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Restaurants who also Cater identified by Catering
The Aviator Cafe
Lunch � Dinner Burgers , Hoagies , Wraps , Chicken , Salads , Soups , Shrimp , Philly Cheese , Quesadilla , Platters , Smoothies , Kid ’ s Menu
Catering
Monday to Saturday 10am-8pm � Sunday 10am-4pm www . theaviatorcafe . com
45 Hometown Way , Suite C On Hwy . 515 E - Blairsville
706.781.1043
James Wood , Owner
Papa John ’ s Pizza
www . papajohns . com
Create our Own Pizza , Papadias , Wings , Garlic Knots , Breadsticks , Chicken Poppers , Choose Sides , Desserts , Drinks , Extra Sauce 7 Days Every Week Delivery Hours : 11am - 10pm Carryout Hours : 11am - 9:40pm
294 Hwy 515 West Blairsville , GA
706.487.8716
Independent Franchise , Owner
Korner Kitchen
Breakfast & Lunch Menu
Biscuits : Bacon , Country Ham , Steak , Chicken , Smoked Sausage , Tenderloin , Eggs & Cheese , Gravy . Breakfast Burrito Lunch : Hamburgers , BBQ , Pizza , Chicken , BLT , Fried Bologna , Grill Cheese , Hotdog , Hot Ham & Cheese , Fish , Fries , Onion Rings , Tator Tots
Call Ahead for Pickup
Hwy . 129 N at Gumlog Road ., Bv Inside the Chevron Store
706.897.4204
Maxine Trogdon , Owner
Lala ’ s
Kichen in the Mountains
Full Menu * A Taste of Latin America Lissy ’ s Cuban , The Ecuadorian , Reuben Rodriguez , Garbanzo Soup , Bread Pudding , Johnny ’ s Fench Onion Soup , Flan of the Week
538 Merchant ’ s Walk Blairsville , Georgia
706.745.0511
Open Mon Tues Thur Fri Sat Closed Wed Sun
Lissy Rodriguez , Owner
Nani ’ s Cuban Restaurant
Your Tampa Bay Connection to Cuban Food
Authentic Cuban Sandwich , Piggy Bowl , Chicky Bowl , Rice & Beans , Empanadas , & much more ! Call for Friday Specials www . nanisdeliandmore . com
Tuesday , Wednesday 11am - 7 pm Friday , Saturday 11am - 8 pm
51D Earnest Street , Bv
706.745.0010
Catering
Ray & Marife Arrazcaeta , Owners
Melissa ’ s Custom Cakes
Specializing in All Your Bakery Needs
Large selection of Custom Cakes , birthdays to weddings & anything in between . See our Facebook mpage for numerous cake flavors . Platters , Cheese Cake , pastries , pies , specialty desserts , cookies , sweet breads . Something specific you want , just ask ! Bakery since 2005 . Decorating since 1994 .
info @ cakesandgoodies . com
102A Cleveland Street , Bv
706.781.1687
Melissa Roberts , Owner
It is believed that St . Nicholas was born sometime around 280 A . D . in Patara , near Myra in modern-day Turkey .
Over the course of many years , St . Nicholas ' popularity spread and he became known as the protector of children and sailors . Nicholas had a strong desire to give to others . St . Nicholas was well known in his lifetime as someone who liked to do good . He especially liked to help people secretly .
There is one famous legend about Saint Nicholas . The story tells of Nicholas hearing one day of three beautiful sisters who lived in a miserable hut on the edge of Myra .
The three sisters were very poor . They could barely earn enough to keep themselves and their old mother from starving to death .
When Nicholas heard of their plight , he was very concerned . He decided to do something to help them .
One night , when everyone was asleep , Nicholas crept through the streets to the edge of town .
Quietly , he tiptoed up to the hut where the three sisters lived .
He climbed onto the roof and dropped three bags of gold through the hole in the roof where the smoke from the fire came out .
Now it so happened that the three sisters had washed their stockings before they went to bed . The stockings had been hung by the fire to dry .
St . Nicholas , Father Christmas , Santa Claus
When Nicholas dropped the gold through the smoke hole , each bag of gold fell into a stocking . The three sisters were overjoyed to find bags of gold in their stockings when they woke up the next morning . Soon , the story began to spread . Other people began to hang up stockings in the hope of finding bags of gold when they woke up in the morning .
From this legend sprang the custom of hanging stockings up by the chimney on Christmas Eve . Over the years , Saint Nicholas became associated with Christmas .
Santa Claus is the American figure adapted from the European legends of Saint Nicholas .
The traditions of Saint Nicholas were introduced in America by the Dutch settlers . In fact , the actual name of Santa Claus is adapted from the Dutch Sint Nikolaas ( Sinterklass ).
As immigrants from other countries came , they too spread their legends of the saint . It is believed that Nicholas ' first appearance in the New World was in 1492 , when Columbus named a bay after him .
Nicholas emerged in the early 19th century as a central role in what was to become a folk festival instead of a purely religious occasion .
John Pintard unveiled a showing of Nicholas , two children and stockings hung from a fireplace in 1810 . It included the words " Sancta Claus , Goed
By Norm Cooper Editor , Union County GA Magazine
Saint Nicholas
Santa Claus
Heylig Man ", which means , " Saint Nicholas , Good Holy Man ."
Santa Claus became popular in the 1800s , thanks in part to the famous poet Clement Moore , cartoons of Thomas Nast and stories of Washington Irving . The Dutch legend of Sinter Klaas was brought by settlers to New York in the 17th century .
Santa ’ s connection with reindeer and the North Pole is believed to date back to Scandinavian lore .
According to legend , Clement Clarke Moore wrote his immortal poem , A Visit from St . Nicholas , also known as The Night Before Christmas , for his family on Christmas Eve 1822 . He never intended that it be published . Itmade its first appearance in print on December 23 , 1823 . It is the most-published , most-read , most-memorized and most-collected book in all of Christmas literature .