto all the house of Israel, saying, If ye do return unto the LORD with all your hearts, then put away the strange gods and Ashtaroth from among you, and prepare your hearts unto the LORD, and serve him only: and he will deliver you out of the hand of the Philistines." (I Sam 7:3). Proverbs has common-sense wisdom for all of us. "Prepare thy work without, and make it fit for thyself in the field; and afterwards build thine house." (Prov 24:27) We are to have a job and an in­ come before deciding to build a house, or make a purchase with payments in the future. We can even witness now animals and insects instinctively prepare for the coming of win­ ter, "The ants are a people not strong, yet they prepare their meat in the summer." (Prov 30:25). Even the weakest and meekest have preparations for which they can get ready for the next day, week, or season. One man in the Bible had the task of commanding and warning others to prepare themselves for the Messiah. "In those days came John the Baptist, preaching in the wilderness of Judaea, And say­ ing, Repent ye: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand. For this is he that was spoken of by the prophet Esaias, saying, The voice of one crying in the wilderness. Prepare ye the way of the I>ord, make his paths straight." (Matt 3:1-3). Jesus is still preparing for us to join Him in Heaven, "In my Fa­ ther's house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you. And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be also." (John 14:2-3). For there will come a day when He fulfills His promise, "And he shall set the sheep on his right hand, put the goats on the left. Then shall the King say unto them on his right hand, Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world." (Matt 25:33-34). Others will receive what He has prepared for them also, "Then shall he say also unto them on the left hand, Depart from me, ye cursed, into everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and his angels." (Matt 25:41). With all of God's people in the Bible being told to be prepared, with the prophets continually reminding us to prepare our hearts and minds for the Lord, and with Jesus Christ Himself preparing to receive us into His kingdom; should we not prepare ourselves daily for Him? Should we not continually warn others of His coming and what awaits them if they don't know Him? CHURCH CALENDAR Oct. 11 7 p.m. Revival Ser­ vices. Gillespie Com­ munity Church will hold revival services begin­ ning 6 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 6, and will continue through the week at 7 p.m. nightly. Brother Mitchell Mash will be preaching. Pastor Jim Frances and congrega­ tion invite you to attend. Boone Heights Drive, be­ side Los Arcois and next to Burger King. For more information, call Dawn or David Ward at 246-2007 or 355-9267. Oct. 12, 19 and 26 6 p.m. Fall Revival will be held at Glendale Springs Missionary Bap­ tist Church. Everyone is invited to attend. Oct. 12 7:30 p.m. Son's Light Coffee House Worship. Campus Christian Fel­ lowship will provide the music. Son's Light Coffee House is located at 174 Oct. 13 - 16 6:15 p.m. Revival Services will be held at Bristol Baptist Church. Beginning Sunday, Oct. 13, the prayer room will be open at 6 p.m. and the service will begin at 6:15 p.m. All other nights, the prayer room will open at 7 p.m., with service begin at 7:15 p.m. Speakers for the revival will be Rev. Johnny Huffman and Rev. Michael Carter. Special singing will be provided by Still Blessed, The As­ sociation Choir, Heritage, and The Bristol Baptist Church Choir. Everyone is invited. 7 p.m. Fall Revival Services for North Bea­ ver Baptist Church will be held at Midway Bap­ tist Church in their old sanctuary. Special speak­ CORNERSTONE FELLOWSHIP Burnett St. • West Jefferson 846-3954 Pastor Todd Brewer Casual & Contemporary Sunday School 10:00 a.m. Sunday Worship 11:00 a.m. Wednesday Bible Study 7:00 p.m. See CHURCH | Page 7 Oct. 13 - 17 Old Hwy. 221 Near Golf Course Rd. West Jefferson • Since 1890 846-3795 Jim Dawes, Minister Sunday School 10:00 a.m. Morning Worship 11:00 o.m. Evening Service 6:30 p.m. PROPERTY FOR SALE 326 E. Main Street Prime location includes adjoining residence. Available May 2014 for additional details contact. David Thomas RE/MAX Realty Group 1828) 262-1990 Pastor Steven LeaShomb (336) 246-2012 1670 Mf. Jefferson Rd.. West Jefferson. NC 28694 Thou «k iN have no Sunday School - 9:4$ n.m. Morning Worship -11:00 a.m. Evening Worship - 6:00 p.m. Wednesday BIMe Study - 7:00 p.m. www.mMwaybaptistnc.org othr rhou skalt not male: unto t h « -n n i | i v / •* Thou slmlt not steal IV Reverend Phil Arnold Sunday School 9:4S o.m. Worship 11:00 a.m. Sunday Night Services 6:30 p.m. Wednesday Secvke 7:00 p.m. Missions BuHdlng by Faith Promise IX Kcmember the aal-hatfi dat| to Leeji it holi) 336-846-7445 thou .-halt not I-ear fab* witneo.-, a^wnst thi) neiiyibot X V I (onoi thij father an<i tkij moth Big Flatts Baptist Church (Episcopalian) Pastor, Chris Cox Holy Trinity Church 846-7481 Phone - 982-3076 Services: Sunday School 10:00 a.m. Worship Service 11:00 o.m. Wednesday Bible Study 7:00 p.m. Youth Class (All Stars for Jesus) Everyone Welcome! Ml. Jefferson Baptist Church Rev. Will Heyward Jotfcnon United Melhodist Church Rev. Karen F. Miller. Pastor Glenbale Springs Eucharist 10:00 am Christian Education 8:30 Rector - The Rev. Stephen Miller Rev. Keith Casey 1957 US Hwy 221 N. Jefferson. NC (336) 246-4764 9:45 Sunder • Sunder Sdieol H:00 o.m. Sunder • Worship Service 6:30 p.m. Sundar • Sunder Night Service 6:00 p.m. Wonder • T.I.B.M. 10:00 e.m. Tuesday • Jor hi the Morning 7:00 p.m. Wednesdnr • Prerer Meettng Bald Mtn. Baptist Church Pastor: Rev. Lawrence Goodman M60 Bald Mtn. Rd.. West Jefferson Sunday School 9:30 a.m. Sunday Morning Worship Service 8:30am A 10:45 am Sunday Evening Worship -6:00 pm Wednesday Meal -5:15 pm Bible Study -6:30 pm Baldmountalndiurch.org Email: Baldmountalneshybest.com Church 877-1550 Phza Hrtut © VANNOV CONSTRUCTION Corner of Hwy. 221 & Cherry St Compliments of Jefferson VANNOY & SONS CONSTRUCTION COMPANY 246-6077 The Jewel Shoppe 85 East Main Street fie Mountain Village Shopping Center Jefferson, NC 36-246-4155 IKlMtllWII 739 US Hwy 221 Bus West Jefferson 246-9969 Mon. - Sat.: 8:30AM - 5:30PM — y I UJ | Ti, Seventh-Day Adventisf Church of Warrensville Pastor: Kevin Morgan 336-667-6092 Saturday Services: Bible School -10:00 AM Sabbath Worship -11:15 AM mwMWviuni.»voiTOTOiuno«oM«n one 115 East Main St., Jefferson, NC (336) 846-9512 9:00 o.m. Informal Worship 9:45 o.m. - Sunday School lor oil oges 11:00 a.m. - Traditional Worship Service We would love to hove you coma worship with us. 336-877-2801 Rev. A- Owen Peeler Sunday School 9:45a.m. Sunday Worship 11:00 o.m. "And He led them es far es to Bethany... and He Messed them" Lohe 24:SO 1 Tlw'U.'dbaitnot.pyet Peak Creek Church of the Brethren Pastor: Ed Hall 336-372-5479 Sunday School:! 0 AM Worship Service: 11 AM continuing the work of Jesus Peacefully, Simply, Together 2082 Peak Creek Church Rd. Laurel Springs, NC 28644 First Assembly of God Church 846-4444 Pastor Keith Styron Corner of Faw-Roland A McNeil Sts • Jefferson (88 West - Left on McNeil. One Block) Sunday School - 9:30-10:15 a.m. Morning Worship -10:30 o.m. Sunday Evening - 6:00 p.m. Wednesday Night Bible Study - 7:00p.m Bethany United Methodist Church SOS Highway 194 South VII Thou ohalt not commit adulb <| tlv LORI> th<j OOP tn vain Baptist Church 194 and 88 West. Smethport. NC Parish of the Holy Communion VI Thou nhalt not lull VIII u. Smethport Independent Sunday School • 9:45 AM Worship • 11:00 AM 201 S. Jefferson Ave., West Jefferson invite you to attend. JEFFERSON CHURCH Midway Baptist Church Mount Jefferson Presbyterian Church 107 W. Second Street West Jefferson, North Carolina 336-246-5292 • www.wjumc.net 9:45 Sunday School 11:00 Morning Worship will be special singing each night. Pastor Reeves Jones and congregation 7 p.m. Revival Ser­ vices will be held at Scottville Baptist Church, Pastor Benny Green of the Heavenly Hope Bap­ tist Church, Lenoir will be the guest preacher. Services will begin 6 p.m., Sunday night, and 7 p.m. Monday through Thursday night. There Beaver Creek Christian Church ST. FRANCIS OF ASSISI CATHOLIC CHURCH 246-9151 Rev. James Stuhrenbcrg Main A Ivy Streets. • Jefferson Sun. Morning Mass - 9:00 am Saturday Evening Mass 4:30pm English & 7:30pm Spanish Weekday Mora. Mass Call 336-246-9151 for times West Jefferson United Methodist Church er for the revival will be Rev. Michael Johnson from Wilkesboro. There will be special music each night. The prayer room will be open at 6:45 p.m. For more information, call 982-8658 after 5 p.m. i / * \ Dr Pepper Bottling Company West Jefferson 246-4591 RID-A-BUG EXTERMINATING Termite & Pest Control 246-4222] . To list your local church on this page, call the Jefferson Post at 336-846-7164 .. �son FRIDAY, OCTOBER 11,2013 ONLINE ORTS Nathan I lain, Sports Writer (.386) 846-7164 nham@civitasniediaxom Game of the Week video can be found at jeffersonpost.com Ashe set to host West Wilkes Nathan Ham Sports Writer nham@civitasmedia.com This week is Ashe's Homecoming and West Wilkes will be the oppo­ nent on Friday night. Ashe puts its unblem­ ished 2-0 conference re­ cord on the line against the Blackhawks, a team com­ ing off of a 41-20 loss to Starmount last week. West Wilkes enters the contest at 2-4 overall and 0-2 in the Mountain Val­ ley Athletic Conference. The Blackhawks have wins over Mitchell County and North Stokes to go with losses to North Iredell, Walkertown, Wilkes Cen­ tral and Starmount. The Blackhawks are led by quarterback Jer­ emiah Triplett and a pair of tailbacks, Jacob Woods and Chance Huffman. "We did see them (West Wilkes) a little bit on tape, from what we did see they throw it around a lot and run a lot of option so de­ fensively we're going to have to play responsibil­ ity football and offensively we've just got to keep get­ ting better and improving in every facet," said Head Coach Brian Hampton af­ ter last week's game. Last week, West had a balanced rushing attack, getting 180 yards on 26 carries from those three athletes. On the flip side, the Blackhawks struggled mightily to stop the run. The Rams ran for 329 yards, which included two different Starmount backs getting over 100 yards each. Ashe is hoping to con­ tinue its strong defen­ sive play. Ashe silenced Wilkes Central, and have given up the least points of any team in the MVAC. Last season, the Black­ hawks finished in fourth place in the MVAC, which include a 27-0 win over Ashe. The Huskies hope to break a two-game scoreless streak against the Black­ hawks. West also shut out the Huskies in 2011 by a 31-0 score. Ashe's last win over West Wilkes was in 2010 when the Huskies pulled off a 31-21 win. That loss kept West Wilkes from get­ ting the top playoff seed from the 1A section of the conference as Elkin ended up having the better over­ all record and getting the higher seed. Kickoff is set for 7:30 p.m. from ACHS. Score prediction: Ashe 27, West Wilkes 13 Other area games: Alleghany at North Wil­ kes Avery at Hendersonville Bishop McGuinness at Mount Airy East Surry at Walkertown East Wilkes at Elkin Photo courtesy| Lorrie Tomlinson Jonathan Cox is coming off of a two-touchdown performance last week against Wilkes Central. Fred T. Foard at Hibriten Forbush at South Stokes Freedom at Watauga Maiden at West Caldwell North Stokes at Atkins North Surry at West Stokes Starmount at Wilkes Central Surry Central at Carver Photo courtesy| Lorrie Tomlinson Matt Greer (2o) makes a tackle in the game last Thursday at Wilkes Central. JV Huskies get fourth win Nathan Ham Sports Writer nham@civitasmedia.com The junior varsity football team improved to 4-1 overall with a 26-14 win over Wilkes Central last week. Ashe scored on the game's opening drive. Tristan Jones and Skye Sullivan got the ball to midfield with the ground game. Colin Ellis dropped back and launched a 50-yard touchdown to Joseph Lowder. Kendall Richardson's extra point was good to put Ashe ahead, 7-0. Wilkes Central answered back with a five-yard touchdown run, aided by Ashe penalties. On that drive, it appeared Ashe forced a turnover when Matt Greer stripped Central's ball carrier, but the officials ruled that was not the case. Entering the second quarter with a 7-6 lead, the Huskies added on to its slim advantage. Greer got some yards rush­ ing the ball, then Ellis found Garrett Miller for a 30-yard pass to put Ashe in scoring position. With 9:51 left, Ellis found Sam Henson for a 12-yard touchdown and a 13-6 lead. The Eagles went ahead in the closing minutes of the first half on a defensive touchdown following an Ashe fumble. Central led 14-13 at the half. Ashe opened the third quarter with a big defensive play. A bad snap on a punt and a big hit by Greer put the ball inside the Eagles' one-yard line. Ellis punched the ball in with a QB sneak. Richardson's extra point made the score 20-14. Halfway through the fourth quarter, the Huskies con­ verted a crucial fourth-down play on a pass from Ellis to Miller that gave Ashe a first-and-goal situation. Sullivan capped off the drive with a three-yard TD run. Ashe took a 26-14 lead with just over five minutes left. The Ashe defense played strong the rest of the way, forcing a turnover on downs from the Eagles to clinch the victory. The Huskies are 4-1 overall and 2-0 in the Mountain Valley Athletic Conference. Soccer team to wear pink on Monday Nathan Ham Sports Writer nham@civitasmedia.com All across different sports at different levels of competition, athletes can be seen wearing pink shoes, jerseys, shirts, gloves and other numerous pieces of clothing to bring awareness to breast cancer during this month. On Monday, the Ashe County varsity soccer team will do their part in raising money and aware­ ness for the tragic and deadly disease by wearing pink jerseys against rival Wilkes Central. Ashe will host the Eagles with the junior varsity game starting N.C. Wildlife Commission offers deer hunting opportunity The N.C. Wildlife Re­ sources Commission has a limited number of permits remaining for a special youth-only deer hunt on Dec. 14 near New Bern. The cost is $5 per youth hunter and the deadline to purchase a permit is close of busi­ ness, Nov. 22. Permits can be purchased at any Wildlife Service Agent location, online at www. ncwildlife.org or by call­ ing 1-888-248-6834. The hunt is for youth be­ tween 12 to 15 years old. All hunting will take place at the Weyerhaeuser-Cool Springs Environmental Education Center, located off US. 17 between Vancebom and New Bern. To be eligible, partici­ pating youth must have completed a hunter edu­ cation course. During the hunt, the youth must be accompanied by a li­ censed adult. The adult is not allowed to hunt and does not need a permit. Both the youth and ac­ companying adult must attend a mandatory orien­ tation session on Dec. 7. "All participants are provided guidance and Nathan Ham | Jefferson Post Cesar Ruiz scored a goal in Ashe's 3-1 win over Elkin on Tuesday. assistance every step of the way," said BB Gillen, the Wildlife Commission's outdoor skills coordinator who will lead the hunt. "Youth and adults always have fun and learn — and typically are successful — at these events." For more informa­ tion on this youth hunt, contact BB Gillen at bb.gillen@ncwildlife.org or 919-218-3638. The Wildlife Commis­ sion provides permit hunting opportunities across the state. The.se hunts allow for managed participation, provide opportunities for special areas and include special opportunities hunting for youth and persons with disabilities. at 5:15 p.m. and the varsity game following at 7 p.m. Fans are en­ couraged to come out and wear pink in support of the cause. "Our team has been directly affected by breast cancer with two players losing their mothers to the disease, so we felt it was important to bring awareness to it on the field," said Head Coach Wes Rousseau. Donations to the American Cancer Society are greatly ap­ preciated, and will be donated in honor of two soccer moms, Tammy Riddle Roland and Hortencia Rosales, who lost their courageous fight with breast can­ cer recently. A special thanks goes out to Joel Yates Jr., D.D.S., Brett Summey, D.D.S. and Ashe County Ford for sponsoring this event. This past Tuesday, Ashe trav­ eled to Elkin in a crucial Moun­ tain Valley Conference matchup between the first place and third place teams. Ashe came away with a big 3-1 victory. Frank Ledezma, Ce­ sar Ruiz and Victor Melo scored Ashe's goals. The Huskies are now 11-6 overall and 8-1 in conference. Ashe is also tied with Wilkes Central for first place, making Monday's "Pink Game" even more important. 'Dig' Pink' nigh I raises $130 Nathan Ham Sports Writer nham@civitasmedia.com It was a great night for the Lady Husky volleyball team last Thursday. Not only did they beat rival Wilkes Central, but the team also raised $130 as part of the "Dig Pink" vol­ leyball night at ACHS. Players wore their pink uniforms and fans took part in the event wearing their favorite pink outfits. Ashe won a thrilling match, 3-2 to move into a tie with the Eagles in the standings. Elaina Bassett and Sloan Elliott led the Lady Hus­ kies with 12 kills each. Abby Lopp added 10 and Paige Spell had nine. Ashe recorded 15 aces on serves in the contest. Kelsey Hayes had six, fresh­ man Lynsey Aldridge had four, Cierra Sawyer had three and Elliott added two. Aldridge finished with a Submitted photo|Jeffersc Varsity volleyball team members pose for a picture last week's 3-2 win over Wilkes Central on "Dig Pink" at ACHS. Team members are: Elaina Bassett, Zoe Richar Kelsey Hayes, Sloan Elliott, Kendall McDaniel. Abby Cierra Sawyer, Savannah Poe. Alexis Parks, Paige Spell. L Goodman, Lynsey Aldridge and Head Coach Lindsey Will team-high 28 digs and Zoe Richardson had 46 assists. This week, Ashe hosted East Wilkes but lost by a 3-0 score. Bassett led Ashe vvith eight kills, Elliott had four and Lopp had four. The Lady Huskies had sev­ en aces in this match. Hayes and Elliott had two, Aldridge, Sawyer and Richardson each had one. Richardson added 18 assists as well. Ashe is 3-13 overall and 3-9 in the conference. �JUFFERSON POST Transportation board member, Board former town councilman criticizes commission From Page 1 Dylan Lightfoot Staff Writer dlightfoot@civitasmedia.com Lloyd Johnson, a member of the Ashe County Trans­ portation Authority Board of Directors and former town council member of Henidon, Va., criticized the Ashe County Board of Commissioners Monday for their han­ dling of former County Manager Dr. Pat Mitchell's termi­ nation, and suggested that County Commissioner Gerald Price consider resigning. Speaking during the public comment segment of the boards October 7 meeting, Johnson, a Jefferson resident, expressed concern that recent controversy surrounding the board has negatively affected the county's business climate. "I have a little bit of experience with attracting indus­ try to a location because I served on a town council in northern Virginia for 10 years, during which time we qua­ drupled the number of businesses in town," he said. "Over the last couple of years, I've been just paying at­ tention to what's happening in the county, and how that might affect our ability to attract some business to Ashe County, which we need badly. "One thing is, we had a policy that we didn't comment on controversial items in the paper. If we did something the people were unhappy with, we would be willing to talk with the people one-on-one; we just stayed out of the public comment after we had taken an action. I think that's a good policy that might be followed here. "If you've gotten rid of two county managers in two years, businesses are going to look at that with a question mark that says 'what's going on there? That, to me, is go­ ing to be something that we need to overcome. "You have every right to rid yourself of a county man­ ager, because she serves at your pleasure. But, I always felt that gave me a whole lot more responsibility to make sure if I was going to try to replace the town manager, that I had a good objective reason for doing it. "I though that placed a great burden on me to make sure that I was doing my job right. "Once you've gotten rid of somebody, you don't have to explain it....To put it bluntly, shut up about it. I keep reading in the paper about all the bad things that (former County Manager Dr. Pat Mitchell) did. "Why didn't you take care of it before she left? It makes one look as if they didn't know what they were doing if they get rid of somebody, and then, after the fact, come up with excuses for having done so. "I just think this makes Ashe County look bad," he said. Addressing County Commissioner Gerald Price, John­ son continued, "Also I think, Mr. Price, I think you need to give serious consideration to resigning, because what's going on with you is hurting this county...very badly." "It's what I would have done...when I was on the town council. 1 would have walked away and solved my person­ al problems without it coming back to make the county look bad, and it is making the county look bad. "I hope all of you realize I'm not being personal, I'm just talking from the point of view of past experience, and what these types of things do to attracting industry," Johnson said. Praise From Page1 lie school. The policy, which was amended to be sure it fit within a new state law, allows those who have a conceal carry permit to keep handguns in their car or in a container af­ fixed to their car, as long as the car is locked. "The reason this (law) got passed is for con­ cealed carry individuals," Holden said. "They could not bring their children to school with their con­ cealed carry firearm, so that was the main push for this legislation." Holden said the chang­ es in their policy should answer any questions about the Ashe County School District. If peo­ ple still keep firearms in FRIDAY, OCTOBER 11, 20L.'J their cars without a con­ cealed carry permit, it is still a violation of the dis­ trict's policy. Questions were raised by Polly Jones and Dr. Lee Beckworth on if there are requirements for par­ ents to make the school aware they have a weapon and if the new policy ap­ plies to teachers. "If we have teachers that have a concealed weapon permit, then we need to look at what we want to do with our fac­ ulty and staff," Holden said. "The main thing is that we cannot violate this law." Williams wanted clari­ fication if other weapons such as deer rifles were in­ cluded under the new law. Holden said they would look further into the issue. "For students, our pol­ icy still stands in place," he said. "You have to be 21 to have a concealed weapon permit." In other action taken by the board: • The board voted unanimously to go after grants to install panic alarm systems in their schools. The grants will match each school's cost, up to $2,000 to provide the safety alarms and are required in all of North Carolina's schools by the 2014-15 school year as part of the 2013 School Safety Act passed by the General Assembly. • The board approved changes in policy in sec­ tion 1000 (governing principles) and section 2000 (board operations). PAGE 7 • The board unani­ mously approved to al­ low 12 Ashe County High School students to graduate a semester ear­ ly pending completion of their courses. They are: Austin Arizoca, Brittany Barr, Micaela Calhoun, Maizie Chap­ man, Eleanor Copeland, Hanna Hayes, Elizabeth Hernandez, Katherine Miller, Sydney Miller, Sidney Pollard, Brittany Saldana and Jonathan Underwood. • Members in atten­ dance were: Polly Jones, Dr. Lee Beckworth, Terry Williams, vice chairman C.B. Jones and chairman Charles King. Superintendent Dr. Er­ nest Todd Holden was also in attendance. Church From Page 5 Oct. 13, 20, 27 Friendly Grove Baptist Church announces that Rev. Herbert Mc­ Coy will be preaching for them through October. The congregation invites you to attend. Oct. 13 - Nov. 24 10:30 a.m. "You'll Get Through This" a Max Lucado series for hope and help in touch times will be the focus for the Adult Sunday School class of Chestnut Hill Methodist Church for the next two months. The church is located at 604 Martin Gambill Road, Crumpler. For more information or directions, call 336982-9056. Oct. 13 be Aaron Causby. The prayer room will open at 6:45 p.m. There will be special singing each night. You are invited to attend. speakers. Special singing each night. Pastor Rev. Jack Pugh and congregation welcome you. Oct. 14 7:30 p.m. Revival Services will be held at New River Baptist Church. The prayer room will be open at 7:15 p.m. Rev. Ralph Smith will be the guest speaker. Special singing nightly. Pastor Rev. Wayne Jones and congregation welcome you. Oct. 20 - 25 6:45 p.m. Special Singing will be held at Bald Mountain Baptist Church, with the North Carolina Baptist Singers and Orchestra. The Baptist Singers and Orchestra are comprised from church musicians from all across the state of North Carolina will be in concert. Pastor Rev. Lawrence Goodman and Mu­ sic Director David Phillips and con­ gregation invite everyone to attend. Oct. 21 - 25 7 p.m. Revival Services will be held at Big Flatts Baptist Church. Rev. Billy Moorefield will be the guest speaker. There will be special singing nightly. Pastor Rev. Tim Jones and congregation welcome you. Oct. 18 7 p.m. Kaleb Davis Youth Rally will be held at Tuckerdale Baptist Church. Pastor Larry Shepherd and congregation invite everyone to attend. Oct. 22 10 a.m. Homecoming Service will be held at Sugar Tree Baptist Oct. 19 Church. Singing will being at 10 6 p.m. A Benefit Sing will be a.m., Reverend Mitchell Mash will held at Laurel Knob Baptist Church be bringing the message. Pastor to help with medical expenses for Rev. Jim Greer and congregation Brittany Penley, a cancer patient. invite you. Singers include Gary Triplett, Jake 2 - 6 p.m. Fall Festival t o b e Austin, John McCoy, and Butch held at Orion Baptist Church. Cody Miller's Band. Dr. Jim Rash invites Ham will be sharing in music, there you to attend. will be hayrides, games and food for all ages. Pastor Rev. Michael Oct. 20 Carter invites you to attend. 10 a.m. Friendship Baptist 2:30 p.m. Midway Cemetery Decoration, located behind Steve Johnson's Auto World on Mt. Jeffer­ son Road. Everyone is invited for a time of worship, song and remem­ brance. For more information, call Pastor Steve LeaShomb at 246-2012. Church announces Super Sundays in October. On October 20, 2013 Rev. Neal Hatfield and the Liberty University Singers, "Crimson Flood" and again at 6 p.m. Pastor Rev. Rus­ sell Hart invites you to attend. 6 p.m. Ashe Really Cares An­ nual Appreciation Dinner will be held in the Friendly Grove Baptist Church Fellowship Hall. All volun­ teers and their families are invited to attend. We appreciate everyone who give of their time, clothes, food, money, and talents so that they can minister in the name of Je­ sus to hep with physical and spiri­ tual needs. We are in need of volunteers who are able to pick up food at Lowes Food on two, Saturdays a month and the fourth Sunday af­ ter church of each month. Also we need couples that would like to work from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. on Tuesdays, Wednesdays or Thurs­ days. For more information on how you can help, please call Pat at 846-5234, or David at 846-5631. Oct. 20 - 23 of person that everybody who met loved her," Goodman Oct. 28 7 p.m. Revival Services will Oct. 14 -18 said. "No matter how sick she was, she was worried about 7 p.m. Kaleb Davis Youth Rally 7 p.m. Revival Services will be be held at Christian Unity Baptist everybody else." The event will be taking place at Mt Paddy Church in held at Liberty Baptist Church on Church. Rev. Jack Miller and Rev. will be held at Tuckerdale Baptist Church. You are invited to attend. Jefferson. It will run from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Saturday, Silas Creek. Guest preacher will Garrett Mahaffey will be the guest Oct. 12. This fundraiser, people will be able to enjoy soup, a drink and dessert for a donation of their choice. Raffles will also be taking place during the fundraiser. "We have jewelry, restaurant gift cards, a handmade quilt, Mary Kay items and much more," Goodman said. Goodman said usually the event raises between $1,500 and $2,000. This year they are hoping to raise a higher amount. The money goes to help cover costs of fuel, medicine and electricity during the cold winter months for the (3rreJ SSf<1 | elderly. The Praise Brigade delivers wood to families in need as well during the winter season. "People can contact us if they know someone who needs CYCLES ROOFING TREE SERVICE help," Goodman said. "We will try to help take care of it" The organization does other fundraisers throughout the year to help make a difference in the community. They BOB'S TREE SERVICE have supported a family every Christmas, went and deliv­ Serving the High Country ered items in Kentucky after a tornado struck and works - Family Owned and Operated Since 1985 "Fully Insured" 30 Years Experience with an area hospice to provide a complete Thanksgiving. _ • Tree Trimming • SALES "Please come out and support us and help us make a Licensed in VA M " Tree Removal • SKRVIC E ML *ff " Bucket Truck Install roofing of all kinds difference," Goodman said. • CONSIGNMENT Imfc/kflB • Chipper For more information call Goodman at (336) 877-2625. Roof Painting • PARTS/SUPPLIES • Clearing Lots HILL RIVER CYCLES Ashe County Roofing Insured 8 ALL Work Guaranteed Free Estimates | Allen Miller LV336-384-3033. From Page 1 mission to suspend the program for the interim had been applied for by DSS. Ashe County's federal childcare sub­ sidy is approximately $20,000 per week, she said. Ashe's social services block grant of $92,850 will be cut completely, she said. The grant funds mandated services in the adult services program, including Adult Protective Ser­ vices, guardianship, rest home monitoringand payee services, "Those are services we cannot stop providing. We have a legal responsibility," Weaver said, adding that the county already pays most of the costs for these "unfunded mandate" programs, as block grant funds typically cover only the first three months of the year. Stopgap measures implemented hy DSS include imme­ diate suspension of Work First applications, Emergency Assistance, Adult Day Care services and the CIHLIEAP program, and a hiring freeze for two vacant DSS positions. Furloughs for DSS employees are on the table last re­ sort, she said. "Up until about a day or so ago, we understood food stamps was not going to be impacted. However...the fed­ eral government says there is enough money to fund the food stamp program through the month of October," "After October, nobody knows," said Weaver. "Programs not affected are Medicaid benefits and transportation, our IV-E Adoption Assistance, our child support program and Medicaid At-Risk," Weaver said. Reached for comment today, Board of Commissioners Chairman Larry Rhodes said, "I'm really sorry were going through this, but I'm glad Donna Weaver is on top of it." The board has not taken immediate action in response to shutdown effects, Rhodes said. "If the shutdown continues, we will have to. It all depends how long it goes on." • RIDING APPAREL • Cutting Views y - FREE ESTIMATESl 12961 US HWY 221 SOUTH FLEETWOOD, NC Bob Cox 780 Anderson Hill Rd. • I jnsing. NC Cell: 977-2978 Home: 384 497J I WWW.HILLRIVERCYCLES.COM 336-877-2802 Lubricants Lubri ' ;r v*«r'*3M. LANDSCAPING 4 • HARDSCAPE • TREES & SHRUBS • MULCH • HYPROSEEPING NORMAN STUART BEHIND THE DOLLAR MART IN JEFFERSON LANDSCAPING (jffi VI IFARMS LLC • Landscape Maintenance •Mowing • Mulch •TVactor Services — Bushhogging, Scraping. 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Clerks of court joined forces with Stop Hunger Now, an international hunger relief agen­ cy, to volunteer time and money to package 10,000 meals. The event was organized by the N.C. Conference of Clerks of Superior Court (NCCSC) to help empha­ size the importance of being mis­ sion minded and to lead by serv­ ing others. "This was such a great effort to have been a part of," said Pam Barlow, Ashe County's Clerk of Superior Court. "The clerk and our offices are servants for our respective counties and that is a huge responsibility. Any chance we have to give back to others, while being reminded of our blessings is wonderful." "North Carolina's clerks of su­ perior court serve families and children in our state every day," said NCCSC Executive Director Barbara Moore. "This unified effort to help feed families and children around the world helped us refocus on our powerful abil­ ity to positively change lives in the communities we serve." In addition to volunteering time, each clerk of superior court contributed $25 to help fund the meals. Meals are highly nutritious, dehydrated, and com­ prised of rice, soy, vegetables, flavoring, and 21 essential vita­ mins and minerals. The meals will be shipped to hungry people in Stop Hunger Now's network of 65 countries. "Working together to volunteer for Stop Hunger Now gave us new energy to face the challenges we each have in our own counties," said Wake County Cleik of Superi­ or Court Lorrin Freeman. "Our ef­ fort reminded us that despite recent budget cuts and hard times, we are all fortunate in so many ways." About Stop Hunger Now Stop Hunger Now is celebrat­ ing its 15th anniversary of its ongoing work to create a move­ ment to end hunger. More than 100 million meals have been packaged and distributed world­ wide. Learn more at www.stophungernow.org. COMMUNITY CALENDAR Oct 11 -12 Friends of the Library Submitted photo|Jefferson Post 2013 Watauaga-Ashe-Wilkes Scholarship recipients with board members Danny Holman, Al­ lison Phillips, and Phil Stevens. 2013 Watauga-Ashe-Wilkes Scholarship Golf Tournament raises over $100,000 . Participants in the 13th Annual Watau­ ga-Ashe-Wilkes Scholarship Endowment Golf Tournament, held Sept. 12, at Jeffer­ son Landing, helped to raise over $100,000 for a scholarship endowment that benefits students in Watauga, Ashe, and Wilkes counties. 132 players from across the coun­ try participated in the event. Taking first place in the tournament was Eddie Vannoy, Mark Billings, Shane Sim­ mons and Chad Frye. The second place team included Bruce Ballard Sr., Bruce Ballard Jr., Clyde Atwood, and Chris Claycomb. The third place team included Ron­ nie Eller, David Parks, Tommy Elrod, and Brandon Vannoy. The first place gross score winners were Shane Vannoy, Jimmy Hendrick, Chris Miller, and Mike Kesterson. The Watauga-Ashe-Wilkes Scholarship Endowment was established in 2001 with the purpose of making a difference in some­ one's life by giving them an educational op­ portunity they might not have without the support of a scholarship. The first recipients were awarded scholarships in 2002. In ad­ dition to the annual golf tournament, the board solicits corporate and individual gifts to build scholarship funds. The WataugaAshe-Wilkes Scholarship Endowment 18 governed by the North Carolina Com­ munity Fund and is a 501c3 organization. Board members include Phil Stevens, presi­ dent; Charles Hartzog, vice-president; Kim Forester, secretary; Kim Barnes, treasurer; Daphne Petrey, publicity; Michael Lyall, Watauga; Bradley McNeil, Ashe; Danny Hol­ man, Wilkes; and Allison Phillips, Wilkes. "I would like to thank everyone who con­ tributed and participated in this year's tour­ nament," said tournament co-chair Phil Stevens, "Through everyone's support we are reaching our goal of helping students in three counties realize a brighter future through the promise of an education." The 2014 WAW Golf tournament is scheduled for Thursday, Sept. 18, 2014 at Jefferson Landing. The board would like to thank those who gave generously to sponsor this year's tourna­ ment. Corporate sponsors underwrote many of the expenses of the event: Valspar (Event Sponsor), Novant Health (VIP Dinner Spon­ sor), Lowe's (Goody Bag Sponsor), Werner (Dinner Sponsor), 3M (Golf Cart Sponsor), Wells Fargo (Shirt Sponsor), Specialty Car Company, Inc. (Booklet Sponsor), Window World (Hat Sponsor), Modern Toyota (Holein-One Sponsor), Carolina West Wireless (Hospitality Cart Sponsor), BB&T Longest Drive Sponsor), Morgan Stanley Smith Barney (Putting Contest Sponsor), Vannoy Construction (Golf Ball Sponsor), QEP (Fun Night Sponsor). In addition to these spon­ sors, there were many hole sponsors com­ prised both of individuals and corporations. The 2013 recipients of the WataugaAshe-Wilkes Scholarship are: Jake Page (Watauga County), Kelsey Eggers and Hayley Ragland (Ashe County), and Cas­ sandra Carter and Avery Wallis (Wilkes County). All six young ladies have ex­ pressed sincere gratitude for the receipt of this scholarship and plan to do well aca­ demically in order to receive it for all four years for a total of $8,000. If you would like to participate in the Watduga-Ashe-Wilkes Scholarship Endowment, please contact any board member or visit wawscholarship.org for more information. Clearance Savings from America's No. 1 Mattress Manufacturer (Setta; Cdumbu3 Day Year End Clearance (Sertay /g\ are offering up more great sales items for your fall read­ ing pleasure. Magazines are regularly priced at three for $1, except for the current month which sells for the inexpensive price of $1 per issue. You never know what might be on the 10cent mag­ azine shelf. 10 a.m. Ashe County Barn Quilt Tours. Hop on board and let the Arts Coun­ cil take you on a two hour guided tour of Ashe County. All tours will begin and end at the Ashe Arts Center in West Jefferson. Departure time is 10 a.m. and some tours will have a lunch op­ tion. Cost for the tour is $15 adults, and $10 children under 12. Reservations are required. For more informa­ tion or to reserve your seat, call the Ashe County Arts Council at (336) 846-2787. Oct 11 5 - 8 p.m. Spaghetti Sup­ per. Riverview Community Center will sponsor an allyou-can-eat Spaghetti Sup­ per. The cost is $8 for adults, $5 children 6 -12, children 5 and under eat free. Proceeds will be used for repairs on the building. 6 pan. Sunset Hay Ride. Meet us at the New River State Park N.C. 221 Access and enjoy a 45 minute - one hour hayride through the state park to view the col­ ors of fall. Space is limited. For more information or to reserve your spot, call (336) 982-2587. Oct 12 Benefit Chicken Barbe­ cue will be held at the Lan­ sing Volunteer Fire Depart­ ment. The meal will consist of 1/2 chicken, baked beans, coleslaw, roll, dessert. The plates are $7, or you may purchase just 1/2 chicken for $3.50. The proceeds will go to fund the children's Christ­ mas. Please come out and support the fire department for this need. Tfest Drive One for the SchooL Ashe County High School Ashe County Motors will donate $20 to the Boost­ er Club for each family that test drives a vehicle on this day. Please be sure to help them out. 6th Annual New River TVail 50K. Don't miss this unique marathon. This is a 50K (31.1 miles) ultra-mar­ athon to be run completely in the New River Trail State Park. Registration closes on October 9, 2013. All proceeds go to benefit the National Committee for the New River. For more infor­ mation, visit www.ncnr.org/ nrt50k.html. 9 ajiL Mt Jefferson Chal­ lenge. The Mount Jefferson Challenge (The MOJE) is a 7.2 mile foot race from the base of Mount Jefferson to its summit and then back to the base. The mirror image ascent/descent is 3.6 miles up.3.6 miles down, with grades ranging from 5-16%. The MOJE has claim to the most elevation change per mile of any race in the High County and possibly the larger Western N.C. region challenging runners with an elevation change of 420 feet per mile. For more informa­ tion or to register, call (336) 877-8888 or visit NewRiverMarathon.com. 9 ajn. - 4 pan. Festival of the Frescoes. A traditional country fair on the grounds of the Mission House across the street from the Church at 120 Glendale School Road. It will feature homemade arts and crafts, and wonderful baked goods. Classic fun for all as this is reminiscent of a traditional country fair. For more information, visit www. churchofthefrescoes.com. 9 am. - 5 p.m. Annual Todd New River Fall Fes­ tival Music, crafts, food and fun all day with face painting and children's activities at the Walter and Cook Park in downtown Todd. Pre­ sented by the Todd Ruritan Club. For more information, call (828) 964-1362 or visit www.toddruritan.com 9:30 ajiL Monopoly Tournament at the West Jefferson Coffee House. The board game is back. Take part in the KAMPN Konlopoly: A Monopoly Tournament. Fust round starts at 9:30 a.m., the cham­ pionship round starts at 11:30 a.m. Cost of chance to be chosen as one of 16 par­ ticipants is 1 for $5 or 3 for $10 (available at the Coffee House). All proceeds benefit KAMPN's family camping program for children with autism and their families. 11 am. - 4 pan. Fall Fes­ tival will be held at Peak Creek Church of the Breth­ ren. Apple butter stirring, food, bounce house for the kids, crafts, music and much more. Barbecue chicken plate $4, Hot dog plate $4, half chicken plate $5, Apple butter $5 pint, honey and jams $5 per pint, or $60 a case (same item or mix and match any relish, beets, jams, honey, apple butter, etc.) The Church is located at 2082 Peak Creek Church Road, Laurel Springs. 2 pan. Fairies and Gnomes - House Building. Come up to Mt. Jefferson and use your imagination and natural materials to build a woodland creature house. Each person or family will build a small house for an imaginary small creature. 2 pan. Painting the Park. The views at the New River are always changing. Meet at the New River State Park N.C. 221 Picnic Shelter for an hour of creativity. TYy your hand at painting the views of the park. All supplies will be provided and you will be able to take your artwork home. 7 pan. Night Hike. Are you looking for adventure after dark? Come on up to Mt. Jefferson for a breath­ taking night hike. Meet the park ranger for a 1 mile hike along the ridgeline out to Luther Rock. Bring a small flashlight and wear sturdy shoes. Pasts of this hike are See CALENDAR | Page 12 HIGH SPEED INTERNET l Perfectsleeper available EVERYWHERE! 20 Models Now $599 or fe/P^Vtecper Was $3ia M n i r t / C R 9 Q No E" 29 <gS/Pe^tleeper (& P^Wcper S«ti perfectsleepef Extra Firm or Ultra Plush Special Purchase Super Pillow Top Special Purchase Queen Adjustable Set as low as Was $1,239 Was b i . J / 9 w a s $1,3/9 Now $619 Now $699 Queen Set $999 Queen Set Also experience the latest Gel-Infused Memory Foam Sleep Systems from Serta® Get speeds as FAST as 15mbps (Where available) Up to 200x Faster than dial-up! 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"I'm hesitant because the town's re­ sponsibility is in perpetuity," said Al­ derman Tom Hartman after listening to a presentation about the proposal from Gene Hafer, a retired attorney who is assisting the town with its upcoming centennial celebration and who has, with David VanHoy, cleaned the exterior of Bowie's marble mauso­ leum in the last year. The care of the two mausoleums and several other items were part of the agenda of the West Jefferson Board of Aldermen's regular monthly meeting held Monday, Oct. 7, at town hall. During Hafer's presentation, he said the N.C. General Assembly created a statute that allows local municipalities to provide perpetual maintenance for individual grave sites if a trust fund is established to pay for the upkeep. A trust fund of $10,000, which, said Hafer, will be provided by private indi­ viduals, would be established with all accumulated interest used to pay for the occasional maintenance. The prin­ cipal of the trust would remain intact. Hafer also said the statutes allow municipalities to enter into agree­ ments with the plot owners, or their descendants, to maintain the site. Ha­ fer said there are two descendants of the Bowies that live in South Carolina and have agreed to the proposal pre­ sented to the aldermen. West Jefferson Mayor Dale Baldwin supported Hafer's proposal. "I think we sort of owe it to them," said Baldwin, "they (the Bowie and Seagraves families) gave us the land for the (cemetery)." The Bowie and Seagraves fami­ lies donated 11 acres that is used as the town's public cemetery and park prior to the 1960s. Cliff Clark |Jefferson Post Gene Hafer (far right) shows photos of the condition of the Bowie mausoleum to the West Jefferson Board of Aldermen (from left) Lester Mullis, Dr. Brett Summey, Mayor Dale Baldwin, Tom Hartman, and Calvin Green, during his request on Monday night to have the town maintain the grave site. Hartman acknowledged the land donation and the town's obligation to maintain the cemetery, but said he thought the town could perform the occasional maintenance without enter­ ing into a long-term agreement. Alderman Calvin Green did not support the proposal. He likened the town's maintenance of the private grave sites as "no different than some­ one washing a car." "I have kind of a problem taking care of private property," said Green. Alderman Lester Mullis said he would not support the proposal be­ cause of private property issues and Alderman Dr. Brett Summey said he also was concerned about the town's obligation into perpetuity, but didn't emphatically announce his support one way or the other. Mayor Baldwin then said the pro­ posal would be tabled until additional information about an agreement could be gathered. In other business before the board: • Decided to not close any of the town's street for Halloween. • Briefly discussed and then ta­ bled an ordinance that would regu­ late the operation of a horse-drawn carriage in city limits. • Approved a resolution to obtain a deed on a portion of the property where the Tigra Building is located to allow for the drilling of a test well to determine the possibility of establish­ ing a new water well on the property. • Agreed to become the admin­ istrator for the incentive grant ap­ proved by the town and county for the General Electric expansion. The chairman of the county commission had contacted the town requesting it become the lead authority for the ad­ ministration of the grant to GE. • Learned the N.C. Department of Transportation had approved funding for a streetscape project at the inter­ section of Jefferson Avenue and 2nd Street. The entire cost of the project would be covered by federal funds. The aldermen did not discuss the final decision on whether to move forward with the project. The traffic light at the intersection would be removed if the project is approved by the aldermen. • Heard Police Chief Jeff Rose's monthly report. Rose re pored 200 calls dispatched through the com­ munication center, 14 auto collisions investigated, 12 arrested for charges including DWI, larceny, assault and drug-related crimes, and six were ar­ rested for drug violations. N.C. State extension specialist seeks photos of food safety If you haven't previ­ ously celebrated Hal­ loween with a great dinner prepared by Chef Matt, danced to the music of "Soul Play," and dressed up in a great costume just like you did when you were a kid, then you need to make reserva­ tions right now to at­ tend the Ashe County Children's Trust En­ dowment Fund Hal­ loween Masquerade Ball and Dinner. The event is spon­ sored by the Ashe County Children's Trust Endowment Committee and will be held at The Club at Jefferson Land­ ing at 7 p.m. on Satur­ day, Oct. 26. Costumes are encouraged, but not required. The Endowment was established 15 years ago as part of the North Carolina Community Founda­ tion for the express purpose of raising funds to support spe­ cial projects conduct­ ed by Ashe County 4-H and Ashe County Partnership for Chil­ dren. The Endow­ ment awarded $4,700, in grants in 2013. Proceeds from the Halloween event go directly to the Endow­ ment Fund along with the proceeds from the Valentine event which was held on Feb. 15, 2013. The cost of the Halloween Masquer­ ade Ball & Dinner is $150 per couple and $75 for a single. Contact the N.C. Cooperative Exten­ sion, Ashe County Center at (336) 8465850 to find out how you can participate in the Ashe County Children's Trust En­ dowment Fund Hal­ loween Masquerade Ball and Dinner at The Club at Jefferson Landing scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 26. Get that costume ready and call now. AMERICA'S BEST SELLING REPLACEMENT IWINDOW!WINDOWS INSTALLED lite double hung up to 4'x6'j See store tor details Simply the Beat for Leee FREE In-Home Estimate: 336-838-9393 Or visit our showroom: 1802 River Street, Wilkesboro N.C. 28697 WindowWorldFoothills.com £?L —i Chapman shares news of which includes news about What can we learn about The resulting photos were food safety, through the sent to health inspectors food safety and foodborne food, food safety, nutrition, eyes of people fixing dinner who would follow-up, and illness at barfblog.com. He eating and health. Follow at home, shopping at the in some cases, assess a fine also contributes to the N.C. 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Barry Stephens said the festi­ val, entering its 20th year, is able to provide scholarships for two or three students in the community preparing for college. "The festival is for a good cause and it is a good time for the family," he said. Vendors will be selling many things ranging from handmade toys and blan­ kets to stained glass artwork and fruits. "There will be a big variety of things on sale for people wanting to do Christ­ mas shopping," Stephens said. Another important part of the festival is the presentation of the town's key to a local resident. The Ruritan Club selects one person who has spent most of his or her life in the community and presents the key and a plaque. "We select an elderly person that has lived in Todd for most of their lives and we honor them," Stephens said. "We honor and ap­ preciate them for being a faithful person in the community. Music is will also take place during the event, featuring artists of bluegrass, gospel, blues and country. Admission into the event is free, but parking costs $5. The cost will also cover the shuttle taking festival goers from the fire department into the festival grounds. Stephens said the future of the New River festival depends entire­ ly on the volunteer effort. Volun­ teers help the Todd Ruritan Club Submitted photo |Jefferson Past by serving food, selling t-shirts The Todd New River Festival is entering its 20th year. Money and helping people park at the vol­ raised will be used to provide college scholarships for the town's students. unteer fire department. Third Annual Boone Heritage Festival is Saturday, Oct. 12 The beautiful 35-acre Daniel Boone Park is the setting of the Boone Heri­ tage Festival. This festival is a celebration of Appala­ chian history and heritage through traditional music, dance, and storytelling as well as crafts, food, and kids' hands-on activities at the Hickory Ridge Living History Museum. Always the second Sat­ urday of October, the Boone Heritage Festival is Oct. 12, this year from 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. Festivalgoers may choose from a variety of activities which feature dozens of vendors, kids' make-and-take crafts, a mock archaeological dig, a Liar's Bench, music jam sessions (bring your instruments!), a flatfoot dance showcase and work­ shop, 18th century living history demonstrations, and live music and story­ telling performances by some of the most talented in the southern Appala­ chian region. The festival is also an opportunity to learn more about preserving the heri­ tage of the beautiful Ap­ Step back in time at the Boone Heritage Festival. palachian Mountains with lessons on land and water conservation, birds of the High Country, and gar­ dening with native plants. Visitors will also have a chance to document their ancestors of the Revolu­ tionary War. The Boone Heritage Festival offers fall festivalgoers a fun day to enjoy all facets of the Daniel Boone Park, including the Hick­ ory Ridge Living History Museum, Daniel Boone Native Gardens, the Farm­ er's Market, the Boone Jaycee playground and picnic area, and the Straw­ berry Hill Arboretum. Prior to the festival, guests are invited to take part in the celebration of Boone's history at the Daniel Boone Monument Centennial celebration. The celebration is Satur­ day, Oct. 12, at 9 a.m. at the corner of River Street and Water Street in Boone. Admission to both events is free, but some children's crafts require a small fee. For further information, visit www. booneheritagefestival. com, or call the South­ ern Appalachian Histori­ cal Association at 828264-2120. 23rd Annual Oktoberfest on Sugar Mountain this weekend We've got lots of reasons for you to grab your beer stein, put on your lederhosen or your dirndl, bring your appre­ ciation for local folk dancing and head to Sugar Mountain Resort on Saturday and Sunday from 10 a.m-5 p.m. Not only will the Harbour Town Fest Band provide a festive Bavarian atmo­ sphere to Sugar's 23nd annual Okto­ berfest celebration, the national awardwinning "Avery Smooth Dancers" and the "Mountain Laurel Cloggers" will get your feet stomping and bring out the country drawl in all of us. Mountain Laurel Cloggers will per­ form on Saturday, Oct. 12, on the out­ door deck. Avery Smooth Dancers will perform on Sunday, Oct. 13, on the outdoor deck. The Valle Crucis Middle School band will also perform at 2 p.m. Saturday. Local Arts and Crafts Local artisans and craftsmen will showcase their wares at the 23nd Sugar Mountain Oktoberfest. A wide variety of items from food to ironworks will be available for purchase to the public. German Food and Drinks Bavarian cuisine including Bratwurst, Knockwurst, Sauerkraut, strudel and pretzels will be available starting at 11 a.m. both Saturday and Sunday. To help wash it down an ample supply of Spaten beer will generously flow each day until 5 p.m. If Bavarian cuisine isn't your preference; American hot dogs, hamburgers, soda, cotton candy, kettle corn, funnel cakes, candy apples and other festive foods will be on hand. Children's Fun Center The children's activity center, lo­ cated in the Ski School Play Yard will keep the young ones entertained from noon until 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. A $10 fee per child/per day includes hay rides; play on all inflatable units, a climbing wall, an 18-hole mini putt putt course, and a chance to meet Sugar Bear and Sweetie Bear. Cotton candy, popcorn and drinks are also available in the children's activity center. All ages are welcome to participate. Admission, parking and shuttle service are free. Rain or shine the festival will go on. For more infor­ mation, call 828-898-4521 or visit www.skisugar.com. Take in the beautiful fall foliage, cool, comfortable mountain temperatures, and a weekend full of festival activities from 10 am until 5 pm each day. Be sure to bring the kids bemuse the event is for the whole family. A TERRIBLE THING HAPPENS WHEN TOU DON'T ADVERTISE. NO ONE NOTICES YOD ANYMORE Jefferson Post (336) 846-7164 ft i WW w.jeffersonpost .com for the fort ADVERTISING RESULTS �JEFFERSON POST FRIDAY, OCTOBER 11, 20V1 PAGE II CLASSIFIEDS STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA ASHE COUNTY IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION BEFORE THE CLERK indebted to the said estate will please make immediate pay­ ment to the undersigned. This, the 4th day of October 2013. ESTATE FILE: 13 E 242 EXECUTOR'S NOTICE Having qualified as EXECUT­ OR of the Estate of JACK HAMPTON KELLEY. de­ ceased, of 540 WAUGH STREET, JEFFERSON, NC 28640. this is to notify all per­ sons having claims against the Estate of said JACK HAMP­ TON KELLEY to present them to the undersigned on or be­ fore December 30. 2013 or this notice will be placed in bar of their recovery. All persons, firms, and corporations in­ debted to said Estate will please make immediate pay­ ment. Charles E. Clement Clement Law Office Attorney at Law 756 West King Street P. O. Drawer 32 Boone, North Carolina 28607 Publish:10.4.13/10.11.13/10.18 .13/10.25.13 This the 27th day of Septem­ ber, 2013 Edwin G. Greer Executor 155 Gap Creek Road Fleetwood, NC 28628 Randy L. Roland, Executor NOTICE TO CREDITORS Having qualified as Executor for the Estate of Adam Eric Trippe, deceased late of Ashe County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of said deceased to present them on or before 23rd day of December, 2013, or this no­ tice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons in­ debted to said estate will please make immediate pay­ ment. This the 23rd day of Septem­ ber, 2013. Stephen R. Berndt, P A. Attorney for Estate 379 New Market Blvd., Ste. 3 Boone, NC 28607 Publish: 9.27.13/10.4.13/10.11.13/10.1 8.13 NORTH CAROLINA ASHE COUNTY IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE 13-E-269 EXECUTOR'S NOTICE TO CREDITORS In the Matter of the Estate of: FRANK ROLAND Having qualified as Executor of the Estate of Frank Roland, deceased of Ashe County, North Carolina, the under­ signed does hereby notify all persons, firms and corpora­ tions having claims against the estate of said decedent to ex­ hibit them to the undersigned at 756 West King Street, P.O. Drawer 32, Boone, North Caro­ lina 28607, on or before the 3rd day of January, 2014 or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons. firms and corporations For the Estate of Adam Eric Trippe Angel Trippe 1240 Deep Ford Road Lansing. NC 28643 PUBLISH: 09.27.13/10.4.13/10.11.13/10. 18/13 STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF ASHE IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION BEFORE THE CLERK FILE #13-E-262 NOTICE TO CREDITORS Having qualified as Executor of the estate of WILLIAM DAVID DUSOLD, deceased of 4541 Big Peak Creek Road, Laurel Springs, Ashe County, North Carolina, 28644, this is to noti­ fy all persons having claims against the Estate of said Willi­ am David DuSold to present them to the undersigned on or before 11th day of January, 2013, or this notice will be olacsd in bar at their recQYsr^- All persons, firms and corpora­ tions indebted to said Estate will please make immediate ayment. is the 4th day of October. 2013. Jacqueline K. DuSold 4541 Big Peak Creek Road Laurel Springs. NC 28644 James M. Deal, Jr. DEAL. MOSELEY & SMITH. LLP Attorneys at Law 870 West King Street, Ste. B, PO Box 311 Boone, NC 28607 Publish: 10.11.13/10.18.13/10.25.13/11 .1.13 PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE This is to inform the public that a public hearing will be held on the proposed 2014-2015 Com­ munity Transportation Pro­ gram Application to be submit­ ted to the North Carolina De­ partment of Transportation no later than November 15, 2013. The public hearing will be held on Tuesday, October 22nd , 2013 5:10 PM before Ashe County Transportation Author­ ity, Governing Board of Direct­ ors. Those interested in attending the public hearing and need­ ing either, auxiliary aids and services under the American with Disabilities Act (ADA) or a language translator should contact Sue Thompson on or before Monday. October 21st, 2013 at 336-846,2000 or email: sue@actatravel.com. The Community Transporta­ tion Program provides assist­ ance to coordinate existing transportation programs oper­ ating in Ashe County as well as provides transportation op­ tions and services for the com­ munities within this service area. These services are cur­ rently provided using Subscrip­ tion Service, Demand Re­ sponse Service and Shuttle Service. Services are rendered by utilizing vans. The total estimated amount re­ quested for the period July 1, 2014 through June 30. 2015 Miscellaneous NATIONAL MARKETPLACE Are You Still Paying Too Much For Your Medications? You can save up to 75% when you fill your prescription* at our Canadian and .International Pharmacy Service. ^ Make the Switch to DISH Today and Save Up To 50% •> 1 ik* i Get An Extra $10 Off ceiecoxio , & Free shjpping Qn $61.00 > Your 1st Order! OVER 30 PREMIUM MOVIE CHANNELS Call the number below end tave an : additional S10 plus get ftee shipping | on youi first prescription order with i Canada Drug Center. 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Publish: 10.11.13 PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE This is to inform the public that a public hearing will be held on the proposed 2014-2015 Tar­ geted Transit Assistance Pro­ gram Section 5310 - Elderly and Persons with Disabilities Application to be submitted to the North Carolina Depart­ ment of Transportation no later than November 15, 2013. The blic hearing will be held on uesday, October 22, 2013 5:30 PM before Ashe County Transportation Authority, Gov­ erning Board of Directors. Those interested in attending the public hearing and need­ ing either, auxiliary aids and services under the American with Disabilities Act (ADA) or a language translator should contact Sue Thompson on or before Monday, October 21st, 2013 at (336) 846-2000 or email: sue@actatravel.com. The Targeted Transit Assist­ ance Program Section 5310 provides transportation ser­ vices that meet the special needs of elderly persons and persons with disabilities for who mass transportation ser­ vices are unavailable, insuffi­ cient or inappropriate. These program funds will be utilized for expansion of new service routes, expansion vehicle and operating cost. The total estimated amount re­ quested for the period July 1. 2014 through June 30. 2015 Project Total Amount Local Share Operating $ 38,900 $ 19,450 (59%) TOTAL $38,900$ 19.450 Total Funding Requests Total Local Share This application may be in­ spected at the Ashe County Transportation Office, 895 Ray Taylor Road, West Jefferson, NC from 8:00am to 4:30pm Monday thru Friday. Written comments should be directed to Sue Thompson, PO Box 1836 West Jefferson, NC 28694 before October 18, 2013. 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Most Original Singer-songwriter and author Si Kahn returns to Ashe County Saturday with the Looping Brothers, Germany's leading Bluegrass trio. "It's fair to say the Looping Brothers are the leading German Bluegrass band, I think," said Kahn. "If there are no oth­ ers, they are the leading band. If there is one other, and they're better than them, they're still the leading Bluegrass Band." Joking aside, the Looping Brothers are part of a European Bluegrass scene well known in American Bluegrass circles, Kahn said. "The last two CD's I recorded with the Kruger Brothers, another excellent Ger­ man Bluegrass act," he said. Banjoist Jens Kruger, of Wilkesboro, is a winner of the $50,000 Steve Martin Prize for Excellence in Banjo and Bluegrass. Kahn, who has released 18 albums in a career spanning four decades, first met Looping Brothers founding members Ulrich "Ulli" Siekter and Matthias Malcher "back in the day" at the famous but by­ gone Cook Shack in Union Grove. Siekter and Malcher have been playing together for 25 years, touring throughout Europe and the U.S.. The current line-up came together in 2011, with the addition of bass player Ralf Strotmann. The Broth­ ers create the traditional bluegrass sound with guitar, banjo, mandolin and fiddle, and have their roots in the legendary Eu­ ropean band Groundspeed — named for an Earl Scruggs tune — formed in 1980 by Siekter and several Dutch musicians. Photo courtesy of Strictly Country Records|Jef­ ferson Post Si Kahn and the Looping Brothers play the Ashe Civic Center Saturday. Kahn and the Looping Brothers claimed a "Triple Crown" on the charts this year with their joint CD release Aragon Mill: The Bluegrass Sessions, the #1 CD for September 2013, on the international Folk DJ List. They were also recognized as the #1 Artists, and the CD's title track "Ara­ gon Mill" as the #1 song. "We wish to thank our radio promo­ tion specialist Kari Estrin of Kari Estrin Management and Consulting in Nashville for doing such a great job with the CD," Kahn said. "We also want to thank Pieter Groenveld, president of Strictly Country Records, for putting out the album." Kahn and the Looping Brothers present an eclectic repertoire of traditional and original selections at the Ashe Civic Cen­ ter 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 12. Reserved seating is $15 for adults and $5 for stu­ dents, available at the Ashe Arts Center or by calling 336-846-2787. Calendar From Page 8 Dr. Cnaries Jones M.D. P.A. considered strenuous and hiking at night can be physi­ cally challenging. Children must be closely supervised. For more information, call 336-246-9653. 7:30 pan. Si Kahn and the Looping Brothers join forces to present an evening of cutting-edge bluegrass music. The Looping Broth­ ers are one of Europe's most respected, experienced and best-loved bluegrass bands. Reserved seating tickets are 15 for adults, and $5 for stu­ dents. To purchase tickets, or for more information, call (336) 846-2787. Oct. 13 2 pjn. Painting the Mountain. Come to the Mt. Jefferson State Park for a hour of creativity, and try your hand at painting. A free canvas to take home will be provided for each par­ ticipant. Tempera paints and brushes will also be provided as long as supplies last. No experience necessary. This program is for adults and children. 2 - 6 pan. Fall Festival to be held at Orion Baptist Church. Cody Ham will be sharing in music, there will be hayrides, games and food for all ages. Pastor Rev. Michael Carter invites you to attend. 3 pan. Fall Season Mountain Hike. The spec­ tacular change of season is here, come to the Mt. Jef­ ferson State Park Picnic Area and meet a park ranger for a hike into the autumn splen­ dor. Bring your cameras and questions as we will be looking at the spectacular fall color. Bring your hiking shoes or boots too. 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Spooked as the New Orleans Saints were — top to bottom — at this time a year ago, "Bountygate" seems like little more than a bad dream now. After a businesslike 26-18 victory over Chicago on Sunday, New Orleans is at 5-0, instead of last season's 1-4 start, and still among the fast-thinning ranks of unbeatens in the NFL. Drew Brees is off to another scintillating start, Sean Payton is back in charge, and if reunit­ ing one of the best quarterback-coach duos in the league wasn't intimidating enough, well, the Saints are suddenly boasting a top-five defense to boot. Most of the credit for that last devel­ opment belongs to Rob Ryan, the son of bona fide defensive genius Buddy Ryan, and the less-well-groomed twin brother of Jets coach Rex. Rob Ryan was calling the shots for Dallas' defense last season, and the emergence of Cameron Jordan and Junior Gallette along the Saints' defensive front, along with rookie Kenny Vaccaro in the secondary, made his move to New Or­ leans look downright prescient. But there's no doubt up and down the roster who has made the biggest differ­ ence in the Saints' fortunes this time around — even if Payton's players find it hard to say exactly why. "Coach understands the temperature of this team, when to turn it up and when to dial it down," veteran corner Jabari Greer said. "Last year," Brees said, "everything that could have gone wrong went wrong.... It hasn't been perfect, but..." "I can't quite put my fmger on it, ei­ Passing 480. A Rodgers, G8Y vs. WAS 09/15 (34-42,4 TD) 462, P. Manning, DEN vs. BAL 09/05(27-42.7 TD) 450, E. Manning. NYG at DAL 09/08(27-42.4 TD) 428. Vick. PHL vs. SND 09/15 (23-36,2 TD) 421. M. Ryan, ATL vs. NWE 09/29 (34-54,2 TD) 419. P. Rivers. 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New Orleans settled for field goals after both turnovers; even so, the Bears wound up chasing the Saints the rest of the way. "I thought our guys played real smart and did what we needed to do to get a good road victory," Payton said. "It wasn't always perfect or clean in the second half, but it was good enough." Payton conceded that watching Saints games from his couch at home last year was tough. He was parked there because NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell sus­ pended Payton for a year in response to a murky bounty system being run by former New Orleans defensive coordi­ nator Gregg Williams. Reggie Bush has found his groove ^ V1C7 CJ offseason because it realized Jahvid Best's career — with the Lions, at least — was over because of concussions. The Lions needed Bush, and he needed them. He signed a $16 million, four-year contract in March as a free agent. So far, the team's investment in the 28-year-old, eight-year veteran has paid off. Bush ranks second in the NFL with an average of 144.3 yards from scrimmage, trailing only Philadelphia's LeSean McCoy. He is running between the tack­ les with power and to the outside with speed,gaining 5-plusyards a carry to put him on pace to rush for 1,000 yards for the second time in his career—even though he missed the win over Washing­ ton with a knee injury. With an ability to carry the football or catch it in the flat or as a dump-off option, Bush has also opened up passing lanes for Johnson, who has caught four touchdown passes a year after scoring just five times. Johnson, in turn, pulls play­ ers out of the box to give Bush room to run through perhaps the biggest holes of his career. "A lot of it has to do with scheme and the fact that 81 is out there," Bush said, referring to Johnson's jersey number. "It makes life a lot easier." 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Jackson.TAM at NYJ 09/08 (7 rec., 0 TD) 1 5 1 . T e W i l l i a m s . DAL v s . D E N 1 0 / 0 6 ( 4 r e c . . 1 T D ) 149. Gonzalez. ATL vs.NWE 0 9 / 2 9 (12 rec.. 2 TD) 1 4 6 , A n d .J o h n s o n , H 0 U a t S N D 0 9 / 0 9 ( 1 2 r e c . . 0T D ) 146. Gordon. CLE a t MIN 0 9 / 2 2 (10 rec..1TD) 143. Garcon. WAS at GBY 09/15 (8 rec..1 TD) 143, Shorts, JAX at SEA 09/22 (8 rec.. 0 TD) 142. H. Nicks. NYG vs. PHL 10/06 (9 rec.. 0TD) 141. D. Bryant. DAL at KAN 09/15 (9 rec..1TD) Receiving 184. L. McCoy. PHL at WAS 09/09 (31 att.. 1 TD) 175. D. Murray. DAL vs. STL09/22 (26 att.. 1 TD) 158. L. McCoy. PHL vs. KAN 09/19 (20 att..1 TD) MCT Reggie Bush, seen here in action against the Chicago Bears, seem­ ingly has found a home, and his groove, with the Detroit Lions. drafted No. 2 overall in 2006 by New Orleans after helping USC win two national titles and win­ ning a Heisman Trophy. He had personal and team success as a rookie, scoring nine times on the ground, through the air and on a punt return to help the Saints ad­ vance to the NFC champion­ ship game for the first time in franchise history. After that, though, Bush's ca­ reer was stunted by injuries. His reputation took a hit because the Trojans were stripped of their 2004 title, and the Heisman Trust wanted his trophy back because the NCAA determined he got extra benefits in college. And everywhere Bush went for years, cameras followed him because he was in an on- and off-again relationship with Kar­ dashian, a reality TV star. New Orleans traded him in 2011 to Miami, who made him a featured running back. He gained more than 2,000 yards rushing, nearly 600 yards receiv­ ing and scored 15 times over two seasons with the Dolphins. Detroit did its due diligence when evaluating whether Bush would be worth going after, and got nothing but good reports. When he joined the Lions for offseason training, teammates and coaches couldn't brag enough about him as a person. WE BEAT THE GAME WHEN IT COMES TO LOW PRICES 153. Gore.SNF at STL 09/26 (20 att.. 1 TD) 149. Powell, NYJ vs. BUF 09/22 (27 att..0 TD) 144, D. Martin. TAM vs. NOR 09/15 (29 att..0 TD) 140. A. Peterson. MIN vs. PIT 09/29 (23 att . 2 TD) 139, Re. Bush. DET vs. CHI 09/29 (18att.. 1 TD) 132. J. Starks.GBY vs. WAS 09/15(20 att.. 1 TD) 129. D. McFadden. OAK vs. JAX09/15 (19 att..0 TD) 120. De. Williams. CAR vs. NYG09/22 (23 att .0TD) 112. Pryor. OAK at IND 09/08 (13 att.. 0 TD) 108. J.Charles. KAN at TEN 10/06 (22 att..1TD) 107. A. Morris.WAS at GBY 09/15 (13 att., 0TD) 103. Spiller. BUF vs. CAR 09/15 (16 att.. 0 TD) 103. J. Franklin. GBY at CIN 09/22(13 att..1 TD) 102. A. Foster. HOU vs. SEA09/29 (ot) (27att.. 0 TD) 102, Lynch. SEA at IND 10/06 (17 att., 0 TD) 102. R. Wilson. SEA at IND 10/06 (13 att..0 TD) 101. Vereen. NWE at BUF 09/08 (14 att..0 TD) 100, A. Peterson. 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"I love going home and seeing my little girl and the innocent smile on her face." And he likes being in public without having paparazzi in his face as he did when he was dating Kim Kardashian. "That feels good, too," Bush said with a grin. The Lions (3-1) have been good this year, sharing first place in the NFC North with Chicago entering their game Sunday at Green Bay (1-2), in large part because Bush is in their backfield. The franchise, desperate for success after flopping to a 4-12 finish last season, made sign­ ing Bush its top priority in the PAGE 13 JIM'S CORNER FURNITURE Cabin or Castle... We'll furnish it! Directions: Just 5 miles from Jefferson on Hwy. 194N/88W Turn Right on Northwest Sch. Rd. 160 Northwest School Rd. 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Kurt Busch -47 2136 8. Dale Earnhardt Jr. 2129 -54 9. Clint Bowyer 2128 -55 10. Joey Logano (1) 2124 -59 11. Carl Edwards (2) 2123 -60 12. Ryan Newman (1) 2110 -73 13. Kasey Kahne (2) 2100 -83 A CHASE FOR THE SPRINT CUP A 847 -1336 827 -1356 806 -1377 805 -1378 775 -1408 •1426 757 756 -1427 1 Nationwide Standings DRIVER (WINS) Austin Dillon Sam Hornish Jr. (1) Regan Smith (2) Elliott Sadler Justin Allgaier Brian Vickers Brian Scott Trevor Bayne(1) Kyle Larson Parker Kligerman POINTS BEHIND — 1024 1016 -8 989 -35 981 -43 959 -65 957 -67 942 -82 939 -85 878 -146 858 -166 TTuck Standings DRIVER (WINS) POINTS 644 1 Matt Crafton (1) 2 James Buescher (2) 603 3. Ty Dillon (1) 591 4. Jeb Burton (1)' 571 5. Miguel Paludo 567 6 Timothy Peters (2) 559 7. Ryan Blaney (1) 552 8. Johnny Sauter (2) 541 9. Darrell Wallace Jr 538 10. Brendan Gaughan 520 BEHIND Athlon Sports Racing Editor Throttlo Up/Throttle Down KURT BUSCH Busch and his Furniture Row Racing team have recorded four fin­ ishes of fourth or better in the last six races. The problem? The "other" two A races came In the Chase, where they ran 13th In New Hampshire ^ and 21st at Dover. KASEYKAHNE Kahne and his Hendrtck Motorsports team won • two races In the regular season, but have slumped In the Chase. The No. 5 team has averaged a 19.25-place finish with zero top-10 performances. Compiled and written by Matt Taliaferro. Follow Matt on Twitter: ©MattTaliaterro. Kyle Busch and Brad Keselowski engaged in a war of words after the two tangled in Saturday's Nation­ wide Series race in Kansas. In the incident, Keselowski spun off the front bumper of Busch and hit the wall, ending his day. Ke­ selowski ran toward Busch's pit, pointing a finger in the team's di­ rection. but did not engage. Later Keselowski said, "He didn't want me to race him hard so he dumped me down the straightaway. I think that's pretty self-explanatory and I'm not going to stand it. He's got a lot more to lose than I do. Like I said, I guess that's the only good thing about not being in the Chase." Busch claimed that the accident When: Saturday, Oct. 12 TV: ABC (6:30 p.m. EST) NATIONWIDE SERIES Race: Dollar General 300 Track: Charlotte Motor Speedway When: Friday, Oct. 11 TV: ESPN2 (7:30 p.m. EST) 2012 Winner: Joey Logano CAMPING WORLD TRUCK SERIES Race: Fred's 250 powered by Coca-Cola Track: Talladega Superspeedway Location: Talladega, Ala. Date: Saturday, Oct. 19 TV: FOX SPORTS 1 (4:00 p.m. EST) 2012 Winner: Parker Kligerman Classic Moments Charlotte Motor Speedway Kevin Harvick celebrates his third win of the NASCAR Sprint Cup season following Sunday 's (Photo by ASP, Inc.) Hollywood Casino 400 at Kansas Speedway. keep having fun and keep doing what we're doing." Chase frontrunners Kenseth, Jimmie Johnson and Kyle Busch — as well as Harvick — experi­ enced a malady of tests throughout the afternoon. Each driver found himself well back in the field at one point or another due to pit strategies that often coincided with one of the many caution periods. While Harvick, Johnson (sixth) and Kenseth (11th) all battled back to post respectable finishes, Busch was the event's big loser. Busch, who came into the event 12 points back in the standings, went to a back-up car because of a practice crash on Saturday, and therefore started the race in the rear of the field. He narrowly missed damaging his Toyota in a first-lap accident involving Danica Patrick and David Reutimann but spun on two different ocassions, the second ending his day on lap 201. He finished 34th and dropped to fifth in the standings, 35 points behind Kenseth. It was Busch's third straight finish of 31st or worse in Kansas. "The racetrack is the worst race­ track I've ever driven on, the tire is the worst tire I've ever driven on and track position is everything," Busch said. "It certainly hinders (the title hopes), but we'll just try to get back in it," Kyle Busch said. "Try to work hard and sec what falls our way. If it doesn't happen, it doesn't happen." Kenseth led 21 laps prior to the halfway mark of the race, but a pit road speeding penalty during a round of stops on lap 139 dropped him to 40th. He spent the remain­ der of the day catching up. "I haven't had to drive a car like that in a long time," Kenseth said. "Everybody's on the same tire so you can't blame that. It was just in­ credibly treacherous. 1 was just so loose I was ready to crash pretty much all of the race. "1 feel lucky for not being wrecked and I feel really fortunate to still be leading the points. Not the day we wanted. But could have been worse." Johnson dodged a bullet late, when his engine began to fail with two laps to go. Although he lost a position limping to the checkered flag and "felt bummed that I left points on the table," was grateful to have survived an eventful afternoon. "At the same time, I'm happy I made it to the finish line under power and got a nice finish," he said. Busch, Keselowski renew old rivalry By MATT TALIAFERRO Location: Concord, N.C. 2012 Winner: Clint Bowyer Crew Chief's Take: "I'm not a big fan of Charlotte because we've never done well there. It's one of those tracks where we practice a bunch during the day and then run at night, so It makes it a mystery. If you're a team that is having a good year and you're confident in your program, then it Is a place you can run well. The track is very basic, but you don't get to practice under the race conditions, so it makes it a challenge.Aside from the track itself, it's nice for the teams to sleep in their own beds. This may sound weird, but for us it's like taking a working vacation." — 41 -53 -73 -77 -85 -92 -103 -106 -124 Track: Charlotte Motor Speedway Banking/Straightaways: 5 degrees Athlon Sports Racing Editor FALLOUT Clint Bowyer has been a non-factor in the Chase s four races — but it's not due to a dip in produc­ tion. Having averaged a 12.3-place finish in the 26-race regular season, Bowyer's No. 15 team ranked in the top 5 in the standings from late-April through mid-September. The bunch has averaged a 12.5-place Chase fin­ ish, but finds itself buned at ninth in the standings. Other teams (see item No. 2) have upped the ante. Race: Bank of America 500 Banking/Turns: 24 degrees By MATT TALIAFERRO By all outward appearances, Kansas Speedway is a typical 1.5mile racetrack. Although it, along with its intermediate tri-oval brethern Chicagoland, Las Vegas and Michigan have their particular characteristics, Kansas certainly does not distinguish itself from the rest in a way the half-mile bullring at Bristol or the flat, one-miler in New Hampshire do. So what is it about the progres­ sively-banked venue in Kansas City, Kan., that make it such a tricky stop when the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series makes it's Octo­ ber Chase pilgrimage? On Sunday, that question had a clearly defined set of answers: A new, harder-compound Goodyear tire combined with a surface that was rcpaved just over one year ago run on an afternoon that pro­ vided much cooler temperatures than any test session had previ­ ously presented. The result was a treacherously slick track that witnessed drivers on the edge of control, spurring a trackrecord 15 caution periods, including nine for accidents. Oddly, for a race such as this, the best car actually won. Kevin Harvick and his No. 29 Richard Childress Racing team sat on the pole for the first time in over seven years and led a racehigh 138 of 267 laps and (most im­ portantly) stayed well ahead of the madness to score his third win of the 2013 season in the Hollywood Casino 400. Harvick gained 14 points on championship leader Matt Kenseth by virtue of the win, moving to within striking distance of a title at 25 markers back in the standings. "It was an interesting weekend to say the least," Harvick said. "Everybody was battling the tires and the track, and 1 think it was like driving on a razor blade. I told (the team) yesterday, we've just got to try to get some kind of con­ sistency because that was the thing that for me stuck out the most was our lap times; one would be good, one would be bad, one would be good, and that's always our strong point where you have that nice curve of lap times. "To sit on the pole and win the race is obviously a great weekend, and controlling our own destiny by doing that, putting ourselves closer to where we need to be with the championship race — we'll just SPRINT CUP SERIES Layout: 1.5-mile quad-oval Kevin Harvick wins a wild Hollywood Casino 400 from pole NUMBERS GAME Matt Kenseth leads the championship standings thanks in large part to his two wins. Kenseth's and Jimmie Johnson's average fin­ ishes tell the tale: In four Chase races, Kenseth has averaged a 5.0-place finish, while Johnson (one win) sits one full position better at 4.0. Kevin Harvick, with one win, has averaged a 7.5-place showing, while Jeff Gordon is at 7.0 and Kyle Busch 10.75. 1 2. 3. 4. 5. 6 7 8. 9. 10. Tracks on Tap Athlon Spotlight VERSATILITY One of the keys to Kevin Harvick's success on the Sprint Cup level comes in the form of his versatility on different types of tracks. Of his 22 career Cup wins, six have come on intermediate tracks (one to two miles), five each on short and flat tracks, three at the plate venues of Daytona and Talladega and one vic­ tory on a road course (Watkins Glen). 14. Jamie McMurray 15. Brad Keselowski 16. Martin Truex Jr. (1) 17. Paul Menard 18. AricAlmirola 19 Jeff Burton 20. Marcos Ambrose — was not intentional. "1 just got real tight off of (turn) four," Busch said. "I'd been battling tight underneath him and behind him and everything else. I thought I had a run and I tried to stay in the gas so I could get a run on him and get to his quarter and side drafi him down the front straightaway and I got too tight got inside his wake and got too close to him and spun him out." It did not end there, though, as the two who've had a history of run-ins continued to spout off in interviews with USA Today-. "I got wrecked by a dirty driver," Keselowski said. "There is no other way of putting it." "Brad Keselowski knows what dirty drivers arc because he's done it plenty of times," Busch re- History has proven that it's extremely rare and difficult for a driver not in the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup to win a race during the sport's 10-race playoff. But that's exactly what Jamie McMurray did in the Bank of America 500 at Char­ lotte Motor Speedway in October 2010. McMurray. despite winning two of the sport's "crown-jewel" events — the Day­ tona 500 and the Brickyard 400 — earlier that season, missed the Chase, but he played the role of Chase spoiler to a tee at Charlotte, where none of the 12 cham­ pionship-contending drivers could hang with his No. 1 Earnhardt Ganassi Racing Chevrolet when it counted. McMurray led 65 laps and prevailed by 1.866 seconds over Chase driver Kyle Busch and third-place finisher Jimmie Johnson, who went on to win the title. In winning at Charlotte, McMurray re­ turned to Victory Lane at the site of his first Sprint Cup Series triumph eight years earlier with team owner Chip Ganassi.' Athlon Fantasy Stall Looking at Checkers: Kasey Kahne has four consecutive showings of eighth or better in Charlotte. He was far and away the best car in May, but was burned by a late caution and finished second. Pretty Solid Pick: Kevin Harvick swooped in for the win here in May and carries mo­ mentum after a victory in Kansas. Good Sleeper Pick: Joy Logano's 9.6place average finish in nine starts at CMS is a series-best. Runs on Seven Cylinders: Charlotte isn't Dale Earnhardt Jr.'s favorite stop, as he's averaged a 19.6-place finish while regis­ tering only 11 top 10s (zero wins) in 27 points-paying starts. Insider Tip: Clean air and track position at night's end will determine your win­ ner at the 1.5-mile track in Concord. A Brad Keselowski motions to Kyle Buschs pit crew after an incident in Kansas. sponded. 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Page 8 k si:kvin<; vsiiecoun i v, north Carolina since vn:» Vol. HH, Issue 82 WEA" Times and si Low. f SPORTS INSIDE Tennis team captures title... Page 6 Ashe Canned f Drive has started.... Pag •» p— l TUESDAY, OCTOBER 15.2013 $1.00 Commissioners uphold ruling in fencb H.«pute Dylan Lightfoot Staff Writer dlightfoot@civitasmedia.com The Ashe County Board of Commissioners Monday upheld a Plan­ ning Department ruling in a land dispute over a fence on the New River floodplain. Director of Planning Adam Stumb said his office had received a complaint in May from Christine Cutter, own­ er of a parcel on the Dylan Lightfoot | Jefferson Post New River, against her Christine Cutter testified at a hearing before the Ashe County neighbor, Emanuel Cal­ Board of Commissioners Monday. ais, who built a fence on the floodplain. Testifying before the board in a quasi-judicial hearing Monday, Cutter said she sold Calais a por­ tion of land downriver from hers for river access, and that he signed an agreement "that he would not build anything on that land at all." Calais later put up a wooden and wovenwire fence from Railroad Grade Road to the river, posting it with "No Tres­ passing" signs, she said. Consulting with Ashe County Emergency Co­ ordinator Patty Gambill, Ashe s Homecoming Queen is Cutter was told the fence was not allowed under Federal Emergency Man­ agement Agency regula­ tions. Cutter presented Calais with a cease and desist order while he was con­ structing the fence. Calais threw the document back at her, saying "nobody's going to tell me what I can do or not do with my land," she said. "Why is he being so ter­ ritorial?" she said. Cutter, a member the National Committee for the New River who par­ ticipates in river clean-up . - . efforts, argued that flood debris will be trapped on her side of the fence. "My property is going to become a dump site," she said. Upon receiving Cutter's complaint, Stumb said he "followed through with enforcement action based on our county's flood con­ trol ordinance." "There's a prohibi­ tion on anything being constructed in the flood way...essentially to allow flood waters...to come back down once the rains : See FENCE | 5 - * Wi • - T| Dylan Lightfoot | Jefferson Post Director of Parks and Recreation Scott Tummyre stands on a brand new.red oak floor recentty installed in Family Central's gym. Family Central's revamped gym, fitness center free to public Dylan Lightfoot Staff Writer dlightfoot@civitasmedia.com Nathan Ham| Jefferson Post Hailey Richardson (right) was crowned as the 2013 ACHS Homecoming Queen on Friday night. Hailey is pictured here with last year's winner. Erin Bingham. Todd New River Festival celebrates 20th year with music and crafts Renovation of Family Central's gym and fitness center was recently completed Ashe County Director of "Parks and Recreation director Scott Turnmyre said last week. A new red oak, tongue-and-groove gym floor was com­ pleted in August, and a full complement of weights and fitness equipment was installed three weeks ago, Tum­ myre said. "This is the kind of wood you'd see in a million dollar home," he said. "It's got a lot of character." Ashe County-owned Jones Hardwood flooring of Mountain City built the new floor, overlaying the existSee GYM | 5 Wil Petty Staff Writer jpetty@civitasmedia.com Despite overcast condi­ tions and a chance for rain­ fall on Saturday afternoon, the 20th annual Todd New River Festival at Walter and Annie Cook Park went on as planned. Barry Stevens, president the host Todd Ruritan, said they estimated over 2,000 people would come to the town throughout the day. Several vendors made their way to the festival to sell their products, pro­ mote their business or show off history. "I just like to see people keep the old stuff going," said John Hodges, a Boone resident. Hodges brought hit and miss gasoline engines from the early 20th century to display. The engines were used to generate electricity in rural and mountainous areas. Hodges said he has come to the festival several years and also usually brings an antique grist mill. With the rain this year affecting com prices, he opted not to bring it. Other vendors were at the Todd New River Fes­ tival to take part in the community and sell their products. "We sell a lot of our apples here," said Bergie Moretz, of Moretz Moun­ tain Orchard in Todd. This is the fifth year Wil Petty | Jefferson Post The WPA building in West Jefferson, which was dedicated 75 years ago. is the present location of the Ashe County Arts Council. An event from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 18 will celebrate the anniversaries of the building, the Arts Council and the Ashe Arts Center. _ Wil Petty | Jefferson Post Barry Stevens, president of the Todd Ruritans. presents the "Key to Todd" to Lyle and Joyce Wilson, long time residents of the community. The festival ran from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Satur­ day. Oct. 12 and featured music, food and various crafts from throughout the High Country. Moretz has sold her apples at the festival. The orchard grows over 100 varieties of apples. "It's good for us to get together (at the New River festival) for fellowship," she said. The festival ran from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 12. While some ven­ dors had produce on hand, others were selling differ­ ent types of crafts. "I (make crafts) part time," said Willie Houck, owner of Houck's woodSee TODD | 5 Ashe County Arts Council to celebrate 35 year anniversary Wil Petty Staff Writer jpetty@civitasmedia.com On Friday, Oct. 18 the Ashe County Arts Council will be celebrating a legacy. The celebration is for 35 years of hard work the arts council has done within the community. The event will take place from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the WPA building where the council is located. "("Celebrating a Legacy") is an anniversary for the arts council." said Rebecca Williams, programs director for the arts council. At 6:15 p.m. there will be a welcoming ceremony and Boone-based band Left of Blue, performs classic style rock dedication for the building, the arts council and the Ashe music at the Todd New River Festival while other listen, eat and take part in the event's festivities. See ARTS | 5 �Page: 2 Tuesday, ()cn >bi:r 15,2013 Jeffehs(>n Post Dylan Lightfoot | Jefferson Post Ariana Clay (left), seven, sits for a face painting by Christine Lowenstein (right) at the 2013 Festival o« the Frescoes The festival began as a rummage sale some time in the 1980s, later morphmg into the popular fall arts and crafts fair it has remained for 25 years. uses Lawrence puts finishing touches on a felted wool snowman. Lawrence ,oose woo, whlch has„., bee„ spu„ into yarn to create her figures. 2013 Festival of the Frescoes draws hundreds Jrffrrson Post Sponnorcd By: Sponsor Name ivW w./etforsonpost.com Joe Maddocks of Wilkes County made this fivestring, open-back banjo with mountain laurel and tiger maple neck, which was raffled off at this year's festival. VOTE NOW! Funniest • Category Vote for your favorite entry in each of the four categories at [NEWSPAPER WEBSITE]! m Am Voting Starts Nov. Mb Voting Ends Nov. 1Kb Director of "High Country Regional Heartburn Treatment Center" at Ashe Memorial Hospital Meeting all of your surgical needs Joe Franklin of Idlewild serves up homemade chili and cornbread. Plenty of BBQ chicken and pork, hot dogs, sides and baked goods filled out the menu this year. Upper/Lower Endoscopy with contracts Volunteer board salutes area volunteers with BCBS and MedCost for office based procedures • Skin lesion evaluation/removal in office 200 Hospital Ave. Suite 5 Jefferson 336-246-7779 "Our Family has been serving Your Family's Medical Needs for over HO years" Wil Petty Staff Writer jpetty@civitasmediacom die Jefferson Spoijaore d By: Parker Tie Co. www.jeffersonpost.com ENTER TO WIN!!! » It's easy to enter. Just submit a photo of yourself, your child, or you and your friends in costume at www.jeffersonpost.com. You wilt automatically be entered in the contest to win great prizes! Contest starts October 20. In the monthly meeting of the Ashe County Volunteer Advisory Board, members unanimously approved a proc­ lamation which will salute volunteers in the county.The proclamation will be read be­ fore the Board of Ashe County Commissioners on Oct. 21, to be signed so the volunteers will be recognized. This is part of the Ashe County Volunteer Ini­ tiative Program'sagenda for Na­ tional Make a Difference Day, which occurs Saturday, Oct. 26. "A lot of places within the county are commenting that they are planningon doing vari­ ous volunteer activities," vol­ unteer board member Glenda Luther said. Luther said that volunteers in Ashe County work a total 1,000 hoursper day and it saves the county $8million a year. Af­ ter the commissioners sign the proclamation, it will be framed. Volunteering has numerous benefits for both the communi­ ty and the people which volun­ teer. It helps build connections, Wil Petty | Jefferson Post Members of the Ashe County Volunteer Advisory Board discuss plans for National Make a Difference Day, which occurs Oct. 26. The members are: Glenda Luther, Gary Poe, Rebecca Williams, Terry Kimmer, Jennifer Richardson and Carolyn Shepard. keeps jieople physically healthy and even combats depression. According to the Corpora­ tion for National and Commu­ nity Service, volunteering can also lead to sooner employ­ ment. Volunteers have a 27 percent higher likelihood of finding a job after being out of work than non-volunteers, and volunteers in rural areas have a 55 percent higher likelihood of finding employment. The board also discussed CATEGORIES ARE... ww w./etforsonpos I.com 1. Funniest ENTER TO WIN! Cutest - Category •K >f . P «4v- y% i 2. Scariest Submit a photo of yout creative costumes to be a part of our Virtual Costume Party! It's easy to enter. Just submit a photo of your costume at INEWSPAPERS WEBSITE] 3. Cutest 4. Most Original ?-Dr. Charles Jones M.D. P.A. \ 1 All entries will be automatically entered In the contest to win great prizes! Contest Starts October 22nd 'Tis THE SEASON 'Aim ways to continue drawing peo­ ple into the annual volunteer fair. "We didn't have quite as many vendors as we had last year, but we had a good num­ ber," Luther said. This year, the volunteer fanwas held in conjunction with the Quilt Fair, hosted by the county's Piecemakers Quilt Guild TheQuilt Fair was a twoday event, the volunteer fair ran from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. on the fust day. Luther said the Quilt Fair averaged between 600 and 700 people, with approximately 400 people walking in through the hours the volunteer fair was there. In its second year, the volunteer fair continued build­ ing connections amongst the other organizations through networking. The Volunteer Initiative Program was started in 1986 by the Ashe County Board of Commissioners. Every year the program recognizes all pro­ grams in the county annually. Luther said last year over 200 groups and individuals were recognized in 2013's event. "One of our main projects is to have the awards ceremony every spring to directly recog­ nize all of these volunteers," Gary Dae, a board member said. In other action taken by the board: • The board discussed ways to promote its upcoming canned food drive, including setting up a booth at various drop off kreations throughout the drive. • The board beg;in discuss­ ing plans on its annual award ceremony. • In attendance was: Caro­ lyn Shepard, Gary Dae, Glenda Luther, Rebecca Williams, Jen­ nifer Richardson ami Terry Kimmer. The next meeting will take place Nov. 12. �JEFFERSON POST OBITUARIES ROARK Ellen Reynolds Roark, of Rock Creek R o a d , Creston, went home to be with the Lord on Satur­ day, Oct. 12, 2013, surround­ ed by her family from the Carolinas Medical Center of Charlotte. She was 75. She was born on Feb. 11,1938, to the late Simon Reynolds and Bertie L. Rice Reynolds. In addition to her par­ ents, Ellen was preceded in death by her husband Coy Edward Roark July 20, 2010; two grandchildren, Grace Tugman and Brian Coy Roark; sister, Edith Hood; brother, Simon Reynolds Jr.; and son-inlaw: Richard Tugman. Ellen attended Highland Bible Tabernacle. She loved to work with her hands and enjoyed sew­ ing and gardening. Ellen enjoyed helping others and was always there to lend a helping hand. She is survived by her daughters and son-in-laws, Lisa and Danny Adams of Lenoir; Cindy Patterson of Creston, Joyce Tugman of Mountain City, Tenn., and Kathy and David Miller of Mountain City, Tenn.; son and daughter-in-law, Dennis and Regina Roark of Mountain City, Tenn.; sisters, Eunice Adams, Shirley King and Manila Bollinger; grandchildren: Sarah Smithey and hus­ band Richard, Jason Miller and wife Heather, Laura Williams and husband BJ, Rodney Tugman and wife Tarah, Timothy Tugman, Daniel Adams, Anna Ad­ ams, Nate Adams, Rachel Adams, Eric Roark, Amy Bunting, Sam Reece and Zachary Reece; several great grandchildren; sev­ eral nieces, nephews and cousins; and her church family and many more spe­ cial friends. The family will receive friends from noon-2 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2013, at Mountain City Funeral Home with the funeral ser­ vice to follow at 2 p.m. with Pastor Lindsay McGrady and Rev. Danny Adams to officiate. Graveside Service and Burial will follow from the Phillippi Cemetery. Active Pallbearers will be family and friends. Hon­ orary pallbearers are: Mar­ ty Roark, Keith Roark and David Carson. At other times, the fami­ ly will receive friends at the home, 2573 Rock Creek Road, Creston, or they may call at the residence 1-336385-9244. 'Best of Blue Ridge' winners announced Wil Petty | Jefferson Post Those recognized for their work at the "Best of the Blue Ridge" reception pose for a photo on Friday, Oct. 11. Those pictured are: (From left:) Ashe County Arts Council President Jane Lonon, first place winner Beth Andrews, third place Marsha Holmes, honorable mention Sally Glass, Best of Show winner Joan Bell and juror Robert Way. Also recognized but not pictured are Kim Abernathy (honorable mention) and Stephen Shoemaker (second). The people's choice voting will continue through Nov. 2L Annual canned food drive kicks off Wil Petty BROOKS Raymond Thomas Brooks went home to be with our Lord Wednes­ Oc­ day, tober 9, 2013. He was 76. M r . Brooks was born Jan. 18, 1937, in Warrensville. He served in the U.S. Navy from 1957 until 1962, sta­ tioned in San Diego, Calif. He then returned to North Carolina where he was a Corrections Officer for the N.C. Department of Cor­ rection, retiring in 1999. He moved to The Villages in 2002. He enjoyed golf, reading, professional foot­ ball and baseball. He is survived by his wife, Imogene Stanley Brooks; son Michael Brooks and wife Corinne of Eden; grandchildren Evan Brooks and Brittany Logston of North Caro­ lina; great-grandson Owen Brooks; Brothers Ralph and Kenny Brooks of Lan­ sing. He was preceded in death by parents Fieldon Sherman Brooks and Vir- ginia Roark Brooks; sisters Phyllis Weaver and Mary Nell Brooks. There was a Memorial Service at the Lady Lake Chapel of Beyers Funeral Home at 11 a.m. Friday, Oct. 18, 2013. Inurnment was in Florida National Cemetery, Bushnell, Fla. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to: Villagers for Hospice, 601 Casa Bella, The Villages, FL 32162. Condolences may be left at www.beyersfuneralhome.com Beyers Funeral Home and Crematory, Lady Lake/ The Villages, FL in charge of arrangements. Staff Writer jpetty@civitasmedia.com . The annual Ashe County Canned Food drive started Friday, Oct. 11, in various locations throughout the county. The drive, sponsored by the Ashe County Volunteer Initiative, provides nonperishable foods to the local food banks and runs through Dec. 13. All of the food will be given to the food banks to help give families the food needed for the holiday season. "Typically, we get around 2,000 items each year," said Glenda Luther, an organizer for the drive. "We also receive a lot of monetary donations." Luther said once the drive is com­ plete, volunteers sort through the various food items and sends every­ thing to the different charities the initiative is helping. "The items are separated in equal Wil Petty | Jefferson Post Boxes, such as this one at the West Jefferson 'Ingles, will be distributed throughout the county for people to donate canned foods and nonperish­ able items.The drive runs through Dec. 13, and all proceeds will help out four different Ashe County charities. amounts in the food pantry," she said. People who want to donate will be able to drop off canned foods at In­ gles, Lowes Foods, Food Lion, Ashe Memorial Hospital, Ashe Services for Aging, Wilkes Community College, A Dollar General and Ashe Optometric Eye Care. Each building will have boxes for the drive. Luther said donations are mostly in the form of canned vegetables, soups and cereals. A wide variety of foods are given through the twomonth long drive. Nonperishable food can also be donated, and not all food has to be canned. All of the donations will be dis­ tributed to: The Sharing Center, Ashe Really Cares, A Safe Home for Everyone (A.S.H.E.) and Ashe Out­ reach Ministries. That food will then be distributed to those in need in the county. Luther said the community contin­ ues to strongly support this annual event. For more information on the canned food drive, call Luther at (336) 246-2461. Make the Switch to DISH Today and Save Up To 50% * * THING HAPPENS WHEN YOU DON'T - • • 1J dish •* • NO ONE NCDOT's Adopt-AHighway Program celebrates 25 years The North Carolina De­ partment of Transportations Roadside Environmental Unit will be on hand at the 2013 N.C. State Fair Oct. 1727 to educate visitors about Adopt-A-Highway, Swat-ALitterbug, the NCDOT Wildflower Program and other roadside environmental pro­ grams. This year'sbooth celebrates 25 years of volunteer com­ mitment to North Carolina's Adopt-A-Highway Program and salutes our brightest stars - the citizen volunteers. Faiigoers are encouraged to visit this year's booth, lo­ cated in the Flower Show by the Village of Yesteryear, to learn about the .state's litter prevention initiatives, the wildflower and daylily pro­ grams, stormwater manage­ ment, rest area management and North Carolina's Scenic Byways Program. Free Adopt-A-Highway litterbags, stickers, Swat-ALitteibug cards and stickers, activity sheets, "No Litter" bumper stickers, pencils, NCDOT Highway maps and more are available to booth visitors. Teachers may sign up for additional litter preven­ tion educational materials for the classroom at the booth's teacher materials window. Visit the REU website for more information on NC­ DOT's roadside environmen­ tal programs. 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Page 4 October 15,2018 — Thomas Jefferson, 1787 Whose behind the curtain trying to manipulate us? S t a t e fare" very Republican loosely, uiging the Party chair­ adoption of man Claude legislation, H>pe re­ advocating cently asked for issues, Secretary of even speak­ State Elaine ing for or Marshall to against investigate candidates, Progress allowed NC, a Dem­ to do so ocratic-lean­ as long as ing group, the group charging considers it the group Tom Campbell "germane claimed to to the orga­ be a federal tax-exempt non-profit or­ nizations programs." Neither group is re­ ganization when they were not, further stating quired to publish the their license to solicit in names of individuals, cor­ our state should be re­ porations or non-profits contributing to them,leav­ voked. There is no small ing us much like Dorothy irony that Republicans trying to learn the true want to investigate left- identity of the Wizard of leaning groups, because Oz. I know the motiva­ for years it was the other tion and identity of a car way around. Democrats dealer, retailer or other traditionally have jxiinted advertiser frying to per­ fingerc at right-leaning suade me to buy or use a organizations like The product or service. The John Locke Foundation, Federal Communications Americans for Prosperity Commission even re­ and the Civitas Institute quires political candidates (Editor's Note: Civitas to identify who sponsored Media LLC., is not affdi- and paid for political ad­ ated urith the Civitas In­ vertising. Shouldn't it also stitute), questioning both be required that we know their motives and who the true identity behind was funding them. As ads asking us to support often happens, when the an issue, advocate a posi­ shoe is on the other foot, tion or even a politician? The Citizens United people don't like it. Even though we have decision said any person (and corporations were no knowVedgp how Mar­ persons) shall wiD rule on the GOP considered request, the matter raises should be allowed to twosignificant questions. contribute to advocacy Since the U.S. Supreme groups, citing the founda­ Court's landmark "Citi­ tional First Amendment zens United" decision rights to free speech. we've seen an explosion But should this right be of innocuously named without limits? Should groups filling our mail­ the group be allowed to boxes and flooding our prevail simply because it airways. There are two spent unlimited sums? predominant kinds of More times than not the groups at work, both not- candidate who spends the for-profit organizations. most wins the office. The The first is identified in U.S. Supreme Court is the IRS tax codes as a currently considering the 501(c)3 organization, question of financial limits meaning the oiganization and we are eager to see doesn't pay income taxes their verdict in McCutchand contributions made eon v. Federal Election to this group can be de­ Commission. ducted from individual or In the classic 1939 corporate state and federal MGM movie, Oz manipu­ income taxes to the limits lated everyone until Doro­ prescribed by law. thy' boldly pulled back the This type of oiganiza­ curtain to expose him. It is tion has strict limits on time to do the same with the amount of lobbying or these groups. Who is be­ advocacy it can conduct hind them? Whois contrib­ Then there are the latest uting and how much are iterations, 501(c)4, "social they contributing? With welfare" or other V types every freedom comes a cor­ of organizations. While responding responsibility they are non-profits, do­ and the freedom of speech nations to them are not should be accompanied by tax-deductible. They ob­ a corresponding freedom viously define "social wek for information. LETTER TO THE EDITOR has treated him unfairly. Someone needs to spank his butt, put a dry diaper on him, give him a bottle so he will shut up. Why is he any different from the rest of us who has to pay our bills. And don't start that stupid mess about being a "Sovereign Citizen." According to my bible a Christian is to be Christ-like. So Mr. Price, pick up a KJV bible read it and tell me where you fit into the picture. If you want to do something about this mess, realize how foolish this makes you look and stop it. Someone who holds a public of­ fice should try and set an example for others. Is this a picture you want to paint of yourself to the ones who trusted you enough to vote you in this office? It takes a lot longer to Advice offered for Ashe Co. Commissioner Price build your reputation than it does to Poor little Gerald Price, isn't it a destroy it, so stop this pitiful outcry shame, he is unemployed and thinks for attention, and act like a public of­ everybody owes him something. Well ficial who is willing to work to help Ashe County you put him in the of­ our county go forward. fice as county commissioner. Maybe Remember, you have to answer some of you who voted for him can to the citizens when it's time to run start a fund to help him in this crisis. again. Are you sure you want to run He has mocked our county, sher­ on your reputation now? I'm sorry, iff's office and our legal system with but I would absolutely not vote for this ungodly mess. I, for one, am sick you or any of the Republican can­ and tired of hearing and seeing his didates that hold this office. And pitiful face on the computer and in dag-burn, I'm a Republican and it's the papers. People stop playing his a shame to say it, but the leadership stupid games. The more attention we have now does not represent how he gets the more he wants. He's just our county should be run. like a small child who does not get Candy Blevins its way, whining and crying everyone Warrensville Walmart - I'm glad they came shown to have defects should be re­ moved completely. The requirement that you can't return a purchase if you've had four previous returns is not great. Better management of check-out lanes; having to wait to check out doesn't put people in a proper frame of mind. It is difficult to get help in different departments of the store. These are all situations which could be corrected with a minimum of personnel. Thanks Walmart for overall mak­ ing our shopping experience a great one. Eddie Jones Grassy Creek Walmart, the largest employer and retailer in the worid has many fea­ tures to be admired. Walmart is the best happening in Ashe County since the colonist first settled our country many centuries ago. When first word that Walmart was going to build a store here, there was a shortening of breathe. There were predictions that their presence would put many retailers out of busi­ ness. The opposite has happened. You can hardly get through West Jef­ ferson on the weekends. I'll mention a few great things that have occurred. Huge selection of many items and prices are reason­ able. While the clothing section can't compare with many of the name brands, it's good quality at very af­ fordable prices. A pair of Wrangler jeans at around $15 compared to Levi at $30 plus. I'm sure jeans by Wrangler will last just as long as a pair of Levi's. The labor force, which is the back­ bone of any enterprise are most cour­ teous and helpful. In general their prices on many items will beat their competitors. Sad to say, with all that going for the giant, there are a few rough spots than need some changes. I refer of course to the power with regards to returns. Certainly, if an item is not damaged it can be re­ turned to the shelf. Those that have COMMUNITY CALENDAR Oct. 15 - Oct. 28 5 p.m. Storytelling in Todd. Every Tuesday through October, stop by the Todd General Store for old time entertainment with supper at 5 p.m. and storytelling at 6 p.m. Todd General Store is located at 3866 Railroad Grade Road. For more information, call (336) 877-1067. 5:30 - 7 p.m. Tobacco Cessation Class. Mountain Hearts Center for Prevention and Wellness is offering a tobacco cessation class. For more information or to regis­ ter, call 336-846-0744. Oct. 15 6:30 p.m. Blue Ridge Opportunity Commission, Inc. (BROC) will hold its BROC Full Board meeting at the BROC Ashe Office in Warrensville. For more informa­ tion, call the Ashe Office at 3844543. 7 p.m. Stephen Shoemaker and Janet Pittard Book Signing. The Museum of Ashe County History (MACH) announces their annual meeting and presents "On and Off the Tracks in Ashe County" - a program and book signing with the artist and writer at West Jefferson Unit­ ed Methodist Church in Hensley Hall. A short business meeting, followed by music by the Steel Magnolias.* Re­ freshments will be served. All are invited. Oct. 17 11 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. National Guard Armory Blood Drive will be held at 1147 N.C. 16, Jefferson. Give blood and save three lives. All presenting donors will be eligible to win a $1,000 gift card. For more information or make your appointment, call Eula Blevins at 982-2164. 5 - 8 p.m. Fall Festival at Blue Ridge Elementary. Come and join us for a haunted house, festival games, food, Bingo, cake walk, and much more. We look forward to seeing everyone there. Oct. 17 & 24 Oct. 18 - Dec. 5 6 p.m. Yoga Beneath the Leaves. Experience a unique yoga session beneath the beautiful colors on an Appalachian autumn. Enjoy scenic views from Mt. Jef­ ferson's first overlook while doing yoga. Bring a mat, a water bottle, and an open mind as we unite, mind, body, and nature. All level of experience are invited to attend. This program is for ages 12 and up. Children must be accompanied by a parent. For more information, call 336246-9653. Children's Christmas Project. Please consider being a part of this year's Christmas Project by: 1) Praying for those in need, 2)Buying gifts for. them (beginning Nov. 4,2013), 3) Helping wrap the gifts at Family Central De­ cember 2-7; either as an individual or a group 4) Giv­ ing money to buy needed items. For more information, call the Ashe Baptist Association at 846-5631, or email domdblackburn#gamil.com. Also consider participating in a New Book Drive for all ages. Drop off centers are: McDonald's, Ashe County Library, West Jefferson United Methodist Church, Ashe County Partnership for Children, and Jefferson United Methodist Church. For more information on the book drive, call 246-5292. Oct. 18 fflets OS tERVINO ASIII.I OI NTV. NORTH CAKOIJNA SIM I. 11/ . (USPS 441-810) Member NC Press Association Published twice weekly by Civitas Media LLC. P.O. Box 808 203 S. Second Ave.. West Jefferson, NC 28694 Periodicals postage paid at West Jefferson. NC 28694 Phone 336-846-7164 Email cclark@civitasmedia.com Subscription rates in Ashe County - $38/year In North Carolina - $48.01/year Editor/General Manager Staff Writer Staff Writer Sports Writer Advertising Sales Advertising Sales Classifieds/Legals Cliff Clark Wil Petty Dylan Lightfoot Nathan Ham Teresa Roark Laws John Sears Kay Hart Mail Room Department Julia Beck Postmaster: Send address changes to Jefferson Post P.O. Box 808 West Jefferson NC 28694-0808 All content copyright 2012 by Civitas Media LLC and may not be reproduced without permission. 5 - 8 p . m . C e l e b r a t i n g a L e g a c y . A b i g celebration w i l l be happening at the Ashe Arts Center in downtown West Jefferson. The public is invited to join the Arts Council as it celebrates: 75 years - Dedicated the historic WPA Building; 35 years - Founding the Ashe County Arts Council; 20 years - Renovating and establishing the WPA Building as the Ashe Arts Center. A dedication will take place of the newest work of public art in West Jefferson. The giant, stately oak tree that stood on the Arts Center property since 1747 was destroyed by lightning and sub­ sequently taken down. The "stump" remains and through it, a story is told of the history of our region. The Arts Council will dedicate the stump and the new signage that chronicles our past. There will be free refreshments, en­ tertainment and displays. 5 - 9 p.m. Grayson Highlands School annual Fall Festival and Music Jam. Come out and support a won­ derful group of students. Entertainment by Wayne Hen­ derson and Friends, The Whitetop Mountain Band and the Grayson Highlands School String Band will be pro­ vided. Admission will be $5 per person (12 and under are free). Concessions will be available for purchase. There will be lots of fun activities for all ages, including: bingo, face painting and tattoos, inflatable, pumpkin painting, GHS haunted hall, dessert auction, theme basket auction and numerous fun games for kids. Game tickets will be available for purchase at the door. All events will be held rain or shine. For more information, call GHS at (276) 579-2235. Grayson Highlands School is located at 6459 Troutdale Highway, Troutdale, Va. 6 p.m. Sunset Hay Ride. Meet us at the New River State Park N.C. 221 Access and enjoy a 45 minute - one hour hayride through the state park to view the colors of fall. Space is limited. For more information or to reserve your spot, call (336) 982-2587. 11:30 a.m. Jefferson Extension and Community As­ sociation Club Meeting will be held at Smoky Mountain Barbecue. CHURCH CALENDAR Oct. 15 - 16 6:15 p.m. Revival Servic­ es will be held at Bristol Bap­ tist Church. Beginning Sun­ day, Oct. 13, the prayer room will be open at 6 p.m. and the service will begin at 6:15 p.m. All other nights, the prayer room will open at 7 p.m., with service begin at 7:15 p.m. Speakers for the revival will be Rev. Johnny Huffman and Rev. Michael Carter. Special singing will be provided by Still Blessed, liie Associa­ tion Choir, Heritage, and The Bristol Baptist Church Choir. Everyone is invited. 7 pan. Fall Revival Ser­ vices for North Beaver Bap­ tist Church will be held at Midway Baptist Church in their old sanctuary. Special speaker for the revival will be Rev. Michael Johnson from Wilkesboro. There will be special music each night. The prayer room will be open at 6:45 p.m. For more informa­ tion, call 982-8658 after 5 p.m. Oct. 15 - 17 7 p.m. Revival Services will be held at Scottville Bap­ tist Church, Pastor Benny Green of the Heavenly Hope Baptist Church, Lenoir will be the guest preacher. Ser­ vices will begin 6 p.m., Sun­ day night, and 7 p.m. Mon­ day through Thursday night. There will be special singing each night. Pastor Reeves Jones and congregation invite you to attend. Oct. 13 - Nov. 24 10:30 a.m. "YouTl Get Through This" a Max Lucado series for hope and help in touch times will be the focus for the Adult Sunday School class of .Chestnut Hill Meth­ odist Church for the next two months. The church is located at 604 Martin Gambill Road, Crumpler. For more information or directions, call 336-982-9056. Oct. 13 10 a.m. Homecoming Service will be held at Sugar Tree Baptist Church. Singing will being at 10 a.m., Rever­ end Mitchell Mash will be bringing the message. Pastor Rev. Jim Greer and congrega­ tion invite you. 2 - 6 p.m. Fall Festival to be held at Orion Baptist Church. Cody Ham will be sharing in music, there will be hayrides, games and food for all ages. Pastor Rev. Michael Carter invites you to attend. 2:30 p.m. Midway Cem­ etery Decoration, located behind Steve Johnson's Auto World on Mt. Jefferson Road. Everyone is invited for a time of worship, song and remem­ brance. For more information, call Pastor Steve LeaShomb at 246-2012. Oct. 14 - 18 7 p.m. Revival Services will be held at Liberty Bap­ tist Church on Silas Creek. Guest preacher will be Aaron Causby. The prayer room will open at 6:45 p.m. There will lie special singing each night. You are invited to attend. Oct. 14 6:45 p.m. Special Singing will be held at Bald Moun­ tain Baptist Church, with the North Carolina Baptist Sing­ ers and Orchestra. The Bap­ tist Singers and Orchestra are comprised from church musi­ cians from all across the state of North Carolina will be in concert. Pastor Rev. Law­ rence Goodman and Music Director David Phillips and congregation invite everyone to attend. �JEFFERSON POST TUESDAY, OCTOBER 15,201.1 PAGE 5 Fence From Page 1 have come," he said. "We sent out a notice of violation for the fence." After sending the noStumb discussed PP^'ble options with Calais, and looked into FEMA's National Flood Insurance Program manual to find any exception for the fence, "The only thing we found was the allowance for a barbed-wired fence... for t'ce'. agricultural purposes," he said. Calais in August requested an appeal of Stumb's decision by the Board of Com- inissioners. The board unanimously denied Calais' appeal Monday, upholding Stumb's decision that the portion of fence in the floodplain must be re­ moved, Calais did not appear at the hearing. Sign up for FREE iviiig Custoi Being found via online searches drives customers to your door. Highly trafficked online business directory, increases customers. Simple. Affordable. Effective. John Hodges of Boone shows his hit and miss gasoline engines at the Todd New River Festival on Saturday. Oct. 12. The engines were a way for people to have power before electricity be­ came widespread in the mountains. From Page 1 work. "It's just a way to sell my product and pay my expenses. It also helps us connect to the commu­ nity." Houck specializes in woodturning, a form a woodworking which in­ volves a lathe spinning while the wood is worked on. Houck said the festival is a great environment to not only sell his products but From Page 1 Arts Center. There will be speakers as well, including West Jefferson mayor, Dale Baldwin. Williams said the event is free and open to the public. Food and entertain­ ment will also be provided. This event will celebrate 75 years of the WPA build­ ing in West Jefferson, 35 years of the Ashe County Arts Council's founding and 20 years since the Ashe Arts Center was built. Williams said there will to help others learn about the woodwork. "(The festival) is a fun­ draiser to get scholarship money to children," he said. "It's a great environ­ ment for folks to come out, socialize and see what crafts people have for sale." Also, local businesses were on hand for exposure within the community. Elkland Art Center spe­ cializes in puppet shows and parades for local youth. The organization also be a dedication for Ashe County's "Rings of History." The rings are the cel­ ebrated stump outside of the Art Council building. "Celebrating a Legacy" is taking place during an al­ ready exciting year for the arts council. Last month, "Our State" magazine named the arts council as one of the 25 art galleries to visit while in the North Carolina mountains. During the event, art­ work from the council's also provides opportuni­ ties in documentary film­ making. Earlier this year, the art center premiered it's mov­ ie "The Land Sustains us, A Todd Story," about the community. "I believe this is a great, little community festival," said Martha Enzmann, di­ rector of the Elkland Art Center. "There are a lot of folks from Todd here and it's a great way to show­ case the town." • Need a website for your business? • Want to sell your products online? • Need to drive more local customers to your website? • Don't have the time or desire to hire a web tech? • Need to optimize your search tags? (Search Engine Optimization) show and gallery, "Best of the Blue Ridge," will con­ tinue to be on display. Peo­ ple's choice voting for the "Best of the Blue Ridge," competition will continue through Nov. 21. The competition centers around Ashe County and allowed competition from Allegheny, Watauga and Wilkes counties in N.C., Grayson County, Va. and Johnson County, Tenn. For more information, call the arts council at (366) 846-2787. Claiming your search engine-optimized listing is easy! 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South (Deep (imp 9828) 964 X814 �son TUESDAY, OCTOBER 15,2013 ORTS Nathan I lain. Sports Writer (336') 846-7164 nhiun(ii civ itasinrdia.coin ONLINE Game of the Week video can be found at jeffersonpost.com Lady Huskies sweep 2A MVAC championships Nathan Ham the Year, voted on by the coaches. She finished the regular season 14-4 overall and 14-2 in the MVAC. The Lady Huskies will "Hallie is very deserving be well-represented at the of this award. She works 2A Midwest Regional af­ hard, has a great attitude ter sweeping the Moun­ and is a wonderful role tain Valley Conference 2A model for our younger ath­ Championships last week letes," said Head Coach at Elkin. Hallie Brown took home Larry Dix. In the doubles champion­ the singles crown. Brown beat Angela Jordan from ship, two Ashe teams faced North Wilkes in the first off against each other. The round, 6-0, 6-0. In the tandem of Kasey Curcio semi-final round, the Ashe and Ella Copeland beat Submitted photos | Jefferson Post Hallie Brown won the MVAC 2A Singles Championship last County junior beat Wilkes Grace Miller and MaryAustin Tugman, 7-5, 64 to Ashe had five players that will be going to the 2A Midwest Re­ week at Elkin. Brown is pictured here with Head Coach Larry Central's Marissa Ingle, gionals. From left to right: Grace Miller, Mary-Austin Tugman, Dix. Brown also had the honor of being named MVAC Player 6-0, 6-3 to reach the finals. win the championship. of the Year. Both doubles teams Hallie Brown, Ella Copeland and Kasey Curcio. In the championship match, Brown made quick qualified for the regionals, word of Mary Hollis, de­ as did Brown. over Alexa Bumgarner of in the finals, and to have am so proud of all these attention to the 2A Dual Maggie Witherspoon, feating the Wilkes Central West Wilkes before falling two Ashe teams playing players. All their hard Team Playoffs that begin top seed in straight sets, who spent most of the for the doubles champi­ work and extra effort paid on Tuesday. season playing as Ashes to Hollis. 6-1, 6-0. Individual regionals will "It was very exciting to onship is beyond descrip­ off for them." Brown was also chosen second seed, made it to start Oct. 18. Ashe will now turn its as the MVAC Player of the semi-finals with a win have so many Ashe players tion," said Coach Dix. "I Sports Writer nham@civitasmedia.com Golfers place second at Oakwoods CC Nathan Ham Sports Writer nham@civitasmedia.com The women's golf team held on for second place in the final regular sea­ son match, finishing with a team score of 153 last week at Oakwoods Country Club. Elkin remained undefeated in confer­ ence matches, finishing 21 shots ahead of Ashe. Alleghany was third, five shots back of the Lady Huskies and Wilkes Central finished fourth with a score of 182. Mary-Frances Hall had the best score of a 33. Her Elkin teammate Annika Winebarger finished with a 44. Allegh­ any's Katie Talley was third with a 49, followed by a duo of Ashe players in fourth and fifth with Savannah Brooks shooting a 50 and Sarah Hardin finish­ ing with a 51. Olivia Barr finished with a 52 and Makensie Shatley shot 62 to round out the Ashe scoring. Mountain Aire hosts Elk Shoals Benefit Tournament The Elk Shoals Benefit Golf Tourna­ ment was held on Thursday, Oct. 3, at Mountain Aire Golf Club. The Skyline Membership Corp. team won first place net with a great round of 49 after handicaps were included. Team members were Jim Shepherd, Gary Poole, Robert Andrews, and Josh Greene. The Blue Ridge Electric Membership Corp. team won the first place gross prize with a round of 54. Team members were Jeff Benfield, Jake Benfield, Allen Merck, and Chelsea Sexton. All funds that were raised will go to Elk Shoals' continuing efforts to accom­ modate and minister to kids and young adults throughout the community. Elk Shoals wishes to thank the spon­ sors and players that made this tourna­ ment a success. Complete results are as follows: First Low Net: Skyline - Jim Shep­ herd, Gary Poole, Robert Andrews, Josh Greene - 48 Second Low Net: John Vodenicker, Sha­ ron Vodenicker, Ed Duke, Cheryl Duke 50 Third Low Net: Day's Body Shop Jock Gilley, Shawn Day,Brandon Day, Jeff Day-52 First Low Gross: BREMCO - Jeff Ben­ field, Jake Benfield, Allen Merck, Chelsea Sexton- 54 Second Low Gross: Ben Hurley, Atty at Law - Ben Hurley, Ken Mauer, Don Marlow, Larry Pelt - 57 Third Low Gross: Larry Prince, Mike Dehart, John Kilmartin, Wayne Miles - 61 Close to pin #1- Phil Everhart Close to pin #7 - Owen Peeler Close to pin #14 - Rcxlney Sink Close to pin #16 - Chelsea Sexton Men's longest drive - Josh Greene Women's longest drive - Chelsea Sex­ ton ML Photos by Nathan Ham| Jefferson Post The Huskies run onto the field, greeted by loud cheers from the Husky fans. Huskies ground Blackhawks, 85-14 Nathan Ham Sports Writer nham@civitasmedia.com Johnathan Cox ran for three touchdowns and the defen.se held the Blackhawks in check for a 35-14 win on Homecoming night at Ashe County High School Cox got his first touch­ down just 25 seconds into the game after West Wilkes fumbled the opening kickoff. Cox scampered in from 11 yards out for the TD. Jamie Weaver's extra point was per­ fect to give Ashe a 7-0 lead. The Blackhawks knotted things up at 7-7 when Chance Huffman capped off a scoring drive with a four-yard run. Ashe's next score was cour­ tesy of the defense. Matthew Hamilton picked off a pass and returned it all the way to the endzone for a score. The extra point put Ashe up 14-7 with 4:04 left in the first half. The Blackhawks fumbled the ensuing kickoff for the second time in the first half, and Ashe recovered it again. With 54 seconds left on a fourth-and-goal from the one, Cox followed his full­ back Brandon Wingler and got into the endzone for the score. Ashe took a 21-7 lead at the halftime break. West Wilkes cut its deficit to seven points after Huff­ man scored his second TD of the night on a 34-yard run through the Ashe defense with 11 minutes left. The Huskies put the game away with a great fourth quarter that wore down the Blackhawks. Cox scored his third TD of the night from six yards out with 10:41 left in the game to push the Ashe lead back to 14 points. Matthew Hamilton makes this tackle down field. Hamilton also had a crucial interception returned for a touchdown. Shawn Baker (11) takes down the Blackhawk runner with Cullen Ashley (35) and Michael Elliott (21) in pursuit. With 6:27 left in the con­ test, quarterback Connor Bowers threw a strike to Maison McNeill for a 23-yard touchdown and a 35-14 lead that Ashe would maintain the final few minutes. Ashe improved to 4-3 over­ all and remained unbeaten in the Mountain Valley Athletic Conference with a 3-0 record. "The offensive line did a great job and we moved the line of scrimmage all night long," said Head Coach Brian Hampton. As the game went on, Ashe's depth paid off in a big way. "I think they (West) got tired. I think where we don't play everybody both ways, where we are able to platoon a lot of people, I think we wore them down a little bit," Coach Hampton said. Cox carried the ball 27 times for 169 yards and three touchdowns. Hunter Barnes added 21 yards rushing as well. Through the air, Bowers completed 9-12 passes for 106 yards, one touchdown and one interception. McNeill finished with three catches for 53 yards and a TD. Wingler added two catches for nine yards. Gray­ son Gilley, Jacob Blevins, Bradley Lucas and Jacob Worley each added one re­ ception. Although the Huskies did turn the ball over five times, the defense was ahle to keep the Blackhawks from capital­ izing on all of those miscues. Dustin Guy led Ashe with seven tackles. Michael Elliott had six and Blevins finished with four tackles, one forced fumble and one fumble recov­ ery. Alex Laws had three tack­ les, two of which were for losses. Cox and Shawn Baker both had three tackles. Evan Walker had two quarterback sacks, Cullen Ashley had two tackles for loss and Hamilton finished with one tackle for loss and that big INT. Ashe will travel to East Wilkes this week. �TUESDAY, OCTOBER 15,201.J JEFFERSON POST PAGE 7 CLASSIFIEDS LEGALS LEGALS LEGALS LEGALS NOTICE TO CREDITORS NC 28694 Tax Parcel ID: 13194-146 Present Record Owners: John Neal Severt. The terms of the sale are'that the real property hereinbefore described will be sold for cash to the highest bidder. A depos­ it of five percent (5%) of the amount of the bid or Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars ($750.00), whichever is great­ er, is required and must be tendered in the form of certi­ fied funds at the time of the sale. The successful bidder shall be required to pay reven­ ue stamps on the Trustee's Deed, any Land Transfer Tax and costs of recording the Trustee's Deed. The real prop­ erty hereinabove described is being offered for sale "AS IS, WHERE IS" and will be sold subject to all superior liens, un­ paid taxes, and special as­ sessments. Other conditions will be announced at the sale. The sale will be held open for ten (10) days for upset bids as by law required. If for any reas­ on the Trustee is unable to convey title to this property or the sale is set aside, the sole remedy of the purchaser is the return of the deposit. Further­ more. if the validity of the sale is challenged by any party, the Trustee, in its sole discretion, if it believes the challenge to have merit, may declare the sale to be void and return the deposit. In either event the pur­ chaser will have no further re­ course against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee, the Mortgagee's attorney or the Trustee. Additional Notice Where the Real Property is Residential With Less Than 15 Rental Units: An order for pos­ session of the property may be issued pursuant to G.S. 4521.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the clerk of superior court of the county in which the property is sold. Any person who occupies the prop­ erty pursuant to a rental agree­ ment entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, _ may, after receiving the notice of sale, terminate the rental agreement upon 10 days' writ­ ten notice to the landlord. Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the ef- fective date of the termination. Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a bona fide lease or tenancy may have additional rights pursuant to Title VII of 5.896 - Protecting Tenants at Foreclosure Act which became effective on May 20. 2009. Rogers Townsend & Thomas, PC, Substi­ tute Trustee (803)744-4444, 113341-04180 P1062080 Publish: 10/15/2013. 10/22/2013 The above lot is subject to all restrictions of record, including those in the Ashe County Pub­ lic Registry in Book Q-4, at page 161, to which recorded instrument reference is hereby made for a specific recital of said restrictions. The property will be sold to the highest bidder for cash, who shall deposit five percent (5%) of the amount of the purchase price at the time of sale as a good faith deposit. The sale shall be held open for upset bid for ten (10) days. STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF ASHE IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION BEFORE THE CLERK FILE No. 12-E-81 ADMINISTRATOR, ESTATE OF MACKIE MARIE HORNE, DECEASED, Petitioner v. UNKNOWN HEIRS OF MACKIE MARIE HORNE, Defendants NOTICE OF SALE Pursuant to the Order of the Honorable Pam Barlow, Clerk of Superior Court of ASHE County, North Carolina, dated the 25th day of July 2013, no­ tice is hereby given of the pub­ lic sale by the undersigned Commissioner of the following described real property on the 4th day of November 2013, at three o'clock (3:00) P M., the sale to be held at the court­ house steps of the Ashe County, North Carolina court­ house at 150 Government Circle; Jefferson, NC 28640. This the 7th day of October, 2013. REEVES LAW FIRM Having qualified as Adminis­ trator for the Estate of Joan Head deceased late of Ashe County. North Carolina, this is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of said deceased to present them on or before 9th day of Janu­ ary. 2013, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recov­ ery. All persons indebted to said estate will please make immediate payment. This the 9th day of October, 2013. For the Estate of Joan Head George F Head 3607 Phillips Gap Road West Jefferson, NC 28694 PUBLISH:10.15.13/10.22.13/1 0.29.13/11.5.13 13-SP-55 NOTICE OF SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE'S FORECLOSURE SALE OF REAL PROPERTY Under and by virtue of the power and authority contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed and delivered by Al­ bert Severt. Lessie Severt and John Neal Severt, dated July 2, 2007 and recorded on July 2, 2007 in Book No. 00368 at Page 0968 in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Ashe County, North Carolina; and because of default in the pay­ ment of the indeb-tedness se­ cured thereby and failure to carry out and perform the stip­ ulations and agreements con­ tained therein and, pursuant to demand of the holder of the in­ debted-mess secured by said Deed of Trust, the undersigned Substitute Trust­ ee will place for sale, at public auction, to the highest bidder for cash at the usual place of sale at Ashe County Court­ house. Jefferson, North Caro­ lina on October 23, 2013 at 1:30 PM that parcel of land, in­ cluding improvements thereon, situated, lying and being in the City of West Jefferson, County of Ashe. State of North Caro­ lina, and being more particu­ larly described in the above referenced Deed of Trust. 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Rural Road 1127; thence with said road, S. 6° 10' W. 153 feet to iron stake on east side of said road; S. 59° 55' E. 62 feet, leaving said road, to iron stake; N. 40° 20' E. 176 feet to iron stake in the Grant Jones and Blake Rash line; thence with said line, N. 56° 30' W. 69 feet to point of BEGINNING, containing 0.30 acre, more or less. or Lincare Boone • 231 Deerfield Road Boone, NC 28607 Houses For Sale Check out the Jefferson Post for the latest deals on Mobile Homes by local dealers Miscellaneous High efficiency OUTDOOR WOOD FURNACE from Cent­ ral Boiler burns less wood, 25 year warranty. Matthews Heat­ ing Solutions 336-501-1618 AUCTION / ESTATE YARD SALE NOTICE OF SALE Pursuant to an Order of Sale, I, Benjamin G. Hurley, Jr.. Com­ missioner, will on October 31. 2013, at 11:00 a.m. at the courthouse door in Jefferson, North Carolina, sell to the highest bidder for cash the fol­ lowing described tract of land, to wit: Lincare Jefferson 203 North Main Street Jefferson. NC 28640 PUBLISH: 10/1.10/8,10/15,10/22, 2013 Yard Sale Garage Sale October 11 and 18 7 a.m. (Rain or Shine) Antique child's rocker and spring horse; toys; baskets; vintage Pepsi thermometer and bottles; Coca-Cola and Pepsi crates; old soda jugs; handmade pinecone center­ piece Christmas trees; circa 1980 German Casablanca movie poster; antique glass­ ware and dishes; vintage spice shakers; old wooden barrel with spigot; vintage Army blanket; household items; sheets music from the late 1800s; books; Fit-One cross­ country ski exercise machine; canning jars; clothing; Federal sewing machine; and much more ugly, beautiful, cool or useful stuff. This property is being sold subject to any easements, rights of way or appurten­ ances of record. 608 North Main St., Jefferson (on Old Highway 16, on the right going from Jefferson toward Ashe Park) SERVICES Property Address. 137 Hardin Gilley Road, Warrensville, NC 28693 Tax Value $ 12;500.00 A good faith deposit of ten (10%) percent of the bid price will be required at the time and place of sale. This the 9th day of October 2013. ©WTIME. etcarz HEte AT THE PUSH Of A BUTTON! Call Today: Publish: 10.15.13/10.22.13 Legal Notices / Notices To Creditors HB® CE3Z3 • Free • Easy Setup Equipment .Natj0nwide • Free Shipping Service Guardian Commissioner John Benjamin "Jak" Reeves N.C. Bar No : 32895 PO Box 67 West Jefferson, NC 28694 t. 336.246.7172 f. 336.246.5966 Sales I Business Development ANNOUNCEMENTS Benjamin G. Hurley. Jr. Commissioner P. O. Box 24 West Jefferson, N. C. 28694 (336) 246-3144 Publication Dates: October 15, 2013; October 22, 2013 & Oc­ tober 29, 2013 NOTICE OF GENERAL ELECTION: NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Municipal Elections will be held in Ashe County in the towns of Jefferson, Lansing and West Jefferson on Tues­ day. November 5th, 2013. The polls will be open at 6:30am and will close at 7:30pm. The following offices will be submitted to the voters; Jeffer­ son. 3 Alderman each for a 4 year term; Lansing, 3 Alder­ man each for a 4 year term and 1 Alderman for a 2 year unexpired term; and West Jef­ ferson, 3 Alderman each for a 4 year term. Polling locations are Jeffer­ son - Jefferson Fire Depart­ ment, Lansing - Lansing Fire Department and West Jeffer­ son - Ashe Co Arts Council Building. Dated this the 2nd day of Octo­ ber 2013 Jerry Powers, Chairman Ashe County Board of Elec­ tions Publish; 10.8.13/10.15.13/10.22.13/10. 29.13/11.5.13 REAL ESTATE RENTALS House For Rent Mobile Home For Rent 3 bedrooms, living room, dining room, on a private drive in a good community Call 982-6500 MERCHANDSE FOR SALE Christmas Trees FOR SALE Fraiser Fir Christmas Trees #1 and better: 400 7-8 ft. 1100 8-9 ft 1100 9-10 tt. 600 10-12 ft 100 12-14 ft Hartzog Farms 336-877-5158 of 336-977-6705 FINANCIAL SERVICES EMPLOYMENT Drivers & Delivery IMMEDIATE OPENING For Seasonal Propane Delivery Driver in Elkin Class B CDL with HAZMAT and background check required. Experience preferred Applications may be picked up Mon-Fri 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. * . at Independence Oil LLC, 110 PGW Drive Elkin Call 1-336-526-1730 Medical / Health Ashe Memorial Hospital. Inc. currently has an opening for a Medical Technologist at its fa­ cility in Jefferson, NC. Hours: 7:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m., week­ end and evening work re­ quired. Duties: Under general supervision, performs laborat­ ory technical procedures & analysis, collects specimens, obtains body fluid/blood samples, cultures from pa­ tients of all ages for interpreta­ tion in the treatment & dia­ gnosis of disease. Capable of judging specimen acceptability, The registration books will be appropriateness of results, and closed Friday, October 11th, making test modifications 2013 at 5:00pm There will be when necessary Performs NO form of Absentee Voting in quality control, preventative the November 2013 Municipal maintenance, makes inde­ Elections. pendent decisions, interpret­ Persons who are not certain of ing abnormal results, pursuing their registration status or their appropriate follow-up action in precinct location should con­ the event of variance from the tact the County Board of Elec­ norm. Operates lab machines, tions in Jefferson The office is equipment, computer. Bachel­ open Monday through Friday or s Degree in Medical Tech­ from 8:00am to 5:00pm. The nology, AMT, or ASCP or equi­ phone number is 846-5570. valent national certification. Salary offered: $49,213.00 per Registration facilities and year Standard company bene­ polling places are accessible to fits offered. Submit resumes to: the elderly and handicapped Recruitment and Employment In the care of a voter not being Office, ASHE MEMORIAL able to enter the polling place, HOSPITAL, INC. Attn: Job Ref they may vote curbside during #: ASH32792, P.O Box 56625, the hours that the polls are Atlanta, GA 30343 open. The Ashe County Board of Elections will meet on Monday, November 4th, at 5:00pm at the office, Suite 2100 on the second floor of the Court­ house in Jefferson. Canvass will be on Tuesday, November 12th, 2013 at 11:00am in the office in Jefferson. 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VANNOV CONSTRUCTION Jefferson $)OBJ Sponsored By: Sponsor Name JEFFERSON POST 'Women in Touch' receives BREMCO Breast Cancer Awareness donation Giving back to help a cause that's close to the hearts of customers and employees is what "Fueling the Fight" is all about for Blue Ridge Energies, the propane subsidiary of Blue Ridge Electric Membership Corporation. Breast cancer has touched the lives of most everyone in some way and for the past twelve months. Blue Ridge Energies has delivered pro­ pane in pink painted trucks to show support for breast cancer awareness, and raise funds at the same time. This month, lo­ cal breast cancer related chari­ Photo by LuAnn Bradshaw | Jefferson Post ties are the recipients of the Blue Ridge Energies donated $3,462 to the Women in Touch Endowment this month. From left Blue year-long effort that started last October when Blue Ridge En­ Ridge Energies Ashe/Alleghany Heating Fuels Manager Scott Jordan; Ashe Memorial Hospital CEO Laura Lambeth; AMH Board of Trustees members Nancy Kautz; Women in Touch Coordinator Patty Faw. ergies began designating a pen­ ny for every gallon of propane The fund is managed were available. It has paid for delivered by the pink trucks to Funds willhelp provide mam­ area homes and businesses. mograms, ultrasounds,biopsies, through the Ashe County numerous medical treatments, In Ashe County, the Women prostheses, wigs, and outreach Community Foundation, an af­ mammograms, diagnostic in Touch Endowment is the educational activities. Whik' filiate of the N.C. Community work and prostheses for can­ recipient of $3,462. Accord­ the endowment was started for Foundation, and enables the cer survivors. ing to Ashe Memorial Hospi­ women, italso assistsmen fight­ principle to grow while dis­ "As the fund continues to tal Board of Trustees, Nancy ing breast cancer. tributing a portion of earnings grow, someday, no one in Kautz, the donation will be "We are so grateful for this each year to help cancer survi- Ashe County will even have to used to provide breast cancer project and also for the fore­ vors in Ashe County. think about going without di­ interventions and treatment sight of breast cancer survi­ Over the years, the fund has agnosis, treatment or support for local women who lack in­ vors who 15 years ago began provided a safety net for can­ for cancer because of financial surance or necessary financial the Women in Touch Endow­ cer survivors and their fami­ issues," Kautz said. resources. lies when no other options ment fund," Kautz said. 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The race is on at jeffersonpost.com Show off your Auto Racing V knowledge & Sprint to the Cup for great weekly prizes! inTs Corner FURNITURE H P @ «vul •wjoy tk« iliffwrwwe* THE HIOH COUNTRY'S TIRE STORE IVIVIV.wjchevy.net ( afwi oi (II /- urnish If! 336-384-2929 www.jimscornerfurnfture.com We go the distance for you to get a BOUT OUL. . - CHRYSLER • JEEP. DODGE • RAM rot simu. tut ROSSAUTO.COM 2282 HWY105 SOUTH - BOONE,NC {(§ ****** oooc. Jeep CALL TODAY! 828-264-3626 • 800-789-0477 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Jefferson Post Type The nature or genre of the resource Newspaper Description An account of the resource The Jefferson Post was a twice-weekly newspaper printed in West Jefferson, North Carolina. Printing news, announcements and obituaries for Ashe County, the newspaper was owned by Civitas Media of Davidson, North Carolina, and had a circulation of 6,500. The Jefferson Post began publishing in 1988. The newspaper was the result of a merger between Ashe County's historic weekly newspaper The Skyland Post and a competing weekly of 10 years, the Jefferson Times. Publication Volume 88 Issue 82 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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Page 3 S and § <3 * 62 m » r * • u^' c 2 SPORTS INSIC ACHS soccer wears pink for breast cancer...Page 6 Vol. 88, Issue k:j ft £ s CO no Loafinj Noven -Pag w I o f-i cn FRIDAY, OCTOBER 18.2013 $1.00 ilcllC Wil Petty Staff Writer jpetty@civitasmedia.com North Carolina's Women, Infants and Children program offices, including its Jefferson location, reopened Monday fol­ lowing the state's decision to close last week due to the gov­ ernment shutdown. "We are pleased that (North Carolina) authorized our con­ tinuation of services so that we can continue serving this im­ portant need in our counties," said Jennifer Greene, director of Allied Health Services at the Appalachian District Health Department. The WIC program was origi­ nally suspended by the state on Oct. 8, because the N.C. De­ partment of Health and Human Services lacked the funds to con­ tinue supplying vouchers to the federally-funded program. North Carolina, so far, has been the only state to halt the program. "We prepared and implement­ ed a wait list for the two days that were affected," Greene said. "Then we continued to oper­ ate the period and continued to serve clients." Greene said that even though they were putting clients on the wait list, the faster they got re­ cipients through the process, they would have earlier access to the benefits once restored. WIC is a program under the Food and Nutrition Service of the Department of Agriculture. The program provides assistance for the health and nutrition of lowincome pregnant women and chil­ dren under the age of five. From June 2012 through July 2013, 645 families in Ashe County were using the service. In turn, businesses in the county which accept WIC benefits had a revenue of $442,821. "I think what's important is for people to know that WIC is open and families who are interested in our services should contact our office and come in," Greene said. "Stores which accept WIC benefits should continue to do so because none of the (federal) shutdown has impacted our local businesses at this point." Greene said that the DHHS has implemented a strategy to continue the WIC program through the month of October. "WIC is 100 percent federally funded, so Ithink it is important See WIC | Page 9 uyian ugnuooi | jenerson rost The West Jefferson Board of Aldermen on Wednesday passed a resolution to commit funds to the GE expansion. Clockwise from left: Alderman Calvin Green; N.C. High Country Council of Governments Regional Planner Duncan Cavanaugh; Town Plan­ ner Matt Levi;Town Manager Brantley Price; Town Clerk Wesley Barker; Finance Officer Heather Holdaway; Mayor Dale Baldwin; Aldermen Tom Hartman. Lester Mullis and Stephen Shoemaker. Ashe County Job Development Board Member Chris Robinson. WJ commits $615,000 Photos by Wil Petty |Jefferson Post Forest Ridge resident Vera Coykendall celebrated turning 102 years old Monday. Oct. 14. Born in Rochester. N.Y., Coykendall spent a majority of her life in her hometown and Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., before moving to the High Country eight years ago. Ashe resident celebrates 102nd birthday Wil Petty Staff Writer jpetty@civitasmedia.com Vera Coykendall. a resident of Ashe County, turned 102 on Mon­ day. Oct. 14. Born in Rochester, N.Y. in 1911, Coykendall spent her childhood playing games like Kick the Can around town. Also located in Rochester was George Eastman, who was at the time a major phi­ lanthropist. Just like Eastman, who started the Eastman Kodak camera com­ pany, Coykendall has given a lot of her time to charity. During World War II, she was with the Red Cross. "She always volunteered," said Beth Jones, CoykendalTs daugh­ ter. "She would give up her time for everyone else." Alongside Red Cross work, Coykendall also donated her time to churches, thrift stores, humane societies and the Girl Scouts. "She was a Girl Scout leader," Jones said. "She didn't believe in being my Girl Scout leader be­ cause people show favorites with their own child. So she was every­ body else's girl scout leader. During her childhood, and early adulthood, she experi­ enced the end of World War I, as well as the Great Depression. Her family got through the Great Depression by renting out room and board to tenants. "Everybody had to (fend) for themselves" Coykendall said. Jones said that her mom thinks another depression would change the way people looked at the world. "If there was another depres­ sion, people would get a better sense of taking care of them­ selves," Jones said. During World War II, when vol­ unteering for the Red Cross, she was stationed at Fort Dix, N.J. where she would drive soldiers and officers around the base. "I drove all during the war," she said. "There were a lot of male officers who wondered if Icould even drive." Coykendall said none of those things were fun in her life. After the war, Coykendall moved to Fort Lauderdale and en­ tered the real estate industry. "She was quite successful in real estate," Jones said. "She would buy and sell condominiums on the ocean. For each time she would move, she would fix up something or establish a d£cor and make a profit." Coykendall spent 55 years in the Sunshine state before mov­ ing to the High Country in 2005. She had her own apartment and a driver's license until she was 95 years old. Now a resident of Forest Ridge Assisted Living in West Jefferson, Coykendall remains a strongwilled, intelligent woman. "People here seem to care for each other," she said. "I think I'm going to stay here." GE expansion Mayor to file for $500,000 N.C. Rural Center grant Dylan Lightfoot Staff Writer The West Jefferson Board of Aldermen in a special session Wednesday unanimously approved a resolution to commit $615,000 in matching incentives for an N.C. Rural Center grant to assist with the expansion of the GE Aviation facility. "The county wanted the town to take the lead in the Rural Center grant, due to them not having a county man­ ager," said Town Manager Brantley Price. On June 3, the West Jefferson Board of Alder­ men and the Ashe County Board of Commissioners Set EXPANSION | Page 9 Foxx: 'past time' to restore services to N.C. Lansing Hoard discusses snow removal plan House works to end shutdown, lift debt ceiling Wil Petty Staff Writer ipetty@civitasmedia.com The Lansing Board of Aldermen, in its monthly meet­ ing, discussed updating its annual snow removal contract. Annual snowfall requires all cities in the area to have snow removal. In its Oct. 14 meeting. Alderman Dylan Lightfoot introduced a contract before the board. "(The winning contract) should be an hourly bid and it has to be obtained through an open bid invitation," he said. "(The contract) also has to have the approval of the board." The removal contract would require the contractor to remove the snow and ice, keep the precipitation away from fiFe lanes and pile the snow where the town directed. The town would require the contractor to come and remove the snow by 5:30 a.m. whenever snowfall over­ night accumulated over four inches. Last year, the city used snow removal services twice. The contract prices can be determined in either an hourly bid or occurrence bid. Mayor George Rembert said the con­ tract brought before the board showed an $100 per hour conSee BOARD I Page 9 Dylan Lightfoot Staff Writer Wil Petty | Jefferson Post Members of the Lansing Board of Aldermen met on Monday, Oct. 14 to discuss a contract on snow removal. Pictured are: (From far left:) Brenda Reeves, Michelle Slaton, Bernice Prestwood, Beth Johnson, mayor George Rembert. Jack Brown and Dylan Lightfoot. Two days before the U.S. reaches its debt ceiling, Congresswoman Virginia Foxx said Tuesday House Repub­ licans are working to pass a bipartisan solution to end the shutdown and raise the federal borrowing limit. House Republicans "will likely offer legislation today (Oct. 15) that will reopen government, (and) ensure all of America's bills are paid." Foxx said in an inter­ view with the Jefferson Post. If successful, the deal Virginia Foxx would avert funding cuts to social services for the el­ derly and working poor an­ nounced hy the Ashe County Department of Social Ser­ vices Oct. 7, including Work First, the Crisis Intervention Program and Low Income See FOXX | Page 9 �Friday, Octobkr 1H, 2013 Pack 2 Jkitkhson Post COUNTY CRIME REPORT Ashe District Court Decisions The weekly session of the Ashe County District Court was held Oct. 10, with the Honorable Michael Duncan presiding. These decisions were hand ed downby the court: Garry Franklin Boorse: (I) failure to maintain lane control (P) no contest (J) guilty, CC. Brittany N. Dayton: (M) misdemeanor larceny (P) guilty (J) guilty, 45 days ACJ suspended sentence, 12 months super­ vised probation. $50 plus CC. (M) resisting public officer (P) guilty (J) guilty, 18 hours CWS, CC. Jannie Lynn Dixon: (F) possession of methamphetamine , (M) misdemeanor larceny - cons. (P) no contest (J) guilty. NC DOC 4/14 suspended, 18 months supervised probation. 24 hours CWS, $100 plus CC. (F) possession of methamphet­ amine, (M) misdemeanor larceny (P) no contest (J) guilty, same verdict, CC. Morgan M. Girtman: (M) violation of unsupervised pro­ bation (P) no contest (J) guilty. Unsupervised probation changed to supervised probation for remainder of probation sentence. Tammy Denise Greene: (T) operate vehicle with no insur­ ance (P) guilty (J) PJC. CC Allison M. Hartzog. (I) speeding (P) no contest (J) guilty $25 plus CC. Jacob E. Johnson: (F) felony hit and run with serious injury or death, (T) misdemeanor death by vehicle. Date moved to Dec 12. MTR Bond. $50,000 bond in both cases. No posses­ sion of deadly weapons, can't leave state of N.C. without prior authorization of court, can't commit any new offenses,no pos­ session of alcohol, pending further order of court. Adrian Loper. (M) possession of marijuana up to one halfounce (P) no contest (J) PJC. 12 months probation. 18 hours CWS.CC. Hector H. Perez (T) driving while impaired (P) no contest (J) guilty. 60 days AG susjiended sentence. 12 months su­ pervised probation. 24 hours CWS $100 plus CC (T) driving while impaired (P) no contest (J) guilty, N.C. DOC 1 year sus­ pended sentence, 18 months supervised probation $600 plus CC. credit 7 days active ACJ. Travis Nathaniel Pierce: (T) operate vehicle with no insur­ ance (P) NC (J) PJC, CC. GabrialRangd: (M) inhale toxic vapors (P) no contest (J) 90-96.6 months supervised probation, 24 CWS. CC. Gerald Cory Rappe: (T) failure to notify DMV (P) no con­ test (J) PJC. 30 days suspended sentence, 12 months unsuper­ vised probation. $25 plus CC. Martin Cabrera Roto: (T) drivingwhile impaired (P) no coptest (J) guilty. 120 days ACJ susjxmded sentence, 18 months unsupervised probatioa 24 hours CWS. $200 plus CC. Nancy Stephens: (M) possession of stolen goods (P) no contest (J) guilty. 120 daysN.C. MCP suspended sentence. 12 months supervised probation. $75 plus CC. (M) possession of drug paraphernalia - 2 counts (P) no contest (J) guilty, 120 days ACJ suspended sentence. 12 months supervised proba­ tion. $75 plus CC. Stephen Ray Taylor. (M) possession of marijuana up to one-half ounce (P) guilty (J) 90-96.6 months supervised pro­ bation, 24 hours CWS, transfer to Wilkes County. Abbreviations: (F) felony; (M) misdemeanor; (T) traffic vi­ olation; (1) infraction; (P) plea; (J) judgment, PJC: prayer for judgment continued; 90-96:1st offense conditional discharge; MCP: Misdemeanant Confinement Program; ACJ; Ashe County Jail; DOC: N.C. Department of Corrections; DAC: Division of Adult Corrections; CRV: confinement in response to violation; CWS: community work service; CC: pay court costs; cons.: charges consolidated Staff report Sept. 30 . Thomas James Hamm, 21, of West Jefferson was charged with break­ ing and entering, larceny, larceny of a firearm, injury to real property, oirrying a concealed weapon, possession of drug paraphernalia and communicat­ ing threats. Bond was set at $3,200. Hamm has not been released. Mark Edward Miller, 33, of Creston was charged with two counts of proba­ tion violation. Miller was released on Oct. 6. William Alex Roark, 42, of Creston was charged with two counts of proba­ tion violation. Roark was released on Oct. 11. Scott Ashley Stout, 32, of Laurel Springs was charged with four counts of breaking and entering and two counts of larceny of a firearm. Bond information is unknown. Stout was re­ leased on Oct. 4. Kenneth Daniel Cox, 48, of West Jef­ ferson was charged with larceny after breaking and entering, obtaining prop­ erty by false pretense, insurance fraud, misdemeanor larceny and common law forgery. Bond information is un­ known. Cox was released the next day. Oct. 1 Gregory Alan Edney, 48, of Asheville was charged with two counts of obtain­ ing property by false pretense. Bond was set at $6,000. Edney was released Liter that day. David Wayne Miller Sr., 50, of Lan­ sing was charged with assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill or inflict serious injury. Bond informa­ tion is unknown. Miller has not been released. Kimberly Dawn Baldwin, 35, of West Jefferson was charged with mis­ demeanor larceny, possession of drug paraphernalia, driving with a revoked license and probation violation. Bond was set at $1,250. Baldwin has not Kenneth Daniel Cox William Alex Roark Scott Ashley Stout Carol Renee Main A Catalina Vargas Perez Christopher Robert Miller Wayne Wilier Sr. Dylan Mitchell Taylor Gregory Alan Edney Thomas James Hamm Kimberly Dawn Baldwin Mark Edward Miller David been released. Oct. 2 Steven Ray Taylor, 20, of Jefferson was charged with assault on a female, injury to personal property and in­ jury to real property. Bond was set at $2,000. Taylor was released on Oct. 4. Oct. 3 Dylan Mitchell Taylor, 19, of Wilkesboro was charged with possession of drug paraphernalia. Bond was set at $2,500. Taylor has not been released. Oct. 4 Carol Renee Main, 43, of Mountain "City, Tenn., was charged with posses­ sion of marijuana up to one-half ounce and possession of drug paraphernalia. Bond was set at $700. Main was re­ leased later that day. Oct. 5 Christopher Robert Miller, 26, of West Jefferson was charged with three counts of misdemeanor lar­ ceny, attempted Steven larceny, resisting a Ray Taylor public officer, pos­ session of mari­ juana, driving with a revoked license and habitual impaired driving. Bond was set at $19,000. Miller has not been released. Oct. 6 Catalina Vargas Perez, 25, of Jeffer­ son was charged with drivingwhile im­ paired and no operator's license. Perez was released later that day. Family Central to hold open house Oct. 21 Family Central and Ashe County fully-operational Commercial Kitchen, Parks and Recreation offer a unique op­ just to name some of the services avail­ portunity to the familiesof Ashe County able at our location at 626 Ashe Central to access many services at one location. School Road. You can work out in the one of Parks What? You're saying you had no idea and Rec's newly upgraded exercise these services were available? Then rooms, take a run on the track out back, please join us for our Open House on watch one of many games on the fields Monday, Oct. 21, from 12:30-2 p.m., or get your hair done in Wilkes Commu­ hosted by Ashe County Parks and Rec­ nity College's Cosmetology salon. ' reation and the Ashe County Partner­ You can eryoy the free activities ship for Children. planned for parents and youngchildren Please join us for this unique oppor­ in the Community PLiyroom, find out tunity to become acquainted with the about job opportunities and child care renovations of the common spaces at assistance services or sign up to use the Family Central. These spaces are avail­ able for community events rentals and we will have details for you here. Also featured willbe the HighCounty Workforce Development Board celebra­ tion of the opening of a newly designed career center. Join us as we showcase a state-of-the-art center for connecting workers with employers. Please RSVP to Partnership for Chil­ dren at (336)982-4588 if you can come, as we will be providing a delicious lun­ cheon prepared by caterers from the Commercial Kitchen. We look forward to seeing youhere. I TOr Jefferson $)ost •NfcMwMttlWOMMfllKfcMl t»r«* J* v^KOTNrfyowtoorittbran* j Sponsored By: Parker Tie Co. *»•*«««* |r%« and V • www.jeffersonpost.com ENTER TO WIN!!! dS —- ^ ff-t r\ \ Jr k • r -• h It's easy to enter. Just submit a photo of yourself, your child, or you and your friends in costume at www.jeffersonpost.com. You will automatically be entered in the contest to win great prizes! Contest starts October 20. < - TasteofHome.com/CookingSchool CATEGORIES Al?F.... r Oi low I'S cooWingtchootbtog.eomI v ! 1. Funniest Tickets will be will be available at The Mount Airy News, The Elkln Tribune, The Yadkin Ripple and The Carroll County News and by calling The Mount Airy News at 336-786-4141 General Admission tickets $12 each, and $35 for VIP. VIP tickets will include a special Taste of Home cookbook and a seat on one of the front rows. The show will be held on Thursday, Nov. 21 at 6:30 p.m. At Cross Creek Country Club 1129 Greenhill Rd, Mt. Airy, NC 27030 Doors open at 6 p.m. (stay tuned for details of a vendor show) Bisqwdt Porot Visit: wwus.tasteoflunrw.cimxjeooking-scht>ols Change of Venue! f If. % @ 2. Scariest 1 3. Cutest 4. Most Original -^Dr. Charles Jones ' M.D. P.A. 15/ VANNOY Save Big This Winter Season! �jkitkkson Chamber gives 2013 < >n Li*iij»e«»usK Good Customer Service Awards The Ashe County Chamber of Commerce held their Outrageously Good Customer Service Awards Breakfast Wednesday morning at Boondocks Brewing Tap Room and Restaurant, where local businesses and individuals were recognized for excellence in serving the public. Chamber Board of Directors Chair Scott Ballard pre­ sented four awards, one for the "business" category, and three for "individual." Dillard said that, while the awards are given to "peo­ ple who are good at what they do and have institutional knowledge," they are less about I.Q., and more about E.Q. —"emotional intelligence." People who listen and are focused on reading and responding to customer needs are a big reason Ashe County visitors comment on how friendly the com­ munity is, he said. Forest Ridge Assisted Living won the Outrageously Good Customer Service Award for a business. Its nomi­ nation read: "The staff show respect and love to all the residents, and really care about the care they give...Forest Ridge brings us together to feel like one big family." Executive Director Melissa Deskin accepted the award on behalf of Forest Ridge staff. April Lambert, business office manager for Forest Ridge, received an award in the individual category, and was nominated for her "welcoming, bubbling personality and the hospitality she always shows." Shauna Powers, customer service representative for SkyLine/SkyBest, won in the individual category. Nomi­ nated by a Crumpler man who has "never met Shauna face-to-face," Powers was applauded for being "very re­ sponsive," and "quick to understand the issue, offer rem­ edies and execute the necessary actions." Derrick Douglas, branch manager for State Employees Credit Union, also won for an indivdual, with a nomina­ tion praising his staffs teamwork and "positive attitude toward healing their customers." Honorable mention for the business category was given to Mountainview TV Center. Honorable mentions for individuals were given to Julie McGunegle of West Jefferson Coffee Shop — "a tireless networker and supporter of all things positive" — and to Donna Brooks of Donna's Country Kitchen, who "will always acknowledge you by your first name, and never forget your face or what you like to eat." OBITUARY Winners of the Chamber s 2013 Outrageouslv Good r..ct«mor Service Awards. From left: Melissa Deskin arr^nJ on behalf of Forest Ridge Assisted Living Ann??I' J?^ ness office manager for Forest Ridge Agisted Livm^ Shauna Powers customer service represemative or s ine/sr h D°U?laS' PA(;ii.'i Friday, ( Xtobkk IN, 201'* POSI SKSS" Clark of Van Buren, Ark.; MR. EARL brothers, Steve Lewis LEONARD LEWIS and Darrell Lewis, both Mr. Earl of Pennsylvania, Johnny Leonard | Lewis of Maryland, Clyde L e w i s Lewis and James Lewis, of Cresboth of Creston. sister, ton died Tressie Roark of Hudson. on Sunday, H _ Oct. 13, six grandchildren; 12 go-.i 2013, at Ashe Memorial grandchildren; and severa Hospital in Jefferson. He nieces and nephews. was 87. Funeral services were Mr. Lewis was born on held at 7 p.m. Wednes­ May 13, 1926, in Ashe day, Oct. 16, 2013, at the County to the late Ever­ Ashelawn Memorkd Cha­ ett and Beatrice Cornette pel by Brother Anthony Lewis. Roark. Pastor Spencer In addition to his par­ Roark. The family received ents; he was also preceded friends on Wednesday, Oct. in death by three wives, Es­ 16, 2013, at Ashelawn Me­ ther Lewis, Lillian Lewis morial Chapel. Burial was and Bertha Lewis; two sis­ held in the Roark Cem­ ters; and one brother. Mr. Lewis enjoyed work­ etery. Words of comfort and ing on the farm and wood­ remembrance may be working. He would often make repairs to furniture viewed or sent to the fam­ and farm tools for people. ily through our website at He enjoyed attending www.ashelawn.com. Ashelawn Memorial churches in the area. Mr. Lewis is survived by Chapel & Gardens was en­ son, David Glenn Lewis of trusted with Mr. Lewis' ar­ Creston; daughter, Mary rangements. Forest Ridge Assisted Living Staff took home the award for the business category this year. From left: Nina Hamm; Donna Gentry; Ron Worley; Melissa Deskin; Sandy Busby; and Cam­ eron Keziah. W.J. streetscape wins N.C. Small Town Main Street Award Staff report West Jefferson's Down­ town streetscape project has won an Award of Merit from the N.C. Department of Commerce Rural Economic Development Division. Nominated for a 2013 N.C. Small Town Main Street Award by Town Planner Matt Levi, the downtown makeover was 11 — N.C. Department of Transportation, Appala­ chian District Health De­ partment and Ashe County Arts Council in furthering the cause of downtown revitalization in your communi­ ty, and are delighted to rec­ ognize those efforts," read a winning entry in the cat­ an Oct. 11, letter to Levi egory of design. from Elizabeth Parham, di­ "We appreciate the ef- rector of the REDD's Office forts of the town, Division of Urban Development. Levi said the streetscape design was done by McGill Associates of Asheville, and the construction was performed by Vannoy Construction. Awards will be present­ ed at the N.C. 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Page 4 Friday, October 18,2013 — Thomas Jefferson, 1787 Advice for the President from Pat Conroy's mom columnist What advice Froma Harwould author rop, use stron­ Pat Conroy's ger language. late mother "America's give President leaders, Dem­ Obama in ocrats and dealing with sane Repub­ congressional licans, must Republicans drive a stake over the gov­ in the heart of ernment shut­ down and debt the idea that ceiling crises? you can close We get a clue down the gov­ in Conroy's lat­ ernment—and D.G. Martin est book, "The threaten ecoDeath of Sannomic melt­ tini," which down by play­ comes out in a few days. ing games with the debt Conroy describes his ceiling—to win political mother Peg's likely reac­ concessions. Only uncon­ tion to a demand from ditional defeat of this tac­ Conroy's sister, Carol, for tic can save the principle $5,000 "or she would cut that you don't shut down her throat." government to get this or "From mom," Conroy that concession. Obama writes, "Carol wouldn't made a serious mistake have gotten one nickel.... by negotiating during past Peg would've laughed ... trumped-up crises. He's and told Carol never to been strong so far." call her again with that Still, in sizing up the line." situation, even partisan So, if his mother Peg Democrats should rec­ thought the Republicans' ognize why more than a actions in refusing to end few Republicans feel it the shutdown or in not is important for them to allowing the government play their "shutdown" and to pay its bills were black­ "debt ceiling" cards, even mail, she would tell the if those actions are con­ president to ignore the Re­ demned as blackmail. publicans' threats. They believe their objec­ But Conroy felt he could tives justify the extraordi­ not dismiss his sister's sui­ nary means they are using cide threat. She had a his­ tory of mental illness and in an attempt to achieve threatened suicides. One them, as explained by of their brothers had killed Georgia Republican Rep­ himself by jumping off a resentative Jack Kingston, building in Columbia, S.C. a senior member of the His friend,Bernie, heard Appropriations Commit­ Conroy on the telephone tee. He told The New York tell his sister "that I'd send Times, "To the degree that the check through FedEx going through short-term when I got off the phone. sacrifice to change the Bernie was screaming at long-term spending pat­ me, 'You can't put up with tern of America, it seems that kind of blackmail! to be the only way to get That's awful for Carol and things done in this envi­ ronment." awful for you!'" But, partisan Repub­ "But I know she won't slit her throat for a while," licans, even those who Conroy said to his friend. sincerely think extreme "The power of suicide means are warranted to is enormous and Carol achieve their objectives, knows it. She understands must understand why how to manipulate all the President Obama seems airways of guilt. She uses to be taking the advice of her childhood as a weapon Pat Conroy's mom and his friend Bernie that giving against us." "Be like Peg," Bernie in to such tactics would told Conroy. "You're set­ be, as Bernie told Pat, a ting a terrible precedent "terrible precedent." for Carol." President Obama seems D.G. Martin hosts "North Carolina Bookwatch," which airs Sundays to want to follow the ap­ at noon and Thursdays at 5 p.m. proach recommended on UNC-TV. For more information by Conroy's mother and or to view prior programs visit the his friend. Giving in to webpage at www.unctv.org/ncthe congressional Repub­ bookwatch licans' demands would This week's (Oct. 20. 24) repeat similarly be a terrible prec­ guest is Ann B. Ross author of "Miss Julia to the Rescue." now available edent. in paperback. Ross already has an­ Some commentators, other Miss Julia book in the book­ like Creators Syndicate stores. IB [K OS M.HVINi. VNIII CO! XTv. NOUTII (UIIOIJNt SINCI IMS (USPS 441-810) Member NC Press Association Published twice weekly by Civitas Media LLC. P.O. Box 808 203 S. Second Ave.. West Jefferson. NC 28694 Periodicals postage paid at West Jefferson. NC 28694 Phone 336-846-7164 Email cclark@civitasmedia.com Subscription rates in Ashe County - $38/year In North Carolina - $48.01/year Editor/General Manager Staff Writer Staff Writer Sports Writer Advertising Sales Advertising Sales Classifieds/Legals Cliff Clark Wil Petty Dylan Lightfoot Nathan Ham Teresa Roark Laws John Sears Kay Hart Mail Room Department Julia Beck Postmaster: Send address changes to Jefferson Post P.O. Box 808 West Jefferson NC 28694-0808 All confenf copyright 2012 by Civitas Media LLC and may not be reproduced without permission. LETTER TO THE EDITOR Private displeasure with commissioners should be made public Where are the voices of serious minded Ashe Countians? Where is the Chamber of Com­ merce, the wider business community and the leaders of local city govern­ ments? Why are they not publicly speaking out about what's going on with our Board of Commissioners? Do they condone their actions? Other than several letter to the edi­ tor writers like myself, Lloyd Johnson, a member of the Transportation Au­ thority Board of Directors, is the only public figure I'm aware of who's spo­ ken out. At the Oct. 7, County Board of Gimmissioners' meeting, Johnson rightly criticized the Board and called for Commissioner Gerald Price to con­ sider resigning. AsIand other private citizens have said, and Johnson has reiterated, the forced resignation of two competent county managers in two years has cast a pall on the business climate of Ashe County. Why would any new company want to expand in a community with that track record? Why would topnotch applicants bother to apply for the position of county manager when their job security would seemingly be for a period of about one year? In previous letters, the analogy I've used is that our commissioners have been behaving like clowns in a three ring circus. I've labeled the board in­ competent and Ibelieve their actions — and inaction — on a number of is­ sues justifies that characterization. But the truth is more serious, and Commis­ sioner Price stands as the poster boy for what's wrong with the board. Aside from the fact that Price appar­ ently can't manage his personal finan­ cial affairs, having had his car repos­ sessed and his home foreclosed on, he and his fellow commissioners oversee an annual budget exceeding $33 mil­ lion. Clearly Price is not capable of handling this responsibility. But it goes deeper than that. While a sitting commissioner, Price has used tactics sim­ ilar to those of the "sover­ eign citizen" movement in an apparent attempt to avoid legally-incurred pri­ vate debt. Never heard of the sov­ ereign citizen movement? This loose group of finan­ cial scheme promoters and litigants takes the po­ sition that they're answer­ able only to common law and are not subject to statutes at the municipal, state or federal level. The FBI classifies "sovereign citizens" as anti-government extremists. The tech­ nique of choice among this movement is paper. Sovereigns file multiple court proceedings containing pseudo-legal nonsense to clog up the courts in an effort to elude legal debt. A 2012 FBI bulletin suggests sover­ eigns are increasingly using electronic funds transfer schemes in an attempt to eliminate legitimate debt; a typical scheme works as follows. The sov­ ereign uses a closed bank account to "discharge" debt using a check from the closed account. Memos on the check contain a combination of phras­ es such as "EFT Only for Discharge of Debt" or "Not for Deposit For EFT Only for Discharge of Debt." The back of the check usually contains similar language and the phrase "Authorized Representative Without Recourse." The use of an accompanying notarized affidavit is also common. If these terms and actions sound fa­ miliar to readers they should. As the media previously reported, Price used this same or near identical language on checks he presented in proceedings in­ volving both his car and his home fore­ closure and, at least once, notarized his own affidavit. Media reports also in­ dicate Price filed a $1.6 million common law lien on his own home. Filing liens is another tactic used by sovereigns to try and muddy the water with legal mumbo jumbo. Furthermore, Price's meritless self-filed $7.5 mil­ lion lawsuit against Ashe County Sheriff James Wil­ liams, two deputies and five other litigants con­ cerning the court-ordered repossession of his car is similar to other tactics used by sovereigns to ha­ rass, intimidate and, ironically, attempt to receive financial gain in the process. Am I accusing Commissioner Price or the Board of anything illegal? Ab­ solutely not. Am I accusing them of incompetence and lack of good gov­ ernance? Absolutely. Price should im­ mediately resign, as he's brought em­ barrassment to the entire county and clearly isn't capable of carrying out his important duties. The other commis­ sioners should be putting pressure on him to resign, publicly if necessary. The fact that they're not only further serves to prove their own collective ineptitude. In August the county's unemploy­ ment rate stood at 9.7 percent, the fust time it's dropped below 10.1 percent since 2008. Our citizens deserve a business climate conducive to growth and economic development. We need competent leadership on the board, but as the string of strategic missteps indicates, we've not had that.However, there'll be no improvement unless ad­ ditional voices of authority are heard demanding accountability.More of the private sentiments expressing displea­ sure with the board that are widely cir­ culating around the county need to be made public. Ken Lynn Fleetwood McCrory leads in disregard lor the poor If there were month with a contest to see cash assistance. which state ad­ More than ministration has 13,000 of them the most disre­ are children. gard for low-inNorth Caro­ come families in lina is also the only state in the 2013, the clear leader would country to dose be the McCrory down its TANF program. Administration in North Caro­ Last week lina. also brought Here is their the news that compelling ap­ because of the plication for the Chris Fitzsimon federal shutjlubious award down DHHS was slashing for crudest treatment of families who are the state's vocational rehabili­ struggling. tation program that provides Last Tuesday, state DHHS job training and support for officials luinounced that be­ people with disabilities. Re­ cause of the shutdown of portedly other states are not the federal government they cutting direct services to cli­ were no longer providing ents of their vocational reha­ nutritional benefits for preg­ bilitation program as North nant women and infants un­ Carolina has done. It can't be the federal shut­ der the federally-funded WIC down. Other states are some­ program. North Carolina was the how managing to keep the only state in country to federally-funded programs make the decision to stop that hdp the poor running providing formula to infants for now. North Carolina de­ in low-income families. The cided to shut them down. When embattled DHHS decision prompted wide­ spread outrage and two days Secretary Aldona Wos fust Liter DHHS officialsreversed announced the suspension of themselves. the WIC program last week, This Monday, officials she said "...we are following at the same DHHS said as all the states are following they were suspending the the instructions of the federal federally-funded Temporary government." Assistance to Need Fami­ But that was dearly not lies (TANF) program, also true, as no other state was known as Work Fust, that denying WIC benefits to helped more than 20,000 women and children. low-income people last The federal government came up with contingency funds for states based on how much they spend every month. DHHS officials said Thursday when they restart­ ed the program that they had to ask for more money than was allocated and also used lapsed funds from last year and product rebates for for­ mula. That still doesn't explain why the WIC program was interrupted at all, and why Wos said that North Carolina was following other states when it dearly wasn't. McCrory is dearly feeling the heat about his adminis­ tration's inexplicable dedsion. McCrory, Wos, and State Budget Director Art Pbpe held a news conference in Charlotte to announce they were speeding up state appropriations to local food banks to offset the impact on the poor of the federal shut­ down. They did not offer any ex­ planation at the event for why North Carolina was the only state intent on immediately cutting off federal programs that help poor families. If all that's not enough to win the McCrory adminis­ tration the award for most disdainful of the poor, their impressive application also indudes several items from this year's legislative session. McCrory signed a bill that not only slashed unemploy­ ment benefits for laid off workers, it cut off 70,000 people looking for jobs from federal emergency unem­ ployment benefits. North Carolina was the only state to deny the emer­ gency benefits that were fully funded by the federal govern­ ment. McCrory is especially proud of the unemployment bill. He brags about it in the television commercial his supporters are currently run­ ning to prop up his rapidly declining approval numbers. McCrory also signed a bill refusing to expand the state's Medicaid program under the Affordable Care Act and provide health coverage to 500,000 currently uninsured low-income adults. Several conservative Re­ publican governors support­ ed Medicaid expansion. Not McCrory. No health care, no jobs support for people with a dis­ ability, no help for poor fami­ lies with children, not even infant formula if they would had their way. And certainly no federal emergency unemployment benefits for people laid off through no fault of their own who still can't find a job. It's quite a convincing case indeed. Maybe a new slogan is in order for McCrory's next ad. "Nobody punishes the poor like North Carolina." Congratulations, Governor. Fitzsimon is the executive director of NC Policy Watch, -m.Apr. Tt>yj U-ticXATUVG crrf �JEFFERSON PO.VI I'KIDAY, ( )cvr()BEH IS, Are you ready for the good news? CHURCH CALENDAR Oct 18 In the Old Testament, we 7 p.m. Revival Services beginning of the gospel of Je­ had not heard of the actual sus Christ, the Son of God" will be held at Liberty Bap­ word Gospel. We were told (Mark 1:1). Jesus said that tist Church on Silas Creek. of good news, or good tid­ the time was fulfilled and He Guest preacher will be ings. In the Proverbs, "As cold had arrived, "Now after that Aaron Causby. The prayer waters to a thirsty soul, so is John was put in prison, Jesus room will open at 6:45 p.m. good news from a far coun­ came into Galilee, preaching There will be special sing­ try." (Prov 25:25, KJV). Isa­ the gospel of the kingdom of ing each night. You are in­ iah foretold, "How beautiful God, And saying, The time is vited to attend. upon the mountains are the fulfilled, and the kingdom of feet of him that bringeth good Oct 19 God is at hand: repent ye, and tidings, that publisheth peace; 6 p.m. A Benefit Sing believe the gospel." (Mark that bringeth good tidings of 1:14-15). will be held at Laurel Knob good, that publisheth salva­ He went on to tell us that BaptivSt Church to help with tion; that saith unto Zion, Thy many things would happen medical expenses for Brit­ Leila Harris God reigneth!" (Isa 52:7). before His return—before the tany Penley, a cancer pa­ In the New Testament, the end of time. Do any of these tient. Singers include Gary Gospel is the declaration of things seem to be happening Triplett, Jake Austin, John good news or good tidings which pertain in our world today? "And when ye shall McCoy, and Butch Millers to Salvation in Christ Jesus. John the Bap­ hear of wars and rumours of wars, be ye Band. Dr. Jim Rash invites tist' father (Zacharias) was told by the an­ not troubled: for such things must needs gel Gabriel of John's coming. "And Zacha­ be; but the end shall not be yet. For na­ you to attend. 6 - 8 p.m. Gospel rias said unto the angel, Whereby shall I tion shall rise against nation, and king­ Concert, sponsored by know this? for I am an old man, and my dom against kingdom: and there shall be wife well stricken in years. And the angel earthquakes in divers places, and there We Care Planning Com­ answering said unto him, I am Gabriel, shall be famines and troubles: these are mittee, a supportive arm that stand in the presence of God; and am the beginnings of sorrows. But take heed of BROC, will be held in sent to speak unto thee, and to show thee to yourselves: for they shall deliver you up the Ashe County High School auditorium. The these glad tidings." (Luke 1:18-19). to councils; and in the synagogues ye shall The angels appeared to the shepherds be beaten: and ye shall be brought before Allen Family, Raleigh, the Mountain Echoes, Middle in the fields on the night of Christ's birth, rulers and kings for my sake, for a testi­ "And the angel said unto them, Fear not: Fork Gospel, Va., Pam Bar­ mony against them. And the gospel must for, behold, I bring you good tidings of low, Maude Goodman and first be published among all nations. But great joy, which shall be to all people. For Friends will be providing when they shall lead you, and deliver you unto you is born this day in the city of Da­ the music. The admission up, take no thought beforehand what ye vid a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord." price is $5 at the door, shall speak, neither do ye premeditate: but (Luke 2:10-11). children under the age of Jesus is the Gospel, He is the Good whatsoever shall be given you in that hour, 12 admitted for free. The News of Salvation - the Word made flesh that speak ye: for it is not ye that speak, proceeds will help people for us. "And Jesus went about all Galilee, but the Holy Ghost." (Mark 13:7-11). in need of emergency heat. Jesus is the Good News; the Gospel For more information, call teaching in their synagogues, and preach­ ing the gospel of the kingdom, and healing is the good news of Him. If you have Louise Ham at (336) 384all manner of sickness and all manner of not accepted Him as your personal Sav­ 4543. ior, now is the time. Now is the time to disease among the people." (Matt 4:23). 7 p.m. Spaghetti Sup­ When word was sent by John to ask Je­ tell others about Him. For as He told per at Faith Chapel located sus if He was the One, Jesus replied, "Now His disciples, He tells us, "And he said on N.C. 221 at Campbell when John had heard in the prison the unto them, Go ye into all the world, and Glen Lane in the Fleet­ works of Christ, he sent two of his disci­ preach the gospel to every creature. He wood/Deep Gap area. Do­ ples, And said unto him, Art thou he that that believeth and is baptized shall be nations for meals will go to should come, or do we look for another? saved; but he that believeth not shall be the Ladies and Teens minis­ Jesus answered and said unto them, Go damned." (Mark 16:15-16). tries. For more information, Before Christ ascended into heaven, call (336) 877-5308. and show John again those things which 7 p.m. Kaleb Davis ye do hear and see: The blind receive their He told us all not to question the exact sight, and the lame walk, the lepers are date and time of His return, but to be Youth Rally will be held at cleansed, and the deaf hear, the dead are about the Lord's business, for we are His Tuckerdale Baptist Church. raised up, and the poor have the gospel witnesses until His return. "And he said Pastor Larry Shepherd and unto them, It is not for you to know the congregation invite every­ preached to them." (Matt 11:2-5). It was a miracle in those days for the times or the seasons, which the Father one to attend. poor to hear the Word of God. Jesus prom­ hath put in his own power. But ye shall Oct 19 and 26 ised that the whole world would hear the receive power, after that the Holy Ghost 6 p.m. Fall Revival will Gospel beforeHe returns, "And this gospel is come upon you: and ye shall be wit­ of the kingdom shall be preached in all the nesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and be held at Glendale Springs world for a witness unto all nations; and in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto Missionary Baptist Church. the uttermost part of the earth." (Acts Everyone is invited to at­ then shall the end come." (Matt 24:14). tend. Mark began his book by declaring, "The 1:7-8). He is coming! Be ready! 846-3954 Old Hwy. 221 Near Golf Course Rd. West Jefferson • Since 1890 846-3795 Jim Dawes. Minister Sunday School 10:00 a.m. Morning Worship 11:00 a.m. Evening Service 6:30 p.m. Pastor Todd Brewer Casual & Contemporary Sunday School 10:00 a.m. Sunday Worship 11:00 a.m. Wednesday Bible Study 7:00 p.m. 107 W. Second Street West Jefferson, North Carolina 336-246-5292 www.wjumc.net 9:45 Sunday School 11:00 Morning Worship Rev. Neal Hatfield and the Liberty University Singers, "Crimson Flood" and again at 6 p.m. Pastor Rev. Russell Hart invites you to attend. will be held at Christian Unity Baptist Church. Rev. Jack Miller and Rev. Gar­ rett Mahaffey will be the guest speakers. Special singing each night. Pastor Rev. Jack Pugh and congre­ gation welcome you. Oct 20-25 7:30 p.m. Revival Services will be held at New Sunday Sdiool - 9:45 a.m. Moming Wonhlp - 11:00 a.m. Evening Worship - 6:00 p.m. Wednesday Bible Study - 7:00 p.m. vmw.mldwaybaptlitiK.org Smethport Independent Baptist Church 194 and 88 Weit. Smethport. NC 136-846-7445 Reverend Phil Arnold Glendale Springs Jf*. Jr nriOff r ,-JL MJUlll Phone - 982-3076 846-7481 Mt. Jefferson Baptist Church Rev. Keith Casey 19S7 US Hwy 221 N. Jefferson. NC (336) 246-4764 9:45 a.m. Sunday • Sunday Sthool 11:00 a.m. Sunday • Warship Service 6:10 p.m. Sunday • Sunday Night Sendee 6:00 p.m. Monday • T.I.A.M. 10:00 a.m. Tuesday • Joy In the Moming 7:00 p.m. Wednesday • Prayer Meeting 0 Bald Mtn. Baptist Churdi Seventh-Day Adventist Church of Warrensville Pastor: Kevin Morgan 336-667-6092 Saturday Services: Bible School -10:00 AM Sabbath Worship -11:15 AM WAWttNSVttltJ2.ADVtHn5TCHUItOtCONNtCT.OUO David Thomas RE/MAX Realty Group 1828) 262-188D s VI VII t hou «halt not make unto thee ani) jg-riven imago III VIII Thou ilialt not steal 336-877-2801 495 Highway 194 South Rev. A. Owen Peeler Sunday School 9:4Sa.m. Sunday Worship 11:00 a.m. "And He led them as tor os to Bethany... and He blessed them" Luke 24:SO X V I l^ncu thy father and.thy,inotb'-C[ Pastor, Chris Cox Services: Sunday School 10:00 a.m. Worship Service 11:00 a.m. Nednesday Bible Study 7:00 p.m. Youth Class (JUI Stars for Jesus) Everyone Welcome! CONSTRUCTION Compliments of 5 Jefferson VANN0Y & SONS CONSTRUCTION COMPANY Pastor: Ed Hall 336-372-5479 Worship Service: 11 AM 115 last Main St.. Jefferson. NC (336) 846-9512 9:00 a.m. Informal Worship continuing the work of Jesus Peacefully. Simply. Together We would love to have you come worship with us. 246-4591 The Jewel Shoppe RID-A-BUG 785 East Main Street YOUR FULL SERVICE OIL COMPANY 739 US Hwy 221 Bus West Jefferson 246-9969 Call 846-9241 8:30AM - S^IOPM | Ronnie Hopkins J Peak Creek Church of the Brethren Rev. Karen F. Miller, Pastor West Jefferson 336-246-4155 Tlioii .-.half note Sunday School:10 AM Bottling Company Corner of Hwy. 221 & Cherry St. Jefferson, NC I hoU.Bh.jlt. nothear falajs . .-witneiw'aejinst thy pn.-hhor 2082 Peak Creek Church Rd. Laurel Springs, NC 28644 / Pi3& The Mountain Village Shopping Center , IV Kcmembrr the s.ilihath day to kerp it holy Dr Pepper 246-6077 Thou .ihalti not commit adultry rhou isli.ilt not take the name of the IOKP thy GOO in v.iin — Alut halt not kill Titou skill have nt> other herore me First Assembly of Cod Church 846-4444 Pastor Keith Styron Comer of Faw-Roland A McNeil Sts • Jefferson 88 West - Left on McNeil. One Block) Sunday School - 9:30-10:15 a.m. Morning Worship -10:30 a.m. Sunday Evening - 6:00 p.m. Wednesday Night Bible Study • 7:00p.m. Methodist Church Pallor: Rev. Lawrence Goodman 1460 Bald Mtn. Rd., Wert Jeffenon Sunday School 9:30 a.m. Sunday Morning Worship Servlco 8:30am & 10:45 am Sunday Evening Worship -6:00 pat Wednesday Meal -5:15 pm Bible Study -6:10 pm Baldmountainchurch.org Email: Baldmountain@skybert.com Church 877-1S50 326 E. Main Street Prime location includes adjoining residence. Available May 2014 for additional details contact. Fleetwood. NC Holy Trinity Church Eucharist 10:00 am Christian Education 8:30 Rector - The Rev. Stephen Miller PROPERTY FOR SALE Big Fiatts Baptist Church Parish of the Holy Communion (Episcopalian) Rev. Will Heyward Sunday School • 9:45 AM Worship • 11:00 AM 201 S. Jefferson Ave., West Jefferson Oct 22 6 p.m. Ashe Really Cares Annual Apprecia­ tion Dinner will be held JEFFERSON CHURCH Sunday Sdtool 9:4S a.m. Wonhlp 11:00 a.m. Sunday Night Services 6:20 p.m. Wednesday Service 7:00 p.m. Missions Building by Faith Promise Mount Jefferson Presbyterian Church Oct 21-25 7 p.m. Revival Services will be held at Big Flatts Baptist Church. Rev. Billy Moorefield will be the guest speaker. There will be spe­ cial singing nightly. Pastor Rev. Tim Jones and congre­ gation welcome you. in the Friendly Grove Bap­ tist Church Fellowship Hall. All volunteers and River Baptist Church. The their families are invited prayer room will be open at to attend. We appreciate 7:15 p.m. Rev. Ralph Smith everyone who give of their will be the guest speaker. time, clothes, food, money Special singingnightly. Pas­ and talents so that they tor Rev. Wayne Jones and can minister in the name of congregation welcome you. Jesus to hep with physical and spiritual needs. We are in need of volun­ Oct 20,27 • Friendly Grove Baptist teers who are able to pick Church announces that up food at Lowes Food on Rev. Herbert McCoy will be two Saturdays a month preaching for them through and the fourth Sunday af­ October. The congregation ter church of each month. Also, we need couples that invites you to attend. would like to work from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. on Tuesdays, Oct 20 -Nov. 24 10:30 a.m. "You'll Get Wednesdays or Thursdays. Through This," a Max For more information on Lucado series for hope and how you can help, please help in touch times, will be call Pat at 846-5234, or Da­ the focus for the Adult Sun­ vid at 846-5631. (336) 246-2012 (^|| day School class of Chest­ nut Hill Methodist Church for the next two months. The church is located at 604 Martin Gambill Road. Crumpler. For more infor­ mation or directions, call (336) 982-9056. Oct 20-23 7 p.m. Revival Services Pastor Steven LeaShomb ST. FRANCIS OF ASSISI CATHOUC CHURCH 246-9151 Rev. James Stuhrenberg Main & Ivy Streets. • Jefferson Sun. Morning Mass - 9:00 am Saturday Evening Mass 4:30pm English & 7:30pm Spanish Weekday Mom. Mass Call 336-246-9151 for times West Jefferson United Methodist Church Oct 20 10 a.m. Friendship Bap­ tist Church announces Super Sundays in Oc­ tober. On Oct. 20, 2013 Beaver Creek i 1Midway Baptist Church 1670 Mt. Jeffenon Rd.. Christian Church West Jeffenon. NC 28694 CORNERSTONE FELLOWSHIP Burnett St. • West Jefferson Pairs f> 20 Ui EXTERMINATING Termite & Pest Control 246-4222 To list your local church on this page, call the Jefferson Post at 336-846-7164 r A \ �ONLINE FRIDAY, OCTOBER 18,2013 Game of the Week video can be found at jeffersonpost.com Nathan Ham, Sports Writer (836) 846-7164 nhaiiH" eivitasimxlia.com Huskies aiming for 4-0 conference start Nathan Ham triple option offense, and have scored at least three touchdowns nham@civitasmedia.com in every game this season but one. East Wilkes is fourth in the Ashe County is looking for its conference in scoring with 192 first 4-0 start in the Mountain points this season. Valley Athletic Conference in On the flip side, however, East seven years. To do that, Ashe will Wilkes has struggled mightily have to keep a hungry East Wil­ with turnovers, and on defense, kes squad from getting its first where they have allowed more victory of the season. points than any team in the The Huskies are coming off MVAC (272). of a 35-14 win over West Wilkes "They (East Wilkes) are av­ while the Cardinals are going to eraging a ton of yards, they are try and bounce back from a heart­ just snake bit by turnovers," said breaking loss to Elkin.East held a Head Coach Brian Hampton af­ 28-0 lead in that game before the ter last week's win. Elks stormed back with 42 unan­ Last year, the Cardinals made swered points to get the win. life tough on Ashe, earning a Ashe started 4-0 in the MVAC 23-8 win that actually sent the in 2006 before finishing arguably Cardinals to the playoffs with a Nathan Ham | Jefferson Post the best season in school history. 2-8 record. Ashe went 9-3 overall and won its "That's a team that really The Ashe County offense hopes to be able to move the ball against a weaker East Wilkes defense. first conference championship in dominated us last year in the last school history, as well as hosted game of the year. We could not and seven times against Allegh­ Patriot, Sales is a game-time Elkin at West Wilkes the first home playoff game in stop their option game," Hamp­ any two weeks ago. Hibriten at Watauga decision for this week. school history. Nine wins that ton said. "We've got our work cut North Wilkes at Starmount Kickoff will be at 7:30 p.m. The Cardinals have also season still remains the highest out, we've just got to come out been battling injury concerns, Polk County at Avery County Score prediction: Ashe 45, total since the school opened. and have a good, solid week of including starting tailback East Wilkes 26 South Stokes at Surry Central East Wilkes has a potent practice and get better and hope­ and leading rusher, Jathan Walkertown at North Stokes Other area games: ground attack that has helped the fully we'll be alright." West Caldwell at West Lincoln Bishop McGuinness at East Sales. Sales missed last week's Cardinals score a bunch of points East Wilkes turned the ball game with a concussion. Ac­ Surry West Stokes at Forbush this season. The Cardinals run a over three times against Elkin cording to the Wilkes Journal Carver at North Surry Wilkes Centnd at Alleghany Sports Writer Golfers finish as MVAC runner-up Nathan Ham Sports Writer nham@civitasmedia.com Photo courtesy.| Lorrie Tomlinson Alexis Ramos stops a Wilkes Central counter attack in the second half. Ashe, Wilkes Central battle to 1-1 tie Nathan Ham Sports Writer nham@civitasmedia.com The biggest crowd of the season so far at an ACHS soccer game saw two good teams fight it out for 100 min­ utes only to finish in a 1-1 tie. Players and fans wore pink in honor of two soccer moms that lost their battle with breast cancer, and to bring overall awareness to the disease. This game also marked the return of Miguel Ramos to the starting lineup. The junior missed the previous 18 games with a shoulder injury. Ashe scored first in the 25,h minute when Ramos drew a foul inside the scoring box, giving Ashe a penalty kick. Frank Ledezma scored easily to take a 1-0. The score remained the same until the 52nd minute when Trevor Royall tied things up at 1-1 after a question­ able out-of-bounds call gave Central a throw in that led to the goal. It ap­ peared that the ball went off of a Wil­ kes Central player, but the official ruled that Ashe sweeper Alexis Ramos was the last one to touch the ball. Ashe had a pair of corner kicks in the 56,h and 68lh minutes, but could not get a goal. Defensively, Jamison Cline made some great saves down the stretch. A diving stop in the 60lh minute kept the score tied. With the game headed to overtime, Ashe was forced to play with one less player after A. Ramos got red carded and was out for the rest of the game. Neither team got many good looks in the 20 minutes of overtime, result­ ing in the tie. Ashe is now 12-6-1 overall and 9-1-1 in the Mountain Valley Athletic Con­ ference. Wilkes Central is 11-4-2 overall and 9-1-1 in the MVAC. Both teams have three matches re­ maining to determine who will be the MVAC Champion. Ashe faces East Wilkes at home, North Wilkes on the road and West Wilkes on the road. Wilkes Central hosts Elkin, Starmount and then travels to Alleghany. MVAC Standings 1. Wilkes Central: 11-4-2 overall, 9-1-1 conference 2. Ashe County: 12-6-1 overall, 9-1-1 conference 3. Elkin: 8-8-2 overall, 7-3-1 confer­ ence 4. West Wilkes: 5-10-4 overall, 5-3-3 conference 5. North Wilkes: 5-9-2 overall, 4-5-2 conference 6. Starmount: 3-10-3 overall, 3-6-2 conference 7. East Wilkes: 2-15 overall, 2-9 con­ ference 8. Alleghany: 0-11 overall, 0-11 con­ ference Nathan Ham| Jefferson Post Justin Roland (right) pushes the ball up field against Wilkes Central on Monday. Two Lady Husky golfers qualified for regional tour­ nament play, and the team as a whole finished in sec­ ond place on Monday in the Mountain Valley Conference Tournament match at Cedarbrook Country Club. Elkin won the conference championship for the fourth consecutive season with a team score of 269. Ashe was second with a team total of 328, followed by Alleghany (332) and Wilkes Central (336). This was the second year in a row Ashe has fin­ ished as runner-up to Elkin. Annika Winebarger fin­ ished first, shooting a 76 in 18 holes. Mary-Frances Hall was second, three shots back. Ashe's Sarah Hardin was third (103), Katie Talley of Alleghany was fourth (104) and Ashe's Olivia Barr round­ ed out the top five finishers (108). Hardin and Barr qualified for the regional tournament at Salisbury Country Club next Tuesday. Tee times were unknown as of press time. Other Ashe scores includ­ ed Savannah Brooks (117), Makensie Shatley (124) and Alexis Howell (125). Hall was named MVAC Player of the Year while Elkin's coach Sena Hinson took home MVAC Coach of the Year honors. Submitted photos | Jefferson Post Ashe had two players make the MVAC All-Conference team and qualify for regional play. Sarah Hardin (left) and Olivia Barr (right) will play at the Salisbury Country Club next Tuesday. The Lady Husky golf team poses for a picture after Mon­ day's MVAC Tournament. From left to right: Alexis Howell, Sarah Hardin, Head Coach Laura Foster, Savannah Brooks, Makensie Shatley and Olivia Barr. Volleyball season comes to an end Nathan Ham Sports Writer nham@civitasmedia.com Five seniors will say goodbye to the Ashe County High School vol­ leyball team as the season wrapped up on Tuesday. Kendall McDaniel, Sloan Elliott, Kelsey Hayes, Zoe Richardson and Elaina Bassett played in their final home game against East Wilkes last week. East Wilkes beat Ashe, 3-0. North Wilkes also came away with a 3-0 victory over Ashe last Thursday and West Wilkes ended the Lady Huskies' season with a 3-0 defeat on Tuesday. Ashe ended the year 3-15 overall and 3-11 in the Mountain Valley Athletic Conference. MVAC Standings: 1. Starmount: 13-0 2. Alleghany: 11-2 3. West Wilkes: 9-5 (updat­ ed with Tuesday's results) 4. East Wilkes: 8-5 5. North Wilkes: 5-8 . 6. Wilkes Central: 4-9 7. Ashe County: 3-11 (updated with Tuesday's re­ sults) 8. Elkin: 0-13 Steve Wright | www.StevesSportsShots.com Zoe Richardson led the team in assists this season. �To Virginia ) m- - TODD lb Wilkes To Boone tVCK moot To Boone Choose & Cut season is nearly here ... Page 2 November 2013 Annual Holiday Parade is Nov. 16... Page 3 Black to perform at Walker Center... Page 3 Vol. IX, Issue 11 Serving Ashe, Alleghany, Boone, Blowing Rock, Wilkes County and Mountain City, Tenn. �PAGE 2 NOVMEBER 2013 HIGH COUNTRY LOAFER Choose and cut - simply the best way to pick the perfect tree Choosing a real Christmas tree is a fun outing for the whole family and easy to do. Here are some suggestions for selecting a tree. First, do a freshness test. Gently grasp a branch between your thumb and forefinger and pull it toward you. Very few needles should come off in your hand if the tree is fresh. Second, take a look at the ground around the tree. You should not see excessive amounts of green needles on the ground. Some interior loss of brown needles is normal and will occur over the lifetime of the tree. Fresh Fraser Fir needles should becrisp andbreak when bent between fingers. Once you've chosen your tree, keep it in a sheltered, unheated area such as a porch or garage to protect it from the wind and sun until you're ready to decorate it. Before you set up your tree,make a fresh, straight cut across the base of the trunk (about a quarter of an inch up from the original cut) and place the tree in a tree stand that holds at least one gallon of water. Real trees need water daily. Never let your tree stand go dry. A seal of dried sap will form over the cut sump if the water drops below the base of the tree preventing the tree from absorb­ ing water when the tree .stand is refilled. If a seal does form, an­ other fresh cut will need to be made. A tree will absoib over a gallon of water in the first 24 hours and one or more quarts a day thereafter. Water is imporUint because it prevents the needles from drying and the boughs from drooping. In addition, keep your tree away from heat and draft sources like fireplaces, radiators and television sets. Test your light cords and connections before hanging them on the tree to make sure they're in good working order. You don't want to use cords with cracked insulation or broken or empty sockets. Also, be sure to unplug lights before you go to bed or leave the house. Sensible precautions such as these willhelp preserve the unique beauty and tradition only a real Christmas tree can provide. There are 17 choose and cut tree dealers in Ashe County. They are (see map for location): 1. Clark's Evergreen & Landscaping (Nov. 23-24, Nov. 28-Dec. 1,6-8 & 13-15) and every weekend afterward - 8 a.m.-6 p.m.) Fraser fir, blue spruce, Norway spruce, white pine. Wreaths, roping, tree stands, tree drilling, pie-tagging and tours by ap­ pointment, net bagging. Restrooms, refreshments, and hay rides available. From Hwy. 421, take N.C. 221 N. for two miles. Turn left onto Cranberry Springs Road. Travel approximatley 2.5 mile and turn right onto Liberty Grove Church Road for approximately 1.5 miles. Farm will be on left just after church. Clark Reavis, 2930 Liberty Grove Church Road, Fleetwood. 336877-5014 or 336877-7615. 2. Davis Tree Farm (Nov. 20-Dec. 20, Monday-Saturday, 8 a.m-5 p.m., Sun., 1-5 p.m.) Wreaths, roping, tree drilling, and pie-tagging. From West Jefferson, travel Hwy. 88 W. to Warrensville. Turn right on Hwy. 194 N. toward Lansing. Turn right at stop light and go 1/4 mile. Turn right on Piney Creek Rd. at old Lansing school, farm is about 1 mile on right. Glenn Davis, 1620 Piney Creek Rd., Lansing, 28643; 336-3843388; davisnc@skybest.com 3. Dixon's Tree Farm (Nov. 22-Dec. 24, Monday-Friday 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday-Sun­ day, by appointment) Wreaths, pie-tagging Oct. 1. From Jefferson, travel N.C. 221N. to N.C.16 N. Take 16 for 0.4 to Friendship Baptist Church Road on right. First farm on right. Michael and Dean Dixon, Witherspoon Heights, Jefferson. 336-982-3685 or 336877-7254; dixontreefarm41@yahoo.com 4. Lee's Trees (Nov. 22-Dec. 8 (or by appt.), Mon.-Sat., 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Sun. 1-5 p.m. Fraser Fir 5'-12' and concolor fir 8'-ll'. Wreaths, roping, tree stands, tree drilling, refreshments, tours by appointment, baling, and restrooms.. From Boone or Wilkesboro, U.S. 421, to U.S. 221 N. towards West Jefferson. Approximately 14 miles, turnleft at traffic light.In one block turn left onto Beaver Creek School Road. Go 0.25 mile. Turn left onto Helen Blevins Road. Go onemile to the end ofroad. Lee Eldreth, 965Helen Blevins Rd., West Jefferson, 28694; 336846-1288 or 336846-7936 (when open); leestrees@skybest.com 5. Lil' Grandfather Tree Farm (Nov. 28-30, Dec. 1,68 & 13-15, Fri-Sat., 9 a.m.-daik, Sunday, noon until dark) Three to 12 foot Fraser Firs, white pine, blue spruce, concolor fir. Wreaths, roping, tree stands, tree drilling, machine shaking, net bagging Refreshments, tours by appt. Home and hay rides. Santa's Woikshop, children's area, hay bale Christmas movie the­ ater and restrooms. B&B available. From North Wilkesboro, take N.C. 18N. to LaurelSprings. Lil' Grandfather is approx. 19miles from North Wilkesboro. After you cross the top of the mountain, it's the first farm on the right. From Sparta, take N.C. 21 to N.C. 18 S. to Laurel Springs. Farm is one mile south of the Blue Ridge Parkway. Buddy and Delia Deal, 15371NC 18 S., Laurel Springs, 28644; 336-372-9613; bdeal@dcybest.com, www.LOGrand.com 6. Long's Choose & Cut Christmas Trees (Nov. 20-Dec. 19,9 a.m.-daik) Wreaths, roping, tree stands, tree drilling, tree baling, mail or­ der, pre-tagging July-October, restrooms. White pine and Fraser fir, 4-25 feet. From Wilkesboro, take N.C. 16 N. to Glendale Springs. After passing the Blue Ridge Paikway, farm is two miles on the right. Tim Long, 8306 N.C.16 S., Glendale Springs, 28629; 336-246-3659 or 336846-5261/www.longstreefarm.com 7. LyaHs Nursery (Nov. 22-Dec. 24, Monday-Thursday 3:30 p.m.-dark,ThursdaySunday 9 a.m.-dark) Fraser Firs (any size), wreaths, roping, tree stands. Refresh­ ments and restrooms. From intersection ofU.S. 221/N.C. 163. TakeN.C. 163 approxi­ mately 0.6 mOe and turn left on Mt. Jefferson Road. Go approxi­ mately 0.3 mile, turn right on SextonRoad. Go approximately 300 feet and turn left on Mt. Valley Dr. LyalLs Nuisery sign 300 feet on the right. Eddie LyalLs, 238 Mt. Valley Dr., West Jefferson, 28694; 336846-7516, 3368461948 or 336977-0067; www.Lyall- sTrees.com 8. Mistletoe Meadows (Nov. 23-24, Nov. 26Dec. 1,78 • 9 a.m.-dark. Also by appt.) Fraser Fir 4'-12\ wreaths, roping, tree stands, tree drilling, ma­ chine shaking, mechanical baling. Refreshments, hayrides, petting zoo and re­ strooms. B&B available. From Jefferson, take N.C. 88 E. to Laurel Springs (approximat­ ley 11 miles). Turnleft onto BurntHill Road and go approximate­ ly 0.5 mile. Farm will be on the left. Joe Freeman, 583 Burnt HillRoad, LaurelSprings, 28644; 336982-9754 or 3364669754; mistletoem@skybest.com www.MistletoeMeadows.com 9. Mountain Memories Christmas Trees (Nov. 23-24,2630, Dec. 1,78 • 9 a.m.-5 p.m.) Fraser Fir 4-12', wreaths, roping, tree stands, tours by appoint­ ment. Refreshments, andhay rides. From Jefferson, travel N.C. 16 S. and go 1 mile past Jefferson Landing. Turn right on Cox Road. N.C. 16 N. From Wilkesboro, left at intersection of N.C. 16N./N.C. 88 for one mile.Turn left on Cox Road and take first right on Bare Knob Road.Follow signs. Ronnie Lawrence and TomMash, 500 Cox Road, Jefferson; 3362467037 or 336977-1608; www.MountainMemoriesChristrnasTrees.com 10. Reindeer Crossing Choose & Cut (Nov. 29-30, Dec. 1,78 • 9 a.m-dark) Fraser Fir 3-11', Canaan Fir 6'-9' and white pine 3'8', wreaths, roping, tree stands, net bagging.Pre-taggingby customers in July & October. From Wilkesboro, take US. 421N. to N.C. 16 N. Turn left onto N.C 163, farm is 4.8 miles on left. Look for signs. From Boone, take US. 421S. to US. 221S. at Deep Gap. Travel 14 miles and turn right on N.C. 163. Farm is 4.6 miles on right. Look for signs. David Blackburn, 153 Don Walters Road, Jefferson, 28640; 3368465249 or 336977-2876; kathybl@skybest.com www.ReindeerCrossingTrees.com 11. RRR Laurel Knob (Nov. 23-24,29-30, Dec 1,78,14 • 9 a.m.4 p.m.) Wreaths, roping, tree stands, refreshments, restrooms, hay rides and petting zoo. From West Jefferson, take US. 221S. for 3 miles, to Todd. Turn right on N.C. 194 N. for six miles. Farm is on the left.From Boone, take N.C. 194 toward Todd. Farm is approximately 12 miles on right. Wayne Phillips, 1029 Rainbow Trail, Boone, 28607; 826264-6488 or 8269663477; www.RRRTreeFarm.com 12. Shady Rest Tree Farm (Nov. 26Dec. 24, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Sun. 1-5 p.m. or by appoint­ ment) Wreath, roping, trees stands, tree drilling, net bagging, mailor­ der, pre-tagging by appt. Vitural choose & cut on website. Tours by appt. Refreshments and restrooms. Santa on farm Nov. 29-30, Dec. 7,14 From Wilkes, Take US. 421N to N.C. 16 N to Blue Ridge Park­ way, turn right. Travel 2.4 miles and turn left at Northwest Trad­ ing Post Road. Take first driveway on right. �NOVEMBER 2013 Tim Miller,287 TradingPost Road, Glendale Spring, NC. 336-982-4190; 336-982-2031 or 336-977-1659; srtreefarm@ skybest.com/vv\vw.shadyresttreefarm.com 13. Skyiand Tree Farm (Nov. 27- Dec. 15 • 9 a.m.-5 p.m.) Fraser Fir 5'-12', wreaths, roping, machine shaking, net bag­ ging. Refreshments, hay rides, and restrooms. From Jefferson, Take N.C. 16 N. to Shatley Springs Restaurant. Trees are on property. Inquire at Shatley Springs Office. Lee Q. McMillan, 407 Shatley Springs Road, Crumpler. 336982-2844 or 336-977-0022 or email leeq@skybest.com 14. Sunnyside Trees Visit website for dates Fraser Fir 5'-12', wreaths, roping, tree stands, tree drilling, re­ freshments and restrooms. Travel N.C. 16 S. to Glendale Springs. Turn on J.W. Luke Road at entrance to Holy Trinity Church of the Frescos. At the entrance to the Frescos (0.5 mile on Glendale School Road), Farm is on right. Larry Elliott, 436 Sunnyside Park Road, Jefferson, 28640; 336-982-9235 or 336-977-3742; lwebe@skybest.com www.SunnysideTrees.com 15. Top of the Mountain Christinas Trees (Nov. 29-30, Dec. 7-8,9 a.m.-4:30 p.m.) Fraser Fir 5'-12', wreaths, roping, tree stands, net bagging and restrooms. From Wilkesboro, take N.C. 16 N. to Glendale Springs. After the Blue Ridge Parkway, go two miles, turn left on Reno Road. Go 025 mile and turn right on W. Reno Road. Farm is 025 mile on theright. TW. "Bill" Smith, Glendale Springs, 28629; 336-982-3507 www.ropOfnieMtnChristmasTrees.com 16. Waytand's Nursery (Nov. 17-Dec. 20 • Monday-Sunday, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. • Open Thanksgiving Day!) Fraser Fir 3'-12', White Pine 4'-7. Wreaths, roping, refresh­ ments, net bagging, restrooms, and gift shop with handmade crafts and personalized ornaments. From Wilkesboro U.S. 421 N. turn right on N.C. 16 N. Go to top of the mountain, turn left on N.C. 163. Travel 6.3 miles to N. Beaver Church, turn right on Bogg> Road. Travel 3.5 miles to Cox Road. Turn left on Round Knob Church Road and take first road to right after church. Bear right to nursery. Wayland and Andrew Cox, 1003 Round Knob Ridge Rd., West Jefferson, 28694; 336-246-7729; wecox50@embarqmaiL com HIGH COUNTRY LOAFER PAGE 3 Annual holiday parade is Nov. 16 'Let it Snow, Let it Snow, Let is Snow' is this year's parade theme West Jefferson Lions Club members will present the 2013 West Jefferson Holiday Parade on Saturday, Nov. 16, begin­ ning at noon on South Jeffer­ son Avenue in West Jefferson. The parade begins just above the intersection with Buck Mountain Road and trav­ els along Jefferson Avenue, ending at the former Southern States building on U.S. 221 Business. The theme for this year's parade is "Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow." It is spon­ sored by Parker Tie Company, funded in part by The Town of West Jefferson and coordinat­ ed by the West Jefferson Lions Club. Parade chairman and Lion, Pete Yates, hopes many local organizations, clubs and groups, fire and rescue depart­ ments and horse owners will Santa Claus will make his annual early visit to Ashe County to remind every­ one to be good girls and boys. be involved in this year's pa­ rade. The Ashe County High School Husky Vanguard Band has been invited to perform and other local groups are also invited to sing or dance to holiday renditions along the parade route. Entry forms are available at the Ashe County Chamber of Commerce, People's Drug, West Jefferson Town Hall, and Parker Tie Company. Prizes will be awarded in several cat­ egories including Best Com­ mercial entry, Best Church or Religious entry. Best Chil­ dren's or Youth entry, and Best Community or Civic entry. The 67-year-old West Jef­ ferson Lions Club assists in­ dividuals in need of eye care, helping hundreds of people an­ nually. For more information, visit www.westjeffersonlionsclub. org. Clint Black to perform al Walker Center. 17. Westend Wreaths See website for dates Prolific singer-songwriter Clint Fraser Fir 5'-9', wreaths, roping, tree stands, machine shaking, Black has long been heralded as one of net bagging, mail order, country music's brightest stars, as he has transcended genres to become one restrooms, refreshments, hayrides and tours by appointment. From U.S. 421N, take U.S. 221N. and turn left at first stoplight of the most successful artists in all the (14 miles) toward West Jefferson. Immediately get in left lane to -music industry. The Wilkes Communi­ get on Beaver Creek Schol Rd. Farm is 2.2 miles on right. (Map- ty College's Walker Center welcomes Quest users, Earl Ray Rd. does NOT connect to Beaver Creek Clint Black on Saturday, Nov. 16. School Road) Black has written, recorded and Scott Ballard, 2152 Beaver Creek School Road, • released more than 100 songs. An West Jefferson, 28694; 336846-7300 or 336-620-2650; astounding one-third of these songs sales(«Avestendwreaths.com, www.WestEndWreaths.com eligible for major single release also achieved hit song status. More than 20 million of his albums have been sold worldwide. Best known for his accomplishments as a singer and guitarist, Black is also proficient on drums and harmonica. The 1989 debut of his critically acclaimed fan favorite, the Triple Platinum "Killin' Time," marked a shift in the industry, with a return to the more traditional sounds of the genre. CMT lists this album as one of the 100 Greatest Albums in Country Music. Released while Black was still an unknown Texas-based artist and writer, "Killin' Time" boasted five No. 1hits and won Black a collection of awards that included: the CMA Horizon Award, CMA Male Vocalist of the Year, and AMA Favorite New Male Country Artist, among others. Visit www.walkercenteronline.org or call 336-838-6260 for more infor­ mation. �PAGE 4 HIGH COUNTRY LOAFER NOVEMBER 2013 No Time for Loafing... Building the PAST, the PRESENT, and the FUTURE W < GO Om PLJ QJ U O lu H D O c/) UJ O 23 W C/D W X H J J D cl For over 54 years, we have been dedicated to the continued growth of the High Country." © "N James R. Vannoy & Sons Construction Co. Inc. VANNOV 1608 Highway 221 North, Jefferson, NC 336-846-7191 C O N S T R U C T I O N �FRIDAY, OCTOHKK IS, 20IS JKITKRSON POST PACK 9 COMMUNITY CALENDAR Oct 18 11:30 ajn. Jefferson Ex­ tension and Community Association Club Meeting will be held at Smoky Moun­ tain Barbecue. 4 - 8 p.m. Fish Fry Friday with Live Bluegrass Mu­ sic. Support Ashe Outreach Ministries and Mobil Meals at the Riverview Community Center in Creston. A $10 donation will get you a large portion of fisn, fries, hush puppies, slaw, dessert and a drink. Take-out available. Directions: Take N.C. 88 W., stay straight through Warrensville and past Blue Ridge Elementary. Riverview is about six miles on the left. Look for the "Fish Fry" sign. For more information, call (336) 385-1314. 5 - 8 pan. Celebrating a Legacy. A big celebration will be happening at the Ashe Arts Center in down­ town West Jefferson. A dedi­ cation will take place of the newest work of public art in West Jefferson. The giant, stately oak tree that stood on the Arts Center property games for kids. Game tickets since 1747 was destroyed by will be available for purchase lightning and subsequently at the door. All events will taken down. The "stump" re­ be held rain or shine. For mains and through it,a story more information, aill GHS is told of the history of our at (276) 579-2235. Grayson region. The Arts Council will Highlands Schrxrl is located dedicate the stump and the at 6459 Troutdale Highway, new signage that chronicles Troutdale, Va. our past. There will be free 6 pan. Sunset Hay Ride. refreshments, entertainment Meet us at the New River and displays. State Park N.C. 221 Access 5 - 9 p.m. Grayson High­ and enjoy a 45 minute - one lands School annual Fall hour hayride through the Festival and Music Jam. state park to view tire col­ Come out and support a ors of fall. Space is limited. wonderful group of students. For more information or to Entertainment by Wayne reserve your spot, call (336) Henderson and Friends, The 982-2587. Whitetop Mountain Band and the Grayson Highlands Oct 18 - Dec. 5 School String Band will be Children's Christmas provided. Admission will be Project. Please consider be­ $5 per nerson (12 and under ing a part of this year's Christ­ are free). Concessions will be mas Project by: 1) Praying for available for purchase. There those in need, 2) Buying gifts will be lots of fun activities for them (beginning Nov. 4, for all ages, including: bingo, 2013), 3) Helping wrap the face painting and tattoos, gifts at Family Central Dec. 2 inflatable, pumpkin paint­ - 7; either as an individual or ing, GHS haunted hall, des­ a group 4) Giving money to sert auction, theme basket buy needed items. For more auction and numerous fun information, call the Ashe Baptist Association at 8465631, or email doindblackbum@gmail.com. Also consider participat­ ing in a New Book Drive for all ages. Drop off centers are: McDonald's, Ashe Coun­ ty Library, West Jefferson United Methodist Church, Ashe County Partnership for Children, and Jefferson United Methodist Church. For more information on the book drive, call 246-5292. Oct 19 10 a. m. - noon Crochet Class Creating Halloween Hats at the Ashe County Public Library. Students will need two skeins of worsted weight yam in different colors; nooks will be provided. No experience required. 3 pan. Halloween Creepy Crawlies. Join the New River State Park Rang­ ers to learn about all the creepy, crawly creatures of Halloween. This program is designed for kids and will include a fun Halloween come acquainted with the renovations of the common 4 pan. Wordkeepers spaces at Family Central and Salon will meet at the Ashe the extensive renovations in Arts Center. the gym and fitness rooms. 7:30 pan. Western Pied­ The High County Workforce mont Symphony and The Development Board will also Kruger Brothers in Con­ be celebrating the opening cert. Get ready for a musical of a newly redesigned career treat. The WPSO under the center. For more information direction of John Ross will or to RSVP, Gill 9824588 or take the stage at the Ashe send an email to missyc@ Civic Center for a concert ashechildren.oig. titled Fiddlin and Pickiri 3:30 - 5:30 pan. Audi­ with the Kruger Brothers. tions for Tie Secret Gar­ Celebrating their 49th sea­ den will be for the Missoula son, the WPSO is comprised Children's Theatre (MCT) in of talented musicians from the Civic Center Auditorium. all over the state. They per­ Those auditioning should ar­ form five Masterworks con­ rive at 3:30 p.m. and plan to certs each season. Tickets stay for the full two hours. are $20 for adults, and $5 for All students, ages Kinder­ students. Reserved seating garten through 12th grade tickets are available now at are encouraged to audition. the Ashe Arts Center or by No advance preparation is calling (336) 846-2787. necessary. Assistant Direc­ tors will also be cast to assist Oct 21 with the technical aspects of 12:30 - 2 pan. Fam­ the production. We cannot ily Central/Ashe County guarantee that everyone who Parks and Recreation auditions will be cast in the Open House. Take this play, we can guarantee a lot unique opportunity to be­ of fun with the auditioas. creature craft that the kids can take home. Foxx From Page 1 Energy Assistance Program, and childcare subsidies. Asked if suspension of these programs could be harming lowincome constituents as House Re­ publicans work to delay the Afford­ able Care Act, Foxx said, "Why are all these things the role of the federal government?" "I would urge people to read the Constitution. The federal govern­ ment has intruded on the lives of the people," she said. "Republicans are doing all we can to ease the pain of the shut­ down. The president hasn't taken them up," she said. In a series of compromise pro­ posals by the House this month, Foxx voted to reopen national parks, restore pay for National Guardsmen and military reserv­ ists, and restore funding to FEMA, the FDA, the WIC nutrition pro­ gram and Head Start. "To date, the Senate hasn't sent a single bipartisan proposal to the (House) related to the shutdown. The House has sent more than 15," she said. "It would have been a good faith effort to fund some of these," she said. The House's compromise bill today will also include a two year hold on "the wildly unpopular Obamacare medical device tax," and "ensure members of Congress don't get special help to pay for Obamacare that isn't available to the rest of the country," Foxx said. "The American people have made it clear they don't like Obam­ acare," she said. unanimously approved a joint $1.2 million lo­ cal government incen­ tive package to help GE with an 80,000-squarefoot expansion of its Ray Taylor Road facility. The commissioners commit­ ted $585,000, with West Jefferson funding the bal­ ance of $615,000. Another $350,000 in incentives is promised by Ashe County Job Devel­ opment Inc., with an ad­ ditional $500,000 coming from a Rural Center Build­ ing Reuse and Restoration Fund grant already ear­ marked for the project. ACJD board member Chris Robinson, who at­ tended today's meeting, said, "With the timeliness issue of getting the grant submitted...without a man­ ager...it seemed appropri­ ate to keep that moving along with someone like Brantley in control of the rudder." "The building reuse grant says there's a 5 per­ cent match required. But, where the town has already agreed to do a $615,000 incentive agreement with GE, the Rural Center will let us use that as our match so there will not be a cash match along with it," said Price. The board's resolution today formally committed town funds to the expan­ sion project, and autho­ rized Mayor Dale Baldwin to file the grant applica­ tion. The GE expansion is projected to create over 100 jobs in Ashe County, and generate $56 million in taxable capital investment over the next five years, ac­ cording to a press release by the governor's office an­ nouncing the incentive. From Page 1 mark would be determined by stick­ ing a yardstick in the grass beside the tract or $1,000 per occurrence. Lansing Volunteer Fire Department. Rembert also questioned the ne­ Lightfoot said there will need to be cessity of the salt and sand costs in a distinction between public liability the contract, saying he didn't feel the and property damage liability. town could afford the expenses. A vote on the contract is scheduled "We can ask for salt and sand on an as to take place at its next meeting. needed basis," he said. 'It doesn't need to First Citizens Bank, which closed be said that they must do it every time." its Lansing office last year, offered a Board member Michelle Slaton proposal for investment products for questioned what would happen if the town. there was a debate over the snowfall "There's a ton of cash in this com­ munity," Rembert said. "They left amount. "Do we need some dispute resolution because of personnel." The next meeting of the board will agreement in the contract?," she said. The board agreed that the four inch take place on Monday, Nov. 4 at the "What are the drivers of the debt? We borrow 42 cents for ev­ ery dollar we spend. Medicare, Medicaid and other programs are on autopilot," she said. In an email following the conclu­ sion of our interview with Foxx, she wrote, "Fifteen days into a govern­ ment shutdown and days before reaching the national credit limit, it's past time for bipartisan solutions to reopen government, restore services to North Carolinians, and defend America's credit rating." By press time,Senate leadershad reached a last-minute bipartisan agreement to lift the debt ceiling. In a statement released Wednesday afternoon. House Speaker John Boehner said "Blocking the bipar­ tisan agreement reached today by the members of the Senate will not be a tactic for us." ROOFING TREE SERVICE BOB'S TREE SERVICE 30 Years Experience From Page 1 that we remember that," she said. "Obviously, the gov­ ernment shutdown is critical for this service since it is federally funded." The WIC office covering Ashe County is a sub-recipient to the state managed program. Greene said their offices are paying close attention to the shutdown as it deter­ mines the program's future funding. "What we are paying attention to is where do we go from here," she said. "Right now it is business as usual. We are hopeful there will be a resolution soon at the fed­ eral level so the state can continue to provide the services. Licensed in VA Install roofing of all kinds Roof Painting Insured & ALL Work Guaranteed Free Estimates | Allen Miller 336-38-4-3033. Black Cocker Spaniel "Buddy". $200 Reward Offered! Please call : • HARDSCAPE • TREES & SHRUBS •MULCH •HYPROSEEPING NORMAN STUART BEHIND THE DOLLAR MART IN JEFFERSON 336-572-9328 It will be greatly appreciated. For members of SSC. 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Asked if the government could, in just a few days and during a shutdown, juggle its accounting to pay creditors after having its credit cut off, Foxx said the The Priori­ tize Spending Act, passed earlier this year, would prevent the U.S. from going into default, even if the debt ceiling is breached.1 "We have to come to grips with what is creating this cliff every year. We raise the (debt) ceiling continuously. Why is that?" she said. Board Expansion From Page 1 Asked if House Republicans shouldn't let the ACA fail on its own if it is bad policy, Foxx said, "I do think the ACA is crashing and burning (but) it's not getting atten­ tion because of the shutdown." "What needs attention is the unfairness...the exemptions by the president. Why is it fair to exempt certain people from the ACA and not others?" she said, adding that the Declaration of Independence set down the principle that "all men are created equal." Members of Congress are ex­ empt from ACA, Foxx said. "We don't think that's fair. We should go into the exchanges like everybody else." "The president admits there are problems with the ACA. Why not delay it for everybody?" she said. Tie public will leam moreabout 877-778(iI Johnny Phillips - owner 9771 US HWY 411 South (Deep Cap "818) 964 M14 �PAGE 10 FRIDAY, OCTOBER IS, 2013 JEFFERSON POST I Iiiskv Marching Band receives 'Superior' rating, tops two categories Wil Petty Staff Writer ipetty@civitasmedia.com Photo submitted| Jefferson Post Christopher Pope (left), Ashe County High School's October Student of the Month, with Parker Tie Co. co-owner Rick "Mr. Hardware" Woodie. Pope is ACHS's October Student of the Month Christopher Pope was selected as Student of the Month for the Personal Finance class taught by Mrs. Jennifer Phipps at Ashe County High School. According to Phipps, Pope is an excellent student and works very hard, "always completing great work." He has taken other Career Technical Education courses and is very helpful to students and teachers. He is truly a wonderful student that will be very successful in anything he decides to pursue, said Phipps. Pope is always present at school and manages his time in order to be successful in all his classes. He also comes to class promptly and works until dismissal. Christopher is really deserving of this nice honor, said Phipps. A huge thank you to Parker Tie Co. and DeWalt for sponsoring our CTE student of the month each month. The Ashe County Husky Van­ guard Marching Band returns from competition in Bristol, Va., with two first place tro­ phies, a second place trophy and superior rating. "We are very happy," said Car­ rie Miller, the Ashe County High School band director. "The band has worked really hard this year and that has shown in their per­ formances." The Third Annual Battle Marching Invitational took place Saturday, Oct. 12, with most of the school's competition coming from high schools in Tennessee and Virginia. Miller said the marching band's 48 members performed their halftime show, which consists of music from Michael Jackson, the Beatles, Frank Sinatra and Beethoven. "We have an hour and a half ev­ ery day in class and we practice on Monday nights with hired staff working specifically with the dif­ ferent sections," she said. "The kids are also required to go home and practice every night. The (stu­ dents) are constantly working on it and they dedicate a lot of time when they sign up for band." The marching band received first place in the Visual Ensemble Category for its Color Guard and first place for General Effects. Miller said ACHS had the highest score of all bands in the general ef­ fects competition. On top of that, a "Superior" rat­ ing was given to the band's perfor­ mance. "Superior is the highest rating you can receive," Miller said. ACHS's marching band placed Submitted Photo| Jefferson Post second overall in the AAA divi­ Katelyn Brabson and Ninfa Nava of the Ashe County marching band, sion. Richlands High School in accept the first place trophy for Vi­ Tazewell County, Va., won that sual Ensamble. The band competed competition. Richlands would against 11 other high schools in the go on to be named Grand Cham­ Tri-State area. pion for having the highest over­ Annual Freedom Classic Tourna­ all total score. This weekend the ACHS march­ ment at Freedom High School in ing band will compete in the 23rd Morganton. PETS OF THE WEEK Ashe County Humane Society Located at Old U.S. 16, in front of the National Guard Armory in Jefferson. Adoption day from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. each Saturday. If you are interested in adopting, please call (336) 982-4297 or email ashehumane(a>skybest.com Find them online at www.ashehumanesociety.org Pets of the Week Dogs: Jackson is a 3 year old neutered male Lab/Hound mix. He is up to date on all of his shots and is a sweet and lovingdog. He knows ba­ sic commands and has an aptitude for training. He is house trained and tolerates cats. He would make a good watchdog, but needs to be the only dog or the alpha dog. He would do well with a fenced area and he needs room to run. Sam isa«weet 7 month old male Beagle Heeler mix looking for his forever home. He is very playful, lull of energy, and seems to listen well. Cats: Four adorable 9 week old kit­ tens. Three males (Gaston, Rory and Bruce) and one sweet female ( Dorothy) are looking for a good home. They are litter box trained and great with cliildren. They are up to date on all of their shots and are feline leukemia negative. Mamie, TS, Smokey Joe and Fluffy are adorable 3-monlh-old kittens looking for their perma­ nent home. They are good with other animals as well as chil­ dren. Each have a unique per­ sonality all their own. Heidi is a beautiful, sweet, mildmannered 13 month old. She looks like she may have some Maine Coon in her and is a larger cat. She is very docile and minds welL She has been fostered in an inside only, quiet home and would do better in a home without small children or dogs. She has been spayed and is up to date on all of her shots. Mike and Mandy are two sweet 7-week-old kittens who are search­ ing for their forever home. Both Mike and Mandy are up to date on their shots. They would do well in a home without dogs or small chil­ dren. Sasha is a sweet little girl with a very gentle personality. She was pulled from Ashe County Animal Control with her brother Simon and is in a Humane Society foster home. Sasha is about 8 months old, spayed and current on all her vacci­ nations. She is feline leukemia neg­ ative. Sasha needs to be an indoor only cat, because she is timid and will run and hide if let outdoors. She is great with other cats and young children. She is also good with dogs, once she gets to know them. Sheloves to play with feather toys and cuddle in bed or on a sofa with her human friend! She will be a rather small cat when fully grown (currently weighs just under 5 lbs). Two sweet 12-week old kittens. Two males (Winky Dink and Panda Andy). Each kitten has its own personality andeach one is full of spunk. They will purr their way into your heart. Grade is a lovely female kit­ ten, estimated at about 8 months old. She has short black hair and a sweet personality! She was pulled from Animal Control and is cur­ rently in a foster home. Although Grade was at fust very scared and nervous, she is now do­ ing extremely well. She's getting along fantastically with the other cats and the young children in her foster home. She is getting used to dogs, too. Grade loves to cuddle on your lap and is just a loving little girl! Vet reference anchor hom^ visit is required for adoption. Ashe County Humane Sodety, PO Box 1776, West Jefferson, NC 28694. Ashe Humane Sodety is funded entirely by donations, fund­ raisers and grants. A TERRIBLE THING HAPPENS WHEN YOU DON'T ADVERTISE. NO ONE NOTICES YOU ANYMORE JP Jefferson Post (336)846-7164 www.jeffersonpost.com .for the best ADVERTISING RESULTS �Jefferson Post Friday, Octobkk 18, Ashe Co. Ford announces student of the month Submitted Photo| Jefferson Post Ashe County Ford owner Jeff Dollar (left) and Ashe County High School Automative Technology Instruc­ tor Steve Simms pose with the business's September automotive student of the month Trace Cannon. Can­ non, who has expressed interest in pursing a career in automotives, received a new Snap-On screw driver set courtesy of Ashe County Ford and Kevin Cain's Snapon Tool Sales. 85rd Annual Valle Country Fair happens Oct. 19 The colors, flavors, sights and sounds of harvest sea­ son in the Blue Ridge Mountains all come together at the Valle Country Fair in scenic Valle Crucis, from 9 am until 4 pm on Oct. 19. Started as a fundraiser for a little country church, it has grown into an annual liappening that attracts thousands and raised more than $30,000 for High Country charities in 2012. Always held in Valle Crucis, on the third Saturday in Octo­ ber, the Valle Country Fair, which is sponsored by Holy Cross Episcopal Church, takes over the grounds of the Valle Crucis Conference Center onNC194 from 9 a.m.until 4 p.m. Admis­ sion is free and ample parking is available in the adjoining field for $5 per car. Pets are not allowed. TTie fair takes place in a huge meadow between a pictur­ esque red bam and a field of sorghum. The tents of 150 craft exhibitors line wide lanes that meander back and forth across the grounds. Bales of hay are stacked in the intersections of these alleys to offer fairgoers a spot to sit as they ponder which craft booths to visit next. Exhibitors are juried to find the highest quality handmade crafts available, and to insure that there are a wide variety of unique products available for the shoppers. Exhibitors select­ ed for the event donate at least 10 percent of their earnings back to the charitable work of the Fair. Two stages are set up to provide entertainment throughout the day. The stage located near the dining tent features the best in local mountain music. The youth stage located near the live alpacas, face painters and sand artist booth feature doggers and other younger performers. Eat all you want at the Valle Country Fair because almost all of the food concessions are operated by the church or by other non-profit organizations that return 100 percent of their earn­ ings to local charities. Tables and chairs are provided under a large tent next to the music stage so tliat fairgoers can enjoy the entertainment while they dine. Food concessions include brunswick stew, barbecue, chili^ hot dogs and hamburgers, comclogs, sausage with onionsi ham biscuits, ice cream, funnel cakes, baked goods, jams and jellies, fresh-pressed apple cider, and hot-out-of-the kettle apple butter. Organizers have a new strategy for channeling traffic as vehides leave the event. Drivers can choose to exit the fair­ grounds onto Clark's Creek Road as well as onto NC 194, allowing fairgoers to return to NC 105 without traveling via busy Broadstone Road. For more information, including printable PDF files with maps and driving directions from towns across the region, visit the Fair at www.vallecountryfair.oig. •• The scenery at the Valle Country Fair is sure to be spectacular. Ashe County has been awarded $14,580 in Federal funds to supplement emergency food and shelter programs in the area under the Emergency Food and Shelter National Board Program. The selection was made by a National Board that is chaired by the Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency and consists of representatives from the Salvation Army, American Red Cross, Council of JewiSfiTederatfons, Catholic Charities USA.'National (Jouncil of Churches' of Christ in the USA, and United Way of America. The board was charged to distribute funds appropriated by Congress to help expand the capacity of food and shelter programs in high-need areas of the country. A local board made up of local government, human services agencies, and members of the public will determine how the funds awarded to Ashe County are to be distributed among the emergency food and shelter programs in the area. The local board is responsible for recommending agencies to receive these funds and any additional funds available under this phase of the program. Under the terms of the grant from the National Board, local government or Qualifying organizations are encouraged to apply. The Ashe County Emergency Food and Shelter Local Board has distributed funds previously to Ashe Really Cares, We Care Planning Committee of Ashe, Ashe Outreach To apply for funding, call Gillian Hampton at 336-982-4484 or write to Gillian. hampton@dhhs.nc.gov or 192 Wiley F. Gambill Road Crumpler, NC 28617. Applications consist of organization type (government, non-profit, etc), contact information, amount requested and purpose for which the funds will be used. 336-667-2257 Applications must be sent to Gillian Hampton and must be received by November 4th at 5pm. ^_Ncxl loIxwn Food WiltcJxtro. NC MAKE YOUR TV SMARTER SkyBest Internet . STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA ASHE COUNTY IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION BEFORE THE CLERK ESTATE FILE: 13 E 242 EXECUTOR S NOTICE Having qualified as EXECUT­ OR of the Estate of JACK HAMPTON KELLEY. de­ ceased, of 540 WAUGH STREET, JEFFERSON, NC 28640, this is to notify all per­ sons having claims against the Estate of said JACK HAMP­ TON KELLEY to present them to the undersigned on or be­ fore December 30, 2013 or this notice will be placed in bar of their recovery. All persons, firms, and corporations in­ debted to said Estate will please make immediate pay­ ment. This the 27th day of Septem­ ber. 2013 NORTH CAROLINA ASHE COUNTY NOTICE OF JOHN T. KILBY EXECUTOR OF THE ESTATE OF CARSON M. KEYS FILE NO, 13 E 289 The undersigned, having qualitied as Executor of the Estate •i of Carson M. Keys, deceased, of Ashe County, North Caro­ lina, this is to notify all persons having claims against said es­ tate to present tnem to the un­ dersigned on or before the 17th day of January, 2014, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All per­ sons indebted to the said es­ tate will please make immedi­ ate payment to the under­ signed. This the 10th day of October, 2013. Ministries, Ashe County Coalition for the Homeless and A Safe Home for Everyone. RRAND JEWELRY LEGALS Stephen R, Berndt, P.A. Attorney for Estate 379 New Market Blvd., Ste. 3 Boone, NC 28607 Publish: 9.27.13/10 4.13/10.11 13/10.1 8.13 demonstrated the capacity to deliver emergency food/shelter programs and 5) if they are private voluntary organizations, they must have a voluntary board. 1 CLASSIFIEDS Edwin G. Greer Executor 155 Gap Creek Road Fleetwood, NC 28628 private voluntary organizations chosen to receive funds must: 1) be non­ profit, 2) have an accounting system, 3) practice non-discrimination, 4) have also buying silver, platinum & coins Pacjk II 2018 FREE ROKU Kilby, KILBY & HURLEY Attorney at Law PO Box 24 West Jefferson, NC 28694 Publish:10.18.13/10.25.13/11.1 .13/11.8.13 NORTH CAROLINA ASHE COUNTY IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE 13-E-269 EXECUTOR S NOTICE TO CREDITORS In the Matter of the Estate of: FRANK ROLAND Having qualified as Executor of the Estate of Frank Roland, deceased of Ashe County, North Carolina, the under­ signed does hereby notify all persons, firms and corpora­ tions having claims against the estate of said decedent to ex­ hibit them to the undersigned at 756 West King Street, P.O. Drawer 32, Boone, North Caro­ lina 28607, on or before the 3rd day of January, 2014 or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All per­ sons, firms and corporations indebted to the said estate will please make immediate pay­ ment to the undersigned. This, the 4th day of October, 2013. Randy L. Roland, Executor Charles E. Clement Clement Law Office Attorney at Law 756 West King Street P. O. Drawer 32 Boone. North Carolina 28607 Publish 10.413/10.11.13/10.10 .13/10.25.13 STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF ASHE IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION BEFORE THE CLERK FILE #13-E-262 NOTICE TO CREDITORS Having qualified as Executor of the estate of WILLIAM DAVID DUSOLD, deceased of 4541 Big Peak Creek Road, Laurel Springs, Ashe County, North Carolina, 28644. this is to noti­ fy all persons having claims against the Estate of said Willi­ am David DuSold to present them to the undersigned on or before 11th day of January, 2013, or this notice will be placed in bar of their recovery. All persons, firms and corpora­ tions indebted to said Estate will please make immediate This the 4th day of October, 2013. Jacqueline K. DuSold 4541 Big Peak Creek Road Laurel Springs, NC 28644 skybest.com Watch great TV shows and movies on demand with Roku - the most-used streaming media player. For a limited time, new and upgrading SkyBest High-Speed Internet customers can receive a FREE Roku and three months of Hulu Plus. Offer ends November 22, 2013. Call to sign up today! 877-1350 "Some restrictions apply. Requires one-year service agreement with qualifying Internet plan (5 Mbps or higher). Early termination fees apply Offer va : for or upgrading residential Internet customers and cannot be combined with any other discount or offer Higher speeds limited to fiber served areas or ly A James M. Deal, Jr. DEAL. MOSELEY & SMITH, LLP Attorneys at Law 870 West King Street, Ste B, PO Box 311 Boone. NC 28607 Publish: 10.11 13/10.18 13/10 25.13/11 .1.13 STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION 13-SP-104 In the Matter.of the Foreclosure ot the Deed of Trust Jennifer M. Goodman and husband Darren D Goodman Grantor to AnthonyS di Santi.. Substutite Trustee. As recorded in Book 372. �PAGE 12 FRIDAY, OCTOBKK IK, 201.'J JI;I I KKSON Posi CLASSIFIEDS LEGALS LEGALS LEGALS Page 1437 of the Ashe County Public Registry. point of BEGINNING, contain­ ing 4.024 acres Area by co­ ordinate computation Accord­ ing to a survey by Billy W. See Substitution of Trustee Barr, RLS. L-3174, dated 17 which March 1994, Job No. 940212. Substitutes Anthony S. di Santi Bearings are relative to the as deed recorded in Book I-6, at Substitute Trustee in the place pages 52-55, inclusive. Ashe and stead County Registiy of Orignial Trustee, as recor­ And being the identical land ded in described in and conveyed by Book 443, Page 761 of the that certain deed from William Ashe County Public Registry. D. Hinkle and wife, Evelyn R. Hinkle, to Randall S. Dancy AMENDED and wife, Alicia H. Dancy, NOTICE OF SUBSTITUTE dated 27 June 1995, and of re­ TRUSTEE'S FORECLOSURE cord in Book 207, at page SALE OF REAL PROPERTY 2166, Ashe County Registry, and including and excepting easements of right of way as Pursuant to the power and au­ therein set out. as follows: thority contained in the Deed of "There is ALSO CONVEYED Trust from Jennifer M. Good­ by these presents to the man and husband. Darren D. Grantees, their heirs and as­ Goodman to Anthony S. di signs. easement of right of way Santi (the "Substitute Trustee") for the purpose of a roadway for the benefit of Highlands for ingress, egress, and main­ Union Bank recorded in Book tenance, said easement to be 372, Page 1437 of the Ashe 20.0' in width measured 10.0' County Public Registry (the each side of and parallel to the "Deed of Trust"), the under­ following described center line: signed Substitute Trustee will BEGINNING on a point where sell at public auction, to the an existing roadway intersects highest bidder for cash, the the southwest boundary of the real property described in Ex­ above described tract, said hibit A attached hereto and in­ point being located S. 75-54corporated herein by refer­ 02 E. 13.00 feet from the be­ ence, together with all rights, ginning corner of the above de­ privileges and appurtenances scribed tract; thence running thereto (the "Property"). with the center line of said right of way and an existing road the The record owner of the Prop­ following six calls: (1) S. 17-05erty as reflected by the re­ 33 W, 105.75 feet; (2) S. 28cords of the Register of Deeds 44-38 E. 43.93 feet; (3) S. 07of Ashe County not more than 23-32W. 37.94 feet; (4) S. 36ten (10) days prior to the post­ 08-31 W. 76.25 feet; (5) S. 22ing of this Notice was Jennifer 34-37 W. 67.52 feet; (6) S. 1249-24W. 84.15 feet to a point M. Goodman and husband, Darren D. Goodman. in the center line of N.C.S.R. 1523 (Silas Creek Road), said The Property will be sold sub­ point being located approxim­ ject to any and all matters su­ ately 0.55 mile in a northwest­ perior to the lien of the Deed of erly direction from the intersec­ tion of said N.C.S.R. 1523 and Trust, including without limita­ N.C.S.R. 1540 (Claude Dick­ tion: (a) superior mortgages, deeds of trust, liens and as­ son Road)." sessments. if any; (b) the lien "There is RESERVED and EX­ of unpaid ad valorem taxes; (c) CEPTED for the use and bene­ valid and enforceable ease­ fit of the Grantors, their heirs ments and restrictions of re­ and assigns, easement of right cord; and (d) matters which of way for the purpose of in­ would be revealed by a cur­ gress, egress, and mainten­ rent and accurate survey of the ance over the above de­ property. scribed lands, said easement to be 20.0' in width measured The Property will be sold "AS 10.0' each side of and parallel IS. WHERE IS." Neither the to the following described cen­ Substitute Trustee nor the ter line: holder of the debt secured by the Deed of Trust, nor their re­ BEGINNING on a point where spective officers, directors, at­ an existing roadway intersects torneys. employees, agents or the southwest boundary line of authorized representatives, the above described tract, said make any representation or point being located S. 75-54warranty relating to the title or 02 E. 13.00 feet from the be­ any physical, environmental, ginning corner of the above de­ health or safety conditions ex­ scribed tract; thence running with the center line of said right isting in, on, at or relating to ot way and an existing road the the property, and any and all following nine calls; (1) N. 20responsibilities or liabilities 18-44 E. 67.77 leet;12) N. 41*. arising out ot or In any way re­ lating to any such conditions 46-10 E. 39.81 feet. (3) N#P expressly are disclaimed. 16-51 E. 46.04 feet; (4) S. 8520-35 E. 58.96 feet; (5) S. 58Pursuant to North Carolina 50-58 E. 47.19 feet; (6) S. 32General Statutes Section 4511-26 E. 60.89 feet; (7) S. 6721.10, any successful bidder 55-41 E. 64.17 feet; 8) S. 46may be required to deposit 50-53 E. 42.92 feet; (9) N. 78with the Substitute Trustee im­ 36-32 E. 41.20 feet to a point mediately upon conclusion of where said roadway intersects the northeastern boundary line the sale a cash deposit in an of the above described tract." amount not to exceed the Reference is also made to greater of five percent (5%) of deed from Randall S. Dancy, the amount bid or Seven Hun­ Divorced, to Alicia H. Dancy, dred Fifty Dollars ($750.00). dated 15 May 2001, and of re­ Any successful bidder shall be cord in Book 261. at page required to tender the full bal­ 1342, Ashe County Registry. ance of the purchase price so bid in cash or certified check at The above described property is subject to a Road Mainten­ the time the Substitute Trust­ ance Agreement of record in ee tenders to him a deed for the Ashe County Public Re­ the Property or attempts to gistry in Book 261, pages tender such deed, and should 1363-1364, to which record said successful bidder fail to reference is hereby made for a pay the full balance of the pur­ specific recital and description chase price so bid at that time, of said Road Maintenance he shall remain liable on his Agreement. bid as provided for in North Carolina General Statutes Sec­ There is located upon the above-described premises a tions 45-21 30(d) and (e). In 1996 Oakwood Mobile Home, addition to the purchase price Serial No. NTA551229. It is the so bid any successful bidder intent of the Grantors and will also be responsible for Grantees that said mobile payment of revenue stamps home shall be part of and per­ and other costs of closing the manently affixed to the real sale, including fees and costs property described herein. of the Substitute Trustee in­ curred after the date of sale. Anthony S. di Santi, Substitute Trustee The sale will be held open for di Santi Watson Capua & ten (10) days for upset bids as Wilson by law required. 642 West King Street Post Office Box 193 DATE OF SALE: October 29. Boone. North Carolina 28607 2013 Telephone: (828) 264-6126 Publish: 10.18 13/10.25.13 HOUR OF SALE: 10:30 a.m. PLACE OF SALE. Ashe County Courthouse This the 2nd day of October, 2013. EXHIBIT "A" BEING a tract of land located in Helton Township, Ashe County. North Carolina, bounded by the lands of, formerly of, or in possession of, on the West by William Hinkle and Dean Blevins, on the North, East, and South by William Hinkle; and being more particularly described as fol­ lows: BEGINNING on a 1/2" rebar set in the eastern line of the Dean Blevins property (Book M4. at page 78, Ashe County Registry), said rebar being loc­ ated N. 17-03-00 E 60.29 feet from an existing 1/2" conduit pipe on the northeast side of the old Silas Creek Road, said conduit pipe is a southeastern corner of the said Dean Blev­ ins property, said beginning 1/2,rrebar is also located N. 31-38-34 W. 35.99 feet from the northwest corner of the barn located on the grantors' property; thence running with the said Dean Blevins line, N. 17-03-00 E. 169.49 feet to an existing 1/2" conduit pipe at a fence post; thence leaving the said Blevins line and running with a division line of the Hinkle property, S. 74-31-13 E. 144 03 feet to a new 1/2 rebar S. 50-20-20 E. 380.27 feet to a 1/2" rebar set at a fence post; S 00-12-40 E. 251.44 feet to a 1/2" rebar set at fence post; N. 01-37-26 W. 363.80 feet to a new 1/2" rebar, N. 7554-02 W. 81 36 feet to the NOTICE TO CREDITORS Having qualified as Executor for the Estate of Adam Eric Trippe, deceased late of Ashe County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of said deceased to present them on or before 23rd day of December, 2013, or this noin hflr of t'rp wi" hp Pets Miscellaneous FOUND Oct. 1, 2013 Blond Terrier Mix 20 pounds Unneutered Male Approximately 2 years old Call 336-877-6290 DISH: DISH TV Retailer. 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And that's why New England stunned the previously unbeaten New Orleans Saints 30-27 on Brady's 17-yard touch­ down pass to Thompkins with 5 sec­ onds left Sunday. Gillette Stadium was nearly half emp­ ty when the Patriots began marching down the field. While they were beat­ ing the Saints, the fans were beating the traffic. A big roar went up from those who remained — and about 30 miles away at Fenway Park from fans waiting for the start of Game 2 of the AL cham­ pionship series between the Detroit Ti­ gers and Boston Red Sox. The Patriots (5-1) had taken a 23-17 lead on Stephen Gostkowski's 23-yard held goal midway through the fourth quar­ ter. Then the Saints (5-1) went ahead 2423 on Drew Braes' 34-yard pass to Kenny Stills and 27-24 on Garrett Hartleys 30- yard field goal with 2:29 remaining. Brady began the winning drive at his 30-yard line with 1:13 left and no time­ outs remaining. He ended it with the pass that Thompkins caught on the left side of the end zone. On his previouspossession, Brady threw an interception. "We were saying on the sideline the whole time that we were going to get another chance," Thompkins said. "And when we get that chance, we have to take full advantage of it." They certainly did. Five things to know from the Patriots' wild win over the Saints: PATRIOTS RECEIVERS ARE IM­ PROVING: Add Austin Collie to the group of new Patriots receivers. In his first game with the team, he made his first two catches on the winning drive. After losing their top five pass catchers from last year, the Patriots have shown progress with the newcomers who in­ clude rookies Thompkins and Aaron Dobson and free agent pickups Danny Amendola and Collie. Those four com­ bined for 13 of Brady's 25 completions. SOLID DEFENSE: No matter how Top pe Passing 506. Romo. DAL vs. DEN10/06 (25-36.5 TD) 480. A Rodgers. GBY vs. WAS 09/15 (34-42.4 TD) 462, P.Manning. DEN vs. BAL09/05 (27-42.7 TD) 450. E. Manning. NYG at DAL 09/08 (27-42.4 TD) 428, Vick, PHLvs. SND 09/15 (23-36,2-TD) 421. M. Ryan. ATL vs.NWE 09/29 (34-54.2 TD) Daniel Wallace | Tampa Bay Times/MCT New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady (12), seen here in action earlier this season, showed on Sunday he still has some of the magic that has made him one of the top quar­ terbacks in the league over the past decade with a last-second come-from-behind victory. many players they lose, the Patriots' defense still does enough to win. Start­ ing defensive tackles Vince Wilfork and Tommy Kelly were out with injuries, top defensive back Aqib Talib didn't return after hurting his hip in the third quarter. And their best linebacker, Jerod Mayo, left with a shoulder injury one play before the Saints took their 24-23 lead. 419. P. Rivers, SND at PHL 09/15 (36-47.3 TD) 414, P. Manning. DEN at DAL10/06 (33-42.4 TD) 413. Brees, NOR vs. MIA 09/30(30-39.4 TD) 412, Kaepernick. SNF vs. GBY 09/08 (27-39.3 TD) 411. P. Rivers. SND at OAK 10/06 (35-48.2 TD) 406. Roethlisberger, PIT vs. CHI 09/22(26-41,2 TD) 401. P. Rivers. SND vs. DAL 09/29 (35-42.3 TD) 385. M.Stafford. DET at WAS 09/22(25-42.2TD) 383. Roethlisberger.PIT at MIN09/29 (36-51.1 TD) 374. P. Manning.DEN vs. OAK 09/23 (32-37,3 TD) 374. M. Ryan. ATL vs. STL 09/15 (33-43,2 TD) 362, Flacco. BAL at DEN 09/05 (34-62.2 TD) 362. E.Manning. NYG vs. DEN 09/15 (28-49.1TD) 358. Cutler.CHI vs. NOR 10/06 (24-33.2 TD) 357. M. Stafford. DET vs. MIN09/08 (28 43.2 TD) 357. Brees. NOR vs. ATL09/08 (26-35.2 TD) 355. Schaub.H0U vs.SEA 09/29 (ot) (31-49.2 TD) 352. S. Bradford.STL at ATL 09/15 (32-55.3 TD) A look at some of the biggest upsets Much was made of how lopsid­ ed everyone expected Sunday's game to be betweenPeyton Man­ ning's Denver Broncos and the visiting Jacksonville Jaguare. One team, after all, went into the contest at 5-0 and scored 51 points last weekend. The other was 0-5 and scored a grand to­ tal of 51 points all season. One team has Manning and his TDinterception ratio of 20-1 go­ ing into the game. The other has backup quarterback Chad Henne and his 2-2 ratio. The Broncos did win the game, 35-19, but not before some anxious moments among the Denver faithful — the Broncos never trailed in the game, but held a slim 21-19 maigin before beginning to pull away with about 4 minutes to go in the third period. So how big a deal would it have been if the Jaguars had actually beated the Broncos? The stakes weren't particularly high — it's simply Week 6 in a 16-game regular season — but it sure would have been unexpect­ ed. That sort of thing does hap­ pen occasionally. It's called an "upset," and the chance of one is a big reason we watch even the supposedly unfair matchups. Here's a Pick 6 of memo­ rable, major upsets around the world of sports: NEW YORK JETS BEAT BALTIMORE COLTS, 1969 SUPER BOWL: Let's start with an example from professional football, and a step on the way •to the NFL's stratospheric popu­ larity. Joe Namath, the quarter­ back of the Jets, famously is­ sues a "guarantee" that his AFL upstarts will beat the NFL's Colts despite being more than two-touchdown underdogs — and he's right. New York's 16-7 victory shows the AFL is ready for a merger and helps make "Broadway Joe" an icon. U.S. BEATS THE U.S.S.R. IN ICE HOCKEY, 1980 OLYM­ PICS: The Miracle on Ice. Jim Craig, Mike Eruzione and the rest of coach Herb Brooks' squad of amateurs stuns the feared Soviets 4-3 en route to — although not for — the gold medal. The game's significance stretches beyond a rink in Lake Placid because of the Cold War, the hostages in Iran, the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, the en­ ergy crisis, and a general malaise hanging overthe United States. CHAMINADE BEATS RALPH SAMPSON AND VIRGINIA, 1982. Chaminade boasts all of 800 students, plays at the NAIA — not NCAA — level at the time, and does not even have its own gymna­ sium (it rents one from a high school). And yet the Silverswords, coming off a loss to Wayland Baptist, manage to shock No. 1-ranked Virginia and the 7-foot-4 Sampson, a threetime national college basketball player of the year, 77-72. JAMES 'BUSTER' DOUG­ LAS BEATS MIKE TYSON, 1990: Douglas knocks out Ty­ son in the 10th round of their scheduled 12-round fight in Tokyo. Tyson, the youngest heavyweight champion in box­ ing history, comes into the bout 37-0 with 33 knockouts, while the unknown Douglas is 29-4-1 with 19 KOs. RULON GARDNER BEATS ALEXANDER KARELIN, 2000 OLYMPICS: Gardner, an Amer­ ican heavyweight in GrecoRoman wrestling, wins a gold medal at the Sydney Games by stopping Russian Alexan­ der Karelin's 13-year unbeaten streak. Karelin enters with three Olympic titles already and is considered a lock for a fourth. NEW YORK GIANTS BEAT NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS, SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT Most New Vehicles Sold By Ross Now Come With A Limited: 347. Flaico. BAL at BUF 09/29 (25-50.2 TD) 346. Schaub. HOU at SND 09/09(34-45.3 TD) Rushing 184. L.McCoy. PHL at WAS 09/09 (31att.. 1TD) 175. D. Murray. DAL vs. STL 09/22 (26 att..1TD) 158, L.McCoy. PHL vs. KAN 09/19(20 att..1TD) 153, Gore. SNF at STL 09/26 (20 att..1TD) 149. B. Powell. NYJ vs. BUF 09/22 (27 att.. 0 TD) 144, D.Martin. TAM vs. NOR 09/15 (29 att., 0 TD) 141, A. Foster.HOU vs. STL 10/13 (20 att.,0 TD) 140. A. Peterson. MIN vs. PIT 09/29 (23 att..2TD) 139, Re. Bush. DET vs. CHI 09/29 (18 att..1TD) 132. J.Starks. GBY vs. WAS 09/15 (20 att..1TD) 129, D.McFadden. OAK vs. JAX 09/15 (19 att., 0 TD) 120. Lacy. GBY at BAL 10/13(23 att..0 TD) 120. De.Williams. CAR vs. NYG 09/22(23 att.. 0 TD) 116. L.McCoy. PHL at TAM 10/13 (25 att.,0 TD) .112. Pryor. OAK at 1ND 09/08 (13 att.,0 TD) 108, J. Charles. KAN at TEN10/06 (22 att..1 TD) 107, A. Morris, WAS at GBY09/15 (13 att.. 0 TD) 106. Jacobs, NYG at CHI 10/10 (22 att..2 TD) 103. Spiller, BUF vs. CAR 09/15 (16 att.. 0 TD) 103. J. Franklin. GBY at CIN 09/22 (13 att..1TD) 102. A. Foster,HOU vs. SEA09/29 (ot) (27 att.. 0 TD) 102. R. Wilson, SEA at IND10/06 (13 att.. 0 TD) 102. Lynch. SEA at IND10/06 (17 att.. 0 TD) 101. Gore. SNF vs ARI10/13 (25 att., 0 TD) 101, Vereen. NWE at BUF 09/08 (14 att.. 0 TD) 100. A. Peterson.MIN at CHI 09/15 (26 att.. 0 TD) Receiving 218, Jeffery.CHI vs.NOR 10/06 (10 rec..1TD) 208. Boldin,SNF vs. GBY 09/08 (13 rec..1TD) Russ Reed | Oakland Tribune/MC New York Jets quarterback Joe Namath (12) tak6s a hard shot from Oakland Raiders defensive end Ben Davidson during this game in 1967 won by the Raiders. Two years later Nameth guaranteed a win over the heavily favored Baltimore Colts in the Super Bowl and then delivered one of the biggest NFL upsets. 1%. An. Brown. PIT vs. CHI 09/22(9 rec.. 2 TD) 193. De. Jackson.PHL vs. SND 09/15 (9 rec., 1TD) 190. J. Blackmon.JAX at DEN 10/13 (14 rec.. 0 TD) 182. Ju. Jones. ATL vs. STL 09/15 (11 rec.. 1TD) 180. Ve. Davis, SNF vs. ARI 10/13 (8 rec., 2 TD) 179. J. Graham. NOR at TAM 09/15 (10 rec.. 1TD) 178. Jam. Jones.GBY vs.WAS 09/15 (11rec., 0TD) 2008 SUPER BOWL: Only seems right to finish this list with an NFL game. The Patriots, quarterbackedby Tom Brady and coached hy Bill Belichick, boast an unprecedented 184) record heading in and are 12-point fa­ vorites. But thanks in part to David Tyree's helmet-catch of a desperation pass from MVP Eli Manning, the Giants pull off the 17-14 surprise. BONUS: A half-dozen is a small sampling, so here's an extra six: BOISE STATE of the Western Athletic Confer­ ence beats Big 12 stalwart Oklahoma 43-42 in overtime at the 2007 Fiesta Bowl, a BCS-buster if there ever was one; the game features a bevy of trick plays and even a marriage proposal. FRAN­ CIS OUIMET, a 20-year-old local amateur, beats two of golf's dominant figures, Har­ ry Vardon and Ted Ray, in a playoff at the 1913 U.S. Open; the stunning victory puts the sport on the front pages of American newspapers for the first time. In a more recent ex­ ample, JOHN DALY wins the 1991 PGA Championship as a PGA Tour rookie after getting into the field as an alternate. 166. To. Smith,BAL at BUF09/29 (5 rec..1TD) 164. Cruz. NYG at KAN 09/29 (10 rec.. 1TD) 162. A.. Green. CIN at CHI 09/08 (9 rec ,2 TD) 161. De. Thomas. DEN vs. BAL 09/05(5 rec..2 TD) 154. S.Holmes. NYJ vs. BUF 09/22 (5 rec.. 1 TD) 154, V. Jackson. TAM at NYJ 09/08 (7 rec.. 0 TD) 151. Te. Williams. DAL vs. DEN 10/06 (4 rec..1TD) 149. Gonzalez. ATL vs. NWE 09/29 (12 rec.2 TD) 146. Gordon.CLE at MIN 09/22 (10 rec..1TD) 146. And. Johnson. HOU at SND09/09 (12 rec..0 TD) 143. Shorts. JAX at SEA 09/22 (8 rec.. 0 TD) 143. Garcon, WAS at GBY 09/15 (8 rec..1TD) 142. H. Nicks. NYG vs. PHL 10/06 (9 rec..0 TD) 141. Avery. 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Warrensville, NC • (336) 384-2920 Monday-Friday 9:00-5:00 • Saturday 9:00-3:00 ) �PAGE 14 FRIDAY, ()CT(MJER is, 2013 |I .JKFFERS<>N P(>ST ATHLON SPORTS— -ATHLONSPORTS.COM Four TUrns Tracks on Tap Athlon Spotlight DOUBLE DIGITS Brad Keselowski's win in Charlotte was his 10th career Cup Series victory. Keselowski has garnered the wins in only 156 starts. The win was the defending cham­ pion's first at Charlotte Motor Speed­ way. He has multiple wins at two tracks. Bristol (2) and Talladega (2). / 2 SPRINT CUP SERIES Race: Camping World RV Sales 500 Track: Talladega Superspeedway Location: Talladega, Ala. When: Sunday, Oct. 20 TV: ESPN (1:00 p.m. EST) Layout: 2.66-mile tri-oval POTENTIAL IN DEBUT Kyle Larson made his Cup Series debut in the Bank of America 500 on Saturday. Driving a Phoenix Racing Chevy prepared by Earnhardt-Ganassi Racing, the 21 -year-old qualified 21st and was running 16th when the engine in the car failed on lap 247. He finished 37th. Larson will make his second Cup start in two weeks in Martinsville. J Banking/Turns: 33 degrees restrictor plate racing. I really don't care MORE 2014 PLANS UNVEILED Germain Racing announced on Oct. 11 that it would enter into a techni­ cal alliance with Richard Childress Racing for the 2014 Sprint Cup season. The team, which has cam­ paigned the No. 13 Ford for the last two years, will switch to Chevrolet and receive technology sharing, engineering as well as research and development from RCR. Casey Mears has piloted Germain's Cup cars since Aug. 2010. He also drove RCR's No. 07 Chevy in 2009. A TIGHT AT THE TOP Austin Dillon " and Sam Homish Jr. continued their Nationwide Series champi­ onship battle in Charlotte. Dillon finished second to Kyle Busch in Friday's Dollar General 300, while Hornish was third. The gap be­ tween the two sits at eight points with three races remaining. Sprint Cup Standings POINTS BEHIND 1 Matt Kenseth (7) DRIVER (WINS) 2225 — 2. Jimmie Johnson (5) 2221 -4 3. Kevin Harvick (3) 2196 -29 4. Jeff Gordon 2189 -36 5. Kyle Busch (4) 2188 -37 6. Greg Biffle (1) 2167 -58 7. Kurt Busch 2166 -59 8. Clint Bowyer 2162 -63 9. Dale Earnhardt Jr. 2159 -66 10. Carl Edwards (2) 2158 -67 11. Joey Logano(1) 2150 -75 12. Ryan Newman (1) 2147 -78 13. Kasey Kahne (2) 2144 -81 "CHASE TOR THE SPRINT CUP" 14, Brad Keselowski (1) 874 -1351 15. Jamie McMurray 872 -1353 16. Martin Truex Jr. (1) 828 -1397 17. Paul Menard 825 -1400 18. AricAlmirola 796 -1429 19. Marcos Ambrose 783 -1442 20. Jeff Burton 780 -1445 Nationwide Standings DRIVER (WINS) POINTS BEHIND 1. Austin Dillon 1067 2. Sam Homish Jr. (1) 1059 -8 3. Regan Smith (2) 1015 -52 4. Justin Allgaier 997 -70 5. Elliott Sadler 989 -78 6. Trevor Bayne (1) 976 -91 7 Brian Scott 974 -93 8. Brian Vickers 970 -97 9. Kyle Larson 910 -157 893 -174 10. Parker Kligerman — TTuck Standings DRIVER (WINS) POINTS 644 — 2. James Buescher (2) 603 -41 3. Ty Dillon (1) 591 -53 4. Jeb Burton (1) 571 -73 5. Miguel Paludo 567 -77 6. Timothy Peters (2) 559 -85 7. Ryan Blaney (1) 552 -92 8. Johnny Sauter (2) 541 -103 9. Oarrell Wallace Jr. 538 -106 i 10. Brendan Gaughan 520 -124 Banking/Straightaways: 2 degrees 2012 Winner: Matt Kenseth Crew Chief's Take: "Talladega is classic for the place that much, but the fans love it because of the crashes and all that. I liked it when we were unrestricted and when guys could race a little and get away from one another and use the slingshot move. But that's gone out the window, and you just ride around there and wait on the Big One to happen, which makes the driv­ ers and crew feel sort of helpless. It's all about being at the right place at the right time with the right push at the end." NATIONWIDE SERIES Race: O'Reilly Auto Parts 300 Track: Texas Motor Speedway Location: Fort Worth, Texas When: Saturday, Nov. 2 Slump-Buster TV: ESPN2 (3:30 p.m. EST) 2012 Winner: Kevin Harvick CAMPING WORLD TRUCK SERIES Race: Fred's 250 powered by Coca-Cola Track: Talladega Superspeedway Keselowski ends skid, wins Bank of America 500 in Charlotte By MATT TALIAFERRO Athlon Sports Racing Editor Brad Keselowski has endured his fair share of frustration in the 2013 season. While the defending NASCAR Sprint Cup champion looked the part through the spring, a rocky summer stretch found him and his No. 2 Penske Racing team outside of NASCAR's Chase looking in — the result of engine failures, crashes and general performance issues the hunch has been unable to shake. So to say it's not been the en­ core performance the team and its charismatic driver anticipated following a five-win, breakout campaign in 2012 would be an understatement. However, for at least one night in 2013, the group found its previ­ ously-missing opportunistic ways. Keselowski took advantage of a late caution flag at Charlotte Motor Speedway on Saturday and held off a dominant Kasey Kahnc over the final nine laps to record his first victory of the season in the Bank of America 500. "All season long we've had the speed," Keselowski said. "We've had what we need to be a champi­ onship team. We just haven't put them all together. All the pieces haven't come together on the nights that count, and they for the most part did tonight." Keselowski overcame trouble on pit road to snag the win. his 10th career triumph on the Sprint Cup circuit. On lap 87 of 334, the jack on the No. 2 car hung as the team changed tires. Keselowski sped away with it wedged under his car, forcing him to venture back onto pit road and, ultimately, to 22nd on the scoring pilon. "I thought, when I saw the jack under the car, 1 thought, 'Here we go again, not a good night,"' team owner Roger Penske said. And who could blame him? While Keselowski fought through traffic over the next 230 laps, Hendrick Motorsports' four-car team of Kahne, Jimmie Johnson, Jeff Gordon and Dale Earnhardt Jr. ran roughshod, leading all but 21 laps. While Kahne paced the field for a race-high 138 laps, it was his teammate and championship-con­ tending teammate Johnson who looked poised for victory. Having led 51 laps already, Johnson took a commanding lead late, sitting on point for 79 unin­ terrupted circuits. That changed on lap 312, when a caution waved for debris on the backstretch a development that changed the complexion of the event. On the ensuing restart. Johnson slipped to seventh while Kahne assumed the lead. Keselowski, who restarted sixth, made his run, which was benefitted by four fresh tires. The duo slugged it out for the top spot until Keselowski made his final, race-winning pass with nine laps remaining. Location: Talladega. Ala. "You know the guys that already have the track position, they're not going to want to give it up, so you know they're going to most likely do the two-tire stop," said Ke­ selowski's crew chief, Paul Wolfe. "So for us to beat them or to have a better shot at beating them, you need to do something a little dif­ ferent, and with not many cars on 1 the lead lap, for me it was thought it was a pretty easy call to take four tires at that point." Kahnc finished second, followed by points-leader Matt Kenseth, Johnson and Kyle Busch. "Tonight was a good battle," Kahnc said. "(Keselowski) had four tires and I had two, and I did all I could, and he just got by me and cleared me. "1 don't know, 1 always race him pretty good, and we raced hard. I don't really know what else to say about it." Kenseth takes a slim four-point advantage in the championship standings over Johnson into the Chase's ultimate wild card stop: Talladega Superspeedway. "You can sit and be nervous and think about crashing and think about losing points or you can look at it as an opportunity and look forward to going there," Kenseth said of racing with re­ strictor plates at Talladega. "Anything can happen, but go there and try to work hard and try to keep your car positioned up front somewhere and lead some laps and go try to win the thing. That's kind of the attitude I go with." Date: Saturday, Oct. 19 TV: FOX SPORTS 1 (4:00 p.m. EST) 2012 Winner: Parker Kligerman Classic Moments Talladega Superspeedway No one knew at the time that they were witnessing what would be Dale Earnhardt's last Cup Series win. But everyone knew they were witnessing something special. Earnhardt, in vintage "Intimidator" fash­ ion, used a strong draft from Kenny Wallace tq rocket from 18th to first in four laps and win the 2000 Winston 500 at Talladega Su­ perspeedway as 170,000 paying witnesses howled their approval. Earnhardt, who would lose his life in a crash on the final lap of the following year's Daytona 500, won for the 10th time at Tal­ ladega — a track where he was wor­ shipped like no other — and claimed the $1 million Winston No Bull 5 bonus money in j addition to his race earnings. The win, his 76th, only added to the fa­ j Throttla Up/Throttle Down JIMMIE JOHNSON Johnson and Team Lowe's have come to life in the Chase once again, with five runs of sixth or better - in the playoff "s first five races for an 4 average finish of 4.0. MARK MARTIN Since taking over for Tony Stewart in a relief role in the No. 14 Chevy. Martin V has only one top-10 finish (Rich­ mond), while averaging a 22.1place showing in eight races. Martin blew an engine in Charlotte and was rele­ gated to a 42nd-place finish. Compiled and written by Matt Taliaferro. Follow Matt on Twitter: ©MattTaliaferro. mous folklore that Earnhardt could "see the air" at Talladega and Daytona International Speedway, NASCAR's two restrictor-plate tracks where drafting is the key to winning. | Air vision or no air vision, Earnhardt had a knack for navigating Talladega like few others, and his victory that day served as the quintessential reminder. Athlon Fantasy Stall Looking at Checkers: Brad Keselowski I ; J BEHIND 1. Matt Crafton (1) Banking/Tri-Oval: 18 degrees leads all drivers with a 12.6-place average finish at Talladega, but good luck predict­ ing which side of that he'll be on this trip. Pretty Solid Pick: It's hard to not mention Dale Earnhardt Jr.'s five wins in 27 'Dega starts. That's second among active drivers to Jeff Gordon's six. • Michael Waltrip Racing's Brian Vickers will miss the remainder of the season after a small blood clot was found in his right calf region. Vickers missed the majority of the 2010 season with the same issue. • On Monday, the Associated Press reported that Michael Waltrip Racing will scale back to a two-car team in 2014, with its No. 56 car running a limited schedule. In addition, FOXSports.com reported that the Cornelius, Vickers says his physicians are confi­ dent he'll return for the 2014 season, when he'll campaign MWR's No. 55 Toy­ ota full-time. N.C.-based organization will realign with a 15 percent re­ duction of its workforce. Good Sleeper Pick: Remember David Ragan's May Talladega win? Yeah, these things happen here. Runs on Seven Cylinders: Kyle Busch owns one Talladega win, but averages a 22.9-place finish in 17 starts. Insider Tip: The ultimate wild card track, it's all about getting the right push at the right time in Alabama. The No. 56 team, with driver Martin Truex Jr., will lose its primary sponsor. NAPA Auto Parts, at season's end fol­ lowing race manipulation "If there's anything to be positive about with (Monday's) news it's that this is only a temporary setback," said Vickers. "The timing for this is never good, but I'm glad we'll get it out of the way now and be ready to run for a championship with the Aaron's Dream Machine in 2014." penalties incurred at Rich­ mond International Raceway in September. Since taking over the No. 55 full-time from Mark Martin in late June. Vickers has one win (New Hampshire) and two additional top-10 finishes. Team co-owners Michael Waltrip and Rob Kauffman have given Truex permission to look for options elsewhere. Michael Waltrip will drive the No. 55 in this weekend's race at Talladega. A replacement driver will be named at a later date. 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Page 3 |5EATHER rn 73 * u< * o SPORTS riods of *n. High of 59. J A/around 42. w. Soccer wins on Senior Night...Page 6 ^rary <n... -iting t3... CO Vol. 88, Issue 84 - : ui i * . ragcL O TUESDAY. OCTOBER 22,2013 | $1.00 End of Grade Test scores expected to be lower Changes in Common Core and curriculum affect scores Wil Petty Staff Writer jpetty@civitasmedia.com Statewide scores for 2012-13 End-of-Grade Testing are expect­ ed to have a decline compared to previous years, and Ashe County is no different. "With the new Common Core, the rigor has increased tre­ mendously and, as a result, the rigor of the new testing has in­ creased," said Dr. Ernest "Todd" Holden, superintendent of Ashe County Schools. "As a result of those two factors, you will see a decline in student proficiency." The scores are set to be re­ leased within the first week of November. This week, data from the Edu­ cation Value Added Assessment System (EVAAS) is supposed to be released, which measures both student and teacher growth. Ashe County is expected to have improved scores on that front. "What we anticipate seeing is an increase in student growth. but proficiency due to new tests and change in cur­ riculum will be lower," Holden said. The new standards Common year for testing from grades 3 to 8, scores dropped 23.3 points in profi­ ciency. During the 2007-08 year, which was a re-norm year for read­ ing tests, scores pecting to show continued growth in the teachers and students. "(Parents) just need to know that with the expectations and tests changing, it usually takes (a school system) about three years to recovering following a drastic change," Holden said. Holden said that next week, administrators across the district 2dro5pp1 will start evaluating the data they meant points. receive, in order to decide what covering SC»ko "When will be the best course of action more advanced top­ we change the stan­ to take with teacher placement ics in reading, writing dards in testing, we and teaching strategies.. and mathematics. It is normal have to adjust how we are teach­ "Even though the scores show for school systems to experience ing our students," he said. that we're down, we are never lower scores with new testing in­ There is no need for parents out," Holden said. "We are going volved, known as "re-norm" years. to be concerned about the new to recover what we lost. We hope Holden said in the 2005-06 scores. While the scores will look we can do it in the next two years school year, which was a re-norm unusual, the EVAAS scores are ex­ instead of three to five." X T ASHE COUNTY is Wil Petty | Jefferson Post Cameron Keziah and Bevin South are part of the newly found Memory Task Force in Ashe County.The group aims to raise aware­ ness of Alzheimer's and to help families which are affected by the disease, which is the sixth leading cause of deathin the nation. New memory task force set to raise awareness about Alzheimer's Wil Petty Staff Writer jpetty@civitasmedia.com Photos by Wil Petty | Jefferson Post Pete Benda (left) and Bill Sharp (right) stand behind the new display explaining the stump on the Arts Council prop­ erty. The new display shows the history of Ashe County as told by the over 250-year-old tree, which was cut down after being struck by lightning in 2007. Ashe County Arts Council celebrates multiple October anniversaries Wil Petty A new Memory Task Force has started in Ashe County, to raise awareness of Alzheimer's and dementia. "(The Memory Task Force) is a group of primary care providers who have experience working with dementia and Alzheimer's," said Bevin South of Ashe Assisted Liv­ ing. "We have formed with the Alzheimer's Association and they provide education to providers and family mem­ bers and help raise funds towards research." The organization formed in August, as a way to help area families cope, with the disease. "It was a best case scenario. For so long I felt like Al­ zheimer's was swept under the rug in the county," said Staff Writer jpetty@civitasmedia.com The Ashe County Arts Council cel­ ebrated its 35 years of existence on Fri­ day, Oct. 18. Music, food and a ceremony were all part of the celebration, which focused around the history of West Jefferson and the county. "This October is a confluence of several happenings," said Jane Davis, President of the Art Councils Board of Directors. The event celebrated 75 years since the dedication of the historic WPA building, 35 years of the Arts Council's founding and 20 years of the Ashe Arts Center. "It touches every aspect of the com­ munity," Davis said. "From the visual, written and performing arts to econom­ ic development and education." The WPA building was leased to the Arts Council by the city of West Jeffer­ son 20 years ago. "The Arts Council loves having the town of West Jefferson as our landSee ANNIVERSARIES | 3 See MEMORY I 3 Open source image |Jefferson Post Everyone can have some fun...andcompete for Christmas cash. Members of the Ashe County Arts Council's Board of Directors and Board of Advisors stand in front of the WPA building following the cer­ emony. Those pictured include: Jane Davis. Wayne Johnson. Michael Bell. Jennie Bush. Folwer Bush. Jane Glass, Kathy Howell. Diane Johnson. John MacConnell, Becky Marsten. Ellie Perzel, Ed Perzel, Becky Stragand, Pam Tapp, Theresa Early Curd. Judy Dancy and Dana Johnson. Post's online costume contest starts Looking for a treat without the trick? Well look no further than www. jeffersonpost.com, where, on Sunday, The Jefferson Post's latest online con­ test kicked off. Just in time for the begin­ ning of the holiday season, the Post and its key adver­ tising sponsors are hosting a virtual costume party and they are inviting everyone Dylan Lightfoot to join the merriment. Staff Writer "It'll be great community dlightfoot@civitasmedia.com fun," said Ric Woodie, coowner of Parker Tie Co., Second Chance Dogs of Ashe, a Ashe County res­ which is title sponsor of cue organization formed in 2012 with a mission save the online contest. "It's adoptable animals from euthanasia, has found new great way to get involved homes for 163 dogs this year. Photo submitted | Jefferson Post "It's a 24 7 inh " said Jacob Giles of Fleetwood, who Petra and Jacob Giles of Fleetwood have adopted out 163 res- in the community and offer JOD* cue dogs this year through their Second Chance Dogs of Ashe some good, wholesome fun for kids and their parents See CHANCE ! 5 organization. Second Chance Dogs of Ashe adopts over 160 this year to participate in." Winner of the Virtual Costume Contest will re­ ceive a $150 grand prize, a nice chunk of change, Woodie said, for someone to use as they begin their holiday shopping. That's the treat. Prizes will be awarded in four categories which includes,of course, the overall winner with the best costume. Couple that with the braggin' rights associated with having the best costume in these parts and it's a win­ ning party in whicheveryone should want to take part Winners are chosen by online visitors who will be allowed to cast votes — See COSTUME I 5 �PACJI- 2 TUESDAY, OCTOBER 22, 20 IB .1EMERSON POST Ashe Public Library to celebrate novel writing month Wil Petty Staff Writer jpetty@civitasmedia.com For the second year, the Ashe County Public Library will be hosting events in correlation to National Novel Writing Month. The event, nicknamed "NaNoWriMo," takes place every November and pro­ vides creative writers with the opportunity to write an entire novel in a month. "The goal is not to have a finished product," said Suzanne Moore, head li­ be provided to those who brarian of the Ashe County finish. Writers are sup­ Public Library. "You want posed to write close to to have a zero draft fin­ 50,000 words, or 1,650 words a day. ished by that time." "We have mugs with in­ From there, the next goal is to edit the novel spiriting quotes for writers and prepare it for potential and we have gift incentives publication. Books such as for the authors as they Sara Gruen's "Water for El­ reach their milestones," ephants" and Erin Morgen- Moore said. Moore said the library stern's "The Night Circus" have been written during will have an orientation luncheon downstairs at previous NaNoWriMos. Last year over 340,000 noon on Friday, Oct. 25 people participated in to help interested writers NaNoWriMo. The event prepare for the event. Pam­ officially launched in No­ phlets will be given out to help potential writers orga­ vember of 2001. Upon completion of nize their novels. "We have a support the novel in a month, a certificate through the group to give encourage­ NaNoWriMo website will ment and motivation," Moore said. "We will meet weekly in November." For more information on the National Novel Writing Month, go to www.nanowrimo.org. CHURCH CALENDAR GMC is the official truck of the Carolina Panthers and at West Jefferson Chevrolet Buick GMC we're going to show you why. Join us at our showroom Friday, Saturday, and Sunday October 25th through October 28th for the Panther Tailgate Celebration. Take a look at the weekend's events Friday October 25 Oct. 22 6 p.m. Ashe Really Cares Annual Apprecia­ tion Dinner will be held in the Friendly Grove Baptist Church Fellowship Hall. All volunteers and Register to win a pair of tickets to the Panthers/Falcons on November 3rd. Only those people registering on Friday, October 25th will be in this drawing. Make sure to stop by. if you don't register you can't win. their families are invited to attend. We appreciate everyone who give of their time, clothes, food, money and talents so that they can minister in the name of Jesus to hep with physi- Jefferson $)oSt Saturday October 26 Register to win a pair of tickets to the Panthers/Falcons on November 3rd. Only those registering on Saturday, October 26th will be in this drawing. Sponsored By: Vannoy Construction www.jeffersonpost.com Door prises: Door prizes will include hats, koozies. an autographed Panthers jersey, an autographed football, autographed helment, and more. Cornhole Tournament: Cornhole has become the ultimate tailgate game and West Jefferson Chevrolet will be having a cornhole tournament. Come as a team, or stop by and we'll match you up with a teammate. Top 2 teams in the tournament win tickets to the Panthers/Falcons on November 3rd. Call Luke Peterson with questions or to register for the tournament. Tailgate food will be available: The Gathering Church will have great tailgate food available. Come take advantage of some great eats and help this church raise money. Oct. 22 - 23 7 p.m. Revival Servic­ es will be held at Christian Unity Baptist Church. Rev. Jack Miller and Rev. Gar­ rett Mahaffey will be the guest speakers. Special singing each night. Pastor Rev. Jack Pugh and congre­ gation welcome you. Vote for your favorite entry in each of the four categories at [NEWSPAPER WEBSITE]! Oct. 22 - 25 7 p.m. Revival Ser­ vices will be held at Big Monday October 28 The Tailgate Celebration Continues Register to win a pair of tickets to the Panthers/Falcons on November 3rd. Only those people registering on Monday. October 26th will be in this drawing. Make sure you stop by, if you don't register you can't win. Flatts Baptist Church. Rev. Billy Moorefield will be the guest speaker. There will be special sing­ ing nightly. Pastor Rev. Tim Jones and congrega­ tion welcome you. Special Pricing Each Day Throughout the Panter tailgate-celebration all vehicles will be clearly marked down to their rock bottom price. No need to haggle or negotiate. No worrying whether you got the best possible deal. See how West Jefferson Chevrolet Buick GMC is bringing Low Prices to the High Country. 7:30 p.m. Revival Services will be held at New Special Bonus: All customer purchasing a car, truck, or SUV between now and the end of October will be entered into a special drawing for a pair of suite tickets for the Panthers/Bucs on December 1st. WWW.VU1CHEVY.NET 336-846-4636 1773 MT JEFFERSON RD WEST JEFFERSON NC cal and spiritual needs. We are in need of volun­ teers who are able to pick up food at Lowes Food on two Saturdays a month and the fourth Sunday af­ ter church of each month. Also, we need couples that would like to work from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. on Tuesdays, Wednesdays or Thursdays. For more information on how you can help, please call Pat at 846-5234, or David at 8465631. C O N S T R U C T I O N River Baptist Church. The prayer room will be open at 7:15 p.m. Rev. Ralph Smith will be the guest speaker. Special singing nightly. Pastor Rev. Wayne Jones and congregation welcome you. 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She and her late husband, James, later owned People's Drug in West Jefferson and Jeffer­ son Drugin Jefferson. Erma loved working with the pub­ lic and meeting new people; she retired from People's Drug at age 84. Erma was a loving moth­ er, grandmother, and greatgrandmother. She loved being with her family, go­ ing places with friends, dancing, cooking, sewing quilts, and enjoyed having company in her home that she was so proud of. She lived life to the fullest. She did not mind hard work and believed in enjoying herself. She loved traveling and she and her husband traveled extensively over the years. In addition to her par­ ents, she was preceded in death by her husband, James Alfred Badger; five brothers, Jewel (Helen), Sydney Ray, Ted (Nancy), Paul (Ethel), and Atha Hart; and three sisters, Chola Mae (William Buck), Rita (Claude), and Nina (Cliff). She is survived by her brother, Clyde Hart and wife, Arlene of Jefferson; son, J. Michael Badger and wife, Jackie of Jef­ ferson; daughters, Rebecca Badger Houck, Lois Badger Miller and husband, Matthew, Jennifer Badger Holman and husband, Danny, all of Wilkesboro; grand­ children, Andrea Badger (Kerry) Witherspoon of West Jefferson, Dr. Michael Channing (Jennifer) Badger of Summerfield, Brittney Miller (Kevin) Pierce of Huntersville, Ryan Badger (Devon) Houck of Fleet­ wood, Nathaniel James (Sar­ ah) Holman of Nashville, Tenn., Tyler Miller (Nicho­ las) Bost of Salisbury, Holly Holman (Joey) Stone of Wilkesboro; great-grandchil­ dren, Courtlyn and Cagney Reeves, Annie and Henry Badger, Claire and Keaton Houck, Kennedy Pierce, Ca­ naan Stone, Briggs Bost and Owen Holman. A celebration of Mrs. Badger's life was conducted at 2 p.m., Friday, Oct. 18, 2013, at the West Jefferson First Baptist Church with Rev. Steve Goss officiating. The family received friends immediately following the service. Graveside services were private with her grand­ sons and grandsons-in-law serving as pallbearers. Flowers were appreci­ ated, or memorials may be made to Ashe Memo­ rial Hospital, 200 Hospital Ave., Jefferson, NC 28640, Brenner's Children's Hospi­ tal, Medical Center Blvd., Winston-Salem, NC 27157 or Levine Children's Hos­ pital, 1000 Blythe Blvd., Charlotte, NC 28203. Words of comfort and re­ membrance may be viewed or sent to the family through our website at www.badgerfuneralhome.com. Badger Funeral Home was entrusted with Mrs. Badger's arrangements. PAGE 3 Jefferson holds inaugural Oktoberfest Saturday Staff report Jefferson's long-awaited inaugu­ ral Oktoberfest kicks off Saturday from 8-6 p.m., featuring tradition­ al German food and music, arts and crafts, a vendor market and a beer garden. The Museum of Ashe County History at 301 East Main Street will be the venue for Oktoberfest 2013, and also the Autumn Leaf Festival. Festival grounds will in­ clude a cordoned-off section of East Main Street from J&J Chophouse to the stop light near the Jef­ ferson United Methodist Church. The Harbour Towne Fest Band Photo submitted| Jefferson Post will perform traditional, German The Harbour Towne Fest Band will perform traditional Bavarian music at Jef­ Bavarian music, and traditional ferson's Oktoberfest Saturday. Traditional dance lessons will be available. dance lessons will be available while the band plays. The band and will play 10-4 to entertain the kids. cruise-in, contact Garry Elliott at The Museum is a fun, history (336) 877-0755. p.m., with brief breaks through­ out the day. They will be on the tour for kids of all ages, and all The Olde Towne Market will be main stage located on East Mains visitors are encouraged to tour the place to find locally-made items Strett in front of J & J Chophouse. the museum throughout the day. and some one-of-a-kind Christmas Other music will be presented The Autumn Leaf Festival will gifts. A non-profit information area on two stages throughout the day. also be held at the museum, includ­ will offer a space for local groups The second stage, featuring local ing heritage skills such as quilting, to set up information kiosks for talent, will be located in the park­ cider making, spinning, weaving, their causes and services. ing lot of the museum. Civil War exhibits, living history, Attendees can come by at 8 a.m. Attendees will enjoy wide va­ book signings and traditional to help kick off the event or stop riety of festival foods. A tradi­ mountain music. Civil War reenac- by anytime during the day until tional German meal of Bratwurst tors will also be present. 6 p.m.. The Olde Towne Market or Knakwurst, potato salad and A 20-minute opening ceremony vendor section will open at 8 a.m.. apple strudel will be available for commences at 10 a.m., with a U.S. East Main Street will be closed $10.00. Wursts can be purchase Marine retiree group presenting to through traffic beginning at 5 separately for $6.00. the colors. The national anthem a.m. Oct. 26, and will reopen at 8 Attendees can enjoy their meal will be sung, Amazing Grace will p.m. the same day. in a variety of locations through­ be played on the bagpipes, and Vendor applications can be out the festival. Other snack foods opening remarks will be made by picked up at the Museum of Ashe and yummy treats, including pop­ event sponsors and organizers. corn, will be available. Jefferson's increasingly popular County History or by emailing The beer garden will located in Olde Towne Cruise-In will return Stacy Maye at mayelegacy@ il.com or Loni Miller at deepthe front yard of J&J Chophouse. from 1-5 p.m., featuring vintage luecreek@gmail.com. All draft beers will be N.C. craft cars, trucks and motorcycles, This is a FREE event, with no brews, including Carolina Brew­ participant are asked to enter the ery of Raleigh, Green Man Har­ Cruise-In at the intersection of admission cost to any activity. The vest of Asheville, and Foothills North Main Street, South Main beer garden will be separate, but does not require purchase to enter. Oktoberfest and Cottonwood Street and East Main Street. Additonal sponsors and volun­ Pumpkin out of Winston-Salem. Vehicles will be checked in and All drafts are $5.00. A limited assigned a spot. Once inside the teers will be very welcome. Spon­ quantity of beer steins will be Cruise-In, participants can leave sors and volunteers are invited to any time by using the marked- a private party Friday, October 25 available first-come-first-serve. Children's activities will be off exit lane on Academy Street. beginning at 6 p.m., where they included in the festivities. The Participants are encouraged but will meet the band and get into National Guard will be providing not required to stay for the entire the Oktoberfest spirit. These events are sponsored by pedal cars and basketball hoops. Cruise-in, and there is no cost to the Olde Towne Jefferson Busi­ Face painting, side walk chalk ac­ those who wish to participate. For more information about the ness Association. tivities, and more will be available % Civil War living history comes to Ashe Oct. 26 The South rises again this weekend, as the 26th Regiment of North Carolina Troops Reactivat­ ed present two historical reenactments at two Ashe County sites Saturday, Oct. 26. From 10-4 p.m., the 26th will be at the Museum of Ashe County History in Jefferson as part of the Second Annual Fall Leaf Festival. At 6 p.m., the troops will be at Buffalo Tavern Bed & Breakfast at 958 West Buffalo Road, about eight miles west of West Jefferson. Both sites will feature mus­ ket firing demonstrations, drill, a camp set-up, and talks on the history and use of flags on the battlefield. By 6 p.m., it will be dark enough to see the four-footlong flames shooting from the TUESDAY, OCTOBER 22, 201.'J muzzles of the rifled muskets. That evening, visitors to Buf­ falo Tavern will also hear an hour-long presentation from Mary Anna Morrison Jackson of Lincoln County, N.C., widow of Lt. Gen. Thomas J. "Stone­ wall" Jackson. Mrs. Jackson will tell how her husband-to-be made a trip from Lexington, Va., to Lincoln Coun­ ty in 1857 to court and marry her in the course of one week. Reenactments at both sites are free. Company A of the 26th was formed in Ashe County in the spring of 1861. The regiment fought first at the Battle of New Bern in March 1862. The 26th became famous at Gettysburg in July 1863, for los­ ing over 90 percent of its men killed, wounded and captured, yet still breaching the Union wall dur­ ing the Pettigrew-Pickett-Trimble Assault on July 3, 1863. Nearly two-thirds of the men from Ashe County who served with the 26th were killed, wounded, captured, or simply never came home. The 26th has already been se­ lected by the National Park Ser­ vice to surrender the colors of the Confederacy at Appomattox Court House in April 2015, at the conclusion of ceremonies recog­ nizing the 150th anniversary of the end of the Civil War. The regiment is also recruiting new members. For more information, call Clint Johnson at 982-4456 E AREA BIRTHS Frisbee Erin Frisbee of Jefferson announces the birth of her son, Isaiah Micheal Frisbee, born Oct. 8, 2013, at Ashe Memorial Hospital. He weighed seven pounds and three ounces, and was 19.5 inches long. Grandparents are Angelia and Jeff England. Herke Ashleigh and Michael Herke of Fleetwood announce the birth of their daughter, Tamsyn Lily Herke, born Oct. 12, 2013, at Ashe Memorial Hospital. She weighed six pounds and 13 ounces, and was 20 inches long. Grandparents are Alice M. Branton, Robert Branton, Angel Suggs, Don Suggs, and Margaret McPherson. Sibling is Seamus Herke. Parlier Stephanie Shatley and E. J. Parlier of West Jefferson an­ nounce the birth of their twins, Mastin Randolph Reeves Parlier and Shelby Ann Parlier, born Oct. 14, 2013, at Ashe Memorial Hospital. Mastin weighed five pounds and 5.3 ounces and was 19.7 inches long. Shelby weighed five pounds and 12.4 ounces, and was 18.4 inches long. Grandparents are the late Joe Shatley, Crystal Shatley, the late Ernest Parlier, and Randa Thiele. Memory From Page 1 Cameron Keziah of For­ est Ridge Assisted Liv­ ing in West Jefferson. "It was something that a lot of people heard about off the mountain, but when it came to their loved one, it just did not fit." The Memory Task Force's goal is to help families of Al­ zheimer's victims know that they are not alone. Also, they hope to make the pain of having a family member with Alzheimer's easier to cope with. The group started by knowing they wanted to raise awareness of the dis­ ease, and then figuring out how they could. "Everybody probably knows somebody or has somebody in their family that has had Alzheimer's or has it now," South said. "I feel like a lot of people view it as an embarrassment and they don't want to talk about it or get help for it South said they will pro­ vide education and help to the families who need it. "It is a horrible disease but you don't have to deal with it alone," she said. Alzheimer's is the sixth leading cause of death in the United States and over five million Ameri­ cans live with the disease, according to the Alzheim­ er's Association. "This was the one com­ mon task force we did not have," Keziah said. "Prob­ ably every provider in the county, whether it be a generalized practitioner or us in a facility. Once Bevin spearheaded the thing, we all kind of flocked to it." South said anyone who deals with the dis­ Anniversaries From Page 1 lord," said Jane Lonon, Executive Director of the Ashe County Arts Council. Lonon said the build­ ing continues to be a community structure, as it was before the Arts Council leased it. "The arts (is) such a vi­ tal way to bring the com­ munity together, to affect change and make a differ­ ence, not just for the town of West Jefferson but the whole county," she said. A dedication was made to the stump of a tree that was struck by lightning in 2007. The "Rings of His­ tory," shows key events that have happened in the county since the tree's birth in 1747. The nails within the place Nov. 10 where the Arts stump represent each de­ history and the tree's age. cade of the tree's life. The next event at the Council will welcome the Pete Benda, the coor­ Ashe Arts Center will take Blue Ridge Chamber Players. dinator for the "Rings of History," said he wanted to make something out of the stump, instead of letting it remain an eyesore. "Tonight, we're going to dedicate a new work of public art that celebrates the rich heritage foretold," Lonon said. Different documented events range from 1780 when Ashe County citizen Martin Gambill told a regi­ ment in Virginia that Brit­ ish forces were in Char­ lotte, to 1978, when the Ashe County Arts Council FREE In-Home Estimate: 336-838-9393 Or visit our showroom: was founded. A display was placed 1802 River Street, Wilkesboro N.C. 28697 beside the stump, giving WindowWorldFoothllls.com • -"HI& CSl a timeline of the county's ease is welcome to join the task force. The task force will have its first fundraiser at Shat­ ley Springs in Crumpler from 7 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. on Friday, Nov. 8. Tickets are $10 and will include a family-style meal. All money raised will go toward helping raise awareness of Alzheimer's in the county. "After the breakfast is over we will get together and start looking at other events we can have to raise awareness," South said. AllCtion... Jefferson, NC 32.5 +/- Prime Property Thurs.... Oct. 24th ... 1:00 pm Development Potential Fronts Highway 221 & Wade Bare Rd. Access from Waugh St. Visit our website for more information: www.RogersAuctionGroup.com 'ROGERS' L REALTY 1 MICTION CO NC. A Dale Fulk, Auctioneer/Mgr. 1310 EMS Drive Mt. Airy, NC 27030 NCAL# 685 (800) 442-7906 (336) 789-2926 �i Public Opinion "...were it left to me to decide whether we should have a government without newspapers or newspapers without a government, I should not hesitate a moment to prefer the latter." — Thomas Jefferson, 1787 Page 4 October 22,2018 McCrory advisor acknowledges school budget cuts McCrory's adviser understands frustration with cuts McCrory says weren't made Governor Pat McCrory bristles whenpeople point out the damaging cuts to public schools in the bud­ get that his friends in the General Assembly passed this summer and that he enthusiastically signed. But the cuts were made. McCrory and the Gen­ eral Assembly spent over $100 million less than the Chris Fitzsimon Office of Management and Budget, headed by none other than Art Pope himself, told lawmakers it would take to keep schools funded at the same level as last year. They spent over $500 million less on public educa­ tion than lawmakers spent in 2007-2008 when you adjust for inflation. That's why thousands of teacher assistants have been laid off, hundreds if not thousands of teacher positions wereeliminated, classes are bigger and funds for supplies and school buses and textbooks have been slashed. The deepeducation cuts are mostly likely part of the reason McCrory's approval ratings took a nosedivethat andall the shenanigans at DHHS led by the Secre­ tary he continues to praise. The more people find out about the slash and burn budget, the angrier they get. Tnat's why the television commercial featuring Mc­ Crory defending his record that was paid for by secret wealthy donors is still running, trying to convince us that thebudget actually increased funding for education. McCrory and his supporters are clearly panicked about the political impact of their education budget. That's why they are so desperately misleading voters about it. But McCrory's education adviser Erick Guckian did not get the memo, at least accordingto a news account of his recent visit to an elementary school in Green­ ville. The Greenville Daily Reflector reported that Gu­ ckian said "the administration understands teacher frustration with the recent budget cuts and asked all stakeholders to work together." The recent budget cuts? McCrory says in his com­ mercial that he actually increased spending on public schools. That is their key talking point, that there were not cuts in the budget at all, that they spent more on education. How can McCrory's own education adviser under­ stand the frustration with the cuts that McCrory says were not made? Somebody apparently missed a meeting. Putting things in perspective National and local media outlets and pundits of all persuasions have dissected the absurd federal govern­ ment shutdown in Washington from almost every pos­ sible angle, so there's not a lot more to say. But if you want one sentence that sums things up, here's a pretty illustrative one from the folks with the far-right advocacy group ForAmerica who are appar­ ently beside themselves that the shutdown is over and that the nation did not default on its debts. They are mad at President Obama of course and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, but they are most upset at Republican leaders in Congress, primar­ ily Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnelL Here's the sentence from an email the group sent out Friday morning, referring to McConnefl. "This man has to go for the good of the country. That's why ForAmerica is taking the lead to expose his liberal record." There's something to look forward to, a detailed ex­ planation of the "liberal" voting record of that known leftist Mitch McConnelL osl II Sl.RVINc; ASIIi: COUNTY, NORTH CAROIJNA SINCI I'ti (USPS 441-810) Member NC Press Association Published twice weekly by Civitas Media LLC, P.O. Box 808 203 S. Second Ave., West Jefferson, NC 28694 Periodicals postage paid at West Jefferson, NC 28694 Phone 336-846-7164 Email cclark@civitasmedia.com Subscription rates in Ashe County - $38/year In North Carolina - $48.01/year Editor/General Manager Staff Writer Staff Writer Sports Writer Advertising Sales Advertising Sales Classifieds/Legals Cliff Clark Wil Petty Dylan Lightfoot Nathan Ham Teresa Roark Laws John Sears Kay Hart Mail Room Department Julia Beck Postmaster: Send address changes to Jefferson Post P.O. Box 808 West Jefferson NC 28694-0808 All content copyright 2012 by Civitas Media LLC and may not be reproduced without permission. Back to court on preschool The North Carolina Supreme Court has never ruled that the state con­ stitution requires the de­ livery of early childhood services to all preschool­ ers, or even to all lowincome preschoolers. I know that may not be what you've read in news stories covering funding disputes about North Caro­ lina Pre-K and Smart Start. But my statement is cor­ rect. You can check behind me by reading the relevant decisions at the website of the Administrative Of­ fice of the Courts, includ­ ing last year's unanimous Court of Appeals ruling on the funding dispute. You can also ask the Supreme Court justices who wrote the original decisions in the long-running Leandro school-funding lawsuit. I've done both. There is no constitutional right to preschool. No such provi­ sion was written into the current state constitu­ tion or added by consti­ tutional referendum. Because the funding dis­ pute has now reached the ft orth Carolina Supreme Court, the faulty notion that taxpayer-funded pre­ school is constitutionally obligatory has again been propagated by the usual suspects. They'd dearly love the Court to order state government to spend hundreds of millions of dollars more on preschool, along with a commensu­ rate tax increase. That was example, or paamp the original rental neglect ital purpose of — state govern­ the Leandro ment is required lawsuit — to by its constitu­ use judicial tion to provide means to remedies to give compel the the children General As­ an opportunity sembly to for educational raise educa­ success. Thention spending Gov. Mike Eaand taxes. sley and other The plain­ elected officials tiffs lost opted to present that origi­ John Hood preschool inter­ nal claim. In John Locke Foundation vention to the 1997, the Su­ trial court as a preme Court Leandro remedy. ruled that the state constitution does Regardless of whether you not require any particular think that was a good or level of funding for public sufficient remedy, it is the education, or equivalent only remedy that has been funding across districts, presented to the trial court. The current legal dis­ because slich matters are properly left to elected rep­ pute involves the shape resentatives to determine. and scope of that remedy. Instead, the Court ruled In 2011, the Republicanthat several provisions of led General Assembly the state constitution cre­ changed the funding and ated a civil right for all eligibility for North Caro­ North Carolina children to lina Pre-K. Some of their receive the opportunity for changes were unintended "a sound, basic education." and later rescinded. Others The original Leandro deci­ were intentional, with law­ sion, in other words, was makers arguing that they an attempt to balance the were focusing the proi judicial role in interpreting on the neediest children and enforcing constitution­ rather than keeping eligi­ al provisions and the legis­ bility broad and thus put­ lative role in formulating ting some of the neediest kids on the waiting list. public policy. Then-Gov. Bev Perdue, However, as the Lean­ lawmakers, dro litigation continued, Democratic spending lobbies the judiciary also ruled and that because some children objected. Some argued bear the burden of special that the state constitu­ educational disadvantages tion requires expansive — extreme poverty, for funding and eligibility for preschool, which is incor­ rect. Others argued, more plausibly, that because the state has never presented alternative Leandro rem­ edies, legislative changes to North Carolina Pre-K require judicial oversight and approval. Regardless of how the North Carolina Supreme Court rules in the latest dispute, the elected officials who now control the state's legislative and executive branches should go before Wake County Superior Court Judge Howdy Man­ ning and explain their pre­ ferred Leandro remedies, including early intervention for truly at-risk preschool­ ers, additional assistance for at-risk primary students, broader educationaloptions for parents of low-income or disabled students, and more-accurate assessments of student learning so that teachers, parents, and poli­ cymakers can respond more effectively to their needs. As long as they explain the rationale and empirical basis for their remedies, Manning cannot simply reject them due to personal preference. He is a judge overseeing litigation, not a policymaker. Until judicial oversight ceases altogether — a worthy end to pursue on its own, but separately — that's the path to follow so that we don't keep drag­ ging the case up and down the docket. Hood is president of the John Locke Foundation. How does government size impact the economy? come," or GDP. Perhaps few topics can start a verbal clash At the national level, federal government more than the debate over government size spei Hiding as a percent of »DP and the economy. The GDI has remained re­ markably stable in recent competing sides are decades, at around 19 well known. One posi­ percent. Of course, during tion says government recessions, when GDP de­ gets in the way of the economy, by levying clines and federal spend­ ing usually rises, the rate taxes, writing restric­ can move higher, often tive regulations and di­ recting spending to less near 25 percent. There's a similar pic­ productive activities. The opposing side says ture in North Carolina. For the last 30 years, government spending Dr. Mike Walden combined state and local is vital to keeping the N.C. Cooperative government spending in economy growing, im­ proving lives and ensurour state - omitting fed­ Extension ingfairness. eral funds administered This debate is heard by the state - has hovered at both national and state levels. Ever around 6 percent of North Carolina's since the federal government began GDP. Again, the rate tends to move running large annual budget deficits, up during recessions and then back the economic effects of government down during economic expansions. Next, can economists say anything size have been a flashpoint. Also, here in North Carolina, the most recent definitive about the relationship be­ session of the General Assembly fea­ tween the relative size of government tured a lively discussion about the role spending and the economy? There have been two levels of inquiry on of government in economic growth. As I always strive to do, my role this issue, one comparing countries here is not to choose sides and pro­ from around the world and the other mote a particular position but to comparing states within the U.S. A recent economic paper summa­ present analysis and insights that economists have accumulated over rized a large number of studies focus­ decades of studying the intersection ing on how the size of government affects the economic growth of na­ of government and the economy. First, let me begin by addressing tions. The authors concluded that the how government's size has changed majority of studies showed a larger in recent decades. Economists' pre­ government sector leading to slower ferred measure of the size of any economic growth. However, the au­ sector in our economy - whether thors noted several caveats. First, the it is government, manufacturing or relationship was relatively small. Ev­ health care -is to look at spending in ery one percentage point increase in ovemment's size as a percentage of the sector as a percent of all income. DP led to between a 0.05 to 0.1per­ This is similar to a household track­ ing its own spending by examining cent reduction in the annual national siding amounts for food, clothing, economic growth rate. sper Second, the relationship between snelter or transportation as a percent spot of the household's total income. The government spending ana economic most comprehensive measure of ag­ growth depends on the type of spend­ gregate income in our economy is a ing. Many studies find that spend­ concept called "gross domestic in­ ing on education and infrastructure f (highways) improves economic growth, while spending on transfer programs reduces growth. Third, some countries - pri in Scandinavia - appear to be excep­ tions to the rule, with large govern­ ment sectors but high economic growth. Some economists speculate these countries are able to counter­ act the adverse effects on growth of government size with pro-business regulatory and research policies. Now, what are the findings about government size and the economy at the state level? Unfortunately, the many studies done by economists link­ ing the two are less than conclusive. Perhaps the best that can be said is that anyeffect that does exist is very small. There may be two reasons for this conclusion. First, the relative size of government at the state and local lev­ el is much smaller than the relative size of the federal government, so changes at the federal level will often have more impact. Also, most of the states are clustered within a couple of percentage points in measures for the relative size of their state and lo­ cal governments. Second, there are a whole host of other factors that impact state eco­ nomic growth besides the size of government, factors like the type and importance of different economic sec­ tors in the state, the cost of doing busi­ ness, worker training and skills, access to raw materials and markets, natural amenities and even the climate. People will continue to argue about the size of government, and econo­ mists will continue to churn out new studies looking at the impacts of gov­ ernment size and spending on the economy. Maybe the issue will never be resolved, but well still try to decide. Dr. Mike Walden is a William Neal Reynolds Pro­ fessor and North Carolina CooperativeExtension economist in the Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics of N.C. State University's College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. He teaches and writes on personal finance, eco­ nomic outlook and public policy. �PAGE 5 TUESDAY, OCTOBER 22, 201# Costume Sign up for FREE From Page 1 one per day — for those pictured in their most original, scariest, funniest or cutest costumes. Sub­ missions began on Oct. 20, and continues until Nov. 2. On Nov. 3, voting for the contest will begin and win­ ners will be announced the following week. "Everyone needs to get ready, find that perfect cos­ tume, take a photo and en­ ter this contest," said Brent Pitts, of downtown West Jefferson's Tis the Season for All Seasons, another sponsor of the contest. Tis the Season for All Seasons is sponsoring the Cutest Costume category, where a $50 cash prize is being awarded, which is the cash prize for all of the leading vote getters in the individual categories. While promoting the business through the con­ test and its myriad adver­ tising opportunities was one reason for his deci­ sion to participate, Pitts said her main desire to be involved with the online contest centered around the fun, the start of the most festive times of the year and the community involvement the contest is sure to garner. "We've always tried to do things that are good for kids, andI saw this as one of those really neat things to do," Pitts stressed. "This is sure to be great community fun." Categories include scari­ est, most original, cutes, funniest and overall winner, with prizes being awarded to the overall winner and the cutest. Others will get those braggin' rights that are just as important. Photos can be submit­ ted from now until the day before voting ends, Nov. 3, although all the sponsors, including Vannoy Construc­ tion who is sponsoring the most original category, are urging people to begin en­ tering the contest now., . i<-.i "You .want to gti those photos uploaded onto the site and start planninghow you are going to get those votes," said Mike Toomey, manager of Bella Ragazza of Jefferson, the sponsor of the scariest costume cate­ Your Door! Being found via online searches drives customers to your door. Highly trafficked online business directory, increases customers. Upen source image | Jetterson Post Use your imagination to create an original costume. gory. "I encourage everyone to take part. You might just be the one to win a prize." Hie sponsors stressed the importance of getting in the contest early. "The sooner, the better. It may just give you the edge," said Toomey. All the contest sponsors said it is a neat idea and one that should involve the whole family. "It's going to be a lot of fun. I can't wait to see all the entries," said Tena Rhinehart, office manager with Dr. Charles Jones M.D., the sponsor of the funniest costume category. Just like with other Jefferson Post contests, participants — whether entering, voting or view­ ing — must have a valid email address, which must be listed as they fill out the online form. To submit, visit www. jeffersonpost.com, click on the Virtual Halloween Con­ test logo and follow the steps to upload the photo and enter. All of it is made simple, said Cliff Clark, general manager/editor of The Jef­ ferson Post, to encourage particlpailoii "We don't want this to be difficult; we want it to be easy and fun, which it should be." Clark offered thanks to the advertising sponsors for their participation and belief in the fun and advan­ tages of the online contest, and urged residents to fre­ quent those businesses and offer their thanks as well. "Without our advertising partners, these contests, simply wouldn't be pos­ sible.Ihope others will sup­ port them the way they sup­ port this community and these projects," Clark said. The main draw of the contest — other than the obvious costume competi­ tion itself — is the oppor­ tunity to begin promoting the start of what business­ es hope will be a very good holiday sales season. For many, Reinhardt said, Halloween, even though not recognized by allas a holiday, is the start of what leads into Veterans Day, Thanksgiv­ ing and the biggest season of them all Christmas. And participation in the contest affords all of the sponsors a chance to promote their businesses and all hope the contest willhave many, many participants. "Halloween is a great time of year, and it does start the holiday season." Woodie said. All the sponsors said ! * tfiey, hopecj the cojiiest had a lot of participants and they urged people to get their costumes on, shoot a picture and begin entering. "We want everyone to have a lot of fun with this," Clark said. your business? • Need to drive more local operates the privatelyowned adotion agency with his wife Petra. "We work our tails off." According to SCDA's Website, "over 1,520 unwanted pets were eu­ thanized at Ashe Animal Control in 2011, many of which were adoptable, if only they had been con­ nected with area fami­ lies. Only 264 animals were adopted." Giles said SCGA's adoptions for their first year of operation totaled 103. With 163 adoptions so far in 2013, SCGA is on track to find new homes for 74 percent more animals by the end of their second year. "We pull most of them from Ashe Animal Con­ trol, mostly puppies," Giles said. All the dogs are brought up to date on their immunizations, and fed and housed at the couple's home kennel un­ til they can be adopted. "We pay for everything ourselves. Sometimes we get a donation. Were not making any money by do­ ing this," Giles said. Since opening their doors, SCDA has aver­ aged about a dozen adop­ tions per month. Only about 4-10 dogs are avail­ able at any given time, Giles said, but sometimes they have more: "One week, we got 24 pups." SCDA will take adult dogs if they are adopt­ able. "We can't take big, mean, aggressive dogs," Giles said. "Animals that don't get adopted are taken by the • Need to optimize your search tags? (Search Engine Optimization) Step 1 - Log on to jeffersonpost.com and click on "Businesses." Step 2 - Search for your business using the search bar. Step 3 - After locating your business, click on the title to view your listing. Then select "Is this your business? Claim it!" Step 4 - Read and confirm. Step 5 - Fill out'the new account form and select "Sign me Up." j your news 24/7 from TheJefferson Post ASPCA in Raleigh, and adoption, contact Second are usually adopted in a Chance Dogs of Ashe at 336-982-4060 few days," he said. According to Giles, SCDA is one of only two privately-operated adoption organizations in N.C. the ASPCA will do business with. "We're 100 percent in compli­ ance with their regula­ ,. • • ' . tions for spaying and neutering," he said. Dogs are up for adop­ tion at the Ashe County ROOFING Farmer's Market, and SC­ DA's booth at the Boone Mall. Ashe County SCDA charges a $100 Roofing adoption fee per dog, for 30 Years Experience which the adoptive own­ Licensed in VA er gets a healthy, nonInstall roofing of all kinds aggressive dog with an Roof Painting up-to-date immunization Insured 8 ALL Work Guaranteed record. "We have a lot Free Estimates I invested in these dogs," Giles said. Allen Miller SCDA stays in touch .336-384-3033. with adopted dogs and LANDSCAPING their families to make sure the animals are properly taken care, so­ cialized, and spayed or neutered. "Any dog we adopt, it's all contractual. We do check up on them •HARDSCAPE later," he said. •TREES & SHRUBS Board- members and •MULCH • HYPROSEEPING volunteers of SCDA have NORMAN STUART long term goal of build­ ing a no-kill shelter in BEHIND THE DOLLAR MART IN JEFFERSON Ashe through fund rais­ ing and grants that will LANDSCAPING provide a safe haven for homeless pets until a permanent home can be found, he said. "Our goal is simple: To put an end to the V I IFARMS needless euthanasia of •Landscape Maintenance abandoned or owner-sur­ •Mowing •Mulch rendered, healthy, loving •TYactor Services animals," he said. 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I Only S68 par S & S Oil •Hydraulic Oil •Bar & Chain Oil •Greases month1 •Rotella T CALL Michael Shepherd • Joey Shepherd 1624 Hwv 163, West Jefferson 846-7164 TOWING Nathan's Creek Garage 24x7 Towing Major & Minor Repairs Truck 8c Equipment Repairs STONEWORK Rocky Knob • Building Storage •Landscape Supplies •Broken 8c Sawed Veneer Stone UNIQUE HAND-CRAFTED ITEMS FOR LANDSCAPE Johnny Phillips - owner Doug Carson - Owner Bldg 9. Fairview Drive West Jefferson - 977-0163 .11, I.— 9771 US HWY 4JI South (Deep Cap 9B2S) 964-JSI4 •. �TUESDAY, OCTOBER 22,2013 ONLINE Nathan I lam, Sports Writer Game of the Week video can be found at jeffersonpost.com (38$) 846-7164 nhutn@civitusmedia.com Women's XC wins championship Nathan Ham Sports Writer nham@civitasmedia.com For the third year in a row, the women's cross country team has won the conference title, this year barely edging past Wilkes Central in a tight race at West Wilkes High School. Ashe finished with 65 points, beating Wilkes Central by just four points. East Wilkes was third, followed by Elkin, West Wilkes, North Wilkes and Starmount. Alleghany did not have enough runners to compete for the team championship. Elkin's Shakai Ward took the individual cham­ pionship, finishing in first place in a time of 21:08. Wilkes Central's Brooke Bentley and her teammate Jordyn Halvorsen finished second and third. Ashe's top runners all •finished in a tight pack from 11th place through 15th place. Mac Church led the group, followed by Alexes Armstrong, Tyler Eller, Margot Mattix and Kalyn Chapman. Other Ashe finishers included Caroline Trent (23rd), Olivia Brettschneider (33rd), Monica Fran­ cisco (34th), Brooklyn Roten (37th), Kaitlyn Jordan (39th), Audrey Anna Sanchez (10th), Arr. ber Miller (49th), Claire Liszka (50th), Lauren Testerman (51st), Rosy Alvera (52nd) and Kate LeaShomb (53rd). The men's race was not as close, but the Husky run­ ners performed well enough to finish as runner-up. Elkin completed the race with 45 points, 28 points better than Ashe. Wilkes Central was third, followed by West Wil­ kes, East Wilkes, North Wilkes and Alleghany. Starmount did not have enough runners to qual­ ify for the team champi­ onship event. East Wilkes runner Will Jolly won the race in 16:59. Ashe's Andrew Tedder took second place in 17:26 and Elkin's Brandon Welborn was third in 17:27. Gareth Berry was Ashe's second best runner, finish­ ing in sixth place overall. Other Ashe runners in­ cluded R.J. Burke natM Tyler Lambert lliomas McNeill Brady Buchanon Conner Donnacliy Billy Reyna (37th) — Photo courtesy | Zach Colburn. Wilkes Journal Patriot The Lady Huskies pose for a picture after winning the 2013 MVAC Cross Country Championship. Eben MacKnee (60th). Ashe Head Coach Shane Greene was honored as be- ing named the MVAC Cross Country Coach of the Year. Up next, Ashe will have several runners competing in the 2A Regional meet on Saturday in Kernersville. Natnan Senior Frank Ledezma (13) scored a hat trick in the final home game of the regular season on Thursday. Huskies crush Cardinals, 9-0 Nathan Ham Sports Writer nham@civitasmedia.com Nathan Ham | Jefferson Post Shawn Baker picked up a fumble and ran down the sideline, setting Ashe up for another score. Husky defense stifles Cardinals Nathan Ham. Sports Writer nham@civitasmedia.com Ashe County's defense forced seven turnovers and helped the Huskies stay unbeaten in the Moun­ tain Valley Athletic Conference with a 39-14 win over East Wilkes. For the second straight week, the Huskies forced a fumble on the opening kickoff. Senior tail­ back Johnathan Cox scored on the first play from scrimmage, a 22-yard run. The extra point was no good, putting Ashe ahead 6-0. On the next drive, East Wilkes fumbled for the second time, set­ ting Ashe up with good field posi­ tion at the Cardinals' 23-yard line. Cox got his second TD of the night on a nine-yard run. Ashe was up 12-0 with 10 minutes left in the first quarter. Once again, the Ashe defense forced a third fumble, but this time, the defense did the scor­ ing themselves. Michael Elliott scooped the fumble up and re­ turned it to the endzone for a touchdown. The two-point con­ version was unsuccessful. Already ahead 18-0, the Ashe defense continued to play strong and forced a fourth straight fum­ ble. Cox again capped off the drive with a 20-yard TD. Connor Bowers completed the two-point pass to Jacob Worley to put Ashe ahead, 26-0. All of this happened in the first six minutes of the game. With 2:38 left in the first quar­ ter, the Huskies caused a fifth turnover. Senior Matthew Ham­ ilton pulled down an interception to stop the Cardinals' best drive of the game. The Huskies opened the second quarter with passing touchdown. The first big game coming up Bowers tossed a short screen pass to Cox on a fourth-and-25, and will be at North Wilkes on Friday. Cox did the rest of the work, elud­ Both teams are undefeated in the ing defensive players and getting conference, and the winner will undoubtedly have a leg up in the all the way to the endzone. * East Wilkes got its first points MVAC race. Ashe fans are encour­ with 4:13 left in the half, a 12-yard aged to make the trip down the mountain to support the Huskies. TD run from Omar Everett. Bowers finished the game com­ Jacob Blevins forced the sixth Cardinal turnover of the game pleting 5-13 passes for 87 yards with 43 seconds left in the half, and two touchdowns. Cox had another big game with grabbing an interception inside the Ashe 20-yard line. The Hus­ 148 yards and three touchdowns on 18 carries as well as two catches for kies held a 32-8 lead at the half. Ashe looked to keep the foot 51 yards and another TD. Fullback on the pedal in the third quarter. Brandon Wingler had 18 yards on Cox ripped off a 41-yard run on five carries and Hunter Barnes had » the first play to take the ball to 14 yards on four carries. Lucas finished with two grabs the Cardinal redzone. However, a few penalties and dropped passes for 31 yards and a TD and Wing­ later, the Huskies turned the ball ler had one catch for five yards. Defensively, Elliott had an out­ over on downs. Late in the third, Hamilton got standing game with 12 tackles, his secondINT of the game, ending one force fumble and one fumble another Cardinal drive and giving recovery he returned for a TD. Dustin Guy had 12 tackles, Ja­ Ashe it's seventh forced turnover. Bowers threw his second touch­ son Baker had five tackles, Alex down pass to open the fourth Laws had five tackles and Hamil­ quarter. Bowers found tight end ton finished with five tackles and Bradley Lucas for a 23-yard score. two interceptions. Cullen Ashley had four tack­ Jamie Weaver's extra point was good and the Huskies were up 39-8 les for losses to lead the team. East got a late touchdown run Maison McNeill added four take­ from Zach West before the Hus­ downs and Shawn Baker had four tackles, three of those for losses, kies ran out the clock. Ashe is now 5-3 overall and 4-0 one forced fumble and one fumble recovers. Evan Walker recorded a in MVAC play. "We took advantage of their fumble recovery too. mistakes and did some good Area scores: things in the first half," said Head Alleghany 21, Wilkes Central 14 Coach Brian Hampton. North Wilkes 13. Starmount 10 Hampton noted that the team Elkin 36, West Wilkes 21 did seem to lose a bit of their Hibriten 45. Watauga 44 Mount Airy 64. Atkins 0 focus late in the half and in the East Surry 14, Bishop McGuinness 7 second half. West Stokes 27. Forbush 21 "We've got some big tests com­ Carver 21. NorthSurry 7 ing up in the next couple of weeks West Lincoln 49.West Caldwell 19 Polk County 35. Avery County 7 and we have to play focused foot­ Walkertown 35.North Stokes13 ball all four quarters." Surry Central 24. South Stokes 6 Eight seniors celebrated in style with a 9-0 victory over East Wilkes on Thursday. Matthew Ball, Alex Church, Jake Harmon, Frank Le­ dezma, Alexis Ramos, Bryam Reyes, Jackson Sloan and Jamie Weaver were recognized at halftime for all of their hard work and dedication to the Ashe County High School soccer program. Head Coach Wes Rousseau said that these guys played an important role in the three winningest seasons in ACHS history. As the game started, Ashe quickly pounced on the hap­ less Cardinals with three goals in the first four minutes. Gavin Woodie, Miguel Ramos and Frank Ledezma scored to go up 3-0. Ramos added his second goal of the game with a strike in the eighth minute. Sloan scored the fifth goal in the 13th minute and Jamison Cline, who usually starts at goalie, got his first score of the year in the 34th minute. In the second half, Ledezma scored his second goal just one minute into the half. A. Ramos scored on a header off of an Ashe corner kick in the 49th minute and Ledezma capped off his Senior Night hat trick with a goal in the 70th minute. Weaver started at goaltender and made several good saves to preserve the shutout. The Huskies are 13-6-1 overall and 10-1-1 in the Moun­ tain Valley Athletic Conference. East Wilkes dropped to 2-16 overall and 2-10 in confer­ ence action. Tennis falls in first round Nathan Ham Sports Writer nham@civitasmedia.com Lake Norman Charter, the third ranked team in the 2A state poll, was too much competition for the Lady Huskies in the first round of the state playoffs last week. The Knights ad­ vanced with a 7-1 victory. "I thought our players played well and could have won more matches," said Head Coach Larry Dix. Top seed Hannah Archer won the 1A State Cham­ pionship last year in the singles tournament as a freshman, and is looking to take home the crown this year in 2A. Archer beat Ashe top seed Hallie Brown in straight sets, 6-0, 6-0. In the second seeded match, Sravya Uppalapati beat Maggie Witherspoon, 6-1, 6-2. Ashe got a win in the third seed match with freshman Grace Miller pull­ ing off a tough 7-6, 6-2 win over Lauren Loveless. LNC won the final three singles matches. Tiffany Onia beat Kasey Curcio, 64, 6-1. Emily Chrisman beat Mary-Austin Tugman, 64, 3-0 after Tugman had to forfeit the rest of the second set due to illness. Meghan Thomas beat Ella Copeland, 6-2, 6-3. In doubles play, Archer and Onia beat Brown and Witherspoon, 8-0. Grayson Warren and Megan Potuzak defeated Curcio and Copeland, 8-5. "Overall, the match was closer than the score in­ dicated and showed Ashe players that they could play with a highly-ranked team," said Coach Dix. "This was a great experi­ ence for them." �TUESDAY, OCTOBER 22, 201.'3 JEFFERSON POST PAGE 7 Highway Patrol, Department of Public Instruction team up for Operation Stop Arm In support of Opera­ Highway Patrol will con­ tion Stop Arm week the duct this school bus cam­ State Highway Patrol will paign simultaneously in be aggressively enforcing all North Carolina coun­ stop arm violations and ties cracking down on stop other traffic violations in arm violations. Motorists and around school zones who try to pass a stopped from 6 a.m. Mon., Oct. 21 school bus will be charged through Fri., Oct. 25. with the violation." The Patrol expects Op­ Passing a stopped school eration Stop Arm will de­ bus is a Class 1 misde­ crease violations and re­ meanor. If convicted, a per­ duce school bus collisions. son will receive five driv­ Across the state, troop­ ing points on their driver's ers will be working school license and is subject to zones and others will be fines up to $200. Passing following the buses. Troop­ a stopped school bus is a ers will be driving marked Class I felony if the driver and unmarked patrol cars strikes an individual and a during the operation. Class H felony should the "We must protect our violation result in a death. children from traffic dan­ "We must ensure our gers," said Colonel Bill children's safety as they Grey, commander of the travel to and from school," North Carolina State said Frank Perry, secretary Highway Patrol. "The of the Department of Public Safety. "A child's life should never be put in danger just to save a minute or two dur­ ing a daily commute. That's why we're going to make sure people know the law as well as the consequences of breaking it." During a one-day count in 2012, North Carolina school bus drivers wit­ nessed 3,196 vehicles il­ legally passing stopped school buses at 2,299 bus stops. These violations occurred while the buses were stopped, stop arm extended with flashing red lights, and children were in the process of embarking or disembarking buses. To assist law enforce­ ment agencies across, cameras have been in­ stalled on the outside of some school buses. Under the Nicholas Adkins Safe­ ty Act, video evidence can be used to prosecute stop arm violations. The act increases the penalty for those who strike and kill a child when they pass a stopped school bus. The Nicholas Adkins School Bus Safety Act is named after the Rock­ ingham County teen that died when a driver did not stop for a school bus that had stopped and ex­ tended its stop arm. For further information concerning school bus safety and illegal passing please visit the Depart­ ment of Public Instruc­ tion's school bus safety web site at http://www. ncbussafety.org/. NC s bear population going 'nuts' Stephanie Carroll Carson NC News Service Tales of black bears walking residential and city streets are becoming more common in parts of North Carolina. What's to blame? It's nuts or acorns, to be specific. A favorite food of the bears, there aren't many to be had this year in the higher elevations of west­ ern North Carolina, which forces bears to look for other food sources. Josh Kelly, a biologist with the Western North Carolina Alliance, says the big swings in acorn production by oak trees are caused by a phenom­ enon called massing, that scientists haven't been able to explain. "What is known is that generally, oaks across a wide region will have a coordi­ nated output of nuts," Kelly says, "so that on some years, they will all have low produc­ tion and other years, they'll all have high production." Acorn production is also thought to affect bear num­ bers. Kelly says one reason for the current high number of bearsis that,in 2010, five different species of oak trees produced record high yields - which in turn, helped spike the bear population. Last week, an Asheville man was charged with fa­ tally shooting a bear and faces a $2,000 fine. Starting next year, the N.C. Wildlife Commission will begin tagging black bears to track tneir boom­ ing population. The agency is also con­ sidering extending the bearhunting season, and includ­ ing the central parts of the state, where bears were rare­ ly seen until recent years. Kelly points out that bears typically have more King* mi [S 1 <-1L/V Orrapid Kjagr PS I 1223 Rjagf mi HIknUtml Rttgr JU#I ill-] Oc*»pW I i Iho<cp{h*J Kane* to fear from us, than we do from them. "I can't think of the last black bear attack on a per­ son in a suburban or an ur­ ban area," he says. "Invari­ ably what happens is, the bears are either moved or killed, either by being shot or by being hit by a car." An estimated 18-20,000 bears live in North Caro­ lina, with 6,000 in the mountains and 12,000 liv­ ing on the coast. Bears have even been spot­ ted in unlikely areas of the Piedmont, and Wake County. fall color. Bring your hiking shoes or boots too. State Park ranger at the N.C. 221Visitor Center for a power point presentation to learn about bird that winter in our area. COMMUNITY CALENDAR Oct. 22 7 p.m. Ashe County Democratic Party will hold its regular monthly meeting at Smoky Moun­ tain Barbecue. For more information, call 846-9068. Oct. 22,28 5 p.m. Storytelling in Todd. Every Tuesday through October, stop by the Todd General Store for old time entertainment with supper at 5 p.m. and storytelling at 6 p.m. Todd General Store is located at 3866 Railroad Grade Road. For more information, call (336) 877-1067. Oct. 22-31 Friends of the Library. spooktacular crafts. 6 p.m. Yoga Beneath the Leaves. Experience a unique yoga session be­ neath the beautiful colors on an Appalachian au­ tumn. Enjoy scenic views from Mt. Jefferson's first overlook while doing yoga. Bring a mat, a water bot­ tle, and an open mind as we unite mind, body, and nature. All level of experi­ ence are invited to attend. This program is for ages 12 and up. Children must be accompanied by a par­ ent. For more information, call (336) 246-9653. Oct. 26 7 - 1 1 a.m. Annual Fuel Assistance Breakfast and Gift Basket Raffle. Christmas will be here before you know it. Visit The employees of Ashe our Friends Sales at the Services for the Aging will library and stock up on sponsor the breakfast and all things. Christmas: Sea­ raffle. Music will be pro­ sonal magazines and oth­ vided by Tonya Halsey's ers at the great low price Voice Students. Breakfast of 3 for $1 (except for cur­ will include: biscuits, ba­ rent magazines for only $1 con, sausage and eggs. each), seasonal Christmas Adult plates are $6, and books at low prices that children 4 - 12 are $3. All have wonderful Christmas proceeds will assist cli­ dinner recipes and decorat­ ents of Ashe Services for ing instructions, and many Aging by heating their more selections. Books are homes this winter. Our cli­ available at the low price ents are disabled, elderly of $1 to $5 each. Author and all live on very lim­ collections are grouped ited income. Often, they in the center of the sales have to choose between area. This is a good time to buying groceries, paying complete that collection of for medication or heating your favorite writer. There their homes. Please come is a wide array of pretty out and support this great gift baskets featuring holi­ cause. Monetary donations day themes, golf, baseball, are appreciated and are tax cooking, gardening, mys­ deductible. For more infor­ teries, you name it, the gift mation, call Amanda Callo­ shop probably has it or can way at 246-2461. 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Au­ make one for you. Our gift shop is open duringlibrary tumn Leaf Festival and hours. Stop by and browse, Oktoberfest. MACH and find that special gift or the Old Towne Jefferson book, and support your li­ Business Association have partnered for some very brary all at once. special events. Civil War reenactors, special exhib­ Oct. 24 Noon - 2 p.m. Cat's its, traditional craftspeople Meow Chili Benefit fun­ and book talks and sign­ draiser for Ashe Hu­ ing form authors Michael mane Society. Join us at Hardy, Douglas Butler and Jefferson United Method­ Clint Johnson will featured ist Church. Deliveries and at the museum. There will take-out will be available. be drawing the winning The cost is $8, the plates raffle ticket for the Ste­ will include chili (beef, tur­ phen Shoemaker .410 shot­ key or vegetarian), slaw, gun. Oktoberfest will close crackers and a drink. Pay down Main Street from 9 at the door or call the Ashe a.m. to 6 p.m. with music, Humane Society at 982- vendors, kids' activities and more. J&J Chophouse 4297. 4 p.m. Thle of the will host a beer garden that Haunted Library. ReVon- will also feature traditional da Crow will share haunt­ German food. ing tales suitable for the entire family at the Ashe County Public Library. Participate in a library skeleton hunt, join the autopsy race and make 2 p.m. Fall leaves and Tee's - Paint your own fall color Tee-shirts. Meet us at the Mt. Jeffer­ son State Park Picnic Area and make your very own shirt design using leaves and fabric medium. De­ signed for kids 6 -14. Teeshirts will be provided as long as supplies last. 3 p.m. and 6 p.m. The Secret Garden will be presented at the Civic Cen­ ter. Ticket price is $10 for adults and $5 for students, and will be available in advance at the Ashe Arts Center or by calling 8462787. 3 p.m. Hay Ride. Come to the New River State Park N.C. 221 Access to enjoy a 45 minute -1 hour hayride through the state park to view the colors of fall. Space is limited. For more information or to re­ serve your space, call 336982-2587. 3 p.m. Second Annual Pumpkin Roast will be held at Grace Commu­ nity Church in Fleetwood. There will be food, games, hayrides and roast pump­ kins. All kids will get to choose and paint a pump­ kin and will receive a treat bag. Everyone may take some fresh roasted pump­ kin home with them. The church is located at 9042 N.C. 211 S., Fleetwood. For more information, call 620-2600, 877-0250 or 977-0250 or visit the church's website at gracecommunitychurchnc.com. 6 p.m. Rod Stewart at the Blue Ridge Dinner Theater. Don't miss this great show. Rob Daudill performs as Rod Stewart in a performance that is sure to make you laugh out loud as well as bring back some of those favorite Rod Stewart tunes. Tickets in­ clude both the buffet and show; $30 pre-ordered, $35 day of the show. Buffet opens at 6 p.m., show be­ gins at 7:30 p.m. For more information or tickets, call 336-246-2900. 7 p.m. Halloween Mas­ querade Ball and Dinner Children's Trust Endow­ ment Fund will be held at the The Club at Jefferson Landing. Featuring Soul Play. TTie cost is $75 per person. Hors D'oeuvres will be served at 7 p.m., dinner at 8 p.m., and the costume contest begins at 10:30 p.m. Costumes are encouraged, but not re­ quired. For more informa­ tion or tickets, call (336) 846-5850, or (336) 9824588. Oct. 27 2 p.m. Fall Season Mountain Hike. Meet at the Mt. Jefferson State Park Picnic Shelter. The spec­ tacular change of season is here. Bring your camera and questions as we will be looking at the spectacular 3 p.m. Winter Birds Power Point Presenta­ tion. Join the New River �l'.Uil-; 8 TUESDAY, OCTOBER 22, 201.'} JEFFERSON POST Boxwood blight hits Ashe County Staff report bia, Ontario, and Quebec. The greatest potential Boxwood blight has for long-distance trans­ come to Ashe County, port of boxwood blight is N.C. State Extension the movement of infected Agent Travis Birdsell an­ plants, cuttings and tools. nounced this month. The fungus has the poten­ Ashe's first case of the tial to spread throughout ornamental plant dis­ the boxwood tip produc­ ease was confirmed in tion areas of N.C., and July, but other areas in other states through the the High Country have use of contaminated tools already seen some dam­ and burlap carrying-sacks age. Earlier this month, a during tip harvest. two-acre field of infected It is also showing up in boxwoods in Alleghany fields along roads which County was burned to are used to transport in­ contain the blight, Bird- fected plants in open ve­ sell said. hicles. The blight could the Another way it spreads hurt the region's wreath is on contaminated tools industry, which uses box­ and workers. The fungus wood tips and cuttings, spores are very sticky, he said. and will stick to tools Plants affected by the and equipment, as well as blight develop spots on animals such as deer and leaves and stems, and the dogs. leaves drop off, starting Spores can also be at the bottom of the plant. moved by water, in Plants usually do not splashing rain, flood wa­ completely die, but their ter, overhead irrigation, appearance is ruined. or in droplets carried by The fungus that causes the wind. Spores are not boxwood blight was first likely to travel long dis­ discovered in the United tances by wind alone. Kingdom in the midSpread of this fun­ 1990s, causing a severe gus will cause signifi­ blight disease on box­ cant long-term losses of wood (Buxus species). boxwood plants in both It is now widespread natural/landscape areas throughout most of Eu­ as well as in production rope, and in native stands fields. Plants growing in of boxwood. shaded areas are at espe­ In October 2011, this cially high risk. fungus was found for Symptoms of box the first time in the U.S. blight include dark- or on English and Ameri­ light-brown, circular leaf can boxwood samples spots often with darker collected from N.C. and margins, dark stem can­ Connecticut. Since then, kers or streaks, straw- to it has also been found bronze-colored blighted in Delaware, Maryland, foliage and sudden leaf Massachusetts, New Jer­ drop. Leaf spots may sey, New York, Ohio, Ore­ grow together to eventu­ gon, Pennsylvania, Rhode ally cover the entire leaf. Blighting can occur Island and Virginia, as well as in British Colum­ suddenly with complete CLASSIFIEDS LEGALS Photo by Dr. Kurt Huengens | Jefferson Post Boxwood blight begins with the development of leaf spots, after which entire leaves often turn brown and drop to the ground. Blight is often associated with large numbers of leaves on the ground beneath the plant. leaf loss under warm (60 to 80°F) and humid con­ ditions. Limiting the spread of this contagious fungus can be accomplished by always following good sanitation practices when cutting boxwood tips. This includes: • Disinfecting tools in between different blocks of plants, and especially in between different field locations, • Wearingclean dispos­ able coveralls or launder clothes between fields, or wear arm and leg protec­ tors that can be treated with one of the sanitizing agents listed below, • Washing off debris/ dirt entirely from soles of shoes in between dif­ ferent boxwood fields or landscapes in counties suspected to have box­ wood blight, • Ensuring that any burlap or material used to bundle cuttings is new or previously unused, • Assembling wreaths away from existing box­ wood plantings, and nev­ er discarding boxwood waste material where it could contaminate other boxwood plants. The best way to sani­ tize tools is to dip them for 10 seconds into one of the following solutions and allow them to dry: • Lysol Disinfectant Concentrate at 2.5 fl ounces (5 tablespoons) to one quart water • Clorox or other brands of household bleach mixed 1 part bleach to 9 parts clean water, mixed fresh each day), or • ZeroTol at 2.5 fl ounc­ es to one gallon water For more information on the best sanitizing so­ lutions as well as other information about the dis­ ease, go to http://go.ncsu. edu/boxwood_blight_ links. Isenhour and Queen exchange nuptials Amanda Lynne Isenhour Bridesmaids were Jessica and Adyson Queen, daugh­ was Best Man. Grooms­ of Taylorsville and William Puckett of Granite Falls, ters of the groom, were men were Luc ValCourt, of Herman Queen, of Stony friend of the bride, and Al­ flower girls. Taylorsville, friend of the Point, were married on Sat­ ice Fowler, of Granite Falls, Daniel Queen, of States­ urday, Aug. 31,2013, at elev­ friend of the bride. 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Ad­ dress of property: 382 Black Bear Inn Rd, West Jefferson, NC 28694. Tax Parcel ID: 13194-146 Present Record Owners: John Neal Severt. The terms of the sale are that the real property hereinbefore described will be sold for cash to the highest bidder. A depos­ it of five percent (5%) of the amount of the bid or Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars ($750.00). whichever is great­ er. is required and must be tendered in the form of certi­ fied funds at the time of the sale. The successful bidder shall be required to pay reven­ ue stamps on the Trustee's Deed, any Land Transfer Tax and costs of recording the Trustee's Deed. The real prop­ erty hereinabove described is being offered for sale "AS IS, WHERE IS" and will be sold subject to ail superior liens, un­ paid taxes, and special as­ sessments. Other conditions will be announced at the sale. The sale will be held open for ten (10) days for upset bids as by law required. If for any reas­ on the Trustee is unable to convey title to this property or the sale is set aside, the sole remedy of the purchaser is the return of the deposit, Further­ more, if the validity of the sale is challenged by any party, the Trustee, in its sole discretion, if it believes the challenge to have merit, may declare the sale to be void and return the deposit. In either event the pur­ chaser will have no further re­ course against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee, the Mortgagee's attorney or the Trustee. Additional Notice Where the Real Property is Residential With Less Than 15 Rental Units: An order for pos­ session of the property may be issued pursuant to G.S. 4521.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties In possession by the clerk of superior court of the county in which the property is sold. Any person who occupies the prop­ erty pursuant to a rental agree­ ment entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may. after receiving the notice of sale, terminate the rental agreement upon 10 days' writ­ ten notice to the landlord. Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the ef­ fective date of the termination Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a bona fide lease or tenancy may have additional rights pursuant to Title VII of 5.896 - Protecting Tenants at Foreclosure Act which became effective on May 20, 2009. Rogers Townsend & Thomas, PC, Substi­ tute Trustee (803)744-4444, 113341-04180 P1062080 , Publish: 10/15/2013, 10/22/2013 STATE of NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF ASHE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Having qualified on 19 June, 2013 as Administrator CTA of the estate of JOAN M. EVERSULL, late of Ashe County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons, firms and corpora­ tions having claims against said estate to present the same to the undersigned, on or before the 20th day of January, 2014, or this Notice will be pleaded in bar of their recov­ ery. All persons, firms and cor­ porations indebted to said es­ tate are requested to make im­ mediate payment to the under­ signed. This 17th day of October, 2013. Joan M. Eversull, Administrat­ or CTA c/o John B. "Jak" Reeves, Attorney for Administrator CTA REEVES LAW FIRM. PLLC P.O. Box 67 West Jefferson, North Caro­ lina. NC 28694 STATE 6F NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF ASHE IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION BEFORE THE CLERK FILE No. 12-E-81 ADMINISTRATOR. ESTATE OF MACKIE MARIE HORNE. DECEASED, Petitioner v. UNKNOWN HEIRS OF MACKIE MARIE HORNE, Defendants NOTICE OF SALE Pursuant to the Order of the Honorable Pam Barlow, Clerk of Superior Court of ASHE County. North Carolina, dated the 25th day of July 2013, no­ tice is hereby given of the pub- LEGALS lie sale by the undersigned Commissioner of the following described real property on the 4th day of November 2013, at three o'clock (3:00) P.M., the sale to be held at the court­ house steps of the Ashe County, North Carolina court­ house at 150 Government Circle; Jefferson, NC 28640. The real property to be sold is as follows: Being a 14x66 mobile home and all of Lot No. Thirty-Three (33) of the development known as Three Top Mountain, Inc., as the same is platted, planned and recorded in Plat Book 2, Page 148, Ashe County Public Registry. And being the same land de- ' scribed in and conveyed in that certain deed from J.L. Hope and wife, Ruth N. Hope, to Ronnie Brown Staton and wife, Judy Horn Staton, Dated 12 October 1998, and of record in the Ashe County Public Re­ gistry in Book 234, at pages 1824-1825. The above lot is subject to all restrictions of record, including those in the Ashe County Pub­ lic Registry in Book Q-4, at page 161, to which recorded instrument reference is hereby made for a specific recital of said restrictions. The property will be sold to the highest bidder for cash, who shall deposit five percent (5%) of the amount of the purchase price at the time of sale as a good faith deposit. The sale shall be held open for upset bid for ten (10) days. This the 7th day of October, 2013. REEVES LAW FIRM Commissioner John Benjamin "Jak" Reeves N.C. Bar No.: 32895 PO Box 67 West Jefferson, NC 28694 t. 336.246.7172 f. 336.246.5966 Publish: 10.15.13/10.22.13 NORTH CAROLINA ASHE COUNTY IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION FILE NO.: 13-SP-85 CYNTHIA RASH WOODIE, Petitioner, Vs. ERIC WAYNE RASH and wife, DANIELLE RASH, Respondents NOTICE OF SALE Pursuant to an Order of Sale, I, Benjamin G. Hurley, Jr., Com­ missioner, will on October 31, 2013, at 11:00 a.m at the courthouse door in Jefferson, North Carolina, sell to the highest bidder for cash the fol­ lowing described tract of land, to wit: BEGINNING on an iron stake and locust post in fence, the old buckeye corner, same be­ ing the Blake Rash and Grant Jones corner, running N. 86° W. 99 feet to point on west side of N.C. Rural Road 1127; thence with said road. S. 6° 10* W. 153 feet to iron stake on east side of said road; S. 59° 55' E. 62 feet, leaving said road, to iron stake; N. 40° 20' E. 176 feet to iron stake in the Grant Jones and Blake Rash line; thence with said line, N. 56° 30' W. 69 feet to point of BEGINNING, containing 0.30 acre, more or less. This property is being sold subject to any easements, rights of way or appurten­ ances of record Property Address: 137 Hardin Gilley Road, Warrensville, NC 28693 Tax Values 12,500,00 A good faith deposit of ten (10%) percent of the bid price will be required at the time and place of sale. This the 9th day of October 2013. Benjamin G. Hurley, Jr. Commissioner P. O. Box 24 West Jefferson, N. C. 28694 (336)246-3144 Publication Dates: October 15, 2013; October 22, 2013 & Oc­ tober 29. 2013 STATE of NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF ASHE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Having qualified on 12 July. 2013 as Administrator CTA of the estate of JUDY E. FAW, late of Ashe County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons, firms and corpora­ tions having claims against said estate to present the same to the undersigned, on or before the 20th day of January, 2014, or this Notice will be pleaded in bar of their recov­ ery. All persons, firms and cor­ porations indebted to said Es­ tate are requested to make im­ mediate payment to the under­ signed. This 17th day of October 2013. Judy E. Faw, Administrator CTA c/o John B. "Jak" Reeves, Attorney for Administrator CTA REEVES LAW FIRM. PLLC P.O. Box 67 West Jefferson. North Caro­ lina. NC 28694 NOTICEOF" FORECLOSURE SALE 13 SP 84 Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Paul L. Lucas and Sharon L Lucas to Grady Lonon. Attor­ ney at Law. Trustee(s), dated the 20th day of September, �PAGE 9 TUESDAY, OCTOBER '2'2, 20VI JEFFERSON POST C LASSIFIEDS Hutchens Law Firm 2006, and recorded in Book 353, Page 1967, and Re-recor­ Attorneys for Substitute Trust­ Music/ Dance/ Drama ee Services, Inc. ded in Book 354, Page 1121, in Ashe County Registry, North Grace Community Church in P.O. Box 1028 Carolina, default having been Sparta 4317 Ramsey Street made in the payment of the is seeking a part-time worship Fayetteville, North Carolina note thereby secured by the leader. For more information 28311 said Deed of Trust and the un­ visit www.alleghanygrace.com https://sales.hsbfirm.com dersigned, Substitute Trustee Case No: 1113341 (FC.FAY) Services, Inc. having been Publish. 10.22.13/10.29.13 substituted as Trustee in said FINANCIAL SERVICES Deed of Trust by an instru­ NOTICE OF ment duly recorded in the Of­ GENERAL ELECTION: fice of the Register of Deeds of Ashe County, North Carolina EMPLOYMENT and the holder of the note evid­ NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN encing said indebtedness hav­ that Municipal Elections will be held in Ashe County in the ing directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the under­ towns of Jefferson. Lansing Drivers & Delivery and West Jefferson on Tues­ signed Substitute Trustee will day, November 5th, 2013. The offer for sale at the courthouse Driver*: UrR & Regional polls will be open at 6:30am door in the City of Jefferson, Great Pay& Excellent and will close at 7:30pm. Ashe County. North Carolina, Benefits. The following offices will be or the customary location des­ 401K + Bonuses. submitted to the voters; Jeffer­ ignated for foreclosure sales, Miles & Guaranteed son, 3 Alderman each for a 4 at 12:30 PM on November 5, Hometime! year term; Lansing, 3 Alder­ 2013 and will sell to the CDL-A 6mos.OTR exp. Req. man each for a 4 year term highest bidder for cash the fol­ 877-705-9261 and 1 Alderman for a 2 year lowing real estate situated in unexpired term; and West Jef­ the County of Ashe, North Car­ Management / Supervisory ferson, 3 Alderman each for a olina, and being more particu­ 4 year term. larly described as follows: Being Lots Nos. 24. 25, 26, The registration books will be and 74 of River Hills Subdivi­ Northwest North Carolina ^5 sion as shown on a Plat of said closed Friday, October 11th, 2013 at 5:00pm. There will be subdivision of record in Plat ImmediHto Munagtment NO form of Absentee Voting in Book 4, page 372A, said plat Opportunity! the November 2013 Municipal incorporated by reference as Elections. though fully set out herein. 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The top and second tiers of the cake were red velvet cake, with the bottom tier being chocolate cake, and all decorated with delicious butter cream icing, in colors to match the wedding color theme of black, purple, and white. Wedding planner, Tara H. Bland, of Tara B's Eventful Planning, Hicko­ ry, directed the wedding and provid­ ed the beautiful floral arrangements of mixed wild flowers in lavender, fuchsia, and pink with puddle fabric underneath. Using milk glass vases provided by the bride's mother, flo­ From Page 8 groom, and Donald Queen, of Stony Point, father of the groom. A rehearsal dinner and gather­ ing was hosted by the groom's par­ ents on Friday, Aug. 30, 2013, at PJ's Seafood & Steak Restaurant, Bethlehem. The menu included choices of prime rib, grilled salm­ on, grilled chicken, flounder fillet, fried chicken, tossed salad, pota­ toes, steamed vegetables, blue­ berry or peach cobbler with ice cream, and choice of drink. The bride's parents hosted a re­ ception of brunch, music, and danc­ ing in the church fellowship hall following the wedding ceremony. Assisting with music for the recep­ tion was Andy Isenhour, brother of the bride. Brunch was catered by Patty Loveless of Patty Cakes & Candies, Hickory. The menu included breakfast bake, ham bis­ ral arrangements were prepared and placed on black, hand-made doilies as centerpieces on each reception table. The bridal bouquet included lavender Elisabeth, deep purple roses, and purple spray roses with Potts petals, ivory ribbon wrap, and a diamond pin tuck. Wedding music was presented by pianist/vocalist Kathy Oliver, of Hickory, and vocalist Brian Hefner of Hickory. Photographer Andrew Hampton, of Fresh Reflections Photography, Granite Falls, took photos during the rehearsal and re­ hearsal dinner. Photographer Misty Borders, of Borders Photography, Ronda, took photos before, during, and after the wedding ceremony and during the reception. The couple enjoyed a honeymoon to Surfside Beach, S.C., immedi­ ately following the ceremony. They Submitted photo| Jefferson Post now reside in Taylorsville. Mr. and Mrs. William Herman Queen Jefferson |)ost Jefferson JJost wmH v Jefferson JJost Sponsored By: Sponsor Name Sponsored By: Sponsor Name Sponsored By: Sponsor Name www.jeffersonpost.com www.jeffersonpost.com www.jeffersonpost.com VOTE NOW! Fiippicst - Category Vote for your favorite entry in each of the four categories at [NEWSPAPER WEBSITE]! SiVhmM a photo of your creative ewthrmes to be a part of our Virtual Costume Party! It's easy to enter. J . si submit a photo of your costume at ^NEWSPAPERS WEBSITE! Vote for your favorite <*ntry in each ot the four categories at [NEWSPAPER WEBSITE]! kit entries will be automstKally Vetlpg Starts Now \\V \ cllpfl Epds Nov, 11 tb JUjfat *5®, Voting Starts Nov. Itli Voting F.pds Nov. 1 ltl? »wHW6 in the contest to win pttsros! 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Printing news, announcements and obituaries for Ashe County, the newspaper was owned by Civitas Media of Davidson, North Carolina, and had a circulation of 6,500. The Jefferson Post began publishing in 1988. The newspaper was the result of a merger between Ashe County's historic weekly newspaper The Skyland Post and a competing weekly of 10 years, the Jefferson Times. Publication Volume 88 Issue 84 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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S 2 c S EATHER m j> r- x - r~ x CO w * ro CO t> SPORTS SI HMN<; ASIIi: COI N I Y. NOKI'11 CAROLINA SINCL l«>2f» Vol. 88, Issue 8;"> v25 o cc- o o o Ashe. North Wilkes to battle for first place... Page B1 »ete in '7^ ii •jj nament if* o FRIDAY. OCTOBER 25,2013 ••em A §g- / • $1.00 ro CO Commissioners hear DSS post-shikM«jvn report Animal Control gas chamber to be phased out Dylan Lightfoot Staff Writer dlightfoot@civitasmedia.com The Ashe County Board of Commissioners Mon­ day received a post-gov­ ernment-shutdown report from the Department of Social Services, denied an appeal of a ruling in a recent fence dispute, and said goodbye to Animal Control's carbon monoxide gas chamber. Department of Social Photo by Dylan Lightoot Services Director Donna Director of Social Services Donna Weaver reported to the Weaver reported to the board on stopgap measures taken by her office during the board on measures taken federal government shutdown. by her office during what she described as "the most devastating time in my ca­ reer," the Oct. 1-17 govern­ ment shutdown. "The first issue I had to face was the child care sub­ sidy program," she said. Six days into the shut­ down, Weaver had re­ quested and received state permission to suspend federally-funded child care services "for 250 children in our community who re­ ceive subsidy payment for their costs in the daycare program," she said. Servic­ es were suspended Oct. 8. On Oct. 14, Weaver re- ceived authorization from the state to shift funds from Smart Start, an early child­ hood education initiative, and from state child care subsidies to cover program costs. "We were able to collaborate and use those monies to get us through the month of October... That saved us," she said. With funding cut off, child care providers came up with "creative solutions" during the shutdown, she said. Significant savings were realized by cutting food services, and having parents pack lunches and snacks. "I want say how deeply grateful I am to these pro­ viders for saying 'we will not shut down our busi­ ness,'" Weaver said. "The public needs to know that if it were not for our childcare providers, our parents would probably not be working." "The second program affected was the adult day care program," a "very small program" which al­ lows working adults to pro­ vide day care for disabled or elderly family members, she said. "When I talked to the state office and crunched the numbers for our coun­ try, it was going to cost so littleI felt we could absorb that within our approved budget, so I did not sus­ pend services,"she said. WorkFirst was affected by the shutdown, she said. See DSS | A6 'Fur Factor' Program coordinator Michael Sexton and volunteer Hannah Abee show the Food Lion gift cards, which are being provided to all families that come through the Sharing Center In Octo­ ber. The gift card donations were made following North Caro­ lina temporarily cutting WIC benefits during the government shutdown earlier this month. Sharing Center receives gift cards, partners with Ashe Wildlife Club Wil Petty Wil Petty | Jefferson Post Murphy, a labradoodle, hugs his owner Katherine Mahoney of Holly Springs, tightly after he was frightened taking a walk down School Avenue in West Jefferson. Murphy, Mahoney and her father Paul (left) were attending the Ashe County Arts Council's "Celebrating a Legacy" event on Friday, Oct. 18. Juvenile Crime Prevention Council gives money to Project Challenge Wil Petty Staff Writer jpetty@civitasmedia.com The Ashe County Ju­ venile Crime Prevention Council unanimously ap­ proved to give $2,119 to Project Challenge following the action of Wilkes Coun­ ty's JCPC. The Wilkes JCPC ap­ proved giving $20,000 to the North Carolina based non-profit and an addition­ al $5,300 for its restitution bank. The funds from Ashe County would also go into its bank. "They would like to in­ crease the restitution bank and would like to .start ac­ cepting level two cases," said Grier Hurley, chairper­ son of the council. The money would cover the 23rd district, which consists of Alleghany, Ashe, Wilkes and Yadkin counties. Right now, the non-profit only takes on level one cases, or cases where the restitution is under $500. With the additional fund­ ing, the organization could help with some higher res­ titution costs. "The way the program proposal that Project Chal­ lenge has done for this year Staff Writer jpetty@civitasmedia.com The Ashe County Sharing Center is providing $5 Food Lion gift cards through the end of October "Food Lion gave a generous donation through Feed in America and the Second Harvest Food Bank," said Mi­ chael Sexton, program facilitator of the Sharing Center. In a press release from Food Lion, the Salisbury-based company donated $500,000 in gift cards in response to the state shutting down WIC benefits during the gov­ ernment shutdown earlier this month. The cards went to seven different food bank organizations in the state, including the Second Harvest Food Bank of Northwest North Carolina, which serves the Ashe Sharing Center. Kelly Vannoy, chairperson of the Sharing Center Board of Directors, said the Sharing Center received approxi­ mately 220 of the cards, which totals at $1,100. Sexton said they will be able to give the cards to the families through the end of October, but only one gift card will be given per family. The gift cards can be used for anything except alcohol See SHARING I A7 Search committee considers six applicants for county manager Dylan Lightfoot Staff Writer Wil Petty | Jefferson Post The Ashe County Juvenile Crime Prevention Council discusses allocating money to Project Challenge for Its restitution bank. They are: Bill Davis. Jimmy Poplin, Ed Hurst, Grier Hurley. Kathleen George, Darby Rash, Whitney Dodd, Scott Turnmyer, Doug Goss, Penny Brittain, Kim Barnes, Dennis Anders and Pam Barlow. doesn't allow for anything over $500," said Bill Davis, chief court councilor of the 23rd district. "I'm not sure how it got there or got to be that way, but it's not in line with the statute and what the statute allows the judge to order, but it's also not in line with our policy." The program allows ju­ veniles to work off their restitution by doing com­ munity service around the area. Project Challenge gives the money the chil­ dren earn to the court and any additional funds then have to be covered by the juvenile or their parents. "This restitution money goes straight to the victim of the crime," Davis said. "(Juveniles) can work that money off through Project See CRIME I A7 A field of 41 applicants for the position of Ashe County Manager has been narrowed to a short list of six candidates Board of Commissioners Chair Lar­ ry Rhodes said Monday. "It's a pretty good group," Rhodes said. "We have choices." Interviews should begin no later than the first of November, he said. The names of the pro­ spective county managers will not be released until all candidates have been notified of their selection for interviews, he said. Rhodes said the time frame for putting in place a new manager is "an openended r mestion...all these ed n f folks are employ ing "most of th live here" and w< to relocate. The search fc manager began when a county search commit formed by the b< voted unaniinoui point themselve See COMMIT �A2 FRIDAY, OCTOBER 25, 2013 J KFFERSON POST Mark your calendars for the 2013 Holiday Parade West Jefferson Lions Club mem­ bers are busy coordinating plans for the 2013 Holiday Parade. The parade will be held at noon Nov. 16. on South Jefferson Avenue in West Jefferson. The theme for this year's parade is "Let it Snow, Let it Snow, Let it Snow." It is sponsored by Parker He Co., funded in part by The Town of West Jefferson and coordi­ nated by the West Jefferson Lions Club. "Interested groups are encour­ aged to get floats together and come have fun downtown West Jef­ ferson," said Parade Chairman and Lion Club member Pete Yates. The Ashe County High School Husky Vanguard Band has been in­ vited to perform along the parade route. Other local groups are also invited to sing or dance to holiday renditions along the parade route. As in the past, we hope many civic clubs, dance teams, churches, fire and rescue departments, and horse owners will be participating in the parade. Entry forms are available now at the Ashe County Chamber of Commerce, West Jefferson Town Hall, and Parker Tie Company. As always, prizes will be awarded in several categories including Best Commercial entry, Best Church or Religious entry, Best Children's or Youth entry, and Best Community or Civic entry. The nearly 65 year old West Jef­ ferson Lions Club helps individuals in need of eye care, helping hun­ dreds of people annually. For more information, call Gwynita Steele at 846-8276 or 977-4587 or Pete Yates at 877-0176. Santa will make an early appearance at the Holiday Parade in West Jefferson on Nov 16. The parade, organized by the Lions Club, is sponsored by Parker Tie Co. and in part by the Town of West Jefferson. West Jefferson dealership Missoula Childrens' Theater presents to host cornhole tournament Winning teams to receive Panthers tickets Wil Petty Staff Writer jpetty@civitasmedia.com The West Jefferson Chevrolet, Buick and GMC dealership will be hosting a Tailgate celebration in col­ laboration with the Caro­ lina Panthers on Saturday, Oct. 26. Registration for the tour­ nament will start at 9 a.m. and the cornhole tourna­ ment is expected to last until 2 p.m. "If you have another person you want to play with, we can try to fix you up," said Luke Peterson, spokesperson for dealer­ ship. The top two teams of the tournament will receive a set of tickets to see the Panthers face their NFC South rival Atlanta Fal­ cons in Chariotte, Nov. 3. Bay Buccaneers game in - Charlotte on Dec. 1. "We just want to play a couple of rounds (of cornhole)," Peterson said. "If you win, each winner will receive a set of tickets. So if you and your partner win, you will receive four tickets in total." The game will start at 1 p.m. and will be aired on FOX. Alongside the tourna­ ment, the dealership will be showing off its vehicle selection. GMC is an of­ ficial sponsor of the Caro­ lina Panthers. There will be door prizes that the dealership will be giving away. Between each round of the tournament, there will be a drawing. "We're going to give away signed jerseys, signed helmets and footballs that son, will be grilling burg­ ers as part of a fundraiser at the event. Peterson said food will be $5 a plate. This will be the second year that the dealership sponsors the weekend tail­ gate. Last year, the Caro­ lina Panthers cheerleaders made it to Ashe County but will not be around this season. "(The cheerleaders) came last year, but they won't be able to make it," Peterson said. Vehicles will be clearly marked down to their Customers who purchase a will be available as door cheapest price throughout the sale. vehicle through the end of prizes," Peterson said. In true tailgating style, "Come on out and com­ October will be in a draw­ ing to receive suite tickets there will also be food. The pete," Peterson said. "The to the Panthers vs. Tampa Gathering Church in Jeffer­ more the better." r 11 laste <>/'] lome ICooking School entertaining cooking demo* by our toy culinary apociatlet1 wkh the coo ing echool i •ome of your favorite brand* •Mp-by-my expert cooking technique* a tree gift bog fWted with great product*, coupon* and Taete of Horn* megatlne* 'The Secret Garden' Saturday Join Mary Lennox, Colin Craven, Ar­ chibald Craven and a host of others in a musical wonderiand at 3 p.m. and at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 26, when the Missou­ la Children's Theatre and more than 50 local studentspresent an original musical adaptation of "The Secret Garden." An original MCT rendition, "The Se­ cret Garden" is a joyful retelling of a story of hope and celebration and all things good in life. Mistress Mary Quite Contrary em­ barks on a journey from India to her uncle's home in England. Along the way she makes friends with the hilarious Canadian Geese and the colorful Giant Bugs that Rock. In time she learns to appreciate every­ thing around her, including the Moor Animals and the helpful Fireflies. Add to that a healthy dose of caring, and what happens? Colin, Martha, Archibald — the whole household, in fact — begin to enjoy the return of health and happiness in agarden carefully tended...until it blos­ soms once more. Playing the title character, Mary Len­ nox, is local student Cassie Shumate. 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' I S I IIP n-T dtShv an* �FRIDAY, OCIOBKK 2.5, 20 IB JKI-MULSON POS'I Lending a helping hand Dylan Lightfoot | Jefferson Post Gary Poe, on behalf of the Ashe County Volunteer Advisory Board, issues a proclamation in front of the Board of Comissioners on Monday, Oct. 21. The proc­ lamation honored the volunteers In the county for their hard work and the $8 million worth of volunteer service provided to the county every year. The proc­ lamation passed unanimously and Make a Difference Day takes place Saturday, Oct. 26. Commissioners deny present use assessment on technicality Dylan Lightfoot Staff Writer dlightfoot@civitasmedia.com The Ashe County Board of Commissioners in a split decision Monday voted to uphold a denial by the Tax Ad­ ministration of a present use value assessment application by a Todd property owner. Gene Walker and his family raise Angus cattle. Tarnworth hogs, dairy goats and laying hens, and two sizable gardens on their 30-plus-acre farm off Laurel Creek Road. In January 2013, Walker applied for a present use as­ sessment on the land. Established in the early '70s by the General Assembly to ease tax burdens on small farms, the special assessment valuates property based on use value rather than market value, resulting in lower tax bills. Properties must meet requirements under N.C. G.S. 105-277.3 to qualify for a present use assessment. Ashe County Tax Administrator Keith Little decided the property "did not qualify based on requirements of the statutes." Agricultural land must consist of 10 con­ tiguous acres in actual production, Little explained to the board Monday. Walker's farm consists of two parcels — 11.5-acres and 20-acres — separated by a small 75-foot-wide strip of land which Walker recently acquired. Two houses and several acres of timber share space with production areas on the bisected farm. According to Little, while the two parcels comprise more than 10 acres of agricultural land, that acreage is not contiguous. Walker appealed Little's decision before the board, say­ ing "I understand that the reason Mr. Little denied our ap­ plication is that we didn't have a 10-contiguous-acre tract. I don't think he considered some of the timber land that is in part of the pasture." "I read the statutes and it says that timber land and waste land can be considered part of the farm if it's a vi­ able part of the farm unit," Walker said, arguing that his cattle "go down to the creek and spend the heat of the day in the trees." Little said the statutes draw a distinction between tim­ ber and production areas. "We valuate it as forestry land, not agricultural land." Walker has purchased the strip of land between the par­ cels to connect them, but has not owned it for three years as required by the statutes, Little said. Commissioner Gerald Price moved that the present use assessment be allowed, saying Walker "more than quali­ fied." The board voted 3-2 against the motion, with Com­ missioner Gary Roark voting with Price. Commissioner Williams Sands voiced his sympathy with Walker, saying, "Within a year or two, I feel like this will work out." We owe it all to you. Thank you for making us the #1 auto insurance provider in North Carolina for over 20 years'. We couldn't have done it without you. If you need a quote on auto, home, life or business, call us today so we can protect the things that are most important to you. OBITUARIES MRS. BARKLEY MOORE ABSHER Mrs. sons, Larry Mark Absher and wife, Vickie Sheets, of West Jefferson; Phillip Lee Absher and wife, Terri Ar­ nold, of Troy and Michael Scott Absher and Tara Church, of Finksburg, Md.; a brother, Larry W. Moore, of Kauai, Hawaii; a sister, Patricia Foster Moore, of Marina Del Ray, Calif.; seven grandchildren, Ste­ ven Absher, Richie Ab­ sher, Morgan Absher, Brad Absher. Madison Absher, Matt Absher and Caroline Absher; and several nieces and nephews also survive. Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 22,2013, at First Bap­ tist Church of West Jeffer­ son with Rev. Ken Morris officiating. Burial followed in the West Jefferson City Cemetery. Flowers were appreci­ ated or memorials may be made to West Jefferson First Baptist Church, P.O. Box 180, West Jefferson, NC 28694 or The Ameri­ can Cancer Society, c/o Rena Adams, 372 Oscar Day Road, Jefferson, NC 28640. You may give the family your condolences at our website www.boonefuneralhome.com Boone Family Funeral Home of West Jefferson is in charge of these arrange­ ments. Barkley Moore Absher of West Jefferson passed a w a y Th u rsday, Oct. 17,2013, at her son's home in Finksburg, Md. She was 72. Mrs. Absher was born in Greensboro on Friday, Oct. 18, 1940, to the late Larry S. and Dorothy Wallace Moore. She graduated from Wil­ kes Central High school in 1958. She was a member of many clubs and organi­ zations, but her favorite was being Head Fire Baton Majorette of the Wilkes Central Marching Band. She attended East Carolina University before leaving school to marry Lee and pursue her dream of rais­ ing a family. Barkley and her hus­ band, Lee operated a cloth­ ing store in West Jefferson called The Jefferson House for 38 years. She was a member of the West Jeffer­ son First Baptist Church, where she was also a Sun­ day school teacher for many years. She was preceded in death by her husband, Numa Lee Absher Jr. on May 13, 2009. She is survived by three Mrs. J a n e Hartsoe Roark of Warrensville passed a w a y Sunday afternoon, Oct. 20, 2013, at Ashe Memorial Hospi­ tal. She was 64. Mrs. Roark was born in Ashe County on Thursday, Aug. 25, 1949, to the late Clyce and Virgie Brooks Hartsoe. She worked at LifeStore as an office manager. She enjoyed reading, cooking, and spending time with her grandchildren. She was also preceded in death by her husband Arvil Roark; and her sister Mary Alice Robinson. Mrs. Roark is survived by two daughters; Amy Roark Bennet\ and hus­ band John, of Kernersville, and Melissa Roark Har­ mon, of Warrensville; three brothers; Ronnie Hartsoe of Lansing, Steve Hartsoe and wife Carol of Wilkesboro, and Mike Hartsoe of Warrensville; three sisters; MR. 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Scraping, Spreading, and others Nathan's Creek Garage 24x7 Towing Major & Minor Repairs Truck & Equipment Repairs •Rotella T Michael Shepherd • Joey Shepherd j 1624 Hwy 163, West Jefferson Rocky Knob • Building Storage •Landscape Supplies • Broken & Sawed Veneer Stone UNIQUE HAND CRAFTED ITEMS FOR IANDSCAPE Doug Orion - Owner Bldg V. F'airview Drive Weil leffcraon - 977-0163 B77-7786J Johnny Phillips - owner 9771 US HWY 421 South (Deep Cap 9828) 9&4-S8I4 Andy Patton 425 East 2nd St. MM 846-4196 **2E! Nationwide" Dare Eldreth and husband Worth of Creston, Carol Dickson of West Jefferson, and Gail Hurley and hus­ band Billy of West Jeffer­ son; three grandchildren; Makayla Bennett, Tyler Harmon, and Kallie Ben­ nett; and several nieces and nephews also survive. Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 24, 2013, at Boone Family Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Wayne Osborne officiating. Burial followed in the Miller Fam­ ily Cemetery. The family received friends on Wednesday at Boone Family Funeral Home. Flowers were accepted or memorials may be made to the Miller Family Cem­ etery, C/O Tuck Miller, 122 Glenn Miller Road, War­ rensville, NC 28693. You may give the family your condolences at our website www.boonefuneralhome.com. Boone Family Funeral Home of West Jefferson is in charge of these arrange­ ments. M r . of Fleetwood and Anna Robert Jean Goodman of West Chester Jefferson; one half brother, Blevins Walter Hamby of Dela­ of MiUware; four grandchildren; ers Creek seven great-grandchildren; died Sun­ and several nieces and MRS. ELLA HOWELL WALKER day, Oct. nephews. Mrs. Ella Mae Howell Roaring River and Junior 20, 2013, Graveside services were Walker of North Wilkes- Trivette and wife, Wilma at The Villages of Wilkes in held at 1:30 p.m. Wednes­ boro died Friday, Oct. 18, of Lenoir; nineteen grand­ North Wilkesboro. He was day, Oct. 23, 2013, at 2013, at her home. She was children; 28 great grand­ 87. Ashelawn Memorial Gar­ Mr. Blevins was born 74. children; four great, great dens by Rev. Dean Watson. March 11, 1926, in ClinchMrs. Walker was born in grandchildren; one sister, The family received friends held, WVa., to Stanley and Ashe County, on April 1, Marthra Trivette of North on Wednesday, Oct. 23, Lucy Howell Blevins. 1938, to George and Vir­ Wilkesboro; one brother, 2013, at Badger Funeral Mr. Blevins was pre­ ginia Lewis Howell. John Howell of Virginia. ceded in death by his par­ Home. In addition to her par­ Funeral services were ents; his wife, Rebecca Flowers were appreci­ ents, Mrs. Walker is pre­ held at noon on Tuesday, Jane Blevins;brothers, Joe, ated, or memorials may be ceded in death by three sis­ Oct. 22,2013, at Bible Way Carl. Clarence, Neal and made to Ashe Humane So­ ters, Mary Holman, Lessie Baptist Church with the Curtis Blevins; and sisters, ciety, P.O. Box 1776, West White, Ruby Howell; four Rev. Paul Siceloff officiat­ Maxine Kahili and Ma/Ae Jefferson, NC '26694. brothers, Joe, Bill, George, ing. Burial was in Wood­ BleVins. Words m eomfoTt and and Walter. ford Cemetery in Todd. may be Mr. Blevins worked as a remembrance Mrs. Walker is survived Flowers were accepted brick mason. viewed or sent to the fam­ by three daughters. Carolyn or memorials may be made ily through our website at Mr. Blevins is survived Lewis, Melissa C. Johnson to the donor's choice. by two sons, Cecil Blevins www.hadgerfuneralhome. Reins-Sturdivant Funeral and Alferd Blevins both of com. both of North Wilkesboro, Badger Funeral Home Cathy Shatley and hus­ Home in North Wilkesboro Millers Creek; a brother. band, John of Lansing; two was in charge of arrange­ Jack Blevins of Indiana; was entrusted with Mr. two sisters, Shirley Watson Blevins's arrangements. sons. Randy W. Trivette of ments. Martin McVey 1Fleetwood, NC Join me in West Jefferson. MRS. JANE HARTSOE ROARK • — - - ' On Your Side Nationwide Is On Ybur Side' www.jeffersonpost.com �"...were it left to me to decide whether we should have a government without newspapers or newspapers without a government, I should not hesitate a moment to prefer the latter." .. Page 4 .)ctober 25, 2018 rl — Thomas Jefferson, 1787 Restoring power to the people LETTER TO THE EDITOR Hats off to the Hat Lady Willene (Sister) Smith has spent countless hours making hats which she donates to Ashe Really Cares. Last year she made 100 hats and donated them to this organization. This year I asked her if she would be willing to partner with me on a project for New Begin­ nings, a non-profit provider, for foster and in-crisis children in Ashe County. Within one week she provided me with 30 hats. break any new The folks at ground when the North Caro­ they drew the lina Coalition maps in 2011. for Lobbying Democrats did and Govern­ the same thing ment Reform every ten years (of which NC when they were Policy Watch at opposite ends of the in control of the What Is the fust rule of is a member) spectrum yelling at each redistricting politics? are on a tour of other. The gun nuts and pen and there the state these "Follow the money," says were elections Mickey, a character in Rob­ the tree-huggers here and days, renewing where Demo­ ert Inman's new book, "The the bleeding hearts and their call for a crats main­ Governor's Lady." tree-huggers over here. long overdue tained control Smoke and fire, thunder independent It is a rule that we might and lightning. But back in redistricting Chris Fitzsimon of the General overlook ina time when our Assembly even to draw the shadows, being quiet, politics seems to be defined though they re­ and are the people with the big ceived a minor­ by hard-line ideological dif­ congressional money, people who stand ferences. In fact, some of ity of the statewide vote. district lines more fairly. to make a lot more money, us would argue that follow­ Republicans just had They couldn't have picked depending on who holds ing the money would be a a better time. One of the few newer, better technology office. And they don't re­ and could be more precise in fruitless diversion if we are silver liningsof the absurd fed­ ally care which bunch it is, searching for the real mo­ eral government shutdown is their gerrymandering. D.G. Martin gun nuts or tree-huggers. Ending the practiceof poli­ tivation of today's political that it has focused attention They can do business again on the ridiculous way ticians choosing their voters activists. with either, or anything Not Mickey. In Inman's by turning over the redis­ we currently draw political tricting responsibilities to an book, she is the mother of the new gov­ in between, or both at the same time. districts inNorth Carolina. Polls show that voters independent process is not a ernor of an unnamed southern state. Whatever works. They are happy letting in the state and across the new idea either. It has been Mickey has been in politics all her life. the circus go on, the nastier and noisier nation overwhelmingly op- around for a while and lead­ She has made and broken the careers the better, because that's what gets at­ the shutdown and ers of both political parties of aspiring office holders. Her husband tention." neve that Republicans have supported it, but never was the two-term governor, and so was "That's incredibly cynical," the new in Congress were primar­ at the same time. her son-in-law. She knows every bath­ governor says. Virtually all the current state room in the governor's mansion and ily responsible for it. Yet the Her mother explains, "Don't get me majority of Republicans in House and Senate Republican which might need a renovation costing wrong, money people have ideas and the U.S. House and six mem­ leaders sponsored legislation several hundred thousand dollars to opinions, but they rarely let them get bers of North Carolina's con­ for redistricting reform while make presentable. in the way of their money. So always, gressional delegation voted they were in the minority and She gives her "follow the money" ad­ always, follow the money." against legislation that ended Democrats resisted. Author Robert Inman knows poli­ Now most Democrats sup­ vice to her daughter, the new governor, the shutdown and prevented who has been asked to approve a big tics. He ran'the press office of Alabama the United States from de­ port the concept, and some Republicans are balking, real estate deal with the state getting Governor Albert Brewer, beforemoving faulting on its debts. Those lawmakers are not though it's worth noting that valuable water front land in exchange to North Carolina to watch politics for more than 25 years as news anchor at worried at all about losing the House passed reform leg­ for a tract of isolated mountain land. The new governor explains to her Charlotte's WBTV. islation in 2011. The Senate their seats in the 2014 gen­ WhenIasked, Inman said he agreed mother, "But no money is involved." eral election. Their district never considered it. The N.C. Coalition for "Don't be so sure," responds Mickey, with Mickey's commentsabout the pow­ lines were drawn in a way that makes 'it virtually im- lobbying and Government the mother. "Money, real money, is qui­ er of money in politics. posrible tor them to lose to Reform is keeping the pres­ et. So quiet you have to listen hard to The corrupting role of money in a Democratic opponent next sure on and nas members hear it. The noise andpolitics, it'smost­ politics is a key feature of "The Gover­ from the across the political ly about what people call 'issues.' Folks nor's Lady," as Cooper Lanier, the new November. Such kindness is a shining exam­ ple of what "Make a Difference Day" should be in our relationship to others. My gratitude knows no bounds. Sincerely, Bernadette Zimmerman.Director Ashe County New Beginnings Always, always, Follow the money Their political worry is a Republican challenger from the right, someone who will accuse them of not being conservative enough be­ cause they did not cater to the fringe of their party that makes up a significant part of the Republican base. More people in North Carolina in 2012 voted for Democrats for Congress titan voted for Republicans, yet there are nine Republicans in the state's House delegation and just four Democrats. The state was almost evenly split in votes for the General As­ sembly, yet Republicans won supermajorities in the House and Senate. The supermajorities did not come from the will of the voters, but from the .skill of the folks who drew the precise districts that divided commu­ nities and neighborhoods and city blocks to maximize parti­ san advantage. The result is a Congress and General Assembly that do not reflect the will of the voters in a relatively evenly divided state. And Republicans did not and ideological spectrum. The struggle has always been to get the public to focus on an issue that often seems ar­ cane and only interesting to political insiders. It's not arcane anymore. Not after a small group of members of the U.S. House of Representatives in iron clad ske districts held the country hostage and shut the 'ernment down and don't 'e to worry about their political opposition holding them accountable for it in a general election. Democracy works best when elected officials are accountable to the voters, not protected by surgically drawn district lines. Both political parties have benefitted from their cyni­ cal gerrymandering of the lines that have thwarted or at least diminished the will of the electorate. Let's hope the Coalition succeeds soon in changing the system and re­ storing power to the people, where it belongs. Fitzsimon is the executive director of NC Policy Watch. (USPS 441-810) Member NC Press Association Published twice weekly by Civitas Media LLC. P.O. Box 808 203 S. Second Ave., West Jefferson, NC 28694 Periodicals postage paid at West Jefferson. NC 28694 Phone 336-846-7164 Email cclark0civitasmedia.com Subscription rates in Ashe County - $38/year In North Carolina - $48.01/year Editor/General Manager Staff Writer Staff Writer Sports Writer Advertising Sales Advertising Sales Classified6/Legals Cliff Clark Wil Petty Dylan Lightfoot Nathan Ham Teresa Roark Laws John Sears Kay Hart Mail Room Department Julia Beck Postmaster: Send address changes to Jefferson Post P.O. Box 808 West Jefferson NC 28694-0808 All content copyright 2012 by Civitas Media LLC and may not be reproduced without permission. governor, must deal with the possibility that the former governor, her husband, current presidential candidate Pickett Lanier had arranged state transactions that lined the pockets of his political and financial supporters. Inman's inside look at the family of ambitious politicians makes for great story telling for those of us who remem­ ber when Lurieen Wallace won election as governor of Alabama as a stand-in for her husband George, when term limits prevented him from running for re-elec­ tion. And it resonates with the current drama of a possible return of Bill Clin­ ton to the White House as the nation's first "First Husband." Inman's fust book, "Home Fires Burning" in 1987, signaled his gifts as a storyteller and since he left the WBTV newsroom in 1996, Inman has been a full-time and productive writer of novels, plays, and screenplays. The coming together of his experience cov­ ering public affairs and his talents as a writer make "The Governor's Lady" a welcome gift for any reader who loves politics. D.G. Martin hosts "North Carolina Bookwatch." which airs at noon on Sundays and at 5 p.m. Thursdays on UNC-TV. For more information or to view prior programs visit the webpage at www unctv.org/ncbookwatch This week's (Oct. 27.31) guest is Wilmington au­ thor Nancy Collins, author of "Left Hand Magic." Collins is widely known as an award-winning au­ thor of vampire andfantasy books. Her new book goes in a different direction. A grant from the North Carolina Humanities Council provides crucial support for North Caro­ lina Bookwatch. > Can life be as easy as 'just do it"; Today there the factory tick seem to be smoothly and more and more efficiently and reasons to quit that everybody trying to "be had to know an artist"... their job and poor economy, that they were lack of interest, cared about more and more and would be competition, too provided for hard, whatever should some­ and so on and thing unfore­ soon. seen happen to However, if anyone in the you stop and Raney Rogers workforce. take a look at Special to the Post "P" had four the other side children, a of the coin, you beautiful and will see that now more than savvy wife, who invented ever is the time to pull up bandage wraps with Velcro, your bootstraps and go out had a summer house that there and "just do it." looked over the Saura Moun­ "Whatever it is that you tains and a very simple ap­ do, just do it." proach to living life..."just do That was the phrase spo­ it." And to think everyone ken to me many years ago by believes Nike came up with one of the founders of Hanes that expression. - the famous underwear One summer "P" and maker and one of the plants his wife arranged a solo ex­ that used to hail regal in Ashe hibition for me near their County, providing reliable summer home and he hand and steady income for many wrote every invitation sent local families. out for folks to come and see "Big P," as he asked me to what this new artist does. I call him, was a very tall, gen­ had been whining about art tle man who used to come sales - this was years ago by the Hanes plant here and and how this happened and visit with the executives as that happened and on and on well as the workers. He knew until MP" said, "...would you that it took many to make stop complaining and just do it." It stopped me short, but gave me great pause. That simple phrase has stayed with me for all these years, andIuse it now with others, including, now and again, with myself. Sure, there are all kinds of reasons that you might feel that something you want to do should not, could not and will not be successful, but will you ever know until you truly apply yourself and try? If you are of the mindset that artists are competitors, then you should probably go talk to someone who can as­ sure you that this is not the case. Artists are as unique as their fingerprints...no two are alike and that is one of the things that make our field so wonderfully exciting and constantly new. If you are just lazy and looking for an excuse not to "just do it," then go ahead and don't, but keep your negativity to your­ self because the rest of us do not have that luxury. Ipainted a portrait of "P" after he passed that encom­ passed accurately his kind nature, his lack of need to im­ press (wearinghis uniform of blue jeans andknit shirt), and his loving but ever frowning dog "Happy." This man had his share of troubles and dis­ appointments, but he did not wear them on his sleeve. He roDed them up and dug right back into the mire to create the proverbial "silk purse" and became an inspiration to those who took the time to look at what he was doing. Yesterday,Istepped off the treadmill and brought to frui­ tion aproject that Inave been woiking on for two years. "Just do it" does not mean that "it" happens quickly. Yes, it has been difficult keep­ ing art at the fore of my life, but it is what my life is about. When the going got tough,I decided to do something to­ tally out of the ordinary, but totally in context with who I am. As I stood in the middle of my television set for the "Painting with Raney" show, which included the portrait of "P" on the walls,I realized thatIhad been doing exactly what I needed to be doing. Funny thing though...as soon as the filming was finished I thought of all the other things that needed doing and you can imagine the phrase that surfaced in my mind once again. So,Ipass it along to you. Quit your whining and complaining - just do it. �A virtuous woman is priceless CHURCH CALENDAR When we call a woman always ready to help those virtuous, we are paying her in need. "She stretcheth the highest compliment of out her hand to the poor; all. yea, she reacheth forth her In the Book of Ruth, hands to the needy." (Prov Boaz told Ruth that every­ 31:20). She has worked dil­ one knew she was a woman igently during the harvest, of virtue. This meant that because she has worked all who knew Ruth or new each task as if working for of Ruth knew that she was the Lord, she is ready for above reproach; that she the cold winter to come— was honest, hardworking, knowing that God will and most importantly - a provide. "She is not afraid God fearing woman. of the snow for her house­ In the last chapter of hold: for all her household Proverbs, we find a detailed Leila Harris are clothed with scarlet. definition of what it means She maketh herself cover­ to be a virtuous woman. So ings of tapestry; her cloth­ often in the Bible, we find that when a question is asked, the complete and full ing is silk and purple." (Prov 31:21-22). She is good to her husband and he is lesson of learning is to follow. "Who can find a virtuous woman? for her good to her. He is devoted to God and price is far above rubies." (Prov 31:10, thoroughly cherishes her each day. As KJV). Think about all of the women Christ loves the church, so does he love in your life and if one of them personi­ her with all his heart. "Her husband fies a virtuous woman, give her a great is known in the gates, when he sitteth among the elders of the land." (Prov compliment and tell her so. "The heart of her husband doth safe­ 31:23). She is fully equipped tohandle almost ly trust in her, so that he shall have no need of spoil. She will do him good and any situation, whether it be in business, not evil all the days of her life." (Prov home-life, charity work, or enjoying 31:11). Oftentimes a virtuous woman God's blessings. She speaks the truth is married and she is a great asset to with kindness and love. She lovingly her husband - always helping him to encourages others and never belittles be a better man for God. She is not a others' efforts. "She maketh fine linen, hindrance to his work for the Lord, and and selleth it; and delivereth girdles she does right by him and never sets unto the merchant. Strength and hon­ our are her clothing; and she shall re­ out to do him harm. A virtuous woman is not idle and joice in time to come. She openeth her lazy. She has insight, creativity, and is mouth with wisdom; and in her tongue willing and happy to work with her tal­ is the law of kindness. She looketh well ents. She has a good business mind and to the ways of her household, and eastarts the day with an "up and at'em at­ teth not the bread of idleness." (Prov titude, "She seeketh wool, and flax, and 31:24-27). The virtuous woman should be told worketh willingly with her hands. She is like the merchants' ships; she brin- so. It is perfectly okay to encourage geth her food from afar. She riseth also her and give her praise for living a life while it is yet night, and giveth meat of virtue to honor God. "Her children to her household, and a portion to her arise up, and call her blessed; her hus­ maidens. She considereth a field, and band also, and he praiseth her. Many buyeth it: with the fruit of her hands daughters have done virtuously, but she planteth a vineyard." (Prov 31:13- thou excellest them all." (Prov 31:2829). 16). She is beautiful to God, but never She looks after herself and tries to keep her mind and body active in order vain, and she does not expect earthly re­ to be able to continue successfully in wards for her faithfulness and beauty— all that she does. "She girdeth her loins it is her pleasure to live for God, and to with strength, and strengthened her live in such a manner that spreads the arms. She perceiveth that her merchan­ Gospel of Christ. "Favour is deceitful, dise is good: her candle goeth not out and beauty is vain: but a woman that by night. She layeth her hands to the feareth the LORD, she shall be praised. spindle, and her hands hold the distaff." Give her of the fruit of her hands; and let her own works praise her in the (Prov 31:17-19). She has a compassionate heart and is gates." (Prov 31:30-31). gi T CORNERSTONE FELLOWSHIP Bamett St. • West Jefferson 846-3954 Pastor Todd Brewer Casual & Contemporary Sunday Sdiool 10:00 a.m. Sunday Worship 11:00 a.m. Wednesday Bible Study 7:00 p.m. Oct 25 7 p.m. Revival Services will be held at Big Flatts Baptist Church. Rev. Billy Moorefield will be the guest speaker. There will be special singing nightly. Pastor Rev. Tim Jones and congregation welcome you. 7:30 p.m. Revival Servic­ es will be held at New River Baptist Church. The prayer room will be open at 7:15 p.m. Rev. Ralph Smith will be the guest speaker. Special singing nightly. Pastor Rev. Wayne Jones and congrega­ tion welcome you. )7 W. Second Street lefferson, North Carolina 336-246-5292 www.wjumc.net 9:4S Sunday School yO Morning Worship Oct. 27 - Nov. 24 10:30 a.m. "You'll Get Through This," a Max Lucado series for hope and help in touch times, will be the focus for the Adult Sun­ day School class of Chestnut Hill Methodist Church for the next two months. The church is located at 604 Mar­ tin Gambill Road, Crumpler. For more information or di­ rections, call (336) 982-9056. sic ministry by Kaleb Huddleston and Travis Suits. The Son's Light Coffee House is located at 174 Boone Heights Drive, beside Los Arcois and next to Burger King. For more information, call Dawn or David Ward at 264-2007 or 355-9267. Oct 27 Friendly Grove Baptist Church announces that Rev. Herbert McCoy will be preaching for them through October. The congregation invites you to attend. dale Baptist Church. You are invited to attend. Oct 29 7 p.m. The Campground Committee of the Ashe Bap­ tist Association will meet at the Conference Room at Ashe Baptist Office. All com­ mittee members are urged to attend. Serving currently are; Brian Holcomb, Diane Dixon, Brenda Green, Rev. Kevin Jones, Rev. Allen Huff­ man, Rev. Russell Hart, Ed Reed, Lucian Jordan, David Stidhams and DennisHouck. Fontify Trio Singers from Ebenezer Children's Home. Everyone is welcomed to at­ tend. Ort.31 6 - 8 p.m. A Harvest Par­ ty will be held at Calvary Free Old Hwy. 221 Near Golf Course Rd. West Jefferson • Since 1890 846-3795 Jim Dawes. Minister Sunday School 10:00 a.m. Morning Worship 11:00 a.m. Evening Service 6:30 p.m. Pastor Steven LeaShomb (336) 246-3012 II Sunday Srhool - 9:45 a.m. n:00 a.m. Evening Worth* - 6:00 p.m. Wednesday Bible Study - 7:00 p.m. wwsy.mldwMybpptlstnc.org Pastor, Chris Cox 201 S. Jefferson Ave.. West Jefferson IP I Phone - 982-3076 L Seventh-Day Adventlst Church of Warrensville Mt. Jefferson Baptist Church Pastor. Kevin Morgan J36-667-6092 Pastor. Rev. Lawrence Goodman 1460 Bold Mtn. Rd., West Jefferson Sunday School 9:30 o.m. Sunday Mom'ng Worthip Senric 8:30am A10:45 am Sunday lv.nln,Wo«hJ.-6:00 pjn Wednesday MedI pm Study -6:30 pm Saturday Services: Bible School -10:00 AM Sabbath Worship -11:15 AM wuwttmvmn.wqraTtHueotcotfc'o*6 Services: Sunday School 10:00 a.m. Worship Service 11:00 a.m. Wednesday Bible Study 7:00 p.m Youth Class (AM Stars for Jesus) Everyone Welcome! Rev. A. Owen Peeley a.m. "tad Ha Wd them at lot at to Bethany... and He bt««d them" Uhe 24:50 Dr Pepper Bottling lefferson, NC 3-246-4155 Metric memiorVUp corp. Compliments of 246-4591 VANNOY & SONS CONSTRUCTION COMPANY mm 739 US Hwy 221 Bus West JeHerson 246-9969 Mon. - Sat.: p.ynaM - 5:3QPN1 Company West Jefferson CONSTRUCT I O N Vut Tachuu* Enemy P»nn« H&W Oil Company 24-HOUR BURNER SERVICE A YOUR FULL SERVICE OIL COMPANY CITGO Call 846-9241 Ronnie Hopkins 536-372-5479 Sunday S«hool:10 AM Worship Service: 11 AM continuing the wo* ol Jesus Peacefully, Simply, Together 2082 Peak Creek Church Rd. Laurel Springs, NC 28644 \ / * Church 877-1550 VANNOY Pastor: Ed Hall 846-4444 Pastor Keith Styron Comer of Faw-Roland A McNeil Sts • Jefferson (88 West - Left on McNeil, One Block) Sunday School - 9:30-10:15 a.m. Morning Worship -10:30 a.m. Ivenlng - 6:00 p.m. Sunday Evei' Ight Wednesday Night Bible Study - 7:00p. Sunday Schoal 9:4Sa.m. RLUERfXE Peak Creek Church of the Brethren First Assembly of God Church 336-877-2801 n:00 % IIS East Main St.. Jefferson. NC (336) 846-9512 9:00 a.m. Informal Worship 9:45 a.m. - Sunday School for ad age* 11:00 a.m. - Traditional Worship Service Wo would love to hove you coma worship wWh us- 495 Highway 194 Sooth Sunday Worship Tnoi/nr Jefferson United Methodist uiurch Rev. Karen F. Miller. Pastor Bethany United Methodist Church Btiidmountalndiurdi.orf Email: BaWmountjrinesljybest.com X V (Episcopalian) • Jkf Thou ohalt not bear ( rise 'witness tby neighbor1 I I"jyiipr thsj father and thy fftytbc Big Flatts Baptist Church =» 1 NC j.nrmffr + nLjuiuT IX IV Parish of the Holy Communion Eucharist 10:00 am Christian Education 8:30 Rector - The Rev. Stephen Miller Thou shiJt nut steal Remember tbe >abb,»tb day to keep it hull) Sunday Sdiool 9:41 P.m. Worship 11:00 o.m. Sunday Night Sendees 6:30 p.m. Wednesday Setvk# 7:00 p.m. Missions Building by forth Promise Glendale Spring* VIII III Reverend Phil Arnold Holy Trinity Church VII Thou nhall not commit adultry Thou shalt not tale the n.-irne of the |OKP thyGOD in vain 336-846-7445 vi 1 hou ithnk not LiW ) Thou nkilt not make unto thee any imago # rkiarfk Baptist Church Bald Mtn. Baptist Churdi Mountain Village opping Center / m Thou nh.ill have no other tgodn before me Morning Worth* - *45 P-m. Sunday • Sunday 5<hooi East Main Street Nov. 16 8 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. 5th Annual Paul Jones Memo­ rial Red Cross Blood Drive I m and 88 West. Smethport, NC Sunday School • 9:45 AM Worship • 11:00 AM 846-7481 1670 Mt. Jefferson Rd West Jefferson, NC 28694 Smethport Independem 11:00 a.m. Sunday • Worth* Sonde* 6:10 p.m. Sunrtay • Sunday Night Smvk. 6:00 p.m. Monday • T.I.A.M. 10:00 a.m. Tuesday • Joy * the Morning 7:00 p.m. Wednetdoy Jewel Shoppe featuring bluegrass gospel legends. The Primitive Quar­ tet, will be held at Calvary Free Will Baptist Church. This is a free event and seating is on a first-come, first-serve basis. A love offer­ ing will be collected for the group during the event, CDs will be available for purchase. The church is located at 3044 Old Wilkesboro Road, just across from the Raccoon Holler Campground in Glendale Springs. For more infor­ mation and/or directions, call 336-982-4840. will be held at Calvary Free Will Baptist Church Fellow­ ship Building. Paul Jones, a retired UPS driver for the counties of Ashe, Wilkes, and Alleghany and a faithful ser­ vant of God, was a life-long blood donor giving more than 120 units. All donors are automatically entered into a drawing for a chance to win Delta Air Lines tickets or a $1,000 prize. Appointments are encouraged but walk-ins are welcome. The church fel­ lowship building is located at 3019 Old Wilkesboro Rd., just across from the Rac­ coon Holler Campground. Nov. 2 6 p.m. Gospel Singing 9 - 1 1 a . m . T o B e o r N o t For more information, direc­ at Laurel Springs Baptist Church on N.C. 18 S. The to Be. Six mini sessions on tions, or to make an appoint­ featured group will be Har­ why we should be in church, ment, call Robin Carter at C.m) 977-VMV4. vest Time. Refreshments will Sunday School, in scripture (336) 246-4764 146-6077 2 p.m. Fall Singspiration Will Baptist Church. A great Christian alternative to Hal­ loween, the event offers a va­ 6 p.m. Special Singing at riety of games, prizes, food, Midway Baptist Church. bounce houses, and a hay Mark Allen Chapman will ride. Prizes will be awarded be providing the music. Ev­ to the best Biblical-themed eryone is invited to attend. costume. Please no goblins, The church is located across ghouls, ghosts or scary out­ the street from Walmart. For fits. Bring the entire fam­ more information, call Pastor ily. The church is located at Steve LeaShomb (336) 246- 3044 Old Wilkesboro Road, 2012. just across from the Raccoon 6 p.m. Faith River Sing­ Holler Campground in Gleners will be at Warrensville dale Springs. For more infor­ Baptist Church. Pastor Rev. mation and/or directions, call Wade Huntsinger invites you 336-9824840. to attend. I9S7 US Hwy 221 N. JrfNnon. NC Jefferson has 20 adult Sunday School chairs to give away to anoth­ er church. For more informa­ tion, contact the associational office at (336) 846-5631. 'Midway Baptist Church Rev. Will Heyward of Hwy. 221 & Cherry St The Ashe Baptist As­ sociation has a church that Nov. 10 7 p.m. Kaleb Davis Youth Rally will be held at Tucker- 6 p.m. Special Singing at Bristol Baptist Church. Rev. Keith Casey -Hut in discipleship, in prayer and on missions. Sessions will be led by: Mr. Tim Church, Rev. Steve LeaShomb, Rev. Jack Pugh, Rev. David Blackburn, Mrs. Linda Blackburn and Mrs. Frances Blevins. This event will be held at Friend­ ship Baptist Church. Oct 28 Oct 26 7:30 p.m. Son's Light Coffee House Worship. Mu­ ST. FRANCIS OF ASSISI CATHOLIC CHURCH 246-9151 Rev. James Stuhrenberg Main A Ivy Streets. • '•H*r#on Sun. Morning Mass - 9:00 am Saturday Evening Mass 4:30pm English A 7:30pm Spanish Weekday Morn. Moss Call 336-246-9151 for times Jefferson United hodist Church be served following the sing­ ing. Pastor Dana Hines and congregation invites every­ one to attend. Beaver Creek Christian Church Mount Jefferson Presbyterian Church A5 FRIDAY, OCTOBER 25, 2()l.'i JEFFERSON POST RID-A-BUG EXTERMINATING Termite & Pest Control | 246-4222 list yout local church on this page. call the leHmm Post at 336-846-7164 A N �Friday, ( Ktobkr 25, 20l.'J Jeitkrnon Post DSS ,:rom Page A1 Weaver said. Appeal of appeal de­ We were required by the nied state office to take appli­ The board denied a re­ quest by appellant Emanu­ el Calais to present his case to the board in a dispute over a fence built on the New River flood plain ear­ lier this year. On Oct. 7, the board unanimously upheld a May 2013, Planning Board rul­ ing which found Calais' wood and woven wire fence could not be allowed on the flood plain under FEMA regulations or county ordi­ nances. Calais appealed the rul­ ing, but did not attend the Oct. 7, hearing before the board. According to a letter to the board from Director of Planning Adam Stumb, Calais claimed "there was a misunderstanding about the date at which the ap­ peals request was to be heard." cations...but we could not process (them), so the pro­ gram was suspended." "We have about 50 cases of WorkFirst, and 40 of those are children only... The remaining 10 cases are adults who are very chal­ lenged in terms of being employed," she said. The child support pro­ gram, which receives and distributes court-ordered c hild support payments, avoided "a huge impact systemically," she .said. "Had the shutdown not lifted, we would have been required to process all the child support payments manually...with that money going directly to the parent from us, not from the state office." "We fared really well be­ cause the shutdown was resolved before the 18th," Commissioner Judy Poe said, "What new facts is he planning on bringing? He's breaking the law." The board consensus was to deny Calais' request. "We will be probably be able to use existing space within our facility," he said. Commissioner Gary Roark asked what could be done with the gas cham­ ber unit. Testerman sug­ gested it could be sold for scrap, adding "I don't think there's a big market in try­ ing to resell something like that." "I'd like to see it go to Rainbow Recycling," Roark said. Gas chamber slated for phase-out Animal Control Director Joe Testerman reported to the board that "we will be phasing out carbon monox­ ide euthanasia." Until recently, Ashe was one of the few remaining N.C. counties using a car­ bon monoxide euthanasia. On Aug. 19, the board vot­ ed 3-2 to decommission the county's gas chamber. A $7,000 HumaneSociety grant for counties opting to get rid of their gas chambers will be used to fund Certi­ fied Euthanasia Technician training and re-certification for Animal Control staff, and to construct a room designed to perform eutha­ nasia by lethal injection, Testerman said. FEMA money leachate costs for Emergency Management Coordinator Patty Gambill reported that FEMA, at the request of the gover­ nor, has declared a state of emergency for several western N.C. counties, in­ cluding Ashe, due to heavy rainfall July 1-15. "I met with FEMA last week to fill out some pa­ per work to apply for re­ imbursement for leachate treatment at our landfill, because that has been an ongoing problem and the rain contributes to that," Gambill said. "Project cost is going to be $62,412 they think we may be able to re­ coup." "Are we still trucking water out of there?" asked Roark. "Everyday," Gambill said. Despite recent dry weather, "thousands and thousands of gallons" of leachate, deposited by re­ cord nynfall in the first half of the year, are still trapped in the bottom of the land­ fill's open cell, Gambill said. This month, 239,164 gallons were pumped out and hauled to water treat­ ment facilities in a twoweek period. Other business The board approved a resolution urging the N.C. Department of Health and Human Services, the General Assembly and the governor to delay, revisit and revise requirements for governance of the Smoky Mountain Local Management Entity/Managed Care Organization Board of Directors. Poe, a member of the Smoky Mountain board, said the requirements will deny sev­ eral counties in the LMh elected representation. Volunteer Advisory Board Member Gary Poe read a proclamation salut­ ing Ashe County volunteers which was accepted by the board. "Whereas every­ day in Ashe County 1,000 hours of volunteer service is given providing $8 mil­ lion of volunteer services each year," read the procla­ mation, "now therefore we the board of commissioner hereby recognize Monday Oct. 21, 2013, the value of our citizens who volunteer their time and talents, and the national celebration of volunteers through Make a Difference Day Saturday Oct. 26." A proclamation declar­ ing Nov. 15, as America Recycles Day in Ashe was read by Chairman Larry Rhodes. "Each year the U.S. generates more than 250 millions tons of munic­ ipal solid waste...more than four pounds per person per day," Rhodes said. Committee From Page A1 also buying silver, plat i nu m & coins Thanks to all of our Ashe First Responders Ashe County Visit us online at 409 East 2nd Street, West Jefferson, NC 336-S46-FORD www.jeffersonpost.com www.ashecountyf ord .net committee. Former Ashe County Manager Dr. Pat Mitchell resigned Aug. 20, following the board's Aug. 19, mo­ tion for her .removal. The commissioners voted 3-2 to give Mitchell the option of resigning, retiring or being dismissed. Mitchell now serves as Assistant Secretary of Ru­ ral Economic Development for the N.C. Department of Commerce. Mitchell's was the sec­ ond resignation of an Ashe County Manager in two years. The board voted to accept Dan McMillan's res­ ignation in August 2011. Ashe County has operat­ ed without an acting chief administrator for 10 weeks. 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Kathy Weaver, Project Challenge Program Coordinator for Ashe and Allegheny counties, said in her monthly report students did community service activities at numerous places including Wilkes Community College, Daymark Re­ covery Services and Ashe and Al­ legheny County Courthouses. "When we work in community service, we focus on the money part first," she said. "We get that money done as soon as possible." According to the Project Chal­ lenge website, the participant has the option of using the restitution bank or paying their debt by other means. Using the bank is strictly voluntary. "It is really nice to tell that vic­ tim that there is a way this juvenile can be held accountable," Davis said. "Not only going to court, but also being accountable and paying back." The next meeting will take place Tuesday, Nov. 26, at the Agricul­ tural Services building. In other action taken by the board: • Project Challenge, Mediation, mentors and Barium Springs pre­ sented their monthly reports. • The council established a plan­ ning board to help plan for future meetings • The council briefly discussed the state of bullying in the county. • The councildiscussed potential additions to members as allowed in the by-laws. These members would include an additional member of law enforcement, two youth mem­ bers and the county manager when one has been named. FRIDAY, OCTOBER 2">, 2013 A7 West Jefferson reports 20,()()() gallon Oct. wastewater spill The Town of West Jeffer­ son experienced a wastewa­ ter spill on Oct. 10, 2013, of an estimated total volume of 20,000 gallons of untreated wastewater. The wastewa­ ter escaped from the force main line at the Beaver Creek Pump Staion (approximate location - 31Beaver Creek School Road), and an esti­ mated 10,000 gallons spilled into Beaver Creek in the New River Basin. The cause of the spill was due to a hole found in a six-inch piece of ductile iron pipe. There was a rock found on the underneath of the pipe that contributed to the the hole. This area had recently been excavated by a separate utility in recent weeks that could have also contributed to the issue. The Division of Water Quality was notified of the event on Oct. 21, 2013 and is reviewing the matter. For more information, call the Town of West Jefferson at 336-246-3551. House Bill 1160, which the General Assembly enacted in July 1999, requires that municipalities, animal opera­ tions, industries, and others who operate waste handling systems, issue press releases when a waste spill of 1,000 gallons or more reaches sur­ face waters. In accordance with that regulation, a press release was submitted to the Jef­ ferson Post in the affected county. Sharing From Page A1 and cigarettes. The Sharing Center is expected to help out 18,000 people through 2013. Of those, approximately 44 percent are children. "We're serving people who work and just can't make ends meet," Vannoy said. Their pantry typically has supplies to last the Sharing Center for seven months, but with the high­ er demand the supplies are diminishing fast. The Shar­ ing Center is encouraging those that can donate to do so. It takes the Sharing Cen­ ter 100 cases of vegetables to meet its demand every month. Approximately 90 percent is purchased while the other 10 percent comes from Second Harvest. The Sharing Center serves ap­ proximately 1,500 Ashe County residents monthly. The nonprofit has also learned up with the Ashe Wildlife Club, to take part in Hunters for the Hungry, a program intended to help REAL POT*. 1 ' pm. y ' THE ALL-NEW VIKING EPS 4X4 CENTRAL CYCLES SALES 102 S MAIN ST JEFFERSON NC, 28640 336-846-7744 The back pantry at the Ashe County .Sharing Center is near empty. The Sharing Center, which typically has supplies for six to seven months only has a 45-day supply. "It affords (clients) the venison available to pro­ provide more food. Vannoy said hunters can vide families that enjoy opportunity to sit down and socialize over coffee take deer, dressed or un­ (deer)," Sexton said. Also new in October, the and desserts," Sexton said. dressed, to Joe Gentry in Sexton said the new ad­ Jefferson and the Sharing Sharing Center has provid­ Center will get a portion of ed a hospitality desk upon dition has gdne over well check-in for its customers and their clients have giv­ the venison. en positive feedback. "We hope to make the and clients. mm od<5a) ;u .u r Jeep tJ Service, Financing, Parts & Accessories Available I SM«<M mmmm Ommlt (MUM MMtMM «•«<»>«•* MI—I*<1 * namaWM. STRIKES BACK! BEST PRICES • PAYMENTS • SELECTIONS RABV1 2007 HYUNDAI TIBUR0N • 2007 MAZDA CX-7 |2006 NISSAN MAXIMA Sport, FWD, 2.3 L. AutoCloth, 6-Disc CD/MP3. 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When: Sunday, Oct. 27 TV: ESPN (1:30 p.m. EST) Layout: 526-mile oval Banking/Turns: 12 degrees 2012 Winner: Jimmie Johnson Crew Chief's Take: "I love Martinsville. It doesn't get any more old-school racing than this on the Cup level. As a crew chief, it's really cool to set the car up for that track, because it's flat.It has long, asphalt straights where forward bite is key for passing and tight, concrete corners that are hell on brakes. Drivers that aren't ag­ gressive or don't like being physical usu­ ally don't do well here. Of course, Clint Bowyer proved last year that you can't be too aggressive. Curbs, heavy braking, beating and banging, three-wide, twowide ... the place is just exciting!" I A NOTABLE TWO-FER For only the third time ever, and first since 2006, non-Chase drivers — Brad Keselowski at Charlotte and Jamie McMurray at Talladega — have won two straight Chase races. In "06, Tony Stewart won at Atlanta and Texas while on the outside of the playoffs looking in. > SADLER THE SUB Michael Waltrip ' Racing has announced that Elliott Sadler will drive its No. 55 Toyota in place of Brian Vickers as he re­ ceives anti-coagulation medica­ tions to treat a small blood clot in his right leg. Vickers will be un­ available for the final four Cup Se­ ries races. Doctors have told Vickers he will be on the medica­ tion at least two months. TORN UP TRUCKS Johnny Sauter survived a wreck-strewn final lap at Talladega in the Camping World Truck Series' Fred's 250 on Satur­ day to record his third win of the season. Two accidents in the trioval on the final lap swept up over a dozen trucks. Sauter, the leader when the incidents began, was just ahead of the mayhem. It was Sauter's first win at Talladega and second career plate triumph after winning at Daytona in February. Sprint Cup Standings DRIVER (WINS) 1. 2. 3. 4. Jimmie Johnson (5) Matt Kenseth (7) Kyle Busch (4) Kevin Harvick (3) 5. Jeff Gordon 6. Dale Earnhardt Jr. 7. Greg Biffle (1) 8. Clint Bowyer 9. Kurt Busch 10. Carl Edwards (2) 11. Ryan Newman (1) 12. Joey Logano (1) 13. Kasey Kahne (2) POINTS BEHIN0 2254 — 2250 2228 2228 2220 -26 -26 -34 2202 2201 2197 2193 2186 2182 2179 2153 -4 -52 -53 -57 -61 -68 -72 -75 -101 "CHASE FOR THE SPRINT CUP \ 14. Jamie McMurray (A) \ 15. Brad keselowski (1) 1 16. Paui Menard \ 17. MartlnTrueKJr.fi) 1 16 Arte. Mmlrolft 1 19. Ricky Stenhouso Jr 1 20 Jeff Burton 919 -1335 889 -1365 865 -1389 86A -1390 819 -1435 814 -1440 804 -1450 1 Nationwide Standings DRIVER (WINS) Austin Dillon 2. Sam Homish Jr. (1) 3. Regan Smith (2) 4. Justin Allgaier 5. Elliott Sadler 6. Trevor Bayne(1) 7. Brian Scott 8. Brian Vickers 9. Kyle Larson 10. Parker Kllgerman 1. POINTS BEHIND 1067 — 1059 1015 997 989 976 974 970 910 893 -8 -52 -70 -78 -91 -93 -97 -157 -174 Truck Standings DRIVER (WINS) 1. Matt Cratton (1) 2. Ty Dillon (1) 3. James Buescher (2) 4. Jeb Burton (1) 5. Miguel Paludo 6. Johnny Sauter (3) 7. Ryan Blaney (1) 8. Timothy Peters (2) 9. Darrell Wallace Jr. 10. Brendan Gaughan Jamie McMurray celebrates at the start-finish line following his win in the Camping World RV Sales 500 at Talladega Superspeedway. /ASP. he.) No. 1 at Talladega McMurray scores the win, Chase lead changes hands By MATT TALIAFERRO Athlon Sports Racing Editc* Sometimes at the roulette wheel known as Talladega Superspeed­ way, it doesn't take metal-grinding20-car pilcup to change the com­ plexion of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Scries' point standings. Often viewed as the Chase's one great "wild card" stop in its 10race odyssey due to the pack rac­ ing style of competition, Talladega rightly lends itself to a level of un­ predictability not seen elsewhere. However, the stats show that a shakeup atop the Chase standings after Talladega's fall event has been rare. In fact, the last time the lead changed hands was in 2007, when Jeff Gordon temporarily swiped the point from teammate Jimmie Johnson. On Sunday, that five-year run came to an end — though without the wreckage-strewn drama that often concludes a 500-mile event at the Alabama behemoth. Johnson wrested the poults lead from Matt Konsefh in the ('.imp­ ing World RV Sales 500 at the 2.66-mile tri-oval, finishing 13th to Kenseth's 20th, and snagged a bonus point by virtue of leading the most laps. It was an eight-point swing at the top. as non-Chaser Jamie McMurray held off fan-fa­ vorite Dale Earnhardt Jr. to score his first win in over three years. A two-car crash on the race's final lap brought out the event's third and final caution, which froze the field and awarded the win to McMurray. In retrospect, it was a tame finish by Talladega standards, as the field largely flew trying to enter a little bit lower so in single-file formation over the we weren't using so much race­ final 10 laps. It seemed the risk/re­ track so that if everyone behind ward quotient found drivers con­ me would follow, maybe the bot­ tent to settle for a "safe" finish. Or tom line wouldn't develop and at the very least, hesitant to be the move up as fast. first to jump out of line to make a "That being said, every time 1 mad dash; the consequences of a entered lower, I would get away failed run potentially being the dif­ from (Earnhardt), andI feel like he ference between a top-10 finish was getting more of a run on me and a 25th-place disappointment. "I knew that I had everything to off the corner. As those laps counted down 1 was kind of trying lose and really one spot to gain by to do something different each lap going early, and if I waited until so that he couldn't prepare for it." the last lap I could possibly fend Meanwhile, Kenseth was waiting off a failed run and get a relatively in vain for something to happen. decent finish," runner-up Earn­ "Nobody wanted to go," hardt said. Kenseth said of the final laps. "I guess pulling out early and "Everybody wanted to stay in their that not working and finishing spots. I should have been smarter 25th was worse than trying to take the chance. Waiting and being pa­ there and 1 guess 1 paid attention to points, but I'm not really wired tient I thought would pay off. like that. 1 want to go up and mix Every race we have here we all it up and try to win the thing." wreck on the last lap, and it's for­ For Johnson, riding out the fin­ tunate that that wreck wasn't any ish was the safe play. worse than what we typically see "Obviously. 1 was paying atten­ here. But for some reason it was a tion to where the No. 20 (Kenseth) lot calmer the last few laps. was," the five-time champion said. Everybody was pretty good about "I was (paying attention for trie staying in line." No. 20 (Kevin Harvick). the No. All the while. McMurray. who 24 (Jeff Gordon) and was in and owns four restrictor plate victories around and ahead ofmost of those in the Cup Series, was doing his best to throw the competition off guys. Thirteenth isn't the best fin­ ish, but with what we are trying to his trail. "I ran the last 20 laps, never do and win a championship, we looked at the windshield." the race- beat the competition today, and winner said. "I looked out the rear that's good." view mirror the whole time. The Good enough to snare the points one thing I noticed early in the race lead in what has been a dogged was when they would get single fight. And with Martinsville file and everybody would run Speedway on tap — a track where Johnson has dominated to the tunc against the wall the guys on the bottom could make up a lot of of eight career victories and ground because it's such a shorter Kenseth is winless — Talladega could once again prove to be a distance around the bottom. "So when I got to the lead 1 was game-changer. POINTS BEHIND 680 623 622 598 592 588 576 574 566 553 — we head into that year for sure." • NASCAR released its 2014 Sprint Cup News & Notes Series schedule on Tuesday, Oct. 15. Only • Todd Parrott, crew chief for Richard a few minor changes are on the docket, Petty Motorsports' No. 43 team, has been with date-swaps between tracks being the highlights. released from the team for violating NASCAR's Substance Abuse Policy. Texas Motor Speedway will hold its event one week ear­ lier and move from Saturday to Sunday (April 6). Darling­ In a press release, RPM stated that Sammy Johns, Vice ton Raceway and Kansas Speedway will switch dates, President of Operations and Competition, would handle with the former moving from Mother's Day weekend to crew chief duties on the No. 43 Ford of Aric Almirola at April 12. In turn, Kansas will hold its first Cup Series Sat­ Talladega and that Greg Ebert will handle the duties at urday night race, with its event shifting to May 10. Mar­ Throttle Up/Throttle Down Martinsville this weekend. Ebert has served as the team's tinsville Speedway will host the series on March 30, a car chief for the last two seasons. DALE EARNHARDT JR. Though he hasn't week earlier than in 2013. found Victory Lane at Talladega or Daytona "We have an expectation of all RPM employees to con­ Rumors continue to swirl that, with a television deal in this season, Earnhardt's performance duct themselves at the highest level of professionalism . has been noteworthy, having finplace for 2015 with FOX and NBC. a schedule overhaul and within the competitive confines as set forth by ished second in three of the four could be in store. NASCAR." said Johns. "We are very disappointed that one plate racing events, of our employees did not meet our expectations and we NASCAR Senior Vice President of Racing Operations Steve DENNY HAMLIN It's been a completely support NASCAR, their policies and final de­ 0'Donnell addressed that in a news conference, saying, season to forget for Hamlin, who "I think we're certainly going to take a look at it. I think cisions when it comes to the substance abuse policy." sat out four races early in the year • the timing with the new TV partners makes sense. One with a back injury. Hamlin blew an Parrott, a 19-year Cup veteran who led Dale Jarrett to the thing to keep in mind, though, is with each of the tracks, (experimental?) engine at Talladega 1999 Winston Cup championship, has submitted his ap­ if we constantly are shifting dates, it becomes more and on Sunday and has only one top-10 finish plication for NASCAR's Road to Recovery program. He is more of a challenge for each track. Our fans like some of In the last 18 races. the first Cup Series crew chief to be suspended by the want to balance that. I think we'll do the familiarity. We sport for failing a drug test. Compiled and written by Matt Taliaferro. that for 2015, but it's certainly something to look at as -57 -58 -82 -88 -92 -104 -106 -114 -127 Follow Matt on Twitter: ©MattTaliaferro. NATIONWIDE SERIES Race: O'Reilly Auto Parts 300 Track: Texas Motor Speedway Location: Fort Worth, Texas When: Saturday, Nov. 2 TV: ESPN2 (3:30 p.m. EST) 2012 Winner: Kevin Harvick CAMPING WORLD TRUCK SERIES Race: Kroger 200 Track: Martinsville Speedway Date: Saturday, Oct. 26 TV: FOX SPORTS 1 (1:30 p.m. EST) 2012 Winner: Denny Hamlin Classic Moments Martinsville Speedway One of the charter members of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series schedule, the .526-mile Martinsville Speedway has pro­ duced its share of exciting races over the last six-plus decades. None fits that description much better than the Goody's Cool Orange 500 in the spring of 2007. With the cars of Jimmie Johnson and Hendrick Motorsports team­ mate Jeff Gordon seemingly glued together at the front of the field in the closing laps, Gordon tried everything within his power — short of outright wrecking his teammate — to sweep past and seize the victory. Johnson stood his ground, however, and held on for the win in a race that marked the second appearance for the then-new Car of Tomorrow. That race served as a mi­ crocosm for the rest of the season, one in which Johnson would win the champi­ onship over Gordon, with no one else par­ ticularly close. It took a run of four consecutive wins by Johnson in Chase races six through nine to earn his second straight title — and those wins came on the heels of back-to-back tri­ umphs by Gordon. Athlon Fantasy Stall Looking at Checkers: This is one of championship leader Jimmie Johnson's best tracks, with eight wins and an amaz­ ing 5.3-place average finish in 23 starts. Pretty Solid Pick: If Jeff Gordon has a win in him, this would be the logical place, as he has seven Martinsville victories and a 7.0-place average showing in 41 starts. Good Sleeper Pick: Although he owns zero Martinsville wins, Dale Earnhardt Jr. has finished in the top 10 in over half of his 27 Cup starts at the track. Runs on Seven Cylinders: Greg Biffle's four top 10s (zero top 5s) in 21 Cup races here do not bode well for his chances on Sunday. Insider Tip: Don't get cute. Stick with the Martinsville heavy hitters in John­ son, Gordon and Denny Hamlin, who have totaled 19 wins in the Common­ wealth. Photos by ASP, Inc. Visit our website to show off your auto racing DIESEL, LUBE, OIL & FILTER Includes Multipoint Inspection and Complimentary Car Wash knowledge & sprint to the cup for great featuring weekly prizes! Excludes full synthetic oil anavehicles ovet 350C More than ten quarts of oil.and tax extra, Includes oil 'grade/specification Cool Action'" Got Memory Foam JIM'S CORNER FURNITURE Cabin or Castle... We'll Furnish it! 1-336-846-4636 • www.wjchevy.net 1774 Mt. Jefferson Road • West Jefferson. NC 28694 Directions: Just 5 miles from Jefferson on Hwy 194N/88W. Turn Right on Northwest Sch. Rc 160 Northwest School Rd. Warrensville, NC (336) 384-2929 Monday - Friday 9:00 - 5:00 • Saturday 9:00 - 3:0C �FRIDAY, OCTOBER 25,2013 Nathan Ilam. Sports Writer (836) 846-7164 nham@civitasinedia.com Jefferson • • • PORTS ONLINE Game of the Week video can be found atjeffersonpost.com Conference leaders meet Friday night Nathan Ham Sports Writer nham@civitasmedia.com North Wilkes and Ashe County are the only two undefeated teams left in the Mountain Valley Ath­ letic Conference. One of them will leave Hayes with a loss. The Huskies (5-3, 4-0) will battle the Vikings (7-1, 4-0) for sole possession of first place and a leg up on everyone else in the confer­ ence with just two games left to play after this week. North maintains the highest scoring offense in the conference, averaging 39 points per game. The Vikings are coming off of its lowest scoring output of the season, beating Starmount last week, 13-10. Previous to that game, the Vikings had scored at least five touchdowns in each of the seven games. Ashe enters play off of a 39-14 victory against East Wilkes, the team's fourth win in a row. The only team in the confer­ ence with a longer win­ ning streak is North, who have won five consecutive contests. Junior quarterback Con­ nor Bowers surpassed the 1,000-yard mark last week in passing. Bowers has completed 81-150 passes for 1,038 yards, eight touchdowns and five inter­ ceptions this year. Senior halfback Johnathan Cox leads Ashe with 655 rushing yards, all of those coming after miss­ ing the first two games of the season. Through the air, Maison McNeill has a team-high 26 catches, 403 yards and three touchdowns. Bradley Lucas has added 14 catch­ es for 178 yards and two scores from the tight end position. Jacob Blevins has five grabs for 128 yards, Cox has seven catches for 88 yards, Jacob Worley has added nine catches for 93 yards and Cullen Ashley currently has seven grabs for 62 yards. Defensively, Michael El­ liott is Ashe's leading tack­ ier with 38. Dustin Guy has 31, Blevins has 31 and Shawn Baker has 18. Ashley Youth basketball signups underway has a team-high five sacks and Matthew Hamilton holds the team's highest mark with six interceptions. The Vikings are led by quarterback L.J. Hendren. The senior has had a ter­ rific year so far with 1,730 yards passing, 19 touch­ downs and just five inter­ ceptions. The dual threat QB also has amassed 342 rushing yards to lead the team, including four rush­ ing TD's. Ethan Adams and Na­ thaniel Hunt will help out carrying the ball in the backfield. Adams has 250 yards and four touchdowns while Hunt has ran for 225 yards and two scores. Hendren has a trio of weapons through the air that will be looking to continue their great sea­ sons. Josh Bare leads the MVAC in receiving with 34 catches for 799 yards and nine touchdowns. Josh Martin has 31 recep­ tions for 500 yards and seven touchdowns and Justin Shepherd has added 21 grabs for 307 yards and two scores. Head Coach Brian Hampton and the rest of the coaching staff and play­ ers hope that the Huskies bring a big crowd down the mountain for this ev­ er-so-important gridiron clash. Kickoff will be at 7:30 p.m. from North Wil­ kes High School. Prediction: Ashe 26, North Wilkes 20 Other area games: Atkins at Bishop McGuinness Avery County at Madi­ son County East Surry at North Stokes East Wilkes at Starmount Elkin at Wilkes Central Forbush at Carver Hibriten at Freedom * Mount Airy at Walkertown South Stokes at West Stokes Surry Central at North Surry Watauga at MorgantonPatton West Caldwell at East Lincoln Steve Wright | www.StevesSportsShots.com West Wilkes at Allegha­ Cullen Ashley (35). Jason Baker (77) and the rest of the Husky ny defense will be tested this week at North Wilkes, particularly with the passing attack. 1Iusky soccer raises money lo fight cancer Nathan Ham Sports Writer nham@civitasmedia.com Registration for the upcoming Ashe County Youth BasketIxill League has started and will continue through Oct. 29. Parents can register their children on Saturday, Oct. 26 from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. at the Family Central gym, or they can come by the Ashe County Parks and Recreation office anytime from 8 a.m. until 5 p.m. Registration is $40. There will also be two days for Late registration, Oct. 30 and Nov. 1, but the registration fee will increase to $50. There will be no registrations allowed after Nov. 1 Teams will be drafted at each of the three elementary schools and at the middle school on selected dates. Mountain View: Nov. 4 Third grade and fourth grade boys and girls - 5:30 p.m. un­ til 6:30 p.m. Fifth and sixth gradeboys and girls - 7 p.m. until 8:30 p.m. Westwood: Nov. 5 Third grade and fourth grade boys and girls - 5:30 p.m. un­ til 6:30 p.m. Fifth and sixth gradeboys and girls - 7 p.m. until8:30 p.m. Blue Ridge: Nov. 7 Third grade and fourth grade boys and girls- 5:30 p.m. un­ til 6:30p.m. • Fifth and sixth grade boys and girls - 7 p.m. until 8:30p.m. Ashe County Middle School: Nov. 12 Photo courtesy | Lorrie Tomlinson The Ashe County Husky soccer team was able to raise $483.29 that was all donated to the American Cancer Society. The money was collected on Oct. 14 when Ashe played Wilkes Central. The Husky players all wore pink jerseys to bring awareness to breast cancer. Front row, left to right: Joe Barker, Frank Ledezma, Bryam Reyes. Trent Pruitt, Alexis Ramos. Miguel Ramos, Cesar Ruiz, Victor Melo, Kendall Wagner and Gavin Woodie. Back row. left to right: Matt Ball, Alex Church, Justin Roland. Jamison Cline,Jackson Sloan, Kelly Brooks. Jamie Weaver, Omar Reyes and Eric Barcenas. Seventh and eighth grade boys and girls - 5:30 p.m. until 6:30 p.m. Tennis season ends at regionals Coach Larry Dix. "This was a great way to end their senior year." Although the season came to an end with­ out sending anyone to the 2A State Tourna­ One singles player and two doubles teams ment, the year was certainly a huge success traveled to Lexington last Friday for the 2A for the tennis program. Midwest Regional. Hallie Brown was de­ "Ashe had a great season winning the 2A feated in the first round in the singles tour­ conference and conference tournament. We nament. In doubles action, Grace Miller and had she players make all-conference and five Mary Austin Tugman fell in the first round. Kasey Curcio and Ella Copeland won their that qualified for regionals," Coach Dix said. Brown, a junior, was also named theMVAC first match before fallingin the secondround. "I am proud of them (Curio and Copeland) Player of the Year in addition to her all-con­ for making it to the quarterfinals," said Head ference recognition and regional invite. Nathan Ham Sports Writer nham@civitasmedia.com AAU basketball wins Alleghany tourney Submitted photo| Jefferson Post The 1973 Ashe Central High School football team is holding a 40-year reunion at Family Cen­ tral in November. Ashe Central lo hold football reunion Submitted photo| Jefferson Post The Ashe County Lady Huskies AAU Team won the High School Division of the Al­ leghany Roundball Classic Basketball Tournament held on Saturday,Oct. 12 in Spar­ ta. N.C. The Lady Huskies were undefeated with victories over the Alleghany Pride and the State Line Rush. The Lady Huskies won the championship game against the State Line Rush. Pictured from left to right are: Hallie Brown, Morgan Hudler. Paige Spell, Savannah Brooks, Chloe Sullivan, Sydney Kate Grubb and Alayne Spencer. Not pictured: Ashton Lee. The Ashe County Lady Huskies AAU Team is coached by Doug Spell. This was the Lady Huskies' second tournament win of the Fall season. On Saturday, Nov. 16, the Ashe of the school with records of 8-2 in Central High School Football Team 1971, 7-3 in 1972 and 9-1 in 1973. from 1973 will hold a 40-year reunion Former players, coaches, cheerlead­ in the school cafeteria at Family Cen­ ers, family members and supporters tral from 2 p.m. until 5 p.m. of Ashe Central Football during these This team holds the distinction of years are invited to attend this cel­ being the first football team in the ebration. history of Ashe Central High School Additional information will be to win a conference championship in made available in future announce­ football. This team went undefeated ments. in conference play in 1973 and ended For more information, please con­ the season with a record of 9-1. tact Larry Sheets at 336-982-3105 The core of this football team also Bobby Hudler at 336-846-7505' holds the distinction of having the Thomas Worth at 336-298-7700 or best three-year record in the history Phyllis Jones Yount at 919-696-4742 �B2 FRI i>AY, OCTOBER 25, 2013 •' EFFERSC>\ POST Biology professor Best in Show Brooks receives belated customer service award If you missed the .Ashe County Piecemakers' Quilt Guild Fair held at Jefferson Station last month, you re­ ally missed a great show. The show was judged by National Quilt Association certified Judge Dr. Scott Murkin. who is a quilter and a medical doctor. The Viewem' Choice Best of ShowWall-hanging award went to Ron Hofstetter. a former bi­ ology professor, a new quuter, and the only male guild member. We may be seeing a new trend. Hofstetter's first attempt at quilting was in 2010. It was prompted by a family trip to Canada, looking for a moose and stopping at quilt Ron Hofstetter-Viewers' Choice Best of Show - Wall Hanging shops; quilting was on his mind. Ron's wife, Peg has That first moose won reality in fabric and thread. quilted for many years and it would never have occurred third place in the 2010 Quilt He now does most of the to him to quilt were it not Fair. His next project was to machine embroidery and for her influence. She was design a Morpho Butterfly thread painting for his wife. not very well that summer that won two Second Place She gives him swatches and and along the way he was Ribbons. This Year's View­ lias him select complemen­ inspired by a moose pattern ers' Choice award went to tary fabrics. In addition to Ron's which he offered to start for his Blue Ridge Seasonal her. He would occasionally Scenes which he designed Viewer's Choice Award for cut fabric for her, then do from a desire to create a Best of Show -Wall-Hanging, a little quilting, which led landscape. His sole inter­ Charlene Wilson received embroidery and thread est is in art quilts and wall Viewer's Choice Best of hangings. Ron tries to stress Show-Bed Quilt. Judged Photo submitted| Jefferson Post Donna Brooks of Donna's Country Kitchen was too busy providing outrageously good customer service to receive her Chamber of Commerce Outrageously Good Customer Service Award at Boondocks last Wednesday. Brooks, whose nomination read, "she will always acknowledge you by your first name, and never forget your face or what you like to eat," ac­ cepted her award this week in her kitchen. awards included AlicePotter for Best of Show-Bed Quilt and Carol McDowell for Best of Show-Wall Hanging. For a complete list of win­ ners, visit the Guild's web­ site, www.ashequilters.org. The Ashe County Piecemaker's Quilt Guild mem­ bers are already working on next year's fair. Be sure to mark your calendars for Sept. 19-20,2014. Ashe 4-H'ers participate in State target tourney Each year 4-H'ers from across North Carolina go to 4-H Millstone Camp in Ellerbe on the fourth weekend in September to compete in the state 4-H Target Shooting Sports Tournament. Participants compete in various disciplines which include shotgun, rifle (Open Sight/Telescopic/Sporter), air rifle, air pistol, muzzleloading, and Archery (Compound/ Recurve). There were ap­ proximately 250 youth, ages 9-18 that competed in the tournament on Sat­ urday, Sept. 28, 2013. In order for Ashe County youth to com­ pete at the state tourna­ ment they were required (Junior Archery and Shot­ to compete and place at gun), Jasey Ham (Senior the 4-H Regional Target Rifle T and Archery), Shooting Sports Tourna­ and Matthew Hoffman ment in Polk County on (Senior Rifle T). At the Saturday, Aug. 10, 2013, state tournament, Ethan where there were over Council placed first in individual and first place 500 youth. Ashe County 4-H 10 overall in Junior Archery Ring Target Shooting Recurve. Noah Gouge Sports was represented placed second in indi­ by Matthew Barr (Senior vidual and third overall Rifle T), Mick Blackburn in Junior Shotgun. Par­ (Junior Shotgun and Rifle ticipants who placed first, Sporter), Dalton Bos­ second and third received ley (Senior Shotgun and gold, silver, or bronze Rifle T), Chance Burgess plated medallions. (Senior Muzzleloading), Matthew Dixon and Ethan Council (Junior Dalton Bosley have been Archery Recurve), Cody invited to compete for Dancy (Junior Shotgun), the chance to represent Matthew Dixon (Senior North Carolina at the Na­ Archery), Noah Gouge tional 4-H Target Shoot­ ing Sports Invitation in Nebraska in Summer 2014. The tryouts will be Saturday, Oct. 26, 2013, in Ellerbe. Special thank you to Charles Young, 4-H Club Leader, volunteers, par­ ents, and organizations who support the Ashe County 4-H 10 Ring Tar­ get Shooting Sports Club. The youth greatly ap­ preciate your time, hard work, and dedication to the program. If you would like to learn more about the 4-H Target Shooting Sports Club, call N.C. Coop­ erative Extension, Ashe County 4-H at (336) 8465850. Submitted Photo | Jefferson Post Those participating in the tournament from Ashe County were (from left, standing): Charles Young, Dalton Bosley. Matthew Hoffman, Matthew Barr, Chance Burgess, Matthew Dixon, Ethan Council (seated) Cody Dancy, Mick Blackburn. Jasey Ham, and Noah Gouge. STJMKES.BACK! ' ZS2 BEST PRICES • PAYMENTS • SELI SELECTIONS CHEVXtQLET'BUlCK AN AMERICAN REVOLUTION @ BUICK 2010 CHEVY IMPALA LT SEDANI 2009 CHEVROLET IMPALA LTZ I Keyless. Power Seat, I Alloy Wheels Stk.#P5289A 12012 CHEVROLET SONIC LTZ 2012 Heated Leather, Alloys, Bose. CD. 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About NC Works On­ and businesses following The office will be open line reductions in the Division s from 9 a.m. to noon and NCWorks Online is a federal and state funding. from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. no-fee service that pro­ In response to changes on Mondays, Tuesdays, vides several benefits to in funding, the Division Wednesdays and Fridays. job seekers and employers. is analyzing the deliv­ The office will be closed Job seekers can search job ery of workforce services on Thursdays. posts pulled from thou­ throughout North Caro­ Citizens will continue lina to find efficiencies and to have access the same sands of websites and re­ align administrative costs workforce services at the ceive alerts through email where necessary. other offices, including and text message. Employ­ Photos courtesy of Brodrick Shepherd | Jefferson Post Steps to improve effi­ free Internet access and ers can post jobs to find the Drum major Jacob O'Neal leads the Ashe County Huskies Marching Band onto the field for competiton at the 26th Annual Freedom Classic Tournament of Bands in Morganton, N.C. Also ciency include cross-train­ resume preparation, as talent they need, as well as pictured are clarinet players Nate Denny and Mariah Martin and saxophone players Andrew ing staff members and the well as career counseling take advantage of real-time Shepherd, Tyler Slaton and Meianie Day. implementation of the and assistance using the labor market information job-search website, NC- job-search website NC- that will, assist them in making competitive offers Works Online, a one-stop Works Online. platform to streamline "We are committed to to recruit high-talented the job search process. serving every citizen in workers. These changes will pro­ North Carolina and will For more information vide increased customer continue to provide the about NCWorks Online, services, more quickly workforce services that visit www.ncwoiks.gov, connecting clients to the have helped citizens across and for more information opportunities they need. Heading up the Hus­ this state find gainful em­ about the N.C. Division of The Jefferson local ployment and businesses Workforce Solutions, visit kies in his debut perfor­ workforce office, located find talented workers," www.nccommerce.com/ mance as drum major, in the Ashe County Part­ said Roger Shackleford, workforce. Jacob O'Neal led the band to a second-place finish in the 26th An­ nual Freedom Classic Tournament of Bands at Freedom High School on Saturday in Morganton. The Huskies were among 22 bands com­ peting in six divisions Thieves calling and pos­ members are strongly en­ based on band size. Scammers were previ­ ing as electric utility rep­ couraged to report the call ously targeting mainly Ashe County competed resentatives continue to to their local law enforce­ Spanish speaking mem­ in the 1A Division along prey on unsuspecting con­ ment authorities. with Polk County High bers, but they have sumers across the country, A typical scam sce­ School of Columbus branched out, and are including members of Blue nario happens as follows: and Unicoi County High Ridge Electric Member­ A member receives an now targeting members School of Erwin, Tenn. ship Corporation. unsolicited phone call from many different back­ O'Neal stepped up to The cooperative urges from someone who falsely grounds. fill the shoes of Drum If members are unsure its members to be aware claims to be a representa­ Major Kelsey Hayes who of this scam and never pro­ tive of the electric coopera­ that it's Blue Ridge Elec­ was not able to compete vide any caller with your tive. That person tells the tric calling, hang up and because of illness. He personal or account infor­ member that his or her ser­ call the cooperative's office answered the call by mation. If members receive vice will be disconnected if placing second in the Husky Marching Band section leaders (from left.) Josh Rea- a suspicious call at any the member does not make using the phone number drum major category. vis, Dillon Flanagan and Kathryn Bard accept the trophy for time from someone claim­ an immediate payment to listed on a bill, telephone director, BlueRidgeEMC. The Huskies also placing second in the percussion category at the 26th Annual ing to be with Blue Ridge the cooperative. com or an official docu­ placed second in the per­ Freedom Classic Tournament of Bands. Electric, please feel free to In some cases, the scamcussion and visual en­ hang up and call your local mer insists on receiving ment of the cooperative. Blue Ridge Electric urg­ semble categories. Ashe Blue Ridge Electric office payment within an hour The Husky Vanguard Band Festival on Sat­ to verify. and instructs the member es its members to share County placed second Vb\H InStmnalloft wiVh laroOnce they receive con­ V«» mixlce a payment, ovw overall in the 1A Divi­ Marching Band will urday, Oct. 26, at East ily and Iriends to help put O'Neal leads Husky marching band to second place finish Blue Ridge Electric warns of utility payment seam sion and received a rat­ ing of "excellent." next 2013 compete Carolina in the Classic Lincoln High School in Denver. firmation it's not an official Blue Ridge Electric call, the phone by credit card or e-check. Right choice, right price D pei a stop to it. mo"* Medicare Advantage plan with prescription drug coverage from Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina Attend a meeting to learn more Medicare Advantage plans are only available to about our Medicare Advantage Medicare beneficiaries plans. Prospective new enrollees Get trusted coverage at the right price from BCBSNC. will receive a $10 gas card gift • 2013 BCBSNC HMO Standard plan rated overall • •••.2 • certificate as a thank you - and there's no obligation to enroll • Quality health care coverage for more than 80 years. in a plan! • SilverSneakers*1, a fitness membership at no additional cost.1 • Strong network of contracted doctors and hospitals. Cannot be redeemed for cash. Annual Election Period ends December 7,2013. Wed., Oct. 30 Wed., Nov. 13 Thurs., Nov. 21 10:00 a.m. Ashe County Library 10:00 a.m. Ashe County Library 2:00 p.m. 148 Library Rd. 148 Library Rd. 148 Library Rd. West Jefferson West Jefferson West Jefferson IfAV BlueCross BlueShield of North Carolina Ashe County Library Visit us at bcbsnc.com/medicare Smart choices for Medicare RSVP today to guarantee your seat.4 Call toll-free: 1-888-529-2988 For the hearing and speech impaired (TTY/1DD): Call 1-800-922-3140 Monday - Sunday, 8 a.m. - 8 p.m. For meeting accommodations for persons with special needs: 1-888-370-2350 Other products offered for Medicare beneficiaries include Blue Medicare Supplement • and Blue Medicare Rx R WORLD'S WtoST ; fffWICAL 'jg COMPANIES WWW.ETHISPHERE.COM (PO) be^te'^^oMMnSm^or^S^tenefiteTsavailableto assist vou in mak.ng a decision about your coverage^This is an adve^semen.ormore gov. Association. U7678,7/13 Y0079_6279 CMS Accepted 08162013 006406 k. �B4 FRIDAY, OCTOBER 25, 2013 JEFFERSON POST COMMUNITY CALENDAR Oct. 25 1 2 - 2 p . m . C a t 's Meow Chili Lunch sponsored by the Ashe Humane Society will be held at the Jefferson United Methodist Church. Deliveries and take-out will be available. For only $8, lunch includes chili (beef, turkey or vegetar­ ian), slaw, crackers, cook­ ies and a drink. Pay at the door or by calling the Ashe Humane Society, 336-9824297. Oct. 25 - 31 Friends of the Library. Christmas will be here before you know it. Visit our Friends Sales at the library and stock up on all things. Christmas: Sea­ sonal magazines and oth­ ers at the great low price of 3 for $1 (except for cur­ rent magazines for only $1 each), seasonal Christmas books at low prices that have wonderful Christmas dinner recipes and decorat­ inginstructions, and many more selections. Books are available at the low price of $1 to $5 each. Author collections are grouped in the center of the sales area. This is a good time to complete that collection of your favorite writer. There is a wide array of pretty gift baskets featuring holi­ day themes, golf, baseball, cooking, gardening, mys­ teries, you name it, the gift shop probably has it or can make one for you. Our gift shop is open during library hours. Stop by and browse, find that special gift or book, and support your li­ brary all at once. Oct. 26 Civil War Living His­ tory - Members of the 26th Regiment of NC Troops Reactivated will give dem­ onstrations at 2 sites. From 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. at the Mu­ seum of Ashe County His­ tory in Jefferson, and be­ ginning again at 6 p.m. at the Buffalo Tavern Bed and Breakfast. Both sites will feature musket bring dem­ onstrations, drill, a camp set-up, and talks on the history and use of flags on the battlefield. By 6 p.m., it will be dark enough to see the 4-foot long flames shooting form the muzzles of the rifled muskets. For more information, call Clint at 336-982-4456. 7 - 1 1 a.m. Annual Fuel Assistance Breakfast and Gift Basket Raffle. The employees of Ashe Services for the Aging will sponsor the breakfast and raffle. Music will be pro­ vided by Tonya Halsey's Voice Students. Breakfast will include: biscuits, ba­ con, sausage and eggs. Adult plates are $6, and children 4 - 12 are $3. All proceeds will assist cli­ ents of Ashe Services for Aging by heating their homes this winter. Our cli­ ents are disabled, elderly and all live on very lim­ ited income. Often, they have to choose between buying groceries, paying for medication or heating their homes. Please come out and support this great cause. Monetary donations are appreciated and are tax deductible. For more infor­ mation, call Amanda Callo­ way at 246-2461. 8 a.m. - 1 p.m. One Day Restore. The Ashe Habitat has two storage bins full of treasures. The final one-day sale of the year will be held at Park­ way Storage on W. Ashe Street, just off the Back­ street near the library. You can count on furniture, refrigerators, windows, doors, tile samples, TVs, and more. 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Au­ tumn Leaf Festival and Oktoberfest. MACH and the Old Towne Jefferson Business Association have partnered for some very special events. Civil War reenactors, special ex­ hibits, traditional crafts­ .'•I' — "iM i people and book talks and signing form authors Mi­ chael Hardy, Douglas But­ ler and Clint Johnson will featured at the museum. There will be drawing the winning raffle ticket for the Stephen Shoemaker .410 shotgun. Oktober­ fest will close down Main Street from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. with music, vendors, kids' activities and more. J&J Chophouse will host a beer garden that will also feature traditional German food. 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. Ashe Youth Basketball League Registration. 3rd - 8th Grade Boys and Girls will be held at Fam­ ily Central Gymnasium. Regular registration: Oct. 14 - 29, 2013 $40. Later registration: Oct. 30 - Nov. 1: $50. Absolutely no reg­ istrations will be accepted after November 1, 2013. All drafts will be held at Family Center. For more information, call 336-9826185. 2 p.m. Fall leaves and Tee's - Paint your own fall color Tee-shirts. Meet us at the Mt. Jeffer­ son State Park Picnic Area and make your very own shirt design using leaves and fabric medium. De­ signed for kids 6 -14. Teeshirts will be provided as long as supplies last. 3 p.m. and 6 p.m. The Secret Garden will be presented at the Civic Center. Ticket price is $10 for adults and $5 for students, and will be avail­ able in advance at the Ashe Arts Center or by calling 846-2787. 3 p.m. Hay Ride. Come to the New River State Park N.C. 221 Access to enjoy a 45 minute -1 hour hayride through the state park to view the colors of fall. Space is limited. For more information or to re­ serve your space, call 336982-2587. 3 p.m. Second Annual rlTmll A TERRIBLE THING HAPPENS WHEN YOU DON'T ADVERTISE. NO ONE NOTICES Y0D ANYMORE P Jefferson Post (336)846-7164 www.jeffersonpost.com .../^^/ADVERTISING RESULTS Pumpkin Roast will be held at Grace Commu­ nity Church in Fleetwood. There will be food, games, hayrides and roast pump­ kins. All kids will get to choose and paint a pump­ kin and will receive a treat bag. Everyone may take some fresh roasted pump­ kin home with them. The church is located at 9042 N.C. 211 S., Fleetwood. For more information, call 620-2600, 877-0250 or 977-0250 or visit the church's website at gracecommunitychurchnc.com. 6 p.m. Barbecue Din­ ner and Bluegrass Music Fundraiser will be held at the Peak Creek Ruritan Community Center, 7026 N.C. 88 E, Laurel Springs. The barbecue is by Motley's and music by the Backyard Pickers. Ad­ mission for the dinner and music is by donation in support of the club's com­ munity service projects. There will also be a cake walls, cake auction, and door prizes. Help support your community and enjoy an evening of music, old fashioned family fun, and fellowship. For more infor­ mation, call 336-982-9538. 6 p.m. Rod Stewart at the Blue Ridge Dinner Theater. Don't miss this great show. Rob Daudill performs as Rod Stewart in a performance that is sure to make you laugh out loud as well as bring back some of those favorite Rod Stewart tunes. Tickets in­ clude both the buffet and show; $30 pre-ordered, $35 day of the show. Buffet opens at 6 p.m., show be­ gins at 7:30 p.m. For more information or tickets, call 336-246-2900. 7 p.m. Halloween Mas­ querade Ball and Dinner Children's Trust Endow­ ment Fund will be held at the The Club at Jefferson Landing. Featuring Soul Play. The cost is $75 per person. Hors D'oeuvres will be served at 7 p.m., dinner at 8 p.m., and the costume contest begins at 10:30 p.m. Costumes are encouraged, but not re­ quired. For more informa­ tion or tickets, call (336) 846-5850, or (336) 9824588. Oct. 27 2 p.m. Fall Season Mountain Hike. Meet at the Mt. Jefferson State Park Picnic Shelter. The spectacular change of sea­ son is here. Bring your camera and questions as we will be looking at the spectacular fall color. Bring your hiking shoes or boots too. 3 p.m. Winter Birds Power Point Presenta­ tion. Join the New River State Park ranger at the N.C. 221 Visitor Center for a power point presentation to learn about bird that winter in our area. Oct. 28 p.m. Storytelling in Todd. Every Tuesday 5 through October, stop by the Todd General Store for old time entertainment with supper at 5 p.m. and storytelling at 6 p.m. Todd General Store is located at 3866 Railroad Grade Road. For more information, call (336) 877-1067. 6 p.m. Spooky Hay Ride. Enjoy a 45 minute - 1 hour hayride through the New River State Park to view the colors of fall. Be prepared to hear some haunted tales, and maybe meet some scary guests. Meet at the N.C. 221 Ac­ cess area Visitor Center. Space is limited. For more information or to reserve your space, call 336-9822587. 7 p.m. Ashe Camera Club will meet at the BREMCO building on N.C. 163 in West Jeffer­ son. George Kosinski, well known artist and photog­ rapher, will present the program for the last meet­ ing of the year. Oct. 29 6 p.m. Spooky Hay Ride. Enjoy a 45 minute -1 hour hayride through the New River State Park to view the colors of fall. Be prepared to hear some haunted tales, and maybe meet some scary guests. Meet at the N.C. 221 Access area Visitor Center. Space is limited. For more information or to reserve your space, call 336-9822587. Oct. 29, 30 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. The Ashe Memorial Hospital Auxiliary is sponsoring a Books are Fun Book Sale in the hospital class­ room. The sale is open to the public. The times are as follow: 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. Tuesday, October 29, 7 a.m. - 2 p.m., Wednesday, October 30, 2013. Come on out and start your Christmas shopping. Oct. 30 5 - 6 p.m. Boo-Mobile Auto Rally. The Artists Theatre is proud to an­ nounce the first annual Boo-Mobile Auto Rally and Design Contest. Get artistic and dress your car for Halloween. Come on down to West Jefferson on East Main Street to mingle with other Boo-Mobilers. Join the fun. Oct. 31 3:30 - 7 p.m. Ashe Li­ brary Halloween Parade. Trick or Treat at the li­ brary's Halloween Parade. Meet our literary cat char­ acters, including Cat in the Hat, Pete the Cat, and Tigger, among others and go on our "Pete the Cat" story walk. 5:30 - 7 p.m. Safe TYick or TYeat. Forest Ridge As­ sisted Living will host Safe Trick-or-Treat. For more information, call 336-846- 1008. �JEFFERSON POST Pets of the Week FRIDAY, OCTOBI 25, 2013 CLASSIFIEDS LEGA Ashe County Humane Society Located at Old U.S. 16, in front of the National Guard Armory in Jefferson. Adoption day from 10-3 p.m. each Saturday. If you are interested in adopt­ ing, please call (336) 982-4297 or email ashehumane@skybest.com Find them online at www.ashehumanesociety.org Pets of the Week Cats: Two sweet, 12-week-old male kittens, Panda Andy and Winky Dink are looking for good homes. Each kitten has its own personal­ ity, and each one is full of spunk. They will purr their way into your heart. Gracie is a lovely female kit­ ten, estimated at about 8 months old. She has short black hair and a sweet personality! She was pulled from Animal Control and is cur­ rently in a foster home. Although Gracie was at first very scared and nervous, she is now do­ ing extremely well. She's getting along fantastically with the other cats and the young children in her foster home. She is getting used to dogs, too. Gracie loves to cuddle on your lap and is just a loving little girl! Mandy and Mike are two sweet 7-week-old kittens who are search­ ing for their forever home. Both Mike and Mandy are up to date on their shots. They would do well in a home without dogs or small children. Heidi is a beautiful, sweet, mildmannered 13-month-old. She looks like she may have some Maine Coon in her, and is a larger cat. She is very docile and minds well. She has been fostered in an inside only, quiet home and would do better in a home without small children or dogs. She has been spayed and is up to date on all of her shots. kittens, are looking for a good home. They are litter box trained and great with children. They are up to date on all of their shots and are feline leukemia negative. Dogs: Jackson is a 3-year-old neu­ tered male Lab/Hound mix. He is up to date on all of his shots and is a sweet and loving dog. He knows basic commands and has an aptitude for training. He is house trained and tolerates cats. He would make a good watchdog, but needs to be the only dog or the alpha dog. He would do well with a fenced area and he needs room to run. Sam is a sweet 7-month-old male Beagle-Heeler mix looking for his forever home. He is very Fluffy, Mamie, and Smokey playful, full of energy, and seems Joe are adorable 3-month-old kit­ to listen well. tens looking for their permanent Vet reference and/or home visit home. They are good with other is required for adoption. animals as well as children. Each Ashe County Humane Society, have a unique personality all their PO Box 1776, West Jefferson, NC own. 28694. Ashe Humane Society is Dorothy, Gaston, Rory and funded entirely by donations, fun­ Bruce, four adorable 9-week-old draisers and grants. What's bigger than basketball in North Carolina? You're holding it. That's right, it's your newspaper. More people read a Nor* Carolina newspaper last week thanwatehed the Blue De^s, the Wolfpack, the Tar Heels and the Demon Deacons comined all year.* In fact, you can throw in the people who watcM the men's and women's NCAA tournament and you'd still oiy get 2.6 million. That's about 50,000 short of the number reaing on an average day. LEGALS NORTH CpONA ASHE C)NTY NOTICE OF J<N T. KILBY EXECUTCof thE ESTA OF CARSO-* KEYS FILE NT13 E 289 The undersigl having quali­ fied as Exec? the Estate of Carson M«ys. deceased, of Ashe Cod- North Caro­ lina. this is notify all persons having cfai against said es­ tate to pre-'1 tnem to the un­ dersigned or before the 17th day January. 2014, or this notic''" be pleaded in bar of th'ecovery. All per­ sons ind1®^ t° the said es­ tate wilpase make immedi­ ate pay,nt 10 the under­ signed ded in Book 443, Page 761 of the Ashe County Public Registry. This tt10th day of October, 2013 Johr Kilby, Executor KILF& HURLEY Attc^y at Law PCP* 24 W( Jefferson, NC 28694 Ptshno.is.ia/io^s.ia/n.i .1 1 8-13 " NORTH CAROLINA ASHE COUNTY NOTICE OF WILLIAM E. BYRD EXECUTOR OF THE ESTATE OF TALMADGE SMITH BYRD FILE NO. 13-E-296 The undersigned, having quali­ fied as Executor of the Estate of TALMADGE SMITH BYRD. deceased, of Ashe County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons having claims against said estate to present them to the undersigned on or before January 23, 2014, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All per­ sons indebted to the said es­ tate will please make immedi­ ate payment to the under­ signed. This the 25th day of October, 2013. William E. Byrd 4174 Peachtree Lane Granite Falls, NC 28630 John T. Kilby Attorney at Law PO Box 24 West Jefferson, NC 28694 Publication dates: 10/25/13; 11/01/13; 11/8/13; 11/15/13 NORTH CAROLINA ASHE COUNTY IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE 13-E-269 EXECUTOR'S NOTICE TO CREDITORS In the Matter of the Estate of: FRANK ROLAND Having qualified as Executor of the Estate ot Frank Roland, deceased ot Ashe County. North Carolina, the under­ signed does hereby notify all persons, firms and corpora­ tions having claims against the estate of said decedent to ex­ hibit them to the undersigned at 756 West King Street, P.O. Drawer 32, Boone. North Caro­ lina 28607, on or before the 3rd day of January. 2014 or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All per­ sons, firms and corporations indebted to the said estate will please make immediate pay­ ment to the undersigned. This, the 4th day of October, 2013. Randy L. Roland, Executor Charles E. Clement Clement Law Office Attorney at Law 756 West King Street P. O. Drawer 32 Boone. North Carolina 28607 Publish:10.4 13/10.11.13/10.18 .13/10.25.13 STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF ASHE IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION BEFORE THE CLERK FILE #13-E-262 NOTICE TO CREDITORS Having qualified as Executor of the estate of WILLIAM DAVID DUSOLD, deceased of 4541 Big Peak Creek Road, Laurel Springs, Ashe County, North Carolina, 28644, this is to noti­ fy all persons having claims against the Estate of said Willi­ am David DuSold to present them to the undersigned on or before 11th day of January, 2013, or this notice will be placed in bar of their recovery All persons, firms and corpora­ tions indebted to said Estate will please make immediate payment. This the 4 day of October, lis 4th 2013. If you're a reader, you can start the wav now! And it you're an advertiser, you can score big with Norh Carolina newspapers. NC'A Sandpa *•'Marketing Sources: Scarborough Research 2012, R2 (Multimedia) DIA serving you your world AMENDED NOTICE OF SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE S FORECLOSURE SALE OF REAL PROPERTY the powe thority contained in tf Deed of lined the Trust from Jennifer M. Good­ man and husband. Darren D. Goodman to Anthony S. di Santi (the "Substitute Trustee") for the benefit of Highlands Union Bank recorded in Book 372, Page 1437 of the Ashe County Public Registry (the "Deed of Trust"), the under­ signed Substitute Trustee will sell at public auction, to the highest bidder for cash, the real property described in Ex­ hibit A attached hereto and in­ corporated herein by refer­ ence. together with all rights, privileges and appurtenances thereto (the "Property") The record owner of the Prop­ erty as reflected by the re­ cords of the Register of Deeds of Ashe County not more than ten (10) days prior to the post­ ing of this Notice was Jennifer M Goodman and husband. Darren D. Goodman. The Property will be sold sub­ ject to any and all matters su­ perior to the lien of the Deed of Trust, including without limita­ tion: (a) superior mortgages, deeds of trust, liens and as­ sessments, if any; (b) the lien of unpaid ad valorem taxes; (c) valid and enforceable ease­ ments and restrictions of re­ cord; and (d) matters which would be revealed by a cur­ rent and accurate survey of the property. The Property will be sold "AS IS. WHERE IS." Neither the Substitute Trustee nor the holder of the debt secured by the Deed of Trust, nor their re­ spective officers, directors, at­ torneys. employees, agents or authorized representatives, make any representation or warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions ex­ isting in, on, at or relating to • the property, and any and all responsibilities or liabilities arising out of or in any way re­ lating to any such conditions expressly are disclaimed. Pursuant to North Carolina General Statutes Section 4521.10, any successful bidder may be required to deposit with the Substitute Trustee im­ mediately upon conclusion ot the sale a cash.depusiUn .an. amount not to exceed the -eater of five percent (5%) of e amount bid or Seven Hun­ dred Fifty Dollars ($750.00). Any successful bidder shall be required to tender the full bal­ S ance of the purchase price so bid in cash or certified check at the time the Substitute Trust­ ee tenders to him a deed for the Property or attempts to tender such deed, and should said successful bidder fail to pay the full balance of the pur­ chase price so bid at that time, he shall remain liable on his bid as provided for in North Carolina General Statutes Sec­ tions 45-21 30(d) and (e). In addition to the purchase price so bid any successful bidder will also be responsible for payment of revenue stamps and other costs of closing the sale, including fees and costs of the Substitute Trustee in­ curred after the date of sale. The sale will be held open for ten (10) days for upset bids as by law required. DATE OF SALE: October 29. 2013 HOUR OF SALE: 10:30 a.m. PLACE OF SALE: Ashe » County Courthouse This the 2nd day of October. 2013. EXHIBIT "A" BEING a tract of land located in Helton Township. Ashe County, North Carolina, bounded by the lands of, formerly of, or in possession of, on the West by William Hinkle and Dean Blevins, on the North. East, and South by William Hinkle; and being more particularly described as fol­ lows: BEGINNING on a 1/2"rebar set in the eastern line of the Dean Blevins property (Book Jacqueline K. DuSold M4. at page 78. Ashe County 4541 Big Peak Creek Road Registry), said rebar being loc­ Laurel Springs, NC 28644 ated N 17-03-00 E. 60 29 feet from an existing 1/2" conduit pipe on the northeast side of James M Deal, Jr. the old Silas Creek Road, said DEAL, MOSELEY & SMITH, conduit pipe is a southeastern LLP corner of the said Dean Blev­ Attorneys at Law ins property. said beginning 870 West King Street. Ste. B. M2r rebar is also located NT PO Box 311 31-38-34 W. 35.99 feet from Boone. NC 28607 the northwest comer of the Publish: bam located on the grantors' 10.11.13/10.18 13/10.25.13/11 property; thence running with .1.13 the said Dean Blevins line, N. STATE OF 17-03-00 E 169.49 feet to an NORTH CAROLINA existing 1/2" conduit pipe at a IN THE GENERAL COURT fence post; thence leaving the OF JUSTICE said Blevins line and running SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION with a division line of the 13-SP-104 Hinkle property. S 74-31-13 E. In the Matter of the 144 03 feet to a new 1/2" re­ Foreclosure of the Deed bar; S 50-20-20 E 380 27 feet of Trust to a 1/2" rebar set at a fence Jennifer M Goodman post; S. 00-12-40 E. 25144 and husband. feet to a 1/2" rebar set at fence Darren D. Goodman, Grantor post; N. 01-37-26 W. 363 80 to Anthony S di Santi, feet to a new 1/2" rebar, N 75Substutite Trustee, 54-02 W 81 36 feet to the As recorded in Book 372, point of BEGINNING, contain­ Page 1437 of ing 4.024 acres Area by co­ the Ashe County ordinate computation Accord­ Public Registry ing to a survey by Billy W. Barr, RLS, L-3174, dated 17 See Substitution of Trustee March 1994, Job No. 940212. which Bearings are relative to the Substitutes Anthony S. di Santi deed recorded in Book I-6. at as pages 52-55, inclusive, Ashe Substitute Trustee in the place County Registry and stead And being the identical land of Orignial Trustee, as recor- �I IUU.AY, V/llUBbK i, 2( LEGALS )l .j J EFFliRSON I'OS'l described in and conveyed by Stn West Jefferson, NC 281 Maying Editor n/a 10 Tier Full Name: Civitas P'.nang, LLC CivitSjnancing. LLC. sole owner Civitas Media, LLC; CivitaioiqingSi LLC, sole ownercivitas Financing. LLC; Cas Investments II, LLC anjjyjtas investments ll-A. LLMajonty owners of Civitas fyngs, LLC; and Mi­ chael Bl Compietiaiimg Addresses: Civitas Ma i3q Harbour Place Dri\§Uite 300, David­ son, NC 2*6 2929 Arch eet, Suite 1800, PhiladelphoA 19104-7324 11. Known Ijdholders, Mortanqher Security Owr, or Holding 1 Percent or M, 0f Total Amount of Bcfc, Mortgages, or Other Secies. RBS Citizens. 289 State Street, Bostonassachusetts 02109 12. Tax Status \ 13. Publication »; Jefferson Post 14. Issue Date 'osculation Data Below: 9/27^3 15 Extent and Nap of circu­ lation: Newspaper; a. Total Number ofpies (Net press run) Average No. Copie%Ch Is­ sue During Precedih2 Months. 2115 No. Copies of Single Ue Published Nearest to ng Date, 2326 b. Paid Circulation(Bv ,| and and Outside the Mail) (1) Mailed Outside-Cou Paid Subscriptions Statpn PS Form 3541 (Include y distribution above nomin. rate, advertiser's proof cqs, and exchange copies) Average No. Copies Each sue During Preceding 12 Months, 211 No. Copies of Single Issue Published Nearest to Filing Date, 243 (2) Mailed In-County Paid Su scriptions Stated on PS Form BEGINNING on a point where 3541 (Include paid distribution an existing roadway intersects above nominal rate, the southwest boundary line of the above described tract, said advertiser's proof copies, and exchange copies) point being located S. 75-54Average No. Copies Each Is­ 02 E. 13.00 feet from the be­ sue During Preceding 12 ginning comer of the above de­ Months, 763 scribed tract; thence running with the center line of said right No. Copies of Single Issue of way and an existing road the Published Nearest to Filing Date, 879 following nine calls; (1) N. 20(3) Paid Distribution Outside 18-44 E, 67.77 feet; (2) N. 41the Mails Including Sales 46-10 E. 39.81 feet; (3) N. 7916-51 E. 46.04 feet; (4) S. 85Through Dealers and Carriers, 20-35 E. 58.96 feet; (5) S. 58Street Vendors. Counter Sales, and Other Paid Distribution 50-58 E. 47.19 feet; 6) S. 32Outside USPS 11-26 E. 60.89 feet; (7) S 67Average No. Copies Each Is­ 55-41 E. 64.17 feet; (8) S. 46sue During Preceding 12 50-53 E. 42.92 feet; (9) N. 78Months, 904 36-32 E. 41.20 feet to a point No. Copies of Single Issue where said roadway intersects Published Nearest to Filing the northeastern boundary line Date. 1031 of the above described tract." Paid Distribution by Other Reference is also made to lasses of Mail Through the deed trom Randall S. Dancy, USPS (e.g., First-Class Mail) Divorced, to Alicia H. Dancy, Average No. Copies Each Is­ dated 15 May 2001, and of re­ sue During Preceding 12 cord In Book 261, at page 1342, Ashe County Registry. Months, O property "Vrt«s above rtosscritseci No Copies ol Single issue is subject to a Road Mainten­ Published Nearest to Filing ance Agreement of record In Date. O that certain deed from William D. Hinkle and wife. Evelyn R. Hinkle, to Randall S Dancy and wife, Alicia H. Dancy, dated 27 June 1995. and of re­ cord in Book 207. at page 2166, Ashe County Registry, and including and excepting easements of right of way as therein set out. as follows: "There is ALSO CONVEYED by these presents to the Grantees, their heirs and as­ signs. easement of right of way for the purpose of a roadway for ingress, egress, and main­ tenance, said easement to be 20.0' in width measured 10.0' each side of and parallel to the following described center line: BEGINNING on a point where an existing roadway intersects the southwest boundary of the above described tract, said point being located S. 75-5402 E. 13.00 feet from the be­ ginning corner of the above de­ scribed tract; thence running with the center line of said right of way and an existing road the following six calls: (1) S. 17-0533 W, 105.75 feet; (2) S. 2844-38 E 43.93 feet; (3) S. 0723-32W. 37.94 feet, (4) S. 3608-31 W 76.25 feet; (5) S. 2234-37 W 67.52 feet; (6) S. 1249-24W 84 15 feet to a point in the center line of N.C S.R. 1523 (Silas Creek Road), said point being located approxim­ ately 0.55 mile in a northwest­ erly direction from the intersec­ tion of said N.C S.R. 1523 and N.C S.R. 1540 (Claude Dick­ son Road)." "There is RESERVED and EX­ CEPTED for the use and bene­ fit of the Grantors, their heirs and assigns, easement of right of way for the purpose of in­ gress, egress, and mainten­ ance over the above de­ scribed lands, said easement to be 20 0' in width measured 10.0' each side of and parallel to the following described cen­ ter line: & the Ashe County Public Registiy in Book 261, pages 1363-1364. to which record jby i specific recital and description of said Road Maintenance Agreement. There is located upon the above-described premises a 1996 Oakwood Mobile Home, Serial No. NTA551229. It is the intent of the Grantors and Grantees that said mobile home shall be part of and per­ manently affixed to the real property described herein. Anthony S. di Santi, Substitute Trustee di Santi Watson Capua & Wilson 642 West King Street Post Office Box 193 Boone, North Carolina 28607 Telephone . (828) 264-6126 Publish: 10.18.13/10.25.13 NOTICE TO CREDITORS Kimberly Weaver McNeill Greene, having qualified as the Administrator of the Estate of James Lloyd McNeill, late of Ashe County, North Carolina, does hereby notify all persons, firms, and corporations having claims against the estate of said decedent to exhibit them to Attorney Mary Ellen LyallMorgan, on or before January 14th, 2014, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their re­ covery. All persons, firms, and corporations indebted to the Estate of James Lloyd McNeill will please make immediate payment to the undersigned by and through this attorney. This the 14th day of October. 2013 Kimberly Weaver McNeill Greene Mary Ellen Lyall-Morgan Lyall-Morgan Law Firm. PLLC PO Box 565 Jefferson. NC 28640 Publish: 10.18 13/10.25.13/11.1.13/11. 8.13 STATEMENT OF OWNERSHIP MANAGEMENT AND CIRCULATION (All Periodicals Publications Except Requester Publications) 1. Publication Title: Jefferson Post 2. Publication Number: 441810 3. 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They were pleased to be 5-1. leading the NFC South and tied with Seattle atop the conference as their bye week arrived. Locker room leaders, includ­ ing quarterback Drew Brees and receiver Lance Moore, also were quick to pointout the Saintscould easily be 3-3, if not for last-minute successes early this season. It took a fourth-down stand near their end zone to beat At­ lanta in the season opener. The next week, New Orleans needed a Last-minute drive — and a lastsecond held goal — to topple Tampa Bay in a game Brees said the Saints "maybe had no busi­ ness winning." "So sometimes they go your way and sometimes they don't," Brees said. "You just hope you're in a position where more of them go your way than not, because arguably half the games in this league an? decided l>y the last pos­ session, and at times the last play. gtrtten too comfortable with itself had it gone into its short vacation at 6-0. "It's kind of a reality check, because a couple of those games could have gone the oth­ er direction, and I would say we're extremely fortunate to be 5-1 and sitting in a pretty good position," Moore said. 'So I feel like we're a good team, but I feel like we can definitely lie a great team. We've got a lot of work to do to get there, a lot of things to sharpen up on and get some guys back, myself in­ cluded. "Well get healthier in this bye week, continue to put our foot on the gas with the way that we work, improving every day, and I Daniel Wallace | Tampa Bay Times/MCT think you'll see a pretty good fin­ New Orleans Saints quarter back Drew Brees is trying to keep his team ished product." focused on improving on their 5-1 start. In any event, the Saints have come a long way in a year's time. As much as it bothered the In 2012, with head coach Semi You could say that certainly tliat's elder statesman of New Orleans' Payton susjiended the whole been the case for our team. Three season in connection with the out of the six games have come receiving corps to watch from the NFL's bounty investigation into sideline in New England, unable the Saints defense's cash-for-hits down to literally the last play." The Saints have played their to help liis offense run out the bounty system, New Orleans past three games without Moore, clock and keep Brady off the field, opened with four losses and who expects to return when New he wondered whether the loss never recovered, finishing 7-9 Orleans plays against Buffalo in might serve as an important mo­ and out of the playoffs for the first tivator for a team that could liave time since 2008. the Superdome on Oct. 27. Instead ofpredator, Manning is the prey INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Hie NFL's version of "Shark Week" fin­ ished with a twist few saw coming. You couldn't turn on a TV last week without seeing Peyton Man­ ning and hearing somebody or the other guarantee how he was go­ ing to return to Indianapolis and mercWesaty sY\red the OStts. The only thing missing from most of the clips was the soundtrack from "Jaws" playing in the background. Instead of being the predator, though, for once Manning wound up as the prey. "I am kind of relieved in some ways that this game is over," he said at the end of a long night. No doubt. It wasn't just tliat the Colts halted Denver's unbeaten start this season at six games — and 17 straight during the regular season — with a 39-33 defeat. Or the un­ characteristic four turnovers by the Broncos, or even the undisciplined meltdowns that led to a dozen pen­ alties for 103 yards. Or the way Manning's former employers threw a pregime cer­ emony to honor the player who brought the city a Super Bowl and more, then unleashed a hun­ gry defense that unceremoniously knocked him on his keister four times — and hurried the quar­ terback on 10 other occasions. It wasn't even being outplayed by In­ dianapolis QB Andrew Luck — 13 years his junior — in front of the very same crowd that Manning once owned. Manning couldn't put his finger on exactly why he and the Broncos seemed out of sorts, and he wasn't about to lean on alibis. So well at­ tempt it for him. He was playing in front of a Sam Riche | MCT Indianapolis Colts quarterback Andrew Luck (12) and Denver Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning (18) greet one another after the game on Sunday in Indianapolis. Mathis zoomed past Clark and smashed into Manning from the blind side, forcing a fumble that skidded out of the end zone for a safety. "It certainly was a good hit." Manning said, grinning."A healthy one, Td call it." Soon after, Manning was seen on the sideline practicing short throws. He underthrew several passes later in the game, but when asked wliether Mathis' hit affected his arm strength,Manning laughed it off. "1 throw a lot of wobbly passes," he said. "I throw a lot of wobbly touchdowns, too." Luck, meanwhile, did some of the things Manning was revered for better than the master himself. Luck caught die Broncos' defense with the wrong personnel on field several times and made hurry-up play calls to take advantage. He was poised in the face of the Den­ ver rush, calmly stepping forward in the pocket to buy his receivers some time. He even did one thing Manning makeshift offensive line; both of the Broncos' regular tackles are out injured, and they couldn't have picked a worse game to miss. Not only do some of Manning's former teammates know how and where he likes to make plays; some of them, like close pal and Colts outside linebacker Robert Mathis, practiced against him for eight straight seasons without being al­ lowed to so much as touch him. Needless to say, Mathis had a few scores to settle. Unfettered for just one night, the five-time Pro Bowler showed Chris Clark — filling in at left tackle — about as much respect as a traffic pylon. He wound up going over, around and on occasion right thmugh Clark to pick up two sacks and a handful of stops. "If you're not on top of the minute things, he's going to make plays," Mathis said about Man­ ning "We know what he can do." And now, for all the things he already knew about Mathis, Man­ ning can tell you exactly how hard he hits. Early in thesecond quarter, r almost never does anymore — make (days with his feet. With five minutes left in the third quarter, 10 yards to the end zone and the play falling apart, Luck took off around the right side and beat Denver's de­ fenders to tlie comer. Then he did something else Manning doesn't do, either. He wound up and viciously spiked the ball for punctuation, in contrast to describing it afterward. "We knew we needed the points," Luck said. "So that was a big drive." One thing Luck had no problem talking about was watching Man­ ning. iJnbelievable," he began. "He throws the ball incredibly well. He's always in control of the moment." Before he got carried away,Luck paused. "It was not fun to watch him, but a little part of you is watching and saying, 'Wow. That's really impres­ sive."' For his part, Manning wasn't so sure about his body of woik on this night. He did finally acknowledge being "probably more tired com­ ing into this game than others," before adding "But I guess that's just natural." 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Box 516) Deep Gap, NC 28618 Fleetwood Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department Phone: (336) 877-5100 Chief: Steve Craven 9005 US Highway 221 S (P.O. Box 280) Fleetwood, NC 28626 fvfr70@skybest .com Fleetwood Fire and Rescue Roster: Steve Brown Alex Church Keaton Craven Steve Craven Roger Dugger Jason Fairchild Jacob Frankis Bill Gentry Jonathan Greer Robert Greer Matt Grogan Ben Jordan Scott Jordan Alex Latham Jamie Latham John Latham Kelsy Latham Randall Latham Susan Latham Brandon Lemly Chad Miller B. James Nelson Justin Phillips Chris Roten Tim Russell Sam Shepherd Rick Surber Matt Treva Bartt Winebarger Matt Winters Tim Winters Trey Young Box 176) Lansing, NC 28643 lvfd@skybest.com Glendale Volunteer Fire Department Phone: (336) 982-3539 Chief: Greg Chatham 7376 NC Highway 16 S (P.O. Box 61) Glendale Springs, NC 28629 le sprini gsvfd@iskybest.com Jefferson Volunteer Fire Department Phone: (336) 246-9149 Chief: Dane Absher 205 Northwest Drive (P.O. Box 97) Jefferson NC, 28640 jfrsnfd@skybest.com Lansing Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department Phone: (336) 3844545 Chief: Everett Adams 9281 NC Highway 194 N (P.O. Todd, NC 28684 Warrensville Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department: Phone: (336) 384-3700 4849 NC Highway 88 W (P.O. Box 207) Warrensville, NC 28693 wvfd@skybest.com New River Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department Phone: (336) 9824700 Chief: Todd Young 6067 NC Highway 16 N Crumpler, NC 28617 Todd Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department Phone: (336) 877-1234 Chief: Chris Welch 11062 NC Highway 194 (P.O. Box 75) 1836 US Hwy 221 N Jefferson 336-846-AMMO (2666) Tue-Sat 9 - 6 www.gradyprecisioncartridge.com Thanks for keeping us Safe Gun Powder Grill Brian Ashley Kathryn Ashley Margaret Eastridge Richard Eastridge Earnest Eldreth Daniel Farmer Eric Gilley Reba Gilley Charles Greer Brandon Hardin Miguel Hernandez Wade Huntsinger Joshua Johnson Allen Lewis Lucas Roten Danny Hodges Ronnie Hopkins Brian Houck Dentise Houck Mike Houck Matt Lambert Mark McNeill Mark McNeill Jr. Brandon Miller West Jefferson Volunteer Fire Department arrensville Fire and Rescue W Roster: Pond Mountain Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department Phone: (336) 385-6090 Chief: Lee Denny 6038 Joines Road Creston, NC 28615 pmvfr@skybest .com Grady Precision Cartridge Andrew Scogin Casey South Steve Turner Charles Weaver Jeremy Weaver Charles Zachary Dawn Zachary Russell Zachary Donnie Miller (chief) Eric Miller Phone: (336) 246-3551 Chief: Grant Price 204 Buck Mountain Street (P.O. Box 1631) West Jefferson, NC 28694 wjvfd@skybest.com West Jefferson Fire and Rescue Roster: Michael BanJeff Bowers Andy Calhoun James Ellis Calvin Green David Hart Keith Hartzog Mark Miller Grant Price Charles Rash Bradley Roland Tommy Royal Terry Severt Larry Shumate Cody Simcox Dale Simcox Matt Turnmire Jeff Turnmire Michael Vannoy Jody Walters Kenneth Woods Ronnie Wyatt We salute our First Responders. Thank you fromtne Ashe County Republican Party Rescue services Carhartt) Hard at work since 1889; HI "Home cooked meals" Tue - Fri 11 am - 2 pm ID [MjCJ ins 3 millerinsurance AUTO HOME AND COMMERCIAL INSURANCE iJHftNKS FJ0RAU.-,Y.0U DO |T.0jKEEP,ASHEC0UNTiY<SAFE I �FRIDAY, OCTOBER 25,2013 JEFFERSON POST PAGE 3 Firefighter from Ashe County among 19 killed in Arizona wildfire Dylan Lightfoot Staff Writer dlightfoot@civitasmedia.com Firefighter Eric Marsh, 44, a graduate of Ashe Central High School, was among 19 firefighters killed while battling an Arizona wildfire Sunday, June 30. Marsh served as super­ intendent of the Granite Mountain Hotshots, a crack team of firefight­ ers trained to combat wildfires, according to his father John Marsh of Prescott, Ariz. Eric had moved to Arizona eight years ago to help organize the unit, he said. The Granite Mountain Hotshots were an inter­ active team, on-call any­ where in the United States. The team was flown in to North Carolina two years ago to fight spring wild­ fires, he said. Marsh had been involved in fighting fires since right after high school. He grad­ uated from Appalachian State University, a student of biology and a naturalist. He was married, but had no children. The wildfire that took the lives of Eric Marsh and his 18 team members, be­ gan near Yarnell, Ariz., just southwest of Prescott. The fire started about a mile-and-a-half from the town. The temperature was 101 degrees with 40 to 50 mph winds when a lightning storm started several small fires in the area, according to John. The Granite Mountain Hotshots were in "direct attack" mode, John said, meaning they had "one foot in the fire," attempt­ ing to keep the blaze from taking the town. The 19 firefighters were under their fire-resistant shields when they were overrun by the fast-moving fire, he said. Of his son, John said, "He was a great son. He was compassionate and caring about his crew." "I want to thank the people of Ashe County for their concern," he said. John and his wife Jane, Eric's mother, moved to Prescott from Ashe County about five years ago to be near Eric, their only child. Granite Mountain, which John said can be seen from his home, Marsh was used by Eric and his crew as a training ground — the team took School, served on the Ashe County Board of their name from it. County Commissioners John, a former teacher at Northwest Ashe High from 1994-2000. NFPA announces National Wildfire Local VFD receives FEMA Community Preparedness Day grant for fire safety Wil Petty Staff Writer jpetty@civitasmedia.com The Pond Mountain Volunteer Fire Department received a $20,800 grant from FEMA to provide families in the area with fire extinguishers, carbon monoxide detectors and smoke detectors. "The purpose of (the grant) is to educate people on the proper use of the fire extinguisher to where if they have a small fire, they can keep it contained until the fire department can get there," Anthony Fanner, assistant fire chief for the Pond Mountain fire district said. Pbnd Mountain, as well as other VFDs in Ashe County are not 24 hour operations. The grant will help those in the area contain small house fires preventing more dangerous situ­ ations because of long response times. With the district being remote and volunteers hav­ ing to work jobs during the day, the VFD is not fully staffed at all times. Farmer said the VFDs main target with the grant are the elderly and low-income families in their district. "Our primary goal here is to help these people out," he said. "In turn they are helping themselves while helping us." Farmer said the department hopes to provide 200 houses in the area with the extinguishers and detectors. Farmer said if needed the VFD will install the extinguishers and detectors, and give in-home dem­ onstrations. Farmer said extinguishers will help contain small fires, but residents will need to know when to fight a fire or when to wait for firefighters to arrive. In 2012, Pond Mountain VFD received two other grants. One was a Fire Prevention & Safety grant of §19.760, and the other was an Assistance to Fire­ fighters Grant of $38,800, for equipment. For more information on the grants go to: www. fema.gov We salute all Ashe County Fire & Rescue Personnel. Thank you for your dedication and service. Special thanks to Warrensville ire & Rescue. The National Fire Protection As­ sociation (NFPA)has announced its first national Wildfire Community Preparedness Day will take place on Saturday, May 3, 2014. This year, the U.S. has seen more than 65,000 wildfires burn more than nine million acres, affect thousands of lives and create millions of dollars of damage to homes and structures, according to the National Interagen­ cy Fire Center. During national Wildfire Prepared­ ness Day, communities across the nation are encouraged to participate in mitigation projects to help reduce the risk of wildfire damage to their homes and neighborhoods. Projects can range from a short time commitment, to an entire day, and can be undertaken by individuals or groups. Potential projects include hosting a chipping day, distribut­ ing wildfire safety information to neighbors, organizing brush clean up and more. Residents of all ages are invited to join in the effort. A list of project ideas is available at www.nfpa.org/wildfirepreparednessday. For communities offi­ cially recognized through the Firewise Communi­ ties/USA® Recognition Program, participating on national Wildfire Pre­ paredness Day can count towards their 2014 "Firewise Day" event. The 2014 Wildfire Preparedness Day comes on the heels of NFPA's Colorado Wildfire Preparedness Day of Service that was piloted in May 2013. Nearly 600 volunteers partici­ pated in more than 16 projects across the state. NFPA's Wildland Fire Operations Division provides information and resources through the Firewise® Communities Program and Fire Adapted Communities® initiative (both co-sponsored by the USDA Forest Service), education, training, conferences, workshops and courses 512 NC Hwy 88 West Warrensville 384-3900 iEvery * - r Secondi Counts SkyBest nessday. About the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) NFPA is a worldwide leader in fire, electrical, building and life safety. The mission of the international non­ profit organization founded in 1896 is to reduce the worldwide burden of fire and other hazards on the qual­ ity of life by providing and advocat­ ing consensus codes and standards, research, training and education. NFPA develops more than 300 codes and standards to minimize the pos­ sibility and effects of fire and other hazards. All NFPA codes and stan­ dards can be viewed at no cost at www.nfpa.org/freeaccess. l ips for cleaner, more eflieient wood lire Heating your home with lution, that isn't healthy a wood stove this winter? to breathe indoors or out Now is a good time to en­ - especially for children, sure your wood stove will older adults and people generate as much heat as with heart disease, asthma possible while protecting and other lung diseases. your family's health. Particle pollution can ir­ Wood smoke is a mix­ ritate your respiratory sys­ ture of gases and particles, tem, and is linked to health also called particle pol­ problems such as bronchi­ "Years ago, my home PROTCCT tis and asthma attacks. Replacing your wood stove with a modelcertified by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) can make a big difference. About 75 percent of the 12 million wood stoves used in the U.S. were built before 1990 These stoves put out about 70 percent more wood smoke than the EPA-certified stoves on the market today. These older stoves are also about half as efficient as today's models, meaning you have to burn a lot more wood in your old stove to get the same amount of heat. Thank You burned, I'm still grate' ful for our great Ashe County Volunteer Fire Departments." Paula Perry GUARDIAN INSURANCE AGENCY "An Independent Insurance Agency" c.c.sI., Inc. Auto • Homeowners • Business • Health • Life Mobile Homes • Flood • Motorcycle * Boat Warrensville Drug Store for community residents to help them reduce their risk of wildfire damage to homes and property. Learn more about the 2014 national Wildfire Community Prepared­ ness Day at www.nfpa. org/wildfireprepared- • Paula R. Perry • fAMAHA Kelly Joe Perry Wendy Patrick 125 Wade E. Vannoy Drive c West Jefferson • 336-846-6721 \ ofJefferson www.yamahaofjefferson.com Thanks for all you Do for our County! <3» VANNOY CONSTRUCTION James R. Vannoy & Sons K Construction Company, Inc •r SkyLine salutes our volunteer firemen and rescue squad members, especially SkyLine employees Steve Brown, Lynn McCoy & Todd Young. www.SkyBestSecurity.com • L 846-7191 �PACK 4 FRIDAY, OCTOBER 25,2013 Many families gather in the kitchen to spend time together, but it can be one of the most hazardous rooms in the house if you don't prac­ tice safe cooking behaviors. Cooking equipment, most often a range or stovetop, is the leading cause of report­ ed home fires and home fire injuries in the U.S.. Cook­ ing equipment is also the leading cause of unreported fires and associated injuries. JEFFERSON POST "kid-free zone" around the grill. Put out several longhandled grilling tools to give the chef plenty of clear­ ance from heat and flames when cooking food. Periodi­ cally remove grease or fat buildup in trays below grill so it cannot be ignited by a hot grill. Use only outdoors! If used indoors, or in any enclosed spaces, such as tents, bar­ becue grills pose both a fire hazard and a risk of expos­ ing occupants to carbon monoxide. sils, paper or plastic bags, food packaging, towels, or curtains - away from your stovetop. Keep the stovetop, burners, and oven clean. Keep pets off cooking sur­ faces and nearby countertops to prevent them from knocking things onto the burner. Wear short, close-fit­ ting or tightly rolled sleeves when cooking. Loose cloth­ ing can dangle onto stove burners and catch fire if it comes into contact with a gas flame or electric burner. manufactured after April 2002 must have overfill protection devices (OPD). OPDs shut off the flow of Safe cooking propane before capacity is behaviors K your clothes reached, limiting the poten­ It's a recipe for serious catch fire tial for release of propane Charcoal grills injury or even death to wear If your clothes catch fire, gas if the cylinder heats up. loose clothing (especially Purchase the proper stop, drop and roll. Stop hanging sleeves), walk away starter fluid and store out of OPDs are easily identified immediately, drop to the from a cooking pot on the reach of children and away by their triangular-shaped ground and cover your face stove, or leave items that can from heat sources. Never hand wheel. Use only equipment bear­ with your hands. Roll over catch fire, such as pothold- add charcoal starter fluid and over or back and forth ers or paper towels, around when coals or kindling have ing the mark of an inde­ to put out the fire. Immedi­ pendent testing laboratory. the stove. Whether you are already been ignited, and ately cool the burn with cool cooking the family holiday never use any flammable Follow the manufacturers' water for 3 to 5 minutes instructions on how to set dinner or a snack for the chil­ liquid other than charcoal and cover with a clean, dry dren, practicing safe axiking starter fluid to get the fire up the grill and maintain it. cloth. Don't apply creams, Never store propane cylin­ behaviors will help keep you going. ointments, sprays or other Dispose of charcoal coals ders in buildings or garages. home remedies. and your family safe. only after they are cool. If you store a gas grill inside Empty the coals into a metal during the winter, discon­ Choose the Use equipment container with a tight-fitting nect the cylinder and leave it right equipment, for intended outside. Light a propane grill lid that is used only to col­ use it property purposes only Always use cooking lect coals. Place the contain­ only with the cover open. Cook only with equip­ equipment tested and ap­ er away from anything that ment designed and intended Watch what proved by a recognized test­ can burn. Never empty coals for cooking, and heat your you heat ing facility. Follow manu­ directly into a trash can. home only with equipment The leading cause of fires facturers' instructions and designed and intended for in the kitchen is unattended Propane grills code requirements when in­ heating. There is additional cooking. Stay in the kitchen Check the propane cylin­ stalling and operating cook­ danger of fire, injury, or der hose for leaks before us­ when you are frying, grill­ death if equipment is used ing equipment. Plug microwave ovens ing it for the first time each ing, or broiling food. If you for a purpose for which it and other cooking applianc­ year. A light soap and water leave the kitchen for even was not intended. es directly into a wall outlet. solution applied to the hose a short period of time, turn Never use an extension cord will reveal escaping pro­ off the stove. If you are sim­ Protect children for a cooking appliance - it pane quickly by releasing mering, baking, roasting, or from scalds boiling food, check it regu­ can overload the circuit and bubbles. and burns If you determined your larly, remain in the home cause a fire. Young children are at high grill has a gas leak by smell while food is cooking, and risk of being burned by hot Use BBQ or the soapy bubble test and use a timer to remind you food and liquids. Keep chil­ grills safely there is no flame: Turn off that you're cooking. dren away from cooking ar­ Stag alert! To prevent eas by enforcing a "kid-free Never leave a barbecue the propane tank and grill. grill unattended. Place the If the leak stops, get the grill cooking fires, you have to be zone" of 3 feet (1 meter) grill well away from siding, serviced by a professional alert. You won't be if you are around the stove,and around sleepy, have been drinking any places where hot food or deck railings and out from before using it again. under eaves and overhang­ If the leak does not stop, alcohol, or have taken medi­ drink is being prepared or ing branches. Don't use or call the fire department. If cine that makes you drowsy. carried. Keep hot foods and store on a porch or balcony. you smell gas while cooking, liquids away from table and Place the grill a safe dis­ immediately get away from Keep combustibles and heat counter edges. tance from lawn games, play the grill and call the fire de­ sources apart When young children are Keep anything that can present, use the stove's back areas and foot traffic. Keep partment. Do not attempt to catch (ire - potholders, burners whenever possible. children andpets away from move the grill. the grill area. Have a 3-foot All propane cylinders oven mitts, wooden uten- Never hold a child while cooking, drinking, or car­ rying hot foods or liquids. Teach children that hot things burn. When children are old enough, teach them to cook safely. Supervise them closely. "AEUA 165 American Way, Jefferson 336-982-9824 Prevent scalds and bums To prevent spills due to overturn of appliances containing hot food or liq­ uids, use the back burner when possible and/or turn pot handles away from the stove's edge. All appliance cords need to be kept coded and away from counter edges. Use oven mitts or potholders when moving hot food from ovens, micro­ wave ovens, or stovetops. Never use wet oven mitts or pothold­ ers as they can cause scald burns. Replace old or worn oven mitts. U.S. Navy Deputy Fire Chief David White of Treat a Fremont, Calif., demonstrates how dangerous bum right it is to try to move a cooking fire. away, putting it in cool wa­ grease fire starts in a pan, ter. Cool the bum for 3 to 5 smother the flames by care­ minutes. If the bum is bigger fully sliding the lid over the than your fist or if you have pan (make sure you are any questions about how to wearing the oven mitt). treat it, seek medical atten­ Turn off the burner. Do not tion right away. move the pan. To keep the fire from re­ Install and starting, leave the lid on use microwave ovens safely Place or install the micro­ until the pan is completely wave oven at a safe height, cool. In case of an oven fire, within easy reach of all users. turn off the heat and keep The face of the person using the door closed to prevent the microwave oven should flames from burning you or always be liigher than the your clothing. If you have a front of the microwave oven fire in your microwave oven, door. This is to prevent hot turn it off immediately and fotxl or liquid from spilling keep the door closed. Never onto a user's face or body open the door until the fire from above and to prevent is completely out. Unplug the microwave oven itself the appliance if you can safely reach the outlet. from falling onto a user. After a fire, both ovens Never use aluminum foil or meUd objects in a micro­ and microwaves should be wave oven. They can cause checked and/or serviced be­ a fire and damage the oven. fore being used again. Heat food only in containers Nuisance or dishes that are safe for smoke alarms microwave use. Smoke alarms should be Open heated food con­ tainers slowly away from the installed away from the kitch­ face to avoid steam bums. en to prevent false alarms. Generally, they should be at Hot steam escaping from the container or food can least 10 feet from a cooking cause bums. Foods heat un­ appliance. A smoke alarm in­ evenly in microwave ovens. stalled within 10 to 20 feet <>f a cooking appliance must be Stir and test before eating. a photoelectric type or have a hush feature, which tempo­ How and when to fight cooking rarily reduces the sensitivity fires When in doubt, just get of the alarm. If a smoke alarm sounds out! When you leave, close the door behind you to help during normal cooking, contain the fire. Call 9-1-1or press the hush button if the the local emergency number smoke alarm has one. Open the door or window or fan after you leave. If you do try to light the the area with a towel to get fire, be sure others are al­ the air moving. Do not dis­ ready getting out and you able the smoke alarm or take have a clear path to the out the batteries. Treat every exit. Always keep an oven smoke alarm activation as a mitt and a lid nearby when likely fire and react quickly you are cooking. If a small and safely to the alarm. Thanks For All You Do For Our County! ROTEN INSURANCE AGENCY 5083 NC Hwy 88 W. • P.O. Box 305 Warrensville, NC 28693 Phone: 336-384-8800 Fax: 336-384-8802 Carroll Roten - Agent Wendy Arnold - Agent Katrina Calhoun - Agent County For</ We Salute, Support and Appreciate all the Fire & Rescue Workers of Ashe County. Thanksfor All You Do! www.aev.com Ashe County 409 East 2nd Street, West Jefferson, NC 336-846-FORD www.ashecountyford.net �Healthy Litest ihor 9013 I SPECIAL SUPPLEMENT TO October 2013 I QPPriAl Ql IPPI PMPKIT TO JEFFERSON POST STARTING STRONG How fa make the gym work for you from the get-go View this section online by scanning this code or i wwwjeffersonposLcom/ heatthylifestyle exercue MAKING THE CUT Simple wayJ to cut ealorieo �October 25.2013 • JEFFERSON POST 7 myths about body fat B Today's Prices for Tomorrow's Needs There's No Better Way to Plan for Tomorrow Than By Taking Action Today ASHELAWN Ashelawn Memorial Chapel & Gardens 3470 US Hwy. 221 North Jefferson. NC • 336-982-2121 wvme.ashelawn.com Recorded Obituary • 336-982-2120 PPUrgent www.afrprhs.org/appurgent-care • Staffed by Board Certified physicians • No appointment needed • Convenient walk-in care for patients with non-life threatening illness or injury • Reliable, cost-effective • alternative to the emergency room • Tests and vaccinations available 2146 Blowing Rock Road Boone, NC located between Walgreens and Makoto* I lours: Monday - Friday: 8 - 7 Saturday & Sunday; 9 - 5 265-5505 ody fat is often considered the enemy for those looking to get fit. People will try many types of diets and exercise in an effort to rid their bodies of excess fat, and such regimens produce varying degrees of success. Part of what makes fat so confounding is the misconceptions surrounding this natural component of anatomy. By separating the myths from the facts, men and women might find their efforts to banish body fat that much more successful. Myth #1: Body fat is only under the surface of the skin. While body fat near the surface of the skin, which is known as subcutaneous fat, may be most noticeable, body fat is actually accumulated throughout the body. Organs can accumulate fat, and this internal fat, known as visceral fat, can wrap around the heart and marble muscle. According to Dr. David Haslam, clinical director of the National Obesity Forum, visceral fat can be toxic and unhealthy. When people begin to exercise, they burn away this visceral fat and the results are often noticeable shortly after an exercise regimen begins. Myth #2: Muscle turns to fat without exercise. Muscle and fat are two separate entities, and one cannot become the other. People will gain weight after they stop exercising because fat will begin to accumulate more readily because it isn't being burned. Fat may mask muscles that were once there and are no longer as pronounced. However, the muscles will not turn to fat. Upon returning to regular exercise, a person can regain his or her physique. Myth #3: Body fat develops from eating fatty foods. Fat in food will not necessarily turn to fat on the body. That piece of bacon will no more turn into a spare tire around your midsection than would a banana. Fat is formed from excess calories. When the body takes in more calories than it uses for energy, that excess is stored as fat reserves. Whether calories come from a lean protein or fatty gristle, if the calories are all used up they will not turn into fat. Myth #4: Starving oneself will burn fat. Depriving the body of calories may initially force it to burn body fat stores. However, if the calorie restriction is so marked, the body may actually go into "starvation mode," where it breaks down fats more slowly. Also, when food is reintroduced, the body may store more fat in anticipation of future deprivation. This can cause a person to gain more wqjght and body fat than if he or she had just adhered to a moderate diet all along. Myth #5: A person can lose body fat from just one area. There are a number of exercises purported to burn fat from a specific area of the body. For example, doing hundreds of crunches will banish belly fat. However, fat will not diminish in just one spot from targeted exercise. The body burns fat evenly so that one portion is not depleted more than another, resulting in an area of the body that is not naturally • insulated by fat. Therefore, a diet and exercise plan will produce gradual shedding of body fat all over the body. Yet, the appearance of diminished fat may be visible in particular areas more so than others. Myth #6: Fat modulates body temperature. Scientists used to believe that body fat was instrumental in regulating body temperature. New information suggests that it is actually muscle that helps regulate body temperature, although it is not entirely understood why. According to a report published in Nature Medicine, muscle protein called scarlopin is believed to help regulate body temperature. Muscle contractions also help to generate heat. Myth #7: Fat weighs less than muscle. Muscle and fat weigh the same. A pound of bricks will weigh the same as a pound of cotton. Muscle is more dense than fat, so if a person is exercising and building muscle while shedding fat, he or she may not notice a big change in weight. Body fat is often shrouded in mystery, but understanding the science behind body fat can make shedding it that much easier. �Simple way,) to cut calories — P eople take a variety of approaches when attempting to lose weight. Some try fad diets that may or may not produce results, while others commit to a daily exercise regimen. One of the more popular ways men and women attempt to lose weight is to cut calories from their diets. Cutting calories can be an effective way to shed extra pounds, but it should be done in a way that does not compromise your overall health for the sake of a slimmer waistline. Any changes adults make to their diets should be discussed with their physicians prior to going forward, but the following are a handful of healthy ways to cut calories. • Add healthy flavor to your pasta. Perhaps because it's become increasingly available in recent years, whole grain pasta has risen in popularity. But men and women looking to cut calories can go even further when cooking up some pasta for dinner. When making whole grain pasta, cook about half the amount you normally Ufw**e3 would, and then add fresh or even frozen vegetables to the mix. Reducing the amount of pasta will reduce the amount of calories you consume, and the vegetables will add nutrients to your diet. Another way to cut calories from your favorite pasta dishes is to leave the parmesan cheese on the sideline. Parmesan cheese can be loaded with in calories, and the vegetables should add all the flavor you need. When making a sandwich, hold the mayo in favor of mustard, which contains far fewer calories. • Put away the potato chips. Potato chips are a favorite snack of many people, but those delicious chips could be a reason your belt size is getting bigger. Instead of potato chips, opt for air-popped popcorn, which contains roughly one-fourth the amount of calories as potato chips. Popcorn also is a whole grain, which means you'll be adding fiber, minerals and vitamins to your diet while decreasing your caloric intake. JEFTEBS8* POST • October 25 2013 • Choose the right condiment for your sandwich. Many people love a good deli sandwich slathered in mayonnaise. But while that sandwich might be delicious, that mayo could be adding a significant number of calories to your meal. One tablespoon of mayonnaise can have as many as 57 calories, while an alternative like mustard can be just as flavorful while containing far fewer calories. • Say "so long" to soft drinks. Perhaps no method to cutting calories is more effective for soft drink lovers than cutting soft drinks from their diets. Sugary beverages are not only loaded with calories, but such drinks offset the body's blood sugar, increasing appetite as a result. Instead of reaching for a soft drink at the convenience store or at home, try water. It's a much healthier alternative, and it's sure to help you achieve a slimmer waistline. • Don't forget to eat fruit. Fruit is not just a fresh and delicious snack, it's also a fiber- and antioxidant-rich and low-calorie alternative to more popular snack foods. Strawberries are a popular fruit, and men and women might be surprised to learn that a pound of strawberries contains nearly the same amount of calories as a half-cup of vanilla ice cream. When eating breakfast in the morning, add some fruit to your cereal or oatmeal. Allowing the fruit to occupy some of the space that would otherwise be occupied by more cereal or oatmeal will lower your caloric intake while adding fiber and antioxidants to your diet. When choosing fruits, opt for fresh instead of dried fruit. Sugar and calories are much more concentrated in dried fruits than fresh fruits, so choose fresh fruits whenever possible. �Bctoief 25.2013 • JlfFlRSBN POST The leMer known of a boring and uninspiring activity. But regardless of a person's opinion on cardio, there's no denying it offers numerous benefits, many of which even avid athletes might be unaware. cardiovascular exercise A ctive people tend to have varying views on cardiovascular exercise, or cardio. Often done at the end of a workout, cardio rarely evokes a staid response from fitness afficionados asked to share their thoughts on this valuable type of exercise. Fans of cardio will admit • Cardio boosts brain power. Perhaps the least known benefit of cardio is its positive impact on the brain. During cardiovascular exercise, the brain is being flooded with chemicals that improve decision making, memory and problem solving. Cardio can also help preserve memory and improve its ability to learn. So while the physical benefits of exercise are widely known and noticeable to the naked eye, cardiovascular exercise can be just as effective at improving cognitive function. they love the feeling they get during and after a rigorous round of this type of exercise, which includes activities like running, cycling and walking. But those men and women who dFead their time on the treadmill, elliptical machine or stationary bike are likely to categorize cardio as • Cardio can improve your appearance. Improving physical appearance is a motivating factor for many physically active men and women, and cardio can go a long way toward improving physical appearance because it increases lean body tissue while reducing fat. Cardiovascular exercise is a healthy way to burn calories, and burning calories is a healthy means to losing weight. • Cardio can help reduce the severity of preexisting conditions. Arthritis sufferers have long looked to cardiovascular exercise as a healthy means to relieving the pain caused by their condition. Water exercises like swimming make for great cardiovascular exercises, especially for those looking to relieve arthritis pain. That's because an exercise such as swimming keeps joints moving while strengthening muscles surrounding those joints. Studies have shown that cardiovascular exercise also can lower blood pressure. • Cardio can improve mood. Cardiovascular exercise can benefit men and women suffering from depression or those who are simply having a bad day. That's because the mood-boosting chemical serotonin is released to the brain during cardio. helping to improve mood and alleviate symptoms of depression or fatigue. • Cardio can make tomorrow's workout easier. Recovery time is important to athletes, many of whom want to ensure their bodies are ready for tomorrow's workout even before they finish today's. Cardiovascular exercise helps to deliver more oxygen-rich blood to muscle tissue, aiding in tissue repair and recovery. The quicker your body can rebound from today's workout, the more effective tomorrow's workout will be. So even if you don't enjoy that pit stop at the treadmill before you head home, it's paying more dividends than you might know. • M l Cardiology, Sleep Medicine, Internal Medicine and Family Medicine Quality Family Health Care Close to Home! 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Parents also tend to know how difficult it can be to convince kids to embrace healthy eating. Healthy eating habits can help kids live healthier lives and perform better in the classroom while setting them up for a lifetime of making the right choices at mealtime. Though encouraging kids to eat healthy may not always be easy, the following are a few tips for parents hoping to foster healthy eating habits in their children. • Stick to a schedule. Parents should establish a regular eating schedule, for both meals and snacks, so kids learn the importance of not skipping meals. Kids who learn to eat at regular intervals are more likely to continue doing so as they grow older. When kids stick to a meal schedule, they are less likely to overeat and they're likely to have more energy throughout the day, which should help them stay attentive at school and be more engaged in their extracurricular activities. • Involve kids when choosing the menu. Kids might be more excited about eating healthy when you involve them in choosing the menu. Invite them along on trips to the grocery store and allow them to choose one of their favorite foods for the meal in exchange for eating the healthy fare you have chosen. Parents may end up eating a lot of side dishes of macaroni and cheese, but their youngsters will also end up eating their vegetables. • Plan healthy desserts. Dessert is often considered an unhealthy indulgence, but there's plenty of nutritious desserts that are so delicious kids likely will not realize they're eating healthy. A dessert of fresh fruit and a small serving of yogurt can provide the same post-meal refreshment as ice cream or cake, but it does so with much fewer calories and a lot more nutrients and vitamins. What's more, kids will come to look at dessert as a chance to eat fresh fruits instead of an opportunity to load up on ice cream or other, less healthy alternatives. • Serve healthy portions. Sometimes 25.2013 it's not just what is on the plate but how much is on the plate that can be healthy or unhealthy. When doling out portions for the family, create healthy portions so kids are not encouraged to overeat. Kids who grow up eating healthy portions are more likely to continue doing so into adulthood. Overeating is one of the culprits behind being overweight and obese, so kids who learn to control their portions are much less likely to overeat and gain excess weight. • Don't reward kids with food. Some parents try to reward youngsters with food, allowing kids to indulge in unhealthy fare in acknowledgement of a good report card or something else kids should be proud of. But using food as a reward is an unhealthy eating habit that can lead to problems down the road as kids become adults responsible for their own eating habits. • Set a positive example. Kids are more likely to eat healthy when mom and dad are healthy eaters. 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The more you workout, the more comfortable you'll become and your performance will reflect that comfort level. What's more, the more comfortable you become the less attention you will pay to your fellow members. Enlisting a friend as a workout partner is one way to increase the chances your workout routine will be a from the get-go. M any people aspire to adopt a healthy lifestyle that includes regular exercise, which medical professionals have long advised is an essential element of a healthy life. In fact, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommend adults get at least two hours and 30 minutes of moderate-intensity aerobic activity, such as brisk walking, every week and some muscle-strengthening activities that focus on all the major muscle groups on two or more days per week. While adhering to such an exercise regimen might not appear that difficult on the surface, many men and women know just how difficult it can be to make the transition from a relatively inactive lifestyle to one in which exercise is a significant part of the daily routine. Much of that difficulty stems from the intimidation many people feel when visiting a gym. Walking into a gym for the first time can be similar to the first day of school, when a lack of familiarity with one's surroundings inspired fear and anxiety. But there are ways individuals can make their first forays into the fitness club a success right from the start. • Familiarize yourself with the layout prior to your first workout. It's easy to feel like an outsider when visiting a gym for the first time. Your fellow members already know their way around, and you might be hesitant to ask any of them for advice as to where certain equipment might be. To avoid a wasted workout opportunity spent wandering around the gym, ask a gym representative to show you around once you're ready to start exercising. Such a tour was likely provided when you signed up for the gym, but the layout is easily forgotten between that visit and your first workout. Allow a trainer or another gym employee to show you the ropes right before your first workout so you don't feel as though you're lost in a vast sea of dumbbells and treadmills. • Accept the gym's offer of a free training session. Many fitness clubs offer a free consultation with a personal trainer to new members. Accept this offer regardless of your fitness level or familiarity with the facility. The trainer can help you find your way around and tailor your workout to meet your goals. You may even find working with a personal trainer is something you want to do. and this can prove a great introduction to a service that many men and women find valuable and motivational. Stretching before a workout may not be as beneficial as people once thought. Reserve stretching for your postworkout routine. M any athletes have been told to stretch before starting a workout, as such a routine prepares the body for physical exertion. But new evidence suggests that stretching before a workout may do more harm than good. Several studies now indicate that static stretching, or slowly moving muscles until they start to hurt and then holding the position, may impair strength and speed. One study published in the April 2013 Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research concluded that those who stretch before lifting weights could find themselves feeling wobblier and weaker than expected. Another study at the University of Zagreb in Croatia reviewed 104 studies of people who practiced static stretching as a warm-up. Muscle strength was reduced by more than 5 percent in those who stretched. Another study examined men who did basic squats while lifting barbells. Men who stretched and those who didn't were examined. Those who stretched lifted 8.3 percent less weight than those who skipped stretching. • Find a time that works for you. When beginning a new workout routine, it helps to visit the gym at different times to find the time that best fits your schedule and makes you feel most comfortable. Beginners often prefer to avoid peak hours when fitness clubs tend to be most crowded. Many clubs are most busy during the post-work hours of 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. During these hours, beginners may feel intimidated by other members who appear to be in tip-top shape or frustrated when having to share machines with other members. But some beginners might be motivated by a packed gym. To find the time that's right for you and your schedule, visit the gym at various times of day over the first couple of weeks of your membership. Once you find a time that fits, commit to visiting the gym at that time several days per week. Establishing a routine is essential to making your exercise regimen a success. • Go with a friend. Enlisting a friend to workout with you on the buddy system is a great way to stay committed to a workout routine. A friend who works out with you can motivate you to go on those days when you really don't want to, which is a significant hurdle to clear for beginners and veterans alike. When choosing a workout partner, make it known to each other that you both expect to be held accountable to your joint commitment. Beginning a new workout regimen can be exciting and intimidating. But beginners can employ several strategies to ensure their new lifestyle is a hit right off the bat. . Many personal trainers now discourage extensive stretching before a workout, feeling that stretching post-workout provides the most benefit. A number of people have long confused stretching with warming up muscles, but static stretching is a different activity from actual muscle warmup, which generally involves low-impact movement of the body. There is no evidence that stretching before a workout makes muscles more limber or reduces the risk of injury during a workout. Some experts liken stretching muscles prior to working out to overstretching �JimiMN POST • October 25.20U lifotyte 7 We are proud to offer honest, caring service and peace of mind to those we serve. SERVING WILKES COUNTY AND THE SURROUNDING AREA FOR OVER 60 YEARS PROVIDING QUALITY SERVICE AND AFFORDABLE PRICES HAS BEEN OUR GOAL SINCE 1952. >//lI I 1 K Recorded Obituaries 336-838-3105 180 Sparta Road North Wilkc.sboro, NC 28659 336-838-3104 www.millcrfuncraUcrvice.com t tKAORDINARV UVING X t'uuie Sua "7/ie DiffurmKu a rubber band. The muscles may get limp and overworked prematurely and then not be able to perform to peak when power intensity is needed. 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The following are gome food safety measures men, women and children can take to ensure their food is safe for consumption, courtesy of the United States Department of Health & Human Services. • Always wash your hands before preparing or eating food. Germs on your When preparing a meal, thoroughly wash any surfaces, including cutting boards, that may have held raw meat or poultry before reusing. hands can contaminate food. If you're preparing a meal, always wash your hands before the preparation begins and wash them again in between handling multiple foods. For example, if you are handling raw meat, clean your hands before you touch other foods you will be preparing, such as potatoes or vegetables. Wash hands with soap and running water for at least 20 seconds. • Do not thaw food on the counter. Thawing food on the counter can be quite dangerous, as harmful germs multiply very rapidly at room temperature. Instead of thawing food on the counter, place food in the refrigerator, defrost it in the microwave or submerge food in a pot suggests, never wash meat, poultry or eggs. • Do not let food cool before placing it in the refrigerator. Perishable foods that are not immediately refrigerated invite illnesscausing bacteria, which can grow in as little as two hours or as little as one hour if the temperature is above 90 F. Instead of leaving perishable items on the counter, refrigerate them within two hours if not immediately. • Do not eat foods with uncooked eggs. Eggs should always be cooked thoroughly, as they may contain harmful bacteria, including salmonella. Foods that contain uncooked eggs, such as raw cookie dough, while a tasty treat for many people, are potentially very dangerous, exposing you to harmful bacteria that could result in serious illness. • Do not taste food to check if it is spoiled. The bacteria that causes food poisoning has no taste, so tasting food to determine if it has spoiled won't do you any good, but it can cause serious illness if the bacteria is present. If you aren't sure about a certain food, simply throw it away. To learn about safe storage times for the refrigerator and freezer, visit www.foodsafety.gov/keep/charts/ storagetimes.html. • Wash any plates or cutting boards that held raw meat. Raw meat as well as poultry and seafood have germs that can spread, especially if you use the same plates or cutting boards for raw meat as you do cooked meat. Thoroughly scrub any dishes that held raw meat before using them for anything else. • Do not wash meat or poultry. Some recipes, especially those for Thanksgiving turkey, advice home chefs to wash meat or poultry before cooking. However, doing so can spread bacteria to the sink, countertops and other kitchen surfaces. Despite what a recipe • Marinate foods in the refrigerator. Marinating foods is very popular, especially during the barbecuing season. However, marinating foods at room temperature, when harmful germs in meat and bacteria can multiply rapidly, should be avoided at all costs. When marinating meat, poultry or seafood, always do so in the refrigerator. • Do not use leftover marinade on cooked foods. When marinating, there is typically a significant amount of marinade left over. However tempting it may be to add a little extra flavor by reusing that marinade once the food has been cooked, doing so is very dangerous, as the germs from the raw meat, poultry or seafood can spread to the cooked food. If you simply must make use of the leftover marinade, only do so after boiling it. 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Page2 IkW -rv' SPORTS Soccer all- ASIIK COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA SINCL If»25 Rain likely: High 41. Low?'1 INSIDE Libby's makes conference 81IRVING WEATHER donation to A^ team .... Page 3 Page 5 TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 26.2013 Wil Petty Staff Writer jpetty@civitasmedia.com A new state-backed tax expan­ sion starting in January 2014, will affect nonprofit groups which had previously been ex­ empt. For area nonprofits, such as the Ashe County Arts Council and Olde Towne Jefferson Busi­ ness Association, the new tax means higher prices. "(The tax) will mean higher ticket prices across the board for anything the Arts Council spon­ sors, or anything that is held in one of our venues," said Jane Lonon, director of the Ashe County Arts Council. Not only will the nonprofits be responsible for the new tax, but if another organization uses the space of a previously exempt group, they will be responsible for the new tax as well. The tax is being used as another way for the state to generate revenue, also affected will be for-profit theaters which will now pay a 7 percent tax, instead of a 1 per­ cent tax. In turn, the tax will be passed on to the paying customer, which leaves nonprofits concerned. "Because ticket prices will be higher does that mean people won't be able to come, for ex­ ample," Lonon said. "Does it impact attendance? Does it im­ pact peoples perception of what we are offering because of the 81.00 higher price? There are a lot of implications, plus it is a lot more bookkeeping work." Lonon said the Arts Council plans to cover the tax by slightly raising the cost of its events. For example, a $12 ticket will now cost $13, while a $15 ticket will now cost $17, the plan is for all tickets to still cost an exact dol­ lar figure. "We're not going to do nickels and dimes," she said. Other organizations, such as Holiday shopping at Senior Center 1" l Jefferson Busion and Mosaic ' will also be feele from the new 7 f vill impact us be­ cause it s one more thing to keep up with," said Stacy Maye, presi­ dent of the OTJBA. "It's one more thing that we have to make sure the logistics of are taken care of." Maye, a member of both of See TAX | 6 Watauga, Wilkes counties main job markets for Ashe commuters Databook shows 49.2 percent of county's workforce works in Ashe Wil Petty Staff Writer jpetty@civitasmedla.com WHEREASHE WORKS According to data pub­ lished by the High Country Ashe - 49.2 percent Workforce Development Watauga (Boone) - 15.3 Board, more of the coun­ percent ty's workforce is going to Wilkes (Wilkesboro) - 5.1 other counties for employ­ percent ment. Wake (Raleigh) - 2.7 per In data published by cent the HCWDB's 2013 High Buncombe (AslieviJJe) Country Workforce Data- 2.5 percent book, 49.2 percent of the Mecklenburg (Charlotte) working Ashe County - 2 percent population live and work in Catawba (Hickory) - 1.9 Wil Petty | Jefferson Post Maude Miller of West Jefferson and Florence Scott of Jefferson, look around the Christmas Bazaar, which was held at the Ashe Senior Center Thursday and Friday, Nov. 21-22. Dozens of vendors from the High Country region had their crafts available for people to buy. and 20 percent of the proceeds went to the Ashe Senior Center. Grant money helping make health improvements in county Wil Petty Staff Writer jpetty@civitasmedia.com Wil Petty | Jefferson Post Beth Lovette,health director for Ashe and Alleghany counties, talks about the Community Transformation Grant provided by the CDC during Monday, Nov. 18 Ashe Board of Comissioners meeting. The grant provides funding to promote tobacco-free living spaces, healthy eating and active living. TTie Appalachian Dis­ trict Health Department (ADHD), which cov­ ers Ashe, Alleghany and Watauga counties, contin­ ues making improvements to the area with its Com­ munity Transformation Grant (CTG). The three counties, along with seven others in Northwestern North Caro­ lina, received the CTG in 2011. The grant was was given to the N.C. Division of Public Health and is funded by the Center for Disease Control and Pre­ vention. "A lot of what we are thinking about in public health is backing up a bit from folks that are not en­ joying good health, and figuring out how to help people stay healthy," said Beth Lovette, health di­ rector covering Ashe and Alleghany counties, dur­ ing the Nov. 18 meeting of the Ashe County Board of Commissioners. Lovette said the grant works community-wide to promote tobacco-free liv­ ing, obesity prevention, and active living. The grant is annually funded over a five-year pe­ riod and will run through September 2016. Each of the 10 N.C. regions will receive $2 million over the grant period. ADHD has been work­ ing with the Northwest Re­ gional Housing Authority, See GRANT | 6 thei!- county. Rebecca Bloomquist, of the development board, said the trends could be be­ cause of many factors. "(Working outside of the county) could be because of job loss, it could be busi­ ness closures and things of that nature," she said. The databook covers information for Ashe, Al­ leghany, Avery, Mitchell, Watauga, Wilkes and Yanc­ ey counties. Despite the low percent­ age, it remains the third highest in the High Coun­ try area, trailing Watauga (63.4 percent) and Wilkes (55 percent) counties. Yancey County had the lowest percentage with 38.6 percent. The data, provided by the Longitudinal Employ­ er-Household Dynamics (LEHD) data in the 2010 U.S. Census, shows a de­ cline from 2003 to 2010. In 2003, over 60 percent of the working population lived and worked in the county. Bloomquist said the in­ formation isnot being used for any direct purpose by them, but to help govern­ ments in the High Country have the data available to them. "We are using this to provide and show where folks are living and work­ ing," Bloomquist said. "We just use it to show a per- percent "Data from 2013 High Country Workforce Databook centage." Most of the commut­ ing workforce within Ashe works in Watauga County, with 15.3 percent of county workers finding jobs there. Ashe residents also work in Wilkes, Wake, Buncombe, Mecklenburg and Catawba counties. While there are peo­ ple that do work there, Bloomquist said there could be different rea­ sons for counties such as Wake having a high num­ ber of Ashe workers. For instance, a company may be based in Raleigh and the worker covers a mar­ ket which includes Ashe County, or people could be working from home. "Sometimes that could mean that folks are work­ ing for home," she said. "The way that the data is collection, the question is asked 'Do you work in this county?' If they only worked in Ashe County for one day of the year, they could count that as far as the data goes." Data also shows Ashe County being a commuter area for Alleghany County workers, with 5.3 percent of their workers commut­ ing to Ashe for employ­ ment. Ashe local collects JFK memorabilia Wil Petty Staff Writer ipetty@civitasmedia.com It was Friday, Nov. 22, 1963 when President John F. Kennedy was as­ sassinated along a parade route in Dallas. To remember the event, local auc­ tioneer and antiques dealer Pete Eller has set up a display in the Mu­ seum of Ashe County History that displays Kennedy memorabilia. "I have been collecting Kennedy (items) for about 35 years," Eller said. Inside the display are newspapers announcing the president's assassi­ nation, campaign items and a lock of the President's hair. Eller himself does not have a mem­ "People will call me that know I'm ory of the president, as he was too interested in (the Kennedy items) young to remember the event. "When Kennedy was assassinated, and know that I generally collect things," Eller said. I was a month and two days old," he Eller also has a booth at Antiques said. "I grew up learning about him on Main in West Jefferson where he and enjoying doing research on him. sells political and presidential items. He was my favorite president." The display will remain at the mu­ He decided to make the display since this year is the 50th anniversary of seum through the first weekend in December. The museum is open from the assassination. "I hope people come out to look 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Wil Petty| Jefferson Post at the display and reflect on what it Saturday and closed on Sundays. "So far, the people that have been An exhibit commemerating 50 years since the assassination means to them," he said. "They can recall what they were doing when he in have really enjoy the exhibit," of President John F. Kennedy is on display at the Museum of was assassinated, if they were alive Eller said. "The exhibit turned out Ashe County History through the first weekend of December. Displayed items include a lock of Kennedy's hair, newspapers at that time." really nice." announcing his death and election buttons. �PAGE 2 TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 2(>, 2013 J EFL-'ERSON POST Museum receives grant from WalMart to create research library Wil Petty Start Writer ipetty@civitasmedia.com The Museum of Ashe County History has re­ ceived a $1,500 grant from the West Jefferson Walmart, which will go to help build a research library within the museum. "This is a grant that will support a project to cata­ logue and organize books, because we are accumulat­ ing quite a library of re­ search, reference materials, information and documents about Ashe County events and families," said Don Long, curator for the muse­ um. "We want to make these things accessible so people can actually use them." The grant winners are (front row. from left) Derek Davidson. Rebecca Gummere, Beth Shuford. As the museum prepares Carlie Eisenberg, Martha Enzmann, Stephen Shoemaker, (back row, from left) Jeri Allison, to take on the project, they Tommy Lee McGhee, Shamba Wright, and Rachel Ballard Bigley. are first organizing their in­ ventory. "What we want to do is get (the resources) orga­ nized so they are search­ able," Long said. "We can then identify things that Regional Artist Project Grant winners announced The Regional Artist Project of Northwest North Carolina is a partnership between the Arts Councils of Alleghany, Ashe, Watauga and Wilkes Counties and the North Carolina Arts Council. Its goal is to provide support to a broad range of visual, performing, lit­ erary, and inter-disciplinary artists that will have a significant impact on the advance­ ment of their careers. Grants generally range from $200 to $1,000 and may be used by the artists for a variety of purposes, including the cost of presenting work for exhibits and/or audi­ tions, trainingor tuition, travel, promotional materials, work facilities, equipment or the production of new work. This year there was $15,498 requested and $5,725 awarded. Receiving grants this year are: Jeri Alli­ son - Ashe County - startup costs for new portrait business; Rachel Ballard BigleyWatauga County - test kiln to refine glaze surfaces; Derrick Davidson - Watauga Coun­ ty - travel cost for research for new play; Carley Eisenberg- Watauga County - pur­ chase of blacksmithing equipment; Martha Enzmann - Ashe County - purchase supplies for sculpture installation; Rebecca Gummere - Watauga County - retreat expenses; Tommy Lee McGhee - Watauga County - expenses for solo exhibit; Stephen Shoe­ maker - Ashe County - materials and sup­ plies for new work; Beth Shuford - Watauga County - glass firing kiln; Shambe Wright - Watauga County - material and supplies for new work. A multi-disciplinary panel from the four county region judged applications in visual arts, music, film and literature. This grant is partially funded by the North Carolina Arts Council, a state agency, in partnership with the Arts Councils of Alleghany, Ashe, Watauga, and Wilkes Counties. For more information, call your local arts council or 336-846-ARTS. www.jejfersonpost.com Firm Gold Mitl$ 4 I UPTOWN WEST JEFFERSON Diamonds Loose Mounted Pendants Earrings Bracelets .. y- Get on board: Give the gift of reading Imagination Ashe has the perfect Christmas gift for your friends and fam­ ily. Simply make a dona­ tion to Imagination Ashe in memory of, or in honor of, your friends and family members at Christmas. We will even provide a gift card for you to present to your loved one as part of your gift to them. If gift cards are requested we will need to receive your do­ nation no later than Dec. 10. These gift cards will promptly be mailed to you. Just imagine that a tax deductible gift of $30 will provide a book for a child every month for one year. A $150 donation will provide a book for a child every month for five years. Imagination Ashe, an affiliate of Dolly Parton's Imagination Library, cur­ rently serves over 700 Ashe County children ev­ ery month. These award winning books are enhanc­ I dish I | Fine Jewelry Colored Stones Watches/Pearls Karat Gold Items Sterling Silver people would like to access and the books can be orga­ to get information about nized. "The grant is providing Ashe County and Ashe money for getting the proj­ County families." Long said all of the re­ ect started and determin­ sources will then be set up ing how much time we will with library numbers and need," Van Dyke said. It will also help the mu­ Library of Congress infor­ mation, milking it easier to seum determine if they will the public to find resources. need to get more reference From there, the materials books. "Right now we have a will be divided between materials all people can use lot of things that are just in and others that are rare and heaps and piles, where we require special permission had to put them in tempo­ rary spaces," Long said. to use. Long said the room that "(The library) will ben­ efit both the staff here when will house the library is they are setting up exhibits upstairs where jury delib­ as well as the general public erations would take place, or students being able to when the building was the come in and see what's here Ashe County Courthouse. that they can utilize for re­ Shelves have already been search papers," said Darlene placed, but the museum is Van Dyke, information spe­ looking to either build or ac­ quire more shelf space. cialist for the museum. "We were using it for a While there is no set date on when the new research while as a curator's office, library will be completed or and we moved all of our back open to the public, the grant office things downstairs," is getting the project mov­ he said. "That room will be ing so shelves can be built used for this purpose." ing the lives of our chil­ dren, giving them an early start in learning to read and better preparing them to enter kindergarten. The books are selected by the Dolly Parton's Imagination Library panel of early childhood experts so each book is age-appro­ priate, inspiring and color­ ful. Our vision is to foster a love of reading among Ashe County's preschool children and their families by providing them with the gift of a specially selected book each month. By mailing these high quality, age-appropriate books directly to their homes, we know these chil­ dren will be excited about books and feel the magic that books can create. Please consider an Imag­ ination Ashe donation in memory of, or in honor of, a loved one this Christmas season. Imagination Ashe operates solely on your generous donations so your gift is very important to us and most especially, to Ashe County's youngest citizens. To receive a donatipn form, please contact Imagi­ nation Ashe at 336-8770121 or at treski@skybest. com The mailing address for Imagination Ashe is P.O. Box 1745, Jefferson, NC 28640. 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I*, ofctc tucmTO*'in•>«•»"—11.<iKt—»,sua?ow t*ewwww*»»iw"iaiwiwwnim �JEFFERSON POST Libby's donates $1,020 to TUESDAY, NOV EMBER 26, 201.4J CHURCH CALENDAR Nov. 28-29 657-1291 or 336-817-4313.. Dec. 15 Ashe Baptist Associa­ tion Office and Ashe Re­ ally Cares will be closed - to observe Thanksgiving. Happy Thanksgiving to everyone. will be held at Glendale Springs Missionary Bap­ tist Church. Refreshments 6 p.m. "The Judgment" Christmas program Dec. 1 11 a.m. The Suther­ land Family from Kannapolis, will be singing at Scottsville Baptist Church. Pastor Rev. Reeves Jones and congregation invite you to attend. Submitted photo| Jefferson Post During the last weekend in October, Libby's ran a sale from which 10 percent of the proceeds were donated to Ashe Me­ morial Hospital to assist local women in the fight against breast cancer. The sale was a huge success, making the total donation to Ashe Memorial $1,020, which Libby Cockerham, owner of Libby's, presented to AMH CEO Laura Lambeth. This money will be used to pay for mammograms and the readings of mammograms for women who do not have insurance and cannot afford to pay for them. If you or someone you know needs a mammogram but cannot afford it, call Patty Faw at 846-0781. OBITUARIES RICHARD YEARICK Mr. Richard Franklin Yearick Sr., better known as "Dickie," of Lansing passed away Saturday eve­ ning, Nov. 16, 2013, at his residence. He was 80. Mr. Yearick was born in Ashe County on Wednes­ day, May 3, 1933, to the late Samuel Herbert and Betty Sturgill Yearick. He served in the U.S. Army during the Korean Conflict. In the early 1960s he was owner of Northwestern Dodge Dealer­ ship. He was a tobacco, cattle and poultry farmer and he also was the owner of Year­ ick Cable TV Company. He was also preceded in death by two brothers, John Yearick and James Yearick; and two sisters, Virginia Card and Maggie Yearick. Mr. Yearick is survived by his wife, of 57 years of marriage, Castine Wiles Yearick; three sons, Rich­ ard Yearick Jr. and wife, Quita, of Wilkesboro, Sam Yearick and wife, Tanya, of Hudson and Johnny Year­ ick, of Lansing; a daughter, Etoyle Yearick, of Lansing; two brothers, Bill Yearick, Dec. 3 6 p.m. The Annual Minister, Wife, Fam­ ily and Staff Christmas Dinner will be held at the Friendship Baptist Church fellowship hall. Smokey Mountain Barbecue will be providing the food. Ashe County Ford of West Jef­ ferson, will be the sponsor. For more information or to reserve your seat, call the Association Office at 8465631 or email domdblackburn@gmail.com. Please share how many will be coming and whether you prefer chicken or barbecue. 6 p.m. "Oh Little Town of Bethlehem" - Christ­ mas Play will be present­ ed at Mount Olive Baptist Church. Finger foods and fellowship to follow. Pas­ tor Phillip Woodring and congregation invite you to attend. Being found via online searches drives customers to your door. Highly trafficked online business directory, increases customers. Simple. Affordable. Effective. Dec. 7 - 8 6 p.m. "A Thrill of of West Jefferson and Joe Yearick, of Delaware; two Hope:" Christmas Can­ granddaughters, Erin Year­ tata will be presented at ick Fisher and Chastiney Elliott and husband, Kirk; and several nieces and nephews. Funeral services were held on Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2013, at Boone Fam­ ily Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Paul Sturgill and Rev. Kermit Wilcox offi­ ciating. Burial followed in the Haw-Orchard Cemetery with military rites. The fam­ ily received friends at Boone Family Funeral Home. Flowers were accepted or me­ morials may be made to HawOrchard Cem­ etery, in care of Karen Parsons, P.O. Box 162, Lansing, NC 28647 or to American Legion Post #0275, in care of Master Sergeant John D. Gentry, 328 Waugh St., Jefferson, NC 28640. You may give the family your condolences at our website www.boonefuneralhome.com. Boone Family Funeral Home of West Jefferson is in charge of these arrange­ ments. West Jefferson First Bap­ tist Church. An instru­ mental ensemble of 8 in addition to handbells will accompany the 30 member choir. The presentation will be held again at the 11 a.m. Sunday morning wor­ ship service. The director of the choirs is Christo­ pher Langdon, a graduate student at ASU, and the accompanist is David Wil­ son, a senior at ASU. All are invited to attend, no admission will be charged. The church is located on W Second Street, West Jeffer­ son. For more information, visit the church's website at www.fbcwjmusic.org. Dec. 8 6 p.m. "Christmas on Merry Lane" Christmas Play will be held at Pleas­ • Need a website for your business? • Need to drive more local customers to your website? • Don't have the time or desire to hire a web tech? • Need to optimize your search tags? 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The family will receive friends from 10-11 a.m. on Tuesday prior to the service. Words of comfort and remembrance may be viewed or sent to the family through our web­ site at www.badgerfuneralhome.com. Badger Funeral Home was entrusted with Mrs. Blake's arrangements. Visit us online at wm.jeffersonpost.com Fill out the new account form and select"Sign me Up." your news 24/7 from TheJefferson mas". A musical celebra­ IVA BLAKE - JEFFERSONPOST.COM .336-38^-3033. Mrs. Iva Owens Blake, Norfolk, Va., died Sunay, Nov. 17, 2013, at the entara Leigh Hospital i Norfolk. She was 78. Mrs. Blake was born ug. 9, 1935, in Ashe ounty to Paul and Mae Watson Owens. Mrs. Blake was pre?ded in death by her arents, her husband, eorge R. Blake and •other Spencer Dale wens. Mrs. Blake is survived t two brothers, Dwight wens and wife Betty of rest Jefferson and Larry on Owens of Advance. will be served in the church fellowship hall following the program. Pastor Ricky Triplett invited everyone to attend. BO to Driving Customers tion. The church is located at 2327 Peak Creek Church RUTH SHARPE Road, Laurel Springs. For Mrs. Ruth Virginia Jones grandchildren; 11 great­ more information, call 336Houck Sharpe of Lansing grandchildren; one greatdied Monday, Nov. 18, great-grandchild; and sev­ 2013, at the Woltz Hospice eral nieces and nephews. Home in Dobson. She was Funeral services were 81. held at noon, Saturday, Mrs. Sharpe was born Nov. 23, 2013, at Badger March 4, 1932, in Ashe Funeral Home Chapel by County to William Harri­ Minister Danny Miller. son and Addie Treadway Burial followed in Miller Jones. Roland Cemetery. Mrs. Sharpe was preced­ Flowers will be appreci­ ed in death by her parents; ated, or memorials may be ROOFING first husband, Elmer Paul made to St. Jude Children's Houck Sr.; second hus­ Research Hospital 501 St. band, Lonnie Paul Sharpe; Jude Place Memphis, TN Ashe County son, Elmer Paul Houck Jr.; 38105. 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Eller & Sons Auto Repair • Oil Changes • Mechanical Repairs • Tire# • NC State Inspection 336-384-1571 MM NC Hwy 194 N Lansing, NC" �Public Opinion "...were it left to me to decide whether we should have a government without newspapers or newspapers without a government, I should not hesitate a moment to prefer the latter." — Thomas Jefferson, 1787 Page 4 Tuesday, November 2(>, 2013 LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Be sincere in giving thanks God's words offer guidance for public servants Dear Editor, sibility, to pray for our government ance for them (1 Chronicles 16:11; Thanksgiving Day is a Jesus gave thanks, shouldn't It is not easy being in politics. leaders." In fact, Paul utilizes about Isaiah 40:31); that God will equip holy day for Christians, a we as well? The job is so difficult that even God, every possible word for prayer to them to make honorable choices (He­ day of thanksgiving to our Throughout His perfor­ Heavenly Father for all of our mance of miracles, Jesus speaking through the writings of the communicate this truth. In the KJV, brews 13:20-21); that they will pos­ bountiful blessings through­ made special notice of those Apostle Paul, uiges us to pray and we find the words "supplications, sess the courage to stand for what is out the year. Even in the Old who actually took the time intercede for national and political prayers, intercessions, and giving of right regardless of who urges them Testament Laws of sacrifices to thank Him. "And as he leaders who serve in positions of thanks" are to be made for kings and to do what is wrong (Proverbs 2:11for the remission of sins, entered into a certain village, authority (1 Timothy 2:1-2). As did those in authority, but what I find 15); and that they will exercise com­ thanksgiving offerings and there met him ten men that Paul, we too live in an age of politi­ most compelling is that Paul declares passion toward those they lead and sacrifices were not manda­ were lepers, which stood afar cal spite where most everyone, even that this is to be done first! Before serve (Colossians 3:12). To this,Ihave no doubt that some­ tory, they were voluntary. off: And they lifted up their seemingly devout Christians, have we criticize, we should pray. Before "And when ye will offer a sac­ voices, and said, Jesus, Mas­ decided that it is okay to bash politi­ we castigate, we should intercede. one will argue that their politician of rifice of thanksgiving unto ter, have mercy on us. And cal leaders on every level from local Before we lambast, we should tell choice doesn't deserve to be prayed the LORD, offer it at your when he saw them, he said to national with reckless abandon. God we are thankful for our politi­ for, much less thanked for. But lest Politics is truly a cutthroat industry, cians regardless of party affiliation. we forget, the Apostle Paul wrote own will." (Leunto them. Go and the antics of politicians such It is becomes very difficult to try an his epistles to Timothy during the viticus 22:29, show yourselves as Toronto Mayor Rob Ford or the individual in the court of public opin­ reign of the infamous Roman Emper­ KJV). God does unto thepriests. broken promises of a national health ion when you've just thanked God for or Nero, a fellow historically much not want insin­ And it came to care roll out do much to provide fuel them while on your knees in the pri­ more difficult to live under than any cere or obliga­ pass, that, as for the hre of disparaging comments. vacy of your own prayer closet. tory thanks; He politician in America's history. At the they went, they Oh, one might defend that the Further, we are not to pray for wants sincere were cleansed. helm of his empire, Nero would order First Amendment gives us the right their demise. We are to pray respect­ thanks from our the suicide of senators he wanted rid And one of to "call out" these dreadful so-called fully (1 Peter 2:17) and with the un­ hearts. them, when he of, and Christians were sadistically "public servants," but what is often derstanding that government author­ Throughout saw that he was true is that when we harshly criticize ity is established by God (Romans tortured and killed through meth­ the Psalms, Da­ healed, turned and insult those who hold office, we 13:1). We also pray knowing that ods of crucifixion, feeding them to vid gives thanks back, and with do so simply because we ourselves God's Word says, "The king's heart is the lions, and using them as human to God, and dur­ a loud voice have no solution to offer for the prob­ in the hand of the Lord, as the rivers torches. ing the dedica­ glorified God, When it comes to our political lems and issues at hand. It is just eas­ of water: he turneth it whithersoever tion of his own And fell down ier to curse the darkness than to ac­ he will" (Proverbs 21:1). If you want and governing leaders, God's Word home, David on his face at tually provide illumination, because a new politician, pray to God about speaks clearly on where we are to be­ Leila Harris gave thanks, "A his feet, giving gin-in prayer. Rather than degrade, solutions take critical thinking. Criti­ the one you already have. Psalm and Song him thanks: and cism requires little thought. Change Using Scripture, we can pray ef­ let us contend for solutions and be at the dedica­ he was a Sa­ lights in the midst of darkness. As tion of the house of David. maritan. And Jesus answer­ means effort. Rhetoric involves not fectively for our politicians in many much more than a poor attitude different ways: that they will ac­ Daniel Webster once said, "Let our I will extol thee, 0 LORD; ing said, Were there not ten age be the age of improvement... for thou hast lifted me up, cleansed? but where are the coupled with little determination to cept wise counsel (Proverbs 11:14; actually make a difference. 15:22); that they will trust in God Let us develop the resources of our and hast not made my foes nine? There are not found Understanding that nasty criticism (Psalm 21:7); that they will be pro­ land, call forth its powers, build up to rejoice over me. 0 LORD that returned to give glory to is propagated through attitudes that tected from Satanic influence (2 its institutions, promote all its great my God, I cried unto thee, God, save this stranger. And and thou liast healed me. 0 he said unto Him, Arise, go are directly opposed to God's plan Thessalonians 3:3); that God will interests, and see whether we also, in LORD, thou hast brought thy way: thy faith hath made regarding how we are to view our po­ grant them discretion, foresight, and our day and generation, may not per­ up my soul from the grave: thee whole." (Luke 17:12- litical leaders and offers little to no understanding in making decisions form something worthy to be remem­ thou hast kept me alive, that 19). Will you be remembered value in tackling the important mat­ (1 Chronicles 22:12); that God will bered...And, by the blessings of God, ters we face, how do we as ordinary pour out His Spirit on them (Prov­ may that country itself become a vast I should not go down to the for your ungratefulness? Christian citizens affect meaningful erbs 1:23); that God will move them and splendid monument, not of op­ pit. Sing unto the LORD, Paul reminds us that we O ye saints of his, and give need never waver nor be change and still do so in a manner to opinions that are in agreement pression and terror, but of Wisdom, thanks at the remembrance wary when asking God for that is pleasing to God? Thankfully, with His Word (Psalm 119:105)'; that of Peace, ahd dfl.fberty, upon vflucb God will protect them and their fami­ the world may gaze with admiration of his holiness." (Psa 30:1-4). help, "Be careful for nothing; fhe Bible answers that question. First and foremost, the apostle lies from harm (Psalm 21:11; Ezra for ever." Jonah promised to give but in every thing by prayer thanksgiving to God if He and supplication with thanks­ Paul in 1 Timothy 2 commands us 6:10); that God will enable them to would free him from the giving let your requests be to pray for our political leaders. The carry out the duties of their position Rev. Sonny D. Thomas Sr. whale's belly, "ButIwill sacri­ made known unto God. And Rev. Billy Graham stated, "It is a with humility (1 Peter 5:5); that God Calvary Free Will Baptist Church fice unto thee with the voice the peace of God, which pass- great privilege, as well as our respon­ will provide strength and persever­ Glendale Springs Of thanksgiving; I will pay eth all understanding, shall that thatIhave vowed. Salva­ keep your hearts and minds tion is of the LORD. And the through Christ Jesus." (Phil LORD spake unto the fish, 4:6-7). and it vomited out Jonah This Thanksgiving (and upon the dry land." (Jonah everyday throughout the 2:9-10). This teaches us that year), let us rejoice in the Dear Editor, opportunities. Hundreds respect and regard to better believe I pay my when we ask for blessings Lord and give Him our sin­ As a lifelong citizen of miles of exercise trails the rights of all persons share of the 55 cents per from the Lord, we need to cere thanks for all of our of Ashe County, a citi­ and routes are available using the transportation gallon motor fuel tax, remember that He expects us blessings, and they are many. zenship I maintained in safe areas within our system as a means of DMV fee's and highway to tell others of His marvel­ God is so very good to us— even while serving in neighboring counties, transport. use tax to do so. I guess ous works. far beyond our basic needs. the U.S. Air Force, I try but Ashe , has missed As a nation faced with it would be fair to say Our Savior gave thanks as Even though we each have hard to trust and respect great opportunities to obesity and health care that I even pay my share well, when He demonstrated our own worries, challenges, our government and the have access to such ar­ issues, what is it going of the more than $2.5 His miracles. "And Jesus difficulties, and problems, elected officials of this eas. to take to affect the atti­ million Ashe County allo­ saith unto them, How many don't we know others in nation, state and county. If it were not for our tude of citizens and poli­ cates for transportation loaves have ye? And they worse circumstances than Lately, that has been State Parks system, Ashe ticians to look positively to the airport annually, said. Seven, and a few little our own? Shouldn't we there­ hard to do, to say the would have no public ar­ towards those seeking even though I don't use fishes. And he commanded fore be thankful for what we least. eas with any sizable dis­ to better their lives and it - without reservation the multitude to sit down on have? Most recently however, tance for these types of health, instead of put­ or complaint because it the ground. And he took the In Heaven, all who are ting more prejudice and is for the betterment of I was appalled at the lack activities. seven loaves and the fishes, gathered around the throne As a runner, biker and boundaries on them? Ashe Citizens. and gave thanks, and brake of God will be giving thanks of support and comments by one of the county hiker, I can tell you from It does sadden me that Yet, a county commis­ them, and gave to his disci­ to Him. "Saying, Amen: commissioners about a personal experience that I have to express my con­ sioner would vote no to ples, and the disciples to the Blessing, and glory, and multitude. And they did all wisdom, and thanksgiving, proposed plan to sup­ the amount of available cerns to "citizens" as well ask the DOT to recognize opportunities "politicians" in the previ­ and support a wellness eat, and were filled: and they and honour, and power, and port a bike route in Ashe wellness here that are safe for the ous statement, as I have activities if and when might, be unto our God for County. took up of the broken meat I am a hiker, biker, run­ citizens and visitors of seen and heard where they ever do work on that was left seven baskets ever and ever. Amen." (Rev ner and just an all-around Ashe County is embar­ bikers and joggers have our highways. As for the full." (Matt 15:34-37). Since 7:12). wellness enthusiast.Ipay rassing. As a personal been taunted, food and money that could be gen­ my county, state, federal, journey and wellness items thrown at them erated by wellness activi­ sales, vehicle, gas, alco­ opportunity, I recently and even threatened for ties; Ashe schools, Ashe hol, hunting, and what hiked from an area of using public highways. Parks and Recreation, seems like hundreds of the Blue Ridge Parkway As for the political ex­ Ashe Free Health Clinic, other taxes. in Alleghany County to ample, I will refer to the Ashe Pregnancy Center, In doing so, I feel the Surf City Beach. I hiked quote from the Jefferson Piney Creek Elementary need to express to at on trails in state parks, Post that has me most School, ASU track and least one local politician city parks, private prop­ concerned, ("There's a field, and the Hospitality that taxes are meant to erty and public roads to lot of times there are bi­ House are only seven of insure safety and secu­ make this 300-plus mile cyclists out there, and I over 150 charities I have SERVING ASin: COUNTY. NORTH CAROIJNA SINCE 1*25 rity to the citizens. As journey. More than 100 see it very, very hazard­ contributed to in the past for transportation on our miles of this trail was on ous for them," (County 32 years by running or (USPS 441-810) Member NC Press Association highways, that should in­ sections of highways des­ Commissioner Gerald) biking on public roads. clude trucks, cars, bikes, ignated as bike routes, Price said. "I also think Published twice weekly by Civitas Media LLC, P.O. Box 808 Millions of dollars are 203 S. Second Ave., West Jefferson, NC 28694 horses and even walkers. similar to that proposed about the people that are raised every year by do­ Periodicals postage paid at West Jefferson. NC 28694 What Iunderstand was to the commissioners trying to get back and nations made by events Phone 336-846-7164 presented to the com­ as a part of our public forth to work and I don't held for bikers and run­ Email cclark@civitasmedia.com missioners was a simple highway system. During see that gentleman on his ners for wonderful uses, Subscription rates in Ashe County - $38/year request for support to my cross-state journey, bicycle paying 55 cents many of which Ashe or­ In North Carolina - $48 01/year acknowledge to the N.C. it was clear which areas, per gallon for a road tax ganizations have and can Department of Trans­ towns and cities support­ either.") Cliff Clark benefit from. This vote Editar/General Manager portation that roads get ed these kinds of well­ Wil Petty Yes, Mr. Price it is very is a sad representation Staff Writer identified and marked for ness opportunities. Dylan Lightfoot hazardous out there for of the citizens of Ashe Staff Writer Nathan Ham its safer use by the citi­ Then there were those bikers, joggers, and walk­ that seek safe and avail­ Sports Writer Teresa Roark Laws zens and visitors of Ashe. that had the attitude that ers or anyone using our able locations for exer­ Advertising Sales John Sears Most citizens of the I was some kind of der­ highway system. Mostly cise and fitness. Thanks Advertising Sales Kay Hart Classifieds/Legals counties in North Caro­ elict, bum or intruder on because some politicians to those commissioners lina get to enjoy the safe­ their vehicular highway won't support a simple with insight and sup­ Mail Room Department ty and luxury of areas system. I walked through request to say they agree port for bikers/joggers Julia Beck such as "Greenways" or towns like Eureka where with efforts to improve and their safety. Thanks Postmaster: Send address changes to other county-supported I was made to feel wel­ and make safer areas to those motorists that Jefferson Post hiking, jogging and bik­ come and supported. and conditions for such watch, respect and share P.O. Box 808 ing trails. We need only Yes, I did also go through shared activities. our public transportation West Jefferson NC 28694-0808 to look into neighboring towns where I was made And as for this well­ highways. All content copyright 2012 Wilkes, Watauga or Gray­ to feel like a stranger or ness enthusiast, that by Civitas Media LLC son Counties to see such annoyance. This dem­ gentleman you may see Bob Richardson and may not be reproduced without permission. an expanse of wellness onstrated a total lack of running or biking, you West Jefferson tailed' at Gerald Pr gTc'-'J IK OS jar �TUESDAY, ONLINE November 26,2013 Game of the Week video can be Nathan I lain, Spurts YVrih'r (3.16) 846-7164 nhain(u civitasmedia.cuni found at jeffersonpost.com Ledezma named MVAC,regional top player Ends outstanding career with 101 goals for Ashe Co. Nathan Ham Sports Writer nham@civitasmedia.com Frank Ledezma had an incredible senior year to remember. He helped Ashe County win a second straight Mountain Valley Conference Championship, while also earning MVAC Player of the Year and be­ ing crowned as Region 9 Player of the Year by the North Carolina Soccer Coaches Association. Ledezma ended his Hus­ ky career with 101 goals scored, most ever by any member of the Ashe Coun­ ty men's soccer team. This marked the second straight year that Ashe had the conference's most outstanding player. Junior Miguel Ramos won the award after last season. Joining Ledezma on the all-conference and allregion team were fullback Alexis Ramos and striker Cesar Ruiz. Miguel Ramos and se­ nior Jamie Weaver were also named to the MVAC All-Conference list. Victor Melo and senior Bryam Reyes were named to the honorable mention list. MVAC All-Conference Jose A#uilar (North Wil­ kes) Ludwin Grande-Alvarado (West Wilkes) Juan Benitez (North Wil­ kes) Dilver Castro (Wilkes Central) Daniel Cortez (Elkin) Frank Ledezma (Ashe) Junior Duran (North Wilkes) Hector Limon (West Wilkes) Seth Longbottom (East Wilkes) Jayson Lopez (West Wil­ kes) Leonel Maldonado (Starmount) Juan Naveron (Starmount) Josh Van Noy (Wilkes Frank Ledezma (13) Central) Miguel Ramos (Ashe) Alexis Ramos (Ashe) Jose Rojas (Elkin) Trevor Royall (Wilkes Central) Cesar Ruiz (Ashe) Daniel Shinaman (Wil­ kes Central) Dylan Shumate (North Wilkes) Nathan Walker (Starmount) Jamie Weaver (Ashe) MVAC Honorable Men­ tion Matthew Billings (North Wilkes) Brett Boone (Wilkes Central) Logan Combs (East Wil­ kes) Zachary Felts (North Alexis Ramos Wilkes) Bryan Jimener (Starmount) Pablo Limon (West Wil­ kes) Joah Logan (East Wil­ kes) Salomon Maya (Star- Cesar Ruiz (19) Miguel Ramos Jamie Weaver mount) Victor Melo (Ashe) Hunter Moncus (Elkin) Benjamin Ray (Allegha­ ny) Brayam Reyes (Ashe) Huvense Rivas (West Wilkes) Matthew Schumak (El­ kin) Cole Susi (Wilkes Cen­ tral) Jackson Williams (Al­ leghany) Brayam Reyes Victor Melo N.C. Wildlife Commission safety reminder The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission's Home From The Hunt campaign reminds anyone planning a hunting trip during the holiday season to<make safety the top priority. "Thanksgiving and Christmas are traditional times for family and friends to go hunting," said Travis Casper, the state hunter education coordinator with the Wildlife Com­ mission. "In the excitement of a hol­ iday hunt, don't overlook the safety aspects. Make it a part of your plan­ ning. Stress the importance of ev­ eryone being careful." Casper advised: •Go back to basics — review hunter education training and equipment instructions. • Know the rules — read all ap­ plicable regulations before going afield. • Inspect all equipment — repair or replace equipment, especially tree stands, before use. "We recommend a full-body safe­ ty harness anytime you use a tree stand," Casper said. "Maintain three points of contact when climb­ ing up and down, and never carry anything as you climb." When hunting with a firearm, Casper advised: •Always keep the muzzle pointed in a safe direction. •Be certain of your target and what is beyond. • Keep your finger off the trigger until ready to shoot. Blaze orange that is visible from all sides must be worn when hunt­ ing bear, feral hogs, deer, rabbit, squirrel, grouse, pheasant or quail with a firearm. Hunters are also re­ quired to wear blaze orange while hunting with a bow on Sunday dur­ ing the muzzleloader or gun season. Nathan Ham | Jefferson Post Freshman guard Amber Miller gets by an Avery defender. JV girls: Avery Wildlife Commission updates Green Growth Toolbox defeats Ashe atiiral Resource Stewardship in Planning Nathan Ham Sports Writer nham@civitasmedia.com The young Lady Hus­ ky squad played a close game for the first half, but Avery slowly pulled away to open the year with a 34-20 victory. ' The girls played hard, only down 15-12 at the naif, but the first four ,imes we had the ball in the second half, we turned it over and just had a hard '«me putting the ball in the basket," said Ashe Head Coach Mark Hudler. Courtney Sawyer led the Lady Huskies with six points. Amber Miller and Alayne Spencer both scored four points. Gianna Federico had three points, Brooke Price add­ ed two and Grace Miller hit one free throw. Ashe will travel to Hibriten on Tuesday before competing in the Miller Insurance/Dr. Pepper JV Invitational Tournament, Nov. 29-30. "We are a very young team and will get better as the year goes on," add­ ed Coach Hudler. The JV tournament this year features Ashe, West Wilkes, Watauga and Av­ ery. The N.C. WildlifeResourc­ es Commission has released a major update to its Green Growth Toolbox, a tool de­ signed to help growing com­ munities conserve wildlife and habitat, even as commu­ nities continue to expand. The toolbox consists of a handbook, a GIS data package and a website that provide communities with wildlife habitat maps and data, land-use planning and development design meth­ ods and examples from other communities that plan for wildlife and natural resource conservation in develop­ ing areas. Planning depart­ ments, developers and local governments can participate in training workshops and receive one-on-one techni­ cal assistance. The Wildlife Commission provides the Green Growth Toolbox and technical guidance at no cost. The second edition of the Green Growth Toolbox Handbook includes: •More detailed informa­ tion about the amount of habitat that wildlife need in developing landscapes; •More step-by-step guid­ ance on conserving wildlife habitat through land use and development planning; •Visual examples of how to use the conservation map­ ping data and how to design wildlife-friendly develop­ ments; and •More than 60 articles on the economic and societal benefits of a green-growth approach. 'Die toolbox handbook, which was released initially in 2009, was updated based on feedback from more than 200 planners, developers and local governments that at­ tended Green Growth Tool­ box workshops. Since 2010, 25 communi­ ties have improved their con­ servation planning, policies and development designs us­ ing green growth principles after participatingin a Green Growth Toolbox workshop. Incorporating green growth practices into a de­ velopment can increase prop­ erty values, produce more profitable developments and increase the economic com­ petitiveness of a community, according to Land (Conserva­ tion Biologist Kacy Cook. "Research has shown that housing developments near parks and natural areas are worth substantially more than those farther away," Cook said. "A good example is in Apex, where homes in the Shepherd's Vineyard de­ velopment adjacent to the American Tobacco Trail sold for $5,000 more than com­ parable homes in a nearby neighborhood." Cook hopes that many more communities and developers will embrace a Green Growth approach to land-use planning and devel­ opment to reduce wildlife habitat fragmentation in the wake of unprecedented population growth in North Carolina. �PAGE 6 TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2013 JEFFERSON POST Red Cross hosts monthly blood drive CLASSIFIEDS LEGALS LEGALS LEGALS NOTICE OF SERVICE OF PROCESS BY PUBLICATION STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA ASHE COUNTY NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION 13-CVS-315 Wil Petty| Jefferson Post Darlene Bailey, a blood collector for the Red Cross, Is taking a blood donation from Jack Watson of West Jefferson. The Red Cross does its blood drive the third Thursday of every month from 11 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the National Guard Armory in Jefferson. The drive works to collect at least 40 pints each drive. One pint can save up to three lives. State asks insurers not to cancel health insurance Insurance Commissioner Wayne Good­ win recently announced efforts to prevent health insurance plans from being termi­ nated in North Carolina. More than 473,000 people in the state have received notice from their insurance companies that their plans are being termi­ nated because they do not meet the require­ ments of the Affordable Care Act. Yesterday, President Obama announced a policy allow­ ing insurers to offer policyholders whose health insurance coverage would otherwise be terminated the opportunity to keep their current plan for another year. Due to concerns that people will lose their plan and not be able to purchase coverage through the federalhealth exchange at www. healthcare.gov in a timely manner, Goodwin is allowing for an expedited review process at the Department of Insurance so that in­ surers can quickly establish 2014 rates and begin offering the plans that were going to be cancelled to current policyholders. "I'm calling on our health insurers to take advantage of this opportunity, and I've directed my staff to do what is necessary to make sure that insurers can allow their policyholders to keep their plan for another year," Goodwin said. Goodwin recommends that North Caro­ linians take the time to shop around and compare the costs and benefits of all health insurance plans available. People can com­ pare coverage and findout if they areeligible for federal subsidies on the federal exchange website www.healthcare.gov. Those who are not eligible for a subsidy can purchase cov­ erage through the federal exchange or from insurance companies offering coverage out­ side the exchange. YADKIN BANK, formerly Yadkin Valley Bank and Trust Company. Plaintiff v. ROBERT S. HOLMAN and DEBORAH H. HOLMAN. Defendants Take notice that a pleadir seeking relief against you Xs been filed in the above entitled civil action. The nature of the relief being sought is a monet­ ary judgment for the sum of $70,420 63 together with in­ terest at the per diem rate of $12.98 from and after June 7, 2013 regarding Claim One un­ til judgment and the sum of $29,544.12 together with in­ terest at the per diem rate of $4 84 from and after June 7, 2013 regarding Claim Two un­ til judgment and at the legal rate thereafter until paid, plus costs of court in this action, specifically including the sum of 15% of the principal amount due and owing, and for such other relief which may be just and proper. You are required to make de­ fense to such pleading not later than forty (40) days after the date of first publication of this Notice (said date being November 26. 2013), and upon your failure to do so, the party seeking service against you will apply to the court for the relief sought This, the 21st day of Novem­ ber, 2013 Martineau King, PLLC Patricia L. Rhame NC Bar No. 43156 P.O. Box 31188 Charlotte, NC 28231 Publish:11.26 13/12.3.13/12.10 .13 \fiapro tHsping N.C. Rural Center moves forward, embraces future After several months of negotiations, the N.C. Ru­ ral Center and the State of North Carolina have reached an agreement that secures the future of the center and ensures the continuation of impactful grant programs. The Rural Center will move forward with more than $7 million in available assets. As it shifts away from grantmaking, the center will continue its focus on a num­ ber of core programs that create economic opportuni­ ties throughout rural North Carolina. These efforts will include initiatives designed to assist entrepreneurs and small businesses, increase lending to small businesses and develop rural leaders. "We have partnered with rural North Carolina com­ munities and people for 27 years," said Patrick Woodie, acting president of the Rural Center. "Now we turn our full attention to building a rural economic development Maye, a member of both of the Jeffersonbased nonprofits, said that she feels that younger nonprofits will be more affected by the tax. The Mosaic Stage Company has been around for a year, while OTJBA has existed for eight years. "This is charging more money that comes out of our pockets," she said. "We don't have much money to begin with." For the Arts Council, some of the impli­ cations have already been dealt with. Are You Still Paying Too Much For Your Medications.7 You can save up to 75% when you fill your prescriptions at our Canadian and International Pharmacy Service. ^ Get An Extra $10 Off & Free Shipping On Your IstOrderl Call Ihe numlvi below and save an [ additional $10 plus get fiee shipping ; on your first prescription order with ; Canada Drug Center Expires Sept. i JO. JO 11. 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SECOND TRACT: BEGIN­ NING at a water oak on top of ridge at Foster Eldreth's corner; thence southward with Foster Eldreth's line to a stake at the public road, thence westward with the public road to a locust at Coy Ham's comer; thence northward with Coy Ham's line to a maple Coy Ham and Oliver Ham's corner; thence eastward with Oliver Ham's line to R. D. Osborne's comer; thence southward with R. D. Osborne and Foster Eldreth's line to the BEGIN­ NING, containing 30 acres, more or less. Make the Switch to DISH Today and Save Up To 50% Order Nowl 1-800-341-2398 Use code 1OFREEto receive this special offer. Typical US brandpnee lot 200m91100 1 Free From Page 1 NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE FILE NO. 13-SP-122 Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust ex­ ecuted by William T. Powell and Leisa H. Powell to CB Trustee, LLC. Trustee, dated August 1, 2008, and recorded in Book 386, at Page 43 in the Ashe County Registry, Jeffer­ son, North Carolina, default having been made in the pay­ ment of the Note thereby se­ cured by the said Deed of Trust, and the undersigned having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by instrument duly recorded in the office of the Register of Deeds of the aforesaid county, and the Holder of the Note And being the same land de­ scribed in and conveyed by that certain deed from John Osborne to Coy Ham. dated 15 April 1932, and of record in the Ashe County Public Registry in Book S-2, at page 63. NATIONAL MARKETPLACE always at the center of our Tax Notice to Creditors Having qualified as Executor of the Estate of Edwin L. "Bud" Owen of Ashe County, NC. the undersigned does hereby noti­ fy all persons, firms and cor­ porations having claims against the said Estate to ex­ hibit them to the undersigned at the address stated below on or before the 1st day of Febru­ ary, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recov­ ery. This the 1st day of November, 2013. Darell G. Owen 260 Owen Lane West Jefferson, NC 28694 Publish:11.5.13/11.12.13/11.19 .13/11.26.13 FIRST TRACT: BEGINNING on chestnut oak sprouts down height of ridge 24 poles to a sassafras: thence 18 poles to a locust on bank of road; thence 20 poles up road to a hemlock; thence S 25 W 34 Vt poles to the BEGINNING, containing 3 acres and 102 square rods, more or less. Miscellaneous discussions The Rural Center that emeiged from the nego­ next 27 years." tiations is a focused, nimble, As part of the settlement, and responsive organization, the Rural Center has trans­ and one that will continue to ferred all grants funded advocate for a stronger rural with state appropriations North Carolina, just as it has from the center to the N.C. since its founding. Department of Commerce. Over the next six months, The center transferred ap­ the Rural Center Board of proximately $98 million to Directors, working with the state, including $72 mil­ center leadership, will evalu­ lion previously obligated for ate the center's structure, grant projects. The Rural programs and governance. Development Division of the Opportunities will be made state Department of Com­ available for those interested merce will manage those in contributing to this dia­ grants. logue, as the center enters "Commerce Secretary its next phase of serving ru­ Sharon Decker and her staff ral North Carolina. fostered a coQegial and coop­ There is plenty of work to erative atmosphere through­ be done. Since 2009, rural out the negotiations and we North Carolina has suffered can't thank them enough," a 1.7 percent decline in em­ Woodie said. "We appreci­ ployment, while job growth ate that the best interests of in the state's metro areas rural North Carolina were reached 5.3 percent. organization that is ready to take on the challenges of the Having qualified as Adminis­ trator for the Estate of Dorotha Poe Winters, AKA. Lynn Win­ ters, deceased late of Ashe County. North Carolina, this is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of said deceased to present them on or before 25th day of Feb­ ruary, 2014, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their re­ covery. All persons indebted to said estate will please make immediate payment This the 19th day of Novem­ ber, 2013. Timothy B. Winters Executor/Administrator For the Estate of Dorotha Poe Winters, AKA, Lynn Winters PUBLISH: 11.19 13/11.26.13/12.3.13/12. 10.13 . evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the un­ dersigned Substitute Trustee will oner for sale at the court­ house door in the City of Jef­ ferson. Ashe County. North Carolina, on December 3, 2013. at11:30a.m and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate: Generally described as certain real property, with any and all improvements thereon, loc­ ated in Ashe County. North Carolina, and being more par­ ticularly described as follows: Euardlan HELP AT THE PUSH OfA BUTTON! Call Now For Immediate Help M 888-781-3386 Call Today: s2500 Off Service 1-855-850-9105 i The Favorite j Feast 2 (5 ox.) Filet Mignona 2 (5 ox.) Top Sirloinc Grant 4 (4 ox.) Boneless Pork Chope 4 (4 ox.) Omaha Steaka Burgers 4 Stuffed Baked Potatoes 4 Caramel Apple Tanlet a <864 HMD 1 jit SIS4.0O. Now Only From Page 1 $4999 Omaha Steaks Burgers to implement smoke-free policies within multi-unit housing properties within the county. So far, two apartment complexes in the county have applied smoking limi­ tations through the group's efforts, they are: Oak Grove Village apartments in Jefferson and Westview Terrace Apart­ ments in West Jefferson. Region 3 lead coordinator, Beth Fornadley, said that the ADHD has helped smokers in those areas by providing ces­ sation resources, health information and helping conduct tenant meetings. The CTG has also made its mark in the county through promoting healthy eating. Funds from the grant helped promote the Lansing Farmers Market by provid­ ing materials that were identified as needs by market managers. Fornadley said those needs included permanent signage, tables and tents. The grant has also been able to sup­ port "Growin' on the Mountain," a multi-farm community supported agri­ culture (CSA) program based in Ashe. In its first year as a CSA, Growin' on the Mountain had 11 members, with seven full shares and four half shares. Region wide, the grant provides fund­ ing for a food availability assessment that will cover the 10-county district. Fornadley said the results should help localize food desert research. In its active living strategy, funds from the CTG are being used to help design a Greenway Master Plan, at the former location of Beaver Creek High School. The Greenway, if approved, would con­ nect county recreation facilities, a resi­ dential neighborhood, industrial park and the Ashe County Project on Aging and Day Facility. This plan is part of a 15-year project designed by Region 3, to create similar green space areas in all 10 counties. For more information on the grant, go to www.NWtransformationproject.org/. LlmH of 2 package* ft 4 FREE burden per address Standard S&H will be applied.Frt« Burgers mult ship fbALL NOWTO SIGN UP with ordersof $49 or more Offer expires 11/I S/l 3. O201J OCG11 $6021Omaha Steaks. Inc. Call Free 1-888-721-9573 1-888-929-9254 OftMTOWS AVAXABl 74 / 7 I Donate Your Car! Call Now 888-928-2362 Fast Free Pick Up www.OmahaSteaks.com/mbfHS9 IS YOUR RETIREMENT SAFE? You will need 2 things when you retire: V Guaranteed Monthly Income 24 Hour Response . V Protection from Market Risk Call 7 days a week Maximum Tax Deduction Non Runners ON Se Habla Espanol plus Annuity Quotes from A-Rated companies! CALL NOW 800-423-0676 �LEGALS LEGALS LEGALS LEGALS LEGALS Domestics / Janitorial to a bunch of chestnut oak sprouts; thence S 25 W 34 V4 poles to a hemlock above the road; thence N 69 W 9 Vt poles to the old line; thence N with same 64 poles to a stake; thence W 22 poles to the BEGINNING, containing 11 acres and 148 square rods And being the Fifth, Fourth, and Second Tract of land de­ scribed in and conveyed by that certain Commissioner s Deed from John T. Kilby, Com­ missioner to Robert W. Ham, dated 15 October 1997, and of record in the Ashe County Public Registry in Book 224, at page 1642, IN THE ASHE COUNTY PUBLIC REGISTRY, NORTH CAROLINA NOTICE OF SALE isting in, on, at or relating to the property being offered for sale Any and all responsibilit­ ies or liabilities arising out of or in any way relating to any such condition expressly are dis­ claimed. This sale is made subject to all prior liens and en­ cumbrances, and unpaid taxes and assessments including but not limited to any transfer tax associated with the foreclos­ ure. A deposit of five percent (5%) of the amount of the bid or seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), whichever is great­ er, is required and must be tendered in the form of certi­ fied funds at the time of the sale This sale will be held open ten days for upset bids as required by law Following the expiration of the statutory upset period, all remaining amounts are IMMEDIATELY DUE AND OWING Failure to remit funds in a timely manner will result in a Declaration of Default and any deposit will be frozen pending the outcome of any re-sale. If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Pur­ chaser at the sale shall be en­ titled only to a return of the de­ posit paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee, the Substitute Trustee or the attorney of any of the foregoing, metry, from field data gathered by Thomas Herman Company, PLLC, P.O Box 519, Jeffer­ son, NC 28640-0519. (336) 846-3352, P.L.S. L-2633. dated March 1, 2005, revised August2, 2005 Job# 00031901. party or parties in possession by the clerk of superior court of the county In which the prop­ erty is sold Any person who occupies the property pursu­ ant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may, after receiving the notice of sale, terminate the rental agreement upon 10 days' writ­ ten notice to the landlord The notice shall also state that upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the ef­ fective date of the termination. Cleaning service Full or Part-time Transportation Required Must be flexible Sundays is a must Start immediately 336-246-2121 www.perfectiongirf8.biz Together with all additional rights, title, and interests of Grantors conveyed and de­ scribed in the Deed of Trust re­ corded in Book 386, at Page 43 in the office of the Register of Deeds of Ashe County This is the same property de­ scribed in the Deed of Trust re­ corded in Book 386, at Page 43 in the office of the Register of Deeds of Ashe County The current property owner is Leisa Lorraine H. Powell (a/k/a Leisa H Powell) who is mar­ ried to William T. Powell. The sale is made subject to all taxes (including but not limited to any applicable transfer taxes), special and homeown­ ers' association assessments, and prior liens or encum­ brances of record against the said property, unrecorded mechanics' and materialmen's liens, and any recorded re­ leases. The property to be offered pur­ suant to this Notice of Fore­ closure Sale is being offered for sale, transfer and convey­ ance "AS IS. WHERE IS, AND WITH ALL FAULTS." Neither the Substitute Trustee nor the Holder of the Note secured by the Deed of Trust/Security Agreement, or both, being foreclosed, nor the officers, dir­ ectors, attorneys, employees, agents or authorized repres­ entatives of either the Substi­ tute Trustee or the Holder of the Note make any representa­ tion of warranty relating to the title or any physical, environ­ mental, health or safety condi­ tions existing in, on, at or relat­ ing to the property being offered for sale, and any and all responsibilities or liabilities arising out of or in any way re­ lating to any such condition ex­ pressly are disclaimed. To the extent not inconsistent with the terms of the Deed of Trust, the Substitute Trustee reserves the right to offer the property for sale as a whole or in such parts or parcels there­ of as are separately described in the Deed of Trust, or the Substitute Trustee may offer the property for sale by each method and sell the property. L»y the method which produces the highest price. A cash deposit not to exceed the greater of five percent (5%) of the amount of the bid or Seven Hundred Fifty and No/100 Dollars ($750.00) may be required at the time of the sale. If no upset bid is filed within ten (10) days from the date the Report of Foreclosure Sale is filed, a Trustee's Deed will be tendered to the highest bidder. Any successful bidder shall be required to tender the full balance of the purchase price so bid in cash or certified funds at the time the Substi­ tute Trustee tenders to him a Trustee's Deed for the prop­ erty or attempts to tender such deed, and should said suc­ cessful bidder fail to pay the full balance purchase price so bid at that time, he may re­ main liable on his bid as provided for in N.C. Gen. Stat. §§ 45-21.30(d) and (e). In ad­ dition to the purchase price so bid any successful bidder will also be responsible for pay­ ment of revenue stamps and other costs of closing the sale. An order for possession of the property may be issued pursu­ ant to N.C. Gen. Stat. § 4521.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the Clerk of Superior Court of the county In which the property is sold. In accordance with N.C. Gen. Stat. §45-21.16A(b). in the event that this Notice of Fore­ closure Sale relates to residen­ tial real property with less than 15 rental units, any person who occupies the property pur­ suant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may, after receiving the notice of sale, terminate the rental agreement upon 10 days' writ­ ten notice to the landlord. Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the ef­ fective date of the termination. THIS COMMUNICATION IS NOT AN ATTEMPT TO COL­ LECT A DEBT IN VIOLATION OF THE BANKRUPTCY AUTOMATIC STAY OR DIS CHARGE INJUNCTION. IT IS REQUIRED TO COMPLY WITH THE NORTH CARO­ LINA FORECLOSURE STAT­ UTE This the 29th day of October, 2013 Kimberty Elizabeth Lee Attorney for WASLAW, LLC Substitute Trustee Post Office Box 8088 Greenville, NC 27835-8088 Telephone. 252.215.4000 Publish; 11.19.13/11 26 13 IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE OF NORTH CAROLINA SUPERIOR COURT DIVSION ASHE COUNTY 13 SP 68 IN THE MATTER OF THE FORECLOSURE OF A DEED OF TRUST EXECUTED BY STEVEN MICHAEL ASAFAYIO AND BETH ANN ASAFAYLO DATED FEBRUARY 19, 2010 AND RECORDED IN BOOK 406 AT PAGE 1449 Under and by virtue of the power and authority contained in the above-referenced deed of trust and because of default in the payment of the secured indebtedness and failure to perform the stipulation and agreements therein contained and. pursuant to demand of the owner and holder of the se­ cured debt, the undersigned substitute trustee will expose for sale at public auction to the highest bidder for cash at the usual place of sale at the county courthouse of said county at 2:00PM on Decem­ ber 2. 2013 the following de­ scribed real estate and any other improvements which may be situated thereon, in Ashe County, North Carolina, and being more particularly de­ scribed as follows: ALL THAT CERTAIN LOT OR PARCEL OF LAND SITU­ ATED IN THE CITY OF. OBIDS TOWNSHIP, ASHE COUNTY, NORTH CARO­ LINA AND MORE PARTICU­ LARLY DESCRIBED AS FOL­ LOWS: LYING AND BEING IN OBIDS TOWNSHIP, ASHE COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA, AND BE­ ING MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: FIRST TRACT: BEING LOTS 8 AND 9 OF GLENDALE ACRES AS SHOWN ON A PLAT OF THE SAME WHICH APPEARS OF RECORD IN THE ASHE COUNTY PUBLIC REGISTRY IN PLAT BOOK 4, AT PAGE 304A, AND BEING MORE PARTICULARLY DE­ SCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: BEGINNING ON AN EXIST­ ING 1 1/2-INCH PIPE, SAID PIPE THE NORTHERNMOST CORNER OF LOT 8 AS SHOWN ON A PLAT OF GL­ ENDALE ACRES AS RECOR­ DED IN PLAT BOOK 4, AT PAGE 304A, THENCE WITH THE NORTHWESTERN LINE OF SAID LOT 8 TWO COURSES, 1) S 4-12-00 W 180.90 FEET TO A NEW 1/2 INCH REBAR WITH A CHESTNUT OAK WITNESS, 2) THENCE S 3-04-00 W 29.00 FEET TO A NEW 1/2INCH REBAR. THE WEST­ ERNMOST, CORNER OF SAID LOT 8; THENCE WITH THE SOUTHWESTERN LINE OF LOT 8 AND THEN 9, S 5813-05 E, PASSING OVER AN EXISTING 1-INCH PIPE 277.07 FEET FOR A TOTAL DISTANCE OF 297.07 FEET TO A POINT, THE SOUTH­ ERNMOST CORNER OF SAID LOT 9, SAID POINT IN THE CENTER OF A 40' UN­ NAMED STREET RIGHT OF WAY; THENCE WITH THE SOUTHEASTERN LINE OF SAID LOT 9, N 25-02-17 E SPECIAL NOTICE FOR LEASEHOLD TENANTS: If you are a tenant residing in the property, be advised that an Order for Possession of the property may be issued In fa­ vor of the purchaser. Also, if your lease began or was re­ newed on or after October 1, 2007, be advised that you may terminate the rental agree­ ment upon 10 days written no­ tice to the landlord. You may be liable for rent due under the agreement prorated to the ef­ fective date of the termination The date of this Notice is Octo­ ber 8, 2013. Grady I. Ingle or Elizabeth B. Ells Substitute Trustee 10130 Perimeter Parkway, Suite 400 Charlotte, NC 28216 (704) 333-8107 http://shapiroattorneys.com/nc/ 13-042543 Publish: 11 19.13/11.26.13 12 SP 168 AMENDED NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE NORTH CAROLINA, ASHE COUNTY LESS AND EXCEPT the prop­ erty conveyed from Substitute Trustee Services, Inc. to Life Store Bank by Trustee's Deed dated 01/03/2012 and recor­ ded 01/17/2012 in Book 425 at Page 2490 and more particu­ larly described as follows: BEING a portion of the prop­ erty as described in Deed Book 334, Page 1805. which is in the name of Diana Houck Pinnix, bounded by the lands of, formerly of. or in posses­ sion of the following On the North and East by Bina Greene (179-591), on the South by NCSR #1100, on the West by a new line through the Pinnix property; being more particularly described as; BEGINNING on a point at the intersection of the eastern line of said Pinnix property and the centerline of NCSR #1100, said point being N 04-19-30 W.. 23.41 feet from a 1/2-inch rebar found on the south side of the road, thence with said centerline five courses, 1) thence S. 80-34 06 W., 42.12 feet to a point, 2) thence S. 8711-39 W., 57.54 feet to a point, 3) thence N. 85-20-01 W.. 65.22 feet to a point, 4) thence N. 79-51-44 W„ 46 49 feet to a point, 5) thence N. 75-01-55 W., 43.98 feet to a point; thence with a new line N. 0919-01 E passing over a 1/2inch rebar set at 216 59 feet, for a total distance of 507.32 feet to a 1/2-inch rebar set; thence with the northern line of said Pinnix property, the Greene line N. 87-33-51 E.. 21.06 feet to a 1/2-inch rebar found; thence with the eastern line of said Pinnix property and the Greene line three courses, 1) thence S. 20-11-16 E„ 361.59 feet to a 1/2-Inch rebar found. 2) thence S 10-00-59 E., 109.69 feet to a 1/2-inch re­ bar found, thence S 04-19-30 E.. 69.46 feet to the BEGIN­ NING. containing 1.818 acres, as calculated by coordinate geometry, from field data gathered by The Thomas Her­ man Company, PLLC, P.O. Box 519, Jefferson. NC 286400519, (336) 846-3352, PLS L2633, dated March 1, 2005. Job #00131901. Together with improvements located thereon. AND MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED by metes and Under and by virtue of a Power bounds as follows: of Sale contained in that cer­ tain Deed of Trust executed by BEING a portion of the prop­ Ricky Penley and Diana L erty as described in Deed Houck to First American Title Book 334 Page 1805, which is Ins. Co., Trustee(s), which was in the name of Diana Houck. dated September 16. 2008 and bounded by the lands of, recorded on October 6, 2008 in formerly of, or in possession of Book 00388 at Page 0996, the, following. On the North by 100.5 FEET TO A POINT. THE Ashe County Registry, North Bina Greene (179-581), on the EASTERNMOST CORNER Carolina. OF SAID LOT 9, SAID POINT East by a new line, on the THE CENTERLINE INTER­ South by N.C.S.R #1100, on Default having been made of the West by Diana Houck SECTION OF TWO 40' UN­ the note thereby secured by NAMED STREETS; THENCE (252-1265); Being more partic­ the said Deed of Trust and the WITH THE NORTHEASTERN ularly described as: undersigned, Trustee Services LINE OF SAID LOT 9 AND of Carolina, LLC, having been THEN LOT 8, N 45-34-00 W BEGINNING on a 1/2-inch re­ substituted as Trustee in said 392.49 FEET TO THE BEGIN­ bar set in the northern line of Deed of Trust, and the holder NING, CONTAINING 1.062 said Houck property, said re­ of the note evidencing said de­ ACRES, INCLUSIVE OF SAID bar being S. 87-33-51 W fault having directed that the STREET RIGHTS OF WAYS 21.06 feet from a 1/2-inch re­ Deed of Trust be foreclosed, BASED ON A SURVEY AND bar found at the northeastern the undersigned Substitute MAP BY THE THOMAS HER­ corner of said Houck property, Trustee will offer for sale at the MAN COMPANY, RE­ thence with a new line, S. 09courthouse door of the county GISTERED LAND 19-01 W., passing over a 1/2courthouse where the property inch rebar set at 290.75 feet is located, or the usual and SURVEYORS. DATED 8 for a total distance of 507.32 customary location at the feet to a point in the centerline MARCH 1989 county courthouse for conduct­ AND BEING THE SAME of N.C.S.R. #1100; thence with ing the sale on December 4, LAND, BUT A NEW DESCRIP­ said centerline four courses, 1) 2013 at 12:30PM, and will sell TION THEREOF, DE­ thence N. 73-57-20 W. 41.58 to the highest bidder for cash SCRIBED IN AND CON­ feet to a point, 2) thence N. 72the following described prop­ VEYED BY THAT CERTAIN 27-53 W. 45.86 feet to a point, erty situated in Ashe County, DEED FROM JIMMY DALE 3) thence N. 74-37-02 W. North Carolina, to wit: 68 99 feet to a point, 4) thence NEAVES AND WIFE, SHIR­ LEY S. NEAVES TO GARY N. 73-49-32 W 27.49 feet to a Land referred to in this Com­ WAYNE DIXON AND WIFE, point; thence with the western mitment is described as all that TANA NEAVES DIXON, line of said Houck property N. certain property situated in the DATED 21 APRIL 1988, AND 09-19-01 E.. passing over a County of Ashe, and State of OF RECORD IN THE ASHE 1/2-inch rebar set as 13.94 NC and being described in a COUNTY PUBLIC REGISTRY feet, for a total distance of deed dated 09/02/2005 and re­ IN BOOK 163, AT PAGE 1841. 447.34 feet to a 1/2-inch rebar corded 09/12/2005 in Book THERE IS ALSO CONVEYED set; thence with the northern 334 Page 1805 among the BY THIS INSTRUMENT AN line of said Houck property N. land records of the county and EASEMENT OF RIGHT OF 87-33-51 E 186.49 feet to the state set forth above, and ref­ BEGINNING, containing 2.000 WAY AS DESCRIBED IN THE erenced as follows: acres as calculated by coordin­ AFOREMENTIONED DEED, TO WHICH REFERENCE IS ate geometry, from field data Being a portion of the property HEREBY MADE FOR A gathered by Thomas Herman MORE COMPLETE DESCRIP­ as described in Deed Book Company, PLLC, P.O. Box 252 Page 1265, which is In the TION OF SAID EASEMENT. 519, Jefferson. NC 28640name of Diana Houch Pinnix, THERE IS RESERVED A 20 0519, (336) 846-3352, P.L.S. bounded by the lands of, FOOT EASEMENT ALONG L-2635, dated March 1, 2005. formerly of. or In possession of THE NORTHERN AND EAST­ the following: On the North and Job #001319 ERN PORTION East by Bina Greene (179OF THE ABOVE-DESCRIBED Save and except any releases, 591), on the South by N.C.S.R. TRACT FOR FUTURE ROAD­ deeds of release or prior con­ #1100, on the West by a new WAY PURPOSES. veyances of record. line through the Pinnix prop­ SECOND TRACT: BEING erty; being more particularly LOTS 10 AND 11 OF GLEND­ Said property is commonly described as: ALE ACRES AS SHOWN ON known as 320 Todd Railroad A PLAT OF THE SAME Grade Road, Todd, NC 28684 Beginning on a point at the in­ WHICH APPEARS OF RE­ tersection of the eastern line of CORD IN THE ASHE Third party purchasers must said Pinnix property and the COUNTY PUBLIC REGISTRY pay the excise tax, and the centerline of N.C.S.R. #1100, IN PLAT BOOK 4. AT PAGE court costs of Forty-Five Cents said point being N. 04-19-30 304A, TO WHICH RECOR­ (45c) per One Hundred Dol­ W. 23.41 feet from a 1/2-inch DED PLAT REFERENCE IS lars ($100 00) pursuant to rebar found on the south side HEREBY MADE FOR A NCGS 7A-308(a)(1). A cash of the road, thence with said METES AND BOUNDS DE­ deposit (no personal checks) centerline nine courses, 1) SCRIPTION OF SAID LOTS. of five percent (5%) of the pur­ Thence S. 80-34-06 W. 42.12 chase price, or Seven Hun­ feet to a point, 2) Thence S. BEING THE SAME dred Fifty Dollars ($750 00), 87-11-39 W 57.54 feet to a PREMISES AS CONVEYED whichever is greater, will be re­ mt. 3) Thence N. 85-20-01 IN DEED FROM DAVID R. quired at the time of the sale 65.22 feet to a point, 4) DENNY, SINGLE RECOR­ Following the expiration of the Thence N. 79-51-44 W. 46 49 DED 11/18/2004 IN DOCU­ statutory upset bid period, all feet to a point, 5) Thence N. MENT NUMBER 08206, the remaining amounts are im­ 75-01-55 W 43 98 feet to a BOOK 00322, PAGE 0173 IN mediately due and owing point, 6) Thence N. 73-57-20 SAID COUNTY AND STATE. W. 41.58 feet to a point. 7) Said property to be offered Thence N. 72-27-53 W. 45 86 And Being more commonly pursuant to this Notice of Sale feet to a point, 8) Thence N. known as: 132 Laurelwood Dr. is being offered for sale, trans­ 74-37-02 W 68 99 feet to a West Jefferson, NC 28694 fer and conveyance "AS IS nt, 9) Thence N. 73-49-32 WHERE IS." There are no rep­ 27.49 feet to a point; The record owner(s) of the resentations of warranty relat­ Thence with a new line N. 09property, as reflected on the ing to the title or any physical, 19-01 E„ passing over a 1/2records of the Register of environmental, health or safety inch rebar set at 13.94 feet, for Deeds, is/are Steven Michael conditions existing in. on. at. or a total distance of 447 34 feet Asafaylo and Beth Ann Asarelating to the property being to a 1/2-inch rebar set, Thence faylo. offered for sale This sale is with the northern line of said made subject to all prior liens, Pinnix property, the Greene The property to be offered pur­ unpaid taxes, any unpaid land line N. 87-33-51 E., passing transfer taxes, special assess­ suant to this notice of sale is over a 1/2-inch rebar set at ments, easements, rights of being offered for sale, transfer 186 49 feet, for a total dis­ way, deeds of release, and any and conveyance "AS IS, tance of 207,55 feet to a 1/2other encumbrances or excep­ WHERE IS." Neither the Trust­ inch rebar found; Thence with ee nor the holder of the note tions of record. To the best of the eastern line of said Pinnix secured by the deed of trust, the knowledge and belief of the property and the Greene line undersigned, the current own­ being foreclosed, nor the of­ three courses, 1) Thence S. ers) of the property is/are Di­ ficers, directors, attorneys, em­ 20-11-16 E. 361 59 feet to a ployees. agents or authorized ana L Houck and Ricky Pen1/2-inch rebar found, 2) representative of either Trust­ ley. Thence S, 10-00-59 E, 109,69 ee or the holder of the note feet to a 1/2-inch rebar found. An Order for possession of the make any representation or 3) Thence S. 04-19-30 E. property may be issued pursu­ warranty relating to the title or 69.46 feet to the beginning; ant to G.S. 45-21.29 in favor of any physical, environmental, containing 3.818 acres as cal­ the purchaser and against the health or safety conditions ex­ culated by coordinate geo- 8? If the trustee is unable to con­ vey title to this property for any reason, the sole remedy of the purchaser is the return of the deposit Reasons of such inab­ ility to convey include, but are not limited to. the filing of a bankruptcy petition pnor to the confirmation of the sale and re­ instatement of the loan without the knowledge of the trustee If the validity of the sale is chal­ lenged by any party, the trust­ ee, in their sole discretion, if they believe the challenge to have merit, may request the court to declare the sale to be void and return the deposit. The purchaser will have no fur­ ther remedy. Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC Substitute Trustee Brock & Scott, PLLC Attorneys for Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC 5431 Oleander Drive Suite 200 Wilmington, NC 28403 PHONE: (910) 392-4988 FAX: (910) 392-8587 File No.: 12-16490-FC01 Publish:11.19.13/11.26.13 FINANCIAL SERVICES EMPLOYMENT Drivers 8t Delivery Drivers Start up to $.41/mi„ Home Weekly or Bi-Weekly. 90% No-Touch, 70% D&H. CDL-A 1yr. OTR exp Req 877-705-9261 Help Wanted General STAFF WRITER The Jefferson Post is seeking an entry-level staff writer to cover local government, general news, courts and crime, and write occasional features The candidate will also have some photography skills. Recent graduates are encouraged to apply This is a full-time position with salary and benefits Send resume and clips to: Cliff Clark at cdark@civitasmedia com Salcs / Business Development —CTUnWDTASATR ~ ANNOUNCEMENTS Notices Child Care Health Consultation Grant Request for Proposals Ashe County Partnership for Children Health Program The Ashe County Partnership for Children is seeking propos­ als from orqanizationfs) for the provision of child care health and safety consultation to child care providers in Ashe County. The overall goal for this pro­ posal will be to contribute to the development of high qual­ ity child care by providing ex­ pertise and experience relat­ ive to evidence-based health and safety policies and prac­ tices in child care settings. The ACPC will use Smart Start funds to contract with an or­ ganization employing a public health nurse licensed in the state of North Carolina to provide education, skills train­ ing, resources, technical as­ sistance and consultation to providers in licensed child care settings, both center-based and family child care homes. Grantee may also provide re­ ferrals to health care re­ tn sources to familiest i g of youn children enrolled M| •oiled in these child care settings. Eligible applics. Eligi ants include North Carolina based local public health agen­ cies. local non-profit organiza­ tions. physician organizations, medical clinics, hospitals, and/or home care agencies that have a history of provid­ ing resources or services to child care providers and have expertise in child care health and safety. Please contact Kay Philipp at the Ashe County Partnership for Children at (336) 982-4588 for required forms and informa­ tion Proposals are due to the Partnership office by 3:00pm on December 6, 2013. REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS Ashe County Partnership for Children is seeking proposals for evidence-based programs beginning July 1. 2014 through June 30. 2015 from agencies to address the following need areas: "Improve the quality of early care and education •Increase access to early care and education •Enhance parenting skills •Enhance social and emotion­ al development of young children •Enhance early intervention services for children at-risk of developmental delays or disabilities •Enhance physical health and well-being of young children •Improve school readiness out­ comes One-on-one technical assist­ ance is mandatory for new bid­ ders. Technical assistance will include logic model training. RFP process, and information about Smart Start Please con­ tact Kay Philipp, Executive Dir­ ector, at 336-982-4588 or kayp@ashechildren org with your intent to apply by Decem­ De ber I 2013. 2. The deadline for receipt of proposals Is 3:00 pm on Fri­ day, December 6, 2013. Miscellaneous Affordable, clean, safe and effi­ cient wood heat Central Boil­ er OUTDOOR WOOD FUR­ NACE Heats multiple build­ ings. . Matthews Heating Solu­ tions 336-501-1618 AUCTION / ESTATE / YARD SALE The Jefferson Post in West Jefferson is seeking an account executive to sell advertising for both print and online products to local businesses. Will handle an active account list as well as cold calling for new business Must have prior sales experience, excellent computer skills, internet savvy, dependable vehicle, clean driving record, valid driver's license and auto insurance. We offer a competitive compensation and benefits package. 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Back row: #42 Courtney Sawyer, Fr., #20 Brooke Price, Soph., #14 Gianna Federico, Fr., #30 Alayne Spencer, Fr., #11 Grace Miller. Fr. Front row: #22 Hannah Andrews. Soph.. #10 Amber Miller. Fr.. #21 Gracie Greene. Fr.. #12 Olivia Patton. Fr., #32 Amanda Gambill, Fr. Head coach: Mark Hudler Watauga Lady Pioneers #1 Heather Ostwalt, Soph.. #2 Olivia Reese, Soph., #3 Allison Quinn, Fr., #5 Maddie Warren, Fr.. #10 Katie Hamrick, Fr.. #11 Alii Brown, Fr.. #12 Sydney Farthing, Soph., #13 Holly Greene. Fr.. #15 Tristin Derrick. Soph., #20 Alden McClure, Fr., #21 Alina Kosmala, Soph., #23 Olivia Williamson, Fr., #30 Callie Idol, Soph., #33 Karson Hamrick, Fr., #40 Brooke Chiarolanzio. Fr. Head coach: Chris Calloway. Assistant coach: Brad Isaacs. �Jiii FiiitsoN POST TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2013 PAGE 3 Avery County Vikings # ° 1" f f k ' 1 ;c f *}?F: Stansberry-#15 J°sh Goff, #20 Andy Dominguez, #21 Levi Mcintosh, #22 Leo Cervantes, #23 Jacob Wiseman. #30 Tanner Lyons, #32 Nathiel Roam, #33 Levi llles. #35 Heath Woody, #44 Austin Phillips. Avery County Lady Vikings #10 Regan Dellinger #12 Kara Polsgrove, #14 Elizabeth Pittman, #20 Amy Tejada, #22 Zoe Daniels, #23 Kesha Garland. #24 Ashley Singleton, #30 Abbe Miller. #34 Courtney Hicks. #40 Ashley Poore. #42 Alyssa Carter. Head coach: Allison Phillips. Watauga Pioneers (no photo available) #3 Holden Russell, Soph. #15 Conner Renner, Fr. #4 Justin Hollars, Fr. #21 Jerron Mills, Soph. #5 Dillon Carmichael, Soph. #22 Caleb Bryson, Soph. #10 Nick Sherman, Soph. #11 Harrison Cobb, Soph. #35 Levi Wilcox, Soph. #12 Corey West, Fr. Head coach: Jerry Moretz #14 Zach Valet, Soph. Assistant coach: Marshall Thomas �,L': 1 TLLISDAV, NOVEMBER 26\ 2018 JEFFERSON POST « MILLER INSURANCE / DR. PEPPER Junior Varsity Invitational Basketball Tournament November 29 and November 30, 2013 at Ashe County High School JV GIRLS BRACKET JV BOYS BRACKET ASHE JV GIRLS (H) ASHE JV BOYS (H) Friday, Nov 29 6:30PM Friday, Nov 29 7:45 PM (H) AVERY JV BOYS (A) AVERY JV GIRLS (A) WATAUGA JV GIRLS (H) (H) Saturday, Nov 30 5:30 PM CHAMPIONSHIP Friday, Nov 29 4:00 PM WATAUGA JV BOYS (H) Champion Saturday, Nov 30 7:00 PM CHAMPIONSHIP Friday, Nov 29 5:15 PM (A) WEST WILKES V GIRLS (A) Champion (A) WEST WILKES JV BOYS (A) Loser Ashe/Avery (H) Loser WAven(H) Saturday, Nov 30 3:00 PM Saturday, Nov 30 4:15 PM THIRD PLACE GAME THIRD PLACE GAME Third Place Third Place Loser Watauga/WMkes (Aj Loser Watauga/H'Jilkes (A) The top line(s) be the HOME team and wear WHITE uniforms. The top line(s) be the HOME team and wear WHITE uniforms. GOOD LUCK TO ALL ASHE COUNTY TEAMS SERVING THE HIGH COUNTRY FOR OVER 50 YEARS! raCtiC! ChW Chiropractic • Acupuncture - Massage Therapy BETTER HOMES FURNITURE CO. Meadow Creek Shopping Center Family owned and operated since 1943! • www.betterfurniturenc.com 006S4M4 West Jefferson. NC 336-846-5651 w w w . c u r r e n t c h i r o . c o m The largest selection of Serta Perfect Sleepers and la-Z-Boy recliners in the area! 527 East Main Street QQC QQO Ofifcl North Wilkesboro, N.C. 81 CI 000*000 fcUU � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Jefferson Post Type The nature or genre of the resource Newspaper Description An account of the resource The Jefferson Post was a twice-weekly newspaper printed in West Jefferson, North Carolina. Printing news, announcements and obituaries for Ashe County, the newspaper was owned by Civitas Media of Davidson, North Carolina, and had a circulation of 6,500. The Jefferson Post began publishing in 1988. The newspaper was the result of a merger between Ashe County's historic weekly newspaper The Skyland Post and a competing weekly of 10 years, the Jefferson Times. Publication Volume 88 Issue 95 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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Page 8 Vol. 88, Issue 86 • /ORE Courtir Who is Ashe? 81.00 TUESDAY. OCTOBER 29,2013 State of the librai? focuses on year's events Wil Petty Staff Writer ipetty@civitasmedia.com Librarians Suzanne Moore and Peggy Bailey gave a "State of the Li­ brary" presentation before donors on Wednesday, Oct. 23. The donor group, Friends of the Library, accounts for 3 percent of the public library's total budget. Other funds come from county grants, state aid, fund balances and fines. "We have been doing a lot of out­ reach as part of Communities Mat­ ter," Moore, chief librarian for the Ashe County Public Library said. Moore was able to report that 48 percent of the Ashe County population are library card holders. The library had 101,813 visitors through the fiscal year and circulated 148,228 items. Some projects were grant projects including "Growing Book by Book" and "Bridging Cultures," sponsored by BREMCO and the American Li­ brary Association. The public library sponsored 498 programs in the fiscal year. The events brought in 10,161 attendees. Throughout the year, the library also hosted its fust events related to National Novel Writing Month, started the "Brew-Ha-Ha" book discussions at Boondocks and rolled out Little Free Libraries, called "Twigs," throughout the outlying areas of the county. "We are planning some commu­ nity building workshops before the spring," Moore said. "We already have other places targeted to build the twigs." During Moore's presentation, she focused on the different programs the library hosted including. Com­ munity Read, different festival setups and various arts and crafts projects. "We had monthly artists and every month we would have an artist recep­ tion where we would kick off the dis­ play accompanied by music," she said. Following the initial presentation of the overall library, the luncheon then focused on the youth in the county. "The 3 percent (of what you give us), we do incredible things," Bai­ ley, the youth services librarian said. "We cannot do what we do Wil Petty |Jefferson Post without you." Suzanne Moore, chief librarian of the Ashe County Public Li­ Bailey kicked off the discussion brary. gives a presentation to the Ashe County Friends of the Library on Wednesday. Oct. 23. The presentation provided a See LIBRARY I 5 recap of the library's events throughout the year. Oktoberfest 2013 Scammers of the elderly iiave it down to a science Dylan Lightfoot Staff Writer dlightfoot@civitasmedia.com Scammers who prey on the elderly just keep get­ ting better at it, according to Julie Wiggins, Regional Long Term Care Ombuds­ man for the High Country Area Agency on Aging. "These jieople ?re educated ana skilled at what they do," she said. "They have narrowed it down to a science." Wiggins, a member of the Ashe County Elder Abuse Prevention Team (ACEAPT), said the eldery are targeted by scam­ mers for two reasons: they tend to be unsuspecting » - Photos by Dylan Lightfoot |Jefferson Post Despite a chilly opening, Jefferson's inaugural Oktoberfest drew hundreds to downtown for food, fun, music, and - of course - beer. Members of the Harbour Towne Fest Band of Cape Fear brought the Polka all afternoon, while making lederhosen look good. For more Oktoberfest photos, see page 12. Men of the 26th N.C. Troops were drilled in the manual of arms on the lawn of the Museum of Ashe County History during Oktoberfest 2013 Saturday. Performing the Civil War living history demonstration were (from left) Maj. Randal Garrison. Cpl. Sam Fender, Pvt. Byron Hovey, Pvt. Jeff Coronado and Pvt. Tim Propst. Oktoberfesters danced on East Main Street under a cloudless sky as the afternoon warmed to 52 degrees. and to have resources. "The current generation of elderly are characteris­ tically trusting and want to do the right thing," she said. Scams asking for prepayment of taxes on supposed sweepstakes winnings or payment of delinquent bills are ef­ fective for this reason. "Seventy-five percent of the nation's consumer wealth is held by people over 50. They have pen­ sions, savings, investments and equity for exploiters to to tap into," Wiggins said. The target age for scam­ mers is about 70, she said, an age when early-stage deSee SCAMMERS| 5 Ashe Family Literacy hopes to reopen Jan. 2014 Ashe Family Literacy, closed this fall for lack of fund­ ing, hopes to reopen in January program coordinator Beth Sorrell said Wednesday. "It was no funding for child care, mainly," said Sorrell, who has been with AFL since 2004. In partnership with Wilkes Community College, Ashe Partnership for Children and Ashe Services for Aging, AFL has provided high school diploma and GED courses, Eng­ lish as a second language and parenting classes since 1998. But, Sorrell said, "this fall was the first time we've had to close." The literacy program has four components: adult edu­ cation instruction, early childhood instruction, parent and child interaction time and, parenting education. The program's ESL instruction, focused on proficiency in spoken a written English, serves immigrant workers — mostly women — who "have come here to work and have settled down," she said. The ability to provide child care services is crucial to AFL's operations, Sorrell said. "We offer parent education for those who can't work or go to school without child care." As a program of Wilkes Community College, AFL fol­ lows the school's calendar, closing in May and reopening in the fall. But this fall, no funds were available for an early childhood educator, and none of the program's par­ ticipating agencies was able to provide for one. The program formerly received funding from a U.S. De­ partment of Education Even Start grant, but that program was dismantled two year ago, Sorrell said. "We pieced it together to run on leftover funding the past two years." Ashe Family Literacy is seeking $2,000 in tax-deduct­ ible contributions to pay a qualified professional to pro­ vide childcare and eariy childhood education, she said. Ashe Family Literacy is held at Ashe Family Central. Classes are offered Tues-Thurs, 8:30-12:30 p.m. subject to availability of funds/volunteers for childcare. Classes are bee and open to anyone in the community who needs them. Oktoberfest display focuses on Germanic heritage Wil Petty Staff Writer ipetty@civitasmedia.com A Cruise*'" capped the west end of the festival There would not be an Oktoberfest without Ger­ many. The celebration, which started in Munich, has now started as a celebration in Ashe County. The German Club of Ashe County, de­ cided to put together a dis­ play explaining its heritage and history in the area at the event. "We just felt like the Ger­ mans are part of Oktober­ fest," Kalmus said. "Since we are the only group that gets together in Ashe County, and this is the See OKTOBERFEST I 5 �PAGE 2 TUESDAY, OCTOBER 29,2013 JEFFERSON POST Local farm featured in Alpacas Magazine cover Wil Petty Staff Writer jpetty@civitasmedia.com Two Ashe County alpacas will be featured in the Au­ tumn edition of Alpacas magazine, an international publication. Located in the Grassy Creek, Landmark Farm Al­ pacas owner Rachelle Bridges came across two of the farms alpacas, Globetrotter and Smudge, staring at a family of wild turkeys in the distance. "(The alpacas) were about a month old and I was out in the field taking photos of them," Bridges said. "I no­ ticed the babies were stand­ ing like soldiers at attention and were focused on some­ thing." Bridges, with the camera in hand, got closer and noticed a family of turkeys crossing a field. While the turkeys do not show up in the final im­ age, the photo captured their fascination. "I just got lucky and got the shot," Bridges said. "They are fascinated with stuff like that. A crow could land in a pasture and the alpacas would be riveted on it." She decided to submit the photo in a contest that took place at a national alpaca con­ ference in Denver. Bridges's photo won the contest out of over 200 entrants, and that led to the photo being pub­ lished. "The photo won the peo­ ples choice award which meant it had the most inperson and online votes," Bridges said. Bridges said the contest started with 230 photos and was then narrowed down to 120 before her photo was se­ lected. Issues of Alpacas magazine are now out and a limited number of copies are avail­ able at Tractor Supply in Jef­ ferson. "They only put out three is­ sues a year," Bridges said. The publication, based in Nashville, Tenn., produces three issues a year: one for spring, one for fall and a third that deals specifically with "herd sire," - or alpaca breed­ ing. The publication is pro­ duced by the Alpaca Owners and Breeders Association. Landmark Farm Alpacas is open to the public by ap­ pointment. Bridges said at their last open house, there were over 200 people in at­ tendance. During these open houses, the alpacas are friendly and get up close and personal. "When we have our open houses, it's funny because (the alpacas) are fascinated by children," Bridges said. "The alpacas and shy, but they have to come up and check it out. They are just curious." The Bridges moved from Florida to Ashe County with five alpacas in 2010. "We have owned the al­ pacas since 2008, but moved here with the first five in 2010," Bridges said. Hew Alpaca Fashion Designs I National Alpaca Show Results Submitted photo |Jefferson Post Globetrotter and Smudge, two Landmark Farm alpacas, are featured on the cover of Alpacas magazine. The photo won a contest in May of this year and features the two animals fixated on a family of wild turkeys off in the distance. Veterinarian urges caution after FDA jerky treat alert Staff report Christopher John Rutherford Derek Fritsch-Frederick Dr. Lee Beckworth of the Ashe Animal Clinic urged caution this week in response to an FDA alert issued after nearly hun­ dreds of pets nationwide became ill and died from eating tainted jerky treats from China. "Be very aware," Beckworth said. "Look at the labels." People should take their pet to the vet­ erinarian immediately if they notice gas­ trointestinal symptoms like vomiting or diarrhea after eating jerky treats labelled "Made in China," he said. But, he added, such incidents are un­ likely, and pet owners should not panic. "It's important you don't overreact to these reports. Given the number of pets that have died versus the number of dogs in the country, it's very unlikey we will see any incidents," he said. Since 2007, the FDA has received re­ Ernesto Cabrera Ruiz mm^agjr |n •••>'' X Ronnie James Powell Taylor Kristine Smith Tony Lee Miller County crime report Staff report Oct. 7 Ronnie James Powell, 39, of Stem, N.C., was charged with two counts of non-support of a child. Bond was set at $500. Pow­ ell has not been released as of press time. Derek Matthew FritschFrederick, 20, of Creston was charged with two counts of probation violation. Bond was set at $20,000. Fritsch-Frederick has not been released as of press time. Christopher John Ruth­ erford, 26, of Creston was charged with assault on a female, assault with a deadly weapon and assault by strangulation and pro­ bation violation. Bond was set at $20,000. Rutherford was released Oct. 13. Tony Lee Miller, 34, of Lauren Springs was charged with injury to real property, second degree trespassing and harassing phone calls. Bond was set at $1,000. Miller was re­ leased the next day. Oct. 13 Oct. 9 Taylor Kristine Smith, 19, of Fleetwood was charged with two counts of probation violation. Bond was set at $25,000. Smith was released the next day. Ernesto Cabrera Ruiz, 46, of Jefferson was charged with assault on a female and communicat­ ing threats. Bond was set at $500. Ruiz was released later that day. Jefferson JJost Sponsored By: Vannoy Construction Family Central open house well attended The Open House held on Monday, Oct. 21, sponsored by the Ashe Coun­ ty Partnership for Children and the Ashe County Parks and Recreation was well attended. After enjoying a meal catered by Commercial Kitchen users, everyone was free to tour the buildings and dis­ cover the renovations that nave been done to the former Ashe Central High School's gym. Not only does the gym sport a new floor, but the exercise rooms have been remodeled and outfitted with new equipment. To check on classes and different sporti sports one can play at the gym, call (336) 982-6185. Jefferson $)ost Sponsored By: Sponsor Name Vole for your favorite e n t r y in each of the four categories at (NEWSPAPER WEBSITE! ports of 3,600 dogs and 10 cats becoming ill from eating jerky treats. Approximately 580 of those pets have died. Most of the jerky treats involved have come from China. "We went through this a few years ago with dog food from China, and those products were recalled. I suspect they will nave pulled these treats from the shelves," Beckworth said. Possible jerky treat related illnesses should be reported online or by calling the state FDA Consumer Complaint Coordi­ nator at 404-253-1169. The main building at Family Central has a newly painted interior, along with dropped ceilings and new light­ ing. The Community Center has been updated also and provides a beautiful space for the Ashe County community to hold reunions, classes, conferences, birthday dinners and more. The Community Playroom is newly ainted and is open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. londay through Friday, for families with young children to come play together. Please call the Partnership to get details about services offered by the many community agencies which call Family Central home. The number for the Ashe County Partnership for Chil­ dren is (336) 982-4588. S Affordable Care Act is new tool in fight against breast cancer Stephanie Carroll Carson NC News Service (KFVfSP JkPf WEBSITE All entries will be automatically entered in the contest to win great prizes! Contest Starts October 22nd rams 14 S. Jeftehson Ave. \fer}EFreuoN,NC October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and this year marks a major shift in women being able to access the health care services they need to diagnose and treat it. Under the Affordable Care Act, women cannot be de­ nied coverage because of a pre-existing medical condi­ tion, says Lynn Williams with the American Cancer Soci­ ety Cancer Action Network. "And it is making cancer screenings and other preven­ tive care available at no cost through some of the insur­ ance plans that are being provided," she adds. The preventive care includes an annual mammogram for women starting at age 40. Enrollment in coyerage plans under the new health­ care exchange is now under way, with policies to take ef­ fect Jan. 1. Williams explains that getting regular exams and screenings is vital, as the quicker breast cancer is caught, the better the odds of survival. "Early detection is key," she says. "And it is important for women to seek treatment as soon as possible when they are detected, because there are many advances in treatment for breast cancer, and many more survivors of breast cancer today than ever before." In North Carolina this year, almost 8,500 new breast cancer cases will be detected, and an estimated 1,300 of them will be fatal. �JEFFERSON POST OBITUARIES MRS. LILLIE PERRY BLEVINS Mrs. Lillie Perry Blevins of West Jefferson died on Thursday, Oct. 24, 2013, at the Ashe Memorial Hospital in Jefferson. She was 81. M r s . Blevins was born on May 28, 1932, in Ashe County to Monroe and OUie Davis Perry. Mrs. Blevins was preced­ ed in death by her parents; husband, Elisha Blevins; son, David Blevins; daugh­ ter, Thelma Louise Blevins; two brothers; and two sis­ ters. Mrs. Blevins attended Big Ridge Community Church. She loved her Lord and Savior. Mrs. Blevins enjoyed taking boat rides, spending time with her family and her dog Mixie. Mrs. Blevins is survived by a son, Herman Blevins of Boone; five daughters, Sue Blevins and Lorrane Blevins, both of Whitetop, Va., Geneva Treadway of Creston, Juanita Perry of Jefferson, Mamie Matkins of Laurel Springs; sister, Christine Blevins of West Jefferson; her caregivers/ granddaughters, Shelia Maltba, Trish Osborne; and a number of grandchil­ dren; great-grandchildren; and nieces and nephews. Funeral services were held on Saturday, Oct. 26, 2013, at the Ashelawn Memorial Chapel by Rev. Clayton Handy. Burial fol­ lowed in Perry Cemetery. The family received friends on Saturday, Oct. 26, 2013, at Ashelawn Me­ morial Chapel. Flowers were appreci­ ated, or memorials may be made to the family, c/o Shelia Maltba, 176 Mor­ gans Lake Dr., Crumpler, NC 28617. Words of comfort and remembrance may be viewed or sent to the fam­ ily through our website at www.ashelawn.com. Ashelawn Memorial Chapel & Gardens was en­ trusted with Mrs. Blevins's arrangements. MR. HASKELL NORR1S 'FROG' HARTSOG Mr. Haskell Norris "Frog" Hartsog of West Jefferson died on Wednes­ day, Oct. 23,2013, at Ashe Memorial Hospital in Jef­ ferson. He was 83. Mr. Hartsog was bom on March 30, 1930, in Ashe County to the late Cephas Elcaney and Hattie Howell Hartsog. He enjoyed fishing and making bird houses. Mr. Hartsog retired from Southern Devices. Mr. Hartsog is survived by his wife, Janet Barker Hartsog of West Jefferson; son, Mike Hartsog of Salis­ bury; daughter, Susan Fink and husband David of Al­ bemarle, daughter, Leslie Osborne and husband Rick of Jefferson; stepson, Greg Ashley of Jefferson; broth­ er, John Smith Hartsog of Wilmington, Del.; sister, Mary Norman of Elkin; 10 grandchildren; six great­ grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. Funeral services were held on Saturday, Oct. 26, 2013, at the Ashelawn Me­ morial Chapel by Rev. Ken Furches. Burial followed in Ashelawn Memorial Gar­ dens. The family received friends on Saturday, Oct. 26, 2013, at Ashelawn Me­ morial Chapel. Flowers were appreci­ ated, or memorials may be made to Ashe County Youth Football League, c/o Trent Lowder, P.O. Box 1135, West Jefferson, NC 28694. " Words of comfort and remembrance may be viewed or sent to the fam­ ily through our website at www.ashelawn.com. Ashelawn Memorial Cha­ pel & Gardens was en­ trusted with Mr. Hartsog's arrangements. Courting History In conjunction with the Museum of Ashe County History X Who was Samuel Ashe, anyhow? Sam Shumate Special to the Post A recent periodical reported that the North Carolina Bankers Association was planning a brochure with pictures of all North Carolina governors to distribute to NC schools. They were having difficulties locating likenesses of four governors, one of them, Samuel Ashe. That statement set me thinking. I have no knowledge of the man our county is named for except what I learned in sixth grade; he was once governor of our state. I decided it was time to in­ crease my knowledge of the man. Samuel Ashe was born in Bath, March 24, 1725, the second son of John Baptista Ashe and Elizabeth Lillington Swann Ashe. He was orphaned at the age of nine and grew up in his Uncle Samuel Swann's elegant plantation. He married Mary Porter in 1748. They had three chil­ dren. One of them, John Babtista, served in the Continen­ tal Congress. Mary died and Samuel married Elizabeth Jones Merrik in 1769. Samuel studied law and worked as an attorney for the crown until the revolution movement picked up speed. He joined the Stamp Act resistance and accepted a leader­ ship role in the Sons of Liberty. He helped draft the state constitution at Halifax in 1776. Samuel resigned his judgeship to accept election of governor. He served the maximum three one-year terms. His second term was embroiled in the "Glasgow Affair." James Glasgow was North Carolina's first Secretary of State. One of his duties involved the filing of land grants in the Tennessee Territory. Glasgow made many grants in his name as well as personal friends. • Governor Ashe received a letter from Andrew Jackson requesting an investigation. Glasgow and his cohorts tried to burn the capitol in Raleigh to destroy the incriminating evidence. The attempt failed, Glasgow was tried and con­ victed. He was fined and left the state in disgrace. Glasgow County, which had been named for him was changed to Greene County in honor of General Nathaniel Greene. Gov. Ashe retired to his Rocky Point Plantation in 1798. He worked diligently to help found the University of North Carolina and served as President of the Univer­ sities Founding Board of Trustees. He died Feb. 3,1813, at age 88 and was buried in the Ashe Family Cemetery in Rocky Point. The cities of Asheville and Asheboro were also named for him as well as the World War II US liberty ship SS Samuel Ashe. Arthur Ashe, the great Afro-American tennis player traced his ancestry back to the slaves of the Ashe family. Arthur Ashe won the U.S. Open in 1968, the Australian Open in 1970 and Wimbledon in 1975. I sincerely hope the N.C. Bankers Association can find a picture of Gov. Ashe. Now that I know more about this re­ markable man, I would really like to know what he looked like. TUESDAY, OCTOBER 2.9, 201.9 PAGE A COMMUNITY CALENDAR MR. CLOYD EARL HODGES Mr. Cloyd Earl Hodges, better known as "Brownie," of Jeffer­ son passed away Sun­ day night, Oct. 20, 2013, at Margate Health and Rehab. He was 89. Mr. Hodges was bom in Lancaster County, Pa., on Dec. 4, 1923, to the late Cloyd Charles and Mae Mock Hodges. He was a member of Midway Baptist Church. He was the owner and operator of Hodges Body Shop. He loved his grand­ children and he was always taking care of their dents and bumps that they would get in their cars. He en­ joyed listening and dancing to bluegrass and country music. He was preceded in death by two sisters, Bobbie Hill and Mary Hazel Owens; a brother, Dean Hodge; and a step-son Dennis Johnson. Mr. Hodges is survived by two sons, Danny Hodg­ es and wife, Barbara, of West Jefferson and Dayne Hodges and wife, Sherrie, of West Jefferson; a special friend, Marie Penning­ ton, of Jefferson; special nephew. Joe Hodges and wife. Donna, of Fleetwood; four grandchildren, Holly Faircloth and husband, Jason, Danny Hodges Jr., and wife, Nikki, Darin and wife, Heidi and John Craw­ ford and wife, Sandee; six great-grandchildren, Tyler Hodges, Jordan Hodges, Noah Hodges, Jaxson Faircloth, Yates Hodges and Addin Hodges; and several nieces and nephews. Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 26, 2013, at Boone Family Funeral Home Cha­ pel with Rev. Keith Casey and Rev. Jack Miller of­ ficiating. Burial followed in the Midway Baptist Church Cemetery with military rites. Flowers were appreciat­ ed and memorials may be made to: Midway Baptist Church Cemetery, c/o D.R. Jones, 447 Oakwood Road, West Jefferson, NC 28694 or the Gideons Interna­ tional P.O. Box 993, West Jefferson. NC 28694. You may give the family your condolences at our website www.boonefuneralhome.com Boone Family Funeral Home of West Jefferson is in charge of these arrange­ ments Oct. 29-31 Friends of the Library. Christmas will be here before you know it. Visit our Friends Sales at the library and stock up on all things. Christmas: Seasonal magazines and others at the great low price of 3 for $1 (except for current magazines for only $1 each), seasonal Christmas books at low prices that have wonderful Christmas dinner recipes and deco­ rating instructions, and many more selections. Books are available at the low price of $1 to $5 each. Author collec­ tions are grouped in the center of the sales area. This is a good time to complete that collection of your favorite writer. There is a wide array of pretty gift baskets fea­ turing holiday themes, golf, baseball, cooking, gardening, mysteries, you name it, the gift shop probably has it or can make one for you. Our gift shop is open during library hours. Stop by and browse, find that special gift or boofo and support your library all at once. Oct. 29 6 p.m. Spooky Hay Ride. Enjoy a 45 minute -1 hour hayride through the New River State Park to view the colors of fall. Be prepared to hear some haunted tales, and maybe meet some scary guests. Meet at the N.C. 221 Access area Visitor Center. Space is limited. For more information or to reserve your space, call 336-982-2587. Oct. 29,30 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. The Ashe Memorial Hospital Aux­ iliary is sponsoring a Books are Fun Book Sale in the hospital classroom. The sale is open to the public. The times are as follow: 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. Tuesday, October 29, 7 a.m. - 2 p.m., Wednesday, October 30, 2013. Come on out and start your Christmas shopping. Oct. 30 5 - 6 p.m. Boo-Mobile Auto Rally. The Artists The­ atre is proud to announce the first annual Boo-Mobile Auto Rally and Design Contest. Get artistic and dress your car for Halloween. Come on down to West Jefferson on East Main Street to mingle with other Boo-Mobilers. Join the fun. Oct. 31 3:30 - 7 p.m. Ashe Library Halloween Parade. Trick ALEXANDER C. CAMPBELL or Treat at the library's Halloween Parade. Meet our liter­ ary cat characters, including Cat in the Hat, Pete the Cat, Alexander C. Campbell, and the Munich Mountain­ and Tigger, among others and go on our "Pete the Cat" of Conowingo, Md., passed eers." Alex will be remem­ story walk. away peacefully at the bered as a talented artist 5:30 - 7 p.m. Safe TYick or TYeat. Forest Ridge As­ Conowingo and a tireless promoter of sisted Living will host Safe Trick-or-Treat. For more infor­ Veterans bluegrass music. mation, call 336-846-1008. Center on Alex leaves behind a Oct. 24, son, Dr. Robert Alexan­ Nov. 1 2013. He der Campbell and his wife 7:30 p.m. Shakespeare on THal will be presented was 90. Lucky of Lebanon, Pa.; at the Ashe Civic Center. In this highly energetic and Born in two daughters, Linda Sue funny play featuring some of the Bard's best quotes and Lansing on Campbell of Nottingham, speeches, Shakespeare must defend his own writing as 25, May Pa., and Ruby Jane Camp­ four characters challenge him to write in a modern way, 1923, Alex was the son of bell of Avondale, P.; four arguing that no one really understands his plays anymore. the late Arthur Harrison grandchildren, Max, Mela- Ticket price is $15 for adults, and $5 for students. For Campbell and Ella May Os- nie, Alicia and Luke Camp­ more information or for reserved seating tickets, call the born Campbell. bell; two sisters, Darthula Ashe Arts Center at 336-846-2787. He was a renowned blue- Reynolds of Rising Sun, grass musician and disc Md., and Ida Carlon of Nov. 2 jockey heard on over 250 ra­ Cockeysville, Md. He was 11 a.m. Chicken Barbecue Fundraising Event will be dio stations, broadcasting predeceased by 10 brothers held at Transou Methodist Church, laurel Springs. The from Campbell's Corner. and sisters. cost is $9 per plate, $6 for chicken halves only. For more With his sister, Olabelle, A service honoring information, call 982-2803. he ran New River Ranch his life will be held at 11 in Rising Sun, played mu­ a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 30, Nov. 4 6:30 p.m. The Peak Creek Ruritan Club will meet sic as Alex, Olabelle and 2013, at R.T. Foard Fu­ the New River Boys, and neral Home, P.A., 111 S. at the Peak Creek Ruritan Community Center, 7026 N.C. brought southern food up Queen St., Rising Sun, MD 88 E., Laurel Springs. After the meal, member Linda north to be sold through 21911. Visitation times at Worsham will present a program on "Peak Creek Ruritan the funeral home are from - What's It's All About." Visitors are welcome. For more their store in Oxford. Sunset Park became 6-8 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. information, call 336-982-9538. the venue where the band 29, or one hour prior to played for many years, the service on Wednesday. starting a lifelong friend­ Burial with military honors ship with the Waltmans. will follow the service at Business Opportunity He produced records under Brookview Cemetery. Leverage the Power of Memorial contributions his labels of Cabin Creek and New River Records. may be made to WVUD America's Brand He was a veteran of the Fire on the Mountain Pro­ HOMETOWN STORE U.S. Army, serving during gram or the Humane Soci­ West Jefferson, NC World War II, and, during ety of Cecil County c/o the his service, entertained funeral home. the troops performing in To send condolences vis­ With over 1000 independently owned stores the band "Grandpa Jones it www.rtfoard.com. 9 sears operating throughout America, our Hometown ACA advocates: Not too laic for NC to accept Medicaid dollars Stephanie Carroll Carson NC News Service Isabella Jackson is one of 500,000 people in North Carolina who would have benefited from a Medicaid expansion that is part of the Affordable Care Act. But earlier this year, state law­ makers turned down $20 billion in federal assistance. Jackson recently was denied Medicaid cover­ age because she made $15 more than the maximum monthly income allowed for coverage. "That cutoff point would have been raised if our gover­ nor would have accepted the expansion," Jackson said, "and I know there's so many other parents in this boat." Jackson said the income was from a temporary job, not stable employment, but since eligibility is deter­ mined by a total income fig­ ure she was denied coverage. The federal government pays the entire cost of a state's Medicaid expansion for the first three years and 90 percent thereafter. North Carolina lawmakers who voted to turn it down said they don't want to add any additional costs to the state budget in the future. Peggy Weil, advocacy co­ ordinator for for the West­ ern North Carolina AIDS Project, said the Medicaid expansion would have cov­ ered an additional 5,000 North Carolinians living with HIV and AIDS. State lawmakers still could vote to accept Medicaid dol­ lars if a new bill was intro­ duced, she said. "It is not too late," Weil said. "As soon as people un­ derstand the foolishness of this decision and demand that our state expands Med­ icaid, we can do it." Adding to the contro­ versy is an investigation by North Carolina Health News. It found the state Department of Health and Human Services edited its response to a state audit of the Medicaid program resulting in an audit very critical of the program. Weil said it's important for people to understand the whole picture. "It is an award-winning program in the nation," Weil said, "but they've managed to skew the infor­ mation to portray it in such a way that it is 'broken.' It makes a nice soundbite." The state's Medicaid program now serves 1.6 million people. 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Public universities, which traditionally educate about 70 T ** J*: percent of college students, re­ ceived 38 percent of their fund­ ing from the states in 1992, but that percentage decreased to 23 •percent by 2010. North Caro­ lina provides about $7,000 per in-state undergraduate student Tom Campbell but we've clearly gone from NC Spin state-supported to state-assisted schools. The UNC System is typical of , public systems experiencing large cuts in state and fed­ eral funding, leading to growing dependence on corpo­ rate grants and alumni gifts, often targeted for sports or specific purposes. The result is larger classes, decreased facilities maintenance and, even though our Constitution calls for public college education to be "as free as practi­ cable," parents and students have experienced more than a decade of steep tuition hikes - nationwide more than a 140 percent increase since 1980. Too many drop out, those graduating require five or more years and increased tuitions have resulted in large student debts upon entering the workforce. Parents say the costs aren't worth it in one national survey. UNC President Tom Ross has demanded tuition freezes for in-state students. The handwriting on the blackboard is administrators must become more cost-conscious, more accountable and better managers. A recent Time Magazine article stated higher educa­ tion has never been more expensive or seemingly less demanding. In "Academically Adrift," author Richard Arum says the average student devoted 40 hours a week to schoolwork in 1961; by 2003, that number had dropped to 27 hours, perhaps explaining why one study says 36 percent of graduates had not shown any cognitive gains over four years. Academic integrity is under assault. At the same in­ stant athletics are out of control, faculty are demanding they be allowed to decide what to teach and students demand what they want to study. Grade inflation is un­ deniable and employers say they no longer trust GPAs. Half of the employers in a recent study say graduates are underprepared and they have trouble finding qualified graduates. Curriculums must become more rigorous, redesigned to meet workplace needs. Fewer students pursue degrees in natural sciences and engineering compared to other countries. Four in ten doctoral students in science and engineering hail from foreign countries; our immigration laws force many to return to their native lands, ultimately competing against corporate America. All these factors are impacting research. Since Harry Truman's time we've understood the role of basic re­ search was best done on college campuses, but today little more than half the research and development comes from universities. Much of North Carolina's prosperity has resulted from research conducted on our campuses and a reduction in R&D will impact fu­ ture competitiveness. Educators wonder if digital learning is a boon or threat.. It's too soon to know technology's ultimate impact. Mas­ sive Open Online Courses, or MOOC's, enable students to study wherever they are, questioning the future of ma­ triculation. And future discussions must determine the best role for community colleges. Public and private colleges are facing seemingly overwhelming challenges from government, trustees, faculty, alumni, parents, students and employers. Their role is crucial to our future and demands our very best to make needed changes without threatening their con­ tinued viability. fife OS SKKVINO AM II COI N I V. NORTH CAKOIJKA SINCE I I'M (USPS 441-810) Member NC Press Association Published twice weekly by Civitas Media LLC. P.O. Box 808 203 S. Second Ave.. West Jefferson. NC 28694 Periodicals postage paid at West Jefferson, NC 28694 Phone 336-846-7164 Email cclark@civitasmedia.com Subscription rates in Ashe County - $38/year In North Carolina - $48.01/year Editor/General Manager Staff Writer Staff Writer Sports Writer Advertising Sales Advertising Sales Classifieds/Legals Cliff Clark Wil Petty Dylan Lightfoot Nathan Ham Teresa Roark Laws John Sears Kay Hart Mail Room Department Julia Beck Postmaster: Send address changes to Jefferson Post P.O. Box 808 West Jefferson NC 28694-0808 All content copyright 2012 by Civitas Media LLC and may not be reproduced without permission. ^ Tuesday, October 2}), 20 ltf LETTER TO THE EDITOR Ambulance contract is important decision for county To my fellow citizens and taxpay­ ers, Our county commissioners are currently considering two proposals for Ashe County's ambulance ser­ vice. They will make this important decision in the next couple of weeks. As they are evaluating the candidates I feel compelled to point out a few things that I hope they will consider. The bid submitted by Ashe Medics is substantially lower than the one submitted by current service provid­ ers, Blue Ridge Medical Transport (BRMT). The difference was in the $200,000 plus range. As a taxpayer, I write a large check every year to Ashe Coun­ ty to pay my taxes. I love living here and am happy to pay my fair share to do so. I do however want to feel cer­ tain that our commissioners are us­ ing my hard earned money as wisely and as efficiently as possible - as I would myself. If I were making the decision, I would give this factor very heavy weight. There are significant savings to be had by choosing Ashe Medics. If the quality of the bidder's service is comparable, then Ashe Medics is the only choice that makes sense. Why wouldn't you want to save us, the taxpayers a bundle of money? What other services could be funded with the savings? And as far as ser­ vice goes, I hope the commission­ ers will vet the candidates carefully enough to determine that they can expect top notch service from the lower bidder - Ashe Medics. This is a well established provider with a long record of good service in neighboring Watauga County. I wouldn't advocate putting our citi­ zen's health and welfare in jeopardy by engaging a bargain basement am­ bulance service to save money. I plan to grow old here and want to know our county has a reliable state-of-theart ambulance service provider. I feel comfortable with Ashe Medics. BRMT has held the contract for a long time and they have apparently done a good job. Their owner, Rob­ ert Poe has a long term working re­ lationship with the commissioners. I would imagine that it will be difficult to bring in someone new, but person­ al feelings, friendships and loyalties must be put aside when you take the responsibility of public office. Ashe Medics is owned by Craig Sullivan who was born and raised in Ashe County. He is not an outsider who will come in and replace BRMT's employees with new folks. I have spo­ ken to him about this personally as a concern because in these harsh eco­ nomic times, we cannot afford to lose any more jobs here in the county. Mr. Sullivan deserves a fair shot at this contract and I am confident that if he is given the chance will prove himself to do not just an adequate job but an exceptional one. I applaud the commissioners for opening up the field this year and for the transparent way with which they have conducted the RFP process. I believe we have diligent, resourceful leaders who will take all of the important factors into consideration and make the right choice for all of us. Sincerely Keith Marten Lansing Preening is not rebuttal Department of After the Transportation. 2010 elec­ North Caro­ tions put lina's new con­ North Caro­ lina's legis­ servative leaders these lature in the enacted policies with hands of Re­ the expectation publicans for that they will the first time promote job cre­ in more than a century, ation and eco­ nomic growth. state policy They had good began a turn to the Right reasons for such an expectation. — that much John Hood In each case, is indisput­ able. there is sound In 2011, empirical sup­ the General Assembly port for the choices they rejected then-Gov. Bev made. Perdue's call to extend a Of course, that doesn't sales-tax increase cost­ necessarily mean that each ing taxpayers more than policy will, in the end, $800 million a year, with produce the expected ben­ a disproportionately heavy efits. If problems were easy burden on lower-income to solve, they'd have been families. Instead, conser­ solved a long time ago. At vative lawmakers allowed the very least, however, the sales tax rate to fall, lawmakers acting in good balanced the budget with faith ought to have been spending reduction and challenged on the merits government reorganiza­ of their proposals, not at­ tion, and began reforming tacked as idiots or accused the state's tort system and of actively trying to de­ regulatory process. stroy North Carolina's gov­ After Gov. Pat Mc- ernmental institutions and Crory's election in 2012, middle class. a strengthened conserva­ Unfortunately, such be­ tive majority replaced the havior was too much to state's anti-competitive ask from a panicked, em­ income tax with a Flat bittered Left. While some Tax, enacted further regu­ liberal lawmakers, activ­ latory reforms, phased out ists, and commentators did teacher tenure, strength­ engage in substantive de­ ened school accountability bate, many others resorted and vocational education, to character assassination Campbell is the executive producer and moderator of NC SPIN, a weekly expanded parental choice and ludicrous conspiracy panel discussion on state issues that airs on WMYT "MY TV12"at 10 a.m. on and competition in educa­ theories. They peddled Sundays and on WJZYTW46" at 6:30 a.m. and 11:05 p.m. on Sundays and tion, reformed the state's misinformation to inex­ on WFMY-TV at 5:30 a.m. Sundays. unemployment-insurance perienced or credulous system, and reshaped the reporters. They compared Tfers > ,, their opponents to segre­ gationists and neo-Nazis. The result was the circus atmosphere of a university sit-in, not a conversation among grown-ups. Perhaps it was just too challenging to construct substantive responses to empirical evidence sup­ porting North Carolina's new conservative policies. For example, liberal critics said that instead of reform­ ing and reducing North Carolina taxes, lawmak­ ers should have increased state spending on educa­ tion, infrastructure, Med­ icaid, and other programs, even if higher taxes were needed. What does the empiri­ cal evidence say? Of the hundreds of peer-reviewed studies published on these subjects since 1992, nearly two-thirds show a positive link between lower taxes and economic growth. But only 38 percent show positive economic effects from higher spending on education and only 44 per­ cent show positive effects from higher infrastructure spending. There is virtual­ ly no evidence for such ef­ fects from higher spending on Medicaid or other pub­ lic-assistance programs. ' Speaking of which, a new study from econo­ mists at the New York Fed used an innovative technique for testing the effects of unemploymentinsurance benefits on the labor market. They ex­ amined counties on the borders of states with dif­ fering UI policies. Because the economies of adjoining counties are otherwise similar, such a model has a good chance of isolating the effects of state policy from other causal factors. What the Fed research­ ers found is that extending unemployment-insurance benefits results in higher levels of unemployment. In fact, "most of the persistent increase in unemployment during the Great Recession I can be accounled for by fhe unprecedented extensions of unemployment benefit el­ igibility," they found. While extended benefits tend to discourage recipients from accepting available jobs, the much-bigger problem is that extended benefits dis­ courage the creation of new jobs — by holding wages above the market-clearing rate, for example, or signal­ ing to potential employers that payroll taxes will be rising in the future. A reasonable interpre­ tation of this and related econometric research is that by reducing the aver­ age duration of UI benefits, the North Carolina legis­ lature has increased the incentive for employers to create jobs and for workers to fill them. Personal attacks and adolescent preening won't rebut these insights. If they want to be taken seri­ ously, liberals need to do their homework and come up with better arguments. Hood is president of the John Locke Foundation. �JI.in.RsoN POST Pun;.) TUESDAY, OCTOBER 25), 2013 Scammers From Page 1 mentia begins for many el­ derly. But, she said, victims come from all social and economic backgrounds. A multi-disciplinary team comprised of members of different agencies, the ACEAPT provides train­ ing and case consultation to prevent and respond to elder abuse. The team holds annual forums at Ashe Services for Aging to raise awareness of financial exploitation of the elderly, the most recent of which was held in September. Ashe County Sheriff's Detective William Sands, an ACEAPT member, said people in the mountains of western N.C. are particu­ larly hard-hit by out-of-country scams in recent years, according to FBI reports. "We continue to have reports of swc scams," said "In the past, people were to send money for prepay­ ment of taxes and handling charges on their winnings. These amounts ran into thou­ sands of dollars," he said. "Now the scam has changed some. People are required to send anywhere from $5-25 to find out if they are a winner. Most say they can afford that much. Of course, then the scammer has their per­ sonal information," he said. "This continues with more of the same through the (mail), and normally in­ cludes telephone calls to the victims. I have cases where people receive a dozen or more letters a day. Most have never entered a sweep­ stakes contest," he said. "Another continuing is­ sue is purchases through the Internet. People prepay for items that never come, some very costly. Money go ing out of the country will never be recovered," he said. We continue to tell peo 'if it seems to g<x>d to true, it is,'" said Sands. According to Wiggins, not all financial abuse of the el­ derly comes from scammers and con-artists. "The major­ ity of exploiters are actually family members," she said. Exploitation by family is a "gray area," she said. While some may deliber­ ately steal from elderly fam­ ily members, others will use resources that aren't theirs under the comfort­ able rationale: "Mom would want me to have this." Victims are often too embarrassed to report be­ ing taken in by scammers. Family members who sus­ pect their parents or grand­ parents have been victims of financial exploitation should look for these warn­ ing signs published by the N.C. Department of the Secretary of State (SOS): • Sudden changes in bank account or banking practice, including unex­ plained withdrawal of large sums of money by a person accompanying the elder • The inclusion of ad­ ditional names on an el­ der's bank card signature • Unauthorized with­ drawal of the elder's funds using the elder's ATM card • Abrupt changes in a will or other financial documents • Unexplained dis­ appearance of funds or valuable possessions • Substandard care being provided or bills being unpaid despite ad­ equate financial resources • Discovery of elder's sig­ nature being foiged for finan­ cial transactions or for the titles to his/her possessions • The provision of unnecessary services • Sudden appearance of previously uninvolved relatives claiming their rights to an elder's af­ fairs and possessions • Unexplained sud­ den transfer of assets to a family member or some­ one outside the family According to the SOS, "The 'successful' con art­ ist is a marketing expert who understands human nature, and preys upon our fears or desires by unleashing a variety of psychological tactics. The key to avoid becoming an investment fraud victim is to recognize the pressure tactics, and to remember that it is OK to say 'no' to an unsolicited sales pitch." Some common tactics em­ ployed by scammers include: • Promises of wealth: the salesperson dangles the promise of wealth in a short period of time, often "guaranteed" or with "little risk involved." • Trappings of success: the salesperson projects the image of successor offers tes­ timonials, "proving" he and the offer are "legitimate." • " The lemming effect": the salesperson tells you that others are investing, and that you should, too, or risk missing out on a good deal. • Favors: the salesper­ son gives you something — a free meal, discount, etc. — hoping you will feel obligated to give him something in return. • Act now! : the sales- Wil Petty |Jefferson Post person pressures you to "act fast" because the offer will be available "only for a limited time." If you believe you have Karin Kalmus and Audrey Spencer, of the German Club of Ashe County stand in front of the club's display at Jefferson's Oktoberfest on Oct. 26. The display featured differ­ ent examples of German food, arts and culture. The German Club meets every Tuesday at the West Jefferson Coffee House. first Oktoberfest (in the county), we just felt like we should display something." Germans have had a long history in the county. Kalmus said the first per­ son to explore the county was a German Bishop who had relocated to the States and had come down from Philadelphia. While Germans would not initially settle here, Moravians, which had a German heritage would locate in the valleys and the area now known as Winston-Salem. The organization was happy to see the town have its own Oktoberfest. "I think (the Oktober­ fest) was a great idea," Kalmus said. "Beforehand, you would have to go to Sugar Mountain or Winston-Salem to celebrate." Audrey Spencer, a mem­ ber of the German Club, sad that the display came from various member's individual collections and were items they had col­ lected. As part of the display, the German club was dressed in Dirndls (traditional Ger­ man dresses) while dis­ playing Germanic books. beer steins and food. "We had several people come by from Germany and said that it made them reminisce (living there)," Karin Kalmus, of the Ger­ man Club said. As part of the display the club featured a board explaining Germanic his­ tory in the High Country and German contributions to the nation. The organization also sold stollen, which is a German Christmas cake. The cake consists of dried fruit, marzipan and sugar. Spencer said the money raised by the drawings and food was going to support the Museum of Ashe County History at the 1904 Ashe County Courthouse in downtown Jefferson. "It's not as sweet as (American) fruit cakes, it's more like a bread," Kalmus said. "We sold all of them." The German Club in Ashe County meets from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. every Tuesday at the West Jef­ ferson Coffee House on the Backstreet. "Anybody who is inter­ ested in the German lan­ guage or has a Germanic heritage can come," Spen­ cer said. "You don't have Library Your Door! Being found via online searches drives customers to your door. Highly trafficked online business directory, increases customers. Simple. Affordable. Effective. ^Easy to Set Up! Upgrades Available! • Need a website for your business? • Want to sell your products online? • Need to drive more local customers to your website? • Don't have the time or desire to hire a web tech? • Need to optimize your search tags? (Search Engine Optimization) Claiming your search engine-optimized listing is easy! Step 1 - Log on to jeffersonpost.com and click on "Businesses." Step 2 - Search for your business using the search bar. Step 3 - After locating your business, click on the title to view your listing. 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Connor Bowers passed for 143 yards and two touchdowns in the win over North Wilkes. Ashe takes conference lead with 34-20 victory Nathan Ham Sports Writer nham@civitasmedia.com . While lots of football fans off the mountain may have pre­ dicted a North Wilkes win, Ashe County proved to be one of the top teams in this conference, and a tough squad for any team to play, with a 34-20 win over the Vikings. Ashe got behind by a 13-6 score, but came back to take a 14-13 lead at the half. In the second half, it was all Huskies as they outscored North Wilkes 20-7 to take the top spot in the Mountain Valley Athletic Conference. "A lot of people doubted us," said Head Coach Brian Hampton. Jacob Blevins added one catch "This group right here believes we for 16 yards and Grayson Gilley are asgood as anybody we play be­ had one catch for eight yards. On the ground, Johnathan Cox cause we fight to the finish." "They (Huskies) fight, they nev­ was the workhorse tailback all er give up. Things happen, they night long. The senior carried get down, but they keep going. I the ball 36 times for 217 yards can't be more proud of a group of and two touchdowns. Brandon Wingler added 19 rushing yards young men," Hampton said. Connor Bowers completed and Hunter Barnes ran for 15 4-8 passes for 143 yards and two yards. For North Wilkes, L.J. Hentouchdowns. One of those scores included a terrific catch by Mai- dren was 20-34 passing for 267 son McNeill on a post route to yards, two touchdowns and two seal the win late in the fourth interceptions. Defensively, Lucas had a teamquarter. McNeill snagged the ball one-handed and took it to the en- high eight tackles. Dustin Guy and Alex Laws both had seven dzone for a 70-yard score. Tight end Bradley Lucas also tackles and two quarterback had a big catch early in the sec­ sacks. Blevins collected seven ond quarter with a 49-yard TD. tackles, as did Shawn Baker. Cullen Ashley led the team in sacks with three. Michael Elliott had five tackles and one inter­ ception. Matthew Hamilton also had five tackles and a pick. The Huskies are now 6-3 over­ all and 5-0 in the MVAC. North Wilkes dropped to 7-2 overall and 4-1 in conference. With two games left in the regular season, everything is still on the line for three teams in the conference. Ashe, North Wilkes and Starmount could all poten­ tially share an MVAC title. If Ashe loses out and both Starmount and North Wilkes win both of their remaining games, then the Rams and Vikings will share the title and the Huskies will be on the outside looking in. A win next week for the Hus­ kies clinches at least a share of the MVAC title. But the ultimate goal for Coach Hampton and the rest of the Huskies is that out­ right championship. "We are exactly where we want to be. We've beaten our first five opponents in conference play. We're excited to be where we're at," said Hampton. Area scores: Madison County 28. Avery County 7 Starmount 55. East Wilkes 7 Elkin 45. Wilkes Central 42 Winston-Salem Carver 57. Forbush 10 Freedom 42. Hibriten 35 Mount Airy 46, Walkertown 40 West Stokes 34. South Stokes 15 Surry Central 28, North Surry 27 Watauga 24. Morganton-Patton 20 East Lincoln 68. West Caldwell 7 Alleghany 36, West Wilkes14 Submitted photo| Jefferson Post Sarah Hardin (left), Head Coach Laura Foster (center), and Ol­ ivia Barr (right) are pictured here at the regional tournament last week. Golf team represented at 1A/2A Tournament Nathan Ham Sports Writer nham@civitasmedia.com Nathan Ham I Jefferson Post Jamie Weaver scored the first goal of the night at North Wilkes. Huskies earn share of title Nathan Ham Sports Writer nham@civitasmedia.com Thanks to a pair of road victories to end the regular season, Ashe's soccer team clinched a share of the 2013 Moun­ tain Valley Conference Championship, the sec­ ond year in a row for the team. Last year, Ashe shared the title with Forbush. This season, the Huskies will share the top spot with Wilkes Central. The Huskies trav­ eled to North Wilkes on Monday and picked up a 6-1 victory. Senior Jamie Weaver got the scoring started in the third minute. Miguel Ramos scored his first of the night in the 12th minute to put Ashe in front, 2-0 Viking striker Dylan Shumate came through with a goal in the 19th minute. Ramos quickly re­ sponded with another goal just one minute lat­ er. The junior picked up his first hat trick of the season, scoring in the final minute of the first half to put Ashe ahead by a 4-1 score at the half. In the final 40 min­ utes, Ramos netted a fourth goal in the 47th minute before Frank Ledezma got the final Husky tally in the 49th minute. On Wednesday, Ashe traveled to West Wilkes and squeaked out a 2-1 win to clinch the MVAC Championship. Ramos scored both of Ashe's goals. The Huskies will have at least one home playoff game, which is scheduled to be played on Wednesday. Ashe's playoff opponent is un­ known at this time. For only the second time in school history, Ashe Coun­ ty High School will have at least one golfer play in the state championship tournament. Junior Olivia Barr and freshman Sarah Hardin per­ formed well enough at the 1A/2A regional in Salisbury last week to qualify for the 1A/2A State Championship, scheduled to be held Monday and Tuesday at Longleaf Golf Club in Southern Pines. "Ashe County High School women's golf program has only sent one girl to this match before, so to be sending two golfers at once is a first for our golf program," said Head Coach Laura Foster. Previously, Chelsea Sexton was the only Ashe player to make it this far. At the regional match last week, the top 26 golfers qualified for the championship match this week. Hardin finished with a 109, good enough for 12th place, and Barr finished four shots behind her teammate in 14th place. "Olivia and Sarah have worked extremely hard this sea­ son. This isa great accomplishment. I am very very proud of them," Coach Foster said. A pair of Salisbury golfers grabbed the top two spots. Grace Yatawara shot a 72, four shots ahead of teammate Isabella Rusher. Elkin's Annika Winebarger and Mary Frances Hall fin­ ished third and fourth while East Surry's Madison Moore was fifth. 18-hole rounds will be played on both days to deter­ mine the state champion. Scott wins Mountain Aire Club Championship It came down to the very end, but it would be Trey Scott that picked up the win in the 2013 Mountain Aire Club Championship The tournament was completed on Sunday, Oct 6 The 72-hole stroke play event was close the entire way Several players competed well over the course of two weekends of golf. Buddy Ellison had a one stroke lead going into the final round but it was Scott firing a great final round of 69 to win the tournament and take home the club title. �PAGE 9 Tuesday, Octobkh 29, 201.'J J kI'T'hkson Post It's up and it's good CLASSIFIEDS LEGALS LEGALS LEGALS NOTICE OF GENERAL ELECTION: STATE of NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF ASHE NOTICE TO CREDITORS NOTICE TO CREDITORS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Municipal Elections will be held in Ashe County in the towns of Jefferson. Lansing and West Jefferson on T uesdav, November 5th. 2013. The polls will be open at 6 30am and will close at 7 30pm The following offices will be submitted to the voters; Jeffer­ son, 3 Alderman each for a 4 year term. Lansing, 3 Alder­ man each for a 4 year term and 1 Alderman for a 2 year unexpired term; and West Jef­ ferson, 3 Alderman each for a 4 year term. Wil Petty|Jefferson Post Dale McNeill, of West Jefferson participates in a comhole tournament at West Jef­ ferson Chevrolet Buick GMC dealership on Saturday, Oct. 26. The tournament, spon­ sored by the dealership, provided tickets to the Carolina Panthers game vs. the At­ lanta Panthers on Nov. 3. McNeill, alongside Jack Gentry, won the tickets. Those who buy a car through the month of October will also be signed up to win suite tickets to the Panthers game vs. the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Dec. L Lowes Foods to begin 19th Annual Food Drive Friday, Nov. 1, begins Lowes Foods' an­ nual food drive, Friends Feeding Friends that runs through Dec. 31, 2013. Lowes Foods will be collecting food donations at all of their stores across North Carolina, South Carolina, and Virginia. These donations will be delivered to local food bank agencies in the areas in which they are collected. Since 1995 Lowes Foods has collected over 18 million pounds of food. Lowes Foods has a goal of raising one million pounds of food dur­ ing the 2013 calendar year. So far, Lowes Foods, along with vendor and customer support, has raised over 345,000 pounds. Friends Feeding Friends is the largest food drive in North Carolina, and this will be the 19th year Lowes Foods stores have collected donations. Customers may purchase pre-made bags of non-perishable items most needed in the food banks in any Lowes Foods store. Donation bins are located in each store as well for quick and easy drop off. Additionally customers may choose to donate cash at the register in in­ crements of $1, $3 and $5 coupons. Businesses, local schools and civic groups (/•Lowest foOQS / £r+~ Yjtrvi/. are also involved in the donation efforts, rais­ ing awareness of the growing problem of hunger across the country. Local schools that rtner with Lowes Foods' donation efforts ve the opportunity to eam Campbell's La­ bels for Education for their school.About Lowes Foods, LLC is a wholly owned subsidiary of Alex Lee, Inc. Founded in 1954, Lowes Foods, LLC employs nearly 9,000 people and operates over 100 stores in North Carolina, South Carolina and Vir­ ginia. Locally owned and operated, Lowes Foods, LLC is committed to buying local products and supporting local suppliers. For more information, visit www.fowesfoods.com or by following Lowes Foods on Facebook or Twitter. The registration books will be closed Friday, October 11th, 2013 at 5:00pm There will be NO form of Absentee Voting in the November 2013 Municipal Elections Persons who are not certain of their registration status or their precinct location should con­ tact the County Board of Elec­ tions in Jefferson The office is operv Monday through Friday from 8:00am to 5:00pm The phone number is 846-5570. Registration facilities and polling places are accessible to the elderly and handicapped. In the care of a voter not being able to enter the polling place, they may vote curbside during the hours that the polls are open The Ashe County Board of Elections will meet on Monday. November 4th, at 5:00pm at the office, Suite 2100 on the second floor of the Court­ house in Jefferson. Canvass will be on Tuesday. November 12th, 2013 at 11:00am in the oflice in Jefferson. Polling locations are Jeffer­ son - Jefferson Fire Depart­ ment, Lansing - Lansing Fire Department and West Jeffer­ son - Ashe Co Arts Council Building Dated this the 2nd day of Octo­ ber 2013 Jerry Powers, Chairman Ashe County Board of Elec­ tions Publish: 10.8 13/10.15.13/10.22.13/10. 29.13/11.5.13 Make the Switch to DISH Today and ,. <> Save 50% v Having qualified on 19 June. 2013 as Administrator CTA of the estate of JOAN M EVERSULL. late of Ashe County. . North Carolina, this is to notify all persons, firms and corpora­ tions having claims against said estate to present the same to the undersigned, on or before the 20th day of January, 2014. or this Notice will be pleaded in bar of their recov­ ery All persons, firms and cor­ porations indebted to said es­ tate are requested to make im­ mediate payment to the under­ signed This 17th day of October. 2013. Joan M Eversull Administrat­ or CTA c/o John B. "Jak" Reeves. Attorney for Administrator CTA REEVES LAW FIRM. PLLC P O. Box 67 West Jefferson. North Caro­ lina. NC 28694 This the 9th day of October. 2013. For the Estate of Joan Head Head 3607 Phillips Gap Road West Jefferson. NC 28694 PUBLISH:10 15 13/10 22.13/1 0 29 13/11.5.13 NOTICE TO CREDITORS STATTO? NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF ASHE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Having qualified on 12 July. 2013 as Administrator CTA of the estate of JUDY E. FAW. late of Ashe County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons, firms and corpora­ tions having claims against said estate to present the same to the undersigned, on or before the 20th day of January, 2014. or this Notice will be pleaded in bar of their recov­ ery All persons firms and cor­ porations indebted to said es­ tate are requested to make im­ mediate payment to the under­ signed This 17th day of October. 2013. Judy E Faw. Administrator CTA c/o John B. "Jak" Reeves. Attorney for Administrator CTA REEVES LAW FIRM. PLLC P.O Box 67 West Jefferson. North Caro­ lina. NC 28694 //// legals Having qualified as Executor for the Estate of Josephine H. Rot hell deceased late of Ashe County. North Carolina, this is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of said deceased to present them on or before 22nd day of Janu­ ary. 2014 or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recov­ ery. All persons indebted to said estate will please make immediate payment. 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Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC. having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust, and the holder of the note evidencing said de­ fault having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door of the county courthouse where the property is located, or the usual and customary location at the county courthouse for conduct­ ing the sale on November 13. 2013 at 11:30AM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described prop­ erty situated in Ashe County. North Carolina, to wit: NORTH CAROLINA ASHE COUNTY IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION FILE NO.: 13-SP-85 STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF ASHE IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION BEFORE THE CLERK 13 SP 118 in Ashe County Registry, North Carolina, default having been made in the payment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the un­ dersigned, Substitute Trustee Services. Inc. having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instru­ ment duly recorded in the Of­ fice of the Register of Deeds of Ashe County. North Carolina and the holder of the note evid­ encing said indebtedness hav­ ing directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the under­ signed Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door in the City of Jefferson. Ashe County, North Carolina, or the customary location des­ ignated for foreclosure sales, at 12:30 PM on November 5. 2013 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the fol­ lowing real estate situated in the County of Ashe. North Car­ olina, and being more particu­ larly described as follows: Being Lots Nos. 24, 25, 26, and 74 of River Hills Subdivi­ sion as shown on a Plat of said subdivision of record in Plat Book 4, page 372A. said plat incorporated by reference as though fully set out herein. To­ gether with improvements loc­ ated thereon; said property beinig located at 578 South River Hills Road, Lansing. North Car­ olina. Lying and being in Elk Town­ ship. Ashe County. North Car­ olina and being more particu­ larly described as follows: BEGINNING on an iron pipe on the south bank of Road No. 194 and running S 19-09 W 182.50 feet to an iron pipe on the east side of a wild cherry tree: thence S 04-05-40 W 201 68 feet to an iron pipe in the south bank of an old aban­ doned road; thence with said road bank S 78-07 W 75 62 feet to a stake; thence S 83-57 W 77.82 feet to a stake; thence S 87-44 W 32.20 feet (incor­ rectly referenced as S 87-44 W 22.20 feet on Deed in Book 316 at Page 1498 and on Deed of Trust in Book 316 at Page 1501 both recorded in the Ashe County Registry) to an iron pipe; thence crossing said abandoned road N 19-20 E 41.90 feet to a white oak comer; thence N 15-17 E 393.71 feet to the south side of Road No. 194; thence S 81-41 E 141.80 feet to the point and place of BEGINNING; contain­ ing 1.359 acres, more or less, and being a portion of the land described in that deed dated September 14. 1945 from An­ drew Parsons and wife Florence Parsons, to W.M Tucker and wife Tressie Tuck­ er, recorded in Deed Book G-3 at Page 599 Ashe County Re­ gistry. Save and except any releases, deeds of release or prior con­ veyances of record. Said property is commonly known as 5331 NC Highway 194 South. Todd. NC 28684. Third party purchasers must pay the excise tax, and the court costs of Forty-Five Cents (45c) per One Hundred Dol­ lars ($100.00) pursuant to NCGS 7A-308(a)(1). A cash deposit (no personal checks) of five percent (5%) of the pur­ chase price, or Seven Hun­ dred, fjitty Dollars ($750.00), whichever Is greater will be re­ quired at the time of the sale. Following the expiration of the statutory upset bid period, all the remaining amounts are Im­ mediately due and owing. Said property to be offered pursuant to this Notice of Sale is being offered for sale, trans­ fer and conveyance "AS IS WHERE IS." There are no rep- • resentations of warranty relat­ ing to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at, or relating to the properly being offered for sale. This sale is made subject to all prio.r liens, unpaid taxes, any unpaid land transfer taxes, special assess­ ments, easements, rights of way, deeds of release, and any other encumbrances or excep­ tions of record. To the best of the knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the current own­ ers) of the property is/are Thelma Taylor and husband, William C. Taylor. An Order for possession of the property may be issued pursu­ ant to G.S. 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the clerk of superior court of the county in which the prop­ erty is sold. Any person who occupies the property pursu­ ant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1. 2007, may, after receiving the notice of sale, terminate the rental agreement upon 10 days' writ­ ten notice to the landlord. The notice shall also state that upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the ef­ fective date of the termination. If the trustee is unable to con­ vey title to this property for any reason, the sole remedy of the purchaser is the return of the deposit. Reasons of such inab­ ility to convey include, but are not limited to. the filing of a bankruptcy petition prior to the confirmation of the sale and re­ instatement of the loan without the knowledge of the trustee If the validity of the sale is chal­ lenged by any party, the trust­ ee, in their sole discretion, if they believe the challenge to have merit, may request the court to declare the sale to be void and return the deposit. The purchaser will have no fur­ ther remedy. Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC Substitute Trustee Brock & Scott, PLLC Attorneys for Trustee Services of Carolina. LLC 5431 Oleander Drive Suite 200 Wilmington, NC 28403 PHONE: (910) 392-4988 FAX: (910) 392-8587 File No.: 11-05817-FC02 Publish:10.29.13/11.5.13 CYNTHIA RASH WOODIE, Petitioner, Vs. ERIC WAYNE RASH and wife. DANIELLE RASH, Respondents NOTICE OF SALE Pursuant to an Order of Sale. I. Benjamin G. Hurley. Jr.. Com­ missioner. will on October 31, 2013, at 11:00 a.m. at the courthouse door in Jefferson. North Carolina, sell to the highest bidder for cash the fol­ lowing described tract of land, to wit: BEGINNING on an iron stake and locust post in fence, the old buckeye corner, same be­ ing the Blake Rash and Grant Jones corner, running N. 86° W. 99 feet to point on west side of N.C. Rural Road 1127; thence with said road, S 6° 10' W. 153 feet to iron stake on east side of said road; S. 59° 55' E. 62 feet, leaving said road, to iron stake; N 40° 20' E. 176 feet to iron stake in the Grant Jones and Blake Rash line; thence with said line. N. 56° 30' W. 69 feet to point of BEGINNING, containing 0.30 acre, more or less This property is being sold subject to any easements, rights of way or appurten­ ances of record. Property Address 137 Hardin Gilley Road, Warrensviile, NC 28693 Tax Value $ .12,500.00 A good faith deposit of ten (10%) percent of the bid price will be required at the time and place of sale. This the 9th day of October 2013. IN THE MATTER OF THE FORECLOSURE OF A DEED OF TRUST FROM STARFIRE ENTERPRISES. LLC TO NEUSE INCORPORATED. TRUSTEE. DATED DECEMBER 15, 2006 RECORDED IN BOOK 358, PAGE 443. ASHE COUNTY REGISTRY NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE Pursuant to an order entered October 8; 2013, in the Superi­ or Court for Ashe County, and the power of sale contained in the captioned deed of trust ("Deed of Trust"), the under­ signed Substitute Trustee will oner for sale at auction, to the highest bidder for cash, AT THE COURTHOUSE DOOR IN JEFFERSON, ASHE COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA ON NOVEMBER 6, 2013 10:00 AM the real estate and the im­ provements thereon en­ cumbered by the Deed of Trust, less and except any of such property released from the lien of the deed of trust pri­ or to the date of this sale, lying and being in Ashe County, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: Being Lot 30 of the Williams Subdivision as shown on a plat of said subdivision, of record in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Ashe County in Plat Book No 4, Page 40, to which recorded plat reference is hereby made for a specific de­ scription and location of said lot. Deed Ref: Book 336, Page 2014-2015, Ashe County Re­ gistry. Reference is made to the An­ nexation Map for Starfire En­ terprises, LLC, recorded in Plat Book 6, Page 598, Ashe County Registry. In the Trustee's sole discretion, the sale may be delayed for up to one (1) hour as provided in Section 45-21.23 of the North Publication Dates. October 15, Carolina General Statutes. 2013; October 22. 2013 & Oc­ The record owner of the real tober 29, 2013 property not more than ten days prior to the date hereof is State of Wisconsin Circuit Starfire Enterprises, LLC. Court - Dane County Publica­ A five percent cash deposit, or tion Summons - Case No. 13CV-2516 Branch 16 - The Hon­ a cash deposit of $750.00, whichever is greater, will be re­ orable Rhonda L. Lanford - ' quired of the last and highest Case Code 30404 (Foreclos­ ure of Mortgage) - The amount bidder. The balance of the bid purchase price shall be due in claimed exceeds $10,000.00.® full in cash or certified funds at Green Tree Servicing. LLC. 300 Landmark Towers. 345 St. a closing to take place within thirty (30) days of the date of Peter St.. St Paul. MN 55102. sale. The undersigned Substi­ Plaintiff vs. Kendrea M. tute Trustee shall convey title Hughes and John Doe Hughes, 110 N. High St., Cam­ to the property by nonwarranty deed. bridge, Wl 53523-9618, De­ This sale will be made subject fendants - The State of Wis­ to all prior liens of record, if consin - To each person any, and to all unpaid (ad named above as a defendant: valorem) taxes and special as­ You are hereby notified that sessments. if any, which be­ the plaintiff named above has filed a lawsuit or other legal ac­ came a lien subsequent to the recordation of the Deed of tion against you. Within 40 Trust. This sale will be further days after 10/29/13 you must subject to the right, if any, of respond with a written de­ the United States of America to mand for a copy of the com­ redeem the above-described plaint. The demand must be property for a period of 120 sent or delivered to the court, days following the date when whose address is 215 S. the final upset bid period has Hamilton St., Madison, Wl run. 53703 and to Gray & Assoc., The purchaser of the property L.L.P., plaintiff's attorney, described above shall pay the whose address is 16345 W. Clerk's Commissions in the Glendale Dr., New Berlin. Wl 53151. You may have an attor­ amount of $.45 per $100.00 of the purchase price (up to a ney help or represent you. If maximum amount of $500.00), you do not demand a copy of required by Section 7 A the complaint within 40 days, 308(a)(1) of the North Caro­ the court may grant judgment lina General Statutes. If the against you for the award of purchaser of the above de­ money or other legal action re­ scribed property is someone quested in the complaint, and other than the Beneficiary un­ you may lose your right to ob­ der the Deed of Trust, the pur­ ject to anything that is or may chaser shall also pay, to the be incorrect in the complaint. A extent applicable, the land judgment may be enforced as transfer tax in the amount of provided by law. A judgment one percent (1%) of the pur­ awarding money may become chase price. a lien against any real estate To the extent this sale in­ you own now or in the future, volves residential property with and may also be enforced by less than fifteen (15) rental garnishment or seizure of units, you are hereby notified property. Note: If you require of the following: the assistance of Auxiliary Aides or Services because of a a. An order for possession of the property may be issued disability, call (608) 226-4678 pursuant to Section 45-21.29 (TDD (608) 266-9138) and ask of the North Carolina General for the Court ADA Coordinator. Statutes in favor of the pur­ Dated 10/18/13, William N. chaser and against the party or Foshag, State Bar No. parties in possession by the 1020417, Gray & Assoc., clerk of superior court of the L.L.P., Attys. for Plaintiff. county in which the property is 16345 W. Glendale Dr., New sold; and Berlin, Wl 53151, (414) 224b. Any person who occupies 1987 Gray & Assoc., L L P. is the property pursuant to a rent­ attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained . al agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, will be used for that purpose Tf 2007, may, after receiving the you have previously received a notice of sale, terminate the discharge in a chapter 7 bank­ rental agreement upon 10 ruptcy case, this communica­ days' written notice to the land­ tion should not be construed lord. Upon termination of a as an attempt to hold you per­ rental agreement, the tenant is sonally liable for the debt. Publish:10.29.13/11.5.13/11.12 liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to .13 the effective date of the termin­ N6TIC£ T6 CREDITORS ation. Having qualified as Executor for the Estate of Barkley Moore This 8th day of October, 2013. Subject to certain restrictions as recorded in Deed Book 185, Page 951, Ashe County Re­ gistry, said document incorpor­ ated by reference as though fully set out herein. Trustee may, in the Trustee's sole discretion, delay the sale for up to one hour as provided in NCGS §45-21.23. Should the property be pur­ chased by a third party, that party must pay the excise tax, as well as the court costs of Forty-Five Cents ($0.45) per One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) required by NCGS §7A-308(a)(1). The property to be offered pur­ suant to this notice of sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance "AS IS, WHERE IS." Neither the Trust­ ee nor the holder of the note secured by the deed of trust/security agreement, or both, being foreclosed, nor the officers, directors, attorneys, employees, agents or author­ ized representative of either the Trustee or the holder of the note make any representation or warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions ex­ isting in, on, at or relating to the property being offered for sale, and any and all respons­ ibilities or liabilities arising out of or in any way relating to any such condition expressly are disclaimed. Also, this property is being sold subject to all taxes, special assessments, and prior liens or encum­ brances of record and any re­ corded releases. Said prop­ erty is also being sold subject to applicable Federal and State laws. A cash deposit or cashier's check (no personal checks) of five percent (5%) of the pur­ chase price, or seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, will be re­ quired at the time of the sale. An order for possession of the property may be issued pursu­ ant to G.S. 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the clerk of superior court of the county in which the prop­ erty is sold. Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or re­ newed on or after October 1, 2007, may after receiving the notice of sale, terminate the rental agreement upon 10 days' written notice to the land­ lord. Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termin­ ation. If the trustee is unable to con­ vey title to this property for any reason, the sole remedy of the purchaser is the return of the deposit. Reasons of such inab­ ility to convey include, but are not limited to, the filing of a bankruptcy petition prior to the confirmation of the sale and re­ instatement of the loan without the knowledge of the trustee. If the validity of the sale is chal­ lenged by any party, the trust­ ee, in their sole discretion, if they believe the challenge to have merit, may request the court to declare the sale to be void and return the deposit. The purchaser will have no fur- Benjamin G. Hurley, Jr. Commissioner P. O. Box 24 West Jefferson, N. C. 28694 (336) 246-3144 Absher deceased late of Ashe County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of said deceased to present them on or before 23rd day of Janu­ ary, 2014, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recov­ ery. All persons indebted to said estate will please make immediate payment This the 23rd of October. 2013. For the Estate of Barkley Moore Absher Michael Scott Absher 2885 County Woods Ct Finksburg, MD 21048 PUBLISH:10.29.13/11.5.13/11. 12.13/11.19 13 Everybody's talking about what's in the classifieds. POYNER SPRUILL LLP Deborah Sperati Attorneys for Spruillco. Ltd. 130 S Franklin Street P.O. Box 353 Rocky Mount. NC 27802 Telephone: (252) 972-7067 FCB021-00000242 Publish: 10.29.13/11.5.13 NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 13 SP 84 LEGALS P.O. Box 1028 4317 Ramsey Street Fayetteville, North Carolina 28311 https://sales.hsbfirm com Case No: 1113341 (FC.FAY) Publish: 10.22.13/10.29.13 ANNOUNCEMENTS Miscellaneous Central Boiler OUTDOOR WOOD FURNACE Safe, clean, efficient, WOOD HEAT. Matthews Heating Solutions 336-501-1618 AUCTION / ESTATE YARD SALE Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Paul L. Lucas and Sharon L Lucas to Grady Lonon, Attor­ ney at Law, Trustee(s), dated the 20th day of September, 2006, and recorded in Book 353. Page 1967, and Re-recor­ ded in Book 354, Page 1121, SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE SER­ VICES. INC. SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE BY: Attorney at Law Hutchens Law Firm Attorneys for Substitute Trust­ ee Services, Inc. Christmas Trees FOR SALE Fraiser Fir Christmas Trees #1 and better: 400 7-8 ft 1100 8-9 ft. 1100 9-10 ft. 600 10-12 ft 100 12-14 ft Hartzog Farms 336-877-5158 or 336-977-6705 Firewood FIREWOOD FOR SALE Two cord dump truck load delivered locally $300. Also, pick up loads delivered or you pick it up. 336-246-3434. Miscellaneous ANNUITY.COM Music/ Dance/ Drama Grace Community Church In Sparta is seeking a part-time worship leader. For more information visit www.alleghanygrace.com Guaranteed Income For Your Retirement Avoid market risk & get guar­ anteed income for retirement! 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MERCHANDSE FOR SALE ANIMALS Pets FOUND Oct. 1, 2013 Blonde Terrier Mix 20 pounds Unneutered Male pproximately 2 years old Call 336-877-6290 AGRICULTURE AUTOMOTIVE Autos for Sale 2001 4x4 7.3 Super Duty Crew Cab F350 Lariat For Sale 85,000 miles, New Transmis­ sion with 3 yr. warranty, Nav -'Stem, Exhaust Break, Good ires, Push Bar, Grill Guard Running Lights, Lighted Cab Visor, 5th Wheel or Goose Neck Ready. 336-927-4710 AUTOMOTIVE AFTER MARKET C20131028007 Auction- Masonry Contractor Liquidation & ConsignmentsAuctions Tuesday November 5th, 9AM, Lynch­ burg, Virginia. New Excava­ tors, Dozers, Shooting Boom Forklifts, Dumps, HydroMobile Scaffolding & More. Motley's Auction & Realty Group. 804-232-3300. www motleys.com VAAL#16 C20131007005 DONATE YOUR CAR- Fast Free Towing. 24 hr. Respons Tax Automobile Donation Deduction United Breast Ca cer Foundation, Providing Direct Pickup Free Me mograms & Breast Cancer li 855-733-5472 V1 ** �PAGE 11 TUESDAY, OCTOBER 29,2013 JEFFERSON POST CHURCH CALENDAR Oct. 29 7 p.m. The Campground Committee of the Ashe Baptist Association will meet at the Con­ ference Room at Ashe Baptist Office. All committee members are urged to attend. Serving cur­ rently are; Brian Holcomb, Diane Dixon, Brenda Green, Rev. Kevin Jones, Rev. Allen Huffman, Rev. Russell Hart, Ed Reed, Lucian Jordan, David Stidhams and Dennis Houck. Oct. 31 6 - 8 p.m. A Harvest Party will be held at Calvary Free Will Baptist Church. A great Christian alternative to Hallow­ een, the event offers a variety of games, prizes, food, bounce houses, and a hay ride. Prizes will be awarded to the best Biblical-themed costume. Please no goblins, ghouls, ghosts or scary outfits. Bring the entire family. The church is located at 3044 Old Wilkesboro Road, just across from the Raccoon Holler Camp­ ground in Glendale Springs. For more information and/or direc­ tions, call 336-982-4840. David Blackburn, Mrs. Linda Blackburn and Mrs. Frances Blevins. This event will be held at Friendship Baptist Church. The Ashe Baptist Associa­ tion has a church that has 20 adult Sunday School chairs to give away to another church. For more information, contact the associational office at 336846-5631. Nov. 2 9 - 1 1 a.m. To Be or Not to Be. Six mini-sessions on why we should be in church, Sun­ day School, in scripture, in discipleship, in prayer and on missions. Sessions will be led by: Mr. Tim Church, Rev. Steve LeaShomb, Rev. Jack Pugh, Rev. Nov. 3- 24 10:30 a.m. "You'll Get Through This," a Max Lucado series for hope and help in touch times, will be the focus for the Adult Sunday School class of Chestnut Hill Methodist Church for the next two months. The church is located at 604 Martin Gambill Road, Crumpler. For more information or directions, call 336-982-9056. Nov. 10 2 p.m. Fall Singspiration fea­ turing bluegrass gospel legends. The Primitive Quartet, will be held at Calvary Free Will Baptist Church. This is a free event and seating is on a first-come, firstserve basis. A love offering will be collected for the group dur­ ing the event, CDs will be avail­ able for purchase. The church is located at 3044 Old Wilkesboro Road, just across from the Rac­ coon Holler Campground in Glendale Springs. For more in­ formation and/or directions, call 336-982-4840. 'Secret Garden' a heartwarming performance r Nov. 16 8 a.m. • 12:30 pun. 5th An­ nual Paul Jones Memorial Red Cross Blood Drive will be held at Calvary Free Will Baptist Church Fellowship Building. Paul Jones, a retired UPS driver for the counties of Ashe, Wilkes, and Alleghany and a faithful servant of God, was a life-long blood do­ nor giving more than 120 units. All donors are automatically en­ tered into a drawing for a chance to win Delta Air Lines tickets or a $1,000 prize. Appointments are encouraged but walk-ins are welcome. The church fellowship building is located at 3019 Old Wilkesboro Rd., just across from the Raccoon Holler Campground. For more information, directions, or to make an appointment, call Robin Carter at 336-977-1964. Jrfferson f)ost , SpoQiiorcd By: Sponsor Name Volo for yotif fayotilo Phlry Ivi ii «»t tii«» ffMM « n | a } | o | | f » e ,»t | N I W S I ' A U I I t W l H f . l l I )J PEii IS" Yoliitu S u n (* No>. lllf || Vojim) 111b Director of "High Country Regional Heartburn Treatment Center" at Ashe Memorial Hospital Meeting all of your surgical needs Upper/Lower Endoscopy with contracts with BCBS and MedCost for office based Dylan Llghtfoot |Jefferson Post procedures "Cute" fails to describe Missoula Children's Theater's production of "The Secret Garden" at the Ashe Civic Center Saturday, where dozens of theatergoers succumbed to off-the-charts levels of cuteness as over 50 local kids de­ livered a heartwarming performance in MCT's original musical adaptation of Frances Hodgson Burnett's classic children's novel. The show featured several colorful song-and-dance numbers, including "The Bugs that Rock." JATNOM3M 3H8A t ... - EOIRTO /' "* y'"j*o M brWfr Skin lesion evaluation/removal in office 200 Hospital Ave. Suite 5 Jefferson 336-246-7779 rt "Our Family lias been sen-inn Your l-'amily's Medical S eeds for over 110 years" A TERRIBLE THING HAPPENS WHEN YOU DON'T ADVERTISE. NO ONE NOTICES YOU ANYMORE JP Jefferson Post (336) 846-7164 ww w.jeffer sonpost.com .for the best ADVERTISING RESULTS �PAGE 12 TUESDAY, OCTOBER 29,2013 JEFFERSON POST NCDOT reminds motorists to keep alert for deer tra focused and alert," said a distant second at 668 NCDOT Director of Mobil­ crashes, followed by Pitt ity and Safety Kevin Lacy. (619), Duplin (5%) and "We have the combination Johnston (492) counties. of increased deer activ­ Counties in the far west­ ity and it is getting darker ern section of the state, sooner in the evening." where there are consider­ Deer activity is on the ably fewer roads and driv­ increase as a result of the ers, reported the lowest mating and hunting sea­ number of crashes. Gra­ sons. Crashes are most ham County is at the bot­ common between 5 and 8 tom of the list with only a.m., and from 6 p.m. to seven crashes, just below midnight. That is when Jackson (12) and Swain more vehicles are on the (nine) counties. road, deer movement in­ NCDOT offers the fol­ creases, and limited visibil­ lowing suggestions for mo­ ity makes it more difficult torists to avoid being in a for motorists to see them deer-vehicle crash: on or near roadways. • Slow down in posted Wake County leads all deer crossing areas and counties in the number heavily wooded areas, es­ of animal-related crashes pecially during the late af­ for the 10th year in a row, ternoon and evening; although the 991 crashes • Statistics indicate reported last year was its lowest figure since 2006. most deer-vehicle crashes Its high ranking is primar­ occur' near bridges or ily the result of the large overpasses., and they also number of drivers and follow railroad tracks, roadway mileage in the streams and ditches; county, combined with • Drive with high beams 1011. the abundance of wooded on when possible, and "This is the time of year areas. watch out for eyes reflect­ Guilford County was (hat drivers need to be ex­ ing in the headlights; • Remember that deer often travel in groups, so do not assume that the ?r((rrson |)o#t road is clear if one deer has already passed; • Do not swerve to With the arrival of the fall season, drivers on North Carolina roads need to be on the alert for an Increase in the possibil­ ity of collisions with deer. About 90 percent of all reported animal-related crashes involve deer, and 50 percent of those crashes traditionally take place in the months of October through December. A N.C. Department of Transportation study shows that in 2012, there were 20,181 animal-related crashes. That is the low­ est number in three years, but helped boost the threeirear total of crashes to 11,688, with 20 fatalities, pearly 3,500 injuries and more than $144 million in flamages. I In Ashe County, ac>rding to DOT statistics, lere were 53 animal-relatcrashes in 2012, down >m the 83 recorded in Spcn*orcd Br: Sponsor Name avoid contact with deer. This could cause you to lose control of the vehicle, flipping it over, veering it into oncoming traffic or overcorrecting and run­ ning off the road, causing a more serious crash; • Slow down and blow your horn with one long blast to frighten the deer away; • Increase the distance between your vehicle and other cars, especially at night. If the car ahead of you hits a deer, you may also become involved in the accident; • Always wear your seat belt. Most people injured in deer-vehicle crashes were not wearing their seat belt; • Do not rely on devices Gary Paul Nabhan, internationally-celebrated nature writer such as deer whistles, deer and food and farming activist, to speak at ASU's Plemmons fences or reflectors to de­ Student Union Oct. 31. ter deer as these devices have not been proven to re­ duce deer-vehicle crashes; and < • If your vehicle strikes a deer, do not touch the animal. A frightened and wounded deer can hurt you or further injure itself. The Gary Paul Nabhan, internationally celebrated conserva­ best procedure is to get tion scientist, writer, food and farming activist, and pro­ your car off the road if ponent of conserving the links between biodiversity and cultural diversity, will speak at Appalachian State Univer­ possible, and call 911. sity 4:30 p.m., Oct. 31, at the McRae Peak Ballroom in Plemmons Student Union. Nabhan will speak on "Food Chain Restoration: Avert­ ing Food Chain Collapse and the Extinction of Relation­ ships for People and Pollinators." He will focus on the threats posed to food security and health by the decline of honeybees, bumblebees and monarch butterflies. He also will highlight ecological restoration efforts on the U.S./ Mexico borderlands. Nabhan has been honored as a pioneer and creative force in the local food movement and seed-saving com­ munity by Utne Reader, Mother Earth News, New York Times, Bioneers and Time magazine. As the W.K. Kellogg Endowed Chair in Sustainable Food Systems at the University of Arizona Southwest Beginning Monday, Nov. 4th Center, he works with students, faculty and non-profits to build a more just, nutritious, sustainable and climateAll Residential Trash and Recycling resilient foodshed spanning the U.S./Mexico border. He will be picked up on Monday. was among the earliest researchers to promote the use of native foods in preventing diabetes, especially in his role as a co-founder and researcher with Native Seeds/ Beginning Wednesday, Nov. 6th SEARCH. All Business Hand Pick Up Among his many books and essays is "Appalachia— From Rarity to Community Restoration and Market Re­ will be on Wednesday. covery" (with Jim Veteto), on Appalachian rich heritage of food diversity. He is the author of 24 books, the lat­ est of which is "Growing Food in a Hotter, Drier Land: If you have any questions, please contact Lessons from Desert Farmers on Adapting to Climate Republic Services/GDS @ Uncertainty" that draws on his expertise in agricultural 336-246-2972 traditions of arid lands. Nabhan's lecture is sponsored by the Goodnight Fam­ ily Department of Sustainable Development with support from the Appalachian studies program. The event is free SERVICES and open to the public. For more information, call 828-262-7248. Local food movement pioneer speaks at ASA ATTENTION RESIDENTS OF THE TOWN OF JEFFERSON Vote for your favoflte entry In e a c h of f h e four c a t e g o r i e s at |NI WSPAPER WEBSITE)! Your Trash Pick-Up Days are changing! M m mSA, ' i oy Voifrty Sinrlh ill) VolInil f/pd* Nov. 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Printing news, announcements and obituaries for Ashe County, the newspaper was owned by Civitas Media of Davidson, North Carolina, and had a circulation of 6,500. The Jefferson Post began publishing in 1988. The newspaper was the result of a merger between Ashe County's historic weekly newspaper The Skyland Post and a competing weekly of 10 years, the Jefferson Times. Publication Volume 88 Issue 86 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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Page 6 Vol. 88. Issue 87 INSIDE Huffman batt ALS; benefit I .... Page 9 FRIDAY. NOVEMBER 1,2013 SNAP benefits to be reducei Programs 2009 Recovery and Reinvestment Act boost expiring Dylan Lightfoot Staff Writer dlighfoot@civitasmedia.com Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program ben­ efits, also known as "food stamps," will be reduced for 2,275 Ashe County households Nov. 1, when temporary increases in benefits under the 2009 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act expire. "We knew this four years ago." said Ashe County De­ partment of Social Servic­ es Director Donna Weaver. "It was purely for recovery and reinvestment, and that has ended." "It's not a massive cut. I don't think it will hurt too badly," she said. For a household of three, the cut will be $29 a month, while a house­ hold of four will lose $36 a month, according to the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities. For fiscal year 2014, SNAP benefits will average approximately $1.40 per person per meal. Ashe Sharing Center Program Facilitator Micheal Sexton thinks the cuts may be significant for some. "That's not a lot of money for most of us, but to somebody who gets $200 a month, it's a 15 to 18 percent decrease." Based on the USDA's "Thrifty Food Plan," a fam­ ily of four with two small children can feed them­ selves a healthy diet on $552.40 per month. A $36 cut represents seven per­ cent of this food budget, or roughly 25 meals per month at $1.40 each. The cuts may also affect local food pantries already struggling to keep up with high demand for food as­ sistance. The Sharing Cen­ ter, which normally stocks enough food to serve its clients for six months, now has enough for about 45 days, Sexton said. "This is going to cut into it even more," he said. Weaver said 4,923 indi­ viduals in Ashe — about 18 percent of the populaSee SNAP | 7 Local 'friend' recognized statewide for volunteer efforts Wil Petty Staff Writer jpetty@civitasmedia.com AH SNAP Households V»h. . jvember 2013 MomMy ruth SNAPbenefits byboowMd toe tbit receive tf* Hk r in o*N# -WH-IM.W.' MMlfl Graph courtesy of Center on Budget and Policy Priorities| Jefferson Post High Country Council proposes road improvements for bikes Wil Petty Ashe County resident and volunteer John MacConnell is the 2013 recipient of the Fannie Ashburn Volunteer of the Year award. The award, given out by the Friends of North Carolina Public Libraries, goes to a member that has gone above and beyond in their work for the library he or she works at. "John to us is the perfect volunteer and he is always looking for something to do to help," said Clint Johnson, pres­ ident of the Friends of the Ashe County Public Library. MacConnell has been with the li­ brary since 1997. Throughout his time there, he has served as president and vice president of the Friends and con­ tinues to contribute to different events throughout the year. Most recently, he was part of the Hu­ man Library program, where people can "check-out" experts on topics for one-on-one conversations. "When the library started The Hu­ man Library, a new outreach program, John readily volunteered to 'be catalouged,'" said Suzanne Moore, chief librarian for the Ashe County Public Library. MacConnell also serves as part of the friend's gift shop team and works every Wednesday to help stack and clean the books. MacConnell was recognized at an Wil Petty | Jefferson Post event in Raleigh on Saturday, but he John MacConnell Is this year's recipient of the Fannie Ashburn Volun­ was unable to attend. Members of the teer of the Year award. MacConnell is a former Friends of the Ashe Coun­ Staff Writer ipetty@civitasmedia.com Several of Ashe County's major roads could see changes fol­ lowing recommenda­ tions by a local gov­ ernment agency to make the routes safer tor area cyclists. Proposed Roads The proposed recreational bike route for Ashe Coun­ ty will use the following roads:U.S. 221 N.C. 16 N.C.88 lx»w Gap Road Little' Peak Creek Road MWK Creek Road * Carson Woods Road Over 40 improve­ ments were proposed by the High Country Carl Atwood Road Council of Govern­ Cranberry Creek Road ment, throughout the East Shatley Springs Road seven counties it cov­ Shatley Springs Road ers. Old N.C. Highway 16 "The fust piece was Wade Bare Road us lookingat roads we Ashe Central School Road are recommending improvements on," said Phil Trew, direc­ tor of planning and development for the HCCOG. "In Ashe County, that's basically all state and US. routes, except for N.C. 16 north." Recommendations included adding four-to-five feet paved shoulders or bike lanes. Trew said that while some of those routes are not heavily traveled by cyclists now, they eventually could be. See BIKES | 7 ty Public Library president and continues to serve the library through See FRIEND | 7 its outreach efforts. Cankerworm moth puts Ashe oaks al risk Wil Petty Dylan Lightfoot | Jefferson Post The Jefferson Board of Aldermen convened their October meeting Monday. From left: Alderman Junior Anderson; May­ or Pro Tern Blueferd Eldreth: Town Manager Cathy Howell; Al­ dermen Max Yates and Mark Johnston. Staff Writer ipetty@civitasmedia.com The annual cankerworm moth infestation has ar­ rived, and the local Agri­ culture Extention office is offering tips on how to fight the problem. The moths, which ap­ pear during the fall season in the High Country can destroy trees if the right procedures are not fol­ lowed. "The best way to protect against (cankerworms) is tree-banding," said Travis Birdsell, an agriculture extension agent in Ashe County. "The female moths do not have wings, so they have to crawl up trees to lay their eggs on the twigs and smaller branches." Birdsell said that when spring arrives, the eggs hatch and the baby cater­ pillars feed on the leaves. "In most cases, the can­ kerworm does not kill the trees," he said. "The tree defoliates and causes a thinner canopy. Over time, that will weaken the trees." Tree bands are layered with a sticky residue which Waste contractor announces changes to trash pick-up Dylan Lightfoot Staff Writer dlighfoot@civitasmedia.com Submitted photo | Jefferson Post The female cankerworm moth climbs up trees in the fall and lays eggs, which produce cater­ pillars in the spring to feed on the tree's leaves. In turn, the tree defoliates, putting it at risk for other insects and diseases. prevents female moths from being able to climb up the tree. It is important to wait until most leaves are off trees to band in or­ der to prevent the leaves from getting stuck. A tree that is deprived of leaves lacks the nutrients it needs to survive. "Repeated defoliation of the tree deprives the trees of nutrients they need to make," Birdsell said. "Over time, the defoliation can lead to a decline in the tree and lead to secondary problems." Birdsell said the can­ kerworms are a problem in the county and he saw the moths were on his oak trees. "More than likely they have been there for a cou­ ple of years, bur one par­ ticular tree was defoliating at the top," he said. "I was able to confirm it was from cankerworms." With the lack of nutri­ ents that the tree receives when it is infested with caterpillars, there are sevSee MOTH I 7 The Jefferson Board of Aldermen Monday met with the town's new waste management contractor Republic Services, who announced changes to the trash pick-up schedule. Known locally as GDS Waste Management, Re­ public "recently acquired High Country Waste Solu­ tions as of Oct. 1. We're picking up the trash now and have been for several weeks," said Division Man­ ager Jeff McRee. "Our company's commit­ ted to providing the best service possible, and I'm personally committed to making sure you get the best service," McRee said. Republic Services held Jefferson's waste manage­ ment contract 4 years ago, before buying HCWS this year. "The transition's been fairly smooth. Iknow we've got to re-learn you again," he said. McRee announced up­ coming changes to the pick-up schedule: residen­ tial trash and recycling will be picked up Monday mornings, and "hand pick­ up" business trash will be collected Wednesday mornings. New theater, community center opening Beth Dixon announced the opening of a theater See TRASH I 7 �PAGE 2 JEFFERSON POST FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 1,201.'3 'Shakespeare on lViar at Ashe Civic Center Nov. 1 Shakespeare's charac­ ters rebel and put their own creator on trial for being boring and ir­ relevant in the Off the Leash Production of Shakespeare on Trial 7:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 1, at the Ashe Civic Center. In this highly energet­ ic and funny play featur­ ing some of the Bard's best quotes and speech­ es, William Shakespeare encounters four of his own most famous char­ acters: Macbeth, Iago, Hamlet and Juliet — up close, personal, and ticked-off. Shakespeare must de­ fend his own writing as the four characters chal­ lenge him to write in a modern way. They argue that no one really un­ derstands this play any­ more. The audience will help make the case for his lasting significance as you laugh so hard you bring Shakespeare back from the dead in a bril­ liantly entertaining eve­ ning. Shakespeare is a daunting subject for stu­ dents, teachers and audi­ ences. While the themes, characters and situa­ tions in Shakespeare's plays are easily recogniz­ able to the modern audi­ ence, the language is the greatest deterrent. Shakespeare's plays were created to be per­ formed, not read. The plays were not published in written form until af­ ter Shakespeare's death. The Shakespearean ac­ tor brings to life the Photo submitted | Jefferson Post Jeremy Webb and Simon Henderson star in Off the Leash's production of "Shakespeare on Trial." words on the page in a way that increases audi­ ence comprehension. Jeremy Webb, founder of Off the Leash com­ pany of Canada who produces theatre, film and radio, strives to bring Shakespeare to the masses in an off beat and entertaining way making Shakespeare's work feel most alive and accessible for everyone. Shakespeare on Trial will also be performed at the Ashe County High School for 9-10th grades students. Tickets are $15 adults and $5 students and are available at the Ashe Arts Center or by phone at 336-846-2787. County crime report was released Liter that day. Staff Reports Oct. 14 Kacha Lane Wood, 30, of Jefferson was charged with probation violation. Bond was set at $5,000. Wood rP Oct. 15 Douglas Allen Thomp­ son, 53, of Lansing was charged with misdemean­ or stalking and harassing phone calls. Bond was set ATTENTION at $5,000. Thompson was released later that day. Sandra Ann Thompson, 43, of Lansing was charged with two counts of simple assault, breaking and en­ tering, injury to personal property and harassing phone calls. Bond was set at $5,000. Thompson was released later that day. Oct. 20 Marvin Perez, 22, was charged with driving while impaired and no operator's license. Bond was set at $2,000. Perez was released on Oct. 24. Johnathon Mackencie Prestwood, 24, of Boone was charged with driving RESIDENTS OF THE TOWN OF JEFFERSON Your Trash Pick-Up Days are changing! while impaired. Bond was set at $500. Prestwood was released later that day. Oct. 22 Dustin Allen Miller, 25, of Banner Elk was charged with assault on a female, driving with a revoked li­ cense and resisting a pub­ lic officer. Bond was set at $4,000. Miller has not been released. Matthew David Coldiron, 24, of Grassy Creek was charged with three counts of larceny after breaking and entering. Bond was set at $20,000. Coldiron was released later that day. Beginning Monday, Nov. 4th All Residential Trash and Recycling will be picked up on Monday. Beginning Wednesday, Nov. 6th All Business Hand Pick Up will be on Wednesday. Oct. 23 the next day. Oct. 24 Stacy Greer Mullis, 34, of West Jefferson was charged with unauthorized use of a motor vehicle. Bond informa­ tion is unknown. Mullis was released later that day. Randall Allan Phipps, 27, of Crumpler was charged with non-support of a child. Bond was set at $22,756.77. Phipps has not been released. Dennis Lee Lyalls, 32, of West Jefferson was charged with misdemeanor larceny. Bond was set at $750. Lyalls was released later that day. James Ray Stanley, 33, of Lansing was charged with probation violation. Bond was set at $7,500. Stanley was re­ leased later that day. Amanda Rae Mallette, 25, of West Jefferson was charged with resisting a public officer. Bond was set at $500. Mallette was released the next day. Bobby Quinton Daniels, 25, of Jefferson was charged with assault on a female. Bond information is un­ known. Daniels was released Oct. 25 Oct. 26 Ricky Lee Caudle, 26, of Sparta was charged with nonsupport of a child. Bond was set at $424. Caudle has not been released. Joe Kenneth Neaves, 52, of Crumpler was charged with simple assault. Bond was set at $4,000. Neaves has not been released. 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(AP) - Kayvon Webster has risen up Denver's depth chart as quickly as he climbed up the Broncos' draft board, and not just because of inju­ ries in the secondary, either. Many personnel people across the league considered it a bit of a reach when the Broncos selected Webster with the 90th pick in the NFL draft. Webster, who led South Florida with 82 tackles as a senior, almost unheard of for a cover cornerback, is the prototype big cornerback all teams are searching for. A shade under 6 feet and 200 pounds, he has the speed and strength to cover all those fast, physical receivers that are flooding the held these days. Three weeks into his rookie season, nobody's questioning the Broncos' thirdround grade anymore. Webster has played 60 snaps on defense and 60 on special teams, collecting four tackles and breaking up three passes, half as many as he had in college last year. Last week, he played 25 snaps on defense and 18 on special teams. "I like that when he goes in the game he doesn't look like it's too big for him," defensive coordinator Jack Del Rio said. "He's come in and just done his job. He's a physical corner. He's a bigger corner. 1 think he can really run. And the moment doesn't appear too big for him, which is great because he's going to find himself in a lot of those moments." If Champ Bailey's left foot and Tony Carter's right ankle need another week to recover, the Broncos (3-0) will roll with Webster as their nickel cornerback Sunday against the Philadelphia Eagles (1-2). Looking at the film, Michael Vick surely won't be breathing a sigh of re­ lief if that's the case. "He's a rookie, but he doesn't carry him­ self like he's a rookie," Bailey said. "He definitely thinks he should be playing ev- Mark Rets| Colorado Springs Gazette| MCT Denver Broncos outside linebacker Wesley Woodyard (52) and Broncos cornerback Kayvon Webster (36) celebrate after making a big defensive stop during the first half against the Oak­ land Raiders at Sports Authority Field at Mile High Stadium in Denver Monday. Sept. 23. ery snap and Ilike that kind of attitude." Bailey also likes Webster's ability to move on to the next play when he gets beat without dwelling on it, an essen­ tial ingredient for defensive backs to stick around a while. "You have to be born like that. Nobody can coach that," Bailey said. "That's just got to be part of your makeup. I. see that with him. He's had some rough spots but you wouldn't be able to tell by his demeanor." Webster said his heartbeat doesn't speed up on game day because he's picked the brains of Bailey, Dominique RodgersCromartie and Chris Harris and then faced the likes of Peyton Manning, Demaryius Thomas, Eric Decker and Wes Welker throughout the week. "I feel like there's nobody better than them," Webster said. "And if I'm going into the game, I'm looking at you like, 'All right, you're nothing, because I'm going against the best every day.'" Playing press coverage his senior sea­ son allowed scouts to get a glimpse of how he might do in the pros. Most col­ lege coaches have their cornerbacks play off the receivers, so it's somewhat of a guessing game about how well they'll ad­ just to the NFL's tighter coverages. Webster didn't have any interceptions his senior season but broke up a halfdozen passes, forced three fumbles and collected two sacks. was 17th against the run. There are more pressing problems for now, such as get­ ting over an early rash of inju­ ries to key players safety Mor­ gan Burnett and cornerback Casey Hayward. They haven't played a down yet because of sore hamstrings. Star linebacker Clay Mat­ thews left the Bengals game with a hamstring injury. Run­ ning back Eddie Lacy and tight end Jermichael Finley are re­ covering from concussions. Pass protection remains inconsistent. Oh, and those finishes — not good. Fourth quarters have been a prob­ lem, such as when the Pack­ ers got outscored 13-0 by the Bengals in a wild 34-30 loss to Cincinnati. They'll have a week to stew about giving up that lead to the Bengals; Green Bay hosts De­ troit next on Oct. 6. •"Every week we have a mes­ sage. And frankly, our mes­ sage this week was to focus through the finish, and we didn't hit that target," coach Mike McCarthy said. "So, ob­ viously it will be a part of our focus in the future." The positives? 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PHL vs. SND 09/15 (23 36.2 TD) 421. M. Ryan. ATL vs.NWE 09/29 (34-54.2 TD) 419. P.Rivers. SND at PHL 09/15(36-47.3 TD) 412. Kaepernick. SNFvs. GBY09/08 (27-39.3 TD) 406. Roethlisbergei PIT vs. CHI09/22 (26-41.2 TD) 401. P. Rivers. SND vs. DAL 09/29 (35-42.3 TD) 385. M.Stafford. DET at WAS 09/22(25-42.2 TD) 383. Roethllsberger, PIT at MIN 09/29 (36-51.1TD) 374. M. Ryan. ATL vs. STL 09/15 (33-43.2 TD) 374. P. Manning. DEN vs. OAK 09/23 (32-37.3 TD) 362. E Manning. NYG vs. DEN 09/15 (28-49.1TD) 362. Flacco. BAL at DEN 09/05 (34-62.2 TD) 357. M Stafford. DET vs. MIN09/08 (28-43.2 TD) 357. Brees.NOR vs. ATL 09/08 (26-35.2 TD) 355. Schaub.H0U vs. SEA 09/29 (ot) (31-49.2TD) 352. S. Bradford. STL at ATL 09/15(32-55.3 TD) 347. Flacco. BAL at BUF 09/29 (25-50.2 TD) 346. Schaub.H0U at SND 09/09(34-45.3 TD) 342. Brees. NOR vs. ARI09/22 (29-46,3 TD) 333. A Rodgers. GBY at SNF 09/08(21-37.3 TD) 331. G. Smith.NYJ vs. BUF 09/22 (16-29.2 TD) 329. Griffin III.WAS vs. PHL 09/09 (30-49.2 TD) 327. C.Palmer. ARIat STL 09/08(26-40.2 TD) 327. P. Manning.DEN vs. PHL 09/29 (28-34.4 TD) 326. Griffin III.WAS vs. DET 09/22 (32-50.0 TD) 322. Brees. NOR at TAM 09/15 (26-46.1 TD) 321. Hoyer. CLE at MIN09/22 (30-54.3 TD) 321. Luck.IND vs MIA 09/15 (25-43.1TD) 320. Griffin III.WAS at GBY 09/15 (26-40.3 TD) 320. R.Wilson. SEA at CAR 09/08 (25-33.1 TD) 319. Tannehill, MIA at IND 09/15(23-34.1 TD) 317. Cutler. CHI at DET 09/29(27-47.2 TD) 316, Brady. NWE at ATL 09/29 (20-31 2 TD) 307. P. Manning. DEN at NYG 09/15 (30-43.2 TD) 304, M.Ryan. ATL at NOR 09/08(25-38.2 TD) Receiving SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT BRUT DIAL. Top performers Weekl Passing Jolly making most of a second chance with Packers GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — The running back was about to break free around the edge when the arm of a Packers de­ fensive lineman emerged from the pile to take him down. Johnny Jolly looks just fine on the line for someone who's been away from the game for three years. He's wearing green and gold again after being suspended by the NFL for violating the league's substance-abuse policy. The stamina isn't all there yet. Getting into NFL shape remains a work in progress. But so far, Jolly seems to be making a difference while shaking off the rust. "I've still got a long way to go," Jolly said. "I'm still working hard every day to get back, get up to the point that I need to be at. "Football is football, it's a game that we play. Just a few technique things with me ... to work on, that I know I can do better." The Packers (1-2) are 11th in the league against the run going into this weekend's bye at 93.3 yards per game. It's still early, but Green Bay is giving up about 25 fewer yards than in 2012, when it Page .'} rafiKi \ DUNL0P m 0 0 K 'i JIM'S CORNER FURNITURE Cabin or Castle... We'll furnish it! ROSS 1ROSSAUTO.COIVf CHRYSLER JEER DOME RAM j^RAM »^ dodi ^ ^ 1()SS0UTH . B00N[ hi m n l i Jmirn mafm M l N( Jeep CALL TODAY! 828-264-3626 • 800-789-0477 Directions: Just 5 miles from Jefferson on Hwy. 194N/88W Turn Right on Northwest Sch. Rd. OOMAKIHJ 160 Northwest School Rd. Warrensville, NC • (336) 384-2929 Monday-Friday 9:00-5:00 • Saturday 9:00-3:00 �Public Opinion "...were it left to me to decide whether we should have a government without newspapers or newspapers without a government, I should not hesitate a moment to prefer the latter." Pbge 4 November 1,2018 — Thomas Jefferson, 1787 Medicaid coverage gap is a disgrace to the state's good name existing con­ Isn't the fed­ dition. Under eral Affordable the new law Care Act sup­ they'll have posed to help some protec­ low-income tion. Americans ob­ For those tain the health who have to insurance buy health coverage that insurance on has been out their own, not of reach for through their millions? To place of work, be sure, that's the law offers the idea at the tax credits heart of the subsidizing law everyone Steve Ford the cost - pro­ now refers to vided the buy­ as Obamacare. And despite frustrating er's income is above the hang-ups in online enroll­ federal poverty level. But ment, the law will enable for people who make little many folks to join the money, coverage will be hard to afford even with ranks of the insured. Yet many other people subsidies. So Obamacare who probably can't afford is designed to bring those any coverage at all will be whose income is no more flat out of luck. In North than 138 percent of the Carolina, the decision poverty level - just shy not to expand eligibility of $27,000 for a family of for Medicaid - expansion three - under Medicaid. that was seen as a key A hurtful fall Obamacare feature and Uncooperative states, lifeline - has resulted in such as North Carolina, the cruel irony that some are left with many people of our neighbors are too who qualify neither for poor to qualify for a pro­ subsidies nor for Medic­ gram meant to help the aid as the program now poor. operates. They fall into Ours is one of 26 states a "coverage gap" that that have exercised the wouldn't exist but for the prerogative granted by senseless, heartless de­ the U.S. Supreme Court cision by the legislature not to enlarge their Med­ and governor to deprive icaid programs despite them of help they were the Affordable Care Act's supposed to get. requirements. Conserva­ Medicaid is a crucial tive critics of the reform safety net for low-income law, such as Gov. Pat parents and the disabled. McCrory and his fellow But in North Carolina a Republicans who control non-disabled, poor adult the General Assembly, without dependent chil­ view Medicaid as too ex­ dren isn't covered. pensive and don't want If he or she needs to to bring more people un­ see a doctor, it's off to der that umbrella - even the charity clinic or the though the federal gov­ hospital emergency room, ernment would shoulder where the costs of care almost all of the cost. end up being shifted to So now North Carolin­ patients with insurance. ians paying federal taxes Needless to say, the on­ get to help pay for Med­ going level of medical icaid expansion in other attention such a person states. They also face receives typically doesn't health insurance premi­ match what an insured pa­ ums driven even higher tient expects. Health con­ by the cost of providing sequences can be serious. emergency and charity The Kaiser Family care to low-income, unin­ Foundation figures that sured patients for whom more than five million Medicaid remains off- low-income Americans limits. who would be brought People who already under Medicaid if states have health insurance expanded their programs through their jobs won't instead will remain in the be sweating the details coverage gap. In North of Obamacare - unless, Carolina 318,710 people perhaps, they've gotten will be affected, the foun­ sick and are threatened dation estimates. Click with a loss of coverage, or here to read the group's are thinking about chang­ recent brief. ing jobs and are worried Kaiser's breakdown •about coverage for a pre- paints a stark picture of (USPS 441-810) Member NC Press Association Published twice weekly by Civitas Media LLC P.O. Box 808 203 S. Second Ave., West Jefferson, NC 28694 Periodicals postage paid at West Jefferson, NC 28694 Phone 336-846-7164 Email cdarkcacivitasmedia.com Subscription rates in Ashe County - $38/year In North Carolina - $48.01 /year Editor/General Manager Staff Writer Staff Writer Sports Writer Cliff Clark James Howell Dylan Lightfoot Nathan Ham Advertising Sales Advertising Sales Teresa Roark Laws Classifieds/Legals Kay Hart John Sears Mail Room Department Julia Beck Postmaster: Send address changes to Jefferson Post P.O. Box 808 West Jefferson NC 28694-0808 All content copyright 2012 by Civitas Media LLC and may not be reproduced without permission. poverty-stricken North Carolinians for whom reg­ ular health care must seem like a dream. To qualify for Medicaid, a family of three can have an annual income no higher than $8,861. Without children living at home, non-disabled adults don't qualify, period. According to Kaiser, those 318,710 folks in the coverage gap represent 28 percent of all North Caro­ linians without health insurance (taking senior citizens, who are eligible for Medicare, out of the equation). They also represent 58 percent of the state's lowincome, uninsured adults, defined as those with an­ nual earnings no greater than 138 percent of the poverty level. And they represent a stunning 91 percent of those who make no more than 100 percent of the poverty level - in other words, the really poor. Think about it - even with the Affordable Care Act now in effect, 91 per­ cent of North Carolinians in most desperate need of health insurance cover­ age still won't find it the slightest bit easier to get! No wonder the NC Coun­ cil of Churches regards Medicaid expansion, along with broader access to affordable health care in general, as a core social justice issue. Hospitals on the edge The state's hospitals, es­ pecially those that count on a flow of Medicaid reimbursements to help them meet expenses, have favored the program's expansion. And they've warned that having to cope with an ongoing stream of uninsured patients could drag them down. Vidant Health's 60bed hospital in Belhaveji, north of the Pamlico River in Beaufort County, was struggling financially with an aging facility even be­ fore the Medicaid decision in Raleigh. But having to do without more Medic­ aid revenue appears to be one reason why Vidant, despite community pro­ tests, has scheduled the hospital to close. It will be replaced by a multispecialty, around-theclock clinic, but there will be no in-patient beds. North Carolina has done good work trying to upgrade the level of health care in its small towns and rural counties. The medi­ cal school at East Carolina University, for example, has been at the forefront of this effort. But a refusal to let the Affordable Care Act work as it was intended now represents backslid­ ing that poses actual harm to many of the state's lowincome residents. Count those who have relied on access to the hospital in Belhaven as also among those bearing the burden of state leaders' obstinacy. Gov. McCrory could go far toward atoning for some of his hrst-year misjudgments if he would acknowledge the benefits of Medicaid expansion and put it back on the agenda for the legislature to consider. The health insurance coverage gap as it now stands in North Carolina is unnecessary, inhumane and a disgrace to the state's good name. Steve Ford, former editorial page editor at Raleigh's News & Observer, is now a Volunteer Program Associate at the North Carolina Council of Churches. This essay appeared originally appeared on the Council's web­ site. www.ncchurches.org. 'Turn the tape recorder back on' every opportunity the dan­ William Friday has been gers of transferring control dead a year now, and we of sports from the campus still don't know how we to the entertainment busi­ are going to get along with­ out him. He was a living ness. Notwithstanding his de­ monument to all that is, or was, right with our state. clining health, Friday con­ Optimism, confidence in tinued this crusade until a the basic goodness of oth­ few days before his death on ers, respect for those who October 12,2012. disagreed, and a relentless According to Link, on commitment to the im­ October 3, Friday met with provement of the health and Washington Post reporter opportunity for every North Liz Clarke for her planned Carolinian were just some story on the commercializa­ D.G. Martin of the William Friday pack­ tion of college sports and age that inspired so many "how things had unraveled of us. And we miss on UNC-TV his introduc­ at Chapel Hill." Arriving at Friday's home at 9:30 tions on "North Carolina People" of folks a.m. for a planned 15-minute conversa­ he thought we ought to get to know How do we hold on to these good tion, Clarke found Friday with "bright and sparkly" eyes, "dressed as always, things, now that he is gone? His biographer, William Link, also in a coat, tie and perfectly ironed dress wonders, saying, "It's hard to imagine slacks," and "completely on point." North Carolina without Bill Friday's pro­ Clarke said that Friday was "totally tective umbrella." Link continues, "His consumed with the question of what to monument is the University of North do with college sports." Carolina itself, and its continued vitality When the time came for the interview in the life of the state was his passion. to end, Friday insisted to Clarke, Tm There are few people who had as impor­ going to keep you as long as I can. Tm tant an impact, who were as persistently not finished. Turn the tape recorder back concerned about the welfare of the state, on." who possessed as clear a vision, and who The tape recorder is now off for good. practiced as effective an ability to accom­ But thanks to William Link and his re­ plish things." vised book, we can still hear the echoes As time passes after Friday's death, of William Friday's voice and be enlight­ we can begin to put his life in historical perspective. Link is ready. He writes, ened and inspired by his words and his "Surely, he was one of the two or three example. Note: William Link's recent conversa­ more important public figures in 20thtion about the new edition of his book century North Carolina, and one of the two or three people, along with Clark and the legacy of William Friday is avail­ Kerr of the University of California, who able on line at: hUp;//diapelboro.com/category/wchi/ helped lo shape the modem American lifestyle-weckly/whos-talking/ university." Earlier this monthUNC Press released a revised edition of Link'sbook, "William D.G. Martin hosts "North Carolina Bookwatch." which Friday: Power, Purpose, and American airs Sundaysat noonand Thursdays at5 p.m. on UNCHigher Education." Link has added a TV. For more information or to view prior programs visit the webpage at www.unctv.org/ncbookwatch new chapter that covers Friday's life and This week's (Nov. 3.7) guest isJill McCorkleauthor of work during the last 20 active years of his "Life After Life." life. In addition to his weekly television A grant from the North Carolina Humanities Council program, he continued to press for re­ provides crucial support for North Carolina Bookform in college athletics, pointing out at watch. It's not just Obama's fault The econom­ At 1.5 percent, context, imagine that North ic recovery from it will take 47 Carolina's economy was a the Great Reces­ years. At 1 per­ family farm. In the past, we sion is painfully cent, a full 70 produced many children and sluggish — and years. trained them effectively to it's not allBarack Slower eco­ work the land, which they Obama's fault. nomic growth needed to do in order to sur­ Nor can the makes virtu­ vive. But the next generation fault be laid ally every other is smaller, less motivated, and solely at the feet problem worse. in need of new skills to com­ of George W. It means fewer pete in the market for food Bush, or North people em­ and fiber. Furthermore, we've Carolina Gov. ployed, higher taken to eating our seed corn, Pat McCrory, poverty, higher rather than saving it to pro­ John Hood or former gov­ demands for duce future crops, and failed John Locke Foundation ernors Bev Perpublic assis­ to invest effectively in the lat­ due and Mike tance, lower lev­ est equipment, techniques, Easley. Such an els of education and management practices. observation may be jarring and health attainment, and Although the problem in the current hyper-partisan lower revenue collection at doesn't really have partisan atmosphere. It won't excite current tax rates, which will party activists or provoke out­ either result in tax-rate hikes roots, potential solutions will be politically controver­ raged letters to the editor. But or greater public borrowing. sial. Increasing labor quan­ it is true. The causes of the great How do I know that the slowdown are complex and tity means either welcoming economy's slow-growth prob­ often outside the purview of new immigrants, raising the lem can't be attributed to any public policy. Indeed, they retirement age (both in law of the politicians Inamed, or aren't even contained within and custom), or promoting even to all of them collective­ the United States, as much the formation, stability, and ly? Because the facts won't of the developed world is also fertility of families. Increas­ permit it. North Carolina's experiencing slower growth. ing labor quality means shak­ economic performance, for Because of aging and other ing up the current system for example, began to lag the re­ factors, fewer people are educating and training future gional and national averages working as a share of the pop­ workers, including managers during the late 1990s. That's ulation. Because of the broad­ and entrepreneurs. Increas­ about the same time that ening of international trade ing savings and investment America's average long-term and technological change, means reforming the tax code growth rate — 2 percent a some people can no longer and signaling to households year in inflation-adjusted,per- find work in their previous oc­ that they'll need to save more person GDP — became un­ cupations and must be willing for their own housing, health sustainable. According to the and able to retrain for some­ care, education, and retire­ Cato Institute's Brink Lind- thing else. Because of adverse ment needs. And increasing sey, projections of the future tax systems and the prom­ productivity growth probably economic growth range from ise of retirement programs, means spending less money about 1percent to 1.5 percent jieople are saving less and on large bureaucratic institu­ over the next two decades. thus reducing the stock of tions such as hospitals and This difference may not funds invested in new plants, universities as resources shift sound like much. To grasp equipment, and ideas. And to more dispersed and wired its significance, you need to the economic sectors grow­ networks of .smaller, more apply the "rule of 70" to see ing the fastest — health care, entrepreneurial service pro­ how long it will take for the education, and professional viders. average standard of living to and personal services — have These are the ideas Demo­ double. The math is simple: had the least success using crats, Republicans, and in­ just divide 70 by the annual new technologies and man­ dependents will be aiguing growth rate. At a rate of 2 agement practices to become about for years to come. percent, living standards will more productive. Hood is president of the double every 35 years or 90. To put things in a local John Locke Foundation. �FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 201,'J JEFFERSON POST OBITUARY CHURCH CALENDAR Nov. 2 9 -11 a.m. To Be or Not to Be. Six mini-sessions on why we should be in church, Sunday School, in scripture, in discipleship, in prayer and on mis­ sions. Sessions will be led by: Mr. Tim Church, Rev. Steve LeaShomb, Rev. Jack Pugh, Rev. David Blackburn, Mrs. Linda Blackburn and Mrs. Fran­ ces Blevins. This event will be held at Friendship Baptist Church. 11 a.m. Ministry and Homecom­ ing Celebration. Cornerstone Fel­ lowship of West Jefferson will be hav­ ingits 20 years of ministry celebration and homecoming service. A covered dish meal to follow. Everyone is wel­ come to join in the celebration. The church is located at 270 Barnett St., West Jefferson. 1p.m. Fall Festival will be held at Sugar Tree Baptist Church, weather permitting. Some of the activities include: a bounce house, obstacle course, face painting, and carnival type games. Popcorn and hot choco­ late will also be served. All activities and snacks are free. Following the activities, a barbecue dinner (choice of pork or chicken) will be served in the fellowship hall. The chicken and pork barbecue will be provided by the PAGE church: however, everyone is asked to bring a side dish and/or dessert. The dinner will begin at 5 p.m. regardless of the weather. 3 p.m. Fall Festival will be held at Pine Swamp Baptist Church. There will be games, prizes, a Bon-fire with a weenie roast, and a hayride. This is open to all ages. Pastor Rev. Garrett Mahaffey and congregation welcome you to attend. The church is located on Dick Phillips Road. Nov. 3 11 aan. "Please Pray for Us." Join Laurel Knob Baptist Church and be one with them in prayer. Jay Pratt will bring a message from his experi­ ence and relationship with persecuted believers in South East Asia. God en­ dowed us with power to unite, heal, encourage and so much more through prayer. Join with brothers and sisters around the world through the greatest network ever created - the network of prayer. Dr. Jim Rash is the pastor. Nov. 3 - 9 7 p.m. Revival Services will be held at Beaver Creek Baptist Church. Rev. David Lyalls will be the speaker. Special singing each night: Calvary Reflections, ACHS TIMOTHY KEITH CALLOWAY Campus Crusaders, Heritage, David Lyall's Church Choir, Butch Miller Mr. Timothy Keith Cal­ Calloway: two daughters. and Friends, Matt Matthews, Den­ Heather Marie Calloway loway, of ny Family and Friends. Pastor Rev. of Mount Holly and Jessica M o u n t Johnny Goodman and congregation Nichole Tobin of FayetteHolly, died invite you. ville; one grandchild, Alise S u n d a y , Tobin; his mother, Estella Oct. 27, Nov. 3 - 24 Calloway of Jefferson; one 10:30 a.m. "You'll Get Through 2013, at the brother, Ronnie Calloway This," a Max Lucado series for hope CaroMont of Jefferson; several cous­ and help in touch times, will be the fo­ Regional ins; and one nephew. Medical cus for the Adult Sunday School class Funeral services were of Chestnut HillMethodist Church for Center in Gastonia. He held at 11:30 a.m. Wednes­ the next two months. The church is was 51. Mr. Calloway was born day, Oct. 30, 2013, at Bad­ located at 604 Martin Gambill Road, Crumpler. For more information or April 4, 1962, in Ashe ger Funeral Home Chapel County to John Lester and by Pastor Allan Lefler and directions, call 336-982-9056. Elder Eddie Lyle. Burial Estella Sheets Calloway. Ashelawn Nov. 10 Mr. Calloway was pre­ followed in 2 p.m. Fall Singspiration featur­ ceded in death by his fa­ Memorial Gardens. The family received friends on ing bluegrass gospel legends, The ther. He was a member of Riv­ Wednesday prior to the Primitive Quartet, will be held at Calvary Free Will Baptist Church. erside Baptist Church in service at Badger Funeral This is a free event and seating is Cramerton. He served as Home. Words of comfort and on a first-come, first-serve basis. A a deputy for Mecklenburg may be love offering will be collected for the County Sheriffs office. He remembrance group during the event, CDs will be also worked at his father's viewed or sent to the fam­ available for purchase. The church is garage (Calloway Garage) ily through our website at located at 3044 Old Wilkesboro Road, as a mechanic for many www.badgerfuneralhome. just across from the Raccoon Holler years. He loved to hunt and com. Badger Funeral Home Campground in Glendale Springs. For fish in his spare time. Mr. Calloway is survived was entrusted with Mr. more information and/or directions, by his wife, Lynn Morris Calloway's arrangements. call 336-982-4840. Do you strive to be a valuable steward? In the Old was the boss's Testament, the decision about stewards ran what to pay to the households whom. Even in and businesses this parable, the of the impor­ was steward tant landown­ the one who ers. They were was responsible invaluable be­ for paying each cause of their lalxirer accord­ uprightness and ing to the vine­ honesty in their yard owner's in­ dealings. structions. "So They pur­ when even was posely set out come, the lord Leila Harris to perform their of the vineyard duties accordsaith unto his ing to their mas­ steward, Call ter's wishes (as if their mas­ the labourers, and give them ter was standing right beside their hire, beginning from them during all of their the last unto the first. And dealings). Tbe New Testa­ when they came that were ment also brings to light the hired about the eleventh importance of lxnng a good hour, they received every steward for the Lord. man a penny." (Matt 20:8-9, Jesus told a parable about KJV). hiring people and how it IL. is also iutertisliug thai CORNERSTONE FELLOWSHIP Barnett St. • West Jefferson 846-3954 Pastor Todd Brewer Casual ft Contemporary Sunday School 10:00 a.m. Sunday Worship 0:00 a.m. Wednesday Bible Study 7:00 p.m. one of the wealthy women who gave money for Jesus' ministry was a steward's wife. "And it came to pass afterward, that he went throughout every city and village, preaching and show­ ing the glad tidings of the kingdom of God: and the twelve were with him, And certain women, which had been healed of evil spirits and infirmities, Mary called Magdalene, out of whom went seven devils, And Joan­ na the wife of Chuza Herod's steward, and Susanna, and many others, which minis­ tered unto him of their sub­ stance." (Luke 8:1-3). These women were mentioned in the Bible because of their service to the Lord through their personal donations. Finally, Jesus tells of what His return will be like - how (us); For we are His stew­ ards. We have the responsi­ bility to use our talents and funds to honor Him; to be watchful about how we dis­ tribute our money. Does it glorify God? Are we blessing those who are doing their best to honor Him? Do we even consider who ends up with our blessings from the Lord? "Blessed are those ser­ vants, whom the lord when he cometh shall find watch­ ing: verily I say unto you, that he shall gird himself, and make them to sit down to meat, and will come forth and serve them. And if he shall come in the second watch, or come in the third watch, and find them so, blessed are those servants. And this know, that if the goodman of the house had He will view His stewards known what hour the thief Beaver Creek Christian Church Midway Baptist Church 107 W. Second Street West Jefferson, North Carolina 336-246-5292 www.wjumc.net 9:45 Sunday School 11:00 Morning Worship Mount Jefferson Presbyterian Church Rev. Will Keyword Sunday School • 9:45 AM Worship • 11:00 AM 201 S. Jefferson Ave., West Jefferson 846-7481 jn 1670 Mt. iefforson Rd.. Wott Jefferson. NC 28694 Old Hwy. 221 Near Golf Course Rd West Jefferson • Since 1890 846-3795 Jim Dawes. Minister Sunday School 10:00 a.m. Morning Worship 11:00 a.m. Evening Service 6:30 p.m. i Pastor Steven LeaShomb (336) 246-2012 Sunday School - 9:45 a.m. Thau ghelt not mnke unto thee »nj|uj-nven unaiap Ivonlng Worship - 6:00 p.m. Wodnosday Bible Study - 7:00 p.m. iT 1 Thou *hull iwrvr-. notitficr tyxlit beftirr me II Morning Worship • 11:00 a.m. ^ vi . Thou nhrtlt not Lill VII Thou ehnlt ri.>t commit ,i<lultii| www.mldwuyhapthtnc.org Smethport Independent Baptist Church ST. FRANCIS OF ASSISI CATHOLIC CHURCH 246-9151 Rev. James Stuhrenberg Main A Ivy Streets. • Jefferson Sun. Morning Mass - 9:00 am Saturday Evening Mass 4:30pm English & 7:30pm Spanish Weekday Morn. Mass Call 336-246-9151 for times West Jefferson United Methodist Church servant will come in a day when he looketh not for him, and at an hour when he is not aware, and will cut him in sunder, and will appoint him his portion with die un­ believers." (Luke 37-46). We must not take for granted the fact that we are so blessed by the Lord each day; we should remember that He has blessed us in such a fashion that we can glorify Him by blessing oth­ ers. He may have blessed us so that we can (in some small way) be an answer to someone's prayers who has been faithfully waiting on the Lord to provide. Where is your money go­ ing? If you have a choice on whom to hire or from whom to purchase goods, will the Lord be pleased with your decision? Do you strive to be a valuable steward? would come, he would have watched, and not have suf­ fered his house to be broken through. Be ye therefore ready also: for the Son of man cometh at an hour when ye think not. Then Peter said unto him, Lord, speakest thou this parable unto us, or even to all? And the Lord said, Who then is that faith­ ful and wise steward, whom his lord shall make ruler over his household, to give them their portion of meat in due season? Blessed is that ser­ vant, whom hislord whenhe cometh shall find so doing. Of a truth say unto you, that I he will make him ruler over all that he hath. But and if that servant .say in his heart. My lord delayethhis coming, and shall begin to beat the menservants and maidens, and to eat and drink, and to be drunken; The lord of that VIII 2 ftlxalt not Utkc t he name of the LORD thy CiOD in vain ' Thou ehalt not steal • Rftn><-ml •rx tkr a> ilih.ith day • to Lrep it holy rhou oil.lit not 1>c.ir Mm: witness jurist thy netepbor 194 and 88 West. Smethport. NC 336-846-7445 Reverend Phil Arnold liyijjjal Sandey School 9:4S a.m. Worship 11:00 p.m. Sunday Night Survkos 6:10 p.m. Wednesday Satvfct 7:00 p.m. Mission. Building by Faith Promise x • Big Flatts Baptist Church Parish of fhe Holy Communion NC (Episcopalian) Pastor, Chris Cox Holy Trinity Church Services: Sunday School 10:00 a.m. Worship Service 11:00 a.m. it <ni? a. Wednesday Bible Study 7:00 p.m. nLjvit/L Youth Class (AH Stars for Jesus) Everyone Welcome! Glendale Springs Eucharist 10:00 am Christian Education 8:30 Rector - The Rev. Stephen Miller Phone - 982-3076 Seventh-Day Adventist Church of Warrensville Rev. Keith Casey Jefferson United Methodist Church Pastor: Kevin Morgan Mt. Jefferson Baptist Church IX IIS East Main St.. Jefferson. NC (336) 846-9S12 9:00 a.m. Informal Worship 9:45 a.m. - Sunday School for aH eges 11:00 a.m. - TradHtond Worship Service We would love to have you come worship with us. Rev. Karen F. Miller, Pastor Peak Creek Church of the Brethren Pastor: Ed Hall 336-372-5479 Sunday Sd»ool:10 AM Worship Service: 11 AM I9S7 US Hwy 221 N. Jefferson. NC (336) 246-4764 336-667-6092 9:41 a.*. Sunday 11:00 a.m. Sunday • Worship Servkt Saturday Services: Bible School -10:00 AM Sabbath Worship -11:15 AM WMMMV1UIUMVmtnTCMUIKMOmin.OM 6:10 p.m. Sunday • Sunday Night Survke 6:00 p.m. Monday • T.IJt.M. 10:00 a.m. Tnotdny • Joy In the Morning 7:00 p.m. Wodnosday • Proyot Mooting Bald Mtn. Baptist Church Pastor: Rev. Lawrence Goodman 1460 Bold Mtn. Rd.. Wast Jefferson Sunday School 9:10 a.m. Sunday Morning Worship Service 8:30am A 10:45 am Sunday Evening Worship -6:00 pa Wednesday Meal -5:15 pm Blhle Study -6:10 pm Baldmountainchurch.org Email: BaWmountaln©skyhest.com Church 877-1550 •1 Ryes* *Hut. Corner of Hwy. 221 & Cherry St. Jefferson 246-6077 © VANNOV Sunday School 9:45a.m. 1 Sunday Worship 11:00 a.m. I them as far at to Bethany., I He m" Luke 24 SO • i. First Assembly of God Church 846-4444 Pastor Keith Styron Corner of Faw-Rohmd A McNeil Sts • Jefferson 88 West - Left on McNeil. One Mock! Sunday School • 9:30-10:15 a.m. Morning Worship -10:30 a.m. Sunday Evening - 6:00 p.m. Wednesday Night Bible Study - 7:00p.m. •m* 495 Highway 194 South Rov. A. Owen Peeler 2082 Peak Creek Church Rd. Laurel Springs, NC 28644 • . • \ Dr Pepper BLUERiOGE •Urtnit momher.th <9 Bottling Company CONSTRUCTION Compliments of VANN0Y & SONS CONSTRUCTION COMPANY West Jefferson 246-4591 YuwTouJmmh- Enttyy' Pinna H&W Oil Company The Jewel Shoppe 24-HOUR BURNER SERVICE 785 East Main Street j The Mountain Village Shopping Center Bethany United Methodist Church 336-877-2801 continuing the wort of Jesus Peacefully Simply. Together YOUR FULL SERVICE OIL COMPANY 739 US Hwy 221 Bus West Jefferson Jefferson, NC 246-9969 336-246-4155 Mon. - Sat.: 8:30AM - 5:30PM Call 846-9241 Ronnie Hopkins RID-A-BUG EXTERMINATING Termite & Pest Control 246-4222 -J To list your local church on this page, call the Jefferson Post at 336-846-7164 00M64T �FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 1,2013 ONLINE Game of the Week video can be found at jeffersonpost.com Nathun I lani. Sports Writer (3.16) 846-7164 ci\ itasimxiia.com Huskies aiming for sixth straight win Nathan Ham five fumbles and grabbing one interception. So far this season, Simp­ son leads the Rams with Two strong rushing 704 rushing yards and 12 teams will meet on the touchdowns. Walker has gridiron this Friday night 363 yards, Johnson has when Starmount travels added 283 and Freed has up the mountain to take on ran for 278 yards. the Huskies. Aaron Skeens has prov­ Both teams are coming en to be one of Starmount's off of decisive victories. big home run threats in the Ashe handled North Wil­ backfield. He has carried kes, 34-20, and Starmount the ball 45 times for 371 throttled East Wilkes, 55-7. yards, getting nearly nine Starmount passed the yards per carry. ball just one time last Ashe got another big week, a 13-yard touch­ game from Johnathan Cox down. Otherwise, all the with 217 rushing yards yards came on the ground. and two touchdowns. Ju­ The Rams carried the ball nior quarterback Connor 53 times for 400 yards Bowers completed four and seven touchdowns. passes for 143 yards and Will Simpson led the way two touchdowns. with 84 yards. Joe Walker Both teams enter this added 77, John Johnson game with a lot on the line. had 76 and starting quar­ Ashe can clinch at least terback Zach Freed had 48. a share of the Mountain The Ram defense also Valley Athletic Conference took advantage of another Championship with a vic­ long night of turnovers for tory. Starmount can keep East Wilkes, recovering Sports Writer nham@civitasmedia.com their hopes for a conference title alive with a win in this game and next week. At that point, both Ashe and Starmount would have one conference loss and share the 2013 championship. "We're fighting a goodcon­ ference team in Starmount for basically the conference championship so we are ex­ actly right where we want to be," said Ashe County Head Coach Brian Hampton after last week's win. North Wilkes can also get a share of the title if Ashe were to slip up this week. The Vikings would need to win both of its fi­ nal two games to have a shot at the top spot. Kickoff is set for 7:30 p.m. from ACHS. Other area games: Alleghany at Elkin Atkins at East Surry Carver at West Stokes Hickory at Watauga Lincolnton at West Caldwell Nathan Ham| Jefferson Post The Huskies will face the Rams in a key MVAC game this Friday night. Mountain Heritage at Avery County North Stokes at Mount Airy North Surry at South Stokes Morganton-Patton at Hibriten Surry Central at Forbush Walkertown at Bishop- McGuinness West Wilkes at North Wilkes Wilkes Central at East Wilkes JVfootball continues winning streak Nathan Ham Sports Writer nham@civitasmedia.com Ashe County remained undefeated in conference play, and added another nonconference win to an alreadyimpressive season. Ashe 13 West Wilkes 12 The Blackhawks struck first with an interception re­ turned for a touchdown to take a 80 lead. West Wilkes was driving again when Ashe recovered a fumble on a bad snap late in the first quarter. Early in the second quar­ ter, West added on to its lead with a TD pass to go ahead, 12-0. Ashe had a jiair of great opportunities to score, but the offense could not get the job done. Ashe took over at the Blackhawks' 10-yard line late in the second, but the West Wilkes defense stiff­ ened up and kept the Huskies from scoring. Matthew Greer made a touchdown saving tackle in the third quarter that even­ tually led to a turnover of downs. The Huskies started mov­ ing the ball with runs from Hunter Aigetsinger. How­ ever, the drive came to an abrupt end when Skye Sul­ livan fumbled at the Black­ hawks two-yard line. Ashe finally got on the board in the fourth quarter. Colin Ellis found Garett Miller for a 40-yard comple­ tion before Sullivan scored on a 20-yard TD run. Kendall Richardson's extra point was good, making the score 12-7. The Huskies badly needed a stop late in the fourth to get the hall back, and they got it when Luis Ramos sacked the quarteihack to force a punt. On Ashe's final drive, Ellis came up with a huge fourthdown conversion to keep the game going. With just 29 seconds left in the game,Sul­ livan stiff-armed his way into the corner of the endzone for the go-ahead score. Joseph Lowder sealed the victory by intercepting a pass on fourth down. Ashe 32 Cherryville €> After East Wilkes shut down its junior varsity pro­ gram for the season, Ashe sdieduled a non-conference game with Cherryville High School. Ashe found pay dirt quick­ ly on its first drive. A long pass from Ellis to Lowder set up a three-yard TD run by Sullivan. Ashe was up 64) with 5:16 left in the first. The Huskies forced a pair of late turnovers in the quar­ ter. Ben Brown knwked the Ella Copeland ball away from the runner and Sam Hudler recovered it. The offense was not able to capitalize. Cherryville fumbled the snap on a punt and was down Nathan Ham at its own 14-yard line. Sports Writer Ashe was able to make nham@civitasmedia.com them pay for that miscue with an eight-yard TD pass from Ashe had two golfers and six Ellis to Tristan Jones. The tennis players chosen as all-con­ extra point was good and the ference performers. Huskies were ahead, 134). Olivia Barr and Sarah Hardin The defense did some represented Ashe on the Moun­ scoring of its own on the next tain Valley All-Conference golf drive. Richardson stripped team. Elkin's Mary-Frances Hall the quarterback of the ball was chosen as MVAC Player of the and returned it 54 yards for Year and Elkin Head Coach Sena the score. Ashe took a 194) Hinson was named as the confer­ lead at the half. ence's top coach. Ashe added a score in the Annika Winebarger of Elkin and third quarter. A long pass Alleghany's Katie Tally rounded from Ellis to Lowder once out the rest of the all-conference again set up a short TD run. squad. Jones scored from one yard Three golfers made the honor­ out. Ashe was ahead 264) able mention team: Kristen Cariand looked to put it on cruise co of Alleghany, Kaley Cornelison control in the fourth quarter. Colton Miller scored the final Husky TD on a fiveyard run with 5:42 left in the game. Cherryville added a late touchdown to avoid the shut­ out. Nathan Ham • » - * # § * • . I J • fcf \tfti •' nham@civitasmedia.com The Wee Wolves basketball program returns for another season with the first practice starting on Thursday, Nov. 7 The league is open to all kindergarten, first and second grade boys and girls. As of right now, games and practices will he on Thursdays at 6 p.m. and Sundays at 2:30 p.m. at Westwood Elementary School. The Wee Wolves pro­ gram strives to make sure that all players have a lot of fun and feel like winners. No score is kept during tire games. Coaches will teach the ba­ 1 f#f f!" Kasey Curclo Tennis, golfall-conierence learns named of Elkin and her teammate Palmer Duncan. Hallie Brown, Ella Copeland, Kasey Curcio, Grace Miller, MaryAustin Tugman and Maggie Witherspoon received all-conference recognition in tennis. Brown was also chosen as the MVAC Player of the Year. East Wilkes Head Coach Aar­ on Simmons took home the top coaching honors. MVAC All-Conference: Molly Andrews (Alleghany) Hallie Brown (Ashe) McKayla Bumgarner (West Wil­ kes) Abby Burchette (East Wilkes) Molly Callaway (East Wilkes) Ella Copeland (Ashe County) Kasey Curcio (Ashe County) Kallie Dalton (Alleghany) Makayla Dimmette (Elkin) Allie Gentry (Elkin) Mary Hollis (Wilkes Central) Mackenzie Ingle (Wilkes Cen­ tral) Marissa Ingle (Wilkes Central) Amanda Limon (West Wilkes) Madison McLellan (Starmount) Grace Miller (Ashe County) Payton Nicholson ((Elkin) Kristin Nicks (Starmount) Bri Roten (Wilkes Central) McKenzie Stokes (East Wilkes) Mary-Austin TVigman (Ashe County) Miracle Walters (Elkin) ShaNisha White (East Wilkes) Maggie Witherspoon (Ashe County) Nine XC runners make it to championship 'Wee Wolves' league starts Nov. 7 Nathan Ham * * 4 Mary-Austin Tugman Sports Writer Sports Writer • #•§ 1 sic fundamentals of basketball and teach good sportsman­ ship and fair play. The hope is that not only will the kids have fun, but they will also build confidence in themselves and make new friends. According to Coach Kevin Miller, eachchild will receive a shirt and trophy and all money taken in goes directly towards the program. The $45 fee cov­ ers league expenses, equip­ ment, shirts and trophies. Registration forms can be found on the Westwood El­ ementary School website. If you have any questions, call Kevin Miller at 336-8772921 ext. 510. nham@civitasmedia.com The 2A Cross Country Championship in Kernersville this Saturday will have eight Ashe County High School runners and one alternate after they qualified for the meet at regionals last weekend. Alexes Armstrong, Kalyn Chapman, Mac Church, Ty­ ler Eller, Margot Matrix, Vic Reed and Brooklyn Roten all qualified for the state meet in the women's race. Caroline Trent was selected as an alternate. In the men's race, Ashe has Gareth Berry, who finished in eighth place overall in his race. Berry crossed the finish line in just under 17 minutes. Reed was Ashe's highest finisher in the women's event, placing 21" with a finishing time of 21:54. Armstrong was 34'\ Church finished 35,h, Mattix took 36"' and Eller finished in 3?h all running in a close pack at the end, separated by just eight seconds. Roten finished 62nd and Chapman had Ashe's final qualifying spot in 70,h position. As a team, the ladies took fourth place overall and the men finished in ninth place. The 2A State Championship Meet will have 518 run­ ners. The men's race begins at 3:30 p.m. followed by the women's race at 4:30 p.m. Other area runners: Matthew Mayes (North Surry) Daniel Alvarez (Surry Central) Tyler Fitzgerald (Surry Central) Lara Ricardo (Surry Central) Danny Mata (Surry Central) Kevin Pack (Surry Central) Benjamin Robertson (Surry Central) Elvis Vega (Surry Central) Josh Adkins (West Stokes) Shannon Anderson (West Stokes) Hannah Bunn (West Stokes) Kenneth Erickson (West Stokes) Justin Kiehl (West Stokes) Julie McGhee (West Stokes) Sammy Moutos (West Stokes) Dana Shnader (West Stokes) Kaitlyn Stone (West Stokes) Sam Stone (West Stokes) Sarah Stone (West Stokes) Rachel White (West Stokes) Rebekah White (West Stokes) Bryan Whittington (West Stokes) Josh Hall (West Wilkes) Madison Hamby (West Wilkes) �FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 1,2013 JEFFERSON POST PAGE 7 SNAP From Page 1 tion — will be affected by the cuts. Statewide, 1,708,000 will see their benefits return to 2009 levels, with 47,600,000 af­ fected across the nation, according to the CBPP. The average monthly SNAP benefit per recipi­ ent in N.C. in 2012 was $121.37. In 2009, the aver­ age was $97.19, according to the USDA. Weaver said the state had decided not to send out mass mailings notify­ ing SNAP recipients of pending cuts. "We're rely­ ing on the media to inform people," she said. Additional cuts may be looming. The Nov. 1SNAP roll-back will reduce pro­ gram spending by $5 bil­ lion during the same week the U.S. House and Senate begin work on a new farm ism for cycling in the High Country. In Ashe County, the pro­ posed route is 31miles, which will use several highways and roads through the county. "The idea of a recreational route is to help promote tour­ ism by having an identified route," Trew said. "We hope that implementation comes quickly, because all that is needed there is signage along the route where the turns are." Trew said there is no guar­ antee of safety along the route, but through improving the roads and adding shoul­ ders it will improve a cyclist's safety. "We are recommending that when a highway gets worked on, shoulders or a bike lane are added to in­ crease safety," he said. On Wednesday, Oct. 23, a public workshop was held to discuss the different recom­ mendations and to receive public input. The potential for tourism was also dis­ cussed "This is primarily a facil­ ity improvement plan," Trew said. "With the inclusion of those seven recreational routes, it does recognize the tourism potential of cycling." Trew will present the bike plan and ask for its adoption by the Ashe County Board of Commissioners on Nov. 18. Trew said that while the plan is long-term, there will be pieces that can be quickly implemented. "1 think the important thing for everybody to know about (the bike plan) is that its implementation is tied to road improvements and N.C. DOT funding," he said. since becoming a member. "He is what you want your friends members to be like," she said. Moore echoed that feel­ ing, saying that MacCon­ nell has been influential to many of the library's patrons. "I would have to say that John's love of books and en­ thusiasm for sharing themhas inspired many to read and dis­ cover great things," she said. MacConnell's efforts in the county can be attributed to much of the library's success. Johnson said that MacConnell epitomizes what it means to be a volunteer in the county. "We're always looking for people who love the library and love the pro­ cess of reading and help­ ing Ashe County," he said. "If we could duplicate him with every person in Ashe County, we'd be the most powerful volunteer organi­ zation in the state." Thanks from OTJBA Transportation Coordina­ tion Committee. Town Manager Cathy Howell said paving and pot hole repair projects were continuing as long as suitable weather con­ tinues. Howell announced Jef­ ferson a bid opening Mon­ day, Nov. 3, for contractors to build the town's new maintenance building. bill, with further cuts to SNAP possible. The House version of the farm bill would cut $40 Improvements are also prioritized in order of impor­ tance stated by the members that were behind the plan. High priority routes in Ashe include: N.C. 194 through Todd and Baldwin, U.S. 221 from 194 in Baldwin to West Jefferson and N.C. Highways 16 and 88 from U.S. 22f-business in Jefferson to U.S. 21 in Sparta. "This is a very long-range plan," Trew said. Tor exam­ ple, we're recommending that N.C. 194 be improved from Warrensville to the Virginia state line. Who knows when there would be enough devel­ opment or traffic to warrant a road improvement project, so it's very long term." Alongside the improve­ ments, the plan also calls for each county to have a recre­ ational route to promote tour­ Friend From Page 1 Friends threw a surprise celebration for MacConnell Wednesday morning to celebrate his award. "Thank you so much," he said. "This is a wonder­ ful honor." Karen Moll, president of the Friends of North Caro­ lina Public Libraries and head of publicity for the Friends of the Ashe Coun­ ty Public Library said she has known MacConnell THING HAPPENS WHEN Y0C DON'T ADVERTISE. NO ONE NOTICES YOIJ ANYMORE Trash From Page 1 and community develop­ ment center at 513 East Main St., at some time dur­ ing the holiday season this year. "It will be called Olde Towne Cinema and Art House," Dixon said. "I'm in the process also of creating a foundation called the Aperture Foun­ dation, where we will be focusing light on culture, commerce and communi­ ty," she said. This has been a dream of mine to do this kind of thing for about 15 years, and I would like to do it here," she said. "I hope that this will serve as a cat­ alyst for continued growth in Jefferson — growth not necessarily in size, but in terms of energy." "I think it's a great idea," said Alderman Mark John­ ston. "We all know en­ trepreneurs are the way of increasing jobs in this county...and I think it will be a good asset to the town. Stacy Maye of the Olde Town Jefferson Business Association expressed gratitude to the board for their assistance with the town's inaugural Oktoberfest celebration on Oct. 26. "I just want to thank the town for the help Sat­ urday," Maye said. "The support from the town, getting the road closed, and all that, thank you for that." Planning for 2014's event will begin in the coming weeks, she said. "We'll be looking at what we can change and grow." "You did a great job of organizing," said John­ ston. "Your enthusiasm is contagious." 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AREA BIRTHS Brown Hallie and Kevin Brown of Fleetwood, announce the birth of their daughter, Collins Nona Brown, born Oct. 16,2013, at Ashe Memorial Hospital. She weighed seven pounds and 12 ounces, and was 19.5 inches long. Grandparents are Doug and Teresa Brown, Jeff and Sandy Grubb. Finley Hiliary and Chesson FinIcy of Lansing, announce the hirth of their son, Noah Brice Hnley, born Oct. 17, 2013, at Ashe Memorial HospitaL He weighed seven pounds and 3.3 ounces, and was 20.2 inches long Grandparents are Ruth Henson and Carlotta Finley. Sibling is Michael Finley. Dombrowski Sebrina and Cody Dom­ browski of Jefferson, announce the birth of their daughter,Liliana Grace Dombrowski, born Oct. 17,2013, at Ashe Memo­ rial HospitaL She weighed six pounds and three ounces, and was 20.5 inches long. Grandparents are Darrell and Ann McClure, Craig and Jackie Farrington, BruceDom­ browski, Evenlyn Edmisten and Aunt Hannah Farrington. Bob Cox [ 780 Anderson Hill Rd. • Laming, NC .336-38^-3033. 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All per­ sons indebted to the said es­ tate will please make immedi­ ate payment to the undersic This the 10th day of October. 2013. John T. Kilby, Executor KILBY & HURLEY Attorney at Law PO Box 24 West Jefferson, NC 28694 Publish.10.18.13/10.25.13/11.1 .13/11.8 13 NORTH CAROLINA ASHE COUNTY NOTICE OF WILLIAM E. BYRD EXECUTOR OF THE ESTATE OF TALMADGE SMITH BYRD FILE NO. 13-E-296 The undersigned, having quali­ fied as Executor of the Estate of TALMADGE SMITH BYRD, deceased, of Ashe County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons having claims against said estate to present them to the undersigned on or before January 23, 2014, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All per­ sons indebted to the said es­ tate will please make immedi­ ate payment to the under­ signed. This the 25th day of October, 2013. William E. Byrd 4174Peachtree Lane Granite Falls, NC 28630 John T. Kilby Attorney at Law PO Box 24 West Jefferson. 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This the 14th day of October. 2013 Kimberly Weaver McNeill Greene RESORT PROPERTY Mary Ellen Lyall-Morgan Lyall-Morgan Law Firm, PLLC PO Box 565. Jefferson, NC 28640 Publish: 10.18.13/10.25.13/111 13/11. 8.13 Notice to Creditors Having qualified as Executor of the Estate of John E. Burnett, Jr., late of Ashe County, North Carolina, the undersigned does hereby notify all persons, firms and corporations having claims against the estate of said decedent to exhibit them to the undersigned at the of­ fice of their attorney at 110 Oakwood Drive, Suite 300, Winston-Salem. NC 271031958, on or before the 1st day of February, 2014 or this no­ tice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons, firms, and corporations in­ debted to the said estate will please make immediate pay­ ment to the undersigned. This 1st day of November. 2013. Ruth Weber, Executor Estate of John E Burnett, Jr. Craige Brawley Liipfert & Walk­ er. 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This documentary follows three ten year olds as they com­ pete in Egypt'sInternational Holy Koran Competition. 11 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. Bar­ becue Lunch Fall Food Fundraiser sponsored by the Jefferson United Meth­ odist Women. Cost is $10 per plate. Eat in or take out will be available. Handcraft­ ed items and hake goods will be available. Proceeds go to­ wards local missions (Free Medical Clinic, ASHE, DSS, Schools, etc.) that support our families, friends, and neighbors. For more informa­ tion, call Jefferson Methodist Church at 336643-9512. 2 p.m. Fairies and Gnomes, House Build­ ing. come up to the Mount Jefferson State Park Picnic Area and use your imagina­ tion and natural materials to build woodland creature houses. Each person or fam­ ily will build a small house for an imaginary small crea­ ture. 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Book Signing - Rose Haynes, au­ thor of "The Ore Knob Mine Murders," will have a b<x)k signing at Winner's Circle in Jefferson. Haynes will also be signing books already purchased. For more infor­ mation, call 336-984-0015. Nov. 3 AUTOMOTIVE AFTER MARKET FIREWOOD FOR SALE Two cord dump truck load delivered locally $300. Also, pick up loads delivered or you pick it up. 336-246-3434. 4 - 8 p.m. Fish Fry Fri­ day with Live Bluegrass Music. Support Ashe Outreach Ministries and Mobile Meals at the Riverview Community Center in Creston. A $10 donation will get you a large portion of fish, fries, hush puppies, slaw, dessert and a drink. Take-out is available. Direc­ tions: Take N.C. 88 W. stay straight through Warrensville and past Blue Ridge Elementary. Riverview is about 6 miles on the left. Look for the "Fish Fry" sign. For more information, call 336-385-1314. 7:30 p.m. Ashe County Featured on UNC-TV. Be sure to watch North Caro­ lina Now on UNC-TV for a feature on the Ashe County Arts Council, the Best of the Blue Ridge exhibit as well as the Quilt Square Girls and their bam quilts. 7:30 p.m. Shakespeare on TVial will be presented at the Ashe Civic Center. In this highly energetic and funny play featuring some of the Bard's best quotes and speeches, Shakespeare must defend his own writing as four characters challenge him to write in a modem way, arguing that no one re­ ally understands his plays anymore. Ticket price is $15 for adults, and $5 for students. For more informa­ tion or for reserved seating tickets, call the Ashe Arts Center at 336-846-2787. $4999 Omaha Steaks Burgers "CALL NOWTO SIGN UP [| 1-888-929-9254 n1 oetfuron* aVAN Am1 r Donate Your Carl Call Now 888-928 2362 Fast Free Pick Up 1 _.rnitol2 packages 84 FREC burgers pet address. Standard SAM will be applied Free Burgers must sh.p with orders ol S49or more Offer expires 11/15/13. C2Q130CG1156031 Omaha Sleaks. Inc. 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Nov. 4 - 7 Check out the Ashe County Public Library's Maker Space drop-in program, anytime and cre­ ate a stylish rubber band bracelet. �JKITERSON POST FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 1,2013 PAGE 9 Benefit planned for Ashe Countian diagnosed with While hunting one day in 2009, Keith Huffman of Crumpler turned his head, and was seized by a painful neck cramp that lasted for several minutes. Soon, the cramping be­ came chronic, moving into his legs, eventually develop­ ing into an uncontrollable twitching of his muscles. By 2011, he was unable to work. Huffman, a farmer and farm equipment retailer, was diagnosed with Lou Gehrig's disease in March 2012. Lou Gehrig's disease, properly known as amyo­ trophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), is a progressive neurodegenerative disease that attacks nerve cells and pathways in the brain and spinal cord, causing loss of movement and voluntary muscle control, according to the ALS Association. In the Keith Huffman later stages of the disease, patients are completely paralyzed, yet in most cases, their minds remain sharp and alert. Today affecting as many as 30,000 Americans, ALS is a fatal disease for which there is no known cure. Huffman, 51, and his wife Tammy have three children: Brittany, Ryan and Preston. To aid the Huffman fam­ ily with Keith's considerable medical expenses, a spaghet­ ti dinner benefit featuring a silent auction and raffle will be held 4-8 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 9, at Ashe County High School. Dinner will be $8 per plate, and raffle tickets $5 each or five for $20. The benefit had been organized by family and friends, with auction and raffle items donated by the local business community, Tammy said. "We've got a lot of re­ sponse and help already," she said. "I can't express our appreciation for the people who have helped — it's just unreal." 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SCHRADER Shorltrack legend and NASCAR veteran Ken Schrader will retire from Cup racing at season's end. In 762 Cup starts. Schrader has four victories, all coming in his tenure at Hendrick Motorsports. IT'S NOT GONNA END WELL Kevin Harvick and Richard Chil­ dress Racing driver Ty Dillon en­ gaged In some in-race aggression during Saturday's Truck Series race in Martinsville. It prompted a mem­ ber of Dillon's crew to toss a sledgehammer at Harvlck's truck on pit road and some pointed com­ ments from the longtime RCR em­ ployee who will leave the team at season's end. "Exactly the reason why I'm leaving RCR." Harvick said. "Because you've got those kids coming up, and they've got no respect for what they do in this sport and they've had everything fed to them with a spoon." He later apologized for the comment. Jeff Gordon celebrates m Victory Lane following his win in the Goody s Headache Relief Shot 500 at Martinsville Speedway (ASP. be) Back in the Martinsville Groove Gordon grabs win; Johnson, Kenseth tied atop standings The focus entering the Goody's Headache Relief Shot 500 on Sunday was on one Sprint Cup Standings eight-time Martinsville winner. DRIVER (WINS) POINTS BEHIND That driver. Jimmic Johnson — 1. Matt Kenseth (7) 2294 — with a gaudy 5.3-placc average — 2. Jimmie Johnson (5) 2294 finish at the half-mile track en­ 3. Jeff Gordon (1) 2267 -27 tering the event — also hap­ 4. Kevin Harvick (3) 2266 -28 pened to find himself in the 5. Kyle Busch (4) 2258 -36 thick of a championship fight. 6. Clint Bowyer 2239 -55 Adding to the title implications, 7. Dale Earnhardt Jr. 2238 -56 Johnson's chief rival, Matt 8. Greg Biffle (1) 2236 -58 Kenseth. had never claimed Mar­ 9. Kurt Busch 2219 -75 tinsville as one of his favorite 10. Carl Edwards (2) 2218 -76 stops. A decidedly mundane 11. Joey Logano(1) 2209 -85 15.8-place finish in 27 starts 12. Ryan Newman (1) 2188 -106 with zero wins pretty much 13. Kasey Kahne (2) 2170 -124 told the tale. * CHASE FOR THE SPRINT CUP But it's funny how the motiva­ 14. Jamie McMurray(1) 953 -1341 15. Brad Keselowski (1) tion of a championship can render 929 -1365 16. Martin Truex Jr. (1) past truths meaningless. 892 -1402 17. Paul Menard 887 -1407 As the sun set over the small Vir18. Aric Almirola 843 -1451 ; ginia town on Sunday and fans 19. Jeff Burton 838 -1456 I filed out of the historic facility, it gether as a team." He also broke a 32-race winless skid and moved to within 27 points of the championship leaders — a deficit that still makes the four-time champ an extreme longshot to win title No. 5. "We're all alive, but there are two that are in it," he said. "Our job is to make it three. We have to put pressure on those guys. We've got to fight hard and see if we can't do something extraordinary." Meanwhile, Kenseth turned the tables on Johnson, leading the most laps (202) and running sec­ ond to Johnson's fifth, tying the duo atop the standings in NASCAR's Chase for the Sprint Cup with three races remaining. "I felt like today was an oppor­ tunity," said Kenseth. who lost the lead to Gordon with 21 laps re­ maining. "1 felt like today was an opportunity to get a points lead back — I honestly did. "I couldn't be much happier, but self mired in the field, although both battled back into the top 5. "It's been a great battle with the 20 (Kenseth)," Johnson said. "And the 24 (Gordon) has clearly shown he wants to be a part of this deal, as well. "It's going to be a dogfight at the end — the wayI would want to go racing for a championship, and I know exactly what the fans want to see." After assuming the points lead at Talladega, this stop was billed as the one where Johnson would put the clamps on his sixth champi­ onship. Instead, Kenseth took the fight to the No. 48 team. In a per­ formance that mirrored his run at New Hampshire Motor Speedway early in the Chase — Kenseth scored the win at a track that he'd never won on before — the firstyear Joe Gibbs Racing driver proved that this playoff chase will not be settled prematurely. "I really felt like if we came out was another driver, Jeff Gordon, 1 am disappointed 1 got beat there of here in the lewd or tied or close who scored his eighth win in Mar­ tinsville and the 88th of his Hallof-Fame-career. "Sometimes guys make (winning) look easy, and it's not," said Gordon, who has one win in 2013. "I think what's even tougher is when you're not getting the wins and just over time it just starts to accumulate, and it's hard to keep the confidence in what you're doing each indi­ vidual on the team as well as to­ at the end. I wish I could have done something a little better. I feel good about the weekend. I feel like we can go do some racing here in the next three weeks." Johnson, who entered the race with a four-point lead in the stand­ ings. took the lead two laps into the race and led for a total of 123 circuits. Aided by 17 caution peri­ ods, pit strategies shuffled the field throughout the day. At times, each championship leader found him­ to it, 1 really felt like we got what it takes to race in the last three races," Kenseth stated. "I feel like when my team is at its best and we do everything right, I feel like we can race anybody at these next three tracks (Texas, Phoenix, Homestead). "Anything can happen, but man. we're in it and we're going to three really good tracks, so hopefully we can perform here the next three weeks and have a race." 20. Ricky Stenhouse Jr. 827 By MATT TALIAFERRO Athlon Sports Racing Editor -1467 Nationwide Standings 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. DRIVER (WINS) Austin Dillon Sam Homish Jr. (1) Regan Smith (2) Justin Allgaier Elliott Sadler Trevor Bayne(1) Brian Scott Brian Vickers Kyle Larson Parker Kligerman POINTS BEHIND — 1067 1059 -8 1015 -52 997 -70 989 -78 -91 976 974 -93 970 -97 910 -157 893 -174 i j ' j j | j 7ruck Standings 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. DRIVER (WINS) POINTS Matt Crafton (1) 707 James Buescher (2) 656 Ty Dillon (1) 646 Jeb Burton (1) 639 Johnny Sauter (3) 625 RyanBlaney (1) 615 Miguel Paludo 615 Darrell Wallace Jr. (1) 614 Brendan Gaughan 595 Timothy Peters (2) 592 BEHIN0 — -51 -61 -68 -82 -92 -92 -93 -112 -115 Throttle Up/Throttle Down MATT KENSETH The championship con­ tender has a win and a runner-up finish at what have historically been his two weakest tracks In the Chase — New Hampshire Motor Speedway and Martinsville Speedway. KASEYKAHNE Kahne's Chase continues to spiral downward. The Hendrick driver has an average finish of 20.3 In the seven play­ off races. His two most recent showings are a 36th at Talladega and a 27th at Martinsville. m . Compiled and written by Matt Taliaferro. Follow Matt on Twitter: ©MattTaliaferro 4* Wallace earns historic NASCAR win By MATT TALIAFERRO Athlon Sports Racing Editor Darrcll Wallace Jr. is going to ac­ complish big things in his NASCAR career but first things first, right? The 20-year-old Wallace cleared that first hurdle on Saturday, scor­ ing his first NASCAR touring scries win in the Camping World Truck Scries at Martinsville Speedway. It marked the second time in NASCAR history and first since 1963 that an African-American driver had won on the sport's na­ tional level. Wendell Scott was vic­ torious in Jacksonville, Fla. "This means everything," Wallace said. "This is an emotional win for me, especially doing it in Wendell Scott's backyard. I love coming here to Martinsville — it's always good to me. It finally paid off. I think it's my third trip here. I love coming here." !SUi Darrell Wallace Jr. Scott, a native of Danville, Va„ made 495 starts at what is now NASCAR's Cup level from 19611973. He is a NASCAR Hall of Fame nominee. Wallace is one of a very few driv­ ers to come out of NASCAR's Driver for Diversity program who seems on the verge of big things. The other, Kyle Larson, will run a full season at the Sprint Cup level next year. Wallace scored six wins in NASCAR's K&N Pro Scries East — akin to Major League Baseball's Singlc-A level — from 2010-12. In his first season at the Truck Scries level, Wallace has driven his Kyle Busch Motorsports truck to five top5 and 11 top-10 finishes in 19 races. Wallace led a race-high 96 laps en route to his victory but had to survive a final restart with five laps remaining. Team owner Kyle Busch placed three trucks in the top 15. "This is certainly a monumental day and hopefully one that he'll re­ member for a long time and can cherish," Busch said. "The first (win) is always the most important one and it seems like they can just come right after that pretty easily." Wallace currently sits eighth in the Truck Series standings. Layout 1 5-mile quad-oval Banking/Turns: 24 degrees Banking/Straightaways: 5 degrees 2012 Winner: Jimmie Johnson Crew Chiefs Take: "Although it's another cookie cutter track, Texas has a distinct comer that is off camber as you come off of Turn 2. The wall sneaks up on you very quickly. The track itself Is extremely fast, and night racing there is a lot of fun. It has some good racing, but it seems like Texas is one of those tracks that is the most sensitive of all the tracks we go to. Whether it is the way the stands are built or the way the wind comes across, it is just a really aero-sensitive track. It has grooves from the top to the bottom that produce some great racing." NATIONWIDE SERIES Race: O'Reilly Auto Parts 300 Track: Texas Motor Speedway When: Saturday, Nov. 2 TV: ESPN2 (3:30 p.m. EST) 2012 Winner Kevin Harvick CAMPING WORLD TRUCK SERIES Race: WinStar World Casino 350 Track: Texas Motor Speedway Date: Friday. Nov. 1 TV: FOX SPORTS 1 (8:30 p.m. EST) 2012 Winner: Johnny Sauter Classic Moments Texas Motor Speedway Denny Hamlin was in the championship fight of his life with Jimmie Jbhnson when the Cup Series roared into Texas Motor Speedway for the AAA Texas 500 in No­ vember 2010. While Johnson ultimately prevailed in the war, securing the fifth of five consecutive ti­ tles in NASCAR's top series, Hamlin won a decisive battle on an unforgettable Sunday afternoon in the Lone Star State. Looking to prove that he and his No. 11 Joe Gibbs Racing team would give John­ son's No. 48 team all they could handle to the bitter end, Hamlin did just that. On a day when Johnson's team struggled so badly on pit road that crew chief Chad Knaus took the extreme measure of replac­ ing the entire crew mid-race with Jeff Gor­ don's, Hamlin stormed to an impressive victory and took over the points lead from Johnson with just two races remaining. While the points lead ultimately didn't last. Hamlin's Texas triumph, paired with the 48 team's woes, was enough to prompt Hamlin's crew chief, Mike Ford, to brag af­ terwards that the No. 11 team was better than the No. 48 bunch. Athlon Fantasy Stall Looking at Checkers: Matt Kenseth owns the best average finish of anyone on the circuit at TMS (8.5) and has two wins. Pretty Solid Pick: Surprise, surprise: Jim­ mie Johnson's 9.1-place average (two wins) is second to Kenseth. Good Sleeper Pick: He hasn't made much noise in the Chase, but Carl Edwards' three Texas victories is best on tour. Runs on Seven Cylinders: Brad Keselowski has only two top 10s in 10 starts in Fort Worth. 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Warrcnsville, NC (336) 384-2929 Monday - Friday 9:00 - 5:00 • Saturday 9:00 - 3:0C � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Jefferson Post Type The nature or genre of the resource Newspaper Description An account of the resource The Jefferson Post was a twice-weekly newspaper printed in West Jefferson, North Carolina. Printing news, announcements and obituaries for Ashe County, the newspaper was owned by Civitas Media of Davidson, North Carolina, and had a circulation of 6,500. The Jefferson Post began publishing in 1988. The newspaper was the result of a merger between Ashe County's historic weekly newspaper The Skyland Post and a competing weekly of 10 years, the Jefferson Times. 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Page 2 Time andLow SPORTS V INSIDE Huskies are MVAC Champs.... Courting Hist The Smethp( Extract Co... Page 6 Vol. kk, Issue 9() pr^i WE/ TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 12,2013 81.00 Yearick appointed as Ashe County IVIUI Staff Report Ashe County native Sam Year­ ick was unanimously appointed Ashe County Manager at a special meeting of the Board of Commis­ sioners Friday, Nov. 8. "I'm ready to go to work," he said. Commissioners Gerald Price, Gary Roark and William Sands and Vice Chair Judy Poe voted to hire Yearick as the county's new chief administrator after meeting with him in a special executive session lasting just over an hour. Chairman Larry Rhodes was ab­ sent for the vote, but participated in the meeting via conference call. Yearick was given a four-year contract with a one-year salary severance guarantee and $3,500 in relocation expenses. Yearick, 53, now lives and works in Raleigh. A CPA and au­ ditor with the N.C. Department of Revenue for 20 years, he was a fi­ nance director and tax consultant for Caldwell County. He has also worked in real estate, he said. Born and raised in Helton, Year­ ick graduated Northwest Ashe High School in 1977, and earned a bach­ elor's degree in business administra­ tion with a major in accounting at Appalachian State University. Yearick has "extensive experi­ ence in state and local government project management, resource uti­ lization, and business incentives on both the state and local level. Mr. Yearick has proven leadership skills and a strong commitment to high ethical and professional standards," according to a press release from the county. Asked what he considered job one for the county, Yearick said "I understand that jobs, economic development and the budget are the highest priority for the com­ missioners, so they definitely will be my highest priorities." "You can't be from here without wanting to bring jobs here," he said. "Anything we can do to make our community a better place to live and work, that's what I think everybody here wants to do." "I'm happy to be home," he said. Sands said, "We had a lot of good applicants, a lot of qualified appli­ cants...and I'm very happy Sam is our new county manager, and I think he'll do an excellent job." Price congratulated Yearick, saying "we look forward to work­ ing with you." Yearick is married to Tanya. He will be staying with family in Hel­ ton until he finds a new residence in Ashe. He starts work-Dec. 2. Staff photo | Jefferson Post New Ashe County Manager Sam Yearick addressed the Board of Commissioners following his unanimous ap­ pointment Friday afternoon. Wil Petty 1 Jefferson Post Ashe County Schools Superintendent. Dr. Ernest "Todd" Holden, speaks during a Nov. 4 Board of Education meeting about the previous year's testing scores. The 2012-13 school year was a re-norm year and scores across the state dropped drastically. SuDmitted photo | jetlerson Posi The Skyline-Skybest Smart Home and Retail Store, located just off U.S. 221 at 1060 Mount Jefferson Road, will open on Nov. 18. and will showcase and demonstrate the wide range of services and products the local communications provider offers. Testingscores drop statewide SkyLine-SkyBest Smart Home opens Nov. 18 Wil Petty SkyLine Membership Corpora­ tion will usher in new services de­ signed to make homes and busi­ nesses smarter with the opening of its newest Ashe County Retail and Smart Technologies location later this month. Set to open on Monday, Nov. 18, in a unique cab­ in setting just off U.S. 221 at 1060 Mount Jefferson Road and across from Community One Bank, the new location also will reflect ex­ panded business hours on Satur­ days for greater customer conve­ nience. With standard business hours of 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on weekdays and new Saturday hours for walkin traffic only from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., the new Mount Jefferson Road location will become the go-to place where customers can pay their bill as well as get com­ plete customer support for the wide range of services now avail­ able through SkyLine, SkyBest or Carolina West Wireless. The new location will feature multi­ ple customer service kiosks, live bars featuring the latest wireless phones and Roku devices, and a knowledgeable, full-service staff to assist customers with phone, Internet, TV, security and wire­ less services in addition to new services that are debuting in con­ junction with the store's opening. SkyLine-SkyBest's West Jef­ ferson Customer Center on N.C. 194 will transition to a call cen­ ter but will continue to accept payments for SkyLine, SkyBest and Carolina West Wireless services from both walk-in and drive-through customers during usual business hours of 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. The new Smart Home and Re­ tail Store will reflect the coop­ erative's commitment to moving progress forward with its latest line-up of tech-sawy services: home automation and video sur­ veillance. The common thread with these two new services is that they can be accessed through a customer's Internet connection and managed using a PC, Smart phone or tablet. "We are expanding our prod­ uct line with the addition of selfmonitoring video surveillance and home automation services while making it affordable for our customers," said CEO Jim­ my Blevins. "Today's consumers want the latest technology, and with our extensive fiber-to-thehome (FTTP) deployment to our customers, we can easily pair im­ mensely high-speed broadband with these new technologies. We view this latest development as a natural progression to help our customers discover innovative ways to add greater value to their broadband connection." SkyBest Automation is a home-based solution that fea­ tures a "gateway" that connects all of your control devices. This gateway gives immediate access through your Internet connec­ tion to manage and control vari­ ous settings in your home while you're at home or away. A wide variety of control devices will be available for purchase. From mo­ tion sensors to electrical outlets, the customer can control virtually anything that can be plugged in to an interior or exterior outlet; door locks that can be locked or unlocked, lamps that can be turned on or off and thermostats that can be set. When tempera­ tures or humidity levels drop or rise to excessively levels or water leaks or flooding are detected, you can be alerted on your Smart phone or Internet-enabled device. SkyBest Surveillance also uses the same gateway to connect all cameras installed at your home and allows remote access. Ideal for residential or business customers, SkyBest Surveillance gives a real­ time look into the home/business, a customized recording period, or triggered events such as motion, door lock activity or door/window openings. The service supports both basic home and premium commercial-grade cameras. Customers can enter the retail store entrance next to the parking lot, and the Smart Home demon­ stration area will be featured off the right front entrance of the fa­ cility in the great room and kitch­ en. Several live tablet devices will be available for customers to see firsthand how the new automa­ tion and surveillance services can be integrated with their broad­ band service. In addition to these new servic­ es, the Smart Home area will re­ flect other innovative displays in­ cluding Smart kitchen appliances and Smart Tint, which tints your windows for maximum privacy and energy efficiency. Another application, called the Roomie Room, controls your Mirror TV and other video equipment. See HOME I 5 Staff Writer jpetty§>civitasmedia.com At the Nov. 4, meeting of the Ashe County Schools Board of Education, the board was updated on the district's End of Grade scores following changes in testing and curriculum by the state. Phil Howell I think when we look at this compara­ tively with our region, we are on top of our game with this," Superintendent Dr. Ernest Holden said. The scores, which were originally supposed to be re­ turned in October, were delayed by the state after seeing how drastic the scores changed. "You are all well aware that the state department went to state board at their September meeting and presented the new cut scores and norms," said Phil Howell, director of testing and accountability for Ashe County Schools. "The state department said, 'No, go back to the drawing board."' Scores for the county are expected to be lower due to See TESTING | 5 Ashe Co. Wildlife Club supports Hunters for the Hungry Muzzle loader hunters have already started their deer hunts as of Nov. 9, and rifle hunters start in a couple of weeks. Not long ago hunters had few options on what to do with deer they harvest­ ed once their own freezers were full. Now, with Hunt­ ers for the Hungry, those sportsmen and sports­ women still eager for the thrill of the hunt beyond their personal needs can help hungry people in Ashe County. The Ashe County Wild- Sf?r% life Club is now in its fourth year of local sponsorship of Hunters For the Hungry, a volunteer program where deer hunters legally harvest See HUNTERS | 5 W.J. Centennial Committee looks for volunteers Wil Petty Staff Writer ipetty@civitasmedia.com The Town of West Jefferson is seeking volunteers to help with the planning of its centennial cel­ ebration in 2015, "(The Board) is looking for volunteers," said Stephen Shoe­ maker, alderman for West Jef­ ferson and a member of the Centennial Committee. "They want people who are energetic, who want to jump in and get this thing off the ground." Volunteers will be needed for different events held throughout the year, community relations and organizing committees for legacy and development. "That is why we are having the meeting," Shoemaker said. "We want to get people with ideas and who are willing to work." While the committee is looking for original ideas, it has contacted its neighbors to see other ways they can hold the year-long celebration. "(The committee) has been calling some of the other towns to see what events they have done," said West Jefferson Town Manager Brantley Price. In recent years, West Jeffer­ son has transformed itself into a thriving arts community and a location for tourists visiting the High Country. "Our town is definitely on the map and people are coming," Shoemaker said. "Everybody has worked hard." A reception will be held at 7 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 15. It will be held at the home of Anne McGuire, located at 500 Wilton Ave. in West Jefferson. A RSVP is requested and can be done by calling (336) 8466220 or (336) 8464382. The committee also has a Facebook page at: Facebook.com/pages/ West-Jefferson-Centennial-Cele­ bration/. If potential volunteers are un­ able to make the meeting. Price said they can come by the West Jefferson Town Hall and fill out a volunteer form. �PAGE 2 TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 2013 JEFFERSON POST World-renowned fiddler to perform in Ashe Wil Petty It gave him the opportunity to per­ form on the NBC Today show and record with Dave Matthews on his platinum album "Some Devil." "It was cool because Dave is just a really normal guy," Laval said. "He's just a dude you want to hang out with and watch a movie with, drink beer and talk." Laval's music also took him to Canada, where he was invited to perform a show for the Queen of England. "There were speeches and a lot of media there," he said. "When everybody was fmished eating it was my job to provide after dinner entertainment, where I played a short show for the Queen." After the show, Laval was able to shake Her Majesty's hand, and everything was done. "I didn't get to hang out and chummy up to the Queen," he said. "The best I could do was shake my hand and wink at her and off she went." His music was what caused him to leave Seattle and relocate to North Carolina. Laval would write Staff Writer ipetty@civitasmedia.com Ashe County has always been a welcoming place for Jamie Laval. "All of those experiences (here), that was my introduction to North Carolina and it caught the magic of the area," Laval said. "Ashe County, there's just something in­ viting and warm about the area." Laval, an U.S. Scottish fiddle champion, relocated to North Carolina from Seattle a few years ago. While he resides in Asheville, the earliest memories of the state were in Ashe. "I haven't performed in Ashe County in a couple of years so this is just a great opportunity to get involved with the Ashe County Arts Council," he said. "I haven't actually performed at their loca­ tion yet." The performace will take place on Saturday, Nov. 16 Laval's interesting take on his musicianship and performing has sent him to plenty of other places. JAMIE LAVAL Where: Ashe County Arts Council When: 7:30 p.m. Satur­ day, Nov. 16 Price: $12 general ad­ mission $5 students Tickets: (336) 8462787 and record his album "Murmurs and Drones." Laval said he put his blood and sweat into creating that album the effort paid off. Last year, the album won for "Best Worid Tradi­ tional Album" at the Independent Music Awards. "It was just really gratifying to know that it wasn't just an album I was passionate about, but Iwas reaching people," he said. "People were excited about what they heard. It was about sharing music with everyone." Vaughn picked as Ashe Veterans Service Officer Staff Report The Ashe County Veterans Services Of­ fice last week announced Darryl Vaughn of West Jefferson as the new Veterans Service Officer. "I have a real desire to get the job start­ ed," he said. Vaughn, an Ashe resident since 1972, was selected from among approximately 40 applicants, according to Ashe County Boaid of Commissioners Chairman Larry Rhodes. The board interviewed six candi­ dates for the position, he said. Himself a 26-year Army National Guard veteran, Staff Sgt. Vaughn, 51, served two overseas tours with the 1450th Transpor­ tation Company. He currently works for Pepsi Bottling Ventures in Deep Gap, and ness. "My goal is to live up to that," he said. starts his new job Nov. 12. According to Reagan, Federal VA ben­ According to the ACVSO, "The laws and regulations that govern the Veterans Ad­ efits in Ashe total over $450,000 a month ministration are very complex. The Service or approximately $5.5 million a year. Dur­ Officer, acting as the veteran's advocate, ing her tenure as Veterans Service officer, provides counseling and assistance to the some veterans were connected with need­ veteran and family to ensure their claims ed benefits they were not even aware they were entitled to, she said. are proiierly and aggressively completed." Speaking to Ashe County's veterans, Vaughn said the performance standard for his office was set by outgoing Veterans Vaughn said, "They can come to me any Service Officer Angela Reagan, who ten­ time. I'm not just going to be in the office,I dered her resignation in August due to ill­ want to get out in the community." Laval finds a way to take tradi­ tional Scottish and Celtic tunes that were originally folk and implement the music into a concert setting. "I primarily take the old village dance tunes and arrange them in fun and intriguing ways," he said. "The arrangements kind of tell the story of the emotional experience of Scot­ tish people throughout the years." The show promotes a wide ar­ ray of emotion from the audience. At moments there is an upbeat emotion accompanied with jubi­ lation, while at other times the crowd remains somber. "I interject with a lot of stories and insights I've come to about life and the world of art and music," Laval said. It is those thoughts and insights that Laval wants to bring back to Ashe County. After all, it's the area that introduced him to his new home. "People are just so genuine in the area," he said. "There's always that sort of small-town welcoming feeling. It's one of the most beauti­ ful areas of the state." Submitted photo| Jefferson Post Musician Jamie Laval, will be performing at the Ashe County Arts Council in West Jefferson, Saturday, Nov. 16. Laval is a United States Scot­ tish fiddle champion who has performed for the Queen of England and worked with Dave Matthews. Christmas Bazaar to benefit Senior Center Wil Petty Staff Writer jpetty@civitasmedia.com Ashe Services for Aging Ashe Services for Aging will soon host its annual Christmas Bazaar, which will offer a wide assortment of items from several local businesses. "We have vendors come in and set up," said Louise Caudill, direc­ tor for the Ashe Aging Services Se­ nior Center. "They sell their home­ made goods, crafts, a big variety of things." Items will range from different folk crafts and food to quilts and jewelry. The bazaar will run from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 21 and Friday, Nov. 22, at the Senior Center. Proceeds from the sales go to benefit the Senior Center and provide holi­ day gifts. "Right now we have 17 vendors," Caudill said. "When they set up, they can leave their merchandise, we watch over it and document what they sell. That's how we keep a total of their sales." When the sale ends at 5 p.m. on C/unprrhtmivt Support for Better Sow being Friday, the vendors return to retrieve their unsold items. Vendors will keep most of the mon­ ey and those selling are local. The Senior Center will take 20 percent of their sales. "If the vendors don't sell (any­ thing), we don't take their proceeds," Caudill said. "We won't charge any­ thing." Caudill helped organize the event in 1984, when it was first held in the old hospital building in the county. Now, as the event reaches its 29th year, the event is hosted in the dining room area of the Senior Center. "The community's response is very good," she said. "We have lots of peo­ ple (come). The community is very positive about what we're doing and they do patronize it." For more information on the event, call the Senior Center at (336) 2464347. WCU graduates one from Ashe County this summer Promotional prices starting at only... $19" for 12 months Noi eligible with Hopper or lP*d J offer. Western Carolina Uni­ versity conferred degrees on 291 students who com­ pleted their studies during the summer school ses­ sions of 2013. A total of 44 undergraduate students received academic honors, with 18 graduating summa cum laude (with highest honors), 20 graduating magna cum laude (with high honors), and 17 graduating cum laude (with honors). Jillian Caroline Jones of Warrensville, is the only summer graduate from Ashe County. She gradu­ ated with a Bachelor of Science, majoring in Parks and Recreation Manage­ ment. COMMUNITY CALENDAR ASKABOUT INTERNET HMi HUME OVER 30 PREMIUM MOVIE CHANNELS AS LOW AS .... SAME DAY. INSTALLATION IN UPTO 6 ROOMS I HB0 GEEffil Oiiml starz CALL TODAYINSTALLED TODAY! For 3 months. NO ONE CAN COMPARE TO DISH! Lowest AH-Digital prices rtatlonwkl teJ LARGEST CABLE PROVIDERS YES NO NO NO NO YES NO NO YES AutoHop commercial skipping* dish YES THE COMPETITION DOESN'T STACK UP NO NO Ail offm requite 24-month comrmimwit and crrdtl quillfxatw "Saving appim to ATI20 and AH 20+ with HDprtgramwog. 2 commrtnwnt and crrtJrt qualitxjtion Divount applied to fir>tfM»ol«rvKe in form ol promotional credit!phnhw HO h*life wtorhH a $10/moo*dH Call Now And Ask How To Save Up To 50% 1-800-401-1670 Call 7 days a week 8am -11pm EST Promo Code: MB0913 ___ J f _t_ CXi JSXl autnm Nov. 12 -13 Friends of the Library. Time to think about the upcoming holidays and winter reading while all hardback books are on sale for 1/2 off sticker price. Come explore our collection of Thanksgiving and earlybird Christmas baskets. Children can start their own zoo or learn about a brave chicken or (for teens) how to compete in a triathlon. Adults can find unusual bas­ kets with cooking ideas including How to Cook "Southern." If the busy holiday season has you "In The Dog House With Your Spouse," we have the perfect basket (which is always useful to have an hand!). Remember that when you buy from the Friends, you are helping your library to continue having great programs for both children and adults. Nov. 13 10:30 a.m. The Ashe Chapter of North Carolina Retired School Person­ nel will meet at Smokey Mountain Barbe­ cue. A music program will be presented by the Ashe County High School Chorus. TTiis meeting is open to all retired school personnel, including teachers, administra­ tion, staff and support personnel. Please plan to attend. 2 p.m. Caregivers 101 will be held at the Ashe County Public Library. Meet fel­ low caregivers and learn more about the resources available to you. Nov. 14 4 p.m. Sign up for Gamer Haven and enjoy Xbox 360 in the teen space at the Ashe County Public Library. Half hour time slots are available. 4 - 7 p.m. Ashe County Planning Workshop. Join a conversation on how the county will grow and develop over the next two decades at the Ashe County Courthouse. Ashe County has seen an 11.9 percent population growth (second to Watauga), 15,000 vehicles travel the two-lane N.C. 221 and in the last 12 years, 3,000 permits were issued for new homes. Because of the growth, the goal of the planning workshop is to create a future vision for our county, identify develop­ ment issues, create obtainable goals and to produce a workable plan that will carry Ashe County over the next 20 years. Drop in from 4 - 7 p.m. in the Rotunda and a public presentation will begin at 7 p.m. in the third floor courtroom. For more infor­ mation, call 336-846-5528 or email planning@ashecountygov.com 7 p.m. Ashe Bee Keepers Meeting will be held in the Agricultural Service Center Conference Room. For more information, call 336-846-5850. Nov. 15 5 - 8 p.m. Margo Pinkerton and Arnie Zann at Catchlight Gallery. Both of these amazing photographers have worked for such national magazines as National Geographic Traveler, Life, and Time Magazine. They will display their popular exhibit "The Yin and Yang of the Outer Banks" at an artist reception at at Catchlight Gallery, in downtown West Jef­ ferson. 6 p.m. Night Hike to Luther Rock. Meet the Mt. Jefferson State Park Ranger at the park office. Are you looking for an adventure after dark? Meet the ranger for a 1-mile hike along the ridgeline out to Luther Rock. Bring a small flashlight and wear sturdy shoes. Parts of this hike are considered strenuous and hiking at night can be physically challenging. Children are welcome but must be closely supervised. �JEFFERSON POST TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 2013 PAGE 3 OBITUARIES MR. RUSSELL CHARLES *RC' ARNOLD Mr. Russell Charles Ar­ nold, better known as "RC," of Piney Creek passed away Wednesday night, Nov. 6, 2013, at his resi­ dence. He was 90. Mr. Ar­ nold was born in Ashe County on Sunday, Oct. 28, 1923, to the late Alfred Talmadge and Liza Ellen Blevins Arnold. R.C. served in the U.S. Navy, during World War II. He later worked as a Glass Fabricator. He was a mem­ ber at New River Mission­ ary Baptist Church and also served as a Deacon. He was a loving husband, father and grandfather. His sweet smile will truly be missed. He was preceded in death by his wife, Ruby Margaret Sawyer Arnold on March 7,2006; a daugh­ ter, Wilma Arnold; and a sister, Lorriane Hutchins. Mr. Arnold is survived by four sons , George Steven Arnold and wife, Arlene, of Piney Creek, Phillip Eugene Arnold and wife, Evelyn, of Piney Creek, Russell Charles Ar­ nold Jr. and wife, Cindy, of Greensboro and Jonathan Gordon Arnold and wife, Pam, of Wilkesboro; three brothers, Malcolm Arnold and wife, Shirley, of Galax, Va., Melvin Arnold and wife, Peggy, of Florida and Talmadge Arnold Jr. (Son­ ny) of Piney Creek; two sisters, Delphine McMil­ lan, of Raleigh and Dorsey Pruitt and husband, Terry, of Crumpler; seven grandchildren; eight great­ grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 9, 2013, at New River Missionary Baptist Church with Rev. Wayne Jones and Rev. Charles Arnold, Jr. Burial followed in the Ashelawn Memorial Gar­ dens Cemetery with mili­ tary rights. The family received friends on Friday, Nov. 8, 2013, at Boone Family Fu­ neral Home. Memorials may be made to Medi-Home Hospice Care of Alleghany,P.O. Box 1287, Sparta, NC 28675. The family will be meet­ ing at the homeplace at 65 Arnold Ridge Lane in Pin­ ey Creek. You may give the family your condolences at our website www.boonefuneralhome.com. Boone Family Funeral Home of West Jefferson is in charge of these arrange­ ments. MRS. MARIE GREER JORDAN Mrs. Marie Greer Jordan of Fleetwood died Wednes­ day, Nov. 6, 2013, at Forsyth Medical Center in WinstonSalem. She was 73. Mrs. Jor­ dan was born July 14,1940, in Jefferson to Claude and Effie Walker Greer. Mrs. Jordan was preced­ ed in death by her parents; and husband, Harold Dean Jordan. She liked to work in her garden, cook and sew. Mrs. Jordan especially enjoyed helping other people. She was a member of Big Flatts Baptist Church. For 20 years she drove a school bus for the Fleetwood school district. Mrs. Jor­ dan was a loving wife of 45 years, mother and grand­ mother. She will be missed by her family and friends. Mrs. Jordan is survived by three daughters, Deb­ bie Miller and husband Butch and Dana Phillips and husband Greg, all of Fleetwood and Diane Jones and husband Ed of West Jefferson; one son, Kenneth Jordan and wife Jeanette of Spruce Pine; nine grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild. Funeral services were held at 3 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 9, 2013, at the Bad­ ger Funeral Home Chapel by Rev. Jack Pugh, Rev. Reeves Jones, Rev. Dean Watson. Burial followed in Jordan Family Cemetery. The family received friends on Friday, Nov. 8, 2013, at Badger Funeral Home. Flowers were appreci­ ated, or memorials may be made to: Todd Volunteer Fire Dept. P.O. Box 80, Todd, NC 28684, Christian Unity Baptist Church, c/o Rev. Jack Pugh, 478 Lake­ side Dr., West Jefferson, NC 28694 or to a charity of the donor's choice. Words of comfort and re­ membrance may be viewed or sent to the family through our website at www.badgerfuneralhome.com. Badger Funeral Home was entrusted with Mrs. Jordan's arrangements. Photos by Cliff Clark | Jefferson Post Outgoing West Jefferson Alderman Lester Mullis listened dur­ ing the meeting last week. Mullis did not seek re-election. The West Jefferson Boardof Aldermen and mayor listened as Town Manager Brantley Price presented the monthly report. The Alder­ men are (from left) Stephen Shoemaker. Lester Mullis. Dr. Brett Summey, Mayor Dale Baldwin,Tom Hartman and Calvin Green. W.J. Aldermen to consider banning engine brakes Cliff Clark General Manager/Editor cclark@civitasmedia.com It may soon become a bit less noisy in downtown West Jefferson. The W.J. Board of Aldermen dur­ ing their regular meeting on Nov. 4, heard a proposal from Town Manag­ er Brantley Price on creating an or­ dinance that would ban large trucks from using engine or compression brakes when driving through town. While the aldermen all agreed it was an ordinance needed in the downtown area, Alderman Calvin Green suggested that during the drafting process, only the area be­ tween the ABC Store and the Baptist Church on Jefferson Avenue be con­ sidered for the ban. Price said he would be presenting the proposal to the aldermen at, pos­ sibly, the next meeting. ABC Board Chairman Haskell McGuire presented the quarterly report to the aldermen on the operations of the liquor store. He said the store's first quarter (July, August and September) experi­ enced a 7.7 percent increase in sales compared with the same quarter last year. The store had sales of $389,642 during the quarter. ^IcGuire also reported the ABC Stpre had made a distribution to the town for $10,500 and the results of the store's audit had been completed. "It was an excellent audit...no sig­ nificant findings," said Haskell. West Jefferson Chief of Police Jeff Rose briefed the alderman duringhis monthly report on the state's new weapons carrying law and how the town might comply with the statute, specifically in the town's paries. Aldermen Tom Hartman suggest­ ed holding off on making any chang­ es to the town's statutes right now. Price during his report to alder­ men said the town is still waiting to hear from the N.C. Department of Transportation about the proposed "streetscape" project at the intersec­ tion of Second Street and Jefferson Avenue. Price also reported approximately $697,000, or 67.8 percent, of the tax levy had been collected and that the Tourism Development Authority had purchased signage on billboards and advertising on Mountain TV to con­ tinue to promote the town. All of the aldermen spoke about the excellent service outgoing alder­ man Lester Mullis provided the town during his tenure on the board. Courting History: The Smethport Extract Company Sam Shumate Special to the Post Courting History When I was a very young boy, somewhere in the late 1940s, my family visited the Weaver broth­ ers, George and Ned, who lived in a house located be­ hind Weaver's Garage/Tree Farm Office in Smethport. While the grown-ups visit­ ed,Iwent exploringdown by several box cars with extract the creek. ThereIdiscovered for 50 cents an hour, stan­ a large area covered with dard pay at the time. Once concrete pillars and slabs. Being a curious youngster,I returned to the house and in­ terrupted their conversation with my questions. "What you saw down there is the foundation of Ashe County's first indus­ trial plant," George told me. "The Smethport Ex­ tract Company came here from Smethport, Pa., and left its name and the con­ crete foundations you were playing on. The Smethport Extract Company came in on the heels of the railroad around 1914. The plant eventually covered around five acres with its own siding and yard engine. Tannic acid was ex­ tracted from chestnut wood for tanningleather. Chestnut trees were plentiful at that time and leather was a wide­ ly-used commodity. The plant also purchased and Nov. 10-24 shipped chestnut oak baik 10:30 a.m. "You'll Get Through This," a Max Lucado for the tanning industry. series for hope and help in touch times, will be the fo­ At the peak of produc­ cus for the Adult Sunday School class of Chestnut Hill tion, the plant operated Methodist Church for the next two months. The church is three shifts of around 90 located at 604 Martin Gambill Road, Crumpler. For more men. This was an economic information or directions, call 336-982-9056. boost to Ashe County. Al­ most three hundred men Nov. 16 worked directly in the plant; 8 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. 5th Annual Paul Jones Memo­ however, many more har­ rial Red Cross Blood Drive will be held at Calvary Free vested and sold the wood Will Baptist Church Fellowship Building. Paul Jones, a and bark, a welcome boost retired UPS driver for the counties of Ashe, Wilkes, and to their family's incomes. Alleghany and a faithful servant of God, was a life-long Production declined blood donor giving more than 120 units. All donors are along with the timber automatically entered into a drawing for a chance to win industry. By 1920, the Delta Air Lines tickets or a $1,000 prize. Appointments plant was dismantled and are encouraged but walk-ins are welcome. The church fel­ shipped to Helen, Ga., by lowship building is located at 3019 Old Wilkesboro Road, rail. Some of the employees just across from the Raccoon Holler Campground. For followed the plant while more information, directions, or to make an appointment, others went to Damascus, call Robin Carter at 336-977-1964. Va., where a similar extract 4 p.m. Hot dogs, Fellowship and My Hope America plant operated. Presentation by Billy Graham. Come and join the Chris­ The chestnut blight tian Unity Baptist Church congregation in the parking lot eventually destroyed the for hot dogs and trimmings. The My Hope America will trees so prolific in our area. be shown indoors. The church is located next door to Even so, the dead wood High Country Realty and Shokudo's at 920 South Jeffer­ was still harvested and son Ave., West Jefferson. Everyone is welcomed to attend. sold for "extract." W.P. and R. C. Shoaf of Warrensville was one of the many companies that purchased the wood. Farm­ ers cut the logs into eightfoot lengths and split them into manageable "rails." North Carolina Secretary of State Elaine F. Marshall They trucked it to Nov. 1 issued a statement regarding the news that the Shoaf's store where Cecil state had again received an "A" ranking for lobbying dis­ measured and paid. The closure in tne national State Integrity Investigation study: seller then drove across "I want to thank the Center for Public Integrity, Global Integrity, and Public Radio International for once again giv­ the bridge to the railroad ing lobbying disclosure in N.C. an 'A' grading for good gov­ siding where he unloaded ernance in tneir annual State Integrity Investigation report." it. Once Cecil had enough "This marks back-to-back 'A' grades in the reports for for a "car-load" he would our lobbying disclosure work. I think it really shows how tell Little Doc Jones, the seriously we take our duties in the Secretary of State Lob­ depot agent to order him a bying Compliance Division to give the public the best, box car. Once it arrived Ce­ most transparent information we can collect and provide cil sent two men to load it. to everyone wanting that data." Bill Mave and I loaded In conjunction with the Museum of Ashe County History couldn't find anyone to help me load a box car. "HI do it myself," I said as an over­ confident 15 year old would do. He sent me to the siding. It took me all day andIwas too tired to even eat supper. Inever again volunteered to load a boxcar by myself. The chestnut trees are gone and tanning of leather has changed drastically. Ashe when Cecil needed Bill to County played an impor­ haul a load of blocks from tant role in the industry and Elizabethton, Tenn., he Smethport gained a name. CHURCH CALENDAR nilloi N.C. Secretary of State comments on lobbying disclosure 'A' grade �PAGE 4 TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 2013 JEFFERSON POST "...were it left to me to decide whether we should have a government without newspapers or newspapers without a government, I should not hesitate a moment to prefer the latter." — Thomas Jefferson, 1787 Let the elections begin While political analysts are trying to understand how the most recent municipal elections reflect the current climate and impact outcomes in the 2014 elections, there are two obvious conclusions of statewide note. Larger urban cities are trend­ ing more Democratic while their bedroom communities lean more Republican. Secondly, con­ tinued population shifts from ru­ ral counties to urban cities and outlying suburbs ensures state­ wide candidates will focus even more of their money and efforts Tom Campbell on the 15 to 20 counties with the NC Spin most population and voters. The 2014 headliner is the U.S. Senate race, as first-term incumbent Kay Hagan seeks to retain a seat with a history of one-and-done officeholders. Polls show Hagan might be vulnerable and Republicans understand their chances to recapture control of the U.S. Senate hinge on victory in North Carolina. Democrats be­ lieve retaining this seat virtually assures their plurality. Expect big dollar TV campaigns and high-profile parti­ sans to invade our state. House Speaker Thorn Tillis is the front-runner to capture the GOP nomination but none of the current candidates has much support at this point. Conservative and Tea Party Republicans will support Charlotte Pastor Mark Harris or Cary doctor Greg Brannon, believing Tillis too moderate. If Republicans are unwilling to unite behind their nominee, as happened in the 1984 Democratic gubernatorial prima­ ry, the well-financed Hagan will likely win handily. The best opportunity to unseat an incumbent is in his or her first re-election bid and North Carolina has four fresh­ men Congressmen - Republicans Richard Hudson, Mark Meadows, George Holding, and Robert Pitttenger - facing that challenge. The Tea Party has listed Pittenger as their number one target to defeat and this primary contest, along with the Senate primary, will be a real test of their strength. Sixth District Congressman Howard Coble's retirement will attract both Republican and Democrats in spirited campaigns for that seat. The rematch between 7thDistrict Democrat Mike Mclntyre and David Rouzer, who lost by a razor-thin margin in 2012, willbe worth watching. Veteran 12VY\ District Congressman Me\ Watt's federal appointment is problematic; don't be surprised if he runs for re-election. Third District Congressman Walter Jones already has an­ nounced opposition, but will be difficult to beat. Republi­ cans might not retain their 9-4 dominance over Democrats but should continue to hold a Congressional plurality. Margins will also be important in the General Assem­ bly. Next year's so-called short session, which typically yields little in significant legislation, promises to be differ­ ent. Lawmakers understand this year's sweeping changes are widely unpopular and will attempt to placate some unhappy factions, like teachers and state employees, by handing out pay raises. Even if the GOP doesn't retain their veto-proof margins in both houses they will likely maintain control. The pos­ sibility of a smaller House GOP plurality, coupled with divisions between moderates and hardliners in the house caucus might make a consensus for speaker in 2015 prob­ lematic; either factor could weaken negotiations with the senate, where President Pro Tern Phil Berger will be the most powerful politician in Raleigh. Here are the key questions. Is the reported voter un­ rest just grousing or will voters take out their angst on incumbents? Can unhappy special interests such as mi­ norities, teachers and state employees raise the dollars and become activated sufficiently to retaliate? Will Gov. Pat McCrory sit on the sidelines or support candidates within his party and can Democrats get their collective act together enough to present legitimate alternatives? How much influence will 501(c) 4 and other support groups play in the outcomes and, finally, will voters turn out for mid-term elections? We predict the 2014 elections will be the noisiest, nas­ tiest, most costly and most divisive we've witnessed in modern history. • Campbell is the executive producer and moderator of NC SPIN, a weekly panel discussionon stateissues that airs on WMYT "MY TV12" at 10 a.m. on Sundays and on WJZY "CW46" at 6:30 a.m. and 11:05 p.m. oaSundays and on WFMY-TV at 5:30 a.m. Sundays. 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Page 4 Tuesday, November 12,2013 More confusion about state s Medicaid program Business Journal that Six months ago the recent departure DHHS Secretary of Medicaid Director of Health and Hu­ Carol Steckel "allows" man Services Althe state to take a new dona Wos famously look at reform. blamed the decision That was an inter­ not to expand Med­ esting way to put it. icaid under the Af­ Steckel was hired by fordable Care Act on Wos nine months ago Insurance Commis­ sioner Wayne Good­ with great fanfare from win, who had noth­ a top health and human services job in Louisi­ ing to do with it. It was Wos' boss ana and was the former Governor Pat Mc­ Medicaid director in Crory and Republi­ Alabama. Chris Fitzsimon cans in the General McCrory stood with Assembly who made Steckel and Wos in the decision to turn April to announce the down federal funding to provide creation of the "Partnership for a health care coverage for 500,000 Healthy North Carolina," a plan low income adults. to turn over the operations of Either Wos knew that Goodwin Medicaid to a handful of for-profit wasn't responsible but said it any­ out of state managed care compa­ way because she thought it was nies, a scheme that has caused a politically expedient —which is host of serious problems in other troubling enough—or she really states that have tried it. didn't understand why Medicaid Steckel was clearly brought to was not expanded, which is even North Carolina to privatize Med­ worse since she is the person in icaid and she joined Wos on a charge of the program. speaking tour earlier in the year Wos never apologized to Good­ to promote it. It wasn't her deci­ win and never explained her state­ sion. It was McCrory's, who sold ment but the incident raised seri­ the privatization as the greatest ous questions about her ability to thing since sliced bread to fixed oversee Medicaid, much less "re­ what he continues to call a "bro­ form" it as McCrory has repeat­ ken" Medicaid system. edly promised to do. Steckel left after eight months Now, six months later, DHHS on the job to work for a managed and the McCrory Administration care company that had some in­ are still stumbling on Medicaid, terest in making some money off sending confusing signals about their intentions for the program North Carolina's privatization ef­ that is so important to so many forts. No one ever explained her abrupt departure, but reportedly families across the state. Last week, Governor McCrory she had a falling out with Wos. Her departure hasn't "allowed" announced his appointments to the Medicaid Reform Advi­ or resulted in anything other than sory Group that will work on "a another attempt to reframe and detailed plan to reform North rebrand the proposal to turn over Carolina's Medicaid system," ac­ more of the Medicaid system to cording to a news release from for-profit companies, maybe on a regional level this time, instead of McCrory's office. The head of the committee will statewide. be former Cone Hospital CEO And DHHS is putting plenty Dennis Berry, who told the Triad of taxpayer resources behind the publicity effort. Sarah Ovaska with NC Policy Watch recently reported that an internal memo at the department lists 24 positions in the expanded marketing and communications division, three of them specifically assigned to the Partnership for a Healthy North Carolina. McCrory's appointments to the new advisory board that will be working with the department to flesh out the privatization plan are also telling. They are all hospital officials. There are no doctors or other providers, no consumer advo­ cates, not even anyone from Community Care of North Caro­ lina, the state's homegrown man­ aged care nonprofit that has won awards for its efficiency and pa­ tient care. McCrory meanwhile contin­ ues to blame Medicaid for his struggles to give teachers a raise, which doesn't make much sense since the tax cut for the wealthy he signed will cost $438 million next year, $650 million a year when fully implemented. The truth is that despite the desperate attempt to convince us otherwise, Medicaid in North Carolina is not broken. It needs to be expanded and improved, not chopped up and privatized. Providing health care for people who need it ought to be point, not making profits for private compa­ nies. We don't need a big new mar­ keting team to rebrand an illadvised effort. We need someone in charge of the department that oversees Medicaid who we can be confident actually understands it and we need the governor to town down the bluster and starting put­ ting people ahead of ideology. Fitzsimon is theexecutive director of NC Pol­ icy Watch. For more information, visit www. ncpolicywatch.com Does the cost of living vary by where you live? Each month in calculating the federal their cost of government living. It's also releases new important to cost-of-living understand numbers. where the mea­ Technically obtain sures speaking, the price informa­ numbers show tion and how change the broad a survey in the cost of is used to gath­ living, also er the price in­ known as the formation. So, inflation rate. user beware! Recently, the One of the inflation rate best cost-ofDr. Mike Walden living indices has been rath­ er modest, ris­ N.C. Cooperative I've discovered ing between for comparExtension ing states is 1.5 and 2 per­ published by cent annually. Often, after the federal the University of Missouri inflation numbers come (www.missourieconomy. out, I receive calls from org/indicators/cost_of_livreporters and others ask­ ing/index.stm). It is pub­ ing two simple auestions. lished quarterly and uses Number one, wnat's the an easy-to-compare index cost of living for North value based on the national Carolina, and number two, cost of living being 100. In the first quarter of how does our state's infla­ tion rate compare to the this year, the University national rate? of Missouri index showed Unfortunately, I have to North Carolina with the disappoint these callers on 26th highest cost of living both questions. There are among the 50 states and no official cost-of-living and the District of Columbia. inflation-rate numbers for In other words, our cost states and for most locali­ of living is almost smack ties, such as cities and coun­ dab in the middle for ties. There is one exception. the country. The index Each month, the federal gov­ showed North Carolina ernment does publish infor­ being 4.4 percent cheaper mation from which inflation than the nation. Hawaii rates can be derived for sev­ has the highest cost of liv­ eral large cities around the ing, and Mississippi has country, but none of these the lowest. In the south­ are in North Carolina. east, North Carolina is There are, however, pri­ less costly than Florida vate sources of state and and Virginia but slightly local cost-of-living infor­ more costly than South mation available in pub­ Carolina, Georgia and lications and web sites. Tennessee. But caution should be The University of Mis­ exercised in using these. souri data can also be used All the measures don't use to see trends over time in the same "market basket" ,the rankings of states by of products and services their cost of living. In the last decade, North Caro­ lina has moved from being the 22nd to the 26th most costly state. This suggests the inflation rate has been slightly lower in North Car­ olina than in other states. The best - in my opin­ ion - source for local costof-living numbers is from the American Chamber of Commerce Researchers Association, published by the Council for Communi­ ty and Economic Research. Available are cost-of-living indices for counties, cities and metropolitan areas. However, there is a price charged for obtaining this information. Still, there are some gen­ eral rules of thumb that I and other researchers have discovered about lo­ cal costs of living. Cities and counties witn more population tend to have higher living costs. And localities near amenities such as oceans, rivers and lakes that people find at­ tractive also have higher living costs. There's a logical reason for these findings. Land is one of the few raw materi­ als in our economy that is fixed in supply. So there are a fixed number of land sites at the beach, near a river or lake or in the cen­ ter of a city. This means that as the number of people who want to live on one of our state's beautiful beaches, at our gorgeous lakes or in our active cities increases, demand - in economics lingo - rises, supply stays the same, and land prices rise. The higher price impacts not only what people pay for housing (both homes and apartments), but it also affects what businesses pay for their buildings This means the products and services sold by firms are also higher in price ir these favorite locations. Therefore, the highesl costs of living in a state like North Carolina tent to be in the large cities (Raleigh, Charlotte, Win ston-Salem, etc.) and ir resort areas. There are a couple of key implications of this discus sion to keep in mind. First when comparing whal someone earns in one city or state versus another recognize that some of the difference in income will be due to cost-of-living differ ences. On average, workers in New York City earn more than workers in Charlotte because the cost of living is much higher in the Big Ap pie than in the Queen City. Also, households car control - to some degree their cost of living by care fully selecting where they live. Recently, a friend ol mine purposefully moved out of the city to a rural area in order to lower his living costs, particularly those related to housing Since he works from his home, it really doesn't matter where he lives. Ol course, if his job was in the city, he would have needed to compare his savings ir housing costs to his extra driving costs in order tc determine if the move was worthwhile. Just as the purchasing power of money changes over time, it can alsc change with geography. Sc the next time you decide to move, make sure you consider how this decision affects what you pay. �JEFFERSON POST TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 12,2013 PAGE 5 Study: natural compound can be used for 3-D printing of medical implants Matt Shipman N.C. State New Service Researchers from N.C. State University, the Uni­ versity of N.C. at Chapel Hill and Laser Zentrum Hannover have discovered that a naturally-occurring compound can be incor­ porated into three-dimen­ sional (3-D) printing pro­ cesses to create medical implants out of non-toxic polymers. The compound is riboflavin, better known as vitamin B2. "This opens the door to a much wider range of bio­ compatible implant materi­ als, which can be used to develop customized implant designs using 3-D printing technology," says Dr. Roger Narayan, senior author of a paper describing the work and a professor in the joint biomedical engineering de­ partment at N.C. State and UNC-Chapel Hill. small-scale solid structures from many types of photoreactive liquid precursors. The liquid precursors con­ tain chemicals that react to ljght, turning the liquid into a solid polymer. By exposing the liquid precur­ sor to targeted amounts The discovery enables re­ of light, the technique al­ searchers to create finely-de­ tailed, biocompatible struc­ lows users to "print" 3-D tures, such as this scaffold objects. Two-photon polymer­ for tissue engineering. ization has its drawbacks, however. Most chemicals The researchers in this mixed into the precursors study focused on a 3-D to make them photoreacprinting technique called tive are also toxic, which two-photon polymeriza­ could be problematic if tion, because this tech­ the structures are used in nique can be used to create a medical implant or are small objects with detailed in direct contact with the features — such as scaf­ body. folds for tissue engineer­ But now researchers ing, microneedles or other have determined that ri­ implantable drug-delivery boflavin can be mixed devices. with a precursor material TWo-photon polymer­ to make it photoreactive. ization is a 3-D printing And riboflavin is both technique for making nontoxic and biocompat- ible — it's a vitamin found in everything from aspara­ gus to cottage cheese. The paper, "Twophoton polymerization of polyethylene glycol diacrylate scaffolds with riboflavin and triethanolamine used as a watersoluble photoiniator," is published online in Re­ generative Medicine. The research was supported by the National Science Foundation. Your Door! • • Being found via online searches drives customers to your door. Highly trafficked online business directory, increases customers. Testing From Page 1 state curriculum changes and this being a re-norm year for all of North Carolina's lo­ cal education agencies (LEAs). Howell re­ minded the board and attendees of similar drops the LEA had when there were new assessments for reading and math. "Not only do we have new assessments with new norms and cut scores, we're looking at new content (and a) new cur­ riculum across the board with Common Core state standards," he said. Data for the third grade end of grade testing (EOGT) is expected to be out by Nov. 18 or 19. "With all of that said, I am happy to say that Ashe County is above the state aver­ age," Howell said. Howell said there were 26 data points given and Ashe County students were above the state average in 20 of the points. Two schools in the county exceeded ex­ pected growth. When all of the data is made public, How­ ell plans to look at the LEAs that scored bet­ ter than the county to see what resources they used for their teachers and students. "All-in-all the scores aren't what we're used to," he said. "We've been sitting on top of that mountain, and this is a totally new ball game." With re-norm years, it usually takes be­ tween three and five years for a LEA to see their scores return to normal. Administra­ tors remain hopeful that more changes are not nilled out. "Hopefully we're going to get an oppor­ tunity for the dust to settle on this so we can concentrate on instruction rather than these changes and continue the success that we've become accustomed to," How­ ell .said. The discussion also ventured into the Smarter Balanced Assessment Consor­ tium, another test which North Carolina may start using due to the Common Core standards. "I personally do not want Smarter Bal­ anced," Holden said. "I think if you have that many changes in this short amount of time, it will take us instead of three to five years to get out of this, it will take even longer." • Need a website for Want to sell your products online? your business? • Need to drive more local customers to your website? Don't have the time or desire to hire a web tech? • Need to optimize your search tags? (Search Engine Optimization) Claiming your search engine-optimized listing is easy! Stop 1 - Log on to jeffersonpost.com and click on "Businesses." Step 2 - Search for your business using the search bar. Step 3 - After locating your business, click on the title to view your listing. Then select "Is this your business? Claim it*" Hunters From Page 1 and tag deer then take it to a N.C. Department of Agri­ culture approved processor. That processor then pre­ pares the meat for donation to local food pantries. In Ashe County the pro­ cessor is Joe's Place at 638 Friendship Church Road, Jefferson (336-982-2766). The organizations receiv­ ing the processed deer this year are Ashe Really Cares (ARC), Ashe Out­ reach Ministries, Camp New Hope, Ashe County Sharing Center, and Free­ dom Farms. At least one of those charities, Ashe County Sharing Center, is applying for a grant to get a walk-in freezer in anticipation of storing the donated meat for clients to take home. "Last year 67 deer were donated to Hunters for the Hungry in Ashe County. That translates to around 3,000 pounds of meat. That meat made 12,000 meals of quarter-pound portions," said Bill Burkett, who co­ ordinates the program for the Wildlife Club. "Over the whole state, more than 1,000 deer were donated to the North Carolina Hunt­ ers for the Hungry. That means hunters donated more than 160,000 meals to hungry families in our state." Residents do not have to be hunters to participate in this program. They can make financial donations to help process the meat the hunters bring to Joe's Place. It costs $40 to $50 to process each deer into meat. The Ashe County Wildlife Club set aside a $1,000 donation this year from its treasury to fund the meat processing, but that is not enough to fund the entire program. "We have four churches donating money to the program, either through taking up special collec­ tions, or from their operat­ ing budget," said Burkett. "We suggest that anyone who wishes to help this program make a donation through the Ashe County Wildlife Club, P.O. .Box 1229, West Jefferson, N.C 28694, and mark the check as a donation to the Hunters for the Hungry. That way, we know all of the money stays in Ashe County." Burkett said that the number of deer donated each year to Hunters for the Hungry has steadily increased as hunters who are not members of the Wildlife Club have heard about it. "There are more hungry people in the county this year with a slow economy and lay-offs at some of our major employers. We need more hunters to bring in the deer, and more do­ nors among individuals, churches and businesses to help pay for processing the meat," said Burkett. The Ashe Wildlife Club maintains a club house, rifle range, shotgun sports ranges, and pistol range at 3220 Big Peak Creek Road near Laurel Springs. Membership is $100 per year ($125 for new mem­ bers). Month meetings start again in February 2014, but new members can still join before the meetings begin. Member­ ship 'applications can be found at www.acwlc.org, or picked up in person from Weaver Equipment Company at 102 South Main St., Jefferson. Step 4 - Read and confirm.. Step 5 - Fill ouf the new account form and select "Sign me Up.' 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Senior Cullen Ashley powered across the goal line from two Seniors scored seven of Ashe's eight yards out to put Ashe in front, 14-0. touchdowns Friday night to secure a share The defenseput its mark on the game to of the 2013 conference championship and open the second quarter. Mitchell Brown lock down a home game in the upcoming recovered an Elkin fumble just a few sec­ 2A playoffs. The Huskies beat the Buck­ onds into the quarter. Ashe was unable to ing Elks, 56-7. capitalize on that miscue. "To come out the way we did tonight Senior Alex Laws had the defensive play against a very athletic team, I'm just so of the night with a pick-six as he returned proud to be a part of this group to send an interception for a score with 7:45 left in these seniors out with a championship," the second quarter. Ashe now led, 21-0. Elkin finally got sonie of the momen­ said Head Coach Brian Hampton. The Huskies c#ught Elkin napping on tum back on their side for a short period with a four-yard touchdown run by Cory the opening kickoff and ended up recover­ Anderson with 6:32 remaining. ing the short kickoff to give the offense Ashe was quick to get that score back some early momentum. "We tried it in practice and it worked, with a long 42-yard run by Cox for his sec­ and we thought the first time we kick off ond TD of the night. that's what we'll do and we got the pooch After Elkin turned theball over on downs, and got the ball to start the first half," said Ashe put together another impressive scor­ Hampton. ingdrive in the final four minutes. A 49-yard Senior tailback Johnathan Cox scored pass from Bowers to Maison McNeill set up on a four-yard run just under two minutes Cox's third TD and pushed Ashe ahead by a 28-point margin at the half. into the game. Nathan Ham Sports Writer nham@civitasmedia.com In the third quarter, Bowers scored on a is ever together. If we lose a game, that's it for this group, so we're fighting to keep 17-yard gallop with 8:48 left. Ashe added one more TD in the third. this group together for as long as we can," Matthew Hamilton had a long run inside Coach Hampton said. The Huskies will open the 2AA West the Elkin 10-yard line that eventually led to him scoring on a two-yard run with Playoffs at home against Bunker Hill. Ashe is the fourth seed and Bunker Hill 4:18 remaining. The final touchdown came from Mi­ is the 13th seed. Should Ashe win this chael Elliott in the fourth quarter as the game, the Huskies would be at home senior scampered in from nine yards out once again with either Hunter Huss or West Lincoln making the trip up the to put Ashe ahead 56-7. Kendall Richardson was a perfect 8-8 on mountain for week two. extra points, replacing starting kicker Ja­ Other area scores: mie Weaver who had to sit out the contest Starinbunt 35. AllcghanyY) with an ankle injury. Hamilton sealed the win with an inter­ Avery County 21, Mitchell County 14 ception with just under three minutes left Bishop McGuinness 42, North Stokes 14 in the game. West Wilkes 49, East Wilkes 19 Both sides of the ball played very well Forbush 24, North Surry 14 once again, giving the Huskies a lot to Hibriten 35, Hickory 33 look forward to with the state playoffs Mount Airy 34, East Surry 13 starting this Friday after winning the con­ North Wilkes 47, Wilkes Central 14 ference title. Carver 47, South Stokes 8 Walkertown 49, Atkins 14 "Season two is over, now it's time to go to season three. What I told them (the Watauga 22, South Caldwell 21 Bunker Hill 48, West Caldwell 33 team) was every time we go on the field West Stokes 44, Surry Central 7 now, it could be the last time this group Photo courtesy | Lorrie Tomlinson Gavin Woodie fights for possession last Wednesday at Shelby. Submitted photo | Jefferson Post The junior varsity Huskies pose for a picture after Thursday's win over Elkin, clinching yet another undefeated con­ ference season. Team members this year were: 3 - Alex Richardson. Soph., 4 • Joseph Lowder. Soph., 5 - Colin Ellis, Fr., 6 - Garrett Miller, Soph., 7 - Caleb Cooper. Soph., 11 - Tristen Jones, Fr., 13 - Sam Hudler. Soph., 16 - Tyler Church, Soph., 17 - Dante Shuler, Fr., 20 - Matthew Greer, Fr., 22 - Ethan Herring, Soph., 23 - Carlos Reed, Soph., 24 • Johnny Retezatu, Fr., 31 - Skye Sullivan, Fr., 32 - Hunter Argetsinger, Soph., 33 - Josh Hamilton, Soph., 37 • Dillon Miller, Fr., 40 - Alex Kissinger, Soph., 44 - Sam Henson, Fr., 46 - Ben Brown, Soph., 53 - Chandler Baker, Fr., 55- Ethan Shepherd, Fr., 57 - Justin Hertzell, Fr.. 60 - David Peterson, Fr., 62 - Will Taylor, Fr., 66 - Caleb Miller, Soph., 67 - Noah Eldreth, Soph., 72 - Ross Summey, Soph., 75 - Buddy Yeoman, Soph. Head coach: Brian Hampton. JV football finishes season Nathan Ham Sports Writer nham@civltasmedia.com For the second straight season, the Ashe County junior varsity football team finished an unde­ feated run in the Mountain Valley Athletic Conference. Ashe has now won 14 consecu­ tive MVAC games over the last two years. The Huskies capped off this season with a 42-6 win at Elkin on Thursday. The Huskies got off to a quick start on the first drive of the game. Runs by Tristen Jones and Alex Richardson got the ball inside the Elkin red zone. Hunter Argetsinger punched the ball in from 13 yards out for the first score with 7:05 left in the first quarter. Elkin's first drive ended in a punt that was partially blocked by Richardson, and then returned 18 yards for a TD by Dante Shuler. Ashe scored one more touch­ down in the first to put Elkin back three scores very early on. Colin Ellis tossed a 20-yard slant to Shuler. Kendall Richardson con­ verted his third extra point to put Ashe in front, 21-0 going to the second quarter. The Huskies just kept pouring it on. Elkin punted on its first drive of the second and the Ashe ground game went right back to work. Jones got the three-yard TD run with 6:25 left to increase the score to 28-0. Alex Richardson got his first rushing TD of the evening from five yards out. Ashe was ahead 35-0 at the halftime break. Ashe took it easy on the Elks in the second half. The team got a defensive touchdown with 3:34 remaining in the third. Shuler put the finishing touches on an impressive night. Earlier he returned a black punt for a TD, then caught a pass for a score. This time, Shuler scooped up a fumble and re­ turned it 20 yards for a defen­ sive score and a 42-0 lead. Elkin got on the board late in the fourth quarter to avoid the shutout. The JV team was nearly unstop­ pable all season long. Ashe scored 255 points in 10 games while giv­ ing up just 80 points. Ashe finished the season 9-1 overall and 6-0 in the MVAC. Shelby holds oft"Huskies, 1-0 Nathan Ham Sports Writer nham@civitasmedia.com Shelby made an early first-half goal stand the rest of the way to end Ashe's season with a 1-0 victory in the third round of the 2A State Playoffs. Miguel Ramos had two shots on goal in the 10th and 12th minute, but saw both shots get stopped. The Lions countered in the 13th minute and got its lone goal from Richard Wright off of a corner kick. The teams exchanged corner kicks halfway through the first 40 minutes. Shelby got kicks in the 14th and 21st minutes while Ashe got one in the 16th minute and 23rd minute. None of the corners resulted in any shot attempts. Ashe came ever so close to scoring in the 24th minute. Cesar Ruiz nearly had a rebound goal after the Shelby goal­ keeper was caught out of the net. However, Ruiz's shot was turned away by a defendingLion fullback who was able to make a play on the ball before it crossed the line. In the second half, Ashe opened strong with a shot just wide by Ramos in the 48th minute and then an Ashe cor­ ner kick in the 49th minute, but still no goals. The Huskies had corner kick chances in the 63rd, 65th and 67th minutes, but once again, the Lion's back line was too much for the Ashe strikers. A last gasp effort in the closing minutes on a free kick was turned away, giving the Lions a spot in the 2A West Quarterfinals. Ashe ended the season with a 17-7-1 record overall and a 12-1-1 record in the Mountain Valley Athletic Confer­ ence. This was also the second year in a row that the Hus­ kies earned the conference championship. �JEFFERSON POST TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 12,201.3 PAGE 7 CLASSIFIEDS LEGALS LEGALS LEGALS LEGALS LEGALS LEGALS STATE of NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF ASHE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Having qualified on 19 June, 2013 as Administrator CTA of the estate of JOAN M. EVERSULL, late of Ashe County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons, firms and corpora­ tions having claims against said estate to present the same to the undersigned, on or before the 20th day of January. 2014. or this Notice will be pleaded in bar of their recov­ ery. All persons, firms and cor­ porations indebted to said es­ tate are requested to make im­ mediate payment to the under­ signed. This 17th day of October. 2013. Joan M. Eversull, Administrat­ or CTA c/o John B. "Jak" Reeves, Attorney for Administrator CTA REEVES LAW FIRM, PLLC P.O. Box 67 West Jefferson, North Caro­ lina. NC 28694 StAfE of NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF ASHE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Having qualified on 12 July, 2013 as Administrator CTA of the estate of JUDY E. FAW, late of Ashe County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons, firms and corpora­ tions having claims against said estate to present the same to the undersigned, on or before the 20th day of January, 2014, or this Notice will be pleaded in bar of their recov­ ery. All persons, firms and cor­ porations indebted to said es­ tate are requested to make im­ mediate payment to the under­ signed. This 17th day of October, 2013. Judy E. Faw, Administrator CTA c/o John B. "Jak" Reeves, Attorney for Administrator CTA REEVES LAW FIRM, PLLC P.O. Box 67 West Jefferson, North Caro­ lina, NC 28694 NOTICE TO CREDITORS Having qualified as Executor for the Estate of Josephine H. Rothell deceased late of Ashe County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of said deceased to present them on or before 22nd day of Janu­ ary, 2014. or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recov­ ery. All persons indebted to said estate will please make immediate payment This the 17th day of October, 2013. For the Estate of Josephine H. Rothell Sheila Hughes 1361 Cranberry Creek Rd. Laurel Springs,NC 28644 Publish: 10.22.13/10.29.13/11.5 13/11. 12.13 State of Wisconsin Circuit Court - Dane County Publica­ tion Summons - Case No. 13CV-2516 Branch 16 - The Hon­ orable Rhonda L. Lanford Case Code 30404 (Foreclos­ ure of Mortgage) - The amount claimed exceeds $10,000.00 Green Tree Servicing. LLC. 300 Landmark Towers, 345 St Peter St., St Paul, MN 55102, Plaintiff vs Kendrea M. Hughes and John Doe Hughes, 110 N. High St., Cam­ bridge. Wl 53523-9618, De­ fendants - The State of Wis­ consin - To each person named above as a defendant: You are hereby notified that the plaintiff named above has filed a lawsuit or other legal ac­ tion against you. Within 40 days after 10/29/13 you must respond with a written de­ mand for a copy of the com­ plaint. The demand must be sent or delivered to the court, whose address is 215 S. Hamilton St., Madison. Wl 53703 and to Gray & Assoc., L.L.P., plaintiff's attorney, whose address is 16345 W. Glendale Dr., New Berlin, Wl 53151. You may have an attor­ ney help or represent you. If you do not demand a copy of the complaint within 40 days, the court may grant judgment against you for the award of money or other legal action re­ quested in the complaint, and you may lose your right to ob­ ject to anything that is or may be incorrect in the complaint. A judgment may be enforced as provided by law. A judgment awarding money may become a lien against any real estate you own now or in the future, and may also be enforced by garnishment or seizure of property. Note: If you require the assistance of Auxiliary Aides or Services because of a disability, call (608) 226-4678 (TDD (608) 266-9138) and ask for the Court ADA Coordinator. Dated 10/18/13, William N. Foshag, State Bar No. 1020417, Gray & Assoc., L.L.P., Attys. for Plaintiff, 16345 W Glendale Dr., New Berlin, Wl 53151,(414) 2241987. Gray & Assoc., L.L.P. is attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose." If you have previously received a discharge in a chapter 7 bank­ ruptcy case, this communica- tion should not be construed as an attempt to hold you per­ sonally liable for the debt Publish:10.29.13/11.5.13/11.12 .13 Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door of the county courthouse where the property is located, or the usual and customary location at the county courthouse for conduct­ ing the sale on November 27, 2013 at 2:00PM. and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property situated in Ashe County. North Carolina, to wit: of Carolina, LLC 5431 Oleander Drive Suite 200 Wilmington. NC 28403 PHONE: (910) 392-4988 FAX: (910) 392-8587 NOTICE TO CREDITORS Having qualified as Executor for the Estate of Barkley Moore Absher deceased late of Ashe County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of said deceased to present them on or before 23rd day of Janu­ ary, 2014, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recov­ ery All persons indebted to said estate will please make immediate payment. This the 23rd of October. 2013. For the Estate of Barkley Moore Absher Michael Scott Absher 2885 County Woods Ct Finksburg, MD 21048 PUBLISH:10.29.13/11.5.13/11. 12.13/11.19.13 Notice to Creditors Having qualified as Executor of the Estaje of Edwin L. 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The instrument pursuant to which such sale will be held is that certain Deed of Trust ex­ ecuted by Trimurthi Hotels Land Holdings WJ, LLC, origin­ al mortgagors, and recorded in the Office of the Ashe County Register of Deeds in Deed of Trust Book 405, at Page 1727. The record owner of such property, as reflected on the records of the Register of Deeds IIUI more man ten {i\j) JS not mute than ten (10) days: prior to posting this Notice of Sale, if not the original M gagors, mortgagors, is: N/A 2. The property will be sold by the Substitute Trustee at 10:00 o'clock a.m. on the 20th day of November, 2013 at the Ashe County Courthouse door in the City of Jefferson, North Caro­ lina 3. The real property to be sold is generally described as 203 Hampton Place, PIN 19227133 and 19227-143-014, West Jefferson, NC 28694' and is more particularly described as follows: Being all of that property de­ scribed in that certain Deed of Trust recorded in Book 405, at Page 1727 of the Ashe County, North Carolina Re- gistry. Any pi \ny property described in the Deed of Trust which is not be­ ing offered for sale is de­ scribed as follows: Subject to any and all Release Deeds of Record in the Ashe County, North Carolina Registry. 'The general description of the property is provided for con­ venience but is not guaran­ teed: the legal description in the Deed of Trust controls. 4. Any buildings located on the above-described property are also included in the sale. 5. The property will be sold by the Substitute Trustee to the highest bidder for CASH. The highest bidder will be required to deposit IN CASH with the Substitute Trustee at the date and time of the sale the great­ er of five percent (5.0%) of the amount of the bid or Seven Hundred Fifty and no/100 Dol­ lars ($750.00). 6. All bidders bid for the prop­ erty AS IS on the date of sale. Absolutely no warranties are made as to the condition, value or title of the property. While the Substitute Trustee be­ lieves the title to be good, all bidders are advised that they should obtain Independent counsel to examine record title as the property is sold subject to prior record interests. The Noteholder has reserved the right to withdraw the sale up to and until the Deed is delivered by the Substitute Trustee. 7. The property will be sold subject to all unpaid taxes and special assessments. 8. The property being sold is all of that property described in the Deed of Trust except as specifically set forth above. It is the intention to extinguish any and all rights or interests in the property subordinate to the Deed of Trust. 9. Additional Notice Where the Real Property is Residential with Less Than 15 Rental Units: An order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to G.S. 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parlies in possession by the Clerk of Su­ perior Court of the County in which the property is sold. Any person who occupies the prop­ erty pursuant to a rental agree­ ment entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may, after receiving the Notice of Sale, terminate the rental agreement upon 10 days' writ­ ten notice to the landlord. Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the ef­ fective date of the termination. Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a bona fide lease or terlancy may have additional rights pursuant to Public Law 111-22 Protecting Tenants at Foreclosure Act of 2009. THIS the 28th day of October, 2013. Chester E Whittle, Jr. Substitute Trustee P.O Box 494 Boone, NC 28607 828-264-6661 Publish: 11.12.13/11.19.13 13 SP 121 NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE NORTH CAROLINA ASHE COUNTY Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that cer­ tain Deed of Trust executed by Chris Kline to Jackie Miller, Trustee(s), which was dated January 22, 2007 and recor­ ded on January 22. 2007 In Book 00359 at Page 2090, Ashe County Registry, North Carolina. Default having been made of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned. Trustee Services of Carolina. LLC, having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust, and the holder of the note evidencing said de­ fault having directed that the Being the James V. Wyatt and wife. Jeanne M. Wyatt prop­ erty as described in Deed Book 168, Page 1841, also be­ ing Lots 149-158 of the Wild Acres Subdivision; being more particularly described as: Beginning on a 1/2-inch con­ duit found in the Western right of way of Fifth Street, said con­ duit being the Southeastern corner ol Lot 158 of the James V. Wyatt and wife. Jeanne M. Wyatt property, thence with the Southern line of said Lot 158, N. 75-44-12 W. 149.86 feet to a %-inch rebar set in the East­ ern right of way of Forth Street, said rebar being the South­ western corner of said Lot 158; thence with the eastern right of way of said Forth Street and the Western line of Lots 158149, N. 14-00-00 E. 250.00 feet to a %-inch conduit found, said conduit being the North­ western corner of Lot 149: thence with the Northern line of said Lot 149, S. 75-57-24 E. 149.86 feet to a 14-inch con­ duit found in the Western right of way of said Fifth Street, said conduit being the Northeast­ ern corner of said Lot 149; thence with the Western right of way of said Fifth Street and the Eastern line of Lots 149158, S. 14-00-00 W. 250.58 feet to the beginning, contain­ ing 0.861 acres as calculated by coordinate geometry, from field data gathered by the Thomas Herman Co.. P.O Box 519, Jefferson, NC 286400519, (336) 246-3352, NCRLS L-2633, dated August 2. 1993. The above-described property is subjedt to and there is herein conveyed those certain water rights as recorded in Book 69, Page 359 and Book 125, Page 153, Ashe County Registry, said document incorporated by reference as though fully set out herein. The above described property is the same property con­ veyed from M L. Morris and wife, Jessie Morris to Joel E. Davis and wife, Ann P. Davis in deed dated May 28, 1999 and recorded in Deed Book 240, Page 1030, Ashe County Registry Save and except any releases, deeds of release or prior con­ veyances of record. Said property is commonly known as 224 Tanner Lane, West Jefferson, NC 28694. Third party purchasers must pay the excise tax, and the court costs of Forty-Five Cents (45c) per One Hundred Dol­ lars ($100.00) pursuant to NCGS 7A-308(a)(1). A cash deposit (no personal checks) of five percent (5%) of the pur­ chase price, or Seven Hun­ dred Fifty Dollars ($750 00), whichever is greater, will be re­ quired at the time of the sale Following the expiration of the statutory upset bid period, all the remaining amounts are im­ mediately due and owing. Said property to be offered pursuant to this Notice of Sale is being offered for sale, trans­ fer and conveyance "AS IS WHERE IS." There are no representations of warranty relat­ ing to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at. or relating to the property being offered for sale This sale is made subject to all prior liens, unpaid taxes, any unpaid land transfer taxes, special assess­ ments, easements, rights of way. deeds of release, and any other encumbrances or excep­ tions of record. To the best of the knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the current own­ ers) of the property is/are Chris Kline. An Order for possession of the property may be issued pursu­ ant to G.S. 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties In possession by the clerk of superior court of the county in which the prop­ erty is sold. Any person who occupies the property pursu­ ant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may, after receiving the notice of sale, terminate the rental agreement upon 10 days' writ­ ten notice to the landlord. The notice shall also state that upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the ef­ fective date of the termination If the trustee is unable to con­ vey title to this property for any reason, the sole remedy of the purchaser is the return of the deposit. Reasons of such Inab­ ility to convey include, but are not limited to, the filing of a bankruptcy petition prior to the confirmation of the sale and re­ instatement of the loan without the knowledge of the trustee If the validity of the sale is chal­ lenged by any party, the trust­ ee, in their sole discretion, if they believe the challenge to have ment, may request the court to declare the sale to be void and return the deposit The purchaser will have no fur­ ther remedy Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC Substitute Trustee Brock & Scott, PLLC Attorneys for Trustee Services File No.: 13-07742-FC01 Publish:11.12.13/11.19 13 Miscellaneous Central Boiler OUTDOOR WOOD FURNACE Safe, clean, efficient. WOOD HEAT. Matthews Heating Solutions 336-501-1618 EMPLOYMENT Drivers & Delivery Drivers: Start up to $.41/mile. Home Weekly or Bi-Weekly, 90% No-Touch. 70% D&H CDL-A 1 yr. 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Cooking School TasteofHome.com/CookingSchool FOLLOW US: cookingschoolblog.com f J?, if Tickets will be available at The Mount Airy News, Elkin Tribune, Yadkin Ripple, The Carroll News, The Pilot News or by calling size of a business card. Their work will be di­ rected by Dr. John Allen, a research professor at ASU who was awarded the grant. He is also an emeri­ tus scientist at Goddard. "The students will use the Department of Physics' scanning electron micro­ scope to look for imperfec­ tions in the chips and use a focused ion beam laser with nano-processing and nano-fmishing techniques to clear any debris or im­ perfections from the chips, then test them using a he­ lium neon laser for trans­ mission of light through the chips' channels before returning them to God­ dard for final testing," Al­ len said. "The capabilities here are unique for most any university," he said of equipment in Appala­ chian's Department of Physics and Astronomy. CubeSats are cubeshaped satellites that weigh less than 3 pounds and measure about 4 inch­ es on each side. The small satellites typically are be­ ing developed for use in earth and planetary sci­ ence research and military applications. As part of the grant, the students will participate in testing at Goddard using a quantum cascade laser.They also will present regular re­ ports to Goddard scientists and NASA grant managers in Washington, D.C. Photo by Jane Nicholson | Jefferson Post Graduate student Brady Pearce (left) works with Dr. Phil Rus­ sell from Appalachian State University's Department of Phys­ ics (center), and Dr. John Allen (right) on a NASA-funded proj­ ect to characterize and analyze small spectrometer-on-a-chip devices for use In the Goddard Space Flight Center's small satellite or CubeSats program. "They will get to see a federal research lab func­ tioning from the inside and have access to world-class talent. The experience will help them become com­ fortable developing ideas and defending their work to project managers," Al­ len said. "That's going to give them a leg up when they begin their profes­ sional careers." "There are an enormous number of people who are retired or who are plan­ ning to retire who want to continue working in science, including writing proposals for funding and working with students, but they do not want to work full time," he said. "This program gives us a place to 'hang our hat,' write grant proposals, contribute to the research and teaching mission of the university and benefit from the ad­ ministrative support we can receive at a university." In the short time that the senior scientists have been appointed as research faculty, their work has gen­ erated more than $500,000 in external funding to Ap­ palachian. They are also in­ volved with other propos­ als involving Appalachian faculty and students that are underdevelopment or consideration for funding by agencies such as NASA, the National Science Foun­ dation and the National In­ stitutes of Health. Carolina West opens new location The Mount Airy News at 336-786-4141 General Admission tickets $12 each, and $35 for VIP. VIP tickets will include a special Taste of Home cookbook and a seat on one of the front rows. Sponsored by: CMOttCMtk A HAVk *•*!»'»u| f •o o d i t o r t * •- 8lanR0ck&Hiatt ija-i H k U ' . n ; . , ' I l l The show will be held on Thursday, Nov. 21 at 6:30 p.m. At Cross Creek Country Club Change of Venue! 1129 Greenhill Rd, Mt. Airy, NC 27030 Doors open at 5 p.m. Cash bar and light food selections available for additional purchase at Cross Creek Country Club starting at 5pm. 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C O M ^^^ 'iViV "IIR'II " ^ Jeep CALL TODAY! 828-264-3626 • 800-789-0477 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Jefferson Post Type The nature or genre of the resource Newspaper Description An account of the resource The Jefferson Post was a twice-weekly newspaper printed in West Jefferson, North Carolina. Printing news, announcements and obituaries for Ashe County, the newspaper was owned by Civitas Media of Davidson, North Carolina, and had a circulation of 6,500. The Jefferson Post began publishing in 1988. The newspaper was the result of a merger between Ashe County's historic weekly newspaper The Skyland Post and a competing weekly of 10 years, the Jefferson Times. 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II CAMOI.I V\ S QEl^H Page B1 Vol. 88, Issue .91 Comml Contra Todd... FRIDAY. NOVEMBER 15.2013 $1.00 Christmas tree season in good si so far Snow, shorter buying season are potential risks Wll Petty Staff Writer ipetty@civitasmedia.com The Christmas tree harvest season for Ashe County this year will face numerous challenges, but the N.C. Agricultural Ex­ tension is saying that so far, the season remains in good shape. "One big thing that we feel lucky about is that we missed this weather system that was coming through," said Travis Birdsell, the agricultural exten­ sion agent which focuses on Christmas trees in the county. "(The system) did not dump the snow like we thought it was going to. That was very fortunate, because that means the harvest season is still go­ ing well." While snow can be a potential problem for the season, growersand sellers also have to deal with the issue of a shorter chooseand-cut season. Customers start pur­ chasing Christmas trees after Thanksgiving, which this year falls on Nov. 28. Birdsell said that is the lat­ est possible date the holi­ day can be. "After Thanksgiving weekend, (sellers) only have three great weekends to sell trees on choose-andcut lots," he said. In Ashe County, Christ­ mas trees are a $65 million industry, which employees 1,000 people year-round and 2,500 people seasonal­ ly. Residents grow 12,000 acres of the trees in the county. In turn, the industry helps bring commerce to other businesses in the area. "That is one thing we like to positively stress, it's not just Christmas tree growers that are positively affected by the tree indus­ try," Birdsell said. "The retail stores, gas stations, anywhere those people working also spend money gets a boost." This year the National Christmas Tree Associa­ tion is estimating that 36 See TREE I A3 File Photo | Jefferson Post Christmas trees in Ashe County are a $65 million industry. As harvest season takes place, a shorter selling season and potential snows could affect sales in the county. • • • • m • • • • m Submitted Photo| Jefferson Post Ashe Sharing Center Program Facilitator Michael Sexton and board memeber Trey Simmons look over information provided by the Feed the Hungry program in August of this year. The Sharing Center had 11 trained data collectors which worked a total of 276.5 volunteer hours. Ashe County to receive county-specific data from Hunger in America survey W i l Petty Staff Writer jpetty@civitasmedia.com Wil Petty | Jefferson Post EMS personnel work to remove Wayne Finley, 89, of Lansing from a two-vehicle accident that occurred on N.C. 163 at approximately 10:40 a.m. on Tuesday. Finley was airlifted to Wake Forest Baptist where he died Tuesday evening. Lansing man dies after crash Wll Petty Staff Writer jpetty@civitasmedia.com A Lansing man died following injuries sustained from an acci­ dent Tuesday morning on N.C. 163 near the Dr. Pepper plant in West Jefferson. Wayne Finley, 89, of Lansing, was pronounced dead at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem Tuesday evening after being airlifted from Ashe Medical Center, according to N.C. Highway Patrolman Jason Brown. The wreck, which happened at approximately 10:40 a.m. Tues­ day, occurred when Finley^ black Honda Accord struck a semi-trail­ er truck turning out of the plant on to the highway. Brown said the car was head­ ing west on N.C. 163 while the truck was in the process of turn­ ing on to the road when the colli­ sion happened. Brown said there was no brak­ ing before the accident and no way to determine the circum­ stances surrounding the collision. Finley, who was wearing his seat belt, was pinned in the ve­ hicle as a result of the collision. EMS personnel spent several minutes removing him from the wreckage. Volunteer firefighters from the West Jefferson Volunteer Fire Department blocked the highway from Mt. Jefferson Road to Frank Dillard Road as Finley was at­ tended to. Responders were: N.C. High­ way Patrol, West Jefferson Police, West Jefferson Volunteer Fire De­ partment and Blue Ridge Medical Transport. The Ashe County Sharing Center played a signifi­ cant role in the 2014 Hunger in America study, and the benefits for the county are priceless. "We are proud of our volunteers that represented the Sharing Center," said Kelly Vannoy, chairperson of the Sharing Center's Board of Directors. "I think it's just a reflection of how the volunteers at the Sharing Center are always willing to go the extra mile to do whatever it takes to make our program a success." Hunger in America is a survey that is conducted nationwide every four years by the nonprofit Feeding America to learn more about those using food assis­ tance programs and chart how area charities meet the need. "We are blessed at the Sharing Center," said Michael Sexton, the Sharing Center's program facilitator. "God has blessed us so much that we feel like we need to give back to the hunger studies and help anyway we can." See HUNGER | A3 Memory task force kicks off with breakfast fundraiser Wil Petty Staff Writer ipetty@civitasmedia.com The Ashe County Memo­ ry Task Force held its kickoff fundraiser at Shatley Springs restaurant on the morning of Nov. 8, to raise awareness of Alzheimer's in the community. "This is our first attempt at a memory breakfast and the outpouring from the community has been huge," said Cameron Keziah, a member of the task force. "Several businesses even brought their entire staff and sat down for a staff meal this morning. It's great to see local busi­ nesses supporting some­ thing like this." The breakfast, which lasted from 7 a.m. to 10: Wil Petty | Jefferson Post Memory Task Force members Meghan Lawton, Bevin South and Cameron Keziah stand in front of paper forget-me-nots at Shatley Springs during a task force fundraiser on Friday, Nov. 8. The Memory Task Force was created to raise aware­ ness of Alzeheimer's disease in the county. 30 a.m., involved custom­ ers coming in, paying $10 for a ticket and receiving a family-style meal from the restaurant. "The breakfast is what we call the memory break­ fast, and it is done to sup­ port the Alzheimer's As­ sociation," said Meghan Lawton, the Development and Program manager for the Alzheimer's Asso­ ciation in the Foothills and Hickory area. "To raise awareness, we provide education and support for caregivers in the area." The memory task force was formed in August by the county's different care­ givers and hospices as a way to come together to handle the disease, which is the sixth leading cause of death in the United States. "This (turnout) is awe­ some, it's better than I ex­ pected," said Bevin South, See BREAKFAST I A3 File Photo| Jefferson Post The annual West Jefferson Holiday Parade will take place at 11:45 a.m. on Saturday. Nov. 16. This year, a special visitor from the North Pole will be at the end of the parade. Annual West Jefferson Holiday Parade takes place Saturday Wll Petty Staff Writer jpetty@civrtasmedia.com The town of West Jefferson is ready to kick off the holi­ days, and the entire town is expected to see an extrava­ ganza. The annual West Jefferson Holiday Parade will take place at 11:45 a.m. on Saturday, Nov. 16. "(The parade) is always fun," said Pete Yates, organizer of the parade. "It is a good time to come and be part of the community." The parade will organize at Ingles and then make its way through downtown West Jefferson before ending at the NAPA Auto Parts on U.S. 221 business. Yates said the route remains the same as previous years. See PARADE | A3 �PAGE A2 FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 2013 'We should consider every day lost on which we have not danced at least once' Ashe District Court Decisions The weekly session of the Ashe County District Court was held Nov. 7, with the Honorable Mar­ garet Sharpe presiding. These decisions were handed down by the court: Otilia E. Argueta: (T) operate vehicle with no insurance, (T) no op­ erators's licence — cons. (P) no contest (J) guilty. 30 days ACJ suspended sentence, 12 months supervised probation. Cannot operate motor vehicle without licence. $100 restitution to vic­ tim. When conditions are complete, transfer to unsupervised probation. (I) unsafe movement (P) no contest (J) guilty, CC. Korey D. Calhoun: (T) driving while impaired (P) no contest (J) guilty. 60 days ACJ suspended sentence. 24 months su­ pervised probation, 24 hours CWS $100 plus CC. (I) failure to wear seat belt - driver (P) no contest. Pay $25 plus CC. JEFFERSON POST i I Thomas James Hamm: (F) larceny after break­ ing and entering, (M) possession of drug paraphanalia, (M) carrying concealed weapon, (M) communicating threats, (T) operating vehicle with no insurance cons. (P) no contest. (J) guilty. 7 to 18 months DAC suspended, DART rj % recommended, $640 res­ titution to be docketed a civil judgement. Contra­ band be destroyed and weapon disposed. Zachary Dale Jones: (M) contributing to delequincy of juvenile, (M) possession of drug paraphanalia. (P) no 'contest. (J) PJC. Harold Dean Waters: (T) driving while im­ paired. Resentence as to prior judgement. Active portion to be. at direc­ tion of police officer. Abbreviations: (F) fel­ ony; (M) misdemeanor; (T) traffic violation; (I) infraction; (P) plea; (J) judgment; PJC: prayer for judgment contin­ ued; 90-96: 1st offense conditional discharge; MCP: Misdemeanant Confinement Program; ACJ; Ashe County Jail; DOC: N.C. Department of Corrections; DAC: Di­ vision of Adult Correc­ tions; CRV: confinement in response to violation; CWS: community work service; CC: pay court costs; cons.: charges consolidated J& B -• /\ Auto Repair /] * H'knuts, lump St arts., IIISJHTI IDII.n. Brakes, Strut} Shocks, Clutches, AC WotfR, Tires,'batteries, etc 970 \J$ Hwy 221 N • Jefferson 336 846 3992 Submitted photo| Jefferson Post Don't lose a day - dust off those dancing shoes and head on down to Todd this Friday, Nov. 15, for the monthly Com­ munity Contra Dance at Todd Mercantile. Grab your partner and the family or come on down by yourself and learn to "do-si-do" with your friends and neighbors to the lively tunes from the Laurel Creek String Band. No experience is necessary since the callers go over every dance step before hand. The cost is $5 for the band and caller with free admission for those under 12. It all starts at 7:30 p.m. Even if you have two left feet it sure is a good time to watch and listen. Celtic Fiddler Jamie Laval at the Ashe Arts Center A Jamie Laval will be joined by guitarist Roger Gold for a concert at the Ashe Arts Center at 7:30 p.m. on Sat­ urday, Nov. 16. Laval cre­ ates rapt audiences with his passionate performances of traditional music of Scot­ land, Ireland, Brittany and Quebec, blending an ancient li enerc/iea WELCOMES Independence Oil and LP Gas customers! We are excited to let you know that Blue Ridge Energies, LLC, has acquired the assets of Independence Oil & LP Gas. Providing excellent service to our customers is our top priority at Blue Ridge Energies and we look forward to serving you from our locations at: US Hwy 163, West Jefferson, NC • 336-846-2421 1889 Hwy. 21 South, Sparta, NC • 336-372-1742 584 E. Main Street, Independence, VA • 276-773-9113 'Customer service and propane appliance showrooms are located at the locations listed above. BlueRidgeEnergies.com | facebook.com/BlueRldgeEnergies art form with stunning virtu­ osity and contemporary Hair that resonates with families, youth, seniors, and devotees of ethnic, jazz, and classical music. The term "Celtic" refers to the music and culture that evolved in Ireland, Scotland, Wales, Cornwall (western England), Brittany (western France) and Galicia (westem Spain) -areas where the early Celts had once lived and where Gaelic was sub­ sequently spoken. Following the collapse of the Roman Empire, these Gaelic speak­ ers fostered a distinctive culture bom of their rural ag­ ricultural lifestyle, their mix­ ture of Pagan and Christian spiritualities, and an undying love of music, dance, art and literature. A native of Seattle, Laval initially studied classical vio­ lin at the Victoria Conserva­ tory of Music and made his living as a professional sym­ phony musician, recording studio artist, improvising violinist, and contra dance fiddler. But his passion for the haunting sounds of rural Scottish folk music eventual­ ly usurped all other preoccu­ pations, and he now devotes himself exclusively to Celtic music. In 2002, Laval won the U.S. National Scottish Fiddle Championship and is now hailed as "One of North America's finest practitio­ ners of traditional Scottish music" (San Jose Mercury News). His touring career includes over 100 engage­ ments per year throughout the US. and Scotland. He has appeared on the NBC Today Show, Dave Matthews' Some Devil album, and performed for Her Majesty the Queen. Submitted photo | Jefferson Post One of the "hottest fiddler out there," Laval's act, according to critics, has been turning heads wherever it plays. Laval and Asheville guitarist Roger Gold will perform In West Jefferson Saturday evening. Laval's newest album. Mur­ murs and Drones, won the popular vote for "Best World Traditional Album" in the 2012 Independent Music Awards. A concert experience with Laval combines toe-tapping melodies, amusing stories, foot percussion, poetry, and delicately nuanced accompa­ niment from Asheville gui­ tarist Roger Gold to create a beautiful atmosphere of the Scottish Highlands. The Asheville CitizenTimes claims Laval is " one of the hottest fiddlers out there, this act has been turning heads wherever it plays." Don't miss this exciting concert. Tickets are $12 adults and $5 students and are available at the Ashe Arts Center or by calling 336-846-2787. For more information please call 336-846-2787. Senior center to provide free memory screenings Wil Petty Staff Writer jpetty@civitasmedia.com Ashe Services for Aging will participate in National Memory Screening Day by providing free memory screenings at the Ashe Se­ nior Center next week. "We usually have a re­ ally good turnout," said Glenda Luther, volunteer coordinator for Ashe Ser­ vices for Aging. "We hope that everyone comes out to take advantage of the screenings." The memory screenings will take place at the Senior Center from 9 a.m. to 1p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 19. Luther said the screen­ ings will be confidential. In order to participate, people will have to sign up for the screenings, done in 30 minute increments, and fill out some paperwork. "A screening will consist of a series of questions that test a person's memory," she said. The screenings, and Na­ tional Memory Screening Day, are being sponsored by the Alzheimer's Founda­ tion of America. The Ashe Services for Aging's CAP case managers will be giv­ ing the tests. An example of what would be asked would be for a person to remember five items, continue with the survey and at the end reiterate what those five items were. "If the seniors are above a certain point scale, then they are OK," Luther said. "If they fall below that (scale), they receive a let­ ter they can take to their doctor showing the results of the screening." The tests are entirely preliminary. Luther said the screenings do not di­ agnose anybody having symptoms of Alzheimer's. "(The screening) is just a series of'questions that can indicate memory is­ sues," she said. Following the screening, participants will then be asked to complete a survey. For more information about the screenings, call the Senior Center at (336) 246-2461. �.JEFFERSON POST VERSIE BURNETTE CARPENTER Nov. Car- 11, r i - 2013, at her resi­ dence. She was 86. She was born on July 5, 1927, to the late Sidney and Liza Calhoun Carpen­ ter. In addition to her par­ ents, Versie was preceded in death by a sister, Esta Hart; brothers, Norman Carpenter and Garland Carpenter. Versie was a Charter Member of First Freewill Baptist Church. She is survived by her sister, Exie Carpenter; nephew, Ronnie Carpenter and wife Donna; and great nephews, Christen and Cory Carpenter; and many more nieces and nephews. A Funeral Service was conducted at 11 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 14,2013, at the Mountain City Funeral Home with Pastors Billy Poe Jones, Denton Hart and Johnny Hart. Graveside Service and Interment followed in the Carpenter Family Cem­ etery, Fairview Road, Ashe County. Pallbearers were Versie's nephews. The family wishes to ex­ tend their appreciation and gratitude to Dr. Susanne Shine and Staff of Johnson County Medical Group, Staff of Silver Angels and Johnson County Rescue Squad for all of their kind­ ness and care. In lieu of flowers, the family respectfully requests that memorials be made to the Johnson County Res­ cue Squad, 203 Vandilla St., Mountain City, TN 37683. The family will receive friends at the home, 1104 W. Main St., Mountain City, TN 37683. Condolences may be sent to the family online at www.mountaincityfh.com The family of Versie Burnette Carpenter has entrusted her services to Mountain City Funeral Home, 224 South Church St., Mountain City, TN 37683. RICHARD D. BELL . Richard D. Bell, of Chris­ tiana, Pa., passed away at r ^ i the Mt. Joy Hospice Center on Monday, Nov. 11, Providence, Pa., compan­ ion Lori Stoltzfus of Chris­ tiana and her children, Michael Stoltzfus of Para­ dise, Pa., Pamela Reel of Quarryville, Pa., and John Stoltzfus of Christiana, Pa.; five grandchildren and a granddaughter on the way; and two siblings, Debi Bell of Jefferson, and Michelle was 52. He was born in Jeffer­ Hogue of Thomasville. He was preceded in son, son of Janet Bell Bow­ ers of Trinity and the late death by a brother Michael Benny Bell. Bell. In the past, he had A life celebration service worked for Walter & Jack­ will take place at 4 p.m. son, Inc. of Christiana and Saturday, Nov. 23, 2013, at enjoyed doing carpentry the Shivery Funeral Home, work on the side. He was 111 Elizabeth St., Chris­ a member of the Christiana tiana, Pa., with a greeting American Legion and the time from 3 p.m. until time Rod & Gun Club of Gap. of service. There will be a He enjoyed hunting, NAS­ time during the service to CAR, his dog Zip and tak­ share a memory or a story ing his daughters Snapping in remembrance of Rick. In lieu of flowers, con­ Turtle Fishing. Surviving, besides his tributions may be made mother, are two daughters, to Hospice & Community Emily S., wife of Joseph Care, P.O. Box 4125, Lan­ Van Aulen of Quarryville, caster, PA 17604. shiveryPa., Jessica D. Bell of New funeralhome.com While volunteers drove to several of the 18 coun­ ties served by Second Harvest Food Bank of Northwest N.C without any monetary reimburse­ ment, Ashe County will gain something more valu­ able. "Hunger in America will do a report on Ashe Coun­ ty," Sexton said. "It will be a snapshot of the hunger situation in our county." Approximately 40 Ashe County residents took part in the anonymous survey, which gives information on if families go without food or have to choose paying for other things instead of food such as medicine, housing or utilities. Also, Ashe Sharing Cen­ ter was able to network with other food pantries in the district so they could see how they could help one-another out. "We learned a lot from doing these surveys as well," Vannoy said. "We went to so many differ­ ent food pantries and pro­ grams that it was really Wil Petty Staff Writer )petty@civitasmedia com America Recycles Day is taking place Friday, Nov. 15 and the organizers of Keep Ashe Beautiiul want to get everybody in the community involved. "(The day is) a proclamation to remind everybody that America recycles," said Elaine Graham, executive director of Keep Ashe Beautiful. To commemorate the day, Keep Ashe Beautiful is having the students at the dif­ ferent schools and Wilkes Community College get involved by signing a signature page. Thepage will say "Irecycle, do you?" Graham said they would then put those names on a large poster which will have the same slogan. The theme of this year's America Recycles Day is "I want to be re­ cycled." On Nov. 16, during the West Jefferson Holiday Parade the nonprofit, which was formed in May 2012, will have a table set up with information on ways recycling can help the environment and saving energy. Also, they will help people know what can and cannot be recycled. "We just want to put out a reminder that a lot of people recycle, which is a pos­ itive statement," Graham said. "It's a re­ minder how important (recycling) is, how easy it is to do and how beneficial it is." Graham said that recycling one alumi­ num can saves enough energy to power a television set for three hours. "Recycling is the easiest thing we can all do 365 days a year to save energy, con­ serve natural resources and create green jobs," she said. For more information about America Recycles day, and different products that are made using recycled resources, visit www.iwanttoberecycled.oig. Parade From Page A1 This year, the theme is "Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow." The commer­ cial sponsor is Parker Tie Co., while it is hosted by the town of West Jefferson and organized by the West Jefferson Lions Club. While some parts of the parade do remain the same, one new application has parade organizers ex­ cited. "This year, we will have the Shriners miniature cars, which are always a big hit in parades," Yates said. "This will be the first time we've had them on the mute." Alongside the Shriners, the parade will have over 50 entrants in the parade including $6 million worth of fire trucks, marching bands and various church floats. No candy will be thrown from the parade floats. "At the end of the parade we will have a special visi­ tor," Yates said. "I believe he's from the North Pole." While the application process officially stopped on Wednesday, Nov. 13, Yates said interested ap­ plicants can still signup through Friday. There are rules regarding horses, an­ tique cars and political af­ filiations. Yates said he hopes to see a large crowd at the pa­ rade and hopes it's a good kickoff to the holiday sea­ son. "I want everybody to come out and enjoy the pa­ rade," Yates said. For more information about the parade route and regulations, go online to www.westjeffersonlionsclub.org/. location to hold the break­ fast. The task force's goal was to raise $3,000 for awareness of Alzheimer's. "We wanted to test the waters with this event and use it to kick start the task force," he said. The task force plans to continue meeting monthly to come up with more ideas for promoting the new group and their mes­ sage. Keziah said they are planning future events, but don't have anything sched­ uled yet. The task force thanked Shatley Springs restaurant for allowing the breakfast to take place there. "We want to give a huge thank you to Lee McMillian and all of his staff," Keziah said. "They have all been more than accommo­ dating for us." shipments will start next week. This explains the influx of transporting seen around the county. "The trees are being har­ vested and moved from the fields to loading yards," Birdsell said. "They are being stockpiled for whole­ sale distribution." Birdsell said that whole­ sale vendors have con­ tracts which allows them to know how many trees they need to cut and send to the loading yard. While farmers this year experienced a rainy season that has hurt many of the county's crops, the Christ­ mas trees remain in great shape. "Despite all of the wet weather we've had this year, Christmas trees are one of the few crops that has benefited from it," Birdsell said. "(The rainy season) was more like its native habitat." Still, the industry re­ mains very weather depen­ dent. Snow and rain could put the growers behind schedule on harvesting the trees, but for sellers the snow could help. "A little bit of snow is a great thing for a choose- . and-cut lot," Birdsell said. "(The snow) puts people in that Christ man »piril> >, hope every body goes out and chooses to put up a real tree to celebrate their Breakfast From Page A1 organizer of the task force. "We had a great turnout. I am really thankful for the support that Ashe County shows." Keziah said that Shatley Springs was the perfect Tree From Page A1 million trees will be pur­ chased nationwide, which is an increase from last year. "Christmas tree sales depend on people buying them," Birdsell said. "It is always hard to know how many people are going to buy trees." While choose-and-cut sellers will start getting their heavy business after Thanksgiving, wholesale holiday." NOTICE OF JUDICIAL SALE Lands of ANITA BROWN and WALTER WAYNE BROWN Hunger From Page A1 PAGE A3 Keep Ashe Beautiful promotes America Recycles Day OBITUARIES Versie Burnette p e n t e r, of Moun­ tain City, Tenn. , passed on away Monday, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 1F>, 2018 advantageous for us in that respect." The Sharing Center pro­ vided 11 of Second Har­ vest food bank's 69 data collectors. Those from Ashe conducted 31 visits and racked up 276.5 in vol­ unteer hours. The economic value of the volunteer hours totaled $6,121.71, or $22.14 per hour. "It was very important that we helped (Feeding America) to be success­ ful," Sexton said. " Their success is our success." The data, which will be verified by Westat, and the report will be avail­ able in 2014. "(The report) will have graphs and data in it that we will be able to report back to the community on," Sexton said. Vannoy said the Shar­ ing Center has done infor­ mal surveys in the past. "We have done informal surveys here with our cli­ ents, so we're interested to see how our survey re­ sults compare to the ones from Hunger in America," she said. AMERICA'S BEST SELLING REPLACEMENT . WINDOW ||WINDOWS ANYJ5IZE 1*189 INSTALLED White double hung up to 4 x6j * See store tor details Simply the Beit tor LP—" FREE In-Home Estimate: 336-838-9393 Or visit our showroom: 1401 Second St., North Wilksboro Across From The Ford Detlership) WindowWorldFoothills.com ^HIIICS JOHN BENJAMIN "JAK" REEVES - REEVES LAW FIRM. PLLC, ATTORNEYS 202 EAST MAIN STREET, P 0 DRAWER 67. WEST JEFFERSON, NORTH CAROLINA 28694 (336)246-7172 - FAX (336)246-5966 - jak@reeveslawfirm.net STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF ASHE IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION BEFORE THE CLERK 12-CVD-141 ANITA BROWN This sale is being conducted pursuant to the Rules of Special Proceedings as set forth in Article 33 of Chapter 1 of the North Carolina General Statutes. This the 2nd day of October, 2013. John Benjamin "Jak:. Reeves Commissioner vs. WALTER WAYNE BROWN, Under and by virtue of the powers granted in that Order signed by the Honorable David V. Byrd, filed on August 1, 2013, appointing the undersigned as the Commissioner of the sale of lands located in Ashe County, North Carolina, located more specifically as that certain tract of land located at 1965 Flat Rock' Road, Crumpler, Walnut Township, Ashe County, being tract 1, containing 5.335 acres, as shown on plat entitled "Virgil Brown Property," Plat Book 5, Page 329 Walnut Township, Ashe County Registry, North Carolina and more particularly described in Exhibit "A" attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference, the undersigned will offer for sale at public auction to the highest bidder, for cash, at the Courthouse door in Jefferson, North Carolina, at 2:00 p.m. on the 22nd day of November, 2013, said property. The undersigned herein certifies to the Court that he is bringing this action upon the terms set forth in that August 1, 2013 Order appointing the undersigned as Commissioner of this action. Exhibit "A" Being Tract No. 1, containing 5.335 acres, as shown on a plat entitled "Virgil Brown Property" which appears of record in the Ashe County Public Registry in Plat Book 5 at Page 329, to which recorded plat reference is hereby made for a metes and bounds description of said tract. And being the same land described in and conveyed by that certain deed from Virgil R. Brown and wife, Lorene Brown, to Walter Wayne Brown, dated October 20,1994 and of record in the Ashe County Public Registry in Book 202 at Page 996. At the time of sale, the highest bidder shall immediately make a cash deposit in the amount of five (5%) per cent of the amount of the bid or Seven Hundred Fifty ($750) Dollars, whichever is greater. Directions to Property: From Jefferson take NC-16 and follow 3 mi., Turn Left onto Flat Rock Rd for 0.5 mi Take 1*' right to stay on Flat Rock Rd. follow for 1.1 mi., 1965 Flat Rock Rd is on the Left. �PAGE A4. FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 15,2013 JEFFERSON POST JKFFERSON POST FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 15,2013 PAGEA5 CHAMPS Varsity football JV football 1 - Matthew Hamilton, Sr., 2 - Grayson Gilley, Sr., 4 - Maison McNeill, Soph., 5 - Hunter Harms,' Jr.,- 7 - Jonathan Cox,Sr., 8 - Jacob Worley, Jr., 11 3 - Alex Richardson, Soph., 4 - Joseph Lowder, Soph., 5 - Colin Ellis, Fr., 6 - Garrett Miller, Soph., 7 - Caleb Cooper, Soph., 11 Shawn Baker, Jr., 13 - Zach Outen, Jr., 14 - Connor Bowers, Jr., 15 - Dalton Lyles, Jr., 16 - Jake McCarty - Jr., 19 - Luke Mallete, Jr., 20 - Kenny Reed, Jr., 21 Tristen Jones, Fr., 13 - Sam Hudler, Soph., 16 - Tyler Church, Soph., 17 - Dante Shulcr, Fr., 20 - Matthew Greer, Fr., 22 - Ethan - Michael Elliott - Sr., 25 - Ronald Goodlandcr, Sr., 26 - Dylan Turnmire, Sr., 27 - Kendall Rklutf&n, Soph., 28 - Keith Miller, Jr., 30 - Brandon Wingler, Herring, Soph., 23 - Carlos Reed, Soph., 24 - Johnny Retezatu, Fr., 31 - Skye Sullivan, Fr., 32 - Hunter Argetsinger, Soph., 33 - Josh Sr., 31 - Cody Cooper, Sr., 32 - Alex Laws, Sr., 33 • Brandon Blevins, Jr., 35 - Cullen Ashley, Sr, 36-.Cody Sharpe, Sr., 40 - Kaleb Sexton, Jr., 44 - Dustin Hamilton, Soph., 37 - Dillon Miller,Fr., 40 - Alex Kissinger, Soph., 44 - Sam Henson, Fr., 46 - Ben Brown. 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Financing, Parts & Accessories Available ^YAMAHA �Public Opinion "...were it left to me to decide whether we should have a government without newspapers or newspapers without a government, I should not hesitate a moment to prefer the latter." Page A6 November 15,201# — Thomas Jefferson, 1787 Berger's telling bluster on NC PreK ruling thousands L a s t of children week's nar­ struggling, rowly writ­ locked out ten North of a pro­ Carolina gram that Supreme evidence Court deci­ shows helps sion about do them NC PreK better aca­ didn't really demically. break any That was new ground. also lost It mostly re­ in most of inforced the the cover­ status quo, affirming Chris Fitzsimon age of the court deci­ again that all sion, the children in the state have a constitu­ compelling evidence that tional right to a sound, ba­ children who participate sic education that includes in NC PreK and other access to pre-k programs early childhood programs do better in school than for at-risk kids. It also vacated a lower at-risk children who are court decision that found denied the opportunity for new specific barrieis to extra help. Research also shows pre-kindeigarten access unconstitutional because those kids do better in life the Genenil Assembly re­ too. Critics of the program moved the new barriers like to cite studies that that it had earlier imposed. show some of the aca­ But if the decision itself demic gains made in the wasn't earth-shattering, fust few years of schools the reaction to it spoke fade away as the students volumes, particularly from move on to higher grades. The fade away isn't folks like Senate President Pro Tern Phil Berger, who shocking, given that pov­ couldn't have been more erty and other risk factors pleased, saying that the don't disappear as chil­ ruling was "a clear af­ dren reach middle school firmation of the General What's surprising Is that Assembly's central role in the critics of the program shaping education policy use the fade away to blast - and die size and scope programs that work in­ of North Carolina's pre-K stead of finding ways to continue to provide mean­ program." Berger went on to claim ingful supports for the that the vast majority ot at- student and their families. risk kids are currently lie- Isn't helping the kids the point after all? ing served by the budget And finally, what does that Lawmakers passed this year. That will come it say about the political as news to the parents of leadership of the state the 40,000 or so at-risk that it may tike a court to four year olds who can­ force them to fully fund a not enroll in the program program that helps at-risk because Berger and his kids learn and improves colleagues didnt see fit to their chances of having successful lives? provide enough funding. Berger ought to stop The budget the General Assembly passedand Gov­ jiatting himself on the ernor McCrory signed in back and start helping July provides 27,500 slots kids. A couple of the news in NC PreK. That's down from the almost 35,000 accounts of the court de­ slots funded five years ago rision noted tliat it would and down 2,500dots from take about $300 million last year when former a year to create enough Governor Beverly Perdue slots for all the at-risk fourused temporary funding year-olds currently eligible to open up places for 5,000 for NC Pre-K to enrollabout twice the current more kids. No General Assembly level of funding for the has come close to provid­ program. The tax cut for wealthy ing enough funding for the roughly 67,000 at-risk individuals and out of four year olds who qualify state corporations passed for the program every by Berger and his fellow year. Berger and his Re legislators this summer publican colleagues want will cost the state $438 to solve that problem by million next year, $650 redefining at-risk, which million a year when fully does nothing but leave implemented is Tffers i OS KI.KVINU ASIII COI NTV. NORTH r.VHOIJNA MINCE IM2S (USPS 441-810) Member NC Press Association Published twice weekly by Civitas Media LLC. P.O. Box 808 203 S. Second Ave., West Jefferson, NC 28694 Periodicals postage paid at West Jefferson, NC 28694 Phone 336-846-7164 Email cclark@civitasmedia.com Subscription rates in Ashe County - $38/year In North Carolina - $48.01/year Editor/General Manager Staff Writer Staff Writer Sports Writer Advertising Sales Advertising Sales Classifieds/Legals Cliff Clark Wil Petty Dylan Ughtfoot Nathan Ham Teresa Roark Laws John Sears Kay Hart Mail Room Department Julia Beck Postmaster: Send address changes to Jefferson Post P.O. Box 808 West Jefferson NC 28694-0808 All content copyright 2012 by Civitas Media LLC and may not be reproduced without permission. C5V INeesmisueo Climbing a new mountain peak dontists in developing a teeth-straightening "Life is like a mountain range," Ping Fu plan for teenagers to have a series of devices told a group of UNC-Chapel Hill students last manufactured by 3-D printing specifically for week. each patient's mouth. Fu is the founder of Geomagic, Inc., which "American workers," Ping Fu told the stu­ developed the computer code that made 3-D dents, "need to be committed to learn that printing possible. Earlier this year she sold the future of manufacturing is hyper-local." Geomagic to Spartanburg, S. C., based 3D Ping Fu pointed to her stylish shoes that Systems Corp., a manufacturer of 3-D print­ had been made by a 3-D printer. The shoes ing machines, for a reported $55 million. were molded to fit her foot with the choice of Three-dimensional printing makes it possi­ her colors. They could be made to order on ble to duplicate an object with the same ease site in a shoe store that would never have to that a laser printer copies a page from a book. stock anything that was not going to be sold It is changing the way we think about manu­ the same day. facturing. Using the proper computer direc­ D.G. Martin Since the sale of Geomagic, Ping Fu has tions for a 3-D printer, you can make spare become vice president and chief strategy parts for critical but distant machines. officer for 3D Systems. The operations of Back in 1997, soon after first hearing about 3-D printing, Ping Fu decided immediately that she want­ the former Geomagic remain in North Carolina, but ed to be a part of the revolution such machines would she travels around the world on behalf of her new em­ ployer, inspiring co-workers, customers, and potential bring. In trying to persuade others to invest in her new com­ partners to join the localized manufacturing revolu­ pany, she described the potential of the three-dimension­ tion. Now, why does she say life is like a mountain range? al printing process by asking her listeners to imagine Following the crest of a mountain range, going from a microwave-oven shaped box and a similar box many miles away. Placing an object in the first box and press­ one peak to another, Ping Fu, says if you are going for­ ing a button that scans the object, the information is sent ward to the next peak, you have to go down before you to the far away box, where the transmitted information can go up again. To go forward in life and reach a new goal, she told the guides the making of a duplicate. Early on she saw the potential of "personal fabrication" students, "You may have to take a job that pays less or one where your title is lower." or localized manufacturing. In her journey from the oppression of the Chinese Cul­ She founded Geomagic to turn ideas into reality and moved the company to North Carolina's Research Tri­ tural Revolution to great success as an American busi­ ness leader, Ping Fu's life has had its peaks and valleys, all angle in 1999. Geomagic's first major client was NASA, scanning tiles related in greater detail in her memoir "Bend, Not Break: on the space shuttle so that damaged tiles could be evalu­ A Life in Two Worlds," which comes out in paperback ated, duplicated, and replaced in space. The process was next month. Ping Fu says the best advice she ever got was to seek covered by CNN, and when it was broadcast in China, Ping Fu's father, having seen the report, declared to his more to be interested, than to be interesting. Great ad­ daughter by telephone from China, "I'm so proud of you." vice, but hard for her to follow when her story is so im­ Other uses for the 3D printing process enable ortho- portant, so inspiring, and so interesting. X A-l Drastic cuts never happened lina spent 20 grams. Back in Remember when fiscal years ago, conservatives took over the day, most of and 34 per­ North Carolina govern­ the state budget cent more ment and radically reduced was contained than a decade in the General its size and scope? ago. If you di­ Sorry, trick question. No Fund, so law­ vide by aver­ such event ever happened, makers, report­ age per-capexcept in the fevered ers, lobbyists, ita income, imagination of liberal ac­ and others typi­ that trans­ tivists. While it is true that cally said "the lates into 14 budget" Republicans, running as state percent of fiscal conservatives, took when what they personal in­ meant control of the legislature really John Hood come spent in 2010 and a majority of was "the Genend Fund." John Locke Foundation on state sercounty commissions in vices — the Such rhetori2012, the subsequent bud­ highest level gets didn't radically reduce cal laziness is government spending. At no longer wise. Most state in state history. • By 2015, total perthe state level, total spend­ spending now occurs out­ ing is trending down only side the General Fund. capita state spending is modestly when adjusted If you try to evaluate the projected to drop from for inflation and popula­ sufficiency of North Caro­ that 2012 peak to around tion. At the local level, lina's spending on, say, ed­ $5,109. That translates spending growth is either ucation or social services into — hold onto your leveling off or rising at a without including federal hats! — a 4 percent de­ funds, you won't get very crease over three years. slower pace than before. I don't know whether far. We can have a pro­ The 2015 spending figure you will find this informa­ ductive discussion about will still be the third-high­ tion reassuring or distress­ whether federal funding est in North Carolina his­ ing. But if you get all your ought to play such a large tory. We might just survive news about North Carolina role in state programs, but the apocalypse. • The state's General government from spending first we have to agree that Fund had already been lobbies and their media cli­ it does. According to a new dropping, by about 15 per­ ents,Iknow you'll find this study by my John Locke cent from 2009 to 2012 information surprising. colleague after adjusting for inflation One source of confu- Foundation sion here is that the state Sarah Curry, here are the and population. But other budget contains a variety facts about state spending parts of the state budget were increasing during the of different funds and rev­ trends: • North Carolina spent same period. A tax dollar enue sources. One of them is the General Fund, which about $5,350 per resident spent is a tax dollar spent, uses state tax and fee rev­ on education, health care, regardless of whether it enue to finance programs transportation, and other originated and stayed in public schools, correc­ state services in 2012. North Carolina or originat­ tions, the state's share of That's about 79 percent ed here, went to Washing­ Medicaid, and other pro­ more than North Caro- ton, and then came back. Over the next three fiscal years, General Fund will actually tick up by about 3 percent. I'm certainly not argu­ ing that relying on federal funding is a healthy trend. As we all know, the federal budget remains woefully out of balance, despite the salutary effects of seques­ ter cuts. I think total gov­ ernment spending in the United States is too high. At 34 percent of GDP in 2012, it is lower than the postwar peak of 37 percent (reached in 2009) but still markedly higher than the postwar average of 30 per­ cent. America's immediate goal should be at least to return to that 30 percent level. North Carolina can do its part by pressur­ ing Congress to freeze or reduce federal spending, rather than asking for more of it, while continu­ ing to reform the state's own fiscal policies. North Carolina voters, in turn, can do their part by mak­ ing sure they have good information about the size and scope of government, so they can hold their pub­ lic officials accountable for what happens in the real world, not in some liberal writer's imagination. Hood is president of the John Locke Foundation. For more information, visit www.johnlocke.org. �JEFFERSON POST FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 15,2013 PAGE A7 God will be with us, and with a plan The beginning of questions, calms his Moses* story in Exo­ fears, and gives Moses dus sets forth the Bib­ divine oracles of the lical truth of Godhear­ future. ing the cries of His "Now Moses kept jjeople. God is very the flock of Jethro his detail-oriented and father-in-law, the priest specific in His plan to of Midian: and he led rescue them. the flock to the back­ He had a plan and side of the desert, and He shared that plan came to the mountain with His servants. As of God, even to Horeb. an avenger, Moses And the angel of the killed an Egyptian and LORD appeared unto left Pharaoh's house­ him in a flame of fire Leila Harris hold. He fled from out of the midst of a Pharoah and dwelt in bush: and he looked, the land of Midian. He and, behold, the bush married Zipporah and had a son, burned with fire, and the bush was Gershom. As time went by, the king not consumed." (Ex 3:1-2, KJV). of Egypt died, and the Hebrews in Moses became very curious at the the land cried out to God for help. sight of this burning bush that did God remembered His covenant not burn up. "And Moses said, I with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. will now turn aside, and see this Then the story of Moses begins. great sight, why the bush is not God's plan for Moses' servitude burnt. And when the LORD saw is laid out before him and he is over­ that he turned aside to see, God whelmed. Having left the privileged called unto him out of the midst of city life, he had become content to the bush, and said, Moses, Moses. work out his days as a shepherd in And he said, Here am I. And he the rural region of Midian. Amazed said, Draw not nigh hither put off by the miracle of the burning bush, thy shoes from off thy feet, for the he hears the voice of the Lord. place whereon thou standest isholy Then God carries on a conversa­ ground. Moreover he said,Iam the tion with Moses, answers all of his God of thy hither, the God of Abra­ ham, the God of Isaac, and the God him Moses because she "drew him of Jacob. And Moses hid his face; out" of the water. His name means for he wasafraid to look uponGod." "to draw out," which is certainly (Ex 3:3S).Even in the l>eginning of appropriate because God had to God's calling of Moses, God had pa­ continually draw him out into lead­ tience with Moses. God instructed ership. He was not a man who had him every step of the way, even to arrogance or ambitious goals to be remove his shoes because of where the leader of the masses. He has he stood—on Holy ground. Moses' become the man commissioned by amazement turns to fear as he real­ God to deliver the people into the izes the seriousness of facing God promised land of milk and honey. Himself. He willbe sent by the Lord to fulfill "And the LORD said,Ihave sure­ the promises made by the Lord for ly seen the affliction of my |)eople deliverance. which are in Egypt, and have heard "And Moses saidunto God, Who their cry by reason of their taskmas­ am I, that I should go unto Pharaoh, ters; forIknow their sorrows; AndI and that I should bring forth the am come down to deliver them out children of Lsrael out of Egypt? And of the hand of the Egyptians, and he said. Certainly I will be with to bring them up out of that land thee; and this shall be a token unto unto agood kind and a laige, unto a thee, that I have sent thee: When land flowing with milk and honey, thou hast brought forth the people unto the place of the Canaanites, out of Egypt, ye shall serve God and the Hittites, and the Amorites, upon this mountain." (Ex 3:11-12). and the Perizzites, and the Hivites, Moses questions his own calling be­ and the Jebusites. Now therefore, cause ofhis inadequacies. He wants behold, the cry of the children of to know who he is that he should Israel is come unto me: andI have be called by God; who he is that he also seen the oppression wherewith should talk to Pharaoh; and who he the Egyptians oppress them. Come is that he will deliver the people. He now therefore, andI will send thee cannot grasp that God picked him unto Pharaoh, that thou mayest for this enormous responsibility bring forth my people the children and honor. God reassures Moses. of Israel out of Egypt." (Ex 3:7-10). One of the most touchingand soulThe Pharaoh's daughter had named encouraging sentences in Scripture Operation Christmas Child to send gifts across globe CHURCH CALENDAR Nov 16 8 aura -12:30 pan. Fifth Annual Paul Jones Memorial Red Cross Blood Drive will be held at Calvary Free Will Nov. 17 - 24 1(H30 a.m. "You'll Get Through This," a Max Lucado series for hope and help in touch times, will be the focus for the Adult Sunday Schoolclass of Chestnut Hill Methodist Church for the next two months. The church is located at 604 Mar­ tin Gambill Road, Crumpler. For more in­ formation or directions, call 336-982-9056. Baptist Church Fellowship Building. Paul Jones, a retired UPS driver for the coun­ ties of Ashe, Wilkes, and Alleghany and a faithful servant of God, was a life-long blood donor giving more than 120 units. All donors are automatically entered into a drawing for a chance to win Delta Air Line tickets or a $1,000 prize. Appointments are encouraged but walk-ins are welcome. The church fellowship building is located at 3019 Old Wilkesboro Road, just across from the Raccoon Holler Campground. For more information, call Robin Carter at 336-977-1964. Nov. 18 - 22 7 p.m. nightly Revival Services. Grace Community Church will hold re­ vival services at the OldFleetwcxxl School Gym. Guest speaker for the week will be Rev. David Lyalls. You are invited to at­ tend. Nov. 18 4 pan. Hot dogs, Fellowship and My Hope America Presentation by Billy Graham at Christian Unity Baptist 7 p.m. Revival services will begin at Sugar Tree Church. Rev. Mitchell Mash will be bringing the message nightly. Pas­ tor Rev. JimGreer and congregation invite you to attend. Church will have to be rescheduled for a later date. Wil Petty the shoe boxes include hygiene items, clothing, toys, art sup­ plies and hard candy. "The boxes are shipjied out The West Jefferson Fust Bap­ year-round from processing tist Church will serve as a relay centers like the one in Boone," center for this year's Operation McClure said. Christmas Child fundraiser. Representatives from Op­ Operation Christmas Child, eration Christmas Child were an event put togetherby Boone- at Smoky Mountain Barbecue based Samaritans Purse, sends in West Jefferson on Tuesday, shoeboxes filled with supplies Nov. 12 to raise awareness to children living in impover­ and give out shoeboxes for ished nations. customers to fill. "The shoeboxes are sent all Last year, the local restau­ over the world and we don't rant helped out by acting as know where our particular a drop-off location for people shoeboxes from this area will to leave their boxes. end up," said Laura McClure, McClure said boxes will organizer for the Ashe County be collected during National drive. "Samaritan's Purse will Collection Week, which oc­ focus on different countries and curs from Monday, Nov. 18 regions each year." until Monday, Nov. 25. Items traditionally put in Volunteers will be needed Staff Writer jpetty@civitasmedia.com Beaver Creek Christian Church CORNERSTONE FELLOWSHIP Bamett St. • West Jefferson 846-3954 Pastor Todd Brewer Casual & Contemporary Sunday School 10:00 a.m. Sunday Worship 11:00 a.m. Wednesday Bible Study 7:00 p.m. 107 W. Second Street West Jefferson, North Carolina 336-246-5292 www.wjumc.net 9:45 Sunday School 11:00 Morning Worship Mount Jefferson 1670 Mt. Jefferton Rd.. Wett Jefferton, NC 28694 Old Hwy. 221 Near Golf Course Rd West Jefferson • Since 1890 846-3795 Jim Dawes, Minister Sunday School 10:00 a.m. Morning Worship 11:00 a.m. Evening Service 6:30 p.m. Pastor Steven LeaShomb (336) 246-2012 Evening Worthlp - 6:00 p.m. Wednetday Bible Study • 7:00 p.m. Smethport Independent Baptist Church 194 and 88 Wett. Smethport. NC 336-846-7445 Reverend Phil Arnold Sunday School 9:4S a.m. Worthlp 11:00 p.m. Sunday Night Servket 6:10 p.m. A Holy Trinity Church Glendale Springs Eucharist 10:00 am Christian Education 8:30 Rector - The Rev. Stephen Miller J,nrsniinp »ju ntjuiit' Phone - 982-3076 846-7481 L I9S7 US Hwy 221 M. Jefterion, NC (336) 246-4764 9:4S o.n. Sunday 6:10 p.m. Sunday • Sunday Night ,1 10:00 a.m. Tuesday • lay In tha Morning 7:00 p.m. Wednesday • Praytr Meeting wsnmNSvniiiisoviNtKTCHuitaKONiaaoM 336-877-2801 49S Highway 194 South 4 J Rev. A. Owen Peeler Sunday School 9:4Sa.m. Sunday Worship 11:00 a.m. i "And He led them at far as to Bethany... and He Wetted them" luke 24:10 V Big Flatts Baptist Church Fleetwood. NC Pastor, Chris Cox Services: Sunday School 10:00 a.m. Worship Service 11:00 a.m. Wednesday Bible Study 7:00 p.m. Youth Class (All Stars for Jesus) Everyone Welcome! 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One Block Sunday School • 9:30-10:15 a.m. Morning Worship -10:30 a.m. Sunday Evening - 6:00 p.m. Wednesday Night Bible Study - 7:00p.m. C O N S T R U C T I O N 6077 X • • Dr Pepper VANNOY Jefferson IX rhoy shall not bear t alsc wrtne.-vs a$Vnst thy r mgjibor fifqnor thy.hatlrer and thy mutij IIS East Main St., Jefferson. NC (336) 846-9512 9:00 a.m. Informal Worship 9:45 a.m. - Sunday School for all ages 11:00 a.m. - Traditional Worship Service We would love to have you come worship with us. Bethany United Methodist Church © Corner of Hwy. 221 & Cherry St. * Thou shalt not steal IV mbcr the sahh.ith day to keep fthply ^ Jefferson United Methodist Church Rev. Karen F. Miller. Pastor Saturday Services: Bible School -10:00 AM Sabbath Worship -11:15 AM Iwla 6:00 p.m. Monday • T.I.A.M. The Mountain Village Shopping Center T 336-667-6092 • Sunday School 11:00 a.m. Sunday • Worthlp Service 785 East Main Street VIII Thou shale not take the name of' the LORD thuQ Pastor: Kevin Morgan Rev. Keith Casey Hfut VII Seventh-Day Adventist Church of Warrensville Mt. Jefferson Baptist Church P^ i a Thou shall rujt commit adulter.) Wednetday Servke 7:00 p.m. Rev. Will Heyward Pastor: Rev. Lawrence Goodman 1460 Bald Mtn. Rd.. West Jefferson Sunday School 9:30 a.m. Sunday Morning Worship Service 8:30am A 10:45 am Sunday Evening Worship -6:00 pm Wednesday Meal - S:!5 pm Bible Study -6:30 pm Baldmountainchurch. org Email: Baldmountaln@skybest.com Church 877-1550 rkxj shall not mnkr unto thee aw graven mi.uy: | Mltflon! Building by faith Promlie Presbyterian Church Bald Mtn. Baptist Church Thou shalt not kill Sunday School - 9:45 a.m. (Episcopalian) West Jefferson VI Thou shall haveno other' apda Ijefore mr Morning Worthlp -11:00 a.m. Parish of the Holy Communion Sunday School • 9:45 AM Worship • 11:00 AM 201 S. Jefferson Ave., to help sort out the boxes and prepare them for shipment. This will be the second year that West Jefferson First Baptist Church will be the collection center for Ashe County. McClure said Op­ eration Christmas Child has gone on in the county for sev­ eral years. Collection hours for the fundraiser will vary each day, meaning those interested in donation should call ahead for collection times. "We will have different hours each day, every day of that full week," McClure said. For more information on collection hours or how to volunteer, go to: samaritanspurse.org/ or call West Jef­ ferson Fust Baptist Church at (336) 846-5141. Midway Baptist Church ST. FRANCIS OF ASSISI CATHOLIC CHURCH 246-9151 Rev. James Stuhrenberg Main A Ivy Streets. • Jefferson Sun. Morning Mass - 9:00 am Saturday Evening Mass 4:30pm English A 7:30pm Spanish Weekday Mom. Mass Call 336-246-91S1 for times West Jefferson United Methodist Church is when God tells Moses in verse 12, "CertainlyIwill be with thee..." How wonderful! "And Moses said unto God, Be­ hold, whenIcome unto the children of Israel, and shall say unto them. The God of your fathers hath sent me unto you; and they shall say to me. What is his name? what shallI say unto them? And God said unto Moses,I AM THATI AM: and he said. Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, I AM hath sent me unto you." (Ex 3:13-14). God then proceeds to give Mo­ ses a detailed account of what he should say and do, and then what the results will be! Everything that God told Moses at the burningbush came to fruition, because God was certainly with Moses every step of the way. God revealed Himself to Moses; He revealed His plan; and He made promises for the future promises whichHe kept. God gets our attention - wheth­ er in a burning bush or a quiet whisper. God hears and sees every need and His timing is always per­ fect. God has a plan for each of us, and He will reveal His plans to us for our service to Him. God will go with us to fulfill our commission/ calling - certainly! / \ �1* VUK As FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 201.'J J KITKRSON POST Top performers Week 9 Passing 506. Romo. DAL vs.DEN10/06 (25-36.5 TD) 488. M. Stafford.DET vs. DAL 10/27(33-48.1TD) 480. A Rodgers. GBY vs.WAS 09/15(34-42.4 TD) 462. P Manning. DENvs. BAL 09/05(27-42.7TD) 450. E. Manning.NYG at DAL09/08(27-42,4TD) 432. Brady. NWE vs. PIT 11/03 (23-33,4 TD) 428. Vick. PHLvs. SND09/15(23-36.2 TD) 421. M.RyaaATL vs.NWE 09/29(34-54.2TD) 419, P.Rivers, SND at PHL 09/15 (36-47.3 TD) 414. P. Manning. DEN at DAL 10/06 (33-42.4 TD) 413. Brees.NOR vs. MIA09/30 (30-39.4 TD) 412. Kaepernick,SNF vs.GBY 09/08(27-39.3 TD) 4a P Rivers. SND at OAK 10/06(35-48.2 TD) 406. Roethlisberger. PIT vs.CHI 09/22 (26-41,2 TD) 406. Foles. PHLat OAK 11/03 (22-28.7 TD) 401, P.Rivers. SND vs.DAL 09/29(35-42.3 TD) 400. Roethlisberger.PIT atNWE 11/03(28-48.4 TD) 392. Brees. NOR vs.DAL 11/10(34-41,4 TD) 386. P.Manning, DEN at IND10/20 (29-49.3TD) 385. M Stafford. DET at WAS09/22 (25-42.2 TD) 383. Roethlisberger. PIT at MIN 09/29 (36-511TD) 382, Brees. NOR at NYJ11/03 (30-51,2 TD) 374, M.Ryan. ATL vs STL 09/15 (33-43,2 TD) 374. P.Manning. DEN vs. OAK 09/23 (32-37.3 TD) 372. Dalton.CIN at DET10/20 (24-34.3 TD) 362. Flacco. BAL at DEN 09/05(34-62.2 TD) 362. E. Manning.NYG vs.DEN 09/15 (28-49.1TD) 358. Cutler. CHIvs. NOR10/06 (24-33,2 TD) 357, M.Stafford. DET vs.MIN 09/08(28-43.2 TD) 357. Brees.NOR vs. ATL 09/08(26-35.2 TD) 357. M.Stafford. DET vs.CIN 10/20 (28-51.3 TD) 355. Schaub. HOU vs. SEA 09/29(ot) (31-49.2 TD) 354. P. Manning.DEN vs.WAS 10/27(30-44,4 TD) David Eulitt | Kansas City Star | MCT Kansas City Chiefs head coach Andy Reid encourages his players before NFL action against the Buffalo Bills at Ralph Wilson Stadium in Orchard Park on Nov.3. The players credit Reid changing the culture in the Chief's' organization with their turn-around, from 2-14 a year ago to9-0 so far this season. Chiefs credit culture change with 9-0 start KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Andy Reid is tired of all the clich&l questions about fresh starts. He insists that he wasn't burned out or in need of a break after 14 sea­ sons leading the Philadelphia Eagles. Then again, maybe it wasn't Reid who needed to start all over. Maybe, it was the Kansas City Chiefs. They had just endured one of the most miserable years in NFL history, one that was not only a complete failure on the field but a depressing disaster away from it. From the murder-suicide involving linebacker Jovan Belcher to the two measly wins, to the dismissal of general manager Scott Pioli and coach Romeo Crennel, there was very little positive that came of last year. In fact, just about the only positive may have been this: The Chiefs were able to hire Reid, who had just been fired by the Eagles, to orchestrate a much-needed culture change. All of a sudden, jerseys were tucked into shorts. Ev­ erybody in the office was asked to wear matching out­ fits. There was no wasted time, not in practice nor in meetings. There was a sense of professionalism for the first time in years. "The thing that stands out to me is he keeps it about football," said quarterback Alex Smith, whom the Chiefs acquired not long after Reid and general manager John Dorsey came on board. "The thing that stands out to me is he keeps it about football." - Alex Smith quarterback "He created a healthy envi­ ronment," Smith explained. "There are a lot of situations you have to go through to build relationships, liut he's created a healthy environ­ ment to come in and focus on football every single day. He's done a great job of doing that." Indeed, what was once a volatile working environment has become serene. What was once a toxic place to practice and play has become ener­ gized and enthusiastic. What was once a 2-14 team is 9-0 heading into its week off. "The team has been through so much the last couple years," linebacker Jus­ tin Houston said, "so we can withstand a lot of things." The reclamation of the Chiefs may have begun with a culture change, but it took some savvy moves by Dorsey and some brilliant coaching by Reid to make it work. Along with acquiring Smith, the Chiefs selected right tackle Eric Fisher with the first pick in the draft. They bolstered their defen­ sive backfield by signing Sean Smith and Dunta Robinson, and plugged other holes with guys such as defensive end Mike DeVito — not flashy, just effective. But the real genius behind Dorsey's work has been seen in guys such as cornerback Marcus Cooper, who was two picks away from Mr. Irrel­ evant. He was waived by the 49ers and snatched up by the Chiefs, and he's developed into one of the best feel-good stories in all of football this season. Tight end Sean McGrath was similarly picked off the scrap heap. "That's all John," Reid said. "He's done a good job of find­ ing talent wherever he can." Once the talent was on hand, Reid began molding it into shape. The Chiefs offense evolved into one that relies heavily on the short passing game, and is predicated on Smith play­ ing mistake-free. The defense is no longer the read-andreact favored by Crennel but a blitzing, exotic and down­ right nasty group led by coor­ dinator Bob Sutton. What's been spit out is a team that has joined the 1977 Falcons as the only ones in NFL history to allow 17 points or fewer in each of their first nine games. They're a team that's matched the 2003 Chiefs for the best start in franchise history. They're a team that for a while was Rushing on pace to shatter the NFL record for sacks in a season. "Confidence is constantly building," safety Kendrick Lewis said. There's perhaps no better example of how confident the Chiefs have become than the fourth quarter, when they're outscoring opponents 70-17. In fact, they've given teams 20 possessions with a chance to tie or take the lead in the fourth quarter and yielded just three points. That's how you close out wins in the NFL. There are detractors that say the Chiefs have played a soft schedule, and that an offense that only managed three field goals in a win over Buffalo will be their downfall. They argue that the Chiefs are the worst 9-0 team in NFL history, and that the cra­ zy numbers they're putting up — the 23 takeaways, the plus-15 turnover differential — are all a mirage. But the Chiefs know that their finishing stretch in­ cludes two high-profile show­ downs against the Broncos, along with games against the Chargers, Colts and Red­ skins. There will be plenty of chances to prove that they're for real. "We've been through a lot, on and off the field last year, and this year is a big testament to our character and what we stand for," line­ backer Derrick Johnson said. "And all that stuff we've been through in the past is helping us now, keeping us humble." SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT Most New Vehicles Sold By Ross Now Come With A Limited: 184. L. McCoy. PHLat WAS09/09 (31att..1TD) 175. D Murray. DALvs. STL 09/22 (26 att.. 1TD) 158. M. James. TAM at SEA 11/03(ot) (28att.. OTD) 158, L. McCoy. PHL vs.KAN 09/19 (20att .1TD) 155, L McCoy, PHL at GBY11/10 (25 att..0 TD) 154. Ellington, ARIvs. ATL 10/27 (15 att.. 1TD) 153. Gore. SNF at STL 09/26(20 att..1TD) 150. Chr. Johnson.TEN at STL11/03 (23 att.. 2 TD) 150. Lacy.GBY vs.CHI 11/04 (22 att.. 1TD) 149. B.Powell. NYJvs. BUF.09/22(27 att., OTD) 145. M.Lynch. SEAat ATL11/10 (24 att..1TD) 145. Ingram. NOR vs. DAL 11/10 (14att..lTD) 144, D.Martin.TAM vs.NOR 09/15(29 att., OTD) 141. A. Foster.HOU vs.STL 10/13 (20 att.,OTD) 140. A Peterson. MINat DAL11/03 (25 att .1TD) 140. A.Peterson. MIN vs. PIT 09/29 (23 att.. 2 TD) 139, A Morris, WAS atMIN 11/07 (26 att . OTD) 139, Re.Bush, DET vs. CHI 09/29 (18 att..1 TD) 139. Ivory. NYJ vs NOR 11/03 (18 att..1TD) 134. Stacy. STL vs. SEA 10/28(26 att.. 0 TD) 132. J. Starks,GBY vs. WAS 09/15(20 att 1TD) 129. D.McFadden, OAK vs. JAX 09/15(19 att., 0 TD) 127. Stacy,STL vs. TEN 11/03 (27 att., 2TD) 125. Forte,CHI at GBY 11/04(24 att .1TD) 125. M. Lynch. SEA vs.TAM11/03 (ot) (21 att .0 TD) 121. A.Morris. WAS vs.SND 11/03 (ot) (25att.. 1TD) 120, De. Williams,CAR vs.NYG 09/22(23 att., 0 TD) 120, Lacy, GBY at BAL 10/13 (23 att., 0TD) Receiving 329. Cal. Johnson.DET vs.DAL 10/27 (14 rec.. 1TD) 229. And. Johnson. HOUvs. IND 11/03 (9rec., 3 TD) 218. Jeffery.CHI vs.NOR 10/06 (10 rec., 1TD) 208. Boldin. SNF vs. GBY 09/08 (13 rec..1TD) 196. Ant. Brown.PIT vs.CHI 09/22(9 rec.. 2 TD) 193. De.Jackson, PHL vs. SND09/15 (9 rec.. 1TD) 190, Blackmon, JAXat DEN10/13 (14 rec..OTD) 182. Ju. Jones. ATLvs. STL 09/15(11rec.. 1TD) 180. Ve. Davis.SNF vs.ARI 10/13 (8 rec.. 2 TD) 179. J.Graham, NOR at TAM09/15 (10 rec.,1TD) 178, Jam. Jones.GBY vs.WAS 09/15(11rec .OTD) 172. Garcon. WAS vs.SND 11/03 (ot) (7 rec .0 TD) 166. To.Smith, BAL at BUF 09/29(5 rec..1TD) 164, Cruz.NYG at KAN 09/29(10 rec..1TD) 162. A .Green. CIN at CHI09/08 (9 rec.. 2TD) 161. De.Thomas. DENvs. BAL09/05 (5rec.. 2 TD) 155, A.. Green, CIN at DET 10/20 (6 rec.. 1TD) 155. Cal. Johnson, DETvs. CIN 10/20 (9 rec.. 2TD)' 154. V. Jackson.TAM at NYJ09/08 (7 rec..0 TD) 154. S Holmes, NYJ vs.BUF 09/22(5 rec.,1TD) 151, A Green. CIN at BAL 11/10 (ot) (8rec..1TD) 151. Ter.Williams. DALvs. DEN10/06 (4 rec..1TD) 150, Decker.DEN at IND 10/20 (8 rec., 1TD) 150. De.Jackson, PHLat OAK 1J/03 (5 rec..1TD) 149. Gonzalez. ATL vs.NWE 09/29(12 rec.. 2 TD) 149. Douglas,ATL vs.TAM 10/20 (7 rec .1 TD) 146, J. Gordon. CLE at MIN 09/22(10 rec.,1TD) 146, And.Johnson. 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Sports Writer Game of the Week video can be found at jeffersonpost.com (336) 846-7164 nham(">oivitusmedia.com Huskies seek first playoff victory since 2007 Nathan Ham Sports Writer nham@civitasmedia.com Five seasons have come and gone since Ashe County High School last tasted victory in the 2A State Playoffs. This year could be the year to break that streak with the Huskies playing at home for the first time since a 42-24 loss at home against Bandys High School in 2008. In 2009, Ashe traveled to East Lincoln and were defeated 30-16. The next year, Ashe had to take the long drive to Pisgah High School on a cold fall night. The Bears beat Ashe, 48-14. Two years ago, Ashe had a rematch with Band­ ys, but the result was much of the same with the Trojans getting a 4014 victory. Last season, Ashe had to go up against heavilyfavored Newton-Conover. The Red Devils shut out the Huskies, 49-0. The Huskies are in the playoffs for the ll,h con­ secutive year. Ashe has looked like a completely different team from last year, thanks in large part to much im­ proved play from the of­ fensive line, the defense as a whole, and steady play from the quarterback position. Last week in the regu­ lar season finale against Elkin, "Johnathan Cox had a huge game with 24 rushes for 206 yards and two touchdowns. Bowers, Cullen Ashley, Matthew Hamilton and Michael El­ liott each added a rushing touchdown. Bowers completed three of six passes. Mai- Steve Wright | www.StevesSportsShots.com Michael Elliott (21) and Shawn Baker (11) are two of Ashe's top players on defense. son McNeil had one catch for 49 yards and Bradley Lucas had one grab for 40 yards. Defensively, Jacob Blevins had six tackles and one fumble recov­ ery. Dustin Guy had four tackles, Shawn Baker had three tackles and Alex Laws had three tackles and an interception re­ turn for a touchdown. Hamilton added an inter­ ception late in the game and Mitchell Brown re­ corded two tackles for a loss and a fumble recov­ ery. Cox finished the regu­ lar season with 1,127 rushing yards and 14 touchdowns. Hamilton had 259 yards and three scores and Hunter Barnes had 228 yards and one TD. Bowers is 102-189 passing the ball for 1,428 yards, 12 touchdowns and seven interceptions. McNeill lead Ashe in receiving with 31 catches for 602 yards and five scores. Lucas has 17 grabs for 278 yards and four TDs. Defensively, Guy, El­ liott and Blevins have each recorded over 60 tackles. Hamilton leads the team with nine in­ terceptions, Brown leads Ashe in fumble recoveries with four and Ashley is the team-leader in quar­ terback sacks with eight. For Bunker Hill, it will be the first time they have ever faced Ashe in the playoffs. The Bears are 5-17 in postseason history, but have recorded just two playoff wins on the road. Bunker Hill has not won a road playoff game since 1987 when they beat Mitchell County. Overall, the Bears have made 18 playoff appearances in school history. Senior tailback Jordan Eckard is Bunker Hill's Nathan Ham| Jefferson Post Connor Bowers and the offensive line will need to hold up under pressure Friday night against Bunker Hill. ^ top rusher. He has carried the ball 227 times this season for 1,400 yards. Quarterback Colton Shepherd has completed 46 of 105 passes for 852 yards and has also carried the ball 105 times for 795 yards. Most of Shepherd's passes are pulled down by senior wideout Casey King. King stands at 6'3 and is a tough matchup for cornerbacks to de­ fend. King has 25 grabs for 452 yards and is com­ ing off of his best game of the season, a six-catch, performance 155-yard against West Caldwell last week. Kickoff is set for 7:30 p.m. at Ashe County High School. Winner of this game will face the winner of Gastonia Hunter Huss and West Lincoln. #15 RS Central (5-5) Other area playoff games: Bessemer City at Avery County Brevard at North Wil­ #1 Franklin (11-0) vs. kes #16 Parkwood (5-6) East Montgomery at #8 Smoky Mountain Mount Airy (7-4) vs. #9 Forest Hills East Wilkes at Swain (5-6) County #5 Hunter Huss (4-7) Elkin at Alleghany vs. #12 West Lincoln (7Lake Norman Charter 4) at Winston-Salem Carver #4 Ashe County (7-4) Mitchell County at vs. #13 Bunker Hill (7-4) Starmount #3 East Lincoln (7-4) Morganton-Patton at Hibriten vs. #14 Bandys (5-6) . Porter Ridge at Watau­ #6 Maiden (10-1) vs. ga #11 Forbush (6-5) #7 West Stokes (8-3) Surry Central at North vs. #10 East Davidson Rowan Walkertown at East (9-2) #2 Monroe (9-2) vs. Surry 2AA West Bracket: Local teen shoots bear with crossbow Photo courtesy | Maggie Hobson. www.AppStateSports.com Tommy Spagnolo (right) fights for position against N.C. State freshman Lennard Freeman in last Friday's season opener. Spagnolo earns starting spot at ASU Nathan Ham Sports Writer nham@civitasmedia.com Tommy Spagnolo, former Ashe County Husky star and Radford University transfer, impressed App State head coach Jason Capel enough to earn a starting spot as the Mountaineer basketball season gets underway. Spagnolo and the Mountaineers began play last Friday at N.C. State. The Wolfpack won, but Spagnolo had a solid opener with eight points, 10 rebounds, three blocks and two steals in 38 minutes on the court. Tevin Baskin led the Mountaineers in scoring with 24 points. On Tuesday, ASU suffered a tough home loss to Camp­ bell. After trailing by as many as 16 points, the Moun­ taineers battled back down the stretch to get to within four points, but missed free throws doomed ASU from the get-go. ASU was just 9-22 shooting from the charity stripe (41-percent). Spagnolo finished that game with six points, four re­ bounds and two assists in 25 minutes of court time. The Mountaineers will get a tough test on Saturday. ASU travels to Cincinnati to face the Bearcats at 2 p.m. The game will be televised on FOX Sports Net and on ESPN 3. Next week, App State returns home to face Lees-McRae on Tuesday before traveling to battle North Carolina Cen­ tral in Durham. In total, ASU will play 13 non-conference games before their final season of Southern Conference Basketball be­ gins on Jan. 2. Submitted photo| Jefferson Post Jacob Medley, 13, of Creston poses over a black bear he shot with a crossbow on Oct. 19. This was Medley's first kill with a crossbow and 13 years to the day that his father, Charles, killed his first black bear. Medley is a student at Ashe County Middle School. Eight runners compete in 2A State Championship Nathan Ham Sports Writer nham@civitasmedia.com Ashe took part in the 2A Cross Country State Championship Meet last weekend with eight runners competing. Gareth Berry was the lone Husky runner in the men's race. Berry fin­ ished in 42nd place overall with a finishing time of 17:34. In the women's race, Vic Reed placed 62nd in the state in 22:06. Mac Church finished 83rd, Margot Mattix took 97th place, Alexes Arm­ strong and Caroline Trent finished 107th and 108th respectively, Kayln Chapman was 120th and Brooklyn Roten was 124th. Former Ashe County runners Josh Rees-Jones and Mitch Rees-Jones also raced in the 2A Championship Meet. The twin brothers were se­ lected to attend the North Carolina School of Science and Math this year. Josh finished as state runner-up in 16:43 and Mitch placed 44th overall in 17:45. Other area runners: Kaitlyn Stone (10th, West Stokes) Daniel Alvarez (32nd, Surry Cen­ tral) Josh Hall (35th, West Wilkes) Matthew Mayes (45th, North Sur­ ry) Madison Hamby (49th, West Wil­ kes) Sam Stone (51st, West Stokes) Kevin Pack (59th, Surry Central) Sarah Stone (68th, West Stokes) Dana Shrader (69th, West Stokes Josh Adkins (80th, West Stokes) Elvis Vega (85th, Surry Central) Hannah Bunn (89th, West Stokes Bryan Whittington (96th, We: Stokes) Rachel White (99th, West Stokes Justin Kiehl (100th, West Stokes Kenneth Erickson (112th, We Stokes) Benjamin Robertson (121st, Suri Central) Rebekah White (122nd, We Stokes) Tyler Fitzgerald (123rd, Sur: Central) Ben Davilla (126th, West Stokes �P,u;E B2 FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 201.'3 JEFFERSON POST Mountain View recognized as model school by N.C. initiative Mountain View Elemen­ tary School has earned the designation as a Model School in the North Caroli­ na Positive Behavior Inter­ vention & Support (PBIS) Initiative. The PBIS program is supported by the N.C. Department of Public In­ struction and the federal Department of Education. The school will receive statewide recognition at the annual PBIS Recogni­ tion Ceremony. MVES met all of the re­ quirements for this recog­ nition and demonstrated the results that the school and PBIS school team have achieved by working to­ gether, using school data to implement researchbased practices and devel­ oping supportive systems to teach all students ac­ ceptable behaviors. "Teaching, modeling and reinforcing positive social behavior is an im­ portant step of a student's educational experience," said Mountain View Ele­ mentary s assistant princi­ promote a positive school culture for students. "Research shows that when behavior issues are decreased, academic per­ formance increases," she said. MVES uses a consistent set of behavior expectations and rules in every area of their school including the classroom, hallways, restrooms, cafeteria and buses. Through instruction, modeling by staff and regu­ lar practice, students are taught what these expecta­ tions look like and under­ stand what the acceptable behaviors in all settings are. "The PBIS team at Mountain View has been the foundation for the success that our school has experienced with this program," Peterson said. "The team was strategi­ cally designed to represent all aspects of the school en­ vironment." Mountain View Excep­ tional Children teacher Joan Bach and school counselor Amy Tsolis are both state trainers and 7:30 p.m. Jamie La­ val Duo Concert will Submitted photo | Jefferson Post Mountain View Elementary School in Jefferson was recognized as a model school by the N.C. Positive Behavior Intervention & Support initiative. The program focuses on teaching, model­ ing and reinforcing positive behavior while at school. pal Sandra Peterson, who oversees the PBIS program at the school. "Teaching behavioral expectations and rewarding students for following them is a much more positive approach than waiting for misbe­ havior to occur before re­ sponding." Peterson said the pur­ pose of a school-wide PBIS program is to establish a culture where learning be­ havior is the norm. It will coaches in the program. They have been leaders in training the entire staff and implementing the program throughout the school. The team also consists of teachers from different grade levels, an encore teacher, a literacy special­ ist, a teacher assistant, a school receptionist and a parent. The team has developed a documented discipline system that is integrated with Ashe County School's Code of Conduct. When problem behavior occurs, students are pro­ vided with a full continu­ um of supports to address the behavior. If students do not respond, the intensity of the support increases. Model Schools may serve as demonstration sites for other schools looking to implement a multi-tier intervention ap­ proach for behavior, and may also contribute to the field of PBIS implementa­ tion through their devel­ opment of knowledge or resources. 11 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. Na­ COMMUNITY CALENDAR Nov. 15 5 - 8 p.m. Margo Pinkerton and Arnie Zann at Catchlight G a l l e r y . Both of these amazing photographers GOLD also buying silver, platinum & coins 7$ .. "V ? : • 3 ^ i 6 p.m. Night Hike to Luther Rock. Meet a i- , , j have worked for such national magazines as National Geographic Traveler, Life, and Time Magazine. They will display their popular ex­ hibit "The Yin and Yang of the Outer Banks" at an artist reception at at Catchlight Gallery, in downtown West Jeffer­ son. l RMND JEWELRY the Mt. Jefferson State Park Ranger at the park office. Are you looking for an adventure after dark? Meet the ranger for a 1-mile hike along the ridgeline out to Lu­ ther Rock. Bring a small flashlight and wear sturdy shoes. Parts of 336-667-2257 GET YOUR POST SAVE $66 OFF THE NEWS STAND PRICE SUBSCRIBE TODAY $38 PER YEAR CALL THE POST AT 846-7164 this hike are considered strenuous and hiking at night can be physically challenging. Children are welcome but must be closely supervised. be held at the Ashe Arts Center. Tickets for the concert are $12 for adults, and $5 for stu­ dents. For more informa­ tion, call 336-846-ARTS. Nov. 16 12 p.m. Annual Holi­ day Parade. Mark your calendar and grab your sidewalk chair, the an­ nual West Jefferson Lions Club Sponsored Holiday Parade will be held in downtown West Jefferson. Get there ear­ ly to make sure you get a good parking spot and be sure to shop local. Nov. 17 2 p.m. Painting the Mountain (all supplies provided for free). Meet the Mt. Jefferson State Park Ranger at the Park Office. Come up for an hour of creativity, and try your hand at paint­ ing. A free canvas to take home will be pro­ 1 p.m. Weeds in the vided for each partici­ Winter. Wildflowers put pant. Tempera paints on a colorful show to and brushes will also be attract pollinators dur­ provided as long as sup­ ing the summer. During plies last. No experience the winter, the plants necessary. This program go dormant but pay for­ is for all ages. ward the favor from the Nov. 19 insects to the birds by 6 - 9 p.m. American producing seeds and Association fruits. Find out which Heart of your favorite summer First Aid Course will be wildflowers are most held at the Watauga Med­ beneficial to wintering ical Center Auditorium. birds and other field in­ This course is designed habitants. Join a New for community members River State Park Ranger who want to learn basic for a 1 mile walk at the first-aid skills: how to Wagoner Access. Meet recognize and respond at the ranger at the Con­ to different emergen­ tact Station, and please cies such as heart attack, wear appropriate shoes stroke, choking, bleed­ and cold weather cloth­ ing, seizures, diabetic reactions, breathing ing. 1:30 - 4 p.m. Cel­ problems, shock, and ebrate International environmental emergen­ Games Day at the Ashe cies. Participants re­ County Public Library. ceive a certification card Experience the world which is valid for two through games. Win years. The cost is $30 prizes, launch Angry (make check payable Birds, play Schokolad- to ARHS) No refunds. enessen (the chocolate Registration deadline is eating game), Kendama, Friday, Nov. 15. Class size is limited. For more Loteria, and more. 2 p.m. Music on Sat­ information, or to preurday. The Ashe County register and pre-pay, call Public Library presents Candy Jones 828-2688960. Scot Pope. MAKE YOUR TV SMARTER NIIKIK SkyBest Internet . FREE ROKU C RACKLE »AVDOR A Ud m- amaz*n huluPLUS RS dnelf- skybest .com Nov. 21 tional Guard Armory Blood Drive. This holi­ day, give something that means something. Give blood and you could help save up to three lives. The blood drive will be held a the Armory, at 1147 Old N.C. 16, Jef­ ferson. For more infor­ mation or to make your appointment, call Eula Blevins at 982-2164. All donors need a photo ID to donate. 4 p.m. Outside the Box. Are the odds in your favor? Come the Ashe County Public Library and find out. Dress as your favorite character from Catch­ ing Fire and come for a mini-banquet, view the Hunger Games, and win cool prizes. Nov. 23 Patron Apprecia­ tion Party at the Ashe County Public Library all day. Enjoy root beer floats, music of the '50s, Shag dancing and poo­ dle skirts. 4 - 7 p.m. Annual Thanksgiving Supper at Helton Community Building. Menu on the hot bar: turkey and dress­ ing, baked ham, green beans, cranberry sauce, potatoes, baked apples, gravy, corn, rolls, yams, dessert and drinks. The cost is $7 and take out is available. Everyone is welcomed to attend. 7:30 p.m. Coffee House Live at Hensley Hall at West Jeffer­ son United Methodist Church. Enjoy an eve­ ning of great Arts Coun­ cil desserts, coffee and beverages, along with the best in High County entertainment. Featured performers include: The Clay Lunsford Duo, The Mountain Laurels, The Elkville String Band, and Sharon Kasel and Friends. Admission at the door is $10 adults, and $5 students. For more information, call 336-846-ARTS. Nov. 23 - Dec. 7 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. Holi­ day Market Schedule for the Ashe County Farmers Market is as fol­ lows: Saturday, Nov. 23; Friday, Nov. 29; Satur­ day, Nov. 30; Saturday, Dec. 7. Nov. 24 Offer ends November 22, 2013. 2 p.m. Turkey Time. Join the New River State Park Ranger at the N.C. 221 Access Visitor Cen­ ter and learn all about the wild turkey, this program is designed for younger children and will include a homemade turkey that you can take home. Call to sign up today! 877-1350 4 - 7 p.m. Book Sign­ ing. Come and meet lo­ Watch great TV shows and movies on demand with Roku - the most-used streaming media player. For a limited time, new and upgrading SkyBest High-Speed Internet customers can receive a FREE Roku and three months of Hulu Plus. •Some restrictions apply. Requires one-year service agreement with qualifying Internet plan (5 Mbps or higher) Early termination fees apply. Offer valid for new or upgrading residential Internet customers and cannot be combined with any other discount or offer Higher speeds limited to fiber-served areas only Dec. 6 cal author Bobby Scar­ lett. He will be signing his first novel Grace Mountain, at Scarlett Creek, West Jefferson. �JEFFEKSC ).\ POST FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 201,'3 PAGE B.'3 Blue Ridge Energies acquires assets of Independence Oil blue Ridge Energies, LLC, a propane and heat­ ing fuels subsidiary of Blue Ridge Electric Member­ ship Corporation, has ac­ quired the assets of Inde­ pendence Oil and LP Gas. Blue Ridge Energies will initially serve its new customers from of­ fices previously operated by Independence Oil and Gas in West Jefferson and Independence, Va. Ser­ vice is also available from Blue Ridge Energies' Ashe County customer service and showroom facilities located in Blue Ridge Electric's district office at 2375 N.C. 163 in West Jefferson. For customers near In­ dependence, Blue Ridge Energies provides custom­ er service from Blue Ridge Electric's district office at 1889 N.C. 21 South in Sparta. Sparta is 10 miles away from Independence. "We're very excited to be serving our new custom­ ers with the same great service we've been known for since our company was formed," said Glenda Christian, chief operating officer of Blue Ridge Ener­ gies. "Like our parent com­ pany, Blue Ridge Electric, we are focused on giving our customers the most responsive, personalized care - we're a hometown company that believes in improving local quality of life and taking care of those we serve." Christian said the com­ pany care includes offer­ ing competitive prices and special programs such as a senior citizen discount, $50 credit for referring new customers, budget billing and other customer care services such as 24hour emergency service and online account infor­ mation and pay online op­ tions. Blue Ridge Energies was formed in 1998 by Blue Ridge Electric Member­ ship Corporation to pro­ vide heating fuel services to local communities and to benefit the members of the cooperative by generat­ ing income to help offset rising industry costs and keep member rates as low as possible. "By aggressively pursu­ ing innovative opportuni­ ties through our subsidiar­ ies, we have been able to shield our members from much of the impact of ris­ ing wholesale power costs that all electric utilities are experiencing," said Doug Johnson, chief executive officer of Blue Ridge Elec­ tric. "These costs are oc­ curring due to the growing number - and cost - of en­ vironmental regulations." Johnson said the coopertative has been able to offset costs through a com­ bined effort of securing the best cost for wholesale power, operating the two subsidiaries successfully and having an employeeled Work Smart program to control internal costs. "I'm also very pleased we're able to provide jobs to local residents and de­ liver a critical service at competitive prices with the best customer care possible," Johnson said. "It's very important to be supportive of our local communities and contrib­ ute to the quality of life in all ways possible." Blue Ridge Energies has served Ashe County for more than 13 years and has a service area stretch­ ing from Catawba County to Alleghany County. Blue Ridge Energies also main­ tains bulk storage facilities and operations locations in West Jefferson and Lenoir. Customers can contact Blue Ridge Energies at (336) 372-1742, 336-526- 1730 or (276) 773-9113. To learn more about the company's gas and fuel ser­ vices as well as its line of gas products and services, visit www.BlueRidgeEnergies.com or drop by any customer service office. 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The co­ op's services will now expand into Virginia. J • Oil Changes • Mechanical Repairs • Tires • NC Slate Inspection 336-384-1571 8434 NC Hwy 194 N Lansing. NC" Right choice, right price Medicare Advantage plan with prescription drug coverage from Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina Medicare Advantage plans are only available to Medicare beneficiaries Attend a meeting to learn more about our Medicare Advantage plans. Prospective new enrollees Get trusted coverage at the right price from BCBSNC. will receive a $10 gas card gift • Quality health care coverage for more than 80 years. • SilverSneakers®', a fitness membership at no additional cost.2 certificate as a thank you - and there's no obligation to enroll in a plan! • Strong network of contracted doctors and hospitals. Annual Election Period ends December 7,2013. Cannot be redeemed for cash. Thurs., Nov. 21 2:00 p.m. Ashe County Library 148 Library Rd. 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Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina is an independent licensee of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association. U7678,10/13 Y0079_6498 CMS Accepted 10302013 �PAGE B4 FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 2013 JEFFERSON POST CLASSIFIEDS LEGALS LEGALS Help Wanted General NORTH CAROLINA ASHE COUNTY NOTICE OF WILLIAM E. BYRD EXECUTOR OF THE ESTATE OF TALMADGE SMITH BYRD FILE NO. 13-E-296 The undersigned, having quali­ fied as Executor of the Estate Of TALMADGE SMITH BYRD. deceased, of Ashe County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons having claims against said estate to present them to the undersigned on or before January 23, 2014. or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All per­ sons indebted to the said es­ tate will please make immedi­ ate payment to the under­ signed. This the 25th day of October, 2013. William E. Byrd 4174 Peachtree Lane Granite Falls. NC 28630 John T. Kilby Attorney at Law PO Box 24 West Jefferson. NC 28694 Publication dates: 10/25/13; 11/01/13; 11/8/13; 11/15/13 Notice to Creditors Having qualified as Executor of the Estate of John E. Burnett. Jr., late of Ashe County, North Carolina, the undersigned does hereby notify all persons, firms and corporations having claims against the estate of said decedent to exhibit them to the undersigned at the of­ fice of their attorney at 110 Oakwood Drive. Suite 300, Winston-Salem, NC 271031958, on or before the 1st day of-Pebruary, 2014 or this no­ tice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons, firms, and corporations in­ debted to the said estate will please make immediate pay­ ment to the undersigned 5TATTWRITEH The Jefferson Post is seeking an entry-level staff writer to cover local government, general news, courts and crime, and write occasional features. The candidate will also have some photography skills. Recent graduates are encouraged to apply. This is a full-time position with salary and benefits. Send resume and clips to: Cliff Clark at cclark@civitasmedia.com This 1st day of November, 2013. Ruth Weber, Executor Estate of John E. Burnett, Jr. Craige Brawley Liipfert & Walk­ er. LLP Published: 11.1.13/11.8.13/11.15.13/11.2 2.13 ANNOUNCEMENTS NOTICE TO CREDITORS Having qualified as Executor for the Estate of Erma Lois Badger, deceased late of Ashe County. North Carolina, this is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of said deceased to present them on or before 8th day of Febru­ ary, 2014, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recov­ ery. All persons indebted to said estate will please make immediate payment. This thee 30th day of October, 2013 For the Estate of Erma Lois Badger Lois B. Miller 505 Laurel Woods Dr. Wilkesboro, NC 28697 PUBLISH:11.8.13/11.15.13,11. 22.13/11.29.13 Miscellaneous Annual Meeting. 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A mid-November opening is typical for Sugar Mountain," said Owner and President Gunther Jochl. Snowmaking began Sunday evening, Nov. 10, and continued until midmorning on Nov. 11. A brief warm-up shut snowmaking down for the day. However, the snow ma­ chines came back to life early Tuesday morning as temperatures steadily dropped throughout the day. Overnight tem­ peratures settled in the single digits at the sum­ mit and mid-teens at the base, creating an ideal snowmaking environ­ ment. Snow flurries ac­ companied the polar ex­ press leaving a dusting of natural snow on Sugar Mountain. Snowmaking continues. For a real time look at the slopes through the live, streaming web cam please log on to www. skisugar.com/sugarlive. The Sugar Mountain Ski and Snowboard School and the Equip­ ment Rental Shop are both fully operational. Sugar Mountain Sports Shop, located in the Base Lodge is open for the season. It features the finest in winter apparel and footwear, quality gift items, and souvenirs; a great place to begin your holiday shopping. If you have a group please con­ tact the Group Sales De­ partment. They will be happy to accommodate you. Sugar's 10,000 square foot outdoor ice rink and tubing park are sched­ uled to open as soon as weather permits. Visitwww.skisugar.com/sugarlive/activity.phtml to see both activities opening progress. Submitted photo| Jefferson Post For more information please call 800-SUGARMT or view www.skisug- ar.com for the latest slope and weather con­ ditions. Historical open­ ing and closing dates as well as recorded annual natural snowfall mea- Beech Mountain Resort unveils highest ski bar in east In addition to skiing Eastem America's highest slopes, visitors to Beech Mountain Resort can now enjoy the highest ski bar in the east. This winter marks the debut of "5,506" - a glass roundhouse named for Beech Mountain's superlative eleva­ tion. The facility was built by Umbrella Bars USA of Ver­ mont and offers food and beverage service in heated comfort surrounded by glass panels. Furthermore, "5,506" sits on a new observation deck which is ideal for relax­ ing with friends and enjoying the view. "The cool thing is that it provides a break for skiers and snowboarders to rest at the top of the mountain and get a completely different per­ spective on skiing in North Carolina than what has been offered in the past," said Ryan Costin, the resort's general manager. The new facility allows pa­ trons to take off their equip­ ment and enjoy food and drinks inside the bar or at outside tables. It includes restrooms, which should be a big hit. "This concept is not un­ common in the industry, but suremcnts can be found at www.skisugar.com/ press/stats. A THING HAPPENS WHEN YOU DON'T NO ONE Submitted photo | Jefferson Post Beech Mountain ski bar will offer skiers a "completely differ­ ent perspective on skiing in North Carolina." hasn't been pursued much in North Carolina and the South­ east," Costin said. "It's gener­ ated a buzz. Everybody want­ ed to know what was goingon at the top of the mountain." Beech Mountain has also increased its snowmaking ability by adding 12 new SMI Super PbleCat snow guns, upping the resort's arsenal to 40 of the super high-tech guns. They work in conjunction with dozens of smaller guns to cover the slopes more effec­ tively than ever before. "It has shortened our win­ dow to produce snow by al­ most 50 percent from where we were 4-5 years ago," said Costin. "We are able to open terrain at a quicker pace than we ever have." Those snowmaking up­ grades will especially benefit the Oz slope on the moun­ tain's back side. There are now four PoleCats in place on the west-facing Oz run, a favorite of many skiers. Another big change for the 2013-14 season is the stream­ lining of operating houis. BMR eliminated its daily ses­ sion break, keeping the dopes open in the transition from day to night. "It gives us a consistent ski day with no break," said Costin. New operating hours are: 9 am to 9 p.m. Sunday to Thursday; and 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. Fridays, Saturdays and holidays. For more informa­ tion, visit www.beechmountainresort.com. YOU ANYMORE r*?on Post (336) 846-7164 w w w je f r o p s .c m . f e s n o t o ./or t/.x- /st-sf ADVERTISING RESULTS •nMrtalning cooking demos cooking techniques onkne with the cooking school Cooking School step-by-step export by our top culinary specialist* s free gift begftHed < and soma of your favorite brands products, coupons i Tbsre of Home msg. 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Nov. 17 TV: ESPN (3:00 p.m. EST) Layout: 1.5-mile oval Banking/Turns: Variable (18-20 degrees) Banking/Straightaways: 4 degrees 2012 Winner: Jeff Gordon Crew Chief's Take: "I have a love/hate relationship with Homestead. It's a hidden hero of a racetrack; it isn't really on your radar. You race hard all season, and when you get there, if you aren't in the points race at the end, most teams just want to get it over with. We used to go down there and test on a regular basis with the Cup teams because it's a great racetrack. It has some of the best side-by-side racing, with the multiple grooves both high and low. I love the area, but by that time of year, most people are just waiting for the weekend to end and the vacation to start." ) CONSISTENCY If Dale Earnhardt • Jr. records a top-10 finish In Homestead. Fla., he will set a new mark for himself. His current total of 21 top 10s tie his career high (2003, '04). If he is able to defend his top-5 points position, it will mark the sport's most popular driv­ ers' first top-5 championship finish since the 2006 season, t BUSCH'S 12TH OF '13 Kyle Busch led 169 of 200 laps in Saturday's ServiceMaster 200 Nationwide Se­ ries race in Phoenix. Austin Dillon (third) holds an eight-point advan­ tage over Sam Hornish Jr. (fifth) in the series' championship standings. FRESH-FACED WIN Erik Jones made NASCAR history in Friday's Lucas Oil 150 Camping World Truck Series event at PIR. In winning the race. Jones became the youngest winner in the sport's three major touring series. Driving a Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota, the 17-yearold Jones led 84 of 150 laps and eclipsed Chase Elliott's age mark set earlier this season. Jones also has wins in the prestigious 2012 Snowball Derby and 2013 Win­ chester 300 Late Model races. Sprint Cup Standings DRIVER (WINS) 1. Jimmie Johnson (6) 2. Matt Kenseth (7) 3. Kevin Harvick (4) 4. Kyle Busch (4) 5. Dale Earnhardt Jr. 6. Jeff Gordon (1) 7. Greg Biffle (1) 8. Clint Bowyer 9. Joey Logano (1) 10. Kurt Busch 11. Carl Edwards (2) 12. Ryan Newman (1) 13. Kasey Kahne (2) POINTS BEHIND — 2384 2356 -28 2350 -34 2327 -57 2321 -63 2304 -80 2301 -83 2297 -87 2287 -97 2285 -99 2259 -125 2252 -132 2250 -134 * CHASE FOR THE SPRINT CUP A 14. Brad Keselowski (1) 15. Jamie McMurray(1) 16. Martin Truex Jr. (1) 17. Paul Menard 18. Ricky Stenhouse Jr. 19. Arlc Almirola 20. Jeff Burton 1002 993 958 944 887 885 885 -1382 -1391 •1426 -1440 -1497 -1499 -1499 Nationwide Standings 1. 2, 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 0RIVER (WINS) Austin Dillon Sam Hornish Jr. (1) Regan Smith (2) Justin Allgaier Elliott Sadler Trevor Bayne (1) Brian Scott Brian Vickers Kyle Larson Parker Kligerman POINTS BEHIND — 1148 1140 -8 1093 -55 1065 -83 1062 -86 1047 -101 1041 -107 970 -178 957 -191 956 -192 TTuck Standings DRIVER (WINS) POINTS 1. Matt Crafton (1) 780 2. Ty Dillon (2) 734 3. James Buescher (2) 730 4. Johnny Sauter (3) 703 5. Jeb Burton (1) 690 6. Ryan Blaney (1) 682 7. Brendan Gaughan 677 8. Darrell Wallace Jr. (1) 675 9. Miguel Paludo 664 10. Timothy Peters (2) 648 BEHIND — -46 -50 -77 -90 -98 -103 -105 -116 -132 Throttlo Up/Throttle Down KEVIN HARVICK With one race remaining in the 2013 season. Harvick Is one win shy of his career best in the Cup Series A (5). Sitting third in the standings, the Bakersfield, Calif., native is aiming ^ for his third top-3 points finish in ymmmmm the last four years. vjf DANICA PATRICK Late in her first ~ full Cup season, Patrick has failed to show improved results. In the ninerace Chase, Patrick has averaged a 27.4place finish with a best showing of 17th. Compiled and written by Matt Taliaferro. Follow Matt on Twitter: ©MattTallaferro A third-place finish in Phoenix, combined with a 23rd by Matt Kenseth. finds Jimmie Johnson on the cusp of a sixth Cup championship. Sixth Title in Sight NATIONWIDE SERIES Harvick wins in Phoenix, Johnson pulls away in title race CAMPING WORLD TRUCK SERIES noon, finishing third behind Har­ vick and Kasey Kahne. Mean­ Those within the sport of while, Kenseth. NASCAR have learned to not who entered the label Kevin Harvick a "lame event seven points duck" driver at Richard Childress behind Johnson in Racing. the Chase stand­ While Harvick's impending ings, endured a move to Stewart-Haas Racing — miserable after­ as well as a highly-publicized noon in a car that Martinsville tifT with Childress' would not handle grandson, Ty Dillon — has been and a glitch on pit common knowledge for a year, it road. He finished has not slowed his No. 29 team's a disappointing Matt Kenseth (right) with crew chief Jason Ratdiff. efforts. Harvick scored his fourth 23rd — his worst win of the 2013 season, in addition result in the Chase thus far — and Sprint Cup title regardless of to victories in the Sprint Unlimited finds his No. 20 team a distant 28 Kenseth's performance. and a Daytona qualifying Duel, at points behind the No. 48 team with While it should be noted that Phoenix International Raceway in one race, at Homestead-Miami Johnson's last two results in South Sunday's AdvoCare 500. Speedway, remaining. Florida are 32nd and 36th, a fact "I obviously handle a lot of situ­ "Of course I'm disappointed — overlooked is that, when he's en­ ations wrong, but it pushes a lot of we go (to Homestead) basically tered the final race with the points buttons to try to make things bet­ without a shot to win (the title)," lead (2006-09), Johnson has never ter," Harvick said. "There's no bet­ Kenseth said. "On the other hand, surrendered it. ter way to go out than to do what we've done this year. Obviously, I couldn't be happier and more "I think the safest place on the proud of my team and, man, this racetrack is up front, and if 1 look wc went to Martinsville and 1 said has been the best year of my rac­ things that 1 shouldn't have said back to our Texas perfomiance, wc ing career. We hoped to go down and put everybody in a position found a way to race smart, stay out to Homestead and race for it on of trouble and still get the race that was not good, but I think we performance. On the other hand, won," Johnson said of his Home­ had conversations about things I'm extremely happy and really, stead expectations. "I would love after that probably made us closer really proud of my team." to win the race and win the cham­ as people, and I think as we move As is typical of the five-time pionship, but we'll just have to see forward will probably make us champion, Johnson is taking noth­ how things develop in the race and closer as friends." ing for granted until the final 400 where wc are relative to (Kenseth). Harvick took advantage of Carl miles of racing are complete. Edwards' fuel cell running dry as "The big prize at the end of the "We're heading into Home­ the white flag was displayed to day is what we're focused on — stead in the position we want to notch career Cup win No. 23. All it's not so much that individual be in," Johnson said. "I'll have have come with RCR. win - but we need to go down to go down there and run 400 While Harvick was busy doing there and be prepared and treat Fri­ miles. It's far from over — burnouts — and staying mathe­ day and Saturday like wc need to you've got to finish that race. matically alive in the title chase — win the race so we can make the Although we have a nice cush­ championship contenders Jimmie car as comfortable and as fast as ion, wc still have to go down Johnson and Matt Kenseth were possible to give us all our options there and take care of business." coming to grips with a title fight on Sunday." The "business" includes finish­ that is now seemingly Johnson's to With a 28-point cushion at the ing 23rd or better in Sunday's Ford tour's final stop, the options for lose. EcoBoost 400. If Johnson can ac­ Johnson sat on the pole at PIR Johnson and crew chief Chad complish that, he'll win his sixth and enjoyed a mostly smooth after­ Knaus will be plentiful. By MATT TALIAFERRO Athlon Sports Racing Editor Three veterans of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series — Jeff Burton, Bobby Labonte and Mark Martin — are facing uncertain futures as the 2013 season winds to a close. News & Notes Burton, who has 21 Cup wins and four top-5 finishes in the point standings, may have options. He'll exit the seat of Richard Childress Racing's No. 31 car, but rumors have him possibly serving in a part-time capacity at Michael Waltrip Racing in the No. 56 Toyota. At this point, none of the three have se­ cured rides for the 2014 season, and Mar­ tin, who boasts 40 career Cup and 49 Nationwide series victories has strongly hinted that he may be done. "I worked really, really hard the last 10 years to continue to be a formidable oppo­ nent in the garage, and from time to time when stuff was right, I was able to do it," Martin said. "And I'm proud of that. But it's time for me to open a new chapter and do some other things." The 2000 Cup and 1991 Nationwide series champion, Labonte is in his final year of a contract at JTG-Daugherty Racing. Specu- lation has centered around the Texas na­ tive attempting to complete the NASCAR title trifecta by driving in the Camping World Truck Series. Race: Ford EcoBoost 300 Track: Homestead-Miami Speedway When: Saturday. Nov. 16 TV: ESPN (4:30 p.m. EST) 2012 Winner: Regan Smith Race: Ford EcoBoost 200 Track: Homestead-Miami Speedway Date: Friday, Nov. 15 TV: FOX SPORTS 1 (8:00 p.m. EST) 2012 Winner: Cale Gale Classic Moments Homestead-Miami Speedway Since becoming host to the final race of the Sprint Cup season in 2002, HomesteadMiami Speedway has been the site of some of the most memorable outings on the se­ ries schedule — memorable not for the racing or the finishes as much as the postrace ceremonies. By virtue of its place on the calendar, Homestead is where the Cup champion is always crowned. But, in a break from the norm, the 2011 Ford 400 finale at the 1.5-mile South Florida track will be remembered more for what actually happened on the track than for the celebration that followed. In a phenomenal display of talent — and breaks from others on the track — Tony Stewart drove from the back of the pack to the front on two separate occasions (pass­ ing a total of 118 cars over 267 laps) to score the victory over Carl Edwards. Ed­ wards finished the year with points equal to Stewart but lost the title on a tiebreaker — namely, the number of victories over the course of the season. With the title, Stewart joined an elite dub of drivers with three or more championships in NASCAR's premier division. Athlon Fantasy Stall Looking at Checkers: This track has been one of Kevin Harvick's best, with finishes of second, third, third, eighth and eighth in five Car of Tomorrow races at Homestead. Pretty Solid Pick: An absolute worldbeater at Homestead, Carl Edwards scored two wins and a runner-up finish while leading a whopping 466 laps in the five CoT races there. Good Sleeper Pick:Aric Almirola has only three starts at Homestead, but two of them — a fourth-place run in 2010 and a sev­ enth-place finish last year — were stellar. Runs on Seven Cylinders: Maybe Dale Earnhardt Jr. can't focus properly on the last day of school. Since 2007, he has av­ eraged a 23.4-place finish at Homestead with a best run of 10th coming in 2012. Insider Tip: Expect Jimmie Johnson and Matt Kenseth to be given plenty of room by their competitors. Solid fin­ ishes for both should not be too diffi­ cult a task. "I know exactly what Im going to be doing part of next year and there is another part of it that I'm still working on, but really close on," Burton said. "I'm just not the kind of person that is going to talk about it until we need to be talking about it." 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Page 2 Zeb Richardson Vol. 88, Issue 93 ft# INSIDE SPORTS Leviton employees starts season.... Page 5 SKRVINCJ AKIIK COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA S1NCL 1*125 «*i hold food drive.... Page 3 $1.00 TUESDAY. NOVEMBER 19.2013 Job growth projected in Ashe Highest job numbers expected in healthcare, retail Wil Petty Staff Writer jpetty@civitasmedia.com Ashe County should experi­ ence job growth in the upcoming years in healthcare, retail and construction, according to the High Country Workforce Devel­ opment Board. The board recently released its 2013 data book which gives in­ formation for Ashe and the other High Country counties relating to demographics, unemployment and job growth. "Obviously, our community is getting a little bit older," said Chris Robinson, head of Ashe County job development. "As they get older, the healthcare services become more and more important." According to data, Ashe Coun­ ty in 2012 had 1,098 jobs in the health care and social assistance industry. By 2017, the county is projected to have 1,416 jobs in that industry. Another big jump in jobs is expected in the retail industry. In 2012, Ashe County had 1,037 retail jobs and by 2017 that num­ ber is expected to jump to 1,118. "The retail sector relates in large part to tourism in the area," Robinson said. "The grow­ ing tourism dollars in our com­ munity are helping grow jobs in that field." According to the data book, job growth in the county is also expected to happen in'company management, construction and wholesale trade. Projections have shown that statewide, job growth is expect­ ed to be up in 2014. "North Carolina has lagged be­ hind the national recovery some­ what," Robinson said. "Gener­ ally speaking, the state was two percentage behind the national recovery." Robinson said that North Carolina was one of the hardest hit states in the recession. Ru­ ral communities, such as Ashe County, have taken longer to reSee GROWTH I 6 •i m Wil Petty| Jefferson Post Adam Stumb, Director of Planning, gives a presentation be­ fore the Ashe County Planning Board on Thursday, Nov. 14. The board held an open house from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. to give the public a better understanding of the county's population increase and the N.C. DOT's plans for U.S. 221, where expan­ sion to a four-lane highway will begin in 2015. Submitted Photos| Jefferson Post Peak Creek Ruritan Members receiving the Community of Promise Award (left to right) Rose Koontz and Frazier Worth presented by Lumpy Lambert, VP of Operations with Harrahs. Ashe County rural organizations honored WNC Communities is proud to announce the winners of the 64th Annual Honors Awards Program. On Nov. 9, over 260 community leaders from 14 counties and the Eastern Band of Cherokee were recognized and rewarded for their exceptional community develop­ ment programs at a luncheon at The Omni Grove Park Inn. Generous sponsorships from Harrah's Cherokee Casino & Ho­ tel, Duke Energy, MissionHealth, Buncombe County Farm Bureau, Carolina Farm Credit, First Citi­ zens Bank, HomeTrust Bank, Telco Community Credit Union and Wells Fargo made it possible to award over $33,000 to 62 com­ munities throughout Western North Carolina for their innova­ tive approaches to addressing community needs. "We are proud of the energy our rural communities put into making Western North Carolina such a great place to call home," shares Linda Lamp, Executive Director of WNC Communities. "This annual awards program is an opportunity to recognize them for their invaluable contributions to the mountain region." Participating Communities re­ ceive a cash award of $300. River- Ashe Planning Board looking for public input Wil Petty Staff Writer jpetty@civitasmedia.com The Ashe County Plan­ ning Board in its Nov. 14 meeting discussed the need of public input on the future land use plans of the county. Prior to the 7 p.m. meet­ ing at the Ashe County Courthouse, members of the board along with Ashe County Director of Plan­ ning Adam Stumb, held an open house from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. for citizens to see the county's plans and talk one-on-one with board members. "The purpose of the plan­ ning board discussing land use planning at this point, there are a lot of things happening in Ashe County as far as development and transportation," Stumb See INPUT I 8 Handmade in America hosts cluster meeting at Arts Center Wil Petty Riverview Community Members receiving the Participating Community Award (left to right) presented by Jason Walls, District Manager with Duke Energy to Pam and William Black. view Community and Todd Ruri­ tan Club from Ashe County were recognized for their successful projects implemented during the past year. Community of Promise is the second highest honor with a cash award of $1,000. Peak Creek Ru­ ritan was one of the 16 rural com­ munity clubs from Western North Carolina to receive this honor. They were chosen because of the initiatives implemented by the club that show promise and can be replicated around the region. Peak Creek Ruritan was rec­ ognized for the following initia­ tives: participating in litter cam­ paigns; providing volunteers for the annual water screening projSee HONORED 18 Staff Writer jpetty@civitasmedia.com The town of West. Jefferson was a host to a cluster meeting for Handmade in America, which brought small towns together to network and discuss issues facing HANDMADE their communities. FIT AMERICA "Handmade in America is a re­ gional nonprofit focusing on arts and crafts," said Jane Lonon, director of the Ashe County Arts Council. "They have a real vested interest in what happens in a small town, because it is important for the quality of live in the community." The meeting brought together leaders from West JefSee MEETING | 6 West Jefferson ABC gives $42,000 to town from sales Wil Petty Staff Writer ipetty@civitasmedia.com The West Jefferson Al­ coholic Beverage Control continues to say in strong financial health, according to the board's annual finan­ cial audit. "The liquor store is in perfect shape and the au­ dit has shown that," said Tony Lyall, general man­ Wil Petty | Jefferson Post The West Jefferson ABC remains in great condition following ager of the West Jefferson the results of its 2012-13 financial audit. Despite still paying ABC store. "That's the for the building, the town of West Jefferson is still receiving reason we're pretty proud of our audit. We're making over $10,000 per quarter-year from the store. money and we're doing re­ ally well." According to the audit, which was conducted by Boone-based Combs Tennant & Carpenter P.C. Cer­ tified Public Accountants, working capital at the ABC increased from $252,690 in 2012 to $287,877 this year. Alongside analyzing taxes, contributions and assets, the audits also mea­ sure if the board is in line with the law. "The financial audit is only done one time a year," "We have a company that comes in and looks at our how much the ABC board books and puts everything paid in taxes. • Taxes Payable for July together." According to the audit, 1,2012 totaled $27,626. • Taxes collected during the ABC board has given $42,000 to the town of the year totaled $308,853 West Jefferson. Alongside • Taxes remitted to the the town profits, the board Department of Revenue to­ is required to give an ad­ taled $309,157 ditional 5 percent to law • Taxes payable for June enforcement and 7 percent 30,2013 totaled $25,922. for alcohol education and The West Jefferson ABC rehab. Board also paid a liquor According to the audit, sales tax of $93,282 and $3,404 was given to law a mixed beverage tax of enforcement while $4,766 $11,274. was given for education. The audit also stated See SALES I 8 �PAGE 2 TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 19,2013 .1EFFERSON POST Barton College's Angie Walston receives National Honor With a campus community of about 1,100, Barton College knows that small can be special. So when one of its own is just one of 10 people in the nation recog­ nized for their dedication to stu­ dents, the campus wants to share the news. Lansing native Angie Walston, assistant dean of student success, was recognizedby the Na­ tional Academic Advising Associa­ tion (NACADA) as an "Emerging Leader" at the organization's na­ tional conference in Salt Lake City, Utah, earlier this semester. She joins a select club of 10 in­ dividuals across the United States as a member of the Class of 20112013 receiving this prestigious honor. The NACADA Emerging Leaders program is awarded each year, and provides recipients with a two-year enrichment experi­ ence designed to improve diver­ sity and sharpen leadership skills. Walston has been instrumental both to the College and to the stu­ dents who call Barton home. It is a role she has enioyed since 2005, and a position that gives her the opportunity to help thousands of students shape their futures in school and beyond. "The profession of academic advising has started to really latch on to this idea that we are essential to student success," Walston said. "We are educat­ ing students about what it takes to graduate, but also are making sure they have all the resources to succeed academically. And, we help students think about how classes fit into their career plans, so that there is success af­ ter graduation as well." Administrators and colleagues across campus are pleased with Walstons success at Barton, and realize what an impact she makes on the community. "Barton is makinggreat strides in the Student Success program because of Angie's unique com­ bination of passion, hard work, training, and willingness to take on tasks that are not always in her job description," said Dr. Gary Daynes, provost and vice presi­ dent for academic affairs. "And, she does an amazing job leading such a great staff. She has this wonderful mixture of wisdom and humility, patience at times, and impatience at other times. It is an honor to work with her." lachian State University. Several campus re­ Prior to her appoint­ sources launched under ment at Barton in 2005, Walston's guidance, that aim to promote student Walston served as the success, include career career development coor­ counseling, networking dinator at North Johnston programs connecting High School. She also held students with Barton posts as assistant director alumni, and a variety of . , ... . . for employer relations in g,e diverse workshops that the Career Center at Meroffer tools like test and study gdith College, assistant director of strategies, planning for graduate career placement services at The school, and resume building. Florida State University, and coWalston graduated summa teacher for the Freshman Seminar cum laude with a Bachelor of at Appalachian State University. Science degree in Business The daughter of Jimmy and Administration from Elon Col­ Sandy McNeill of Lansing, lege (now Elon University). She continued her studies at Walston is married to Charles the graduate level completing "Wally" Walston II. They make a Master of Arts degree in Stu­ their home in Wilson with their dent Development from Appa­ two daughters, Olivia and Ella. Museum of Ashe County History seeks volunteers Boone receives Board Wil Petty Staff Writer , jpetty@civitasmedia.com The museum of Ashe County History is look­ ing for volunteers to help out during the winter months. Ramona Renfroe, director of the museum said they are looking for people to help out with the public visitations and behind the scenes with pro­ cessing items. "We are looking for docents, so people that would like to meet the public and take them through the exhibits," she said. Those interested in volunteering are encour­ aged to come by the museum in downtown Jeffer­ son. There, volunteers fill out an application that gives the workers a general idea of what the person wants to do. "We are looking for people who are interested in history," Renfroe said. "Whether they are inter­ ested in the public aspect or working behind the scenes, there are ways to help." Renfroe said the background work has to do with a large amount of items needing to be catalogued and processed. These items are being stored for fu­ ture exhibits, and the wintertime when they move several things around. More volunteers will be needed in the spring and summer, when several community events take place at the Old 1904 Courthouse, where the mu­ seum is located. "For public events; we will train (volunteers) on everything in the museum and events that are com­ ing up," Renfroe said. During the winter, most of the work is preparatory. For more information for volunteering, visit the museum which is open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Mon­ day through Saturday. Those interested can also call the museum at (336) 846-1904. Leadership Certificate David Boone, who serves on the board of di­ rectors of Blue Ridge Elec­ tric Membership Corpora­ tion, recently received the cooperative utility indus­ try's Board Leadership cer­ tificate from the National Rural Electric Cooperative Boone Association (NRECA). NRECA's board leadership certificate recognizes individuals who continue their professional development after becoming a Certified Cooperative 'Director. Boone became certified in 2008. Directors who have attained the Board Leadership certificate have completed 10 credits in ad­ vanced, issues-oriented courses. Today's electric util­ ity environment imposes new demands on electric cooperative directors, particularly increased knowledge of changes in the electric utility busi­ ness, new governance skills, strategic planning and a working knowledge of coopera­ tive principles. Blue Ridge Electric and its di-' rectors have a commitment to working through the NRECA to sharpen this body of knowledge for the benefit of their electric co­ operative members. Fed requires state s CDL holders to provide updated info An upcoming require­ ment for commercial drivers aimed at making the roads safer will go into effect Jan. 30, 2014. That's when the state's commercial drivers must meet a federal regula­ tion to report to the North Carolina Division of Mo­ tor Vehicles. Commercial drivers who don't meet the deadline could risk losing their privilege to drive any vehicle in the state. Since the regulation became effective in 2012, the Federal Motor Car­ rier Safety Administration has provided two years for commercial drivers to certify whether they drive interstate or intrastate and for what purpose. If required, they must also provide their current DOT medical card to NCDMV by the 2014 deadline. Sign up for FREE NCDMV supplies infor­ mation and a special Form CDL-MED-1 on its website to help drivers report and certify their driving. The form should be signed, scanned and emailed to a special DMV address or turned in to any driver li­ cense office. If NCDMV does not receive the required infor­ mation from a commercial driver, the Division will notify the driver that he/ she is no longer medically certified to operate a com­ mercial motor vehicle. Drivers will have 30 days to respond, or their entire North Carolina driving privilege will be cancelled. More than 312,000 North Carolina drivers hold commercial licenses. As the January deadline approaches, NCDMV is sending notices to the remaining 197,000 driv­ ers who have not yet re­ ported. During the past two years, NCDMV noti­ fied CDL holders about the requirement with their license renewals, in the state's Commercial Driver's Manual and on the DMV website. Addi­ tional reminders were dis­ tributed through the N.C. Trucking Association and other groups. Drivers must continue to provide a copy of their medical card to their em­ ployer and carry a copy with them at all times. Commercial drivers with questions about comply­ ing with the requirement should call (919) 861-3599. 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You will find the Fern Nature Trail and the Running Cedar Trails located at Wagoner Ac­ cess. These trails offer over two miles of hiking and both have a view of the river especially now that the leaves are off the trees. At the N.C. 221 Access you have access to several trails that join to form over three miles of trail. The Track Trail is a short trail that begins at the Visi­ tor Center porch and joins the Hickory Trail. This trail is geared toward children and has brochures to help them learn about what is found along the trail and help them earn prizes when they complete the activi­ ties in the brochure. Pick up a brochure at the Visitor Center to take with you. The Hickory Trail is a mile long trail that winds through the forest as well as an open meadow. Start at the Visitor Center on the Track Trail and add two tenths of a mile to your hike on the Hickory Trial. The River Run Trail is the new­ est trail at new River State Park. It is one and four tenths mile long and joins the Hickory Trail for a trip along the river with a switch back toward our maintenance area. It can be accessed near the Visitor Center or at the primitive campground parking lot. Clothing drive helps community Wil Petty Staff Writer jpetty@civitasmedia.com Volunteer hre departments (VFDs) in Ashe County are working together to provide coats and blankets to those in the county that need them. "Tots to Grandpops" is a fundraiser organized by the VFDs which will provide coats, sweaters and blankets for people of all ages - and they need the community's help. "We have teamed up with some of the daycares and Ashe Services for Aging," said Julia Houck, a volunteer firefighter for the New River VFD and an organizer of the drive. "After the donations are cleaned, we will then distribute the items to whoever needs them." Houck said this is the first year the fire departments have put together the coat drive. "We were sitting around and talk­ ing about the way the economy is," she said. "We figured this would be something the community could use." The drive started Nov. 4 and will run through Nov. 25. Houck said the community has been responsive to the drive. "We have had quite a few people calling about the drive," she said. "I know we have gotten some donations in at (New River VFD)." Drop off locations occur from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. each Monday at the Creston, Fleetwood, Glendale Springs, Lansing, New River, Pond Mountain and Warrensville and West Jefferson VFDs. Todd VFD accepts 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday, and the Ashe County Rescue Squad building 6 p.m., Wednesday, Nov. 20. "If (people with donations) can't be at one of the fire departments at that time, they can call me," Houck said. "I'll see if I can get someone from a fire department to meet them." For more information on the drive, call Beth Eastridge after 5 p.m. at (828) 406-8897 or Houck at (336) 877-7524. CHURCH CALENDAR Nov. 19-22 7 p.m. nightly Revival Services. Grace Community Church will hold revival ser­ vices at the Old Fleetwood School Gym. Guest speaker for the week will be Rev. David Lyalls. You are invited to attend. Nov. 19 - until 7 p.m. Revival services will begin at Sugar Tree Church. Rev. Mitchell Mash will be bringing the message nightly. Pas­ tor Rev. Jim Greer and congregation invite you to attend. Nov. 24 10:30 a.m. "You'll Get Through This," a Max Lucado series for hope and help in touch times, will be the fo­ cus for the Adult Sunday School class of Chestnut Hill Methodist Church for the next two months. The church is located at 604 Martin Gambill Road, Crumpler. For more information or directions, call 336-982-9056. Dec. 13-14 ' 7 p.m. Peak Creek Church of the Brethren Presents: This is Christmas. A musical celebration. The church is located at 2327 Peak Creek Church Road, Laurel Springs. For more information, call 336657-1291 or 336-817-4313. COMMUNITY CALENDAR Nov. 19 6-9 p.m. American Heart Association First Aid Course will be held at the Watauga Medical Center Auditorium. This course is designed for community members who want to learn basic firstaid skills: how to recognize and respond to different emergencies such as heart attack, stroke, choking, bleeding, seizures, dia­ betic reactions, breathing problems, shock, and en­ vironmental emergencies. Participants receive a cer­ tification card which is val­ id for two years. The cost is $30 (make check pay­ able to ARHS) No refunds. Registration deadline is Friday, Nov. 15. Class size is limited. For more infor­ mation, or to pre-register and pre-pay, call Candy Jones 828-268-8960. Nov. 21 11 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. Na­ tional Guard Armory Blood Drive. This holi­ day, give something that means something. Give blood and you could help save up to three lives. The blood drive will be held a the Armory, at 1147 Old N.C. 16, Jefferson. For more information or to make your appointment, call Eula Blevins at 9822164. All donors need a photo ID to donate. 4 p.m. Outside the Box. Are the odds in your favor? Come the Ashe County Public Library and find out. Dress as your favorite character from Catching Fire and come for a mini-banquet, view the Hunger Games, and win cool prizes. Nov. 23 Patron Appreciation Party at the Ashe County Public Library all day. En­ joy root beer floats, music of the '50s, Shag dancing and poodle skirts. 11 a.m. - 2 p.m. Bookfest in Downtown Spar­ ta. Regional authors will be appearing for book signing at downtown shops. For a list of loca­ tions and authors, visit http://sparta-nc.com/ Bookfest_in_Downtown_ Sparta.aspx. 4 - 7 p.m. Annual Thanksgiving Supper at Helton Community Building. Menu on the hot bar: turkey and dress­ ing, baked ham, green beans, cranberry sauce, potatoes, baked apples, gravy, corn, rolls, yams, dessert and drinks. The cost is $7 and take out is available. Everyone is wel­ comed to attend. 7:30 p.m. Coffee House Live at Hensley Hall at West Jefferson United Methodist Church. Enjoy an evening of great Arts Council des­ serts, coffee and beverages, along with the best in High County entertainment. Fea­ tured performers include: The Clay Lunsford Duo, The Mountain Laurels, The Elkville String Band, and Sharon Kasel and Friends. Admission at the door is $10 adults, and $5 students. For more information, call 336S46-ARTS. (AMERICA'S BEST SELLING ^REPLACEMENT WINDOW WINDOWS INSTAMEI h v ANY SIZE White double hung up to z store for details B •Simply tt* Brit lot Lru4 FREE In-Home Estimate: 336-838-9393 Or visit our showroom: 1401 Second St., North Wilksboro (Across From The Ford Dealership) WindowWorldFoothills.com The Campground Spur Trail is just a little over one fourth mile and loops behind the Visi­ tor Center. It can be accessed from the Track Trail or the Drive-to Campground. The Dogwood Trail is two tenths of a mile long and can be accessed from the picnic shel­ ter. There is a wooden platform at the end of the trail, overlook­ ing the river and the held of dogwoods, thus its name. This trail is handicapped accessible. There are lots of interesting things to be found even when the leaves and flowers are gone. The plants go dormant and have many ways that they are beneficial to wildlife during winter months. Plants produce seed for feeding animals and birds. See if you can determine which plants offer the most benefit. Remember to dress warmly and wear good sturdy shoes for hiking. The trails may be covered with leaves and you will experience a different hike than if you were hiking in the summer. Come enjoy your naturally wonderful state parks. For more information, call 336-9822587. LEVITON PM&ikSSSiMSBiMSaMH r Submitted photo | Jefferson Post The Leviton employees who assisted with the food collection effort were (from left): Melissa Ashley, Brenda Osborne, Donna May. Danny Davis, Donna Ruff, Dennis Osborne, Kerry Ruff, and Rob Brooks with Ashe Outreach. Leviton employees work to make a difference During the month of October, employees at Leviton - West Jeffer­ son Plant collected 163 pounds of food along with money. The donations were presented to Ashe Outreach for the Back­ pack Program. Ashe Outreach would like for everyone to know that one in five children in Ashe County are in dan­ ger of leaving school on Friday to find little or no food at home. Donations fill backpacks with food, so 300 plus children eat over the weekend and return to school Monday morning better nourished and ready to learn. For more information on the Backpack Program or Ashe Outreach, call 9771377 or visit www.asheoutreach.org. �[1 Public Opinion "...were it left to me to decide whether we should have a government without newspapers or newspapers without a government, I should not hesitate a moment to prefer the latter." — Thomas Jefferson, 1787 Let's take the time to get mental health reform right Gov. Pat McCrory and DHHS Secretary Aldona Wos deserve credit for trying to sort out and find solutions to our Mental Health program. North Carolina's 2001 mental health "reforms" have been a disaster and the McCrory administra­ tion is the first to seriously ad­ dress them. North Carolina's reforms re­ sulted from the 1999 Supreme Court "Olmstead" decision, which said, "institutional place­ ment of persons who can handle and benefit from community set­ Tom Campbell tings perpetuates unwarranted NC Spin assumptions that persons so iso­ lated are incapable of or unwor­ thy of participating in community life." Second, "confine­ ment in an institution severely diminishes the everyday life activities of individuals, including family relations, social contacts, work options, economic independence, educa­ tional advancement, and cultural enrichment." The mandate was to "de-institutionalize" care for the mentally ill from state hospitals to community-based pro­ viders. But far too many communities didn't have appropriate, adequate or experienced available providers. Local hospitals frequently had neither the capacity, the profes­ sional expertise to treat them nor want the financial liabili­ ty. Too many providers abused or overcharged for services, because the state failed to clearly design parameters, com­ pounding the problem by further failing to properly over­ see the reforms. Taxpayers paid millions for the failures. Some say care for mentally disturbed or substance abus­ ers should be a family responsibility, charging the families are uncaring or irresponsible. Unless you have walked in their shoes, as I have, you will never understand the suf­ fering and despair these families endure. Not only do they exhaust their financial resources but also their emotional capital and endurance.Family relationships are frequently shattered, leaving those needing the help alone,broke and homeless, literally wandering the streets, with emergency rooms and jails their ultimate destination. Reforms reduced the number of psychiatric beds in North Carolina by one-half. An estimated 150,000 vis­ its to hospital emergency rooms are made each year by the mentally ill. Patients often wait for days until scarce psychiatric beds become available. Sadly, 13 percent will show up again within 30 days. Seventeen percent of those in local jails reportedly have mental or substance problems, frustrating law enforce­ ment officials ill-equipped to provide for them, crowding their jails and straining their budgets. Some mental health advocates criticized McCrory's "Crisis Solutions Initiative" for offering too few details, an unwarranted criticism. The last thing we need is an­ other ill-conceived remedy that doesn't fix our mental health mess. To work effectively, any "reform" must be carefully de­ signed with expected outcomes, parameters, benchmarks and oversight built in. While government is often ineffective, neither was the pi e private sector the solution in mental health reform. And the lough it might take longer and perhaps cost more, a thoughtful up front investment is more frc cost-effective in the long run. Our mistakes have proved the theorem that if you don't have the time or money to do it right the first time how are you ever going to find those resources to fix it? This time it is more important to get it right than get it fast. McCrory and Wos are correct to carefully establish re­ alistic goals and guidelines, study what is working and bring ail stakeholders to the table to find solutions. In fact, this sound approach would be well advised in other reforms like Medicaid, transportation, economic develop­ ment and the environment. Campbell is the executive producer and moderator of NC SPIN, a weekly panel discussion on state issues that airs on WMYT "MY TV12" at 10 a.m. on Sundays and on WJZY "CW46" at 6:30 a.m. and 11:05 p.m. on Sundays and on WFMY-TV at 5:30 a.m. Sundays. Tffers OS NCRVlNG ASUl COI NTV. NORTH CAROLINA MINCI 19/i (USPS 441-810) Member NC Press Association Published twice weekly by Civitas Media LLC, P.O. Box 808 203 S. Second Ave., West Jefferson, NC 28694 Periodicals postage paid at West Jefferson, NC 28694 Phone 336-846-7164 Email cclark@civitasmedia.com Subscription rates in Ashe County - $38/year In North Carolina - $48.01/year Editor/General Manager Staff Writer Staff Writer Sports Writer Advertising Sales Advertising Sales Classifieds/Legals Cliff Clark Wil Petty Dylan Lightfoot Nathan Ham Teresa Roark Laws John Sears Kay Hart Mail Room Department Julia Beck Postmaster: Send address changes to Jefferson Post P.O. Box 808 West Jefferson NC 28694-0808 All content copyright 2012 by Civitas Media LLC and may not be reproduced without permission. Page 4 Tuesday, November 19,201a LETTER TO THE EDITOR Additional embarrassment for county commissioners Dear editor, Is there anything more pitiful than a circus clown gone bad? Antigovernment "sovereign citizen" and Ashe County Commissioner Gerald Price brought further embarrass­ ment to himself and the county on Oct. 29, when he filed his nonsensi­ cal letter to the IRS with the Ashe County Register of Deeds office. In addition to having had his car repossessed and his home foreclosed on, the financially inept Price appar­ ently hasn't been paying his federal taxes. In his bizarre letter to the act­ ing IRS commissioner. Price, plagia­ rizing the Internet writings of other misguided "sovereigns," laid out six absurd conditions that must be met before he'll pay his taxes. This man has no business serv­ ing in any government capacity. To read his pathetic ramblings, go to the Register of Deeds website and visit "Deeds"; Book: 0445; Page: 2267 or type in the following URL: http:// www.ashencrod.org/DocumentView. asp?DocumentType=Deeds&Instru ment-04452267&NextInstrument-0 445227l&Close-True. While Price is surely the most in­ competent clown on the three ring board of commissioners, he's got close competition. If she were in any profession other than politics, Com­ missioner Judy Porter Poe would've lost her job over ethical breaches. Readers will recall that in the after­ math of former county manager Dan McMillan's forced resignation, Poe, then the chairwoman, was caught giving false infor­ mation to the media when a Freedom of Information Act revealed e-mails that contradicted her pub­ lic statements. Then in the immediate aftermath of former manager Pat Mitchell's forced resigna­ tion, Poe threatened the jobs of county employees if they showed any sup­ port for Mitchell. Integrity violations and using a su­ perior position to threaten subordinates' legal rights are firing offenses. The bumper stickers that have been appearing in the county have it right: "Price/Poe must go." Com­ missioner Gary Roark, who regularly joins Price and Poe as a voting bloc, seems incapable of independent thinking and merely parrots their lead.I suppose that makes him some­ thing of a "clown understudy" and he's well on his way towards meriting his own bumper sticker. Commissioners Larry Rhodes and William Sands seem to be the only board members who don't routinely appear in grease paint and full clown regalia. However, the fact that they apparently condone the obvious incompetence of their fellow com­ missioners only contributes to the board's dysfunction and lack of good governance. Rhodes, the current chairman, should exercise some pro­ active leadership rather than always being reactionary. Recently it was announced the board has hired Sam Yearick as the third county manager in two years. For the sake of the county, I sincerely wish Mr. Yearick great success and hope his four-year contract con­ tains a favorable ter­ mination clause, for his sake. Fortunately for him, his bona fides contain something of an insurance policy. As reported, Yearick's professional background looks impres­ sive, but from the board's perspective his top qualification was obviously the fact that he's the Chairman of the Caldwell County Republican Executive Committee. As everyone in this county knows, the forced res­ ignations of McMillan and Mitchell weren't about competence or job performance, they were about short­ sighted political ideology trumping competence at all cost and then mas­ querading as something else. That's good job security for Yearick. Living in Ashe County under the leadership of this board reminds me of the hit 1972 song by Stealers Wheel, "Stuck in the Middle with You." From now on, whenever you hear the line: "Clowns to the left of me, jokers to the right; I'm stuck in the middle with you," rather than the intended parody of Bob Dylan, just think of the Ashe County Board of Commissioners. Ken Lynn Fleetwood Sacrificing stability in our schools state budget rather than working its way through the legislative process Education advocates through committees and often characterize the chamber debates. The law dismantling of our public eliminates "career status" schools through privatiza­ for teachers (which offered tion as death by a thousand some protection against cuts. The draining of mon­ arbitrary firings) and of­ ey from traditional public fers them instead only one, schools to unaccountable two or four-year contracts. charter schools, for-profit Most teachers will receive charters and "education one-year, take-it-or-leavemanagement organiza­ it deals. The decision as tions" as well as the deliv­ to which teachers will get ery of public money to pri­ which kinds of contracts vate schools in the form of will, itself,be based an arbi­ vouchers all contribute to trary percentage division of the bloodletting. teachers in various school The 2013 session of the districts. Only 25% will re­ General Assembly, how­ ceive four-year contracts. ever, brought cuts both This change, effectively, figuratively and literally reduces most of North Caro­ through the blade of harm­ lina's public school teachers ful legislation. Lawmakers to the status of temporary diverted funding to char­ employees. Obviously, there ters, which became more is little-to-no incentive for a unaccountable with di­ teacher to stay in a system minished public oversight, in which he or she is disre­ and birthed a new program spected so. Teacher pay has of vouchers for private plummeted to 46th in the schools. Traditional public nation. When coupled with schools also lost a lot mon­ the loss of employment pro­ ey the old-fashioned way - tections like career status, through the underfunding this creates the likelihood of the public investment that there will be even high­ in those schools. These er teacher turnover in our reductions to important schools as more and more educational programs and teachers leave the profes­ diversions of funding were sion or move to states with not, however, the only fairer pay and working con­ way the General Assembly ditions. sought to dismantle public Interestingly, recent col­ schools; there was also an lege grads who participate attack on school personnel. in tne program known As more and more people as "Teach for America" have discovered in recent (TFA) will receive longer months, teachers were contracts (two years) and victimized in the so-called more job security than "Excellent Public Schools many teachers who plan to Act of 2013" - a new law make teaching their profes­ was that slapped onto the sion. But, of course, teachChris Hill NC Justice Center ers on one-year contracts with significant training and TFA employees with two-year contracts and five weeks of training both •resent the same prob­ lem: school instability. We fe know that the stability of a school is essential for high levels of student achieve­ ment. The revolving door will just lead to a situation in which large numbers of inexperienced teachers work for very little money and receive little-to-no re­ spect. The results for kids are predictable. Unfortunately, teachers are not the only school per­ sonnel to be harmed by the inaccurately-named "Excel­ lent Public Schools Act." Superintendents must now deal with the logisti­ cal nightmare of providing contracts for huge num­ bers of teachers and choos­ ing which ones are in the top 25%. In large school districts like Wake County and Charlotte-Mecklen­ burg, it is hard to fathom how superintendents will be able to manage so many contracts without lots more staff. And while local school boards may alter their Superintendent's list, this should not give anyone much comfort as many boards themselves have been targeted for micromanagement by County Commissioners and the General Assembly. Do we really want commissioners and legislators overseeing teacher contract decisions? To add a little bitter ic­ ing to the cake for teachers and overall school stability, lawmakers also eliminated the jobs of thousands of teacher assistants. The bottom line: It's hard to understand how students can receive a high-quality education — much less the sound, basic education that is constitu­ tionally required — when everything and everyone around them is buffeted by a whirlwind of disruptive policy changes. During the voucher de­ bate in the General Assem­ bly, many supporters of the idea alleged how impor­ tant the legislation was for struggling and at-risk stu­ dents. But, of course, the reality is that the vast ma­ jority of North Carolina's students, including those at-risk, continue to attend traditional public schools. If the General Assem­ bly genuinely cared about students, especially those most at-risk, it's hard to see why it reduced resources and personnel, created such logistical chaos for su­ perintendents or spurred new power struggles be­ tween school boards and county commissioners. Indeed, while it would be nice to take lawmakers at their word that they truly value our public schools, the repeated cuts (both lit­ eral and figurative) to over­ all school stability indicate the existence of a very dif­ ferent and very troubling alternative agenda. Christopher Hill is the Director of the Education and Law Project at the North Carolina Justice Center. �JI-.I FKRSON Fos'l TUESDAY, ORTS NOVEMBER 19,2013 Nathan Ilain. Sports Writer (3.16) 846-7164 nham(5 rivitasmedia.com Photos by Nathan Ham| Jefferson Post Johnathan Cox scored two early touchdowns against Bunker Hill. THISDAY, NOVEMBER if), 2( ) l:i PAGE 5 ONLINE Game of the Week video can be found atjeffersonpost.com Alex Laws (32) makes a diving tackle on Tyler Eckard in the pouring rain Friday night. Shawn Baker was there to help with the tackle. Bunker Hill upsets Ashe, 20-17 Nathan Ham Sports Writer nham@civitasmedia.com For the few Ashe County fans that braved the con­ stant rainfall, it was not the way anyone hoped the football season would come to an end for a great group of seniors and un­ derclassmen. Bunker Hill scored 13 unanswered points in the second half to take a 2017 win for only the Bears' third road playoff win in school history. "Our kids fought hard, they played well enough to win. This is a very spe­ cial group, this group of seniors have hopefully laid the foundation for some­ thing year in and year out in this situation where we can win playoff games," said Ashe Head Coach Brian Hampton. Ashe's running game came to life in the first quarter. Following a Bun­ ker Hill punt, Johnathan Cox ripped off a 23-yard touchdown and Kendall Richardson nailed an extra point to put the Huskies ahead, 7-0, with 3:38 left in the quarter. The Bears answered back with a 10-yard TD from Dijoun Huitt. The extra point was missed, keeping Ashe in front by a single point. Just under three minutes into the second quarter, linebacker Cullen Ashley recovered a fumble inside Bunker Hill's territory. Ashe made them pay with Cox's second TD of the night, this one from eight yards out. The extra point gave the Huskies a 14-6 advantage with 7:50 left in the second quarter. Richardson got the Hus­ kies three morepoints in the final second of the hall with a perfect 37-yard field goal. The Huskies opened the second half with its second pooch kickoff of the night that was recovered to give Ashe the ball. Bunker Hill responded with a crucial interception by J'len Wilson just three plays later. Jacob Blevins made sure that turnover would not hurt Ashe by intercepting a pass of his own at the 9:48 mark of the third. The Bears were able to punch the ball in from five yards out with Colton Chapman on a quarterback keeper late in the quarter. The two-point conversion was stopped. Ashe main­ tained a 17-12 lead going to the fourth quarter. Neither team flinched in the fourth quarter until just over one minute left when Chapman carried the ball into the end zone from three yards out to give Bunker Hill a 20-17 lead after a successful twopoint conversion. On the final drive of the game, Ashe got a good kickoff return from Mat­ thew Hamilton to bring the ball to midfield. However, the Bear de­ fense came up big with an interception from Justin Bowman with 1:13 left in the game. Bunker Hill was able to melt the clock and se­ cure its spot in the second round of the playoffs. Ashe ended the season with a 7-5 record over­ all. Bunker Hill travels to Gastonia on Friday to face Hunter Huss High School. The Huskies finished the game with 188 total yards while Bunker Hill had 185. Cox wrapped up his out­ standing career with 32 carries for 88 yards and two scores. Connor Bowers was held in check as he completed 7-18 passes for 125 yards and two interceptions. Cox had two catches out of the backfield, as did senior fullback Brandon Wingler. Wingler has been Cox's lead blocker for two sea­ sons and has played a huge part in why Cox became the top runningback in the Mountain Valley Confer­ ence last year and this year. Bradley Lucas had one grab for 25 yards. Maison McNeill had one catch for 15 yards and Jacob Worley had one catch for 16 yards. Blevins had the final Ashe reception for six yards. On the other side of the ball, seniors Dustin Guy and Michael Elliott had great games. Guy led Ashe with 11 tackles and Elliott finished with eight tackles and an interception. Shawn Baker had seven tackles and Evan Walker had six tackles and two tackles for losses. Hamilton finished with six tackles and two tackles for loss while Blevins finished with four tackles and an in­ terception. Connor Bowers sets to fire a pass down the field. Ashley recorded three tackles and a fumble re­ covery in his final game. "I don't think the better "This is a great group of McNeill had three tackles team won," added Hamp­ young men. This group of and Alex Laws finished up ton. seniors, they've got a piece with two tackles. Regardless of how the of history in the gym now Bunker Hill found a way playoff season ended, when we get the banner to win the game in spite of the team certainly has to up. Hopefully they've laid committing six turnovers be proud of winning the the foundation for better and having fewer yards school's third MVAC cham­ things to come," Coach than Ashe. pionship. Hampton said. Quakers win season-opening tournament Nathan Ham Sports Writer nham@civitasmedia.com Ashe County graduate Zeb Rich­ ardson and the Guilford Quakers of­ ficially opened their season this past weekend with the Guilford College Invitational, a two-day tournament in Greensboro. Guilford won both of its games to win the tournament championship. On Friday, Guilford played La- Grange and came away with a 90-81 victory. Richardson played 19 minutes off the bench and scored four points, grabbed three rebounds and record­ ed two blocks. Guard Matt McCarthy scored 23 points and dished out six assists, Jake Hopkins scored 17 as did Alston Furr. In Saturday's championship game against William Peace College, Rich­ ardson tallied 18 minutes on the court and scored eight points and pulled down four rebounds. Trever Hyatt led the Quakers with 18 points in 16 minutes off the bench. McCar­ thy scored 12 and Furr added 11. Guilford cruised to a 72-53 victory. The Quakers will put its 2-0 record to the test on Tuesday as they will face Greensboro College at the coli­ seum on Tuesday. The first conference game for Guil­ ford will be on Saturday, Nov. 23 at home against Washington and Lee. The Quakers were picked to finished fourth in the Old Dominion Athletic Conference preseason poll. Sophomore Zeb Richardson scored 12 points off the bench in two wins this past weekend. Mountaineers fall to Bearcats Nathan Ham Sports Writer nham@civitasmedia.com Appalachian State's basketball team dropped to 0-3 on the young season with a 77-49 defeat at Cincinnati on Saturday afternoon. Senior Tommy Spagnolo started and played 23 minutes. The former Husky scored four points and led the Mountaineers in rebounding with seven and also had a team-high two blocks. The Bearcats started with some hot shoot­ ing to take a 94) lead before the Mountaineers could get on the board. After ASU pulled the score to within two points, Cincinnati ripped off a 27-10 scoring run to take a 19-point halftime lead. Things did not get any better in the second half. The Bearcats continued to add on to its lead with some hot shooting and a suffocating full court press that forced 14 Mountaineer turnovers and held the offense to just 29-per­ cent shooting from the floor. Starting guards Mike Neal and Tab Hamilton combined to shoot just 3-24 from the court and had only nine points. Tevin Baskin and Mike Kobani led ASU with 11 points each. Cincinnati had five players in double figures. Titus Rubles and Troy Caupain were the high scorers with 13 points. Sean Kilpatrick added 12, Shaquille Thomas had 10 and Jermaine Sanders added 10 points and five rebounds off the bench. The Mountaineers will be back at home on Tuesday to face Lees-McRae at the Holmes Convocation Center at 7 p.m. ASU will then travel to North Carolina Central on Friday to wrap up the week. �PAGE (> TUESDAY, NOVEMBER If), 2013 JEITKRSON POST Meeting CLASSIFIEDS From Page 1 ferson, Todd, Bakersville and Crosshore. Hand­ made in America is based in Asheville and serves the Western North Caro­ lina region. Lonon said the nonprofit hosts these cluster meet­ ings two times a year. The fall meeting is for some of the communities while the spring meeting involves all towns Handmade in Amer­ ica serves. "(Handmade in Amer­ ica) was started 15 years ago as a project to help communities revitalize," she said. .West Jefferson was one of the first towns to join and has developed a long, successful relationship with the nonprofit. Handmade in America has been responsible for several community proj­ ects, most notably the murals throughout West Jefferson and the county's barn quilts. "We are unusual," Lonon said. "We are the poster child of how this is sup­ posed to work." The West Jefferson Community Partnership (WJCP) had many of their members at the event to help discuss the town's changes in depth. The organization con­ sists of representatives from the Arts Council, Ashe County Public Li­ brary, Ashe County Cham­ ber of Commerce, West Jefferson TDA, West Jef­ ferson Business Associa­ tion, Christmas in July or­ ganizers, the Ashe County Farmer's Market and town officials. Other organiza­ tions such as the Florence Thomas Art School and Keep Ashe Beautiful par­ ticipate as well. "These are the people that have a vested interest in what happens throughout West Jefferson," Lonon said. The WJCP meets on the fourth Friday of every month and is responsible for events such as the Backstreet Concert Series and Hometown Christmas. WJCP used the cluster meeting as an opportunity to show the other commu­ nities the new streetscape, which was based off a de­ sign study done 10 years ago from North Carolina State University. "To have the other towns here to see how the work came to fruition was pretty neat for them," Lo­ non said. Growth From Page1 cover from the recession. Job growth is projected in the county, with facto­ ries as well. "One area we should see job growth in the coming year is with GE Aviation's expansion," Robinson said. "There will be con­ struction jobs relating to the expansion." While the data book is able to give insight to some of the job projections in the area, certain jobs such as manufacturing can be hard to project. "Those are very hard to project," Robinson said. "You don't know what the prospects out there are." Robinson heads up the Ashe County Job Develop­ ment, which works to bring more jobs into the county. They are in ownership of numerous factories in the area including Leviton's old Jefferson factory and the Tigra Building in West Jef­ ferson. "Our job is selling Ashe County," Robinson said. "Part of selling Ashe Coun­ ty is to have something available for a company to look at and move into. You have to have a product and a lot of communities don't have that." Robinson said there has been some interest in some of the buildings the job development board looks over, but nothing is set in stone. "We continue to hope that our buildings or some other avenue we will be able to bring in additional jobs," he said. LEGALS LEGALS STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF ASHE FILE NO 11 SP 188 NOTICE TO CREDITORS Having qualified as Executor for the Estate of Barkley Moore Absher deceased late of Ashe County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of said deceased to present them on or before 23rd day of Janu­ ary, 2014, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recov­ ery. All persons indebted to said estate will please make immediate payment. This the 23rd of October, 2013. For the Estate of Barkley Moore Absher Michael Scott Absher 2885 County Woods Ct Finksburg, MD 21048 PUBLISH:10.29.13/11.5.13/11. 12.13/11.19.13 Notice to Creditors Having qualified as Executor of the Estate of Edwin L. "Bucj" Owen of Ashe County, NC.The undersigned does hereby noti­ fy all persons, firms and cor­ porations having claims against the said Estate to ex­ hibit them to the undersigned at the address stated below on or before the 1st day of Febru­ ary, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recov­ ery. This the 1st day of November. 2013. Darell G. Owen 260 Owen Lane West Jefferson, NC 28694 Publish:11.5.13/11.12.13/11.19 .13/11.26 13 mechanics' and materialmen's liens, and any recorded re­ leases. LEGALS LEGALS SECOND NOTICE OF SALE TAKE NOTICE THAT: Chester E. Whittle. Jr.. Substitute Trust­ ee. has begun proceedings to FORECLOSE under the Deed of Trust described below, and under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in such Deed of Trust, and an Or­ der entered by the Clerk of Su­ perior Court of the above County, will sell the below de­ scribed property at public auc­ tion as follows: 1. The instrument pursuant to which such sale will be held is that certain Deed of Trust ex­ ecuted by Trimurthi Hotels Land Holdings WJ, LLC. origin­ al mortgagors, and recorded in the Office of the Ashe County Register of Deeds in Deed of Trust Book 405, at Page 1727. The record owner of such property, as reflected on the records of the Register of Deeds not more than ten (10) days prior to posting this No­ tice of Sale, if not the original mortgagors, is: N/A 2. The property will be sold by the Substitute Trustee at 10:00 o'clock a.m. on the 20th day of November, 2013 at the Ashe County Courthouse door in the City of Jefferson, North Caro­ lina. 3. The real property to be sold is generally described as 203 Hampton Place. PIN 19227133 and 19227-143-014, West Jefferson, NC 28694* and is more particularly described as follows: Being all of that property de­ scribed in that certain Deed of Trust recorded in Book 405, at Page 1727 of the Ashe County. North Carolina Re­ gistry. Any property described in the Deed of Trust which is not be­ ing offered for sale is de­ scribed as follows: Subject to any and all Release Deeds of Record in the Ashe County, North Carolina Registry. 'The general description of the property is provided for con­ venience but is not guaran­ teed. the legal description in the Deed of Trust controls. 4. Any buildings located on the above-described property are also included in the sale. 5. The property will be sold by the Substitute Trustee to the highest bidder for CASH. The highest bidder will be required to deposit IN CASH with the Substitute Trustee at the date and time of the sale the great­ er of five percent (5.0%) of the amount of the bid or Seven Hundred Fifty and no/100 Dol­ lars ($750.00). 6. All bidders bid for the prop­ erty AS IS on the date of sale. Absolutely no warranties are made as to the condition, value or title of the property. While the Substitute Trustee be­ lieves the title to be good, all bidders are advised that they should obtain independent counsel to examine record title as the property is sold subject to prior record interests. The Noteholder has reserved the right to withdraw the sale up to and until the Deed is delivered by the Substitute Trustee. 7. The property will be sold subject to all unpaid taxes and special assessments. 8. The property being sold is all of that property described in the Deed of Trust except as specifically set forth above It is the intention to extinguish any and all rights or interests in the property subordinate to the Deed of Trust. 9. Additional Notice Where the Real Property is Residential with Less Than 15 Rental Units: An order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to G.S. 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the Clerk of Su­ perior Court of the County in which the property is sold. Any person who occupies the prop­ erty pursuant to a rental agree­ ment entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may, after receiving the Notice of Sale, terminate the rental agreement upon 10 days' writ­ ten notice to the landlord. Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the ef­ fective date of the termination. Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a bona fide lease or tenancy may have additional rights pursuant to Public Law 111-22: Protecting Tenants at Foreclosure Act of 2009. THIS the 28th day of October, 2013. Chester E. Whittle, Jr. Substitute Trustee P.O. Box 494 Boone, NC 28607 828-264-6661 Publish: 11.12.13/11.19.13 NdtiCE t6 Creditors Having qualified as Adminis­ trator for the Estate of Dorotha Poe Winters. AKA, Lynn Win­ ters. deceased late of Ashe County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of said deceased to present them on or before 25th day of Feb­ ruary, 2014, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their re­ covery All persons indebted to said estate will please make immediate payment This the 19th day of Novem­ ber. 2013. Timothy B. Winters Executor/Administrator For the Estate of Dorotha Poe Winters. AKA, Lynn Winters PUBLISH: 11.19 13/11.26.13/12.3.13/12. 10.13 NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE FILE NO. 13-SP-122 • Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust ex­ ecuted by William T. Powell and Leisa H. Powell to CB Trustee, LLC, Trustee, dated August 1. 2008, and recorded in Book 386, at Page 43 in the Ashe County Registry, Jeffer­ son, North Carolina, default having been made in the pay­ ment of the Note thereby se­ cured by the said Deed of Trust, and the undersigned having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by instrument duly recorded in the office of the Register of Deeds of the aforesaid county, and the Holder of the Note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the un­ dersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the court­ house door in the City of Jef­ ferson, Ashe County, North Carolina, on December 3, 2013, at 11:30 a.m. and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate: Generally described as certain real property, with any and all improvements thereon, loc­ ated in Ashe County, North Carolina, and being more par­ ticularly described as follows: FIRST TRACT. BEGINNING on chestnut oak sprouts down height of ridge 24 poles to a sassafras: thence 18 poles to a locust on bank of road: thence 20 poles up road to a hemlock; thence S 25 W 34 Vx poles to the BEGINNING, containing 3 acres and 102 square rods, more or less. And being the same land de­ scribed in and conveyed by that certain deed from John Osborne to Coy Ham, dated 15 April 1932, and of record in the Ashe County Public Registry in Book S-2, at page 63. SECOND TRACT: BEGIN­ NING at a water oak on top of ridge at Foster Eldreth's corner; thence southward with Foster Eldreth's line to a stake at the public road; thence westward with the public road to a locust at Coy Ham's corner; thence northward with Coy Ham's line to a maple Coy Ham and Oliver Ham's corner; thence eastward with Oliver Ham's line to R. D Osborne's corner; thence southward with R. D. Osborne and Foster Eldreth's line to the BEGIN­ NING, containing 30 acres, more or less. THIRD TRACT: BEGINNING on a pine stump by the road, the A. D. Miller corner, running N 55 E 30 1/3 poles to a chest­ nut oak stump and sprouts in the old line; thence N 83 Vt E 14 poles to a chestnut; thence N 78 E 10 poles to a maple on height of ridge; thence S 5 W 19 6/10 poles to a blackgum; thence S 7 W 23 poles to a lo­ cust; thence S 9 W 19 Vfc poles to a bunch of chestnut oak sprouts; thence S 25 W 34 Vfc poles to a hemlock above the road; thence N 69 W 914 poles to the old line; thence N with same 64 poles to a stake; thence W 2214 poles to the BEGINNING, containing 11 acres and 148 square rods. And being the Firth, Fourth, and Second Tract of land de­ scribed in and conveyed by that certain Commissioner's Deed from John T. Kilby, Com­ missioner to Robert W. Ham, dated 15 October 1997, and of record in the Ashe County Public Registry in Book 224, at page 1642 Together with all additional rights, title, and interests of Grantors conveyed and de­ scribed in the Deed of Trust re­ corded in Book 386, at Page 43 in the office of the Register of Deeds of Ashe County. This is the same property de­ scribed in the Deed of Trust re­ corded in Book 386, at Page 43 in the office of the Register of Deeds of Ashe County. The current property owner is Leisa Lorraine H. Powell (a/k/a Leisa H. Powell) who is mar­ ried to William T. Powell. The sale is made subject to all taxes (including but not limited to any applicable transfer taxes), special and homeown­ ers' association assessments, and prior liens or encum­ brances of record against the said property, unrecorded The property to be offered pur­ suant to this Notice of Fore­ closure Sale is being offered for sale, transfer and convey­ ance "AS IS, WHERE IS. AND WITH ALL FAULTS." Neither the Substitute Trustee nor the Holder of the Note secured by the Deed of Trust/Security Agreement, or both, being foreclosed, nor the officers, dir­ ectors, attorneys, employees, agents or authorized repres­ entatives of either the Substi­ tute Trustee or the Holder of the Note make any representa­ tion of warranty relating to the title or any physical, environ­ mental, health or safety condi­ tions existing in, on, at or relat­ ing to the property being offered for sale, and any and all responsibilities or liabilities arising out of or in any way re­ lating to any such condition ex­ pressly are disclaimed. To the extent not inconsistent with the terms of the Deed of Trust, the Substitute Trustee reserves the right to offer the property for sale as a whole or in such parts or parcels there­ of as are separately described in the Deed of Trust, or the Substitute Trustee may offer the property for sale by each method and sell the property by the method which produces the highest price. A cash deposit not to exceed the greater of five percent (5%) of the amount of the bid or Seven Hundred Fifty and No/100 Dollars ($750.00) may be required at the time of the sale. If no upset bid is filed within ten (10) days from the date the Report of Foreclosure Sale is filed, a Trustee's Deed will be tendered to the highest bidder. Any successful bidder shall be required to tender the full balance of the purchase price so bid in cash or certified funds at the time the Substi­ tute Trustee tenders to him a Trustee's Deed for the prop­ erty or attempts to tender such deed, and should said suc­ cessful bidder fail to pay the full balance purchase price so bid at that time, he may re­ main liable on his bid as provided for in N.C. Gen. Stat. §§ 45-21.30(d) and (e). In ad­ dition to the purchase price so bid any successful bidder will also be responsible for pay­ ment of revenue stamps and other costs of closing the sale. An order for possession of the property may be issued pursu­ ant to N.C. Gen Stat. § 4521.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the Clerk of Superior Court of the county in which the property is sold. In accordance with N.C. Gen. Stat. §45-21.16A(b), in the event that this Notice of Fore­ closure Sale relates to residen­ tial real property with less than 15 rental units, any person who occupies the property pur­ suant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may, after receiving the notice of sale, terminate the rental agreement upon 10 days' writ­ ten notice to the landlord. Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable • for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the ef­ fective date of the termination. THIS COMMUNICATION IS NOT AN ATTEMPT TO COL­ LECT A DEBT IN VIOLATION OF THE BANKRUPTCY AUTOMATIC STAY OR DIS­ CHARGE INJUNCTION. IT IS REQUIRED TO COMPLY WITH THE NORTH CARO­ LINA FORECLOSURE STAT­ UTE. This the 29th day of October, 2013. Kimberly Elizabeth Lee Attorney for WASLAW, LLC Substitute Trustee Post Office Box 8088 Greenville. NC 27835-8088 Telephone: 252.215.4000 Publish: 11.19.13/11.26.13 IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE OF NORTH CAROLINA SUPERIOR COURT DIVSION ASHE COUNTY 13 SP 68 IN THE MATTER OF THE FORECLOSURE OF A DEED OF TRUST EXECUTED BY STEVEN MICHAEL ASAFAYLO AND BETH ANN ASAFAYLO DATED FEBRUARY 19, 2010 AND RECORDED IN BOOK 406 AT PAGE 1449 IN THE ASHE COUNTY PUBLIC REGISTRY, NORTH CAROLINA NOTICE OF SALE Under and by virtue of the power and authority contained in the above-referenced deed of trust and because of default in the payment of the secured indebtedness and failure to perform the stipulation and agreements therein contained and, pursuant to demand of the owner and holder of the se­ cured debt, the undersigned substitute trustee will expose for sale at public auction to the highest bidder for cash at the usual place of sale at the county courthouse of said county at 2:00PM on Decem­ ber 2, 2013 the following de­ scribed real estate and any other improvements which may be situated thereon, in Ashe County. North Carolina, and being more particularly de­ scribed as follows: ALL THAT CERTAIN LOT OR PARCEL OF LAND SITU­ ATED IN THE CITY OF, OBIDS TOWNSHIP. ASHE COUNTY, NORTH CARO­ LINA AND MORE PARTICU­ LARLY DESCRIBED AS FOL­ LOWS: LYING AND BEING IN OBIDS TOWNSHIP, ASHE COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA, AND BE­ ING MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: FIRST TRACT: BEING LOTS 8 AND 9 OF GLENDALE ACRES AS SHOWN ON A PLAT OF THE SAME WHICH APPEARS OF RECORD IN THE ASHE COUNTY PUBLIC REGISTRY IN PLAT BOOK 4, AT PAGE 304A, AND BEING MORE PARTICULARLY DE­ SCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: BEGINNING ON AN EXIST­ ING 1 1/2-INCH PIPE, SAID PIPE THE NORTHERNMOST CORNER OF LOT 8 AS SHOWN ON A PLAT OF GL­ ENDALE ACRES AS RECOR­ DED IN PLAT BOOK 4, AT PAGE 304A; THENCE WITH THE NORTHWESTERN LINE OF SAID LOT 8 TWO COURSES, 1)S 4-12-00 W 180.90 FEET TO A NEW 1/2 INCH REBAR WITH A CHESTNUT OAK WITNESS, 2) THENCE S 3-04-00 W 29.00 FEET TO A NEW 1/2INCH REBAR, THE WEST­ ERNMOST, CORNER OF SAID LOT 8; THENCE WITH THE SOUTHWESTERN LINE OF LOT 8 AND THEN 9. S 5813-05 E, PASSING OVER AN EXISTING 1-INCH PIPE 277.07 FEET FOR A TOTAL DISTANCE OF 297.07 FEET TO A POINT, THE SOUTH­ ERNMOST CORNER OF SAID LOT 9, SAID POINT IN THE CENTER OF A 40' UN­ NAMED STREET RIGHT OF WAY; THENCE WITH THE SOUTHEASTERN LINE OF SAID LOT 9. N 25-02-17 E 100.5 FEET TO A POINT, THE EASTERNMOST CORNER OF SAID LOT 9, SAID POINT THE CENTERLINE INTER­ SECTION OF TWO 40' UN­ NAMED STREETS; THENCE WITH THE NORTHEASTERN LINE OF SAID LOT 9 AND THEN LOT 8, N 45-34-00 W 392.49 FEET TO THE BEGIN­ NING, CONTAINING 1.062 ACRES, INCLUSIVE OF SAID STREET RIGHTS OF WAYS BASED ON A SURVEY AND MAP BY THE THOMAS HER­ MAN COMPANY. RE­ GISTERED LAND SURVEYORS, DATED 8 MARCH 1989. AND BEING THE SAME LAND. BUT A NEW DESCRIP­ TION THEREOF, DE­ SCRIBED IN AND CON­ VEYED BY THAT CERTAIN DEED FROM JIMMY DALE NEAVES AND WIFE, SHIR­ LEY S. NEAVES TO GARY WAYNE DIXON AND WIFE. TANA NEAVES DIXON. DATED 21 APRIL 1988, AND OF RECORD IN THE ASHE COUNTY PUBLIC REGISTRY IN BOOK 163, AT PAGE 1841 THERE IS ALSO CONVEYED BY THIS INSTRUMENT AN EASEMENT OF RIGHT OF WAY AS DESCRIBED IN THE AFOREMENTIONED DEED, TO WHICH REFERENCE IS HEREBY MADE FOR A MORE COMPLETE DESCRIP­ TION OF SAID EASEMENT. THERE IS RESERVED A 20 FOOT EASEMENT ALONG THE NORTHERN AND EAST­ ERN PORTION OF THE ABOVE-DESCRIBED TRACT FOR FUTURE ROAD­ WAY PURPOSES. SECOND TRACT: BEING LOTS 10 AND 11 OF GLEND­ ALE ACRES AS SHOWN ON A PLAT OF THE SAME WHICH APPEARS OF RE­ CORD IN THE ASHE COUNTY PUBLIC REGISTRY IN PLAT BOOK 4, AT PAGE 304A, TO WHICH RECOR­ DED PLAT REFERENCE IS HEREBY MADE FOR A METES AND BOUNDS DE­ SCRIPTION OF SAID LOTS. BEING THE SAME PREMISES AS CONVEYED IN DEED FROM DAVID R. DENNY, SINGLE RECOR­ DED 11/18/2004 IN DOCU­ MENT NUMBER 08206, BOOK 00322, PAGE 0173 IN SAID COUNTY AND STATE. And Being more commonly known as: 132 Laurelwood Dr. West Jefferson, NC 28694 The record owner(s) of the property, as reflected on the records of the Register of Deeds, is/are Steven Michael Asafaylo and Beth Ann Asafaylo. The property to be offered pur­ suant to this notice of sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance "AS IS, WHERE IS." Neither the Trust­ ee nor the holder of the note secured by the deed of trust, being foreclosed, nor the of­ ficers, directors, attorneys, em­ ployees, agents or authorized representative of either Trust­ ee or the holder of the note make any representation or warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions ex­ isting in, on, at or relating to the property being offered for sale. Any and all responsibilit­ ies or liabilities arising out of or in any way relating to any such condition expressly are dis­ claimed. This sale is made subject to all prior liens and en­ cumbrances, and unpaid taxes and assessments including but not limited to any transfer tax associated with the foreclos­ ure. A deposit of five percent (5%) of the amount of the bid or seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), whichever is great­ er. is required and must be tendered in the form of certi­ fied funds at the time of the sale. This sale will be held open ten days for upset bids as required by law. Following the expiration of the statutory upset period, all remaining amounts are IMMEDIATELY DUE AND OWING. Failure to remit funds in a timely manner will result in a Declaration of LEGALS Default and any deposit will be frozen pending the outcome of any re-sale. If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Pur­ chaser at the sale shall be en­ titled only to a return of the de­ posit paid. The Purchaser shall nave no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee, the Substitute Trustee or the attorney of any of the foregoing. SPECIAL NOTICE FOR LEASEHOLD TENANTS: If you are a tenant residing in the property, be advised that an Order for Possession of the property may be issued in fa­ vor of the purchaser. Also, if your lease began or was re­ newed on or after October 1, 2007, be advised that you may terminate the rental agree­ ment upon 10 days written no­ tice to the landlord. You may be liable for rent due under the agreement prorated to the ef­ fective date of the termination. The date of this Notice is Octo­ ber 8, 2013. Grady I. Ingle or Elizabeth B. Ells Substitute Trustee 10130 Perimeter Parkway, Suite 400 Charlotte. NC 28216 (704) 333-8107 http://shapiroattorneys.com/nc/ 13-042543 Publish; 11.19.13/11.26.13 12 SP 168 AMENDED NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE NORTH CAROLINA, ASHE COUNTY Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that cer­ tain Deed of Trust executed by Ricky Penley and Diana L. Houck to First American Title Ins. Co., Trustee(s), which was dated September 16, 2008 and recorded on October 6, 2008 in Book 00388 at Page 0996, Ashe County Registry. North Carolina. Default having been made of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC, having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust, and the holder of the note evidencing said de­ fault having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door of the county courthouse where the property is located, or the usual and customary location at the county courthouse for conduct­ ing the sale on December 4, 2013 at 12:30PM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described prop­ erty situated in Ashe County, North Carolina, to wit: Land referred to in this Com­ mitment is described as all that certain property situated in the County of Ashe, and State of NC and being described in a deed dated 09/02/2005 and re­ corded 09/12/2005 in Book 334 Page 1805 among the land records of the county and state set forth above, and ref­ erenced as follows: Being a portion of the property as described in Deed Book 252 Page 1265, which is in the name of Diana Houch Pinnix, bounded by the lands of, formerly of, or in possession of the following: On the North and East by Bina Greene (179591), on the South by N.C.S.R. #1100, on the West by a new line through the Pinnix prop­ erty; being more particularly described as: Beginning on a point at the in­ tersection of the eastern line of said Pinnix property and the centerline of N.C.S.R. #1100, said point being N. 04-19-30 W. 23.41 feet from a 1/2-inch rebar found on the south side of the road, thence with said centerline nine courses, 1) Thence S. 80-34-06 W 42.12 feet to a point, 2) Thence S. 87-11-39 W. 57 54 feet to a point, 3) Thence N. 85-20-01 W. 65.22 feet to a point, 4) Thence N. 79-51-44 W. 46.49 feet to a point, 5) Thence N. 75-01-55 W. 43.98 feet to a point, 6) Thence N. 73-57-20 W 41.58 feet to a point, 7) Thence N. 72-27-53 W. 45.86 feet to a point, 8) Thence N. 74-37-02 W. 68.99 feet to a point, 9) Thence N. 73-49-32 W. 27.49 feet to a point; Thence with a new line N. 0919-01 E., passing over a 1/2inch rebar set at 13.94 feet, for a total distance of 447.34 feet to a 1/2-inch rebar set; Thence with the northern line of said Pinnix property, the Greene line N 87-33-51 E., passing over a 1/2-inch rebar set at 186.49 feet, for a total dis­ tance of 207.55 feet to a 1/2inch rebar found; Thence with the eastern line of said Pinnix property and the Greene line three courses. 1) Thence S. 20-11-16 E. 361.59 feet to a 1/2-inch rebar found, 2) Thence S. 10-00-59 E. 109.69 feet to a 1/2-inch rebar found, 3) Thence S 04-19-30 E. 69.46 feet to the beginning; containing 3 818 acres as cal­ culated by coordinate geo­ metry, from field data gathered by Thomas Herman Company, PLLC, P.O. Box 519, Jeffer­ son, NC 28640-0519, (336) 846-3352, P.L.S. L-2633, dated March 1, 2005, revised August 2, 2005. Job # T 00031901. LESS AND EXCEPT the prop­ erty conveyed from Substitute Trustee Services, Inc. to Life Store Bank by Trustee's Deed dated 01/03/2012 and recor­ ded 01/17/2012 in Book 425 at Page 2490 and more particu­ larly described as follows: BEING a portion of the prop- �JEFFERSON POST LEGALS erty as described in Deed Book 334, Page 1805, which is in the name of Diana Houck Pinnix, bounded by the lands of, formerly of, or in posses­ sion of the following: On the North and East by Bina Greene (179-591). on the South by NCSR #1100, on the West by a new line through the Pinnix property; being more particularly described as: BEGINNING on a point at the intersection of the eastern line of said Pinnix property and the centerline of NCSR #1100, said point being N. 04-19-30 W., 23.41 feet from a 1/2-inch rebar found on the south side of the road, thence with said centerline five courses, 1) thence S. 80-34-06 W„ 42.12 feet to a point, 2) thence S. 8711-39 W., 57.54 feet to a point, 3) thence N. 85-20-01 W„ 65.22 feet to a point, 4) thence N. 79-51-44 W„ 46.49 feet to a point, 5) thence N. 75-01-55 W.. 43.98 feet to a point; thence with a new line N. 0919-01 E. passing over a 1/2inch rebar set at 216.59 feet, for a total distance of 507.32 feet to a 1/2-inch rebar set; thence with the northern line of said Pinnix property, the Greene line N. 87-33-51 E., 21.06 feet to a 1/2-inch rebar found; thence with the eastern line of said Pinnix property and the Greene line three courses, 1) thence S. 20-11-16 E, 361 59 feet to a 1/2-inch rebar found, 2) thence S. 10-00-59 E., 109.69 feet to a 1/2-inch re­ bar found, thence S. 04-19-30 E., 69.46 feet to the BEGIN­ NING, containing 1.818 acres, as calculated by coordinate geometry, from field data gathered by The Thomas Her­ man Company, PLLC. P.O. Box 519, Jefferson. NC 286400519, (336) 846-3352, PLS l2633, dated March 1, 2005. Job #00131901, Together with improvements located thereon. AND MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED by metes and bounds as follows: BEING a portion of the prop­ erty as described in Deed Book 334 Page 1805, which is in the name of Diana Houck, bounded by the lands of, formerly of, or in possession of the following: On the North by Bina Greene (179-591), on the East by a new line, on the South by N.C.S.R. #1100, on the West by Diana Houck (252-1265); Being more partic­ ularly described as: BEGINNING on a 1/2-inch re­ bar set in the northern line of said Houck property, said re­ bar being S. 87-33-51 W. 21.06 feet from a 1/2-inch re­ bar found at the northeastern corner of said Houck property, thence with a new line, S. 0919-01 W.. passing over a 1/2inch rebar set at 290.75 feet for a total distance of 507.32 feet to a point in the centerline of N.C.S.R #1100: thence with said centerline four courses, 1) thence N. 73-57-20 W. 41.58 feet to a point, 2) thence N. 7227-53 W. 45.86 feet to a point, 3) thence N. 74-37-02 W. 68.99 feet to a point, 4) thence N. 73-49-32 W 27.49 feet to a point; thence with the western line of said Houck property N. 09-19-01 E.. passing over a 1/2-inch rebar set as 13.94 feet, for a total distance of 447.34 feet to a 1/2-inch rebar set; thence with the northern line of said Houck property N. 87-33-51 E. 186.49 feet to the BEGINNING; containing 2.000 acres as calculated by coordin­ ate geometry, from field data gathered by Thomas Herman Company, PLLC, P.O. Box 519, Jefferson, NC 286400519, (336) 846-3352, P.L.S. L-2635, dated March 1, 2005. Job #001319. Save and except any releases, deeds of release or prior con­ veyances of record. Said property is commonly known as 320 Todd Railroad Grade Road, Todd, NC 28684. Third party purchasers must pay the excise tax, and the court costs of Forty-Five Cents (45c) per One Hundred Dol­ lars ($100.00) pursuant to NCGS 7A-308(a)(1). A cash deposit (no personal checks) of five percent (5%) of the pur­ chase price, or Seven Hun­ dred Fifty Dollars ($750.00). whichever is greater, will be re­ quired at the time of the sale Following the expiration of the statutory upset bid period, all the remaining amounts are im­ mediately due and owing. Said property to be offered pursuant to this Notice of Sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance "AS IS iveyano WHERE IS." There are no rep>." There resentations of warranty relat­ ing to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at, or relating to the property being offered for sale This sale is made subject to all prior liens, unpaid taxes, any unpaid land transfer taxes, special assess­ ments. easements, rights of way, deeds of release, and any other encumbrances or excep­ tions of record. To the best of the knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the current own­ ers) of the property is/are Di­ licky Penana L. Houck and R ley. An Order for possession of the property may be issued pursu­ ant to U.S. 45-21 29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the clerk of superior court of the county in which the prop­ erty is sold. Any person who occupies the property pursu­ ant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may. after receiving the notice of sale, terminate the rental agreement upon 10 days' writ­ ten notice to the landlord. The notice shall also state that upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the ef­ fective date of the termination. LEGALS If the trustee is unable to con­ vey title to this property for any reason, the sole remedy of the purchaser is the return of the deposit Reasons of such inab­ ility to convey include, but are not limited to. the filing of a bankruptcy petition pnor to the confirmation of the sale and re­ instatement of the loan without the knowledge of the trustee If the validity of the sale is chal­ lenged py any party, the trust­ ee, in their sole discretion, if they believe the challenge to have merit, may request the court to declare the sale to be void and return the deposit. The purchaser will have no fur­ ther remedy Trustee Services of Carolina. LLC Substitute Trustee Brock & Scott. PLLC Attorneys for Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC 5431 Oleander Drive Suite 200 Wilmington, NC 28403 PHONE: (910) 392-4988 FAX: (910) 392-8587 File No.: 12-16490-FC01 Publish:11.19.13/11.26 13 13 SP 121 NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE NORTH CAROLINA ASHE COUNTY Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that cer­ tain Deed of Trust executed by Chris Kline to Jackie Miller, Trustee(s), which was dated January 22, 2007 and recor­ ded on January 22, 2007 in Book 00359 at Page 2090, Ashe County Registry. North Carolina Default having been made of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Trustee Sen/ices of Carolina, LLC, having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust, and the holder of the note evidencing said de­ fault having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door of the county courthouse where the property is located, or the usual and customary location at the county courthouse for conduct­ ing the sale on November 27. 2013 at 2:00PM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property situated in Ashe County, North Carolina, to wit: Being the James V. Wyatt and wife, Jeanne M Wyatt prop­ erty as described in Deed Book 168, Page 1841, also be­ ing Lots 149-158 of the Wild Acres Subdivision; being more particularly described as: Beginning on a 1/2-inch con­ duit found in the Western right of way of Fifth Street, said con­ duit being the Southeastern corner of Lot 158 of the James V. Wyatt and wife, Jeanne M. Wyatt property, thence with the Southern line of said Lot 158, N. 75-44-12 W. 149.86 feet to a %-inch rebar set in the East­ ern right of way of Forth Street, said rebar being the South­ western comer of said Lot 158; thence with the eastern right of way of said Forth Street and the Western line of Lots 158149, N. 14-00-00 E. 250.00 feet to a Vi-inch conduit found, said conduit being the North­ western corner of Lot 149; thence with the Northern line of said Lot 149, S. 75-57-24 E. 149.86 feet to a tt-inch con­ duit found in the Western right of way of said Fifth Street, said conduit being the Northeast­ ern corner of said Lot 149; thence with the Western right of way of said Fifth Street and the Eastern line of Lots 149158, S. 14-00-00 W 250.58 feet to the beginning, contain­ ing 0.861 acres as calculated by coordinate geometry, from field data gathered by the Thomas Herman Co., P.O. Box 519, Jefferson, NC 286400519, (336) 246-3352, NCRLS L-2633, dated August 2. 1993. The above-described property is subject to and there is herein conveyed those certain water rights as recorded in Book 69, Page 359 and Book 125. Page 153, Ashe County Registry, said document incorporated by reference as though fully set out herein. The above described property is the same property con­ veyed from M L Morris and wife, Jessie Morris to Joel E. Davis and wife. Ann P. Davis in deed dated May 28, 1999 and recorded in Deed Book 240, Page 1030. Ashe County Registry Save and except any releases, deeds of release or prior con­ veyances of record. Said property is commonly known as 224 Tanner Lane. West Jefferson, NC 28694 Third party purchasers must pay the excise tax, and the court costs of Forty-Five Cents (45c) per One Hundred Dol­ lars ($100.00) pursuant to NCGS 7A-308(a)(1). A cash deposit (no personal checks) of five percent (5%) of the pur­ chase price, or Seven Hun­ dred Fifty Dollars ($750 00). whichever is greater, will be reired at the time of the sale ollowing the expiration of the statutory upset bid period, all the remaining amounts are im­ mediately due and owing. To Said property to be offered pursuant to this Notice of Sale is being offered for sale, trans­ fer and conveyance "AS IS WHERE IS." There are no rep­ resentations of warranty relat­ ing to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on. at, or relating to the property being offered for sale This sale is made subject to all prior liens, unpaid taxes, any unpaid land transfer taxes, special assess­ ments. easements, rights of way. deeds of release, and any other encumbrances or excep­ tions of record. To the best of the knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the current own­ LEGALS ers) of the property is/are Chris Kline An Order for possession of the property may be issued pursu­ ant to G.S. 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the clerk of superior court of the county in which the prop­ erty is sold Any person who occupies the property pursu­ ant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may, after receiving the notice of sale, terminate the rental agreement upon 10 days' writ­ ten notice to the landlord The notice shall also state that upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the ef­ fective date of the termination. If the trustee is unable to con­ vey title to this property for any reason, the sole remedy of the purchaser is the return of the deposit Reasons of such inab­ ility to convey include, but are not limited to. the filing of a bankruptcy petition prior to the confirmation of the sale and re­ instatement of the loan without the knowledge of the trustee If the validity of the sale is chal­ lenged by any party, the trust­ ee. in their sole discretion, if they believe the challenge to have merit, may request the court to declare the sale to be void and return the deposit. The purchaser will have no fur­ ther remedy. Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC Substitute Trustee Brock & Scott, PLLC Attorneys for Trustee Sen/ices of Carolina, LLC 5431 Oleander Drive Suite 200 Wilmington, NC 28403 PHONE: (910) 392-4988 FAX: (910) 392-8587 File No.: 13-07742-FC01 Publish:11,12.13/11.19.13 ANNOUNCEMENTS Notices Child Care Health Consultation Grant Request for Proposals Ashe County Partnership for Children Health Program The Ashe County Partnership for Children is seeking propos­ als from organization® for the provision of child care health and safety consultation to child care providers in Ashe County. The overall goal for this pro­ posal will be to contribute to the development of high qual­ ity child care by providing ex­ pertise and experience relat­ ive to evidence-based health and safety policies and prac­ tices in child care settings. The AC PC will use Smart Start funds to contract with an or­ ganization employing a public health nurse licensed in the state of North Carolina to provide education, skills train­ ing, resources, technical as­ sistance and consultation to providers in licensed child care settings, both center-based and family child care homes. Grantee may also provide re­ ferrals to health care re­ sources to families of young children enrolled in these child care settings Eligible applic­ ants include North Carolina based local public health agen­ cies, local non-profit organiza­ tions, physician organizations, medical clinics, hospitals, and/or home care agencies that have a history of provid­ ing resources or services to child care providers and have expertise in child care health and safety. Please contact Kav Philipp at the Ashe County Partnership for Children at (336) 982-4588 for required forms and informa­ tion. Proposals are due to the Partnership office by 3:00pm on December 6. 2013. 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Communities voluntari­ ly participate in the WNC Honors Awards Program by submitting an applica­ tion to WNC Communities in September. Communi­ ties are judged on projects, fund raising efforts, col­ laboration with local or­ ganizations or businesses, economic development Submitted Photo | Jefferson Post and sustainability, as well Todd Ruritan Member, Barry Stevens, receiving the Partici­ as their community future pating Community Award presented by Lumpy Lambert, VP of Operations with Harrahs. and vision. byowrM*. IMm Ringing in the holidays ssss: TasteofHome.com/CookingSchool Tickets will be available at The Mount Airy News, Elkin Tribune, Yadkin Ripple, The Carroll News, The Pilot News or by calling The Mount Airy News at 336-786-4141 General Admission tickets $12 each, and $35 for VIP. VIP tickets will include a special Taste of Home cookbook and a seat on one of the front rows. Sponsored by: Wil Petty | Jefferson Post Closing off the annual West Jefferson Holiday Parade was Santa Claus. The North Pole visitor made his way down the Jefferson Ave. parade route on Saturday, Nov. 16. m The show will be held on Thursday, Nov. 21 at 6:30 p.m. At Cross Creek Country Club Change of Venue! 1129 Greenhlll Rd, Mt. Airy, NC 27030 Doors open at 5 p.m. Cash bar and light food selections available for additional purchase at Cross Creek Country Club starting at 5pm. 9* jjjsquicfc Phjraoam Mutual' Visit: www.tosuofhome.com/cooking-schools Sales From Page 1 As the board contin­ ues to pay off the build­ ing, monthly payments of $2,166 are paid at a 4.9 percent interest rate. The remaining debt of the building is to be paid off by August of 2016. "A lot of our money is going to pay for the build­ It Business Service Guide Yf Vs/s/f' Sirs** . 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S & S Oil •Hydraulic Oil p*Bar & Chain Oil IBOlffVI 'Greases •Rotella T 846-7164 WELDING Northwest Welding & Machine Shop Welding Fabrication Machining Michael Shepherd • Joey Shepherd 1624 Hwy 163. West Jefferson AUTO REPAIR I. Eller & Sons Auto Repair • Oil Changes • Mechanical Repairs • Tires ' NC State Inspection John Ryan- Owner 336-977-4779 . ...... . 336-384-1571 8434 NC Hwy 194 N Lansing, NC" ing," Lyall said. "After this is all paid for, every penny of the proceeds will go to the town of West Jefferson." Educating the sellers On Sept. 10, the West Jefferson ABC board gave a class at Boondocks which taught servers how to check identification to prevent underage drinking and alcohol abuse. "The class was on alco­ hol education and selling. It taught them how to card people," Lyall said. John Ruth from the N.C. Alcohol Commission in Raleigh taught the class. Lyall said approximately 50 people attended the class. The event was put on by the West Jefferson ABC Board and was hosted by Boondocks. "We want to thank Boon­ docks for hosting the event for us," Lyall said. Lyall said the West Jef­ ferson ABC plans to host the classes twice a year. Input From Page1 said. "There's a concern of what is going to happen in the future and how Ashe County is going to look and grow down the road." One of the major discussions was about the expansion of U.S. 221 to a four-lane road from Watauga County to Jefferson. The N.C. DOT is scheduled to begin work on three of the five sections of the roadway in 2015. An increase in the county's population is one of several factors for the U.S. 221 improvement. From 2000 to 2010, Ashe County grew 11.9 percent in population. With exception to Watauga County, Ashe had one of the highest population growth rates in the High Country. "If you look at the 2012 estimates there was a reduc­ tion in population," Stumb said. "That's not a sustainable number. When the economy picks back up and we get to the 2020 census, I think we will see similar if not larger numbers as far as growth." Stumb said the population reflected in the county only reflects full-time residents. An additional 4,270 seasonal housing units are in the county, reflecting 24.6 percent of Ashe County's housing. Alongside the expansion of U.S. 221, the land use plan will also include ideas for improvement of the county's sewer and water infrastructure outside of town limits, where 90.3 percent of citizens live. The board has also created a survey for citizens in the county to have input on the land use plan the board plans to present before the Ashe Board of Commissioners in 2014. The survey created by the planning board asks partici­ pants basic questions about their concerns in Ashe Coun­ ty. Those include agricultural questions, opinions on U.S. 221 expansion and where people go to work, shop and do other errands. "Our interest is in serving, developing and working on the ideas that are brought to us," said board member Darrell Hamilton. "For that reason we need public comment and these surveys are very important. To those of you in the community, please comment and encourage others to comment." Stumb said the survey will be available for the public through Feb. 1,2014. "We're starting to get into the holidays, but we want to give everyone equal and plenty of opportunity to give feedback and comments on how they want to see Ashe County grow," he said. To access the survey, go to asheplans.blogspot.com/. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Jefferson Post Type The nature or genre of the resource Newspaper Description An account of the resource The Jefferson Post was a twice-weekly newspaper printed in West Jefferson, North Carolina. Printing news, announcements and obituaries for Ashe County, the newspaper was owned by Civitas Media of Davidson, North Carolina, and had a circulation of 6,500. The Jefferson Post began publishing in 1988. The newspaper was the result of a merger between Ashe County's historic weekly newspaper The Skyland Post and a competing weekly of 10 years, the Jefferson Times. Publication Volume 88 Issue 93 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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Page 2 ioudy: High 44 SPORTS SERVING ASIII; COUNTY, NORTH CAIUHJNA SINCE 1925 Vol. KK. Issue 94 JV Huskies win first game... mm Page 7 Lc (i 21 m- Sf P Friday, November 22,2013 *1.00 County,Mitchell respond tt..iilsuit Former employee seeking damages for dismissal Cliff Clark General Manager/Editor cclark@civitasmedia.com Attorneys representing Ashe County, Animal Con­ trol and former manager Dr. Pat Mitchell responded to a civil complaint filed in September by a former county animal control officer who is seeking compensation for alleged defamation and negligence related to the circumstanc­ es surrounding his dis­ missal last year. The county's response to the civil lawsuit, filed by former animal control officer James Walters in September 2013 and seek­ ing in "excess of $20,000," answered the complaint by denying, without elabora­ tion, that Walters did not lie and act unprofessionally, admitted to releasing information requested by the Jefferson Post about his firing, and asked the court for a dismissal or a trial by jury. In October 2012, Wal­ ters was discharged from his duties as an animal control officer/cruelty in­ vestigator for Ashe County Animal Control for alleg­ edly not following proce­ dures. and allegedly lying to his supervisor after an incident involving the attempted capture and eventual shooting of an aggressive-acting German shepherd in the Beaver Creek area in September 2012. The details of the inci­ dent and the communi­ cation between Walter's supervisor Joe Testerman and Mitchell were released, after a public re­ cords request, to the Jeffer­ son Post in October 2012. In the Post's story about the termination in October 2012, the correspondence between Testerman and Mitchell was quoted as, "Walters did not follow procedure nor conduct his actions in a professional manner" in responding to a call "regarding an injured and suffering dog in the Beaver Creek area that had been shot by animal con­ trol that morning..." According to the Tester- man/Mitchell email corre­ spondence, animal control had been trying to capture the aggressive shepherd in late September 2012. Using traps had been un­ successful, so Testerman approved shooting the dog "when a safe opportunity was presented." The dog was shot, not fatally, and escaped on Sept. 27, 2012. Later that night, the wounded dog was found in an area resi­ dent's basement. According to Testerman's letter to Mitchell, Walters did not respond to several calls to Animal Control that night about the wounded dog, and "did lie to me and the county manager regarding the in­ formation he received." Mitchell said at the time of Walter's dismissal, "He was terminated for failure to appropriately do his job." In the September 2013 complaint filed by Walters, he accuses the defendants (Testerman, Mitchell, the county and animal con­ trol), "either singularly or in concert with each and the other of them, printed and published, or caused to be printed and published, See SUIT I A4 Wil Petty \ Jetlerson Post Festivals and events, such as Jefferson's Oktoberfest, have contributed to a stronger Fall tourism season this year. Ashe County continues to see a rise in tourism in the autumn months. Fall tourism in Ashe continues to rise Wil Petty Wil Petty| Jefferson Post The Ashe County Board of Commissioners discuss plans for road improvements in the county for cyclists. The board members in attendance are (from left:) Gary Roark, William Sands, chairman Larry Rhodes and Gerald Price. Board of commissioners discuss 911 plan, cycling Wil Petty Staff Whter jpetty@civltasmedia.com The Ashe County Board of Com­ missioners voted unanimously to approve changing the county's E911 service provider during its meeting on Monday, Nov. 18. "Basically this system will replace the old copper technology that is in our facility right now that is provided by Century Link and move it to an IP-based solution, giving us abili­ ties that we don't have today such as transferring a call to Watauga County, Johnson County (Tenn.), Galax (Va.) P.D. and so forth," said Kevin Hardy, director of communications for the Ashe County Sheriff's Office. Hardy said there have been prob­ lems with the county's current sys­ tem, citing six different outages over the last three years with the E911 system. Ashe County has fixed the prob­ lem so when there is an outage in Ashe, the calls are rerouted to Wilkes County. "We've built a system where those calls are automatically rerouted to Wilkes," he said. "They call us by phone and give us the message. We're not losing service there." The new service will be provided through Motorola and its partner Intrado. The new service can incorpo­ rate new technologies such as send­ ing picture text messages to 911, as well as email. The service is being used in 17 dif­ ferent counties throughout the state and will take nine months to be fully implemented. "It will give us a more efficient, more reliable system,"" .said county commissioner William Sands. Commissioner Gerald Price ques­ tioned where the money would come Staff Writer jpetty@civitasmedia.com Farmers in Ashe County are eligible for Farm Service Agency Emergency loans, following an Oct. 29 decla­ ration by President Barack Obama, which declared the county as part of a m;yor di­ saster area. Six counties in the state, including Ashe, were de­ clared eligible for assistance following the severe storms, flooding, .landslides and mudslides that occurred on July 27. Avery, Catawba, Lincoln, Watauga and Wil­ kes were also included in the declaration. "(The declaration) was effective on Oct. 29 so farm­ ers can apply for assistance FARM SERVICE AGENCY through June 30, 2014," said Melissa Hodges, farm loan manager for the FSA. The loans can be used to restore or replace property, pay production costs associ­ ated with the disaster, pay family living expenses, re­ organize the farming opera­ tion and refinancing debts relating to the farm, minus real estate. Hodges said there is no estimate on the amount of money that has been put aside to cover the loans. Alongside the six coun­ ties, an additional 12 are Tourism in Ashe County during the autumn months continues to increase, and numbers from the Ashe Coun­ ty Chamber of Commerce are showing that. • In September, the Visitors Center in West Jefferson had 1,376 people visit and was the highest number recorded for the month since 2003. In October, there were 1,815 visitors, which is the highest number recorded for Octo­ ber. "In talking withmembers of the chamber, it appeared to be a very successful season," said Cabot Hamilton, execu­ tive director of the Ashe County Chamber of Commerce. See TOURISM I A4 See CYCLING | A8 Area farmers eligible for FSA emergency loans Wil Petty Staff Writer jpetty@civitasmedia.com eligible for the emergency loans as they border one of the counties. "That is the same disaster declaration," Hodges said. "If your county has been declared a disaster area, any county which borders it are also brought into the disas­ ter declaration." Hodges said farmers can go to the local office, inside the Agriculture Services building in Jefferson or fill out forms online. Farmers who have experi­ enced a physical or produc­ tion loss withany crop should contact the local office. The FSA office in Ashe also covers those affected in Alleghany County. Of­ fice hours are from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Fridav. Submitted Photo| Jefferson Post The Mountain Laurels, from Boone, will be one of four acts performing at the Coffee House Talent Night on Saturday, Nov. 23. Tickets for general admission are $10 and for stu­ dents $5. Arts Council sponsors Coffee House Talent Night The Ashe County Arts Council will sponsor the Coffee House Talent Night at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 23, at the West Jefferson Methodist Church's Hensley Hall. Coffee House has become an Arts Council tradition ,ind an audience favorite. It offers an unique opportunity for local and regional performers to showcase their talents in an intimate and relaxed setting. The Clay Lunsford Americana Quartet will make its Coffee House debut with an eclectic repertoire of fast banjo tunes, thumb and finger style guitar with vocals. Lunsford formed the North Carolina Thumbpickers group in 1999 to preserve the history of thumb and finger-style guitar playing in North Carolina. See TALENT I A4 �PAGE 2 FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 2013 JEFFERSON POST Ashe District Court Decisions The weekly session of the Ashe County District Court was held Nov. 14, with the Honorable Jeanie Houston presiding. These decisions were handed down by the court: Susan Michelle Graham: (F) obtain property under false pretense - conversion to misdemeanor set by bail­ ee (P) no contest (J) PJC. Pay restitution, CC. Dustin Michael Hurley: (T) driving while license revoked - two counts, cons. (P) no contest (J) guilty, 45 days suspended sentence, 12 months supervised proba­ tion. $100 plus CC. Randy LydalL (M) as­ sault on a female (P) not guilty (J) PJC. Struck agree­ ment, remit CC. Christopher R. Miller: (M) misdemeanor larceny 3 counts, (M) attempted lar­ ceny, (M) resisting a public officer - cons. (P) no contest (J) guilty. 120 days active. Devante T. Mountain: (M) misdemeanor breaking and entering, (M) misde­ meanor larceny (P) no con­ test (J) guilty. 45 days sus­ pended sentence, 18 months supervised probation, pay $900 restitution, CC. Trans­ fer probation to Caldwell County. William Edward Small: (T) driving while impaired (P) guilty (J) guilty. 60 days ACJ suspended sentence, 12 months supervised proba­ tion, 24 hours CWS, $100 Perry's Gold Mine I UPTOWN WEST JEFFERSON 40% 10 70% SAVINGS Diamonds Fine Jewelry Loose • Mounted Colored Stones Pendants Watches/Pearls Earrings Karat Gold Items Bracelets plus CC. (T) driving while license revoked (P) guilty (J) PJC. Angela Lee Turner: (M) misdemeanor larceny (J) guilty. 45 days suspended sentence, 12 months super­ vised probation, CC. Not to be on premises of WalMart. Submitted photo | Jefferson Post The Cash Mob ASHE group will visit businesses in Lansing on Saturday, Nov. 23 to promote buying local. The group will go to Rose Mountain Butcher Shop,Bee Natural Organic Salon and eat lunch at Pie on the Mountain. Cash Mob ASHE begins winter season in Lansing Timothy Wayne Walker: (T) driving while impaired (P) guilty (J) guilty. 60 days ACJ suspended sentence, 12 months unsupervised pro­ bation, 24 hours CWS, pay $100 plus CC. (T) driving while license revoked (P) guilty (J) PJC CC. Abbreviations: (F) felony; (M) misdemeanor; (T) traf­ fic violation; (I) infraction; (P) plea; (J) judgment; PJC: prayer for judgment contin­ ued; 90-96: 1st offense con­ ditional discharge; MCP: Misdemeanant Confine­ ment Program; ACJ; Ashe County Jail; DOC: N.C. Department of Corrections; DAC: Division of Adult Cor­ rections; CRV: confinement in response to violation; CWS: community work ser­ vice; CC: pay court costs; cons.: charges consolidated Wil Petty Staff Writer ipetty@civitasmedia.com As tourism season in the county winds down, the Cash Mob ASHE returns this weekend to support Lansing businesses. "Cash Mob is a national movement," said organizer Nancy Shannon. "It sup­ ports buying local and it's where you use social media to gather people together and meet up at one busi­ ness. You mob the store and spend your money at a locally-owned business." At 11 a.m. on Saturday, Sterling Silver * SELL * CONSIGN LAYAWAYS AVAILABLE • • ^ /\ J&B MF4U Auto Repair A « T > - /] A 4 NORTH JEFFERSON AVENUE 336-846-CASH 2274 I ' E UNIFIES THUTSIMY, - Tl t u i g J p FRIDAY & SATURDAY OPEN in AM nits. JiittipSiai;l.v . Inspection's, Brakes,Sit xks. Clutches, ACWork, fires. Batteries, < 970 US Hwy 231 N • Jefferson '»| BRINGING L'owJiS • m 336 846-3992 ••TT During the summer, there Nov. 23, the mob will be in Lansing to support three were no events because the county's businesses are businesses. The fust stop will be at strong during those months. "We took the summer Rose Mountain Butcher Shop, then the mob will go off," Shannon said. "The ra­ to Bee Natural Organic Sa­ tionale behind that is in the lon. To cap the day off, the summertime our local econ­ mob will then eat lunch at omy is infused with tourism Fie on the Mountain. dollars." Shannon said all three Shannon said after the businesses will have dis­ leaf looker season has fin­ counts and specials for the ished the tourism in the mob. Rose Mountain Butch­ county starts to slow er Shop will offer a discount down. Because of that, the on ground pork while Bee mob works to support the Natural will offer a 50 per­ local businesses during the cent discount on crystals winter. and stones. "This mob is nonparti­ Pie on the Mountain will san and has no political offer a Cash Mob special on affiliation," Shannon said. a soup and sandwich meal. "We are just a bunch of This will be the mob's first Ashe County people who gathering since April. Cash want to support our neigh­ Mob ASHE started in Janu­ bors." The group continues to ary of this year. "We did our first Cash grow through means of Mob in Lansing," Shannon social media. Duringprevi­ said. "We visited the Lan­ ous mobs, as many as 25 sing Grocery Store and Pie people have organized to buy local. on the Mountain." From there the mob has "The Cash Mob is all also hasted events in Jeffer­ about supporting the local son and West Jefferson. business," Shannon said. K> THE HIGH COUNTRY f MAHMaaaa �FRIDAY, NOVUMBUR 22, 2( )\3 PAGE :i JEFFERSON POST OBITUARIES MR. JAMES 'JAMIE' ALLEN HOWELL JR. Submitted Photo | Jefferson Post "Sylvia," a play produced by A J. Gurney, will be performed at the Ashe Civic Center on Nov. 22-24. Pictured is Stacy Maye (Sylvia) and Gilley Macknee (Greg). Tickets are $15 general admission and $5 for students and senior citizens. Mosaic Stage Company to perform 'Sylvia' Staff Report The Olde Towne Jeffer­ son Business Association and Mosaic Theatre Com­ pany will host be hosting the play "Sylvia" this week­ end at the Ashe Civic Cen­ ter. "The play is about an empty-nest couple and the husband brings home a dog," said Ramona Renfroe, who plays the role of Kate. "The wife does not want the dog. That's the main gist of it." The dog is a mix of a golden retriever and a French Poodle. The play was written by A.J. Gurney, who is also known for other plays including "Sweet Sue" and "Love Letters." Set in 1990s New York, Greg (Gilley Macknee) finds a dog named Sylvia (Stacy Maye) while walk­ ing through a park. Greg brings the dog back to his wife Kate. Also in the play is Chris Watson, who will be playing three characters: Phyllis, Leslie and Tom. "(The play) is family friendly," Renfroe said. "We went through and made Mr. James "Jamie" Allen Howell Jr., of Crumpler, died on Satur­ day, Nov. 16,2013, at his home. He was 43. M r . Howell was born on June 11, 1970, in Ashe County to James Allen Howell Sr. and Betty Campbell How­ ell. Mr. Howell was preced­ ed in death by his grand­ parents and one nephew, Jaxon Heath Miller. Jamie loved being out­ side and spending time with his family. Mr. Howell is survived by one son, Nathan Darrell Greer of Glendale Springs; his parents, James and Betty Campbell Howell of Crumpler; three sisters, Robin Shamel of King, Jeana Arroyo and Lisa Miller, both of Jefferson; and two nephews and one niece. Funeral services were held at 2 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 21,2013, at Ashelawn Memorial Chapel by Rev. Everette Little. Burial fol­ lowed in Ashelawn Memo­ rial Gardens. The family received friends on Thursday, Nov. 21, 2013, at Ashelawn Me­ morial Chapel. Flowers were appreci­ ated or memorials may be made to N.A.M.I. High Country, P.O. Box 2343, Boone, NC 28607. Words of comfort and remembrance may be viewed or sent to the fam­ ily through our website at www.ashelawn.com. Ashelawn Memorial Chapel & Gardens was en­ trusted with Mr. Howell's arrangements. NORMA JEAN BRINEGAR WEEKLY sure of that, so it's a lot of fun for the whole family." The play originally opened on Broadway in 1995 and is now coming to Ashe County. On Friday, Nov. 22 and Saturday, Nov. 23 show­ ings will occur at 7:30 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 24, a matinee showing will take place at 2 p.m. Tickets are $15 for gener­ al admission and $5 for stu­ dents and senior citizens. For more information, or to buy tickets online, go to www.mosaicstagecompany. com Norma Jean Brinegar Weekly of Crumpler died on Sunday, Nov. 17, 2013, at the Woltz Hospice House in Dobson. She was 75. Ms. Weekly was born on Aug. 9, 1938, in Grassy Creek to the late Fonzie Lawson and Nell Marsh Brinegar. She worked in Ohio as an RN. After returning to Ashe County she worked with home health care and hospice in Ashe County. She loved her animal compan­ ions. She was devoted to her church, New River Baptist. Ms. Weekly is survived by her son, Gregory Sturgill of Hillsboro, Ohio; three sisters, Libby Barker of Crumpler, Karen Brown of Taylorsville, and Donna Badger of West Jefferson; three brothers, Allen Brinegar of Johnson City, Tenn., Dale Brinegar of Crumpler, and Steve Brin­ egar of Jefferson; and several nieces and nephews. A memorial service was held at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2013, at Ashelawn Me­ morial Chapelby Rev. Wayne Jones. Inurnment will be at a later date in Ashelawn Me­ morial Gardens. The family received friends on Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2013, at Ashelawn Memorial Chapel. Memorials may be made to NewRiver Baptist Church. Words of comfort and remembrance may be viewed or sent to the family through our website at www. ashelawn.com. Ashelawn Memorial Cha­ pel & Gardens was entrusted with Ms. Weekly's arrange­ ments. MICHAEL RICHARD 'MIKE' HENDRIX Michael Richard "Mike" tenance. Hendrix of Kure Beach He is survived by his passed away Nov. 15,2013. wife of 38 years, Peggy He was 71. Funderburk Hendrix, the He was born April 30, love of his life. Also by four 1942, in Forsyth County, children: Rick Hendrix and the son of Wilburn P wife Arleen of Winston-Sa­ (Wink) Hendrix and Fran­ lem; Jeff Hendrix and wife ces Merritt Hendrix, who Michele of HighPoint; Bev­ erly Brooks of Marietta, predeceased him. Mike graduated from Ga.; Rod Brooks and wife North Forsyth High School Terry of Raleigh; and three and attended Elon College. grandchildren, Hailey Hen­ He lived in Greensboro drix, Tyler Hendrix and before moving to Kure Vivian Brooks. They were Beach in 1980, where he dearly loved and brought was a successful Realtor him much joy. Mike was and General Contractor for a beloved husband, father and "Pa-Pa." He is missed many years. Mike was an indepen­ tremendously by all who dent free spirit. He enjoyed knew and loved him. A celebration of life ser­ a full and active life. He vigorously pursued many vice will be arranged at a passions over the years - later date. In lieu of flowers, memo­ bridge (master points), tennis, golf, photography, rial contributions can be horticulture, sailing, auto­ made to: The NC Wildlife mobile racing and, most Endowment Fund, 1702 of all, fishing. Mike was a Mail Service Center, Ra­ world-class fisherman and leigh, NC 27699 or visit or guide, feared by both salt www.ncwildlife.org and fresh water species. Stop Hunger Now, 615 He enjoyed spending time Hillsborough St., Suite and fly-fishing at his Hel­ 200, Raleigh, NC 27603 or ton Creek mountain cabin. visit www.stophungernow. 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NC John Ryan - Owner II77-77(16 336-977-4779 —* ri • " ' -9 tr • Oil Changes • Mechanical Repairs • Tire# • NC State Inspection 336-384-1571 $434 NC Hwy 194 N Lansing, NC" NFL SUNDAY FREE FREE HBO * TICKET stan C2J GENIE SUNDAY EXTRA CL' in PGRADE w 23-AT2 StNOASON :NCOSTJ E L' L rrtMiMftMft PTP J NUN Hh *1MMMMMHMR ssec1- DIRECT Can Now! m ' 800-765-9330 DIRECTV mmantuuM 'in•<IIWU(*• at !«8ii 1H Wipatdtotws A te w«l mbs1Oew|k m* �PAGE 4 FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 22,201.4 JEFFERSON POST Suit Tourism From Page A1 ters' civil complaint, the defendants denied that false statements concern­ ing (Walters), knowing Walters didn't lie, denied that such statements were Walters didn't act unpro­ false. Specifically, on or fessionally, and denied that about November 26, 2012, when confronted with the the...false statements were incident, prior to his fir­ ing, he didn't admit wrong­ printed and published in doing. the Jefferson Post." The defendants also In the complaint, Wal­ denied Walters suffered ters also challenges Testerany harm because of the man's and Mitchell's accu­ termination, including an sation of not being truthful, "affront to his dignity, em­ acting unprofessionally barrassment, and damage and admitting wrongdoing to his professional reputa­ when approached about tion, and deprivation of the incident prior to his competitive compensation termination. and loss of livelihood" and Walter's complaint says denied Walters is entitled he "did not" lie or admit to compensatory damages wrongdoing and "acted for lost wages, lost earn­ professionally and re­ ing potential, and loss of sponded appropriately" his livelihood. during and after the inci­ The defendants offered dent. seven defenses for the In the response to Wal­ court to dismiss the com- plaint and/or have a jury From Page A1 decide on the merits of the "In numbers of visitors complaint. into the Visitor's Center • In the first defense, itself, we were up consider­ the defendants, answering ably over last year." the complaint, said Wal­ The chamber has ex­ ters failed to state a claim panded its hours from July upon which relief can be to October to stay open un­ granted and should be til 8 p.m., which has some dismissed pursuant to the role in the number in­ N.C. Rules of Civil Proce­ crease. Hamilton believes dure. the government shutdown • The second defense in October also played a is based on the county's role in the increase for that animal control department month. being part of the Ashe During October, busi­ County government and nesses along the Blue not a separate legal entity, Ridge Parkway were shut and therefore, the com­ down. The parkway, which plaint should be dismissed. draws approximately 15 • The third defense an­ million visitors a year swers Walters' claim that along its 469-mile route, the county's sovereign winds through Ashe Coun­ immunity does not apply ty. because the county has a "In October, when the liability insurance policy. government was shutdown The defendants said the li­ we had a large increase in ability insurance does not visitors," he said. "We are apply and therefore it is almost certain that good legally protected by sover­ portion of the increase was eign immunity. because people were com­ • The fourth defense by ing off the Parkway to find the defendants involves the lodging eating and shop­ publication of the informa­ tion about the incident and Walters in the Jefferson Post. The information, said the defendants, was offered because of the pub­ From Page A1 lic records' request by the The quartet is multi-tal­ Post. ented with bass, piano, gui­ • The fifth defense in­ tar, banjo and more. The volves the qualified privi­ quartet includes Lunsford lege of the documents pro­ on guitar and banjo, Brenvided to the Post and that da Wallace with vocals because the county had to and percussion, Casey honor the request, it can­ Vanhoy on piano and JP not be a held liable for the VanHoy on bass. documents' publication. The Mountain Lau­ • The sixth defense by rels from Boone, will be the defendants claims Wal­ joining the Coffee House ters is barred from seeking line-up. The group's rep­ punitive damages against ertoire includes an eclec­ Mitchell and the county tic blend of Celtic, Old because of settled case law. English, Folk, Renais­ • The seventh defense sance and Chamber mu­ is that all of the statements sic. of the defendants are true From the delicate to the about the termination of danceable this well-sea­ Walters' employment. soned and rare ensemble Attorneys for Walters serves up a gourmet per­ and for the defendants formance of lush strings, were contacted for com­ flavored by Connie ment. Both deferred. Woolard on hammer dul- pingA_* The Ashe County Arts Council has also been busy throughout the fall season. "(The Arts Center) has been busy," said Rebecca Williams, programs direc­ tor for the arts council. "There seems to be a lot of people from out of town visiting." While the Arts Center has remained bustling this season, the number of visi­ tors into the building has not seen a large increase. "(Visitation) has been about the same," Williams said. "We are always very busy during the fall season. People come to the Arts Center to shop and look." Williams said most of the people who are com­ ing in from out of town are showing up during the Arts Center's business hours. "As far as our events are concerned, we don't draw the out of towners as much," she said. Also remaining busy is the Museum of Ashe Coun­ ty History in Jefferson. ' "We have done very well for the fall season," said Ramona Renfroe, director of the museum. Renfroe said events such as Oktoberfest, held in conjunction with Jeffer­ son's Autumn Leaf Festival played a role in bringing more visitors into the mu­ seum. The tourism season has also given the museum a boost in visitation. "A lot of tourists come through during the leaf watching season," she said. "We are anticipating anoth­ er bump in our attendance during the choose and cut season in a few weeks." The different events oc­ curring throughout the Olde Towne area of Jeffer­ son, as well as a generated interest in the Old 1904 Courthouse have brought more people into the muse­ um. The increase in atten­ dance has been massive. "We have more than dou­ bled our visitation for this year," Renfroe said. cimer, Rhonda Lorence on violin and Elaine Gray on 12-string guitar. The strings are complemented by the flute from Sarah Miller with Lisa McNeal and Suzi Mills on acous­ tic bass and vocals. This lively group will get your feet tapping and your heart pumping with brisk jigs, reels, and hornpipes and then sway you into a sentimental, bittersweet state with an enchanting waltz. The Elkville String Band, from Wilkes Coun­ ty, performs a diverse repertoire of old-time mountain music. They have developed their own sound but strive to keep the old ballads and songs from the Appalachian area alive. The band plays songs that date back from the early 1800s up to the '50s and '60s. The band performs oldtime, bluegrass, tradition­ al, gospel and blues. Band members have come and gone over the years, this performance will include Bill Williams, Herb Key, Trevor McKenzie and Jim Lloyd. Rounding out the Cof­ fee House evening will be MC Sharon Kasel along with a few of her friends telling tall tales and true stories, singing songs and throwing in a few surpris­ es along the way. Admission is available at the door and is $10 for adults and $5 for stu­ dents. For more informa­ tion, call (336) 846-2787. Talent (USPS 441-810) Member NC Press Association Published twice weekly by Civitas Media LLC. P.O. Box 808 203 S. Second Ave.. West Jefferson. NC 28694 Periodicals postage paid at West Jefferson. NC 28694 Phone 336-846-7164 Email cclark@civitasmedia.com Subscription rates in Ashe County - $38/year In North Carolina - $48.01/year Editor/General Manager Staff Writer Sports Writer Advertising Sales Advertising Sales Classifieds/Legals Cliff Clark Wil Petty Nathan Ham Teresa Roark Laws John Sears Kay Hart Mail Room Department Julia Beck Postmaster: Send address changes to Jefferson Post P.O. Box 808 West Jefferson NC 28694-0808 All content copyright 2012 by Civitas Media LLC and may not be reproduced without permission. Beaver Creek Midway Baptist Church 1670 Ml. Jrffenon Rd.. Christian Church Wert Jefftnon. NC 28694 CORNERSTONE FELLOWSHIP Bometf St. • Weil Jefferson 846-3954 Old Hwy. 221 Near Golf Course Rd. West Jefferson • Since 1890 Pastor Todd Brewer Casual A Contemporary Sunday School 10:00 a.m. Sunday Worship 11:00 a.m. Wednesday Bible Study 7:00 p.m. Pastor Steven LeaShomb 846-3795 Interim Ptstsr-Beli Shannon Sunday School 10:00 a.m. Morning Worship 11:00 a.m. Evening Service 6:30 p.m. Sundar School • 9:45 Morning Wonhlp -11:00 a.m. Evening Worthlp - 6:00 p.m. Wednesday Bible Study - 7:00 p.m. www.mldwaybapHrtnc.org ST. FRANCIS OF ASSISI CATHOLIC CHURCH 246-9151 Rev. James Stuhrenberg Main & Ivy Streets. • Jefferson Sun. Morning Mass - 9:00 am Saturday Evening Mass 4:30pm English A 7:30pm Spanish Weekday Morn. Mass Call 336-246-9151 for times |jj Smethport Independent Baptist Church Rev. Will Keyword Ilonor tbi t briber and thy mother Eucharist 10:00 am Christian Education 8:30 Rector - The Rev. Stephen Miller .jl (336) 246-4764 Jefferson UnHed Methodist Church Rev. Karen F. Miller, Pastor Pastor: Kevin Morgan Rev. Keith Casey 115 East Main St., Jefferson, NC (336) 846-9512 9:00 a.m. Informal Worship 9:45 a.m. - Sunday School for all ages 1100 a.m. - Traditional Worship Service We would love to have you come worship with us. 336-667-6092 Sunday School • Worship Survtc. Saturday Services: Bible School -10:00 AM Sabbath Worship • 11:15 AM T.I.A.M. Joy In rh* Morning weppttwvmmmvnnntoiupoKOwwa opo froyor Mooting Bethany United Methodist Church 49S Highway 194 Sooth Rev. A. 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Dr Pepper Comer of Hwy. 221 ft Cherry St. The Jewel Shoppe Church of First Assembly of God Church 336-877-2801 © Sorvtcos: Sunday School 10:00 a.m. Worship Service 11:00 a.m. Wednesday Bible Study 7:00 p.m. Youth 0ass (All Stars for Jesus) Everyone Welcome! Seventh-Day Adventist Church of Warrensville 1957 US Hwy HI N. Jrifenon. NC 7:00 p.m. Peak Creek Fleetwood, NC Ml. Jefferson Baptist Church 10:00 T^wt^ajjijilt ixit'jCy V«L: Pastor, Chris Cox Phone - 982-3076 6:00 p.B. § Big Flatts Baptist Church Glendolc Springs 9:45 •-«. 11:00 6 10 p.a. !X Tboil ®kilt not bear f.il.ie witnr.is aejimrt thy ncj^lUw" V (Episcopalian) 846-7481 246-6077 VIII * Thou sholt not steal Remember the aubbatb day to keep it bolt) Holy Trinity Church Sunday School • 9:45 AM Worship • 11:00 AM 201 S. Jefferson Ave., Wesl Jefferson HHut VII Thou shplt not take the name, of the LORD thijCOD in vain Sunday School 9:45 a.m. Worthlp 11:00 p.m. Sunday Night Services 6:10 p.m. Wednesday Service 7:00 p.m. Millions Building by Faith Promise 107 W. Second Street West Jefferson, North Carolina 336-246-5292 www.wjumc.net 9:45 Sunday School 11:00 Morning Worship Ptea 1In HJ -.halt not commit nduhru IV 336-846-7445 Parish of the Holy Communion Email: Boldmountalnasiiybes1.com Church 877-1SS0 Thou ahalt not make unto thee anij gjvjvr.n UTttuy Reverend PhH Arnold Mount Jefferson Presbyterian Church Bald Mtn. Baptist Church Tb.hi skill not u 194 and 88 Wert. Smethport. NC West Jefferson United Methodist Church Pester: Rev. Lawrence Goodman •460 Bald Mtn. Rd.. West iefferson Sunday School 9:10 a.m. Sunday Morning Worship Service 8:10am & 10:45 am Sunday Evening Worship -4:00 pa Wednesday Meal -5:15 pm Bible Study -6:30 pm VI Thou ahull have no other apds beforeme. (336) 246-2012 RID-A-BUG EXTERMINATING Termite & Pest Control 246-4222 To list your local church on this page, call the Jefferson Post at 336-846-7164 / # I« \ �FRIDAY, ONLINE NOVEMBER 22,2013 Nathan I lam. Sports Writer Game of the Week video can be found at jeffersonpost.com (336) 846-7164 nham^jdvitasmedia.com Vikings roll past Huskies, 58-37 Nathan Ham Sports Writer nham@civitasmedia.com The second half was the difference in the game be­ tween Ashe and Avery in the season opener for both teams. Avery outscored Ashe 31-17 in the final two pe­ riods of play to score the first win of the season. The Vikings had a very balanced scoring night. Ja­ cob Waldrop led the team with 11 points. Dylan Baur scored 10 while James Stewart, Dalton Tennant and Luke Wotell each had eight points. Chance Watson and rebounds. Tyler Pittman scored six Alex Spencer had sev­ points and Kobe Pittman en points, Devan Sheets hit one free throw to round chipped in five, Bradley out the visiting team's Lucas had four and Connor scoring. Bowers had four. Gavin Avery had a good game shooting the ball, hitting Woodie finished with three 52-percent of their shots points and Kaleb Sexton and 36-percent behind the rounded out the Ashe scor­ ing with two points. three-point line. Spencer was the high reThe story was a bit dif­ ferent for the Huskies. bounder with five boards. Ashe shot just 41-percent Parker Shelton finished from the field and hit only with two assists and two three out of 14 shots be­ steals while Sheets had a yond the arc. team-high three steals. Cullen Ashley ended The Huskies return to the game as Ashe's lead­ the hardwood this Friday ing scorer with 12 points. night at home against The senior also had four North Surry. Nathan Ham| Jefferson Post Cullen Ashley had a team-high 12 points against the Vikings. Nathan Ham | Jefferson Post Stanton Moore scored 10 points and snagged eight rebounds in the win over Avery on Tuesday. J V Huskies win season opener Nathan Ham Sports Writer nham@civitasmedia.com Seven different scorers helped the Ashe County ju­ nior varsity boys capture a 46-17 win over visiting Avery County on Tuesday. Freshman Colin Ellis led the Huskies with 11 points, eight of those coming in the second half. Stanton Moore, the only player left from last year's conference championship team, scored 10 points and pulled down eight rebounds. James Bittle added nine points, Coco Clay had six points, Judd Price scored four, Tristen Jones had three and Dante Shuler added three points off the bench. Ashe will host NorthSurry on Friday and travel to Hibriten next Tuesday before the Miller Insurance/Dr. Pep­ per JV Invitational Tourna­ ment next weekend. Cross country all-conference team listings released Nathan Ham Sports Writer nham@civitasmedia.com Ashe County placed seven runners on the Mountain Val­ ley All-Conference list. The women's team had five runners on the all-conference list after winning the league championship this year. The men's team had two runners receive recognition for their great season. Alexes Arm­ strong, Kalyn Chapman, Mac Church, Tyler Eller and Margot Mattix played a big part in Ashe's conference champion­ ship this season. On the men's side, Gareth Berry and Andrew Tedder were the two athletes chosen to the list. The men's team had one runner on the MVAC Honor­ able Mention list,R.J. Burke. The biggest award of the cross country season went to Ashe's head coach Shane Greene. Greene was named MVAC Coach of the Year. MVAC Women's All-Con­ ference Ayla Albert (Wet* Wilkes) Alexes Armstrong (Ashe) Brooke Bentley (Wilkes Central) Madeline Carter (Elkin) Kalyn Chapman (Ashe) Mac Church (Ashe) Tyler Eller (Ashe) Makayla Estep (Wilkes Cen­ tral) Jordyn Halvorson (Wilkes Central) Madelyn Hamby (West Wil- Margot Mattix (Ashe) Jennifer Rhodes (North Wilkes) McKenzie Stokes (East Wil­ kes) Taylor Tharpe (East WilKPS) Shakai Ward (Elkin) MVAC Men's All-Confer­ ence Daniel Angarita (West WilKcs) Garrett Berry (Ashe) Jonah Christian (Elkin) Tyler Dishmon (North Wil­ kes) Josh Hall (West Wilkes) Rylan Hincher (North Wil­ kes) Said Javier (Elkin) Will Jolly (East Wilkes) Austin Motsinger (Wilkes Central) Jacob Parker (Elkin) Blake Poplin (Elkin) Kyle Rhodes (East Wilkes) Daniel Serrano (Alleghany) Andrew Tfedder (Ashe) Brandon Welbom (Elkin) MVAC Honorable Men­ tion Courtney Beals (Elkin) Melia Higgins (East Wil- RBS) Alicia Holbrook (North Wilkcs) Victoria Royal (North Wil­ kes) Lauryn Turner (North Wil­ kes) Ryan Barrett (Wilkes Cen­ tral) Eli Brown (Elkin) RJ. Burke (Ashe) Jeremy Pierce (Elkin) Devon Redman (Wilkes Central) Paige Spell goes up for the shot over Lauren Burleson. Ashe loses opener to Avery Nathan Ham Sports Writer nham@civitasmedia.com Avery withstood a late chal­ lenge by the Lady Huskies on Tuesday to hand Ashe a 57-48 defeat. The Lady Huskies trailed 28-19 at the half, but pulled to within three before Avery hit some shots late in the fourth quarter to pull away for the victory. "I was pleased with our effort and our willingness to compete," said Head Coach Laura Foster. "Our biggest struggle is putting the ballin the basket. We got good shots, for the most part." For the Lady Vikings, Lauren Burleson and Kylie Polsgrove car­ ried the team offensively. The duo each scored 16 points, including 12 of the team's 16 points in the fourth quarter when the game was at its closest. Ashe's Morgan Hudler had a great game at the point guard spot with 16 points, eight assists and three rebounds. Paige Spell added 15 points and six rebounds. Ashton Lee chipped in nine points, all from behind the three-point line, and Hallie Brown had four points, two assists and two rebounds. Abby Lopp and Savannah Brooks each had two points. Brooks led Ashe with six re­ bounds and Lopp finished with five boards and two steals. The Lady Huskies shot just 31-percent from the field and 56-percent from the free throw line. Ashe will have plenty more challenges coming up with the rest of the non-conference slate of \ Morgan Hudler fights off a defender to get Into the lane Tuesday against Avery. games and in the Mountain Valley Athletic Conference. "It's not going to get any easier with North Surry, Mount Airy, Watauga and our conference has some really strong teams," Coach Foster said. "We will continue to work hard and improve. This is a good group of girls that are will­ ing to do just that." Ashe will host North Surry this Friday before having four straight games on the road. The Lady Hus­ kies travel to Hihriten (Nov. 26), North Surry (Dec. 3), Watauga (Dec. 6) and Elkin (Dec.10). �PAGE 8 FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 2018 JEFFERSON POST Cycling LASSIFIEDS From Page A1 from to implement the sen-ice. "How much is normally in the 911 fund each year," he said. Hardy said approximately $224,000 is in the fund annu­ ally. All of the money for the fund comes from a $1.50 sur­ charge added to phone bills that is sent to the state and then returned to the county after expenditure reports are hied. "None of this project will come out of any fund other than the 911 fund," Haidy said. In five years, the service will cost Ashe County $541,000 with a monthly charge of $8,600. There will be a one­ time setup fee that will cost $20,731 which will also come out of the 911 fund. "The funding is coming out of the 911 fund and it will definitely put us in a better position than we are in now," Commissioner Chairman Lar­ ry Rhodes said. Proposed bike plan The board was also present­ ed with a bike plan that was developed by the High Coun­ try Council of Government to make improvements to area roads for cyclists. "This is a long term plan," said Phil Trew, director of planning and development for the HCCOG. "There's not a lot of money for independent bicycle improvements, so the key is to try to get a plan in place. When DOT comes to widen the road or straighten out the curves, it can see that it has been recommended for bicycle accommodations." The plan includes widen­ ing several of the highways throughout the county and implementing a 31-mile bike route to help promote tour­ ism. "That's just a route cyclists ride right now, we're not rec­ ommending any improve­ ment other than what's on the bigger plan," Trew said. "All we're hoping to do there is put up signage to direct out-oftown cyclists how to ride that route." questioned whew the money fmm cycling events in Price the county would go. "When they have a bicycle event or big race where are the funds go that are generated there," Price said. He then answered his own question by saying "Those funds more than likely don't go to the DOT project." "Most of those (events) are fundraisers for a specific char­ ity," Trew said. The state DOT has a $20 million budget specifically for road improvements for cy­ clists. Trew said the overall an­ nual budget is approximately $3 billion. "The whole intent is to get something that has been pub­ licly vetted and locally adopt­ ed to present to DOT so that if and when the county wants to ask for a paved shoulder on a stretch of highway, you have something to base that request on," he said. Trew said that cycling events, such as the Blue Ridge Brutal held in Ashe Giunty, bring between $250 and $450 per participant into the county. Tlie board voted 3-1in favor of the High Country Council of Government's bike route plan be adopted, with Price voting against the adoption. "There's a lot of times there are bicyclists out there, and I see it very, very hazardous for them," Price said. "Ialso think about the people that are try­ ing to get back and forth to work andIdon't see that gen­ tleman on his bicycle paying 55 cents per gallon for a road tax either." In other action by the board: • The Commissioners unanimously approved the monthly tax report presented by Ashe County Tax Adminis­ trator Keith Little. • Unanimously approved the annual emergency opera­ tions plan presented by Emer­ gency Management Coordina­ tor Patty GambflL • Unanimously approved reappointment of Dana John­ son and Richard Blackburn for the library board through 2018. • The County Courthouse will be closed Thursday, Nov. 28 and Friday, Nov. 29 for the Thanksgiving holiday. • In attendance were: Com­ missioners Gary Roark, Wil­ liam Sands, Gerald Price and Chairman Larry Rhodes. Vice Chairman Judy Porter Doe was not in attendance. C LEGALS Notices STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF ASHE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Having qualified on 15 Novem­ ber. 2013 as Administrator CTA of the estate of INA MARIE GREER JORDAN, late of Ashe County. North Carolina, this is to notify all persons, firms and corpora­ tions having claims against said estate to present the same to the undersigned, on or before the 20th day of Febru­ ary, 2014. or this Notice will be pleaded in bar of their recov­ ery. All persons, firms and cor­ porations indebted to said es­ tate are requested to make im­ mediate payment to the under­ signed This 22nd day of November, 2013 Ina Marie Greer Jordan. Ad­ ministrator CTA c/o John B "Jak" Reeves. Attorney for Administrator CTA REEVES LAW FIRM. PLLC P O Box 67 West Jefferson, North Caro­ lina. NC 28694 Publish 11 22.13/11.29 13/12.3 .13/12.13.13 funds to contract with an or­ ganization employing a public health nurse licensed in the state of North Carolina to provide education, skills train­ ing. resources, technical as­ sistance and consultation to providers in licensed child care settings, both center-based and family child care homes. Grantee may also provide re­ ferrals to health care re­ sources to families of young children enrolled in these child jttings Eligible appliccare set clude ants include North Carolina based local public health agen­ cies, local non-profit organiza­ tions, physician organizations, medical clinics, hospitals, and/or home care agenoes that have a history of provid­ ing resources or services to child care providers and have expertise in child care health and safety Please contact Kay Philipp at the Ashe County Partnership for Children at (336) 982-4588 for required forms and informa­ tion Proposals are due to the Partnership office by 3:00pm on December 6, 2013. NOTICE TO CREDITORS Having qualified as Executor for the Estate of Erma Lois Badger, deceased late of Ashe County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of said deceased to present them on or before 8th day of Febru­ ary, 2014, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recov­ ery. All persons indebted to said estate will please make immediate payment This thee 30th day of October, 2013 For the Estate of Erma Lois Badger Lois B. Miller 505 Laurel Woods Dr. Wilkesboro, NC 28697 PUBLISH:11.8.13/11.15.13,11. 22.13/11.29.13 NOTICE TO CREDITORS Having qualified as Executor for the Estate of Ruth Bare Mash,deceased late of Ashe County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of said deceased to present them on or before 15th day of Feb­ ruary, 2014, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their re­ covery. All persons indebted to said estate will please make immediate payment. This the 15th day of Novem­ ber, 2013. For the Estate of Ruth Bare Mash Judy Mash Neaves 472 C Bare Road West Jefferson. NC 28694 PUBLISH 11.22.13/11.29.13/12.6.13/12. 13.13 NORTH CAROLINA ASHE COUNTY NOTICE TO CREDITORS Having qualified as Executor of the estate of Brayden Hawke Roten, late of Ashe County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons having claims against said estate to present the same to the undersigned on or before the 21st day of February, 2014, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to said estate are requested to make immediate payment to the undersigned This 19th day of November, 2013. Michael Ray Roten, Executor Of the Estate of Brayden Hawke Roten, De­ ceased JOHNSTON AND JOHNSTON Attorneys at Law Post Office Box 398 Jefferson, North Carolina 28640 Publish. 11.22.13/11 29.13/12.6.13/12. 13.13 Notice to Creditors Having qualified as Executor of the Estate of John E Burnett. Jr., late of Ashe County, North Carolina, the undersigned does hereby notify all persons, firms and corporations having claims against the estate of said decedent to exhibit them to the undersigned at the of­ fice of their attorney at 110 Oakwood Drive, Suite 300, Winston-Salem, NC 271031958, on or before the 1st day of February, 2014 or this no­ tice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery All persons, firms, and corporations in­ debted to the said estate will please make immediate pay­ ment to the undersigned This 1st day of November. 2013. Ruth Weber, Executor Estate of John E Burnett, Jr. Craige Brawley Liipfert & Walk­ er, LLP Published 11.1.13/11.8.13/11.15.13/11.2 2.13 ANNOUNCEMENTS REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS Ashe County Partnership for Children is seeking proposals for evidence-based programs beginning July 1, 2014 through June 30, 2015 from agencies to address the following need areas: •Improve the quality of early care and education •Increase access to early care and education •Enhance parenting skills •Enhance social and emotion­ al development of young children 'Enhance early intervention services for children at-risk of developmental delays or disabilities •Enhance physical health and well-being of young children 'Improve school readiness out­ comes One-on-one technical assist­ ance is mandatory for new bid­ ders. Technical assistance will include logic model training. RFP process, and information about Smart Start. Please con­ tact Kay Philipp. Executive Dir­ ector, at 336-982-4588 or kayp@ashechildren.org with your intent to apply by Decem­ ber 2, 2013. Child Care Health Consultation Grant Request for Proposals Ashe County Partnership for Children Health Program ogra The Ashe County Partnership for Children is seeking propos­ als from organization(s) for the provision of child care health and safety consultation to child care providers in Ashe County. The overall goal for this pro­ posal will be to contribute to the development of high qual­ ity child care by providing ex­ pertise and experience relat­ ive to evidence-based health and safety policies and prac­ tices in child care settings The ACPC will use Smart Start ABSOLUTE New TRUSTEE AUCTION: December 4 Terms, photos online: www.countsauction.com. 800-780-2991 NCAF#7314. NCLB#181898 UNITED BREAST CANCER FOUNDATION: DONATE YOUR CAR - FAST FREE TOWING 24 Hr. 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USC Athletic Director Pat Haden reached out to Broncos executive vice president John Elway for permission to speak with Denver's defensive coor­ dinator at a time that was convenient for the NFL team. Del Rio is leading the Super Bowl-or-bust Denver Broncos while John Fox recovers from heart surgery and earlier this month he interviewed for one of the crown jewel jobs in college football — the head coaching gig at his alma mater, Southern California. Within three months, Del Rio figures to have a spacious office on a college campus or at an NFL complex. Del Rio was handed a gold­ en opportunity to basically audition for any number of head coaching jobs when Fox landed in a Charlotte, N.C., hospital two weeks ago and his doctors determined he could no longer put off an operation to replace his defective aor­ tic valve that wasn't pumping enough blood throughout his body. Del Rio was named inter­ . im head coach of Broncos 48 hours later and he immediately decided to keep his defensive coordinator duties, as well. Del Rio, who went 69-72 in 8Vfe seasons as Jacksonville's BZ — _ PASSING • i • George Bridges | MCT Head coach Jack Del Rio, left, when he was coaching the Jacksonville Jaguars, stands with Houston Texans Defensive Coordinator Wade Phillips. Del Rio, who is filling in for Denver football coach John Fox while Fox is recoveringfrom heart surgety, interviewed for the USC head football coaching job recently. head coach from 2003-11, never had a quarterback with the Jaguars like he does in Denver in Peyton Manning. And even though he came from a defensive background built on his 11-year pro career as a star linebacker, Del Rio never had a defense with the Jaguars like the one he leads in Denver with the likes of Von Miller, Wesley Woodyard, Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie and Champ Bailey. Although Del Rio and Fox go way back — Fox hired him as his first defensive coordina­ tor when he got his first head coaching job with the Carolina Panthers in 2002 — Del Rio is not a carbon copy of Fox. He told The Associated Press recently that he isn't just channeling Fox during this stretch of games while his boss recovers. "You could characterize it Top performers for week 10 how you'd like. I've said very clearly, he's established a blue­ print and I've worked with him before. So, I understand John," Del Rio said. "I also understand myself, having been a head coach for nine years.Ican't possibly be at my best if I'm going to stop and pause and go, 'What would John do? Oh, uhhh.' No, Ican't do that." The Broncos were impressed by Haden's approach because college administrators are under no obligation to seek permission from NFL teams before reaching out to their coaches. Haden is a former NFL quarterback. Del Rio interviewed for the Trojans' job Nov. 1. The next day, Fox fell ill while golfing in North Carolina and his doc­ tors moved up his scheduled heart surgery to Nov. 4, the same day Del Rio got the interim head coaching tag. Fox watched from his home as Del Rio won his debut last week at San Diego, 28-20. Del Rio could be busy coaching the Broncos into February. Cardiologists and heart surgeons say recovery from aortic valve replacement and its arduous cardio rehab can take anywhere from a few weeks to a few months. Del Rio has steadfastly declined to publicly discuss any possible interest he might have in returning to USC, where he starred as a linebacker in the early 1980s, earned consensus All-America honors as a senior and was named co-MVP of the 1985 Rose Bowl. USC fired Lane Kiffin earli­ er this season and Ed Orgeron returned fun to a dour program — and wins, none bigger than a 20-17 win over powerful Stanford on Saturday night. It was Orgeron's fifth win since stepping in for Kiffin in late September. One thing's for sure: Del Rio isn't going anywhere before the Broncos' season is over. If the Trojans and Del Rio want each other — and nei­ ther party has indicated that, at least publicly, so far — USC would have to wait for him to fulfill his contractual obliga­ tions to the Broncos, which expire after the Super Bowl. Universities have hired pro­ fessional coaches before and allowed them to fulfill their NFL responsibilities, such as Notre Dame did with Charlie Weis when he was the New England Patriots' offensive coordinator. Series looks at lives of former NFL players "It's very haunting. I think AP Sports Writer after you watch an episode, As a former NFL quarter­ it really stays with you," said back, Ray Lucas was used to Dawn Ostroff, the President having a plan and carrying it of Conde Nast Entertainment. "My hope is that people will see out. A few years ago, this was it so they can feel compassion in his plan: He would wait for a their hearts for what these men Sunday morning while his wife were going through." Isaac Solotaroff is the docu­ and daughters went to church, then drive to the George mentary's director and executive Washington Bridge, crank the producer, with co-director Jesse wheel over and drive, off the Handsher and executive pro­ ducer Jennifer Smith. Among side. "Until very recently, I was the difficult moments they cap­ making plans to end it," Lucas tured is when former linebacker himself says in the first episode of Terry Tautolo finds "Casualties of the Gridiron" in an old 49ers team photo, an online documentary series pointing out Joe Montana and from GQ that goes live Monday Ronnie Lott before he identifies morning on video.GQ.com and himself. Then he explains how he found himself homeless. the GQ Youtube channel. His former UCLA teammate That emotional gut punch is just one of many in the eight epi­ from the 1970s, Brent Boyd, sodes of about 10 minutes each. makes an appearance in archi­ New episodes will come out val footage testifying before every Monday and Thursday Congress. Then he's right there before the series wraps on Dec. on camera, explaining how his life might have turned out dif­ 18. Rick Freeman WEST JEFFERSON CHEVROLET BIIKK CMC in ma J®"!™! fJMIf tmiimi i RECEIVING 329. Cal. Johnson.DET vs.DAL 10/2704 rec.. 1 TD) 229. And. Johnson. HOU vs. IND 11/03 (9rec.. 3 TD) 218. Jeffery.CHI vs. NOR 10/06(10 rec..1 TD) 208, Bofdin. SNF vs. GBY 09/08 (13 rec., 1TD) 196. Ant. Brown. PIT vs.CHI 09/22 (9 rec., 2 TD) 193. De.Jackson. PHL vs. SND 09/15 (9 rec.,1TD) 193. Mi. Floyd. ARIat JAX M7 (6 rec., 1TD) 190. Blackmon. JAX at DEN 10/13(14 rec.. 0 TD) 182, Ju.Jones. ATLvs. STL 09/15(11 rec.. 1TD) 180. Ve. Davis. SNF vs. ARI10/13 (8 rec.. 2 TD) 179. Cal. Johnson. DET at PITM7 (6 rec.. 2 TD) 179. J.Graham. NOR at TAM09/15 (10 rec.. 1 TD) 178. Jam.Jones. GBY vs. WAS 09/15 (11rec.. 0TD) 172. Garcon.WAS vs. SND11/03 (ot) (7 rec.. 0TD) 166 To.Smith. BAL at BUF 09/29 (5 rec .1TD) 165. V.Jackson. TAM vs. ATL M7(10 rec.. 1TD) 164. Cruz.NYG at KAN 09/29 (10 rec..1TD) 162. A.. Green. CIN at CHI 09/08(9 rec. 2 TD) 16L De.Thomas. DEN vs BAL 09/05 (5 rec., 2 TD) 155. Cal.Johnson. DET vs. CIN 10/20 (9 rec.. 2 TD) 155. A.. Green. CIN at DET 10/20 (6 rec.. 1TD) 154. S. Holmes. NYJ vs. BUF 09/22(5 rec..1TD) 154. V. Jackson, TAM at NYJ 09/08(7 rec.OTD) 151. A.. Green. CINat BAL 11/10 (ot) (8 rec.. 1 TD) 151. Ter. Williams. DAL vs. DEN 10/06(4 rec.. 1TD) 150. Decker. DEN at IND 10/20 (8 rec.. 1TD) 150. De. Jackson. PHL at OAK 11/03 (5 rec.. 1TD) 149. Douglas. ATL vs. TAM 10/20 (7 rec.. 1TD) 149, Gonzalez.ATL vs. NWE 09/29 (12 rec.. 2 TD) 147. Ant. Brown.PIT vs. DET 11/17 (7 rec..2 TD) 146, J.Gordon. CLE at MIN 09/22 (10 rec. 1TD) 146. And. Johnson. HOU at SND 09/09 (12 rec.. 0 billM W Col May See My Our lire Soles are oo o 1011! MfiK 131. R. Rice, BAL at CHI llA7(ot)(25 att..1 TD) 129. D McFadden, OAK vs.JAX 09/15 (19 att.. 0 TD) 127. Ry. Mathews, SND at MIA 11/17 (19 att.. 0 TD) 127. Stacy. STL vs. TEN 11/03 (27att .2 TD) 125. Forte. CHI atGBY11/04 (24 att.. 1 TD) 125. M. Lynch. SEA vs.TAM 11/03 (ot) (21 att..0 TD) Mm YOUMSTOKf Goodrich GREAT BRANDS! ^BUtnop 184. L. McCoy.PHL at WAS 09/09(31att.. 1TD) 175. D. Murray. DALvs. STL09/22 (26 att.,1TD) 163. Rainey.TAM vs. ATL 11/17 (30att. 2 TD) 158. M.James. TAMat SEA11/03 (ot)(28 att .0 TD) 158. L.McCoy. PHLvs. KAN09/19 (20 att..1TD) 155. L.McCoy. PHLat GBYM0 (25 att.. 0 TD) 154. Ellington. ARIvs. ATL10/27 05 att.1TD) 153. Gore. SNF at STL 09/26(20 att.. 1TD) 150. Chr. Johnson. TENat STL 11/03 (23 att.. 2 TD) 150. Lacy.GBY vs. CHI 11/04 (22 att.. 1TD) 150. R. Jennings.OAK at H0U M7 (22 att..1TD) 149. B.Powell. NYJ vs. BUF 09/22 (27 att.0 TD) 145. M. Lynch. SEA at ATL M0 (24 att..1TD) 145. Ingram. NOR vs. DAL M0 (14 att.,1TD) 144. Do. Martin.TAM vs.NOR 09/15 (29 att.,0 TD) 141. A.Foster. HOU vs.STL 10/13 (20 att..0 TD) 140. A. Peterson, MIN vs.PIT 09/29 (23 att..2 TD) 140. A.Peterson. MIN atDAL11/03 (25 att.,1TD) 139, Re. Bush.DET vs. CHI 09/29 (18 att.,1TD) 139. A. Morris. WAS atMIN tt/07 (26 att.,0TD) 139.Ivory.NYJ vs.NOR 11/03 (18 atLlTD) 134. Stacy. STL vs.SEA 10/28(26 aft.0 TO) 1 1' 132. J. Starks.GBY vs. WAS09/15 (20att..1 TD) SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT Most New Vehicles Sold By Ross Now Come With A Limited: WWW.WICHEVy.NET ' Pest Prices1 free Rotations For life RUSHING 121. A.Morris. WAS vs. SND 11/03 (ot) (25att.. 1 TD) ferent if he knew then what he contemplating suicide. Smith said in an interview knows now. "I graduated UCLA with hon­ with The Associated Press that ors and was accepted to law she picked up the phone one school," Boyd said. "But my summer day and heard "My dream had always been to be an name is Ray Lucas. Somebody gave me your phone number, NFL player." The next time we see him, and I'm going to drive off the he's with a clinician, struggling George Washington Bridge on to name more than a half-dozen Sunday." Smith, who has been work­ or so words that begin with the letter B. Boyd then explains ing with former NFL players that he has moved in with his for years, said that suicidal thoughts and tendencies are 24-year-old son. more common than not among "We've kind of reversed roles," Boyd says. "He's taking former players. As is addiction, which frequently happens when care of Dad now." The series shows plenty of players without insurance turn moments of hope, too. Jen to pills to manage chronic pain Smith is a constant presence issues. She got Lucas the help he as the do-it-all director of player programs for PAST, an organi­ needed, and now he's work­ zation that helps former play­ ing side by side with her at ers get treatment for physical PAST, which stands for Pain and mental issues, manage pain Alternatives, Solutions and and addiction, and generally Treatments, where former play­ ers gather once a month or so improve their quality of life. She was the one Lucas to discuss their issues among reached out to when he was each other. WE BEAT THE GAME WHEN IT COMES TO LOW PRICES 506 Romo, DAL vs DEN10/06 (25-36 5TD) 488. M Stafford. DET vs. DAL 10/27(33-48.1TD) 480. A. Rodgers. GBY vs. WAS 09/15 (34-42.4 TD) 462. P. Manning. DEN vs. BAL 09/05(27-42.7 TD) 450.1 Manning. NYG at DAL 09/08 (27-42.4 TD) 432. Brady. NWE vs. PIT 11/03(23-33.4 TD) 42a VK*. PHLVSSND09/15 (23-36.2 TD) 421. M. Ryan. ATL vs NWE 09/29(34-54.2 TD) 419. C. Palmer.ARI at JAX11/17 (30-42.2 TD) 419. P. Rivers. SND at PHL 09/15 (36-47.3 TD) 414. P. Manning. DEN at DAL 10/06 (33-42.4 TD) 413, Brees. NOR vs. MIA 09/30 (30-39.4 TD) 412. Kaepemick. SNF vs. GBY 09/08 (27-39.3TD) 411 P. Rivers. SND at OAK 10/06 (35-48.2 TD) 406. Roethlisberger. PIT vs. CHI 09/22 (26-41.2 TD) 406 Foles. PHLat OAK 11/03 (22-28.7 TD) 401. P. Rivers, SND vs. DAL 09/29(35-42.3 TD) 400. Roethlisberger. PIT at NWE 11/03 (28-48.4 TD) 392. Brees. NOR vs. DAL 11/10 (34-41.4 TD) 386 P Manning. DEN at IND10/20(29-49.3 TD) 385. M. Stafford.DET at WAS 09/22 (2542 2 TD) 383, Roethlisberger. PIT at MIN 09/29(36-51.1TD) 382. Brees. NOR at NYJ11/03 (30-51,2 TD) 374. M. Ryan. ATL vs. STL 09/15 (33-43.2 TD) 374, P. Manning. DEN vs. OAK 09/23 (32-37.3 TD) 372. Dalton. CINat DET 10/20 (24-34.3 TD) 367. Roethlisberger. PIT vs. DET 11/17(29-45.4 TD) 362. E. Manning. NYG vs. DEN09/15 (28-49.1TD) 362, M. Stafford.DET at PIT 11/17 09-46.2 TD) TRUE PfM Of MIND... 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Fla., the group that won five consecutive titles from 2006-10 held a comfortable 28-point cushion over Matt Kenseth in NASCAR's Chase standings. In four of those champi­ onship seasons Johnson held serve with the points lead in the final race. In a fifth, he over­ came a 15-point deficit in the final event to win "one for the thumb." In the Ford EcoBoost 400, Johnson's Chad Knaus-led team — in typical workmanlike fashion — proved that when it controls its own destiny, it may be the best the sport has 23rd-placc run in Phoenix, on an afternoon that found Johnson third, all but made the fi­ nale's title tilt in Homestead a formality. While Johnson did not lead a lap on Sun­ day. it was largely an incident-free affair for his team. Only a quirky restart that wit­ nessed contact between the two point lead­ ers gave anyone reason for pause. Though Johnson crunched a wheel well in the scram­ ble, a caution period just laps later gave his crew the chance they needed to repair the minimal damage. From there, it was simply counting down the laps — at which point, the comparisons began. Johnson's sixth title finds him one short of the record seven earned by Richard seen. Having to finish 23rd or better to clinch the championship, Johnson and Knaus engi­ neered a solid seventh-place finish and claimed title No. 6 for team owner Rick Hendrick's No. 48 team. "We were in position to win a lot throughout the course of the year," Johnson said. "Unfor­ tunately, we gave a bunch away. But at the end of the day we won the big prize. That helped us through some of those races that got away — focusing on the big prize. "We didn't leave many points on the table (in the Chase). I can look back on a few tracks and think we could have had a few more points, but it really was a strong 10 weeks. Last year we had eight great weeks and didn't come up with it. Matt had nine (this year). You have to have 10 great weeks to be the cham­ pion and we got it done this year." His chief rival, Kenseth, ran as sterling a race as one could. Having won the pole, he spent a large part of the South Florida after­ noon leading the field, logging a race-high 144 laps on point. He could not follow through with the win — not that it would have mattered in the championship picture. Instead, that went to Kenseth's Joe Gibbs Racing team­ mate, Denny Hamlin, who was winlcss in 2013 prior to Sunday. "Obviously it's been a great year, best year I've ever had," Kenseth said of his first season with JGR. "It was a great night. Jimmie and that team are obviously unbelievable — never seen anything like this in the sport and proba­ bly will never see anything like it again. It's amazing with as tight as the rules are, multi-car teams, information sharing, and all that stuff, it's amazing they can figure out how to do that year after year." Petty and Dale Earnhardt. And while compar­ ing and ranking competitors of different eras in any sport is largely an exercise in futility, that rarely stops the masses from doing so. Johnson, a California native raised in a working-class family, has never quite known how to respond to the "all-time greats" inquiries. That didn't change fol­ lowing yet another championship at NASCAR's premier level. "It's not like me to think in that light. It's just not me," Johnson shrugged. "1 guess I need to open my mind to it because the num­ bers speak for themselves. I find myself in a touchy situation at times where my quiet ap­ proach can be looked at as arrogant or cocky, and that is the furthest thing from the truth in what I'm trying to portray. "Honestly, I'm just trying to. I don't know, say the right things and keep my mind in the right space. I haven't let a lot in and it's led to more success. It's kept my work ethic intact — kept me honest and humble. 1 like that about myself. I don't know if I want to open Johnson's 48 and Kenseth's 20 teams were the class of the field throughout the season, even if the standings didn't always reflect it. The duo combined to win 13 of the 36 races beginning with the season's opening event, the Daytona 500. In that race, Kenseth lost an en­ gine while leading around the mid-point, which opened the door for Johnson to earn his second victory in the "Great American Race." Kenseth answered two weeks later with a win in Las Vegas ... and the race was on. By the time the Chase began in September. the two were positioned atop the standings after NASCAR's points reset. Kenseth drew first — and second — blood, with consecutive playoff wins in New Hampshire and Chicagoland. Predictably, Johnson returned with a victory volley in Dover. Kcnsetli's final statement came in Mar­ tinsville in Chase race No. 7. At one of John­ son's best tracks, the No. 20 team out-pointed the 48 to tie the pair at the top of the standings in a performance many considered an upset. True to form, though. Johnson responded re­ my mind and let it in. where I stand in the sports world. It's not time for that in my eyes." That's not to say he doesn't welcome a fun rivalry with a fellow great or two. "Michael Jordan has given me a hard time that I only won five," Johnson said with a broad smile. "1 can't wait to send him a text and say, 'Hey, buddy. I've caught up!'" Richard Petty. Dale Earnhardt. Michael Jor­ dan. Jimmie Johnson. Maybe it's simply within the company one's name is mentioned that's most telling. Regardless of rank, it's rat­ ified air. Final Sprint Cup Standings DRIVER (WINS) POINTS 1. Jimmie Johnson (6) 2419 • Austin Dillon captured his first NASCAR Na­ tionwide Series championship following Satur­ day's Ford EcoBoost 300 at Homestead-Miami Speedway. — 2. Matt Kenseth (7) 2400 -19 3. Kevin Harvick (4) 2385 -34 4. Kyle Busch (4) 2364 -55 5. Dale Earnhardt Jr. 2363 -56 6. Jeff Gordon (1) 2337 -82 7. Clint Bowyer 2336 -83 8. Joey Logano (1) 2323 -96 9. Greg Biffle (1) 2321 -98 10. Kurt Busch 2309 -110 11. Ryan Newman (1) 2286 -133 12. Kasey Kahne (2) 2283 -136 13. Carl Edwards (2) 2282 A CHASE FOR THE SPRINT CUP "It means so much to (the team), to go out this way. It worked out. It was very special." -137 1041 1007 998 -1421 17. Paul Menard 949 -1470 18. AricAlmirola 913 -1506 19. Ricky Stenhouse Jr. 910 -1509 20. Jeff Burton 906 -1513 21. Juan Pablo Montoya 894 -1525 22. Marcos Ambrose 872 -1547 23. Denny Hamlin (1) 753 -1666 24. Casey Mears 719 -1700 25. Mark Martin 649 -1770 have been behind me, every one of these guys that work on this truck, it's an honor to be able to give them this championship. "These guys are the ones that work so hard. I'm just the one that gets to celebrate and look like the hero because I got to drive a great truck all year." Austin Dillon celebrates winning the 2013 NASCAR Nationwide Series championship SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT Most New Vehicles Sold By Ross Now Come With A Limited: In 12 full seasons competing in the NCWTS with ThorSport, Crafton has earned three victories, 63 top-5 finishes, 175 top-10 results and seven pole positions. He finished as the series' run­ ner-up in 2009 and is the 2000 NASCAR Featherlite Southwest Series champion. Dillon's title was notable in that it marked the first time a driver captured a championship on the NASCAR national touring series level with­ out winning a race. -1412 16. Martin Truex Jr. (1) "It's an honor to be able to drive this Menards Toyota Tundra," said Crafton, 37, a native of Tu­ lare, Calif. "For Menards and all the people that Dillon, the grandson of team owner Richard Childress, now has titles in the Camping World Truck and Nationwide series. He is expected to make the move to the Sprint Cup Series in 2014, where it is believed RCR will campaign the No. 3 at the Cup level for the first time since Dale Earnhardt's death in 2001. -1378 15. Jamie McMurray(1) Driving for ThorSport Racing, Crafton won the title simply by taking the green flag of Friday's Ford EcoBoost 200 in Homestead, Fla. pionship in the Camping World Truck Series, rolling to a 40-point win in the standings over Ty Dillon. "I know the first (Truck Series championship), I was way more nervous because I knew I had a buffer — it was mine to lose," Dillon said. "This one was tight. I mean, you have to go out there and put your best on and see if you can ac­ complish what you want to accomplish. A 14. Brad Keselowski (1) • Matt Crafton scored his first NASCAR cham­ Driving Richard Childress Racing's No. 3 Chevrolet in his second season on circuit, Dil­ lon won the title by three points over Penske Racing's Sam Hornish Jr. BEHIND newed their agreements that will keep them in ThorSport Racing's No. 88 Toyota for the 2014 Truck Series season. Hornish enjoyed his finest season in the Na­ tionwide Series, recording one win, 16 top 5s and 25 top 10s in 33 races. Currently, he does not have a ride for the 2014 season. The 2014 Truck Series campaign will mark the 10th consecutive year that Crafton, who owns the series' record for consecutive starts at 316, will drive for the Sandusky, Ohio-based team. Crafton and primary sponsor Menards have re­ Compiled and written by Matt Taliaferro. 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Page 3 Vol. IX, Issue 12 Serving Ashe, Alleghany, Boone, Blowing Rock, Wilkes County and Mountain City, Tenn. �PAGE 2 DECEMBER 2013 HIGH COUNTRY LOAFER Christmas lights shine through the Carolinas With the holidays quickly approaching, Christmas lights will begin shinning across the Carolinas in December, creating a fun way to embrace the Christmas spirit. Tanglewood Festival of Lights Beginning Saturday, Nov. 23, 2013 through Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2014, Tanglewood Park's rolling countryside will be transformed into a winter wonderland of giant, twinkling snowflakes and whimsical scenes. Entering our 22nd season, Tanglewoods Festival of Lights presented by BB&T con­ tinues to be one of the largest and most spectacular light shows in the entire South­ east. Each year we make our show newer and brighter with brand-new and refurbished light displays, a wide variety of vendors at Holiday gift Village, and even Mr. and Mrs. Santa-Claus themselves. We are so excited for you to join us this year in celebration of the season's holidays. From storybook scenes to holiday themes, over one hundred displays and over one million lights fill Tanglewood Park with the splendor and joy of one of our favorite seasons. The Festival of Lights is open nightly from 6 pm until 11 pm Saturday, Nov. 23, 2013 through Tuesday, Jan. 1,2014. Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays are very popular nights to visit the lights show. Be­ cause of this, long lines should be expect­ ed, and wait times sometimes exceed two hours. Please visit the Festival of Lights Mondays - Thursdays to avoid extended wait times. Tanglewood only accepts cash or checks as payment for entrance to the Festival of Lights. For more information, contact the Tan­ glewood at (336) 766-9540. Chetola's Festival of Lights Chetola's Festival of Lights has been a longstanding tradition in Blowing Rock. On Nov. 29, at dusk, that tradition con­ tinues when Chetola flicks the switch and more than 50,000 dazzling bulbs illuminate Chetola Lake and its surroundings. The Grounds Department begins prepa­ rations for this sparkling winter won­ derland in mid-October, a labor of love that takes 275 hours of light-hanging and grounds-decorating. Thousands of people travel to Chetola each year just to enjoy this spectacular display. As you drive around Chetola Lake, take time to view the magnificent details of this year's visuals, including a 30-foot horse drawn sleigh and two six-foot swans erect­ ed in celebration of our swan family that lives in Chetola Lake. The Festival of Lights will remain up through Jan. 26, 2014, which marks the conclusion of Blowing Rock Winterfest (held Jan. 24-26, 2014). High Country Lights High Country Lights, winner of "Best Animated" on the Tacky Light Tour two years in a row, features over 100K lights choreographed to your favorite Christmas tunes on 96.5FM while watching the show. This free light show, hosted by Glade Creek Volunteer Fire Department in Alleghany County, can be seen nightly from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. Thanksgiving; Nov. 28, through New Year's Day. Parking is available at Glade Creek School and fire department parking lots. Countless hours are placed throughout the year in making High Country Lights an incredible light show for all ages. It's a project that requires planning, preparation, and patience. And, since we're giving our time, we give 100 percent of all monetary donations as well. They are returned back to the community through the local fire de­ partment. Not one cent is used in the pro­ duction, purchase, or maintenance of the display. TTiat is privately funded. If you're planning to visit High Country Lights, make it a day trip. Come to the mountains of Alleghany County to find a fresh Christmas tree at a participating Choose & Cut tree farm. Then, visit one of the many restaurants serving BBQ, home­ made burgers, to seafood. Finally, after top­ ping off the tank with gas or food, come by and visit the light show. Charlotte Motor Speedway Mil­ lions of Lights Speedway Christmas is returning to Charlotte Motor Speedway and the spec­ tacular holiday light show will be even big­ ger and better in its fourth year. With more than three million lights in 800 displays, an infield Christmas Village complete and the unique chance to drive the track, Speedway Christmas has become the area's best new holiday tradition. Back by popular demand, Speedway Christmas will host movie nights on the world's largest HDTV every Friday and Saturday night during the show. Speedway Christmas kicks off Friday, Nov. 22 with the Egg Nog Jog, a 5K run through the elaborate light displays. Open­ ing night for the drive-through course is Saturday, Nov. 23. The infield Christmas Village, including a petting zoo, a Bethle­ hem Village featuring live animals, vendor displays and photos with Santa, is open Thursday-Sunday nights. In addition, Christmas movies will be played on the world's largest HDTV every Friday and Sat­ urday night during the show. The light show is open daily from Nov. 23 to Dec. 30 (closed Christmas Day) from 6 to 10 p.m. Admission into Speedway Christmas is $20 per car when the Christ­ mas Village is open and $15 on nights the Village is closed. Group rates for vans and buses are available. Christmas Town, USA Each December, hundreds of thousands of twinkling lights turn McAdenville into a spectacular holiday display. Visitors stroll down this small mill town's Main Street, just west of Charlotte, surrounded by the sights and sounds of Christmas. The history of the McAdenyille Christ­ mas Lights dates back to 1956, when the McAdenville Men's Club conceived the idea of using lights to decorate a few trees around the McAdenville Community Cen­ ter. Nine trees were decorated the first year, and reaction to this early effort was so fa­ vorable that the number of trees increased each year until in 1998 more than 450,000 red, green and white bulbs on approximate­ ly 400 trees gave off a warm holiday glow to the town and surrounding area. The lights are turned on Nov. 30 and will continue through Dec. 26. For more information,visit www.mcadenville-christmastown.com. Winterfest in the Smokies The most imaginative aspect of winter in the Smokies is Winterfest, when mil­ lions of colored lights decorate the cities of Sevierville, Pigeon Forge, and Gatlinburg. The lights were turned on in early Novem­ ber with special kick-off ceremonies in each town, and the lights won't shut off until February. Some of the special events include Christ­ mas Parades, Dollywood's Smoky Moun­ tain Christmas Festival, Festival of Trees, Smoky Mountain Bluegrass Festival, Win­ terfest Trolley Tour of Lights, Outlet Shop­ ping, Chili Cook-Off, Arts & Crafts Show, New Year's Eve Parties and Fireworks. January has special events also, includ­ ing Wilderness Wildlife Week with histori­ cal presentations of the Smokies and infor­ mative hikes. February is Smoky Mountain Romance month in Gatlinburg and Pigeon Forge lets loose with the Storytelling Festival and it's Saddle Up Celebration. Walker Center presents American Big Band's 'Home for the Holidays' on Dec. 5 The Walker Center, on the campus of Wilkes Commu­ nity College, will present American Big Band's "Home for the Holidays" on at 8 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 5. This perfor­ mance is sponsored by Carolina West Wireless. American Big Band, a show-stopping synthesis of big band and Broadway, will perform all-time holiday hits from Bing to Bubfr for the ever-popular Christmas perfor­ mance at the Walker Center. The cast of eight performers, accompanied by a 12-piece big band, deliver excitement from the dawn of the big band era through the decadqs into the 21st Century. A limited number of tickets are available for this per­ formance. For more information, or to purchase tickets, contact the Walker Center Box Office at 336-838-6260 or walker. boxoffice@wilkescc.edu. The John A. Walker Community Center is dedicated to being the primary venue for cultural experience in Wil­ kes and surrounding areas and to serving as the preferred gathering place for meetings, receptions, conventions, banquets, and parties for our community. The Walker Center and Wilkes Community College are 100 percent Tobacco Free. �DECEMBER 2013 HIGH COUNTRY LOAFER PAGE 3 State's ski resorts ready for 20U3-14 season Western North Carolina is home to many resorts of­ fering skiing, snowboarding, ice skating and more; great conditions are in the forecast. Appalachian Ski Mountain Appalachian Ski Mountain is your first resort for family fun. Skiing since 1962, the High country's first ski area is still the mountain of choice for skiers of all ages and abili­ ties. Appalachian is home to The French-Swiss Ski Col­ lege, the oldest and best known Ski School in the South, having taught over one million skiers and snowboarders the joy of snow sports. Appalachian is family owned and operated, and the pride of ownership is reflected in the quality of our facili­ ties and the substantial annual reinvestment in the resort, as well as the resort owners' daily oversight of thousands of important operational details. Appalachian features 12 slopes for skiers and riders at all levels including a network of three freestyle terrain parks, highlighted with over 60 rails, boxes, jibs, and jumps. Appalachian also offers outdoor ice skating on North Carolina's only Zamboni maintained ice rink. App Ski Mountain Events Dec. 7-8, is Anniversary Weekend. Celebrate 52 years of skiing in the High Country at App Ski Mountain with $5 lift tickets, the 1962 price of a ticket. For more information, visit www.appskimtn.com. Beech Mountain Located high in the mountains of Western North Caro­ lina, in the Town of Beech Mountain, since 1967 Beech Mountain Resort redefines southern skiing as the highest ski resort in Eastern North America, at 5506 feet above sea level. The only high-speed quad lift in North Carolina with a panoramic vista. These views make riding up the mountain as much fun as skiing down. Beech offers 15 runs including two freestyle terrain areas. Beech Mountain Resort's Village Shops offer the best "feel" of all of the resorts in North Carolina. The Village includes the View Haus Cafeteria, Ski Rental Shop, Snowsport Learning Center, Youth Learning Center, Beech Village Gifts, Ski Beech Sports Shop, Demo Center, Ski Repair, Beech Tree Restaurant, The Red Baron Room, Snowboard Rentals and more. Beech also features a 7,000-square-foot outdoor ice skating rink with the best atmosphere in the region. The rink is located right in the middle of the Beech Tree Vil­ lage and offers a perfect way to round out your winter vacation. For more information, visit www.befchmountainresort.com. Sugar Mountain Sugar Mountain is the largest ski area in North Car­ olina with a total of 115 acres of skiable terrain. Sugar Mountain may offer some of the most dramatic panoram­ ic views from atop their mountain. As you ride to t^e top, you will experience some of the best views in the region. For skiers and non-skiers alike, the lodge at the base of the mountain offers ski and snowboard rentals, caf­ eterias, a lounge, a sports shop, a locker room and a gift shop. Sugar also offers snowshoeing (unique to the area), a snowboarding park that is closed to skiers, a 10,000-square-foot refrigerated outdoor ice skatirig rink and a 700-foot-long tubing park that is fun for the whole family. This year expect faster lift lines over on the Red Lift, with a new drive station and new chairs, you'll be riding in style to the top of the mountain. Already sweet terrain will be maintained by three new Piston Bully machines, including one Winch Cat, so no matter where your skis or board take you, expect only the best groomed conditions out there. The arsenal of snowguns at Sugar Mountain has grown, as well. With 1,500 new feet of snowmaking pipe upgrades and six new energy-efficient snowmaking machines purchased combined with cold temperatures, snow will abound. Now in its 11th year, SugarFest, Dec. 13-14, is a presen­ tation of Sugar Mountain Ski Resort and the Tourism De­ velopment Authority of the incorporated Village of Sugar Mountain. "The unique collaboration between public and private sectors has produced an alpine celebration," Sug­ ar Mountain Resort President, Gunther Jochl said. For more information, visit www.skisugar.com. Hawksnest Resort Hawksnest, located on Sky land Drive, Seven Devils, is the area's largest snowtubing park. Its 20-lane snow tub­ ing park has four different areas to snow tube; lanes are 400 - 1,000 feet long. Two conveyor lifts take snow tu­ bers back to the top for more rides. Hawksnest has 100 percent snow making and lighting on all lanes to provide the best possible conditions and fun for the whole family. Try the Zipline course - ride 10 different cables that fly through the trees, over creeks and even over snow tubers during the winter months. For more information, visit www.hawksnest-resort. com. Cataloochee Ski Area Visit Cataloochee Ski Area this season and experience southern hospitality on the slopes. For generations of snow-loving families, Cataloochee is a winter tradition, and with good reason. Our winter playground is nestled in the Great Smoky Mountains with breathtaking views of the surrounding peaks—riding the chairlifts has never been more reward­ ing. Smooth, gentle slopes like Easy Way and Rabbit Hill, serviced by a beginner's chairlift, gives novices the elbowroom they need to learn the basics and practice their skills. Intermediate skiers and snowboarders find plenty of action on.Rock Island Run and Lower Omigosh, while seasoned experts can face the challenge of Upper Omi­ gosh. For skiers and snowboarders looking for a thrill, our Cat Cage Terrain Park delivers with ramps, rails and boxes. At Cataloochee, everyone in the family, skiers and snowboarders, from novice to veteran, can carve a place of their own on one of 17 trails. For more information, visit www.cataloochee.com. Sapphire Valley Ski Area Sapphire-Valley Ski Area and Frozen Falls Tube Park boasts a Norman Rockwell-like setting perfect for families looking for a safe, relaxing ski vacation. Sapphire Valley is nestled in one of the most scenic corners of the Blue Ridge mountains, and is the closest resort to Atlanta of­ fering big city residents their quickest chance for winter mountain getaway. Sapphire Valley's ski area consists of a 1,600 foot main run with a vertical drop of 200 feet, complete with a stateof-the-art quad-lift, a learning center slope and a multiple lane tube park. The Four Seasons Grille is conveniently located at the bottom of the slope serving appetizers, lite fare, sandwiches and dinner entrees and includes a ski clothing retail shop with ski clothing rentals. The small footprint allows families to ski together all day, regardless of skill level, and provides an ideal location for beginners to take their first turns in an encouraging atmosphere. You'll find one of the most economical ski experiences in the region at Sapphire Valley, with a reasonably priced lift-ticket that includes rental equipment. Beginners are given a priority at Sapphire with top-notch instruction and on-the-mountain guidance from professional instruc­ tors. Sapphire Valley has the perfect slope for building confidence on the mountain. • For more information, visit www.skisapphirevalley. com. Wolf Ridge Wolf Ridge Ski Resort (formerly known as Wolf Lau­ rel Ski Area) is a family-oriented resort that has under­ gone perhaps the largest growth and changes in North Carolina. In addition to a name change, the resort has expanded this year with 15 additional acres of ski terrain, a new Quad Lift and a new Terrain Park. That 15 addi­ tional acrqjs takes Wolf Ridge Ski Resort to 82 total acres of terrain on which to ride. When you ski or snowboard at Wolf Ridge Ski Resort you'll enjoy unmatched views, crisp mountain air, wellgroomed slopes and some new places to explore at West­ ern North Carolina's top-rated ski slope. Wolf Ridge fea­ tures 22 ski runs, a terrain park and tube run. Wolf Ridge Ski Resort also provides a top rated Snow Sports School that provides lessons for beginners to intermediate in skiing, telemark skiing, and snowboarding. Wolf Ridge's instructors are trained to give you the highest quality in­ struction with your safety as a priority. Among the things that set Wolf Ridge Ski Resort apart from the other resorts in North Carolina is that we have two large ski lodges on the mountain. Both lodges offer ticket sales, rental equipment, gift shops and food ser­ vices. Best of all, you can easily visit both lodges during your stay, your area pass grants you access to all of the slopes / lifts at the resort and you can ski or snowboard from one lodge to the other. For more information, visit www.skiwolfridgenc.com. �PAGE 4 HIGH COUNTRY LOAFER DECEMBER 2013 No Time for Loafing... Building the PAST, the PRESENT, and the FUTURE For over 54 years, we have been dedicated to the continued growth of the High Country." James R. Vannoy & Sons Construction Co.. Inc. VANNOY J508 Highway 221 North, Jefferson, NC 336-846-7191 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Jefferson Post Type The nature or genre of the resource Newspaper Description An account of the resource The Jefferson Post was a twice-weekly newspaper printed in West Jefferson, North Carolina. Printing news, announcements and obituaries for Ashe County, the newspaper was owned by Civitas Media of Davidson, North Carolina, and had a circulation of 6,500. The Jefferson Post began publishing in 1988. The newspaper was the result of a merger between Ashe County's historic weekly newspaper The Skyland Post and a competing weekly of 10 years, the Jefferson Times. Publication Volume 88 Issue 94 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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Page 3 iny: High 44 v27 SPORTS JV boys win again Page B1 Vol. 88, Issue 9(i FRIDAY. NOVEMBER 29.2013 Jefferson mayor resigns.. jffl post Cites health as reason for stepping down Wil Petty Staff Writer jpetty@civitasmedia.com Jefferson mayor Dana Tugwell announced his resignation via letter to the Jefferson Board of Alderman on Monday, Nov. 25. "It is now obvious that I can­ not satisfactorily fulfill the du­ ties, responsibilities or expecta­ tions of the office of mayor for the town of Jefferson,'' the letter read. "I deeply regret that my Members of the Jefferson Board of Alderman discuss the next steps to take, following the resignation of town health conditions have brought Charles Caudi"'Lu,her Anderson'BIU,erd Eldre,h',ow" us to this point, but we need to 3i.m™ SKIMSST' acknowledge that and take cor­ was selected as mayor pro tern ued on." duties of that office," the letter rective action." during the time Tugwell had Tugwell in his letter said it said. "Therefore, it is with deep Tugwell had served as mayor been away. was his intent to serve his full regret that I ask you (the alder­ for the town of Jefferson for 14 "I appreciate the confidence term as mayor but now realizes man) to consider this as my let­ years. Tugman had not presided and I'm sorry that the mayor has that is no longer possible. ter of resignation from the office over an aldermen meeting for not been with us for awhile," El­ "1 cannot see any fairness or of mayor of the town of Jeffer­ several months. dreth said. decency in my keeping the title son." Alderman Bluferd Eldreth "I wish he could have contin­ of mayor while others fulfill the The board unanimously ap­ proved Tugman's resignation. As mayor pro tern, Eldreth will now automatically serve as mayor for the remainder of Tugwell's term which runs throu A 2016. "The board will now have to decide what they want to do as far as finding a new alderman," said town manager Cathy Howell. Following the acceptance of Tugwell's resignation, the board unanimously passed a resolu­ tion commemorating the former mayor. In other action taken by the Jefferson Board of Alderman: . Aldermen Bluferd Eldreth, Mark Johnston and Max Yates were sworn in, following their re-election. . The board approved minutes from previous meeting. . The board discussed upcom­ ing garbage plan bids. . In attendance were: Alder­ men Luther Anderson, Charles Caudill, Bluferd Eldreth, Mark Johnston and Max Yates. Also in attendance was town manager Cathy Howell. The season for giving SocialServices provides assist heating Christina Day Staff Writer cday@civitasmedia.com Wil Petty| Jefferson Post The Operation Christmas Child drive in Ashe County collected 1,015 shoeboxes to be distributed to impoverished chil­ dren globally. The drive was sponsored by Samaritan's Purse and children from Generation Excellent helped load the boxes at the First Baptist Church in West Jefferson into a truck provided by Hometown Furniture. Pictured are: Jordan Bare, Caroline Bare. Haley Bare, Issac Kolseth, Josiah Kolseth, Cayla Miller. Noelle Miller, Pam Miller, Shayla Miller, Leah Privette, Quinn Privette and fundraising organizer Lauren McClure. As temperatures in Ashe County begin to fall, resi­ dents in need of help heat­ ing their homes can con­ tact the Ashe Department of Social Services. Amanda Marze, a su­ pervisor at the Work First division of Social Services said that they will begin ac­ cepting applications for the Low Income Energy Assis­ tance Program (LIEAP) on Monday. Dec. 2. In order to qualify for assistance from LIEAP, ap­ plicants must be 60 years of age or older, or disabled and receiving services through the division of Aging and Adult Services, and have income equal to or less than 130 percent of the poverty level. Appli­ cants' liquid assets cannot exceed $2,200. The benefits for those who qualify for LIEAP can vary. All households with wood heat can receive up to $200 in assistance, while those using kerosene, fuel or propane can receive be­ tween $200 and $400, de­ pending on household size and income. Another program offered by Work First, the Crisis Intervention Program, (CIP) started on Friday Nov. 22. The program is already out of federal fund­ ing. "It started Friday and ended Friday," Marze said. "Our funding for this pro­ gram was cut by $40,000 this year." Marze said she encour­ ages all of those in need who feel that they may qualify for LIEAP to ap­ ply at Family Central. She warns that it differs from CIP in that it is not imme­ diate and that assistance can take between four and six weeks. Once qualified, checks See HEAT I 6 Downtown businesses ready for Small Business Saturday %/ Wil Petty Staff Writer jpetty@civitasmedia.com Wil Petty | Jefferson Post Founder Adam Ham (left) and Program Director Amanda Hodges started Operation Christmas Cheer in 2012 as a way to provide stocking gifts for children in the county.Last year, Ham provided stockings for 51 children and this year wants to raise that number, with the community's help, to 125 stockings. Operation Christmas Cheer enters second year in Ashe Wil Petty Staff Writer jpetty@civitasmedia.com With the Christmas season around the cor­ ner, Operation Christmas Cheer is starting up again in Ashe County. Last year, founder Adam Ham was able to provide stockings to 51 children in the county. This year, he hopes to be able to provide 125 chil­ dren with the stockings. "During the summer months I sell new toys at See CHEER I 6 Business owners throughout West Jeffer­ son's downtown area are preparing for the holiday rush as Small Business Sat­ urday is approaching. The shopping holiday started in 2010 as a coun­ terpart to Black Friday and Cyber Monday, two days which cater to larger chains. The day focuses more on locally-owned businesses, to help give them a boost. "(The day) is good for bring people into our busi­ ness," said Tabetha How­ ell, owner of Tab-A-Dees, located on West Jefferson's Backstreet. "It hasbeen ad­ vertised and more people are learning about it occur­ ring every year." Tab-A-Dees has been open for two years and the Wil Petty | Jefferson Post Lisa Willingham. co-owner of The Artists' Theatre in West Jef­ ferson, stands with items at her shop. The Artists' Theatre, among other businesses in the county, will participate in Small Business Saturday during Thanksgiving weekend. weekend after Thanksgiving remains one of its busi­ est weekends. "It is a big shopping day for us," Howell said. "It might not be as busy as it is on the main street, but we are getting more people directed toward us." Howell said there will be specials for Black Friday and Small Business Satur­ day, with some items being 25 percent off. For Ashe County Cheese, the weekend after Thanksgiving is its busiest weekend of the year. "We have a lot of people coming in locally and buy­ ing trees, but a lot of lo­ cal people stay and we're thankful for that," Josh Williams, owner of Ashe County Cheese said. "It is our busiest weekend of the year." For the weekend, Wil­ liams said the store offers more of its products to sample as a way to show appreciation. Also, the factory will run those two days so people can see how the cheese is made, and some items will be dis­ counted. Williams said they are anticipating their biggest sales days ever this week­ end. "Traffic for us has been up all year," he said. "We look for it to possibly be the See BUSINESSES 1 6 �V U;K 2 FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 29,2013 JEFFERSON POST Chamber extends invitation for Christmas Crawl event District Court decisions The weekly session of the Ashe County District Court was held Nov. 14, with the Honorable Jeanie Houston presiding. These decisions were handed down by the court: Susan Michelle Gra­ ham: (F) obtain property under false pretense - con­ version to misdemeanor set by bailee (P) no contest (J) PJC. Pay restitution, CC. Dustin Michael Hurley: (T) driving while license revoked - two counts, cons. (P) no contest (J) guilty, 45 days suspended sentence, 12 months su­ pervised probation. $100 plus CC. Randy Lydall: (M) as­ sault on a female (P) not guilty (J) PJC. Struck agreement, remit CC. Christopher R. Miller: (M) misdemeanor larceny - 3 counts, (M) attempted larceny, (M) resisting a public officer - cons. (P) no contest (J) guilty. 120 days active. Devante T. Mountain: (M) misdemeanor break­ ing and entering, (M) mis­ demeanor larceny (P) no contest (J) guilty. 45 days suspended sentence, 18 months supervised proba­ tion, pay $900 restitution, CC. Transfer probation to Caldwell County. William Edward Small: (T) driving while impaired (P) guilty (J) guilty. 60 days ACJ suspended sen­ tence, 12 months super­ vised probation, 24 hours CWS, $100 plus CC. (T) driving while license re­ voked (P) guilty (J) PJC The Ashe County Chamber of Commerce wishes to extend an invita­ tion to you to be a part of the Christmas Crawl hap­ pening from 5-8 p.m., Fri­ day, Dec. 6,2013. Please come out and en­ joy a variety of free, deli­ cious refreshments includ­ ing hot apple cider and the Christmas trees and wreaths decorated for the season by the Chamber featuring Chamber Orna­ ments from the past and present. There will be a door prize so don't forget to en­ ter while you are here. This year the chamber This year's Christmas Ornament, designed by Bessie Clay and featur­ ing Mount Jefferson State Park, wilt be of­ fered for sale during the Christ­ mas Crawl. Submitted photo Jefferson Post also, so if you are collect­ ing the series and are miss- ing one, now is the time to complete your collection. Tips to stay healthy during flu season It's that time of year. Welcome to the cold and flu season — offi­ cially December through March — and there is still W) celebrates the 21st edi­ tion Christmas Ornament featuring Mount Jefferson State Park, designed by lo­ cal artist Bessie Clay. We will have signed, numbered ornaments available for your purchase and this year when you buy the Mount Jefferson ornament you can choose a free ornament from a selection of previous years. We also have mugs, mag­ nets, ornament stands, coasters and Ashe County decals available for pur­ chase that would make stocking stuffers. Other previous year's ornaments will be for sale no cure. But stay healthy with these tips: • Get a shot. • Wash your hands. Soap and water are your best friends during this season. Washing your hands, both front and back, for 15-seconds plus (the time it takes to sing "Happy Birthday" three times, or the ABCs will do it) is key. • Drink plenty of liq­ uids. • Keep your distance. 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Mrs. Ham was the man­ ager at Shatley Springs Restaurant for 36 years. She loved being around and working with people. She was a loving mother and grandmother. Funeral services were held on Monday, Nov. 25, 2013, at Ashelawn Memo­ rial Chapel by Rev. Larry Shepherd. Burial followed in Ashelawn Memorial Gardens. The family received friends on Sunday, Nov. 24, 2013, at Ashelawn Memo­ rial Chapel. Mrs. Ham is survived by a son, Randy Ham of Winston-Salem; daugh­ ter, Teresa Lee Wingler of North Wilkesboro; daugh­ ter, Patricia Peters of Wil­ kesboro; daughter, Karen Marie Ham of Jefferson; daughter, Lisa Barker of Lansing; a dear friend (daughter) Donna How­ ell; five grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; and several nieces and neph­ ews. Flowers were appreci­ ated, or memorials may be made to Medi Home Hospice, P.O. Box 421, Jef­ ferson, NC 28640 or the' American Cancer Society, c/o Lisa Bottomley, 87 Montview Drive, Sparta, NC 28675. Words of comfort and remembrance may be viewed or sent to the fam­ ily through our website at www.ashelawn.com. Ashelawn Memorial Chapel & Gardens was entrusted with Mrs. Ham's arrangements. Cara Sue Dollar Gentry Cara Sue Dollar Gentry, a resident of Ashe County, passed away Friday, Nov. 22, 2013, at Ephraim Mc­ Dowell Regional Medical Center in Danville, Ky. She was 73. She was born April 27, 1940, in Baldwin to the late Worth Theodore Dol­ lar and Vea Johnson Dollar. Along with her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Reeves Carlton Gentry; and her son, Douglas Kirk Gentry. She was a member of Jef­ ferson Methodist Church. Survivors include her sons, Daniel Carlton Gen­ try of Danville, Ky., and Dwayne Theodore Gentry and his wife Tracy, both of Lexington, Ky.; brother John Dollar and his wife Janice, of Hickory; sister Betsy Dollar Reeves and her husband Ralph, of West Jef­ ferson; grandchildren Dana Gentry Jackson and her husband Chris, Christopher Gentry, Makenzy and Addi­ son Gentry, all of Lexington, Ky., Anna Gentry Hatfield of Richmond, Va., and Alyce Gentry Fogel of Smyrna, Ga.; great grandson Henry Graham Hatfield; and three nieces Melanie, Melissa and Jessica. The family will receive friends from 1-2 p.m., Sat­ urday Nov. 30, 2013, at Stith Funeral Home inDan­ ville, Ky. Services to follow at 2 p.m. Services led by Pastor George Smith. An online guestbook is provided at www.stithfuneralhome.net. Winifred Elliott Rash Mrs. Winifred Elliott Rash of Lansing died on Monday, Nov. 25, 2013, at the Margate Health and Rehab Center. She was 85. Mrs. Rash was born on March 12, 1928, in Ashe County to Thomas and Flora Elliott.She was the youngest of four children. Mrs. Rash was preceded in death by her parents; husband Virgil C. Rash; and two brothers, Ray­ mond Elliott and Bluford her church choir for which she played the piano for Elliott. Winifred's first job was many years. She was a cooking at Ashe Memorial member at Oak Grove Bap­ Hospital, later she worked tist Church. Winifred will be deeply for Belk's Department Store in West Jefferson. missed by her family, her She married Virgil C. Rash church, her neighbors and on July 15, 1953. Winifred friends. Mrs. Rash is survived later worked at Sprague Electric until her retire­ by her .son, Gary Rash and wife Sandy of Lan­ ment. Among other interest sing; sister, Ruth Huffman were being involved with of Scottsville; two grand- Flora Minnie Brooks Woodie Flora Minnie Brooks Woodie of Salisbury passed iway Monday, Nov. 11, 2013, at Carolina's Medi:al Center, Charlotte. She was 84. She was born on April 10, 1929, in Warrensville, daughter of the late Thom­ as Daniel Brooks and Fran­ ces Minnie Church Brooks. She was the wife of the late Edward Hampton Woodie Jr., for 55 years and retired from W.G Hef­ ner VA Medical Center. She took pride in her flower and vegetable gar­ den. She will always be re­ membered as a loving wife, mother and grandmother. She showed kindness and generosity to everyone she knew. Preceding her in death were her brothers: Gamey, Millard, Arden, Harley, Sheridan, Earl and RayBrooks; and sister, Ina Bell Roten. She is survived by her seven children; Edward and Billy Woodie of Salis­ bury, Marshall Woodie of Nashville, Tenn.; Darlene Duckett of Cowpens, S.C., Joyce Hartman, Kathy Earnhardt and Merinda Ellenburg of Salisbury; brother, Wade Brooks of Fleetwood; sisters, Ethel Barker and Dempsey Phil­ lips of Oxford, Pa., and Osalea Pennington of Warrensville. She was the grandmother of 20 grand­ children; 31 great-grand­ children; and three greatgreat grandchildren. A funeral service was held on Friday, Nov. 15, 2013, at Summersett Me­ morial Chapel, officiated by Rev. Joel Hiatt. A grave­ side service followed at the U.S National Cemetery, 501 Statesville Blvd. Salis­ bury. Memorials may be made to the National Kidney Foundation, www.kidney. org. Hiring seasonal Ashe County Land Tracts workers risky AUCTION THURSDAY (Raleigh) News & Observer The National Retail Foun­ dation predicts that retailers will hire between 720,000 and 780,000 seasonal work­ ers this holiday season. Owners can help mitigate risks by planning ahead for the hiring process, taking the time to train the new work­ force, assigning duties that employees are capable of and qualified for, and ensuring in­ dividuals can meet expected physical demands. Employers need to have a clear idea of when employees will be needed and introduce them to the workplace setting and company policies and procedures. Small-business owners should train employees on issues that could put the business, its employees or customers at risk, such as lad­ der safety and how to prop­ erly store inventory and stock DECEMBER 12th... 11:00am Wil Petty | Jefferson Post Works of art and crafts will be on sale at the Ashe County Arts Council during its Tree Fest Exhibit. The showcase started on Nov. 25 and will run through Dec. 31 with a reception taking place from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 6. Arts Council hosting Tree Fest 'til Dec. 27 Wil Petty cil. "(The paintings) can be tions. purchased right off the wall All of the trees were used and you don't have to leave to represent the commu­ The Ashe County Arts them until the end of the nity's involvement with the Council is bringing in exhibit like we usually do." arts. the Christmas season by The paintings are done The gallery will be the hosting its Tree Fest ex­ with different mediums in­ centerpiece for the other hibit from Nov. 25 through cluding acrylic, watercolor holiday events including Dec.31 at the Arts Council and fiber. Saturday with Santa, Holi­ Center in West Jefferson. Dreyer said the trees day Open House and the Miniature paintings will were decorated by different official reception. line the walls of the gallery, members of the community "The reception is actu­ alongside seven trees that with special themes. ally going to be during the were donated by Hudler "Grandma's Tree" will Christmas Crawl," Dreyer Carolina Tree Farms locat­ promote a family theme of said. "That is just like our ed in Ashe County. love and nostalgia for the Gallery Crawl only it's fo­ "The paintings are all holidays while "Navidad cused on Christmas." miniatures, 12x12 image en Espafta" will focus on The Christmas Crawl size or smaller. They are the culture of Spain. Other will take place from 5 p.m. priced appropriately for trees wiil locus on reading, to ft p.m. on Dec. 6. Christmas gifts," said Tin- the outdoors; the birth of The Km Council will be da Dreyer, director of op­ Jesus, "Up on the Rooftop," open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. erations for the Arts Coun­ and handcrafted decora­ for holiday shopping. 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(800)442-7906 NCAI»68S Next to Lowes Foods • Wilkesboro 336-667-2257 www.brandjewelrync.com �Public Opinion "...were it left to me to decide whether we should have a government without newspapers or newspapers without a government, I should not hesitate a moment to prefer the latter." — Thomas Jefferson, 1787 Page 4 Friday, November 2018 LETTER TO THE EDITOR Where is Waldo? ^ Where is Wolfe? Commishioners let county down erage of $495 each throughout the Dear editor, Interestingly enough, Commis­ Do people in North Caro­ instant I finished "Look Home­ At the Nov. 18 Ashe County Board High Country. Another major ride, sioner Judy Poe wasn't in atten­ lina remember Thomas Wolfe, ward, AngeL' Thomas Wolfe their once famous son, author taught me that the great books of Commissioners' meeting, Com­ the Blue Ridge Brutal, is one of the dance and didn't vote, but she's of "Look Homeward Angel," change you immediately and missioner Gerald Price proved yet primary fundraisers for the Ashe no supporter of cycling's benefits. again why he lacks the basic capaci­ Arts Council and Civic Center. Long-time readers will recall Poe whose books helped many of forever." Certainly he's unaware that Rail­ led the opposition preventing the "Lookaway, Lookaway," ty to effectively serve when he voted us get through the transforma­ tion from childhood to adult­ Wilton Bamhardt's inside fic­ in opposition to the High Country road Grade Road is classified as Virginia Creeper (cycling) Trail's ex­ hood and opened the door to tional look at Charlotte, has Council of Government's long-range one of the top 10 bicycling routes tension into Ashe County before be­ in the state. Apparently he also has ing elected to the board. Numerous an appreciation of fine writ­ been compared to Wolfe's bicycle plan. . Said Price, "There's a lot of times no idea that Biking Buddies is an economic studies have documented treatment of Asheville. Barning? Do his words still iaspire hardt has one of his characters there are bicyclists out there and I Ashe County cycling business or the folly of that decision. new writers to open their mention Wolfe as "a manic- see it very, very hazardous for them. that SSSink has, for years, produced In 2008, the Virginia Creeper I also think about the people that decals for bicycles, including many Trail's economic impact was esti­ mental guts and spill out their depressive and drinker." In his award-winning first are trying to get back and forth to professional cycling teams. Heck, mated to be between $2.3 and $3.9 words and stories? For answers to those novel, "A Short Time to Stay work and I don't see that gentleman it seems he doesn't even know million annually. In a 2011 Virginia questions, I decided to play Here," Terry Roberts de­ on his bicycle paying 55 cents per Walmart is in the bicycling business. Tech study, over half the businesses scribes an Ashe­ gallon for a road tax either." It looks like he's also unaware surveyed in Damascus, Va., said 61 a "Where's ville boarding Let's start with safety. Price rec­ Ashe County receives a two percent percent of their business came from Waldo?" type house "with its ognizes the hazards of cyclists and sales tax on every business transac­ trail users. One business owner said game and look pinched, puritani­ vehicles sharing the road, but he tion involving the sale of bicycles, there's not a business in town not for Wolfe in cal proprietor, a isn't interested in reducing the haz­ bicycle components, accessories impacted by the trail. Damascus is recent North woman named ards, as the plan would do, even and apparel. Nor does he seem to re­ a trail-based financial success due to Carolina-related Wolfe." with the N.C. Department of Trans­ alize local and non-local cyclists pay tourism and as someone once told books to see if Ron Rash, in portation footing the bill. Brilliant their "road tax" every time they buy me, imagine the economic boom I could find any "The Cove," in­ Mr. Price. evidence of his county gasoline for their vehicles. had the trail been extended to Lan­ troduces "an old But Price, the poster boy for hy­ continuing in­ Fortunately, the board voted 3-1 sing or beyond. man, tall and pocrisy, outdoes himself with his to adopt the plan. It was such a "no fluence. Failing to recognize opportuni­ gaunt, stooped gas tax argument. This self-admit­ brainer" even Gary Roark unchar­ ties to expand tourism, grow busi­ In "What I through the open ted tax evading "sovereign citizen," acteristically voted in favor. And nesses, increase property values Came to Tell doorway, his who also doesn't make his legally speaking of Roark, perhaps if he and, most importantly, create jobs is You" by Ashehands and leather incurred car or mortgage payments, spent less time bad-mouthing our just another example of ineffective ville's Tommy D.G. Martin apron smudged thinks others SHOULD pay taxes. Hays, according former county manager and more vision and governance. There's been One on One with white dust. to one reader, Furthermore, Price evidently has time focusing on his job, the coun­ a lot of that lately and this county Thomas Wolfe's 'W.O Wolfe, at no concept of cycling's importance ty's sustained double-digit unem­ deserves a board that's forwardspirit "hangs your service,' the to the county and must be unaware ployment could be cut. looking, competent and populated over the novel like a shimmer­ stonecutter said, and made of the numerous cycling events Commissioner Roark, if there's ac­ with individuals dedicated to the ing mist." A young boy named a slight bow. 'How may I as­ bringing in hundreds of thousands tual justification as to why you and public interest rather than narrow Grover is the lead character. sist?'" of dollars annually. For example, a your cohorts forced Dr. Mitchell to parochial interests. Price and Poe His father is director of AsheIn "Return Trip," a story in 2012 ASU study of the Blood, Sweat resign, why don't you share it with must go. ville's Thomas Wolfe house, Elizabeth Spencer's upcoming and Gears ride determined that the entire county rather than a se­ Ken Lynn where much of the action book "Starting Over," Wolfe's 1,200 non-local riders spent an av­ lect few? Fleetwood takes place. The father named ghost plays a role as one of his son after Eugene Gant's the story's characters insists younger brother and his sister on visiting the fire-damaged -^UAPPiesT ncuwstf... after Sudie. both characters memorial at Wolfe's mother's in "Look Homeward, AngeL" "The Old Kentucky Home" The action begins in Riverside boarding house. '"It is for my soul,' he ex­ Cemetery, where Wolfe is bur­ ied and Hays's characters visit plained. 7 have got to live again. Every little bit helps. their mother's grave. Lee Smith's "Guests on Didn't Wolfe have an awiful Earth" is set in Asheville, so family?I wonder how he stood it is easy for her to have her it.'" main characters visit Wolfe's "'Think of all that talent in "mother's boardinghouse that one house. Busting to get downtown" and his grave at out. And it did.'" • Asher charactersdrive away Riverside. The title of Wiley Cash's from the memorial, Spencer debut novel, "A Land More writes, "Gray, old-fashioned, Kind than Home" is a tribute rambling and unsavory, the old house had still managed to Wolfe. Here is the complete quote to assert itself. The long-ago from Wolfe's "You Can't Go meetings, quarrels, seductions and heartaches of that big lum­ Home Again." "Something has spoken to bering man's life, the family's me in the night, and told me torments, had all smoked up that I shall die, I know not right out of the windows and where. Saying To lose the porches to sit on the backseat JhUMCotf? earth you know, for greater of the car, leaning awkwardly knowing, to lose the life you over, speaking in their ears." Where is Waldo, I mean, have, for greater life; to leave the friends you loved, for great­ Where is Wolfe? EverywhereIlooked. er loving, to find a land more D.G. Martin hosts "North kind than home, more large Carolina Bookwatch," which than earth.'" Pat Conroy's new memoir, airs Sundays at noon and For North Carolina In North Carolina, that from 9.4 percent in October servative course, rejected "The Death of Santini," re­ Thursdays at 5 p.m. on UNCliberals intent on recover­ favorable territory was sup­ 2012. Our jobless rate is no her proposaL As a result, the news his longstanding grati­ TV. For more information or ing some political power posed to be the state of longer in the top 10. It is state sides tax dropped by a tude for Wolfe's influence on to view prior programs visit in Raleigh, a funny thing the economy. Liberals and even lower than that of two penny, reducing the state tax the webpage at www.unctv. his writing. He once wrote, happened on the way to a Democrats had planned to neighboring states, Tennes­ burden by more than $1 bil­ "My writing career began the org/ncbookwatch quorum; reality intruded blame conservative policies see (8.4 percent) and Geor­ lion a year. THANKSGIVING Liberal claims get reality check a u Offers U / L OSIK SERVING ASIIE l,(H N1Y. NOHI'll CAROLINA SINCE I92S (USPS 441-810) Member NC Press Association Published twice weekly by Civitas Media LLC. P.O. Box 808 203 S. Second Ave., West Jefferson, NC 28694 Periodicals postage paid at West Jefferson, NC 28694 Phone 336-846-7164 Email cdark@civitasmedia.com Subscription rates in Ashe County - $38/year In North Carolina - $48 01/year Editor/General Manager Staff Writer Staff Writer Sports Writer Advertising Sales Advertising Sales Classifieds/Legals Cliff Clark Wil Petty Dylan Lightfoot Nathan Ham Teresa Roark Laws John Sears Kay Hart Mail Room Department Julia Beck Postmaster: Send address changes to Jefferson Post P.O Box 808 West Jefferson NC 28694-0808 All content copyright 2012 by Civitas Media LLC and may not be reproduced without permission. mm on their most-cherishwed and Republican politicians claims about the two biggest for North Carolina's job­ less, substandard economic issues in N.C. politics. Well, okay, liberals prob­ recovery. Only, according to the latest data from the ably don't find if funny. What are thqse two big­ Bureau of Labor Statistics, the state's ecogest issues? nomic recovery Health care has been nei­ and economic ther jobless nor growth, of substandard. course. The di­ BLS con­ sastrous launch ducts two of the Afford­ monthly sur­ able Care Act veys to gener­ exchanges has ate employ­ crumbled Presi­ ment data. One dent Obama's of them, the credibility and larger one, sur­ public approv­ veys employers al, made Kay about changes Hagan's Senate John Hood in payrolls. seat vulnerable John Locke Foundation The other, the in 2014, and smaller one, introduced a new generation of voters to surveys households to deter­ timeless wisdom about the mine, among other things, inability of coercion and the unemployment rate. Ac­ central planning to deliver cording to the payroll sur­ on the grandiose promises vey, North Carolina added 30,000 net new jobs during of clueless politicians. Although some left-wing September and October. So bitter-enders are continuing far this year, state employ­ to defend Obamacare, smart ment is growing by an an­ Democrats are already strat- nualized rate of 2 percent, egizing how best to distance faster than the national aver­ themselves from the fiasco. age of 1.7 percent. According to the house­ A common method will be to express regret and then hold survey, North Caroli­ quickly shift the debate to na's unemployment rate was 8 percent in October, down more favorable territory. •man gia (8.1 percent). On the other hand, the household survey suggests that essentially all of the drop in North Carolina's un­ employment rate over the past 12 months occurred because people previously looking for work dropped out of the workforce. It shows no net gain in employ­ ment. That doesn't comport with the payroll survey in North Carolina, which found 80,000 more jobs in October 2013 than in October 2012. Economists tend to be­ lieve the broader payroll survey is more credible. The household data may well be adjusted upward in the aim­ ing months. But we don't have to wait until then to assess political claims about North Carolina's economy. Longer-term data are avail­ able — and devastating to the liberal argument. You may remember that back in 2011, then-Gov. Bev Perdue proposed to close a $2 billion deficit in North Carolina's General Fund budget in part by extend­ ing most of a temporary sales-tax increase scheduled to sunset in the 2011-12 fis­ cal year. The newly elected Republican legislature, pur­ suing a more fiscally con­ Liberals predicted dire economic consequences. They argued that any posi­ tive effects of reducing the sales tax would be swamped by massive layoffs of gov­ ernment workers — which would, in turn, weaken con­ sumer spending and hamper North Carolina's economic recovery. Using more realis­ tic assumptions, conserva­ tives predicted that lower­ ing North Carolina's sales tax would create thousands more jobs in the private sec­ tor than might be lost from spending restraint in the public sector. What happened? From June 2009 to June 2011, North Carolina's rate of job growth was an anemic 0.5 percent, lower than the na­ tional average of 0.7 percent. From June 2011 to October 2013, by contrast. North Carolina employment grew by 174,000 jobs, or 4.4 per­ cent vs. a national average gain of 3.8 percent. Even the household survey shows a healthy gain of 122,000 jobs. Strike two. Time for lib­ erals to change the subject, again. Hood is president of the John Locke Foundation. For more information, visit www.johnlocke.org �JEFFERSON POST Don't betoo busy for kindness Leila Harris "mercy" and come to know Christ as their Savior. As we each look forward to Christmas When we read and study the Acts shopping, but dread the crowds, let us of the Apostles, we must not overtook make sure our behavior is as our Father the barbarians. They are mentioned be­ wishes. He didn't command us to just cause of their kindness to Paul and his be nice to those who are nice to us; He crew when they were shipwrecked on commands us to be kind to those "en­ the island of Melita. "And the barbarous emies" that jump the line, are rude and people showed us no little pushy, and those who are kindness: for they kindled bestowing most un-Chrisa fire, and received us ev­ tian-like behavior. ery one, because of the Jesus commanded us to present rain, and because be kind to eachother, even of the cold." (Acts 28:2). to those we do not like, Then, as they were gath­ because God is good to ev­ ered around the fire, Paul eryone. "But love ye your was bitten by a venomous enemies, and do good, and viper (which did not kill lend, hoping for nothing him as the barbarians ex­ again; and your reward pected), and he was not shall be great, and ye shall afflicted at alL The barbar­ be the children of the High­ ians witnessed this mira­ est: for he is kind unto the cle! If we are going to ex­ unthankful and to theeviL" perience a miracle, it will (Luke 6:35, KJV). bring God the most glory if Leila Harris If someone has hurt even the barbarians among or offended us, God will us get to witness it also. avenge in the way that is We are to be kind to each other for most pleasing to Him. He is our Father, the sake of our love for Christ. In Epheand He will take care of us. We are to sians Paul instructs us, "And grieve not trust that His way is best, and do our the Holy Spirit of God, whereby ye are part in being kind to everyone. A kind sealed unto the day of redemption. Let word or action may well be just what all bitterness, and wrath, and anger. this person needs to see "goodness" and and clamour, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice: And be ye kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ's sake hath forgiven you." (Ephesians 4:30-32). As children of God the Father, we are to get along with one an­ other and be kind to one another. Jesus said that if we love Him, we are to show it by loving our brothers and sisters in Him—then the world will know that we are His! "By this shall all menknow that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another." (John 13:35). We may be financially poor, emo­ tionally poor, and physically poor, but we are rich in the grace of God. Let us show it by being kind to one another. Who knows what kind of witnessing we may get to do, or what kind of dif­ ference we might get to make in the life of a lost soul—by being kind. "For his merciful kindness is great toward us: and the truth of the LORD endureth for ever. Praise ye the LORD." (Psalm 1172). During this Christmas season, let your motto (and your actions) be this, "Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed dp." (ICor 13:4). Why? Because, "For his merciful kindness is great toward us: and the truth of the LORD endureth for ever. Praise ye the LORD." (Psa 1172). Special tothe Post PAGE 5 FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 201.9 \ • Submitted photo | Jefferson Post This handcrafted wood nativity will be raffled off during Beth­ any Methodist Church's Bethlehem at Bethany event. Bethany event Dec. 8 Bethlehem at Bethany will bepresented at Bethany Methodist Church from 12:30-3 p.m., Sunday, Dec. 8. This event will feature nativity scenes from around the worid and from your next door neighbors. Rang­ ing from formal creches to rustic sets, the nativities will be on display in the fellow­ ship hall. There is no admission charge, and refreshments will be provided. Additionally, someone will take home this hand­ crafted wood nativity. Made from local hardwood, this nativity will be a point of pride for the lucky recipient. Tickets can be purchased during Bethlehem at Beth­ any. Bethany Methodist Church is located at 495 N.C. 194 South in West Jef­ ferson. For more information on this event, or additional Ad­ vent presentations, please call Bethany church offices at 336-877-2801 or visit the church website at bethanyumcwy@skybest.com. CHURCH CALENDAR Nov. 29 Ashe Baptist Association Office and Ashe Really Cares will be closed to observe Thanksgiving. Happy Thanksgiving to every­ one. Dec. 1 11 a.m. The Sutherland Family from Kannapolis, will be sing­ ing at Scottsville Baptist Church. Pastor Rev. Reeves Jones and con­ gregation invite you to attend. Dec. 3 6 p.m. The Annual Minister, Wife, Family and Staff Christmas Dinner will be held at the *>i*,jcJship Baptist Church fellowship hall, Sinokey Mountain Barbecue will be providing the food. Ashe County Ford of West Jefferson, will be the spon­ sor. For more information or to reserve your seat, call the Association Office at 846-5631 or email domdblackburn@gmail.com. Please share how many will be coming and wheth­ er you prefer chicken or barbecue. £ Dec. 7 - 8 6 p.m. "A Thrill of Hope:" Christmas Cantata will be pre­ sented at West Jefferson First Baptist Church. An instrumental ensemble of eight in addition to handbells will accom­ pany the 30 member choir. The presentation will be held again at the 11 a.m. Sunday morn­ ing worship service. The director of the choirs is Christopher Langdon, a graduate student at ASU, and the accompanist is David Wilson, a senior at ASU. All are invited to attend, no admission will be charged. The church is located on W. Second Street, West Jefferson. For more information, visit the church's website at www.fbcwjmusic.org. Dec. 8 11 a.m. Christmas Dinner will be held at Beaver Creek Baptist Church immediately fol­ lowing the morning wor­ ship service. Bring a cov­ ered dish and join us for some good food and fel­ lowship. 6 p.m. "Christmas on Merry Lane" Christmas Play will be held at Pleasant Home Baptist CORNERSTONE FELLOWSHIP Bornett St. • West Jefferson 846-3954 Church. Pastor Rev. Baptist Church. Everyone Woodring and congrega­ Lonnie Carpenter invites is encouraged to attend tion invite you to attend. 6 p.m. "The Christmas everyone to attend. and bring a canned item 6 - 8 p . m . P h o e n i x for Ashe Really Cares. Carole - A Special Baptist Church will be For more information, call Request" - Christmas holding a Live Nativity Jennie Elliott at 977-3419, Play will be presented in the church parking lot. or Russell Sheets at 977- at Beaver Creek Baptist Church. Come join the Pastor Rev. Tom Graybeal 8332. Marley family as they take invites you to come and Dec. 15 journey with the help 6 p.m. "The Judgment" celebrate Christmas with - Christmas program will of Gabriel, the Angel of them. be held at GlendaleSprings Christmas Past, Mike, Dec. 13 -14 Baptist the Angel of Christmas 7 p.m. Peak Creek Missionary and Archie, Church of the Brethren Church. Refreshments will Present Presents: "This is be served in the church the Angel of Christmas Christmas" A musical fellowship hall following Future, to Bethlehem that celebration. The church the program. Pastor Ricky changes them forever. Dec. 22 is located at 2327 Peak Triplett invited everyone 11 a.m. "Repeat Creek Church Road, to attend. 6 p.m. "Oh Little the Sounding Joy" Laurel Springs. For more information, call 336-657- Town of Bethlehem" - Christmas Cantata will be Christmas Play will he presented at Mount Olive 1291 or 336-817-4313. presented at Mount Olive Baptist Church. Pastor Dec. 14 6 p.m. "In My Father's Baptist Church. Finger Phillip Woodring and con­ House" - Christmas Play foods and fellowship to gregation invite you to Pastor Phillip attend. will be held at Liberty follow. Beaver Creek Christian Church Midway Baptist Church Old Hwy. 221 Near Golf Course Rd. West Jefferson • Since 1890 846-3795 Interim Pastor-Bob Shannon Sunday School 10:00 a.m. Morning Worship 11:00 a.m. Evening Sendee 6:30 p.m. 1670 Mt. Jefferson Rd.. West Jefferson. NC 28694 VI Pastor Steven LeaShomb Casual A Contemporary Sunday Sdtool 10:00 a.m. Sunday Worship 11:00 a.m. Wednesday Bible Study 7:00 p.m. ST. FRANCIS OF ASSISI CATHOLIC CHURCH 246-9151 Rev. James Stuhronborg Main A Ivy Streets. • Jefferson Sun. Morning Mass - 9:00 am Saturday Evening Mass 4:30pm English A 7:30pm Spanish Weekday Mom. Mass Coll 336-246-91S1 for ttmos West Jefferson United Methodist Church 107 W. Second Street West Jefferson, North Carolina 336-246-5292 www.wjumc.net 9:45 Sunday School 11:00 Morning Worship Mount Jefferson VIII VII Evening Wonhip • 6:00 p.m. Wednetdey Blbl. Study - 7:00 p.m. unvur.mldwayhaptiitiK.org IV Kemrtnlter the sabbath <l.n) to keep it.holi Reverend Phil Arnold Sunday School 9:4S a.m. ! Monor thrjfflther aihithy njothcr Wtdnatday Sanrko 7:00 p.m. Million, Building hy faith Prom!,. Big Flotts Baptist Church Parish of the Holy Haatwoad. NC (Episcopalian) Pastor, Chris Cox Holy Trinity Church Services: Sunday School 10:00 a.m. Worship Sendee 11:00 a.m. Wednesday Bible Study 7:00 p.m. Youth Class (All Stars for Jesus) Everyone Welcome! M I Kil I >L Eucharist 10:00 am Christian Education 8:30 Rector - The Rev. Stephen Miller irimrr ^ JVIUi*5 li. .A Phone - 982-1076 Mt. Jefferson Baptist Church Seventh-Day Adventist Church of Warrensville Rov. Keith Casey I9S7 IIS Hwy 221 N. laffarsan. NC Pastor: Kevin Morgan (336) 246-4764 336-667-6092 11:00 p.m. Sunday • Worship Service Saturday Services: Bible School -10:00 AM Sabbath Worship • 11:15 AM 6:10 p.m. 6:00 p.m. 1 10:00 a.m. • Jay In ttw Marking 1.1. A.M. ywMoumm.MiviiiiBiuMiuitowenoe* 7:00 p.m Jefferson United Methodist Church Rev. Karen F. Miller, Pastor 115 East Main St.. Jefferson, NC (336) 846-9512 9:00 a.m. Informal Worship 9:45 o.m. - Sunday School for el ages 11:00 o.m. • Traditional Worship Service We would love to have you come worship writh us. •• •• ¥> Peak Creek Church of the Brethren Pastor: Ed Hall 336-372-5479 Sunday Sdiool:10 AM Worship Service: 11 AM continuing the wort of Josm Dmii^aAilfw CJMMIw lO'jrinc reQCvTVirj, Jirnpfy, ruiiaffiar 2082 Peak Creek Church Rd. Laurel Springs, NC 28644 First Assemblr of God Church Bethany United Methodist Church Pastor KoHh Styran Comer of Faw-Roland A McNeil Sts • Jefferson !88 West - left on McNeil. One Block) Sunday School - 9:30-10:1S a.m Morning Worship • 10:30 a.m. Sunday Evening - 6:00 p.m. Wednesday Might BM« Study - 7:00p.m. 336-877-2801 495 Htgbwuy 194 Soelfc Rov. A. Owen Pooler Sunder School 9:45e.m. Sender Worship 11:00 e.m. "Bad N* fed Hwm us lor us tu Bethany end Ho bktsvd rtwm" IX Thou ohalt not bear faUe ritrie:>» Dgnnat thy neighbor It V Worship 11:00 a.m. Sunday Night Sarvkas 6:10 p.m. Glendei. Springs not stcvil Thou shall not lake the n. the LOKD thij COR in 336-846-7445 846-7481 Pester: Rov. Lawrence Goodman 1460 Bold Mtn. Rd.. Wost Jofforton Ssmdey Sdiool *30 a.m. Sender Morning Worship Sonrico 8:30am 8 10:45 em Sender Evening Worship -6:00 pa Wodnosder Meal-5:15 pm Blbl. Study -6:30 pm BaldmoenteiiKher di.org Email: B-ldmoentaln©skrWst.com Church 877-1550 Thou shet not commit adultn) I Morning Worship -11:00 a.m. 194 and 88 Wast. Smathpart. NC Rev. Will Heyward Bald Mtn. Baptist Church T hou ohelt not make untc lh<?e antj graven image (336) 246-2012 Thou shalt not kill Sunday School - 9:41 a.m. Baptist Church Presbyterian Church Sunday School • 9:45 AM Worship • 11:00 AM 201 S. Jefferson Ave., West Jefferson Thou shallhave no uth, t/f before me. III Pastor Todd Brewer laho 14 50 / a \ | Dr Pepper P«xa 4iut Comer of Hwy. 221 & Cherry St. Jefferson 246-6077 Hafx' 1 VANNOV CONSTRUCTION Compliments of The Mountain Village Shopping Center Jefferson, NC 336-246-4155 Bottling Company • >^1 West Jefferson VANNOY & SONS |^/|t246-4591 CONSTRUCTION COMPANY IH&W Oil Company The Jewel Shoppe 785 East Main Street J H 24-HOUR BURNER SERVICE YOUR FULL SERVICE OIL COMPANY 739 US Hwy 221 Bus West Jeffmon 246-9969 Mon. - Sat.: 8:20AM - 5:30PM Call 846-9241 Ronnie Hopkins RID-A-BUG EXTERMINATING I Termite & Pest Control 246-4222 I To list your local church on this page, call the Jefferson Post at 336-846-7164 a \ �PAGE 6 FRIDAY, NOV EMBER 29, 20 13 . ) KI-TERM>N POST Something to Be thankful for: Homelessness declines in N.C. Stephanie Carroll Carson NC Press Service This Thanksgiving, an increasing number of North Carolina families and individuals celebrated the holiday at their own kitchen table, instead of on the street. Statewide homeless rates are declining - down 11 percent in the last year - thanks in part to a change in how agencies assist the homeless population. Placing individuals in housing used to be one of the last things on the to do list of strategies - but that's changing, explains Emily Carmody, project specialist with the North Carolina Coalition to End Homelessness. "Once people have a sta. ble place to live, they really are able to address a lot of the different issues," she stresses. "Finding a job, going to school, getting into treatment or recovery - all of that's a lot easier when you have a place to go home to at night." Carmody adds that some communities have had even larger reductions in homelessness. In Winston-Salem, it's down 29 percent, and Wilmington has seen a 15 percent decline. Much of the funding comes from the federal HUD program. State mon­ ey for research and train­ ing in North Carolina has been eliminated in the last two budget cycles. Tim West, program su­ pervisor of the Commu­ nity and Business Devel­ opment Department for the City of Winston-Salem, said his community's suc­ cess is largely driven by a plan implemented by the United Way of Forsyth County that started in 2007. "The focus on housing folks as quickly as possible once they become home­ less is really what made us successful," he said. "And we really need to give a lot of credit to our 10-year plan to end chronic home­ lessness." With fewer dollars, Carmody said cities have learned to be strategic with their spending. "I think right now, what we're seeing is kind of the fruits of that labor," she said, "of that concentrat­ ing on getting some of the individuals who have been in our systems for a long time and have the highest needs into housing. And now, we're seeing how that movement has helped our system." A small number of North Carolina communities did see increases in homeless­ ness between 2012 and 2013, including Asheville and Durham. We are dedicated to serving vers OS SERVING ASHE COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA SINCE 1925 tie citizens of Ashe County, in print aid online. Check out what we're up to and let us know what's up with you. http://www.facebook.com/pages/Jefferson-Post/192842170419 Heat County crime report that day. Oct. 30 Oct. 28 Derrick Ray McDon­ Joshua Dean Maine, 25, ald 29, of Salisbury was of Creston was charged charged with non-support with breaking and entering of a child. Bond was set at and larceny after breaking/ $494.74. McDonald was re­ entering. Bond was set at leased on Nov. 13. $10,000. Maine was re­ Kevin Keith Adolph, 36, leased later that day. of Crumpler was charged Dennis Lee Lyalls, 32, with non-support of a of West Jefferson was child. Bond information is charged with two counts unknown. of breaking and entering, Oct. 31 two counts of larceny after Robert Doyle Cox, 32, of breaking/entering and two Lansing was charged with counts of possession of sto­ simple assault. Bond was len goods. Bond was set at set at $10,000. Cox was re­ $35,000. leased on Nov. 2 Joyce Lynn Owen, 52, of Nov. 1 Lansing was charged with Ricky Carroll Greer, driving while impaired and 30, of West Jefferson was drinking beer/wine while charged with assault on a driving. Bond information child under 12. Bond infor­ is unknown. Owen was re­ mation is unknown. Greer leased the next day. was released the next day. Oct. 29 Nov. 3 Lowell Young Dolinger, Ronnie Allen Hall Jr., 22, 55, of West Jefferson was of Jefferson was charged charged with unauthor­ with assault on a female. ized use of a motor vehi­ Bond was set at $1,000. cle. Bond was set at $500. Hall was released later that Dolinger was released later day. Staff report Businesses From page A1 the busiest clay we've ever had. We tend to feel that way every year and it usually is." Williams said the busi­ ness will bring in extra help and an extra cash reg­ ister to help customers get served faster. The Artists' Theatre on Main Street is also prepar­ ing for the busy weekend. "I am hoping a lot more people come into town that are local folks, not just our second home owners," said Lisa Willingham, co-owner of the Artists' Theatre. "I hope our local folks will come and shop down­ town. It is always good to see everybody around the holiday time, but we want them to come here as often as possible." Willingham said that she has been putting up Christ­ mas decorations through­ out the shop to help put ev­ erybody in the Christmas spirit. The store will also be providing refreshments such as apple cider and cookies as a way to show appreciation to the store's customers. "I will probably do 10 percent off everything storewide," she said. "I have new merchandise and inventory in the store. I'm hoping that folks will come down to look at different things they have not seen before." The shop sells paint­ ings and different arts and crafts. Willingham said she is hopeful this weekend, as well as the upcoming Christmas Crawl on Dec. 6, will be amongst the shop's busiest days. For that to happen, Will­ ingham said, the weather has to cooperate. "I'm hoping that we will have that crisp weather that will get everybody in the spirit, but that it is not cold enough to keep every­ body inside," Willingham From page A1 are sent directly to the resident's fuel provider. Work First will be ac­ cepting applications for LIEAP from Dec. 2 to Jan. 31, 2014. Tho.se who do not qualify initially will have an opportunity to apply beginning Feb. 1, if there is available fund­ ing left. "I want the community to feel free to inquire," Marze said, "We're hope­ ful that we'll get addition­ al funding. We want to be able to help everybody." There may also be an­ other opportunity to ap­ ply for CIP in mid-Janu­ ary. If additional funds are re-allocated. Work First will accept applica­ tions for CIP from resi­ dents whose income falls below the 150 percent poverty line. Those who qualify for the program are able to receive vouch­ ers of up to $300 for wood assistance or $600 for fuel assistance or electric assistance, if cutoff is im­ minent. Ashe residents have been able to turn to the Blue Ridge Opportunity Commission (BROC), in the past for heating assis­ tance. BROC Case Manager Louise Ham said that so far this year, they do not have any funding for fuel assistance, but she is hopeful that FEMA funds which have been applied for will be granted soon. BROC does have avail­ able funds to help with electricity cutoff notices. Its fundraising group, the "We Care Planning Committee," runs on­ going events to provide for those Ashe County residents who need assis­ tance. For more informa­ tion on BROC and their upcoming events, call (336) 384-4543. To apply for heating as­ sistance, visit the Work First office at Family Central 626 Ashe Central School Road, Jefferson or call (336) 982-7800 for inquiries. If you can read this, your potential customers can too. To advertise, call us at 846-7164. Cheer From page A1 flea markets and had sev­ . Operation Christmas eral boxes of them left Cheer accepts different over," he said. "That's toys for the stockings how I came up with and tries to have at least the idea for 'Operation 12 items per stocking. Christmas Cheer.' I had The items can range from toys and bought some candy, toys and clothing stockings then took to to age appropriate CDs, Facebook to help find the movies and books. "It was such a reward­ kids in the community who needed help in the ing process last year that I decided to make it a fullcheer department. Ham said that the re­ fledged organization for ply was large and he soon this holiday season," Ham had to return to social said. "This year we are do­ media for help and dona­ ing stockings for children and the elderly members tions. of the county." der if there was something Ham said he started the I could do to help and fundraiser last year, when spread some holiday cheer the happiness of children to the local children." Ham said the organiza­ during the holiday season was weighing on his mind, tion is still looking for following the shootings people who need a little at Sandy Hook Elemen­ extra cheer during the sea­ tary School in Newtown, son. Potential candidates include those who may be Conn. "Christmas is a time ill, have a low income or when every child no mat­ have recently lost a close ter who they are or what friend or family member. has happened should be Items for the drive can filled with joy," Ham said. be dropped off at Geno's Knowing that isn't always Restaurant in downtown the case, I began to won- West Jefferson and the r Mark of Eden Hair Salon. Other sponsors for the fundraiser include Cre­ ative Occasions Company and Top Dawg Landscape Inc. All of the monetary proceeds donated will go directly toward filling the stockings. Ham said it costs approximately $15 to fill one stocking. There will be a pick up party on Dec. 23, where those nominated for stock­ ings will come and receive their gifts, and Santa will be on hand to help cel­ ebrate. If a person who is receiving a stocking is unable to be there, the organization will deliver the gifts on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. "We have been very lucky to have great sup­ port from the community so far this year," Ham said. To donate or for more information call Ham at (336) 977-0702 or visit the Facebook page at www.facebook.com/ XmasCheer. �JEFFERSON POST M.l\ / FRIDAY, .NO\ I.MBI.K Z.V, 2U1..J P*3HHil Farmers Market to offer seasonal crafts Wil Petty Staff Writer jpetty@civitasmedia.com The Ashe County Farmer's Mar­ ket is returning to West Jefferson for four days for a holiday market. "Basically, it's the same market," said John Smyre, market man­ ager for the Ashe County Farmer's Market. "We will have greenery, wreaths, trees, mantle pieces and items like that. A lot of our regular craft vendors will be participating File photo| Jefferson Post Jennifer Pharr Davis, who holds the unofficial record for hik­ ing the Appalachian Trail, will speak at the Ashe County Public Library at 10 a.m. Dec. 11 Speed hiker to visit library Christina Day Staff Writer cday@civitasmedia.com The Ashe County PublicLibrary invites the public to attend its "Meet the Author" event featuring long distance hiker Jennifer Pharr Davis. Davis holds the unofficial record holder for fastest hike of the Appalachian Trail. The North Carolina native and 2012 National Geograph­ ic Adventurer of the Year, will be discussing her second nov­ el, "Called Again: A Story of Love and Triumph"at 10 a.m., Wednesday Dec. 11. In July of 2011, Davis set an unprecedented record by completing the 2,181-mile trek of the Appalachian trail that runs from Georgia to Maine in 46 days, 11 hours and 20 minutes. Her feat, accomplished by hiking an average of 47 miles per day, is detailed in her latest book. Not only did Davis set re­ cords and become a star of the hiking community on her journey, but she also fell in love with her husband. Brew. "We are so excited to host Jennifer," said Kim Grindrod, adult services librarian at the Ashe County Public Li­ brary. "She's a very dynamic speaker and a wonderful role m<xlel for folks wanting to overcome odds. She also fits in nicely with our new Heath and Wellness Circle that we are starting in December." The library will spend the new year focusing on all as­ pects of wellness, beginning with physical health. "(Davis] is a perfect pre­ lude to kick off our wellness circle," said chief librarian Suzanne Moore. Moore said on a more personal note, that as a child she read books onhiking and dreamt of hiking the Appala­ chian Trail. Tm really excit­ ed to meet Jennifer and hear about her adventures." For more information on this and other upcoming events at the Ashe County Public Library, visit www. ashelibrary.com. The Ashe County Board of Commissioners is currently accepting membership applications for individuals in­ terested in serving their community through member­ ship on the Ashe County Board of Health. Currently there are two vacancies: a Public/At-large member and a Registered Pharmacist member. Applicants must be a citizen of Ashe County and should possess an interest in promoting health for the community. The Appalachian District Board of Health meets every other month, gen­ erally at a dinner meeting in Ashe County. All citizens of Ashe County wishing to apply should mail a fact sheet containing pertinent information to: Ashe County Ad­ ministrative Offices, Attention: Ann Clark, 150 Govern­ ment Circle, Suite 2500, Jefferson, NC 28640, or through email to adark@ashecountygov.com. Applications will be received through December 20,2013. as well." The market will run from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 30 and Dec. 7. There will also be a special Friday market on Nov. 29. While there will be some produce vendors at the market, the holiday season puts a larger focus on crafts. Smyre said there will be apples on the first Saturday and throughout the season, produce vendors will be selling greens and other winter vegetables. "This is a special market for the holiday season," he said. The Holiday Market has been around for the last seven to eight years and provides consumers an opportunity to purchase Christmas gifts from area craft makers. "We definitely want everybody to come out and shop at the holiday market this year," Smyre said. For more information about the Ashe County Holiday Market, go to www.ashefarmersmarket.com/ Shop smart and safe this holiday season Many North Carolina consumers have already started shopping for the holidays, and Attorney General Cooper encour­ aged them to take steps to avoid common problems such as items that can't be returned, gift cards that can't be used and lost orders. "For many of us, giving gifts is an important part of holiday celebrations," Coo­ per said. "Make your holi­ days even more enjoyable by avoiding potential head­ aches, shopping smart and spending wisely" • Buying from stores you know improves the odds that you'll be able to return or exchange a purchase. To check out a company's track record, call the Attorney General's Consumer Protec­ tion Division at 1-877-5-NO- SCAM or contact your local Better Business Bureau. • Shop safely online, too. Stick to weU-established companies with secure web sites Oook for a lock icon on the site and a web address that starts with "https"). • Learn about refund and return policies. Stores aren't required by law to accept re­ turned merchandise, so ask about policies before you buy. • Consider paying by credit card to improve your chances of getting a refund if the retailer goes out of busi­ ness. If you order a gift that never arrives, you may be able to dispute the chaige. • Criminalsand stammers don't take a holiday. Always be aware of your surround­ ings and protect your wallet and access to your credit or debit cards when in public. THE BLACI S IN J ^ HURRY! SALE ENDS MONDAY, DECEMBER 2. BEST PRICES OF THE YEAR ON SELECT MODELS! 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Research is finding that multivitamins can be the first line of defense against many different types of infections, including respi­ ratory infections and influ­ enza. "Once a person with dia­ betes gets an infection, it's much harder for them to get rid of it, and it can lead to dire consequences, even death," said Registered and Certified Dietitian-Nu­ tritionist Debra Spector. "And since some diabetic patients don't normally respond well to treatment. 1 <r found in the diabetes sec­ tion of a drugstore, not the vitamin section — allows a diabetic person to be proac­ tive with their health, and avoid nutrient deficiencies that can lead to problems. The year-long study among 130 patients, pub­ lished in the Annals of In­ ternal Medicine, found that the incidence of infection was much lower among diabetics who took a mul­ tivitamin versus those who did not. Infection occurred in only 17 percent of diabetic patients who took a multi­ vitamin versus the 93 per­ cent who took a placebo. The study also found that regular multivitamin usage reduced the rate of minor urinary tract and gastroin­ testinal infections in peo­ ple with diabetes. Because of the nature of the disease, it's not uncom­ mon for diabetics to experi­ ence nutrient deficiencies. Diabetes medications and frequent urination can lead to the loss of vital nutrients that protect the body. "Since there are many health risks that can result from vitamin and mineral deficiencies, I encourage my diabetic patients to find a multivitamin supple­ ment with more potent levels of important nutri­ ents to meet their needs," said Spector. "It should contain Alpha Lipoic Acid (ALA), an important nu­ trient that most 'regular' multivitamins do not have. I like Multi-bet ic Diabetes Multi-Vitamin since it has 23 important nutrients, including ALA, designed to help maintain healthy blood sugar levels, sup­ port vision and promote nerve function."products at www.diabeticproducts. com. 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James R.Vannoy& Sons VANNOY Construction Company,Inc WJCHEVY.NET 1773 Mount Jefferson Road West Jefferson, NC 336-846-4636 �JlilTKRSON P0S*l FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 2013 PAGE ii ACHS 2013-2014 Winter Sports Preview Varsity girls basketball team Back row, left to right: #22 Ashton Lee, Soph., #24 Abby Lopp, Jr., #32 Savannah Brooks. Soph., #20 Paige Spell, Jr., #30 Hallie Brown, Jr. Front row, left to right: #14 Chloe Sullivan, Fr., #12 Morgan Hudler, Jr., #10 Sydney Kate Grubb, Fr., #11 Tyler Eller, Jr. Head coach: Laura Foster. Assistant coaches: Mark Hudler, Bobby Hudler, Ray Dancy and Mariah McVey. JV girls basketball team Back row: #42 Courtney Sawyer, Fr., #20 Brooke Price, Soph.. #14 Gianna Federico, Fr., #30 Alayne Spencer. Fr., #11 Grace Miller, Fr. Front row: #22 Hannah Andrews, Soph., #10 Amber Miller, Fr., #21 Gracie Greene, Fr., #12 Olivia Patton, Fr. and #32 Amanda Gamblll. Fr. Head coach: Mark Hudler 2013-2014 Ashe County High School Wrestling Roster 2013-2014 Ashe County Wrestling schedule (picture not available) Friday, Nov. 22 - @ Mitchell Quad (Ashe, Mitch­ ell, Enka, West Lincoln) Wednesday, Nov. 27 - Old Appalachian Tourna­ ment @ Watauga Tuesday, Dec. 3 - Tri-match @ South Caldwell 5 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 7 - HOME Ashe County Duals 9 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 10 - HOME tri-match vs. Elkin, North Surry 5 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 14 - @ Alleghany Duals Friday, Dec. 20 - @ Mitchell Duals Friday and Saturday, Dec. 27-28 - Mustang Stam­ pede @ Parkland High School Thursday, Jan. 2 - Tri-match @ Watauga (Ashe, Watauga, Avery) Saturday, Jan. 4 - Caitlyn Price Dual Team Tour­ nament @ Alexander Central High School 9:30 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 7 - @ North Wilkes 7 p.m. Friday, Jan. 10 - HOME vs. East Wilkes 7 p.m. Friday, Jan. 17 - Tri-match @ Wilkes Central High School 7 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 21 - HOME vs. West Wilkes 7 p.m. Friday, Jan. 24 - HOME vs. Alleghany 7 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 28 - @ Starmount 7 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 1 - MVAC Tournament @ Wilkes Central Feb. 4, 6, 8 - NCHSAA Dual Team Playoffs Feb. 14-15 - NCHSAA Individual Regionals @ Ashe County High School Feb. 20-22 NCHSAA Individual State Tourna­ ment @ Greensboro Coliseum. Hunter Argentsinger Jason Baker Shawn Baker Mitchell Brown Brady Buchannon Carter Calhoun Gabe Elliott Michael Elliott Sloan Elliott (Team manager) Josh Hamilton Matthew Hamilton KK Little (Team manager) Bodi Miller TJ Saunders Alex Smurda Jacob Weaver Trajan Wellington 2013-2014 Ashe County Basketball Schedule *A11 games begin at 4 p.m. with JV girls game except for Mount Airy game, JV and holiday tournaments. Tuesday, Nov. 19 - HOME vs. Avery County Friday, Nov. 22 - HOME vs. North Surry Tuesday, Nov. 26 - @ Hibriten Friday and Saturday, Nov. 29-30 - HOME Miller Insurance/Dr. Pepper JV Tournament Tuesday, Dec. 3 - @ North Surry Friday, Dec. 6 - @ Watauga Tuesday, Dec. 10 - @Elkin Friday, Dec. 13 - HOME vs. Watauga Monday, Dec. 16 - HOME vs. Mount Airy (Var­ sity only) Tuesday, Dec. 17 - @ Avery County Friday, Dec. 20 - HOME vs. Alleghany Friday and Saturday, Dec. 27-28 -HOME Colvard Oil Holiday Classic Friday, Jan. 3 - @ Starmount Tuesday, Jan. 7 - HOME vs. North Wilkes Friday, Jan. 10 - @ East Wilkes Friday, Jan. 17 - HOME vs. Wilkes Central Tuesday, Jan. 21 - @ West Wilkes Friday, Jan. 24 - @Alleghany Tuesday, Jan. 28 - HOME vs. Starmount Friday, Jan. 31 - @ North Wilkes Tuesday, Feb. 4 - HOME vs. East Wilkes Friday, Feb. 7 - HOME vs. Elkin (Hoops 4 Hope Night)' Tuesday, Feb. 11 - @ Wilkes Central Thursday, Feb. 13 - HOME vs. West Wilkes Feb. 17-21 - MVAC 1A/2A Conference Tourna­ ment @ North Wilkes Feb. 24, Feb. 26, Feb. 28, March 4 - NCHSAA Playoffs March 8 - NCHSAA Regional March 15 - NCHSAA State Championship We Salute All Ashe County Winter Sports Athletes, Cheerleaders and Coaches Come by and see Mack Powers and Staff for all your diabetic needs. We have a large selection of diabetic supplies. DIABETES#]^ SHOPPE" For your pre-game appetite Ml Smoky Mountain Barbecue 1008 S. Jefferson Ave. West Jefferson, NC 246-6818 HOURS Mon-Thurs 10:30am - 8:00pm Fri & Sat 10:30am - 9:00pm Closed Sunday 00654085 B Luck d iHuskies aw \v. -a millerinsurance AUTO,HOME AND COMMERCIAL INSURANCE The Warrensville Drug Store Downtown West Jefferson 5121 NC Hwy88 West Warrensville • 384-3900 336-246-7151 �Pu;K \ FRIDAY, N'O\ KMBKK 29, 201,'i Ji i ITKSON POST ACHS 2013-2014 Winter Sports Preview Varsity cheerleaders Front row, left to right: Mollie Davis, Hanna Jones, Jordan Reedy. Second row: Samantha Johnson, Meghan Miller. Lindsey Argetsinger. Third row: Bailey Little. Kaylyn Osborne, Jada Nichols. Brianna Livingston. Fourth row: Megan Miller, Telana Poe, RJ Burke, Alexis Treadway, Hailey Richardson. Head coach: Cynthia Harless. JV cheerleaders Front row, left to right: Brooklyn Greene, Alexa Simmons, Destany Edwards, Daffney Shelton. Back row: Kena Patrick, Maliorie McClure, Journey Ward. Not pictured: Karrington Hamby. Head coach: Cynthia Harless. Connections > l I* / ' SkyLine/SkyBest is proud to support Ashe County Sports. SkyLine SkyBest 877-1350 www.skybest.com High-Speed Internet • Security Systems • TV Business Solutions • Local/Long-Distance I We salute all Winter Sports & all Winter Athletes �1 wm v.- FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 29,2013 SPORTS Nathan I lam, Sports Writer (836) 846-7164 nham(T< nvitasmedia.com ONLINE Game of the Week video can be found at jeffersonpost.com W-' North Surry tops Lady Huskies Nathan Ham Sports Writer nham@civitasmedla.com North Surry put the clamps on the Husky of­ fense, holding Ashe to just 25 points to get a 4225 victory. Ashe scored just seven points in the first half and struggled with North Sur­ ry's height in the paint, particularly Malaya John­ son who recorded five blocks and three steals. The Lady Huskies surpassed their first half point total in the third quarter alone, but the Greyhounds continued to be efficient with the ball, adding on to the 21-7 halftime lead to take a 33-16 lead at the end of three. Junior Morgan Hawks paced the Greyhounds with 10 points and led the team with seven steals and four assists. Johnson fmished with nine points, 12 boards, five blocks, four assists and three steals. Maggie Hawks add­ ed eight points, Casey White had five, Jordan Badgett scored four and Erin March scored four. Abby Andrews and Tay­ lor Hill both hit a free throw apiece. Paige Spell had Ashe's top scoring total with eight points. Ashton Lee scored three points on a pair of shots beyond the arc. Freshman Chloe Sulli­ van scored four, Morgan Hudler two points, as did Sydney Grubb and Hallie Brown and Savan­ nah Brooks rounded out Ashe's scoring with a third-quarter free throw. The Lady Huskies are 0-2 in the early season. North Surry is 1-0. These two teams will turn right around and face each other next on Dec. 3 at North Surry. Savannah Brooks fights for position in the lane. Nathan Ham Jefferson Post JV basketball update Nathan Ham Sports Writer nham@civitasmedia.com The junior varsity boys moved to 2-0 with a win over North Surry, while the JV girls' squad is still seeking that first win of the sea­ son. North Surry 36, Ashe 25 The Greyhounds got 12 points from Cidney Funk to lead the team to a victory on the road. Gianna Federico led Ashe with six points. Alayne Spencer added four points as did Am­ ber Miller. Hannah Andrews had three while Courtney Sawyers, Amanda Gambill, Grace Miller and Olivia Patton each scored two points. Ashe 48, North Surry 33 . .. ,, k r> tain ,i mjikM . u .. c i i ^hot°s bVNathan Ham IJetterson post Grace M.ller (left) dr.bbles by a North Surry player last Friday. Nathan Fletcher scores 22 to lead Greyhounds past Huskies64-53 Nathan Ham Sports Writer nham@civitasmedia.com Nathan Fletcher's 22 points helped propel North Surry to a 6453 win against the Huskies last Fri­ day. Fletcher scored 14 of those points in the second half to blow open a 3126 game at the halftime break. Ashe opened the game with a balanced scoring attack. Seven dif­ ferent Husky players .scored in the opening quarter. Overall, the Huskies shot 47-per­ cent from the field, but it was the de­ fense that had trouble with the Grey­ hounds. Marcus Sawyers added 17 points, Mason Hawks had eight and Tanner Hodgin had seven. For the Huskies, senior guard Devan Sheets scored 11 points and grabbed four rebounds. Fellow se­ nior Cullen Ashley dropped in nine points and had a team-high six re­ bounds. Bradley Lucas added eight points and six rebounds, Connor Nathan Ham | Jefferson Post Junior Bradley Lucas drives to the basket for a layup. Lucas finished with eight points. Bowers had seven points and Alex Spencer added seven points. Gavin Woodie scored five points, Evan Owen had three, Kaleb Sexton fin­ ished with two and Parker Shelton added a free throw. The Huskies are 0-2 overall and will rematch this North Surry team next Friday in Mount Airy. This was the greyhounds' first game of the season. ACPR volleyball champs Congratulations to the Westwood Ford Mustangs who finished the 2013 Ashe County Parks and Recreation Volleyball Season in first place. The team won the championship in the fourth through sixth grade division. Team members were: Alyson Greer, Mckenzie Pope, Allison Brown, Ashley Dollar, Braylin Miller, Sydney Greer, Emma Goodman, Ashlynn Jones, Abby Aldridge, Olivia Hardy, Katie Matheson, Sarah Harris. Mascot - Addison Dollar. Coached by Angela Brown, Amy Dollar and Kristy Alridge. The team was sponsored by Ashe County Ford. Submitted photo| Jefferson Post The Huskies looked impressive once again, cruising to a 15-point win last Friday. Kris Lonidier was Ashe's high scorer with 12 points. James Bittle and Colin Ellis both chipped in seven points. Dante Shuler scored five; Judd Price added four, as did teammates Tristen Jones and Coco Clay. Malachi Poe had three and Noah Blevins scored two. Every Husky player that saw time on the court hit at least one shot. Both JV teams will be in action this weekend in the Miller Insurance/Dr. Pepper JV Invitational Tournament at ACHS. I 1» ' V '.i > 'W?**- I 1 Freshman Judd Price scored tour points in Friday's win over the Greyhounds9 5 Warriors sign with area colleges Nathan Ham Sports Writer nham@civitasmedia.com One of the top high school basketball programs in the country will be sending five athletes to the collegiate level next season, including four of those that will be playing in N.C. Shelton Mitchell, Kern Ubaru, Caleb Martin, Cody Mar­ tin and B.J. Stith, seniors at Oak Hill Academy in Mouth of Wilson, Va., all signed their National Letter of Intent with their respective schools during the early signing period that ran from Nov. 13 through Nov. 20. Twin brothers Caleb and Cody Martin signed to play at N.C. State. Caleb is currently ranked as the 59th best senior in the country right now ac­ cording to ESPN. Cody is also highly-ranked, sitting inside the top 30 among the nation's best small forwards. The broth­ ers started out their career at Davie County High School. Photo Courtesy | Oak Hill Academy Five seniors on this year's Oak Hill Academy team signed their Letters of Intent to play college basketball. From left to right: Shelton Mitch­ ell (Wake Forest), Cody Martin (N.C. State),Kern Ubaru (UNC-Ashville), B.J. Stith (Virginia) and Caleb Martin (N.C. State). Mitchell was a star point guard at Cuthbertson High School the past two seasons, but decided to transfer to Oak Hill for his senior campaign. The 6-3 guard is currently side­ lined with a knee injury until January. Mitchell will be play­ ing at Wake Forest next season and is ranked as the nation's 25,h best point guard. Stith is following in his fa­ ther's footsteps by attending the University of Virginia. Bry­ ant Stith is still currently the leading scorer in UVA history and is the fourth-leading rebounder at the school. Ubaru, a 6-5 small forward, will head to UNC-Asheville next fall. The Warriors are currently 9-1 overall with that lone loss coming to Quality Education Academy in Winston-Salem. Those two teams will rematch at Oak Hill in February. Oak Hill will resume play on Dec. 3 after a week off from games for the Thanksgiving Holiday. The Warriors will host Ridgeview High School. �X(11 FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 25), 2013 JEFFERSON POST Community Calendar Nov. 29 - Dec. 7 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. Holi­ day Market Schedule for the Ashe County Farmers Market is as follows: Friday, Nov. 29; Saturday, Nov. 30; Sat­ urday, Dec. 7. Nov. 29 5 p.m. Hometown Christmas. Bring the whole family to/down­ town West Jefferson for a Hometown Christ­ mas Celebration at the Backstreet Park. It's the annual lighting of the town Christmas tree, carolers, Santa, free hot chocolate and rides on the antique fire engine. Nov. 30 Santa at the Mer­ cantile. Bring the kids down to the Todd Mer­ cantile. Meet Santa, enjoy free hot choco­ late and cookies. The Mercantile is located at 3899 Todd Railroad Grade Road, Todd. 2 p.m. Winter Birds. Join the New River State Park Ranger at the Visitor Center for a PowerPoint presenta­ tion to learn about birds that winter in our area. 5 p.m. Jimmy W. Johnson Elvis Tribute. Witness a true Elvis experience at Jimmy's Christmas Farewell Show at the Blue Ridge Dinner Theater. The Blue Ridge Dinner The­ atre is located at 9331 N.C. 16 S, in Glendale Springs. For more in­ formation, call 336-2462900. Dec. 1 2 p.m. Animals of the New River. Meet the New River State Park 221 Access Visitor Center for a look at some of the frequent animal visitors of the parks riparian zone. Dec. 3 8 p.m. Gospel Choir Performance. Keith McCutchen directs the Hayes School of Music's Appalachian Gospel Choir at Appalachian State University in the Broyhill Center's Rosen Concert Hall. The pro­ gram includes "Please Be Patient" by James Cleveland, "Oh Lord You're My Everything" by Richard Smallwood, "His Eye is on the Spar­ row" by Martin and Gabriel, and "Bless the Lord" and "Comfort Ye" by McCutchen. Admis­ sion is free and the pub­ lic is invited. Dec. 4 12 p.m. Nathans Creek Extension and Community Asso­ ciation Club Meeting and Christmas Party will be held at Nathans Creek United Methodist Church. 5 p.m. Seasonal Reading Challenge Kick-off and Wrap Up. Come to the Ashe County Public Library and collect your prizes and discover what's new for the Winter Reading challenge. Remember while you don't have to show to win. but you do have to be there to get your page count tickets included in the drawing. Dec. 6 4 - 7 p.m. Book Sign­ ing. Come and meet lo­ cal author Bobby Scar­ lett. He will be signing his first novel Grace Mountain, at Scarlett Creek, West Jefferson. 5 - 8 p.m. Christmas Holiday Crawl. Down­ town West Jefferson will be alive with the holiday spirit. Sixteen galleries will be open showing off their holiday finery. Spe­ cial holiday promotions, refreshments and holi­ day entertainment will be available. The Ashe Arts Center will have their opening reception for artists participating in the Tree Fest. Come out and do some holiday shopping and support your local artists. For more information, call 336-846-2787. 7 p.m. Ashe County Cattlemen's Associa­ tion Meeting will be held at Family Central. $25 membership for the entire year, $8 guest meal. Please RSVP by Friday, Dec. 6, so there will be adequate materi­ als, seating and meals available for partici­ pants. For more infor­ mation, or to reserve your seat, call 336-8465850. Dec. 7 8:30 - 11:15 a.m. Sat­ urday with Santa will be held at the Ashe Arts Center. Bring the kids for a visit with Santa and Mrs. Claus. Santa will be available for pho­ tos. Mrs. Claus' Kitchen will be open with sto­ ries and there will be an arts and crafts table, and milk and cookies. Children will receive a book and holiday gift bag. Space is limited and reservations are en­ couraged and the charge is $5 per child. For more information, call 336846-2787. 11 a.m. - 2 p.m. First Grayson Children's Center Christmas Bi­ zarre Fundraiser will be held at the Grayson County High School caf­ eteria in Independence, Va. There will be home­ made items, face-paint­ ing, and pictures with Santa. 11:30 a.m. - 4 p.m. Ashe County Arts Council Annual Open House will be held in the gallery of the Ashe Arts Center with eight beau­ tifully decorated trees, miniature paintings, holiday gift ideas and handmade ornaments. The friends and neigh­ bors of the Arts Council are invited to stop by and enjoy refreshments, greet the staff and savor the sights, sounds and smells of the holiday season. For more infor­ mation, call 336-8462787. 3 p.m. Hibernation Station. What do all the animals do for win­ ter? Meet the New River State Park ranger at the N.C. 221 Access Area and find the answer to this and other questions on the habits of our area animals. Dec. 8 7:30 p.m. The Ashe County Choral Soci­ ety's Annual Holiday Concert will be held at the Ashe Civic Center in West Jefferson. Formed in 1985, is under the di­ rection of Grady Lonon and accompanied by Mi­ chael Bell. The concert will feature both sacred and secular music of the season. The concert, a per­ fect way to usher in the holiday season, is both a tradition and a highlight of the holiday season in Ashe County. Tickets are $12 adults, and $5 students and are avail­ able at the Ashe Arts Center. For more infor­ mation or to purchase tickets, call 336-8462787. Dec. 17 11 a.m. Blue Ridge Opportunity Commis­ sion, Inc. (BROC) will hold a public hear­ ing on its Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) for the initial stage of the planning process for program year July 1, 2014 to June 30, 2015. The hearing will take place at the BROC Ashe Office, Warrensville Community Center, Warrensville. For more information, call the Ashe Office at 384-4543. urn i Jul [01If ss If you can read this, your potential customers can too. To advertise, call us at 846-7164. Photo courtesy of Drive to End Hunger | Jefferson Post Volunteers help at Drive to End Hunger Event. Empty holiday tables for North Carolinians of all ages this year Stephanie Carroll Carson NC News Service The seven food banks in North Carolina have found themselves working harder than ever to feed North Carolinians facing food in­ security. According to the North Carolina Association of Food Banks, the state ranks near the top in the country when it comes to citizens facing a food shortage. One in four chil­ dren is in need, and one in seven older adults faces the same problem. Kay Carter, CEO, Sec­ ond Harvest Food Bank of Metrolina, described the situation. "We're hearing from, particularly, the emergen­ cy pantries that requests for assistance are way up. They can't keep food on the shelves," Carter said. While some of the need stems from the lack of living-wage jobs to replace those lost in the recession, the problem is magni­ fied by recent reductions in Supplemental Nutri­ tion Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits that af­ fected 1.7 million North Carolinians at the begin­ ning of November. A 2012 study by the Food Research and Ac­ tion Center found that the Triad region had the fourth-highest rate of food insecurity in the country, N&O series prompts calls for change in laws Dan Kane and Colin Campbell The News & Observer State officials want to review pension laws affer salary maneuvers by some community college presidents and their boards created the potential for significantly increasing the presidents' retirement pay at public expense. A News & Observer se­ ries, "Checks Without Bal­ ances," revealed last week that four community col­ lege presidents and their boards used elimination of a state cap on presidents' salaries to convert tens of thousands of dollars in perks such as car and hous­ ing allowances into salary money. also buying silver, platinum & coins - with almost 24 percent of its citizens struggling to buy food. Clyde Fitzgerald is the executive director of Sec­ ond Harvest Food Bank of Northwest North Caro­ lina, Winston-Salem. He explained that the region's loss of manufacturing and textile jobs - and their sub­ sequent replacement with jobs requiring higher skills - has made it difficult. "We are essentially im­ porting people from other states, other regions, to take those jobs, and we're not putting people back to work," Fitzgerald said. Asheville ranks third in the country when it comes to food hardship. Suzanne Black, associate state director, AARP North Carolina, asked North Car­ olinians who find them­ selves with enough to eat to remember their neigh­ bors in need. "Donate time, volunteer, help others, sort food and get food together," she urged. "Donate money so they can purchase food at a low cost, and that can make a big difference to get more food in their pantry." According to AARP, 9 million older Americans nationwide face the risk of hunger. People who want to help can log onto the AARP website, www.drivetoendhunger.org. 1 BRAffl) IIWBIRV i-* S ssm ^ 336-667-2257 Next to I owcv Food Inures Ffuul Wilkcuboro, NC One president retired two years later; the rest are all nearing retirement age. Perks for Wilkes Com­ munity College President Gordon Burns were a part of the newspaper's investi­ gation. State pensions are based on the four highest consec­ utive years of pay, which means the perks-to-salary conversions could boost those pensions by as much as $52,000 a year. Such pension spiking is legal under state law. Action by state lawmak­ ers in 2010 gave commu­ nity college boards the dis­ cretion to spend as much local money on salaries as they wanted. "Obviously, we expect the folks who are given that additional authority to act in good faith and use good judgment," said Sen­ ate leader Phil Berger, an Eden Republican. "It does raise concerns with me and I know with other leg­ islators about how that ad­ ditional authority has been utilized in this instance." Attorney General Roy Cooper also criticized the way the community col­ lege boards boosted pen­ sions. "That's not the best way to handle that," said Coo­ per, a Democrat consider­ ing a run for governor in 2016. "The whole process should be re-examined." �JEFFERSON POST FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 21), AGE 201V nv CLASSIFIEDS _ STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF ASHE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Having qualified on 15 Novem­ ber 2013 as Administrator CTA of the estate of INA MARIE GREER JORDAN. J®te of Ashe County. North Carolina, this is to notify all persons, firms and corpora­ tions having claims against said estate to present the same to the undersigned, on or before the 20th day of Februaiv, 2014, or this Notice will be pleaded in bar of their recov­ ery All persons, firms and cor­ porations indebted to said es­ tate are requested to make im­ mediate payment to the under­ signed This 22nd day of November, 2013. Ina Marie Greer Jordan, Ad­ ministrator CTA c/o John B. "Jak" Reeves, Attorney for Administrator CTA REEVES LAW FIRM, PLLC P.O. Box 67 West Jefferson, North Caro­ lina, NC 28694 Publish:11.22.13/11.29.13/12.3 .13/12.13.13 NOTICE TO CREDITORS Having qualified as Executor for the Estate of Erma Lois Badger, deceased late of Ashe County. North Carolina, this is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of said deceased to present them on or before 8th day of Febru­ ary, 2014, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recov­ ery. All persons indebted to said estate will please make immediate payment. This thee 30th day of October, 2013 For the Estate of Erma Lois Badger Lois B. Miller 505 Laurel Woods Dr. Wilkesboro, NC 28697 PUBLISH:11.8.13/11.15.13,11. 22.13/11.29.13 RESORT PROPERTY covery All persons indebted to said estate will please make immediate payment. This the 15th day of Novem­ ber. 2013. For the Estate of Ruth Bare Mash Judy Mash Neaves 472 C Bare Road West Jefferson, NC 28694 PUBLISH: 11.22 13/11.29.13/12.6.13/12. 13.13 NORTH CAROLINA ASHE COUNTY NOTICE TO CREDITORS Having qualified as Executor of the estate of Bravden Hawke Roten, late of Ashe County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons having claims against said estate to present the same to the undersigned on or before the 21st day of February. 2014, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to said estate are requested to make immediate payment to the undersigned. This 19th day of November, 2013. Michael Ray Roten, Executor Of the Estate of Brayden Hawke Roten, De­ ceased JOHNSTON AND JOHNSTON Attorneys at Law Post Office Box 398 Jefferson, North Carolina 28640 Publish: 11.22.13/11.29 13/12.6 13/12. 13.13 STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF ASHE IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION BEFORE THE CLERK 13-SP-131 IN THE MATTER OF THE SALE OF LANDS OF WAYNE D. FOGLEMAN Under foreclosure by John Benjamin "Jak Reeves, Substitute Trustee NOTICE TO CREDITORS Having qualified as Executor for the Estate of Ruth Bare Mash.deceased late of Ashe County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of said deceased to present them on or before 15th day of Feb­ ruary, 2014, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their re­ 31st day of March 2008 and recorded in the Ashe County Public Registry in Book 00380 at page 1829-1844, default having been made in the pay­ ment of the indebtedness thereby secured, and said deed of trust being by the terms thereof subject to fore­ closure, the undersigned will offer for sale at public auction to the highest bidder, for cash, at the Courthouse door in Jef­ ferson, North Carolina, at 2:00 p.m. on the 13th day of December, 2013, the lands conveyed in said deed of trust, the same lying and being in Pine Swamp Township. Ashe County, North Carolina, and being more particularly de­ scribed as follows: BEING all of Lot 5 of Deep Gap Estates as shown on plat thereof recorded in Plat Book 5, Page 99, Ashe County Pub­ lic Registry, to which plat refer­ ence is hereby made for a more complete description of said lot. The above described property is subject to restrictions of re­ cord in the Ashe County Pub­ lic Registry in Book 190, at pages 371-372, to which re­ cord reference is hereby made for a specific recital of said re­ strictions. House on Property contains Four (4) rooms; Two (2) Bed­ rooms, One (1) Bath with 808 Square Feet of Gross Living Area Lot 5 is 1.31 acres Parcel Number 15239-204005 At the time of sale, the highest bidder shall immediately make a cash deposit in the amount of five (5%) per cent of the amount of the bid or Seven Hundred Fifty ($750) Dollars, whichever is greater This the 4th day of November 2013. John Benjamin "Jak" Reeves, Sub. 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GERD can disrupt daily activities, be responsible for sleep disturbances as well as decreased work productivity. This disease affects all age groups from infants to the elderly. What are the Symptoms of 6ER0? h today's hectic world when schedules can be unpredictable, it map be difficult to adhere to these hfestpU changes. Many patients fmd them impractical and difficult tofollow. However, if executed pwperip and consistently, they can be effective . :OOPO (than for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease) b a lung disease that, over time, makes . ubard to breathe and can even lead to death. Close to 13 million American adults have been :dbgnosed with COPD. and it's estimated that another 12 million in the U.S. may be suffering . from the disease, but have not yet been diagnosed. That's why the American Lung Association b jcMng what it can this November - COPD Awareness Month - to raise awareness about this deadly disease and help those with COPD manage it and lead healthier, more active lives. Lose Excess Weight Excess weight increases the pressure in the abdomen. This tends to make reflux worse. Even a small amount of weight loss can be effective. .^Understanding COPD -COPD, also known as emphysema and chronic bronchitis, is a very serious disease, and the third *-leading cause of death in the U.S. The primary cause of COPD b smoking, but it can be caused -by other factors, including exposure to air pollution. The good news b that COPD b preventable . md treatable. Heartburn is the most common symptom of GERD. However, everyone is affected differently. Listed below are some of the symptoms associated with GERD, but others can be experienced. Medical Therapy - The Goal of Medical Therapy is Acid Suppression Common Symptoms Heartburn * Chest Pain Regurgitation " Mild swallowing difficulties (dysphagia) "Mild SttaUowtng Difficulties Although difficulty swallowing if often 0 common symptom of GERD. it can alto be a sign of something mo99 serums and should h? Always seek \fcw any chest pam or | Oust pam roused bp heart problems can be eerp similar to pamfrom GERD. Anv possible heart condition mast always bt ruled out first. Less Common Symptoms yrisrrpiif rv%simi9€*4. F Abdominal bloating Sleep disturbance Nausea Belching Sensation of something in the back of your throat Bad breath Chronic cough Hoarseness Chronic sore throat Dental problems Recurrent pneumonias Worsening asthma GERD is a chronic disease that requires lifetime therapy. It is important to recognize that chronic reflux does not resolve'"Symptoms of COPD include: itself. Long-term medical therapy is usually effective in controlling the symptoms of GERD. Many medications for GERD are Persistent cough, sometimes called "smoker's cough" available over the counter. Your doctor may give you a prescription to control your symptoms if over the counter medica­ tions do not provide enough relief. Producing a lot of sputum (also called phlegm or mucus) Three Classes of GERD Medications are Available A hiatal hernia may increase the severity of GERO in a person who already has a malfunctioning LES. If the LES is functioning normally, a hiatal hernia alone does not necessarily cause GERD. Diagnostic tests at a Heartburn Treat­ ment Center evaluate the iunction oi the LES, and the presence or absence oi a hiatal hernia. Wheezing Antacids work by neutralizing stomach acid. They can provide fast relieve from occasional heartburn, but the relief is usually short term. ow is COPD Detected? y£PJf!'^ers. . . , ... . . , .. ., , . . J „ Iff blockers retae acd production in the stomach h, blocking a signal that leads te acid secretion. The, are usually o tame owr e counter. -• Jf you are at risk for COPD or have symptoms of COPD, you should be tested. The basic test of . -^ vour lung, wo* if e*y and i. called Spirometry. For this test, you blow air into a ©outlipiece and tubing attached to a small machine. The machine measures the amount of air - •.: »you blow out and how fast you can Wow rt. Your doctor will also ask for a complete health fiiMory and do a health exam. They may also warn you to have a chest x-ray and/or other tests. Proton Pump Inhibitors (PPIs) Proton pump inhibitors work by turning off some of the acid pumps in the stomach's acid producing cells. They are more effective in decreasing stomach acid production than H2 Blockers. Most PPIs are available only with a doctor's prescription:' V You are diagnosed with COPD, you and your doctor will discuss a treatment plan just for you Al / •How is COPD Treated? Jylammogmphy • • Failure of medications to resolve or improve symptoms Cost of daily medications To avoid lifetime medication(s) Medication side effects (headache, diarrhea and abdominal pain) Esophageal cancer concerns Take your medicine as prescribed by your doctor. These are usually inhalers that can open your airways and keep them from getting swollen. Some may be taken with a nebulizer, a machine that changes liquid medicine into a fine mist which makes it easier to inhale deep into the lungs. • Reasons to consider the Surgical Option If you are a smoker, the single most effective treatment is quitting smoking. If your COPD is severe, oxygen therapy may be used to help with shortness of breath. This may be needed all day and all night or only part of the time. Be sure to understand how to safely use oxygen. • Concerns about disease progression Diagnostic Testing Can GERD Cause Cancer? The High Country Heartburn Treatment Center team understands that GERD is a disease that can disrupt your life. Help is There is a strong relationship between long standing GERD and the development of cancer of the esophagus. Since available through a comprehensive diagnostic evaluation. Form the moment you call, you will receive highly personalized 1975, the risk of GERD induced esophageal cancer has increased 600%. This is the fastest increase of any cancer care that treats not only you as a patient but as a person. Our patients and the High Country Heartburn Treatment Center known and less than 15% will survive this deadly malignancy. A cancer risk assessment is an important part of the GERD evaluation. It a pre-cancerous condition called Barrett's esophagus is present, it will be detected in your team collaborate in developing an individually tailored treatment plan. evaluation. Barrett's esophagus is present in 10 to 15% of GERD patients. Its detection is very important since it will influence your treatment and follow up. When to seek an evaluation: Barrett's esophagus is a consequence of long standing reflux and is seen in patients as young as their twenties. Many patients with Barrett's have only mild GERD symptoms. In fact Barrett's esophagus can be seen in patients Severe GERD symptoms 2 or more times weekly experiencing no GERD symptoms at all. Medications needed for reflux symptoms, even intermittently, for more than several months What is Barrett's Esophagus? GERD Treatment Options - Finding relief from the Discomfort Avoid fatty, spicy, or fried foods. For some people foods that contain fat such as ice cream, whole milk, peanut butter, meat and others cause the most severe symptoms. Specific trigger foods vary from person to person. Omit the foods that cause problems for you. • Christmas Special! Be aware of other dangers. Take care to protect yourself against chemicals, dust and fumes in your home and at work. • Help fight for clean air. Work with others in your community to help clean up the air you and your family breathe. Difficulty swallowing (prompt evaluation indicated) Chest pain (prompt evaluation indicated) General concern about symptoms Early Diagnosis Whether you just want accurate information, or you are ready to schedule an appointment, give the High Country Regional Heartburn Treatment Center a call at 846-0755. See your doctor or clinic if you have any symptoms of COPD, especially if you are over age 45 and a current or former smoker. Also, let your doctor know if you have other family members with COPD. Don't wait for symptoms to become severe because valuable treatment time could be lost. Remember Early detection of COPD is key to successful treatment. Most lung disease can be helped by treatment, and you can live a longer and better quality life. Our mission is responding to your needs and offering convenient, world-class treatment for heartburn, delivered by pro­ fessionals who truly care for your well-being. It is a healthcare experience unlike any other. So take control of your life! for Prevention and Wellness Hearts C Avoid exposure to secondhand smoke. Make your home smoke-free. You'll not only protect yourself, but your family, too. Learn about your rights to a smoke-free environment at work and in public places. GERD medication on a daily basis Call us today. Avoidmo Triaaer Foods Wwfity vetJ§w If you don't smoke, don't start. Smoking causes COPD, lung cancer, heart disease, and other cancers. • Bed Blocks Raise the head of your bead by placing a 2 to 3 inch block or brick under each of the headboard posts. This helps gravity keep fluid in the stomach and can assist with nighttime symptoms. If you are a smoker, STOP SMOKING. Quitting smoking is the single most important thing a smoker can do to live a longer and healthier life. Mountain Hearts Center for • Available treatments for GERD include lifestyle changes, medications and minimally invasive surgery. Lifestyle Changes Get active! Keep as physically fit as possible and discuss pulmonary rehabilitation with your physician. Pulmonary Rehabilitation Programs teach you about COPD, how to exercise and how to manage your disease and provides support and counseling. Mountain Hearts Center for Prevention and Wellness has a Pulmonary Rehabilitation Program. For more information about their program, give them a call at 846-0744. Prevention and Wellness offers a FREE Smoking Cessation Class. Experience any GERD-like symptoms after the age of 50 The Mountain FamiCy Can Center -4SHE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL AUXILIARY LOVE LIGHT TREE December 17. 2013 lanuary 28. 2014 February 25, 2014 March 25. 2014 April 29. 2014 May 27, 2014 June 24. 2014 |tfta A 6ifr? f ^ (8»rOtnitH ( all now to schedule your appointment! New hours are: Monday-Friday 8:30 am-10:00 pm Saturday 9:00 am-5:OOpm Sunday lpm-6pm Momdmj-Ftbimf 6KKh«-8:OOpm, 7:OOua-l l.OOam, to 336- 8 4 6 - 0 7 4 4 Mountain Heerte Center for Prevention Moil ufollneee Cad for mart information! 846-6322 October 28. 2014 November 25, 2014 December 30, 2014 Begin Your Holiday Season by Remembering Loved Ones with a Love light ASHE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL AUXILIARY LOVE LIGHT TREE "Light" are two of the most meaningful words of the Christmas Season. -Ashe Memorial Hospital Auxiliary's Love Light Tree Project , ah be a unique way for you to honor or remember someone special in your life who helped "Light" up your life with "Love". Become a member in December No entry Fee! July 29, 2014 August 26, 2014 September 30. 2014 A physician order is not necessary for the mammogram screenings, however, for the bone density screenings, a physician order is required. Any woman that has never had a mammogram, their baseline screening will be FREE! Most insurances pay 100% for annual mammogram screenings as a preventative measure. Tto schedule your appointment or for more information, call 846-MAMO (6266). "Lovt*sd Is pleased to announce that we have expanded our hours cf operation! A According to the National Cancer Institute, one out of every 8 women born today will be diagnosed with breast cancer at some time during her life. That statistic stresses the importance of early detection and prevention of breast cancer. However, many women dread having their annual mammograms and put them off. At Ashe Memorial Hospital caring for women is a way of life for us and your good health is our top priority. We are part of an elite group of facilities across the country that share an important commitment to raising the standard of care for every patient. We are proud to be recognized as a certified Pink Ribbon Facility. And as a Pink Ribbon Facility we take pride in providing every woman that comes to us for a mammogram with a digital mammography exam. We are now taking that commitment one step further by making it easier to have your annual mammogram screenings with "Ladies Night Out" Mammogram Parties. These parties afford women the convenience of getting their mammograms and a bone density screenings done after hours in a relaxed, spa-like environment Warm robes, hor d'oeuvres, and a complimentary glass of wine will be provided to each woman. The parties will be held each month from 4:00 - 8:00 p.m. We can accommodate 12 women per party. The "Ladies Night Out" Mammogram Party schedule for the next year is as follows: If you are concerned about getting COPD, there are steps you can take to protect yourself. • AMH Presents "Ladies Night Out" Mammogram Parties •Preventing COPD Incomplete relief while taking GERD medications Barrett's esophagus is a transformation or change of the esophageal lining in response to reflux. Barrett's esopha­ gus can be suspected by visible changes in the esophagus. However, it can only be confirmed by obtaining small tissue samples called biopsies. These biopsies are taken during and endoscopy which is a visual evaluation of the esophageal lining. Barrett's esophagus is not cancer but carries with it a risk of % to 1% per year. During the last weekend in October, Libby's ran a sale from which 10% of the proceeds were donated to Ashe Memorial to assist local women in the fight against breast cancer. The sale was a huge success, making the total donation to Ashe Memorial $1,020. This money will be used to pay for mammograms and the readings of mammograms for women who do not have insurance and cannot afford to pay for them. If you or someone you know needs a mammogram but cannot afford it, contact Patty Faw at 846-0781. Ashe Memorial Hospital would like take this opportunity to thank Libby Cockerham for her generosity and continued support. Together we can make a difference! Feeling like you can't breathe or take a deep breath Antacids Surgical therapy is available as an alternative to lifetime medical management. The most common surgical procedure fof GERD occurs when the muscle located between the esophagus and the stomach malfunctions. This muscle is called GERD is the Nissen fundoplication. This minimally invasive surgical procedure allows the surgeon to reconstruct the mal­ the lower esophageal sphincter (LES). When working properly the LES acts like a one-way valve that prevents stomach contents containing acid from refluxing into the esophagus. In patients with GERD, the defective LES allows functioning valve. Successful anti-reflux surgery stops the reflux and eliminates the need for medications. This surgery is stomach contents to leak back, or reflux, into the esophagus. This causes heartburn and other symptoms of GERD. not for everyone, but it is an option for interested patients who meet certain criteria. A hiatal hernia, sometimes called a hiatus hernia, occurs when part of the upper stomach bulges, or herniates, into the chest cavity. It bulges through the opening in the diaphragm where the esophagus enters the abdominal cavity. The present of a hiatal hernia and how it relates to GERD is often confused. A hiatal hernia can cohtribute to GERD. In fact most GERD patients have a hiatal hernia. However, the presence of a hiatal hernia does not necessarily mean a person has GERD. Libby Cockerham, Owner of Libby's and Laura Lambeth, CEO of Ashe Memorial Hospital. Shortness of breath while doing everyday activities Surgery What Causes GERD? Libby's Donates $1,020 to Ashe Memorial Hospital November is COPD Awareness Month: Learn More, Find Support Avoid Overeating For a donation of $5.00, iWHITE LIGHT In MEMORY or a GREEN LIGHT in HONOR will be placed on the Love Light Tree For a donation of $5.00 a White Light in Memory or Green Light in Honor will be placed on the Love Light Tree The lights will be placed on the "Love Light Tree" on the Ashe Memorial Hospital grounds. Contribution from D* names of your loved ones will be placed in a framed cabinet on disphvu, the Hospital Lobby until the next holiday season the following year. Individuals may purchase lights for the Tree by using one of the Love Light forms available at the Hospital or by using the form that appears in local newspapers. forms may be dropped off at the Hospital or mailed to the AMH Auxiliary 200 Hospital Avenue Jefferson, NC 28640. For more information, please contact Ttresa Patrick at 336-846-0784. State City Zip Code donation for the AMH Auxiliary Love Light Tree Enclosed is a $ This gift is: In Honor of. In Memory of Please send a card to acknowledge my gift to: �<<> JEFFERSON POST FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 29,2013 •flier 10,000 lights illuminate Early" Childhood The Walker Center Christmas tree FOUNDAX QN / Decorating the Christ­ mas tree were (from left): Jim Caudill, Mona McRae, Bobby Bouchelle. Lee K. Cornett, Linda Farthing, Melissa Stanley, Susan Phillips. Aileen Bentley, Debbie Cangiolosi, Angela Woodruff, Sue Harrold. James Harrold, Ted Hagaman, Tabitha Hudler, Susan Tolley and Joel Podbielski. Not pic­ tured: Bethany Swaim. Report: 3rd grade ean predict a child's success in school L* *V :i ; sm 30ti A special supplement of the Jefferson Post _ * Stephanie Carroll Carson N.C. News Service Submitted photo Jefferson Post _ Wilkes Community Col­ at The Walker Center, has lege ushered in the holiday helped to put the Lakey season on Tuesday, Nov. 26, Ballroom Christmas Tree by trimming its majestic in place for 24 years. "It is a 16-foot Christmas tree in big endeavor to put the tree the Lakey Ballroom of the up. But it is worth all the John A. Walker Community effort when we realize the joy it brings to the people Center. Volunteers MonaMcRae, who see it, especially the Linda Farthing, Susan Phil­ children.Iam proud to help lips, Aileen Bentley, Sue make it happen every year." It takes about a week to Harrold, James Harrold and Joel Podbielski along fully set up and trim the with several Walker Center massive tree which is an­ staff members spent the chored at the ceiling due morning creating the vision to its height. Staff mem­ especially for guests of the bers utilize a man-lift, two Walker Center. Over 10,000 10-foot ladders as well as lights sparkle around the six-foot ladders to assemble hundreds of delicate orna­ the tree and hang the lights. ments that embellish the Volunteers put on the final touches by helping to place tree. "The Lakey Ballroom the hundreds of colorful or­ Christmas Tree has become naments, which have been a tradition at The Walker collected over 26 years. Center. It is so beautifully And, every year the tree is decorated with festive holi­ decorated a bit differently, day lights as well as lovely but it is traditionally topped ornaments and garlands with a big bow with long that have been collected ribbons draping down the over the years. We are so sides. Cangiolosi says, "Chil­ pleased and proud to be able to present this breath­ dren and adults alike are taking touch of Christmas enchanted by our marvel­ to our community at this ous tree, and many from the special time of year. It istru­ community make it a point ly a sight to behold," says to stop by during the sea­ Debbie Cangiolosi, lead cli­ son to see it and take fam­ ent development specialist. ily photo with it. This year Bobby Bouchelle, techni­ guests for our American cal assistant and custodian Big Band "Home for the Holidays" Christmas Sea­ son Show as well as those who attend the various business, community and WCC holiday events will be amazed and delighted when they see this magnifi­ cent tree." Members of the commu­ nity are invited to enjoy the Christmas tree by visiting the John A. Walker Com­ munity Center. Many fami­ lies take the opportunity to snap some family photos in front of the tree. The volunteer program at Wilkes Community Col­ lege welcomes new partici­ pants. Contact the Lee K. Cornett, volunteer coordi­ nator at 336-838-6262 or lee.cornett@wilkescc.edu for more information. Wilkes Community College, a member of the North Carolina Communi­ ty College System, is a pub­ lic, two-year, open-door institution serving the people of Wilkes, Ashe and Alleghany counties and be­ yond. Established in 1965, WCC continues to build on a strong history of meeting the educational needs and cultural interests of our students, community and workforce. WCC prepares learners for success in a dynamic world. / A TERRIBLE Third grade is the makeor-break point when it comes to a child's success, according to a new report by the Annie E. Casey foundation, and a major­ ity of children are missing the marie. The new analysis found that only 36 percent of third graders are on track with cognitive devel­ opment. In North Carolina, fund­ ing for early care and learning programs such as Smart Start and pre-K has decreased by $101 million since 2009. Tracy Zimmerman, di­ rector of strategic commu­ nications, North Carolina Early Childhood Founda­ tion, explained why third grade is so crucial. "Children really go from learning to read to reading to learn. What we know about third grade now is that where you are in third grade is a significant pre­ dictor of your future aca­ demic achievement," she said. Currently the North Carolina Supreme Court is considering arguments in a case that will decide if the state must pay for pre­ school for at-risk students. If the court decides it is an obligation of the state, that could require North Caroli­ na to accommodate 60,000 children at a cost of $300 million annually. In addition to early learning, the report finds that social and emotional skills also help secure suc­ cess for children. Laura Speer with the Annie E. Casey Foundation said en­ abling parents to expand their involvement in their children's lives can help foster that skill set. "Having the flexible work schedule - it's so im­ portant. Also things like providing paid sick leave for parents could make a huge, huge difference," Speer said. Policy recommendations from the report include programs to support par­ ents so they can care and provide for their children, increase access to early childhood education for low-income children and develop programs that sup­ port a child's transition to elementary school. The achievement gap be­ tween low-income children also is pronounced when it comes to early childhood education: Only 19 percent of children below 200 per­ cent of the poverty level have age-appropriate cog­ nitive skills by third grade. Zimmerman said closing the gap requires an "all hands on deck" approach. "There really is no silver bullet. To really move the needle on the achievement gap, we need to start look­ ing at the root causes and come together across or­ ganizations," Zimmerman said. Research indicates that the first 2,000 days of a child's life - from birth to age 3 - are the foundation for their future success, she added. The report is available from the Casey Foundation at www.AECF.org. V THING HAPPENS WHEN YOU DON'T ADVERTISE. NO ONE NOTICES Y0D ANYMORE Jefferson Post (336) 846-7164 w w w. jeffer sonpost.com j'or the best ADVERTISING RESULTS / ( 111 \ \*" Submitted photo| Jefferson Post The recent CNA graduates are (from left, front row) Mychal Shepherd, Amy Carter, Jennifer Murphy, Amanda Flnley, (from left, back row) Katherine Payne, Stephanie Matkins, Danielle Krueger and Robert Powers, and they are all from Ashe County. Wilkes-Ashe Campus congratulates CNA graduates Wilkes Community College-Ashe Campus con­ gratulates its recent CNA program graduates, who were taught by instructor Lisa R. Burgess, R.N. The graduates are: Mychal Shepherd, Amy Carter, Jennifer Murphy, Amanda Finley, Katherine Payne, Stephanie Matkins, Danielle Krueger and Rob­ ert Powers, all from Ashe County. Wilkes Community Col­ lege, a member of the North Carolina Commu­ nity College System, is a public, two-year, opendoor institution serving the people of Wilkes, Ashe and Alleghany counties and beyond. Established in 1965, WCC continues to build on a strong history of meeting the educational needs and cultural interests of our students, community and workforce. < WCC prepares learners for success in a dynamic world. New predatoiy din terrorized early tyrannosaurs Tracey Peake NC State News Services A new species of car­ nivorous dinosaur - one of the three largest ever dis­ covered in North America - lived alongside and com­ peted with small-bodied ty­ rannosaurs 98 million years ago. This newly discovered species, Siats meekerorum, (pronounced see-atch) was the apex predator of its time, andkept tyrannosaurs from assuming toppredator roles for millions of years. Named after a cannibal­ istic man-eating monster from Ute tribal legend, Siats is a species of carcharodontosaur, a group of giant meat-eaters that includes some of the larg­ est predatory dinosaurs ever discovered. The only other carcharodontosaur known from North America is Acrocanthosaurus, which roamed eastern North America more than 10 mil­ lion years earlier. Siats is only the second carchar- Submitted image | Jefferson Post Jorge Gonzales produced this Image of the Siats Meekrorum. odontosaur ever discovered in North America; Acroc­ anthosaurus, discovered in 1950, was the first. "It's been 63 years since a predator of this size has been named from North America," said Lindsay Zanno, a North Carolina State University paleontol­ ogist with a joint appoint­ ment at the North Caro­ lina Museum of Natural Sciences, and lead author of a Nature Communica­ tions paper describing the find. "You can't imagine how thrilled we were to see the bones of this behemoth poking out of the hillside." Zanno and colleague Peter Makovicky, from Chicago's Field Museum of Natural History, discov­ ered the partial skeleton of the new predator in Utah's Cedar Mountain Formation in 2008. The species name acknowledges the Meeker family for its support of ear­ ly career paleontologists at the Field Museum, includ­ ing Zanno. The recovered speci­ men belonged to an indi­ vidual that would have been more than 30 feet long and weighed at least four tons. Despite its giant size, these bones are from a juvenile. 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The second interview will likely be in New York City or California the first week in December, the person told The Joe Rimkus Jr. | Miami Herald/MCT Associated Press on condition of anonymity because details Tackle Jonathan Martin, right, and Richie Incognito are seen in their stance about the investigation are con­ before the ball is snapped during a Miami Dolphins practice at the Dolphins training facility during preseason workouts. fidential. Martin alleges he was counseling for emotional issues. the next few weeks." harassed daily by teammates, Incognito was suspended Nov. The league had not given an including Richie Incognito, who 3 and filed a grievance against indication how long the inquiry has been suspended. Martin was the Dolphins seeking to rejoin might last. interviewed for nearly seven the team. Dolphins tackle Jonathan hours by "Wells on Nov. 15 in Without both players, the Martin says he was harassed New York. Dolphins (5-6) lost Sunday to daily by teammates, including Wells spent the past week Carolina, 20-16. Afterward sev­ fellow offensive lineman Richie interviewing Dolphins play­ eral Dolphins said the scandal Incognito. ers, coaches and staff in South hadn't been a distraction. Incognito was suspended Florida, and he also met with The lawyer conducting the indefinitely by the team on Nov. Incognito. Wells said his work NFL's investigation into possible 3, and will miss his third con­ would continue over the next bullying on the Miami Dolphins secutive game Sunday when few weeks on the case, wliich wrapped up an opening series of the Dolphins play the Carolina inspired a national debate about interviews with every player and Panthers. workplace bullying. coach, along with others who On Thursday, Incognito Martin, a second-year pro work for the team, last week. agreed to postponehis grievance from Stanford, left the team A statement released Saturday hearing challenging the suspen­ Oct. 28 and has been with fam­ by Ted Wells' law firm added: sion until Wells completes his ily in California undergoing "Our work will continue over investigation. In a statement, Top performers for week 11 Incognito said he would cooper­ ate hilly with Wells, with a goal of rejoining the Dolphins. "We have concluded our ini­ tial round of interviews with the Miami Dolphins and spent time with every player and coach, as well as key staff members and management," Saturday's state­ ment from Wells said. He went on to thank Dolphins owner Stephen Ross and "play­ ers, coaches and staff for their complete cooperation through­ out this process." Wells met last week with Martin in New York. Martin, a second-year pro from Stanford, has said he wants to play football again. He has been with family in California undergoing treatment for emo­ tional issues. Incognito has said he regrets racist and profane language he used with Martin, but said it stemmed from a culture of locker room "brotherhood," not bullying. Wells is expected to determine the roles of coach Joe Philbin, other coaches and Miami's front office, and the NFL has said his final report will be made public. Ross has acknowledged that changes are needed and formed two committees to study the team's locker room culture. PASSING • Philip Rivers. Chargers, threw for 392 yards and three touchdowns, including a 26-yard scoring strike to Seyi Ajirotutu'with 24 sec­ onds left, in San Diego's 41-38 victory over Kansas City. • Tom Brady. Patriots, was 34 of 50 for 344 yards and three touchdowns in New England's 34-31 overtime win over Denver. • Josh McCown. Bears, passed for 352 yards - the third best total of his career and most since 2005 - and two touchdowns with an interception in Chicago's 42-21 loss at St. Louis. • Ryan Fitzpatrick. Titans, completed 30 of 42 passes for 320 yards and two TDs, includ­ ing a 10-yarder to Kendall Wright with 10 seconds remaining to lead Tennessee past ' Oakland 23-19. • Carson Palmer. Cardinals, was 26 for 37 for 314 yards and two touchdowns to help Arizona cruise past Indianapolis 40-11. • Alex Smith. Chiefs, had three touchdown tosses in a losing cause as Kansas City fell to San Diego 41-38. RUSHING • Knowshon Moreno, Broncos, ran for a career-high 224 yards and a TD on 37 carries in a losing cause as Denver fell to New England 34-31 in overtime. • Adrian Peterson, Vikings, had 146 yards rushing and a touchdown on 32 carries in Minnesota's 26-26 tie at Green Bay. • Jamaal Charles. Chiefs, ran for 115 yards and two touchdowns in Kansas City's 41-38 loss to San Diego. • Andre Brown. Giants, had 127 yards rush­ ing on 21carries in New York's 24-21 defeat against Dallas. N Eddie Lacy. Packers, ran for 110 yards and a touchdown on 25 carries in Green Bay's 26-26 tie with Minnesota. • Benny Cunningham. Rams, rushed for 109 yards on 13 carries, most of it in the second half of St. Louis' 42-21 win over Chicago after Zac Stacy was sidelined with concussionlike symptoms. NFL played on a dark day in America Tim Dahlberg AP Sports Columnist the games played. The decision was made a bit easier by the fact teams in Dallas and Washington were both playing on the road Americans grieved in front of their televi­ that weekend and the NBA and NHL went sion sets on a brutally grim Sunday after­ on with their limited schedules. noon 50 years ago as a horse-drawn caisson But even within the league there were took the body of President Kennedy from deep divisions on the propriety of playing the White House to lie in state in the before Kennedy had even been laid to rest. Capitol Rotunda. The Redskins offered to forgo their $75,000 In Dallas, a nightclub operator named guarantee so they wouldn't have to take the Jack Ruby further stunned the nation that train to Philadelphia, and Eagles President day by shooting Lee Harvey Oswald to Frank McNamee was so unhappy about death in black-and-white images broadcast his team playing that he went to a memo­ across the country. rial for the president at Independence Hall And in seven U.S. cities, men put on rather than the game. their shoulder pads, strapped on their hel­ "Simply and flatly the game is being mets and took the field to play games that played by order of the commissioner," suddenly didn't seem so fun anymore. McNamee said tersely. As unimaginable as it might seem today If there were any great performances — and did seem to many even then — the that day, they went widely unnoticed. The NFL played on despite the assassination of games were not televised because CBS was a president just two days earlier. devoting its airwaves fulltime to coverage "Everyone has a different way of pay­ of the assassination, and sports writers ing respects," Commissioner Pete Rozelle of the day were as much in mourning as said that day at Yankee Stadium. "I went everyone else. to church today andI imagine many of the "Big men were playing a boy's sport at people at the game here did, too. Icannot the wrong time," sports columnist Arthur feel that playing the game was disrespect­ Daley wrote in The New York Times. ful, nor can I feel that Ihave made a mis­ Some players — particularly those on the take." Los Angeles Rams — had no desire to play. Rozelle was wrong on both counts, They took the field because they had to, something he would later admit when he because the commissioner had declared the called his decision to play the games the games would go on. worst mistake he made in 29 years as com­ Others almost seemed to welcome the missioner. But play them they did, from respite from the dreariness of the day. stadiums in the East to the Los Angeles "It was hard to think football before Coliseum even as the rival American the game," St. Louis quarterback Charlie Football League canceled its slate of games Johnson said that day. "Then it passed." and most colleges had canceled theirs the "I think everybody felt something," day before. Chicago Bears tight end Mike Ditka said. Rozelle would later say he made his "Not having known the man, however,I decision the afternoon of the assassina­ think he would have not wanted it post­ tion based partly on advice from Pierre poned. So we go out on the field — and it's Salinger, the White House press secretary, business to us — and after the firat kickoff who told him Kennedy would have wanted all you think about is the Steelers." SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT Most New Vehicles Sold By Ross Now Come With A Limited: The fans might have been seeking an escape themselves. Despite worries that stadiums could be half empty, games in New York, Milwaukee, Pittsburgh and Philadelphia were all sellouts. And while about 150 tickets were sent back for refunds in Pittsburgh, another 300 were sold the day before the game. At the stadiums, flags were at half-staff and there was a moment of silence before the game. Fans were asked to join in sing­ ing the national anthem, and many had transistor radios tuned in to the latest developments in Dallas and Washington. The NFL was hardly the sports behe­ moth it is today. It had just 14 teams — the Detroit Lions were sold that week for $6 million — and lagged behind baseball and college football in popularity. The league had just weathered a gambling scandal, it faced competition from the upstart yet still decidedly inferior AFL and the first Super Bowl was still four years away. Still, the decision to play was shocking to many, made even more so when the shooting of Oswald was captured on TV just minutes before the East Coast games were scheduled to kick off. So much had happened in the previous 48 hours that it seemed incomprehensible that playing foot­ ball games would somehow restore .some normalcy to a shattered nation. That they played football that Sunday was a blunder Rozelle would come to regret. It was also one the NFL would take pains to avoid after the 911 attacks, when the entire season was pushed back a week while workers dug through the rubble of the World Trade Center. Sports can be a healer, but it can't heal everything. Certainly not a nation trau­ matized by the killing of a president who always seemed so full of life. On that painful Sunday a half century ago, nothing could. RECEIVING • Josh Gordon, Browns, tied a team mark with 14 catches for a franchise-record 237 yards and a touchdown in Cleveland's 27-11 loss to Pittsburgh. • Julian Edelman. Patriots, caught nine pass es for 110 yards and two TDs to help lead New England past Denver 34-31 in overtime. • Tiquan Underwood. Buccaneers, had two touchdown receptions in Tampa Bay's 24-21 win at Detroit. • Brandon Marshall, Bears, caught 10 passes for 117 yards and a score in Chicago's 42-21 loss at St. Louis. • Keenan Allen, Chargers, had nine receptions for 124 yards to help San Diego edge Kansas City 41-38. • Jason Witten, Cowboys, caught touchdown passes of 20 and 2 yards in Dallas' 24-21 win over the New York Giants. DEFENSE • Karlos Dansby, Cardinals returned an Intercep­ tion 22 yards for a score and the Cardinals won their fourth in a row with a 40-11rout of the Colts. • Von Miller, Broncos, ran back a fumble return 60 yards for a touchdown in Denver's 34-31over­ time loss to New England. • Audie Cole, Vikings, finished with 13 tackles and a sack starting for leading tackier Erin Henderson, who missed Minnesota's 26-26 tie with Green Bay for a personal matter. • Robert Quinn. Rams, stripped Chicago's Josh McCown on a sack and then scooped up the ball on a 31-yard return for his first career NFL touch­ down inSt. Louis' 42-21 victory over Chicago. • Jeff Heath. Cowboys, returned a fumble 50 yards for a touchdownas Dallas edged the New York Giants 24-21. 1Leonard Johnson, Buccaneers, returned one of Matthew Stafford's four interceptions 48 yards for a score to help Tampa Bay top Detroit 24-21. WE BEAT THE GAME WHEN IT COMES TO LOW PRICES PIBIIIBIIBilM.IBIiBfflmii.JJHMl i rout TIRE STORE! 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Jonath?r Jordar Partly sunny. recogni High. 48- Low. 37 by MADL SPORTS INSIDE Ashe boys w Downtown Miller Ins./Dr. businesses had Pepper tourne.> a busy weekend ... Page 6 Vol. 88, Issue .97 i Tuesday, December 3,2013 Over 40 new state laws in aL Christina Day Staff Writer A number of new state laws have taken effect as of Dec. 1, in­ cluding a measure to crack down on wildlife poachers. House Bill 936 establishes the creation of a Wildlife Poacher Re­ ward Fund. The fund will be used to pay rewards to those who pro­ vide information that leads to the arrest and conviction of poachers. Officer Josh Hudson with the N.C. Resources Commission ac­ knowledged that this new law could play a role in Ashe County. "We have our fair share of road hunting and people coming in from other counties to road hunt," Hudson said. Hudson said incidents such as failing to tag and register deer have occurred in the county. E.T. Weaver, President of the Ashe County Wildlife Club, said that while poaching is a reality in the area, it is also inexcusable. "Our deer herd has expanded and numbers have increased to the point that there is no real jus­ tification to poach," Weaver said. "Given a little time spent in the woods, hunters should be able to legally harvest a deer." The club will not allow those who have been convicted of poaching to join. The Wildlife Poacher Rewards will be funded by the fees levied against those convicted of poach­ ing in the state. Increased penalties for a va­ riety of convictions Also included in the 43 new pieces of legislature are in­ creased penalties for child abus­ ers and increased prosecution for those who seek to financially exploit the elderly. A law named in memory of Caylee Anthony, the Florida tod­ dler whose disappearance was not reported immediately to authorities, makes it a criminal offense to fail to report the dis­ appearance of a child to law en­ forcement. Caylee's Law also in­ creases the criminal penalty for concealing the death of a child or obstructing the investigation of a missing child. Failing to report or preventing ... Page 3 = ' •Ut** *1.00 is of Dec. 1 another t irting the abuse, ueath of a minor will result in a mis­ demeanor. Those with prior convictions for the possession or manufac­ turing of methamphetamine will now face stricter penalties for manufacturing methamphet­ amine in the presence of chil­ dren, disabled or the elderly. Senate Bill 140 aims to pro­ tect the financial security of the elderly in North Carolina. The law will promote efforts to "in­ crease the recognition, reporting and prosecution" of persons who defraud or otherwise financially exploit older citizens. A portion of the bill also allo­ cates funding for law enforcement training to recognize the signs of elder financial exploitation. The Respect for our Fallen He­ roes law will prohibit disorderly conduct at the funeral, memorial services or processional routes of fallen military personnel. Protesters are now required to maintain a certain distance from funeral proceedings. In some situations, the disor­ derly conduct will be considered a Class 2 misdemeanor. Other new statutes include increased penalties for theft of utilities via gas, water or electric lines, misuse of the 911 system, violations of the controlled sub­ stances act and violations of the seed law. cday@civilasmedia.com Wood stove causes fire at J&S Motors Wil Petty Staff Writer A structural fire occurred at ap­ proximately 12:15 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 29, at the J & S Motor Shop in downtown Warrensville. According to Warrensville Volun­ teer Fire Department Chief Brian Ashley, the fire was caused by a malfunction in a wooden stove in the basement of the business, lo­ cated on 4996 N.C. 88. Smoke was seen from the garage and entrance as well. While there was significant dam­ age done to the structure, Ashley said he believed the damages to the business are salvageable. Responding units were from Lansing, Warrensville and West Jefferson VFDs, as well as the Ashe County Rescue Squad. jpetty@civitasmedia.com RicWoodie. co-owner of Parker Tie and the title sponsor and the overall winner Adam Ham. Ham won $150, courtesy of Parker Tie Co. for his "Zombie Dude" cos­ tume. Cliff Clark | Jefferson Post Halloween costume contest winners announced Christina Day Staff Reporter Wil Petty | Jefferson Post A structural fire occurred on 4996 N.C. 88 in Warrensville. The fire was caused by a malfunction of a wooden stove in the business of J&S Motors. Ashe workforce below state average in weekly wages, household income Wil Petty Staff Writer Workers in Ashe County make well below the state average in weekly wages and household incomes, ac­ cording to the 2013 High Country Workforce Development Board Data Book. According to the data, Ashe Coun­ ty workers make an average weekly wage of $556, or 70 cents to every dollar earned by workers in the state. The county ranks fourth in the High Country region behind Watauga (76.7 percent), Wilkes (75 percent) and Mitchell (73.7 percent) counties. According to the Databook, "While High Country industries have long benefitted from lower labor costs, this fact could also be contributing to our overall poverty rates and food insecurity." The average weekly wage in the state is $791, $235 more than Ashe County workers. The estimates came from 2010 Census data and the N.C. Department of Commerce. Median household incomes in Ashe County are also below the state average, earning 75.8 percent of the average state household income. Ashe ranks third in the High Coun­ try in terms of household income behind Yancey (78.3 percent) and Avery (76.6 percent) counties. According to the Databook, Ashe County families earn a median house­ hold income of $34,538, compared to the N.C. median of $45,570. Majority of workforce over 55, under 18 Approximately 37.6 percent of the Ashe County workforce is 55 or older, compared to 26.4 percent of the statewide workforce, according to the Databook. "According to the 2012 Compre­ hensive Economic Development Strategy produced by the High Coun­ try Council of Governments, the High Country's median age is 45," according to the Databook. In addition to the older workforce, another 19.4 percent of the county's workforce is under the age of 18. The figures are below the North Carolina average of 23.8 percent. For the High Country area, trends show workers 55 being a larger part of the workforce from 2007 to 2011, while those under 18 decreased dur­ ing the same time frame. The major industries for those over 55 include manufacturing, health care and management, while those under 18 have a larger pres­ ence and accommodation and food services, as well as the retail trade. '•M The Jefferson Post's on­ line Halloween costume contest ended on Sat Nov. 9. with over 50 submis­ sions. The Parker Tie Co. sponsored a grand prize of $150, which went to Adam Ham of Jefferson. Ham was the overall vote-getter with 886 votes cast for his creepy "Zombie Dude" cos­ tume, complete with fake brains poking out of his white hat. This year's category sponsors were Bella Ragazza's Italian Kitchen for "scariest," Dr. Charles W. Jones, MD, PA for "funni­ est," 'Tis the Season for All Seasons for "cutest" and Vannoy Construction for "most original." Nearly 3,600 votes were submitted in the online Halloween costume con­ test. Costumes included mummies, cowboys, the "Real Housewives of Ashe County" and plenty of zombies. The "funniest" winner, Chuck Thompson of Lan­ sing, received an impres­ sive 344 votes and a $50 prize for his Mad Hatter costume. Thompson even earned grand prize winner "Zombie Dude's" endorse­ ment for his attire. Another zombie, Lilly Brooks Mayberry of Crumpler, took home a $50 prize and title of "scariest" with 41 votes. Lilly could be seen roaming the streets of downtown West Jefferson on Halloween looking for candy to feed on. The winner of "cutest" was well-earned by Macey Heart of West Jefferson, entered by her mother. Her pink "Hello Kitty" costume won 279 votes and a $50 prize. Dan McAulay of Boone took home a $50 prize for "most original." Dan's "The Kilted Wraith" was an elaborate homemade costume inspired by the movies "Star Wars" and "Mad Max." His creativity paid off, and earned him an outstanding 541 votes. Thank you to everyone who joined the virtual cos­ tume party, and thank you to our sponsors. cday@civitasmedia.com Check out more photos on page 8 Lilly Brooks Mayberry won the scariest costume title and $50 courtesy of Bella Ragazza's Italian Kitchen. Submitted photo| Jefferson Post jpetty@civitasmedla.com Sen. Soucek hosting education panel in Deep Gap Wil Petty Stall Writer Soucek f State senator Dan Soucek (R45) will be hosting a panel at the Deep Gap Volunteer Fire Depart­ ment from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 5. The panel will be on the topic of education, which has faced many changes in North Carolina with new laws passed by the state Gen­ eral Assembly. "Education remains a critical is­ sue," Soucek said in a release. "All the recent legislative changes have led to confusion about what's go­ ing on in Raleigh. This Education Forum provides all constituents an opportunity to understand the changes, to voice their thoughts, and to continue discussions with education leaders across the in­ dustry," Soucek's district includes Ashe, Alleghany, Avery, Caldwell and Watauga counties. The sena­ tor also serves as co-chair of the state's Senate Education Commit­ tee. The panel discussion will focus on the recent changes in the state's education system. Topics such as tenure, teacher pay and school legislation will be about by the bipartisan pai The Deep Gap Volunte Department is located at 61 U.S. 421 in Watauga Coun Anyone with specific qi they would like to see ansv addressed by the panel ca Soucek at Dan .Soucek@n< |petty@civitasmedia com �k PACK 2 TUIVSDAY, DECEMBER 3, 2013 JEFFERSON Pos'I Vance and Prosel Jordan recognized by MADD exchange wedding vows as 'legislative champion' Submitted photo | Jefferson Post Vaughn Andrew Vance and Cerelina Carmen Proesi of New York, N.Y. were married on Nov. 5,2013, in St. John's, Antigua. Proesi, originally of California City, Calif., is the daughter of Ron Proesi and Judy Antido Proesi. Vance, originally from West Jefferson, is the son of Steve Vance and Ann Seigler Vance. Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) an­ nounced its "2013 Leg­ islative Champions" and recognized Representa­ tives Jonathan Jordan, Darren Jackson and John Faircloth,as well as senators Bill Rabon, Jim Davis and Tom Apodaca for their lead­ ership within the N.C. Legis­ lature to stop drunk driving. "MADD thanks these lawmakers for their dedica­ tion and commitment to advancing MADD s mission in North Carolina. MADD appreciates their tireless ef­ forts to improving North Carolina's DWI law and to working to save lives," said MADD National President Jan Withers. In 2013, Representatives Jordan, Jackson, and Faircloth were primary sponsors of H 536 that required igni­ tion intedocks for all con­ victed drunk drivers. Sena­ tor Bill Rabon authored a similar measure with S 434. "We can't prevent every road fatality, but every driv­ ing while impaired fatality is 100% preventable. Mandato­ County crime report Nov. 4 Joseph Clinton Roland, 38, of Crumpler was charged with an assault on a child under the age of 12. Bond was set at $10,000. Clinton was released later that day. Nov. 5 James Ray Stanley, 33, of Lansing was charged with Correction In the Nov. 29 edition of the Jefferson Post, the article "Jefferson mayor resigns from post" in­ correctly refers to the mayor Dana Tugman as Dana Tugwell. fleeing arrest with a mo­ tor vehicle and two counts of non-support of a child. Bond was set at $13,123. Nov. 6 Adrian Pierre Loper, 20, of West Jefferson was charged with passion with intent to manufacture, .sell or deliver marijuana. Bond was set at $1,500. Loper was released later that day. Nov. 7 Waylon Randall Foster, 30, of Lansing was charged with assault on a female. Bond was set at $500. Fos­ ter was released later that day. James Matthew Greer, 30, of Trinity was charged with non-support of a child. Bond was set at $4,293.64. Sherrellyn Taylor Davis, North Carolina, has cam­ paigned for a full-service crime lab in the area. Up to 48 percent of DWI cases in­ volving blood testing have been dismissed annually, due to the 2009 Melendez v Diaz ruling, along with inadequate resources at the state lab. "It is both satisfying and an honor to have made a dif­ ference in drafting legislation to help," Davis said. "The real credit goes to those in the field who brought the issue to my attention and provided a practical remedy. _ I am proud to be associated with such remarkable public servants." "How fortunate we are in Western N.C. to have legisla­ tors who keep a close watch on public safety issues, listen to the needs and concerns of law enforcement officers and prosecutors and who show extraordinary compassion to crime victims," said MADD Western North Carolina Chapter leader Ellen Pitt. As part of MADD's Cam­ paign to Eliminate Drunk Driving® that was launched in 2006, MADD advocates for laws requiring for all convicted drunk drivers to use an ignition interlock for at least six months. Prior to the Campaign, only New Mexk lexico, required ignition interlocks for all convicted drunk drivers. Today, 20 states require ignition interlocks for all drunk convicted North drivers. Carolina these devices tor repeat, refusals and first-time offenders with a blood alcohol concentration of .15 or greater. Also in 2013, Senators Da­ vis and Apodaca authored SB 3 which provides for all hospitals to test for blood al­ cohol concentration (BAC) and provides for 19 new toxicology positions. For years, the law enforce­ ment community, hand-inhand with MADD Western ry interlocks for all offenders is a policy worth continuing to fight for," Jackson said. "We can prevent people from becoming repeat offenders. We can prevent someone from being able to start their car if they have been drink­ ing. We can make a difference." "It is an honor to be recognized by MADD - an organization I re­ spect for its mis­ sion and commit­ ment to stopping riving, drunk driving, ill continue working alongside fellow Jordan legislators to help eliminate needless drunk driving tragedies and improve highway safety in North Carolina," Rabon said. "MADD applauds Repre­ sentatives Faircloth, Jordan, Jackson and Senator Ra­ bon for their leadership in reforming North Carolina ignition interlock law," said MADD North Carolina Ex­ ecutive Director LaRonda Scott. Shopping for the holidays 54, of Jefferson was charged with simple assault. Bond was set at $1,000. Davis was released on Nov. 8. Nov. 8 Angela Lee Turner, 38, of West Jefferson was charged with non-support of a child. Bond was set at $1,000. Jane Bingham McNeill, 41, of Fleetwood was charged with driving while impaired and open contain­ er after consuming alcohol. Bond was set at $500. Mc­ Neill was released on Nov. 9. Nov. 9 Joe Kenneth Neaves, 52, of Crumpler was charged with communicating threats and being intoxi­ cated and disruptive. Bond was set at $1,000. Neaves was released on Nov. 15. Wil Petty |Jefferson Post Lexi, Leo and Layne Guerra of Columbia, S.C. shop at the Piney Creek Products booth, owned by Danny Harvey, on Saturday, Nov. 30. The last holiday market of the season will take place from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 7. 1 1 C|lfE PACKAGES r i V E UNDER 5 0 Hani Haul ASK ABOUT caxaxisptiiD) INTERNET SAME DAY INSTALLATION OVER 30 PREMIUM MOVIE CHANNELS AS LOW AS .... HBO esnzEi .HfiwnME. start IN UP TO 6 ROOMS CALL TODAYINSTALLED TODAY! For 3 months. 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Check out what we're up to and let us know what's up with you. http://www.facebook.com/paKes/Jefferson-Po8t/1928421 704 19 Staff Writer Businesses throughout downtown West Jefferson saw an increase in shop­ pers for Small Business Saturday, which occurred Saturday, Nov. 30. "One of the best things about West Jefferson is its eclectic sops featuring local artists," said Kelly Clampitt of CatchLight Gallery. "It's great that the community comes out and helps small businesses." Clampitt said visitors had been coming in the gallery throughout the day to check out the local art­ work. Out-of-town visitors were also in numbers throughout the day, as the choose and cut season for Christmas trees got under way. Many of those visitors had also taken the opportu­ nity to visit the local shops. "Business has been great," said Terri Filipski, owner of Carolina Coun­ try Wines. "From the time we opened there has been steady traffic. People have been coming in all day." Alongside the wine tast­ ing, the business also invit­ ed Terry's Smoke House, to provide free meat sam­ ples that were dipped in the company's pear and jalapeno barbecue sauce. Filipski said the town had been packed through­ out the day. People she had talked to had come from all Sign up for FREE Your Door! Being found via online searches drives customers to your door. Highly trafficked online business directory, increases customers. Wil Petty |Jefferson Post Backstreet Beads and other businesses throughout Ashe County were frequented by customers during Small Business Saturday on Saturday, Nov. 30. As the shopping day contin­ ues to grow in popularity, local businesses are seeing heavier traffic on the Saturday after Thanksgiving. over. Several downtown busi­ nesses were putting dis­ counts on items in celebra­ tion of the shopping day. The day was created as a way for entrepreneurs and small shops to compete with the box stores and e-businesses during Black Friday and Cyber Monday. While some businesses saw a large increase of cus­ tomers, others didn't see a higher number of custom­ ers. "Considering the econ­ omy, business has stayed about the same," said Michelle Hanson of Back­ street Beads. "There may have been a few more shop­ pers." The shop specializes in beads and jewelry. Han­ son said there had been an overall higher number of people in downtown West Jefferson throughout the weekend. "Overall there seems to be an improvement (of people knowing about the day)," she said. "There has been a lot more foot traf­ fic." jpetty@civitasmedia.com OBITUARIES Simple. Affordable. Effective. Upgrades Available! • Need a website for your business? • Need to drive more local customers to your website? • Want to sell your products online? • Don't have the time or desire to hire a web tech? • Need to optimize your search tags? (Search Engine Optimization) Claiming your search engine-optimized listing is easy! MRS. WINIFRED ELLIOTT RASH Mrs. Winifred Elliott Rash of Lansing died on Monday, Nov. 25, 2013, at the Margate Health and Rehab Center. She was 85. Mrs. Rash was born on March 12, 1928, in Ashe County to Thomas and Flora Elliott. She was the youngest of four children. Mrs. Rash was preceded in death by her parents; husband Virgil C. Rash; and two brothers, Ray­ mond Elliott and Bluford Elliott. Winifred's first job was cooking at Ashe Memo­ rial Hospital; later she worked for Belk's Depart­ ment Store in West Jef­ ferson. She married Virgil C. Rash on July 15, 1953, and moved to Peoria, 111., where her husband worked for Caterpillar Industries. While living in Illinois, their son Gary was born on June 7, 1954. After re­ turning to Lansing five years later, they purchased a farm and built their home along the bank of the New River. Winifred then began a job at Sprague Electric as an assembly operator, where she worked until her retirement. She was widowed at the young age of 42 and helped Gary on the farm until he finished his schooling. Ge­ nealogy was of great inter­ est to Winifred. Besides pursuing her own family history, she compiled obit­ uary histories of the Moun­ tain Union Churches and Primitive Baptist Churches of Ashe County. Among her other interests were being involved with her church choir for which she played the piano for many years. She professed a faith in the Lord, Jesus Christ at an early age and became a member at Oak Grove Bap­ tist Church. Winifred will be deeply missed by her family, her church and her neighbors and friends. Mrs. Rash is survived by her son, Gary Rash and wife Sandy of Lan­ sing; sister, Ruth Huffman of Scottsville; two grand­ children, Jason Rash and fianc£ Rebecca Victoria, Myla Farmer and hus­ band Dustin; two great­ grandchildren, Noah and Isabella Farmer; two step great-grandchildren, Sadie Glenn and Aly-Rose Horton; and several nieces and nephews. Funeral services were held on Wednesday, Nov. 27, 2013, at the Ashelawn Memorial Chapel by Rev. George Grubb, Rev. Tom­ my Dollar, and Brother Ralph Smith. Burial fol­ lowed in Ashelawn Memo­ rial Gardens. The family received friends at Ashelawn Me­ morial Chapel. Flowers were appreci­ ated or memorials may be made to Oak Grove Baptist Church, c/o Larry Stanley, 852 Stanley Road, Warrensville,NC 28693. Words of comfort and remembrance may be viewed or sent to the fam­ ily through our website at www.badgerfuneralhome. com. Ashelawn Memorial Chapel was entrusted with Mrs. Rash's arrangements. LLOYD WILLIAM JONES Lloyd William Jones, from Clinton, Tenn., passed away on Monday, Nov. 25, 2013, at Method­ ist Medical Center in Oak Ridge, Tenn. He was 67. Lloyd was born May 13, 1946, in Jefferson to par­ ents Kermit Clifton and Okla Fay Jones. He is survived by chil­ dren, Cindy Woodring, Christopher Beatty, and Ashley Jones Salem; a sis­ ter, Carol Johnson; grand­ children, Phillip Woodring, Leigh Ann Isaacs, Alexan­ der Beatty, Elijah Beatty, Andrew Beatty, and Lydia Hope Beatty; great-grand­ children, Ariah Isaacs and Braxton Woodring; a neph­ ew, Barry Johnson; a niece, Sherry Barker; and a close friend, Pat Crisp. The funeral service was held Nov. 26, 2013, in the chapel of Jones Mortuary with Pastor Luke Kidwell officiating. His interment was on Saturday, Nov. 30, 2013, at the Ashelawn Me­ morial Chapel, Gardens and Mausoleum in Jeffer­ son with full military hon­ ors. In lieu of flowers the family has asked that dona­ tions be made to the Amer­ ican Cancer Society. Jones Mortuary in Clin­ ton, Tenn., is in charge of all arrangements. • Condolences can be to the family at www.jonesmortuaryUc.com Read obituaries and offer condolences online at Jeffersonpost.com Step 1 - Log on to jeffersonpost.com and click on "Businesses." Step 2 - Search for your business using the search bar. Step 3 - After locating your business, click on the title to view your listing. Then select "Is this your business? Claim it!" Step 4 - Read and confirm. Step 5 - Fill out the new account form and select"Sign me Up." JEFFERSONPOST.COM your news 24/7 from The Jefferson Post For more information, email cclark@jeffersonpost.com or call 846-7164 fi �"...were it left tome to decide whether we should have a government without newspapers or newspapers without a government, I should not hesitate a moment to prefer the latter." — Thomas Jefferson, 1787 The Carolina way to give thanks Two hundred years eat. In a land and a time ago, long before the days when we produce more of parades with helium- than enough food it is filled balloons, mara­ inexcusable for anyone thon football games and to go hungry. "Black Friday,'' a brave We often don't see group of settlers came to neighbors, co-workers North Carolina looking or others around us who for a better life. need help either I've been re­ because we aren't reading Inglis looking or believe Fletcher's won­ that by paying derful Carolina taxes to a govern­ Series of histori­ ment that pro­ cal novels, first vides food stamps published in the and other assis­ 1940s. Fletcher Tom tance we are do­ did extensive ing our part. But Campbell research and NC Spin these programs throughout these do not relieve us books we learn of our personal what life was like for those who first came responsibility and evi­ to this "Goodliest Land." dence indicates the gap Without the convenienc­ between the haves and es of indoor plumbing, have-nots is growing. Earlier this week, electricity, central heat, preventive medicine or Pope Francis, in outlin­ stores, they spent long ing the mission state­ hours working to over­ ment for his papacy come storms, disease wrote, "I prefer a church and hostile people. Trav­ which is bruised, hurting el was difficult, disease and dirty because it has was rampant, commu­ been out on the streets, nication was poor; few rather than a church lived beyond their fifth which is unhealthy from decade. If they didn't being confined and from have something they did clinging to its own secu­ without or made it. rity." His exhortation ap­ These Carolina colo­ plies beyond the church nists persevered hard­ to each of us throughout ships we can't even imag­ the culture. ine, but Fletcher writes The American Re­ of a people who were search Group reports thankful for freedom, for opportunity, who en­ that the average person joyed simple pleasures. will spend $801 on gifts TV>ey were proud of their this Christmas season hard work as fanners, and it is wonderful we carpenters, blacksmiths, are willing and able to lumberjacks, fisher­ purchase and give to men, wheelwrights or others. But as we sit at shopkeepers and were tables loaded with food equally proud of their and give thanks for our personal accountability many blessings, let us and honor. When family also give thanks for or a neighbor was sick or those who came before encountered hard times us. it was their personal re­ Perhaps the best trib­ sponsibility to help. ute we could pay them We don't have to look would be in returning hard to see how we have to the personal respon­ strayed from many of sibility of sharing with those values. Most of us others by making mean­ no longer have to physi­ ingful gifts to The Salva­ cally work hard. In fact, tion Army, Food Bank or too many think them­ other reputable charity. selves above physical la­ That is the historical bor. Situational honesty and should be the cur­ and ethics, craftiness and the ability to beat rent Carolina way of giv­ the system are rewarded. ing thanks. Campbell is the execu­ Selfishness and greed tive producer and mod­ too often take the place of personal accountabil­ erator of NC SPIN, a weekly panel discussion ity. The U.S. Department on state issues that airs of Agriculture reports on WMYT "MY TV12" that North Carolina at 10 a.m. on Sundays ranks fifth among the and on WJZY uCW46n states with food insecu­ at 6:30 a.m. and 11:05 rity; too many people p.m. on Sundays and on are worried whether WFMY-TV at 5:30 a.m. they will have enough to Sundays. (USPS 441-810) Member NC Press Association Published twice weekly by Civitas Media LLC, P.O. Box 808 203 S. Second Ave . West Jefferson, NC 28694 Periodicals postage paid at West Jefferson, NC 28694 Phone 336-846-7164 Email cclark@civitasmedia.com Subscription rates in Ashe County - $38/year In North Carolina - $48.01/year Editor/General Manager Cliff Clark Staff Writer Wil Petty Staff Writer Dylan Lightfoot Sports Writei Nathan Ham Advertising Sales Teresa Roark Laws Advertising Sales John Sears Classifieds/Legals Kay Hart Mail Room Department Julia Beck Postmaster: Send address changes to Jefferson Post PO. Box 808 West Jefferson NC 28694-0808 All content copyright 2012 by Civitas Media LLC and may not be reproduced without permission. Page 4 Tuesday, Decembers, 2018 LETTER TO THE EDITOR Dear editor, I have always had respect for a president no matter what party, but President Obama is so disengaged. He claims he knows nothing about all the scandals that have taken place but tells the American people he will get to the bottom of it all. How can it be that President Obama is the last to know anything that goes wrong in his admin­ istration? He never takes responsibility or holds anyone accountable. In Obama's campaign, he said it was a disgrace that President Bush had al­ lowed our country to get in debt $7 trillion and that our children would in­ herit this enormous debt. We are now in debt $17 trillion and he says it is not a big deal. He is the first president that has tried to pass a law that would give him power for unlimited debt. How scary is this? He is selling us out. When he campaigned for president, he said he would take the budget line by line and cut wasteful spending. He said he would get rid of the lobby­ ists. They have had more visits to the White House than anyone and he has even hired several of them. He prom­ ised change and it is coming faster than we had hoped. He didn't tell us how bad the change would be. Obama's objective is socialism. He has said he doesn't think we should be a superpower. He tried to befriend oth­ er countries and they now have no re­ spect or fear of us because they know Obama isn't going to stand up to them. He has taken credit for killing Bin Laden. The Navy Seals did that. He said A1 Qaeda is on the run and they are stronger than ever. There is now a war against Christians. America was founded on God and the government is trying to take God out of everything—"In God We Trust." We are not allowed to speak out against these evils happening to­ day because we may offend someone. There are Christians being persecut­ ed in other countries and President Obama continues to send aid. He helped to empower the Muslim Broth­ erhood in Egypt who burned churches with Christians inside. This is like a horrible movie and President Obama isn't even watching. What is he doing? In the Benghazi killings, he let the ambassador and three others die with­ out sending help. They were pleading for help and he did nothing to help them. It seems that after 5:00 in the af­ ternoon he had no more contact with the officials in charge. The fighting went on all night.' Can you imagine a president being so disengaged? He claimed it all came about because of a video against Muslims. He would not call it terrorism. It is now incorrect to use any of these words that will offend the Muslims. Obama said he knew nothing about the IRS scandal but he would get to the bottom of it. Again, there is no ac­ countability. President Obama and all of the democrats voted Obama Care or Af­ fordable Health Care into law without a single republican vote. Nancy Pelosi said we would have to vote it in to see what was in it. And now we know! President Obama said he was look­ ing out for the middle class. He said if we liked our doctors we could keep them period. He said if we liked our in­ surance we could keep it period. This was just another one of his lies. Five million and counting will lose their in­ surance come Jan. 1,2014. He claimed families would see a sav­ ings of $2,400 a year; instead many are seeing their insurance double or even triple in some cases. My husband will have an increase of $1,560 a year which will be a hardship but is minimal to what some will incur. Subsidies that some will receive will cost the rest of us even more in taxes. Talk about op­ pressing the middle class. How would Obama like to spend half of his take-home pay on insur­ ance? The doctors and insurance companies don't know where they stand with Obamacare. Obama has now come out with a disgrace of an apology, still not taking responsibility for the Affordable Health Care mess, which is now unaffordable. Finally, some democratic leaders are speak­ ing out against Obamacare. Could it be because they are up for re-election in 2014? There are many companies cutting back employees and employee hours to 29 because they cannot afford the health coverage for them. How can anyone live on 29 hours a week? Obama doesn't have a clue. People are so out of touch with what is going on. They are caught up with the everyday things and do not realize what is happening. Many will vote for their party no matter where it leads us. Wake up don't let a bad administration destroy our country. Let's pray that God will spare us once again. He is our only hope. A conservative Democrat Carol Spencer Lansing ETERHM. SMUPSt. Vou Decide: Should you celebrate the Fed's birthday? My wife loves her birth­ day. Ever since she was a child, she considered it her special day and wanted others to do like­ wise. Needless to say, I've remembered her feelings about her birthday, which has probably contributed to our marriage lasting to date - over a third of a century. Speaking of birthdays, an important institution in our country is celebrating its 100th birthday this year. The Federal Reserve, com­ monly called the Fed, has reached the century mark. In 1913, President Woodrow Wilson, who lived in Wilmington for part of his childhood, signed the leg­ islation creating the Fed. Persistent problems in the banking industry led to this landmark institution. In the 19th and early 20th centuries, banks were peri­ odically plagued by "runs" or "panics." Some econom­ ic calamity - or even the ru­ mor of a calamity - would cause depositors to want their money from banks. But since banks were also in the lending business, they never had all deposi­ tors' funds in the vault. The double wham my of loans going bad and with­ drawal of deposits could push banks into collapse. However, if banks collapse and lending is curtailed or stops, commerce can grind to a halt. So bank panics di­ rectly led to recessions or even worse, depressions in the 1800s and early 1900s. As the economy grew and hecame more inter­ twined, and as the role of credit expanded, bank pan­ Yet clearly, the most con­ ics became more costly. troversial of the Fed's pow­ Private and public leaders ers is its third - the Fed's searched for a solution and ability to create money. ultimately settled on the Yes, with the stroke of a Fed as the answer. keyboard key, the Fed can The modern Federal Re­ manufacture money, es­ serve has two broad sentially out of thin roles. First is to be air! The Fed can use a lender of last re­ this new money to sort, effectively rid­ augment the loan­ ing to the rescue of able deposits in the banking system banks' vaults, or it when depositors get can purchase finan­ nervous, and thus cial assets - such as avoiding a collapse mortgages - with the of the financial sys­ Dr. Mike funds. tem. Faced with a Walden The second is to N.C. Cooperative banking panic and create economic Extension potential financial conditions that will collapse of historic prevent banking proportions, the Fed panics in the first place. used its powers to an unThe Fed uses its powers recedented degree in the to try to have the economy st five years. Short-term expand at a steady pace interest rates were cut with low inflation and job from 5 percent to almost 0 growth consistent with low percent. Plus, the Fed has unemployment. created close to $3 trillion And how does the Fed of money and used it to attempt to meet these two increase bank reserves and goals? It uses its three purchase a wide array of fi­ extraordinary powers. nancial assets. First, the Fed regulates Supporters of the Fed's how much of the depos­ actions say it was all neces­ its in banks' vaults can be sary to head-off Depression loaned. So if the Fed wants 2.0. They say that without to moderate lending and the Fed's swift moves, the perhaps keep the economy financial system would from overheating, it re­ have frozen, business duces banks' ability to loan would have stopped, and unemployment would have from deposits. Second, the Fed effec­ soared well into the 20 to tively controls the level of 30 percent range. short-term interest rates, Critics of the Federal such as those on overnight Reserve disagree. They business loans and con­ concede that without the sumer loans with variable Fed's support, the econ­ interest rates. If the Fed omy would have plunged wants to cool the economy, more but claim the down­ it increases these rates; if it turn would have been wants to stimulate spend­ short and the recovery ing, it lowers the rates. swift. Plus, they argue, it f £ would have taught bank­ ers and investors a lesson about not over-lending and over-spending, lessons that perhaps could help prevent similar economic slides in the future. There is, however, some­ thing that both Fed boost­ ers and Fed detractors agree on today. This is that the Fed's massive sup­ port of the economy will at some point have to be pulled back. Historically, rapid money creation has been associated with high­ er inflation. Although we have not yet seen this oc­ cur, it could in the future. When the Fed does begin to assume a smaller role in the economy and sell many of the financial assets it ac­ cumulated in recent years, there is a danger interest rates will jump. This will create a further challenge for the economy. So should you celebrate the Federal Reserve's 100th birthday? It de­ pends whether you think the Fed has - in the long run - helped or harmed the economy. This is a big "you decide" for all of us. Which reminds me, I have to plan my wife's next birthday party. Dr. Mike Walden is a William Neal Reynolds Professor and North Caro­ lina Cooperative Exten­ sion economist in the De­ partment of Agricultural and Resource Economics of N.C. State University's College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. He teaches and unites on personal fi­ nance, economic outlook and public policy. �JEFFERSON POST TUESDAY, DECEMBER 3,2013 PAGE 5 Snuggle up to a good book this winter Suzanne Moore Ashe County Librarian them. The Winter Reading Challenge is another way During the winter to find good books to read months I look forward to while keeping warm. All burrowing down into com­ ages can participate in fy blankets and reading the these fun reading events. dark and cold away. Remember "Reading is As you start your Count­ SNOW much fun!" down to Christmas don't In the spirit of Christ­ forget about the gift of mas, the library is schedul­ reading and be sure to visit ing a "Food for Fines" week the library to stock up on from Dec. 9-14. This is an plenty of reading materi­ als for those snowy days opportunity for those who ahead. The library has have accumulated fanes something for everyone for late fees to clear the and a couple of special slate before the New Year little "Elves on the Book­ begins. Each food item unexpired, shelves" to help you find (unopened, a good book this holiday non-perishable) can clear up to a dollar of late fees. season. Visit the library and look The collected food will be for a "reading elf" hidden donated to local charities. somewhere in the library. The library will be closed Each day the elves will be Dec. 24-26 for Christmas. reading different books. Ashe Library Dates to When you find an elf enter Remember in Dec.: a raffle to win a Christmas For All Ages: stocking filled with good­ • Adults, teens, and ies. The elves will be in the children can create Christ­ library through Dec. 21, so mas ornaments from be sure to stop in and see around the world begin­ ning at 3:30 p.m. Supplies, including glitter, will be provided, so bring your imagination and join in the fun. Santa will be making a guest appearance. • A DIY Gift Bazaar takes place starting at noon on Dec. 7. Come out and craft some gifts for your loved ones. Gift wrap­ ping will be provided by the Friends of the Library. • The Seasonal Read­ ing Challenge will wrap-up Fall and kick-off Winter at 5:00 on Dec. 4. Come and collect your prizes and dis­ cover what's new for the Winter Reading Challenge. • Harmony Acres Soap Company will give a soapmaking demonstration at 1:00 on Dec. 14. Come out and learn about oils and natural products. For Children: • Story Time for 4-5 year olds is at 10:30 a.m. every Tuesday. • Tot Time for 2-3 year olds is at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday and Thursday (except for Dec. 25 and 26). Come out and have fun learning the alphabet Glendale Springs's Bobbie Williams earns scholarship Wilkes Community Col­ rial Scholarship was estab­ lege congratulates Bobbie lished in 1993 by Trisha L. Williams, as one of two the Austin Stanley. To date the 2013-2014 recipients of scholarship has helped 76 stu­ the Chris Austin Memorial dents with a total of $34,000 in scholarship money. Funds Scholarship. Williams is a native of for the scholarship are raised Glendale Springs and a grad­ through the annual Chris uate of Ashe County High Austin Songwriting Contest School. She is a first-year stu­ held at MerleFest. dent studying dental hygiene Wilkes Community Col­ with plans to transfer in 2014 lege, a member of the North to pursue a degree from For­ Carolina Community College syth Technical Community System, is a public, two-year, College, which offers an As­ open-door institution serving sociate in Applied Science the people of Wilkes, Ashe degree in Dental Hygiene. and Alleghany counties and "The Chris Austin Memo­ beyond. Established in 1965, rial Scholarship has given WCC continues to build on a me the chance to attend col­ strong history of meeting the lege and without it, it would educational needs and cultur­ very difficult," said Williams. al interests of our students, "I am very happy to have re­ community and workforce. WCC prepares learners for ceived this scholarship." The Chris Austin Memo­ success in a dynamic world. Bobbie Williams their opening reception for artists participating in the Tree Fest. Come out and do some holiday shopping and support your local artists. For more information, call 336-846-2787. 7 p.m. Ashe County Cattlemen's Association Meeting will be held at Family Central. $25 membership for the entire year, $8 guest meal. Please RSVP by Friday, Dec. 6, so there will be adequate materials, seating and meals available for participants. For more information, or to reserve your seat, call 336-846-5850. Dec. 7 10 a.m. - 2 pan. Holiday Market Schedule for the Ashe County Farm­ ers Market is as follows: Friday, Nov. 29; Saturday, Nov. 30; Saturday, Dec. 7. 8:30 - 11:15 a.m. Saturday with Santa will be held at the Ashe Arts Center. Bring the kids for a visit with Santa and Mrs. Claus. Santa will be available for photos. Mrs. Claus' Kitchen will be open with stories and there will be an arts and crafts table, and milk and cookies. Children will receive a book and holiday gift bag. Space is limited and reservations are encouraged and the charge is $5 per child. For more information, call 336846-2787. 11 a.m. - 2 p.m. First Grayson Children's Center Christmas Bi­ zarre Fundraiser will be held at the Grayson County High School cafete­ ria in Independence, Va. There will be homemade items, face-painting, and pictures with Santa. 11:30 a.m. - 4 p.m. Ashe County Arts Council Annual Open House will be held in the gallery of the Ashe Arts Center with eight beautifully decorated trees, miniature paintings, holiday gift ideas and handmade orna­ ments. The friends and neighbors of the Arts Council are invited to stop by and enjoy refreshments, greet the staff and savor the sights, sounds and smells of the holiday season. For more information, call 336-846-2787. 3 p jn. Hibernation Station. What do all the animals do for winter? Meet the New River State Park ranger at the N.C. 221 Access Area and find the answer to this and other questions on the habits of our area animals. Dec. 8 7:30 p.m. The Ashe County Cho­ ral Society's Annual Holiday Con­ cert will be held at the Ashe Civic Center in West Jefferson. Formed in 1985, is under the direction of Grady Lonon and accompanied by Michael Bell. The concert will feature both sa­ cred and secular music of the season. The concert, a perfect way to usher in the holiday season, is both a tra­ dition and a highlight of the holiday season in Ashe County. Tickets are $12 adults, and $5 students and are available at the Ashe Arts Center. For more information or to purchase tick­ ets, call 336-846-2787. Dec. 17 11 a.m. Blue Ridge Opportunity Commission, Inc. (BROC) will hold a public hearing on its Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) for the initial stage of the planning process for program year July 1,2014 to June 30, 2015. The hearing will take place at the BROC Ashe Office, Warrensville Community Center, Warrensville. For more information, call the Ashe Office at 384-4543. CHURCH CALENDAR Dec. 3 6 p.m. The Annual Minister, fife, Family and Staff Christmas inner will be held at the Friendlip Baptist Church fellowship hall, (nokey Mountain Barbecue will be roviding the food. Ashe County Ford West Jefferson, will be the sponsor. it more information or to reserve )ur seat, call the Association Office 846-5631 or email domdblackirn@gmail.com. Please share how any will be coming and whether you refer chicken or barbecue. Dec. 7-8 6 p.m. "A Thrill of Hope:" Christlas Cantata will be presented at fest Jefferson First Baptist Church, n instrumental ensemble of eight in addition to handbells will accompany the 30 member choir. The presenta­ tion will be held again at the 11 a.m. Sunday morning worship service. The director of the choirs is Chris­ topher Langdon, a graduate student at ASU, and the accompanist is Da­ vid Wilson, a senior at ASU. All are invited to attend, no admission will be charged. The church is located on W Second Street, West Jefferson. For more information, visit the church's website at www.fbcwjmusic.org. Dec. 8 11 a.m. Christmas Dinner will be held at Beaver Creek Baptist Church immediately following the morning worship service. Bring a covered dish and join us for some good food and fellowship. 6 p.m. "Christmas on Merry Lane" Christmas Play will be held at Pleasant Home Baptist Church. Pastor Rev. Lonnie Carpenter invites everyone to attend. 6-8 p.m. Phoenix Baptist Church will be holding a Live Nativity in the church parking lot. Pastor Rev. Tom Graybeal invites you to come and celebrate Christmas with them. Dec. 13-14 7 p.m. Peak Creek Church of the Brethren Presents: "This is Christmas" A musical celebration. The church is located at 2327 Peak Creek Church Road, Laurel Springs. For more information, call 336-6571291 or 336-817-4313. For Adults: • Brouhaha Book Club meets at 5:30 p.m. on Dec. 30, at Boondocks. • Grow Yourself, selfpaced computer use tuto­ rial sessions, are held at 11 a.m. on Tuesdays. • NaNoWriMo Writer's Group will meet at noon on Dec. 6, to read selec­ tions from their novels (finished or unftnshed). Special Events: • Music on Saturday presents Summit Strings at 2 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 7. • Jennifer Pharr Davis will be talking about her new book "Called Again: A Story of Love and Tri­ umph" at 10 a.m. on Dec. 11. Jennifer became the overall record holder for hiking the Appalachian Trail, all 2,181 miles, in 46 days. But this book is not a book about records or numbers; this is a book about endurance, faith, and most of all love. Audit finds problems with virtual school Jane Stancill The News & Observer COMMUNITY CALENDAR Dec. 3 8 p.m. Gospel Choir Perfornance. Keith McCutchen directs the layes School of Music's Appalachian jospel Choir at Appalachian State Jniversity in the Broyhill Center's tosen Concert Hall. The program inludes "Please Be Patient" by James Cleveland, "Oh Lord You're My Everyhing" by Richard Smallwood, "His lye is on the Sparrow" by Martin ind Gabriel, and "Bless the Lord" and Comfort Ye" by McCutchen. Admisiion is free and the public is invited. Dec. 4 12 p.m. Nathans Creek Extension ind Community Association Club Meeting and Christmas Party will be leld at Nathans Creek United Meth>dist Church. 5 p.m. Seasonal Reading Chalenge Kick-off and Wrap Up. Come o the Ashe County Public Library ind collect your prizes and discover vhat's new for the Winter Reading hallenge. Remember while you don't lave to show to win, but you do have o be there to get your page count ickets included in the drawing. Dec. 6 4 - 7 p.m. Book Signing. Come ind meet local author Bobby Scarett. He will be signing his first novel Grace Mountain," at Scarlett Creek, Vest Jefferson. 5 - 8 p.m. Christmas Holiday :rawl Downtown West Jefferson vill be alive with the holiday spirit, sixteen galleries will be open showng off their holiday finery. Special loliday promotions, refreshments and loliday entertainment will be availible. The Ashe Arts Center will have with stories and songs. • "Baby Bounce" is at 10 a.m. on Dec. 14. This is a short 15-20 minute pro­ gram for infants and ba­ bies that will include finger plays, songs, rhymes, and a book or two. • Afternoon Adventures for 6-9 year olds will meet at 4 p.m. on Dec. 12 for "Hello From Russia." For Teens: • Sign up for Gamer Ha­ ven and enjoy Xbox 360 in the teen space. Half hour time slots are available at 4 p.m. on Thursdays. • "Christmas Vacation" will be featured on the Teen Screen at 2:30 p.m. on Dec. 21. The Griswold family's plans for a big fam­ ily Christmas predictably turn into a big disaster. • Geek out with Otaku's United Anime / Manga Club at 4:30 p.m. on Tues­ days. A holiday celebration takes place on Dec. 17. Come in costume for food and fun. The N.C. Virtual Pub­ lic School had lax stan­ dards when it came to enrolling, tracking and reporting the thousands of students it educated in online classes, a state audit has found. In a report by State Auditor Beth Wood on Monday, the school was found to have overreported students in some areas and underreported in others, while giving some teachers improper access to the registra­ tion system. The school didn't verify its enroll­ ment figures by seeking independent reviews. The audit also found that leaders at the school inconsistently conduct­ ed performance reviews of its teachers, including one instructional leader who performed her own evaluation and two oth­ er teachers who were not reviewed at all. One teacher who received an unsatisfactory review did not provide required teacher feedback on how to improve. Accurately tracking enrollment is important, the audit said, because teacher pay is based on the number of students who complete online courses. The audit looked at the school's operations from July 1, 2012, to Jan. 31, 2013. During that period, 24,000 mid­ dle and high school stu­ dents took online class­ es in the program, and teacher pay for those courses totaled $6.6 mil­ lion. The virtual school did not properly monitor access to the registra­ tion system. Tests found that four teachers had the ability to get into the system, the audit said, potentially creat­ ing a situation where someone could inflate enrollment numbers to1 increase pay. Though there were problems with the way students were counted in enrollment data, the audit did not find any in­ stances of overpayment to teachers in a test sample of 60 payments. The school's annual report to the State Board of Education contained errors, overreporting enrollment in traditional schools by 1,726 students and leav­ ing out enrollment in 22 charters schools, thus undercounting students by 873, the audit said. The state Department of Public Instruction, which oversees the vir­ tual school, said those errors were typos and that the annual report is used only for informa­ tion purposes. The department said it had instituted a num­ ber of processes to cor­ rect the deficiencies found by the auditors. Among the changes: bet­ ter screening to make sure instructors don't have access to the reg­ istration system; new, independent reviews of enrollment data and pay calculations; and a better system for docu­ menting teacher evalua­ tions. "The Department of Public Instruction and North Carolina Virtual Public School feel that appropriate action has been taken to address the findings in the au­ dit report," wrote State Superintendent June Atkinson. "Procedures have been implemented to properly mitigate all risks noted." Wood's report said the auditors did not evalu­ ate the information in DPI's response, and "ac­ cordingly, we express no opinion on it." The virtual school was established in 2005 and began offering courses in 2007. The idea was to give students access to subjects not offered in their school districts. It was seen as a particular advantage to rural stu­ dents whose schools did not offer a wide variety of classes. In 2011-12, more than 49,000 students from 115 school districts and 36 charter schools took the online classes. More than 100 courses are of­ fered through the virtual school. Stancill: 919-829-4559 (c)2013 The News & Observer Visit The News & Observer at www newsobserver.com Distributed by MCT Information Services �TUESDAY, DECEMBER 3,2013 ORTS Natluui Ham, Sports Writer (3.16) 846-7164 nhiun(n civ ila.sinedia.com ONLINE Game of the Week video can be found at jeffersonpost.com JV boys win tournament Nathan Ham Sports Writer Ashe rallied from a 10-point defi­ cit in the championship game of the Miller Insurance/Dr. Pepper JV Invi­ tational Tournament on Saturday to get the victory. The Huskies got to the champion­ ship game with a 67-30 win over Av­ ery on Friday. Dante Shuler led Ashe with 17 points. Coco Clay and James Bittle both scored 12 and Judd Price had 10. In the championship game, Ashe had to come from behind. The Hus­ kies outscored Watauga 20-8 in the second half to get a 47-45 win in the final game. Clay, who was named MVP of the tourney, finished with a game-high 22 points. Kris Lonidier had eight points and Bittle added seven. Both Bittle and Price were chosen to the all-tournament team. Defensively, the Huskies got some outstanding play from Shuler in the second game. "Dante was great on the defensive end, he worked hard out there to help us make that comeback in the fourth quarter," said Head Coach Daniel Wain. Overall, the Huskies are 5-1 on the early season and are looking to hit their stride before conference play begins. "These kids are playing hard every game and giving it all they have on the court. This team plays with so much heart and a great attitude," said Coach Wain. The Huskies will play at North Surry on Tuesday before facing the rival Pioneers in Boone on Friday. nham@civitasmedia.com Nathan Ham |Jefferson Post Ashe Head Coach Daniel Wain calls out a play for his team. JV girls notch first win Huskies split out and played in the second half," said Head Coach Mark Hudler. "It It took a few extra min­ was good to see the girls utes for the junior varsity smile after the game with Lady Huskies to get that all the hard work they first win of the season, have put in." Gianna Federico and but Ashe was able to hold Amber Miller each add­ on to a 32-25 win over Hied five points. Court­ briten in overtime. Hibriten led for most ney Sawyer scored four of the game, but Ashe points. Amanda Gambill battled back and tied the and Brooke Prtee scored score at 25 going to the three points apiece and Olivia Patton chipped in OT session. two points. Ashe held the Lady Ashe will travel to Panthers scoreless in North Surry on Tuesday the overtime and Alayne to face the Greyhounds Spencer scored six of for the second time in this her 12 points in the final early season. North Surry frame to secure the vic­ defeated the Lady Hus­ tory. kies, 36-25 in the previous "1 could not be happier contest. with how the girls came nham@civitasmedia.com Nathan Ham Sports Writer at Hibriten Amanda Gambill scored three points in last week's win over Hibriten. Nathan Ham | Jefferson Post Hunting with grandpa Submitted photo | Jefferson Post Ryan Sloan (left) has traveled to Ashe County from California each of the last four years to hunt with his grandpa, Herman Dean Shepherd (right) from Jefferson. Ryan was able to get a trophy buck on this trip as he poses for a picture here. final Ashe scorer with two points. "We did a nice job of The Lady Husky play­ sharing the basketball as ers and coaches were able we recorded 15 assists and to celebrate their first win had balanced scoring," of the season last week at Coach Foster said. "But Hibriten, while the varsity our offense continues to men's team continues to struggle with turnovers. look for that first victory. We will continue to work Ashe 49, Hibriten 24 to improve and limit our Hallie Brown played her turnovers." best game of the season, The Lady Huskies are especially on defense, to 1-2 overall. help the Lady Huskies eas­ Hibriten 67, Ashe 41 ily handle Hibriten. The Panthers outscored Brown finished with Ashe 36-12 in the second eight points, five rebounds, and third quarters to send five steals and four assists. Ashe to its third defeat in As a tpanr, Ashe forced as many games. 24 turnovers and had 15 Hibriten held an 11-8 steals while keeping the lead going to the second Panthers from reaching quarter, but then burst double-figure scoring in ahead with a 20-8 scoring any quarter. advantage in the second to "Our defense and re­ take a 31-16 halftime lead. bounding effort as got to The second half was not be a constant for us if we any better with the Pan­ expect to be competitive," thers pushing that lead to said Head Coach Laura 47-20 after three. Foster. "Tonight we did Maison McNeill was a good job at both. I was Ashe's high scorer with really pleased with our de­ 12 points. The sophomore fensive effort. Our defense also had two rebounds and was the difference." two steals. Paige Spell was Ashe's Connor Bowers had sev­ leading scorer with 12 en points. Parker Shelton points. The junior also scored six points and had snagged seven rebounds a team-high eight rebounds and had three assists and with two assists and two three steals. Ashton Lee steals. scored 11 points and pulled Cullen Ashley and Devan down seven rebounds. Sheets added five, James Point guard Morgan Bittle scored four points, Hudler had nine points, Evan Owen had one point four steals and four assists. and Kaleb Sexton had one Savannah Brooks fin­ point. ished with four points Both varsity teams will and three boards, Sydney be back in action this Tues­ Grubb had three points, day at North Surry. and Chloe Sullivan was the nham@civitasmedla.com Nathan Ham Sports Writer lips for a safe hunting season Hunting can be a re­ warding sport, provid­ ing billions of pounds of organic, free-range deer meat to outdoorsmen each year. By following certain guidelines when hunting deer, elk or any other animal, you can ensure a more successful hunt and fill your freezer. "Deer can be some of the craftiest, smart­ est big-game animals. Matching wits with one requires skill, experience and a few tricks," says Scott Bestul, Field Edi­ tor for "Field & Stream" magazine and Co-Author of the new book, "Total Deer Hunter Manual: 301 Essential Skills." Whether you spend all year plotting and prepar­ ing for your ultimate deer season, or just enjoy a few trips yearly with your buddies, Bestul, along with co-author Dave Hurteau, deputy editor of "Field & Stream," are of­ fering hunting advice for a safe, successful season. Gun safety The best policy in hunt­ ing is to be overly cau­ tious. So assume every gun is loaded, even when you know it isn't. "Extra caution guards against human error and overconfidence," says Hurteau. Triple-check your tar­ get and keep your safety on until the moment before shooting. When you're not using your gun, unload it. Treestand safety Treestands provide hunters with a birdseye view of the land and animals below, but being high above ground comes with inherent risks, the most common of which is falling. "One of the very dumb­ est things a deer hunter can do is hunt from a treestand without using a safety harness,' says Photo courtesy|Total Deer Hunting Manual: 301 Essential Skills. Hunters are encouraged to practice and preach safe hunting skills during the hunting seasons. Bestul How to Dress Because deer can spot colors in the ultraviolet spectrum, if your hunt­ ing garments contain UV brighteners or are blue, you'll actually appear to glow in low light to deer. Opt for camouflage, which makes it harder for deer to spot you from a distance. But don't ne­ glect to wear at least the required amount of hunt­ er-orange clothing, to be visible to other hunters. Body Odor When it comes to man­ aging body odor during a hunt, it's not just a matter of politeness toward fel­ low hunters. The human nose has about five mil­ lion olfactory receptors, the neurons responsible for the detection of odor. Deer have an estimated 297 million. The way you smell can scare off a deer. "The goal is to delay the inevitable — to fool a buck's nose long enough to make a shot." Use pine, acorn, earth, and — if you're qp for it — skunk scents to cover your smell. And you could even draw a buck to you by using deer urine scent. Follow the Rules Whether they're for safety or deer population management, be sure to follow the rules of the park or grounds on which you are hunting. Clean up after yourself and never trespass. Safety tips and deer hunting advice for all skill levels can be found in "The Total Deer Hunter Manual." For more infor­ mation, visit Bestul and Hurteau's blog at www. Iieldandstream.com/ blogs/whitetail-365. Before heading out for your hunting excursion, brush up on new skills and old hunting basics. �J liFFERSON POST TUESDAY, DECEMBER 3,2013 PAGE 7 CLASSIFIEDS LEGALS LEGALS NOTICE OF SERVICE OF PROCESS BY PUBLICATION STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA ASHE COUNTY IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION 13-CVS-315 YADKIN BANK, formerly Yadkin Valley Bank and Trust Company, Plaintiff v. ROBERT S. HOLMAN and DEBORAH H. HOLMAN, Defendants Take notice that a seeking relief against you has been filed in the above entitled civil action. The nature of the relief being sought is a monet­ ary judgment for the sum of $70,420.63 together with in­ terest at the per diem rate of $12.98 from and after June 7, 2013 regarding Claim One un­ til judgment and the sum of $29,544.12 together with in­ terest at the per diem rate of $4.84 from and after June 7, 2013 regarding Claim Two un­ til judgment and at the legal rate thereafter until paid, plus costs of court in this action, specifically including the sum of 15% of the principal amount due and owing, ana for such other relief which may be just and proper. You are required to make de­ fense to such pleading not later than forty (40) days after the date of first publication of this Notice (said date being November 26. 2013), and upon your failure to do so, the party seeking service against you will apply to the court for the relief sought. This, the 21st day of Novem­ ber, 2013. Martineau King, PLLC Patricia L. Rhame NC Bar No. 43156 P.O Box 31188 Charlotte, NC 28231 Publish:11.26.13/12.3.13/12.10 .13 LEGALS W. Shaia, Trustee(s), which was dated February 19, 2004 and recorded on February 24, 2004 in Book 00308 at Page 1462, Ashe County Registry, North Carolina. Default having been made of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC, having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust, and the holder of the note evidencing said de­ fault having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door of the county courthouse where the property is located, or the usual and customary location at the county courthouse for conduct­ ing the sale on December 18, 2013 at 1:00PM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property situated in Ashe County, North Carolina, to wit: Lying and being in Clifton Township, Ashe County, North Carolina, and being more par­ ticularly described as follows: First Tract. Beginning on a white pine, a division corner of the Paul Roten Property, run­ ning with a division line of said property as follows: North 41 deg. East 424 feet to center of NC Rural Road No. 1340, marked locust on bank of said road in line; thence with said road: South 43 deg. East 161 feet; South 32 deg. 29 min East 429 feet; thence leaving said road and running with fence as follows: South 57 deg. 53 min. West 115 feet to corner of fence: South 34 deg. K) min. East 194 feet to corner of fence; North 71 deg. 30 min. East 119 feel to center of said road; thence with said road, South 34 deg. 33 min. East 310 feet to point in said road, the Ralph Welch, Chancy Cal­ houn and Paul Roten corner: 12 SP 163 thence leaving said road run­ NOTICE OF ning with the said Welch, Cal­ FORECLOSURE SALE houn and Roten line as fol­ NORTH CAROLINA. lows: South 78 deg. West 165 feet; South 69 deg West 600 ASHE COUNTY feet; South 89 deg West 158 Under and by virtue of a Power feet to stake in fence, marked of Sale contained in that cer­ black gum witness; thence tain Deed of Trust executed by leaving said line running with a Leon Mark Shepherd and Andivision line of the said Paul HPlia I Shepflflrti jfl Rfl&ftfififL. fjtflgn Property North 5 den 15 min. West 515 feet to iron stake, North 6 deg. 10 min. East 294 feel to point of begin­ ning, containing 13.6 acres, •more or less. There is excepted from the above described property a .28 acre tract as described in Deed Book C-5. Page 460, Ashe County Registry. Second Tract: Beginning at a stake on the West side of Mill Creek Road, running with West bank of said road N 32 deg. W. 13-1/3 poles to a stake on we side of road; thence S. 58 deg W. 61-1/2 poles to a slake; then S. 33 deg E. 13-1/3 poles to a stake; N 68-1/2 deg. E. 13 poles 14 links to the beginning, containing 1/2 acre, more or less. And being the same land de­ scribed in and conveyed by that certain deed from Jean Roten (Widow) to Leon Mark Shepherd dated 20 January 1995, and of record in the Ashe County Public Registry in Book 203, at Pages 23062307. Save and except any releases, deeds of release or prior con­ veyances of record. Said property is commonly known as 301 West Mill Creek Road, Warrensville, NC 28693 Third party purchasers must pay the excise tax, and the court costs of Forty-Five Cents (45c) per One Hundred Dol­ lars ($100.00) pursuant to NCGS 7A-308(a)(1). A cash deposit (no personal checks) of five percent (5%) of the pur­ chase price, or Seven Hun­ dred Fifty Dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, will be re­ quired at the time of the sale. Following the expiration of the statutory upset bid period, all the remaining amounts are im­ mediately due and owing. Said property to be offered pursuant to this Notice of Sale is being offered for sale, trans­ fer and conveyance "AS IS WHERE IS." 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Any person who occupies the property pursu­ ant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may, after receiving the notice of sale, terminate the rental agreement upon 10 days' writ­ ten notice to the landlord. The notice shall also state that upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the ef­ fective date of the termination. If the trustee is unable to con­ vey title to this property for any reason, the sole remedy of the purchaser is the return of the deposit. Reasons of such inab­ ility to convey include, but are not limited to, the filing of a bankruptcy petition prior to the confirmation of the sale and re­ instatement of the loan without the knowledge of the trustee. 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BCBS Benefits Join Super New Service! 866-291-2631 DriveforSuperService com �I'agk h TI lis day, I DECEMBER 3, 2013 J EFFERSON POST fiber art pieces by Alan Huston, a watercolor by Norma Suddreth, a print by Robert Way, a woodcut by Ellie Kirby, prints by Mary Goslen, and a vari­ ety of antique dolls and furniture. Artist Robert Way of Pinehurst is a member of the American Society of Portrait Artists, the New York Society of Portrait Artists, and the Portrait Society of America and his work is represented in many public and private collections worldwide. Way will be adding the finishing touches to a portrait of a young woman. You may follow his progress online at www.facebook.com/FlorenceArtSchool. The winner of the raf­ fle, along with the highest bids for the silent auction will be announced at 8:30 p.m. Raffle tickets may be purchased until the time of the drawing, one for $5 or three for $10. Auction items are on display and open for bids. Florence Thomas Art School is a 501 c 3 non­ profit organization. Its mission is to provide re­ sources for instruction, exhibition, and experi­ ence in the fine arts and heritage crafts for Ashe County and the surround­ ing area. For more information about the school, please visit the website: www. FlorenceArtSchool.org, or contact (336) 8463827. Florence Thomas Art School to host 'After Crawl' party Florence Thomas Art School welcomes the pub­ lic to an "After Crawl" Party from 7:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. Friday, Dec. 6, fol­ lowing the Holiday Gal­ lery Crawl in downtown West Jefferson. Wine and hors d'oeuvres will be served. The eve­ ning's entertainment will include a silent auction and raffle, portrait dem­ onstration by Robert Way and live holiday music by harpist Jean Moxley. Included in the auction and raffle are: an original winter landscape, watercolor paintings and a print by Florence Thomas, an original watercolor paint­ ing by Susan Crouch, a limited watercolor print by Wes Waugh, a basket by Cathey Purvey, two Submitted photo| Jefferson Post The Florence Thomas Art School In West Jefferson will host an "after crawl" party from 7:30 D.m. to 9 o.m. on Friday, Dec. 6. Included in the festivities is a raffle to win paintings. Halloween contest winners From page 1 Cliff Clark |Jefferson Post Brent Pitts, owner of Tis the Season for All Seasons, and the Christina Day |Jefferson Post sponsor of the cutest costume category with winner Macey Chuck Thompson, winner of funniest costume, with Tena, Greta, Ruth and Patty from the office of Dr. Charles W. Jones, MD. PA Hart, 4.The stuffed Tiger in the foreground was a gift from Tis who sponsored the category. the Season to Macey, In addition to the $50 cash prize. James Vannoy &Sons, Inc., the category sponsor for most original, awarded Dan McAulay of Boone $50 for his "Kilted Wraith" costume. Submitted photo | Jefferson Post A SUBSCRIPTION TO tEfje Jefferson ^ost FOR A YEAR! Mail Delivery Prices In County... 26 Weeks $31.96 ~ 52 Weeks $53.93 Call 336'846-7164 For Mail Subscription Prices Visit our website at www.jeffersonpost.com Send To: Phone: _ Street Address: City: State- Name/Address of Gift Giver: We will send a gift curd in your nam Payment Enclosed: ' •-*» • Money Order • Check • Credit Card • VISA • Master Card • AMEX • Discover (circle one) Card # Exp. Date Signature . ^ Mail to: tElje Jefferson IDost P.O. Box 808, West Jefferson, NC 28694 NCDOI approves rates for BCBSNC plans for re-enrollment Plans to be offered under new federal transitional policy Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin announced that the N.C. Department of Insurance has approved rates that allow Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina to of­ fer policyholders a chance to re-enroll for another year in in­ dividual health plans that were facing cancellation. After an expedited rate re­ view, NCDOI approved the rate changes asfiled by BCBSNC on Nov. 19. Effective Jan. 1,2014, there will be rate increases of 16.4 percent for Blue Advan­ tage plans, an average 22 per­ cent for Blue Value plans and 23.6 percent for Blue Saver and Blue Options HSA plans. The filing was a result of a federal transitional policy that allows insurers to offer policy­ holders whose health insurance coverage would otherwise be terminated the opportunity to keep their current plan for an­ other year. NCDOI is placing priority on this type of filing in order to help provide more health insur­ ance options to North Carolin­ ians in 2014. Goodwin ordered an expedited review process due to concerns that people may experience a gap in cover­ age if their current plan is ter­ minated and they are not able to purchase coverage through the troubled federal health ex­ change in a timely manner. In the expedited review process, NCDOI focuses on identifying potential errors in the filing and analyzes medical trend and claims experience. Goodwin recommends that North Carolinians take the time to shop around and com­ pare the costs and benefits of all health insurance plans avail­ able. People can compare cov­ erage and find out if they are eligible for federal subsidies on the federal exchange website www.healthcare.gov. Those who are not eligible for a subsidy can purchase coverage through the federal exchange or from insurance companies offering coverage outside the exchange. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Jefferson Post Type The nature or genre of the resource Newspaper Description An account of the resource The Jefferson Post was a twice-weekly newspaper printed in West Jefferson, North Carolina. Printing news, announcements and obituaries for Ashe County, the newspaper was owned by Civitas Media of Davidson, North Carolina, and had a circulation of 6,500. The Jefferson Post began publishing in 1988. The newspaper was the result of a merger between Ashe County's historic weekly newspaper The Skyland Post and a competing weekly of 10 years, the Jefferson Times. Publication Volume 88 Issue 97 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context JP_2013_1203 Title A name given to the resource Jefferson Post [West Jefferson, N.C., December 3, 2013] Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a title="Jefferson Post" href="http://www.jeffersonpost.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Jefferson Post [West Jefferson, N.C.]</a> Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Newspapers Is Part Of A related resource in which the described resource is physically or logically included. <a title="Jefferson Post" href=" https://omeka.library.appstate.edu/collections/show/47" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"> Jefferson Post</a> Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. https://www.geonames.org/4498231/west-jefferson.html Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a title="In Copyright" href="http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"> In Copyright</a> Rights Holder A person or organization owning or managing rights over the resource. https://www.ashepostandtimes.com/ Extent The size or duration of the resource. 8 pages Temporal Coverage Temporal characteristics of the resource. 2010s Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2013-12-03 https://omeka-test.library.appstate.edu/files/original/141ec9d1339f005c05e1c8d90b0032fa.pdf 57b22190add5b722367f3ebe3dc49296 PDF Text Text LOG_ONTO_WWW.JEFFERSONPOST.COM FOR ARCHIVE • GAMES • FEATURES • E EDI S & MORE HER INSIDE rstorms. Hometown Christ­ mas celebrations underway.... Page 3 SPORTS Fall sports award win­ ners.... Page 6 Vol. 88, Issue 98 $ . 0 10 FRIDAY. DECEMBER 6.2013 Roark appointed chaiiman of Ashe Commissioners Wll Petty Staff Writer jpetty@civitasmedia.com Gary Roark will now serve as chairman of the Ashe County Commis­ sioners, following a 3-2 vote on Monday, Dec. 6. Commissioner Roark, along with Gerald Price and Judy Porter Poe voted for the change in leadership, while William Sands and former chair Larry Rhodes voted in favor of Rhodes. "I would like to thank Co- missioner Rhodes for the job he has done for the last year," Roark said. "I would also like to thank the board for giving me the opportu­ nity to serve as chairman for the upcoming year." Poe will continue serv­ ing as vice chairman of the commissioners, follow­ ing another 3-2 vote. Poe, alongside Price and Roark voted for her continued ap­ pointment, while Sands and Rhodes voted for Rhodes to serve in the position. Every December the board has a reorganiza­ tion meeting where they elect a chair and vice chair for a one-year term. The chair leads and or­ ganizes all of the meetings. In the absence of the chair, the vice chair takes over. Other responsibilites include getting an agenda together and having all of the meetings set up. Other appointments for county positions were also voted on by the board. The board voted 4-1 to promote county clerk Ann Clark. Clark served in the capacity as interim county manager following the res­ ignation of Pat Mitchell. "Our county clerk has been serving as county manager for several months now, and I cannot speak as to how valuable her service has been to the county over the years," Poe said. Ashe isone of 13counties in the state where the clerk also serves as the assistant to the county manager. See ROARK | 7 Wil Petty |Jefferson Post The members of the Ashe County Board of Commissioners met on Monday. Dec. 2. They are (from left:) Larry Rhodes, William Sands. Chair Gary Roark. Gerald Price and Vice Chair Judy Porter Poe. Local Christmas trees head for the troops Christina Day | Jefferson Post Westwood Elementary Kindergarten teachers Sherrie Phillips. Jessica Greer. Chartene Goodman. Cheryl Gamble and Erin Hayes receiving a grant from Jeff Dollar of Ashe County Ford for their "Rainy Day Recess" project. School Board recognizes grant-winning teachers Christina Day Staff Writer cday@civitasmedia.com Hi- - ^ K3K & m*2 wttKKmmmmmmmmmammmmmmm - ,, „ — Christina Day|Jefferson Post The Ashe County High School Junior ROTC lent a hand loading trucks filled with locally donated Christmas trees from farms in Ashe. Alleghany and Watauga counties headed from Cline Church Nursery In West Jefferson to Camp Lejeune in Jacksonville and Luke Air Force Base in Glendale. Ariz. Trees for Troops provides farm-grown Christmas Trees to armed forces members and their families each Christmas. This year. Trees for Troops will deliver more than 17,000 Christmas Trees to 61 military bases in the U.S. and overseas. Pictured from left to right are John Moser of Cline Church Nursery. Ethan Bennett from the Junior ROTC. and Dick Workman of the North Carolina Christmas Tree Association. LocailuiterscannowentertlieBux4Bucksonfaiepliob)contest Submissions begin on Dec. 8; voting starts Dec. 22 Christina Day Staff Writer Jefferson Post If you've snapped an amazing hunt­ ing photo of big game you've bagged, here is your chance to show it off and maybe even win some money. The Jefferson Post is hosting an online contest during the month of December looking for pictures erf the best game trophies in the High Country. We are asking local hunt­ ers to send us pictures of their spoils, with a chance to win up to $100. In addition to an overall vote win­ ner, who will receive $100 from title sponsor Grashal Outdoors in Boone, there will be four category winners who will also win $40 each. This year, the categories are: Best Trophy Buck, Best Doe, Best Game Bird and Best Bear. Category spon­ sors are: the Ashe County Repub­ lican Party, Day's Body Shop of Open Source Image|Jefferson Post llMjificfion Pant ** BUX 4 BUCKS * Onkn. ContMt Jefferson, Walmart, and Western Caro­ lina Eye Associates, PA, of Jefferson. Your trophy buck, doe, game bird or bear could have been har­ vested using any method - rifle, shotgun, muzzleloader or bow. It is free to enter the contest, you just need a valid email address and a great picture from your hunting adventures. The winners will be selected based on online votes. Voters can cast bal­ lots for their favorite kills once per day. The winners' photos will ap­ pear in an online gallery and in a future issue of the paper. The Jefferson Post will start ac­ cepting submissions for the contest Dec. 8. Competitors can submit hotos of their costumes through >ec. 22 to qualify for the prizes. The online voting process will begin Dec. 22 and end Dec. 29. To submit your photo, visit www.jeffersonpost.com, and click on the Bucks 4 Bucks logo. Under the local features sec­ tion and then under contest tabs, follow the steps to upload the photo and enter. We would like to thank our sponsors and wish everybody the best of luck. E In the Dec. 3 meet­ ing of the Ashe County School Board, the Ashe County Ford Teacher Scholarship Foundation grants were awarded to teachers from the differ­ ent schools in the county. Jeff Dollar of Ashe County Ford thanked the board and teach­ ers for its hard work. "We want to be able to give back, and one of the best ways to give back to our commu­ nity is to give back to our kids," Dollar said. This was the first year that the scholarship foun­ dation awarded grants. Dollar said he hopes Ashe County Ford will be able to continue awarding teach­ er grants in the future. Of the 25 applications from all of the schools in the system, seven grants were awarded. Each school was eligible for a maximum grant amount of $1,000. Ashe County High School teachers Ronnie Pruitt, Kassee Roberts, Linda Bennett and Jennifer Treva accepted a check and certificate for their grant, "Education Through Rec­ reation." Their program focuses on recreational activities for special needs students at the high school. "These kids need as many opportunities as our regular education stu­ dents," Pruitt said, "I'm just glad to help out these kids in whatever way we can." Ashe County Middle School teacher Julie Tay­ lor received a grant in the amount of $1,000 for her submission, "A Hero Lies in You," a fo­ cused reading project. Also receiving grants for reading projects were Heather Parsons for "Grow a Reader" and June Neaves for "Auto-Be Good" from Blue Ridge Elementary School. The Mountain View El­ ementary School's fourth grade teachers were award­ ed a grant for their "VersiTile Learning" concept. Teachers Kelly Lambert, Kathy Maloney, Tina Key and Sarah McLeese were there to accept the check and certificate. Westwood Elementary received two grants, both for their kindergarten classes. Teachers Sher­ rie Phillips, Jessica Greer, Charlene Goodman, Cher­ yl Gamble and Erin Hayes submitted an application for "Rainy Day Recess" and were granted the fund­ ing to buy equipment for indoor recess activities. See BOARD I 7 Dec. 2-6 recognized as 'Industry Appreciation Week' Chamber organizing business visitation teams to hear what employers need to strengthen workforce Wil Petty Staff Writer jpetty@civitasmedia.com The Ashe County Board of Commission­ ers unanimously ap­ proved a proclamation declaring the week of Dec. 2 as "Industry Appreciation Week." The resolution was submitted to the com­ missioners by the Ashe County Chamber of Com­ merce's Business and Community Develop­ ment Committee, as a way to show appreciation for the county's industries. "We just want to dem­ onstrate to these indus­ tries that the community, the county and the citi­ zens support them," said Cabot Hamilton, execu­ tive director of the Ashe Chamber of Commerce. The resolution was read by Chris Robinson, dean of the Ashe and Al­ leghany campus of Wil­ kes Community College. Robinson is also a cochair for the committee. "Over the last several years, past decade and even beyond that, we've saw a significant con­ traction in our indus­ trial base," he said in the meeting, "but the impor­ tance of jobs offered by worldwide leaders such as GE Aviation, Leviton and AEV cannot be over­ looked or overstated." Robinson said Ashe County industries com­ bine to provide over 1,000 jobs in the county. "We all recognize that industry is one of the cornerstones of our community," he said. Supporting the in­ dustries in the county helps promote the area as a good place for in­ dustries to locate. In rural areas, attracting new businesses can sometimes be difficult. "We know that the bulk Wil Petty |Jefferson Post of new jobs in a rural community such as ours are created through the growth and expansion of existing businesses," Robinson said. "Not only that, but having a com­ munity that obviously supports its existing businesses is a positive statement to industries who may look at Ashe County in the future." Industrial visitation teams to start in 2014 Starting in 2014, the Business and Commu­ nity Development Com­ mittee will organize visitation teams to dis­ cuss the issues, concerns and needs of industries within Ashe County. "We would go visit the industry and sit down with upper management and middle manage­ ment," Hamilton said. 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She at­ tended Welcome Home Baptist Church. She was a loving wife, moth­ er, and grand­ mother ana will be missed by all. She is preceded in death by three sisters, Joyce Pasley, Geraldine Houck, and Jessie Lou Testerman; and one brother; Neal Teaster. She is survived by her hus­ band, Larry Jerry Bare; two sons; Rick Bare and wife Tere­ sa of Asheville, and Tim Bare of Wytheville, Va.; two daugh­ ters; Cindy Bare Walters and husband Luke of Crumpler, and Teresa Bare Milner and husband Lyn of Fletcher; 10 grandchildren, Alec Bare, Elise Bare, Emily Bare, Nata­ lie Bare, Adam Milner, Grade Milner, Ethan Milner, Nicho­ las Bare-Walters, Allison Bare, and Andrew Brady; and several nieces and nephews. Funeral services were held at 2 p.m., Thursday, Dec. 5, 2013, at Boone Family Funeral Home with Rev. Lonnie Jones, Rev. Guy Tes­ terman, and Rev. Sonny Thomas officiating. Burial followed in the Ashelawn Memorial Gardens. The family received friends on Wednesday at Boone Family Funeral Home. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be to the donor's choice. You may give the fam­ ily your condolences at our website www. boonefuneralhome.com. Boone Family Funeral Home of West Jefferson is in charge of these arrangements. West Jefferson Hometown Christmas celebration underway Christina Day Staff Writer cday@civitasmedia.com In the spirit of the sea­ son, a number of West Jef­ ferson organizations have come together to host the West Jefferson Hometown Christmas Celebration. The celebration, coordi­ nated by the West Jeffer­ son Community Partner­ ship, began the weekend after Thanksgiving with the lighting of the Christ­ mas Tree in the West Jef­ ferson backstreet park. The Ashe County High School choir sang while kids got rides around town on an antique fire truck. "It was a great turnout," said Brantley Price, West Jefferson Town Manager, "We had between 300 and 400 people there." The event kicked off a successful weekend for local merchants. "Friday and Satur­ day were very good for the businesses I spoke with," Price said. Jane Lonon, Executive Director of the Ashe Coun­ ty Arts Council, said that the Community Partner­ ship has sought to capital­ ize on the influx of visitors coming to Ashe County to get their Christmas trees. "Choose and cut week­ ends play a huge part in terms of attracting people here as a destina­ tion, and we're giving them additional reasons to stay," Lonon said. On Saturday, Dec. 7, the Arts Council will host its fourth annual Satur­ day with Santa. Kids can get their pictures taken with Santa, listen to sto­ ries read by Mrs. Claus and take home a goodie bag with a holiday book. The Arts Council will remain open Saturday fol­ lowing Santa's visit for a Holiday Open House. Visitors can enjoy the Tree Fest exhibit and meet the artists who deco­ rated the eclectic trees. The Farmers Market will be open from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday for its last market of the year. "We're looking to get a surprise visit around noon," Market Manager John Smyre said. He in­ vited everyone to come to the Farmers Market to catch a glimpse of Santa. In addition to greenery and seasonal produce, lo­ cally made crafts will be on sale from various artists at the year's final market. The Ashe County Public Library will host a num­ ber of events on Saturday, for kids and adults alike. An interactive Arctic Ex­ press program will be held at 3:30 p.m. to help "chil­ dren discover the impor­ tance of giving and shar­ ing during the holidays." The library will have craft tables set up be­ ginning at noon for Christina Day I Jefferson Post A tree donated by Dale Hudler in the backstreet park sets the holi­ day scene for the West Jefferson Hometown Christmas Celebration a DIY Gift Bazaar. "Folks can drop by a make a gift for a loved one," said Suzanne Moore, County Librarian, "and the Friends of the Library will even be there to gift wrap it for you." Moore also said that there will be live music by area string quartet Summit Strings beginning at 2 p.m. For more informa­ tion on the events tak­ ing place as part of West Jefferson's Hometown Christmas Celebration, go to visitwestjefferson.org. MRS. FAYE WILCOX DANCY Mrs. Faye Wilcox Dancy of West Jefferson assed away Friday night, ov. 29, 2013, at Watau­ ga Medi­ cal Center. She was 90. M r s . Dancy was born in Ashe County on March 24, 1923, to the late Otto and Cynthia Hart Wilcox. S h e w o r k e d Glenat dale Park­ way Trading Post for many years. She is preceded in death by her husband James Paul Dancy; and a brother, Gene E. Wilcox. She is survived by two nephews, Horace Michael Hunter and wife Libby of Charlotte and James Gary Hunter and wife Barbara of Charlotte; two sister-in-laws, May Zella Hunter of Kernersville, and Grace Miller Dancy MRS. THELMA WYATT WOODS of North Wilkesboro; and one great nephew, Austin Hunter of Banner Elk. Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2013, at Boone Family Funeral Home with Rev. Dayt ton Roten offi­ ciating. Burial followed in the Ashelawn Memorial Gardens. The fam­ ily received friends from noon2 p.m., two hours prior to the funeral service. In lieu of flowers, me­ morials may be made to the Gideon Interna­ tional; P.O. Box 140800, Nashville, TN 37214. You may leave the fam­ ily your condolences at our website at www. boonefuneralhome.com. Boone Family Funeral Home of West Jefferson is in charge of these arrangements. MR. KENNETH W1THERSPOON Mr. Kenneth Wither­ spoon of Jefferson died Thursday night, Nov. 28, 2013, at North Caro­ lina Baptist Hospital. He was 70. Mr. Withers poo n was born on Sept. 19, 1943, to the late Zeb Vance and Dora Lee Sand­ ers With­ er s p o o n. He was the owner and operator of Spoon's Body Shop. He was also preceded in death by a brother, James Edward Witherspoon; two sisters, Mary Lee Hodges and Alma Grace Paulson. He is survived by three sons, Jamie Witherspoon of Elkin, Mario Witherspoon and wife Kelly of Wilkesboro, and Josh Witherspoon of Jefferson; one daugh­ ter, Angie Ball of West Jefferson; one brother, Zeb Witherspoon Jr. of Thurmond; one sis­ ter, Christine Jordan and husband Leonard of West Jefferson; two granddaughters, Brandy DaMico and husband Chuck of Florida, and Chole Witherspoon; one grandson, Brian Wil­ liams of Lansing; two great grandchildren, Kayli Williams and Mad- dox Williams; and sev­ eral nieces and nephews. Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Monday, Dec. 2, 2013, at Boone Family Fu­ neral Home with Rev. Mike Hamby officiating. Burial followed in the Friendship Baptist Church Cemetery with military rites. In lieu of flowers, me­ morials may be made to Friend­ ship Baptist Church Cemetery Fund, C/O Ronnie Sturgill, 299 Sturgill Lane, Crumpler, NC 28617. You may give the fam­ ily your condolences at our website www. boonefuneralhome.com. Boone Family Funeral Home of West Jefferson is in charge of these arrangements. Mrs. Thelma Wyatt Woods Lansing, Nancy Miller and of Lansing passed away Satur­ husband Lloyd of West Jef­ day morning, Nov. 30,2013, at ferson, and Robin Brown and Ashe Memorial Hospital. She husband Jerry of West Jef­ was diagnosed with cancer ferson; seven grandchildren, a year ago, but the word can­ Frank Hurley and wife, Kacer didn't scare her. She faced trina, Greg Richardson, Angie it with courage and dignity. Greene, Scott Hurley, Cindy She was 83. Shatley and M r s . husband, Kev­ Woods was in, Amy Keys bom in Ashe and husband, County on Greg and Monday, Nikki Brown; 1,1930, to nine greatlate David grandchil­ and Bertha dren, Chance Ham Wyatt. Shatley, She retired Alexa Shat­ from Sara ley, Brittney Lee. If you Hurley, were around Ethan Hur­ Thelma very ley, Kebrina long you Keys, Valerie would know where she stood Keys, Carson Keys, Courtney politically. She had a great Greene and Mason Brown; and sense of humor and quick several nieces and nephews. wit. A hard worker, she took Funeral services were held pride in herself by saving she at 11 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 4, could out work any of her kids. 2013, at Boone Family Funeral She enjoyed gardening and Home with Rev. Larry Shep­ her flowers, spent her winters herd and Rev. Frank Jones making yo-yo quilts. Thelma officiating. Burial followed in was a member of Long Branch the Wyatt Family Cemetery. Baptist Church and loved The family received friends the Lord. She loved prepar­ on Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2013, at ing Sunday dinners for her Boone Family Funeral Home. family. She was the "Peace Flowers were accepted or Maker." She would say "it's memorials may be made to bad now, but it will get better." the Wyatt Family Cemetery, She will be remembered C/0 Bonnie Woods, P.O. Box for her apple pies, choco­ 216. Lansing, NC 28643. late gravy, and dried apple You may give the family your stack cake. She was a loving condolences at our website mother, grandmother, ana www.boonefuneralhome.com. will be missed by everyone. Boone Family Funeral She is survived by three Home of West Jefferson is in daughters, Bonnie Woods of charge of these arrangements. MRS. ROSEANN SPILLERS FRAMPTON Mrs. Roseann Harvey Spillers Frampton of Wil­ kesboro died Sunday, Dec. 1, 2013, at Avante of Wil­ kesboro. Mrs. Frampton was born in Charleston, S.C., on Aug. 7,1933, to James and Rosa Seymour Harvey. She was a member of St. Phillips Church in Charles­ ton, S.C. Mrs. Frampton was a graduate of Ashley Hall School in Charleston, S.C., and of Sullins College in Bristol, Va. She was an elementary school educa­ tor. She was the wife of a SkyLine decorated U.S. Air Force Colonel and a dedicated mother. Mrs. Frampton is sur­ vived by one daughter, Catherine Guerry and hus­ band, Joseph Haskell Guer­ ry of Mt. Pleasant, S.C.; two grandchildren, Cath­ erine Amanda Guerry and Emily Haskell Guerry; one brother, James Heyward Harvey Jr. and wife, Betsy of Charleston, S.C.; and a niece, Elizabeth Heywajx\ of Maryland. Funeral services will be held at a later date. SkyBest Smart Home Grand Opening Gardiner Pottery Annual Sale Saturday, Thursday, December 12 December 7th 9-5 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Hosted by 1060 Mount Jefferson Road West Jefferson, NC 28694 The Acorn Gallery in West Jefferson • See new innovative services and features • Register for door prizes • Enjoy holiday refreshments and favors while they last Canned food drive For every canned food item you bring, you will receive an extra door prize entry! 103 Long Street, West Jefferson Jennifer Gardiner Wilson 336-384-1968 877-1350 www.skybest.com �"...were it left to me to decide whether we should have a government without newspapers or newspapers without a government, I should not hesitate a moment to prefer the latter." — Thomas Jefferson, 1787 Page 4 December (>, 2018 LETTER TO THE EDITOR Pharmacist takes issue with recent story on vitamins Dear Editor,' The Nov. 29th edition of the Jefferson Post in­ cluded an article entitled "Take Your Vitamins to Control Diabetes." As a practicing health care professional in the county, I have to take issue with the tenets pro­ posed in this article. The article cites a single study of 130 partici­ pants published in the Annals of Internal Medi­ cine as the basis for the claims subsequently made. I reviewed the original study; it was published in 2003 and it has several problems: it had a small sample size, it did not assess the baseline nutritional status of the study groups, the groups were not equal in terms of physical activity, there was no apparent evaluation of other medications taken in either study group, and the participants self-reported their results which means the conclusions were not objec­ tively measured or verified by medically-trained personnel; there was no laboratory confirmation of infection. Vitamin and mineral supplements have been studied extensively for various disease states in­ cluded diabetes, heart disease, cancer and many others. The conclusions have been consistent; these supplements have not been shown to pro­ vide ANY benefit and they may, in fact, intro­ duce a risk of harm. For example, chromium is a supplement touted to improve glycemic control in diabetic patients in spite of no definitive data to support the claim. Chromium can increase heart rate, blood pressure and even damage the kidneys. Vanadium is another product with similar claims associated with it; however, it is toxic to the liver. Vitamin B6 and folic acid in high doses appear to increase heart attacks and strokes in patients with heart disease, a common finding in diabetic patients. Vitamin E in doses greater than 400IUI day may INCREASE the risk of developing dia­ betes and prostate cancer in males. llie same can be said for selenium. A recent study published in October of 2011 in the Archives of Internal Medicine evaluated the use of multivitamins in 38,772 participants and found a 2.4 percent increased risk of mortal­ ity. The authors concluded thus: "...commonly used dietary vitamin and mineral supplements may be associated with increased total mortality risk." Vitamin and mineral supplements certainly have a role in correcting various deficiencies and preventing the bad things that can happen as a result of these deficiencies. Using vitamin D to correct low blood levels has been shown to be beneficial in preventing hip fractures, for example. Folic acid supplemen­ tation can promote proper development of the fetal nervous system in pregnant women. That said, vitamins and minerals are also sub­ ject to unsubstantiated claims such as the ones made in the recent Post article. When properly studied, they consistently fail to prove a benefit in chronic disease states such as diabetes, heart disease and cancer. Currently, many in the medi­ cal community are starting to question their safety. The American Diabetes Association does not recommend these products and I would encour­ age readers to disregard the claims made in the Jefferson Post article. Chad Riggs, Pharm.D. Crumpler (USPS 441-810) Member NC Press Association Published twice weekly by Civitas Media LLC. P.O. Box 808 203 S. Second Ave.. West Jefferson, NC 28694 Periodicals postage paid at West Jefferson, NC 28694 Phone 336-846-7164 Email cclark@civitasmedia.com Subscription rates in Ashe County - $38/year In North Carolina - $48 01/year Editor/General Manager Staff Writer Staff Writer Sports Writer Advertising Sales Advertising Sales Classifieds/Legals Cliff Clark Wil Petty Christina Day Nathan Ham Teresa Roark Laws John Sears Kay Hart Mail Room Department Julia Beck Postmaster: Send address changes to Jefferson Post P.O. Box 808 West Jefferson NC 28694-0808 All content copyright 2012 by Civitas Media LLC and may not be reproduced without permission. A better way in Germany? argue that they intended Should we look to Germany for a better to favor the confrontation­ way to organize our al governmental logjam government? that resulted from their vote. Our parents and grandparents from the Americans are rightfully "Greatest Generation" proud of the complicated would be shocked at system of checks and bal­ the idea that the coun­ ances the drafters of our try they fought so hard Constitution designed. to defeat would have But when those checks the kind of represen­ and balances combine tative and effective with the hard-line parti­ government that any sanship of both political American would want parties to cripple the gov­ ID.G. Martin I ernment's ability to func­ to copy. tion effectively, we might But let's look at what has happened in the swallow our pride and aftermath of the recent national elec­ look for ideas about how to make our tions in both countries. system work better. In our country, the two major po­ Like our 2012 elections, Germa­ litical parties battled it out, electing a ny's 2013 elections were hard-fought. president from the Democratic Party The results, however, were more de­ and a divided legislative body. cisive. In the multiparty election, An­ While the Electoral College results gela Merkel's moderate conservative gave Democrat Barak Obama a de­ Christian Democrats won 41.5 per­ cisive (332-206) victory, the report­ cent of the popular vote compared ed popular vote was much closer: with 25.7 percent won by their major 65,915,796 to 60,933,500, or 51.1 competitor, the Social Democrats. percent to 47.2 percent. The press characterized the results The House of Representatives' as a landside victory for Merkel's par­ total popular vote, although much ty, but with only 311 seats, she was closer, also favored the Democrats by five seats short of a majority in the 59,967,096 votes to 58,523,501 votes German parliament. for Republican candidates, or 48.9 The center-left Social Democrats percent to 47.7 percent. Neverthe­ won only 193 seats. But if they had less, the Republicans won a decisive been willing to combine with the victory in the number of seats, 234 to Green Party, which won 63 seats, and 201 for Democrats. the far left party known as The Left, The closeness of the U.S. popular which won 64 seats, they could have vote last year showed Americans put together a working majority and sharply divided on which political led the German government. party they would choose to lead their Instead of trying to lead a hardgovernment. But it would be hard to left government, the Social Demo­ crats have tentatively opted to join a "grand coalition" led by Merkel. Her conservative party has moved toward the center, and its more moderate position gave it greater voter appeal across the German electorate. Meanwhile, the Social Democrats have also moved toward the middle, away from the hard-left parties. Their labor union and other liberal supporters may be skeptical of the partnership with Merkel. But they have already gained from their con­ servative partner a commitment for a minimum wage of $11.50 (8.50 eu­ ros) an hour and a lower social secu­ rity retirement age for some workers. Merkel's plans to invest in education, infrastructure projects, and non-nu­ clear energy would have been viewed as concessions to the Social Demo­ crats had Merkel not already made them a part of her party's platform. Assuming the Social Democrats give final approval, Germany is in line for several years of moderately conservative government, one that is stable and able to function decisively when necessary, under a coalition that represents more than two-thirds of the German voters. That is something even the most patriotic American could entfy. D.G. Martin hosts "North Carolina Bookwatch." which generally airs Sundays at noon and Thursdays at 5 p.m. on UNC-TV. The Sunday broadcasts on Sundays Dec. 14. and 21 will be preempted by special programming. For more information or to view prior programs visit the webpage at www.unctv.org/ncbookwatch The Thursday. Dec. 12, guest is Emily Colin, author of "The Memory Thief." A grant from the North Carolina Humanities Council provides crucial support for North Carolina Bookwatch Poles vault far above us Jokes about "Polacks" have always been taste­ less and silly. Based on the latest international test scores, trying to get a laugh today by portraying Polish people as ignorant or dumb is a good way to identify yourself as, well, ignorant or dumb. According to the 2012 Program for Internation­ al Student Assessment (PISA), Poland ranks in the top-10 countries in the world in performance on rigorous reading and sci­ ence tests, and is tied with Canada for 11th in math. The United States, by con­ trast, scores below average in math and close to the international average in science and reading. As a recent Bloomberg Businessweek article dem­ onstrates, Poland also hap­ pens to have one of most dynamic economies in Europe, thanks in part to a policy mix of fiscal re­ straint, tax cuts, regulatory reform, and infrastructure improvement. In other words, if North Carolin­ ians are looking for models of how to deliver valuable public services at an afford­ able cost while fostering rapid economic growth, Poland would be a good place to start. The first thing to under­ stand is that Polish stu­ dents don't perform at a far higher level than North Carolina students because Polish taxpayers spend more money on Poland's rigorous as the achieve­ them. In fact, strategy for ment level most Europeans while few coun­ educational and East Asians demand of tries spend more s u c c e s s their students — and will than the United is hardly cost far, far more to imple­ States does on u n i q u e . ment than is necessary, public educa­ the given what we know about Within tion — and even Organization the cost and outcomes of North Carolina, for Economic education systems in other if it were a sepa­ Coopera­ countries. rate country, tion and DeOver the past three would rank in velopment years, North Carolina has the top 10 in ( O E C D ) , begun to retool our educa­ the world in perthere are tional policies to compete. pupil expendi­ John Hood 15 coun­ State leaders have devolved John Locke Foundation ture — Poland tries whose fiscal and policy decisions ranks below the s t u d e n t s to local districts, eliminat­ international av­ outperform erage in spending on both ours in at least two of the ed expenditures with no elementary and secondary three PISA exams. In 12 of proven relationship to su­ schools. Its teachers, while those 15 developed coun­ perior performance (such excellent and well-respect­ tries, policymakers use ei­ as teacher bonuses to ob­ ed professionals in their ther performance pay for tain graduate degrees in communities, earn less teachers or school choice education), and expanded than North Carolina teach­ policies to promote better parental choice of schools. As budgetary pressures ers do on average. outcomes. International One policy difference be­ studies of student achieve­ recede and North Caro­ tween the two is that Polish ment confirm that, all other lina puts additional dollars schools already make use of things being equal, merit into teacher compensation salary bumps and bonuses pay and school choice are and other educational in­ to reward higher-perform­ associated with stronger puts, there is now a better chance for taxpayer money ing teachers, a practice that academic performance. North Carolina is only now Most high-performing to be spent effectively on beginning to implement. countries also maintain student learning. If countries as varied in Poland also uses vouchers high academic standards. and student-centered fund­ It is more difficult to pass history and resources as ing to facilitate parental end-of-year exams and Poland, Korea, Japan, Ger­ choice of schools, a policy graduate from high school many, Finland, the Nether­ that does not result in in Poland than it is in lands, and Estonia can get the depopulation of pub­ North Carolina. The con­ it right on education, so lic schools in Poland (its troversial Common Core can North Carolina. And share of students attend­ State Standards are intend­ if we don't, the economic ing private schools is actu­ ed to remedy that particu­ and social consequences ally somewhat lower than lar problem, and in many will be no laughing matter. North Carolina's) but in­ ways are superior to North Hood Is president of the John Locke stead spurs public schools Carolina's previous aca­ Foundation. For more information to compete effectively to demic standards. However, about the JLF. visit www.johnlocke. keep their students. Common Core still isn't as org. �JEFFKRSON POST The Barren Fig Tree We tend to notice and remember all of the heal­ ing that Jesus did, and we remember His wonder­ ful parables and words of wisdom. We also get to see a glimpse of His quick judgment and how it will truly be when He re­ turns to judge each of us. There are two accounts of the episode with the barren fig tree when Jesus was hungry; one in Mat­ thew and one in Mark. Both end with Jesus en­ couraging us to have faith. "Now in the morning as he returned into the city, he hungered. And when he saw a fig tree in the way, he came to it, and found nothing thereon, but leaves only, and said unto it, Let no fruit grow on thee henceforward for ever. And presently the fig tree withered away. And when the disciples saw it, they marvelled, say­ ing, How soon is the fig tree withered away! Jesus answered and said unto them, Verily I say unto you, If ye have faith, and doubt not, ye shall not only do this which is done to the fig tree, but also if ye shall say unto this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea; it shall be done. And all things, whatsoever ye shall ask in prayer, believing, ye shall receive." (Matt 21:18-22). In Matthew's account, Jesus uses the wither­ ing of the fig tree to tell us that if we have a little faith, we can do even more than wither a fig tree. In Mark's account, the lesson from Jesus comes the next day when they hap­ pen upon the fig tree again. "And oh the morrow, when they were come from Bethany, he was hun­ gry: And seeing a fig tree afar off having leaves, he came, if haply he might find any thing thereon: and when he came to it, he Casual I Contemporary Sunday School 10:00 a.m. Sunday Worship 11:00 a.m. Wednesday Bible Study 7:00 p.m. Visit us online at www.jeffersonpost. com m • _ ^Two Sunday 10:30 a.m. - NewJJeginnings r (frMtyfey* / • 11:30 a.m. - Celebration m0T CHRISTMAS PROGRAM DEC. 22JQ 11:00 a.m. ashecoun(y.i^j^hip^|ntef.ofg^ Midway Baptisf Church 1670 Mf. trHrrton Rd Weft Jefferson. NC 23694 Pastor Steven LeaShomb (336) 246-2012 Sanday School - *:4S o.m. Morning Worship - 11:00 a.m. Evening Worihlp - 6:00 p.m. 4e Study - 7:00 p.m. CniitfhnArfi iiiucpciiutiu jmciii|iui Inrionrndrnt Baptist Church 336-846-7445 Reverend Phil Arnold V Sunday Sdiool 9:45 o.m. WortMp 11:00 a m. Sunday Wght Service* 6:30 p.m. NoiMWy Service 7:00 p.m. Million* Budding by Faith Prombe % PkA[}< r NC Pastor, Chris Cox Holy Trinity Church Glendale Springs Sendees: Sunday School 10:00 a.m. Worship Sorvko 11:00 a.m. Wednesday Bible Study 7:00 p.m. Youth Class (All Stan for Jesus) Everyone Welcome! Eucharist 10:00 am Christian Education 8:30 Rector - The Rev. Stephen Miller Phone - 982-3076 846-7481 V trkj (.jt Big Flatts Baptist Church (EDlscoeallan) 201 S. Jefferson Ave., West Jefferson I Ray Taylor RcDAfest Jefferson Parish of the Holy Communion Rev. Will Heyward Sunday School • 9:45 AM Worship • 11:00 AM m announces: 846-3795 Interim Pttter-Beb Shannon Sunday School 10:00 a.m. Morning Worship 11:00 a.m. Evening Service 6:30 p.m. ST. FRANCIS OF ASSISI CATHOLIC CHURCH 246-9151 Rev. James Stuhrrnb*.vq Main A Ivy Streets. • Jefferson Sun. Morning Mass - 9:00 am Saturday Evening Mass 4:30pm English A 7:30pm Spanish Weekday Mom. Mass Call 336-246-9151 for times j Mount Jefferson Presbyterian Church nCLm. "Repeat the Sounding Joy" - Christ­ mas Cantata will be pre­ sented at Mount Olive Baptist Church. Pastor Phillip Woodring and con­ gregation invite you to at­ tend. 11 a.m. "Emmanuel" Christmas Cantata will be presented at Midway Baptist Church. The Youth and Children will present their Christmas Play "A Christmas Shoe Tree" at 6 p.m. Pastor Rev. Steve LeaShomb and congrega­ tion welcome you to attend both programs. 6:30 p.m. "The Reason for the Season" - Christ­ mas Program will be held at Landmark Baptist Church. Pastor Charlie McCoy and congregation invite you to attend. The church is located in the Si­ las Creek community. 4F4S3BL Ashe County Worship center Old Hwy. 221 Near Golf Course Rd. West Jefferson • Since 1890 Pastor Todd Brewer congregation invite you to attend. 6 p.m. "The Christmas Carole - A Special Re­ quest" - Christmas Play will be presented at Bea­ ver Creek Baptist Church. Come join the Marley fam­ ily as they take a journey with the help of Gabriel, the Angel of Christmas Past, Mike, the Angel of Christmas Present and Ar­ chie, the Angel of Christ­ mas Future, to Bethlehem that changes them forever. church parking lot. Pastor Rev. Tom Graybeal invites you to come and celebrate Christmas with them. Dec. 13-14 7 p.m. Peak Creek Church of the Brethren Presents: "This is Christ­ mas" A musical celebra­ tion. The church is located at 2327 Peak Creek Church Road, in Laurel Springs. For more information, call 336-657-1291 or 336-8174313. Dec. 14 6 p.m. "In My Father's House" - Christmas Play will be held at Liberty Baptist Church. Everyone is encouraged to attend and bring a canned item for Ashe Really Cares. For more information, call Jennie Elliott at 977-3419, or Russell Sheets at 9778332. Dec. 15 6 p.m. "The Judg­ ment" - Christmas pro­ gram will be held at Glendale Springs Missionary Baptist Church. Refresh­ ments will be served in the church fellowship hall fol­ lowing the program. Pas­ tor Ricky Triplett invites everyone to attend. 6 p.m. "Oh Little Town of Bethlehem" - Christ­ mas Play will be present­ ed at Mount Olive Baptist Church. Finger foods and fellowship to follow. Pas­ tor Phillip Woodring and of JL Beaver Creek Christian Church 846-3954 107 W. Second Street West Jefferson, North Carolina 336-246-5292 www.wjumc.net 9:45 Sunday School 11:00 Morning Worship Dec. 7-8 6 p.m. "A Thrill of Hope:" Christmas Can­ tata will be presented at West Jefferson First Bap­ tist Church. An instrumen­ tal ensemble of eight in addition to handbells will accompany the 30 member choir. The presentation will be held again at the 11 a.m. Sunday morning wor­ ship service. The director of the choirs is Christo­ pher Langdon, a graduate student at Appalachian State, and the accompanist is David Wilson, a senior at ASU. All are invited to attend, no admission will be charged. The church is located on W Second Street, West Jefferson. For more information, visit the church's website at www. fbcwjmusic.org. Dec. 8 11 a.m. Christmas Din­ ner will be held at Beaver Creek Baptist Church im­ mediately following the morning worship service. Bring a covered dish and join us for some good food and fellowship. 6 p.m. "Christmas on Merry Lane" Christmas Play will be held at Pleas­ ant Home Baptist Church. Pastor Rev. Lonnie Car­ penter invites everyone to attend. 6 - 8 p.m. Phoenix Bap­ tist Church will be hold­ ing a Live Nativity in the Therefore I say unto you, What things soever ye de­ sire, when ye pray, believe that ye receive them, and ye shall have them. And when ye stand praying, forgive, if ye have aught against any: that your Father also which is in heaven may forgive you your trespasses. But if ye do not forgive, neither will your Father which is in heaven forgive your tres­ passes." (Mark 11:19-26). We see how quickly Je­ sus' judgment will come into effect as we learn that the barren fig tree imme­ diately withered all the way down to the roots. We are encouraged to have faith in God, and how our faith can move mountains. However, being a child of God means being obe­ dient to all of His rules, not just getting the pres­ ents and gifts and doing Leila Harris as we please. We are told (in no uncertain terms) Special to the post that we must forgive. Anyone who has wronged when He is ready for us us is to be forgiven. Forgiveness of sin be­ to show our fruit to Him? The next morning, when longs to God, but we are asked about the withered to forgive in our hearts fig tree, Jesus begins by so that sin does not take a teaching us to have faith stronghold in us by allow­ in God first and foremost. ing resentment, and even "And when even was hatred, to. come between come, he went out of the us and God. If you can't city. And in the morning, or won't forgive someone, as they passed by, they saw that person is between you the fig tree dried up from and your forgiveness from the roots. And Peter call­ God; so give it to Him. He ing to remembrance saith can and will handle it for unto him, Master, behold, you. He promises that our the fig tree which thou faith can move mountains, cursedst is withered away. so our faith can also trust And Jesus answering saith Him to take this hurt, pain, unto them, Have faith in anger, and even hatred for God. For verily I say unto a wrong towards us, and you, That whosoever shall turn it into forgiveness. There are three good say unto this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou lessons in this story of cast into the sea; and shall the barren fig tree. First, not doubt in his heart, but don't be caught unfruit­ shall believe that those ful when Jesus comes. things which he saith shall Second, trust God. Third, come to pass; he shall forgive. Be ready for Him lave whatsoever he saith. to return every single day. CORNERSTONE FELLOWSHIP West Jefferson United Methodist Church Church Calendar found nothing but leaves; for the time of figs was not yet. And Jesus an­ swered and said unto it, No man eat fruit of thee hereafter for ever. And his disciples heard it." (Marie 11:12-14). How quickly the fig tree is punished for not having fruit ready for the Lord when He re­ turns. How quickly will we be judged and punished Bamett St. • West Jefferson PAGE F> FRIDAY, DECKMBKR 6\ 2013 Peak Creek Church of the Brethren Pastor: Ed Hall 336-372-5479 Seventh-Day Adventist Church of Warrensville Rev. Keith Casey Jefferson United Methodist Church Rev. Karen F. Miller, Pastor Sunday Sdiool:10 AM Worship Service: II AM Pastor: Kevin Morgan Mt. Jefferson Baptist Church IIS East Main St.. Jefferson. NC (336) 846-9512 9:00 a.m. Informal Worship 9:45 e.m. - Sunday School for ell ages 11:00 e.M. - Traditional Worship Service We would love to have you come worship wfth us. continuing the work of Jesus 1957 US Hwy 221 N. Jeffenon. NC (336) 246-4764 336-667-6092 9:41 a.m. Sunday • Sunday School 11:00 a.m. Sunday • Worship Service 6:10 p.m. Sanday • Sunday NigM Service 6:00 p.m. Monday • T E A M. 10:00 a.m. Toeiday • Jay la the Morning 740 p.m. Wedaoeday • Prayer Meeftag Bald Mtn. Baptist Church Pester: Rev. Lmrrnn Goodman M60 Botd Mtn. Rd.. West Jefferson Sunday School 9:)0 o.m. Sunday Morning Worship Sorvko 8:30am 8 10:45 am Sunday Evening Worship -6:00 pa Wednesday Meal -5:15 pm BiMe Study -6:10 pm Beldmountainchurdi.org Church 877-ISSO Saturday Services: Bible School -10:00 AM 11:15 AM Bethany United Methodist Church Corner of Hwy. 221 & Cherry St. Jefferson 246-6077 The Mountain Village Shopping Center Jefferson, NC 336-246-4155 Laurel Springs. NC 28644 Pastor Keith Styron Comer of Faw-Rokmd A McNeil Sts • Jefferson 38 West - Left on McMefl. One Mock) Sunday School - 9:30-10:15 a.m. Morning Worship -10:30 a.m. Sunday Evening - 6:00 p.m. IVfflMBdiy Mjkt IM1 !Study - 7 00B m 336-877-2801 495 Highway 194 South Rev. A. Oman Peeler Sunday School 9:4Se.m. Sunday Worship 11:00 a.m. "And He led them or far m te Bethany, and He Mened them" lake M:S0 Dr Pepper Bottling Company VANNOV C O N S T R U C T I O N Compliments of West Jefferson VANNOY & SONS CONSTRUCTION COMPANY The Jewel Shoppe 785 East Main Street 2082 Peak Creek Church Rd. First Assembly of God Church © 4fut tfmimrm ft I Uu +' • EIMOIIINY, JUMFJIF, RVG—FIFCJ Mf H&woi |ompany 24-HOUR BURNER SERVICE YOUR FULL SERVICE OIL COMPANY 739 US Hwy 221 Bus West Jefferson 246-9969 Mon. - Sat.: 8:30AM - 5:30PM 246-4591 Call 846-9241 Ronnie Hopkins RID-A-BUG EXTERMINATING I Termite & Pest Control 246-4222 w To list your local church on this page, call the Jefferson Post at 336-846-7164 aouipM �son FRIDAY, DECEMBER 6,2013 ORTS Nathan I lam. Sports Writer (336) 846-7164 n ham (u avitasmetUa.com ONLINE Game of the Week video can be found at jeffersonpost.com Top athletes are honored at ceremony Nathan Ham Sports Writer nham@civitasmedia.com Over 40 athletes were honored at the annual Fall Sports Awards Banquet at Ashe County High School recently. Varsity award winners are pictured here. Junior varsity players will be fea­ tured in Tuesday's edition of the Jefferson Post. AT RIGHT, varsity cheerleading award winners, from left to right: Bailey Little (Most improved), Telana Poe (Most Spirited) and Tiffani Carrasco (Best Sportsmanship, Team Be­ fore Self, Best Ail-Around). Photos by Nathan Ham |Jefferson Post Varsity football award winners - Front row, left to right: Brandon Wingler (Coach's Award), Maison McNeill (all-conference), Matthew Hamilton (all-conference, Outstanding Defensive Back), Michael Elliott (all-conference, Defensive MVP), Bradley Lucas (all-conference honor­ able mention), Shawn Baker (all-conference honorable mention), and Connor Bowers (Out­ standing Offensive Back). Back row, left to right: Johnathan Cox (all-conference, Offensive MVP), Mitchell Brown (all-conference, Outstanding Offensive Lineman), Cullen Ashley (allconference, Outstanding Defensive Lineman), Alex Smurda (all-conference), Jacob Blevins (all-conference) and Dustin Guy (all-conference, Most Improved). AT LEFT, varsity men's soccer award winners - Front row, leftto right: Frank Ledezma (MVAC Player of the Year, Regional Playerof the Year, all-conference,team MVP), Miguel Ramos (all-conference) and Cesar Rute (all-conference. Best Offensive Player). Back row, left to right: Brayam Reyes (all-conference honorable mention), Matthew Ball (Coach's Award), Jamie Weaver (all-conference), Alexis Ramos (all-confer­ ence, Best Defensive Player), Jackson Sloan (Most Improved) and Alex Church (just wanted to be in the picture). AT RIGHT, cross country award winners, from left to right: Alexes Armstrong (all-conference), Margot Mattix (all-conference, Rookie of the Year), Makayla Church (all-conference, MVP), Brady Buchanan (Most Improved), R J. Burke (all-conference honorable mention), Caroline Trent (Most Improved), Gareth Berry (all-conference, Coach's Award), Andrew Tedder (all-conference, MVP) and Tyler Eller (all-conference). Not pictured: Tyler Lambert (Rookie of the Year) and Kalyn Chapman (Coach's Award). AT LEFT, varsity volleyball award winners, from left to right: Lynsey Aldridge (all-conference honorable mention, Best Defense), Zoe Richardson (Coach's Award), Elaina Bassett (Best Of­ fense), Savannah Poe (Most Improved) and Sloan Elliott (all-conference honorable mention, team MVP). CENTER, women's golf award winners, from left to right: Sarah Hardin (all-conference, Co-MVP) and Olivia Barr (all-conference, Co-MVP). AT RIGHT, women's tennis award winners, from left to right: Kasey Curcio (all-conference), Hallie Brown (MVAC Player of the Year, allconference, team MVP, Best Sportsmanship), Erin Griffin (Most Improved), Ella Copeland (all-conference), Mary-Austin Tugman (all-conference) and Grace Miller (Coach's Award). Wrestling season underway Nathan Ham Sports Writer nham@civitasmedia.com With the wrestling season in its very early stages, the team is starting to take shape at Ashe County High School. The Huskies have competed at a quad-match at Mitchell and the Old Appalachian Tournament at Watauga last week. Mitchell 63, Ashe 15 106pound division: Caleb Cooper (Ashe) pinned Malachi Staton (Mitchell) at 1:21. 113-pound division: Kyler Hoilman (Mitchell) won via forfeit. 120-pound division: Jacob Weaver (Ashe) de­ feated Peyton Greene (Mitchell) by a 2-1 decision. 126-pound division: Bodi Miller (Ashe) pinned Christian Lowery (Mitchell) at 2:42. 132-pound division: Solomon Duncan (Mitch­ ell) pinned Carter Calhoun (Ashe) at 1:06. 136pound division: Devin Rowe (Mitchell) pinned Gabe Elliott (Ashe) at 1:33. 146pound division: Josh McGee (Mitchell) pinned TJ. Saundere (Ashe) in 25 seconds. 152-pound division: Dalton Beaver (Mitchell) drfeated Matthew Hamilton (Ashe) by a 4-3 deci­ sion. 166pound division: Davis McKinney (Mitch­ ell) won via forfeit. 176pound division: Daniel Bomar (Mitchell) won via forfeit. 182-pound division: Dustin Sparks (Mitchell) won via forfeit. 195-pound division: Tanner Buchanan (Mitch­ ell) pinned Joshua Hamilton (Ashe) at 1:48. 220-pound division: Will Atkins (Mitchell) won via forfeit. 285pound division: Dustin Byrd (Mitchell) won via forfeit. West Lincoln 78, Ashe 5 106: Jake Clary (West) pinned Cooper (Ashe) in 46 seconds. 113: Robbie Hallman (West) won via forfeit. 120: Weaver (Ashe) defeated Mitchell Higdon (West) by a 161 technical fall. 126: Hunter Carpenter (West) pinned Miller (Ashe) at 3:09. 132: Nathan Ward (West) pinned Calhoun (Ashe) in 43 seconds. 138: Zach Davis (West) pinned G. Elliott (Ashe) at 1:55. 145: Robert Jarrett (West) pinned Saundere (Ashe) in 49 seconds. 152: Dustin Headrick (West) won via forfeit. 160: Hunter Turner (West) won via forfeit. 170: Billy Goble (West) won via forfeit. 182: Matthew Pbteat (West) won via forfeit. 195: Mack George (West) pinned J. Hamilton (Ashe) at 1*02 220: Tyler Clinton (West) won via forfeit. 285: Andres Gonzalez (West) won via forfeit. Enka 76, Ashe 6 106: Madison Upton (Enka) pinned Cooper (Ashe) at 3:40. 113: Charlie Putnam (Enka) pinned Weaver (Ashe) at 2:40. 120: Tyler Valliere (Enka) defeated Miller (Ashe) by a 17-5 major decision. 126: Jackson Singleton (Enka) pinned Calhoun (Ashe) at 1:00. 132: Michael Cantrell (Enka) pinned G. Elliott (Ashe) at 2:00. 138: Chance Hannah (Enka) pinned Saundere (Ashe) in 59 seconds. 145: Sam Spinda (Enka) won via forfeit. 152: Paul Arambula (Enka) won via forfeit. 160: Jesse McGuire (Enka) won via forfeit. 170: Brandon Dills (Enka) won via forfeit. 182: J. Hamilton (Ashe) pinned Cohon Jenkins (Enka) in 23 seconds. 145: Colby McNeil (South Caldwell) pinned 195: Hunter Kinser (Enka) won via forfeit. Argetsinger (Ashe) at 1:48. 220: Mitchell Taylor (Enka) won via forfeit. 145: Zane Knight (Alexander Central) pinned 285: Billy Conner (Enka) won via forfeit. Argetsinger (Ashe) at 1:21. Old Appalachian Tournament results 152: M. Hamilton (Ashe) pinned Zac Freeman 106: Aaron Bradshaw (Alexander Central) (Avery) at 3:43. pinned Cooper (Ashe) at 1:15. 152: M. Hamilton (Ashe) pinned Bryce Clark 106: Alex Wetmore (Watauga) pinned Cooper (Watauga) at 228. (Ashe) in 22 seconds. 152: Josh Dula (McDowell) defeated M. Hamil­ 106: Isaiah Daniels (McDowell) defeated Coo­ ton (Ashe) by a 62 decision. per (Ashe) by a 150 technical fall. 152: M.Hamilton (Ashe) defeated ColeSherrill 120: Weaver (Ashe) pinned Alex McEntire (Alexander Central) by an 80 major decision. (McDowell) at 1:43. 152: Cari Guess (South Caldwell) defeated M. 120: Mark TownSend (Watauga) defeated Hamilton (Ashe) by a 61 decision. Weaver (Ashe) by an 11-2 major decision. 160: Michael Elliott (Ashe) pinned Wesley Da­ 120: Weaver (Ashe) pinned Alex Clark (Avery) vis (McDowell) at 3:35. in 15 seconds. 160: M. Elliott (Ashe) defeated Gabriel Irwin 120: Damon Sharpe (Alexander Central) (Watauga) by a 12-4 major decision. pinned Weaver (Ashe) at 3:37. 160: M. Elliott (Ashe) defeated Tyler Reese (Al­ 120: Weaver (Ashe) pinned Jace Kemper exander Central) by a 7-1 decision.' (South Caldwell) at 1:06. 160: M. Elliott (Ashe) pinned Drew Shore 126: Dalton 'league (South Caldwell) pinned (South Caldwell) in 48 seconds. Miller (Ashe) at 1:10. 160: M. Elliott (Ashe) pinned Brennan Clark 126: Cannon Pressley (McDowell) defeated (Avery) at 1:46. Miller (Ashe) by a 169 decision. 195: J. Hamilton (Ashe) defeated Jeremy 126: Miller (Ashe) pinned Nicholas Hildebrand Critcher (Watauga) by a 4-3 decision. (Watauga) at 1:40. 195: Ryan Sheppard (Avery) pinned J. Hamil­ 126: Ben Clark (Avery) pinned Miller (Ashe) ton (Ashe) at 4:25. at 2:47. 195: J. Hamilton (Ashe) pinned Luis Herrera 126: Daylin Jackson (Alexander Central) de­ (McDowell) in 58 seconds. feated Miller (Ashe) by a 90 major decision. 195: J. Hamilton (Ashe) pinned Harrison Lon138: Zach Tomer (Watauga) defeated G. Elliott gano (South Caldwell) in 55 seconds. (Ashe) by a 150 major deasion. 195: Dustin Jones (Alexander Central) pinned 138: Jacob Gardner (McDowell) defeated G. El­ J. Hamilton (Ashe) at 1:40. liott (Ashe) by a 194 technical fall. 285: Mitchell Brown (Ashe) pinned Jeremiah 138: Beau Bradshaw (Alexander Central) de­ Wooldndge (Watauga) at 5:15. feated G. Elliott (Ashe) by a 193 technical fall. 285: Lucas St. Clair (Alexander Central) 138: TV Franklin (Avery) defeated G. Elliott pinned Brown (Ashe) at 5:15. (Ashe) by a 194 technical fall. 285: Brown (Ashe) pinned Tyler Graves (Mc­ 145: Zeb Harris (McDowell) pinned Hunter Dowell) at 1:05. Argetsinger (Ashe) at 121. 285: Brown (Ashe) pinned Manuel Coleman 145: Eli Hawley (Watauga) pinned Argetsinger (South Caldwell) at 1:49 (Ashe) in 38 seconds. Ihe wrestling team gets back in action this Sat­ 145: Josh Gragg (Avery) pinned Argetsinger urday with the Ashe County DuaLs. Matches begin at 9 a.m. (Ashe) at 1:19. �JEFFERSON POST FRIDAY, DECEMBER (>\ 201'* PAGE 7 How to shop healt hy and stay on budget Modem grocery shoppers are more in­ formed and educated than ever beforehand many are doing a bet­ ter job of avoiding foods with artificial ingredients and and/ or added sugars. Yet, cost and convenience still play a large role in determining what ends up in the grocery cart, so a balancing act is on display in the aisles of today's mod­ ern grocery store. The Dietary Guide- lines for Americans point to the fact that many adults lack es­ sential nutrients like calcium, fiber, magne­ sium and vitamins A, C and D. Fresh produce and fruit juice can fill the vitamin gap, and fro­ zen juice concentrates can provide an afford­ able source of vita­ mins in a convenient, family-friendly form. In fact, healthy eats that don't cost a for­ tune allow families on a budget to increase their nutrient intake, thus lowering their risk for various health conditions. "Research shows that good nutrition can help lower peo­ ple's risk for many chronic diseases," says Christine Pfeiffer, the lead researcher in the Division of Labo­ ratory Sciences in the CDC's National Cen­ ter for Environmental Health. A vitamin D defi­ Board of Fruit & Veggie fro­ zen concentrates com­ bines carrot, sweet potato and beets to­ gether with peach, mango, blueberry and other juice favorites to provide a full serving of fruit and vegetables in each glass; and each ing $.50. The leading juice manufacturer also of­ fers Old Orchard for Kids, a bottled line of juices featuring 50 percent less sugar, just 60 calories and the full recommended daily amount of vitamin C with each serving. Today's consumers are fortunate to find a number of new gro­ cery options that don't require a compromise between affordability and nutrition. To find more tips for shopping on a budget, visit www.oldorchard, com. The site also has exercise information and recipes for fun, easy family dinners. (NewsUSA) Roark From Page 1 ciency, for instance, can increase the risk for diseases such as osteoporosis, heart disease and even the seasonal flu. Pfeiffer adds, "... higher defi­ ciency rates in certain age and ethnic groups are a concern and need additional attention." Innovative juice manufactures like Old Orchard Brands are helping to bridge the vitamin gap with better-for-ypu, affordable options. Its new line From Page 1 Also from Westwood, Michelle Blevin's "Let's Sound it Out" readin project was awarde with a grant. "Thank you to the Ashe County School Board for allowing us to have this time and op­ portunity," Dollar said, after thanking all of the teachers for their hard work and dedication. Grants being writ­ ten, submitted Ashe County Superin­ tendent Dr. Todd Holden updated the board on grants for a digital learning consortium and a panic alarm sys­ tem. The Ashe school system is looking to write the digital learn­ ing consortium grant in conjunction with Al­ leghany, Cawtaba and New Conover Counties. Ashe is more likely to re­ ceive additional points towards the grant if it is part of a larger consor­ tium with other coun­ ties in the state. The grant would fund the development of a curriculum to "get teachers ready to use •twhnology in1 the ctesS-1 room," Holden said. Board member Dr. Lee Beckworth asked when they could expect an update. Superinten­ dent Holden expects preliminary results by the next board meeting. A second grant, for a panic alarm system in all Ashe County schools, has been submitted with the help of the Director of Maintenance, Kenny Richardson, and the Ashe County Sheriff's Department. The school system worked with the Sher­ iff's Department to en­ sure that an emergency response protocol was put into place. An emer­ gency response protocol was one of the stipula­ tions of the grant. Richardson said that the cost for the panic alarm systems would be approximately $2,200 to $2,800 per school, depending on location. In response to Beckworth's inquiry as to each school also requir­ ing a designated phone line, Holden said that they would be able to use the schools' exist­ ing alarm lines. The school system will need to pay an additional yearly monitoring fee of approximately $220 per school in order to have efficient communica­ tion with the Sheriff's Department. It is not guaranteed that each school in the system will receive the dollar-for-dollar grant, but Holden is hopeful for at least one or two schools being chosen to help defuse the cost of funding the project system-wide. Price voted against the motion saying that dur­ ing a discussion with Clark, he said the tem­ porary position was not a raise but a bonus. "For that reason, I'm going to have to stay with my word," Price said. "I hope there won't be any hard feelings and I'm sure there won't, but I would certainly be against a promotion at this point in time." Other appoint­ ments made by the board: Dana Johnson and Richard Black­ burn were appointed to the Ashe Coun­ ty Library Board. "We look forward to working with the coun­ ty and other entities to start providing this ser­ vice at the first of the year," Robinson said at the meeting. The teams will con­ sist of leaders from the Chamber of Commerce, the committee and county leaders. If an in­ dustry is located inside the town limits, a repre­ sentative from the town government would be part of the dialogue as well. "Hopefully, this will be a positive thing for the Chamber, the com­ mittee and the indus­ tries we go visit," Ham­ ilton said. If you can read this, your potential customers can too. To advertise, call us at 846-7164. were: Commission­ ers Vice Chair Judy Porter Poe, Gerald Price, Larry Rhodes, Chair Gary Roark, Wil­ liam Sands. County manager Sam Yearick made his first appear­ ance in his new role. The next meeting of the board will take place on Monday, Dec. 16. In other actions tak­ en by the board: • Board member Charlie King was nomi­ nated by board member C.B. Jones to be chair­ man. The nomination passed unanimously. • Board member Terry Williams nomi­ nated C.B. Jones to be vice chair of the board. The nomination passed unanimously. • Holden was con­ tacted by Senator Dan Soucek seeking rep­ resentation from the school system to attend a meeting on the state of education in the district on Thursday Dec. 5, in Deep Gap. Administra­ tors Phil Howell and David Blackburn will at­ tend as representatives. • The board approved personnel recommenda­ tions. • In attendance were: Superintendent Dr. Todd Holden and board members Polly Jones, Dr. Lee Beckworth, Terry Williams, vice chairman C.B. Jones and chairman Charles King. The next meeting will take place Monday, Jan. 13 instead of the planned date of Jan. 6, based on a request from Holden. Industry From Page 1 . County Manager Sam Yearick was ap­ pointed as the Ashe County represen­ tative to the Rural Transportation Ad­ visory Committee. . Steve Ashley and Linda Gouger were ap­ pointed to the Volun­ teer Advisory Board. In attendance skybest.com 877-1350 ^T'hatig for your.... .. lbro<&<dllb<ain<dl this holiday §@<ai§oitn! Get a FREE 7" tablet when you sign up for SkyBest High-Speed Internet for the first time or upgrade your current speed! Whether you are a new or existing customer, take advantage of this great offer and experience the Internet with lightning-fast speeds on your new tablet. Hurry, offer ends Dec 30th! Sow*, iastntUOnr. apply Standard promo'iona! cl<4r nppiies to n#w and uporadlnq cuvomers who choosfl tEMbpr, or hinhe» SkyLine SkyBest �PAGE 8 FRIDAY, DECEMBER 6, 2018 JEFFERSON POST LifeStore's'Feeding Families For Christmas' program now underway Accepting donations through Dec. 13 Submitted photo| Jefferson Post Sheila Miller, financial consultant at LifeStore's Jefferson branch, helped sort through dona­ tions during last year's food drive. County crime report Staff report Nov. 11 Steven Lee Fortner, 46, of West Jefferson was charged with second degree trespassing. Bond was set at $700. Fortner has not been released Nov. 12 Amy Kathleen Gill, 36, of West Jefferson was charged with possession of methamphetamine and possession of drug parapher­ nalia. Bond was set at $3,000. Gill was re­ leased later that day. COMMUNITY CALENDAR Dec. 6-20 Friends of the Library Year-end Sale: All books (hardback and paperback) are on sale for half-off sticker price. On one side of sales cart: Romance paperbacks specially priced at five for $1. Paperbacks make great stocking stuffers. Sale runs un­ til Dec. 20. Gift baskets for the holidays make great gifts for the readers in your family. Themed baskets are also available for tne golfer, runner and couch potato friends and family members. Gift baskets are priced as marked. Dec. 6-31 Nov. 14 Tree The Ashe Arts Theresa Renee Church, 37, of Todd was ebrates Fest: holiday season Center cel­ the and Ashe charged with possession of dangerous drugs. County Christmas trees with beautifully Bond was set at $150,000. Church has not decorated trees. This winter wonderland been released. has been created with something for everyone and represents community in­ Nov. 15 volvement with the arts. This year's tree John Wayne Eldreth, 53, of Laurel Springs themes include: Grandma's Tree, Navidad was charged with possession of stolen goods. en Espana, "Seasoned" with a Story, Bring Bond was set at $3,000. Eldreth was released the Outdoors In, Up on the Rooftop, Away in a Manger, and My Favorite Things. later that day. Nov. 17 Jamie Matthew Eldreth, 33, of Lansing was charged with two counts of non-support of a child and making harassing phone calls. Bond was set at $1,578.49. Eldreth has not been released. Many families live in poverty and are unable to celebrate Christmas around the kitchen table enjoying their favorite holiday foods. And many families here in Ashe County are struggling to feed their children. We invite you to help us bring Christ­ mas to these families by donating food items. Food makes all the difference. When school is in session school age kids receive food at school through the free and reduced lunch program. The Christmas break will soon began and many of these children will struggle for food and only hope they have a meal for the Christmas holiday. In conjunction with Ashe Outreach Ministries, LifeStore Bank and Insur­ ance is collecting food items for Ashe County families in need to have a Christ­ mas dinner. LifeStore asks you to show your support by dropping off non-per­ ishable food items, suitable to serve for Christmas dinner, at any LifeStore loca­ tion between NOW and Dec. 13. You can pick up a list of suggested food items at any LifeStore or find the list on­ line at www.golifestore.com. Items like canned vegetables, potatoes or canned hams can go a long way in helping these families have a Christmas meal. There are also collection cans inside LifeStore Bank if you want to contribute money or even your extra change to help in pur­ chasing these food items. Help make a difference for those in need this holiday season. LifeStore and Ashe Outreach Ministries thank you for helping others enjoy this Christmas tra­ dition. For more information on items to donate or to arrange a donation of refrigerated items, please call Judy Cur­ rent at 246-4344. LifeStore Financial Group, headquar­ tered in West Jefferson, provides bank­ ing, investment and insurance services. It is a federally chartered thrift holding company that owns 100 percent of the common stock of LifeStore Bank (Mem­ ber FDIC and Equal Housing Lender) and operates branches in Boone, Jeffer­ son, Warrensville and West Jefferson. LifeStore Insurance is an indepen­ dent insurance agency that serves these markets along with Elkin, Lenoir, North Wilkesboro and Sparta. Dec. 6 12 p.m. NaNoWriMo: End Game: Writ­ ing your novel this November? As part of NaNoWriMo, writers will be meetingat the Ashe County Public Library to talk about the process and more. Come upstairs and share a bit of what you have written. 4 - 8 p.m. Fish Fry Friday with Live Bluegrass Music. Support Ashe Out­ reach Ministries and Mobile Meals at the Riverview Community Center in Creston. A $10 donation will get you a large portion of fish, fries, hush puppies, slaw, dessert and a drink. Take-out available. Directions: Take N.C. 88 W. stay straight through Warrensville and apst Blue Riage Elementary. Riverview is about 6 miles on the left. Look for the "Fish Fry" sign. For more information, call 336-385-1314. 4 - 7 p.m. Book Signing: Come and meet local author Bobby Scarlett. He will be signing his first novel "Grace Moun­ tain," at Scarlett Creek in downtown West Jefferson. 5 - 8 p.m. Scot Pope to Perform at Carolina Country Wines. While you're taking part in the Christmas Crawl, be sure to stop by Carolina Country Wines for great acoustical guitar by Scot Pope and be sure to take part in a wine tasting. 5 - 8 p.m. Christmas Holiday Crawl* Downtown West Jefferson will be alive with the holiday spirit. There will be 17 "leries open showing off their holiday 2ry. Special holiday promotions, re­ freshments and holiday entertainment will be available. The Ashe Arts Center will have their opening reception for art­ ists participating in the Tree Fest. Come out and do some holiday shopping and support your local artists. For more infor­ mation, call 336-846-2787. 7 p.m. Ashe County Cattlemen's As­ sociation Meeting: Tne meeting will be held at Family Central. $25 membership for the entire year, $8 guest meal. Please RSVP by Friday, Dec. 6, so there will be adequate materials, seating and meals available for participants. For more information, or to reserve your seat, call 3368465850. Dec. 7 8:30 -11:15 a.m. Saturday with San­ ta: The event will be held at the Ashe Arts Center. Bring the kids for a visit with Santa and Mrs. Claus. Santa will be avail­ able for photos. Mrs. Claus's Kitchen will be open with stories and there will be an arts and crafts table, and milk and cookies. Children will receive a book, free picture with Santa, story time with Mrs. Claus, holiday gift bag and a Christmas book. En­ try times are 8:30 a.m., 9:15 a.m., 10 a.m., and 10:45 a.m. Space is limited and res­ ervations are encouraged and the chaige is $5 per child. For more information, call 3368462787. 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. Holiday Market: The event will be at the Asbe County F&rtriers Market. 11 a.m. - 2 p.m. First Grayson Chil­ dren's Center Christmas Bizarre Fun­ draiser: The fundraiser will be held at See CALENDAR I 9 We hope to see you at the Holiday Open House Drop in for tours of our new Horizons Memory Care area, see the community decorated for Christmas, help raise money for a good cause, and of course enjoy some great food! December 10th, 3:00 - 6:00 p.m. * A FOREST RIDGE A monetary donation will be made by Forest Ridge to Shoes For Kids on behalf of every individual attending the open house. The mission of Shoes for Kids is to provide no cost, properly fitting, season appropriate footwear for Ashe County kids in need. ASSISTED LIVING 151 Village Park Drive West Jefferson, NC 28694 336-846-1008 % �JEFFERSON POST FRIDAY. DECEMBER 6\ 201.'J PAGE 9 Open house at Ashe Arts Center is Saturday Santa is visiting from the North Pole reservations are encouraged and the admission is $5 per child. % The Holiday Open House will fea­ ture Tree Fest with decorated trees such as Grandma's Tree decorated by Joy Dollar, Elaine Bentley and Kath­ leen Turnmire; Navidad en Espana decorated by Barbara Sears, Lynne Eastburn and Jane Davis; Bring the Outdoors In decorated by Judy Cur­ rent and Robin King; "Seasoned" with a Story decorated by Ashe County Public Library; Up on the Rooftop decorated by Joyce Cain and Catherine Finch; Away in the Man­ ager decorated by Theresa Curd and Vicki Mincey. Original miniature paintings and photography grace the walls of the Arts Center perfect for your holiday shopping list. The works of art are twelve inches square and smaller and feature paintings in oil, watercolor, mixed media and photography by artists, Kim Abernethy, Jeri Allison Joanie Bell, Lea Booth, Doug But ler, Brenda Carson, Kelly Clampitt Theresa Early Curd, Evalynn Halsey Pegge DeLaney Laine, Susan Jesper The Ashe County Arts Council celebrates the season with the an­ nual holiday exhibit and Open House on Saturday, Dec. 7, in the gallery of the Ashe Arts Center with eight beautifully-decorated trees, minia­ ture paintings, holiday gift ideas, and handmade ornaments. The friends and neighbors of the Arts Council are invited to stop by and enjoy refreshments, greet the staff and savor the sights, sounds and smells of the holiday season be­ tween 11:30 a.m.-4 p.m. A special part of the Holiday Open House will be a visit by Santa and Mrs. Claus just for the children. From 8:30-11:30 a.m. in four ses­ sions, Santa will be available for pho­ tos. Mrs. Claus' Kitchen will be open with stories and there will be an arts and crafts table and milk and cook­ ies. Children will receive a book and holiday gift bag. Space is limited and Celebrate with a Christmas Crawl this Friday night The Holidays are here and the Holiday Christmas Crawl will feature 17 gallerie all decked out in their holiday finery ne ies from 68 p.m., Friday, Dec. 6. Sponsored by the Ashe County Arts Council, the Christmas Crawl showcases and promotes the varied artistic talents in Downtown West Jefferson just in time for your holiday shopPX. creative, v, innovative works by local Ashe County's art­ ists will make gift-giving a pleasure. The galleries and shops are alive with colors, textures and smells of the season that invite the explorer to experience something new and exciting. Participating in the Christmas Crawl will be: Acorn Galleiy, Ashe Arts Center, Ashe Custom Framing and Gallery, Back­ street Beads, Bohemia Gallery, Broomfields Gallery, CatchLight Gallery, Everything Has a Story, Florence Thomas Art School, Fiber Artisan's Gallery, Frenchy's Galleiy, Originals Only Gallery, Ripples Gallery, RT Morgan Art Gallery, Ste­ phen Shoemaker Studio and Gallery, The Artists' Theatre and The Vintage Locket. decorated trees, handmade ornaments and miniature paint­ ings bv local artists, just the right size for aft giving. The Gal­ lery Shop features pottery, wood, jewelry, caskets, books and more. Originals Only Gallery will feature new paintings by Joan Bell and Lenore de Pree, with miniatures to large pieces. The trees, Don't miss out on the special two-for-the-price-of-one discount on De Pree prints. Michael Bell will provide live music for the evening. In the gallery of the Florence Thomas Art School, orii works by Florence Thomas, highlighting winter and holiday scenes. The gallery will be decorated for Christmas to include some of Florence's antique dolls and furniture. The school will host a "After the Crawl party with light refreshments and the culmination of a silent auction of works from our instructors and the raffle for an original Florence Thomas painting. The eature new For Galjery crawl, I Vintage Locket will fe sparkling Swarovski jewelry, scarf charms and lots of fun sur­ "d jewelry, scan cl scat prises, Tnere are new handbags by Rita just for your holiday prises. there gift gT The gallery is decorated for Christmas with holiday gift ideas. Come out and bring a friend, stroll the streets and enjoy the holiday spirit in Downtown West Jefferson. Admission to Gallery Crawl is free. Maps will be available at the Ashe Arts Center in West Jefferson and at other participating galleries id and shops. The Crawl is sponsored by the Ashe County Arts Council in ^operation cooperation with the West Jefferson Business Association, the West. West Jefferson IDA and is funded in part, through a Grass­ roots Arts Program Grant of the N.C. Arts Council. For more information, call the Ashe County Arts Council at 336846-ARTS Calendar From Page 8 the Grayson County High School cafeteria in Inde•ndence, Va. There will homemade items, facepainting, and pictures with Santa. 11:30 a.m. - 4 p.m. Ashe County Arts Council An­ nual Open House: The open house will be held in the gallery of the Ashe Arts Center with eight beautiful­ ly decorated trees, miniature paintings, holiday gift ideas and handmade ornaments. The friends and neighbors of the Arts Council are in­ vited to stop by and . refreshments, greet the st and savor the sights, sounds and smells of the holiday season. For more informa­ tion, call 336-8462787. Noon DIY Gift Bazaar: The bazaar will take place at the Ashe County Pub­ lic Library. Craft gifts for loved ones this year and un­ cover your inner elf. Help­ ing hedgehogs, crocheted necklaces and more. Gift wrapping to be provided by Friends of the Library. 3 p.m. Hibernation Sta­ tion: What do all the ani­ mals do for winter? Meet the New River State Park ranger at the N.C. 221 Access Area and find the answer to this and other questions on the habits of our area animals. 3:30 P-m. Arctic Ex­ press: Tnis holiday season treat your kids to a program that is trainloads of fun. Join Conductor Steve as he takes your kids on a magi­ cal train ride around the world to learn about winter festivals in the Ashe County Public Library Auditorium. 6 - 9 p.m. Klee Liles will be performing at the Hotel Tavern. son, Judy Mitchell, Ruth Nixdorf, Gerry Patterson, Lisa Pepper, Ed Perzel, Scot Pope, Cheryl Roberts, Cher Shaffer, Linda Dease Smith, Su­ san Van Wyk, and others. The Gallery Shop is a holiday shop­ per's paradise with handcrafted items just right for your holiday gift giving. The Gallery Shop features wood, fi­ bers, pottery, jewelry and more cre­ ated by local and regional artists. The Arts Council tree is decorated with handmade ornaments by Teresa Bald­ win, Linda Bruce, Jennie Bush, Eval­ ynn Halsey, Becki Henderson-Gow, Ronnie Hughes, Betsy Isaacs, Paulette Lawrence, Ariene Lundquist, Theresa McGrath, Judy Mitchell, Pat Morri­ son, Cathey Purvey, Cheryl Roberts, Ellen Sinford, Lyn Soeder, Meg Wiles, Cheryl Williams and more. Join the Ashe County Arts Council for all the holiday open house events and celebrate the spirit of the season. A special thanks to the Hudler Tree Farms for the donation of the trees and to the Omni Farms for the large wreath. For more information or tickets please call 336-846-2787. as Submitted photo|Jefferson Post Santa Claus, flying in from the North Pole where he has been busy preparing for Christmas eve, will visit the Ashe Arts Cen­ ter on Saturday. He is bringing along Mrs. Claus. Choral Society celebrates the season The Ashe County ChoralSociety's annual Holiday Concert will be held at 7:30 p.m. on Sunday, Dec 8, at the Ashe Civic Center in West Jefferson. Formed in 1985, the Choral Society will celebrate its 27th season. The concert, a perfect way to usher in the holiday season, is both a tradition and a highlight of the holi­ day season in Ashe County. The 2013 program will include sa­ cred and secular works of the season. A cappella pieces will be performed as well as accompaniments on the Steinway grand piano. A commu­ nity Handbell Choir will be featured on two selections. The audience will participate in singing the favorite carol, "O, Come All Ye Faithful". The chorus is an all volunteer group and have been rehearsing once a week since September. The chorus is open to all that want to sing in a large group setting. Un­ der the direction of Grady Lonon and accompanist Michael Bell, this years participants include: Chris Arvidson, Joanie Bell, Swift Black, Joy Campbell, Jeff Dreyer, Linda Dreyer, Jennie Hallsey, Jim Hallsey, Connie Hardison, Sharon Kasel, \ -u • - l Submitted photo| Jefferson Post The Ashe County Choral Society will hold Its annual Holiday Concert this Sunday at the Ashe Civic Center. Jane Lonon, Matthew Lonon, Becky Marsten, Wilma McClure, Edie Miller, Dean Page, Linda Page, Dini Parsons, Herb Parunak, Tammy Parunak, Owen Peeler, Burton Prange, Bill Stiles, Sue Stiles, Vernon Taylor, Tom Truxal and Audrey Wasner. The community Handbell Choir includes the Adult Handbell Choir from Jefferson United Method­ ist Church. Cheryl Baker, Heather Arreola, Lisa Caitip, Sharon Duvall, Janice Henson, Loyce Horan, Da­ vid Jones, Janet Miller and under the direction of Clay Camp. The Ding-a-Lings from Bethany United Methodist Church: Ginger Chap­ man, John Chapman, Alice Collins, Pat Hopkins, Kathy Howell, Dana Johnson, Heather Judson, Jennifer Judson, Grady Lonon, Matthew Lo­ non, Becky Marsten, Edie Miller, Pat Morrison, Burton Prange and under the direction of Jane Lonon. The concert is sponsored by the Ashe County Arts Council and is ly funded by a Grassroots Arts Grant from the North Car­ olina Arts Council, a division of the Department of Cultural Resources. Admission is $12 for adults and $5 for students. Tickets are available at the Ashe Arts Center or by phone with a credit card at 336846-ARTS. Art has its own language and can transcend all As I was setting up for a workshop recently a man walked into the room and looked around at the drawings on the wall and at the art that I was propping up around the room and sheepishly asked me if I wasgoing to do another fig­ ure drawing class. I found it kind of funny, as he was an "older" gentleman and there were a slew of drawings taped up around the room of male and female figures fi ana done in conte crayon an pen and ink. I laughed and said, "Sorry, but you nave the wrong instructor. Are one of these drawings yours?" He grinned back at me and said "No, I just love to come in and see the work artists have done. I am not good enough to do somethinglike this, but I enjoy the fruits of their labor." I said "1 think you iust like to come in and look at the nudes." We both had a giggle and we talked about how art brings folks together and makes us really look inside ourselves for validation about a number of things. At the next workshop this same gentleman dropped by and once again, perused the nudes which were still on the wall only this time he pointed out a few, which were quite beautifully rendered, and com­ mented on the line and space the artist had recorded and thinking important. He told dention for the base invoke the discussion of no and gently letting matter how many artists paint me about the things him fed the thick­ the same scene, it is always dif­ that ness in the clay so ferent. That isone of the things wanted to that he could become that I love about art. be able to About a week later I learned one with it. do artisti­ Try as he may, it that my new found friend had cally and was going to be a just lost his wife of many years that only long while before ball to sickness which robbed him now was would become bowl, of even more yearsof happiness he able to yet it was very obvi­ and joy and I thought about the venture into ous that it was the conversations that I had with the creative process which was this person whose name I did process. As the important com­ not even know. But, we had a my students connection that kept our friend­ ponent here. trickled in. We exchanged ly chats going and it was art. he hovered Raney Rogers Art was his healing process, pleasantries without a bit longer creating too much no matter what the result of and then of a distraction and his efforts. It was art that took disappeared I quipped that "if it us into feelings, emotions and as I next door. I shared some of our spoken were nudes 1 was pulling out dreams. Art is a universal language sentiments with my students of that day, he would have a that serves the artist in what­ and as the class began their much easier time of it." He promised to show me his ever way is necessary at the portrait drawings, individual comments began surfacing finished bowl and I went back time, whether for a king time and before long, while we into my room filled with pencil professional, or a newly bom were seeing angles and mak­ drawings of a three-year-old enthusiast. Art transcends all and I find ing comparative dit marks on girl who looked different on our paper almost everyone had each paper. Such times always great peace in knowing that. told an anecdote or story about their lives which led them to this particular art class. Later that day when we took a break for lunch I ventured into the class next door and found my visitor working hard at the pottery wheel, trying to pull tne side of the bowl up THURSDAY with all that he could muster. "Be the bowl feel the day DECEMBER 12th... 11:00am and think it as you want it to be", she softly said. Her hands were on his and she was guid­ ing his fingers to make the in­ Ashe County Land Tracts AUCTION The Ashe County Board of Commissioners is currently accepting membership applications for individuals in­ terested in serving their community through member­ ship on the Ashe County Board of Health. Currently there are two vacancies: a Public/At-large member and West Jeffersmt "s A R T S [ ) I S I R I ( I Christmas Craztul Dec. 6tii • 5-8 p.m. 18 Galleries Including: 2. A.l>* Art. Crntn 3. Ai.hr Cuatom Framing ft (Wltiry 4. C.ntuhUght Gnllory 5. Fliavnor Thom" Art School 6 . <> , O n l y t m l l o r y A 2. The Artitn." THratrron Kut Main a. The Vintage Locket a Registered Pharmacist member. Applicants must be a citizen of Ashe County and should possess an interest in promoting health for the community. The Appalachian District Board of Health meets every other month, gen­ Tract I: 2.4 +/- Acres fronting Ashe Central Rd. / Hales Dr. Tract II: 6+/- Acres fronting Hales Dr. & Airport Road erally at a dinner meeting in Ashe County. All citizens FW t w r 1 Tract III: 3+/- Acres fronting on Airport Road of Ashe County wishing to apply should mail a fact sheet VHIt our website for complete details; to* info; online bidding containing pertinent information to: Ashe County Ad­ Registration/instructions; terms; directions; etc ministrative Offices, Attention: Ann Clark, 150 Govern­ ment Circle, Suite 2500, Jefferson, NC 28640, or through email to adark@ashecountygov.com. Applications will be tM Hth ARTS received through December 20,2013. ROGERS www.Roger8AuctionGroup.com KH-MliTfa&IC Dale Fulk, Sale Mgr. C73 fe (800)442-7906 hcaik,* �Threads of Hope's to shut down Dec. 10 Christina Day Staff Writer (day@civitasmedia.com Threads of Hope, owned and operated by the Ashe Partnership for Children, faces an uncertain future. The Jefferson thrift shop opened in 2009 with the stated mission to benefit survivors of domestic and intimate partner violence through A Safe Home for Everyone (A.S.H.E.). Ashe Partnership for Children director Kay Philipp said that while the amount of help Threads of Hope has provided to A.S.H.E. is difficult to quantify, it has certainly been significant. Philipp said that in addition to some financial contribu­ tions, "household goods and materials to help vic­ tims of domestic violence set up their homes in a safe environment" were lege, will be reviewed by provided from the store. the board of directors to Threads of Hope will be figure out if a viable busi­ closing on Dec. 10. When, ness plan can be developed or if, they will reopen is to reopen the store. undecided. "We love the communi­ The board of directors ty support and we love the of the Ashe Partnership for high quality of used goods Children has determined that we've had, and we're that the store is no longer hoping that we'll be able financially sustainable. to (provide) that again," It was a decision made Philipp said, 'We've had after much deliberation good sales, but the over­ done by the board, accord­ head was just too much." ing to Philipp. Store manager, HelemaA focus group will con­ rie Reavis, who Philipp vene in January to deter­ said has been a true asset, mine if the store should said she is hopeful they reopen. January, February will be able td reopen soon. and March have tradition­ "I'm very heartbroken ally been the slowest busi­ over this, said Reavis, - I ness months for Threads want to say thank you to of Hope, so it will remain all our customers for all closed during that time in their support." order to cut loses. A.S.H.E. will contin­ The results of the focus ue to accept donations, group, and a study done by which can be brought to the business department their office location. of Wilkes Community Col­ "During the cold months warm cloth­ ing such as gloves, hats, scarves, socks, thermals, and winter boots are needed items," A.S.H.E. program director Robin Faulkner said. Faulkner said that other items in high demand in­ clude household cleaners, light bulbs and laundry detergent. Monetary do­ nations can also be made in the form of cash or check. "Our staff appreciates the continued support of the community as we as­ sist survivors and their children," Faulkner said. An A.S.H.E. fundraising event that was to be held at Threads of Hope has been moved to the lobby of Family Central, 626 Ashe Central School Road in Jefferson. A pho­ tographer will be on hand from 10 a.m. until noon, Changes to GED testing start in Jan. Wil Petty Staff Writer jpetty@civitasmedia.com People who have not completed all parts of their GED testing by Jan. 1 will have to retake the test, fol­ lowing upcoming changes in the exam's format. "Any student that has taken any of the five parts of the GED exam, all of those tests are valid un­ til Dec. 31," said Debbie Woodard, dean of Wilkes Community College. "If a student did not complete all of the parts, they will lose their passing grades." The test had been ad­ push to try and get any­ ministered by a nonprofit, body who had taken any but starting in 2014 test­ of the parts since 2002. ing company Pearson VUE We've been frantically will make the test a public- working to get them private partnership. The to come in and finish, new test will also focus on so they don't lose what meeting the new Common they've already earned." Core requirements. Woodard said. "Pearson VUE is taking Woodard said WCC control of administering has large waiting lists due the test, and it will now be to the new changes. The a computer-based exam," school has been providing Woodard said. more administrators and WCC has been working proctors so a larger number hard to make sure that of people can take the tests. people who need to finish "In November and De­ up their exams go ahead cember we have been run­ and do so. ning completely full with "We have had a huge the exams," she said. TERRIBLE WCC has already made the transition, allowing test takers the option to decide between the two options. • "We have made the change, and have been doing the computerbased test for a couple of months," Woodard said. "We have both options." With Pearson VUE tak­ ing over the test, the cost of taking the exams will increase. In North Caro­ lina, the cost of taking the entire test is $35, but starting in January, it will cost $120. The last testing dates for Wilkes Community Col­ lege will take place on Dec. 16-17 as a paper-and-pencil exam. Those who live in Ashe County will have to go to the North Wilkesboro campus for the test. Woodard said the state has written a request for proposal to help find alternative exams start­ ing in 2015. The state is considering bids offering cheaper prices. Saturday, Dec, 14, to take pictures with Santa for a $5 donation. WILKES ODMMUNrrv WCC-Ashe Campus Receives $20,000 Project Skill-Up Grant Wilkes Community Col­ lege's Ashe Campus has been awarded a $20,000 Project Skill-Up grant through the N.C. Tobacco Trust Fund (NCTTF). The NCTTF Commis­ sion has awarded just over $1.7 million for 12 new grants for agriculture and economic initiatives across the state, including monies' to the North Carolina Com­ munity College System (NCCCS). The Ashe Campus award is part of the $374,000 Proj­ NOW YOU CAN SAVE AN ADDITIONAL $5 PER MONTH FOR 12 MONTHS! % THING HAPPENS WHEN YOU DON'T NO ONE NOTICES YOU .YEARS OF SAVINGS! ORDER NOW AND • YOU CAN LOCK IN 2 YEARS OF SAVINGS ANYMORE Q9 Jefferson Post (336)846-7164 www.jeffersonpost.com .for the best ADVERTISING RESULTS ect Skill-Up Grant secured by the NCCCS to be shared by 25 community colleges across the state to target workforce development ini­ tiatives. The objectives of Project Skill-Up are to develop and implement outreach and recruitment activities to individuals, communities, businesses and/or agehcies that have been adversely impacted by the changes in the tobacco industry; pro­ vide skills assessment and short-term occupational skills training to affected workers; and, when ap­ plicable, provide financial assistance to students tp assist in meeting their edu­ cational goals. "We will primarily assist students who are pursuing employment opportunities in high growth/high de­ mand areas," Becky Greer, director of Human Kesourc-1 es ' Development (HRD) said. "For Ashe County, we have targeted healthcare-re­ lated continuing education classes, the cosmetology program and applied engi­ neering. The grant monies will be used to help offset tuition, book fees and other class-related costs " The grant period runs Jan. 1 through Dec. 31, 2014, and will benefit Ashe County residents. Individu­ als interested in assistance should contact Becky Greer at the WCC Ashe Campus at (336) 84&-3900, ext. 3114. The General Assembly created the NCTTF Com­ mission in 2000 to help soften the financial impact to farmers and tobacco-re­ lated businesses caused by the sharp decline of tobacco in the agricultural economy. The commission's funding comes from a set appropria­ tion of monies paid by ciga­ rette manufacturers under the 1998 Master Settlement Agreement to the state. Since 2002, the NCTTF has awarded over 200 grants to public and non­ profit agencies that meet the goals of strengthen­ ing the rural and tobaccodependent economies of North Carolina. For more information on the North Carolina Tobacco Trust Fund Commission, visit www.tobaccotrustfund.org. Wilkes Community Col­ lege, a member of the North Carolina Community College System, is a public, two-year, open-door institu­ tion serving the people of Wilkes, Ashe and Alleghany counties and beyond. Established in 1965, WCC continues to build on a strong history of meet­ ing the educational needs and cultural interests of our students, community and workforce. WCC prepares learners for success in a dy­ namic world. MONTHS FREE! HBO-SHOWTIME DON'T WAIT- CALL NOW! 1-800-765-9330 DIRECT SATTY? hMnri MKrrv lu. Mortal* . •- �JEFFERSON POST Cole Ball is Ashe Co. Ford Student of Month FRIDAY, DECEMBER 6, 201.*$ CLASSIFIEDS LEGALS NORTH CAROLINA ASHE COUNTY Special Proceedings No 13 SP 139 Substitute Trustee: Philip A Glass NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE Date of Sale December 17. 2013 Time of Sale: 1200 PM Place of Sale: Ashe County Courthouse Descnpbon of Property See Attached Description Record Owners Charlotte M. Saunders and Husband. Tracy Cole Ball (center) was recently recognized as the Ashe County Ford Automotive Technology Student of the Month. Ball wants to pursue a career in the automotive industry. Ball is standing with Ashe County High School's Collision Repair Instructor Gary Bare (left) and Ashe County Ford's Sales Manager Jordan Rowan (right). Ball received a new Snap-On screwdriver set courtesy of Ashe Co. Ford and a Kevin Cain's Snap-on Tool Sales. Submitted photo| Jefferson Post Blue Ridge Electrie ready to respond Employees of Blue Ridge Electric Membership Cor­ poration are on high alert and monitoring a cold front and chance of snow predicted for the coopera­ tive's service area in case outages occur. Blue Ridge Electric has one of the best reliabil­ ity and response ratings in the nation due to system upgrades and vegetation maintenance but severe weather can sometimes cause outages. The best way to report an outage is by calling the cooperative's PowerLine at 1-800-4482383. Cooperative employ­ ees are on standby, ready to respond in full force at any time of the day or night should outages occur. Blue Ridge Electric features an online Storm Room complete with pre­ paredness and safety tips, videos, an online outage map, and other resources at BlueRidgeEMC.com. To prepare for severe weather and stay safe and comfortable in the event of an outage, the cooperative recommends having the following supplies on hand in a central location that each member of the house­ hold can locate quickly: • Flashlights and fresh batteries • Matches with fire­ wood and kindling or • A grill with extra pro­ pane charcoal and lighter fluid • Radio with fresh bat­ teries to listen to weather and news reports • Extra blankets, sleep­ ing bags, quilts • Oil lamps and extra oil • Wind-up or battery op­ erated clock • Non-perishable food • Manual can opener • Paper plates and plas­ tic utensils • Bottled water or gal­ lon jugs filled with water for drinking and cooking • Formula and extra dia­ pers for babies • Thermos for keeping drinks and baby formula warm • Emergency numbers such as Blue Ridge Electric's PowerLine, local emergency management, police and hospital contacts. Additionally, it's a good idea to have your electron­ ic devices such as smart phones and laptops fully chargeds. And, if you require a regular medication, be sure to keep extra supplies on hand. If you or a family member requires oxygen, it's recommended to have a back-up power source and a personal emergency plan that includes family, friends or local emergency management sources to as­ sist you if needed. As a safety reminder, Blue Ridge Electric re­ minds the public that downed power lines can still be energized and therelore dangerous or even deadly. Stay far away from downed power lines—no one except a trained line technician should ever handle a downed power line. If you see a downed line, please report the loca­ tion immediately to Blue Ridge Electric by calling any local district office or 1-800-451-5474. For checking outage sta­ tus, the cooperative has an online outage map at www. BlueRidgeEMC.com. The cooperative also provides Address of Property: Lot 23 Crown Maple Lane Crown Point Subdivision West Jefferson, NC 28694 Parcel ID: 13190-307-023 peed of Trust Book: 00340 Page 2150 Dated January 6, 2006 Grantors: Tracy L. Saunders and wife. Charlotte M Saun­ ders Original Beneficiary First Charter Bank CONDITIONS OF SALE: Should the property be pur­ chased by a third party, that person must pay the tax of Forty-five Cents (45c) per One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) re­ quired by N.C.G.S. §7A308(a)(1). This sale is made subject to all unpaid taxes and superior li­ ens or encumbrances of re­ cord and assessments, if any. against the said property, and any recorded leases This sale is also subject to any applic­ able county land transfer tax. and the successful third party bidder shall be required to make payment for any such county land transfer tax. Submitted photo | Jefferson Post System operator Tony Wheeler is shown monitoring Blue Ridge Electric's power system serv­ ing 74,000 members in northwest North Carolina. information during widespread outages on its Facebook page at www.facebook.com/blueridgeemc and Twitter page atwww. twitter.com/biueridgeemc. Blue Ridge Electric serves some 74,000 mem- bers in Caldwell, Watau­ ga, Ashe, Alleghany, Wil­ kes, Avery and Alexander counties. PAGE 11 LEGALS and. pursuant to demand of the holder of the indebtedness secured by said Deed of Trust, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will place for sale, at public auction, to the highest bidder for cash at the usual place of sale at the Ashe County Courthouse, Jefferson, North Carolina, on December 18, 2013 at 2:00 PM that par­ cel of land, including improve­ ments thereon, situated, lying and being in the City of Todd. County of Ashe, State of North Carolina, and being more par­ ticularly described as follows: Lying and being in Elk Town­ ship. Ashe County. North Car­ olina, and being more particu­ larly described as follows: TRACT ONE: BEGINNING on a large water oak near a large rock on the north bank of New River. J. C. Krider's comer, running a northeast course, with J. C. Krider's line, 155 poles to G.H. Tatum's corner; then with G. H. Tatum's line 44 poles to a chestnut, an agreed comer between G. F. Critcher. D M. McGuire and E. E. McGuire; then west 20 south 72 poles to a chestnut on the bank of a branch an agreed comer between G. F. Critcher. D. M McGuire; then west 2 south 33 poles to a chestnut; then west 52 south 44 poles to a water oak on the bank of the river: then up the river to the BEGINNING, containing 30 acres, more or less; and being the identical land described in deed dated June 8.1928. from W. B Austin and R. V. Lemly, commissioners, to V B. Krider, of record in Book L-2, page 401. Ashe County Registry. TRACT TWO: BEGINNING on a water oak on bank of New River and running north 64 east 43 poles to a stake on ridge; then north 26 east with top of ridge 50 poles to two chestnuts on top of ridge, corner of Lot No. 5; then north 72 west with Lot No. 5, 62 poles to a white oak, corner of Lot No. 5 and corner of Dowerv; then south 22 west, down the branch and Dowery line, 26 poles to a stake in said branch; then south 70 west, down said branch and Dowery line, 14 poles to a rock at the mouth of said branch and river; then south 22 east, down the river. 56 poles to the BEGIN­ NING. containing 24 acres, more or less; and being the Identical land described as Lot Residential real property with No. 6 allotted to V. B Krider in less than 15 rental units: an or­ partition of J. C Krider prop­ der for possession of the prop­ erty. said partition being of re­ erty may be issued pursuant to cord in the oflice of the Re­ gister of Deeds of Ashe County G.S. 45-21.29 in favor of the in Book Q-2, page 387 purchaser and against the ' or parties lnpossession ' the clerk of superior court of TRACT THREE. BEGINNING on a large chestnut, Lemly the county in which the prop­ comer, and running south 75 erty is sold. Any person who west, with Lemly line, 73 poles occupies the property pursu­ to a hickory on bank of a ant to a rental agreement branch. Lemly comer; then entered into or renewed on or south 55 west, with said line. after October 1, 2007, may, 48 poles to a stake on bank of after receiving notice of sale, terminate the rental agree­ river, then south 32 east, down ment upon 10 days' written no­ the river, 33 poles to a buck­ eye on bank of river, Dowery tice to the landlord. Upon ter­ mination of a rental agreement, comer; then north 53 east, with the tenant is liable for rent due the Dowery line, 68 poles to a under the rental agreement bunch of white oak sprouts and prorated to the effective date of stake, comer of Dowery; then the termination. south 37 east, with Dowery Dated: November 21. 2013 line. 26 poles to a rock and Philip A. Glass. Substitute stake, comer of Dowery; ten Trustee north 53 east 72 poles to a stake. Lemly comer; thence Nodell, Glass & Haskell. L.L.P. north 62 west with Lemly line Published: 12.6.13/12.13.13 48 poles to the BEGINNING, containing 32 acres, more or "EXHIBIT A" less; and being the identical land described as Lot No. 1 al­ BEING all of Lot 23, Phase lotted to Laura Jordan in parti­ One. Crown Point, as shown tion of J. C. Krider property, or on a map and survey, pre­ record in Book Q-2, page 387, pared by Randy G Rhodes & Ashe County Registry, and de­ Associates. P.A., dated May 31.2005, entitled "Phase One scribed in and conveyed by deed from Laura Jordan and Crown Point, Developed by Crown Point Associates, LLC" husband, David C. Jordan to and recorded in Plat Book 6. V. B Krider and wife, Ada Page 247, Ashe County Re­ Krider, dated June 19.1948, of gistry, to which plat reference record in Book F-3, pages 228is made for a more particular 229, Ashe County Registry description of same There is EXCEPTED those two This conveyance is subject to certain lots of land containing 2006 ad valorem real property 1.188 acres, more or less, and 0.536 acre, more or less, re­ taxes, restrictions of record spectively, described in and and easements of record. conveyed by deed dated Au­ STATE OF gust 5, 1970 from V. B. Krider NORTH CAROLINA and wife, Ada Krider to Howard COUNTY OF ASHE L. Hailey, of record in Book VNOTICE TO CREDITORS 4, page 532, Ashe County Re­ Having qualified on 15 Novem­ gistry, ber, 2013 as Administrator CTA of the estate of TRACT FOUR BEGINNING INA MARIE GREER JORDAN, on a large rock and running late of Ashe County. North north 38 east 10 poles to a Carolina, this is to notify all stake in R. G McGuire's line; persons, firms and corpora­ then north 3 east 64 poles to a tions having claims against chestnut on a ridge; then north said estate to present the 87 west 16 poles to a chestnut; same to the undersigned, on or then north 3 east 32 poles to a before the 20th day of Febru­ chestnut oak on a ridge; then ary, 2014, or this Notice will be north 87 west 20 poles to a pleaded in bar of their recov­ chestnut; then south 78 west ery. All persons, firms and cor­ 52 poles to a large chestnut, porations indebted to said es­ the Lemly comer; then south tate are requested to make im­ 58 west about 122 poles to the mediate payment to the under­ BEGINNING, containing 28 signed. acres, more or less; and being This 22nd day of November, the identical land described as 2013 Lot No. 2 allotted to Maude Ina Marie Greer Jordan. Ad­ Scott in partition of J. C. Krider ministrator CTA property of record in Book Q-2, c/o John B. "Jak" Reeves, page 387, Ashe County Re­ Attorney for Administrator CTA gistry, and described in and REEVES LAW FIRM. PLLC conveyed by deed from Maude P.O. Box 87 Scott and husband, Walter West Jefferson, North Caro­ Scott to V. B Krider. dated Au­ lina. NC 28694 gust 18.1949, of record in Publish:11.22.13/11.29.13/12.3 Book M-3. page 83. Ashe .13/12.13.13 County Registry. A cash deposit of 5% of the purchase price will be required at the time of the sale. Any successful bidder shall be re­ quired to tender the full bal­ ance of the purchase price so bid in cash or certified check at the time the Substitute Trust­ ee tenders to him a deed for the property or attempts to tender such deed, and should said successful bidder fail to pay the full balance purchase price so bid at that time, he shall remain liable on his bid as provided for in North Caro­ lina General Statutes Section 45-21.30 (d) and (e). This sale will be held open ten (10) days for upset bids as required by law F 12.132/12-SP-170 AMENDED NOTICE OF SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE'S FORECLOSURE SALE OF REAL PROPERTY UNDER AND BY VIRTUE of the power and authority con­ tained in that certain Deed of Trust executed and delivered Jack Krider and Kathleen ftrider dated November 21. 2007, and recorded November 21.2007 in Book 375 at Page 453 in the Office of the Ro­ gisti of Deeds of Ashe ister unty; and because of de­ COL fault in the payment of the in­ debtedness secured thereby and failure to carry out and perform the stipulations and agreements contained therein TRACT FIVE: BEGINNING on an ivy in the R. G. McGuire line, and running north 38 Mat 44 poles to a large rock, comer of Lot No. 2. then north 58 east, with Lot No. 2. 122 poles to a large chestnut. Lemly comer and corner of Lot No. 2 and Lot No 1; then to the BE­ GINNING. containing 30 acres, more or less; and being the identical land described as Lot No. 3 allotted to Blanche Krider in partition of J C. Krider prop­ erty. of record In Book Q-z. page 387, Ashe County Re­ gistry, and described in and conveyed by deed from Blanche Krider, unmarried to V B. Krider and wife. Ada �PAGE 12 FRIDAY, DECEMBER 6,2013 LEGALS Krider, dated November 23. 1948, of record in Book D-4, page 334, Ashe County Re­ gistry, Tract four and five are subject to EXCEPTION of 5 7/8 acres, more or less, fully described in deed dated January 1,1958 from V. B. Krider and wife. Ada Krider to Jack Krider and Charles Krider. of record in Book X-3, page 255, Ashe County Registry TRACT SIX: BEGINNING on a stake, Lemly corner and corner of Lot No. 3 running south 58 west, with Lot No. 1, 36 poles to a stake: then south 27 east 94 poles to a maple, then south 51 east 17 poles to a red oak on a ridge. E M. Blackbum comer; then north 38 east 56 poles to an ivy. comer of Lot No 3; then 94 poles to the BEGINNING, containing 31 acres, more or less, and being the identical land described as Lot No. 4 allotted to Florence Barringer in partition of J C Krider property, or record in Book Q-2, page 387. Ashe County Registry, and described in and convejyed by deed from Florence Barringer Barring* and husband. John Barringer to V. B. Krider and wife, Ada Krider. dated February 11. 1948, of record in Book L-3, page 168, Ashe County Re­ gistry And being the same six tracts described in and conveyed by that certain deed from Allen B Weaver and wife. Joan K. Weaver to Jack Krider and wife. Kathleen Krider, dated 4 June 2007, and of record in the Ashe County Public Registry, Book 367, page 2022. There is EXCEPTED from the above described tracts of land that certain 0.194 acre portion set out and described in that deed from A. B, Weaver and wife, Joan K. Weaver to Ned R. Eldridge and wife. Claudine Eldridge, dated 29 October 1998, and of record in Book 234, page 1648, Ashe County Public Registry. There is also EXCEPTED from the above described tracts of land that certain 55.580 acre portion as shown on that plat prepared by Thomas Herman Company. PLLC, dated 30 March 2007, and of record in Plat Book 6, page 535, Ashe County Public Registry. TRACT SEVEN: BEGINNING on a maple, corner of Lot No. 4. and running north 27 west, with Lot no. 4, 94 poles to a stake, corner of Lot No. 4, and in the line of Lot No. 1; then south 58 west, with Lot No. 1, 36 poles to rock and stake, corner of Lot No. 1, and corner of Dowery, then south 13 east, with the Dowery line, 34 poles to a locust, corner of Dowery; then south 52 west, down the meanders of the branch and with Dowery line, 42 poles to a white oak on bank of branch, and corner of Dowery; then south 72 east 62 poles to two chestnuts; then north 65 east, with the top of the ridge, 22 poles to a stake on said ridge; then north 84 east, with top of said ridge 23, poles to a maple, the beginning, contain­ ing 29 acres, more or less; and being Lot No. 5 of the J. C. Krider partition of land allotted to June Barber in Report of Commissioners of record in Book Q-2, page 387, Ashe County Registry, dated November 24, 1932. LEGALS the county in which the prop­ erty is sold. Any person who occupies the property pursu­ ant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1. 2007, may, after receiving the notice of sale, terminate the rental agreement upon 10 days writ­ ten notice to the landlord Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the ef­ fective date of the termination Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a bona fide lease or tenancy may have additional rights pursuant to Title VII of 5.896 - Protecting Tenants at Foreclosure Act which became effective on May 20. 2009 This the 7th day of October, 2013 Morrison Trustee Services, LLC Substitute Trustee By: W. Chris Pamell. Attorney for Substitute Trustee 6525 Morrison Blvd., Suite 408 Charlotte, NC 28211 Telephone: (704) 823-6244 Publish:12.6.13/12.13.13 STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF ASHE IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION BEFORE THE CLERK 13-SP-143 IN THE MATTER OF THE SALE OF LANDS OF DOMINGO M. FLORES and NORMA FLORES Under foreclosure by John Benjamin 'Jak" Reeves, Substitute Trustee NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in that certain deed of trust executed by Domingo M. Flores and Norma Flores dated 28TH July 20 2006 and recorded in the Ashe County Public Registry in le Book 00350, at pages 22922298, default having been made in the payment of the in­ debtedness thereby secured, and said deed of trust being by the terms thereof subject to foreclosure, the undersigned will offer for sale at public auc­ tion to the highest bidder, for cash, at the Courthouse door in Jefferson, North Carolina, at 1:00 p.m. on the 20th day of December, 2013, the lands conveyed in said deed of trust. the same lying and being in Jefferson Township, Ashe County, North Carolina, and being more particularly de­ scribed as follows: Being all of Lot 3, Second Re­ vised Portion of Section Two of Jefferson Landing as shown on the plat recorded in Plat Book 5, Page 290, Ashe County Re­ gistry. At the time of sale, the highest bidder shall immediately make a cash deposit in the amount of five (5%) per cent of the amount of the bid or Seven Hundred Fifty ($750) Dollars, whichever is greater. This the 20th day of Novem­ ber 2013. John Benjamin "Jak" Reeves, Sub. Trustee Reeves Law Firm, PLLC PO Drawer 67 West Jefferson, North Caro­ lina 28694 336-246-7172 JEFFERSON POST Yard Sale John Benjamin "Jak" Reeves, Substitute Trustee Huge Moving Sale This Friday 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. and Saturday 8 a.m. - 3 p.m. Lots of men s ladies, boy's clothing. Many household items, some furniture, books. coffee makers, Coleman campingI lar lanterns and stoves, many other iitems to numerous to mention! 235 Rayfield Acres West Jefferson NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in that certain deed of trust executed by Domingo M. Flores and Norma Floresi d dated 27TH June 2006 and recorded in the Ashe County Public Registry in Book 00349, at pages 08490856, default having been made in the payment of the in­ debtedness thereby secured, and said deed of trust being by the terms thereof subject to foreclosure, the undersigned will offer for sale at public auc­ tion to the highest bidder, for cash, at the Courthouse door in Jefferson. North Carolina, at 1:00 p.m. on the 20th day of December, 2013, the lands conveyed in said deed of trust, the same lying and being in Jeffersont Towr Township, Ashe County, North Carolina, and being more particularly de­ scribed as follows: Being all of Lot 6, Second Re­ vised Portion of Section Two of Jefferson Landing as shown on the plat recorded in Plat Book 5, Page 290, Ashe County Re­ gistry At the time of sale, the highest bidder shall immediately make a cash deposit in the amount of five (5%) per cent of the amount of the bid or Seven Hundred Fifty ($750) Dollars, whichever is greater. This the 20th day of Novem­ ber 2013 John Benjamin "Jak" Reeves, Sub. 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All persons indebted to said estate will please make immediate payment. This the 15th day of Novem­ ber, 2013. For the Estate of Ruth Bare Mash Judy Mash Neaves 472 C Bare Road West Jefferson, NC 28694 PUBLISH: 11.22.13/11.29.13/12.6.13/12. 13.13 IN THE MATTER OF THE SALE OF LANDS OF WAYNE D. FOGLEMAN Under foreclosure by John Benjamin "Jak" Reeves, Substitute Trustee —MULTIMEDIA SALES FINANCIAL SERVICES Publish Dates: 12.6.13/12.13.13 NOTICE TO CREDITORS NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in that certain deed of trust executed And being the same land de­ by Wayne D. Fogleman dated scribed in and conveyed by 31 st day of March 2008 and that certain deed from June K. recorded in the Ashe County Barber, widow to Jack Krider Public Registry in Book 00380 and wife, Kathleen Krider, Publish Dates: at page 1829-1844, default dated 2 February 1976, and of 12.6.13/12.13.13 having been made in the pay­ record in the Ashe County NORTH CAROLINA ment of the indebtedness Public Registry in Book U-5, ASHE COUNTY thereby secured, and said page 173. NOTICE TO CREDITORS deed of trust being by the Having qualified as Executor of terms thereof subject to fore­ Less and except property con­ the estate of Brayden Hawke closure. the undersigned will veyed by Deed recorded in Roten. late of Ashe County. offer for sale at public auction Book 421, Page 1103. North Carolina, this is to notify to the highest bidder, for cash, all persons having claims at the Courthouse door in Jef­ Address of property . 167 against said estate to present ferson, North Carolina, at 2:00 Acres, Todd, NC 28684 the same to the undersigned p.m. on the 13th day of Present Record Owners: Jack on or before the 21st day of December. 2013, the lands Krider and Kathleen Krider February, 2014, or this notice conveyed in said deed of trust, will be pleaded in bar of their the same lying and being in The terms of the sale are that recovery. All persons indebted Pine Swamp Township, Ashe the real property hereinbefore to said estate are requested to County, North Carolina, and described will be sold for cash make immediate payment to being more particularly de­ to the highest bidder. The Sub­ the undersigned. scribed as follows: stitute Trustee reserves the This 19th day of November, BEING all of Lot 5 of Deep right to require a case deposit 2013. Gap Estates as shown on plat or a certified check not to ex­ thereof recorded in Plat Book ceed the greater of five per­ Michael Ray Roten, Executor 5, Page 99, Ashe County Pub­ cent (5%) of the amount of the Of the Estate of lic Registry, to which plat refer­ bid or Seven Hundred Fifty Brayden Hawke Roten, De­ ence is hereby made for a Dollars ($750.00). In the event ceased more complete description of that the Holder is exempt from said lot. paying the same, the success­ JOHNSTON AND JOHNSTON The above described property ful bidder may also be re­ Attorneys at Law is subject to restrictions of re­ quired to pay revenue stamps Post Office Box 398 cord in the Ashe County Pub­ on the Trustee s Deed, any Jefferson, North Carolina lic Registry in Book 190, at Land Transfer Tax. and the tax 28640 pages 371-372, to which re­ required by N.C.G.S § 7APublish: cord reference is hereby made 308(a)(1). 11.22.13/11 29.13/12.6.13/12. for a specific recital of said re­ 13.13 strictions. The real property hereinabove NOTICE TO CREDITORS House on Property contains described is being offered for Having qualified as adminis­ Four (4) rooms; Two (2) Bed­ sale "AS IS, WHERE IS" and rooms, One (1) Bath with 808 will be sold subject to all super­ trator of the Estate of Nellie Mae Hudler, late of Ashe Square Feet of Gross Living ior liens, unpaid taxes, and Area. Lot 5 is 1.31 acres. County, North Carolina, this is special assessments Other to notify all persons having Parcel Number 15239-204conditions will be announced 005 claims against said estate to at the sale The sale will be present them to the under­ At the time of sale, the highest held open for ten (10) days for signed, on or before the 6th bidder shall immediately make upset bids as by law required. day of March, 2014, or this No­ a cash deposit in the amount of five (5%) per cent of the tice will pleaded in bar to their If the Trustee is unable to con­ recovery. All persons indebted amount of the bid or Seven vey title to this property for any Hundred Fifty ($750) Dollars, to the estate will please make reason, the sole remedy of the immediate payment to the un­ whichever is greater. purchaser is the return of the This the 4th day of November dersigned deposit. Reasons of such inab­ This the 6th day of December, 2013. ility to convey include, but are John Benjamin "Jak" Reeves. 2013 not limited to, the filing of a Joyce Lynn Campbell Sub. Trustee bankruptcy petition pnor to the Reeves Law Firm, PLLC Executor/Administrator for the sale and reinstatement of the PO Drawer 67 Estate of loan without the knowledge of Nellie Mae Hudler West Jefferson, North Caro­ the Trustee(s). If the validity of c/O REEVES LAW FIRM, lina 28694 the sale is challenged by any 336-246-7172 PLLC party, the Trustee(s), in their Publish: 11.29.13/12.6.13 P.O. 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With New York leading by 7 points just after the twominute warning, a catch by the Redskins' Pierre Garcon on second-and-5 was spotted short of a first down at the Washington 45. Referee Jeff Triplette signaled third down. But the head linesman, with the Redskins in a huny-up offense, incorrectly motioned for the crew to advance the chains, which caused the down boxes to read first down. "In this situation where there is obvious confusion as to the status of the down, that play should have been stopped prior to third down and the correct down communicated to both dubs," league officiat­ ing director Dean Biandino said Monday in a statement. "This should have occurred regardless of the fact that Washington had no timeouts and it was inside two min­ utes." Only the referee can rule and signal a first down. The official nearest to the down markers and chain crew, the head linesman, is required to wait for that first-down signal from the referee before mov- | Week 13 for Pesslop Mark Gail |MCT Washington Redskins head coach Mike Shanahan was not happy when referees on Sunday night toid him his team had a first down, then changed their mind after he had nm the next play, leaving them facing an unexpected fourth down. ing the chains. That did not happen at FedEx Field. After Washington's incom­ plete pass on the next play — which many Redskins believed was first down — the chains were moved back and the down boxes correctly reset to fourth down. Biandino said instant replay review was not used on Garcon's catch "because the replay official determined that the ball... was correctly spot­ ted short of the line to gain for a first down." Redskins quarterback Robert Griffin III said the con­ fusion affected the play call­ ing. "The chain said first down, and then when we came back, we think it's second-and-10, and they're yelling out it's fourth down," Griffin said. "No explanation. No measure­ ment. Didn't stop the clock to allow the chains to move back. And we just had to go ahead and call the play." Griffin did complete a 6-yard pass to Garcon on fourth-and-1, but safety Will Hill stripped the ball. The Giants then ran out the clock. "I told him I wanted a mea­ surement, because I knew it was close," coach Mike Shanahan said, not specifying which official he was referring to. "It was inches. And he said, 'No, it's a first down.' And he moved the chains. And then after I saw it was fourth down, I asked him, "You already told me it was first down.' He didn't say anything. So that was quite disappointing." Speaking to a pool reporter Sunday night, Triplette said: "We signaled third down on the field. The stakes were moved incorrectly. After that play, we said it was still third down. We had signaled third down prior to the play start­ ing. The stakes just got moved incorrectly." Triplette defended not stop­ ping play, saying it "would have given an unfair advantage." But Biandino said Monday that was the wrong decision. Chiefs try to regroup, 49ers back on track KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Everything has changed in the last three weeks for the Kansas City Chiefs. In the nine weeks prior their bye week, the Chiefs had rolled to a 9-0 record, an unimagi­ nable turnaround from a 2-14 finish a year ago. The defense was holding opponents to just 13.3 points per game, and the offense was playing nearly mistake-free football. After a pair of losses to the Broncos sandwiched around a heartbreaking defeat to the Chargers, the Chiefs not only have watched the AFC West lead slip away, they've also become the first team in NFL to win its first nine games and then lose three in a row. It is gut-check time for the Chiefs, who play at Washington this Sunday. win at this stage — and a vic­ tory against first-place Seattle could put them right back in the division title picture, too. San Francisco has won con­ secutive games in command­ ing fashion following a twogame skid, and the offense is on a roll at the perfect time: With the December stretch run ahead, a time coach Jim Harbaugh insists is built only for the tough. Whitner says the defense must keep making stands. He is also fifth on the team with 33 receptions. DEN PRAIRIE, Minn. (AP) — Another week has brought another quarterback quandary for the Minnesota Vikings. Matt Cassel played well enough in relief of Christian Ponder to take over the job. Ponder left Sunday's win over Chicago with a concussion. Coach Leslie Frazier declined Monday to declare Cassel the new starter. Frazier said there's no rush to decide. PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Vikings play at Pittsburgh Steelers rookie run­ Baltimore this week. ning back Le'Veon Bell says Frazier also didn't direct­ he's "lucky" to have only sus­ ly answer a question about tained a concussion following whether Josh Freeman will be a big hit at the goal line late in considered for the job against last Thursday's 22-20 loss to the Ravens. He was inactive Baltimore. Sunday against the Bears. Bell was attempting to Ponder took a hit to the head bring the Steelers within a in the second quarter and did SANTA CLARA. Calif. 2-point conversion when he not return. (AP) — Donte Whitner real­ was slammed into by Ravens Frazier said Ponder's injury izes how different the San defensive back Jimmy Smith. is a "concern." Francisco 49ers are now from Bell lost his helmet and says the team that got whipped at he was "out of it" following Seattle in Week 2. the game. ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) He's still plenty bothered Bell was limited to running — Denver Broncos coach John by that 29-3 loss to the rival on Monday and isn't sure § Fox has returned to work, less Seahawks, and ready to play he'll be available on Sunday than a month after undergoing them again this Sunday at when the Steelers (5-7) face open-heart surgery to have his Candlestick Park and boost the Dolphins (6-6), The sec­ aortic valve fixed. San Francisco's fortunes. ond-round draft pick leads Fox missed the toughest The reigning NFC cham­ Pittsburgh with 528 yards stretch of the season before pion Niners (8-4) need every rushing and five touchdowns. coming back Monday morn­ SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT Most New Vehicles Sold By Ross Now Come With A Limited: ing. During his absence, defen­ sive coordinator Jack Del Rio guided the Denver Broncos (10-2) into first place in the AFC West by winning three of four games. They won at San Diego and swept Kansas City, and in Del Rio's words, came "within an eyelash" of going 4-0. They lost 34-31 at New England two weeks ago. Executive vice president John Elway presented Del Rio with a game ball after Denver's 35-28 win at Kansas City on Sunday. Fox has no restrictions, but it's likely that he'll coach from the booth and not the sideline this Sunday against Tennessee. HOUSTON (AP) — Houston defensive end Antonio Smith questioned how New England knew what the Texans were going to do on defense after a 34-31 win by the Patriots on Sunday. Smith told reporters after the game Houston had some new wrinkles in its defense this week and it was "mirac­ ulous" how the Patriots changed their offense to key on the defense. "Either teams are spying on us or scouting us," he said. "I don't know what it is." WE BEAT THE GAME WHEN IT COMES TO LOW PRICES 506. Romo. DM. vs. DEN 10/06(25-36,5 TD) 488. M Stafford. DET vs DAL10/27 (33-48 1TD) 480. A Rodgers. G8Y vs. WAS 09/15(34-42.4 TD) 462. P Manning. DE.Nvs.BAl 09/05 (27-42.7TD) 450. E. Manning. NYG at DAL 09/08(27-42.4 TD) 432. Brady, NWE vs PIT 11/03 (23 33,4 TD) 428. VIcK. PHL vs SND 09/15 (23-36.2 TD) 421 M.Ryan. ATI vs NWE 09/29(34-54.2 TD) 419. C. Palmer. ARI at JAX11/17 (30-42,2TD) 419. P.Rivers SND at PHL 09/15(36-47.3 TD) 414, P Manning, DEN at DAL10/06 (33-42,4 TD) 413. Brees, NOR vs. MIA09/30 (30-39.4TD) 412. Kaepernlck. SNF vs. GBY 09/08 (27-39.3 TD) 41L P. Rivers. SND at OAK 10/06 (35-48.2 TD) 406. Poles PHL at OAK11/03 (22-28,7 TD) 406. Roethlisberger. PIT vs CHI 09/22 (26-41.2 TD) 403, P Manning. DEN at KAN 12/01 (22-35.5 TD) 401, P. Riw»rs, SND vs. DAL 09/29 (35-42,3 TD) 400. Roethlisberger. PIT at NWE 11/03(28-48.4 TD) 392. Brees NOR vs. DAL 11/10 (34-41.4 TD) 392. P. Rivers. SND at KAN 11/24 (27-39.3 TD) 386, P. Manning, DEN at IND10/20 (29-49,3TD) 385. M.Stafford. DET atWAS 09/22(25-42.2 TD) 383. Roethlisberger. PITat MIN 09/29(36-51.1 TD) 382. Brees. NOR at NYJ11/03(30-51.2 TD) 374. P. Manning. DEN vs. OAK 09/23(32-37,3 TD) 374. M. Ryan. ATL vs. STL09/15 (33-43.2 TD) 372. Dalton.CIN at DET10/20 (24-34.3 TD) Rushing 224, Moreno, DEN at NWE 11/24(ot) (37 att.,1 TD) 211. A Peterson. MIN vs.CHI 12/01 (ot) (35 att., 0 TD) 184, L. McCoy. PHL at WAS 09/09(31 att.. 1TD) 175. D. Murray. DAL vs. STL09/22 (26 att., 1 TD) 163. B. Ramey. TAM vs. ATL 11/17(30 att.. 2 TD) 158. L. McCoy. PHL vs KAN 09/19(20 att. 1TD) 158. M. James. TAM at SEA11/03 (ot) (28 att.. 0 TD) 155. L. McCoy. PHL at GBY MO (25 att.. 0TD) 154. Ellington.ARI vs. ATL10/27 (15 att., 1TD) 153, Gore.SNF at STL09/26 (20att. 1TD) 150, Lacy. GBY vs CHI U/04 (22 att.,1TD) 150, R. Jennings. OAK at H0U M7 (22 att,.1TD) 150. Chr. Johnson.TEN at STL11/03 (23 att.. 2 TD) 149. Sptller, BUFvs. ATL12/01 (ot) (15 att.. 1TD) 149. B. Powell. NYJ vs BUF 09/22(27 att.,0 TD) 146. A. Peterson. MINat GBY11/24 (ot) (32 att. TD) 1 145. M Lynch. SEA at ATL11/10 (24 nttJTD) 145. Ingram.NOR vs. DAL M0 (14 att.1 TD) 144, Do. Martin TAM vs. NOR 09/15(29 att, 0 TD) 141. A. Foster. H0U vs.STL 10/13(20 att. 0 TD) 140. A. Peterson, MIN vs. PIT 09/29 (23att., 2TD) 140, A. Peterson. MIN at DAL11/03 (25att.,lTD) . 139, Re. Bush. DET vs.CHI 09/29 (18 att.. 1TD) ^ 139. Ivory. NYJ vs. NOR11/03 (18 att.. 1TD) 139. A. Morris, WAS at MIN 11/07(26att.OTD) 134. Stacy. STL vs. SEA10/28 (26 att, 0 TD) 132. J.Starks GBY vs. WAS09/15 (20 att .1 TD) Receiving 329. Cal.Johnson. DET vs. DAL 10/27 (14 rec..1 TD) 261. J.Gordon. CLE vs. JAX 12/01(10 rec.. 2 TD) 249. Jeffery. CHI at MIN12/01 (ot) (12 rec..2 TD) 237. J. Gordon. CLE vs PIT11/24 (14 rec..1TD) 229. And. Johnson. H0U vs. IND 11/03 (9 rec..3 TD) 218, Jeffery. CHI vs. NOR 10/06 (10 rec..1 TD) 208. Boldin. SNF vs. GBY 09/08 (13 rec..1 TD) 1%. Ant. Brown. PIT vs CHI 09/22 (9 rec.. 2 TD) 193. Mi. Floyd. ARI at JAX M7 (6 rec..1 TD) 193. De. Jackson, PHLvs. SND 09/15 (9 rec.. 1 TD) 190. Blackmon. JAX at DEN 10/13(14 rec . 0 TD) 182. Ju.Jones. ATL vs STL 09/15(11 rec.1TD) 180. Ve Davis. SNF vs ARI 10/13 (8 rec. 2 TD) 179. J. Graham. NOR at TAM 09/15(10 rec. 1 TD) 179. Cal. Johnson. DET at PIT M7(6 rec.. 2 TD) 178. Jam. Jones. GBY vs WAS 09/15(11 rec..0 TD) 174, Decker. DEN at KAN 12/01 (8 rec.. 4 TD) 172. Garcon. WAS vs. SND11/03 (ot) (7 rec.. 0TD) 166. To. Smith. BAL at BUF 09/29(5 rec..1TD) 165. V. Jackson. TAM vs ATL M7 (10 rec .1TD) 164. Cruz. NYGat KAN 09/29 00 rec.. 1TD) 162. A.. Green. CIN at CHI 09/08 (9 rec.. 2 TD) 161. De. Thomas. DEN vs. BAL 09/05(5 rec..2 TD) 155. Cal. Johnson. DET vs CIN 10/20 (9 rec..2 TD) 155. A.. Green. CIN at DET 10/20 (6rec.. 1TD) 154. S. Holmes. NYJ vs. BUF 09/22 (5 rec..1 TD) 154, V. Jackson. TAM at NYJ 09/08(7 rec.. 0 TD) 151. Ter. Williams. DAL vs. DEN 10/06 (4 rec..1 TD) 151. A.. Green. CIN at BAL 11/10(ot) (8 rec.. 1 TD) 150. Decker. DEN at IND 10/20(8 rec.. 1TD) r WEST JEFFERSON MOM GDC WWW.WKHEVYNET lYOUl TlltE STOK! 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Issue 99 INSIC Courtin History at Sun( .... Pag /I0RE OP CO 2> * o m CO * o r> c * H —t 2 m x> •« r- r- * * cn cd :« z o o m 73 ro -h oo cs 0 00 1 o ing History © o 81.00 Tuesday, December 10,2013 Soucek education forum draws passic Phricfinn Hin Christina Day Staff Writer A forum to discuss educational issues hosted by Senator Dan Soucek (R-45) Thursday, Dec. 6 at the Deep Gap Volunteer Fire Department was marked by contentious exchanges, occasional boos and finished with an audience member being escorted out of the meeting. The assembled bipartisan panel included educators and parents from Ashe and Watauga counties. Phil Howell, Ashe County Director of Secondary Education and Accountability, David Blackburn, Ashe County Principal of the Year, and parent and educator Dr. Ann Margaret Wright were the Ashe rep­ resentatives on the panel. O_ 1_ I 1 12 .1 Soucek asked panelist r-v Darcy Grimes, a teacher at Valle Crucis school and last year's North Carolina teacher of the year the first question of the evening. Grimes expressed concern over North Carolina's rank of 46 in teach­ er pay. "I'm very concerned and the future for our students and our teachers," she said. "If something doesn't change, it's going to effect a genera­ tion." Soucek said that he felt North Carolina teachers were underpaid, but he was against across the board raises for educators. "That goes towards the idea of rewarding everyone equally when not every teacher is equal," Soucek said. Instead, Soucek suggested having 1 # • • • . •——- sr. ro 00 CK crowd rewards for teaching advanced and difficult classes. Watauga County Teacher of the Year Katie Matthews ques­ tioned how a new law requir­ ing that 25 percent of teachers be rewarded bonuses and a four-year contract should be interpreted by local boards of education. Soucek said that the legisla­ ture was not able to establish a merit system and ultimately left much of the discretion up to the local school boards. Under the new legislation there will no longer be suppleChristina Day | Jefferson Post mental pay for teachers with Phil Howell. Ashe County Schools Director of Secondary Edua master's degree or higher. cation and Accountability, spoke during an education panel C rnm ,u i c assembled by Senator Dan Soucek at Deep Gap Volunteer Fire See FORUM I 5 Department on Thursday. Ashe jobless rate down to 8.7 percent in October This aerial photo taken by Tom Fowler shows Westwood Elementary school with the entire student body and staff spelling out the school's initials in honor of its 10th anniversary. Wil Petty Staff Writer The jobless rate for Ashe County dropped to 8.7 percent in October 2013, according to the latest fig­ ures from the N.C. Division of Employment Security (DES). Ashe's unemployment is down from 9.7 percent in August and 12 percent in October of 2012. Ashe is ranked No. 72 in the state for unemployment rates, which is up from a No. 76 ranking in the months of August and September. "(Ashe County) has a small labor force, said Larry Parker, spokesperson for the DES. "Any subtle changes in the labor force, es|>ecially dealing with the Photo cour­ tesy of www. tomfowler.net | Jefferson Post number of people unem­ ployed in the county, could nave a significant impact on the rate." Parker said while the unemployment rates in Ashe are down, the number of people in the labor force has increased as well, which is common in many of the counties. With a county labor force of 11,729 people, 1,025 remain unemployed in Ashe, according to the DES report. Across the state, there were 29,142 regular unemployment insurance initial clsums filed. The liighest number ol daium was filed in Mecklenburg (3,068), Wake (2,252) and Guilford (1,550) counties. Westwood Elementary School turns 10 Sharing Center receives $1,000 Christina Day Staff Reporter Westwood Elementary Principal Jennifer Robin­ son remembers the day that her school opened 10 years ago. The school formed in 2004 when Fleetwood Elementary and West Jef­ ferson Elementary came together to become Westwood. "That first year was re­ ally great," Robinson said, "The two schools came together just beautifully." Robinson, who was teaching kindergarten when Westwood opened, wanted to commemorate the school's 10-year an­ niversary with something special that involved the entire staff and student body. On Dec. 2, the school's faculty, staff and all 635 students stood in the .school field, spelling out WWES. Local pilot and photographer Tom Fowler flew overhead and snapped a picture of the event. Superintendent Dr. Todd Holden and Assis­ tant Superintendent Phyl­ lis Yates visited the cel­ ebration to take pictures and wave to all of the kids on the field. "It was really smooth, and the kids thought it was super cool," Robinson said. Assistant Principal Dustin Farmer and Tech­ nology Specialist Marty Norris worked with the Academically or Intellec­ tually Gifted (AIG) class to figure out the math in­ volved in getting all 635 kids to spell out the four giant school initials. With the help of match­ ing PTO funding and a number of community sponsors, each child was given a t-shirt with the rI • V ; donation from Catholic Church n> Christina Day | Jefferson Post Westwood third graders Paris Taylor (left) and Jocelyn Tay­ lor (right) wearing the school's anniversary t-shirts with Vice Principal Dustin Farmer and Principal Jennifer Robinson. school's timber wolf logo and "Leading the pack for 10 years" written on it. Showing appreciation for the sponsors, Robinson said, "It was important that our celebration in­ volve them. We can't make it without the involvement of our community." "We are blessed with a wonderful faculty, sup­ portive parents and topnotch students," Robin­ son said, "We're so excited that we continue to grow." cday@civitasmedia.com Style Depot welcomed local Exceptional Children students Christina Day Staff Writer For the eighth year in a row, Style Depot owner Shane Little treated some of Ashe County High School's Exceptional Children to a compli­ mentary hair styling. Students from Jennifer Treva's class, who participate in the Occu­ pational Course of Study Curriculum (OCS), took a temporary break from classes on Thursday to get pampered. "This is probably the highlight of their year," Anita Ferguson, class­ room assistant, said. "It's just a really nice holiday tradition." Nine students were treated to hair­ cuts by Little and his team of stylists. "It feels heavenly," high school se­ nior Amanda Ecklund said, "I think it's amazing. My hair is just beautiful. I really needed a haircut." Ecklund and her classmates take part in a curriculum which focuses on community based vocational in­ struction to "prepare them for the world of work," Ferguson said. The OCS course of studies sends students to different locations in the county during their third and fourth periods to do community based work. Seniors McKayla Calhoun and Ka­ tie McCoy said their internships at a local daycare center through the OCS program have given them an in­ terest in working with children after high school. "I'm definitely going to college to study childcare," Calhoun said. Ecklund echoed the sentiment ex­ pressed by her classmates. "Last year we worked with some churches," she said. Because of that experience, Ecklund would like to pursue joining the seminary. When asked which part of OCS she has enjoyed the most, Ecklund said, "Pretty much everything. (Including) The awesome teachers and awesome people." As much as the OCS students gain from their studies, all of the kids enioyed taking a morning off from school to visit the Style Depot. Little enjoys the annual visits just as much as the students. See JOBLESS I 8 "We love it...it's a blast," Lit said. "We see the kids change o\ the years and we watch all of the grow up." The students come into the sh on the first Thursday each Decemb "For our juniors and seniors tl is something they look forward every year," Ferguson said, "We're grateful that Shane does this for us cdayGdvitasmedia com Wil Petty Staff Writer The Ashe County Sharing Center is a recipi­ ent of a $1,000 grant from the Catholic Church, which will go to provide more food for families with chil­ dren. "We applied for the grant on the basis of giving extra food to families with children during school vacations and months where there are numerous weather cancellations," said Diane LaBonte, who filed for the grant on behalf of the Sharing Center. "Almost half of our cli­ ents are families are fami­ lies with children. When school is not in session, the kids are not getting free or reduced lunch." LaBonte said the Sharing Center felt the need to make up the dif­ ference by giving families a little more food during those times. The funding for the grant came from the Diocese of Charlotte's annual rice bowl campaign for human development. "What (the church) does is at Lent each year, they have people skip a meal and put the money in a rice bowl," LaBonte said. "The money is then distributed nationally for hunger pro­ grams and part of it comes back to the communities." Ashe County Sharing Center Program Coordinator Michael Sexton said money is the main way the Sharing Center can provide the goods and services for those in need. See SHARING I 5 Ashe County High School Junior Tiffany Roten gets styled by Style Depot Owner Shane Little Photos by Christina Day |Jefferson Post Students from Jennifer Treva's Occupational Course of Study class at Ashe County High School with class assistant Anita Ferguson (center) and Style Depot team Tiffany Grubb. Donna Harless, Trina Martin and owner Shane Little �PAGE 2 Tuesday. DECEMBER 10, 201.'! JEFFERSON POST Aldermen prohibit 'jake brake' on Jefferson Ave Board says goodbye to Lester Mullis and welcomes John Reeves Cliff Clark General Manager/Editor In a 3-2 vote, the West Jefferson Board of Alder­ men on Monday, Dec. 2, passed an ordinance to prohibit commercial trucks from using what is known as a "jake brake" on Jeffer­ son Avenue. During the regular monthly meeting at West Jefferson's Town Hall, the aldermen also offered their thanks to outgoing alder­ man Lester Mullis, who didn't seek a second term on the board, and wel­ comed incoming alderman James Reeves. The "jake brake" issue and the excessive noise it creates in downtown West Jefferson was first discussed by the alder­ men during the November meeting. During that meet­ ing, the board instructed Town Manager Brantley Price to draft an ordinance to prohibit the use of the device on Jefferson Av­ enue from Second Street to the intersection of Buck Mountain Road. However, once the issue was opened for discussion, there was a difference of opinion on whether or not the ordinance should ex­ tend beyond Second Street to include the roadway that includes Radio Hill. Reeves supported the or­ dinance to not include the Radio Hill area of Jefferson Avenue and said, for him, it was a safety issue, espe­ cially with the possibility of having the traffic signal removed from the Second Street/Jefferson Avenue in­ tersection for the planned construction of the next "streetscape" project. Stephen Shoemaker, however, supported pro­ hibiting the use of the brake on Radio Hill be­ cause its use created exces­ sive noise for those living in the surrounding neigh­ borhoods. Alderman Calvin Green agreed that trucks "have no business" using the jake brake in downtown. How­ ever, he said he had spoken to several truck drivers that deliver goods to his store and that he had been told by them that they usu­ ally encounter the prohibi­ tion in towns that are level. For Green, excluding Radio Hill from the ordi­ nance was a safety issue. Alderman Tom Hartman said he had spoken to a truck driver who told him when a driver sees the signs prohibiting the use the braking device, they slow down accordingly. Cliff Clark |Jefferson Post The West Jefferson Board of Aldermen presented a plaque to out­ going alderman Lester Mullis for his four-year tenure on the board. Mullis didn't run for re-election. Mullis (holding plaque) stands with (from left) aldermen: Calvin Green Stephen Shoemaker, Dr. Brett Summey, and Tom Hartman. James Reeves, with his wife holding the Bible, Is officially sworn in as a West Jefferson Alderman by Ashe County Clerk of Court Pam Barlow. Hartman asked the driver about using the device going downhill. Hartman said the driver told him there are "no hills around here that you couldn't slow down safely without using the jake brake." Hartman supported in­ cluding Radio Hill in the ordinance. Dr. Brett Summey, serv­ ing as mayor pro-tern be­ cause Mayor Dale Baldwin did not attend the meeting, said he could understand the use of the device in an emergency situation on Radio Hill, but supported Alderman Lester Mullis of­ fered his thoughts on what has occurred during his tenure on the board. Mullis listed all the proj­ ects the town has complet­ ed over the last four years and said he was proud of its accomplishments. He also thanked the aldermen and the town's staff for their assistance. "It's been an interesting ride," Mullis said. "Maybe one day I'll be back...you never know." In other business: • Price reported on ef­ forts to purchase a press the idea of including Radio Hill in the ordinance. "I think there should be a sign up there," Summey said. Shoemaker made a mo­ tion to adopt the ordi­ nance prohibiting the use the braking device on Jef­ ferson Avenue from the top of Radio Hill to U.S. 221. Shoemaker, Hartman and Summey voted to prohibit the use of the de­ vice on Jefferson Avenue. Green and Reeves voted against the ordinance. Before the discussion on the ordinance, outgoing Crime report Nov. 18 Anthony Dale Barker, 44, of Jefferson was charged with non-support of a child. Bond was set at $370. Nov. 20 Norma Valeska Zapata, 27, of West Jefferson was charged with assault with a deadly weapon. Bond was set at $2,000. Zapata was released later that day. Victor Fuentes Ruiz, 51, of Jefferson was charged with driving while impaired. Bond was set at $1,000. Ruiz was released the next day. Nov. 21 Norman Dale Critcher Jr., 34, of Fleetwood was charged with possession of stolen goods. Bond was set at $1,000. Critcher was released later that day. Lee Roy Bennett, 40, of Mountain City was charged with fleeing/eluding arrest with a motor vehicle, operat­ ing a vehicle with no insurance and no registration. Bond was set at $2,500. Bennett was re­ leased later that day. Amanda Marie Christy, 26, of West Jefferson was charged with misdemeanor child abuse. Bond was set at $1,000. Christy was released later that day. Sami Anne Grassman, 28, of Boone was charged with driving while impaired. Bond was set at $700. Grassman was released later that day. Nov. 22 Steven Wesley Matkins, 22, of West Jefferson was charged with breaking and entering and larceny after breaking and entering. Bond was set at $10,000. Kevin Wesley Matkins, 22, of West Jefferson was charged with breaking and entering, larceny after breaking and entering, breaking and enter­ ing a motor vehicle and two counts of misdemeanor larce- for sludge at the wastewa­ ter treatment plant. • Price reported the GE Aviation incentive grant will be signed in the next week and that $713,000, or 69.4 percent, of the town's tax levy had been collected. • W.J. Police Chief Jeff Rose reported 200 calls were dispatched in No­ vember with 20 vehicle collisions investigated, 11 >ple arrested for DWI, :eny, assault and drugrelated crimes. cclark@civitasmedia.com Van wrecks on N.C. 88, driver charged with DWI Wil Petty Staff Writer ny. Bond was set at $15,500. Robert Doyle Cox, 32, of Lansing was charged with simple assault. Bond was set at $15,000. Herman Jackie Cox, 71, of Lansing was charged with simple assault. Bond was set at $10,000. Theresa Diane Guy, 54, of Grumpier was charged with nine counts of felony em­ bezzlement. Bond was set at $50,000. Guy was released the next day. A late model, blue Dodge Caravan crashed into an embankment along N.C. 88 near Ernie Carpen­ ter's Construction at 1:35 p.m. Friday, Dec. 6. The driver was Fermin Martinez, 24, of Lansing. Two other riders were in the van with him, accord­ ing to N.C State Trooper Chuck Olive. Olive said the van was heading west on N.C. 88 when it hit a guardrail in the left lane, crossed back onto its side of the road and into the embankment. Nov. 23 Martinez was arrested and charged with DWI, no operator's license and reck­ less driving. The two pas­ sengers will not face charg­ es, according to Olive. Olive estimated the van was driving 55 miles per hour. The van had tags from Carter County, Tenn. N.C. 88 was blocked off from 1:35 p.m. to 2:15 p.m., after the car was towed out of the embankment. The Warrensville Vol­ unteer Fire Department, Ashe County Sheriff's de­ partment and N.C. High­ way Patrol responded to the wreck. jpetty@civitasmedia.com •I Juan Carlos Silva Gama, 27, of Jefferson was charged with assault on a female. Bond was set at $500. Gama was released on Nov. 25 Nov. 24 William Fred Gentry, 52, of West Jefferson was charged with possession of drug para­ phernalia and non-support of a child. Bond was set at $2,41928. Gentry was re­ leased the next day. Wil Petty | Jefferson Post A late-model Dodge Caravan gets pulled out of an embankment along N.C. 88 between Jefferson and Warrensville Friday, Dec. 6. The driver, Fermin Martinez, was charged with DWI, reckless driv­ ing and driving without an operator's license. TUESDAY J | We Would Like to Announce That The Thursday, December 12 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. 1060 Mount Jefferson Road West Jefferson, NC 28694 • See new innovative services and features • Register for door prizes 2014 Calendars wtE Be included in The December 31, 2013 • Enjoy holiday refreshments and favors Edition of while they last Canned food drive For every canned food item you bring, you will receive an extra door prize entry! 877-1350 www.skybest.com The Jefferson Post rr �JEFFEKSO.N POST Courting History OBITUARIES In conjunction with the Museum ol Ashe wife Dianne of Lansing, County History Roger Eller and wife Au­ MRS. CLARCIE MAE BROOKS ELLER Mrs. Clarcie Mae Brooks Eller of Warrensville died on Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2013, at the Margate Health and Rehab Center in Jefferson. She was 89. Mrs. Eller was born on March 24, 1924 in Ashe County to Heggie and Ellie Wyatt Brooks. Mrs. Eller was preced­ ed in death by her parents; husband, Donald Eller; two sons, Larry Oliver Eller, Gary Ambrose Eller; and one sister, Yvonne Francis. Mrs. Eller was a member of Sugar Tree Baptist Church. She worked for Sprague Electric and later for Leviton Manufacturing. Mrs. Eller loved to garden, sew, crochet, play horshoes, rook and was known for her cooking abilities es­ pecially her apple pies. She was a loving mother, grandmother, sister, friend and neighbor and will be missed by all. Mrs. Eller is survived by one daughter, Lorene Elliott and husband Dean of Warrensville; two sons, James Donald Eller and drey of Laurel Springs; two sisters, Carrie Lee Elliott of Wilkesboro, Lola Greer of Warrensville; one broth­ er, J. H. Brooks of Warrens­ ville; seven grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. Funeral services were held on Sun­ day, Dec. 8, 2013, at the Sugar Tree Bap­ tist Church by Rev. Jim Greer. Burial followed in Brooks Cemetery. The family re­ ceived friends on Saturday, Dec. 7, 2013, at Badger Funeral Home. Flowers were appreci­ ated, or memorials may be made to Sugar Tree Baptist Church, c/o Judy Greer, PO Box 281, Warrensville, NC 28693. Words of comfort and remembrance may be viewed or sent to the fam­ ily through our website at www.badgerfuneralhome. com. Badger Funeral Home was entrusted with Mrs. Eller s arrangements. DANA TUGMAN Dana Tugman passed away at his home on Dec. 6,2013. Born March 31st 1927 in Watauga County, to Grady and Margaret Tugman, he graduated from Ap­ palachian High School in 1943. Mr. Tugman gradu­ ated from N.C. State with a Bachelor of Science degree in animal husbandry in 1949, but his college career was interrupted when he joined the U.S. Navy from 1944 to 1946. Upon graduation, Dana moved to Ashe County to become an Assistant County Agent in 1949 and served as the County Agent from 1950 to June 30th, 1952. He was appointed Su­ perintendent of the Upper Mountain Research Sta­ tion July 1, 1952, where he remained until his retire­ ment on June 30th 1988. In addition to his par­ ents, Mr. Tugman was preceded in death by two brothers, Ralph and Earl Tugman. He is survived by his wife of 60 years, Mary Gor­ don Austin Tugman. Also surviving are his children, Dana Gordon Tugman Colvard (Shane) and Neal Austin Tugman (Sarah). Also surviving are grand­ children Ashley Brynn Tugman Hinton (Forrest), Nathan Davis Colvard, Chelsea Gordon Colvard, Amanda Neal Tugman, and Mary-Austin Jones Tug­ man. He is survived by one brother, Stuart Tugman (Linda) of Greensboro. Mr. Tugman is also survived by a number of nieces, neph­ ews, and cousins. An active member of Jefferson United Method­ ist Church since 1950, Mr. Tugman served in many ca­ pacities, including Sunday school teacher, chairman of the administrative board, chairman of the finance committee, and chairman of the trustees. He served as a Lay Leader from 1974 to 1991. In addition, Mr. Tugman contributed to his com­ munity through numerous organizations including the N.C. Society of Farm Man­ agers and Rural Appraisers, the Jefferson Rotary Club, The North Carolina Cattle­ men's Association, Ashe Civic Center Board, Ashe Partnership for Children, and the State Employees Credit Union. Mr. Tugman served on the Board of SkyLine Telephone from 1970 to 1988; he was a trustee at Ashe Memorial Hospital from 1982 to 2009, serving as President for 14 years. Mr. Tugman served on the Board of Ashe Services for Aging from 1995 to 2013; he was chairperson during his tenure on that Board. Mr. Tugman was elected to the Board of Al­ derman for the town of Jef­ ferson in 1993 and served until 1999 when he was elected Mayor serving un­ til Nov. 25, 2013, when he resigned due to his health. In addition, he served on the Region D Council of Government from 1995 to 2013. On Nov. 26, 2013, Mr. Tugman was awarded The Order of the Long Leaf Pine by the Governor and the State of North Carolina for his many contributions to his community. Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Monday, Dec. 9, 2013, at Jefferson United Methodist Church with Reverend Karen Mill­ er and Reverend Thomas Griffis officiating. Burial followed at the Jefferson City Cemetery. Visitation was at Badger Funeral Home in West Jefferson. Memorials may be made to Ashe Services for Aging, 180 Chattyrob Lane, West Jefferson NC 28694 or Jef­ ferson United Methodist Church, at P.O. Box 236 Jefferson NC 28640. Words of comfort and remembrance may be viewed or sent to the fam­ ily through our website at www.badgerfuneralhome. com. Badger Funeral Home was entrusted with Mr. Tugman's arrangements. Sutherland today is a scat­ tering of farms in a beautiful valley where Hoskins Fork runs into the North Fork of New River. Sutherland Unit­ ed Methodist Church, often called the most photographed church in the country, still graces the same hillside it has for decades. One would never know that this valley was once the site of a busy town Alexander Sutherland bought 450 acres of land in 1799. He sold it to his son, Thomas, who built a log cabin on the property. He repaid his father in 1813 and set about extending his holdings. He was appointed a justice of the peace in 1818 at the age of 33. When Watauga County was chopped out of Ashe County in 1849, the line was estab­ lished to leave all of Thomas Sutherland's lands in Ashe. The town continued to grow as settlers moved in. By 1875 there were over 40 homes, three stores, four doc­ tors (Lloyd, Joseph Robinson, nephew Jim Robinson, Clawson and Profitt), W.R. Lovill's law office, a cheese factory, tanyard, harness and saddle shop, boot and shoe shop, blacksmith shop, grist mill, brickyard and sawmill. Sutherland School edu­ cated the town kids while Sutherland Seminary (opened in 1885) offered ad­ vanced study to locals, as well as boarding students. Under the leadership of Professor W.H. Jones, the seminary gained an excellent reputa­ tion. Their students were admitted to Trinity College (later Duke University), Emo­ ry and Henry College and the University of North Carolina without entrance exams. The seminary burned in 1904 and was never rebuilt. The honorable Charles F. McKesson visited Sutherland sometime during its heyday and wrote an article about his visit in the Morganton Herald. He titled it "A Pretty I .ittleTown." The following is an excerpt: "Sutherland is a pretty little town located on either side of a clear, crystal stream in a beautiful glen in the great old county of Ashe. "The town takes its name from the Sutheriands, the pio­ neer settlers in that section a sturdy, honest yeomanry, who in their moral and intellectual manhood partake of the gran­ deur of their surroundings.... there is the home of that genial gentleman and gifted young lawyer, Will LovdL We never saw a more open-handed, gen­ erous hospitality than was dis­ played at Sutherland. Between four and five hundred people were fed there on the fat of the land, and no charge was made for either man or beast. "Under the charge of Prof. W.H. Jones, his accomplished wife, Miss Mamie Weaver and Prof. H.T. Steels, is one of the best schools we ever attended. There were 152 students - boys and girls. The girls are as pretty and as bright as their native moun­ tain lily and as chaste as the dew on the heather...." Sutherland began to de­ Your Door! Being found via online searches drives customers to your door. Highly trafficked online business directory, increases customers. Simple. Affordable. 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A lovely drive today is NC. 88 west to Sutherland United Methodist Church. Turn left and travel the wide, fertile val­ ley. then up to Elk Knob, North Carolina's newest state park. Continue down the other side to Meat Camp and N.C. 194. up for FREE •HARDSCAPE •TREES & SHRUBS •MULCH •HYPROSEEPING y- ' cline as a town around the be­ ginning of the 20th century. Several adventurous souls traveled west to new territo­ ries that promised a better life. Others moved closer to the railroad that had come into the county and offered better, cheaper export and K it PAGE 3 Sunderland: 'A pretty little town' ibituaries also available on our website at vww.jeffersonpost.com TUESDAY, DECEMBER 10, 2013 John Ryan - Owner i 877-7786^^ 336-977-4779 -Oil Changes • Mechanical Repairs • Tires • NC State Inspection 336-384-1571 8434 NCHwy 194 N Lansing, NC �Public Opinion "...were it left to me to decide whether we should have a government without newspapers or newspapers without a government, I should not hesitate a moment to prefer the latter." — Thomas Jefferson, 1787 C9> LETTER TO THE EDITOR Questions county's decision on ambulance contract Dear editor, I've been waiting for someone to ask this ques­ tion, but since no one has, I'll ask. How does the no­ torious voting bloc of Com­ missioners Price, Poe and Roark justify their vote of Nov. 4 to replace long-time ambulance service pro­ vider Blue Ridge Medical Transport (BRMT) with a provider who submitted a higher bid? BRMT, who's held the county's ambulance con­ tract since 1994, submitted a bid of $5,700,000 while Ashe Medics, a company that didn't yet officially exist, submitted a bid of $5,704, 961, according to media reports. The differ­ ence is a little less than $5,000, but as stewards of the taxpayer's money, shouldn't they justify their decision? What are we getting for that extra five grand that BRMT isn't already providing? Is there some deficiency with BRMT? Rather than stick with a company that has the re­ quired infrastructure in place, has trained person­ nel, knows the needs of the community and has a 20 year history of service to the citizens, these three appear to have made yet another choice that isn't in the county's best interest. Following their longestablished pattern of mak­ ing strategic decisions and then not explaining their rationale to the voters, these three court jesters seem to reach consensus based on their ill-advised ideology rather than what's best for the greater good of the community. Ashe Medics is a com­ pany that's being formed from the ground up. If there had been some kind of recognized problem with BRMT's service, a change may have been war­ ranted. Commissioners Rhodes and Sands voted to keep BRMT as the coun­ ty's provider, thus indicat­ ing no such problem exists, and Commissioner Sands said he voted for BRMT because they were the low­ est bidder. Why didn't the other three? Here's something to consider. If you go to the public Facebook pages of Commissioners Poe and Roark, you'll see both are "friends" with Craig Sul­ livan, the owner of Ashe Medics. We live in a small community so perhaps it's merely an innocent coin­ cidence rather than a pos­ sible conflict of interest, but," in the name of good governance, the people of this county deserve to know the truth. However, as past practice has indi­ cated, no one should hold their breath waiting on any of the "Three Amigos" to explain their vote. At the Dec. 2, board meeting these three unsur­ prisingly voted as a bloc to make Gary Roark chair­ man of the board with Poe remaining as vice chair. With that leadership team in place we can only expect the buffoonery to increase in 2014. Ken Lynn Fleetwood Express your views The editorial page of the Jefferson Post is available, free of charge, for readers to express their views. All it takes is a letter to the editor.This subject of the letters should be a matter of community interest and should be limited to 700 words. Letters must be signed with an address and phone number for verifications purposes. Letters must not be libelous and no poetry will be accepted for publi­ cation. Please address: To the Editor. Jefferson Post. P.O. Box 808. West Jefferson. NC 28694. Page 4 Tuesday, December 10,2018 WJ I DoWT WANT TM NSA TR/VsK"iNk5 /vrr AMP iNFb^AflATibN ON/Vte... "THAIS TH^iK OoB." COMMUNITY CALENDAR Dec. 10-20 Friends of the Library Year-end Sale: All books (hardback and paperback) are on sale for half-off sticker price. On one side of sales cart: Romance paperbacks specially priced at five for $1. Paperoacks make great stocking stuffers. Sale runs until Dec. 20. Gift baskets for the holidays make great gifts for the readeis in your fam­ ily. Themed baskets are also available for the golfer, run­ ner and couch potato friends and family members. Gift baskets are priced as marked. Dec. 10-31 lYee Fest: The Ashe Arts Center celebrates the holiday season and Ashe Countv Christmas trees with beautifully decorated trees. This winter wonder­ land has been created with something for everyone and represents community involvement with the arts. This year's tree themes in­ clude: Grandma's Tree, Navidad en Espana, "Seasoned" with a Story, Bring the Out­ doors In, Up on the Rooftop, Away in a Manger, and My Favorite Things. Dec. 10 3 - 6 p.m. Forest Ridge Assisted Living Holiday Open House. Forest Ridge Assisted Living is hosting a holiday open house and Memory Care neighborhood grand opening. Tliis drop-in event is a great time to expe­ rience the community deco­ rated for the holidays, enjoy some great food, and tour the newly constructed Hori­ zons memory care neighbor­ hood. For every person that comes through the door, Forest Ridge will donate $2 to the Ashe County Founda­ tion Shoes for Kids. Dec. 11 10 a.m. Appalachian TVial Record Holder to Speak at the Library. Jen­ ing: BROC will hold a pub­ nifer Davis will be discuss­ lic hearing on its Commu­ ing her newest book, "Called nity Services Block Grant Again: A Story of Love and (CSBG) for the initial stage Triumph." In 2011, Jennifer of the planning process for became the overall record program year July 1,2014 to holder on the Appalachian June 30, 2015. The hearing Trail, by hiking 2,181 miles will take place at the BROC in 46 (lays. She is the first Ashe Office, located at the Community female to ever set that mark. Warrensville Her book is a book about en­ Center in Warrensville. For durance and faith, and most more information, call the Ashe Office at 336-384-4543. of all love. Dec. 13 11 aan. Grow Yourself: 5 - 7 pan. Santa Claus Self-Directed Learning at is coming to Ashe Shrine the Library. Feed yourself Club: Bring your camera what you need, when you and enjoy coffee, hot choco­ need it and grow yourself. late and cookies. The Ashe For more information, call Shrine Club is located at 336-846-2041 ext. 227 or 117 Morphew Dr., in Jeffer­ stop by the upstairs Infor­ son. For more information, mation desk at the Ashe call Bobbie Neaves 336-620- County Public Library. 1390. Dec. 21 Dec. 14 2 pan. Winter Mountain 1 pan. Soap Making Nature Hike: Meet the Mt. with Harmony Acres Jefferson State Park ranger Soap Company. Come to at the picnic area for a win­ the Ashe County Public Li­ ter hike into the mountain brary Auditorium and see forest habitats and explore a soap making demonstra­ the natural seasonal won­ tion and learn about oils and ders of Mt. Jefferson. We natural products. will be walking on the ridge2 pan. Black Bears Pre­ line and there may be snow. sentation. Join the New Riv­ Bring a coat, hat, and sturdy er State Park ranger at the shoes. 3 p.m. Wordkeepers Sa­ Visitor Center auditorium, and learn about this often lon sets up for 2014: Wordfeared creature. Black bears keepers, an afternoon salon can be found throughout a featuring writers reading large portion of N.C. They their latest prose and poetry often make the news when works in 5minute open mi­ they pass through a popu­ crophone time slots. The lated area. This program will salon began in 2010 by local separate the facts and myths writers Chris Arvidson, Scot about black bears. Pope and Julie Townsend. Dec. 15 Held at the Arts Center, 2 p.m. Winter Birds. Henry Doss and Scot Pbpe Join the New River State warm-up the audience with Park ranger at the Access their musical story telling Visitor Center for a power at 3 p.m. Refreshments are point presentation to learn provided. Wordkeepers is about birds that winter in free and open to the public. our area. Writers interested in read­ Dec. 17 ing from their work should 11 ajn. Blue Ridge Op­ email Chris at chris@chriportunity Commission, sarvidson.com to secure Inc. (BROC) public hear­ their first-come, fust-served spot on the bill, and to re­ ceive guidelines for reading. 7 pan. Winter Solstice Night Sky: Come to beauti­ ful Mt. Jefferson and enjoy the winter solstice. Bring a jacket, hat, and gloves. Meet the ranger at the first over­ look to discuss the impor­ tance of seasonal changes. We will also identify a few stars, planets and constella­ tions. This program is free and all are invited. Snow or rain will cancel the program. For more information, call 336-246-9653. Dec. 22 2 p.m. Driving Ibur of Mt. Jefferson and its his­ torical views: Meet at the Park Office, which is just inside the gate, and get to know Mt. Jefferson. From the office we will caravan up to each overlook and discuss the history and pre-history that surrounds this solitary mountain. Bring your cam­ eras and your questions as we take a driving tour of Mt. Jefferson. Volunteers Needed Ashe Services for Aging has volunteer opportunities with their Home Delivered Meals Program. Volunteers transport meals from Ashe Service for Aging, where they are prepared, and then delivered to the homes of qualified individuals within the county. Volunteers are taken on a route with a staff member or another vol­ unteer until they learn the clients, routes, and rules. Volunteers donate about two or three hours per day. Individuals can volunteer one day a week and up to five days a week. Volunteers can deliver independently or team up with another volun­ teer. For more information, call Glenda Luther, Ashe County Volunteer Coordina­ tor, 336-2484347. CHURCH CALENDAR ACCP Update The names are ready to distribute for the Ashe Coun­ ty Children's Christmas Proj­ ect. Come by and help us dis­ tribute 1,000 names of needy children who need Christmas presents. For more informa­ tion on how you can help, call 338846-5631. M RVINO v>nr. R.ORNTY. NORTH CAKOIJNA SINCEtws (USPS 441-810) Member NC Press Association Published twice weekly by Civitas Media LLC, P.O. Box 808 203 S. Second Ave., West Jefferson, NC 28694 Periodicals postage paid at West Jefferson. NC 28694 Phone 336-846-7164 Email cclark@civitasmedia.com Subscription rates in Ashe County - $38/year In North Carolina - $48.01 /year Jeneral Manager riter riter Writer Cliff Clark Wil Petty Dylan Lightfoot Nathan Ham Teresa Roark Laws John Sears Kay Hart Mail Room Department Julia Beck Postmaster: Send address changes to Jefferson Post P.O Box 808 West Jefferson NC 28694-0808 All content copyright 2012 by Civitas Media LLC Td ma1/ not be reproduced without permission. Dec. 13-14 7 p.m. Peak Creek Church of the Breth­ ren Presents: "This is Christmas" A musical celebration. The church is located at 2327 Peak Creek Church Road, in Laurel Springs. For more informa­ tion, call 338657-1291 or 336-817-4313. Dec. 14 6 p.m. "In My Father's House" - Christmas Play will be held at Liberty Baptist Church. Everyone is encouraged to attend and bring a canned item for Ashe Really Cares. For more information, call Jen­ nie Elliott at 977-3419, or Russell Sheets at 977-8332. Dec. 15' 10:30 a.m. Mission Home Baptist Church in Fleetwood to host Gen­ eration Excellent for a Special Christmas presen­ tation. Generation Excel­ lent is primarily composed of students in Ashe County who are home-schooled and they bring a refresh­ ing enthusiasm in the pre­ sentation of "The Gospel" through drama, song, and period dress. The church will not have Sunday School on this Sunday. The church is located at 480 Railroad Grade Road in Fleetwood. Everyone is in­ vited to this special event. 11 a.m. "Stop and Let Me Share" - Christmas pageant will be held in the Jefferson United Method­ ist Church Fellowship Hall. The pageant will feature the children, youth and bell choirs. The church is located at 115 E Main St., Jefferson. You are invited to attend. 3 p.m. The Joyous Sounds of Christmas. The combined choirs of Mt. Jefferson Presbyte­ rian Church, West Jeffer­ son First Baptist Church and West Jefferson United Methodist church will present their annual Joy­ ous Sounds of Christmas concert at the West Jef­ ferson United Methodist Church. The concert will feature sacred and secular music of the season. There will be no charge for ad­ mission. 5 p.m. "The Unfriendly Beasts" - Christmas Mu­ sical will be presented at Bethany United Methodist Church. In The Unfriendly Beasts, the animals in the manager have a realization of the meaning of kindness in welcoming the birth of Jesus. Be inspired by this retelling of the Christmas story and enjoy the magic of the true meaning of Christmas as seen through the eves of children. The church is located on N.C. 194 South, in the Baldwin Community. 6 p.m. "The Judgment" - Christmas program will be held at Glendale Missionary Bap­ tist Church. Refreshments will be served in the church fellowship hall following the program. Pastor Ricky Triplett invites everyone to attend. 6 p.m. "Oh Little Town of Bethlehem" - Christ­ mas Play will be present­ ed at Mount Olive Baptist Church. Finger foods and fellowship to follow. Pas­ tor Phillip Woodring and congregation invite you to attend. 6 p.m. "The Christmas Carole - A Special Re­ quest" - Christmas Play will be presented at Bea­ ver Creek Baptist Church. Come join the Marley fam­ ily as they take a journey with the help of Gabriel, the Angel of Christmas Past, Mike, the Angel of Christmas Present and Ar­ chie, the Angel of Christ­ mas Future, to Bethlehem that changes them forever. Dec. 22 11 a.m. "Repeat the Sounding Joy" - Christ­ mas Cantata will be pre­ sented at Mount Olive Baptist Church. Pastor Phillip Woodring and con­ gregation invite you to at­ tend. 11 a.m. "Emmanuel" Christmas Cantata will be presented at Midwaj Baptist Church. The Youth aptist I and Children will and Children wil present their Christmas Plaj "A as Play Christmas Shoe Tree" at 6 p.m. Pastor Rev. Steve LeaShomb and congrega­ tion welcome you to attend both programs. 6:30 p.m. "The Reason for the Season" - Christ­ mas Program will be held at Landmark Baptist Church. Pastor Charlie McCoy and congregation invite you to attend. The church is located in the Si­ las Creek community. Dec. 24 6 p.m. Candle Light and Carols - Christmas Eve Program will be held in the Jefferson United Methodist Church sanctu­ ary. The church is located at 115 E. Main St., Jeffer­ son. You are invited to at­ tend. 7 p.m. Christmas Eve Service will be held at Midway Baptist Church. Pastor Rev. Steve Lea­ Shomb and congregation invite you to attend. 9 p.m. Christmas Eve Service will be held at Bald Mountain Baptist Church. Pastor Rev. Law­ rence Goodman and con­ gregation invite you to at­ tend. Dec. 31 7 p.m. until. Watch Night Service will be held at Landmark Baptist Church. There will be spe­ cial singing and preaching. Pastor Rev. Charlie McCoy and the congregation in­ vite you to attend. �JKFFERSON POST TUESDAY, DECEMBER 10, 201/3 PAGE 5 SHARING From page 1 The Sharing Center is able to get a dozen eggs for 27 cents, meat for 27 cents a pound and other items shipped from Winston-Salem for as cheap as 8 cents a pound. "We prefer monetary donations because we can do so much more efficient­ ly," he said. Sexton said the Catholic Church has been very help­ ful in its donation periods. "We don't have the capability of having our own food pantry," said Wil Petty | Jefferson Post Father James Stuhrenberg (right) presents a $1,000 check to Sharing Center Program Facili­ Father James Stuhrenberg tator Michael Sexton and grant writer Diane LaBonte on Thursday, Dec. 5. The money will go to of the St. Francis of provide extra food for families with children during the school year. Assisi Catholic Church in Jefferson." It makes more sense to come together with other churches to operate all together." The Sharing Center has other events going on throughout the month of December. They are pro­ viding 1,500 hygiene items for those who qualify and a children's food campaign where families with chil­ dren can have both eggs and cereal instead of hav­ ing to choose. Also, there is a senior grant provided to the Sharing Center this month. "We are able to make available to anyone 60 or older, two special items which are very expen­ sive: sugar and self-rising flour," Sexton said. The Sharing Center continues to look for land for a donated new build­ ing. Sexton said the build­ ing can be up to 3,000 square feet or cost up to $150,000. "We are still looking for that generous donation of a piece of land in West Jefferson or Jefferson," Sexton said. "We need it by Dec. 31." agreement throughout the panel, other mem­ bers of the audience and panel, including Grimes, felt that they were leav­ ing without all of the information that they had hoped to receive. "I don't think all of the questions that were asked tonight were answered by any means," Grimes said. She expressed her appreciation for the opportunity to have the discussion and said, "We're going to continue to fight for education because we're here for the students...we're going to keep asking the questions until we get the answers." jpetty@civitasmedia.com FORUM From page 1 Howell spoke to the concerns from many of effect on Ashe County, the panelists and audi­ saying without a clear ence members. One ques­ system of implementing tion submitted from the the bonuses, "the dam­ audience asked what the age done to the morale of justification for constant­ teachers and the instruc­ ly increasing assessment tional fallout that will hours and decreasing happen from children instruction hours would [will be] a detriment be. to the state of North Howell, who oversees Carolina." the administering of stu­ "This is one of the dent assessments in Ashe most undermining moves County, said it concerns that I've seen concern­ him that "before the dust ing teachers in North can settle" from admin­ istering the newly enact­ Carolina," Howell said. In response, much of ed state assessments, the audience applauded schools are expected to and cheered. enter the national testing "In the end, no one is standards. worse off, but some peo­ Soucek acknowledged ple are better off, and I that assessments are "not think that's a good direc­ something that I think tion," Soucek said. we're in a good place Some of the crowd with," calling the con­ disagreed and broke out stant changes "a burden into chants of "Wrong, and a detriment to learn­ wrong." ing." "It's really important He spoke anecdotally for me to have a build­ about a fourth grade ing full of teachers that teacher he heard from are working together regarding the long list of towards a common goal assessments that she is and there's no way that required by the state to this legislation is going give her students. to allow that to happen A teacher from the in my school building," audience who stood to Howell said. assert that there are too Assessment discus­ many hours in the third sion draws strong audi­ grade curriculum devot­ ed to assessments was ence reaction The issue of student escorted out of the meet­ assessments also raised ing by an on-duty sher­ iff's deputy. "My goal is to get as much information out in a limited time, which was why we chose this forum," Soucek said. When reached for fur­ ther comment as to why the forum, which was open to the public, could not be recorded, Soucek said, "I felt it created an environment that allowed the panelist to feel safe to engage in a more open, honest and robust conver­ sation." The education fund­ ing debate Soucek said while edu­ cation was the General Assembly's top priority with 55 percent of the state budget devoted towards schools, it's not their only priority. "We can't just spend like drunken sailors in good times and then have to cut off our teachers and state employees and every area of business in bad times," Soucek said. Funding was brought up again later in the panel when Soucek was asked why he voted against con­ tinuing the temporary 1 percent sales tax increase that was put into place in 2009. "We promised that we were going to balance the budget without rais­ $19" for 12 months Nor eligible with Hopper or •Pad 2 offer. ASKABOUT INTERNET AS LOW AS .... 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Call Now And Ask How To Save Up To 50% 1 -800-401-1670 Call 7 days a week 8am -11 pm EST Promo Code: MB0913 CX wSll. , ""***" ALTITUDE cday@civitasmedla.com Christina Day | Jefferson Post Panelists (left to right) included Todd Chasteen, Phil Howell, Darcy Grimes, Senator Soucek, David Blackburn, Katie Matthews, Ron Henries and Dr. Anne Margaret Wright. 1 Promotional prices starting at only... KKSOOSailD) ing taxes and that's rais­ ing taxes," Soucek said. "It was put in place with the promise that it would expire. We actually kept other people's promises. It was part of the fis­ cal responsibility that we committed to bring to the economy." While Soucek received some nods and cheers of �TUESDAY, December 10,2013 ONLINE Nulhun I lain. Sports Writer Game of the Week video can be .(336) 846-7164 found at jeffersonpost.com nhum(u civitasineii ia.com JV award winners Four junior varsity sports teams were honored at the annual FallSports Awards Banquet at Ashe County High School. Here are this year's JV award winners: JV cheerleading award winners, from left to right: Kaylyn Osborne (Most Spirited). Catie How­ ell (Most Improved) and Lindsey Argetsinger (Best AilAround). Photos by Nathan Ham | Jefferson Post JV football award winners, from left to right: Ben Brown (Coach's Award), Austin Blevins (Outstanding Offensive Lineman), Luis Ramos (Outstanding Defensive Lineman), Joseph Lowder (Outstanding De­ fensive Back) and Colin Ellis (Outstanding Offensive Back). JV volleyball award win­ ners, from left to right: Brooke Hogg (Coach's Award), Brooke Brown (Most Improved) and Abby Miller (MVP). JV soccer award winners, from left to right: Mason Calloway (Most Improved), Chance Hutchens (MVP) and Oswaldo Barcenas (Coach's Award). Ashe wins two in tournament Lady Huskies edge Nathan Ham Sports Writer The Huskies earned its first two wins of the season in the Ashe County Duals tournament at the high school on Saturday. Ashe defeated North Stokes and Holston High School but came up short against North Wilkes, Statesville and North Iredell. North Wilkes 55, Ashe 24 106: Cameron Houck (North) won via forfeit. 113: Jose Aguilar (North) won via forfeit. 120: Lucas Smoot (North) defeated Bodi Miller (Ashe) by technical fall. 126: Dorian Parks (North) won via forfeit. 132: Obed Alvarez (North) defeated Brady Buchanan (Ashe) by an 18-9 major decision. 138: Austin Crane (North) defeated Gabe Elliott (Ashe) by a 16-7 major decision. 145: Matthew Hamilton (Ashe) won via forfeit. 152: Hunter Argetsinger (Ashe) pinned Dylan Crane (North) at 1:33. 160: Zach Wagoner (North) won via forfeit. 170: Cody Wagoner (North) won via forfeit. 182: Jacob Johnston (North) won via forfeit. 195: Joshua Hamilton (Ashe) pinned Grant Wiles (North) at 1:14. 220: Shawn Baker (Ashe) won via forfeit. 285: Dakota Bell (North) pinned Mitchell Brown (Ashe) at 1:00. Ashe 52, North Stokes 12 106: No match 113: No match 120: Miller (Ashe) won via for­ feit. 126: No match 132: Buchanan (Ashe) won via forfeit. 138: G. Elliott (Ashe) won via forfeit. 145: M. Hamilton (Ashe) pinned Trinity Fain (North StokesT in 37 seconds. 152: Argetsinger (Ashe) won by disqualification over Jacob Fulk (North Stokes). 160: Michael Elliott (Ashe) pinned Austin Hinkle (North Stokes) in 40 seconds. 170: Hunter Moorefield (North Stokes) won via forfeit. 182: Dalton Sawyers (North Stokes) won via forfeit. 195: J. Hamilton (Ashe) defeated Chase Gammons (North Stokes) by a 9-1 major decision. 220: Baker (Ashe) won via for­ feit. 285: Brown (Ashe) pinned Ross Lucia (North Stokes) at 2:01. Ashe 48, Holston 18 106: No match 113: No match 120: Miller (Ashe) pinned Casey Gaskill (Holston) in 44 seconds.. 126: No match 132: Buchanan (Ashe) won via forfeit. 138: G. Elliott (Ashe) won via forfeit. 145: M. Hamilton (Ashe) won via forfeit. 152: Tyler Smyth (Holston) pinned Argetsinger (Ashe) at 3:40. . 160: M. Elliott (Ashe) pinned Branson Thomas (Holston) at 1:29. 170: Devin Martin (Holston) won via forfeit. 182: Alex Hamm (Holston) won via forfeit. 195: J. Hamilton (Ashe) pinned Scott Heath (Holston) at 1:02. 220: Baker (Ashe) won via for­ feit. 285: Brown (Ashe) pinned Dillon Robert (Holston) in 50 seconds. Statesville 53, Ashe 24 106: No match 113: Dawson Lenze (Statesville) won via forfeit. 120: Torry Edwards (Statesville) defeated Miller (Ashe) by techni­ cal fall. 126: Kobe Campbell (Statesville) won via forfeit. 132: Tyler Jeffrey (Statesville) pinned Buchanan (Ashe) at 1:23. 138: Paris Cauthen (Statesville) pinned G. Elliott (Ashe) at 1:53. 145: M. Hamilton (Ashe) pinned Chalin Imes (Statesville) at 1:19. 152: Isaac Brown (Statesville) pinned T.J. Saunders (Ashe) in 16 seconds. 160: M. Elliott (Ashe) pinned Jacob Buckner (Statesville) at 1:02. 170: Nakendrick Clark (Statesville) won via forfeit. 182: Antonio Barnette (Statesville) won via forfeit. 195: J. Hamilton (Ashe) pinned Dylan Rosado (Statesville) at 3:06. 220: Josh Bailey (Statesville) pinned Baker (Ashe) at 3:55. 285: Brown (Ashe) won via forfeit. North Iredell 59, Ashe 18 • 106: Chase Trivette (North Iredell) won via forfeit. 113: Hunter Goodwin (North Iredell) won via forfeit. 120: Dylan Moore (North Iredell) defeated Miller (Ashe) by technical fall. 126: No match 132: Timothy Wijcox (North Iredell) pinned Buchanan (Ashe) at 2:41. 138: G. Elliott (Ashe) won via forfeit. 145: M. Hamilton (Ashe) pinned Adam Evans (North Iredell) in 59 seconds. 152: Kaden Ecklund (North Iredell) pinned Saunders (Ashe) at 2:23. 160: M. Elliott (Ashe) won via forfeit. 170: Mitchell Hampton (North Iredell) won via forfeit. 182: Garrett McCants (North Iredell) won via forfeit. 195: Gavin Usrey (North Iredell) won via forfeit. 220: Timothy Davis (North Iredell) pinned Baker (Ashe) at Watauga, 33-29 Nathan Ham Sports Writer Ashe County used a strong second half to come back from an early deficit to knock off Watauga, 3329. The Lady Huskies were held to just four points in the first half, but rebound­ ed in the third quarter to score 17 points and take a 21-18 lead going to the fourth. In the fourth, Ashe kept the lead the rest of the way to earn the second victory of the young season. "I was extremely proud of our second half effort. We did a much better job of taking care of the bas­ ketball and we were able to set the tone on defense," said Head Coach Laura Foster. Morgan Hudler scored 16 points, all in the second half to lead the comeback. Paige Spell finished with five points, seven re­ bounds and three steals. Savannah Brooks had four points and a game-high eight rebounds. Ashton Lee chipped in four points, Abby Lopp had two and Hallie Brown scored two. "We are very excited to beat Watauga on their home court. Hopefully this come-from-behind win will give us confidence as we start our conference play Tuesday," said Coach Fos­ ter. Ashe (2-3) will travel to Elkin that day before re­ turning home for a quick rematch against Watauga on Friday. nham@civitasmedia.com 1:18. 285: Joseph Lancaster (North Iredell) pinned Brown (Ashe) at 2:24. nham@civitasmedia.com Pioneers overpower rival Huskies Nathan Ham Sports Writer Friday marked the first of two meetings between Ashe County and Watauga. The Pioneers shot 55-per­ cent from the field and 47-percent from the three-point line to blowout the Huskies, 72-43. Cam Baker led all players with 20 points on 8-10 shooting. The senior added seven rebounds, three steals and two assists. Utah Jones added 12 points, Matt Lambert had 10, TYevor Eggers scored nine, Aaron Dobbins added five and Michael Ebaugh scored five. For Ashe, Devan Sheets was the top scorer with 11 points on 4-10 shooting. Cullen Ashley had eight points and seven rebounds. Con- nor Bowers and Bradley Lucas each scored sue points. Alex Spencer chipped in five, Evan Owen had three, Gavin Woodie scored two and Maison McNeill added two. Ashe fell to 0-5 overall while Watauga improved to 4-0. The Huskies will travel to Elkin on Tuesday before returning home for a rematch with the Pioneers on Friday. Submitted photo| Jefferson, Getting that first buck is always a highlight for the yoi hunters out there. 10-year-old Austin Poe shot this eig pointer on the opening day of deer season. �JEFFERSON POST Planning Board discusses scenic by-ways, townhomes Wil Petty Staff Writer The Ashe County Plan­ ning Board unanimously approved the final plans of proposed planned unit de­ velopment that have been in discussion since 2004. Whispering Streams town homes, which will be located off Pine Swamp Road, are expected to be high-end town homes. "This is a planned unit development, so it is differ­ ent than a subdivision," said Jason Herman, a planner of the townhomes. Herman said the develop­ ment was required to have at least 15 percent of its land be used as a common area. With two ponds and Pine Swamp Creek within the property, 23 percent of the land will be used for that purpose. Chairman Gene Hafer asked if the lands were us­ able. "It's not swamp land," Herman said. "It's a green area, which will be kept cleaned and mowed." The townhouses will have a homeowner's association or property owner's associa­ tion. "Nothing has been final­ ized as of yet," Herman said. "This (proposal) has to be approved before we can get building permits." Two of the homes will need elevation approval by the state, because of where the flood plain is situated. Ashe County Director of Planning Adam Stumb said the plats meet the ordinance requirements of Ashe Coun­ ty and the state. Scenic byway designations The Planning Board also discussed the designation of more scenic highways within Ashe County. Right now, there is one byway, the New River Sce­ nic Byway, which follows N.C. 194 from Boone to U.S. 221 in Baldwin. That route then starts again outside of Jefferson from N.C. 88 to Al­ leghany County. Stumb said a plan was submitted to the state to cre­ ate the "New River Valley Extension Byway," which would be U.S. 221 from the Ashe and Watauga county border to N.C. 163 in West Jefferson. "That was applied for maybe a year and a half ago," he said. "I went through the application and did addition­ al work on it, but that's in the state's hands right now." The second road would follow N.C. 194 through Lansing and follow a route heading toward the Virginia border. "This was the town's ini­ tiative, and the High Coun­ try Council of Government actually did the application," Stumb said. "They have ac­ tually turned it in and it is in the same review process with the state." Planning Board member Rick Surber asked what a by­ way designation means for the county roads. Stumb said the roads would come with promotion from the state and put a limit on outdoor advertising on designated roads. "This is not one of their big programs, but the route is marked and promotion is done on their website," he said. Surber then asked if the county could use the roads as a way to promote tourism in the county. "The program relies on the scenic part of the road, but there is also the tourism aspect," Stumb said. "It's not about just driving (the by-way), but things that are along the route. Hafer said he believed now was a good time to look into having some roadsget the des­ ignations, because of the econ­ omy there was not a demand for billboards. The signs al­ ready in place along the mutes are grandfathered in. "It protects the scenic views along these routes," he said. ipetty^civitasmedia.com TUESDAY, DECEMBER 10, 201.'* PACE CLASSIFIEDS LEGALS LEGALS NOTICE OF SERVICE OF PROCESS BY PUBLICATION STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA ASHE COUNTY LEGALS IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION 13-CVS-315 Default having been made of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned. Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC, having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust, and the holder of the note evidencing said de­ fault having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door of the county courthouse where the property is located, or the usual and customary location at the county courthouse for conduct­ ing the sale on December 18, 2013 at 1:00PM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property situated in Ashe County, North Carolina, to wit: YADKIN BANK, formerly Yadkin Valley Bank and Trust Company. Plaintiff v. ROBERT S. HOLMAN and DEBORAH H. HOLMAN, Defendants: Take notice that a pleading seeking relief against you nas been filed in the above entitled civil action. The nature of the relief being sought is a monet­ ary judgment for the sum of $70,420.63 together with in­ terest at the per diem rate of $12.98 from and after June 7, 2013 regarding Claim One un­ til judgment and the sum of $29,544.12 together with in­ terest at the per diem rate of $4 84 from and after June 7, 2013 regarding Claim Two un­ til judgment and at the legal rate thereafter until paid, plus costs of court in this action, specifically including the sum of 15% of the principal amount due and owing, and for such other relief which may be just and proper. You are required to make de­ fense to such pleading not later than forty (40) days after the date of first publication of this Notice (said date being November 26, 2013), and upon your failure to do so, the party seeking service against you will apply to the court for the relief sought. This, the 21 st day of Novem­ ber, 2013. Martineau King, PLLC Patricia L. Rhame NC Bar No. 43156 P.O. Box 31188 Charlotte, NC 28231 Publish:11.26.13/12.3.13/12.10 .13 Lying and being in Clifton Township, Ashe County, North Carolina, and being more par­ ticularly described as follows: First Tract: Beginning on a white pine, a division corner of the Paul Roten Property, run­ ning with a division line of said property as follows: North 41 deg. East 424 feet to center of NC Rural Road No. 1340, marked locust on bank of said road in line; thence with said road: South 43 deg. East 161 feet; South 32 deg 29 min. East 429 feet; thence leaving said road and running with fence as follows: South 57 deg. 53 min. West 115 feet to corner of fence: South 34 deg. 10 min. East 194 feet to corner of fence; North 71 deg 30 min. East 119 feel to center of said road; thence with said road. South 34 deg. 33 min. East 310 feet to point in said road, the Ralph Welch, Chancy Cal­ houn and Paul Roten corner: thence leaving said road run­ ning with the said Welch. Cal­ houn and Roten line as fol­ lows: South 78 deg. West 165 feet; South 69 deg West 600 feet; South 89 deg. West 158 feet to stake in fence, marked black gum witness; thence leaving said line running with a division line of the said Paul Roten Property North S dan 12 SP 163 NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE NORTH CAROLINA, ASHE COUNTY Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that cer­ tain Deed of Trust executed by Leon Mark Shepherd and An- aslia L, Shnnhnrd la Rehfima LEGALS 15 min. West 515 feet to iron stake, North 6 deg. 10 min. East 294 feel to point of begin­ ning, containing 13.6 acres, more or less. W. Shaia, Trustee(s). which was dated February 19, 2004 and recorded on February 24, 2004 in Book 00308 at Page 1462, Ashe County Registry, North Carolina. made subject to all prior liens, unpaid taxes, any unpaid land transfer taxes, special assess­ ments, easements, rights of way, deeds of release, and any other encumbrances or excep­ tions of record. To the best of the knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the current own­ ers) of the property is/are Le­ on Mark Shepherd There is excepted from the above described property a 28 acre tract as described in Deed Book C-5. Page 460, Ashe County Registry. Second Tract. Beginning at a stake on the West side of Mill Creek Road, running with West bank of said road N. 32 deg. W. 13-1/3 poles to a stake on we side of road; thence S. 58 deg W. 61-1/2 poles to a slake; then S. 33 deg E. 13-1/3 poles to a stake; N. 68-1/2 deg. E. 13 poles 14 links to the beginning, containing 1/2 acre, more or less. And being the same land de­ scribed in and conveyed by that certain deed from Jean Roten (Widow) to Leon Mark Shepherd, dated 20 January 1995, and of record in the Ashe County Public Registry in Book 203, at Pages 23062307. Save and except any releases, deeds of release or prior con­ veyances of record. Said property is commonly known as 301 West Mill Creek Road, Warrensville, NC 28693. Third party purchasers must pay the excise tax, and the court costs of Forty-Five Cents (45c) per One Hundred Dol­ lars ($100.00) pursuant to NCGS 7A-308(a)(1). A cash deposit (no personal checks) of five percent (5%) of the pur­ chase price, or Seven Hun­ dred Fifty Dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, will be re­ quired at the time of the sale. Following the expiration of the statutory upset bid period, all the remaining amounts are im­ mediately due and owing. Said property to be offered pursuant to this Notice of Sale is being offered for sale, trans­ fer and conveyance "AS IS eyar WHERE IS." There are no rep­ The resentations of warranty relat­ ing to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at, or relating to the property being s sale is ™ Miscellaneous NATIONAL MARKETPLACE Are You Still Paying Too Much For Your Medications? 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Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth and Terry Poythress of Wilson are pleased to announce the engage­ ment of their daughter Courteney Poythress, to Justin Roten, son of Tim and Alicia Roten of Jefferson. The bride elect is a grad­ uate of UNC Charlotte, with a bachelor's degree in accounting. She cur­ rently employed by Wells Fargo Bank in Wilmington as a mortgage loan officer. Dr. Roten is a gradu­ ate of Wingate University, with his doctorate in pharmacy. He is current­ ly employed by CVS in Wilmington. A September wedding is planned. Vance and Proesl exchange wedding vows Submitted photo | Jefferson Post Vaughn Andrew Vance and Cerelina Carmen Proesl of New York. N.Y. were married on Nov. 5,2013, in St. John's, Antigua. Proesl. originally of California City. Calif., is the daughter of Ron Proesl and Judy Antido Proesl. Vance, originally from West Jefferson, is the son of Steve Vance and Ann Seigler Vance. Toledo Reyna Angelica Benitez Toledo of West Jefferson, announces the birth of her daughter, Alisson Leticia Benitez Toledo, born Nov. 25, 2013, at Ashe Memorial Hospital. She weighed eight pounds and three ounces, and was 20 inches long. Grandparents are Mae Teofila Toledo Reyes, Raul Benitez Gonzales. Siblings are Monserat Benitez Toledo, and Joselin Ibarra Benitez. Martha Enzmann from the Elkland School Art Center in Todd sold items, such as puppets and prints, made by school volunteers to benefit the non­ profit at Friday's Christmas Crawl in West Jefferson. Latham Amelia Price and Travis Latham of Creston, announce the birth of their son, Timothy Gauge, born Nov. 30, 2013, at Ashe Memorial Hospital. He weighed three pounds and four ounces, and was 19 inches long. Grandparents are Larry Latham, Shelia Latham, Timothy Price, Joyce Pearson. Sibling is Landon Latham. Putnam Meg and Tim Putnam of Boone announce the birth of their daughter, Maggie Jeanne Putnam, born Dec. 3, 2013 at Ashe Memorial Hospital. She weighed seven pounds and 14 ounces, and was 21.8 inches long. Grandparents are Jamie and Lisa Grober, Forrest and Jane Putnam. Sibling is Ruby Putnam. JOBLESS Northwestern N.C. County Uneniploynien Rates - Oct. 2013 Christina Day | Jefferson Post SUBSCRIPTION TO Wi)t 3Rfter£on $osit FOR A YEAR! MailDelivery Prices In County... • 26 Weeks $31.96 -• 52 Weeks $53.93 Call 336'846'7164 For Mail Subscription Prices Visit our website at www.jeffersonpost.com Send To: IT'S TIME FOR... 7*u ^HE SEASON Phone: Street Address: City: S Name/Address of Gift Giver: We will send a gift curd in your r Payment Enclosed: Money Order • Check • Credit Card • VISA • Master Card • AM EX • Discover (circle one) Card * Exp. Date Signature Discounted Santas are still available! Christmas Children's Wear is ON SALE FOR ALL SEASONS ®lie Jeffertfon $oat . Rnx 808. West 1efferson, NC 28694 14 S. JEFFERSON AVE. WEST JEFFERSON, NC 336-846-9488 Among the neighboring counties, Alleghany had a 7.4 percent unemployment rate, and Watauga had a 6.3 percent unemployment rate. Wilkes County, had a 8.5 percent unemployment rate. Unemployment rates declined in all 100 of N.C.'s counties throughout the last 12 months. Ashe County had the third largest rate decrease in the state (3.3 percent), behind Gaston (3.4 percent) and Graham (4 percent) counties. "In terms of the state over­ all and all 100 counties being down over the last year, I can say that while we've seen overall a drop in labor force, we've seen an increase in jobs," Parker said. "Folks go in and out of the labor force for a lot of different reasons. You're going to have some fluctuation with that from time to time." Between September and October, unemployment rates declined in 57 coun­ ties, including Ashe. The rate remained the same in 14 counties and increased in 29 others. Scotland County had the highest rate in the state (14.2 percent) and Edgecombe County had a rate of 12.2 percent. Two counties had below 5 percent unemploy­ ment, they were: Currituck (4.5 percent) and Orange (4.9 percent) counties. All 14 metropolitian sta­ tistical areas, saw a decrease in unemployment over the year. The Boone and North Wilkesboro Micropolitian Statistical areas did as well. "It is a good sign that all of the rates are down," Parker said. "As the state continues to add jobs, hopefully that trend of lowering unemploy­ ment rates will continue." Statewide, North Carolina had an unemployment rate of 8 percent. N.C. was ranked No. 39 in the nation in terms of unemployment, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The combined amount of unemployment rates paid in the state for all programs from Nov. 2012 through Oct. 2013 totaled $1,969,146,391. The federal unemploy­ ment rate had risen 0.1 per­ cent to 7.3 percent, accord­ ing to the BLS. |pelty@clvitasmedia.com � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Jefferson Post Type The nature or genre of the resource Newspaper Description An account of the resource The Jefferson Post was a twice-weekly newspaper printed in West Jefferson, North Carolina. Printing news, announcements and obituaries for Ashe County, the newspaper was owned by Civitas Media of Davidson, North Carolina, and had a circulation of 6,500. The Jefferson Post began publishing in 1988. The newspaper was the result of a merger between Ashe County's historic weekly newspaper The Skyland Post and a competing weekly of 10 years, the Jefferson Times. Publication Volume 88 Issue 99 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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Page 12 FRIDAY, DECEMBER 13.2013 $1.00 ro CO o- Health care rates in Ashe are region^ ...6hest Wil Petty Staff Writer jpetty@civitasmedia.com Ashe County, under the Affordable Care Act, is part of a four-county region that has the highest health­ care marketplace rates in the state. "The impact of the ACA looks different for every­ body," said Ryan Vulcan, communications specialist for Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina. "Some people will pay more for coverage, some will pay less." Ashe is in a four-county district with Alleghany, Watauga and Wilkes coun­ ties. There are 16 health districts across the state. For a 45-year-old person from Ashe County applying for healthcare, the cheapest option in the marketplace is the Blue Advantage Bronze 5500 plan, which has an es­ timated monthly premium of $310 for one enrollee. The plan includes a $5,500 per year deductible while paying a max of $5,500 outof-pocket. The copayments for pri­ mary and specialist doc­ tors, generic prescriptions and emergency room visits have no charge after the de­ ductible. For a 27-year-old person from Ashe County applying for healthcare, the cheapest option in the marketplace is the Blue Advantage Cata­ strophic Plan, which has an estimated monthly pre­ mium of $177. The plan in­ cludes a $6,350 annual deductable with a max $6,350 annual out-of-pocket cost. The estimates do not fake into account if a per­ son uses tobacco products or if the applicant qualifies fot lower costs. Prices will be lower for those with smaller in­ comes. For instance, a four- person family can receive lower premiums if their salary is between $23,550 and $94,200, according to Healthcare.gov. For people in states that expanded Medicaid, there will be coverage to those who fall below a salary gap. For states that are not, such as North Carolina, if an income is below a cer­ tain level, people will not be able to apply for Med­ icaid. For example, a family of four with a salary below $23,550 will be unable to qualify for additional savings programs in the marketplace, according to Healthcare.gov. Vulcan said there are sev­ eral factors that go into deSee HEALTH CARE I 9 New effort to identify youth at risk begins Christina Day Staff Writer cday@civitasmedia.com Submitted Photo|Jetterson Post The Ashe County educators who were chosen as BREMCO "Bright idea" grant winners receiving their awards. BREMCO 'Bright Idea'grant winners bring innovation to classroom Christina Day Staff Writer cday@civitasmedia com Five local educators have been awarded grant money for their novel approaches to teaching and implementation of "bright ideas" in the classroom. Blue Ridge Electric Member­ ship Company (BREMCO) an­ nounced that the Ashe recipients of its 2013-2014 "Bright Idea" grants came from Mountain View Elementary, Westwood Elemen­ tary, Ashe County Middle School and Ashe County High School. Jorena Sparks, art teacher at Mountain View was granted $1,037 for her "Smart Art from the Start" concept which allows students to collect their works of art in both physical and digital formats. The BREMCO grant will allow Sparks to create a portfolio for each student from Kindergarten through sixth grade to collect all of the artwork they create during the school year. Parents will be able to review the portfolios dur­ ing parent-teacher meetings and the students will take home their portfolios at the end of each year. "Smart Art from the Start" will also allow for the creation of digi­ tal portfolios so students' work can be photographed and exhib­ ited online. The hope is that each student will eventually have one work of art uploaded into their digital portfolio every nine weeks, Sparks said. By sixth grade, each student will have at least 28 pieces of art in their digital portfolios. When students graduate from Mountain View, they will receive a CD with images of their creations from each school year. Sparks said she sees numerous benefits to her students' art work being collected digitally. "Students have never had the chance to view several of their pieces together at one time," Sparks wrote in her grant pro­ posal, "The opportunity for visu­ ally tracking growth and learning from their mistakes and triumphs has never existed before." Ashe County Middle School Media Coordinator Janis Harless and Eighth Grade teacher Kellie Johnson received a "Bright Idea" grant for their coordinated effort to purchase globes for the middle school. The globes will enhance John­ son's lessons on settlement pat­ terns and physical land character­ istics. Students will use the globes to illustrate how world influences effected North Carolina and the See GRANTS I 9 With the community coming to terms with news of another tragic suicide, mental health profession­ als are redoubling their ef­ forts to reach out to friends and families of those at risk to offer them access to the help they need. "Our number one goal is to reduce the stigma for accessing services for men­ ial health problems," said Angie Hagama^, m ml er of the Ashe Mental Health Roundtable. The Ashe Mental Health Roundtable, is a subcom­ mittee of the Ashe Health Alliance (AHA), which holds monthly meetings with community represen­ tatives from organizations such as Ashe Memorial Hospital, the health de- i partment and the school system. The roundtable will re­ lease a "State of Health" report for Ashe County on Jan. 10, and, said Jennifer Greene, chair of the AHA, it will highlight the "con­ cerning national trend that our youth are facing." The "concerning" na­ tional Ucjid for Ashe youth is the "high level of depression and suicidal thoughts,'" said Hagaman about a recent Youth Risk See YOUTH I 9 Benefit at Todd Mercantile to support local couple Wil Petty Staff Writer jpetty@civitasmedia.com When the diagnosis is cancer, the inevitable first question to the doctor is: "Can I beat it?" Several seconds later, after the doctor offers some hope, the next question is almost as terrifying as the diagnosis: "Can we afford it?" For Jack Rielly, who owns Todd Mercantile with his wife Helen Barnes, the battle to beat the aggressive form of melanoma he was diagnosed with continues, but answer­ ing the next question, "can we afford it" is proving nearly as challenging as the cancer treat­ ments. Facing a growing stack of medical bills the Todd Com- Wil Petty | Jefferson Post Helen Barnes and Jack Rielly munity will hold a benefit for Jack and Helen on Saturday. Dec. 14, at the couple's store in Todd. See BENEFIT | 9 Lansing School owners address aldermen Christina Day Staff Writer cday@civitasmedia.com Submitted Photo | Jefferson Post A flow arts class with hula hoops takes place in front of the Lansing School, which is undergo ing revttalizations. Owners of the Old Lan­ sing School presented their plans to continue the revitalization of the histor­ ic structure to the Lansing Board of Alderman meet­ ing on Monday night. "Fort Awesome," as the school is nicknamed by owners Dome Pentes and Jim McGuire, has under­ gone updates to allow the school to be used in a vari­ ety of ways, Pentes told the hoard during the monthly meeting held in Lansing Town Hall. According to McGuire an annex of the school building housed the New River Winery until it closed last year, leaving the building with one set of tenants. After facing some obstacles in bringing the annex up to county code for change-of-uae from a school to a residence, Pen­ tes said that they intend to keep the main building a school and event center. Pentes discussed plans for a Five Elements Fes­ tival, a yoga and "flow arts" festival, to be held at the school in August. According to the festival's website, flow art combines movement and dance with props such as hula hoops and ribbons. "It will be a continua­ tion of festivals we've had in years past," Pentes said. "(The festival is) going to be larger and more expan­ sive." The Five Elements Festi­ val was held in Lenoir last year, but Pentes said they wanted to bring it back to Lansing. Pentes asked for input from the alderman on if the Five Elements Festi­ val should be scheduled to coincide with Lansing's annual Ola Belle Reed Fes­ tival, which is traditionally held on the second week­ end in August. "I think they may benefit and support one another," Alderman Dylan Lightfoot said of the two festivals. "The more people that are in town at one time is ben­ eficial for both events." Pentes discussed other plans for the school, in­ cluding flow art classes for students in Ashe County* three elementary schools and holding day camps in the summer. Additionally, Pentes and McGuire are focusing on the physical restoration of the building by replacing the rear windows to allow more light into the build­ ing and applying fresh paint to the exterior. Board member Mauvine Shepherd said she appreci­ ated the effort on the part of the owners to renovate the facility and include the town in the process. Alderman Brenda Reeves said Lansing residents have given her very positive feedback on the res­ toration. "We want the space to be See ALPBRMKN |9 �PAGE 2 FRIDAY, DECEMBER 13,2013 JEFFERSON POST Benson reveals Ashe District Court annual ornament Christina Day | Jefferson Post Peggy Benson, holding this year's Ashe County ornament, coordinated the Ashe County Chamber of Commerce open house during Friday's Christmas Crawl as her final project at Wilkes Community College. The ornaments, signed by artist Bessie Clay, feature Mount Jefferson State Park and are avail­ able for purchase at the chamber. The weekly session of (P) guilty (J) guilty 30 the Ashe County District days ACJ suspended Court was held Dec. 5,' sentence, 18 months with the Honorable Mi­ supervised probation, chael Duncan presiding. pay $2,186 in restitu­ These decisions tion. $100 plus CC. were handed down by Miguel Esvin: (F) the court: assault to female (J) Michael Accetta: guilty 75 days DAC (T) driving while im­ Active, not be around paired, (P) no con­ victim, no direct or test (J) guilty. 1 year indirect contact. (T) DAC suspended sen­ driving while impaired tence, 18 months su­ (P) no contest (J) pervised probation, guilty. 12 months DAC pay $500 plus CC. 30 suspended sentence, days active, credit credit time served. time served.; (T) hit Abraham H. Her­ and run failure to stop nandez: (T) failure to property damage, (T) report accident, (T) DWLR - cons. (P) no no operator's license contest (J) guilty 45 - cons. (P) guilty (J) days ACJ suspended guilty. 30 days ACJ sentence, 18 months suspended sentence, supervised probation. 12 months unsuper­ Seth Bower. (M) vised probation, pay breaking coin/curren­ $75 plus CC. cy machine - 2 counts, Brady J. Moretz: (M) misdemeanor lar­ (M) inhaling toxic ceny - 2 counts - cons. vapors (P) no contest (J) guilty. 30 days sus­ pended sentence, 12 months unsupervised probation $25 plus CC. Alex Ramirez: (F) robbery with a danger­ ous weapon. Bond mo­ tion, $35,000 secured. No contact with vic­ tims, no new offenses, cannot leave state of N.C. without court's permission. (J) PJC - 12 months. 24 hours CWS, credit for 16 hours. Cannot be on Walmart prop­ erty. The weekly session of the Ashe County District Court was held Dec. 6, with the Honorable Jeanie Houston presiding. These decisions were handed down by the court: (M) misdemeanor lar­ ceny - 2 counts, (M) first degree trespass­ ing - cons. (P) guilty (J) guilty. 45 days suspended sentence, 12 months unsuper­ vised probation. Can­ not be on premises of Walmart, Dollar Gen­ eral or Jefferson Drug. $50 plus CC. (M) assault by point­ ing a gun - 2 counts, (M) communicating threats - 2 counts, (M) injury to per­ sonal property - cons. (J) guilty. 150 days suspended sentence, credit 7 days active, 18 months supervised probation, $150 plus CC. No possession of deadly weapons, cannot be on victim's property without ad­ vanced written per­ mission. Tammy G. Shatley: Joseph D. 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The county was ranked No. 13 in adjusted property tax base per capita with a value of $149,813. The county was No. 50 in population growth with a I.26 percent increase from July 2009 to July 2012. The county was No. 79 in median household income in 2011 with an average of $34,333. Ashe had the 18th highest unemployment rate in the state with an average of II.42 percent from September 2012 through August of 2013. While Ashe County was ranked No. 40 in distressed rankings, it overall placed No. 49, making the county a low Tier 2. Alleghany and Watauga counties kept their Tier 1 and Tier 3 ranks, respectively. Wilkes County was one erf 13 counties that saw its tier ratings changed. Wilkes moved from a Tier 1 county to Tier 2. Wil Petty Staff Writer jpetty@civitasmedia.com Ashe County retains its Tier 2 designation following a re­ port by the N.C. Department of Commerce last month. The tier system determines what tax breaks businesses in the counties can receive. According to the data. North Carolina has 41 Tier 1 counties, 39 Tier 2 counties and 20 Tier 3 counties. The rankingsare determined on four development factors. They are: adjusted property tax base per capita, population growth, median household income and the average unem­ ployment rate. Ashe fell into Tier 2 as an automatic qualifier as having a population between 12,000 and 49,999 people. Tax credits are given for creating jobs in Tier 2 counties, with a $5,000 tax credit per job created, with a minimum of 10 jobs. A credit is given for invest­ ing in business property in Tier 2 counties. A 5 percent credit is reafn ememvyawce rAshelawn Memorial Chapel and Gardens^ rand Badger Funeral Home are providing families^ Wil Petty | Jefferson Post Bobby Scarlett, stands with his first novel,"Grace Mountain," at his store Scarlett Creek in West Jefferson. The novel was pub­ lished in October and is available at the Scarlett Creek and Amazon. Local business owner pens novel Wil Petty Staff Writer jpetty@civitasmedia.com Bobby Scarlett, the owner of Scarlett Creek in Downtown West Jefferson, has written his first novel. "Grace Mountain," is a book that hits close to home, as the story is about his family in 1920s North Carolina. "Basically, ("Grace Mountain") is about my grandmother's life, my dad and his siblings," Scarlett said. "My dad's father left when he was 11, and the family was all left to fend for themselves. It is about their story and how they persevered." Scarlett, from Davidson County, opened a garden and gift shop last year in the High Country. He held a book signing for "Grace Mountain" at his store Fri­ day, Dec. 6. Scarlett said the re­ sponses so far from the book have been positive. "Most people want to know if I am going to write another book," he said. "Grace Mountain," took Scarlett about five-anda-half years to complete. The story starts out with a funeral in the 1970s before going back to the 1920s, where a majority of the story takes place. The novel also brings in elements of the era such as the Great Depression and moving to other areas for work. "The story is classi­ fied as fiction, but it was inspired by true stories," Scarlett said. "I know about the events that hap­ pened, but I don't actu­ ally know the everyday situations. Those and the dialogue were I he fictional itheopportunity to remember their loved one with] four traditional Wreaths of Remembrance. TwtT BMK .wreaths of native Frasier Fir are being placed near, pv t the front entrance of Badger Funeral Home in [downtown West Jefferson. We invite families to [stop by and visit the wreath now thru December' parts of the book." With a high number of people asking if he will fol­ low up "Grace Mountain," Scarlett said he is going to have to figure something out for future stories. "I'm thinking about an­ other book," he said. "I had a story with ("Grace Mountain") and knew what to write. If I do a se­ quel, I will have to think on it a little bit." "Grace Mountain" is avail­ able at Scarlett Creek, as well as Amazon.com. • 31 st. Feel free to bring an ornament or other1 .token of remembrance to place on the wreath' [along with their name. This is open to any family] I who has lost a loved one at any time. Ornaments .will later be donated to a local charity. We invite \your family, friends, or anyone who has shared in] ivourloss or experienced their own grief this past .year to join at the wreath. ASHELAWN BADGER F U N E R A L MI-MORI ALCHAPKL H O M I . UOARDi N: fOQ6S9lfil GIFTGIVIN 9 HFATI TUC n t A I I W a ( ^ £ 1Mb rker TigJs your 5 * I S —8 S * A SUBSCRIPTION TO {Efje Jefferson FOR A YEAR! 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Date Signature KdenPURIT Mail to: Clje Jefferson IPost PARKER TIE C O . P.O. Box 808, West Jefferson, NC 28694 0OSS5S44 �"...were it left to me to decide whether we should have a government without newspapers or newspapers without a government, I should not hesitate a moment to prefer the latter." — Thomas Jefferson, 1787 Page 4 Friday, December 13,2013 McCrory's dumb and •/ dangerous economic development scheme new nonprofit T h e that will be more we learn about using and dis­ Gov. Pat tributing tax­ McCrory's payer dollars to plans will be bound privatize by the same the state's open meet­ economic ings and public development records laws efforts, the that currently more trou­ apply to eco­ bling they nomic develop­ look. ment efforts in The News Chris Fitzsimon the Commerce & Observer Department. reported Then there recently that is the startling a draft of the proposal the conflict of interest that paper had obtained called remains one of the most for shifting millions of pub­ underreported aspects of lic dollars and dozens of the story. One of the mem­ public jobs to a private non­ bers of the private nonprof­ profit corporation that will it's initial board according recruit businesses to the to the draft plan cited in the state and negotiate incen­ News & Observer account tive deals. The story quoted will be John Lassiter, identi­ Republican legislators who fied in the story as the pres­ were not too thrilled that ident of Carolina Staffing. But Lassiter, also a for­ McCrory seems to be pro­ ceeding with the plan even mer McCrory campaign though legislation to imple­ manager, is playing another ment it was not approved role in helping the gover­ nor. He is heading up the ' by the General Assembly. Renew North Carolina Lawmakers did approve a budget provision Foundation, a political organization that allows Commerce advocacy Secretary Sharon Decker to closely tied to McCrory that set up the nonprofit, but a is raising millions of dollars bill detailing how the new in anonymous corporate entity would operate and contributions to run televi­ authorizing the shift of jobs sion commercials defend­ ing McCrory's record. and public funding from That means the same Commerce never passed but bizarrely, the McCrory man asking companies Administration is proceed­ to give mpney to help McCrory politically is also ing as if it had. The News & Observer part of the group negotiat­ also reported that State ing millions of dollars in Budget Director Art Pbpe incentive deals with corpo­ must approve the plan to rations thinking of coming move 65 jobs and as much to North Carolina or busi­ as $20 million in taxpayer nesses considering leaving money to the new non­ the state. profit, approval that state McCrory named Lassiter lawmakers would normally chair of the economic develhave to make. ppment board that helped And as sketchy as the create the new nonprofit. process to set up this priva­ That was bad enough. Now tization racket appears, Lassiter will actually serve that's not the most trou­ on the board of the new bling part. Even more wor­ entity that is actually over­ risome are the experiences seeing the lucrative deals. in other states that have It's hard to imagine a more tried similar schemes and blatant conflict of interest. the blatant conflicts of inter­ Former Gov. Jim Martin, est that loom on the hori­ a Republican and in many zon if the proposed plan ways McCrory's role model becomes a reality. in the job, once called a A report two yeare ago similar proposed to priva­ from the national group tize Commerce an "incred­ Good Jobs First found ibly dumb and dangerous that several states that idea." have privatized economic Martin, it appears, was development have seen a on to something. The idea series of problems includ­ is still dumb - and more ing misuse of taxpayer dangerous than ever. money, excessive executive Fitzsimon is the founder and executive bonuses, and questionable director of NC Policy Watch. For more subsidy deals. information, visit www.ncpolicywatch. It is also not clear if the com. Tfers OS KKRV1NU .MilII: COUNTY. NORTH CAROLINA SINCK I 92 (USPS 441-810) Member NC Press Association Published twice weekly by Civitas Media LLC, P.O. Box 808 203 S. Second Ave. West Jefferson, NC 28694 Periodicals postage paid at West Jefferson, NC 28694 Phone 336-846-7164 Email cclark@civitasmedia.com Subscription rates in Ashe County - $38/year In North Carolina - $48.01/year Cliff Clark Editor/General Manager Staff Writer Wil Petty Staff Writer Christina Day Sports Writer Nathan Ham Advertising Sales Teresa Roark Laws Advertising Sales John Sears Classifieds/Legals Kay Hart Mail Room Department Julia Beck Postmaster Send address changes to Jefferson Post PO. Box 808 West Jefferson NC 28694-0808 All content copyright 2012 by Civitas Media LLC and may not be reproduced without permission. North Carolina's Mandelas North Carolina civil rights movement. As Nelson Mandela's death last week at the a tireless and creative advocate, he made age of 95 prompted a worldwide celebra­ his mark in our courts, including notably tion of his life. The attention to him these the 1971 U.S. Supreme Court's school past few days is testimony to the power of busing decision in Swann v. Charlottehis wise and unselfish leadership. Mecklenburg Board of Education. Subject Mandela's example was transformative. to death threats and real bombing and Not just for South Africa, but for our state arson attacks on his home, office, and and for the entire world. Not just for the time of his country's changes, but for our automobile, Chambers always treated his courtroom opponents with dignity. Over time and for all time. Our gratitude for Mandela's model of time, he earned the respect, and often the inclusion, forgiveness, and reconciliation, friendship, of his opponents. should remind us that North Carolina has Like Mandela's death, William Friday's been blessed with its own Mandela-like passing last year at 92 left a vacancy in unselfish elder statesmen whose actions his role as the state's wise and energetic D.G. Martin and examples have transformed our state public elder, trusted prophet, and pastor. for the better and challenged the rest of us Like Mandela, he earned his place through to work harder for inclusion and respect bruising struggles in the public arena, not and to make our part of the world a little better for always winning but always looking for a way to turn everyone. apparent defeats into important and lasting victories, John Hope Franklin, who died in 2009 at 94, like and, even in the bitterest battles, reaching out and Mandela, suffered the indignities that were part of turning his opponents into friends and allies in com­ growing up as a black man in the segregated South I mon endeavors. ' and working as a yourtg academic in North Carolina. Also on my'list is 'thd 95-year old Billy Graham, When he came back here in 1980 to teach history at whose regular visits to the hospital for serious health Duke, he had earned a reputation as a gifted historian issues remind us that he will not be with us for­ whose research and writings demonstrated a culture of ever. Some people have not forgiven Graham for his racism and oppression in our country that rivaled the entrance into the divisive political battle last year over South Africa of Mandela's early years. the amendment to the state constitution prohibiting Rather than -simply writing off his fellow southern­ same sex marriage. But his lifetime example of toler­ ers as irredeemable racists, he made us his friends and ance, racial fairness and inclusiveness, openness to the seemed confident that he could make many of us his points of view of others, while preaching the Christian allies. While he insisted on accountability and redress gospel, has led many of us to become better people. for the injustices of his country's racist past, he, like When his time to leave us comes, I will celebrate his Mandela, projected a gentle and dignified manner, good life that, like Mandela's, inspired us to find ways ready to engage and make common cause with his to see the good in the hearts of people of other faiths former opponents. and other opinions. The death of Charlotte civil rights lawyer Julius D.G. Martin hosts "North Carolina Bookwatch," which generally airs Sundays at noon and Chambers last August gave us an opportunity to Thursdays at 5 p.m. on UNC-TV. The Sunday broadcasts on Sundays, Dec. 14 and 21, will reflect uponjiis importance as a public figure. Dying at be preempted by special programming; For more information or to view prior programs visit the webpage at www.unctv.org/ncbookwatch the age of 76, much younger than Mandela, Chambers This week's (Dec. 19) guest is Jim Dodson, author of "American Triumvirate: Sam Snead, had nevertheless gained the status of elder statesman. Byron Nelson, Ben Hogan. and the Modern Age of Golf." While Mandela was in prison in South Africa from A grant from the North Carolina Humanities Council provides crucial support for North 1962 until 1990, Chambers was on the front lines of the Carolina Bookwatch. Labor market on the mend North Carolina's econo­ my isn't behaving the way it was supposed to. According to lib­ eral critics of Gov. Pat McCrory and the General Assembly, the state should be losing its attraction as a place to do business. Our econo­ my should be suffering from inadequate demand, thanks to state budget cuts. The passage of the marriage amendment and abortion legislation, and the refusal to assist the Obama administration in implementing its health care scheme, should be deterring out-of-state cor­ porations from creating jobs here or even associ­ ating themselves with the state. There is, in fact, no evidence whatsoever that these predicted events are occurring to any measurable degree. North Carolina's econo­ my is growing faster than the national average. By some measures, the state's recent economic performance is among the strongest in the coun­ try. North Carolina liber­ als would hardly be the first group to oversell their case and overesti­ mate the consequences of not listening to them. In the past, for example, conservatives have some­ times predicted economic disaster from even small increases in tax rates. Moreover, North Carolina conjobs since servatives mid-2011, should resist both higherthe temptation than-average rates of job to attribute all of the state's creation. recent econom­ The small­ ic progress to er survey, of conservative households, governance in is used to Raleigh. That e s t i m a t e would be an unemploy­ exaggeration, On ment. too. There is this survey, John Hood a pendulum the state's John Locke Foundation effect in eco­ performance nomic recovis a bit hard­ ery. States that er to summa­ experience relatively rize. On the one hand, large losses during reces­ North Carolina's U-3 rate sions will tend to post — the rate most com­ relatively large gains dur­ monly referred to as "the" unemployment rate — ing recoveries. Still, everyone who par­ was 8 percent in October, ticipates in public policy down from 9.4 percent a debate ought to be willing year earlier. On the other to adapt their arguments, hand, the household sur­ and their understanding vey suggests the decline of public policy, to chang­ was due to people drop­ ing facts. The fiscal, regu­ ping out of the workforce, latory, and social policies not to job creation. enacted by the legislature Economists tend to and McCrory administra­ trust the payroll survey tion have simply not had more than the household the economic effects that survey to track job chang­ es. But that doesn't mean critics predicted. Look at the labor mar­ we should simply brush ket, in particular. The fed­ off the latter. Instead, we eral government adminis­ should look more closely ters two monthly surveys at the data. that provide snapshots The U-3 rate is defined of the labor market. The as the number of people larger one, of employers, actively looking for work measures changes in pay­ but unemployed, divided rolls. North Carolina is by the total number of clearly performing well people in the civilian according to the pay­ workforce. Using the roll survey, adding some household survey, the 80,000 jobs over the past federal government pro­ 12 months and 174,000 duces several broader measures of the labor market that capture the effects of people dropping out of the workforce for a while — to gain skills, take care of family mem­ bers, or because of dis­ couragement — as well as those who are working part-time but would like to work full-time. The broadest measure, called U-6, isn't published every month for states. The most recent U-6 "underemployment" rate for North Carolina was 14.9 percent, an average of U-6 rates from October 2012 to October 2013. While that number is still awfully high, it is a huge improvement from the previous period, October 2011 to October 2012, when North Carolina's U-6 rate was 17 percent. While North Carolina's underemployment rate was dropping by 2.1 percentage points, the nation's rate dropped just nine-tenths of a point. In fact, only six states in the country had a larger drop in underemployment than North Carolina did. To say that the state's labor market is on the mend is certainly not to say that it is mended. Hundreds of thousands of North Carolinians remain out of work. But the progress is obvious — to those willing to acknowl­ edge it. Hood is president ot the John Locke Foundation. For more information, visit www.johnlocke.org. �JEFFERSON POST PAGE 5 FRIDAY, DECEMBER 13, 2013 God's creation is a perpetual blessing rhe first chapter of the I iible tells us of God's creation of heaven and earth - and ;ill things therein. God gave us everything we have. We started with nothing. "In the 1beginning God created the heaven and the earth. And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters." (Gen 1:1-2, KJV). First of all, He gave us light, divided the days and nights. "And God said, Let there be light: and there was light. And God saw the light, that it was good: and God divided the light from the darkness. And God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And the evening and the morning were the fust day." (Gen 1:3-5). The second day, we got the sky, the beautiful heavens. "And God said, Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters. And God made the firma­ ment, and divided the waters which were under the firma­ ment from the waters which were above the firmament: and it was so. And God called the firmament Heaven. And the evening and the morning third day." (Gen 1:9-13). The fourth day gave us On the third day, God calendars - days, weeks, gave us the waters (all of the seasons, and years. God also springs, lakes, rivers, and blessed us with the sun and oceans) and the land. We also the moon. "And God said, received grass, crops, fruits, Let there be lights in the fir­ vegetables and mament of the herbs. "And heaven to divide God said, Let the day from the the waters un­ night; and let der the heaven them be for signs, be gathered and for seasons, together unto and for days, and one place, and years: And let let the dry land them be for lights in the firmament appear and it was so. And of the heaven to God called give light upon the dry land the earth: and Earth; and the it was so. And gathering to­ God made two gether of the great lights; the Leila Harris waters called greater light to he Seas: and rule the day, and God saw that it the lesser light was good. And God said, Let to rule the night: he made the earth bring forth grass, the stars also. And God set the herb yielding seed, and them in the firmament of the the fruit tree yielding fruit heaven to give light upon the after his kind, whose seed earth, And to rule over the is in itself, upon the earth: day and over the night, and to and it was so. And the earth divide the light from the dark­ brought forth grass, and herb ness: and God saw that it was yielding seed after his kind, good. And the evening and die morning were the fourth and the tree yielding fruit, whose seed was in itself, after day." (Gen 1:14-19). A very important blessing his kind: and God saw that it was good. And the evening was created on the fifth day, and die morning were the in which God blessed us so were the second day." (Gen 1:6$). wonderfully with all of the animals of the air and of the sea! "And God said, Let the waters bringforth abundantly the movingcreature that hath life, and fowl that may fly above the earth in the open firmament of heaven. And God created great whales, and every living creature that moveth, which the waters brought forth abundantly, after their kind, and every winged fowl after his kind: and God saw that it was good. And God blessed them, saying, Be fruitful, and multi­ ply, and fill the waters in the seas, and let fowl multiply in the earth. And the evening and the morning were the fifth day." (Gen 12022) On the sixth day, not only did God create the walking and crawling animals on earth, but He also gave us life. He gat the whole earth ready, then He created people to en­ joy His gift. "And God said, Let the earth bring forth the living creature after his kind, cattle, and creeping thing, and beast of the earth after his kind: and it was so. And God made the beast of the earth after his kind, and cattle after their kind, and every thing that creepeth upon the earth after his kind: and God saw that it was good. And God said. Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth' upon the earth. So God cre­ ated man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them. And God Messed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful and multi­ ply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it and have do­ minion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth. And God said. Behold, I have given you every herb bearing seed, which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, in the which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed; to you it shall be for meat. And to every beast of the earth, and to every fowl of the air, and to every thing that creep­ eth upon the earth, wherein there is life, I have given ev­ ery green herb for meat: and it was so. And God saw every thing that he had made, and, behold, it was very good. And the evening and the morn­ ing were the sixth day." (Gen 124-31). We can only relate in a small way when we think about how we "get ready" for a newborn. We make sure ev­ erything that might be need­ ed is ready before the baby comes. We don't just get the basics, we get all of the "ex­ tras" that we can afford—to provide the needs, but also to make sure the baby is happy and finds joy in life. "Thus the heavens and the earth were finished, and all the host of them. And on the seventh day God ended his work which he had made; and he rested on the seventh day from all his work which he had made. And God blessed the seventh day, and sanctified it because that in it he had rested from all his work which God cre­ ated and made." (Gen 2:1-3). The blessings of God's creation the first six days are perpetual blessings for us. All who have come and gone before us have enjoyed the things of this earth, we do, and so will all who come after us. We cannot begin to match God's love, but when we meditate on Him and His works of love for us, we can easily draw closer to Him. 3 p.m. The Joyous Sounds of Christmas. The combined choirs of Mt. Jefferson Pres­ byterian Church, West Jefferson First Baptist Church and West Jeffer­ son United Methodist church will present its annual Joyous Sounds of Christmas concert at the West Jefferson United Methodist Church. The concert will feature sa­ cred and secular music of the season. There will be no charge for admis­ sion. 5 p.m. "The Un­ friendly Beasts" Christmas Musical will be presented at Bethany United Meth­ odist Church. In "The Unfriendly Beasts," the animals in the manager have a realization of the meaning of kindness in welcoming the birth of Jesus. Be inspired by this retelling of the Christmas story and en­ joy the magic of the true meaning of Christmas as seen through the eyes o See Church I 8 CHURCH CALENDAR ACCP Update is located at 2327 Peak The names are ready Creek Church Road, to distribute - for the in Laurel Springs. For Ashe County Children's more information, call Christmas Project. 336-657-1291 or 336Come by and help us dis­ 817-4313. tribute 1,000 names of Dec. 14 6 p.m. "In My Fa­ needy children who need Christmas presents. For ther's House" - Christ­ more information on mas Play will be held at how you can help, call Liberty Baptist Church. 336-846-5631. Everyone is encouraged to attend and bring a Dec. 13 - 14 7 p.m. Peak Creek canned item for Ashe Church of the Breth­ Really Cares. For more ren Presents: "This is information, call Jennie Christmas" A musical Elliott at 977-3419, or celebration. The church Russell Sheets at 977- |l CORNERSTONE FELLOWSHIP Bornett St. • West Jefferson 846-3954 Pastor Todd Brewer Casual I Contemporary V Sunday Sdiool 10:00 a.m. Sunday Worship 11:00 a.m. Wednesday Bible Study 7:00 p.m. w 4IP 8332. Dec. 15 10:30 a.m. Mission Home Baptist Church in Fleetwood to host Generation Excellent for a Special Christmas presentation. Genera­ tion Excellent is primar­ ily composed of students in Ashe County who are home-schooled and they bring a refreshing enthu­ siasm in the presentation of "The Gospel" through drama, song and period dress. The church will not have Sunday School on this Sunday. The church is located at 480 Railroad Grade Road in Fleetwood. Everyone is invited to this special event. 11 a.m. "Stop and Let Me Share" Christmas pageant will be held in the Jef­ ferson United Methodist Church Fellowship Hall. The pageant will feature the children, youth and bell choirs. The church is located at 115 E Main St., Jefferson. You are in­ vited to attend. Beaver Creek Midway Baptist Church 1*70 Mt. Juffunon Rd.. Christian Church Wxt Juffunun. NC 2M94 Old Hwy. 221 Near Gotf Course Rd. West Jefferson • Since 1890 846-3795 interim Ptster-Beh Shannen Sunday Sdiool 10:00 a.m. Morning Worship 11:00 a.m. Evening Service 6:30 p.m. Pastor Stoven LeaShomb (lib) 246-2012 Sunday School - 9:44 a.m. Morning Worship -11:00 u.m. Evening Worship - 6:00 p.m. Wednesday Bible Study - 7:00 p.m. Nwur.mMwaybupttttiK.org Cmnllinnrt Ind.n.nflant J IIPI I lip vl I lllUvpLIIUvlll ST. FRANCIS OF ASStSI CATHOLIC CHURCH 246-9151 Rev. James Stuhrenberg Main A Ivy Streets. • Jefferson Sun. Morning Mass - 9:00 am Saturday Evening Mass 4:30pm English A 7:30pm Spanish Weekday Mom. Mass Call 336/46 9151 tor times Baptist Church 194 und 88 West. Smethpert. NC 236-846-7445 Reverend Phil Arnold I otlier before, me. Tkm teH/tlt r anu Mount Jefferson Presbyterian Church jituit^c Tlicnj not t.ikr ttw aimo of the LORD thy (jOD in v.nn IV Kemembo BMiiakbatn day! to keep it holy Rev. Will Keyword Holy Trinity Church 107 W. Second Street West Jefferson, North Carolina 336-246-S292 www.wjumc.net 9:45 Sunday School 11:00 Morning Worship Sunday Sdiool • 9:45 AM Worship • 11:00 AM 201 S. Jefferson Avo., West Jefferson Eucharist 10:00 am Christian Education 8:30 Rector - The Rev. Stephen Miller • NC (Episcopalian) Pastor, Chris Cox Services: Sunday Sdiool 10:00 a.m. Worship Service 11:00 a.m. Wednesday Bible Study 7:00 p.m. Youth Class (Ml Stars for Jesus) Everyone Welcome! Glindfllc Springs Phone - 982-3076 Rev. Keith Casey Sev«nth-Day Adventlst Church of Warrensville Jefferson United Methodist Church Rov. Karen F. Miller, Pastor (336) 246-4764 Pastor: Kevin Morgan HS East Main St., Jefferson, NC (336) 846-9512 9:00 a.m. Informal Worship 9:45 a.m. • Sunday Sdiool for alt ages 11:00 a.m. - Traditional Worship Service We would lovo to have you come worship with us. Mt. Jefferson Baptist Church I9S7 OS Hwy 221 N, Mitnon. NC 9:44 u.n. Sunday 11:00 u.m 6:10 p.m. 6:00 p m 10:00 a.in. 7:00 p.*. Bald Mtn. Baptist Church Pastor: Rev. Lawrtnct Goodman 1460 Raid Mtn. Rd.. West Jefferson Sunday School 9:10 a.m. Sunday Mominy Worship Sorvko • 8:10am A 10:45 am Sunday Ivtning Worship -4:00 pa Wednesday Meal 1:1$ pm Bible Study -6:10 pm Beldmounteindwrch.org Email: Bnidmounteinasliyhost.com Church 877-1550 336-667-6092 jdiirrioy Srrviccs Sunday Ntgto Scrvk* • T.I.4.M. Joy In HM Motntng Bible School -10:00 AM Sabbath Worship -11:15 AM WMMMVtim.MVINreTCHWKNCONMa OPC Bethany United Methodist Church Thou VI : loll Thou -halt not commit adultn, VIII The i -halt not »tr.i IX Thou ph.'llt not bear f.tUr ' .Witness aapin.'tt thy ncij^iboi •gnT Big Flatts Baptist Church Parish of the Holy Communion f VII II Sunday Sdiool 9:4S a.m. Worship 11:00 u.m. Sunday Night Sorvhos 6.JO p.m. Wednesday Sorvko 7:00 p.m. MissIons Budding by Fnhh Promise West Jefferson United Methodist Church 846-7481 rkju dkull h LJLT" ' - Peak Creek Church of the Brethren Pastor: Ed Hall 336-372-5479 Sunday SdiooMO AM Worship Service: 11 AM continuing the wort of Jesus Peacefully, Simply, Together 2082 Peak Creek Church Rd. Laurel Springs, NC 28644 First Assembly of Cod Church 846-4444 Pastor Keith Styron Comer of Faw-Roland A McNeil Sts • Jefferson 88 West - Left on McNeil. One Block Sunday School - 9:30-10:15 a.m. Morning Worship -10:30 a.m. Sunday Evening - 6:00 p.m. Wednesday Night Bible Study - 7:00g.n. 336-877-2801 49$ HkyHwuy 194 Suufh Rev. A. Owen Peeler Sunday School 9:45e.m. Sunday Worship 11:00 a.m. "And Mt ltd rtitm ut for at 1e Btthuny... und Ht klutitd thtnT Lubt M:SO ps Dr Pepper -flut VANNOY C O N S T R U C T I O N 246-6077 I0\ 78S East Main Street Jefferson, NC 336-246-4155 VANNOY & SONS CONSTRUCTION COMPANY 246-4591 H&W Oil Company The Jewel Shoppe The Mountain Village Shopping Center West Jefferson Compliments of Corner of Hwy. 221 & Cherry St Jefferson Bottling Company 24-HOUR BURNER SERVICE YOUR FULL SERVICE OIL COMPANY 739 US Hwy 221 Bus West Jefferson 246 9969 Mon. - Sat.: 8:30AM • 5:30PM Call 846-9241 Ronnie Hopkins RID-A-BUG EXTERMINATING Termite & Pest Control 246-4222 • "k--1 •' To list your local church on this page, call the Jefferson Post at 336-846-7164 006JIJW �FRIDAY, DECEMBER 13,2013 ONLINE Nathan I Iain, Sports Writer Game of the Week video can be found at jeffersonpost.com (886) 846-7164 nham@(-i\ ita.sinedia.com nrmifri Photos by Nathan Ham |Jefferson Post Matthew Hamilton worked hard to set up the pin, which he got just 37 seconds into his match against Austin Shumate. Michael Elliott scored two wins on Tuesday against North Surry and Elkin. Wrestlers win MVAC opener Nathan Ham Sports Writer nham@tivitasrTiedia.com Ashe County started off the conference season on the right track with a 42-21 win over Elkin on Tuesday. The Huskies also took on a tough North Surry team as jrart of a trimatch. The Greyhounds came away with the 48-28 victory. North Surry match: 106: Cesar Gudosa (North) won via for­ feit. 113: Saige Wolf (North) won via forfeit. 120: Bodi Miller (Ashe) pinned Jacob Humphries (North) at 3:37. 126: Jacob Cavenaugh (North) won via forfeit. 132: Austin Rozier (North) pinned Brady Buchanan (Ashe) at 3:00. 138: Zach Gregory (North) pinned Gabe Elliott (Ashe) at 3:35 145: Matthew Hamilton (Ashe) pinned Austin Shumate (North) in 37 seconds. 152: Hunter Aigetsinger (Ashe) pinned Cody Wall (North) at 2:53. 160: Michael Elliott (Ashe) pinned Austin McBride (North) at 3:06. 170: Devyn Green (North) won via forfeit. 182: Corbin Bullins (North) won via for­ feit. 195: Joshua Hamilton (Ashe) defeated John Hensley by a 12-3 major decision. 220: Cody Slate (North) defeated Shawn Baker (Ashe) by an 8-3 decision. 285: Austin Akers (North) defeated Mitchell Brown (Ashe) by a 3-2 decision. Elkin match: 106: No match 113: No match 120: No match 126: Said Javier (Elkin) defeated Miller (Ashe) by an 11-10 decision. 132: Buchanan (Ashe) pinned Levi Collins (Elkin) at 1:05. 138: G. Elliott (Ashe) pinned Jeremy Pierce (Elkin) at 2:48. 145: M. Hamilton (Ashe) pinned Ethan Championship memories On Nov. 16, the Ashe Central Football Team from 1973 celebrated the 40th anniversary of the first foothall conference champion­ ship in school history, an undefeated record in confer­ ence play and the best three year record in school history (9-1 in 1973, 7-3 in 1972 and 7-2 in 1971). Thomas Worth, 1973 team co-captain, served as mas­ ter of ceremonies for the event which was attended by players, wives and fam­ ily members, parents, cheer­ leaders and supporters of Ashe Central Football during these years. Special guests were Gene Goss, the coach of this team in elementary school, Principal Ed Abee and many former coaches and teachers. Special recognition was given to the family of the late Dr. Dean C. Jones, Jr. who served as team doctor. Deceased players and manag­ ers were remembered. Coach John Rackley, who guided these teams to the best three year record in school history, had predeceased this celebra­ tion but appeared in a video tape telling stories from an event he attended in 1993. The guests were treated to food and drinks during the event, an invocation by former coach Carl Swift, and stories by David Desautels, Ken Blevins and Thomas Worth. Many other stories were told away from the microphone as players fondly remembered events and hap­ penings from 40 years ago. It was recalled that the teams in each of these three years played with intensity. Only one loss in 1971 and one loss in 1972 prevented three conference champion­ ships. While many individu­ als possessed special skills, each team member con­ tributed. The teams played together and the success resulted from a total team effort. Co-Captains Larry Sheets and Thomas Worth present­ ed to each player a 75-page booklet containing newspa­ per clippings and pictures from all three years and an audio CD of the Ashe Central and Beaver Creek game from 1972 recorded from a WKSK broadcast, which Ashe Central won 26-0. A memorabilia table con­ tained the 1973 Conference Championship Trophy, pic­ tures, letter jackets, pen­ nants, pom poms and other items shared by the attend­ ees. Cheerleaders were rec­ ognized by Phyllis Jones Yount and Diane Gambill Rawson who remembered exciting games and how cold it was on the sidelines on many game nights. The attendees all recog­ nized what a special time these years were in their lives, and even though some gray hair and expand­ ing waistlines have result­ ed in physical changes, the shared memories and friendships remain and serve as a bond for these individuals for which they are grateful. Mastin (Elkin) at 1:18. 152: Aldair Garcia (Elkin) pinned Aigetsinger (Ashe) at 2:24. 160: M. Elliott (Ashe) won via forfeit. 170: Walker Longworth (Elkin) won via forfeit. 182: Thomas Bartley (Elkin) won via for­ feit. 195: J. Hamilton (Ashe) won via forfeit. 220: Baker (Ashe) pinned Jay Blackburn (Elkin) at 1:05. 285: Brown (Ashe) won via forfeit. Up next, the Huskies will travel to Alleghany on Saturday for the Alleghany Duals, starting at 9 a.m. Submitted photos | Jefferson Post Several members of the 1973 Ashe Central football team returned for a 40-year reunion last month at Family Central. Front Row, L-R : Malcolm Colvard, Ronnie Hall. Richard Hamby, David Desautels, Greg Bare. Roger Gardner, Thomas Worth. Back Row. L-R: Rick Zachery, Bill Uttle, Doug Dillard, Larry Sheets, Gary Marsh, Danny Weaver, Danny Halsey, Bobby Hudler. Also in attendance from 1972 team: Steve Absher Not pictured for 1973 Team: Tommy Colvard (deceased). Shane Colvard, Johnny Elliott, Danny Hart, Mitchell Johnson. Wayne Lambert (deceased), Mike Peters, Jim Rackley. Earl Roland, Gary Elliott David Powers. Five Ashe Central Cheerleaders attended the reunion as well. Pictured here. L-R: Phyllis Jones Yount. Jane Ann Bower Coe. Cathy Liddle Sheets, Charlene Church Austin and Diane Gambill Rawson. Huskies earn first Lady Elks rally past Ashe victory over Elkin Nathan Ham Sports Writer nhamtoivitasmedia.com Nathan Ham Sports Writer nhamtoivitasmedia.com The Huskies led from the opening seconds and never looked back on the way to the first win of the season, a 60-50 n>ad win over Elkin. Ashe held a 13-1 lead after the first quarter, a sign of good things to come for the rest of the game. The Huskies maintained that 12-point advantage through halftime with a 25-13 lead going to the sec­ ond half. Ashe blew the game wide open with a 22-point third quarter that includ­ ed 11 points from senior Devan Sheets and five points from fellow senior Cullen Ashley. Elkin attempted a late rally in the fourth quar­ ter and got to within 10 points, hut Ashe was able to secure that first win and start off the Mountain Valley Conference slate of games with a 1-0 record. Sheets finished with a game-high 18 points and three steals. Junior Alex Spencer had 17 points and five rebounds. Ashley finished with nine points and two assists. Connor Bowers added six points and three boards, Bradley Lucas had five jx)ints, Parker Shelton scored three points and Gavin Woodie added two. For Elkin, Jamiles Hayes was the high scorer with 13. Kody King scored 12 points, Tyrek Hayes added eight points and Daniel Brinegar scored six. The Huskies are now 1-5 overall and 1-0 in the MVAC. Elkin slipped to 0-7 overall and 0-2 in the conference. Ashe will lie back to nonconference play this Friday with rival Watauga making the short drive to ACHS. Elkin outscored Ashe County 15-4 in the fourth quarter to escape with a 53-49 win over the visit­ ing Lady Huskies. "Elkin has always been a tough place to play, and we played one of our bet­ ter games of the season," said Head Coach Laura Foster. "I was pleased with our effort, we put ourselves in a position to win in the fourth quarter but couldn't hang on to the lead." Courtney Beals scored 18 points to lead the Lady Elks. Carrie Brown added 12 points and MaKayla Dimmette scored eight. As a team, Ashe shot 41-percent from the field and 38-percent from behind the three-point line. The Huskies did not get to attempt a single free throw in the game. Elkin shot 18 free throws. Coach Foster was pleased with how the offense flowed in this game and felt like it was probably the best the offense had looked so far this year. However, the team has a few things they need to continue to work on. "We still had too many turnovers, several were unforced. We need to continue to improve our rebounding," Foster said. Paige Spell had a strong game with 14 points, seven rebc and a pair of steals. Ashton Lee fin with 11 points anc rebounds. Morgan H added eight points game-high five assis Abby Lopp ende with six points an rebounds, Hallie E had six points Savannah Brooks r ed out Ashe's sc with four points an< boards. Ashe is 2-4 overa 0-1 in the MVAC. El 2-5 overall and 1-1 MVAC. The Lady Hi return to ACHS Friday for the s< regular season mc with Watauga. �The Bethany Ding-a-Ling Choir, since 1985, has used handbells to perform several secular Christmas favorites. Bethany Ding-a-Lings plan handbell concert The sounds of Christmas will come alive when the Bethany United Method­ ist Church Adult Handbell Choir, The Ding-a-Lings, presents a free concert of holiday music at 7 p.m., Sunday, Dec. 15, in the church sancturary. The Ding-a-Lings were formed in 1985 and are under the direction of Jane Lonon. The annual holiday concert has become a fa­ vorite for audiences of all ages and features sacred and secular Christmas mu­ sic. The program opens with a handbell proces­ sional and "Joyous Spirit," a medley of familiar carols. The concert includes a blues version of "Deck the Halls," the beautiful, haunt­ ing "What Child Is This?," "Silent Night," "Rudolph, the Red Nosed Reindeer," "Jingle Bells" and other sa­ cred and secular favorites of the holiday season. Several pieces offer instrumental accompani­ ments including Allison Weaver on the piano, John Chapman on harmonica, Ginger Chapman on flute, and various percussion instruments. The concert Citations issued to Arizona State Forestry Division will open and close with the piano holiday selection favorites by Joyce Kilby. The handbell choir con­ sists of 15 ringers manipu­ lating five octaves of hand­ bells and three octaves of hand chimes. Members of the choir are: Ginger Chapman, John Chapman, Alice Collins, Pat Hopkins, individuals have been a part of the choir, and sev­ eral original members are still active in the group. The Ding-a-Lings par­ ticipate in Massed Ring­ ing Festivals and regularly attend regional workshops and events. The concert is free and open to the community. TUESDAY Q | We would Like to Ashe County native among fire victims The Arizona Division of Occupational Safety and Health (ADOSH) has issued three citations, totaling $559,000 to the Arizona State Forestry Di­ vision (ASFD) following the death of 19 firefighters, including Ashe County native Eric Marsh while fighting the Yarnell Hill Fire in June. "Notwithstanding the brave and determined work of the firefighters on the ground, ADOSH concluded that the ac­ tions of ASFD on June 29, 2013 and June 30, 2013, resulted in firefighters be­ ing unnecessarily and un­ reasonably exposed to the deadly hazards of wildland firefighting, the most cata­ strophic being the entrap­ ment, burn-over, and death of 19 members of the Gran­ ite Mountain Interagency Hotshot Crew," according to a Dec. 4 press release sent out by the Industrial Commission of Arizona. The fire occurred near Yarnell, Ariz., in Yavapai County. The community is located 90 miles northwest of Phoenix. According to a July 5 article in the Jefferson post, the fire started when a lightning storm started several fires in the area, combined with a tempera­ ture of 101 and 40-50 mph winds. "Investigations to deter­ mine whether occupation­ al safety and health viola­ tions have occurred are critical to the protection of employee safety and health," ADOSH Director Bill Warren said. "There are lessons that can be learned from this horrible tragedy and we owe it to the firefighters who died, and to those that risked their lives fighting the Yar­ nell Hill Fire, to do so." According to the press release, "The citations against ASFD allege that it mismanaged the fire when it failed to prioritize the safety of firefighters over the protection of nondefensible structures and property." Marsh, 43 was a gradu­ ate of Ashe Central High School and Appalachian State University. Marsh had moved to Arizona eight years ago to help or­ ganize the Granite Moun­ tain Hotshots. According to the press release, an ad­ ditional penalty of $25,000 for each employee that died will be paid to their dependents or estate. Kathy Howell, Dana John­ son, Heather Judson, Jen­ nifer Judson, Grady Lonon, Matthew Lonon, Becky Marsten, Edie Miller, Pat Morrison, Burt Prange and Sheila Walter. The Ding-a-Lings are cel­ ebrating 28 years of hand­ bell ringing at Bethany UMC. 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SkyLine Sky Best �PAGE 8 FRIDAY, DECEMBER 13 2013 JEFFERSON POST COMMUNITY CALENDAR Dec. 13-31 TYee Fest: The Ashe Arts Center cel­ ebrates the holiday season and Ashe County Christmas trees with beautifully decorated trees. This winter wonderland has been created with something for ev­ eryone and represents community in­ volvement with the arts. This year's tree themes include: Grandma's Tree, Navidad en Espana, "Seasoned" with a Story, Bring the Outdoors In, Up on the Rooftop, Away in a Manger, and My Favorite Things. Dec. 13 5 - 7 p.m. Santa Claus is coming to Ashe Shrine Club: Bring your camera and enjoy coffee, hot chocolate and cook­ ies. The Ashe Shrine Club is located at 117 Morphew Dr., in Jefferson. For more information, call Bobbie Neaves at 336620-1390. Dec. 14 10 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Candy Cane Christmas Come to Friendly Grove Bap­ tist Church and join the fun. Christmas music, the "Candy Cane ChristmasStory," Christmas crafts, small gift bag of goodies and lunch will be provided. This event will be for all kids from kindergarten through 6th grade. For more information or if you need a ride, call Pastor Rev. Kevin York at 246-3820 or 846-1567. . 10 a.m. Estate Jewelry Auction and Christmas Open House. Perry's Gold Mine invites you to their last auction of the year, an estate jewelry auction and Submitted Photo Christmas open house. Doors open at 10 Ashe native Jeremiah Cullen accepts a filmmaking award from the Directors Guild of a.m., auction begins at 6:49 p.m. Located America in New York City for his short film "Baldwin." at 4 N. Jefferson Ave, in downtown West Jefferson. For more information, call 336846-2274. 1 p.m. Soap Making with Harmony Acres Soap Company. Come to the Ashe County Public Library Auditorium and see a soap making demonstration and learn about oils and natural products. Ashe native wins U.S. film-making award of Marlette B. Cullen of Ashe and the late Lt. Col. Victor A. Cullen. A senior at the Univer­ Cullen attended Wilkes sity of North Carolina Community College for School of the Arts with two years before trans­ roots in Ashe County ferring to UNC where he has been awarded a pres­ is a film studies major. tigious award from the Prior to college, Cullen Directors Guild of Amer­ was active in the Ashe ica (DGA). County Little Theater. Jeremiah Cullen, who "Baldwin," which was grew up in Ashe County, originally screened at a received a jury award for Best African American number of film festivals Student Filmmaker from throughout the state, is the DGA at a ceremony described as a story or in New York City on a young man learning Dec. 5 for directing the about "humanity and family from the most un­ short film "Baldwin." Cullen is the grandson likely of companions, his Christina Day Staff Writer cday@civitasmedia.com NOW YOU CAN SAVE AN ADDITIONAL *5 PER MONTH FOR 12 MONTHS! DON'T WAIT-CALL NOW! 1-800-765-9330 FCTATAM MCNI* i mira^ion«swr*«» robot butler." The DGA Student Film Awards have been given annually for 19 years to "honor, encour­ age and bring attention to outstanding African American, Asian Ameri­ can, Latino and Women filmmakers" in universi­ ties and film schools na­ tionwide. Winners of the jury award Tficeiv^ $1,000 and nave their films screened at the award ceremony in New York City. DGA President Paris Barclay publicly congrat­ ulated all of the winners on a job well done, and said in a press release that the awards, "shine a spotlight on promising new talent while con­ tinuing to encourage di­ versity in the entertain­ ment industry." 2 p.m. Black Bears Presentation. Join the New River State Park ranger at the Visitor Center auditorium, and learn about this often feared creature. Black bears can be found throughout a large portion of N.C. They often make the news when they pass through a populated area. This program will separate the facts and myths about black bears. 6 - 9 p.m. Adam Church at The Hotel Thvern. Don't miss live music by Adam Church (brother of country music star, Eric Church). Dec. 15 1 - 5 p.m. Christmas Open House at Everything Has a Story. Meet the ven­ dors, enjoy refreshments and take advan­ tage of a special 20% off deal. The store is located at 16 N. Jefferson Ave, in down­ town West Jefferson. 2 p.m. Winter Birds. Join the New River State Park ranger at the Access Visi­ tor Center for a power point presentation to learn about birds that spend the winter months in our area. Dec. 17 11 a.m. Blue Ridge Opportunity Commission, Inc. (BROC) public hear­ ing: BROC will hold a public hearing on its Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) for the initial stage of the plan­ ning process for program year from July 1, 2014 to June 30, 2015. The hearing will take place at the BROC Ashe Office, located at the Warrensville Community Center in Warrensville. For more informa­ tion, call the Ashe Office at 336-3844543. 11 a.m. Grow Yourself: Self-Directed Learning at the Library. Feed yourself what you need, when you need it and grow yourself. For more information, call 336846-2041 ext. 227 or stop by the upstairs Information desk at the Ashe County Pub­ lic Library. Church Calendar From Page 4 of children. The church is located on N.C. 194 South, in the Bald­ win Community. 6 p.m. "The Judg­ ment" Christmas program will be held at Glendale Springs Mis­ sionary Baptist Church. Refreshments will be served in the church fellowship hall follow­ ing the program. Pastor Ricky Triplett invites ev­ eryone to attend. 6 p.m. "Oh Little Town of Bethlehem" - Christmas Play will be presented at Mount Olive Baptist Church. Finger foods and fellow­ ship will follow. Pastor Phillip Woodring and congregation invite you to attend. 6 p.m. "The Christ­ mas Carole - A Special Request" - Christmas Play will be presented at Beaver Creek Bap­ tist Church. Come join the Marley family as they take a journey with the help of Gabriel, the Angel of Christmas Past, Mike, the Angel of Christmas Present and Archie, the Angel of Christmas Future, to Bethlehem that changes them forever. Dec. 22 11 a.m. DOM Da­ vid Blackburn will be pYeabhing at Mount Ol­ ive Baptist Church. The congregation invites you to attend. 11 a.m. "Repeat the Sounding Joy" Christmas Cantata will be presented at Mount Olive Baptist Church. Pastor Phillip Woodring and congregation invite you to attend. 11 a.m. "Emmanuel" - Christmas Cantata will be presented at Mid­ way Baptist Church. The Youth and Children will present their Christmas Play "A Christmas Shoe Tree" at 6 p.m. Pastor Rev. Steve LeaShomb and congregation wel­ come you to attend both programs. 6:30 p.m. "The Rea­ son for the Season" - Christmas Program will be held at Landmark Baptist Church. Pastor Charlie McCoy and con­ gregation invite you to attend. The church is lo­ cated in the Silas Creek community. Dec. 24 6 p.m. Candle Light and Carols - Christ­ mas Eve Program will be held in the Jeffer­ son United Methodist Church sanctuary. The church is located at 115 E. Main St., Jefferson. You are invited to at­ tend. �JEFFERSON POST OBAMACARE FRIDAY, DECEMBER 13,2013 Aldermen Bronze rates, plans for N.C.'s 45-year-olds Jefferson (3): $309.91 New Bern (3): $295.28 Fayetteville (5): $289.22 Wilson (3): $283.60 Wilmington (6): $277.75 Troy (3): $274.82 Hickory (5): $272.58 Elizabeth City (3): $271.91 AsheviUe (5): $271.91 Charlotte (8): $252.71 Winston-Salem (8): $248.56 Oxford (5): $237.08 Gastonia (7): $236.15 Greensboro (5): $230.53 Raleigh (8): $222.13 Durham (8): $221.63 *Source: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Benefit From Page 1 used and taken ad­ vantage of," Pentes said. "Technically we own it, but it's not our building. The building belongs to the town in a bigger sense." In other action taken by the board: • Mayor George Rembert said David Powers was awarded the snow contract for the year. • It was announced board member Brenda Reeves has been appoint­ ed to the High Country From Page 1 Council of Governments' Administrative Advisory Committee. • Wendy Painter from Greater Lansing Area Development (GLAD) updated the board on new contacts it has made with Lansing residents who are interested in helping the town. • Discussions of the town audit and banking bids were tabled until the next meeting when the bookkeeper will be pres­ ent to answer questions. • Marvin Taylor was hired to complete grad­ ing and drainage work on E Street, which is still in the process of being com­ pleted. • A general discussion on town personnel was held. • In attendance were: Lansing Mayor George Rembert, Bernice Prestwood, Board members Jack Brown, Brenda Reeves, Michelle Slaton, Dylan Lightfoot and Mauvine Shepard. health community. "The school sent home a letter to every parent with tips and the number for our crisis hotline," Ste­ phens said. Daymark has increased staffers at its hotline, which is available to take calls 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Greene said the alliance has focused efforts in the community on public service announcements discussing depression and handouts informing people of the vari­ ous venues for mental health­ care that are available. The involvement of more community members is cru­ cial. "The collaborative spirit that exists in the county is such an asset because you can't just look at mental health providers to solve the mental health crisis," Greene said. Hagaman said the com­ munity needs to process this problem together. The Ashe County Mental Health Roundtable is planning for organized community con­ versions, the first of which will take place in April, and hopes that local churches will join the conversation. Youth From Page 1 Grants From Page 1 United States. "Having globes will fos­ ter small group participa­ tion and offer opportunities for discussion thereby in­ creasing student learning," Harless said. "These markable, moveable globes will involve students physically in the learning process" as­ sisting both visual and au­ ditory learners. "Interacting and learning with these globes will help students to visualize and realize that they are part of a much larger community than just their town, coun­ ty, country or even con­ tinent, and indeed, their world is not flat," Johnson said. Josh Beckworth, an Eng­ lish teacher at the high school, said he also focused his funded project on inter­ active learning. Beckworth said that he will use the $674 grant to purchase an anthology of books centered around "traditional art and crafts as well as transcriptions and explanations of tradi­ tional dral folklore," and a classroom camcorder. Students will use the camcorder to recreate a project from the anthology, "thereby increasing their non-fiction reading skills," Beckworth said. Kevin Miller of Westwood Elementary will use the $1,050 grant for his "I like to Move it Move it" project to combine physical fitness with technology to encourage student partici­ pation "in a fun, easy and rewarding physical educa­ tion program," according to a BREMCO press release. According to the release, BREMCO has been giv­ ing "Bright Idea" grants to schools in Caldwell, Watau­ ga, Ashe, Alleghany, Avery and Wilkes counties for 20 years to "provide educa­ tors with funding of up to $1,500 per grant for innova­ tive classroom projects that benefit students and would not otherwise be covered by the school budget." Ashe educators interest­ ed in applying for a "Bright Idea" grant for 2014 can visit ncbrightideas.com to find applications and in­ structions. Behavior survey con­ ducted in Ashe. The sur­ vey found that 16.8 percent of high school age youth in Ashe have reported consid­ ering suicide. Reaching out to those students needing help, a partnership between the alliance and the school system is providing an "opportunity for students to get not only primary healthcare," Greene said, "but also access to a coun­ selor." Daymark Recovery Ser­ vices, a provider of men­ tal health and substance abuse care in Jefferson, is also a part of the alliance focusing on helping young people throughout Ashe County. Following the recent suicide involving a schoolage child, Daymark staffers were on hand in the school system, said Paige Ste­ phens, Daymark's Clinic Director. "We are still in the acute phases of dealing with this crisis," Stephens said. Stephens said she com­ mends the schools for being open to help from Daymark and others in the Health Care From Page1 determining premium costs. Those include age, tobacco use and geographic location. Under the new laws, premium ratings based on gender and health status are no longer al­ lowed. "It is difficult to take a snapshot and point to which plans are the most expensive and the cheap­ est," Vulcan said. "When you're looking at the rat­ ing area that includes Ashe County that probably has fewer providers and less competition, different kinds of plans are avail­ able." Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina will file rates with the N.C. Department of Insurance annually, meaning the costs will not stay the same. Vulcan said BCBSNC of­ fered enough options (13 in the marketplace) to con­ sumers given the param­ eters of actuarial value and the Affordable Care Act. * "We aimed to have a bal­ anced product portfolio across the metallic spec­ trum, giving customers op­ tions both in terms of price point and benefits," she said. Companies that screen social media alienate job candidates Matt Shipman NC State Press Services Research from North Car­ olina State University shows companies that screen the social media accounts of job applicants alienate potential employees - making it harder for them to attract top job candidates. In some cases, social media screening even increases the likelihrxxl that job candidates may take legal action against the offending company.. "The recruiting and selec­ tion process is your first indi­ cation of how youll be treated by a prospective employer," says Will Stoughton, a Hi.D. student at NC State and lead author of a paper describing the research. "If elite job pros­ pects feel their privacy has been compromised, it puts the hiring company at a com­ petitive disadvantage." The researchers did two studies, which returned simi­ lar results. In the fust study, 175 pardopants who had applied for a job online were told that their Facebook accounts had been reviewed for "profes­ sionalism," and that a deci­ sion on whether they'd been hired was forthcoming. Of the 175 participants, two-thirds reported finding die prospective empkiyer less attractive because they felt the Facebook screening was an invasion of privacy that reflected pcxirfy on the com­ pany. In the second study, 208 participants were asked to envision a hyjxithetical sce­ nario in which a prospective employer reviewed their Facebook profiles for profes­ sionalism. Half of the jiarticipants were asked how they'd respond if they had gotten the hypothetical job, while the other half were asked how they'd respond if they hadn't gotten the job. The job offer made little difference, with 60 percent of participants in both groups reporting a negative view of the potential employer due to a sense of having their' pri­ vacy violated. Further, 59 percent of par­ ticipants in the second study said they were significantly more likely than a control group that wasn't screened to take legal action against the company for invasion of privacy. This question wasn't included in the first study. "This research tells us that companies need to carefully weigh whatever advantage they believe they get from so­ cial media screening against the increased likelihood of alienating potential employ­ ees," says Dr. Lori Foster Thompson, a professor of psychology at NC State and co-author of the paper. "Elite job prospects have options, and are more likely to steer clear of potential employers they don't trust." ANY SIZE AMERICA'S BEST SELLING ^REPLACEMENT WINDOWS V White double hung up to 4 x6 I fi See store for details m s>mply Ih* B*tl tor IMI* FREE In-Home Estimate: 336-838-9393 Or visit our showroom: 1401 Second St.. North Wilksboro (Across From The Ford Dealership) WindowWorldFoothills.com PAGE 9 "Churches having conver­ sation in their communities are to make a big difference," she said. Stephens said she also hopes for the increased par­ ticipation by religious groups in the alliance because they are "a critiail component be­ cause [they] are such a part of our culture." Greene said that this com­ munity dialog is an invalu­ able facet in "telling the story around the statistics." The public is invited to at­ tend the state of health meet­ ing. For more information on this and upcoming meet­ ings calls can be directed to the Ashe Health Alliance at (336) 246-9449. The number for the Na­ tional Suicide Prevention Hotline is 1-800-273-TALK. "Jack (Rielly) and Hel­ en (Barnes-Rielly) are a special part of Todd and they bring the community together," said Jim Lewis of Heart of the High Country Reality. "They are two of Todd's best advocates and their love, appreciation and generos­ ity is always apparent in whatever they do." Jack has been receiv­ ing care for the cancer at Duke Hospital in Dur­ ham. "Jack has been (in Ashe County) for a long time," said Linda Foulsham, who is also part of plan­ ning the fundraiser. Foulsham said Jack has been a Realtor in Ashe County for a "long time" and owns Heart of the High Country Realty. The event will take place from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 14. Live music will be provided by numerous lo­ cal artists and there will be a silent auction. Foulsham said the auc­ tion will have a variety of items for bidding. Lewis said items include a mountain bike, quilts, vintage linens, Christmas items and a weekend cab­ in rental. Food and drinks will be provided at the event by the Todd Community Preservation Organiza­ tion. Event organizers will accept cash dona­ tions which will go to­ wards paying the Rielly family's costs. "They have incurred a lot of bills related to trav­ el and medical expenses," Lewis said. For more information about the event, or to do­ nate items for the silent auction, email Foulsham at lfoulsham@skybest. com. A TERRIBLE THING HAPPENS WHEN YOU DON'T ADVERTISE. NO ONE NOTICES YOU ANYMORE Jefferson Post (336) 846-7164 www.jeffersonpost.com .for the best ADVERTISING RESULTS �PAGE 10 JEFFERSON POST FRIDAY, DECEMBER 13, 2013 OBITUARIES CLASSIFIEDS JOANNA VANNOY BEEKER Mrs. JoAnna Vannoy Beeker of Lexington passed away Sunday, Dec. 8, 2013 at her home. She was 82. Mrs. Beeker was born Aug. 30, 1931, to James and Annie Vannoy of Ashe County. She grew up with her maternal grandparents, William and Dora Miller, of the Orion Community. Mrs. Beeker was a 1952 graduate of Appalachian State University. She was a school teacher and retired from Davidson County So­ cial Services. Mrs. Beeker was a member of Grace Episcopal Church in Lex­ ington. She was preceded in death by her husband, Wal­ ter Boyden Beeker Sr.; and her son, Dermont Issac "Ike" Beeker. Mrs. Beeker is survived by her sons, Walter Beeker Jr. of Welcome, William Beeker (Debbie) of Lex­ ington, Vann Beeker (Jen­ nifer) of Lexington; her daughter, Adelaide Beeker of Winston-Salem; grand­ children, Clark Beeker, Cole Beeker, Preston Beek­ er, Olivia Beeker and Em­ erson Beeker. A graveside service was held on Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2013, at Center United Methodist Church Cem­ etery with Reverend Dr. Tom King and Reverend Dr. Stephen Pillsbury of­ ficiating. The family received friends from 2:30-3:30 p.m., prior to the service at Center United Methodist Church and other times at the home. A memorial donation may be made to an edu­ cational charity of the do­ nor's choice. Online condolences may be made through www.salemfh.com. CHARLES VERNON FLETCHER Mr. Charles Vernon Fletcher of West Jefferson died Monday. Nov. 25, 2013, at his home. He was 83. Mr. Fletch­ er was born May 14,1930 in Columbus, Ohio, to Greely and Naomi Tay­ lor Fletcher. M r . Fletcher was preceded in death by his parents; two brothers, Cecil Fletch­ er, Robert Fletcher; and one sister, Louise Hartzog. Mr. Fletcher served in the U.S. Army during the Korean Conflict and was awarded a Purple Heart. He was a supervisor in the automotive industry. Mrs. Nancy Jo Beshears Fletcher of West Jefferson died Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2013, at her home. She was 81. Mrs. Fletcher was born Sept. 19, 1932, in Wilkes County to Martin Alonzo and Pearl Calloway Bes­ hears. Mrs. Fletcher was pre­ ceded in death by her par­ ents; husband, Charles Ver­ non Fletcher; one brother, M a r t i n Alonzo Bes­ hears Jr.; and one sis­ ter, Hazel Marie Par­ sons. S h e worked as a physical therapist aide and was a volunteer at Ashe Me­ morial Hos­ pital for 15 years. Both Mr. and Mrs. Fletcher were members of Old Fields Baptist Church. Mr. and Mrs. Fletcher is survived by three daugh­ ters, Sandra Shanaman of Bloomfield Hills, Mich., Sherry Parsons of Troy, Mich., and Vicki Tomp­ kins of West Jefferson; six grandchildren; three great­ grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. Mrs. Fletcher is also survived by three sisters, Denton McNeill and Fran­ cis Cheek, both of West Jefferson and Bernice Eller of Albemarle; and one brother, Ritz Beshears of Purlear. Funeral services were held on Saturday, Dec. 7, 2013, at Old Fields Baptist Church by Rev. Jack Mill­ er. Burial followed in the Old Fields Baptist Church Cemetery with military rites for Mr. Fletcher. Memorials may be made to Old Fields Bap­ tist Church Building Fund, c/o Sally Walters, 5375 Idlewild Road, Fleetwood, NC 28626 or to the Baptist Children's Homes of NC, P.O. Box 338, Thomasville, NC 27361-0338. Words of comfort and remembrance may be viewed or sent to the fam­ ily through our website at www.badgerfuneralhome. com. Badger Funeral Home was entrusted with Mrs. Fletcher's arrangements. LOUISE GRAHAM LEWIS Mrs. Louise Graham Lewis of Concord died Friday, Dec. 6, 2 0 1 3 , at the Big Elm Nursing Center in Kannapolis. She was 96. M r s . L e w i s was born Nov. 3, 1 9 1 7 , in Ashe County to George and Delia Greene Oliver. Mrs. Lewis was pre­ ceded in death by her parents; her husband of 43 years, William Reece (Bill) Graham in 1977 and later; Carson Lewis in 1986; one sister, Lucy Posten; and one brother, Bill Oliver. Mrs. Lewis was a long time faithful member of Blackburn's Chapel Unit­ ed Method­ ist Church and active in Eastern Star for a num­ ber of years. She loved to cook, was an avid reader and an excel­ lent seam­ stress. Mrs. Lew­ is is survived by two sons, Charles Gra­ ham and Reece Graham of West Jefferson; one daughter, Betsy Graham of Concord; one sister, Georgia Davis of West Jefferson; seven grand­ children; 10 great-grand­ children; and .several nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m., Friday, Dec. 13, 2013, at Black­ burn's Chapel United Methodist Church by Pastor Lyndsi Long and Rev. Jeff McClain. Burial will follow in Graham Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 1-2 p.m. Friday prior to the service. Flowers will be appreci­ ated, or memorials may be made to Graham Cem­ etery, PO Box 1561, West Jefferson, NC 28694. Words of comfort and remembrance may be viewed or sent to the fam­ ily through our website at www.badgerfuneralhome. com. Badger Funeral Home was entrusted with Mrs. Lewis's arrangements. LEGALS NORTH CAROLINA ASHE COUNTY Special Proceedings No. 13 SP 139 Substitute Trustee: Philip A. Glass NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE Date of Sale: December 17, 2013 Time of Sale: 12:00 PM Place of Sale: Ashe County Courthouse Description of Property: See Attached Description Record Owners. Charlotte M. Saunders and Husband, Tracy L. Address of Property: Lot 23 Crown Maple Lane Crown Point Subdivision West Jefferson, NC 28694 Parcel ID: 13190-307-023 Deed of Trust Book: 00340 Page 2150 Dated: January 6, 2006 Grantors: Tracy L. Saunders and wife, Charlotte M. Saun­ ders Original Beneficiary: First Charter Bank CONDITIONS OF SALE: Should the property be pur­ chased by a third party, that person must pay the tax of Forty-five Cents (45c) per One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) re­ quired by N.C.G.S. §7A308(a)(1). This sale is made subject to all unpaid taxes and superior li­ ens or encumbrances of re­ cord and assessments, if any, against the said property, and any recorded leases. This sale is also subject to any applic­ able county land transfer tax, and the successful third party bidder shall be required to make payment for any such county land transfer tax. A cash deposit of 5% of the purchase price will be required at the time of the sale. Any successful bidder shall be re­ quired to tender the full bal­ ance of the purchase price so bid in cash or certified check at the time the Substitute Trust­ ee tenders to him a deed for the property or attempts to tender such deed, and should said successful bidder fail to pay the full balance purchase price so bid at that time, he shall remain liable on his bid as provided for in North Caro­ lina General Statutes Section 45-21.30 (d) and (e). This sale will be held open ten (10) days for upset bids as required by law. Residential real property with less than 15 rental units: an or­ der for possession of the prop­ erty may be issued pursuant to G.S. 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the clerk of superior court of the county in which the prop­ erty is sold. Any person who occupies the property pursu­ ant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may, after receiving notice of sale, terminate the rental agree­ ment upon 10 days' written no­ tice to the landlord. Upon ter­ mination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination. Dated: November 21, 2013 Philip A. Glass, Substitute Trustee Nodell, Glass & Haskell, L.L.P. Published: 12.6.13/12.13.13 "EXHIBIT A" BEING all of Lot 23. Phase One, Crown Point, as shown on a map and survey, pre­ pared by Randy G. Rhodes & Associates, P.A., dated May 31. 2005, entitled "Phase One Crown Point, Developed by Crown Point Associates, LLC" and recorded in Plat Book 6, Page 247, Ashe County Re­ gistry, to which plat reference is made for a more particular description of same. This conveyance is subject to 2006 ad valorem real property taxes, restrictions of record and easements of record. THELMA WYATT WOODS Mrs. Thelma Wyatt Woods of Lansing passed away Saturday morning, Nov. 30, 2013, at Ashe Memo­ rial Hos­ pital. She was di­ agnosed w i t h cancer a year ago, but the yo quilts. Thelma was a member of Long Branch Baptist Church and loved the Lord. She loved pre­ paring Sun­ day dinners for her fam­ ily. She was the "Peace M a k e r . " She would say "it's bad now, but it w o r d will get bet­ ter." c a n c e r She will d i d n ' t be remem­ scare her. bered for She faced her apple it with pies, choco­ courage late gravy, and dried apple and dignity. She was 83. Mrs. Woods was born stack cake. She was a lov­ in Ashe County on Mon­ ing mother, grandmother, day, Sept. 1, 1930, to the and will be missed by ev­ late David and Bertha eryone. She is survived by three Ham Wyatt. She retired from Sara daughters, Bonnie Woods Lee. If you were around of Lansing, Nancy Miller Thelma very long you and husband Lloyd of would know where she West Jefferson, and Robin stood politically. She had Brown and husband Jerry a great sense of humor of West Jefferson; seven Frank and quick wit. A hard grandchildren, worker, she took pride Hurley and wife, Katrina, in herself by saying she Greg Richardson, Angie could out work any of her Greene, Scott Hurley, Cindy Shatley and hus­ kids. She enjoyed gardening band, Kevin, Amy Keys and her flowers, spent and husband, Greg and her winters making yo­ Nikki Brown; nine great­ grandchildren, Chance Shatley, Alexa Shatley, Brittney Hurley, Ethan Hurley, Kebrina Keys, Val­ erie Keys, Carson Keys, Courtney Greene and Ma­ son Brown; and several nieces and nephews. Funeral services were held at 11 p.m. Wednes­ day, Dec. 4, 2013, at Boone Family Funeral Home with Rev. Larry Shepherd and Rev. Frank Jones officiating. Burial followed in the Wyatt Family Cemetery. The family received friends on Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2013, at Boone Family Funeral Home. Flowers were accepted or memorials may be made to the Wyatt Fam­ ily Cemetery, C/O Bon­ nie Woods, P.O. Box 216, Lansing, NC 28643. You may give the family your condolences at our website www.boonefuneralhome.com. Boone Family Funeral Home of West Jefferson is in charge of these ar­ rangements. NORTH CAROLINA ASHE COUNTY IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION BEFORE THE CLERK FILE NO. 13-SP-117 DARLENE LOFTIS and husband, RANDY LOFTIS; GEORGIA BARKER. Single, CHERYL LOFTIS ARMSTRONG and husband, BRIAN ARMSTRONG Petitioners, vs. ZACHARY EDWARD GOODMAN, Respondent. NOTICE OF SERVICE OF PROCESS BY PUBLICATION NOTICE OF SERVICE OF PROCESS BY PUBLICATION To Zachary Edward Goodman, the above named Respondent: Take notice that a pleading seeking relief against you has been filed the 29th day of Au­ gust. 2013 in the above en­ titled action. The nature of the relief being sought is as fol­ lows: the Petitioners are seek­ ing a Judicial Sale of property in which you are a tenant in common. You are required to make de­ fense to such pleading no later than the 13th day of January, 2014, said date being 30 days from the first publication of this notice; and upon your failure to do so the party seeking ser­ vice against you will apply to the Court for the relief sought. This the 6th day of December 2013. John T. Kilby Attorney for Petitioners PO Box 24 West Jefferson, NC 28694 (336) 246-3144 Publish: 12.13.13/12.20.13/12.27.13 LEGALS LEGALS STATE OF STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF ASHE COUNTY OF ASHE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Having qualified on 15 Novem­ IN THE GENERAL ber, 2013 as Administrator COURT OF JUSTICE CTA of the estate of SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION INA MARIE GREER JORDAN, BEFORE THE CLERK late of Ashe County, North, 13-SP-143 Carolina, this is to notify all persons, firms and corpora­ IN THE MATTER OF THE tions having claims against SALE OF LANDS OF said estate to present the DOMINGO M. FLORES and same to the undersigned, on or NORMA FLORES before the 20th day of Febru­ Under foreclosure by ary, 2014, or this Notice will be John Benjamin "Jak" pleaded in bar of their recov­ Reeves, Substitute Trustee ery. All persons, firms and cor­ porations indebted to said es­ NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE tate are requested to make im­ SALE mediate payment to the under­ signed. This 22nd day of November. Under and by virtue of the 2013. power of sale contained in that Ina Marie Greer Jordan, Ad­ certain deed of trust executed ministrator CTA by Domingo M. Flores and c/o John B. "Jak" Reeves, Norma Flores dated 28TH Ju­ Attorney for Administrator CTA ly 2006 and recorded in the REEVES LAW FIRM, PLLC Ashe County Public Registry in P.O. Box 67 Book 00350, at pages 2292. West Jefferson, North Caro­ 2298, default having been lina, NC 28694 made in the payment of the in­ Publish: 11.22.13/11.29.13/12.3 debtedness thereby secured, .13/12.13.13 and said deed of trust being by the terms thereof subject to NORTH CAROLINA foreclosure, the undersigned ASHE COUNTY will offer for sale at public auc­ NOTICE TO CREDITORS tion to the highest bidder, for Having qualified as Executor of cash, at the Courthouse door the estate of Brayden Hawke in Jefferson, North Carolina, at Roten, late of Ashe County, 1:00 p.m. on the 20th day of North Carolina, this is to notify December, 2013, the lands all persons having claims conveyed in said deed of trust, against said estate to present the same lying and being in the same to the undersigned Jefferson Township, Ashe on or before the 21 st day of County, North Carolina, and February, 2014, or this notice being more particularly de­ will be pleaded in bar of their scribed as follows: recovery. All persons indebted Being all of Lot 3. Second Re­ vised Portion of Section Two of Jefferson Landing as shown on the plat recorded in Plat Book 5, Page 290, Ashe County Re­ gistry. At the time of sale, the highest bidder shall immediately make a cash deposit in the amount of five (5%) per cent of the amount of the bid or Seven Hundred Fifty ($750) Dollars, whichever is greater. This the 20th day of Novem­ ber 2013. John Benjamin "Jak" Reeves, Sub. Trustee Reeves Law Firm, PLLC PO Drawer 67 West Jefferson, North Caro­ lina 28694 336-246-7172 Publish Dates: 12.6.13/12.13.13 STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF ASHE IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION BEFORE THE CLERK 13-SP-142 IN THE MATTER OF THE SALE OF LANDS OF DOMINGO M. FLORES and NORMA FLORES Under foreclosure by John Benjamin "Jak' Reeves, Substitute Trustee NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in that certain deed of trust executed by Domingo M. Flores and Norma Flores dated 27TH June 2006 and recorded in the Ashe County Public Registry in Book 00349, at pages 08490856, default having been made in the payment of the in­ debtedness thereby secured, and said deed of trust being by the terms thereof subject to foreclosure, the undersigned will offer for sale at public auc­ tion to the highest bidder, for cash, at the Courthouse door in Jefferson, North Carolina, at 1:00 p.m. on the 20th day of December, 2013, the lands conveyed in said deed of trust, the same lying and being in Jefferson Township, Ashe County, North Carolina, and being more particularly de­ scribed as follows: Being all of Lot 6, Second Re­ vised Portion of Section Two of Jefferson Landing as shown on the plat recorded in Plat Book 5. Page 290, Ashe County Re­ gistry. At the time of sale, the highest bidder shall immediately make a cash deposit in the amount of five (5%) per cent of the amount of the bid or Seven Hundred Fifty ($750) Dollars, whichever is greater. This the 20th day of Novem­ ber 2013. John Benjamin "Jak" Reeves, Sub. Trustee Reeves Law Firm, PLLC PO Drawer 67 West Jefferson, North Caro­ lina 28694 336-246-7172 Publish Dates: 12.6.13/12.13.13 NOTICE TO CREDITORS Having qualified as adminis­ trator of the Estate of Nellie Mae Hudler, late of Ashe County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons having claims against said estate to present them to the under­ signed, on or before the 6th day of March, 2014. or this No­ tice will pleaded in bar to their recovery. All persons indebted to the estate will please make immediate payment to the un­ dersigned This the 6th day of December, 2013 Joyce Lynn Campbell Executor/Administrator for the Estate of Nellie Mae Hudler c/o REEVES LAW FIRM, PLLC P.O. Box 67 West Jefferson. North Caro­ lina, NC 28694 to said estate are requested to make immediate payment to the undersigned. This 19th day of November, 2013. Michael Ray Roten. Executor Of the Estate of Brayden Hawke Roten. De­ ceased JOHNSTON AND JOHNSTON Attorneys at Law Post Office Box 398 Jefferson, North Carolina 28640 Publish: 11.22.13/11.29.13/12.6.13/12. 13.13 NOTICE TO CREDITORS Having qualified as Executor for the Estate of Ruth Bare Mash,deceased late of Ashe County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of said deceased to present them on or before 15th day of Feb­ ruary, 2014, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their re­ covery. All persons indebted to said estate will please make immediate payment. This the 15th day of Novem­ ber. 2013. For the Estate of Ruth Bare Mash Judy Mash Neaves 472 C Bare Road West Jefferson, NC 28694 PUBLISH: 11.22.13/11.29.13/12.6.13/12. 13.13 NOTICE TO CREDITORS Having qualified as Executor for the Estate of Reeves Ed­ win Vannoy, deceased late of Ashe County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons hav­ ing claims against the estate of said deceased to present them on or before 6th day of March, 2014, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their re­ covery. All persons indebted to said estate will please make immediate payment. This the 6th day of December, 2013 For the Estate of Reeves Ed­ win Vannoy John Edwin Vannoy 502 Duck Creek Lane Indian Trail, NC 28079 Publish: 12.13.13/12.20.13/12.27.13/1. 3.14 NOTICE TO CREDITORS Having qualified as Executor for the Estate of Elaine B. Little, deceased late of Ashe County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of said deceased to present them on or before 12th day of March, 2014, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their re­ covery. All persons indebted to said estate will please make immediate payment. This the 12th day of Novem­ ber, 2013. For the Estate of Elaine B. Little Keith D. Little 745 Elliott Rd. West Jefferson, NC 28694 PUBLISH: 12.13.13/12.30.13/12.27.13/1. 3.14 NOTICE TO CREDITORS Having qualified as Executor for the Estate of Boyd Opal Bard, deceased late of Ashe County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of said deceased to present them on or before 9th day of March, 2014, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recov­ ery. All persons indebted to said estate will please make immediate payment. This the 9th day of December, 2013. For the estate of Boyd Opal Bard Janet Hicks PO Box 613 West Jefferson PUBLISH:12.13.13/12.20.13/1 2.27.13/1.3.14 F 12.132/12-SfM7(j AMENDED NOTICE OF SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE'S FORECLOSURE SALE OF REAL PROPERTY UNDER AND BY VIRTUE of the power and authority con­ tained in that certain Deed of Trust executed and delivered by Jack Krider and Kathleen Krider dated November 21, 2007, and recorded November 21, 2007 in Book 375 at Page 453 in the Office of the Re- �JEFFERSON POST FRIDAY, DECEMBER 13,2013 PAGE 11 CLASSIFIEDS LEGALS LEGALS LEGALS gister of Deeds of Ashe County; and because of de­ fault in the payment of the in­ debtedness secured thereby and failure to carry out and perform the stipulations and agreements contained therein and, pursuant to demand of the holder of the indebtedness secured by said Deed of Trust, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will place for sale, at public auction, to the highest bidder for cash at the usual place of sale at the Ashe County Courthouse, Jefferson, North Carolina, on December 18, 2013 at 2:00 PM that par­ cel of land, including improvements thereon, situated, lying •ing in the City of Todcf County of Ashe, State of North Carolina, and being more par­ ticularly described as follows: down the branch and Dowery line, 26 poles to a stake in said branch; then south 70 west, down said branch and Dowery line, 14 poles to a rock at the mouth of said branch and river; then south 22 east, down the river, 56 poles to the BEGIN­ NING, containing 24 acres, more or less; and being the identical land described as Lot No. 6 allotted to V. B. Krider in partition of J. C. Krider prop­ erty, said partition being of re­ cord in the office of the Re­ gister of Deeds of Ashe County in Book Q-2, page 387. then north 3 east 64 poles to a chestnut on a ridge; then north 87 west 16 poles to a chestnut; then north 3 east 32 poles to a chestnut oak on a ridge; then north 87 west 20 poles to a chestnut; then south 78 west 52 poles to a large chestnut, the Lemly corner; then south 58 west about 122 poles to the BEGINNING, containing 28 acres, more or less; and being the identical land described as Lot No. 2 allotted to Maude Scott in partition of J. C. Krider property of record in Book Q-2, page 387, Ashe County Re­ gistry, and described in and conveyed by deed from Maude Scott and husband, Walter Scott to V. B. Krider, dated Au­ gust 18, 1949, of record in Book M-3, page 83, Ashe County Registry. Lying and being in Elk Town­ ship, Ashe County, North Car­ olina, and being more particu­ larly described as follows: TRACT ONE: BEGINNING on a large water oak near a large rock on the north bank of New River, J. C. Krider's corner, running a northeast course, with J. C. Krider's line, 155 poles to G.H. Tatum's corner; then with G. H. Tatum's line 44 poles to a chestnut, an agreed corner between G. F. Critcher, D. M. McGuire and E. E. McGuire; then west 20 south 72 poles to a chestnut on the bank of a branch an agreed corner between G. F. Critcher, D. M. McGuire; then west 2 south 33 poles to a chestnut; then west 52 south 44 poles to a water oak on the bank of the river; then up the river to the BEGINNING, containing 30 acres, more or less; and being the identical land described in deed dated June 8, 1928, from W. B. Austin and R. V. Lemly, commissioners, to V B. Krider, of record in Book L-2, page 401, Ashe County Registry. TRACT TWO: BEGINNING on a water oak on bank of New River and running north 64 east 43 poles to a stake on ridge: then north 26 east with top of ridge 50 poles to two chestnuts on top of ridge, corner of Lot No. 5; then north 72 west with Lot No. 5, 62 poles to a white oak, corner of Lot No. 5 and corner of pyyv^ry, Jh?n WWttl & VTCfli TRACT THREE: BEGINNING on a large chestnut, Lemly corner, and running south 75 west, with Lemly line, 73 poles to a hickory on bank of a branch, Lemly corner; then south 55 west, with said line, 48 poles to a stake on bank of river; then south 32 east, down the river, 33 poles to a buck­ eye on bank of river, Dowery corner; then north 53 east, with the Dowery line, 68 poles to a bunch of white oak sprouts and stake, corner of Dowery; then south 37 east, with Dowery line, 26 poles to a rock and stake, corner of Dowery; ten north 53 east 72 poles to a stake, Lemly corner; thence north 62 west with Lemly line 48 poles to the BEGINNING, containing 32 acres, more or less; and being the identical land described as Lot No. 1 al­ lotted to Laura Jordan in parti­ tion of J. C. Krider property, or record in Book Q-2, page 387, Ashe County Registry, and de­ scribed in and conveyed by deed from Laura Jordan and husband, David C. Jordan to V. B. Krider and wife, Ada Krider, dated June 19,1948, of record in Book F-3, pages 228229, Ashe County Registry. There is EXCEPTED those two certain lots of land containing 1.188 acres, more or less, and 0.536 acre, more or less, re­ spectively, described in and conveyed by deed dated Au­ gust 5, 1970 from V. B. Krider and wife, Ada Krider to Howard L. Hailey, of record in Book V4, page 532, Ashe County Re­ gistry. TRACT FOUR: BEGINNING on a large rock and running north 38 east 10 poles to a ?take in R. Q. M^uirf § ||ng; TRACT FIVE: BEGINNING on an ivy in the R. G. McGuire line, and running north 38 east 44 poles to a large rock, corner of Lot No. 2, then north 58 east, with Lot No. 2, 122 poles to a large chestnut, Lemly corner and corner of Lot No. 2 and Lot No. 1; then to the BE­ GINNING, containing 30 acres, more or less; and being the identical land described as Lot No. 3 allotted to Blanche Krider in partition of J. C. Krider prop­ erty, of record in Book Q-2, page 387, Ashe County Re­ gistry, and described in and conveyed by deed from Blanche Krider, unmarried to V. B. Krider and wife, Ada Krider, dated November 23, 1948, of record in Book D-4, page 334, Ashe County Re­ gistry. Tract four and five are subject to EXCEPTION of 5 7/8 acres, more or less, fully described in deed dated January 1, 1958 from V. B. Krider and wife, Ada Krider to Jack Krider and Charles Krider, of record in Book X-3, page 255, Ashe County Registry. 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TRACT SEVEN: BEGINNING on a maple, comer of Lot No. 4, and running north 27 west, with Lot no. 4, 94 poles to a stake, corner of Lot No. 4, and in the line of Lot No. 1; then south 58 west, with Lot No. 1, 36 poles to rock and stake, corner of Lot No. 1, and corner of Dowejy; then south 13 east, with the Dowery line, 34 poles to a locust, corner of Dowery: then south 52 west, down the meanders of the branch and with Dowery line, 42 poles to a white oak on bank of branch, and corner of Dowery; then south 72 east 62 poles to two chestnuts; then north 65 east, with the top of the ridge, 22 poles to a stake on said ridge; then north 84 east, with top of said ridge 23, poles to a maple, the beginning, contain­ ing 29 acres, more or less; and being Lot No. 5 of the J. C. Krider partition of land allotted to June Barber in Report of Commissioners of record in Book Q-2, page 387, Ashe County Registry, dated November 24, 1932. CI And being the same land de­ scribed in and conveyed by that certain deed from June K. Barber, widow to Jack Krider and wife, Kathleen Krider, dated 2 February 1976, and of record in the Ashe County Public Registry in Book U-5, page 173. The terms of the sale are that the real property hereinbefore described will be sold for cash to the highest bidder. The Sub­ stitute Trustee reserves the right to require a case deposit or a certified check not to ex­ ceed the greater of five per­ cent (5%) of the amount of the bid or Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars ($750.00). In the event that the Holder is exempt from paying the same, the success­ ful bidder may also be re­ quired to pay revenue stamps on the Trustee's Deed, any Land Transfer Tax, and the tax required by N.C.G.S. § 7A308(a)(1). ANIMALS AGRICULTURE Additional Notice Where the Real Property is Residential With Less Than Fifteen (15) Rental Units: An order for possession of the property may be issued pursu­ ant to G.S. 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the clerk of superior court of the county in which the prop­ erty is sold. Any person who occupies the property pursu­ ant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may, after receiving the notice of sale, terminate the rental agreement upon 10 days writ­ ten notice to the landlord. Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the ef­ fective date of the termination. Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a bona fide lease or tenancy may have additional rights pursuant to Title VII of 5.896 - Protecting Tenants at Foreclosure Act which became effective on May 20, 2009. 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C20131209003 Lenoir Community College in Kinston offers an auction­ Auction/School eering class on Tuesdays and Thursdays beginning New Jan. 2. Cost is $180. To register call (252) 527-6223, ext. 714. Miscellaneous Omaha Steaks Burgers LAMLL And being the same six tracts described in and conveyed by that certain deed from Allen B. Weaver and wife, Joan K. Weaver to Jack Krider and wife, Kathleen Krider, dated 4 June 2007, and of record in the Ashe County Public Registry, Book 367, page 2022. If the Trustee is unable to con­ vey title to this property for any reason, the sole remedy of the purchaser is the return of the deposit. Reasons of such inab­ ility to convey include, but are not limited to, the filing of a bankruptcy petition pnor to the sale and reinstatement of the Joan^ittiouUheJ<™ The Favorite Feast ftAtfcUJTB BEGINNING, containing 31 acres, more or less, and being the identical land described as Lot No. 4 allotted to Florence Barringer in partition of J. C. 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"(The play) is based off the movie, but it is in the setting of a 1940s radio hall with a live audience," said Whitney Ward, who is directing the play. "The actors who are playing the characters will be actors themselves." "It's a Wonderful Life" will be performed at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 13 and Saturday, Dec. 14. Two ad­ ditional shows will take place at 2 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 15 at the Ashe Civic Center. The play focuses on George Bailey (played by Barry Aldridge) on Christ­ mas Eve when he is de­ pressed. Clarence, an angel (played by Jim Williams) comes to Earth to help Bai­ ley to earn his wings. The role of Mary Hatch, Bailey's wife, will be played by Melissa Halsey CaudUl. Ward said that some of the actors in the production play more than one char­ acter, with some playing as many as nine different roles. With the advertisements, Ward said the group went out to local businesses to ask if they wanted personal­ ized jingles to play during the show. "We are going to have local jingles," she said. "During parts where there would be a commercial for the radio show, our actors will go up and sing a jingle about a local business." As part of the production, the audience is expected to participate as well. "The host will tell the au­ dience that it is a live show and there is audience par­ ticipation," Ward said. "It is a highly interactive show." This will be Ward's di­ recting debut. Ward said the experience has been ex­ citing for her. "It has been a learning process, but I was really lucky to have an amazing cast," she said. "They are all seasoned actors, so they taught me as I directed them. It has become like a family for me." Tickets will cost $10 gen­ eral admission and $5 for students and seniors. Tick­ ets are available at the door, through the Ashe County Arts Council and online at www.mosaicstage.org/. Melissa Halsey Caudill and Barry Alderidge, among other actors will give radio announcements dur­ ing the Mosaic Stage play "It's a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Show." The show will take place at the Ashe Civic Center at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 13 and Saturday Dec. 14, and at 2 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 15. 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Between the hours of 11 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. on Sundays, the restaurant will donate a por­ tion of the final bills of those who bring their church bulletins in, to the pantry. Kelly Vannoy, chairperson of the Sharing Center Board of Directors, said this was a great way to help others. "I think it is just a wonderful example of the folks at the Hotel Tavern getting involved in the com­ munity," she said. Restaurant co-owner Sherman Lyle said working in the food busi­ ness, this partnership was some­ thing the restaurant believed in doing. "We are very blessed to be in West Jefferson and see this as a way to give back," said Sherman Lyle, co-owner of the Hotel Tavern. Lyle said since the Hotel Tavern started this partnership with the Sharing Center, business during its Sunday brunch hours has in­ creased. "You give back and everything comes back to you," he said. Sexton said the idea came up when discussing different ways to raise money to buy food for the Sharing Center. "With the ever growing demand for food from our clients in Ashe County, the people who need our resources, we had to think outside the box," he said. The Sharing Center is also con­ tinuing its Christmas Card pro­ motion, as the holiday is fast ap­ proaching. "We still have honor Christmas Cards for sale for $10 each," Sex­ ton said. "We still have a few of those left." Those who are interested in get­ ting the cards for the season can call the Sharing Center at (336) 846-7019. Wil Petty | Jefferson Post Sherman Lyle, co-owner of Hotel Tavern presents a check to Sharing Center Chairperson Kelly Vannoy and Program Facili­ tator Michael Sexton of the Ashe County Sharing Center. Ev­ ery Sunday, for each churchgoer that brings their bulletins to Hotel Tavern for Lunch, the restaurant will donate 10 percent of the final ticket cost to the Sharing Center. We Care, You'll See! IT'S TIME FOR... HE SEASON Discounted Santas are still available! Your vision is our number one priority. Doriidl P. 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Athlon Sports 20 28 Jacksonville Sunday, Dec. 8 Monday, Dec. 9 Fast Forward )> Athlon Sports Power Rankings Prime Time Players PEYTON MANNING, QB, BRONCOS The four-time MVP gave the cold shoulder to those critics who claimed Manning was a lesser passer in cold weather—completing 39-of-59 passes for 397 yards, four TDs and zero INTs during a 51-28 win over the Titans. "Whoever wrote that narrative can shove that one where the sun don't shine," Manning told Denver's KOA-AM during a postgame interview. •I felt pretty good out there today." Playing in low-teen temperatures that felt like single-digit weather, Manning set a Broncos team record with 39 completions, as well as four scores to four different pass-catchers (Wes Welker, Julius Thomas, Demaryius Thomas and Eric Decker). MARQUES COLSTON, WR, SAINTS Sure, New Orleans quarterback Drew Brees topped the 50,000-yard mark for his career during a 31-13statement win over NFC South rival Carolina on Sunday night. 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Richard Sherman blames loss on bad calls by refs. Drew Brees fastest to 50.000 yards (183 games). Frank Gore 51-yard run seals win over Seattle. Rob Gronkowski out for season with torn ACL, MCL. Improve to perfect 6-0 mark at Paul Brown Stadium. Andy Reid celebrates Sporting KC's MLS Cup win. "We got a little full of ourselves," says Ron Rivera. Nick Foles finally throws first INT in win over Lions. Tyrann Mathieu out for season with torn ACL, LCL. Lose at Cincy, but wrap up AFC South title anyway. Mike Ditka's No. 89 retired at halftime vs. Cowboys. Reggie Bush injures calf after pregame fall in snow. Jerry Jones thinks defense should "take more risk." Plus-one on scoreboard with minus-one wind chill. Win game with five lead changes in last two minutes. Notch first victory on road at Pittsburgh in 23 years. Avoid first four-game losing streak under Rex Ryan. Philip Rivers celebrates 32nd birthday with victory. Job status "not a concern" for coach Mike Munchak. San Diego fans heckle former draft pick Eli Manning. Antonio Brown steps out of bounds on last-ditch TD. Remember, Rams own Redskins'first-round pick. Have won four of last five after 0-8 start to season. Allow two Tom Brady TDs in final 61 seconds of loss. Have lost 13 straight games in Eastern Time Zone. Third straight win is first at home since Nov. 2012. Extend NFL-worst 14-season postseason drought. OC Dirk Koetter interviews for Boise State vacancy. Adrian Peterson carted off field, awaits more tests. Mike Shanahan on hot seat, debates benching RG3. Gary Kubiak fired after 61-64 record in eight years. San Diego at Denver 8:25 p.m. Washington San Francisco Seattle Philadelphia New England Buffalo Houston Chicago Kansas City N.Y.Jets Green Bay Arizona New Orleans Cincinnati at Atlanta at Tampa Bay at N.Y. Giants at Minnesota at Miami at Jacksonville at Indianapolis at Cleveland at Oakland at Carolina at Dallas at Tennessee at St. Louis at Pittsburgh p.m. p.m. 1 p.m. 1 p.m. 1 p.m. 1 p.m. 1p.m. 1 p.m. 4:05 p.m. 405 p.m. 4:25 p.m. 4:25 p.m. 4:25 p.m. 8:30 p.m. Baltimore at Detroit 8:40 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 15 Monday, Dec. 16 1 1 Weekend on Tap CHARGERS (6-7) AT BRONCOS (11-2) Historically, Peyton Manning has had tough times against the Bolts—snapping a 13-game winning streak in 2005, throwing six INTs in '07 and four INTs with a pair of pick-sixes in '10. But Manning didn't have any problems in Week 10 this year, passing for 330 yards, four TDs and zero INTs during a 28-20 win at San Diego. The Broncos were a quick-strike offense that day, with scoring drives lasting 57 seconds, 1:25, 2:27 and 3:26, respectively. REDSKINS (3-10) AT FALCONS (3-10) One year ago, Washington and Atlanta hosted playoff games. How quickly a team can get caught in the undertow of NFL parity and flipped from first to worst in its division standings. 49ERS (9-4) AT BUCCANEERS (4-9) There are nomoral victories in the NFL Aloss is Athlon Spotlight a loss is a loss, obviously. But San Fran's four defeats are at Seattle, Indianapolis, Carolina and at New Orleans — a quartet of teams with a combined 38-14 record this season. SEAHAWKS (11-2) AT GIANTS (5-8) Much has been made of Russell Wilson's 14-0 career record at home in Seattle. Fewer Hawks ans are eager to bring up Wilson's 5-5 mark including playoffs) in the Eastern Time Zone. EAGLES (8-5) AT VIKINGS (3-9-1) The good news is itappears Adrian Peterson will not need surgery on his mid-foot sprain, which is not of the dreaded Usfranc variety according to recent MRI results. The bad news Is A.D. is in a walking boot and unlikely to play iff Week 15, backup Toby Gerhart has a hamstring issue and third-string back Matt Asiata has three career carries for nine yards in 2012. PATRIOTS (10-3) AT DOLPHINS (7-6) New England beat Miami, 27-17, in Week 8.But the win was Tom Brady's worst statistical game of the season, with season lows in completions (13), attempts (22) and passing yards (116). Brady's 116 yards were his fewest since 2009. BILLS (4-9) AT JAGUARS (4-9) J-Ville has won four of its last five since coming back from London, where the Jags fell to 0-8 after a rock-bottom 32-point loss to the 49ers. TEXANS (2-11) AT COLTS (8-5) Indianapolis overcame a 21-3 halftime deficit to pull off a 27-24 win at Houston in Week 9. In three career games against the AFC South rival Texans, Luck has seven TDs and zero INTs. BEARS (7-6) AT BROWNS (4-9) Marc Trestman backs Jay Cutler as Chicago's top QB, despite Josh McCown's recent success. That's nothing, Cleveland has had four guys Athlon Sports throw TDs this season, including a punter. Redskins quarterback Robert Griffin III has 16 total TDs and 16 turnovers this season, CHIEFS (10-3) AT RAIDERS (4-9) compared to 27 total TDs and seven turnovers as a rookie last year. K.C. destroyed Oakland, 24-7, in Week 6, with the Chiefs D notching 10 sacks and three INTs. Griffin III famously suffered a microscope. Shanahan allegedly JETS (6-7) AT PANTHERS (9-4) devastating knee injury on Jan. 6 feels his power has been usurped by The Cats' top-ranked scoring defense (14.5 ppg) earlier this year and many have spec­ his young signal-caller and his rela­ had not allowed more than two TDs in a single ulated that the 23-year-old former tionship with Snyder may have been game until the Saints scored three times in one Heisman Trophy winner has still not damaged beyond repair. quarter during last week's 31-13 loss—which Normally, a team in such bad returned to 100 percent. was only the second time all season Carolina al­ lowed 24 or more points. Meanwhile, the Jets The numbers back that assertion. shape can at least look forward to the have scored 14 or fewer points in seven games, upcoming NFL Draft. Washington, As a rookie, RG3 had 27 total TDs including four games in single digits. and seven turnovers while leading however, traded away its 2014 firstPACKERS (6-6-1) AT COWBOYS (7-6) the Skins to a 10-6 record. This year, round pick to the St. Louis Rams as Obviously, the status of Aaron Rodgers is the he has 16 total TDs and 16 turnovers part of the bounty to acquire RG3 in giant cheese block in the room. But since even with a miserable 3-10 record, in­ 2012. the doctor in charge isn't sure of what to do "There's always a lot of noise cluding the team's current five-game about Title Town's most valuable collarbone, let's when you're 3-10," Shanahan said. losing streak. talk about Tony Romo's 13-20 career record in Stats and losses are only part of "I understand that, and every organ­ December and January, instead. This rematch the problem in Washington, where ization has it. There's going to be a of the 1967 "Ice Bowl" will be awfully cold for the cozy friendship between RG3 lot more noise over the next few the losing team in this must-win showdown. and his owner, Snyder, is under the weeks." CARDINALS (8-5) AT TITANS (5-8) Bruce Arians beat Tennessee twice last season as the Colts interim coach, with a 19-13win in Mark Steven Nathan Rob Consensus Music City and a 27-23 victory at Indy. Lassan Ross Rush Doster 137-70 1 113-741 134-73-1 136-71-1 137-70-1 SAINTS (10-3) AT RAMS (5-8) New Orleans has marched to a 7-0 record at Broncos by 10 Broncos by 10 Broncos by 10 Broncos by 14 home and a 3-3mark on the road. But St Louis Falcons by 3 Falcons by 7 Falcons by 6 Redskins by 1 plays in a dome, where N'Awlins is 8-1. 49ersby 10 49ers by 8 49ers by 9 49ers by 10 49ers by 10 BENGALS (9-4) AT STEELERS (5-8) Seahawks by 9 Seahawks by 9 Seahawks by 11 Seahawks by 7 Seahawks by 7 Andy Dalton has been unstoppable at home — Eagles by 8 Eagles by 4 Eagles by 7 Eagles by 9 Eagles by 6 with 14 TDs, five INTs and a perfect 6-0 record Dolphins by 1 Patriots by 2 Patriots by 2 Patriots by 4 Patriots by 3 that includes victories over Aaron Rodgers, Tom Bills by 3 Jaguars by 3 Jaguars by 1 Bills by 2 Jaguars by 2 Brady, Andrew Luck and Ben Roethlisberger. On Texans by 1 Colts by 7 Colts by 6 Colts by 10 Colts by 6 the road, however, Dalton has been vulnerable Browns by 1 Browns by 1 Bears by 4 Bears by 3 Browns by 1 —with 11 TDs, nine INTs and a 3-4 record that Chiefs by 10 Chiefs by8 Chiefs by 10 Chiefs by 7 Chiefs by 9 includes losses to Brian Hoyer, Jay Cutler and Panthers by 10 Panthers by 14 Panthers by 11 Panthers by 14 Panthers by 10 Ryan Tannehill. Drama in D.C. Shanahan, RG3, Snyder n power struggle By NATHAN RUSH Athlon Sports Editor Not so long ago, Robert Griffin III and Mike Shanahan were taking the Washington Redskms to the playoffs and the biggest Scandal in D.C. was an ABC prime time drama starring Kerry Washington. Times have changed in the na­ tion's capital. Some are calling for an emergency midterm election — i.e. the Redskins' first midseason coaching change since Norv Turner was fired by owner Daniel Snyder after 13 games in 2000. To be fair, Turner had been hired by the late, great Jack Kent Cooke in 1994 and was never Snyder's "guy." No, Snyder's list of head coaching hires reads Marty Schottenheimer (2001), Steve Spurrier (2002-03), Joe Gibbs' second term (2004-07, following his Hall of Fame stint from 1981-92), Jim Zom (2008-09) and, drum roll please, Shanahan (2010-who knows?). Following a humiliating 45-10 blowout loss to the Kansas City Chiefs in Week 14 — Washington's 10th loss this season — Shanahan's status is in doubt. Then again, so is the status of RG3, whom Shanahan claims may be benched for the final three games of the season as a health precaution. "We had 24 sacks in the last five games. That's a lot," Shanahan said. "I want to make sure he's healthy. I think that's the most important thing going into the offseason, that he has his first full offseason of being healthy. And if something did hap­ pen to him, 1 think it would set out franchise back." Athlon Board of Experts Mitchell Light IMS Wi s Cunts k f iprrfc' Records 138 69 1 Redskins at Falcons 49ers at Buccaneers Seahawks at Giants Eagles at Vikings Patriots at Dolphins Bills at Jaguars Texans at Colts Bears at Browns Chiefs at Raiders Jets at Panthers Packers at Cowboys Cardinals at Titans Saints at Rams Bengals at Steelers Ravens at Lions (Mon.) Broncos by 10 Falcons by 1 49ers by 3 Seahawks by 13 Eagles by 7 Patriots by 3 Jaguars by 1 Colts by 7 Browns by 3 Chiefs by 2 Panthers by 7 Cowboys by 11 Cardinals by 1 Saints by 3 Steelers by 3 lions by 3 £ £ Chargers at Broncos (Thu.) >r — OC Although the Houston Texans have been in the midst of a free-fall, star wide receiver ANDRE JOHNSON has been putting together another solid fantasy season—with 95 receptions for 1,277 yards (13.4 ypc) and five TDs with three games remaining. Over the past six games, Johnson has four 100-plus-yard games and a pair of multi-TD contests. With the Week 15-16 traditional fantasy playoff schedule around the comer, fantasy owners hope Andre the Giant continues to produce at a championship pace. Frank Gore Broncos Seahawks Saints 49ers Patriots Bengals Chiefs Panthers Eagles Cardinals Colts Bears Lions Cowboys Packers Ravens Dolphins Jets Chargers Titans Giants Steelers Rams Buccaneers Browns Raiders Jaguars Bills Falcons Vikings Redskins Texans Thursday, Dec. 12 Cowboys by 5 Cardinals by 1 Saints by 4 Bengals by 1 Lions by 2 Packers by 1 Titans by 3 Saints by 6 Bengals by 8 Ravens by 4 Cowboys by 6 Cardinals by 3 Saints by 4 Steelers by 3 I Lions by 3 i Cowboys by 3 Cardinals by 1 Saints by 10 Bengals by 4 Ravens by 3 Cowboys by 8 Cardinals by 1 Saints by 5 Bengals by 1 Lions by 1 RAVENS (7-6) AT LIONS (7-6) Tampa-bom, Dallas-raised and Georgia-educated Matthew Stafford is happy to be in a heated dome after last week's blizzard in Baltimore. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Jefferson Post Type The nature or genre of the resource Newspaper Description An account of the resource The Jefferson Post was a twice-weekly newspaper printed in West Jefferson, North Carolina. Printing news, announcements and obituaries for Ashe County, the newspaper was owned by Civitas Media of Davidson, North Carolina, and had a circulation of 6,500. The Jefferson Post began publishing in 1988. The newspaper was the result of a merger between Ashe County's historic weekly newspaper The Skyland Post and a competing weekly of 10 years, the Jefferson Times. Publication Volume 88 Issue 100 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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Page 3 3artly cloudy. High, \ 58- Low. 47 SPORTS Ashe beats Mount Airy.... Page 9 Vol. 88, Issue 102 Wil Petty Staff Writer jpetty@civitasmedia.com Ashe County's finances remain in good shape, ac­ cording to the results of its annual audit. Priscilla Norris, a CPA in Jefferson, presented county commissioners with the county's Fiscal Year 2012/13 audit Mon­ day afternoon. "You do have an unquali­ fied opinion again this Results from court cases are available .... Page 2 $1.00 FRIDAY. DECEMBER 20.2013 year, which is a good clean opinion," Norris said. The audit covered the year from July 1, 2012 through June 30, 2013. "Your fund balance avail­ able for appropriation has stayed relatively steady be­ tween $9 and 11 million," she said. According to the audit, no material weaknesses were identified in the county's financial state­ ments, federal awards or state awards "In our opinion, Ashe County complied, in all material respects with the types of compliance requirements... that could have a direct and material effect on each of its major federal programs for the year ended June 30,2013," the audit read. The findings According to a report dated Nov. 21, Norris sub­ mitted five observations: 1.) Ashe County's overall tax collection rate slightly decreased from 94.10 per­ cent to 93.94 percent. 2.) No instances of overbudgeted expenditures were found for the fiscal year. "That means that the commissioners did not go over the budget," Norris said in a Dec. 18 interview. 3.) The county's gen­ eral fund balance saw an increase of $383,319 compared to an increase of $324,590 during the 2011/12 FY. Overall gov­ Wil Petty | Jefferson Post Priscilla Norris presents the findings of the county audit to the Ashe County Board of Commissioners on Monday, Dec. 16. ernment funds saw a de­ crease of $121,385. 4.) The county's envi­ ronmental services fund saw a decrease of $420,834 compared to a decrease of $353,384 in the 2011/12 FY. See Audit I 6 Arts Council to lead Fiddlers Convention Wil Petty Staff Writer ipetty@civltasmedia.com Submitted Photo| Jefferson Post Sybil Harmon and her tai chi students participating in a class offered by Bee Natural Organic Salon in Lansing. Alternative exercise options in Ashe County abundant Christina Day Staff Writer cday(?>civitasmedia.com Ashe County residents looking to fight off the ef­ fects of holiday sweets now have the. opportunity to join a number of different groups focusing on yoga, dance and other alternative forms of exercise. "There are all kinds of physical benefits to the stretching and strengthening done during yoga," Julie Smith, owner of Appalachian Therapeutic Massage and Yoga said, "As well as stress reduction and a sense of well being." Smith, who runs classes in Jefferson said that one of the draws to doing yoga is the accessibility. "It can be adapted to anyone. Anyone who wants to do yoga can do yoga," Smith said She describes the combination of breath, focus and movement of yoga as "a powerful tool for addressing physical and emotional issues." Jade Mangonetti, owner of Bee Natural Salon in Lansing, has added onto the organic and chemical free beauty services offered at her salon to include classes in nia, a dance-based workout and tai chi, which the Mayo Clinic defines as "noncompetitive, self-paced system of gentle physical exercise and stretching. Leonard and Russell with the two tun­ dra swans they bagged in Hyde County. Submitted photo Jefferson Post Nia technique is taught at Bee Natural by Julie Melton, who said that the dance technique can not only reduce stress, but it can "connect body, mind and spirit." Morgan Price of Lansing who attends nia classes taught by Melton describes the technique as "the joy of movement; joy for my mind, body, heart and soul" and said, "Julie is uplifting. The euphoria from each class keeps me coming back for more." Mangonetti wants to offer her customers a number of ways to get healthy naturally. "Tai chi brings your body into balance and helps you focus," Mangonetti said, "It's a healthy way for people of all ages and ability levels to get their bodies aligned and balanced." Sybil Harmon, who teaches tai chi at Bee Natural Salon also holds classes at the Ashe County Public Library as a part of its "Bring balance to your life" project. The Library will enter 2014 with a renewed focus on all facets of wellness, first focusing on physical wellness. It is inviting its patrons to get in shape by walking and talking as part of the Ashe Wellness Cir­ cle Book Club. Suzanne Moore, county librarian said that the club See Exercise |6 The tradition will con­ tinue. The Ashe County Bluegrass and Old Time Fid­ dler's Convention will be sponsored by the Arts Council, starting in 2014. On Monday, Dec. 16, the Ashe County Board of Commissioners approved the plan presented by Jane Lonon, which will include continuing to use the Ashe County Park to hold the event during the first week­ end in August. "We are very excited about an upcoming proj­ ect for the Ashe County Arts Council," said Jane Lonon, executive director of the Arts Council. "(The fiddler's convention) is not a new project or event for the county, but the leader­ ship of it is changing." The annual festival was formerly hosted by the Rotary of the Jeffersons for 44 years. In 2013, the Rotary announced it would no longer host the conven­ tion and wouldhelp any in­ terested organization take over the event. "We decided that the (fiddler's convention) couldn't go away," Lonon said. "So the Arts Council has been doing due dili­ gence, a lot of investigation work and feasibility stud­ ies, to see if it would work for us to continue. We're happy to say that yes, we think it is going to work out really great." Lonon said when the event was up for grabs, the Arts Councils Board of Di­ rectors looked at the event and how it effects Ashe County. Because of the convention's focus on the area's music and heritage, as well as the effect it has on tourism in the county, they decided to take over the event. "We feel that our desire to sponsor this event is based on several crite­ ria," she said. "First of all the traditional music is so important to our county and the Arts Council is See Fiddler's | 6 Wil Petty | Jefferson Post The annual Ashe County Bluegrass and Old Time Fiddler's Convention will continue into 2014. Formerly hosted by the Rotary of the Jeffersons. the Ashe County Arts Council will now take over. Submit hunting pictures for a chance to win Christina Day Staff Writer cday@civitasmedia.com If you have a hunting picture that you are proud of, there isstill time to showit off and possibly liegin the new year $100 richer. Submissions can be made to the Jefferson Post's "Bux 4 Bucks" contest until mid­ night, Saturday, Dec. 21, for a chance to take home $100 as the overall vote winner from main sponsor Grashal Outdoors in Boone. Competi­ tors can also win up to $40 as the top vote earner in one of four categories: Best Trophy Buck, Best Doe, Best Game Bird and Best Bear. Category sponsors are: the Ashe County Republican Par­ ty, Day's Body Shop of Jeffer­ son, Walmart, and Western Carolina Eye Associates, PA. of Jefferson. "We're so excited to be a part of this," Dana Roten, owner of Grashal Outdoors said, "We encourage every­ one with a hunting picture they love to participate." As a reminder, your trophy buck, doe, game bird or bear could have been harvested us­ ing any method - rifle, shot­ gun, muzzlefoader or bow. Entry into the contest is free, and only a valid email ad­ dress is required. The winning photo­ graphs will appear in See Pictures | 6 �PAGE 2 FRIDAY, DKCEMBEK 20, 2013 JEFFERSON POST Wordkeepers meet Dec. 21 Ashe District Court decisions The weekly session of the Ashe County District Court was held Dec. 5, with the Honorable Michael Duncan presiding. These decisions were handed down by the court Michael Accetta: (T) driv­ ing while impaired, (P) no contest (J) guilty. 1 year DAC suspended sentence, 18 months supervised pro­ bation, pay $500 plus CC. 30 days active, credit time served.; (T) hit and run fail­ ure to stop property dam­ age, (T) DWLR - cons. (P) no contest (J) guilty 45 days ACJ suspended sentence, 18 months supervised proba­ tion. Seth Bower. (M) breaking coin/currency machine - 2 counts, (M) misdemeanor larceny - 2 counts - cons. (P) guilty (J) guilty 30 days ACJ suspended sentence, 18 months supervised proba­ tion, pay $2,186 in restitu­ tion. $100 plus CC. Miguel Esvin: (F) assault to female (J) guilty 75 days DAC Active, not be around victim, no direct or indirect contact. (D driving while impaired (P) no contest (J) guilty. 12 months DAC sus­ pended sentence, credit time served. Abraham H Hernandez. CD failure to report accident, CD no operator's license cons. (P) guilty (J) guilty. 30 days ACJ suspended sen­ tence, 12 months unsuper­ vised probation, pay $75 plus CC. Brady J. Moretz. (M) in­ haling toxic vapors (P) no contest (J) guilty. 30 days sus­ pended sentence, 12 months unsupervised probation $25 plus CC. Alex Ramirez. (F) robbery with a dangerous weapon. Bond motion, $35,000 se­ cured. No contact with vic­ tims, no new offenses, cannot leave state erf N.C. without court's permission. Tammy G. Shatley: (M) misdemeanor larceny - 2 counts, (M) fust degree tres­ passing - cons. (P) guilty (J) guilty. 45 days suspended sentence, 12 months unsu­ pervised probation. Cannot be on premises of Walmart, Dollar General or Jefferson Drug. $50 plus CC. Joseph D. Yeoman: (M) misdemeanor larceny (P) no contest (J) PJC -12 months. 24 hours CWS, credit for 16 hours. Cannot be on Walmart property. The weekly session of the Ashe County District Court was held Dec 6, with the Honorable Jeanie Houston presiding. These decisions were handed down by the court Harold Dean Keys: (M) assault by pointing a gun - 2 counts, (M) communicating threats-2 counts, (M) injury to personal property - cons. (J) guilty. 150 days suspend­ ed sentence, credit 7 days active, 18 months supervised probation, $150 plus CC. No possession of deadly weap­ ons, cannot be on victim's property without advanced written permission. Wil Petty Staff Writer jpetty@civitasmedia.com Steven Ray Taylor. (M) assault on a female, (P) no The Wordkeepers will be contest (J) PJC Have anger hosting an event at the Arts management assessment, Council from 3 p.m. to 6 pjn. comply with treatment rec­ on Saturday Dec. 21. ommendations. Cannot dam­ Every other month, writ­ age any property of victim's, ers from throughout the High pay CC. Country come and read their Abbreviations: (F) felony; works to the public. The (M) misdemeanor, CD traf­ event was formed by Chris fic violation; (I) infraction; Arvidson, Scot Ripe and Julie (P) plea; (J) judgment PJC: Townsend as a spin-off of a prayer for judgment con­ spoken wordnight hekl oncea tinued; 90-96: 1st offense year by the Arts Council. "We were all in it one year conditional discharge; MCP. Misdemeanant Confinement and said We should do this Program; ACJ; Ashe County more," Arvidson said. 'We Jail; DOC: N.C. Depart­ do it every other month on the ment of Corrections; DAC: third Saturday." Arvidson said primar­ Division of Adult Correc­ ily writers from Ashe,Watauga tions; CRV: confinement in response to violation; CWS: and Wilkes counties show up, community work service; but there have been people CC: pay court costs; cons.: come as far away as Charlotte to read. Each writer is given charges consolidated five minutes to read their ma­ terial in front of an audience. "There's everything from poetry to fiction, essays, all kinds of stuff," she said. Arvidson said while the WEST JEFFERSON content read aloud is not ris­ Perry's Gold Mine UPTOWN que, the event is meant for a more mature audience. The event is free to the pul> He and refreshments will be provided. Thereadings start at 4 pm., while Ripe and other musician Hairy Doss perform original music starting at 3 pm "Usually we keep (the nunv ber of presentations) to about a dozen or 15," Arvidson said. "Otherwise the event would be too long We usually have between 40 and 50 people in the audience." Arvidson said tradition­ ally, December provides the Wordkeepers with the largest audience. "The (sessions) are really casual and laid back," she said. "People have a kit of fan and we have a lot of people come out of the woodwork and have brought their work with than." Writers interested in taking part in this month's meeting can email Arvidson at Chris@ Chrisarvidson.com. 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For more information or to be connected to a Triple P provider, call Missy Cruey at Ashe County Partnership for Children 336-982-4588 OBITUARIES ANNA L. HEIBER ANGELA MARIE REAGAN Ms. Angela "Angie" Ma­ rie Reagan, of N.C. 194 S., Todd, passed away Mon­ day evening, Dec. 16,2013 at home. She was 40. She is survived by her daughter, Kayla Chantal Reagan, of the home; her par­ ents, Linda and Robert Osborne, of Baldwin; two brothers, Tony Osborne of Crumpier, and Derek Osborne and Jennifer, of West Jef­ ferson; and her niece and nephew, Luke and Abby Osborne of Glendale Springs. Memorial services with Military honors for Angela Marie Reagan will be con­ ducted at 2 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 21,2013, at Ashelawn Memorial Park and Gar­ dens, officiated by Rev. Russell Sheets. In lieu of flow­ ers memorials may be made to MediHome Hospice, 400 Shadowline Dr., Suite 100-B Boone NC, 28607, to Liberty Baptist Church, in care of Tina Jones, 351 Ray Road, West Jefferson, NC 28694, or to any local vet­ erans support group. Online condolences may be shared with the Reagan family at austinandbarnesfuneralhome.com Austin & Barnes Funer­ al Home & Crematory is serving the Reagan family. munity. The business, located on Helen Blevins Road, is tucked away, fac­ ing U.S. 221 beside B&G Welding is a difficult job, Electric. especially when you strive Northwest Welding and to be the best. Machine Shop is open "I don't settle for medio­ from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mon­ cre,I really engross myself day through Friday, but in it," said John Ryan, Ryan will also work emer­ owner of Northwest Weld­ gency hours as well. There ing and Machine Shop in is a $55 an hour charge for West Jefferson. "When I regular hours and emer­ do substandard work, it gency costs will drives me crazy. I keep "If somebody has broken working until it's perfect, something and it is in ur­ until I am satisfied I can­ gent need of repair, they not do any better." can call me," Ryan said. Ryan's business has been "Especially if they can't open for almost a month. continue to operate until Previously, he worked at the part is fixed." Industrial Air in Greens­ Ryan also has steel avail­ boro, under the leadership able in the shop for those of Tim Shumpert and Lar­ who want to buy it for ry Shoaf, two men Ryan their own DIY projects. says are among the best in Ryan works with carbon the business. steel and stainless steel, "These guys were the but soon will be able to best (welders) I had ever Petty Staff Writer jpetty@civitasmedia.com se.en," he said. "What they could do with a welder stall amazes me, and they did it effortlessly." Ryan was raised in Ashe County, and was a gradu­ ate of Northwest Ashe High School in 1987. Hav­ ing moved around since graduation, he decided to return home. "When I think of where I grew up, I think of Ashe County," he said. Returning home, he wanted to make sure that great customer service and a friendly atmosphere would be something he could provide to the com­ Anna L. Heiber. of Lititz, Pa., passed away on Monday, Dec. 16, 2013, after a courageous battle with lung cancer at Manor Care of Lancaster. She was 60. She was the wife of Raymond K. Heiber, U.S. Navy Retired, with whom she would have shared 30 years of marriage this coming June. Born in Jeffer­ son, she was the daugh­ ter of Ottie M. (Brown) Blevins of West Jefferson and the late Charlie S. Blevins. Anna was a homemaker and was a "Navy Wife" for 22 years, the "Toughest Job in the Navy." She was a member of Lancaster Church of The Brethren. Anna enjoyed garden­ ing, and abso­ lutely loved her grandson. In addition to her husband and mother, she is survived by her son, Raymond J., married to Sandra J. Heiber of Norfolk; her grandson Ray­ mond M. Heiber of Nor­ folk; her brother James D. Blevins of Crumpler; and by her three sisters, Brenda S. Pruitt and Wilma J. Pruitt, both of Lansing, and by Charlene (Blevins) Gregory of West Jeffer­ son. JUANITA WEISS COX New Northwest Welding now open for business Wil PAGE 3 Wil Petty | Jefferson Post John Ryan, a graduate of Northwest Ashe High School, has returned back to his home county to be a welder. Having pre­ viously worked in factories, Ryan decided to go into business for himself, providing strong customer service and a friendly atmosphere to people in Ashe County. work on aluminum as well. "I do repair work and I do new steel fabrication and construction," Ryan said. For more information, AMERICA'S BEST SELLING REPLACEMENT WINDOW WINDOWS I INSTALLED White double hung up,to 4x6j See store for details 'Simply lit* Best lor Lett FREE In-Home Estimate: 336-838-9393 Or visit our showroom: 1401 Second St.. North Wilksboro (Across From The Ford Dealership) WindowWorldFoothills.com call Ryan at 336-977-4779. Mis. Juanita Weiss Cox of West Jefferson passed away Saturday morning, Dec. 14, 2013, at Hillview Family Care Center. She was 92. Mrs. COX was born in Ashe County on Sunday, Feb. 13, 1921, to the late John Lester and Maude fey Grace Weiss. She was a Homemaker. Juanita was a member of Healing Springs Baptist Church. She was a kind and loving person to everyone. She was a great cook and housekeeper. She will be missed by alL She was also preceded in death by her husband, Scott Cox; a son, Wallace Clark Cox; a brother, Curtis Blair Weiss; anda sister,Betty HalL Mrs. Cox is survived by a step daughter, Carolyn Wood of West Jefferson; two grand­ children, Candice Cox and Tom Cox; two great grand­ children; a special friend, Paula Bowlin and husband. Robert, of Wilkesboro; and several nieces and nephews. 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NORTU CAROLINA SOLUTION! Chris Fitzsimon against gay students and their families. A private school in Wilmington eligible for the The recent filing of a voucher money recently an­ lawsuit against the state's nounced that gay students new private school voucher would not be admitted to the scheme by the NCAE and the school and neither would stu­ dents withgay parents. N.C Justice Center on behalf The school later decided of 25 plaintiffs received a flur­ ry of media attention - and it not to participate in the voucher program but many should have. There's a compelling case religious schools eligible JowNcoie that diverting public mon­ for vouchers appear to have HcfcjucwftfcH-CB** similar discrimi­ ey to private natory policies. schools violates And many also the state con­ use the disturb­ stitution. The ing instructional courts will ulti­ materials that mately decide if the teacher at that is true. Paramount uses. But the me­ Wagner also chanics of the reports that 83 John Hood voucher pro­ voucher-eligible John Locke Foundation gram have re­ schools have ceived far less fewer than 10 attention by the As the costly implemen­ students, many tation of the perversely media, as has with only one named Affordable Care the almost com­ or two teachers. Act continues to baffle, plete lack of ac­ Chris Fitzsimon Some of those disappoint, and enrage the countability in are most likely public, a collection of gov­ the program. homeschools, ernment vendors and leftAlmost • 700 private and religious schools though there's no way to tell wing groups has settled on currently quality for state and the law differentiating a brilliant political strategy: money under the voucher home schools and private castigate North Carolina scheme that parents will be­ schools is vague at best. for failing to do enough to And it is safe bet that, like gin applying for Feb. 1. implement the Affordable And as Lindsay Wagner Paramount, many of those Care Act. with N.C. Policy Watch has smaller schools have never Among other things, reported the schools them­ been visited by a state official they say Gov. Pat McCrory and have no recorded safety selves have to meet very fewand the legislature should requirements to be eligible to records on file. You would think that the have accepted Obamacare's receive public funding, basic offer to expand Medicaid safety and immunization re­ shocking lack of accountabil­ to all poor and near-poor ity with the voucher scheme cords are enough. individuals. Hospitals say Wagner's recent story high­ would troublepolitical leaders who fancy themselves as fis­ it because, after all, they'd lighted Paramount Christian get most of the money. Lib­ Academy in Davidson Coun­ cal conservatives, keeping a close eye on how every public erals say it because, after ty, a school with three stu­ all, their ultimate goal is dents and one teacher that ap­ dollar is spent. To his credit, Rep. Jon Medicare/Medicaid for all, pears to functioning as much not the preservation of pri­ as a home school as a private Hardister, one of the sponsors of the voucher legislation, vate, competitive markets academy. for health care finance and The school may not even does seem concerned, telling Wagner that he wants the delivery. meet the minimal require­ schools to be accountable. North Carolina's leaders ments. Officials in the state But overall, most support­ have said no.That's because Office of Non-Public Schools ers of the voucher scheme they can see beyond the had no record that the school are not only brushing aside ends of their noses — and was ever visited and couldn't questions alxiut where pub­ beyond the flimsy promises produce any information lic money is going, they are of the used-car salesmen in alxiut safety inspections. hoping that lawmakers ex­ Washington who are trying Yet Paramount is on thelist pand the sketchy law this to pass Obamacare off as of private schools that may re­ summer. something other than the ceive vouchers next fall. Ideology and the disman­ lemon it is. Paramount also uses funda­ tling of public education While the current Obam­ mentalist textbooks that teach seem much more impor­ acare debate has focused on Students that the earth is only tant to the Right than the the fate of the insurance ex­ a few thousand years old and accountability for public changes, the bill was always thai gay people have no more spending that they claim to primarily about expanding claims to special rights than champion. child molesters or rapists. Fitzsimon is the founder and execu­ All that is apparently fine tive director of NC Policy Watch. For under the voucher scheme, more information, visit www.ncpolias is openly discriminating cywatch.com Dec. 20-31 Tree Fesfc The Ashe Arts Center celebrates the holiday season and Ashe County Christmas trees with beauti­ fully decorated trees. This winter wonderland has been created with something for everyone and represents community involvement with the arts. This year's tree themes include: Grandma's Tree, Navidad en Espana, (USPS 441-810) Member NC Press Association "Seasoned" with a Story, Bring the Outdoors In, Up Published twice weekly by Civitas Media LLC, P.O Box 808 on the Rooftop, Away in a 203 S. Second Ave.. West Jefferson. NC 28694 Manger, and My Favorite Periodicals postage paid at West Jefferson, NC 28694 Things. Phone 336-846-7164 Dec. 20 Email cclark@civitasmedia.com 9 a.m. - 12 pjn. Special Subscription rates in Ashe County - $54.15/year In North Carolina - $54.39/year Christmas Sale will be held at the BROC Ashe Office. Cliff Clark Editor/General Manager Lots of Christmas items, Wil Petty Staff Writer household items and cloth­ Dylan Lightfoot Staff Writer ing. Nathan Ham Sports Writer 4-8pan. Fish Fry Friday. Teresa Roark Laws Advertising Sales Support Ashe Outreach Min­ John Sears Advertising Sales istries and Mobiles Meals at Kay Hart Classifieds/Legals the Riverview Community Center in Creston. A $10 Mail Room Department donation will get you a large Julia Beck Postmaster: Send address changes to portion of fish, fries, hush Jefferson Post puppies, slaw, dessert and a PO. Box 808 drink. Directions: Take N.C. West Jefferson NC 28694-0808 88 W. stay straight through All content copyright 2012 Warrensville and past Blue by Civitas Media LLC Ridge Elementary. Riverand may not be reproduced without permission. view is about 6 miles on the left. Look for the "Fish Fty" NC Policy Watch hm i We won't buy this lemon Medicaid. Most of the peo­ plow more money into the ple forecast to obtain cover­ financing system of health age under Obamacare were care, the argument will go, to do so as new Medicaid why not just cut out the recipients, not enrollees of middleman and fund the expansion of Medicare (by private plans. lowering the Moreover, eligibility age) the flaws in the insurance ex­ and Medicaid (by raising the changes reflect income-eligibil­ not an accident but instead a ity cap)? heartfelt belief Hospital ex­ by the law's ecutives and framers that other provid­ true health ers may not insurance — fully appreciate a financial where this is product to going — al­ protect house­ though some John Hood holds against may have con­ John Locke Foundation unforeseen cluded that medimajor they might as cal expenses well be in on it — needs to go away. They rather than have no seat at were willing to use federal the table. For Obamacare's power to attempt to turn most-passionate advocates, private insurers into regu­ however, there is simply lated utilities. But most of no doubt about their ulti­ them assumed the effort mate goal. If you agree with would fail in the long run, that goal, so be it. If you leaving no alternative but don't agree with that goal, to expand Medicare and you need to recognize that Medicaid into a de facto browbeating North Caro­ single-payer system. lina and other states into In that one prediction, expanding Medicaid is in­ at least, the framers of tended to hasten its realiza­ Obamacare are likely to be tion. correct. If current trends Many conservatives continue, a combination have an entirely different of adverse selection and long-term goal in mind. We moral hazard will render want to promote access to the private exchange plans medical care for the needy unsustainable without mas­ without imperiling private sive and unpopular govern­ markets or the freedom ment bailouts. If taxpayers of Americans to contract are going to be forced to with whomever they wish on whatever terms they wish. We envision a sys­ tem in which all individuals receive refundable, riskadjusted tax credits with which to purchase health plans or make deposits into health savings accounts. We further envision mul­ tiple, voluntary insurance exchanges that compete for the patronage of workers, families, employers, and retirees. Medicare and part of Medicaid wouldremain a system of what amounts to required savings for retiree health needs, supplemented by general revenues for the poor and severely disabled. Expanding Medicaid in its current form would obstruct rather than en­ courage real health care reform. It would also be fiscally reckless, given that the federal government has already promised tens of trillions of dollars in Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid payments over the next several decades which for which it has no revenue stream. To count on Washington pay for 90 percent of the cost of addi­ tional Medicaid recipients in perpetuity would be like buying a used AMC Grem­ lin at the used-car lot with­ out bothering to look under the hood. Sorry, lefties, but North Carolinians aren't so gull­ ible. Hood is president of the John Locke Foundation. For more information, visit www.johnlocke.org. COMMUNITY CALENDAR sign. For more information, call 336-385-1314. Dec. 21 11 am. - 7 pan. Last chance to shop over a dozen vendors at Faith Fellowship Church. Doors will open at 11 a.m., no en­ try fee. Gift wrapping will be available for a donation to the Train Up a Child Ministries Youth Program. A 50/50 Cash drawing will be held to benefit youth programs as well. Vendors include: Paparazzi Jewelry, Decadent by Design Bath & Body Products, Pampered Chef, Our Hearts Desire, Pink Zebra, Magnabilities, Plexus, 31, Handmade jew­ elry items and many more. The church is located at 676 W. Main Street in Jefferson beside Tractor Suppply. For more information, call Jenni­ fer Byland 336-977-6849. 2 pan. Winter Mountain Nature Hike: Meet the Mt. Jefferson State Park ranger at the picnic area for a win­ ter hike into the mountain forest habitats and explore the natural seasonal wondeis of Mt. Jefferson. We will be walking on the ridgeline and there may be snow. Bring a coat, hat and sturdy shoes. 3 pan. - 6 pjn. Word- keepers Salon sets up for 2014: Wordkeepers, an after­ noon salon featuring writers reading their latest prose and poetry works in 5-minute open microphone time slots. The salon began in 2010 by local writers Chris Arvidson, Scot Pope and Julie Townsend. Held at the Arts Center, Henry Doss and Scot Pbpe warm-up the audience with their musical story tell­ ing at 3 p.m. Refreshments are provided. Wordkeepers is free and open to the public. Writers interested in reading from their work should email Chris at chris/othrisarvidson.com to secure their firstcome, first-served spot on the bill, and to receive guide­ lines for reading. 7 p.m. Winter Solstice Night Sky: Come to beauti­ ful Mt. Jefferson and enjoy the winter solstice. Bring a jacket, hat and gloves. Meet the ranger at the first over­ look to discuss the impor­ tance of seasonal changes. We will also identify a few stars, planets and constella­ tions. This program is free and all are invited. Snow or rain will cancel the program. For more information, call 336-246-9653. Dec. 22 2 pan. Driving Tour of Mt. Jefferson and its his­ torical views: Meet at the Park Office, which is just inside the gate, and get to know Mt. Jefferson. From the office we will caravan up to each overtook and discuss the history and pre-history that surrounds this solitary mountain. Bring your camer­ as and questions as we take a driving tour of Mt. Jefferson. Dec. 23 11:30 ajiL - 7 pjn. Thcky Christmas Sweater Party. Don't miss a good time and some laughs at The Hotel Tavern's first "Tacky Christ­ mas Sweater" Party. There will be drink specials and prizes all day long. Jan. 1,2014 10 ajn. Take a "First" Hike. Start the New Year with some fresh air. Join one of the many "first hikes" in a beautiful North Carolina State Park. Join the New River State Park ranger for an informal hike down the Hickory Trail. We will begin at the Park's Visitor Center and hike 1.5 miles to the river and back. Wear sturdy shoes and bring wa­ ter. For more information or to register for this hike, call 336-982-2587. �JEFFERSON P< X>T CHURCH CALENDAR Dec. 21-22 "Christ Was Born for This" - Christmas Can­ tata will be presented at Friendship Baptist Church at 7 p.m., Saturday Dec. 21, 2013, and at 10 a.m., Sunday, Dec. 22, 2013. Pas­ tor Russell Hart and Youth/ Music Pastor Kurt Kissinger invite you to attend. Dec. 21 10 ajn. -12:30 p.m. Can­ dy Cane Christinas - For :ill kids from kindergarten through 6th grade will be held at Friendly Grove Bap­ tist Church. Christmas mu­ sic, Candy Cane Christmas Story, Christmas Crafts, small bag of goodies and lunch will be provided. For more information or if you need a ride, call Pastor Rev. Kevin York 246-3820 or 8461149. Dec. 22 11 a.m. DOM David Blackburn will be preach­ ing at Mount Olive Baptist Church. The congregation invites you to attend. 11 a.m. "Repeat the Sounding Joy" - Christ­ mas Cantata will be pre­ sented at Mount Olive Bap­ tist Church. Pastor Phillip Woodring and congregation invite you to attend. 11 ajn. "Emmanuel" Christmas Cantata will be presented at Midway Baptist Church. The Youth and Children will present their Christmas Play "A Christmas Shoe Tree" at 6 p.m. Pastor Rev. Steve LeaShomb and congregation welcome you to attend both programs. 11 a.m. Christmas Pro­ gram will be held at Chris­ tian Unity Baptist Church. Pastor Rev. Jack Pugh and congregation welcome you. 6 pan. "Jesus is Right for Whatever is Wrong" A one of a kind program that demonstrates what a differ­ ence having Jesus in your life can make and how even through tragedy you can find God's favor. Prior to this drama, the pre-k and gariy elementary school ministry will make a special presenta- tion, and as a bonus, every­ one will receive a treat bag with fresh fruit, candy, and other goodies. The church is located at 3044 Old Wilkesboro Road, just off N.C. 16 and across from the Rac­ coon Holler Campground. For more information and/ or directions, call the church 336-982-4840 or Pastor Son­ ny Thomas 336-9824743. 6:30 pan. "The Reason for the Season" - Christ­ mas Program willbe held at Landmark Baptist Church. Pastor Charlie McCoy and congregation invite you to attend. The church is locat­ ed in the Silas Creek com­ munity. Dec. 24 5:30 pan. Christmas Eve Candlelight: will be held in the Real Life Church in West Jefferson. You are invited to attend. 6 pan. Candle light and Carols - Christmas Eve Program will be held in the Jefferson United Method­ ist Church sanctuary. The church is located at 115 E. Main St., Jefferson. You are invited to attend. 7 p.m. Christmas Eve Service will be held at Mid­ way Baptist Church. Pastor Rev. Steve LeaShomb and congregation invite you to attend. 9 pan. Candlelight Com­ munion Service will be held at Friendship Baptist Church. Pastor Rev. Russell Hart invite you to attend. 9 pan. Christmas Eve Service will be held at Bald Mountain Baptist Church. Pastor Rev. Lawrence Good­ man and congregation invite you to attend. Dec. 29 6 p.m. Gospel Sing. The 5th Sunday Gospel Sing­ ing will be held at Fletcher Memorial Baptist Church. Enjoy a great evening of singing, music and inspira­ tion. Pastor Steve Goss, Brother Elbert Graybeal and congregation will be looking for you. There will be finger food and fellow ship after the event in the Fellowship Hall. CORNERSTONE FELLOWSHIP Burnett St. • West Jefferson 846-3954 Pastor Todd Brewer Casual A Contemporary Sunday Worship 11:00 a.m. Wednesday Bible Study 7:00 p.m. Leila Hams cried the beautiful first baby seph were in awe of His beau­ Then God warned them cry). tiful and lovely face;a blessing in a dream to a different way The sky was then filled of no comparison. Knowing from Herod,and they obeyed. with the glorious sight of that they were chosen by "And when they were come angels singing and swaying God to take care of and love into the house, they saw the young child with Mary his with excitement and joy, be­ His Only Begotten Son must cause the time had come and have overwhelmed them mother, and fell down, and the Christ child as they looked worshipped him: and when was born— at the perfect they had opened their trea­ Christmas was child. Even the sures, they presented unto here at last! 1he animals seemed him gifts; gold, and frankin­ shepherds hur­ to know the cense, and myrrh. And being riedly followed holiness of the warned of God in a dream the star in order moment and that they should not return to see the child. probably moved to Herod, they departed into "And there their own country another around into a were in the way." (Matt 2:11-12). circle around same country We get a glimpse of Heav­ the holy family shepherds abid­ en in this setting as we know to also behold ing in the field, that the eastern star rested the glorious keeping watch over them, so there was no sight or possibly over their flock need of sunlight—the bright­ even add their by night. And, est spot on earth was God's warmth to keep spotlight shining on His be­ Leila Harris lo, the angel of the cold winter loved Son Jesus the Christ. the Lord came night from get­ (Or the eastern star could upon them, and the glory of the Lord shone ting to the new King. have been a reflection of The During this time, the evil Christ Child's Glory). How round about them: and they were sore afraid. And the an­ King Herod found out that can we look out on a dear gel said unto them, Fear not: God was going to send a night and see the brightest for, behold, Ibring you good great King to be bom, so he star without remembering tidings of great joy, which sent "wise men" out to take our Savior? That night God shall be toall people.For unto gifts to the baby (in order to breathed the breath of lifeinto you is bom this day inthe city find out where He was, so His Son, who would provide of David a Saviour, which is he could have him killed). Salvation for all who believed Christ the Lord. And this But they could not mess (and all who would believe) shall be a sign unto you; Ye with God's plans and King in Him, had finally come. shall find the babe wrapped Herod was defeated in his Christmas was finally here! in swaddling clothes, lying plans against God. The wise Let us all rejoice in the cel­ in a manger. And suddenly men were enchanted with ebration of Christ's birthday, there was with the angel a the beautiful baby and wor­ and by all means, let us sing multitude of the heavenly shipped Him. to Him! ThankHim! Tell othhost praising God, and say­ ing, Glory to God in the high­ Kj est, and on earth peace, good ge Ashe County Worship Center will toward mere And it came to pass, as the angels were announces; gone away from them into Two Sunday Worship Services heaven, the shepherds said one to another, Let us now 10:30 a.m ft?, New Beginnings go even unto Bethlehem, and mf (Traditional) see this thing which is come to pass, which the Lord hath 11:30 a.mf- Celebration made known unto us. And L (Co$!?mP°n ' they came with haste, and found Mary, and Joseph, and CHRISTMAS PROGRAM the babe lying in a manger." (Luke 2:8-16). DEC. 22 @ 11:00 a.m. Back at the stable, when Baby Jesus was bom, (away Ray Taylor Rd. West Jefferson from the hustle and bustle of ashecountyyfeshiptsgnter.org tlie census crowd, in the quiet of the night) Mary and Jo- Special tothe Post Once upon a time, over 2,000 years ago, God's prom­ ise came true. God had promised, "Therefore the Lord himself shall give you a sign; Behold, a virgin shall concave, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel." (Isa 7:14, KJV). Plans were fulfilledand a young Virgin Mary was told of the planby the angel GabrieL Honored and delighted to be a part of God's plain, Mary proclaimed that it would be as God wanted; however, she was still just a young lady. God sent Joseph to be her husband, to look after her and care for her, and also to be a stepfather to her child—the King. "To a virgin espoused to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David; and the virgin's name was Mary." (Luke 1:27). Despite public mockery, Joseph married Mary and they went to Bethlehem to register for the government census declared in the land. It was the busiest time in many years so there were no boarding/motel rooms left in the town. The unnamed innkeeper took compassion on the young couple and al­ lowed them to bed down for the night in a stable—know­ ing they would be warm and dry, just as his animals were. "Arid she brought forth her firstborn son, and wrapped him in swaddling clothes, and laid him in a manger, because there was no room' for them in theinn." (Luke 2:7). Far away, some shepherds were looking out over their sheep as they herded them to the choicest and best grass to eat; and just as the sheep started to bed down for the night and the stars began to shine in the sky—an angel appeared in the clear night sky and proclaimed that the Savior was bom (maybe at the same moment that Jesus breathed His first breath and nf Beaver Creek Midway Baptisf Church Christian Church 1670 Mf. Mirnon Rd.. Wnt Jnffnrton. NC 28694 Old Hwy. 221 Near Golf Course Rd. West Jefferson • Since 1890 846-3795 Interim PaslirBob Shannon Sunday School 10:00 a.m. Morning Worship 11:00 a.m. Evening Service 6:30 p.m. Methodist Church 107 W. Second Street West Jefferson, North Carolina 336-246-5292 www.wijumc.net 9:45 Sunday School 11:00 Morning Worship VI Thou shalt not kill b f r me. eo e Sunday School - 9:45 u.m. VII Morning Won hip • 11:00 n.m. fvening Worthip - 6:00 p.m. Thou shalt not make unto these ani) jfyuw-.n impio- Wednwdoy Bible Study - 7:00 p.m. 194 and 88 Writ. Sowthport. NC 336-846-7445 Reverend Phil Arnold Worship 11:00 a.ai. Sunday Night Sorvfcot 6:20 p.m. I hem shalt not commit odultrq VIII Thou shalt not take the name of the LOKDthri GODin vam .% " 1hou shall not nteal IV IX Kemcmber the sabbath day to hrep it hollj A Thou nhalt not bear false witness .i^tinst thi| neighbor Sunday School 9:45 a.m. V Honor tKo f Jtherarxl thy mother X Thou shallnot covet" Wednesday Service 7:00 p.m. Mia(lnrt• Diiiiaintj ujr 6rna|la mnifoni RulUliui KM ronn rromitv Parish of the Holy Communion Rev. Will Heyward Sunday School • 9:45 AM Giendale Springs 846-7481 THou nli.jll have n< > other (336) 246-2012 Smethport Indopondcnt Baptist Church Mount Jefferson Presbyterian Church Worship • 11:00 AM 201 S. Jefferson Ave., West Jefferson 3 Pastor Steven LeaShomb ST. FRANCIS OF ASSISI CATHOLIC CHURCH 246-9151 Rev. James Stuhrenberg Main A Ivy Streets. • Jefferson Sun. Morning Mass - 9:00 am Saturday Evening Mass • 4:30pm English A 7:30pm Spanish Weekday Morn. Mass Call 336-246-9151 for times West Jefferson United Page 5 A Christmas stoiy for children • Sunday School 10:00 a.m. FRIDAY, DECEMBER 20,201.'J Big Flatts Baptist Church Fleetwood. NC (Episcopalian) Holy Trinity Church & f if l Eucharist 10:00 am Christian Education 8:10 Rector - The Rev. Stephen Miller Pastor, Chris Cox Services: Sunday School 10:00 a.m. T) Peak Creek Church of the Brethren Worship Service 11:00 o.m. Wednesday Bible Study 7:00 p.m. Youth Cast (All Stars for Jesus) Everyone Welcome! Pastor: Ed Hall Seventh-Day Adventist Church of Warrensville Jefferson United Methodist Church Rev. Karen F. Miller. Pastor Sunday SdiooMO AM Worship Service: 11 AM Pastor: Kevin Morgan 115 East Main St., Jefferson. NC (336) 846-9512 9:00 a.m. Informal Worship 9:45 a.m. - Sunday School for ail ages 11 00 a.m. - Traditional Worship Service We would love to Imvo you come worship wtth us. Phone - 982-3076 Mt. Jefferson Baptist Church Rev. Keith Casey 336-372-5479 1957 US Hwy 221 N. Jnfftrton. NC (336) 246-4764 336-667-6092 9:45 a.m. Sunday • Sunday School n:00 a-m. Sunday • WonMp Service ^f|i Bald Mtn. Baptist Church Pastor: Rev. Lawrence Goodman 1460 Bald Mtn. Rd.. West lefferton Sunday School 9:30 a.m. Sunday Morning Worship Sendee 8:30am i10:45 am Sunday Evening Worship -6:00 pa Wednesday Meal -5:15 pm Bible Study -6:30 pm Baidmountainchurch.org ImaH: Baidmountaineskyhest.com Church 877-1550 Saturday Services: Bible School -10:00 AM Sabbath Worship -11:15 AM 6:10 p.m. Sunday • Sunday Night Service 6:00 p.m. Monday • T.I.AM 10:00 a.m. heyday • Joy In Hw Morning 7:00 p.m. Wedncidoy • Prayer Myirtng wwmwsvsimwvwmTotuacncotaanoati 4 Bethany United Methodist Church 336-877-2801 495 Highway 194 South Rev. A. Owen Peeler Sunday School 9:45a.m. Sunday Warship 11:00 a.m. "And Ho led thorn at tar at to Bethany... and Ho Wetted thorn" lute 24:50 i MltdNll/ilil me Mfelfl Of JOSUS conrinuing worm «J * Peotefulty, Simply, Together 2082 Peak Creek Church Rd. Laurel Springs. NC 28644 First Assembly of God Church 816 1111 Pastor Keith Styron Corner of Favr-Roiand A McNeil Sts • Jefferson (88 West - Left on McNeil. One Block) Sunday School - 9:30-10:15 a.m. Morning Worship -10:30 a.m. Sunday Evening - 6:00 p.m. Wednttdey Night BIMa Study - 7:00p m • Dr Pepper "Hut Comer of Hwy. 221A Cherry St Jefferson 246-6077 Compliments of VANN0Y & SONS CONSTRUCTION COMPANY , 246-4591 H&W Oil Company 739 US Hwy 221 Bus West Jefferson __ West Jefferson 124-HOUR BURNER SERVICE! 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(JAM) program. dler's convention," Lo­ "It is hard for us to "We feel that the Arts non said. "We want to be think of having this Council has the organi­ able to revive that kind event any place else," zational capacity to be of event for them right Lonon said. able to do this event and here at home." The plan was pre­ The convention will sented before the board do it well," Lonon said. JAM is a program pro­ continue to be held at to ask permission to vided through the Arts the park. In the work use the park, to collect Council for the last 12 meeting, the board dis­ an admission fee at the years which provides cussed waiving the park gate, waive the daily musicial instruction use fee for the first year use fee for the first year to 4-6 grade students and voted in favor of al­ and to have the Commis­ in the Ashe County lowing that. sioners endorsement as In the work session, a premire event in the Schools through the 4-H program. The program Ashe County Parks and county. teaches at no charge to Recreation director Lonon said the Arts learn fiddle, banjo and Scott Turnmyre said the Council will host a meet­ county did not charge ing at 6:30 p.m. on Mon­ guitar. The JAM program also the Rotary for its use day, Jan. 13 with area musicians and the com­ munity to discuss how the convention will be held. The meeting will Have the following positions available: be held to help come up with ideas to enhance the event and help it Fulltime and partime CNA'S continue to grow. 1st and 2nd shifts available "The Arts Council is pleased in many ways to be able to use the arts as a vehicle to enhance PRN Positions for RN's and LPN's the quality of life here, to impact the economy here, through the arts, We offer Competitive Pay Rates and Benefits and to have an opportu­ Come Join Our Winning Team nity through the fiddler's convention to preserve our musical heritage," Interested persons may apply in person she said. Margate Health & Rehab 540 Waugh Street Jefferson, N.C. 28640 Phone (336) 246-5581 Fax (336) 246-5997 Jefferson's Gateway to Extraordinary Living Come See the Difference! NOW YOU CAN SAVE AN ADDITIONAL $5 PER MONTH FOR 12 MONTHS! £ PACKAGES STARTING AT 5.) Their audit of the county's Medicaid pro­ gram found five minor errors out of 61 files tested. None of the er­ rors resulted in a ques­ tioned cost. Norris said the errors were related to eligibil­ ity. Balances, appropria­ tions and costs According to the au­ dit, Ashe County has a general fund balance of $13,123,482 which is an increase of the 2010/11 and 2011/12 fiscal years. The county has a remaining balance of $7,131,899 with an ap­ propriated fund balance of $3,594,559 for the 2014 budget. Appalachian Regional Library (covering Ashe, Watauga and Wilkes counties) was appropri­ ated $408,480 to supple­ ment its activities, and the Appalachian Dis­ trict Health Department (covering Ashe, Allegh­ any and Watauga coun­ ties) was appropriated $397,559 to supplement its activities. The county appropri­ ated $185,160 to the Smoky Mountain Center and $324,306 to Wilkes Community College. The county paid $13,573 to the High Country Council of Gov­ ernments. The county provided 13 percent of the total support to the Second Chance Dogs of Ashe Ashe County's #1 Dog Rescue William Sands said. "I am very proud of our em­ ployees and what they have done. It's amazing." Commissioner Larry Rhodes also thanked Norris and the county employees for all the work they did relating to the audit. "As far as where our fund balance is and what money we have used, and the services we are still providing, that's the main thing," he said. "That's the bottom line. The cost to provide ser­ vices, we've been able to do it and we're still looking at (maintaining) 36.7 percent of our fund balance while the state asks us to keep at least eight (percent)." Rhodes said the work­ ers did a good job pro­ viding services while staying in their price ranges. "Every department in here gave back at the end of the year," he said. "It meant they had money there, they spent and provided the services, but they were also con­ scientious that this is all of our county money." Yearick said the audit will be available online as soon as next week. Exercise From Page 1 When giving money to non-profits you want to see positive results. Second Chance Dogs of Ashe has rescued and found forever homes for over 200 local dogs this year, most of which would have been euthanized or died from sickness or neglect. Our Goal is to bring an end to the unnecessary euthanasia of healthy adoptable animals. We are less than 10 people, all volunteers, working together to reach • this goal. Please help us by donating today. Donations can be made by visiting any LIFf STORE BANK or you can go online to our webpage: secondchancedogsofashe.org and make a donation online using Paypal. Our mailing address is: will meet on the second Tuesday of each month for a presentation, before a walk around the path adjacent to the library while discussing books. The first speaker Paul Hoover, certified trainer from Littles Gym special­ izing in fitness for seniors, will be at the Jan. 14 meeting of the Ashe Wellness Circle Book Club. Information on yoga with Julie Smith can be found at www.ashemassageandyoga. com and Bee Natural Or­ ganic Salon canbe reached at (336) 384-3007. Information on the Ashe Wellness Circle Book Chafe and other wellness events at the library can be found at www.ashelibrary.com. Pictures From Page 1 Second Chance Dogs of Ashe 102 Hummingbird Lane Fleetwood, NC 28626 Your support is much needed and greatly appreciated. All donations are Tax Deductible. , DIRECTV COG and was the third highest in the region behind Watauga and Wil­ kes counties. The federal govern­ ment paid a total of $31,436,683 to county recipients in the fis­ cal year, while the state paid $14,142,195. Med­ icaid was the largest factor in both the state and federal, with the federal government pro­ viding $24,108,065 to Ashe County recipients and the state giving $13,645,800. "This is money that doesn't go through the county finances, this is money issued directly by the state," Norris said. Ashe County was awarded $29,158,421 by the federal government and $16,754,029 by the state. Local expendi­ tures totaled $3,032,077. Norris said benefits such as food stamps are not included in the ex­ penditure award report, but other programs in­ cluding Medicaid are. 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Celebration for Earl Scruggs Dorfn 9 Page 2 Dn^ 2 Page o Page 3 January 2014 Vol. X, Issue 1 Serving' Ashe, Alleghany, Boone, Blowing Rock, Wilkes County and Mountain City, Tenn, �Ringingin 2014 with style A little something for everybody to celebrate on New Years Eve Looking for just the right celebration to welcome 2014? The region has plenty to offer. Sugar Mountain Resort's New Years Eve A New Year's Celebration Mountain Style featuring live music by The Johnson Brothers. The general public is invited, free of charge, to the torch light parade and fireworks at midnight. A fee as well as reservations for the indoor festivities are required and should be made as soon as possible by calling 828-8984521x233. " 1009 Sugar Mountain Dr., Sugar Mountain. For more information, call 828-8984521 App Ski Mountain New Years' Eve Join App Ski Mountain for New Year's Eve and ring in 2014 in style. Fireworks, torchlight skiing, and more. Moonlight ice skating from 10-11:45 p.m. Breakfast available from 9 p.m. to midnight. 940 Ski Mountain Road, Blowing Rock. For more information, 828-295-7828. Cherokee New Year's Eve Fireworks Celebrate New Year's with a bang at Chero­ kee's Annual New Year's Eve Fireworks display, located at the Acquoni Expo Center. The fes­ tivities kick off on Tuesday, Dec. 31, at 8 p.m. Come and enjoy this special holiday event with your entire family, surrounded by the scenic mountains of Western North Carolina. If you're planning to stay overnight in Cherokee, check out Harrah's Stay and Flay Packages or visit us online at www.cherokeenc.com for an extensive list of hotels, cabins, and cottages, plus quaint shops, galleries, and restaurants that are sure to make your visit a special one. Don't forget to stop by the Qualla Arts and Crafts Mutual Co-op and check out the latest works of art by over 300 talented and award winning potters, painters, wood carv­ ers, basket weavers, bead workers and more. Acquoni Expo Center is located on 1501 Ac­ quoni Road in Cherokee. For more informa­ tion please contact: Cherokee Welcome Center (800) 438-1601. New Year's Eve Possum Drop - Brasstown The 20th Annual New Year's Eve Pos­ sum Drop will take place at Clay's Corner in Brasstown. Ring in the New Year with a Miss Possum contest, bluegrass music, Little Brasstown Church Choir, the Blessings, cider and good clean fun. For more information, call 828- 837-3797. Ring in the New Year Grove Park Style - Asheville Dec 27,2013-Jan 1,2014 The New Year arrives with parties, danc­ ing, champagne and party favors throughout the resort. Whether you choose to celebrate in the Great Hall, Elaine's Dueling Piano Bar, the Grand Ballroom, the Heritage Ballroom, or at one of our more intimate venues, you are sure to have a memorable Grove Park Inn experi­ ence as we ring in2014! Closing out our Centennial Celebration, the New Year arrives with parties, dancing, cham­ pagne, and party favors throughout the resort. Whether you choose to celebrate in the Great Hall, the Grand Ballroom, or at one of our more intimate venues, you are sure to have a memorable experience as we ring in 2014 and toast to the next 100 years. Additional activities include guided history tours, The National Gingerbread Competi­ tion™ on display, live music throughout the resort, and much more. Call (800) 438-5800 for pricing and avail­ ability as only a limited number of rooms remain. Want to see some live professional 'rasslin'? WAVE Live to appear at Greensboro Colliseum The WWE: Live will take place at the Greensboro Colise­ um, at 1921 West Lee St, Greenkxxo on Jan. 4,2014. The WWE is the largest professional wrestling promotion in the world. Encompassing the brands WWE: Raw, WWE: Smackdown, and WWE: Extreme Championship Wrestling, over the years WWE wrestling has become the premiere professional wres­ tling brand. Featured during the matches will be: • John Cena vs. Randy Orionin a Championship Main Event • The World's Largest Athlete the BigShow battles Kane • WWE Tag Team Champions the Rhodes Brothers defend the Tag Titles against The Real Americans Founded as a purely regional wrestling brand in 1952 by Rod­ erick "Jess" McMahon and Joseph Mondt, it was based in the Northeast United Statesas part of the National Wrestling Alliance. Eventually, the company came under the control of Vincent J. Mc- Open source image | Jefferson Post Randy Orion (left) will square off against Jon Cena (center) and the Big Show (right) will battle Kane in Greensboro on Jan. 4, at the Coliseum. Mahon, Jess' son. The company split from the alliance in 1963 as a result of a dispute and was renamed the World Wide Wrestling Federation, and later the World Wrestling Federation. After buy­ ing the company from his father in 1980, Vincent K. McMahon aimed to make the brand nationally known, despite the tradition of a regional system. Throughout the years this has been done in several ways, via pay-per-view, video recordings, and most impor­ tantly, television. The first television series, WWE: Raw, was created and fust aired as WWF Monday Night Raw on January 11,1993. It broke new ground in professional wrestlingbecause it was filmedin front of a live audience who purchased WWE tickets, whereas other wrestling shows were often taped on sound stages and dubbed over. The WWE is responsible for the famous WrestleMania, one of the most wellknown professional sportingevents inthe world.Pro­ duced annually since 1985, WrestleMania is the championship that brings together all the WWE brands in a final showdown. Gates typically open two hours before the event start time. Gate opening times are subject to change so please clarify before head­ ing to the venue. Tickets are $15 and up. To purchase, visit www.ticketmaster.com or call 800-745-3000. Earl Scruggs Center to host grand opening iuit, as we celebrate the Grand Opening of the Earl Scruggs Center: Music & Stories from the American South in Shelby at the Malcolm Brown Auditorium. Daytime activities begin in Uptown Shelby at 10:30 a.m. and include a street festival with old fashioned games, chil­ dren and family activities, music and a ribbon cutting commemorating the Grand Opening of the Earl Scruggs Center: Mu­ sic & Stories from the American South. A banjo "petting zoo" will be available for hands on exposure to the instrument. On Saturday evening, Remembering Earl: Music & Stories - a sellout event - will feature a range of nationally-recog­ nized artists as they share their memories of Earl through song and story. Joining us for great music and memories of Earl will be Vince Gill, Travis Tritt, Sam Bush, Rob Ickes, Gary Scruggs, Randy Scruggs, Jim Mills, and John Gardner. WSM's Eddie Stubbs will emcee the event. Special thanks to our sponsors, which include: Grand Opening Weekend spon­ sor, The Bank of the Ozarks; and Remem­ bering Earl: Music & Stories event spon­ sors, Duke Energy, Cleveland County, City of Shelby, Gardner Webb University and the Town of Boiling Springs. The Malcolm Brown Auditorium is lo­ cated on the campus of Shelby High School at 230 East Dixon Blvd. Shelby (Shelby High School does not permit alcohol or tobacco products on campus). Additional ticketing questions should be directed to the Don Gibson Theatre at 704487-8114. For more information or questions on the grand opening, call the Earl Scruggs Center at 704-487-6233 or visit www. earlscruggscenter.org. Photo by Les Leverette - 2011Grand Old Opry Archives 1 Jefferson Post The celebration will focus on contributions Earl Scruggs (right corner) made to bluegrass music. Sugar Mountain has plenty to oiler in January Boss Hawg to perform Sugar Mountain Resort welcomes Boone's own Boss Hawg from 4-6 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 4. Boss Hawg's home pen is the mountain town of Boone. The Hawgs formed in 2003 at a party on the ridge of the Blue Ridge Mountains. The band quickly discovered that combining their contemporary rendition of traditional Appalachian Mountain music with fun loving audiences produced a natural high-energy vibe that can be linked to the once-a-month barn dances from the turn of the century. But their love of bluegrass and old-time string music is only half the story. Principle songwriter Jon Davis has the ability to sing and write songs that seep of lifetimes of experiences. Jon doesnt so much write songs, as he seems to channel them, sometimes onstage in front of a live audience. A Boss Hawg show will usually comprise of newgrass instrumental, super-country-funk songwriting, and straight-ahead bluegrass that keeps one foot planted in the cornfield of tradition. The two original members, Jon Davis on Guitar and Brian Swenk on banjo. Kim France plays bass and sings. Zeb walked backstage at a gig and confidently announced, "I am your new fiddle player, and this is our first gig together." Thirty minutes, another crush, and one fiddle solo later we learned that he was correct on every count. Zebs vast experience in the rock/jazz/classical world with an instrument called the violin (I swear it looks just like a fiddle) allows the second wing to sprout and suddenly the proverbial pig is flying. Zeb was born and raised in the foreign lands of California and the Hawg is extremely happy that he decided to move to America. Boss Hawg can be contacted by calling Jon Jon Davis @ 828 262 9972. Septuagenarian Benefits and Party Anyone 70 and older can qualify for complimentary skiing/riding at Sugar Mountain Resort. To obtain your complimentary skiing/riding privileges please visit Sug­ ar Mountain Resort's administration office, located on the second floor of the main lodge building and present a photo ID. A season pass will be issued to you for a pro­ cessing fee of $10. You may also chose to receive a daily ticket at no charge. Every January Sugar recognizes the wonderful contri­ bution our seniors make to the sport of skiing by throw­ ing a party. This year's party will be held at noon on Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2014, in the Last Run Lounge. National Winter Trails Day - Winter Feels Good Submitted photo 1 Loafer The 19th annual National Winter Trails Day is back at Boone's Boss Hawg will perform at Sugar Mountain on Jan. 4. Sugar Mountain Resort and will be held Saturday, Jan. 11. The event offers children and adults new to snow sports the chance to try snowshoeing for FREE. Discov­ er 4the fun and fitness of snowsports. Guided tours are Sugar has available at 9 a.m., 10 a.m., 11 a.m., noon, 1 p.m., 2 p.m special deals , 3 p.m. and 4 p.m. The program includes a 45 minute for skiers over 70 in tour and snowshoe rental. Adult tours are for 12 years January. or older. Children's tours are for 8-11 years old. Sign up at least 15 minutes prior to your tour time at the Ski/ Submitted phot< Snowboard School. Loafer Sugar Mountain Resort, 1009 Sugar Mountain Dr., Banner Elk, NC, 28604 www.skisugar.com, info@skisugar.com, (828) 898-4521 �• FRIDAY, DECEMBER 20,2013 WM . > PORTS Nathan 1 lam, Sports Writer (886) 846-7164 nham@chitasmedia.com Huskies win in double OT Nathan Ham Sports Writer nham@civitasmedia.com Devan Sheets scored a career-high 25 points and Alex Spencer scored 19 to help Ashe County defeat Mount Airy in double over­ time, 65-63. The game was tight from the start as both teams were tied at the end of three of the four quarters, forcing the extra session. Even in overtime, neither team could break away from the other, forcing an­ other OT. Finally, Ashe was able to outscore the Bears 64 to get the win. In addition to his 25 points, Sheets added six rebounds and a steal. Con­ nor Bowers finished the game with nine points, four rebounds, one assist, one steal and one block. Bradley Lucas had six points and game highs in rebounds (seven) and as­ sists (four). Senior Cullen Ashley had four points and five boards and Parker Shelton rounded out the scoring with two points. As a team, the Huskies were 7-15 from behind the three-point line (47-per­ cent) and shot 53-percent overall from the field. Ashe was also 8-11 from the free throw line. Ashe improved to 2-7 overall while Mount Airy saw its record fall to 5-3. The Huskies look to add on to its 1-0 conference re­ cord on Friday with Allegh­ any making the short drive from Sparta for the first conference home game of Nathan Ham | Jefferson Post the year. Alex Spencer scored 19 points to help Ashe beat Mount Airy. Wells to play in NCAA l)iv. 2 tillc game Nathan Ham Sports Writer nham@civitasmedia.com Former Ashe County Husky wide receiver Greyson Wells will be suit­ ing up in the NCAA Division II National Championship game this Saturday in Flor­ ence,-Ala, . . Wells is a sophomore at LenoirRhyne and is the team's leading receiver. Although the Bears are a , very run-heavy oftense, Wells has beeii the Wells go-to guy on pass­ ing plays. The sophomore leads Lenoir-Rhyne with 17 catches for 317 yards and five touchdowns. For a team that runs the ball so much, Wells has also been re­ lied on to be a good blocker on the outside and down field. The Bears average 378 rushing yards per game. It has been an outstanding sea­ son for the Bear program. After losing the season opener to Concord, 18-10, the Bears have reeled off 13 straight wins. After 10 regular season wins and three playoff wins, the Bears find themselves just one more win from the national championship. The Bears beat conference rival Carson-Newman, 27-20, to get to the quarterfinals where they up­ ended North Alabama, 42-39. In the semifinals last weekend, the Bears simply outclassed West Chester with a 42-14 win, set­ ting up Saturday's game against Northwest Missouri State. The NMSU Bearcats are unde­ feated on the season, and have won all but one game by at least a touchdown. NMSU got the top seed while Lenoir-Rhyne was the second seed. Kickoff for the game will be at noon and it will be televised live on ESPN 2. Mount Airy's hot shooting dooms Lady Huskies Nathan Ham Sports Writer nham@civitasmedia.com Mount Airy shot nearly 50-percent from the field and hit 15 three-pointers to beat the Lady Huskies, 61-34. "Mount Airy is a fantas­ tic basketball team, one of the best, if not the best shooting team I have ever seen," said Head Coach Laura Foster. "They have multiple players that can shoot the three and shoot it consistently." The Lady Bears jumped out front quickly with • a 19-9 lead at the end of one. In the second, Mount Airy added on to the lead with some more good shoot­ ing and strong defense that held Ashe to just four points in the second quar­ ter. Ashe shot only 22-per­ Nathan Ham| Jefferson Post cent from the field against Morgan Hudler finished with five points in Monday's loss to one of the top 1A teams in Mount Airy. the state. "I expect them (Mount Airy) to make a deep run in the playoffs," Coach Fos­ ter said. Paige Spell recorded her second straight doubledouble with 18 points and 12 rebounds. Morgan Hudler had five points, Hallie Brown had four points, five rebounds and two assists and Tyler Eller had three points. Ashton Lee ended the contest with two points and four boards and Abby Lopp added two points and seven rebounds." Mount Airy's Jasmine Varney led all players with 21 points. Mikayla Seivers added 10, Alex Atkins had nine and Ayano, Shelton had eight. The Lady Huskies dropped to 3-5 overall. Mount Airy remained un­ defeated at 8-0. Ashe will return to con­ ference play this Friday with Alleghany coming to town. ONLINE Game of the Week video can be found at jeffersonpost.com Wrestlers battle at Alleghany Ashe County took part in four matches on Satur­ day at the Alleghany Du­ als and came away with one win and three losses. Ashe 48, Grayson County 23 106: Dustin Cooper (Grayson) defeated Ca­ leb Cooper (Ashe) by a 17-2 technical fall. 113: Cody Kirk (Gray­ son) won via forfeit. 120: Bodi Miller (Ashe) pinned Jacob Hale (Grayson) at 4:46. 126: Brady Buchanan (Ashe) pinned Dakota Ross in 15 seconds. 132: Joshua Howard (Grayson) won via for­ feit. 138: No match 145: Matthew Hamil­ ton (Ashe) pinned Jose Sanchez Garcia (Gray­ son) at 1:29 152: Hunter Argetsinger (Ashe) pinned Jacob Ewell (Grayson) at 1:15. 160: Michael Elliott (Ashe) pined William Lawrence (Grayson) at 4:17. 170: Clay Anders (Grayson) won via for­ feit. 182: No match 195: Joshua Hamilton (Ashe) won via forfeit. 220: Shawn Baker (Ashe) won via forfeit. 285: Mitchell Brown (Ashe) won via forfeit. West Lincoln 65, Ashe 15 106: Austin Sneed (West) pinned Cooper (Ashe) in 53 seconds. 113: Bailey Thomas (West) won via forfeit. 120: Robbie Hallman (West) pinned Miller (Ashe) at 1:10. 126: Dillon Morris (West) pinned Buchanan (Ashe).at 3:15. 132: Nathan Ward (West) won via forfeit. 138: Ivan McCormick (West) won via forfeit. 145: M. Hamilton (Ashe) pinned Nate Mault (West) at 1:03. 152: Dustin Headrick (West) defeated Argetsinger (Ashe) by a 15-0 technical fall. 160: Elliott (Ashe) pinned Hunter Turner (West) at 1:54. 170: Shawn Morrison (West) won via forfeit. 182: Matthew Poteat (West) won via forfeit. 195: Mack George (West) pinned Trajan Wellington (Ashe) in 11 seconds. 220: Baker (Ashe) de­ feated Dawson Warlick (West) by a 4-0 decision. 285: Andres Gonzalez (West) pinned Brown (Ashe) at 2:44. Galax 39, Ashe 30 106: Timothy Beamis (Galax) pinned Cooper (Ashe) at 4:25. 113: No match 120: Miller (Ashe) won via forfeit. 126: Brandon McMillian (Galax) pinned Bu­ chanan (Ashe) at 2:25. 132: No match 138: Malik Robinson (Galax) won via forfeit. 145: M. Hamilton (Ashe) pinned Seth Boyles (Galax) at 1:45. 152: Jonathan Reyna (Galax) defeated Argetsinger (Ashe) by a 14-7 decision. 160: Elliott (Ashe) pinned Jack Vaughn (Ga­ lax) at 1:46. 170: Jeremy Jennings (Galax) won via forfeit. 182: David Glass (Ga­ lax) won via forfeit. 195: J. Hamilton (Ashe) pinned Tebreen Bryson (Galax) at 3:13. 220: Caleb Spurlin (Galax) pinned Welling­ ton (Ashe) in 29 sec­ onds. 285: Brown (Ashe) pinned Noah Burcham (Galax) at 1:01. Bandys 42, Ashe 39 106: Cooper (Ashe) won via forfeit. 113: John Foster (Bandys) won via forfeit. 120: Miller (Ashe) pinned Zachary Miller (Bandys) at 3:10. 126: Buchanan (Ashe) pinned Brayden Aysta (Bandys) in 16 seconds. 132: Blake Teague (Bandys) won via forfeit. 138: Trevor Lail (Bandys) won via forfeit. 145: M. Hamilton (Ashe) defeated Timo­ thy Lunsford (Bandys) by a 4-2 decision. 152: Jevon McCorkle (Bandys) pinned Argetsinger (Ashe) at 2:29. 160: Elliott (Ashe) won via forfeit. 170: Andrew Brotherton (Bandys) won via forfeit. 182: Rhett Starnes (Bandys) won via forfeit. 195: Jeff - Tuckey (Bandys) pinned J. Ham­ ilton (Ashe) at 4:28. 220: Baker (Ashe) won via forfeit. 285: Brown (Ashe) won via forfeit. Shooting champions crowned The Ashe County Wildlife Club named its 2013 champions in Shotgun Sports and Pis­ tol Shooting on Satur­ day, Dec. 7 at its annual Christmas party. Normally, there would have been a 2013 Rifle Champion named, but the rifle range was closed for much of the year in order to build a club house and trans­ form the 100-yard range into a 300-yard range to accommodate state and regional International Benchrest Shooting tournaments in 2014. 2013 Shotgun Cham­ pionship: 1st Place - Larry Da­ vidson 2nd Place - Brian Hensley 3rd Place - Tony Johnson 2013 Pistol Champi­ onship: 1st Place - Arlen Bard 2nd Place - Jerry Seamon 3rd Place - Dama Roe The Club proper­ ty is located at 3260 Big Creek Peak Road (north of the experi­ mental farm on N.C. 88). Amenities include a clubhouse, 300-yard rifle range, pistol range, skeet, trap and sport­ ing clays fields. Regular championship and fun shoots are held at the range. Membership is $100 per year ($125 for new members). The club meets the third Monday of each month (starting again in February 2014) at Smoky Mountain Bar­ becue. For more details, visit www.acwlc.org , or the club's Facebook page. Brian Hensley Dama Roe �I'AC.K FRIDAY, DECEMBER 20,2013 lo JEFFERSON POST CLASSIFIEDS LEGALS . LEGALS LEGALS 2013 For the Estate of Reeves Ed­ win Vannoy John Edwin Vannoy 502 Duck Creek Lane Indian Trail, NC 28079 Publish: 12.13.13/12.20.13/12.27.13/1. 3.14 NOTICE TO CREDITORS Having qualified as Executor for the Estate of Elaine B. Little, deceased late of Ashe County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of said deceased to present them on or before 12th day of March, 2014, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their re­ covery. All persons indebted to said estate will please make immediate payment. This the 12th day of Novem­ ber. 2013. For the Estate of Elaine B. Little Keith D. Little 745 Elliott Rd. West Jefferson, NC 28694 PUBLISH: 12.13.13/12.30.13/12.27.13/1. 3.14 NOTICE TO CREDITORS Having qualified as Executor for the Estate of Boyd Opal Bard, deceased late of Ashe County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of said deceased to present them on or before 9th day of March, 2014, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recov­ ery. All persons indebted to said estate will please make immediate payment. This the 9th day of December, 2013. For the estate of Boyd Opal Bard Janet Hicks PO Box 613 West Jefferson PUBLISH:12.13.13/12.20.13/1 2.27.13/1.3.14 NOTICE TO CREDITORS Having qualified as adminis­ trator of the Estate of Nellie Mae Hudler, late of Ashe County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons having claims against said estate to present them to the under­ signed, on or before the 6th day of March, 2014, or this No­ tice will pleaded in bar to their recovery. All persons indebted to the estate will please make immediate payment to the un- NORTH CAROl INA ASHE COUNTY IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION BEFORE THE CLERK FILE NO. 13-SP-117 DARLENE LOFTIS and husband, RANDY LOFTIS; GEORGIA BARKER, Single. CHERYL LOFTIS ARMSTRONG and husband, BRIAN ARMSTRONG Petitioners, vs. ZACHARY EDWARD GOODMAN. Respondent. NOTICE OF SERVICE OF PROCESS BY PUBLICATION NOTICE OF SERVICE OF PROCESS BY PUBLICATION To Zachary Edward Goodman, the above named Respondent: Take notice that a pleading seeking relief against you has been tiled the 29th day of Au­ gust, 2013 in the above en­ titled action. The nature of the relief being sought is as fol­ lows; the Petitioners are seek­ ing a Judicial Sale of property in which you are a tenant in common. You are required to make detense to such pleading no later than the 13th day of January, 2014, said date being 30 days from the first publication of this notice; and upon your failure to do so the party seeking ser­ vice against you will apply to the Court for the relief sought. This the 6th day of December 2013. John T. Kilby Attorney for Petitioners PO Box 24 West Jefferson, NC 28694 (336) 246-3144 Publish: 12.13.13/12.20.13/12.27.13 NOTICE TO CREDITORS Having qualified as Executor for the Estate of Reeves Ed­ win Vannoy, deceased late of Ashe County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons hav­ ing claims against the estate of said deceased to present them on or before 6th day of March, 2014, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their re­ covery. All persons indebted to said estate will please make immediate payment. This lire 6th day of Pssgmbsr, dersiqned. 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Glenda Luther, Volunteer Co­ ordinator with Ashe Services of Aging said that once all of the food was gathered, it was then distributed equally between the Sharing Center, Ashe Really Cares, A Safe Home for Everyone and Ashe Outreach Ministries. As part of the drive canned food was donated at Food Lion, Lowes Food,Ingles Market, Wil­ kes Community College (Ashe Campus), Dollar General Store, Ashe County Public Library, Ashe Services for Aging, Ashe Optometric Eye Care, Fletcher Memorial Baptist Church, Unit­ ed Chemi-Con and Ashe Memo­ rial Hospital. The Ashe County Volunteer Initiative Program also received monetary donations that were divided equally among the food banks to help replenish their shelves as needed. "We are wonderfully thank­ ful for all the great work Ashe Services for the Aging provides for folks who are less fortunate throughout all of Ashe County," Rev. Rob Brooks, Executive Di­ rector of Ashe Outreach said, "The over 2,000 people at Ashe Outreach who receive food will greatly benefit from the donated goods through this community wide effort. We pass on a whole­ hearted thank you to all who have given from their pantries so that families will receive a little extra this Christmas Sea­ son." The Ashe County Volunteer Initiative Program would like to thank the volunteers who helped, locations served as drop-off sites, local media and everyone within the county who contributed to the success of the Canned Food Drive. Choral students selected to perform at Carnegie Hall The Ashe County High School Choir is proud to announce that two of their students have been chosen through audition to participate in the 2014 High School Honors Per­ formance Series at Carn­ egie Hall. Calli Phipps and Heath­ er Travers were nominat­ ed in April 2013. By be­ Submitted photo| Jefferson Post The graduates of the phlebotomy program for 2013 are (front row left to right:) April Walls, Annette Oliver, Victoria Rash, Theresa Watson (back row:) Crystal Blevins, Alyssa Farmer and Kristal Vanhoy. WCC Ashe lauds phlebotomy grads Wilkes Community College congratulates its recent phlebotomy program graduates, who were taught by instruc­ tor Terri Bounds. The graduates are: April Walls (Grayson County), Annette Oliver (Ashe County), Victoria Rash (Ashe County), Theresa Watson (Ashe County), Crystal Blevins (Grayson County), Alys­ sa Farmer (Ashe Coun­ ty) and Kristal Vanhoy (Ashe County). Wilkes Community College, a member of the North Carolina Commu­ nity College System, is a public, two-year, opendoor institution serving the people of Wilkes, Ashe and Alleghany counties and beyond. Established in 1965, WCC continues to build on a strong history of meeting the educational needs and cultural in­ terests of our students, community and work­ force. WCC prepares learners for success in a dynamic world. CHEVROLET*BUICK AN AMERICAN R VOU/llON 0 § # ing nominated, the ladies were required to fill out an application and record a vocal music CD. The High School Hon­ ors Performance Series at Carnegie Hall challenges elite students to per­ form at their very best. Students rehearse and perform under master conductors and have the DAY'S HEr i1 t 1 Travers were contacted with the news. Both girls were selected to partici­ pate with the prestigious group of high school stu­ dents. 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Trailing 26-3 at halftime, Flynn threw four second-half TDs — while Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo threw two INTs In the final three minutes — to earn the Packers' second straight win andkeep Title Town In the NFC playoff picture. Flynn finished 26-of-39 for 299 yards, four TDs and one INT in an unbe­ lievable winning effort. "What a feeling," Flynn said. "As we were taking a knee, we were thinking, 'Is this real? Is this happening? " Dez Bryant GREG JENNINGS, WR, VIKINGS No Adrian Peterson? No problem. Minnesota's offense was too much for Philadelphia to han­ dle in a 48-30 victory.Jennings hauled In a ca­ reer-high 11 catches for 163 yards and a 57-yard TD from quarterback Matt Cassel. On the ground, the Vikings were without A.D. and backup Toby Gerhartbut were still able to gash the Eagles with third-stringer Matt Asiata, who finished with three TDs—or the same number of career carries he had entering his first start. Seahawks 49ers Broncos Saints Panthers Chiefs Patriots Bengals Colts Cardinals Eagles Ravens Packers Bears Dolphins Chargers Uons Cowboys Steelers Jets Rams Titans Giants Bills Vikings Falcons Raiders Buccaneers Browns Jaguars Redskins Texans (12-2) (10-4) (11-3) (10-4) (10-4) (11-3) (1(M) (9-5) (9-5) (9-5) (8-6) (8-6) (7-6-1) (8-6) (8-6) (7-7) (7-7) (7-7) (6-8) (8-8) (8-8) (5-9) (5-9) (5-9) (4-9-1) (4-10) (4-10) (4-10) (4-10) (4-10) (3-11) (2-12) Legion of Boom has five INTs in shutout victory Frank Gore records seventh 1,000-yard season Loss to Bolts snaps 14-game home winning streak Good grief1 Charlie Brown benched in loss to Rams. Captain Munnerfyn posts team-record fifth pick-six. Clinch playoff berth one year after finishing 2-14. Tom Brady unable to pull off game-winning drive. Kevin Huber has broken jaw. cracked vertebrae Robert Mathis breaks franchise sack record (16.5). Escape with wild overtime victory at Tennessee Chip Kelly to Texas? Rumors are pure "speculation." Justin Tucker 61-yard FG ices road win at Detroit Matt Flynn keeps hope alive in epic win at Dallas. Jay Cutler returns, leads comeback at Cleveland End seven-game losing streak against New England Time of possession (38:49-to-2l 11) beats Denver Megatron defends Matthew Stafford after MNF loss COLORS. #CLEANWINS Fast Forward » Sunday. DM. 22 Miami MmneaoU Denver Tennessee Cleveland New Orleans It's fantasy football Super Bowl time. This week, the majority of leagues across the country will crown a champion who will win Atlanta Athlon Fantasy Flash RB - LeSean McCoy, Eagles thriving in Chip Kelly's new-look Philly offense — with a league-lead­ ing 1.343 rush yards. 507 receiving yards and eight total TDs. Andy Dalton is happy to be back in Cincinnati, where he has thrown 14 TDs and five INTs, compared to 13 TDs and 111NTs on the road. BRONCOS (11-3) AT TEXANS (2-12) Peyton Manning carries a 16-3 career record vs. Houston — a team with 12 straight losses. TITANS (5-0) AT JAGUARS (4-10) Talk about a slump-buster. J-Vllle was 0-8 be­ fore bee tintj Tennessee, 20-27, In Week 10.The Jags are 4-2since their wtnfess start. BROWNS (4-10) AT JETS (8-8) Athlon Sports Philadelphia Eagles running back LeSean McCoy has been a fantasy football star — bouncing back from an injury-plagued 2012 and thriving In Chip Kelly's new offense RB - Eddie Lacy, Packers WR - Eric Decker, Broncos The rookie out of Alabama got off to a slow start, with 51 yards through the first three games. But he's been a beast since, with 977 yards and Manning's WR3 in Denver has been a fringe WR1 in fantasy, with 1,130 yards and eight TDs. TE -Jimmy Graham, Saints Drew Brees' red zone target has scored in nine games, with five multi-TD contests to his credit. WR - Josh Gordon, Browns Those who stashed away Gordon during his two-game suspension have been rewarded with an NFLbest 1,467 yards and nine TDs. WR - Alshon Jeffery, Bears Teammate Brandon Marshall was the early-round pick, but Jeffery has been a second-year sensation", with 1,265 yards and seven TD grabs. Mitchell Light K - Justin 'Dicker, Ravens Cleveland has hit the 10-loss mark yet again. New York still has a shot with Geno Smith at QB SAINTS (10-4) AT PANTHERS (10-4) The game of the week pits the NFC South s top , two teams against each other in a winner-takeall heavyweight fight. New Orleans defeated Carolina, 31-13, In Week 14. COLTS (0-5) AT CHIEFS (11-3) A pair of former No. 1 overall picks go head-to- head when Andrew Luck plays Alex Smith. AFC playoff pecking order is also up for grabs In what could be a potential postseason preview. COWBOYS (7-7) AT REDSKINS (3-11) Who would have guessed RG3 would have more detractors than Tony Romo this season? BUCCANEERS (4-10) AT RAMS (60) A recent fantasy football playoff hero with six FGs — including two from 50-plus yards — in Week 15. Tampa Bay Is 4-2 since an 0-8 start to the year. SL Louis has onty won two straight weeks once this year — against the Jaguars and Texans GIANTS (5-9) AT UONS (7-7) DEF - Seattle Seahawks The Legion of Boom has held six opponents to 10 or fewer points. Rob Nathan Steven I" 11 t Athlon Board of Experts San Francisco 8:40 p.m VIKINGS (4-0-1) AT BENGALS (0-5) "Shady" has bounced back from an injury-riddled 2012 season and Sure, Dallas Cowboys quarterback TONY ROMO may struggle in "reality" — when an ill-timed fourth-quarter INT costs the Boys another loss. But in "fantasy," Romo has been just fine. The best example of fantasy vs. reality came in Week 5, when Romo threw for 506 yards and five TDs before throwing his only INT of the day to set up the Denver Broncos' winning FG. With two weeks to play, Romo Is on pace for hisfifth career 4,000-yard season and third 30-TD campaign, while posting career-low INT totals. at t p.m 1 p.m 1 pm 1 p.m. 1 p,m 1 p.m. 4:06 p m. 4:05 p.m. 4:26 p.m. 4:25 p.m. 4.25 p.m. 8:30 p.m. DOLPHINS (8-6) AT BILLS (5-9) A waiver wire goldmine. Foles has thrown 23 TDs and just two INTs in just eight starts in place of the in­ jured Michael Vick. Kansas City Washington St Louts Detroit Seattle San Diego Green Bay Bathmore PhRadetohia 1 p.m Buffalo edged Miami. 23-21. in Week 7. thanks to a fourth-quarter forced fumble from Mario Williams that set up a game-winning FG. seven TDs in the last 11 games. QB - Nick Foles, Eagles OMkl 1pm 1 p.m. Weekend on Tap With that in mind, here's a look at this year's best fantasy stars — with a mix of high-rounders who lived up to expectations, longshots who panned out and undrafted All-Pros who helped Jtiftkeiup lor .i lew ex­ pensive. high-pick busts. neck surgeries and playing for a new team. But the Manning faithful have been rewarded with his best statisti­ cal season yet (4,811 yards. 47 TDs). at at at at at at at at at at Chicago Buffalo Cincinnati Houston Jacksonville N.Y. Jets Monday. Dac 23 bragging rights, trophies, a few dol­ lars, a trip to Vegas, who knows? And while every league is different, there are several key players ac­ quired throughout the season who push a contender over the top, re­ gardless of scoring, league size or any other variable. 2012. when he was fresh off four at at at at MRI RBRMl Dalles , Tampa Bay N Y Giants Arizona Oakland Pittsburgh New England By NATHAN RUSH Athlon Sports Editor QB - Pcyfon Manning, Broncos 146 lii i Ml Ml I Matthew Stafford is coming off a rough week, but nothing like Ell Manning's five-INT debacle CARDINALS (9-5) AT SEAHAWKS (12-2) This NFC West birdfight is a rematch of Seattle's 34-20 win at Arizona in Week 7, Mark Ross Ml IP I Consensus 144 /•• i Dolphins at Bills Dolphins by 3 Dolphins by 3 Dolphins by 4 Dolphins by 3 Dolphins by 4 Dolphins by 3 Vikings at Bengals Bengals by 7 Bengals by 6 Bengals by 10 Bengals by 9 Bengals by 10 Bengals by 8 Broncos at Texans Broncos by 14 Broncos by 12 Broncos by 14 Broncos by 14 Broncos by 10 Broncos by 13 Titans at Jaguars Jaguars by 3 Titans by 4 Titans by 6 Titans by 3 Titans by t Titans by 2 Browns at Jets Jets by 7 Jets by 1 Jets by 3 Jets by 1 Browns by 1 Jets by 2 Saints at Panthers Panthers by 3 Panthers by 2 Saints by 6 Panthers by 2 Panthers by 3 Panthers by 1 Colts at Chiefs Chiefs by 10 Chiefs by 5 Colts by 4 Chiefs by 7 Chiefs by 7 Chiefs by S Cowboys at Redskins Cowboys by 7 Cowboys by 7 Cowboys by 8 Cowboys by 4 Cowboys by 4 Cowboys by 6 Buccaneers at Rams Rams by 7 Rams by 6 Rams by 3 Rams by 6 Rams by 7 Rams by 5 Giants at Lions Lions by 17 Uons by 7 Lions by 10 Uons by 10 Lions by 4 Lions by 10 Cardinals at Seahawks Seahawks by 10 Seahawks by 8 Seahawks by 14 Seahawks by 12 Seahawks by 11 Raiders at Chargers Chargers by 10 Chargers by 6 Chargers by 5 Chargers by 9 Seahawks by 10 Chargers by 7 Stealers at Packers Packers by 4 Packers by 1 Steetersby 6 Steelers by 3 Steelers by 1 Steelers by 1 Patriots at Ravens Ravens by 1 Patriots by 3 Patriots by 1 Ravens by 3 Ravens by 3 Ravens by 1 Bears at Eagles Falcons at 49ers (Mon.) 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Low 16 Special Insert SPORTS Shooting ClubChamapions SERVING ASIIK COUNTY, NOR I II CAROLINA SINCE 1925 Vol. HH, Issue 103 Page 9 Tuesday. December 24.2013 ro CO CN 81.00 County board votos to move me«Ung times T ransparency cited as reason Wil Petty Staff Writer jpetty@civitasmedia.com The Ashe County Board of Commissioners unani­ mously approved changing the time of its twice monthly meetings as a way to allow greater access to the public. Vice Chairman Judy Por­ ter Poe proposed that the Board hold the meetings at 1 p.m. on the first and third Mondays of every month. "The work sessions will be conducted during the meeting time, so they can be televised," she said in the meeting. The Board first discussed the change during its work session earlier in the day. Originally, the plans were to relocate the work session meetings into the courtroom so they would be televised. County manager Sam Yearick in the work session said he checked on the avail­ ability of that room during the dates the Commission­ ers use it. "Everybody I would imag­ ine is aware that (the court­ room) currently gets used for jury quite often," he said. Yearick said the court sessions are set one year in advance and there were four dates where the court dates could conflict with the Board of Commissioner meetings. Those dates are: March 3, July 7, Sept. 1 and Dec. 1. "I have heard some com­ ments about transparency and this could definitely help with that," he said in the work session. Commissioner William Sands said he did enjoy the way the work sessions were working, but also suggested that the board meetings take place earlier in the day. "I enjoy the work sessions, the openness and being able to discuss things,"Sands said in the work session. "I think people would be more likely to sit down and talk with us if it was not to be televised." Chairman Gary Roark said a lot of the concern on the transparency comes from whether or not the comissioners discussed the item or just voted. "I have had a lot of people not able to come and then would like to know what the discussion item is before we come out there and vote on it," Roark said. "They don't have any idea if we discussed it or just went out front and voted. That's what a lot of the concern's about." Poe had concerns about how long the meetings were before the Board of Com­ missioners started doing the work sessions. "I just think it's a good idea for openness and trans­ parency," she said. "People complain all the time that we get in back rooms and do stuff. Here's our oppor­ tunity. We have a room up­ stairs that is ready for us to be taped. We have room for everybody to sit." During the work session, Commissioner Gerald Price suggested that the meetings take place later in the day for a couple of months to "test the waters." Todd couple donates land to NCNR Wil Petty Staff Writer jpetty@civitasmedia.com The National Commit­ tee for the New River has worked with a local family to secure 61 acres of land outside of Todd. The land was donated by Barbara and Stephen Benson and was done voluntarily. "This is some land that has been in their family for a couple of generations," said George Santucci, Ex­ ecutive Director for the NCNR. "Tributaries and streams along that prop­ erty flow into the South Fork of the New River." With the new land, the NCNR has now been able to protect close to 8,000 acres around the New River watershed. A majority of the protect­ ed land is in North Caro­ lina with approximately 2,500 acres protected in Virginia and West Vir­ ginia. "We have been put­ ting a lot of focus on the headwaters," Santucci said. "We started (in Submitted Photo|Jefferson Post Stephen and Barbara Benson donated over 60 acres of land to the National Committee of the New River to help protect streams and tributaries that flow into the South Fork New River in Ashe County. Ashe) and originated here. This is where our base of support is." The donation still al­ lows for the Benson fam­ ily to live on the prop­ erty and gives them the right to build one home along the 60 acres. It does remain private property, but secures the land as permanently protected from develop­ ment. "Everything that we have done out there, are out of her wishes," San­ tucci said. "There are ways we work with land owners to honor what they want to leave as a legacy on that property. Santucci said the agreement allows the NCNR to come out and steward the property, making sure the agree­ ments in the deed are maintained. The agree­ ments which are made are permanent. Donating land for protection also gives families the chance to receive tax breaks. "Landowners get tax breaks because they are giving out value in their property," Santucci said. "They are reducing the value of the property be­ cause you can't build 10 or 20 homes out there. Because they gave up the future earning on that property, the fed­ eral government gives them a tax deduction for that purpose." See NCR | 5 "If they don't come I could then look them straight in the eye and say 'Look, we made that adjustment. No more people came at 6:30 or 7 p.m. than came at 2 p.m. or 3:30,'" he said. "Right now I can't honestly say that because, I don't know. We haven't done it." The board decided on having the meetings earlier, due to concern of county employees having to stay late, especially in the winter months. "If we start late and then hold (the employees) over here in the wintertime, they leave here it starts snowing and they can't get home, that's on us," Roark said. The new meeting times will begin in January. Holiday closings Yearick said the landfill and convenience centers will close at 2 p.m. on Dec. 24 and be closed Dec. 25 for Christmas. The County offices will be closed for Christmas on Dec. 24-26. The county offices, land­ fill and conveinence centers Wil Petty | Jefferson Post The Ashe County Board of Commissioners met on Monday. Dec. 16 for its last meeting of the year. In attendance are (from left:) Larry Rhodes, William Sands, Chairman Gary will be closed on New Year's Day. In other action: . Approved Ashe County Arts Council's use of the Ashe County Park for the Fiddler's Convention pre­ sented by Jane Lonon. . Approved the findings of the 2012-13 FY audit presented by Priscilla Norris. . Approved members of the Local Emergency Plan­ ning Committee, Airport Advisory Board, Region D Development Corporation Board and Volunteer Advi­ sory Board. . In attendance were: Chairman Gary Roark, Vice Chairman Judy Porter Poe, Larry Rhodes, William Sands and Gerald Price. Bringing lessons from the classroom to the mountain top Christina Day Staff Writer cday@civitasmedia.com Park Ranger Tom Ran­ dolph's enthusiasm for the lessons that Mount Jeffer­ son has to offer students in Ashe County is contagious. "My main goal is to in­ spire kids through nature," Randolph said, "And the only way to do that is to get them outside." This goal lead Randolph to pursue his recently com­ pleted Masters Degree from Montreat College, for which he developed a field trip activity guide and cur­ riculum based on Mount Jefferson for the Ashe County Public Schools. In 2012, when North Carolina established a new core curriculum for all schools, Randolph chal­ lenged himself to keep the educational programs that Mount Jefferson has to of­ fer on par with what the schools are required to teach. Submitted Photo |Jefferson Post Ranger Tom Randolph teaching students from Ashe County atop Mount Jefferson. "I realized there would be a need to develop a new curriculum to meet the needs of the teachers and students geared towards the new standards," Ran­ dolph said, "Because we're a state park and the schools are state schools, it's a winwin situation for the two agencies to work together for4he benefit of the kids." Randolph did extensive research in creating the field trip activity guide in order to determine the best practices for bringing Mount Jeffersbn's educa­ tional programs into class­ rooms. "Studies show that by teaching students outdoors they actually retain more information and a more in depth understanding of the information than they do in the classroom alone," Ran­ dolph said, "Data shows that students that were given hands-on activities remembered information over a year later." See RANGER |5 AEV employees contribute to local nonprofits Wil Petty Staff Writer jpetty@civitasmeda.com Continuing its commit­ ment to Ashe County char­ ities, AEV awarded nearly $35,000 to local charities on Thursday, Dec. 19. The donations for the six nonprofits totaled $30,000. The nonprof­ its were: Ashe Outreach ($6,600), A Safe Home for Everyone ($6,000), Ashe Services for Aging ($6,000), Ashe Really Cares ($5,100), Ashe Preg­ nancy Center ($3,300) .and the Ashe County Sharing Center ($6,000). The representatives were welcomed by AEV President Mark Van ATnam and members of the AEV Charity Committee Dominick Gaetano, Gene­ va Brooks and Randy Barr. Van Arnam said employ­ ees were asked to donate a dollar each week to go to a local charity. "Local means Ashe County," he said. "That •s the charity committee wants it and that's the way the (workers) want it. In exchange, the company matches that (total) 100 percent." Gaetano said an addi­ tional eight charities will receive donations as well. This year the amount giv­ en to all 14 charities will total $34,000. "The more people are aware of you outside, (the employees) vote individu­ ally on agencies as it goes through," Gaetano said. "The more you do, the more they are aware." Those organizations are: Ashe Humane Society, Top Dog Clinic, We Care, ADAP, Summit. Support Services of Ashe, Imagi­ nation Ashe, Camp New Hope and Appalachian Se­ nior Programs. Van Arnam said the employees take a vote to determine how the money will be allocated. • "We appreciate what you do," he said. "We are glad to be part of it." AEV had a successful year, producing 1,096 ve­ hicles in 2013. Most am­ bulances were domestic, but some were shipped in­ ternationally including to Wil Petty |Jefferson Post Representatives from six selected Ashe County charities received checks from AEV on Thursday. Dec 19. They are: Ashe Outreach (Rev. Rob Brooks, Bill Howell), A Safe Home for Everyone (Robin Falkner), Ashe Really Cares (Rev. David Blackburn, Pat Miller), Ashe Services for Aging (Patricia Callaway, Richard Blackburn). Ashe County Sharing Center (Michael Sexton and Kelly Vannoy) and the Ashe Pregnancy Center (Roger Newton). Also pictured are AEV representatives Randy Barr. Geneva Brooks and Dominick Gaetano. Switzerland, United Arab Emirates and Chile. "It's been a very good year for our company," he said. "We've been here for 22 years now and we've be­ come the largest domestic ambulance manufacturer in the country." AEV employees 347 peopie. At the beginning of the year, local nonprofits are encouraged to submit re­ quests to take part in the annual program. AEV's Charity Commit­ tee is taking information from nonprofit organ i- zations that serve Ashe County residents. To apply, submit a letter to the company describing how the nonprofit supports the county. Information, including proof of nonprofit sta­ tus, tax ID, address and a point of contact should be sent to AEV, 165 American Way, Jefferson. N.C. 28640, Attn. Charity Com­ mittee. For consideration, information should be sent in by March 1. For more information, contact AEV at 982-9824. �PAGE 2 TUESDAY, DECEMBER 24,2013 JEFFERSON POST Commissioners discuss gun laws during work session HE SEASON IT'S TIME FOR... Wil Petty Staff Writer jpetty@civitasmedia.com Discounted Santas are still available! Christmas Children's Wear is ON SALE We offer Holiday Collectibles Mark Roberts Fairies and Elves Thymes Fragrance Products Gorgeous Ornaments Santas Angels and so much more P»FAIUM|NI' ./IMSHOHJ: thymes ...FOR ALL SEASONS 14 S. JEFFERSON AVE. WEST JEFFERSON, NC 336-846-9488 To submit story suggestions, call The Post at 846-7164. 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The new guidelines, said Kilby, would mean weapons would not be allowed within 100 yards of the county's playgrounds, athletic fields, swimming pools or other athletic spaces. "To comply with the statute, which requires some statewide uni­ formity, you cannot be quite as strict as we were in that original or­ dinance," Kilby said. Kilby said he is still trying to determine what is defined as an athletic facility. Under the revisions, it would include bleachers, side­ lines, restrooms and concession areas. The changes would only effect the athletic areas during times of scheduled use includ­ ing games, practices and other uses involving spectators and athletes. During those times, car­ changes could be legally rying a weapon with a applied. "It looks to me, the concealed permit would way that I'm reading it, not be allowed. Including Ashe Park, that we can't stop them the proposed changes from carrying," Price would effect recreation­ said. Price was referring al areas at the Family Central ball fields and to state statute 14-269. gymnasium, as well as section B, 4B. The rule the Beaver Creek Indus­ talks about exceptions trial Park. The changes to carrying concealed would have no effect on weapons and applies to Parks and Rec events people that meet three that take place at the conditions: "a qualified county's schools, as retired law enforcement there are separate laws officer," "the holder of in place regarding those a concealed handgun permit" and those "certi­ facilities. In areas, such as a fied by the North Caro­ gymnasium, the law lina Justice Education would apply to entranc­ and Training Standards es, bleachers, sidelines Commission." "I think we're making and concession areas. "If a person has a valid it more strict on the per­ concealed handgun per­ son that has the hand­ mit, they can, neverthe­ gun permit than we're less secure that gun in allowed to," Price said. a locked vehicle within "That's my fear, my con­ the trunk, glove box or cern." Kilby said he would other enclosed compart­ ment or area within or go back and recheck on the motor vehicle at the law, but believed it designated parking ar­ only applied to police eas at those locations," officers, which the new laws would not affect. Kilby said. This ordinance could The new statute, which went into effect be voted on without a statewide on Oct. 1, lim­ public hearing. Commis­ ited where guns could be sioners Gary Roark and banned in parks and al­ Judy Porter Poe voiced lows those with a state- concerns about passing issued permit to carry an ordinance without a public hearing. concealed guns. "This is a police pow­ "If you were inclined to do it, you could bar er ordinance which I unconcealed weapons don't think requires a from anywhere in the public hearing," Kilby said. "(Holding a hear­ park," Kilby said. Commissioner Gerald ing) wouldn't be a bad Price, upon looking at idea. It allows the pub­ the language of the state lic to be heard about it statute, raised ques­ and it wouldn't be a bad tions on if the proposed idea." vP There's no better waytmplanjfor tomorrow than by takinalacMnWdav! • n mtr* Jackie and Mildred Billings Tina Jordan Billy Higgins Roger Todd Jamie Chandler Philip Osborne Judd Poe Home Town Oil and LP Gas LLC For more information contact Josh Roten ASHELAWN MEMORIAL CHAPEL GARDENS & MAUSOLEUM 3470 U.S. 221 300 Main Street Jefferson, NC 28617 West Jefferson, NC 28694 336-982-2121 (336) 246-7114 www.ashelawn.com www.badgerfuneralhome.com 1154 NC Highway 18 South • Sparta, NC 28675 00660420 336-372-7000 �J EFFERSON POST OBITUARIES MR. BILL VAN DAVIS Mr. Bill Van Davis of Jef­ grandchildren; three great­ ferson died on Wednesday, grandchildren; three step Dec. 18,2013, at his great grandchildren; home. He was 95. five step great-great Mr. Davis was grandchildren; and born on June 15, several nieces and 1918, in Lansing to nephews. Hampton and Fan­ Funeral services nie Hart Davis. were held at 11 He was preceded a.m. on Saturday, in death by his par­ Dec. 21, 2013, at ents and all of his Ashelawn Memo­ Bill Van Davis siblings. rial Chapel by Rev. He was a proud Larry Shepherd and World War II veteran and a Rev. J.B. Hamm. Burial fol­ lifelong member of Ameri­ lowed in Ashelawn Memo­ can Legion Post 275 in rial Gardens with military Lansing. Mr. Davis retired rites. from the N.C. Department The family received of Transportation. He en­ friends at Ashelawn Me­ joyed hunting and fishing. morial Chapel. He loved his family and In lieu of flowers memo­ friends. rials may be made to Medi Mr. Davis is survived by Home Hospice Care, P.O. his wife of 67 1/2 years, Box 421, Jefferson, NC Jeanette Cox Davis; three 28640. sons, Ralph Davis and wife Words of comfort and Cindy of Warrensville, remembrance may be Raymond Davis and wife viewed or sent to the fam­ Miriam of Apex, and Tracy ily through our website Davis of Jefferson; one at www.ashelawn.com. daughter, Tammy Parunak Ashelawn Memorial Cha­ and husband Herb of West pel & Gardens was en­ Jefferson. trusted with Mr. Davis* ar­ Also surviving are 10 rangements. MRS. ALMA 'SIS' SEAGLE C0LVARD Mrs. Alma "Sis" Seagle Colvard of Crumpler died Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2013, at Ashe Memorial Hospital. She was 81. Mrs. Colvard was born March 19, 1932, in Penn­ sylvania to John Lance and Pearl Presley Seagle. Mrs. Colvard was pre­ ceded in death by her par­ ents; her husband Neal Dixon Colvard; one half brother; three half sisters; and one brother. Mrs. Colvard was an avid UNC fan and loved work­ ing crossword puzzles. Mrs. Colvard is survived by one son, Gary (Evelyn) Colvard of Crumpler; one daughter, Lisa Colvard of Crumpler; one brother, Dale Seagle of Hickory; caregiver, Brenda Sheets; three grandchildren; one great-grandchild; and sev­ eral nieces and nephews. Funeral services were held at 1 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 21, 2013, at Badger Funeral Home Chapel by Raymond Seagle. Burial followed in Senter Primi­ tive Baptist Church Cem­ etery. The family received friends on Dec. 20, 2013, at Badger Funeral Home Chapel. Flowers will be appreci­ ated, or memorials may be made to Senter Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery Fund, c/o Bobby Absher, 183 Old Ridge Road, Crum­ pler, NC 27617. Words of comfort and re­ membrance may be viewed or sent to the family through our website at www.badgerfuneralhomeCortL v '• HuC Badger Funeral , Home was entrusted with Mrs. Colvard's arrangements. MR. LLOYD ELVERSON WINNICK JR. Mr. Lloyd Elverson Win- Winnick of the home; four nick Jr. of Piney Creek died sisters, Loni Michaux, on Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2013, Roxann Powell, Virginia Lambert, and Ruthann Mcat his home. He was 53. Mr. Winnick Intyre, all of Florida; was born on Oct. and several nieces and nephews. 25, 1960, in Rockledge, Fla., to the Funeral services late Lloyd Elverwere held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 21, son Winnick Sr. and the late Anna 2013, at Ashelawn Davis Winnick. Memorial Chapel by He worked for Rev. Jimmy Williams. Ferrellgas Propane Burial followed in the Company for sev­ Lloyd Winnick Mt. Zion Methodist Church Cemetery. eral years and was the general manager of the The family received Ferrellgas office in North friends on Friday, Dec. 20, Wilkesboro. He enjoyed 2013 at Ashelawn Memo­ hunting and loved to fish rial Chapel. and spend time at the riv­ Flowers were appreci­ er. He had a great love for ated. people and was loved by all Words of comfort and remembrance may be who knew him. Mr. Winnick is survived viewed or sent to the fam­ by his wife, Ruth Ferguson ily through our website Winnick; four daughters, at www.ashelawn.com. Caroline Leonard of Guam, Ashelawn Memorial Cha­ Sarah Jane Winnick of pel & Gardens was en­ Wilmington, Amber Win­ trusted with Mr. Winnick's nick of Sparta, and Katie arrangements. MARGIE LYNN MAHALA Margie Lynn Mahala of ant of Creston; companion, Creston died on Tuesday, Robert Reedy of Marion, Va.; Dec. 17, 2013, at her home. and several nieces and neph­ ews. She was 47. Ms. Mahala was Funeral services were held at noon born on Jan. 17,1966 on Sunday, Dec. 22, in Ashe County to El2013, at Rock Creek don and Ella Mahaley Baptist Church in Mahala. Creston by Brother She was preceded Anthony Roark and in death by her par­ Brother Rector Henents; brother, How­ son. Burial followed ard Mahala; brother, Ralph Mahala; and a Margie Mahala in the Mahala Family Cemetery. sister, Linda Sue Ma­ hala. The family received friends She enjoyed visiting yard on Sunday, Dec. 22,2013, at sales and loved traveling, Rock Creek Baptist Church. Words of comfort and swimming, and being out­ doors. remembrance may be Ms. Mahala is survived viewed or sent to the family by brother, Bruce Mahala of through our website at www. Lenoir; brother, Richard Ma­ ashelawn.com. Ashelawn Memorial Cha­ hala of Abingdon, Va.; sister, Thelma Norris of Kennett pel & Gardens was entrusted Square, Pa.; sister, Jean Price with Ms. Mahala's arrange­ of Creston; sister, Lisa Bry- ments. AREA BIRTHS McNeill Laura and Allen Mc­ Neill of Fleetwood, an­ nounce the birth of their daughter, Vail Worth McNeill, born Dec. 10, 2013, at Ashe Memorial Hospital. She weighed eight pounds and two ounces, and was 21 inch­ es long. Grandparents are Benny and Rita McNeill, Delores Hedrick and the late Mike Hedrick. Sibling is Delaney Mc­ Neill. Miller Racheal and Dustin Miller of West Jefferson, announce the birth of their daughter, Miracle Yvonne-Rain Miller, born Dec. 11, 2013, at Ashe Memorial Hospi­ tal. She weighed five pounds and 11 ounces, and was 21 inches long. Grandparents are Billy and Angie Lawrence, and Patricia Piexoto. Stuart Kristen and Justin Stuart of Lansing, an­ nounce the birth of their son, Kanon Gabriel Stu­ art, born Dec. 12, 2013, at Ashe Memorial Hos­ pital. He weighed eight pounds and two ounces, and was 20.5 inches long. Grandparents are Ray­ mond and Gale Stuart, and Larry and Karen Miller. Sibling is Caden R. Stuart. Hall Miranda and Jacob Hall of West Jefferson, announce the birth of their son, Bruce William Hall, born Dec. 16,2013, at Ashe Memorial Hos­ pital. He weighed eight pounds and nine ounces, and was 22.5 inches long. Grandparents are Jeff Phillips, Gina Phillips, Tonya Houck, William Hall, and Carol Hall. Davis Jessica and Scott Da­ vis of West Jefferson, an­ nounce the birth of their son, Beckett Davis, born Dec. 18, 2013, at Ashe Memorial Hospital. He weighed seven pounds and one ounce, and was 20 inches long. Grandparents are Glenn and Beverly Creech, Clint and Jonna Davis. Siblings are Milli Da­ vis. Caffey Stacey Molynda and Nathaniel Ryan Caffey of Lansing, announce the birth of their son, Gan­ non Chase Caffey, born Dec. 18, 2013, at Ashe Memorial Hospital. He weighed six pounds and eight ounces, and was 19 inches long. Grandparents are Gary and Lori Caffey, Monica Nichols and Gordon Funk. Siblings are Haylee Nehaeh and Grant Bryson. TUESDAY, DECEMBER 24, 2013 PAGE 3 CHURCH CALENDAR Dec. 24 5:30 p.m. Christmas Eve Candlelight: will be held in the Real Life Church in West Jeffer­ son. You are invited to attend. 6 p.m. Candle Light and Carols - Christmas Eve Program will be held in the Jefferson United Methodist Church sanc­ tuary. The church is lo­ cated at 115 E. Main St., Jefferson. You are invited to attend. 7 p.m. Christmas Eve Service will be held at Midway Baptist Church. Pastor Rev. Steve LeaShomb and congregation invite you to attend. 9 p.m. Candlelight Communion Service will be held at Friendship Baptist Church. Pastor Rev. Russell Hart invite you to attend. 9 p.m. Christmas Eve Service will be held at Bald Mountain Baptist Church. Pastor Rev. Law­ rence Goodman and con­ gregation invite you to attend. Dec. 29 6 p.m. Gospel Sing. The 5th Sunday Gospel Singing will be held at Fletcher Memorial Bap­ tist Church. Enjoy a great evening of singing, music and inspiration. Pastor Steve Goss, Brother El­ bert Graybeal and con­ gregation will be looking for you. There will be fin­ ger food and fellowship after the event in the Fel­ lowship Hall. Dec. 31 7 p.m. until. Watch Night Service will be held at Landmark Bap­ tist Church. There will be special singing and preaching. Pastor Rev. Charlie McCoy and the congregation invite you to attend. 7 p.m. A New Year's Eve Campmeeting fea­ turing Karen Peck & New River and friends will be held at The Stone Center, 615 Cherry St., North Wilkesboro. Ad­ mission is free, a love offering will be received. For more information, call 336-262-9156. 10 p.m. Watch Night Service will be held at Cox's Grove Baptist Church. Come and join us in bringing in the new year in praise and wor­ ship. Pastor Silas Hart and congregation invite you. Jan. 6, 2014 7 p.m. Ashe Baptist Campground Com­ mittee will meet in the Ashe Baptist Association Conference Room. All committee members are urged to attend. Jan. 7 7 p.m. Ashe Really Cares Committee will hold its quarterly meet­ ing in the Ashe Baptist Conference Room. All committee members are urged to attend. COMMUNITY CALENDAR Dec. 24-31 Tree Fest: The Ashe Arts Center celebrates the holiday season and Ashe County Christmas trees with beautifully decorated trees. This winter won­ derland has been created with something for every­ one and represents com­ munity involvement with the arts. This year's tree themes include: Grandma's Tree, Navidad en Espana, "Seasoned" with a Story, Bring the Outdoors In, Up on the Rooftop, Away in a Manger, and My Favorite Things. Jan. 1, 2014 10 a.m. Tike a "First" Hike. Start the New Year with some fresh air. Join one of the many "first hikes" in a beautiful North Carolina State Park. Join the New River State Park ranger for an informal hike down the Hickory Trail. We will begin at the Park's Visitor Center and hike 1.5 miles to the river and back. Wear sturdy shoes and bring water. For more information or to register for this hike, call 336-9822587. Jan. 9 5 - 7 p.m. The Second Time Around Artist Re­ ception will be held at the Ashe Arts Center. Artists in the region were issued a challenge: create a new work of art that gets you thinking outside the box. Materials that had dif­ ferent original purposes that became a work of art will be showcased in this unique exhibit. The ex­ hibit will run through Feb. 7,2014. Jan. 13 7 p.m. Ashe County Cattlemen's Association Meeting will be held at Family Central. Member­ ship for the entire year is $25, guest meal $8. The Ashe County Cattlemen's Association Board of Di­ rectors will be meeting at 6:30 p.m. prior to the regu­ lar Associational meeting. Please RSVP by Friday, Jan. 10, 2014 so there will be adequate materials, seating and meals available for participants. For more information or to RSVP, call 336-846-5850. Volunteers Needed Ashe Services for Ag­ ing has volunteer oppor­ tunities with their Home Delivered Meals Program. Volunteers transport meals from Ashe Service for Ag­ ing, where they are pre­ pared, and then delivered to the homes of qualified individuals within the county. Volunteers are tak­ en on a route with a staff member or another volun­ teer until they learn the clients, routes, and rules. Volunteers donate about two or three hours per day. Individuals can volunteer one day a week and up to five days a week. Volun­ teers can deliver indepen­ dently or team up with an­ other volunteer. For more information, call Glenda Luther, Ashe County Vol­ unteer Coordinator, 336246-4347. Advancing bird conservation Audubon Christmas bird count kicks off 114th year of celebrated community-driven event Thousands of volunteer birders, armed with their bin­ oculars, are preparing to fare the blustery winter weather to scour the state's backroads and byways as they participate in the 114th annual Audubon Christmas Bird Count (CBC), which runs from now through Jan. 5,2014. This early-winter bird cen­ sus is the longest running Citizen Science survey in the world compiling invaluable bird population data that is used to further protection and conservation efforts of bird species. Audubon CBC data has spurred tremendous advance­ ments in bird conservation and research throughout the event's history. Data collected has contributed to hundreds of peer-reviewed scientific studies, informed the U.S. State of the Birds Report and revealed major environmental realizations such as the im­ mediate impacts of Climate Change. Beyond serving as the catalyst .for conservation action, it reveals success sto­ ries. North Carolina's Audu­ bon CBC helped document the comeback of the previ­ ously endangered Bald Eagle, and significant increases in waterfowl populations, both the result of the state's conser­ vation efforts. "Because of the CBC's rich history of citizen science and volunteer participation, scien­ tists have114 years of detailed records to reference when determining and identifying changes in habitat, popula­ tions, reactions to climate change, and much more," said Curtis Smalling, Director of Land Bird Conservation for Audubon North Carolina. "The strides we've made in the conservation and protec­ tion of birds and their habitats in North Carolina are a direct reflection of the significant data collected, and the amaz­ ing participation we continue to see from our volunteers." North Carolina's binding circles are some of the top per­ forming in the country year after year. During last year's count 890,396 birds from 232 different species were re­ ported. Fifty-two counts are sched­ uled throughout North Caro­ lina during the 2013-2014Sea­ son, covering the entire state, from the Highlands Plateau in far western North Carolina to Bodie-Pea Island on the Outer Banks. To participate in a cir­ cle in your area contact your local Audubon chapter- http:// nc.audubon.org/audubonlocations. Many of the count circles include public lands such as state parks, national wildlife refuges and national sea­ shores, as well as Audubon Important Bird Areas. An in­ teractive map of count circles throughout North and South Carolina can be found on the Carolina Bird Club website https://www.carolinabirdclub. oig/christmas/. Each year, the Audubon CBC evolves and becomes more accessible to birders, conservationists and anyone interested in joining. For the second year, participation is now free for anyone interested in joining a counting circle, reports are published digi­ tally in English and Spanish, and additional citizen science programs are being organized throughout the year. During this year's count period, an estimated 70,000 people in the United States, Canada and many countries in the Western Hemisphere will identify and count all the birds they see during a 24-hour pe­ riod, and last year's interna­ tional count shattered records. A total of 2,369 counts and 71,531 people tallied over 60 million birds of 2,296 differ­ ent species. Counts took place in all 50 states, all Canadian provinces, and more than 100 count circles in Latin America, the Caribbean and the Pacific Islands. Three new counts were even welcomed in Cuba, where for the first time ever the tiniest bird in the world, the Bee Hummingbird, was recorded in CBC results. "Audubon was a social net­ work before the world ever heard the term," said Audu­ bon President and CEO David Yimold (@david_yamold). "Each December the buzz from our social network goes up a few decibels, as people with the knowledge and the passion for birds provide what no organization alone can. The Audubon Christmas Bird Count harnesses volunteer power to gather knowledge that shapes conservation poli­ cy at enormous scales in this country. I couldn't be prouder of the volunteers who contrib­ ute each year." The Audubon Christmas Bird Count began in 1900 when Dr. Frank Chapman, founder of Bird-Lore - which evolved into Audubon maga­ zine - suggested an alterna­ tive to the holiday "side hunt," in which teams competed to see who coukl shoot the most birds. While the ultimate goal of participating in a count is tallying a representative sam­ ple of the birds on a count day, the natural competitive spirit of birders is what drives them to do the most thorough job possible. CBC has become a treasured holiday tradition, a reunion with birding friends and a way for anyone to play a small part in a big conserva­ tion picture. The Audubon CBC is a citi­ zen science project organized by the National Audubon So­ ciety. For more information and to find a count near you visithttp://birds.audubon.org/ get-involved-christmas-birdcount. Follow the count on social media with hashtag #AudubonCBC. About Audubon North Carolina With a century of conserva­ tion history in North Carolina, Audubon strives to conserve and restore the habitats we share with all wildlife, focus­ ing on the needs of birds. Audubon North Carolina achieves its mission through a blend of science-based re­ search and conservation, education and outreach, and advocacy. Audubon North Carolina has offices in Co­ rolla, Boone, Wilmington and Chapel Hill. �"...were it left to me to decide whether we should have a government without newspapers or newspapers without a government, I should not hesitate a moment to prefer the latter." — Thomas Jefferson, 1787 Page 4 Tucsdav December 24,2018 Yes,Virginia, Sara, the Toy there is a Santa Clans Eight-year-old Virginia IAS. There would be no O'Hanlon wrote a letter to childlike faith then, no the editor of New poetry, no romance York's Sun. and to make tolerable the quick response this existence. We was printed as an should have no en­ unsigned editorial joyment, except in Sept. 21, 1897. sense and sight. The The work of vet­ eternal light with eran newsman which childhood fills Francis Pharcelthe world would be lus Church has extinguished. since become his- Francis Church Not believe in tory's most re­ Santa Claus! You printed newspaper edito­ might as well not believe rial, appearing in part or in fairies! You might get whole in dozens of lan­ your papa to hire men to guages in books, movies, watch in all the chimneys and other editorials, and on Christmas Eve to catch on posters and stamps. Santa Claus, but even if "DEAR EDITOR: I am they did not see Santa 8 years old. "Some of my Claus coming down, what little friends say there is would that prove? Nobody no Santa Claus. "Papa sees Santa Claus, but that says, 'If you see it in THE is no sign that there is no SUN it's so.' "Please tell Santa Claus. The most me the truth; is there a real things in the world are Santa Claus? those that neither children " V I R G I N I A nor men can see. Did you O'HANLON. "115 ever see fairies dancing on WEST NINETY-FIFTH the lawn? Of course not, STREET." but that's no proof that VIRGINIA, your Uttle they are not there. Nobody friends are wrong. They can conceive or imagine have been affected by the all the wonders there are Skepticism of a skeptical unseen and unseeable in age. They do not believe the world. except they see. They You may tear apart the think that nothing can baby's rattle and see what be which is not compre­ makes the noise inside, hensible by their little but there is a veil cov­ minds. All minds, Virginia, ering the unseen world whether they be men's or which not the strongest children's, are little. In this man, nor even the united great universe of ours man strength of all the stron­ is a mere insect, an ant, in gest men that ever lived, his intellect, as compared could tear apart. Only with the boundless world faith, fancy, poetry, love, about him, as measured romance, can push aside by the intelligence capable that curtain and view of grasping the whole of and picture the supernal truth and knowledge. beauty and glory beyond. Yes, VIRGINIA, there is Is it all real? Ah, VIRGIN­ a Santa Claus. He exists IA, in all this world there as certainly as love and is nothing else real and generosity and devotion abiding. exist, and you know that No Santa Claus! Thank they abound and give to God! he lives, and he lives your life its highest beauty forever. A thousand years and joy. Alas! how dreary from now, Virginia, nay, would be the world if there ten times ten thousand were no Santa Claus. It years from now, he will would be as dreary as if continue to make glad there were no VIRGIN­ the heart of childhood. ried. Even if Christmas passed, Sara would be She knew she happy as a birth­ was special. Sara day present or was handcrafted even a Valentine's Day present. by one of the most prestigious She dreamed of toy makers in the her home. Then, three days before world. She was the big Christ­ not created on mas Day holiday, an assembly line a very proper with thousands of other toys but Claspell older woman was coming down meticulously as­ sembled, painted and the aisle. She carefully packed. She was unique. looked at a few select The materials were hand- toys. She examined each picked from the highest carefully considering the quality. The master toy quality and the fit for maker took time to craft her need. "Perhaps she every detail. is looking for a grand­ Sara sat prominently child," Sara considered. Then the lady stopped on the shelf of a specialty store. It was well beyond to look at Sara. The black Friday. She never woman carefully looked expected to be sold on at the quality and the black Friday - that day price. Then said; "This was reserved for every­ will do nicely." day run of the mill toys. Before long Sara was In fact, she knew that wrapped and in the back she was among the fin­ of a car. She could feel est of all dolls made and every joyous bump as her future palace would she dreamed of a happy be with a deserving 8 girl's face as she would to 10 year old princess. be opened. The car The store she was in al­ stopped. She heard the most assured a very nice woman say, "yes a 6 to home but her dream was 10 year old girl." Then a grand home with a she felt a bump as she grand owner - not a su­ was tossed. The wrap­ perficial spoiled girl. ping paper tore just Carefully she observed enough so Sara could the little girls and the see out of her box. She mothers and the fathers was in a bin with other as they passed by her wrapped boxes each la­ shelf. On one occasion beled with a gender and she heard from down an age range. the aisle "I want, I want, Sara soon realized that I want" all the way to she was now a donated right in front of her. Sara toy and her dream of a feared that this is the palace with a princess home that would select was far away. She was her. The little girl picked not a doll that could Sara up and cuddled her cry, but on the inside close "I want". Then, she shed a mountain of just as quickly, the girl tears. sat her back down and Sara was placed on a the voice trailed the oth­ shelf with lots of other er way down the aisle "I labeled boxes. Sara ob­ want, I want, I want". served as toys were Days and then weeks taken from the shelf. passed as good suit­ She was passed over by ors and less desirable some of the most poorly spoiled suitors looked, dressed and sometimes handled and sometimes rudest people she had just walked by Sara. ever heard. Her heart Christmas was close, tore more as she heard but she was not wor­ comments like "not an­ Brian Claspell I II other doll" or "the wrap­ ping is ripped" and oth­ er comments that were sometimes very unflat­ tering. She could only think how disappointed her creator would be if he could see her now. Late on Christmas Eve, with only a hand­ ful of toys left, a young woman came to the door. Sara could tell that the attendant wanted to tell her they were closed. He wanted to tell her that all of the good toys were gone and that all the food had been handed out. However, it was Christmas Eve and he opened the door as though he would be open all night for her. "Sir, I have a five year old daughter and an eight year old son. You are the tenth place I have been that gives toys for kids and they were all out. Do you have any­ thing, any food?" The man looked at the lady. "It's been a tough year for donations but let's see what we can do." He shuffled through the few remaining toys and gave her a basket­ ball. "That should do for a boy." Then he looked at Sara. "I do not have any little girl toys but I think this is a doll and I am surprised that such a pice one has, made it all tin1 way to the end of the day." "Oh that is wonder­ ful," she responded. "And is there any food left?" The man looked at the empty cupboard. He had sent the last three peo­ ple with almost nothing. Now there was nothing. "Ma'am, I loaded the rest in my car. Let me lock up and I will get you some from the back of the car." He locked the door and proceeded to unload his Christmas dinner into her backseat. The drive to the apart­ ment was lonely and tiresome for Sara. Her dreams shattered. The apartment was simple with a few furnishing that barely made the room look a little more than just bare. Sara was placed underneath the tree by herself, the bas­ ketball on the other side balancing out the flimsy looking white artificial tree with one strand of lights illuminating the night. She could see a small star glimmering through the branches of the tree. Through the night she despaired about the humble settings, the meager circumstances that would be her be­ ginning into this grand world. The scant fur­ nishings with the scant Christmas decorations brought her little joy. On the table, a nativ­ ity set - not even com­ plete. It had Mary and Joseph and the baby. What a humble nativity she thought, not much different than the real scene centuries earlier. Humble, not that differ­ ent from the scene she found herself in at this moment. Morning cracked through the sheer cur­ tain as a young boy and a little girl came running into the room. Their mother could barely keep pace. The children did not wait and the basket­ ball was bouncing before the doll had even been grasped. Soon the wrap­ ping came completely off and Sara stared into the big brown eyes of an awe inspired five year old girl. "Mommy, it is perfect. I will love her forever." Sara knew that she had found her castle, be it ever so humble. Sara knew she had found her princess, be her ever so loving. Sara knew she was special. Claspell is a Mooresville author. He releases a Christmas story each year during the holiday season. For more information, visit www.coolimagination.com Visit us online at www.jeffersonpost.com Tffers OS SI.KVINC AM IK COUNTY. NORTH CAROLINA MN»'E (USPS 441-810) Member NC Press Association Published twice weekly by Civitas Media LLC. P.O Box 808 203 S. 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The tax breaks, part of federal stimulus legislation spurred by the recession, dramatically front loaded the depreciation sched­ ules for many large assets, particularly for vehicles of more than 6,000 pounds, such as heavy-duty pick­ ups. Mitchell Dale, owner of McRee Ford in Dickinson, Texas, said one customer who runs a fleet of about 50 vehicles was scheduled to replace two pickups; in­ stead, he bought seven. "He bought five addi­ tional vehicles so he could take advantage of the tax benefits" because his ac­ countant told him to, Dale said. "It is clearly stimulat­ ing some business on the commercial side." The tax breaks avail­ able this year can mean first-year depreciation of as much as $46,000 on a $60,000 heavy-duty pickup if a customer takes deliv­ ery before Dec. 31. The extra depreciation can re­ duce business tax bills by lowering taxable income. The deduction under Section 179 of the federal tax code applies to busi­ ness that buy or lease $2 million or less worth of equipment in 2013. Most vehicles of more than 6,000 pounds that are used for business are eligible for 100 percent of the depreciation. But any "While we know there needs to be develop­ ment in towns, the more space there is around the towns and houses, the better it is for the river." Santucci said these agreements and dona­ tions secure better wa­ ter quality in the region. "This is a tool that we can use to ensure a certain amount of land will remain open, wild and protect the water quality," he said. "If a watershed gets overde­ veloped, you are almost guaranteed the water quality will be substan­ dard." The NCNR sees the agreements as a way to help preserve the land for future generations. "We really enjoy work­ ing with the landowners who voluntarily want to protect not only their property and the water, but the legacy of their families," Santucci said. "We are really proud to partner with these families and help ensure what they want to see in the future stays that way." Barbara Benson talks to Adam Williams, president of Brushy Fork Environmental Consulting Inc. out of Mountain City, Twin. on the preserved land. Funding for the project was done by the Conservation Trust for North Carolina. County residents, Ran­ dolph said. During a recent elemen­ tary school lesson on myths and legends, students from the local schools came to Mount Jefferson to build fairy houses out of twigs and other gathered materi­ als. Phil Howell, director of curriculum for Ashe County Public Schools, reviewed and endorsed Randolph's masters project writing that he "did an ex­ cellent job of aligning the standards with activities that incorporate many av­ enues from technology to higher levels of learning and student achievement." The thank-you cards from local teachers ex­ pressing their gratitude for the Mount Jefferson field trips which surround Randolph's desk are a tes­ tament to the successful reception he's seen from Ashe County Schools. Randolph recently gave a talk in Kentucky for all of the southern State Parks to provide a model for those parks to develop their own curriculum in conjuncture with local schools. The park provides these field trips to the schools at no cost, and in the past the "Friends of Mount Jef­ ferson" have been able to contribute funds to cover the costs of the school buses used for transporta­ tion from the schools to the park. "We're ready for more field trips," Randolph said, "Teachers can call us any­ time to set up programs for their classes and we'll take care of everything." The rangers on Mount Jefferson offer plenty of re­ sources for adults to enjoy the park as well. Admis­ sion is free and rangers are available any time for groups who would like to do night sky or night hike programs upon request. For more information, call Mount Jefferson State Park at (336) 246-9653 or email mount.jefferson@ ncparks.gov. vehicle used for commer­ cial purposes can qualify for some benefits. "These tax incentives can be very powerful in the first year of purchase," said Eugenia Cusumano, a certified public accountant in Chrysler Group's office of tax affairs. Cusumano was one of three Chrysler CPAs who conducted an online seminar last month to explain the depreciation stimulus to business and dealers. For dealers and auto­ makers, the challenges is making sure customers are aware of the advantages of shopping before year end. Chrysler, which this year expanded to 875 its network of BusinessLink dealerships that can give preferential treatment to commercial customers, has been pushing the add­ ed depreciation message to its dealers for several weeks. "They have to start right away," said Michael Ring, head of small business sales and operations for Chrysler Group, Chrysler placed links on its com­ mercial dealers' Web sites that show the amount of additional depreciation available on each of its ve­ hicles. It also has encour­ aged dealers to reach out to customers to make sure they know the tax benefits of buying in 2013, Ring said. Ring said, "About 30 percent of annual commer­ cial sales volume typically is done from the end of October to the end of the year. That's been an indus­ try cycle for a while now." NCR from 11 North Carolina also used to give a tax credit but has removed it, and in Virginia, the tax cred­ it is 40 percent of the donated value. Within the Commonwealth, tax credits can then be transferred and sold to others. The NCNR works on the agreements and help file the deeds in the courthouse. "We work with the landowner and they ex­ press what they hope for the future of the proper­ ty," Santucci said. "We take all of that and put it into a conservative ease­ ment, which is actually a deed on the property." The easements can also state if agriculture, timbering or building will be allowed on the property. These are all decided by the owner. Aside from the tax benefits, donations help secure a cleaner water­ shed within the New River. "Probably the great­ est challenge to water quality in the New River is excessive develop­ ment," Santucci said. i *i Submitted Phpto \ Jettetson PpsV RANGER from 11 Randolph worked with university professors at Montreat and local public school educators in Ashe to develop the Mount Jefferson curriculum. In one lesson Randolph created and has already put into practice, elementary students build landforms out of modeling clay and are able to see physical rep­ resentations of weathering and erosion. Another lesson finds older students on the first overlook going up the mountain drawing chalk maps on the sidewalk to study measurement and scale. Even local social studies classes have the opportu­ nity to learn about the ef­ fects that landforms such as Mount Jefferson have on the culture of Ashe County. "We can bring kids up to Luther Rock and look out and they can see where the streams are, where the roads were built" which are factors which dictated the travel routes of early Ashe Promotional prices starting at only... s19" for 12 months Not eligible with Hopper or IPad 2 offer ASK ABOUT DaXSMaMIe) OVER 30 PREMIUM MOVIE CHANNELS^ INTERNET AS LOW AS .... HBO #wiml SAME DAY INSTALLATION IN UP TO 6 ROOMS staw For 3 months. NO ONE CAN COMPARE TO THE COMPETITION DOESN'T STACK UP 1H m i CALL TODAY INSTALLED TODAY! 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The appointed officers are: President Joel Rob­ inson of Log Homes of America, Immediate Past President Tim Russell of Russell Electric and Build­ ers, President Elect 2015 Mickey Pruitt of Pruitt Construction, Treasurer Matt Rumfelt of Lifestore Insurance and Tammie Pruitt-Coffey who is Execu­ tive Officer ACHBA. ACHBA Board Members for 2014 are Greg Fithclee of Mountain Top Main­ tenance, Todd Phillips of Jefferson Rent All, Trey Young of Earthworks Prop­ erty Solutions, Scott Jor­ dan of Blue Ridge Energies and Marc Waddell of Marc Waddell Construction. The Association an­ nounced that the fourth an­ nual Gun and Knife Show will be held Saturday April 26-Sunday April 27, 2014. A website is now up and available for early registra­ tion at www.ashegunshow. com. Submitted Photo |Jefferson Post The newly appointed 2014 Ashe County Home Builders Association Board of Directors at the swearing in ceremony. This show promises to be even bigger than last year with many vendors already booked. New in 2014 will be the first annual Ashe Home & Garden Show, which will be held on Saturday May 10, 2014. A one day only show will feature builders, re-modelers, lawn and gar­ den experts, kitchen, bath, cabinets, furniture and much more. The ACHBA is proud to announce this event and wants the community to know that if it concerns your home, you can count on us to provide you with top quality vendors. Visit www.ashehomeshow.com for applications and vendor information. The Association has chosen Shatley Farms Dis­ tribution Center, located at 3509 U.S. 221 North, as the location for both shows as the facility is large enough to support large vendor displays, a high participant turn out, easy handicap ac­ cess and free parking. ACHBA is a 501(C) non profit agency. A group of building professionals and associated industries, seeking to educate and promote honest and ethi- cal building practices in Ashe County while making a positive contribution to the community's quality of life. For more information you may contact Executive Officer Tammie Pruitt-Coffey by visiting the office located at 401E Main Street Suite 2 in Jefferson or call (828) 238-7137. State Medicaid reform remains moving target Travis Fain News & Record (MCT) The Medicaid proposal at the core of an ambitious reform effort has morphed sig­ nificantly since it was announced in April. Instead of the state bringing in three or four insurance companies or other entities to man­ age Medicaid health costs statewide, the lat­ est proposal splits the state into six or seven regions. Insurance companies or other entities, per­ haps including hospi­ tal groups who partner with insurers, would work with Medicaid pa­ tients to control costs largely within those zones. • The N.C. Department of Health and Human Services has been work­ ing on the project for months, with an outside consultant shepherding things along. The first meeting, held last week, of an appointed advi­ sory committee on the matter is headed by for­ Thursday of signing mer Cone Health CEO contracts with groups that would assume some Dennis Barry. The committee will of the risk for cost over­ help the department runs. If patient costs go mold a proposal, which will go before the Gen­ over budget on their eral Assembly next year. watch, they pay the ex­ The federal government tra, which creates incen­ also will have to sign off tives for preventive care on major changes, and and coaches to help peo­ even that may be just ple manage their health. an early step in an over­ Some fear this would haul that DHHS con­ give private companies sultant Bob Atlas said an incentive to deny could take six years. care, particularly for The committee will the elderly and disabled meet again next month patients who make up for a public hearing, a smaller percentage of but the time and place Medicaid's total enroll­ . haven't been set. ment, but generate most "Whatever the vision of the cost. is at the moment is dif­ DHHS Secretary Alferent than it was two dona Wos, who is from months ago and is prob­ Greensboro, has prom­ ably going to be differ­ ised repeatedly that ent in the future," Barry won't happen. said last week. When Wos rolled this Whatever emerges, proposal out in April, the goal will stay the she billed its statewide same: Rein in health nature as a strength. costs for the 1.7 million Medicaid recipients all or so North Carolin­ over North Carolina ians enrolled in Medic­ could choose from sever­ aid. A range of models al insurance options and are available, but Atlas move without changing preached the benefits plans, she said. gliaLr"- ""T' But she also stressed that the proposal could morph. In the end, hav­ ing several entities of­ fer statewide services - something only insur­ ance giant Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina does now on the private insurance market - was too grand a proposal, according to Don Taylor, an associate professor of health pol­ icy at Duke University. The new plan is "still hard, but more plausi­ ble," Taylor said. The concern now is that, if the state is divid­ ed, Medicaid patients will be limited to care available in their region. "Boundaries can be great, and they can be really bad," advisory committee member Peg­ gy Terhune said Thurs­ day. Terhune is the CEO of Monarch, which works with people with dis­ abilities. "It's a legitimate ques­ tion," Atlas acknowl­ edged. There was also a lot 7". Business Service Guide ipY/tr/t' ROOFING TREE SERVICE Ashe County Roofing BOB'S TREE SERVICE 30 Years Experience Licensed in VA Install roofing of all kinds Roof Painting Insured & ALL Work Guaranteed Free Estimates I Allen Miller .336-384-3033, LANDSCAPING Landscaping •HARDSCAPE •TREES 8. SHRUBS •MULCH •HYPROSEEPING NORMAN STUART BEHIND THE DOLLAR MARTij IN JEFFERSON LANDSCAPING FARMS f "Fully Insured" * Tree Trimming • Tree Removal • Bucket Truck • Chipper • Clearing Lots • Cutting Views • FREE ESTIMATES! Bob Cox [780 Anderson Hill Rd. • leasing, NC ell: 977-2978 Home: 384 497* LIST |YOUR IBUSINESS HERE! 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A recent re­ port from the General Assembly's Fiscal Re­ search Division said the state's Medicaid admin­ istrative costs compare much more favorably to other states than a state audit reported in Janu­ ary. Community Care North Carolina has been held up as a national model for cost manage­ ment, and information presented last week by the financial division of DHHS showed program costs leveling off in re­ cent years after a rapid rise attributed to the re­ cession. Contact Travis Fain at (336) 3734476. and follow @travisfain on Twitter. (c)2013 the News & Record Visit the News & Record at www. news-record.com Distributed by MCT Information Services Margate Health & Rehab Have the following positions available: FLEETWOOD, NC | WWW.HILLRIVERCYCLES.COM 336-877-2802 LUBRICANTS S & S Oil •Hydraulic Oil •Bar & Chain Oil I ^rj•Greases •Rotella T Michael Shepherd'Joey Shepherd 1624 Hwv 163, West Jefferson AUTO REPAIR B. 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Sr., #5 Eli Gailes, Sr., #10 Raheim Andrews, Jr., #12 TJ. Poulos, Jr., #15 Aaron Dobbins, Soph., #20 Utah Jones, Jr., #21 Michael Ebaugh, Soph., #22 Cam Baker, Sr., #23 Jonah Richardson, Jr., #24 Matt Lambert, Jr. Head coach: Rob Sanders. Watauga Lady Pioneers #1 Athena Millsaps, Fr., #2 Savanna Wood, Sr., #3 Tori Derrick, Sr., #5 Clare Harris, Jr., #10 Brooklin Carroll. Jr.. #12Ryan Loflin, Jr.. #13 Sydney Farthing, Jr., #15 Kaelin McNeill. Sr., #20 Madi Brown, Jr., #21 Katherine Stapleton, Fr., #23 Sydney Jones, Soph., #33 Rachel Foutz, Jr. r �PAGE 8 TUESDAY, DECEMBER 24, 2018 JEFFERSON POST 2013 COLVARD OIL HOLIDAY CLASSIC Invitational Basketball Tournament Daoambar 27 and December 28 , 2013 at Aah# County High School VARSITY GIRLS BRACKET ABHt (H) tmm. DK v room HIBRITENA, Saturday. 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Jr., #10 Maison McNeill, Soph., #11 Gavin Woodie, Jr., #23 Corbin Winebarger, Jr., #3 Alex Spencer. Jr. Not pictured: #24 Cullen Ashley, Sr. GOOD LUCK ASHE COUNT hwsmies 5 ;- * J • -4 ~ Imum A t Ti tF i * ML? =4» 1 if (J r*j ^ | Jjgf;., ' 106 MAIN STREET WEST JEFFERSON INC Good Luck in this year's Holiday Tournament! COUNI Y CHEESE vvwwashecouritycheese.com VANNOV C O N S I M U C T I O N / �son TUESDAY, December 24,2013 ORTS Nathan 1 lain, Sports Writer (336) 846-7164 nham@civitasmedia.com Lady Vikings take down Ashe, 50-8.9 Avery had three scorers in double figures to earn its second win of the year over Ashe, 50-39. Lauren Burleson scored 17 points, Bre Heaton added 14 and Kylie Polsgrove had 12 points to pace the Vi­ kings. Ashe trailed by only four points at the half, 24-20, but Avery outscored the Lady Huskies 17-7 to take a 14-point advantage to the fourth quarter. Paige Spell was the lead­ ing scorer for Ashe as she has been for most of the year. The junior had 11 points, six re­ bounds, two assists and two steals. Savannah Brooks had one of her best games of the year with eight points on 4-7 shooting and six rebounds. Sophomore Ashton Lee had six points and three boards, Morgan Hudler added five points and three assists and freshman Sydney Kate Grubb came up with five points. Hallie Brown and Chloe Sullivan finished with two points apiece. Avery out-rebounded Ashe, 23-21 and won the turnover battle, forcing 15 Ashe turnovers while only committing 11. Ashe dropped to Vo over­ all while Avery is now 8-3. The Lady Huskies will be back on the court this Friday in the Colvard Oil Holiday Classic. ONLINE Game of the Week video can be found at jeffersonpost.com Shootiig champions crowned The Ashe County Wild­ life Club named its 2013 champi­ ons in Shot­ gun Sports and Pistol Shooting on DamaRoe Saturday, Dec. 7 at its annual Christ­ mas party. Normally, there would have been a 2013 Rifle Champion named, but the rifle range was closed for much of the year in order to build a club house and transform the 100-yard range into a 300yard range to accomm o d a t e state and regional In­ ternational Benchrest Shooting t o u r n a ­ ments in 2014. 2013 Shot­ gun Champi­ onship: 1st Place Larry Davidson 2nd Place Brian Hensley 3rd Place Tony Johnson 2013 Pistol Harlen Bard Tony Johnson Championship: range, skeet, trap and 1st Place - Ar- sporting clays fields. len Bard Regular championship 2nd Place - Jer­ fun shoots are ry Seamon held at the range. Membership 3 r d is $100 per year Place ($125 for new Dama Roe members). The Club property The club is located meets the third Monday of each at 3260 month (starting Big Creek again in Febru­ Peak Road Brian Hensley ary 2014) at (north of the experimen­ Smoky Mountain Bar­ tal farm on N.C. becue. For more details, 88). Amenities include a club­ visit www.acwlc.org , house, 300-yard or the club's Facebook rifle range, pistol page. Wrestlers fall at Mitchell Duals Nathan Ham Sports Writer nham@civitasmedia.com Ashe County wrestled in five team matches at Mitchell Coun­ ty on Friday, but were defeated in each match. Mountain Heritage 48, Ashe 36 106: Ethan Wilson (Heri­ tage) pinned Caleb Cooper (Ashe) at 4:00. 113: Jacob Weaver (Ashe) won via forfeit. 120: Bodi Miller (Ashe) pinned Tony Phillips (Heri­ tage) in 58 seconds. 126: Camron Stamey (Heri­ tage) won via forfeit. 132: Brady Buchanan (Ashe) pinned Manuel Roman (Heri­ tage) at 3:14. 138: Gabe Elliott (Ashe) pinned Jackson Hensley (Heri­ tage) at 1:42. 145: Caelan Holmes (Heri­ tage) defeated Hunter Argetsinger by forfeit. 152: Corey Chandler (Heri­ tage) pinned T.J. Saunders (Ashe) in 10 seconds. 160: Michael Elliott (Ashe) pinned Alex Welsh (Heritage) at 1:34. 170: Jacob Morgan (Heri­ tage) won via forfeit. 182: Manuel Leyva (Heri­ 182: Justin Hogan (Tuscola) tage) won via forfeit. won via forfeit. 195: Timothy Edwards (Heri­ 195: Nick Ewart (Tuscola) tage) pinned Trajan Wellington pinned Wellington (Ashe) at (Ashe) in 52 seconds. 1:20. 220: Mitchell Brown (Ashe) 220: Brown (Ashe) pinned pinned Logan Bryant (Heri­ Sam Ross (Tuscola) at 1:03. tage) in 50 seconds. 285: Baker (Ashe) won via 285: Tyler McFarland (Heri­ forfeit. tage) pinned Shawn Baker R-S Central 59, Ashe 18 (Ashe) in 36 seconds. 106: Michael Gnandt (Cen­ Tuscola 51 Ashe 30 tral) won via forfeit. 106: Cooper (Ashe) won via 113: Austin Neal (Central) forfeit. pinned Weaver (Ashe) at 2:00. 113: Weaver (Ashe) won via 120: Caleb Cox (Central) forfeit. pinned Miller (Ashe) at 2:56. 120: James Gibson (Tuscola) 132: Buchanan (Ashe) defeated Miller (Ashe) by a 14- pinned Brandon Parz (Central) 13 decision. in 24 seconds. 138: G. Elliott (Ashe) won 126: Daniel Messer (Tusco­ la) won via forfeits via forfeit. 145: Micah Hines (Central) 132: Tanner Milner (Tus­ cola) pinned Buchanan (Ashe) defeated Argetsinger (Ashe) by a 2-0 decision. at 1:54. 138: Josey Ward (Tuscola) 152: Christian Gold (Cen­ pinned G. Elliott (Ashe) at tral) pinned Saunders (Ashe) at 1:52. 3:11. 160: M. Elliott (Ashe) won 145: Josh Davis (Tuscola) pinned Saunders (Ashe) at via forfeit. 170: Jeffrey Rollins (Central) 1:25. 152: Houston Dickens (Tusc­ won via forfeit. ola) pinned Argetsinger (Ashe) 182: Ramon Rodriguez (Cen­ tral) won via forfeit. in 42 seconds. 195: Quincy Edwards (Cen­ 160: M. Elliott (Ashe) pinned defeated Wellington Zac Pottinger (Tuscola) at 1:25. tral) 170: Jeremiah Royer (Tus­ (Ashe) by a 19-4 technical fall. 220: Kaleb Hines (Central) cola) won via forfeit. pinned Brown (Ashe) at 5:31. 285: Hunter Edwards (Cen­ tral) defeated Baker (Ashe) by a 3-1 decision. Charlotte Latin 66, Ashe 15 106: Michael McClelland (Latin) won via forfeit. 113: Ryan Schellpfeiffer (Lat­ in) won via forfeit. 120: Miller (Ashe) won via forfeit. 126: Austin Schellpfeiffer (Latin) won via forfeit. 132: Billy McClelland (Latin ) pinned Buchanan (Ashe). 138: West Osborn (Latin) pinned G. Elliott (Ashe) at 1:49. 145: Matthew Ensor (Latin) pinned Argetsinger (Ashe) at 1:00. 152: Bentley Dalton (Latin) pinned Saunders (Ashe) at 2:11. 160: M. Elliott (Ashe) defeat­ ed Nick Boyd (Latin) by a 10-3 decision. 170: Will Borin (Latin) won via forfeit. 182: John McGinnis (Latin) won via forfeit. 195: Eddie Crutchfield (Lat­ in) pinned Wellington (Ashe) in 47 seconds. 220: Baker (Ashe) pinned Harrison Karp (Latin) at 1:07. 285: Toby Okwara (Latin) won via forfeit. McDowell 65, Ashe 15 106: Isaiah Daniels (McDow­ ell) won via forfeit. 113: Alex Rocha (McDowell) won via forfeit. 120: Miller (Ashe) pinned Alex McEntire (McDowell) at 1:56. 126: Alex Guy (McDowell) won via forfeit. 132: Pike Davis (McDowell) pinned Buchanan (Ashe) in 55 seconds. 138: Jacob Gardner (McDow­ ell) defeated G. Elliott (Ashe) by technical fall. 145: Zeb Harris (McDowell) pinned Saunders (Ashe) in 16 seconds. 152: Josh Dula (McDowell) pinned Argetsinger (Ashe) in 53 seconds. 160: M. Elliott (Ashe) pinned Wesley Davis (McDowell) at 3:57. 170: Jeremy Anderson (Mc­ Dowell) won via forfeit. 182: Jarrett Dula (McDowell) won via forfeit. 195: Luis Herrera (McDow­ ell) pinned Wellington (Ashe) at 1:39. 220: Baker (Ashe) defeated Legend Pressley (McDowell) by a 10-7 decision. 285: Tyler Graves (McDow­ ell) won via forfeit. Guilford runs win streak to nine Nathan Ham Sports Writer nham@civitasmedia.com File photo |Jefferson Post Zeb Richardson had 15 points and 12 rebounds in the win over N.C. Wesleyan. Former Husky Zeb Richardson and the 17th ranked Guilford Quakers have a ninegame winning streak to open the season. The only loss for Guilford this year was an ex­ hibition game against Coastal Carolina that does not count against its overall record. The Quakers are 9-0 and 3-0 in conference play. Most recently, Guil­ ford was an 84-78 win­ ner over N.C. Wesleyan on Dec. 17. Richardson moved back into the starting lineup and re­ corded a double-double with 15 points and 12 rebounds, including a game-high five offen­ sive boards. Richardson scored nine points and had nine rebounds in 29 minutes against Methodist and a final stat line of 16 points, nine rebounds and four blocks against Shenandoah in his oth­ er game this December. The Quakers get back on the court in the Coaches Classic in Ashland, Va. Guilford will play Dickinson Col­ lege on Saturday, Dec. 28 and then Birming­ ham Southern the very next day to wrap up the schedule of 2013 games. Avery pummels Ashe, 85-36 Nathan Ham Sports Writer nham@civitasmedia.com Avery County capped off an impressive sea­ son sweep over the Hus­ kies with a convincing 85-36 win. The Vikings were red-hot from the field, shooting 62-percent and getting four scorers in double figures. Luke Wotell had a game-high 15 points. Tre Jackson scored 14, Jacob Waldrop had 13 and Dylan Bauer scored 11. For Ashe, senior Devan Sheets was the high man with 11 points on 5-7 shooting. Bradley Lucas finished with nine points and two assists. Cullen Ashley added seven points and a team-high six re­ bounds. Corbin Winebarger returned to the court after missing all season due to injury and scored five points. Alex Spen­ cer was the final Ashe scorer with four points. The Huskies fell to 2-7 overall and 1-4 in games away from Ashe County. Avery is 7-4 over­ all and a perfect 4-0 at home. The Huskies will see the court this weekend in the annual Colvard Oil Holiday Classic at the high school. Visit us online at www.jeffersonpost.com �A Christmas art story PAGE 10 TUESDAY, DECEMBER 24, 2013 Raney Rogers The art­ ist learned to sing and Once upon dance and a time there tell very fun­ was a bitter ny stories to old man who try to get at­ had lots of tention from money and the great bought lots collector, of things and taking time at one time away from had so many his lifelong things that purpose he could not - his very Raney Rogers even move reason for through his being. This house for fear artist would of breaking or tearing do anything to be a part one of his beautiful pos­ of the great collector's sessions. collection. But, sing and He liked for people to dance as he did, telling know that he bought all tantalizing stories and of these things, so ev­ being as funny as he erywhere he went there could possibly be, he was always the chance never could get the at­ to show everyone how tention that he desired wonderfully rich he was for his art. So, one day and that he was able to he gave up and returned own whatever he want­ to being the obscure, ed. lonely, but very talented At this time his object artist that he truly was. of affection was art. He Then one day the bought art from all of great collector hit on the very well-known art­ hard times and had to ists, from artists who sell his pieces, one by thought very much of one, some of which did their art but not much of not command much of a anyone else's and from price because they were artists who came before really not that good af­ him hoping that one day ter all. Many of this col­ he would see their art as lector's purchases were * worthy of buying. But, done so out of vanity he rarely did because it and ego to make himself was important to him look good to others and that his art collections to make them want to be be known to others and more like him and want he needed to make his what he had. purchases public to feel The lowly artist was good about himself. reduced to hawking his One of those artists paintings on the street who was a very good and listening to passer­ painter, but not known by after passerby speak or collected enough of how beautiful his by others to impress work was and how he this lofty man. The art­ should be hosting great ist wanted very much art openings in the very for this man to buy his best of the museums art because the artist and galleries. thought that was how he On one snowy, cold would become famous. Christmas Eve after­ Surely, this great art col­ noon this artist was lector would help him to packing up his beloved aspire to greater levels paintings to head home of accomplishment and and an old, raggedlypraise. But, that was not dressed, withered wisp to be the case. of a man sauntered by When the lowly, but stealing quick but often very good artist tried glances at one paint­ to arrange an audience ing in particular. The with the great collector man was stupefied by man, he was dismissed its beauty. The truth in and relegated to the its execution was over­ back rooms and the end­ whelming and touched less cataloging and stor­ his heart in a way that ing of the other great no other work of art works of art...and some ever had. He was spell­ even not so great, really. bound. But, he had no Special to the Post JEFFERSON POST money and of course, there was no one around on the darkening avenue to see his great purchase anyway. The thrill in life was gone for him, ex­ cept for the tingle that he got when he looked back at the painting. It seemed to come to life before him and it made his heart feel different. He could feel it pound­ ing faster and faster. Was it this painting that was bringing him back to his senses and his true self? The lowly artist noticed the old man's attraction to this particular painting and felt a spark of delight in his own heart. He knew the look on someone's face when they were fall­ ing in love with one of his paintings, whether they bought them or not. He also assumed this man could not af­ ford such a luxury. So, after observing the old man and the painting beginning to dance together in an art collecting way, he knew that the man must have whatever it was that the painting was evoking within him, so he gave the shriveled, frail old man the piece of art. After a respectable amount of protest, the old man accepted the gift and as soon as his hands touched the can­ vas, thousands of small dots of light started to sparkle around him. His heart became happy for the first time in his life and he looked at the lowly artist with new, appreciative eyes. Then he began to weep with happiness as he thanked the artist o walked away with his gift of magic. The lowly artist went on to pursue his love and became very famous and prosperous from his dedication, humility and honest approach to his craft and the old man lived the rest of his days finally knowing the true meaning of happiness, and the true meaning of Christmas. Rogers is a local art gallery owner and hosts an instruc­ tional painting television show that is broadcast regionally. For more information, visit https:// www.facebook.com/paintingwithraney. Better Homes Furniture CHANGES AHEAD FOR N.C. TAX FILERS John Newsom News & Record. Greensboro (MCT) Once you've done it a few times, filling out your an­ nual state income tax form isn't so hard. You take your federal form, tweak a few numbers, sign it and mail it. Easy, right? When you do your North Carolina taxes a year from now, expect a lot of the math to change. The tax reform pack­ age passed by state law­ makers and signed by Gov. Pat McCrory this summer makes some significant changes to individual tax rates, de­ ductions, exemptions and tax credits. Here's what's ahead: By the end of the year: If you have a job or a pension, you'll need to fill out a new Withhold­ ing Allowance Certifi­ cate. (You're looking for the new version of Form NC-4.) The form deter­ mines how much money will come out of each paycheck to cover your state income taxes. Most people now claim themselves, a spouse (if they have one) and children (if they have them) as ex­ emptions. Under the new law, most people will have exactly zero exemptions. The bad news: The new form is a lot more complicated than the old one. The good news: There's an EZ version that the N.C. Depart­ ment of Revenue pre­ dicts most everyone will be able to use. The better news: Ex­ pect the withholding amount to decrease a little bit, which means you might see a bump in your take-home pay starting in January. This change won't affect federal withhold­ ing. In 2014 If you file your state taxes annually, you'll use the familiar old forms to pay your 2013 tax bill by the April 15 deadline. That means you'll still have all your old deductions, exemp­ tions and tax credits for one more year. If you file quarterly, you'll start dealing with the changes sooner than most. In 2015 Because the changes to the tax law take ef­ fect Jan. 1, you won't notice most of these changes until you sit down a year from now to do your 2014 taxes. Here are a few of the things that will be dif­ ferent: • Your tax rate will go down. N.C. taxpay­ ers currently pay state taxes of 6 percent, 7 percent or 7.75 percent of their annual income, depending on how much they make. That will drop to 5.8 percent in 2014 and 5.75 per­ cent in 2015 no matter what your income is. (Yes, this is what a flat tax looks like.) • Your standard de­ duction will go way up. The amount you sub­ tract from your income number to figure out your tax bill is $3,000 for single people and $6,000 for married people filing jointly. In 2014, it goes up to $7,500 for single folks and $15,000 for joint filers. • Don't get too ex­ cited: Your personal ex­ emption will disappear in 2014. In addition to your standard deduc­ tion (or adjusted one, if you itemize your de­ ductions), North Caro­ lina now lets you claim yourself, a spouse and your kids as exemptions - and each exemption knocks an extra $2,000 or $2,500 off your in­ come. The new tax law simplifies things by get­ ting rid of the exemp­ tions and rolling every­ thing into the standard deduction covered in the last bullet point. • If you want to item­ ize your deductions, the state will cap deduc­ tions for charitable con­ tributions, mortgage interest and property taxes at a combined $20,000 per year. • Your kids might be worth a little more - or they might be worthless (for tax purposes, that is). The current child tax credit is $100 per child 17 or younger. A lot of families will con­ tinue to get this same amount. For lower-in­ come families - those who make less than $40,000 - the credit will rise to $125 per child. For wealthier taxpayers - joint filers who make more than $100,000 a year, for instance child tax credits will no longer be available starting next year. • Speaking of tax credits, several will go away next year. Among them are credits for child care expenses, spe­ cial education tuition, being permanently dis­ abled, property tax pay­ ments on farm equip­ ment, donations of real estate for conservation purposes and charitable contributions made by those who don't item­ ize their taxes. Sadly, the tax credit for donat­ ing oyster shells to the N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries also didn't make the cut. • The tax code chang­ es eliminate several deductions. One is for severance pay. A twoyear-old provision that let small-business own­ ers take up to $50,000 in business income-off their personal tax returns also was repealed. If you take federal deductions for medical expenses, in­ vestment interest, per­ sonal property taxes or job expenses, you'll have to add them back into your state return start­ ing next year. • Seniors will lose an exemption of $2,000 if their retirement income comes from private sources (such as a pen­ sion or an individual retirement account) or $4,000 for some retired government workers. Contact John Newsom at 3737312 and follow @JohnFNewsom on Twitter. (c)2013 the News & Record Visit the News & Record at www.news-record com Distributed by MCT Informa­ tion Services P0l0^year torewide Sale Friday, Dec. 27 Saturday, Dec. 28 Monday, Dec. 30 Tuesday, Dec. 31 Shop 9 am - 5 pm Bedroom Dining Room Living Room Serta Mattress La-Z-Boy TUESDAY Q | we would Like to Announce That The 2014 Calendars Will Be included in The December 31,2013 ALL SALTS FINAL ALL SALES CASH AND CARRY Delivery Can Be Arranged ; Cash j 1 Check Credit Card Financing Available Edition of SPECfAL ORDERS INCLUDED Better Homes Furniture Co. 527 E. Main Street mr " 1 North Wilkesboro L-l www.betterfurniturenc.com 838-Z0O1 ,, The Jefferson Post �JEFFERSON POST TUESDAY, DECEMBER 24,2013 PAGE 11 Moravian cookies grow beyond Winston-Salem Andrea Weigl The News & Observer (MCT) The Moravian cookie — those thin, crisp ginger or sugar cookies that grace holiday tables around the world this time of year — has likely gone farther than any Moravian settler ever imagined. These cookies were once treats baked only by Moravi­ ans, a small group of pre-Reformation Protestants who settled in North Carolina in the mid-1700s after escaping religious persecution in what is now the Czech Repub­ lic. They built the town of Salem, which merged with Winston in 1913. Winston-Salem is now the the epicenter of Mora­ vian cookie production, with more than 1.1 million pounds baked in the area every year. And those cook­ ies — the Pringles of holiday baked goods — are sold, shipped and enjoyed world­ wide. 'It used to be that no­ body knew what Moravian cookies were," said Raleigh cookbook author Debbie Moose, who grew up in Winston-Salem and remem­ bers Moravian cookie care packages from her mother. Moose's affection for the cookies once led her to use a pair of calipers to measure the thickness of the two main competing brands — for journalistic purposes, of course. The thinnest cookie was 0.05 inch thick. On one end of the Mora­ vian cookie spectrum is Mrs. Hanes, a Clemmons-based, family-owned company whose bakers roll and cut out 110,000 pounds of cook­ ies each year by hand. Mrs. Hanes is Ewa Foltz Hanes, 81, who transformed her mother's home-based cookie operation into a small but successful enterprise that counts Oprah Winfrey and Quincy Jones among its fans. On the other end is Dew­ ey's, Winston-Salem's home­ town bakery, whose whole- '•rfronni tSMMnMwMi dr.-*;;: Open source image| Jefferson Post Moravian cookies are now shipped worldwide. sale arm, Salem Baking Co., will produce more than 1 million pounds of Mora­ vian cookies this year. Not only has Salem Baking Co. developed a national audi­ ence for a cookie that could have remained a regional delicacy, but it has updated a classic. Salem Baking Co. cookies are "dipped" (one side only) or "enrobed" (cov­ ered entirely) in chocolate, topped with crushed tof­ fee or crushed peppermint and come in such flavors as toasted coconut and pome­ granate lime "with just a hint of sea salt." Although Moose prefers Mrs. Hanes cookies, she ad­ mires the business acumen of Dewey's owners: "You have to give Dewey's credit for bringing the delight of the Moravian cookie to the world." Both companies owe a debt to Old Salem, the Mora­ vian settlement that is now a historic site, living history museum and tourist destina­ tion. Not to be outdone, Old Salem also has its own line of Moravian cookies. Those cookies are not produced at the site's historic Winkler Bakery but by a contract bakery whose product line falls somewhere between the traditionalist hew of Mrs. vnl xnt won or! I .omoo Hanes and the modern inter­ pretations of Salem Baking Co. A boost from Oprah Ewa Foltz Hanes got launched in the cookie busi­ ness because she felt sorry for her mother. Bertha Foltz started bak­ ing Moravian sugar cookies in a wood-burning stove in the 1930s to help support the family's dairy farm in Clemmons. Her mother would make the treats year-round for customers in WinstonSalem, but business was best during the holidays. Around 1960, Ewa Hanes said her 70-year-old mother told hen "I don't think I can roll the cookies. Can you do it?" Ewa, then 26, was work­ ing at the Hanes Hosiery plant at the time. And so that fall, she rolled the cook­ ies for three hours after work on weeknights and all day Saturdays. Ewa Hanes gradually took over her mother's cook­ ie business, moving it to her home kitchen, then creating a larger kitchen in her base­ ment and finally in 1970 to a building constructed on the family farm. Ewa, her husband, Travis, and two of their children, slowly built the business. Through word of mouth and the occasional umbloflritiw orll JTVT Study: Hospitalsin for rough ride in 2014 tems. • Lower Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement (MCT) Not-for-profit levels. hospitals are in for another The larger systems, par­ rough economic ride in ticularly academic medical 2014, reflecting the cumula­ centers such as Wake Forest tive impact of changing eco­ Baptist, have been affected nomic trends over the past by reductions in the num­ six years and new financial ber and funding amounts of and technology challenges. federal health grants for re­ The latest report on not- search and clinical trials, in for-profit health systems by part because of the federal Standard and Poor's Rating sequester. Services sheds a national The analysts say it is just light on the reasoning be­ becoming increasingly hard­ hind the extensive cost-cut­ er, and more painful, for hos­ ting measures being taken pitals to find additional cost by Cone Health, Novant savings. Health Inc. and Wake Forest "Most of the organiza­ Baptist Medical Center. tions we rate have picked The systems, among the all of their low-hanging fruit Triad's largest employers, savings, and they have been have each significantly re­ successful at it for several duced their workforces in years," the analysts wrote. the past two years, dropping "For many, the next level by a combined 1,500 jobs. of cost savings is potentially They also have trimmed unachievable for a variety employee and management of reasons, including the benefits, and in some cases lack of technology to reap cut back on employees' work the savings and the cultural weeks. inability to get the organiza­ Several Triad community tion to agree on and imple­ hospitals also have reduced ment the changes." staffing during the same Fred Hargett, chief finan­ time period. cial officer of Novant, said "Negative pressures at the system "generally agrees U.S. not-for-profit hospitals with the points raised by and health systems are accel­ S&P and believes that the erating ... and the sector is outlook for not-for-profits, as finally at the tipping point," measured by financial per­ S&P credit analysts Kevin formance, will be challeng­ Holloran, Martin Arrick and ing in the coming year." Liz Sweeney wrote. Among In April, S&P assigned the hospitals that Arrick and an A+ long-term rating to Sweeney cover are Novant Novant for three 2013 series and Wake Forest Baptist. bonds. Arrick said in his re­ "After a period of strong port he would consider No­ and steady recovery from vant in "the stronger half" the recession and financial for not-for-profit systems crisis of 2008, our outlook nationwide. for the sector is now nega­ "We acknowledge, in tive. We expect downgrades agreement with the S&P to exceed upgrades in 2014." outlook, that the ever-inBottom-line challenges creasing costs of informa­ Hospitals large and small tion technology are a strain have been facing economic on current performance," and health-care challenges Hargett said. "To date, No­ to their bottom lines, includ­ vant Health has had a very ing. successful conversion to • More people enrolling Epic and, while it is costly, in high-deductible health it's a move that will ultimate­ plans to lower their premi­ ly benefit both the hospitals um costs. and our patients." • More people without in­ Cari Armato, Novant's surance going to emergency chief executive, has said departments for primary that a $600-million, fiveand urgent care. year conversion of its health • Increased regulatory records has helped the sys­ and information technol­ tem's bottom line. It is the ogy costs as they implement largest financial initiative in electronic health record sys­ Novant history. Richard Craver Winston-Salem Journal Novant said Aug. 28 it had completed the physician clinic rollout of Epic three years ahead of schedule and "under budget." Novant launched Epic in October at Presbyterian Medical Cen­ ter in Charlotte. It plans to launch it within its Forsyth County facilities in August. Changing models Most health-care systems are shifting from a fee-forservice business model to one focused on preventive measures and reducing un­ necessary care — a switch likely td bring fewer federal and state reimbursement dollars. Analysts say the changes favor larger systems for economies-of-scale reasons. The change to a preven­ tive model is being driven in large part by Medicare. It is providing lower Medicare payments to health-care sys­ tems with higher rates of readmission and infection and other categories than the national average. However, systems would receive higher Medicare payments for measurably improving and maintaining the health of the populations they serve. N.C hospitals, as well as health-care providers, are being affected by revenue delays related to N.C. De­ partment of Health and Human Services' problems with its NC Tracks Medicaid payment-processing system. "While we believe that many hospitals and health systems wall manage this period of change and reform effectively, it is our opinion that even the strongest hos­ pitals and health systems are, at best, only likely to hold existing margins and reserve levels," the analysts wrote. "Weaker providers will likely see on-going operating margin and cash flow ero­ sion and, eventually, balance sheet weaknesses, leading to rating deterioration." rcraver@wsjournal.com (336) 7277376 (c)2013 Winston-Salem Journal Visit Winston-Salem Journal at www2.journalnow.com Distributed by MCT Information Services bump from a newspaper sto­ ry, their business grew about 3 percent a year for decades until 2008. After seven ex­ pansions, that original build­ ing is now a 34,000-squarefoot bakery and showroom. The company weathered the economic downturn, Travis Hanes explained, by asking their 45 employees to work four days a week, shav­ ing labor costs by 20 percent. Then in December 2010, Oprah magazine included a mention of Mrs. Hanes cook­ ies. The item quoted Oprah: "It wouldn't be Christmas if Quincy Jones didn't send me Mrs. Hanes cookies." Busi­ ness rebounded enough that their employees have been working five days a week ever since. Autographed photos of Jones and other celebrities, including Lauren Bacall and Arnold Palmer, hang above a window in Mrs. Hanes' salesroom, where custom­ ers can watch the bakers roll and cut out cookies. The bakers, mostly women who have been with the company an average of 15 years, work with 20-pound batches of dough. From experience, they know just how much flour to add to the dough, how much to handle the dough, how thin to roll out /iri o1 rt*>Bmnq« Jfwnnrt the cookies. It's rare in business to­ day to see something made by hand, even Moravian cookies. Travis Hanes says: "We're the only ones still do­ ing it." Updating the classics Dewey's opened its first bakery in Winston-Salem in 1930. It did well for itself, turning out all kinds of baked goods, including Moravian sugar cakes and cookies. By the early 1990s, the Moravian cookies were sell­ ing so well that the company started Salem Baking Co. to focus on the cookies. A de­ cade ago, it made fewer than 10 different flavors; today, the company produces more than 30 flavors, including its two newest: caramel sea salt and raspberry. "Cookies are the biggest growth area," said market­ ing manager Maggie Sartin. If a company wants to turn a holiday treat into a year-round business, it has to make that case for con­ sumers. So part of chef Ali­ son Turner's job with Salem Baking Co. is to come up with savory recipes using the company's cooldes. "We've decided to take the Moravian cookie and mod­ ernize it," Turner explains as she assembles examples: -vlbwifn .Wo a "S'Moravian, a toasted marshmallow between two chocolate-dipped ginger cookies; and a ginger cookie topped with blue cheese, toasted walnuts and a driz­ zle of honey. Until consumers gravitate to the cookies' savory uses, this time of year will con­ tinue to be its busiest; its 50,000-square-foot bakery south of Winston-Salem is operating around the clock to meet the demand. Brooke Smith, president of Salem Baking Co., has witnessed the company's growth in the last six years. As a Winston-Salem na­ tive, she grew up with these Moravian treats and has watched something so iden­ tified with her hometown become a holiday tradition in homes across the country. "It has been exciting to see a product that has deep roots in Winston-Salem to have a place in a national market," Smith said, "and for consumers all over the world to embrace it." Weigl: 919-829-4848; Twitter: @ andreaweigl nr. tiru- (c)2013 The News & Observer (Ra­ leigh. N.C.) • Visit The News & Observer (Raleigh. N.C.) at www.newsobserver.com Distributed by MCT Information Services,. () Sign up for FREE Your Door! Being found via online searches drives customers to your door. Highly trafficked online business directory, increases customers. Simple. Affordable. Effective. ^Easy to Set Up! Upgrades Available! • Need a website for your business? • Need to drive more local customers to your website? • Want to sell your products online? • Don't have the time or desire to hire a web tech? • Need to optimize your search tags? (Search Engine Optimization) Claiming your search engine-optimized listing is easy! Step 1 - Log on to jeffersonpost.com and click on "Businesses." Step 2 - Search for your business using the search bar. Step 3 - After locating your business, click on the title to view your listing. Then select "Is this your business? Claim it!" 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The purpose of the proposed map amendment is to rezone all the parcels of Jef­ ferson Station from a Condi­ tional Use District (CUD) to a Conditional District that util­ izes the Industrial District regu­ lations and is identified as M-1 C. Copies of the proposed amendments are available at Town Hall. Publish:12.17.13/12.24.13 NOTlCETo~CREDiTORS Having qualified as Executor for the Estate of Ellie S. Blevins deceased late of Ashe County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of said deceased to present them on or before 13th day of March, 2014, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their re­ covery. All persons indebted to said estate will please make immediate payment. This the 13th of December, 2013. For the Estate of Ellie S. Blevins Gregory Sturgill 10955 East Prospect Road Hillsboro. OH 45133 Publish: 12.24.13/12.31.13/1.7.14/1.14. 14 NOTICE TO CREDITORS Having qualified as Executor for the Estate of Terry D. Sheets deceased late of Ashe County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of said deceased to present them on or before 9th day of March, 2014, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recov- David Bracken LEGALS ery. All persons indebted to said estate will please make immediate payment. This the 9th day of December, 2013. For the Estate of Terry D. Sheets David Russell Sheets 165 Foggy Ridge Drive West Jefferson, NC 28694 PUBLISH:12.17.13/12.24.13/1 2.31.13/1.7.14 NOTICE TO CREDITORS Having qualified as Executor for the Estate of David N. Church, deceased late of Ashe County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of said deceased to present them on or before 13th day of March, 2014, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their re­ covery. All persons indebted to said estate will please make immediate payment. This the 13th day of Decem­ ber, 2013. For the Estate of David N. 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ORDER Today 1-888-721-9573, use code 48643XMD - or www.OmahaSteaks.com/mbff6 9 READY FOR MY QUOTE CABLE: SAVE on Cable TV-InternetDigital Phone-Satellite. You've Got A Choice! Options from ALL major service providers. Call us to learn morel CALL TODAY. 888-929-9254 UNITED BREASt CANCLR FOUNDATION: DONATE YOUR CAR - FAST FREE TOWING 24 Hr. Response - Tax Deduction UNITED BREAST CANCER FOUNDATION Providing Free Mammograms & Breast Cancer Info 888-928-2362 The News & Observer (MCT) North Carolina's unemployment rate fell dramatically in November, the fourth consecutive month it has dropped. The state's seasonally adjusted jobless rate in No­ vember was 7.4 percent, down from 8 percent in October, the state's Com­ merce Department's Labor and Economic Analysis Di. vision reported Friday. The rate has fallen 2 percentage points over the past year and is at its lowest point in five years. But there continued to be concerns that the rapid­ ly falling rate is in part the result of jobless workers giving up their search for employment. North Caro­ lina lost 6,500 jobs during the month, according to a payroll survey of employ­ ers, and has added 56,800 jobs over the past year, an annual growth rate of just 1.4 percent. A separate household survey, which estimates the size of the labor mar­ ket, showed that the un­ employment rate dropped at the same time that the labor force contracted. The labor force shrunk by 8,101 in November and has de­ clined by 95,009 over the past year. "It's nice to see (the unemployment rate) go down, but it doesn't make much sense," said James Kleckley, an East Carolina University economist. " ... Because when you look at the information, we're just not creating the jobs to push this rate down this quickly." The jobless rate's steep decline has also coincided with North Carolina's de­ cision to halt federally funded extended unem­ ployment benefits. About 70,000 unemployed work­ ers statewide recently lost those benefits as the result of a state law that went into effect July 1. Kleckley said it was unclear what ef­ fect, if any, that has had on the jobless rate. "I'm not sure if that comes into play or not," he said. The state has also seen a drop in continuing unem­ ployment claims since ear­ ly July. North Carolina had 74,243 such claims during the week of Dec. 7, down 28 percent from the same period last year. Marie Vitner, a Wells Far­ go economist in Charlotte, said less generous jobless benefits is likely one of several factors at play in the falling rate. But he said the jobless rate, for all its flaws, is still the best over­ all measure for capturing improvements in the labor market. "I don't think it's correct to dismiss the drop in the unemployment rate," he said. " ... The fact is the unemployment rate has dropped two percentage points over the last year, which is likely one of the largest drops in the coun­ try. The unemployment rate is now much more in line with what we're see­ ing nationally and in other states." North Carolina's jobless rate is now just four-tenths of a percentage point above the national rate of 7 per­ cent. That gap was 1.6 per­ centage points 12 months ago. Vitner said he believes the November payroll sur­ vey numbers will be re­ vised significantly in Feb­ ruary, estimating that the state has actually added at least 85,200 jobs over the past year. That would be about the same number of jobs the state created in 2012. "Next year we think the job growth will be stron­ ger," he said. "The quality of jobs is also likely a little bit better, the mix is likely a little bit better" than what the November numbers are showing. The largest jobs losses in November were in edu­ cation and health services (4,100), manufacturing (3,300), financial activi­ ties (2,500) and govern­ ment (1,500). The largest increases were in trade, transportation and utilities (2,600), professional and business services (2,200), and construction (1,600). As for the shrinking of the state's labor force, Vit­ ner said most states are ex­ periencing the same trend. "What I think is a little unusual in North Carolina is that we're seeing a drop in the labor force at a time when population growth appears to be ramping up," he said. Bracken: 919-829-4548; Twitter: @ brackendavid (c)2013 The News & Observer Visit The News A Observer at www. newsobserver.com Distributed by MCT Information Services As Norovirns aeason begins, public is urged to be aware of symptoms Following confirmation of at least one outbreak of norovirus during the past week and several other outbreaks that also appear to be caused by norovirus, the N.C. De­ partment of Health and Human Services is alerting health care providers and the public to protect themselves against this contagious virus and to be aware of symp­ toms to avoid transmitting the virus to others. Noro­ virus is a common cause of gastrointestinal illness and is especially common during the winter months. "Noroviruses are very hard to kill," said Dr. Robin Gary Cummings, acting state health director. "As with most viruses, the most important way to prevent the spread of illness is by washing your hands thor­ oughly with soap and water. Hand sanitizers are not ef­ fective against norovirus." Norovirus is present in the stools and vomit of sick people during illness and for a few days after they recover. People can get sick through direct contact with a person who has the virus, by touch­ ing contaminated surfaces, or by eating food or drink­ ing liquids that have been contaminated with the virus. Noroviruses cannot be seen, smelled, or tasted in food. The symptoms of norovi­ rus illness include nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, and possibly stomach cramp­ ing. Some people may also have fever, chills, headache, muscle aches and a general sense of tiredness. The ill­ ness begins suddenly, and the infected person may feel very sick. In most people, the illness lasts for about one or two days. However, some people - especially young children and the elderly - can quickly become dehydrated and might require medical care or even hospitalization. There are no specific medi­ cations to treat norovirus. Public health experts rec­ ommend the following mea­ sures to protect yourself and your family from norovirus: • Wash hands frequently with soap and water, espe­ cially after toilet visits and before preparing, serving or eating food or drink. Hand sanitizer gels are not effec­ tive against norovirus. • Clean up vomit and di­ arrhea immediately. • Do not prepare food for others to eat while you are sick and for at least 48 hours afterward. • Even after symptoms are gone, wash your hands frequently, especially after going to the bathroom. • Remember that you can spread the virus for days and sometimes weeks after the illness ends. Many commonly used dis­ infectants are not effective against norovirus. Cleaning with a diluted bleach solu­ tion is recommended to disinfect surfaces after an episode of illness. For more information about norovirus visit ht^y/epi.publictiealth.nc gov/cdAiorovirus/ outbreaks.html. �JEFFERSON POST TUESDAY, DECEMBER 24,2013 PAGE 13 Laurel Springs now has a 'Twig' of its own Christina Day Staff Writer cday@civitasmedia.com There's a new "twig" in Laurel Springs Built by the Modern Woodman Youth Service Club of Ashe County, the miniature branch of the Ashe County Public Li­ brary - the twig - is located at Mabe's Grocery in Laurel Christina Day | Jefferson Post Bradley, Loren and Owen Shimel of Modern Woodman Youth Service Club of Ashe County stock the Mabe's twig with donated books from their own collection. Springs. Suzanne Moore, county librarian for Ashe County Public Library, said the "twigs" are the library's at­ tempt to provide books to people who live far away from the library. Since not everyone is close to a li­ brary branch, some can now be close to a library twig or "Little Free Library" as they're officially called. The Mabe's twig marks the library's third Little Free Library in the county. Phipps Store in Lansing and Todd Mercantile in Todd are home to the other twigs. "The Modern Woodman Youth Service Club of Ashe County was excited to part­ ner with the Ashe County Public Library on this project," Angela Shimel of MWYSC said, "Our goal is to get our children involved in service opportunities in our community and since our families are frequent patrons of the library, it was great to be able to help them in building the twig at Mabe's Grocery." The service club consists of county home-schoolers and receives $40 a month from Modern Woodmen of America to assist in proj­ ects that will be of service to the community. Shimel said the group saved two month's worth of funding for the twig, and was able to complete the project thanks in part to a donation of plywood made by Parker Tie. The twig, which was built at the end of Septem­ ber, was put up at Mabe's Grocery on Dec. 19. Cabot Hamilton and Kathleen George of the Ashe County Chamber of Commerce were on hand, as was Su­ zanne Moore. Owners of Mabe's Grocery, E.J. and Shirley Mabe also took part in the ribbon cutting. Angela Shimel and her husband Joseph, along with their children Loren, Brad­ ley and Owen, affixed the twig and stocked it with books that the kids had culled from their own col­ lection to donate. "The kids from the Youth Service Club were hands on with power tools to assem­ Submitted Photo | Jefferson Post From left to right, Owen Shimel, Angela Shimel, Joseph Shimel, Bradley Shimel, Loren Shimel, E.J. Mabe, Suzanne Moore and Shirley Mabe take part in a ribbon cutting for the Ashe County Public Library's newest twig, located at Mabe's Grocery in Laurel Springs. ble it," Shimel said, "They learned so much from doing it." Suzanne Moore said the next twig has been built New Lansing business with focus on local sustainability Christina Day Staff Writer cday@civitasmedia.com What begin as a desire to preserve her grandmother's sausage recipe has trans­ formed into a larger com­ munity driven mission for Ann Rose, owner of the Rose Mountain Butcher Shoppe in downtown Lansing. "My mission is to support the load farmers by buying local livestock and providing healthy food to people in the area," Rose said, "it's really abdiit the community." "" " Rose said since her own farm has not been able to meet the demand of the busi­ ness, she has worked with lo­ cal farmers to guarantee any meat she purchases comes from quality sources. As Rose sees it, keeping the raising and purchasing of livestock in the area is a benefit to everyone involved, from farmer to consumer. "I need to know a farm is growing and sustainable be­ fore HI woik with them," she said. By avoiding what she calls the "giant system" of con­ ventional meat production, where livestock is raised in one state and processed in another state before reaching the consumer, Rose is able to be a part of "changing the whole cycle." "Buying local cuts almost all of the petroleum need out of our meat source, " Rose said. "This makes it sustain­ able and puts money in the pocket of the local farmer since they don't have to pay the big shipping bills. It's healthier for the economy, healthier for the earth and healthier for us." Rose, applies .this "full cir­ cle" approach to every facet of her business, from the fix­ tures in the store to the prod­ ucts she sells.. The store's cabinets were built by Lansing based Phoe­ nix Mountain Arts, and the oak paneling covering the walls came from Mtn. Works in Creston, which uses hors­ es for its logging to create low-impact forestry manage­ ment. Goods from local potters and bakers line the shelves along with fresh organic pro­ duce from farms in the area. The shop will officially open full time in January, but has kept limited hours on nty Worship announces: Hjwo Sunday Worship Services *, 10:30 a.m.li?New Beginnings Thursday through Saturday. Rose said she has already received support from locals. "Because of the feedback I've gotten from the commu­ nity I'm already looking at expanding next year," Rose said. Area businesses such as Pie on the Mountain and Boondocks Brewing have in­ cluded items such as sausage and pork from Rose Moun­ tain on their menus. Beginning in January, Rose Mountain will expand its offerings, to include lamb, chicken, trout and an in­ creased variety of whole-hog sausages, including the inspi­ ration behind Rose's venture, the Cumberland sausage recipe created by her grand­ mother. Farmers and local craft vendors interested in work­ ing with Rose Mountain Butcher Shoppe can visit www.rosemountainbutchershoppe.com. White double hung up to 4 x6 |M See store tor details ^ V /--N1 FREE In-Home Estimate: 336-838-9393 Or visit our showroom: 1401 Second St., North WilkSboro (Across From The Ford Dealership) WindowWorldFoothills.com * •: 3 U*l Christina Day |Jefferson Post Rose Mountain Butcher Shoppe owner Ann Rose is already welcoming custom­ ers in advance of the shop's grand opening In January. TOWN OF JEFFERSON Commercial Hand Pick Up Date Will Be Thursday December, 26 2013 Normal Scheduled Pick Ups Will Resume The Next Week If You Have Any Questions, Please Contact Republic Services/GDS at 336-246-2972. flA± of SERVICES Save money. Live better. For all of your hunting needs vmenwrance ' Ashelawn Memorial Chapel andGardens Badger Funeral Home are providing families 4* ' [the opportunity to remember their loved one with^ [our traditional Wreaths of Remembrance. Two [wreaths of native Frasier Fir are being placed near ] •the front entrance of Badger Funeral Home in rdowntown West Jefferson. We invite families to >y and visit the wreath now thru December r31st. Feel free to bring an ornament or other L token of remembrance to place on the wreath , with their name. This is open to any family^ [who has lost a loved one at any time. Ornaments, later be donated to a local charity. We invite family, friends, or anyone who has shared in loss or experienced their own grief this past 1 to join at the wreath. ASHELAWN REPUBLIC Walmart M Online Photo Contest Please Don't Forget to Recycle INSTALLED V RESIDENTS OF THE <^9 painted by local artist Ste­ phen Shoemaker and will be put in Fleetwood at the former site of the school in January. AMERICA'S BEST SELLING °>J fwm REPLACEMENT IWINDOW! WINDOWS ATTENTION is by the Home Builders As­ sociation using recycled bleachers from the old Beaver Creek School. The Beaver Creek twig was - — MEMORIAL CHAPEL T H E HEAT IS Hill �TUESDAY, DECEMBER 24,2013 JEFFERSON POST C o it A r f dto f T -fttnily 7e> | BADGER GARDENS & MAUSOLEUM 00660419 �Special Holiday Supplement * December 21,2018 �PAGE 2 TUESDAY, DECEMBER 24,2013 .1EFFERSON POST Blue Ridge Elementary School Heather Parsons' First Grade Class • Dear Santa, My name is Tommy. All I want for Christmas is an art set. I've tried to be good this year! (iood luck this year! Tbmmy • Dear Santa, My name is Sarah I want a Nintendo 3D5XL and Nintendo2DS. Love, Isaiah • Dear Santa, My name is Abbey. Santa Claus, how do you make toys? How do you make the raindeer fly? Santa Claus I like every toy you make. Thank you, Abbey • DearSanta, My name is Karlee. Do the reindeer eat oatmeal and car­ rots and water. How do the reindeer fly? I tired to be good. Good luck! Your the best! I love you! Hope you have a good ride. I hope you have a good day. God bless you!!! Karly • Dear Santa, What I want for Christmas is a bb gun and a lord of the rings lego set. Thank you, Will • Dear Santa, For Christmas, I would like a Dispicable Me 2, Monsters 2, Carhartt bibb overalls and work boots. I also would like a toy truck, a peddle truck, a bicyde, dog, hamster, and two police cars. Thank you, Connor • Dear Santa, My name is Hailey. Can you get me some cat toys and a phone? Could you bring a lap­ top, oh and some shoes like I wore today? Just put a name on the presents and put them under the tree. Thank you, Hailey • Dear Santa, My name is Hunter. I want a DS for Christmas. I have been good this year! Thank you, Hunter • Dear Santa, My name is Odell. I just want an action figure, a bat­ man action figure, and a toy for my sister. Santa, my favor­ ite toy is an action figure. My sister wants a toy doll with clothes a pet shop. Thank you, Odic • Dear Santa, My name is Daman. The best thing I want is the biggest present I want table tennis I will play with it. I will always wait for the ball to bounce. Then 1 will hit the ball with the paddle. Thank you! Darrian • Dear Santa, My name is Jonah Walters. I want WiiU and Lego City. I also want outfits and Skylanders giants and Nintendoland. Could I also have Super Mario 3D World, Super Mario Bros, and Super Luigi. Thank you! Jonah • Dear Santa, Will you get me water ba­ bies for Christmas? Will you bring me some Monster High things too? Love, Amy • Dear Santa, Will you bring me some panda bear things? Will you bring things? Will you bring me some heart pillows too? I would also like a new bike. Love, Destiny • Dear Santa. My name is Hannah. Christ­ mas is a American dolland her name is Karoline. What I want for Christmas is pink shirts, white pants and same white shoes and a punk and white jacket. Love, Hannah • Dear Santa, My name is Jacob. I want a Super Duper Mario and Ipad and LegoCity Lego set and Batman toy and a new tent. Thank you! Jacob • Dear Santa, My name is Alexis. I want a blue fone and a pink cd player. I want a tv. I want a chapter book. I want a remote control truck and new bed set. Thank you, Alexis • Dear Santa, My name is Kye. I want an ipad, a Huskies shirt, Huskies jacket, and a Huskies jersey. Thank you, Kye your cookies good? We love you I wood like a toy robot. I wood like a toy spader. I wood like a toy armed. I wood like a by lake gingerbread man. Love, O'Conall • Dear Santa, I have been a good boy. I help out at my house. I want a big batman and superman. I hope that you are good. Your friend, Triston • Dear Santa, I have been good this yir. I want a doD house. I want a Barbie camper. I want a So­ phia costume. Thank you! I love you Love, Maylee • Dear Santa, You are the best guy in the world! I love you I have been good. I am smart. I want books to read. Love, Chris H. • Dear Santa, I have been a good boy. I hdp my dad and mom. I would like a tablet, this year for Christmas. How are you doing? How is Rudolph and the elves? Love, Mason • Dear Santa, I haw been a great boy this year. I would like a titanic m<xlel and a litte truck. How is Rudolph doing? Your friend, Kyle • Dear Santa, I have been a* good boy, this year. I don't fus at my mom. This year I would like a dirt bike for Christmas. I hope you and your elfs are fine. Love, Remy • Dear Santa, My letter to Santa; I have been a good girl I do not fight Dawn Powers' First Grade Class • Dear Santa, I have been good. For tris­ mus I want these two things; a kitte and an xbox 360.1 hope the elfs are gotxl. Love, Roman • Dear Sonto, I wot fight with my BFF. I wot to see your reindeer. I wot . Submitted artwork | Jefferson Post to kee my football and get o Wisteria Mead has Santa delivering the presents on Christ­ new football. mas Eve. Love, Dillon • Dear Santa, • Dear Santa, whif my bff. I would a dres. Did you have a great day? I have been a good girl. I How are your reindeer doing? Did you have a great summer. Did you have a grate day? clean for my mom. This year I I hope you are fine. Love, Kaitlynn Have your elves bin gotxl? I would like baby doll for Christmass. I hope you and Rudolph • Dear Santa, want a Wii U. I have been a good boy. are doing well. . Love, Owen Love Amelia I helped my dadee work. I • Dear Santa, would like a helicopter with • Dear Santa, 1 have been a good boy this 1 bin a gut boy. 1 want gen­ wheels that shoots. I would year. 1 -always do my home­ eral lee. I would like to see the also like an Ipad, an Xbox 360, work. I would like a golf car. reindeer. I would like two po­ and a sled. I hope your deer Chris lice cars and a ramp. are ready. It will be Christmas • Dear Santa, Love, Chris S. in 1£ more days. I have been a good girl. I Love, Hunter • Dear Santa, have looked after my little I have been good. I help sister. 1 would like to have an Mrs. Estes' esey bake oven and food. You people. I want an Americau First Grade Class Doll with a soft place that I can aregood. • Dear Santa, put her. The same doll that I Love, Abigail How are you? How are your pold up on the computer at • Dear Santa, Did you have a nice sum­ my cusinss. I would like a desk elves? How is Mrs. Claus? I mer? Has your waff bin good? that I can craft on, a roily cheir, would like a DS. Love, Willow Mead Have your elves bin good? and Nook that has nexchflixs. Love, Chelsea How are your reindeer? Are HOME IS WHERE THE HEART IS 41mm QMCTiw May yours be filled with peace, love and contentment this holiday season. d Stop. Go. Pennzoil." NC Inspections Brake Repair Minor Repairs Tire Sales ®i For all you have given Auto Express A I us this past year, we are deeply grateful. Kwik Lube, Inc. Owner/Manager David Miller 608 West Main Street • Jefferson 246-5945 Peace, joy, health, happiness, harmony... Who says you can't have it all? s • Dear Santa, How are you? How are your elves? How is Mrs. Claus? 1 would like a laptop and DS. Love, Wisteria Mead • Dear Santa, How are you? How are your elves? How is Mis. Claus? I would like a play stashun three and volleyball and a laptop. Love, Wednesday Mead • Dear Santa, How are you? Are you ready for Christmas? 1 have been a good girl I would like a cat and a dog. Love, Savanna Roop • Dear Santa, How are you? How are your elves? How is Mis. Claus? I would like a D.S. Love, Charles Camarillo • Dear Santa, How are you? How are your elves? How is Mrs. Claus? I would like a monstr hi doll and makeup. I would like a ipad for Christmas and a baby doDs haus. Love, Emory Thjdor • Dear Santa, How are you? How are yor elves? How is Mrs. Claus? 1 would like the new batman xbox game and a new bat cave. Love, Colton Roten • Dear Santa, How are you? How are your elves? How is Mrs. Claus? I would like a romote control dineusr and a DS and a tv. Love, Kelton Powers • Dear Santa, How are you? How are your elves? How is Mrs. Claus? I would like a boiling ale with a ball and new markers. From Katie Edwards • Dear Santa, How are you? How are your elves? How is Mrs. Claus? I would like Monstr hi doUs and a Monstr hi haws. Love, Elizabeth McGuire • Dear Santa, How are you? How are your elves? How is Mrs. Claus? I would like a Monster High doll and a Monster High lap­ top. Love, Mia Albino • Dear Santa, How are you? How are your elves? How is Mrs. Claus? I would like Zomr and a ipad. Love, Johnny Myers • Dear Santa, How are you? How arc the elves? I would like a laptop and a bike. Love, Maria Aparicio • Dear Santa, How is Mrs. Claus? How are you? How are your elves? I would like a fere with lit up wings and dollhaws. Love, Kylie Burns • Dear Santa, How are you? How are your elves? How. is Mrs. Claus? I would like a scoodr and anew xbox game. Love, Benjamin Dougherty • Dear Santa, How are you? How are your elves? How is Mrs. Claus? I would like a skootr and blocks. Love, Noah Woodard • Dear Santa, How are you? How are your elves? How is Mrs. Claus? I would like naby2 and a small compyooter plese. Love, Ally Greer • Dear Santa, How are you? How are your elves? I want an Ipad, go-cart, guns, and drums. I have been good. Love, Thte Eller Mrs. Hess' First Grade Class Dir Santa Claws, I want a tede bear and a fairytell book too. A toy car and a lathed and a dogand a babe cat. Love, Carson II Thanks everyone! • Dear Santy, I like you. I wunt a pet munke and I wunt a rockn hors. I wunt a robot. Love, Shelton Der Santu, I've bin good. I want a kitin. 1 wont a big ball. I wont a air­ ship. Love, Will • Dear Santu, What I want is a stuff anmle that is roodolf the red nos randeer. Today I had a good day and the day was butiful Love, Jarrett • Dear Santu, I want a car seet for crismas and a stroller that gos in the car seet. That is what I want for crismas. Love Kaydance • Dear Santa, I want an IPAD and a ferbey. I love you Brooklyn • Dear Santu, I know I have ben a good boy. I wont a two DS and skylanders swap force. Love Kolten Der Santu, I wont a tablut puleez. Luv Blake • Dear Santa, I want an X box 360 and a Batman. love, Derek • Dear Santa, I want legos for crismis. Thank you. Love Emmanuel • Dear Santa, I want a reel egg and some omamens and some does and a misotoe. I wat a toy too and some presents. Love Francie • Dear Santa, How are you doing? I hope you doing ok today. If you can make a burby boom I want a furby boom and the rest of the presents can be a surprise. I love Santa. Do you love me Santa? I hope it is not to cold in the north pole. Love, Emily • Dear Santa Clas, I want a tiger toy and a tigr lodt. I want a tigr costoom, tigr shoos and that is alL I love you. From Tbri • Dear Santu, I wont a 3DS and I wont skylandrs guns swop force. 1 wont a lot of aremy mans and I wont sum Ben 10 toys. And I wont wokig dide toys and wont more. Love, Justin • Dear Santa, For crismis I wont a peir of hie heels also. Santa I also want a Rupunsd barbey too. Thank you Santa. Also 1 would like a Teyona Princess dress. Love, Lanie • Dear Santu, This is what I wunt for tris­ mus. This is sumthing. It's a toy hilofiisorus. Love Nevon • Dear Santa, I want an x box 360.1 want a remot kuntrol helicopter. I want a real elf. Love, Coleman • Dear Santa, I want a toy bunny and I want a toy elf and a toy graf and I want a toy Hire dol from One Direction and atoy Si from Duck Dinaste. I wat a toy tree with a squrl for my room. I love you Santa. Love, Kayden • Dear Santa, I want a Barbie house, a Barbie doll to go with the Barbie house. I- want a cal­ endar for Christmas. Love, Phoebe • Dear Santa, I want a lego castle and a lego Ninjago. Love, Andrew ' \iHth Our Zhanks<J?lt TheTTlolidaijs .' *, . YN s v d,&Qted\rGnnks ... And a round of applause for all our good friends and neighbors. Wish List... Major & Minor Auto Repairs... All Makes ... Oil Changes... 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That's not all I want for Christmas I want a I-pad, I-pod, kindle fire hd, Lit op, Dune Buggy enny thing sy for Christmas. Sincerely, Dawson • Dear Santa, My name Lukus, I am 7 years old I have been good boy all year. I want a go cart, dirt bike and fool whiler. Cars, truck and trateis. Best for last a xbox one. Love, Lukus • Dear Santa, My name is Riley, I want a bike, a tah2ful mercur robot, I want legos and a dog stuffed animaL Love, Riley • Dear Santa, My name is Jonathon. I am 8 years old. 1 want a moter bike, lego, city play set, DS, Karate suite. I want to get my sister a karate suite and a Barbie dolL I want a krazy kart. I ben a good boy. Marry Christmas. Love, Jonathan • Dear Santa, I am seven years old I have ben a go<xl girl My name is Gabby. I have helped my frinds and famly and to set up th chrismis tree and the tabbL I would like a tripod, art set. 1 also would like some hair bows, and some nail porish. I would like some monster high dolls, and a amarakon girl, and a babydolL Sinsitiy, Gabby • Dear Santa, my name is Carri^. I want barbies and a monster high dolL I want a Barbie clothes and dolls, an I want jewlry. Love, Carrie • Dear Santa, My name is Jamie Rnten. I am 7 year's old and Im turning 8 next. I have been a good $rl and yes. lam a girl! I'll tell youa little aboat how Im a good girt I helped people do stuff like one time Rynn had a little pencil he tried to sharpen it but he couldn't do it so I helped him and tots of other people. Now I can tell you what I want this year. The first thing I want for Christmas isa Zoomer dog. It's a dog that barks at every thing you say. The next tiling I want for Christmas is a baby doll kit with a Sweet as me Panda dolL The third thing I want for Christmas is a paint kit, tots of craff stuff. The forth thing I want for Christmas is a stuffed pengueuin like the one I saw at the drug store when I went to get my medicine because I was sick. The fifth thing I want for Christmas is a toy sewing machine and it comes with it's own patchies. The sixth thing I want for Christmas is a cotten candy maker and you can make your own cotten candy. The seventh thing I want for Christ­ mas is a band a loom kit. The last thing I want for Christmas is everybody to be happy and healthy. Sincerely, Jamie • Dear Santa, My name is Katlyn. I am eight years old. I have been a good girl this year. I helped my mom clean the house and I cleaned my room when I was supposed to. I want a sewing machine, monster high dolls. And the moster high schooL Please no coal! You might want to lay back on thecookies. Mer­ ry Christmas to you. Love, Katlyn French • Dear Santa, My name is Cooper. I am seven years and I have tried to be good by being proactive and I have begin with the end of mind. I would like to have some magick tree house books, legos, hotwheres, cars, Mario party for Wi, legend of Zelda the sky world for Wi n. Love, Cooper • Dear Santa, My name is Dakota I have been good this year by being proactive. I want a Nerf gun and a pack of hot wheels. Also a want markers and power rangers, alsoa toy shot gun and a robot jet rocket. Love, Dakota • Dear Santa My name is Seth. I am eight years old. I have been a good boy this year. My friends have been good. I want for Christ­ mas an AMP and the game NIF infmet too please tell the elfves. Merry Christmas too. Love, Seth • Dear Santa, My name is Made. I am seven years old. I have been very good this year. One of your elves is coming to our classroom. Heshe is hiding our teacher's dice. Theclass looked and looked for thedice. But our teacher found them behind the tent in our classroom. What I want for Christmas Is a family that is healthy and classmates that are healthy too. Also I want a puppy. Some food for my mole at home and some covers for him too. Sincerely, Made Miller • Dear Santa, My name is Grayson. I am 8 years old. I have been a good boy this year. What I want for Christmas is treasure box that you open with a key. I want another one because the other one brok. Where it is bmk is where you open it. Also what I want for Christmas is monster truck legos. Love, Grayson • Dear Santa, My name is Ryan and I am 8 years old. I have ben good for my mom and I want for cremest a bean set and a play and tv. Love, Ryan Miss Rash's Second Grade Class • Dear Santa Merry Chistmas, I don't want much since I don't believe in you. All I want for Christmas is for my mom not to work and for us both to be happy and Im hopeing that youll let my mom have enough money for a Christmas tree. Love yours truly, Cheyenne • Dear Santa Merry Christmas Santa How are your reindeer? and how are you? Here is want 1 want for Christmas. One big snoopy, one big bear and a ro­ bot dog Zommie, MarioKart 7 for my 3DS. If you give me a bear I want a soft silky drees and a flower hat on it. If you give me a big huge Snoopy I want a Santa hat on him and I want him to be a stuffy Snoopy and for the bear stuffed also. That's all Merry Cristmas for all a go<xl night!!! Ho Ho Ho! Love, Evey Eller Dea Santa, I like how you give everyone prents. You are my friend buy you shoud be evereyones friend br the way how are the rcindes? I want stuff that is inporttant to yr>u but I do some tcys I want a reindeer but I do some toys, I • Dear Santa, I hope you are good and your elves are good too. I hope you do the rite thing even wen no one is tooking Can I have Rudoplh! Can u give Cole and Mason Dasher and Vixen. I want a Ipod. Love Katie • Dear Santa, Thank you for the presents from last year how are the elves? Hows Rudolph? Did you have a nice weekend? For Christmas I want a computer and an Ipad and a dirt bike. Your friend, Jesus • Dear Santa I hope you have a merry Christmas. How is Rudolph and the others? I love the presents the elves made me last year. By the way how are the elves? I hope you don't get caught in a snow storm going all over the world. I hope you have a good winter. Does Ru­ dolph's nose still glow bright? How is your factory going? Can you get me a real horse, Elizabeth McGuire shows the presents under the tree on the kind appatoosa? I would Christmas morning. like cool pencils for next year at want a reindeer but sometimes love you Santa, I know it is a tot schooL Can I also have a laptop you need toy I want an ipad you Santa. I know it is a lot to that is pink? Can you get me an and a ipod and all you think I make toys and already have my elf on the shelf for next year? need. Thank you other list and this is two things Can I have an art set as well? Love Autum off my other list but this is one I want a Zoomer dog. And a • Dear Santa, thing that isn't on either list it is cotton candy maker, thank you. Hello, thank-you for giving a computer. Yours truly, Tyler me all the presents. How are I love you, Carrigan • Dear Santa, the elves and rein-deer? I was I want clothes and smart • Dear Santa, good this year. Are you hav­ Did you have a nice week­ board and a laptop to hook the ing a good day? For Christmas end? I did! How's Rudolph? I'm smart board up to and I want this year, I want' Wii-u, out fit. having fun at school! I hope Tm a puppy. If you do give me a Super Mario, 3d work!, Mario on the nice-list! How are the puppy I want it to be any kind party island tour, Nintendo 2ds elves? Guess what I'm going to but I do not want it to be blond. and me a new ipod because get Daddy for Christmas? New I want a bed and a pointy stick hunting boots! Tm going to buy with a finger, a dry erase board mine broke. Love, Evan Walters them at Walmart! I hope you're and some markers! I would like • Dear Santa, having a good time! Speaking some books too! How are your Thank you for the presents of presents, may I tefl you what elves doing with all those toys you gave us. You are nice to us. I want for Christmas? But first, they have to make? Love, Kara We like. We love you I want an I want to tell you something. • Dear Santa, Ipad and DSL I beliebe in you O.K.? I believe in you unlike How Ls Rudolph and Mrs. and you believe in me. I want other people! O.K., What I a dog. Bring my family some­ want for Christmas is, the new Claus? For Christmas 1 want thing. XO learning tablet! And new power ranger stuff and a darit Love, Ethan clothes please. And a beauti­ bike, and a vomenom custome • Dear Sana, ful red-head Barbie-doll, and and a web shooter and a kindle I want you to be my friend. a stuffed animal for play-time. fire and new clothes and Iron How's Rudolph? How are the And the new nerf Rebel (heart man 3 stuff. Ben 10 stuff and elves? How's Miss Clause? I breaker bow)! And last but not a Iphone and a tv with cable. want a dirt bike and a mini least a brand new art journal, Spiderman stuff, avangers bike, and a cop car and a fake and one more thing, a stuffed stuff, Robin stuff, Ironman 3, avenger legos. I want a com­ beard and a lake and a sc 01 snoopy. puter with internet. Your friend, Abby Dollar ireing and a computer and a Siceley Jaydin • Dear Santa, ipad and a phone and a DSi • Dear Santa, game and a cd anda a dvd aricT* 1 want for Christmas midnit Thank you for the presents a flat screen tv and an xbox 360 club 3, and a miniature moun­ game and a fake volcano. tain bike. I would also like a you have got me I loved them. Love, Austin scooter, and to go in my stock­ How is Rudolph? Can you • Dear Santa, ing 50 toy dirt bikes and an write back to me? I would want Thank you for the presents Itunes card. An elf on the shelf a zoomly dog and I want a elf on the shelf and I would want you got for me all those years. that's a giri for my sister too. a iPad too. Are you ready for From Asher Do you remember those elves Christmas. • Dear Santa, you sent out to stores? Do you Love, Jolie Hi, Santa! Thank you for remember those elves you sent out to stores? Well, I bought what you brought me last Mrs. Buchanan'sSecond one and we named it Rosemary year! For Christmas, I would Grade Class and today she hid on a curtain like an iPad. I would aslo like • Dear Santa, and she hid there last year. For a DS. Thank you for my batter­ Thank you for my Angry Christmas I want Zoomer the ies. I will play my iPad. Merry Bird blanket and my new robot dog, and I want a DS you Christmas, Santa! stocking. For my Christmas for I love you! Keagan dont have to give it to me. I me to tove something in it this Cotton Roten colored Santa Claus and Rudolph. tol and rifle please. Only one more thing. It is a real racing four-wheeler. Love, Colton Lain Holin • Dear Santa, I want to donate some toys befor I get toys for Chismas. I also want to thank you for the toys every year. I will also have cookies and milk for you. I also want a Cuddles monkey for chismas. Thank you Santa for you help. Love, Haley • Dear Sant, I tove the toys you got me last year. They are fun. I would like sum more toys this year. I hope they r good and fun. I would like a football that says SteQres. Love, Bryson • Dear Santa, Thank you for the trackter and little car and I want to give something and I want a present and a muffin maker, and a knife and a toy monster truck and a xbox 1 and a df on the shelf and a dreasr and a dock and panther hat and some blocks. And have a merry Christmas, and I want a tv and 100 dollars and some toys. Love, Ian • Dear Santa, Thank you for getting me a DS. Thank you for the rest erf the toys I got. Can you get me a 3DS? Can you get me a Play­ station 3.1 already have 1 and 2. That's all I want this year. Thanks. Your Friend, Hunter • Dear Santa, Thank you for letting me be with my family and my toys. This year I want a General Lee car. Thank you Santa. Your friend, David • Dear Santa, Thank you all that you do. I like Gogo and all you give me. I like you. You are nice. Thank you so much. Make shar Mrs. Buchanan gets what she wants. Merrery Christmas. Love, Bailey • Dear Santa, I want to thank you for all the presints. I especially liked the skatebard.1 was really took­ ing forward to getting an iRxl. I want an iPad liecause they are fun and my uncle and cousin have one. Or a camo hoody in case my NC state one is in the washer. Thank you again for all the presints. Sincerely, Cohen • Dear Santa, Thank you for all you got me last year. I really like my beanbag. I sit on it aU the time. This year I want a bible case and a new church dress. Please bring me footy pajamas. I hope this is not to much for you. I will be sure to leave you cookies. But there is one thing I want it is a American Girl doD. Love, you friend Abigail • Dear Santa I liked my toys you gave me year can I please have an xBox last year. I was wondering if one and a Hay Satin four and a your elves got me 2 orbees. I PSRthank you. also want a make-up kit with Love.TYoy lipstick and maskera and eye • Dear Santa, liner and blush. I also want a I like what you give me last hair kit with a hair brush and year. I like if you give me some a hair dyer and hair straightner cars and army men. and last but not least, a pink Love, Sebastian santa dress. Thank you for all Der Santa, you do! Thack you for giving me tots Sinsiriy, your friend of toys. I want a PS for Christ­ Alicia J. • Deardorff mas. I want a play station 1 and • Dear Santa, 2.1 want a Nerf gun that shoots Thank you for what you got out darts and a nerf plstoL I me last year. Thank you and want a machine pellet gun and can you help my family have a dirt bike. a good Christmas? Please? Love, Levi Thank you very much. • Dear Santa, I want to do­ Love, Lilly nate some toys to you to give • Dear Santa, to kids that don't have any I liketl my toys that you give toys. Thank you making my me. My favorite toysare the big bean bag and dirt bike for me ones. And I am thankful for my and my brother. Can you make teacher and my friends and my Nerf gun that you do not have family. I like Christmas. Love,Cariee to cock ever? I want a real pis­ WAV ABOVE PAR... That's what kind of friends and neighbors you are! Merry Christmas and many thanks. TlowJn Stock: Our Best Wishes We're overflowing with warm wishes and thanks for our many valued customers who gave us such a warm welcome in our first year on the Backstreet. Here's hoping the holiday season has lots of good times in store for all of you! Happy Holidays. (336) 846-1224 ...And To All A Goodnight! Here's hoping all your dreams and prayers are answered this holiday season. We know having you as our customers has been a real dream for us. Merry Christmas! ASHF / 7 \COUNTY! „ CHEESE 106 E. Main Street West Jefferson, NC 28694 336-246-2501 �PAGE 4 TUESDAY, DECEMBER 24,201.3 JEFFERSON POST Blue Ridge Elementary School Continued Mrs. Mast I have been a good girl this furby boom with a big kitchen Second Grade Class year. This year can I have a set • Dear Santa, rainbow loom that makes Love, Abbie Sue Gilley I have been a good girl and I bracelets? Can I please have a • Dear Santa, love you and can I have a IPAD furby? Can I have a diamond I have had a great year. I with a zebra cover and some necklace and bracelet' But if I have been a good boy this year. big girl games that is For a DS? have a growth spurt I need you 1 would like the stuff that you Can I have some Christmas to get me new clothes. And can usually bring me and I would moves that are for kids, some you give me a ipod and a pink like tats of legos please and lots teacher stuff? Can I have like a diamond case. For Christmas of art supplies. book shelf that 1 can put movies can I have a princess outfit' Love, Mason and toys and other stuff? Give me some art supplies • Dear Santa, Love, you frend, . please? I want is some books to McKenzie Love Hana read, double DS and games • Dear Santa Glaus, • Dear Santa, and somecowboys, a gameand I think I've been pretty good I've been hoping you would thatisall this year. But I might not have. get all the thin$ I want. I sure From Ryan What I want for Christmas is a hope you had a great time. • Dear Santa, toy cash register and some fan­ I have been a good boy this You are very nice. And you cy rings and maybe a pen art year. Will you get me all the are kind and you watch us ev­ kit? Thank you for bringing me Captain underpants books, a eryday and .you know when stuff every year. Thank you for toy helicopter, a woody toy and we are bad. Have a holly jolly bringing me stuff every year. a superman coloring book, a Christmas and I pray for ev­ Love, Sara Marie Johnson basketball and a lego city set erybody and what I want for • Dear Santa, please? Have a merry merry Christmas is yu-gkih cards, a All I want for Christmas is a Christmas Santa Claus? bike, a skateboard and money hero factory lego set. Your friend. Zander King and a bog) stick and some Love, Sawyer • Dear Santa, more yu-gi-uh cards and a dirt • Dear Santa, The year is dose to being bike. And *1 want a Santa hat Have I been good? I hope over. And I have tried to be a and a Santa costume. you have a good week. All I good girt I would like an Ipad Love, Eli want for Christmas Is my too for Christmas. I would also like • Dear Santa, front teeth. I want a IPad and an pink rhine stone Ipad case. All I want for Christmas is iphone and a ds. I would also like a (Jay house a bike with training wheels. Your friend, James with a doll house and a baby Thank you for the presents • Dear Santa, alive that walks and I want a from last year. But plese get me a bike. I now it isn't much but that is alL Love, Zoe • Dear Santa, I have been very good this year. I want a dry erase board and some dry erase markers please. Can I have a sparkly diamond ipod case. Please? I hope you travel safe to every­ body's house on the dry board I want a easel Love, Madison • Dear Santa, Please give me some toys. I would like a remote control trach hoe. And a tractor and trailer. And dump stuck. Love, Dylan Mack • Dear Santa, I wont for Christmas is a like make up set and a desk. And a water boby doll and a new ted­ dy bear and a new Barbie and a new new book and a yoyoyo. Love, Melinda • Dear Santa, All I want for Christmas is a few things. I want a DSi, and the new skates with the shoes that has the skates on the bot­ tom. I want a hot tub. I want some blade blade and yu-gi-uh cards. Love, Jamerson Submitted artwork|Jefferson Post Kylie Burns has an angel hovering around her Christmas tree. Westwood Elementary School Heather Campbell and Retha Woods' First Grade Class • Dear Santa, How are the elfs? Have your reindeer bin gud? Have you check your list? I wil like to have presents Xbox360D. Luv, Tbminy Eller • Dear Santa, What rind of cokes do you like? How mine reindeer do you hav? What color is your sleigh? How are you elfs? I want a borbe dol. I want a borbe haus. I want some clows and pents. Love, Jhoselin Ibarra Benitez • Dear Santa, Haw mine elfs do you have? How mine reindeer do you have? Haw oold r you? I want an ipod, an ipad and a bike. Love, Dallas Miller • Dear Santa, How have the reindeer ben? Are you well? How is Misis Clos ben? Have you ben good Santa? Is it cold in the north pole? Have you bilt a snow­ man. I wod like some polepocir some borbes. Love, Kaitlyn Ibomey • Der Santa, I will lev you a presit. I will leve your reindeer sum cukes. Can you plis lev me a amarci gril doll. How dus Ruodofs nuws gk)? How many elfs do you have. How many toys have your elfs mad. I love you. Love, Callie Williams • DereSanta, How coold is the north pole? Is ther a Christmas tree in your tooy shop? Do you like hot cocoa? Can you bring me a crayola marcre marcre! Love, Laura Aloia • Derr Santa, Haw aer yoru elfs? I hoop rowdolf is filing good? I was wudring what eld ou cokes wod you lik? I am good. Thek you for sinding a elf can you pless give me a borbe dall and can you pless giv me a book? Love, Chloe • Dear Santa, Do you want a prcssent? How log have you ben maereed with Mis Clalls? HoW did you get your job? How did you get your elfs? How did you get your reindeer? Do you have lots of chistmas tree? Plese can you give me a crane and a Infint for a wii and a pirit ilit. From, Beqjamin Cornwell • Diy Santa, Haw are you filen are you been god? If you are fin you mybe tiy been got if your gret den you will get a presents to you! If you mis my present is ok if you see my presents! You have to check that list 2 tames. From, Matthew Luviano • Dir Satcos, Haw many ran dir. How many toy and eld. Wut colore on you sed. I wot a bole and her hore and her sis to. Is Ms. Sat is happy. Have your raudir ben god. Love, Hoveiuon Miller • Dir Santa, Haw har yu. Bin olt ve North pole? Can you git me a core? Luv, Dakota Creed • Der Santa, Haw r you? Haw r your elfs? Haw is Jack frost dowing? Haw did you meet Mrs. Clos? I wud like a cumputr. Love, Yamil Jimenez Resendiz • Dir Santa, Haw mineye elf do you hav. Haw do you get araw the word. I wun a x hog for Christ­ mas. Is the eld of the shelf chipe or snowflake or jade How mineye reindeer. Love, IkllanSpangler • Dir Santa, Wut do you wut? Do I snow­ man? Man roy do you wat a elf roy 8 reindeer. Can you bing me a caw. Boy and indn Santa I luv you. My mama is havn a bole. Colt Dawsone Joines • Dear Santa, How many rane • Dear do you have and what cinde of cookes do you like and I want a toycar and a toy monkschhik. From, Christian Cummings • Dere Santa, Mack it esye on yoor self. You just have to sing toys San­ ta. One thing pies send a noot and pies make it sing. And make it say love santa. Love, Matthew Kirby Rudolph? How is Mrs. Claus? want to see Jesus. How is Mrs. How are the elves? I love Ru­ Claus? I want a monkey. Call dolph. Give gifts to Rudolph. me! Your friend, Sage Your friend, Lenzie • Dear Santa, • Dear Santa, How is Rudolph? How is How is Rudolph? Is it cold Mrs. Claus? I would like a toy at the North Pole? Will you riffle. Can you wake me up so wake me up in the night? How I can see the reindeer? is Mrs. Claus? What it it like in Your friend, Bridger the North Pole? How are the Fairchild elfs? How is Donner? Santa, • Dear Santa, what are you doing? How is Rudolph? How's it Your friend, Ally going with the toys? Are the • Dear Santa, elves working hard? Are the I would like a big big Lego toys ready? You are nice, San- set and a thing called Boom Submitted artworks| Jefferson Post Layla Aloia shows Santa being pulled by the reindeer on Christmas Eve with Rudolph leading the way. ta. Tell the elves that they are nice, too. I hope I don't do any­ thing wrong. Can you get me a Lego Light Saber? I hope you don't get seen. How is Mother Claus? I hope nobody gets what they don't want. Can I get a Ninja Turtle? Your friend, Isaac • Dear Santa, 1 want a toy lion. How is Ru­ dolph? I love you Santa. Your friend, Chrystal • Dear Santa, How is Rudolph? How is Mrs. Claus? How is the elfs? I have been good. Wake me up in the night. Your friend, Faith • Dear Santa, I hope you see me be good. And I love you. And how is Rudolph? Can I get a So Cool Maker? So I hope you have a Shannon Coldiron safe trip. First Grade Class Your friend, Bailey • Dear Santa, • Dear Santa, I want a stuffed dog. How is I want to see Rudolph. I Box. And a tablet. Your elves are funny, and I will leave you cookies. I want a Lego Light Saber. I want a Ninja Turtle mask and suit. And get me a Build a Bear Closet. Your friend, Sam • Dear Santa, I would like a couple of things, please: Stompies and a Barbie Dream House. And one more thing, how is Ru­ dolph with his nose? Has it gone out yet? Write back or rail back. Let me know any way you can. P.S. I'm going on the Polar Express tonight. You will see me there, Santa. Your friend, Josie Franca • Dear Santa, How is Mrs. Claus? I want a toy rifle, I want coal so I can bum a fire when I go camping. How is Rudolph? The rifle has to be 20 feet long. Your friend, Dillon Paul • Dear Santa, I want a cat toy. I want a ball. I want a book. You are sweet. I've been good. I like Santa. My Emily, My Brisa • Dear Santa, Are you ok Santa? On the sled? I want a dog. Wake me up in the night. Your friend, Parker • Dear Santa, How is Rudolph? If I find cookies I will give them to you to eat too. I hope Ru­ dolph's nose is glowing. I love Christmas. I hope there is not a storm too. I want a cat. I love reindeer. I want a ball and a picture of a dog and a cat. And a new book bag. I love you. I want a picture of Bailey. I want a dog. Your friend, Sonoca • Dear Santa, I want a Star Wars action figure. I also want a wii you for Christmas. I want a new Star Ware set. How is Rudolph? Have you forgotten to bring a Star Wars Rebel movie? I will leave cookies and milk. Can I get a remote control robot? I want a big Lego set. Will you bring a bunch of light sabers. I want a General Grieveous costume. Your friend, Titus Poe • Dear Santa, How is Rudolph? I want to know. I hope that Rudolph's nose is ready for Christmas. I love you Santa. I want a toy lion. I hope you give a lot of presents to children. Your friend, Abby • Dear Santa, I am really nervous, but I have to tell you the truth. I have been aiguing with my brother. But it is ok if you give me coaL I still love my family. Or if you give me presents I will like that, but I will always love my family the most. Your friend, Isabella Farmer Cindy Powers-Moser First Grade Class • Dear Santa Claus, How is Mis. Claus? Can I have a kitten? And an Ameri­ can doll? And the bed and dream house? Love, Chloe • Dear Santa Claus, How is Mrs. Claus doing? I would like a doll and a Ipod. Love, Grace • Dear Santa Claus, Hows the reindeer? Mini Ipad, Mini Game, Stuffed white koala, big doll houise, baby dolls, stuffed horse, Hello Kitty kite. Love, Heather • Dear Santa Claus, How is Rudolf? I want a playstation 2.1 want a bow. I want rubber bands. Love, Hunter • Dear Santa Claus, How are your reindeer? Will you give me Ipod touch, baby dolls and a loom set? How is Mis. Claus? Love, Alaina • Dear Santa Claus, How is Mrs. Claus? How does the reindeer fly? I want a toy reindeer. I want a ipod. Love, Hayen G. • Dear Santa Claus, How is the reindeeis? How Mrs. Claus? I want a baby house for Christmas. How are the elves? What kind of cookies do you like?See you next year. Love, Ella • Dear Santa Claus, How are you and Mrs. Claus? I want a zommer dog a fairy that flies, and a mini ipad. I will get you a elf. Her name is Noel. Love, Add! • Dear Santa Claus, I believe in Santa. I love Rudolfs glowing nose. I will feed the reindeer. 1 will feed you cookies. I love you Santa. You are great. I love your rein­ deer. Merry Christmas Santa! How are the reindeer doing? I want a bingo set. Is it snowing in the North Pole? How much presents are you making? Are you good this year? Your friend, Lucas • Dear Santa Claus, How is Rudolph and Mis. Claus? I want a crayon box and a stuffed animal and a dolly. See you next year. Love, Hayden B. • Dear Santa Claus, I want a D.S. for Christmas and a barbie house. And new boots. Merry Christmas. I love you, Diana • Dear Santa Claus, I want for Christmas a DS2 and DS2 games. Kindle fire, shirts and toys. How is Mrs. Claus? 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How is the North Pble? How Is the elfe? I want a red rider. I want a kin­ dle fire. Have a good Christmas. Love, Joseph • Dear Santa Claus, I love you Santa. You are funny. Will you give me a American girl doll? And help the hungry kids in different countries. Love, Jasmine • Dear Santa Claus, I hope you are ok and your elfs and your reindeer. Santa can I have a Ipad and a dog and all the other tools for the dog? Love, Benjamin • Dear Santa Claus, I like you Santa. You are fun. I would like Band loom and a ball pit. What do you want for a present? Could you bring me a barbie house? I am go­ ing to give you cookies Santa. I would like a dream house. How are you? All I want for Christmas is the class to be very happy. Love, Brooklyn • Dear Santa Claus, Please bring me an Ameri­ can girl doll? And lots of toys. Love, Hannah • Dear Santa Claus, How is Mrs. Claus and Ru­ dolf and all your elfs too? Can you bring me a doll house and the doods? Say hi to the rein­ deer. Love, Savanna • Dear Santa Claus, How are the reindeer? How Angie Miller's First Grade Class • Dear Santa, Hello. How are you? How are the reindeer? Who are the elves? Santa, please can you bring me a iPad and a phone. I have bin good. Love, Kadence Barr • Dear Santa, Hello. How are you Santa Claus? How are the elves and how are you? Can you please brig me a lFod for Christmas, please. I have tried to be gud this year. I want a Kindle, please Santa. Love, Kiera Snow • Dear Santa, Hello. How are you? How is Rudolph. 1 want a LaLaLoopsy. I love Santa. Love, Kaitlyn Testerman • Dear Santa, Hello, how are you? How are the elves? How Is Mrs. Claus. Can you please bring me a lPixi. Can you please bring me a American Doll. I have been very good. Thank you Santa. Love, Berkley Gibbs • Dear Santa, Hello, how are you? How is Rudolph? I want a iPod. Thank you. Love, Jonathan Glasner • Dear Santa, Hello Santa, how are you? You are nice. I love you. Please, can you give me a toy Osprey helicopter plane and a baby kitten. Thank you Santa. I bin good. Love, Noah Hodges Mrs. Goodman's First Grade Class • Dear Santa, How are thein gs at the North Pole? I've been a good boy. I help my mom work in the store. I want a toy like Spiderman. I want a toy like Batman. Love, Eriberto • Dear Santa, Is Mrs. Claus being good to you? PS. I have been a good boy. PS> I want a lego batman set. 1 want a lego iron man set. I want a Wii u to. I might lev or eas. Love, Trevor • Dear Santa, Are the elves doing gtxxl? I lieen good. I help my mommy. I help my mom ax>k. I want a Barbie and a wade blastr. A iypad and cumpoter with the frosty the snow man with ahat and makeup. Plese Santa! Many Chrismis. Love, Lila • Dear Santa, How are you doing at the Nerth R)l? Im a good kied I help mom and my dad. Can I plese have a 3DS and 2 gams it is ok if the 2 gams or the one game. Love, Caleb • Dear Santa, How are the reindeer do? Ive been a good girl. I help my grandma koc. I want a computr and a tent. Love, Dreamer • Dear Santa, How are things going at the Noff Rile? Your busy huh? I like Critmias. I want for Cristmias a PSP and I will lev sum oreos and milk. Love, Koden • Dear Santa, How are you doing Santa at the North Bile? 1 have been a good girl Santa. I help my mom set the table. I want a toy rein­ deer. I want a PSP. I want a Bar­ bie and her sisters in a pony tale movie. I will leave you treats. Love, Kaitlyn • Dear Santa, How are you and Msis Claus doing? I have been a good girl. I want a tablet and a make up set. I also want a computer. I help my mom clean. Love, Olivia • Dear Santa, Are the elves well be haved? 1 have been nice to my friends' this year. Please can I have a sewing mushen and a sewing kit with materels for the sew­ ing mushen. I will leave you my moms chocklit chochlit home made cookies and chocklit milk. Love, Elena Merry Cristmiss!! • Dear Santa, How are your reindeer? How are you and Mrs. Claus? I am a gtxxl girl. I helpd my mom. I want a suffed reindeer and can you put a red nose on it? Love, Addy • Dear Santa, Are the elfs doing a good job in the North Pbl? I have ben a good girl. 1 lilp my mom with londry! Pies will you get me three preses. A real dog. I want a pug. And mini Ipad and clothes for my dog. Love, Maleah • Dear Santa, How is things going at the North PoL 1am Luke. Cristms is asme. I rile want a tablet. Love, Luke • Dear Santa, How are the reindeer at the North R)le? I play catch with my dad. I want mindcraft. Love, Jesse • Dear Santa, Is Mrs. Claus being good to you? I have been a gtxxl boy. Iwant a football uniform, mindcraft. I want a elf. • Love, Imri • Dear Santa, are the reindder okay, in the cold weather? I am incheled in sharks and chetas. Can I pies have a 3DS and 2 gams wich is pokeman, and X. Love, Miles I will leave you cookies and grits for reindeer. • Dear Santa, Are the reindeer okay in the are the elfs? I want pies men tor Christmas and army men. Love, Connor • Dear Santa, Hello Santa, how are the reindeer? I want a snow cone maker for Christmas. I have bin good. I want a four wheel­ er for Christmas, too, and a red helicopter, please. Ho, Ho, Ho. Frum Carson McNeill • Dear Santa, Hello! How is everyone at the North Bole? Will you give me a Transformer and a DS3 Mario game? I have been very good this year. Thank you Santa. Love, Junior Reyes Barcenas • Dear Santa, Can you tell Max I said hel­ lo? Will you please bring me a bracelet maker and a NFL toy? How are you? Will you fly? Good luck flying. I have been good. Love, Jacob Brown • Dear Santa, Hello! How is Rudoph? I want a Monster High doll and an iPad. I been very good. Love, Ariceia Cabrera • Dear Santa, Hello! How are you? Will you bring me a Monster High doll, please. I also want a brownie maker and a dolphin. Thank you! Love, Atlantis Jahns • Dear Santa, I am trying very liard to a good boy. I would like a Pi­ rates of the Caribbean movie and games. I would like to have a playhouse. Please, if you can bring me Legos, and Star Wars games. I love you, Jaden Wallace • Dear Santa, Hi Santa! Is Rudolph help­ ing you get to our houses? I have ben good this year. Will you please give me a laptop for Christmas? May I please also have a Kylie Jean book col­ lection for Christmas. Merry Christmas. Love, Maggie Parker • Dear Santa, How are the reindeer? Please will you give me a Build-A-Bear and a Panthers jersey? Ho, Ho, Ho. Love, Keelan Phipps • Dear Santa, Hello, how is Rudolph and please give me a tablet and a drum set and a Santa toy. I have been very good this year. You are my best friend forever. Merry Christmas. Love, Jaylee Shoemake • Dear Santa, Hello? How are you? Can you please give me a LaLoLoopsy doll? How is Rudolph? Can you give me a iPad? Can you please give me a Monster High doll? Your friend, Kadeu Neal • Dear Santa, Hello! How are you? How is Rudolph? For Christmas I want a computer and roller skates. Love, Candi Pruitt • Dear Santa, Hello. I kive you. I want a phone. Love, Randi Byland Evelyn Colvard's First Grade Class • Dear Santa, How are you, are you good? I wod like a car maker, please. I like sum football cards, please. I like a Santa Clausstuffed per­ son. You can get me anything and a Zoomer. Love, Owen • Dear Santa, How are you? I would like a Nerf gun and a game of Grand Theft Auto and that is all I want at school. Love, Alec • Dear Santa, How is Mrs. Claus? I wold like a Barhje doIL I want a play dog. I want an owL All thechil­ dren want toys. Love, Abby • Dear Santa, How are you doing? How is Rudolph? What I want for Christmas is a toy electric car. What else I want for Christ­ mas is a Nintendo. Love, Bill • Dear Santa, How are you doing? I would like a Switch and Go Dino and a rumote controlled helucopter. Love, Alex • Dear Santa, How is Mrs. Claus. Santa, I would like a riding car and that all Love, Aiden • Dear Santa, How are you? I would like a Nerf gun, care, remote control helicopter. Love, Sawter • Dear Santa, Hoow was yoor day? This is wut I waat for Christmas is a Barbie camper and I waat Barbies and Zoomer and a big stuffed animal monkey. Love, Addie • Dear Santa, How are you? Are you do­ ing good? Good, because you are a good person. All I want for Christmas is you, Santa. Love, Seth • Dear Santa, How are you doing? I woukl like a Lego set and a football helmet and a Nerf gun. Love, Ian • Dear Santa, How are you Santa and how are your reindeer doing? I woud like a puppy for Christ­ mas. I woud also like a doctors kit. Love, Rayanna • Dear Santa, Is it snowing now? I what a laptop. 1 what a cell phone. You are a nice person to peo­ ple. All I what for Christmas is my two front teth. Love, Gianna • Dear Santa, All the children should get presents. I love Santa and Mis Claus and the elfs to. Please, can I have a Jack in the Box? You have a great time. Love, Carl • Dear Santa, I would like a fuzzy Northface coat and a cell phone that slides back ami forth. Love.Lexi • DearSanta, How are you Santa? How are your elfs and Mrs. Claus? I want a rubberband and a skateboard and drumsticks and a snowball that never melts. Love, Kaitlyn • Dear Santa, Santa, arc you working hard? Is Mrs Claus doing good? Haw is Rudolph? Is he ready to gied your slay on Christmas? Love, Drew be a merin are. Becose I wote to seve up for Cralich. Love, Brodie Burgess • Dear Santa, I hope you are not sike. I want skylandrs swap fors and skylandrs gints and a ipod. I bene good this yere. Love, Jacob Swain • Dear Santa, 1 hope you had a very good year. 1 want a kindle fiaire. 1 want case that has a picher of you on it. I was good this year. Love, Ava Prichard • Dear Santa, I like yor bird. For crimis I want a dort gun dat sooths write. I wont a black opsl. I have ben good. Love, Robbie • Dear Santa, I wont a big bike. I like a big present for me. It is a hourose. I wuta car that is ewsm. Love, Felipe • Dear Santa, Robfs nos looks good. I uat a ese back uvin and a cishin sat and a sheplen. Love, Kylee • Dear Santa, Santa I so you at eh trees Santa . I like yor herd. Santa can you giv me a tlahlet and a horses. Santa, I bin good. Love, Ismael Carrillo a melord iz, a coler meeker and a robot pudde. I will leave you milk and cookes. Thank you Santa. Love, Carolina Gomez • Dear Santa, You are the best of all. Please bring me a ipad with some games in it. 1 am good because 1 help my friends and parents. 1 do what they say. Thank you so much. Love, Jose • Dear Santa, How are you doing? How is Mrs. Clalls doing? Pies can I have a baby doll and a Amerck girl Doll and a book. I've been gtxxl at helping pepol and I've been walking my grammall's dog. Thank you. Love, Autumn Rowland • Dear Santa, How is Miss Close? Pies bring me a toy cop car. I have been good. I have ben good at building a tree house. Love, Lucas • Dear Santa, 1 fove you. I would like a skateboard and some chocolate. I help mom and dad. Thank you. Love, Jainee • Dear Santa, Santa I love you. Is Rodoff doing gtxxl? Is Mrs. Clos doing good? Wxxl you please breeng me a puppy, trumpet, and a drum set. I've helped pick up some times. I've been good in school. I am going to brush my teeth from now on. Love, Tinner Hall • Dear Santa, I love you I like Rooddofc red noes. I want a truck. I want a spongebnbtny, and rob* and some candy. I help my mom and dad at home. Thank you very muck. I-ove, Matthew Browning Mountain View Elementary School cold wether? I bin a good boy. A helketr. A Gerfe Kerne evrs. Luv, Jake good. I wunt a cupcack macky bickols. I like to coock. Love, Grade Mullis • Dear Santa, Mrs. Jackson's Your bid is bytfl on you. What First Grade Class I wut for crismuse is a ipad and • Dear Santa, njje trtis stuf and a drume set I hope Mrs. Cluas is macking a ril dninist. And a clomuchin yummy things to eat. 1 wold like and a drt bick and mune. I dies for Christmas this year a majic it ol beckose I have bin good. wond that macks majic sounds. Love, Chanton Bronoks And a book. And a writing pad. • Dear Santa, . Merry Christmas! I think IV You look good in red Santa. been gtxxl this year. I wont for chismas is a big dollLove, Evie Pyies hase and a nuthr thang I wont a • Dear Santa, Barbie doll. I was good in skool. I thank you look good in red. Love, Jade Calloway I want a new thang of pant. I • Dear Santa, want a skare muove. I want You loke great in red. I wode more make up. I have bin plaig like a baby doll and a baby doll with uthor kids. set. Because I have been very Love, Abbie Jones very gtxxl this year. • Dear Santa, Love, Katy Reid Pruitt How is Rodof is he a lif? Yes • Dear Santa, or no. plis bring me, all the legos Your clos look geat. Rudefs in the wild plis and Rudof toys hos lloks gtxxl. I wud like the plis and legos books. Bikns I am Lego Def star. I wud like the good and respt my frins and my rpucit cfos set. I have bin verey female and you and God. (food. Love, Brayan Love, Greyson Sturgill • Dear Santa, • Dear Santa, Your bird is haslm. I want a I like your randeer name drveing ga drr that has 4 wr. I rodof. I lik your herd. I what to want a dubl berol shot gun. And be bilinare. I wod like mony. I sho drr to was shrap. I have gat wad like pay nane jleiy bins for a little off turack but not nvahr. I chismas. Are le hois for chrismas. I do not now. I have bin will turiy betr. good and bad. You are nies. I Love, Jacob Cox love you. • Dear Santa, IHke Santa rend • Dears. I wot Love, Giovanna Malafronti sum mekup to put on am face, • Dear Santa, and I wot a habbey move and I You look nic. I wood like for wot sum little high heal boots. Be- chrismis is some dols becues I cast I like that. I bin gxxl. have a new holhaues and I wood Love, Francis Lindset like sow is some fayak mouney • Dear Santa, beues I ben gtxxl. red loockes good on you. I Love, Hannah wunt some mack up crimis. 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I wud like a computer and Barbie doll and an American doll. 1 help mom with the dishez. Thank you Santa. Love, Theresa Merlos • Dear Santa, I like you Santa. Have you had a wunderfl sumer? I hope you have. Plees bring me a Lord of the Rings vidy o game. Plees bring me ninjatrtol legos and bring me some Hishees kiss in a bag. Your friend, John David • Dear Santa, How is Mrs. Clos? This yer I wont a Ipad, a fon, and a Amerikin Girl DoalL I am gtxxl at school. I am good at home too. Thank you very much. Love, Katy • Dear Santa, Your are the best. I wad like a stuff beagle for Chirmiss, a lego set, and a toy train. I have helped • my friends squrt rinch dressing in the luchroom. Thank you so mcuch. Love, Landyn • Dear Santa, You are nise. Pies breng me a hot weels track and a nrfgun. I have ben good. I helpt my friends alot. Thank you. Your friend, Grayson • Dear Santa, U ar so good. I luve u. Would u plez bring me present. I wud lik a doll. I have been a good girl help mommy cook. Love, Jazmin Cryz Mountain View Elemen­ tary Jessica Lyalls' First Grade Class • Dear Santa, Will you bring big toys? How did you billed the slay? I will leve the cookyes in the living room. The Crismus tree be in the liv­ ing room. I do blevin in you! Can Dax have a bike? Can mom have jelry? Dad wants a red trac­ tor! Can I have a iPad? Love, Abby Santa, Are you real santa? How do you make the presents? I put the cookies and milk on the table. I tried to be good, but I fight with my brother. Be earful, my cat can chase you. I want movies. I want a little power ranger, or even a pet. I wanta book. I want blocks. Love, Jaden. • Dear Santa, Are you real, because I never see you? Are els real, because I can't see them? Are you fat, because I don't know? Are you scerd? I wood want to know if you are or not because it is nit and you are afraid of the world. It is rille hi up because the randier miht not look some times. Sockr is my favoret sport. Crismis is my favoret holoday. I want you to have gtxxl drems. Love, Bryan • Dear Santa, How do you get the presis? How do you sleep? Why do you give the presis? I love you. Pies give me rolrsckas. Give mea pet bull. Love, Jalieann • Dear Santa, How do you get the randirc to fly? What are you doing? How do you feed the randire? I do not have a chirrde. At my moms 1 have dogs woch out. Have a gret Crismisms. 1 want a chip for my DSI. I want a hows. I want a gator. 1 want a dog. Love, Dusty • Dear Santa, How do you mack der fly? Do you hev a peanoows? Be careful. You aer cool. Your elfs aer cooL I whnt a ablit. I whnt a woter gun. I whnt a little Jesus book. I whnt a littl batdship. I whnt a bike. Love, Dillan • Dear Santa, . Do you have a moos? What do yo feed the reindeer? I am good, but not wen my brother fits with me. The cooces and the milk will be on the toble. The stockens will be at thestere. I wont sum guns, skats, shoos, desck, and khpbords. Love Grayson • Dear Santa, How is R<x)dof? How is Pranser? I have a treat for you. I want to see your sled. I want to see the raindeer. Please bing me a gun, a car, a skate park, shark car, a pet bull. Travel safely. Love, Soloman • Dear Santa, How do you make prassis? What do you feed the reindeer. 'Jtt&VUf' Have a safe trip. Am I on the naughty list? 1 will lev your milk and cookes on the stov. Pies bring me this: a plane, bike tadlit and skates. Love, Aaliyah • Dear Santa, How do you make the rander fly? How did you make the slad? I will leve your milke and cokys bi the Crismis tree. I some times fite with my brother. I some times jump on the bed. Will you plesa breng me a marshmefla gun, doll hows, a bird, a dog, toys, and a ipod. Love Kaleigh • Dear Santa, How do you make toys? Where do you get your clothes? 1 tried to be good but I fight with my brother. 1 will put your cookies on the counter. I have a cat she will scratch. I want Mario Party 8 and Disney Infin­ ity. Dad want green bay pakers glases, kendel fire hd, mom wants a dress. Love, Owen • Dear Santa, How are you, good. How do the rendered fly? I will lev tow cookies, but beckefl bekuz my dogs. I am behaving. I get yel­ low sometimes. I tried to stay green. Mom wants a hammer. My sisters wants a Direction pil­ low. Brother wants a shoe. Me wanted a bunny, pleas. Love, Chabely • Dear Santa, Were do you git the presnis? Santa, wer do you live? I tried to be gud, bu I fit with my binder. I love you Santa. I have cookes and Millk. They will be in the living room. Santa is fun. Can I please have a bike, and a skate­ board. Love, Cashus • Dear Santa, How do you mack the pres­ ents. Hou is Mrs. claus doing? What is your favority cookie? I do a good job on my chores. I tried to be good. Your cookies will be on my moms table. Can I have a mini car, shirt, book and stuff Radolph. Love, Eli • Dear Santa, How can you make toys? What are the elfs names? Who do you know when I have done something bed? Why are the elfs little? How do you start the sleigh? I can do a front flip. I can ride my bike. 1 can sit. I can run. I can play with my toys. I want two kind knights. I want ironman. I want a new bike. 1 want a gun. I want ninja turtles. Love, Tyler • Dear Santa, Wer did you get the reififler? Wer did you got the toys? We did you got the sleigh? How did you get the elves? I like my cat to sleep with me. I play in the snow. This is what I want. Lots of clothes, a skateboard, a toy car, some legos. May I please have them. Love, Uziel • Dear Santa, How do you make the books? What does Mrs. Claus do? Where did you get the presents?• I will give your reindeer a treat. I will put the cookies on the table. How old are you? Can you please bring me a four wheeler and a stffed animal and a new bed and new shoos and a play truck. Love, Joseph • Dear Santa, Plees bring me a woman doll, a elf shrt, a shanto shrt, a red hairband. How do you mack your raindeir fly. Love, Itatia Mountain Mew Elemen­ tary Mrs. Howell's First Grade Class • Dear Santa, I hope your rinedeer are do­ ing fine. Is your sla pretty? I want a drum set for Chistmas day. Please get me one and a Amerocin Girl Doll horse, and a big rolling dog that looks like Bandit. It's $24.99. Are you do­ ing fine? Love, Sarah • Dear Santa, I love you. How is Rodoph? All I want fot Christmas is Sfobe tooth, Treee rex and Hot hed from skylanders. Ill lev y milly and cookys. Love, Abby • Dear Santa, I have been a good grl How are you feling? I would be so happy if you got me a now bik. Plez. If you cannot get this it is ok a 2-DS Plez. I am goig to lev out copez. Love, Chloe • Dear Santa, How meny cookes do you eat on every Christmas? I lisin to my dad and mom. Can you give the things I want? Can you give me a omitrix that is from Toy R Us. That has a hard disc. I wold also like a 2DDS and Fokyman Y. Love, Juan • Dear Santa, I wudre if you like hot choekli? May I have A meckrin Girl Doll, a fil wilil and globe. 1 have bin good and nis. I have bin Us­ ing. Love, Zoey • Dear Santa, You or a gud Santa and you hav a buch pesns. Can I hav a mot arplana and can I have a mot mostr truk. Love, Caleb • Dear Santa, I'm gowin to put cooki and mlik out for you to drik and eat. How many rander do you have? For Chrismas I what a Barbie doll. I have bine gtxxl. Love, Amy • Dear Santa, I have been a good gril How meny renders do you have? I woidd like a computer, paper and ipod. I will leve cookes and milk and render foods. Love, Becky • Dear Santa, Thank you for little sis. How dose Rudolph nose shine? How dose your ranedeer fly? How are you? I would like a iptxl and ipad. I have been good at school. Love, Aaron • Dear Santa, I hope you think I've been doing good and my sister too. How have you been doing? I would like a Elf On the Shelf like you sent my class. I think you eat way to many cookies! Have a really good Christmas! Love, Hannah 0. In warm appreciation of our association during the past year, we extend our very best wishes for a happy holiday season. • Dear Santa, You are nis to children. How is Rodof the Ran Deer? How is Mis Santa? I hop that you are ok. Can I get a DS.? Love, Ricardo • Dear Santa, How are you? How many randers do you have? I want a traney a row bot, and legos. I will give you coockes and milk. Love, Landon • Dear Santa, How are your reindeers? How are your elves? I would like Creme Sheer Delight lipstick. Naked Eye Shadow, and Ferple. I have been nice! Sincerely, Marlena • Dear Santa, Thak you for litte Sid. I wobe like books for Crismis. How many kids are on the nodey list and nise list? Amelia • Dear Santa, Thanks for bringing little Sid. How is Rduolph? I want a Switch and Go Dino, create to destroy omd Zoomer the puppy. I'll leave food for you and the reindder. Your best fineid, Ricky • Dear Santa, We had a good class today. Have you been good? I thendk you or good! I woud like a car that goes up and down orimot ckuntrall and xbox 360. Love, Roberto • Dear Santa, You are great. How miney haess do you go to? Can I have a werwuff. Also I want a savrtoof tigr ckav too. I have bin good thisyir. Love, Gavin • Dear Santa, How or your elfs. Our they good or not good? I will giv suthing for you. Can I have a DS, Elf on the shef, and Legos. Love, Che Mountain View Elemen­ tary Mrs. MulEs Second Grade Class • Dear Santa, Hi I hope your having a great time in the north pole. Is Frosty the snowmen their? I hope you I am being good...Is Rudolph good? Do you have money? This is what I want for Christ­ mas. I want two chima racers. I am going to share and make new challenges. I also want the lion chi temple. I am going to built it with my sister. TTiank you, Joshua • Dear Santa, Hello! How are tliangs going at the North Pole? I have tried to be good this year. I hope I get a hockey table. I would like a durt bike. I hope I get an x-box. Love, Eli Baldwin • Dear Santa, Hello! How are things going at the North Foe? I hop you are doing good. Tell the elves I said Hi. See you on Christmas! Santa will you bring me a Zoomer? I will play with it. I will tak care of him. Will you brag me a poster and a new camo coat? Love, Conner Medley • Dear Santa, Hello! Can you wake me up sow I can see the randeer? Is Rudolph going to lead the sleigh to town? I want a rifle to go deer hunting with. I wont huer your deer Santa. I would also like a four wheller. Last, a dirt bike to spin my tires in the mud. Love, Deddrick Calton • Dear Santa, Hello, Are you ready for Christmas in the north pole? Can you have reideer in the Noiht Pole? Yes, you can get me something for Christmas in December. I want a bike for Christmas. I will use it to ride to my friends house. Thank you, Henry Aguilar • Dear Santa, Hello! How are you? How is Mis. Claus? Are the elves busy at the Noerth Pole? I want an Ipaod and a Nintendo DS for Christmas. Im goniog to play games on them. Ask Mis. Mullis if Fve worked hard for her in second grade. Love, Manny Olvera • Dear Santa, Hi! How are things jfoing at the Noth Pole? We are okay here at Ashe County. I am very excit­ ed because Christmas is my fa­ vorite holiday! Merry Christmas to all! I hope you know Fv been very good at school Mrs. Mullis would tell you. I would love some ninjago and chima legos for Christmas. Santa. Will Rudolp be guiding your sled? Are the elves okay doing gifts? How Ls Frosty? Your Friend, David • Dear Santa, Hello! How is Mrs. Clause? How are you? How are all the reindeer? How are things in the North Pole? Things are great here. Will Rudolph with his nose so bright be gliding the way on Christmas? Merry Christmas to all of you! I hope my elf on the shelf Chris has told you I have been good this year. For Christ­ mas I would like to get Saige the America girl doll with her horse, a hot air ballon, and her art easeL Oh also the movie Saige Paints the Sky. With Love, Whitley Young­ er • Dear Santa, Hello! How are you? I am good. Are the elves doing good too? Are the reindeer doing gtxxl? How is Mrs. Claus? Are you ready for Christmas? I am ready for Christmas! I hope you know I have been very g<xxl this year. Mrs. Mullis woud tell you. I woud like a doll that looks real. If you git me one I will share it. Merry Christmas. Love, Darby Miller • Dear Santa, Hay Santa how are you and the elves doing? I don't want to be rode and be like I want, 1 want. I want and Ipod case filth ginoratoin. Other than that I would just like you to surprise me please. Oh sorry to bother you agin but can I please have my case pocadoted. You can ask my teacher. It's up to her. But other than that I think Fve been very good. What else I want is a great Christmas. By the way I love your fluffy bread. I bet you know Terie, Jim, Eric, and Mi­ randa. Those are my cosens and grandperents. You'v been to Jim and. Teires house before. Will youjplease make my strongest dream come true? My mom has been strogeling in life. Will you please help her? Love, Olivia Wilcox • Dear Santa, Hi! How are you? Have you got a bunch of presents to give to the kids? I am very excided about Christmas! Merry Christ­ mas. I hope you will not get cold. For this Christmas I would mostly like a new ipad. My old one will not do much. I would like one lliat can take pictures. I have been very good this year because I am quiet at school. Thank you very much. Merry Christmas! Happy New Year! Thank you. Lane Miller • Dear Santa, I hope your reindeer are good to you. Fm sorry but I don't have cookies. Hope your not too cold. Fm very happy that it's Decem­ ber! I hope you don't get stuck in a storm. It is ok if you don't get what I want. But what I want is a Batman playset. I hope you have a good day. You're the best. Love, Willow "At Christmas play and make good cheer, For Christmas comes hut once a year." SkyLine SkyBest -Thomas Tusser, The Farmer's DailvDiet May all of your times be good times this holiday season. It's been fun knowing you. Fiber to your 4 Thanks for your support! Front Door Dr. John Ryan & Staff at ft 877-1350 www.skybest.com ] VANNOV CONSTRUCTION HOPE 2CU SOON! Ashe Optometry Eye Care Center thank all < our patients and vu each and everyom Merry Christmas a blessed New Yea 306 Jefferson Av West Jefferson, ft 336-246-8863. �JEFFERSON POST TUESDAY, DECEMBER 24,2013 PAGE 7 Mountain View Elementary School Continued • Dear Santa, Hello. I love you! You are best Santa in the word. I wish you were here. I wish that the elves were with me. Hello! Santa I wish I have an elf. I will tacke good care of the elf. I've been good at school I wunt the elf to play with me and be my friend. I love you Santa. I wish you have a good Crismis. Love, Carolina 0. • Dear Santa, Hello Santa! How is the North pole? How are the elves are the working for you? It is fine here in Ashe County. I'm having fun here at my school I am counting the days down until Christmas. Happy Chritmas Santa ho ho ho! I love Chritmas don't you? I hope you bring my gift. This is what I want, a wii game consel with the games. You are the best Santa. I am going to send another letter to you. Ask Mis. Mulislf I was good in school. I will promise you to share it with my friends and my family. I will take good care of it. Love, Ashley F. • Dear Santa, How areand your elvs doing? I bleve that you are going to pass town. You and your elvs are go­ ing to be above are city. Have a wondful day. I hope you know what I want for Christmos. I want a Ipod and lap top for the holday. Tank you for lising to my letter. Merry Christmos to you. Love, Alexis • Dear Santa, Santa you are pretty with your red, white and blue clothes. Are you real? We are okay here in Ashe Couny. What I want for Chirtmas is rubber band bradets. I want rubber band bradets because my friends Whitley and Olivia have sum please. Can you say to redoff the rindeer I say Hello! Have a fun Cliristmas. How are thing going a the north pole? Merry Christmas! Love, Lydia RS. I have been a very good girl this year. • Dear Santa, Hello! How are things up at the Norrth Pole? We are ok here in Ashe County. I am exsided for Christmas. Christmans is my favorite holiday. Christmas is the best holiday! I hope you know I've ben very good this yer. I want a liught bulb that goes with my easy bake oven. I wont brake it because I want to make yummy treats. Love, Josie Freeman • Dear Santa, Hello! How are you doing in the North pole? How are the dfs doing? Iv'e been on my best behavior. Merry Christmas Santa!! I hope you have the best Chrismas ever and don't work to hard. Is Rudolph guidng the sleigh this year? What I want for Christmas is my family, cousins, and friends. That's all. I hope you are cozy in your house. Is your wife taking care of you? Are you tired from getting ready for Christmas or wide awake? Love, Gage Cheek • Dear Santa, Hello! Santa, How are you all dobig over their in the North Pole? Can Rudolph lead your sleigh this year? I have been good. Santa, I want a computer for Christmas. Can I please have it? If you don't have any I wiD use a dirt bike to scare my sis­ ter. I am going to get in puddles on the bike. I will be good. Can you asks Mis. Mullis if Ive been good for her? Love, Calab Eastridge • Dear Santa, How are you all doing over their in the North Pole? Can Rudolph lead your sleigh this year? Santa,, I want a X Box for Christmas. Can I please have it? I will be good and a lot better than I was. Can you asks Mrs. Mullis if Ive been good for her? Love, Josh Blevins Mrs. Nethery's Second Grade Class • Dear Santa, My name is Avery. I have been good this year. I want a he­ licopter that hav Mils in it. I hop the reigndeer is good. I been oood this year. I het my mom to thecas. Love, Avery • Dear Santa, My name is Nolan. I am to you becase I have been good all year and done nothing bad. Or been mean either. First, I would like to ask you some questeons how do you get down chimneys that are slim. How do you make yore rain deer flay and why are you so fat. Next, I wold like to tell you what I want for Christ­ mas. I would like the evel lego dragon bull. Or the lego coast gard boat. Or the lego teenage mutant ninga turlls shell razor. I deserve them because I have lisened good in scobl. I also have been nice everybody. Love, Nolan D. P.S. I have played with my little sisters nicely. I will set you and Mrs. Claws out some cook­ ies and milk. • Dear Santa, My name is Lillian im writing tell you what I what for chritmas. And you dever a note. Frist, I want to ask you a few questions. How do you go down house that dodt have chimmey's? How do your reindeer fly? Next, want I want for Chritmas. I want a teddy bear and I would like a night light fand so I can see at night. Also, also I want to tell you how I've ben good. I play with my borther a lot of times and he play's with me. Love, Lillian P.S. I will put out some milk and cookes out and go to bed so I will geve him allot and he will eat it all up. • Dear Santa, My name is Kaydon. I am tell­ ing you what I want for Christ­ mas and why I deserve them. Fust, I want to ask you some questions. Can your reindeer fly? Do your raindeer live with you? Next 1 am gowing to tell you wat 1 wont. Can I have some robot fish and thay swim fast. I am gowing to tell you whi I dsev them. My brother isscard of the dark so I stad with him. You frard, Kaydon • Dear Santa, My name is Kevin. I want a boco for Christmas it is w mrte I have bin good to you. Fiish, I want to know if your reidreer can fly? How do you fly your renidrcer? Next, I want a bokhoe it can be yellow. Wour the best and the werld Santa. Also, I want a hamster for Chrisma. Becolls I have bin good to you Santa. Fimle, on chrisma I will leve you cooes on the table and mike and I have bin good to you. Love, Kevin • Dear Santo, My name is Gabby. I wll writ­ ing to tell whot 1 like to get for Christmas. I have deen gpod to my family. Fist, I am going to tell you some questions and hlow do you rindeer fly? Next I would like for Christmas is a monster high dolls , a teen tit in dolls a new bond a tow pet dog. Also, I desene becase I have been good all yer. I have been all yer pick up wolis. Hewill have on Christ­ mas soe coock and milk and a note fome me and Kiikland. Love, Gabby H. • Dear Santa, My name is Yovani. I am writ­ ing to tell you what I want for Chrismas and why I deserve them. Fust, I want to ask you some question I want to know how you fly the cart? Next, I would like some toys for Chris­ mas I want a 3DS and a Mario game for the 3DS and a large tv with dish net work. Then I deseve them becus, I respet my mom and dad even I mack good choose. Finlly I will mack you some cookis and some hot milk for you to eat and drenck. Happy Merry Chrismas. Love, Yovani • Dear Santa, My name is Brittany. I am writing to tell you about what I want for Christmas. I deseve these because I have been a good girl. First, I what to ask you some questions. How is Mrs. Clas doing? Why does Rudolph have a red nose? Next, things 1 want for Chrismis. I want Santa pjs for Christmas. Also, why I deserve these things. I have helped others. I have picked up trash. I have cleaned up. I will leave you some cookies and milk. I hope the raindeer don't get cold on your flite. Love, Brittany H. • Dear Santa, My name is Grade, I am riting to you so I have been good. Fist, I wont to ask you some guestions. How do get throw the chimmey? How do you get your sleigh off the ground? Next, I want some toys for Christmas. I want a ipad so I can do my home wike on it. Also, I deseve these present. Because I have been gtxxl this year have I? On Christmas Eve, I will leave you some present and milk and cookies. Love, Grade R. • Dear Santa, My name is Abby. I'm writ­ ing to tell you what I want for Christmas and why I deserve them. First, I want to ask you a few questions? Does the rein­ deer talk to Mis. Claus. Next, I want to tell you what I want for Christmas. Santa, I want a col­ oring, neon art please and my own Luke Brayn tail gales and tail line CD. Also, I like I deserve the neon art but you don't need the cd. 1 helped cools on thanks­ giving and picked out a tree. Love, Abigail C P.S. I will leave out carrots and cookies and milk. I know your funny but your yummy. Thank you Santa. • Dear Santa, Hi my name is Daniella. I want to tell you a present that want it is a nook it could be pink or any color. I want to tell you why I dessurve it. First, Hey Santa, I want to ask you some questions like. How old is Ru­ dolph? How big is Rudolph? Are the elves working hard. Next, I whant to tell you what I whant for Christmas. I whant a real kitten I don't care what color it is. Also, I want to tell you why I dessurve it. I helped my family a lot. One thing I did is help cook. Also I helped grostre shop. Your friend, Daniella • Der Santa, My name is Gerardo, I'm telly yod wat I want for Chris­ mas and why I deserve. Firet, I want to tell you some questins does Rudolp live with you? Wat is yuro rel name? Next, I want to tell you wat I want for Chris­ mas. I want a tablet and the game WW.E. for Plestison 3. Also I am telling you why I deserver the Ferisns becus I help mymom and dad and I get the dishs for my mom. I am going to put some cokis on the table and milk and 24 cikeiss. I hop you have a gtxxl Chrismas. Your fried, Gerardo • Dear Santa, My name is Chase. I am writ­ ing to tell you what I want for Christmas. I been gtxxl to. First I want to ask you some ques- UOALLOUR FRIEADS AT CHRISTMAS dons. Are the rives small? Does Rudolph really have a shinney nose? Next, what I want for Christmas is a John Cena Brol lin Buddie. I want an Airhog He­ licopter with wheels. Also why I deserve them is that I have been good this year. I have been lis­ tening to my mom. I will put a carrot on the table and cookies and milk. Love, Chase • Dear Santa, My name is Hayden J. I am writing to you 1 am giing to tell you what I want for Cistmas. First, 1 have a question for you why are you so fat?? Why do you have Etfs? I want to how much do you wigh. I am going to tell Buddy the Elf what I want for Cistmas he will tell you Also, I been good to my dad and my brother I help my dad with his arme and I help my brother with his math. 1 wish my dad a Mery Chistmas. Love, Hayden RS. I know what my dad wants for Cismas is another cast • Dear Santa, My name is Anderson. I a writing this to you for my things for Christmas. I have a few ques­ tions too. First, I want to tell you some questions. Will I get my elf back? Is Rudolph still with you? Did the Hilar Express really vis­ it you? Next, I am going to tell you what I want for Christmas. I would like a remote control snake. I want it to be like a cobra snake. 1 want a small basketball hoop to put on my closet door. I want it to be Duke with two small soft Duke balls. Also, I deserve them because of what I have done. 1 have done pretty good with greens at school. I mostly keep my room clean. You are a good nice spirit. I hope you have a Holy Joly Christmas. Love, Anderson S. • Dear Santa, My name is Kaitlyn D. I am writing to you what I want for Christmas and why I deserve these presents. First, I want to ask you if you would like a pres­ ent for Christmas Mis. Claus. Mrs. Claus can you come with Santa so I can ask you some­ thing? What would you or Santa want for Christmas. Next, 1 want to tell you what I want for Christmas!!! I want for Christ­ mas!!! I want for Christmas is an America giri doll a puppie puzzle. Also, 1 want to tell you why I deserve these presents be­ cause I have been good this year in school have P On Christmas Eve, I will leave you some chocklet milk, chocklet cookes and for the reindder some carrots. I hope you and Mrs. Claus have a terrifc Christmas. I will send Mis. Claus and you a present. Love, Kaitlyn • Dear Santa, My name is Calvin. I am riting toyou beige it is "Chritmas!" I am probly on the good list so1 probly deserve some toys. First, I want to ask a few questions. Am I on the good list? Is my sis­ ter on the good list? Next,Santa I want to tril you wat I want. I want a Y flicker carver. They can carv rriy hard. Calvin • Dear Santa, My name is Cole. Iam tring to tri you to no if I will get enetheng for Crismv. First, I am going to ask you sum questens now. Don't the dvs get ira ene? On d hwo does rodolfs nos shin? Next, now im going to tell you wut I wont for Crismus. Sum mor gablaos. And a toy gragen. And batman toy. And a hok toy that it. Also.nowTmgoing to tri you why I dzrv them. I haven't hit no body. I haven't kict no body and IV ben nis to people. I hope you and Mrs. Clause have a good thasgiving this yir. I will lev you some M&M coces ore sum cokHt chip cokes and milk and a celery for your reindeer. Love, Cole B. • Dear Santa, My name is Sebastian. I am writing you a letter for thing; I deserve for Christmas. Fust, 1 want to ask you some questions. How do you not bum went you go inside a chiname? How do your raindeer fly? Next, I would like a kune card for Christmas please. I would like the i-tune card to have 50$ please. Also, I deserve the kune card because I want a game called minecraft and I need it. I help my mom to clean the house sometimes. I will let you bread, cookies and milk and I will let some water for your raindeer. I wish you a Mary Christmas Santa. Love, Sebastian • Dear Santa, Hello Santa my name is Gustavo I am writing a letter because I want to tell you what I want for Chrismas and why I derv this. Fist, I want to ask some questins. How do you make the raindeer fly? And dose Rudolph have a very shiny nose? Next, I want to tril you what I want for Christmas. I want for Chrismas I want a skylander sawp foce, that is called Grila Drela. Also I want to tril you why I ben good. I'av helped my brother with his home wrick. I will give you some cookes and some crots for your rander and have a Happy Mery Criemamas. Gustavo mce/QM/ • Dear Sant, My name is Opal G. I am go­ ing to tell you why I deserve. To you how Mrs. Clouse. I pleas want to see you all First, I want to ask you one questions. Howdo your reindder carrey you and Mis. Claus? What do your reindeer eat? Next, I want to tril you whant I want for Chrismas. I want a pink four wiler. And a Barb dole home and some chinkens and a diere and a ciand five. And a Elfe on the Shile. Also, the gtxxl things I done. I been good and I was lissining to my parries and ray aunt. Flyiny, we cook your cookies to eat them with milk for you to drink. I hope you have a nice Chist­ mas. I love you. Love, Opal • Dear Santa, My name is Alice. I will tril you what I want for Christmas. I will tril you why I deserve the pesents. I have don my chores when I com back from school. I want to ask you some ques­ tions? How can you get in little chimneys? How can the rein­ deers fly? Santa I want to tril you what I want for Christmas. Santa I want you to please give me a Hello Kitty Mashen with stekers and glue. And a Cendl fire too Santa. Santa I will tell you why I derve the presents. I have don all my chores and clean my room when I com back from schooL Santa, on Christ­ mas I weD leave you some cook­ ies only if my dad or my bother or sister don't eat them. Santa I hope I get presents. Santa I hope you and Mrs. Clus have a good Christmas. Love, Alice Mrs. Prichard's Second Grade Class • Dear Santa, Hello! My name is Reed. How old are you reindeer. How many reindeer do you have? I want the Disney Infintx game. I way to play it. I need food so I can eat. My sister needs clothes. Your friend, Reed • Dear Santa, Hello! My name is Breanna Bare. I am a 7 year old girl. I love mice! Remember you gave me cheese? He was a good one I miss him but I am oil I don't want another one. I love Christ­ mas because I get presants all the greatd decrashons and I see all the Christmas cheer. 1 want meat Lug the dragon offer of how to train your Dragon. I what it because I love to meat Lug. I need a new tooth brash with an Angry Bird on it. Are the other raindeer being nice to Rudolph? Have a sage trip!! From Breanna Faith Bare C^a/tiA Join hands in spirit with your neiyhlyors around the world, as we celebrate the birth of Jesus. In the spirit of community and giving, we hope you'll join us in supporting and participating in the many volunteer opportunities our community has organized this holiday season. It is more blessed to give than to receive. -Acts 20:35 Everyone here is fixin' to have a great season and we want to wish you the same. Merry Christmas! PARKER TIE COMPANY, INC. 19 S Third Avenue • West Jefferson, NC 336-246-2611 J �/ PAGES JEFFERSON POST TUESDAY, DECEMBER 24, 2013 Mountain View Elementary School Continued • Dear Santa My is Kristin Treadway. I like pink and purple. Hay is Rudolph doing? How are your Elfs doing? My hair is blondish bown. And I like Christmas be­ cause it snows and me and my brothers can make a snowman. And I am a second grade stu­ dent at mountain View Elemen­ tary shook I want for Christmas are brown dogs that don't bite people and don't bark a whole lot and will go to bed and sleeps with me some times. I hope it listens all the time. My mom needs tools. We need tooth brushes, shelter, clothes. Love Kristen TYeadway • Dear Santa, Hello, My name is Evan. I go to Mountain view Elemen­ tary School. I am a 2nd grade student. I love Christmas be­ cause you get toys and gifts. For Christmas I want a new electric train with lights and sound. I want one that puffs smoke and steam. I want one that comes with tracks and train car. I will put it under my tree. I want it because I fove trains. My mom wants a new tv because our tv has no HDM. My sister wants makeup so she can have all day to be pretty. I need, food, clothes, tools, shelter so I won't freeze. I need a home. So I can stay warm. Love you, Evan • Dear Santa, Hello, my name is River and I am 7 yeas old. I am in secend grade at Mountain view El­ ementary. I have 2 questions for you. How old are you? How much hair do you have? I would like a trampoline for Christmas because I want to jump on it. It is blue and big and you can get it at Walmart. I need food for Christmas. My mom needs a hairbrush. My dad needs a hammer. My sister needs some I would like like school stuff, books, pencils, paper and glue stick. I would like stuff for home such as NFL packs of stickers, partiots stuff like Jerereys, foot­ ball. helmet and a real Tom Brady autographed helmet. I want nice stuff for Christmas. 1 need a toothbrush. My mom needs a sister. My dad needs to work. My brothers need to be good. tools. Love, River • Dear Santa, Hello, I am Olivia. I am a stu­ dent in second grade at Moun­ tain View Elemetary School. I like Christmas because its Jesus birthday and I get pres­ ents. How is Rudolph doing? When you used to wear green did it make a Christmas coler? 1 would like some lite blue real roller skates and some white ice skates that lace up I aslo want a I pod with a lite blue case and a mp3 player. And some more blue erasers. I'd like some heal­ ing water from Shately Springs. Dad needs a new 22 gun. Mom needs skype. Nick needs a new phone. Love, Steven • Dear Santa. Hello! My name is Addisyn Hash. How much food does Dasher eat? How much fur does Dasher have? I like Christmas because it is Jesus' berthday and my mom and dad was maryd on Christmas day. All I want for Christmas is a dedawed real kittin that is black, white, and yeallow real kittin. I will play with it after school. I want a kitten because my real clod cat skrached meon the face. I need more panit. My mom needs more cooking materyls. My dad needs more car toys to fix. My brother needs more coloring books. Love, Olivia • Dear Santa, My name is Clark Burgess. I like to play baseball and star war games. I live in Ashe Coun­ ty can you be my friend? Does Frosty the snowman live at the North pole? I like Christmas because its God's birthday and you get presents. I want the star ware ship that is a circle and opens up so you can see inside. Its called a Camille Falcon. It is gray. I want one so I can fly it around. I won't break it. I will be careful lifting the triangles VP. I need food for Christmas. I would like hamburgers and dead deer. I like deer meet the best. My mom needs new plates in case one breaks. My dad needs a new gun so he can shoot deer. My brother needs plastic gun that shoots fake darts. I hope you have a won­ derful holiday. Love, Clark • Dear Santa, My name is Steven Hussey. I am 7 year old. I am in second grade. I go to Mountain Mew Elementary. How are you do­ ing? How are your reindeer? Delivering Our Best Wishes Wishing you and yours a Merry Christmas and a season filled with love and plenty of Christmas spirit.' We feel so blessed to be a part of this caring community. Thank you for your business and friendship. We look forward to seeing you again in the new year! Carolina ^f Farm Credit COilDlTT MoitQdQfSt Love, Addisyn Hash • Dear Santa, Helk). My name is Emily and I love Christmas. Christmas is my favorite holiday. I love holi­ day. I want polly pockets. I want the doll Ifofly. Leisa and all of the other girls. I want pink and green and blue, yeloow, red. I want tidie stuff for my polly pockets. I thank that polly pock­ ets are fun. I really want polly pockets. I need food so I will survive. My mom needs dose because she is running out of jeans. I know my mom is to old to get stuff but pleas buy her some jeans. Love, Emily • Dear Santa, Hi! I am Katie Elliott. I am a second grade student. I go to Mountain View Elemen­ tary School. I like Christmas because you get to spend time with your family! How old are you? I would like a baby mouse that is very cute! The mouse is gray and it is little. I thank that I would need food and water to survive! My parents would need shelter. My mom wants a black computer. Thank you Santa. I love you a lot! With love, Katie • Dear Santa, Hey man! My name is Sam. I am a student in second grade class at Mountain Mew El­ ementary school and how are tall are you? How much hair do you have. I like to go hunt­ ing and God is better then any­ thing. All I want for Christmas is a bow and arrow. I want it because I like to go bow hunt­ ing with my papaw and dad. I need food, water, dose, shoes, toothbrush I need these things so my mommy doesn't have to buy them. My mommy needs gardening tools and my daddy needs tools for work. My broth­ er needs chocolate bars to get fat so won't have to set in a car set. Your friend, Sam • Dear Santa, Hi Santa! My name is Madie Richardson. I am in second grad at Mountain Mew Elementary . • * a ' ' ' v • * ifc . School in Jeffson NC. Which cookie do you like the best? How many cookies do you eat? I like Christmas because you do not get to go to school. All 1 want for Christmas is a Kindle Fire HD. If I get a Kindle Fire HD I would play cm it. I need clothes. My dad needs food. My mom needs tools. My sister nwds water. Love, Madie • Dear Santa, HeUo, I would like for Chirstmas a little, pink pop com machie. I have bfond hair and some times green eyes. How much does Rudolph eat a year? How many gifts do you take to all the kids in the world? I need a little, pink toaster oven so me and my mom can both bake at the same time. Both my brothera need ipod covers. My mom needs cooking stuff. My dad needs tree cutting stuf. I hope you have a very Merry Christ­ mas. Love, Jillian • Dear Santa, Hi, Santa. My name is Hailey. I am in second grade. I got two questions for you. The first ques­ tion is., is how many cookies do you eat? The second is how may presents do you dliver? All I want for Christmas is a xbox 360. It has a button to start it and you hook it up on the tv and you play. I really want it because my siblings have one. I really need food to survive in the world. If a zombie apoklips came and we did not have food we would die. My mom and dad need a job to buy food for us to eat. Love, Hailey • Dear Santa, Hi. My name is Aubrey. I am a second grade student at Mountain Mew Elementary School. I love Christmas be­ cause I like to give gifts to oth­ ers. I have been wondering how much food your raindeer eat in one week. How much food does Rudolph eat? I would like a Iphone 5C for Christmas. A big one and a purple colored one. I need tools for my dad. I also need pretty pretty dress for my mom. I need a pair of lime green hightops for my sister and a chew tow for my dog. Merry Christmas! With love, Aubrey Day Ms Clanton's Second Grade Class • Dear Santa, Hi! My name is Kayleigh. How are you and the reindeer? Are you ready for chistmas. I would like a furby Zomber puppy and a big flat tv for Chistmas. The Zomber puppy is cool. The furby is also cool. I would like the big flate tv to go down stairs. The zomber puppy is black and wite. It sits, lays, rolls, sleeps, walks, plays deid. I want the zomber puppy beoulse I thank it will be fun to play with. The furby is poke doted. It sings, shakes, talks to, plays with you. I want the furby beouse I thank I will like it. The tv is a squar. It lets us watch tv. I want it so we can have tv downstairs. Love, Kayleigh • Dear Santa, Hi! My name is Anthony. What is your faovirte cookes? What is your favorite milk? Are you ready for Chrismas? I want a new t.v. it is a square. I want a pet dog, it is cary and coze. I want a book shelf it is big and I put books on it. Your friend, Anthony • Dear Santa, Hi! My name is Brooklynn. How are you and the deer? Are you ready for Christmas? I would like a forbyboom. I would like a laptop. What tipe of cook­ ies do you like? I would like the Rudolph the red nose reindeer. Its nose lights up. Love, Brooklyn • Dear Santa, Hi! My name is Eli Coldiron. Did you know that Comet is my faveriot reindeer? What kind of Now the thing I want is a laptop cookies do you like? I would like realy realy bad. a video game called Skylandera Love, Emma Sawp Force. It's in a green box. • Dear Santa, I would also like a jet pack with Hi! My name is Chloe. Are skulls and it's shark shaped. I you ready for Christmas. I am. also want a zoomer dog if you I would like an Ipod, I want it to haven't herd about them there white with yellow eyes and it's be hot pink. It will let you text on it. I want it because is fun! 1 a robot dog. have been a good girl this year. Sincerely, Eli Coldiron 1 wont a DS the coler red I want • Dear Santa, Hi I'm Paige rember Santa. it because you can play on it you Are you ready for Christmas can play moro on it! I want a because I know I'm ready for icariy bedspread because mine is all most riped! I wont it be­ Christmas? I hope your raindeer are ready to take off. Santa cause it looks nice. Your friend, Chloe Blevins your my friend and your my • Dear Santa, BFF. I want a stuff deer I want Hi. My name is Kyleigh it just like my other one. So my Miller. Are you and Mrs. Clous. other deer is not lownly? I want I wont for Christmas. Emily a real guitar to. So I can play a American Girl doll. Mire Grace band with my friends. I want it pink. I want it to sound good to. American Girl Doll. And Em­ Is it okay if I ask for a easy bake ily accessirues and Mire Grace accessories and pink pok bot over. I want it purple I want it furdy. so I can bake with my mom. Kyleigh Okay Santa. • Dear Santa. Your friend, Hi! My name is Sydney. Is Paige Overcash rudoph real. I want a Furdy PS.1 hope you have a good boom. I want it to have black day. strips and pink strips. I want a • Dear Santa, 1 love chismas, I love Santa, flutter by fairy with pink wings and purple hair and dress. And I love reindeer. Hi This is Elli I want a glisy glod and I want it McKiddy. Is Rudolph real? Can pink and yellow and lots of ani­ I get three presents? Arc you mals. And lots of sparky glitr. even real? I believe in you. I Your friend, Sydney want a monster high doD with • Dear Santa, hot pink skin and sharp sharp Hi my name is Addison. sharp! Cloas and fuzzy blue How or your doing today. I boots. And a hot pink jack in wood like you to get me Skythe box that has a purple stare lands Saop fore the game and on the sids and a SD card for a moken mutro Aelkapaer that my cellphone. Well by by now dus tricks and a DS video gome Santa. Mary Chistmas, Frome Elli called speed raser and that is all that I want thak you for reed • Dear Santa, this leter. Hi! My name is Katey. How Addison are you and the reindeer? Are • Dear Santa, you ready for Christtmas. I Hi! My name is Bradin. Is ruwant an Ipad for Christmas. I dolp reel? How are you and all want it to be hot pick. I want to the reindder? Are yu ready for play music and gaimes. I want a girl white puppy for a pet. I am Christmas. I want a Jack Skelgoing to play with it. 1 want a lington action figure from the nightmare before Christmas strawberry shortcake and soponge bub game. Thank you Jack is black and white and has a fire pumpkin bomb and Santa. Merry Christmas, Katey a bowtie he has a circle head • Dear Santa, a smile with stiches like this. Hi! My name is Amanda. The bow tie looks like this it How are you and the reindeer? throws the firey pumpkin. I Are you ready for Christmas! want it because I'm a the night­ I want an Ipad for Christmas? mare before Christmas fan and I also want a dog a small cute I like the black ones. I need one with brown for to do tricks speakers or head phones. I want because my old dog died. And to play games like Dora the Ex­ plorer. I want a Pony too!1 want theres one more thing a man of it to be brown and I will name it steel utility belt. It has a sword Fluffy. I need a rain coat to wear a target and a critonite holder it's gold, blue, and red'you take to church. I like purple and the sword out and swing it you want it to come in a box with a take the target out and taget lid on it. Thank you Santa. something ch out and it holds Merry Christmas, Amanda critonite. That's all. • Dear Santa, Love, Bradin Hi! My name is Avery. Haw • Dear Santa, are you and your rain* Dear? Hi! My name is Dalton. Are Is roodoff reall? What is your fayou really there in the North vrit cind of coocky? What color do you wo you want them to Pole? If you are real, I would re­ ally want a Ipod for Christmas. be blue, pink, green, or cilver? What shpe do you like raindder, I would like my Ipod with or­ Santas toys coocky cater, stock­ ange stnpes with black. 1 want a cross bow cim flog weth erthre ing, ordmet bird or pig? I want tall and crazy socks. I also want row I wot a xbox 1 red weith them to be fansy. I want a big org stips. P.S. play vedo gems baloring bear. With a heir bow Love, Dalton on it's ears. I want peacins an • Dear Santa, my book. I also we want it to Hi! My name is Eli Lyons. have rainbow peacsin. I want it How are you and the reindeer. to be hot pink. Are you ready for Christmas? I Your friend, Avery would like three presents. First, Vandergraff Legos Super heros. I want a • Dear Santa, 3DS. It is a game. It has a lot Hi! My name is Hayden of superheros! Secend, and Lewis. How are you and Mrs. xbox360. I can play games on Claus? I wood like a rile dog it. It is black. Third skylanderfor chrismece a balmashep, ans swap force. It is agame. Can doggy bole, food, water, cue toy, you get it on 3DS starter pack? bed brit pink. Next, I whate a Eli Lyons ipade lite pinke case for it. Net• Dear Santa, fliks, all grill games. And last, a Hi! My name is Nathan. How chrismes dress, all red, botun are you and the reindeer? Are wihte, titse. you ready for Christmas? I want Hayden a Honda four wheeler XIL.That • Dear Santa, is black and a lille ride in the Hi! My name is Emma. How mantins. I want it becalls it go are you and the reinder? Are fast. And an Ipad the squar and you ready for Christmas? Santa gray. Hay games, music and pic­ on Christmas I wont a tablit tures on it. Take it wereever you that has a zebra print case. So want. Games are fun. PSP oval will you please bring me one shape Mack you play games on pretty please. The next present it. I can play games win I am at I want a monster high Jory box. home. I realy hope you will get one. Your frianed, Nathan • Ygk Celebrate The Miracle! A* we Wfltfft the ludlday teuton unfold, We recall ihe qrcatesi tun)' ever lotdi And Join out' friend* In lululdtiott Marked (iy Joy and celebration A* we fufftor our Savior't birth We tend tftU prayer for peace on earth Atul pray ifiat every one of you Receive t II* many Wettings, tool With heartfelt thanh* for your valued bu»lnet» ihit past year. Ashe County www.ashecountyjvrd.net IZcjricc in the spirit of Cluistmis JOliich is f iwee, tha mihictc of Clitistnuis which is rJCvpc. iui? t!u> haiixt iff CJitistnuis which is Jim. UNITED CHEMKON IS09001 ISO/TS 16949 IS014001 185 McNeil Road • Lansing, NC • An Affirmative Action Employer � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Jefferson Post Type The nature or genre of the resource Newspaper Description An account of the resource The Jefferson Post was a twice-weekly newspaper printed in West Jefferson, North Carolina. Printing news, announcements and obituaries for Ashe County, the newspaper was owned by Civitas Media of Davidson, North Carolina, and had a circulation of 6,500. The Jefferson Post began publishing in 1988. 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SERVING ASHE COUNTY, \l)U I )i CAROLINA SINCE I92» Vol. 88, Issue 104 INSIDE B u x 4 Bu( missions Page B1 .... Page • FRIDAY, DECEMBER 27,2013 Eldreth named new Jeffersoi Mike Herman named as replacement alderman Wil Petty Staff Writer jpetty@civitasmedia.com In the monthly meeting of the Jefferson Board of Aldermen, Bluferd Eldreth was sworn in as mayor of the town of Jefferson. Eldreth took the oath on Monday, Dec. 23, at the Jefferson Town Hall. He replaces Dana Tugman, who passed away earlier in the month. "We thank everyone for their support," Eldreth said, after taking the oath of office. "We're sorry that we lost our mayor. I wish he could on and served his term. We'll carry on the best we can." Eldreth had won re­ election to the Jefferson Board of Aldermen in last month's elections. In last month's meeting, Eldreth became mayor pro tern fol­ lowing the resignation of former mayor Tugman. Following Eldreths ac­ ceptance of the office, the Board then moved to nom­ inate a replacement for Eldreths position on the Board. The Board nomi­ nated and unanimously approved Jefferson citizen Mike Herman, who serves as a member on the Mu­ seum of Ashe County His­ tory's Board of Directors, to take Eldreth's place as alderman. The Board elected to have Herman take the oath of office at the meeting so he could start voting and fulfill his role as alderman immediately. Herman will serve the remainder of Eldreth's term as alderman, which will run through Novem­ ber of 2017. The board unanimously selected alderman Charles Caudill to serve as mayor pro tern. Remembering Mayor Tugman The Board unanimously approved a resolution hon­ oring the former mayor of Jefferson. Town Manager Cathy Howell read the resolution to the Board before its ap­ proval. The resolution touched on the former mayor's recent resignation and passing, as well as his ac­ complishments as a com­ munity leader. Wil Petty | Jefferson Post Bluferd Eldreth takes the oath of office, read by Town Man­ ager Cathy Howell, for the mayor of Jefferson at the Board of Aldermen meeting on Monday. Dec. 23. Eldreth takes the place of Mayor Dana Tugman, following his resignation in No­ vember. "The board recognizes Mayor Tugman's outstanding service to the public in his capacity for many years serving on several boards, such as the Jeffer8011 Board °1 Aldermen, Mayor | 6 Ashe native honored by governor ing them without search lights and navigational tools. The group used an 18-foot aluminum boat to A Warrensville native throw a life jacket and grab received the Governor's the man, who only suffered Award for Excellence fol­ from slight hypothermia. lowing -A-dnunatic rescue "It is nice to be recog­ of a man on the Cape Fear nized for doing something River in May. like that," Barker said. "It .'Reggie Barker, serves is part of our job, and we as a Sargent for the N.C. do stuff like that all the Wildlife Commission in time. That's one of the neat Chatham and Lee counties. things about our job is that Barker and his team, con­ we are always doing some­ sisting of officers Richard thing different." Bains and Claude Smith, The team felt confident rescued a man from the performing the rescue de­ river late at night. "The river was up realfy spite the high waters and high and these people were heavy wind. "Our guys, we probably out there kayaking and got operate a boat and have washed down the river," Barker said. "We put a more experience operating small river boat out at 1 a boat than anybody, let (a.m.) and fished the guy alone law enforcement offi­ cers," Barker said. "We got out of the river basically." The man's mother and really comfortable that we father, while swept down­ could accomplish the mis­ stream had made it safely sion and not damage our to shore. The son was equipment or get anybody hanging on to a tree mid­ hurt." Barker was born and stream in the rapids of the raised in Ashe County, river. While performing the graduating fromNorthwest rescue, an electrical fuse in Ashe High School in 1987. the boat shorted out, leav­ After graduation. Barker Submitted photo | Jefferson Post Reggie Barker, a Warrensville native, received a Governor's Award for Excellence follow­ ing a rescue mission on the Cape Fear River in May. Influenza responsible for 7 deaths in NC since October cinated." "The best prevention in protecting yourself and your loved ones from being exposed to the flu is get­ ting the vaccine," Greene said, "This is especially important if you have any other health conditions like heart disease or dia­ betes, which puts you at a greater risk for complica­ tions." Although National In­ fluenza Vaccination Week was Dec. 7-14, the CDC emphasizes it is not too late to get a flu shot, espe­ cially for those in groups considered to be high risk: "infants under 2, pregnant women, and people with chronic medical conditions such as asthma, diabetes, heart disease, or immune system problems." Greene said the flu shot can take up to two weeks to provide protection once administered and the dan­ gers from it are minimal. "The vaccine does not cause the flu, no matter what you may have heard as rumor," Greene said. Wil Petty Staff Writer ipetty@civitasmedia.com Christina Day | Jefferson Post Local author Melissa Halsey Caudill with the Ashe County Arts Council display of "Chicken Soup for the Soul: The Dating Game," which contains one of Caudill's stories. joined the U.S. Army and upon his completion of ser­ vice, joined the N.C. Wild­ life Commission. Barker has been part of the Wildlife Commission since 1992. The Governor's Awards for Excellence is the high­ est honor a state employee may receive. Barker and his team received the award at the Museum of History in Raleigh on Tuesday, Nov.19. Beforehand, Barker got to meet with N.C. Gov. Pat McCrory during a lun­ cheon provided to the re­ cipients at the Governor's Mansion. "The Governor was very gracious and nice," Barker said. "He was a cool guy to hang out with. (He) sat down and talked to allof us for awhile." For more information on the award, go to www. excellenceawards.nc.gov/. Local author to appear in Experts say it s not too 'Chicken Soup for the Soul' late to get the flu shot Christina Day Staff Writer cday@civitasmedia.com Melissa Halsey Caudill fills her writ­ ing with life lessons that she sees all around her, and now she's bringingher lessons to an international bestselling series. A seemingly simple message she learned from a cat that had curled up awkwardly on her lap one night was the inspiration for her story "Uncom­ fortable," which is part of the new addition to the "Chicken Soup for the Soul" series called " Ihe Dating Game" by Jack Canfield, Mark Victor Hansen and Amy Newmark. Caudill said "Uncomfortable" is an overview of lessons she's learned about how love "isn't always a fai­ rytale." The real estate paralegal by trade, who is originally from Virginia and now lives in Ashe County, has en­ joyed writing on her personal blog for the last year, and the positive feedback she received from readers lead her to "get up the nerve" to sub­ mit a story to a local writing contest, in which she won first place. An online search for other local writing contests lead Caudill to the "Chicken Soup for the Soul" submis­ sion page. She found out in August that her story had been chosen for the latest edition. "It's been a whirlwind since then," Caudill said, but the positive reac­ tions validated the hard work, "It makes me feel good to know that we're all connected and we all have our similarities." Caudill will be holding a book signing at the Ashe County Public Library at 1 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 1, 2014. Caudill, who is active with the Mosiac Stage Company, will also be a part of a collaborative production and book signing at the Ashe County Arts Council on Feb. 14. She will perform a reading of the play "Love Letters" before personalizing copies of "Chicken Soup for the Soul: The Dating Game." Caudill will hold a book signing at Boondock's Brewing Taproom and Restaurant in West Jefferson from 6-7 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2014. Signed copies of the book are avail­ able for purchase at the Ashe County Arts Council, or by contacting Me­ lissa directly at caudillmelissa78@ yahoo.com. Caudill's blog "Missy's Public Junk" can be found at www.missyspublicjunk.wordpress.com. Christina Day Staff Writer cday@civitasmedia.com The Center for Disease Control (CDC) produces a weekly report of flu cases across the country, and re­ gion four, which includes North Carolina, indicated an elevated level of cases being reported. While states in the re­ gion such as Alabama and Mississippi are reporting a higher number of cases, the N.C. Department of Health and Human Servic­ es (DHHS) has confirmed seven deaths in North Car­ olina due to Influenza A. In a statement, DHHS said that the deaths oc­ curred in "patients (whol were middle aged adults at increased risk for compli­ cations due to underlying medical conditions." This comes ahead of peak flu season which the CDC reports to be in Janu­ ary and February. Director of Allied Health Services at Appalachian District Health Depart­ ment Jennifer Greene said while Ashe hasn't seen any reported cases yet, this is expected to change. "Though we have not had lots of flu activity yet, it is likely we will see more," Greene said, "We typically see more cases as the winter months con­ tinue so getting vaccinated early is key, as flu is seri­ ous and claims many lives in our state every year." DHHS states "the safest, most effective way to pre­ vent the flu is to get vac­ See Flu I 6 �PAGE 2 FRIDAY, DECEMBER 27, 201.'* JEFFERSON POST Holiday county closings Wil Petty Staff Writer jpetty@civitasmedia.com The holidays are here, which means county and town agencies across Ashe will be closed. Here are the days those agencies will be closed. Ashe County Board of Education Submitted Photo| Jefferson Post Band students and boosters posed with Mr. and Mrs. Claus at the Electro-Mechanical Corp. At the Christmas party were (kneeling from left): Logan Richardson, Mickey Lewis and LeAnn Richardson, (standing from left) Tyler Slaton, Haley Graham. Gaby Hernandez, Allison Pow­ ers (Band Boosters Secretary), Melanie Day. Nate Trent, Carrie Mitchell (Band Director), Dave Mitchell. Brodrick Shepherd. Tamara Shepherd (Band Boosters President), Camie Pruitt, Alma Richardson and Mariah Martin. ACHS band students aid Va. families Ashe County High School band students and boosters joined the eventplanning firm, Incredible Events of Roxana, 111., in putting on a Christmas party for the children of employees of Electro-Me­ chanical Corporation of Bristol, Va. at the Washing­ ton County Fairgrounds in Abington, Va. By volunteering to work the event, the ACHS Band Boosters were awarded a $1,000 check toward their goal of $26,000 to pur­ chase new uniforms for the Husky Vanguard Marching Band. Faith Fellowship of Jef­ ferson donated the use of a van for the trip to Abing­ don. Christmas Break for Ashe County Schools began Monday, Dec. 23. School will start again on Thursday, Jan. 2, 2014. Final exams in the coun­ ty will run the week of Jan. 6-10. Ashe County Govern­ ment The county offices, land­ fill and convenience cen­ ters will be closed on New Year's Day. Family Central The gym at Family Cen­ tral will be closed from un­ til Dec. 29. Town of Lansing The Town Hall will be closed for New Year's Day. Town of Jefferson Jefferson Town Hall will be closed for New Year's Day. Town of West Jefferson The West Jefferson Town Hall will be closed for New Year's Day. Apply now for ECA scholarship N.C. Cooperative Exten­ sion scholarship applications are now available for fall 2014. Each year the North Cen­ tral District Extension and Community Association present two scholarships to further the education of two individuals. While one scholarship will be presented to a youth who is currently a senior in high school, the other scholarship is presented to an individual who has completed high school and has had a break in his/her education and wishes to further his/her education. The purpose of the scholar­ ship is to assist students in earning a degree at any North Carolina College in any field of study, with priority given to Family and Consumer Sciences. Each scholarship award is $600. Applications are available at the N.C. Cooperative Ex­ tension, Ashe County Center, JobLink, Ashe County High School and Wilkes Commu­ nity College Ashe Campus. Applications are due on or be­ fore Feb. 7,2014. Scholarship awards will be announced in the spring. If you have questions or would like additionalinforma­ tion please contact the N.C. Cooperative Extension, Ashe County Center at 336-8465850. Ashe District court decisions WalmarDI Save money. Live better. For all of your hunting needs CfCsl Online Photo Contest The weekly session of the Ashe County District Court was held Dec 19, with the Honorable Michael Dun­ can presiding. These decisions were handed down by the court: Chelsea Biddbc (F) pos­ session of methamphetamine (P) guilty (J) 9096.6 months supervised probation, 24 hours CWS. Can't violate any laws. Mathew D. Coldinm: (F) larceny ofa firearm,(F) break­ ingand/or entering- 3counts, (F) larceny after breakingand entering - 3 counts — cons. (P) no contest (J) guilty. 8-19 months NC DOC active. Steven Lee Fortner. (M) second degree trespassing (P) no contest (J) guilty. 10 months ACJ suspended sentence, credit time served. Cannot be on Camp New Hope without written per­ mission. (M) false report to police station (P) no contest (J) guilty. 10 days ACJ sus­ pended sentence, credit time served Kevin Wesley Matkins: (F) possession of stolen goods, (F) breaking and/or entering, (M) misdemeanor larceny — cons. (P) guilty (J) guilty. NC 5-15 months suspended sentence, 18 months super­ vised probation, 10 days ACJ suspended sentence, credit time served $400 restitution to victim, stay 250 feet away from property. $150 plus CC. tain property under false pre­ tense (P) no contest (J) PJC. PJC will be fully considered if $3,999.97 in restitution is paid and no contact with vic­ tim or violate any laws. CC. (T) driving while impaired (P) no contest (J) guilty. 60 days ACJ suspended sen­ tence, 12 months unsuper­ vised probation, $250 plus CC. Jamie Laura Motsinger. (M) possession of drug para­ phernalia (P) no contest (J) Steven Wesley Matkins: guilty. 45 days suspended (F) possession of stolen sentence, 12 months unsu­ goods, (F) breaking andfor pervised probation, parapherentering, (M) misdemeanor nalia must be destroyed. $25 larceny, (M) assault on a plus CC. female — cons. (P) no con­ John Michael Scott (T) test (J) guilty. NC DAC 5-15 driving while impaired (P) months suspended sentence, no contest (J) guilty. 60 days 10 days active, credit time AG suspended sentence, 12 served. 18months supervised months supervised probaprobation. $400 restitution to' 'tioh, 24 hours CWS. $200 victim, stay 250 feet avtay' from property. $150 plus CC. John Edward Shatley: (M) Chad P. Mitchell: (F) ob­ simple assault, (T) no opera­ tor's licence — cons. (P) no contest (J) guilty. 30 days sus­ pended sentence, 12 months unsupervised probation. $250 plus CC. Abbreviations: (F) felony; (M) misdemeanor, (T) traf­ fic violation; (I) infraction; (P) plea; (J) judgment; PJC: prayer for judgment con­ tinued; 90-96: 1st offense conditional discharge; MCP: Misdemeanant Confinement Program; AG; Ashe County Jail; DOC: N.C. Department of Corrections;DAC:Division of Adult Corrections; CRV: confinement in response to violation; CWS: community woifc service; CC: pay cburt costs; cons.: charges consoli­ dated AFTER CHRISTMAS SAVINGS ITEMS 1 ^ - 1 4 S . y e n e r s o n A v e A ; ' * Downtown -\\reVtJefferson - 5Aj l / l - 336-846^9488 . 1 { * - R egu1a ? THo i i r s : 1 \ >* / \ ' . •. ndayA Saturday^0am - 5pm. �JEFFERSON POST Capping off the season FRIDAY, DECEMBER 27, 201.3 Hunting trophy photo contest lasts to Dec. 29 Christina Day Staff Writer cday@civitasmedia.com Wil Petty | Jefferson Post Isaac Kolseth of Todd, was presented with a $25 gift card by Keep Ashe Beautiful and the Ashe County Chamber of Commerce on Thursday, Dec. 19 for having the closest estimate of the number of bottlecaps in a jar. The jar was at a booth sponsored by KAB at the West Jefferson Parade on Saturday, Nov. 16. Pictured are: Cabot Hamilton (Executive Director of the Ashe County Chamber of Commerce), Kolseth, Elaine Gra­ ham (Executive Director of Keep Ashe Beautiful) and Joe Slade (Secretary of Keep Ashe Beautfiul). PAGE .3 If you have a huntingpic­ ture that you are proud of, there is still time to show it off and possibly begin the new year $100 richer. Submissions can be still made to the Jefferson Post's "Bux 4 Bucks" con­ test until midnight, Satur­ day, Dec. 29, for a chance to take home $100 as the overall vote winner from main sponsor Grashal Outdoors in Boone. Com­ petitors can also win up to $40 as the top vote earner in one of four categories: Best Trophy Buck, Best Doe, Best Game Bird and Best Bear. Category sponsors are: the Ashe County Republi­ can Party, Day's Body Shop of Jefferson, Walmart, and Western Carolina Eye As­ sociates, P.A., of Jefferson. "We're so excited to be a part of this," Dana Roten, owner of Grashal Outdoors said, "We encourage every­ one with a hunting picture they love to participate." As a reminder, your tro­ phy buck, doe, game bird or bear could have been harvested using any meth­ od - rifle, shotgun, muzzleloader or bow. Entry into the contest is free, and only a valid email address is required. The winning photo­ graphs will appear in an online photo gallery and a future print issue of the Jef­ ferson Post. The online submissions and voting process will continue through Dec. 29. To submit your photo, visit www.jeffersonpost. Submitted photo Kolten shows off the first buck he killed, an eight-point­ er, on opening day of rifle sea­ son with his dad. com, and click on the Bux 4 Bucks logo. Select the local features section and then select contest tabs. Follow the steps online to upload the photo and enter. OBITUARIES TRESSIE MAY TAYLOR GREER Casting call in Greensboro for America s Got talent' Tim Clodfelter Winston-Salem Journal (MCT) NBC's series "America's Got Talent" will hold an open cast­ ing call in Greensboro next month looking for contestants for the show's next season. The casting call will be held at the Greens­ boro Marriott Down­ town, 304 N. Green St., from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 29. According to a casting announcement, "Every type of performer is welcome: Last season's competitors included musicians, dancers, ma­ gicians, contortionists, comedians, singers, jug­ glers, animal acts, and everything in between." "We enjoy all tal­ ent, whether you are an amazing singer, or can do something really weird with your body. We want to be shocked and amazed by what you can do in 90 seconds," according to the show's official audition web­ site. The casting call is open to all ages. Those interested in audition­ ing should preregister at www.americasgottalentauditions.com by clicking on the "Greens­ boro" banner and fill­ ing out the registration information. Rules and additional information also can be found at the site, as well as informa­ tion about submitting a video audition if you are unable to attend the casting call. A TERRIBLE THING HAPPENS WHEN YOU DON'T ADVERTISE. NO ONE NOTICES YOU ANYMORE Jefferson Post (336) 846-7164 www .jeffersonpost.com /OUTADVERTISING results Mrs. Tressie May Taylor Greer of Lansing, died on Saturday,Dec. 21,2013, at the Maigate Health and Rehab Center in Jefferson. She was 89. Mrs. Greer was born on Aug 20, 1924, in Ashe County to An­ drew Jackson and Mary Jane Hamm Taylor. Mrs. Greer was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Onnie Greer, daughter, Betty Car­ penter, granddaughter, Wanda Weaver and all her siblings. Mis. Greer enjoyed gardening, canning and she was always think­ ing of others. She retired from Thomasville Fur­ niture. When her health allowed she attended Gillespie Community Church. Mrs. Greer is survived by three sons, Darnell Greer and wife Shelby of Lansing,Harold Greer and wife Darleen of Creston and Earnest Greer and wife Penny of Jefferson; 10 grandchildren; and several great-grandchildren, nieces and nephews. Funeral services were held at m , noon Tuesday, Dec. 24, 2013, at Ashdawn Memorial Chapelby Rev. Larry Shepherd. Burial followed in Ashdawn MemorialGardens. The family received friends on Tuesday, Dec. 24, 2013, at Ashelawn Memorial Chapd. Flowers were appreciated, or te memorials may be made to a char­ ity of the donor's choice. Words of comfort and remembrance may be viewed or sent to the family through our web­ site at www.ashelawn.mm. Ashelawn Memorial Chapd was entrusted with Mrs. Greer's arrangements. m V TAX LISTING TIME All owners of taxable personal property, except tagged motor vehicles, must sub­ mit a listing to the Tax Assessor during the month of January. Also anyone making improvements or changes to real property this past year must report those changes.to the Tax Assessor during the month of January. Failure to submit a timely listing will result in penalties in addition to the taxes owed. Listing forms will be mailed the end of December and listings will be accepted be­ ginning January 2nd. Listing forms will only be sent to those individuals who listed personal property the previous year. New business owners, or anyone not receiving a listing form who has personal property to list or changes in real property to report may obtain a form at the Tax Assessor's office. All listing forms must be returned to the Assessor's office or postmarked by January 31 to avoid a 10% late listing penalty. Any person or business who needs an extension of time to complete their tax listing must request an extension by January 31, 2014. Such a request must be in writing and extensions will be granted for no longer than April 15,2014. For anyone needing assistance in listing, you may come to the Tax Assessor's office Monday-Friday between 8:00 A.M. and 5:00 P.M., or call 336-846-5554. The As­ sessor's office is located in suite 2200 of the new Courthouse in Jefferson. General Statute 105-277.1 Property Tax Homestead Exclusion For Elderly Or Dis­ abled Persons: North Carolina excludes from property taxes a portion of the appraised value of a permanent residence owned and occupied by North Carolina residents who are at least 65 years of age or are totally and permanently disabled, and whose income does not exceed $28,600. The amount of the appraised value of the residence that may be excluded from taxation is the greater of $25,000 or fifty percent (50%) of the appraised value of the residence. Income means all moneys received from every source other than gifts or inheritances received from a spouse, lineal ancestor, or lineal descendant. If you received this exclusion last year, you do not need to apply again unless you have changed your permanent residence. If you received the exclusion last year but the property no longer qualifies for any reason, please notify the assessor. Failure to notify the assessor that the property no longer qualifies for the exclusion may cause the property to be subject to discovery with penalties and interest pursuant to G.S. 105-312. If you did not receive the exclusion last year, but are now eligible, you may obtain an application from the Tax Assessor's office. It must be filed with the county assessor by June 1. General Statute 105-277.1B Property Tax Homestead Circuit Breaker Deferment: North Carolina defers a portion of the property taxes on the appraised value of a permanent residence owned and occupied by a North Carolina resident who has owned and occupied the property at least five years, is at least 65 years of age or is totally and permanently disabled, and whose income does not exceed $42,900. If the owner's income is $28,600 or less, then the portion of property taxes imposed on the residence that exceeds 4% of the owner's income may be deferred. If the owner's income is more than $28,600 but less than or equal to $42,900, then the portion of the property taxes on the residence that exceeds 5% of the owner's income may be deferred. The deferred taxes become a lien on the residence and the most recent three years of deferred taxes preceding a disqualifying event become due with interest upon one of the following disqualifying events: 1) the owner transfers the residence; 2) the owner dies; or 3) the owner ceases to use the property as a permanent residence. Multiple owners of a permanent residence must all qualify for the circuit breaker before a deferment of taxes will be allowed. You must apply for the opportunity to defer property taxes each and every year that /ou wish to defer taxes. The application may be obtained from the Tax Assessor's office and it must be filed with the county assessor by June 1. Ashe County Tax Administration, 150 Government Cir, Ste 2200, Jefferson, NC 28640 Keith Little County Assessor Telephone (336)846-5554 00661516 �"...were it left to me to decide whether we should have a government without newspapers or newspapers without a government, I should not hesitate a moment to prefer the latter." — Thomas Jefferson, 1787 How we got where we are in N.C.politics Page 4 Friday, December 27,2018 \t s yjsrwj -euTun-sf ...AMD iv/AKieb! / .-.UBefeU D.G. Martin In the spring of 1972, old-style campaigns were still the rule.... From that time forth, North Car­ olina's campaigns blended survey Just in time for the new year, research with technology. The a new book puts modern North Bowles operatives used focus Carolina politics inperspective. "The Making of a Southern groups, opinion polls homing in on the cutting-edge issues, and Democracy: North Carolina slick television commercials." DoHtics from Kerr Scott to Pat Even these new tactics could McCrory," by East Carolina Uni­ not keep Bowles from losing to versity Professor Tom Ramon Republican Jim Holshouser in covets North Carolina and its the Nixon landslide that also sent politics bom 1948 through last Jesse Helms to the Senate. years election. The 1984 Helms-Hunt US. These 65-phis years have been Senate campaign, according to transformative for our state in Eamon, "marked the beginning many ways: social economic, of a new era in educationally, and American poli­ politically. It is tics." the politics that He writes, Ramon seeks to "The Helms ads explain. But the proved to be sodal and eco­ among the most nomic changes effective in Ameri­ drove many of the campaign can political changes. history. Before So did national po­ the campaign litical changes. was over, Hunt By bringing all had faced more these factors to­ negative radio and gether while cov­ television ads than ering every major any other North North Carolina Carolina candi­ election contest, date to date." D.G. Martin Ramon makes a That same year good start in exin the Democratic plaining how and gubernatorial why North Carolina politics has primary, which Eamon labels as changed so dramatically. "fratricide," six serious candi­ Hie book's underlying theme dates, including three who were is tliat elections matter. For in­ very ck)se to Hunt,battled for the stance, the 1948 victory of Ken- nomination. The runoff between Scott in the Democratic guberna­ Rufus Edmisten and Eddie Knox torial primary gave piogressive was bitter and led to Knox's sup­ forces in North Carolina a dra­ port for Helms in the US. Senate matic boost.It ledto the appoint­ race and contributed to Helms' ment of Frank Porter Graham to victory over Jim Hunt. the United States Senate, which Eamon explains the important itself led to another election that gains North Carolina Republi­ mattered: the 1950 defeat of Gra­ cans made in legislative races in ham by the more conservative 1994 and 2010. In each case, the Willis Smith.These two elections Democrats paid high prices for drew battle lines and traditions their party's victory in presiden­ that still influence the state. tial elections two years earlier, The 1960 victory of Terry Clinton in 1992 and Obama in Sanford over the segregationist 2008. Inboth cases negative reac­ I. Beverly Lake inthe Democratic tion to the new presidents drove gubernatorial primary assured North Carolina voters to express the state's measured response to displeasure by voting Republican ongoing civil rights revolution. in legislative races. In 2010 the re­ The multitaceted election sults gave Republicans complete results in 1972 brought about control of the legislature and the real change. In the Democratic redistricting process. primary for the US. Senate seat, If you care about N.C. politics, Nick Galifianakis defeated the put reading this book on your list more conservative incumbent B. of New Year's resolutions. Everett Jordan. Then Galifiana­ D.G. Martin hosts "North Carolina kis lost the general election to Bookwatch." which airs Sundays an even more conservative and at noon and Thursdays at 5 p.m. new Republican, Jesse Helms. on UNC-TV. For more information or to view prior programs visit the Many disappointed conservative webpage at www.unctv.org/ncDemocrats followed Helms's lead bookwatch and joined the Republicans. Ihat year also featured the so­ Upcoming (Dec. 29 and Jan. 2) guest is Georgann Eubanks. author phisticated election tactics used by Hargrove "Skipper" Bowles of "Literary Trails-East." The third to defeat Pat Thyfor in the Demo­ and final volume of the "Literary Trails of North Carolina" series es­ cratic gubernatorial primary. Ramon writes, "The Bowles tablishes Georgann Eubanks as the campaign proved to be a water­ master guide to our state's literary shed for North Carolina politics, history. One on One (USPS 441-010) Member NC Press Association Published twice weekly by Civitas Media LLC. P.O Box 808 203 S. Second Ave., West Jefferson. NC 28694 Periodicals postage paid at West Jefferson. NC 28694 Phone 336-846-7164 Email cclark@civitasmedia.com Subscription rates in Ashe County - $38/year In North Carolina - $48.01/year Editor/General Manager Staff Writer Staff Writer Sports Writer Advertising Sales Advertising Sales Classifieds/Legals Cliff Clark Wil Petty Dylan Lightfoot Nathan Ham Teresa Roark Laws John Sears Kay Hart Mail Room Department Julia Beck Postmaster: Send address changes to Jefferson Post P.O Box 808 West Jefferson NC 28694-0808 All content copyright 2012 by Civitas Media LLC and may not be reproduced without permission Tue eesnr cudistmas. evgi». Sixty years of Carolina television During my lifetime Those first black and there have been many in­ white TV sets cost about novations that changed $200 and required an out­ our lives, but perhaps none side antenna to clearly more significant than tele­ receive the pictures and vision. sounds. There were four I remember Tuesday, national networks: NBC, Dec. 22, 1953, the day CBS, ABC and DuMont. Greenville's WNCT-TV None provided a full day of signed on the air. My fa­ programming, so as much ther, A. Hart- ' as 40 percent well Campbell, of a stations' was respon­ daily offerings sible for bring­ were origi­ ing television nated locally. to Eastern It was exciting Carolina, the to watch in­ fourth oldest novative local continuously programming operating sta­ in children's tion in our shows, live state. In July entertain­ 1949, WBT ment, cooking in Charlotte shows, educa­ became the tional and pub­ first station Tom Campbell lic forums, and between Richeven religious mond and At­ programs. lanta. Months Without later Greensboro's WFMY Teleprompters, videotapes signed on the air. In Sep­ and sophisticated graphics tember 1953, WSJS (now early TV newscasts were WXII) began broadcast­ mostly re-writes from the ing from Winston-Salem. AP or UPI newswire, with Durham's WTVD started the occasional still picture operations in 1954, as did projected on a rear-screen. WMFD (now WECT) Those 15-minute news­ in Wilmington. In 1955, casts included the news, WUNC in Chapel Hill weather, sports and farm and WITN in Washing­ reports. In our state Doug ton signed on. Raleigh's Mayes, Ty Boyd, Charles WRAL started broadcast­ Kuralt, W. E. Debnam, Lee ing in 1956. Kinard and other personal­ ities became like members of our families. We were in­ troduced to national broad­ casters like Greensboro's Edward R. Murrow, Wilm­ ington's David Brinkely and legendary newscast­ ers named John Cameron Swayze, Eric Sevareid and Walter Cronkite, to name just a few. We loved Lucy, Jackie Gleason, Burns and Allen, Jack Benny, Steve Allen and rarely missed Gunsmoke's Marshall Dillon, Alfred Hitchcock, The Twilight Zone, staged-fortelevision dramatic and musical productions, mid­ day soap operas and quiz shows. TV launched Walt Disney's Magic Kingdom. Beginning with the tele­ casts of the 1957 NCAA basketball tournament, Greensboro's C.D. Chesley started us on the path of passionately following ACC and college sports broadcasts. The music world changed when Ed Sullivan introduced us to Elvis and The Beatles. Television helped bring down Joe McCarthy, showed us the injustice of segregation, the truth about Vietnam, the assassinations of JFK, Martin Luther King and Robert Kennedy. The tele­ vised Watergate Hearings helped bring down down a sitting president and who will ever forget that "one small step for mankind" when Americans first land­ ed on the moon? TV has become part of the fabric of our lives. Those born after 1960 can­ not know what life was like before television changed our eating and sleeping habits, social interactions, and our views of our state, nation and world. The medium introduced us to fashion trends, has enter­ tained us, informed us and brought the world into our living rooms, showing us at our best, but also our worst. While we in the profes­ sion pause for a moment to celebrate 60-plus years of television, we recognize that we stand on the shoul­ ders of those early televi­ sion pioneers. It is a time to rededicate ourselves to the high ideals of fairness and of being a positive in­ fluence in serving the pub­ lic interests. Campbell is the executive producer and moderator of NC SPIN, a week­ ly panel discussion on state issues that airs on WMYT "MY TV12" at 10 a.m. on Sundays and on WJZY "CW46" at 6:30 a.pi and 11:05 p.m. on Sundays and on WFMY-TV at 5:30 a.m. Sundays. You Decide: Should we revive apprenticeships? Dr. Mike Walden N.C. Cooperative Extension After returning from World War II, my father faced a sim­ ple yet extremely important decision. How was he going to earn a living? A high school dropout, he had little interest in "book-learning," as he used to callit. But he was intelligent. Indeed, to his dying day, I was always impressed at how sharp and insightful he was. It's just that his interests weren't met by sitting in a classroom. My dad had always liked buikUng things (we still have a small table he made when he was in fourth grade). So he entered an apprenticeship carpentry program through tire local carpenters union in Ohio. There, he worked with profes­ sional carpenters and learned the skills of the trade. He earned very little for several years; in fart, he could have made more working in a factory. But the apprentice pro­ gram was an investment in my dad's future. When he finished, he was a master carpenter with a wage rate to match. My dad was never rich, but he did pro­ vide a decent life for his fam­ ily over a career spanning 40 years. Apprenticeship programs like the one my dad used have been declining in our country. There are only half as many new apprentices today as there were only six years ago. In North Carolina, there are only 5,700 active apprentices in 2013. In contrast, appren­ ticeship programs in some European countries have been on the rise and are considered a fundamental component of their worker training system. Several factors have been cit­ Many hurdles would have ed as reasons for the lack of ap­ to be jumped for apprenticeprenticeships in ship programs the US. Among to expand. Fust them are difficul­ is coordination ties in coordinat­ with the exist­ ing the programs ing education with the tradi­ structure. Should tional education apprentice­ system, limited ship programs understanding be part of high of apprentice­ school training, ships and their after high school value, costs to coupled with businesses of us­ community col­ lege training or ing apprentices a totally separate and the decline program on their of unions. Labor Mike Walden Shoukl unions were often N.C. Cooperative Extension own? schools take the the organization lead in managing that managed ap­ apprenticeships; prentice programs. Yet many experts think ap­ should businesses or another prenticeships can play an im­ entity? Businesses have the crucial portant role in today's labor market, and therefore, they role to play in apprenticeship should be expanded. Support­ programs, and a couple of ers refer to studies showing hurdles exist here. One Is very shortages of qualified workers practical. Will a business only for occupations like machinists take the time and effort to train machine operators, distribu­ an apprenticeif they know that tors and repair technicians -afl once the training is comptete, fields where apprenticeship the trained worker will stay training could be valuable. with them for a specific period The studies estimate almost 4 of time? If so, then some con­ million jobs coukl be created tractual arrangement would nationwide if the skills gap in have to be made between the business and the trainee. States technical and vocational fields might want to consider guide­ was closed For North Caro­ lines on such arrangements. lina, this would translate to ap­ This Issue leads to another proximately 120,000jobs. business hunlk- — the ques­ Some states arealready mov­ tion of whether the business ingahead onbigger apprentice­ pays the apprentice or the ap­ ship programs. South Carolina prentice pays the business for has twice as many apprentice­ the training Certainly while ships relative to their popula­ they are learning, apprentices tion as North Carolina. Many are doing some work for the are focused on the state's large business, so on this basis they automotive industry. The auto would be expected to receive companies see apprenticeships some payment. But on the as a way toensure a steady sup­ other hand, the apprentice is ply of qualified workers. being educated and trained by the business, so this would lead them (the apprentices) to pay the business. If the latter is the case, apprenticeships look much less appealing to indi­ viduals. This brings us to the last hurdle — government. What should be the role of the public sector in encouraging andman­ aging apprenticeships? Should government's role be passive, limited mainly to encouraging the development of apprentice programs and publicizing their existence, but then letting the programs run themselves? Or, should government be more active, perhaps in providing financial support through tax incentives to participating businesses or public payments to apprentices while they are trained? Our labor market Isundergo­ ing enormous change. Change always creates problems. One problem in today's labor mar­ ket is unemployed workers who can't find jobs co-existing with businesses who cant find qualified workers for job open­ ings. Some say one solution is to re-invent what my dad did almost 70 years ago — appren­ ticeship programs. You decide if what led one World WarIIvet to prosperity can be repeated today. Dr. Mike Walden is a William Neal Reynolds Professor and North Car­ olina Cooperative Extension econo­ mist in the Department of Agricul­ tural and Resource Economics of N.C. State University's College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. He teaches and writes on personal fi­ nance. economic outlook and pub­ lic policy. �JKI I KRSON POST The best is'yet' to come CHURCH CALENDAR Dec. 29 11 a.m. Young at Heart ley of Jericho, the city of palm trees, unto Sunday. Calvary Free Will Leila Harris Special to the Post Zoar. And the LORD said unto him, This is the land which I sware unto Abraham, Many of us remember that Moses was unto Isaac, and unto Jacob, saying, I will a great man; the great man of the Old give it unto thy seed:Ihave caused thee to Testament. We also remember that Mo­ see it with thine eyes, but thou shalt not ses didn't obey God's instruction exactly go over thither." (Deut 34:1-4). when the Israelites grumbled about need­ Then we find out what we all want to ing water. He got angry and struck the happen to us when we die—that God will rock with his staff, rather than speaking be right there with us at our last breath— the water forth. In a moment of anger, he to take us home. "So Moses the servant of used the rod (that God had provided) to the LORD died there in the land of Moab, bring forth the water and took credit for according to the word of the LORD. And his powers. Years later God had a talk with he buried him in a valley in the land of him, And the LORD spake unto Moses Moab, over against Beth-peor: but no man that selfsame day, saying, Get thee up knoweth of his sepulchre unto this day." into this mountain Abarim, unto mount (Deut 34:5-6). Now only was God with Nebo, which is in the land of Moab, that is Moses when he died, but God Himself over against Jericho; and behold the land buried him so that no man of Canaan, which I give unto ______ on earth could ever find his the children of Israel for a pos­ bones or establish a site/place session: And die in the mount for idol worshipping. There whither thou goest up, and is a memorial for Moses on be gathered unto thy people; Mount Nebo in modern day as Aaron thy brother died in Jordan, but no one knows ex­ mount Hor, and was gathered actly where he lies. unto his people: Because ye "And Moses was an hundred trespassed against me among and twenty years old when he the children of Israelat the wa­ died: his eye was not dim, nor ters of Meribah-Kadesh, in the his natural force abated. And wilderness of Zin; because ye the children of Israel wept for sanctified me not in the midst Moses in the plains of Moab of the children of Israel." thirty days: so the days of (Deut 32:48-51, KJV). weeping and mourning for A wonderful verse of scrip­ Leila Harris Moses were ended. And Joshture begins with "yet." Now ua the son of Nun was full of when God is telling you that the spirit of wisdom; for Mo­ you are going to die—it is a big deal. But when God says, "yet" some­ ses had laid his hands upon him: and the thing good is coming too;His mercy is get­ children of Israel hearkened unto him, and ting ready to shine on you. "Yet thou shalt did as the LORD commanded Moses. And see the land before thee; but thou shalt not there arose not a prophet since in Israel go thither unto the land which I give the like unto Moses, whom the LORD knew children of Israel." (Deut 32:52). Moses face to face." (Deut 34:7-10) We know for a fact that God was with had worked tirelessly for God for many Moses (before-during-and after his many years. He had been faithful. He had placed himself between God's wrath and death), for he appeared at Jesus' transfigu­ the people. "Therefore he said that he ration, "And, behold, there appeared unto would destroy them, had not Moses his them Moses and Elias talking with him." chosen stood before him in the breach, (Matt 17:3). Moses might not have got­ to turn away his wrath, lest he should de­ ten to enter the earthly Promised Land, stroy them." (Psa 106:23). It seems as if "YET" he got to enter the real Promised God is too harsh with Moses by punish­ Land of God. In heaven we all get to sing "in tune" the ing him for one thing he did wrong many years beforehand, after such a life of heart­ song of Moses—the servant of God! "And they sing the song of Moses the servant felt work for the glory of God. "And Moses went up from the plains of of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying, Moab unto the mountain of Nebo, to the Great and marvellous are thy works, Lord top of Pisgah, that is over against Jericho. God Almighty; just and true are thy ways, And the LORD showed him all the land of thou King of saints." (Rev 15:3). So as Gilead, unto Dan, And all Naphtali, and you make your New Year's resolutions for the land of Ephrairti, and Manasseh, arid darthly gairi, remember Moses, and seek all the land of Judah, unto the utmost sea, God's mercy and that ever-merciful word And the south, and the plain of the val­ of God, "Yet." CORNERSTONE FEU0WSHIP Bamctt St. • West Jefferson Baptist Church in Glendale Springs invites you the first ever "Young at Heart" Sunday. This service is de­ signed to encourage, edify, and exhort our seniors, to let them know they have a vital and important role in God's Kingdom, and to share that spiritual retire­ ment is not an option for God's people. Our Sunday school program will be under the direction of our seniors, many senior will take part in the 11 a.m. worship, and special music will be preformed by the Milsaps Family of Taylorsville, N.C. Van transporta­ tion is provided. For more information, or directions, call the church at 336982-4840 or Pastor Sonny Thomas at 336-982-4743. 6 p.m. Gospel Sing. The 5th Sunday Gospel Sing­ ing will be held at Fletcher Memorial Baptist Church. Enjoy a great evening of singing, music and inspi­ ration. Pastor Steve Goss, Pastor Todd Brewer Casual ft Contemporary Sunday School 10:00 a.m. Sunday Worship 11:00 a.m. Wednesday Bible Study 7:00 p.m. 107 W. Second Street West Jefferson, North Carolina 336-246-5292 www.Mjumc.net Mount Jefferson Presbyterian Church Rev. Will Heyward Sunday School • 9:45 AM Worship • 11:00 AM 201 S. Jefferson Ave., West Jefferson 9:45 Sunday School 846-7481 11:00 Morning Worship Dec. 31 7 p.m. until. Watch Night Service will be held at Landmark Baptist Church. There will be spe­ cial singing and preaching. Pastor Rev. Charlie McCoy and the congregation in­ vite you to attend. Dec. 27-31 IVee Fest: The Ashe Arts Center celebrates the holiday season and Ashe County Christmas trees with beautifully decorated trees. This winter wonder­ land has been created with something for everyone and represents community involvement with the arts. This year's tree themes include: Grandma's Tree, Navidad en Espana, "Sea­ soned" with a Story, Bring the Outdoors In, Up on the Rooftop, Away in a Manger, and My Favorite Things. Jan. 1,2014 10 a.m. Ihke a "First" Hike. Start the New Year with some fresh air. Join one of the many "first hikes" in a beautiful North Carolina State Park. Join the New River State Park ranger for an informal hike Old Hwy. 221 Near Golf Courso Rd. West Jefferson • Since 1890 846-3795 imertm Faster Btb Shannon Sunday School 10:00 a.m. Morning Worship 11:00 a.m. Evening Service 6:30 p.m. Jan. 13 7 p.m. Ashe County Cattlemen's Association Meeting will be held at VII Tfomi ^halt not commit nriultn.) 336-846-7445 Sunday School 9:4S o.m. Worship 11:00 p.m. Sunday Night Sorvket 6:10 p.m. Wednesday Service 7:00 p.m. Minions Budding by Fetfh Promise Big Flatts Baptist Church Parish of the Holy Communion NC (Episcopation) Pastor, Chris Cox Holy Trinity Church Glendale Springs M i Ul1 Eucharist 10:00 am Christian Education 8:30 Rector - The Rev. Stephen Miller ^DKimrr liLJVlUl ~ Phone - 982-3076 Seventh-Day Adventist Church of Warrensviile Jefferson United Methodist Church Rev. Karen F. Miller, Pastor Pastor: Kevin Morgan Worship Service IIS East Main St.. Jefforson. NC (336) 846-9512 9:00 a.m. Informal Worship 9:45 a.m. - Sunday School for all ages 11:00 e.m. - Traditional Worship Service We would love to have you come worthip with us. Saturday Services: Bible School -10:00 AM Sabbath Worship -11:15 AM Sunday Night Service • T.E.A.M. • ley I. the Morning NMMNsmm.wvmmTCMueaKONMn.oe6 Bethany United Methodist Church 336-877-2801 First Assembly of God Church Pastor Keith Styron fnsnee HI rwW"nUIUnU W •• »• " Dmlmmd f m%levll Vvlllml ml r 49$ Highwoy 194 South Sts • Jefferson (88 West - left on McNeil, One Block Semday School - 9:30-10:15 a.m. Morning Worship -10:30 a.m. Sunday Evening - 6:00 p.m. Wednesday Night Bible Study - 7:00p.m. Rev. A. Owen Peeler Sunday School 9:45a.m. Sunday Worship Sorvlcos: Sunday School 10:00 a.m. Worship Service 11:00 a.m. Wednesday Bible Study 7:00 p.m. Youth Class (AN Stars for Jesus) Everyone Welcome! n:00 a.m. 'And He led them as tor at to Bethany... and He hlessed them" Lake 24:SO I Bottling Company C O N S T R U C T I O N West Jefferson Compliments of VANN0Y & SONS CONSTRUCTION 246-4591 ompany 24-HOUR BURNER SERVICE MM 739 US Hwy 221 Bus West Jefferson 246-9969 Mon. - Sat.: 8:20AM - 5:30PM The Ashe County Arts Council will sponsor a community celebration in of Dr. Martin Luther King at the Ashe Arts Center in West Jefferson. Mike Wi­ ley will be the feature per­ former for the celebration. VI Wednesday Bible Study - 7:00 p.m. VANNOV The Jewel Shoppe Jan.20 7 p.m. Martin Luther King Day Celebration. Thou shalt not kill Sunday School - 9:4S a.m. Dr Pepper 336-246-4155 Ashe Arts Center. Artists in the region were issued a challenge: create a new work of art that gets you thinking outside the box. Materials that had different original purposes that be­ came a work of art will be showcased in this unique exhibit. The exhibit will run through Feb. 7,2014. Evening Worship - 6:00 p.ai. 7:00 p.m. Jefferson, NC Jan. 9 5 - 7 p.m. The Second Time Around Artist Re­ ception will be held at the Family Central. Member­ ship for the entire year is $25, guest meal $8. The Ashe County Cattlemen's Association Board of Di­ rectors will be meeting at 6:30 p.m. prior to the regu­ lar Associational meeting. Please RSVP by Friday, Jan. 10, 2014 so there will be adequate materials, seat­ ing and meals available for participants. For more in­ formation or to RSVP, call 336-846-5850. Reverend Phil Arnold 10:00 e.m Email: BaWmountob»©skybest.com Church 877-1550 Yourself - Presented by Beth Moore, the discus­ sion will be looking at the Fruit of the Spirit. The ladies meet at 11:30 a.m. each Thursday in the Ashe Baptist Conference Room. Books are available at the association office or you may purchase one at Lifeway Christian Book Store. Your facilitator, Mrs. Linda Blackburn, invites you to be a part of the new study as you begin a new year. Baptist Church 6:00 p.m. Bald Mtn. Baptist Church Jan. 9 New Looms Bible Study - Living Beyond 194 and 88 Wen. Smcthport. NC 6:30 p.m. Pester Rev. Lawrence Goodman 1460 Bald Mtn. Rd.. West Jefferson Sunday School 9:30 a.m. Sunday Morning Worship Service 8.30am 110:45 am Sunday Evening Worship - 6:00 pm Wednesday Meal -5:1S pm Bible Study -6:30 pm hold its quarterly meeting in the Ashe Baptist Confer­ ence Room. All committee members are urged to at­ tend. CmAtknnrt IftULpi llULIII JlDLIiipUII InplnnnryfJnnt 11:00 a.m. The Mountain Village Shopping Center down the Hickory Trail. We will begin at the Park's Visitor Center and hike 1.5 miles to the river and back. Wear sturdy shoes and bring water. For more in­ formation or to register for this hike, call 336-982-2587. Morning Worship -11:00 a.m. 336-667-6092 785 East Main Street Jan. 6, 2014 (336) 246-2012 (336) 246-4764 246-6077 at Cox's Grove Baptist Church. Come and join us in bringingin the new year in praise and worship. Pas­ tor Silas Hart and congre­ gation invite you. Pastor Steven LeaShomb 19S7 US Hwy HI N. Jrffmoe. NC Jefferson 10 p.m. Watch Night Service will be held Jan. 7 7 p.m. Ashe Really Cares Committee will 1670 Mt. Jefferson Rev. Keith Casey Corner of Hwy. 2211 Cherry St. will be held at The Stone Center, 615 Cherry St., North Wilkesboro. Admis­ sion is free, a love offering will be received. For more information, call 336-2629156. Baptist Association Con­ ference Room. All commit­ tee members are urged to attend. Beaver Creek Midway Baptist Church ltd.. Chrisfian Church Mt. Jefferson Baptist Church -Hut 7 p.m. A New Year's Eve Campmeeting fea­ turing Karen Peck & New River and friends 7 p.m. Ashe Baptist Campground Commit­ tee will meet in the Ashe COMMUNITY CALENDAR ST FRANCIS OF ASSISI CATHOUC CHURCH 246-9151 Rev. James Stuhrenberg •in ft Ivy Streets. • Jefferson Sun. Morning Mass - 9:00 am Saturday Evening Mass • 4:30pm English ft 7:30pm Spanish Weekday Mom. Mass Call 336-246-91S1 for times West Jefferson United Methodist Church Brother Elbert Graybeal and congregation will be looking for you. There will be finger food and fellow­ ship after the event in the Fellowship Hall. West Jefferson. NC 28694 846-3954 PAGE 5 FRIDAY, DECEMBER 27, 201.'} YOUR FULL SERVICE OIL COMPANY CITGO Call 846-9241 Ronnie Hopkins RID-A-BUG EXTERMINATING Termite & Pest Control 246-4222 To list your local church on this page, call the Jefferson Post at 336-846-7164 Peak Creek Church of the Brethren Pastor: Ed Hall 336-372-5479 Sunday Sdtool:10 AM Worship Service: 11 AM continuing the work of Jesus Panra/ntfv mlifip ' y TTiiamfhnr ' » U' n Urry, CimmJw ' C U c " c/ 2082 Peak Creek Church Rd. Laurel Springs, NC 28644 — �PAGE 6 FRIDAY, DECEMBER 27, 2013 JEFFERSON POST CLASSIFIEDS LEGALS NORTH CAROLINA ASHE COUNTY IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION BEFORE THE CLERK FILE NO. 13-SP-117 DARLENE LOFTIS and husband, RANDY LOFTIS; GEORGIA BARKER, Single, CHERYL LOFTIS ARMSTRONG and husband, BRIAN ARMSTRONG Petitioners, vs. ZACHARY EDWARD GOODMAN, Respondent. Wil Petty | Jefferson Post Mike Herman takes the oath of office, read by Town Manager Cathy Howell, for the role of Al­ derman at the Board of Aldermen meeting on Monday. Dec. 23. Herman will take the place of Bluferd Eldreth, who is now the mayor of Jefferson. Mayor "I wish he could have gotten (the resolu­ tion) before he passed away," Eldreth said. Alderman Mark Johnston, in response, said Tugman knew how the Board felt about him. From Page 1 High Country Council of Governments, Ashe Civic Center, Ashe Partnership for Children, Ashe Services for Aging, Skyline telephone and Ashe Memorial Hospital," the resolution reads. "(Tugman) was given the Order of the Long Leaf Pine award and the numberless contributions he has made in his role of leadership in the church, cultural, civic and political affairs of Ashe County." The resolution reads that "a deep and affec­ tionate appreciation to be expressed to Dana Tugman for hisgreat and good guidancein the affairs of the town." In other action: .The Board unanimously approved Novem­ ber's minutes. . Jefferson Town Hall will be closed for New Year's Day. . The Board will hold its next meeting at 7 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 27,2014. . In attendance were: Aldermen Charles Caudill, Mark Johnston, Mike Herman and Luther Anderson, Mayor Bluferd El­ dreth, Town Manager Cathy Howell and Water Resources Director Tun Church. Flu NOTICE OF SERVICE OF PROCESS BY PUBLICATION NOTICE OF SERVICE OF PROCESS BY PUBLICATION To Zachary Edward Goodman, the above named Respondent: Take notice that a seeking relief against you has been filed the 29th day of Au­ gust, 2013 in the above en­ titled action. The nature of the relief being sought is as fol­ lows: the Petitioners are seek­ ing a Judicial Sale of property in which you are a tenant in common. You are required to make de­ fense to such pleading no later than the 13th day of January, 2014. said date being 30 days from the first publication of this notice; and upon your failure to do so the party seeking ser­ vice against you will apply to the Court for the relief sought. This the 6th day of December 2013. John T. Kilby Attorney for Petitioners PO Box 24 West Jefferson, NC 28694 (336) 246-3144 Publish: 12.13.13/12.20.13/12.27.13 NOTICE TO CREDITORS From Page 1 water for at least 20 seconds each time and covering your cough or sneeze with your arm or the crook of your elbow. Greene said those who do contract the flu or its symptoms should seek medical atten­ tion early to reduce the duration of illness and should stay home from work for at least 24 hours after fever has gone away without the use of fever reducers. "Most insurance plans will pay for the vaccine itself, and the health department does have vaccine for children who are un­ insured for free (provided by the state vac­ cine program)," Greene said, "We welcome anyone to walk in for a vaccine at the Ashe County Health Department without an ap­ pointment and we take Medicare, Medicaid, and many private insurance plans." Visit www.flu.gov for more information from the CDC or www.flu.nc.gov for more information from the N.C.DHHS. The Ashe County Health Department can be reached by calling (336) 246-9449. State parks in Ashe to host hike Wil Petty Staff Writer jpetty@civitasmedia.com New Year's Day for many means making resolutions to maintain a healthier life. New River State Park and the Mt. Jefferson State NOW YOU CAN SAVE AN ADDITIONAL $5 PER MONTH FOR 12 MONTHS! FREE GENIE1 UPGRADE! ONE DVR POWERS YOUR WHOLE HOME YEARS OF SAVINGS! ORDER NOW AND YOU CAN LOCK IN 2 YEARS OF SAVINGS MONTHS FREE! HBO-SHOWTIME STARZ - CINEMAX J DON'T WAIT- CALL NOW! 1-800-765-9330 DIRECT SAWV? .. ... UMaMWM* •Mami Natural Area, are helping people with that goal start from the beginning. "Every state park in North Carolina will be do­ ing a 'First Day Hike," said Scott Robinson, a park ranger at New River State Park. "We are one of the many participants doing (the hikes)." The hike at New River State Park will begin at 10 a.m. and the hike at Mt. Jefferson will take place at 2 p.m. Robinson said the hikes will be approximately a mile and a half. "It's a way to get people out the first day of the year," he said. "It's a great way to start 2014." The goal of the hike is to get people out to enjoy the scenery. Park rangers will discuss different wildlife and trees that participants see while walking through the parks. "There's always a chance of seeing a deer or some­ thing while we're out," Robinson said. "Basically, we'll talk about anything that we see along the way." The hikes are free and will take place rain or shine. Hikes may be called off if there is snow or ice on the road, making it hard for people to access the parks. "If the roads were closed due to snow, we would probably cancel the hikes due to safety issues," Rob­ inson said. "If we can have the event at all, we sure will." Robinson said the state parks in Ashe County have been participating in the First Day Hikes for three years. "We're trying to get folks from all acrossNorth Caro­ lina out to participate and to enjoy nature and be ac­ tive," he said. Hikers will need to wear warm clothing, hiking boots and bring water bot­ tles. Participants will meet the park rangers at their re­ spected visitor centers be­ fore embarking on the hike. For more information on the hikes, call New River State Park at (336) 9822587 or Mt. Jefferson State Natural Area at (336) 2469653. Having qualified as Executor for the Estate of Reeves Ed­ win Vannoy, deceased late of Ashe County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons hav­ ing claims against the estate of said deceased to present them on or before 6th day of March, 2014, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their re­ covery. All persons indebted to said estate will please make immediate payment. This the 6th day of December, 2013 For the Estate of Reeves Ed­ win Vannoy John Edwin Vannoy 502 Duck Creek Lane Indian Trail, NC 28079 Publish: 12.13.13/12.20.13/12.27.13/1. 3.14 NOTICE TO CREDITORS Having qualified as Executor for the Estate of Elaine B. Little, deceased late of Ashe County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of said deceased to present them on or before 12th day of March, 2014, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their re­ covery. All persons indebted to said estate will please make immediate payment.. This the 12th day of Novem­ ber. 2013. 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Poverty may have direct implications for important, early steps in the development of the brain, saddling children of low-income families with slower rates of growth in two key brain structures. That's the conclusion of a new study by researches at the University of WisconsinMadison and the University of North Carolina School of Medicine, published online Dec. 11, 2013 by the journal, PLOSONE. • "We are very glad we could contribute to this sobering study about the impact of poverty on early childhood brain development. We've known that poverty can have long lasting consequences for childhood development and learning, and this study pro­ vides concrete evidence that poverty can change how the brain itself grows," said John H. Gilmore, MD, a co-author of the study and professor of psychiatry at UNC. Jamie Hanson, a graduate student at UW-Madison, is the study's lead author. Senior authors of the study from UWMadison are Seth FbUak, PhD, professor of psychology, and Barbara Wolfe, PhD, profes­ sor of economics, population health sciences and public af­ fairs. By age 4, children in fami­ lies living with incomes under 200 percent of the federal pov­ erty line have less gray mat­ ter — brain tissue critical for processing of information and execution of actions — than kids growing up in families with higher incomes. The study used brain scans provided by the NationalInsti­ tute of Health's MRI Study of Normal Brain Development. The Early Brain Develop­ ment research team at UNC including Gilmore, Dinggang Shen, PhD, and Feng Shi, PhD, analyzed these scans us­ ing a method they developed for measuring children's brain volumes. This is an especially difficult technological feat when performed on small and rapidly growing infant brains. Both Shen and Shi are faculty in the UNC Department of Radiology. They and Gilmore are also members of the UNC Biomedical Research Imaging Center (BRIC). Data from the MRI Study of NormalBrain Development excludes children whose brain development may have been altered by a number of fac­ tors: mothers who smoke or drank during pregnancy, birth complications, head injuries, family psychiatric history and other issues. As a result, the findings may underestimate the actual deficit developed by a more representative sample of children from poor families. The study found no mean­ ingful difference in gray mat­ ter between children of mid­ dle-income families and those from relatively wealthy ones. FRIDAY, DIX'EMBKK 27, 201.'J Lawsuitchallenges private education voucher program (MCT) A lawsuit hied last week in Wake County 'Superior Court challeng­ es the constitutionality of legislation passed ear­ lier this year that creates Open source image | Jefferson Post a private school voucher Changes In casting provisional ballots in 2014 could offer challenges for some. program using public funds. Under the legislation, which takes effect in the 2014-15 school year, a private school can receive up to $4,200 in public funding for each eligible student that it enrolls. The legislation does not require that a student struggle academically or attend a poorly perform­ ing public school in or­ Bertrand M. Gutierrez ers will no longer have their to create an administrative der to receive a voucher. Winston-Salem Journal votes counted if they use a problem," he said, referring It also does not require provisional ballot outside to the use of provisional bal­ (MCT) Sometimes, their correct precinct. The lots outside correct precincts.' any assurance that pub­ you're in the "right pew - Nov. 5 municipal elections "Had we stuck with electron­ lic funds will be spent to wrong church," said Doug were the last round of elec­ ic voting, wemight have been provide students with an adequate education and Lewis, the executive director tions in which voters could able to make that work." of the nonpartisan National do that. Provisional ballots are one that is offered on a Association of State Election With the change, North counted or denied after elec­ non-discriminatory basis. The suit was filed by Directors, as he talked about Carolina comes in line with tions by local elections staff, one of the ways people use a majority of other states, according to Rob Coffman, four individual taxpay­ provisional ballots. Lewis said. the director of the Forsyth ers, three of whom have children attending public For years, voters in North "You need to go to your County Board of Elections. Carolina have been able to church, not this church. I The staff reviews each pro­ schools, and the North Carolina School Boards use a provisional ballot for think that's what they're say­ visional ballot. several reasons. Among ing: There Is no reason to They check the informa­ Association, a nonprofit, them, they could have their vote here," Lewis said. tion ajfainst statewide data­ nonpartisan membership vote counted even if they had Critics - mostly Demo­ bases to verify whether the association that repre­ sents all 115 local boards ' shown up at the wrong pre­ crats - say that the change person is actually registered cinct - the wrong church - to represents an effort to pre­ and is voting within the cor­ of education in the state pick candidates. vent people from having their rect county. A ballot cast in and the Board of Educa­ Not anymore. votes counted. Forsyth by a person who tion of the Eastern Band Among the sweeping Supporters - mostly Re­ lives in Orange County, for of the Cherokee Nation. The legislation initially changes brought by North publicans - say that the example, would be denied. Carolina's new election law, change will protect the integ­ But a ballot cast in Winston- appropriates $10 million the one requiring voter-iden­ rity of the voting process by Salem by a person who lives in public funds. The com­ tification by 2016 has drawn adding another buffer against in LewisviDe, for example, plaint alleges that public much of the attention,but the possible fraud. They say it would count - if the voter is funding will rise to $50 million in future budget election law also implement­ reduces complications in the property registered. ed a slew of other changes. vote-verification process. In the 2012 general elec­ cycles. "This challenge raises Under the new law, pro­ Lewis, who stressed that tions, among the provisional questions visional ballots will still be he is nonpartisan, said that ballots that were counted, important counted under certain cir­ he once favored allowing pro­ about 6,700 were cast by vot­ about the use of public cumstances. visional ballots to be counted ers outside their precincts, ac­ funds and our commit­ For example, a provisional even if they were cast in the cording to a Winston-Salem ment to North Carolina's ballot will count if voters use wrong precinct. But, he said, Journal review of statistics students," said Shearra one because they did not after many discussions with provided by the St^te Board Miller, president of the 1 show Yip on the lisf 'bf re-glV elections officials nationwide, of Elections.} r. * •y " - NCSBA- anfl -a *rnqn$er tered voters at their precinct he now supports the change Those would not count in of the Cleveland County Board of Education. "By but are in fact at the correct under the new law. 2014. precinct and were properly Tve talked to Democrats, registered before the election. Republicans - liberals and But starting in 2014, vot­ conservatives - and it starts Election law changes narrow use of ballots wiiypi diverting funding from the public schools, vouch­ ers have the potential to significantly damage in­ dividual school systems, particularly in smaller districts. "As a local board mem­ ber,I am concerned about the impact that will have on our students. In addi­ tion, the voucher program does not ensure that pri­ vate schools that receive public funding will ad­ here to our constitution's promise that students will have the opportunity to receive a sound basic edu­ cation and will not face discrimination," Miller added. "Given all of these issues, the NCSBA Board of Directors felt strongly that the organization should raise these ques­ tions in court." The complaint asserts that the legislation vio­ lates the state constitu­ tion by: • Using public dol­ lars for a non-public pur­ pose—private education opportunities outside of the constitutionally re­ quired "general and uni­ form system of free public schools;" • Failing to require par­ ticipating private schools to adhere to any substan­ tive educational stan­ dards or practice non-dis­ criminatory admissions; • Diverting public dol­ lars from the State School Fund, which is to be used "exclusively for establish­ ing and maintaining a uniform system of public schools;" and • Creating a system of selective secondary educational opjrortuaitids that denies students equal opportunities. Cplan Makes your wishelsfttnowafto your family. Eases the Burden placed on the Immediate Family. Shows Concern for those who are o verwheimed by grief.i Today's Prices for tomorrow's needs. RASHAL OUTDOORS There's no better way MM plan for to tomorrow than by taking action today! 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With sponsorship funds committed by Ford, The Parents Supervised Driv­ ing Program printed cur­ riculum will provide parents and guardians with a free and highly researched tool to optimize the 72 hours of parental supervised driving now required for the ap­ proximately 100,000 North Carolina teens seeking learner's permits each year. "Parents and guardians have a big job in front of them," said Motor Vehicles Commissioner Kelly J. Thomas. "They are the ones supervising these young people as they take their first on-ramp to the inter­ state, and they need all the help they can get." Adding to the Commis­ sioner's statement, Steve Kenner, Global Director of Ford's Automotive Safety Office stated, "The skills outlined in this guide are meant to help teens learn to be better drivers. It is one of the ways Ford works to help teens." Kenner continued, "In addition to this pro­ gram, Ford also offers Driv­ ing Skills for Life, which gives teens advanced real world training. Ford also offers MyKey technology, which gives parents options to help encourage safe driv­ ing behaviors even when the parents aren't in the car." Through a public-private partnership supported by Ford Motor Company, NCDMV is able to provide this valuable resource to parents of teen drivers at no cost to families or to taxpay­ ers. The sponsorship allows NCDMV to provide parents with a resource geared to­ ward skill development, and an expansion of the time and conditions teens drive with their parents prior to driving independently. "We welcome this publicprivate partnership pro­ vided at no cost to families, taxpayers or to the state that can make driving on our roads safer," said NCDOT Secretary Tony Tata. "Therefore, we are commit­ ted to making The Parent's Supervised Driving Pro­ gram available throughout North Carolina." 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According to the Chil­ dren's Hospital of Philadel­ phia study,Driving Through the Eyes of Teens, teen drivers whose parents are highly involved in the teen driver education process were half as likely to get in a car crash, 71 percent less likely to drive intoxicated, 30 percent less likely to use a cell phone while driving and twice as likely to wear seatbelts. "Parents and guardians are in the best position to ensure that their teens become safe drivers and their participation in this program will pay a key role reducing teen crash rates," explained DMV Commis­ sioner Thomas. "It offers parents and guardians the resources they need to help their permitted teens begin making the right decisions behind the wheel." The program is available to parents and teens on mul­ tiple platforms, beginning with the printed curriculum that is distributed at DMV offices when the teen re­ ceives their learner's permit. Parents and teens are also invited to connect with the program online and through social media as well as on the RoadReady mobile app that helps parents and teens track their drive times. "This state-of-the art program was developed by foremost experts and orga­ nizations in highway safety," stated Jeff Larson,President of Safe Roads Alliance, who worked in partnership with NCDMV to develop the program for the state. "It is now available to North Car­ olina parents and guardians of permitted teens through multiple platforms." 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The les­ sons inspire the girls to be strong, contented and selfconfident individuals who intentionally choose an authentic and healthy life­ style. By gaining a greater sense of self-awareness and personal achievement, the girls are empowered to be­ lieve in themselves. There are Girls on the Run programs in more than 200 cities in the United States and Canada with over 120,000 participants annually. Each local group is open to 15 students and will meet twice per week for an hour and 15 minutes. The groups will meet at the following elementary schools in Watauga County: Hardin Park, Green Valley, Parkway and Cove Creek. Additionally, Girls on Track for girls in sixth through eighth grade will meet at the Appalachian Regional Healthcare Sys­ tem's Wellness Center on Sundays from 1-4 p.m. Avery County GOTR school sites include River­ side, Banner Elk and Av­ ery County Middle School. Girls from Wilkes County may participate at North Wilkes Middle School. Girls from any school, in addition to those who are home-schooled, may enroll in any of the .sessions at the various sites. Girls on the Run of the High Country is made possible by its founding donors, including Appa­ lachian State University's Institute for Health and Human Services, ZAP Fit­ ness, the Appalachian Re­ gional Healthcare System's Wellness Center, Dianne DaVant and Associates, Ashe holds on for4442win Nathan Ham Sports Writer nham@civitasmedia.com Connor Bowers scored eight points, including the game-winner at the horn to give the Huskies a 4442 win over Alleghany on Friday night. The game was tied at 27-27 going to the fourth quarter after a rough first half of basketball where both teams combined for just 25 points. Ashe held a 14-11 halftime advantage. Cullen Ashley led the way with 14 points and six rebounds. Bowers fin­ ished with eight points and a team-leading four as­ sists. Devan Sheets had six points and three offensive rebounds and Bradley Lu­ cas ended the game with six points, five rebounds and three assists. Sophomore Maison Mc­ Neill added five points, Alex Spencer scored four and Parker Shelton hit one free throw. The Huskies shot just 34-percent from the held (16-47) but played good enough to defense to se­ cure its second conference win in as many tries. Ashe is now 3-7 overall and 2-0 in the Mountain Valley Athletic Conference. Alleghany is 5-3 overall and 1-1 in the MVAC. The Huskies will be on the court this weekend for the annual Colvard OilHoli­ day Classic. Ashe will play Nathan Ham| Jefferson Post Connor Bowers hit the gamewinning shot to help Ashe move to 2-0 in the MVAC. Hibriten in the first round on Friday in the final game of the night. Chip and Amanda Wil­ liamson, Rob and Jackie Dyer of the Best Cellar/Inn at Ragged Gardens, High Country Energy Solutions, the Walter J. Hoyt Family, Mast General Store, . John and Faye Cooper, Dentist Office of Mahew, Scheffler, Conn and Hardaway, Larry and Mary Ellen Horine, Gaines Kiker Silversmith/ Goldsmith, Jay and Mi­ chelle Johnson and Boone Drugs, Inc. Girls on the Run of the High Country also re­ ceives grant funding sup­ port through the Appala­ chian Women's Fund, High Country Recreation and the Mountain Electric Co­ operative and is sponsored by Appalachian State Uni­ versity's College of Health Sciences. To register or for more information, visit http:// gotr.appstate.edu or con­ tact Mary Sheryl Horine at Appalachian's Institute for Health and Human Ser­ vices at 828-252-7557 or horinems@appstate.edu. I xidv Huskies gel first MVAC win was 9-19 shooting and a per­ fect 6-6 horn the free throw line. Savannah Brooks narrowly Even playing without two missed a double-double with key members of the team, the eight points and 10 rebounds. Lady Huskies easily handled Morgan Hudler finished with Alleghany by a 59-27 score. eight points and she rebounds, Junior Hallie Brown and Sydney Kate Grubb had six sophomore Ashton Lee were points and three assists off side and missedthe game,but the bench and Chloe Sullivan the rest of the team stepped also added six points and five up to get Ashe's fust Moun­ boards off the Ashe bench. tain Valley Conference win. Junior Abby Lopp had four '1 was really pleased with points and eight rebounds how well we played together," while junior Tyler Eller round­ said Head Coach Laura Fos­ ed out the scoring with three ter. "We did a good job on the points and four rebounds. Kayla Teffert led Allegha­ boards, Chloe and Syd played really well off the bench for ny with seven points. Molly Andrews chipped in six and us." Ashe was able to dress just Faith Reeves finished with seven players for the game. - r six. ' •:'< Nathan Ham Sports Writer nham@civitasmedia.com Paige Spell's 24 points came at a time where Ashe re­ ally needed the scoring with two starters out. The junior The Lady Huskies are 4-6 overall and 1-1 in the MVAC. Alleghany currently sits at 1-7 overall and 0-2 in the MVAC. Nathan Ham| Jefferson Post Paige Spell led all scorers with 24 points in the win over Alleghany. Ashe will host Hibriten in the first round of the Colvard Oil Holiday Classic on Friday evening. Conference play resumes on Friday, Jan. 3 at Starmount. Ashe leads conference cup standings Nathan Ham Sports Writer nham@civitasmedia com The Huskies hold a slim advantage over Elkin and Wilkes Central in the 2013-2014 Wells Fargo Conference Cup standings. Ashe has gotten off to a strong start so far this sports season with con­ ference championships File photos| Jefferson Post Michael Elliott (21) and Shawn Baker (11) were two key players for this year's MVAC Championship Hus­ kies. in football, soccer, cross country and women's tennis. Points are handed out to each team in the con­ ference based on how well they perform in each sport during fall, winter and springs sports sea­ sons. The Huskies cur­ rently have 43.5 points. Elkin is in second place with 38 points. The Elks won the conference championship in men's cross country and wom­ en's golf. Wilkes Central holds down the third spot with 35.5 points thanks to a share of the men's soc­ cer championship and a second place finish in women's golf. East Wilkes is in fourth (27) followed by Starmount (26), Alleghany (25), West Wilkes (24) and North Wilkes (22). In other area confer­ ences, Avery sits fourth in the 1A/2A Western Highlands conference behind Hendersonville, Polk County and Moun­ tain Heritage. Bishop McGuinness owns the top spot in the North­ west 1A with two cross country championships and a women's tennis title. Mount Airy is sec­ ond, followed by North Stokes, East Surry, Walkertown, Atkins and Win­ ston-Salem Prep. Watauga is in the lead in the Northwestern 3A/4A conference after sweeping cross country and winning women's tennis. Hickory is in sec­ ond place, eight points behind after runner-up finishes in volleyball and women's tennis. Freedom holds down it — File photos| Jefferson Post Hallie Brown took home MVAC Player of the Year honors. File photos | Jefferson Post Frank Ledezma helped Ashe win the MVAC Championship and was also named MVAC Player of the Year and Regional Player of the Year. third thanks to winning the football conference championship. South Caldwell is fourth, Fred T. Foard sits fifth, Patton is sixth, St. Stephens is seventh and Hibriten is in eighth. Ashe has new district wildlife chairman Gov. Pat McCrory has appointed three men as district commissioners to the 19-member governing board of the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission. Brian White, of Manteo, will represent District 1, which includes Hertford, Gates, Currituck, Cam­ den, Pasquotank, Perqui­ mans, Chowan, Bertie, Martin, Washington, Tyr­ rell, Dare and Hyde coun­ ties. He is on the board of the Dare County Boat Builders Foundation, and enjoys fishing and boat­ ing. Joseph R. Budd, of Win­ ston-Salem, will represent District 7, which includes Ashe, Watauga, Wilkes, Alleghany, Alexander, Iredell, Yadkin, Davie, Forsyth, Stokes and Sur­ ry counties. He belongs to the Winston-Salem Rotary Club. He enjoys quail hunting, fishing and sporting clays. Albert L. Sneed, of Asheville, will represent District 9, which includes Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Swain, Macon, Jackson, Haywood, Transylvania, Madison, Buncombe, Polk and Henderson counties. He is previous chairman of the Buncombe County Land Conservation Ad­ visory Board. He enjoys fishing, upland game bird hunting and windsurfing. Wildlife commission­ ers establish policies and regulations governing hunting, fishing, boating, and wildlife-conservation activities in North Caro­ lina. Appointments to the Commission are made by the Governor, the Speaker of the State House and the President Pro Tempore of the State Senate. Wildlife commissioners serve until reappointed or replaced. All three men received the oath of office in local ceremonies. White and Budd will serve six-year terms that end June 30, 2019. Sneed's term of office ends on April 25, 2017, because he is filling an unexpired term of the previous District 9 com­ missioner, who resigned last year. The next wildlife com­ missioners' meeting is scheduled for Jan. 30 at agency headquarters located at 1751 Varsity Drive, Raleigh, on the Centennial Campus of N.C. State University. In­ formation on wildlife corn- missioners and how to contact them is available at http://www.ncwildlife. org/About/Commissioners.aspx. �PAGE B2 FRIDAY, DECEMBER 27, 201,'3 JEFFERSON POST Learn to value each of life's special 'moments' Raney Rogers Special to the Post There is a saying in the metaphysical realm that we must be in the "moment." Even divine intervention is about the "now" in reality, which leaves the past and the future, which are not "here" anymore. That is where choice comes in and can change everything "on a dime." Of course, there is a name for this "now" thing, so seemingly contempo­ rary and cool, and it is the "Gestalt Therapy." The GT encourages one to focus on current experiences and living in the present moment. This idea has around for some time, but do we really practice it? It is perhaps not so easy to take a moment in the now hurried journey of life and "smell the roses," though that is exactly what makes the journey more real and gives it special meaning. TUESDAY Q | we would to Announce That The 2014 Calendars Will Be included In The T —— • Jeep and hosts an instructional painting television show that is broadcast regionally. For more information, visit https://www.facebook.com/ paintingwithraney. T. Keung Hui The News & Observer y " (MCT) Gifted students will be able to get high school credit in the near future without having to enroll in some classes, changing a long-standing requirement in North Carolina's public schools. No later than spring 2015 — and pos­ sibly this spring in some school districts — students will be able to take exams in some courses they haven't enrolled in to show that they know the material well enough to get credit. But some school leaders are worried that the new program could let students "game the system" to raise their gradepoint average and could devalue the role of teachers in the learning process. "We need to be forceful about this be­ ing a good thing for a very small universe of students, and it's not there to game the system," Wake County school board Vice Chairman Tom Benton said at a board meeting last week in Raleigh. Supporters of the new Credit By Dem­ onstrated Mastery program say it helps students by not requiring them to sit through a course where they've already mastered the material. Best Prices • Payments • Selections t*DGfHHE*jnP«RfM DooafQf even bothering to gaze any farther than their destina­ tion, unless of course they are aliens. Then there are the sunsets, which you have to find sometime, es­ pecially in the mountains. There is the frilly, soft feel of a Canadian Hem­ lock branch and the way the breeze feels brushing across your skin. I could go on forever with all kinds of ways and things to do to be "in the present." When an artist paints a rose, all of it is taken into consideration because ultimately, the task before an artist is to give the viewer as much of that experience as is pos­ sible. Try, if you have not al­ ready, to go through your next moment trqly observ­ ing what gifts it has for you and when you pass a rose, stop and give it a whiff. Rogers is a local art gallery owner NCto let gifted students get credit without taking classes December 31,2013 Edition of .. The Jefferson Post How many times do we Every brush stroke is in a sense, a new mo­ brush our teeth ment. How we and yet are not look at a subject aware of how is either trans­ we do it? How lated as more of often do you what it already arrive at work is, or as some­ on your usual thing new to be route and do not observed from a even remember different angle. travelling the One sof my fa­ distance? 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WATAUGA BAWKMU, Emm: WATAUGA WATAUGA EASKniAlfc HXlmU Watauga Lady Pioneers #1 Athena Millsaps, Fr., #2 Savanna Wood, Sr., #3 Tori Derrick, Sr., #5 Clare Harris, Jr., #10 Brooklin Carroll, Jr., #12Ryan Loflin, Jr., #13 Sydney Farthing, Jr., #15 Kaelin McNeill, Sr., #20 Madi Brown, Jr., #21 Katherine Stapleton, Fr., #23 Sydney Jones, Soph., #33 Rachel Foutz, Jr. �PAQE 2 MERSON POST 2013 COLVARD OIL HOLIDAY CLASSIC Invitational Basketball Tournament MERSON POST FRIDAY, DECEMBER 27, 2015 PAQE 5 FRidAy, DECEIV^ER 27, 2015 December 27 and December 28. 2013 at Ashe County Hlgft School VARSITY BOYS BRACKET Friday. Oac 27 S SO PM HIBRITEN (A) WATAUGA ( ) H Saturday. Dac 28 7:30 PM CHAMPIONSHIP Friday. D« 22 8:SC PM C a po h m i n ( , A FORBUSH ( ) A KJSKIC HUSKIES Saturday. 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Joe Montana didn't expect to make it Monday, when The Stick says its last public good­ bye after a run of Super Bowl success; baseball greats like Willie Mays and home run king Barry Bonds; the 1989 earthquake that interrupted the Bay Bridge World Series; and even The Beatles' farewell concert. "It's going to be weird," Terrell Owens said before a game last month. "I'm glad I got an opportunity to be here." The current 49ers (10-4) are determined to leave their mark on Candlestick's legacy by beating Atlanta (4-10) in the dilapidated stadium's last hurrah Monday might in a rematch of the NFC cham­ pionship game won by San Francisco. "We feel that it's something special," safety Donte Whitner said. Those who spent their most memorable years in the iconic venue — with that recogniz­ able boomerang-shaped con­ crete shell — are sad to see it go. Even if the unpredictable swirling winds off the bay and bitter cold hardly made it a cozy home field. Associated Press Dwight Clark, with the football he grabbed in the play known as 'The Catch' that heralded an era in which the San Francisco 49ers became one of the two dominant teams in the NFL during the 1980s and early 1990s. He is also showing off five Super Bowl rings he won as a player and executive with the team. Jerry Rice walked through the stadium several weeks back and soaked in the cheers from every direction, signed autographs and posed for pho­ tos. "It's very difficult for me to come to games. Hearing those cheers again, I want to get back on that field," Rice said. "This is where everything started. It's sort of sad to see it coming to an end because I know next year they'll be in Santa Clara." The Niners will move into $1.2 billion Levi's Stadium at team headquarters, while Candlestick waits out its implosion day, likely in late 2014. Everybody realizes it's time. "I'll forever be grateful to have played on that field and shared that field with guys who are in the Hall of Fame and guys who have won cham­ pionships for this organiza­ tion," linebacker Patrick Willis said. There's no debate that a dynasty was born with "The Catch." Candlestick's top-10 football moments have been counted down during each home game this season, with "The Catch" at No. 1 for the regular-season home finale. That 6-yard touchdown reception with 51 seconds left sent San Francisco to a 28-27 win and its first Super Bowl. "The funny thing is, I remember the play right before that I missed Freddie Solomon," Montana recalled this week. "I think I threw it about 3 feet over his head from 5 yards away. He was wide open for a touchdown. I always tell Dwight, 'Man, it's a good thingI didn't hit Freddie or The Catch would have never happened.'" The 49ers next beat the Bengals for the first of the franchise's five championships. "Oh, 1 think back on it all the time. Iknow what the play was, it was all diagramed," former 49ers owner Eddie DeBartolo Jr. said. "In the far end zone, was Dwight Clark's catch, which will probably go down in history. "I don't think there's any question, as far as the San Francisco 49ers go and our Super Bowl runs and our his­ tory of success in the '80s and the '90s, it started with 'The Catch." The 49ers shared Candlestick with the Giants until the baseball club moved into its downtown waterfront ballpark in 2000. Oakland Athletics manager Bob Melvin attended games at Candlestick as a boy growing up in the Bay Area — he was in the stands for Mays' 3,000th hit — and enjoyed being a fan more than he did years later as a major leaguer with the Giants. "Mike Schmidt was hitting and I was catching and he hit a popup over home plate that I really thought at first was going to end up near our dugout, then I thought it would end up over in the other dugout and it ended up right where I started, and I ended up catching it," Melvin said. "You'd follow the hot dog wrap­ pers to try to figure out which way the wind was going." 49ers punter Andy Lee won't miss the wind, or much else about Candlestick after a decade kicking there. "Bittersweet is probably the best way to put it because there are a lot of great mem­ ories that took place there," Montana said. "But everyone will admit that it's not the ulti­ mate in a field you would want to be known for." . For all the problems at run­ down Candlestick, those who consider it hallowed ground don't want to hear about the negatives, but the nostalgia. "It was our dump, so we could talk bad about it," Clark said, "but we didn't want any­ body else to talk bad about it." Gonzalez recalls when life changed at Candlestick SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Tony Gonzalez will have more on his mind than just his final game at Candlestick Park, or all of the family and friends making the trip from Southern California. On Monday night, the Atlanta Falcons' veteran tight end will most certainly remember a chance meeting with a man named Mickey Pfleger. Among the retiring star's fondest memories of Candlestick Park is some­ thing that, at the time 13 years ago, was downright ter­ rifying. On Nov. 12, 2000, while playing for the Kansas City Chiefs, Gonzalez took a late hit out of bounds and ran into a photographer and knocked him unconscious. "I remember a play com­ ing toward me rather quickly along the southwest side­ line," wrote Pfleger, who died three years ago. "I remember standing up and starting to move backward to get out of the way, like I always do when a play comes toward me. That's the last thing I remember until I came to and realize that Iam laying on my back looking at paramedics and doctors." Gonzalez was concerned, but had to keep playing. "His eyes were in the back of his head," Gonzalez recalled. "He was knocked out; unconscious. I tried to help him up, but people were like, 'Hey, get back in the huddle.'" Gonzalez later saw the ambulance take the man away for further tests at a local hospital. But it wasn't until three days later that he learned Pfleger's brain scan had revealed a significant tumor that was cancerous. Pfleger referred to himself as the "luckiest person in the world" after that, given he would not have known as soon about the cancer had Gonzalez not clobbered him that afternoon. Pfleger wound up living 10 more years before his death on Dec. 17, 2010, at age 61. "The strangest thing that ever happened to me in football happened at Candlestick," Gonzalez said. "I hear after the game he'll be OK. I was happy about that. 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High. ow. 11 x X V * j I I I X * CM o 2013's sports moments.... I x • * i IS in o Page 6 •o JANUARY 3.2014 Vol. 8.9. Issue I m ^ • « '5 ^ SPORTS SI KVIN<; \SIII C4U MV. NORTH CAROLINA SINCI. I'Wfi THER ?? £ i _ W W • • . 0 10 00 Supervisors give depositions on lam....! lawsuit Wil Petty Staff Writer ipetty@civitasmedia.com Two former Ashe County managers and an Ashe County Commissioner gave depositions on Dec. 19 and 20 during the discovery phase of a law­ suit filed by Mooresville-based Hunter Construction Group Inc. over a contrac­ tual dispute over the construction of the Ashe County landfill. "(Depositions) are a form of discov­ ery," Ashe County attorney John Kilby said. "It is sort of like a testimony, but it's not for a purpose of a trial." They gave sworn statements concerning the matter." The former managers, Dr. Pat Mitchell and Dan McMillan, as well as Commissioner Larry Rhodes gave the depositions at the office of the Clerk of Superior Court at the Ashe County Courthouse. The depositions were vid­ eotaped by Bugg & Wolf P.A. out of Durham and recorded before a Notary Public, according to court documents filed by attorneys representing Hunter Construction. Hunter Construction was hired in 2009 to expand the county's landfill, located in Crumpler. According to docu­ ments, the county says the construction ran 405 days over the mutually-agreed time to complete the project. Upon completion, the county held $95,814 which would "otherwise be owed to (Hunter) for completion of the project." The money was held as an offset against $505,500 in liquidated damages. In a November 2012 counterclaim by the county, documents say "One of the Defendant County's greatest concerns was that it was having to ship waste out­ side the county at significant expense and wanted at least a part of the project completed as soon as possible to avoid that ongoing cost." According to the counterclaim, as soon as the first portion of the project was completed and the state issued a permit, liquidated damages would be reduced from $2,000 a day, to $500 daily. According to the initial filing on Sept. 19, 2012, Hunter Construction claims the county breached its contract in 10 different ways, including "Furnishing inadequate andJor defective plans and specifications to Hunter for the con­ struction of the Project," "Failing to address in a timely and adequate mat­ ter the inadequacies and defects in the plans and specifications provided to Hunter," and "Failing to timely pay Hunter for its work." An additional defendant named in the case, Municipal Engineering Services Company, is based in Wake County. An additional 10 complaints were filed by Hunter against the company for negli­ gence. The claims against Municipal include "Prepared plans and specifications that contained errors and omissions." "Failed to inform the bidders of preexisting and ongoing problems with the adjacent landfill cells" and "Failed to provide properly licensed and experienced per­ sonnel to design, oversee and manage the Project and to draft the Contract documents and specifications." Hunter Construction claims it fully and properly performed its work in accordance with the contract. According to documents, Hunter Construction seeks $10,000 plus interest from both Ashe County and Municipal, as well as court costs. The lawsuit was filed by Hunter in Iredell County. In November of 2012, a motion was made to move the venue from Statesville to Ashe County, and See LANDFILL |7x 2013: Year in Review Part 2: July through December Wil Petty Staff Writer jpetty@civitasmedia.com As another year comes to a close, we like to look back at the events that have taken place over the last 12 months. Although a small coun­ ty, Ashe County contin­ According to Eric's father John, the firefight­ ers were under their fireresistant shields when they were overrun by the fire. In December, the Arizona Division of Occupational Safety and Health issued three ues to make its mark in the High Country region and throughout the state of North Carolina. Today, we look at some of the stories that occurred from July through December. citations to the Arizona State Forestry Division for workplace safety vio­ lations resulting from the fire. The ASFD was penalized $559,000 with an additional penalty of $25,000 for each employ­ ee that died. July Ashe native among 19 killed in Arizona fire Eric Marsh, a graduate of Northwest Ashe High School was one of the 19 firefighters killed in the Yarnell Hill fire outside Prescott, Ariz. Marsh had been involved in firefighting since he graduated high school. He also received a degree in biology from Appalachian State. Marsh had moved to Arizona eight years ago to help organize the Granite Mountain Hotshots, a team of firefighters that were specifically trained to combat wildfires. The fire started a mile and a half outside of Yarnell. The fire started when a lightning storm ignited multiple small fires during 101 degree temperatures with winds blowing at 40-50 mph. August Fiddler's Convention takes place On Aug. 2-3 the 44th Annual Ashe County Fiddler's Convention took place at the Ashe County Park. Many believed this would be the last year the annual convention would take place, after an announcement made by the Rotary of the Jeffersons said it would be the last year the club would sponsor it. "Once you go to (the Fiddler's Convention), you realize how much of a cultural (event) it is for a lot of the musicians and how important it is to them," Rotary President Cameron Keziah said in a July interview with the Jefferson Post. The organization announced in July it was looking for a new orga- - \J i !| I 1 I i i 1 1 1 •' roles affiliated with the position. A posting of the job read "Preferred qualifica­ tions include: graduate degree in public adminis­ tration or its equivalent; five years experience in county government, including experience in... economic development; and a thorough under­ standing of N.C. State law governing county administration." In November, the Board unanimously approved File Photo|Jefferson Post Sam Yearick to become Top: The Fiddler's Convention took place at Ashe County Park on the first weekend in August In December, it was announced that the Ashe new County Manager. He assumed his role on County Arts Council would take it over. Monday, Dec. 2. Yearick said economic nization to take over the County Arts Council in event. Many were con­ the Dec. 16 meeting of the development, jobs and cerned about what not Board of Commissioners. the budget were the highest priorities for the having the convention Board and himself. September would mean for local "You can't be from Search for a new musicians, children and here without wanting to county manager begins the economy. On Aug. 19, former bring jobs here," Yearick In December, the Ashe County Arts Council Ashe County Manager said in a November received approval from Pat Mitchell was removed meeting of the Board Commissioners. the Ashe County Board of by the Ashe County of Commissioners to contin­ Board of Commissioners "Anything we can do to ue the event, which will by a 3-2 vote, the second make our community a continue to take place the county manager removed better place to live and work, that's what I think first weekend in August in two years. Starting in September, everybody here wants to in 2014. "The Arts Council is the Board appointed do." Yearick, an Ashe pleased in many ways to themselves to a search be able to use the arts committee to find a County native, was a as a vehicle to enhance replacement. The County graduate of Northwest the quality of life here, Manager is responsible Ashe High School in to impact the economy for the operations of the 1977 and received a degree in here through the arts county, its 300+ employ­ Bachelor and to have an opportu­ ees and an approximate Business Administration with a major in account­ nity through the Fiddler's $40 million budget. While the search was ing from Appalachian Convention to preserve our musical heritage," taking place, County State. Throughout his said Jane Lonon, execu­ Clerk Ann Clark had career, Yearick has served tive director of the Ashe taken over many of the as a CPA and auditor for Report: N.C. is more prepared lor outbreaks than most other states Wil Petty Staff Writer ipetty@ciyrtasmedla.com According to a report from nonprofit Trust for America's Health (TFAH), North Carolina is more prepared than most states in case of an epidemic attack. The survey was scored on a scale of one to 10. North Carolina received a score of seven, which was the highest in the South region, and with seven other states, the second highest score given by the group. Those factors ranged from the state covering HIV screenings through Medicaid programs, to if there had been an increase or maintained level of funding for pub­ lic health services by the state in the past fiscal year. "The report's indica­ tors are developed in consultation with lead­ ing public health experts based on data from pub­ licly available resources or information provided by public officials," the release with the informa­ tion read. The report, released on Dec. 17, gives 10 differ­ ent factors which deter­ mined the scores. North Carolina received a "No" evaluation in "increased or maintained level of funding for pub­ lic health services from FY 2011-13 to FY 201213." The state also failed Graphic courtesy of Trust for America's Health|Jefferson Post to meet the Health and Human Services goal of The map shows which states are best and worst prepared In case of vaccinating 90 percent of a disease outbreak. Purples and dark blues represent states most babies against whooping prepared, while golds and dark reds represent the states not at al i Carolina received a score of seven out of 10. cough and does not have a climate change adap­ of five. tion plan focusing on in Pertussis reporting, The "report was sup­ according to the Centers human health. ported by a grant from Disease Control In all three parts, a for the Robert Wood Johnson majority of states lacked (CDC). The highest score went Foundation, according to those same services. According to TFAH, a to New Hampshire, which the release. majority of the states received an eight out of For more information (32) received a score of 10. Georgia, Nebraska on TFAH, and to read and New Jersey scored five or lower. the findings of the report, Only two states the lowest with two out go to www.healthyameri(Connecticut and of 10. For other neighbor- cans.org. Delaware) and the the N.C. Department of Revenue, a finance direc­ tor and tax consultant in Caldwell County. October West Jefferson com­ mits $615,000 to GE Aviation expansion The West Jeilerson Hoard of Aldermen in a special session on Wednesday, Oct. 9 approved a resolution to commit $615,000 in matching incentives for an N.C. Rural Center grant to assist with the GE Aviation facility's expansion. "The county wanted the town to take the lead in the Rural Center grant, due to them not having a county manager." West Jefferson Brantley Price said in an October inter­ view with the Jefferson Post. The GE Aviation expan­ sion is projected to create approximately 105 jobs in Ashe County and gener­ ate $56 million in taxable capital investment over the next five years. In June, the West Jefferson Board Aldermen and Ashe County Board of Commissioners approved a $1.2 million local incen­ tive package to help with its 80,000 square foot expansion. The factory is located off Ray Taylor Road in West Jefferson. The county committed $585,000 to the project. Another $350,000 of incentives were promised See 2013 I 7 Health center future discussed Christina Day Staff Writs crtiy@avrtwnedu com The board of directors at Smoky Mountain Center (SMC) are looking at pro­ posed plans to merge with two other area health cen­ ters, according to Ashe County Commissioner Judy Porter Poe. During the Dec. 16 meet­ ing of the Ashe County Board of Commissioners, Poe, who serves on the Smoky Mountain board of See HEALTH I 7 �PAGE 2 FRIDAY, JANUARY 3, 2014 JEFFERSON POST Calls to expand gun background checks Craig Jarvis The News & Observer 2014 library activities Suzanne Moore County Librarian Make 2014 the year for health and well­ ness! Wellness combines seven dimensions of well-being into a quality way of living. Wellness is the ability to live life to the full est and to maximize personal potential in a variety of ways. In January, the library debuts Ashe Well­ ness Circle, a new book club, designed to target seven dimensions of wellness. Stop in and pick out a book from Ashe library's "wellness circle display" and visit monthly for discussion and program at 11:30 a.m. every second Tuesday. On Jan. 14 the fo­ cus will be physical wellness featuring Paul Hoover, local fitness trainer, as guest speaker. The Wellness Circle Book Club is not the usual book club where a common book is read and discussed over coffee in a sitdown setting. The books read aren't the typical novels either, but instead partici­ pants make individual selections on books of interest (mostly non-fiction) relating to a highlighted dimension of wellness. Once a month readers meet for a mid-day pro­ gram planned to accommodate working folks on their lunch hour (brown-baggers welcome). After the program, readers are encouraged to team up in pairs or small groups and walk around the park trail be­ hind the library to share what they learned from the "healthy" book of their choice. Join in the quest for a balanced healthy lifestyle at the library. Learn and discover information on physical, intellectual, social, environmental, occupational, spiritual, and emotional wellness. Ashe Library Dates to Remember in January: For All Ages: • Dream Catchers: Create your own dream catcher while learning about the sto­ ry behind the craft at 3.30 p.m. on Jan. 16. • Gluten-free C<x)king: Gather facts, re­ sources, and recipes. Not to mention taste some good gluten free food at noon on Jan. 18. • Participate in the library's Muffin War! Starting Jan. 25. stop in and pick up a box of mystery ingredients to create your own original muffin recipe. Come to the library with at least V4 dozen muffins at 11:00 a.m. on Jan. 25 and enter the Muffin War. Muf­ fins will be judged on taste, originality and x appearance. For Children: • Story Time for 4-5 year olds is at 10:30 a.m. every Tuesday. • Tot Time for 2-3 year olds is at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday and Thursday • "Baby Bounce" is at 10:00 a.m. on Jan. 11 and 25. This is a short 15-20 minute program for infants and babies that will include finger plays, songs, rhymes, and a book or two. For Teens: • Sign up for Gamer Haven and enjoy Xbox 360 in the teen space. Half hour time slots are available at 4 p.m. on Thursdays. • Enjoy a movie with friends on the Teen Screen at 2:00 p.m. on Jan. 4. • Geek out with Otaku's United Anime / Manga Club at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesdays. For Adults: • Brouhaha Book Club meets at 5:30 p.m. on Jan. 27, at Boondocks. • Grow Yourself, self-paced computer use tutorial sessions, are held at 11 a.m. on Tuesdays. • Ashe Wellness Circle meets at 11:30 on Jan. 14, for a program, fitness activity, and discussion of books. Adults of any age and fitness level welcome. Special Events: • Music and Art on Saturday presents Jean Moxley at 2 p.m. on Jan. 11. An art reception in the reference gallery features work by Summit Training and Education Program (STEP). • Learn to crochet with the 2014 Afghan Project at 10 a.m. on Jan. 11. Work square by square this year to create a magnificent afghan. Introducing Jeanette M. Billett, MD, FACC Tread and Pressure Dr Jeanette Billett is a highly qualified heart specialist who brings years of experience to her new practice. Novant Health Ashe Cardiology, which Is now open and accepting new patients. She is board-certified in internal medicine and cardiovascular diseases. We are pleased to welcome Dr. Billett to Ashe Memorial Hospital. To schedule an appointment, please call 336-846-8100 beginning January 15. Novant Health Ashe Cardiology Ashe Memorial Hospital 200 Hospital Drive Jefferson, NC N NOVANT HEALTH un-Con IMlf 111 11 •tot!««.,! lobby facility, even if they haven't been formally committed by a judicial or administra­ tive order. The report sug­ gests states also develop specific timelines and pro­ cesses for restoring gun rights. N.C. restrictions Some of those restric­ tions are already in place in North Carolina, but others - such as including misde­ meanor assaults, impaired driving and short men­ tal health commitments - go beyond current law. Whether the North Caro­ lina General Assembly will be receptive remains to be seen. The GOP-led legis­ lature has expanded gun rights over the past three years. None of the legisla­ tors who have sponsored gun rights bills could be reached on Tuesday. Republican Majority Leader Rep. Edgar Starnes of Hickory said he wouldn't comment without reading the report. This year, the legislature passed and the governor • signed a firearms bill that expanded the places where people could carry con­ cealed weapons. It also strengthened reporting to the federal background check system. Lawmakers are expected to revisit that issue in the short session in May be­ cause state court admin­ istrators said there were technical problems and am­ biguous Wording with the background checks portion of the new law. It requires court clerks to report to the National Instant Crimi­ nal Background Check Sys­ tem whenever someone is disqualified from buying or receiving a gun. Felony convictions and mental in­ competency are among the reasons someone would be disqualified. Bloomberg solutions discounted Tie idea of background checks remains controver­ sial. Earlier this year, the1 U.S. Senate defeated a bill that would have expanded background checks to fire­ arms sold at gun shows, amid intense lobbying by the National Rifle Asso­ ciation. The proposed leg­ islation - spurred by the Newtown, Conn., school shootings - could be resur­ rected if its sponsors can muster enough senators to change their minds. One group formed in response to Sandy Hook, Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, claims to have chapters in every state, includ­ ing North Carolina, and is pushing for the back­ ground-check expansion. The Consortium for Risk-Based Policy, which Duke's Swanson was part of, was also propelled by the Sandy Hook shootings. In January, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg convened more than 20 gun violence experts from around the country at a meeting at Johns Hopkins University in Maryland. The group recently pub­ lished a book of possible solutions, each chapter written by one of the par­ ticipants. That led to the formation of the consor­ tium, which produced two reports this month, one recommending state poli­ cies and the other federal policies. Consortium members presented their findings to policymakers on Capitol Hill. Swanson acknowl­ edged the recommenda­ tions will be met with mixed reaction. "Guns are radioactive, politically," he said. "Some­ times it's difficult to have a reasonable discourse. That doesn't mean we shouldn't try." Gun-rights groups art just as adamant, and dis­ count anything Bloomberg does as biased against gun ownership. Paul Valone, president of Grass Roots North Caro­ lina, the state's main gunrights group, on Tuesday said the report sounded like another effort to de­ prive people of their con­ stitutional right to own guns. He said there were al­ ready sufficient safeguards in place dealing with the mentally ill and convicted felons, and he opposes the move to take away further gun rights. Gun proponents have accused the Obama admin­ istration of trying to estab­ lish a national gun registry by expanding background checks, even though the proposed Senate legisla­ tion explicitly prohibits a national registry. Car care tips lor seniors Car repair and mainte­ nance can put a strain on both a senior's budget and back. With some smart and simple pre­ ventive care, you can reduce automotive troubles down the line. Specializing in cardiology and . compassionate care Seagraves Wing (MCT) States should make background checks for firearm buyers a stron­ ger tool to prevent gun vio­ lence by focusing not only on applicants with mental illness but also on whether they have been violent or abused alcohol or drugs, a group of experts says. At the same time, it should be easier to tempo­ rarily confiscate the weap­ ons of people who do have mental health issues. And law enforcement should have more authority to re­ move guns from those who pose an immediate or even possible, credible threat to themselves or others, ac­ cording to a report issued this month. For those measures to work, the report con­ cludes, all firearm transfers should require background checks. "We're trying to reframe the approach to be more about individual assess­ ment of risk and less about the categorical exclusion of people with mental health diagnoses," Jeffrey W. Swanson, a Duke Uni­ versity School of Medicine psychiatry professor who worked on the report, said Monday. "The idea in the public mind that every­ body with mental illness is a dangerous, homicidal monster is just wrong." In fact, he said, mental illness is a factor in only a small fraction of gun vio­ lence overall, something around 4 to 5 percent. Mass shootings such as the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre in Con­ necticut a year ago draw news media attention but are rare, compared with the estimated 31,000 gun deaths reported each year. Determining ahead of time who is most likely to shoot others or themselves is the challenge, he said. So the Consortium for Risk-Based Firearm Policy has come up with recom­ mendations focused on the past behavior of those who want to buy guns. The re­ port urges states to tempo­ rarily suspend gun rights to those who meet these profiles: • Anyone convicted of a violent misdemeanor. • Anyone subject to a temporary domestic-vio­ lence restraining order. • Anyone convicted of two or more driving while impaired or misdemeanor controlled substance con­ victions within five years. The report recommends temporarily confiscating guns from those who have been briefly held involun­ tarily in a mental health Tire The last thing any senior needs is a blown out tire while driving. Avoid this dangerous scenario by checking the tread on your tires and the air pressure once a montn. Tires with little or no tread and that are showin threads are unsafe an should be replaced immediately. For the recommended air pres­ sure for your tires, do not go by the numbers on tne sidewall of the tires. Instead, refer to the owner's manual or sticker on the driver's side door. Not only does proper air pres­ sure decrease the like­ lihood of a blowout, but it increases your car's gas mileage, and gives your vehicle bet­ ter traction. Change the Oil The truth is that oil changes take time and money. However, if this task is not done routinely, then the overall health of your engine can be jeopar­ dized. When using con­ ventional oil, it's rec­ ommended to change the oil every 3,000 miles. However you can save yourself some work ana better pro­ tect your investment by using high-quality synthetic motor oil instead. For example, Royal Purple HMX is specifically designed to minimize wear and tear and restore per­ formance in engines with more than 75,000 miles. Instead of the typical oil change once every 3,000 miles, syn­ thetic oil can reduce the frequency to once every 10,000 to 15,000 miles, or once every 12 months, depending on how much your vehicle is used. For more informa­ tion on how you can maximize your en­ gine's longevity and save money, visit www. RoyalPurpleConsumer. com. Check Lights Don't be the one left in the dark. Regu­ larly check your head­ lights, taillights, turn­ ing signals and brake lights. Thousands of accidents a year are the direct result of failed lights. Check your lights by asking a trusted neighbor, friend or family mem­ ber to walk around your car as you turn the headlights, taillights and turning sig­ nals off and on. Also, apply light pressure to the brake to make sure your brake lights are working as well. If a light is out, check the fuses. An easy doit-yourself replacement can save you time and money. You don't have to be a professional mechan­ ic or overextend your budget to increase the lifetime of your car. Some simple proactive and regular care will go a long way in keep­ ing you and your car together, far down the road. « �JEFFERSON POST FRIDAY, JANUARY 3.2014 PAGES OBITUARIES BURMAN HOWARD MAINE Mr. Burman Howard Maine of West Jefferson passed away Monday, Dec. 23, 2013, at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center. He was 57. Mr. Maine was born in Watauga Coun­ ty on July 28, 1956, to J.D. Maine and Irene Martin Maine. He was pre­ ceded in death by his father; and a special brother-inlaw, Gene Brown. Burman devoted his life to the family tradition of farming and raised to­ bacco, Christmas trees, and many other crops. More recently, he ran a logging business with his sons. He was a jack of all trades and, if something needed to be done, every­ one knew who to call. In earlier years, he raised horses with his dad and loved to participate in horse shows and barrel racing. Most of all, he enjoyed making people laugh and spending time with family and friends. Mr. Maine is survived by his wife of 36 years, Betty Farmer Maine; two sons, Brandon Travis Maine and wife, Aron, of Zionville and Brian Lance Maine and wife, Jessica, of Creston; a daughter, Brittney Rae Maine, of Winston-Salem; his mother, Irene Martin Maine, of Zi­ onville; two sisters, Lena Bumgarner, of Creston and Nancy Brown, of Mountain City, Tenn.; six grandchildren, Austin, Molly, Mackenzie, Marlee, Cam­ eron, and Eli; a special nephew, James Payne, of Creston; and several nieces and nephews also survive. Funeral services were held on Sunday, Dec. 29, 2013, at Friendship Baptist Church in Zion­ ville with Pastor Sam Icenhour, Pastor Michael Drake, Pastor Danny Farmer, and Pastor Jeff Wilson officiating. In lieu of flowers me­ morials may be made to the donor's choice. You may give the fam­ ily your condolences at our website www.boonefuneralhome.com. Boone Family Funeral Home of West Jefferson is in charge of these ar­ rangements. MARY ELLEN BLEVINS Mary Ellen Blevins, of St. Augustine, Fla., died Dec. 28, 2013, at the Bailey Family Center for Caring. She was 91. She was born June 14, 1922 in Rugby, Va., to the late Arthur and Emeline Sturgill Weaver. She was a retired li­ censed practical nurse and had worked at Fla­ gler Hospital tor many years. She was pre­ ceded in death by her father, Arthur Weaver; mother, Eme­ line Stugill Weaver; step­ mother, Fannie Weaver; and grandson Jimmy Melvin. She is survived by her daughter, Emma Wetherington, St. Augustine, Fla.; and son David Lee Blevins (Linda) of Fruit Cove, Fla.; two sisters, Maxine Blevins and Ha­ zel Poole; and two broth­ ers, George and Dillard Weaver; six grandchil­ dren, Michael Blevins, Christy Bergin, David Lang, Beverly Mealer and Maria Melvin; two step grandchildren, Lance Lockwood and Bo Lockwood; six great­ grandchildren, Ryan and Jaime Blevins and Luke, Hannah, Camerin Bergen and Kai Lockwood; and two step-grandchildren. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 3, 2014, at Pleasant Home Baptist Church by Rev. Billy Joe Blevins. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. The fam­ ily will receive friends one hour prior to the funeral service at the church. Those wish­ ing may make a contribution in her memory to the Pleasant Home Baptist Church Cemetery Fund, c/o Mary Young, 840 Young Rd., Grassy Creek, NC 28631, Ashe Services for the Aging, 180 Chattyrob Lane, West Jefferson, NC or to Medi Home Hospice, PO Box 421, Jefferson, NC 28640. Words of comfort and remembrance may be, viewed or sent to the family through our web­ site at www.badgerfuneralhome.com. Badger Funeral Home was entrusted with Mrs. Blevins's arrangements. MARY ELLEN BLEVINS Mrs. Ruth Gertrude Graybeal Greer of Jeffer­ son died Sunday, Dec. 29, 2013, at her home. She was 96. Mrs. Greer was born Feb. 14, 1917, in Ashe County to Adolphus . and Rosa Os- \ borne Gray­ beal. M r s . Greer was preceded in death by her parents; * her hus- fj band, Leon­ ard Greer; daughter, Lorene Sheets; and grandson, Jody Sheets. She was member of Sugar Grove Baptist Church. She loved to read her bible and nev­ er met a stranger. She greeted everyone with a hug. Mrs. Greer is sur­ vived by two sons, R. D. Greer of Crumpler and J. B. Greer of Jef­ ferson; one daughter, Christine Richardson of Lansing; one broth­ er, Hardin Graybeal of Mt. Airy; one sister, Esther Henderson of Wytheville, Va.; care­ giver, Linda Tucker; 10 grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren; two '4 great-great­ grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. Funeral ser­ vices were held at noon on Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2014, at Badger Funeral Home Chapel by Min­ ister Danny Miller and Rev. Lloyd Day. Burial followed in Perry Cem­ etery. Words of comfort and remembrance may be viewed or sent to the family through our website at www.badgerfuneralhome.com. Badger Funeral Home was entrusted with Mrs. Greer's ar­ rangements. BURMAN HOWARD MAINE Charles William "Bill" Neal of Hickory died Tues­ day, Dec. 31, 2013, in his home surrounded by his family. He was 59. He was born in Marion to John McDon­ ald Neal and Myrtle Pritchard Neal. He attended UNC-Asheville, graduating with a degree in Po­ litical Science and Philosophy. During his more than 30 year career with the N.C. Department of Com­ munity Corrections, Bill served as a chief probation officer and judicial district manager. In 2013, he was awarded the Order of the Longleaf Pine by the governor for his exceptional service to the state. After retirement, Bill volunteered as a Guard­ ian ad Litem, supporting youth in Davie County. He enjoyed playing golf with his friends, cheering for the Tar Heels, and play­ ing with his grandchildren. He loved the mountains of North Carolina and, most of all, his family. His girls were always first in his heart. He is survived by his wife of 36 years, Lisa Hold­ er Neal of Hickory; brother John Neal and family, of Maryland; his three daugh­ ters, Jennifer Conaty and hus­ band Joe, Sarah k Beckworth and _t husband Josh, and Mackenzie Ratledge and v «• husband Clay. *A He found great ^ joy in his six • * grandchildren, Evie, Maddie, Emmie. Sam, Lainey, and Charlie. A memorial celebration of Bill's life will be held be­ tween the hours of 1 and 3 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 4, 2014, at Grassy Creek Golf and Country Club in Spruce Pine. In lieu of flowers, the family has requested that memorial donations be made to Catawba Regional Hospice, 3975 Robinson Road, Newton, NC 28658. Bass-Smith Funeral Home in Hickory is serv­ ing the family of Charles William "Bill" Neal and on-line condolences may be left at www.bass-smithfuneralhome.com. i CONNIE DAIRYL WOODS MEDLEY Mrs. Connie Dairyl Funeral services will be Woods Medley of West Jef­ held at noon, Saturday, ferson died Monday, Dec. Jan. 4, 2014, at Badger 30, 2013, at her Funeral Home home. She was ^ Chapel by Rev. 83. Doug Roberts Mrs. Medley and Rev. Ken was born Aug. Morris. Burial 23, 1930, in will follow in Ashe County to the late Rufus Ashelawn Me­ and Edna Brooks morial Gardens. Woods. The family will Mfs. Medley receive friends was also pre­ from 11 a.m.ceded in death by her husband, Winford noon prior to the service. The family respectfully Medley; six brothers; and requests no food please, one sister. She was active in her flowefs will be appreci­ church and loved working ated, or memorials may be in her flowers. made to St. Jude Children's Mrs. Medley is survived Research Hospital 501 St. by daughter, Sally Patrick Jude Place Memphis, TN of West Jefferson; son, 38105. Charles Medley of West Words of comfort and Jefferson; sister, Charlotte may be South of Warrensville; remembrance grandchildren, Steve Pat­ viewed or sent to the fam­ rick, Mike Patrick, Thomas ily through our website at Patrick, Eric Medley and www.badgerfuneralhome. Neal Medley; 10 great­ com. grandchildren; one greatBadger Funeral Home great-grandson; and sever­ was entrusted with Mrs. al nieces and nephews. Medley's arrangements. 3 things to watch for (MCT) It's been a tough year for many small-busi­ ness owners as they faced a soft economy, increased costs and confusion asso­ ciated with the Affordable Care Act and the uncer­ tainty of the federal gov­ ernment shutdown. Ted Zoller, UNC-Chapel Hill Kenan-Flagler Busi­ ness School professor and the director of the Center for Entrepreneurial Stud­ ies said he is "fairly op­ timistic" about 2014 for small-business owners. An "entrepreneurs' gen­ eration," has emerged in recent years, and Zoller thinks the country will continue to see a rise in the founding of new com­ panies. Entrepreneurship has been "democratized," he said, and there are more tools available for founders to leverage capital, technol­ ogy and legal information. "A lot of barriers to start­ ing a business have been dropped, and as a conse­ quence more people are getting into business," he said. More businesses, howev­ er, translates into increased competition for customers, capital and employees. And new rules and regula­ tions that will impact those businesses are expected in the new year. In 2014, here's what local and national smallbusiness advocates said entrepreneurs should pay attention to. Government rules, changes Small-business owners need to stay abreast of changes and how they will impact them, advocates said. "On the federal level there are over 4,000 regula­ tions in the pipeline to be implemented," said Gregg Thompson, state director of the National Federation of Independent Business. "Some 800 of those 4,000 have a direct impact on the small-business commu­ nity." Paychex, a small-busi­ ness payroll, human re­ source, and benefits servic­ es provider, identified top federal regulatory issues that owners need to pay at­ tention to in 2014. First is the Affordable Care Act. Starting Jan. 1, most people will be re­ quired to carry insurance on themselves or face a tax. Businesses with less than 50 employees aren't required to offer insurance, but those that do will need to comply with regulations that take effect in 2014. "Although the report­ ing and enforcement of the Employer Shared Re­ sponsibility provision was delayed until 2015, em­ ployers should determine their applicable large em­ ployer status and ensure that appropriate tracking of employee hours begins in 2014," the report states. Owners should also watch for the debate sur­ rounding the next increase in the federal debt limit in February and understand the impacts. "One specific area of po­ tential activity is the pos­ sible change in the current S-Corp structure to reduce an owner's ability to scale back their payroll tax obli­ gations," the report states. The U.S. Department of Labor will also likely continue its aggressive enforcement of misclassification of employees as independent contractors and minimum wage and overtime provisions, the report states. \n tbe hr*t quarter of 2014, the N.C. Department of Commerce will transition oversight of major economic develop­ ment functions, including services to existing busi­ nesses and international trade, to a new publicprivate partnership entity, said Scott Daugherty, ex­ ecutive director of the N.C. Small Business Technology and Development Center. Jennifer Martin, execu­ tive director of Shop Lo­ cal Raleigh, suggested that New Year's resolutions for your home Running a home can be a full-time job. Unfortunately, many of us don't have that kind of time. This new year, resolve to check off all the items on your to-do list without working harder. You can accomplish this by find­ ing smarter solutions to maintain your home ef­ ficiently. Pest Control When it comes to pest control, a false sense of security during the cool­ er months can get you in trouble, as all homes are susceptible to pest inva­ sion year-round. The experts at Terminix say the best way to prevent rodents from entering your home is by sealing holes and cracks outside your home. In­ stall a good, thick weath­ erstrip on the bottom of all doors. Be sure the door from the garage is sealed extra tight. If you're using firewood indoors, never bring more inside than you need at one time. Fire­ wood can harbor insects like beetles, spiders, ladybugs, ants, cockroach­ es and centipedes. It's important to have a professional periodically inspect for signs of pests and take preventative control measures. System Maintenance Creating monthly and annual maintenance schedules for your home's major systems and appli­ ances can save you time and money later, accord­ ing to the experts at American Home Shield. Start by adding these tasks to your monthly calendar: clean the dish­ washer drains to prevent clogs and breakdowns, flush the garbage dispos­ al with water and bak­ ing soda to prevent odor and grime, and change the filters for your air conditioner and heating system to improve air quality. Annual maintenance should include checking JEFFERSON CHURCH PROPERTY FOR SALE 326 E. Main Street Prime location includes adjoining residence. Available July 2014 for additional details contact. David Thomas RE/MAX Realty Group (828) 262-1990 662159 your washer's hoses for leaks, cleaning the lint from your dryer duc­ twork, caulking leaks around windows and doors, and having your heating and cooling sys­ tems professionally ser­ viced. Look into home warranty plans with a broad network of profes­ sional service contrac­ tors and the ability to place service requests 24/7. 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Thanks - Roger Roberts 276-233-0107 Lee Roberts 276-233-6589 Office - 276-744-2793 �"...were it left tome to decide whether we should have a government without newspapers or newspapers without a government, I should not hesitate a moment to prefer the latter. * — Thomas Jefferson, 1787 Sixty years of television During my lifetime (there have been many in­ novations that changed our lives, but perhaps none ore significant than telesion. I remember Tuesday, 22, 1953, the day reenville's WNCT-TV signed on the air. My father, A. Hart well Campbell, was responsible for bringing elevision to Eastern Caroina, the fourth oldest coninuously operating station in our state. In July 1949, WBT in Charlotte became he first station between Richmond and Atlanta, onths later Greensboro's signed on the air. September 1953, WSJS now WX1I) began broadting from Winstonem. Durham's WTVD ed operations in 954, as did WMFD (now CT) in Wilmington, n 1955, WUNC in Chapel and WITN in Washington signed on. Ra­ leigh's WR AL started broad­ casting in 1956. Those f i r s t i Campbell b l a c k a n d w h i t e TV sets cost about $200 and required an outside antenna to clearly receive the pictures and sounds. There were four national networks: NBC, CBS, ABC tnd DuMont. None pro­ vided a full day of program­ ming, so as much as 40 percent of a stations' daily offerings were originated ocally. It was exciting to watch innovative local programming in children's shows, live entertainment, cooking shows, education­ al and public forums, and even religious programs. Without Teieprompters, videotapes and sophisticat­ ed graphics early TV news­ casts were mostly re-writes rom the AP or UPI newswire, with the occasional still picture projected on a rear-screen. Those 15-min­ ute newscasts included the news, weather, sports and arm reports. In our state )oug Mayes, Ty Boyd, Charles Kuralt, W. E. Debnam, Lee Kinard and other rareonalities members of our families. We were introduced to national broadcasters like Greensboro's Edward R. Murrow, Wilmington's Da­ vid Brinkely and legend­ ary newscasters named John Cameron Swayzej Eric Sevareid and Walter Cronkite, to name just a few. We loved Lucy, Jackie Gleason, Burns and .Al­ len, Jack Benny, Steve Allen and rarely misset Gunsmoke's Marshall Dil Ion, Alfred Hitchcock, The Twilight Zone, staged-for television dramatic anc musical productions, mid­ day soap operas and quia shows. TV launched Walt Disney's Magic Kingdom) Beginning with the t casts of the 1957 N basketball tournament Greensboro's C.D. C ley started us on the pa of passionately folio ACC and college spo broadcasts. » The music worl changed when Ed Sulli introduced us to Elvis an The Beatles. Televisio helped bring down Ji McCarthy, showed us th injustice of segregation the truth about Vietnam the assassinations of JFK Martin Luther King am Robert Kennedy. The tele vised Watergate Hearings helped bring down down sitting president and whc will ever forget that "one small step for mankind' when Americans first land ed on the moon? TV has become par of the fabric of our lives Those born after 1960 can not know what life was like before television changet our eating and sleepinj habits, social interactions and our views of our state nation and world. Th< medium introduced us tc fashion trends, has enter tained us, informed us ant brought the world into oui living rooms, showing u at our best, but also o worst. While we in the prof" sion pause for a momen to celebrate 60-plus ye of television, we reco that we stand on the sho ders of those early televi sion pioneers. It is a ti to rededicate ourselves t the high ideals of fai and of being a positive in fluence in serving the pu lie interests. Campbell is the execu\ tive producer and modera\ tor of NC SPIN, a weekly issues that airs on WMYT "MY TV12" at 10 a.m. on Sundays and on WJZY "CW46" at 6:30 a.m. and 11:05 p.m. on Sundays and on WFMY-TV at 5:30 a.m. Sundays. NY HEALTH INSURANCE COSTS ARE &01N6 UP... Page 4 January#, 2014 NY HEALTH INSURANCE • KW HEALTH ITTURWTOE COSTS ARE &0IN6 COSTS ARE. &0IN6 UP... UP... j 2006 j 2008 NY WEALTH INSURANCE COSTS ARE. &01H& UP... NY WEALTH INSURANCE COSTS ARE. &01N& UP... NY WEALTH INSURANCE COSTS ARE 601N6 UP... 2009 NY HEALTH INSURANCE NY WEALTH INSURANCE COSTS ARE &01H6 COSTS ARE. &01N& UP... UP... AND • IT'S ALL cmcms - WILT1 2010 ~ I - 20 2012 How we got where we are at in North Carolina politics today D.G. Martin One on One Just in time for the new year, a new book puts mod­ ern North Carolina politics in perspective. "The Making of a South­ ern Democracy: North Carolina Politics from KenScott to Pat McCrory," by East Carolina University Professor Tom Eamon cov­ ers North Carolina and its politics from 1948 through last year's election. These 65-plus years have been transformative for our state in many ways: so­ cial, economic, education­ ally, and politically. It is the politics that Eamon seeks to explain. But the social and economic changes drove many of the political changes. So did national political changes. By bringing all these factors together while cov­ ering every major North Carolina election contest, Eamon makes a good start in explaining how and why North Carolina politics has changed so dramatically. The book's underlying theme is that elections matter. For instance, the 1948 victory of Kerr Scott in the Democratic guber­ natorial primary gave pro­ gressive forces in North Carolina a dramatic boost. It led to the appointment of Frank Porter Graham to the United States Senate, which itself led to another election that mattered: the 1950 defeat of Graham by the more conservative Wil- lis Smith. These two elec­ emerging technology. The tions drew battle lines and Bowles operatives used traditions that still influ­ focus groups, opinion polls homing in on the ence the state. cutting-edge isThe 1960 vie- | tory of Terry s ^ ^9! sues, and slick Sanford over the television com­ segregationist I. mercials." Beverly Lake in Even these new the Democratic tactics could not gubernatorial keep Bowles from primary assured losing to Republi­ the state's mea­ can Jim Holshoussured response to er in the Nixon the ongoing civil D.G. Martin landslide that also rights revolution. One on One sent Jesse Helms The multifacto the Senate. eted election The 1984 results in 1972 Helms-Hunt U.S. brought about real change. Senate campaign, accord­ In the Democratic primary ing to Eamon, "marked the for the U.S. Senate seat, beginning of a new era in Nick Galifianakis defeated American politics." the more conservative He writes, "The Helms incumbent B. Everett Jor­ ads proved to be among dan. Then Galifianakis lost the most effective in Amer­ the general election to an ican campaign history. even more conservative Before the campaign was and new Republican, Jesse over, Hunt had faced more Helms. Many disappointed negative radio and televi­ Democrats sion ads than any other conservative followed Helms's lead and North Carolina candidate joined the Republicans. to date." That year also featured That same year in the the new sophisticated elec­ Democratic gubernatorial tion tactics used by Har­ primary, which Eamon la­ grove "Skipper" Bowles bels as "fratricide," six se­ to defeat Pat Taylor in the rious candidates, including Democratic gubernatorial three who were very close primary. to Hunt, battled for the Eamon writes, "The nomination. The runoff Bowles campaign proved between Rufus Edmisten to be a watershed for and Eddie Knox was bitter North Carolina politics. and led to Knox's support In the spring of 1972, for Helms in the U.S. Sen­ old-style campaigns were ate race and contributed still the rule.... From that to Helms' victory over Jim time forth, North Caro­ Hunt. lina's campaigns blended Eamon explains the im­ survey research with portant gains North Caro­ lina Republicans made in legislative races in 1994 and 2010. In each case, the Democrats paid high pric­ es for their party's victory in presidential elections two years earlier, Clinton in 1992 and Obama in 2008. In both cases nega­ tive reaction to the new presidents drove North Carolina voters to express their displeasure by vot­ ing Republican in the leg­ islative races. In 2010 the results gave Republicans complete control of the legislature and the redistricting process. If you care about North Carolina politics, put read­ ing this book at the top of your list of New Year's resolutions. D.G. Martin hosts "North Carolina Bookwatch," which airs Sun­ days at noon and Thurs­ days at 5 p.m. on UNC-TV. For more information or to view prior programs visit the webpage at www.unctv.org/ncbookwatch Upcoming (Dec. 29 and Jan. 2) guest is Georgann Eubanks, author of "Lit­ erary Trails-East." The third and final volume of the "Literary Trails of North Carolina" series establishes Georgann Eu­ banks as the master guide to our state's literary his­ tory. A grant from the North Carolina Humanities Council provides crucial support for North Caro­ lina Bookwatch. lime to employ one's common sense According to official gov­ ernment estimates, paying people not to work for ex­ tended periods of time is good for the economy. This is an excellent reason why you should not take official government estimates all that seriously. To concoct such fanciful models is to think like my children did in their preteen years. When it came to money, they knew only that it bought things they liked — cheeseburgers, candy, and computer games. If more was required. Dad just went to the bank and got some. Who put the money in the bank in the first place? Who cares? As they start to earn their own money, and to understand what it takes for Dad to earn money, the boys see things a little dif­ ferently. (Not a lot differ­ ently, mind you. They are still teenagers.) Given lim­ ited time and opportunity to earn, you can't accumu­ late unlimited dollars. So if you buy one good with a dollar, you can't buy some­ thing else with the same dollar. Unemployment insur­ ance is a transfer program. It moves money from some pockets (current taxpay­ ers or bond buyers) into other pockets (recipients). Unless current taxpayers or bond buyers were go­ ing to use their cash to kindle their Yuletide fire, the result of extending un­ employment insurance ben­ efits can't be a net increase in spending. Instead, cur­ rent taxpayers will spend less on goods and services, and bond buyers will spend less on investments in oth­ Carolina's UI program, the er sectors of the economy. General Assembly enacted President changes during Obama, desper­ the 2013 ses­ ate to change sion to bring the the subject from state's benefits health care, is try­ more in line with ing to pressure competing states Congress into ex­ and thus reduce tending federal UI future debt-ser­ vicing costs. Un­ benefits yet again. Not surprisingly, der federal rules, that meant that most Democrats John Hood and liberal activ­ John Locke Founda as of July, North Carolina could no ists are cheering tion longer participate him on. More sur­ some in extended federal prisingly, Republicans and benefits. Critics predicted eco­ conservative activists say they are open to the idea. nomic disaster. Some claim Even more surprisingly, to see it now. But that's not some are citing North Car­ what the preliminary evi­ olina's recent experience as dence shows. supporting Obama's push From July to November, for extended benefits. North Carolina employers Faced with a multi-bil­ added nearly 40,000 new lion-dollar debt in North jobs. Civilian employment. a different statistic derived from household rather than employer surveys, rose by 22,000. The state's unem­ ployment rate dropped by 1.4 percentage points, to 7.4 percent, while the na­ tional unemployment rate dropped by only 0.6 per­ centage points. Critics point out, quite correctly, that North Caro­ lina's labor force also de­ clined during the period, by about 10,000 persons a month. But they seem not to have noticed that the la­ bor force was declining at a somewhat-faster rate, about 13,500 persons a month, before North Carolina ex­ ited the extended-benefits program. There are two possible ways for extended benefits to elevate a states unem­ ployment rate. One way is to keep recipients in the la­ bor force who would retire, move, go back to school, or otherwise exit the program without an in-state job. The other way is to discourage recipients from taking in­ state jobs they might not relish. North Carolina's unem­ ployment rate has clearly fallen significantly since July. Liberals want to at­ tribute the drop entirely to the first cause. But as Wells Fargo economist Mark Vitner points out in a new analysis, the second cause — people taking available jobs — appears to be hav­ ing a larger effect on North Carolina's numbers. Hood is presiden t of the John Locke Foundatum. For more information, visit www.johnlocke.org. �PAGE 5 FRIDAY, JANUARY 3,2014 JEFFERSON POST The faith of Bartimaeus offered him salvation As Jesus and His dis­ ciples were on their way to Jerusalem, Jesus began to tell them of the many things. He was about to suffer for the Salvation of souls. When they came to Jeri­ cho, there was a blind man begging by the roadside. The man's name was Bartimaeus. In those days, people who were blind or lame had to beg for their meals. They lived com­ pletely on the mercy of others. But even this blind man knew who Jesus was. He cried out for Jesus to help him. "And they came to Jericho: and as he went out of Jericho with his dis­ ciples and a great number of people, blind Bartimae­ us, the son of Timaeus, sat by the highway side beg­ ging. And when he heard that it was Jesus of Naza­ reth, he began to cry out, and say, Jesus, thou son of David, have mercy on me." (Mark 10:4&47, KJV). Those around him began to fuss at him to be quiet and not make a scene. How many times in our lives have we needed to cry out to Jesus for help? How often do we need the help and mercy of others, only to be told to be quiet and not make a scene? Jesus never tells us to be quiet. He preached, "Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you: For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall ——— be opened." (Matt 7:7-8). He expects us to ask Him for help - to expect Him to help us with everything we need. "And many charged him that he should hold his peace: but he cried the more a great Leila deal. Thou son of David, have mercy on me. And Jesus stood still, and commanded him to be called. And they call the blind man. saying unto him, Be of good comfort, —— rise; he calleth thee. And he, casting away his garment, rose, and came Jesus." to (Mark 10:4850). Even though Bartimaeus was blind, he could follow the voices leading him to Christ. Not seeing, he was Harris still filled with faith. "And Je­ sus answered and said unto him, What wilt thou that I should do unto thee? The blind man said unto him. Lord, that I might receive my sight. And Jesus said unto him. Go thy way; thy faith hath made thee whole. And im­ mediately he received his sight, and followed Jesus in the way." (Mark 51-52). Having received the precious gift of sight, Bar­ timaeus followed Jesus. Having received Salvation (the greatest gift ever giv­ en), we are to follow Jesus in the way. We are to ask for everything we need, and know that He will see to our needs. We are to seek Him and rely on Him to open doors for us when we knock. You may think you are weak in faith, but if you COMMUNITY CALENDAR Jan. 6 6:30 p.m. The Peak Creek Ruritan Club will meet at the Peak Creek Ruritan community Center, N.C. 88 East, Laurel Springs. After the meal, the club will discuss plans for programs and community service projects for 2014. We invite community residents to join us and contrib­ ute your suggestions for work in 2014. For more information, call 336-982-9538. Jan. 9 5 - 7 p.m. The Second Time Around Artist Reception will be held at the Ashe Arts Center. Artists in the region were is­ sued a challenge: create a new work of art that gets you think­ ing outside the box. Materials that had different original pur­ poses that became a work of art will be showcased in this unique exhibit. The exhibit will run through Feb. 7,2014. 5:30 p.m. Blue Ridge Op­ portunity Commission, Inc. (BROC) will hold a public hear­ ing on the Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) for pro­ gram year July 1, 2014 to June 30, 2015. The hearing will take place prior to the BROC Execu­ tive Committee Meeting at 5:30 p.m. at the BROC Wilkes Office, North Wilkesboro. The BROC Executive Gimmittee Meeting will begin at 6 p.m. The propos­ al will be available for the public to review. Jan. 13 7 p.m. Ashe County Cattle­ men's Association Meeting will be held at Family Central. Membership for the entire year is $25, guest meal $8. The Ashe County Cattlemen's Association Board of Directors will be meet­ ing at 6:30 p.m. prior to the regular Associational meeting. Please RSVP by Friday, Jan. 10, 2014 so there will be adequate materials, seating and meals available for participants. For more information or to RSVP, call 336-846-5850. Jan. 20 7 p.m. Martin Luther King Day Cel­ ebration. The Ashe County Arts Council will sponsor a commu­ nity celebration in of Dr. Martin Luther King at the Ashe Arts Center in West Jefferson. Mike Wiley will be the feature per­ former for the celebration. Mike will include excerpts from his theater pieces that document the lives and times of those his­ toric figures who worked tire­ lessly for civil rights. Included in the evening's activities will be readings and tributes from local leaders with special music presented under the direction of Diane Bryan-Leeper. The program is free and open to the public. Funding for the Celebra­ tion is made possible by a Grass­ roots Arts Program Grant for the North Carolina Arts Coun­ cil. For more information, call 336-846-2787. Thank you for reading the West Jefferson Post. •n mnrrH.» n, Sflfrf CORNERSTONE FELLOWSHIP Bornetl St. • West Jefferson 846-3954 Pastor Todd Brewer Casual ft Contemporary Sunday School 10:00 a.m. Sunday Worship 11:00 a.m. Wednesday Bible Study 7:00 p.m. ST. FRANCIS OF ASSISI CATHOLIC CHURCH 246-9151 Rev. James Stuhranharg Memi t Ivy Streets. • Jefferson Sun. Morning Mass - 9:00 am Saturday Evening Mass 4:30pm English ft 7:30pm Spanish Weekday Morn. Mass Call 336-246-9151 for times ''t I'T Beaver Creek Christian Church OW Hwy. 221 Near CoH Course Rd. West Jefferson • Since 1890 846-3795 Interim Pastor-Bab Shannon Sunday School 10:00 a.m. Morning Worship 11:00 a.m. Evening Service 6:30 p.m. West Jefferson Unitec Methodist Church 107 W. Second Street West Jefferson. North Carolina 336-246-5292 9:45 Sunday School 11:00 Morning Worship Ml. Jefferson Baptist Church Bald Mtn. Baptist Church Rev. Keith Casey 1460 Bald Mtn. Rd.. Weet Jefferson Sunday School 9:30 m.m. Tnidna Mnmlnji lAlnrekk # '" . junavy mwnimj nonnip jvivice 8:30am A 10:45 am Sunday Evening Worthia -4:00 pa Wednesday Meal-S:IS pm BMe edy -<> ?0 pm I4S7 US Hwr 221 N. Jafhnaa. NC (336) 246-4764 11:00 I 6:10 pM. SMIVT • Sunday MfM Wvki 4:00 p.m. Monday • ULAJL 10:00 a.*. bmday • ley In th« Morning 7:00 p.ia. Widmiday • Prayer MeaUaf •' - U - f i-i'ioil'T T , , rviiav/ay uaprisT inurcn 1670 Ml ItHtnoo Rd.. IK... lerreisan. rrv lflAAA yr *00 »•* eieii Pastor Steven LeaShomh (336) 246-2011 Merahtf WonMp • n 00 m.m. Imbf Ward# - 4:00 »ja. SMmkr SIM. Study • 7:00 p.m. Parish of the Holy . ' .JJ. Bethany United Methodist Church VhfTLI V/tll Vft.-.-rl ITifT/ Snteflipoff Independent Baptist Church m aad M WMt. SauUm.n NC 116-846-744S 336-877-2801 Rev. A. Owen Ptaiar Sunday School 9*45a m Sunday Worship 11:00 a.m. l 6:10 p.m. W.dnnduy Svrvkfl 7:00 p.M. Brtdbg by NOb Waarim fl >24:S0 have a really great need for something, and you found out that Jesus Himself is going to walk by your house tomorrow, would you go out to the street and ask Him for what you need? If the answer is yes. you do have faith - you just don't realize that He is standing beside you spiri­ tually and all you have to do is ask in faith. When we ask for righ­ teous things (things that can be used well to follow Him), God is faithful to re­ spond. "... ye have not, be­ cause ye ask not." (James 4:2). CHURCH CALENDAR Jon. 6 7 pan. Ashe Baptist Camp­ ground Committee will meet tn the Ashe Baptist Asso­ ciation Conference Room. All committee members are urged to attend. Jan. 7 7 p.m. Ashe Really Cares Committee will hold its Quar­ terly meeting in the Ashe Baptist Conference Room. All committee members are urged to attend. Jan. 9 New Looms Bible Study • Living Beyond Yourself - Pre­ sented by Beth Moore, the discussion will be looking at the Fruit of the Spirit. The la­ dies meet at 11.30 a.m. each Thursday in the Ashe Baptist Conference Room. Books an' available at the association of­ fice or you may purchase one at Lifeway Christian Book Store. Your facilitator, Mrs. Linda Blackburn, invites you to be a part of the new study as you begin a new year. 7 pan. Ashe Baptist Associa tion Executive Committee will hold its quarterly meeting at Mt. Olive Baptist Church. All committee members and pas­ tors are urged to attend. Mount Jefferson Presbyterian Church R«v. Will Keyword Sunday School • 9:45 AM Worship • 11:00 AM 201 S. Jefferson Ave.. West Jefferson Holy Trinity Church Eucharist 10:00 am Christian Education 8:30 Rector • The Rev. Stephen MilUr Phone - 982-3076 846-7481 Big Flatts Baptist Church ) HMM* Seventh-Day Adventlst Church of Warrensvllle Pastor. Chris Cox B--a N «- aa roiror. Kevin morijan Peak Creek Church of the Brethren Sorvket: Sunday School 10:00 a.m. First Assembly of Cod (harsh Pastor KeHh Styron Comer of Faw-Roland ft McNeil Sts • Jefferson 88 West - Left ea McNeil. One Mock) Sunday School - 9:30-10:IS a.m Morning Worship -10:30 a.m. Sanday Evening • 6:00 p.m. Wednesday Night BlbU Study - 7 00p m 336-667-6092 Warship Service 11:00 a.m. Wednesday Blhle Study 7:00 p.m. Youth Class (AN Stars for Jesus) ; Everyone WelcomeI Thou »haH have no other (9>-U before me (atnrdnu Cnrui/nr juiuraay #»nnc"s• BMe School • 10:00 AM Sabbath Worship -11:15 AM ( Pastor: id Hall 336-372-5479 Sunday School:10 AM Worship Service: 11 AM The wofh of Jesus VI Thou shalt not lull 2082 Peak Creek Church Rd. Laurel Springs. NC 28644 VII Thou 8halt not make unto thee anygraven imag; Thou shalt notcommit aJultru VIII rxxj »nalt not take the name or the LOKDthy GODin vain ju iy JBL IX Remember the sabbath fitness agp«ist thy nagjdxr w M 3^ : - —— pfea Hut I Dr Pepper 1 Corner of Hwy. 2211 Cherry St. Jefferson 246-6077 1 CONSTRUCTION Compliments of VANN0Y A SONS CONSTRUCTION COMPANY The Mountain Village Shopping Center 739 US Hwy 221 Bus West Jefferson 336-246-4155 I West Jefferson 1246-4591 24-HOUR BURNER SERVICE 785 lost Main Street | \rv. 1 Bottflng Company ompany The Jewel Shoppe Jefferson, NC * Thou shalt not steal 246-9969 Mon. - Sat.: 8:30AM - 5:20PM A CITGO YOUR FULL SERVICE OIL COMPANY Call 846-9241 Ronnie Hopkins RID-A-BUG EXTERMINATING Termite & Pest Control 246-4222 To list your local church on this page, call the Jefferson Post at 336-846-7164 006sawn » �FRIDAY, JANUARY 3,2014 Nathan Ham. SportsWriter (386) 8+6-7164 nham(« a*iU.Miuilia.mm Jefferson SPORTS ONLINE •"V. T N / I N N^ Game of the Week video can be found atjeffersonpost.com Top Husky sports moments of 2013 Nathan Ham Sports Writer nham@civitasmedia.com Another year has come and gone in the High Country and in Ashe County Husky sports. There were several highlights from this past year, but five special moments stuck out the most. 5. Women's golf has two players in state tournament A first for a sports program at ACHS was the women's golf team sending two golfers to the 1A/2A State Championship Tournament. In the previous history of the school, Ashe had just one golfer do well enough in regionals to play in the state tournament. Sarah Hardin and Olivia Barr each got a chance to compete with the best golfers in the state. 4. Michael Elliott reaches state finals As heartbreaking as it was for thenjunior wrestler Michael Elliott to lose in the 2A State Championship 145-pound match, it was still a major accomplish­ ment for the standout grappler. Elliott lost by a 10-8 decision, but still has this season to get Ashe's second state wrestling cham­ pionship in three seasons. Josh Wineberg also lost in the state finals his junior year before coming back to win the state title at 285-pounds during his senior season. Elliott is off to a great start so far, sit­ ting at 23-2 overall in the 160-pound divi­ sion. 3. Marc Payne honored for coaching success During a recent home basketball game against rival Watauga, former Ashe Coun­ ty. Watauga and Beaver Creek basketball head coach Marc Payne was surrounded by several former players as he was pre­ sented with a plaque honoring his out­ standing coaching career. Payne coached 37 seasons of high school basketball and won 574 games. Payne spent 14 years at Beaver Creek, 13 years at Watauga and another 10 years at ACHS. 2. Men's soccer wins back-to-back MVAC Championships Ashe County saw its men's soccer team capture the conference championship for a second straight year, another first for the program in school history. Senior Frank Ledezma not only earned MVAC Player of the Year honors, but he was also named as Regional Player of the Year, also a first for the men's soccer pro­ gram. Ashe finished the year at 17-7-1 overall and 12-1-1 in conference play. 1. Women's tennis team shines One of the most consistent programs in recent memory at ACHS has been the women's tennis team. Head Coach Larry Dix saw one of this most successful teams take the court this season and finish with the best 2A record of all teams. Individually, Ashe had the 2A Singles Champion and 2A Doubles Champion, as well as MVAC Player of the Year. Hallie Brown took home player of the year hon­ ors and the singles title while Kasey Cur- Clockwise: This was the first year in school history that the ACHS women's golf team sent two players to the state tournament. Pictured here: Sarah Hardin (right) Head Coach Laura Foster (center) and Olivia Barr (left). It was a great year for the women's tennis program with the MVAC Player of the Year Hallie Brown (center) and four other all-conference performers (Grace Miller, Mary Austin Tugman, Ella Copeland and Kasey Curcio). Michael Elliott nearly won a state championship in wrestling last March. Former ACHS Head Coach Marc Payne (right) was honored by several former players during a home game against Watauga. Frank Ledezma (13) helped Ashe win its second straight c onference championship. File photos| Jefferson Post �JEFFERSON POST PAGE 7 FRIDAY, JANUARY 8, 2014 2013 From Page 1 by the Ashe County Job Development Inc. and another $500,000 from a Rural Center Building Reuse and Restoration Fund grant. November Price files affidavit ques­ tioning IRS legitimacy Ashe County Commissioner William Gerald Price filed an affidavit with the Ashe County Register of Deeds to the Internal Revenue Service establishing conditions for pay­ ment of his taxes. Price demanded in the public documents that the IRS verify "that you and your delegates' collection activities and perfor­ mances are within your official duties as the officer or employ­ ee or assignee of the United States Government." Aside from the affidavit, Price sent an email to Daniel Werfel, Commissioner of the IRS. In the email, Price said he is willing to pay back any taxes he owes under certain conditions, the email was in response to an Aug. 5 corre­ spondence with the IRS. In the email Price said the IRS could not communicate with him through telephone or Far left Sam Yearick was named County Manager by the Ashe County Board of Commissioners. He replaces Dr. Pat Mitchell and is the third County Man­ ager hired in two years. Left Phil How­ ell of Ashe County Schools speaks dur­ ing a bipartisan edu­ cation panel hosted by Sen. Dan Soucek in December. Jefferson Post File photo come to his dwelling or work place. According to public doc­ uments, justification for Price's request came from U.S. Title 15 which outlines commerce and trade, as well as an unspecified state law. The email was also sent to U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder, N.C. Attorney General Roy Cooper and IRS commis­ sioner delegate Bill Banowsky. cational forum on Dec. 6 at the Deep Gap Volunteer Fire Department. Representatives of educa­ tion from Ashe and Watauga counties were at the meeting to discuss the state of educa­ tion in North Carolina. From Ashe County was Director of Secondary Education and Accountability Phil Howell, Mountain View Elementary Principal David Blackburn and parent Dr. Ann Margaret Wright. . One of the key topics of the forum was how bonuses and contract extensions are to be December Soucek education forum draws passionate crowd In December, N.C. Senator Dan Soucek hosted an edu­ Health the forum, open to the public, because recording the event was not allowed. One teacher in the audience was escort­ ed out of the meeting by an on-duty sheriff's deputy after standing up to assert there were too many hours dedicat­ ed to assessments in the third grade. When asked why recording was not allowed at the event, Soucek said, "I felt it created an environment that allowed the panelists to feel safe to engage in a more open, honest and robust conversation." Landfill From Page 1 awarded to 25 percent of teach­ ers each year while the rest only receive a one year exten­ sion. The changes are from the state as part of the state's removal of tenure. "The damage done to the morale of teachers and the instructional fallout that will happen from children (will be) a detriment to the state of North Carolina," Howell said in the meeting. Howell said it was one of the most undermining moves he has seen concerning N.C. teachers. Controversies arose from From Page 1 directors, discussed plans proposed by the N.C. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) for Smoky Mountain to merge with CenterPoint Human Services in Winston-Salem and Partners Behavioral Health Management in Gastonia. In late December, a one-page memo regard­ ing the merger was sent to employees of the three managed care organizations (MCOs), which provide state and Medicaid funded men­ tal health, substance abuse and intellectual disability care. The MCOs are sometimes referred to as local management entities (LMEs) or MCO-LMEs. The N.C. Council of Community Programs represents the MCOs and released the merger plans. Poe said that the merger would cre­ ate Western Regional Partnership, which would cover 35 counties (SMC covers 23 coun­ ties, including Ashe), and is based on state and federal regulations ordering the consolida­ tion of Medicaid funds. A DHHS press "release from Dec. 17 said the proposed merger, would "increase sustainability of North Carolina's mental health system." Along with the pro­ posed Western Regional Partnership, 10 organi­ zations across the state are considering merg­ ing into four regions of coverage (one western, two central and one eastern) each covering approximately 300,00ft to 350,000 people per region. The press release cited the mergers as being a response to 2011 state legislation which "created a plan to move the approximately $2 billion Medicaid dol­ lars for mental health, intellectual and devel­ opmental disabilities, and substance abuse into a managed care system by July 1, 2013." "The consolidation to four LME-MCOs will help create a more sustainable behavioral health system while continuing to improve services through more efficient delivery of care," Mary Hooper, executive director of the N.C. Council on Community Programs said in the press release. Poe said the the pro­ posed Western Regional Partnership is intended to be more streamlined and cost effective, but she is concerned the larger partnership would mean less com­ munity input, such as what exists now in the form of MCO board of directors. Tommy McClure, a board member at SMC and a supervi­ sor of Adult Protective Services in Ashe County said he also has concerns about how the community will be effected by the pro­ posed merger. "There are always gaps in services and there are always ways for a service agency to improve, but the keys to such improvement are are constant involve­ ment and information provided by people at the grass roots level," McClure said, "It is my hope that such merg­ ers will not leave us with agencies so large and bureaucratic that it doesn't hear input from the communities or can no longer easily change to adapt to the chang­ ing situations within the communities." McClure said he is worried that the feed­ back from the largely populated urban areas within the same pro­ posed district of cover­ age will overshadow the feed-back given from rural places, like Ashe. Poe said that anoth­ er area of concern for her is the "value-based outcome" the state is imposing on MCOs in which Medicaid pay­ ments to the MCOs are based on how well the consumer is progress­ ing. "I don't see how state government can put a timetable on how long someone with mental health problems takes to get better," Poe said in the commissioners meeting. In a follow-up inter­ view, Poe said that the details of the merger were contingent on a March 17 presenta­ tion that state heath Secretary Dr. Aldona Wos is making to the General Assembly regarding Gov. Pat McCory's Medicaid reform initiative and its implementation date. A Medicaid reform consultant hired by the state released a statement saying the reforms of Medicaid in North Carolina could take until 2020 to be completed. during that motion the county delivered a response to the allega­ tions made by Hunter Construction. According to the county's counterclaim, the county is "entitled to liquidated damages in the amount of $404,000 through April 15, 2011 and an additional $101,500 for the 203 days of delay between April 15 and Nov. 4, 2011." The $404,000 claim was from the first part of the project being 202 days late, at $2,000 a day. The additional $101,500 claim was from the $500 per day the rest of the project was incomplete. "It is a good amount of money, so if you can't resolve it, there is only one place you can get it resolved," said County Manager Sam Yearick. According to court records, judge Edgar B. Gregory on July 24, 2013 required that all media­ tion between the sides be completed by Feb. 28, 2014 and that it may be set for trial on March 3, 2014. Kilby and Yearick both expect the case will go to trial. "It seems to me there's a good possibility that it might (go to trial), given the fact that they are apparently quite far apart in their positions," Kilby said. "I would imagine that as old as (the case) is, just from what I've heard. I can't imagine it not going to trial," Yearick said. According to docu­ ments, Ashe County opened sealed bids for construction of phase 4 of the solid waste landfill on Oct. 2, 2009. The con­ tract for the project was $1,665,065. N.C. set to overtake Michigan in population (MCT) North Carolina gained about 100,000 people between 2012 and 2013, the U.S. Census Bureau reported, a 1 percent growth rate that puts the state on track to overtake Michigan to become the nation's ninth-largest state in 2014. The Census Bureau es­ timated North Carolina's population at 9,848,060 as of July 1, 2013, up from 9,748,364 the same date in 2012. Although North Caroli­ na remained the lOth-largest state in population, it closed to within 50,000 of Michigan. Assuming both states retain their current rates of growth. North Carolina should pass Michigan in population sometime early in 2014. North Carolina's growth has chugged along at a steady pace since the 2010 Census, despite an unemployment rate that has been higher than the national average. "I think part of it is that we have an outstanding reputation for job cre­ ation," said Bill McCoy, a consultant with the UNC Charlotte Urban Institute. "Even though there may not be jobs, people keep coming and hope they can find one. The other fac­ tor is that it is a very at­ tractive retirement state. They can move even when situations are bad." The Census Bureau said that North Dakota, which is the center of an energy boom, was the fastestgrowing state with a 3.1 percent increase between 2012 and 2013. Other fast- growing states were also west of the Mississippi, including Utah, Colorado, Texas and Nevada. Ranked by percentage growth, North Carolina was 14th, ahead of Hawaii, Montana and Delaware but trailing South Caro­ lina, Wyoming and Idaho. But in terms of sheer num­ bers added, North Caro­ lina was fourth, behind only Texas. California and Florida. California remained the most populous state, with 38.3 million people, fol­ lowed by Texas with 26.4 million. New York was third with 19.6 million people, but Florida had only 100,000 fewer people and should pass New York in the coming year. Brian and Brenda McGrail said they are happy with their move to Forsjih County from the Washing­ ton, D.C., area about a year and a half ago. Ear­ lier this year they bought a house in Clemmons. "For 20 years I had been looking at this area to eventually move to with my family," Brian McGrail said. "It was financially a good time to leave." McGrail is taking care of his two young children and his wife is working at Wake Forest University. He said he was attracted to the Triad because being in an area with several cit­ ies would give more choic­ es about where to work. 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While the thought of tackling FAFSA forms — the Free Application for Federal Student Aid — generally makes parents shudder and sends stu­ dents running for the hills, it's an important piece of the college process. FAFSA not only shows students how much federal aid they qualify for, but it can also open doors to oth­ er financial aid prospects. By submitting your FAF­ SA, you're already apply­ ing for need-based aid like federal Pell Grants or work study programs. You also need to submit a FAFSA if you want to take out a fed­ eral loan for college tuition. Completing the FAFSA form is not a complicated process, but it's definitely tedious, said David Gelinas, Davidson College's senior associate dean and director of financial aid. "It's not exciting," he said. "Start at the begin­ ning and just go through it and get to the finish line." But before you dive in — which you can do as of Jan. 1, and will want to do as soon as you can, for the reasons below — here are tips for making the process as painless. and informed, as possible. ed.gov. If you forget to do Get organized this, there will be a prompt There are a few things online while you're falling you need to do before you out the FAFSA to get one. begin falling out the form. A nifty new change to First, look at the FAFSA the online FAFSA form is submission deadlines for an IRS data retrieval tool each college you're ap­ or, simply put, a link you they need to provide their plying to. They can vary. can use to automatically financial information so "If five of four were fall in your tax information. that their child can sub­ March 1 and one was But this feature won't mit a complete form. Feb. 15, meet the earliest work if you haven't filed Parent help is important deadline," said Mary Alice your taxes yet. If that's the because few cases deem Katon, director of college case, you should enter your access programs for Com­ family's tax numbers from a student a financially in­ munities in Schools. She last year, Katon said. Once dependent person, Katon said students should not to you file your taxes, you can said: You'll be asked if you wait to find out if they've return to the online form, are older than 24, married, been admitted to the use the IRS tool to enter have a child to support, are school, because acceptance the new tax information a veteran, hold a master's letters might get mailed and re-submit the FAFSA. degree or are homeless or after FAFSA deadlines. There's also an online at risk of being homeless The government shut­ feature called skip logic, or if your parents have down might have had an Gelinas said, that will au­ died, to be considered unforeseen effect on FAF­ tomatically skip questions for independent status. There is a place on the SA deadlines, because tax that don't apply to you filing deadlines have been based on previous answers. form that allows you to say pushed back, Gelinas said. Special circumstances that parent information is "That might force some Families can't comment unavailable, she said, but adjustment of filing dead­ on their own special cir­ that guarantees having a lines for schools," he said. cumstances on the form, conversation at a financial Once you know your Katon said. They'll have to aid office, where officials deadlines, collect your contact financial aid offices will ask for documentation. Don't get tricked family's tax forms, because to share this information. Don't fall for gimmicks Another change this year you'll need them if taxes haven't been filed yet. requires students to fall out that aSk you to pay after you For ease, file online the incomes of both par­ fall out the FAFSA form. It's possible to print ents, not just one, she said. Katon said it's important "Unless they're adopted, to remember the first "f" in out the FAFSA form and mail it, but it's much they're supposed to put FAFSA stands for "free." Make sure, if you're fall­ easier to fall it out on­ their parents' financial line at www.fafsa.ed.gov. information," she said. ing out the form online, Katon said she's heard that you're at a Web ad­ To submit the FAFSA online, your online signa­ of some instances where dress that has a ".gov" in ture will be in the form of parents say they do not it, which means it's a legiti­ a PIN (personal identifica­ want to help pay for their mate government website. The form also has a tion number). You can get child's college tuition. a PIN online at www.pin. Even if that's the case. limited number of schools N.C. on pace with cutting debt on unemployment Richard Craver Winston-Salem Journal (MCT) There is great de­ bate among advocates, econo­ mists and politicians about what factors are behind the 21 percent drop in the state's job­ less rate the past 12 months to 7.4 percent in November. Dale Folwefl, assistant sec­ retary for the N.C. Division of Employment Security, wants to make sure that another key economic factor - the siz­ able reduction in the state's debt to the US. Labor De­ partment - isn't overlooked. States with high jobless rates, such as North Carolina, have borrowed money from the federal agency over the past 12 years to pay for state unemployment insurance (UI) benefits as their own UI trust funds were depleted. North Carolina borrowed and paid bade money dur­ ing the 2001-03 recession. It began borrowing again in February 2009, initially $60 million. But the bor­ rowing needs mushroomed quickly as the state's jobless NOW YOU CAN SAVE AN ADDITIONAL $5 PER MONTH FOR 12 MONTHS! rate soared from 5.1 percent in January 2008 to a peak of 11J percent in February 2010. A major reason why there was such an increased borrow­ ing need was the impact of the current economic downturn on the state's manufacturing and financial-services industries. The state's borrow­ ing readied a peak of $2.8 billion in April 2012. Since then, the state has paid down almost $1 billion to a debt level of $1.85 bil­ lion as of last week. About $700 million of the loan pay­ back has occurred this year. However, North Caro­ lina still has the third larg­ est debt of the 15 states with outstanding borrowings. "Fiscal research at the Gen­ eral Assembly estimated that the debt would be around $1.98 billion at the end erf 2013," said Fohvell, a former Forsyth County Republican legislator and former speaker pro tern erf the N.C. House. "We antidpate being $100 million ahead of that projection." Federal debt The debt to the federal gov­ ernment was created in part because N£. employers re­ ceived a series of UI tax cuts in the 1990s when the state job­ less rate was wefl below the 5 percent level that economists consider full employment. Even though the state went through the 2001-03 reces­ sion, the tax rate for employers was not raised. The reasoning was raising the tax rate could deter employers from hiring That same reasoning held true for the fust two years of the current economic dewntum un­ til legislators finally in 2011 not only rescinded the tax rate cut, but be$£n raising it by $21 per employee surcharge per year. The per-employee rate currently stands at $84, but will go up to $104 in 2014 and to $125 in 2015. The goal of Folwefl and the legislature is to extinguish the federal loan debt by Novem­ ber 2015 to keep the tax rate from increasing another $21 in 2016. If that goal is achieved, then the rate drops back to MONTHS FREE! HBO-SHOWTIME STARZ - CINEMAX DONT WAIT- CALL NOW! 1-800-765-9330 DIRECT SATTV? kwmMtniw $42. Commerce has set a goal of creating a UI trust fond surplus of at least $1 billion. A state law that wept into ef­ fect July 1 also is playing a role in reducingthe state's borrowing debt. The law cut the maximum amount of UI benefit weeks from 26 to 20 and the maximum week­ ly amount from $535 to $350. Those UI benefit reduc­ tions are permanent < un­ less amended by legislators. The law allows for the num­ ber of benefit weeks to be agist­ ed every Jan. 1and July 1, based on the average jobless rate erf the first three months erf the previ­ ous six-month period - Le. July, August and September for the fust six months of the year and January, February and March for the second half of the year. The minimum and maxi­ mum weeks drop to nine and 16 when the jobless rate is between 7.1 percent and 75 percent, to seven and 14 weeks when the rate is between 6.1 percent and 6.5 percent, and to five and 12 weeks when the rate is at or below 5.5 percent. The office of Sen. Phil Berger, R-Rockingham, and Senate President pro tern, has offered "'a quid reminder" on why the legislature chose to reduce the state's unemployment benefits. "During good economic times, previous Democratic legislatures and administrations made irre­ sponsible decisions that hurt the solvency of our state's unemploy­ ment insurance system," accord­ ing to the statement. "When the recession hit. North Carolina was completely unprepared to pay the flood of new unemploy­ ment daims and was forced to borrow more than $2 bflhon from the federal government," However, it is dear there was no outcry from Republican legislators or from employers to raise the employer UI tax as the state experienced the jobless pain of the 2001-03 recession and the fust two years of the current economic downturn. where you can choose to submit your FAFSA. If those spaces aren't enough, send one batch and then reopen the form, change the school names and re-submit it, Katon said. "You could put 100 schools if you want," she said. It's a springboard, not cash By finding out how much aid you qualify for, you can then move forward with figuring out how to finance college tuition. Once you submit your FAFSA form, you'll receive an SAR, or student aid re­ port. This can take 2 to 5 days after submitting the FAFSA online, Katon said. Because the federal gov­ ernment loves acronyms, you'll find your EFC, or expected family contri­ bution, in the SAR. That amount is what the govern­ ment expects your family to pay toward your tuition. That doesn't mean you're supposed to write a check of that amount to the school you're at­ tending, Katon said. Instead, it shows how much aid you qualify for. For example she said, a re­ port could say the govern­ ment expects your family to pay $5,000 toward your tuition. If, hypothetically, Duke University costs $50,000 and Central Pied­ mont Community College costs $2,000 per year, you would qualify for $45,000 of aid to attend Duke but wouldn't qualify for any aid to attend CPCC. But that doesn't mean Duke would give you $45,000. "That's when you start putting pieces togeth­ er of scholarships and that type of thing," Katon said. You're not alone There are several options for families to learn more and have their FAFSA-related questions answered. "If I could leave one word of advice, it's that local high schools have workshops designed to assist families with filling the forms out, and they should take advantage of them," Gelinas said. There's a FAFSA Day in each state every Febru­ ary, he said, which will be promoted in high schools. Katon said high school students should receive fliers with informa­ tion about workshops. "Never be afraid to ask for help," Gelinas said. "As financial aid profession­ als, this is what we do." He encouraged stu­ dents to contact colleges and high school coun­ selors with questions. "There's a lot of help out there so a family doesn't have to wade through all of this by themselves." (c)2013 The Charlotte Observer Visit The Charlotte Observer at www.charlotteobserver.com Distributed by MCT Information Services Credit-card security: What should you do now? Richard Craver Winston-Salem Journal (MCT) You are a Target cus­ tomer who used a credit or debit card to make a purchase in the time from the Black Friday shop­ ping period through Dec. 15. rouve heard about thedata secu­ rity breach that has hit the nation's second largest discount store and an estimated 40 million accounts. So what should you do to de­ termine if youVe bee) affected? Retail officials sw to pay dose attention to your nnincial state­ ments — checking them online is preferable — and don't panic if fraudulent purchases show up. Target said online purchases were not affected by the data breach. The stolen data included much of the typical card informa­ tion: numbers, ©miration dates and the embedded code on the 1 strip on back of the The breach affected Targetbranded credit cards and those of the major credit-canl brands, such as Visa and MasterCard. . David Dabymple, president and chief executive of the Bet­ ter Business Bureau of North­ west N.C, said consumers who used a credit card at Target are not liable for fraudulent (barges. Consumers should keep their receipts to prove which charges they authorized and whim ones they did not "If you see a fraudulent charge, report it to your hank or credit canl issuer immediately so the chage can be reversed and a new card issued,' The number for calling -for­ Lcffit get concerning its store brand credit cards is (866) 8528680. Dalrymple said consumers who used a debit card need to be more observant because fraudulent trans­ actions would come directly from their checking account what's more, you may have some liability if you fail to report unauthorized charges within bO days after your statement is sent to you," he said. "Buget is in the process of notifying hanks and credit card issuers, who will in turn notify affected customers. Dalrymple said consumers don't have to wait for an official notification to request a new debit card or to put a security block on their credit card account Some banks may charge a fee for repjaring a debit or credit card. Acton for decrease in Since the fraud has been tied jobless rate to Target itl be the retailer Folwefl says the higher per- that uhimaefy compensates the employee tax on NJC. businesses hanks and credit card companies. Target advised customers Thurs­ is currently the biggest factor in the $700 million debt payback. day to check their statements care- fully. Those who see suspicious charges on the cards should report it to their credit card companies and call Target at 8668528680. Cases of identity tlreftcan also be reported to law enforcement or the Federal Trade Grmmlssion. How­ ever, it is not clear if these cases will receive a higher level of priority among law enforcement and regula­ tory agencies than typically accom­ panies identity-theft complaints. Dabymple said it's possible the Target data breach could generate a wave of scammers who send unso­ licited e-mails purporting to befrom the retailer, a bank or a credit card issuer with solutions for fixing any potential compromised account. "Phishing emails may attempt to fool you into providing your credit card information or ask you to dick on a link or open an attachment, which can download mahvare on your computer that arc' designed to steal your identity,"Dabymple said. "Dont dick on anyemail links or at­ tachments unless you are absolute­ ly certain the sender Is authentic" Taiget hasn't said how and why the data breach occurred Industry experts note that com­ panies, such as Target spend mil­ lions of dollars annually on credit card security, making a theft of this magnitude particularly alarming Experts disagree about hrw the breach might have happened Avivah Litan, a security analyst with Gartner Research, said that giv­ en all the security, she believes the breach may have been an inside job. However, Ken Stasiak, founder and chief executive of SecureState, said thefts of thissize are too big to be the work of company employ­ ees. His company is an information security firm that investigrfes data breaches. Stasiak says that such breaches are generally perpetrated by oq^nized crime or an overseas, statesponsored hacker group. Stasiaks theory is that the hack­ ers were able to breach Target's main information hub and then wrote a code that fflve them ac­ cess to the company's point erf sale system and afl of its cash registers. That access allowed the hackers to capture the data from shop­ pers' cards as they were swiped Litan cautioned that consum­ ers could feel another pinch if potential regulatory fines and the cost of defending dassaction lawsuits are steep enough to cause Target to raise prices. Thetemfcd ftessartrtutedkUhMrtrt raaefivspiTHlari (Jib) llhli/b (c)2O13Whsto>S*tiJafT0( ^Wfc«or>Sal0TiJarTia(w«iC|jin*wa*n CHrb*dtyMCTHmntonServoBS Tips to make owning a car more From gas, parking permits and in­ surance premiums, to maintenance and repairs, owning a car can be an expensive prospect. But motorists can pave the way to lower costs by fol­ lowing a few dever rules of the road: Reduce your rate Shop around fcrr auto insurance, as pric­ escan vary wkiefy between companies. For a cheaper rate, avoid purchasing a sporty or expensive vehicle. Insurance companies are more likely to give low rates to drivers of reliable care that have safety features. Inquire into any discounts associated with a dean drivingrecord And ifyou don't log too many rrriles per week, you may also be eligible for a low-mileage discount. Make smart repairs The next time your vehicle needs a part replaced after a fender bender, opt for al­ ternative collision repair parts, which are anywhere from 26to 50 percent lessexpen­ sive than parts issued by car companies. Such parts also often have warranties that exceed thoseoffered by the car companies. On average,competition in the collision parts industry saves consumers approxi­ mately $1.5 billion a year. Car companies, however, are trying to prevent drivers from utilizing these less expensive parts by enforcing design patents on thing? Hke bumpers, hoods and mirrors, say experts. Supporting consumer-friendly fogisl tion, such as the Promoting Autorra five Repair, Trade, and Sales (PARD Act, would mean more consunx choices and access to affordable repa parts in the future. More informatxi about the PARTS Act can be found ; www.KeepAutoPartsAffordable.orj Fuel up efficiently Regular maintenance to your v hide wifl help ft run more smooth and efficiently. So take care of your ca Pay attention to your route. Wit the right apps, you can make bumpe toTxrmper traffic a thing of the pas �JEFFERSON POST FRIDAY, JANUARY :i, 2014 PAGE 9 Tips to get kids excited about science Sometimes it can be hard to convince kids that learning is fun. While parents can't necessarily control how exciting the school day is, they can make off-hours learning more fun and exciting especially when it comes to a potentially handson subject like science. It is particularly impor­ tant to foster an interest in science at an early age. Not only does an understand­ ing of its principles mean a greater understanding of how the world works, the need for experts in scientific fields is on the rise, according to Labor Department statistics. If you're not too up on the subject yourself, don't worry. You don't need to be Sir Isaac New­ ton to put a spotlight on science, say experts. "Children are natural explorers. They want to roll over rocks to see what critters are hiding below, and take apart gadgets to see how they work. It's im­ portant to encourage that. We don't want our kids to just consume technology - we want them to design it, build it, and be innova­ tors," said "Science Bob" Pflugfelder, an elementary school teacher and co­ author of the "Nick and Tesla" book series for kids. Here are a few ways to get started: Experiment Make your home a labo­ ratory. In order for your experiments to be safe and successful, be sure to follow instructions. There are plenty of free online resources that parents can turn to for science fair and experiment ideas — and complete instructions. For example, to build your own fog tornado or make your own rock candy, you can visit www.ScienceBob.com for step-by-step guides. Think Fiction An exciting work of fiction can be inspiring. Expose your kids to en­ tertaining movies and books that feature the application of science in action-packed scenarios. For example, the "Nick and Tesla" series, by Pflug­ felder and writer and jour­ nalist Steven Hockensmith, follows the adventures of two 11 year-old siblings who use science and elec­ tronics to solve mysteries. Narratives are peppered with blueprints and in­ structions, so young bud­ ding inventors at home can follow along. Information about their latest book, "Nick and Tesla's HighVoltage Danger Lab," as well as the other books in the series can l?e found at www.Nickandiesla.com. Hike a Trip One thing that most museums have in com­ mon is signs that say "do not touch." But at a science museum, it's all about interactive fun. Take the kids to learn more about their favorite subjects, from animals to outer space to volcanoes. Remember, science is all around us, so you don't nec­ essarily need to go some­ where special to get kids thinking about it. Turn a regular day of errands into one of scientific discov­ ery. Encourage your kids to note their observations on paper and discuss what they've seen and what it means at the end of the day. Just because the school bell rings, doesn't mean the learning has to stop. Take steps to make sci­ ence a bigger and better part of your kids' day. (StatePoint) Michael Jung • Fotoka.com|Jefferson I Science can be fun and can provide career ideas for your children. What tDask\onrckxto about skin cancer Chris Seward - 2012 News & Observer file photo |Jefferson Post Students and staff are seen on the Wake Tech North campus In North Raleigh on Aug. 15,2012. community college enrollment, classes Dan Kane Rep. Linda Johnson, a KannapoUs Republican and chief budget writer, said she inserted (MCT) Each year, a small au­ the provision killing the pro­ diting unit within the state com­ gram after lawmakers came to munity college system recovers her and said community col­ hundreds of thousands of dollars lege officials in their districts in improperly claimed instruc­ were complaining that the tion expenses at the state's 58 audits were cumbersome and community colleges. The audits found few problems. She could range from courses with much not remember which lawmak­ lower attendance than previ­ ers reported those concerns. ously reported to classes with "The time-consuming end of students who shouldn't have it was what seemed to be the been in them in the first place. problem that other legislators It is a unit that was beefed up had mentioned and I had actually 20 years ago after numerous col­ heard," she said. "That they were leges were found to be inflating spending so much time without their enrollments with suspect actually finding real problems." classes in homeless shelters, a Weighing costs, benefits sheltered workshop for mentally Minutes of a study committee retarded adults and sedated resi­ now looking into the audit pro­ dents erf a nursing home. In one gram showsome officials at local case, a criminal investigition community colleges were unhap­ found that Cape Fear Commu­ py with the audits. George Little, nity College paid more than $1 the chairman of Sandhills Com­ million to part-time instructors munity College's board of trust­ for hundreds of phony classes. ees, said they were "nitpicky." But lawmakers nearly laDed The colleges most recent audit the auditing unit last session, required the return of $6,885 and they still might A House for dasstime miscalculations. budget biD originally would According to the minutes, he have shut it down July 1 of this said that neither the UNC sys­ year, but it was extended when tem nor the state Department of Rep. Rick Glazier, a FayetteviDe Public Instruction has a similar Democrat won approval of program for universitiesand pub­ an amendment to keep it alive lic schools, and if such audits are through mid-2015 while law­ needed they should he handled makers study its effectiveness. within each community college. Stelfanie Williams, president He called cutting the pro­ gram the equivalent of using of Vance-Granville Community a sledgehammer when a scal­ College, said in the minutes that pel, if anything, was needed. the the audits have ""moved *1 was just kind of from being a compliance pro­ shocked when I saw it be­ cess that helps institutions to ing kicked out," he said. being focused on (full-time en­ The News & Observer rollment) and minutia of what is done at the institutions." Hie program audit unit costs the state about $550,000 a year. Jennifer Haygood, the commu­ nity college system's chief finan­ cial officer, said it recovers on average about $500,000 a year. "Hie argument is whether these costs outweigh the ben­ efits," Haygood said. "Obvi­ ously the costs and benefits are difficult to capture concretely because it's hard, if not impos­ sible, to capture the deterrent effect, as it is to capture the cost to the colleges for hav­ ing to comply with the rules." She is advocating for the program's survival, but she is also seeking ways to make the process work better for the system and the colleges. A review of the last fiscal year's audits does not show the level of duplicity of 20 years ago, but the auditors did find numerous examples in which colleges were improperly claim­ ing attendance in some courses. Lenoir Community College's audit found $113,000 in over­ charges alone, tops among the state's 58 community colleges. More local control? The colleges' state fund­ ing is largely based on fulltime equivalent enrollments. The state reimburses colleges $5312 per student in highcost degree programs such as health care, $4,837 per student for other certificate earning programs and $4361 for basic continuing education classes. Hie move to eliminate the audits is similar to an­ other move to swing more control to the local colleges and their boards of trustees. Three years ago, the local of­ ficials persuaded lawmakers to eliminate a cap on presidential salaries. That move now has lawmakers considering pen­ sion reform after The News & Observer reported last month in a three-part series, "Checks Without Balances," that boards then converted tens of thou­ sands of dollars in perks to salaries for presidents who were nearing retirement age. Glazier said it's also a flawed argument that the UNC system doesn't require such audits of its 17 member schools. UNC-Chapd Hill is now grappling with a major scandal — more than 200 lecture-style African studies classes dating back to the mid19908 that are either confirmed or suspected of havingnevermet. The university is now having to perform spot-checks of class­ rooms to satisfy the concerns of the aflmcy that accredits it "Just because someone else isn't doing it doesn't mean we should get rid of something we're doing right" Glazier said. The study committee is tasked with producing recom­ mendations by the start of the 2015 legislative session. Kane 9&8294S6L letter adwfcanenando (c)2013The News & Observer Visit The Neyrs & Observer at www news observercom Distributed by MCTInformation Services While skin cancer is highly prevalent and in­ cidence rates are rising, it also remains one most treatable types of cancer. But you need to remain vigilant about your skin and share any changes or concerns with your doctor before they be­ come bigger problems. In fact, one in five Americans will develop skin cancer in their life­ time. However, the dis­ ease is 95 percent cur-* able if diagnosed early. "Staying vigilant about the health of your skin is crucial to early diag­ nosis and more effective intervention," said L. Mi­ chael Hone, President and (TO of Caliber Imaging and Diagnostics, a medi­ cal technology company that develops diagnostic tools for skin diseases. It's all about regular screenings, says Hone, who recommends mak­ ing an appointment with your dermatolo­ gist on an annual basis. Though the incidence of skin cancer in the Unit­ ed States is on the rise, there's good news — new innovations in skin can­ cer detection are making thorough, regular screen­ ings easier for patients. For example, the VivaScope, by Caliber I.D., of­ fers a noninvasive optical biopsy of the skin, so pa­ tients don't need to have any portion of their skin cut or removed to check for cancer and can receive results immediately. As the only FDA 510(k) cleared, noninvasive skin imaging technology that enables physicians to make an ac­ curate diagnosis of skin diseases through the di­ rect visualization of cells, it is used for the diagnosis of melanoma, basal cell carcinoma and squamous cell carcinoma, as well as for the accurate noninva­ sive diagnosis of benign lesions and dermatoses. At your next doctor's visit, here are topics to dis­ cuss regarding your risks of developing skin cancer and what you and your doc­ tor can do to check for it: • Risk: While anyone can develop skin cancer, the risk is elevated by overexposure to harm­ ful UV rays, a family his­ tory of the disease and a lighter complexion. Ask your doctor to assess your risk and offer you ways of mitigating the threat. • Self-exam: Between doctor's visits, you can perform self-exams on a monthly basis. Using a full-length mirror as well as a handheld mirror, look for changes in your skin that could be indicative of skin cancer. Don't forget to check your scalp and nail beds of your toes and fingers. Your doctor can offer you guidelines for what to look for and how. • Screening: Ask your doctor about innovations in skin cancer detection that offer a noninvasive al­ ternative to a biopsy. More information can be found at www.caliberid.com. By being informed and inquisitive, you can make the most of your next visit to the doctor. (StatePoint) Submitted photo|Jefferson Post New technology allow noninvasive biopsies of potential skin cancers. Secretary of State presented with 'Elected Women of Excellence Award' The National Foundation for Women Legislators (NFWL) an­ nounced Secretary of State Elaine Marshall has won its Elected Women of Excellence Award. The award was established as part of NFWL's Capital Forum and 75th Anniversary Celebrationto commemorate 75 years of Elected Wbmen in American politics. "We are so proud of our winners," said Countihvoman Joyce Dickerson, Chair of NFWL. "These women have not only contributed greatly to their own com­ munities, but have served as role models for the next Marshall generation of leaders." In 1996, Marshall became the fust woman elected to a statewide, executive branch office in N.C. when she was elected as Secretary of State. She led a nationally-recog­ nized technological revolution by creating the departments fust interactive website, allowing citizens to access public records filed with the SOSNC at no charge. Re-elected in 2012 for her fifth term, Marshall has built a reputation as a leader in areas from electronic notarization to lobbying regula­ tion and trademark enforcement. This year, NFWL recognized 41 women from 33 states. The winners were nominated by their colleagues and constituents from their home states and cho­ sen by NFWL board members. "We congratulate our win­ ners from this year, and we are excited to see who will be nomi­ nated next year," Dickerson said. �PAGE 10 FRIDAY, JANUARY 3,2014 JEFFERSON POST Adam Vinatieri chasing NFL s 2,000-pomt club 6 r INDIANAPOLIS (AP) All Adam Vinatieri ever want­ ed was a chance to play in the NFL. When he finally finishes his remarkable career, he may go down as the best kicker in league history. The man who has four Super Bowl rings, been dubbed the NFL's best clutch kicker and become the measuring stick for all future kickers was chas­ ing yet another milestone entering last weekend when he needed just six points to join the league's prestigious 2,000-point club. . "I never really considered U till this year and then when I did, I thought 'It would be kind of cool,'" said Vinatieri, the Colts kicker who was poised going into Sunday against Jacksonville to become the seventh NFL player with 2,000. "It really says a lot about the teams I've played for. It's a neat goal and it's a cool milestone." Almost as cool as he has been when his teammates have needed him to excel in Super Bowls, the snow and cold weather. Yes, Vinatieri, who turns 41 Saturday, has been fortunate. He spent his entire 18-year career with two of the league's most successful franchises, the Patriots and Colts. He worked for three Super Bowl-winning coaches — Bill Parcells, Bill Belichick and Tony Dungy. He played with two of the great­ est quarterbacks of his genera­ tion — Tom Brady and Peyton Manning — and is playing now with perhaps the best young quarterback of the next generation, Andrew Luck. But Vinatieri also managed Sam Riche | MCT Indianapolis Colts kicker Adam Vinatieri (4) missed this 52 yard field goal attemptagainst the Miami Dolphins earlier this year, but he's made quite a few over the years. He entered Sunday action jsut six points shy of 2,000 on his career. to step out from all those long shadows and proved he could stand on his own two feet. • Brady and Belichick would not have reached their first Super Bowl without Vinatieri making two kicks on a snowy New England night that became known as the "Tuck Rule Game." And they probably would not have won their first two Super Bowls without last-minute kicks from Vinatieri against St. Louis and Carolina. • Manning and Dungy would not have won gotten their Super Bowl title, either, without Vinatieri, who made five field goals in a chilly 15-6 divisional-round win at Baltimore in 2007. • Vinatieri is the only kick­ er to play in five Super Bowls and be part of six conference championships. • His 16 100-point seasons are tied with Jason Elam for the most in league history. • He and Morten Andersen are the only NFL players to top 800 points with two differ­ ent teams. Sometimes the memories fade from public view, like the 4-yard TD pass Vinatieri threw to Troy Brown against St. Louis in 2004 or the tough­ ness he displayed at training camp in 1996 that helped Parcells make the decision to keep him as a rookie. And other times, Vinatieri wishes the images would go away — like the Super Bowl kickoff returns from Desmond Howard in 1997 and Devin Hester a decade later. They never do. "That one I remember like it was yesterday," Vinatieri said when asked about his diving attempt to take down Howard, an image captured in a photo that has been displayed in the Pro Football Hall of Fame. But the reason Vinatieri has survived this long is that he never allowed the good times or bad linger long enough to make a difference. Even now, after spending most of this season as the league's oldest player, he's still going strong. Last weekend, Vmatieri set a career high for field goals in a season (32), his percentage of 86.5 is the fifth highest of his career and he's tuning up for yet another playoff appearance with the Colts (10-5). "The only thing that's changed about Vinny is the grayness in his beard," punt­ er Pat McAfee said Friday. "He's the same guy he's always been." A tireless worker. Sure, the South Dakota State grad and NFL Europe alum who once wondered if he'd ever get a chance to prove himself in the NFL, takes time off now and then to hunt, but the reason he's still kicking around this league is that foot­ ball is his No. 1 job. "It's because of the work he puts in in the offseason, the work ethic he has," McAfee said. "There's a lot of wear and tear on the hips and joints, so you have to keep your body in great shape. It's a very explosive movement, kicking, which is why a lot of people can kick and punt but they can't do it for very long. He does it because he puts the work in." How much longer can Vinatieri keep doing this? He thinks he's still got a few more years and he'd like to finish his career Indy even though his contract expires after the season. GM keim shakes up Arizona roster, creates winner TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — When Steve Keim walked off the field at Seattle a year ago, the scoreboard read: Seahawks 58, Cardinals 0. Keim, then Arizona's vice president for player personnel, felt sick. A few weeks later, Rod Graves was fired and Keim was promoted to general man­ ager. At the news conference announcing his hiring, Keim promised he would never forget that feeling in Seattle. Last Sunday, he left the same stadium after the Cardinals beat the Seahawks 17-10, ending Seattle's 14-game home win­ ning streak. He was "at peace" and "con­ tent." Not for long. "It's nice for a second," he said Friday in an interview with The Associated Press, "but I'm too concerned with how did we lose five games — how do we get better." The 41-year-old bear of an ex-college football lineman has overhauled the ros­ ter of a team that limped home to a 5-11 season by losing 10 of its last 11 games in 2012. Heading into Sunday's regular-season finale at home against San Francisco, Arizona is 10-5, has won 9even of eight, and has a shot at tying the franchise record of 11 victories in a season. The Cardinals might not make the play­ offs, but it's still quite a turnaround. "If he's not executive of the year I think it's a crying shame," Arizona coach Bruce Arians said. "The job he's done as a rookie GM, turning over our roster and then find­ ing guys I think are keepers. I'm not afraid to play young players, or new players, as long as they're capable, and Steve's done a great job of bringing us capable people." Keim worked up from the scouting ranks of the Cardinals for 15 years. When gen­ eral manager Rod Graves was fired, Keim got the job. He's since made 192 roster moves. Tventy-eight players on the 53- man ros­ ter are new to the team this year. Half the 22 starters weren't with the Cardinals a year ago. The first chore was to find a coach. Team President Michael Bidwill and Keim immediately fell for 60-year-old Bruce Arians. "Bruce Arians was able to come in," Keim said, "and within two minutes was able to express to Michael and myself, "here's what's wrong, here's how I fix it and these are the men that I'm going to bring with me to help teach and coach my system." Keim's next priority was to get a quar­ terback, and he was able to acquire Carson Palmer and a seventh-round draft pick for just Arizona's sixth-round pick. Keim worked to add depth, bringing in the likes of defensive lineman Frostee Rucker and outside linebacker Matt Shaughnessy. He watched the veteran free agents in the offseason and waited until the last minute to get outside linebacker John Abraham, inside linebacker Karios Dansby and right tackle Eric Winston at bargain prices. Looking to help the beleaguered offen­ sive line, Keim drafted guard Jonathan Cooper as the seventh pick overall but lost him in the preseason with a broken leg. Paul Fanaika, a lightly used player who had mostly been a taclde, moved in. Keim had two big hits in the draft. He took a chance on defensive back Tyrann Mathieu and his troubled background in the third round and the diminutive dyna­ mo was a standout until he sustained a season-ending knee injury. Speedy Andre Ellington, picked in the sixth round, adds a dynamic dement as a runner and receiver. Working with a "ready list" of players without jobs, Keim kept adding pieces throughout the season and the Cardinals evolved from a team that blew an 11-point first quarter lead and lost their opener in St. Louis to one that toppled mighty Seattle on the road. "Now Calais Campbell is telling people we're the best team in the NFC," Keim said. "There's quite a change from hoping to win to now your players think we're the best team in the NFC." fr ^formers for Week 17 Passing 506. Romo. DAL vs. DEN 10/06 (25-36.5 TD) 488. M. Stafford. DET vs. DAL 10/27 (33-48.1 TD) 480. A. Rodgers. GBY vs. WAS 09/15 (34 42.4 TD) 462. P. Manning. DEN vs BAL 09/05 (27-42.7 TD) 450. E. Manning. NYG at DAL 09/08(27-42.4 TD) 432. Brady. NWE vs. PIT11/03 (23-33.4 TD) 428. Vick. PHL vs. SND 09/15 (23-36.2 TD) 428. Poles. PHLat MIN12/15 (30-48.3TD) 421. M Ryan. ATL vs. NWE 09/29(34-54.2 TD) 419. C Palmer. ARI at JAX U/17 (30-42.2 TD) 419. P. Rivers. SND at PHL 09/15(36 47.3 TD) 418. Brady. NWE vs. CLE 12/08 (32-52.2 TD) 414. P. Manning. DEN at DAL10/06 (33-42.4 TD) 413. Brees. NOR vs. MIA 09/30 (30-39.4 TD) 412. Kaepernick. SNF vs. GBY 09/08(27-39.3 TD) 411. P. Rivers. SND at OAK 10/06 (35-48.2 TD) 406. Roethlisberger.PIT vs. CHI 09/22 (26-4L 2 TD) 406. Poles. PHL at OAK 11/03 (22-28.7 TD) 403. P. Manning. DEN at KAN 12/01(22-35,5 TD) 402. Fitzpatnck.TEN vs. ARI12/15 (ot) (36-58.4 TD) 401. P. Rivers. SND vs. DAL 09/29 (35-42.3 TD) 400. Roethlisberger. PIT at NWE 11/03 (28-48.4 TD) 400. P. Manning. DEN at H0U12/22 (32-51.4 TD) 397. P. Manning. DEN vs. TEN 12/08 (39-59.4 TD) 393. Brees. NOR at STL12/15 (39 56.1 TD) 392. Brees. NOR vs. DAL11/10 (34-41.4 TD) 392. P. Rivers. SND at KAN11/24 (27-39.3TD) 391. J. Campbell. CLE at NWE 12/08 (29-44.3 TD) 386. P. Manning, DEN at IND10/20 (29-49,3TD) 385 M. Stafford. DET at WAS 09/22 (25-42.2 TD) Rushing 224. Moreno, DEN at NWE 11/24 (ot) (37 att. 1TD) 217. L. McCoy. PHL vs. DET 12/08(29 att..2TD) 211A Peterson. MIN vs. CHI 12/01(ot) (35 att.. 0TD) 184. L. McCoy. PHL at WAS 09/09 (31 att.. 1 TD) 175. D. Murray. DAL vs.STL 09/22 (26 att .1 TD) 163. B Rainey. TAM vs. ATL 11/17(30 att.. 2TD) 158. L McCoy. PHL vs. KAN 09/19 (20 att.1 TD) 158 M.James. TAM at SEA U/03(ot) (28att.. 0 TD) 155. L McCoy. PHL at GBY 11/10(25 att..0 TD) 154. Ellington. ARI vs. ATL10/27 (15 att. 1 TD) 153. Gore.SNF at STL 09/26(20 att . 1TD) 150. Lacy. GBY vs. CHI11/04 (22att .1 TD) 150, J. Charles. KAN at WAS 12/08 (19 att.. 1 TD) 150. R.Jennings. OAK at HOU11/17 (22 att.,1TD) 150. Chr. Johnson. TEN at STL U/03 (23 att.. 2 TD) 149. B Powell. NYJ vs. BUF 09/22 (27 att.. 0 TD) 149. Spiller. BUF vs. ATL12/01 (ot) (15 att..1 TD) 146. A. Peterson. MIN at GBY11/24 (ot)(32 att.. 1TD) 146. D. Murray. DAL at CHI 12/09 (18 att. 0 TD) 145. M. Lynch.SEA at ATL 11/10(24 att.,1 TD) 145. Madngram, NOR vs. DAL 11/10 (14 att..1TD) 144. Do. Martin, TAM vs. NOR 09/15 (29 att.. 0 TD) 141. A. Foster. HOU vs. STL10/13 (20 att.0 TO) 141. Lacy. GBY at DAI 12/15 (21 att .1 TD) 140. A. Peterson, MIN vs. PIT09/29 (23 att.. 2TD) 140. A. Peterson. MIN at DAL U/03 (25 att.. 1 TD) 139. Re. Bush, DET vs. CHI 09/29 (18 att..1TD) 139, A. Morris. WAS at MIN 11/07 (26 att., 0TD) Receiving 329. Cat. Johnson. DET vs. DAL10/27 (14 rec..1TD) 261. J. Gordon,CLE vs.JAX 12/01 (10 rec..2 TD) 249. Jeffery.CHI at MIN 12/01(ot) (12 rec.. 2TD) 237. J. Gordon. CLEvs. PIT11/24 (14 rec..1TD) 229. And Johnson. HOU vs. IND U/03(9 rec .3TD) 218, Jeffery.CHI vs. NOR 10/06 (10 rec.1TD) 208. Boldin.SNF vs. GBY 09/08 (13 rec..1 TD) 196. Ant Brown. PIT vs. CHI 09/22(9 rec.. 2TD) 195 De. Jackson. PHLat MIN 12/15(10 rec..1TD) 195 J. Charies. KAN at OAK 12/15 (8 rec.. 4TD) 193. Mi. Floyd. ARI at JAX 11/17 (6 rec..1 TD) 193 De. Jackson. PHL vs.SND 09/15(9 rec.1TD) 190, Blackmon.JAX at DEN 10/13(14 rec. 0TD) 182. Ju. Jones. ATL vs. STL 09/15 (U rec.1TD) 180. Ve. Davis.SNF vs.ARI 10/13(8 rec..2 TD) 179. Cal Johnson, DET at PIT 11/17 (6rec.. 2TD) 179. J.Graham. NOR at TAM 09/15(10 rec.,1TD) 178, Jam.Jones, GBYvs. WAS 09/15(U rec.OTD) 174. Decker. DEN at KAN 12/01(8 rec.. 4 TD) 172. Garcon.WAS vs. SND U/03 (ot) (7 rec, 0TD) 166. To. Smith. BAL at BUF 09/29 (5 rec..1TD) 165. V.Jackson. TAM vs. ATL11/17 (10rec .1TD) 164. Cruz.NYG at KAN 09/29 (10 rec..1TD) 163. G.Jennings. MIN vs. PHL12/15 (U rec .1TD) 162. A..Green. CIN at CHI 09/08 (9 rec. 2TD) 16L De. Thomas. DEN vs. BAL 09/05(5 rec.. 2TD) 155, Cal.Johnson. DET vs.CIN 10/20 (9 rec..2 TD) 155. A. Green. CIN at DET10/20 (6rec .1TD) 154. V.Jackson. TAM at NYJ 09/08 (7 rec.0 TD) 154. S. Holmes. NYJ vs. BUF 09/22 (5 rec..1TD) 154. And. Johnson. HOU at JAX12/05 (13 rec . 0TD) "A^ ?..caicf) iff Visit our website to show your grasp of the gridiron for a chance to win Jt \ t � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Jefferson Post Type The nature or genre of the resource Newspaper Description An account of the resource The Jefferson Post was a twice-weekly newspaper printed in West Jefferson, North Carolina. Printing news, announcements and obituaries for Ashe County, the newspaper was owned by Civitas Media of Davidson, North Carolina, and had a circulation of 6,500. The Jefferson Post began publishing in 1988. The newspaper was the result of a merger between Ashe County's historic weekly newspaper The Skyland Post and a competing weekly of 10 years, the Jefferson Times. 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Page 3 the tan of Ashe unnyand Cold, igh, 12- Low. 9 forty History SPORTS Mountaineers drop road game.... SERVING ASIIE COUNTY. NORTH CAROLINA SINCE 1925 Vol. 88, Issue 2 jrniture pands Page 6 Tuesday, January 7,2014 $1.00 NX. 211 phone service complaint free Wil Petty Staff Writer Eleven months after the 211 program was approved for use in Ashe County, positive results are being shown. "A fair number of calls are coming in, and there have certainly been no complaints," said Lynda McDaniel, chair of the So­ cial Services Board, and one of the organizers to bring the service to the county. Tm guessing it has reduced the number of non-emergency calls being directed to 911 now that there is this alternative." The 211 program is sponsored by United Way of North Carolina. The call center, which directs call­ ers to an office in Durham County, can help people several different ways, including trying to quit smoking, finding food pan­ tries and access to health­ care. "One of the advantages of using the call center is that they have exception­ ally well-trained and ex­ perienced staff handling the calls," McDaniel said. "They are available 24/7 and have access to transla­ tion services for virtually any language. McDaniel said Ashe County couldn't provide that service on a single county basis without a huge expense. The 211 service started in North Carolina in 1999, in 2013, the Ashe County Board of Commissioners approved the service for use in the county. "No county has ever stopped the 211 program, once they got started, even in these tough, economic times," McDaniel said. "I think that speaks very well for the program." McDaniel said another selling point was in the county's Aging Services plan, which listed an infor­ mation and referral service system as one of the coun­ ty's top needs. The 211 call center is able to serve in that capacity. While Ashe and Watau­ ga counties have the ser­ vice available, neighboring Get Connected. Get Answers. counties including Allegh­ any and Wilkes only have web-only coverage, which is provided to all 100 N.C. counties. All phone calls to the 211 center are free and confidential. For more in­ formation on the program, visit www.nc211.org jpetty@civitasmedia.com New Year baby arrives at Ashe Memorial Wil Petty Staff Writer The first baby in Ashe County was born at 4:53 p.m. on Friday Jan. 3 at Ashe Memorial Hospital. Mia Galvan, weighed sev­ en pounds and one ounce and was 19.25 inches tall. She was born to Miranda and Pablo Galvan of Sparta. Miranda described the experience as not easy, but "well worth it." "I have had a very sup­ ported husband and my mom and dad supported me and a lot of family," Mi­ randa said. The baby was delivered by Dr Melinda Wonsick. This is Miranda's first child, but Mia will have two halfbrothers, Zane and Kyle. "(Dr. Wonsick) has been my doctor for sev­ eral years," Miranda said. "I love her and all of the nurses here." Also waiting at home for Wil Petty |Jefferson Post Mia will be a puppy named Mia Galvan was born at 4:53 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 3. Mia is the first baby born at Ashe Memo­ Doug. ipetty@civitasmedia.com rial Hospital in 2014. Nursing ranked as most honest profession Christina Day Staff Writer teaches nursing at Ashe County High School and is an instructor at A.S.U., said that nurses are called upon to be advocates for their patients. "Any nurse will tell you that they will plead, de­ fend, and support the pa­ tient in that patient's best interest," Jenkins said, "No other profession in healthcare has this quality as much as nursing." Jenkins was recently awarded one of the Great 100 Nurses of North Caro­ lina Scholarships and said that she finds the profes­ sion "emotionally fulfill­ ing" because of ways she is able to connect as a nurse with her patients. "Nurses are at the bed­ side to not only care for the patient, but also for the family involved, nurses are there to hold the sick and dying's hand," Jenkins said, "Nurses get to know their patients on a personal and intimate level." A newly released Gallup poll asking Americans to rate honesty and ethics of various professions finds nurses ranked at the top, while members of Con­ gress and lobbyists were once again ranked as least honest. The poll found that 82 percent of respondents rat­ ed the "honesty and ethical standards" of nurses to be "very high or high." Dr. Linda Johanson, the n*m*9mfew itWif rmtethe ko*c*ntmlrtlacal Jkkk - «tr» M*** mtfwt. W -r crr» few' interim chairperson of the Department of Nursing at DK.fr* KX3 Appalachian State Univer­ • W.n ta*h,Ht»h sity, which was established in 2006, said she is hon­ ored to be a part of such an ethical profession. "A nurse is trusted with personal information of clients, assists patients with ethical dilemmas, per­ forms treatments and ad­ ministers medications that affect the lives of others," Johanson said, "I think that to be an excellent nurse one must be honest and ethical. It's encourag­ ing that others perceive it that way as well." Nurses have topped the Gallup poll of honest pro­ fessions, conducted from a random sample of over 1000 adults in 50 states, almost every year since 1999. Olivia Jenkins, who OAUJJT Laura Lambeth, CEO of Ashe Memorial Hospital comes from a nursing back­ ground, having been a reg­ istered nurse since 1980. "It speaks volumes for the confidence the public has in this profession, and I'm very honored and privi­ leged to be in the nursing profession," Lambeth said of the poll. Lambeth said she feels her history as a nurse gives her a special set of skills applicable in managing a hospital. "Working as a registered nurse at the bedside, I've seen all aspects of patient care in a hospital. It gives you a different perspective when you're the CEO of a hospital, because you've taken care of patients and you understand what it means to actually provide bedside nursing," Lambeth said. Pharmacists and gradeschool teachers also ranked high on the list of professions perceived to be honest and ethical, with each receiving 70 percent of respondents rating their level of honesty as "very high" or "high." Members of congress and political lobbyists held the distinction of being ranked lowest in perceived honesty, at eight percent and six percent respec­ tively. cday@civitasmedia.com Submitted Photo|Jefferson Post Friends of the Library volunteer John MacConnell (front), who won the Frannie Ashburn Volunteer of the Year Award last year, with volunteer Dick Statham, tagging books in Ashe County Public Library. Ashe County Library gets by with a little help from its'Friends' Christina Day Staff Writer The Friends of the Ashe County Public Library are gearing up for another year of promoting literacy in the county following a year of awards and honors for the group. Last October, the Friends were rewarded for their dedication to assisting the library when they were given the Frances B. Reid Award for outstanding ser­ vice by the Friends of North Carolina Public Libraries, and they already have a full schedule of events planned for 2014. Clint Johnson, president of the Friends of the Library, said the volunteer group has been working for approxi­ mately 30 years to help fund the library's capital expense costs. The Friends raise funds primarily from used book sales, which are on-going in the library, and by selling gift baskets of donated items, which can be purchased from the circulation desk. "We're the best deal for books and gift baskets in Ashe County," Johnson said, "And all of the money goes to the library." See LIBRARY | 5 The Sex Offender Registry App was created by the N.C. Department of Justice. The app is available to download through the Google Play store, iTunes and the N.C. DOJ website. Smart phone app provides sex offender registry Wil Petty Staff Writer The state's sex offender registry is one download away, thanks to a smart phone app developed by the N.C. Department of Justice. Local law enforcement believes the app, available for Android and Apple de­ vices should be utilized by families throughout the county. "I certainly see a need for parents to have the app," West Jefferson Police Chief Jeff Rose said. "It is good to know who (the sex offend­ ers) are." The app is available through the N.C. Depart­ ment of Justice website, as well as iTunes and the Google Play store. The app provides a map of the state and puts red flags on the homes of sex offenders. Selecting a house will provide information on the sex offender. According to the N.C. Department of Jus­ tice's sex offender registry, there are 34 sex offenders in Ashe County. See APP I 5 �PACK 2 TUESDAY, JANUARY 7, 2014 JEFFERSON POST LifeStore service anniversaries recognized LifeStore Bank and Insurance recently recognized employees earning service awards at its annual Christmas Party held at the Blue Ridge Dinner Theater in Glendale Springs. Those with 10 years of service in­ clude: • Denise Deitz, Financial Consultant, Boone • Chris Hill, Marketing Assistant, West Jefferson Support Center • Kim Isaacs, Insurance CSR, West Jefferson • Lindsay Blevins, Financial Consul­ tant, Warrensville Employees with 15 years of service include: • Angelia Church, Mortgage Loan Of­ ficer, West Jefferson • Beth Miller, Deposit Operations Su­ pervisor, West Jefferson Support Center • Brianna Houck, Controller, West Jefferson Support Center • Jennifer Calhoun, Financial Consul­ tant, West Jefferson Helen Bare, Collections Manager in the West Jefferson Support Center, was recognized for 20 years of service and Donna Watson, Insurance Systems Ad­ ministrator in Boone, was recognized for forty years of service. "We are very thankful to have such dedicated employees," said Pam Barker, Human Resources Director. "We want to recognize each of them for their service' and most of all for the commitment they have to their jobs and our customers." LifeStore Financial Group, headquar­ tered in West Jefferson, provides bank­ ing, investment and insurance services. It is a federally chartered thrift holding company that owns 100 percent of the common stock of LifeStore Bank (Mem­ ber FDIC and Equal Housing Lender) and operates branches in Boone, Jef­ ferson, Sparta, Warrensville and West Jefferson. LifeStore Insurance is an in­ Submitted photo | Jefferson Post dependent insurance agency that serves The LifeStore employees recognized for years of service were (from left) Denise Deitz, Chris these markets along with Elkin, Lenoir Hill, Kim Isaacs, Angelia Church, Lindsay Blevins, Beth Miller, Brianna Houck, Jennifer Cal­ and North Wilkesboro. houn, and Donna Watson. Medicaid cards incorrectly mailed to wrong recipients Open source image|Jefferson Post New research indicates banning smoking in bars and restaurants has not hurt those busi­ nesses' profits. Report says N.C. smoking ban hasn't hurt profits at bars, restaurants Jay Price The News 4 Observer (MCT) Four years after a statewide smoking ban in bars and restaurants went into effect* it's a success in a host of ways, and isn't hurt­ ing profits at North Carolina businesses, according to a new report. The report from the state Department of Health and Human Services pulls together results from vari­ ous studies since the start of the ban. Among them was a 2011 study that showed the number of heart attacks had plummeted. Also included is information from a more recent one, by Research Triangle Park-based RTI International this past sum­ mer, that suggested state­ wide smoke-free laws would not harm employment or sales at restaurants and bars. That study examined North Carolina as well as eight states that did not have statewide bans. It's the largest such study, but its findings were similar to those in several smaller studies. The findings contra­ dict the claims of some bar owners who fought the ban, saying it would ruin them. The study results also are in line with the experiences of many local bar and restau­ rant owners. "It was the best thing that ever happened to us," said Gus Gusler, owner of The Players' Retreat just off Hillsborough Street in Raleigh. '1 can't believe any­ body would say it didn't help them, because for us it was a dramatic change." Gusler said he watched his sales numbers carefully after the ban went into effect and almost immediately saw a.rrnmpdP at^out 1.5 percent.^ i He had been a vocal back­ er of the ban in its current form and thinks some of his patrons who smoke stayed away for a week or two because they were angry. But Gusler said the increase in new patrons, particularly families bringing more kids, vastly outnumbered those who stayed away. And the smokers eventually came back, too. "It's better for the work­ ers," he said. "It's better for me, because I don't go home smelling like smoke anymore, and it's better for everyone else, too." Scott Maitland, owner of Top of the Hill restaurant and bar in downtown Chapel Hill, was something of a pio­ neer: He had made his estab­ lishment smoke-free inside from its opening in 1996, though he allowed smoking ouLside on the decks. He has always had a gut feeling that it helped the bottom line a little, and that it certainly never seemed to hurt. "Even people who smoke have told me it's great not to be drowning in smoke," he said. Maitland said he has small ownership stakes in bars in New York and Washington, and that when New York enacted its own ban, there was no effect on business. The report from DHHS quotes a letter from the N.C. Restaurant and Lodging Association to the members of the General Assembly in October 2012 saying the ban has had a positive impact on restaurant sales. The report includes data that suggest the ban has had a significant effect on the number of heart attacks across the state. Even brief exposure tosec­ ondhand smoke is believed to be able to trigger heart attacks. Chemicals in the smoke narrow blood vessels and raise blood pressure and pulse rates, and cause chemi­ cal changes in the blood that make cardiovascular prob­ lems including heart attacks more likely, according to the U.S. Surgeon General's office. A 2009 review by the Institute of Medicine of the existing studies concluded that comprehensive smoking bans in all workplaces and public areas could reduce the number of heart attacks by 17 percent within a year. In the year after the res­ taurant and bar smoking ban here, the average number of emergency room visits each week by people having heart attacks fell 21 percent. There was a similar, but .smaller, decline in emergen­ cy room visits for asthma. Price: 919-829-4526 (c)2014 The News 4 Observer Visit The News 4 Observer at www.newsobserver.com Distributed by MCT Information Services On Friday, the Department of Health and Human Services' Acting Medicaid Director Sandra Terrell released the fol­ lowing statement: Effective January 1, due to new eli­ gibility rules, 70,253 children were switched from NC Health Choice to Medicaid. As a result, the N.C. Depart­ ment of Health and Human Services issued new Medicaid cards to these af­ fected recipients who transitioned from NC Health Choice to Medicaid. The Department of Health and Hu­ man Services has determined 48,752 of these new Medicaid cards were mailed to the incorrect recipients. The incor­ rect card shows the child's name, Med­ icaid identification number, date of birth and primary care physician. The Department has begun a careful review of this incident to determine how it occurred and to ensure personal information is protected. DHHS knows exactly which Medicaid cards were sent to which addresses, and is rap­ idly working to issue correct Medicaid cards. This incident does not affect Medic­ aid coverage, and benefits are not af­ fected. Medicaid recipients who have received incorrect Medicaid cards will be sent a correct Medicaid card with specific instructions on what to do with the incorrect Medicaid card. In the meantime, children needing services without a correct Medicaid ID card can nc department of h e a l t h a n d human services use their NC Health Choice ID number or card, which is still valid. Providers are also able to verify eligibility in or­ der to deliver services. The Department of Health and Human Services takes the privacy of Medicaid recipients very seriously and is work­ ing to put measures in place to monitor the use of affected Medicaid cards for potential fraud. We regret this incident occurred and are working to ensure it is ' corrected as soon as possible. If individuals have questions about this incident, they are advised to call the DHHS Customer Service Center Number located on the back of their Medicaid card, 1-800-662-7030. Click here for a sample image of a Medicaid card. Sign up now for pesticide license re-certifications The N.C. Cooperative Extension, Ashe County Center will once again be providing recertification classes for individuals with a current pesti­ cide license in collaboration with the N.C. Department of Agriculture as scheduled below: Jan. 23, 2014 • X Credits -10 a.m. - 12 p.m. • V Credits -1 - 3 p.m. May 22, 2014 • X Credits 1 - 3 p.m. • V Credits 3 - 5 p.m. Sept. 24, 2014 • X Credits 7 - 9 p.m. • V Credits 5 - 7 p.m. Individuals who need to obtain a pesticide licenses may take the exam as follows (please bring a pencil, cal­ culator and identification to take the test and also a check for fees): March 20, 2014 - 1 p.m. (training begins at 9 a.m.) Nov. 8, 2014 - 1 p.m. (training begins at 9 a.m.) Pre-registration is not required for the classes or exams. All classes and exams are held at the Agricultural Service Center, 134 Government Circle, Jefferson. Fees are deter­ mined by the N.C. Department of Agriculture. If you have questions or would like additional information regarding the 2014 Pesticide License Recertification Classes or Exams please call the N.C. Cooperative Extension, Ashe County Center at 336-846-5850. Insurers seek 25 percent increase in NC homeowners insurance rates David Ranii The News 4 Observer (MCT) Insurers are asking for another major increase in homeown­ ers insurance rates across North Carolina — an aver­ age increase of 25.3 percent. Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin blasted ANY SIZE the industry's request, which overall ranges from a decrease of 2.7 percent in some areas to an increase of as much as 35 percent in some regions along the coast, and urged the indus­ try to withdraw it imme­ diately. Goodwin ultimately would have to approve any rate increase. AMERICA'S BEST SELLING REPLACEMENT WINDOWS INSTALLED] White double hungup;to 4x6 j^See store for details "Simply llw Bttl tor U(l" E In-Home Estimate: 336-838-9393 Or visit our showroom: jcond St., North Wilksboro (Across From The Ford Dealership) JowWorldFoothllls.com • fcHMfGI Ray Evans, director of the N.C. Rate Bureau, which filed the request late Friday afternoon on behalf of the insurance industry, said the request was driven by higher claims by homeown­ ers in recent years. He also said the industry is playing catch-up on rates because it has consistently in the past obtained much smaller increases than it sought. The last time the industry sought an increase in home­ owners rates, in 2012, it sought an average increase of 17.7 percent. But in the end, the industry and Goodwin compromised on a statewide rate increase that averaged 7 percent. "We're trying to get caught up," Evans said. "We're trying to get to an adequate premium." In 2011, two of the laigest insurers in»the state, N.C. Farm Bureau and Allstate, stopped writing homeown­ ers policies in some instanc­ es unless customers also bought auto insurance from them. A Farm Bureau exec­ utive told a state legislative committee at the time that its homeowners insurance business was unprofitable. The last increase went into effect July 1, although some homeowners may not have even felt the effects of that increase yet because the higher rates aren't imposed until a policyholder's cover­ age expires. Goodwin responds To be sure, policy pre­ miums can rise in a year when no rate increase has been approved if an insurer reduces or eliminates dis­ counts. In addition, policies that cover the "replacement cost" of a house may rise annually to keep pace with construction costs. If the industry and the Insurance Department staff can't agree on a rate change, a hearing would be held that is presided over by the insurance commissioner, who would then issue a rul­ ing that could be appealed to the courts. Goodwin made clear that he's not in a mood to settle, issuing a statement saying he was "appalled that the insurance companies would request another increase" so soon and urging the indus­ try to withdraw its request. "If they do not, the insur­ ance companies should expect a full hearing on this matter," he added. "I will not entertain any settle­ ment negotiations." Goodwin also said he was offended that the request was filed "late on a Friday afternoon, when they think the public won't be paying attention." The new rates that the industry is seeking would take effect Aug. 1. Out on the coast Coastal homeowners have been especially upset about the rates that they pay, which have been ris­ ing much higher than those in other areas of the state. Residents of coastal coun­ ties decried the last increase the industry sought as excessive, unwarranted and unfair. The rates sought in the new filing go as high as 35 percent in some beach areas but also go as low as a decrease of 2.7 per­ cent in the inland areas of some coastal counties, said Insurance Department spokeswoman Kerry Hall. Evans, the N.C. Rate Bureau director, said the industry also is seeking a revision of the rate territo­ ries to apportion rates more fairly. Evans said that for every dollar in premiums that the state insurers received in 2010 and 2011, "they essentially paid a dollar in claims." Those years "were partic­ ularly bad years for, if you'll remember, for tornadoes... and severe weather in gen­ eral, excluding hurricanes," he said. Ranii: 919-829-4877 (c)2014 The News 4 Observer Visit The News 4 Observer at www.newsobserver.com Distributed by MCT Information Services �TUESDAY, JANUARY 7, 2014 J KITKRSON POST PAGE .'3 OBITUARIES BELLE S. COX Mrs. Belle S. Cox passed away Tuesday, Jan. 2,2014. She was 95. She was born in High Point to Jenny and W.D. Stroud on Nov. 22,1918. Mrs. Cox worked at Western Electric for 30 years and was a member of Maple Springs United Methodist church for over 70 years. Belle had been a resident at Arbor Acres for the last 25 years. Mrs. Cox espe­ cially enjoyed working in her garden and wintering in Fort Meyers with her late husband, Mr. C.C. Cox who passed away in 2002. In addition to her hus­ band, she is preceded in death by her son in law Mr. Marty Bell. Mrs. Cox is survived by her two daughters, Jeanette Bell, of Raleigh and Dee Petersen and husband Walt of West Jefferson; one grandson Chris Petersen and wife Amy; and three RUTH GERTRUDE GRAYBEAL GREER BENJAMIN BRYCE COOK great grandchildren, Ben, Sam, and Hannah; three special nieces and neph­ ews, Ann Rhoades, Jim Stroud, and Linda Eriks­ son. The family would like to thank Mrs. Cox's care­ giver Phyllis Curry for the special and loving care that she gave her. A visitation was held on Friday Jan. 3, 2014, at Salem Funeral Home. The funeral ceremony was held at Maple Springs UMC at 1 p.m. on Saturday Jan. 4, 2014, with Rev. Randy Waugh officiating. A pri­ vate graveside was held at Forsyth Memorial Park. In lieu of flowers, me­ morials may be made to Maple Springs UMC Capi­ tal Fund, 2569 Reynolda Road, Winston-Salem, NC 27106. Online condolences may be made through www.salem.fh.com Mr. Bepjamin Bryce Cook of Warrensville passed away Wednesday morning, Jan. 1, 2014 at his residence. He was 79. Mr. Cook was born in Ashe County on Sept. 16, 1934, to the late Benjamin Fredrick and Bessie Welborn Cook. He was the manager of Kansas City Steak House, which later turned into Western Steer Steak House. He opened Cook's Cafeteria in Boone Mall and later moved to Mountain City, Tenn. Bryce was a mem­ ber of the Clifton United Methodist Church. In his spare time he loved fishing. He was a beloved husband, father, and grandfather and will be missed by all. He is survived by his wife Davia Sutherland Cook of 58 years of mar­ riage; one daughter, Marea Pinto and husband Craig of Conover; one brother, John EVELYN H. JONES Cook of Boone; three sis­ Evelyn H. Jones of New­ by her husband John D. ters, Mary Francis Nelson port passed away Tuesday, Jones; step daughter Nan­ of West Jefferson, Juanita Dec. 31,2013, at her home cy A. Jones; two sisters Houck of West Jefferson, Evangeline Hall Kellum, with family. She was 92. LINDA Evelyn grew up and lived Ellen Ray Hall Storey; and in Winston-Salem until two brothers T. Edison Linda K. Just passed the last five years. She Hall, and John E. Hall. away Thursday, Jan. 2, was a member of Ardmore A memorial service will 2014, at her residence sur­ United Methodist Church be held 3 p.m. Friday, Jan. rounded by her family. She in Winston-Salem. She re­ 10, 2014, at Ardmore Unit­ was 61. tired from X-ray sales and ed Methodist Church in Survivors include services company with 30 Winston-Salem with Rev. husband, Paul Just; years of service. She spent Jock Ollis officiating. one son, Michael In lieu of flowers me­ Starr and wife Ali­ many wonderful summers in the mountains in Ashe morial donations may be cia of Gastonia; two made to Ardmore United step-sons, Brian Just County in Todd. She is survived by one Methodist Church 630 S. and Matthew Just; son Grover Matlock and Hawthorne Road, Winston- one step-daughter; wife Kay of Morehead City; Salem, NC 27103. Sarah Scibetta; one two stepsons Jack Jones of Online condolences may sister, Lois Hayes, of New Gastonia, and Toby Jones be made to the family at York; eight grandchildren; of Hendersonville; nine www.mundenfuneralhome. and three nieces. grandchildren; 10 great net Linda is preceded in grandchildren; and many Arrangements by Mun- death by her parents, Har­ special nieces and neph­ den Funeral Home and old Charles and Miriam ews. Crematory Inc. of More- "Peg" Hardy; and her She is preceded by death head City. brother, William "Bill" and Wyonna Hodges of Middle River, Md.; one granddaughter, Mary Pin­ to of Conover; and several nieces and nephews. Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 5,2014, at Boone Fam­ ily Funeral Home with Rev. Gregg Plott, Rev. Margaret Wannemacher and Rev. Randy Wall officiat­ ing. Burial followed in the Ashelawn Memorial Gardens Cemetery. The family re­ ceived friends on Saturday, Jan. 4, 2014, at Boone Fam­ ily Funeral Home. Flowers accepted or me­ morials may be made to Ashe Outreach, P.O. Box 157, Creston, NC 28615, or to Warrensville Method­ ist Parsonage, C/O Becky Russell, P.O. Box 213, War­ rensville, NC 28693. You may give the family your condolences at our website www.boonefuneralhome.com. Boone Family Funeral Home of West Jefferson is in charge of these arrange­ ments. K JUST Hardy. A Memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 9, 2014, in the Found­ ers Chapel of McLean Fu­ neral Directors of Gasto­ nia. In lieu of flow­ ers memorials may be made to: Gaston Hospice, P.O. Box 3984 Gastonia, NC 28054 or to P.E.O. International at peo@alliancetechnologies. netfor online donations. Condolence messages may be submitted online to www.mcleanfuneral.com McLean Funeral Direc­ tors of Gastonia is serving the Just family. Obituaries also available on our website at ioiow.jeJfersonpost.com Courting History In conjunction with the Museum of Ashe County History Sam Shumate Special to the Post Ashe County had nine high schools when I was a student in the 1950's. The most unique was Vir­ ginia-Carolina where one could attend class in North Carolina and eat lunch in Virginia without leaving the campus. When playing baseball one could honest­ ly brag about hitting a ball clear out of the state. Virginia-Carolina paved the way for public educa­ tion with innovations that set precedents for other districts. It received its accreditation in 1922, making it the first ac­ credited public school in Ashe County. Under the leadership of Mr. W.C. LaRue the first agricul­ ture department was es­ tablished in1924 and the Future Farmers of America entered the educational scene. The department had its own classroom Mrs. Ruth Gertrude Graybeal Greer of Jeffer­ son died Sunday, Dec. 29, 2013, at her home. She was 96. Mrs. Greer was born Feb. 14, 1917, in Ashe County to Adolphus and Rosa Osborne Graybeal. Mrs. Greer was preceded in death by her par­ ents; her husband, Leonard Greer; daughter, Lorene Sheets; and grand­ son, Jody Sheets. She was member of Sugar Grove Bap­ tist Church. She loved to read her bible and never met a stranger. She greeted everyone with a hug. Mrs. Greer is survived by two sons, R. D. Greer of Crumpler and J. B. Greer of Jefferson; one daughter, Christine Richardson of Lansing; one brother, Har­ CHARLES WILLIAM 'BILL* NEAL Charles William "Bill" Neal of Hickory died Tues­ day, Dec. 31, 2013, in his home surrounded by his family. He was 59. He was born in Marion to John McDonald Neal and Myrtle Pritchard Neal. He attended UNCAsheville, graduat­ ing with a degree in Political Science and Philosophy. During his more than 30 year career with the N.C. Department of Community Correc­ tions, Bill served as a chief probation officer and judi­ cial district manager. In 2013, he was awarded the Order of the Longleaf Pine by the governor for his exceptional service to the state. After retirement, Bill volunteered as a Guard­ ian ad Litem, supporting youth in Davie County. He enjoyed playing golf with his friends, cheering for the Tar Heels, and play­ ing with his grandchildren. He loved the mountains of North Carolina and, most of all, his family. His girls were always first in his The News 4 Observer (MCT) Months after problems plagued enrollment in the State Health plan, thousands of cur­ rent and retired state workers continue to face obstacles. The new coverage year began Jan. 1 but state officials acknowl­ edged Thursday that 105,000 state employees, mostly those who work at government agen­ cies, do not have insurance cards used to obtain medical care. State Treasurer Janet Cowell's office, which oversees the insur­ ance plan that covers 660,000 state workers and retirees, says the cards are being processed and will be mailed soon. For thousands of state retir­ ees, a billing glitch left confusion and questions at the end of De­ cember when health insurance coverage was not deducted from pension checks. Schorr Johnson, a Cowell spokesman, said the problem mostly affected retirees with dependents and did not af­ fect coverage. heart. He is survived by his wife of 36 years, Lisa Hold­ er Neal of Hickory; brother John Neal and family, of Maryland; his three daugh­ ters, Jennifer Conaty and husband Joe, Sarah Beckworth and husband Josh, and Mackenzie Ratledge and hus­ band Clay. He found great joy in his six grandchildren, Evie, Maddie, Emmie, Sam, Lainey, and Charlie. A memorial celebra­ tion of Bill's life was held on Saturday, Jan. 4, 2014, at Grassy Creek Golf and Country Club in Spruce Pine. In lieu of flowers, the family has requested that memorial donations be made to Catawba Regional Hospice, 3975 Robinson Road, Newton, NC 28658. Bass-Smith Funeral Home in Hickory is serv­ ing the family of Charles William "Bill" Neal and on-line condolences may be left at www.bass-smitbfuneralhome.com. The Virginia-CaroIinaSchool building and farm shop. As early as 1913, leaders in the Grassy Creek area were planning to build a school. Mr. Catlett Pugh donated land in Grayson County, Virginia and Mr. Greer Parsons donated joining land in Ashe Coun­ ty, NC. The first build­ ing was a large two-story wood-frame structure straddling the state line with four classrooms, an auditorium and a music room. In the early 1920s other rooms were added, along with a library. The home economics building opened in 1920. It contained four rooms: a classroom, sewing room, kitchen and a dining room where faculty members could enjoy a lunch pre­ pared by students. In 1927 a teacher train­ ing department was estab­ lished. Under the direction of Miss Meta Lyle and Miss Johnnie Gore, for­ mer graduates could enroll and take a one-year course that earned them a class C teaching certificate. Only three other schools in Southwestern Virginia and none in North Carolina of­ fered this program. Principal F.C. Nye and math/science teacher Worth Young led a project to build a gymnasium that opened in the 1930s. A commercial depart­ ment was added in 1939 under the direction of Mrs. Irene Cox. This addition was a forerunner to our modern distributive educa­ tion classes. In 1939-40, the origi­ nal building was replaced with a modern twelveroom brick structure by the Works Progress Ad­ ministration. This build­ ing served the school well until it was destroyed by fire February 5, 1967. The building containing the auditorium in North Caro­ lina and the lunchroom in Virginia was all that re­ mained. Thus ended a unique and innovative school that demonstrated how citizens from two states and two N.C. state workers' problems persist with State Health Plan John Frank din Graybeal of Mt. Airy; one sister, Esther Hen­ derson of Wytheville, Va.; caregiver, Linda Tucker; 10 grandchildren; 17 great­ grandchildren; two greatgreat-grandchildren; and several nieces and neph­ ews. Funeral services were held at noon on Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2014, at Badger Fu­ neral Home Chapel by Minister Danny Miller and Rev. Lloyd Day. Burial followed in Perry Cemetery. Words of comfort and remembrance may be viewed or sent to the fam­ ily through our website at www.badgerfuneralhome. com. Badger Funeral Home was entrusted with Mrs. Greer's arrangements. The state is sending a letter explaining the snafu and a bill for the amount owed to those af­ fected. Johnson said he could not provide specific numbers about how many retirees received in­ correct pension checks. The troubles come after thou­ sands of state workers and retir­ ees faced long delays in signing up for health coverage in Octo­ ber in a situation that drew paral­ lels to the federal health care de­ bacle. State Health Plan officials were forced to extend the enroll­ ment deadline to November af­ ter more than half of them hadn't elected coverage. The plan's administrators ini­ tially downplayed the problem but sought fixes under pressure from the State Employees As­ sociation of North Carolina and complaints from workers. As for the new problems, Johnson said officials are working to remedy the issues. "For the largest open enrollment the State Health Plan has ever had ... the plan was al­ ways aware there were going to be some issues," Johnson said Thursday. For some, the enrollment is­ sues persist. Theresa Raphael-Grimm, a clinical associate professor of nursing and medicine at UNCChapel Hill, said a computer glitch put her in the wrong plan, the basic 70/30 option, when she thought she enrolled in an 80/20 plan that provides more robust coverage. "Given that I provide mental health care to citizens of North Carolina, and my husband pro­ vides medical care, I think it is especially ironic that I cannot ob­ tain the very health care benefits for which I qualify, and all be­ cause of a well-documented sys­ tem glitch with the vendor who operates the State Health Plan enrollment process," she said, adding that she has heard many others experience related issues. Raphael-Grimm said she ap­ pealed to the university benefit coordinators who supported her petition but it was rejected by the State Health Plan. Johnson said about 1,600 ac­ tive and retired state employees have completed the process to get an exception but technical is­ sues were not a factor. He said the state is continuing to press Benefitfocus, the South Caroli­ na-based company that manages components of the. plan, to re­ solve lingering issues. Raphael-Grimm said she's not satisfied. With the federal health care law, she said, the Obama ad­ ministration took responsibility, but the state is not doing so. She said the problems with enroll­ ment should lead to leniency for those who had problems. "I am particularly distressed that glitches in the enrollment process were documented, re­ corded and communicated to the State Health Plan administrators, yet still they take no responsibil­ ity or demonstrate no measures to allow people like me to have their situation corrected," she said. Frank: 919-829-4698 (c)2014 The News 4 Observer Visit The News 4 Observer at www.newsobserver. com Distributed by MCT Information Services counties could pool their ideas and resources to con­ struct and operate a highly successful educational in­ stitution. The costs were proportionately divided based on the number of students from each state. The grade school and ag­ riculture department was maintained by Grayson County; the high school and home economics de­ partment by Ashe. While Virginia-Carolina remains mostly as a mem­ ory, it should go down in history as one of the most successful educational ex­ periments in our history. Source: Mrs. Irene Cox in The Heritage of Ashe County, Vol. 1, pp 72-73 N.C. begins issuing tree state IDs under voting law News 4 Record (MCT) The state Division of Motor Vehicles began issuing free photo ID cards Thursday to those who don't have other forms of identification, according to its website. Voters in North Carolina will have to show photo identification at the poUs beginning in 2016, part of a election reform bill passed last year. That law is being challenged in court. A list of photo IDs that will be acceptable for vot­ ing is available on the State Board of Elections' web­ site. No-fee ID cards are available for people who have no other valid forms of photo identification, according to the website. Applications for no-fee voter ID cards can be made at any North Carolina DMV driver license office. Applicants will need to present the following: —Documents that verify their age and identity. —A valid Social Security number. (c)2014 the News 4 Record Visit the News 4 Record at www. news record.com Distributed by MCT Information Services �Public Opinion "...were it left to me to decide whether we should have a government without newspapers or newspapers without a government, I should not hesitate a moment to prefer the latter." — Thomas Jefferson, 1787 NC tax reform package burdens students To offset income tax de­ will have on students and creases, the major tax reform their families doesn't seem package that the GOP-led to be of much concern to legislature passed this past GOP lawmakers and the summer includes numerous McCrory administration. sales tax changes that are Although supporters of the set to go into effect on Janu­ new law have portrayed ary 1, 2014. As numerous them as a necessary updat­ media outlets have pointed ing of the system to reflect out, the new law puts into economic changes, the sales place a 6.75 percent tax on tax changes essentially off­ various admissions charges, set a swath of income tax including college and pro­ cuts, cuts that dispropor­ fessional sporting events, tionately favor the wealthy. Sure, the income tax cuts movies, plays, concerts, and museums. The law also adds mean that most in North sales taxes to Carolina — newspaper not just the sales, elec­ wealthy—will tric utilities, see a bump in and various take-home pay. service con­ The GOP can "M* •' thus tout its tracts, while eliminating concern to put tax rebates more money for energy ef­ into the pockets ficient appli­ of hard-working ances and the citizens. But with the elimi­ annual taxnation of vari­ free weekend ous deductions for back-toand exemp­ school shop­ ' tions, including ping. Hollis Phelps deductions for O n e Assistant Professor contributions change in the Mt. Olive College to the NC529 law that has Plan that helps been less re­ ported is the elimination of parents save for college, it exemptions for meals sold seems that many will end at colleges and universities, up paying more, despite the meaning that board or meal upfront cuts. Indeed, the plans are now subject to Budget & Tax Center has state and local sales taxes. estimated that, all things Since meal plans are nor­ considered, the bottom 80% mally part of the total cost of NC taxpayers will be pay­ of attendance for resident ing more come January 1. students, the tax amounts to Add to that the increases jii iiju-ease ior many in the in sales taxes, and the tax overall cost of getting a de­ reform package looks more gree. At my own institution, like an across-the-board tax that could translate into a increase for the majority of $150 -$200 increase for the taxpayers. next academic year. That includes many stu­ In the grand scheme of dents. Despite the rhetoric higher education, a few hun­ we often hear about the im­ dred dollars may not sound portance of making college like much—and it likely affordable, the new tax on doesn't to many in the leg­ meals sold at institutions of islature. For many students higher learning intention­ and their families, however, ally increases the cost of get­ an extra few hundred dol­ ting a degree. This comes at lars is a lot of money, money a time when the direct and that they don't necessarily indirect costs of attending have on hand. Many of my college continue to increase students and their families on a yearly basis, with no find it hard enough just to real relief in site. Students at scrape by each month, let our colleges and universities alone finance a college edu­ are, in effect, being forced to cation. Many of my students foot the bill for tax cuts that have to take on a consider­ primarily favor a small per­ able amount of student loan centage of the state's popula­ debt to get the degree that, tion—and many will have to they've been told, guaran­ go into more debt to do so. tees them a secure and pros­ Unfortunately, it's what perous future. An added tax we've come to expect from to the overall cost of going the legislature and the Mc­ to school doesn't provide Crory administration. Our much relief to those already students, however, deserve at a financial disadvantage, better. especially when that future looks less and less certain. Hollis Phelps is an Assistant Nevertheless, the effect Professor of Religion at Mount that the changes in the tax Olive College. Mount Olive. NC. A (USPS 441-810) Member NC Press Association Published twice weekly by Civitas Media LLC. P.O. Box 808 203 S. Second Ave.. 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Page 4 Tuesday, January 7,2014 'Megatrends' for 2014 predicated North Carolina, like the nation, was built by a vibrant mid­ Instead of predicting what will occur in 2014, let us focus instead on 10 Tar Heel Megatrends that will shape the coming dle-class able to purchase houses, cars, furniture and ameni­ ties, at the same time affording more education for their chil­ decade in North Carolina. dren, providing for their healthcare and putting aside money 1. We will be a larger, more diverse and older population Our population is growing by 100,000 citizens each year and for retirement. The middle class continues to shrink while the within the next decade will become the eighth most populous rich get richer and the poor increase in numbers. Generation state. We will be less Caucasian and more ethnic, with the fast­ X and Millenials are the first in modern history to believe their est growing segment being Hispanic. Every six seconds some­ futures will hot be as bright as that achieved by their parents one turns 60 in the U.S. North Carolina is also greying, grow­ and grandparents. 7. Public education will change dramatically ing as an attractive spot for retirees. Look for more emphasis Businesses say current education systems are not producing on and resources to address this aging population. Non-native the workforce skills needed and demand reforms. The role of residents will increasingly impact our culture. teachers will dramatically change as laptop com­ 2. We will be more urban and less rural puters and advanced software dictate they no lon­ Continued population shifts will blur mu­ ger just lecture to students, but morph into coach­ nicipal boundary lines along the 1-85 corridor es, mentors and resource enahancers. Teacher stretching from east of Raleigh through the Tri­ pay and education funding will increase relative ad, around to Charlotte and into South Carolina, to their success in turning out skilled, well-edu­ eventually extending al| the way to Atlanta. The cated workers. Community colleges will assume a resulting "Megalopolis," as some are calling it, will compete against regions like the Washing­ greater role in workforce training and the first two years of undergraduate college education. Both ton to Boston corridor, Silicon Valley, the Pacific public and private colleges will be forced to be Northwest and Texas for jobs. Our fast-growing more efficient with less revenue, as tuitions and areas will demand great planning and policymak­ government funding continue to shrink. Distance ing but severe problems in education, healthcare learning will become commonplace. Universities and infrastructure will plague rural areas. 3. Independents, women, older voters and will focus on post-graduate and research training. 8. We will continue to be less healthy than those in the most populous counties will deter­ other states mine election outcomes Tom Campbell 26 percent of North Carolina's registered vot­ North Carolina will continue in the bottom NC Spin ers are now unaffiliated and increasing steadily. third of least healthy states, especially in rural ar­ Democrats, with 60-plus percent of registrations eas, due to obesity, high blood pressure, diabetes 20 years ago, have shrunk to 43 percent; Republican registra­ and other chronic diseases. A shortage of primary care phy­ tions remain steady at 31 percent. Urban communities are in­ sicians coupled with increased healthcare costs will escalate creasingly voting more for Democrats while rural areas elect demands for healthcare reform. Fewer small businesses will Republicans. Candidates will target women, older and unaf­ provide health insurance benefits to employees. Individuals filiated voters. The 25 most populous counties will essentially will be urged to assume more personal accountability for their determine statewide outcomes. The growing influence of big health outcomes. money special interest groups on TV will continue but vot­ 9. We will see more infrastructure investment ers will become fed up with politicians selecting their voters North Carolina has not made significant improvements in rather than the other way around, demanding redistricting and roads, clean water, public schools or other public infrastruc­ ture in decades and we are currently paying a price for our campaign reforms. 4. We will see smaller, more transparent government with shortsightedness. Leaders will advocate greater infrastructure investments, especially roads, and voters will approve public less divisive leaders Our history records periodic philosophical pendulum financing, even when resulting in higher taxes, but only when swings. The latest began in 2010, swinging us toward the po­ guaranteed dollars will be spent wisely. litical right but the pendulum will return to a more moderate 10. We continue to be less well informed No sector has changed more than communications. Newspa­ posture. North Carolina voters will tire of divisive, partisan politicians and seek consensus builders who work for the com­ pers are struggling to survive. Mainstream networks are losing mon good instead of special interest groups. The trend toward audience shares. Cable news outlets are highly partisan. Young smaller government with fewer ambitious programs will con­ people depend on Jon Stewart's Daily Show and the Colbert tinue, but citizens will insist their government be more trans­ Report, along with sites like The Huffington Post, National Re­ parent and accountable. view, Drudge Report and other websites for their news, even 5. Our economy will retool and refocus though nobody is vetting many of these new media sources Large textile, tobacco and furniture manufacturers are gone. for accuracy. People increasingly self-select media sources to Manufacturing is making a comeback but new producers will which they pay attention but are generally less well informed have smaller payrolls and employ more technology. Tourism than they were a generation ago. and the service sector will expand, especially in healthcare and Look for these 10 Tarheel Megatrends to shape the decade services to older citizens. Agriculture will continue to play a ahead, requiring bold, visionary leaders who both understand major role and biotechnology will become increasingly impor­ and respond to them. tant, dependent on our universities and community colleges Campbell is the executive producer and moderator of NC to provide researchers and skilled workers. Workers will be SPIN, a weekly panel discussion on state issues that airs on required to be more productive and able to adapt quickly to WMYT "MY TV12" at 10 a.m. on Sundays and on WJZY changing circumstances. "CW46" at 6:30 a.m. and 11:05 p.m. on Sundays and on WF6. Our middle class continues to shrink MY-TV at 5:30 a.m. Sundays. m * You Decide: Up, down or sideways, where will the economy go in 2014? It's that time of year again when economists are asked to polish In North Carolina, I predict that nearly 100,000 net payroll jobs off their crystal balls and peek into the economic future. I certainly will be added in 2014 and a year-end published jobless rate of be­ understand why. Businesses can make better plans if they can fore­ tween 6.5 percent and 7 percent. Some regions of the state, such cast the strength of consumer spending. Knowing the outlook for as the Triangle and Asheville, could see unemployment rates near employment and income will help consumers know if economic 5 percent by year's end. However, 70 percent of the jobs created belt-tightening or belt-loosening is ahead. And how much govern­ in the state will continue to be in three regions: Charlotte, the ment can spend - or borrow - is based on the avail­ Triangle and the Triad. ability of public revenues, and public revenues are This is a fairly optimistic economic outlook. But largely tied to the relative strength of the economy. I certainly don't want to minimize the continuing My calendar is already booked solid for presen­ economic issues we face. Certainly not everyone tations about the economic future all around North has benefited from the economic recovery. Average Carolina. I always open my talks with a well-worn household income - after adjusting for inflation - is joke - that economists are better at predicting the still lower than it was prior to the recession. There past than the future. After the laughter subsides, I will be improvement in 2014, but many families make the serious point that economic forecasting has will still have less than they had seven years ago. a high error rate, especially when the forecasts are We also face a problem of many unemployed for specific numbers like the jobless rate, new jobs woikers not having the skills that businesses need created and the change in spending. However, econo­ for new hires. This is the skill mismatch problem, mists are much better at recognizing and predicting and economists think it accounts for a large num­ general economic trends. ber of the unemployed workers who have dropped So, let me begin with economic trends for 2014. out of the labor force. North Carolina may face this I - and most economists - see several good trends. problem to a greater extent than other states be­ First, our economy will grow, meaning gains in eco­ Dr. Mike Walden cause of the dramatic loss of manufacturing jobs nomic production and income. That is, I don't see in recent decades. Factory jobs here are down 45 N.C. Cooperative a recession - whereproduction and income decline percent since 1990. It's the reason we have unem­ - on the horizon. The better business climate will Extension ployed workers at the same time that some busi­ mean more jobs - not for everyone who wants a job, nesses can't fill job vacancies. but there will be fewer unemployed workers. Answers to the skill mismatch problem require thinking outside The housing market will also continue to improve in 2014. This is a big deal because the lack of robust home construction and the box about worker training — including expansion of appren­ sales activity has been the major factor behind the sluggish econo­ ticeship programs, vocational/technical options at high schools my. People are buying homes again, developers are building homes and quicker ways for workers to upgrade their skills using online again and the percentage of homeowners with troubled mortgages and similar training methods. is down. I predict 2014 will be the year that builders add construc­ The geographical "divide" in economic opportunities has been tion workers - something they've not done for several years in a long-term issue in North Carolina, and it will continue. Met­ North Carolina - and this will be a big boost to the job market. ropolitan areas like Charlotte and the Triangle (I call them our Inflation should remain mild in 2014 - averaging around 2 per­ "racehorse economics") are some of the most dynamic and fastest cent — and interest rates should continue to be affordable. Long- growing in the nation, and they will continue to rapidly expand. term interest rates, such as those on mortgages, did rise in 2013. But many small towns and rural areas, which traditionally based The Federal Reserve is expected to reduce its monetary stimulus their economies on tobacco, textiles and furniture, continue to lag of the economy in 2014, which normally would mean even higher as those industries have downsized, and nothing significant has interest rates. But many experts think the Fed's actions have been replaced them. A challenge for 2014 and beyond will be reviving widely anticipated and already adjusted in current interest rate those economies. levels. So the thinking is that interest rates won't move much in So the answer to the column's question (up, down or sideways 2014. for the economy in 2014) depends on who you are and where you Now let me provide some specific numeric forecasts. Remem­ are, but for more people than in recent years I forecast the answer ber to take these numbers not with a "grain of salt," but with the will be "up." Of course, you'll have to decide for yourself. I have, entire salt shaker. For the national economy, I see aggregate eco­ however, left one frequent question unanswered - what will the nomic production (termed "gross domestic product") expanding stock market do in 2014? As the late economist Milton Friedman by 2.75 percent — better than in 2013.1 see between 2.5 and 2.8 would say, it will fluctuate! million net payroll jobs created, thereby pushing the published un­ employment rate to between 6 percent and 6.5 percent. Remem­ Dr. Mike Walden is a William Neal Reynolds Distinguished Professor and North ber however, this most widely quoted jobless rate doesn't include Carolina Cooperative Extension economist in the Department of Agricultural and unemployed workers who have left the labor force or those work­ Resource Economics of North Carolina State University's College of Agriculture ing part-time because they can't find full-time work. The rate that and Life Sciences. He teachesand writes on personal finance, economic outlook includes these folks will remain above 10 percent in 2014. and public policy. �Common Core backlash casts shadow on future testing in N.C, Lynn Bonner The News & Observer (MCT) — The State Board of Education must decide whether it will replace state-writ­ ten standardized tests with national exams, a decision freighted with financial and political implications. North Carolina has been part of a group of states guiding the creation of a national test called SMARTER Balanced, which is tied to Common Core standards for reading and math. The thought was that students state­ wide would begin taking the national exams next year. The Common Core State Standards estab­ lish a clear and consistent map for what stu­ dents should learn from kindergarten through high school to prepare them better for college and careers. North Carolina is one of 45 states to adopt the standards. But a Common Core backlash, driven by critics who question the state's decision to hand over control of its education standards to national groups, has complicated the decision on whether to adopt the national tests. The legislature in its budget prohibited the Board of Education from spending any money on new tests linked to the standards, including SMARTER Balanced, unless the legislature passes a law allowing it. A legislative committee examining Com­ mon Core wants to consider the fiscal and le­ gal consequences of the state dropping out of the group working on the test. , TTie state board was scheduled to vote next week on what tests to use next year, but Chair­ man Bill Cobey said Thursday that the board isn't ready to do so. Instead, the board is going to get more information on options and what other states are doing. "It's a very complicated thing because it has budgetary implications," he said. Ultimately, the legislature controls what that board will do, Cobey said. The 14-member board, which includes the lieutenant governor, the state treasurer and 11 members appointed by the governor, has dis­ cussed a March deadline for making a prelimi­ nary decision. But that timetable is out of sync with any possible legislative action. The leg­ islature doesn't return to work until May 14. Even if legislators decided to allow the state board to buy national tests, there's no way they could pass a law allowing it by March. "At some point, we're going to have to con­ front that question," said Sen. Jerry Tillman, an Archdale Republican and a member of the Common Core legislative committee. Tillman, a Common Core critic, wants de­ tails on testing costs, including costs for teach­ er training. Comparing student performance Part of the rationale for having national tests linked to common standards was to allow state-to-state comparisons of student perfor­ mance. But questions about Common Core have cast a shadow over the tests, too. Florida, which was a lead state developing one of the Common Core-linked tests, dropped out of the group last September. The SMARTER Balanced tests the state has helped develop are different from the tra­ ditional state-written standardized exams the national tests would replace. Videos and calcu­ lators are embedded in the computerized tests, and the online exams would change for each student based on answers to test questions. / For example, a right answer on one item would bring up a more challenging question, while a wrong answer would lead to an easier question. If the state stays in the test-development group, it will help set the pass/fail scores for the national tests. The State Board of Educa­ tion would no longer set passing scores. The board has a few options for testing. It could decide to keep itsstate-written standard­ ized tests. That would be the cheapest option at $11.23 per student, according to price com­ parisons prepared by the state Department of Public Instruction. Comparing costs The SMARTER Balanced test costs $22.50 per student. The Board of Education will hear about test­ ing options that include ACT Aspire, which is also aligned to the new math and English stan­ dards. ACT Aspire costs $23 per student for the online version, and $29 per student for the paper test. An alternative to SMARTER Bal­ anced that some states are working on, called PARCC, would cost $29.50 per student. "North Carolina wants to know how well we're doing as compared to other states," Cobey said. "That would mean we need some kind of nationally normed tests." Tillman said "he's not totally sold" on Com­ mon Core and isn't convinced the national standards are better than those the state could develop on its own. "Why would we give up our independence?" he asked. Bonner: 919-829-4821: Twitter: @Lynn_Bonner (c)2014 The News & Observer Visit The News & Observer at www.newsobserver.com Distributed by MCT Information Services APP The app allows users to see photos of the registered sex offender, physical de­ scriptions and the crimes the person com­ mitted to be placed in the registry. Ashe County Sheriff James Williams said the app should be downloaded since it is available for public use. The county has another resource available to its citi­ zens. "Just as well in Ashe County, (residents) can go to the portal page (www.ashecountysheriff.com)," Williams said. "We list everything right there also." The statewide registry lists over 20,000 sex offenders. North Carolina state law re­ quires their information to be up to date. Mecklenburg (808), Guilford (731) and Wake (592) counties have the highest COMMUNITY CALENDAR Jan. 9 5 - 7 p.m. The Second Time Around Artist Re­ ception will be held at the Ashe Arts Center. Artists in the region were issued a challenge: create a new work of art that gets you thinking outside the box. Materials that had dif­ ferent original purposes that became a work of art will be showcased in this unique exhibit. The exhibit will run through Feb. 7, 2014. 5:30 p.m. Blue Ridge Opportunity Commis­ sion, Inc. (BROC) will hold a public hearing on the Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) for program year July 1, 2014 to June 30, 2015. The hearing will take place prior to the BROC Execu­ tive Committee Meeting at 5:30 p.m. at the BROC Wilkes Office, North Wilkesboro. The BROC Exec- number of sex offenders in the state, ac­ cording to the DOJ. An additional 3,789 registered offenders in the state live in another state and 2,150 sex offenders are incarcerated. In addition to using the new app, the list of the county's and state's sex offend­ ers is also available online at sexoffender. ncdoj.gov. State residents can also receive a phone alert when a convicted sex offender moves into their zip code. Residents can sign up by calling the Statewide Automated Vic­ tim Assistance & Notification system (NC SAVAN) at 1-877-627-2826. jpetty@civitasmedia.com Ashe County Arts Coun­ cil will sponsor a commu­ nity celebration in of Dr. Martin Luther King at the Ashe Arts Center in West Jefferson. Mike Wiley will be the feature performer for the celebration. Mike will include excerpts from his theater pieces that document the lives and times of those his­ toric figures who worked tirelessly for civil rights. Included in the evening's activities will be readings and tributes from local leaders with special mu­ sic presented under the direction of Diane BryanLeeper. The program is free and open to the pub­ lic. Funding for the Cel­ ebration is made possible by a Grassroots Arts Pro­ gram Grant for the North Carolina Arts Council. For more information, call 336-846-2787. utive Committee Meeting will begin at 6 p.m. The proposal will be available for the public to review. Jan. 13 7 p.m. Ashe County Cattlemen's Association Meeting will be held at Family Central. Member­ ship for the entire year is $25, guest meal $8. The Ashe County Cattle­ men's Association Board of Directors will be meet­ ing at 6:30 p.m. prior to the regular Associational meeting. Please RSVP by Friday, Jan. 10, 2014 so there will be adequate ma­ terials, seating and meals available for participants. For more information or to RSVP, call 336-8465850. Jan. 20 7 p.m. Martin Luther King Day Celebration. The CHURCH CALENDAR Jan. 7 7 p.m. Ashe Really Cares Commit­ tee will hold its quarterly meeting in the Ashe Baptist Conference Room. All committee members are urged to attend. Jan. 9 New Looms Bible Study - Living Beyond Yourself - Presented by Beth Moore, the discussion will be looking at the Fruit of the Spirit. The ladies meet at 11:30 a.m. each Thursday in the Ashe Baptist Conference Room. Books are available at the association office or you may purchase one at Lifeway Christian Book Store. Your facilitator, Mrs. Linda Blackburn, invites you to be a part of the new study as you begin a new year. 7 p.m. Ashe Baptist Association Exec­ utive Committee will hold its quarterly meeting at Mt. Olive Baptist Church. All committee members and pastors are urged to attend. We're on We are dedicated to serving the citizens of Ashe County, http://www.facebook.com/pages/Jefferson-Post/192842170419 P§^TYOflV rif From page 1 PAGE 5 TUESDAY, JANUARY 7, '2014 JEFFERSON POST m r1 v^\rn c—1 ° 1 •• •• i It's the First Step tc Driving Customers Being found via online searches drives customers to your door. Highly trafficked online business directory, increases customers. Simple. Affordable. Effective. All money raised by, and donated to, the Friends of the Library goes to fund library programs and capital improvement purchases. ^Easy to Set Up!. Upgrades Available! Submitted Photo | Jefferson Post • Need a website for your business? • Need to drive more local customers to your website? Last year the volunteers not only fund­ ed the new electronic tagging system for the library's books, but helped to tag each and every book and C.D. on the library's shelves. In addition to funding adult and chil­ dren's services for the library, the Friends host monthly speakers for at their group meetings. The first speaker of the year will be Shelley Felder, owner of the Honey Hole in West Jefferson, who will address the group on at the Feb. 26 meeting regarding the importance of bees to the local ecosys­ tem. On March 26, David Sill of Ray's Weath­ er will discuss weather forecasting, and in April writer Rose Haynes will discuss her book "The Ore Knob Mine Murders," which focuses on the 1980s motorcycle gang murders that brought a bad light to Ashe County. "I really think if you like books or are • Don't have the time or desire to hire a web tech? • Need to optimize your search tags? (Search Engine Optimization) Library From page 1 • Want to sell your products online? Claiming your search engine-optimized listing is easy! literary-minded, we are the best game in town," Johnson said. Johnson said the group is always look­ ing for volunteers to help in the library with cleaning and stacking books, and welcomes donations of used books and items for the gift baskets. The Friends of the Library meets on the fourth Wednesday of the month at 11 a.m. in the Friends Room in the basement of the Ashe County Public Library. Those in­ terested in joining can find a application at www.ashelibrary.com/friends or can get an application in the lobby of the library. "We've got one of the best small librar­ ies in all of North Carolina, and we've got one of the best groups of volunteers to help support that library," Johnson said,"We do this because reading is fun­ damental for success in life...reading takes you wherever you want to go." cday@civitasmedia.com Step 1 - Log on to jeffersonpost.com and click on "Businesses." Step 2 - Search for your business using the search bar. Step 3 - After locating your business, click on the title to view your listing. Then select "Is this your business? Claim it!" . Step 4 - Read and confirm. Step 5 - Fill out the new account form and select "Sign me Up." JEFFERSONPOST.COM your news 24/7 from The Jefferson Post For more information, email cclark@jeffersonpost.com or call 846-7164 00660892 �son TUESDAY, January 7,2014 PORTS Nathan 1 lam. Sports Writer (336) 846-7164 nhain(ucivitusmeilia.com ONLINE Game of the Week video can be found at jeffersonpost.com Spagnolo ties rebounding career high Nathan Ham Sports Writer Appalachian State never recovered from a poor-shooting first half of basketball, falling to Duquesne by a 24-point margin, 79-55. Former Husky Tommy Spagnolo matched a career high in rebounds with 10 off the Mountaineer bench. Spagnolo added four points, one as­ sist and one block in 20 minutes of action. This is the third time this sea­ son that Spagnolo has recorded 10 rebounds in a game. As a team, ASU shot just 29-per­ cent in the first half while Duquesne shot 49-percent from the field and hit five of 10 three-point shots to take a 49-24 halftime lead. The Mountaineers shot a bit bet­ ter in the second half (33-percent) but never had a chance to make a comeback. The Dukes continued to shred the App State defense, shoot­ ing 45-percent from the floor. Tab Hamilton led App with 18 points, but shot 7-21 from the held. Jay Canty and Chris Burgess each scored 12 points and Michael Obacha scored four points and had seven re­ bounds. Canty returned to the court for the first time this season after be­ ing ruled academically ineligible for the first semester. Tevin Baskin and Mike Neal, two of the team's top scorers, combined to shoot just 1-15 from the held and scored only hve points. The two were also kept without a three-point basket in hve attempts. This marked the final non-confer­ ence game of the year for the Moun­ taineers. ASU enters conference play with a 4-9 overall record. ASU returns home on Jan. 9 to face UNC-Greensboro in the confer­ ence home opener. nham@civitasmedia.com Ashe wrestles in Mustang Stampede Quakers drop two in holiday tourney Nathan Ham Sports Writer Ashe County had eight wrestlers compete in the Mustang Stampede at Parkland High School last weekend. Michael Elliott placed fourth in the 160pound division and Bodi Miller placed sixth in the 120pound division. 113: Bryan Mol (Swansboro) pinned Jacob Weaver (Ashe) at 2:39. 113: Chris Felder (White Knoll) pinned Weaver (Ashe) at 4:37. 120: Drew Turner (Parkland) pinned Miller (Ashe) in 18 seconds. 120: Miller (Ashe) pinned Maurice Hopper (Concord) in 20 seconds. 120: Miller (Ashe) pinned Austin Irizarry (Glenn) at 2:12. 120: Caleb Cox (RS Central) pinned Miller (Ashe) at 3:35. 120: Kendrick Mackey (Rock Hill) defeated Miller (Ashe) by a 10-3 decision. 126: Noah Mead (Rock Hill) pinned Andrew Tedder (Ashe) in 52 seconds. 126: Jesaye Murdock (West Iredell) defeated Tedder (Ashe) by a 7-3 decision. 132: Levi Heath (North Buncombe) pinned Brady Buchanan (Ashe) at 2:49. 132: Kameron Gilliand (T.C. Roberson) pinned Buchanan (Ashe) at 1:39. 145: Luke Glunt (Jay M. Robinson) won by injury default over Hunter Argetsinger (Ashe). 160: Elliott (Ashe) defeat­ ed Xavier Medina (Jay M. Nathan Ham Sports Writer Matthew Hamilton (right) holds a 15-3 record so far this season. Robinson) by a 4-1 decision. 160: Elliott (Ashe) defeat­ ed Jacob Callahan (North Buncombe) by a 6-4 decision. 160: Devin Kestner (Waynesboro) defeated Elliott (Ashe) by a 10-3 decision. 160: Elliott (Ashe) defeated Brandon Sloop (Jesse Carson HS) by a 3-2 decision. 160: Austin Tucker (Glenn) defeated Elliott (Ashe) by an 11-3 major decision. 182: Thomas Wakefield (Swansboro) pinned Joshua Hamilton (Ashe) at 1:18. 182: Hamilton (Ashe) pinned Quin-Shawn Goings (Monroe) in 51 seconds. 182: Jonathan Pazcual (Glenn) defeated Hamilton (Ashe) by a 3-1 decision. 195: Shawn Baker (Ashe) defeated Quincy Edwards (RS Central) by a 7-5 decision. 195: Kahwan Veney (Waynesboro) pinned Baker (Ashe) at 2:32. nham@civitasmedia.com Dickinson 90, Guil­ ford 75 The Quakers managed just 40-percent shooting and 21-percent shooting from the three-point line in the team's first loss of the season. Former Husky Zeb Richardson started the game and scored nine points and grabbed four rebounds. The sopho­ more added two steals and a block on the defen­ Mitchell Brown (right) has 12 wins this year wrestling in the sive end. 285-pound weight class. Matt McCarthy and BCS system goes out in style Nathan Ham Sports Writer This college football season marked the final year of the much-ma­ ligned Bowl Champion­ ship Series (BCS). Who knew that this year would be the one that we can all say that we finally saw some re­ ally good games that the voters and the computer systems decided on. Of the four BCS games played as of press time, all four were very close the whole way or at least into the fourth quarter, and all four saw the underdog team come away with the win. Michigan State, Cen­ tral Florida, Oklahoma and Clemson all won their BCS games over their op­ ponents who were the fa­ vorites in each respective contest (Stanford, Baylor, Alabama and Ohio State). The BCS was institut­ ed in 1998 to eliminate split national champions between the Associated Press Poll and the Coach­ es' Poll, as was the case in the 1997-98 season when Michigan and Nebraska both finished undefeated and shared the title. Next season, for the first time ever, the largest division of college football will finally have a playoff system. Although it will only include four teams, hope­ fully for those of us that live for Saturdays to watch our favorite college teams play, it will be the start of a larger playoff held that we have seen for years already in the Foot­ ball Championship Sub­ division (FCS), NCAA Division 2 and NCAA Di­ vision 3 football. It only makes sense to have a playoff system when all levels of football above and below the Foot­ ball Bowl Subdivision (FBS) have playoffs, even down to youth football and middle school foot­ ball. Beginning this coming season, a playoff commit­ tee will choose the four teams to compete for the national champion­ ship, based on records, strength of schedule and The Quakers' ninegame winning streak to start the season came to a screeching halt in the Kay Jewelers Coaches Classic Tournament in Ashland, Va., last week­ Nathan Ham I Jefferson Post end. Guilford College took part in the two-day tournament, facing off against Dickinson Col­ lege on Friday and Bir­ mingham Southern Col­ lege on Saturday. other areas to measure just how good a team is. The initial commit­ tee has 13 members, and includes Arkansas Ath­ letic Director Jeff Long, former Wisconsin Head Coach Barry Alvarez, Lt. Gen. Michael Gould (former Superintendent of the United States Air Force), USC Athletic Di­ rector Pat Haden, Tom Jernstedt (former Execu­ tive Vice President of the NCAA), West Virginia Athletic Director Oliver Luck, former NFL quar­ terback Archie Manning, Tom Osborne (former Ne­ braska Head Coach and Athletic Director), Clem­ son Athletic Director Dan Radakovich, Condoleezza Rice (former Secretary of State), Mike Tranghese (former Big East Com­ missioner), Steve Wieberg (former USA Today sports reporter) and Ty­ rone Willingham (former head coach at Stanford, Notre Dame and Wash­ ington). nham@civitasmedia.com Jake Hopkins were the high scorers with 16 and 15 points respectively. Dickinson was on hre from behind the threepoint line. The Red Devils hit 17 of 29 threepointers (59-percent). Adam Honig was the game's high scorer with 25 points that included 5-7 shooting beyond the three-point arc. Gerry Wixted added 16 and Brandon Angradi had 12. Birmingham South­ ern 72, Guilford 56 On day two of the tour­ nament, the Quakers continued its struggle shooting the ball. Guil­ ford shot only 32-percent from the field. Richardson finished with seven points and a team-high 11 rebounds and two blocks. Alston Furr had 15 points and McCarthy chipped in 10. For Birmingham Southern, Larry Thomas had a tremendous game with 23 points, 11 re­ bounds and three steals. Thomas was 9-13 from the field and 4-6 from three-point range. Guilford is 9-2 on the season. nham@civitasmedia.com Apprenticeship Program Joins the N.C. Department of Commerce The Apprenticeship and Training Bureau, formerly a part of the N.C. Department of Labor, transitioned to the N.C.' Department of Com­ merce on Jan. 1. The program combines on-thejob training with related classroom instruction to develop workers who are fully competent in their respec­ tive occupations. Participants in the Apprentice­ ship Program strengthen their knowledge and skill set in a partic­ ular field and are paid while work­ ing in the program. At the end of their successful completion of the training, participants earn a North Carolina Journeyman's certificate as well as a U.S. Department of La­ bor certificate. "We welcome this job-training program and know it will con­ tinue to sharpen the skills of our workforce," said N.C. Commerce Secretary Sharon Decker. "The Ap­ prenticeship Program will become a valuable part of our strategy to strengthen the state economy and close the skills gap that many in­ dustries are experiencing." The state's Apprenticeship and Training Bureau is a registered program of the Office of Appren­ ticeship Training, Employer and Labor Services (OATELS) of the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) Employment and Training Admin­ istration (ETA). Since 2008, more than 12,000 in­ dividuals and 6,400 veterans have completed the job-training pro­ gram, and 1,825 employers have participated in the program in North Carolina. The apprenticeship program is now part of the N.C. Division of Workforce Solutions (DWS). For more info about DWS, visit www. nccommerce.com/workforce. �JEFFERSON POST TUESDAY, JANUARY 7, 'JO 14 PAGE 7 CLASSIFIEDS LEGALS NOTICE TO CREDITORS Having qualified as Executor for the Estate of Norma Jean Weekly deceased late of Ashe County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of said deceased to present them on or before 13th day of March, 2014, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their re­ covery. All persons indebted to said estate will please make immediate payment. This the 13th of December, 2013. For the Estate ot Norma Jean Weekly Gregory Sturgill 10955 East Prospect Road Hillsboro, OH 45133 Publish: 12.31.13/1.7.14/1.14.14/1.28.1 4 NOTICE TO CREDITORS Photo courtesy of American Red Cross | Jefferson Post January is traditionally the hardest month to recruit blood donors, but the Red Cross is offering two opportunities to donate in Ashe County during the month. Be a part of Blood Donor Month in Ashe Christina Day Staff Writer January is National Blood Donor Month and the American Red Cross has two opportunities for Ashe County residents to make a difference and donate locally during the month. The first blood drive will be from 11 a.m.-3:30 p.m. on Jan. 16 at the National Guard Armory in Jeffer­ son. To make an appoint­ ment to donate, call Eula Blevins at (336) 982-2164. The second opportunity to donate blood to the Red Cross be from 11 a.m.-3:30 p.m. on Jan. 23, at Moun­ tain Hearts in Jefferson, next to Ashe Memorial Hospital. To make an ap­ pointment to donate at this drive, call Carla Young at (336) 846-0744. The Red Cross lists January as its most diffi­ cult month to recruit blood donors, due to holidays, weather conditions and frequent illnesses. Brian Womack, interim director for the Blue Ridge Chapter of the Red Cross, said that traditionally the volunteer base in Ashe for blood drives has been very strong. Ginny Anderson, a do­ nor recruitment represen­ tative for the Red Cross in Winston-Salem, said the donations go to three main recipient categories: surgery or emergency situ­ ation patients, cancer pa­ tients, people with sicklecell or other blood diseases and burn victims. "Blood donations can go to anyone from very pre­ mature babies in neonatal intensive care unit, all the way up to the elderly," An­ derson said. The Red Cross recom­ mends eating iron-rich foods and drinking plenty of water to hydrate prior to your donation appoint­ ment. "I usually like to tell peo­ ple to carve out about an hour for the total process," Anderson said, although the actual blood donation only takes eight to ten minutes, donors need com­ plete a short questionnaire with a phlebotomist and may experience a short wait time. More information on the blood donation process can be found at www.redcrossblood.org/donating-blood. For information on the Blue Ridge Chapter of the American Red Cross, or to schedule a blood donation online visit www.redcross. org/nc/boone. cday@civitasmedia.com New NC tax laws are taxing, say experts, businesses Stephanie Carroll Carson by month-by-month and week-by- NC News Service week," Sirota said. Service contracts will be taxed at the general rate of 7 percent and there will be a 4.75 percent tax on tickets to entertainment events such movies and live shows. Mike Rangel is the co-owner of the Asheville Brewing Company, which also shows movies at a re­ duced rate of $3. The increased tax amounts to 12 cents per ticket at his theater, which is a cost he'll absorb. "I can definitely understand the pressure of finding new sources of revenue, but I feel like 4.5 per­ cent in one big jump is a lot for a lot of theaters and entertainment places to take on," Rangel said. A slightly larger pay check is what some North Carolinians will find at the start of the new year, as the state transitions to a flatrate personal income tax in 2014. There will be new taxes on things like tickets at movie theaters and servicing furnaces and air condi­ tioners. Alexandra Sirota, director, N.C. Budget and Tax Center, said for many North Carolinians, the tax changes could cost in the long run. "In some cases, it may be a slight change, but that slight dol­ lar amount makes a real differ­ ence for families struggling to get Other theaters reported they will add a surcharge of 50 cents or $1 more per ticket. Based on her analysis, Sirota said, North Carolina's new tax plan will actually reduce the mon­ ey available to the state's econo­ my and limit growth. "What the tax plan actually does is reduce the available rev­ enue to the state, so we will see a reduction in available dollars by almost $650 million, when it's ful­ ly implemented," she explained. Certain tax deductions will also be eliminated starting this year, including the up to $5,000 in deductions allowed for families contributing to their child's 529 college savings plan. Having qualified as Executor for the Estate of Terry D. Sheets deceased late of Ashe County. North Carolina, this is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of said deceased to present them on or before 9th day of March, 2014, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recov­ ery. All persons indebted to said estate will please make immediate payment. This the 9th day of December, 2013. For the Estate of Terry D. Sheets David Russell Sheets 165 Foggy Ridge Drive West Jefferson', NC 28694 PUBLISH :12.17.13/12.24.13/1 2.31.13/1.7.14 Business Service Guide Having qualified as Executor for the Estate of David N Church, deceased late of Ashe County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of said deceased to present them on or before 13th day of March, 2014, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their re­ covery. All persons indebted to said estate will please make immediate payment. This the 13th day of Decem­ ber, 2013. For the Estate of David N. Church Karen Church 13623 NC HWY 221 S. Fleetwood, NC 28626 PUBLISH:12.17.13/12.24.13/1. 7.14/1.14.14 NOTICE TO CREDITORS Having qualified as Executor for the Estate of Lucille Hazel Vineyard, deceased late of Ashe County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons hav­ ing claims against the estate ot said deceased to present them on or before 13th day of March, 2014 or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their re­ covery. All persons indebted to said estate will please make immediate payment. This the 13th day of Decem­ ber. 2013, For the Estate of Lucille Hazel Vineyard Lowell P. Vineyard 5026 Eastwin Drive Winston-Salem, NC 27104 PUBLISH: 12.24.13/12.31.13/1.7.14/1.14. 14 NOTICE TO CREDITORS Having qualified as Executor for the Estate of Thomas Jef­ ferson Taylor, III deceased late of Ashe County, North Caro­ lina, this is to notify all persons having claims against the es­ tate of said deceased to present them on or before 19th day of March. 2014, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All per­ sons indebted to said estate will please make immediate payment. This the 19th day of Decem­ ber, 2013. For the Estate of Thomas Jef­ ferson Taylor, III Suzanne B. Taylor 355 Olde Charter Circle Jefferson, NC 28640 ANNOUNCEMENTS AUCTION / ESTATE / YARD SALE C/3rfrl // ff'eJeJC*/. SERVICES ROOFING Ashe County Roofing 30 Years Experience Licensed in VA Install roofing of all kinds Roof Painting Insured 8 ALL Work Guaranteed Free Estimates | Allen Miller .336-384-3033, LANDSCAPING Landscaping TREE SERVICIE CYCLES FINANCIAL SERVICES BOB'S TREE SERVICE Serving the High Country f "Fully Insured" * Tree Trimming • Tree Removal • Bucket Truck • Chipper • Clearing Lots • Cutting Views • FREE ESTIMATES! Bob Cox Family Owned and Operated Since 1985 • • • • • SALES SERVICE CONSIGNMENT PARTS/SUPPLIES RIDING APPAREL 12961 US HWY 221 SOUTH FLEETWOOD, NC [ 780 Anderson Hill Rd. * Lansing, NC j ell: 977-2978 Home: 384-497| | WWW.HILLRIVERCYCLF.S.COM WELDING Northwest Welding & Machine Shop AUTO REPAIR B. Eller & Sons Auto Repair 336-877-2802 1j|jp Welding •HARDSCAPE •TREES & SHRUBS •MULCH •HYPROSEEPING NORMAN STUART BEHIND THE DOLLAR MART§| IN JEFFERSON Fabrication! Machining John Ryan - Owner 336-977-4779 • Oil Changes • Mechanical Repairs •Tires • NC State Inspection 336-384-1571 8434 NC Hwy 194 N Lansing, NC" include Health insurance, 401K, vacation, etc. If interested-send resume to Nathan DiBagno at ndibagno@civitasrnedia;g?rtL Sales / Business Development —MULTIMEDIA SALES The Jefferson Post in West Jefferson is seeking an account executive to seH advertising for both print and online products to local businesses. Will handle an active account list as well as cold calling for new business. Must have prior sales experience, excellent computer skills, internet sawy, dependable vehicle, clean driving record, valid driver's license and auto insurance; We offer a competitive compensation and benefits package. To apply send a resume and .cover letter to: shurley@civita8media.com REAL ESTATE SALES Houses For Sale Check out the Jefferson Post for the latest deals on Mobile Homes by local dealers MERCHANDSE FOR SALE NOTICE TO CREDITORS PUBLISH:12.24.13/12.31.13/1. 4.14/1.14.14 • Help Wanted General EMPLOYMENT Help Wanted General Business Development Representative: Stokes News Have you been looking for a position in sales that realty rewards you tor your efforts? Could any or several of the following words be used to describe you or your personality? Fast paced, competitive, decisive, persistent, eager, bold, forceful, and inquisitive. How about assertive? Do you like to meet new people? Are you good at multi-tasking? Do you work well with others and with the public? If you answered yes to many of these questions, you may be the person we are seeking. Civitas Media is looking for a Business Development Representatives to sell online and print advertising tor our Newspapers. These are full time salary positions with a generous commission program. Benefits Miscellaneous DISH NETWORK Starting at $19.99/month (for 12 mos.) & High Speed Inter­ net starting at $14.95/month (where available.) SAVE! Ask About SAME DAY Installation! CALL Now! 1-888-476-0098 STATEWIDE ADS �PAGE 8 TUESDAY, JANUARY 7, 2014 JEFFERSON POST Picture perfect Readers submit photos from Friday snowstorm Submitted photo |Jefferson Post Justin Miller and Meagan Parsons are engaged to be married. Parsons-Miller engagement Johnny and Alison Par­ sons of Rockingham an­ nounce the engagement of their daughter Meagan Parsons to Justin Miller of Pinehurst. The bride-elect is the granddaughter of Bob and Bette Bishop of Ham­ let, and the late Lacy and Margaret Parsons. The groom-elect is the son of John and Judy Miller of Pinehurst. He is the grandson of Logene Blevins of Jef­ ferson and the late Clyde Blevins; and the late R.C. and Zelma Miller. Both bride-and-groomelect are 2009 graduates of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Meagan completed Meth­ odist University's Physi­ cian Assistant Program in December 2013. Justin will graduate from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine in May 2014. A February wedding is planned. Photo courtesy of April Sullivan |Jefferson Post April Sullivan, of Lansing, took this photo of the snowfall at the Sullivan Christmas Tree farm on Friday, Jan. 3. Photo courtesy of Rebecca Reed | Jef­ ferson Post Rebecca Reed, of Ashe County, took this photo of the snowfall at Laurel Creek Road near Todd on Friday, Jan. 3. If you can read this, your potential customers can too. To advertise, call us at 846-7164. Local furniture designer brings together form and function Christina Day Staff Reporter cday@civitasmedia.com Introducing' Jeanette M. Billett, MD, FACC Specializing In cardiology and compassionate care Dr. Jeanette Billett is a highly qualified heart specialist who brings years of experience to her new practice, Novant Health Ashe Cardiology, which is now open and accepting new patients. She is board-certified in internal medicine and cardiovascular diseases. We are pleased to welcome Dr. Billett to Ashe Memorial Hospital. To schedule an appointment, please call 336-846-8100 beginning January 15. Novant Health Ashe Cardiology Ashe Memorial Hospital Seagraves Wing 200 Hospital Drive Jefferson, NC N NOVANT HEALTH A local furniture designer is exploring new ways to make custom-designed, hand-made pieces of furni­ ture more affordable by ex­ panding production. Ashe native Daniel Hayes, owner of Hayes Furniture Design in Jefferson, gradu­ ated from Appalachian State University in 2010 with a degree in furniture design. He describes his business as a place "where art and furni­ ture converge." Hayes' business, which opened in 2010, has cen­ tered on one-of-a-kind, cus­ tom pieces of furniture in the past. But Hayes is embarking on a new venture into semimass production and he has turned to the online fundraising site Kickstarter to assist in this endeavor. By semi-mass producing his "Demilune" chair line, Hayes said he can bring the prices down, while still al­ lowing customers to bring custom pieces of furniture into their homes. "With this project I've started to try to bridge mass-production with and custom design," Hayes said, "You can customize it, and still have the custom quality, but at a much lower price." Hayes is able to achieve this by constructing the Demilune chairs out of the same basic frame, with the arms, upholstery, wood and finish customizable. "You can customize it to fit your space the way you want it, but it's cheaper because I already have the frame designed," Hayes said, "With semi-mass production you can make pieces more affordable, and I'll have a wider audience to market to." Demilune, which means half-moon, is named for the crescent shapes hand- Christina Day| Jefferson P Furniture designer Daniel Hayes demonstrates the har crafted details that make his "Demilune" chair line, design and produced in Jefferson, unique. carved into the chair frames, "I just started with the back leg, and then it just became pure inspiration," Hayes said of the idea be­ hind the Demilune design, which he says has more graceful proportions than traditional mass-produced chairs which tend to be bulky and boxy to allow for easier assembly and ship­ ping. Hayes uses beech, maple, cherry and walnut woods to construct his chairs, as op­ posed to rubber-wood which is used in mass-production and tends to be poorer quality. "While most mass-pro­ duced chairs are assembled with dowels, the Demilune chairs are constructed with mortice and tenons," Hayes said, "Instead of be! stained, all of our chairs« clear-coated to enhance t nature quality of the woo< Kickstarter, whose m sion "is to help bring c ative projects to life," is "crowdfunding platfon which allows people to fu projects and ideas, fn films to music to furniti design. The Demilune Chair Li will be on Kickstarter ur Jan. 25 and can be found going to www.kickstart com and searching | "demilune." Hayes Furniture Desi will continue to create o torn pieces as it expan into semi-mass productk More information on t line can be found at ww hayesfurnituredesign.con- � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Jefferson Post Type The nature or genre of the resource Newspaper Description An account of the resource The Jefferson Post was a twice-weekly newspaper printed in West Jefferson, North Carolina. Printing news, announcements and obituaries for Ashe County, the newspaper was owned by Civitas Media of Davidson, North Carolina, and had a circulation of 6,500. The Jefferson Post began publishing in 1988. The newspaper was the result of a merger between Ashe County's historic weekly newspaper The Skyland Post and a competing weekly of 10 years, the Jefferson Times. Publication Volume 89 Issue 2 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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