YOUR NONPROFIT, COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER SINCE 1997 The Fairview Town Crier AUGUST 2021 VOL. 25, No. 8 | FAIRVIEW, NC | fairviewtowncrier.com
INSIDE Remembering William Hamilton p8–9 // Keyhole Bed Garden p16–17 // Fairview’s Trailblazing Nurse p 21
Back to BACK TO SCHOOL! End of Summer Family Bucket List e COVID-19 rules and plans for the A.C. REYNOLDS MIDDLE SCHOOL Before the backpacks are new school year are still being nalized, 2 Rocket Drive, Asheville • 298-7484 fi lled with pencils and fold- but we do know that students will be For a list of required and optional student returning to full-time, in-person instruc- supplies for both middle schools, go to ers, here are a few must-do’s tion on August 23. Check the county tinyurl.com/ue3v6nkj or call the school. with the kids both in and schools’ website, buncombeschools.org, A.C. REYNOLDS HIGH SCHOOL around Fairview. for the latest updates. And see page 23 to 1 Rocket Drive, Asheville • 298-2500 refresh your knowledge of the rules of the Take a Final Dip in road when it comes to school buses. Parent night, August 19, 6 pm the Cane Creek Pool Get information regarding what to expect For $3 per person, enjoy a FAIRVIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL for your incoming student at ACRHS. soak in the community pool 1355 Charlotte Highway, Fairview Student orientation, August 20, 9:30–11 am 628-2732 before the season ends on Orientation for all rising 9th graders and August 8. The pool is open See page 18 for school year information. any students transferring to ACRHS. CANE CREEK MIDDLE SCHOOL Students can meet administration, sta Monday–Friday from 11:30 570 Lower Brush Creek Road, Fletcher and the student council and nd their am–5 pm, Saturday from 628-0824 classrooms. 11 am–6 pm, and Sunday from 1–6 pm. 590 Lower Brush Creek Road About the Geese… Collin and Bennett Furniss playing at Mint to Bee. near Cane Creek Middle (see below) by Clark Aycock School. highlight here, but I encourage you to read e try to keep things as positive as the entire story (originally published on June Pick-Your-Own Bouquet of Flowers possible in the Crier. It is our 18) online or nd a print copy. Watch butterfl ies swoop from bud to bud as you take your provided bucket W editorial policy to not criticize e TE Connectivity plant on Charlotte and scissors out to the fi elds to build your own unique arrangement. Highway had dealt for years with issues or praise any one person, group or business. Flying Cloud Farm, 1860 Charlotte Highway and Cane Creek Valley Farm, We’re a community paper, and every reader concerning the Canada geese that live near could be someone else’s spouse, friend, its pond, including aggressive attacks on 1448 Cane Creek Road, Fletcher. relative or coworker. And we just don’t have employees and—to put it gently—lots of the sta or resources to properly research poop. (A Canada goose can produce up to Pick Your Own Berries delicate issues beyond the who, what, where a pound of poop a day.) A er other control Four varieties of Rabbit Eye blueberries are ready to pick, and specifi c pick or when—and so we don’t. methods didn’t work, TE requested that the days are set for August 2, 4, 7, 9, 11, and 14 (call for additional dates). An issue with local geese last month tested US Department of Agriculture remove the Cloud 9 Farm, 137 Bob Barnwell Road, Fletcher. these principles. If we report on how geese, and the USDA rounded up 58 geese and, following state regulations, humanely TE Connectivity removed geese from Ride the Ziplines and Enjoy Other Outdoor Games euthanized and buried them. Although the their property, some could read that as a Kids can play for hours at this outdoor site. Grab a scoop of ice cream criticism of the company’s decision, and USDA was in charge, the state doesn’t allow that wouldn’t be right without knowing why Canada geese to be relocated—and it likely in a fresh-made waffle cone and head outside for kid’s ziplining, management felt like they needed to do wouldn’t work anyway, according to state sandbox play, climbing on the “bear climb,” corn hole, bocce ball, it. If we interviewed members of the local o cials, as the geese would y back. and horseshoes. Mint To Bee (at Cane Creek Valley Farm), Facebook group that tried to protect the Local animal lovers and members of the 912 Cane Creek Road, Fletcher. geese, we would be presenting only one side For the Love of Fairview Geese group on of this sad situation. We could have chosen Facebook, which has taken on e orts to Family Fun on the Farm to not address this at all, but we thought communicate with the plant and posted The Hickory Nut Gap Farm grounds are once again open for outdoor play. signs to alert drivers of geese crossings, were it was important that Fairview residents Slide the culvert slides, pay a visit to the animals on-site, and play in the understand the di erent perspectives. naturally very upset about what happened. creek. Wednesday–Sunday, 12–5 pm. 57 Sugar Hollow Road, Fairview. John Boyle, a Fairview resident and is issue may not be settled. What will feature reporter with the Citizen-Times, be done if more geese come to the pond? continued on page 2 wrote a long article about this incident. I What if geese become an issue somewhere chose some relevant parts from that article to else in Fairview?
The Fairview Town Crier NON-PROFIT P. O. Box 1862 U.S. Postage Paid Morgan Hill Road Cleanup Fairview, NC 28730 Permit #100 Fairview, NC 28730 Natalie Furniss, who started the Keep Creek Road. e terrain is very steep, and Fairview Clean group, got some great news lots of help is needed, from parking space, as we were going to press. On September water brigades, trash collectors and maybe 11, Asheville Greenworks will coordinate even tractor/backhoe use. Look for updates Postal Patron the cleanup of an illegal dump that’s on the Crier’s Facebook page and in the plagued residents near Morgan Hill Road September issue, but if you’re interested in Fairview, NC 28730 in Fairview. e site is just past Beatrice helping in any way, email nataliefurniss@ Lane and about 1.6 miles from Garren gmail.com soon to let her know. COMMUNITY EVENTS End of Summer Family Bucket List continued from page 1 & UPDATES Take a Hike and Scenic Picnic Spring Mountain Community Center, Beer, Music, Food Trucks AUGUST 3 (TUESDAY) Two favorite local trailheads with 807 Old Fort Road, Fairview. and Creek Play amazing Fairview overlooks are Fergu- Grab a pint of your favorite Turgua Prostate Cancer Support Group Enjoy a Nature Walk through brew and head to the creek out back. 7 pm. Medical professional speaker son Peak Trail and Bearwallow Moun- Local Gardens tain Trail. Both are good for younger Kids can splash and play while adults when available. Free, via Zoom. Explore seven acres of gardens, mead- [email protected] or 419-4565. hikers and the views are breathtaking. unwind on the sandy shore. Frequent ows, woodlands, streams, ponds and US 74A (Charlotte Highway) driving music performances and daily food sculptures by artist and author Lee James AUGUST 14 (SATURDAY) toward Gerton. truck rotations allow the whole family Pantas. There is a butterfl y garden, turtle to make a day of it. Fairview Arts and Crafts Show Homemade Ice Cream and pond, koi pond, and plenty of places to 9 am –3 pm. Local artists and craftspeople. 3131 Cane Creek Road, Fletcher. Mini-Golf stop and admire the surrounding nature. See the Signs for Hope ad on page 12 or There are up to 30 rotating, homemade This is Pantas’ private property and classifi ed ad on page 31 for more informa- List compiled by Natalie Furniss tion. 379 Old Charlotte Highway. fl avors to choose from, including reservations are absolutely required; sugar-free and vegan options, at Hilltop donations are requested. Go to leepan- Fairview contains so many hidden gems UPDATES Ice Cream. Grab a scoop and then tas.com for more information. The Pond for family fun and play. Have another head next door so the sugar- charged Retreat Center, 18 Garren Mountain suggestion? Send your “bucket list” idea Council on Aging Virtual kids can let off some steam (pun Lane, Fairview. to [email protected]. Medicare Classes The Council on Aging of Buncombe County intended) at Whistle Hop Brewery. Enjoy will hold free Medicare information classes a round of on-site mini golf, tunnel slides IDENTIFICATION STATEMENT via Zoom. August 12, 2–3:30 pm, and and other fun games. 520 Old High- e Fairview Town Crier is a 501 (c) (3) company that publishes a monthly community August 25, 5:30–7 pm. To register, visit way 74A and 1288 Charlotte Highway newspaper. Twelve issues per year are delivered free on or about the rst of every month coabc.org or call 277-8288. (both near Angelo’s Restaurant). to 8,900+ households. Distribution is limited to Fairview, Gerton, and contiguous parts of Reynolds and Fletcher, North Carolina. The Place Fellowship Church Outdoor Playground Playdate e Fairview Town Crier is located at 1185H Charlotte Highway, Fairview, North Carolina Yard Sales 28730; mailing address is PO Box 1862, Fairview, North Carolina 28730. Subscriptions Fairview’s most treasured community The Place Fellowship Church will hold two may be purchased for $30 per year and will be mailed First Class postage on or about the rst of each publication month. Visit fairviewtowncrier.com for details or to order online. yard sales this month: August 7 and 21, park is free to enjoy and a great place to play in the creek, shoot some hoops, Editorial Policy: e Fairview Town Crier reserves the right to refuse any advertising or from 8 am–1 pm. $10 per table. Biscuits editorial submission deemed inappropriate for the tone and style of the publication. A best and drinks will be available to purchase. ride bikes, walk the track, and climb e ort has been made to verify legitimacy of information received and published. Views All proceeds will benefi t the church's on the recently renovated playground. expressed in columns and/or articles do not represent those of e Fairview Town Crier. building fund. For more information, call Bring a picnic and grab a table under Submissions: Announcements, community news, upcoming events, personal notices, let- Half Page Program(5.5”x4.25”)ters, etc. will be published free as space allows. Email [email protected]. For DeeDee at 778-0535 or Wanda at 691- the pavilion. Please clean up after your- 6700. 2 Laura Jackson Dr., Fairview. See sta directory, contacts and additional information, please visit fairviewtowncrier.com or see page 31. the ad on page 19. selves, as this is all volunteer-managed.
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2 | THE FAIRVIEW TOWN CRIER August 2021 LIBRARY JAIME MCDOWELL
UPDATES is back. Come check out their awesome selection of gently used books for great Tails & Tales: Library Summer prices anytime the library is open. Pickin’ and Picnic Learning Program Donations A Late Summer Gathering Featuring Stepsons of the Pioneers ere’s just one month le of our summer reading program. Here's how it works: Fairview Public Library and the Friends of Saturday, August 14 Fairview Public Library are accepting Pick up a Summer Activity Sheet at the 6 pm (rain date August 28) library. Follow the directions to complete book donations again. the activities. When you're nished, turn • One box per person Come enjoy some old-time, in your sheet. In exchange, a librarian will • Nothing moldy, mildewy, or musty country and western and give you a small seed and dirt kit so you • No textbooks cowboy music with us. You • No outdated non ction can grow your own owers at home. won’t want to miss this event • No Reader’s Digest or magazines Need help completing your activity featuring nonagenarian EJ sheet? roughout the month of August, All donations can be brought to the Mathis and his sons Ed and we will have stations set up around the library circulation desk during open library to assist you in completing some of hours. Please do not leave boxes of Kevin, aka The Stepsons of the activities. donations outside the library or in our the Pioneers. Everyone is exterior book drop. invited to bring lawn chairs, Friends of the Library Meeting pack a picnic and enjoy the e Friends of the Library will be meeting PROGRAMS music that will be coming to you live from the front porch of Fairview August 10 at 7 pm in the library’s Evening Book Club Is Back! community room. All dues-paying Christian Fellowship. August 17 at 7 pm members are welcome to attend. On Zoom, we’ll be reading and discussing This celebratory gathering is sponsored by the Friends of Fairview Library. Community Retirement Image via Facebook, Ardenwoods Book Sale Let the Great World Spin by Colum e Friends of the Library used book sale McCann. e story begins on August 7, 1974, e Book Club meets the third Tuesday November— e Great Pretender: e when New Yorkers are stopped in their Connect with Your Library! of each month at 7 pm. Email jaime. Undercover Mission at Changed Our tracks by the sight of a man walking [email protected] for more Understanding of Madness by Susannah between the towers of the World Trade information. Cahalan @fairviewpubliclibrary Center. December— e Secret Diary of Hendrik Future Book Club Titles In McCann’s wise and elegiac novel of Groen, 83¼ Years Old by Hendrik Groen @fairview.library origins and consequences, each of his nely September—Drive Your Plow Over the drawn, unexpectedly connected characters Bones of the Dead by Olga Tokarczuk Jaime McDowell is the head librarian at fairview.library@ balances above an abyss, evincing great October—Chronicles of a Radical Hag Fairview Public Library. She can be reached buncombecounty.org courage with every step. ~BookList (with Recipes!) by Lorna Landvik at [email protected].
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4 | THE FAIRVIEW TOWN CRIER August 2021 DAYS GONE BY BRUCE WHITAKER
A Bloody Night in Downtown Asheville, Part Two
aptain John R. Page was in charge of and died. Page heard the shot and saw pocket, hit a silver quarter, and then Reynolds drew his gun and went down- the city police station that night. Blackstock fall o the porch. He grabbed passed upward through his body. Neil stairs and out onto the street. He shot at C Two patrolman, James W. Bailey his pistol and jumped onto the porch. stumbled backward and fell in a doorway. Harris and missed. Harris shot at Reynolds and Charles R. Blackstock, where also Harris saw him and shot through the door Harris screamed, “Nobody cares who I and hit the bricks a short distance above there when Tony Johnson, Pearl Maxwell’s again. He hit Page in the upper right arm. am! I am from hell and don’t care who Reynolds’ head. Reynolds ducked back boyfriend, ran into the station. Johnson Harris bolted through the door and ran sends me back!” into the building. Captain Page then said, “I am Tony Johnson. ere is a man toward Eagle Street. Page red his gun George W. Jackson, a bartender at the started ring (le -handed) at Harris from trying to kill me!” Captain Page tried to with his le hand three times but missed. Laurel Valley Saloon, heard the shooting Pack Square, but he was too far away. calm Johnson down in order to question Page saw that Blackstock was dead. He and went out to investigate. Harris drove Patrolman Bailey heard the shooting him. Slowly, they got him to tell them managed to get to his feet and run to the and ran into Shirri ’s Café at the corner of what was going on. He told them that a police station, holding his gun in his le Harris screamed, “Nobody Patton Avenue and Lexington to deputize man who called himself Will Harris had hand, as his right arm was dangling. Bailey cares who I am! I am from four men. He sent one to ring the re bell just threatened to shoot him with a rie in thought he had heard gun shots but wasn’t hell and don’t care who to wake people up and let them know there Pearl Maxwell’s basement apartment. Page sure, and then Page ran in. He told him was emergency. Bailey then ran back to told Blackstock to come with him and told Blackstock had died. “ ere is a crazy man sends me back!” Pack Square and saw Captain Page go back Bailey to stay in the oce. shooting up Eagle Street,” he said. “Get as to the police station for more ammunition. Page and Blackstock walked toward many ocers as you can and cordon o him back into the saloon with a shot Bailey started shooting at Harris from Maxwell’s apartment. ey knew the way South Main. Keep him from getting to between Jackson’s legs. e bullet went behind a telegraph pole. Harris dropped to because they had been called there several Pack Square.” Bailey ignored his bloody through Jackson’s pants and underwear but his knee and shot back. Harris’s bullet went times before. ey could hear angry voices arm, reloaded his gun, and headed back did not hit him. Jackson didn’t give Harris a through the telegraph pole, into Bailey’s coming from the apartment before they out on the street. chance for a second shot. He leaped inside mouth and out the back of his head. It got there. ey had heard of Will Harris, Harris ran up Eagle Street toward South the saloon and laid on the oor. Harris continued on and hit the Vance Monument so Page told Blackstock to go to the front Main Street. Benjamin Addison, who ran shot at another man and missed. He tried and ricocheted through a window into the door while he watched the back door to a store at 53 Eagle Street, came out of his to shoot at another person, but his gun was Brown Building across the street, piercing keep Harris from escaping out the back. store, and Harris shot him in the right eye empty. He then reloaded. a box of cigars and a tin of tobacco before Blackstock turned on his ashlight and and killed him. Walter “Jakko” Corpening, e attendant at the British American hitting the back wall of the store. stepped on the front porch. a young man heading home from work, Club on South Main heard the shooting Part 3 will be in next month’s Crier. Harris saw the ashlight through the stepped out onto Eagle Street. Harris shot and went to see what was going on. A er him in the stomach, and Corpening ran peeking out, he ran upstairs, where G. window. He grabbed his rie and shot Bruce Whitaker documents Fairview area point blank through the center of the door. but fell over in an alley and died. Spears Reynolds (brother of NC Senator genealogy. To get in touch with him, contact Blackstock had just raised his st to knock Tom Neil was walking down Market Robert Reynolds) was talking with two the Crier at [email protected] or on the door when the bullet hit him in Street toward Eagle. Harris shot at him. Northern businessmen. He told Reynolds 828-771-6983 (call/text). the chest. 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6 | THE FAIRVIEW TOWN CRIER August 2021 WEATHER CORNER TOM ROSS
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o far this summer, it has been fairly WEATHER WONDER tranquil with some warm but not QUESTION of the MONTH S extreme summer heat and precipi- What is the definition of a muggy day? tation that’s ample but not abnormally wet Which cyclone helped spark a According to the Internet, “muggy” probably derives from the Middle or dry. We also had a few cool fronts pass civil war in Asia? English mugen (to drizzle) and the Old Norse mugga (a drizzle). Muggy through the area in June and July that gave us some comfortably cool nights down now means a combination of humidity and heat that makes you sweaty and greater in August than any other month, into the 50s. uncomfortable. You might have cursed the cold and the snow, but mark my an average of 12. is fog usually burns We are in the midst of hurricane season o by 10 am or so on most occasions. words: come August and the muggy dog days of summer, you’ll be nostalgic as well, so the tropics bear watching for the e fog is usually more prevalent along for the cold. Also, if you think the mid-summer days are muggy here, spend a next two months to see what comes our river valleys and streams and tends to be way. e number of hurricanes is not very week or two in the midlands of the Carolinas or Georgia. the densest in the Asheville area in the important. e story really is location, French Broad River basin. In August, we And what are “dog days”? It is the period from July 3 through August 11. The location, location. Where are they going lose about two minutes of daylight each phrase is actually a reference to the fact that, during this time, the sun occu- to strike? All it takes is one Category 3 day, with sunrise happening later and hurricane to strike a populated area along pies the same region of the sky as Sirius, which is the brightest star visible sunset coming earlier. is simple change the Gulf Coast or Eastern Seaboard and we from any part of Earth and part of the constellation Canis Major, the Greater allows the air close to the ground to cool would have a multibillion-dollar disaster a bit more in late summer and become Dog. This is why Sirius is sometimes called the Dog Star. on our hands. Since a broad swath of saturated, creating our foggy mornings. US coastlines are a favored path of these In the summer, Sirius rises and sets with the sun. On July 23, it is in conjunc- For those of you who like to look at storms each year, it is only a matter of time tion with the sun, and because the star is so bright, the ancient Romans long-range forecasts and outlooks, NOAA before a major hurricane will strike the issued a La Niña Watch, which means con- believed it actually gave off heat and added to the sun’s warmth, account- coast again. We are entering prime time ditions are favorable for the development ing for the long stretch of sultry weather. They referred to this time as diēs for these storms. of La Niña conditions within the next six Another late summer concern is early caniculārēs, or “dog days.” While this period is usually the hottest stretch of months. I’ll have more on that next month. morning fog, which occurs when the summer, the heat is not due to any added radiation from Sirius, regardless air close to the ground cools overnight of its brightness. The heat of summer is a direct result of the Earth’s tilt. During Meteorologist Tom Ross and becomes saturated. e air’s relative summer in the Northern Hemisphere, the tilt causes the sun’s rays to hit at a humidity reaches 100 percent, meaning managed the Climate that the water vapor in the air condenses Database Modernization more direct angle and for a longer period of time throughout the day. This and creates tiny suspended water drop- Program at the National means longer, hotter days. lets—aka, a cloud on the ground. e Climatic Data Center. number of foggy mornings on average is
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THE FAIRVIEW TOWN CRIER August 2021 | 7 IN MEMORIAM
William Richard McClure Hamilton Unname Poe by William Hamilton William Richard McClure Hamilton was The following poem, which was read at the funeral service, is shared with born January 29, 1976, in London, permission from the family. England to Susie and Dr. Will Hamilton. After a long and debilitating illness, he I’m tired I tell you, of my self doubt To all those out there in the world passed away on June 26, 2021. One can’t live like this for long Who are affl icted with mental illness William lived in Fairview for the majority It helps a bit, to let it out I can relate to you, of his life. He graduated from A.C. Reynolds For in my mind I have no stillness I think for those of us in this position High School and Warren Wilson College We must fi rst recognize our condition Every minute I’m awake and then got his master’s in forestry from NC State. William worked tirelessly to And make plenty of space and time There never seems to be a break conserve land in WNC and worked as To take care of our warped and The hammers and whips inside my brain an advocate for small family farms and damaged minds. They crush me; it’s a relentless strain the soil and water on which they depend. Healing can and will occur Those demons, they do slash and burn rough his work at the Southern Appa- If we give ourselves a break They point out all that’s wrong with me lachian Highlands Conservancy, NC State To focus on our mental health; It takes big effort to spurn, University, and with the Buncombe County It’s vital, don’t wait! those voices: Let me be! Soil and Water District, William served the community and place that he loved. Be with others, don’t isolate. Where did they come from? A devoted father to four children, he coached many sports teams, supported Reach out for help. When did they start? his children’s musical abilities, and took his children shing, camping and Find others that can relate. If I identify the source horseback riding. William was a social person who loved hosting and made For this disease is dangerous Will that allow me to open up my heart? everyone around him feel at ease. He will be remembered for his charming It tells you, you’re alone in the dust. personality and generous spirit. He is survived by his loving wife of 20 years Molly Nixon Hamilton and their children Anne, Evva, Hythe, and Steven Hamilton, his father Dr. Will Hamilton, sisters Annie Louise (Isaiah), Elizabeth (Fred), and Elspeth (Gabe) and brother David (Hayley), and many aunts, uncles, nephews, nieces and cousins. ere has been an education fund set up for his and Molly’s children if you feel moved to help. You can donate at everloved.com/life-of/william-hamilton.
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8 | THE FAIRVIEW TOWN CRIER August 2021 CONSERVATION ANGELA SHEPHERD
William Hamilton: A Legacy in Farmland Conservation
s Southern Appalachian High- lands Conservancy’s (SAHC) A Farmland Program Director, William Hamilton led farmland con- servation e orts from 2005 to 2017. His conservation legacy has been counted in acres of farmland protected and dollars of funding raised for farmland conservation or grants awarded for projects. But the farmers, partners and team members who worked directly with William remember him more in words and snippets of stories. He helped shape a lasting legacy of protected farmland, from the fertile Fairview bottomlands to stunning Rogers Cove in Haywood County. I think he was particularly proud of the growing network of conserved farms nestled among the quiet coves and hollers of the Sandy Mush community. Many in Fairview remember William in William Hamilton loved the land in WNC and the people who worked it. the community, but his work and legacy for farmland conservation spread widely of this work for our future generations; in the mountains that he and others were across the mountains of WNC. he cared deeply. I believe William would working so hard to protect. To me, that He had a quiet way—a solid way, a All photos this spread courtesy of SAHC. want us to think big and keep the urgency mental image sums up William’s conserva- human way—of connecting with of this work at the forefront.” tion legacy—the critically important work farmers, and in an early era of farmland set of conservation easement projects I remember William once cutting an of protecting farmland anchored by the conservation, when the idea of conser- in Rogers Cove closed in 2018, and apple during an SAHC board meeting to tangible fruit of that labor. vation easements was relatively new and SAHC recently completed an additional illustrate a point about prime soils. He suspicion was high among folks skeptical farmland conservation with Mark and talked about the various types of land and Angela Shepherd is Communications of outsider interference, William’s love for Laura Rogers, bringing the total protected farmland in the region, nally holding Director of the SAHC in Asheville. She can the land spoke volumes. He built a solid acreage in Rogers Cove to over 620 acres. up a thin slice of apple that represented be reached at 253-0095 ext. 200 or sahc@ working relationship with farmer Bill In a historic home at Doggett Gap near the agriculturally important prime soils appalachian.org. Visit Appalachian.org. Duckett in the Sandy Mush community, the Sandy Mush area, I remember sitting and the Ducketts’ positive experiences in around the living room with William and farmland conservation opened the doors Betty Reeves and her daughter Robin for future preservation projects. Word of Singleton, si ing through family stories WELCOMING mouth spread that conservation was good and memories, talking about the history for the farmers, good for the land and of the Reeves home place. e property NEW PATIENTS! good for the community. (including 318 conserved acres) was part of a US land grant that once encompassed “A Trustworthy Person” a much larger area. As the sixth generation “William and my dad became fairly close of the Reeves family to farm the land, working on the conservation easement on Betty Reeves wanted to protect it with an the farm,” Kevin Duckett remembered. “I agricultural conservation easement so that would attribute what William did as being it would be a resource for future farmers. key to getting the land conserved in Sandy “People are always going to need healthy Mush. People trusted him, and rightly so. food to eat, and if we use all the land for He was a trustworthy person and could development, we won’t have anywhere to really relate to people. For example, he farm,” she said. came out and helped work with me a William worked with the Reeves and couple of days, just to get to know the other families particularly to protect family and why we wanted to conserve fertile farm areas that may be attractive to the land. A few years later, we worked for developers for ease of access and gentle Commi ed t the Communit about a year on a conservation project. topography but that also contain the most All profi ts from new patient exams are donated directly to local charities. He taught me how to fell a tree and do important agricultural soils in the region. some sawmill work. He was a really good guy and will be missed. 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I recall sitting Communities, a county commissioner, around the kitchen table with William, and a ninth-generation farmer in Sandy MODERN DENTISTRY WITH A GENTLE APPROACH Mark Rogers and Mark’s father Edwin Mush. “It was my pleasure to work Rogers, going over documents in the early with William over the course of many Call stages of conservation easement projects years, starting with conserving our Now! 828.628.3504 in Rogers Cove. e Rogers family had family’s farm in Big Sandy Mush and, 12 Old Fort Road in Fairview been in the Crabtree area of Haywood most recently, on signi cantly increasing (Just off 74A) County for generations, going back to the county’s investment in conserva- www.Fairview Dental.com just a er the Revolutionary War. e rst tion. William grasped the importance NC
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THE FAIRVIEW TOWN CRIER August 2021 | 11 TO YOUR HEALTH ASHLEY LUCAS
How Low-Sodium Diets May Increase Health Risks
he value of salt changed a er the Weight Loss Perspective is why we see high blood pressure resolve Industrial Revolution, but it still When looking at salt from a weight loss so quickly when we change our diet in T plays an important role in our perspective, a lower-than-optimal salt this way. individual health. Salt was once used as intake actually creates a unique phe- Scienti c research suggests that the currency. Roads and cities were formed nomenon. A de ciency in salt causes our optimal range for sodium intake is because of salt; wars have been fought body to increase insulin levels because between 1⅓ and 2⅔ teaspoons daily. over it. And not only that, but our very insulin helps the kidneys retain more Your needs would likely be higher if you lives depend on salt. It is needed for the sodium. Higher insulin levels suppress sweat excessively. is recommendation transmission of nerve impulses. It is the enzyme that allows us to release fat is even for people who have hypertension. essential for digestion. It helps reduce our from our stores to use as energy. Without According to Dr. James DiNicolantonio, stress responses. Without adequate salt being able to tap into the fat stores, our author of e Salt Fix, 55% of people with intake, we have an increased risk for heart bodies need more carbohydrates to use high blood pressure will not experience attack, stroke and sleep disorders. a decrease in blood pressure even if salt intake is reduced. Despite this alarming Blood Pressure Relationship Scientific research suggests fact, please check with your doctor before You may have been taught that salt isn’t that the optimal range for altering your salt intake. good for you, but the research supporting sodium intake is between Now that you know more about salt, this conclusion is unsubstantial and 1 2 1 /3 and 2 /3 teaspoons daily. which kind should you choose? The best faulty. While research indicates that blood choice is a good mixture of sea salt and pressure can be lowered by a few points for energy. en, we start craving sugar, table salt. Table salt provides iodine, following a drastic reduction in sodium because the more re ned carbs we eat, an essential mineral, so mix, shake and intake, the relationship between sodium the more we crave. Eventually, we become enjoy! and blood pressure is complicated. For trapped in a cycle where our bodies can’t example, our blood pressure is more burn fat and are addicted to carbs and Ashley Lucas, who lives in signi cantly impacted by the amount of sugar. is leads to insulin resistance, correct the insulin response and increase Fletcher, has a Ph.D. in potassium we eat. In a group of hyperten- weight gain and, for some of us, poten- our ability to burn fat for energy instead nutrition and is a Registered sive individuals (those with high blood tially Type 2 diabetes. All this time we of glucose. But it is also important Dietitian. Her company, pressure), consuming the upper levels of thought the bad guy in our struggles was to understand that this way of eating PHD Weight Loss and recommended potassium was associated sugar, when in fact, the lack of salt in our increases our need for salt because it Nutrition, is located at with a drop in systolic blood pressure by diet may be the culprit. allows our kidneys to work eciently 1833 Hendersonville seven points and a drop in diastolic blood Lower-carb diets (not necessarily keto, (great news!) and release sodium from Road, Suite 170, Asheville. 552-3333 or pressure by two points. but simply a reduced carb lifestyle) can the body rather than hang on to it. is myphdweightloss.com.
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for pre-exercise blood sugar levels: lower blood ow and sweating may be impaired, Does Exercise Impact Diabetes? than 100 mg/dL may be too low to exercise increasing your risk of heat-related illness. safely and may require a snack of 15 to 30 Chronic hyperglycemia (high blood sugar) iabetes is a disease in which the resistance band) plays an equally important grams of carbohydrates to increase your also increases this risk through dehydration. body doesn’t make enough insulin, role in lowering the amount of sugar in the blood sugar level. If your level is between Older adults with diabetes or anyone with D doesn’t properly use insulin, or both. blood. When you exercise, you’re teaching 100–250 mg/dL, it is ne to exercise; and autonomic neuropathy, cardiovascular Without insulin, the body is unable to move your body how to store glucose in your above 250 mg/dL may be too high. If you complications or pulmonary disease should the sugar found in blood (called glucose) muscles rather than in your bloodstream. exercise when your blood sugar level is too avoid exercising outdoors on very hot and/or into cells. Glucose is one of the main e more you exercise, the more your high, you increase your risk of ketoacido- humid days. energy sources for your body, and a lack of body will e ectively use glucose. Aim for sis, which is a life-threatening condition. Physical activity and exercise are insulin causes it to build up in the blood. two to three strength-training sessions per Flexibility and balance exercises are recommended for all individuals with Type ere are two main types of diabetes: week, on nonconsecutive days. If possible, important for older adults with diabetes. 1 or Type 2 diabetes in the management of Type 1 is an autoimmune condition in combine them with aerobic exercise to Limited joint mobility is frequently present, blood glucose control and overall health. which the immune system attacks the cells make greater improvements. and while stretching increases exibility Speci c recommendations and precautions inside the pancreas that produce insulin. People with diabetes should perform and the range of motion around joints, it will vary by the type of diabetes, age, activ- Individuals with Type 2 diabetes cannot aerobic exercise regularly, for at least 10 does not a ect glycemic control. Balance ity type and presence of diabetes-related use insulin eciently. is stimulates the minutes, with a goal of 30 minutes or training can reduce the risk of falls by health complications, such as peripheral pancreas to continue to produce insulin more per day. People with Type 2 diabetes improving balance and gait, even when neuropathy, and should meet the speci c until it can no longer keep up with the should aim to do this every day. peripheral neuropathy is present, and needs of each individual. In addition to demand. Insulin production decreases, Dividing aerobic exercise throughout the can improve muscle strength prior to the engaging in regular physical activity, all which leads to high blood glucose levels. day can also help maintain blood sugar potential onset of peripheral neuropathy. adults should be encouraged to decrease the Exercise directly impacts blood glucose levels. Daily exercise—or at least not allow- Group exercise classes (resistance and total amount of daily sedentary time and to levels by lowering them. is is because ing more than two days to elapse between balance training, tai chi and yoga) may help break up sitting time with frequent bouts of exercise acts like insulin in your body. exercise sessions—is recommended to reduce falls and provide a support circle. activity. Finally, get in the habit of monitor- Physical activity can lower your blood decrease insulin resistance, regardless of People with peripheral neuropathy need ing your blood sugar levels throughout the sugar level for up to 24 hours by making diabetes type. Over time, activities should proper foot care when performing physical day—it may one day save your life! your body more sensitive to insulin. e progress in intensity, frequency and/or activity in order to prevent and detect best way to gure out how your body duration to at least 150 minutes per week of problems to avoid ulceration and ampu- Allison Fender is the reacts to a particular exercise is to check moderate-intensity exercise. tation. You should inspect the bottoms of co-owner of Unified your blood sugar level before and a er To prevent hypoglycemia (low blood your feet before and a er you exercise to Therapies, located at 145 working out, especially if you take insulin sugar) during exercise lasting longer assure nothing has caused a wound. Charlotte Highway, Suite or are on a medication that causes your than 30 minutes, additional carbohydrate Physical activity increases your core 40, Asheville. She has a pancreas to produce insulin. intake is typically required. 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THE FAIRVIEW TOWN CRIER August 2021 | 13 COMPUTER BYTES BILL SCOBIE
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indows 11 is coming. Are you vary by the type of iPhone you have, a ready? Or does it even matter? good resource can be found at fairview- W ere has been a urry of towncrier.com/links. ese tips can also be excitement and agony around the system used for iPads. requirements for Windows 11. Microso Transcript for Video Subtitles is insisting on a fairly recent version of If you have used subtitles for YouTube a security hardware component called videos before, you can also download the Trusted Platform Module (TPM), which transcript, which can be especially useful can protect against potential malware and to avoid taking notes when viewing ransomware attacks and securely store instructional videos. Open the YouTube encryption keys and passwords locally. video and click the three-dotted Menu Most Windows machines made in the button below the title, then choose the past two years have 2.0 capable TPM, but “Open transcript” option. Toggle o the older machines may not. timestamps with the triple-dot menu ere are ways to nd out whether your button in the upper right corner of the computer is Windows 11 ready, but you transcript window, then select and copy To download a transcript of a YouTube video’s subtitles, click the three-dot icon near the video’s should know that Windows 10 will be sup- title (red arrow) and then click the three-dot icon in the window that pops up (blue arrow). Toggle all the text in this new window into ported by Microso through mid-October off the timestamps and then copy and paste. Your YouTube window may look different than this. something like Word to save a copy. 2025. And if Windows 7 is any indication, Unfortunately, the text will need to be Microso might add another year to that cleaned up a bit for easier reading. But, at Windows 11 Features life. So, look at the age of what you have nd that half of those who paid the least you have a transcript. and don’t worry—you will probably be Some of the features that will be coming ransom to get their decryption key buying a new computer, with Windows 11 Bad Network in Windows 11 include the ability to ould not decrypt one-third or more of run Android apps directly; estimated on it, by the time you need to have TPM Here is a WiFi warning for iPhones and their computers, and one out of 25 could time for update installs; a simplified 2.0. (If you want to check whether your iPads. Don’t join a network called not decrypt anything. So, it might be Start menu centered at the bottom of the PC will support Windows 11, there is a %p%s%s%s%s%n. ere is a bug in iOS better to keep backups and store them screen; and—thank goodness—no more readiness checker called WhyNotWin11, that will break your WiFi connectivity. o your network. Internet Explorer. which is more informative than Micro- You can x that WiFi problem by resetting so ’s PC Health Check app.) your network settings in the Settings app. Back Up, Don't Pay Up Bill Scobie fixes computers and networks for small Stuck Phone I am hoping this will be xed by Apple Paying ransomware demands does not soon. ere may be other network names businesses and home. If your iPhone is stuck and not responding guarantee successful data recovery, with weird characters that may create Contact him at 628-2354 to any screen touch, Apple has ways for according to Sophos, a British security similar problems. or [email protected]. you to force a restart. As the directions so ware and hardware company. ey
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14 | THE FAIRVIEW TOWN CRIER August 2021 FOOD FOR FAIRVIEW JEFF COLE
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n July 5, the pantry went back to
functioning how it did before the Lee James Pantas O pandemic. Previously, clients were Woodland able to shop inside the pantry instead of receiving boxes prepared by volunteers. e only caveat now is that volunteers and Jumping clients are required to wear masks inside. Some of the clients who have signed up Mouse since the start of the pandemic had never shopped inside the pantry before. Food for Fairview’s pantry ||||||||||||||||||||| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| Food for Fairview is one of only a few of fun facts the MANNA agency pantries that allows with some computer skills who would be • They shelter in burrows they dig, and are normally active during the night, clients to shop. It takes a greater variety of interested in being the pantry’s assistant selections, larger display area, and more help manager. e assistant manager’s job but can also be seen on cloudy or rainy days. When they are in their bur- from volunteers. e problem is the pantry’s description calls for 10 to 15 hours per rows, they typically cover the entrances with leaves or other vegetation. size—at just over 20 feet wide and about 35 week. If you are interested in volunteering Their burrows are lined with grass, reeds, and leaves. at a not-for-pro t food pantry that feet deep, and with four to eight clients and • They can swim underwater and on the surface for short distances. four volunteers with four shopping carts services the food-de cient residents of inside at once—it can get a little crowded. Fairview, it would be best to contact the • Their lifespan, up to four years, is among the longest for small rodents Most people have taken advantage of pantry on Monday a ernoons to speak to and mammals. This is partly due to their ability to hibernate. They hiber- being able to shop the pantry. All of the the pantry manager. You can also contact nate at least six months of the year, from fall until spring. larger households of four or more people the pantry by email at food4fairview@ shopped, as well as a few of the smaller gmail.com or leave a message at 628-4322. • Normally, they walk using all four legs, but when speed is needed, they households. e smaller households can also e pantry has two collection sites on 74A resort to a hopping motion. When they are frightened, these hops can be take home boxes prepared by the volunteers. (Charlotte Highway) for nonperishables: almost nine feet long horizontally and as high as two feet in the air. Long With school currently out, the pantry Americare Pharmacy at 1185 Charlotte hind legs with elongated ankle bones, long toe bones, and long tails has gone back to being open from 3 to 6 Highway, (Monday–Friday), and First Bank make it possible for them to be such extraordinary leapers. pm on Monday a ernoons. It takes about at 5 Olde Eastwood Village Blvd, Asheville. 20 minutes to shop the pantry, so clients Lee Pantas is an author and artist who’s lived in Fairview for more than 30 years. From Jeff Cole is the executive director of Food For should be in line before 5:40 pm. Some time to time, we will share the illustrations and animal facts from his book Wild & Furry Fairview, which is a tax-exempt 501©(3) volunteers arrive at the pantry before 1 Animals of the Southern Appalachian Mountains (available on Amazon). pm, and every volunteer is there by 2 pm. corporation. For more information, call e pantry is still looking for someone 628-4322 or go to foodforfairview.org.
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THE FAIRVIEW TOWN CRIER August 2021 | 15 inding the ey to ardening MAKING TIME, GOING SMALL AND INSPIRING OTHERS | BY TOM MILROY
uring my rst visit to Root Cause from adjacent sources such as gutters or • Further development of the existing bed Farm (RCF; formerly e Lord’s water-storage barrels. as a demonstration bed. Acre), Susan Sides, who was then • Avoid planting vegetables that take up a • Donation of vegetables grown to the the executive director and garden manager, lot of space because these will crowd out ursday market at RCF. showed me the keyhole bed garden. I had other plants that can thrive in, or adjacent Next Steps Requiring Additional never seen one before, and Susan explained to, the same space. For example, I planted Staffing and/or Funding that the initial concept had been developed tomatillos and they spread out far beyond • Purchase of building materials by RCF— in southern Africa, where I have worked the spaces that I had assigned to them. to be made available for the construction for years, and that RCF’s bed had been As a result, melons, squash and some of personal keyhole beds either at RCF or built by Warren Wilson interns. She was cucumbers failed to thrive. at people’s homes. sad that nobody had taken on the manage- • Pinch the suckers of tomatoes in order • Production of two or three short videos ment of the bed and hoped that one day a to prevent them from spreading too about keyhole beds. committed volunteer might look after it. widely and to facilitate ripening by • Workshops at RCF or local neighbor- Several years later, I decided to work on allowing more sunshine to penetrate to hoods on how to build a keyhole bed. The Keyhole Bed for an average of just one the center of the plant. • e building of demonstration keyhole hour a week. By limiting my commitment, I • Careful observation is absolutely crucial beds in these same local neighborhoods. hoped to be able to grow some of my own to management. Micro-climates are being • e payment of small “stipends” to local food but also demonstrate the potential of a created and modi ed daily as plants grow residents in return for management of keyhole bed for creating food security in or are removed, and the gardener must be the bed. neighborhoods where incomes are small ready to respond to these changes. • Evaluation of the impact of local keyhole and residents are unable to put in large Tom Milroy Possible Next Steps beds on individuals, families and amounts of time. Keyhole beds are also ideal food, it also stimulated my own creativity • Provision of garden space for those who neighborhoods. for use in situations where soil quality is bad. in all sorts of satisfying ways. wish to develop their own keyhole beds By working on Monday evenings, when The Keyhole Bed from a at RCF. nobody else is likely to be around, I’ve Lessons Learned During Year One Personal Perspective • Outreach from RCF to neighborhoods been happily able to fulfill my tiny com- • Natural waterow into the bed can be where the residents lack access to land Working on e Keyhole Bed has been mitment of time and energy, even during increased by digging small “swales” that and/or the time and resources to develop very exciting and satisfying for me, the COVID lockdown. In addition to will channel rainwater that falls uphill standard vegetable gardens. especially since the bed is so small that, providing me with a variety of nutritious down into the bed or by channeling water
DESIGN FEATURES OF A KEYHOLE BED • In the northern hemisphere, keyhole beds are always located on a gentle north– south slope. • A wire “basket” is located in the center of the bed. Vegetable waste is placed in Beans and this central basket, where it is transformed into compost—and also attracts the Morning Glories (entangled) worms that play such a key role in aerating soil. • An unraised “keyhole” extends from the north side of the bed to the center. This keyhole guides water downstream toward the compost basket, from where, bearing nutrients, it flows on down into the southern portion of the bed. • Water is channeled into the compost basket via the keyhole and then, bearing ample plant nutrients, it proceeds downslope and into the southerly portion of the bed. • Plantings are multilayered, especially in the wetter and more fertile southerly por- tion (downslope) of the bed. For example, the downslope contains (in ascending order of height) cucurbits, kale, chard, peppers, tomatoes and runner beans. Wetter areas • The drier northerly part of the bed is ideal for growing Mediterranean plants as (tomatoes, kale, cucumber etc.) well as aloes. Advantages of a Keyhole Bed • The circular “footprint” of the bed can be as small as 12 feet in diameter. This makes it ideal for gardening in a very small space. Compost basket • The bed can easily be raised (sometimes as much as two feet) so as to increase soil depth, especially in places where there is little underlying soil. • A wide variety of locally available building materials can be used for the con- struction of the bed. The one at RCF uses local rocks that are dry-stacked. Con- crete blocks are also commonly used. Driest area Keyhole (Mediterranean • There is room for creativity in the construction of the bed, and even in the distri- plants and aloe) bution of soil types within the bed. • A wide variety of “micro-climates” can be created, then plants can be located accordingly. For example, Mediterranean herbs and spices are grown in the Direction of water-flow Wall northeastern corner of the bed at RCF. It is here that the soil is driest and lightest. (North-to-South) (to retain soil) • The bed can be made larger or smaller based on the availability of gardeners, food production requirements, and the availability of materials.
16 | THE FAIRVIEW TOWN CRIER August 2021 even as an elder with limited energy, I am still being productive and gaining the Far left: Another view of enormous satisfaction of growing some The Keyhole Bed shows of my own food. Also, my sense of guilt the surrounding plots and about not making good use of my food shed at Root Cause Farm. waste has been eliminated because all of my vegetable waste is now routinely Left: Tom Milroy brings incorporated into the compost basket. his vegetable compost to It has been exciting for me to notice that the bed once a week to the soil in the bed is becoming increas- dump it into the basket at ingly fertile, even while the bed is the center. He then chops producing more crops. It has sometimes it up and mixes it in. astounded me that, upon returning to the bed a er a two-week hiatus, the bed has ALL PHOTOS BY developed in almost magical ways without DANA IRWIN any input of labor. The Crier thanks I have learned, yet again, that Robert Dana Irwin for volun- Burns was right when he wrote “ e best teering to meet us at laid plans gang a agley”! (For those who RCF, take photos and don’t speak Scots, this translates to “ e best scale a stepladder to laid plans o en go wrong.”) For example, get better views. some plants have completely failed to thrive, while others have dramatically exceeded expectations. Notable among the successes is cilantro; the leaves are extremely useful in a variety of dishes and seeds can be harvested and ground to make a delicate spice—or used for re-seeding next year. Mother Nature the glorious morning glory owers that part in providing RCF with a teaching tool uncompleted tasks (some of them urgent is in charge, and it is best to work with her thrive in the northeastern portion of the that will enable sta and interns to demon- and important) that have accumulated rather than against her. us, no arti cial bed but then tend to entangle themselves strate the principles of permaculture for during the COVID-19 lockdown and a fertilizers or pesticides are used on the bed. with, and perhaps eventually throttle, low cost on a small scale. thousand and one volunteer hours are I have learned that something that is the green beans that are growing so well. needed to complete these tasks. If you You Can Help desirable and beautiful in one location (Might this same principle also apply to would like to help by donating your time Would you like to help with e Keyhole may become a “weed” in another human relationships?) or money, go to rootcausefarm.org or stop Bed or other parts of Root Cause setting. is most de nitely applies to Finally, it has been satisfying to play a by 26 Joe Jenkins Road in Fairview. Farm? ere are a thousand and one
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THE FAIRVIEW TOWN CRIER August 2021 | 17 KIDS & SCHOOL
Back to School Reminders for Fairview Elementary
by Kenya Hoffart Students dropped o at or a er 7:30 am hours. If a student has will be permitted to go straight to class. an excess number of airview Elementary will welcome Students who arrive prior to 7:30 am will absences, tardies, or students back on Monday, August be held in the cafeteria or other common early dismissals, F 23. Student safety is of utmost area until the bell rings. No student can their family will importance at FES, so here are a few be dropped o before 7:15 am. School be contacted by reminders to help keep everyone safe as dismisses at 2:30 pm. All students must a school social well as a few pointers to help make the be picked up from campus by 3 pm. On worker to help school year successful. scheduled early dismissal days, school will determine what Car Riders’ Line. e new car riders’ dismiss at 12:30 pm and all students must can be done to line will be ready for use on the rst day of be picked up by 1 pm. make sure that school. All cars will both enter and exit at Late Drop-Off. Any student who is student is in the stop light. Please be patient as every- dropped o late must be walked into the school. one learns the new route. Cars will travel building and checked in at the front o ce Bus Riders. All up Oak Hill Drive, continue on past the by an adult. Students will be issued a tardy bus riders must be bus drop-o area, and then circle around slip and then sent to class. If a student is met by a responsible party at the bus stop school. Only store-bought treats are the school building. ey will continue late due to a medical appointment and unless there is a note on le at the front allowed; nothing homemade can be on behind the community center and an excuse note is given to someone at the o ce stating that the student may be let shared with classmates. If someone then turn le to travel the perimeter of front o ce, that tardy will be excused. o without supervision. wishes to send in treats for a class, it is the parking lot to enter the front drop-o / Early Pick-Up. Any student who needs Transportation Changes. No transpor- best to check with the classroom teacher pick-up area. All students will need to exit to be picked up early will need to be tation changes may be made over the to make sure no other treats or special and enter cars on the passenger side. A er checked out by an adult at the front o ce. phone, by fax or by email. If a student scheduling is planned for that day. students are dropped o or picked up, at adult must be on a list that parents/ needs to go home some way other than Classroom Supplies. Lists of neces- cars will then turn right past the drop-o / guardians complete at the beginning of their usual procedure, a dated and signed sary school supplies for each grade level pick-up area and follow the same route the school year that indicates who may note indicating the change should be sent are available on the school’s website. circling the school building back to Oak pick up that student. e adult picking in with the student for their teacher. e Some teachers may request additional Hill Drive to exit at the stop light. up the student will be required to show only other option for changing transporta- items throughout the school year. Anyone picking up a student in the car a state-issued ID before the student is tion is for the parent/guardian to come to Daily Needs. It is very important that riders’ line in the a ernoons must have dismissed. Students who leave school school and write a note. An ID is required students remember their backpacks, a school-issued sign with their student’s early for a medical appointment should to make transportation changes at the lunches, snacks, and water bottles every name clearly displayed in their car’s front bring an excuse note when they return to front o ce. window. Anyone without a sign will be school so that their time away from school After-School Care. e YMCA o ers an day. It can be di cult to get these items asked to park and enter the building to is excused. Any student who needs to be a er-school program at FES until 6 pm. to students once school starts, so it is pick up their student a er showing proper picked up early should be picked up by For more information, please contact the ideal they come prepared. identi cation. 2 pm to help avoid confusion during the YMCA business center at 210-2273 or Communication. Calls containing School Times. e school day at Fairview dismissal process. check the YMCA website at ymcawnc.org/ important information will be made on Elementary will begin promptly at 7:55 Unexcused absences, tardies, and early childcare. Sunday a ernoons. Information from am. is is when all students should be dismissals. It is very important for School Celebrations. No ower these calls will also be sent to parents at their desk prepared to start their day. students to be in school during school deliveries or balloons are allowed at by email and posted on the school’s Facebook page. Important information will also be sent home by teachers each Friday, or as needed. If you feel you are Trying to Put Kindness into the World not receiving this information, please call the school at 628-2732. Be sure few months ago at work, a kid items, water bottles and non-perishable enough,” she said, “and there are other to check the school’s website at fes. walked in wearing a Harry Potter food items—and students came in a er people who need it more, why wouldn’t buncomeschools.org and the school’s A t-shirt. I told him that I liked school to put the bags together. We made I? It won’t hurt us, and it could help Facebook page at facebook.com/ it and asked what his Hogwarts house enough so that everybody could take somebody else.” FairviewElementary. was. His face brightened instantly, and If you don’t have money or don’t want Volunteers. ere are many opportuni- his mom told him to tell me which book Being kind doesn’t cost to give money, there are other ways to ties for parents to volunteer in the they were on. Not only did the kid not anything, and often it will do good. As I discovered with the kid in school building throughout the year. All stop smiling the entire time he was in make you smile too. the Harry Potter shirt, a kind word can volunteers must complete a Buncombe the store, but it made my shift better brighten someone’s day. Whenever I’m County Schools Volunteer Application too. Why did I do this? This world can in public, I look for people I can give online at appgarden6.app-garden.com/ be overwhelming and cruel, and I’ve a few home. It took about ve minutes compliments to. If I see someone my VolTrackNC110.nsf. to set it all up, and it’s something that age, I tell them I love the color they dyed If there are any questions about these could really help somebody in need. As their hair. People love to talk about things or other school policies, a copy of the teenagers, with minimal control over they’re interested in. Being kind doesn’t school’s parent/student handbook can cost anything, and o en it will make you Avery Love anything that happens in our lives, this is be found on the school’s website under one of the only things we can do to make smile too. TEEN PERSPECTIVE the parents tab. Questions can also be a positive change in the world. Baby steps So the world is a cruel place. But every directed to any of the front o ce sta at are still steps. day, we can do our best to put kindness 628-2732. My mom organizes a food drive every into the world and make it better. No been trying my best lately to do my part year for which all the proceeds go to matter how big or small your gesture is, e sta at Fairview Elementary to put kindness back into the world MANNA food bank. When COVID hit, there is somebody who will appreciate eagerly awaits their students’ return and wherever I can. MANNA was overwhelmed; with more it. What we put into the world will come is looking forward to a safe and happy In Key Club last year at A.C. Reynolds, people than ever needing support, they back to us, so do good wherever you can, school year. Go Cardinals! we made bags full of supplies that we were having trouble getting what they be kind and helpful, and love recklessly. would give to homeless people on the needed. When my mom’s stimulus check In addition to having a child who attends side of the road we saw from our car. e came, she donated it all to MANNA. She Avery Love is a rising senior at A.C. Reynolds Fairview Elementary, Kenya Hoffart is also club used the membership fees to buy said something that day that I’ve tried High School. She lives in Fairview with her a staff member and PTA Communications the supplies—things like socks, hygiene to keep in mind since then. “If we have mom, dad, and sister Zoe. Chair at the school.
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THE FAIRVIEW TOWN CRIER August 2021 | 19 BEST BEVAVIOR TRACY PEABODY
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n the summer, I always look forward to conditioning them to the forward and the longer days, warmer weather and sideways motions of wakes and waves will I water activities. ese are all made help them gain con dence and get their better by incorporating your dogs. Here are “sea legs.” ere is always a risk of a dog some ways to enjoy this time with your pup. falling into the water, so train them to swim Trail hikes are always a great go-to dog by using a lifejacket to help prevent panic so activity, especially if you can get out in the they feel safe and con dent oating calmly, morning before the day begins to heat up. rather than freaking out in the water. Particularly post-COVID, with the inux With just about any activity that we do of tourists to WNC, it is important to with our dog, whether going to a restau- be aware of and adhere to trail rules and rant or taking a two-week cross-country etiquette. Trails can be a fun place to take vacation, strong Heel, Walk, Down, Place, your dog o -leash, but not at the risk of Wait and Leave It commands will build your dog running away from you, getting con dence in your dog. ey will also in another dog’s face, or jumping/charging help you feel more prepared for the task of into another hiker. It doesn’t matter how managing your dog’s behavior in public. friendly you think your loose dog is, there Remember to always check the tempera- is always a risk it will approach another Tracy Peabody and friend Brooke paddleboarding with their dogs Sophie and Casey. ture of the surfaces you are walking your dog dog who may not appreciate the attention. on to ensure they won’t burn their paws, or Just ask around and you’ll see just how dog-friendly. Even something as simple as favorites with my dog, Sophie. Getting on train them to wear dog boots. In addition to many “nice dogs” have caused a scue going into the grocery store can become the water and taking in the beauty of nature dog-speci c treats and meals, pack doggie with other dogs on trails. For hikes, do lots a bit of a challenge if there are high from the perspective of a paddleboard is a electrolytes if the pups will be working hard of loose leash and heeling walks to practice temperatures and your dog has to wait in lot easier than most people realize. It takes in the sun and heat. And keep your pup well not allowing your dog to pull you on the the car. Temperatures increase rapidly in some practice to build up your balance, hydrated while you are out making the most leash. Practice a recall command, such the summer heat and your need to keep but good boards are wide and stable. Train of the summertime with your dog. as Front, Here or Come, with a variety of your pup safe. Many hotels have exed your pup to have a really strong Down and distractions that have meaning to your their pet dog rules since COVID, so make Place command to be able to hold a solid Tracy Peabody is the owner dog, to prepare for trail behaviors. sure to plan ahead on their accommoda- position on the board while you paddle, but and head trainer of Woof in Vacation adventures can become an tions. We are lucky in the Asheville area also teach them the Leave It command, so the Woods and Specialized even more memorable experience if you to have so many dog-friendly events and they won’t go a er wildlife, passing boats, or K9 training services. For info get to incorporate your dog into the travel businesses, but in other areas it can be others on the water. on lessons, classes, and adventure with you and your family. It much harder to take your dog with you to Boating is also a great source of summer- products, call 222-2222. 1451 Charlotte Highway, takes a lot of advance planning to make parks, businesses, restaurants, etc. time fun for you and your dog. Dogs can Fairview. woofinthewoods.com. sure all parts of your adventure are Paddleboarding is one of my summertime be a little nervous and unsure at rst, but
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20 | THE FAIRVIEW TOWN CRIER August 2021 MEET YOUR NEIGHBOR CLARK AYCOCK
Trailblazing Fairview Nurse Never Stops Helping Others
athey Avery, a nurse from Fair- view, has always blazed her own K trail. From treating stroke and oncology patients and working to provide a ordable health care to rural residents and communities of color to advocating for the rights of those with dementia and going door to door during COVID, she has made serving others her purpose. When the Crier learned that this Fairview resident, who lives off Cane Creek Road near Turgua Brewing, had been awarded the Carol McLimans Trailblazer Award from the Land of Sky Regional Council’s Area Agency on Aging, we wanted to know a lot more about her. WNC Native Kathey Avery’s commitment to serving the WNC community was evident in this CBS This Morning Avery grew up in Bat Cave on a small piece that highlighted her door-to-door education about COVID-19 to lower-income people. farm. Her mother is from Lake Lure, and her father is from Morganton. “My great-grandmother, Easter, lived in Bat following the recommendations of their Volunteering and Family Cave and owned over 700 acres,” she said. doctors without having someone willing Avery volunteers for many organizations, e farm she grew up on “had an apple to continue to educate, encourage and get including Dementia Friendly Western orchard, and some of the trees are still people the resources they need.” NC, Housing Options for Aging in I can make their quality of life the best Place, WNC Cancer Consortium, and there.” And her parents grew vegetables Pivoting to Education I can.’” Buncombe County’s CHIP advisory and owers too. She was doing all this when COVID-19 In addition to her work at Mission, she (Community Health Improvement Plan). She’s always been a helper. “I was the hit, and that threw her a challenge. also worked with stroke patients as a And guess what, she was raising two child at home who helped my parents But she adapted, of course—because registered nurse at oms Rehab and kids through all of this! Her daughters, who could not read and write well get that’s what nurses do. “I pivoted to also provided hospice services at Four Seasons LaShea and Keena, both went to Fairview their mail read and send out letters they educating people about the virus,” she in Flat Rock. Elementary School and A.C. Reynolds said. “I put PPE [personal protective From 2008 to 2019, Avery served at High School. Asheville-Buncombe Institute of Parity equipment] in the healthy food bags that Achievement, a non-pro t dedicated we deliver. As the community nurse, I ‘On the Hill’ to improving the health and well-being also used telehealth with some clients to When I asked Avery why she chose to live I can’t decide who lives of minority and other underserved have conversations with their physicians.” in Fairview, she gave me a great answer. “It or dies, but I can make populations through community health As if all that wasn’t enough, she served was halfway between my work at Mission screenings and educational events held Building Bridges of Asheville as co-chair and my momma and daddy's place in Bat their quality of life the best at churches, public housing and local and facilitator for many years. She was a Cave,” she said. “My momma would know I can. organizations. In 2019, she started Avery founding member of Mission Hospital’s where I was and she knew how to drive to —Kathey Avery Health Education and Consulting to Diversity Committee. She is a board Fairview to nd me if she needed to!” address healthcare equity and the social member of the Racial Justice Coalition, a And like everyone else we feature in the determinants of health through educa- group of organizations in Asheville and paper, she loves the country and small- tion, wellness promotion and consulting. Buncombe County dedicated to racial town feel of Fairview. “It is quiet, beautiful justice. She is also a member of the WNC and mountainous,” she said. “ e area I The Institute for Preventive Health Equity Coalition, a rural-urban live in ‘on the hill’ has the old community, Healthcare and Advocacy needed done,” she said. A er working as collaboration that works for quality neighborhood feel. I have lived on this a nursing assistant at Mission Hospital, In 2020, Avery founded the Institute for healthcare across the region, addressing ‘hill’ the second longest amount of time her head nurse encouraged her to go to Preventive Healthcare and Advocacy, gaps created by the closure of many rural among my neighbors, and everyone for nursing school. “I have always taken care with the following mission: to promote health clinics and hospitals. And she vol- the most part knows who I am.” of people and knew in my 20s that was optimum health for all residents of unteers for many organizations, including A er learning about everything she my purpose.” Buncombe County and surrounding areas Dementia Friendly WNC, Housing does, I think more people should A er attending UNC-Asheville and by addressing the social determinants Options for Aging in Place, WNC Cancer know who she is. And I think she’s a WCU and graduating with a BS in of health and the inequities in access to Consortium, and Buncombe County’s worthy recipient of the Carol McLimans Nursing, she began her lifelong pursuit a ordable and preventive healthcare. CHIP advisory (Community Health Trailblazer Award, which is given to a of ensuring that everyone gets access to ese two roles allowed her to do Improvement Plan). professional in Buncombe, Henderson, quality healthcare. community nursing, which she loves. Madison or Transylvania County who “I have more freedom in planning and Special People is a pioneer and innovator in the eld of implementing the care of the communi- aging and adult services. All nurses are special people, taking care ties I serve,” she said. “I can work with of us when we’re at our most vulnerable. individuals as long as it takes without To learn more about Avery, visit But some nurses feel the call to take on KNOW A NEIGHBOR being as concerned about Medicare and averyhec.com. the most challenging assignments. “I Medicaid or insurance since my organiza- WE SHOULD MEET? always ended up working on the most tions don’t take them.” Clark Aycock is the difficult units in the hospital that other Her focus on equity in healthcare—that Call or text the Crier at managing editor of the nurses always said they couldn’t work everyone should have access to quality Fairview Town Crier. He can on,” Avery said. “I always felt these were 828-771-6983 or email care—drives her to do this work. “I have be reached via phone/text the people that needed the most care and editor@fairviewtowncrier. seen while doing community nursing at 828-771-6983 or patience even though they were the most how marginalized, low-wealth people com. Thank you! email editor@ challenging to care for. I was asked how really live,” she said. “Senior citizens that I fairviewtowncrier.com. I could work on the oncology unit, and I serve are usually on xed incomes. People said, ‘I can’t decide who lives or dies, but who have primary care many times aren’t
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22 | THE FAIRVIEW TOWN CRIER August 2021 PEOPLE & COMMUNITY
Letter to Smokey and Stylist Now Open in Fairview the Editor By Sandie Rhodes reat news, racing fans: I stopped by Smokey’s Sand- Did you know you don’t wiches & Smoothies on their very G need to go to Charlotte, soft opening day (no one was supposed Winston-Salem or beyond to to know). Becky Brewer and a helper witness the exciting spectacle of were busy setting things up, which a great race? You can experience included fi guring out how to use the spectacular, death-defying driving skills on Old Fort Road right here in Fairview. Share with the the rumor mill cows and wild turkeys the thrill and excitement as vehicles in all new, super duper French fry cooker. The shapes and sizes maneuver Old menu is very limited until things get in full Fort Road’s tight turns. Behold the swing: biscuits and gravy for breakfast pulse-pounding drama as dare- (you get two!), and several meat-and- devils of all ages careen through three lunches. (I had a hotdog with Cody Singh and a camera-shy client getting a new ‘do. coleslaw and the fi rst batch of fries). The Fairview’s tranquil forested compostable containers are on hold as farmland at speeds dared by only I poked my head into the newly am–4 pm and Saturday by appointment another casualty of the pandemic—no the bravest. remodeled Rocket Beauty Shop only. Website at rocketbeautyshop. suppliers can deliver yet. Smoothies I’m making light of this issue, (formerly Fairview Barber). It’s a lovely com is coming soon or call 222-2015. will be coming later in the year when environment for pampering. Cody 821 Charlotte Highway, Fairview. but it’s actually a serious topic. Becky’s niece moves here and starts the Singh, the owner and master hair styl- I may be new to Fairview, but blender whirring. For now, you can stop ist, left the barber pole in the center as Heard a rumor? Email me at sandie@ I’m certain schools teach the by for a hearty, grab-and-go meal. a nod to former owner Randy Wood. fairviewtowncrier.com and I’ll get to same basics no matter where Open Monday–Friday, 7 am–2 pm Besides doing hair (cut, color, style, the truth if I can. you’re from. It seems, however, (lunch starts at 10 am). In the back of etc.), Cody offers makeup, brow and that there are some individuals Kounty Line Station in Reynolds, 195 other applications, and products. who confuse 35 miles per hour Sandie Rhodes is the publisher of the Charlotte Highway, Asheville. Appointments Tuesday–Friday, 10 Fairview Town Crier. with 60, 70 or more. I know this problem is not exclusive to Fairview, but I see it every day here. In the short time I’ve lived just o Old Fort Road, I’ve lost count of the times I’ve seen and heard vehicles maneuvering what I consider a country backroad at speeds far in excess of the posted limits. Just this morning, before Keeping 5, a motorcycle rocketed by at a speed I’m sure would qualify at Your Mail Safe any track, and I hope the furry After a months-long investigation by Buncombe County Sheriff ’s and feathered critters I enjoy detectives, two suspects are facing seeing nearby weren’t on the multiple charges related to stolen road while this biker decided to mail and fraudulent credit card use. take his or her life—and possibly The suspects—who have primarily others’—into their own hands. been responsible for stealing mail in If you identify yourself as one of the Old Fort Road area of Fair- the above-mentioned drivers, view—were taking credit cards or please consider the lives of others. checks from stolen mail and using If you feel the need to continue them at local stores. with this dangerous behavior and This was a big issue on Old Fort risk your life, I don’t suppose one Road and other parts of Fairview. person’s opinion is going to make Even though these two people have you stop and think. Just don’t been caught, it’s not time to let your endanger the lives of innocent guard down. Empty your mailbox people or animals in the process. daily and, whenever possible, try to avoid putting outgoing mail in your Brian Corbett mailbox and instead drop it at the Fairview post offi ce. Better safe than sorry!
THE FAIRVIEW TOWN CRIER August 2021 | 23 FINANCIAL FOCUS STEPHEN HERBERT
Can You Lower Your “Reliance Rate” During Retirement?
f you have decades to go until you your money may not last. is is especially you could lower your reliance rate. And by understanding how reliant you retire, you don’t need to panic over true if you move a large portion of your • Keep cash and short-term investments are on your portfolio, and the options I volatile nancial markets—you have portfolio to cash, as cash does not typically in your portfolio. Try to keep about one you have for reducing this reliance, the plenty of time to regain lost ground and provide growth potential to help keep up year’s worth of living expenses in cash or better prepared you’ll be to withstand the potentially achieve more growth in your with ination. cash equivalents, and about three to ve inevitable market downturns. investment portfolio. But what if you are ere is no “recommended” reliance years’ worth of expenses in certi cates of nearing retirement or already retired? rate for everyone, But, as a general deposit and other short-term income-pro- This article was written by A er all, you will probably need to draw rule, the higher your reliance rate, the ducing vehicles. Having these assets Edward Jones for use by on your investments to pay for some of more sensitive your portfolio may be to available can help you avoid liquidating your local Edward Jones the costs associated with housing, food uctuations in investment prices. What long-term investments when their prices Financial Advisor, Stephen and the many other expenses you incur can you do, then, to either lower this rate are down. Herbert. Contact 628- in daily life. So, is a down market cause or, at least, moderate the risk level attached Your investment portfolio will certainly 1546 or stephen.herbert@ for alarm? to it? Here are some suggestions: be a key source of your retirement income. edwardjones.com. It shouldn’t be. And you can help reduce • Adjust your expenses. During retire- your stress level by understanding your ment, some of your expenses, such as “reliance rate.” As its name suggests, commuting and other costs associated your reliance rate tells you how much with work, will go down, but others—par- June 2021 Fairview Real Estate Statistics you rely on your portfolio—rather than ticularly health care—will go up. You can’t other sources, such as Social Security or control all these expenses, but the more Max $ Lowest $ Average $ a pension—to meet your income needs you can keep them under control, the less during retirement. So, for example, if pressure there will be on your investment Homes Listed 14 1,500,000 175,000 837,500 you need $60,000 each year, and $40,000 portfolio to provide you with income. comes from your portfolio, your reliance • Review your plans for Social Security. Homes Sold 17 1,810,000 202,500 1,006,250 rate is 66 percent. You can le for Social Security bene ts Your reliance rate can inuence your as early as 62, but your monthly checks Land Listed 9 6 4 9 ,111 35,000 342,056 emotions and investment behavior. A will then be reduced by about 30 percent higher reliance rate may tempt you to from what you’d receive if you waited Land Sold 9 385,000 35,000 210,050 make emotional decisions during a market until your full retirement age, which is decline, since your portfolio is supplying likely between 66 and 67. You can receive Cool Mountain Realty provides the monthly real estate stats for the Fairview area (zip more of your needs. However, if you even more if you wait until 70, at which 28730). When selecting a real estate company, remember to shop local. Cool Mountain respond to a steep market drop by making point your bene ts will “max out.” So, if Realty has been in Fairview for 13 years and our agents have been selling in our area for dramatic changes to your portfolio, you you can a ord to push back the date at 33 years. Keep and multiply the dollars in your local community’s economy. may actually increase the likelihood that which you start taking Social Security,
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24 | THE FAIRVIEW TOWN CRIER August 2021 RALEIGH REPORT JOHN AGER
in North Carolina. While it is a national paid o with higher electric rates. Rather Energy and Money company, its corporate oces are in than mandating natural gas, I believe Charlotte, and the state bene ts from its the Utilities Commission should create he scal year for North Carolina cede this power from the politicians so presence here. A regulated monopoly a procurement process that includes all began on July 1, and as I write, we that our voters could have fair districts. has exclusive rights to provide electricity available technologies, including renew- T are running our state once again Urban parts of the state are booming, over its service area, which is most of NC. ables and possibly nuclear. without a current budget. Two years ago, especially Raleigh and Charlotte. But we Regulations to protect consumer interests e bill also limits much of the new no budget was ever passed. Without legis- can see evidence of growth in Buncombe are managed by the Utilities Commission, energy development to the current Duke lative action, North Carolina reverts to the County as well. Most rural counties are a state-appointed board that sets the rates Energy sites, which could drive up costs previous budget, and much has changed losing citizens. Needless to say, political Duke can charge. and create a roadblock for large-scale solar since 2017. However, I feel con dent that boundaries should change to reect the HB 951 is perhaps the most consequen- and wind projects. e bill would free the governor, the House and the Senate new population realities. tial bill of this session. It expressly Duke from much of its oversight by the will hammer out a spending road map in e energy needs of North Carolina will moves our state away from coal, which NC Utilities Commission, allowing for the next few weeks. increase along with the population is a laudable goal but one that has been multi-year rate agreements. It would also As it stands, the Senate passed a budget growth. In order to plan for the future, determined by market forces already. Just cause the state to fail to meet its 2030 goal and the House is going through its appro- it is important that there be legislative a few years ago, Duke built a “state of the of a 70% reduction in carbon emissions. priations process to lay out its priorities for leadership. How are we going to generate art” coal plant at the Cli side complex HB 951 is a complex bill of 48 pages, and the next two years. Negotiations between electricity over the next decade? ere has in Rutherford County, but it will now one that bears close attention. the House and the Senate will include been already been a shi away from coal be decommissioned. ose costs will be e bill came before the House on July the governor, as he has the power to veto. to natural gas at our plant in Asheville, paid for by all of us ratepayers. Duke was 14. It was going to be a close vote. Would it e good news is that North Carolina is as well as across the state. e expense of warned at the time not to build a new coal pass? And, if so, could a veto be sustained? enjoying a revenue surplus despite all the managing the mountains of coal ash has plant, and now that plant will become e bill passed the second reading 58 economic turmoil. exacerbated the cost of coal. Moreover, what is called a stranded asset. to 50, with ve GOP and 45 Democrats Assuming that a budget will eventually coal- red electrical generation is a major HB 951 shi s NC from coal to natural voting against it. e third vote, taken be passed, the General Assembly will reason for the carbon buildup in the gas. Natural gas comes from the fracking hours later, just a er midnight, was 57 to adjourn and await the nal census data. atmosphere and the warming of the planet. process and is generally transported by 49. It was a dramatic night, with the bill at data will be used to draw new House Bill (HB) 951 emerged from pipelines. Building those pipelines has moving to the Senate and facing a possible political boundaries throughout North secrecy in mid-June. Duke Energy was created problems, and the most prominent veto by the governor. Carolina. is will occur in the fall in time able to dominate the policymaking that e ort, the Atlantic Coast Pipeline, has for candidates to le for oce for the 2022 included few stakeholders and only a few been abandoned a er many millions of Rep. John Ager, District 115 elections. As you can imagine, drawing friendly lawmakers. It was made clear that dollars were sunk into the project. is North Carolina House of districts is full of political intrigue. It anyone leaking information from these bill locks in the use of natural gas, thus Representatives. Contact even has its own lingo: double bunking, negotiations would be expelled. Duke trading one fossil fuel for another (albeit him at [email protected] cracking and packing, to name a few. spent millions of dollars in 2020 hoping to a much cleaner-burning fuel). I question or 713-6450. I had hoped that in 2021, the General elect friendly House and Senate members. whether these natural gas generators will Assembly would end gerrymandering and Duke Energy is a “regulated monopoly” become more stranded assets in 10 years,
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THE FAIRVIEW TOWN CRIER August 2021 | 25 BUSINESS NATALIE FURNISS
Green is Trending: Earth-Friendly Options in Fairview
ur community is no stranger to Americans would be willing to compost if she created “green” practices. Well-estab- it was easier and more convenient. one. “Trying O lished businesses such as Hickory Seeing the need, the Hegges went one to be more Nut Gap Farm, Cane Creek Valley Farm, step further. Not only will they provide sustainable the Local Joint, and Trout Lily have members with critter-proof bins, swap has gotten embraced compostable to-go containers, them out twice a month, and handle all of harder recyclable plastics and organic products the composting o -site, but there are two instead of for quite some time. But what about the options for the resulting compost: have the easier, even average home? According to the Environ- “brown gold” delivered back for personal Shelby Emerson with the mental Protection Agency (EPA), in 2018, use or have it donated to a local farm and internet it is estimated that the average person have a portion of the monthly membership (or maybe because of the internet),” said produced 4.9 pounds of solid waste per The Hegges fee donated to a school PTA of choice. Emerson. “We shouldn’t have to be seeking day; that is a lot of garbage. Seeing the To learn more, go to CompostAVL.com, out places like this to be able to use less to do all of the heavy li ing for those in strain being placed on both land lls and follow them on Facebook at @compostavl, plastic or buy natural products. ey our area willing to try a commitment-free the environment, two Fairview residents email [email protected] or call Jessica should be everywhere. I want this store to monthly membership. decided to make “green living” options at 202-7403. be a place where people in the community available to residential homes. “We really wanted to reduce our weekly can come and feel good about the choices garbage and do what we can to reduce the To the Brim they are making.” CompostAVL strain on our land lls,” said Jessica “We are To the Brim is a re ll store that carries Her store carries a variety of bath and It may have Asheville in the name, but down to one bag of garbage per week. e over 80 products designed to eliminate body products including facial care, make no mistake, CompostAVL is 100% rest is either composted or recycled, and single-use plastics. is is not such an cosmetics, hair care, lotions, oils, scrubs Fairview local. Meet the Hegges: husband that’s a great feeling.” easy task. ink of the typical toothpaste and dental care. Home care products Hans, wife Jessica, daughter Avery, and Starting a traditional compost bin container, those bottles of shampoo include dish detergents, home cleaning sons Ivan and Hendrik. comes with its share of challenges; or plastic grocery bags. In fact, the US products and laundry soaps. Bring Up until COVID-19 struck, the Hegges properly building the enclosure, nding generated over 35.7 million tons of plastic whatever container you have at home or enjoyed curbside compost pick-up space in the yard, keeping critters away, and 27 million tons went straight to the purchase re llable containers at the store. through a service provider whose and consistently rotating the soil. But land ll (according to the EPA). Ingredients lists are readily available, and business, unfortunately, did not survive composting can reduce land ll waste by A er regularly cleaning a car dealership, products are made as naturally as possible. almost 22% (the amount of food waste, the pandemic. A er plenty of phone calls Shelby Emerson noticed her empty plastic To learn more, go to tothebrimre ll.com, as determined by the EPA) and also with no one willing to service the Fair- cleaning bottles were piling up. Wishing follow Shelby on Instagram (@tothebrimre ll), churn out “brown gold,” in the form of view community, the resourceful couple she could just re ll the empty bottles and email tothebrimre [email protected] or call nutrient-rich dirt. A study conducted opted to not only make arrangements for reuse them, she discovered that there 674-3438. 145 Charlotte Highway, Suite 60, by Waste360 concluded that 67% of their own composting needs, but o er wasn’t a re ll option in all of Asheville. So Asheville.
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THE FAIRVIEW TOWN CRIER August 2021 | 27 ROOT CAUSE FARM OLIVEA KAPADIA
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t Root Cause Farm, we’re growing many rows of three summer Ingredients: A favorites: cucumbers, peppers and 3 tomatoes tomatoes. ese plants are really soaking 1 cucumber, peeled up the late-summer heat and just about 1 onion growing faster than we can keep up with. gazpacho Perhaps you’ve got a couple of these plants 1 large carrot growing in your garden or you’ve picked 1 stalk celery some up from our weekly Share Market and 1 bell pepper you aren’t sure what to do with them all. To 1 clove of garlic beat the heat and humidity, try the follow- Handful of fresh parsley ing recipe for a refreshing gazpacho, which 1 slice of bread (stale, traditionally) is a cold Spanish soup that uses a surprising combination of fresh vegetables and stale ¼ C olive oil bread to create a delicious, easy dish. A er ½ C red wine or red wine vinegar spending many hot hours weeding thistles 1 T Worcestershire sauce in our Demonstration Garden to make ½ C tomato juice or V8 room to grow all this food, us folks down at 1 lemon, juiced, or 1 T lemon juice the farm sure could use some! 1 t salt Gazpacho varies a lot depending on the Fresh ground pepper to taste region your recipe is from. is is a great base recipe for a simple, traditional ey learned this traditional recipe from ½ Cup ice cubes gazpacho, but try adding other ingredients their homestay mother, along with the Directions: Finely chop cucumber, onion, carrot, celery, and pepper and set to make it truly your own. Some ideas for history of gazpacho. According to this variations include blending other vegetables host, Spanish soldiers were sent out with aside. In a large blender, blend the rest of the roughly chopped vegetables in your fridge, adding chilis or hot sauce for a supply of gazpacho: a mix of bread to ll and other ingredients until smooth. Serve cold with whatever toppings you like. some spice, topping with chopped veggies their bellies, vegetables to nourish them, There is no right or wrong for this recipe; add or take out any ingredients. or croutons, or even tossing in some fruit and wine to keep them happy. Hopefully, This is a “must-go” soup, meaning that everything in your fridge must go. for a touch of sweetness. You could also try this will make you just as happy. adding a dollop of yogurt or sour cream, Got beets? Add them. Hate celery? No problem. Substitute cilantro for pars- avocado or some cheese. Olivea Kapadia is a summer intern at Root ley if you like, and any color of bell pepper will do. Serve in small bowls or is recipe comes from one of our board Cause Farm, which is located at 26 Joe in Mason jars with a straw, if you like. members, who spent a summer in Madrid. Jenkins Road, Fairview. rootcausefarm.org
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28 | THE FAIRVIEW TOWN CRIER August 2021 WILD EDIBLES ROGER KLINGER
mountains, ranging from red to lavender Abundant Harvests and pink, with the latter being a bit spicier and similar to oregano in avor. ummer is in full throttle, and growing directly on top of woodland soil Hosta owers are in abundance and are everything in these mountains is lush (but there is always some source of wood fun to add to salads or simply have as a S and verdant. All of our gardens have underneath). One other key identifying nibble when walking around our land- been exploding with color and abundant feature is that if you cut them open, they scape. Another cultivar to enjoy is the deep harvests, and the same is true with the for- are orange-yellow all the way through, reddish-orange begonia blossoms, as they ests. Nature is pouring out so much energy whereas chanterelles are yellow-orange are tart and tangy, reminiscent of lemons. in both the plant and mushroom world, and outside but white-to cream when cut open. Another abundant wild edible ower I it is a time to take delight in being alive. So, Two other key di erentials between these enjoy is evening primrose, which has a what’s on the menu for August? Lots! two mushrooms are that jack-o-lanterns brilliant yellow ower and thrives in our Chanterelle mushrooms have been have true gills, and they will phosphoresce meadows and elds. It’s a favorite of gold- abundant, as have summer boletes, with an (glow in the dark) if you harvest them Dried sassafras leaves nches, and the oil can be used medicinally. especially good harvest of bi-color boletes. fresh, put them in a plastic bag and take It is one magical ower, as every evening at Although friends have found plentiful them into a dark room. Every so o en, I pull out a seedling and dry dusk, the old owers close up and new ones chicken of the woods mushrooms, I have Another poisonous mushroom to be the root in the car, as it inundates the whole emerge. Grab yourself a chair, sit down in yet to see any this year. But the season is conscious of in late summer, as they are interior with its potent root beer essence. front of a patch and just wait; as the light long and they produce well into the fall. I abundant, are members of the Amanita You can gather sassafras leaves all summer, recedes, new owers will burst open right dehydrated a few pounds of reishi mush- family, which contain the deadliest mush- but its best to pick the newer, young before your eyes. My dad taught me this rooms in June and sent them o to friends rooms in the world. ey are beautiful, but emerging leaves for grinding. I dehydrate the summer ritual, as he always kept part of dealing with post-cancer treatments who the snow-white “destroying angel” is so leaves, put them in a co ee grinder and then his hillside in the backyard just for these are trying to boost their immune systems. common here. Half a mushroom can kill store them in an airtight glass container kept owers, and we never tired of watching I have had several calls recently asking an adult—learn to identify them and enjoy out of sunlight. the beauty unfold before our eyes. e rst for help identifying “unusual, orange their beauty. I am a big fan of adding wild edible time I saw them, it felt like I was watching a mushrooms” that have popped up. ey I nished drying and grinding my owers to our salads, as they are beautiful slow-motion ower dance from Disney. were not chanterelles, but instead jack-o- sassafras leaves, which are an unusual to look at and add bursts of color and My hope is that you enjoy the gi s of lantern mushrooms, which are beautiful, addition to our spice cabinet, but they are avor. One of my favorite summer owers summer, with its long, warm days and unusual and o en proli c in these parts— central in making a good gumbo and a nice is beebalm or wild bergamot; it is a joy to abundant harvests. and also highly poisonous. Jack-o-lantern addition to squash soups and stir-fries. pluck o a handful of scarlet-red ower mushrooms are responsible for more Sassafras is so abundant here in the bracts and add them to a salad or simply Contact Roger at mushroom poisonings in WNC than any mountains. When I walk through the woods, eat them as a trail nibble like honeysuckle. [email protected]. other mushroom. Unlike chanterelles, I love to pluck a newly emerging leaf and I also love beebalm for herbal tea mix- they grow in clusters and can get quite chew on it, as it has such a pleasing, mildly tures, as it dries bright-red and makes for large, and they always grow on wood, sweet, distinct avor and dissolves under the a colorful dried tea mixture. ere are although sometimes they appear to be tongue (with a slight mucilaginous quality). many varieties of bergamot growing in our
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THE FAIRVIEW TOWN CRIER August 2021 | 29 OUTSIDE CONSERVING CAROLINA
Opening Up Nature to More People
hen Alexla Perez-Sanchez was Summer of Service was life-changing, even a child, she and her mother “soul changing.” For the rst time, she was W couldn’t do much hiking. One able to discover her deep connection to time, they went to a hiking area, but they the natural world—and give back. couldn’t read the signs in English. ey Last year, she also made a trip to her didn’t know where to go, so just they sat in native Mexico, where she traveled with the car. Now, as a summer intern at Con- her cousins to see the monarch butter y serving Carolina, Perez-Sanchez is helping sanctuaries in the mountains. at journey to make the outdoors more inviting and helped her connect to her homeland as she accessible to more people. followed the route of the butter ies. is summer, she will lead a series of Perez-Sanchez is a graduate of Hender- bilingual walks, translate materials into son County Early College. She is a political Spanish, create youth-oriented social media science major at UNC-Asheville. And next content, and produce videos that engage year, she is headed to England to earn a people with conservation and wildlife. Masters in International Human Rights Law at the University of Essex. She is ”Being a part of a community interning with Conserving Carolina for 19 comes with many benefi ts, but weeks between late May and September, it also comes with challenges. before leaving to study abroad. ALEXLA PEREZSANCHEZ. PHOTO: ROSE LANE “I recognize that this internship is an We all hold the same amount opportunity that will help many people place on public lands that Conserving Car- Bird Atlas, community partnerships, and the of responsibility in making in the community feel included and olina has helped to create and will feature role of conservation in climate solutions. sure that our mountains, represented,” she said. “Being a part of a waterfalls, birdwatching, and a non-native For more information on the guided walks rivers, wildlife and community community comes with many bene ts, but invasive species scavenger hunt. and to read the full version of this article, go it also comes with challenges. We all hold Alexla is also translating into Spanish to Conserving Carolina’s website. members are thriving.“ the same amount of responsibility in mak- materials at Conserving Carolina’s trailheads, ing sure that our mountains, rivers, wildlife, as well as parts of the nonpro t’s website. Conserving Carolina is a nonprofi t that aims Perez-Sanchez is a rising senior at and community members are thriving. She will be producing a series of short social to protect land and water, restore our natural UNC–Asheville and a two-time alumna of She will be guiding a series of four media videos intended to engage young world, and inspire people to care for nature. Conserving Carolina’s Summer of Service, bilingual walks, which will take place at people. And she will produce a series of It maintains multiple properties and hiking which is a local AmeriCorps program DuPont State Recreational Forest, the Park videos that will help educate people about trails in the greater Fairview area. For more for young people between the ages of 17 at Flat Rock, Vaughn Creek Greenway, and wildlife and conservation. Topics may information, go to conservingcarolina.org or and 19. She says that her experience in the Brevard Greenway. e walks all take include gardening for butter ies, the NC call 697-5777.
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