August 30- Ribbon-Cutting at Stop N Go Exxon

4 p.m., Highway 9 next to BiLo

August 31- Open House and Ribbon-Cutting at Western Carolina Physical Therapy

5:30-7:30 p.m., ribbon-cutting at 6 p.m.

Located in Cheshire’s Lakey Creek Heatlh Center

(828) 669-8643

www.westerncarolinapt.com

Every Saturday thruogh October 29 – Black Mountain Tailgate Market

9 a.m. to noon at Black Mountain First Baptist Church

www.blackmountaintailgatemarket.org

Through September 2- Gallery Show at Black Mountain Center for the Arts

Portraits of Uganda

(828)669-0930

www.blackmountainarts.org

September 2 – First Fridays at the Monte Vista Hotel with AnTHM Gallery

5:30-8:30 p.m.  Art, music, and food!

(828)419-0049

www.AnTHMgallery.com

September 3 – Monarch Festival

Noon at Hop’n Blueberry Farm, 24 Middle Mtn. Rd. Monarch butterflies will be tagged and released.

Van Burnette

(828)664-1166

September 9 – October 7- Gallery Show at Black Mountain Center for the Arts

Twigs and Burls. Painter Carolyn Capps and woodturner Steve Miller. Opening reception 09/09, 6-8 p.m.

(828)669-0930

www.blackmountainarts.org

And, the next two weeks of music from Black Mountain Music Scene:

Tuesday, August 30:

Thursday, September 1

Friday, September 2

Saturday, September 3

Wednesday, September 7

Thursday, September 8

Friday, September 9

Sunday, September 11

Black Mountain-Swannanoa

Chamber of Commerce

We hope all our Valley children have had a happy few days back at school!

And thanks to everyone who came out and supported the Sourwood Festival last weekend.  It was a great time as always.  If you have any pictures to share from the festival, please email them to gretchen@ghpr.net.

This week’s happenings in the Valley:

Through September 2- Gallery Show at Black Mountain Center for the Arts

Portraits of Uganda

(828) 669-0930

www.blackmountainarts.org

August 27 – CRUZ – N

9- 11 a.m. in downtown Black Mountain.  Last Saturday of each month.  Free coffee and doughnuts.  Sign in at visitor center.  Cool Mornings, Cool Mountains, and Cool Cars.  All Welcome -Classic, Antiques, Trucks, Motorcycles.

Black Mountain-Swannanoa Chamber of Commerce

(828) 669-2300

bmchamber@juno.comwww.exploreblackmountain.com

August 27 – Swannanoa Valley Museum Hike

Visit to see the remains of the historic Rattlesnake Lodge.  Reservations required.

(828) 669-9566

info@swannanoavalleymuseum.org

August 27 – Community Yard Sale at the McCune Center Assisted Living

8 a.m. to 2 p.m.

McCune Center

(828) 669-8452

Black Mountain Tailgate Market

Every Saturday morning through October 29, 9 a.m. to noon at Black Mountain First Baptist Church.

www.blackmountaintailgatemarket.org

This week in music from Black Mountain Music Scene:

Tuesday, August 23:

Thursday, August 25

Friday, August 26

Saturday, August 27

Sunday, August 28

Patton Property Group (PPG) at Keller Williams Asheville NC is proud to support our heroes!

PPG has been named as the exclusive partner in the Asheville NC area.

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Heroes in the program receive:

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Hero Testimonials

THE BLACKWELLS

“Homes for Heroes counseled us through the very frustrating process of buying a home during a period when most of the inventory for sale is short-sales and foreclosed properties. In the end, we found our dream home. Especially now with all the economic uncertainty, we need to save as much money as we can. That is why I would encourage my fellow Police officers and Military brethren to check out the extraordinary service and savings at Homes for Heroes.” Police Sgt. Steven Blackwell and Police Officer Katie Blackwell, Active

THE WILHELMS

“Homes for Heroes made buying our first home such a great adventure. The entire Homes for Heroes team was wonderful to work with, especially our realtor, he was so much help and never pushy or over-bearing like some realtors can be. His honesty was our most valuable asset and we knew that when he told us about Homes for Heroes, we could trust him. He didn’t steer us wrong, and like he told us: no red tape, no hidden agenda or fees, no restrictions what so ever! He was always just a phone call away and even went out of his way to make sure everything was running smoothly. Buying your first home (or any home for that matter) is a huge step and investment. We knew that with Homes for Heroes, we were getting the most out of the experience. Homes for Heroes not only saved us money, but helped us feel like our service to our community is appreciated. We’ve already been telling everyone about Homes for Heroes and will continue to do so. Much thanks to Homes for Heroes!”

THE SCOTT FAMILY

“Just wanted to take a moment to thank the Homes for Heroes team!! Our Realtor helped us locate our home and successfully negotiated most of our closing costs for us. Because of HFH we only had to pay half price loan origination! On top of that, many of our other fees were reduced as well, including our inspection and closing costs. Due to the fact that we were already under contract when we joined Homes for Heroes we were not able to take advantage of the Realtor rebate, however,Homes for Heroes still donated 25% of their gross commission to a charity or our choice, our churches Family Worship Center Missions Fund! Homes for Heroes is an amazing program and will help others just like us. Thanks for making the home buying process cheaper!”

THE HOSKINS’

“Homes for Heroes offers workforce housing solutions by way of incredible rebates. We received over $4,000 at closing to be used toward our down payment and closing costs. Though the service costs were cut, the service was not. There is no extra paper work or guidelines.”

THE FERONIS

“Homes for Heroes sold my home in one day for more than I expected. Then they found a home for my fiancee’ and me a few days later-our dream home. Both transactions went as smoothly as could be. Then they gave us $4500 at closing. I can’t see why anyone in law enforcement or firefighting would not take advantage of this program.”

THE MATTSONS

“The Homes for Heroes program gave us the courage to explore the home buying process and get our of the “renting forever” lifestyle. Everyone truly cared about our needs, listened to what we wanted and provided us with a fantastic home-buying experience. I can’t thank those involved enough for establishing such a well organized program-our kids wouldn’t have a yard to play in without them.”

THE TREBESCHS

“Mike and I never thought we would be able to find a home in our price rangewithin his fire station’s territory. But, when Mike heard about Homes for Heroes we decided to talk with one of their Realtors with the idea that we would prepare ourselves to buy a home in the next few years. To our complete surprise, our Realtor had a perfect house for us that was in our current price range. With the help of the wonderful and hard-working staff at their mortgage company, we were able to secure a mortgage and move into our home. The entire process was very quick and much easier than I ever expected. Thanks, Homes for Heroes, for helping us become homeowners!”

THE VILLAS

“Wow, where do we begin?!?! Homes for Heroes not only helped us find our dream home, they saved us $2,374 in the process. Our Realtor calmed our home buyer jitters and made this a fun and exciting process! This was our second time purchasing a home and we understood the process a lot more this time. Our Realtor gave us the information we needed and explained things so we felt like confident, informed buyers and not in the dark. Initially we thought Homes for Heroes was just too good to be true, but every word our Realtor said about the program was true…. NO red tape, NO extra forms, NO catches… JUST $AVINGS!!! The professionals who make up the Homes for Heroes team were great and went above and beyond to assist us every step of the way. With the money Homes for Heroes saved us, we were able to purchase a refrigerator for our beautiful new kitchen! I would recommend Homes for Heroes to qualifying friends, coworkers and family alike. Real savings from a team of people that REALLY care, why are people still reading this….call already!! Thanks Homes for Heroes!!”

THE DECKERS

“We finally own our home, thanks to Dawn and the Home Search BCS Team! We had such great service from her, and she worked so hard to make our dreams come true. We had several issues with our lender before we changed to our Homes for Heroes lender, Jennifer Ott. She was also amazing. Dawn worked with us through everything & kept us from giving up! Not to mention the savings we received through the Homes for Heroes program. We will be forever grateful for her help and this wonderful program!” Mark & Kimberley Decker — 911 Dispatch

THE CARRIZALS

“We would like to start off by saying Thank you very much for all that you did for us during a very difficult time in our lives. Our endeavor began about a year and a half ago while I was stationed overseas in Afghanistan. Lupe and I were engaged to be married at the time and looking for a home in San Antonio. Lupe was in our home town of El Paso when we decided to move to San Antonio and purchase a home. We were both extremely nervous seeing as how the whole process was going to have to be handled via Internet. You were highly recommended by family and friends and like a true professional, took on this daunting task without hesitation. Despite the twelve and a half hour difference, you communicated with me on a daily basis while I was in Afghanistan and sent me information on a continuous basis. You found us our new home and it was purchased while I was overseas. Shortly thereafter, I was injured overseas and shipped back home. Due to my state of health, I was unable to be deployed back overseas and soon thereafter reached a financial crisis forcing us to put our new home on the market. As one could probably imagine, we expected to lose a lot money since we had not accumulated any equity. We called you for assistance and it was as though we had called a family member to assist us. You met us at our home, advised us accordingly, placed our home back on the market, and not only did you sell it within the year, we walked away from the home with money in our pockets. You not only sold our home, but you informed me about the homes for heroes program and made us an extra $1,867.50. You are considered part of our family now and have been referred to family and friends moving to San Antonio from different parts of the United States. Thank you soooo much…” Joe and Lupe Carrizal US Veteran, San Antonio, TX