Weekly Village Update 1.27.22

 

Chamber News Blowing Rock WinterFest - January 27-30, 2022 Upcoming Meetings & Events Blowing Rock WinterFest - Jan. 27th - 30th Blowing Rock Town Council Retreat - Postponed to Feb 14-16 Blowing Rock Chamber Awards Luncheon - February 15th Call the Chamber at 828-295-7851 to purchase tickets! WinterFest is this weekend, January 27th - 30th. We have a weekend of events, restaurant specials, and more! Visit our www.blowingrockwinterfest.com for a full schedule.The Chamber will be hosting the following events: Ice Sculpture Stroll, Winter Wine Tastings, Winter Beer Garden, Chili Challenge, Curling Demonstrations and more! A huge thank you to our WinterFest Sponsors: Hendrick Luxury Group, Granite Insurance, The Spice & Tea Exchange and The Speckled Trout Restaurant. *Unfortunately, Chetola Resort has canceled the 2022 Polar Bear Plunge due to blizzard like conditions in the forecast. All other WinterFest activities are happening as scheduled. Click here to read the full announcement. View Printable Schedule Here Chamber Awards Luncheon The votes are in! Come join us for the Blowing Rock Chamber Annual Awards Luncheon Sponsored 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 11:30am. Tickets are $35 each and will be available for purchase tomorrow, January 21, by call 828-295-7851. Seats will be limited due to Covid restrictions so don’t wait to reserve your seats.  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 Welcome New Member: Kid Cove Children who enter Kid Cove will develop and learn through fun and creativity. We play, we learn, and we grow at Kid Cove. Convenience of hourly drop off child care or daily half day preschool allow families the flexibility and availability of childcare in the High Country. We are dedicated to ensuring all children are loved, nurtured and taught in developmentally appropriate ways. Enriching a child's mind through teachings that include cognitive, emotional/social, physical and language concepts ensures that each child has a foundation for learning to his/her highest potential. Strengthening children, families and the community is a priority of Kid Cove. We believe well rounded education starts with a well rounded preschool experience. We can't wait for you to join us at Kid Cove! The preschool location is located in Oak Grove Baptist Church. This location houses 90 children for half day preschool from 8-1 each day. Our second location will be opening early February on Meadowview Drive right in the heart of Boone. This location will welcome children for drop off childcare. Parents can drop off for 4 hours/day at this location.  Contact us at - www.kidcoveboonenc.com   828-964-8924 Serves You Right! In honor of Blowing Rock 2022 Winterfest, visit Serves You Right! in SouthMarke on Main Street to see our collection of adorable cuddle Penguins and enter our drawing* to win a 30” tall adorable penguin by Aurora valued at $199.99. Customer will receive one ticket for every $15.00 spent on merchandise. Contest begins at 10:00 AM Thursday 1/27 an Drawing will be 12 Noon 1/30. BRP Foundation Board The Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation is proud to announce the appointment of new Board of Trustees officers and the addition of members to its Council of Advisors. The group will provide leadership for the nonprofit organization, which this year celebrates its 25th anniversary of partnering with the National Park Service to preserve and enhance one of the most-visited national park units. Read full press release here. 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!