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CEDAR MOUNTAIN NEWS FOR THURSDAY 2-13-20

STUDIO 276

Sarah Dearbaugh would like to invite you to her painting classes. There will be a singles Saturday Paint + Sip at Studio276 February 15th from 4:00 pm-6:30 pm; Monet’s Mimosa Day Paint + Sip Saturday, February 22 at11 am and a Leap Day Paint + Sip Saturday February 29 4:00 pm-6:30 pm. For more information and to register for events, visit our website at www.studio276.art. SUNDAY FUND DAY

Sunday afternoon, February 16, 2020, will be a FUND day at the Cedar Mountain Canteen from 3-6 pm. BYO potluck item to share and your instrument to jam on! In an effort to reduce waste, please bring your own non recyclable table service and beverage containers. Donations for beverages will benefit the Mountain School of Strings and JAM program of Transylvania County. Proceeds will help the Scholarship Program to keep string music education affordable and available to all ages!

CEDAR MOUNTAIN FIRE RESCUE BLOOD DRIVE

A blood drive will be held on Saturday February 22 from 8:30 am – 12:30 pm. You will be rewarded with homemade cookies and the knowledge that your donation may have saved a life.

PANCAKE BREAKFAST

There will be a free pancake breakfast March 14th at the station. The menu will be pancakes (choc chip, blueberry and plain) and sausage, juice, milk and coffee. Donations will be gladly accepted.

CEDAR MOUNTAIN SMALL AREA PLANNING

VISION STATEMENT:

Cedar Mountain Small Area Planning Committee will develop a land use management perspective that strives to balance the areas natural beauty, historically and cultural resources with responsible commercial and private development. The Committee respects the evolution of this community and its values, and will develop its management perspective by being responsive to the many voices of the Cedar Mountain citizens. The Committee reached consensus to include Solomon Jones, Haskell Jones, Rich Mountain, Reasonover, Cascade Lake, and Staton roads with Hwy 276 in community planning. Also discussed was various land use options - mixed, open, special, and prohibited and approved. Hazardous waste, radioactive waste, and adult entertainment as prohibited was also discussed. The legality of further limiting/prohibiting additional “special use” activities (and others) will be reviewed by a Transylvania lawyer by the February meeting. HEADS UP!

Index cards will be utilized at the next meeting to facilitate the collection of questions and comments from the public. Transylvania County is working to establish a progress update/FAQ link established for community members to access. The next Cedar Mountain Small Area Planning meeting will be held at the Cedar Mountain Community Center on the last Tuesday of the month, February 25th at 6pm. The public is encouraged to attend!

DARK SKIES PROGRAM (Who does light pollution effect?)

Blue Ghost Fireflies a.k.a lightning bugs need the dark for mating and reproduction. Lost or confused migrating birds sometimes collide with buildings or circle until they drop from exhaustion. The estimate is that more than 365 million birds die trying to navigate during migration. If they survive, they lay eggs with thinner shells. Nature is changed.

Light at night disturbs Circadian rhythms, disrupts wildlife behavior, mating, and endangers some species like the sea turtles. Insect populations are diminishing due to light pollution. Artificial light at night can also negatively affect human health, increasing risks for obesity, depression, sleep disorders, diabetes, breast cancer and more.

Sherwood Forest Friends and the Cedar Mountain Community Center will present a Dark Skies program on March 28th at the CMCC at 2:00 pm. Stephan Martin from the NC Arboretum will share information with us about the concerns of light pollution and light trespass and what we can do about it. An important thing to remember is this is an environmental problem we can solve! We hope to see you there!

CEDAR MOUNTAIN HISTORY SUBMITTED BY PATTY STAHL

From the Brevard News of February 9, 1917

One of the most beautiful social features of the season was the marriage of Miss Rosa Jones and Bunyan Robinson at the home of the bride’s mother, Mrs. Jane Jones. The bride was charmingly attired in a gown of white silk crepe de chine, daintily fashioned with shadow lace and chiffon and joined in the waist with chiffon rose buds. She was attended by her two cousins, Misses Dora and Idell Bishop. Willice Bayne, a friend of the groom, and Markley Jones, a cousin of the bride, attended. The house was decorated with mountain fern and evergreens. About 65 invited guests were present and enjoyed the dinner, which was served immediately after the ceremony, which was performed by Esq. Weldon Lee at 2 o’clock.

In order to avoid a serenade, the bridal couple spent the night with their uncle, George Bishop. Miss Jones was one of Cedar Mountain’s best girls and was once one of Fruitland Institute’s widest-awake students.

Mr. and Mrs. Robinson expect to make their home at River Falls where Mr. Robinson is engaged in business. Many good wishes go with the happy couple.

Little Ollie, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Burns, has been quite sick for the past week.

Mr. and Mrs. Tom Garren of River Falls, S.C. visited friends at this place last week. Wilkie, the 14-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. George Bishop, was baptized last Sunday at 10 o’clock by the