The policy on no-shows has been altered slightly due to certain costs that are applicable to all dinners (e.g. supplies, service, and clean up fees).

Moving forward any no-shows to dinners who have not cancelled by the RSVP deadline will be charged the cover fee for that event. This includes cookouts and potlucks. RSVP deadlines vary by event based on caterer requirements and will be posted on the physical sign up sheets, the online RSVP pages, and in the newsletter. No-shows can write a check to the POA and give it to Devon or drop it off at the next Monday night event when you check in.

This year we are introducing what we hope will become an annual tradition for the Mountain Glen Community: Christmas in July.

Last November a group of 12 people in our Mountain Glen Community gathered donations amongst ourselves of quality toys, school supplies, and personal care items and had dinner and a shoebox packing party, assembling 25 shoeboxes for Operation Christmas Child. We had so much fun in our efforts for this very worthy cause that we no sooner finished than we asked ourselves, how can we grow this event? How can we get more people involved in providing a small gift at Christmas for kids around the world who otherwise would not get one? For many, these gifts are the first they have ever received.

For more than the last three decades Samaritan’s Purse has been distributing shoe boxes to children in need all over the world. That program is widely known as Operation Christmas Child. These shoeboxes are put together by people from all over America. Over the last 30 years, over 220 million boxes have been distributed. This year, we would like to pack at least 100 boxes from our Mountain Glen Community to be distributed to kids around the world. 

You can participate by providing a monetary donation, pre-designated supplies, and/or by helping pack shoeboxes after our Christmas in July dinner on Monday, July 29th. Details regarding donations (there is a specific list of supplies) and costs will be available at Monday Night Dinners leading up to July 29 or you can view the list and costs online. If you wish to make a monetary donation, please make your checks payable to 1 Life Missions. Checks may be brought to Monday Night Dinners or dropped off with Devon in the office.

PS There will be a delicious dinner that night catered by Kaye's By The River and we encourage you to come dressed for Christmas!

Sign up NOW for the Red, White & Blue Golf Tournament on the 4th of July. Entry fee is $30 per person. Teams may request their preferred tee time.

3 Person Teams

Best Gross Ball and Best Net Ball Combined

Each player must play 6 holes from the red tees, 6 from the white tees and and 6 holes from the blue tees.

If you've never played in the Annual Night Golf Tournament benefitting the Avery County High School's Vikings wrestling team, you are really missing out. This is a VERY fun night. Space is limited to 28 teams and it always sells out fast so sign up now on the bulletin board outside the Pro Shop.

The tournament is Captain's Choice with 4 person teams, $85 per person. Women are welcome as well as men. Participants will be playing 9 holes in the daylight, followed by dinner, and then 9 more holes at night using glow-in-the-dark golf balls. Holes are also lit. Trust us, this is an event you do not want to miss!

Sign up NOW for the annual Blue Ridge Women's Golf Invitational scheduled for Tuesday, Septermber 10, 2024 (rain date is September 17th). The field is limited to 36 teams and is filling up fast.

The format is 2-person Texas Scramble with teams flighted by combined handicap (B player will be adjusted to within 8 of the A player). There will be a 9AM shotgun start.

The entry fee is $85 per player and includes golf and cart fees, range balls, breakfast, a post-tournament luncheon, prizes, and a goodie bag.

Importantly, funds raised will benefit the Avery High School Women's Golf team. Last year

$4,600 was raised for this worthy cause. Any questions, please contact Beth Hill at bethchill@gmail.com .

The Mountain Glen Women's Golf Association (MGWGA) held their traditional season-opening breakfast on June 13th. Following breakfast, there was a 9-hole golf scramble in which 7 teams played. The team of Lynda Dowdell, Martha Solon, and Brenda Wetmore won the scramble at a -3. Beth Hill, Larisa Sanders, Marietta Dolman and Donna Rayburn captured second place. Third went to Adele Carter, Bindy Lang, and Paula Grim. All the scores were close!

On Thursday, June 6th, the game was Low Gross, Low Net.  For the Eighteens, Carmen Barnes was the Low Gross Winner, and Lynn Barratt won for Low Net. Both Carmen and Lynn had birdies. Lori Herter was Low Gross and Donna Rayburn was Low Net for the Nine-Hole Group.

Exciting news about Junior Golf at Mountain Glen, along with a fun chance to volunteer from our Head Golf Professional, Robert Nowak.

Junior Golf Camp

July 8th-11th

If you have a junior from the ages of 6-15 that plays golf or is interested in golf, then sign them up for our Junior Golf Camp. Whether they have never played golf before or have been playing for years, this camp will be the highlight of the summer. We will split them up into small groups to insure individualized instruction, with daily contests and games. Lunch will be provided all 3 days. Then we finish with a Parent/Child Tournament on Thursday night, with dinner and awards. All campers will receive a gift package at the end of the week. For more information, contact the Pro Shop. Limited to the first 36 juniors. ($249 for members / $299 for Non-Members) 

Drive, Chip and Putt

July 13th

Mountain Glen has the privilege of being a regional site for the National Drive, Chip, & Putt contest. (The finals are at Augusta National the week before the Masters.) Juniors 15 and under will be competing to advance to the next stage. With this being said, we will be in need of volunteers to help check-in the players and keep score for the different events. The competition will be held in the morning from 8-12. If you are interested in volunteering, please contact the Pro Shop. 

PGA Junior League

now through mid-July

You may have noticed some juniors playing golf all wearing the same colors. These are junior golfers playing in the PGA Junior League. Mountain Glen has a team of 13 juniors that are participating and representing the club. So far this year, we are off to a great start. We have had victories over Pine Oaks and Clear Creek, and suffered a narrow defeat to Johnson City last week (we were missing 2 of our better players). We will finish off the season in mid July with hope of several of our players advancing to the league's All-Star Team which will compete with other teams in hopes of winning a national championship.

Don't Forget Your Directory!

If you haven't already, don't forget to pick up your free hard copy of the 2024 Mountain Glen Directory of Members-Homeowners in the office at the clubhouse. (This differs from the POA online directory.)

MG Community Website Users Manual

You will find answers on how to use the Mountain Glen Community website by following this link: POA Website User Manuel.

Thank You to Vickie & Mike Daniels!

A special thanks to Vicki and Mike for thier gift to the golf course of providing a facelift to all the terribly worn and faded tee box markers. They look good as new!

Monday's 9-hole Twilight Golf Scramble is as much game as it is golf, so both beginners and experienced players have fun. 

Bindi Lang takes a seat to drive.

Lynn Barratt takes a shot.

Mountain Glen's Viva Las Bingo was a huge success and lots of fun, with lots of winners. Larisa Sanders traded her bingo card with her husband David, who proceeded to win twice, then he generously traded the lucky bingo card, before the last round, to Sheila Blalock who proceeded to win the grand prize - almost $140!

Marc & Joan McGaffigan, hosts

Prize winners David Sanders & Sheila Blalock with Joan McGaffigan

Elaine Floyd increasing her odds

Tom HIll, prize winner

Susan Pfahler, prize winner

Gary McClure, prize winner

Cathy Ann Keranan, prize winner

Reese Cumming & Jon Patterson, prize winners

Matt Keranan, David Sanders, Bob Smallback, prize winners

Marie McClure, prize winner, with Joan McGaffigan

Fun was had by all at Mardi Gras night. Everyone loved the catered dinner provided by Tin Trout that included shrimp & grits, jambalaya, dirty rice, and more. There was even a king cake for dessert, thanks to Carrie Salinas.

Beth & Tom HIll

Martha & Dennis Solon

PG & Bill Jones

Gail Patterson & Elaine Floyd

Johnny & Ronna Campbell

L to R: Daniel Neel, Paul West, Lee Neel Tim Mathis, Ronna & Johnny Campbell, Terri West, Adele Carter, Donna Mathis

319 Smokey View Dr.

$845,000

3,211 Sq. Ft.

Price per Sq. Ft. $263

4 bedrooms, 3.5 bathrooms

Built: 1985

0.39 acre lot

Agent: Allison Peneger, Realty One Group Results-Boone

See listing for details

915 Balsam Dr.

$765,000

2,736 Sq. Ft.

Price per Sq. Ft. $280

3 bedrooms, 4 bathrooms

Built: 1988

0.49 acre lot

Agent: Melinda Eggers, Premier Southeby's International Realty

See listing for details

926 Balsam Dr.

$787,000

2,551 Sq. Ft.

Price per Sq. Ft. $309

3 bedrooms, 2.5 bathrooms

Built: 2004

0.63 acre lot

Agent: Amy Pepin, Premier Southeby's International Realty

See listing for details

625 Mountain Glen Dr.

$699,000

1,703 Sq. Ft.

Price per Sq. Ft. $410

3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms

Built: 1986

0.33 acre lot

Agent: Sandy Davis, Harry Berry Realty

See listing for details

405 Strawberry Ln.

$545,000

1,478 Sq. Ft.

Price per Sq. Ft. $369

3 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms

Built: 1969

0.5 acre lot

Agent: Steve Kolno, Beycomb Brokerage Realty LLC

See listing for details

Smokey View Dr., lot 16

0.49 acre lot

$24,000

Agent: Sarah Whitfield, Premier Sotheby's International Realty

Hemlock Dr.

PENDING

0.67 acre lot

$22,000

Agent: Melissa Berkheimer, Buchanan Real Estate

Hemlock Dr.

PENDING

0.5 acre lot

$22,000

Agent: Tony Luther with Braswell Realty, Inc.

July 3 Elk Park 4th of July Parade and Party. Parade starts at 5PM, Western BBQ Party also starts at 5PM until dark, when the fireworks begin. Waterslide, cornhole.

July 4 Banner Elk 4th of July Parade starts at 11 AM Lees-McRae College and ends in Tate-Evans Town Park, where the Party in the Park and Duck Race begin at approximately 12 noon. Enjoy food vendors, old-fashioned games and inflatables. Try your luck in the famed duck race, with hundreds of rubber ducks floating toward the finish line.

July 4 Sugar Mountain Fireworks, Watch fireworks from Sugar’s 5,300’ peak via the Summit Express chairlift (fee) running 7-10 PM. Or watch from the lodge (free admission & parking) and enjoy live music on the deck 6-9 PM. They begin just after 9 PM. Also watch from the parking areas at the resort.

July 6 Newland’s Independence Day Celebration Day-long event, starting at 10 AM with a parade. There will be vendors and inflatables at Riverwalk from 10 AM until 4 PM. A Street Dance with food trucks will start at 6 PM and from 7 PM to 9:30 PM there will be a free concert showcasing The Collective, featuring Dave and Jen Calvert and our very own Johnny Campbell on lead guitar! Fireworks start at 9:45 PM.

July 6 Beech Mountain Independence Day Celebration and Fireworks, Daytime activities for the kiddos include a bounce house, face painting, crafts, games etc. Featuring Beech Mountain’s Fire & Police Department. (Sparkler 5K race begins at 10 AM). Also, cookout with beer, wine for purchase. Live music. Fireworks at dusk. Admission to all events is free.

July 6 - 7 Art on the Greene 10 AM - 5 PM at the green at the Historic Banner Elk School

featuring quality, hand-made arts and crafts from select regional and national artisans.

July 11 - 14 Grandfather Mountain Highland Games Founded in 1956, the Grandfather Mountain Highland Games and Gathering of the Scottish Clans are considered America’s grandest Scottish-themed games.

July 11 Banner Elk Concerts in the Park at Tate-Evans Park, 6:30 PM, free admission

Woodie & String Pullers – Pop, Rock, Country, Indie, and Reggae

July 13 Art Opening Loren DiBenedetto & Walter Stanford The Art Cellar 4-6PM beautiful wildlife and still life paintings. Loren DiBenedetto also does custom pet portraits.

July 16 - 23 From the Mountaintop: The Edgar Tufts Story 7-9PM presented by Lees-McRae Summer Theatre. Get to know the man who brought Banner Elk to life and changed the course of its history in this heartwarming and informative telling of the history of Banner Elk. Tickets are $13-$43

July 19 - 21 Avery Fine Arts & Master Crafts Festival Sugar Mountain Resort

Friday: 1PM– 5PM, Saturday: 10AM – 5PM, Sunday: 10AM – 4PM

Juried festival features an eclectic mix of handcrafted wares from fine and master crafts artisans. Photography, paintings, jewelry , sculpture, pottery, weaving, glass art, wood crafts, wood furniture, specialty candles, body care & soaps and more.

July 18 Banner Elk Concerts in the Park at Tate-Evans Park, 6:30 PM, free admission

Kids in America is a high-energy 6-piece band that plays hits of the 80s from all genres.

July 19- 28 Ensemble Stage Banner Elk, Mindgame, ticket prices vary

This twisting, turning piece of theatre is layered in suspense, mystery and is rich in noir atmosphere.

July 25 Banner Elk Concerts in the Park at Tate-Evans Park, 6:30 PM, free admission

The Pressley Laton Band. Pressley is a Boone-based up and coming country/rock singer-songwriter you won't want to miss!

July 27 Opening: Nature's Symphony: A Multifaceted Landscape Exhibition Carlton Gallery 2-5PM

August 1 Banner Elk Concerts in the Park at Tate-Evans Park, 6:30 PM, free admission

The Collective featuring Dave and Jen Calvert and our very own Johnny Campbell on lead guitar!