by Bryan on February 3, 2012
Press Release from Spruce Pine Main Street:
Main Street organization desires to mobilize its citizens for the collective good of our community using the process of building a pocket park as a catalyst project.
ASU students and faculty from the Department of Technology and Environmental Design were in Spruce Pine the week-end of Feb 3. The group kicked off the design phase of the Spruce Pine Main Street (SPMS) Central Park. This team is comprised of approximately 24 students and 2 faculty. [click to continue…]
by Bryan on January 12, 2012
Spruce Pine Main Street has two silent auctions going on right now at Mountainside Wine, 271 Oak Ave, Spruce Pine, NC. Open 11am – 7pm Tuesday through Saturday.
The Dry County Brewery and Pizza Shop is auctioning off a $45 value meal for the Spruce Pine Main Street Central Park Project. Receive a LARGE, Two Topping Pizza, Tw Pints of Dry County Brew, and a T-Shirt. You must be 21 or older to participate in this auction.
Elizabeth has donated this great piece of pottery art to be auctioned to benefit the Spruce Pine Main Street Central Park Project. Elizabeth Westveer of Silver Wings Studio was born in Columbia, SC. She has strong ties to the Western North Carolina Mountains and spent much of her youth visiting family in the area.
The Auction ends at 6pm on Feb. 4th. You can find out more at www.downtownsprucepine.com
In the small mountain town of Spruce Pine, NC Christmas is a big deal. For several years the Mineral City has been the Home of the Perfect Christmas Tree. With the name came the expectation of celebration. The last two years Spruce Pine took the Saturday after Thanksgiving to close off a main street in downtown to set up a winter scene of winter extravagance.
This year Spruce Pine has spread Christmas festivities out over the week of Dec 12th – 17th. Already sparkling, the store fronts of downtown are decorated for the “Best Downtown Christmas Storefront” contest. There will be a Santa’s Mailbox, Food drive, Old Fashion Caroling, Children’s Cookie Decorating Social, Toy Drive, Photo’s with Santa, and a Tree Lighting.
I will be there all week enjoying the fun of a real ole school small town Christmas. You can not buy these memories for the kids.
From the great folks at The Mitchell County Development Foundation……
This month downtown Spruce Pine will witness an extensive makeover. With a grand opening scheduled for September 3rd from 10 to 2 pm, the Home of the Perfect Christmas Tree Store will transform into The Market On Oak. At the grand opening, guests can shop a bountiful farmer’s market, buy specialty food items, meet local authors, pause for a poetry reading, enjoy live music and shop for mountain crafts. They can also check out the appealing remodel and expansion of the store. [click to continue…]
by Bryan on August 29, 2011
The Arthur Morgan School in Celo, NC would like to invite you to the Fall Festival they are hosting in October. The event is intended to be a fun morning of fall in Appalachia.
Wednesday October the 12th the Arthur Morgan School in Celo North Carolina will host an Appalachian Fall Festival. The event is from 9:30 to 12:30 and includes blacksmithing, weaving and wool spinning demonstration, felting, cider pressing, potato digging, hay rides, face painting, biscuit making, an animal safari (pet the milk goats) and an all school pumpkin hunt! The school is located on 130 acres, outside of Burnsville, in the Celo Valley. There is an amazing view of the Black Mountains, trails through the woods to activities, and the 24 7th-9th grade students will be leading most of the activities (with supervision of course). All ages are welcome, $5 per person (this covers supplies for activities). This is not a fundraiser but an outreach opportunity for the broader community.
RSVP & Contact info:
Bridget O’Hara bridget@arthurmorganschool.org.
www.arthurmorganschool.org
828-675-8325
by Bryan on April 29, 2011
There are number of awesome events, festivals, and happenings around Western North Carolina tomorrow. The family and I were having a hard time deciding how to spend our Saturday. The reality is that we have been having way to much fun this spring camping, hiking, swimming, Zip lining, and birthday partying it up. So much fun that we have sort of let the house situation go. I probably should be spending the full weekend cleaning the house and getting control of my garden, but instead I am going to head up to my new favoriate town Spruce Pine, NC.
From 10am to 4pm the annual Fire on the Mountain Blacksmith Festival will be clinking and clanging on Locust St (AKA “Lower St”). There will be live demonstrations, activities for children, hands on exhibitions, tools and gear for sale, and really awesome iron and metal art. There will also be some great festival style food and then of course the local restaurants will be serving up what is always some of the best in WNC. Rumor has it that there will also be a beer garden hosted by our friends at the Fox Fire Restaurant.
For more information check out www.sprucepinefestivals.com
by Bryan on December 28, 2010
by Bryan on August 27, 2010
The AdvantageGreen program, lead by Matt Raker of AdvantageWest seeks to leverage regional strengths to promote green economic opportunities and to support long term green job creation and retention throughout western North Carolina.
AdvantageWest is pleased to announce that the 2010-11 AdvantageGreen Energy Internships Program is now open for applications. [click to continue…]
Your community could join the ranks of Haywood, Transylvania, Watauga, Polk, Burke and Mitchell counties and the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians have all earned Certified Entrepreneurial Community designation. Advantage West developed the program to help communities create a culture of rich resources for entrepreneurs. [click to continue…]
