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Vol. 10, Num. 19
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October fun at Tuttle Berry Farm Corn Mazes • Hay Rides • Cow Train Rides • Pumpkin Patch and More Page 28
BLUE RIDGE MORNING POEM by former Eden resident: Virginia Dare Wiles
As the hot summer days begin to fade, With the beginning of chilly fall mornings I take time for a second cup of coffee And watch the sun as it glistens on the golden leaves. The sky is so blue and so clear, it takes your breath away And makes you feel so close to God. A ride in the country, where pumpkins and homemade molasses are for sale At the ole Country Inn Oh, this is the season I’ll always cherish A time to reminisce of the days gone by.
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FAMILY BLESSED BY GOD AND COMMUNITY The Shropshires of Eden, Mike, Robin and Jordan ,16, are thankful for all that they have learned and come to understand during one of the most harrowing times in their lives. Mike and Robin, both of Eden, married while still in college. Mike worked as a Fitness Director at the Eden YMCA. Robin has been a substitute teacher for years in the Eden schools and now is a facilitator for the CRC classes are RCC. She wants the staff of RCC to know that their consideration was greatly appreciated during her needs to be out of work. Three years ago Mike, now 51, was diagnosed with liver failure due to contracting Heptetitis C in the 1970’s. The doctors nor Mike even suspected the Hepetitis C until a simple blood test was performed for a routine checkup. Then the problems began.
After the news sunk in, they began to look for help. In the past year, through prayer, the community was brought together to help with fundraisers and donations. The Run for Mike was organized by Dr. John Dabbs and Janice Hagood, and held in April 2009, raising over $3,000. The children in the
schools in Eden were a Godsend when Draper Elementary and Holmes Middle raised over $800 each and Morehead High brought in some $2000. “ “These kids should really be recognized for all the did in helping us,” Robin remarks, “So often we hear of
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