Dear Jersey Breeders, The North Carolina Jersey Breeders Association proudly invites you to enjoy the cool mountain air of the Blue Ridge Mountains in Asheville, North Carolina. The Annual Meetings of the American Jersey Cattle Association and National All Jersey, Inc. will be held from Wednesday, June 25, till Saturday, June 28, 2008. We will be staying at the beautiful Crowne Plaza Hotel and Resort. The Crowne Plaza has its own Golf Course, so bring your clubs. The Crowne Plaza also has 29 large vacation villas with full kitchens, living rooms, and balconies overlooking the golf course. (The villas are not included in the booked price.) The Hotel is located off I-240 and is 20 minutes from the Asheville Airport. North Carolina is where NASCAR has its roots, and while you're at the meetings you'll have the opportunity to go on a tour of several race shops, including Dale Earnhardt, Inc., Penske Racing, Joe Gibbs Racing, the Racing Hall of Fame and more. An optional tour is a trip to a unique restored 1840's village called Hart Square. This is the largest collection of historically restored log cabins in the nation. This is located in Catawba County, which is rich in Jersey history. You will also tour Treasure Chest Jerseys in Lincolnton, NC, owned by Kevin and Shelley Lutz. In the late afternoon the tour will end at the home of Piedmont Jerseys, owned by Corey and Bridgette Lutz, for dinner and entertainment. On Friday there will be a golf tournament after the business meetings. For those not golfing, buses will be traveling to Downtown Asheville for lunch and shopping on your own. If not up for shopping there will also be an optional visit to the home of the famous Biltmore Jersey cows, owned by George Cecil, grandson of George Vanderbilt and managed by Mr. Mike Corn.		On Saturday we will tour the Biltmore Estate, the largest single family home in the United States. Built in 1895 by George W. Vanderbilt, it has been the site of several movies and has a winery and beautiful gardens on the premises. We will be eating lunch at Deer Park Inn on the grounds of the Biltmore Estate. After the tour of Biltmore ends we will be traveling to the National Heifer Sale at the Haywood County Fairgrounds in Waynesville. Juniors will have an entertaining and educational workshop on Dairy Foods, the opportunity to go white water rafting, and will have their own banquet and dance. We look forward to seeing you in 2008 in the "Old North State"!
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