Spring/Summer 2016

Presidents Message - Don McIntyre

This year, has been challenging, but enjoyable. I have
been able to meet and work with many wonderful people here in Laurel Park. Our Board has done a great
job organizing and managing the events and projects
this past year and they deserve a big thank you. All are
volunteers putting in time and energy, as well as fun, to
help your community.
This community has long depended upon volunteers to
maintain and improve our town on the mountain. Volunteers are always needed and welcomed. You say
you are too old, too young, or too busy!!! Look at us,
we are all too busy, too young or too old. Get involved,
join with us. Surprise yourself, it can be fun!
Progress At Jump Off Rock
As I write this, we are looking forward to our joint LPCA
and Town Jump Off Rock construction project to be
completed. When you read this newsletter, Phase I of
the project has been completed. The 2016 Jump Off
Rock Music Festival is planned for Saturday, May 28,
and will give you the opportunity to enjoy the changes
made to the Park.
We now need your continued support so that the second phase of the improvements can be made at Jump
Off Rock Park. Plans are to extend electric service to
the new Vista Area, to replace the old unsightly utility
pole near the park entrance, with underground service
and new lighting fixtures in the median strip, and to
provide attractive landscaping on the hillside adjacent
to the Vista area.
You can easily become a Friend of the LPCA by donating $100 and, thus, help the LPCA complete our effort to make the Park more enjoyable and beautiful.
Progress on Walking Trails
On another front, slowly but surely progress is being
made to have your Town become more walkable.
This goal was set years ago and now some of the first
steps (no pun intended?) are being made. Walking
trails were planned through joint efforts by the Towns
Parks & Greenways Board and an LPCA Walking Trails
committee. Paul Hansen has constructed about 30 trail
markers (see a prototype by the Town Hall) which are
being installed along three trails in lower Laurel Park.

The Town is painting cross walks on Laurel Park

Highway where these trails cross this road. The
LPCA has paid for the markers out of your membership dues. Thank you committee members,
Paul and Alison.
Yes, Progress!
Renew your LPCA Membership Todayor
Join Us As a New Member!
Membership in the LPCA remains only $25 per
household or business. The funds the LPCA receives are used to support our mission of being
dedicated to improving the quality of life on our
Town on The Mountain. This past year, the
LPCA, working with the town, began the major
project to improve Jump Off Rock Park, sponsored family events celebrating various holidays,
posted two new historical markers and made
progress on developing signage for three new
walking trails in lower Laurel Park. Our fiscal
year - and, thus, our annual membership term - is
July 1st to June 30th annually. You can join the
LPCA or renew your membership by completing
the enclosed membership application and take it
to Town Hall or you can go to our website
www.laurelparkcivicassociation.weebly.com to
sign-up and pay using PayPal. Its easyfrom
the Home Page, go to the drop down menu and
click on Join LPCA.
Become a Volunteer.
On the website just beneath the Join LPCA button is a link where you can sign up to Become a
Volunteer. As you can tell from reading through
this newsletter or perusing the website or Facebook page, there are many areas where you can
help make a real difference for our town. The
committees listed below always welcome new
members. If you have questions, contact any
member of the LPCA board.
Membership, Development/Fundraising,
Events, Laurel Park History, Beautification
and Gardening, Newsletter, Website and
Facebook, Walking Trails,
Community Outreach and Support

Spring/Summer 2016

JUMP OFF MOUNTAIN NEWSLETTER

Laurel Park Police Department Celebrates

50 Years of Service to the Community

residents who were concerned about the safety of

their property during the off season.
In 1966, at the request of residents and the Laurel
Park Civic Association, the Town Council agreed to
adopt a more formal policy of law enforcement and
voted to authorize the proper establishment of the
Laurel Park Police Department with the jurisdictional
powers permitted by the State. Seldon Clark was
hired as the Chief of Police. After his retirement in
1974, he was following by Chief H. M. Staton, Chief
H. Tyroff and Chief Donald Fisher. Chief Fisher who
retired in 2012, expanded the force from five members to nine, creating a 24/7 police department.
Our current Chief, Bobbie Trotter, became Chief in
2012. Chief
Trotter came to
From Left to right: Andrew Griffin, Philip Hosmer, Phillip Whitaker, Jeanne
the LPPD from
Anderson, Michael Capps, Bobbie Trotter, Phillip Ramackers, Kayla Maybin,
Gray Mullen, Bilsen Prezas, Brian Barnwell, and Kevin Swanson. Not Picthe Hendersonville Police DeJuly 28th will mark a significant milestone in
partment where
the history of our Town on the Mountain she distinTHE 50th ANNIVERSARY OF THE LAUguished herself
REL PARK POLICE DEPARTMENT! On
in various cathat date in 1966, at a Special Meeting of the
pacities as a deLaurel Park Town Council, Seldon Clark
tective, school
was sworn in as the first Chief of the Laurel
resource officer
Park Police Department (LPPD), along with officers Jesand patrol ofse Sain and Shirley Clark. However, this was actually
ficer.
not the beginning of policing in Laurel Park.
Seldon Clark
On behalf of the
In the very beginning The first council meeting of
residents of our
the newly incorporated Town of Laurel Park took place
Town on the Mountain, the Laurel Park Civic Assoon June 20, 1925, and the newly elected Council, conciation and its Board of Directors would like to exsisting of Mayor Fuller plus Commissioners Wright,
tend a heartfelt THANK YOU to all the members of
Willcooks and Gibbs, was sworn into office. The second meeting of the Council took place nine days later. Laurel Park Police Department for all of the exceptional services that they provide to our community.
At this meeting two locals, Avery Jones and Quay
Tankersley, were sworn in as police officers. These
Attention Laurel Park Photographers!
officers patrolled the mountain, but they did not
have authority to arrest folks for infractions of the law.
The LPCA is
This remained the responsibility of the Henderson
sponsoring a
County Sheriff. Avery Jones protected his mountain
photo contest.
by patrolling walking trails he carved for himself, all
We are looking
for a weekly salary of $20.00 ($272 in 2016 dollars). He
for photographs
wore a badge and carried a cap pistol in a holster
that highlight
and an old .22 Derringer in the pocket of his overalls.
and promote the
Local lore has it that Averys patrols up and down the
great mountain
mountain were also used to re-supply his customers
views and picturwith moonshine. Another story told about Avery was
esque details of
the time he used his old derringer to shoot Mayor Fulour town to post
lers son who was walking home after an evening of
on our website and Facebook page. Submit your
revelry at the then infamous Poplar Lodge (Note: the
favorite photo of flowers, trees, snow or whatever
bullet was so old that it caused little harm!). Avery was
strikes your fancy by email to lpcanc@gmail.com
replaced and others followed in his footsteps through
by May 23rd. The winner will be announced at the
the next 35+ years. The Town kept this informal patrolJOR festival and receive a $25 gift certificate to Sol
ling policy in place largely to provide the residents a
y Luna. Photos submitted will become the propermeasure of security, especially the part-time summer
ty of the LPCAwe want to share them!

Spring/Summer 2016

JUMP OFF MOUNTAIN NEWSLETTER

UPCOMING LPCA EVENTS

Jump Off Rock Music Festival, Saturday, May
28th. Plan on a jumpin good time at this years
festival with two favorite bandsDashboard Blue
and the Carburetors. Just like last year, bring your
own picnic and drinks and enjoy the music. Tickets
cost $10 and can be purchased at The Crate Wine
Market (formerly the Laurel Park Wine Market on
Daniel Street), the Laurel Park Town Hall, the Hendersonville Visitor Center on Main Street, from
LPCA officers and directors or on the LPCA website
using PayPal.
Annual LPCA Members Meeting and Dinner,
Thursday, June 23rd. This event will be held at the
Hendersonville County Club with time to socialize
beginning at 6:00 PM and dinner served at 6:30.
The meeting agenda includes the election of members for the LPCA Board of Directors and the LPCA
Treasurers report. The cost of the dinner is $30 per
LPCA member. Use the enclosed form to make
your reservation or go to the LPCA website and pay
with PayPal. If you have questions, contact Don
McIntyre at 694-3813 or Fred Huscher at 691-6388.
RSVP by June 16th!
Family Fun Day and Ice Cream Social, Saturday, July 2nd. Come to Laurel Park Green for ice
cream and fun for all of your family members.
Check the LPCA website or FaceBook page for
more information.
LPCA SPONSORED EVENTS
Easter Egg Hunt: Approximately 100 kids attended the Easter Egg Hunt on Saturday, March
19th in addition to Moms, Dads and other family
members. In about 2 minutes, more than 1000
Easter eggs were gone!
We want
to give
special
thanks to
the Easter Bunny
(Lutrelle
OCain)
who
brought
smiles to
everyone and acted as the official starter for
the hunt. At the end of the day, we had happy
kids and we beat the rain. This is definitely
another example of what makes Laurel Park is a
great place to live.

The Easter Bunny handed out eggs too!

LOCAL NOTABLES
We have many talented people living here in Laurel
Park. In upcoming issues of the newsletter, we will
feature a resident with a special talent. Our featured
local notable for this issue is the artist, Cynthia Wilson.
Cynthia paints in both
acrylics and watercolors.
Currently her work can
be seen at Firefly Gallery
in Flat Rock and Grovewood Gallery in Asheville.
Although Cynthia paints
from nature, she says
there is a certain point
when the painting becomes something other
than a representation of
what she sees. She uses
certain themes that are not only visual, but are also
metaphors for life as she experiences it. The theme of
floating leaves, for example, has been a major part of
her work for at least thirty years, and is about change
and transcendence. Her actual process is tied more to
viewpoint and inner vision than to technique and she
has to develop a sense of oneness with her subject.
Once she has an idea and begins to paint, the work
takes on a life of its own reflecting her emotions, observations, and experience as an artist.
A renowned artist, her work has been featured in "The
Best of Watercolor"and "Floral Inspirations"by Rockport Publishing and "Artists Magazine." She has been
included in "Who's Who in American Art" since 1992,
and her paintings are in collections including the
Housatonic Museum of Art, Fairfield University and
Georgia Tech. Locally, she has created two of the
"Bearfootin'in Hendersonville" bears appearing on
Main Street Cynthia also teaches private lessons and
workshops through Hemlocks Studios. She has earned
signature membership in New England Watercolor
Society, South Carolina Watercolor Society, American
Artists Professional League, Pennsylvania Watercolor
Society and National Society Of Painters in Casein and
Acrylic, and has completed 17 solo exhibitions of her
work.
Laurel Park is very proud of our talented artists such as
Cynthia Wilson.

L A U R E L P A R K C I V IC A S S O C I A T IO N , I N C .
441-A WHITE PINE DRIVE
LAUREL PARK, NORTH C AROLINA 28739
Your LPCA Board of Directors
Don McIntyre, President
Sherry Haagenson
Ed Ham, 2nd Vice President
Fred Huscher, 1st Vice President
Salem Leaman
Catharin McCarthy, Secretary
Ann McFadden
Nancy Mitchell
Mark Morse
Sherry Painter, Treasurer
Melanie Pieper
Chip Wiggins

sandoni@bellsouth.net
slh@haagensonlaw.com
edgarhamdc@yahoo.com
fred@huscher.ur
FDNYQM@aol.com
catinohio@gmail.com
ann.m.mcfadden@gmail.com
ngmitchell@bellsouth.net
Mark6581@gmail.com
sherry@morrisbb.net
melpieper@aol.com
wiggi@att.net

CIRCA 1960

A GRATEFUL THANK YOU TO OUR

FRIENDS of JUMP OFF FOR THEIR
SUPPORT OF THE LPCA

Edited by:
Ann McFadden
Comments or Suggestions to:
ann.m.mcfadden@gmail.com

Valley Hill Fire & Rescue

Silver Sponsors Tarheel Paving
Blue Ridge Humane Society
Carolina Village
A not for profit community hospital, managed by
UNC Healthcare, rated as on of the top 15 hospitals in
Laurel Park Shopping Center
North Carolina.
Horizon Heating & Air Conditioning
Boyd Automotive
Selee Corporation
Bronze Sponsors Millers Fine Dry Cleaning
Carey & Lutrelle OCain
Edward Jones - Ken Adams
Autoworx
Hendersonville Podiatry
Southwinds Landscape Co., Inc.
Entegra Bank
An American multinational bank and provider of
mortgage, investing, credit card, insurance and conSingletary Insurance
sumer and commercial financial services.
Sterling Home Health /
Compassionate Home Care
A friendly place with a
million dollar view and a
First Congregational Church
well managed and
Hendersonville Racquet Club
financially sound homeBeverly-Hanks & Associates, Realtors
owner's association.
Gold Sponsors

ANNUAL MEETING AND DINNER RESERVATION

Hendersonville Country Club

Thursday June 23rd, 2016 at 6:00 p.m.

I/We will be attending the Laurel Park Civic Association Annual Membership Meeting and Dinner at a cost
of $30.00 per person.*
Name(s):_________________________________________________________________________________________
Telephone Number: ______________________
*All dinner reservations must be prepaid and should be received no later than June 16th.
You may pay for your reservation using PayPal by going to the LPCA website at
www.laurelparkcivicassociation.weebly.com or you may send a check and this reservation form to:
Laurel Park Civic Association, 441-A White Pine Drive, Laurel Park, NC 28739 or drop it off at the
Town Hall.
Thank you!