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Volume 132, Number 16 Wednesday, February 24, 2016 www.thefranklinpress.com Franklin, North Carolina 28734 $1.00 Candidates tackle issues at forum Ryan Hanchett cent, which is the lowest it has been [email protected] in many years. Our tax rate is the fourth-lowest in the state of North The Macon County League of Carolina and we have state-of-the- Women Voters hosted seven can- art schools. Franklin was just voted didates running for public office the best small town in the Blue on Thursday in a primary election Ridge, and the future is bright for candidate forum. the town and the county. I stood Kevin Corbin and Elliott From left: Kevin Corbin and Elliott Southworth, the two Republican candidates for N.C. House District with my fellow commissioners and Southworth, the two Republican 120; Karl Gillespie and Ron Haven, primary candidates for the District 2 seat on the Macon County helped build the Parker Meadows candidates for N.C. House District Board of Commissioners; and Paul Higdon, Manny Carrion and Greg Boyer, candidates for the District Recreation Complex, that is going 120, were on hand as were five 3 seat on the board of commissioners. to bring $8-$10 million in annual Republican candidates for coun- economic impact. We had one tour- ty commissioner. Karl Gillespie Each candidate was given two candidates received the questions in education, economic development nament in 2015, in September, and and Ron Haven will face off in minutes to introduce himself to the advance of the forum. and job creation will impact your for that month the county sales tax a District 2 primary. Incumbent crowd at Tartan Hall and then field- Question: On economic devel- decision-making? was 16 percent higher than any year Paul Higdon will face challengers ed two questions from the League opment, we need to be engaged in Corbin: I think Macon County in the past. As a state, we need to Manny Carrion and Greg Boyer in before taking two minutes to speak processes now that will affect our is a great place to do business. Our District 3. on any topic of his choosing. The future. Can you talk about how unemployment rate is below 6 per- See Forum on page 3A Cullasaja Exxon owners say fire won’t stop them Ryan Hanchett would lead to bigger and [email protected] better things in the future. “Obviously, we want to The story of Thursday’s be open and get back to fire at Cullasaja Exxon is serving the people who rely not a story of destruction, on this store as soon as pos- but rather a testament to the sible,” Patel said. “That will perseverance of three new depend on the insurance business owners in Macon company, fire inspector and County. several other factors, but we At approximately 2:05 do plan to make the repairs p.m. a call came in to Macon and we hope the store and County 911 from the Exxon. restaurant will be better than The caller reported smoke ever before.” coming from the attic area The store remained indicating a possible fire closed on Tuesday and there near the back of the build- is no timetable for when it ing. may reopen. “It appeared to start Patel and his business in the area of the building partners have owned the near the kitchen and spread Cullasaja Exxon since Dec. through the attic before 21, 2015. Having to close the catching the roof on fire,” doors less than two months Cullasaja Gorge Fire Chief after taking over the facil- Paul Corbin said. “Our guys ity is a hit to the bottom and the crews from the other line, but the financial loss departments did an excellent is manageable and the more job of assessing the situation pressing issue, according and knocking the fire down to Patel, was that everyone quickly.” at the Exxon when the fire The cause of the fire is began escaped unharmed. still under investigation. “The most important Justin Patel, one of the thing is that no one got owners of Cullasaja Exxon, hurt,” Patel said. “I talked to was concerned about the one of my business partners Press photos/Ryan Hanchett damage to the business but A fire on Thursday that began near the kitchen at Cullasaja Exxon and spread through the attic to the roof has was optimistic that the fire See Fire on page 2A closed the business temporarily. Sizing up growth, Robotics team gearing up for action Tim Reaves parcel by parcel [email protected] Mountain View Intermediate School’s gymna- Ryan Hanchett [email protected] sium reverberated with mingled shouts of glee and frustration The most basic element of development that will Thursday, as kids from MVI, shape the future of Macon County was the topic of Macon Middle School and planning board discussion on Thursday as the board Trimont Christian Academy took a closer look at land use. ran their robots through obsta- County planner Matt Mason presented a draft of cle courses in the center of the the land use section of the county’s comprehensive basketball court. plan that was put together by the land use and envi- Just a few weeks ago, most ronment subcommittee. of the kids were beginners “The growth of Macon County is evident, not to robotics, but on Thursday only from the past recorded census data but also they strategized in groups on Press photos/Tim Reaves through the increased parcelization occurring with- the bleachers and stage and At left, TekTone vice president Johnny Mira-Knippel helps Mountain View Intermediate in the county,” Mason said. “Over the years, divid- watched their robots score School students Ilah Williams and Brandon Bell operate their robot during a workshop for ing large tracts of land into smaller parcels has points during test runs on the S.M.A.R.T. WNC at MVI on Thursday. At right, a student positions a robot. created a significant number of jobs in construction, two tournament tables. and collaborating as part of the Area Robotics Teams) WNC. her team’s robot through the land development and real estate.” “It’s fun and it’s a good First Lego League, an initiative Local businesses are funding obstacle course on Thursday. According to statistics provided by the Macon learning experience on how “But we’ve been programming County Tax Office, there were 30,000 parcels of to work together as a team to promote STEM (Science, the project. it, and we hope that when we land in Macon County in 1993. By 2009, that num- and build awesome stuff,” said Technology, Engineering “The experience has been go next we’ll be able to do what ber had ballooned to 44,000 parcels. MMS seventh-grader Sebastian and Math) education in local amazing, how everybody has we programmed and we’ll get Mason reviewed several of the ordinances deal- Phillips. “Some people are schools. been working together and how more points.” ing with land development, including those regard- good at one thing, and some School districts in Macon, we’ve been learning from some The three schools have ing subdivisions, erosion control, building height, people are good at something Jackson and Swain counties, mistakes,” said MMS seventh- come a long way since the high-impact uses, sexually oriented businesses and else. You can use those abilities as well as the Eastern Band of grader Paige Byrd. December organizational meet- signage. Bringing those ordinances into compliance and put them together, and they Cherokee Indians, are partici- “It was kind of nerve-wrack- can work together as a team.” pating in the program, called ing at first,” said MVI sixth- See Parcel on page 2A The schools are competing S.M.A.R.T. (Smoky Mountain grader Ilah Williams, who ran See Robotics on page 8A Rants & Raves (Call 369-0568 after 5 p.m.) Index Subscribe Today! North Carolina is one on a four-lane highway are The backpack program Classifi ed...... 3B of just five states that still supposed to have their at Macon New Beginnings Deaths...... 7A elect its Council of State. flashers on to let other is a great thing, but I was Legals...... 4B This is an important vote motorists know that they wondering what happened Opinion...... 4B because the council over- are traveling below the to their thrift store? sees the implementation posted speed limit. ••• Sports...... 1B and enforcement of bills ••• Adding 20 minutes to that are passed by the It’s sad that President the school day is a good legislature. Obama skipped Antonin idea. It allows for more ••• Scalia’s funeral. instructional time and By law school buses ••• See Rants on page 5A © 2016 The Franklin Press/Community Newspapers Inc. Page 2 Section A — Wednesday, February 24, 2016— THE FRANKLIN PRESS Parcels: County losing farms

continued from 1A “In 2008, Macon County ranked 95 out of 100 coun- DIRECTORY with each other is one of ties in farming production the tasks of the land use and in 2014 we actually and environment subcom- HOURS & LOCATION improved to 90 out of 100. mittee. 40 Depot Street in Franklin I don’t know if that was “The committee rec- due to more people starting Open Monday through Friday ommended that the county 8:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. farms or if the traditional incorporate construction farms are simply producing CONTACTING US standards into all existing more.” and future ordinances deal- By telephone: The committee recom- ing with land disturbance,” mended several policies be 828.524.2010 Mason said. “Essentially, By fax: 828.524.8821 added to the county com- there are currently some prehensive plan relating to By mail: P.O. Box 350 things that are in the high- Franklin, NC 28744 agriculture including work- impact ordinance, but not ing with the Economic By email: the erosion control of sub- Development Commission Rachel Hoskins, Publisher division ordinance and vice to make sure agriculture [email protected] versa. The goal in the comp businesses are represented. plan update is to streamline The committee also rec- or visit our website at: those items to be more con- ommended that the county www.thefranklinpress.com sistent.” promote agriculture educa- Mason added that the tion, farm preservation and The Franklin Press committee also recom- the rural character and tra- encourages readers mended the county come ditions that have been inte- to submit items of up with an educational tool gral to the area’s history. community interest to the to help property owners Discussion of the plan- newspaper for publication. maintain private roads and There is no charge for ning board turned to the driveways to meet the state Connect NC bond package running items involving standards set forth in the community activities or on the March 15 primary North Carolina Department ballot and how the bond announcements such as of Environment and Natural weddings and births. could affect rural agricul- Resources (NCDENR) Items should be ture. submitted as far in Stormwater BNP Manual. “I am not advocating for advance of the event’s The two largest sources or against the bond pack- date or the date of of potential pollution in the age, but I do think it will Press photos/Ryan Hanchett requested publication. county were identified as have some impact,” Deal The newspaper attempts developmental drainage said. “While there won’t be A fire at a gas station always presents additional risks, said Paul Corbin, Cullasaja to run all items as closely and agricultural runoff. a bunch of money coming Fire Department chief. to the requested date(s) as According to N.C. possible. They appear in to Macon County direct- Census of Agriculture ly for agriculture, there is the newspaper in a space- Data, there were 346 work- Fire: No timetable yet for store’s reopening available basis. money in the package for ing farms in Macon County regional monitoring as well continued from 1A Gorge Volunteer Fire that fire never reached in 2007. The number of as improved environmen- Department arrived four those locations. working farms decreased and he was almost in tears ADVERTISING tal science infrastructure at because he was here and minutes after the initial call “It’s not the underground to 326 in 2012, a dropoff several colleges and univer- went out from the alarm fuel tanks that worry you that planning board mem- all he could do was watch For information on sities in our region.” what was happening. We company. so much as a firefighter, placing classifi ed ads, see ber Joe Deal attributed to The planning board’s “We can’t thank the it’s the above-ground pro- parcelization and subdivid- are fortunate that we had the front page of today’s work on the comprehensive an excellent alarm system firefighters that responded pane tanks and other flam- classifi ed section. ing of tracts. plan is ongoing, and Mason enough,” Patel said. “They mable units that are more Display ads and inserts “North Carolina as in place and as soon as the hopes to have a full draft of alarm went off it alerted were here in no time and dangerous,” Corbin said. can be ordered by contacting a state actually leads the they did a great job of put- the plan ready to distribute the fire department and our “Our guys did a good job our sales department at nation in farmland loss over ting out the fire, making of keeping themselves and to the county board of com- cell phones.” 828.524.2010. the past decade,” said Deal, sure it didn’t reach the everyone nearby safe.” missioners later this year. A crew from Cullasaja who operates Deal Farms. fuel pumps and saving the Fire crews from DEADLINES building itself.” Franklin, Clarks Chapel Ads & Inserts Having a fire at a gas and Mountain Valley fire 4:00 p.m. Friday Three charged in string of station is always a danger- departments provided for Wednesday’s paper ous proposition, and Corbin mutual aid on the call. 8:30 a.m. Wednesday applauded the first fire- Macon County EMS also fighters on the scene that for Friday’s paper drink machine break-ins responded, but there were identified potentially dan- no injuries as a result of Tim Reaves gerous areas and ensured Classifi ed Liner Ads the fire. [email protected] 12:00 noon Monday for Wednesday’s paper Three Franklin men 12:00 noon Wednesday have been charged with for Friday’s paper breaking into several drink machines in Macon and SUBSCRIPTIONS surrounding counties. Dustin Jake Cabe, 29, The newspaper is delivered to homes via U.S. Daniel Edward William Stanfield, 22, and Chandler Mail on Wednesday and Cabe Stanley Stanfield Friday. Subscriptions within Reed Stanley, 21, were Macon County are $30 for arrested over the weekend In Jackson Stanfield was arrested one year. Subscriptions as part of a joint investiga- County, Cabe was charged Saturday and charged in outside Macon County are tion involving the Macon with four counts of break- Macon County with two $50 annually. County Sheriff’s Office, the ing into a coin-operated counts of breaking into a To start your subscription, Jackson County Sheriff’s machine, two counts of call 828.524.2010. We’ll coin-operated machine, Office and the Franklin misdemeanor larceny, two two counts of misdemean- begin delivery immediately Police Department, Macon and bill you for your counts of attempted lar- or larceny and two counts County Sheriff Robert ceny, four counts of injury of possession of stolen subscription. Holland said. Periodicals postage to personal property and goods or property. paid to Franklin, NC and He said the three men two counts of possession He was released additional entry points. are suspects in drink of stolen goods or prop- from the Macon County machine break-ins in erty. Detention Center on Macon, Clay, Jackson and PHOTOGRAPHS In Clay County, Cabe Saturday after posting a Swain counties, as well as was charged with three $5,000 bond and has a Photographs can be Rabun County, Georgia. counts of breaking into a court date scheduled for submitted for publication “All three individu- coin-operated machine, March 10. to the newspaper. Color als are well known to law three counts of misde- Anyone with informa- and black and white photos enforcement,” Holland meanor larceny and three tion on the break-ins or are accepted only in their said. original form. We do not counts of injury to per- additional suspects can Investigators said they sonal property. accept photos from desktop believe the three men call their local law enforce- Cabe remains jailed printers or printed pages. used pry devices and gas- ment agency, Holland said. in the Macon County powered air guns to break Detention Center under a ACCURACY POLICY locks on drink machines $30,000 bond and has a The Franklin Press strives and steal the money, to produce error-free news Holland said. court date scheduled for reporting. When mistakes Other counties are March 9. occur, it is our policy to investigating their drink Stanley was arrested correct them as soon as machine break-ins, and Friday and charged in they are identifi ed. Holland said his depart- Macon County with one Corrections appear on ment is still gathering count each of breaking into the front page or at the top information. a coin-operated machine, of this column. misdemeanor larceny, pos- To request a correction, “We’re following up on information that we were session of stolen goods or contact 828.524.2010. property and injury to per- In the event of errors in able to obtain via inter- advertisements, the Franklin views,” he said. “There sonal property. Press will be responsible may be other individuals In Jackson County, only for the space occupied tied to this. We’re encour- Stanley was charged with by the actual error. The aging anybody who has any breaking into a coin-oper- publisher assumes no information or involvement ated machine, misdemean- fi nancial responsibility for to come forward before we or larceny, three counts of omissions. come to them.” aiding and abetting lar- Cabe was arrested ceny, three counts of pos- BACK ISSUES Friday and charged in session of stolen goods or The Franklin Press Macon County with two property and one count of maintains copies of back counts of breaking into a injury to personal prop- issues for sale for up to one coin-operated machine, erty. year if available. two counts of misdemean- Stanley also remains To review articles or larceny, two counts of jailed in the Macon County published beyond one possession of stolen goods Detention Center under a year, bound copies of the or property and two counts $30,000 bond and has a newspaper are available at of injury to personal prop- court date scheduled for the Franklin Press offi ce. erty March 16. THE FRANKLIN PRESS – Wednesday, February 24, 2016 – Section A Page 3 Forum: Candidates discuss economy, education continued from 1A you can learn a lot by looking Macon County on the radar at other people. Has anyone for thousands of people, and lower our corporate tax rate ever watched the Girl Scouts it’s great publicity for our and our personal income tax go door-to-door to sell cook- town. People are going to rate. We have to be more ies? If we had our economic want to know what we are friendly to business because development director going doing right to be recognized, our neighbors in South out and sending information and we can capitalize on that. Carolina and Virginia are to businesses that are looking I like the way the town and taking businesses away that to relocate we might create county are going with a wide could potentially locate in some jobs. I want to let the array of entrepreneurs, young North Carolina. They have people decide if that is being and old, that have invested tax incentives and business done or not. I make a living in our county. For those of incentives that we don’t have, in Macon County, and I like you who may not know, I am and those are things that we seeing the opportunities that an investor in The Bowery have to take a look at. we have. I also travel a lot restaurant and I own Carrion Southworth: There are promoting gun shows and I Tree Service, and between a lot of things we can do, see places like Asheville and those two businesses we and I propose we should do, Cleveland, Tennessee that are employ more than 40 people. to promote economic devel- booming and I think we can I am going to keep investing opment. One of those is to see what they are doing and in our community so that our reduce the barriers regard- learn from them. We are all children and grandchildren ing occupational licensing. going to have to work togeth- can have a future in Macon South Carolina has 40 occu- er at the state and county County. Press photo/Tim Reaves pations that require a license levels, but it can be done. Boyer: Economics and and an entry fee, while we Gillespie: Economic education are the two pillars Candidate pitches in at MVI have more than 150. A bar- development is about creat- that our society is built on. If ber spends 1,500 hours to ing a climate to attract as we don’t have education as a Jane Hipps, Democrat candidate for N.C. Senate District 50, helps Debbie Gibbs’ become licensed and another many new businesses as we priority, our children will end sixth grade science class dig up weeds in in Mountain View Intermediate School’s occupation takes 160 hours, can, but with that said we up in jobs where they won’t garden on Thursday. The North Carolina School Boards Association invited legis- and that is EMTs. It doesn’t can’t forget about our current be able to live and raise a lators to visit local schools and work as a teacher or teacher’s assistant. make much sense to me businesses and doing what family. We have to invest in to have someone who can we can to help them thrive. our education system. As far work on me with needles and The first thing we need when as economic development, things takes less time to be it comes to economic devel- we have to look at who we licensed than the person that opment is employees and we are and what we do. The cuts my hair. I think the free need to let our students know papers tell us that the popula- market would take care of that finishing high school is tion of the county is aging. I a lot of these things, but we a very important first step. know I am, and we need to need to make the licensing Some of our students will take a look at what we are standards more uniform. A be doctors, some lawyers, doing for our retirement-age lot of industries have licens- some will have undergradu- population that contributes so ing bureaus and they keep the ate degrees and others will much money to our economy. entry high to restrict who can go into technical fields. We We should do everything in enter the business. I am also need to have a little bit of our power to entice industry, for a flat tax, whether that everything to have a diverse but we also have to look at is Ted Cruz’s 10 percent or and adaptable workforce. If things like construction that whatever rate North Carolina everyone has the same educa- are critical to our county. I chooses, I think taxation tion and the same degree we have three grown children, should not depend on income are not going to be able to fill and they would love to live in and be equal for everyone. all of our employment slots the mountains but they sim- Common sense is what we in a broad employment base. ply can’t afford it while still need, not more barriers. I think we need to start early paying student loans back. Haven: Speaking about in our schools helping our We have the ability to take economics and the school students realize their poten- what is happening in Macon system, I believe that Macon tial so that they can become County and determine our County needs more educa- employable adults. own future and that starts tion and technical training. Carrion: To address eco- with the county commission- It’s been said that we need a nomic development, I think ers. new high school, because the its important to recognize Higdon: On the subject current one is 65 years old. that Franklin was recently of economic development, I would be for a new high named a top outdoors town we as commissioners allocate school if the price were right, by Blue Ridge Outdoors mag- $100,000 to economic devel- but I would also be OK with azine and is also in the run- opment. When an industry using the current school and ning for the America’s Best like Caterpillar leaves, peo- adding tech training. As far Small Town contest. Those ple always ask why we don’t awards have put Franklin and as economics, a lot of times See Forum on page 6A IRS continues to deal with scams The Internal Revenue said IRS Commissioner from 254 from a year earlier. Service renewed a consumer John Koskinen. “Watch out • The trend continued in alert for e-mail schemes after for fraudsters slipping these February, nearly doubling seeing an approximate 400 official-looking emails into the reported number of inci- percent surge in phishing and inboxes, trying to confuse dents compared to a year malware incidents so far this people at the very time they ago. In all, 363 incidents tax season. work on their taxes. We urge were reported from Feb. 1-16, The emails are designed people not to click on these compared to the 201 inci- to trick taxpayers into think- emails.” dents reported for the entire ing these are official com- This tax season the IRS month of February 2015. munications from the IRS has observed fraudsters more • This year’s 1,389 inci- or others in the tax indus- frequently asking for per- dents have already topped try, including tax software sonal tax information, which the 2014 yearly total of companies. The phishing could be used to help file 1,361, and they are halfway schemes can ask taxpayers false tax returns. to matching the 2015 total about a wide range of topics. When people click on of 2,748. E-mails can seek informa- these email links, they are As the email scams tion related to refunds, filing taken to sites designed to increase, the IRS is work- status, confirming personal imitate an official-looking ing on this issue through the information, ordering tran- website, such as IRS.gov. The Security Summit initiative scripts and verifying PIN sites ask for Social Security with state revenue depart- information. numbers and other personal ments and the tax industry. Variations of these scams information. The sites also If a taxpayer receives can be seen via text messag- may carry malware, which an unsolicited email that es, and the communications can infect people’s computers appears to be from either the are being reported in every and allow criminals to access IRS e-services portal or an section of the country. your files or track your key- organization closely linked “This dramatic jump in strokes to gain information. to the IRS, they can report it these scams comes at the • There were 1,026 inci- by sending it to phishing@ busiest time of tax season,” dents reported in January, up irs.gov. Page 4 Section A — Wednesday, February 24, 2016— THE FRANKLIN PRESS Opinion Macon growth needs to leave room for farming Everyone wants growth. Personal growth, professional growth, the growth of our town, county and state consumes our lives. It’s natu- ral to think that the future has to be bigger and therefore better, so as a society we have to shape it to suit our needs. While growth is something that we should chase, we must not be too quick to let go of the things that have made Macon County great. Among those things is a large and vibrant agricultural community that continues to serve as one of the pillars on which our sense of place is built. Over the past several months, the Macon County planning board has charged head first into a revamp of the county’s comprehensive plan. The comp plan is updated every five to 10 years and serves as the roadmap for the future of the county. It identifies our county’s strengths and weaknesses and sets goals for addressing impending issues. During the planning board meeting last week the topic of land use was on the docket and the board cov- ered several important aspects of how we take advantage of the finite area we have. The discussion ultimately turned to agriculture, and the statistics provided showed an unsettling, albeit unsurprising, loss of farms and farm land in Macon County. The science of middle-school angst According to N.C. Census of Agriculture Data there The middle school years are a tough state competition in Raleigh, where I were 346 working farms in Macon County in 2007. The time to be a kid. Being a tween is bru- failed miserably and deservedly. number of working farms decreased to 326 in 2012, a tal on the children and anyone around Nowadays, you can buy tornado sim- decline that planning board member Joe Deal attributed them. ulators online for $20. I wouldn’t even to “parcelization” and subdividing of tracts. Three of my awkward years were have to leave the house. Kids today have It’s impossible to predict the future, but it is likely that spent at Grandview Junior High School it too easy. in Hickory, where I both endured and the 2017 agricultural census will also show a decrease in Kids today are also smarter, harder- perpetrated many moments of embar- working and more deserving of the working farms, and that’s a shame for several reasons. rassment and ridicule. I vividly remem- “It doesn’t taste good that way,” I Macon County is fortunate to have large amounts of accolades that come their way. I was ber them all. remarked, managing to sound both sul- reminded of this by the story in today’s pastureland that can be used for any agricultural purpose. I also recall three moments of tri- len and sarcastic. My classmates roared paper about the science fair winners at It’s important to incorporate farming and agricultural umph. I’m pretty sure there were only with laughter. Macon Middle School. land uses into the comprehensive plan for several reasons three. I’ll never forget the look on my While we must not ignore the impor- – the most obvious being that if farmers don’t have time I somehow ended up on the track and teacher’s face. She was close to bursting tance of teaching the arts, STEM is a and space to produce their wares the populous doesn’t field team. On the first day of practice, into tears. Grown-up me feels bad about welcome approach to education, promis- it now, but at that moment her pain was eat. our track coach demonstrated the tech- ing to equip young people with the skills a small price to pay for getting a laugh. But it’s also important to remember our history as nique for the shot put. I was a big kid, they’ll need in the modern workplace. so he waved me over to give it a try. I Word of The Great Chewing Gum a county and the integral role that farming played in STEM education is about more than “put” the thing 30-some feet and broke Incident spread quickly, and once again the disciplines of math and science. The that history. In a recent “Know Your County” column, the school record. I was the talk of Grandview, at least for curriculum fosters creative thinking, Barbara McRae described how, on multiple occasions, I was the school hero for about a day an afternoon. farming and milling essentially saved Macon County’s and a half. My fame was fleeting, most- My third brush with junior high communication, teamwork and prob- economic bacon – no pun intended. Simply put, without ly because I was never able to match my fame wasn’t as mean, but it was cer- lem-solving – not only in theory but in agriculture, where would we be today? record toss. tainly more shameful. Everyone had to the real world. While every person who spends time in Macon I didn’t even come close. come up with a project for the annual The science fair projects at Macon County undoubtedly wants to see more businesses, more Then there was my James Dean science fair. Brooding, wisecracking Middle School and the robotics teams industry and more economic growth, the planning board moment. A teacher who had banned rebel that I was, I cheated. at Mountain View Intermediate, Macon Middle and Trimont Christian Academy was wise to look closely at land use as it pertains to chewing gum noticed a couple of us I found instructions for building a chewing away in class and ordered tornado machine somewhere and took show STEM at work. We should all be agriculture. proud. At the end of the day, growth is what farms do best. everyone out into the hall. She gave the them to my uncle, a skilled carpenter. It offenders bits of paper and told us to put worked beautifully, and I won the school I’ll bet those kids can build tornado our gum in the paper and wad it up. science fair. I took the contraption to the machines in their sleep. District debate has familiar dynamics

Established in 1886 The big debate over redistricting gressional districts after this year’s elec- brings to mind another controversy that tions. That’s how many they have now. raged in the capital city not long after “I acknowledge freely that this will Our Mission Statement Republicans took control of the House be a political gerrymander, which is The Franklin Press is published with pride for the people and Senate after the 2010 elections. not against the law,” said Rep. David of Macon County by Community Newspapers, Inc., It was a much different, more per- Lewis, a Dunn Republican who leads Athens, Georgia. sonal topic – compensation for vic- the House’s redistricting efforts. Tom Wood Chairman We believe tims of North Carolina’s former eugen- It was an open admission that the Dink NeSmith President ics program, which sterilized people General Assembly picks its voters, rath- that strong Rachel Hoskins Regional Publisher General Assembly approved payments. newspapers deemed unfit by state officials to bear er than voters picking their representa- or raise children. That brings us to the debate over tives in government. build strong whether the state should create a non- communities – “Newspapers get things done!” Our But the political dynamics are simi- Political gerrymandering occurs partisan commission to draw election primary goal is to publish distinguished and profi table lar, amid a renewed effort to change the today, as Lewis acknowledged, and districts for Congress and state House community-oriented newspapers. This mission will be way election districts are drawn. it also was a regular practice when and Senate. Currently, the maps are accomplished through the teamwork of professionals Back then, Democrats, includ- Democrats were in power. drawn after each U.S. Census by the dedicated to truth, integrity, loyalty, quality and hard work. ing some veteran legislators, pushed Just like with the eugenics issue, Republicans relentlessly to approve cash political party in power in Raleigh. Democrats are pushing Republicans to Who We Are payments to victims as a way to show The problems with partisan redis- make a change to a nonpartisan redis- the state’s remorse for what was obvi- tricting screamed loudly last week as tricting process they could have made, Publisher – Rachel Hoskins ously a horrible era of N.C. history. the legislature considered new congres- but didn’t, when they were in control. [email protected] But Republicans questioned why sional maps to replace the ones approved Sen. Jeff Jackson, a Charlotte Editor – Lee Buchanan Democrats – who had held power in in 2011. A federal court ruled that two of Democrat fighting for a nonpartisan Raleigh for generations, including the state’s 13 congressional districts, redistricting process, said on the Senate [email protected] through the eugenics period – didn’t which were in place for the 2012 and floor that no one can “honestly defend News Editor – Ryan Hanchett compensate victims when they con- 2014 elections, are racial gerrymanders drawing maps for the express purpose of trolled the state budget. and demanded new maps. favoring one political party.” [email protected] It was a perfectly good question, and Republican leaders readily admitted Jackson told senators that he would Sports Editor – Andy Scheidler one that made the Democrats advocating during committee meetings that the new work with any legislator to “step out of for the payments seem a bit hypocriti- districts were drawn to try to ensure this dark corner of our democracy.” [email protected] cal. To their credit, the Republican-led Republicans would retain 10 of 13 con- As Republicans did with eugenics. Offi ce Manager – Judy White Pressroom Manager – Victor Trivett Resist impulses on NC budget surplus Production Manager – Kirk Stiwinter As of Jan. 31, state government had itself by the end of the year, I would still Advertising Sales – Allen Pruitt & Elise Dailey collected $12.1 billion in General Fund urge both Republicans and Democrats revenue and expended $11.2 billion on to resist their natural impulses. The first [email protected] education, Medicaid and other state pro- thing to do is to make another large grams since the beginning of the 2015- deposit into the state’s rainy day fund, How to reach us 16 fiscal year. In other words, it ran a particularly given the rising risk of a Online www.thefranklinpress.com cash surplus of about $900 million. national recession. Phone 828-524-2010 While state redistricting and nation- Lawmakers should also enact anoth- al politics are getting most of the head- er round of compensation adjustments Mail PO Box 350, Franklin, N.C. 28744 lections changed, with most people lines right now, you can be sure that for teachers and other public employ- keeping more of what they earned from North Carolina politicos are aware of the Subscription Rates each paycheck (because of lower with- ees. I’d recommend a mix of across- budget numbers and their implications. holding) but then some paying more at the-board raises and additional pay for Macon County Others Current conditions suggest that at the end of the year than they were used hard-to-staff jobs and high-performing One year $30.00 $50.00 least a modest budget surplus will exist to (because of fewer special deductions). employees. On taxes, the highest prior- Two years $52.00 $92.00 by the end of the fiscal year in June. But A very large and positive “April sur- ity should be to continue reducing the neither state revenues nor expenditures tax system’s bias against investment. Seasonal $40.00 prise” for 2016 is less likely than it was are evenly distributed throughout the year. last year. Indeed, the legislature’s fiscal Are there other legitimate spending This newspaper is published each Wednesday and Friday by Last year, disingenuous liberals and staff says that General Fund revenue needs? Sure. Both courts and schools The Franklin Press, 40 Depot Street, Franklin, North Carolina 28734. panicky worrywarts looked at the early is running about $108 million above could benefit from additional technol- USPS 208-440. Second class postage paid at Franklin, N.C. 28744. numbers and concluded that the tax projected amounts for the first seven ogy upgrades, for example. But state POSTMASTER: Send address changes to reforms had reduced revenue far more months of the 2015-16 fiscal year. That’s lawmakers must resist the temptation to The Franklin Press, PO Box 350, Franklin, N.C. 28744 than projected. What really happened measurable, but hardly massive. give in to every seemingly reasonable was that the pattern of income-tax col- If a healthy surplus does present request for money. THE FRANKLIN PRESS – Wednesday, February 24, 2016 – Section A Page 5 Calendar of events Announcements Arts & Entertainment • The following Democratic precinct meetings are sched- • On Friday, Feb. 19 there will be a Drum Circle and movie starring Chris Pine and Elizabeth Banks at 2 and 6 p.m. uled this week: Ellijay, 6 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 24 at the Raw-Mazing potluck dinner held at Unitarian Universalist on Wednesday, March 2, in the meeting room. While settling Cullasaja Volunteer Fire Department; Millshoal, 7 p.m. Fellowship of Franklin located at 89 Sierra Drive, Franklin. his recently deceased father's estate, a salesman discovers he Wednesday, Feb. 24 at the Holly Springs Community Bring a dish, as raw as you like, to share. Drummers of all lev- has a sister whom he never knew about, leading both siblings Building; Smithbridge, 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 25 at the els welcome. Bring your own drum, or use one of ours. Doors to re-examine their perceptions about family and life choices. Otto Community Building; Union, 6 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 25 open at 5:30 p.m. with dinner at 6. Drumming at 6:30 p.m. at the Robert C. Carpenter Community Building. • The Macon County Public Library will screen a classic • The High Mountain Squares will host their annual "Rock musical at 2 p.m. on Friday, March 4 in the meeting room. • The Coalition for Non-native Invasive Plant Management ‘n' Roll ’50s Dance" Friday, Feb. 19 at the Macon County On an island during World War II, love blooms between a will sponsor a workshop for landscape professionals from Community Building, GA Road (441 South) in Franklin. The nurse and a Frenchman who's being courted for a dangerous 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m. Friday, Feb. 26 at the Community Building, workshop will begin at 6:15 p.m., with square dancing from mission. 869 North Fourth St, in Highlands. The program, Highlands 6:45 p.m.-8:45. The Jim Duncan from Otto will be the caller. Workshop on Non-native Invasive and their Control, will The club dances Western Style Square Dancing, mainstream Meetings highlight the ecological effects of non-native invasive plants, and plus levels. Everyone is welcome. The next classes will methods for the management of invasives and native plant begin April 18. For more information, call 828-342-1560, 828- • The Gem and Mineral Society of Franklin will meet alternatives for landscapes. There is no charge for the morn- 332-0001 or visit www.highmountainsquares.com. at 6:30 p.m. at the Robert C. Carpenter ing session, and all landscape professionals are encouraged to Thursday, Feb. 25 Community Building on U.S. 441 South. Ken Rush, director attend. • The Macon County Public Library will screen a classic of the Ducktown Basin Museum, will make a presentation on movie with Bette Davis and Miriam Hopkins at 2 p.m. on • Catalooche Ranch Breakfast with the Mushers at 8-9:30 the geology of the deposits and their origin in the Ducktown Friday, Feb 19 in the meeting room. Kit Marlowe and Millie region. This will be followed by an overview and open a.m. on Sunday, Feb. 28. Meet real sled dog teams and their Drake adopt contrasting lifestyles: Kit is a single, critically mushers, enjoy a hearty breakfast, and hear musher tales in discussion on the operations from 1850 through 2008, the acclaimed author while married Millie writes popular pulp impact on the land and reclamation efforts, and the ongoing a spectacular Smoky Mountain setting. After breakfast, the novels. 1 hr. 50 min. mushers will be outside with their dogs, Alaskan Malamutes, remediation of the industrial footprint. Guests are welcome, and light refreshments will be served. Siberian Huskies and others. Depending on weather and trail • The Highlands Performing Arts Center Youth Theater conditions, mushers may hook up their teams and try out some will present its winter production, “Ghosts & Grotesques,” on • The Franklin Amateur Radio Club will hold its weekly trails. Cataloochee Ranch Breakfast with the Mushers is part 1. “Ghosts Friday, Saturday and Sunday, Feb. 19, 20 and 2 breakfast meeting at 7:30 a.m. on , at The of the WinterFest Smoky Style annual festival. Cataloochee & Grotesques” is a compilation of literature including “The Thursday, Feb. 25 City Restaurant, 1251 East Main Street. All hams and those Ranch is at 119 Ranch Drive in Maggie Valley. Tell Tale Heart,” Irish folktales, “The Highwayman” and “The Troll.” Adult tickets are $10 and all students and children are interested in ham radio are invited. For more info, please • Mountain Voices Community Chorus will practice from admitted free. Tickets are available online at highlandspac. contact Howard Estes at 421-4586 6-7:30 p.m. on , at First Baptist Church, 69 Monday, Feb. 29 org, at the door or by calling 828-526-9047. Performances are Iotla St., Franklin. New singers are welcome. For more infor- at 7:30 p.m. with a Sunday matinee at 2:30 p.m. • Cullasaja Community Club will hold its monthly meet- mation, call 524-3644. ing at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, March 1 at the Cullasaja Fire • The Brasstown Concert Association presents The Department. All residents of the community are urged to • “Is It God’s Will or Mine?” is this month’s topic for our Merling Trio (piano, cello, violin), at 2:30 p.m. attend. study on “Reflections on the Life of the Spirit.” The discussion Sunday, Feb. at Keith House, John C. Campbell Folk School, Brasstown. will be held on and will be preceded by a 21 Monday, Feb. 29 No reservations required. Tickets are $18 for adults and $10 • Gem City Forum Toastmasters will meet at 5:30 p.m. potluck dinner at 6 p.m. at Sunrise Hill, 796 Prentiss Bridge for students. For more information, call 828-837-1863 or on in the Drake Education Center on the Road, home of Nathaniel and Irene Witherspoon. Discussions Tuesday, March 1 corner of 210 Phillips Street and Carolina Mountain Road in are based on individuals’ beliefs and are sponsored by the email [email protected]. Franklin. Guests are always welcome. For more information, Baha’is of Macon County. For information and directions, call 369-1923. • The Macon County Public Library will screen a new go to http://gemcityforum.org/wpblog/.

Press photo/Linda Mathias Farmers getting ready for spring Above, a cow is about to get a shot Saturday at the spring preparedness workshop held at the Macon County Fairgrounds. The workshop, put on by the Macon County Cooperative Extension, included weed identification, sprayer calibration and a head chute demonstration. Rants & Raves: Stealing campaign signs a misdemeanor

continued from 1A committing a misdemean- ••• offering to lower credit or each time. I see no point in extend- card interest rates. It is a workdays without starting ••• ing the school day. All that scam to get your personal the school year any earlier “We establish no is going to do is get our information. than our children already religion in this country. children home even later ••• do. Church and state are, and each evening. When a killer murders ••• must always be, separate,” ••• multiple innocent people School buses transport Ronald Reagan, Oct. Our country is, and he or she deserves to get our county’s most pre- 1986. should always be, gov- the death penalty, not life cious cargo. They should ••• erned by the Constitution. in prison. only operate in a slow and It was good to see Not the Bible, the Torah, safe fashion. Sen. Jim Davis in the Quran or any other ••• The Press helping out at a piece of scripture. To the desperate per- local school. If there is ••• son who keeps stealing one thing that Sen. Davis People need to beware the Bernie Sanders sign needs to learn more about of a local cell phone num- out of my yard, you are its education. ber with a 421 exchange Page 6 Section A — Wednesday, February 24, 2016— THE FRANKLIN PRESS Forum: Races for county commissioner seats, NC House on March primary election ballot

continued from 3A to do. The bond package on the pri- Gillespie: In some areas mary ballot called Connect just go get another industry of education we have lost NC is an education bond pri- to go in there. It’s not that ground. North Carolina is marily dealing with universi- easy. I think (EDC Director) 42nd in the United States ties in the UNC system and Tommy Jenkins does a pretty in teacher compensation. community colleges. I feel good job of working with Fortunately, our county like the state missed a golden our business owners, and board of commissioners has opportunity to take part of we have done some posi- put in a 2-percent supple- the $2.1 billion dollars in the tive things, like the expan- ment to help our county keep bond package and set it aside sion of Brasstown Beef at our educators in place. We for public education. I don’t the Nantahala Meat facility. don’t compete to the east for support the bond because I What can we do to enhance teachers, but we are compet- believe that if you budget our existing businesses? The ing to the west, north and properly and take care of backbone of our economy south with neighboring states your buildings properly you has always been tourism, that all have a higher pay should not wake up one day real estate and construction. scale. Without the best teach- and notice that it’s going to We have tasked the plan- ers you aren’t going to get the take $2.1 billion to fix. I am ning board with identifying best results for your students. all for putting more money in where our cell phone and In Highlands we have lost capital outlay for our schools Internet service is weak and students to a charter school, locally by identifying needs coming up with ways that and since we have lost those and addressing those needs we could potentially address students we have also lost to protect the massive invest- those issues. Earlier this year, the associated dollars. The ments we have made in our I also attempted to address estimate is 40 students have schools. It will be up to the fees that were restricting left Highlands for a char- state to fund the operations business like environmental ter school, but those students and services of public educa- health fees and building fees. are from all different class- tion. I would like to eliminate es, so we can’t simply drop Boyer: What we have those fees and monitor it for one class and eliminate one all said at some point today one year to see what the net teacher and save the amount is that education and eco- change is for the county. The we have lost for each stu- nomics are related to each bottom line is, we have to do dent. I think we need to keep other. It costs money to teach, everything we can to help our our eyes open regarding how and the teachers I know are current businesses succeed. charter schools are affecting dedicated to help students. Question: Many people us. School choice is fine, as They are doing so without perceive public education as long as we all understand significant pay raises, and having lost ground in recent the impacts. Our teachers are I know a recent statewide years. Do you agree and what doing more with less, and we raise was approved, but it would you do to enhance have to look at ways we can was not enough to keep up public education? better our net position. with the rising cost of infla- Southworth: I can’t Haven: Sitting on the tion. Raleigh can turn the argue at all with the prem- board of commissioners for money spigot on or off when- Press photos/Ryan Hanchett ise that public education has four years (2010-14) there ever they please, and we have lost ground in recent years. I At top, the seven candidates on the March 15 primary ballot participate in the League were many times that school to be prepared to support of Women Voters forum. Above, the audience listens to candidates. think that has a lot to do with items were brought before our educators in our own Common Core and its intro- us, and if anyone wants to local community. We have mately leave here and they local teachers aren’t in it that they need and to get duction. If you send me to check my record I can assure to support things like spend- will be less likely to succeed. for the money or the early them to a pay scale that will Raleigh, I will fight tooth and you that not one time did I ing on textbooks and other If we want the best for our retirement. They are in it for keep them here teaching our nail to repeal Common Core. vote against a school project. hard assets that our teachers children, we must continue to our students and their love children rather than going to The state budget in educa- I am very much for educa- and students need. We have support local educators. of education. The kids of another state. Our children tion is $54.9 million, and tion. I have two twins that teachers printing off their Carrion: My mom works Macon County are one of the a lot of that money comes deserve the best education are finishing at Macon Early own textbooks and supplying at Macon Early College, my things that I believe are our available, and I hope to be a from the federal government College, and I am a supporter their students with materi- sister at Cartoogechaye and greatest assets, and I look part of improving our educa- with strings attached, includ- of that program. For 30 years als that are substandard, and my father at Iotla Valley forward to working with our tion system as a county com- ing Common Core standards my wife and I have been that is unacceptable. Without Elementary. I can tell you school board and our teach- that simply aren’t effective. married, and we have raised education our kids will ulti- from experience that our ers to get them the things missioner. I spoke a moment ago about our children here in Macon the barriers to occupational County and I am absolutely licensing, and I have helped for everyone’s children get- several startup businesses in ting the best education avail- my career become success- able. I am looking forward to ful. I have worked with com- working for education here munity colleges, business and working with the school incubators and the chamber board to make sure we are of commerce to help young creating the best environ- entrepreneurs become suc- ment for our students. Our cessful. In closing, I will also economy is tied to education, point out that after Hurricane and I feel like the doors to Katrina the schools in New opportunity in business are Orleans were wiped out and tied to what we can do for our were in terrible shape. There children as they make their was no money to rebuild the way into higher education public schools, so approxi- opportunities and ultimately mately 80 percent the schools into the workforce. turned into charter schools. Higdon: As a board Previously, 90 percent of of commissioners we are schools in New Orleans were responsible for providing the public. Students in the char- bricks and mortar that our ter schools have achieved at school system needs to be a higher rate, at a lower cost, successful. The state should than students who went to be responsible for the oper- previous public schools. I am ating costs of the schools. not saying charter schools are I am glad to hear (Corbin the only answer, or that there and Southworth) talk about is anything wrong with our what they are going to do public schools, but I do think if they are sent to Raleigh, there are a lot of options we and I want to wish them need to take a look at on the luck. Our bricks and mor- state level. tar are top notch. Last year Corbin: My record on we allocated $3 million to public education is very remodel Union Academy and clear. I support public edu- Highlands School, and those cation loudly and clearly. If projects are now complete. you send me to Raleigh, on Our elementary schools are my first day I will be one of in excellent shape, and we the most experienced legis- have provided the 2-percent lators in the field of public supplement for our teachers. education having spent 20 years on the Macon County School Board and six years as a commissioner. I have spoken with Sen. Jim Davis, and I will introduce legis- lation in my first week to benefit small school systems. There are three K-12 schools in North Carolina and two of them are in Macon County, and the way they are funded simply is not fair. The folks in Raleigh say just to ship those kids from Highlands to Franklin because its only two inches on a map. I will take a topographical map into the speaker of the house’s office and explain why that is not feasible. We have made some advances in teacher pay, but not enough, and that is some- thing we need to continue to work on. If everyone remem- bers, when the state sold us on the lottery it was all about education, and 40 percent of the funds were going to be returned to the schools. That rate of return is now at 17 percent. That funding level needs to be returned to 40 percent and passed on to the schools to best serve our stu- dents. I will push for that because it’s the right thing THE FRANKLIN PRESS – Wednesday, February 24, 2016 – Section A Page 7 Changes shake Highlands Arts and Craft Show Carter Giegerich before they said, ‘Yes, yes The Highlander come do it.’” After she got Hargis’ The Highlands Village approval, Strain met with Square Art and Craft Show representatives of Highlands may still be months away, Fire & Rescue and town but a big shakeup in the plan- Planning Director Randy ning process for the event Feierabend to determine the is already making waves for feasibility of using the plaza coordinating staff. as a venue. While the location The art show, which takes will support a large number place twice each summer in of artists, Strain said it might Kelsey-Hutchinson Founders not be sufficient for the 70 Park, is partnered with the to 80 participants the shows nonprofit Macon County Art normally see. Association in order to com- In order to handle the Photo/Bob Scott ply with the town’s regula- additional space require- tions for using the park. ments for all of her vendors, Cleaning up at Henson Bridge “This goes back to the Strain said she’d likely have history of Kelsey-Hutchinson to subdivide the show across A group of local business owners set out to clean the mess under the Henson Bridge (north side of Town Bridge) Park,” Town Manager Bob multiple locations. Saturday morning. Guy Gooder, pictured, said Kevin Carr contacted him about trash under the bridge. Chris Frye said. “It’s always been “I’m hoping to split it Thornton, Jimbo Ledford, Stacy Ledford and their three children helped fill at least 16 bags with trash and more the town policy to use it for between more than one with recyclables. “We just want to get it before it gets in the river,” Gooder said. the benefit of the public and venue, but the town makes for nonprofit uses to benefit it extremely difficult because the town.” they have excessively restric- For the past two years, the tive sign ordinances,” she art shows have been connect- said. “That ordinance made it Obituaries ed with the art association to hard enough to have it in the fit into this framework, with park, because we can’t put principal of the Macon Middle School. Judy Bieganowski R. L. Cope Highlands resident Cynthia any signage offsite.” Judy Bieganowski, 67, of Franklin, R. L. Cope, 82, passed away Sunday, During the summers he developed plans Strain doing most of the She said these restrictions passed away Thursday, Feb. 18, 2016. Feb. 21, 2016. for homes and factories, and worked for organizational work for the make it hard to advertise the Born in Macon A funeral service was held Monday, Ellis Soper in cement plant layout and event. Strain receives com- location of the events, mean- County, she was the Feb. 22, 2016 at White Oaks Flat Baptist construction. pensation for the work she ing a centrally located show daughter of the late Church with the Rev. S.J. Waters and As owner and operator of Brawcroft does each year, and the Town is much more likely to draw William Dee Thompson Rev. Doyce Waters officiating. The fam- Farm in Iotla, he kept and traded hors- of Highlands has taken issue in visitors who aren’t familiar and Lora Alice Cabe ily received friends 1prior to the ser- es and mules, raised cattle, commer- with the amount of money with the town’s layout. Thompson. Judy was of vice at the church. Burial followed in cial tomatoes and bell peppers, and an Strain receives. Frye said the sign ordi- the Baptist faith. the Aquone Baptist Church Cemetery. abundance of flowers that he shared “Amy Patterson, Brian nance is applied to both She is survived Pallbearers were Macon Bateman, freely. He was a founding member of Stiehler, Lester Norris and I events and businesses down- by her husband of 49 years, Kenneth Curtis Moore, Josh Fulford, Tristan the Macon County Fruit and Vegetable met with her last week,” Frye town in the interest of keep- Bieganowski; a daughter, Melissa Neill Howard, Tanner Rowland and Colen Co-op and its first treasurer. said on Feb. 9. “The town is ing competition among mer- (Bill) of Warren, Michigan; one sister, Solesbee. Clayton was dedicated to community moving to take control of the chants and vendors on level Theresa Hill of Lincoln, Nebraska; and service and was recognized with several venue over there to make sure ground. two grandsons, Collin and Klye Neill of awards including the Order of the Long Gwen Earl Howard it’s not getting out of control. “We do not allow any Warren, Michigan. Gwen Earl Howard (Pops), 77, passed Leaf Pine and the Governor’s Award for We met with Ms. Strain to offsite directional signage,” No services are planned at this time. away Saturday, Feb. 20, 2016. Outstanding Community Service. He tell her we’re not comfortable Frye said. “That policy has Memorial donations can be Mr. Howard was was a member of the Franklin Rotary with her for-profit use of the been in place for 15 years. made to the American Diabetes born Oct. 5, 1938 to Club and served in all of the official park.” The merchants downtown are Association, 1701 North Beauregard St., the late Luther Young positions of the club. He was a founding Strain said her reimburse- saying, ‘She’s running this Alexandria, VA 22311. and Georgia Howard member of the Macon County Horse ment doesn’t necessarily show for financial gain, she’s Macon Funeral Home is in charge Young. Mr. Howard Association, a member of the Junaluskee make the show for-profit. She doing things we can’t do for of the arrangements. was a native of Macon Masonic Lodge and a lifelong member said many organizers and par- our own businesses, this isn’t County and worked as a of the Democratic Party. In addition, Online condolences can be made at ticipants in nonprofit events fair.’” railroad conductor and Clayton served in the Iotla Community maconfuneralhome.com are compensated. In a report at the Feb. brakeman for Southern Railroad. He Development Program, as a leader for “While I’m making 18 Highlands Town Board enjoyed high school sports and fre- the Boy Scouts, with the Methodist Mrs. Annie Byrd Bradley Cook money at these shows, so do meeting, Patterson explained quently volunteered his time. He was Youth Fellowship and Interact Club, Mrs. Annie Byrd Bradley Cook all the artists there,” she said. the decision to not allow the an active member of Mountain Grove and as chairman of the board of direc- “NaNaw,” 92, of Winston-Salem, passed “So where do you draw the Village Square Art and Craft Baptist Church. Mr. Howard was a U.S. tors for Macon Program for Progress. away Saturday evening, Feb. 13, 2016, line?” Show to use the park. Navy Veteran serving from 1956-1959. Clayton was a member of the First at Forsyth Medical Center in Winston- Town staff told Strain “The Recreation He enjoyed spending time with his fam- United Methodist Church. Salem. she could continue operating Committee has met a couple ily and friends, having a servant’s heart Clayton loved interesting people and She was born June 22, 1923, in the shows if she received a of times, and probably every- helping those in need. was a regular at Daddy’s Bridge Club, Franklin, to the late John Everette and smaller reimbursement, but body’s read in the newspaper, Mr. Howard is survived by two the Sunset for coffee and conversation, Beulah Byrd Bradley. In she said her compensation is we did discuss the use of daughters, Robyn and Franklin Fitness for water aerobics. addition to her par- the least she could justify. Founders Park by nonprof- Keener (Danny) of He loved horses, camping and trail ents, she was preceded “I just can’t do it for less, its,” Patterson said. “What Franklin, and Rhonda riding, especially in the Great Smoky in death by her hus- honestly,” Strain said. “It just our basis was, was the board Phillips (Mike) of Mountains National Park, the Teton band, Arville Franklin takes too much time.” has allowed outdoor events Westminster, Maryland; eight grand- Mountains of Jackson Hole, Wyoming, “Hobb” Cook; her son, Since a renovation of the at the Founders Park but it is children, John Howard, April Tippett, and the Sonoran Desert of Arizona. Lanny Ross Cook; her park was completed in 2015, primarily a public park.” Jessica Houston, Daniel Sanders, Jake Clayton was educated at Iotla and four brothers, Ralph a handful of nonprofit events Patterson said the town Phillips, Brady Phillips, Luke Phillips Cowee Elementary Schools, Franklin Bradley (Kate), Carl Bradley, Troy have used the park without has tried to balance the use and Aaron Keener; five great-grandchil- High School, and Western Carolina Bradley (Ruth), Verlin Bradley (Louise); issue. of the park for events and dren, Brooklyn Hoagland, Lola Houston, Teachers College (now Western Carolina five sisters, Leobelle Bradley Gibson “Right now, we just have the public, and it has limited Sloan Houston, Saulyer Sanders and University). He received a B.S. degree (Frank), Vernice Bradley, Grace Bradley three big events annually,” events to those put on by local Zayden Sanders. He was preceded in Geography in 1949, and an M.A. degree Johnson (Connette), Eva Nell Bradley Frye said. “The fun run, the nonprofits as fundraisers. death by a son, Michael Howard, and a in Education Administration in 1953. Parrish (Hargrave), and Betty Bradley car show and the summer “From the discussion we sister, Betty Jean Young. Clayton was predeceased by his par- Windsor. She was the last living mem- concerts in the park. Those realized that it didn’t really A funeral service will be held 2 ents, wife Lillian Anne Cabe Ramsey, ber of the Bradley family of 10 siblings. are not affected because they meet the standard that we p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 24 at Pine Grove brother Albert and grandson Lee R. Annie was a single mom for most of are unequivocally nonprofit .” would think we would want Baptist Church with Rev. Greg Rogers Ramsey. Clayton is survived by son her life, losing her husband at a young One other event has met to meet as a town to sup- and Rev. Gary McDaniel officiating. Henry (Janelle); daughter Sharon (Jeff age. She demonstrated hard work, faith- with some resistance from port nonprofits in the sense Burial will follow in the Mountain Gillette); grandchildren Clayton (Claire), fulness to God and Christian family the town because of what that the organizers took 85 Grove Baptist Church Cemetery. The Anna Bottcher, Anna Roberts (Cody) values. Frye views as questionable percent and the nonprofit got family received friends on Tuesday, Feb. and Jeffrey Gillette; great-grandchildren Annie retired from R.J. Reynolds nonprofit status. The weekly 15 percent of the revenue,” 23, at Bryant- Grant Funeral Home. Joshua, Nicholas and Maximus; sis- Tobacco Company after 38 years of farmers markets in the park she said. Pallbearers will be John Howard, Danny ter-in-law Margaret Setser Ramsey; and service. She treasured her family and faced similar issues toward The town’s main con- Keener, Daniel Sanders, Jake Phillips, numerous nephews and nieces. friends, loved gardening, and making the end of the 2015 season. cern is that money raised at Brady Phillips and Aaron Keener. The family gives special thanks to loved ones pinto beans and cornbread, “We have basically had the park goes to nonprofits, Online condolences can be made at the dedicated emergency and medical green beans and mashed potatoes. In issues with the farmers mar- Patterson said. bryantgrantfuneralhome.com. personnel who gave Clayton his extra her elder years, she was content in all ket — we are working in con- Bryant-Grant Funeral Home is serv- time with family and friends. situations, pleasant and patient, rarely cert with that group to take ing the Howard Family. Clayton will be remembered in a complaining and grateful for the small control of that, so it is a true celebration of life service to be held at things in life. nonprofit event,” Frye said. 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 28 at the First She is survived by her daughter- George H. Miner With Kelsey-Hutchinson George H. Miner, 94, of Franklin, United Methodist Church. The family in-law, Lucy Cook Slater (Mike); two Founders Park out of the passed away Wednesday, Feb. 17, will greet friends after the celebration granddaughters, Amanda Cook Rhodes question as a venue, Strain 2016 at Macon Valley Nursing and at the church. A foundation has been (Steven) and Ashley Cook Flanery has had to look elsewhere Rehabilitation Center. created to continue Clayton’s dedication (Derick); four great-grandchildren, for a location. Soon after she There will be no service or memo- to the youth of Macon County and the Brady and Piper Rhodes, and Kaleb confirmed the show would rial held. Bryant-Grant Funeral Home is ideals of the Rotary Club. Donations have to move, she started and Salem Flanery; special nieces and serving the Miner family. may be made to The Rotary Club of talking to business own- nephew, Patsy Johnson Gilliland (Peter), Franklin Charitable Foundation, P.O. ers about potential venues, Frankabelle Scruggs, Suzy Lorentz Box 375, Franklin, NC 28744. Please Clayton Higdon Ramsey including Amy Hargis, co- (Bill), and Jerry Parrish (Gay); and Clayton Higdon Ramsey, 89, of specify that the contribution be made to owner of the Wellness Place. numerous nieces and nephews. Franklin, passed away honor Clayton Ramsey. “I drove by there the next Funeral services were held at Thursday, Feb. 18, 2016. Bryant Grant Funeral Home is in day and popped in after I saw Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2016, at College A gentleman and charge of arrangements. Online con- what a great venue it would Park Baptist Church in Winston-Salem son of Macon County, dolences may be made at www.bryant- be,” Strain said. “I couldn’t with Rev. Ramon Smith officiating. The Clayton was born on grantfuneralhome.com. even get the whole story out family received friends prior to the ser- the family farm in the vice in the Fellowship Hall. Interment Iotla Valley on May 20, Brenda DuBose Taylor followed the services at Forsyth 1926, to Albert L. and Brenda DuBose Taylor, 74, of Memorial Park in Winston-Salem. Margaret Higdon Ramsey, where he Franklin, passed away Sunday, Feb. 21, In lieu of flowers, memorial dona- gathered herbs for medicines with his 2016. tions can be made to College Park grandmother and rode the work horses A memorial service will be held at Baptist Church, 1701 Polo Rd., Winston- back to the barn. 11 a.m., Wednesday, Feb. 24, at Bethel Salem, NC 27106 or Coach Lanny Cook Clayton was an educator, farmer United Methodist Church. Rev. Bradley Scholarship Fund, 3208 Colby Chase and horse trader. He taught at Franklin Lisk and Rev. Dick Richards will offici- Drive, Apex, NC 27539. Hayworth- High School, was principal of Iotla ate. Burial will be in the Joshua Creek Miller Silas Creek Elementary School and served as assis- Cemetery, Arcadia Florida. Chapel assisted the Cook family. tant superintendent of Macon County The family will receive friends from Online condolences may be made at Schools. He chose to return to the 10:30–11 a.m. prior to the service at www.hayworth-miller.com. classroom as designer and founding Bethel United Methodist Church. Page 8 Section A — Wednesday, February 24, 2016— THE FRANKLIN PRESS Students bring awards home from science fair

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Macon County Middle School students had a strong showing at the Region 8 Western Regional Science and Engineering Fair at Western Carolina University last week, bringing home eight awards in the school’s first appearance. “We thought that was Press photo/Tim Reaves quite a haul,” said Science Mountain View Intermediate School students strategize over how to program their teacher Annie Hornsby, robot. who brought her class of 10 to the fair last Wednesday. Robotics: First scrimmage set for March 19 “I was really proud of them,” she said. “We were continued from 1A them to help them decipher ance for the project just thrilled, because this the instructions.” “High school is too was the first time our ing. They have formed Byrd said her team late,” he said. “We’re los- school’s taken kids.” teams with names like spent weeks building and ing the interest of kids too Eighth-grader Jarrod “G3POs,” “Avengers” and rebuilding the obstacle sets early, and so we’ve got to Hedden won first place in “Destroyers.” Coaches, because of some misplaced start doing things different- technology and an invita- mentors and volunteers are pieces. ly that help kids see their tion to the State Science working to answer ques- “We had to have future and get excited about Fair for his infinity mir- tions and keep the kids on patience,” she said. what they could be.” ror, while eighth-grader task. The students are just Must-Innov8 co-founder Zak Jobe took home third “They’ve come to every getting around to the pro- Sam McCormick said the place in engineering for his Press photo/Tim Reaves Macon Middle School eighth-grader Jayla Kaylor stands single meeting, and they’ve gramming phase of the robotics league teaches kids “Walkways of the Future” in front of her science fair project at the school’s library helped with programming project. about math, physics, pro- project. and building the Lego ele- on Friday. They meet once a week gramming, game strategy, Other students received ments for the Lego models,” for two hours after school, design, teamwork, public and the U.S. Navy Special mine what substances make said MVI science teacher honorable mentions and rotating through program- speaking, creative writing Achievement Award for her the best walkways in terms and coach Jennifer Love. special awards. Their proj- ming the robots, building and more. experiment that tested how of slips and falls. He tested “Honestly, I don’t think we the obstacles and planning ects lined the Macon Middle “It’s so much fun that well different substances tile, plain wood, painted could have done it without strategies for taking on the School library Thursday they have no clue of how absorbed motor oil in water. wood, engineered decking them.” obstacle course, Love said. and Friday. much they’re learning,” he Hair beat out biode- John Mira-Knippel, vice They also are work- Hornsby said she started and brick pavers. president of operations at ing presentation to tackle said. an elective class on experi- gradable peanuts, shredded Brick performed the TekTone, has been mentor- important problems related And it’s what business mental design this year. The paper and hay. best, and tile performed the ing one of the three teams at to this year’s theme – trash. leaders are looking for. … students were responsible Jayla said she remem- worst. MVI, guiding them through One team is looking They’re looking for strong for preparing the experi- bers seeing oil on the beach “I slip and fall a lot the process of building the at how MVI could reduce team skills. They’re look- ments, paperwork and pre- in Alabama after the BP oil when it’s cold, so I thought robot from scratch and test- Styrofoam usage in the ing for people who apply sentation designs for the spill. it would be a good project to “That’s not a good thing test to see which one would ing its basic functions lunchroom, while another what they’ve learned to regional fair. for the animals and plants,” be better,” Zak said. He also has supervised team is looking into recy- solve real-world problems.” “Every kid that signed Students from the three she said. “When you’re Other winners included: the students as they pieced cling pencil shavings into up for this … was to design schools will come together a kid, you think that the • Chloe Breedlove: hon- together different elements fire starters, Love said. The their own experiment, of the obstacle course, third team is looking at for a scrimmage on March ocean’s just a happy, fun orable mention in biology. 17, from 3:30-6 p.m. at something that you can’t place. But it’s actually pol- • Brianna Norris: hon- the same obstacles they designs for a playground just look up in a book,” will face in the upcoming the MVI gymnasium. The luted a lot.” orable mention in biology made out of recycled tires. she said. “The kids worked scrimmage in March and The overall mission of S.M.A.R.T. Tournament She said businesses have and the U.S. Navy Special tournament in April. First Lego League is to get will be held on April 2 from really hard.” made oil booms out of hair, Achievement Award. “If you don’t build them kids interested in STEM 9 a.m.-4 p.m. at Cherokee Eighth-grader Jayla and it could be a useful • Ellie Duffell: Special the right way, they won’t fields, said Mack McCary, Central High School. Kaylor received honor- technology going forward. Award for Outstanding function,” he said. “You of Must-Innov8, a consult- For more information, able mention in earth and Zak Jobe’s third-place Project from the WCU kind of have to be with ing firm providing guid- visit www.smartwnc.com. environmental sciences experiment sought to deter- Geosciences Department. The Franklin Pre## Wednesday B February 24, 2016 SPORTS SECTION

Ask Andy How much money is too much? uestion: Is it fair that NFL com- Qmissioner Roger Goodell makes so much money?

Let me start by acknowl- edging that I’ve never been much of a Goodell fan. The way he’s handled the ongo- ing concussion issue has led to heavy criticism. Plus, he’s well known for inconsisten- cies when suspending play- ers, seemingly handing them out like one might dole out candy at Halloween. Press photo/Andy Scheidler While he’s not exactly Freshman Cole Doolittle shoots a jumper in Franklin’s final junior went 17-3 this season and posted the best record among teams in popular with fans, the same varsity game of the season against Tuscola on Feb. 9. The Panthers the WNC Athletic Conference. can’t be said for the NFL owners, who pay Goodell every year. His earnings for 2014 totaled slightly more than $34 million. JV boys net WNCAC title Yep, that’s not a typo. This might be the last Andy Scheidler ball but in life.” played fourth seed Smoky Mountain, Allen added 11 points, Strain scored time we definitively know [email protected] The Panthers featured six sopho- who went 9-5 in the regular season, eight and Moss scored seven. Goodell’s earnings, since the mores (Chaz Allen, Drew Braswell, with Tuscola and Pisgah tying for The Panthers had a deep bench, NFL has decided to drop its The list of achievements is Robert McAllister, Caleb Moss, second with 10-4 records. and that was evident when the lead- nonprofit status. lengthy. Cody Strain and Turner Swafford) The Panthers were disappointed ing scorers changed from game to Wait. What? Here’s what Franklin’s junior and eight freshmen (Jay Bueck, they didn’t get a chance to win the game. In the second-to-last game at As hard as that is to varsity boys basketball team accom- Cole Doolittle, Tye Chastain, Tyler tournament. West Henderson, offensive leaders believe, the NFL has been plished this season. Harrell, Kobe Manning, Coleman “We’d been talking about that all were Chastain with 10 points and considered a 501(c)(6) non- • 17-3 overall record Saunders, Mason Sequoya and season long,” Moffitt said, “trying Bueck with eight. profit entity since 1942. That • 12-2 record in the WNC Athletic Bailey Watts). to keep those kids motivated, and For the season, Doolittle led the essentially means it doesn’t Conference Panthers by averaging nine have to pay taxes on money • Regular season confer- points per game. Other top dealing with the league ence champs scorers were Allen (seven), office, but pays it on every- • Undefeated (9-0) at home s cheesy as it may sound, those guys played hard and Chastain (seven), Moss (six) thing else, such as ticket • Won last nine games of Aplayed with a purpose. And I think that translated into and Bueck (six). sales and television fees. the season, and 13 of final 14 The Panthers rallied The NFL decided to drop Coach Justin Moffitt had a wins for us. ~ Justin Moffitt, Franklin coach after losing at Tuscola, when that nonprofit status in April, theory as to why the Panthers Watts suffered an ACL tear. so Goodell’s earnings will achieved so many of their Although he wasn’t a starter, no longer be public record. goals: All 14 players exerted Watts played significant min- That’s unfortunate, but I’m tremendous effort. They lost at North Buncombe in they responded well. At least we utes and, like Doolittle, provided a guessing there will be no “Overall, I think they played the first game of the season and lost were able to go out with a good win spark off the bench. shortage of well-informed hard and played with a purpose. And at Smoky Mountain in December. against Tuscola there on our home “Most teams don’t have that,” speculation as to his future I think that translated into wins,” They also lost at Tuscola in mid-Jan- court. It was good – a good way to Moffitt said. “We had it, and it earnings. Moffitt said. uary, before reeling off nine straight finish it.” helped us out tremendously.” The breakdown of “We talked about that all season wins to finish the season. FHS beat Tuscola 53-47 in The Panthers are 49-10 in three Goodell’s earnings was $3.5 long: Play hard. People appreciate Franklin would’ve been the top the regular season finale, exact- seasons under Moffitt. They’re 35-7 in salary, and an absurd that, they respect that, they take seed for a four-team WNCAC tour- ing revenge from their loss to the in WNCAC play, and have finished bonus of $26.5 million. How notice of that. It will pay off for you nament, but it was canceled because Mountaineers. Doolittle led the anyone receives a bonus down the road. Not only in basket- of inclement weather. FHS would’ve offensive attack with 18 points. See Title on page 2B nearly eight times his annual salary is mind boggling to me. Goodell also received $3.7 million in pension and Franklin wrestlers wrap season at regional another $273,000 – pocket change, basically – in what Andy Scheidler “It’s a sport that combines the sport for the entire season. winning his second match,” Sayers was categorized as “other [email protected] agility of a hurdler, the physical- Five FHS wrestlers competed at said. “He did exactly what he need- reportable compensation.” ity of football, and the mentality of the 2-A West Regional tournament, ed to do to win.” All of this money was Franklin coach Marcus Sayers golf,” Sayers said. “Only the hurdles held Feb. 12 at West Lincoln. None Bianca Jiglau (106 pounds), Tyler earned in the same year likes to describe wrestling’s dif- can’t move under your feet when you of them placed, and only one won a Vinson (138), Matt Breeden (160) when the NFL and its com- ficulty by mashing together certain jump, there is no play clock to give match. and Garrett Sanders (170) also com- missioner were under scru- aspects of multiple sports. you a break between plays, and the Freshman Caleb Shields lost his peted at regional. They all lost both tiny for the handling of the putter can’t attack you when you’re first match, but won with a pin once matches to be eliminated. Greg Hardy, Ray Rice and in your deeps moment of thought.” in the consolation bracket. He lost After thinking about the regional Adrian Peterson assault Wrestling results Because of the difficulty his next match to be eliminated from performance for a couple of days, cases. Goodell’s punishments involved, Sayers is very proud of the 132-pound weight class. in all of those cases were What: 2-A West Regional the few athletes who stuck with the “I am very proud of Caleb for See Regional on page 2B later reduced or lifted by an When: Friday, Feb. 12 arbitrator or court. Where: West Lincoln High The $34.1 million School Goodell earned in 2014 is actually lower than what he Bianca Jiglau made in 2013 ($35 million) and 2012 ($44 million). Weight class: 106 : 13-16 Depending on how you Pre-regional record look at it, Goodell’s earnings Results: Lost by fall; lost by fall could be perceived as high or low. The NFL revenues Caleb Shields totaled $11 billion in 2014. ESPN’s Darren Rovell Weight class: 126 : 9-20 reported that Yahoo’s Record Marissa Mayer made $42 Results: Lost by fall; won by fall; lost by fall million in 2014 when the company hauled in $4.6 Tyler Vinson billion in revenues. That’s pretty significant, especially Weight class: 138 : 18-19 record compared to Nike’s Mark Record Parker, who made $14.7 mil- Results: Lost by minor deci- sion; received a bye; lost by lion when revenues tallied major decision $27.7 billion. I realize that it might be Matt Breeden a tad difficult to make sense of all of these numbers. Not Weight class: 160 : 8-24 to mention these figures are Record so absurd that they might as Results: Lost by fall; lost by technical fall well be Monopoly money. Money in sports has basi- Garrett Sanders cally become an afterthought for most fans. I remember Weight class: 170 : 19-16 a time when there was an Record outcry at how much athletes Results: Lost by fall; lost by Photo/Tom Pantaleo fall Bianca Jiglau was Franklin’s only senior who competed at the 2-A West Regional wrestling tournament. She wrestled all four years and was the Panthers’ only female compeitior. See Money on page 2B Page 2 Section B — Wednesday, February 24, 2016— THE FRANKLIN PRESS Catamounts wrap up final indoor track meet of season The Western Carolina men’s and women’s track and field teams earned top- 10 finishes at the Samford Invitational. The men fin- ished fifth out of a field of 12 teams, while the women took seventh out of 16. The meet, held Feb. 12, concluded the indoor season. Freshman Jamie Brown claimed WCU’s lone event victory in the men’s long jump, but many competitors posted season-best marks. Brown took the men’s long jump with a leap of 23 feet, 9 inches. Freshman Tyrie Adams claimed 11th over- all at 21-11 3/4 while senior David Johnson came in 15th after stopping the tape at 21-8 3/4. Senior Jared Johnson took his first loss of the season in the men’s weight throw. He had previously entered the event five times this sea- son with five event victories. Photo/Tom Pantaleo Johnson settled for second in Franklin freshman Tyler Vinson had an 18-19 record going into regional, where he lost via points in both matches in the 138-pound weight class. Birmingham with a toss of 61-4, which was his second- best toss of the year. Junior Regional: Coach compliments team’s lone senior, female for determination Scott Peretin took 11th after measuring out at 52-4 3/4. continued from 1B tlers that I have in the room imaginable to quit, but she Ewart (who was banged up of underclassmen. Shields, Sophomore Mateius Brown now,” he said. “They are all didn’t,” Sayers said. “I am from conference matches Vinson and Tony Sgro will claimed 14th with a distance Sayers said this group willing to work, and have a so proud of her for her com- the week before, thus Sayers all be sophomores next year, of 47-10. reminds him of his first desire to get better. It will mitment and dedication to didn’t enter him to regional) and a host of wrestlers are Senior Tayla Carter year as an assistant with the happen for them.” this program. It hasn’t been and Logan Tallent will all be expected to join the program took second in the women’s FHS program in 2011. Those Shields and Vinson an easy road for her and she seniors next year. They will after competing for Macon 60-meters with a time that wrestlers were also young are freshmen, Sanders and stuck with it. She is going to be the core of the team that’s Middle School. would have set the meet and struggled at regional, Breeden are juniors, and be a very successful young been missing one in recent Sayers thinks next sea- record, 7.47. Both Carter but came back the next year Jiglau is a senior. lady in the future because years, Sayers said. son will be a good one, and and winner Raven Grant of and did very well, with Chris As the team’s only she is very determined and “It gives Franklin wres- thanked all of the wrestlers Louisville crossed the line Richards advancing to state. female wrestler, Jiglau has stubborn, in a good way. I tling something to build this season. in 7.47 but Grant won by “That team was a little impressed Sayers with her wish her the best of luck in around,” he said. “It hasn’t been an easy three one-thousandths of a deeper, but I see the same determination. the future.” The Panthers will also year,” he said, “but it has second. Freshman Mia Little characteristics of the wres- “She has had every excuse Sanders, Breeden, Nick likely have a sizeable group been one to remember.” took seventh in the race with a time just off her season best, 7.71. Freshman Bri Anna Money: Top QB makes $22M Title Adams and junior Tiffani WCU football to play Lewis finished 11th and 12th, continued from 1B much as it pains me to write continued from 1B respectively, in the event with this since I don’t care for times of 7.75 and 7.76. inside Bristol racetrack earned, but that seems to him, my answer would have first in the conference twice. Freshman Caleb Albrecht Western Carolina foot- Mark Speir, who has guid- have long since faded. to be yes, it’s fair he makes Moffitt said the Panthers took the podium in the men’s ball’s road game at ETSU ed the Catamounts to con- Green Bay Packers $34 million. While it seems were a great group and it was 800. The Franklin grad fin- will be played at the “Last secutive seven-win seasons. quarterback Aaron Rodgers excessive, that’s what the cool to see them mesh every- ished third with a time of Great Colosseum,” Bristol “We’re looking forward to is the NFL’s highest-paid NFL owners are willing to thing together. 1:55.07. Fellow freshmen Motor Speedway. The being the first SoCon team to player, earning $22 million pay him. And nobody should “Just a great season over- Justin Kenard and Miles Catamounts will play East welcome Buccaneer football per season. And I’d bet you’d blame anyone – athlete, all,” he said. “I can’t thank Greer both finished in the Tennessee State University back to the SoCon – and to be be hard-pressed to find a commissioner or otherwise – those kids enough for playing top 15. on Sept. 17 in the Bucs’ first able to do so in such a storied Packers fan who would say for taking what someone is the way they did and keeping Junior Hailey Cook came Southern Conference football American sports venue like Rodgers isn’t worth every willing to pay them. their composure all season. It up just short of breaking a game since 2003. Bristol Motor Speedway is penny. So blame the NFL own- was neat to see and be a small school record in the shot put ETSU, which is com- an awesome opportunity for So when it comes to ers if you want to, but don’t part of that. Just the way they as she finished third with a ing off its first football both of our programs.” Goodell’s compensation, as blame Goodell. played was incredible.” toss of 49-3 3/4. The toss season in 12 years, played Speir added, “Bristol is would have broken the meet as a NCAA Football an iconic emblem in one record had it not been for the Championship Subdivision of America’s most popular first and second finishers. (FCS) Independent last fall. sports, NASCAR. It’s espe- Freshman Khalil Jackson In 2016, the Bucs will play cially cool for me, a guy from led a strong WCU contin- a full SoCon schedule with Kannapolis, North Carolina., gent in the men’s high jump. the meeting with WCU rep- who grew up in the heart of Jackson claimed the third resenting their first league NASCAR country and has place finish with a season best game. been a fan all my life, to have tying leap of 6-8 3.4. “We are first of all very our team compete on that Junior Tiffani Lewis excited about the renewal of stage in what will be trans- topped her season best in the the Southern Conference foot- formed into college foot- long jump with a distance of ball rivalry between Western ball’s largest stadium. This 19-2 3/4, which earned her Carolina and ETSU,” said is a great opportunity for our a fifth-place finish. Junior WCU head football coach program and our fans.” Chenell Bryan took 15th in the event after stopping the tape at 17-5 1/2. Carter took fifth in the women’s 200 with a time of 24.52, which was 0.02 off of her season best in the event. Adams took 18th with her best time of the year, 25.31. WCU’s men had three relays compete in the 4x400, with the “A” squad taking fifth overall with a time of 3:23.30. The “B” squad took sixth while the “C” squad finished 11th. WCU’s women had three relay teams run in the 4x400 with its “A” squad finishing fifth after crossing the line in 3:53.04. The other two teams finished 11th and 16th. Scott Peretin led five Catamounts who finished in the top-20 in the men’s shot put. Peretin took seventh overall with a toss of 50-3 1/4. Johnson came in ninth at 49-5 1/2, while Brown came in 11th with a distance of 47-11. The final two WCU finish- ers were sophomore Dakota Wright (13th) and sophomore Chase Stehling (16th). Senior Jermaine Lewis took eighth in the men’s 60 with a time of 7.00. Senior Max Burke came in 18th after stopping the clock at 7.09. 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Ex- CARRION TREE SERVICE Responsibilities include secu- Fri). Specializing in dangerous tree edge of pruning, planting, lawn SHAW INDUSTRIES ceptional verbal and written Busy, private clinic specializ- rity/maintenance of lodge and and equipment maintenance. Franklin NC Now Hiring. Com- communication skills and cus- removal and total tree care. property. Handyman skills de- ing in outpatient orthopedics. Free estimates. 24 hour re- Must be a self-starter and a petitive Pay and Benefits. tomer service orientation. College degree in health relat- sired. Furnished apartment in strong team leader. Valid Electrician III; Night Shift. Demonstrated computer skills sponse. Fully Insured with lodge, utilities, sat TV, Inter- ed field preferred. Workman's Comp and Gen- driver's license and clean driv- Milling Sidematch Feeder; and knowledge of Microsoft Excellent position for someone net, modest salary provided. ing record required. Back- Night Shift. Office. Bachelor's degree and eral Liability. Every call an- Call 828 321-3249 interested in this field. Submit swered personally by Owner, ground check required. Call Please visit shawfloors.jobs to one year of experience related a letter of introduction, a com- Emmanuel Carrion, with a EXCAVATOR OPERATOR 828-507-6907.A apply online. For more infor- to the area of assignment; or pleted application and resume quote the same day!! (828) Excavator operator for residen- mation call Ashley Hyder, Hu- equivalent combination of to HealthWorks, 235 Jim Berry 371-4718 or visit us on Face- tial grading/ excavating in the MOUNTAIN CREDIT UNION man Resources (828)349- training and experience, Road, Franklin. book Carrion Tree Service. Cashiers area. CDL a plus. Career opportunities in WNC 7081 or (828)349-7026 preferably in management of a Now accepting credit cards. Must be capable of occasional for experienced financial ser- business or governmental pro- gram. All degrees must be re- EDUCATION Do not put yourself at risk physical labor. Please respond vices professionals! See cur- Volunteer Firefighters by hiring a tree company to [email protected] with rent openings at: ceived from appropriately ac- MACON COUNTY SCHOOLS The Town of Franklin is seek- credited institutions. For without Workmen's Comp. name, phone number, brief de- mountaincu.org. Branch Man- ing applications for volunteer is accepting applications for a scription of past experience. ager, Loan Officer, or Member questions and additional infor- School Psychologist for the firefighters. Those interested mation, please contact NC- Service Representative. Seven can complete a volunteer fire- 2016-17 School Year. North EXPERIENCED ASSISTANT locations to serve our mem- CAT at 828-293-5202 and ask Carolina licensure is required fighter application available on for Sandra Bowling. Applica- MANAGER for local restaurant. bers. the Town of Franklin's website, for this position. Applications Hourly wage plus monthly tions accepted through Febru- SEEKING APPALACHIAN www.franklinnc.com. are available online at www.- CHRIS COOK GRADING bonus. Please send resume to ary 26, 2016. To apply, you macon.k12.nc.us/employment FAMILIES Hard copies of the application must complete an on-line ap- We specialize in Landscaping, PO Box 1811, Franklin, NC are located at 95 East Main or at the Macon County 28744. TV producers are on the hunt plication at: grading, crosstie walls, boulder for multi-generational families Street, Franklin, NC 28734. Schools Administrative Office. walls, and we also haul gravel. GRAPHIC DESIGNER http://www.oshr.nc.gov/jobs/in Applications will be accepted (or communities who are like Weekly meetings and training dex.html An Equal Opportunity Call for a free estimate 828- family). People who are self sessions are every Thursday until the position is filled. Ma- 371-1768 Can you turn the ordinary into Employer, North Carolina con County Schools is an sufficient and have found an night beginning at 7 p.m. at the State Government. something extraordinary? unconventional way to make Franklin Fire Station. Prefer- Equal Opportunity Employer. money and survive in the re- ence for applicants with fire- Can you create eye-catching mote Appalachian mountains. fighter certification and a Class- advertisements and make Homesteaders, unique family B Commercial Drivers License. people say wow? business, miners, bourbon dis- Please turn in applications or tilleries, etc. FINDERS FEE - if mail to Tim Chavis, acting Fire The Crossroads Chronicle you know anyone call 323- Chief, Franklin Fire Department in beautiful Cashiers, North 308-2544 or email jc_carol- located at 49 Maple Street, Carolina is seeking a talented [email protected] Franklin, NC 28734. graphic designer.

The right individual will be LUCAS TREE SERVICE detail oriented, skilled in ad & STUMP GRINDING design, be able to produce Bobcat & Chipper. Licensed attractive magazine pages and insured. Experienced and assist in laying out and reliable. Available for all the newspaper. your tree needs. No job too small or big. Free stump The best candidate will also grinding with removal of tree. be a multitasking individual Liability and Workman's with the ability to prioritize and comp. meet deadlines. (828)369-7459 (828)371-8467 Excellent grammar and spelling skills are required. HOME REPAIR / The Chronicle uses Adobe MAINTENANCE Creative Suite CS6 on a Macintosh platform. ROOFING. MIKE Carpenter's. New roofs, re-roofing, repairs, Newspaper or magazine gutter cleaning. 34 years expe- experience required. Email rience. Insured. (828)421-3473. resume and design samples to Publisher Mike Henry at mhenry@CrossroadsChroni MISCELLANEOUS cle.com. SERVICES No phone calls please. C&C PUMPS LOOKING FOR QUALIFIED Well pump sales, service and Mechanic. Must have experi- installations. Call David ence and tools. Inquire in Cheek (828)369-5176. person at Ramsey's Auto Clin- ic. Page 4 Section B — Wednesday, February 24, 2016— THE FRANKLIN PRESS Classifieds EDUCATION COMMERCIAL LEGALS FOR RENT y pgg CASE MANAGER - Employ- remedy. upon party of the second part, his Estate of said deceased to EXECUTOR NOTICE ment & Training: Coordi- COURTHOUSE PLAZA BUILD- heirs and assigns, paying unto exhibit them to the undersigned nates the Workforce Innova- ING. Large one room office Trustee Services of Carolina, parties of the first part, their on or before the 27th day of May, Having qualified as Executor of tion Opportunity Act that ser- suite, $195/mo. includes utili- LLC heirs, successors and assigns, 2016, or this Notice will be plead the Estate of Raynard Johnson, vices Adults and Dislocated ties. (828)371-2211, (828)524- Substitute Trustee the sum of $75.00 per year, said in bar of their recovery. All deceased, late of Palm Beach, Workers in Swain and Jack- 7799. Brock & Scott, PLLC amount to be used for the normal persons indebted to said Estate State of Florida, this is to notify son counties. Work location Attorneys for Trustee Services maintenance and upkeep of said will please make immediate all persons having claims against will vary. Works with JobLinks PROFESSIONAL, SPACIOUS of Carolina, LLC roadway. All sums payable for settlement. the estate of said Raynard partners in delivering services OFFICE space. 1 block from 5431 Oleander Drive Suite 200 road maintenance shall be due This the 17th day of February, Johnson, deceased, to exhibit to customers who are commit- courthouse with excellent park- Wilmington, NC 28403 and payable on the first day of 2016. them to the undersigned on or ted to become self-sufficient. ing. Ideal for physician, attor- PHONE: (910) 392-4988 January of each year. Each before the 1st day of June 2016, Bachelor's degree in Human ney, accountant, etc. Call (828) FAX: (910) 392-8587 property owner shall, at his own Scott Talton Joyce or this Notice will be pled in bar Services or Psychology, or 421-2993. expense, repair any damage to Personal Representative of their recovery. All persons equivalent combination of edu- File No.: 14-29318-FC01 said roadways caused by him or indebted to said estate will cation and experience re- #228258 2/24 & 3/2/2016 his agents, employees and Russell R. Bowling please make immediate quired. Knowledge of Employ- LEGALS invitees other than through Resident Process Agent settlement. ment & Training programs a IN THE GENERAL COURT OF normal use. 77 West Main Street This the 24th day of February 15 SP 189 JUSTICE 5. These restrictive covenants Franklin, NC 28734 2016. plus. Must be able to work shall run with the land above 02/17/16-03/09/16 #226928 with little supervision. Must NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE OF NORTH CAROLINA SALE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION described by whomsoever owned Barry Ahron, Executor have a valid NC Drivers Li- NORTH CAROLINA, MACON COUNTY for a period of thirty (30) years Steven E. Philo cense. A pre-employment MACON COUNTY 15SP183 from the date of this instrument. EXECUTOR'S NOTICE Attorney at Law drug screen is required. An And Being more commonly Steven E. Philo, P.A. EOE/AA Employer. Apply at Under and by virtue of a Power IN THE MATTER OF THE known as: 102 Garnett Trace Having qualified as Executor of 587 West Main Street the NC Works office, 23 Ma- of Sale contained in that certain FORECLOSURE OF A DEED Rd, Franklin, NC 28734 the Estate of Mary Regina Franklin, NC 28734 con Ave, Franklin, NC 28734 Deed of Trust executed by OF TRUST EXECUTED BY JO The record owner(s) of the Paoletti of Macon County, North (828)349-3377 or at www.ncworks.gov by Russell Hugh Bobo and Jill Rhea ANN LONG DATED JULY 20, property, as reflected on the Carolina, this is to notify all 02/24/16-03/17/16 #228942 5:00 p.m. on Monday, Febru- Bobo Block to Renasant Bank, 2001 AND RECORDED IN records of the Register of Deeds, persons having claim against the ary 29, 2016. Trustee(s), which was dated July BOOK W-24 AT PAGE 1891 IN is/are The Heirs of Jo Ann Long. Estate of Mary Regina Paoletti to present to the undersigned on or 24, 2007 and recorded on August THE MACON COUNTY PUBLIC The property to be offered CREDITOR'S NOTICE MACON COUNTY SCHOOLS 3, 2007 in Book O-31 at Page REGISTRY, NORTH CAROLINA pursuant to this notice of sale is before Wednesday, May 18th, has an employment vacancy 2016 or the claim will be forever 1888, Macon County Registry, being offered for sale, transfer Having qualified as Executor of for an Exceptional Children's North Carolina. NOTICE OF SALE and conveyance "AS IS, WHERE barred thereafter. Teacher for the 2016-17 School IS." Neither the Trustee nor the All persons indebted to said the estate of Estate of Tommy Burrows, deceased, late of Year. North Carolina Certifica- Default having been made of the Under and by virtue of the power holder of the note secured by the estate please make immediate deed of trust, being foreclosed, payment. Macon County, State of North tion is required for all teaching note thereby secured by the said and authority contained in the Carolina, this is to notify all positions. Applications are Deed of Trust and the above-referenced deed of trust nor the officers, directors, Dated: Wednesday February 17, attorneys, employees, agents or 2016 persons having claims against available online at www.ma- undersigned, Trustee Services of and because of default in the the estate of said TOMMY con.k12.nc.us/employment or Carolina, LLC, having been payment of the secured authorized representative of substituted as Trustee in said indebtedness and failure to either Trustee or the holder of the Arthur Michael Paoletti BURROWS, deceased, to exhibit at the Macon County Schools 644 Painted Turtle Lane them to the undersigned on or Administrative Office. Applica- Deed of Trust, and the holder of perform the stipulation and note make any representation or the note evidencing said default agreements therein contained warranty relating to the title or Highlands, NC 28741 before the 11th day of May, tions will be accepted until the 2016, or this Notice will be pled in position is filled. Macon County having directed that the Deed of and, pursuant to demand of the any physical, environmental, Trust be foreclosed, the owner and holder of the secured health or safety conditions Attorney: Scott D. Neumann bar of their recovery. All persons Schools is an Equal Opportuni- existing in, on, at or relating to The Neumann Law Office, PLLC indebted to said estate will ty Employer. undersigned Substitute Trustee debt, the undersigned substitute will offer for sale at the trustee will expose for sale at the property being offered for P.O. Box 2020 please make immediate Highlands, NC 28741 settlement. TEACHER courthouse door of the county public auction to the highest sale. Any and all responsibilities courthouse where the property is bidder for cash at the usual place or liabilities arising out of or in 02/17/2016-03/09/2016 #226100 This the 10th day of February, Make a positive impact on the 2016. lives of youth with Methodist located, or the usual and of sale at the county courthouse any way relating to any such customary location at the county of said county at 11:00AM on condition expressly are EXECUTOR'S NOTICE Home for Children! We're disclaimed. This sale is made Scott Burrows seeking a NC licensed Teach- courthouse for conducting the March 10, 2016 the following sale on March 11, 2016 at described real estate and any subject to all prior liens and Executor of the Estate er for our group home facility Having qualified as Executor of R. S. Jones, Jr., 11:00AM, and will sell to the other improvements which may encumbrances, and unpaid taxes the estate of Matt Friedlander, in Franklin. Requires a 4-year highest bidder for cash the be situated thereon, in Macon and assessments including but Attorney for the Estate degree from an accredited col- not limited to any transfer tax Deceased late of Macon County, JONES, KEY, MELVIN & following described property County, North Carolina, and North Carolina, this is to notify all lege/ university, two years of situated in Macon County, North being more particularly described associated with the foreclosure. PATTON, P.A. classroom experience working A deposit of five percent (5%) of persons having claims against 61 East Main Carolina, to wit: as follows: the estate of said deceased to with middle/ high school aged BEGINNING at a 46 inch white the amount of the bid or seven Franklin, North Carolina 28734 students, valid NC Teacher's hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), exhibit them to the undersigned (828) 524-4444 Lot 301 Cullasaja Club, as oak, said point of beginning being on or before the 5th day of May License and clean back- shown on a plat by Cranston, the penultimate corner of the whichever is greater, is required 2016 or this Notice will be pled in 02/10/16-03/02/16 #225001 ground/ driving record. Apply Robertson & Whitehurst, P.C., lands described in the Deed and must be tendered in the form bar of their recovery. All persons of certified funds at the time of online at www.mhfc.org. Registered Land Surveyors, recorded in Book S-20, Pages indebted to said estate will dated October 1, 1987, 1065-1070, Records of Macon the sale. This sale will be held EXECUTOR'S NOTICE open ten days for upset bids as please make immediate designated Drawing No. 87-125 County; runs thence from said settlement. PART TIME (301), and recorded in the Office point of beginning, South 85 deg. required by law. Following the expiration of the statutory upset This the 3rd day of February Having qualified as Executor of CIRCUIT BOARD REPAIR of the Register of Deeds, Macon 19 min. 20 sec. West passing an 2016. the Estate of Carolyn Grier County, North Carolina, on Card iron pipe at 186.89 feet, total period, all remaining amounts are Project based circuit board re- IMMEDIATELY DUE AND Boatwright, deceased, late of pair technician needed. Materi- #243, being the same property distance 206.89 feet to a point in Charles Friedlander (Executor) Macon County, State of North conveyed by John W. Mitzel and the centerline of a 30 foot wide OWING. Failure to remit funds in 365 Crystal Ct. als and supplies provided. a timely manner will result in a Carolina, this is to notify all his wife, Marjorie T. Mitzel to private road and utility easement; Athens, Ga. 30606 Based in Clayton. George A. Henry, Trustee of the thence along and with the Declaration of Default and any persons having claims against Call 706-782-5715. deposit will be frozen pending the the estate of said Carolyn Grier Bobo Irrevocable Trust pursuant centerline of said easement, William W. Ashburn, III (Process to Bobo Irrevocable Trust North 13 deg. 13 min. 45 sec. outcome of any re-sale. If the Boatwright, deceased, to exhibit MISCELLANEOUS sale is set aside for any reason, Agent) them to the undersigned on or Agreement dated September 2, West 18.63 feet to a point, North PO Box 2805 st 1983, by Warranty Deed dated 12 deg. 31 min. 30 sec. West the Purchaser at the sale shall be before the 1 day of June 2016, FOR SALE Highlands, NC 28741 or this Notice will be pled in bar November 30, 1990, and 38.57 feet to a point, North 13 entitled only to a return of the 02/03/16-02/24/16 #223452 US STAMP COLLECTION VF+ recorded in Macon County deg. 33 min. 05 sec. East 33.22 deposit paid. The Purchaser of their recovery. Registry in Book Z-18, Pages feet to a point, and North 13 deg. shall have no further recourse All persons indebted to said in five Lighthouse albums. $6K estate will please make firm. (828)508-5798. 661-662. 28 min. 30 sec. East 18.77 feet against the Mortgagor, the NOTICE TO CREDITORS Mortgagee, the Substitute immediate settlement. to a point; thence leaving the th Save and except any releases, centerline of said easement, Trustee or the attorney of any of Having qualified as the Executor This the 24 day of February YAHAMA PIANOS, KEY- 2016. BOARDS, guitars liquidation deeds of release or prior South 89 deg. 19 min. 50 sec. the foregoing. of the Estate of Nora Jean conveyances of record. East passing an iron pipe at 15 SPECIAL NOTICE FOR Baldwin Kinsland, deceased, late sale. Free delivery and full ser- LEASEHOLD TENANTS: If you Jeffery Lee Boatwright, Executor vice included. Parker Music, feet, total distance 206.13 feet to of Macon County, North Carolina, Said property is commonly an iron pipe; thence South 0 deg. are a tenant residing in the this is to notify all persons having Steven E. Philo 5200 Hwy 74 West, Whittier, known as 349 Cullasaja Club 21 min. 40 sec. East, 87.05 feet property, be advised that an Attorney at Law NC. 3 miles west of Dillsboro. claims against the Estate of said Drive, Highlands, NC 28741. to the point of BEGINNING, Order for Possession of the deceased to exhibit them to the 587 West Main Street containing 0.473 acres more or property may be issued in favor undersigned on or before the Franklin, NC 28734 WANTED TO BUY A cash deposit (no personal less, being described herein as of the purchaser. Also, if your 11th day of May 2016, or this (828)349-3377 checks) of five percent (5%) of surveyed by G.L. Sprinkle, lease began or was renewed on notice will be plead in bar of their 2/24 -3/16/2016 #228475 BUYING CAST IRON skillets, the purchase price, or Seven Registered Surveyor, and as or after October 1, 2007, be recovery. All persons indebted to axes, anvils, dairy bottles, Hundred Fifty Dollars ($750.00), shown on his Drawing No. 2563, advised that you may terminate said Estate will please make country store items. Call Rod- whichever is greater, will be dated 29 March, 1995. the rental agreement upon immediate settlement. ADMINISTRATOR'S NOTICE ney Holland. (828)342-0660. required at the time of the sale. Parties of the first part further written notice to the landlord, to This the 10th day of February be effective on a date stated in Following the expiration of the convey unto parties of the 2016. Having qualified as Administrator BOATS / MARINE statutory upset bid period, all the second part, their heirs and the notice that is at least 10 days, but no more than 90 days, after of the Estate of Virginia M. remaining amounts are assigns, the right to use in David K. Kinsland Tallent, deceased, late of Macon 1984 Harris 24' pontoon. New immediately due and owing. common with parties of the first the sale date contained in the Executor notice of sale, provided that the County, North Carolina, this is to seats and carpet. $2,750 THIRD PARTY PURCHASERS part, their heirs and assigns, and notify all persons having claims 828-342-8809 MUST PAY THE EXCISE TAX all others who now have or may mortgagor has not cured the Joseph M. Collins default at the time notice of against the Estate of said AND THE RECORDING COSTS hereafter acquire the right to use Collins & Hensley, P.A. deceased to exhibit them to the FOR THEIR DEED. the same, the 30 foot wide termination is provided. You may Attorney for the Estate th HOMES FOR RENT be liable for rent due under the undersigned on or before the 24 private road and utility easement 217 Iotla Street day of May 2016, or this notice Said property to be offered the center line of which forms the agreement prorated to the Franklin, North Carolina 28734 2 BEDROOM CLOSE to town. effective date of the termination. will be plead in bar of their pursuant to this Notice of Sale is West boundary of the lands 02/10/16-03/02/16 #225569 recover. All persons indebted to Paved access. Level lot. being offered for sale, transfer hereby conveyed and the The date of this Notice is $550/mo. (828)421-6593. February 17, 2016. said Estate will please make and conveyance AS IS WHERE continuation thereof along with immediate settlement. IS. There are no representations and with the centerlines of the STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA HOMES FOR RENT. Call of warranty relating to the title or existing access roads to the point Grady I. Ingle or MACON COUNTY Audrey Buchanan (828)421-9008 or visit any physical, environmental, of intersection with S.R. 1416. Elizabeth B. Ells File No. 16E19 www.FranklinHomeStore.com 782 Mashburn Branch Road health or safety conditions Parties of the first part Substitute Trustee IN THE GENERAL COURT OF Franklin, NC 28734 existing in, on, at, or relating to specifically reserve unto 10130 Perimeter Parkway, JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT #228266 / 2/24/16 – 3/26/16 OTTO AREA; 2BR/1BA cottage the property being offered for themselves, their heirs and Suite 400 DIVISION, BEFORE THE on 1 acre. $700/mo. First and th sale. This sale is made subject assigns, the right to use said Charlotte, NC 28216 CLERK last. Available April 7 . (828) to all prior liens, unpaid taxes, easement in common with parties (704) 333-8107 IN THE MATTER OF THE 369-5435. any unpaid land transfer taxes, of the second part, their heirs and http://shapiroattorneys.com/nc/ ESTATE OF special assessments, assigns, and particularly any 15-076541 RALPH W. deVILLE, ROOMMATE WANTED easements, rights of way, deeds portions thereof falling within the #228250 / 2/24 & 3/2/16 DECEASED. Private entrance studio cable of release, and any other boundaries of the lands hereby NOTICE TO CREDITORS internet electricity washer and encumbrances or exceptions of conveyed. CREDITOR'S NOTICE Having qualified as Executrix of dryer included. No security de- record. To the best of the This conveyance is made the Estate of Ralph W. deVille, posit. $650 per month. Contact knowledge and belief of the subject to existing easements for Having qualified as Executor for deceased, late of Macon County, Teresa Fritz 828-371-8106 undersigned, the current owner public utilities and to all the Estate of FREDERICK North Carolina, the undersigned (s) of the property is/are Jill Rhea outstanding mineral interests in GUYLE DAVIS, deceased, late of does hereby notify all persons, APARTMENTS Bobo Block and Russell Hugh the subject property as conveyed Macon County, North Carolina, firms and corporations having Bobo. by the deeds recorded in Book this is to notify all persons having claims against the decedent FOR RENT QQ, Page 427 and Book XX, claim against the Estate of said and/or the estate of said An Order for possession of the Page 213, Records of Macon deceased to exhibit them to the decedent to exhibit them to the VERY LARGE STUDIO apart- undersigned on or before the ment. Furnished. Includes all property may be issued pursuant County. undersigned in care of to G.S. 45-21.29 in favor of the Parties of the first part further 23rd day of May, 2016, or this Lebensburger & Gilreath, PLLC, utilities & Direct TV. $575/mo. purchaser and against the party convey unto party of the second Notice will be plead in bar of their 211 North Main Street, plus security. (828)332-7175, or parties in possession by the part. his heirs and assigns, an recovery. All persons indebted to Hendersonville, NC 28792, on or (828)332-0562. clerk of superior court of the undivided one-ninth (1/9) interest said Estate will please make before May 18, 2016 or this county in which the property is in a well and water system which immediate settlement. notice will be pleaded in bar of CONDOS sold. Any person who occupies is located near the Northeastern This the 17th day of February, their recovery. All persons, firms FOR RENT the property pursuant to a rental most corner of the lands 2016. and corporations indebted to the agreement entered into or described in the deed recorded in said decedent and/or decedents renewed on or after October 1, Book S-20, Pages 1065-1070, Teddy Lee Gemlich estate will please make Great location! 2BD/3BA in Riv- Executor er Run one. Walk to all ameni- 2007, may, after receiving the Records of Macon County, North immediate payment to the notice of sale, terminate the Carolina. This conveyance is c/o Russell R. Bowling undersigned. ties (included), and restaurants. Resident Process Agent 2 Large decks overlooking golf rental agreement by providing specifically made subject to the Dated the 10th day of February, written notice of termination to rights of those entities thereto for Attorney for the Estate 2016. course. $950/1 year lease. 77 West Main Street Mark/828-508-6561 the landlord, to be effective on a the use of said well and water date stated in the notice that is at system in common with party of Franklin, NC 28734 Marilyn S. deVille, Executrix of 02/17/16-03/09/16 #227172 LARGE 2BR/2BA. Holly least 10 days, but no more than the second part, his heirs and the Estate of Ralph W. deVille Springs Community. Dishwash- 90 days, after the sale date assigns. By his acceptance EXECUTOR'S NOTICE Evan M. Gilreath, Esq. er, W/D. First & Last. $700/mo. contained in the notice of sale, hereof, party of the second part Attorney for Executrix (828)371-7777. provided that the mortgagor has agrees for himself, his heirs and Having qualified as Executor of Law Office of Lebensburger & not cured the default at the time assigns to pay a proportionate the Estate of James Terry Gilreath, PLLC CABINS the tenant provides the notice of share of the cost of maintenance Campbell, deceased, late of 211 North Main Street termination [NCGS § 45-21.16A and repair of said well and water Macon County, North Carolina, Hendersonville, NC 28792 FOR RENT (b)(2)]. Upon termination of a system in common with all others this is to notify all persons having 02/10/16-03/02/16 #225363 rental agreement, the tenant is having the right to use the same, claims against the Estate of said CABIN ON A small stream. liable for rent due under the and also a proportionate share of deceased to exhibit them to the Fireplace and gas heat. rental agreement prorated to the the cost of utilities necessary for undersigned on or before the KING CROSSWORD $400/mo. (828)524-7973. effective date of the termination. the operation of said well and 12th day of April, 2016, or this water system. notice will be plead in bar of their ANSWERS 2.24.16 MOBILE HOMES If the trustee is unable to convey This conveyance is made recovery. All persons indebted to title to this property for any subject to the following restrictive said Estate will please make FOR RENT reason, the sole remedy of the covenants and conditions: immediate settlement. purchaser is the return of the 1. Said lands shall be used for 2 BEDROOM. Includes Electri- This the 10th day of February, deposit. Reasons of such residential purposes only. 2016. cal. $100/wk. (828)524-7973. inability to convey include, but 2. No livestock, animals or are not limited to, the filing of a poultry other than ordinary Charleen Ann Kues BEAUTIFUL, INEXPENSIVE bankruptcy petition prior to the household pets shall be 880 Brendle Road TRAILERS! 3BR/2BA, 2BR/1.5- confirmation of the sale and permitted upon the lands hereby Franklin, NC 28734 BA starting at $425.00/mo. reinstatement of the loan without conveyed. 02/10/16-03/02/16 #225487 Good location. Clean park. the knowledge of the trustee. If 3. No portion of said lands may HUD OK. (828)342-8470, (828) the validity of the sale is by used as a junk yard, for the CREDITOR'S NOTICE 332-1827, Email lorihertz@ya- challenged by any party, the storage of inoperable motor hoo.com trustee, in their sole discretion, if vehicles and appliances, or for Having qualified as Personal they believe the challenge to any unsightly or obnoxious Representative for the Estate of ONE WEEK FREE. Small 1 have merit, may request the purpose. CONSTANCE BARKER, bedroom, includes utilities. $75 court to declare the sale to be 4. Use of the roadway providing deceased, late of Macon County, weekly. (828)349-1715, (828) void and return the deposit. The access to the lands hereby North Carolina, this is to notify all 342-1062. purchaser will have no further conveyed shall be conditioned persons having claim against the