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The North Fork Gallery, located at the Riverview Community Center is a wonderful place to find just the right gift for everyone on any shopping list. As one shopper put it, it is one of those rare jewels of the High Country that have yet to really be discovered by too many. Fine art and craft items can also be found at the Center in the North Fork Gallery, including items handmade by members of the community. Five local craftsman and artisans have just added their work to the gallery, including Joan DeNuncio, Faye Sutherland, Joyce Watson, Deanie Dishman and Casper Roark. “DeNuncio is a potter who does beautiful work and sells her items at unbelievable low prices,” according to the Gallery’s website. “Faye, Joyce and Deanie will dazzle you with their jewelry designs as enchanting as anything you would find at an upper scale jewelry store, but at better prices than even a big box discount mega store.” Roark is a 10-year-old who crafts handmade jewelry for the Gallery, which is situated on the riverside of the Center. The hours are Thursdays, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Fridays and Saturdays from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Riverview Maybe you need a different outfit, some furniture or some knick knacks. The Thrift Store at Riverview may have just what you’re looking for. They have a variety of items and Volunteers Ruby Jones and Tootsie’ Shumate “promise to always welcome you with a smile, whether you are there to volunteer, donate, snoop around or buy.” and are open Thursday and Friday from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. and on Saturday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. The scenery surrounding Creston is breathtaking. Once known as the “Lost Province, only a few people have found their way to this particular bend in the New River’s beginning. In the shadows of Three Top Mountain and the Peak, the drive to Riverview is one of the most scenic drives in the eastern United States. The Riverview Lions Club meets each first and third Thursday at 7 p.m. at the Riverview Community Center on N.C. 88 West, with a brief business program at 7 p.m. followed by refreshments and conversation following at 8 p.m. The Center is located at 11719 NC Highway 88 West in Creston, just past Rich Hill Road. For more information, call (336) 385-9812 or click to www.riverviewccnc. org. — Allison Canter Murals help showcase the sights in West Jefferson. Photo by Mark Mitchell