Don’t forget to swing by Heartwood Gallery at 21 Main Street, Saluda to pick up friendship star ornaments being sold as a Christmas community fundraiser to benefit Thermal Belt Outreach Ministry. All proceeds go to Outreach from this generous fundraiser.

Generous spirits have started the Saluda Welcome Table every Tuesday: dinner is served for anyone who’d like to come enjoy companionship and connection from 5:30-7 p.m. at the Saluda United Methodist Church fellowship hall. The meal is free; donations appreciated; all welcome.

Saluda School will have Christmas break from Dec. 23-Jan. 3.

Saluda Sympathy: please remember the families of Angie Fears, Donnie Melvin Gilbert, Larry Brady and Veronica Winter.

Autumn Care residents would appreciate a visit, a card or a kind gesture during the holidays. Autumn Care of Saluda is located at 501 Esseola Drive; for more information call 828-749-2261.

Happy December birthday to Judy Ward, Holly Wilkes, Theresa Wilkes, Perry Ellwood, Donnie Hunter, Jeff Bradley, Preston Mintz, Carolyn Morgan, Susan Casey and Cas Haskell.

Thank you for reading this column; as ever, the goal is to make you, dear reader, feel like you’re enjoying a cup of hot tea with me, and small town life in a friendly little mountain town called Saluda. You can contact me at bbardos@gmail.com; or 749-1153, visit my website at bonniebardos.com for more writing and art, or find me on facebook.