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Winterfest, Council Retreat, & Other News
Greetings from BRCA 28605! Winterfest Starts Today! January 25-28, 2024Schedule of events link: https://blowingrockwinterfest.com/ If you need to register to vote click here:https://www.ncsbe.gov/registering/how-register/complete-your-registration-mail You can now request an absentee ballot. Application link:https://www.wataugacounty.org/app_pages/dept/boe/Forms/2024_ABS_REQUEST_FILLABLE_WATAUGA_accessible.pdf Election Calendar: January2nd – Absentee by Mail Ballot Requests Available16th – Logic and Accuracy Equipment Testing (AG Center)19th – Absentee by Mail Ballot Mailing Begins February9th – Voter…
Introducing New BRCA Admin Assistant
Greetings from BRCA 28605! Welcome Laramie Kossler, BRCA New Admin Assistant! BRCA is excited to introduce our first paid employee and new Admin Assistant, Laramie Kossler in this short video. You will meet her as we begin the 2024 season. Please join us as we welcome her to the BRCA team. Laramie and her husband…
Green Hill Comminication Equipment Update
Greetings from BRCA 28605! Happy Thursday afternoon. Green Hill Tower Update Council briefly discussed the new replacement communication building by the water tower on Green Hill. The new communication building has been installed. At the 2023 Winter Retreat the Town Manager mentioned the need to replace the current wooden pole (approximately 60 feet in height) with…
Winter Council Retreat, WinterFest, Meeting Reminders
Greetings from BRCA 28605! January 4, 2024 Welcome to 2024. As we begin the year a few reminders for you. Town Council RetreatJanuary 29-30-31, 2024American Legion Building333 Wallingford St, Blowing Rock, NC 28605(Details to follow) Blowing Rock WinterFestDetails link here:https://blowingrockwinterfest.com/January 25-28, 2024 Complete community calendar here:https://blowingrock.com/calendar/events/ Regular Town Council MeetingsSecond Tuesday of each month6:00 PMTown of Blowing…
BR Civic Highlights 2023
Greetings from BRCA 28605! This week as we approach the end of 2023 here are the Civic Highlights of 2023 for the Town of Blowing Rock – compiled by Janie Sellers, Vice Chair, Blowing Rock Civic Association. Thank you Janie! ###From all of us at BRCA we wish you a safe and Happy New Year! Tom…
Happy Holidays & Merry Christmas!
From all of us at BRCA we wish you and your family a very safe, happy, jolly & merry Christmas! A wonderful time to celebrate the birth of Christ, being with family, parties and gatherings with friends. Thank you so much for engaging with us, supporting us, and we sincerely appreciate all the compliments and well…
Blowing Rock, NC
This Is The Best Scenic Mountain Town To Retire In The Blue Ridge Mountains BY CORBIN LEE Blowing Rock, North Carolina offers a mountain sanctuary to retire in with endless natural beauty, historic sites, and great weather year-round. Read the article here: https://www.thetravel.com/best-mountain-town-for-retirement-blue-ridge-mountains/
Veteran’s Day 2023
November 09, 2023 Greetings from BRCA 28605! Blowing Rock Civic Association Continues Multi-Year Veteran’s Day Tradition. On November 11, 2023, at 11:00 am, the Blowing Rock Civic Association will continue its tradition of assisting the local American Legion Post (# 256) with a program honoring our veterans for their service. Speaking at the American Legion…
The Divisiveness Has Not Been Caused by the Blowing Rock Civic Association
Like many of you, I have been shocked and saddened by the unkind and totally incorrect accusations being made about the Blowing Rock Civic Association by a small group of individuals in our community. Rather than engage in a media print war, BRCA has stayed out of the mudslinging and taken the high road out…
Thank You Senator Ralph Hise
Greetings from BRCA 28605! NC Senate Bill 759 Clarification BRCA would like to thank Senator Ralph Hise for being the primary sponsor of this bill. BRCA is sending a second communication this week on this very important topic. There will be a 2024 Watauga County Board of Commissioners election to determine who will serve the Blowing Rock district. There are…