Weekly Village Update 2.10.22

 

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: Last Chance! 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. Counterfeit Money It has come to our attention that there are counterfeit $100 bills floating around Blowing Rock and the surrounding area. The bank has alerted us that these bills are not detectable with the counterfeit pen. According to the bank, the only way to detect them is that the back side is darker than a normal bill. Hometown Harvet The Blowing Rock Hometown Harvest covered dish dinner will return Sunday, March 13, at the Blowing Rock Conference Center from 5:30pm-7:30pm. The event, which has not been held since 2019, is typically held in the Fall. Organizers delayed the 2021 event to the spring of 2022 hoping to be able to safely bring the community together. This year’s event will coincide with the Town of Blowing Rock’s 133rd Birthday. The Blowing Rock Historical Society will present this year’s historical markers during the dinner. Guests are asked to bring their favorite covered dish or dessert to share. Blowing Rock Conference Center will provide the main protein for the meal. Traditionally, community members bring a donation for Casting Bread Ministries, a local food bank, to the event. Non-perishable food items like cereal, canned goods, oatmeal, sugar, and flour or financial donations are appreciated, checks can be made out to “Casting Bread”. New this year, Table Décor Contest! Prizes will be awarded for the centerpiece that represents the “Best of Blowing Rock” and “Most Creative” for the most unique and fun centerpiece. Contact the Chamber of Commerce to participate in the Table Décor Contest by March 4th. Hometown Harvest is organized by: Blowing Rock Art & History Museum, Blowing Rock Chamber of Commerce, Blowing Rock Historical Society, Blowing Rock Rotary Club and Blowing Rock Parks & Recreation. Please call 828-295-7851 with any questions. 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 Members! Movement Mortgage The Bowling Faircloth Team at Movement Mortgage brings 38 years of mortgage loan experience to the High Country Community. This community has loved and valued our team so well the past 38 years, and we strive to love and value our customers with that same care through excellent communication, customer service and ensuring that every client fully understands each step of the loan process. Bri and Tina are here to help you accomplish your homeownership dreams—from being a first time homebuyer to empty nesters rightsizing, no dream is too big or small. Call us today to learn more! Reach us at 828.406.4014 or visit our website: lo.movement.com/tina-edge   Bri Bowling                            bri.bowling@movement         828-406-4014       Tina Edge                             bowlingedgeteam@movement.com 895 State Farm Road, Boone, NC Wolf Moon Salt Cave and Stress Reduction Center Wolf Moon Salt Cave and Stress Reduction Center offers the quality of a high-end spa, with a hometown feel. We offer two salt caves, one group cave and one private salt room, yoga classes in the cave and our beautiful studio, massage therapy, and esthetician services. We are hoping to add acupuncture in the future, alongside an infrared sauna, float tank, and more. Come check us out!!! Stefanie & Jason Keller                    wolfmoonsaltcave@gmail           828-572-0833  Lenoir, NC Not Your Usual Valentine Ditch the usual heart-shaped box of chocolates for a Bull Riding, Axe Throwing, Gem Mining, Over The Top Milkshake, Dress up and take an Old Time Photo kind of Valentine’s Day! An amazing deal for a couple with over $175 value for only $79.95 per couple. The package includes:   3 Rounds of Axe Throwing at Tomahawk Hill 2 Rides on Rodeo Rampage Bull Riding Challenge 1/2 lb of gem mining at Prospector Hill 1 8X10 photo from Professor Finnegan’s Old Time Photos 2 “Jar Full of Love” Over the Top Mason Jar Milkshakes For only $19 more per person, you can upgrade to the PLUS package adding the following and saving you an additional $58 The Gravitational Anomaly Tour The Hall Of Mystery Bubblerama The 1903 Dougherty House Museum The Mullins Native American Artifacts Collection A Moonshiner Old Time Photo Package with an 8×10 and two 5×7 prints Tickets can be redeemed any day in February 2022. Visit Mysteryhill.com for more. High Country Dinning Pass Who needs chocolate when you have BOGO passes? For a limited time only, get the High Country package for only $50! The first 10 people to buy 2 or more packages will receive a $15 dollar gift card to Stickboy Bread and Kitchen! Click Here. Spring into Art at the Turchin Center The community is invited to celebrate four new contemporary art exhibitions in the galleries of the Turchin Center for the Visual Arts at Appalachian State University during the Spring Exhibition Celebration on March 4 from 5-9 pm. This event is held in conjunction with the downtown Boone Art Crawl. Numerous exhibiting artists will be on-hand to meet visitors and provide insight into their intriguing work. The musical group Belleville Rendezvous will perform. Refreshments and a cash bar will be available. This event is free and open to the public. Read more 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!