Quilt Show coming soon

The Village Quilters will put on its biennial quilt show, “Spooling Around,” 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Oct. 13 and 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Oct. 14 at Chota Recreation Center.

The show will feature more than 175 quilts created by the Village Quilters, which boats more than 300 members from Tellico Village and surrounding counties, including as far as Chattanooga and into Georgia.


“This year’s show is shaping up to be our best ever,” Nancy Green, event co-chair, said in a release.

In addition to the quilt show, a “Marketplace Boutique” will feature handmade items for sale, including children’s items, kitchen accessories, jewelry and holiday decor.

“Our products are beautifully made and they’ll be affordably priced as well,” Barb Craig said. “There will be something for everyone.

The show will also feature various vendor shops from surrounding counties.

“You can get a great start at your Christmas shopping,” Green said.

Street Fair Saturday

United Way of Loudon County will kick off its Tellico Village fundraising campaign and annual Street Fair 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday at the Welcome Center.

The event will include booths from sponsoring businesses — Gary Stuart office of Edward Jones, American Commissary in Lenoir City, Premier Consignment, SouthEast Bank, Village Realty, Plemmons Law and Title, Gallaher Plastic Surgery, Summit Medical Group, Caribbean Canines and Flexx Fitness.

Several non-profit organizations that benefit from United Way will also be present.

The primary draw will be a car show featuring entries from Village Vettes, Tellico Village Vintage Vehicles and the Tellico Riders Motorcycle Club.

WATeR Meeting

The Watershed Association of the Tellico Reservoir will hold its annual meeting at 6:30 p.m. Nov. 8 at the Community Church at Tellico Village.

The organization is a non-partisan group focused on issues and practices that promote clean air, water and the natural habitat in and around the Tellico watershed. Keynote speaker will be Jeff Hunter with the National Parks Conservation Association.

For more information on WATeR, visit www.tellicowater.org.