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The Knoxville Choral Society the Knoxville Choral Society is pleased to announce fall under the continued leadership auditions for the 2019-2020 of artistic director, John R. Orr.

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FREE EVENT also perform a number of original steps, so everyone can join in the fun. or visit our web site at August 5, 2019 tunes written by the band. Mix In case of inclement weather, www.visithendersonvillenc.org. in some wholesome humor, and the dance will be postponed Every Monday Night you’ve got a show that’s bound to delight. The Street Dance is an event Visitors Center until 8:00pm; if the weather of Henderson County Tourism recreational/social clogging group does not improve by 8:00pm the Development Authority. 201 South Main Street located in Lake Lure, NC. They performance will be cancelled. Street Dance Sponsors: Burger 7:00-9:00pm perform at local festivals, charity For additional information call

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theloaferonline.com | July 30, 2019 theloaferonline.com does not improve by 8pm the | July 30, 2019 theloaferonline.com will be closed to traffic. The Concert Series Sponsored by performance will be cancelled. - Burger King, Firehouse Subs, The Music on Main Street car show is coordinated by the Carolina Mountain Car Club. For For additional information or a Mast General Store, Kathy concert on Friday, August 2nd complete concert schedule call Watkins of Preferred Realty & will feature a wide variety more information about the car show call, (828) 702-0448. the Henderson County Tourism Henderson County Tourism of music performed by The Development Authority at Development Authority Night Move Band, based out The Annual Music On Main of Taylorsville, NC. The band concert series is held every has shared the stage with Friday evening through August many regional and national 23 at the Visitors Center, 201 acts including The Tams, The South Main Street in Downtown Embers, The Chairmen of the Hendersonville, NC. Bring a Board, Maurice Williams & chair and sit back, relax and The Zodiacs, The Catalina’s, enjoy the music from 7-9pm. and many others. They play Seating area opens after such favorites as: My Girl, Brick 5:30pm; early admission is House, Margaritaville, Papa’s Got strictly prohibited. Please leave A Brand New Bag, Spooky, Pink your pets comfortably at home, Cadillac, and Uptown Funk. animals are not permitted in the 18First Thursday Sip & Stroll is August 1st Featuring Kat Thrower and Elena Corradino 19 FIRST THURSDAY Sip & Stroll is back! Elena Corradino - Artist Statement for 8 years now, my pup who is now 11 We took last month off because of The main style I work with is abstract. and I’ve had the same car for 13 years. the 4th of July falling on the same I use many different mediums to I have been debating on going back day. Join us August 1st from 5pm to create my pieces. Acrylic paint, alcohol to school for MFA in Art Therapy and 8pm for the opening reception for inks, resin.. you name it - possibly moving. Time will tell what this month’s Exhibiting Artists, Kat I am probably using it. I love playing is to come! I’m so open to what the Thrower and Elena Corradino! Sure with layers, depth, contrast and bold universe has for me and am so excited to be an extraordinary evening with colors. I find inspiration in every about the future! these two extremely talented young waking moment, leading me to create

theloaferonline.com | July 30, 2019 theloaferonline.com Kat Thrower - Artist Statement | July 30, 2019 theloaferonline.com ladies. Speaking of young talent, constantly and intuitively. Each piece Just as you begin to notice the swirls Sam Collie will be providing the live tells it’s own story and some stories created by your melting childhood music for all to enjoy. SPECIALS of the are only revealed to me as I move sundae someone says, “stop playing evening include: 10% OFF of any of the through my vision. Each day is a new with your food!” But for that moment exhibited Artwork during the event creative process, in which I get to the organic nature of fluidity captures only. HOMETOWN SPECIAL of 20% OFF share my visions with the world. you with its beauty. That’s the moment of any of our Wine Nooks that were Kat Thrower - Bio you yourself were becoming an artist. Elena Corradino developed right here at Cindy Saadeh Born and raised locally here in the For that moment you were absorbed Fine Art! ENJOY some delicious tricities. I moved to johnson city to by a natural form and you wanting to swirl chocolates from Bellafina, Cupcakes peruse my education at ETSU; where in it was your curiosity towards creativity. from Little Cake, light hors d’oeuvres, I graduated with a BFA concentrating My creativity is made organically by and some delicious Barefoot Wines in sculpture and painting. Since inspiration through a vast array of odd served from our Wine Nooks! We hope graduating in 2011 I have worked materials, aesthetically pleasing forms to see you! in the beauty industry while also and raw translations of emotion. The focusing on my art. I have been Elena Corradino - Bio majority of my work is custom made to with MAC cosmetics as a freelance order for my clients. I am a visual artist based in Johnson artist since 2011 and currently am City, Tennessee. I spend most of my additionally employed by Estée Lauder This collection is a reflection of me as time running my online art business as a beauty advisor. I opened my own an evolving artist who is fascinated by and teaching local workshops on business in 2014 for my artwork. I’m all. Please ask the gallery about the abstract art. You can also catch me at always proud of my relationships with custom piece you’ve been dying to many of the markers fairs in the area, things I love. To be able to say that my have created! as well as live painting during music events. job with mac has been going strong Kat Thrower 18 9th Annual Piney Flats Days To Be Held On Saturday August 3rd 19

The 9th Annual Piney Flats Days We have some great Craft will be held on Saturday, Aug. 3, Vendors this year as well. Dainty 2019, from 9:00am to 5:00pm in Hedgehog, Holly’s Wreaths and front of Mary Hughes School. The More, Angel Wings Crafts, The street is shut down at 240 Austin Willow’s Knot, Chain Reaction Springs Road in Piney Flats. Live Chainsaw Art, Handmade with

theloaferonline.com | July 30, 2019 theloaferonline.com Music from local groups: Gospel Love Jewelry, The Mad Potter, | July 30, 2019 theloaferonline.com Grass, Dave Whaley, Country Paper Pretties & Wood Wonders, Classics, and Brayden Ringley. Tuck and Send handmade There will be a Car Sh ow and we cards, Katydid’s Treasurers, also have Inflatables for the kids. Rekolections and Designs New this year is Highlands Axe handmade jewelry, Potting for Company. Come try your hand at Fun Pottery, Bibbity Poppets axe throwing. Bowtique, Bows by Rose, Food Vendors this year will be McKinnon’s Woodcrafts, J&J Morewood Smoked Meats, Baked Gourmet Dip Mixes, Plum Pretty and Loaded, Kona Ice, Stop Pop Boutique, and many more will and Go Kettle Corn, Old Tyme Ice be selling crafts and more. Local Cream and Baked Goods from businesses will be giving away local churches as well as hotdogs free stuff as well. We have Free from the Masonic Lodge. Parking with Shuttles. Something for Everyone! Come join us on Saturday, August 3. theloaferonline.com | July 30, 2019 20

theloaferonline.com | July 30, 2019 21 20 21 I Am Mother

If you are a fan of science woman, simply known as Woman, robot mom. I will not reveal what could be a monster. As for the fiction films you may want to into the bunker and hide her happens at this point other than actors, Rugaard (“Teen Spirit”) is check out the new film “I Am from Mother. However, due to to say Daughter is the one who wonderful in the role and holds theloaferonline.com | July 30, 2019 theloaferonline.com Mother”, currently streaming on her serious injury, Woman is has the best ending. Director her own with Academy Award | July 30, 2019 theloaferonline.com Netflix. The film is set in a post- eventually discovered by Mother, Grant Sputore (“Castaway”) winning Swank. The two make a apocalyptic world (as are a lot and the two are suspicious of does a wonderful job in keeping formidable duo, and are never of sci-fi flicks) where we meet each other despite Daughter’s the tension high, and manages overshadowed by their robotic Mother, a robot who has been efforts to convince the two to to keep your complete interest co-star, voiced by Rose Byrne. If charged with repopulating Earth trust each other. Daughter finally even during the films more quiet you enjoy films such as “I, Robot” after an unnamed disaster has convinces Woman she must moments. The story-line follows or the television show “Battlestar supposedly wiped out mankind. get the treatment she needs or the often used attitude in sci-fi Galactica” (the newer version), Mother resides in a bunker face certain death. While she is films of even though we are the you will enjoy “I Am Mother” as where thousands of human in the bunker Woman reveals creators of robots, they often feel an addition to the “robots gone embryos have been stored for to Daughter that others like superior to humans and know wild” film cannon. Currently her to grow and eventually raise Mother are in the outside world what is best for their creators, streaming on Netflix. (Rated TV- to adulthood. Mother chooses hunting for human survivors even if that means wiping us out. 14- Parents Strongly Cautioned) the first embryo to develop and in order to kill them. Daughter Sci-fi films have been warning us raise, and decides to teach and reveals nothing to Mother about for years if artificial intelligence train Daughter (Clara Rugaard) the information Woman gave becomes too advanced we may for several years before raising her about where any human pay the price for creating what another in order to become a survivors may be despite good mother. As Daughter grows prodding from the robot. After she continues to become more Daughter successfully completes curious about the outside world, some psychological testing, but Mother reveals the outside Mother allows Daughter choose is contaminated and could an embryo to raise. Despite be lethal to humans. Despite her excitement over raising a Mother’s warnings Daughter child, Daughter discovers some is still curious, and one night horrible deeds perpetrated by while exploring the bunkers Mother, and makes the decision airlock she hears a pounding to leave the bunker with Woman. sound outside the airlock door. During an attempted escape the She opens the airlock only to two are stopped by Mother, but discover a wounded woman eventually make it to the outside (Hillary Swank) asking for help. world. At this point the Earth Daughter is able to sneak the looks like a otherworldly planet, except for one part where there are cornfields being controlled by machines, and the beach where Woman have been living. Daughter discovers the Woman has not revealed the entire truth about other survivors, and decides to return to the bunker in order to rescue her newly born brother. When she returns Pop Life to the bunker, which is now By Ken Silvers guarded by an army of robots, ksilvers@ she is still let inside to meet with theloaferonline.com Mother. While the two are talking about the baby, Mother reveals a shocking secret to Daughter that forever changes her opinion and how she feels about her 22 23 YOUR WEEKLY theloaferonline.com | July 30, 2019 theloaferonline.com | July 30, 2019 theloaferonline.com

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Plan an adventure this week, Be aware of your environment this Get a head start this week, so that Take some risks this week! This week is while still sticking to your budget. week as it is connected to your you can relax a little on the weekend. not about playing it safe, instead, utilize You will be surprised what you can mental space. Try to revamp your Whether that be replying to emails those communication skills to get what do on a budget. room and make it a productive area on Monday or cleaning up your you want. that will allow you to get things done house, you will allow yourself a break later in the week.

Leo Virgo Libra Scorpio (July 23- (August 23- (September 23- (October 23- August 22) September 22) October 22) November 21)

You may have some unsettling You may find this week that not This week will bring many This week someone from the past dreams this week. Try to take everything is going to go according unexpected things, including may enter your life. It is up to you note of what you dreamt of to plan. Think outside of the box to some closure for what you have to. decide if that is for the better or and find out what your get things back on track. been looking for. Be on the for the worst. subconscious is trying to tell you. lookout for hints to what is in store!

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You may face a situation this Stay on your toes this week, Many things await you this month, Practice patience this month. You will week where you do not get Capricorn. You may face an but this week is when it will slow face a situation this week that will test recognition for your actions. unexpected situation down. Use this week to prepare your temper, so be prepared to grin Try to remember that the mid-week that will throw for the hectic weeks awaiting you. and bear it. outcome of your actions is you off of your balance. worth more than praise. 22 23 and that is my tendency to half-ass things and not finish what I started. The Root of by Kathie Scalf That is the real root of the problem and it is also the root of the things that are Insecurity manifesting outwardly. In my efforts to connect with more As soon as they stepped out of bouncing with every step? You don’t I am so glad to be given this challenge. people during my time spent in their black SUV Lyft, my stomach deserve to even look in the direction of I love being in a position where my Nashville, I reached out to an sank. Their tiny, toned bodies desserts after you’ve let yourself get in discomfort is motivating me to do better. acquaintance from college who has were wrapped in skin-tight dresses, this shape. The only thing you deserve I need to be healthier and get back on lived here for several years and asked designer handbags dangling from their is an eternity on the treadmill and track with my diet and exercise and this theloaferonline.com | July 30, 2019 theloaferonline.com her for some recommendations that shoulders and there wasn’t so much as filling dinners of grilled chicken with a is pushing me in that direction. I always | July 30, 2019 theloaferonline.com might be accommodating for a single a smidge of their makeup that wasn’t side of air.” feel happier and more confident when 30-something new to the city. The girl perfectly blended and contoured. I I considered setting my closet on fire I’m active and eating fresh nutritious was gracious enough to not only share stood there, in my goofy ruffly “cute” and just cooking my food in that, food, as opposed to when I’m splurging her phone number, but also invited dress and heels from Ross, looking like since nothing I own is fit to be worn on alcohol and pizza. I am grateful to me to dinner with her and a few of her I was waiting to be picked up by the anymore, but opted for a gas grill this new group of girls who have been girlfriends on Saturday night, which church van for Sunday School. Thanks in the end. All week I’ve managed kind enough to offer me a seat at the I eagerly accepted. I’ve only really to the sudden monsoon I had to brave to make it to the gym at least once, popular table and without saying a gotten to keep up with her through on my way to the restaurant, my hair sometimes twice for cardio sessions word, encouraged me to shape up. This Instagram over the years since ETSU, extensions were somehow frizzy and on the Peloton bike and HIIT strength is the type of motivation that I need but beyond being one of the most stringy at the same time, and every bit of conditioning. I’ve stuck to my diet, to build self-confidence and eliminate beautiful people I’ve ever met in real my makeup had shifted slightly to the left. only straying for a margarita in honor my insecurity. Do I think every woman life, she has incredible style and an I looked and felt like a total nightmare. of National Tequila Day. I am sore, reading this needs to look like a Playboy active (and enviable) social calendar. hungry, tired but ultimately I feel model to achieve their highest self? NO!! These girls turned out to be really better about myself. I want every woman to be comfortable This is the adult equivalent of being sweet and fun. They made me feel asked to sit at the “cool” table during and secure, no matter who she is with or welcome and included and were not The point of this article is to address what she is wearing. One of my biggest lunch, and I suddenly felt a strange snotty in the least, which they had insecurity. I’ve previously mentioned role models right now is Lizzo. Her anxiety about the whole ordeal that every reason and right to do the total my lifelong struggle with body image, confidence inspires me every day and I’ve not encountered since middle opposite. We had a great dinner then but despite those issues, I’ve been able she is unapologetically a bigger girl. school. For the first time in decades, I went to my favorite rooftop bar, but to develop myself into a confident and But she is comfortable in her skin and agonized over what I was going to wear despite their best efforts, I was just secure woman. In my comfort bubble loves herself and THAT is what makes and how I was going to do my makeup too self-conscious to be able to enjoy back home, I never felt pressure or me look up to her. I think women all so I could fit in as best as possible. unease about mingling with a certain have a responsibility to lift each other myself, so I called it an early night and group of people regardless of their social Finally, Saturday rolled around and I headed home to crash. Upon waking up and share our strengths where they met them at a hot new sushi restaurant status or beauty, because I know who I are needed because there’s enough bad the next morning, I found myself in am and what I bring to the table. I’m not in Germantown. I only THOUGHT my the throes of insecurity like I’ve never stuff in the world without having to face nerves were bad leading up to this event. saying there aren’t stunningly beautiful negativity or isolation from our peers. known before. The first thing I did was women in the Tri-Cities, this is just a hit the gym, then the store to meal whole other level. When the girls around Cheers to becoming our best selves, and prep tons of lean protein and veggies, you all look and dress like Kardashians, I hope you all have an amazing week! all the while maintaining a constant it’s hard not to feel inadequate. stream of hateful conversation with myself about how I’ve let myself go to hell. I’ve realized that the pressure I’m feeling is actually fear. These girls have “Don’t even look at the wine section, the life I’ve always wanted. They’ve XO- Kathie you fat turd. Can’t you feel your gut achieved the look I’ve always wanted and now I’m being slapped with the reality that it’s not just the intangible stars on TV and Instagram who live like this, there are real human beings with a ton of discipline who have managed to build this for themselves. My insecurity comes from the awareness that due to my own laziness and lack of self-control, I have still not achieved something that I’ve always wanted. Yet again, I’m being faced with a fear to conquer. Listen, looks and material things are not what matter in the end. I could lose all the weight in the world, win the lottery and marry People magazines Sexiest Man Alive. None of that would matter if I didn’t address the root of my issues, which I am doing now. I don’t need to fix my outward appearances that I dislike, I need to fix the inward, 24Finding Connection in a Wired World Special free event with Ashley Davis, 25 author of “A Life through Letters” to include a reading and discussion

The Gallery at Flat Rock is excited to the world,” he says. “Also, my father’s host a special book event featuring dream was to publish his letters as his lifelong North Carolina resident and memoir in letter form. So, completing author Ashley Davis at 5:30 p.m. on the book became a passion project for Thursday, August 1, 2019 at The me to complete in honor of my father. Gallery at Flat Rock. “The reception of the book is a theloaferonline.com | July 30, 2019 theloaferonline.com Ashley’s book, titled “A Life through validation of my father‘s life, as well as | July 30, 2019 theloaferonline.com Letters,” chronicles the life of his own how I’ve tried to live mine based on the father, a minister and missionary, in things I’ve learned from him.” the many letters he wrote over his This event is free and open to the lifetime. “A Life through Letters” was public and will start at 5:30 p.m. on aptly released on National Letter August 1 and will include the author Writing Day, in December 2016. What reading from his book as well as a was initially a desire to honor his discussion. Copies of “A Life through father, whose letters are collected in Letters” are now available at the Gallery. the book, has evolved into a call to return to communication via paper The Gallery at Flat Rock represents and pen and stamp. “I’ve discovered a finely curated art and craft and is bit of a subculture connected to letter located in Flat Rock Square at 2702- writing,” says Ashley of promoting the A Greenville Highway in Flat Rock, book, which has included presenting a North Carolina. Gallery hours are TEDx talk. “It’s been refreshing to see Wednesday through Saturday, 11 a.m. this resurgence out there and people to 5 p.m.; Sundays 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.; who want to see the book succeed.” or by appointment. To learn more, please visit the gallery website at “I knew by that feedback that the galleryflatrock.com letters could be more than just a or call the gallery at family treasure. I realized they were something that I wanted to share with 828-698-7000.

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Now, more than ever, we must make to stop that ball from rolling, to start to follow it down every winding through social media, the more time an effort to be more present. Our interrupt life to set you on a new road. Never actually catching up to passed quickly and uselessly. I’m not world is full of distractions and those course? To be more present. To be it, but becoming distressed tired and trying to bash social media, it helps

theloaferonline.com | July 30, 2019 theloaferonline.com distractions can cause us to live in more intentional instead of running confused. So if our thoughts are the us stay connected with family and | July 30, 2019 theloaferonline.com a blur. So how do we change that? on autopilot. What if 5 minutes cars, then meditation allows us to friends, however be very aware of We’ve all hear the saying or some gave you more energy to enjoy see the car turn off the main road, how much time you’re spending on iteration of this saying…If you want that hobby, or have a nutritious acknowledge that its interesting, but it. There’s a lot of research out now something different, you have to do breakfast, or meal prep, or go to then let it go and continue sitting that says, it brings our mood down, something different. Newton’s Law of yoga? What if these choices created peacefully without feeling the need causes stress and I know for me it Motion states that objects will remain a snowball effect that led you down to chase it, overthink it, or stress excites my comparison bug which is at rest or in motion unless compelled the path to creating a lifestyle that is ourselves out trying to catch it. Start never a good thing. Bring awareness to change its state by an external healthy for your mind and body? with just a few minutes a day, that’s to how you feel after you’ve spent force. So how does this relate to There are several ways to do this all it takes. some time scrolling through mindset or health? facebook. If those feelings aren’t in but you have to have a mindset Self-Care You hear the alarm in the morning shift first. It must be a priority for alignment with how you want to feel and roll over to press snooze, if you’re you to disrupt this life on autopilot. Another way to get out of that rut, throughout the day, then maybe its like me, then this repeats several Because its comfortable there for the rat race, daily grind…is self-care. time to cut down on it. times until the kids start arguing time being, sure its tiring, sure it can I’m sure you’ve heard A LOT about Implement these practices slowly with each other about who gets the be draining, but for some reason the self-care lately. It seems to be a hot and one at a time. It takes at least last bowl of cereal or someone is comfort of the same habits keep us topic. But what is it really? I describe two weeks to create a new habit taking too long in the bathroom. So there. As humans, we find comfort it as making yourself a priority for and if you try to do them all at once, you drag yourself out of bed, maybe in habits. So you have to make a a portion of time every day. Let me you’ll be less likely to succeed in the splash some water on your face. Rush conscious decision that new choices say that again, MAKING YOURSELF A long run. Once you have a few of downstairs, yell at the kids to put and new priorities can create a more PRIOIRTY, a nonnegotiable, keeping these down, then you can start to their shoes on, as you’re grabbing fulfilled, less stressed, and more an appointment with yourself like create a new morning and evening some coffee and shoving a breakfast joyful life. So what are some easy it’s a doctor’s appointment for your routine that is in alignment with bar in your purse, before you rush ways to get out of this rut? child. Would you miss an important your goals (life and health goals). out the door. You put your time in doctor’s appointment for yourself or at work. You pick up the kids after Meditation your child? Of course not! 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It is perhaps the most famous Collins wanders the evergreen forests as the speckled wood lilies were just as this area can be a bit muddy after footpath in the world, a single- and features wildflowers galore. It beginning to bloom. Further along, it has rained. Try not to walk on the track running along the spine of also is one of the least hiked trails in the stalks of the towering turks sides of the trail to avoid puddles as the Appalachians. From the alpine the park. cap lilies could be seen, which will this erodes the trail’s banks while also theloaferonline.com | July 30, 2019 theloaferonline.com | July 30, 2019 theloaferonline.com tundra of New Hampshire’s White To reach the start of this adventure, eventually reach heights of 6 feet or destroying fragile alpine wildlife. Mountains to the verdant fir forests we pulled into the parking spot on the more before blooming throughout You’ll know you’ve completed this that crown the highest peaks right side of Clingmans Dome Road, June and July. Trout lilies also could section of the hike once you reach of Tennessee, the Appalachian 1.5 miles away from Newfound Gap. be found with the last of their blooms, a trail sign near the top of Mount Trail passes through some of You’ll find three different trails going although in much fewer numbers. Collins. A small access trail comes the country’s most astonishing various directions from the grassy Soon you’ll want to turn your eyes in on the left and leads to a parking landscapes. Throughout the field. If you go right the Appalachian up from the flowers and look to your area along the road. Here you have summer months, thousands of Trail will take you back to Newfound right, as a wonderful view of Mount two options: one would be to follow hikers flock to see the amazing Gap where you just came from. LeConte opens up to the north. the road back down to the parking landmarks the trail has made Straight ahead plunges down an old Another thing you’re sure to notice area, enjoying the scenic views of famous: the Roan and Grayson toll road to connect with the famous will be the grey skeletons of hundreds the North Carolina side of the park Highlands, Charlie’s Bunion, Chimney Tops Trail, passing waterfalls of frasier fir trees. Most of them died (only recommended if you are not Clingmans Dome, and Humpback and cascades along the frolicking in the 60’s due to an invasive, aphid- traveling with children and if traffic Rocks. At times, the trail has Road Prong. Our trail begins on the like insect known as the balsam is not heavy), while the other suffered from overuse in these left hand side and begins a climb up woody adelgid. The park service is option is to retrace your steps spots, and many areas have lost the side of the mountain. working to preserve the best stands along the A.T., allowing the trail to their ability to give visitors a true of the endemic species, and there show you the forest’s riches and wilderness experience. If you hike anytime within May, you’ll immediately be greeted are promising signs that the younger vistas that you missed on your way While many of the trail’s most by thousands of white blossoms trees have begun evolving a natural up the mountain. famous stretches are truly inspiring carpeting the forest floor. White defense against the invaders. Directions: If approaching from and will no doubt be featured in fringed phacelia and northern white Not too much further along the trail Gatlinburg, follow Newfound Gap future articles, we decided to give a violets make the forest look as if you’ll forget all about the adelgid as Road 15 miles to the intersection little known and even lesser hiked a fresh carpet of snow has fallen. the forest closes back in to darken the with Clingmans Dome Road at the portion of the trail a chance to show Speaking of snow, don’t forget to path. Here too the trail will level out, state line. Turn right and follow us what treasures it had to offer. bring an extra shirt or jacket-the trail and the whir of traffic will become Clingmans Dome Road 1.5 miles Traversing the spine of the Great never falls below a mile in elevation apparent as you once again approach and park in the large parking area Smoky Mountains, the trail section here, and cold winds, frost, and even Clingmans Dome Road. Be careful, you will see on the right. between Indian Gap and Mount snow can occur as late as June. The A.T., as many locals and hikers fondly call the trail, continues to climb and descend in bursts before starting a steadier grind up the flank of Mount Collins. While you’re never far from the road, much of the time you’ll be shielded from any noise pollution since you pass on the other side of the ridge. Appalachian Did I mention wildflowers? Yes, Wanderers we may be overly zealous in our By Jason & attraction to the plants growing along Daniel Worley the trails we hike, however, one can’t jdworley@ help but stop and enjoy the beauty theloaferonline.com our amazing mountains nurture! Wood sorrel’s candy cane colored blooms smothered decaying logs 30 31

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The Loafer’s Veteran of the Week is Otis E Wright. Wright is a lifelong resident of Saltville, Virginia. He was born on July 29, 1932 to Lee and Ada Wright. His first job was at the age of 19 in New York; he worked for the US Gypsum Plant. He worked in the maintenance department for a few months where he was called to serve his country in the army. At age 20, Wright was stationed in Missouri for bootcamp and then was deployed to Korea. His role was to provide support for the military campaign in Korea. His daughter mentions that he specifically remembers “walking a whole lot.” Wright’s service lasted from 1952 to 1954. He received two medals while in the army, but he comments that “there were many who sacrificed their lives and did not return home.” To these lost Americans, he is grateful, and he states that they are the real heroes. His last days in the army were in Delaware, where he awaited to return home. After returning to the states, he went to work as a truck driver hauling firewood. In the 1960’s, he returned to work at the Gypsum Plant in Saltville, Virginia and worked in the salt mines and on the yard until he retired in 1983. Wright also spent some time pumping gas at Duncan’s gas station. As for today, he now enjoys his time spent at home by working in the yard, listening to music, and playing his guitar. Mr. Wright’s children, Debbie, Vicki, and Kim nominated him for the veteran of the week in honor of his birthday. They remarked that, “our dad is our hero,” and they wish him a very happy birthday. From the Loafer staff, we hope you had a great birthday as well, Mr. Wright!

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