Flu Shot Available in Forsyth and Guilford Counties

Who should get a flu vaccine?

Health experts now recommend that everyone 6 months of age and older get vaccinated against influenza. While everyone should get a flu vaccine each flu season, it’s especially important that the following groups get vaccinated either because they are at high risk of having serious flu-related complications or because they live with or care for people at high risk for developing flu-related complications:

• Pregnant women
• Children younger than 5, but especially children younger than 2 years old
• People 50 years of age and older People of any age with certain chronic medical conditions
• People who live in nursing homes and other long–term care facilities
• People who live with or care for those at high risk for complications from flu, including:
• Health care workers
• Household contacts of persons at high risk for complications from the flu
• Household contacts and out of home caregivers of children less than 6 months of age (these children are too young to be vaccinated)

Click the picture above for more information about Forsyth County's Flu Shot program.

Flu shots are also available at the Guilford County Department of Public Health, for a fee.  An appointment is necessary.  Please see their page here for additional information.  

Join Step Up Forsyth and the Humane Society for a Dogwalk Around Reynolda Gardens!

Dewey's, Winston-Salem's Hometown Bakery, Goes Online

Oh, Dewey's.  

Ooooooooooooh, Dewey's.

Dewey's,

 you had me at 

"Free Cake Square Day Mondays"

And now this.

Yes!  Dewey's Bakery has gone online!

Founded in the middle of the Great Depression, Dewey's was the area's first all-electric bakery.  The original store was in Downtown Winston-Salem, and specialized in Moravian baked goods.

Cake squares, creme horns, eclairs, turnover, danishes, Moravian cookies, sugar cake, oatmeal cookie sandwiches, brownies, lemon squares...

Birthday cakes, wedding cakes, retirement cakes, anniversary cakes...

Oh...

Did I mention that Blue Ridge Ice Creams is now a part of Dewey's Bakery at Thruway Center?

Both are homegrown companies born in Winston-Salem, etched into the memories of all who grew up here.  The Dewey's on Reynolda Road was where our Mom brought us.  An eclair was her treat to herself, and each of us kids would take about 10 minutes to decide what we were going to get.  Decisions, decisions.

I digress.

Nothing beats walking into the local bakery and picking your treats right out of the showcase.  But if you're no longer in the area you now have the option to drool over the website, make your choices, and have your deliciously fabulous baked goodies 

on your doorstep in just a few days.

Visit their new website here.

And wipe your chin.  You're drooling.

Fall Festival Benefiting the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society Seeking Vendors!

National Alpaca Farm Days this Weekend! Participating Farm List

Here's an interesting experience...

Celebrate National Alpaca Farm Days

this weekend Sept. 29 & 30. 

Alpaca farms all across America 

welcome visitors of all ages to meet the alpacas 

and learn about the alpaca lifestyle.

Even if you aren’t interested in raising alpacas, National Alpaca Farm Days is a great way to spend the day out in the fresh air with the entire family.  

It’s fun AND it’s free!

Learn more about Alpaca Farm Days here.

Participating Alpaca Farms close to the Piedmont Triad:

Palomino Alpaca Farm Inc.
Timothy Planer & Susan Jaeckle
271 Palomino Trl
Lexington, NC 27295-8915
Phone: (336) 775-2409
Cell: (305) 509-2128
Fax: (336) 775-2409  

Hours of Operation for 2012 National Alpaca Farm Days:

Sat hours:

10:00 am to 4:00 pm

Sun hours:

10:00 am to 4:00 pm

Visitor Info:

Old hwy 52 to Midway School Road turn East travel 2/10mile to Palomino Trail turn South to cultisac at the end of Palomino Trail, the gate will be open. Turn right on gravel drive to the barn. Some parking available at the barn. See you there!!

NC Alpaca Farm of High Meadow
Brenda Jones & Jesse Jones
2102 Spero Road
Asheboro, NC 27205
Phone: (336) 672-2118
Phone 2: (215) 416-0281
Web: www.ncalpacafarmofhighmeadow.com  

Hours of Operation for 2012 National Alpaca Farm Days:

Sat hours:	10:00 am to 4:00 pm
Sun hours:	"By Appointment Only"

Ocotilla's Mountainside Alpacas
Robert James & Tia James
4388 BUFFALO MOUNTAIN RD SW
WILLIS, VA 24380-4972
Phone: (540) 593-2143
Cell: (252) 258-2244  

Hours of Operation for 2012 National Alpaca Farm Days:

Sat hours:	9:00 am to 6:00 pm
Sun hours:	1:00 pm to 5:00 pm
Visitor Info:	Monday thru Friday call for an appointment. Thank you.

Walkapaca Farm
Jeanie Zirrolli & Clare Rocheford
339 DARK SPRINGS MOUNTAIN TRL
Troy, NC 27371-1933
Phone: (336) 461-0056
Phone 2: (910) 572-3360
Cell: (910) 571-8485
Web: www.walkapacafarm.com  

Hours of Operation for 2012 National Alpaca Farm Days:

Sat hours: 10:00 am to 5:00 pm Sun hours: 12:00 pm to 4:00 pm Visitor Info: farm tours every 3hrs, meet and touch the alpacas. face painting for the kids, pony rides, hay rides, farm store selling alpaca goods will be open.

Landmark Farm Alpacas Ralph Bridges & Rachelle Bridges 1118 Landmark Church Rd. Grassy Creek, NC 28631-9231 Phone: (336) 384-1616 Cell: (828) 406-2437 Web: www.AlpacaNation.com Hours of Operation for 2012 National Alpaca Farm Days: Sat hours: 10:00 am to 4:00 pm Sun hours: 10:00 am to 4:00 pm Visitor Info: Join us at the farm and meet the alpacas! Help us raise funds for the Mountain Animal Safe Haven! Enjoy educational exhibits and demos, and shop for products made from alpaca. Raffles to benefit M.A.S.H. Admission is FREE...optional donations to M.A.S.H would be appreciated. Handicapped parking. Port-a-Jons. No dogs allowed.

Museum Day Live! List of Piedmont Triad Participating Museums

Admission to a Museum can be costly; that's why I'm so excited about Museum Day Live! sponsored by Smithsonian Magazine.  In the spirit of Smithsonian Museums, who offer free admission everyday, Museum Day Live! is an annual event hosted by Smithsonian magazine in which participating museums across the country open their doors to anyone presenting a Museum Day Ticket...for free.

The ticket is good for two people only, and it must be printed out and presented for admission.  Decide TODAY which museum you'd like to visit, request your ticket and mark your calendar!

This list is for all the participating museums in the Piedmont Triad.  This is a national event, and if you'd like to travel a bit you can find the full list here. 

Blandwood --Greensboro  

Green Hill Center for NC Art --Greensboro 

 Greensboro Historical Museum --Greensboro 
  High Point Museum --High Point 
 Museum of Anthropology --Winston-Salem 
 Old Salem Museums & Gardens --Winston-Salem 
 Reynolda House Museum of American Art --Winston-Salem 
 Rosetta C. Baldwin Historical African American Museum --High Point 
Weatherspoon Art Museum --Greensboro 

We're going to visit the Reynolda House Museum of American Art. It's been y-e-a-r-s since I've visited.  My girls are going to LOVE the bowling alley in the basement and the dresses in the attic! With Reynolda Village and Reynolda Gardens on the grounds, I think we'll pack a picnic and make this an all day event!
 
What museum will you visit this weekend?

Special Event at the Natural Science Center: Dinosaur Train!

 

 Dinosaur Train Nature Trackers Special Event

10:00 AM - 4:00 PM  Sep 29, 2012 

Every parent with a kid under the age of eight knows Dinosaur Train!  

Buddy the Dinosaur will be at the 

Natural Science in Greensboro 

to meet and greet with your child!

Fun-filled Dinosaur Train activities, giveaways, and a door prize.  Kids will become an official member of the Nature Trackers Club, receive their own special guide book and membership card, and see a sneak preview of the new Dinosaur Train Nature Trackers' episodes. Guests are encouraged to bring in recyclable aluminum cans to help raise money for the zoo! Event is free with general admission and/or membership.

General admission includes admission to the Museum and Animal Discovery.

Members: Free
Adults (ages 14 - 64): $8
Seniors (ages 65+): $7
Children (ages 3 - 13): $7
Children 2 and Under: Free

★ Greensboro Residents receive $1 off general admission.

Natural Science Center of Greensboro, 

4301 Lawndale Drive, Greensboro, NC 27455