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Sept 4, 2008 issue

Makoto’s Serves Boone’s First Mixed Beverages—Only Three Restaurants Have Received Permits Thus Far

Local restaurateur Frederick Coffey and Makoto’s owner Gwen Dhing stand arm in arm as Coffey enjoys Boone’s first legal mixed beverage—a gin and tonic served by Dhing—last Friday, August 26. Just 10 days after Boone voters resoundingly approved the town’s mixed drink referendum, a small contingency of celebratory locals gathered inside Makoto’s Japanese Steakhouse sushi bar promptly at 11:00 a.m. last Friday, August 26, to partake in Boone’s first round of legal mixed beverages. (Read Full Story...)

Big Loss in Bayou Country—Despite LSU Loss, ASU Still Ranked No. 1 in FCS

Dispite LSU Loss, ASU is still ranked no. 1 in FCS It was hot, it was humid, it was humbling.

Appalachian State University football fans went into Baton Rogue, La., last weekend, riding on a yearlong high after the team’s upset of No. 5 Michigan last season. But this time, it wasn’t to be. (Read Full Story...)

The View Stories

The Darwin Bicentennial—ASU Dedicates Yearlong Lecture Series to Charles Darwin and His Ideas

One hundred and fifty years ago, the publication of Charles Darwin’s book On the Origin of Species marked the beginning of a dramatic sea change in biological studies. But the implications of Darwin’s theory of evolution extended far beyond the boundaries of science.

The concepts of natural selection and “survival of the fittest” have influenced numerous disciplines, including economics and the social sciences. Evolution presented a significant challenge to creationism and the institutions of religion—so much so that the inclusion of evolution in public school science curricula continues to be a subject of great controversy, even today. (Read Full Story...)

Shelter Stories

Become a Volunteer Water Watcher—Muddy Water Watch Program Launches in Watauga and Avery

Donna Lisenby, the Upper Watauga Riverkeeper, is looking for Muddy Water Watch volunteers in the Watauga and Elk River watersheds who will monitor construction sites and take pictures of potential violations; document and report streams, creeks and other waterways that are polluted with excessive sediment; attend meetings and report water pollution to a toll-free pollution hotline at 1-877-277-8642; learn how to use several data storage websites and much more.
The first Muddy Water Watch meeting will be held Monday, September 8, at the Agricultural Conference Center on Poplar Grove Road in Boone from 7:00 to 8:30 p.m. (Read Full Story...)

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