Vol. 33 Number 2 February 2016 www.lakejunaluskacommunity.com Lake Junaluska, NC 28745

In Step With Steve I have in my library a book titled "Snow Falling on Cedars". A brilliantly written suspenseful tale about love and war, and the Events: ways we struggle for survival. Its constant refrain is snowfall, which builds up gradually and seems to enclose us. This book 2/3 Junaluska Meeting 10AM HC was brought to mind with the recent snowfall. The comments 2/6 P-P--Polar P-P-P-Plunge 11:30AM P-P-Pool from customers at Ingles varied greatly, from excitement and 2/7 Vespers 5:00PM HC anticipation to frustration, disgust and fear. Charles Swindoll was quoted as saying 'life is 10 percent what happens to you and 90 percent how you react 2/10 Ash Wednesday to it'. The experiences accompanying the snowstorm brought this to life once 2/14 Valentine’s Day again. For me, snowfall is always a thing of beauty, an instilling of excitement, 2/15 President’s Day a time to pause from the hustle and bus- tle of life and reflect on the stillness and 2/16 Tuscola Garden Club 9:30AM BWC serenity. What was your reaction? Was 2/17 Book Review 10.00AM STL it stress or a time of relief and quiet- 2/18 Live & Learn 2:00 PM BWC ness? There wasn't much we could do 2/23 Deadline for Lake Views & News regarding the storm, other than to stock our food supply and prepare for some 2/29 Leap Day (Leap Year) down time, dig out our boots and shovels, Locations: BWC: Bethea Welcome Center then sit back, watch from our windows, read a good book and relax until it was HC: Harrell Center over. The Serenity Prayer begins with "God grant me the serenity to accept STL: Susan Todd Lounge the things I cannot change". I hope your reaction was one of acceptance and TH: Terrace Hotel peacefulness, taking advantage of the serenity of snow falling on cedars, and enjoying its beauty. Let it snow!! Caring and Sharing Steve Berwager, Junaluskan President [email protected] Prayers: Cindy Pennell Griffin Frank Dillard Julia O'Neil When: Sat. Feb 6th, 2016 Evelyn Laycock Where: Lake Junaluska Pool Bob James Time: 11:30AM... Come early Margie Warren Ann Wilkinson Who: Any Brave Soul willing Nancy Ray To brave the weather. Glener Gilland What: Benefit Haywood Tom Tout Bob Ralls Waterways—Kids in Ginny Brenna The Creek & Youth Opal Miller Education. Condolences: Grace Stallings death of husband, David Donate or become a Sponsor (Plunger) Joining the Team [email protected] Pat Maier Come out for the fun….Hot Chili too. 452-9592 4th year hosted by Lake Junaluska Assembly with [email protected] many participants………..You don’t want to miss it!

Library Winter : VESPERS Wed, Thurs. Fri. 2:00-5:00PM FEBRUARY 7th, HARRELL CENTER AT 5 PM Specials this month: Book Sale includes Our February faith sharer will be Junaluskan Mary Lou Craig. Paperbacks $.50, Hardbacks $1.00. Mary Lou is married to Bill Craig and they have 3 children, Free Magazines….come in & see. Rob, Emily and Cary. Moreover, their extend to 7 grandchildren. For most of her life, Mary Lou lived in Gasto- Deadline: nia. She attended High Point College where she graduated Lake Views and News with a BA. From 1984 until 1988, Mary Lou served as a county commissioner of February 23 Gaston County. Active in her church, the Maylo UMC in Gastonia, they served Diana Foederer, Editor (828)452-9164 in various capacities. After retiring to Lake Junluska, they joined the Longs [email protected] Chapel UMC. Stan Smith, Chairman Page 2

This ‘n That………………………………………………………..APW Jack While my bride is taking care of the grandchildren for a few days, and over a guilty pleasure breakfast of a warmed, fresh Ingles donut pastry liberally basted in poured chocolate and sugar topping with a side of sliced fresh pear and tan- gerines, with (laugh here) a glass of fat-free milk and coffee of course, these thoughts about... What Will APW Do In 2016? To borrow and modify an old trucker phrase from CB radio, “At APW in 2016, we’ve got the pedal to the metal and we’re truckin’ on down the road” with im- Jack Carlisle provements to our community. Here are some things to look for during the year: You’ll have new options on paying your monthly and annual APW bills. Improvements to our billing system in the coming months will include your ability to make payments electronically in many of the same ways you currently pay other bills. You’ll drive on smoother streets in a few areas. Carolina and Cokesbury Circle will be repaved with completion of new water and sewer pipe. A big dip high up on Crum Drive will be straight- ened where the ground has shifted underneath. Holston Village Drive will be repaved on both sides of a culvert replacement between the golf course and the to Aldersgate. A por- tion of Sleepy Hollow Drive that is in dire shape between Thomas Coke Drive and Francis Asbury will be repaved. Your day for garbage and recycle pickup will change. We’ve contracted out garbage and recycle pickup for the community to avoid the capital expense of a replacement garbage truck without the loss of anyone’s job who works for APW. The result will be new days for residential pickup: Wednesdays for garbage and Thursdays for recycle. The contractor will service the entire community on that schedule. Watch for an announcement on when that change begins. You may get a new water meter. We will begin a several-year, change to radio-read water meters. Best practices with utilities are to change out meters every 6-10 years. We are way past that. Most all of our meters are old. The new meters will allow radio reads, an effi- ciency that will save days of work each month and improve the accuracy of recording and transfer of meter data. You’ll see water and sewer and stormwater line work on Glenview. It’s an engineering study priority for addressing continued high maintenance of undersized, old, leaky lines that don’t meet minimum state requirements. When we finish, Glenview will have all new infrastructure and be repaved. Like Cokesbury and Carolina, it will be good to go for years to come. You may hear about some of our continuing routine business practices. It’s not all smiles at the APW office all the time. We manage collections activity by cutting off water service and filing property liens for unpaid, past due monthly and annual obligations after , prior notice. We don’t “forgive” water bills when the cause is a leak at the customer’s home. Recall we all pay for our purchased water and if a customer who has used water doesn’t pay for their metered use, it im- pacts all of us. You’ll continue to see us day and night, 24 x 365, whenever APW is needed. We plow snow overnight. We clear the road when a tree falls. We fix water system leaks and clogged sewer system lines anytime those things happen. As most of you know, we have a highly dedicated crew committed to what they do and committed to this community. And, we have an engaged community who cares and appreciates employees who serve here. It’s a part of what makes Lake Junaluska a great place to be. APW Jack

Tuscola Garden Club is all-a-buzz! Who is Winter Weary ??? Tuscola Garden Club has planned a great program for it’s February meet- ing. Beekeeper Kathy Taylor, of KT’s Orchard and Apiary in Canton, will give a presentation on “Bees - a Gardener’s Best Friend”. The meeting will convene at 9:30 a.m. on Tues- day, February 16th at the Bethea Wel- come Center. Taylor’s bees are currently hiding away from the winter cold, but the queen bees are busy within their hives laying eggs for the next generation. Taylor started on her beekeeping ven- ture in 2007, and helped to charter the Haywood County Bee- keepers Association in 2010, which helps local beekeepers to protect and promote the health of their bees and the success of their businesses. Also benefitting are the local farmers and gardeners who depend on them to cross pollinate crops and flowers. Visitors are always welcome. Call 246-0437 for more information or directions. Sally Jones, Publicity

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Jack Ewing ……………………………………..Executive Director’s Column

Did You Know? We have many important assets here at Lake Junaluska but no matter how lovely our views are, no matter how much time and money we spend upgrading our facilities and beautifying our grounds, no matter how great the speakers and musicians are that headline the events we host, our most valuable asset by far is our staff. This place is what it is, with its unique ability to transform lives through renewal of soul, mind, and body, thanks to the people who are committed to keeping it running day in and day out and the relation- ships they form with our guests. We are fortunate to have such an outstanding staff. Each individual brings their own set of unique gifts to their work, and we want to highlight for you this month just a few of the people who help make Lake Junaluska what it is. Did you know… …that while the normal turn-over rate for maintenance workers in the hospitality industry is under one year, we have an entire maintenance team who have been with us much longer? Our maintenance staff, consisting of Steve Long, Tim Liner, Mike Moorefield (a.k.a. “Fuzz”), Gordon Waltemade, Mike Grasty, and lead by Don Ebaugh, have all been with us for ten years or more! …that our new Director of Retail Operations, Anna King, was formerly the Senior Buyer for the gift shops at Bilt more Estate? …that my assistant, Rachel Watkins, spent three years as administrative assistant to eight District Superintendents (simultaneously) in the North Carolina Conference of the United Methodist Church before coming to work here and t hat she is also a professional team building facilitator? …that George Yates, who works part-time in our housekeeping department, is a retired United Methodist pastor from he Western North Carolina Conference? …that Ryan Surrett, who works in our laundry department, is also a world champion clogger? …that Paul Zimmerman, our Director of Housekeeping, worked as a missionary in Africa? These are just a few of the people who we are so proud to call members of our staff family, and we hope to tell you about more of them in the future. Thanks to all of them 2015 was a banner year for Lake Junaluska. We ended the year not just in the black, but showing significant “profits”, which we were pleased to invest back to our greatest asset, our people. Every em- ployee who was with us in 2015 received a profit-sharing check in early January, and the remaining funds are providing a 2.5% raise for all staff in 2016. It is truly a to work toward our mission with such a fine group of people and to be able to reward them for a job well done.

Live and Learn Friends of the Lake 5K Road Race & Walk Thursday, February 18 9AM Saturday, March 26th 2:00 PM Bethea Welcome Center Nanci Weldon Gym

Dr. Kate T. Queen MD will be the presenter for our February meeting. She will be shar- ing with us on the topic, "Exercise is Medi- cine." Dr. Queen practices at Mountain Medical Associates and is well known to many of us at Lake Junaluska. She earned her BS in Nursing at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, her MD at UNC Chapel Hill. She interned and completed her residency at UNC-CH Department of Medicine and a fellow- ship at Duke University Medical Center. Over her career her work has been recognized by a number of awards and hon- ors. Be sure to put Live and Learn on your February calendar and join us for this important message concerning our health! Boyd Holliday Register by March 11th to receive a free t-shirt and dis- Robin Russell Gaiser of Asheville, counted registration at www.lakejunaluska.com/run or in certified music practitioner, per- person at the Bethea Welcome Center. Volnteers needed, former, teacher and writer, will be please contact the Development Office at 828-454-6680 or the presenter for February's [email protected]. Book Review, on Wed., Feb. 17th at 10:00 a.m. in the Susan Todd Lounge. Robin is close to Clothes to Kids the publication of "MUSICAL Lorinda Whaley, new Board member of MORPHINE: Transforming Clothes To Kids, and Assistant VP of Pain One Note at a Time," and her program will in- First Citizens Bank, recently brought us clude reading, a little music (She plays 18 instruments 505 pairs of socks! The youth of the Be- and also sings.), and an explanation of her music practi- thel community collected the socks at one tioner work and how she came to write her most recent of their sports events. Thank you Bethel book. young people!! Sylvia Russell Come and learn more about therapeutic music and meet this charming and talented woman who will de- light in answering your questions. Nancy Oates, Publicity Page 4

Membership Directory Have you forgotten? To Join the The 2016 Directory of Junaluskans! This is 2016 already. Your all the Junaluskans form came to you last month, find and all those that live it and mail in your membership in the Assembly will contribution. If you cannot find put together as soon as the form, pick up one at the Wel- we have the majority of come Center and leave your form and people who have sent in money there. Make the check out to The the membership fee. Which probably Junaluskans, PO Box 622, Lake Junaluska means the 2016 Directory will be available NC 28745-0622. to everyone at the Welcome Center in If you want to save the postage, Get a form March. and leave the money at the Welcome Center, If you have made your donation to the or give it to Nancy Coghill tresurer or Don Junaluskans, the Directory is free. Keck, Membership secretary. Don Keck, Membership Secretary.

Junaluskans Dinner February 16th 5:30PM Terrace Hotel The Ginger Snaps, a jazz and popular song trio, have a lot of ginger and a lot of snap, ac‐ cumulated in over a combined 200 plus years of musical experience. All three have been in love with Lake Junaluska for decades. Barbara Crowder started taking piano lessons at the age of eight, and continued taking lessons as a music major at Winthrop University while also studying organ, voice, and choral music. After graduation she taught music in elementary and Junior High School. Barbara and Richard were married in 1953 and lived in Durham while he attended Duke Divinity School. As a WNC pastor’s spouse she had lots of “opportunities” to use her musical talents. In 1964 they built their house here at LJ, and it became their permanent home upon retirement. Now they live at Givens Estates, but they, and their three children, Ashley, Rick, and Lynn, continue to call “Contentment” home. Willie Greene has been playing the bass fiddle for more than three score and ten years, including a stint with the Asheville Symphony as well as playing in a bunch of jazz bands. He is a WW II Army Air Corps vet with 35 combat missions over Japan, and is listed in the book of names of veterans found in Chapel. He and Nancy were married in 1948 and have three grown children. Willie is a proud graduate of the UNC Law School and began the practice of law in Asheville in 1952. Willie has represented his church at An‐ nual Conference for sixteen years, and been a delegate to four jurisdictional conferences, all held at Stuart Auditorium. They have been residents of Givens Estates for four years. Bob Baldridge started playing the clarinet in the sixth grade. After playing his way through high school marching and concert bands, he did the same at The University of Richmond, where he and Janice met in a chemistry lab. They were married in 1955. After graduate school at Duke, Bob served as a United Methodist minister for forty‐one years “Down East” before retiring at Lake Junaluska in 1997, and with Janice retiring as a Public School Librarian. Like Barbara and Willie they have three grown children. Bob has played in a bunch of community bands, including the Haywood Community Band, and has been in over 35 plays at HART and in WNC. Janice was honored by The Junaluksa Associates as Chief Junaluska shortly before they moved to the Givens Estates Retirement Community in 2005. You will not want to miss this entertaining trio. Remember to purchase dinner tickets in advance at the Bethea Welcome Center.

Page 5 Nancy Coghill, Treasurer JUNALUSKANS FINANCIAL REPORT 2016 2016

772 BUDGET January YTD Balance AMOUNT Bank Balance: as of 01/28/2016 $49,576.70 OVER/UNDER 00 BUDGET

RECEIPTS: Flea Market $11,250.00 $0.00 ($11,250.00) Member Contributions $11,500.00 $4,085.00 $4,085.00 ($7,415.00) Miscellaneous (brought forward from 2013) $5,756.81 $5,756.81 $5,756.81 $0.00 Miscellaneous Gifts $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 Tent Fund Transfer $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 TOTAL INCOME $28,506.81 $9,841.81 $0.00 $9,841.81 ($18,665.00)

EXPENSES: Administration Printing/LV&N Copies $3,000.00 $0.00 ($3,000.00) Directory $1,300.00 $0.00 ($1,300.00) Fund Raising $200.00 $0.00 ($200.00) Postage $500.00 $0.00 ($500.00) Supplies $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 Total Administration $5,000.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 ($5,000.00)

Services & Beautification Asbury Trail $1,000.00 $0.00 ($1,000.00) Gardens, Rosewalk $3,800.00 $0.00 ($3,800.00) Inspiration Point $200.00 $0.00 ($200.00) Biblical Garden $200.00 $0.00 ($200.00) Corneille Native Garden $1,750.00 $0.00 ($1,750.00) Environment (Lake Clean-Up) $150.00 $0.00 ($150.00) Seasonal Decorations $1,500.00 $0.00 ($1,500.00) Swan Feeding Program $750.00 $64.50 $64.50 ($685.50) Total Services & Beautification $9,350.00 $64.50 $0.00 $64.50 ($9,285.50)

Ministries & Fellowship Caring & Sharing $200.00 $0.00 ($200.00) Community Chorus $800.00 $0.00 ($800.00) Lake Junaluska Singers $300.00 $0.00 ($300.00) Heritage Center $700.00 $0.00 ($700.00) Junaluskans Dinners/Programs $2,100.00 $200.00 $200.00 ($1,900.00) Clothes For Kids $500.00 Library $1,000.00 Live & Learn $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 Lja Staff Christmas Party $500.00 $0.00 ($500.00) Book Review $200.00 $0.00 ($200.00) Childcare $500.00 $0.00 ($500.00) Internet Service $350.00 $0.00 ($350.00) Total Ministries & Fellowship $7,150.00 $200.00 $0.00 $200.00 ($6,950.00)

Miscellaneous & Special Projects $1,250.00 $47.08 $47.08 ($1,202.92) $0.00 TOTAL EXPENSES $22,750.00 $311.58 $0.00 $311.58 ($22,438.42) $0.00 PROFIT/LOSS (MONTHLY INCOME LESS EXPENSES) $5,756.81 $9,530.23 $0.00 $9,530.23 $3,773.42 775 JUNALUSKANS SPECIAL PROJECTS Beginning Balance INCOME EXPENSE YTD BALANCE p9095 - COMMUNITY CHORUS FUND $6,160.97 $0.00 $0.00 $6,160.97 p9096 - EMPLOYEE ASSISTANCE $9,568.93 $25.00 $1,800.00 $7,793.93 p9128 - JUNALUSKANS DESIGNATED GIFTS $8,490.80 $0.00 $0.00 $8,490.80 p9099 - JUNALUSKANS DIRECTORY FUND $45.00 $0.00 $0.00 $45.00 p9131 - ATHLETIC FIELD BEHIND BETHEA WELCOME CE $8,898.40 $0.00 $0.00 $8,898.40 p9102 - TERRACE TRAINS FUND $162.13 $0.00 $162.13 $0.00 p9103 - VESPERS FUND $1,890.53 $77.00 $0.00 $1,967.53 p9108 - SEASONAL DECORATIONS MEMORIAL $600.00 $0.00 $0.00 $600.00 p9110 - LICENSE TAGS $35.00 $0.00 $0.00 $35.00 p9109 - BEAUTIFICATION DAY $5.00 $0.00 $0.00 $5.00 p9130 - FOOD MINISTRY $1,547.11 $506.00 $304.08 $1,749.03 p9101 - TENT FUND $3,773.45 $0.00 $0.00 $3,773.45 p9116 - LIVE AND LEARN $1,560.75 $0.00 $50.00 $1,510.75 TOTAL $42,738.07 $608.00 $2,316.21 $41,029.86