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Dr. Mark Heiner and Melissa Tharpe, Nurse Practitioner stand among the construction of the administration area of their new office. The project is scheduled
for completion in mid January of 2010. Due to increasing patient load, Elkin Obstetrics and Gynecology is
moving to a larger facility. The move will not be very far,
just across the parking lot from the current office at
Claremont Medical Center. Elkin Obstetrics and Gyne-
cology has experienced tremendous success and welcomes the opportunity to accommodate their patients
with additional exam rooms and two large procedure
rooms. The new address will be 101-A Eldon Parks Dr.
Elkin Obstetrics and Gynecology continues to welcome
new patients and looks forward to the upcoming change.
“Elkin Obstetrics and Gynecology
is Expanding”
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Sew Welcome has Grand Opening
Sew Welcome had a soft opening on the rainy
morning of the Pumpkin Festival and we are thrilled
by the response from the community and extended
areas. We were surprised at the response from nonquilters but shouldn't have been as everyone seems to
have had a close family member that is or was a quilter. There is such an appreciation for the art form!
The old quilts were made strictly for warmth using
whatever fabrics were available, such as worn clothing
and even feed sacks. It's amazing to see the care that
went into them to make them pleasing to the eye as
well. Of course, now we have quilters that are able to
put together quilts from a vast array of fabric that is
being manufactured just for Quilters to last the test of
time.
This is the reason we wanted to open a quilt
shop....you have to go so far for this nice fabric and it
cuts into your sewing time! For a Quilter, going into
a fabric shop is akin to a kid going into a candy shop
and seeing all the jars of candy and trying to decide
how much of each one they can take home. The rows
of bolts of fabric are our weakness and it's so hard to
pick just the right ones.....unlike the candy shop where
tasting is frowned upon - touching and caressing the
fabric is widely accepted. We aren't a full service Quilt
Shop yet but come watch us grow! We are happy to
showcase and help the local quilters sell their work.
Although the shop appears to be quite small from
the outside, there is more to be seen once you pass
through our "Living Room". Down the hall we have
a large gallery with quite a mixture of quilts - Cathedral Window, Churn Dash, Tossed 9 Patch, Blooming
9 Patch, Applique'. We enjoy listening to visitors point
out the patterns they're familiar with and it's interest-
Chamber President Laurette Leagon and Mayor Lestine Hutchens join Vicki Whelan and Carol
McDowell as they cut the ribbon at the grand opening of their new business Sew Welcome located
in Downtown Elkin.
ing to see which ones they select as their favorites.
There's something for everyone. The newer ones are
all machine pieced and quilted and the older ones
made locally in the 30's and 40's are machine pieced
and hand quilted in Lonestar and a unique T pattern
rarely seen - even in the new quilts. We also have a
room with various items made by our local quilters.
We have even recently received just over 20 bolts of
fabric on consignment so we are now able to offer
some fabric locally. We will be offering quilting classes
after the first of the year.
We have a working studio at the shop where you'll
find us in the midst of several projects - so please excuse the mess in this area. There is also a room that
we keep open for members of the Foothills Quilters
to drop by and "Sit and Sew". Right now we're working on quilts to be given out as gifts for Christmas at
The Ark and are very proud to say that we will be able
to meet their immediate need through donations of
fabric that have been received. However, if you have
cotton, flannel or fleece fabric you would like to donate it will be used strictly for these charitable "comfort" quilts - the Foothills Quilters guild has donated
over 60 comfort quilts during 2009 alone.
Of course a must see is our "Tie Room". Did you
know That men's neckties can make a lovely quilt?
Drop by and we'll gladly give you a tour ! Come take
a look, and you, too, will be pleasantly surprised - and
"Sew Welcome" to come back again and again. We're
open Tuesday through Saturday 10:00 am until 3:00
pm. (336)258-2441Lenoir, North Wilkesboro, Sparta
and West Jefferson.
A sample of the offerings at Sew Welcome
Family Style Seafood at its BEST!
NOW Open For LUNCH!!
Book Your Business Lunch Meeting
in Our Back Room.
11 am-9 pm
Everyday
But Closed on Monday
We Appreciate Your Patronage
Dine In or Take Out
1624 Hwy. 67, Jonesville, NC 28642 - 835-5544
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Contact Surry Community College Small Business Center, to schedule an appointment at (336) 386-3309.
ONE-ON-ONE BUSINESS COUNSELING
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Finance
526-3400
262 E. Main St. Downtown Elkin NC 28621 • (336) 526-3400 • HOURS: 8:30 - 5:30 Mon. - Fri.
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Consumer Loans
Available up to
Derek Mastin
Robby Miller
Gary Hayes
Terri Hemric
Now Accepting Duke Energy
Payments
Let us help with your
down payment or your
next purchase of a vehicle!!
The Chamber is offering member
businesses an opportunity to display
their business cards and brochures in
the Visitor Center. Chamber members may bring a supply of business
cards and brochures to the Chamber
office for display in our Visitor Center.
This service is free to all Chamber
members and is another benefit of
being a member of the Yadkin Valley
Chamber of Commerce.
Kenny Jones
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Vacation
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well as photos of our volunteers
the 2010-11 Yadkin Valdoing all the things that help the
ley Chamber of ComChamber achieve it goals.
merce Membership Directory and
The directory is also a wealth of
Resource Guide. This is a special ediinformation with its alphabetical
tion for two reasons. One: This diand categorical listings of the
rectory will have an eighteen month
chamber members, our governshelf life, so that in the future we can
ment official pages and a detailed
align our Directory to correspond
Plan of Action mapping out our
with our new fiscal year which now
JERRY RANDLE
course for the year.
ends on June 30 th and two: this diBOARD CHAIR
Belk
Once your directory arrives, please
rectory is being dedicated to a
place it on your desk and refer to it
founding board member of the
chamber and community leader Johnsie Hudspeth. often. You may be pleasantly surprised at how many
I think this is a fitting tribute to a woman that has products and services can be purchased locally from
done so much to help make this chamber the vi- your fellow chamber members. If we all make a concerted effort to conduct business with other chambrant organization it is today.
Thanks to the creative talents of Kimberly Spiel ber members in 2010 we can help get our local
Parks of Silversalt, the layout and design of the di- economy back on track.
rectory will have a whole new look. The directory
will be filled with photos of our members ribbon
B
I’m Bailey Carter, a senior at
Through this experience I have
Elkin High School. I have been
learned so much about the Chamworking as an intern for the Yadber and also about so many new
kin Valley Chamber of Commerce
things in our community. I have
since the beginning of the school
met many leaders in our commuyear. Throughout my high school
nity that have helped me see, firstcareer I have taken an interest in
hand, how businesses, meetings,
business and marketing. Thereand festivals operate.
fore, I have taken basically every
Most of all, it has been such a privbusiness class Elkin has to offer. I
ilege to work alongside Laurette
have obtained many skills through
Leagon and Misty Matthews. They
these courses and this internship
have such a passion for what they
BAILEY CARTER
has allowed me to practice them
do and it is very inspiring to me and
SCHOOL
and use the skills to help out our
my life. I feel like I have learned so
INERN
community.
much and I hope that I have made a
When I first found out I was going to be difference in not only the Chamber but in our comdoing my internship at the Yadkin Valley Chamber munity. This experience will be one I will always reof Commerce, I was unsure what kind of duties I member in life and it has taught me so much that I
would have. Better yet, I was unsure what role the can apply to my life throughout college and when I
Chamber plays in our community. Little did I know, get into the real world.
the Chamber plays a huge role and I don’t know how
Thank you so much for this opportunity.
our community could run properly without it.
BUSINESS
CARD DISPLAY...
For More Information,
Call 526-1111 or Visit
www.YadkinValley.org
Join Today.
Support Your Local Chamber.
A New Look for the Chamber Directory My internship at the Yadkin
cuttings, grand openings, open
e watching your mailhouses and other special events as Valley Chamber of Commerce
boxes in late January for
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Become a Chamber Champion!
One payment covers your expenses for Chamber activities, tickets, booth rentals and sponsorships
for the entire year. For full details contact Laurette Leagon 336-526-1111.
2010 CHAMBER CHAMPIONS
SouthData Acquires Alabama Company
MOUNT AIRY, N.C. ─ SouthData, Inc. of
Mount Airy, N.C., a national manufacturer of
billing and communication products, has acquired the assets of Micro Images, Inc. of Mobile, Ala., a document management provider
specializing in microfilm, imaging, storage
and retrieval.
“This acquisition will enhance SouthData’s
product offerings with a broader range of
services from document creation, to imaging,
to archiving and storage,” said SouthData
President John Springthorpe, III. “This new
location puts us closer to clients in Alabama,
Mississippi and the panhandle of Florida.”
SouthData acquired the assets of Micro Images, Inc. on Dec. 1. Terms of the agreement
were not disclosed. Micro Images, Inc. employed 32 people who were hired by SouthData on that date. The new division will
operate as the Micro Images Division of
SouthData, Inc.
Micro Images, Inc. was founded in 1982 by
Larry Emrich, who will stay on to lead the
new division. “I am thrilled to have someone
of Larry’s caliber lead this exciting new effort
for us”, Springthorpe continued. “Larry has
built a quality organization that we are very
pleased to be associated with.”
“Our partnership with SouthData gives us
and our customers access to the sophisticated
software development and process automation technologies SouthData has created for
their clients”, said Micro Images, Inc. President Larry Emrich. “The cultures of our two
companies are so similar; this seemed like the
natural choice.”
SouthData is a data management, printing
and mailing company founded in 1985 that
specializes in providing billing statements,
payment coupon books and newsletters to
thousands of clients throughout the United
States in the healthcare, government, utility,
real estate and financial services markets.
The Micro Images Division of SouthData,
Inc. will continue to provide archiving, ROI,
RAC and day-forward scanning to clients in
Alabama, Mississippi and Florida in the
healthcare, government, education, insurance
and legal markets.
“Micro Images has been dedicated to providing quality service and products for its
clients for 28 years,” Springthorpe said. “As a
division of SouthData, Micro Images will continue its passion for customer service, a quality that SouthData makes a priority in its
day-to-day operations. We look forward
to working with our new clients and
partners, while expanding our product
offerings to all of our clients across the
United States.”
Your friends formerly known as
Stop by and see us at
our new location today!
925 N Bridge St | (336) 835-4060 | www.GoLifeStore.com
Come see us at our new location
behind Park Food Service in State Road!
Best Bank in Town since 1872
North Carolina Licensed Contractor
For all your cooking needs
Whether it’s a rehearsal dinner, wedding reception,
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We offer a full catering service from 25 to 500 people and rent party
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220 North Bridge Street, Jonesville (beside Jonesville Shopping Center)
Owned & Operated by Barbara Newman
Open: Monday-Friday 8 am-6 pm, Saturday 8-12 noon
Is Your Listing Up-to-Date?
To make sure the Yadkin Valley Chamber
of Commerce is serving
you to the best of its ability, please take a moment
and check your listing at www.yadkinvalley.org.
If any changes need to be made,
call the chamber office at
336.526.1111 or send an email to [email protected]
Support Your Local Chamber.
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Today.
Call 835-6748 For More Information
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27 YEARS EXPERIENCE
Licensed and Insured NC17204
We Service All Brands
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1010 US Hwy. 21, State Road • 874-7130
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125 W. Main Street, Historic Downtown Elkin, NC • 336-835-1313
Pepsi-Cola Bottlers
of Jonesville
237 Winston Rd., Jonesville, NC 28642
(336) 835-3434 • 800-233-3719
www.brushymountainwine.com
For More Information,
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or Visit www.Yadkin-
RENTALS & SALES
835-7368
Fax 835-9295
1036 N. Bridge St.
Elkin, NC 8621
Mon. - Fri. 7-5
Sat. 8-4
Propane, Fuel Oil, Gas Appliances
667 North Bridge St. • Elkin • 835-3607
“QUALITY SERVICE SINCE 1930”
Valley.org
Professional Equipment for Professional Results
• Backhoes
• Bobcats (Skid Steer)
• Trenchers
• Pressure Washers
• Air Compressors
• Trailers
• Personal Lifts
• Compaction Equipment
• Saws & Drills
• Concrete & Masonry
• Plumbing & Drills
• Pumps
• Tables, Tents, Chairs
• Scaffolding
• Tractors
• Flooring Tools
• DeeJay Services
• Lawn & Garden
Locally owned & Operated by
Joe Walker
Mastercard, American Express & Visa accepted
After hours emergency Service call 366-7355 or 366-7072
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1124 N. Bridge St.
336-835-2559
202 West Spring Street
Elkin, North Carolina 28621
Phone: 336-835-3135
Fax: 336-835-3756
PROFESSIONAL
Accounting • Mortgage
Office Managers • Sales
12/21/09
Celebrating 60 Years of Excellence
1947-2007
OFFICE
Admin. Assistants • General Office
Date Entry • Customer Service
HOSPITALITY
Banquet Servers • Housekeeping
Dishwashers • Bartenders
10:17 AM
INDUSTRIAL
Assembly • General Labor
Light Industrial • Manufacturing
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Johnson Funeral Home
615 W. Main St., Elkin, NC 28621
Phone: (336) 835-3211
[email protected]
www.johnson-funeral.com
Elkin Funeral Service
560 NC Hwy 268 West
Elkin, NC 28621
Phone (336) 526-4460
[email protected]
www.elkinfuneralservice.com
David Hill Builders, Inc.
135 Red Laurel Lane
Mount Airy, NC 27030
Phone: (336) 789-5517
[email protected]
www.dhbinc.com
Carolina Heritage
Vineyard & Winery
170 Heritage Vines Way
Elkin, NC 28621
Phone: (336) 366-3301
[email protected]
Granite City Insulation
135 Red Laurel Lane
PO Box 6059
Mount Airy, NC 27030
Phone: (336) 786-4691
[email protected]
www.granitecityinsulation.com
Blue Ridge Chocolates
225 W. Main St.
Elkin, NC 28621
Phone: (336) 526-3700
[email protected]
Billiard Table Services Inc.
124-A N. Bridge Street
Jonesville, NC 28642
Phone: (336) 526-0014
www.billiardtableservices.com
[email protected]
Finders Keepers Consignment
829 N. Bridge St.
Elkin, NC 28621
Phone: (336) 526-3463
[email protected]
Total Woman Care
942 Johnson Ridge Rd.
Elkin, NC 28621
Phone: (336) 526-3500
[email protected]
totalwomancare.net
Premier Hair Salon
207 Winston Rd.
Jonesville, NC 28642
Phone: (336) 526-2887
[email protected]
Phone: (336) 244-7822
Phone: (336) 428-5477
Old North State Winery, Inc.
308 North Main St.
Mount Airy, NC 27030
Phone: (336) 789-9463
[email protected]
www.oldnorthstatewinery.com
Latino Tax Help
111 Church St., Elkin, NC 28621
Phone: (336) 466-1438
[email protected]
The Yadkin Valley Chamber of
Commerce is a dynamic organization that promotes a positive business environment, facilitates
community betterment and supports economic development.
For more information about
how joining the Chamber will help
your business, call us at 526-1111.
Join the Yadkin Valley Chamber
of Commerce
CHAMBER MEMBERS
NEW
Contact Surry Community College
Small Business Center,
to schedule an appointment
at (336) 386-3309.
ONE-ON-ONE BUSINESS
COUNSELING
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Ribbon Cutting for Newly
Renovated Johnson Funeral Home
Ribbon Cutting for Blue Ridge
Chocolates
LeAnne Mantero is all smiles at the Ribbon Cutting of Blue Ridge Chocolates, 225 W. Main
St. in Downtown Elkin. (Also shown, Mayor Lestine Hutchens Jack Montero and Adriena
Montero.
Litz Adams and friends cut the ribbon at the newly renovated Johnson Funeral Home located at 615 W. Main St. in Elkin.
Kick Your Shoes Off!
®
Proudly Serving the
Yadkin Valley area since 1987
“The area’s only local employment service”
Elkin • 835-6030 Mount Airy • 789-8220
www.workforcecarolina.com
Parkwood Eye Center
December Chamber Member of the Month,
Parkwood Eye Center is located in Elkin across
from Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital. They
believe that you deserve compassionate, quality eye
care which is designed to meet your individual
needs.
Parkwood Eye Center is dedicated to excellence
in eye care for all ages. They offer the latest in laser
and surgical technology in a caring and patientoriented environment. The services offered by our
office include, among others, routine eye examinations, glasses & contact lenses, pediatric eye care,
laser surgery, cataract extraction & intraocular lens
implants, glaucoma treatment and surgery, treatment of corneal disease and diabetic retinopathy.
Elk Phamarcy Receives
Chamber’s November Member
of the Month Award
Chamber Ambassadors Travis Wilmoth of BB&T, Gambill Aldridge of Basin Creek Realty,
Misty Matthews of Yadkin Valley Chamber of Commerce and Angel Haynes of Workforce
Carolina present Dr. Robert Campbell (center) with Parkwood Eye Center’s Chamber Member of the Month award.
Larry Erwin and the entire Elk Pharmacy gang are recognized as the November Yadkin Valley Chamber of Commerce Member of the Month
Diana’s Bookstore Receives
Chamber’s December Member
of the Month Award
G&B Energy Receives
Chamber’s November Member
of the Month Award
and stay
with us
We can accommodate your
Business Meeting
Family Reunion or
Wedding Plans...
We can provide breaks
and meals
To reserve space
Call 336-835-9400
Comfort Inn
1633 Winston Road
Jonesville, NC 28642
Chamber President Laurette Leagon presents Cicely McCulloch with the Member of the
Month Award while Chamber Assistant Treasure Robin Turner and Chamber Ambassadors,
Rosy Beverley, Travis Wilmoth and Angel Haynes look on.
Since 1930, G&B Energy, the Chamber’s November Member of the Month has provided
customers with the best products and the best customer service available at competitive
prices. With these values in mind, E.C. Boyles founded G&B Oil Company and these values
remain their business philosophy today. Their mission is to be the premier energy supplier
throughout Western NC. With seven distribution locations and over 75 years delivery experience, they can serve all your energy needs. Whether it's fuel for your home, business, or
farm........G&B Energy have ENERGY TO BURN!
(336) 835-1513 • www.elkintribune.com
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which had the altitude, aspect and air flow
needed to maximize nature’s assistance with humidity and the potential for severe frost. In 2004
they found that land in an old farm property for
sale which they purchased on Highway 268 in
Surry County just east of Elkin. They carefully
studied grape varieties for wine production and,
in support of their goal of organic production,
chose those which were either native to the region (eg Carlos, Noble, Doreen and Cynthiana/Norton) or hybrids known to be disease
tolerant (e.g. Traminette, Chambourcin and Rubiana.)
While clearing and planting their vineyard, the
Colwells both completed the Viticulture and
Enology Degree program at Surry Community
College and honed their skills by producing
award-winning wines for personal consumption.
Along with grapes, the Colwells planted an acre
and a half of blueberries and built hives for their
honey bees – with the plan that all would be
sources for the wines and meads to come from
Carolina Heritage Winery. They also planted
apple trees, pear trees, cranberries, elderberries,
raspberries and kiwi plants as candidates for future fruit wines. They inoculated shitake mushroom logs which grow in their woods and raised
chickens and guineas for insect control in the
vineyard.
In 2008, three years after planting their first
vines, the Colwells’ vineyard became the first in
North Carolina, and one of a very small number
in the Southeast, to be Certified Organic by the
USDA. In September 2009 the newly-completed
environmentally-friendly winery at Carolina
Heritage went through its own organic certification inspection – required for the Colwells to be
able to produce organic wines and “wines made
from organic fruit” which they are now doing
with their 2009 harvest.
The Colwells have a strong sense of community
and a desire to do what they can to help keep
their local community strong. As a part of North
Carolina’s Agri-Tourism map, the Colwells’ vineyard has always been open to families, many of
whom have stopped over the last couple of years
with their children to discuss organic farming
and growing grapes with the Colwells and/or to
have the experience of helping harvest the grapes
by hand. The Colwells have willingly stopped
what they were doing to have the opportunity to
help others understand that organic farming,
while often demanding, is very possible and very
rewarding.
Besides offering wines in their tasting room, the
Colwells have opened it up to local artisans and
musicians. In November they initiated a regular
Old Time Bluegrass jam session every Saturday
afternoon from 1PM to 4PM, fondly called
“Burch Station Bluegrass” (from the name of an
historic railroad stop, “Burch Station”, located on
the lower side of the Colwells’ property,) as a way
to help promote local musicians and for the general public to enjoy at no charge.
And, starting in December, they will be carrying local pottery and juried crafts for sale in the
tasting room in support of the Yadkin Valley
Craft Guild. In addition they plan to begin hosting periodic demonstrations by the local artisans
themselves, starting in February, to help promote
local artisans and crafts.
Carolina Heritage Vineyard & Winery is located at 170 Heritage Vines Way (on Highway
268 – 0.8 mile east of the intersection of CC
Camp Road/268-Bypass and Highway 268.)
Tasting room hours are Saturdays and Sundays
from 1PM to 6PM and by appointment by calling (336) 366-3301. More information on Carolina Heritage Vineyard & Winery products and
events can be found at www.carolinaheritagevineyards.com
“Hometown Service”
Phone: 835-2621
Downtown Elkin
Since 1939
www.yadkinvalley.org
Frank Beals
Freddie Brown
835-1124
www.edwardjones.com
Member SIPC
Freddie Brown
336-835-4411
Frank Beals
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Look Who Has Invested in the Yadkin Valley Chamber
Basin Creek Realty
1338 North Bridge Street
Elkin, NC 28621-0128
Gambill Aldridge, Owner
Phone: (336) 835-3535
Bayada Nurses
1814 N. Bridge Street
Elkin, NC 28621
Allison Swisher
Phone: (336) 835-8500
Blue Ridge Women’s Center
150 Parkwood Drive
Elkin, NC 28621
Dr. John Venus
Phone: (336) 835-5945
Brenco Real Estate
Management Company, Inc.
1919 North Bridge Street
Elkin, NC 28621
Linda Richardson, General Manager
Phone: (336) 526-2924
Bridge Street Pharmacy
817 North Bridge Street
Elkin, NC 28621
Gill Ripley, President
Phone: (336) 835-3131
Brown Advertising & Design
2913 Cranberry Rd.
Boonville, NC 27011
Neil Brown, Owner
Phone: (336) 466-0031
Brushy Mountain Winery
125 West Main Street
Elkin, NC 28621
Matthew Mayberry
Phone: (336) 835-1313
Carolina Farm Credit
PO Box 788
Pilot Mountain, NC 27041
Stephen Motsinger
Phone: (336) 368-4761
Cracker Barrel Old Country Store
1717 NC Hwy 67
Jonesville, NC 28642
John Harshman, General Manager
Phone: (336) 835-6011
Crossroads Behavioral Healthcare
200 Business Park Drive
Elkin, NC 28621-0127
David R. Swann, CEO
Phone: (336) 835-1000
Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital
180 Parkwood Drive
PO Box 560
Elkin, NC 28621-0560
Lori Gwyn, Marketing Director
Phone: (336) 527-7132
Elkin Dialysis Center
of Wake Forest University
941 Johnson Ridge Road
P. O. Box 7710
Elkin , NC 28621
Donna Greene
Phone: (336) 527-4722
Harry's Place
135 Front Street
Elkin, NC 28621
Teresa Smith Ray
Phone: (336) 835-9693
Days Inn
1540 NC 67 Hwy
Jonesville, NC 28642
Nellah Shah
Phone: (336) 526-6777
Hall Auction & Realty Co.
1326 Carter Mill Rd.
Elkin, NC 28621
Troy Hall, Owner
Phone: (336) 835-7653
Comfort Inn
1633 Winston Road
P.O. Box 126
Jonesville, NC 28642
Phone: (336) 835-9400
Elkin Obstetrics
& Gynecology, PLLC
Dr. Mark D. Heiner
Missy Tharpe, WHNP
201 A. Eldon Parks Dr.
Elkin, NC 28621
Phone: (336) 835-2283
Elkin Rescue Squad
940 N. Bridge Street
Elkin, NC 28621
Phone: (336) 835-4101
Fairfield Inn and Suites
by Marriott
I-77 Exit 85
628 CC Camp Rd.
Elkin, NC 28621
Michael Wilson,
Hotel Operations Manager
Phone: (336) 353-2008
Frontier Natural Gas
1927 North Bridge Street
Elkin, NC 28621
Ernest McGuire, Marketing Manager
Phone: (336) 526-2690
Foothills Forestry & Surveying
112 Church Street
Elkin, NC 28621
Robin Smith
Phone: (336) 835-5882
G & B Energy
667 North Bridge Street
Elkin, NC 28621
Gray Burchette
Rick Caudle
Phone: (336) 835-3607
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www.visittheyadkinvalley.com
214 E. Main St.
Elkin, NC 28621
Serving Surry,
Wilkes and Yadkin
counties since 1911.
Carolina Heritage Vineyards was established in
2005 by Clyde and Patricia Colwell on a 35-acre
farm on Highway 268 three miles east of Elkin,
NC in the middle of the Yadkin Valley Viticultural Area.
Clyde Colwell grew up in the Finger Lakes Region of New York State where he was surrounded
by beautiful vineyards. To someday have his own
farm was a dream that Clyde carried throughout
his successful career as a teacher, school principal and Superintendent of Schools. In 2000,
Clyde enrolled in the then-new Viticulture and
Enology Program at Surry Community College
and knew almost immediately that he wanted to
grow grapes on his farm.
Patricia Colwell grew up in northern Wisconsin, in the midst of dairy and potato farms. As
she neared the end of a successful career as an
IBM software executive, Pat had a strong desire
to do something which would give back to the
world. A fondness for growing things led her to
enroll in an Environmental Horticulture program from which she gained a passion to grow
things in concert with nature. Clyde was very
supportive and together they ventured forth with
the goal of growing grapes and berries organically for wine production in North Carolina.
The Colwells spent a year looking for land
First Organic Vineyard & Winery in North Carolina Opens in
the Yadkin Valley!
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Silversalt
PO Box 809
Elkin, NC 28621
Kimberly Seipel-Parks, CPSM, Owner
Phone: (843) 263-2059
Snow Realty and Construction
Aldean & Penny Snow
2047 U.S. Hwy. 21
PO Box 369
State Road, NC 28676
Phone: (336) 874-8282
Jonesville Family Medical Center
4000 South Swaim Street
Jonesville, NC 28642
Evan Ballard, M.D., E. Wilson Griffin
III, M.D., Thomas Shellburne, M.D.
Phone: (336) 835-6300
Jonesville Super 8 Motel
5601 U.S Hwy. 21 @ I-77 Exit 79
Jonesville , NC 28642
Jay Patel, Owner
Reservations: 1-800-800-8000
Mazzini's Italian Restaurant
1521 North Bridge Street
Elkin, NC 28621
Pam Walker
Phone: (336) 526-7400
Moore-Moxley Insurance Agency, Inc.
201 East Main Street
Yadkinville, NC 27055
Charles Collins, President
Phone: (336) 679-2287
North Elkin Tire & Automotive
2050 North Bridge Street
Elkin, NC 28621
Mike Slawter, Manager
Phone: (336) 526-1340
Ratledge Florist
328 North Front Street
P. O. Box 744
Elkin, NC 28621-0744
Helen Ratledge, Owner
Phone: (336) 835-2607
State Farm Insurance
& Financial Services
1332 North Bridge Street
Elkin, NC 28621
Steve Ownings
Phone: (336) 526-8900
Surry Telephone
Membership Corp.
819 East Atkins Street
P.O. Box 385
Dobson, NC 27017
Melanie Senter
Phone: (336) 374-5021
Theo's Italian &
Family Restaurant
233 Winston Road
Jonesville, NC 28642
Theo Kakouras, Owner
Get Your Message to Other
Chamber Members!
The Yadkin Valley Chamber of Commerce would
like to reacquaint you with our
tabloid newsletter. The newsletter comes
out quarterly and is packed full of
chamber news and information.
*President and Board Member Information
*Calendar of Events
*New Member Spotlights
*Chamber in Action (photos)
*Thank you column (volunteers, donations)
*Committee Updates
*Business After Hours Information
Join
The Chamber Today!
Call 526-1111 or visit
www.YadkinValley.org
Unique Gifts, Antiques and Collectibles • (over 150 dealers) jewelry,
glassware, framed art and much more! Elkin,/Jonesville Area
I-77, exit 82
Go west on Highway 67, Riverview Shopping Center
Open 7 Days, Jonesville • 336-835-6400
This newsletter is distributed throughout the community by placing it in your local
newspaper, The Tribune. They will also be sent out to members and to anyone requesting information about this area or the chamber.
Waste Management
of the Piedmont
P. O. Box 16148
Winston-Salem, NC 27115
Steve Cobb, District Manager
Phone: (336) 320-2263
Yadkin County Schools
121 Washington Street
Yadkinville, NC 27055
Ms. Bonnie Davis, Contact Person
Phone: (336) 679-2051
We need your continued support to make this all happen. Inside you will have the opportunity to place an advertisement. There are 5 different sizes:
*Business Card
*1/8 page
*1/4 page
*1/2 page
*Full page
(4 1/4”x2”)
$37.00 per issue
(5 1/8”x3”)
$58.00 per issue
(5 1/4”x5 5/8”) $99.00 per issue
(10 3/8”x5 5/8”) $180.00 per issue
(10 3/8”x 11 1/2”) $330.00 per issue
Full Color Added: $100.00
Spot Color Added:$50.00
With this advertisement you may promote your business in anyway you choose.
Yadkin Valley Telecom
1530 NC Hwy 67
Jonesville, NC 28642
Teresa Brandon
Phone: (336) 463-5022
Two issue and four issue placements are available, changing copy each time if you need
to. You will have the option to be billed quarterly by the Chamber or pay the full amount.
To advertise contact:
Holly E. Lamm
Newsletter Correspondent
Yadkin Valley Chamber of Commerce
Phone: (336)-835-1513 Fax: (336)835-8742
Rumple Accounting & Tax Service
400 Wilkes Street
Elkin, NC 28621
Pamela J. Rumple, Owner
Phone: (336) 835-9326
www.bbt.com
Member FDIC
There’s opportunity here
Personal • Small Business & Commercial • Mortgage
Main Office - 661 North Bridge Street, Elkin, NC 526-2916
Drive-Thru location - 202 W. Main Street, Elkin, NC 835-4555
Bridge Street Pharmacy
Serving Our Community with 55 Years of Experience.
We accept Your Insurance Cards
Little Or No Waiting for sick child or senior.
Fast and friendly for all of our customers.
BRIDGE STREET PHARMACY
817 North Bridge Street, Elkin • 835-3131
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www.visittheyadkinvalley.com
(336) 835-1513 • www.elkintribune.com
214 E. Main St.
Elkin, NC 28621
12/21/09
10:18 AM
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Serving Surry,
Wilkes and Yadkin
counties since 1911.
Carolina Heritage Vineyards was established in
2005 by Clyde and Patricia Colwell on a 35-acre
farm on Highway 268 three miles east of Elkin,
NC in the middle of the Yadkin Valley Viticultural Area.
Clyde Colwell grew up in the Finger Lakes Region of New York State where he was surrounded
by beautiful vineyards. To someday have his own
farm was a dream that Clyde carried throughout
his successful career as a teacher, school principal and Superintendent of Schools. In 2000,
Clyde enrolled in the then-new Viticulture and
Enology Program at Surry Community College
and knew almost immediately that he wanted to
grow grapes on his farm.
Patricia Colwell grew up in northern Wisconsin, in the midst of dairy and potato farms. As
she neared the end of a successful career as an
IBM software executive, Pat had a strong desire
to do something which would give back to the
world. A fondness for growing things led her to
enroll in an Environmental Horticulture program from which she gained a passion to grow
things in concert with nature. Clyde was very
supportive and together they ventured forth with
the goal of growing grapes and berries organically for wine production in North Carolina.
The Colwells spent a year looking for land
which had the altitude, aspect and air flow
needed to maximize nature’s assistance with humidity and the potential for severe frost. In 2004
they found that land in an old farm property for
sale which they purchased on Highway 268 in
Surry County just east of Elkin. They carefully
studied grape varieties for wine production and,
in support of their goal of organic production,
chose those which were either native to the region (eg Carlos, Noble, Doreen and Cynthiana/Norton) or hybrids known to be disease
tolerant (e.g. Traminette, Chambourcin and Rubiana.)
While clearing and planting their vineyard, the
Colwells both completed the Viticulture and
Enology Degree program at Surry Community
College and honed their skills by producing
award-winning wines for personal consumption.
Along with grapes, the Colwells planted an acre
and a half of blueberries and built hives for their
honey bees – with the plan that all would be
sources for the wines and meads to come from
Carolina Heritage Winery. They also planted
apple trees, pear trees, cranberries, elderberries,
raspberries and kiwi plants as candidates for future fruit wines. They inoculated shitake mushroom logs which grow in their woods and raised
chickens and guineas for insect control in the
vineyard.
In 2008, three years after planting their first
vines, the Colwells’ vineyard became the first in
North Carolina, and one of a very small number
in the Southeast, to be Certified Organic by the
USDA. In September 2009 the newly-completed
environmentally-friendly winery at Carolina
Heritage went through its own organic certification inspection – required for the Colwells to be
able to produce organic wines and “wines made
from organic fruit” which they are now doing
with their 2009 harvest.
The Colwells have a strong sense of community
and a desire to do what they can to help keep
their local community strong. As a part of North
Carolina’s Agri-Tourism map, the Colwells’ vineyard has always been open to families, many of
whom have stopped over the last couple of years
with their children to discuss organic farming
and growing grapes with the Colwells and/or to
have the experience of helping harvest the grapes
by hand. The Colwells have willingly stopped
what they were doing to have the opportunity to
help others understand that organic farming,
while often demanding, is very possible and very
rewarding.
Besides offering wines in their tasting room, the
Colwells have opened it up to local artisans and
musicians. In November they initiated a regular
Old Time Bluegrass jam session every Saturday
afternoon from 1PM to 4PM, fondly called
“Burch Station Bluegrass” (from the name of an
historic railroad stop, “Burch Station”, located on
the lower side of the Colwells’ property,) as a way
to help promote local musicians and for the general public to enjoy at no charge.
And, starting in December, they will be carrying local pottery and juried crafts for sale in the
tasting room in support of the Yadkin Valley
Craft Guild. In addition they plan to begin hosting periodic demonstrations by the local artisans
themselves, starting in February, to help promote
local artisans and crafts.
Carolina Heritage Vineyard & Winery is located at 170 Heritage Vines Way (on Highway
268 – 0.8 mile east of the intersection of CC
Camp Road/268-Bypass and Highway 268.)
Tasting room hours are Saturdays and Sundays
from 1PM to 6PM and by appointment by calling (336) 366-3301. More information on Carolina Heritage Vineyard & Winery products and
events can be found at www.carolinaheritagevineyards.com
“Hometown Service”
Phone: 835-2621
Downtown Elkin
Since 1939
www.yadkinvalley.org
Frank Beals
Freddie Brown
835-1124
www.edwardjones.com
Member SIPC
Freddie Brown
First Organic Vineyard & Winery in North Carolina Opens in
the Yadkin Valley!
336-835-4411
Frank Beals
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Look Who Has Invested in the Yadkin Valley Chamber
Basin Creek Realty
1338 North Bridge Street
Elkin, NC 28621-0128
Gambill Aldridge, Owner
Phone: (336) 835-3535
Comfort Inn
1633 Winston Road
P.O. Box 126
Jonesville, NC 28642
Phone: (336) 835-9400
Hall Auction & Realty Co.
1326 Carter Mill Rd.
Elkin, NC 28621
Troy Hall, Owner
Phone: (336) 835-7653
Silversalt
PO Box 809
Elkin, NC 28621
Kimberly Seipel-Parks, CPSM, Owner
Phone: (843) 263-2059
Bayada Nurses
1814 N. Bridge Street
Elkin, NC 28621
Allison Swisher
Phone: (336) 835-8500
Days Inn
1540 NC 67 Hwy
Jonesville, NC 28642
Nellah Shah
Phone: (336) 526-6777
Harry's Place
135 Front Street
Elkin, NC 28621
Teresa Smith Ray
Phone: (336) 835-9693
Snow Realty and Construction
Aldean & Penny Snow
2047 U.S. Hwy. 21
PO Box 369
State Road, NC 28676
Phone: (336) 874-8282
Blue Ridge Women’s Center
150 Parkwood Drive
Elkin, NC 28621
Dr. John Venus
Phone: (336) 835-5945
Elkin Dialysis Center
of Wake Forest University
941 Johnson Ridge Road
P. O. Box 7710
Elkin , NC 28621
Donna Greene
Phone: (336) 527-4722
Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital
180 Parkwood Drive
PO Box 560
Elkin, NC 28621-0560
Lori Gwyn, Marketing Director
Phone: (336) 527-7132
Brenco Real Estate
Management Company, Inc.
1919 North Bridge Street
Elkin, NC 28621
Linda Richardson, General Manager
Phone: (336) 526-2924
Bridge Street Pharmacy
817 North Bridge Street
Elkin, NC 28621
Gill Ripley, President
Phone: (336) 835-3131
Brown Advertising & Design
2913 Cranberry Rd.
Boonville, NC 27011
Neil Brown, Owner
Phone: (336) 466-0031
Brushy Mountain Winery
125 West Main Street
Elkin, NC 28621
Matthew Mayberry
Phone: (336) 835-1313
Carolina Farm Credit
PO Box 788
Pilot Mountain, NC 27041
Stephen Motsinger
Phone: (336) 368-4761
Cracker Barrel Old Country Store
1717 NC Hwy 67
Jonesville, NC 28642
John Harshman, General Manager
Phone: (336) 835-6011
Crossroads Behavioral Healthcare
200 Business Park Drive
Elkin, NC 28621-0127
David R. Swann, CEO
Phone: (336) 835-1000
Elkin Obstetrics
& Gynecology, PLLC
Dr. Mark D. Heiner
Missy Tharpe, WHNP
201 A. Eldon Parks Dr.
Elkin, NC 28621
Phone: (336) 835-2283
Elkin Rescue Squad
940 N. Bridge Street
Elkin, NC 28621
Phone: (336) 835-4101
Fairfield Inn and Suites
by Marriott
I-77 Exit 85
628 CC Camp Rd.
Elkin, NC 28621
Michael Wilson,
Hotel Operations Manager
Phone: (336) 353-2008
Frontier Natural Gas
1927 North Bridge Street
Elkin, NC 28621
Ernest McGuire, Marketing Manager
Phone: (336) 526-2690
Foothills Forestry & Surveying
112 Church Street
Elkin, NC 28621
Robin Smith
Phone: (336) 835-5882
G & B Energy
667 North Bridge Street
Elkin, NC 28621
Gray Burchette
Rick Caudle
Phone: (336) 835-3607
Jonesville Family Medical Center
4000 South Swaim Street
Jonesville, NC 28642
Evan Ballard, M.D., E. Wilson Griffin
III, M.D., Thomas Shellburne, M.D.
Phone: (336) 835-6300
Jonesville Super 8 Motel
5601 U.S Hwy. 21 @ I-77 Exit 79
Jonesville , NC 28642
Jay Patel, Owner
Reservations: 1-800-800-8000
Mazzini's Italian Restaurant
1521 North Bridge Street
Elkin, NC 28621
Pam Walker
Phone: (336) 526-7400
Moore-Moxley Insurance Agency, Inc.
201 East Main Street
Yadkinville, NC 27055
Charles Collins, President
Phone: (336) 679-2287
North Elkin Tire & Automotive
2050 North Bridge Street
Elkin, NC 28621
Mike Slawter, Manager
Phone: (336) 526-1340
Ratledge Florist
328 North Front Street
P. O. Box 744
Elkin, NC 28621-0744
Helen Ratledge, Owner
Phone: (336) 835-2607
Rumple Accounting & Tax Service
400 Wilkes Street
Elkin, NC 28621
Pamela J. Rumple, Owner
Phone: (336) 835-9326
State Farm Insurance
& Financial Services
1332 North Bridge Street
Elkin, NC 28621
Steve Ownings
Phone: (336) 526-8900
Surry Telephone
Membership Corp.
819 East Atkins Street
P.O. Box 385
Dobson, NC 27017
Melanie Senter
Phone: (336) 374-5021
Theo's Italian &
Family Restaurant
233 Winston Road
Jonesville, NC 28642
Theo Kakouras, Owner
Waste Management
of the Piedmont
P. O. Box 16148
Winston-Salem, NC 27115
Steve Cobb, District Manager
Phone: (336) 320-2263
Yadkin County Schools
121 Washington Street
Yadkinville, NC 27055
Ms. Bonnie Davis, Contact Person
Phone: (336) 679-2051
Yadkin Valley Telecom
1530 NC Hwy 67
Jonesville, NC 28642
Teresa Brandon
Phone: (336) 463-5022
Get Your Message to Other
Chamber Members!
Join
The Chamber Today!
The Yadkin Valley Chamber of Commerce would
like to reacquaint you with our
tabloid newsletter. The newsletter comes
out quarterly and is packed full of
chamber news and information.
Call 526-1111 or visit
www.YadkinValley.org
*President and Board Member Information
*Calendar of Events
*New Member Spotlights
*Chamber in Action (photos)
*Thank you column (volunteers, donations)
*Committee Updates
*Business After Hours Information
Unique Gifts, Antiques and Collectibles • (over 150 dealers) jewelry,
glassware, framed art and much more! Elkin,/Jonesville Area
I-77, exit 82
Go west on Highway 67, Riverview Shopping Center
Open 7 Days, Jonesville • 336-835-6400
This newsletter is distributed throughout the community by placing it in your local
newspaper, The Tribune. They will also be sent out to members and to anyone requesting information about this area or the chamber.
We need your continued support to make this all happen. Inside you will have the opportunity to place an advertisement. There are 5 different sizes:
*Business Card
*1/8 page
*1/4 page
*1/2 page
*Full page
(4 1/4”x2”)
$37.00 per issue
(5 1/8”x3”)
$58.00 per issue
(5 1/4”x5 5/8”) $99.00 per issue
(10 3/8”x5 5/8”) $180.00 per issue
(10 3/8”x 11 1/2”) $330.00 per issue
Full Color Added: $100.00
Spot Color Added:$50.00
With this advertisement you may promote your business in anyway you choose.
Two issue and four issue placements are available, changing copy each time if you need
to. You will have the option to be billed quarterly by the Chamber or pay the full amount.
To advertise contact:
Holly E. Lamm
Newsletter Correspondent
Yadkin Valley Chamber of Commerce
Phone: (336)-835-1513 Fax: (336)835-8742
www.bbt.com
There’s opportunity here
Member FDIC
Personal • Small Business & Commercial • Mortgage
Main Office - 661 North Bridge Street, Elkin, NC 526-2916
Drive-Thru location - 202 W. Main Street, Elkin, NC 835-4555
Bridge Street Pharmacy
Serving Our Community with 55 Years of Experience.
We accept Your Insurance Cards
Little Or No Waiting for sick child or senior.
Fast and friendly for all of our customers.
BRIDGE STREET PHARMACY
817 North Bridge Street, Elkin • 835-3131
1124 N. Bridge St.
336-835-2559
PROFESSIONAL
Accounting • Mortgage
Office Managers • Sales
202 West Spring Street
Elkin, North Carolina 28621
Phone: 336-835-3135
Fax: 336-835-3756
Celebrating 60 Years of Excellence
1947-2007
Chamber Newsletter, Winter 2009 — Page 3
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Litz Adams and friends cut the ribbon at the newly renovated Johnson Funeral Home located at 615 W. Main St. in Elkin.
LeAnne Mantero is all smiles at the Ribbon Cutting of Blue Ridge Chocolates, 225 W. Main
St. in Downtown Elkin. (Also shown, Mayor Lestine Hutchens Jack Montero and Adriena
Montero.
Ribbon Cutting for Newly
Renovated Johnson Funeral Home
Ribbon Cutting for Blue Ridge
Chocolates
Kick Your Shoes Off!
Page 6
The Yadkin Valley Chamber of
Commerce is a dynamic organization that promotes a positive business environment, facilitates
community betterment and supports economic development.
For more information about
how joining the Chamber will help
your business, call us at 526-1111.
Join the Yadkin Valley Chamber
of Commerce
®
10:17 AM
Total Woman Care
942 Johnson Ridge Rd.
Elkin, NC 28621
Phone: (336) 526-3500
[email protected]
totalwomancare.net
Premier Hair Salon
207 Winston Rd.
Jonesville, NC 28642
Phone: (336) 526-2887
[email protected]
Phone: (336) 244-7822
Phone: (336) 428-5477
Old North State Winery, Inc.
308 North Main St.
Mount Airy, NC 27030
Phone: (336) 789-9463
[email protected]
www.oldnorthstatewinery.com
Latino Tax Help
111 Church St., Elkin, NC 28621
Phone: (336) 466-1438
[email protected]
Proudly Serving the
Yadkin Valley area since 1987
12/21/09
OFFICE
Admin. Assistants • General Office
Date Entry • Customer Service
HOSPITALITY
Banquet Servers • Housekeeping
Dishwashers • Bartenders
INDUSTRIAL
Assembly • General Labor
Light Industrial • Manufacturing
Johnson Funeral Home
615 W. Main St., Elkin, NC 28621
Phone: (336) 835-3211
[email protected]
www.johnson-funeral.com
David Hill Builders, Inc.
135 Red Laurel Lane
Mount Airy, NC 27030
Phone: (336) 789-5517
[email protected]
www.dhbinc.com
Granite City Insulation
135 Red Laurel Lane
PO Box 6059
Mount Airy, NC 27030
Phone: (336) 786-4691
[email protected]
www.granitecityinsulation.com
Finders Keepers Consignment
829 N. Bridge St.
Elkin, NC 28621
Phone: (336) 526-3463
[email protected]
Contact Surry Community College
Small Business Center,
to schedule an appointment
at (336) 386-3309.
Chamber Newsletter, Winter 2009 — Page 11
“The area’s only local employment service”
Elkin • 835-6030 Mount Airy • 789-8220
www.workforcecarolina.com
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Elkin Funeral Service
560 NC Hwy 268 West
Elkin, NC 28621
Phone (336) 526-4460
[email protected]
www.elkinfuneralservice.com
Carolina Heritage
Vineyard & Winery
170 Heritage Vines Way
Elkin, NC 28621
Phone: (336) 366-3301
[email protected]
Blue Ridge Chocolates
225 W. Main St.
Elkin, NC 28621
Phone: (336) 526-3700
[email protected]
Billiard Table Services Inc.
124-A N. Bridge Street
Jonesville, NC 28642
Phone: (336) 526-0014
www.billiardtableservices.com
[email protected]
CHAMBER MEMBERS
NEW
ONE-ON-ONE BUSINESS
COUNSELING
Page 6 — Chamber Newsletter, Winter 2009
Parkwood Eye Center
December Chamber Member of the Month,
Parkwood Eye Center is located in Elkin across
from Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital. They
believe that you deserve compassionate, quality eye
care which is designed to meet your individual
needs.
Parkwood Eye Center is dedicated to excellence
in eye care for all ages. They offer the latest in laser
Elk Phamarcy Receives
Chamber’s November Member
of the Month Award
and surgical technology in a caring and patientoriented environment. The services offered by our
office include, among others, routine eye examinations, glasses & contact lenses, pediatric eye care,
laser surgery, cataract extraction & intraocular lens
implants, glaucoma treatment and surgery, treatment of corneal disease and diabetic retinopathy.
Chamber Ambassadors Travis Wilmoth of BB&T, Gambill Aldridge of Basin Creek Realty,
Misty Matthews of Yadkin Valley Chamber of Commerce and Angel Haynes of Workforce
Carolina present Dr. Robert Campbell (center) with Parkwood Eye Center’s Chamber Member of the Month award.
Larry Erwin and the entire Elk Pharmacy gang are recognized as the November Yadkin Valley Chamber of Commerce Member of the Month
Diana’s Bookstore Receives
Chamber’s December Member
of the Month Award
G&B Energy Receives
Chamber’s November Member
of the Month Award
and stay
with us
We can accommodate your
Business Meeting
Family Reunion or
Wedding Plans...
We can provide breaks
and meals
To reserve space
Call 336-835-9400
Comfort Inn
1633 Winston Road
Jonesville, NC 28642
Since 1930, G&B Energy, the Chamber’s November Member of the Month has provided
customers with the best products and the best customer service available at competitive
prices. With these values in mind, E.C. Boyles founded G&B Oil Company and these values
remain their business philosophy today. Their mission is to be the premier energy supplier
throughout Western NC. With seven distribution locations and over 75 years delivery experience, they can serve all your energy needs. Whether it's fuel for your home, business, or
farm........G&B Energy have ENERGY TO BURN!
Chamber President Laurette Leagon presents Cicely McCulloch with the Member of the
Month Award while Chamber Assistant Treasure Robin Turner and Chamber Ambassadors,
Rosy Beverley, Travis Wilmoth and Angel Haynes look on.
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Contact Surry Community College Small Business Center, to schedule an appointment at (336) 386-3309.
ONE-ON-ONE BUSINESS COUNSELING
526-3400 Basic Finance
262 E. Main St. Downtown Elkin NC 28621 • (336) 526-3400 • HOURS: 8:30 - 5:30 Mon. - Fri.
$7,500
Consumer Loans
Available up to
Derek Mastin
Robby Miller
Gary Hayes
Now Accepting Duke Energy
Payments
Let us help with your
down payment or your
next purchase of a vehicle!!
Terri Hemric
The Chamber is offering member
businesses an opportunity to display
their business cards and brochures in
the Visitor Center. Chamber members may bring a supply of business
cards and brochures to the Chamber
office for display in our Visitor Center.
This service is free to all Chamber
members and is another benefit of
being a member of the Yadkin Valley
Chamber of Commerce.
Kenny Jones
Vacation
Purchase
.... your next
.... your next
Extra Cash
Let Basic Finance Help you with....
cuttings, grand openings, open
e watching your mailhouses and other special events as
boxes in late January for
well as photos of our volunteers
the 2010-11 Yadkin Valdoing all the things that help the
ley Chamber of ComChamber achieve it goals.
merce Membership Directory and
The directory is also a wealth of
Resource Guide. This is a special ediinformation with its alphabetical
tion for two reasons. One: This diand categorical listings of the
rectory will have an eighteen month
chamber members, our governshelf life, so that in the future we can
ment official pages and a detailed
align our Directory to correspond
Plan of Action mapping out our
with our new fiscal year which now
JERRY RANDLE
course for the year.
ends on June 30 th and two: this diBOARD CHAIR
Belk
Once your directory arrives, please
rectory is being dedicated to a
place it on your desk and refer to it
founding board member of the
chamber and community leader Johnsie Hudspeth. often. You may be pleasantly surprised at how many
I think this is a fitting tribute to a woman that has products and services can be purchased locally from
done so much to help make this chamber the vi- your fellow chamber members. If we all make a concerted effort to conduct business with other chambrant organization it is today.
Thanks to the creative talents of Kimberly Spiel ber members in 2010 we can help get our local
Parks of Silversalt, the layout and design of the di- economy back on track.
rectory will have a whole new look. The directory
will be filled with photos of our members ribbon
B
I’m Bailey Carter, a senior at
Through this experience I have
Elkin High School. I have been
learned so much about the Chamworking as an intern for the Yadber and also about so many new
kin Valley Chamber of Commerce
things in our community. I have
since the beginning of the school
met many leaders in our commuyear. Throughout my high school
nity that have helped me see, firstcareer I have taken an interest in
hand, how businesses, meetings,
business and marketing. Thereand festivals operate.
fore, I have taken basically every
Most of all, it has been such a privbusiness class Elkin has to offer. I
ilege to work alongside Laurette
have obtained many skills through
Leagon and Misty Matthews. They
these courses and this internship
have such a passion for what they
BAILEY CARTER
has allowed me to practice them
do and it is very inspiring to me and
SCHOOL
and use the skills to help out our
my life. I feel like I have learned so
INERN
community.
much and I hope that I have made a
When I first found out I was going to be difference in not only the Chamber but in our comdoing my internship at the Yadkin Valley Chamber munity. This experience will be one I will always reof Commerce, I was unsure what kind of duties I member in life and it has taught me so much that I
would have. Better yet, I was unsure what role the can apply to my life throughout college and when I
Chamber plays in our community. Little did I know, get into the real world.
the Chamber plays a huge role and I don’t know how
Thank you so much for this opportunity.
our community could run properly without it.
BUSINESS
CARD DISPLAY...
For More Information,
Call 526-1111 or Visit
www.YadkinValley.org
Join Today.
Support Your Local Chamber.
A New Look for the Chamber Directory My internship at the Yadkin
Valley Chamber of Commerce
Chamber Newsletter, Winter 2009 — Page 15
Page 2 — Chamber Newsletter, Winter 2009
One payment covers your expenses for Chamber activities, tickets, booth rentals and sponsorships
for the entire year. For full details contact Laurette Leagon 336-526-1111.
2010 CHAMBER CHAMPIONS
SouthData Acquires Alabama Company
MOUNT AIRY, N.C. ─ SouthData, Inc. of
Mount Airy, N.C., a national manufacturer of
billing and communication products, has acquired the assets of Micro Images, Inc. of Mobile, Ala., a document management provider
specializing in microfilm, imaging, storage
and retrieval.
“This acquisition will enhance SouthData’s
product offerings with a broader range of
services from document creation, to imaging,
to archiving and storage,” said SouthData
President John Springthorpe, III. “This new
location puts us closer to clients in Alabama,
Mississippi and the panhandle of Florida.”
SouthData acquired the assets of Micro Images, Inc. on Dec. 1. Terms of the agreement
were not disclosed. Micro Images, Inc. employed 32 people who were hired by SouthData on that date. The new division will
operate as the Micro Images Division of
SouthData, Inc.
Micro Images, Inc. was founded in 1982 by
Larry Emrich, who will stay on to lead the
new division. “I am thrilled to have someone
of Larry’s caliber lead this exciting new effort
for us”, Springthorpe continued. “Larry has
built a quality organization that we are very
pleased to be associated with.”
“Our partnership with SouthData gives us
and our customers access to the sophisticated
software development and process automation technologies SouthData has created for
their clients”, said Micro Images, Inc. President Larry Emrich. “The cultures of our two
companies are so similar; this seemed like the
natural choice.”
SouthData is a data management, printing
and mailing company founded in 1985 that
specializes in providing billing statements,
payment coupon books and newsletters to
thousands of clients throughout the United
States in the healthcare, government, utility,
real estate and financial services markets.
The Micro Images Division of SouthData,
Inc. will continue to provide archiving, ROI,
RAC and day-forward scanning to clients in
Alabama, Mississippi and Florida in the
healthcare, government, education, insurance
and legal markets.
“Micro Images has been dedicated to providing quality service and products for its
clients for 28 years,” Springthorpe said. “As a
division of SouthData, Micro Images will continue its passion for customer service, a quality that SouthData makes a priority in its
day-to-day operations. We look forward
to working with our new clients and
partners, while expanding our product
offerings to all of our clients across the
United States.”
Your friends formerly known as
Stop by and see us at
our new location today!
925 N Bridge St | (336) 835-4060 | www.GoLifeStore.com
Come see us at our new location
behind Park Food Service in State Road!
Best Bank in Town since 1872
North Carolina Licensed Contractor
For all your cooking needs
Whether it’s a rehearsal dinner, wedding reception,
holiday dinner, birthday or holiday cakes and sweets,
or whatever the need... contact us today!
We offer a full catering service from 25 to 500 people and rent party
and wedding supplies, tables, table cloths and fountains.
220 North Bridge Street, Jonesville (beside Jonesville Shopping Center)
Owned & Operated by Barbara Newman
Open: Monday-Friday 8 am-6 pm, Saturday 8-12 noon
Is Your Listing Up-to-Date?
To make sure the Yadkin Valley Chamber
of Commerce is serving
you to the best of its ability, please take a moment
and check your listing at www.yadkinvalley.org.
If any changes need to be made,
call the chamber office at
336.526.1111 or send an email to [email protected]
Support Your Local Chamber.
Join
Today.
Call 835-6748 For More Information
CH
C
&
CUSTOM
HEATING & COOLING, INC.
12 MONTHS SAME AS CASH ON A NEW AIR
Licensed and Insured NC17204
We Service All Brands
526-HEAT
Come by and try out
New Booger Swamp Red Wine
+ imported cheeses.
125 W. Main Street, Historic Downtown Elkin, NC • 336-835-1313
Pepsi-Cola Bottlers
of Jonesville
CONDITIONING OR HEATING SYSTEM
27 YEARS EXPERIENCE
1010 US Hwy. 21, State Road • 874-7130
237 Winston Rd., Jonesville, NC 28642
(336) 835-3434 • 800-233-3719
For More Information,
Call 526-1111
or Visit www.YadkinValley.org
www.brushymountainwine.com
M aking a differ ence in the communities we ser ve!
Hudspeth Properties
www.century21hudspeth.com
1-800-621-8145
RENTALS & SALES
835-7368
Propane, Fuel Oil, Gas Appliances
667 North Bridge St. • Elkin • 835-3607
“QUALITY SERVICE SINCE 1930”
Fax 835-9295
1036 N. Bridge St.
Elkin, NC 8621
Mon. - Fri. 7-5
Sat. 8-4
Locally owned & Operated by
Joe Walker
Professional Equipment for Professional Results
• Backhoes
• Bobcats (Skid Steer)
• Trenchers
• Pressure Washers
• Air Compressors
• Trailers
• Personal Lifts
• Compaction Equipment
• Saws & Drills
• Concrete & Masonry
• Plumbing & Drills
• Pumps
• Tables, Tents, Chairs
• Scaffolding
• Tractors
• Flooring Tools
• DeeJay Services
• Lawn & Garden
Mastercard, American Express & Visa accepted
After hours emergency Service call 366-7355 or 366-7072
Page 4
Become a Chamber Champion!
10:15 AM
Chamber Newsletter, Winter 2009 — Page 7
12/21/09
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ON SPREAD:Layout 1
1-877-Savor YV (1-877-728-6798)
For more info, contact Yadkin Valley Tourism Authority
www.visittheyadkinvalley.com
12/21/09
10:10 AM
Page 2
Dr. Mark Heiner and Melissa Tharpe, Nurse Practitioner stand among the construction of the administration area of their new office. The project is scheduled
for completion in mid January of 2010. Due to increasing patient load, Elkin Obstetrics and Gynecology is
moving to a larger facility. The move will not be very far,
just across the parking lot from the current office at
Claremont Medical Center. Elkin Obstetrics and Gyne-
cology has experienced tremendous success and welcomes the opportunity to accommodate their patients
with additional exam rooms and two large procedure
rooms. The new address will be 101-A Eldon Parks Dr.
Elkin Obstetrics and Gynecology continues to welcome
new patients and looks forward to the upcoming change.
“Elkin Obstetrics and Gynecology
is Expanding”
Page 8 — Chamber Newsletter, Winter 2009
Chamber Newsletter, Winter 2009 — Page 9
Page 16 — Chamber Newsletter, Winter 2009
Sew Welcome has Grand Opening
Sew Welcome had a soft opening on the rainy
morning of the Pumpkin Festival and we are thrilled
by the response from the community and extended
areas. We were surprised at the response from nonquilters but shouldn't have been as everyone seems to
have had a close family member that is or was a quilter. There is such an appreciation for the art form!
The old quilts were made strictly for warmth using
whatever fabrics were available, such as worn clothing
and even feed sacks. It's amazing to see the care that
went into them to make them pleasing to the eye as
well. Of course, now we have quilters that are able to
put together quilts from a vast array of fabric that is
being manufactured just for Quilters to last the test of
time.
This is the reason we wanted to open a quilt
shop....you have to go so far for this nice fabric and it
cuts into your sewing time! For a Quilter, going into
a fabric shop is akin to a kid going into a candy shop
and seeing all the jars of candy and trying to decide
how much of each one they can take home. The rows
of bolts of fabric are our weakness and it's so hard to
pick just the right ones.....unlike the candy shop where
tasting is frowned upon - touching and caressing the
fabric is widely accepted. We aren't a full service Quilt
Shop yet but come watch us grow! We are happy to
showcase and help the local quilters sell their work.
Although the shop appears to be quite small from
the outside, there is more to be seen once you pass
through our "Living Room". Down the hall we have
a large gallery with quite a mixture of quilts - Cathedral Window, Churn Dash, Tossed 9 Patch, Blooming
9 Patch, Applique'. We enjoy listening to visitors point
out the patterns they're familiar with and it's interest-
Chamber President Laurette Leagon and Mayor Lestine Hutchens join Vicki Whelan and Carol
McDowell as they cut the ribbon at the grand opening of their new business Sew Welcome located
in Downtown Elkin.
ing to see which ones they select as their favorites.
There's something for everyone. The newer ones are
all machine pieced and quilted and the older ones
made locally in the 30's and 40's are machine pieced
and hand quilted in Lonestar and a unique T pattern
rarely seen - even in the new quilts. We also have a
room with various items made by our local quilters.
We have even recently received just over 20 bolts of
fabric on consignment so we are now able to offer
some fabric locally. We will be offering quilting classes
after the first of the year.
We have a working studio at the shop where you'll
find us in the midst of several projects - so please excuse the mess in this area. There is also a room that
we keep open for members of the Foothills Quilters
to drop by and "Sit and Sew". Right now we're working on quilts to be given out as gifts for Christmas at
The Ark and are very proud to say that we will be able
to meet their immediate need through donations of
fabric that have been received. However, if you have
cotton, flannel or fleece fabric you would like to donate it will be used strictly for these charitable "comfort" quilts - the Foothills Quilters guild has donated
over 60 comfort quilts during 2009 alone.
Of course a must see is our "Tie Room". Did you
know That men's neckties can make a lovely quilt?
Drop by and we'll gladly give you a tour ! Come take
a look, and you, too, will be pleasantly surprised - and
"Sew Welcome" to come back again and again. We're
open Tuesday through Saturday 10:00 am until 3:00
pm. (336)258-2441Lenoir, North Wilkesboro, Sparta
and West Jefferson.
A sample of the offerings at Sew Welcome
Family Style Seafood at its BEST!
NOW Open For LUNCH!!
Book Your Business Lunch Meeting
in Our Back Room.
11 am-9 pm
Everyday
But Closed on Monday
We Appreciate Your Patronage
Dine In or Take Out
- 835-5544
1624 Hwy. 67, Jonesville, NC 28642
ON SPREAD:Layout 1
1-877-Savor YV (1-877-728-6798)
For more info, contact Yadkin Valley Tourism Authority
www.visittheyadkinvalley.com
12/21/09
10:10 AM
Page 2
Dr. Mark Heiner and Melissa Tharpe, Nurse Practitioner stand among the construction of the administration area of their new office. The project is scheduled
for completion in mid January of 2010. Due to increasing patient load, Elkin Obstetrics and Gynecology is
moving to a larger facility. The move will not be very far,
just across the parking lot from the current office at
Claremont Medical Center. Elkin Obstetrics and Gyne-
cology has experienced tremendous success and welcomes the opportunity to accommodate their patients
with additional exam rooms and two large procedure
rooms. The new address will be 101-A Eldon Parks Dr.
Elkin Obstetrics and Gynecology continues to welcome
new patients and looks forward to the upcoming change.
“Elkin Obstetrics and Gynecology
is Expanding”
Page 8 — Chamber Newsletter, Winter 2009
Chamber Newsletter, Winter 2009 — Page 9
Page 16 — Chamber Newsletter, Winter 2009
Sew Welcome has Grand Opening
Sew Welcome had a soft opening on the rainy
morning of the Pumpkin Festival and we are thrilled
by the response from the community and extended
areas. We were surprised at the response from nonquilters but shouldn't have been as everyone seems to
have had a close family member that is or was a quilter. There is such an appreciation for the art form!
The old quilts were made strictly for warmth using
whatever fabrics were available, such as worn clothing
and even feed sacks. It's amazing to see the care that
went into them to make them pleasing to the eye as
well. Of course, now we have quilters that are able to
put together quilts from a vast array of fabric that is
being manufactured just for Quilters to last the test of
time.
This is the reason we wanted to open a quilt
shop....you have to go so far for this nice fabric and it
cuts into your sewing time! For a Quilter, going into
a fabric shop is akin to a kid going into a candy shop
and seeing all the jars of candy and trying to decide
how much of each one they can take home. The rows
of bolts of fabric are our weakness and it's so hard to
pick just the right ones.....unlike the candy shop where
tasting is frowned upon - touching and caressing the
fabric is widely accepted. We aren't a full service Quilt
Shop yet but come watch us grow! We are happy to
showcase and help the local quilters sell their work.
Although the shop appears to be quite small from
the outside, there is more to be seen once you pass
through our "Living Room". Down the hall we have
a large gallery with quite a mixture of quilts - Cathedral Window, Churn Dash, Tossed 9 Patch, Blooming
9 Patch, Applique'. We enjoy listening to visitors point
out the patterns they're familiar with and it's interest-
Chamber President Laurette Leagon and Mayor Lestine Hutchens join Vicki Whelan and Carol
McDowell as they cut the ribbon at the grand opening of their new business Sew Welcome located
in Downtown Elkin.
ing to see which ones they select as their favorites.
There's something for everyone. The newer ones are
all machine pieced and quilted and the older ones
made locally in the 30's and 40's are machine pieced
and hand quilted in Lonestar and a unique T pattern
rarely seen - even in the new quilts. We also have a
room with various items made by our local quilters.
We have even recently received just over 20 bolts of
fabric on consignment so we are now able to offer
some fabric locally. We will be offering quilting classes
after the first of the year.
We have a working studio at the shop where you'll
find us in the midst of several projects - so please excuse the mess in this area. There is also a room that
we keep open for members of the Foothills Quilters
to drop by and "Sit and Sew". Right now we're working on quilts to be given out as gifts for Christmas at
The Ark and are very proud to say that we will be able
to meet their immediate need through donations of
fabric that have been received. However, if you have
cotton, flannel or fleece fabric you would like to donate it will be used strictly for these charitable "comfort" quilts - the Foothills Quilters guild has donated
over 60 comfort quilts during 2009 alone.
Of course a must see is our "Tie Room". Did you
know That men's neckties can make a lovely quilt?
Drop by and we'll gladly give you a tour ! Come take
a look, and you, too, will be pleasantly surprised - and
"Sew Welcome" to come back again and again. We're
open Tuesday through Saturday 10:00 am until 3:00
pm. (336)258-2441Lenoir, North Wilkesboro, Sparta
and West Jefferson.
A sample of the offerings at Sew Welcome
Family Style Seafood at its BEST!
NOW Open For LUNCH!!
Book Your Business Lunch Meeting
in Our Back Room.
11 am-9 pm
Everyday
But Closed on Monday
We Appreciate Your Patronage
Dine In or Take Out
- 835-5544
1624 Hwy. 67, Jonesville, NC 28642
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Contact Surry Community College Small Business Center, to schedule an appointment at (336) 386-3309.
ONE-ON-ONE BUSINESS COUNSELING
526-3400 Basic Finance
262 E. Main St. Downtown Elkin NC 28621 • (336) 526-3400 • HOURS: 8:30 - 5:30 Mon. - Fri.
$7,500
Consumer Loans
Available up to
Derek Mastin
Robby Miller
Gary Hayes
Now Accepting Duke Energy
Payments
Let us help with your
down payment or your
next purchase of a vehicle!!
Terri Hemric
The Chamber is offering member
businesses an opportunity to display
their business cards and brochures in
the Visitor Center. Chamber members may bring a supply of business
cards and brochures to the Chamber
office for display in our Visitor Center.
This service is free to all Chamber
members and is another benefit of
being a member of the Yadkin Valley
Chamber of Commerce.
Kenny Jones
Vacation
Purchase
.... your next
.... your next
Extra Cash
Let Basic Finance Help you with....
cuttings, grand openings, open
e watching your mailhouses and other special events as
boxes in late January for
well as photos of our volunteers
the 2010-11 Yadkin Valdoing all the things that help the
ley Chamber of ComChamber achieve it goals.
merce Membership Directory and
The directory is also a wealth of
Resource Guide. This is a special ediinformation with its alphabetical
tion for two reasons. One: This diand categorical listings of the
rectory will have an eighteen month
chamber members, our governshelf life, so that in the future we can
ment official pages and a detailed
align our Directory to correspond
Plan of Action mapping out our
with our new fiscal year which now
JERRY RANDLE
course for the year.
ends on June 30 th and two: this diBOARD CHAIR
Belk
Once your directory arrives, please
rectory is being dedicated to a
place it on your desk and refer to it
founding board member of the
chamber and community leader Johnsie Hudspeth. often. You may be pleasantly surprised at how many
I think this is a fitting tribute to a woman that has products and services can be purchased locally from
done so much to help make this chamber the vi- your fellow chamber members. If we all make a concerted effort to conduct business with other chambrant organization it is today.
Thanks to the creative talents of Kimberly Spiel ber members in 2010 we can help get our local
Parks of Silversalt, the layout and design of the di- economy back on track.
rectory will have a whole new look. The directory
will be filled with photos of our members ribbon
B
I’m Bailey Carter, a senior at
Through this experience I have
Elkin High School. I have been
learned so much about the Chamworking as an intern for the Yadber and also about so many new
kin Valley Chamber of Commerce
things in our community. I have
since the beginning of the school
met many leaders in our commuyear. Throughout my high school
nity that have helped me see, firstcareer I have taken an interest in
hand, how businesses, meetings,
business and marketing. Thereand festivals operate.
fore, I have taken basically every
Most of all, it has been such a privbusiness class Elkin has to offer. I
ilege to work alongside Laurette
have obtained many skills through
Leagon and Misty Matthews. They
these courses and this internship
have such a passion for what they
BAILEY CARTER
has allowed me to practice them
do and it is very inspiring to me and
SCHOOL
and use the skills to help out our
my life. I feel like I have learned so
INERN
community.
much and I hope that I have made a
When I first found out I was going to be difference in not only the Chamber but in our comdoing my internship at the Yadkin Valley Chamber munity. This experience will be one I will always reof Commerce, I was unsure what kind of duties I member in life and it has taught me so much that I
would have. Better yet, I was unsure what role the can apply to my life throughout college and when I
Chamber plays in our community. Little did I know, get into the real world.
the Chamber plays a huge role and I don’t know how
Thank you so much for this opportunity.
our community could run properly without it.
BUSINESS
CARD DISPLAY...
For More Information,
Call 526-1111 or Visit
www.YadkinValley.org
Join Today.
Support Your Local Chamber.
A New Look for the Chamber Directory My internship at the Yadkin
Valley Chamber of Commerce
Chamber Newsletter, Winter 2009 — Page 15
Page 2 — Chamber Newsletter, Winter 2009
One payment covers your expenses for Chamber activities, tickets, booth rentals and sponsorships
for the entire year. For full details contact Laurette Leagon 336-526-1111.
2010 CHAMBER CHAMPIONS
SouthData Acquires Alabama Company
MOUNT AIRY, N.C. ─ SouthData, Inc. of
Mount Airy, N.C., a national manufacturer of
billing and communication products, has acquired the assets of Micro Images, Inc. of Mobile, Ala., a document management provider
specializing in microfilm, imaging, storage
and retrieval.
“This acquisition will enhance SouthData’s
product offerings with a broader range of
services from document creation, to imaging,
to archiving and storage,” said SouthData
President John Springthorpe, III. “This new
location puts us closer to clients in Alabama,
Mississippi and the panhandle of Florida.”
SouthData acquired the assets of Micro Images, Inc. on Dec. 1. Terms of the agreement
were not disclosed. Micro Images, Inc. employed 32 people who were hired by SouthData on that date. The new division will
operate as the Micro Images Division of
SouthData, Inc.
Micro Images, Inc. was founded in 1982 by
Larry Emrich, who will stay on to lead the
new division. “I am thrilled to have someone
of Larry’s caliber lead this exciting new effort
for us”, Springthorpe continued. “Larry has
built a quality organization that we are very
pleased to be associated with.”
“Our partnership with SouthData gives us
and our customers access to the sophisticated
software development and process automation technologies SouthData has created for
their clients”, said Micro Images, Inc. President Larry Emrich. “The cultures of our two
companies are so similar; this seemed like the
natural choice.”
SouthData is a data management, printing
and mailing company founded in 1985 that
specializes in providing billing statements,
payment coupon books and newsletters to
thousands of clients throughout the United
States in the healthcare, government, utility,
real estate and financial services markets.
The Micro Images Division of SouthData,
Inc. will continue to provide archiving, ROI,
RAC and day-forward scanning to clients in
Alabama, Mississippi and Florida in the
healthcare, government, education, insurance
and legal markets.
“Micro Images has been dedicated to providing quality service and products for its
clients for 28 years,” Springthorpe said. “As a
division of SouthData, Micro Images will continue its passion for customer service, a quality that SouthData makes a priority in its
day-to-day operations. We look forward
to working with our new clients and
partners, while expanding our product
offerings to all of our clients across the
United States.”
Your friends formerly known as
Stop by and see us at
our new location today!
925 N Bridge St | (336) 835-4060 | www.GoLifeStore.com
Come see us at our new location
behind Park Food Service in State Road!
Best Bank in Town since 1872
North Carolina Licensed Contractor
For all your cooking needs
Whether it’s a rehearsal dinner, wedding reception,
holiday dinner, birthday or holiday cakes and sweets,
or whatever the need... contact us today!
We offer a full catering service from 25 to 500 people and rent party
and wedding supplies, tables, table cloths and fountains.
220 North Bridge Street, Jonesville (beside Jonesville Shopping Center)
Owned & Operated by Barbara Newman
Open: Monday-Friday 8 am-6 pm, Saturday 8-12 noon
Is Your Listing Up-to-Date?
To make sure the Yadkin Valley Chamber
of Commerce is serving
you to the best of its ability, please take a moment
and check your listing at www.yadkinvalley.org.
If any changes need to be made,
call the chamber office at
336.526.1111 or send an email to [email protected]
Support Your Local Chamber.
Join
Today.
Call 835-6748 For More Information
CH
C
&
CUSTOM
HEATING & COOLING, INC.
12 MONTHS SAME AS CASH ON A NEW AIR
Licensed and Insured NC17204
We Service All Brands
526-HEAT
Come by and try out
New Booger Swamp Red Wine
+ imported cheeses.
125 W. Main Street, Historic Downtown Elkin, NC • 336-835-1313
Pepsi-Cola Bottlers
of Jonesville
CONDITIONING OR HEATING SYSTEM
27 YEARS EXPERIENCE
1010 US Hwy. 21, State Road • 874-7130
237 Winston Rd., Jonesville, NC 28642
(336) 835-3434 • 800-233-3719
For More Information,
Call 526-1111
or Visit www.YadkinValley.org
www.brushymountainwine.com
M aking a differ ence in the communities we ser ve!
Hudspeth Properties
www.century21hudspeth.com
1-800-621-8145
RENTALS & SALES
835-7368
Propane, Fuel Oil, Gas Appliances
667 North Bridge St. • Elkin • 835-3607
“QUALITY SERVICE SINCE 1930”
Fax 835-9295
1036 N. Bridge St.
Elkin, NC 8621
Mon. - Fri. 7-5
Sat. 8-4
Locally owned & Operated by
Joe Walker
Professional Equipment for Professional Results
• Backhoes
• Bobcats (Skid Steer)
• Trenchers
• Pressure Washers
• Air Compressors
• Trailers
• Personal Lifts
• Compaction Equipment
• Saws & Drills
• Concrete & Masonry
• Plumbing & Drills
• Pumps
• Tables, Tents, Chairs
• Scaffolding
• Tractors
• Flooring Tools
• DeeJay Services
• Lawn & Garden
Mastercard, American Express & Visa accepted
After hours emergency Service call 366-7355 or 366-7072
Page 4
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10:15 AM
Chamber Newsletter, Winter 2009 — Page 7
12/21/09
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1124 N. Bridge St.
336-835-2559
PROFESSIONAL
Accounting • Mortgage
Office Managers • Sales
202 West Spring Street
Elkin, North Carolina 28621
Phone: 336-835-3135
Fax: 336-835-3756
Celebrating 60 Years of Excellence
1947-2007
Chamber Newsletter, Winter 2009 — Page 3
Page 14—Chamber Newsletter, Winter 2009
Litz Adams and friends cut the ribbon at the newly renovated Johnson Funeral Home located at 615 W. Main St. in Elkin.
LeAnne Mantero is all smiles at the Ribbon Cutting of Blue Ridge Chocolates, 225 W. Main
St. in Downtown Elkin. (Also shown, Mayor Lestine Hutchens Jack Montero and Adriena
Montero.
Ribbon Cutting for Newly
Renovated Johnson Funeral Home
Ribbon Cutting for Blue Ridge
Chocolates
Kick Your Shoes Off!
Page 6
The Yadkin Valley Chamber of
Commerce is a dynamic organization that promotes a positive business environment, facilitates
community betterment and supports economic development.
For more information about
how joining the Chamber will help
your business, call us at 526-1111.
Join the Yadkin Valley Chamber
of Commerce
®
10:17 AM
Total Woman Care
942 Johnson Ridge Rd.
Elkin, NC 28621
Phone: (336) 526-3500
[email protected]
totalwomancare.net
Premier Hair Salon
207 Winston Rd.
Jonesville, NC 28642
Phone: (336) 526-2887
[email protected]
Phone: (336) 244-7822
Phone: (336) 428-5477
Old North State Winery, Inc.
308 North Main St.
Mount Airy, NC 27030
Phone: (336) 789-9463
[email protected]
www.oldnorthstatewinery.com
Latino Tax Help
111 Church St., Elkin, NC 28621
Phone: (336) 466-1438
[email protected]
Proudly Serving the
Yadkin Valley area since 1987
12/21/09
OFFICE
Admin. Assistants • General Office
Date Entry • Customer Service
HOSPITALITY
Banquet Servers • Housekeeping
Dishwashers • Bartenders
INDUSTRIAL
Assembly • General Labor
Light Industrial • Manufacturing
Johnson Funeral Home
615 W. Main St., Elkin, NC 28621
Phone: (336) 835-3211
[email protected]
www.johnson-funeral.com
David Hill Builders, Inc.
135 Red Laurel Lane
Mount Airy, NC 27030
Phone: (336) 789-5517
[email protected]
www.dhbinc.com
Granite City Insulation
135 Red Laurel Lane
PO Box 6059
Mount Airy, NC 27030
Phone: (336) 786-4691
[email protected]
www.granitecityinsulation.com
Finders Keepers Consignment
829 N. Bridge St.
Elkin, NC 28621
Phone: (336) 526-3463
[email protected]
Contact Surry Community College
Small Business Center,
to schedule an appointment
at (336) 386-3309.
Chamber Newsletter, Winter 2009 — Page 11
“The area’s only local employment service”
Elkin • 835-6030 Mount Airy • 789-8220
www.workforcecarolina.com
ON SPREAD:Layout 1
Elkin Funeral Service
560 NC Hwy 268 West
Elkin, NC 28621
Phone (336) 526-4460
[email protected]
www.elkinfuneralservice.com
Carolina Heritage
Vineyard & Winery
170 Heritage Vines Way
Elkin, NC 28621
Phone: (336) 366-3301
[email protected]
Blue Ridge Chocolates
225 W. Main St.
Elkin, NC 28621
Phone: (336) 526-3700
[email protected]
Billiard Table Services Inc.
124-A N. Bridge Street
Jonesville, NC 28642
Phone: (336) 526-0014
www.billiardtableservices.com
[email protected]
CHAMBER MEMBERS
NEW
ONE-ON-ONE BUSINESS
COUNSELING
Page 6 — Chamber Newsletter, Winter 2009
Parkwood Eye Center
December Chamber Member of the Month,
Parkwood Eye Center is located in Elkin across
from Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital. They
believe that you deserve compassionate, quality eye
care which is designed to meet your individual
needs.
Parkwood Eye Center is dedicated to excellence
in eye care for all ages. They offer the latest in laser
Elk Phamarcy Receives
Chamber’s November Member
of the Month Award
and surgical technology in a caring and patientoriented environment. The services offered by our
office include, among others, routine eye examinations, glasses & contact lenses, pediatric eye care,
laser surgery, cataract extraction & intraocular lens
implants, glaucoma treatment and surgery, treatment of corneal disease and diabetic retinopathy.
Chamber Ambassadors Travis Wilmoth of BB&T, Gambill Aldridge of Basin Creek Realty,
Misty Matthews of Yadkin Valley Chamber of Commerce and Angel Haynes of Workforce
Carolina present Dr. Robert Campbell (center) with Parkwood Eye Center’s Chamber Member of the Month award.
Larry Erwin and the entire Elk Pharmacy gang are recognized as the November Yadkin Valley Chamber of Commerce Member of the Month
Diana’s Bookstore Receives
Chamber’s December Member
of the Month Award
G&B Energy Receives
Chamber’s November Member
of the Month Award
and stay
with us
We can accommodate your
Business Meeting
Family Reunion or
Wedding Plans...
We can provide breaks
and meals
To reserve space
Call 336-835-9400
Comfort Inn
1633 Winston Road
Jonesville, NC 28642
Since 1930, G&B Energy, the Chamber’s November Member of the Month has provided
customers with the best products and the best customer service available at competitive
prices. With these values in mind, E.C. Boyles founded G&B Oil Company and these values
remain their business philosophy today. Their mission is to be the premier energy supplier
throughout Western NC. With seven distribution locations and over 75 years delivery experience, they can serve all your energy needs. Whether it's fuel for your home, business, or
farm........G&B Energy have ENERGY TO BURN!
Chamber President Laurette Leagon presents Cicely McCulloch with the Member of the
Month Award while Chamber Assistant Treasure Robin Turner and Chamber Ambassadors,
Rosy Beverley, Travis Wilmoth and Angel Haynes look on.
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www.visittheyadkinvalley.com
(336) 835-1513 • www.elkintribune.com
214 E. Main St.
Elkin, NC 28621
12/21/09
10:18 AM
Page 8
Serving Surry,
Wilkes and Yadkin
counties since 1911.
Carolina Heritage Vineyards was established in
2005 by Clyde and Patricia Colwell on a 35-acre
farm on Highway 268 three miles east of Elkin,
NC in the middle of the Yadkin Valley Viticultural Area.
Clyde Colwell grew up in the Finger Lakes Region of New York State where he was surrounded
by beautiful vineyards. To someday have his own
farm was a dream that Clyde carried throughout
his successful career as a teacher, school principal and Superintendent of Schools. In 2000,
Clyde enrolled in the then-new Viticulture and
Enology Program at Surry Community College
and knew almost immediately that he wanted to
grow grapes on his farm.
Patricia Colwell grew up in northern Wisconsin, in the midst of dairy and potato farms. As
she neared the end of a successful career as an
IBM software executive, Pat had a strong desire
to do something which would give back to the
world. A fondness for growing things led her to
enroll in an Environmental Horticulture program from which she gained a passion to grow
things in concert with nature. Clyde was very
supportive and together they ventured forth with
the goal of growing grapes and berries organically for wine production in North Carolina.
The Colwells spent a year looking for land
which had the altitude, aspect and air flow
needed to maximize nature’s assistance with humidity and the potential for severe frost. In 2004
they found that land in an old farm property for
sale which they purchased on Highway 268 in
Surry County just east of Elkin. They carefully
studied grape varieties for wine production and,
in support of their goal of organic production,
chose those which were either native to the region (eg Carlos, Noble, Doreen and Cynthiana/Norton) or hybrids known to be disease
tolerant (e.g. Traminette, Chambourcin and Rubiana.)
While clearing and planting their vineyard, the
Colwells both completed the Viticulture and
Enology Degree program at Surry Community
College and honed their skills by producing
award-winning wines for personal consumption.
Along with grapes, the Colwells planted an acre
and a half of blueberries and built hives for their
honey bees – with the plan that all would be
sources for the wines and meads to come from
Carolina Heritage Winery. They also planted
apple trees, pear trees, cranberries, elderberries,
raspberries and kiwi plants as candidates for future fruit wines. They inoculated shitake mushroom logs which grow in their woods and raised
chickens and guineas for insect control in the
vineyard.
In 2008, three years after planting their first
vines, the Colwells’ vineyard became the first in
North Carolina, and one of a very small number
in the Southeast, to be Certified Organic by the
USDA. In September 2009 the newly-completed
environmentally-friendly winery at Carolina
Heritage went through its own organic certification inspection – required for the Colwells to be
able to produce organic wines and “wines made
from organic fruit” which they are now doing
with their 2009 harvest.
The Colwells have a strong sense of community
and a desire to do what they can to help keep
their local community strong. As a part of North
Carolina’s Agri-Tourism map, the Colwells’ vineyard has always been open to families, many of
whom have stopped over the last couple of years
with their children to discuss organic farming
and growing grapes with the Colwells and/or to
have the experience of helping harvest the grapes
by hand. The Colwells have willingly stopped
what they were doing to have the opportunity to
help others understand that organic farming,
while often demanding, is very possible and very
rewarding.
Besides offering wines in their tasting room, the
Colwells have opened it up to local artisans and
musicians. In November they initiated a regular
Old Time Bluegrass jam session every Saturday
afternoon from 1PM to 4PM, fondly called
“Burch Station Bluegrass” (from the name of an
historic railroad stop, “Burch Station”, located on
the lower side of the Colwells’ property,) as a way
to help promote local musicians and for the general public to enjoy at no charge.
And, starting in December, they will be carrying local pottery and juried crafts for sale in the
tasting room in support of the Yadkin Valley
Craft Guild. In addition they plan to begin hosting periodic demonstrations by the local artisans
themselves, starting in February, to help promote
local artisans and crafts.
Carolina Heritage Vineyard & Winery is located at 170 Heritage Vines Way (on Highway
268 – 0.8 mile east of the intersection of CC
Camp Road/268-Bypass and Highway 268.)
Tasting room hours are Saturdays and Sundays
from 1PM to 6PM and by appointment by calling (336) 366-3301. More information on Carolina Heritage Vineyard & Winery products and
events can be found at www.carolinaheritagevineyards.com
“Hometown Service”
Phone: 835-2621
Downtown Elkin
Since 1939
www.yadkinvalley.org
Frank Beals
Freddie Brown
835-1124
www.edwardjones.com
Member SIPC
Freddie Brown
First Organic Vineyard & Winery in North Carolina Opens in
the Yadkin Valley!
336-835-4411
Frank Beals
Visit the chamber online...
Chamber Newsletter, Winter 2009 — Page 13
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Chamber Newsletter, Winter 2009— Page 5
Look Who Has Invested in the Yadkin Valley Chamber
Basin Creek Realty
1338 North Bridge Street
Elkin, NC 28621-0128
Gambill Aldridge, Owner
Phone: (336) 835-3535
Comfort Inn
1633 Winston Road
P.O. Box 126
Jonesville, NC 28642
Phone: (336) 835-9400
Hall Auction & Realty Co.
1326 Carter Mill Rd.
Elkin, NC 28621
Troy Hall, Owner
Phone: (336) 835-7653
Silversalt
PO Box 809
Elkin, NC 28621
Kimberly Seipel-Parks, CPSM, Owner
Phone: (843) 263-2059
Bayada Nurses
1814 N. Bridge Street
Elkin, NC 28621
Allison Swisher
Phone: (336) 835-8500
Days Inn
1540 NC 67 Hwy
Jonesville, NC 28642
Nellah Shah
Phone: (336) 526-6777
Harry's Place
135 Front Street
Elkin, NC 28621
Teresa Smith Ray
Phone: (336) 835-9693
Snow Realty and Construction
Aldean & Penny Snow
2047 U.S. Hwy. 21
PO Box 369
State Road, NC 28676
Phone: (336) 874-8282
Blue Ridge Women’s Center
150 Parkwood Drive
Elkin, NC 28621
Dr. John Venus
Phone: (336) 835-5945
Elkin Dialysis Center
of Wake Forest University
941 Johnson Ridge Road
P. O. Box 7710
Elkin , NC 28621
Donna Greene
Phone: (336) 527-4722
Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital
180 Parkwood Drive
PO Box 560
Elkin, NC 28621-0560
Lori Gwyn, Marketing Director
Phone: (336) 527-7132
Brenco Real Estate
Management Company, Inc.
1919 North Bridge Street
Elkin, NC 28621
Linda Richardson, General Manager
Phone: (336) 526-2924
Bridge Street Pharmacy
817 North Bridge Street
Elkin, NC 28621
Gill Ripley, President
Phone: (336) 835-3131
Brown Advertising & Design
2913 Cranberry Rd.
Boonville, NC 27011
Neil Brown, Owner
Phone: (336) 466-0031
Brushy Mountain Winery
125 West Main Street
Elkin, NC 28621
Matthew Mayberry
Phone: (336) 835-1313
Carolina Farm Credit
PO Box 788
Pilot Mountain, NC 27041
Stephen Motsinger
Phone: (336) 368-4761
Cracker Barrel Old Country Store
1717 NC Hwy 67
Jonesville, NC 28642
John Harshman, General Manager
Phone: (336) 835-6011
Crossroads Behavioral Healthcare
200 Business Park Drive
Elkin, NC 28621-0127
David R. Swann, CEO
Phone: (336) 835-1000
Elkin Obstetrics
& Gynecology, PLLC
Dr. Mark D. Heiner
Missy Tharpe, WHNP
201 A. Eldon Parks Dr.
Elkin, NC 28621
Phone: (336) 835-2283
Elkin Rescue Squad
940 N. Bridge Street
Elkin, NC 28621
Phone: (336) 835-4101
Fairfield Inn and Suites
by Marriott
I-77 Exit 85
628 CC Camp Rd.
Elkin, NC 28621
Michael Wilson,
Hotel Operations Manager
Phone: (336) 353-2008
Frontier Natural Gas
1927 North Bridge Street
Elkin, NC 28621
Ernest McGuire, Marketing Manager
Phone: (336) 526-2690
Foothills Forestry & Surveying
112 Church Street
Elkin, NC 28621
Robin Smith
Phone: (336) 835-5882
G & B Energy
667 North Bridge Street
Elkin, NC 28621
Gray Burchette
Rick Caudle
Phone: (336) 835-3607
Jonesville Family Medical Center
4000 South Swaim Street
Jonesville, NC 28642
Evan Ballard, M.D., E. Wilson Griffin
III, M.D., Thomas Shellburne, M.D.
Phone: (336) 835-6300
Jonesville Super 8 Motel
5601 U.S Hwy. 21 @ I-77 Exit 79
Jonesville , NC 28642
Jay Patel, Owner
Reservations: 1-800-800-8000
Mazzini's Italian Restaurant
1521 North Bridge Street
Elkin, NC 28621
Pam Walker
Phone: (336) 526-7400
Moore-Moxley Insurance Agency, Inc.
201 East Main Street
Yadkinville, NC 27055
Charles Collins, President
Phone: (336) 679-2287
North Elkin Tire & Automotive
2050 North Bridge Street
Elkin, NC 28621
Mike Slawter, Manager
Phone: (336) 526-1340
Ratledge Florist
328 North Front Street
P. O. Box 744
Elkin, NC 28621-0744
Helen Ratledge, Owner
Phone: (336) 835-2607
Rumple Accounting & Tax Service
400 Wilkes Street
Elkin, NC 28621
Pamela J. Rumple, Owner
Phone: (336) 835-9326
State Farm Insurance
& Financial Services
1332 North Bridge Street
Elkin, NC 28621
Steve Ownings
Phone: (336) 526-8900
Surry Telephone
Membership Corp.
819 East Atkins Street
P.O. Box 385
Dobson, NC 27017
Melanie Senter
Phone: (336) 374-5021
Theo's Italian &
Family Restaurant
233 Winston Road
Jonesville, NC 28642
Theo Kakouras, Owner
Waste Management
of the Piedmont
P. O. Box 16148
Winston-Salem, NC 27115
Steve Cobb, District Manager
Phone: (336) 320-2263
Yadkin County Schools
121 Washington Street
Yadkinville, NC 27055
Ms. Bonnie Davis, Contact Person
Phone: (336) 679-2051
Yadkin Valley Telecom
1530 NC Hwy 67
Jonesville, NC 28642
Teresa Brandon
Phone: (336) 463-5022
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Call 526-1111 or visit
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*Calendar of Events
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glassware, framed art and much more! Elkin,/Jonesville Area
I-77, exit 82
Go west on Highway 67, Riverview Shopping Center
Open 7 Days, Jonesville • 336-835-6400
This newsletter is distributed throughout the community by placing it in your local
newspaper, The Tribune. They will also be sent out to members and to anyone requesting information about this area or the chamber.
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Yadkin Valley Chamber of Commerce
Phone: (336)-835-1513 Fax: (336)835-8742
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Main Office - 661 North Bridge Street, Elkin, NC 526-2916
Drive-Thru location - 202 W. Main Street, Elkin, NC 835-4555
Bridge Street Pharmacy
Serving Our Community with 55 Years of Experience.
We accept Your Insurance Cards
Little Or No Waiting for sick child or senior.
Fast and friendly for all of our customers.
BRIDGE STREET PHARMACY
817 North Bridge Street, Elkin • 835-3131
(336) 835-1513 • www.elkintribune.com
12/21/09
10:18 AM
Page 8
which had the altitude, aspect and air flow
needed to maximize nature’s assistance with humidity and the potential for severe frost. In 2004
they found that land in an old farm property for
sale which they purchased on Highway 268 in
Surry County just east of Elkin. They carefully
studied grape varieties for wine production and,
in support of their goal of organic production,
chose those which were either native to the region (eg Carlos, Noble, Doreen and Cynthiana/Norton) or hybrids known to be disease
tolerant (e.g. Traminette, Chambourcin and Rubiana.)
While clearing and planting their vineyard, the
Colwells both completed the Viticulture and
Enology Degree program at Surry Community
College and honed their skills by producing
award-winning wines for personal consumption.
Along with grapes, the Colwells planted an acre
and a half of blueberries and built hives for their
honey bees – with the plan that all would be
sources for the wines and meads to come from
Carolina Heritage Winery. They also planted
apple trees, pear trees, cranberries, elderberries,
raspberries and kiwi plants as candidates for future fruit wines. They inoculated shitake mushroom logs which grow in their woods and raised
chickens and guineas for insect control in the
vineyard.
In 2008, three years after planting their first
vines, the Colwells’ vineyard became the first in
North Carolina, and one of a very small number
in the Southeast, to be Certified Organic by the
USDA. In September 2009 the newly-completed
environmentally-friendly winery at Carolina
Heritage went through its own organic certification inspection – required for the Colwells to be
able to produce organic wines and “wines made
from organic fruit” which they are now doing
with their 2009 harvest.
The Colwells have a strong sense of community
and a desire to do what they can to help keep
their local community strong. As a part of North
Carolina’s Agri-Tourism map, the Colwells’ vineyard has always been open to families, many of
whom have stopped over the last couple of years
with their children to discuss organic farming
and growing grapes with the Colwells and/or to
have the experience of helping harvest the grapes
by hand. The Colwells have willingly stopped
what they were doing to have the opportunity to
help others understand that organic farming,
while often demanding, is very possible and very
rewarding.
Besides offering wines in their tasting room, the
Colwells have opened it up to local artisans and
musicians. In November they initiated a regular
Old Time Bluegrass jam session every Saturday
afternoon from 1PM to 4PM, fondly called
“Burch Station Bluegrass” (from the name of an
historic railroad stop, “Burch Station”, located on
the lower side of the Colwells’ property,) as a way
to help promote local musicians and for the general public to enjoy at no charge.
And, starting in December, they will be carrying local pottery and juried crafts for sale in the
tasting room in support of the Yadkin Valley
Craft Guild. In addition they plan to begin hosting periodic demonstrations by the local artisans
themselves, starting in February, to help promote
local artisans and crafts.
Carolina Heritage Vineyard & Winery is located at 170 Heritage Vines Way (on Highway
268 – 0.8 mile east of the intersection of CC
Camp Road/268-Bypass and Highway 268.)
Tasting room hours are Saturdays and Sundays
from 1PM to 6PM and by appointment by calling (336) 366-3301. More information on Carolina Heritage Vineyard & Winery products and
events can be found at www.carolinaheritagevineyards.com
“Hometown Service”
Phone: 835-2621
Downtown Elkin
Since 1939
www.yadkinvalley.org
Frank Beals
Freddie Brown
835-1124
www.edwardjones.com
Member SIPC
Freddie Brown
336-835-4411
Frank Beals
Visit the chamber online...
Chamber Newsletter, Winter 2009— Page 5
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Chamber Newsletter, Winter 2009 — Page 13
Look Who Has Invested in the Yadkin Valley Chamber
Basin Creek Realty
1338 North Bridge Street
Elkin, NC 28621-0128
Gambill Aldridge, Owner
Phone: (336) 835-3535
Bayada Nurses
1814 N. Bridge Street
Elkin, NC 28621
Allison Swisher
Phone: (336) 835-8500
Blue Ridge Women’s Center
150 Parkwood Drive
Elkin, NC 28621
Dr. John Venus
Phone: (336) 835-5945
Brenco Real Estate
Management Company, Inc.
1919 North Bridge Street
Elkin, NC 28621
Linda Richardson, General Manager
Phone: (336) 526-2924
Bridge Street Pharmacy
817 North Bridge Street
Elkin, NC 28621
Gill Ripley, President
Phone: (336) 835-3131
Brown Advertising & Design
2913 Cranberry Rd.
Boonville, NC 27011
Neil Brown, Owner
Phone: (336) 466-0031
Brushy Mountain Winery
125 West Main Street
Elkin, NC 28621
Matthew Mayberry
Phone: (336) 835-1313
Carolina Farm Credit
PO Box 788
Pilot Mountain, NC 27041
Stephen Motsinger
Phone: (336) 368-4761
Cracker Barrel Old Country Store
1717 NC Hwy 67
Jonesville, NC 28642
John Harshman, General Manager
Phone: (336) 835-6011
Crossroads Behavioral Healthcare
200 Business Park Drive
Elkin, NC 28621-0127
David R. Swann, CEO
Phone: (336) 835-1000
Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital
180 Parkwood Drive
PO Box 560
Elkin, NC 28621-0560
Lori Gwyn, Marketing Director
Phone: (336) 527-7132
Elkin Dialysis Center
of Wake Forest University
941 Johnson Ridge Road
P. O. Box 7710
Elkin , NC 28621
Donna Greene
Phone: (336) 527-4722
Harry's Place
135 Front Street
Elkin, NC 28621
Teresa Smith Ray
Phone: (336) 835-9693
Days Inn
1540 NC 67 Hwy
Jonesville, NC 28642
Nellah Shah
Phone: (336) 526-6777
Hall Auction & Realty Co.
1326 Carter Mill Rd.
Elkin, NC 28621
Troy Hall, Owner
Phone: (336) 835-7653
Comfort Inn
1633 Winston Road
P.O. Box 126
Jonesville, NC 28642
Phone: (336) 835-9400
Elkin Obstetrics
& Gynecology, PLLC
Dr. Mark D. Heiner
Missy Tharpe, WHNP
201 A. Eldon Parks Dr.
Elkin, NC 28621
Phone: (336) 835-2283
Elkin Rescue Squad
940 N. Bridge Street
Elkin, NC 28621
Phone: (336) 835-4101
Fairfield Inn and Suites
by Marriott
I-77 Exit 85
628 CC Camp Rd.
Elkin, NC 28621
Michael Wilson,
Hotel Operations Manager
Phone: (336) 353-2008
Frontier Natural Gas
1927 North Bridge Street
Elkin, NC 28621
Ernest McGuire, Marketing Manager
Phone: (336) 526-2690
Foothills Forestry & Surveying
112 Church Street
Elkin, NC 28621
Robin Smith
Phone: (336) 835-5882
G & B Energy
667 North Bridge Street
Elkin, NC 28621
Gray Burchette
Rick Caudle
Phone: (336) 835-3607
ON SPREAD:Layout 1
www.visittheyadkinvalley.com
214 E. Main St.
Elkin, NC 28621
Serving Surry,
Wilkes and Yadkin
counties since 1911.
Carolina Heritage Vineyards was established in
2005 by Clyde and Patricia Colwell on a 35-acre
farm on Highway 268 three miles east of Elkin,
NC in the middle of the Yadkin Valley Viticultural Area.
Clyde Colwell grew up in the Finger Lakes Region of New York State where he was surrounded
by beautiful vineyards. To someday have his own
farm was a dream that Clyde carried throughout
his successful career as a teacher, school principal and Superintendent of Schools. In 2000,
Clyde enrolled in the then-new Viticulture and
Enology Program at Surry Community College
and knew almost immediately that he wanted to
grow grapes on his farm.
Patricia Colwell grew up in northern Wisconsin, in the midst of dairy and potato farms. As
she neared the end of a successful career as an
IBM software executive, Pat had a strong desire
to do something which would give back to the
world. A fondness for growing things led her to
enroll in an Environmental Horticulture program from which she gained a passion to grow
things in concert with nature. Clyde was very
supportive and together they ventured forth with
the goal of growing grapes and berries organically for wine production in North Carolina.
The Colwells spent a year looking for land
First Organic Vineyard & Winery in North Carolina Opens in
the Yadkin Valley!
Page 4 — Chamber Newsletter, Winter 2009
Silversalt
PO Box 809
Elkin, NC 28621
Kimberly Seipel-Parks, CPSM, Owner
Phone: (843) 263-2059
Snow Realty and Construction
Aldean & Penny Snow
2047 U.S. Hwy. 21
PO Box 369
State Road, NC 28676
Phone: (336) 874-8282
Jonesville Family Medical Center
4000 South Swaim Street
Jonesville, NC 28642
Evan Ballard, M.D., E. Wilson Griffin
III, M.D., Thomas Shellburne, M.D.
Phone: (336) 835-6300
Jonesville Super 8 Motel
5601 U.S Hwy. 21 @ I-77 Exit 79
Jonesville , NC 28642
Jay Patel, Owner
Reservations: 1-800-800-8000
Mazzini's Italian Restaurant
1521 North Bridge Street
Elkin, NC 28621
Pam Walker
Phone: (336) 526-7400
Moore-Moxley Insurance Agency, Inc.
201 East Main Street
Yadkinville, NC 27055
Charles Collins, President
Phone: (336) 679-2287
North Elkin Tire & Automotive
2050 North Bridge Street
Elkin, NC 28621
Mike Slawter, Manager
Phone: (336) 526-1340
Ratledge Florist
328 North Front Street
P. O. Box 744
Elkin, NC 28621-0744
Helen Ratledge, Owner
Phone: (336) 835-2607
State Farm Insurance
& Financial Services
1332 North Bridge Street
Elkin, NC 28621
Steve Ownings
Phone: (336) 526-8900
Surry Telephone
Membership Corp.
819 East Atkins Street
P.O. Box 385
Dobson, NC 27017
Melanie Senter
Phone: (336) 374-5021
Theo's Italian &
Family Restaurant
233 Winston Road
Jonesville, NC 28642
Theo Kakouras, Owner
Get Your Message to Other
Chamber Members!
The Yadkin Valley Chamber of Commerce would
like to reacquaint you with our
tabloid newsletter. The newsletter comes
out quarterly and is packed full of
chamber news and information.
*President and Board Member Information
*Calendar of Events
*New Member Spotlights
*Chamber in Action (photos)
*Thank you column (volunteers, donations)
*Committee Updates
*Business After Hours Information
Join
The Chamber Today!
Call 526-1111 or visit
www.YadkinValley.org
Unique Gifts, Antiques and Collectibles • (over 150 dealers) jewelry,
glassware, framed art and much more! Elkin,/Jonesville Area
I-77, exit 82
Go west on Highway 67, Riverview Shopping Center
Open 7 Days, Jonesville • 336-835-6400
This newsletter is distributed throughout the community by placing it in your local
newspaper, The Tribune. They will also be sent out to members and to anyone requesting information about this area or the chamber.
Waste Management
of the Piedmont
P. O. Box 16148
Winston-Salem, NC 27115
Steve Cobb, District Manager
Phone: (336) 320-2263
Yadkin County Schools
121 Washington Street
Yadkinville, NC 27055
Ms. Bonnie Davis, Contact Person
Phone: (336) 679-2051
We need your continued support to make this all happen. Inside you will have the opportunity to place an advertisement. There are 5 different sizes:
*Business Card
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With this advertisement you may promote your business in anyway you choose.
Yadkin Valley Telecom
1530 NC Hwy 67
Jonesville, NC 28642
Teresa Brandon
Phone: (336) 463-5022
Two issue and four issue placements are available, changing copy each time if you need
to. You will have the option to be billed quarterly by the Chamber or pay the full amount.
To advertise contact:
Holly E. Lamm
Newsletter Correspondent
Yadkin Valley Chamber of Commerce
Phone: (336)-835-1513 Fax: (336)835-8742
Rumple Accounting & Tax Service
400 Wilkes Street
Elkin, NC 28621
Pamela J. Rumple, Owner
Phone: (336) 835-9326
www.bbt.com
Member FDIC
There’s opportunity here
Personal • Small Business & Commercial • Mortgage
Main Office - 661 North Bridge Street, Elkin, NC 526-2916
Drive-Thru location - 202 W. Main Street, Elkin, NC 835-4555
Bridge Street Pharmacy
Serving Our Community with 55 Years of Experience.
We accept Your Insurance Cards
Little Or No Waiting for sick child or senior.
Fast and friendly for all of our customers.
BRIDGE STREET PHARMACY
817 North Bridge Street, Elkin • 835-3131
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1124 N. Bridge St.
336-835-2559
202 West Spring Street
Elkin, North Carolina 28621
Phone: 336-835-3135
Fax: 336-835-3756
PROFESSIONAL
Accounting • Mortgage
Office Managers • Sales
12/21/09
Celebrating 60 Years of Excellence
1947-2007
OFFICE
Admin. Assistants • General Office
Date Entry • Customer Service
HOSPITALITY
Banquet Servers • Housekeeping
Dishwashers • Bartenders
10:17 AM
INDUSTRIAL
Assembly • General Labor
Light Industrial • Manufacturing
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Johnson Funeral Home
615 W. Main St., Elkin, NC 28621
Phone: (336) 835-3211
[email protected]
www.johnson-funeral.com
Elkin Funeral Service
560 NC Hwy 268 West
Elkin, NC 28621
Phone (336) 526-4460
[email protected]
www.elkinfuneralservice.com
David Hill Builders, Inc.
135 Red Laurel Lane
Mount Airy, NC 27030
Phone: (336) 789-5517
[email protected]
www.dhbinc.com
Carolina Heritage
Vineyard & Winery
170 Heritage Vines Way
Elkin, NC 28621
Phone: (336) 366-3301
[email protected]
Granite City Insulation
135 Red Laurel Lane
PO Box 6059
Mount Airy, NC 27030
Phone: (336) 786-4691
[email protected]
www.granitecityinsulation.com
Blue Ridge Chocolates
225 W. Main St.
Elkin, NC 28621
Phone: (336) 526-3700
[email protected]
Billiard Table Services Inc.
124-A N. Bridge Street
Jonesville, NC 28642
Phone: (336) 526-0014
www.billiardtableservices.com
[email protected]
Finders Keepers Consignment
829 N. Bridge St.
Elkin, NC 28621
Phone: (336) 526-3463
[email protected]
Total Woman Care
942 Johnson Ridge Rd.
Elkin, NC 28621
Phone: (336) 526-3500
[email protected]
totalwomancare.net
Premier Hair Salon
207 Winston Rd.
Jonesville, NC 28642
Phone: (336) 526-2887
[email protected]
Phone: (336) 244-7822
Phone: (336) 428-5477
Old North State Winery, Inc.
308 North Main St.
Mount Airy, NC 27030
Phone: (336) 789-9463
[email protected]
www.oldnorthstatewinery.com
Latino Tax Help
111 Church St., Elkin, NC 28621
Phone: (336) 466-1438
[email protected]
The Yadkin Valley Chamber of
Commerce is a dynamic organization that promotes a positive business environment, facilitates
community betterment and supports economic development.
For more information about
how joining the Chamber will help
your business, call us at 526-1111.
Join the Yadkin Valley Chamber
of Commerce
CHAMBER MEMBERS
NEW
Contact Surry Community College
Small Business Center,
to schedule an appointment
at (336) 386-3309.
ONE-ON-ONE BUSINESS
COUNSELING
Chamber Newsletter, Winter 2009 — Page 11
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Chamber Newsletter, Winter 2009 — Page 3
Ribbon Cutting for Newly
Renovated Johnson Funeral Home
Ribbon Cutting for Blue Ridge
Chocolates
LeAnne Mantero is all smiles at the Ribbon Cutting of Blue Ridge Chocolates, 225 W. Main
St. in Downtown Elkin. (Also shown, Mayor Lestine Hutchens Jack Montero and Adriena
Montero.
Litz Adams and friends cut the ribbon at the newly renovated Johnson Funeral Home located at 615 W. Main St. in Elkin.
Kick Your Shoes Off!
®
Proudly Serving the
Yadkin Valley area since 1987
“The area’s only local employment service”
Elkin • 835-6030 Mount Airy • 789-8220
www.workforcecarolina.com
Parkwood Eye Center
December Chamber Member of the Month,
Parkwood Eye Center is located in Elkin across
from Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital. They
believe that you deserve compassionate, quality eye
care which is designed to meet your individual
needs.
Parkwood Eye Center is dedicated to excellence
in eye care for all ages. They offer the latest in laser
and surgical technology in a caring and patientoriented environment. The services offered by our
office include, among others, routine eye examinations, glasses & contact lenses, pediatric eye care,
laser surgery, cataract extraction & intraocular lens
implants, glaucoma treatment and surgery, treatment of corneal disease and diabetic retinopathy.
Elk Phamarcy Receives
Chamber’s November Member
of the Month Award
Chamber Ambassadors Travis Wilmoth of BB&T, Gambill Aldridge of Basin Creek Realty,
Misty Matthews of Yadkin Valley Chamber of Commerce and Angel Haynes of Workforce
Carolina present Dr. Robert Campbell (center) with Parkwood Eye Center’s Chamber Member of the Month award.
Larry Erwin and the entire Elk Pharmacy gang are recognized as the November Yadkin Valley Chamber of Commerce Member of the Month
Diana’s Bookstore Receives
Chamber’s December Member
of the Month Award
G&B Energy Receives
Chamber’s November Member
of the Month Award
and stay
with us
We can accommodate your
Business Meeting
Family Reunion or
Wedding Plans...
We can provide breaks
and meals
To reserve space
Call 336-835-9400
Comfort Inn
1633 Winston Road
Jonesville, NC 28642
Chamber President Laurette Leagon presents Cicely McCulloch with the Member of the
Month Award while Chamber Assistant Treasure Robin Turner and Chamber Ambassadors,
Rosy Beverley, Travis Wilmoth and Angel Haynes look on.
Since 1930, G&B Energy, the Chamber’s November Member of the Month has provided
customers with the best products and the best customer service available at competitive
prices. With these values in mind, E.C. Boyles founded G&B Oil Company and these values
remain their business philosophy today. Their mission is to be the premier energy supplier
throughout Western NC. With seven distribution locations and over 75 years delivery experience, they can serve all your energy needs. Whether it's fuel for your home, business, or
farm........G&B Energy have ENERGY TO BURN!
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Contact Surry Community College Small Business Center, to schedule an appointment at (336) 386-3309.
ONE-ON-ONE BUSINESS COUNSELING
12/21/09
10:15 AM
Basic
Finance
526-3400
262 E. Main St. Downtown Elkin NC 28621 • (336) 526-3400 • HOURS: 8:30 - 5:30 Mon. - Fri.
$7,500
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Consumer Loans
Available up to
Derek Mastin
Robby Miller
Gary Hayes
Terri Hemric
Now Accepting Duke Energy
Payments
Let us help with your
down payment or your
next purchase of a vehicle!!
The Chamber is offering member
businesses an opportunity to display
their business cards and brochures in
the Visitor Center. Chamber members may bring a supply of business
cards and brochures to the Chamber
office for display in our Visitor Center.
This service is free to all Chamber
members and is another benefit of
being a member of the Yadkin Valley
Chamber of Commerce.
Kenny Jones
.... your next
.... your next
Purchase
Vacation
Extra Cash
Let Basic Finance Help you with....
well as photos of our volunteers
the 2010-11 Yadkin Valdoing all the things that help the
ley Chamber of ComChamber achieve it goals.
merce Membership Directory and
The directory is also a wealth of
Resource Guide. This is a special ediinformation with its alphabetical
tion for two reasons. One: This diand categorical listings of the
rectory will have an eighteen month
chamber members, our governshelf life, so that in the future we can
ment official pages and a detailed
align our Directory to correspond
Plan of Action mapping out our
with our new fiscal year which now
JERRY RANDLE
course for the year.
ends on June 30 th and two: this diBOARD CHAIR
Belk
Once your directory arrives, please
rectory is being dedicated to a
place it on your desk and refer to it
founding board member of the
chamber and community leader Johnsie Hudspeth. often. You may be pleasantly surprised at how many
I think this is a fitting tribute to a woman that has products and services can be purchased locally from
done so much to help make this chamber the vi- your fellow chamber members. If we all make a concerted effort to conduct business with other chambrant organization it is today.
Thanks to the creative talents of Kimberly Spiel ber members in 2010 we can help get our local
Parks of Silversalt, the layout and design of the di- economy back on track.
rectory will have a whole new look. The directory
will be filled with photos of our members ribbon
B
I’m Bailey Carter, a senior at
Through this experience I have
Elkin High School. I have been
learned so much about the Chamworking as an intern for the Yadber and also about so many new
kin Valley Chamber of Commerce
things in our community. I have
since the beginning of the school
met many leaders in our commuyear. Throughout my high school
nity that have helped me see, firstcareer I have taken an interest in
hand, how businesses, meetings,
business and marketing. Thereand festivals operate.
fore, I have taken basically every
Most of all, it has been such a privbusiness class Elkin has to offer. I
ilege to work alongside Laurette
have obtained many skills through
Leagon and Misty Matthews. They
these courses and this internship
have such a passion for what they
BAILEY CARTER
has allowed me to practice them
do and it is very inspiring to me and
SCHOOL
and use the skills to help out our
my life. I feel like I have learned so
INERN
community.
much and I hope that I have made a
When I first found out I was going to be difference in not only the Chamber but in our comdoing my internship at the Yadkin Valley Chamber munity. This experience will be one I will always reof Commerce, I was unsure what kind of duties I member in life and it has taught me so much that I
would have. Better yet, I was unsure what role the can apply to my life throughout college and when I
Chamber plays in our community. Little did I know, get into the real world.
the Chamber plays a huge role and I don’t know how
Thank you so much for this opportunity.
our community could run properly without it.
BUSINESS
CARD DISPLAY...
For More Information,
Call 526-1111 or Visit
www.YadkinValley.org
Join Today.
Support Your Local Chamber.
A New Look for the Chamber Directory My internship at the Yadkin
cuttings, grand openings, open
e watching your mailhouses and other special events as Valley Chamber of Commerce
boxes in late January for
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Become a Chamber Champion!
One payment covers your expenses for Chamber activities, tickets, booth rentals and sponsorships
for the entire year. For full details contact Laurette Leagon 336-526-1111.
2010 CHAMBER CHAMPIONS
SouthData Acquires Alabama Company
MOUNT AIRY, N.C. ─ SouthData, Inc. of
Mount Airy, N.C., a national manufacturer of
billing and communication products, has acquired the assets of Micro Images, Inc. of Mobile, Ala., a document management provider
specializing in microfilm, imaging, storage
and retrieval.
“This acquisition will enhance SouthData’s
product offerings with a broader range of
services from document creation, to imaging,
to archiving and storage,” said SouthData
President John Springthorpe, III. “This new
location puts us closer to clients in Alabama,
Mississippi and the panhandle of Florida.”
SouthData acquired the assets of Micro Images, Inc. on Dec. 1. Terms of the agreement
were not disclosed. Micro Images, Inc. employed 32 people who were hired by SouthData on that date. The new division will
operate as the Micro Images Division of
SouthData, Inc.
Micro Images, Inc. was founded in 1982 by
Larry Emrich, who will stay on to lead the
new division. “I am thrilled to have someone
of Larry’s caliber lead this exciting new effort
for us”, Springthorpe continued. “Larry has
built a quality organization that we are very
pleased to be associated with.”
“Our partnership with SouthData gives us
and our customers access to the sophisticated
software development and process automation technologies SouthData has created for
their clients”, said Micro Images, Inc. President Larry Emrich. “The cultures of our two
companies are so similar; this seemed like the
natural choice.”
SouthData is a data management, printing
and mailing company founded in 1985 that
specializes in providing billing statements,
payment coupon books and newsletters to
thousands of clients throughout the United
States in the healthcare, government, utility,
real estate and financial services markets.
The Micro Images Division of SouthData,
Inc. will continue to provide archiving, ROI,
RAC and day-forward scanning to clients in
Alabama, Mississippi and Florida in the
healthcare, government, education, insurance
and legal markets.
“Micro Images has been dedicated to providing quality service and products for its
clients for 28 years,” Springthorpe said. “As a
division of SouthData, Micro Images will continue its passion for customer service, a quality that SouthData makes a priority in its
day-to-day operations. We look forward
to working with our new clients and
partners, while expanding our product
offerings to all of our clients across the
United States.”
Your friends formerly known as
Stop by and see us at
our new location today!
925 N Bridge St | (336) 835-4060 | www.GoLifeStore.com
Come see us at our new location
behind Park Food Service in State Road!
Best Bank in Town since 1872
North Carolina Licensed Contractor
For all your cooking needs
Whether it’s a rehearsal dinner, wedding reception,
holiday dinner, birthday or holiday cakes and sweets,
or whatever the need... contact us today!
We offer a full catering service from 25 to 500 people and rent party
and wedding supplies, tables, table cloths and fountains.
220 North Bridge Street, Jonesville (beside Jonesville Shopping Center)
Owned & Operated by Barbara Newman
Open: Monday-Friday 8 am-6 pm, Saturday 8-12 noon
Is Your Listing Up-to-Date?
To make sure the Yadkin Valley Chamber
of Commerce is serving
you to the best of its ability, please take a moment
and check your listing at www.yadkinvalley.org.
If any changes need to be made,
call the chamber office at
336.526.1111 or send an email to [email protected]
Support Your Local Chamber.
Join
Today.
Call 835-6748 For More Information
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CUSTOM
HEATING & COOLING, INC.
MONTHS SAME AS CASH ON A NEW AIR
CONDITIONING OR HEATING SYSTEM
27 YEARS EXPERIENCE
Licensed and Insured NC17204
We Service All Brands
526-HEAT
1010 US Hwy. 21, State Road • 874-7130
Come by and try out
New Booger Swamp Red Wine
imported cheeses.
M aking a differ ence in the communities we ser ve!
Hudspeth Properties
www.century21hudspeth.com
+
1-800-621-8145
125 W. Main Street, Historic Downtown Elkin, NC • 336-835-1313
Pepsi-Cola Bottlers
of Jonesville
237 Winston Rd., Jonesville, NC 28642
(336) 835-3434 • 800-233-3719
www.brushymountainwine.com
For More Information,
Call 526-1111
or Visit www.Yadkin-
RENTALS & SALES
835-7368
Fax 835-9295
1036 N. Bridge St.
Elkin, NC 8621
Mon. - Fri. 7-5
Sat. 8-4
Propane, Fuel Oil, Gas Appliances
667 North Bridge St. • Elkin • 835-3607
“QUALITY SERVICE SINCE 1930”
Valley.org
Professional Equipment for Professional Results
• Backhoes
• Bobcats (Skid Steer)
• Trenchers
• Pressure Washers
• Air Compressors
• Trailers
• Personal Lifts
• Compaction Equipment
• Saws & Drills
• Concrete & Masonry
• Plumbing & Drills
• Pumps
• Tables, Tents, Chairs
• Scaffolding
• Tractors
• Flooring Tools
• DeeJay Services
• Lawn & Garden
Locally owned & Operated by
Joe Walker
Mastercard, American Express & Visa accepted
After hours emergency Service call 366-7355 or 366-7072
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1-877-Savor YV (1-877-728-6798)
For more info, contact Yadkin Valley Tourism Authority
www.visittheyadkinvalley.com
12/21/09
10:10 AM
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Dr. Mark Heiner and Melissa Tharpe, Nurse Practitioner stand among the construction of the administration area of their new office. The project is scheduled
for completion in mid January of 2010. Due to increasing patient load, Elkin Obstetrics and Gynecology is
moving to a larger facility. The move will not be very far,
just across the parking lot from the current office at
Claremont Medical Center. Elkin Obstetrics and Gyne-
cology has experienced tremendous success and welcomes the opportunity to accommodate their patients
with additional exam rooms and two large procedure
rooms. The new address will be 101-A Eldon Parks Dr.
Elkin Obstetrics and Gynecology continues to welcome
new patients and looks forward to the upcoming change.
“Elkin Obstetrics and Gynecology
is Expanding”
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Sew Welcome has Grand Opening
Sew Welcome had a soft opening on the rainy
morning of the Pumpkin Festival and we are thrilled
by the response from the community and extended
areas. We were surprised at the response from nonquilters but shouldn't have been as everyone seems to
have had a close family member that is or was a quilter. There is such an appreciation for the art form!
The old quilts were made strictly for warmth using
whatever fabrics were available, such as worn clothing
and even feed sacks. It's amazing to see the care that
went into them to make them pleasing to the eye as
well. Of course, now we have quilters that are able to
put together quilts from a vast array of fabric that is
being manufactured just for Quilters to last the test of
time.
This is the reason we wanted to open a quilt
shop....you have to go so far for this nice fabric and it
cuts into your sewing time! For a Quilter, going into
a fabric shop is akin to a kid going into a candy shop
and seeing all the jars of candy and trying to decide
how much of each one they can take home. The rows
of bolts of fabric are our weakness and it's so hard to
pick just the right ones.....unlike the candy shop where
tasting is frowned upon - touching and caressing the
fabric is widely accepted. We aren't a full service Quilt
Shop yet but come watch us grow! We are happy to
showcase and help the local quilters sell their work.
Although the shop appears to be quite small from
the outside, there is more to be seen once you pass
through our "Living Room". Down the hall we have
a large gallery with quite a mixture of quilts - Cathedral Window, Churn Dash, Tossed 9 Patch, Blooming
9 Patch, Applique'. We enjoy listening to visitors point
out the patterns they're familiar with and it's interest-
Chamber President Laurette Leagon and Mayor Lestine Hutchens join Vicki Whelan and Carol
McDowell as they cut the ribbon at the grand opening of their new business Sew Welcome located
in Downtown Elkin.
ing to see which ones they select as their favorites.
There's something for everyone. The newer ones are
all machine pieced and quilted and the older ones
made locally in the 30's and 40's are machine pieced
and hand quilted in Lonestar and a unique T pattern
rarely seen - even in the new quilts. We also have a
room with various items made by our local quilters.
We have even recently received just over 20 bolts of
fabric on consignment so we are now able to offer
some fabric locally. We will be offering quilting classes
after the first of the year.
We have a working studio at the shop where you'll
find us in the midst of several projects - so please excuse the mess in this area. There is also a room that
we keep open for members of the Foothills Quilters
to drop by and "Sit and Sew". Right now we're working on quilts to be given out as gifts for Christmas at
The Ark and are very proud to say that we will be able
to meet their immediate need through donations of
fabric that have been received. However, if you have
cotton, flannel or fleece fabric you would like to donate it will be used strictly for these charitable "comfort" quilts - the Foothills Quilters guild has donated
over 60 comfort quilts during 2009 alone.
Of course a must see is our "Tie Room". Did you
know That men's neckties can make a lovely quilt?
Drop by and we'll gladly give you a tour ! Come take
a look, and you, too, will be pleasantly surprised - and
"Sew Welcome" to come back again and again. We're
open Tuesday through Saturday 10:00 am until 3:00
pm. (336)258-2441Lenoir, North Wilkesboro, Sparta
and West Jefferson.
A sample of the offerings at Sew Welcome
Family Style Seafood at its BEST!
NOW Open For LUNCH!!
Book Your Business Lunch Meeting
in Our Back Room.
11 am-9 pm
Everyday
But Closed on Monday
We Appreciate Your Patronage
Dine In or Take Out
1624 Hwy. 67, Jonesville, NC 28642 - 835-5544