| CHAMBER OF COMMERCE NOVEMBER 26, 2019 | | | We are gathering information for our 2020 Calendar of Events. If you or your organization have any information about an event in 2020 please get the event name, location, and date to me so that I can include the same on our calendar (email ginger@yanceychamber.com). This will be included in the calendar rack card that is distributed throughout the State, handed out here in the Visitors Center, and also on several other tourism calendars throughout the State. We will need this information as soon as possible as we would like to start distributing these cards in January. Please let me know of any event you would like included in the calendar. Thanks for your help!!!!! | | | "Indecision may or may not be my problem." ~ Jimmy Buffett | | | THIS DAY IN HISTORY - 1789 - First national Thanksgiving in America. | | | And now for the news..... | | | Thanks for your continued membership: James & Karen Gilmour Superior Installation State Employees' Credit Union Rotary Club of Spruce Pine | | | AREA EVENTS / ATTRACTIONS DINING / ENTERTAINMENT | | | CHRISTMAS EXHIBIT: "HISTORY OF SANTA AND APPALACHIAN CHRISTMAS TRADITIONS" now open through the Christmas Holiday Season. This exhibit features hand carved Santas by David Boone. For more information contact the Yancey History Association at 678-9587. | | | Conveniently located between Asheville, Boone and Hickory, NC, and just 20 miles from I-40 and 2 miles from the Blue Ridge Parkway, find treasures that will last a lifetime and have an experience to match. Visit Gem Mountain and share the history, the tradition, and excitement of gem mining. Located at 13780 Hwy 226 S, Spruce Pine, NC. Call 828-765-6130 or visit WEBSITE. | | | UPCOMING EVENTS!!!!!! 11/30 Christmas Extravaganza 10am 12/6 Santa Claus Comes To Town 5:30pm 12/13 Debbie Phillips & Brian Turner “A Hometown Christmas” 7:30pm 6 South Main Street, Burnsville. Call 682-7209 or visit WEBSITE | | | HAPPENING AT HOMEPLACE BEER Tues. 11/26 @ 7pm: Music by Lo Wolf Hours: Mon-Thurs 4-9pm; Fri 2-11pm; Sat 2-10pm; Sun 2-7 pm. Located at 6 South Main, Burnsville. WEBSITE | | | RAD DAWGZ List of November specials!!!! Taco Tuesdays: Free small chips and salsa with the purchasae of a taco & drink. Wednesday - Kids Win on Wednesday: Free 1/3 lb angus beef hotdog for kids 10 and under with the purchase of a combo. One free hotdog per kid per combo purchased. Thursday - Thirsty Thursday: 50 cent soda, bottle water or tea with a food purchase. Friday - Free Pool Friday: Free 30 minute play time slot with a food purchase. Saturday - Sassy Saturday: $1 off an order of Green Mtn or Mt. Mitchell Nachos. Made with homemade Queso sauce. HOURS: Tuesday-Thursday 11am - 6pm; Friday-Saturday 11am-8pm. Closed Sunday and Monday. 112 West Main Street, Burnsville. | | | LAURA'S PIZZA & TRATTORIA This week's entertainment at Laura's: Wed. 11/27- Alma Russ @ 7pm 114 East Main Street, Burnsville, NC. Call 682-5551 or see on FACEBOOK. | | | OOAK ART GALLERY & MAPLES OOAK: Fine, Folk, Funky Local Art!! Mon - Sat 10am – 5:30pm; Sun 12:00 (Noon) – 5pm MAPLES: The Sweet Spot Next Door serving fine coffee, tea and bakery items. Mon-Fri 8am – 4pm, Sat. 9am – 3pm ENTERTAINMENT AT OOAK ART GALLERY & MAPLES: Micaville Music Jam at 10:00 am every Saturday | | | MOUNTAIN TIME ON MAIN STREET Sat., Nov. 30th: Jazz Trombonist Bill Wanezek 11-2!!! For all your interior and exterior decor needs. Also, your official Buck Stove dealer!!! 105 West Main Street, Burnsville, NC. Call us at 828-398-5943. | | | Bare Dark Sky Observatory Community Viewing Nights Join us for an evening of stargazing as you've never seen before! You will have the opportunity to view the moon, planets and stars through our 34" diameter Sam Scope, as well as our smaller planetary telescope. With the assistance of our Observatory Manager, you will spend 2 hours viewing and learning about the dark skies. November Community Dates 11/30 @ 6:15pm Reserve your tickets HERE | | | PECAN SALE Get your fresh pecans!!!!!! Higgins United Methodist Church is selling 1 pound bags for $13 each. You can buy them at the Chamber Offices here at the Visitor's Center. Cash or checks payable to HUMC. | | | MYSTERY SALE!!!!!! Friday, Saturday & Sunday November 29-30 & Dec. 1. Rules for Mystery Sale: At time of purchase draw a savings slip from the mystery box. The savings slip will determine a saving of 10% to 50% off your entire purchase from both stores.12 West Main Street, Burnsville. | | | PARKWAY PLAYHOUSE COMING SOON: ELF, JR. Buddy, a young orphan, mistakenly crawls into Santa's bag of gifts and is transported to the North Pole. The would-be elf is raised, unaware that he is actually a human, until his enormous size and poor toy-making abilities cause him to face the truth. With Santa's permission, Buddy embarks on a journey to New York City to find his birth father and discover his true identity. Faced with the harsh reality that his father is on the naughty list and that his half-brother doesn't even believe in Santa, Buddy is determined to win over his new family and help New York remember the true meaning of Christmas. SHOWTIMES December 6 - 6:30pm December 7 - 6:30pm December 8 - 3:00pm The Parkway Playhouse is located at 202 Green Mountain Drive in Burnsville. Tickets are available on the Parkway Playhouse website and at the Parkway playhouse Box Office (828-682-4285), which is open from 1-5pm Thursday through Saturday and one hour before show time. WEBSITE | | | MOUNTAIN PIECEMAKERS QUILT GUILD The Mountain Piecemakers Quilt Guild will meet Tuesday, December 10th at 6:30 pm at the Burnsville Town Center for their monthly meeting and presentations. For more information call 828-691-0449. | | | TVSA ANNOUNCES COMPETITIVE TRYOUTS!!! Toe Valley Soccer Association will hold assessments for its 2003 Spring Classic team on Saturday December 7, from 10-11am at Burnsville Elementary school. The team will participate in the NCYSA Classic 2nd division and will travel regionally as far as Charlotte, but will also host games in Burnsville. Boys born in 2003 or later who will be in High School next year are invited to try out. Please email Chad Smoker at cesmoker@gmail.com with any questions. | | | Farm City Breakfast December 5th at Burnsville Town Center The Annual Farm City Awards Breakfast will be held, Thursday, December 5th at 7am at the Burnsville Town Center. The breakfast celebrates those individuals, farmers, educators, youth and businesses that make Yancey County a wonderful place. This year the breakfast will feature local products from local farmers and businesses. The menu will feature local eggs, sausage, grits, potatoes and apples and biscuit and gravy. Last year the breakfast served 80 individuals and only produced ½ a bag of garbage, the rest was composted or shared. This reduction in waste was made possible by the teamwork of the Yancey County Cooperative Extension, Dig In! Community Garden, TRACTOR, the Toe Cane BeeKeepers, the Yancey Farmers Market, Blue Ridge RC & D, and the Master Gardeners. The Breakfast is sponsored by Yancey County Cooperative Extension, Yancey Farm Bureau, Carolina Farm Credit, Blue Ridge Resource Conservation and Development, Burnsville Wine and…. Yancey County Farmers Market, United Community Bank, Walter Savage, Altec, Glen Raven, and Parts City, Auto Parts. This year donations will be accepted and split between the FFA and the Yancey County 4-H Program. The Awards are supported by the Lion’s Club, Carolina Farm Stewardship Association, Yancey County Retired Teachers’ Association, Burnsville Wine and…, Burnsville Men’s Club, Yancey County Farmers’ Market, Rotary Club, Rabek, Boothe & Associates, and the Chamber of Commerce. | | | WAMY PRESENTS: SANTA FOR SENIORS!!! Join us this season in bringing the gift of joy to hundreds of seniors in our community who are living as shut ins, in nursing homes, and hospice care. Create a box or bag of small gifts or have your Sunday School class or organization put together gifts as a project and drop them off at one of our designated locations during our drop off window of time. We'll do the work of delivering!!! Drop off Days: Dec. 3rd - Dec. 15th Drop Off Times: 9am - 5pm (M-F) Drop Off Locations: WAMY Offices at 496 Balsam Ave, Spruce Pine, NC WAMY Offices at 225 Birch St. STE 2, Boone, NC. | | | Edward Jones Office Supports Toys for Tots Drive Jim Gentry, the local Edward Jones financial advisor, is supporting the Marine Corps Toys for Tots program by using his office as a drop-off location for this year's toy drive. Local residents may help needy children in the area by bringing in a new, unwrapped toy to the office at 117 West Main Street, during regular business hours beginning November 15 through December 13. "With the holiday season around the corner, we are all getting ready for the festivities," Gentry said. "And as this is the season of giving, now is a great time to remember the less fortunate in our community." Edward Jones, a Fortune 500 company headquartered in St. Louis, provides financial services in the U.S. and, through its affiliate, in Canada. Every aspect of the firm's business, from the investments its financial advisors offer to the location of its branch offices, caters to individual investors. The firm's 18,000-plus financial advisors serve more than 7 million clients and care for $1 trillion in assets under management. Visit our website at www.edwardjones.com and recruiting website at www.careers.edwardjones.com. Member SIPC. | | | AREA MEETINGS OF INTEREST | | | ORGANIZATION / DATE / TIME / LOCATION Burnsville Town Council 12/5 @ 6:00 pm Town Hall Yancey County Commission 12/9 @ 6:00 pm Yancey County Courthouse Burnsville Rotary Club Thursday @ Noon Rescue Dog Cafe Toe River Model Railroaders Wednesday @ 2:00 pm Spruce Pine Library Al-Anon Monday @ 7:30 pm 1st Presbyterian Church | | | Would you like us to forward your business items of interest to other Chamber members? Submit your items weekly via email no later than 8am each Tuesday for inclusion each Tuesday. Email to ginger@yanceychamber.com. Chamber Office Telephone 682-7413. WEBSITE | | | | | | |
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