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Recent Events, News, and
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Highlights from 2007! West End partner Dale Hudler was elected Mayor of West Jefferson! Was it his sincerity and desire to serve the best interests of our town or the campaign promise of a "wreath on every door" that proved to be the difference? :) Dale is pictured above at the "Meet & Greet the New Mayor" party hosted by the West Jefferson Coffee House on the backstreet.
We hosted the Ashe County Chamber of Commerce Business After Hours from 5:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. On Thursday, September 27th, look for pictures soon...thanks to all who attended!
Highlights from 2006! We're NATIONAL CHAMPS! West End Wreaths won the championship in the decorated wreath category at the National Christmas Tree Association Convention in Portland, Oregon in August. The wreath was designed in partnership with local florists at Petal Pushers. Our undecorated wreath came in second and we are thrilled to be so doubly honored. The West End Choose and Cut patch of trees was visited by new University of North Carolina System president Erskine Bowles as a part of his tour of agriculture-related sites in Ashe County during a visit in April. Dale describes the challenges faced by tree farmers. The barn is known as the Yoga Barn in the off-season as Dale's wife Debi, a certified Yoga Instructor, teaches yoga classes upstairs.
The Great West End Grays finished in a tie for 1st place in the 7-8-9 year old Ashe Youth Soccer League...Way to go team! Highlights from 2005! West End became West End Wreaths and Choose and Cut as a premium selection of trees next to our new (old) barn on the historic Ray Farms were finally ready to harvest. The West End Choose and Cut patch got some national exposure when segments of a video for the National Christmas Tree Association were filmed there.
We were featured in newspaper articles from Winston-Salem and Raleigh, NC along with USA TODAY Online. We were again the featured business for the month of December at the Ashe County Chamber of Commerce offices. Highlights from 2003!West End Wreaths won the NC competition in both the "decorated" and "undecorated" wreath categories! We were also featured on the PBS program "North Carolina Weekend." And we were the featured business for the month of December at the Ashe County Chamber of Commerce.
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