There will be thousands of lights at
Christmas In The Park on Saturday at Tate-Evans
Photo at last year's event by Ron Johnson (that's the
free train ride through the park coming across the bridge)

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 5, 2013
Banner Elk Magazine is published Monday through Friday
as a public service (no advertising).
Volume II  Issue 324 Copyright 2012-2013
Ron Johnson, Publisher Ron@BannerElkMagazine.Com

  • SATURDAY
  • Rain likely, mainly before 8am. Cloudy, with a high near 41. North northwest wind 9 to 11 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
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  • SATURDAY NIGHT
  • Rain before 4am, then rain or freezing rain. Low around 31. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
No rain on the parade! Will you be in the parade? It'll be a bit chilly, but we are mountain people and 41-degrees is a piece of cake for us. Right?
 
To be in the parade you don't have to register. Gather at Lees-McRae College at 4:30pm and the parade begins at 5:30pm and goes down Main Street to Tate-Evans Park and "Christmas In The Park." -Ron
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A most favorite time of the year!
Christmas at Banner Elk School
This evening at 6pm
Photos by Ron Johnson at last year's event.

Kelly Crimes, club house chef at Diamond Creek and mother of two Banner Elk School students, will be hosting a bake sale on Saturday from 2:30 to 5pm at the Banner Elk Exxon at The Stoplight in downtown Banner Elk.

Kelly will cook all the baked good with students at Banner Elk Elementary on Friday from 8:15am to 2:30pm.

All proceeds will go to Heifer International with the goal this year of buying a cow, which requires $500. Click here to learn more about Heifer International.

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Christmas In The Park

Contact information for Jo-Ann McMurray
Chairperson of Christmas In The Park
Telephone: 828-898-5717
Saturday - Parade of Lights at 5:30pm

Parade goes down
Main Street to Tate-Evans Park

Santa's arrival (around 6pm)
Tree Lighting
Live Nativity Scene - Apple Hill Farm
Train ride through 1,000 luminaries
illusionist Jacob McCormick
Face Painting by Trish Daniels
Balloon Art by Mary Jo Brubaker
Live music with Bill Stevenson
Lees-McRae College Acapella Choir
Food vendors


EVENTS ALL DAY ON SATURDAY!


 
 
2pm-5pm The Bayou Smokehouse - Meet Santa's Elves ... Family Fun
Face Painting, Balloon Animals, Letters to Santa Station

The night before Christmas is a reading of the story. Phil and Lori Dean will have snacks and a slide show of the story as well. They will give out 
Night Before Christmas books to all attending. 

 
This will be a show you won't want to miss and it is in the
new Picnic Pavilion at Tate-Evans park.



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