September Newsletter & Calendar of Events

• 9/7 - 9/16: The Western North Carolina Mountain State Fair will be held at the WNC Agricultural Center with midway rides, animals, crafts, food and lots of entertainment.
• 9/7 - 9/30: Montford Park Players present "Much Ado About Nothing." The Asheville-based acting company celebrates its 35th season. Shows are Friday through Sunday. Bring a picnic dinner, a chair or a blanket. There are no rain checks, so bring your umbrella too.
• 9/8 @ 8:00 am: 1st Annual Race to the Rock at Chimney Rock Park: The race is part of the 3rd Annual Hickory Nut Gorge Olympiad (hickorynutolympiad) and begins in Chimney Rock Village continuing up the Parks winding entrance road and finishes just below the 315 Chimney Rock, the ancient monolith which gives the Park its name.
• 9/8 @ 9:00 am: Grandfather Mountain Kidfest: Guided hikes, games, storytellers, music and fun designed to get kids excited about the nature and culture of the North Carolina Mountains.
• 9/8 @ 10:00 am: OrganicFest 2007: A FUNtastic day of live music, dancing, drawings for baskets of fabulous organic goodies and gift certificates, free organic samples and giveaways, an Organicfest Market on the Square featuring the finest organic: food and refreshments, clothing, herbs, flowers and natural arts and crafts. Join the celebration on Battery Park Avenue in downtown Asheville!
• 9/9 @ 11:00 am: The Lexington Avenue Arts & Fun Festival: Arts 2 People, a local non-profit organization, is excited to bring you yet another FREE, fun-filled day on Lexington Ave. in Downtown Asheville, NC at our 6th annual Lexington Ave. Arts and Fun Festival.
• 9/21 @ 5:00 pm: Downtown After 5: Live Music, Food, Beverages & Dancing
• 9/22 - 9/24: Greek Festival: The 20th Annual Asheville Greek Festival this year is held at Martin Luther King Park, 4 blocks east of City/County Plaza. Featuring authentic Greek food and pastries, Greek folk dancing, live Greek music, gifts, groceries, and jewelry from Greece, cafenion (Greek coffee shop) and cultural education presentations.
• 9/22 @ 12:00 pm: Brewgrass Festival: Hosted by the Great Smokies Craft Brewers Association and benefiting Big Brothers & Big Sisters of Western North Carolina, the Brewgrass Festival has quickly become one of the most popular beer and bluegrass events in the Southeast. Held at the Martin Luther King, Jr. Park.
• 9/26 - 9/29: Taste of Asheville: The Taste of Asheville Gala Event provides the opportunity to sample many of AIR's restaurants and over 100 different wines all under one roof.

• Mid-Week Discount - Stay 3 mid-week nights (Sunday - Thursday) during September, receive 1 FREE Biltmore ticket; stay 4 mid-week nights (Sunday - Thursday) during August and receive 2 FREE Biltmore tickets. You must mention this special when making your reservation. Cannot be combined with other specials or discounts.

"It's not a question of deserving to me. I would only like to enjoy a few of the liberties that I have chosen to leave behind when I, much like anyone else in uniform, volunteered in the service of my country. I cringe at the idea of letting anyone think that I feel any more special or deserving than the next person, but for personal reasons I really want to get away from it all for a while when I return from this deployment. Those personal reasons are simple, my family needs some time well spent with me.

My beautiful wife and I have two lovely daughters, whom we spend all of our time with when I am at home in the states. This time is highly treasured as it must compete with re-deployment training, pre-school and church commitments, and much of the other things that normal couples experience while raising a family. Therefore, time spent together in a romantic setting such as in your beautiful bed and breakfast, would be most appreciated and refreshing.

Deserving is not the question for me. If anyone deserves more, I would have to say that it is the spouses who have to carry on when we are away doing our duty. Their duty is more sacred than ours I believe; raising a family and providing peace and comfort to little ones. I can only hope that my duty provides the same peace and comfort to other families and their little ones. Many of which I will never get to know.

For my wife."

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