May Weekend Events: Spring Has Sprung! 05/18-20

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Things seem to be a little crazier and busier right now than other times, or is that just me? With EOG’s now over…Whew, I thought we could relax a little, but no, not for our household! We have end of the year school projects, graduations next week, order deadlines, conferences, baseball – oh my! Even [...]

Day Out with Thomas: Mystery on the Rails Tour 2012

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All-aboard!  It is almost time for the Day Out with Thomas: Mystery on the Rails Tour 2012 at Tweetsie Railroad!  You and your little engineers can take a ride on Thomas in fun Thomas activities that will take place all over Tweetsie Railroad.  Thomas the Train will chug down the tracks on June 1-10, 2012, [...]

May Weekend Events: Happy Mother’s Day! 05/11-13

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Happy Mother’s Day to all of the Mom’s out there, including the Ladies who may not have given birth, the Caregivers who are those “Special” Moms, Aunts, Grandmothers, and anyone else who loves, supports and takes care of all of us! We Love You! Where would we be without all of the wonderful Ladies in [...]

Mom’s Wish List for a Spectacular Mother’s Day

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Hey dads, what is your significant other wishing for this mother’s day?  Sometimes, flowers and chocolates can be a bit overdone.  Although a beautiful bouquet of flowers is always a fund addition to the kitchen table.  If you are at a loss for creative ideas, I polled some High Country mom’s to see what their wishes were for Mother’s [...]

Chick-Fil-A’s Marvelous Moo May Events: They Will Mooove You!

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Chick-Fil-A always has Fun and Family-Friendly events that you won’t want to miss because they are, well, so much fun! They also have a great menu and healthy food choices, plus the kids can many times meet Moo Cow, or Mini-Moo, depending on the schedule of special activities. And, let’s not forget the Kid’s Play [...]

May Weekend Events: May is Here & School is Almost Out! 05/04-06

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May is here & school is almost out! Can you believe it? Another school year just about over, and I am excited that we actually get a few extra weeks of the Summer off from school since we didn’t have a harsh winter. Even though the weather seems somewhat tumultuous with pop-up thunderstorms happening about [...]

Glitter Glitz Productions Announces: Summer Camps & “Natural” Beauty Pageant

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Glitter Glitz Productions is announcing their 2012/2013 upcoming Summer Camps and “Natural” Beauty Pageants open to all participants throughout the High Country area. The Summer Camps include Cheer, Pom Dance, and Dance Camp. It’s an exciting time of helping kids come out of their shell, and to become all that they can be, especially if [...]

Calling from the Mountains ~ Mountain Girl Gallery Is Back!

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In it’s 3rd year, Mountain Girl Gallery is a cute little quaint store recognized by many as the Swiss chalet type buildings that normally through the winter months is known as Highland House Ski Rentals. Located next to the Scotchman store at Tynecastle in Banner Elk,  during the Spring, Summer, and Fall months, Highland House [...]

April Weekend Events: April Showers Bring May Flowers! 04/27-29

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With the culture shock of this cold weather and the four letter word that we all don’t want to hear at this time of the year….SNOW, this week has been quite the show! From rain to hail to sleet to snow, one thing is for sure, Boone weather is unpredictable. As typical for this month, [...]

April Weekend Events: Step into Spring! 04/20-22

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What a beautiful April we have been having! We sure run the gamut of weird weather here in the High Country with our cold spell this past week, plus we are in for more according to Ray’s Weather.com. However, the scenery around the Boone area is just gorgeous! It makes you want to get out [...]