Updated September 7, 2014
PF neighbors give Tour d'Apple cyclists warm welcome and support
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The Four Seasons Rotary Club held its Second Annual Tour d'Apple cycling event on Monday, September 1 with nearly 300 cyclists participating. And once again, the Pinnacle Falls entrance was the site of one of the water and rest stops on the tour. Volunteers from the community who helped give out water, gatorade, wet towels, and snacks, included: Renee Kidwell, Yvette Freeman Rash, George Rash, Carol Fife, and Andy & Kris Kinigson.
Cyclists had a choice of one of four routes: 1) the Green Apple Enthusiast, which was 25 miles with 1,000 feet of ascent; 2) the Gala Metric Challenge, which was 63 miles with 3,500 feet of ascent; 3) the Jonagold Jaunt, which was 45 miles with 2,500 feet of ascent; or 4) the HoneyCrisp Unbelievable Century, which was 100 miles with 8,000 feet of ascent, and passed in front of the Pinnacle Falls entrance.
Of the 268 cyclists participating in the event, approximately 40 chose the Honeycrisp Unbelievable Century route; most of whom stopped by the Pinnacle Falls rest stop, which was sponsored by St. Paul's Mountain Vineyard.
To view more photos from the Tour d'Apple 2014, go to: http://1drv.ms/ZiGqTu.
Cyclists had a choice of one of four routes: 1) the Green Apple Enthusiast, which was 25 miles with 1,000 feet of ascent; 2) the Gala Metric Challenge, which was 63 miles with 3,500 feet of ascent; 3) the Jonagold Jaunt, which was 45 miles with 2,500 feet of ascent; or 4) the HoneyCrisp Unbelievable Century, which was 100 miles with 8,000 feet of ascent, and passed in front of the Pinnacle Falls entrance.
Of the 268 cyclists participating in the event, approximately 40 chose the Honeycrisp Unbelievable Century route; most of whom stopped by the Pinnacle Falls rest stop, which was sponsored by St. Paul's Mountain Vineyard.
To view more photos from the Tour d'Apple 2014, go to: http://1drv.ms/ZiGqTu.
The Apple Festival doesn't fall far from the trees at Pinnacle Falls
by Greg Meuwissen, chairman, PF Marketing Committee
The Apple Festival, hosted every year over Labor Day weekend on Main Street in Hendersonville, is less than 20 minutes from Pinnacle Falls, center of the local Universe, or at least we like to think so. This year, Pinnacle Falls LLC participated by purchasing a vendor booth at the festival on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Although there were approximately 200 vendors at the festival, the Pinnacle Falls booth was the only booth focusing on real estate sales. (Since this is the best place around here to live, it makes sense that no others participated.) The goal was to encourage people visiting the area (or people from the area who may be wanting to move to a wonderful place to live) to visit the development and take a tour with AJ Ball, the property manager. To that end, Ed and Phyllis Carlson, George and Yvette Rash, Andy and Kris Kinigson, Jim and Ceille Welch, Gayden Gauthier, Renee Kidwell, Abe Shor, Linda Brett, and Greg Meuwissen all helped AJ staff the booth and talked to interested festival-goers about how nice it is to live at Pinnacle Falls.
Approximately 4.2 million visitors attended the Apple Festival over the three days, resulting in 750,000 interested fair-goers stopping by the Pinnacle Falls booth. (These are my estimates only and can’t be confirmed. The local ABC news station reported that there were 250,000 at the festival; they neglected to report how many stopped by our booth, but I know for sure it was A LOT.)
I will say the booth’s biggest draws were the tables made by Dean Epperson. Many, many folks were drawn to the booth by the table’s unique rhododendron legs and chestnut top. A lot of them thought we were selling tables, but we managed to convince them otherwise and focused their attention on the Pinnacle Falls map and marketing literature. If they were still interested in the table after our brilliant and scintillating spiels, we tried to seal the deal by telling them that if they bought a lot, we would give them a table. (How many folks went home and later regretted that they didn’t take us up on the offer is unknown, but we expect they will not pass up such a deal next year.)
Over the three days, 25 prospective owners signed up for a tour and are eligible for one of four prizes – a three-day, two-night stay at the Mt. Pisgah guest house in Pinnacle Falls, two tickets to the Flat Rock Playhouse, a $50 certificate to Mezzaluna, or a Pinnacle Falls gift pack. AJ will contact all of the folks who signed a card to verify their interest and schedule a tour. The drawing for the prizes will be held on October 2nd.
Thanks again to everyone who helped run the booth and spread the word about living a relaxed, peaceful life here at Pinnacle Falls. We hope we can do this again next year, so mark it on your calendars right now.
Hurry….I’ll wait.
Approximately 4.2 million visitors attended the Apple Festival over the three days, resulting in 750,000 interested fair-goers stopping by the Pinnacle Falls booth. (These are my estimates only and can’t be confirmed. The local ABC news station reported that there were 250,000 at the festival; they neglected to report how many stopped by our booth, but I know for sure it was A LOT.)
I will say the booth’s biggest draws were the tables made by Dean Epperson. Many, many folks were drawn to the booth by the table’s unique rhododendron legs and chestnut top. A lot of them thought we were selling tables, but we managed to convince them otherwise and focused their attention on the Pinnacle Falls map and marketing literature. If they were still interested in the table after our brilliant and scintillating spiels, we tried to seal the deal by telling them that if they bought a lot, we would give them a table. (How many folks went home and later regretted that they didn’t take us up on the offer is unknown, but we expect they will not pass up such a deal next year.)
Over the three days, 25 prospective owners signed up for a tour and are eligible for one of four prizes – a three-day, two-night stay at the Mt. Pisgah guest house in Pinnacle Falls, two tickets to the Flat Rock Playhouse, a $50 certificate to Mezzaluna, or a Pinnacle Falls gift pack. AJ will contact all of the folks who signed a card to verify their interest and schedule a tour. The drawing for the prizes will be held on October 2nd.
Thanks again to everyone who helped run the booth and spread the word about living a relaxed, peaceful life here at Pinnacle Falls. We hope we can do this again next year, so mark it on your calendars right now.
Hurry….I’ll wait.
PF residents donate to Tuxedo Park playground
Grady Nance, president of the Pinnacle Falls Property Owners Association Board of Directors, has made a donation to the Green River Community Association (GRCA) board on behalf of some PF property owners. The $675 donation, collected from interested property owners, was presented to David Hill, president of the GRCA board, on August 12, and is intended to help the GRCA purchase playground equipment for the park. Tuxedo Park is a new park being built by Henderson County in the Green River area in Zirconia near Lake Summit. This donation represents the first funds dedicated toward children's playground equipment.
Construction on Tuxedo Park gets underway
The Green River Community Association (GRCA) held their quarterly meeting on July 22 with an update on the plans for the Tuxedo Park as the main agenda item.
Henderson County, with extensive input from the greater Tuxedo area, has developed a master plan for Tuxedo Park, an approximate 10 acre park located on US 225 highway in Tuxedo.
The first phase of the park will have walking trails, large green areas, landscaping, play areas, and paved parking areas. The land will be graded as part of this phase. Picnic tables, benches and playground equipment will also be in the first phase. Future phases will include multi-use paved courts (tennis, basketball compatible), a pavilion with attached restroom, and potentially more playground equipment.
Permits for construction have already been obtained. Henderson County had received bids for the proposed work. The low bid (Alison Construction) is $328,000. Other costs including managing the work are estimated to be $9,000. A contingency of $88,000 is believed necessary for unexpected costs. If contingency funds are left after the first phase of construction is complete, these funds can be used on other park items. The GRCA voted to recommend to the Henderson County Commissioners that they accept and approve the Alison bid and that work begin on the park. With an affirmative vote, construction work could begin by mid-August with completion by end of November.
The Henderson County Board of Commissioners approved the contract from Alison Construction for Tuxedo Park on August 4. Construction began in late July and should be substantially complete by end of November.
Initially, picnic tables, benches and playground equipment are being funded by private donations. These donations are an important part of making the park usable and enjoyable for families.
Henderson County, with extensive input from the greater Tuxedo area, has developed a master plan for Tuxedo Park, an approximate 10 acre park located on US 225 highway in Tuxedo.
The first phase of the park will have walking trails, large green areas, landscaping, play areas, and paved parking areas. The land will be graded as part of this phase. Picnic tables, benches and playground equipment will also be in the first phase. Future phases will include multi-use paved courts (tennis, basketball compatible), a pavilion with attached restroom, and potentially more playground equipment.
Permits for construction have already been obtained. Henderson County had received bids for the proposed work. The low bid (Alison Construction) is $328,000. Other costs including managing the work are estimated to be $9,000. A contingency of $88,000 is believed necessary for unexpected costs. If contingency funds are left after the first phase of construction is complete, these funds can be used on other park items. The GRCA voted to recommend to the Henderson County Commissioners that they accept and approve the Alison bid and that work begin on the park. With an affirmative vote, construction work could begin by mid-August with completion by end of November.
The Henderson County Board of Commissioners approved the contract from Alison Construction for Tuxedo Park on August 4. Construction began in late July and should be substantially complete by end of November.
Initially, picnic tables, benches and playground equipment are being funded by private donations. These donations are an important part of making the park usable and enjoyable for families.