February 23, 2006 issue
Community Interest
Bibliophiles’ Bliss: Used Book Sale This Weekend
By Tuesday morning, the Friends of the Watauga County Library were just about ready for this weekend’s giant used book sale at the Boone Mall.
Watauga County Library Announces New Books Coming in March
Only two nonfiction books are on the Watauga County’s Library’s new-book order form for March, but mystery lovers will be blissful over the number of new who-done-its coming through the library doors next month.
Voluntary Simplicity: A Rich Life Without Clutter and StressNew Self-Guided Course Begins February 23
Balance—it’s essential to a well-lived life. Plato and Aristotle, advocates of “the golden mean” of neither too much nor too little, recognized the importance of balance thousands of years ago. An estimated 20 million Americans know it too, choosing now to turn out their lives and get off the treadmill of consumerism.
Service Dogs Give Hope, Assistance And Companionship
Imagine you are 28 years old when you are diagnosed with limb-girdle muscular dystrophy. You are told you will be confined to a wheelchair at some point as the disease progresses, and upon hearing this news, your fiancé leaves you. What would you do?
Council Approves Development of Geohazards Map RFP
At their meeting last Thursday, Boone Town Council members heard a request by Harvard Ayers, chair of the Boone Steep Slope Development and Multi-Family Housing Task Force, to employ a licensed geologist to develop a geologic hazards map for land within the town’s jurisdiction.
Fat Tuesday Approaches: Mardi Gras Dates, History and Facts
Until the days of denial leading up to Easter begin next Wednesday, a little party known as Mardi Gras will be going on a few miles to the south.
Bahá’íCommunity Prepares to Celebrate Ayyám-i-Há
More than 6 million Bahá’ís across the world are preparing to celebrate Ayyám-i-Há, a joyful festival that helps Bahá’ís prepare spiritually for the upcoming month of fasting that precedes their new year, Naw Ruz.
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