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January 31 , 2008 issue

Water Matters: What If You Turned on theTap and Nothing Happened?

Editor’s note: This week, HighCountry Press presents the first installment of a three-part series looking at the issue of water, the statewide drought, what actions individuals can take and what’s going on at the state level. (Full Story)

• Boone-ASU Agreement Provides Water for Emergencies
• Effects of Precipitation
• Understanding Percentile

When The Music’s Over…

Celebrating Grapevine Music’s Legacy in the High Country

The familiar and droll noises of downtown traffic and the chatter of passersby are the only sounds persons rounding the corner of Depot and King Street hear these days. The vibrant, enticing and sometimes familiar strains of classic soul, alt. country, rock, funk and other styles that wafted from Grapevine Music’s big bay window were silenced in December as the store, a High Country institution since 1972, closed its doors for the last time. (Full Story)

Say It With Music

Valentine’s Day Full of Entertainment Choices
This year, you have no excuse. We’ve got a bouquet of Valentine’s Day entertainment ideas for you and your lady, you and your beau, you and your girlfriends or even you and your mama—with two weeks to spare. (Full Story & all Performances)

Making Money with Food

Regional Commercial Kitchen Offers Infinite Possibilities

What cook hasn’t dreamed from time to time of creating a business from a favorite recipe? Everyone has heard and read stories about inventive people who have crafted lucrative careers from cookies, fudge, pies—and even fruitcake. (Full Story)

Art Mart & Academy— Making It Easy

To Be An Artist in the High Country

“The biggest feedback we get is, ‘Thanks for the help,’” said John Bond, owner of Art Mart and Academy, 188 Boone Heights Drive. “In this day and age, the one-on-one attention is not as prevalent as it once was.”
(Full Story)

Soldiers from North Carolina Killed in
Iraq, Afghanistan and Pakistan
Peace advocates read this list of 107 fatalities from the front steps of the Jones House on Monday in commemoration of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. These are the names of North Carolinians who have been killed since 2003 in Iraq, Afghanistan and Pakistan.

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Year in Review—Shelter Business Spotlight

Story by Sam Calhoun
The High Country—or any community for that matter—is defined by its local business people. Whether born and raised here or from out of town, these entrepreneurial spirits believe in the area so much that they have decided to meld, share and align their business passions with the everyday goings-on of the region. (All Spotlights in 2007)

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