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Hiking
in the Hills

Leaf Peeping on Black
Balsam Knob

Story and Photos by Katherine Dellinger

If you’re searching for an unbeatable location to see the fall leaves this year,
look no further than the Pisgah National Forest. Most people on the Blue
Ridge Parkway will be driving slow and staring, but if you take a quick turn
onto Black Balsam Road near mile marker 420.2, you can meet up with one
of the most beautiful summits in the state.
The Art Loeb Trail is a 30.1 mile trail that travels over several mountain balds,
the first one being Black Balsam Knob. This short hike from the parking area
is only 1 mile, but leaves you with some of the best views in the forest. From
the summit you can see Looking Glass Rock, Mount Pisgah, Shining Rock
and the summit of Tennent Mountain. As with most easy hikes, the trail can
be crowded on the weekends. There is only a 425 foot elevation gain to the
summit, but the trail follows some rocky areas, so supportive shoes are a must.
Bring water, a snack and your dog for a great day in the mountains.

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2018 Service League of
Hickory Antiques Fair

October 18th – 20th, 2018
Have you ever wondered what treasures you have sitting around your house? Do you enjoy the history and
elegance of glassware, fine china, linens, furniture and jewelry of an earlier time? The Service League of Hickory
invites you to enjoy the upcoming Antiques Fair held October 18th thru the 20th at the refurbished Moretz Mill at
74 8th Street NE, Hickory. This is the third year that the fair has been hosted in this location which draws vendors
and visitors from around NC and the Southeast of the US. This year 20 premier dealers and artisans will display
fine silver, oriental rugs, paintings, china, furniture, vintage linens and more. Participants may also choose to have
glass and pottery repair work on items that you may need refurbished.
Tickets for the 2018 Service League Antiques Fair are $10 and may be purchased in advance or at the door. The
Antiques Fair League Kitchen will be open offering delectable sandwiches and plates, soups and homemade cakes
and pies. Seated dining and take out will be available. Kitchen hours are Thursday 10am – 8 pm; Friday, 10 am
-3pm and Saturday (take out only) 10 am – 4pm. A ticket is not required for take-out orders. Food orders may
also be placed by calling (828) 569-0066.
Funds raised from this year’s fair will enable the League to continue their mission of Charity, Public Service &
Education and will be used to support programs in our community. Since 1937, the Service League of Hickory,
NC, Inc. has served those in need and has been instrumental in the origins of The Community Ridge Day Care
Center, The Family Guidance Center and The Creative Museum for Youth later named The Catawba Science
Center. The Service League of Hickory has supported, through dollars and volunteer hours, the Back Pack
Program, YMCA, CCM, DSS Child Advocacy Center, Family Care Center, Safe Harbor, Salvation Army and many
other notable community organizations. Since 1954, the League has helped over 200 area students achieve their
college education goals through our annual scholarships, grants and merit awards. The League proudly funds
ten college scholarships through their Scholarship Endowment Fund, The Glenn C. Hilton Endowment Fund and
The Beulah Mae Jones Mitchell Scholarship Endowment Fund.
Please contact the Service League of Hickory at [email protected] for further information.

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Desiderata

By Max Ehrmann

Go placidly amid the noise and haste, and remember
what peace there may be in silence.

As far as possible, without surrender, be on good terms with all persons.
Speak your truth quietly and clearly; and listen to others,
even to the dull and ignorant; they too have their story.

Avoid loud and aggressive persons, they are vexations to the spirit.
If you compare yourself with others, you may become vain and bitter,

for always there will be greater and lesser persons than yourself.
Enjoy your achievements as well as your plans.

Keep interested in your own career, however humble;
it is a real possession in the changing fortunes of time.
Exercise caution in your business affairs, for the world is full of trickery.

But let this not blind you to what virtue there is;
many persons strive for high ideals,

and everywhere life is full of heroism.

Be yourself. Especially do not feign affection. Neither be cynical about love;
for in the face of all aridity and disenchantment it is as perennial as the grass.

Take kindly the counsel of the years, gracefully
surrendering the things of youth.

Nurture strength of spirit to shield you in sudden misfortune.
But do not distress yourself with dark imaginings.
Many fears are born of fatigue and loneliness.

Beyond a wholesome discipline, be gentle with yourself.
You are a child of the universe no less than the trees and the stars;
you have a right to be here. And whether or not it is clear to you,

no doubt the universe is unfolding as it should.

Therefore be at peace with God, whatever you conceive Him to be.
And whatever your labors and aspirations, in the noisy confusion of life,
keep peace with your soul. With all its sham, drudgery and broken dreams,

it is still a beautiful world. Be cheerful. Strive to be happy.

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The Visiting Writers Series of Lenoir-Rhyne By Rand Brandes, Founder &
University believes that reading is an essential Director: LRU Writers Series
element in the creation of vibrant communities.
We invite authors to read from their own works Every city has its hidden treasures—those cultural
in a relaxed environment before university and gems that are known far and wide, but often
community audiences. We believe the beauty overlooked by “the locals” in the hustle and bustle
and power of words help us make sense of of their daily lives. Hickory’s no exception, and while
the world. Children’s writers, mystery writers, it may be difficult to believe for some, many of our
essayists, poets, and novelists all participate neighbors are completely unaware of the world-
in this celebration of the written and spoken class writers that have been coming to Hickory
word. We believe that a community of readers for thirty years as part of Lenoir-Rhyne’s Visiting
is a better community. Writers Series (VWS). US Poet Laureates, State
Poet Laureates, MacArthur genius grant winners,
58 Pulitzer Prize winners, National Book Award winners,
New York Times best-selling authors, and even a
Nobel Laureate have walked the streets of Hickory
bringing their magical story-telling talents with them.
Students and community members alike have been
transformed by the power of a single word, a single
sentence spoken at the right time and heard by the
right person. While changing lives, these writers are
also improving the quality of life for everyone in our
communities by creating bridges through words and
opportunities to engage in civil discourse.
For thirty years, over three hundred writers have
taken the stage at Lenoir-Rhyne where they have
entertained, educated and enlightened over 100,000
audience members, some fans who travelled across
the country to hear their favorite writers. LR’s Visiting
Writers Series is known in national and international
arts circles as one of the premier literary programs in
the country. Even a quick glance at the list of previous
authors will capture some of the most important
writers of our age: Alice Walker, John Updike, Shelby
Foote, Jon Meacham, Anne Lamott, Reynolds Price,
Leslie Marmon Silko, Pat Conroy and Julia Alvarez.
Over the years the Writers Series has also organized
community reads (one book, one city), initiatives,
which we called “The Big Read.” Partnering in
2005 with CVCC, the Catawba County and City of
Hickory Public libraries, local veterans groups and
others, the VWS hosted Tim O’Brien author of the
Vietnam War novel The Things They Carried. In
addition to providing O’Brien’s book for free to over
1000 community members, The Big Read and LR also
brought to town “The Wall That Heals,” a half-scale
replica of the Vietnam War Memorial. The wall was
escorted to campus in parade-like fashion by veterans
on Harleys, Law enforcement and Emergency services
and excited readers. The opening ceremony
included high school ROTC Color Guards and a fly-
over by Blackhawk helicopters. All of this was a
sign of democratic solidarity and was reinforced by
community discussion groups that tackled important
issues like the origins of war and PTSD.

As demonstrated by The Big Read, there is another 2018-2019
significant dimension of LR’s VWS that also often
goes unnoticed—our history of partnering with Visiting Writers Series
local and regional community, civic, and cultural
organizations. Since its inception in 1988, the Laila Lalami
VWS has collaborated with dozens of non-profits
to create multi-faceted life-changing cultural/arts Thursday, September 27, 2018
opportunities. These partnerships were designed
to give a voice to the voiceless, to recognize and Li-Young Lee
engage those who often exist in the margins of
society and to celebrate the ways in which every Thursday, October 4, 2018
culture has added to and strengthened the social
fabric of our community. For the 2018-2019 Ken Liu
season the VWS is partnering with Young People
of Integrity, OUTright Youth, the Catawba Interfaith Thursday, October 25, 2018
Council, the City of Hickory’s International Council,
the NAACP, the Hickory Public Library, ALFA, Matthias Göritz &
Centro Latino, Catawba Pride, Hickory Young Aaron Coleman
Professionals and the United Hmong Association.
The Writers Series has assembled a mighty slate Thursday, November 8, 2018
of writers for its 2018-2019 season—13 writers
and 11 events. The season’s bookends, Laila Juan Felipe Herrera
Lalami and Naomi Shihab Nye, establish the
truly international framework of the year. Both Thursday, November 15, 2018
explore experiences based in cultural diversity
and diverse cultures—Palestinian and Moroccan. Joshua Bennett
Creating the foundation of the season are three
highly-acclaimed writers: Juan Felipe Herrera, Monday, January 21, 2019
Armistead Maupin and Louise Penny. Maupin, a
native of North Carolina and one of the country’s Armistead Maupin
most celebrated LGBTQ writers, is certainly the
keystone of the Series. Poetry, in that it attends Thursday, February 7, 2019
to language in essential ways, has always been
central to the mission of the Series and it is rightly Anne-Marie Fyfe and
represented this season by Li-Young Lee, Aaron Cahal Dallat, Visiting
Coleman, Joshua Bennett, and Anne-Marie Writers-in-Residence
Fyfe and Cahal Dallat. Fyfe and Dallat are also
serving as LR’s Visiting Writers-in-Residence and Thursday, February 28, 2019
will be teaching a semester-long creative writing
workshop. There’s still plenty of fine-writing to Louise Penny
grab the interests of readers in the novels of
German author Matthias Göritz, Science Fiction Thursday, March 7, 2019
writer Ken Liu, and Hmong story-teller Kao Kalia
Yang. Kao Kalia Yang
In today’s contentious times we need the clarity
and compassion that stories bring to our lives Thursday, March 21, 2019
more than ever. We need to dream stories, read
stories, hear stories, and share stories. Throughout Naomi Shihab Nye
the ages, storytellers have been the custodians of
our histories, the keepers of our accomplishments, The Little Read
the guardians of our values, and the fosterers of April 4-6, 2019
our aspirations. Join our story.

lr.edu/VWS

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What do these Awards
really mean to You and
Your Community Hospital?

For the sixth consecutive year, Catawba Valley Medical Center has
been named a recipient of the Women’s Choice Award as one of
America’s 100 Best Hospitals for Patient Experience. Also, for the
sixth consecutive year, a recipient of America’s Best Hospitals for
Obstetrics. This Women’s Choice Award identifies the nation’s best
healthcare institutions measured against the needs and preferences
of women, providing her the opportunity to identify which hospitals
deliver the quality patient experience she seeks for her and her
family, and for her birthing experience.

This credential signifies Catawba Valley Medical Center’s
commitment and passion towards an extraordinary healthcare
experience for all patients, and is another example of the many ways
we’re working to improve the health of our community.

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