May 29, 2008 issue
FEATURE PHOTO—Breaking Ground for Ashe Library Expansion
Fourteen shovels painted gold and festooned with bright blue ribbons broke ground for the expansion and extension of the Ashe County Public Library on Monday, May 19. Wielding the spades from left to right are West Jefferson Mayor Dale Huddler; Kathy Manship, field representative for United States Senator Richard Burr; Louise Humphrey, Appalachian Regional Library director; Aaron Whitener, representative for United States Congresswoman Virginia Foxx; Richard Blackburn, chair of the Ashe County Board of Commissioners; Sally Zwadyk, chair of the board of directors for the library; Larry Rhodes, library board member and county commissioner; Judy Poe Porter, county commissioner; Marty Gambill, county commissioner; Gary Barber, county commissioner; Dan McMillan, county manager; Bill Burgin, architect; Karen Moll, president of Friends of the Library; and Jim McQueen, Ashe County librarian. The new construction will expand the library from 11,500 square feet to 27,687 square feet, and the expected completion date is summer 2009. Photo by Celeste von Mangan
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