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November 30, 2006 issue

Events & Entertainment / What's Happening!

Don’t Forget—Upcoming Events • Things2Do • Things4Kids • Gallery News

GO ASU: Postseason Plays Out In Boone’s Backyard

One of the hottest tickets in the nation is to the NCAA Division 1-AA postseason playoffs, and thanks to the 2006 Mountaineer football team, all that championship action is happening right in Boone’s backyard. Holding a home field advantage for the entire postseason—short of the national championship game that will be held in Chattanooga, Tenn.—and coming off an impressive first-round victory against No. 13 Coastal Carolina last Saturday, the No. 1 ASU football team is back on Kidd Brewer Stadium’s gridiron this Saturday, December 2, at 4:00 p.m. for the second-round game against Montana State. [full story]

More Holiday Parades!

Boone and Banner Elk celebrate the holidays with the biggest parades of the year this Saturday, featuring elves, cloggers, Nativity scenes, music and Santa! After the last float and fire truck pass you by, keep that holiday spirit going by checking our extensive—it’s really LONG—list of Holiday Happenings.

Head to a Christmas Parade This Saturday | HOLIDAY EVENTS CALENDAR

Home For The Holidays: Overlooked Animals Wait To Be Adopted

Santa Sightings