CEDAR MOUNTAIN NEWS FOR THURSDAY 10-12-23

WEEDERS AT THE CENTER
Deborah Perkins and Hank Bayles were the two volunteers that cleaned up the flower beds at the center, pulling weeds and pruning bushes. They are standing in front of a beautyberry bush. Thank you for your efforts Deborah and Hank it looks so much better.
HEATH REUNION
The Heath Reunion will take place on Saturday, October 21 at 1 pm at the Rocky Hill Baptist Church Family Life Center in Cedar Mountain and will begin with a covered dish meal. Historical documents and photographs will be on display. Please come and join us!
FUNDRAISER at CEDAR MOUNTAIN CANTEEN
Friday, October 13th, 5-8pm, The canteen is hosting a fundraiser Indian dinner for Terra Nova Center, a 501(c)3 non profit organization in Cedar Mountain. A simple meal is $18 and full platter of 9 items is $35. Please preorder at the Canteen or at www.OriginAW/schedules.
HANDCRAFTERS ARTS & CRAFT FAIR
The Cedar Mountain Community Center, 10635 Greenville Highway, Cedar Mountain, NC, is hosting a Handcrafted Arts and Crafts Show on Saturday, November 4th from 9 am to 3 pm. A wonderful assortment of handcrafted items by skilled local artisans will be available for purchase. Christmas is just around the corner! Come and enjoy all of our local businesses and everything that Cedar Mountain has to offer! We look forward to seeing everyone. Email cmcc28718@gmail.com for more information.
CEDAR MOUNTAIN TRUNK OR TREAT
The Cedar Mountain Trunk or Treat will be Sunday October 29th from 4-6pm at Cedar Mountain Moonshine. Come ready for the spookiness with costumes, games, candy and more! All ages welcome. Candy donations can be dropped off anytime at 10754 Greenville Highway! If you’re interested in being a Trunk, please email Sarah at studio276.art@gmail.com.
RENT THE CENTER
Are you looking for a venue to host a community event or meeting? Contact Caroline Chambers at 828-290-9662 to schedule. The Cedar Mountain Community Center is the perfect place for residents and visitors to gather, with a variety of events held throughout the year. From monthly summer potluck dinners to cooking classes and special occasions, The Center offers an opportunity to get involved and become part of the Cedar Mountain Community. Come join us for food, fun, and a variety of events!
CHRISTINE’S CORNER by Christine Pace
The first really cold weather hit hard this past Saturday morning as I sat in a windy field to watch my grandson Cooper play on a little league soccer team. At 9:45 am the grass had “frozen” dew still, and with no trees to block the wind I had my first taste of winter weather, though still fall. Thinking ahead, I brought a lap throw, gloves, and a thick scarf. But there was one who needed it more than me, so I loaned it. Brrrrrrr! At home, my heat came on for the first time.

I was surprised on Sunday morning to see such a beautiful live flower arrangement on the pulpit at church! These dahlias & daisies were from Candy Gray’s yard; somehow they survived the cold night. (Unless Candy cut them the day before?) Here they are in the attached photo. Thank you Candy for providing weekly flowers for Rocky Hill Baptist Church!
This coming Saturday I’m planning to take my 9-year-old grandson to the Salvation Army building on King Street in Hendersonville. The Hendersonville Kennel Club is putting on a fun “Children’s Dog Show”, where children can show off their pet dog. Purebred or mixed is okay. There will be prizes awarded for categories such as “longest tail”, “most spots”, “best kisser”, etc. I hope to see you there! Cooper will be showing our sweet black & tan Pomeranian “Rockefeller”.
RENT THE CENTER
Are you looking for a venue to host a community event or meeting? Contact Caroline Chambers at 828-290-9662 to schedule. The Cedar Mountain Community Center is the perfect place for residents and visitors to gather, with a variety of events held throughout the year. From monthly summer potluck dinners to cooking classes and special occasions, The Center offers an opportunity to get involved and become part of the Cedar Mountain Community. Come join us for food, fun, and a variety of events!
NOT AROUND THE HOUSE by Linda Packer Young
We “camped” on the banks of the Mississippi River Monday night. Tugboats, pushing up to 18 barges at a time) went by all night. We could observe them through the front window of our RV. The Mississippi River at this point is 10.93 feet below normal due to lack of rain upriver. The campground had benches all along the bank to sit on while watching the river traffic.
We were lucky to have sunshine and good weather for this entire trip. The West is terribly dry though. Nearly all rivers and streams were dry. When we were at Williams, AZ we learned that their only water source is the Redwall-Mauv aquifer in a layer of limestone nearly 3,000 feet below the surface and their well is not working well. At about $400 a foot drilling is very costly. Our campground has had to buy water from Flagstaff, AZ about 30 miles away. We were asked to be very careful of our water usage.
The trip was not without mechanical issues. We had a broken hitch that had to be replaced and then the leveler for the RV wouldn’t retract. We were lucky to have good people come to our rescue within minutes three times.
We are on the way home and will be in Pigeon Forge, on Wed and Thursday. My honey has never been to Dollywood so we are ending our trip with just a bit of whimsy. I am looking forward to getting home on Friday. My honey would like to live in the RV. He can do that as long as it’s in our driveway. Ha.
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