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Hands-on learning helps kids understand water issues
It requires getting a little wet, but that’s all part of the fun when the Haywood Waterways Association and Haywood…
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Outdoors sports festival brings new triathlon and 5K to Franklin
Outdoor enthusiasts can look forward to a two-day WNC OutdoorAthlon this fall in Macon County, Oct. 8-9. Activities include a…
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New half marathon gearing up in Cherokee
Registration is open for a new half-marathon race taking place on the Cherokee Indian Reservation Saturday, Oct. 15, starting at…
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Workshop to explore the ethics of ecology
Training for leaders and activists in the conservation movement will explore the deeper issues of ethics, values and the root…
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Don’t poach it, grow ‘sang legally instead
Learn how to grow that lucrative cash-plant, ginseng, at home. The N.C. Cooperative Extension Service and the Jackson-Macon Conservation Alliance…
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Photography workshop to be held at Balsam Mountain Preserve
Shutterbug alert: Balsam Mountain Trust in Sylva will hold a digital photography class Sept. 24, from 3 p.m. until sunset.…
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WCU’s Rooted in the Mountains symposium
The second-annual Rooted in the Mountains symposium at Western Carolina University will be held Thursday, Oct. 20, and Friday, Oct.…
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Get outdoors and support land conservation
Carolina Mountain Land Conservancy is challenging outdoor enthusiasts to support land conservation simply by hiking. The Hiking Challenge encourages all…
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Land Trust to hold Tessentee Preserve clean-up
The Land Trust of the Little Tennessee will hold a Stewardship Workday at Tessentee Bottomland Preserve in southern Macon County…
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See the elk via two guided trips
As part of their popular Eco Tour Outreach Program, Highlands-Cashiers Land Trust hold two elk tours in Cataloochee Valley with…
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Learn to share the land with bears
With fall comes hungry bears, and the B.E.A.R. Taskforce wants to help people learn to peacefully coexist with these great…
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A few hours on top
Yesterday’s (9/11) wonderful late summer weather — mostly clear mid 70s — enticed my family up to Black Balsam for…
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Open season: Crack down on wild boar may meet resistance from hunters
There’s a new call to arms for hunters of wild boar: shoot as many as you can — day or…
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Otters are what beautiful aspires to be
Earlier this week about nine in the morning, I was standing on the Everett Street bridge in the heart of…
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Rally returns to Maggie
Maggie Valley will play host to the Carolina Harley Davidson Dealers Fall Rally in the Valley from 10 a.m. to…
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Painter’s exhibit opens with reception, interview
The Gods of the Machine, an exhibit by painter John Lytle Wilson, will open with a reception at 5 p.m.…
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Learn blacksmithing at a traditional forge
Western Carolina University will offer eight weeks of blacksmithing classes from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays from Sept.…
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World wars round table to meet Sept. 21
Capt. Joseph E. Myers, historian for the Asheville Composite Squadron of the North Carolina Wing of the Civil Air Patrol,…
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Youth music program accepting students
The Haywood County Arts Council will hold registration for new students in the Junior Appalachian Musicians (JAM) program from 1:30…
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Mandy Barnett will pay tribute to Patsy Cline
Mandy Barnett, a country music singer and stage actress, will perform a Tribute to Patsy Cline at 7:30 p.m. on…
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Highlands Playhouse to hold auction
The Highlands Playhouse will hold a fundraising auction at 4 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 18, at the Highlands Playhouse. The auction…
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Crafters to host English tea
Dogwood Crafters will host an English tea, with two seatings at 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. on Sept. 24 at…
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Colonial basket techniques to be taught
A basket-weaving class will be held from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 17, in the Macon County…
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Cullowhee to play at WCU
The band Cullowhee will perform at 7 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 17, at the Hinds University Center at Western Carolina…
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Doxita film festival returns to WCU
A checkpoint on the Pakistan-India border and Peruvian workers traveling by boat to an island of birds are just two…
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Community band to play Sept. 11 tribute
The Haywood Community Band will present its monthly free concert at 6:30 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 18, at the Maggie…
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Southeastern tribes renew ancient traditions at festival
Native American tribes the Choctaw, Creek, Chickasaw, Seminole and Cherokee return to Cherokee for a two-day event that celebrates the…
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WCU marching band to perform at NFL game
The 380-member Western Carolina University band will perform as halftime entertainment during the Carolina Panthers regular season home opener against…
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Poets, writers, musicians and more gather to celebrate book launch, region
There is a core of energy to Thomas Rain Crowe, a get-in-there and get-it-done spirit, evident both in his writings…
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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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