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WJFD receivesgrant forequipment

Insurance Commis-sioner and State Fire Mar-shal Wayne Goodwin an-nounced Friday that WestJefferson Fire Departmentwas awarded a$13,291.45 grant throughthe 2010 Volunteer FireDepartment Fund fromthe State of North Caroli-na.

The check will bemailed to Chief GrantPrice to be used by the de-partment to purchaseneeded equipment. Theequipment is purchasedusing matching funds andmust be approved by theDepartment of InsuranceOffice of State Fire Mar-shal.

"Fire and rescue or-ganizations protect ourcommunities large andsmall across North Car-olina, but sometimes theirbudgets don't grow withtheir responsibilities,"Commissioner Goodwinsaid. "Our emergencyservice personnel shouldbe supported with the bestequipment and suppliesneeded to do their jobscorrectly and safely."

"I know the West Jef-ferson Fire Department,will use this money toserve their communityeven better," Goodwinadded. "Thank you, ChiefGrant Price, for all ofyour hard work andthanks to your dedicatedstaff."

Boccardy casecontinued

The case against JosephA. Boccardy of Crestonwas continued from lastThursday’s district courtand is scheduled to beheard at the Monday, Oct.4 session of district court.

Boccardy, the formerdirector of Ashe CountyParks and Recreation, wasarrested Aug. 20 by AsheCounty Sheriff’s Depart-ment and NC SBI for oper-ating an indoor hydroponicmarijuana growing opera-tion at his residence in theRock Creek community ofCreston. Charges includedmaintaining a vehicle anddwelling place for keepingand selling marijuana,manufacturing marijuana,processing with intent tosell and deliver marijuana,and felony possession, andpossession of a firearm bya felon.

Boccardy resignedfrom his position with thecounty March 4.

West JeffersonPolice Chief resigns

West Jefferson PoliceChief Brian Grogan hasannounced plans that heis leaving his postWednesday.

Grogan told the Jef-ferson Post that the deci-sion had been in theworks for some time andthat he had talked withtown officials about thematter.

Checkjeffersonpost.com formore on the chief's deci-sion to leave.

• Clyde Edmondson• Michael Perry

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Crumpler man arrested for break-insAshe County Sheriff

James Williams an-nounced on Thursday thearrest of Gabriel DeanMiller, 33, of Crumpler,on three counts of break-ing, entering and larceny.These break-ins occurredfrom early September2009 through August2010.

Victim of the firstbreak-in was Mary AnnFaw of Fleetwood. Prop-erty was taken in theamount of $7,683. Ninety

percent of this propertyhas been recovered.

Victim of the secondbreak-in was Dale Brine-gar of Crumpler. Propertywas taken in the amountof $2,195 with 95 percentrecovery.

Victim of the thirdbreak-in was Nancy Gre-gory of Crumpler, with$15,000 in propertystolen, and a recovery of98 percent.

Investigation has re-sulted in other charges

from the Galax, VA area.Property stolen there wasapproximately $11,000with 99 percent recovered.

Investigation beganwhen Ashe County detec-tives learned of the arrestof Miller in Boone onSept. 15 of this year forbreaking and entering of amotor vehicle. Miller livedin the Crumpler areawhere there had beenbreaking and enteringevents reported. Investi-gation was begun and re-

sulted in Miller’s arrest onThursday in Ashe.

Miller is currently inthe Ashe County Deten-tion Center under a se-cured bond of $60,000.Hearing is set for Sept.30.

Investigation is contin-uing and it is suspectedthat Miller may be re-sponsible for other break-ins.

(Information providedby the Ashe County Sher-iff’s Department.) Gabriel Dean Miller

Filming beginson ‘Sins ofAshe County’BY LINDA BURCHETTE

ASSISTANT EDITOR

Director MichaelaKelleher announces thatfilming has begun for “Sinsof Ashe County,” an origi-nal screenplay of hers be-gun several years ago. It isan independent film aboutthe last public hanging inNorth Carolina, the execu-tion of Will Banks for theshooting of his uncle,Frank McMillan. Kellehercast the movie and filmed atrailer in Wilkes Countylast year, and has had tomake a number of castchanges since then. She re-ports filming began thispast weekend in AydenCounty.

“After four years ofchallenges, heartache,rewrites and cast changes,‘Sins of Ashe County’ start-ed filming inAyden/Grifton NC Septem-ber 25/26,” Kelleher writes.“There have been severalcasting changes which canbe seen and noted on thenew and improved websiteatwww.sinsofashecounty.com. The moral and financialsupport for this film hasbeen overwhelming and thecounty has embraced uswith open arms. The actorsare working for film creditsonly, because they believein the story and I alwayspromote the folks in AsheCounty who've told the sto-ry long before I camealong.”

Kelleher said she hadhoped to film most of themovie in Ashe County atthe 1904 courthouse, but

had to find a new locationbecause the courtroom areain which she had hoped tofilm the courtroom sceneshas not yet been renovated.She does plan some filmingin Ashe.

“The success of my filmwill bring recognition andincrease tourism in AsheCounty, as people will wantto visit the actual places thestory took place,” Kelleherwrites. “My former produc-er is also making a docu-mentary on the story ofWill Banks, and that's go-ing to add to the allure ofthe county as well. As I seeit, everybody will benefitfrom the fruits of my laborand I've always wantednothing less. I love and re-spect Ashe County. Thepeople are wonderful folkswho would give the shirtoff their backs for you.”

“As our budget grows Iintend to film some scenicshots and maybe somecrowd scenes in AsheCounty; however, my heartaches that the original AsheCounty courthouse won't

Michaela Kelleher

See Sins, Page 5

Post photo/Linda Burchette

Fruits & vegetables in seasonNothing says autumn like a big pumpkin. Or several for that matter. Andthe favorite autumn vegetable comes in all sizes as seen Saturday at theAshe County Farmers Market in West Jefferson. The market offers locallygrown fruits and vegetables in season and even hosts several bakingevents to showcase those tasty treats. Recent contests have been held forfruit pies and cakes, and Saturday featured contests for apple pies. Judgesincluded Lynn Howard, deputy commissioner of agriculture for NorthCarolina and his wife, Linda, from Granite Falls along with US Rep. VirginiaFoxx and NC Rep. Cullie Tarleton. It was a non-partisan contest, Foxxquipped. Local judges were Ric Caine and Carol Dodson. Winners wereMary Roberts for crumb apple pie and Mary Catherine Stanley for regularapple pie. Market visitors were also treated to barbecue from profession-ally certified barbecue judge and barbecue chef James E. Killian. Watchupcoming editions for more photos and information from the market.

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Learn about the latestin telephone technolo-gy at the Oct. 2 annualmeeting of SkyLineM e m b e r s h i pCorporation, and seean interesting historyof SkyLine at theMuseum of AsheCounty History in the1904 courthouse inJefferson.

SkyLine meetingset Oct. 2 at ACHS

The 54th Annual Meet-ing of SkyLine Member-ship Corporation is sched-uled for Saturday, Oct. 2, atAshe County High Schoolin West Jefferson. SkyLinecustomers who have activememberships in the cooper-ative are invited.

This year, member reg-istration will be scheduledfrom 8 to 10:15 a.m. in thecommons area, followed bythe business meeting in theauditorium at 10:30 a.m.The business meeting willinclude reports from offi-cers, election of directorsand recognition of partici-

pants of the following Sky-Line youth programs: theFrank James-SkyLineScholarship, Foundationfor Rural Service (FRS)Scholarship, N.C. Coopera-tive Leadership Confer-ence, National Institute onCooperative Education andFoundation for Rural Ser-vice (FRS) Youth Tour.

Three members havebeen nominated for elec-tion to the board for athree-year term, includingincumbent director R.C.Mitchell of Alleghany

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On Sept. 23, the nextround of provisions of thefederal health care reformbill, also called the Afford-able Care Act, went intoeffect. Many of these pro-visions provide new or ex-panded benefits that serveas consumer protectionsfor health insurance cover-age.

“The good news forconsumers is that they willbegin seeing increasedhealth insurance benefitsthat weren’t offered be-fore,” said CommissionerWayne Goodwin. “Further,consumers will begin see-ing an increased level oftransparency, includingplain-language explana-tions and definitions frominsurance companies. Ihope this increased trans-parency will help con-sumers have a better un-derstanding of their healthinsurance coverage.”

For new health insur-ance plans with plan yearsbeginning on or after Sept.23, the Affordable CareAct makes the followingchanges:

Annual and LifetimeLimits – At the new planyear, plans may not containlifetime limits on essentialbenefits. This provision ap-plies to all plans. Annuallimits will be phased outthrough 2014 for all plans,except grandfathered indi-vidual plans. Check withyour insurance company tosee if this applies to yourpolicy before you renew.

Rescissions – Rescis-sion is when an insurancecompany retroactively can-cels your policy. The Af-fordable Care Act bansrescissions except in casesof fraud or intentional mis-representation of materialfact. You must be notifiedprior to the cancellation,and you will be able to

have the decision reviewedunder your policies inter-nal appeal/grievance pro-cedures. This provision ap-plies to all types of healthinsurance plans.

Preventive Health Ser-vices – A wide range ofpreventive care includingimmunizations, well babyand child screenings, andwell women exams mustbe covered without cost-sharing under all non-grandfathered plans. For anexact list of what preven-tive services are availablewithout cost-sharing, con-tact your insurance compa-ny.

Adult Dependent Cov-erage – Plans that coverdependent children mustextend coverage until thechild’s 26th birthday. Thisapplies to both individualand group health plans,however before 2014,group health plans will berequired to cover adultchildren only if the adultchild is not eligible for em-ployer-sponsored cover-age. Adult children cannotbe charged more than anyother dependent.

Preexisting ConditionExclusions – BeginningSept. 23, 2010, childrenunder 19 years of age can-not be denied coverage orbenefits based on medicalstatus or past illnesses.This applies to all plans ex-cept grandfathered individ-ual plans.

The Affordable CareAct also eliminates pre-ex-isting condition exclusionsfor everyone starting in2014. Until 2014, eachstate will have a federalhigh risk pool that providesinsurance coverage forpeople with pre-existingconditions. In North Car-olina, Inclusive Health ad-ministers the federal highrisk pool alongside the ex-

isting state high risk pool.For more information, con-sumers should contact In-clusive Health at 866-665-2117 or www.inclusive-health.org.

There are also increasedprovisions included in theAffordable Care Act thathelp consumers when theymust appeal a claim denial;North Carolina already hasa program that helps con-sumers appeal their healthinsurance denials. The De-partment’s Healthcare Re-view Program providesconsumer counseling forworking through insurancecompany internal appealsas well as coordinates ex-ternal appeals by inde-pendent experts. Con-sumers who receive ahealth insurance claim de-nial should call the Health-care Review Program at877-885-0231.

The Affordable CareAct does not require peo-ple to change their existingcoverage and/or find newcoverage if they are satis-fied with their currenthealth insurance policy. Ifa health insurance plan ex-isted as of March 23, 2010— the date the AffordableCare Act was enacted —the plan is known as a“grandfathered plan.”Grandfathered plans areexempt from most changesrequired by the AffordableCare Act. However, if theplan significantly reducesbenefits or increases de-ductibles, copayments,and/or an employee‘s shareof premium contributions,it will lose its grandfa-thered status and its ex-emptions.

For more informationabout the Affordable CareAct, visitwww.ncdoi.com/healthcar-ereform or www.health-care.gov.

National Committee for the NewRiver (NCNR) is working with Asheand Watauga counties on drug take backprograms in the coming weeks. Theprograms are a nationwide activity thatdoes two important things: they keepdrugs out of drinking water and naturalwaterways (like the New River) by pro-viding safe disposal sites -- rather thanyour toilet -- and they help keep drugsout of the hands of potential drugabusers. If you have unused or expiredprescription drugs, over-the-countermedications or other medical suppliesyou can drop them off for safe disposal.

In Ashe County, NCNR staff will beworking at Project Drug Drop on Satur-day, Oct. 16, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.Bring your medications and over-the-counter drugs to one of three locations:Food Lion parking lot in Jefferson; inWarrensville across from LifeStoreBank; or in West Jefferson at the MountJefferson Road LifeStore Bank nearWalMart.

In Watauga County, Operation Medi-cine Cabinet will be held Friday, Oct 1,at the Plemmons Student Union at Ap-palachian State from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.And on Saturday, Oct. 2, from 10 a.m.to 2 p.m. at the Foscoe Fire Department,

and the three Food Lion stores in thecounty (Highway 321 in Boone, High-way 421 at Deep Gap, and at the Blow-ing Rock store).

The Take-Back Prescription DrugDay held on Sept. 25 stated: Join theDrug Enforcement Administration(DEA) and local partners at sites acrossthe country to safely dispose of ex-pired, unused, and unwanted prescrip-tion medicines. The service is free andanonymous, no questions asked. Col-lection sites in every local communitycan be found by going to www.dea.govorhttps://www.deadiversion.usdoj.gov/NTBI/NTBI-PUB.do?_flowId=public-flow

This site will be continuously up-dated with new take-back locations.Other participants in this initiative in-clude the White House Office of Na-tional Drug Control Policy; the Part-nership for a Drug-Free America; theInternational Association of Chiefs ofPolice; the National Association of At-torneys General; the National Associa-tion of Boards of Pharmacy; the Feder-ation of State Medical Boards; and theNational District Attorneys Associa-tion.

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OBITUARIES

Millard ‘Clyde’EdmondsonCreston, NC

December 19, 1933September 24, 2010

Millard “Clyde” Ed-mondson, 76, of Creston,passed away Friday morn-ing, Sept. 24, 2010, at Car-olinas Medical Center inCharlotte surrounded byhis family.

Born Tuesday, Dec. 19,1933 in Ashe County toMid and Jessie Roland Ed-mondson, Clyde was thefirst of five children. Heserved in the U.S. AirForce during the KoreanWar. He attended Ap-palachian State University,Ohio State University, EastTennessee State Universityand graduated from Ten-nessee Tech Universitywith a degree in electricalengineering.

Clyde was employedwith General Electric as anengineer until he returnedhome to Ashe County toown and operate KnoxKnitting Company. Post-re-tirement Clyde embarkedupon a third career as a realestate agent working first

with Dogwood Realty fol-lowed by Century 21. Dur-ing his life he was also atree farmer, a nurserygrower and served as anAshe County commission-er.

Clyde is survived by hiswife of 45 years, MargaretKnox Edmondson, andtheir children, Robert andwife, Ann, of Raleigh,Richard and companion,Robin, of GlendaleSprings, and Kara of Char-lotte; four grandchildren,Riley, Lauren, Will andElise; and three sisters,Eloise Price of War-rensville, Carolyn Colvardof West Jefferson and JoyWilliams of Goode, VA.

Clyde was predeceased

by his brother, Larry Ed-mondson.

He leaves behind acommunity of friends towhom he was alwaysavailable and willing tohelp living out his beliefthat charity truly begins athome.

The family receivedfriends at Boone FamilyFuneral Home on Sunday,Sept. 26, at 1 p.m. A me-morial service followed inthe Chapel beginning at 3p.m. with the Rev. RickeyMitchell and Dr. CalvinMiller officiating. Burialfollowed in AshelawnMemorial Gardens Ceme-tery.

Those considering acontribution are asked toconsider American CancerSociety, c/o Rena Adams,372 Oscar Day Road, Jef-ferson, NC 28640 or theAmerican Heart Associa-tion, c/o June Weaver, POBox 791, Jefferson, NC28640.

Condolences may besent to the family atwww.boonefuneralhome.com.

Boone Family FuneralHome of West Jefferson isin charge of these arrange-ments.

Michael PerryCreston, NC

Died September 23,2010

Michael Perry, age 52,of Creston, passed awayThursday, Sept. 23, 2010 inCreston.

Funeral services wereheld on Monday, Sept. 27,at 1:30 p.m. at Boone Fam-ily Funeral Home Chapelwith the Rev. John Elledgeofficiating. Burial followedin Ashelawn MemorialGardens Cemetery.

The family received

friends from 12-1:30 p.m.on Monday, prior to the fu-neral service.

Mr. Perry is survived by

his mother, Georgia RoarkPerry of West Jefferson; asister, Sherrie Phillips andhusband, Mick, of WestJefferson; and severalnieces and nephews.

The family requests nofood please!

The family met at thehome of Georgia Perry at291 Beaver Drive in WestJefferson.

You may give the familyyour condolences at ourwebsite www.boonefuner-alhome.com.

Boone Family FuneralHome of West Jefferson isin charge of these arrange-ments.

Plan safe disposal of oldprescription medicine

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HEALTH

Additional healthcare reformprovisions go into effect

Chambermembershipdrive extended

The Ashe CountyChamber of Com-merce will extend itsMembership Cam-paign to Friday, Oct.15.

The primary pur-pose of the Member-ship Campaign is toadd more representa-tion from local and re-gional businesses.Board member andCampaign ChairmanScott Ballard said thatthe consensus was toextend the campaign,“to follow up on all ofthe initial contacts andto gather further feed-back from the busi-ness community at-large.” Ballard addedthat the campaign,“has been successfulso far in a variety ofways. Having our dy-namic group of boardmembers and volun-teers out and interact-ing with the commu-

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Putting the garden to bedBY DIANE LABONTE

ASHE COUNTY GARDEN CLUB

After canning that last batch of tomatoes, we’reready for that garden to give us a few months’ rest.But taking a few more steps this fall will ease thework next spring.

September is the time to beef up the lawn withaeration, lime, fertilizer, and over seeding to fill inthe sparse or bare spots. A soil test, free from the Co-operative Extension Service, will tell you how muchof each component to use. Fescue loves the coolweather and will set good roots now, giving it a headstart next spring.

It’s important to clean out debris like weed andleaves. These can shelter damaging pests and theireggs, or provide the prolonged dampness that bene-fits fungal infestations. Till the debris in, or compostwhat you can, but discard seed-bearing weeds or anydiseased foliage. Tender plants can be protected fromfreezing weather by using straw or peat moss to coverthe crown and base roots. A tomato cage helps keepthe covering in place, but remove it before the newshoots sprout next year.

Garden soil is best prepared in the autumn, sincein spring it’s often too wet to work the soil withoutrisk of compacting it. So take advantage of the typi-cally drier fall weather to add organic amendmentsand till it in. This will also leave the loosened soil ex-posed to the cold weather, effectively killing offharmful insects that were over-wintering under-ground.

This is a good time to plant trees and shrubs. Theground won’t freeze for a couple more months, sothey have the opportunity to set out roots and beready for a spring growth spurt. However, you shouldnot do any pruning in the fall. Wait until late winterwhen the shrubs are dormant. However, ‘bleeder’trees like birch or maple shouldn’t be pruned untilthey break dormancy in the spring, so their woundswill heal quickly.

Garlic and shallots can be planted now and will beready for a June harvest, but wait until November orDecember to plant spring-flowering bulbs. Then praythe deer and squirrels will leave you enough to enjoylater.

Are you tired out now? Go sit by the fire and en-joy a long winter’s rest. You deserve it.

Best cakes of the countyA cake baking contest

on Saturday, Sept. 4 at theAshe County FarmersMarket had two categories:layered cake (won by MaryRoberts of Jefferson) andpound cake (won by KimMoretz of Creston). Thewinners each received a$20 gift certificate fromthe Ashe County FarmersMarket, and their recipesare listed below. The mar-ket is open Saturdays 8a.m. to 1 p.m. and Wednes-days 2-5 p.m. on the Back-street in West Jefferson.

Pound Cake:Kim Moretz of Creston

Kentucky Pound Cake2 cups sugar1-1/2 cup vegetable oil4 eggs1-1/2 teaspoon nutmeg1-1/2 teaspoon cinna-

mon2-1/4 cups self-rising

flour1 small can crushed

pineapple1 cup chopped nuts

Cream sugar and oil.Add eggs, beat well. Nextadd nutmeg and cinnamon;then add flour, pineappleand nuts.

Bake at 325 degrees for45 minutes to 1 hour.

Layer Cake:Mary Roberts of Jeffer-

son

Fudgy Pudgy Cake1/2 cup baking cocoa1 cup hot water3/4 cup butter, softened2-3/4 cups packed

brown sugar3 eggs2-1/2 cups all-purpose

flour2 teaspoons baking soda1 teaspoon baking pow-

der3/4 teaspoon salt1 cup buttermilk1-1/2 teaspoons vanilla

extract

Filling:1 cup sugar2 tablespoons corn-

starch

1 cup milk2 teaspoons vanilla ex-

tract1 cup butter, softened

Glaze:1/4 cup butter, softened2 tablespoons baking

cocoa1/4 cup milk2 cups confectioners’

sugarChocolate curls, option-

al

In a small bowl, com-bine cocoa and hot wateruntil smooth; cool. In alarge mixing bowl, creambutter and brown sugar.Add eggs, one at a time,beating well after each.Combine the flour, bakingsoda, baking powder andsalt; add to creamed mix-ture alternately with but-termilk and cocoa mixture.Stir in vanilla.

Pour into 3 greased andwaxed paper lined 9-inchround baking pans. Bakeat 350 for 20-25 minutesor until a toothpick comes

out clean. Cool for 10minutes; remove frompans to wire racks to coolcompletely.

In a small saucepan,combine sugar and corn-starch. Gradually stir inmilk until smooth. Bringto a boil; cook and stir for2 minutes or until thick-ened. Remove from heat;stir in vanilla. Cool com-pletely. In a small bowl,cream butter. Graduallybeat in cooled mixture.

Place one cake layer ona serving plate; spreadwith half of the filling.Repeat layers. Top withremaining cake.

For glaze, in a smallsaucepan, melt butter; stirin cocoa until smooth.Add milk. Bring to a boil.Remove from the heat.With an electric mixer,beat in confectioners’ sug-ar until blended. Cool for15-20 minutes; spreadover top of cake. Garnishwith chocolate curls if de-sired. Store in the refrig-erator.

Cleaning up for charityPhoto submitted

On Saturday, Sept. 11, Becky & Company held aTopless Car Wash to benefit Breast CancerAwareness. More than a dozen volunteers, notincluding Becky's employees turned out to help.The rain did cause the car wash to close earlier thanexpected, but did not dampen the spirits of thoseinvolved and Becky & Company was able to raiseover $200 in just over 2 hours! Proceeds will begiven to Women In Touch of Ashe County, a charitythat helps Ashe County women who are battlingbreast cancer. Becky & Company would like tothank all those who turned out to help with the carwash and those who gave to this great charity.

Summit Support Servicesrecognizes staff

Summit Support Services recentlyheld an appreciation dinner to recognizetheir Direct Care staff in honor of Na-tional Direct Support ProfessionalsRecognition Week. Shari Rognstad, Ex-ecutive Director of Summit says, “Weare proud to honor the employees ofSummit who provide direct care. Theywork hard to build a trusted relationshipwith each of the people we support andkeep them connected to the community.”

The ceremony included words of in-spiration from many of those in atten-dance before each staff person was rec-ognized individually.

Denise Lawless was recognized forher long-standing service of 32 years tothe organization. Other staff who haveworked steadfastly for over 20 years in-clude Michael Krages, and RobertaDurham.

Dawn Zachary, Maria Williams, JackLawless, Sarah Osborne, Tracy Os-borne, Noreen Wilcox, Kathy Cornettand Patricia Hanley were recognized for

over 10 years of diligent service. Peggy Blevins, Anna DeBord, Lisa

Pridgen, Alex Wray, Beth Jones, BrendaLyalls, and Tammy Burgess haveworked loyally for seven years or more.

Jean Baldwin, Amanda Lewis, Shar-lene May, Kaye Peneger, Garry Snow,and Rick Burgess were commended forfour and five years of service.

Employees who have worked twoyears or less are Chris Ray, Debbie Lis-cum, David Hoyle, Kim, Dalessandro,and Dustin Burgess.

Certificates and goodie bags werepassed out to everyone present. The or-ganization is delighted to have this op-portunity to formally recognize and ap-preciate the many tasks each staff per-son does to assist the people they sup-port. The work is never ending and thepay does not reflect the responsibilitiesof each staff member. They are instru-mental in creating a safe environmentand making the life of the individualwhom they support fulfilled and happy.

Photo submitted

Attending the recent awards ceremony for Summit Support Staff membersare, from left, bottom row: Jack Lawless, Shari Rognstad, Michael Krages,Sharlene May, Amanda Lewis , Denise Lawless; standing: Debbie Liscum,Brenda Lyall, Kaye Penegar, Anna DeBord, Peggy Blevins, Noreen Wilcox,Dawn Zachary, Kathy Cornett, Brenda Church, Chris Ray, Jean Baldwin,Beth Jones, and Garry Snow.

Ashby Roten family’s 30 year reunionPhoto submitted

The Ashby Roten Family Reunion was held the weekend of Aug. 6-8 at theBaptist Campground. The family of Zella Blevins Ashby Roten joined togeth-er this year to celebrate their 30th anniversary of the reunion which beganin 1980. The turnout was excellent with 63 out of 86 family members pres-ent. Zella’s immediate descendents and their extended families arestretched across America from California to Massachusetts to Georgia andmany places in-between. All in attendance donned blue and green matchingt-shirts to represent their unity and love in celebration of their 30th years.They all joined hands in an unbroken circle of family love and unity andgave thanks for the many years they have come together under the name oftheir matriarch, Zella. Activities the group enjoyed included tubing andcanoeing down the New river, playing games, telling stories around thecampfire, and lots of laughter. There was an abundance of good food andfellowship.

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The annual Virginia Carolina HighSchool Reunion was held at the AsheShrine Club building in Jefferson onAug. 21 from 1-5 p.m. There were 133alumni, spouses and friends present. Thegroup enjoyed a delicious meal cateredby the Winners Circle Restaurant.

Alumni traveled from Tennessee,South Carolina, Michigan, Florida,Maryland and of course Virginia andNorth Carolina to attend the reunion.

A drawing for door prizes was heldfor gift certificates for Walmart and

Lowes Home Improvement, severalhandcrafted items by alumni, and otherdonated items.

After old friendships were renewed,plans were made to hold another schoolreunion next year, probably Aug. 27,2011. Announcements will be mailedduring May/June of next year. If youwould like to get on the mailing list,contact F.A. Stump, 801 Cambell GlenLane, Winston-Salem, NC 27103, tele-phone 336-785-1438, or email: tree-docker@juno.com.

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COMMENTARY

Water: Our most important issueThe hot, dry summer of

2010 ends with almost one-third of North Carolina’scounties in drought condi-tions while the rest are ab-normally dry. Once againwe are getting warning sig-nals that we must addressthe issue of water.

North Carolina has al-ways considered itself awater-rich state, but a sixtypercent growth in popula-tion since 1980 and fre-quent droughts are taxingour water supplies. If cen-sus estimates prove correctwe will gain three millionmore residents in the nexttwenty years, further strain-ing precious water re-sources.

Too frequently we haveabundant water where thereis little population growthand growing populationswhere there is little surpluswater. Future water re-sources are going to betough and expensive topursue. If we started tomor-row to build a new reser-voir, it would easily takemore than thirty years tobring a water supply onlinedue to land accumulation,permitting and constructionfactors.

Approximately seventypercent of our municipali-

ties or counties operatetheir own water systems.Our state has more smallwater systems than any inthe nation. In communitiesof 2,500 or less, 138 of the214 water systems are los-ing money and unable tomaintain existing systems.The Local GovernmentCommission has issued let-ters to about 125 water sys-tems warning of their con-tinued viability. Many ex-panded their water systemsfor large textile or industri-al users only to have theselarge users close theirdoors, leaving the watersystems financially insol-vent. Most public operatorsdon’t charge rates suffi-

cient to provide full cost ofservice.

Many public policy de-cisions surround the watertopic. Is clean water a rightor a privilege? Are you en-titled to use all you want?Do we continue to believethat the water under yourland belongs to you alone?How can we best move wa-ter where it is needed whileprotecting current users?How can we pay for new orexpanded water systems?Should larger, wealthierwater systems help subsi-dize poorer ones? Is thetask of providing water apublic enterprise or shouldprivate for-profit systemsbe favored? What role doeslegislation and regulationplay in water issues?

It is time North Carolinafocused on these and otherquestions so as to avoid thesevere crisis the AtlantaMetro area has experiencedsince the 1990’s. Leadersthere ignored the warningsignals of rapid growth anddrought for too long. Sixmajor lawsuits, regionalhostilities, drastic restric-tions and stymied econom-ic growth resulted from notdealing with water sup-plies, growing demand andallocation issues in a timely

manner. After more thanfifteen years, these issuesstill are not fully resolved.

North Carolina isn’t atthat point…yet. Unless weaddress and resolve waterissues we could be. It istime for the discussion tobegin in earnest. Some ofNorth Carolina’s mostknowledgeable experts onwater will assemble inRaleigh on October 12 fora day-long conferencecalled NC H2O. They willspeak of our current situa-tion and outline future de-cisions that need making.The public is welcome.More details can be ob-tained from the sponsoringorganization NC SPIN ontheir web site www.nc-spin.com.

Clean water is essentialfor life and for the future ofNorth Carolina. It is thebiggest issue facing ourstate and deserves our fullattention now, before it istoo late.

Tom Campbell is formerassistant North CarolinaState Treasurer and is cre-ator/host of NC SPIN, aweekly statewide televisiondiscussion of NC issuesairing Sundays at 6 a.m. onWLOS-TV. Contact him atwww.ncspin.com.

Following a foreign exampleBY KELLIE SLAPPEY

Conservatives havebeen repeatedly calledxenophobic because oftheir criticism of judgeswho consider foreign lawwhen interpreting theU.S. Constitution. Just inthe last month, The NewYork Times ran an edito-rial praising SupremeCourt Justice Ruth BaderGinsburg as brave forsuggesting that we couldlearn something from ob-serving others nations’laws. Ginsburg even wentas far as to conjure up theFounders to support herviews, citing the Federal-ist Papers several times toremind us that we “oughtnot to be altogether igno-rant of the law of na-tions.”

I wonder, however, ifJustice Ginsburg or theTimes would be as sym-pathetic to other nations’laws when it comes to theissue of, for example, an-chor babies and citizen-ship? America seems tobe one of the only devel-oped nations left that stillallow illegal aliens togain full citizenship fortheir children by merelygiving birth on U.S. soil.

In Britain, at least oneof the parents must haveBritish citizenship for thatcitizenship to be passedon to the child. Nobirthright citizenship ex-ists in Sweden, either. Atleast one parent must be aSwedish citizen for citi-zenship to pass on to achild born on Swedishsoil. Although Canadadoes grant citizenship tochildren born on Canadi-an soil, the nation doesnot grant benefits such asmedical care or educationto the noncitizen parents.

Or how about corpo-

rate income tax rates?Our corporate income taxrate has fallen out of stepwith the rest of the indus-trialized world. Accord-ing to the Tax Founda-tion, America continuesto enforce the second-highest overall corporateincome tax among indus-trialized countries, with acombined federal andstate rate of 39.1 percent.

Corporate income tax-es offer an example ofdouble taxation becausethe same income is taxedfirst as profit and then asecond time as individualincome when distributedas dividends to sharehold-ers. The corporate taxburden is not ultimatelyborne by the actual corpo-rations as many believe,but by shareholders,workers, and consumers.

As other nations likeCanada, Sweden, and theCzech Republic have re-cently made cuts to theircorporate rate, it becomesharder for the UnitedStates to attract corpora-tions and improve capital,jobs, and economicgrowth. A study releasedby economists from theOrganization for Econom-ic Cooperation and De-velopment argues thatcorporate taxes are themost harmful to a nationwhen it comes to econom-ic growth.

If the United Stateswants to stay globallycompetitive, we must beaware of what other na-tions are doing to attractbusiness and alter ourlaws accordingly. PerhapsJustice Ginsburg, TheNew York Times, and lib-erals should “not be alto-gether ignorant of the lawof nations.”

Kellie Slappey is an in-tern for the John LockeFoundation.

Tom Campbell

We shouldn't bail out foreign companiesBY MICHAEL MARIOTTE

AMERICAN FORUM

American taxpayersbailed out the banks. Theybailed out auto manufactur-ers. But at least they wereour banks and automakers.Now, taxpayers are onceagain being asked to lend ahand. This time it's to sub-sidize multi-billion-dollarforeign companies withnames like Toshiba, Hi-tachi and Areva. If the go-ing gets rough for them,taxpayers will be forced todig into their pockets tobail them out, too.

America needs to investin new forms of energy: tocombat climate change andincrease security by reduc-ing our dependence on for-eign suppliers. But that re-ality is being used by someon Capitol Hill to justifythe expenditure of billionsof dollars to construct newnuclear reactors – a high-cost, high-risk gamble.

Various proposals inboth the House and Senatecall for as much as $54 bil-lion in taxpayer-suppliedloan guarantees for new re-actors. Another bill wouldput no ceiling on theamount of guarantees.

In the haste to make thecase for these massive pub-lic investments there’s onedetail that rarely receivesmuch mention: The con-

struction push will largelybenefit global companiesand overseas workers.They get the profits; U.S.taxpayers assume the risks.

All 18 of the energycompanies seeking ap-proval to build new reac-tors will be relying on for-eign manufacturers to fillthe bulk of their orders.That means revenue andjobs in Japan and France,not Ohio or North Carolinaor any other state.

Foreign involvement innuclear construction in thiscountry goes even deeperthan manufacturing. Tworeactor projects at the headof the line for federal loanguarantees have foreign in-vestors. Calvert Cliffs inMaryland is dominated bythe French government-owned EDF Group andAreva (Constellation Ener-gy is also a partner) andthe South Texas Project is apartnership between NRGEnergy of New Jersey,Toshiba and Tokyo ElectricPower Company, both ofJapan. A third reactor proj-ect awaiting approval, NineMile Point in New York,also is co-owned by Con-stellation and EDF.

Earlier this year, Sen.Charles Schumer (D-NY)took issue with the fact thatfederal stimulus moneywas being used to purchaseforeign-made equipmentfor solar and wind projects.

That money should bespent here, Schumer ar-gued, not abroad. Unfortu-nately, that same questionhas not been raised when itcomes to insuring billionsin nuclear investments.

Each of these new reac-tors is estimated to costabout $10 billion or more.If the projects fail – and theCongressional Budget Of-fice has put the odds of thathappening at 50-50 – U.S.taxpayers will be forced tofoot the bill to make goodon the debt. In other words,another bailout to benefitAreva or Toshiba or Hi-tachi.

Why are U.S. taxpayersbeing asked to stake prof-itable global companieslooking to make money inAmerican markets? WallStreet is gun-shy. Investorsthere have looked at therisks of nuclear power andsaid no. So, to get theseprojects moving, nuclearbackers in Washingtonhave volunteered the tax-payers.

Why aren’t U.S. compa-nies vying for these proj-ects?

The U.S. nuclear manu-facturing industry is mori-bund, its production facili-ties shuttered. No new re-actors have been ordered inthis country since PaloVerde in 1973.

Once, the number ofU.S. suppliers licensed to

produce nuclear-gradebuilding components was400; now it is down to 80.Today, for example, theonly companies capable ofbuilding giant steel reactorvessels are located inJapan, China and Russia.While some new manufac-turing capacity is being de-veloped in the U.S., it willbe years, if ever, before itcould play a major role inreactor construction. Thusthe U.S. is forced to lookoverseas for the foresee-able future.

We live in a globaleconomy. American con-sumers are accustomed toseeing foreign-made labelson their clothing, cars andcomputers. Foreign invest-ment in the U.S. is nothingnew, either.

But what sets apart thislatest entry into the U.S.market is the fact that whenit comes to nuclear expan-sion, Washington wantstaxpayers to take the riskout of making those invest-ments. That wouldn’t makesense even if the nuclearcompanies’ owners were allliving on Main Street. Itmakes absolutely no senseto expect U.S. taxpayers tobail out foreign companies– or the French government– if things go sour.

Mariotte is ExecutiveDirector of the Nuclear In-formation and ResourceService.

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nity has been positive andenergizing for us individu-ally and for the Chamberas a whole.”

The Ashe Chamber isparticularly pleased that itsmake-up reflects the dy-namic nature of the localeconomy. Fully 85 percentof its membership is madeof small businesses withfive or less employees andmany services of theChamber are geared direct-ly towards these members.

The cost of a typicalsmall business member-

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Guide. New (and existingmembers) can also displaytheir rack and businesscards at the Chamber'sheavily-trafficked locationon the square in downtownWest Jefferson. Call 846-9550 for more information.

This fall, Cub Scoutsand Boy Scouts acrossNorthwest North Carolinawill introduce a whole newlineup of Trail’s End pop-corn products for their an-nual fundraiser – thebiggest change in 30 years.Since 1980, Americanshave generously supportedScouting with their pur-chases of Trail's End mi-crowave popcorn and readyto eat popcorn treats. Whenthe popcorn goes on saleOctober 1st, Scouts haveevery reason to believe thatthe public will eat it up.

This year’s fundraisingsale occurs during the BoyScouts of America's 100thanniversary, and will runthe entire from October 1stto October 31st.

The Trail’s End popcornsale is integral in helpingpay for local Scouting pro-grams here in NorthwestNorth Carolina. The part-nership with Trail’s End isgreat because of the enor-mous return Scouts receiveon their sale, with morethan 70% of the purchaseprice going to fund local

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products are healthier, tastebetter, and come in all-newpackaging. In addition,consumers will get approx-imately 20% more productthan last year without hav-ing to pay extra.

Unbelievable Butter mi-crowave, Butter Light mi-crowave and ready to eatCheese Corn are now madewith canola oil, contain 0grams of trans fats and lowsaturated fat. The mi-crowave products havenew "Butter Burst" flavor-

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Supporting Scoutingyear-round is simple andeasy to do online atwww.trails-end.com. Pop-corn can be ordered on thewebsite and received direct-ly from Trail’s End, withScouts still realizing thegreat 70% return.

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The Old Hickory Coun-cil serves eight counties inthe Piedmont Triad andNorthwest North CarolinaArea covering Alleghany,Ashe, Forsyth, Stokes, Sur-ry, Watauga, Wilkes, andYadkin Counties, anddraws nearly 17,000 youthannually in programs in-cluding Cub Scouts, BoyScouts, Venturing, Explor-ers, and Learning for Life.More information aboutScouting and the Old Hick-ory Council is available atwww.oldhickorycouncil.org.

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be ready for me to film in thisyear and next, but there are sever-al counties in the east who areanxious for me to use theirs.”

Some people have criticizedKelleher’s interpretation of thestory, but she argues that the storyitself would make a great docu-mentary, but that’s not what sheset out to do. “In order to attractattention, and bring people in,you’ve got to spice it up a littlebit,” she said.

“Although my screenplay isoriginal, the story of Will Banksisn't,” Kelleher said. “My screen-play is a natural progression offormer works of art. A specialthanks to Bill Baker for writingthe first stage play about Will

Banks and to Jerry Brown forwriting the book called BanksCrossing: The Hanging of WillBanks. There’s also StephenShoemaker who painted the firstever painting of the execution.These gentlemen have beentelling this story long before Icame along and I'm honored tohave known them.”

Kelleher describes the storybehind the execution: “WillBanks shot his uncle FrankMcMillan in 1905 at CoxesGrove Baptist Church in AsheCounty over $1.50. That was alot of money back then andFrank threatened to kill Banks ifhe didn’t leave him alone aboutit. Tempers flared one Sunday af-

ternoon and Banks shot Frank inself-defense. Realizing hewouldn’t get a fair trial in AsheCounty at that time, Banks fledto Canada, but was caught in In-diana. He was extradited back toAshe County by Sheriff AmbroseClark soon after the shooting.Banks was tried and convicted offirst degree murder for defendinghimself. The question was neverif he should have been punishedfor the crime, it was that hanginghim didn’t fit the crime. He wasexecuted on August 22, 1907.”

The word is getting out andpeople are starting to take notice,Kelleher said of her film. It isfeatured on www.eumagine.eu inGermany and Kelleher said she

had the honor of being part of awebcast interview, conducted bythe president of Impulse Maga-zine http://impulsemagazine.net,on Kelsey Grammer's Internettelevision Network at www.tod-hd.com. “I've also managed tocatch the attention of several fa-mous actors, who you may re-member from the golden days oftelevision,” she said. “I alsolaunched our new more profes-sional looking website andchanged the address to www.sin-sofashecounty.com. According tomy sources, most if not all of thefamous African-American actingcommunity has their eyes on thisproduction and are waiting to seewhat we do with this film, be-

cause of the work I've done.”Kelleher is a single mom who

says she’s lucky to have a greatcast and the support of the Banksfamily. She received her fouryear (BA) degree from Ap-palachian State University inTheater and Communication Artsand has been in the entertainmentbusiness for decades. She is amember of the National Hon-orary Theater Fraternity calledAlpha Psi Omega, Lamda ZetaCast.

The film is expected to becompleted by spring of 2011 andfuture casting calls will be an-nounced. For more informationplease visit www.sinsofashe-county.com.

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County. With the scheduled retirement ofJohnson County board member J.L. Shu-mate effective September 30, the JohnsonCounty board seat is open and two mem-bers have been nominated: Olan G. Bent-ley and Vance G. Gentry. Voting for theopen Johnson County board seat will beconducted during Member Registrationwith polls opening at 8 a.m. and closing at10:20 a.m. Voting for the unopposed Al-leghany County board seat will be con-ducted by a voice vote during the businesssession, followed by the announcement ofvoting results from the Johnson Countyboard member election.

Additionally, SkyLine, SkyBest andCarolina West Wireless will provide edu-cational and informational displays in thelobby and commons area. At the close ofthe business meeting, several door prizeswill be awarded.

From 10 a.m. until the close of the

business meeting, children’s activities willfeature face painting and a variety ofhands-on art activities, provided by theAshe County High School Art Depart-ment. Following these activities, a com-plimentary barbecue lunch catered bySmoky Mountain Barbecue will be servedin the school cafeteria. Entertainment atthis year’s meeting will feature bluegrassmusic by the Ashe County BluegrassBand, who will perform during registra-tion in the auditorium and at lunch in thecafeteria.

Established in 1951, SkyLine is amongthe state’s nine rural telephone coopera-tives, serving over 33,000 access linesacross a five-county region in northwestNorth Carolina and east Tennessee.

For more information about the AnnualMeeting, please call your local SkyLineCustomer Service Center at 1-800-759-2226.

We the People of Ashe meet thefourth Tuesday of each month at 6 p.m.at Faith Fellowship in Jefferson. Every-one is invited to this issue-oriented, non-partisan gathering.

We the People of Ashe will be hold-ing a Tea Party rally in the parking lot

next to Hardee’s restaurant in Jeffersonon Saturday, Oct. 16 at 2 p.m. This is afree, non-partisan event. Bring yourchairs and join in.

For more information, contact Ker-shaw Getty at 877-3116, Ed McClearenat 877-5673 or Tom Pope at 246-2608.

We the People plan Tea Party rally

Duke Energy CEO speaksOct. 12 at Appalachian

James Rogers, chairman of the board,president and chief executive officer ofDuke Energy, is the speaker for the fallHarlan E. Boyles Distinguished CEOLecture at Appalachian State University.

The lecture, sponsored by the WalkerCollege of Business, is Tuesday, Oct. 12at 2 p.m. in Farthing Auditorium on cam-pus. A reception will follow at 3:15 p.m.at the Broyhill Inn and Conference Cen-ter.

The lecture series is named for the lateHarlan E. Boyles, who served for 24years as N.C. state treasurer. The lectureand reception are open to the public. Formore information, call 828-262-2057.

Rogers has more than 21 years of ex-perience as a chief executive officer inthe electric utility industry. He wasnamed president and chief executive offi-cer of Duke Energy following the mergerof Duke Energy and Cinergy in April2006. Before the merger, Rogers wasCinergy’s chairman and CEO for morethan 11 years.

Rogers is co-chair of the National Ac-tion Plan for Energy Efficiency and aboard member of the Alliance to SaveEnergy. He serves as a member of theboard of directors and vice chairman ofthe Executive Committee of the WorldBusiness Council for Sustainable Devel-opment.

In 2010, the World Affairs Council ofCharlotte honored Rogers with its WorldCitizen Award for his efforts to raise theprofile of both Duke Energy and Char-lotte on the international stage.

In 2009, he was honored with Energy-Biz magazine’s CEO of the Year Energy-Biz KITE Award (Knowledge, Innova-tion, Technology, Excellence). He wasinducted into the inaugural Energy Effi-ciency Forum Hall of Fame by the U.S.Energy Association and Johnson ControlsInc. Rogers was also named 2009 Citizenof the Carolinas by the Charlotte Cham-ber of Commerce. In 2007, he was namedthe energy industry’s CEO of the Year byPlatts and Business Person of the Year bythe Charlotte Business Journal.

Rogers attended Emory Universityand earned a bachelor of business admin-istration and a juris doctor degree fromthe University of Kentucky.

Duke Energy, one of the largest powercompanies in the United States, suppliesand delivers electricity to approximatelyfour million customers in the Carolinasand the Midwest. The company also dis-tributes natural gas in Ohio and Ken-tucky. Its commercial power and interna-tional businesses operate diverse powergeneration assets in North America andLatin America, including a growing re-newable energy portfolio.

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Starmount runs past Huskies 51-13BY NATHAN HAM

SPORTS WRITER

It was all about the Star-mount rushing attack Fri-day night as the Huskiesstruggled to deal with thepower and speed of the tal-ented Ram tailbacks. Star-mount cruised to a 51-13win, keeping the Huskiessearching for its first winof the season.

Starmount got on theboard early, less than threeminutes into the game. Eu-gene Billips took the carryfrom nine yards out intothe endzone for the firstscore of the night. TheRams would find the end-zone once again in the firstquarter, this time frombruising fullback M.J.Bryant. Bryant outran andout-powered the Huskiesen route to a 46-yardtouchdown gallop, givingStarmount a 14-0 lead.

In the second quarter,

the Husky defense stiff-ened on a long drive toforce the Rams to attempt a37-yard field. Kicker BenO’Donnell drilled it, push-ing the lead to 17-0.

The Rams continued theonslaught on the ground,this time with Fondae Mc-Daniel. McDaniel scam-pered 36 yards for thescore with 6:42 left in thefirst half. The extra pointwas no good, but nonethe-less, the Rams held a 23-0lead.

The Huskies would an-swer back on the nextdrive. Quarterback SamGammons connected on a26-yard touchdown passthat was originally tippedby a Ram defender butlanded right in the hands ofMatthew Sexton for thetouchdown. The extrapoint was no good, but theHuskies had found a wayto get through the Ram de-fense.

However, it took just

one play for the Rams toanswer back. Bryant tookone to the house from 68yards out after the kick re-turn, giving the Rams a 30-6 lead at the half.

It was more of the samein the second half. Billipsscored his second touch-down of the game, thistime from just three yardsout less than two minutesinto the half. The Ramsthen got another touch-down on the ground, thistime from Israel Murphy.Murphy took the carry intothe endzone from sevenyards out, pushing the leadto 44-7.

Though the game hadbeen decided, the Huskieswould not give up. Aftergiving Sexton a few snapsat quarterback, the juniortook the snap and ran itinto the endzone from 12yards out. Andrew Loppconnected on the extra

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Huskies quarterback Sam Gammons tries to run past Starmount Ram line-backer M.J. Bryant.See Huskies, Page 10

BY STEVE JOHNSON

SPECIAL TO THE POST

The varsity high school girls AAUbasketball team was in action at theCook’s Sporting Goods 2010 Fall Show-case. This time, the Lightning girlsbrought home the top prize, winning thechampionship and going 4-0 on theweekend.

The team traveled to Wilkes CentralHigh School for its first game to faceMountain State Magic, a traveling teamfrom West Virginia. The girls got off to agreat start as tough defense helped themjump out to a 6-0 lead. Mallary Claywas stellar with her defensive and offen-sive prowess as she scored the first sixpoints and had two steals all in the first90 seconds of play.

The Lightning were able to take con-trol in the first half with a solid teamshowing as Mariah McVey did an excel-lent job of leading the team to a 20-6halftime lead.

Chandler Christensen and MacKin-sey Johnson along with Karanda Weaverkept a tall Magic team off the boardsand limited the Magic’s second chanceopportunities.

In the second half, things were muchmore competitive with the Magicoutscoring the Lightning 23-21 in thehalf, but the first half dominance wastoo much for the Magic to overcome.The Lightning grabbed a 41-29 win.Clay led all Lightning scorers with 10points, followed by Christensen with 8,McVey with 8, Weaver with 7, Johnsonwith 6, and Madison Little with 2.

The second game of the day wasagainst the Wilkes Diamonds youngerhigh school team. The Diamonds provedto be a formidable opponent as theyhung tough with the Lightning. The firsthalf produced a seesaw battle, with theLightning holding a 30-26 lead at theend of the half. Clay led the first halfscoring with 14 points. Kayla Spearswas a factor on defense, using herquickness to stymie the opponent.

The second half proved to be more ofthe same as the score remained close.Johnson led the second half scoring asshe poured in 12 second half points. TheLightning held on to win 59-52. Claywas once again the leading scorer, drop-ping in 18 points, followed by Johnsonwith 14, McVey with 11, Christensenwith 9, Weaver with 4, Spears with 2,and Little with 1.

On Sunday, the Lightning came outof pool play into bracket play as the topseed. The opponent would be the 2nd-seed Surry Storm. The Lightningjumped all over the Storm and foundthemselves with a 38-13 lead at the half.Christensen, Little, and Johnson did asuperb job with strong inside play onboth ends of the court. Clay, McVey,Spears, and Weaver led the guard play.McVey and Clay led the first half scor-ing with 12 and 14 points respectively.

The second half was slower in pace,but the Lightning still closed out theStorm with a 47-21 win. Clay was theleading scorer with 16 points, followedby McVey with 12, Johnson with 7,Christensen with 5, Weaver with 5, andSpears with 2.

The stage was set and the best twoteams in the tournament would match upfor the championship. The Ashe Light-ning would face off with the Wilkes Di-amonds.

This game would meet all the expec-tations as the Wilkes team fields a teamwith girls from Wilkes Central, ForbushEast Wilkes, and Alleghany.

The Lightning found themselves in adeep hole early as the Diamonds cameout red hot shooting three-pointers. Inthe first half, the Diamonds made sixshots from behind the three-point arc,and at one point, led by 21 points.

The Lady Lightning showed no signsof folding and hung in with a tough de-fense and a resilient offense to cut theDiamond lead to 11 at the half. McVeyand Johnson led the first half scoringwith 10 and 12 points respectively.

Momentum began to swing in thesecond half as the Lightning turned upthe defensive pressure and made themost of their fast break game.

With only seven players on the team,each player would contribute to thecomeback. Spears was key with her de-fensive quickness and ability to get theball down the court. Christensen playedgood defense in the post and dished outthe assists on the offensive end. Littlewas also a key factor down low, tappingout a rebound at a critical time. Clay,Johnson, and McVey helped to orches-trate a methodical comeback down thestretch. Weaver shoed leadership andcourt savvy to help complete the come-back when Ashe took the lead with fiveminutes remaining in the game. Thescore once again would seesaw back andforth until the closing minutes when the

ACMS soccer teamsremain undefeatedBY NATHAN HAM

SPORTS WRITER

Under the coaching ofAlex Wray and RebeccaLane, the Ashe CountyMiddle School Bulldogssoccer teams remain unde-feated.

The boys’ team scoredtwo dominating victorieslast week, including a 5-0victory over Alleghany,and a 7-1 win over WestWilkes

Against Alleghany, theBulldogs got two goalsfrom Cesar Ruiz, and agoal apiece from GavinWoodie, Trent Pruitt, andVictor Melo.

In the game againstWest Wilkes, the offensewas even more impressive,scoring seven goals on theroad, including four moregoals from Ruiz, two goalsfrom Pruitt, and a goalfrom Melo.

With the wins, therecord for the boys’ teammoves to 7-0.

Things are much of thesame for the girls’ team atACMS. They too are cur-rently undefeated and haveplayed smothering defenseall season long

The girls are 3-0 on theseason, and have only al-lowed one goal through thethree games played so far.The Lady Bulldogs have

been gifted with great playfrom two goalkeepers tokeep the opponents fromfinding the back of the net.Mahala Land and TaylorMay have been outstand-ing as the final line of de-fense for ACMS.

The girls’ squad gave upits first goal of the seasonlast Thursday against WestWilkes, but offensively, theteam was clicking on allcylinders. The Lady Bull-dogs got the 5-1 victorywith goals coming fromfive different players.Bekah Bowers, Tyler Eller,Victoria Reed, AlexisParks and Natalie Harlessall picked up goals in thewin.

Post photos/Nathan Ham

The Ashe County Middle school soccer team used a tenacious defense anda very aggressive offense to easily defeat Alleghany 5-0 last week. TheBulldogs also continued its winning ways with a big win on the road againstWest Wilkes last Thursday.

AAU Lady Lightningwin tournament

See Lightning, Page 10

Mountaineers hammer Samford, 35-17BY APPALACHIAN

SPORTS INFORMATION

Top-ranked AppalachianState University interceptedfour passes and rolled up 459yards of offense to throttleSamford, 35-17, on Saturdayafternoon at Seibert Stadium.

The resounding victory wasthe 22nd in a row in SouthernConference play for Appalachi-an (4-0, 2-0 SoCon). It was alsothe Mountaineers' 13th-straightconference road win.

For the second-straightweek, ASU (ranked No. 1 na-tionally by the American Foot-ball Coaches Association andNo. 2 by The Sports Network)jumped out to a commanding

early lead en route to the tri-umph.

The game was scoreless forthe first 11 minutes but MarkLeGree kick-started the rout byintercepting his third pass ofthe season and returning it 21yards to the Samford 13. Threeplays later, DeAndre Presleyscored from a yard out on aquarterback sneak to make it 7-0, Mountaineers.

On ASU's next possession,Presley engineered a 76-yardscoring drive, capped by a pret-ty 30-yard touchdown pass toMatt Cline that made it 14-0,Mountaineers, on the first playof the second quarter.

Samford made it interestingwhen Fabian Truss cut thedeficit in half with a 74-yard

touchdown run on the secondplay of the Bulldogs' ensuingpossession and, after an ASUpunt, got the ball back with achance to tie the game.

However, ASU linebackerD.J. Smith turned the tide of thegame when he intercepted Sam-ford's Dustin Taliaferro at theSamford 42 and returned it 26yards. One play later, Presleyscored on a 16-yard touchdownrun to stretch the advantageback to 14 points.

On its next series, Ap-palachian rode tight end BenJorden to its fourth touchdownin a 13:41 span. The juniorcaught three passes on ASU's75-yard scoring drive, all ofwhich accounted for firstdowns, including a 15-yard

touchdown that gave the Moun-taineers a commanding 28-7lead late with 5:06 to go firsthalf.

Samford (2-2, 0-1 SoCon)attempted to grab a bit of mo-mentum with a field goal in thewaning seconds of the first halfbut Appalachian effectivelyended the Bulldogs' upsethopes when Devon Mooremade it 35-10 with a nine-yardtouchdown run on the secondplay after the break.

From there, ASU cruised toits first 4-0 start in 12 years.Defensive backs Ed Gainey andDominique McDuffie intercept-ed passes in the second half togive Appalachian four intercep-tions for the first time since itaccomplished the feat against

Presbyterian on Sept. 27, 2008.The interceptions help limit

SU to 129 yards in the secondhalf, including only 32 in thethird quarter. For the game, theMountaineers out-gained theBulldogs, 459-323.

Making his first-ever start atthe middle linebacker positionin place of injured Jeremy Kim-brough, Smith led Appalachi-an's stout defensive effort with14 tackles (13 solo) as well asthe his first interception of theseason, a pass break-up and asack. In only three careergames against the Bulldogs, thesenior Buck Buchanan Awardcandidate racked up an amazing47 tackles.

See Samford, Page 10

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NOTICE OF SALE

NORTH CAROLINAIN THE GENERALCOURT OF JUS-TICEASHE COUNTYSUPERIOR COURTDIVISIONBEFORE THE CLERKFILE NO.: 10-SP-139In the Matter oftheEstate of Terry L.McGinnisFile No 10-E-162AndIn the Matter oftheEstate of MichaelRay McGinnisFile No.10-E-179NOTICE OFSALEPursuant to anOrder entered on Au-gust 23, 2010, we,Benjamin G. Hurley, Jr.and Scott Ingersoll, Co-Commissioners, will,on October 8, 2010, at2:00 p.m. at the AsheCounty Courthousedoor in Jefferson, NorthCarolina, sell to thehighest bidder for cashthe following describedtract of land, to wit:

BEGINNING at a pointin the centerline ofNCSR 1535, also beinga common corner ofTract No. 1 and TractNo. 4 of the lands inBook 141, pages 1366-1369, inclusive, AsheCounty Registry, saidpoint also being themost easterly corner ofsaid Tract No. 4, andrunning from thencealong said centerline ofthe above mentionedroad the followingcourses and distances:(1) S 60° 57’ E57.45 feet to a point;thence (2) S 71°48’ 30” E 71.71 feet toa point; thence (3) S65° 09’ 30” E76.65 feet to a point;thence (4) S 79°21’ E 34.71 feet to apoint; thence (5) N83° 01’ E 47.33feet to a point; thence(6) N 66° 40’ E96.77 feet to a point;thence (7) leaving saidNCSR 1535, S34° 29’ W 200.43feet to a fence corner;thence (8) partly alongsaid fence line S81° 49’ W 147.84feet to an iron pin;thence (9) N 47°39’ W 206.32 feet to aniron pin on the easterlyline of said Tract No. 4;thence (10) N 30°35’ E 106.94 feet to thepoint of BEGINNING,containing 1.11 acres.And being a portion ofTract No. 1, said TractNo. 1 being shown on asurvey by Dudley andZeh, Independence,Virginia, dated July 21,1983, as described inand conveyed by deeddated October 18,1983, from FranklinReal Estate Company,a Pennsylvania Corpo-ration, to Leroy C. Van-Wyk and wife,Josephine M. VanWyk,of record in Book 141,page 1366-1369, inclu-sive, Ashe County Reg-istry.There is alsoCONVEYED by thesepresents to theGrantee herein, hisheirs and assigns, aneasement of water rightto that certain spring lo-cated approximately1,200 feet South of theresidence located uponthe tract of land hereinconveyed, which saidspring is presently sup-plying water to saidresidence, togetherwith the further right ofingress and egressover said other lands ofthe Grantors herein for

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the purpose of main-taining, repairing andimproving said springand pipeline. 2010Ashe County Tax Valueof this property includ-ing residence is$76,600.00 and theproperty is located at3808 Grassy CreekRoad, Grassy Creek,North Carolina28631.A good faith de-posit of ten (10%) per-cent of the bid price willbe required at the timeand place of sale.

This the 16 day of Sep-tember, 2010.Benjamin G. Hurley, Jr.,Co-Commissioner122 North Jefferson Av-enueP. O. Box 24West Jefferson, N. C.28694336-246-3144Scott Ingersoll, Co-Commissioner401 E.Main Street, Suite2P.O. Box 1752Jeffer-son, NC 28640336-8 4 6 - 3 3 3 3P u b l i c a t i o nDates :Sep tember21September 28Octo-ber 5

NOTICE OFFORECLOSURE

SALE10 SP 84 Under andby virtue of the powerof sale contained in acertain Deed of Trustmade by L. Gareth Jor-dan (PRESENTRECORD OWNER(S):Leonard Gareth Jor-dan) to Rebecca W.Shaia, Trustee(s),dated the 18th day ofNovember, 2003, andrecorded in Book00304, Page 2268, inAshe County Registry,North Carolina, defaulthaving been made inthe payment of the notethereby secured by thesaid Deed of Trust andthe undersigned, Sub-stitute Trustee Ser-vices, Inc. having beensubstituted as Trusteein said Deed of Trust byan instrument dulyrecorded in the Officeof the Register ofDeeds of Ashe County,North Carolina and theholder of the note evi-dencing said indebted-ness having directedthat the Deed of Trustbe foreclosed, the un-dersigned SubstituteTrustee will offer forsale at the courthousedoor in the City of Jef-ferson, Ashe County,North Carolina, or thecustomary locationdesignated for foreclo-sure sales, at 12:30 PMon October 12, 2010and will sell to the high-est bidder for cash thefollowing real estate sit-uated in the County ofAshe, North Carolina,and being more partic-ularly described as fol-lows:Being a tract ofland located in PineSwamp Township,Ashe County, NorthCarolina. Bounded bythe lands of, formerlyof, or in possession ofon the west by EricMartin, on the north byGreg Otto and EvelynWright, on the east bySusan Gregoire, on thesouth by NCSR# 1169and being more partic-ularly described as fol-lows:Beginning on a

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point in the centerlineof NCSR# 1169 whichis the southeast cornerof the Eric Martin prop-erty (DB 214, PG 1814)and the southwest cor-ner of the tract hereindescribed, thence run-ning with the said EricMartin line North 30 de-grees 12 minutes 08seconds West, (cross-ing an existing 1/2"rebar at 25.00 feet) fora total distance of657.61 feet to an exist-ing rebar, said rebarbeing a corner of theGreg Otto line North 70degrees 34 minutes 19seconds East, 164.22feet to an existing 1/2"rebar said rebar beinga corner of the EvelynWright property (DB134, PG 1153) thencerunning with the saidWright line South 74degrees 04 minutes 59seconds East 174.37feet to an existing 1/2"rebar in an oak stump,South 57 degrees 55minutes 02 secondsEast, 122.74 feet to anexisting 1/2" rebar inthe line of an aban-doned cemetery,thence running with thesaid cemetery lineSouth 25 degrees 49minutes 02 secondsWest, 28.02 feet to anexisting 1/2" rebar,South 60 degrees 28minutes 20 secondsEast 43.99 feet to anexisting 1/2" rebar,thence leaving the saidcemetery line and run-ning with a division lineof the Susan Gregoireproperty south 14 de-grees 07 minutes 31seconds East, (cross-ing a 1/2" rebar set at338.40 feet) for a totaldistance of 368.17 feetto a point in the center-line of NCSR# 1169,thence running with thecenterline of said roadline following threecalls; 1) South 69 de-grees 09 minutes 19seconds West, 23.62feet, 2) South 63 de-grees 56 minutes 12seconds West 45.22feet, 3) South 62 de-grees 26 minutes 21seconds West, 168.03feet to a point of theBeginning, containing4.158 acres, area bycoordinate computa-tions. Inclusive of theexisting right of way ofNCSR# 1169. Accord-ing to a survey by BillyW. Barr, RLS, L-3174,dated 3-26-97, bear-ings are relative to thedeed recorded in DeedBook 208 at pages1706-1709 in the AsheCounty Registry. To-gether with improve-ments located thereon;said property being lo-cated at 3114 PineSwamp Road, Fleet-wood, North Carolina.

The above describedtract is all of Lot 18 anda portion of Lot 19 ofthe Susan Gregoireproperty as recorded inPlat Book 5, Page 409in the Ashe CountyRegistry. For source oftitle see that certaindeed recorded in DeedBook 208 at pages1706-1709 in the AsheCounty Registry. Nomobile homes shall beplaces on subject prop-erty, either temporaryor permanently.

Trustee may, in theTrustee's sole discre-tion, delay the sale forup to one hour as pro-

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vided in NCGS& s e c t ; 4 5 - 2 1 . 2 3 .Should the property bepurchased by a thirdparty, that person mustpay the tax of Forty-Five Cents ($0.45) perOne Hundred Dollars($100.00) required byNCGS §7A-308(a)(1). The prop-erty to be offeredpursuant to this noticeof sale is being offeredfor sale, transfer andconveyance “AS IS,WHERE IS.” Neitherthe Trustee nor theholder of the note se-cured by the deed oftrust/security agree-ment, or both, beingforeclosed, nor the offi-cers, directors, attor-neys, employees,agents or authorizedrepresentative of eitherthe Trustee or theholder of the note makeany representation orwarranty relating to thetitle or any physical, en-vironmental, health orsafety conditions exist-ing in, on, at or relatingto the property beingoffered for sale, andany and all responsibil-ities or liabilities arisingout of or in any way re-lating to any such con-dition expressly aredisclaimed. Also, thisproperty is being soldsubject to all taxes,special assessments,and prior liens or en-cumbrances of recordand any recorded re-leases. Said propertyis also being sold sub-ject to applicable Fed-eral and State laws. Acash deposit orcashier’s check (nopersonal checks) of fivepercent (5%) of thepurchase price, orseven hundred fifty dol-lars ($750.00),whichever is greater,will be required at thetime of the sale.Anorder for possession ofthe property may be is-sued pursuant to G.S.45-21.29 in favor of thepurchaser and againstthe party or parties inpossession by the clerkof superior court of thecounty in which theproperty is sold. Anyperson who occupiesthe property pursuantto a rental agreemententered into or re-newed on or after Octo-ber 1, 2007, may afterreceiving the notice ofsale, terminate therental agreement upon10 days’ written noticeto the landlord. Upontermination of a rentalagreement, the tenantis liable for rent dueunder the rental agree-ment prorated to the ef-fective date of thetermination.THIS IS ACOMMUNICATIONFROM A DEBT COL-LECTOR. THE PUR-POSE OF THISCOMMUNICATION ISTO COLLECT A DEBTAND ANY INFORMA-TION OBTAINED WILLBE USED FOR THATPURPOSE, except asstated below in the in-stance of bankruptcyprotection.IF YOU AREUNDER THE PRO-TECTION OF THEB A N K R U P T C YCOURT OR HAVEBEEN DISCHARGEDAS A RESULT OF ABANKRUPTCY PRO-CEEDING, THIS NO-TICE IS GIVEN TOYOU PURSUANT TOSTATUTORY RE-QUIREMENT AND

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FOR INFORMA-TIONAL PURPOSESAND IS NOT IN-TENDED AS AN AT-TEMPT TO COLLECTA DEBT OR AS ANACT TO COLLECT,ASSESS, OR RE-COVER ALL OR ANYPORTION OF THEDEBT FROM YOUPERSONALLY. This21st day of September,2010.SUBSTITUTETRUSTEE SERVICES,I N C . S U B S T I T U T ETRUSTEEB Y :Attorney at Law TheLaw Firm of Hutchens,Senter & Britton, P.A.Attorneys for SubstituteTrustee Services,Inc.P.O. Box 10284317Ramsey StreetFayet-teville, North Carolina28311http://sales.hsb-firm.comCase No:1035612

PUBLICATION DATESSeptember 28, 2010October 5, 2010

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Laws help protect N.C.’s senior citizensOur seniors have

helped make North Car-olina a place that is grow-ing and vibrant and haveled us through many diffi-cult times. During mypast term in the GeneralAssembly, I supportedseveral initiatives that wehope will keep themhealthy, safe and finan-cially secure.

Below, I have includeda few highlights of ourwork in the past two ses-sions, as well as some in-formation from the 2010-11 budget. I hope you willfind it useful.

Please contact me if Ican be of any help. I canbe reached at culliet@nc-leg.net or 828-295-3353.I look forward to continu-ing to serve you.

PlanningThe General Assembly

has directed several agen-cies to begin betterpreparing for the agingbaby-boomer population.The law (SB 195 -SL2009-407) directs theUniversity of North Car-olina Institute on Agingand the Division of Agingand Adult Services to or-ganize meetings of geron-tologists, researchers andothers to identify and pri-oritize issues the statewill have to address. Italso calls for the develop-ment of a website with in-formation about howserve increasing numbers

of adults.Adult CareThe Division of Aging

and Adult Services hasbeen asked to study theissue of criminal historyrecord checks for owners,operators, volunteers, andprospective owners, oper-ators, and volunteers inadult day care programsand adult day health serv-ices programs. Amongother things, the legisla-tion (HB 1703 -SL2010-93) specifies that thestudy should identifywhich positions warrant abackground check, devel-op a process for conduct-ing the checks and desig-nate who is responsiblefor requesting and payingfor the check.

County Departments ofSocial Services have beendirected to conduct fol-low-up monitoring of

adult care homes (HB1186 - SL2009-232). Thelaw is meant to improvepatient safety by improv-ing oversight of adult-care homes.

HealthLegislation to establish

a long-term care partner-ship program was passed(SB 1193 - SL2010-68).Under a partnership pro-gram, a person who pur-chases a qualified long-term care insurance poli-cy that provides a certaindollar amount of benefitswill be allowed to disre-gard assets equal to theinsurance payout whenapplying for Medicaid.States that have initiateda partnership programhave found that this en-courages people to planfor their long-term needsand also results in savingsto their state Medicaidprograms.

Several recommenda-tions made by the N.C.Study Commission onAging to expand dentalcare services for olderand disabled North Car-olinians with special careneeds were approved, in-cluding having stateagencies look at Medic-aid reimbursement forcertain services and coor-dinating workforce ef-forts to increase the num-ber of dental careproviders serving personswith special care needs.

(SB 188 - SL2009-100).Automated calls to

protect the public health,safety, or welfare are nowallowed under a new statelaw (HB 1034 - SL2009-364). The system will beused to inform peoplethat they have purchasedproducts or medicationthat may be subject to asafety recall; that the per-son has not picked up afilled prescription drug orthat one of their accountsmay be subject to poten-tial fraudulent activity.The calls cannot be usedfor any commercial pur-poses.

SafetyThe Division of Emer-

gency Management is es-tablishing a voluntaryregistry that counties andmunicipalities can use toidentify functionally andmedically fragile peopleduring a disaster under anew state law (SB 258 -SL2009-225). The lawalso authorizes countiesand municipalities to op-erate similar registries.

We passed a new lawto clarify that a SilverAlert may be issued for aperson of any age (HB1129 - SL2009-143). TheSilver Alert System is astatewide system used tonotify people about miss-ing persons believed tobe suffering from demen-tia or other cognitive im-pairments.

HousingThe Statutory Home-

stead Exemption has beenincreased under a newstate law (HB 1058 -SL2009-417). Qualifiedpeople aged 65 or olderqualify for the exemp-tion, which increasedfrom $37,000 to $60,000.

Budget$100,000 was ap-

proved to support ProjectC.A.R.E., the respite careand support program forfamilies caring for per-sons with Alzheimer’s.

Funding for optionalservices under Medicaid(such as dental care; eyecare and eyeglasses; oc-cupational, physical, andspeech therapies; hos-pice; prosthetics and or-thotics; community alter-native program; and reha-bilitation services) foraged, blind, and disabledadults was preserved forthe most part. The onearea in which there was asignificant cut was toMedicaid personal careservices which providesin-home help to disabledand frail older adults.This program received arecurring cut of $50.7million. The programhad been criticized for al-legedly serving peoplewho did not meet the spe-cific disability criteriaand for providing morehours of service for peo-ple than what they need-

ed. No additional funding

was appropriated for theHome and CommunityCare Block Grant, but nomoney was cut, either.The program helps olderadults stay in theirhomes.

$450,000 was appro-priated for the operationof the Stroke AdvisoryCouncil, the continuedimplementation of thepublic awareness cam-paign and identificationof stroke rehabilitationservices throughout theState.

$150,000 was author-ized for a grant-in-aid toPrevent Blindness ofNorth Carolina.

$50,000 was providedfor a non-recurring grant-in-aid to NC Arthritis Pa-tient Services is providedfor in the budget.

NotesThe latest US Bureau

of Labor Statistics reportshows that North Caroli-na led the nation in em-ployment gains from Julyto August with the addi-tion of 18,600 jobs. Thereport also points out thatour state ranked fourthamong the states in em-ployment gains from Au-gust 2009 to August 2010with 36,700 jobs. Wewere third in the nation inover the year jobless ratewith a decline of 1.2 per-centage points.

COMMUNITY

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CommunityEvents

Tuesday, Sept. 286-8 p.m.: High Coun-

try Christian Women’sClub will meet at DeerfieldFellowship Hall on Deer-field Road in Boone.Catered meal $10 inclu-sive. Celebrating the club’sbirthday and past membersare invited to attend. Musicand program. Call Kay 1t828-264-3195 or Norma at828-264-1210.

Thursday, Sept. 305:30-7 p.m.: First

meeting of the West Jef-ferson Coffee House BookClub at the coffee house onthe Backstreet in West Jef-ferson. Book read the pastmonth is ‘The Curious In-cident of the dog in thenight-time.’ Come and findout what it’s all about. Re-freshments.

Friday, Oct. 19:30 a.m.: Local au-

thor Barney Blan Shep-herd will read a few storiesfrom his new book, APrayer of Deliverance atAshe Services for AgingSenior Center in West Jef-ferson. Blan grew up onLittle Horse Creek duringthe 1930s to 1950. Hegraduated from LansingHigh School in 1944. Hejoined the US Navy and isa World War II veteran.Most of his stories areabout his kin folks, friends,fellow students and placeshe visited while growingup in Lansing and AsheCounty now called ‘HighMountain’ area by the Win-ston Salem Journal. Imme-diately following his read-ing, Blan will hold a booksigning. Call 246-4347 forinformation.

Oct. 1-3Ashe County Little

Theatre will present ‘TheMountain in Us’ at AsheCivic Center. This is anoriginal script by local au-thor Jim Gambill describ-ing the story of MartinGambill and the local citi-zens who were involved inthe Revolutionary War Bat-tle of Kings Mountain.Tickets $10 adults, $5 stu-dents. Call 846-ARTS.

Saturday, Oct. 29:30 a.m.: 54th Annual

Meeting of SkyLineMembership Corpora-tion at Ashe County HighSchool in West Jefferson.Business meeting at 10:30a.m. in the auditorium.Displays, scholarships,door prizes, children’s ac-tivities, barbecue lunchand music.

Noon: GlendaleSprings PresbyterianChurch is having a Chick-en Barbecue fundraiser atthe John Luke MemorialBuilding. 1/2 barbecuechicken, baked beans,slaw, rolls, and dessert. Eatin or take out $7. Call 982-9258.

Sunday, Oct. 32 p.m.: Annual

Sprague and United Che-mi-Con Retiree andSpouse Reunion will takeplace at Riverview Com-munity Center on Highway88W. All proceeds fromcatered meal will be donat-ed to the center. Call 384-3864, 385-7733 or 384-3535 for reservations.Please leave a message.

Wednesday, Oct. 6Noon: Ashe County

AARP Chapter 3992 willmeet at Ashe Services forAging in West Jefferson.Please bring an appropriateside dish to share. Alsobring an item or two for theannual auction. New andformer members welcome.Remember to vote on Elec-tion Day, Nov. 2.

Friday, Oct. 85 p.m.: Deadline for

voter registration for theNovember General Elec-tions. Contact the AsheCounty Board of Electionsoffice at 846-5570.

5-8 p.m.: GalleryCrawl in downtown WestJefferson. Open house atstudios and galleries. Freeadmission. Maps available,call 846-ARTS.

Oct. 8-910 a.m.-2 p.m.: New

Beginnings Craft Fair atSt. Francis Catholic Churchon Main Street in Jefferson,beside the post office.

Saturday, Oct. 99 a.m.-4 p.m.: Festival

of the Frescoes in Glen-dale Springs on thegrounds of the Holy TrinityEpiscopal Church missionhouse. Crafts, food, musicand more. For informationcontact Barbara Sears at(336) 384-3445 or by emailat brsears@skybest.com.

11 a.m.: 5th annualWilkes Heart & StrokeWalk & Benefit Concertat Wilkes Community Col-lege. Benefit concert fea-turing Grammy nominated,Epic recording artist, SaraBareilles at 1:30 p.m.Opening with The KrugerBrothers. Call 336-838-6260 or visitwww.wilkesheartand-strokewalk.com for concertticket information. Concertsponsored by WilkesTelecommunications. Pro-ceeds benefit the AmericanHeart Association

Tuesday, Oct. 129 a.m.: Life Line

Screenings will be held atJefferson United MethodistChurch at 115 East MainStreet in Jefferson. Ap-pointments required.Screenings identify poten-tial cardiovascular condi-tions and bone density.Packages start at $139. Forinformation or an appoint-ment, call 1-877-237-1287or visit www.lifeline-screening.com.

Friday, Oct. 15Ashe High Country

Christian Singles meet thethird Friday of each monthat West Jefferson UnitedMethodist Church at thecorner of College and Sec-ond St. For more informa-tion, call Trudy at 336-246-2569.

Sunday, Oct. 1712:30 p.m.: All Game

Show timed events onhorseback at the AsheCounty Agricultural ExpoCenter on Hwy. 163 inWest Jefferson. Showstarts at 1:30 p.m. Entryfees are $15 adults, $10youth ages 14-18, $7youth ages 9-13, and $5youth age 8 and under.Youth must wear approvedhelmet and adults are en-couraged to wear helmets.Texas barrels, barrels andpoles, 70 percent payback.Concessions available.

Sponsored by Ashe Coun-ty Friends of Agriculture.

Wednesday, Oct. 277:30 a.m.-2 p.m.: Ashe

County Drinking WaterScreening for private wa-ter supplies. 150 samplesaccepted. $12 for AsheCounty residents and $15for out-of-county resi-dents. Site is the Agricul-tural Service Center con-ference room in Jefferson.Sponsored by Ashe Coun-ty Center NC CooperativeExtension and the Town ofJefferson. For more infor-mation, call 336-846-5850.

Church Events

Saturday, Oct. 28 a.m.-2 p.m.:

Bethany UnitedMethodist Church inBaldwin will have theirAnnual Bazaar. Usedtreasures of gently usedglassware, furniture,kitchen items, books, pic-tures and other items plusjewelry, cards, plants andcrafts. Grandma’s Pantrywill feature frozen en-trees, baked goods, can-dies, jams, jellies and oth-er homemade items. Themen are serving sausagebiscuits and coffee forbreakfast. The ladies areserving homemade soupsand sandwiches for lunch.

10:30 a.m.: Friend-ship Baptist Church in-vites you for Friend FestDay and a free concertwith Carl Carter. OleCountry Fair theme thatwill include hotdogs, cakewalk, popcorn, snowcones, funnel cakes, facepainting, ring toss andmany more games &booths. All proceeds willgo to help purchase newplayground equipment atFriendship. Then at 6p.m. there will be a youthrally and a free concertwith Carl Carter fromNashville, TN in the sanc-tuary rain or shine. Evan-gelist Craig Church willpresent the gospel mes-sage that night. Call SteveAshley for more informa-tion at 977-2911. Friend-ship Baptist Church an-

nounces their Fall Revivalwith Evangelist CraigChurch as the guest speak-er, Oct. 10-13. Sundaynight service will begin at6 p.m. and the remainderof the week the serviceswill begin at 7 p.m.Therewill be special music eachnight.

Noon: GlendaleSprings PresbyterianChurch is having a Chick-en Barbecue fundraisingevent at the John LukeMemorial Building.1/2barbecue chicken, bakedbeans, slaw, rolls, anddessert. Eat in or take out,$7. Call 982-9258.

5-7 p.m.: Zion UnitedMethodist Church willhave a fish fry. Donationof $8 adults or $6 children12 and under is appreciat-ed. Everyone invited.

Sunday, Oct. 3Warrensville Baptist

Church will celebrate thetenth annual homecomingwith the message beingpreached by former pastorRev. Lester Boyd. Allmembers, former mem-bers, and friends are invit-ed to attend. Pastor JeffNave welcomes you to thisservice and any services atWarrensville BaptistChurch.

10 a.m.: HomecomingService, Mountain ViewBaptist Church in Cre-ston. Singing will be TheFreeman Family fromAlbemarle, NC andpreaching will be Rev.Frank Woods. Pastor Den-ton Hart and the congrega-tion invite everyone to at-tend.

2 p.m.: Rich HillMethodist Church willhave its final service of theyear. The Rev. Bob Rotenwill be speaker. Specialmusic by WarrensvilleMethodist Church Choir.Everyone welcome.

Oct. 3-67 p.m.: Pine Swamp

Baptist Church will holdrevival services. Rev.Lloyd Day will be the guestspeaker. Special musicnightly. The AssociationalChoir will sing on Mondaynight. Pastor Rev. GarrettMahaffey and congregationwelcome everyone.

Saturday, Oct. 97 p.m.: Saturday Night

Singing, Mountain ViewBaptist Church in Cre-ston. Singing will be NewVision from Bellville, OH.Pastor Denton Hart and thecongregation invite every-one to attend.

Sunday, Oct. 106:30 p.m.: Landmark

Baptist Church will havea gospel song service.Singing will be providedby Tommy Rose ofBlountville, TN. The pas-tor, Rev. Charlie McCoy,and congregation inviteeveryone to attend. Land-mark is located in the SilasCreek Community.

Oct. 10-13Orion Baptist Church

will be having a MissionsConference. Sundaymorning the 10th at 11 amLarry Henderson withCIM, Churchs in Missions,will be kicking off the con-ference. Larry and his or-ganization helps churchesplan national and interna-tional mission trips. Sun-day evening at 7 p.m."World Changes" a youthmissions group will besharing how young peoplecan get involved in mis-sions national and interna-tional. Monday night at 7p.m. short term missionar-ies Walter and Pattie Kit-trell will be sharing theirexperience in Haiti andLithuanian. Tuesday nightat 7 p.m. Samaritans Pursewill be sharing their workthey are doing around theworld and how you can getinvolved. Wednesday a for-eign missionary will bethere to share the call Godhas placed on their life andthe difference it is makingaround the world. PastorMichael Carter invites youto attend.

Oct. 10-14Scottville Baptist

Church will have revivalwith special singing eachnight. Bro. Rommy Wurth,pastor of the Pine Moun-tain Baptist Church, will bebringing the message. Ser-vice times are 6 p.m. onSunday and 7 p.m. Mondaythrough Thursday. PastorReeves Jones and congre-gation invite everyone.

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HuskiesFrom Page 8

point. The Rams would get the

final score of the night asBillips found the endzonefor the third time, this timefrom 14 yards out with 3:57left in the game.

Bryant led the way forthe Rams with 136 yards onjust 10 carries. Billips alsohad a big day, carrying theball eight times for 100yards and the three touch-downs. McDaniel had 61yards on four carries whilequarterback Jake Barr washeld in check for most thenight, gaining only 21yards on five carries. Therams totaled a whopping470 yards on the ground.

For the Huskies, Gam-

mons led the way rushingwith 13 carries for 58yards. Tailback Joe Weaverpicked up 36 yards on eightcarries and Sexton carriedthe ball twice for 20 yardsand a touchdown.

Ashe continued to strug-gle passing the ball. Gam-mons was 9-20 passing for86 yards and a touchdown,but also threw three inter-ceptions that gave theRams outstanding field po-sition.

This week, Ashe will behoping to score its first vic-tory of the season at homeagainst West Wilkes. TheBlackhawks are coming offof a big 14-9 win over rivalEast Wilkes.

LightningFrom Page 8

Lightning took control, forcing the Wilkes Diamonds tofoul.

With the Lady Lightning protecting a two-point lead,Christensen stepped to the foul like and sank two crucialfree throws to give Ashe a four-point lead. Ashe was ableto hold on to the ball and limit the three-point shooting ofthe Diamonds in the second half and clinched the champi-onship with a 65-61 win. Clay led all scorers in the secondhal with 12 points, followed by Johnson with 10 andMcVey with 8.

Overall, Johnson led the way with 22 points, McVeywith 18, Clay with 16, and Christensen with 9.

SamfordFrom Page 8

Presley led the Moun-taineers offensively byaccounting for 273 yardsof total offense and fourtouchdowns in a littlemore than three quartersof work. He completed16-of-27 passes for 176yards and two touch-downs and rushed 15times for 97 yards and

two more scores.ASU enjoys its lone

bye of the regular seasonnext week before a mam-moth SoCon matchupwith Elon on Oct. 9. Thehomecoming affair beginsat 3 p.m. at Kidd BrewerStadium and will be tele-vised across the Southeaston SportSouth.

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Insurance Commission-er Wayne Goodwin andBlue Cross and Blue Shieldof North Carolina Presidentand CEO Brad Wilson haveannounced a decision onindividual policyholderrates for BCBSNC cus-tomers and a unique, one-time refund that will return$155.8 million to morethan 215,000 individualBCBSNC customers as aresult of the AffordableCare Act.

The refunds will be is-sued by the end of the yearto policyholders who hadBlue Advantage or BlueOptions HSA for Individu-als policies in force as ofMarch 23, 2010, the datethe federal law was enact-ed. Refunds will be propor-tional to premiums paidand will be equivalent tomore than 1.5 months of

premiums. Customers mayreceive lower or higheramounts depending ontheir specific premiumrates. For example, for anaverage policyholder’smonthly premium of about$380, the refund would beapproximately $690.

“I’m pleased that theDepartment and Blue Crosswere able to identify a wayfor $155.8 million to goback into consumers’ wal-lets,” said CommissionerGoodwin. “I’m also gladthat we were able to negoti-ate a lower-than-requestedrate adjustment that willsave $14.5 million in futurepremiums for policyhold-ers.”

“Our customers are ourtop priority and we’ve cre-ated a real win for them,”said Wilson. “Our policy-holders can expect to re-

ceive refund checks fromus by the end of the year.”

The new rating andgrandfathering rules in thePatient Protection and Af-fordable Care Act create aone-time circumstance en-abling these refunds. Thefunds come from active lifereserves, which are por-tions of the premium setaside in the early years of apolicy to pay future claimsand keep rates stable ascustomers’ medical expens-

es rise during the life of thepolicy. However, policiespurchased or substantiallymodified after March 23 ofthis year will end in 2014under the new health carereform law, which is whenthe new products underhealth reform will be intro-duced. Therefore, the re-serves held for these prod-ucts will cover a muchshorter period of time, al-lowing for these funds tobe released.

Anyone interested inowning their own businesscan learn from the expertsat the 9th Annual CaroleMoore McLeod Entrepre-neur Summit Oct. 8 at Ap-palachian State University.

The entrepreneur sum-mit is named for CaroleMoore McLeod in recogni-tion of her gift that pro-vides ongoing support ofthe entrepreneurship pro-gram. She is a 1981 busi-ness graduate of the WalkerCollege of Business.

Multiple concurrent ses-sions run at 9 a.m., 10 a.m.and 11 a.m. in the WalkerCollege of Business in Ra-ley Hall. The event is freeand open to the public butbecause of limited seating,registration is required.

Parking is available inthe Rivers Street parkingdeck, and shuttle service toand from Raley Hall willbe provided. For a com-

plete schedule and list ofbusinesses participating inthe event and to register,visit www.entrepreneur-ship.appstate.edu. For moreinformation, contact JuliaRowland with Appalachi-an’s Center for Entrepre-neurship at 828-262-8325orrowlandja@appstate.edu.

More than 50 businessowners will discuss topicsincluding: E-Commerce,Adventure Sports, Invest-ing, Critical Success Fac-tors, Green Industries, Cus-tomer Service, Internation-al Business, How to ProtectYour Ideas, Building aBrand for Yourself, Musicand Entertainment Indus-tries, Social Entrepreneur-ship, Non-Profits, SupplyChain Management,Women in Entrepreneur-ship, Hospitality andTourism, Start Up Chal-lenges, Marketing Strate-

gies, Resources for SmallBusinesses and Start Ups.

More than 20 of thespeakers are new to theevent this year, includingMickey Harte, a specialguest from Ireland who is afour-time platinum award-winning singer and song-writer.

Companies participatingin the event include Ameri-can Athletics, AppalachianEvergreens, ArmstrongTeasdale LLP, Art of Oil,Avenue ISR, Blue RidgeBusiness Brokerage, BooneBrewing, Boone Saloon,Boone Take-Out Express,Canyon’s of the Blue RidgeRestaurant, CentDev Prop-erties, CMS Insurance &Financial, Direct Digital,DwellBox, Evans Analyt-ics, French Swiss Ski Col-lege , Global Shippers As-sociation, Green LightBrand Agents, Handel BarrLearning, High Country

SCORE, Ink Mountain Re-cycling, Magic Cycles,Milner Research Services,Mission House Creative,Myers & Chapman, MoamGroup, Mortgage Harmo-ny, NeboWeb, N-Tier Solu-tions, One Marketing Re-source, PayStream Advi-sors, Peabody’s Wine andBeer, Pirate Race Produc-tions, PrintMarketing,SpeakEasy Communica-tions Standard HoldingCorp., Sunrise Grill, TheNorth StateDesign Studio,Training Industry Inc.,Union County Partnershipfor Progress, VisioneeringSports Products, Wells Far-go and Yellow Dog Enter-tainment.

Housed in the WalkerCollege of Business, theCenter for Entrepreneur-ship was created in 2006 tosupport faculty, student andregional interest in entre-preneurship.

Randall Patterson doesn’tslow down often to thinkabout Patterson Farm’sgrowth in the last twodecades.

He knows that in orderfor a modern-day farm to besuccessful it has to optimizeall capital. “Everything hasto be maxed out to be effi-cient,” he says.

Today, that means diver-sification, efficient process-es, and a good labor force.

Tomorrow, that maymean something different.Patterson Farm knows that ithas to be an agent of changewith its business practices.

Patterson Farm, nowfarming 450 acres, is thelargest vegetable farm inRowan County. It has expe-rienced a growth rate ofmore than 300% under thedirection of the late Carl E.Patterson, and now his sons,Randall and Doug. That’s110 different fields in theMillbridge, Mount Ulla andChina Grove communitiesof Rowan. Each contains 4to 4.5 acres, and the farmmanagers go through a 50-step process for each fieldduring pre-planting, plantingand post-planting seasons.

The sons say that they arecarrying out their dad’s vi-sion. “He knew that we hadto grow to stay in business,”Randall says. “Labor is themain factor in our growth,”says Randall. “We’re veryproud of our workers. Weare able to go forward andmeet my dad’s vision mainlybecause of the employeesthat we have. They are whatPatterson Farm is.” Some ofthe Latino workers havebeen with Patterson for 20years. “These are the guysthat keep the place running,”says Randall. They knowgovernment compliance reg-ulations and follow them.We do everything legallyand correctly. We have agood track record with ourworkers.”

Patterson Farm hasearned Gold Star Growerstatus, which means itmeets U.S. Labor Depart-ment standards. That’s a lotof paperwork and deadlinesand it’s not easy to main-tain the rigid standards,some of which have notbeen updated in 15 years,Randall says. Through stateorganizations, he is work-ing to reform the currentH2A program to make iteasier for farmers to securetheir workforce.

He serves on the NCCommissioner of Agricul-ture’s Inner Circle, a groupof 30 farmers who meetquarterly to discuss chal-lenges facing farmers, suchas food safety and the labormarket. He is an Agricul-ture Commissioner ap-pointee to the NC Sustain-able Local Food AdvisoryCouncil. He is past presidentof the NC Tomato GrowersAssociation and a boardmember of the NC Veg-etable Growers Associationand the NC Growers Asso-ciation.

“I feel responsible forthe workers that we bringin,” says Randall. “Weneed to have enough workto keep them busy to sup-port their families.”

That meant diversifica-tion and Patterson Farm isachieving it in severalways.

“We have a system ofmanagement of finding aprofitable crop and a win-dow of marketability,” saysRandall. “With any onecrop failure, you need tohave something to fall backon.” Patterson previouslywas a 90% tomato farmwith the growing seasonfrom mid-June until mid-October. Now it’s 60%,with strawberries, peppers,squash, sweet corn, cucum-bers, cantaloupe, process-ing peppers and pumpkinsadded. Processing peppersare shipped directly to Mt.Olive Pickle Co.

Doug and Randall alsobegan a repack business onMillbridge Road four yearsago. “We wanted to be ableto supply our customerswith tomatoes in the off-season,” says Randall.“When our season wasover, we were cutting tiesuntil the next spring.”

The new business alsoenables them to keep aworkforce intact year-round and to add income

during winter months.“Now, we follow the har-vest cycle of the tomato in-dustry,” Randall adds,which means buying toma-toes from South Carolina,Florida, and sometimesMexico.

It’s a highly competitivebusiness, but so is every-thing about farming. Therepack manager, MelissaRoach, has to know whather customers, mostly chainstores, will need in a givenweek, and during the Patter-son off-season order theproduct to fit the need. Dur-ing the Patterson season, theproduct is taken directlyfrom the field to repack.

“We had the facility inplace for this operation toexist,” Randall says. “Weuse our coolers and packinghouse equipment which wassitting idle during the wintermonths. Now it continues torun and continues to be prof-itable.”

It promotes the PattersonFarm name year-round. “Weget a higher quality, fresherproduct to the consumerquicker,” Randall says.

Other measures of expo-sure and diversification arePatterson Farm Landscapeand Patterson Farm Market& Tours, which is openspring through late fall. Pro-duce is sold at the market inMount Ulla and up to20,000 students and othersvisit the farm each year fortours and entertainment. Thelandscape business works incommercial and residentialmarkets with its trees,shrubs and design work.

Randall grew up wantingto be a farmer. “As a kid Ihelped my dad and uncle outat Twin Oak Farms that wasstarted by my grandfather,James A. Patterson. My ear-liest memory was me goingwith my dad on the farm as a6-year-old kid. Then,there’s a picture of me car-rying a flat of strawberrieson my head. I was 7 yearsold.

“When I was 14, mydad rented me a five-acrefield to raise cantaloupeand corn, and I made mon-ey. We started growingthose crops afterwards.”

He finished NC StateUniversity in 1982 with anagriculture engineering de-gree and came back to helpout. “I got caught up in thevision,” he says.

When he takes a raremoment to reflect, hethinks about how muchfarming has changed andhow hard it is to involveyoungsters at an early ageto have the experience thathe did.

“The average farmer is56 years old,” he says.“There are hundreds offarms going under. Weneed to involve youngstersto continue farming, andwe need to figure out waysto preserve farmland.”

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BUSINESS

Local, sustainably-raised meatsare some of the most popular andin-demand natural foods presently.The idea of raising delicious grass-finished beef has been popularizedby Virginia farm writer JoelSalatin, and national farm journalssuch as Acres and The StockmanGrass Farmer. The High Countrycan produce top-quality grass-fedbeef, but few farmers have tappedthis market to date. Growers andconsumers alike wishing to learnmore about how grass fed cattlecan be raised, finished, and mar-keted in our region are welcome toattend a free workshop at an AsheCounty farm that has adaptedgrass-fed cattle husbandry to theHigh Country.

Creeksong Farms will host a

field day on Thursday, Oct. 7 from3-6 p.m. at their main farm onBrushy Fork Road in the Crestonregion of Ashe County. The fieldday will consist of a pasture walkand discussions about fencing forrotational grazing, stockpiling for-ages, making hay, finishing grassfed cattle, pasture improvement,and the logistics of selling yourown beef retail.

The workshop will be led byWill Thomas of Creeksong Farm.Will Thomas has spent the pastseveral years opening, fencing, andimproving pasture at Creeksong;he received a 2010 RAFI-USA To-bacco Communities ReinvestmentFund grant to implement cross-fencing and other techniques to im-prove management-intensive graz-

ing on the farm. Additional speak-ers will include Jeff Thomas,founder of Creeksong Farm; andRichard Boylan of NC CooperativeExtension, and other county Exten-sion Agents.

From Jefferson, take Hwy. 88toward Trade, TN. A few minutesafter passing the old RiverviewSchool, look for Brushy Fork Roadon your right. Turn right ontoBrushy Fork, which will turn intoWest Brushy Fork after a forkwhere you bear left. The farm ad-dress is 2901 W. Brushy Fork Rd.Total drive time from Jefferson isapproximately 1 hour.

For more information about thefield day, call Creeksong Farm at336-385-6302, or Ashe Coopera-tive Extension at 336-846-5850.

9th Annual Carole Moore McLeod EntrepreneurSummit held Oct. 8 at Appalachian

Policyholders to receive refunds over $155 million

Growing thefamily farm intoday’s economy

Beef Field Day set in Creston

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