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Page 9 WESTERN CAROLINIAN June 19, 2009 FEATURES A Look at Sylvas Mountain Trace Nursing and Rehabilitation Center By Shelby Harrell WC Intern (Editors Note: The following is the second article in an ongoing series of articles that look at where students can and are volunteering their time.) Mountain Trace Nursing and Rehabilitation Center is an inviting, 106-bed nursing facility that has provided rooms for long-term nursing care and rehabilitation care since the 1980s. Apart from its committed staff, the center has received great support from the community through volunteers that have devoted hours of their time to service the residents. Currently, 15 volunteers return to the center consistently each week. A volunteer will generally come in for an hour at a time once a week, and continue to visit weekly for a year. The center has had as many as 25. volunteers helping out from the community, said Volunteer Services Director, Claudia King. Its good to see so many people who want to help out. Most volunteers spend one-on- one time with a resident and may read to them or talk about life as a means to keep them company. Volunteers may also contribute by passing out juice or ice to the residents while they are visiting, _ Typically in the evenings, volunteers may conduct and help with different activities. The center allows up to seven activities per day, in which volunteers may lead and help with an arts and crafts session, watch movies, or use any special talent or skill to entertain the residents. A number of the volunteers are among student organizations of Western Carolina University. Many students volunteer part time to visit with a resident on a regular basis. In some cases, a student organization may host an event for the residents. The Service Learning Program participated in a Martin Luther King Jr. day event and its students held a trash pick up for the area, took over some of the housekeeping cleaning duties, and hosted bingo games. There have also been a number of student volunteers from the Two Western Carolina Professors Aim For Microbrewery By Brandon Schafer WC Intern fnobive omBood MO29 1) Pui When students want a beer, they rarely think of their professors, but that may soon change. Two professors from Western Carolina University, and a silent partner, are currently hard at work to make a new microbrewery for Sylva. Dr. Sean O Connell and Dr. Chris Cooper are not who you would call for a wild time. Each has a Ph.D. in their respective field (microbiology for Dr. OConnell, political science for Dr. Cooper). Nevertheless, both have been brewing beer for some time now - in Dr. OConnells case, 15 years. Fifteen years ago I was spending my second summer in Idaho. I had a roommate, and she showed me how to brew my first batch, said Dr. OConnell. Then she moved away, and I kept brewing. OConnell developed a passion for brewing through strong associations with other brewers in Idaho. The great thing, says OConnell, was that there was a brewers club, the High Desert Brewers Association. He says that the association provided him with a great deal of moral support. My first few batches werent much, but they never told me that. They encouraged me, and gave me advice on what to improve. OConnell continued to brew, and when he came to teach at Western Carolina University, he found that his skills were in some demand. He and another professor, Cooper, found themselves brewing small batches of beer for faculty club meetings. While they worked together, the two talked about brewing, and the possibilities that it could hold for them. We were talking about how there are ten breweries in Asheville, says OConnell, and how great it would be if there was one right here in Cullowhee. And we thought it was something we could do. But opening a brewery is not something that happens overnight. OConnell says that he, Cooper and another partner, who wishes to remain anonymous, and whom the professors refer to as the silent Illustration Courtesy of Metro Graphics partner, dont expect to open their microbrewery until 2010. There are a few reasons for this. First, the trio needs to acquire resources. According to OConnell, there are four ingredients in any good beer: water, hops, yeast, and malted barley. OConnell and Cooper use well- water to brew their beer, and they can order hops. Since OConnell is a microbiologist, he says growing yeast isnt a big deal. However, the partners have determined that it would be cheaper to grow barley and malt it themselves than to order it. So gathering resources will take time. Second, they need money. OConnell says that the partners have agreed that it would be best if they started small-in fact, they jokingly call their project a nanobrewery. Because the brewery will be small, it does not need a lot of money to run - but it will need some. OConnell says that the working title for the future brewery is the Tuckaseegee Brewing Cooperative. He, Cooper, and the silent partner have a lot of plans for the brewery - turning it into a brew pub and using it to teach a microbiology class are only a few - but for the moment, the partners are content to lay the groundwork and look to the future. Es Recreational Therapy program, as well as select fraternities and sororities from WCU. Westerns football and basketball teams have also volunteered by playing bingo with the residents on occasion. The center is always looking for donations of costume jewelry and anything that could be used as a bingo prize. The center was previously owned by the WestCare Health System but has recently sold their nursing home to a Florida company known as Millennium Management. So far, the staff has reported only good things about the new direction of the nursing center. I see a lot of positive changes, said King, referring to the recent improvements of the company. New administrator, Jerry Horne, was recently hired as a means of improvement. Hore is from the Bryans Center and has so far made quite a good impression. We're blessed to have him, said King. Hes a lot more involved. Over $75,000 has been spent on new equipment to help establish the new rehabilitation center, which will help to increase the companys rehabilitation services. As a result, an additional 10 members of the staff were hired to help maintain the new program. A new Speech Lab has also been developed as part of the Photo by Shelby Harrell rehabilitation center to assist therapists who work with the residents affected by stroke. We have done a lot of renovating and we have high hopes for our new program, said rehabilitation director, Matthew Campbell. All volunteers with the center are required to fill out a questionnaire and a_ confidentiality sheet. It was also recently required that volunteers must take a TB blood test as a safety precaution. Anyone interested in volunteering should contact Volunteer Services Director Claudia King via phone at 828-631-1633 or by emai! at claudia_king@webmail.westcare. Dillsboro Arts & Music Festival is June 20th By Shelby H WC Intern ell The 25th annual Dillsboro Arts & Music Festival will be held on Saturday, June 20 in the historic downtown of Dillsboro. Notorious for its repeated celebration in the mountains, the festival combines arts and fine crafts exhibitors with live music in order to celebrate the towns pleasant community and support its local artists. The festival has had a continuous successful turnout each year. It sends a lot of new people to the area and is popular among nearby tourists, many who have traveled from Tennessee. This festival helps draw attention to what is so pleasant about our community and it is important that we support anything that helps promote that, said Karen Sugar Barnes, a noted blues singer who has performed for the festival for many years. Thirty four various artists and craftsmen will be exhibiting their work, including: pottery, gourd art, paintings, photography, wrought iron, wood sculpture, wood furniture, handmade jewelry, handcrafted soaps and candles, and other folk craft items. The festival is all about the artists and making sure they do well, said festival coordinator Joe Frank Mckee. Live music will be played all day to accompany the featured arts and crafts. The music selection is smaller than it has been before, said Mckee. But the talent this year is some of the best we have ever rounded up. The music lineup will begin at 10:00am as blues singer Karen Sugar Barnes kicks off the event with a performance. Immediately following Barnes will be jazz sounds from the Tyler Kittle Trio as they perform at 10:30am. At 12 noon, Keith Shuler will perform, followed by Brittany Reilly and the Almost Acoustic Band at 12:30pm and at 2pm, acclaimed blues guitarist Marshall Ballew will also be playing, followed by the old time Rock and Roll band called Home Remedies performing Photo Submitted Pictured is a morris dancer at the 2008 Dillsboro Arts & Music Festival. Morris dancing is a tradition that originated sometime after the fifteenth century. It is an English folk dance usually accompanied by music. at 3pm. As a grand finale, Barnes will be the last to perform at Spm and will be accompanied by the guitar sounds of Marshall Ballew as well as his band. T always liked being a part of the festival, Barnes said. Dillsboro is such a neat little place to live and the festival gives us a good excuse to be able to come visit. Meanwhile, an assortment of enjoyable tastes will be offered, including the towns famous homemade kettle corn. There will also be a pleasing variety of restaurants available along the strip of the town. The walk-about community is home to over 50 studios, small shops, eateries and inns, as well as a railroad depot. The town is located at the crossroads of U.S. Highway 441 and the Great Smoky Mountains Expressway. Festival hours are 10am to 5pm, and admission is free of charge. There will be free and paid parking available. The festival is sponsored annually by the Dillsboro Merchants Association. For festival information, call Joe Frank McKee at (828) 631-5100. If interested in lodging options or other visitor information, Jackson County Tourism Authority is available via phone at (800) 962- 1911. (A gallery of photos will be posted at westerncarolinian.com following the event.)

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The Western Carolinian is Western Carolina University's student-run newspaper. The paper was published as the Cullowhee Yodel from 1924 to 1931 before changing its name to The Western Carolinian in 1933.
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