The Golden Valley Community Club is meeting on Saturday March 6th at 1:00 at the clubhouse to accomodate Foothills Connect, Jim Brown who is speaking with us about high speed internet access.
Please plan to attend and lend your support to bringing high speed internet access to all of Golden Valley.
Saturday, February 27, 2010
Tuesday, February 9, 2010
Off the Grid and Thriving!
Off the Grid and Thriving! An article in Mother Earth News. Remember? Boy, Mother Earth News sure takes me back. It'll take you back, too. With topics like Grow Your Best Fall Garden, Simple Living, How to Build A Solar Panel, How To Start A Solar Career, and more, you'll find something that interests you here. I'll guarantee.
Wednesday, January 27, 2010
GoldenValleyNC.com
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.
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
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
Thursday, November 19, 2009
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
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
Friday, October 9, 2009
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/
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.
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