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By Mariel WilliamsThe Burnsville ABC Store will have to look

elsewhere for financial assistance after the North Carolina Local Government Commission determined that Burnsville cannot back the store’s outstanding debt.

The liquor store is attempting to refinance a three-year line of credit, and ABC Board Chairman Todd Bailey approached the Town Council Thursday asking the council to guarantee the renewed loan, to satisfy the bank’s concerns.

“We owe $290,000 to Wells-Fargo bank,” Bailey said. “We’ve got a little bit less than a year left.”

Councillor Ron Powell made a motion for the town to guarantee the loan contingent on Local Government Commission approval. Members Ruth Banks, Bill Wheeler and Judy Buchanan voted yes. Mayor Danny McIntosh opposed the decision.

“Madam Clerk, log me a ‘no’ on that,” McIntosh said. “I will not compromise the town’s financial future on the liquor store.”

However, the Commission informed the town this week that such a move would be unconstitutional.

Bailey was optimistic that the store will be able to make the appropriate payments if the loan is refinanced.

“The ABC store is operating well, we think,” he said.

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Is a snowy winter on the way?

By Mariel WilliamsThe Burnsvi l le

Town Council voted to sign a non-binding agreement with the U.S. Forest Service Thursday, s ta t ing t h e i r i n t e r e s t i n possibly purchasing the old Forest Service building on U.S. 19E.

“This is [just] a non-binding agreement that allows us to get to a price,” said Mayor Danny McIntosh, after seconding council m e m b e r J u d i t h Buchanan’s motion.

Council member Bill Wheeler also voted to sign the agreement. Members Ron Powell and Ruth Banks voted no.

“My understanding of this process is that us signing this agreement allows the Forest Service to go out for - and pay for, it’s going to cost them - to get an appraisal for the building,” McIntosh said later.

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Yancey County and other area mountain communities could see above-normal snowfall this winter, according to the AccuWeather long-range forecast.

AccuWeather lead long-range forecaster Paul Pastelok the snowfall opportunity increases because of the way two jet streams will align later in the winter. “This year the core period for you to get snow is January through February,” Pastelok told the Yancey County News on Tuesday. But he didn’t discount snow events earlier in the season. “I can see one or two in November or December,” he said.

“You guys average about 5 to 8 days of one inch or greater snowfall” in the winter, he said. But the predicted track of the two jet streams for the coming winter months appear to suggest at least “10 snow days this winter season.”

What is Pastelok seeing in the extended forecast that suggests heavier than usual snow in the North Carolina mountains? “We have two jet streams that are going to be in play this season. The northern jet brings in the cold. The southern jet brings in the moisture.”

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By Samantha Lane PhippsPeople love to share their stories with me. I

have always had people just walk up to me and share their stories. This has happened for my entire life, and I started interviewing people when I was 19 years old. I am a story magnet and I learn something from everyone I meet who shares their stories. People’s words they share with us are precious. They are gifts.

On December 21, 1990, I was being choked to death against my refrigerator by a man I thought I was in love with at the time. I was 28 years old. As I was struggling to get away from him and struggling for my every next breath, my life was flashing before my eyes. One of my thoughts was, “Gosh, Mama and Daddy will be really sad if I die like this.” I also thought, “I will never marry; never have a baby.” Something snapped in me and I brought the heel of my bare foot down hard onto the top of Jerry’s bare foot. It broke his choke hold on me.

I will not discuss the rest of that terrible night of my life, but I survived. I moved on with my life and I have never forgotten that my life was spared that night. I want to prevent other women from ever having to experience a night like that one, 22 years ago. That is what I do for a living – I try, through keeping The Family Violence Coalition of Yancey County, Inc. alive and well, to keep victims of domestic violence, their children, and their families, alive and well and safe. We also try to prevent cycles of violence from happening in the first place.

Over the years I have interviewed thousands of people. If I ever get to the point in my life where I am so jaded that I am not moved to tears over someone’s story that is deserving of human emotion, then I need to quit my job. If I ever stop experiencing justifiable anger, then I need to change my profession. October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month so we talk about DV a lot more and we read stories in the newspaper and we read statistics about how many women, children, and men

are killed yearly due to domestic violence homicides. We hear so many numbers and statistics that we sometimes forget that real people – someone’s daughter, sister, mother, granddaughter, son, or father - are now dead because of domestic violence, i.e. violence that occurs between people who are married/partners/family.

For whatever reason, my life was spared 22 years ago. Neither my mother nor my father had to receive a fateful phone call from law enforcement or have them knock upon their door to tell them that their daughter, their only child, was dead.

Many parents are not so fortunate. Real parents, reeling with grief, have shared their nightmarish stories with me over the years. Their stories cannot be swept under the rug just so we can sleep better at night thinking, Oh this does not happen in our community, or this never happens to anyone I know. It has, it will, and it does. Every 15 seconds in the United States a woman is beaten by her husband, partner, or boyfriend.

“That night, the night that it happened, I had made her - my daughter’s - favorite, Key Lime pie. I checked in with her that evening and made sure she was OK and told her I had made her a surprise for dessert. Before I hung up I told her I loved her. We always told each other we loved each other whenever we talked on the phone.

Later that night I heard it come over the scanner – I heard the address called out and that a young female had been shot in the head. And I knew. And I screamed, ‘Oh God. No!’

My husband said, ‘Now don’t jump to conclusions,” but I knew. I just knew. He had finally done it! I called over to their house and I begged, please let me talk to Katy. Let me hear my child’s voice. But, the person who answered the phone said that was not possible. And I knew.”

A father is sitting in my office several months ago and he shares a story, “I took the phone out onto my deck and the police are telling me that my daughter has been shot and killed by her estranged boyfriend. I cannot wrap my head around this information, this grief, and then he continues to talk and he tells me that my granddaughter and her baby and then my granddaughter’s fiancé had also been shot and killed by the same man. Wave

after wave of the words are hitting me and the grief it washes over and over me, and by the time he has shared the last of it I am groveling on the deck on my knees hoping it is all a bad dream; a nightmare.”

“Sam, if I had to crawl on my bare hands and knees from here to Oklahoma to get my daughter back and safe here with me then I would. But, I can’t. My Kelly is gone,” stated the former vice chair of my board, Vicky Towe, as she sat in my old office of the FVC. Vicky Towe left all of us shortly thereafter, with her cause of death listed as cancer. Her son, Jody, during his eulogy stated simply, “Cancer did not beat my mother. Cancer did not kill my mother. What killed my mother was when he (Kelly’s abuser) killed my sister.”

The stories you have just read are the stories of lives lost. Lives lost to violence. The stories were told to me by the mother of Katy (17 years old); the father, grandfather and great-grandfather of three generations of his girls, 45 years old, 21 yars., and the 16 month old – wiped out forever; and the mother of Kelly, 27 years old.

They all three displayed the rawest, most poignant grief and anguish as we talked and as they literally poured their hearts and souls out to me. They have entrusted me with their words, their grief, and their children’s stories. I carry their words with me. I cried when I heard every story and I cry when I type these words.

Tears can be healing. Sharing the stories can help the families heal. But, what else do I need to do with their stories – with their words – with their anguish? We try to help keep people alive. We try to take these real words about real people who were living and breathing and had plans and then were cut down in the prime of life and we bring them out into the light of day and we do not sweep their stories under the rug as statistics!”

Katy was killed on a Sunday, buried the next Thursday, and would have graduated that Friday. Her mother did not get to see her daughter wear her cap and gown and receive her high school diploma. She never will watch Katy get married or start her own family. Katy did not get to eat her mother’s Key Lime pie that night. Katy’s mother said, “I used to bake and cook a lot. I don’t now.”

The gentleman never even got to hold and cuddle with his new great-granddaughter. One of his granddaughters was spared from being killed that twisted, dark day out in Arizona when her mother’s estranged boyfriend was shooting them all and then took his own life. When his grandchildren were very young he had painted a mural of an angel with her arms outstretched over their beds. The surviving granddaughter, 19 years old, had crawled under the bed to hide, the wing of the angel hovering over that twin bed. She will forever and ever and always live with the sounds and smells and sights of that day in her mother’s home.

Vicky Towe is with the angels now and has rejoined her daughter, Kelly. Our Kelly was a beautiful young woman with two college degrees who was literally running – driving away from her abuser when he chased her down, shot her, and then killed himself.

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The Burnsville Little Theatre Players present as their fall production, Opal’s Baby, a comedy by John Patrick.

Patrick was also the author of BLT’s very popular 2010 production, Everybody Loves Opal, and A Bad Year for Tomatoes, which BLT presented in 2008.

The story revolves around the lead character Opal Kronkie, played by Missy Smajstrala, a middle-aged recluse, who lives in a decaying house on the edge of a city dump.

The disarray of her home is aggravated by the fact that she collects anything that can be toted home in her little red wagon. Regardless of her surroundings, Opal is an optimist with unfailing kindness.

Into her perfect world comes a stranger named Norman, played by Milton Higgins, looking for a tire for his truck. Misguided into

thinking that Opal is a rich eccentric, the shifty visitor announces (fallaciously) that he too is a Kronkie and Opal’s long-lost kin.

The warmhearted Opal takes him and his whole family in. The family, which is right out of “The Beverly Hillbillies,” schemes to do her out of her supposed fortune.

The family is played by Kathleen Turczyn, Seth Moore and Alyssa Styles.

When Norman confides that his daughter-in-law is pregnant (abetted with a well-placed pillow), Opal decides to leave all her worldly goods to the “baby.” The others have to settle for petty thievery while they figure out how to get around their lie.

Needless to say, the plot thickens as they proceed with their scheming. Throw in a nosey neighbor played by Andrea Moore and you have a sure-fire hit.

The play is co-directed by Elizabeth Westall and Lisa Davis and is scheduled to open Thursday Oct. 11, at 7:30 pm. Additional evening performances will be on Friday Oct. 12 and Saturday Oct. 13. There will also be a Sunday matinee Oct. 14 at 2 pm. Tickets, $10 for adults and $5 for children, are on sale at the Chamber of Commerce, TRAC, Yancey History Association office, and at the door on performance nights.

The money from this production will go to Yancey’s Operation Feed A Child, which provides backpack weekend meals to Yancey school children.

Come on out for a couple hours of fun and support a very, very worthy cause. For additional information, call 682-2609.

BLT to close out Playhouse season with ‘Opal’s Baby’

From the front

The storm track Pastelok expects this winter, based on projections, gives our mountains “the opportunity to pick up precipitation from both jet streams.”

In fact, much of North

Carolina and the Appalachian Mountain states might see increased snowfall this wnter, he said. “From 1,200 feet (above sea level) on up, were expecting “ increased snow-day years. “When you start going higher into the mountains, that’s where you’re

going to have much more above-normal snow days.”

Similarly, Liveweatherblog.com, a popular weather website, is predicting above normal snowfall in the South, with increased snowfall across North Carolina.

Snowy forecast for the winter?

County Fire Marshal Neil McCurry has told the owners of the Yancey Theater on West Main Street that the fire exit doors must be replaced so that they swing out of the building, rather than swinging in.

McCurry also told the theater that some seats at the front of the viewing area must be removed because they block the fire aisle.

The fire exit door on the side of the building also must be widened, he said.

“I just gave them a bit of time to get (these issues) fixed,” McCurry said. “They’ve got the

doors ordered.”He said the theater can open for business this

weekend. “They can be open; I wouldn’t close them. I don’t want to close them, but there is a law, and it is a fire safety issue.”

State code requires businesses that can occupy more than 49 people to have two fire exits with doors that swing outward. Also, the exits must meet a minimum width. “They only had a 32-inch door in there” at the rear fire exit, McCurry said.

Fire exit at theater must be replaced, inspector says

School plans skate event Fifth grade students from Micaville

Elementary School will be hosting a “Costume Skate” at the Riverside Roller Rink.

The “Costume Skate” will be Thursday, October 18. The time is 6-8 p.m. Everyone is invited.

Pizza and soft drinks will be sold for $1. Proceeds will benefit the fifth grade Washington D.C. trip.

This weekend the Toe River Arts Council invites you to its 35th Annual Benefit Arts Auction.

TRAC Auction Chair, Beverly Carroll, and Silent Auction chair and TRAC Board member, Lisi Szymczyk, have been collecting lots of artwork generously donated by local artists and craftsmen. They have also created numerous trip packages that include tickets to Charlotte Bobcats versus LA Lakers Basketball Game, Charlotte Mint Museum tickets, a Joe Walsh package, local dinners at our fabulous restaurants, fancy cakes, a personal performance by local musician Barry Stagg, golf packages, and so much more. Come on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday to bid on items in the Silent Auction! Bids close at 6 pm on Saturday, October 13.

Friday’s “You Make It Happen: Artist Thank You Party!” includes a party with

the Bob Early jazz band, appetizers, and silent bidding on auction items. The music for the free Friday event starts at 7 pm with the Gallery staying open all day until 9 pm.

The Live Auction takes place on Saturday evening starting at 7 pm in the downstairs’ TRAC Spruce Pine Gallery. Speckled Dog Companies is catering the evening with a spread of appetizers, desserts and beverages. Space is limited and it is advised to check first to see if there are seats still available. Tickets are $40 per person for the Live Auction. Please call 682-7215 to confirm space and reserve your seat. Guests wishing to bid on the Silent Auction items should arrive earlier on Saturday before 6 pm when the Silent Auction closes.

The free preview of the Live Auction pieces takes place October 6 through October 13 at the Toe River Arts Council’s Spruce Pine Gallery. Hours

are 10 am to 5 pm. Visitors can bid October 11 - 13 on the Silent Auction items or leave a sealed bid during their visit to the exhibit. ($20 bidding fee unless you’ve purchased the $40 ticket, and it includes all weekend events).

Proceeds from the Auction benefit the many school and community programs sponsored by the Toe River Arts Council in Yancey and Mitchell Counties. The Toe River Arts Council’s Auction site is located at 269 Oak Avenue in Spruce Pine. TRAC has recently completed renovations and is handi-cap accessible on both floors. Access to the upstairs is available in the back alley where there is also handi-cap parking. For information on the Toe River Arts Council check out the website at www.toeriverarts.org or call 828-765-0520, 682-7215, or email at [email protected]

TRAC auction, party set for this weekend in Spruce Pine gallery


Millie Harrison StaffordMillard “Millie” Harrison Stafford, 93,

of Goochland, Va., formerly of Spear, died Wednesday, October 10, 2012. She was the wife of the late Howard Stafford. She loved her church and was a dedicated member of Yellow Mountain Baptist Church.

A graveside service will be held at 1 p.m. on Friday in the Yellow Mountain Baptist Church Cemetery.

Maphria Shepherd Maphria Shepherd, 89, of Burnsville

died Monday, October 8, 2012, at Mountain Manor Assisted Living. A native of Yancey County, she was a daughter of the late Back and Ida Angel Mathis and the wife of Charlie Mitchell Shepherd, who died in 1997. She was also preceded in death by brothers Troy, Clayton, Coy and Charles Mathis.

Surviving are a daughter, Ina Dean Owens and husband, Donald; a son, Larry L. Shepherd and wife, Karen; grandchildren Carolyn Shepherd, Kathy Gortney and Kyle Johnson and wife, Michelle; four great-grandchildren: Leigh Ann and Nichole Gortney and Sara and Bethany Johnson, all of Burnsville; three sisters: Eunice Brown of South Carolina, and Alice Crain and Betty McCurry of Burnsville; and several nieces and nephews.

Funeral services was Wednesday in the Chapel of Holcombe Brothers Funeral Home. The Rev. Tommy Murphy officiated. A graveside service was Thursday in the Academy Cemetery.

Memorials may be made to Hospice of Yancey County, 856 Georges Fork Road, Burnsville, NC 28714, or Gideons International, P. O. Box 264, Burnsville, NC 28714.

Lee Roy JohnsonLee Roy Johnson, 84, of Spruce Pine,

passed away Monday, October 8, 2012. at the home of his loving companion, Issoline Sparks, surrounded by her, his children and grandchildren. He was the son of the late

Tim and Mamie Johnson, a lifelong native of Mitchell County, and served in the Army in Korea.

He is survived by three sisters, Opal English of Christianburg, Va., and Eudeana Grindstaff and Jewell Styles of Spruce Pine; two brothers, J.D. Johnson and Richard Johnson of Spruce Pine; three children by the late Katherine Warren Johnson: Donnie Johnson, Darlene Johnson and Ron Johnson, all of Spruce Pine; five grandchildren: Darci Hill and husband, Jeremy, of Asheville, Bobby Brandl and Nate Brandl of Spruce Pine, Lindsay Smith of Burnsville, Ian Shepard-Johnson of Kona, and Dakota Garland.

The family had a small gathering on Wednesday. The family ask that donations be made to Hospice of Mitchell County.

Lou GurganusLou Gurganus, 74, of Johnson City,

Tenn., and Parrish, Ala., passed away October 7, 2012, in the Johnson City Medical Center after a long battle with cancer. A native of Mitchell County, she was the daughter of the late Glen and Della Francis. She was also preceded in death by her husbands, Raymond Loyd and Loran “Dee” Gurganus, and several brothers and sisters.

Surviving are her sons, Kenny Loyd and wife, Beckie, and Jimmy Loyd, all of Parrish, Ala.; daughter Beth Dodd of Hinesville, Ga.; sister-in-heart Linda Adkins of Pikeville, Ky.; six grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.

Funeral was Tuesday in the Spring Creek Baptist Church in Bakersville with the Rev. Robert McCurry officiating. Burial was Wednesday in the Francis Cemetery.

Connie BryantConnie Bryant, 80, of Burnsville, died

Friday, October 5, 2012, at Brookside Rehabilitation and Care Center.

A native of Yancey County, she was a daughter of the late Wilce and Dicey Adkins Bryant. She was also preceded in death by a sister, Aletha Hensley and her

husband, Sam; brothers Howard Bryant and his wife, Alatha, and Rotha Bryant and his wife, Viola; two infant brothers; a sister-in-law, Madge Bryant, and a brother-in-law, Ernest Ward.

Connie retired from Baxter Healthcare and formerly attended Big Creek Freewill Baptist Church. She loved working in her flowers and garden, loved canning, quilting and her little dog, Benji, that she had for many years. She will always be remembered as loving her family and neighbors and a friend to all her knew her.

Surviving is her daughter, Glenda Thomas and husband, Arnold, of Green Mountain; her son, Larry Bryant and wife, Karen, of Burnsville; granddaughters Cynthia Thomas of Green Mountain, and Miranda Wilson and husband, Michael, of South Toe; grandsons Capen Bryant and wife, Crystal, of Lexington and Austin Bryant of Burnsville; great-grandchildren Lochlin Austin and Chloe Bryant; two sisters, Honnie Woodby and husband, Bill, of Jacks Creek and Ella Ward of Waynesboro, Va.; two brothers, Richard Bryant and wife, Carolyn, and Fletcher Bryant, all of Jacks Creek; and several nieces and nephews.

Funeral was Sunday. Graveside service was in the Adkins Cemetery at Big Creek.

Memorials may be made to Hospice of Yancey County, 856 George’s Fork Road, Burnsville, NC 28714.

Phillip BiggsPhillip Biggs, 73, of Burnsville, passed

away Monday, October 2, 2012, in St. Josephs Hospital.

A native of Yancey County, he was a son of the late McClain and Ruby Elkins Biggs and the husband of Jane Burleson Biggs, who died in 2009.

Surviving are a daughter, Sharon Biggs Allison and husband, Shannon; grandson, Levi Allison; granddaughters Alexis, Heidi, Kelly and Collin, and foster son Danny Thomason, all of Burnsville.

A graveside service was Thursday in the Ledford~Adkins Cemetery on Haney Creek Road in Pensacola.

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From Page 2 We never see our big grown

daughters as big grown young ladies. We see them as our babies, our little girls, and we want to protect them from the hurts and the pains that we have suffered. We talk and we teach and we pray because as parents we are trying to keep our children alive. We want our daughters to outlive us. We warn them about the strangers out there who might be pedophiles or rapists. We often fail to warn them that more often than not, they are going to be sexually assaulted, beaten, or killed my someone they know. We maybe don’t know to tell them that domestic violence is the leading cause

of injury to women between the ages of 15 and 44 in the United States, more than car accidents, muggings, and rapes combined. (Violence Against Women, A Majority Staff report,” Committee on the Judiciary, United States Senate, 102nd Congress, October 1992, p.3).

On December 21, 1990, as I was being strangled almost to death by a very angry man, I was a victim of domestic violence. On December 22, 1990, I was a survivor of domestic violence. My life was spared. It was given back to me as a gift. With that gift of life, I was given the responsibility by my Creator to do something with my life.

People love to share their

stories with me. I have always had people just walk up to me and share their stories. People’s words they share with us are gifts. The dead can no longer speak for themselves. Their parents, their loved ones, are their voices. Never again, in all time on earth, will these parents hear their daughter’s lilting, happy little voices on the other end of the phone saying, “Mama! Guess what?” These dear people have entrusted me with the stories of their lost children – daughters and granddaughters lost to violence. I am sharing these stories with you – to this community. What are you going to do with their stories?

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By Mariel WilliamsThe Burnsvi l le Town

Council voted Thursday to allow the Burnsville Planning Board to prepare an Extra Territorial Jurisdiction policy for the council’s review.

Although the council has not yet committed to such a policy, it could allow the town to regulate development up to a mile beyond the city limits.

Dean Gates, chairman of the Planning Board, said this policy could apply to zoning codes, subdivision ordinances, and housing codes. Gates said that this move could help to improve the U.S. Hwy. 19E corridor and make it more appealing to visitors.

“We’ve got such narrow city limits,” he said. “We could make a street of gold out here, heaven on earth, and just have so much stuff outside that you’re so distracted before you get here that you blow right through.”

Burnsville has had several complaints about the noise and pollution from the asphalt plant being used in widening the highway. Gates said that Extra Territorial Jurisdiction could help prevent similar problems in the future.

Counci l member Ron mentioned that it would be important to work with Yancey County authorities in developing a policy.

The council discussed several other items related to town planning. Members voted to keep Gates as chairman of the Planning Board for the next

three years. They also approved an agreement between the town and Destination by Design, a design firm that is assisting with the town’s streetscape and other aesthetic plans.

The council approved a zoning variance for a plan for building three single-family Habitat for Humanity houses between Celo Street and Longview Road. At McIntosh’s suggestion, Code Enforcement Officer Ronnie Tipton agreed to discuss the plans with the property’s neighbors, in lieu of holding a public hearing.

The council members briefly discussed a zoning repair report presented by the North Carolina Department of Commerce the previous day.

“We need to … show the community that we’re taking this report seriously,” Powell said. “My recommendation is that we have the planning board add this as part of their mission or direction.”

Mayor Danny McIntosh recommended a more cautious approach. “There’s a lot of things in there that are going to cause a lot of concern,” he said.

The council voted to use the report as a reference for future planning.

Water bill concernsThe council decided against

adjusting a past-due water bill for a local property owner. McIntosh explained that the bill, originally just over $300, had been left unpaid by a

former tenant. The recurring bills had been sent to the empty rental property for over a year, and the balance increased to over $1,100. The landlord had been unaware that the penalties and interest were accruing during this time.

Public artD u r i n g l a s t m o n t h ’s

meeting, Powell had asked the council to allow the Public Arts Board to use a wall of the Burnsville Town Center for a public art display. The motion did not pass. On Thursday, Powell said he has changed his mind about the display.

“I rethought the situation,” he said. “The direction that I would like the board to consider is to commission a mural by Robert Johnson for that space on the south side of the Town Center.”

This choice would allow the council to retain control over the appearance of that wall in the future. Johnson has offered to paint a mural for the town, charging only for the cost of materials, rather than labor.

“The cost would be $2,000, which will cover the materials,” Powell said. Johnson plans to paint on removable panels rather than directly on the wall.

“He’ll come to us in the spring with the proposal, with a timeline,” Powell said. “I’m not asking for it to be a public art space. … It would be clearly up to the town council to approve the design, since they own that building.”

Photographer H. Allen Benowitz will lecture and give a slide show of his recent trip hiking in the rain and cloud forests of Cali, Colombia, in the Western Andes Mountains; featured will be exotic flora and fauna through his eyes as he transitions from film to digital photography.

The presentation and slide show will be offered at the Yancey County Library on Thursday, Oct. 18, from 5:30 - 7 p.m.

“ I w i l l b e focusing on the flora and fauna of Cali, Colombia, Western Andes Mountains,” B e n o w i t z s a i d . “The s l ide show photographs wi l l demonstra te both the natural beauty

o f C o l o m b i a ’ s topography, including indigenous birds and animals, as well as their people.”

B e n o w i t z w a s

nvited by a Miami botanical group to join them in the spring of 2012 on the Andes trip. “This [horti]cultural experience

will be a double treat, (as we are) surrounded by Western North Carolina’s fall colors and v i ewing the beauty of a distant land.” Refreshments will be served.

Photographer offers Andes program

Remember those reports last year in which state residents complained that phony tech specialists were calling consumer’s telling them their computer has a virus?

The good news is that the Federal Trade Commission has put a halt to the overseas t e l e m a r k e t e r s behind the calls. But unfortunately, other scammers are likely to try to use the same tricks.

P h o n y t e c h support scammers try to gain your trust by pre tending to represent Microsoft or another legitimate t e c h c o m p a n y . They’ll then ask you to let them control your computer from a remote location in order to fix it. But instead they’ll leave it vulnerable to attack, or trick you into installing malware that sends the

scammers your private information. They may try to get you to divulge your credit card or bank account numbers, or direct you to websites that will ask for them. They may also try to get you to buy a maintenance or warranty program t h a t ’ s a c t u a l l y worthless.

Be skept ical i f someone who claims to be “tech support” contacts you out of the blue, and don’t surrender control of your computer to them. Scare tactics and other high-pressure strategies are sure signs of a scammer.

If you’ve been the victim of a scam, you can file a complaint at www.ncdoj.gov or contact the Attorney General’s Consumer Protection Division by calling 1-877-5-NO-SCAM .

Phoney scammers target computer owners


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From Page 1“The bad news is,

there’s not a lot of money in liquor stores because all of it goes to the state, or a lot of it [does].”

Bailey said that when the store was opened, the board had faulty information on the success of ABC stores in similar towns.

“We had originally heard that the town of Spruce Pine paid their [ABC] loan in a year,” he said. “That’s not true; they still owe money.”

The board also consulted with the

ABC board in Valdese, which has a similar market and similar troubles. In spite of the high state taxes, Bailey indicated that the store should be able to get out of debt if given enough time.

“Our audit was favorable; everything was complimentary, but we’re not making enough money to pay off $290,000 [quickly],” he said. “It’s going to take about five years.”

Bailey mentioned t h a t t h e s t a t e g o v e r n m e n t h a s c o n s i d e r e d

p r i v a t i z i n g t h e Alcoholic Beverage Control system, but has determined that selling off the ABC stores would not be financially helpful.

“ I f you’ve go t a m o n o p o l y o n something people w a n t a n d c a n ’ t make money, you’re in trouble,” Bailey said. “Basically, our auditor and the lady in Valdese agreed, [that] the state over-sells these things. … The state has not been [sufficiently] candid about the profits in the liquor business.”

Town debates liquor money

LEGAL NOTICERESOLUTION OF THE YANCEY COUNTY BOARD

OF ELECTIONS CONCERNING THE OPENING AND RUNNING THROUGH THE M1OO OF

ABSENTEE BALLOTS

On Tuesday, July 17, 2012, the Yancey County Board of Elections met at the Board of Elections Office, Burnsville, North Carolina, and adopted the following resolution:

BE IT RESOLVED by the Yancey County Board of Elections that:1. The Yancey County Board of Elections shall at every Absentee Meeting open and run through the M100 set aside for Absentee Ballots all approved absentee ballots from the meeting.2. The total will not be run until 2:00 PM November 6, 2012, and the totals will not be released to the public until 7:30 PM when polls close.

Charles W. McCurry, ChairmanGary Boone, SecretaryJoe Scott, MemberYancey County Board of Elections

From Page 1Powell said he voted no

because he does not want the town to buy the Forest Service building. He prefers to invest Burnsville’s money in property that could potentially be more versatile, rather than in a building that could only be used by the Fire Department.

“That’s not the direction I’m going in - I don’t want to buy that piece,” Powell said. “I have two other pieces of property that I want them to spend their money on.”

T h e c o u n c i l h a s b e e n considering purchasing a property owned by the Briggs estate that adjoins the Burnsville Town Center, partly as additional parking for the Town Center and partly as a possible location for the Fire Department.

Powell said he thinks either this option, or simply tearing down the old Fire Department and rebuilding in the same location, would be a better choice. He also said he believes it would be better for the town if a private business purchased the Forest Service building.

“It’s a commercial piece of property,” he said. “It would be better to have a commercial business on it.”

McIntosh said the Forest Service building is a good fit for

the Fire Department.“ I t wi l l a l low the F i re

Department to have sufficient space,” he said. “I don’t know if you would necessarily call it an expansion - the Fire Department is certainly in cramped quarters as it is.”

Burnsville Fire Chief Niles Howell said that while the Forest Service building was the first suitable option to come to his attention, he is not opposed to other possibilities.

“I don’t have a problem either way,” Howell said. “ We kind of singled that [Forest Service] property out before the Briggs property came into question.”

Howell said that the Forest Service building should be suitable for the Fire Department without having to tear it down and completely rebuild, which might make it more affordable to refurbish.

“We thought that might be the most economical [choice],” he said. “I just want a Fire Department, and we looked at that because of the existing building.”

Howell said he would like to know the price of the Forest Service building before ruling it out.

“I’m not dramatically opposed to looking at other options,” he said.

Board split on proposal to buy Forest Service building

S o u t h T o e Elementary School Celebrates a New Look for Their Campus

T h e s t u d e n t s , faculty and parents at South Toe Elementary are celebrating a new look to their campus. The transformation came about because of the generosi ty of Ron Chandler’s Heritage Tree Service; C o l u m b i a F o r e s t Products of Old Fort; Shuford Lumber of Marion; Mountain Heritage H.S. and JROTC program; Lt. Daniel Hughes of the Sheriff Department; French Broad Electric Co . ; and Yancey Schools’ Maintenance Department. These people joined forces with the school’s PTO to help transform the school grounds into attractive, creative environments that will benefit children’s l e a r n i n g a n d development, while providing an asset for the whole school community.

R o n C h a n d l e r and his staff restored the two-story red playhouse that has been a part of the K-2 playground for a decade. They replaced wood, painted the w h o l e s t r u c t u r e , sanded the floors and replaced the ladder with stairs and hand rails. The stairs made the building more accessible for the handicap, and it is a safer way for all the children to go up to the second floor. Two PTO members painted the sanded floors and stairs with a special paint that has sand mixed with it to aid in traction. Students were so excited to see their favori te playhouse turned into a new, brighter, safer

South Toe Elementary celebrates a new look on their campus

and more accessible place to play.

Mr. Chandler also had his crew trim trees around the school and parking areas to prevent leaves from filling the gutters and sap from dropping onto the vehicles.

Columbia Forest Products of Old Fort and Shuford Lumber of Marion joined f o r ce s t o en su re that the school had playground chips to go under the playground equipment. Columbia Forest Products cut and provided the chips, and Shuford Lumber hauled them. These chips provide a safety cushion for students as they play; as well as making it aesthetically pleasing.

Mountain Heritage

High School provided a b e a u t i f u l f l a g pole. The Yancey School Maintenance Department refinished the pole, and French Broad Electric Co. furnished their truck and driver to help with the installation. Mountain Heritage’s J R O T C t r a v e l e d to South Toe, with the assistance of Lt. Daniel Hughes and the Sheriff Department’s van, to help dedicate the flag pole. The JROTC also assisted in Lt. Hughes’ DARE graduation program for the fifth grade.

The students, staff and parents want to thank everyone for working together to beautify our grounds and school.


WNC Regional Livestock Center, Canton - Weighted Average Report for Monday Oct 08, 2012

Cattle Receipts: 342 Last week: 350 Last year: 488

Slaughter cattle trended mostly steady. Feeder cattle trended 6.00 to 12.00 higher. Slaughter cows made up 15 percent of the offering, slaughter bulls 4 percent, replacement cows 4 percent, and feeders 77 percent. The feeder supply included 46 percent steers, 32 percent heifers, and 22 percent bulls. Near 39 percent of the run weighed over 600 lbs.

Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1 - 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 2 220-225 223 200.00 200.00 6 310-340 324 160.00-195.00 179.22 2 360-365 363 160.00-180.00 170.07 5 410-445 423 140.00-155.00 149.51 9 465-490 481 137.50-155.00 148.57 6 510-530 518 135.00-146.00 140.04 12 550-595 574 125.00-138.00 132.76 11 600-645 617 117.00-135.00 129.83 10 650-690 661 122.00-134.00 130.45 11 705-742 723 118.50-124.00 120.12 4 770-785 778 112.00-121.00 116.97 1 1150-1150 1150 105.00 105.00 Small 1 - 2 1 345-345 345 117.50 117.50 1 375-375 375 117.50 117.50 2 415-425 420 104.00-122.50 113.36 1 495-495 495 130.00 130.00 2 510-525 518 120.00-125.00 122.54 1 675-675 675 110.00 110.00 Medium and Large 3 1 235-235 235 110.00 110.00 1 325-325 325 154.00 154.00 1 380-380 380 140.00 140.00 2 410-425 418 129.00-130.00 129.49 2 450-465 458 127.50-134.00 130.80 1 620-620 620 90.00 90.00 1 695-695 695 90.00 90.00 Holstein Large 3 2 260-260 260 97.50 97.50 1 305-305 305 107.50 107.50 3 398-398 398 109.00 109.00 1 490-490 490 70.00 70.00 1 520-520 520 82.50 82.50 3 565-590 577 80.00-102.50 88.29 1 640-640 640 60.00 60.00 1 685-685 685 65.00 65.00 3 710-745 722 50.00-87.00 74.27 3 762-770 765 80.00 80.00Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1 - 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 2 340-345 343 130.00-137.50 133.72 4 355-382 375 140.00-145.00 142.80 3 400-445 423 125.00-144.00 132.04 14 450-495 473 124.00-135.00 128.67 12 500-545 526 110.00-123.50 116.15 4 550-585 570 105.00-120.00 112.47 10 615-645 629 101.00-113.00 108.81 5 650-690 663 106.00-115.00 110.37 3 710-725 717 109.00-116.00 111.64 2 755-785 770 90.00-92.00 90.98 1 895-895 895 89.00 89.00 2 1005-1025 1015 90.00-100.00 95.05 Small 1 - 2 1 265-265 265 85.00 85.00 Full 1 280-280 280 90.00 90.00 Brahman X 2 380-395 388 100.00 100.00 2 460-485 473 93.00-105.00 99.16 1 515-515 515 92.50 92.50 1 615-615 615 90.00 90.00 1 695-695 695 92.00 92.00 Medium and Large 3 1 250-250 250 100.00 100.00 1 370-370 370 110.00 110.00 1 440-440 440 98.00 98.00 3 450-495 472 107.50-118.00 112.76 2 515-515 515 102.00-103.00 102.50Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 1 - 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 440-440 440 127.50 127.50 3 465-480 473 150.00-156.00 151.96 8 505-535 518 127.50-140.00 134.19 9 550-595 575 123.00-135.00 127.68 5 600-635 616 110.00-128.00 118.76 6 665-690 673 100.00-118.00 107.78 3 700-710 705 100.00-112.00 104.64 4 785-795 788 85.00-99.00 91.03 1 845-845 845 94.00 94.00 1 910-910 910 87.00 87.00 1 950-950 950 81.00 81.00 Small 1 - 2 1 405-405 405 117.50 117.50 1 575-575 575 100.00 100.00 Full 1 640-640 640 86.00 86.00 Medium and Large 3 5 463-495 472 135.00-138.00 137.27 1 525-525 525 121.00 121.00 3 565-590 573 110.00-115.00 112.37 1 620-620 620 105.00 105.00Bred Cows Medium and Large 1 - 2 Young Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 880-880 880 850.00 850.00 Per Head 1-3 Months Bred 1 1360-1360 1360 999.00-1050.00 1050.00 Per Head 1-3 Months Bred 1 750-750 750 725.00 725.00 Per Head 4-6 Months Bred 2 1005-1005 1005 950.00-1100.00 1025.00 Per Head 4-6 Months Bred 1 1345-1345 1345 73.50 73.50 4-6 Months Bred 1 1265-1265 1265 999.00-1100.00 1100.00 Per Head 4-6 Months Bred

Regional Market ReportsSummary of Farmers’ Market Prices in North Carolina. Provided by: Fruit & Vegetable Market News Office Federal-State Market News Office Apples Red Delicious WA Traypack Carton (100s) 37.-45.45 Golden Delicious WA Traypack Carton 43.-47. Granny Smith WA Traypack Carton 36.50-39. Gala WA Traypack Carton 32.-36. Fuji WA Traypack Carton 38.-41. Pink Lady WA Traypack Carton 38.-41.50 Red & Gold Delicious Traypack Carton (113,125,138s) 31.-33.65 Red & Gold Delicious 12 3-Lb. Film Bag 25.-29.Asparagus Carton (11 Lbs.) 29.35-37.15Bananas Carton (40 Lbs.) 21.40-23.Beans Round Green 1 1/9 Bushel Carton 16.-22.95 Pole 1 1/9 Bushel Carton 18.-23.Beets Sack (25 Lbs.) 11.55-15.45

Blueberries Flat 12 1-Pint Cups 22.-25.Broccoli Carton (14s) 20.85-22.65Cabbage Round Green Carton (50 Lbs.) 18.-20.75Cantaloupes Carton (12s) 27.15-29.35Carrots Sack (50 Lbs.) 17.95-22.65Cauliflower Carton (12s) 19.15-23.85Celery Carton (30s) 35.75-39.05Cherries Carton (16 Lbs.) 48.Cilantro Carton (30s) 23.45-29.75Citrus Pink Grapefruit CA 4/5 Bushel Carton 26.-33.15 Lemons Carton (40 Lbs.) 32.65-34.55 Limes Carton (40 Lbs.) 23.-24. Oranges CA 4/5 Bushel Carton 32.05-35.55 Navel Oranges CA 4/5 Bushel Carton 31.45-33.95 Navel Oranges FL Carton (64s) 23.55-26.15 Oranges FL Carton (100-125s) 21.-23. Tangerines Carton (120s) 24.Corn Yellow Carton (4 1/2-5 Dozen) 17.55-19.35 White Carton (4 1/2-5 Dozen) 18.-22.95Cucumbers Long Green Carton (40 Lbs.) 21.-22. Pickle Carton (40 Lbs.) 28.-32.Cranberries 24 12-Ounce Packages 24.50Eggplant Carton (25 Lbs.) 16.-17.Grapes Red Seedless Carton (18 Lbs.) 24.50-26. White Seedless Carton (18 Lbs.) 24.50-26. Black Seedless Carton (18 Lbs.) 24.50-26. Red Globe Carton (18 Lbs.) 28.Grapefruit 36 size/40 Lbs. Carton 36.45Greens Collards Bushel Carton/Loose (24s) 10. Kale Carton/Bunched (24s) 10.55-14.35 Turnips Bushel Carton 14.Honeydews Carton (5s) 18.Kiwi Carton (117s) 12.15-13.65Lettuce Iceberg Carton (24s Wrapped) 22.95-30.85 Green Leaf Carton (24s) 24.50-26.50 Romaine Carton (24s) 26.50-36.Mangoes Flat (9s) 13.50Nectarines Yellow/White Flesh 1/2 Bushel Carton 24.Onions Yellow Jumbo Sack (50 Lbs.) 18.25-19.35 White Sack (25 Lbs.) 14.-15. Red Sack (25 Lbs.) 15.-22.50 Green Carton (48s) 14.65-19.65 Sweet Onions Carton (40 Lbs.) 22.-25.Parsley 1 1/9 Bushel Carton 26.50Peaches Yellow/White Flesh 1/2 Bushel Carton 24.Peanuts Green Bag (35 Lbs.) 53.-69.Pears Bartlett Carton (16 Lbs.) 34. Bosc Carton (90s) 34.Pepper Green Bell Type 1 1/9 Bushel Carton 14.35-17.15 Red Bell Type Carton (11 Lbs.) 25.-32.50 Yellow Bell Type Carton (11 Lbs.) 25.-29.Plums Red Carton (28 Lbs.) 27.Pomegranates Carton (18s) Potatoes Red Size A No. 1 Carton (50 Lbs.) 14.-19.35 Red Size B No. 1 Carton (50 Lbs.) 15.-19.50 White Size A Carton (50 Lbs.) 16.55-17.45 Russet ID Carton (50 Lbs.) 14.65-15.75

Radishes Red 30 6-Ounce Film Bags 12.35-15.75Raspberries Flat 12 1/2-Pint Cups 25.65Rutabagas Carton (40 Lbs.) 23.Squash Yellow Crookneck 3/4 Bushel Carton 19.35-24. Zucchini 1/2 Bushel Carton 17.-19.Strawberries California Flat 8 1-Quart Clamshells 19.35-29.15Sweetpotatoes Orange Carton (40 Lbs.) 16.-21.45 White Carton (40 Lbs.) 20.-20.75Tomatoes Vine Ripe XLge Carton (25 Lbs.) 20.-22.95Tomatoes,Plum Roma Carton (25 Lbs.) 19.-20.Tomatoes,Cherry Flat 12 1-Pint Baskets 23.65-27.95Tomatoes,Grape Flat 12 1-Pint Clamshells 19.-20.Turnips Topped Film Bag (25 Lbs.) 14.35-22.15Watermelon Seeded Bin Watermelon Seedless Bin Farmers Line - Wholesale PriceBeans Butter Bag (4 Lbs.) 13. Round Green Bushel Carton 20.-23.Beets Bag (25 Lbs.) 20.Blackberries Flat 12 1-Pint Cups 23.-24.Blueberries Flat 12 1-Pint Cups 20.-22.Cabbage Pointed Head Crate (50 Lbs.) 12.-15. Round Green Crate (50 Lbs.) 12.-15.Cantaloupe Bin (145s) 100. Each 1.-2.Corn White Crate (4 1/2 Dozen) 13.-16. Yellow Crate (4 1/2 Dozen) 13.-16. Indian Bundle (Dozen) 24.Corn Stalks Bundle 3.Cucumbers Long Green 3/4 Bushel Carton 18.-22. Pickle 3/4 Bushel Carton 20.-28.Eggplant 1/2 Bushel Carton 15. 3/4 Bushel Carton 10.-15.Gourds Bin 275.Honeydew Each 1.50-2.Okra Carton (25 Lbs.) 15.-18.Onions Green Carton (12s) 12.Peanuts Bag (30 Lbs.) 35.

Powell Livestock Market, Smithfield, NCGoat and Sheep Auction Prices are per head, weights estimated.S l a u g h t e r a n d Replacement Classes: Kids: Selection 1 under 20 lbs 20.00-35.00, 20-40 lbs 42.50-70.00, 40-60 lbs 70.00-110.00, 60-80 lbs 100.00-120.00; Selection 2 20-40 lbs 26.00-46.00, 40-60 lbs 55.00-65.00, 60-80 lbs 80.00-92.50; Selection 3 40-60 lbs 45.00.Yearlings: Selection 1 60-80 lbs 102.50-127.50, 80-100 lbs 127.50-135.00, 100-120 lbs ; 145.00-152.50; Selection 2 60-80 lbs 85.00-93.00, 80-100 lbs 102.50.Does/Nannies: Selection 1 50-70 lbs 70.00, 70-100 lbs 80.00-92.50, 100-140 lbs ; 92.50-137.50; Selection 2 50-70 lbs 40.00-65.00, 70-100 lbs 70.00-77.50, 100-140 lbs 85.00.Wethers: Selection 1 70-100 lbs 138.00, 125-150 lbs 158.00-170.00.Bucks/Billies: Selection 1 70-100 lbs 95.00-110.00, 100-150 lbs 122.50-140.00, 150-250 lbs 205.00-207.50; Selection 2 70-100 lbs 87.50, 100-150 lbs.

Which markets offer Yancey farmers the best return on their investment? Should they head west, east or south? Agriculture and food industries accounted for $29,057,488 in Yancey County income in 2000, or 7.77 percent of the total county income. Livestock, poultry, and their products accounted for 23 percent of the total agricultural market. So this list recounts the prices in the last week at regional farm markets.

COLUMBIA, SC Terminal Prices as of 10-OCT-2012 VEGETABLES ---ASPARAGUS: MARKET STEADY. 11 lb cartons/crates bunched PE Green std 27.-29.50 ---BEANS: MARKET GA ROUND GREEN TYPE S L I G H T LY H I G H E R ; OTHERS STEADY. bushel crates GA Half Runners 22. SC Flat Green Type 23.-25. Half Runners 22. occas higher TN Pole Type 23. bushel cartons/crates precooled GA Round Green Type Machine Picked 14.-17. SC Round Green Type Machine Picked 16. occas lower 5 lb cartons bagged GU Haricot Vert (French Type) 17. TN Cranberry Type25. - - -BEETS: MARKET STEADY. cartons bunched CA Red Type 12s 15. 25 lb film bags MI Red Type 13.-13.50 SC Red Type 12. occas higher ---BROCCOLI: MARKET STEADY. cartons CA bchd 14s 17.-20. 20 lb cartons loose MX Crown Cut Short Trim 16.-18.50 SC Crown Cut Short Trim 16. cartons4 3-lb film bags CA Florettes 19. ---CABBAGE: MARKET STEADY. 1 3/4 bushel cartons WI Red Type med 17. 50 lb cartons GA Red Type med 18.50 NC Round Green Type med 13.50-16. mostly 13.50-14.50 Red Type med 17.-18.50 NY Round Green Type med 16. SC Round Green Type med 14. VA Round Green Type med 13. 50 lb sacks NC Round Green Type med-lge 12.50 NY Round Green Type med-lge 12.50 ---CARROTS: MARKET STEADY. sacks 48 1-lb film bags CA Topped med-lge 15.50-16. CD Ontario Topped med-lge 22. MI Topped med-lge 16.50 sacks 24 2-lb film bags CA Topped med-lge 15.50-16. 50 lb sacks loose CA Topped jbo 15 . -15 .50 CD Ontar io CDOne Topped jbo 15.50 MI Topped lge 16. MX Topped jbo14. 25 lb sacks loose CD Ontario Topped jbo 9. MX Topped jbo 9.-11. cartons 20 1-lb film bags CA Baby Peeled 21. cartons 30 1-lb film bags CA Baby Peeled 25.50-27. - - - C A U L I F L O W E R : MARKET STEADY. cartons film wrapped CA White 12s flmwrp 15.-18.50 ---CELERY: MARKET STEADY. cartons/crates CA 2 dz 23.50 filmbags 30s 25. MI 3 dz 19.-21.50 filmbags 36s 21.-26. mostly 21.-22. - - - C O R N - S W E E T : MARKET GA BI-COLOR S L I G H T LY H I G H E R ; O T H E R S S T E A D Y. wirebound crates GA Yellow 4 dz 13.-15. White 4 dz 16.50 Bi-Color 4 dz 15. SC Yellow 4 dz 14.-17. White 4 dz 15.-17. Bi-Color 4 dz 14.-17. - - - C U C U M B E R S : MARKET WAXED GA & SC SMALL SLIGHTLY L O W E R ; O T H E R S STEADY. 1 1/9bushel crates FL Pickles Kirby Type sml-med 24.50 NC Pickles Kirby Type sml-med23.-24. SC Pickles Kirby Type sml-med 23 . -28 . WAXED 1 1/9 bushel

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Mountain Heritage blew their homecoming game open late in the third quarter to beat Thomas Jefferson 54-36. Three Cougars broke the 100-yard rushing mark as the teams combined for more than 900 total offensive yards. The Cougars play Mitchell this week.

Seniors on the varsity volleyball game were honored at Mountain Heritage last week. Look for more photos in next week’s Yancey County News.

PHOTOS BY BRETT HOPSON

Unleashed: Art for Animals opens Friday, October 12, at the Green Plum Gallery on upper street (130 Oak), Spruce Pine. Art, some with animal themes, has been donated by area artists and all proceeds benefit Mitchell County Animal R e s c u e ( M C A R ) . Artists who are donating include Stan Andersen, Rick & Val Beck, Billy

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By John Rosemond I recently received a letter from a

grandmother who told me that her 14-year-old grandson is afraid of his single mother. When told this by her ex-husband, who was concerned, Mom said, “He’d better be!”

Mind you, the grandmother was not concerned in the least. She celebrated the fact, proudly reporting that her grandson is well-mannered, respectful, does well in school, performs chores willingly (even when he doesn’t want to), and has “above average” social skills.

In all likelihood - and I base this conjecture on many years of professional experience - the boy’s fear of his mother concerns his father because the overwhelming majority of today’s dads are trying to be their kids’ best buddies. They think that good parents try to please their children. The boy’s mother understands just the opposite: good children try to please their parents. She is spot on.

I was afraid of my mother (who was single for most of the first seven years of my life). That fear, I maintain, is the beginning of respect for women, something obviously lacking in all too many of today’s young “men” (even worse, too many young women don’t seem to care). But let me be clear on

this. My mother never yelled, spanked, or even threatened to spank. In other words, I was not terrified of my mother. But I was afraid of her.

The question is, why? The answer is that she conducted herself as if she was in complete control at all times. She acted like exercising authority over me was the most natural thing she’d ever done. She made it clear that she was not there to be my friend, playmate, go-fer, or fixer. She expected me to entertain myself, do for myself, and fix my own problems (although she did fix those I was incapable of fixing). She was not, as are all too many of today’s moms (and dads), a vending machine to be taken for granted and disrespected when it doesn’t produce on demand. By the time I was three, Mom had created and was enforcing an emotional and physical boundary between

her and me. Mom was a part-time job for my mother. “John Rosemond,” she sometimes said, “you don’t need a mother right now and I’m not going to be one. Now, run along or I’ll put you to work around here.” And I ran along. And I was better off, although I rarely realized it.

A child does not possess the ability to comprehend such a natural display of power. Therefore, the child is “afraid.” I use the term to refer to a sense of respectful awe. By the way, according to my thesaurus, fear and awe are synonyms. The parent who is feared in this sense of the term doesn’t care what her child thinks about any decision she makes. She’s not a politician; she’s a leader.

The “fearful” child, therefore, doesn’t always like his parent’s decisions, instructions, and expectations. Nonetheless, he obeys because he intuitively knows that said parent is always acting in his best interest.

Sometimes, the child complains that this parent is “mean.” By that he means that he realizes the parent means exactly what she says. That’s one of the greatest gifts a parent can give a child, especially when it’s a woman giving it to a young man.

Family psychologist John Rosemond answers questions at rosemond.com.

Living

with

children

The best-raised sons do ‘fear’ their mother

YANCEY COUNTY BOARD OF ELECTIONSNotice of Change in Time of Absentee Meeting &

Additional Meetings for the November 6, 2012 General Election

The following is a notice of Change in Time of Absentee Meeting & Additional Meeting in which the Yancey County Board of Elections will meet (if necessary) to approve the applications for absentee ballots for the General Election to be held on November 6, 2012. Meetings will be held at the Yancey County Board of Elections Office, 225 West Main Street, Burnsville, NC 28714, pursuant to G.S. 163.230.1(c1). Other business may be transacted by the board at this time.

9:00 AM Tuesday, October 16, 20129:00 AM Thursday, October 18, 20129:00 AM Tuesday, October 23, 20129:00 AM Thursday, October 25, 20129:00 AM Tuesday, October 30, 20129:00 AM Thursday, November 1, 2012

Charles W. McCurry, ChairmanGary Boone, SecretaryJoe Scott, MemberRun Dates: Oct. 4, 11, 18 and 25, 2012

NOTICE OF PUBLIC

AUCTION October 23, 2012 10:00 a.m. with registration at 9:30a.m. Location: Yancey County Courthouse 110 Towne Square, Burnsville, NC 28714 (in front of courthouse) Property Offered: This exhibit is the property description to a deed from Underwood to Woody. The property conveyed is in the Brush Creek Township, Yancey County, North Carolina and is all of the property conveyed in a deed from Annie J. Underwood and William Underwood, Sr. to William Laran Underwood and Teresa Ann Underwood dated July

11, 1986, and recorded in the Yancey County Registry in Deed Book 203 at page 697; being the same property described in a deed from William Laran Underwood and Teresa Ann Underwood to William Laran Underwood, dated February 14, 2000, and recorded in the Yancey County Registry in Deed Book 345, Page 314. The property is more particularly described from the referenced deeds BEGINNING at an old iron at the southern point of the Woody land and in the line of Briggs. And from the point of beginning, N 49-55-20 W 709.17 feet to a point in the Physical address of unimproved real property: Off Bulldog Road,

Green Mountain, NC 28740 www.treas.gov/auctions/irs Under the authority in IRC 6331 and 6335 the property described herein was seized from Alvin D and Mona Woody and will be sold at public auction. Only the right, title and interest of Alvin D and Mona Woody is offered for sale. If requested the IRS will furnish information about possible encumbrances. All property is offered subject to any prior valid outstanding liens in favor of third parties against the taxpayer which are superior to the lien of the U.S. The US makes no guarantee or warranty, expressed or implied, as to the validity, quality, or condition of the property or it’s fitness for

any use. No claim will be considered for allowance or adjustment or for rescission of the sale based upon failure of the property to conform with any representation expressed or implied. Full payment is required upon acceptance of the highest bid; Notice of sale has been given in accordance with all legal requirements. All payments must be by cash, certified, or cashiers or check drawn on any bank of trust company incorporated under the laws of the U.S., payable to U.S. Treasury. For more info: www.treas.gov/auctions/irs Darlene Jones, (602) 501-214610/11/12CNS-2388208#YANCEY COUNTY NEWS

According to the American Cancer Society, an estimated 226,870 new cases of invasive breast cancer and 39,510 deaths from breast cancer are expected to occur among women in the U.S. in 2012. The American Cancer Society offers 24/7 support to those diagnosed with breast cancer and their loved ones. In fact, one out of every two women turn to the Society for help and support following their breast cancer diagnosis. This October, the Society will be using National Breast Cancer Awareness Month to remind women about the importance of breast health.

“The American Cancer Society encourages all women to put their health first. We want women to understand the benefits of eating a balanced diet, maintaining a healthy weight, exercising regularly and limiting alcohol intake,” said Kathlene Stith, Community Health Advisor at the American Cancer Society. “More than 2.9 million breast cancer survivors will celebrate a birthday this year thanks to early detection and improved treatment.”

Breast cancer is a leading cause of cancer

death in women, second only to lung cancer. The Society is reminding women 40 and older to have a yearly mammogram and clinical breast exam. Also, the Society recommends that women ages 20 to 39 receive a clinical breast exam at least once every three years. The five-year survival rate is 99% for breast cancer that is diagnosed in the earliest stages.

The American Cancer Society recently launched its Community Health Advisor Program in six counties in Western North Carolina. The program trains local women who educate and navigate women in their communities to lifesaving cancer screenings for breast, cervical and colorectal cancers. The ultimate goal is to address the health disparities

American Cancer Society fights to end breast cancerfacing women in our rural Appalachian communities.

The CHA program has started in Yancey County where women are participating in cancer screening at a lower rate and dying at a higher rate. We know that finding breast cancer early, when it is easiest to treat, can be the difference between life and death. CHA volunteers in each of the counties will educate their community on the ways to prevent cancer and when, where and how to access lifesaving cancer screenings. For one Madison County CHA, “being a CHA means that I can now be part of the support system and reach out to women and men to encourage their participation in receiving early screenings that will possibly save their lives, just as mine was.” These volunteers are trained to help identify what barriers are preventing an individual from being screened and guide them around these barriers. For more information or to get referred into this FREE program, please contact: Kathlene Stith at 828-675-0305 OR Kathlene. [email protected]

Volunteers trained to help residents identify cancer symptoms early.


Bill Howard’s

Outdoors

The knowledge of living is of survival

LEGAL NOTICEPolling Place Buffer zones for yancey County Polling PlacesThe following is a list of Yancey County polling places and a description of each buffer zone is which Election Day electioneering. Buffer zones are designated in accordance with G.S. § 163-166.4(a), by the county board of elections. Where practical set limit of the zone is 50 feet from the door of entrance to the voting place, measured when that door is closed, but in no event is the limit at more than 50 feet or at less than 25 feet. The poll workers will mark

buffer zones on Election Day with No Campaigning or Electioneering signs.

Burnsville: Located at Burnsville Elementary SchoolElectioneering is allowed 50 ft from the front door of the buildingCane River: Located at Bald Creek Elementary SchoolElectioneering is allowed 50 ft from the back door of the buildingEgypt: Locate at Bee Log Elementary SchoolElectioneering is allowed 50 ft from the Cafeteria doorRamsey Town: Located at Ramsey Town Fire DepartmentElectioneering is allowed 50 ft from the

side entrance doorGreen Mountain: Located at Green Mountain Voting HouseElectioneering is allowed 25 ft from front entranceJacks Creek: Located at Clearmont Elementary SchoolElectioneering is allowed 50 ft from the back entranceBrush Creek: Located at the Brush Creek Community BuildingElectioneering is allowed 50 ft from the front doorCrabtree: Located at Micaville Elementary SchoolElectioneering is allowed 50 ft from the front doorSouth Toe: Located at South Toe

Elementary SchoolElectioneering is allowed 50 ft from the back entrancePensacola: Located at Pensacola Fire DepartmentElectioneering is allowed 50 ft from the side entrancePrices Creek: Located at Cane River Middle SchoolElectioneering is allowed 50 ft from the main front entrance

signed

Charles McCurry, Chairmanyancey County Board of Elections

SRun Dates: Oct. 4, 11, 18 and 25, 2012

While researching information on a story I am working on, I came upon some information on various Native American Indian groups in North Carolina. I began looking where certain tribes were as well as the ties they had to other tribes. Some of the tribes moved elsewhere after settlers came into the area. There were some that had languages consisting of words from tribes located across North America indicating tribal mergers at some point and time. I also learned of various living customs and techniques.

This weekend I was able to hit the deer stand on Saturday morning. When I say Saturday morning, I mean at 3:30 a.m.

Trail camera photos indicated the deer were hitting the field near my stand around 4 a.m, so in order to get in and not spook them; I had to beat them to the field. I packed my mp3 player which also has radio reception, threaded my earphones through my shirt and under my face mask, and sit back and listened while waiting for shooting light.

I do not listen to music on the radio much. Usually, the only time music is played over my truck stereo is when my daughter changes the station when I take her to or pick her up from dance class. The sequence is something like this:

Julianne presses the station preset as soon as she gets in the truck.

“What are you doing?” comes my quick reply to her actions.

“Changing the station. No one wants to listen to talk radio.”

“Uh, yes I do. It is my truck, my stereo, and I am listening to this.” I press the preset back to the station I was listening to.

“Not anymore!” she shrieks while hitting the button again.

I again press the button, “Don’t touch it!”Halfway home, she leans forward as if she

has an itch, or is picking up something, or…anyway, she quickly presses the music preset once again. It stays that way until I head to work the next day.

Now that I have run a tangent to my topic, let me get back to the real story here. I was listening to Coast to Coast AM while waiting in the stand. It is a show that runs overnight and

usually deals with conspiracy theories, UFOs, aliens, and the such. Music puts me to sleep. Talk radio, especially something like this, keeps me interested and my eyes open.

The guest that morning was discussing how to survive ‘the oncoming disaster.’

I’m not going to delve into the December 2012 lore, nor am I going to write about the two comets coming in 2013 and how they may actually be planet X and planet Niburu as told in Sumerian tablets. A quick Google search on any of that will provide plenty of hours and websites of entertainment. But I did start thinking about the whole survival thing.

I was listening to a man who was discussing how people do not know how to survive anymore. People cannot live without certain amenities such as electricity, air conditioning, and plumbing.

And I thought to myself about the Native Americans and the European settlers and how they ‘survived.’ Not all of them survived, I know. That is why we have the Lost Colony. But survival now is a lot different than survival was back when this land was not yet the United States. We have television shows starring people such as Les Stroud and Bear Grylls explaining to us how to survive. Their shows throw them in the middle of nowhere for seven

to ten days. They have to SURVIVE. Yet, the explorers and settlers and Native Americans did not only survive, they LIVED. They knew how to make it in the world with what the world offered them. Our world now bears little resemblance to the world then.

What secrets have we lost? When did that basic instinct of living become a not-so-instinctive survival quality?

I learned some of the great hunting tribes would cover themselves in mud. The purposes were many. First, the mud would cover any human scent. We now either have to use a spray, high priced clothing, or put ourselves in an enclosed building with windows on each side that allow us to go after our game from several hundred yards away.

Second, the mud offered camouflage. Head out to a swampy area and pick up a handful of mud. Then walk over to a tree such as a pine or oak, or even a river birch. Hold your hand near the bark. The mud is like the perfect camouflage. So that high-priced clothing in Realtree or Mossy Oak with the Scentblock emblem costs how much?

The mud is a LOT cheaper!Third, the mud helped battle those pesky

insects. You know the ones. The North Carolina State Bird; the mosquito! Horseflies, gnats, no-see-ums… they cannot penetrate a good caking of mud. Why do you think pigs and elephants roll around in the mud? It gets the bugs off!

Mud is just one secret that we no longer have in our arsenal of survival; of living.

I became a bit envious of the knowledge our ancestors had. Sure we have electricity, air conditioning, plumbing, and even truck stereos with station presets and mp3 players, but our knowledge of luxuries is nothing compared to their knowledge of living.

Bill Howard is an avid bowhunter and outdoorsman. He teaches hunter education (IHEA) and bowhunter education (IBEP) in North Carolina. He is a member of North Carolina Bowhunters Association and Pope & Young, and is an official measurer for both. He can be reached at billhoward [email protected].

Celo Friends Meeting (Quakers) invites Burnsville and the surrounding community to join in a fun and engaging evening of food and live entertainment to benefit educational programs in Southern Kenya.

The Celo Friends Meeting has a goal of raising $10,000 to support two Shepherd’s Schools serving about 100 children each, two literacy programs serving 20-25 people, and 16 scholarships for girls. The group has already secured a matching grant for the first $2,500. Samburu girls face many obstacles to education, including lack of funds, early marriage and childbirth, and needing to support

the family by helping tend to livestock. When Celo Meeting member Geeta McGahey visited the area in 2012, she met women who wanted to continue their education to be able to make the best informed choices for their families. Upon returning, Geeta was inspired to get her community involved in this effort.

The “Nurturing Knowledge” fundraiser to support education of children in Kenya will feature a traditional African meal, and live entertainment with Bob Early.

The cost is $10 for adults, $5 for children. It is sponsored by Celo Friends Meeting, Arthur Morgan

School, and area friends and supportersThe fundraiser is Saturday, Oct. 20, 6:30 p.m., at

Arthur Morgan School, 60 AMS Circle, Burnsville.

To Donate, send a check to:Kenya FundCelo Friends Meeting70 Meeting House LnBurnsville, NC 28714Write ‘Kenya Fund’ on the informational line.

For more information you can visit http://changeinsights.wordpress.com/

Celo Friends plan benefit to support Kenyan schools


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by Margie E. Burke

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2 BR 1 Bath house on a private lot. Has garden spot with wood or oil heat. Partly furnished. No pets or smokers. Call 678-5070 or 682-0051 for more information. If no answer leave message. Deposit and reference required.

FOR SALEOR LEASE

2/2 furnished condo for sale or lease. 1200 s/f. $229,900 to purchase or $1500/month with 12 month lease.

Possible owner financing for qualified buyer. Call Bonnie 561-818-8625 to schedule showing.

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2.2 Acres, Unique 1946 renova ted ba rn , open concept, 1 bedroom, 1 custom bath, hardwood floors, great walk-in closets, all appliance, including washer-dryer, and kitchen, possible owner financing, $144,000. Close to town of Burnsville. 828-777-0667 ,

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SERVICESFREE MANURE, will load. Call in advance. Clear Creek Ranch, Hwy 80South. 828-675-4510 .Roof Leak? Call Brad at Tip Top Roofing, 25 years+ experience. Residential, commercial roof repair and maintenance, roof coatings, gutter repair, roof inspection.

References. 682-3451Sewing alterations. Call 208-3999.Low Interest Loans to Qualified Home Owners for Any home improvement projects. 828-273-0970Blue Belle Farms, A U’Neat Gift shop and makers of Goat Soaps and Lotions is currently seeking Crafters to join the fun! You keep 100% of YOUR proceeds for a very small rental fee. Please stop by 127 West Main Street to see what everyone is talking about in beautiful Downtown Burnsville!Will clean your home or business. Call 208-3688.Sewing alterations. Call 208-3999.Will mow, weed-eat, & do yard maintenance. Call 208-3377 or 208-3688.TOWING SERVICE With Rollback Truck! I Buy JUNK VEHICLES! Pay Fair Price! WILL PICK UP VEHICLE! Call 828-284-7522 or 828-284-7537

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properties to manage. We have clients in need of long term rental housing in our area. Professional Property management services includes background checks on renters. Cattail Peak Real Estate of WNC. Call Brokers/Owners, Sandy 828-682-3217 or Jerri at 828-284-2968

OPPORTUNITIESFriend to Friend is now looking for entrepreneurs to partner with in a small Internet business. If you have a gift of gab and a small investment you can start today. Bring your partner for a 45 minute interview. We are an equal opportunity business. Call for an appointment 24/7 – 828-776-2463.

EMPLOyMENTWanted: Part-time, experienced secretary for local construction company. Must be familiar with QuickBooks. Resume requested. Call for appointment. 828-371-0575

2 full time job openings with benefits- 1st shift cook hours 5:30 a.m.- 1 p.m. and a 2nd shift cook hours 12:30 p.m. - 8 p.m. Every other weekend required. Please contact Deanna Buchanan or Lisa Robinson for more information at 828-765-7312 or apply in person at

the Brian Center Spruce Pine. Pay based on experience.

Developer seeking sales assistant with computer and peop le sk i l l s fo r adminis t ra t ive contac t management system data base in our Sales Center, The Cove at Celo Mountain. Duties include phoning, greeting clients and assisting sales manager. Real estate experience a plus. Generous hourly rate and bonus,40 hour week Send resume to: [email protected] Home Health Care is seeking CNAs to provide in-home patient focused care. Full-time, part-time, and PRN positions available. Serving all areas of Buncombe, Madison, and Yancey counties. Please call Erin at 828-681-5100 for more information.

Voting will occur at the Green Mountain Polling Place thanks to renovations made by the members of

the Green Mountain community. The polling place in

Green Mountain will be open for voting!

CALL SUSAN at 678-3900 to schedule your classified ad! Only

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LEGAL NOTICENORTH CAROLINA, YANCEY COUNTY, NOTICE

OFGENERAL ELECTION TO BE HELD ON

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2012NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN

Pursuant to G.S. 163-33(8) that a General Election will be held in Yancey County on November 6, 2012 for the following purposes:President and Vice PresidentUS House of Representatives District 11NC GovernorNC Lieutenant GovernorNC Attorney General NC AuditorNC Commissioner of Agriculture NC Commissioner of InsuranceNC Commissioner of LaborNC Secretary of StateNC Superintendent of Public InstructionNC TreasurerNC State Senate District 47NC House of Representatives District 118Yancey County Board of Commissioners (3)Yancey County Clerk of Superior CourtYancey County Register of DeedsNC Supreme Court Associate JusticeNC Court of Appeals Judge (3)NC District Court Judge District 24 (3)Soil and Water Conservation District Supervisor

The polls for said election will be open from 6:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.Absentee are allowed and applications for such may be made to the election board office beginning September 6, 2012 and ends October 30 at 5:00 p.m.One-Stop voting will begin October 18 and ends November 3. Hours are as follows:Oct. 18 – 19 9:00 am – 6:00 pmOct. 20 & 21 CLOSEDOct. 22 – 25 9:00 am – 6:00 pmOct. 26 – 9:00 am – 7:00 pmOct. 27 & 28 CLOSEDOct. 29 – 31 9:00 am – 6:00 pmNov. 1 – 9:00 am – 7:00 pmNov. 2 – 9:00 am – 8:00 pmNov. 3 – 9:00 am – 1:00 pm

Registration Books close for this election October 12, 2012 at 5:00 pm. We will have same day registration at One- Stop voting only, during the set hours above.

By order of the Yancey County Board of Elections, Charles W. McCurry, Chairman

Publish September 27, October 4, and October 11, October 18, 2012.


Bald Creek Elementary celebrates with Fall Festival

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Yancey County News


Week of 10/15/12 - 10/21/12

Edited by Margie E. Burke

Answer to Last Week's Sudoku

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Copyright 2012 by The Puzzle Syndicate

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Spiced Pumpkin SoupCompliments of www.HealthyCookingConcepts.com

This warming, nourishing pumpkin soup is the perfect way to celebrate Fall and warm up on a chilly day. And for those of you that facing food allergies, it is free of nuts, citrus, tomatoes, dairy, and peppers, all ingredients commonly found in creamed soups. Each batch of soup will be different and vary in sweetness depending on your pumpkin. I use sugar pie pumpkins which actually are not as sweet as many other winter squashes. If you can’t find a sugar pie pumpkin, try butternut squash. This recipe makes a large batch of soup. You could easily cut the recipe in half or make the whole batch and freeze part in small containers for a ready-to-go meal. Enjoy!

Ingredients

2 to 3 tablespoons unrefined organic coconut oil1 large onion, chopped1 to 2 tablespoons finely chopped ginger4 to 5 large carrots, peeled and chopped4 to 5 celery stalks, chopped2 Granny Smith Apples, cored and chopped10 cups chicken or vegetable stock, or water8 cups cooked sugar pie pumpkin flesh2 to 3 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice3 to 4 teaspoons Herbamare or sea salt1/2 to 1 teaspoon ground black pepper

Garnish with a swirl of coconut milk and fresh chopped cilantro

Directions

1) Heat the coconut oil over medium heat in an 8-quart stockpot. Add onion and saute for about 5 minutes. Then add ginger, carrots, celery, and apples; saute 5 to 10 minutes more.

2) Add the stock or water, cooked pumpkin, pumpkin pie spice, salt, and pepper. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to a simmer and cook for about 20 minutes, covered.

3) Puree soup in batches. I like to have another 8-quart pot ready to go that I can pour the pureed soup into as I go. Garnish, serve and enjoy!

Medea GalliganThere are many things

you can do to boost your immune system and bypass the yearly colds that usually seem to begin this time of year. From delicious warming and naturally immune-boosting soups, to taking time to rest when you feel run down, there a number of natural strategies that will have you up and running again in no time. Fortunately, you can avoid colds, sinus infections and even the flu by following these simple guidelines. When you keep your immune system in optimal working order, you’re far less likely to acquire an infection to begin with or, if you do get sick, you are better prepared to move through it without complications and soon return to good health.

1.Optimize your vitamin D levels. Optimizing your vitamin D levels is one of the absolute best strategies for avoiding infections of ALL kinds, and vitamin D deficiency is likely the TRUE culprit behind the seasonality of the flu - not the flu virus itself. This is probably the single most important and least expensive action you can take. Regularly monitor your vitamin D levels to confirm your levels are within the therapeutic range of 50-70 ng/ml. Ideally, you’ll want to get all your vitamin D from sun exposure or a safe tanning bed, but as a last resort you can take an oral vitamin D3 supplement. According to the latest review by Carole Baggerly (Grassrootshealth.org), adults need about 8,000 IU’s a day.

2. Avoid Sugar and Processed Foods. Sugar impairs the function of your immune system almost immediately, and as you likely know, a healthy immune system is one of the most important keys to fighting off viruses and other illness. Be aware that sugar is present in foods you may not suspect, like ketchup and fruit juice.

3.Get Enough Rest. Just like it becomes harder for you to get your daily tasks done if you’re tired, if your body is overly fatigued it will be harder for it to fight the flu. Learning to rest BEFORE you are sick will go a long way to not getting sick!

4. Have Effective Tools to Address Stress. We all face some stress every day, but if stress becomes overwhelming then your body will be less able to fight off the flu and other illness. If you feel that stress is taking a toll on your health, consider using an energy psychology tool such as the Emotional Freedom Technique, which is remarkably effective in relieving stress associated with all kinds of events, from work to family to trauma. Yoga, gentle stretching, and even getting out for a walk can do wonders to reduce your stress levels.

5. Exe rc i s e . When you exercise, you increase your

circulation and your blood flow throughout y o u r b o d y . T h e components of your immune system are also better circulated, which means your immune system has a better chance of finding an illness before it spreads.

6 . Ta k e a G o o d Source of Animal-Based Omega-3 Fats. Increase

your intake of healthy and essential fats like the omega-3 found in krill oil, which is crucial for maintaining health. It is also vitally important to avoid damaged omega-6 oils that are trans fats and in processed foods as it will seriously damage your immune response.

7. Wash Your Hands. Washing your hands will decrease your likelihood of spreading a virus to your nose, mouth or other people. Be sure you don’t use antibacterial soap for this -- antibacterial soaps are completely unnecessary, and they cause far more harm than good. Instead, identify a simple chemical-free soap that you can switch your family to.

8. Use Natural Antibiotics. Examples include colloidal silver, oil of oregano, and garlic. These work like broad-spectrum antibiotics against bacteria, viruses, and protozoa in your body. And unlike pharmaceutical antibiotics, they do not appear to lead to resistance. Including natural anti-microbials like garlic and ginger in your soups and dishes is a delicious way to boost your immune system!

9. Avoid Hospitals. I’d recommend you stay away from hospitals unless you’re having an emergency and need expert medical care, as hospitals are prime breeding grounds for infections of all kinds. The best place to get plenty of rest and recover from illness that is not life-threatening is usually in the comfort of your own home.

Sources:http://articles.mercola.com/

sites/articles/archive/2011/10/31/flu-vaccination-epa-safety-limit-for-mercury.aspx

Medea L Galligan earned her Masters of Science in Nutrition from Oklahoma State University, and also attended the Institute for Integrative Nutrition’s Health Coach Training Program, located in New York City.

Since 1998, she has helped thousands of people of all ages improve their health and well being through support and encouragement, exploring which foods are right for them, and assisting them in bringing back the joy of cooking and eating. Visit www.HealthyLifestyle Concepts.com for more information.

Natural ways to boost your immune system


Food for thought for middle school

What’s to eat at the elementary schools?

Chowing down at Mountain Heritage

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