Western North Carolina - Catamounts

WCU

Just minutes from Highlands and Downtown Cashiers is the town of Sylva, Home to Western North Carolina University. Just qa quick trip north and down the mointain you can enjoy the life of a great mountain school. The "Catamounts" have provide us with a host of activities from the arts to colleges sports. For a list of calanders and sporting activities check out http://catamountsports.cstv.com/index-main.html .






The Catamounts....



The Moniker since 1933



What is a Catamount?????



This article courtesy of the WCU website... Check out great fun at an excellents institution, Come support the Cataounts Golf Team as the compete in the catamount classic at The Country Club of Sapphire Valley in Cashiers the begginging of November.







Western Carolina University's unique mascot and nickname for its athletics teams seems to always bring about the same question when the Catamounts play on the road ... "What exactly is a Catamount?"
Webster's Dictionary defines "catamount" as "any of various wild cats such as a cougar or lynx." Cats of the catamount variety, including the bobcat, have roamed the southern Appalachian Mountains, where Western Carolina University is located, for years.
The nickname evolved from a contest that was held on the Cullowhee campus in 1933. At the time, the school was called "Western Carolina Teachers College" and its teams were known as "the Teachers."
Everyone on campus was invited to participate in the naming of the teams. The usual names were suggested -- Bears, Indians, Panthers. However, the college wanted an unusual name, a name that few others had and that everyone would not copy.
The contest came down to Mountain Boomers, a small ground squirrel that scampers about the woods and is extremely difficult to catch, and Catamounts. The latter was the favorite of Head Football Coach C.C. Poindexter and was the nickname chosen. Poindexter wanted his players to be Catamounts with "fierce spirit, savage attacks, and lightning quick moves."
Western Carolina University is the only one of two NCAA schools playing under the Catamount moniker. Western is the only football-playing school in the nation using the nickname "Catamounts," with the University of Vermont being the only other school using that nickname.





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The Cashiers area Humane Society

Our MissionTo Provide Humane care and treatment for all dogs and cats needing protectionTo secure safe, permanent homes for all adoptable animalsTo promote and subsidize spay/neuter programsTo advocate for proper care, treatment, and welfare of all animals
Recent Media Coverage of CHHumaneSociety:Two locale publications, THE HIGHLANDER and THE CROSSROADS CHRONICLE, feature weekly stories on CHHumaneSociety. Pick up a copy or today or visit their websites for exciting news.
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Parking lot pups
By Carol Childs
Two pups with inauspicious starts in shopping center parking lots are hoping to find more promising futures as beloved pets with forever families of their own. Toby and Miley are young, playful, eager to learn and please, and are wagging and wiggling at Cashiers-Highlands Humane Society (CHHS), waiting to be adopted this week.
Toby is a long and lean dachshund mix, a medium-energy boy who loves to play almost as much as he loves belly rubs. Rescued from a parking lot a few months ago, Toby is about a year old and gets along great with kids and other dogs. He never messes in his kennel overnight, comes when he’s called, and is learning to walk on a leash like a champ. Toby needs a second chance and a family to love and trust for life.
Like Toby, Miley met her first family at a shopping center, one of a litter of pups being given away out of the back of a truck. Fostered for a few weeks while on the shelter’s waiting list, Miley is a high-energy Jack Russell terrier mix, who spent most of her four months of life tied up in the yard. She’s a smart and sassy pup in need of time, attention and training, but Miley loves kids, other dogs, clowning around and having a good time. She’d be a great agility dog, which would be the perfect outlet for her boundless energy.
Visit Toby and Miley at CHHS this week, take them for a romp in the dog park, and come ready to play and get lots of puppy kisses.
Bringing Home a New Dog: Crate Facts. According to the Paw Rescue organization, housetraining problems are the top reason people surrender dogs. Crates aid in housetraining because of dogs' den instincts; they avoid messing where they sleep. Crating is not cruel, but should be limited to 4-5 hours maximum a day.
Teach your dog that good things come in the crate, like toys and treats. Stay in the room awhile and praise when the dog rests calmly in the crate. Resist letting the dog out if she cries. Over the transition period, gradually open the crate door and increase the number of rooms to which she has access. Do not keep dogs in dark, damp basements, garages, or non-family areas; this undermines your efforts to raise a socialized, well-behaved, house-trained pet (http://www.paw-rescue.org/dog_guide.php).
Spay/Neuter: Coupons for free or discounted spay/neuter surgeries by your veterinarian are available at the CHHS shelter in Cashiers, Cashiers Village Veterinary Clinic (743-5656), Cashiers Chamber of Commerce (743-5191), at Bryant Art Glass in Highlands (526-4095), Highlands Chamber of Commerce (526-5841), and in Sylva at Cope Creek Animal Clinic (586-3584). Call the shelter for more information (743-5752).
Lost & Found Pets: If you lose a pet or find one, immediately alert the local radio station (WHLC FM 104.5 FM), which broadcasts lost-and-found pet information as a public service. Inform CHHS, and place a notice with the pet's photo on the bulletin boards at Ingles in Cashiers and Hudson Library in Highlands. Both the Crossroads Chronicle and The Highlander will publish one free lost or found pet ad.
Location: Visit our shelter in Cashiers on Highway 64, 2.3 miles east of the crossroads, behind Reid Real Estate. Hours are 10–4 Monday through Saturday, closed on Sunday. Visit us online at our NEW web site: www.chhumanesociety.org.
Donations, memorials and memberships are greatly appreciated and can be mailed to the CHHS, PO Box 638, Cashiers, NC 28717. We accept donations online (see below) and by credit card. All donations are tax deductible and go a long way toward supporting the CHHS animals.
All our animals have been spayed or neutered and receive inoculations, veterinary care, and preventiative treatment for fleas, ticks and heartworms, and all our dogs also have been microchipped. For more information about animals available for adoption or opportunities to volunteer or foster, please phone the Shelter at 743-5752.




Photo by Marty MacMillan
Let the good times roll! Four-month-old Miley is a high-energy Jack Russell terrier mix, bound to fill the life of her forever family with years of love, laughter and fun, fun, fun.







Photo by Marty MacMillan
Slender in the grass: Toby is a sleek, sweet and gentle little guy, a year-old dachshund mix who’s great with kids and other dogs. Toby needs a loving home and playmates for life.









Cashiers-Highlands Humane Society
Laurel Magazine - September 2008

Kudos to the organizations and individuals who donate their efforts and resources to help the Cashiers-Highlands Humane Society animals. Atlantic South Power stepped up when lightning struck our generator causing the pump to fail. We now have a new surge protector thanks to their generosity to prevent that from happening again. Wildcat Cliffs Country Club recently had a dog show and raised $2,028 for our shelter. Four Wildcat artists – Patti Foster, Emily Buskirk, C.B. Jennings, and Ruth Getzen -- agreed to paint pet portraits which were raffled, plus the Wildcat Cookbook Committee kicked in proceeds from the sales of their book. 45 dogs participated, and a howling good time was had by all.
We also appreciate the volunteers who walk the dogs every Friday morning, as well as the individuals and groups who come on other days to assist with shelter operation and pet socialization.
Join the CHHS staff and volunteers Saturday, September 6 and October 4, 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m., at the Village Green in Cashiers, for the opportunity to meet and adopt some of our wonderful pets. Hosted by Dan Allen of Coldwell Banker, Dr. P.J. Boatwright will be on hand to vaccinate and micro chip your personal pets for a small fee.
Don’t give up your pets because you can’t afford to keep them. The CHHS maintains a free pet food pantry and offers basic veterinary care to owners who are struggling to keep their pets. We also offer coupons for affordable spay/neuter surgery.
If you have feral cats in your neighborhood, phone the CHHS to learn about our Spay/Neuter/Trap/Release/Return program. We can help.
The Cashiers-Highlands Humane Society is a private No Kill shelter, supported by individual donations and grants, which can be mailed to CHHS, PO Box 638, Cashiers, N.C. 28717. Donations can also be made by credit card and on the newly redesigned webpage, www.chhumanesociety.org. The CHHS is a non-profit organization and all donations are tax deductible. Telephone us at (828) 743-5752, or visit us in Cashiers on Highway 64 East, 2.3 miles past the Crossroads.

Rachel Marcus and her father Brad recently volunteered at the shelter while visiting from Orange, CT. Rachel is 11 years old and hopes someday to be a veterinarian. Harley the dog, pictured, and all CHHS pets have been spayed or neutered and have received necessary inoculations, flea and tick preventatives, and veterinary care. Dogs are micro-chipped as well.




For more information contact the Humane Society Directly or Call the Blue Ridge Summit Group at 828-743-7077 and ask for Matt Kowal