NOVEMBER 26, 2009 ISSUE
What’s Up in Downtown Boone
I would like to share some highlights from the Downtown Boone Development Association (DBDA) from the end of October to the beginning of November.
We partnered again this year with the Town of Boone, Jones House Community Center and the Watauga Public Library to host the ever-popular 2009 Boone BOO!! This year was a great success and we estimated that about 450 children and their parents came out to have some Halloween fun. We started at the Watauga County Library with treats, crafts and balloon creations, had a parade to the Jones House Community Center for a haunted house and then all the participants hit the streets for trick or treating with our local downtown businesses. In fact, one of our participating businesses estimated that about 700 people came to his shop during the event. If you didn’t make it out this year, please try and join us next year. We would like to give a big THANKS to all of the local businesses that provided donations—without your support these wonderful events would not be possible.
We have another great event coming up on Saturday, December 12—the 2009 Boone Christmas Parade. Come to the parade and experience a small town at its finest, with a procession down King Street complete with decorated floats, beauty queens and fire engines. We are excited to be partnering with the Town of Boone this year and things are shaping up to be better that ever.
The parade will start at 10:00 a.m., and line-up for participants will start at 8:00 a.m. If you are interested in participating in the parade, contact us at 828-262-4532 for a parade application. All are welcome and it is a free community event.
Before the parade, join the Watauga Education Foundation for a $6 pancake breakfast with all the trimmings at Watauga High School from 7:30 to 11:00 a.m. Then, after the parade, join the Friends of the Library for a Family Christmas Party with hot drinks, snacks and music at the Watauga Public Library, located one block behind Mast General Store in downtown Boone.
Next month we are going to be covering the DBDA semi-annual report, which will highlight the organization’s accomplishments from September through December 2009. So please look for the What’s up in Downtown Boone column next month.
If you are interested in becoming involved with the DBDA, contact us at 828-262-4532.
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