🌱 Why Banner Elk’s visitor season doesn’t end with the leaves

Hi Banner Elk! We have the latest buzz right here. Let's keep you in the loop and get this morning started right! ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• Why Banner Elk’s visitor season doesn’t end with the leaves

Also on today's calendar: Choose-and-Cut Christmas Tree Lodging Package and 5 more events.

Today's riddle: What are the two sides of a circle? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Times of clouds and sun, with a high of 63 and low of 42 degrees.
• Thursday: Cooler with rain, temps: high: 47, low: 33.
• Friday: Colder with snow and rain, with a high of 35 and low of 28 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• The Blue Ridge Towns That Empty Out After Leaf Season (worldatlas.com) — Banner Elk’s ski tourism gives it a second visitor season while some Blue Ridge communities quiet down after fall foliage fades. The regional feature contrasts ski destinations and college-town Boone with communities more dependent on Parkway travelers, whose visits can be disrupted by winter closures and lingering Hurricane Helene damage.
   

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📸 Around Banner Elk

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Banner Elk

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★ Featured events ★

Friday November 13

• Danny Whittington at Banner Elk Cafe →
  Banner Elk
  6:00 pm

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Other local events

Saturday November 14

• Choose-and-Cut Christmas Tree Lodging Package →
  Banner Elk NC
• Max 'n' Min at Banner Elk Winery →
  Banner Elk NC
  1:00 pm
• Sarah Jo at Banner Elk Cafe →
  Banner Elk NC
  6:00 pm

Sunday November 15

• Choose-and-Cut Christmas Tree Lodging Package →
  Banner Elk NC
• Aleena Boone at Banner Elk Winery →
  Banner Elk NC
  1:00 pm
• Honeycutt & Co. at Grandfather Mountain Winery →
  Grandfather Mountain Winery, 225 Vineyard Lane, Banner Elk
  1:00 pm

Monday November 16

• Choose-and-Cut Christmas Tree Lodging Package →
  Banner Elk NC

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📣 Banner Elk Shout Outs!

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday November 13

• Volunteer Income Tax Program Orientation
  Watauga County Public Library, 140 Queen Street, Boone
  2:00 pm
• Dementia Caregiver Support Group @ WW Branch Library
  Western Watauga County Library, 1085 Old US Hwy 421, Sugar Grove
  2:00 pm
• Crafty Gens No Sew Blankets
  Watauga County Public Library, 140 Queen Street, Boone
  3:30 pm

Saturday November 14

• Beech OEC Skills Refresher →
  Ski Beech Mountain, 1007 Beech Mountain Pkwy, Beech Mountain

Have we missed something on our calendar? Add an event yourself! As always, before attending confirm event details to ensure accuracy.

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Armadillos have officially joined the chat.
  Seen an armadillo in North Carolina? We want to know! The most reliable way to report a sighting is through INaturalist. You can create an account… (Nextdoor )

• Driveline posted a job opening for Master Merchandiser in Newland. Apply here.
• Chetola Mountain Resort posted a job opening for Spa Attendant in Blowing Rock. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Banner Elk here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Beech Mountain

• The Blue Ridge Mountains Are Where You Want to Be This Winter (outsideonline.com)

Newland

• Newland's historic Rock Gym faces uncertain future as structural problems mount (reflector.com)
• Watauga middle breezes past Lady Panthers (wataugademocrat.com)
• After Helene, county returns to animal shelter plans (tncontentexchange.com)

Blowing Rock

• Blowing Rock Rotary restores Davant Field pavilion, hosts community leaders in October (wataugademocrat.com)

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Ok Banner Elk! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What are the two sides of a circle?" — The inside and the outside ! (Thank you James M. for sending it in!)
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