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M o u n t a i n A i r Development Corp. has transferred ownership of property around the country club to avoid foreclosure on a 2008 promissory note in the amount of $13.5 million.

The deed identifies the land as 36.054 acres that was designated as Summit Vi l l age ; th ree pa rce l s

identified as lots 9, 10 and 11 in unit 3 (Austin Mountain) of Mountain Air Country Club, containing 0.708 acre, 0.885 acre and 0.549 acre; lots 7, 8 and 10 in unit seven, phase 1 (Timber Sky) in Mountain Air Country Club, containing 1.767 acre, 1.6 acre and 1.519 acre; lot 20 in the sixth tract of Mountain Air Country Club containing 6.184 acres; lot 22 in the

eighth tract of Mountain Air Country Club containing 2.412 acres; lot 145, 12th tract, containing 0.897 acre; and use and enjoyment of all common properties.

R a n d y B a n k s , t h e president of Mountain Air Development Corporation, said the deed transferred undeveloped property to TDBank to sat isfy the promissory note.

A workman stands near the giant rock that slid onto U.S. 19W near Ramseytown Wednesday morning and blocked the road. Officials say it will take several days to remove the rock, which is the size of a house. The slide was just some of the damage caused by heavy rains across the county, and by the time you read this you may be snowbound due to the winter storm that was barreling down on the region Thursday. See more photos inside.

Land transfer helps developer avoid $13 million foreclosure

Hong Kong firm buys Yancey HouseSEE STORY INSIDE

Update: More transactions from Register of Deeds

Can a vegan diet cause infertility?

Yancey County NewsGlass litters the sidewalk after thieves smashed a window at the Music Box and stole several instruments. See story inside.

Rock blocks highway

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Spay/Neuter clinic exceeds ‘wildest’ expectations“As the Humane Alliance invoices began to

stack up, I knew we had a special year going,” says Tim Tipton executive director of Yancey Humane Society.

“During 2012, a total of 1,358 Yancey County animals were surgically sterilized and YHS had spent over $70,000 on spay/neuter expenses. The bulk of the money came to us by way of grants from PetSmart Charities in Phoenix, Arizona, the DJ&T foundation in Los Angeles, California and private donations from local humane society members.”

The YHS Board of Directors had the vision to see that spay/neuter would save the most lives and have the most impact on animal sheltering here in Yancey County. Amazingly, over 99 percent of the public surgeries were covered with grant funds and Yancey County residents paid very little out of pocket.

With adoption rates soaring by late 2010 and into the first quarter of 2011 YHS began a slow methodical restructure of all spay/neuter programs. Volunteer and staff started to focus massive efforts on the only area of animal sheltering that can be controlled, “intake.” And there is really only one effective way to control intake, that being the surgical sterilization of pets. Long-time board member and animal advocate Phyllis Root began writing grant proposals, the creation of a new spay/neuter team blossomed and soon we were off and running. “We have several volunteers (who don’t wish to be named) along with the YHS staff led by 2 key employees, Renee Tomberlin and Julie Tipton who make the spay/neuter programs possible. As evidenced by the photo, there is a tremendous amount of paperwork involved and the organizational skills, logistics and physical work involved in transporting so many animals is daunting. I am really proud of Julie, Renee and the rest of our staff and volunteers for making our spay/neuter program so successful” Tipton said.

Statistically YHS is now reaping the benefits of all this hard work. YHS 2012 intake was just 895 pets, down 25 percent from 2011. Euthanasia was down 30 percent. “A mind-boggling 92 percent of the dogs and puppies that came to the shelter were placed. Of them

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377 were placed through adoption and 56 were returned to their owners. YHS placed 62 percent of all animals entering its shelter. In case you want to compare them nationwide, here are those numbers: In the United States only 35 percent of animals entering animal shelters get placed,” he said.

“Several organizations have contacted me wanting to know how they can duplicate the

success we have had here in Yancey County. I always try to give them as much information as I can. But in the end if they remember just one thing I tell them I hope it is this: If you stay persistent and never give up (even when some people tell you it won’t work, it can’t be done or even try to tear you down) you really can make a difference in your community” Tipton said.

January 8, 2013Dear Citizens of Yancey County,On behalf of Clearmont Elementary School, I

would like to express my sincerest appreciation for the outpouring of support for our kindergarten student, Morgan Warren, and her family. As you may recall, Morgan won our Holiday Essay contest before the Winter Break, which articulated her wish for her little brother to have a tomb rock (tombstone). On Thursday, December 20th, the story appeared on the WKYK website, and the phone began ringing at Clearmont, with members of the school community calling to see how they could help with the purchase of the tombstone. Beginning the next day, we began our break early due to snow, but that didn’t stop the outpouring of kindness. The story ran in The Yancey County Times Journal and The Yancey County News in the following days, and the faculty, staff, and I received numerous calls from people all over the county, some that didn’t even know the family, but were

touched by the story and wanted to help.I spoke with Dawn Warren, Morgan’s mother,

and she said, “You just don’t know what this means to us. I can’t begin to tell you have much we appreciate the caring people in Yancey County.” Dennis Wilson, owner of Yancey Memorials, is to be commended for setting up the tombstone fund and taking the time to speak with all of the people that were interested in donating. According to Dennis, as of today, the family has chosen the tombstone, and it has been completely paid for by the compassionate, generous members of our county.

Sincerely,Angie Anglin, Principal

Clearmont Elementary School

Editor’s Note: When the Yancey County News posted the story about Morgan’s essay on its Facebook page, 4,766 people read it, from around the world.

Community support helps buy a grave marker

TRaCTOR growers’ meetingTRACTOR Food and Farms is gearing up for the 2013 growing season. We have buyers -

now we need growers! If you are a small or large grower and want to work with TRACTOR, please attend the growers’ meetings.

We need growers to meet produce demands already identified.These meetings provide an update on the accomplishments of TRACTOR, discuss how

growers can get started selling through TRACTOR, update growers on requirements of being a TRACTOR member, discuss what we are hearing from buyers regarding their produce needs, outline grading and packaging standards, and ask for grower production estimates and schedules for 2013.

A growers’ meeting is scheduled for Feb. 5 at the Yancey County Cooperative Extension Center at 6 p.m., and on Feb. 7 in Mitchell County at 6 p.m. at the Bakersville Historic Courthouse. The February meetings will be production planning meetings with growers. Two other meetings have already occurred.

If you plan to sell produce through TRACTOR, you must attend these meetings. Please call the Yancey County Extension Center at 682-6186 for further information.

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Sometimes you should just listen to your wife. Like the time I was told to wash dark clothes in warm water and light clothes in cold water. Or was it dark clothes in cold water and light clothes in warm water? See. I should have listened. My camo came out more tie-dyed than when it went in the washing machine.

Rusty Pittman had one of these moments recently as well. Not with washing his clothes, but still …

The last day of deer season Rusty headed out to his hunting club. The weather was nasty. Wet, cold, windy. Not really enticing unless you are duck hunting. Those ducks, well they like the nastiest weather. But for deer hunting, they just don’t get up and out like the ducks do in weather like that.

Rusty chatted with his hunting buddies for a while that morning and then headed back to the house. He got back in time to eat lunch with his wife Windy. This is not the part where Rusty should have listened to his wife. Not yet anyway.

Rusty thought about the season after lunch. He remembered this unique buck he had on camera back in July. That buck was on the hit list. He patterned the buck for a couple of months. The buck appeared on camera as regular as a senior on prune juice. Things changed once September rolled around though. The deer was not seen. Not on Rusty’s trail camera anyway. And none of the other members mentioned seeing the unusual buck during the season.

Rusty tried to watch television, but couldn’t settle on any particular show. The flashback of the season just kept playing in his mind. Windy could tell he was antsy. Finally, here it comes, Windy told him to just go on back out to the hunting club and give it one last

shot. “It’s the last day of the season,” she said, “You’ll regret it the rest of the year if you don’t go one last time.”

Rusty didn’t listen. You see, women are wise. Women become wise somewhere between “I do” and the birth of the first child. I have seen many women make mistakes before this stage in life. I have very little experience of women making those same mistakes after this stage in life. Granted, I really only have my wife and my mother to truly relate to this theory, but based on that the theory holds, 2 to nothing.

Rusty moped around the house for while longer. Then, around 3:45 p.m., Rusty had an epiphany. Windy is usually right! “I’m going hunting!” he told her. He quickly donned his hunting clothes and drove the 30 minutes back to the hunting club.

He was up in his stand at 4:35 p.m. There was less than an hour left in the season and several of the other hunters were running dogs earlier that afternoon. It did not seem promising, but he figured he would close the season out just the same as he started; he would sit the same stand and appreciate the little time he had.

Rusty constantly scanned the fields, and at 5:25 p.m. he spotted a buck walking toward him. The buck kept his head down toward the ground as it strolled. Rusty could make out it was an 8 pointer. The antlers were also extended past the outside of its ears indicating this was a shooter. The last day, the last few minutes, and here was an opportunity.

Rusty steadied his .25-06 Browning A-bolt. With the sight locked in, Rusty gently squeezed the trigger. The 115 grain Nosler Boat Tail ballistic tip bullet spiraled toward the vitals and the buck dropped in its tracks. Rusty’s last shot of the season was true.

As Rusty approached the downed whitetail he spotted an extra tine at the base of the left antler. Could this be? He knelt down after confirming the kill and it became apparent. This was the deer. This was the one on his hit list. The uniqueness of an extra ‘beam’

protruding about 3 inches below the main left beam just above the eye was the same as he saw nearly half a year earlier on his trail camera while the deer was still in velvet. The same deer that none of the other hunters had even spotted, and had also vanished from Rusty’s scouting notes.

Rusty was estatic. He was successful.He listened to his wife. Bill Howard is an avid bowhunter and

outdoorsman. He teaches hunter education (IHEA) and bowhunter education (IBEP) in North Carolina. He is a member of North Carolina Bowhunters Association and Pope & Young, and is an official measurer for both. He can be reached at billhoward [email protected].

Last shot on last day brings a trophy buck

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Robert Newton WeaverRobert Newton Weaver, 85, passed

away on Tuesday, January 15, 2013 at Transylvania Regional Hospital.

A native of Brookport, Ill., he was the son of the late Arthur Franklin Weaver and Ethel Rosalind Park Weaver.

He was a veteran of the Army, serving in the Special Forces. He served in three wars, WW II, Korea, and Vietnam, and was a graduate of the Monterey Language Institute, Fort Ord, Calif. He retired as a lieutenant colonel.

He was a member of the Brevard-Davidson River Presbyterian Church. He was commissioned the first lay preacher for the Presbytery of Western North Carolina and served Paint Gap Presbyterian Church in Yancey County for 10 years before retiring. He was an elder for the Presbyterian Church (USA).

Surviving are his wife, Joyce E. Weaver; son, Charles Robert Weaver of Tampa, Fla.; daughters, Robin Elliott and husband, Edward, of St. Petersburg, Fla., Cindy Orsillo and husband, Michael, of Mocksville; Rebecca South and husband, Mark, of Dade City, Fla., and Carrie Weaver Stock and husband, Michael, of Winston-Salem; brother Arthur Weaver and wife, Mary June, of Parachute, Colo.; grandchildren Matt and Josh Elliott, John, Kenny, and David Orsillo, Chad Weaver, Haley Stock, and five great-grandchildren.

Memorial service will be held at 3 p.m. Friday, January 19, 2013, at the Brevard-Davidson River Presbyterian Church with the Rev. Keith Thompson officiating. The family will receive friends immediately following the service.

Memorials may be made to the Organ Fund of Brevard-Davidson River Presbyterian Church.

Moody-Connolly Funeral Home and Crematory is caring for the family.

Charles PhillipsCharles Phillips, 91, of the Little Creek

Community, entered into eternal rest on Monday, January 14, 2013 at his home.

A native of Yancey County, he was a son of the late Silas and Ruhamey Fender Phillips and the husband of Leamon Phillips, who passed away in 2010. He was also preceded in death by a sister, Dar Hampton; two brothers: Bill Phillips and Ted Phillips; and granddaughter Tina Peterson.

Charles was an Army veteran and retired from Glen Raven Mills in 1982. He loved ginseng hunting, fishing and walking.

Surviving are his seven daughters: Earlene Howell and husband, Arthur, of Louisiana, Janet Anders and husband, Bob, of Barnardsville, Judy Fox and husband, Glen, of Mooresboro, Sara Wright and husband, Darrell, of Burnsville, Mary Ann Laws and husband, Mack, of Green Mountain, Wanda Lee McPeters and husband, Red, of Pensacola and Nina Ruth Miller and husband, Sammy, of South Toe; three sons: Fred Phillips, Gary Ray Phillips and Edward Phillips, all of the home; two sisters, Rosetta Bailey of Bee Log and Pearl Cannon of Piney Hill; 18 grandchildren, several great-grandchildren and many nieces and nephews.

Funeral was Tuesday in the Chapel of Yancey Funeral Service. The Rev. Burl Ledford will officiate. Burial followed in the Bee Log Cemetery.

Charles William HensleyCharles William Hensley, 85, of the

Pensacola Community, died Monday, January 14th, 2013, at Blue Ridge Regional Hospital.

A native of Yancey County, he was a son of the late Rollin and Nora Elkins Hensley and the husband of the late Pansy Louise Hensley. Charles loved farming tobacco, gardening, milk cows, chickens, hogs and especially his family.

Surviving are his daughters: Debbie Davis of Burnsville and Judy Hardin of Morganton; a son, James Hensley of Burnsville; sisters: Angus, Phyllis and Loraine; brother, Bobby; granddaughter, Tina Bailey of Marion; grandsons: James Harris and wife, Jill, of Maryland and James Blevins of Cornelius; four great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews also survive.

Graveside service was Wednesday in the Eddie McMahan Cemetery. The Rev. Stanley McMahan officiated.

Memorial donations may be made to Yancey Funeral Services to help with funeral expenses.

Maude Hughes DulaneyMaude Hughes Dulaney died January

13, 2013. She was wife of the late Lee Dulaney.

Survivors include a daughter, Willa Dean Robinson and husband, Euranious; sons Roy Dulaney and wife, Beverly, Ted Dulaney, and Charles Dulaney; granddaughter Renee Higgins and husband, Michael; great grandson Justin Higgins; and sisters Ellen Bradley and Betty Hylemon all of Burnsville.

Born April 1, 1921, Maude was the daughter of the late Percy and Nettie Briggs Hughes. She was also preceded in death by a sister, Nan Gardner and brothers Jason, Verlin and Robert Hughes.

Funeral was Tuesday in the Shoal Creek Baptist Church, of which she was the oldest original member. The Revs. Dick Westbrook and Dallas Renfro officiated. Burial was in the Dulaney Cemetery.

Holcombe Brothers Funeral Home is serving the Dulaney family.

Texie Gurley GeougeTexie Gurley Geouge, 65, of the South

Toe community, died January 13, 2013.A native of Yancey County, she was the

daughter of the late Paul and Breida Parker Gurley. She was also preceded in death by a son, Charles Wayne Geouge Jr., and brothers Wade, Jim and Morris Gurley.

She was a lifetime member of Browns Creek Baptist Church. She taught the primary Bible School class for 44 years. She loved working in her flowers and cooking for those in her community and church. Texie was a loving wife, mother and mammaw, and a friend to all who knew her. She always had a smile on her face and a kind word to say.

Surviving are her husband of 48 years: Charles Geouge; a daughter and son-in-law, Charlene and Jackie Briggs of Burnsville; two grandchildren, SR Dillon Briggs, stationed in Great lake, Ill., and Caitlin Briggs of Burnsville; a special young boy, Colton Brinkley; daughter-in-law Patricia Thompson; sister Millie Silvers; brother Dan Gurley, all of Burnsville and many brothers-in-law, sisters-in-law, nieces and nephews and church family and friends.

Funeral was Tuesday in the Chapel of Holcombe Brothers Funeral Home. The Revs. Donald Davis and Charlie Carroway officiated. Graveside service was Wednesday in the Gurley Cemetery.

Memorials may be made to Browns Creek Baptist Church, 7658 State Highway 80 South, Burnsville, NC 28714 or Hospice of Mitchell County, 236 Hospital Drive, Spruce Pine, NC 28777.

Garmon Franklin McPetersGarmon Franklin McPeters, 69, of

Upper Browns Creek, passed away at his home on Sunday, January 13, 2013.

A native of Yancey County, he was a son of the late William Taft and Zelda Mae Ledford McPeters. He was also preceded in death by a sister, Dorris Sweat, and a brother, Calvin McPeters.

Surviving is a daughter, Tisha Said of Columbia Station, Ohio; a son, J.D. McPeters of Cleveland, Ohio; a sister, Violet Chrisawn of Upper Browns Creek; a brother, Arnold McPeters of Green Mountain, and several other family members.

Funeral was Thursday in the Chapel of Yancey Funeral Services. Burial was to


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Thieves shattered the front window of the Music Box at 128 Main in the early hours of Wednesday morning and made off with about $1,200 in musical instruments.

The window was shattered with a toilet seat that was left outside after the toilet in the music store was replaced earlier this week.

Karen Bach, the owner of the Music Box, said numerous instruments were stolen. She and Town Councilor Bill Wheeler, of Hammond Antiques, spent the morning Wednesday sweeping up the shattered glass that erupted from the breakage of the street-front window.

Bach said that scheduled music lessons in the shop will not be affected.

Anyone with any information about the burglary should contact Burnsville Police at 682-4682.

follow in the Good Cemetery off of the Blue Ridge Parkway.

Barbara Ann DinsmoreBarbara (Bobbie) Ann Dinsmore, 90,

of 1995 NW Cary Parkway, Morrisville, died December 30, 2012, at Wake Medical Center – Cary.

A native of Kent, Ohio, she was the daughter of late William and Dorothy Beier. She was a graduate of Kent State University. She served as a housewife, raising three surviving children. As the children left home, Bobbie was employed by Manatee Community College in Sarasota Fla. for 16 years where she established their biology department.

After retirement she and her late husband, Elgie, relocated to the Mt. Mitchell golf course community in Busick, where they enjoyed many years of golf. Each year they hosted a New Year’s party for the entire community.

Before moving to North Carolina, Bobbie was involved in the Episcopal Church in Sarasota. She established the altar guild at St. Wilfred’s Episcopal Church. She continued this vocation at The Church of the Resurrection in Little Switzerland, NC.

Bobbie is survived by; son, Allan Dinsmore of Angleton, Texas; two daughters, Terri Chaney of Seneca, SC and Carol-Ann Ohmstede of Apex, NC; three grandchildren, four great-grandchildren and two step-great-grandchildren.

A memorial and internment of ashes service will be held at a later date at The Church of the Resurrection in Little Switzerland, NC.

Memorials may be made to Church of the Resurrection, Little Switzerland, NC 28749 or to Hospice of Wake Co, 250 Hospice Circle, Raleigh, NC 27607.

By Jonathan AustinYancey County News

A Chinese company has bought Yancey House, the Burnsville senior living facility on Cooper Lane, as well as 17 similar facilities across North Carolina. Chevalier International Holdings Ltd., a Hong Kong-based company, bought the building and property of Yancey House from Formation Capital of Alpharetta, Ga.

“Chevalier did purchase the land and the building,” Yancey House Executive Director Ashley Gardner told the Yancey County News. “Everything still continues to run the same. At this point we don’t know of any changes.”

The f irm also bought Cranberry House senior living in Newland.

Yancey House will continue to be operated by Meridian Senior Living out of Hickory, Gardner said. “Meridian is still the management company of Yancey House,” Gardner added. What changed in late December is “just who owns the actual building.”

Yancey House has 70 beds; 30 for assisted living and 40 that are for care of individuals with Alzheimer’s. The facility opened in 2007.

In a prospectus posted online, Chevalier noted that the company “entered into senior housing business in the U.S. by acquiring three senior housing properties” in Oregon in June 2011, “and has since recorded an occupancy rate at near 90 percent as well as revenue of $16.5 million … for the nine months ended 31 March, 2012.

“With the growing aged population and steady rise in healthcare expenditure in the U.S., the directors anticipate that demand for senior citizen housing is to increase and this operation will continue to generate a stable operating income and offer capital

appreciation potential of those properties in the future.”

Chevalier noted that “the 75-plus aged population is expected to increase by approximately 205,794 - or 36.2 percent - from July 2012 through to July 2020” in North Carolina, according to projections by the Office of State Budget and Management of North Carolina.

“In light of the above, the directors are optimistic about the prospects of the operations of the properties and consider that it is an opportune time to acquire the properties to further diversify the group’s property portfolio. The directors are also of the view that the proposed acquisition would generate stable operating income, provide capital appreciation potential to the group, and defend the group from economic depression by diversifying its portfolio to a relatively defensive property investment.”

Chevalier had estimated the capital value of Yancey House at $7.1 million, but bought the facility for approximately $5,217,000, according to the excise tax paid at the county register of deeds.

Other North Carol ina senior facilities involved in the purchase are in Albemarle, Roxboro, Yanceyville, two in Brevard, Hendersonville, Raleigh, Edenton, Hayesville, Winston Salem, Wendell, Charlotte, Clinton, Gastonia, Williamston and Windsor. The total purchase price was $124 million.

According to a company profile by the Bloomberg business and financial website, “Chevalier International Holdings Limited, through its subsidiaries, provides building and engineering services. The Company also trades motor vehicles and Information Technology (IT) and business machines. In addition, Chevalier operates

property, hotel and insurance business as well as provides IT services.”

D r. To d d C r e a s y, a professor at Western Carolina University who specializes in human resources, operations management, health care and mergers and acquisitions, said the investment in U.S. senior care facilities is “a very smart investment” for the Hong Kong-based company.

“If you look at the baby boom bubble, this bulge is only going to get larger. It’s actually a prudent investment in this sector of our economy.”

Creasy said Pacific Rim influences might be beneficial for health care and elder care in the U.S. “People from Pacific rim nations tend to honor and value their older members of society more than the west. As it pertains to the (elder care) facility, even though they are keeping the same management team, if those values cross cultures and become part of their operating philosophy, the care could theoretically improve.” Creasy was quick to say that the current care might be top notch. “I’m not saying the Americans are doing anything wrong, but based upon empirical studies, Pacific nations honor their older members. If the Chinese do to this industry what the Japanese did to the auto industry, the care may improve” just as auto manufacturing improved.

Creasy said international investment in American health care could “be a growing trend. They see the aging population” and the return on investment as more Americans seek assisted living facilities. “If you are cash flush, as the Chinese are, then you are looking abroad for smart investments. They’re targeting either a certain population or a certain level of income. It’s a very smart investment.”

Hong Kong business buys Yancey HouseThe Yancey House senior living facility, located on Cooper Lane in Burnsville, has been purchased by a Hong Kong holding company.

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These are land transactions recorded at the Register of Deeds office from Dec. 19, 2012 through Dec. 28, 2012.

These are only the deeds that required payment of an excise tax. To determine the transaction cost, multiply the $ amount below by 500, as tax is $2 per $1,000 in transaction.

Dec. 20, 2012, $300, Bonnie McCurry to

James and Revonda Duncan, 2.24 acre being lot 9 and part of lot 10, Rolling Ridge Development.Dec. 20, 2012, $2, Bonn ie McCur ry t o G r e g o r y a n d Amy Troutman, .43 acre, Rolling Ridge Development.Dec. 20, 2012, $34, Carol Jones to Shelda McIntosh, Theron Woody and Linda Woody, ½ interest in 1.99 acre on Jacks Creek Road.

Dec. 20, 2012, $20, Carol Jones to Genene Muse, 1.435 acre on Jacks Creek Road.Dec. 21, 2012, $194, Brooke and Charles McCurry to Henry and Gayle Massey, .482 acre off Blue Rock Road, South Toe.Dec. 21, 2012, $190, Linda H. Russell, Linda R. Russell , Michael R. Russell, Michael N. Russell, Sabra Tipton, Horace Tipton, Kishia Tipton Wi s e , B o b b y R . Wise, and Ashley L. Russell to the North

Carolina Department of Transportation, 4/5th of an acre, 4301 U.S. 19E.Dec. 27, 2012, $120, Essie Bartlett, Doris Deyton, Clarence Deyton, Patsy Suttles, James Suttles, Carolyn Meads, Jack Meads, Virginia B. Robinson, Robert Robinson, Debbie Lominac , Alfod Lominac, Fredia Ballew, Freda Ballew, Jamie Bucnanan , Emily Buchanan, Jack Ballew, J.L. Ballew and Roxie Ballew to J.C. and Anna Robinson, 1 acre at 1349 Seven Mile Ridge Road.Dec. 28, 2012, $50, Terry and Marcella Peterson to Robert and Elizabeth Renfro, 40 acres in Green Mountain.Dec. 28, 2012, $170, Bank of America, BAC Home Loan Servicing, Countrywide Home L o a n S e r v i c i n g , Bennie and Diana Edwards, 3.53 acres on Bald Mountain Road.

D e c . 2 8 , 2 0 1 2 , $10,434, Burnsville

HCRE LLC to NC4 Yancey LLC, .053 acre on Cooper Lane, Burnsville; .646 acre

on Cooper Lane; .89 acre on Cooper Lane;

.299 acre on Cooper Lane; 1.456 acre on Cooper Lane.


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This quick and easy crustless quiche recipe is perfect when you are craving warm, filling, savory and cheesy, but don’t want all the carbs of macaroni and cheese! It combines the health benefits of kale with the nourishing good fats and protein of eggs, and can easily be made to be gluten-free. Perfect for dinner, lunch or brunch, it is a versatile recipe that you can make with your favorite in-season veggies; try it with spinach, collards, mushrooms, or add pastured bacon for extra flavor and crunch! Ingredients:1 onion, chopped2 cups of kale, washed, stalks removed and finely chopped2 Tbs unrefined organic coconut oil5 eggs, free-range and organic1 cup grated Romano Cheese (or cheese of choice)1 cup Kiefer or Greek yogurt 1/3 cup unbleached all-purpose flour (can use gluten-free flour, we used Red Mill Brand)1 tsp sea salt¼ tsp freshly ground black pepperAdditional spices/herbs or choice, optional

Directions1. Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F. 2. Sautee onions in Coconut oil (or bacon fat from pastured pork) till nearly translucent over medium heat.

Add kale and stir in with onions just a few minutes still kale color becomes brighter green and softens, cover and remove from heat, allow fillings to cool slightly before combining with eggs.3. Combine the eggs, ½ the cheese, kiefer (or greek yogurt), flour, salt, and pepper, and spices in a medium bowl. Stir together, or blend with mixer until the mixture is smooth, about 1 minute. 4. Add the onions and kale and mix. 5. Coat inside of Pie pan with Coconut oil, (or bacon fat from pastured pork) or extra virgin olive oil6. Pour the mixture into the pie pan and top with remaining cheese.7. Bake until set, about 45 minutes. 8. Remove the baking dish from the oven. It will be puffed up, but will fall slightly as it cools. Allow it to cool a little, then serve or refrigerate for later.


Jonathan Austin/Yancey County News County Manager Nathan Bennett said U.S. 19W is closed north of Bent Creek Road due to this slide, which is 12 miles north of the intersection at Cane River School Road/US 19. DOT has placed detour signs and access north of the slide area is accessible via Cox’s Creek Road. DOT expects U.S. 19W at the slide area to be closed for several days.

Congratulations to East Yancey Panthers

For all their hard work in Basketball this year!

The Toe River

Conference finished up its regular season the middle of December. The following players received awards after the tournament for

East Yancey Middle School. For the girls: Br ianna Hughes , A l l C o n f e r e n c e , Niki Robinson, All Tournamen t , and Destiny Whitt, All To u r n a m e n t a n d A l l C o n f e r e n c e . F o r t h e b o y s : Dathan Robinson, A l l To u r n a m e n t , Trey Robinson, All C o n f e r e n c e , a n d Hayden Branton All Tournament and All Conference. A special thanks goes out to their coaches Jeremy Sink, April Buchanan, Tony Miller, Joey Miller, Daryl Huskins, and Cole Huskins.

At leftfor the boys:Dathan Robinson

(7th Grade), Trey Robinson (7th Grade), and Hayden Branton (7th Grade)

Above for the girls:Brianna Hughes

(7th Grade), Niki Robinson and Destiny Whitt (8th Grade).

The Yancey County Board of Education recognized the Cane River Middle School Lady Rebel Basketball Team at its regular meeting on Monday, Jan. 7.The Lady Rebels finished with an undefeated season, earning the titles of Toe River Conference and Tournament Champions. Head Coach is Randy Laws; Assistant Coaches are Victoria Hensley and Brinkley Fox.

Basketball champs at both middle schools Toe River Model RailroadersClintchfield Model Railroad, a work in progress.

Modeling the Clintchfield RR from Erwin through Spruce Pine and “the Loops”

Open House, Saturday, January 19, at the Spruce Pine Library from 10 a.m. till 1 p.m.

Beginners welcome. Trains will be operating.Regular Meeting every Wednesday 2-5 p.m.


Food for thought for middle school

What’s to eat at the elementary schools?

Chowing down at Mountain Heritage

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“Our lives begin to end the day we

become silent about things that matter.”


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“Intelligence plus character - that is the goal of true

education.”


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Breakfast PizzaSausage Biscuit


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Baked PotatoesGlazed Carrots


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LEGAL NOTICEIN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE, YANCEY COUNTY NORTH CAROLINA SUPERIOR COURT

DIVISION BEFORE THE CLERKFILE NO. 12 E 199

EXECUTOR’S NOTICE

Having qualified as the Co-Executors of the Estate of Maphria Shepherd of Yancey County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons, firms and corporations having claims against the Estate of the deceased to present them to either of the undersigned on or before 10 May, 2013 or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to said estate please make immediate payment. This the 10th day of January, 2013.

Ina Dean Owens, Co-Executor11 Honeysuckle LaneBurnsville, NC 28714 Larry L. Shepherd, Co-Executor199 River Look DriveBurnsville, NC 28714

1/10, 1/17, 1/24, 1/31, 2013

LEGAL NOTICE

IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE, YANCEY COUNTY NORTH CAROLINASUPERIOR COURT DIVISION

EXECUTOR’S NOTICE

Having qualified as the Administrator, of the Estate of Stephen Allen of Yancey County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons, firms and cooperations having claims against the Estate of the deceased to present them to the undersigned

on or before the 5th day of April, 2013 or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to said estate please make immediate payment.

This the 10th day of January 2013.

Brandi J. Foxx80 Sunrise Lane, Apt. 2Burnsville, NC 28714

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Medea GalliganMS nutrition, CHHC, AADP

With all the propaganda about plant based diets , I believe most people are unaware of how nutrient deficient a strict vegan diet really is. We often think of superfoods as fruits and vegetables, and while I agree that fruits and vegetables are extremely nutritious, they are not super nutrient dense foods. We often mistakenly consider them “superfoods” because they have been marketed to us as such. In reality, organ meats like liver, pastured egg yolks, and bone broth from pastured animals are the true superfoods. They are considerably higher in vitamins and minerals and should be eaten as part of a nourishing healthy diet, and especially by women that are trying to conceive.

A woman’s body was designed to sustain new life and give birth. And while a plant-based diet can cleanse and detoxify someone who has been living on the Standard American Diet (SAD), it is well known that it is not the optimal diet to prepare the body for pregnancy. Here is a summary of a Nourishing Pre-Conception Diet and why it is the necessary diet for conception, a healthy pregnancy, a trouble-free child birth, and the best start possible for a new life.

Cholesterol As I explained in earlier

columns and you can read at www.HealthyCookingConcepts.com, cholesterol is the precursor to the steroid hormones, those being glucocorticoids, mineral corticoids, estrogens, androgens, and progestins. They are all critical components to preparing the body for pregnancy, and cholesterol is the critical component of these hormones. They are all regulated by proper cholesterol intake. Plant based diets especially lack cholesterol, as the best forms of it come from animals. Please do not underestimate the importance of cholesterol’s positive effects on hormones - it is absolutely essential. Each hormone has a unique function. Every single one is necessary in the right amount and at the right time for successful conception. If you have inadequate cholesterol levels, hormones will not function properly. If the hormones are unbalanced and not functioning, conception becomes impossible.

Omega 3 Fatty acids

Omega 3 fatty acids also assist in conception. Not only do they help regulate hormones, they promote ovulation and cervical mucus, and improve blood flow to the reproductive organs. Cervical mucus aids in carrying the sperm to the egg when the woman is ovulating. While there are many excellent plant based sources

of omega 3 fatty acids, such as chia seed, spirulina and chlorella (algaes), as well as walnuts, they

don’t contain nearly the same concentration of the oh-so-important omega 3s as grass-fed meats, pastured eggs and wild seafood.

Vitamin B6

Vi t a m i n B 6 , o r pyridoxine, isn’t often talked about as one of the necessary vitamins for conception despite

the fact that it’s actually one of the most important. B6 has been shown to lengthen the luteal phase, or the time from ovulation to menstruation. Luteal Phase Defect (LPD) occurs when this phase is less than 10 days; the ideal is 11-16. A luteal phase that is too short cannot maintain a pregnancy. In short, have adequate amounts of vitamin B6 in the diet reduces the risks of miscarriage. As a bonus, B6 also fights depression, reduces PMS and helps regulate hormones. The best forms of B6 are wild tuna, liver from grass-fed or pastured animals, and grass-fed beef.

Vitamin B12

B12 cannot be obtained from plant foods. It is found exclusively in animal foods, like liver and eggs. B12 deprivation affects how the ovum responds to the follicle stimulating hormone (FSH), or what stimulates egg production. B12 is not only essential to a healthy embryo and fetus, a lack of B12 can interfere with cell division and growth. It helps develop the endometrial lining, assists in normal and regulated ovulation, and improves blood flow to the organs.

Vitamin a

Vitamin A, or retinol, helps nourish cervical fluid. While this may not seem like an important task, cervical fluid helps the sperm travel to the egg. The more vitamin A, the more cervical fluid, and better the consistency. Vitamin A also helps develop tissues in the fetus. In the famous book Nutrition and Physical Degeneration by Dr. Weston A. Price, Dr. Price states “Dr. Sherman states further that vitamin A must be supplied in liberal proportions not only during the growth period but during the adult period as well, if a good condition of nutrition and a high degree of health and vigor are to be maintained...Hart and Gilbert have shown that the symptoms most commonly seen in cattle having a vitamin A deficiency are the birth of dead or weak calves, with or without eye lesions...Hughes has shown that swine did not reproduce when fed barley and salt, but did so when cod liver oil was added to this food...Dr. Sure has shown that a lack of vitamin A produces in females a disturbances of oestrus and ovulation, resulting in sterility.” (Page 306)

We now know that vitamin A is necessary for the differentiation and patterning of all of the cells, tissues, and organs within the developing body. It is especially important for the development of the communication systems between the sense organs and the brain. Even mild vitamin A deficiency compromises the number of functional units called nephrons in the kidneys, which could predispose a person to poor kidney function later in life. Vitamin A is also necessary during fetal development and through adult life to maintain the presence of cells lining the lungs that are covered in hair-like projections called cilia. These hairs sweep away debris and foreign material, protecting the lungs from pollutants and infectious diseases. During and after the formation of all these systems, vitamin A is necessary for their continued growth.

Unfortunately, the majority of people are under the impression that beta carotene is the same thing as vitamin A. The carotenes that are found in colorful fruits and vegetables like carrots serve as precursors that are converted to vitamin A in the small intestine of healthy individuals. But many people today, especially infants, diabetics, and those with thyroid or digestive disorders, lack the necessary enzymes to make the conversion. True vitamin A, also known as retinol, is absolutely necessary for optimal health, and is found in pastured animal foods like liver, eggs, and raw dairy products.

Vitamin D

Vitamin D is a fat soluble vitamin that is necessary for our bodies to properly produce and regulate the sex hormones. Insufficient vitamin D intake can wreak havoc on the body, particularly if you’re a woman trying to conceive. The team from Yale University School of Medicine studied 67 infertile women and took Vitamin D measures from them. Only 7 per cent of them had normal vitamin D levels and the rest had either insufficient levels or clinical deficiency.

In men, vitamin D increases testosterone, which is the hormone responsible for producing sperm. In women it properly develops the lining of the uterus, which the embryo can cling to. It regulates cell growth in both men and women.

In the late third trimester, the fetal skeleton enters a period of rapid growth that requires calcium, phosphorus and vitamin D. An infant born six weeks prematurely has laid down only half the calcium into its bones as an infant carried to term. There is evidence that vitamin D plays a role in lung development, and it probably plays a much larger role in fetal development in general due to vitamin D’s interaction with vitamin A. At birth, the infant’s blood level of vitamin D is closely

correlated to that of the mother. Adequate levels of vitamin D protect the newborn from tetany, convulsions and heart failure.

The rapid skeletal growth that occurs in late pregnancy taxes the vitamin D supply of the mother and her blood levels drop over the course of the third trimester. One study conducted in Britain showed that 36 percent of new mothers and 32 percent of newborn infants had no detectable vitamin D in their blood at all; another showed that 60 percent of infants born to white mothers in the spring and summer had levels under 8 nanograms per milliliter (ng/mL), a level that is overtly deficient.

The Weston A. Price Foundation recommends 2,000 IU per day of vitamin D from cod liver oil, and small additional amounts from fatty fish, shellfish, butter, and lard. Although no studies have directly assessed the use of this dose during pregnancy, a study of over 10,000 infants in Finland conducted between 1966 and 1997 showed that direct supplementation of 2,000 IU per day to infants in the first year of life virtually eradicated the risk of Type 1 diabetes over the next 30 years.

Iron

Ovulatory infertility, or the inability to produce healthy eggs, is greatly reduced by adequate levels of iron in the diet. There are two types of iron, heme and non-heme. Heme is easily absorbed, while non-heme is very difficult to absorb. As you might’ve guessed, heme is the iron found in meat, while non-heme is from plant sources. The best sources are liver, clams, oysters and grass-fed red meat.

The problems with Soy

The USDA reports that 94 percent of soy in this country is genetically modified. This study from the Institute of Higher Nervous Activity and Neurophysiology found “High pup mortality was characteristic of every litter from mothers fed the GM soy flour. Pups from “GM-soy” group have higher mortality and third of them were sick and weighed several times less than pups from the control groups.”

They also discovered this: Obtained data showed a high level of anxiety and aggression in rats from GM-soy group: females and rat pups attacked and bit each other and the worker, who took care of them.

Professor Lynn Fraser from King’s College London has found, “A study in humans has shown a compound in soya called genistein sabotages the sperm as it swims towards the egg.” And let’s not forget this study from Harvard Medical School that found that men consuming the equivalent of one cup of soy milk per day had 50 percent lower sperm count than men who did not.

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Can plant based diets cause infertility?

JAN. 17, 2013 • yanCEy COUnTy nEWS 11

By John RosemondQ: What should I do when my 9-year-old

daughter loses all of her privileges because of her misbehavior but refuses to go to her room? I tried to physically force her, but she put up too much of a fight. I feel like she’s in complete control of our family. I’d have never disobeyed or disrespected my parents. What have I done wrong?

A: Like you, lots of parents are beginning to realize that with rare exception, the advice dispensed by so-called parenting experts over the past 50 years has been useless, counterproductive, and even harmful. During that time, parenting has mutated from something people went about casually and confidently into a highly stressful endeavor (especially for women), and the mental health of America’s kids has plummeted. To top it off, today’s kids are misbehaving in ways that would have been unimaginable to a parent who raised children in the 1950s and before.

In the late 1960s and early 1970s, largely at the behest of the mental health community, America took the parenting road never traveled. The results have been disastrous. It’s time we found our way back to the road well-traveled and realize that while times may

change, fundamental principles should not.Your daughter’s behavior is not an indication

that you’re a bad parent. You’re describing problems that are the logical consequence of treating a child as if the world revolves around her. The good news is you’re asking for help, which is step one in the right direction. The further good news is that this problem actually presents you with an opportunity to begin putting your daughter in her proper place and keeping her there. She won’t like it at first, but restoring her childhood and teaching her that obedience is not an option will do her a world of good in the long run.

While she’s at school one day, confiscate all of her favorite things and put them somewhere

she can’t get to them. I recommend a rented storage closet or someone else’s attic. Favorite things include not only electronics, favorite clothing, and favorite playthings, but also privileges such as sleepovers and birthday parties.

When her shock and outrage has calmed sufficiently, tell her that if she wants her things back, she has to do everything you tell her to do, without argument or any other form of push-back, for a month. And that includes going to her room if that’s what you instruct. If she disobeys, the month begins anew the next day.

A journalist recently told me that some folks think this sort of approach is “harsh.” First, you can’t stop a charging elephant with a fly-swatter. Second, the best research confirms the commonsensical: obedient children are the happiest children. This approach is compelling, for sure, but to call it harsh is nothing short of soap opera. It is in a child’s best interest that his or her parents do everything they can to bring about obedience. Sometimes that requires making a child an offer she can’t refuse.

Family psychologist John Rosemond answers questions at rosemond.com.

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Make your child an offer she can’t refuse

Week of 1/21/13 - 1/27/13

Edited by Margie E. Burke

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From page 10I’ve seen women following

a plant-based diet carry babies without complicat ions, but even more so I’ve seen women eating the Standard American Diet (SAD) carry babies without complications. Does this mean it was the optimal diet for them and their offspring? Does this mean the children won’t have health issues later in life? Does this mean they were provided the best nutrition available? Absolutely not.

What about Supplementation?

While most if not all of the above vitamins and minerals can be supplemented via synthetic sources, it is a well-known fact that they are not nearly as bioavailable as vitamins and minerals from whole food sources. Fortification is not the better option. A multivitamin does not compare to whole food sources. To obtain all of these vitamins and minerals from plants is nearly impossible when the phytic acid and enzyme inhibitors naturally present are taken into consideration.

Whole food nutrition for fetal growth

An intake of meat protein below 25 grams per day during late pregnancy and an intake of carbohydrate above 265 grams per day during early pregnancy are associated with a decrease in birth weight. A low intake of animal protein relative to carbohydrate is also associated with an increase of blood pressure at forty years of age. In order to obtain adequate glycine for growth, meat and egg protein should be balanced with the liberal use of liver, skin, bone broths,

legumes and green vegetables. When Dr. Price traveled to and studied remote cultures untouched by Western diet and subsequently disease, he asked why they ate the way they did. A common response was, “so we can make perfect babies.” This really resonated with me. If we aren’t going to take care of our bodies to give our children the best chance in life, to set them up for healthiest and happiest future, then maybe we shouldn’t be having children at all. In order for the human race to continue to thrive, we must take the utmost care in preparing the human womb for the seed of life to be planted, just as we prepare the womb of the earth for the seeds of the plant life from which we and our animals will take nourishment. A generous intake of all nutrients—especially the fat-soluble vitamins, essential fatty acids, biotin, folate, choline and glycine—will supply the soil of the womb with everything the life developing within it needs for robust and vigorous growth and a long, healthy life to come.

Medea L Galligan earned her Masters of Science in Nutrition from Oklahoma State University, and also attended the Institute for Integrative Nutrition’s Health Coach Training Program, located in New York City.

Since 1998, she has helped thousands of people of all ages improve their health and well being through support and encouragement, exploring which foods are right for them, and assisting them in bringing back the joy of cooking and eating. Visit www.HealthyLifestyle Concepts.com for more information.

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