CEDAR MOUNTAIN NEWS FOR 7-10-25

CMFRD bulletin

The Cedar Mountain Fire/Rescue Department is looking for volunteers. If you would like to join the Fire Department, please fill out the forms on their website cmfr.org.

The fire department now has STAR LINK internet coverage for emergency conditions.  

FD AUXILIARY MEMBERS NEEDED

Time spent can be as little or as much as an individual is comfortable with. In addition, High school National Honor Society Members can also earn hours by participating in CMFR Fund Raisers.  If you are interested in joining the Auxiliary, attend the next meeting on the first Tuesday of each month at 6 pm at CMFR or contact Miriam Pflug, Auxiliary President at 864-237-3648 or Samuel Tenenbaum, Vice President at 803-261-7966.

ROCKY HILL BAPTIST CHURCH

Vacation Bible School will be held at Rocky Hill Baptist Church on Sunday, July 20th through Tuesday, July 22nd from 6 to 8 pm.  Each evening’s program will include Bible study, music, worship, crafts, snacks and recreation.  All children aged four through middle school invited.

TRANSYLVANIA SHARES

Can you fix things?  We need you for our free Repair Cafe.

The Cedar Mountain Canteen and Transylvania Shares has partnered with WNC Repair Cafe to bring fix-it clinics to Transylvania County.  Our first clinic will be in September.  We need volunteers who can fix things like furniture, tools and appliances.  We also need folks who can sew and mend.  If you have skills and are willing to donate your time, please let us know.  We need a local community of fixers.  We know you are out there.

A reasonable ratio of volunteers to participants is essential for a successful repair event, and volunteers of all skill levels are greatly appreciated. Email Transylvania Shares at TransylvaniaShares@gmail.com if you are interested in helping.  Thank you!  Everything on this earth is supremely valuable.  Nothing is disposable.

COMING UP at CMCC 

Aug 12th Potluck, Sept 9^th Potluck & Crockpot Cook-off, Oct 14^th Potluck BBQ Fundraiser, and Thanksgiving Potluck November 11^th.  Updates will be forthcoming. 

FAITH MEMORIAL CHAPEL welcomes folks of all denominations to our services, held on Sundays at 11:00 AM.  We meet only in the summer and have no membership roll, so you won’t feel like a guest.  Each Sunday, we have clergy from different churches that visit us to lead the service and we are blessed to also have great music to accompany the great message!

On July 13th, we welcome the Rev. Dr. Fred W. Andrea III.   Dr. Andrea has served previously as pastor of the Rock Creek Baptist Church in Westport, Indiana, the Augusta Heights Baptist Church in Greenville, South Carolina, and the First Baptist Church of Savannah, Georgia. 

Music this Sunday will be provided by Craig Price.  Bass-Baritone Craig Philip Price, a native of Gilbert, South Carolina, holds degrees in Voice Performance from Furman University and Manhattan School of Music, as well as a Doctor of Musical Arts degree from the University of South Carolina. 

Earle Oxner earleoxner@me.com

RED CROSS BLOOD DRIVE

Cedar Mountain Volunteer Fire Department

8725 Cascade Lake Road, Cedar Mountain, NC 28718

08/16/2025 | 08:30 AM - 12:30 PM

Make your appointment now.  Please contact Cindy Green 828-606-0949 to register. Walk-ins are welcome, but registration is suggested.

AROUND THE HOUSE by Linda Packer Young

Well, some progress is being made.  As some of you might remember two households were combined into one stuffed one in the fall of 2021.  My honey brought a lot of things with him that we didn’t have room for and we had to store shop equipment in a storage unit.  After all this time we decided that a workshop was not going to happen in this small cabin.  Our favorite handyman agreed to take it all.  He is a woodworker and has a large shop where he can put these machines to good use.  We are going to work out a deal where he will do work for us in exchange.  I’m just glad to empty that storage unit. 

Helene took care of another storage unit we had in Cedar Mountain.  Nearly everything in it was destroyed by the flood including a “treasured” collection of cookbooks.  Only a few items were salvaged.  Que sera sera.

Please note that the deadline to submit articles for the Cedar Mountain News is Monday night.  If your contribution will be later you need to let me know.  Email cedarmountainnews@gmail.com with all community news.  Photos are welcome and need to be 900kb or more to be used in the paper.