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Mark Your Calendar
Helpful Links
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Area Music
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Come to listen or to dance to the blue grass and old time musicians who play on Tuesday beginning at 7p and Saturday at 7p and the first Friday of every month at 7p. Admission $4. The Jubilee is located on North Main Street, across from the Courthouse.
336-372-4591
Local blue grass and old time musicians jam each Monday, 2 blocks north of the Courthouse at the Crouse House in Crouse Park, beginning at 6p. Come and play or just listen. No charge, but a donation is appreciated. 336-372-5473
GREAT ACTIVITIES TO DO ANYTIME
Barns and other structures throughout Alleghany County are adorned with normal squares illustrating quilt patterns and add interest to a driving tour of the countryside. Drop by Alleghany Chamber of Commerce and Visitors' Center for a brochure. We are in the rock building with the green awning (58 South Main Street, Sparta). Our foyer is always open and a brochure is always available.
Brochures for three driving loops of the Alleghany countryside are available at the Alleghany Chamber of Commerce and Visitors' Center. Each loop is about a leisurely hour's drive and includes information on historic points along the way. The Chamber office is in the rock building with the green awning (58 South Main Street, Sparta). Our foyer is always open and a brochure is always available.
Open Thursday, Friday and Saturday, 10a to 5p. Stop by to experience local history and to see the new displays, 7 North Main Street, Sparta.
Veterans' Morning Coffee at the VFW:
The VFW hosts an informal coffee just for veterans every Wednesday from 8:30-11a. Click to learn more.
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Alleghany Chamber of Commerce
Phone: 800/336-372-5473
Email: Info@Sparta-NC.com
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Alleghany Chamber of Commerce January 23, 2013 |
IMPORTANT EMAIL FOR CHAMBER MEMBERS!
I'm sending out an important email just for Chamber members this afternoon. Look in your inbox. If it's not there by Wednesday morning, check your spam folders. Call if it doesn't reach you: 336-372-5473
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 Excursion Magazine wants your promotional items
I was forwarded this email by an official from the state who said they were prohibited from participating in such an arrangement. I'm forwarding it to any and all attractions in the area who see this as a chance to get noticed: Next month my company will be launching a travel / adventure publication, Excursion Magazine, featuring destinations along America's Appalachian Mountains. As part of our magazine's promotion efforts, we are hoping to conduct several online contests, giving away items from many of our featured areas. I was hoping that your tourism organization might be interested in donating some of your promotional travel items (hats, shirts, backpacks, etc.) to our company to give away as a prize for one of our winners? Interested: email solutions@statelyties.com Check out their website at: excursionmagazine.com
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 NEW MEMBER SPOTLIGHT:
Centerview brings home decor to Main Street
Centerview is a home décor and accessories shop that offers table settings, lamps, throw pillows, linens and other items that appeal to the eclectic owner, Karen Steagall. Steagall's background in home interiors is evident in the artful way merchandise is arranged throughout the store. Many of the items are displayed on Steagall's personal antiques to show how they might appear in one's home. Steagall constructs the bed boards in the store and takes orders for custom bed boards to match a customer's own décor. Located at 18 South Main Street, next door to the Alleghany News in the former Teapot Gallery location. Why not drop by?336-372-3433
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 A message from NC Consumer Council
One of our newest Chamber members has a deal for you. The North Carolina Consumers Council (NCCC) supports small businesses and wants to help them connect with more consumers through their new Member Discount Program. Get connected with their more than 33,000 members simply by being listed as a small business on  their website. If you have a discount or special promotion that you would like to extend to NCCC members, contact them to be added to their website. That's it! There are no fees of any kind, no hidden terms or conditions, no applications and no forms to fill out. E-mail Timothy Griffith at Timothy.griffith@NCconsumer.org or call 800-887-5620 ext. 803 for more information! and click on their Discount Program map to see who is already participating from Alleghany County.
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 Sample the Wine Train at Backwoods Bean
For the first wine tasting of 2013, Selma's chosen 3 California wines in the band Train's collection: California 37, Calling All Angels and Drops of Jupiter; and an Argentine wine from Skeleton vineyards. There's a $5 cover which includes hors d'oeuvres. This last Friday of the month wine tasting. always draws a good crowd and good company. Starts at 6p and winds up around 8ish. 336-372-7888
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 Space for classes at Studio Redwood
Chris Davis has moved Studio Redwood next door to the former location of Henry Thorne's antiques, 16 South Main St., to provide her with space for her art instruction classes. The front of the store will be a gallery for her art. It's a great new location and best of all, she has a new proprietor for her old location (more about that next week). Chris reminds her students that classes resume today and that she'll soon have a schedule for adult winter-spring classes. Drop in and say hi to Chris. Sign up for a class. You probably have more talent than you realize. 336-372-7111 |
 Highfill joins Blue Ridge Medical Group in Sparta Karen Highfill, FNP-C, WHNP-BC, has joined 'Our Sparta' Blue Ridge Medical Group, 665 South Main Street, Trojan Village Shopping Center in Sparta. She is certified as a Family Nurse Practitioner and has board certification as a Women's Health Care Nurse Practitioner. Prior to joining Blue Ridge Medical Group, Highfill was with Ardmore Family Practice in Winston-Salem and A Woman's View, a gynecologic and obstetric practice, in Hickory, NC. A native of Greensboro, she received her bachelor's in nursing from UNC-CH in 1990 and-after 19 years of RN experience-returned to UNC-CH for her Master 's 2011. Highfill says she has found a professional home with Blue Ridge Medical Group. She has relocated to the Sparta community with her young daughter, Natalie, and other extended family. 'Our Sparta' Blue Ridge Medical Group is welcoming new patients of all ages, accepting most insurance and offering same day appointments. To schedule an appointment, call (336) 372-5911 and for more information, visit www.blueridgemd.com.
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Farmland Protection Plan meetings held
Alleghany Soil and Water will be holding Farmland Protection Plan breakfast meetings in Alleghany County beginning at 7:30a. Following breakfast there will be a brief program followed by feedback from landowners. The meetings are at Turkey Knob Community Center on Thursday, Jan. 24; Sparta VFW on Thursday, Feb. 21; and Glade Creek VFD on Thursday, March 21. Questions? Call 336-372-7777.
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Thank you SRC for Sparta Gold
This is a heartfelt thank you to the Sparta Revitalization Committee for sponsoring the Sparta Gold promotion in November and December. I know all the shoppers who found the Pot of Gold and walked away with Chamber gift certificates were pleased as were the merchants.
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