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April 19, 2007 issue

TOP NEWS STORIES

Fire Tax To Be Levied on
Untaxed County Property Owners

Along with addressing several other items on the agenda at Tuesday night’s regular meeting, the Watauga County Board of Commissioners took steps to levy fire district taxes on untaxed properties in the county, awarded playground equipment money to Green Valley Park, heard a preliminary report on the recommended capital improvement plan for 2007-07 and moved forward with plans to relocate the cemetery discovered on the new high school property.
(Full Story)

Really Big Art

Look for New Outdoor Sculptures at ASU

Stephen Montague and Dave Horton work on installing a sculpture in front of the music building on the ASU campus as part of the 2007 Rosen SculptureCompetition. Montague was chosen as this year’s site-specific artist and will be installing his large-scale sculpture,tentatively titled “Divided They Fall,” for approximately a week.Pictured
above is a working model of the piece. (Full Story and More Photos)
Photos by Jamie Goodman

 

Sorrow and Reflection

As the shocking events unfolded at Virginia Tech on Monday, many local parents of college students—regardless of where they attend school—called their children just to hear their voices and make a connection, and they gave their at-home children extra hugs and kisses. (Full Story)

 

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Gas Prices Rise Again, Expected to Drop Soon Not since Hurricane Katrina wreaked havoc on the southern United States have gas prices skyrocketed at such a rapid pace. (Full Story) Antiwar Demonstrators Brave High Winds to Protest Foxx From Rep. Virginia Foxx: Passport Procrastination Can Derail Travelers Watauga County Democrats Resolve to Increase Political Power Steve Sudderth: Watauga’s New Fire Marshal and Emergency Management Coordinator Taylor Potter and Jillian Tenge Win Kidstock Logo Contest What Would You Pay for the River? Graffiti, Other Signs Signal Gang Activity Watauga High Students Welding Students’ Future Heating Up Like Basketball, Only Different Math Camp at ASU Targets Students at All Levels of Understanding Daniel Boone Native Gardens Open for the Season May 1	Checking in with Relay For Life New River Behavioral Health Care of Avery County Targets Youth Issues Teacher Shortage in North Carolina ASU Looks at Teacher Education and Enrollment How They Voted Take a Picture To Step It UpContribute to a High Country Photo Petition to Reduce Carbon Emissions High Country Magazine Annual Winter Issue Available Now

 

 

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Community News

Community Features Taking Green To the Next Level In an April 15 New York Times article, foreign affairs columnist Thomas L. Friedman writes in “The Power of Green” that he wants to change the conventional associations with the concept of “green”—“liberal,” “tree-hugging,” “sissy,” “girlie-man,” “unpatriotic,” “vaguely French”—to “geostrategic, geoeconomic, capitalistic and patriotic.” (Full Story) Local Events Center Around Earth Day Celebrations   Keeping Kids Out of the River New Youth Focus Emerges from Summit The Children’s Council Celebrates 30 Years of Service Local Organizations Raise Awareness and Lots of Money Fifth Annual Home Sweet Home Regional Show April 21 Barista Snow Woman Wins Chamber Snowman Contest Lee Smith To Speak at Watauga Public Library April 22 Checking in with Relay For Life Tweetsie Railroad Renews Lease for Four Years Fifteenth Annual Taste Of The High Country April 24. Tasty Food Benefits Habitat for Humanity South Africa’s Senior Nutrition Adviser Visits Appalachian April 20 to 23 Business Spotlight of the Week   Joe’s Italian Kitchen—Fine Foods and Joe’s Moods for Six Years

Bat Boy Mania Bites Boone April 18 to 22 NC Wildlife Federation Canoe and Kayak-A-Thon Fundraiser June 9Register by May 1 To Qualify for an Early Bird Prize   Register Now for Summer Arts Camp and Missoula Children’s Theatre Watauga Arts Council Program June 18 to 23 Avery Foundation Looking For Grant Applications by April 20 Plant Paramedic Part 2: Did the Local Flora Survive the Deep Freeze? High Octane Solution New Greenhouse Will Run on Nearly Everything

 

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Events & Entertainment

Talkin’ About the MerleFest Experience

From Festival Veterans to First-Year Players, Everybody’s Got Something to Say About MerleFest. (Full Story)

 

 

Local Events Center Around Earth Day Celebrations

David Childers and The Modern Don Juans Return to Black Cat   

App Roots Revival Comes To Fairgrounds This Saturday, April 21

Twenty-First Annual Spring Fest Celebrated April 21

Cold Mountain Review Celebrates 35th Anniversary with Fundraiser

London Group Performs Merely Total Risk at Valborg Theatre April 24

Visiting Curator's Lecture on The Graphic Imperative Exhibition Friday

Jamie Laval and Ashley Broder Play Bohemia Café April 21 Champion Musicians Find New Style in Ancient Music

Renewable Energy Workshop Series at Appalachian Begins in May

Atlantic Ballet Theatre of Canada Presents Amadeus, The Ballet April 24

Guess Who’s Modeling at the Boone Service League Fashion Show? Gala Fundraiser Takes Place April 21

 

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