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Touched by Music: A.C. Reynolds Music Departement
Who hasn’t been touched by music at some point in their lives? Some people could even say their lives have been profoundly changed by music. Often that change came from an inspiration, a source of learning and discipline while having a blast. Sometime that inspiration is a high school music teacher. A.C. Reynolds High School [...]
I have issues with Fairview… about 100 of them to be exact!
— Letter from the Editor January 2012 That’s right, I have about 100 issues with Fairview… or The Fairview Town Crier to be correct. Recently while pondering the topic I would settle upon for my yearly “Letter from the Editor” and while simultaneously sorting through over four bins of past issues of the newspaper, I [...]
Staghorn Sumac
Staghorn Sumac is one of the more common and lovely shrubs seen along roadsides and open thickets in western North Carolina. It is easy to recognize with its clusters of brilliant red, cone- shaped berry clusters that are a gorgeous adjunct to the stark winter landscape and they also provide a wonderful addition to the [...]
The Lord’s Acre Q and A
Q. I know you are attempting to purchase the land you are growing on but where are you in that process? When will you be able to begin expanding into those six acres? A. We were recently asked this question and it’s a good one. Just as most of us ‘buy’ a house but still [...]
New Year’s Resolution — Get Out and See the Birds
Another new year and once again we have a chance to try and improve ourselves — albeit psychologically. We could try to drink less, write longer letters to those we love (how about even just writing a letter rather than sending an e-mail?), eat healthier or just get out and exercise a little more often. [...]
January Short Story Contest Winners
SHORT STORY CONTEST Congratulations to this month’s contest winner, Mary Alice Ramsey for her story entitled, Rose. Mary Alice has been awarded a $25 gift certificate to Barnes & Noble. Teresa Ennis’ submission entitled The Field Trip was such a close runner up that we agreed a prize was in order, so she has been [...]
The Real Old Drover’s Road, Part 2
The amount of traffic on the old drover’s road peaked in the 1830s and 1840s. During this period of time some 150,000 hogs would pass through Asheville in both the months of November and December. Stands lined the French Broad River at intervals of eight miles. Eight miles was the normal speed for all the [...]
Ladies Night Out
On Thursday, December 8, the ladies of Fairview gathered at Piazza’s restaurant for our best Ladies Night yet. Bringing food for Food for Fairview, Toys for Toys for Tots and gifts for each other, each woman brought forth a shining spirit of holiday cheer. Cat Vibert photographed the evening to record the elegance and glamor [...]
December Short Story Contest
We know there’s a great deal of untapped talent in our readership community and we encourage you to let your writtem voice be shared. Last month’s contest brought some enjoyable and surprising stories so we decided to do it again. The guidelines are simple, use one of the three photos below as your inspiration. Any [...]
November Short Story Winners
Congratulations to Joe Tate, our first fiction contest winner! Joe wins a $25 gift card for Barnes and Noble. The runners up, Maria Horton and Larry Rhodes, win a Town Crier book bag and all get their stories printed in this month’s paper. We know you’ll enjoy them as much as we did. Thank you [...]
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