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Come join us Thursday August 05, 2010 for the 55th Annual Farmers Day celebration as gospel music fills the air in down town Robbins with a night of great entertainment and delicious food from 6:30 to 9:30 pm.
Stroll down the streets of Robbins Friday August 06th as events kick-off at 6:00 p.m. with foot stomping bluegrass bands and square dancers kicking up their heels. Don’t miss the exciting 19th Annual Pottery Auction at 7:30 p.m. to see who wins the unique Farmers Day pottery pieces. Friday we will feature our exciting firemen competition with various fire departments participating in timed agility events for top rankings and the coveted best overall award. Country music and Nashville recording group Outshyne from Greenville, South Carolina will rock main stage from 9:00 p.m. to 12:00 midnight. Friday night at 10:15 p.m. look up as the sky explodes with the largest Fireworks display in the history of the event.
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And this year's event will continue that tradition.
Celebrating over 50 years
Spruce Pine~ Try your luck at a real emerald mine where Tiffany’s found their emeralds or step into a real Bon Ami mine in total darkness to see the minerals glow in the dark! These mine tours are just one of the popular events at the NC Mineral and Gem Festival this year!
For over fifty years Spruce Pine has welcomed rock hounds and jewelry lovers to the Festival where they enjoy aisles and aisles of beautiful jewelry, gemstones, and minerals from around the country.
“Each year we welcome dealers to the Festival from as far away as California and as close to home as Little Switzerland,” said Patti Jensen, Director of the Festival. “These dealers, and the thousands of visitors that come to the Festival each year, have a tremendous economic impact on our community.”
Festival goers can reserve spots for two mine tours this year. An exciting new mine tour will travel to the Crabtree Emerald Mine once mined by Tiffany’s Jewelers. In the whole United States there have been only 2 significant sources of emeralds. One of these is the Crabtree Emerald Mine! The other is near Hiddenite, NC. Mine tour participants can dig for their own gems and keep what they find! Looking for an experience that’s “out of this world”? The Blacklight tours offered during the Festival provide nighttime underground mine tours that unlock vibrant hidden colors available only under ultraviolet light, commonly called black light. The brilliant coatings in the Bon Ami Mine are largely deposits of Hyalite Opal, a true form of opal found in this area. Under shortwave ultraviolet light, these coatings fluoresce or glow a vivid lime green. The effect, underground at night, is stunning! Reservations for the mine tours can be made by calling 828-765-9033. Crabtree Emerald Mine Tours are $30 pp. Blacklight Tours are normally $15 pp, $10 for kids and seniors, however reservations made with the Festival receive a discount coupon.
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McDowell…No Boundaries!
Beat the heat with Blue Ridge breezes and cool mountain streams in our spectacular region of the Blue Ridge mountains and foothills! Let the breezes blow through your hair when you delight at the hundreds of curves and stunning views from the DiamondbackNC and the Lake James Route. With the 12-mile Diamondback route (Highway 226-A) just north of Marion, the almost 360-degree loops and S curves meander through lush, green forest taking you to the celebrated community of Little Switzerland. (www.blueridgedrives.com or www.diamondbacknc.com) Take the Lake James Route and cool off with the lake breezes at Bear Creek Marina. You’ll find it on the Black Bear “side” of the lake. From the intersection close to Hankins Road at the intersection of Business 70 and the By-Pass Hwy. 221/226 stoplight, turn immediately to the left onto Hankins Road, driving to the end of the road. Turn left onto Lake James Road, it’s a beautiful drive taking you past the Black Forest Community, past the Black Bear Landing to the right and the next right is Marina Drive. Look for the signs! The marina has musical entertainment on the weekends and the grill is open. www.blackbearmarina.com.
Call for tickets to the 36th Annual Bluegrass Festival held this year at Tom Johnson’s Camping Center. New location at Tom Johnson's Camping Center Rally Park at 1885 US 70 West in Marion. Featuring Dailey & Vincent, Rhonda Vincent & the Rage, Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver, J.D. Crowe & The New South, Bobby Osborne & the New Express, Cedar Hill, The Little Roy & Lizzy Show, The Grascals, Larry Sparks & The Lonesome Ramblers, Goldwing Express, The Inspirations, The Bluegrass Brothers, David Peterson & 1946, Joe Mullins & The Radio Ramblers, The Crowe Brothers, Next Best Thing, Raymond Fairchild & The Maggie Valley Boys and Gloria Belle & Tennessee Sunshine! Tickets at the gate or available in advance by calling 706-864-7203. Event is "rain or shine" with performances under covered pavillion. Cafe serving breakfast and lunch, hot food and other concessions available. Bring your lawn chairs, no alcohol, smoking or pets in the performance area, and enjoy the new venue! www.aandabluegrass.com
August 7th notes the last performance for Mountain Gateway Museum’s Blue Ridge Traditions program with performances by Laura Boosinger and Josh Goforth. Enjoy this free performance at 7:00 pm inside the Old Fort Elementary School auditorium.
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From the Desk of
Marchell Adams David, City Manager
City of Hamlet
The City of Hamlet will hold a ribbon cutting ceremony for the opening of the remodeled Hamlet Depot Museum Friday, July 30th at 10:00 a.m. The ceremony will celebrate the completion of another phase of the Hamlet Passenger Depot project.
The Queen Anne Passenger Depot once served as the Hub of the Seaboard for the Seaboard Airline Railroad. Today it houses the regional crew quarters for Amtrak, professional offices and banquet facilities. In addition, the new museum will focus on Hamlet’s railroad history and will include both railroad and Hamlet memorabilia. The innovative and integrated museum will serve as a regional destination for lovers of trains, railroads and transportation.
The ceremony will be located at the Hamlet Passenger Depot, which is located at 2 Main Street, Hamlet, NC 28345. If you have any questions please feel free contact Marchell Adams David at 910-582-2651.
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Southport-Oak Island, NC -- The 1st Annual Cape Fear Flounder Classic will be held at the Southport Marina on Saturday, July 31st. This event is being organized as a fundraiser for the Southport-Oak Island Area Chamber of Commerce. Following the prize structure of the Chamber’s very popular U.S. Open King Mackerel Tournament, the all cash guaranteed prizes totals $5,300. The entry fee for the Cape Fear Flounder Classic is $100 per boat with an optional $50 TWT. Tournament participation will be limited to boats and all fish must be taken on a rod and reel. No Check-Out. No boundaries with the exception of restricted areas such as Sunny Point and Progress Entergy intake wall. Registration for the Cape Fear Flounder Classic will be held at the Chamber Office at 4841 Long Beach Road on Monday thru Friday from 10am-4pm beginning Friday, July 9th thru Friday, July 30th from 10am-4pm. There will be additional registration on Friday, July 30th from 5pm-7pm at the Southport Marina. A Hot Dog Dinner for the participants will be held at 6pm on Friday, July 30th and Saturday, July 31st. Fishing hours will be on Saturday, July 31st from 7am until 4pm with the scales open from 3pm-5pm. The awards ceremony will be held on Saturday, July 31st at 6pm.
For more information contact Southport-Oak Island Area Chamber of Commerce at 910.457-6964 or email them at events@southport-oakisland.com
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THE HISTORICAL BATTLE OF ELIZABETHTOWN
The Tories had driven the Whigs from their homes and even out of the county. They ravaged the county in every direction, insulting and plundering the most respectable families, burning private dwellings and destroying a great amount of valuable property.
It was only a little band of patriots that struck the blow of liberty at Elizabethtown. The scantly clothed and half perished patriots set out on their march toward Elizabethtown, under a hot sun on August 28, 1781. The next day they arrived on the east bank of the Cape Fear River. They had not eaten anything except berries and had only stopped to catch a few hours of sleep while their horses grazed.
Colonel Thomas Robeson, the commander, knew that everything depended upon the success of this battle. He was unwilling to risk his seventy men against four hundred Tory enemies until he found out the exact situation in the opposing camp.
As in many great events in history, a woman was to play an important part in the Battle of Elizabethtown. Sallie Salter, of one of the most influential families in the Cape Fear section of Bladen County, volunteered to enter the Tory Camp as a spy. Fetching a basket of eggs, she walked down to the ferry and called to the sentry on the other side to row her over. After some delay, he complied with her request and she entered the camp and sold her eggs - all the while collecting as much information as possible. It never entered the minds of the Tories that she was a spy. Returning safely with the needed information, Colonel Robeson could now begin planning the battle. The smallest details were reviewed over and over, until each man knew what part he was to perform.
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Courageous colonel is County’s Namesake
By Nell Skinner Lyon
In the fall of 1943, I first became aware of Col. Thomas Robeson Jr., Bladen County patriot of the Revolutionary War, for whom Robeson County was named. I wanted to know more about the man for whom my county was named, the major brains and brawn behind the Whigs’ defeat of the Tories, or Loyalists who were faithful to King George in the Battle of Elizabethtown, a decisive battle of the Revolutionary War.
Family background
Andrew Robeson Jr., Col. Robeson’s grandfather, was born in Scotland around 1654. Andrew, who was educated at Oxford, immigrated to Philadelphia at age 36. He quickly became active in business affairs and involved in colonial government.
Their fourth son, the first Thomas Robeson, father of Robeson County’s namesake, came to North Carolina after the death of Andrew in 1719 or 1720. He located on the northwest branch of the Cape Fear River, about 70 miles from Wilmington. This site is in the present Bladen County town of Tar Heel, about 19 miles northeast of Lumberton.
The new Carolinian married a local girl named Sarah Singletary, daughter of Richard Singletary, and they built a home on his property named Walnut Grove. It was on this original Robeson plantation that Thomas Jr., as well as his brother Peter and sister Mary, were born and raised.
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This historic house was built by Col James Richardson of Stonington, Connecticut, a military man and a sea merchant. The first account of Mr. Richardson’s military adventures was that he was with Wolf at Quebec during the French and Indian War.
As a merchant, he and his brothers owned several vessels with which they carried on trade between England and the West Indies. On one of these voyages, James was shipwrecked off the outer banks of North Carolina and was delayed several months while his ship was being repaired. During this time he rambled up river to Bladen County where he subsequently settled and married Elizabeth O’Neal Purdie, widow of Hugh Purdie. One source says he bought twelve or fifteen thousand acres of land. Another says he was granted about 600 acres for his services in the war in Quebec. The main thing is that he built Harmony Hall about one mile from the east bank of the Cape Fear River. (The east side was low and prone to flooding near the river.)
Most of the interest in Harmony Hall and its owners, the Richardson’s, stems from James’s service in the American Revolution and the stories of Cornwallis commandeering the house. According to family archives, found in RECORD OF THE RICHARDSON FAMILY, Col. James once served with General Greene in South Carolina. While he was there, General Lord Cornwallis and at least one of his officers came calling at Harmony Hall, first asking for food and rooms. Later they asked for candles, stationery, ink and quills before going to their rooms, locking the door and demanding that no one disturb them. This last action aroused Mrs. Richardson’s suspicions and she decided to spy on them.
After hearing remarks from Cornwallis’ room that “there were spies around,” Mrs. Richardson crept up the stairs to the attic in her stocking feet and listened to Cornwallis’ plans for his next battle. “Awed and frightened at what she heard, she crept down the stairway to her room, locked herself in, and there by the bedside of her sleeping babes she wrote it all to her husband in South Carolina.” She then awakened the superintendent of the farm, gave him a knapsack with clothes and food…and especially the letter to Mr. Richardson.
The next morning after breakfast the British officers missed the young superintendent and asked his whereabouts. Mrs. Richardson told them he had been summoned to the bedside of his dying mother and would be gone for a week or ten days. They seemed satisfied with her explanation.
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A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE DUBLIN PEANUT FESTIVAL
In 1992 a small group of people were trying to find a solution to a problem. Dublin Elementary School needed a gymnasium/multi-purpose building. This project would cost $200,000.00. The students needed a facility to hold physical education classes, a stage and band room. The group approached The Bladen County Board of Education and The Bladen County Board of Commissioners seeking financial assistance. Both boards, after deliberations, set aside "Good Faith" money. As word spread of what was to be accomplished, the group decided to raise money themselves for this facility. But how?
Well, this is Dublin, Peanut Capital of North Carolina. Why not have a festival and name it, The Dublin Peanut Festival? The small group of people became the Dublin Peanut Festival Committee and September 18, 1993, the first festival was held. This committee was on a mission. The mission was to raise $30,000.00 to show they were serious about this facility. It took five years of sweat and anticipation but on May 17th, 1998, Dublin Elementary School was dedicated their gymnasium/multi-purpose building. We have grown in leaps and bounds. We have used the "Peanut" proudly to accomplish our goals each year.
The festival takes us back in time to show the early years of peanut harvesting from horses and plows, to peanut stacks and to tractors and mechanical peanut pickers of today. The Festival includes a peanut cook-off contest and each entry must include peanuts. Cash prizes are given to these winners. We have for sale roasted, salted in the shell and freshly boiled peanuts. The students of Dublin Elementary School create our festival T-shirt graphics each year. Each student submits a drawing including peanuts and the festival committee selects a winner. The winner is given a cash prize and a T-shirt.
The Festival is committed to showing our attendees how important it is to come together as a team and produce results with the positive attitude that anything is possible as long as you work together. Our goal is to make our community and local schools stronger.
So here we are, 18 years later, bigger than
ever before. The festival now includes a Scholarship Pageant, Hot Dogs,
Sausage Dogs, Bar-B-Que Plate Sale, Classic Car Show, Games in the Gym,
Entertainment to include Bands and Solo Acts on Stage, Mechanical
Rides, Contests, Kiddie and Women’s Pedal Tractor Pull, Craft and Food
Vendors, Fireman Competition, Peanut Bakeoff Contest, Cake Walk, Tee
Shirt Sales and PEANUTS.
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North Carolinians know that to get the best fruits and vegetables, you either go straight to the farmer or to a "produce stand" that buys straight from the farmer. When we ask, "where did this tomato come from?" The only acceptable answer is either "From my farm" or "From ________'s farm, just a few miles from here. I went to school with him. His parents were _________ and they've been farming in this community for _______ years."
In Bladen County, the best place we know of to buy truly farm fresh produce is Skinner's Peanuts and Produce. Ronnie and Wanda Skinner have been farming for decades. Their families have been in Bladen County since before the Civil War. Skinner's Peanuts and Produce is an actual farm, located on Hwy. 41, on the outskirts of Dublin, NC - between Lumberton and Elizabethtown/White Lake.
Even folks who travel this road, from Lumberton, Fayetteville, etc., to Wilmington or elsewhere, may have missed Skinner's. As a real, working farm, there isn't much to see except for fields of beans, peas, corn, etc. By the Highway, there is a small sign, a parking area and a small building. This building, open six days a week during the season is where the produce is sold. The setup is: from the field, 20 yards to the stand where you buy it.
So, the last time we were there, with what did we leave? Speckled butterbeans, field peas and crowders, several pounds of small (firm, fresh) kirby cucumbers, several pounds of tomatoes that were sweet and flavorful enough to eat whole like real fruit, a cooler full of ears of sweet corn, a watermelon, some of the best fresh okra we've ever encountered and a cooler full of frozen, boiled peanuts.
A mention should be given to the peanuts - Bladen County is peanut country and you can find peanuts fresh from the field in several spots. Few folks take quality as seriously as Ronnie and Wanda though. Skinner's farm uses well water to boil their peanuts - and well water only. Once, while preparing to boil peanuts, the pump for their well broke down. Ronnie brought in municipal water from a neighbor. After boiling a great quantity of peanuts in this water, he tasted them and found that the chlorinated water had affected the flavor. Unwilling to sell anything but the best, he threw them all out!
We urge our readers to search out farms like Skinner's Peanuts and Produce. North Carolinians need not look far to find fresh produce from a small farm. Especially now, our small farmers are struggling for survival. Why not drive an extra mile or two for higher quality produce than you can find in the grocery store? The price is usually lower as well. This is a real thing you can do, with little effort, to put better food on your table, eat more healthy vegetables, save money, help our state's economy, support our small farmers and a way of life that embodies the best traditions and finest products of North Carolina.
The next time you are in Bladen County - which is also one of the most historically significant and pleasant areas of NC - stop in and meet the Skinners. You will not find finer folks anywhere and you will love their produce!
2010 NORTH CAROLINA TURKEY FESTIVAL
Raeford, NC – Raeford-Hoke County invites you to celebrate a week of fun and festivities at the 26h Annual North Carolina Turkey Festival, September 11-18th. Since this festival began, it has grown from a local celebration with 10,000 visitors to a widely recognized and much anticipated festival attracting more than 50,000 people from across the state and beyond.
Honoring an industry that ranks North Carolina as the nation’s leader, the Turkey Festival features everything festival goers care to gobble up; free non-stop music and entertainment, one of the most outstanding displays of North Carolina arts and crafts, car show, dog show and military displays. In addition to these events the second annual Senior Day with bingo, lunch and musical entertainment for senior citizens, a Children’s Day with storytelling, entertainment and activities for school age children and of course there is food of any kind including Turkey Bar-b-que, Turkey wings, and much, much more.
This year the Festival is celebrating “Turkey Wins in 2010” , keeping in line with the political time of year, the Turkey Festival is offering a wide variety of opportunities to get away from the drama of the politics for a day. Beginning on September 11th the NC Turkey Festival and FirstHealth of the Carolinas will hold a Rememberance Walk to honor those who lost lives, who survived and who so gallantly served on September 11, 2001. That evening the 3rd Annual Turkey Throw Down will be held at Armory Park. All through the week activities are planned but the Festival really gets started on Thursday, September 16th with Opening Ceremonies at 5:15 pm and the Parade at 5:30 pm. On Friday, September 17th the popular Stuffin’ and Stompin’ Dinner, as well as the 26th Annual Turkey Bowl. Then the big day of Saturday, September 19th starts at 9:00 am in McLauchlin Park with arts & craft, commercial, informational and food vendors all ready to go. There is musical entertainment and a Children’s Corner, not to mention Dog Shows, Car Show, Fire Trucks, Ambulances, Military Displays until 4:00 pm. Beginning at 8:00 pm the Celebration of “Turkey Wins in 2010” continues when a Concert kicks off with Jill Deneen Band getting the crowd started with a great musical performance and then Rough Draft will take the stage for dancing the night away.
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This summer experience something new and exciting by viewing the unique and dynamic outdoor drama Horn in the West, by Kermit Hunter. When you step forward into our amphitheatre you also step backwards in time as we retell history live in Horn in the West, the Nation’s Oldest Revolutionary War Outdoor Drama.
Located at the Daniel Boone Amphitheatre in Boone, Horn in the West follows Dr. Geoffrey Stuart and his family as they are torn between the crown and family. The story also depicts the struggles and sacrifices of the first people, led by Daniel Boone as they fight for freedom and settle the mountains of western North Carolina and eastern Tennessee. Many settlers fled after losing the Battle of Alamance with nothing but the clothes on their backs, looking for refuge and a new life. These new settlers joined together to form a new community. Despite initial struggles, Native Americans and the settlers unite and protect each other, often proclaiming, “These are my people”.
Horn in the West is an experience unlike any other, where audience members feel more like participants in the drama as they learn about our nation’s heritage. “We are excited and grateful for the opportunity to retell one of the greatest moments of history, the birth of an American nation,” said Virginia Roseman, Director of Public Relations for the Southern Appalachian Historical Association.
The experience begins when you enter the Hickory Ridge Homestead Living History Museum which features interpreters, known as docents, dressed in period attire reenacting the daily lives of settlers. “We really encourage everyone to arrive early enough to be a part of the homestead,” said Roseman. “You are able to get a first-hand explanation from the docents who are happy to answer your questions about the true pioneer lifestyle of the mountain settlers. This will allow you to enter the amphitheatre with an education and a better understanding, therefore making the drama much more captivating.”
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Circle of Courage
You’re invited! The children of Grandfather Home in Banner Elk would like to invite you to the Circle of Courage lunch and tour on Friday, August 6 from noon until 1:30.
This event is for anyone that would like to learn more about the children and families that Grandfather Home serves. The program is FREE, but we need to order lunch! Please RSVP by Wednesday, August 4.
For more information or to RSVP, call Pangshua Khang at 828-898-5465 or e-mail her at p.khang@grandfatherhome.org or visit:
http://www.grandfatherhome.org/circle_of_courage.html
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The Crossnore School invites you to join us for the
13th Annual "Taste of the Finest"
Monday, August 2, 2010 6:00-8:30 p.m.
Grandfather
Golf & Country Club
Linville, NC
Enjoy an opportunity to sample culinary specialties from the top chefs and fine wines of the High Country.
Seating is reserved-tables of eight are available.
Please call 828-733-4305 for ticket information or email
Tickets $150.00
All proceeds will benefit the children who call Crossnore their home.
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Peanuts and Produce
We Grow It!
Sweet Corn
Peas
Beans
Watermelons
Tomatoes
Cucumbers
and more, in season and fresh from the field
Ronnie and Wanda Skinner
Hwy 41 Dublin, NC
(910) 874-1999 or (910) 872-1560
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Summer Hours Starting
March 1st, 9am - 5pm
7 days a week
Cotton Patch Gold Mine & Campground would love
for you to visit us. We are eager to put your prospecting talents to work. If
you would like to speak with us, just drop us a line at: 704-463-5797. Or if you'd like to
email us, cottonpatchgoldmine@gmail.com.
We'd love to hear from you.
www.cottonpatchgoldmine.com
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Enjoy two luxurious nights with a Former Executive Chef to the President of the United States of America. Wine and dine, talk and laugh aloud as Chef Marti cooks and then sits with you. Friday night strawberries and champagne, Saturday Winery Tour led by Chef Marti with live cheese and bruschetta demonstration and tasting, Filet Mignon Dinner with Cranberry-Acai-Pomegranete Balsamic Demi-Glace, our own 1776 Farm Sautéed Red Potatoes and Grilled Asparagus with Mango Myer Lemon Infused Hollandaise. Homemade Buttermilk Drenched Luscious Bleu Cheese over Ice Cold Iceberg Lettuce, Homemade Cherry Ice Cream over Chocolate Lava Bundt Cake. Enjoy two breakfasts and the Presidential Culinary Museum tour (included) for two.
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Experience Badin Lake living and the beauty of Uwharrie Point and Heron Bay.
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phone: 336-461-5634 email: badinlake@rtmc.net www.badinlake.net
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New Ventures
New Ventures Business Development, Inc.
Housed at the Lockhart-Taylor Center at South Piedmont Community College
and the Olde Mill Gallery and Studios
www.nvbdi.org and www.oldemillgallery.org Visitors are always welcome at Olde Mill Gallery and Studios.
Lockhart-Taylor Center, 514 North
Washington Street, Wadesboro, NC 28170
704-272-5457
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Chestnut Cove Log Homes-Model
4276 Pickens Hwy.
Rosman, NC 28772
Open House
Aug 21
828-862-8126
www.chestnutcoveloghomes.com
Join us here at the Inn on November 12-13 2010 for a weekend full of writing activities that will renew your creativity. This retreat is for everyone, whether you are a practicing writer, closet writer, or have yet to pick up the pen writer! Your teacher and author Maureen Ryan Griffin uses techniques and prompts that will spur your imagination, and can be used to create non-fiction, fiction, and or poetry, the choice is yours.
Your
stay
at the Inn includes two nights, two breakfasts, and lunch
on Saturday, for the rate of $392.00. Add $30.00 per
night
if you want a grand room. You will have ample time to
relax in your room, on the beach, or your private screened in porch. The
group typically goes out to dinner together on Saturday, but you can
choose to go on your own and explore if you wish. All you will need to
bring is a copy of "Spinning Words into Gold" which
will be available at the retreat for $23.54. For more information on the
workshop visit www.MaureenRyanGriffin.com.
Call The Sunset Inn today and reserve your spot toll free
1-888-575-1001.
February 25th & 26th 2011,
Maureen will host another retreat at $335.00 per person.
The 2010 quilt show presented by the Smoky Mountain Quilters Guild
August 19-21, 2010 - Thurs and Fri 10 AM- 5 PM, Sat 10 AM - 4 PM
Community Facilities Bldg - 1288 Georgia Rd/ Hwy 441 South, Franklin, NC
Admission - $5 per day or $10 unlimited access For more info, call 828-369-2125 or
www.smokymtnquilters.org
The Smoky Mountain Quilters Guild is proud to present their 2010 quilt show, " Quilting New Trails". Established in 1983, we are a non-profit organization whose purpose is to stimulate an intelligent interest in the art of quilting in the community and to provide opportunities for the exchange of ideas, instruction and the presentation of pertinent information among members of the Guild. Every two years we sponsor a quilt show featuring local and national quilts, judged by an NQA ( National Quilter's Association ) accredited judge. There will be cash prizes and ribbons awarded. There is a silent auction featuring small wall hangings made by members of the guild, vendors booths, a Member's Boutique where items made by guild members can be bought, and raffle tickets for our Scholarship fund. Every year guild members design and make a new Scholarship quilt to raise money for two New Century Scholarships and two $500 scholarships for Macon County graduating high school Seniors. Money raised by the quilt show helps to fund our many Community Outreach programs. The dates for this year are August 19, 20, and 21. Thursday and Friday from 10 AM - 5 PM. Saturday from 10 AM - 4 PM. Community Facilities Building - 1288 Georgia Road/ Hwy 441 South , Franklin NC 28734. Admission $5 per day or $10 unlimited access.
For more information call 828-369-2125 or visit our website at www.smokymtnquilters.org.
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Thursday-Saturday, July 29-31, 2010
Miracle
on the Mountain Outdoor Drama
Sloop Amphitheater
Monday, August 2, 2010
13th Annual Taste of the
Finest
Grandfather Golf & Country Club
Tuesday, September 7, 2010
Fashion Show & Luncheon
Monday, September 20, 2010
Crossnore Ladies Golf Invitational
Linville Ridge Golf Club
Sunday, October 10, 2010
National DAR Tour
Crossnore Campus
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Hands Together is a nonprofit organization devoted to educating, inspiring and encouraging people to understand the importance of responding to the needs of the poor and disadvantaged. Our Mission, as we strive to build a more compassionate and human world, proceeds from the spiritual belief that we are all members of one, equal, interconnected family under a loving God.
www.handstogether.org
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Guyton and Associates Realty
Sue Guyton Broker
Over 26 years of Real Estate experience working in Brunswick and New Hanover Counties, and the surrounding areas.
Retail Sales and Property management.
910-371-0120 Office
910-371-6945 Fax
910-233-2898 Cell
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