CEDAR MOUNTAIN NEWS FOR THURSDAY 12-18-25

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MERRY CHRISTMAS, HAPPY HOLIDAYS...

FROM THE CEDAR MOUNTAIN NEWS FOR THURSDAY 12-18-25

CEDAR MOUNTAIN FIRE RESCUE AUXILIARY

Auxiliary Member Cathy Wood was honored as the 2025 Auxiliary Member of the Year during the Annual Holiday Gathering and Awards Night held last week at the CMFRD. Her expression reflected complete surprise as her name was announced, marking a memorable moment in the evening’s celebrations. Congratulations to Cathy on this well-deserved recognition.

CEDAR MOUNTAIN ROTARY by Catherine Haupert

Come join the Cedar Mountain Rotary Club at the Festival of Lights. This is a fundraiser for The Family Place at the Deerwoode Reserve, December 18 - 21, 2025 5pm - 8:30 pm. The tickets at the door are $5 and kids 5 and under free! There are Holiday treats, kids crafts, decorated cabins (vote to the Cedar Mountain Rotary Club cabin), live music, visit with Santa, hayrides, and raffle baskets.

The cabin at the Deerwood Preserve was decorated for the Festival of Lights by the CM Rotary Club. The Festival will be held on December 18 thru the 21st from 4 pm to 9 pm. For more information check out https://deerwoode.com/festivaloflights/.

SILVERMONT READERS’ THEATER

On December 19 at 1:30 pm the Silvermont Readers’ Theater will be performing for the public at the Silvermont Mansion, 364 E. Main Street in Brevard. They will be doing numerous skits including some with holiday themes. Admission is free but a small donation to Silvermont is always welcome and appreciated.

DUPONT CANTEEN ICE CREAM & MORE by Jodi Shannon

The DuPont Canteen Ice Cream & More will have its last day on Sunday, Dec 21. We are so thankful for all of the support we have received and enjoyed our season immensely! For customer appreciation, all food & ice cream is 50% off during Friday and Saturday.

On Sunday any food & ice cream that remains will be FREE! (This excludes merchandise & alcohol) Check us out for any last minute gifts, including gift cards! Our only days left open this year are Friday, Dec 19, Saturday Dec 20 and Sunday Dec 21 from Noon -6pm.

We will reopen again on March 7, 2026. Join neighbors by the campfire and “just chill' with us! DuPont Canteen, 3945 Staton Road Fri-Sat-Sun 12:00pm - 6:00pm

CHRISTMAS PROGRAM

The Rocky Hill Baptist Church choir and guest performers will present the 2025 Christmas Program on Sunday, December 21 at 6:00 PM. Refreshments, including homemade goodies; will be served in the Family Life Center following the performance. Please come and celebrate with us!

CHRISTMAS EVE CANDLELIGHT SERVICE

A celebration of the birth of Jesus Christ will be held with a Candlelight Service on Christmas Eve, Wednesday, December 24, at 6:00 PM in the sanctuary. All are welcome.

CHRISTMAS EVE POTLUCK – Kim Coram

Join the Cedar Mountain Canteen December 24 @ 3:00 pm - 7:00 pm for our annual Christmas Eve potluck and get together. Everyone is welcome. Bring a dish to share if you are able and your own reusable place setting. If you can’t bring any for any reason, we would love to provide. We are looking forward to spending time together.

The Cedar Mountain Canteen has received a large donation of food. We have about 100 pounds of a variety of dried beans, about 25 pounds of quinoa, 50 pounds of brown rice and about 50 pounds of organic oat bran. Stop by and pick up anything you would like. If you want less than 25 pounds of something, please bring a container.

RENT THE CENTER

Please call Caroline Chambers at 828-290-9662 for reservations or go to https://www.cedarmountaincommunitycenter.com/rental.

AROUND THE HOUSE by Linda Packer Young

Not many dull moments around the house this week. We took our much loved and well-used

2014 Jeep Cherokee Summit for repairs for what seemed to be transmission issues. The repair estimate was over $12,000. Needless to say we drove home in a white 2021 Jeep Cherokee LTD.

We had just made the last payment on this vehicle, affectionately named Rusty for her color. She was pre-owned when we found her, but she proved to be a trusty vehicle. Rusty gave us countless miles of smiles, traveling nearly coast to coast towed behind our motor home and always ready for adventure when unhooked. She took us to incredible places like Acadia National Park in Maine, the Grand Canyon, Yosemite National Park, on down to Florida, up to Illinois and Iowa and back on down to San Antonio and Galveston, TX, plus several other places in between, racking up over 170,000 miles. She has now made her last trip and is in her final parking spot. We will miss her.