Badin Waterfront Park Plan

In November the Badin Inn winterizes its porch and the music continues every Friday night with Pickin’ on the Porch. On November 4, 2011 enjoy the sounds of Eversole and Flame. November 11, 2011 brings Taylor Chandler and the CRS Band. The music plays from 6:30 pm to 10 pm.

Want to hear your friends sing or try a tune or two yourself? Saturday night is Karaoke night from 7 pm until 11 pm featuring KJ Miller.

The Badin Inn Pub is open to the public and the entertainment is free. Food and drink are available.

Dough Bro on Falls Road is now serving beer and wine. On warm days, enjoy sitting on the cozy patio next to the café.

Here’s another date to save! On Saturday, November 5, 2011, Twila’s Thrifts and Gifts will put on its second annual Fall Festival. Starting at 8 am, the store will feature local crafters selling a variety of items just right for that Christmas gift list. There’ll also be a good supply of candied apples, and Brenda’s cakes. New inventory includes Dunkin’ Donuts coffee at a great price. And check out the men’s Badin t-shirts and Badin caps. Twila’s food drive is on-going and really helps needy Badin families. Perishable food and goods are always needed. “A heartfelt thank you to all those who participate,” says Twila.

At Badin Museum work is progressing on the Badin Centennial Souvenir Book. Stop by and check out the current center display to see the price of goods and services in the Badin of long ago.

The Cottage House has new items every week, says owner Vanessa Mullinix. Stop in to browse, buy and chat. And don’t forget to check out the garden items in the back.

Get a new hair do at Great Looks. Join the Sunshine Club. Attend a Better Badin or Town Council meeting and get to know the town’s movers and shakers.

The popular Pickin’ on the Porch continues every Friday night from 6:30 pm to 9 pm. This Friday, Phillip Nappier entertains. And check out the Thursday Night Fish Fry and Saturday night Karaoke. All these events are open to the public. Come ’sit a spell’ on the wide porches of the Inn overlooking the beautiful scenery of manicured fairways and rolling hills.

Better Badin Events

The Best of Badin Festival, now in its 17th year, continues to attract thousands of visitors. This two day festival is scheduled for September 16th and 17th. New this year is the Better Badin Golf Tournament scheduled for September 8, 2011.

Uwharrie Rentals
Twila’s Thrifts and Gifts Shop on Falls Road, Badin has joined with Curt Dorsey and God’s Country Outfitters of Albemarle to form Uwharrie Lake Rentals to rent canoes and kayaks for use on the area’s lakes.
Curt Dorsey is now a qualified River Guide providing tours of Badin Lake and Falls Reservoir for groups of 8 to 10 kayakers and canoeists. Dorsey’s leisurely 4 hour tours include information about the area’s history, the dams and the Hardaway site.

The Cottage House

Vanessa Mullinix, owner of The Cottage House announces that she is bringing in new items weekly. Located on Falls Road, the business adds an attractive element to the downtown block of Badin with its sidewalk rocking chairs, flower boxes and gaslights. Stop in to browse, buy and chat. Vanessa loves company.
Great Looks
Donna Johnson, Great Looks stylist, announced that she is hiring a nail specialist in December. The Falls Road beauty salon across from the Badin Museum will then offer full service hair and nail service.

The Sunshine Club
Badin’s inter-denominational seniors group meets at 10:30 am on the fourth Tuesday of every month in the
fellowship hall of the Badin Baptist Church. Bring a covered dish and one dollar.

Dough Bro Bistro
Badin’s newest café, situated on Falls Road, is open Tuesdays and Thursdays from 11 am to 9 pm, Fridays and Saturdays from 11 am to 10 pm and Sunday from 11 am to 3 pm when lunch is served family style. Catering and local food delivery is available. The café is owned and operated by Lisa Coone, a native of Aquadale and now a Badin resident.
“We make all our own bread and use only fresh ingredients,” says Coone. “Come see us.”

August 5-7:
Member/Guest Tournament

The Sunshine Club
Badin’s inter-denominational seniors group meets at 10:30 am on the fourth Tuesday of every month in the
fellowship hall of the Badin Baptist Church. Bring a covered dish and one dollar.
The Badin Inn Welcomes New General Manager, Arthur Jeffords
Originally from Savannah, Georgia, Jeffords got his first job at Sea Pines Plantation, Hilton Head Island, SC, through Wallace Palmer, brother of Badin’s golf star, Johnny Palmer.
“Perhaps I can now give something back to the home of the Palmers,” says Jeffords.

Uwharrie Rentals
Twila’s Thrifts and Gifts Shop on Falls Road, Badin has joined with Curt Dorsey and God’s Country Outfitters of Albemarle to form Uwharrie Lake Rentals to rent canoes and kayaks for use on the area’s lakes.
Curt Dorsey is now a qualified River Guide providing tours of Badin Lake and Falls Reservoir for groups of 8 to 10 kayakers and canoeists. Dorsey’s leisurely 4 hour tours include information about the area’s history, the dams and the Hardaway site.

Dough Bro Bistro
Badin’s newest café, situated on Falls Road, is open Tuesdays and Thursdays from 11 am to 9 pm, Fridays and Saturdays from 11 am to 10 pm and Sunday from 11 am to 3 pm when lunch is served family style. Catering and local food delivery is available.
The café is owned and operated by Lisa Coone, a native of Aquadale and now a Badin resident.
“We make all our own bread and use only fresh ingredients,” says Coone. “Come see us.”

Uwharrie Rentals
Twila’s Thrifts and Gifts Shop on Falls Road, Badin has joined with God’s Country Outfitters of Albemarle to form Uwharrie Lake Rentals to rent canoes and kayaks for use on the area’s lakes.

The Sunshine Club

Badin’s inter-denominational seniors group meets at 10:30 am on the fourth Tuesday of every month in the
fellowship hall of the Badin Baptist Church. Bring a covered dish and one dollar.

The Cottage House

Check out Badin’s newest store, The Cottage House. This furnishings and décor specialty shop is open Thursdays and Fridays from 10 am to 6 pm, Saturdays from 10 am to 3 pm and Sundays from 1 pm to 4 pm.

Great Looks

Want to have great looks? Drop by and see Donna Johnson at Great Looks, Badin’s own hair stylist for men and women located across from the Badin Museum and behind the Post Office,

Alcoa Foundation Grants

In June of this year Alcoa Foundation announced that it has awarded grants worth $65,500 to North Carolina non-profit organizations to provide workplace training, educate students and better protect the environment. Uwharrie Community Services Development Network was awarded $18,500 to restore and enhance the West Badin Community Center, including funds to improve storefronts, purchase furniture and provide ongoing maintenance. Badin Volunteer Fire Department was awarded $5,000 for fire safety services.
Alcoa Foundation was founded more than 50 years ago and is one of the largest corporate foundations in the United States.