On Thursday morning, January 29, an enthusiastic cadre of members of Good Shepherd Episcopal Church Hayesville gathered at the Ledford Chapel Road boat ramp on Lake Chatuge to fulfill their promise of periodically freeing the area of debris. The low tide at the lake did not dampen the spirits of these volunteers.
An article appeared in the Asheville Citizens- Times on August 25, 2014, reporting on the deteriorating ability of families in WNC to get enough food. Too many families in Western North Carolina struggle to feed themselves, and that struggle is getting worse. A new study shows that more people in WNC are without adequate food than the number reported at the lowest point of the recession. Here are some of the cold, hard facts.
On Monday, December 1 at Good Shepherd Church in Hayesville, The Lake Chatuge GreenFaith Team will be holding a non denominational prayer vigil for the success of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change starting on December 1 in Lima, Peru. This is the 20th such Convention and the time is crucial. The world's leaders must come up with solutions all can agree on to stem the growth of climate change causing weather disasters not seen before in modern times.
