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Justin, your phone call really meant a lot to me. Calls like yours are what make keeping the website worth while.Shared with permission.11/20/2009
Got a phone call last night.Justin Smith is a young sailor between stations, he was stuck in Virginia. He opened the conversation by saying, "You probably don't remember me, but..""But yeah, yeah I do remember you, Justin, you're Christine's boy.""Well, I just had to call and thank you."

"Thank me?"
"For the website. Golden Valley. I was missing home and went online and found it, and wow, you've got a lot of information on there and I saw your phone number and I just had to call and say Thank You."So, for Lisa Brown who designed the website and keeps it up, and for Bob and Bonnie Thurston, and for Vera and Jack Anderson who have made donations to keep us online. Thank you.And we Thank You, Justin, for serving our country.This website is for you. It's for all your friends and family, andfor your community. It's a tribute to Lucy Fortune Ellis, and Tom and Frank Melton, Jetter Grayson, the members of the Golden Valley Community Club, and all of the generous loving members of this community who have shared their stories, their pictures, and their time with me.

Bless you.

Merry Christmas

It feels like Christmas around here this morning. I've received permission to share this article from Appalachian Voices with you, courtesy of Jamie Goodman, Communications Coordinator and Managing editor. If you never heard of Appalachian Voices, please allow me to introduce you to this fine magazine and suggest that it might make a swell addition to your home library this year.
You'll find subscription information and this marvelous story, by Sharyn McCrumb, "The First Appalachian Journey" on their Website.
If you have problems with the link, cut and paste:
http://www.appvoices.org/index.php?/site/voice_stories/the_first_appalachian_journey/issue/31

Looking for Something to Do?

There will be a Fiddler's Convention on Saturday, November 21 at 6:30 PM at the Ellenboro Elementary School For more call 704 453-8185

Tree Lighting! Forest City will light up the town on November 26 at 7:00PM. 828 247-4430 For more Forest City Christmas information please visit 2009 Hometown Holiday Events

December 7th at the Foundation! See Handel's Messiah absolutely free. (Seating is first-come-first served) see:
Handel's Messiah and other Foundation Programs.

And on December 12 at 7:30 The Foundation is presenting Riders In the Sky "Christmas The Cowboy Way"

And I'm sure you've been waiting for the Wooly Worm winter forecast. The results are in:
The forecast for the 13 weeks of winter 2009 - 2010 - Week 1 - Flurries- Week 2 - Cold With Flurries- Week 3 - Snow- Week 4 - Flurries- Week 5 - Cold- Week 6 - Cold- Week 7 - Cold- Week 8 - Light Flurries- Week 9 - Below Average Cold- Week 10 - Below Average Cold- Week 11 - Snow- Week 12 - Flurries- Week 13 - Flurries Go to: http://www.woollyworm.com/

Love to dance? You can shag the night away at Lake Lure, every Friday night they LOVE visitors. www.LakeLureShagClubinc.com

Want To Do Something? Check it Out.

There's a lot going on in the area this month. The NC State Fair is going on in Raleigh: http://www.ncstatefair.org/ How much fun is that? October 15 - 25

October 15 - 18th. Asheville, isn't very far... nice little day trip. The 62nd Craft Fair of the Southern Highlands, is being held, and if you don't find something interesting there, woe unto you. http://www.southernhighlandguild.org/

In nearby Shelby the annual Hog Happnin' is a-fixin' to happen. http://www.hoghappnin.com/

The Woolly Worm Festival in Banner Elk will be held October 17 - 18th. I always include the Woolly Worm Forecast in my Christmas Letter, but you can be on hand to enjoy the festival and participate, if you can find a worm in time to enter. I don't know though, some of these worms have been in training for days. Go to: http://www.woollyworm.com/

The Annual Cliffside Historical Society is meeting October 9th, and while you probably won't have time to attend, you can visit this awesome website anytime: http://www.remembercliffside.com/

Love to dance? You can shag the night away at Lake Lure, every Friday night they LOVE visitors. http://www.lakelureshagclubinc.com/

Homeowner's Association Meetings

Several of the Fall Creek Developments are holding owner's association meetings this month. There are some area pictures posted in a Blog slide show, dated April 19th. Scroll to the bottom of the blog and select older posts. Scroll down. All of these pictures were made in the valley.

Golden Valley's Country Store

Stop in and see Jean Schoolcraft at Golden Valley's Country Store next to the recycle station in the heart of Golden Valley. Besides grocery items, Jean stocks fresh produce, local handmade items, and an occasional piece of furniture. 828 245-9976

Rutherford County Events

How do we find out what's going on? Well one place to look is at RutherfordEvents.com. This is a county sponsored site where events may be posted for free. You'll find everything from information on the local Farmer's Market to the Blue Ridge Barbecue Festival at Tryon.