🌱 The Brown Mountain Lightning Bugs and 5 more events

Good day Sugar Mountain! We're here again with what you need to know today. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☀️

Coming up on the calendar:

• The Brown Mountain Lightning Bugs

Today's riddle: What did one tuna say to the other after getting caught stealing files from work? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Very cold; windy in the a.m., with a high of 27 and low of 22 degrees.
• Friday: Mostly cloudy and not as cold, temps: high: 39, low: 28.
• Saturday: Times of sun and clouds, with a high of 43 and low of 20 degrees.

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Sugar Mountain

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★ Featured events ★

Monday December 15

• Felted ornaments - at the Western Watauga Community Center — Blowing Rock Art & History Museum
  Western Watauga Community Center, 1081 Old US Hwy 421, Sugar Grove
  12:00 pm

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Other local events

Friday December 19

• The Brown Mountain Lightning Bugs
  Kettell Beerworks , 567 Main St E , Banner Elk
  6:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday December 12

• A Banner Elk Christmas
  Historic Banner Elk School , 185 Azalea Cir SE , Banner Elk
  7:00 pm

Saturday December 13

• Pressley Laton @ Big Al's Parkway Pub
  Big Al’s Parkway Pub , 1600 Jonas Ridge Hwy , Newland
  7:00 pm

Friday December 19

• Big Al’s Parkway Pub
  Big Al’s Parkway Pub , 1600 Jonas Ridge Hwy , Newland
  7:00 pm

Saturday December 27

• Gary McCullough
  Banner Elk Winery , 60 Deer Run , Banner Elk
  1:00 pm

Wednesday December 31

• Pressley Laton @ Grandfather Vineyard
  Grandfather Vineyard & Winery , 225 Vineyard Lane , Banner Elk
  1:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• The Gap posted a job opening for Stylist - Retail Sales Associate - Blowing Rock Tanger in Blowing Rock. Apply here.
• Appalachian State University posted a job opening for Teaching Assistant/Associate Professor in American Discourse and Democracy and Environmental Literature in Boone. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Sugar Mountain here.

🗞 Nearby News

Banner Elk

• Banner Elk community gathers to celebrate season at Carol Sing (averyjournal.com)
• Kiwanis distributes grant funding to area schools (averyjournal.com)
• Southern Sun Farm Sanctuary receives $100,000 donation (averyjournal.com)

Newland

• Grapplers contain Cavaliers, compete at Hampton-Tuttle (averyjournal.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I could get canned for this!
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