Weekly Village Update 2.3.22

 

Chamber News Upcoming Meetings & Events Blowing Rock Town Council Retreat - Feb 14-16 Blowing Rock Chamber Awards Luncheon - February 15th Call the Chamber at 828-295-7851 to purchase tickets! Chamber Board Retreat - February 17th & 18th Blowing Rock Chamber Annual Awards Luncheon Presented By: Save the Date! Come join us for the Blowing Rock Chamber Annual Awards Luncheon presented by SkyLine SkyBest, and see who the big winners are. The luncheon will be held at the Green Park Inn on Tuesday, February 15th at 11:30 am. Enjoy a wine and beer tasting prior to lunch. Tickets are $35 each and will be available for purchase by calling 828-295-7851. Seats will be limited due to Covid restrictions so don’t wait to reserve your seats. Masks required. Restaurant Hours With unpredictable staffing and abrupt changes in travel patterns due to covid-19, restaurant hours have been changing often. The Chamber of Commerce is currently maintaining a listing of Blowing Rock restaurant hours. The hours are updated weekly. Bookmark this page for reference so you can help your guests and customers when they are looking for dining!  Restaurant Hours List Watauga Covid-19 Update  In areas with substantial and high transmission, the CDC recommends that everyone (including fully vaccinated individuals) wear a mask in public indoor settings to help prevent the spread of the Delta variant, and to protect others. Watauga County is considered an area of High transmission. AppHealthCare offers COVID-19 testing by drive-thru Monday through Friday 8:30-10:00am at each of our clinic locations. No appointment is needed. Read the full weekly Watauga County Covid-19 Update here. Beginning Friday, January 28th, we will be partnering with StarMed Healthcare to expand COVID-19 testing at our Watauga location ONLY and prior registration for testing will be required. The registration process applies to our Watauga location only. Instructions to register can be found on our COVID-19 testing page. If someone is unable to register prior to testing, staff will be on-site to assist in completing the needed information. For any issues registering, call StarMed Customer Service at 704-941-6000.   As a reminder, for all our locations, testing hours are 8:30-10:00 am Monday through Friday. We offer both PCR and rapid tests in a drive-thru format. Testing is free for everyone. No appointment is needed for testing at any of our locations, however, prior registration is required for testing in Watauga. Member News DeWoolfson Sale Winter Wine Sale at DeWoolfson 20% off down fill products. Now through Feb 6th! Rotary Blood Drive Blowing Rock Rotary is hosting a Blood Drive at the American Legion Building on Thursday, Feb 10th from 11:30am - 4:00pm. Watauga Housing Forum Recognizing the growing concerns around housing in Watauga County, a diverse group of community members and key agencies are hosting a four-session series to discuss the safety, accessibility, and affordability of housing in Watauga. Each session will feature community members sharing their personal housing experiences, will review key local housing data among participants, and will involve the community in brainstorming, discussing, and planning action steps. In order to provide adequate time to explore and discuss each specific housing issue, forum sessions will be held every two weeks, beginning at 5:30 p.m., to allow for anyone in the community to participate. The Watauga Housing Forum will take place on the second and fourth Mondays in March and April with a different focus during each session. The schedule is as follows: March 14, Safety of Housing; March 28 Accessibility of Housing; April 11, Affordability of Housing and April 25, Potential Solutions. ore events and updates can be found on our online calendar. To submit your news to our weekly newsletter, email Suzy@BlowingRock.com by Wednesday. Our newsletter reaches over 1,000 member contacts each Thursday! Thank you to our 2022 Chamber Partners!