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Vol. 35 Number 4 April 2018 www.lakejunaluskacommunity.com Lake Junaluska, NC 28745
The President’s Pen…Paul Young BUILDING BRIDGES
I want to thank Dr. George Thompson, his interfaith committee, and Mitzi Johnson for the Peace Conference March 1-4. This conference brought together people from Christian, Muslim, and Jewish traditions.
History teaches us there has been conflict among religions of the world for centuries and there is no reason to believe it will change in the future. However, that does not negate our responsibility as people of faith to reach out and seek to understand the faith traditions of others and build bridges of goodwill with all God’s people. The attack on the World Trade Center towers on 9-11-2001 by radical Muslims was an event and scene seared in our minds. Did President George Bush blame all Muslims for this attack? He did not. Rather he chose to conduct a service of worship with clergy from Christian, Muslims, and Jewish faiths. The late Dr. Billy Graham represented the Christian faith. I believe all participants realized that we do not demean our own faith by respecting people of other faiths. The Pew Research Center does a lot of work among religious faiths. Here are the 2015 results of research on numbers of believers in faith traditions. Christians, 2.3 billion; Muslims, 1.3 billion; unaffiliated, 1.2 billion; Hindu, 1.1 billion; Buddhist, .05 billion; Folk Religions, 0.4 billion; other religions, 0.1 billion; Jewish, 0.01 billion. This is a lot of people who are believers in God according to their culture and faith traditions. I believe Bishop Desmond Tutu, Anglican Priest of South Africa, makes a good observation in his book, “God Is Not A Christian,” when he writes, “We must not make the mistake of judging other faiths by their least attractive features or adherents.” Page 16. Yet that seems to be what we do whether its other religions or other Christian denominations. We can do our part by building bridges of understanding rather than throwing hand grenades of destruction. That is why I appreciate Lake Junaluska’s involvement in the Peace Conference. I was not able to attend all the conference because of conflict with the Lake Junaluska Board of Directors meeting. My favorite part of the conference I attended was the Abraham Jam concert. Three musicians representing Jewish, Muslim, and Christian faiths. Their singing, talking, laughing, and interaction with the interfaith audience was inspiring and uplifting. They had built their bridges of acceptance and respect for each other and it showed in their music. We have a choice in how we are going to live our lives in relation to God’s people on this planet. We can be peacemakers or peace breakers.
Caring & Sharing Condolences:
Sharon Carlisle, passing of her
mother.
David Jones, passing of his father
Bishop Bevel Jones Mackie McKay,passing of wife
Rachel Joe Sam Queen, Passing of sister,
Rachel
Prayers: Teresa Leatherwood: Injury from
fall Peggy Winters: broken ankle “Devote yourselves to prayer…” Col. 4:2
Paul Davenport (828)926-4138
4/4 Junaluskans Meeting 10:00AM BWC 4/5 Volunteer Breakfast 8:30PM TH 4/15 Vespers 5:00PM MC 4/17 Junaluskans Dinner 5:30PM TH 4/18 Book Review 10:00AM STL Locations: BWC: Bethea Welcome Center MC: Memorial Chapel STL: Susan Todd Lounge TH: Terrace Hotel No Tuscola Garden Club or Live & Learn until September
Deadline:
Lake Views and News
April 4th
Diana Foederer, Editor
(828)452-9164
Greenhouse Plant Sale Must pay with a check made out to Lake
Junaluska (No cash or credit cards)
Perennials, Annuals, Bulbs and Coleus
Dates:
April 26 Thursday from
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
May 1 Tuesday from 9:00
AM to 12:00 PM
May 3 Thursday 9:00 AM
to 12:00 PM
Roddy Ray, Landscape Manager
April is the fourth month of the year in the
Gregorian calendar, the fifth in the early Julian, the
first of four months to have a length of 30 days, and
the second of five months to have a length of less than 31 days.
Junaluska Dinner April 17th 5:30PM Terrace Hotel The Pyramid Brass formed December 18, 2001 is an experienced quintet which uses brass music to educate and entertain by offering a diverse range of genres of music for all occasions from sacred to secular which
include music from The Romantic Era, Sacred Music, Broadway Musicals, Big Band, Dixieland, Ragtime, Polkas, Jazz, Marches, Patriotic Music and more. The Pyramid Brass have had over 250 performances and numerous encore performances. They have appeared in a movie produced by Connect 7 Productions and have appeared before Her Majesty's Deputy Consul General Arbon in 2007 and Her Majesty's Consul General Michael Bates in 2008. Each member is an experienced musician, having performed as a soloist as well as performing in numerous orchestras, bands and ensembles. After a concert by The Pyramid Brass Quintet at St Matthias Episcopal Church in Asheville, N C, Martha Fawbush of CVNC.org wrote: "The opening work revealed the talents and great skills of the players....." and "The quintet played with polish, beautiful intonation and impeccable taste."
Pick up your tickets at the Bethea Welcome Center by April 16th. George Kenney
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This n That……………………….………………….…………from APW Jack
It’s snowing outside and I am topping off lunch with a warm drink that I’ve just learned to make at home: Café
Con Leche. (I had always thought you needed fancy equipment. Nope. It’s simple.) Fill a coffee pod with Café
Bustelo Espresso (available at Ingles). Make a 4 ounce cup with 1 tsp sugar already placed in the cup. In a sauce
pan, bring 1 cup of milk to almost a boil. Pour most into the cup and froth just a bit of the remaining milk by hand
for effect. Combine milk and coffee. Yumm. Sip and enjoy while you think about the day ahead. Speaking of
planning for the future, it’s already time to start…
Getting Ready For An Election
It’s that time again. Every other year, we elect Community Council members.
Council members serve a two-year term. You can’t hold the job for more than three terms. This year, going off the Council will be Jimmy
Pennell, our Community Council Chairman. I’ll miss his able leadership of the Council.
All of the other Council members are eligible to run again.
The newly elected Council will be seated in September. Until then, there’s a flurry of activity to get ready and conduct an election before
winners are announced in August. That’s the role of Election Board.
Among the Election Board’s many roles are to establish election dates, create voting procedures, receive and publicize candidates, rule
over ballot issues and, most importantly, count the ballots.
We put a lot of trust in our Election Board.
Serving for 2018 in their respective Lake Junaluska Assembly Districts are: Don Rankin, Utah Mountain District; Jean Holliday, Shackford
District; Ben Latimer, Lambuth District; Dianne Goodgame, South Lakeshore District; and Deborah Horn, Richland Creek District.
We have an experienced Election Board to guide the way in 2018.
Candidate Registration
One of the tasks of the Election Board is to register candidates for the next Community Council.
Our Council is comprised of five district representatives and two at-large representatives. Candidates must present their Candidate
Registration form by the filing deadline, 4:30 p.m. on June 8, 2018, at the Public Works office. The form includes a requirement to submit
a brief Candidate Profile to be posted on the Lake Junaluska community website prior to the start of the election. Forms are available at
the Public Works office.
It’s not too early to think about your service as a Community Council representative.
Voting
Eligible to vote in the Community Council election are:
Resident and non-resident property owners.
Persons who reside on Assembly grounds who are registered voters in Haywood County.
Persons whose residence is connected to Assembly water and/or sewer service.
Ballots will be mailed out in June. They are also available in the Public Works office. Until then, thank your currently serving Council
members as well as those serving on the Election Board. These community servants are the face and voice of who we are as
the Lake Junaluska community.
Jack Carlisle, APW
Lake Junaluska Wins Eight Awards from the
United Methodist
Association of
Communicators Lake Junaluska has won eight
awards from the United
Methodist Association of
Communicators (UMAC) for
newsletters, publications,
social media, photography
and website content. UMAC is
a professional organization
that honors excellence for
United Methodist communicators across the country.
Haywood Community Chorus, under the direction of
Kathy Geyer McNeil, will present its annual spring concert on
Sunday May 6th 4 PM at the Waynesville First United
Methodist Church. The 85-member chorus will perform
Dan Forrest’s new, just-released work “Lux: The Dawn from
on High,” as well as traditional and contemporary works.
Accompanying the chorus will be Kyle Ritter from All Saints
Episcopal Church in Asheville, as well as a select ensemble
of instrumentalists. Admission is free; donations welcomed.
Come join us as we welcome the new season in song!
For more information call Laura Schnabel at 828 557 9187.
H A Y W O O D C O U N T Y S E N I OR G A M E S
A P R I L 2 6 - M A Y 2 2
Register online torch.ncseniorgames.org
or at the follow locations:
Haywood Regional Fitness Center, Mar ch14, 8-11 am
Senior Resource Center, March 21, 12-2 pm Waynesville Recreation Center, March 28, 7:30-11 am
Haywood County Recreation Office, 8-5, M-F
Deadline: April 6 452-6789
www.haywoodnc.net [email protected]
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JUNALUSKANS’ BOOK REVIEW
April 18th 10:00AM
Susan Todd Lounge
For the April Book Review, Diana Foederer,
Manager of the Lake Junaluska Library will
highlight some of her favorite authors and
their books. She will let us know some of the
volumes that are available here in the library
at the Harrell Center. Come and hear her and
join the discussion, perhaps suggesting some
of your favorites that other readers might
enjoy.
*Kristin Hannah Kristin Hannah
*Charles Martin *Charles Martin
*Karen White *Karen White
*Eugenia Price *Eugenia Price
*David Baldacci*David Baldacci
As always, if it snows on April 18 and
Haywood County Schools are closed, there
will be no book review. Otherwise, plan to be
with us. Everyone is welcome. * favorite
authors Jim Cooper
Guest Column……..Rob Huckaby COO General Manager
“Vision is the ability to see people, places, and things, not just the way they are, but the way they could be.” Sam Adeyemi- Founder Daystar Christian Ministries “Treat your people right and they will do great things for you.” Laszlo Bock- VP of People Operations at Google
The two quotes above describe the driving force of our staff that has led us to another great year for the
Conference Center in 2017 at Lake Junaluska. Our staff is creating the ability to see Lake Junaluska not the way it is but the way it could be as we forge into the future. They have embraced the concept of “Getting Better”
and are visioning ways to make it happen. As an organization we also continue to embrace the concept of recruiting great staff and sharing with them when we make a profit.
Lake Junaluska ended 2017 in the black for the 6th year in a row. Our staff worked hard to increase revenue for the 4th year in a row while controlling expenses to end the year with a profit. We were able to again reward our
staff for their hard work with over $38,000.00 returned to them as a profit share and a 1.5% raise to all current staff. The remainder of the profit has been set aside for capital improvements.
Renovation began on Lambuth Inn on January 8th and is moving along to meet
completion deadline of April 24th. The West Wing and Public spaces are scheduled to open on April 13th while the
East wing is completed and opened by April 24th. Our contractor, First Finish, and our Designer, Hotel Design Studio, are working
with us day-to-day to provide a fabulous result.
Our revenue increased for the fourth year in a row. This is up almost a
million dollars since 2014. Leisure guest revenue was up over 19% over last year and Property Rentals realized their largest revenue in over five years. Capital improvement plans that were envisioned in 2017 are now coming to
life. Our new property management system Maestro, which includes valuable marketing tools, a new point of sale system, and new servers went live on February 26th. The new Property Management System and the
renovation of Historic Lambuth Inn are two projects that will make a significant impact on our ability to sustain Lake Junaluska into the future.
2017 has shown that Lake Junaluska Conference Center continues to make progress toward a sustainable future. For the sixth year in a row we have ended the year in the black and our revenue producing areas are still
making progress. We continue to learn new ways of operating that provide our guests with an experience that is truly transforming and unique to Lake Junaluska. The challenges are still before us including renewing other tired
spaces, recruiting seasonal and year round staff, increasing minimum wages to a livable wage, attracting new groups, increasing leisure guests, and overall occupancy. We are taking steps to meet these challenges in 2018
and look forward to another year of providing a place of Christian hospitality that is transformational for our guests. This continues to be a fabulous place to be renewed and transformed. Thank you for the support you give
to Lake Junaluska and the many ways you volunteer to make this such a special place.
Vespers Sunday April 15 at 5 pm Memorial Chapel (note change of date and location) Our faith sharer for April is Mitzi Plummer
Johnson, Lake Junaluska director of programming. Mitzi has lived in 21 towns and six states, but calls North Carolina home. The farming community of Puppy Creek, NC (near Fayetteville) and the coastal town of Morehead City are especially dear to
her heart. After graduating from UNC-CH, she worked as a teacher, writer, corporate training developer, and youth minister. Upon earning an M.Div. from Duke Divinity in 2014, she served as Pastor of Spiritual Formation at University UMC in Chapel Hill, NC and was ordained as an Elder in 2016. Her passion is helping people identify and live into their God-given vocation. Mitzi and her husban Gordon, who is a marketing consultant to the training industry, have been married 24 years. They have two children, Abigail (20) and Graham (11). Mitzi and Gordon moved to here last spring and are happy to call Lake Junaluska home. Please note: this will be our last Vespers service until September. Sharon Carlisle
GARBAGE PICKUP DAY TO REMAIN WEDNESDAYS Wednesday will remain the residential garbage pickup day throughout
the Lake Junaluska community. Residential recycle pickup on Thursdays
will remain unchanged too.
For a few weeks, a portion of the community was designated for Monday
pickup. The reason for the move to Mondays was to address garbage
sitting out from Sunday-to-Sunday weekly rentals until
Wednesday. While the garbage sat curbside, unsightly messes resulted
from animals getting into the bags.
Arrangements have been made for targeted Monday morning pickups for
Cottage Rental locations. Hopefully that will resolve the issue for the
approximate 100 Cottage Rental units under contract with the Assembly.
Please have your garbage and recycle pickups curbside by 7:30 on the
designated days.
Jack Carlisle, Director of Assembly Public Works
CLOTHES TO KIDS is 'busting out
all over' with bright, Spring colors!
Come see for yourself...
Sylvia Russell
Important Dates To Remember April 5th Volunteer Breakfast
Terrace Hotel 8:30AM April 22nd Kiwanis Spelling Bee at
1st U Methodist Church 6:00PM April 26th-May 22nd Senior Games
see article on page 2 May 6th Haywood Community
Chorus Concert 1st U Methodist Church 4:00PM
Grand Opening Ce;ebration and Tea of Lambuth Inn on May 22nd 4:00 to 6:00PM.
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Lake Junaluska Receives More than
$400,000 for Youth and Young Adult
Housing Upgrades Lake Junaluska has hosted youth and young
adult ministry programs for more than a
century. In my role as director of
programming, I frequently see the impact such
programs have on youth. I hear them tell how
they are learning
to rely on a
gracious God to
get them
through tough
times. I see
them heed
Christ’s calling to “follow me” as they indicate a
calling to lay and ordained ministry. I watch
them find a home in the Church, as they begin
to understand that they are part of a spirit-
filled movement that has the power to
transform the world. That’s why I’m grateful
for recent gifts topping $400,000 designated
for improvements to our youth and young adult
housing.
Our youth and young adult lodging facilities are
immensely popular.
In the past five
years,
Mountainview
Lodge has provided
accommodations
for 37,623 guest
nights (one guest spending one night at an
establishment makes a guest night), mostly for
youth who come for summer and winter youth
events, confirmation retreats, and programs
such as M28. The Lake Junaluska Apartments
are similarly in high demand by our youngest
guests. This enduring popularity has caused the
furnishings in these facilities to reach the end
of their life span. In recent years, increasing
numbers of guests have complained of
uncomfortable beds and dated furnishings.
Lake Junaluska recently received gifts from
the Junaluska Associates, Chairman of the
Board of Trustees Mike Warren and his wife Anne, the Warren Family
Foundation, the Courtney Knight Gaines Foundation, and Bernie and
Snookie Brown. These gifts will allow Lake Junaluska to offer youth
comfortable rooms at an affordable rate. In this way, we can continue to
impact the lives of youth and young adults.
The first round of upgrades will begin in late spring in Mountainview and
the Lake Junaluska Apartments, where we will replace all beds, mattresses, bedding and lamps. Working
as steadily as we can, we will also paint the interior and exterior of Mountainveiw and begin replacing
vanities and flooring. We are excited to see the transformation as we bring Lake
Junaluska's youth lodging offerings up to the quality level of our youth programming so that our
youngest guests experience excellence across the board.
Mitzi Johnson, Director of Programming
Announcements: .Lambuth Inn Grand Opening Celebration and Tea Save the date for a Grand Opening Celebration and Tea to see the newly renovated Lambuth Inn on May 22 from 4 to 6 p.m. The historic inn has been undergoing extensive interior renovations since January. The community is welcome to see the transformation in person during the grand opening, which will include tea and other light refreshments.
The renovations are
upgrading the interior
to the modern expectations of guest comfort, while preserving
the historic charm. When Lambuth Inn reopens, you can expect
to see period furniture to match the 1920s architecture, new
mattresses and bedding, and updated carpets, wall hangings
and drapery. The renovations also include modern
conveniences such as refrigerators, walk-in showers and
wooden floors in the parlor. Lambuth Inn was built in 1921 and
is on the National Register of Historic Places.
Lake Cleanup A Success More than 100 volunteers came
to Lake Junaluska on Saturday,
March 10 to help clean out eight
tons of trash from the lake.
“This is the largest turnout we’ve
had in recent years,” said Ken
Howle, executive director of
Lake Junaluska. “We are thankful for the volunteers who came
from all parts of Haywood County to participate. This
outpouring of support and teamwork shows how much people
love this place. We also
appreciate the support of the
Junaluskans and the volunteer
leadership of Ken Zulla, who
worked closely with the staff
on creating a successful day.”
Cleanup volunteers focused
on seven key areas around the property, including lakeshore
locations behind Memorial Chapel, along the Rose Walk, near
the boat launch and on the south side of the lake. Coffee, snacks
and supplies such as garbage bags,
litter sticks and gloves were
provided by the Junaluskans.
In addition to picking up smaller
pieces of trash, many volunteers
took it upon themselves to remove
large branches, pipes and tires from the lake.
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Steve Berwager, Treasurer
Junaluskans Financial Report 2018 2018
772 BUDGET January- February March YTD Balance
AMOUNT
Bank balance: as of 04/07/2018 $50,789.62 OVER/UNDER
BUDGET
RECEIPTS:
Flea Market $13,800.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 ($13,800.00)
Member Contributions $11,600.00 $5,940.00 $800.00 $6,740.00 ($4,860.00)
Miscellaneous (brought forward from 2017) $7,178.15 $7,178.15 $0.00 $7,178.15 $7,178.15
Miscellaneous Gifts $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
TOTAL INCOME $32,578.15 $13,118.15 $800.00 $13,918.15 ($11,481.85)
EXPENSES:
Administration
Printing/LV&N Copies $3,000.00 $170.30 $0.00 $170.30 ($2,829.70)
Directory $1,300.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 ($1,300.00)
Fund Raising $500.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 ($500.00)
Postage $500.00 $1.41 $0.00 $1.41 ($498.59)
Supplies $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
Total Administration $5,300.00 $171.71 $0.00 $171.71 ($5,128.29)
Services & Beautification
Asbury Trail $1,000.00 $24.47 $0.00 $24.47 ($975.53)
Gardens, Rosewalk $3,800.00 $102.98 $2,135.81 $2,238.79 ($1,561.21)
Inspiration Point $1,000.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 ($1,000.00)
Biblical Garden $200.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 ($200.00)
Corneille Bryan Native Garden $1,750.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 ($1,750.00)
Environment (Lake Clean-Up) $200.00 $224.37 $0.00 $224.37 $24.37
Seasonal Decorations $2,500.00 $112.05 $0.00 $112.05 ($2,387.95)
Swan Feeding Program $850.00 $302.74 $0.00 $302.74 ($547.26)
Total Services & Beautification $11,300.00 $766.61 $2,135.81 $2,902.42 ($8,397.58)
Ministries & Fellowship
Caring & Sharing $200.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 ($200.00)
Community Chorus $800.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 ($800.00)
Lake Junaluska Singers $1,000.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 ($1,000.00)
Heritage Center $700.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 ($700.00)
Junaluskans Dinners/Programs $2,100.00 $528.40 $200.00 $728.40 ($1,571.60)
Clothes For Kids $500.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 ($500.00)
Library $200.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 ($200.00)
Haywood Community Band $100.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 ($100.00)
Lja Staff Christmas Party $500.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 ($500.00)
Book Review $200.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 ($200.00)
Childcare $500.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 ($500.00)
Internet Service $380.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 ($380.00)
Total Ministries & Fellowship $7,180.00 $528.40 $200.00 $728.40 ($6,451.60)
Miscellaneous & Special Projects $1,620.00 $99.74 $0.00 $99.74 ($1,520.26)
TOTAL EXPENSES $25,400.00 $1,566.46 $2,335.81 $3,902.27 ($23,864.70)
PROFIT/LOSS (MONTHLY INCOME LESS EXPENSES) $11,551.69 ($1,535.81) $10,015.88
775JUNALUSKANS SPECIAL PROJECTS Beginning Balance INCOME EXPENSE YTD BALANCE
p9095 - COMMUNITY CHORUS FUND $6,534.70 $4,020.00 $977.18 $9,577.52
p9096 - EMPLOYEE ASSISTANCE $7,480.65 $2,013.60 $1,200.00 $8,294.25
p9128 - JUNALUSKANS DESIGNATED GIFTS $2,484.60 $0.00 $164.48 $2,320.12
p9131 - ATHLETIC FIELD BEHIND BETHEA WELCOME CENTER $8,898.40 $0.00 $0.00 $8,898.40
p9103 - VESPERS FUND $1,953.86 $247.33 $0.00 $2,201.19
p9108 - SEASONAL DECORATIONS MEMORIAL $2,135.35 $0.00 $0.00 $2,135.35
p9110 - LICENSE TAGS $70.00 $0.00 $0.00 $70.00
p9109 - BEAUTIFICATION DAY $5.00 $0.00 $0.00 $5.00
p9130 - FOOD MINISTRY $2,501.48 $940.46 $535.87 $2,906.07
p9101 - TENT FUND $6,397.87 $0.00 $0.00 $6,397.87
p9116 - LIVE AND LEARN $1,460.75 $0.00 $0.00 $1,460.75
TOTAL $39,922.66 $2,030.06 $815.38 $41,137.34
772
Endowment Fund as of 12/31/2016 $9426.95 9,426.95 $9,426.95
