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November News for
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In This Month's Edition:
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Roger's Big News!
A wonderful window of
business opportunity suddenly opened for me. The local very
successful Sears Roebuck Franchise unexpectedly was put up for sale at
a very good price. Seizing the moment, I have made the jump and
parachuted into a new business career as owner/manager of our local
Sears Store.
I especially will miss being host to all of you but I will frequently be dropping in for morning coffee and see that Wayne, Jeff and Rudi are maintaining the congeniality and high level of hospitality which I aspired to give every guest. I also will be assisting with the new Website revisions and Web Page Guest Consulting Group, Newsletters, and some other "behind the scenes" management tasks. But, I would love to have you drop out and see me at the Sears Store when you visit the Inn. It is located just up Market Street at the Harrisonburg Crossing Mall at our I-81 Exit 247B.
If you would like to help me with my
new adventure, purchase something from my Sears website, Visit
With Roger's new status as Master Innkeeper Emeritus, and thanks to the internet and the Professional Association of International Innkeepers, I have lucked into a wonderfully well-suited and talented Aspiring couple from Michigan to take up the slack and assist with the Innkeeping. They are successfully interning in all areas of Innkeeping and by the end of the year, I am sure they will be skilled and comfortable with all aspects of the daily details and tasks of managing the Inn. Rudi has had some experience working at a B&B in Sedona and has good business management experience. Jeff is a Renaissance man with cooking, computer, and multiple Handyman skills, making them a great Innkeeping team. Most importantly they are beautiful people who delight in the adventure of providing the superb Innkeeping hospitality that is our trademark. In the month they have been at the Inn, they have impressed me and all our guests with their sense of humor and their nurturing aura of warmth and caring as well as many other personal qualities and special aptitudes they have for an outstanding career as Master Innkeepers. They are looking forward to meeting you on your next visit and being your superb host and friend! Wayne
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Greg and Libby Johnson live in Lewisburg, West Virginia. Greg is a writer of novels and a playwright while Libby is a Special Education Specialist in the Greenbrier County Schools. Greg recently wrote a well received play based on P. Buckley Moss's school life experience titled "Tuesday's Child" . Moss is Learning Disabled (dyslexic), but grew to be a very successful Shenandoah Valley artist. You have seen many of her paintings hanging in our Inn, (along with Audrey's self-portrait). Being regular family at the Inn, Greg and Libby have repeatedly enjoyed our luxury cotton wrinkle-free sheets. (See our gift corner or on-line store). As many others, they have thrown away their old sheets and have bought Stonewall Sheets to enjoy every night. Over the past year, they have bought multiple sets of our Stonewall sheets for themselves and as gifts for their friends and family. They are so enthusiastic and in love with our sheets, Greg and Libby sat down and wrote a clever poetic note of their appreciation for our contribution to their constant "Night's Delight" at their home. You can do the same. With their permission, Here it is.....I hope you enjoy it as much as I did!
An Ode to Our Luxury
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We
are expecting to email a new web-page mock-up for critique
(positive/negative) sometime next week. Be a part of
our Geeky Gang,.... enter your email address in the white
box below, join the Consulting Group. Have fun,
win prizes and help us develop and keep the best Website
ever....tell your friends and or show them what you are
doing.
Thanks, we'll be looking
to your support and
suggestions.
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"Virginia is for Lovers" for sure, but our
beautiful state is also dedicated to conservation and minimize negative
environmental impact practices. The Commonwealth has recently
established a very active Department of Environmental Quality
(DEQ) whose mission is to conserve our natural resources and
to minimize practices that have negative environmental impact.
The program initiative is called
"Virginia Green". Businesses
that are committed to their initiatives and standards qualify
for certification. We qualify because of our Optional Linen
Service, Recycling, Water saving laundry and showers, and
Energy Star Saving practices and equipment. We have just
invested $50,000 to replace all our heating/cooling climate
control equipment with units that exceed energy consumption
standards. As a bonus, every room is a zone, has a thermostat
and is guest controlled. Now rooms will be heated/cooled to
guest comfort and will revert to low or no energy consumption
when the room is unoccupied. It just makes good sense and
captures the best of everything, comfort and conservation for
everyone! If you are interested the Department of DEQ has a
website you might visit.
www.deq.virginia.gov/p2/lodging You will see us listed
there as being Certified
"Virginia Green". Look for our
Certificate located the kitchen next time you come, and enjoy
your room at a comfortable temperature of your choosing!!
What should I do to keep my property safe while I'm traveling?
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Thanksgiving was held twice in 1815! Thanksgiving was a centuries-old
tradition held by most cultures around the world. After the
autumn harvest, communities held 3-day-long feasts, sharing
meat, bread and beer. Today, Thanksgiving is known best as
an US National holiday.
The first US Thanksgiving was held between 21
September and 11 November 1621 in Massachusetts by 50
Plymouth Pilgrims and their 90 Wampanoag neighbors. After
that, Thanksgiving was held fairly randomly. Thanksgiving
days were proclaimed annually by the US Congress from 1777
to 1783 which, except for 1782, were all celebrated in
December. George Washington declared Thanksgiving in 1789
and 1795, and John Adams in 1798 and 1799. James Madison
declared Thanksgiving twice in 1815. None of these were
celebrated in the autumn. And now you know!
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Recipe of the Month |
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Mary's Pumpkin Bread:
1 and 3/4 cup all purpose flour 1. Grease and flour 9 inch loaf pan. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. 2. Measure flour, sugar, baking soda, salt and spices into large bowl. Stir to blend. In separate bowl mix together pumpkin, water, oil, and eggs. Add this to flour mixture and mix until just combined. Stir in nuts and raisins. 3. Bake at 350 for one hour and 15 min. or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Remove from oven and cover loaf tightly with foil. Allow to steam for 10 min. Remove foil and turn out onto a cooling rack. Tent lightly with foil and allow to cool completely.
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Calendar of Events
***Innkeeper's Choice*** Nov 9 2007 - Rocket Science "Smart, witty, and blessedly unpredictable" ,8 PM | Court Square Theater Details & Directions » Nov 10 2007 - 9th Annual Open Studio at Solace ,10-5PM | Details & Directions » Nov 11 2007 - Folk Opera of World War I Songs & Poetry Armistice Day-Veterans Day 7,7:30pm | Court Square Theater Details & Directions » Nov 14 2007 - Georgian State Dance Company Internationally renowned Georgian State Company from the former Soviet Union perform traditional folk dances with a cast of 80 dancers. ,7:30pm | Wilson Hall Auditorium, JMU Details & Directions » Nov 16 2007 - $5 Movie Friday's" Blades of Glory" ,8 PM | Court Square Theater Details & Directions » Nov 17 2007 - Annual Bounty of Hearth and Heritage Tour Featuring three historic homes 10:00am - 3:00pm | Crossroads Details & Directions » ***Innkeeper's Choice*** Nov 17 2007 - Ken Farmer-Antique Appraiser WVPT-Virginia's Public Television proudly presents nationally renowned antique appraiser Ken Farmer ,1:30PM | Court Square Theater | Details & Directions » Ken will be staying at the Stonewall Jackson Inn!
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