Still Mountain Valley Living
By Melissa Wynn (Missy)
For the last several years we
have met on these pages to
explore our sprawling back
yard that are the mountains
and valleys of the grand
Sierra Nevada Mountains
that we all call home.
Whether road-tripping with
Molly or planning the next
dining review with Eileen, I
have been honored to share
my amazing adventures with
you, the readers that make it
all possible.
I have recently moved into
a new career that allows
me to serve my community
in another very rewarding
way. I hope to have the time
to contribute an occasional
article to this heart-warming
publication that gave me a
chance to use my passion
for writing to actually make
a living. As they say, doing
what you love is not working.
I will forever be grateful to
Eileen Majors for giving me
the opportunity.
I will continue to be your
neighbor and see you all out
and about doing the things
that keep Mountain Valley
Living Magazine’s pages full
of the building blocks of our
hometown lifestyle. In that
spirit, I am proud to leave you
with the very same words
that began this journey for
me. I submitted the following
as the first of my printings on
these pages, the words that
led to my initial MVL job offer.
Cheers my Mountain Valley
Living Family. It has been a
blast.
“Somethings you just know. Like
the first time you hear a great
song. It hits ya and then it’s like
you don’t know how you got on
before, without that song. When I
first started working with Missy,
I just knew we’d be good friends.
She’s the kind of co-worker you
look forward to seeing every
morning you clock in and the
kind you don’t mind seeing on
your time. She made the fun
jobs funner and the tough jobs
worthwhile. I’m thankful she was
with me when I heard about Eve,
I’m beholden she was there for
me when my mom got sick, and
I’m indebted for her enduring
friendship. Like a trusty classic
song, I know Missy will always be
a part of my life. Somethings you
just know.
-Molly
For over a decade I’ve had the
pleasure of working with Melissa
Wynn, known to everybody
around here as Missy. Her writing
and management style has shaped
the magazine into what it is today
and we are so glad we had the
opportunity to grow MVL with
Missy. Now as she moves off into
a position where she can help our
community in many ways, we are
excited for her. Oh Missy,
I really miss working with you!
Much love and all the best to you,
– Eileen
Missy is one amazing Lady! Best
of the best! On task, organized,
solution magician. One of the
most genuine, transparent,
wonderfully honest people I know.
Even when it’s tough! You know
what your getting with Missy. We
shared many conversations at all
hours over the years. Missy is so
good at loving others and giving
herself away. But don’t call her on
Tuesdays when her show is on! I
will never forget my first guided
tour of Westwood years with her
years ago. It was her description
of Pine Town as a “suburb of
Westwood” I especially liked.
Sealed the deal on my heart for
this wonderful lady. Enjoy your
free time. I’ll bring fish when I
can. – Kevin Gates