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February 8, 2007 issue

TOP NEWS STORIES

Getting Carded

Next Wednesday is Valentine’s Day, and Amy’s Hallmark Shop in Boone Mall is ready, with a big selection of cards and gifts. A full week before the big day, Roxanne Hall selected cards for her loved ones at the shop, and her purchases will joing the average 180 million Valentine’s Day cards exchanged annually—a number that doesn’t include the packaged cards kids exchange at school. Parents account for about 40 percent of Valentine card purchases according to Hallmark.
Photo by Ken Ketchie

 

 

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Business Spotlight of the Week

 

They’re Out To Get Your Money

How To Avoid the Scammer’s Clutches - One thing North Carolina doesn’t lack is scam artists. Just this week, Watauga County Sheriff Len Hagaman issued an alert about bogus fundraising calls from people who identify themselves as deputies and say they’re raising money for local deputies. Those calls are fake, so don’t give the callers any money. [full story]

How Walkable Is Boone?

Greenway Committee Wants To Find Out

 

 
 

 

 

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Community News

Community Features

Buffalo Cove Outdoor Education Center — Striving For Balance

Nestled in the trough of the valley below Blowing Rock, on the border of Watauga, Wilkes and Caldwell counties, is a 200-acre sanctuary that the modern world has yet to deflower. Created in 2001, the Buffalo Cove Outdoor Education Center was built around the trickling headwaters of the Yadkin River and borders 6,000 acres of protected game land. [full page]

 

Business Spotlight of the Week

Former Appalachian Student Returns to Serve Watauga

 

Ski News

Monday Night Race League Results
Monday 22, 2007:
Race #1 | Race #2 (PDF file)

January 29, 2007 (PDF file)

February 5, 2007 (PDF file)

 

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Events & Entertainment

 

Catch a Play in February

With the wind howling and temperatures in the single digits, February is a great time to head down to a local theatre and catch a play. Coincidentally, Appalachian and Lees-McRae have new theatrical openings this month—an enthralling drama and two side-splitting comedies. [full page]

Moon Over Buffalo Opens on Valentine’s Day

The Acting Company Presents Jane Eyre at Farthing February 16

Lees-McRae Brings Noises Off to Banner Elk February 21 to 25

 

Valentine’s Day Events: Not Just for Couples

Send a Nonprofit Valentine and Make Someone’s Day

 

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