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63rd Reunion of Marshall High School Friday, 26th September 2008, 2:55pm
63rd Reunion of Marshall High School’s Class of 1945 held at Sky Valley Lodge, Whisper Mountain

A clear, bright August day at Whisper Mountain played host to four members of the Marshall High School graduating class of 1945 who gathered here for their 63rd reunion.    Accompanied by family and guests, the celebrants, including Fred Graham, Forrest Jarrett, Mary Sprinkle, and Harry Woodson, met at the Sky Valley Lodge.  The festivities began at five in the afternoon with dinner on the east deck, overlooking the French Broad River Valley and the Black Mountains.
Some of the 25 graduates of the class of 1945 have been gathering consistently since their 44th reunion held in Mars Hill.  Their 50th was held at the Deer Park Restaurant on the Biltmore Estate, and their 52nd through 62nd were held at Mr...

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Each year, on the last full weekend of July, the streets of downtown Asheville are closed to autos and trucks and open only to foot traffic and revelry. The annual Bele Chere festival in Asheville features a rich array of musical entertainment, street vendors, food, and family fun that makes everyone forget it’s the dog days of summer.

Bele Chere Celebrates 30 Years of Festivals

In 2008, Bele Chere turns 30 years old. This City of Asheville sponsored event not only brings the best of local and national musical entertainment to more than a half dozen street stages, but also creates a venue for artisans to sell their wares directly to the public. Much of the original hand made art, clothes, décor and more is only available at the Bele Chere festival or through artists themselves or independ...

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Whisper Mountain's Organic Community Garden... Wednesday, 16th July 2008, 3:27pm

According to the American Heritage Dictionary online the words “conserve and preserve” mean “to protect from loss or harm; to maintain in safety from injury, peril or harm; to keep in perfect or unaltered condition, unchanged or intact; to use carefully or sparingly to avoid waste, to keep constant through physical, chemical or evolutionary changes.”

At Whisper Mountain (http://www.whispermountainnc.com/)the development and design of our small community of Western North Carolina properties has been a labor of love dedicated to the creation of a lifestyle that makes conse...

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Continuing Education in the Asheville Area Monday, 14th July 2008, 6:11am

The Asheville area is an excellent place for continuing education on a wide variety of subjects. Asheville and its surrounding communities has been headquarters for some of the finest educational institutions in the United States. The University of North Carolina Asheville is nationally acclaimed for its liberal arts focus and has programs for adult learners. Warren Wilson College is widely renowned for its Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing, which caters to adult learners by offering classes during summer and winter break for professors who are employed during fall and spring term.

These two institutions of higher education are leading the way in continuing education in the area, but they are by no means the only schools actively serving the continuing education population. Ma...

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Throughout Western North Carolina more and more restaurants are becoming environmentally aware and building eco-friendly, sustainable businesses. In Marshall, NC and Hot Springs, NC (both located in Madison County near Asheville, NC) residents and visitors have a variety of environmentally conscious restaurants to choose from.

Green, Sustainable Mexican Delights at French Broad Taqueria

The French Broad Taqueria in Marshall, NC offers a delicious local approach to traditional and vegetarian Mexican dishes. The Taqueria purchases local and organic produce whenever possible including kale, spinach and lettuce from local framers like the Rice Family Farm, Philosophy Farm and Dry Pond Farm. Co-owner Amy ...

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