Birthday Boys (l-r) Chase Allred, Jack Davis and Max Dreffer finally hit Double Digits!

Just one week from today we will be celebrating Thanksgiving.  What a wonderful holiday to relax and share a meal with family and friends.  We can already smell the pumpkin pie in the oven!

Today’s Around Davidson introduces you to two new people in town, Sheri Cole and Lori Reynolds, whose welcoming smiles will make you feel right at home.  We also have news of a TBDDP for Max Dreffer, Jack Davis and Chase Allred, a new poster design for the Davidson Farmer’s Market, a Vesper Service in the country, and notes about upcoming activities.

DAVIDSON POST OFFICE WELCOMES SHERI COLE

Say hello to Sheri Cole, our new Postmaster (we hope) at the Davidson Post Office.

Amazing things going on in our Davidson Post Office.  First we are getting new gutters for the building.  Just think – no more water dripping on your head as you enter the building to retrieve your mail and those inescapable grocery advertisements!  Second we have a new Postmaster (or really OIC). Most of us did not have a chance to say good-bye to Elaine Funderburk who was Davidson’s Postmaster (Postmistress) for many years before retiring effective November 1.  Now we can welcome Sheri Cole who is officially the OIC (Officer in Charge) at Davidson Post Office until the job can be properly advertised and a new Postmaster appointed.

Sheri previously was Postmaster at Stanfield Post Office in Stanley County.  She started as OIC in Davidson on October 5 and is currently working here full time.  Sheri lives in Harrisburg so the commute is easy.  At home she is busy with two teenage children and very involved in youth activities at Crossroads United Methodist Church in Concord.

We welcome Sheri to town and the new gutters as well.  (Now if someone could just move that blue dumpster out of harm’s way.  Navigating the post office parking lot is akin to bumper cars 24/7 without additional hazards plopped so close to the exit.)

LORI REYNOLDS WELCOMES YOU TO THE PINES

Lori Reynolds greets you as you enter the main lobby at The Pines.

The Pines’ reception desk has a new person in the chair held by Loretta Martin for the past 15 years.  Chosen from more than 150 applicants, Lori Reynolds started at her post on November 9.  She lives in the Aniston neighborhood of Davidson, just off Shearer Road and worked previously for Pro-Step Marketing in Huntersville.  Lori and her husband, Harry, moved here three years ago from Redding, PA, when Harry took a job with Penske Racing on the “Open Wheel” or Indy car team.

Asked for a comment about her first days at The Pines, Lori responded by saying that between the employees and residents, she could not have found a better place to work.

MAX, JACK AND CHASE CELEBRATE

Okay, what’s with the TBDDP logo on the t-shirts for Max Dreffer, Chase Allred and Jack Davis?  Turns out it stands for “The Big Double Digit Party” held on October 30 at Beaver Dam to celebrate each boy turning TEN!  Max, Chase and Jack designed the logo and the invitations for two dozen of their good friends (boys only, of course) to join them for a birthday/sports party on that Saturday.  They played football, basketball and many other games before dinner, cake and a big game of flashlight tag. (The special t-shirts were a gift from Jack’s mom.)

The TBDDP at Beaver Dam was an all-boy affair!

The three youngsters have all grown up in Davidson and first met as babies in a playgroup.  Their birthdays are all within two days of each other so joining in celebration is nothing new.  What was different this year, however, is that rather than gifts, friends were asked to bring a donation to the Ada Jenkins Center.  Imagine everyone’s delight when the boys presented $650 to Georgia Krueger, Executive Director, and Ada Jenkins board members the week after the party!  The boys got to tour the Ada Jenkins Center and realize first hand how important donations are at this time of year.

Happy Birthday to Max (son of Diane and Tim Dreffer), Jack (son of Gennine and Jon Davis) and Chase (son of Elizabeth and Jon Allred).   What a grand idea for a double digit birthday year!

FARMER’S MARKET NEWS

The new Davidson Farmer’s Market poster seen hanging around town was designed by Davidson resident, Katie Griffin Barker.

Nice to know that she had some help from a young local artist, Audrey Gibbs. Audrey, who is a fourth grader at Davidson Elementary, drew the picture of the pick-up truck. This attractive new poster announces the fall and winter dates for our most successful local market.  It is always a pleasant Saturday morning activity to browse the stalls, purchase local products for your table and visit with neighbors.

The Davidson Farmer’s Market is now open throughout the year making it a more convenient access to local food every season. The market will be open this Saturday from 9 am – noon with a variety of fresh produce, baked goods, meats, cheeses, eggs and more – everything you need to complete your Thanksgiving meal. The market will also be open on the first and third Saturdays of December and the Winter Tailgate Market will run every other week beginning January 9, 2010.

VESPERS IN THE COUNTRY

Anna Rollans (r) thought Hannah Clark's face painting expertise was wonderful!

Last Sunday afternoon more than 200 members of the Young Families Group at Davidson College Presbyterian Church (DCPC) gathered for a time of fall fellowship at a nearby farm.  With bright sunny skies and balmy temperatures, nearly 50 families enjoyed hayrides, face painting, and campfire s’mores with a background of beautiful fall colors.

As the afternoon light began to fade, Associate Pastor for Membership and Congregational Life, Julie Hill, led the group in a short vesper service which included communion served to all and music provided by the church’s Sunday Union group.  It was a wonderful time to be outdoors and yet have a meaningful worship service for these young families and their children.

NOTEWORTHY NOTES

Davidson residents produced and directed this film.

Don’t forget this Saturday morning to check out the Fall Festivalat St. Alban’s Church.  In the afternoon, you will want to take a trip to Kannapolis to catch the premier of “Our Vanishing Americana” at The Gem Theatre on 111 West First Street.  This film is the result of Executive Producer Mike Lassiter and Writer/Director Scott Galloway – both well known residents of our town.  The film showing is at 5:00 p.m. with a reception following at nearby Forty-Six Restaurant from 6:30-8 p.m.

Also good to remember that Christmas in Davidson will run December 3-5 this year.  On Saturday, December 5, from 10-12 (before the parade at 1 p.m.), the DCPC Preschool will sponsor a Santa’s Holiday Express at the church.  Children in the 3′s, 4′s and TK will enjoy a holiday morning full of Christmas cheer, crafts, stories and more – giving parents a chance to have a few hours to relax or check a few items off their holiday lists.  Cost is $15/child and registration is due by next Tuesday, November 24.  All proceeds support the preschool program at the church.  Email Hunter Busse (hunterbusse@bellsouth.net) or Maggie Thwaites (maggiethwaites@gmail.com) for more information.

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