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Gears & Gables is a one-day 125-mile ride around Rutherford County that is expected to attract 50 regional cyclists Saturday, June 28.  This will be an invitation-only ride, but RHP hopes the event will become an annual event that will attract hundreds.Between now and the event, RHP will be seeking sponsors and volunteers  Sponsors will be featured on riders t-shirts, on signage along the 125-mile route, on the RHP web site and in event advertising.  Sponsors will also be invited to eat dinner at First Baptist as riders return from the ride.

Volunteers are needed to help set up the route, to mark the roads, and to man rest stops along the way, Herrick added.

For questions, contact Alan Herrick at (828) 429-0739 or email: roccycling@yahoo.comor Nell Bovender, RHP executive director, at (828) 248-3431 or email: nbovender@bellsouth.net.

Tickets are $15 each with all proceeds going to the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network. There will be light refreshments and door prizes. Tickets can be purchased at Mountains Branch Library or by calling  (Peggy) at 289-4429 or (Ellen) at 447-4749. 

Hickory Nut Gorge Olympiad- Thursday, Sept. 4th - Sunday, Sept. 7th

This year's festival is Sept. 4 - 7.

 Founded in 2005, The Hickory Nut Gorge Olympiad (HNGO) is an annual family sports festival for athletes of all ages and skill levels.  The main goal of the multi-day event is to bring people together in the spirit of friendly competition for the broader purpose of promoting charitable giving, regional tourism and economic development .For an events list and more information, visit www.hickorynutolympiad.com or call 828-429-9011.

Online registration begins July 1, 2008. Tickets are $5 each for standard events or $10 for unlimited standard events.  Additional rates apply for anchor events, such as Race to the Rock or the Triathlon.

Check out this EXCELLENT VIDEO of this event by clicking here!

Thanks Jack and Amy for showing us places many will not see!

To see their entire album, please click here.

See below and come back soon!

We have started a page on Local Music but it is a work in progress and needs local businesses to let us know if they are offering music this Spring and Summer.


Find  : Local Music: A "Work in Progress"

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We have numerous individuals and groups sending us the news daily and they are much appreciated by all.

However, we also have computer robots bringing you the news immediately!

These unpaid cyber-robots scour the news EVERYWHERE 24 hours a day, 365 days a year!

They then place our local news on our TOPIX Website immediately.

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Check out this EXCELLENT VIDEO of this event by clicking here!

This year's festival is Sept. 4 - 7^th.

 For an events list and more information, visit www.hickorynutolympiad.com or call 828-429-9011.  Online registration begins July 1, 2008.  Tickets are $5 each for standard events or $10 for unlimited standard events.  Additional rates apply for anchor events, such as Race to the Rock or the Triathlon.

We know that you are a Fireman at heart!

Fairfield Mountain Volunteer Fire Department no longer has enough members to legally meet fire protection requirements for the town of Lake Lure that if the station is unmanned it does have the potential to affect the entire town, it would not just affect that one area near the golf course, said Ron Morgan, fire coordinator for the town.

Fire Coordinator: Ron Morgan Phone: 828-625-9333 ,Fax: 828-625-9760 Email: Firechief@TownofLakeLure.com
 Fairfield Mountains Fire Chief: Gary Wilson, 
Chimney Rock Fire Chief:Buck Meliski  Bill's Creek Fire Chief: Jim Howell

• Join one of our numerous groups by clicking on Groups in our web site.
• Join one of our Conservation Groups by clicking on Preserving the Gorge;
• Assist us in writing the Community Newsletter by e-mailing us;
• Write an Article and post it on our Web Site for all to see by clicking on Articles on the Hickory Nut Gorge News.
• Join the Lake Lure Newcomers by clicking below on our New Web Site.
• Join the Discussion Group by clicking here.

"Lights at the new McNair Field were turned on for the first time recently, and they lit up all of downtown. The whole town is lit up about the Forest City Owls, the Coastal Plain League summer collegiate baseball team that starts the first season at its new home here May 29.

The first pitch won't come too soon for some of the more than 700 season-ticket holders. Before the field was finished, dozens of people wandered to the stadium on some evenings and warmed their seats in anticipation. People just can't wait for the games to start,downtown development director Danielle Withrow says. "

For Further Information- http://www.forestcitybaseball.com/

Bella at the Rock-located in the  heart of Historic Chimney Rock!





Start this season off great and visit this great newly discovered business~ Easy parking, out door seating viewing The Rock and bet of all fantastic authentic homemade Italian meatballs, sausage, pizza, paninis and gelato!

See this great business under Restaurants.


Dine out this Month at Rumbling Bald Resort on Lake Lure!

 Three Restaurants and one incredible Dinner Cruise ensure we cater to your desires when visiting. 

Whether you want to savor the fine dining experience at Lakeview or just enjoy a casual lunch after your round, you will find the dining experience that's right for you, right here. the perfect event.

We accommodate groups up to 300 people for every kind of event imaginable, be it a barbecue on the beach or a Champagne evening, dancing on the terrace overlooking the lake. For group information please contact Kathy Dinatali at 828-694-3013

See Advertisement for links to these fantastic dining adventures.


History Still LIVES in our Area!

One of the great things about our area is the LIVING HISTORY we have around us! Each month, we will feature an historic building in our Newsletter. For this month, do go see:



No visit or trip to our area would be complete without visiting the 1927 Lake Lure Inn and Spa!

Be sure to mark your calendar for Summer Sunset on the Beach  June 14, July 4, August 2 & 30, 2008 Never has a magic hour been more anticipated. Bring your lawn chair and join us on Lake Lure Beach for movies, food & more. As the sun goes down, the entertainment comes up. One incredible night, once a month, all summer long. 

For additional information see Fun Things to Do!

In the past month, we have heard from so many of you asking how we can stop the invasion of the ugly signs that have invaded our beautiful community.

One resident has informed us that since last month the uglies have increased to over 150!

The same length of road in Hendersonville had only 2!

If you have not driven the road from the library recently you will be amazed as many of us are by the sheer number and size of these eye polluters! These signs are not mere directional signs to local businesses but signs for businesses miles away from our community. We have the most beautiful mountain vistas and daily we see signs such as above.

If you would like to take the lead in organizing a boycott of these sign polluters or have suggestions do let us know and we will publish it for all to join!

Contact us at gorgenews@bellsouth.net 




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 Video of the Olympiad to your friends and neighbors

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In Last Issue of the Hickory Nut Gorge Newsletter,we listed 20/20's recent piece on " The Happiest Places in the World".

In this book, Eric Weiner, author of "The Geography of Bliss," states that the Asheville general area where we live is one of the happiest places in the US! One of his major conclusions is that our area is happy ( and Washington DC is not) because of the close sense of community.

• Let's continue this sense of community by joining one of our groups, helping our neighbor, and simply sharing our mutual journey.
• If you have a thought or an event be sure to send it to us.
• If you have an article that you wrote about our area or a poem in you, be sure to let us know and we will feature it in our Articles on Our Area Page. that we will be developing for next month.
• If you have positive news that we all would like to know about do let us know.

Our Newsletter is a true COMMUNITY EFFORT 

• It has now grown to the largest known data base in all of Western NC due to the efforts of so many!.
• Thanks to so many for the notes, pictures, books, and slips of paper given to develop our history for all to simply "remember" those who have lived here before.
• Thanks to Jimi Moore from Info Rutherfordton for developing and sending our Comprehensive Calendar each month.
• Thanks to the many talented Pat Pepple for her Discussion Group for our area
• Thanks to the many chamber members, advertisers, and individuals who have shared their data bases of e-mails.
• Thanks to the members of the Conservation Community for sending in updates on their work in the Gorge.
• Thanks to all who remind us of our history.