Friday, May 23 and Saturday May 24 Tag Sale!

WHERE: 20 Warrior Mountain Rd  (intersection of Hwy 176 & Warrior Mtn Rd)

TIME: 8 AM until 4 PM

DONATIONS: If you have things to donate you can drop them off at the Ashley's house anytime after Monday the 19th.  Just put them on the front porch.  No clothes please.

HELPERS:  Sales representatives to help out on Friday and Saturday would be appreciated.  Any length of time will be a help.  Give the Ashley's a call at 859-9417.

HISTORY: Did you know that the Ashley home was once an upscale gathering place for area residents?  In the early 1900's their home was the home of the Valhalla Tea House.

Raleigh Rally on June 4.
 
            The League of Municipalities will be holding a gala event to feed and attempt to influence our legislative folks the evening of June 4.  During the day of June 4th anti annexation citizens from all parts of North Carolina will be gathering in Raleigh to let our elected officials know we care about what they do concerning forced annexation.  
 
Polk County Citizens Against Forced Annexation (CAFA) plans on renting a bus for the trip to the rally.  The rally will be an all day affair, leaving around 8am and most likely getting home around 8pm if we leave the rally before the silent march.   CAFA is picking up the tab for transportation.
 
If you are interested in attending with us, send an email to polkcafa@hotmail.com or call 859-5251 or 859-5633 and we will reserve a bus seat for you.

The planned schedule at the rally is:
 
1:30 p.m. WELCOME. Each group will be recognized. Afternoon’s itinerary will be explained.
 
1:45 p.m. Legislative visits. As last year, we will have a visitation schedule ready to go. Teams of two to three will pick up a packet for handout, with a map containing the names and offices of the legislators to be visited. The StopNCAnnexation table will have the packets for the offices in the Legislative Office Building and the FAC table will have the packets for the Legislative Building.

We expect many more folks than we will need for these visits. Those not making visits may walk areas around the two Legislative Buildings, down Jones Street, in the  Legislative hallways, up to the Capitol, generally making themselves be seen. BE VISIBLE.

We need to hang out in the hallways to generally let the League and the elected officials know we are there – have handouts , etc.

3:30 p.m. RALLY. Settle in for a series of short, informative presentations. Invitations will be going out to our speakers soon, and as last year, we will have to be somewhat flexible due to House and Senate Committee meetings. 

4:45 p.m. SILENT MARCH. To let everyone know how we feel, our voices have traditionally NOT been heard in the past, we will once again have a silent march, carrying signs. The march will go past the Shadow Government Building, also know as the North Carolina League of Municipalities Building, and then across the street to the Quorum, where a “meet and greet” using taxpayer dollars, is being hosted by the League for members of  the General Assembly. A slight pause at this location is possible.
 
WEAR RED.