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October 11, 2007 issue

Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. Helps Appalachian Voices Celebrate at 10th Anniversary Gala

With the hotly contested Globe Basin serving as the pristine fall evening’s backdrop, staff members, supporters and dignitaries gathered at the Blowing Rock home of Leigh and Pamela Dunston last Sunday to celebrate the 10th anniversary of Appalachian Voices, a Boone-based environmental nonprofit organization.
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Decision on Globe Forest Management Project Released

Almost two years have passed since the citizens of Blowing Rock and the High Country heard news that the USDA Forest Service was planning to cut timber in the Globe Area—the north region of the Pisgah National Forest, directly in the viewshed of Blowing Rock. On October 4—22 months after the USDA Forest Service first announced its proposal—Grandfather District Ranger Joy Malone and NC National Forests Spokesperson Terry Seyden announced that they had signed off on a decision for the much-debated Globe Forest Management Project.
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2007 Red Ribbon Breakfast Kicks Off

Red Ribbon Month in High Country

This year, Red Ribbon Week is October 20 to 28, but Red Ribbon Month kicked off on Monday with a breakfast at the Broyhill Inn and Conference Center, sponsored by ASU, the Alcohol and Drug Council, Innovative Research and Training and the NC Department of Health and Human Services Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention. (Full Story)

October is Ripe for

Fall Festivities

As the summer winds down and the High Country settles into fall, many folks are not content to merely sit at home and watch the piles of leaves accumulate on their lawns. With something happening every weekend, October is sure to please.
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