Western Carolina’s Mountain Heritage Center shares the history of the Appalachian Mountains and the University to the students and visitors. There are many exhibits of artifacts from the local community who were donated to the Center. The Mountain Heritage Center opened in 1979 using the collection of over 10,000 objects which were donated from local […]
Archives for December 11, 2013
Sue Simkiss: Survivor
December 11, 2013 by
One in 8 women will develop invasive breast cancer during their lifetime, according to the American Cancer Society’s data from 2013. My mother, Sue Simkiss at age 56 is now the 1 in 8. She was watching the morning news in early May 2013 when the anchor said that a local Belk store would be […]