RIGHT HERE IN WAYNESVILLES OWN BACKYARD!!!

I though everyone might find this article printed in the Mountaineer News on Friday (Nov. 28) about Haywood Counties- The Swag as being a top 100 destination!!!!!

Readers of Condé Nast Traveler, one of the premier travel magazines in the world, have selected a Haywood County destination as one of the 100 best hotels in America.
In its 21st annual Readers’ Choice Awards (November issue) The Swag Country Inn, owned by Deener Matthews, was voted as of one of the 100 best hotels in America.

Located on the boundary of Great Smoky Mountains National Park, The Swag is located on 250 acres atop a 5,000-foot ridge off Hemphill Road in Waynesville.

The inn is a stone’s throw from the entrance into the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Its rustic, yet sophisticated, setting offers guests a mountain meadow retreat, award-winning restaurant, world-class hiking trails, warm hospitality and five-star comfort.

The Swag offers 15 luxurious and distinctive accommodations, furnished with early American rustic antiques; most rooms have wood burning fireplaces, steam showers, balconies and private saunas.

The cabins and main lodge are built of 17th and 18th century old hand hewn logs and local field stone. It is the perfect retreat for guests who love nature and expect the finest amenities.

The Swag is literally in the backyard of Great Smoky Mountains National Park, America’s most visited national park, which will celebrate its 75th anniversary in 2009.

“We are honored to receive such a prestigious award and it makes it so much more valuable that it came directly from the readers of Condé Nast Traveler,” said Deener Matthews, The Swag innkeeper. “Considering we are a relatively small inn, this speaks volumes about the loyalty of our guests and how much they love The Swag.”

“The 21st annual Readers’ Choice Awards is not only an award for the destinations, lodgings, and modes of transportation that exceed expectations; it is also a credit to the worldly expertise of Condé Nast Traveler readers,” the magazine article stated in announcing the awards.

Every year since 1988, a select sample of Condé Nast Traveler readers have taken the Readers’ Choice Survey. In 2008, the questionnaire was available to all readers through a secure Web site. The final tabulations of 32,633 responses were done by Mediamark Research, Inc., of New York City.

Questionnaires contained lists of candidates (individual cities, hotels, etc.), and write-ins were allowed. Only candidates that received a required minimum number of responses were deemed eligible for an award.

Each candidate was rated, criterion by criterion, on a five-point scale: excellent, very good, good, fair, poor.

Hotels and resorts were rated on the following:
food/dining, location, overall design, rooms and service.

Founded as a country inn by innkeeper and owner Deener Matthews in 1982, The Swag originally was built as a family home in 1971 by Deener and her husband, Dan, an Episcopal clergyman, who is rector emeritus of Trinity Church, Wall Street, in New York City. Today, Deener manages the day-to-day operations at The Swag during the in-season from late April through November.

The 28th season of The Swag will run from April 19, 2009, to Nov. 29, 2009. For more information and reservations call: 800-789-7672, e-mail: theswag@earthlink.net or go to www.theswag.com

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NEW LISTING HERE IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA

I THOUGHT I WOULD SHARE WITH YOU SOME PICTURES OF THIS AMAZING NEW HOME I JUST LISTED. CLICK ON THE LINK TO MY WEBSITE FOR A FULL VIRTUAL TOUR OF THIS TRULY UNIQUE HOME ON 11 ACRES OF WHICH APP. 8 ACRES ARE ROLLING FENCED IN PASTURE LAND WITH A 3 STALL BARN, RV HOOKUPS, IN LAW SUITE (PRIVATE ENTRANCE) P.S THE HOME IS 7672 SQ.FT NOT INCLUDING THE ADD. 753 SQ.FT BONUS ROOM OVER GARAGE. YOU WANT TO TALK ABOUT VIEWS- CHECK THIS OUT!!!



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WEATHER REPORT FROM WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA

AND JUST THINK, IT'S ONLY MID NOVEMBER, BUT I'LL BET YOU THE SKIERS UP AT CATALOOCHIE ARE NOT COMPLAING!. WE MUST HAVE GOTTEN ABOUT 2" AS OF 8:00 AM HERE IN WAYNESVILLE, NC



Waynesville, NC Partly Cloudy 24ºF
Currently

24ºF Today

30º / 14º

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BUYING OR SELLING?

REPORTING LIVE FROM WAYNESVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA-
THE CONFUSION BROUGHT ON BY AN UNCERTAIN ECONOMY AND FLUCTUATIONS IN THE HOUSING MARKET HAS CAUSED A LOT OF CONCERN IN THE PAST MONTHS, AND THE QUESTIONS OF WHEN TO BUY PLAGUES A LOT OF WOULD-BE HOME BUYERS. THE PROBLEM IS THAT MANY PEOPLE ARE TOO CLOSE TO THE PROVERBIAL TREES TO GET A CLEAR LOOK AT THE FOREST. WHEN THEY BACK UP A BIT AND GAIN A BETTER VIEW, THE ANSWER IS OBVIOUS. THE BEST TIME TO BUY IS NOW. AS THEY HAVE FOR MANY YEARS THE ALLURE OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA REMAINS EXTREMELY FAVORABLE. IN FACT RATES FOR 30-YEAR, FIXED RATE MORTGAGES ARE NEAR 30 YEAR LOWS. AND, WHILE NO ONE CAN PREDICT THE EXACT MOMENT WHEN INTEREST RATES WILL BOTTOM OUT, GAMBLING ON THAT CAN END UP BEING A COSTLY MISTAKE. ADD TO THAT THE FACT THAT HOME PRICES DON'T NECESSARILY MOVE IN UNISON WITH INTEREST RATES AND YOU INCREASE YOUR CHANCE OF LOSING MONEY BY WAITING. FOR EXAMPLE, IF YOU DECIDE TO TAKE A CHANCE AND WAIT TO PURCHASE A HOME, AND THE PRICE FELL BY $10,000, YOU COULD STILL LOSE MONEY. HOW? IF INTEREST RATES WERE TO MOVE UP BY ONLY HALF A POINT WHILE YOU WERE WAITING, THE SAVINGS ON THE REDUCED PRICE WOULD BE MORE THAN OFFSET BY THE TOTAL LOAN AMOUNT. AND, IF YOU'RE RELUCTANT TO BUY NOW BECAUSE YOU'RE CONCERNED THAT YOU MAY HAVE TROUBLE SELLING YOUR CURRENT HOME, OR THAT YOU MAY NOT GET THE BEST PRICE FOR IT, YOU'LL BE HAPPY TO KNOW THAT THE AVERAGE TIME A HOME STAYS ON THE MARKER IN THE WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA AREA IS ONLY A FEW WEEKS LONGER THAN IT WOULD HAVE BEEN A YEAR AGO- AND APPRECIATION RATES ARE CONTINUING TO RISE. THE BOTTOM LINE IS- RIGHT NOW IS THE SMARTEST AND SAFEST TIME TO BUY. DON'T GAMBLE WITH YOUR FUTURE. TAKE ADVANTAGE OF TODAY'S LOW INTEREST RATES AND COMPETITIVE HOME PRICES- THEY WON'T BE AROUND LONG.
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UPDATE ON THE ECONOMY

GOOD DAY EVERYONE FROM GETTING COLD DOWNTOWN WAYNESVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA. THERE TALKING "SNOW" TODAY HERE IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA. THAT BEING SAID, THOUGHT I WOULD GIVE YOU AN UPDATE ON THE STATE OF THE ECONOMY.

Circuit City stores... most recent (? how many)

Ann Taylor- 117 stores nationwide are to be shuttered

Lane Bryant,, Fashion Bug ,and Catherine's to close 150 store nationwide

Eddie Bauer to close stores 27 stores and more after January

Cache will close all stores

Talbots closing down all stores

J. Jill closing all stores

GAP closing 85 stores

Footlocker closing 140 stores more to close after January

Wickes Furniture closing down

Levitz closing down remaining stores

Bombay closing remaining stores

Zales closing down 82 stores and 105 after January.

Whitehall closing all stores

Piercing Pagoda closing all stores

Disney closing 98 stores and will close more after January.

Home Depot closing 15 stores 1 in NJ (New Brunswick)

Macys to close 9 stores after January

Linens and Things closing all stores

Pacific Sunware closing stores

Pep Boys Closing 33 stores

Sprint/ Nextel closing 133 stores

JC Penney closing a number of stores after January

Ethan Allen closing down 12 stores.

Wilson Leather closing down all stores

Sharper Image closing down all stores

K B Toys closing 356 stores

Lowe's to close down some stores

Dillard's to close some stores.

Starbucks


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I PROMISED SOME FALL PICTURES FROM WAYNESVILLE

WELL EVERYONE, IT WAS AS BEAUTIFUL AS YOU CAN IMAGINE!!! THE DRIVE ALONG THE BLUE RIDGE PARKWAY, WHETER YOU HEADED INTO ASHVILLE OR GATLINBURG WAS AMAZING. YOU HAD TO STOP AT EVERY SCENIC OVERLOOK AND JUST STARE AT NATURE IN AWE.

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TALKING "GREEN"

PROGRAMABLE THERMOSTAT
A programbalbe thermostat is designed to program different temperature settings for different times of the day for your heating and or cooling equipment. Especially with the extreme temperature changes here in the mountains, it can end up saving you a bundle!! Programable thermostats can be electronic or mechanical. Here is a sample schedule programmed for both heating and cooling.

HEATING COOLING
TIME TEMERATURE TEMPERATURE
WAKE UP 6:00AM-9:00AM 72F 75F
LEAVE 9:00AN-5:30OM 50F 80F
EVENINGS 5:30PM-11:00PM 68F 75F
SLEEP 11:00PM-6:00AM 50F OR OFF 78F OR OFF
http://hes.lbl.gov/hes/about.html

ENERGY STAR PROGRAMS
Now this is amazing-
According to Energy Star's Web site, the use of Energy Star appliances saved as much energy in 2006 as the equivalent gas emissions of 25 million cars. If Americans bought only Energy Star appliances for the coming year, the effect on greenhouse gases would equal the removal of 17 million cars from the roads!!!!
www.energystar.gov
Stay tuned for future updates from your going green agent here in Waynesville/Maggie Valley.

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