Lake Lure News

This is one of the trips I took years ago when I was able to go anywhere and thought I was invincible.

Published: Saturday, June 13, 2009 at 4:30 a.m. Last Modified: Friday, June 12, 2009 at 9:28 p.m. The Henderson County Bird Club leads a guided bird walk at 8 a.m. at Jackson Park.

August 27-30 -- Endless Summer in Lake Lure and the Blue Ridge Foothills continues with Western NC's largest athletic festival .

Despite the threatening weather forecast, the recent Lure of the Dragons Festival was a solid success, organizers said.

A motorist drives through a small puddle on White Street Wednesday. Published: Wednesday, May 27, 2009 at 4:30 a.m. Last Modified: Tuesday, May 26, 2009 at 9:31 p.m. Flood Advisory The National Weather Service has issued a flood advisory for much of Western North Carolina.

Todd Hoke, in his letter in the May 20 issue ["Put Some Spring in Your Step"] , lamented that there were so few runners in the Green Cove 10-mile race on April 25.

Published: Monday, May 25, 2009 at 4:30 a.m. Last Modified: Saturday, May 23, 2009 at 5:16 p.m. On Memorial Day, we are reminded of words that attempt to express the meaning of liberty, the importance of honor and the profound gratitude that a nation has for those who gave, as Lincoln said, 'the last full measure of devotion' for freedom.

Two Cleveland Community College students are among a select few as winners of the North Carolina Community College System's Academic Excellence Award.

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The Bosom Buddies team of breast cancer survivors paddle for the finish line Saturday afternoon in the second annual Lure of the Dragons dragon boat race and festival in Lake Lure.

Lake Lure is a town typically populated by tourists and owners of summer homes on the popular lake.

Published: Thursday, May 14, 2009 at 4:30 a.m. Last Modified: Wednesday, May 13, 2009 at 9:14 p.m. By our count, the state Wildlife Resources Commission has become the fifth entrant in the Great Race to build, design, site or otherwise flap jaw about a firing range.

Published: Tuesday, May 12, 2009 at 12:01 p.m. Last Modified: Tuesday, May 12, 2009 at 12:01 p.m. Owners of the new Margaritagrille Seafood Sports Bar at 430 North Main Street said they will open their doors Monday, May 18.

Published: Monday, May 11, 2009 at 4:30 a.m. Last Modified: Sunday, May 10, 2009 at 7:33 p.m. Michael Rickard stood at the observation point, took a good long look at Triple Falls, pointed his camera, then pressed down on the shutter release as the camera began capturing image after image.

Published: Sunday, May 10, 2009 at 4:30 a.m. Last Modified: Saturday, May 9, 2009 at 8:53 p.m. Blue Ridge Community College Board of Trustees will meet at 5 p.m. Monday in the Technology Education and Development Center, Room 337.

ASHEVILLE A proposed charter high school in Asheville is not among the state's six charter school finalists, state officials announced last week.

Since 1925 a "MOUNTAIN TREASURE"!

The Lake Lanier Tea House is open Wednesday through Saturday evenings from 5 until 10.

The Lake Lanier Tea House re-opened its doors on August 8th, 2007.

Patty Otto, owner of the Hare & Hound Pub in Landrum, purchased the historic restaurant from the Kerhulas family in the Spring of 2007. In a few months she has updated the restaurant, but kept the "Tea House" charm.

The Lake Lanier Tea House, first constructed in 1925 and operated by the Kerhulas family since 1940, closed its doors in September, 2005, not long after the death of second generation owner/operator Theo Kerhulas, who passed away in February 2005. “It is scary,” Otto said of taking on another restaurant in addition to her catering business, “but I have loved

The Tea House ever since I moved here. I met Theo at IGA every day, and had breakfast every day with him at Bantam Chef. He talked about selling The Tea House then.” Otto said she hopes to continue the best parts of the tradition and history of the Tea House. “It is important that someone buys the Tea House who loves it as much as Theo did,” Otto said. “People came to look at it from all over, but did not know its history. You have to have a feeling for it.”

Otto plans to offer dinner at the Tea House Wednesdays through Saturdays and to serve brunch on Sundays. Eventually, she said she plans to rebuild the boat house, perhaps with a deck where guests can enjoy an appetizer and watch the sunset.

There will be a dock for those who want to come to dinner by boat. The room on the right of the restaurant, once a bath house for visitors swimming at the beach there, will be converted into the bar, with chairs by the fireplace. There will also be a private dining room for about a dozen people. The menu will be different, Otto said.

“ On Sundays join us for brunch from 11 until 2.

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The lovely town of Lake Lure, in North Carolinaa TMs Rutherford County, has long drawn visitors with its inviting lake, golf courses, shops, and recreational opportunities.

Published: Monday, March 30, 2009 at 4:30 a.m. Last Modified: Sunday, March 29, 2009 at 9:59 p.m. "Sit ready,' the steerer told her crew of 10 paddlers in the dragon boat that gently rested on the water in Lake Lure.