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Monkshood — both beautiful and deadly
Usually I locate rare plants by visualizing them and visiting likely habitats. It’s as if I can will them into…
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Movie time for extreme sports addicts
For some adrenaline-pumping outdoor flicks, catch the Sept. 12 “Radical Reels” tour hosted by REI in Asheville, with proceeds benefiting…
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Jet boat business takes off in Bryson City
Smoky Mountain Jet Boats in Bryson City, which for six years has been building New Zealand style jet boats, is…
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Tour a local buffer demonstration trail
Get a firsthand understanding of stream buffers by touring a demonstration trail at Monteith Farmstead Park in Dillsboro at 5…
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WCU groups sponsor amateur river race
The third-annual Citizens Race, a competition for amateur paddlers on a calm section of the Tuckasegee River, is set for…
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New exhibit teaches fundamentals of shelters
Learn about the functions of shelters, including how animals and humans adapted to various environments, through a new exhibit at…
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A good leaf season might be in sight
Western North Carolina’s lackluster economy could get a significant boost from leaf lookers this year, if the annual prediction is…
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Celebrate Public Lands Day by volunteering
The Great Smoky Mountains National Park will celebrate National Public Lands Day by hosting several volunteer projects Saturday, Sept. 24,…
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Get out and work in Pinnacle Park
The Pinnacle Park Foundation, the Jackson County Greenways Project and the town of Sylva will hold a volunteer workday at…
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Community garden receives grant
The Green Thumb Gardeners in Haywood County has received a state grant that will enable the group to expand its…
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Learn how to identify hawks on the Parkway
With September’s arrival, many different species of hawks are winging their way south across the Blue Ridge Parkway, making for…
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Highlands symposium to celebrate native plants Sept. 16-17
One of the South’s most-recognized horticulturist names is headlining the 12th annual Native Plant Symposium held Sept. 16-17 at the…
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Food dehydration subject of hiking club meet
Hikers can learn how to use proper dehydration techniques to make their own trail and backpacking foods at the monthly…
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Every breath sings mountains
Friday, Sept. 23, is the autumn solstice. The solstice is about balance and harmony — the day and night are…
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Meet, learn about llamas
It’s not everyday you get to have afternoon tea with llamas, those unusual but valuable pack animals that are showing…
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Cowee Mound site of bird-monitoring work
Cherokee students and teachers have undertaken the first part of a long-term monitoring project of birds at the Cowee Mound…
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Book series to close with Silas House’s ‘The Coal Tattoo’
The Friends of the Haywood Public Library offers the fifth and final book discussion in the Discovering the Literary South…
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City Lights hosts special story time guest, Gail Nolen
Join a special story time with author Gail Nolen at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 10, at City Lights Bookstore…
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Political writer to read in Sylva
Martin A. Dyckman, a retired associate editor of the St. Petersburg Time who lives part of the year in Waynesville,…
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Writing that transcends the mystery genre
The fierce Santa Ana winds that blow through southern California are as much a recurring character in The Triggerman’s Dance…
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Marty Stuart stops in Franklin
Marty Stuart, a four-time Grammy winner and platinum recording artist, will be in concert at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, Sept.…
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Masters of Motown open Galaxy of Stars series
The Masters of Motown’s “A Tribute to Hitsville U.S.A.,” will open the Galaxy of Stars Series at Western Carolina University.…
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Free arts and crafts workshop for kids
Elementary school-aged children and their families are invited to a free ARTSaturday workshop from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. on…
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Hone your glassblowing and blacksmithing skills
The Green Energy Park in Dillsboro is offering more classes this fall in both glassblowing and blacksmithing. Come make a…
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Step into a galaxy far, far away at Star Wars party
Blue Ridge Books in Waynesville is holding a Star Wars party from 2 to 4 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 10.…
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Introductory Reiki workshop being offered
Sylva resident Mercedes Fernandez will present an introductory Reiki workshop at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 13, in the Community…
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Maggie Valley to star in country video
Country singer Jody Medford will head to Maggie Valley on Sept. 21 to film the music video for his new…
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Nazi resistance captured on film
Six independent filmmakers and their films will land on the campus of Western Carolina University this year, as part of…
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‘We All Remember 911': Replica of school children’s banners on display at City Lights
After Sept. 11, the nation gave millions in donations to support recovery. America’s kids, meanwhile, gave in the way that…
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It’s tough to grow your meat and slaughter it too
I was pleased to see quite a few people selling meat this past Saturday at the local farmers market in…
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Protecting public lands protects quality of life
To the Editor: Last week, North Carolinians joined citizens from all over the nation to celebrate Great Outdoors Week to…
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Third-party certification can help forest owners
To the Editor: The best way to keep private forestlands in forests is to have an economic environment that makes…
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Social Security has been robbed by politicians
To the Editor: For more than 25 years after the 1983 amendments to Social Security, the federal government collected more…
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Time to reduce our dependence on oil
To the Editor: We traveled to Clayton, Ga., last week to attend a presentation featuring “The Transition Movement.” This movement…
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Hell hath no Fury like a guilty conscience
One night last week, when I was watching what must have been the 500th recounting of the Casey Anthony trial,…
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It’s time to approve dealers at Harrah’s casino
Been to the Harrah’s Cherokee Casino? Even if you don’t gamble, I’d encourage a walk through. My bet is you’d…
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Honoring the fallen: Firefighters take on 110 flights in memorial stair climb
“The first 12 are the easiest,” says Dee Massey, as he rounds the first landing of the parking deck stairwell…
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News in brief
High school students and residents will have a chance to talk with college representatives from over 55 southeastern universities, colleges…
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Sylva AM radio station goes dark
WRGC, a local mainstay on the AM radio dial in Sylva for more than five decades, went off the air…
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High stakes casino expansion tests the theory: If we build it, will they come?
When a new federal law in the 1990s opened the door for Indian tribes to build casinos, it set the…
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Extortion or fair share? State wants cut of casino revenue in exchange for live dealers
To hear many Cherokee leaders on the eve of last week’s tribal elections, the tribe is incredibly close to striking…
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Hello Bellagio, meet Cherokee
The Mirage has a volcano. There’s the Fountains of Bellagio, and the pyramid-shaped Luxor. Cherokee will have the Rotunda, the…
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Men at work: Behind the veil of Harrah’s $633 million expansion
As Harrah’s Cherokee Casino closes on the final year of a massive $633 million expansion, the hum of construction that’s…
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WCU campus to get 4G with dorm-top antennae
Verizon Wireless will pay Western Carolina University to put an antennae on top of Scott Hall as it starts providing…
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WCU to host annual Red Zone campaign
Western Carolina University’s Division of Student Affairs will coordinate WCU’s annual Red Zone campaign during the fall semester. The Red…
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WCU announces membership of its strategic planning group
Western Carolina University Chancellor David O. Belcher has appointed a 36-member committee that will help guide the university’s direction over…
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Sheriff, newspaper’s portrayal of rape victim comes under fire
Comments by Jackson County Sheriff Jimmy Ashe about a rape victim published in the weekly Cashiers newspaper two weeks ago…
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Cherokee Chief Michell Hicks narrowly wins election on record of progress
Principal Chief Michell Hicks won Thursday’s election in Cherokee, becoming only the second chief ever to be elected to a…
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Screech owls don’t really screech
The Eastern Screech Owl has the broadest ecological niche of any owl in its range. It occurs east of the…
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