Serving Boone, Blowing Rock, Banner Elk, and other towns of the North Carolina High Country
Founded 05-05-05
April 10, 2008 issue
Top News Stories
Local Cub Scouts Contribute To 1451st Memorial
On Saturday, April 5, members of three local Cub Scout packs spent the afternoon at the Boone National Guard Armory. The Cub Scouts gathered at the armory to present their donations for a planned Fallen Heroes Memorial Garden. (Full Story)
Coach Moore Draws a Crowd
Local stars shone brightly in restaurants in Boone and Blowing Rock on Tuesday night as diners came out to support the 3rd Annual Celebrity Serve fundraiser, raising thousands of dollars for the Ted Mackorell Soccer Complex. At Makoto's Japenese Steakhouse, Coach Jerry Moore, other ASU coaches and members of the Mountaineer football team autographed magazines, footballs and everything else that came their way . An autographed ASU-Michigan game ball from last season's colossal upset fetched $10,000 from winning bidder Ron Phelps. Together with teh $10,685 raised through sales and tips, Makoto's contribution alone topped $20,000. Here, Coach Moore signs copies of the most recent issue of High Country Magazine. Photo by Ken Ketchie
- Packed House at Obama Campaign HQ Grand Opening
- The Price and the Faces of Progress: Clyde Jones Auto Sales
- Federal Grant Funds Research on Alcohol Related Crashes
- Carter Pledges To Take Stand Against Mountaintop Removal
- 22nd Rosen Outdoor Sculpture Competition & Exhibition April 17 to 19
- Green Valley Student Advances To Scripps-Howard National Spelling Bee
- Robert Morgan's Boone: A Biography Chosen as Together We Read Book
- Daniel Boone Days: Come Celebrate Boone in Boone on September 4, 5 and 6
- Watauga Democratic Convention April 19
- Economics of Childcare
- Compression Only CPR: What You Need To Know
- OASIS Host Events For Sexual Assault Awareness Month
- Bluegrass Bands Ready for First Round of Inaugural HayesGrass Competition
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The View Stories
The Stars Come Out
on April 25
Why on earth would you want to attend Shooting Stars, the annual talent show fundraiser for the Watauga Education Foundation, if you don’t have a child performing in the show?
Lots of reasons. (Full Story)
MERLEFEST 2008
Campground Information
Music Spotlight: Marty Stuart
Music Spotlight: Ruthie Foster
Music Spotlight: Tift Merrit
Relay For Life 2008 Team Fundraisers - CLICK HERE
- Salute Your Chefs, Satisfy Your Appetite
- Satchmo Live! Tribute to Louis Armstrong April 19
- Blue Ridge Food & Wine Festival Kicks Off Thursday
- Appalachian GuitarFest and Competition This Weekend
- Responding to Disaster Through Music
- Robert Dubac Presents The Male Intellect: An Oxymoron? April 20
- National Library Week Is April 13 to 19
- ASU Outdoor Programs Announces Adventure Film Production Workshop Friday
- Inflatable Theater the Kids Will Love
- Steamy Latin Grooves Alma de Candela Return to Boone Saloon April 19
- The Steep Canyon Rangers Just Seem To Get Better With Age
Shelter Stories
Discover Watauga County on Two Wheels
Biking the Country Roads of Watauga With Ole Gade and Roni Ellis Hits Shelves This Week
For more than a decade, Ole Gade, Roni Ellis and a core group of friends have enjoyed the weekly ritual of taking Gwen Honeycutt’s spin classes at various gyms around Boone. While most of the group’s riding took place at the gym, Gade regularly asked the group to join him on leisure biking trips around Watauga County. (Full Story)
- Business Spotlight: Mountainaire Inn & Log Cabins
- Historic Character of Parkways's Goshen Bridge To Be Lost Forever with Imminent Repairs
- The Body, The Breath, and the Downward Dog
- 1451st Family Support Group Sponsors Operation Sandscript
- Char Modern American Restaurant To Open in Boone in Early May
- Summer Science Camp Offers Scholarships
- Lees-McRae Offers Electronics Recycling in Avery County April 17
- Online Searchable Food Guide Debuts in April
- Want To Lower Your Food Bill?
- Garrett Thomas Catches Biggest Fish at Inaugural Cove Creek Trout Derby
- Boone Bicycle Initiative Accepting Applications for Loaner Bikes
- Air Force Simulator at Rockingham Dragway April 18 to 20
- Art of Aging Juried Art Show and Competition Accepting Entires May 5 to 9
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Shelter Business Spotlights of 2007
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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