Garnets?...Darn-it's my upper plate...

S.A.M.S. meetings are usually held on the first Monday of each month except January and September at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (LDS Church), Arden, NC at 7:00 p.m. Visitors and guests are always welcome. Here is a Map of the meeting site.

Next Meeting:

Oct. 3, 2022,

George and Linda Grow will talk and show pictures from their trip to Arizona and Montana.

NEW MEETING LOCATION NOTICE

Due to space limitations at Deerfield, we are moving our meeting location to a place with room to grow. Starting with the February meeting, we will conduct our monthly meetings at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (LDS Church) at 3401 Sweeten Creek Road, Arden, 28704. Same starting time and same 1st Monday of the month.

Unlike the meetings at Deerfield, there are no refreshments provided by the facility (which were paid for by SAMS). We will provide cookies and water at our new location. If you like, bring snacks or juice to share. No soft drinks, tea or coffee are allowed.

Directions

I-40 to Sweeten Creek Rd: At Exit 51, take Sweeten Creek Rd. (25A) south 5.4 miles to church on Rt. just past B.B. Barnes Garden Center & Rosscragon Rd. May be slow at rush hour.
I-40 to Hendersonville Rd: At Exit 50, take Hendersonville Rd. (25) south 5.2 miles to Long Shoals Rd. but turn left at light onto Miller Rd. Stay on road 0.5 miles as it changes names to Lee St. and then Rosscragon Rd. Turn right into church driveway just before Sweeten Creek Rd. or turn right at Sweeten Creek Rd. and then an immediate Rt. into church parking lot.


From south on Hendersonville Rd. (25) north: Turn right onto Sweeten Creek Rd. (25A) and go 1.6 miles north to church on left just before Rosscragon Rd. and B.B. Barnes Garden Center.


I-26 south of I-40 to Long Shoals Rd: Take Long Shoals exit off I-26 (Exit 37) and go east to Hendersonville Rd. Continue straight across Hendersonville Rd. onto Miller Rd. Stay on road 0.5 miles as it changes names to Lee St. and then Rosscragon Rd. Turn right into church driveway just before Sweeten Creek Rd. or turn right at Sweeten Creek Rd. and then an immediate Rt. into church parking lot.


From south on I-26 to Airport Rd: Take I-26 Exit 40 to Airport Rd. and go east to Hendersonville Rd. Continue straight across Hendersonville Rd. onto Sweeten Creek Rd. (25A) and go 1.6 miles north to church on left just before Rosscragon Rd. and B.B. Barnes Garden Center.


Turn into the church parking lot from Sweeten Creek Rd. and enter church via the main entrance.

 

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Here are a few photos from the 2011 Hey Day & the 2011 Annual Meeting & Picnic at Lake Julian. Thanks to Rudy Olson and Judy Presnell:

Hey Day

Hey Day

Hey Day

Hey Day

Hey Day

Hey Day

Hey Day

Hey Day

Hey Day

Hey Day

Hey Day
Hey Day
Hey Day
Hey Day
Hey Day
Picnic
Picnic
Picnic


Illustration with text from LIVING FOSSILS by Anne L. Parker. Used by permission of Dr. James P. Parker.

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