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  • inian features August 19,1998 Giving Native Wildlife a Second Chance Kathy Riggins-Grooms at an Educational program with one of the non-releasable animals at Second Chance. - Photo Courtesy Second Chance By Phoebe Esmon Features Editor It was one of those Cullowhee summer afternoons, when its sooo hot and muggy that you figure that that stuff falling on your windshield has got to be perspiration from heaven. I was speeding down Old Settlement towards the school, when I spied the largest turtle I had ever seen, sitting partially on the road, craning its neck at me as I zoomed past. Now, call me crazy, but my family has been performing what we like to call "Turtle Rescue" for several years now. Living in a part of the country where road kill is the name of a sport, those of us who actually have a conscience feel compelled to help when we can. So, much to the dismay of the woman on her way out of the Paw Paw Cove Modular Home Community, I slammed on my brakes, and pulled a "Uey" in her driveway. The turtle was still there when I got back. How far could he have gone? To quote Kevin Spacey, this turtle was "Orkafat". He was so fat that his shell looked more like a hat than a home. I got out of the truck and walked towards him. He hissed. His shell was cracked, and he was covered in this weird green ooze, so I pulled the sleeves of my sweater down over my fingers, picked him up, flipped him over on his back, put him in the back of the truck, and headed on to campus. By the time I arrived at the media cen ter to pick up my husband, it had become necessary to role down all the windows and open the sunroof. That was the funkiest turtle I had ever had the misfortune to rescue. I went in the building to get my husband and, by the time we got back to the car, the turtle was on the floor beneath the driver's seat, wedged firmly beneath the clutch, hissing. It was while we were prodding the turtle into a computer box with a microphone stand that a member of the crowd that had gathered suggested that we call Second Chance. We'd heard that there were people around who took care of injured wild life, but we had never had reason to go looking for help before. We called and Kathy Riggins-Grooms told us to bring the turtle on out. That is how, on a sultry day in early August, I came to be standing on the banks of Fontana Lake, watching an American Bald Eagle named Magic get his second chance at freedom. Kathy Riggins-Grooms and her husband, Mike Grooms, run the Second Chance Wildlife Rehabilitation Center. Second Chance, established in 1994, is a non-profit organization that works to provide orphaned and injured animals with the care they need. This August, the Grooms released Magic, a mature Bald Eagle. Magic initially came to Second Chance in January. He had been shot in the wing, and the bullet had lodged in his knee. After a surgery and much nursing, on April 25, Magic was returned to the wild. By May 15, Kathy and Mike were back at Fontana Lake. A fisherman had spotted Magic. He wasn't flying right. The Grooms had to recapture Magic, an arduous task in and of itself, which involved chasing the ailing bird back and forth across the lake until he tired. Back at the center, they discovered that the bullet lodged in Magic's knee had begun to move. Four more surgeries (one on his knee, two on his wings, and one on his feet) and one life threatening infection later, Magic was ready to give it another try. On August 7, Magic was re-released. A crowd of close friends and volunteers, including the fisherman who had discovered him the second time, gathered to see him off. As he soared out of sight, Kathy Riggins- Grooms was heard to say "This is where he's supposed to be. I'd rather see him live six years out here than twenty years in a cage." That is the central idea behind Second Chance. They do not rehabilitate so that animals can spend their lives in captivity. Since its inception, Second Chance has rehabilitated hundreds of animals with the goal of returning them to the wild. Operation is made possible through donations, adoption, and volunteer programs. Second Chance is neither state nor federally funded. They rely solely on private grants and donations. The rehabilitation process can be an expensive and time-consuming one. In order to give all the animals the attention they need, the Grooms' days begin early and end late. They get help from local volunteers and community service workers. Now Western students can get involved and get credit for it. This year Second Chance would like to expand their student internship program. Any student in a pertinent major (including Parks and Resource Managment, Environmental Health, Biology...) can apply for an internship. This really is an invaluable experience. Not only will you be doing something that will teach you something, as well as look good on a resume, but you'll be helping to preserve and protect some of the native wildlife, displaced to make way for our progress as a civilization. Our generation has been called selfish and apathetic more times than any of us care to remember. We can prove to the world that that stereotype is wrong. WNC's native wildlife needs our help. We are the ones who are putting it's existence in jeopardy on a daily basis. We are also the ones with the power to remedy the situation. Please contact Kathy Riggins-Grooms at (828) 586-3680 for more information on pursuing an internship with Second Chance Wildlife Rehabilitation Center. Upcoming Events with LMP 8/23- Nantahala Raft Trip, Sign up at LMP offices 8/25- LMP Producers Meeting 8/27- Bertice Berry Ex-Comedian and Talkshow Host 8pm in Grandroom 8/27-8/29 - Sorority Rush 8/28- Dinner on the Lawn with Uncle Sideshow concert at 9pm 8/29- Mountain Bike Trip Concert on the Lawn w/Athenaeum -9pm For more info on any of these events, please call LMP at 227-7206 Magic gives it one more try. Sams Photo by Seth Western Carolina Community Chorus Sets Organizational Meeting For August 23 -OPI The Western Carolina Community Chorus will hold an organizational rehearsal on Sunday, August 23, from 3:30 to 5:00 p.m. in the choral room of the Coulter Building on the Western Carolina University campus. The chorus will begin preparations for its 1998 Christmas concert, scheduled for performance on Sunday afternoon, December 13, in the music recital hall of WCU's Coulter Building. Composed of singers from the westernmost counties of the state, the Western Carolina Community Chorus is now in its 29th year. The oldest continuously active community chorus in Western North Carolina, it has performed extensively throughout the region. The chorus has established a distingushed reputation as a volunteer musical force in the region, providing amateur and professional singers exceptional opportunities for serious study and performance of significant choral music, including many of the great masterworks of the western world. The organization is under the direction of James E. Dooley, with accompaniment by Barbara W. Dooley. The chorus is sponsored by Western Carolina University and the Jackson County Arts Council. All experienced singers interested in joining the organization should call the director at 293- 5589 for additional information.
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