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Diane, Christy and Mose Henry wHl performa Christmas concert at The
Oid Depot.
HemyfamMy
to perform
Christmas music
by Priscilla Hopkins
' 'Home is where the heart is'' would be an apt motto for the Henry
family of Graybeard Trail in Montreat, for during the months of
January, June, July, August and sometimes into the fall, they are on
tour throughout the United States.
Mose has been a professional musician for over 20 years. He was
the lead singer with the original "Highwaymen," a popular folk
group of the early 60s. One of their big hits was "Michael Row the
Boat Ashore" which sold over seven million copies. The group
disbanded in 1968 and he went to New York to write and produce
commercials for Ford, Kodak, Uniroyal and Mademoiselle. Soon he
began composing and producing rrusic for feature Rims. By the early
'70s he had appeared at Carnegie Hall, Las Vegas, Miami and Reno
and had made guest appearances on the Johnny Carson, Mike
Douglas and Merv Griffin shows.
Looking for a change of pace, he went to Florida and began working
with church choirs. And that's where he met Diane while she was a
oollege student in Clearwater. His nmsic attracted her and later when
he called her to ask if she would like to work with a group of young
people in a rrnsical project in Richmond, Va., she said yes.
Eventually they married and began building not just a marriage, but
a very successful musical career together. Since 1975, they have
criss-crossed the country annually appearing at churches, carrying
resorts, civic centers and civic club meetings. They also perform at
schools and did so just a year ago at the Black Mountain Rimary
School where their daughter, Christy, is now a third grade student.
Together they have formed a production company not only for their
own professional promotion, but to serve other professional
musicians as well. Their latest album is "Abraham Lincoln's Log
Cabin Years." It has been played four times daily for the past seven
years at the Lincoln birthplace at Hodgenville, Ky. which is operated
by the National Phrk Service.
Mose has recently completed a book, "Silvethawk," about an
Indian shamen of a western tribe who discovers coded tablets that,
when transcribed into music, produce miraculous healing to those
who hear it played. Their production company is also working with a
group of 12 musicians who will perform together under that name.
Mose is currently working on a score for some of Mark Twain's
writings, "Letters from the Earth," which he had direct access to
through his family.
The youngest member of the family, Christy, has been performing
since she was three. Family life is important to the Henrys, and
Christy has always gone along on their tours. She sat on a little chair
on the stage with them. "We knew that she was ready to begin
performing when she turned her chair around to face the audience, "
Diane remembers.
All three Henrys will perform on FHday, Dec. 11 at the Old Depot's
Christmas open house. They will present excerpts from the Lincoln
ahum and Christmas music. The public is welcome.
Fire damages Swannanoa home
Flames were described as 'coming
through the top west windows" of a
Swannanoa home Sunday evening when
Swannanoa firemen arrived on the
scene. The two-story frame home on
Ward's Lake received about $5,000
damage in the 8 p.m. fire, most of it
contained to the upstairs.
Apparently a child had been playing
with a cigarette lighter in an upstairs
bedroom, firemen said. She came
downstairs to teil her mother that a toy
box was on fire.
No one was injured in the fire, but the
children of the Jim Mitchell family lost
all their clothing. Mrs. Mitchell said the
family could use boy's pants and shirts
in sizes eight and ten and girl's dresses
in size five. Clothing will be collected at
the Swannanoa fire station.
Swannanoa Volunteer Fire Depart
ment was assisted by the Black Moun
Chamber banquet
Monday night
The 22nd annua! Black Mountain
Swannanoa Chamber of Commerce
banquet will be held Monday at 7 p.m.
at the Assembly Inn in Montreat. The
program will feature nationally known
speaker and lecturer Stan Find!. Bun
combe County Commissioners and their
wives have been invited to attend as
guests of the Chamber.
Officers to be installed Monday night
indude W.W. White, Jr., president;
Frank Rosen, president-elect for 1983;
Mike Sobol, vice president; Cad Bart
lett, treasurer; and directors Andy
Andrews, Wendell Begley, Susan Gar
land, Joe Hyder, Margaret Slagle,
Ronald Sneed, Joe Tyson, George
Venture 11a, Sam Woolwine, Herb Ed
wards and Cliff Meyer.
Margaret Slagle, the Chamber's out
going and first woman president, will
outline accomplishments of the past
year.
Reservations are still available. To
make one, call 669-2300.
Swannanoa
bridge dosed
for repairs
Traffic using the bridge over Bee
Tree Creek on Long Branch Road
(Secondary Road 2429) in Buncombe
Bounty will be restricted to one lane
beginning Nov. 30.
The restriction will allow North
Carolina Department of Transportation
(NCDOT) workmen to replace the
superstructure (support beams, railings
and floor) of the bridge.
Repairs to the bridge are expected to
be completed ip about four weeks.
Grand opening to feature
Ronaid McDonaid
for the chitdren
Grand opening ceremonies wiii be
held at the new McDonald's in the
Ingles Black Mountain Shopping Center
Saturday. A highlight of the afternoon
will be a Ronald McDonald "Miles of
Smiles" show from 2:05-3 p.m. Magic
and balloon tricks will especially delight
kids from two to 12 years, according to
McDonald's Manager Larry McCall, but
parents will enjoy it, too. The entertain
ment is free, McCall said.
A ribbon-cutting ceremony will begin
at 2 p.m. The winner of a drawing for
$500 will be announced at the cere
mony. The Owen High School band is
tentatively scheduled to play at 1 JO.
The restaurant served its first meal
Monday morning. First customers were
Mr. and Mrs. Gene Clements, Black
Mountain, who said they got up at 5 JO
Inside.
Mountain Living
_Magazine
a m., determined to be the store's first
customers.
Poinsettia sate to
benefit Owen band
The Owen Band Boosters will begin
their annual poinsettia sale Thursday,
Dec. 3. Red and white foil-wrapped
poinsettias will be on display at Sobol
House of Furnishings. They may be
obtained there or from the following
people: Ruth Carter, 298-1210; Mary
Robinson, 669-7192; Sandra Boone,
669-9289; or Sadie Clements, 669-7591.
Poinsettias will also be available at
the Owen band room Monday Dec. 7,
Tuesday, Dec. 8, Wednesday, Dec. 9
and at the Christmas concert Dec. 13.
All profits will go for the needs of the
band.
Kenneth Burgess, Black Mountain, who has been anxiously awaiting the
opening of McDonald's, received the first Big Mac from Larry McCaii,
manager, Monday rimming.
tain Fire Department which supplied
air, and by Rioeville, who provided a
tanker and several firemen. Swanna
noa's tanker is m the shop tor repairs.
The Mitchell family is staying with
friends in Swannanoa.
Winner!
A very pieased Mrs. Ruby Cooke of Swannanoa was the winner of a
log cabin patterned quHt in a drawing heM Saturday at The OM
Depot. Mrs. Cooke said she ^ans to use the red, btue and yellow caiico
con^orter'oniy on special occasions" and wili someday pass it on to one of
her seven children. She bought only one ticket on the quHt, she sakL
Tnh^ny Rhymer h me of several oM-Ume fiddlers to be an stage with
"FMdle Styles" Saturday, at Waneo WUson College.
Fiddting around ptanned at
Warren Witson Saturday
"Fiddle Styles" will be on stage at 8
p.m. Saturday, Dec. 5 in the Klttredge
Community Arts Center at Warren
Wilson College. Featured performers
indude Edd Michael of Port Republic,
Virginia and Johnny Rhymer of Lei
cester, North Carolina.
The fiddlers to be at Warren Wilson
represent some of the major folk
festivals in the country inducting the
Fiddlers' Grove and Wolf Trap National
Folk Festivals. The fiddiers have placed
and won in several events at the
festivals, including state championships
as solo performers and as band mem
bers.
The Saturday concert is open to the
public. Admission is $3 to the public,
free to Warren Wilson students and
staff.