Smoky Mountains Around Town May 2018

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Valley Pools & Spas
Sales • Supplies • Service • Repair
Featuring Specialty Items Such As:
House Burger “The Blackened” hand pattied half pound
charbroiled with spicy blackened seasoning, swiss cheese,
tangy slaw and tomato on a brioche bun
Morning Mist Chicken grilled with granny smith apple,
gouda cheese and peach jalapeno jam on artisan bread
Cranberry Turkey Wrap with flour tortilla, cream cheese,
white cheddar, greens, pecan and cranberry jalapeno jam
Gathering of the People Pow Wow
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All are welcome at the Gathering of the People Pow Wow on May
18-19, at the Augusta Jewish Community Center in Evans,
Georgia. Experience a Southern (plains) Protocol Gathering of the
People. Admission, parking, camping and Saturday Camp Feed are
all free. Seating for the Gathering of the People Pow Wow is
limited, so bring your own folding chairs or blankets to sit on.
The Gathering of the People Pow Wow is a family oriented event,
so bring everyone. Enjoy the sights, sounds and smells of the pow
wow, with native dancing, singing, crafts and food.
Pow Wow Schedule (subject to change)
Friday - 7:00 pm – Intertribal Dancing
Saturday - 1:00 pm – Gourd Dance
3:30 pm – Intertribal Dancing
5:30 pm – Camp Feed
7:00 pm – Grand Entry &
Intertribal Dancing
11:30 pm – Midnight Auction
Pow Wow Head Staff
Head Singer: Monsenjour Johnson – Mt Pleasant, SC
Head Man: Chris Robbins – KC, MO
Head LadyL Shana Lang – Cairo, GA
Head Gourd: Kevin O’Neill – Roanoke, VA
Master of Ceremonies: Jim Anderson – Brooksville, FL
Arena Director: Jim Charlton – St Petersburg, FL
Facility Coordinator: Linda Randall
Vendor Chairman: Julie Craig
Vendors/Traders
Free with Raffle Item
Reserve your spot today!
Vendor Contact:
Julie Craig 828-226-4053 talimah@aol.com
Location:
Augusta Jewish Community Center
898 Weinberger Way
Evans, GA 30809
(706) 228-3636
For more information:
Barry Rogers (Chairman): 706-678-1017 otter@nu-z.net
Cades Cove Overnight Experience
Join Friends of the Smokies for a special fundraiser to explore
America’s most-visited national park. Enjoy your choice of Classic
Hikes of the Smokies, see spectacular Cades Cove, and experience
the rich natural and cultural history of Great Smoky Mountains
National Park.
Monday, June 11th
-Afternoon hike to Abrams Falls (5 miles)
-Social cocktail hour and meet and greet with National Park staff
-Dinner at Miss Lily’s
-Overnight lodging at the Talley Ho Inn
Tuesday, June 12th
-Breakfast
-Guided Excursions:
Option 1: Rich Mountain Loop (8.5 miles)
Classic Hikes of the Smokies
Visit John Oliver Cabin, one of the oldest structures in the national
park. Smokies author and hiking expert Danny Bernstein will lead
this hike.
Option 2: Gregory Bald (11.4 miles)
Witness the vividly colorful azaleas and sweeping vistas of this
grassy bald, which is home to the original Appalachian Trail. Steve
Pierce, who has hiked all 900 miles of trails in the park, will lead the
hike. $350 single/$500 couple
Event price includes two guided hikes, lodging, cocktail hour,
dinner and breakfast. Space is limited. Register online at
Hike.Friendsofthesmokies.org. For questions please contact
Marielle@friendsofthesmokies.org, 828-452-0720
Thank You
Hidden Hills Animal Rescue would like to thank the following
local businesses for their support:
Crystelle Creek Restaurant
1654 East Parkway, Gatlinburg
Foot Gear
1004 Parkway, #301, Gatlinburg
Ober Gatlinburg
1001 Parkway, Gatlinburg
Misty Mountain Soap
601 Glades Road, (Morning Mist Village) Gatlinburg
849 Glades Road, (Covered Bridge) Gatlinburg
The Smiths
680 Glades Road, #2, Gatlinburg
Kountry Antics
600 Glades Road, # 2, Gatlinburg
Fowler’s Clay Work
1402 E. Parkway, #10, Gatlinburg
Jim England Restaurant Group
Best Italian & Howards Steakhouse, Gatlinburg
Gatlinburg Elks Lodge #1925
968 Parkway #7, Gatlinburg
Chef JDs LLC
600 Glades Road #4, Gatlinburg
Hello Friend (Osiyo Oginali)
There was a colony of ninety-six which was producing
between three and four thousand pounds of honey per year
and bringing the apiarist ant annual income of up to five
thousand dollars. In the fall of 1990 the bees became infected
with both Varro and Tracheal mites at the same time and
reducing the number of colonies to nine by April 1991 and
reducing the apiarist's income from honey and other bee
products to zero. This story has been repeated hundreds of
times in Cocke County and thousands of times throughout
the South.
Honeybees are the only controlled source of insect
pollinators for many farm crops and fruits. Before the bloom
of an apple tree can become an apple it must be visited by a
honeybee that has crawled down into another apple tree
bloom and ACCIDENTLY covered her body hair with pollen
from other apple blooms and as she crawls over the bloom of
our future apple the small grains of pollen ACCIDENTLY
fall from her body to fertilized our apple bloom and start a
future apple. The honeybee knows not what she has done
ACCIDENTLY, for she is searching for nectar, the sweet sap
secreted by the bloom, from which the honeybee makes
honey. Bee keeping was known to the ancients in early
Biblical times. The Meads gave their name to an alcoholic
beverage made from fermented honey, fruit juices, spices and
anything else that suited the whim of the maker and called the
product mead.
Cocke County moonshiners carried mead making a step
further by adding malt, meal and yeast to the mixture and
distilling the stuff into 100 plus proof “blue john”.
Coconut oil pulling is one of the best ways
to remove bacteria and promote healthy
teeth and gums. Proven to be more
effective than flossing.
Used primarily in Ayurvedic medicine, oil
pulling — known as gandusha in
Ayurveda — specifically coconut oil
pulling, is a fantastic oral detoxification
procedure that’s simply done by swishing
a tablespoon of oil (typically coconut oil,
olive or sesame oil) in your mouth for
10–20 minutes.
By Kathryn Sherrard
Everywhere you look in the Smokies it seems that bears are on
the move at this time of year. Most of the bears emerged from
winter dens in April. Since they do not eat during their winter
sleep, they are understandably hungry and they are busily
hunting for food. Not too much is available in spring, especially
in a cool spring like the one we are experiencing this year. What
are their food choices? They eat the tender green leaves, grasses,
and buds on trees and plants. Insects are becoming active, and
they will search for all of the tasty ants, larvae and grubs they can
find. These are all the natural foods that will keep bears healthy.
What does this mean for us? Because of their search for food,
and because bears can smell food from a mile or more away, they
are attracted to homes, picnic areas, and, unfortunately, to
garbage containers. It is absolutely vital that all of us who live or
vacation in bear country make sure that we are not guilty of
tempting bears by the careless handling of our food scraps and
other potential inducements. Here are four specific items that
can draw them into human spaces.
#1 is our garbage and trash, which can be deadly to bears. We had
two cubs a couple of years ago who had ingested trash before
being rescued and brought to ABR. One of them had to have
surgery at the UT College of Veterinary Medicine. Our food is
very bad for bears and can result in early death for a bear that
becomes “food conditioned” and seeks human food.
#2 is bird seed. A bird feeder full of black oil sunflower seed
contains over 1000 easy calories for a bear. Many of us enjoy
O i l p u l l i n g w o r k s b y c l e a n i n g
(detoxifying) the oral cavity in a similar
way that soap cleans dirty dishes. It
literally sucks the dirt (toxins) out of your
mouth and creates a clean, antiseptic oral
environment that contributes to the proper
flow of dental liquid that’s needed to
prevent cavities and disease.
Like the rest of us, the honeybee is an immigrant to the shores
of the United States. The so-called native bees living wild in
hollow trees, cliffs or clustered in laurel beds are descendants
of honeybees brought to our shores by early settlers in the mid
sixteen hundreds. They too are fast falling victims to mites.
The sale of honey, beeswax, bees, bee equipment and
pollinations service once provided a substantial source of
income for Cocke County bee keepers. Now the ancient art of
bee keeping is in danger of becoming a lost art.
A few years ago, Cocke County was leading producer of
Sourwood Honey, a spicy tasting, clear amber colored honey
produced from the bloom of the sourwood trees. This honey
is much in demand by local people as well as tourists and
commands a premium price as well as blue ribbons when
entered in the Cocke County Fair. The supply of this “Nectar
of the Gods” is growing to a trickle because there are so few
bees to gather the nectar.
Cocke County Bee keepers seem to have developed a sort of
wait and see attitude until they learn to live with the mite or
apiculture research offers hope or eradicating the
microscopic immigrant.
“As told to me by my uncle”.
“Do na da go hv i” (Till we see each other again)
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heart disease, Reduce inflammation,
Whiten teeth, Soothe throat dryness,
Prevent cavities, Heal cracked lips, Boost
the immune system, Improve acne,
Strengthen gums and jaws.
It’s even been reported to help with TMJ
symptoms. So if you’re looking for whiter
teeth, there is no better, safer whitening
practice than coconut oil pulling, which
has a host of benefits beyond making
those teeth look great.
draxe.com/oil-pulling-coconut-oil/
This unbelievably effective procedure has
been used for centuries as a traditional
India remedy to: Treat tooth decay, Kill
bad breath, Heal bleeding gums, Prevent
Appalachian Bear Rescue
watching and feeding birds, but in bear country we should not
leave bird feeders out during the spring and summer, when bears
are active.
#3 is pet food. Dog and cat food is appealing to bears. If you feed
your pet outside, be sure to bring in the food dish when your pet
has finished with it. Better yet, always feed your cat or dog inside
the house.
#4 is barbecue grills. We all enjoy cookouts during the summer,
but the smell of grease on the grill beckons to bears. When you
finish grilling, clean your grill thoroughly and then spray it with
apple cider vinegar, which will neutralize the grease odor and
make it less of an enticement to bears. Don't worry, when you
fire up your grill again the vinegar smell will disappear!
If you will take these steps to avoid attracting bears you will be
doing your part to protect these icons of the Smoky Mountains.
Thank you!
Now for the ABR news – in April we received an injured yearling
bear, the first of the 2018 season. A female, she is ABR bear #267
and was nicknamed “April.” April Bear was injured when she
was hit by a car while crossing the Spur between Gatlinburg and
Pigeon Forge. She was taken to the UT College of Veterinary
Medicine where they found that she had broken ribs.
As is often true with cracked ribs, the vets prescribed several
weeks of rest for April Bear while giving her pain and antibiotic
meds. ABR has a Rehabilitation building at the facility, which is
where April Bear has been recovering from her injuries and
eating plenty of nutritious foods to help her to gain strength and
regain her health. She has made great progress and the curators
are hoping that in a few more weeks she will be ready to resume
her life in the wild.
You can follow the progress of April Bear and any more cubs or
yearlings we may admit by visiting our Facebook page:
facebook.com/AppalachianBearRescue. Photos are posted
e v e r y d a y. Yo u c a n a l s o v i s i t o u r w e b s i t e a t
www.appalachianbearrescue.org and our blog at
abrblog.wordpress.com.
If you are in Townsend, please stop by our Visitor/Education
Center in the Trillium Cove Shopping Village on East Lamar
Alexander Parkway. It is open Tuesday through Saturday from
10 to 4; closed Sunday and Monday. We'd love to see you there!