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Letters ............................. 2Obituaries ...................... 3Wooldridge ..................... 4Salzarulo ........................ 5Investing at 4,118 Ft ....... 6Coach’s Corner ............... 7Spiritually Speaking ....... 8Classifieds ...................... 13Police & Fire ................... 14
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By Ryan PottsLast Monday evening the
Macon County Board of Educa-tion approved the district calen-dar for 2013-14, marking thestart date of the 2013-14 school
Long summer ahead for Macon County SchoolsTeachers, administrators, students & parents weigh in on new calendar
year on Monday, August 26th. Thismarks a major change from thiscalendar year’s starting date of Au-gust 9th. The last day will be Thurs-day, June 12.
The calendar change comes
courtesy of a new state law thatmandates a starting date no earli-er than the Monday closest to Au-gust 26th. The new state law alsoeliminates the winter weatherwaiver that many mountain area
schools used to deal with inclem-ent weather that is common inthis portion of the state. The lackof the winter waiver removes theflexibility and control that local
The N.C. Division of MotorVehicles Franklin driver licenseoffice, located at 185 IndustrialPark Road, will close at the end ofthe business day on Thursday,Feb. 7, in preparation for its movedowntown to 16 W. Patton St. Itwill reopen in its new location at8 a.m. on Monday, Feb. 11.
The new location is a MaconCounty-donated space which hasbeen up-fitted for DMV driver li-
Driver license office moving;
State writing contest winners
Three of the eight Macon County Schools winners of the state’sannual Young Writing Project were from Highlands School.Pictured are tenth-graders, Allison Bolt who wrote "NothingMore, Nothing Less" and Jacob McElroy who wrote "The Shot."Not pictured is English teacher Michelle Lane who wrote "Nota Game." Photo by Ryan PottsPhoto by Ryan PottsPhoto by Ryan PottsPhoto by Ryan PottsPhoto by Ryan Potts
cense operations. The office phonenumber will remain the same,(828) 524-3592, and service hourswill remain 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.,Monday-Friday.
Driver license offices admin-ister sign tests, written tests androad tests used to qualify applicantsfor a North Carolina driver li-cense.Pay Tickets OnLine
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At Monday night’s Appear-ance Commission meeting,board members unanimouslyapproved a much needed face-liftto the upper Highlands Plaza9.60-acre parcel.
Dubbed the Highlands Pla-za Landscape Improvement Plan,work which is set to begin thiswinter, will streamline trafficflow around 236 proposed park-ing spaces – six more than now –situated around five, one-wayisles capped with curbed planterislands.
The raised planter islandswill house shrubbery, day lilies,grass and Princeton Elms, whichare V-shaped trees with a highcanopy.
“We are creating more greenspace with these islands and tak-ing out unneeded asphalt whichwill also improve the permeabil-ity,” said Landscape ArchitectHank Ross.
Stamped asphalt crosswalksare planned in the vicinity of theentrance to Bryson’s Food Storeand also to a plaza area in theparking lot.
The crosswalks will extendfrom Subway and from mid-block between the Chinese and
Mexican restaurants to a plaza-likearea in the parking lot which mayhouse a historical monument aswell as three flagpoles – one forthe U.S., one for NC and one forHighlands. The idea is to tie therestaurant area together.
The “dreaded” speed bumpswill be moved and improved us-ing a modern design. There willbe three, 4-inch high speed“humps” marked with stampedasphalt. One will be situated nearthe NC 106 entrance, one mid-block between the Chinese andMexican restaurants and one mid-way between the car wash and thecredit union ATM.
The cut-through from NC 28to NC 106 will remain, delineat-ed by trees at the end of each islecap to create the feeling of athrough-way.
“It’s not realistic to think thatpeople aren’t going to drivethrough the plaza,” said Ross.“There really isn’t a way to get fromNC 28 to NC 106. They are alwaysgoing to cut through so we’re go-ing to improve it so it’s not so ob-noxious for shoppers.”
Irrigation and lighting con-duits will be laid in the same ditchin the planter islands to ensuresustainability of the foliage.
Town Planner David Clabosaid the owners aren’t bound tocomplete the project as plannedbut are bound to do what is on theplan for the parts they do com-plete. “There is no zoning require-ment as far as that goes,” he said.
Highlands Plaza to change
•See PLAZA page 5
At the rescheduled PlanningBoard meeting Tuesday night,members voted unanimously toaccept the changes to the zoningordinance suggested by Town At-torney Bill Coward concerningthe board’s power over Condi-tional Use District (CUD) zon-ing changes.
The changes basically elim-inate the Planning Board’s pow-er to make administrative chang-es to the conditions assigned aCUD by the Town Board.
Planning Board power overthose changes was a unique pro-cedure in the CUD portion of theUnified Development Code(UDO).
Now, in all situations, thePlanning Board will make rec-ommendations to the TownBoard, rather than rulings.
“The charge given the Plan-ning Board isn’t allowed underour statutes and is unworkable inpractice,” said Coward. “Whenchanging conditions for a CUD,you are changing the zoning mapwhich is supposed to be done af-ter a public hearing by the TownBoard.”
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• THE PLATEAU’S POSITION •
By Ryan PottsA group of 30 Highlanders met at 5:30
am on Saturday morning to head to Wash-ington DC to attend the Inauguration ofPresident Barack Obama. HighlandsSchool Social Studies teacher Chris Greenorganized the trip, and this marks the thirdPresidential Inauguration that he has attend-ed with a group from Highlands School.Other chaperones for the trip includedHighlands School teachers Gina Billings-ley and Tracy Hedden. In recent years,Green has taken Highlands School stu-dents to other historical cities such as Bos-ton and Philadelphia, but it is a priority togo to Washington DC during an electionyear.
In addition to attending the ceremo-ny, the Highlanders also completed a tourof Washington DC, including stops at theLincoln Memorial, Vietnam Memorial, theJefferson Memorial and Arlington Nation-al Cemetery. Also on the itinerary for thegroup were the Smithsonian museums,particularly the Holocaust Museum. Afterattending the Inauguration and the Inau-gural Parade on Monday, the Highlandersreturned home on Tuesday, stopping at Pres-ident Washington’s home at Mount Vernonon the way back.
Highlands School Principal Brian Jet-ter has been a big supporter of CoachGreen’s annual trips, for numerous reasons.“I think going to Washington is a great ex-
Highlands School students andstaff attend Presidential Inauguration
perience for our students,” said Jetter, “notonly because they get the opportunity tosee the political process in action, but alsoto experience a different lifestyle. A largecity like Washington provides a picture ofurban living that many of the students inthis area haven’t had a great deal of experi-ence with.”
Highlands School Freshman ColinWeller attended the Inauguration with thegroup from Highlands. “It was fun,” saidWeller, “the best part for me was the Inau-guration because we were able to be partof a historical event. The monuments werepretty cool as well.” Freshman Remy Adri-an also enjoyed the monuments, and saidthe best part about the whole trip was “get-ting to ride the subway into DC at night.”
Green had nothing but great thingsto say about the trip, “the kids were terrif-ic, everything went very smoothly and asplanned. They really enjoyed going to seethe monuments the first night we werethere, and I think that taking the subwayinto DC that night from the hotel gave thekids an opportunity to experience city life.”Green also noted the historical value ofthe trip and the significance of seeing thePresident take office once again. “I thinkthe kids realized that they were watchinga piece of history unfold before them,” saidGreen, “and that is one of the major goalsof a trip like this…to experience a histori-cally significant event.”
• LETTER •
Highlands School students and staff with Capitol in the background.
Dear Editor,First, let me say I support the perform-
ing arts and the proposal presented at theJanuary Town Board meeting to have sum-mer concerts at Kelsey-Hutchinson Park.Arts events in Highlands contribute to thequality of life in our wonderful community.
Nevertheless, I am puzzled about thepolicy concerning arts events and townsupport. Tax dollars were allocated this yearfor upgrading the building that houses theHighlands Playhouse, a professional the-atre. The current proposal for concerts inthe park includes a request for town tax dol-lars to cover any short fall in private fund-ing for the first few years. I, as a Town ofHighlands taxpayer, have no problem withthis kind of support. But, if the Town Boardapproves this new request it will add to analready inconsistent policy concerning parkuse by art groups.
Some commissioners have justifiedsupport of certain arts events based on an
A consistent town policy for art eventsorganization's nonprofit status. While an artsorganization may be nonprofit, that does notmean it is a charity, and I certainly do notsuggest that should be the case. But, profes-sional performing artists working for nonprofitarts organizations are indeed compensated,even at events staged on town owned prop-erty. Is paying performers all that differentfrom visual artists selling their work on pub-lic property? Indirectly, the town tax payerswill be underwriting this proposed concertseries as they already indirectly support sometheatrical and musical performances. I am notopposed to this town support if it is fair, con-sistent and inclusive of all the arts.
Some of our town leaders see a visualart exhibit in the park differently. Instead ofasking for town financial support, the orga-nizer of the recently banned art shows want-ed to rent the park, in other words: give thetown money. A counter argument for deny-ing access to the organizer is that the visual
•See LETTER page 5
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• OBITUARIES •
John George GlattliJohn George Glattli, 97, of Highlands, NC,husband of Thelma Tyler Glattli, died Fri-day, January 18, 2013. A memorial cele-bration of both of their lives was held atFirst Baptist Church in Highlands on Sat-urday February 2.
John was the ninth child born toTheresa and John F. Glattli in MarionCounty, Florida. He grew up on their farmoutside Ocala, Florida, and attendedschool in a two room school house there.After serving in WWII as a medic in thebattery of Harbor Defenses of Puget Soundin Washington State, he moved with hisfamily to Deerfield Beach, FL.
His businesses included landscapedesign, maintenance, and pest control. Healso built several rental warehouse com-plexes in Florida. And, he was a land de-veloper and excavator in Florida and High-lands. Johnnie and Thelma have had ahome in Highlands for 43 years. His fa-vorite hobbies were landscaping, garden-ing, and woodworking. He was a memberof the First Baptist of Highlands for 43years. Johnnie will be especially remem-bered by friends for delivering firewood,filling their mantles with wood crafts hehad made, assisting in building or garden-ing projects for neighbors and friends, andco-hosting too many gatherings to num-ber.
John was preceded in death by hisfirst born son, Herbert John Glattli, a firechief in Deerfield Beach, FL. He is sur-vived by his wife of 73 years, Thelma TylerGlattli, his son William Glattli and his wifeSandy of Boynton Beach, FL, his daughterPam Powell and her husband Joe Powellof Highlands, his daughter Becky Sim-mons and her husband Joe Simmons ofHighlands, 8 greatly loved grandchildrenand 15 great grandchildren, and a verylarge extended family that loved him dear-ly.
In lieu of flowers a donation to Hos-pice or First Baptist of Highlands wouldbe appreciated. The family appreciates theloving care of the staff at Fidelia Eckerdnursing home and Four Seasons Compas-sion for Life. Bryant-Grant Funeral Homeis in charge of arrangementsmail [email protected]
Irene Moffitt HugheyIrene Moffitt Hughey, age 85, of Cash-
iers, NC died Sunday, January 27, 2013.
She was born in Macon County, the daugh-ter of the late Finley and Vylena McCallMoffitt. She was married to Doyle Hugheywho preceded her in death. She was a lov-ing mother, grandmother and great-grand-mother and loved doing crafts and sewing.She was the oldest living member of Cash-iers Church of God where she was formerchurch clerk and a member of Ladies Min-istries.
Mrs. Hughey is survived by two daugh-ters, Brenda Moss and husband Larry ofCashiers, NC and Hilda Nevius and hus-band Terry of Glenville, NC; two sons, Le-land Hughey and wife Jayne and ClayHughey all of Cashiers, NC; two sisters,Azilea Fugate of Cashiers, NC and WilleanStiwinter of Cullowhee, NC and two broth-ers, Marvin Moffitt of Cullowhee, NC andCleamon Moffitt of Cashiers, NC; 13 grand-children and 19 great-grandchildren.
In addition to her parents and husband,she was preceded in death by a sister andtwo brothers.
Funeral services were held Friday, Feb-ruary 1, 2013 at Cashiers Church of Godwith Rev. Markus Zipperer and Rev. ScottiePatrick officiating. Burial will be in Pleas-ant Grove Cemetery. Pallbearers weregrandsons, Todd Moss, Chris Moss, StaceyDillard, Chadd Hughey, Trent Nevius,Jonathan Hughey, Matthew Dillard andBrady Wise.
Bryant-Grant Funeral Home was incharge of arrangements.
L C NixL C Nix, age 92, died Friday, February
1, 2013, at his residence. Born in HaywoodCounty, NC, he was the son of the late Os-car and Marguerite Neely Nix. He was mar-ried to Ellie Wilson Nix who passed awayMay 5, 2011. He was a WWII US Air ForceVeteran and a member of Highlands FirstUnited Methodist Church. He was a dis-trict ranger for the US Forest Service in theAtlanta office and completed his Forest Ser-vice career in administration.
He is survived by four sisters, BeatriceBuler of Hendersonville, NC, Thelma Smithof Bishopville, SC, Betty Woodall of Clem-son, SC and Audrey Tindall of Bishopville,SC and one brother Bill Nix of Thomas-ville, NC. A number of nieces and nephewsalso survive.
In addition to his parents and his wife,he was preceded in death by three broth-ers, Charlie, Ernest and Paul Nix, and sis-ters, Dorothy Campbell and Beulah Tem-pleton.
Funeral services were held Sunday,February 3, 2013 at Highlands First UnitedMethodist Church with Rev. Paul Christyand Rev. Beth Bowser officiating. Burial wasat Highlands Memorial Park. Pallbearerswere Morris Nix, Bert McCall, Roger Wil-son, Ralph Reed, John Tate and Craig Mc-Call
The Franklin VFW Post # 7339 and theAmerican Legion Post #108 conductedcomplete military graveside rites.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may bemade to the Highlands United MethodistChurch, 315 Main Street, Highlands, NC28741 or to Four Seasons Hospice, 171 Hos-pital Drive, Suite 600, Highlands, NC 28741.
Bryant-Grant Funeral Home was incharge of arrangements.
Janey StickaThe world went a little dim on Jan. 27,
2013, as it lost one of the its’ special resi-dents. Janey L. Sticka went to the Lord afterlosing a battle with a burst aneurysm andstroke, while aiding her hospitalized daugh-ter in San Clemente, Calif.
Janey was one of those who was a peo-ple magnet, never meeting a stranger, mak-ing instant friends with a bright smile, andher great Texas hug. She never made anenemy and always had great compassion.
Her loves were her family, husbandDale, & daughter Shannon. She had a spe-cial relationship with her Mother Iris, notonly mother and daughter but best friends.She also loved her dogs, flowers, shopping,and travel. Just say Paris, France and shewould be ready to go in a heartbeat. Shealways had a passion for interior decorat-ing and was always working on a new lookfor her home. She loved to learn and wasalways taking classes and reading. She wasalways able to factually speak on most anytopic. Doing all this while fighting Multi-ple Scoliosis
She was born in the Texas town of Lub-bock on April. 4, 1944 and was attendingTexas Tech University when she met herhusband Dale who was going through flightschool at Reese AFB just outside of town.While with the military and later the air-lines she lived from coast to coast, gather-ing lifelong friends along the way. She wasable to enjoy Charlestown, SC, loving thepast as it came to reality. Maguire AFB, NJ,which allowed trips throughout New En-gland, but a special love for New Hope,Penn. Leaving the Air Force she found theWest Coast and while living in So. Calif.developed friendships that have lasted for-ever. Then back to Texas, living in Dallasbefore finding her garden spot on earth in
•See OBITUARIES page 5
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It’s not fair. Just when I’ve decided to give up alcohol, myclose friends (Yes, I have a few.) take up drinking martinis. Bummer.
No, no, no, I’m not joining the Baptist church and I’mcertainly not becoming a Muslim. I just figured, at my age, Ican’t afford to kill off any more brain cells. Actually, I canfeel them dying even when I’m not drinking.
But when I did drink alcohol, I could never stomachsweet drinks. A Margarita sent me gagging to the nearestbathroom. I think there’s more sugar in a single margaritathan in ten Hershey Bars. I could feel my arteries cloggingas I sipped.
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Too many Martoonies(The invention of the Fredtini)
don’t belong there. A good martini should onlycontain vodka or gin and never, never, evermixed with ice. The only pollutant would be athoroughly rinsed olive on a toothpick.
Here’s what I did when making a martini. Itook a bottle of my favorite vodka and a martiniglass from my freezer. I stabbed two large oliveswith a right wing toothpick and sat them intothe frozen glass. I gently poured the vodka overthe olives, drowning them. I called this “oliveboarding.” After adding a dash of sarcasm andjust enough smartass to aggravate the liberals, I’d pull a sealedbottle of vermouth from the shelf, bless the martini with thebottle and put it away unopened. TA DA! I called it the Fred-tini. Now that’s a serious martini. Are you writing this down?
Soooo one afternoon last week we invited friends overfor Bridge and out to eat later. The woman walks in with apaper bag full of ingredients to make Cosmopolitans. And forthose who say they don’t drink, here’s what’s in aCosmopolitan….or Cosmo as it’s called. It has triple sec, cran-berry juice and fresh lime….oh, and vodka.
As it turns out the smartest guy at our Bridge game wasthe woman’s husband who asked for wine. I must admit, theCosmo was pretty good ’cause it wasn’t as sweet as theother concoctions I’ve sampled but still too sweet for me toadd to my “once in a blue moon” list. I’m stickin’ with theFredtini.
Later in the evening we headed for dinner at a placecalled Downtown, an upscale open-air mall with many res-taurants and quaint shops. It was a balmy evening with tem-peratures in the mid seventies. While strolling to our restau-rant, we passed a place called Dirty Martinis and stopped tostare at their martini list posted outside. They have the mostexotic list of martinis I’ve ever seen.
Go to www.dirtymartinipalmbeach.com/Menu.aspx if
you’re a martini lover.During dinner, my friend who brought the
Cosmo stuff, suggested I write about martinis.After reading the martini list from the Dirty Mar-tini Restaurant, I could see she was hyped andI was getting inspired. Soooo here are a fewcocktails that may not be on anyone’s menu.
The Red Necktini is served in a canning jarand contains straight whisky, a splash of Tabas-co, finished off with a bar-b-que sparerib stuckin the jar. While sipping, scratch your butt. Yum-
my for my tummy.The Rich Bitchtini is only served in a Waterford crystal
martini glass, contains Diva vodka, one large Turkish olivestuffed with the finest and rarest Russian caviar piercedwith a diamond studded toothpick. SHUTUP!
Then there’s the Brotini, served with the purest andfinest uncut Boone’s Farm apple wine, finished off with asliver of watermelon pierced with a switchblade knife. It’s acut above the rest.
And finally, the guiltini is made with hard to find Star ofDavid vodka and a few splashes of guilt. The drink is servedin an upside down yarmulke shaped glass with a long stem.The olives are pierced with a crystal toothpick resembling aJaguar. Oy!
I could go on and on but this is making me thirsty. Andsince I don’t drink anymore (I don’t drink any less either.) I’llsubstitute Sprite Zero for the vodka….or not. Oh, and thereis no such thing as a right wing toothpick. I just wanted tojack up my liberal friends and critics. Yes, I have a few ofthem also.
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It was 1960. Jim Hurtubisehad just set the single-laprecord at Indianapolis. The
speed was an incredible 149 milesper hour. Never, I solemnly toldmy brother, would the averagespeed for the 500-mile race exceed150 miles per hour. He merelyshook his head, chuckled, andsighed.
In 1982, the computer wasnamed Time Magazine's "Man ofthe year." The choice drew a lotof attention, not because the titlehad not been yet changed to"person of the year," but because the com-puter wasn't a man. Time didn't make thechange until 1999. How could I have foundthat bit of information, on Sunday eveningin Highlands, NC, without a computer?
There wasn't a time in history when in-formation was so readily available as it istoday. Queen Victoria, with the resources ofthe vast British Empire at her commandcouldn't compete with a precocious nine-year-old with a computer.
Today, I can find out almost anything,short of the existence of an afterlife, on mytelephone. The screen is a little small, butthey'll soon be projecting the images beforemy eyes. That's a small sample of how rapid-
ly things are changing, and mostof the changes which rely on thecomputer would have been im-possible without it?
Why do I bring this up?Because in 1982, the year peo-ple were starting to catch on tothe potential of the computer, Isaid, "I don't know what I'd dowith a computer. I've got a sec-retary." In retrospect, it's like say-ing, "I don't know what I'd dowith a million dollars. I've got apenny." I don't intend any disre-spect on Irene, but that's the way
it is.I believed General Westmoreland really
could see the "light at the end of the tunnel;"I wanted Frazier to thrash Ali; thought Presi-dent Obama would change America; and thatan over-valued micro-restaurant chain, withgreat press releases, below average food, anda flimflam man at the helm, could make merich. Oh! And I thought Super Bowl was astupid name for a football game.
It seems like I've been wrong more thanI've right. And I was wrong every time I doubt-ed the ability of man.
There may be a limit to man's ingenuity,some height he cannot reach, some mathe-matical problem he cannot solve, some illness
Highlands, NC. The struggle of Texas heat that aggravated her MS gave way to coolsummers, and her love of flowers was given by the huge bouquet Mother Nature provid-ed in the Rain Forest of the Appalachian Mountains of NC.
Janey was always known for her wonderful baked goods, and was eager to present afantastic pecan pie, or carrot cake for social events. Yup, she was the best.
She will be honored with two Celebrations of Life, one in So. Calif., and one inHighlands, NC. Dates will be announced later.
Never underestimate ‘man’s’ capabilities
... OBITUARIES continued from page 3
artists are making money on town property.Ironically, the actors and musicians at cur-rent and proposed performances are, or willbe, making money on town property. Whyhave a different standard for visual artiststhat does not permit compensation for theirwork?
Maybe town taxes and other sponsorsshould pay visual artists to put on a show inthe park with the understanding it is for en-tertainment purposes and the promotion ofdowntown businesses only, not unlike theformer Art Walk. A "no sales" policy couldbe in place.
Or, maybe the town allowing the park tobe used for art shows, along with concertsand performances, would be a consistentpolicy rather than what is currently in placeand what is being proposed.
Patrick TaylorHighlands Resident
... LETTER from pg 2
he cannot cure. We may be limited by phys-ics, or by the intervention of some supremebeing, but I'll never lose again betting on it.
However, Ross said the project wasinitiated by the owners not by the townbecause they want to do it. “The ownerssaid ‘we need to improve the shopping cen-ter because we want it to look better forthe community and we want people towant to rent and stay here because it is a
nice looking shopping center.’”Clabo said their plan establishes the
expectation of something the townspeo-ple will want to see happen and that aloneshould be enough pressure to proceed tocompletion.
– Kim Lewicki
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• INVESTING AT 4,118 FT.•
Susie de VilleOwner/Brokerp-in-ChargeWhite Oak Realty Group
526-8118
I recently had new Buyerprospects contact me whohad been on the other side
of the table from me during ne-gotiations where I representedthe Seller in the transaction.
While I always encourageBuyers to stay with their cur-rent Realtor, there are two ex-ceptions to that position: 1)The Buyers did not receive ex-traordinary service and havelost faith in their agent, and/or2) The Buyer’s agent conduct-ed himself or herself in a man-ner that was unprofessional at best or un-ethical at worst.
These Buyers were clearly not repre-sented well by their former agent who pos-sessed a lackluster interest and ability tonegotiate on their behalf for a property withwhich they were enamored. As a result, inrepresenting my Seller clients, I workedwith another offer and successfully negoti-ated a better deal for my clients.
These Buyers were now ready to restarttheir property search and wanted to ensurethat they did not have a repeat experience.This time, they wanted strong advocacy andnegotiating acumen on their side of the ta-ble.
I tell this story to illustrate one essen-tial aspect of sound negotiating which ismany times overlooked: getting very clearon what the other party wants to have hap-pen in the deal, most of all.
Often, people will incorrectly just as-sume everything is about price and dig intoa head-to-head battle over the purchaseprice. This position forces a narrow line ofbattle and removes alternative paths to asuccessful agreement. Obviously, price isimportant, but often times there are otherterms and/or conditions that may trumpprice from the perspective of the Buyer orSeller. Further, engaging in negotiationswith a spirit of “let’s see if we can draft anagreement where everyone wins,” whilecounterintuitive, does, in fact, often rendervery positive results.
So, let’s look at other terms that mayoverride price from either a Buyer’s or Sell-er’s perspective.
Perhaps a Seller is building a newhome elsewhere and would rather have theability to close on the transaction and stayin the home for six months while their new
The power of negotiating towardeveryone’s best interests
home is being finished. Or,perhaps a Buyer client can-not qualify for traditional fi-nancing and needs the Sell-er to finance the sale. Maybea Seller client is facing fore-closure and needs a very shortDue Diligence period and aquick Closing. Or, perhaps aBuyer client is relocating tothe area and prefers includ-ing the furnishings and dec-orative accessories with theconveyance of the real prop-erty.
There are as many potential scenariosas there are Buyer and Seller clients.
Keeping the lines of communicationwide open so that you may fully understandthe other party’s needs and wants is key.Remember: it is not all about the price.Engage with a spirit of cooperation whilestanding strong in your position. Be likewater and yield at encountered obstacles,but stay ever focused and moving forwardtoward your desired outcome.
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munity to the new calendar has been large-ly neutral, although one prominent localbusiness owner is pleased with the results.Sabrina Hawkins, owner of the HighlandsInn and the Highlands Lodge, was part ofa lawsuit brought against Macon Countythrough the group Save Our Summers(SOS). Hawkins publicly questioned theuse of weather waivers by Macon County,and is pleased with the new law that theLegislature has passed. “I am very happyabout the bill passed that disallows the
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While those of us in thenews media (LOL atme calling myself
“news media.” I’m a guy with a10-year-old picture who writes abad newspaper column...wait aminute….YES! I’m finally fittingin with all the others) are oftenprone to hyperbole, I think it isfair to say that this year’s SuperBowl was one that was actuallyworthy of the hype. It seems fun-ny to say that about a game thatlooked to be over just 12 secondsinto the second half, but then SanFrancisco got rolling and the sec-ond half was about as good of agame as you will ever see.
Just a couple of quickthoughts on the game itself be-fore I get into the fun part (com-mercials and halftime show).First of all, the announcers killedJohn Harbaugh for the fake fieldgoal call in the first half, but Ithought it was a good decision.Obviously, the Ravens had seensomething on film that theythought they could exploit and
Super Bowl was truly Super
it was there. If Patrick Willisdoesn’t make a fantastic play therethen Justin Tucker easily picks upthe first down, which is about thebest you can hope for in the NFL.If the other team needs a spectac-ular play to stop what you are do-ing, then it is worth the risk. Sec-ondly, I thought Jim Harbaugh dida terrible job of playcalling on the49ers last series in the red zone.Seriously, you have a running QBand a tired Baltimore defense-andyou run a scatback into the mid-dle and then throw three dropback passes? At least roll ColinKaepernick out and give him an
option…or run read option andtry and pound it in… but threedrop back passes?
I didn’t get to see much of thehalftime show because I was do-ing the dishes, but my Facebookfeed quickly devolved into alengthy discussion over eitherhow great Beyonce was or howmuch of a whore she was. Surpris-ingly, the breakdown betweenwhore/fabulous did not go alongfemale/male lines as one wouldexpect, but instead mostly went ac-cording to piousness.
I didn’t think the commer-cials were very good this year, butif I had to pick the best my top 5would look like this.
1. Budweiser Clydesdale-theroom got a little dusty on that one.
2. Dikembe Mutumbo forGeico- Mutumbo’s Cookie Mon-ster-esque voice makes the ad.
3. Wheat Thins Yeti-theneighbor stealing the Wheat Thinswas awesome.
4. Doritos eating Goat.5. Kia where do babies come
from?
waivers which have allowedschool districts to skirt aroundthe law,” said Hawkins “I'm anadvocate for the long summers,as you know and I think the le-gitimacy of the waivers being is-sued were questionable and thepowers that be in Raleigh, quitepossibly, finally realized such.”
Interim Superintendent Dr.Jim Duncan said he wasn’t fa-miliar with lobbying of SOSover the last couple of years, butsays the legislation was part of alast minute deal in the GeneralAssembly. “The tourism indus-try was heavily involved with theSenate leadership with regard tothe issue. The result has affectedalmost every county in Region 8(mountain region) of the state,”he said.
He suggested the schoolboard accept the calendar forone year only because weatherconditions can always change
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PULL OUTRandy Reed, Pastor
828-421-9172 • 165 S. Sixth StreetSundays: Worship – 11
HIGHLANDS CENTRAL BAPTIST CHURCHHIGHLANDS CENTRAL BAPTIST CHURCHHIGHLANDS CENTRAL BAPTIST CHURCHHIGHLANDS CENTRAL BAPTIST CHURCHHIGHLANDS CENTRAL BAPTIST CHURCHPastor Dan Robinson
670 N. Fourth Street (next to the Highlands Civic Center)Sunday: School 9:30 a.m.; Morning Worship 10:45 a.m., Evening
Worship, 6:30 p.m.Wednesday: Prayer Service, 6:30 p.m.
HIGHLANDS UNITED METHODIST CHURCHHIGHLANDS UNITED METHODIST CHURCHHIGHLANDS UNITED METHODIST CHURCHHIGHLANDS UNITED METHODIST CHURCHHIGHLANDS UNITED METHODIST CHURCHPastor Paul Christy 526-3376
Sun: School 9:45a.; Worship 9:09 & 10:50.; Youth Group 5:30 p.Wed: Supper; 6; 7:15 – children, youth, & adults studies; 6:15 –
Adult choir (nursery provided for Wed. p.m. activities)Thurs:12:30 – Women’s Bible Study (nursery)
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2152 Dillard Road – 526-9741Sundays: Sunday School and Adult discussion group 9:30 a.m.;
Worship/Communion – 10:30HEALING SERVICE on the 5th Sunday of the month.
MACEDONIA BAPTIST CHURCHMACEDONIA BAPTIST CHURCHMACEDONIA BAPTIST CHURCHMACEDONIA BAPTIST CHURCHMACEDONIA BAPTIST CHURCH8 miles south of Highlands on N.C. 28 S in Satolah
Pastor Roy Lowe, (828) 526-8425Sundays: School – 10 a.m.; Worship – 11
Choir – 6 p.m.Wed: Bible Study and Youth Mtg. – 7 p.m.
MOUNTMOUNTMOUNTMOUNTMOUNTAIN SYNAGOGUEAIN SYNAGOGUEAIN SYNAGOGUEAIN SYNAGOGUEAIN SYNAGOGUESt. Cyprian’s Episcopal Church, Franklin
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Independent Bible ChurchSundays:10:30 a.m. at Big Ridge Baptist Church, 4224 Big Ridge
Road (4.5 miles from NC 107)Weds: Bible Study 6:30 p.m.; Youth Group 6 p.m.
OUR LADY OF THE MOUNTOUR LADY OF THE MOUNTOUR LADY OF THE MOUNTOUR LADY OF THE MOUNTOUR LADY OF THE MOUNTAINS CAAINS CAAINS CAAINS CAAINS CATHOLICTHOLICTHOLICTHOLICTHOLICCHURCHCHURCHCHURCHCHURCHCHURCH
Rev. Dean Cesa, pastor – Parish office: 526-2418Mass: – Sun: 11 a.m.; Thurs & Fri.: 9 a.
SCALSCALSCALSCALSCALY MOUNTY MOUNTY MOUNTY MOUNTY MOUNTAIN BAPTIST CHURCHAIN BAPTIST CHURCHAIN BAPTIST CHURCHAIN BAPTIST CHURCHAIN BAPTIST CHURCHRev. Dwight Loggins
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Pastor Rev. Andy CloerSundays: School – 10 a.m.; Worship – 11Wednesdays: Prayer & Bible Study – 7
UNITUNITUNITUNITUNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST FELLOWSHIPARIAN UNIVERSALIST FELLOWSHIPARIAN UNIVERSALIST FELLOWSHIPARIAN UNIVERSALIST FELLOWSHIPARIAN UNIVERSALIST FELLOWSHIP85 Sierra Drive • 828-524-6777
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WHITESIDE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCHWHITESIDE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCHWHITESIDE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCHWHITESIDE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCHWHITESIDE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCHCashiers, Rev. Sam Forrester, 743-2122Sundays: School – 10 a.m.; Worship – 11
BLUE VALLEY BAPTIST CHURCHBLUE VALLEY BAPTIST CHURCHBLUE VALLEY BAPTIST CHURCHBLUE VALLEY BAPTIST CHURCHBLUE VALLEY BAPTIST CHURCHRev. Oliver Rice, Pastor (706) 782-3965Sundays: School – 10 a.m., Worship – 11
Sunday night services every 2nd & 4th Sunday at 7Wednesdays: Mid-week prayer meeting – 7 p.m.
BUCK CREEK BAPTIST CHURCHBUCK CREEK BAPTIST CHURCHBUCK CREEK BAPTIST CHURCHBUCK CREEK BAPTIST CHURCHBUCK CREEK BAPTIST CHURCHSundays: School – 10 a.m.; Worship – 11
GRACE COMMUNITY CHURCH OF CASHIERSGRACE COMMUNITY CHURCH OF CASHIERSGRACE COMMUNITY CHURCH OF CASHIERSGRACE COMMUNITY CHURCH OF CASHIERSGRACE COMMUNITY CHURCH OF CASHIERSNon-Denominational-Contemporary Worship
242 Hwy 107N, 1/4 miles from Crossroads in Cashierswww.gracecashiers.com • Pastor Steve Doerter: 828-743-9814
Services: Sundays 10am - Wed. - 7pmCatered dinner - Wed. 6pm
CHAPEL OF SKY VALLEYCHAPEL OF SKY VALLEYCHAPEL OF SKY VALLEYCHAPEL OF SKY VALLEYCHAPEL OF SKY VALLEYSky Valley, GA
Church: 706-746-2999Sundays: 10 a.m. – Worship
Holy Communion 1st Sunday of the monthWednesdays: 9 a.m. Healing and Prayer w/Holy Communion
CHRIST ANGLICAN CHURCHCHRIST ANGLICAN CHURCHCHRIST ANGLICAN CHURCHCHRIST ANGLICAN CHURCHCHRIST ANGLICAN CHURCHRector: Jim Murphy, 252-671-4011
Worshipping at the facilities of Whiteside Presbyterian Church,Cashiers
Sun.: Holy Communion - 9 a.m.; Adult Forum - 10:45 at Buck’sCoffee Cafe, Cashiers
Mon.: Bible Study & Supper at homes - 6 p.m.Wed.: Men’s Bible Study -8:30 a.m., First Baptist Church
Thurs.: Women’s Prayer Group - 10 a.m., Whiteside PresbyterianChurch; Healing Service at noon
CLEAR CREEK BAPTIST CHURCHCLEAR CREEK BAPTIST CHURCHCLEAR CREEK BAPTIST CHURCHCLEAR CREEK BAPTIST CHURCHCLEAR CREEK BAPTIST CHURCHPastor Jim Kinard
Sundays: School – 10 a.m.; Worship – 11Wednesdays -- 7 p.m.
COMMUNITY BIBLE CHURCHCOMMUNITY BIBLE CHURCHCOMMUNITY BIBLE CHURCHCOMMUNITY BIBLE CHURCHCOMMUNITY BIBLE CHURCHwww.cbchighlands.com • 526-46853645 Cashiers Rd, Highlands, NC
Senior Pastor Gary HewinsSun.: 9:30am: Sunday School
10:30am: Middle & High School; 10:45am: Children's Program,.10: 45am: Worship Service
Wed.: 5pm Dinner ($7 adult, $2 child), 6pm CBC UniversityEPISCOPEPISCOPEPISCOPEPISCOPEPISCOPAL CHURCH OF THE INCARNAAL CHURCH OF THE INCARNAAL CHURCH OF THE INCARNAAL CHURCH OF THE INCARNAAL CHURCH OF THE INCARNATIONTIONTIONTIONTION
Rev. Bruce Walker • 526-2968Sundays: Education and choir rehearsal, 9 am, Holy Eucharist Rite
II, (sanctuary), 10:30 amThursdays: Holy Eucharist, (chapel), 10 am
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCHFIRST BAPTIST CHURCHFIRST BAPTIST CHURCHFIRST BAPTIST CHURCHFIRST BAPTIST CHURCHDr. Mark Ford, Pastor • 526--4153
Sun.: Worship 10:45 a.m.; School – 9:30 a.m.Wed.: Men’s Bible Study 8:30 a.m., Prayer Meeting – 6:15 p.m.,
Choir – 5 p.m.FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCHFIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCHFIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCHFIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCHFIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
Dr. Lee Bo wman, Pastor • 526-3175Sun.: Worship – 11 a.m.; Sun. 8:30a communion service June-
Labor Day; School – 9:30Mondays: 8 a.m. – Men’s Prayer Group & Breakfast
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• PLACES TO WORSHIP •John 3:16 Proverbs 3:5
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• SPIRITUALLY SPEAKING•
By Margaret Howell, ChaplainHoly Family Lutheran Church
I don’t know about y’all, but I was bullied as a child. Myfamily moved to a larger home after my brother wasborn, and this necessitated my sister and me attending
a different elementary school, leaving the one behindwhere we had gone since first grade.
I was a swarthy 6th-grader with glasses, still wearingbobby socks in the ‘70s, a bit overweight, carrying a stackof books and a violin case. I was doomed from day one.
Bullying was not the hot-button issue it is today. Itwasn’t until I actually became physically ill that some-thing half-hearted was done about it.
The bullying ceased for a while. I got beat up regularlyin junior high by white kids, and later, when desegrega-tion hit, by black kids, too. Just goes to prove meannessknows no particular race, sex or creed.
In my senior year of high school, I started dating acollege guy, lost 20 pounds, and actually bought myself afew outfits that didn’t include bobbie socks. I went on toteach with some success for 18 years. I really loved mystudents. I probably lost my last teaching gig at a fancyprivate school because I called to task an administrationwho tried unsuccessfully to bully me.
As I was packing up my office, the head of my depart-ment came in to grovel. A lot of them got free tuition fortheir kids by teaching at there. That means they had a lotto lose and therefore took a lot of guff.
“At least I have a backbone,” I told her as my ministerappeared to help me load my car. There is a saying thatsometimes what looks like a curse turns out to be a bless-ing. I went home that afternoon, the severance check theschool gave me in my hand, and got on the computer.
I had been taking night classes at the Lutheran Sem-inary in Columbia, SC, for several years, but had aboutexhausted those offered on nights, summer and week-ends. I called, and found out that the new semester’s class-es had only just started.
The next morning, I drove to Columbia, saw the reg-istrar and was registered as a full–time student by chapelat noon. My severance check had been exactly the rightamount for tuition and books for one semester.
In 24 hours, my life had taken a dramatic turn. Iremember I sat in chapel that morning, dazed and littleoverwhelmed and shaky, singing Psalm 5 with my newclassmates.
One passage leaped out at me – Lead me, O LORD, inyour righteousness because of my enemies; make yourway straight before me.(Ps 5 vs. 8)
When God opens a window, he opens a window!Our gospel for the past several weeks from the 4th
chapter of Luke has Jesus being rejected by his home-town. I really relate to Jesus in that passage. Here he wasoffering those in his hometown to be the first to hearwhat had they had been waiting for with hope for hun-dreds of years, the coming of the Messiah. They not onlydidn’t believe him, they got all bent out of shape – they
“Bible Bullies”
•See SPIRITUALLY page 14
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which may mean a waiver at some point.“This year The legislation gave us no
leeway to count partial days from previousyears. When we went back to look at thetotal number of school days absent our av-erage number did not meet the minimumnumber to qualify for an exception espe-cially when we had to plug in zeros forsome years,” he said.
At Highlands School, however, newsof the new calendar was met with concernand disappointment. Highlands PrincipalBrian Jetter was an advocate for the earlierstart-date provided by the winter waivers,and was disappointed with the news. “Iwish we were sticking with the earlier startbecause it allowed us to finish the first se-mester before Christmas break,” said Jet-ter. “It doesn’t benefit the high school kidswho have to go on vacation for two weeksand then come back for a week or so be-fore taking a state-mandated End-of-Coursetest. Obviously, since the Legislature toldus what to do then we have to do it, but it isfrustrating to lose the flexibility.”
High School teachers Cathy McInty-re-Ross and Gina Billingsley echoed thefrustration that came with the news that
testing would occur after Christmas break.McIntyre-Ross said that “22 years of teach-ing has shown me that it is not in the bestinterest of the students to have the first se-mester extend past Christmas. It is disap-pointing that our state legislature has takena “one size fits all” approach to the schoolcalendar because the students end up beingthe losers in this situation.” Billingsleyagreed, “No exams before Christmas willbe very rough on my students.”
Highlands School students are alsosomewhat disappointed with the calendarnews, although many of them look forwardto the long summer that will occur this year.
“It will be nice to have a long summerthis year,” said Freshman Delaney Keith,“but no fall break and having exams afterChristmas will not be good. Most kids won’tstudy over Christmas, so the material won’tbe as fresh for exams after the break.” “Fallbreak is also a good thing for students,” saidFreshman Whitney Billingsley, “it kindahelps keep the school year from draggingand lets me refocus. I will miss that nextyear for sure.”
The new calendar will also cause prob-lems for the Highlands School athletic
teams, particularly when paired with thenew NCHSAA “dead periods” created thisfall. Highlands School Athletic DirectorBrett Lamb said that the calendar law willaffect all summer sports activity as well asfall sports of soccer and volleyball. “It’s go-ing to be tougher to take kids to summercamps,” said Lamb, “because we can’t doanything until school is out and then weare going to end up with only 2 1/2 weeksto use because the NCHSAA mandates thatwe can’t do anything the week of July 4th.”
The NCHSAA has also designated an-other “dead period” the week of July 22,which will also hamper summer activity.Lamb says the new calendar will also havea major effect on soccer and volleyball both,because “we can’t wait until August 26 tostart playing games and fit a whole seasonschedule in, so we are going to end up hav-ing to play some games before school starts,which will be difficult for kids and parents.”
Interestingly, the Macon Early College(MEC) school doesn’t have to adhere to thesame calendar schedule.
“The MEC calendar is part of the inno-vative high school legislation that enablesthem to set a calendar that is more closelyassociated with the college they are using
as a partner, which is Southwest Commu-nity College,” said Duncan. “While theyhave to have the same number of days asregular school they can be arranged differ-ently.
MEC’s first day will be Thurs., Aug. 8and the last day will be Wed., May 21.
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• HS SPORTS •
By Ryan PottsThe Highlanders and Lady Highland-
ers honored their Seniors on Fridayevening, then picked up a pair of impor-tant conference victories against the Nan-tahala Hawks. Highlands recognized Car-oline Shomaker and Taylor Osteen fromthe Varsity Basketball teams, as well as Var-sity Cheerleaders Caroline Christy andPaige Moss.
The Lady Highlanders came out look-ing to play better than they did in a closewin up at Nantahala, and they were able todo so, using a stingy defense and some time-ly shooting from Jessie Tilson and Kirstyn
Highlanders honor Seniors, whip NantahalaLamb. Lamb’s 18 points led Highlands, andincluded a half court buzzer-beater that re-ally got the home crowd rocking. Tilsonfinished with a career high 13, and EmilyShuler added 15 points for the Lady High-landers in the 59-39 blowout victory.
The Highlanders came out against theHawks and used a full court press and somehot shooting from Osteen to build an in-surmountable lead. As was fitting on Se-nior night, Osteen scored a career-high 31points on 11-18 shooting. Ash Gordon add-ed 12 for Highlands, and Brent Amundrudand Philip Murphy both added 10 for theHighlanders in a 79-36 victory.
and Tony Potts questioned the decision be-cause now any change, no matter how in-significant, means the applicant must gothrough the entire process again.
Coward said “That’s exactly right. Achange to that CUD zoning district can onlybe determined by the Town Board.”
Town Planner David Clabo and Cow-ard said applicants need to do their home-work early and come prepared the first time.
Stephen Ham, an aggrieved neighborto Town Place Condominiums, wherechanges to the CUD initiated the aboveamendments, filed a suit against MayorDavid Wilkes in Macon County SuperiorCourt alleging “errors in legal procedureoccurred.”
Specifically, he objected to changes tothe district that switched a single-familystructure to a multi-family structure andmoved that structure closer to adjoiningboundaries – a change that was made with-out a public hearing before the Town Board.
Coward has filed a motion to dismiss.The case will be heard in Macon CountySuperior Court, Monday, Feb. 11 at 10 a.m.
Citizen Griffin Bell, a past member ofthe Planning Board, spoke to three issuesunrelated to the agenda. He questioned theneed to have seven members on the Plan-ning Board, spoke to conflict of interest, andquestioned the board’s absentee policy.
“During ETJ [Extra Territorial Juris-diction] we added two people to the boardso they could represent ETJ. But since weno longer have ETJ why do we have sevenpeople?” he asked. “The Planning Boardisn’t as important as the Town Board andit has five.”
Second, he said according to the Plan-ning Board section of the NC General Stat-utes, a substantial financial interest in acase is a conflict of interest and as a mat-ter of integrity, a person with a conflictshould voluntarily recuse himself as hedid when the Planning Board heard casesabout Brushy Face where he lives.
Third, since the Jan. 28 PlanningBoard meeting was cancelled for lack of aquorum, he asked about the board’s ab-sentee policy and said members need tobe committed to board meetings.
“That means you should give it prior-ity. If you can’t give it priority you oughtnot be on the board,” he said.
According to a June 3, 1998 re-draft-ed policy on appointments to boards andcommittees: A member failing withoutgood cause to attend more than three se-quential monthly meetings, or more thanfour monthly meetings within a 12-month period, shall be asked by the boardto resign.
– Kim Lewicki
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COMMERCIAL RETAIL – Main Street, Highlands. Call (828)371-2583. (2/7)
HOME w/ACREAGE – trout stream, HVAC, fireplace, hard-wood floors, new carpet, free water & lawn care. $750. (678) 488-9677. (st. 1/24)
CLEAN DUPLEX, close to town. 2 bed, 1 bath. Appliances,garage. $750/month plus utilities and security deposit. Nonsmoking.Pets? Call 828-508-0664. (st. 1/10)
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LARGE 4B/3BA HOME – Close to town. Handicap accessiblewith large circular drive with ample parking. Long term lease. Fur-nished or unfurnished. $2,000/mth. Call 808-443-7353. (st. 11/15)
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COMMERCIAL MAIN STREET LOCATION with plenty of park-ing. Great for retail or office space. For more information call 828-342-9158. (st. 7/12)
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HIGHLANDS HOME CARE. Home monitoring and cleaning,Pet Sitting, and Baby Sitting. Highlands family operated for 20+ years,call 828-421-4681. (st. 11/28)
HIGHLANDS-CASHIERS HANDYMAN – Repairs, remodel-ing, painting, pressure washing, minor plumbing and electric, decksand additions. Free Estimates. Insured. Call 421-4667. (2/9/13)
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HOME MAID CLEANING SERVICE Who doesn’t want a cleanhouse? For quality work, friendly service and free estimates, give“Home Maid” a ring. (828) 371-1702 (st. 8/2)
PROFESSIONAL COMMERCIAL AND RESIDENTIALCLEANING by Rondel Contract Services. Call today for all yourcleaning needs. 828-342-4546. Ask for Paul. (st. 5/17)
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J&J LAWN AND LANDSCAPING SERVICES – CompleteLandscaping Company, Design, Installation and Maintenance. Alsofeaturing Plants, Trees, Hardscapes, Water Features, Rockwork, Fenc-ing, Drainage, Erosion Control and RR-Tie work. 20 years servingHighlands area. 828-526-2251.
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Upcoming Events
• POLICE & FIRE REPORTS •Highlands PD log entries from Jan. 23. Only the names
of persons arrested, issued a Class-3 misdemeanor, or pub-lic officials have been used.
Jan. 23• At 3:20 p.m., officers responded to a two-vehicle accident at
Wilson Road.Jan. 24• At 3:45 p.m., officers were called to First Citizens Bank con-
cerning an alleged scam.Jan. 25• At 7:56 a.m., officers responded to a one-vehicle accident on
US 64 east near Sherwood Forest Road.Jan. 26• At 3 p.m., damage to property was reported on Hardscrabble
Ridge Road concerning damage to pavement in two places.Jan. 38• At 6:15 p.m., Michael Roper Bickley, 20, of Highlands, was
arrested for breaking and entering, larceny and possession of stolenproperty. He is being held at the Macon County Detention Center ona $5,000 secured bond. His trial date is Feb. 7.
• During the week 9 citations were issued.The Highlands Fire & Rescue Dept. log entries from
Jan. 22.Jan. 22• At 12:11 p.m., the dept. was first-responders to assist EMS
with a person who had fallen at a residence on Webbmont Road.There were minor injuries.
Jan. 24• At 5:12 a.m., the dept. was first-responders to assist EMS with
a 90-year-old man who had fallen at a residence on Mountain AshLane.
Jan. 25• At 7:56 a.m., the dept. responded to several minor vehicle
accidents with no injuries due to ice on the roads.• At 8 a.m., the dept. responded to a minor vehicle accident with
no injuries when a vehicle slid off the road on US 64 east nearSherwood Forest Road.
• At 2:03 p.m., the dept. was first-responders to assist EMS at aresidence on Spring Street.
• At 8:25 p.m., the dept. was first-responders to assist EMS witha medical call at a residence on Cheney Lane.
Jan. 28• At 11:25 a.m., the dept. responded to a fire alarm at a resi-
dence on N. 5th Street. It was cancelled by the alarm company.• At 11:59 a.m., the dept. was first-responders to assist EMS
with a medical call at a residence on Pierson Dr.
Snow Event Report From Todd Seagle, 9-1-1 Communi-cations Supervisor:
On Saturday, Feb. 2 between 4p.m. and 6p.m. there were 419-1-1 calls -- 32 between 4pm-5pm. This was not counting non-911calls Normal call volume, from 3pm-4pm is 6 9-1-1 calls.
There were 14 vehicle accidents reported; EMS was dis-patched to 6 of them but no one was transported to the hospital.
There were 3 reports of stranded motorists, 2 alarm calls, 1residence and 1 vehicle (On-Star S.O.S. alarm but vehicle wasgone when the deputy arrived).
There was also 1 medical call unrelated to weather.
Registered NursesAdmissions Assessment Coordinator
Medical Records ManagerDevelopment Associate of Major Gifts and
Planned GivingOffice and Database Assistant
Cook
Ongoing• Registration is now open for the 2013 summer Nature Day
Camps at the Highlands Nature Center. Five different camps arebeing offered: “WOW! – a World of Wonder” (ages 4-6), “AmazingAnimals” (ages 7-10), “NatureWorks” (ages 8-11), “Mountain Ex-plorers” (ages 10-13), and “Junior Ecologists” (ages 11-14). Mostcamps are offered more than once during the summer, and ses-sions run from Tuesday to Friday each week. For complete sched-ules, costs, and other information, please call 828-526-2623 orvisit the summer camps webpage at www.highlandsbiological.org.
Thurs., Feb. 7• Taize at HUMC at 5:30 pTuesdays, Feb. 12 to April 30• A 12-week course designed for family members of individuals with
serious mental illness.6:30 to 8:30p. Pre-registration required. Call Ann 828-369-7385 or Mary Ann 828 524-1355.
Thursday, Feb. 14• The League of Women Voters of Macon County will sponsor a
program with County Commission Chair, Kevin Corbin. Mr. Corbin whowill provide an update on important issues and plans for the coming year.Theprogram will be at noon at Tartan Hall in the Presbyterian Church in Franklin.Attendees are welcome to bring a bag lunch. The public is invited.
Tuesday, Feb 19• The Highlands Dialogue Winter-Spring discussion series continues
on Tuesday at the Hudson Library from 10–11:30 a.m. The Topic: Resolved:The US Must Outlaw the Death Penalty. Based on: “Who Would JesusExecute?” by Richard Viguerie. Sojourners: January 2013. Handout avail-able at the Library (also e-mailed). Coordinator: John Gaston.
Thursday, Feb 21• Healthy Heart Symposium at the Jane Woodruff Clinic, Level
One, Highlands-Cashiers Hospital. Program includes Heart Risk Screen-ing, Lunch and Learn educational talk with Dr. Julie A. Farrow entitled“Women and Heart Health,” and an overview of the latest information onprevention, detection and treatment of heart disease provided by HCHStaff and Mission Heart. 11:30am – 2pm. Reservations required. CallCallie Calloway at 526-1313.
• MILESTONE •
Identical twins Ryan Avery Bowen, 5 lb 2 oz, 19 1/2inches long and Bailey Addison Bowen, 5 lb 4 oz, 19inches long were born January 29, 2013, at East GeorgiaRegional Hospital in Statesboro, GA. Parents are Jeremyand Tralane Bowen of Statesboro. Grandparents are Billand Carol Bowen of Highlands, NC and Howard andSandy Farrow of Vidalia, GA. Bradlee Bowen is the 17-month-old big sister of the twins.
Highlands School Media Specialist Carol Bowen withgranddaughters – big sister Bradlee and identical twinsisters Ryan and Bailey.
even tried to throw him off a cliff, but he walks amongthem and away, unscathed.
He came to give the best of himself to them and theywould have none of it.
How many of us have suffered at the hands of somesort of bully, even in adulthood? In the movie the Christ-mas Story the narrator says that as a kid, “you are either abully a toady or one of the helpless victims.” I think thatthe majority of us were probably in the later category.
We graduate from high school, relieved that the ha-rassment is over, only to find that it, too, graduated and isall around us in the grown up world.
Jesus encountered bullying during the entirety of hisministry. Isaiah says “he was despised and rejected, a manof sorrows, acquainted with grief.”
Why would the Son of God, the Creator of all Things,take all that guff? Why didn’t He just annihilate his ene-mies? Why did He allow himself to be bullied right on upto the cross?
He did it in order to defeat the ultimate bully – deathand the devil. On the cross He became the ultimate vic-tim, and in so doing, defeated the enemy in a twist thatwould have delighted O’Henry.
I am fond of telling my congregation that God lovesirony, and in the sacrificial triumph of Christ, God takesthat irony and turns in on its ear. And, just to put the icingon the cake, it turns out He saves the bullies along witheveryone else. Sweet.
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