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camplife activities, drill routines and tell visitors what it was like to
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newly organized Tar Heel Jr. Historian Club. The club members will
be providing assistance with the hands-on activities and with site Letters to the Editor
tours and demonstrations.
Vance Birthplace State Historic Site, an agency of the N.C. Depart-
ment of Cultural Resources, is located several miles from Weaverville
Asheville shouldn’t
not that is a good exchange for much less a vote taken. Woodfin
them in tax dollars.” has spent just shy of $40,000 on
on Reems Creek Road. For more information call 645-6706.
annex until asked Did I hear that right? The citi- this proposal, but seems to have
zens of that area will be allowed a developed a lackadaisical attitude
Dear Editor, decision on something? I suppose toward it. Jerry VeHaun said in
NBHS Band flea market, barbecue
his innate sense of justice slipped another ACT article, “We really
Did this heading catch your eye? out from under the agenda he is haven’t discussed it in a meet-
The North Buncombe BlackHawk Band will hold a flea market and bar-
Well, surprisingly, it’s not new. It paid to project, and for a fleeting ing yet.” Really? Huh. A lot of
becue on Saturday (Sept. 12) at the Weaverville United Methodist Church
appeared in a letter to the editor moment, caught the light of right. money and effort expended to do
Youth Ministry building on Main Street in Weaverville. The flea market
of the Asheville Citizen Times, on To indicate we would be afforded no more than disrupt a normally
will be held from 8 am - noon. The barbecue will be held from 5 pm - 7
May 7, 2002. Allow me to excerpt a voice in the annexation matter quiet, content community. Makes
pm with a short concert by the band following the meal.
one quote from that letter. “Once - how radical. The authors of our you wonder what’s behind all this
again, Asheville is making a feeble Constitution would have been ap- – and who.
attempt to justify its actions to- palled! Yet isn’t it heartening to Woodfin’s governing body has
Duke Ellington music in Marshall
ward annexation by using the ab- know that at least two influential had a vision for years of building
surd argument that those who live members on the Woodfin Board an extravagant “Downtown Cen-
Jazz great Duke Ellington is the inspiration behind “Duke, Dessert
and shop in the city should be an- endorse freedom of choice in ter”. Need some more funds to
and Dancing” a dancing and feasting event scheduled for 8 pm on
nexed into the city. The only time some of these matters? How about bring it to fruition? Don’t come
Sept. 19 at the Madison County Arts Center. The event will feature
any property should be annexed transferring those good old dem- into our communities, with your
JB and the HoneyBeans, Three Cool Cats and special guest Bobby
into any municipality is when the ocratic values to the rest of your developer buddies in tow, grasp-
Hicks. Tickets are available at
madisoncountyarts.com or by calling
owners request such action.” colleagues? ing at our pocketbooks with your
(828) 649-1301 for $20 or two for $30
I’d like to thank the author, Jer- Jerry VeHaun was quoted in greedy fingers. Get it from within
ry VeHaun, for the courage to step ACT on 8/17/09 as saying, “I was your own borders. Stop intruding
forward and defend his neighbors taken back. I hadn’t had anybody in our lives. Stop painting a pic-
in the county. However, seven tell me that they opposed the an- ture that depicts your town saving
weaverville
years later and his current posi- nexation.” Maybe he needs to be us through “urban development”
tion as Mayor of Woodfin seem “taken back” to the unsuccessful and giving us “beneficial services”
to have dulled his indignation of attempt to annex the Woodland we already have. Your spin on an-
forced annexation and his resolve Hills area in 2006 by the “Wood- nexation is nothing more than a
to speak out against this unfair fin Raiders.” Everything said and shabby disguise, a pathetic ploy to
Subscription
law. done at the time was almost a try and cover up your underhand-
Jason Young, Woodfin Town carbon copy of what’s transpiring ed intent to finance your glutton-
Administrator, also deserves some now in the Erwin Hills annexa- ous endeavors. We’re not buying
$24
.99
recognition for his comments on a tion debate. It’s the same play, it and we don’t think anybody else
in Buncombe County
recent radio show. While discuss- same script, different cast, except is.
ing the services Woodfin would for the Woodfin annexation play- Making the same mistake over
provide should Erwin Hills and ers. Their roles remain as pillag- and over again and expecting a
$25
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outside Buncombe County
surrounding area be annexed, ers of the countryside, no matter different result is a well defined
he stated “From our position we where the venue, be it in Wood- sign of flawed mental processing.
$26
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know that our services are signifi- land Hills or Erwin Hills. Keep Maybe the Woodfin Board of Al-
outside North Carolina cantly better than what is being an eye out; their roadshow may be dermen needs a reality check on
provided in the area in question. coming to a Hill near you soon. their processors.
for one-year subscription
Everyone is entitled to their opin- The Woodfin Board had a
ion.” Jason continued, by adding, meeting August 18th and, curi- Sincerely,
Less than 50 an issue deliv
¢
ered
“The citizens of the area have to ously enough, no mention was Steve Branstetter
make a decision as to whether or made of the proposed annexation, Erwin Hills
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