Winding Stair Nursery offers “Planting on a Steep Bank or Slope,” Sept. 14. at 9 a.m., and “Fall Planting: Trees and Shrubs,” Sept. 28, at 10 a.m. Both educational workshops are offered for a sliding scale fee, from $5-$30. Sign up at www.windingstairfarm.com/events; or, call (828)369-9778. Located at 57 Saunders Rd., Franklin.
“Where We Live: History, Nature, and Culture” series continues Sept. 16, at 6:30 p.m. at Cowee School Arts & Heritage Center. Speaker Jason Love will present a program on mountain streams and rivers. Love is the associate director of the Highlands Biological Station.
The Anderson Reunion will be held Sunday, Sept. 15, at the Macon County Coon Hunters Club on Wide Horizon Drive, Franklin. Paper goods and eating utensils will be provided. Food served at 12:30 p.m.
The Macon County Republican Women’s Club will meet Tuesday, Sept. 17, at Fat Buddies BBQ restaurant. Arrive at 11:30 a.m.; meeting begins at noon. Jim Breedlove, candidate for Macon County Board of Education District 4, will be the guest speaker. Email Crystal Stamey at [email protected] for more information.
Foster Care Orientation Class is Sept. 19, from 6-8 p.m., at Discover Church, 47 Macon Center Drive, Franklin. Anyone can attend to learn more about becoming a foster parent. For more information, contact [email protected] or call (828)342-7183.
“I voted” sticker contest for all Macon County School students, 10-12 years old, deadline is Sept. 20. The winning sticker will be at Macon County’s early voting locations and all precincts on Election Day. More contest details, rules, art drop-off site, and more is listed on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MaconCountyElections /posts/877679344463679.
Entries sought for upcoming Macon County Fair
Macon County Fair is happening Sept. 18-21, with this year’s as “Bringing the Harvest Home.” Fair organizers are encouraging both adult and youth residents of Macon County enter all their best Art & Photography, Baked Goods, Best Cake Contest, Best Pie Contest, Clothing, Crafts, Farm Products, Flowers, Food Preservation items, House Furnishings, Needlecraft, Hand-weaving & Spinning items, Poultry, Rabbits, and more into this year’s fair. All items will need to be entered on Sept. 17, from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Bring items to the information booth at the fair entrance, receive a numbered ticket, and then take item to the appropriate booth to be entered. To learn more about the rules and classes for each exhibit category visit macon.ces.ncsu.edu or www.themaconcofair.com.
Ladies’ Night of Worship hosted by Holly Springs Baptist Church Women’s Ministry Sept. 22, at 5:30 p.m. This is a free community event for women of all ages and takes place at Holly Springs Baptist Church, 366 Holly Springs Church Rd, Franklin. For more information, visit www.hollyspringsbaptist.org, or call (828)524-5564.
Otto Community Market with food, crafts, yard sale items, baked goods, and more is set for Sept. 13-15, from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m., at 60 Firehouse Road, Otto. If interested in being a vendor, contact Tom at (828)634-1039.
The Annual Annie Sorrells Reunion will be held Sunday, Oct. 6, at 1 p.m. at Franklin Memorial Park Building, 488 W. Main Street, Franklin. Bring a covered dish to share. Friends and family are invited.
Friends of the Greenway offers live Saturday music from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at 573 E. Main Street, Franklin. On Sept. 14, Al Scortino and Greg “Squeezebox” Thomas; Sept. 21, Bill Petersen, Zip Robertson, and Cricket Woodward; Sept. 28, Steve Greenberg and Charlie Simmons. For information, email [email protected]; call (828)369-8488; or, visit www.littletennessee.org.
Free movie offered by American Legion Post 108 every other week through December as part of their Americanism series. “American Citizenship and its Decline,” part four, presented by Victor David Hanson, Hillsdale College, Sept. 20, at 7 p.m., 614 West Main Street, Franklin. For questions, contact Richard Litchford at (828)421-1328.
Pickin’ on the Square is held at 6 p.m. at the Gazebo on the Square in downtown Franklin on the second and fourth Saturdays, May through Mid-October (weather permitting). Bring a lawn chair or a blanket. Food vendors onsite. Upcoming: Sept. 14 – Two Weeks Notice (Classic Rock /Country); Sept. 28 – Arnold Hill (Alternative Rock/Americana Band); Oct. 12 – Carolina 441 (Southern Rock) – last event of the season.
The Franklin Bird Club leads walks along the Greenway on Wednesday mornings at 8 a.m., weather permitting. On Sept. 18 meet at Big Bear near the playground; Sept. 25 meet at Salali Lane, for the last bird walk of the year. Directions and a check list can be found at https://www.little tennessee.org /franklin-bird-club.
Smoky Mountains Veteran Stand Down is Thursday, Sept. 26, at the Robert C. Carpenter Community Building, 1288 Georgia Road, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Haircuts, education, veterans’ benefits information, legal advice, healthcare services, breakfast, lunch, and more are provided. For more, call Macon County Veterans Services at (828)349-2151.
Neighborhood Care Drive is underway through Friday, Oct. 18. Items needed include toilet paper, paper towels, bleach, laundry detergent, dryer sheets, shampoo, conditioner, body wash etc. A complete list can be found on the Otto Community Development Organization Facebook page. Items can be left in the donations box at the Otto Fire Dept., Monday through Friday, 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. or 24/7 at the Otto Community Building on the front porch. For more information, call Tom at (828)634-1039 or email [email protected].
Franklin Al-anon “Live and Let Live” Family Group is a fellowship of relatives and friends of alcoholics who share their experience, strength, and hope. In-person meetings are Wednesdays at 5:30 p.m. at St. Agnes Episcopal Church Parish Hall, 66 Church St., Franklin. For more information, contact Debbie Mason at (334)224-4785.
The annual Little Tennessee River Cleanup is on Saturday, Sept. 14, starting at 9 a.m. Volunteers will gather at 544 E. Main Street in the empty lot across from the Mainspring office to pick up supplies and grab a map. Volunteers may bring their own boat for water cleanup. Free pizza at 12 p.m. for volunteers. Register at www.mainspringconserves.org/events/little-tennessee-river-cleanup/.
“Help Homeless Veterans Week,” through Sept.14 sponsored by the First Presbyterian Church Men’s Group to raise funds to help homeless veterans and veterans in need. Around 60 collection containers are placed in various businesses, restaurants and retail outlets in the Franklin area. Monies raised are donated to 828Vets. For more information, email Ned Kraft, chairman, at nkraft1969@ gmail.com.