Serving Boone, Blowing Rock, Banner Elk, and other towns of the North Carolina High Country
Founded 05-05-05

January 25, 2007 issue

Community Interest

Chamber CalendarMountain Living Mountain Keeping Feature Photos

Things2Do • Things2Know • Things4Kids

Business Spotlight of the Week

Mice SpaceSay Hello to Your Little Friends

At this time of year, just about anybody you ask has a mouse story. There’s the mouse that stuck its head out from under the dishwasher and calmly ate a dollop of peanut butter off a mousetrap without springing it while two humans watched in amazement. There’s the live mouse caught in a trap that calmly licked the remaining bait while staring at the human carrying it outside to let it go. There’s the mouse that sat in the middle of the living room for several minutes watching the human on the sofa while the family dog ambled by without giving the mouse a glance. And then there’s the mouse that somehow shorted out a television set. [full page]

 

Rainbow Center Family Specialist Bonnie Perkins Wins Regional Award

 

Banner Year for Land Conservation in Western North Carolina

 

High Country Hospice Launches Covers of Comfort Support Group

 

Crestwood Announces Restaurant Change

 

Business News

Business Spot Light

Appalachian Enterprise Center—A New Chapter for Small Business in the High Country Unfolds

Boone Meat Center—Meat, Cheese, Sauces and Spices for 21 Years

Blue Ridge Birds & Gardens—Everything But The Bird For Three Years

2006 Business Spotlights

 

 

Community Features

Ski News

Check out LIFT TICKET 06

Sugar Mountain Resort Hosts National Winter Trails Day January 20