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The printed version is brought to you by these generous sponsors: Autumn Care, Don Mintz Builders, Green River BBQ, The Gorge Canopy Tours/Green River Adventures, Green River Brew Depot, Heartwood Gallery, Historic Thompson's Store, Jim Carson, Artist, Kniticality, Macon Bank, Meanwhile Back in Saluda, Sassafras, The Orchard Inn, Purple Onion, Saluda Grade Cafe, Wildflour Bake Shop, Williamson's Paint
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Saluda Property & Real Estate
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 Your Home Town Advantage
Buy Local and Support Saluda Realtors
Cathy Jackson Realty has merged with Beverly-Hanks & Associates.
Click on the pictures to link to Western NC MLS Listing (links may expire, visit beverly-hanks.com to view featured listings.)
All Saluda properties are 20 to 30 minutes from the new Tryon International Equestrian Center in Mill Spring, NC. Live at the top of the grade for cooler temperatures and long-range mountain views! New on the Market!
 Log home with long range view on top of White Oak Mountain. Enjoy spectacular views from full length porch. Pine wood floors reflect the glow of wood-burning fireplace in living room and warm up family room in walk out finished basement. Sit in hot tub on stone patio or under shade of gazebo overlooking breath-taking views. Being sold fully furnished. 3BR, 3.5BA, 2126 SF, MLS#3124979 $259,000 Click here for Virtual Tour. 
Mountain cabin getaway! Just minutes from downtown Saluda and in a world of natural beauty. Cabin features 12 foot cathedral ceiling, pinewood tongue & grove walls and ceiling, slate bathroom floor, large screened in porch with winter mountain views. Great investment or home. 2BR, 1BA, .70 ac, MLS#3129329, $118,000
Enjoy Mountain Lake Living on Lake Sheila in this mountain cabin nestled among the rhododendrons and pines. Open living space and vast ceiling height in great room, and large windows open onto a view of the lake. Downstairs family room is great for entertaining and housing guests. No yard maintenance. 3 BR, 3BA, 2772 SF, .91 ac MLS#3120389, $369,500.Click here for virtual tour.
Solid Brick Traditional Rancher Let your imagination and ideas turn this solid built brick traditional rancher into your dream home. 4 BR, 2.5 BA, 2100 SF, 2-car garage, .92 acres, MLS#3123118, $205,000 BACK ON THE MARKET!
Live the life on 26+ acres of privacy in this home built with natural materials, energy efficiency with stunning custom details and finishes throughout. Stainless steel appliances, granite counters, heart pine wood floors, arch beamed ceiling, master suite.Oversized garage and gentle land for garden and flower beds. Clear more for horse pasture. 30 min from Tryon International Equestrian Center. 3BR, 2.5 BA, approx 3314 SF, MLS#3124400, Offered $775,000 Click here for virtual tour.
Newly constructed home has everything today's buyer wants. An open floor plan, 9 foot ceilings, hardwood floors. An impressive kitchen with granite counter tops, stainless steal appliances, hickory cabinets, island open to dining area with large bay window, deck for eating outside, an 8 foot wide stone fireplace, split bedroom plan, large master features his/her walk-in closets & sinks.Sunny yard. Located in desirable neighborhood 4 walkable blocks to Main St. shops. 3BR, 2BA, 1548 SF, 2-car garage. MLS#3124673, $193,000 UNDER CONTRACT! 
Spacious and meticulous home
with 3 acres for privacy built for easy maintenance and care.Features hardwood floors, vaulted ceiling, open floor plan,master on the main level,and 2-car garage.Enjoy passing the time away on 28 ac pristine Lake Sheila for fishing, swimming, boating. 4BR, 3 BA, 2-car garage, 3.5 acres.
MLS#3119261, $460,000 Click here for virtual tour. Click here for virtual tour.
Featured Listings for the Month
Cabin on 20+ acres with approx 5 acres of pasture area and 2 acres on the Green River.Property adjoins NC Wildlife Gamelands. 253 SF of unfinished room upstairs not incl in total SF and full unfinished 2BR, 1 BA, MLS#NCM593857m $399,000
Experience nature from outdoor living on multi level decking, cascading waterfall into Koi pond, stone fire pit on flag stone patio,and native plants that attract birds and butterflies. Quality log construction, granite counters, built in sauna off the master bedroom, upper covered porches to take in the view. 3BR, 3BA, 2-car garage, 2.25 ac, MLS#NCM592958 $495,000. Click here for virtual tour.
PRICE CHANGE! Private and secluded mountain retreat overlooking high mountain range above Lake Sheila.
Surrounded by the preserved and protected Greenville Watershed, this mountain home includes 2 stone fireplaces, decks, stone walls, hardwood floors, and ceiling beams. Guest bedrooms with private walk out. Privileges to use 28-acre private Lake Sheila. 4BR, 4BA, approx.,.92 ac MLS#NCM583299, offered at $350,000
Looki ng for lake
property in Saluda. Click here to visit a hidden gem only four miles from downtown Saluda
Just Can't Find the Perfect Mountain Home? Then Build It!
Winter is the Best Time to View Land!
Build Your Custom Mountain Home
Lots and Land
Mountain Vista
Lot 16, 1.19 ac, $95,000, MLS#521147
View Lot 23, 1.07 ac, $85,000, MLS#514441
Lot 26-R, 1.58 ac, $59,000 MLS#533763
Lot 29, 1.81 ac, $39,900, MLS#569729
Lake Lots
Lake Sheila .43 ac lot, $32,000 MLS#554607
REDUCED! Lake Sheila Lake Front, .24 acres, $70,000, MLS#510462
PENDING! Lake Sheila, 1 ac, winter view of lake, creek, septic installed, water tap installed
$70,000, MLS#484526
Lake Hosea, .34 ac MLS#558685 $25,000
Dun Roamin', Lot 1, .77 ac, lakefront, $49,000 MLS#518705
6 ac with pond, close to town, MLS#543247, $118,000
2.35 Ac, Views at Macedonia Lake,
MLS#584676, $76,126
Saluda City Lots
1.74 ac on Henderson St., MLS#569914, $90,000
.56 ac, MLS#580811, $25,000
NEW!.23 ac, MLS#591373, $60,000
Piney Mountain
NEW!3.07 ac, MLS#589931, $38,000
NEW!1.65 Ac views,adj NC Gamelands, $28,000, MLS#584643
NEW!1.46 ac, MLS#585785, $48,000
View Lots
5 ac, View, MLS#3123117$59,500
2.07 ac on Laurel Mountain Trail, MLS#558806 $80,000
REDUCED! See all the way to the ocean! 3 ac, MLS#561322 $69,000
.87 ac, level and rolling, MLS#566466, $38,400
2.69 ac view lot, $40,000, MLS#578015
More...
NEW!1 ac in Glen Echo, Winter views, MLS#587188, $26,000
NEW!2.01 ac, MLS#593461, $21,000
NEW!4.89 ac. MLS#588641, $42,000
6+ ac on Green River, Silver Creek Tubing, MLS#572171, #175,000
51.83 ac unrestricted land, $259,900, MLS#567003
19 ac Green River Cove, river front, $104,500, MLS#559424
5.77 ac, bold stream, natural development, MLS#556067 $114,000
1.48 ac in Whites Lake, Awesome Views, backs up to NC Wildlife, MLS#528152, $39,900
8.24 ac off Mountain Page Rd., well installed, MLS#520849, $70,000
5 ac on Valhalla Ridge, Views, MLS#568404, $57,000
Dun Roamin' Lot 7, 1 ac, $72,500, MLS#476202
The Woods at Howard Gap, 1.6 ac, $45,000, MLS#454553
11 ac., private, wooded, $125,000, MLS#534045
9 ac, private, $113,900, MLS#509693
5.84 ac, Little Warrior Estates, $69,000, MLS#454691
6.01 ac, pond, $125,000, MLS#543247
1.01 ac, Whites Lake, easy building site, $45,000, MLS#563106
2 ac, Winfield Cove, $40,000, MLS#545653
Miller Mountain 3 ac, MLS#560929 $39,000
.55 ac, MLS#563859 $20,000
.51 ac, MLS#563860 $19,500
.48 ac MLS#563861, $19,500
Unrestricted 8.7 ac, MLS#562901 $84,667
8.7 ac with winter views, MLS#562901, $84,667
20.77 ac, MLS#588437, $149,900
Other Areas
3.25 ac, Views, Hogback Mountain Rd, Tryon, MLS#519772, $29,500
1.04 ac, White Oak Mountain, MLS#426297, $15,000
5.39 ac on upper Green River, riverfront, MLS#570283, $260,000
Looking for a Spring/Summer Vacation Retreat?
Click here to download this list of referral properties.
(Please contact property owners directly.) Links to Real Estate Sources
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Saluda Real Estate Market
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A Quick Saluda Market Update
(compares last year's sales with the same period this year as of November 30, 2015).
Sales Closed Pending
Homes 2015 49 12
Homes 2014 39 0
Land 2015 12 0
Land 2014 7 0
Click here to see a new Real Estate Trend Report for Saluda.
Data taken from Western NC multiple listing service.
Please visit Beverly-Hanks Saluda to see all Saluda Featured Home and Land Listings and search the entire Western NC MLS.
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Saluda Service Directory
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 All new 2015 Saluda Service Directory.
Please support Saluda's local service providers.
Directories can be picked up at Macon Bank, Post Office, City Hall, and the Saluda Library.
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Community Calendar of Events
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Google Calendar
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| Dates to Remember | |
Saluda Historic Depot Holiday Gallery Open Thursday-Saturday, noon to 4pm.
Saluda Center Potluck and Bingo, Monday, December 28 at 6pm. Everyone welcomed.
The Saluda branch of Tree City USA meets at 5:30pm on 4th Thursday of the month in the Saluda Community Library.
Saluda Welcome Table,
every Tuesday, with dinner served from 5:30 to 7PM in the fellowship hall of Saluda United Methodist Church. All are welcomed. Donations accepted. Closed in December and will return January 5.
Al-Anon Family Group meets every Tuesday, 6:30pm at the Saluda Center, 64 Greenville St.
Polk County Extension Club
The Polk County Extension Club, an extension of NC State University, meets at 2:00pm the fourth Tuesday of each month. Join us for interesting and educational programs and activities. We welcome new members. If interested, contact Wilda Corley 828-702-9691 or Nancy Johnson 828-749-9664 for additional information.
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Christmas Express for Saluda Kids
City of Saluda
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"In the eyes of children we find the joy of Christmas. In their hearts we find its meaning."
--Author: Leland Thomas
 City of Saluda
Christmas Express
The City of Saluda Police Department and City Hall will be accepting unwrapped toys and donations to provide Saluda's Children with a Very Merry Christmas!
If you would like to "Adopt" a child, or two, you can pick up a green envelope at City Hall.
Please have all donations in by December 18, 2015 so that we may shop, wrap and get them to the families.
Further questions may be directed to Jessica Desiano at 828-749-2581.
This is an anonymous program. 
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Brown Bag
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 Where There Is A Need, There Is A Way!
Brown Bags Available December 18, 3pm to 4pm at Transfiguration Church.
The supplemental bags of groceries provided by Transfiguration contain two boxes of mac & cheese, a large can of beef stew or chicken, a medium sized jar of peanut butter, one container of Parmalat milk or juice, a large can of baked beans, a loaf of bread (donated by the Wildflower bakery each month) and fresh fruit or produce. The Brown Bags are given out the third Friday of each month from 3:00-4:00 pm in the Transfiguration parking lot just above the rear of Saluda School and Henderson Street. Transfiguration also delivers to anyone who has transportation problems and cannot get to the church parking lot.
Anyone with questions or with information concerning someone in need, please contact Bill Sutton at 404-538-6413 or the Transfiguration Church office at 828-749-9740. |
Thermal Belt Outreach
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 Heartwood Holiday Fundraiser for Thermal Belt Each year Heartwood purchases a handmade ornament to sell for your decorating and gift giving needs and donates the entire purchase price to Thermal Belt Outreach Ministry. For over 20 Years Thermal Belt Outreach Ministry has provided financial and food assistance to thousands of Polk County residents in need.
Our 2015 fundraiser ornament is a fall leaf in pewter, brass or copper, representing the beauty of our place as the leaves change and fall. They are perfect for autumn hostess gifts or holiday tree ornaments. They will slip easily into holiday cards to mail to friends and family, stockings that need to be stuffed, and they make great thank-you gifts.
It really is the gift that keeps on giving because the entire retail price of $14 goes directly to Thermal Belt Outreach. Help us share the spirit of the season.
 Heartwood Gallery, 21 East Main Street, Saluda, NC 28773, 828-749-9365
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Saluda Library Angel Decorations
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 The Angel theme decorations for the Saluda Library were a huge success for Hometown Christmas on December 11.
If anyone wants to buy the wreaths on the front door, they are for sale for $25 each. In addition, the straw angels hanging in the front window are $10 each. Librarian, Bob McCall  or an assistant can help you. They are available now. The angel ornaments on tree and standing angels around the library are personal property and NOT FOR SALE.
Thank you for supporting our Saluda Library and the Holiday Decorating Fund.
Anita Moore
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Saluda Historic Depot News
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 And the winner is?
Congratulations to Canny Oates, from Saluda, winner of the drawing for the originally made train quilt by Saluda summer resident Toni Garcia. Toni donated the quilt as a fundraiser for the depot.
Saluda Train Tales will return on January 22 at 6:30pm.
Museum Ideas and Design
In collaboration with the Saluda Historic Committee, we are hosting an open forum to get the public's ideas on how to design the Saluda Historic Museum. This forum will be scheduled in February at the Saluda Historic Depot. If you would like to give  input and cannot make this meeting, please take our very brief survey by clicking on this image. Survey will close December 31.
Thanks to all of you who have donated generously to the fundraising to purchase the Saluda Historic Depot. When considering year-end giving, please remember to support our Saluda Historic Depot as we plan with the Historic Saluda Committee to design our museum to open in spring of 2016.
Tax deductible donations can be made by mailing to Saluda Historic Depot, PO Box 990, Saluda, NC 28773 or through Paypal on the HistoricSaluda.org website. Click here.
 Holiday Shopping on Amazon
When online shopping, we invite you to shop at SmileAmazon.com and selecting Saluda Historic Depot as your favorite charity. A small percentage of all your purchases will go toward our fundraising. To learn more about SmileAmazon, please click here.
Thanks, Judy Ward, Chairperson
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 The Saluda Historic Depot is open Thursday through Sunday from 12pm to 4pm.
Volunteers Who May Have An Interest
If you would like to volunteer to cover the museum hours, please email judyward@charter.net.
If you would like to climb aboard and help preserve the historic Saluda Depot for future generations, you can send donations or pledges to Saluda Historic Depot, PO Box 990, Saluda, NC 28773 or email savesaludadepot@gmail.com. All donations are tax deductible and pledges will be invoiced within six months. |
Saluda Historic Depot Calendar
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- Saluda Depot Holiday Gallery, artist booths offering unique locally crafted holiday gifts for every interest and age. Thursday-Sunday, noon to 4 PM.
- January 10, 3-5pm - Premier of the Life of Dr. George Jones.
- January 22, 6:30pm - Saluda Train Tales
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Film Premiere of the Life of Dr. George Jones
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 The Saluda Historic Depot along with the Historic Saluda Committee is proud to host the film premiere of one of Saluda's very own, Dr. George Alexander Jones. "Scanning History", produced by One Life, One Legacy™ Film Studios out of Flat Rock, NC., is a film about an intimate story of life in the early days of the Joneses in Saluda and Hendersonville, as well as the people in and about Western North Carolina, Kentucky, and Beaufort, SC.
Included in the program will be an introduction of the making of the film with Dr. Jones and Patricia Bradley, the film's producer. As a special treat, we've included a short outtake clip from the film-Talkin' History in Saluda, where we find George and Leon Morgan swapping stories on a rainy day while hanging out at Saluda's M.A.Pace Co. General Store.
So come on up the Top of the Grade in support of the Saluda Historic Depot and enjoy the screening of this film while visiting with friends.
Sunday Jan.10, 2016
Film Length: 40 minutes
Event time: 3:00 pm-5:00 pm
Saluda Historic Depot
32 W Main St.
Saluda, North Carolina 28773
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The vision is slowly being realized as the pavers are being laid at Pace Park. 
This Christmas, give a gift to a family member or friend that will last a lifetime by investing in a Pace Park Paver in their name or memory.
You can have the life or memory of a loved one immortalized or have your name engraved on a brick paver at Pace Park as a recognition as a contributor to this new community park. This park is in the alley by M .A. Pace General Store and is the location of a Blue Ridge National Heritage Area Interpretation Sign and future public restrooms.
$40 each, payable to City of Saluda, three lines of copy with a maximum of 14 letters per line. Download an application here.
Drop off applications and payment to City Hall or mail to City of Saluda, 6 Main Street, Saluda, NC 28773. Proceeds will go toward building public restrooms.
For any additional information, please contact Catherine Ross at 828-749-3534 or carnc@charter.net.
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cityofsaludanc.com. Minutes from previous month's town council meetings are posted on this site. To receive monthly notices about town meetings, please email admin@cityofsaludanc.com and ask to be placed on the email list.
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| Saluda Center News and Events |
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Save These Dates Now!
All events and activities take place at the Saluda Center on Greenville Street. Click here to download the Saluda Center December calendar. For more information about activities or to find out how to rent the Saluda Center, please contact the center at 828-749-9245.
**A Thrifty Barn has a new number 828-393-7891. Please call to volunteer. Open Wed.-Sat., 10am-4pm.
Social Singles of Saluda will have their Holiday Party on Dec. 17 at 5pm; please plan to attend.
Community potluck and bingo, Mon., Dec. 28 at 6:00 pm. Plan to attend and bring a covered dish.
Medicare assistance is available by appointment with a trained SHIIP volunteer, Seniors' Health Insurance Information Program, a division of the Department of Insurance, call 828-749-9245.
There is medical loan equipment available; please call Donna to see if we have what you need.
A Thrifty barn basement sales is open every Saturday from 10:00 am-1:00 pm and every Wednesday from 10:00 am-4:00 pm. Donations are accepted. A Thrifty Barn is ready for the cold weather with winter clothing and great prices. The Barn also has a large inventory of seasonal items at bargain prices. An expanded gently used book section, now the Barn's Book Nook, features great reading material and a comfy chair for perusing the books. Come check us out Wednesday through Saturday from 10-4, right behind the Saluda Center on Greenville Street. All proceeds support the Saluda Center. To volunteer, please call 828-749-3320.
If you are home-bound and cannot prepare meals, if you know of someone who needs meals brought to them, or if you are recovering from recent surgery and are 60 years and over, please call the Saluda Center to join our Meals on Wheels Program. We will deliver meals to you five days a week at little to no cost. Ask for Donna for more information at 828-749-9245.
If you are interested in becoming a volunteer substitute driver for the Meals on Wheels program, please contact Donna at 828-749-9245. This would require approximately 1-1 1/2 hours of your time when needed.
Please refer to the Saluda Center calendar for all regularly scheduled activities. There is no membership fee.
If you would like to receive the Saluda Center calendar via email, please contact Donna at saludacenter@hotmail.com to be added to our email list.
The Saluda Center is located at 64 Greenville St. Phone is 828-749-9245.
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Tribal Bellydance
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Tribal belly dance classes at the Saluda Center schedule: Wednesdays, 6:00, Level 1, and 7:15, Level 2.
This is a wonderful form of exercise for the brain as well as the body, whether or not you want to be a "dancer."
All classes: Saluda (Senior) Center, downstairs yoga studio. For more information: rimomdancestonight@gmail.com or 828-894-2242.
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Yoga Class Schedules
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Cassandra Nelson, LMBT
Health and Wellness at the Saluda Center Gentle Yin Yoga Classes Wednesday 12:30pm Thursday 5:30pm Friday 9:30am Powerful (Vinyasa) Flow Yoga Friday 8:00am
Classes are held in the studio downstairs at the Saluda Center and are for all ages and levels. Mats and props are available. Please come at least 5 minutes early.
Aikido Classes Aikido (the way of harmony) is a Japanese martial art that does not rely on physical size or strength but flowing circular movements that enable the defender to off-balance and neutralize an attack with minimal effort or bodily harm to the defender or the attacker. Mondays and Wednesdays 6:00 pm downstairs in the Saluda Center. Contact Ken Gardner (864)275-4441, Danny Beck (843)697-0047 or Cassandra (828)749-3794 for any questions you may have.
Also available are relaxing, healing massages in the comfort of your own home. My portable table can go almost anywhere! Please call at least a few days in advance to schedule a session.
Questions are always welcome! Please call Cassandra at (828)749-3794.
Click here for directions. 64 Greenville, St.
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| Saluda Community Land Trust |
As you think of end of the year giving, please consider membership gifts ($25. per year) for friends and family members. All donations are tax deductible to our 501-c-3 organization and you will be given proof of all donations. Thank you for giving to your local community land trust whose mission is preserving Saluda's special places.
Please feel free to contact us about any of our projects by calling our office at 828-749-1560 and leaving a message. We will return your call promptly. Or send an email to info@saludaclt.org. Be sure to check out our updated website saludaclt.org. We look forward to your comments and suggestions.
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Social Singles Of Saluda Holiday Potluck And Gift Exchange
Thursday, December 17, 5pm
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We look forward to seeing our single men and women over 40 for our potluck and Gift Exchange at the Saluda Center. Please bring a "white elephant" or purchased item for no more than $10 and join the fun as we celebrate the holiday season.
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Saluda Community Choir
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Tuesdays, 7pm - 8:30pm at Old St. Matthews Church.
Be brave, even if you claim that you can't sing, come connect and have fun!
For more information, please contact Patricia, the director at 828-424-0017.
Located off W Main Street, past the Saluda Tailgate parking lot.
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Saluda Elementary School Events
Information Update for Saluda Elementary
December 2015 and January 2016
As you are preparing holiday meals, please keep an eye out for the hot pink Box Tops that are on many food products and send them to our school. Our school  receives $0.10 for each Box Top that is collected and submitted. This money is used to purchase books for the Books Are Really Fun program, where every student in the school gets to choose and keep 3-5 free books each year!
Dec. 15 6:30pm PreK-2 Holidays Around the World Program
Dec. 15 Interim Reports
Dec. 17 Christmas Bazaar
Dec. 18 Books Are Really Fun Distribution #2
Dec. 18 Box Tops Collection Day
Dec. 19-Jan. 3 NO SCHOOL
Jan. 4 Students return to school
Jan. 5-Jan. 27 Class Reading 3D MOY Benchmark Assessments
Jan. 12 5th Grade Muddy Sneakers Expedition
Jan. 15 End of the 3rd Six Weeks of School
Jan. 18 NO SCHOOL--Optional Teacher Workday
Jan. 19 NO SCHOOL--Required Teacher Workday
Jan. 20 Report Cards
 As colder weather approaches, we would like to ask for your help to reduce vehicle idling on and around our school campus. We are asking all parents, guardians, faculty and staff not to allow vehicle engines to idle unnecessarily.
These three simple changes will help improve the air our children breathe on campus, as well as the air quality in our Saluda community:
-Turn off your car/truck engine when you arrive and any time you expect to be parked for more than 1-2 minutes on or near the school campus.
-Please do not arrive in the car pick up lines before 3:00pm each day.
-When waiting for students in the dismissal lines each day, please turn off your car/truck engine until the line begins moving.
Thank you for your support! Turn you key and be idle free!
Principal, Ronette Dill
Located at 214 East Main St., Saluda, NC 28773
Remember to keep Saluda kids safe, please do not enter school premises or grounds while school is in session.
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| Saluda Community Library |
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Saluda Community Library
Themed crafts and games!
Thursdays at 4pm, Grades 6-12
December 17: Nintendo Wii U
Closed December 24
December 31: Minecraft Party
EVENTS AT THE LIBRARY ARE ALWAYS FREE!
44 W. Main Street
Saluda, NC 28773
Tel. (828) 749-2117
Hours:
Mon.-Fri. 9am - 6pm
Sat. 9am - 1pm
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Saluda Church Services & Events
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Episcopal Church of the Transfiguration
The Reverend Augusta Anne Anderson, rector
8:00 a.m. - Holy Eucharist - Rite I
9:15 a.m. - Adult Forum
10:30 a.m. - Holy Eucharist - Rite II with music.
Check their website for more programs and schedule changes. Transfiguration
NEW! Church of the Transfiguration - a bible study class is held each Tuesday morning, 11:00-12:00 and is open to the Saluda community - 72 Charles Street (behind the school). Come and join us! ***********************
Saluda Presbyterian
Adult SS 10:00 am Worship Service 11:00 am
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Saluda First Baptist Church
Reverend Tony Reese
Worship Service 9:45am
Sunday School 11:00am
Wednesday Fellowship Meal 5:15
Wednesday Bible Study and Youth Group 6:30pm
828-749-3231
Email: fbcsaluda@tds.net
************************** Saluda Methodist Church The Reverend Rob Parsons SS 10:00 am Worship Service 11:00 am Stone Soup Worship Service, Sunday at 4:00 pm - This is an "alternative" Christian service/discussion for all-comers: new to church, dislocated from church, or other. Please join us. Contact Rob Parsons for information at 828-749-1783 or email to roberto305@mac.com.
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Saluda Classifieds
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Missing car keys with 3 other keys, one that is white with heart on it. If found, please call 828-749-3534.
Bookkeeping Services
Timely and accurate bookkeeping services for your unique business needs. Call Debbie Hahn for more information 828-749-3388 .
Private Guitar, Voice And Violin Lessons -
I come to you. Retired from church music ministry. 20 yrs teaching private music lessons. Proud, new Saludian resident. Call Rob Herbst at 828-489-1592 or email herbst_rob@yahoo.com.
Number of Beauty Shops in Tryon: 8
Number of Beauty Shops in Columbus: 8
Number of Beauty Shops in Saluda: 0
Beautiful shop space, ready for the only beauty shop in town! Special offer for the first three months. Call Debi 828-749-9224.
Therapeutic Massage & Bodywork
Relaxing, healing massages are available in the comfort of your own home, rental cabin or at your favorite B&B. My portable table can go almost anywhere! Advanced scheduling is recommended. 14 years of experience. Cassandra Nelson, Lic#7386, (828)749-3794.
Piano Lessons with Patricia!
Experienced International Music Educator-MA-- All ages/ levels. Call Patricia Roskens at 828-424-0017 or email p_roskens@yahoo.com.
Art Studio for Rent in Saluda
Space available for potters, sculptors, painters, jewelers, bead/fabric artists, writers, etc. Great atmosphere, affordable rent, flexible lease, large and small work spaces available. Call Ruth at 828-749-9718 chickenhousestudios.org.
Office space available.
Beautiful, quiet location right off Main St below Wildflour Bakery. Private bathroom, entrance and two rooms. Approx 530 sq.ft., $310 monthly includes water, sewage and trash pickup. Not for residential use. 828-749-9224 (Ask for Debi or leave a message.)
Saluda Pet Sitter. Three years experience, responsible, references available. Will come to your home up to three times a day, feed, exercise and general care of your pet. Experience in dogs, cats, and even goats! Call Lance at 828-284-4811 or 828-284-5660.
House Sitting & Animal Care
Take your vacations without the guilt and worry. I am familiar with a variety of animals and houses. I will do my best to be available for emergencies due to family, flights, or other unforeseen doings! References are available upon request. Contact Cassandra at (828) 749-3794.
Piano lessons by experienced teacher.
Ages 4-Senior Adult. Beginner - Advanced. I have over 30 years experience and have excellent references. Please call Stephen Stone at 828-273-4209 or email stephen.masterdesignstudio@yahoo.com for more information.
Need your piano tuned?
References available.
to make an appointment.
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A December to Remember
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 With spring like weather, it's hard to believe that Christmas is only 10 days away. December roses have been spotted blooming around town and rhododendron sporting new buds.  Instead of stocking snow melt, Saludians are spending December outdoors enjoying the mild weather. Of course, all of this is about to change and winter is still knocking at the door, and who knows...there could still be snow for Christmas!
It's going to be a holly, jolly Christmas in Saluda!
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What's Happening in Music and Art
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 What's Happening at the Purple Onion
Happy Holidays
The Purple Onion will be closed December 23 - 25.
Open December 26 - December 29, including a special Sunday brunch.
Open December 31 for dinner only
New Year's Eve 2015 at the Purple Onion
5:00 Seating
Special New Year's Eve Menu
Fred Whiskin on Piano Playing Blues to Brubeck 5:00 - 7:00
8:00 Seating
$65 (plus tax and gratuity)
Four course dinner & show includes champagne toast @ midnight
$25 Show Only (includes music and champagne toast @ midnight)
Credit Card required to hold reservation for second seating.
A limited number of seats are available after 9PM on a first come first serve basis for show only tickets.
Dinner reservations for the 8 PM seating will have their table for the entire evening.
Closed January 1 through January 6 for cleaning and maintenance.
Live Music in December
Jimmy returns to remind us that"Life is good" among other things.
David returns with his fine band The Serpents to fill the house.
December 24 - CHRISTMAS NO MUSIC
We wish you and your families a wonderful and meaningful holiday season!
What finer way to close out the year than to have our old friend here.
Every Friday at 7:00 Fred Whiskin on piano playing blues to Brubeck.
Music is scheduled by Robert Seiler.
The Purple Onion is located at 16 Main Street, Saluda, NC 28773. 828-749-1179 Click here for directions.
 GREEN RIVER BREW DEPOT Hours: Monday through Thursday 4-9 Friday 4-10 Saturday 2-10 Sunday 3-8 There's always something going on at the Depot. Live entertainment, potlucks, social gatherings.... spontaneous fun. Green River Brew Depot is located at 26 Church Street. Please call Rima at 828-894-2242 or email rimomdancestonight@gmail.com for more information.
Special Note: After growing Green River Brew Depot into the new hubbub of Saluda, it is now being offered for sale. Profitable business for owner/operator and living quarters onsite with long-term lease in place. If interested, please call 843-708-7610.
Music on Friday Nights Music is perfect to enjoy while dining, and it keeps even the youngest enthralled! It makes us dance, inspires us to learn and just to be the best that we can be. Thank you friends for Friday night Old Timey Music! Music starts @ 7...See you there! We are open: Tuesday thru Saturday, 11-3, lunch; Wednesday thru Saturday, 5-9, dinner; "Music on Friday Nights" at 7pm; Sunday 11-7. |
 Painting In The Studio/ Brushwork Boot Camp
Jim Carson will offer a workshop, titled "Painting in the Studio/ Brushwork Boot Camp", on Thursday-Saturday, January 21-23, 2016.
This indoor painting workshop provides a superior learning and teaching environment for students to grasp the basic fundamentals of impressionist painting.
The workshop will concentrate on values, design, and temperature variety, all while simplifying the painting approach to achieve spontaneous and bold brushwork.
The students will paint from photo references and or still life set ups in the studio. There will be lots of one on one easel time, demonstrations by Jim on Thursday and Friday, and a general critique of the day's work at the end of each day. The workshop price is $350.
The workshop is open to all levels, from beginners to advanced. A list of paint selections, brushes, etc. will be furnished after registration.
Jim recently won the Award of Distinction at the 2015 American Impressionist Society National Exhibition in Scottsdale, Az. The prize is a one fourth page ad in the May/June 2016 edition of Plein Air Magazine.
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Saluda Community Choir Winter Concert
December 17, 7pm
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 All are invited to attend a free choral concert at 7:00pm this Thursday, December 17 at the Saluda Presbyterian Church.
Come celebrate the holiday season at the Saluda Community Choir's first public performance. Audience members will delight in a range of spirited and fun music, with plenty of surprises and opportunities to join in!
The Saluda Community Choir was formed in 2015 with the intention of bringing people together through the joyful power of song. It meets every Monday at 7:00pm at St. Matthews Church, one of Saluda's historically black churches, recently restored by members of the Saluda community and featuring amazing acoustics. Choir director Patricia Roskens came home to Saluda after more than 30 years as an international music educator and is passionate about music's ability to allow the soul to be expressive. All are welcome to come and make a joyful noise together.
The Saluda Community Choir is supported by donations from the community and a startup grant from the Tryon Fine Arts Center's Grassroots Arts Program.
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Saluda Holiday Gallery
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|  Finish up your holiday shopping at the Saluda Historic Depot at the first annual Saluda Holiday Gallery.
Gallery is open through December 31, Thursday through Sunday, noon to 4pm. We invite you to visit during Hometown Christmas, December 11, 6 to 8pm to enjoy refreshments and saxophonists, Darryl Olivier.
 New caps available for $20 and holiday cards are now available for your Christmas greetings.
 All of these artists will generously donate 30% of the proceeds to the fundraising effort to purchase the depot.
Thanks to all the fine artists who participated in the holiday gallery and gave 30% of their proceeds to the Saluda Historic Depot fundraising; Jessica Jameson, Robin Bryant Kirby, Merci Weitzen, Susie Welsh, Charlotte Caughman, Sonia Arnold, Catherine Fairbanks, Jean-Jacques Benoist, Jim Wolf, Eva McCray, Cory McNab, Inglis Sellick, Ann Cornay, Carolyn Demorest, Dale McEntire, and Karen Dickson.
About the DepotThe depot sits on historic Main Street at the crest of the steepest mainline standard gauge railroad in the United States. The depot building is a contributing structure on the National Register of Historic Places in the listing for the Saluda Main Street Historic District. For more information about fundraising efforts and calls for donations and volunteers, visit historicsaluda.org. Details and photos may also be found at Facebook, Twitter and YouTube. |
Saluda Hometown Christmas
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Winners of Saluda Passport
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 Congratulations to the Winners of Saluda's Small Business Saturday "Passport to Saluda." Winners were: Helen Levengston (Saluda) and Robert Emory (Columbus) for $50 in Merchant Money each. Ashley Fletcher (Saluda) and Lisa Grady (Flat Rock) for $100 in Merchant Money each. Thanks to all who visited Saluda and supported our small businesses on Small Business Saturday.
This event was sponsored by the Saluda Downtown Foundation.
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Saluda Scoop
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The latest news and the unusual offerings provided by Saluda shops, restaurants, accommodations, outdoor recreation, artists, craftspeople, and service providers.  Steamy Mug opened at 18 Church Street during Saluda Hometown Christmas. Amanda Anderson and Beth Trumann, proprietors, are excited to bring this new concept to Saluda. Hand-crafted coffees and eight specialty teas (some organic) will be the hallmarks of the the new coffee shop, along with soups, Panini's, and pastries. The shop will have cozy and comfortable seating areas using handmade overstuffed pallet furniture for you to relax and connect with friends. You can also connect to the internet with a free Wi-Fi service.
For more information, please email to steamymug28773@gmail.com and keep up to date with their opening on Facebook.  Chad Blotner Photography & Gallery opened at 78 E Main Street during Saluda Hometown Christmas. The gallery will exhibit and sell work from local photographers from Western NC and Upstate SC. He does professional photography specializing in landscapes. See some of his work on 
2015 Holiday Adventure Packages are HERE! The coolest gift under the tree!
The Gorge Holiday Adventure Package - a $298 value for only $205 + shipping
Package includes: 2 Zipline Canopy Tour gift certificates, 2 Gorge T-shirts, 2 Gorge Coffee mugs or Naleges, 2 stickers, and 2 Saluda Adventure Guides
Green River Adventures Whitewater Adventure Package - a $235 value for only $150 + shipping
Package includes: 2 Inflatable kayak trip gift certificates, 2 GRA coffee mugs, 2 GRA t-shirts, 2 stickers, and 2 Saluda Adventure Guides
Green River Adventures Waterfall Rappel Adventure Package - a $315 value for only $220 + shipping
Package includes: 2 Waterfall Rappel gift certificates, 2 GRA coffee mugs, 2 GRA t-shirts, 2 stickers, 2 Saluda Adventure Guides
Adventure Packages can be purchased online, in person or over the phone at The Gorge - 828.749.2500 - 166 Honey Bee Lane - Saluda, NC 28773
 At Salamander, we still play -- and we have the toys to prove it -- American made and eco-friendly. Trains, tractors, submarines, tug boats, dump trucks (and even tea sets) made from recycled milk jugs, BPA and PVC free, dishwasher safe. And for those picky eaters, construction vehicle utensils (you must see to believe). For the babies on your gift list, we've found cuddly "towel dolls" and musical ducks and owls, made by a venerable German company. And you will want to check out the giant stuffed animals handmade in Georgia -- lions and tigers and bears, oh my.  These are just some of the more recent additions to our shop which features wood, fiber, metal, glass and clay -- American handcraft from over 30 states as well as some fine fair trade art. You can find jewelry, buttery soft leather handbags, scarves, Haitian metal art, rugs, pottery, musical instruments -- and much more. If that's not enough, we are your local bookstore, where you can find a carefully curated collection of great reads, or order most anything in print. The Salamander Experience is all about music, color and fun, served up in a relaxing atmosphere. Now in its 12th year, Salamander is at 7 West Main Street, Saluda 828-749-3466.
Christmas Eve at Heartwood
A few years ago we realized it was men we saw most on Christmas Eve morning, waiting at the door for us to open so they could choose that perfect gift and have it wrapped prettily. For many men, it is tradition to wait until the day before to shop. We have come to call it "man day" at Heartwood and we will be serving coffee, cookies, and beer from 10-4 on Christmas Eve for your enjoyment while we wrap. Women are welcome, too...of course!
Heartwood December Hours
Mon-Thurs 10-5
Fri-Sat 10-6
Sun 12-4
Christmas Eve 10-4
Closed Christmas Day and Boxing Day
 Kniticality A Note from Amy We will be closed from Dec. 23 to Jan. 2. Classes resume the second week of January.
Offerings will include foundational classes in crochet and knitting for brand-new stitchers. Classes make great gifts! We also have gift cards and kits for your holiday season.
Register now for classes and events at Western North Carolina's most unique knitting destination!
Kniticality, 55 Robin Lane, Saluda NC 28773 Monday-Saturday 10am to 5pm. Website, kniticality.com and the Kniticality Facebook page.
828.749.3640. 
 Take advantage of huge discounts NOW, that you would expect after Christmas! Just in time for the holidays--lots of stocking stuffers, hats, scarves, small purses, jewelry, and more.
The Dressing Room Etc. will be closing the end of December for the winter. Reopening middle of March 2016 with all new Spring Collections!
Wishing all a happy and healthy New Year.
Visit o ur website to see our line of clothing.
US made clothing.
Looking forward, Irmy
THE DRESSING ROOM ETC., located at 141 East Main Street in Saluda. Phone is 828-749-9555.
  The Orchard Inn & Newman's Restaurant
Join us for one of our Dickens Dinners on either: December 18 and 19. We will also be serving a traditional Austrian Christmas Eve Dinner on December 24th featuring Goose, Dumplings, Sacher Torte, Strudel and much more. Or join us for a spectacular finale to 2015 and our New Year's Eve Gala. It's a black-tie optional, 7-course extravaganza ending with a complimentary glass of French Champagne to toast the new year while watching the ball drop in Times Square.
Come spend a few nights in our lovely historic B&B where warm hospitality, beautiful views of the surrounding mountains, and delicious healthful food will delight and exceed your expectations. Take advantage of our Winter special on couples massages. Stay 2 nights anytime this Winter and get a $40 voucher toward our fabulous in-house his & her Spa Treatment.
In our fine dining restaurant - Newman's, we're open for Dinner every Thursday - Saturday evenings, Brunch on Sundays and Breakfast everyday. The menu changes weekly and is always posted on our web-site every Monday. Call us at 828-749-5471 to reserve a table today, where every seat has an awesome view of the surrounding mountains, and where dining is an experience.
For reservations call 828-749-5471.
Visit the Orchard Inn at orchardinn.com. They are located on Highway 176, Saluda, NC.  Historic Thompson's Store & Ward's Grill
and Historic Boarding House Venue
(Thompson's Store est. 1890, Ward's Grill est. 1960)
Ward's Grill will be serving breakfast on Christmas Eve and opened until noon. Thompson's Store will be open on Christmas Eve from 8am to 4pm.
Holiday Cheers for Thompson's Store & Ward's Grill.
Start early and shop locally at Thompson's Store and see the gifts we have for all ages.
We are stocked with homemade jams, jellies, pickles, relish and jugs of cider. A great selection of Craft Beer and Fine Wines, with a delicious choice of cheese, hummus, goat cheese and homemade pimento cheese: regular or hot. Don't know what to have for a meal, we have homemade chicken salad and a variety of homemade frozen dinners.
Charlie's Sage Sausage is made almost daily, so remember to give the gift that all will enjoy. Call ahead if you need 5 pounds or more and we will have it packaged for you to pick up.
Gift Certificates that can be used in the store or grill make great stocking stuffers or a gift for that hard-to-by-for person.
Need a dessert and don't want to bake: Samantha makes a deliciously moist "Apple Cake." You can purchase a whole or half; call and order today. Thanks for supporting our business this year, and we wish you all a Merry Christmas and the Best of 2016.
 Free Veteran's Breakfast is December 17 until 10am.
Closed on Sunday till spring.
Hours
Historic Thompson Store, open Monday-Thursday, 8am to 5:30pm; Friday and Saturday, open to 6pm;
Ward's Grill, open Monday-Friday, 7am to 3pm, Saturday, 6:30am to 3pm. Green River BBQ Happy Holidays! Every Tuesday we have Homemade Smoked Italian Lasagna, tossed salad and crusty garlic bread for $8.99! All glasses of wine $2.00 off and bottles $4.00 off! Also all pint drafts $2.00 off all day long! Daily Specials: Monday- Burger and fries Tuesday- Pulled Pork Sandwich with homemade slaw Wednesday- Fried Green Tomato BLT Thursday- House Smoked Bologna Sandwich Friday- Smoked Trout Tacos We continue to have the usual favorites...Brunswick Stew and Smokehouse Chili and also have a Homemade soup of the day which changes often! Monday through Thursday certain appetizers and small bites are $2.00 off! $1.75 pint Narragansett and PBR everyday all day! Holiday drafts selections are back...People's Bourbon Barrel Aged Porter, Sierra Nevada Celebration and Highland's Cold Mountain! Come join us for a pint or two!
Stop by for dinner during Saluda Hometown Christmas.
Closed Christmas Day and New Years Day!
Our Hours: Monday's 11am-8PM Tuesday-Saturday 11am-9pm Patio open late on Friday and Saturdays Sunday's Noon-8pm Contact Green River BBQ at 828-749-9892 for takeout orders or visit them at Green River BBQ. Visit their Facebook page to get extra daily coupons!  Wildflour Bakery Our Christmas order sheet is ready with a great selection of gifts for everyone on your list. No need to worry about them already having an item -- these treats are so delicious, they won't last a minute! Christmas orders must be placed by Sunday, December 20th.Click here to download an order sheet.
We will be open until noon on Thursday, Dec. 24 and closed on Christmas Day, Friday, Dec. 25. We will be open on Sat., Dec. 26, 8 am - 3 pm. We will be open on Thursday, December 31 (8 am - 3 pm) and all day New Year's Day, Friday, Jan. 1, 2016....from 8am - 3pm and from 5pm - 8 pm for PIZZA!
Monday: 8:00 am - 3:00 pm Tuesday: closed Wednesday: 8:00 am - 3:00 pm & 5:00 pm - 8:00 pm for pizza Thursday: 8:00 am - 3:00 pm Friday: 8:00 am - 3:00 pm for breakfast and lunch & 5:00 pm - 8:00 pm for pizza Saturday: 8:00 am - 3:00 pm Sunday: 10:00 am - 3:00 pm While you are checking out our Facebook page or website, you can sign up for our newsletter. It's a great way to make sure you don't miss any of the specials and happenings at Wildflour.  Wildflour Bake Shop 828-749-3356 Wildflour Bakery 828-749-9224 Check us out online at wildflourbakerync.com for daily specials or use the good ol' fashion way...828-749-3356. Keep up with specials on Meanwhile, Back in Saluda's Local Market NEW Local Specialty Foods: Butterfield's Candies (Made in NC since 1924!), Highland Gourmet's Balsamic Reductions (Fig, Chili, Pumpkin and Apple), Glory Kitchen's Nut and Spice Blends (Flavors of Provence, Cairo, Umbria & Mumbai!) and Blue Ridge Mountain Trout (Whole & Fillets)!
Largest selection of locally made specialty foods in the area. Over 50 local craft beers available as singles. Locally made arts and crafts including Student fundraiser crafts. Look for Wildflour Bake Shop's Vegetarian Lasagna and Chicken Pot Pie in our freezer section, local goat cheese and Saluda trout. Try our world famous Pimento Cheese and local butter, cheeses, hot sauces, pickles and more - all locally produced!
Remember the new Wednesday Pizza Night! Wildflour Bake Shop is now serving pizza on Wednesday night and Friday night. Enjoy a local craft root beer or cider with pizza. Over 50 local craft beers available plus wine, cider and bubbly.
Meanwhile is open till 9:30 PM on Wednesday and Friday nights.
Winter NEW Hours:
Open 11 AM till 6:00 PM Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday Open 11 AM till 9:30 PM Wednesday and Friday Call us (749-9463) and we will stay later or meet you earlier.
Shop local and support locally owned businesses and products!
Meanwhile is located next to Wildflour Bake Shop and The Gardener's Cottage in Nostalgia Courtyard. 171 East Main Street, Saluda, NC Wine Shop Phone: 828-749-9463 See us on . |
Travel to Romania with Dacre Stoker
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 If you were at the Saluda Historic Depot for the Dracula multi-media presentation "STOKER on STOKER The Mysteries Behind the Writing of Dracula" by Dacre Stoker, great grand nephew of Brahm Stoker, you may be interested in this trip to Romania that he is planning.
Visit Transylvania, Romania with Dacre Stoker. Two trips in the works April 25-May 3, June 25-July 5. Contact dacre@bellsouth.net for costs and more details.
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Photo Book of Pearson's Falls
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 Daniel Cox worked at Pearson's Falls for three years as caretaker. During that time, he photographed many things that visitors would not see on a normal visit. Most people just come to hike the 1/4 mile trail to the falls. But Pearson's Falls is a botanical preserve and has many wildflowers. The falls are also closed on heavy rain and snow days. He composed over 180 pictures along with some poetry and history of the property. He is retired now and selling these books for $20 plus $5 for shipping and handling, or he will make arrangements for pick up in Saluda. These books would make great Christmas presents.
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Mountain Valley Farm
Bradley Farms
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 As we take the next couple of months to complete a couple of projects around the farm and get ready for the next farmers' market season. We are going to continue to send out monthly newsletters to keep you updated. You are always welcome to come to the farm and get some beef, pork and chicken to take home. Also, we will meet people in Columbus and Flat Rock for pre-orders every other Saturday from 9-11. If you would like to place an order, please just email us at mountainvalleyfarm1901@gmail.com
and we will set up a Saturday to meet you.
 We are taking reservations on half and whole orders for beef and pork. Please let us know if you are interested so we can add you to the reservation list.
Firewood and manure compost for sale!
We are proud to announce, we now have a website! Aaron has spent countless hours creating it. Please go check it out and share it with your family and friends! Visit us at bradleyfarmsnc.com.
If you haven't already liked us on Facebook or Instagram, please click on these links.
Thank you for the support! We hope everyone has a very Merry Christmas!
Aaron and Nicole Bradley, Bradley Farm, 4455 Howard Gap Rd., Saluda, NC 28773. |
Cut Your Own Christmas Tree
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 We are fortunate to live where Christmas Trees are grown and harvested so close to home. These trees get shipped all over the country. Here's a list of tree farms in the area where you can choose your tree, cut it down, and let them bag it for the ride home.
Buncombe County
Gentry's Christmas Trees
- 1 Hominy Creek Road, Candler, NC 28715. Phone: (828) 667-1271. Email: gentrees@mindspring.com.
Hope Hollow Farms
- Weaverville, NC, 28787. Phone: 828-645-4621.
Sandy Hollow Tree Farm - 63 Sandy Hollow Road, Leicester, NC, 28748. Phone: 828-683-3645 or 828-683-2964
Haywood County
Boyd Mountain Christmas Tree Farm
-445 Boyd Farm Road, Waynesville, NC, 28785. Phone: 828-926-1575 or 828-506-3513
Wesley Creek Tree Farm
- 124 Gibson Branch Road, Clyde, NC, 28721. Phone: 828- 627-8077.
Rutherford County Moore's Christmas Trees -
951 Oak Springs Road, Rutherfordton, NC, 28139. Phone: 828-287-2527.
Transylvania County
Cedar Mountain Tree Farm
- 1350 Reasonover Rd, Cedar Mtn, NC 28718. Phone: 828-884-5954
Colonial Acres Nursery
- 2601 Hannah Ford Road, Brevard, NC 28712. Phone: (828) 884-4330. Email: canursery@citcom.net.
Farley Nursery
- PO Box 564, Brevard, NC, 28712. Phone: 828-884-2365 or 828-883-9828
High Valley Trout and Tree Farm
- 615 Cathey's Creek Road, Brevard, NC, 28712. Phone: 828-883-3951.
McCall's Tree Farm
- 110 McCall Cove Road, Lake Toxaway, NC 28747. Phone: (828) 877-3503. Phone: (828) 862- 4608
Nicholson Tree Farm
- PO Box 38, Lake Toxaway, NC, 28747. Phone: 828-883-8570 or 828- 883-8570
Parker Tree Farm
- 230 Lyons Mountain Road, Brevard, NC, 28712. Phone: 828-862-4427 or 828-884-4712
Raxter Tree Farm
- 1980 Walnut Hollow Road, Brevard, NC, 28712. Phone: 828-862- 3600
Shoal Creek Tree Farms
- 796 Shoal Creek Road, Balsam Grove, NC, 28708. Phone: 828-884- 6396.
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Community Foundation Continues Duke TIP Scholarships, Investments in All Students
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The Polk County Community Foundation is pleased to announce that scholarships will be available for local students to attend Duke University Talent Identification Program (Duke TIP) Summer Studies camps in 2016.
In 2012, the Foundation's Board of Directors voted to approve a three-year pilot program to completely fund middle and high school students' attendance at summer enrichment camps offered by Duke TIP. Foundation board, staff, and committee members researched various opportunities to help underserved populations and vetted Duke TIP as a potential partner in the endeavor. As a result of the initiative, gifted students in Polk County and Landrum who qualified for Duke TIP's Summer Studies Programs received full scholarships to attend three-week camps held on college campuses, take intensive advanced level courses, and live with talented peers from many states.
The program was launched just in time for the first students to apply for the camps in January of 2013. That summer, 15 local students packed their bags and headed to campuses across North Carolina and Georgia. Interest and participation in the program grew rapidly, with 37 students attending camps in 2014 and 40 students in 2015.
Students and their families have overwhelmingly reported that the intellectual and social growth Duke TIP provided was a positive force in their lives, with many characterizing the experience as "life-changing." One mother commented that having such an opportunity in our community confirms her family's decision to raise children here. "We made the right choice," she says. Since the Foundation does not have access to students' confidential information, residents of Polk County and Landrum who have qualified for Duke TIP Summer Studies will be notified of eligibility and 2016 application instructions by their schools.
In addition to supporting 7th, 8th, and 9th grade students with Duke TIP scholarships, the Polk County Community Foundation funds a college advisor at Polk County High School and Early College and funded the 2015-2016 band program at Polk County High School so all students can play in the band, regardless of their ability to pay for this extracurricular activity. In Landrum, Mary F. Kessler grants have funded artist-in-residence programs at O.P. Earle Elementary and Landrum Middle schools, which culminate in "Kessler Cultural Evening" receptions open to the community. The Foundation annually offers college scholarships for graduating high school seniors and adults going back to school, as well as the "Leadership and International Understanding Merit Award" for year-abroad studies through AFS, where students live with a host family and attend a local high school overseas. Generous operating fund grants support the mentoring programs provided by the Polk County office of Big Brothers Big Sisters.
Individual donors have also worked through the Community Foundation to provide band instruments to Polk County Middle School, give away books at Sunny View Elementary School, take Tryon Elementary and Polk Central Elementary school students on college visits, and fund special projects in Saluda Elementary School classrooms. Anonymous donors working through the Community Foundation recently enabled Polk County Schools to offer free breakfast and lunch for all elementary and middle school students this year. "Our community is full of students with unique needs and talents," says Foundation President & CEO Elizabeth Nager. "We are fortunate to have generous donors whose gifts allow the Foundation to explore new ways of supporting them."
For more information about scholarships, grants or charitable giving options, please contact the Polk County Community Foundation by visiting 255 South Trade Street in Tryon, calling (828) 859-5314, or visiting polkccf.org.
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Arts in Tryon
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Saluda is home to almost 50 artists and craftspeople who work, exhibit and participate in the art opportunities provided by the art facilities in Tryon.
To see workshops, exhibits, openings and performances, please click on the links provided below.
Tryon Arts & Crafts School
373 Harmon Field Road
Tryon, NC 28782
(828) 859-8323
TryonArtsandCrafts.org
Tryon Fine Arts
34 Melrose Avenue
Tryon, NC 28782
828.859.8322 (TFAC)
Tryonarts.org
Tryon Painters & Sculptors
For information about classes and workshops and to register, please contact Christine Mariotti at 828-859-8392 or at cmariotti@windstream.net. Information about classes and workshops can also be found in the class notebook located in the gallery. Tryon Painters and Sculptors Gallery is open Thursday through Saturday, 11:00 until 5:00 pm.
The Gallery is located at 78 N Trade St., Tryon. You may phone 828-859-0141 if you have any questions or email: tps@tryonpaintersandsculptors.com. Visit the TPS website at tryonpaintersandsculptors.com.
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Call for Artists Saluda Arts Festival
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 Call for Artists
SALUDA ARTS FESTIVAL
Historic Downtown
Saluda, NC
May 21, 2016
10am - 4pm
Cultivating and promoting its heritage in the arts, the Saluda Business Association invites you to enter your work in the 13th annual Saluda Arts Festival scheduled for May 21, 2016. Showcasing fine arts and crafts from local and regional artists, the Saluda Arts Festival draws thousands of spring tourists visiting Western North Carolina.
Exhibit Fee: $75
Entry Deadline: March 16, 2016
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Mary Waterman Boehm Talking To Martha Stoney Anderson in 1981
Summer Visitors - The Cuba Connection
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This is a remembrance written by summer resident, Mary Waterman Boehm 1981 that was published in "Saluda 100 Years" history book with permission by Charlene Pace, author.
The Waterman's and Twigg's and Ogden's came here every year from Havana. Bernice Twiggs was the first one to buy a house in Saluda. She and her husband came by boat to Key West, changed to a train, and in Jacksonville, boarded the train that brought them to Saluda, all the way up the mountain. They'd come to stay all summer long, with Henry Twiggs, Sr., coming for a short time. But in those days, if you worked for the British Railways in Havana as he did, you got longer vacations than you do today. They bought this old mountain house on Florida Avenue that had had two mountain families living in it, with only an outside staircase. They had it made into one big house with an inside staircase, too. There were some beautiful holly trees around it. One year they stayed the entire year, the mother, the grandmother and the little boy, Henry, Jr., because the political unrest in Havana was such that the Twiggs, themselves, were afraid to stay there with their child. They had a mountain girl who would come and build the fire and get things squared away. The little boy was too young for school. But this got their friends in Havana interested in coming here. My own family came here when I was fourteen years old, and we stayed at Holly Hill, which was where I met Pam Burney (Webster). Her family was staying there too. It was a nice boarding house that Miss Wilcox had, and she set a beautiful table. Miss Wilcox, of all people, put on the dog more than anybody else did. She had maids that had starched aprons, cleaner and more starched than anybody else. Except that everyone used cloth napkins in those days, she would have been the type to have linen napkins when everyone else used paper. She was really very nice. We all dressed for dinner at night. Everyone was very proper then. In fact, up until a few years ago, I would never go down town in shorts. You just didn't do it. The mountain people would not have approved. (Martha said, "I never wore jeans. In fact, I bought my first pair of jeans last year. Even when all my friends were wearing jeans, it just didn't seem proper--the influence of the old days.") We came here and spent most of the summer, my mother and my father and myself. We stayed in the little cottage which was the one that Anne and Hank Osborne own now. It was certainly not the way it looks now. It was much smaller and more Spartan, but up to Miss Wilcox's standards. It was respectable. There was a tennis court by the third little cottage, and we all played there. In those days there were a lot of young people, and we had a great time. There were plenty of them in their teens, and not so early teens. It was fun! Some of the names were: the Holmes boys, there was Allen Holmes and his sister, Madeline who lived with a cousin who had the Seace house. Then there were the Fishers and the Dana children down around the hill, and the Keenan's and Mary Wright Shand. They were all here and had a good time. And then, myself, I ended up going to Converse from Havana because Bernice Twiggs was going. For a couple of years my family rented the Schenk house, the one the Kirkland's bought, and now the Wannamaker's have it. They bought their house about the time we bought ours from Miss Blair's estate. (Martha asked, "What was Miss Blair's name? Did she have one? Her first name must have been 'Miss'.") Miss Blair had the library in what is now my living-room before she had the library down at the Goelet Building. She started out with a library here. It was sort of primitive. She collected a lot of books, and people used to come to borrow them. Books were to be treasured! (Martha said, "I read all the Tarzan books from her library. We'd play Tarzan, my brother, Bill, and I, and sometimes Cole's and Stricker Mays, and Tucker Dana and some of Miss Blair's nephews, down through the jungle of honeysuckle that's where our garden is now. It hung from the trees like ropes in Tarzan. And there were fallen trees. You could walk across the trees like over a stream, and after reading all the Tarzan books we could imagine we were in his jungle.") I want you to know that my own children, after we'd bought our house did the same thing. They'd whoop and holler Tarzan yells. But they were swinging on kudzu. By that time we had a beautiful stand of kudzu! My little girl would hear them from where she was crawling on the floor, and she'd crawl faster and faster out onto the porch. But Tarzan was something we were very fond of. I guess it goes from generation to generation. The Ogden's were also friends of the Twiggs who came later. They came before Bill and I bought the house in the fall of 1950 from Miss Blair's brother, Algernon Blair. The Ogden's bought most of Piney Mountain. In the depths of the Depression, they had a road put in, and the workmen worked for 25 cents an hour. That was about 1937 or 1938. They had only two children, then, and built a little cabin up on top of Piney. They stayed in that little cabin, with no telephone, and it was pretty scary, because they had young children. Miss Ogden would bring one or two black Jamaican maids from Cuba, one they'd had for years always came up. After a while, they bought a house a little further down the hill, next to the Shaffer's place, in front of the Walker's. At that time, Ed Ogden was anxious to be a big landowner, and he bought almost all of Piney for practically nothing. They had seven springs there, so they dammed them up and made a pond to stock for fishing. But, too frequently, people would slip in there, and when the fish were about as big as a minute, they were busy fishing them out. They were never able to control that. Our children swam there, but it was pretty cold water because of the seven springs that fed it. (Martha says, "This isn't a childhood memory for me, because the lake was made after I was grown. I remember, though, walking out to the old Hech's place beyond where Ogden's pond is, and it had the most magnificent view. Army friends of ours, the Davis', bought the place. It had been owned by the Hecht's, and there was a potter's place there that they turned into a guest house. They didn't keep the place very long. The children hated it because there was no excitement. But we used to pass a little log cabin on the way, near what is now the lake. "My children used to go out to Ogden's. Papa (Father Bill) would take them out, and they would swim and fish in the pond. It was a big thing. And after he died, they were afraid to go out because of the No Trespassing sign. I had to assure them that it was perfectly all they had to do was tell anybody who wanted to know, that they were the Stoney grandchildren, Martha Stoney's children. Bill and I hiked up to the top of Piney on our honeymoon. We spent our honeymoon at Happy Hut. That was one of the great adventures of that wonderful two weeks, going up to the top of Piney. 1 told Bill about how we used to go up when it was just a trail, before they built the cabin up there. (Mary: My Bill and I used to love to hike, particularly in the fall. We never seemed to get here in the summertime after we moved to California. We'd come up in the fall, and I liked it better then because there were no snakes, and Piney was loaded with them in the summer. We would hike as much as fifteen miles, three or four hours of hiking, and we'd see all the wonderful things.) |
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Thanks to the Saluda Business Association for sponsoring Saluda Hometown Christmas. The weather was spring like bringing everyone out for a beautiful stroll down Main Street and a chance to meet and greet friends and neighbors. 
and to Shelley DeKay and Allen Burdett who quietly put up the nativity scene and the Christmas carolers at the entrance of downtown every year. From string bands to jazz, the musicians performing this year were outstanding and a special gratitude for the businesses who sponsor the music each year. Thanks to members of the Overmountain String Band who volunteered their musc at the Saluda Library and Darryl Olivier, saxophonists for providing the music at the Saluda Historic Depot.
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