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May 24, 2007 issue

Parkway School’s Donna Raichle Chosen as Watauga County Teacher of the Year

Donna Raichle, seven-year physical education teacher at Parkway School in Deep Gap, was so engrossed with planning her field day itinerary and supervising the students playing basketball in the gym that she didn’t notice the 20 people descending on her with balloons, cameras and accolades last Friday. When she finally looked up, she realized that she had won the Watauga County Teacher of the Year awardand was all smiles. (Full Story)

Brian Stokes

Brian Stokes: From Fallujah
to Football

Memorial Day Is Special for Two-Tour Iraq Veteran and ASU Mountaineer “I think about Iraq all of the time,” said Stokes, a former Appalachian State football player, who will finish his degree in criminal justice this December. “You can’t help but have thoughts of it.” (Full Story)

What’s a Kid To Do?

Lots of Summer Enrichment Choices--

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Wetlands Designation Proposed for Beech Bog

Roadwork Update—Expect Delays

SRO Crowd Opposes Quarry at State Hearing

Addiction Recovery Center Faces Closure

Procedural Error Sends Templeton Case to Court

BREMCO Holds Annual Membership Meeting June 9

Hunger & Health Coalition Teams with Restaurants for Food Share Day

Green Valley and Cove Creek Schools Hold Mini Relay For Life Events

Local Teen Tobacco Prevention Advocates Celebrate World No Tobacco Day May 31

Pretty in Pink Fashion Show and Luncheon Fundraiser June 5

School Bus Driver Jeanice Dollars Wins Wiley Tester Award

Last Original Employee of Boone Mall Retires

Relay for Life Team Fundraisers 2007

Western Youth Network Introduces After-School Traditional Music Program

Avery County Cooperative Extension Receives 2007 Search for Excellence Award

High Country Conservancy Seeks Donations to Protect Scenic Area in Valle Crucis

Readers of Southern Living Magazine Vote Blowing Rock Third Best Mountain Destination

Honoring Our Soldiers’ Sacrifice

Avery Commissioners Conduct Budget Workshops

Crewmen of the USS England Meet in Blowing Rock

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Community News

Community Features

Workshop on Residential Micro-Hydro Systems May 26 and 27 at ASU

(Full Story)

Farmers’ Market Weekly Update

Support local growers by heading to one of our farmers’ markets this week.(Full Story)

Local Writer To Sign Best-Selling Guide Hiking North Carolina Saturday

Backyard Conservation Workshop Series Begins June 15

New 900-Grapevine Vineyard Planted in Cove Creek

African Cat Finds a Home at Genesis Wildlife Sanctuary

Felting and Natural Dyeing Workshop

Extreme Dance Camp July 16 to 20

Storie Street Grille To Compete for Best Dish in North Carolina Title

Assistance Available for Food Safety Audits

Business Spotlight of the Week

Ichabods Restaurant

Valle Country Fair Grant Applications Deadline June 15

Workshops at Carlton Gallery for Artists and Aspiring Artists Begin in June

ARDI Leadership Summit June 11

Second Annual Short Course for Private Landowners Begins June 1

Watauga Medical Center Presents
Baby Day Camp June 2

Banner House Museum Opening Celebration June 30

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Events & Entertainment

Moses Cone: The Denim King Premieres May 30

Moses Cone is identified as much with Blowing Rock as the natural wonder from which the town gets its name. His is an immigrant’s rags to riches story, and the legacy he left to the land and people he fell in love with echoes down the valleys from Flat Top mountain where Cone Manor stands today. (Full Story)

Making Quirky Cool— Bombadil Plays Boone Saloon May 31

Concerts on the Lawn Celebrates 15 Years at Jones House

Bluesman Howard Colbert Plays Baxter’s Friday and Saturday

A Summer Full of Stories at Todd General Store

Carolina Barbeque Hosts Bike & Ride Night May 26

Blowing Rock Charity Horse Show Changes Dates

Aunt Orlene Returns to the Blue Ridge Parkway Saturday

Steep Canyon Rangers To Play MusicFest ‘n Sugar Grove

Mountainhome Music Memorial Day Concert Sunday

Salutation to the Sun in Mountain City June 1 to 3

Close Your Eyes, Listen to the Music and Follow My Words