JUNE 18, 2009 ISSUE
Top News of the Week
Celebrate. Remember. Fight Back.
Watauga Relay For Life This Friday and Saturday at Watauga High
If it weren’t for the purple balloons festively decorating each of the dozens of tables stretching from one end of the Greenway Baptist Church gym to the other and Outback Steakhouse’s catering staff, one could easily mistake the Watauga Relay For Life’s annual Survivor Dinner for just another church social.
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Boone Town Council To Vote on $19.5 Million Budget—Town Votes To Restrict Funding to DBDA
At its regular monthly meeting on Thursday, June 18, the Boone Town Council will consider approval of the recommended fiscal year 2009-10 town budget. After two budget workshops held last week and a public hearing held Tuesday, the total recommended budget stands at $19,516,542—a 4.6 percent decrease from the 2008-09 approved budget.
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The Horn Sounds Again—Watauga Nights at Horn in the West This Weekend Kick Off 58th Season
Fire, battles, explosions, romance, Daniel Boone, intrigue and history—what more do you want out of local entertainment? All of these elements combine for the outdoor drama experience known as Horn in the West, which begins its 58th season this Friday, June 19, at 8:00 p.m.
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More Top News
- Humane Society Breaks Ground on New Animal Shelter
- Boone Officials in Ashe for Meeting on Proposed Water Intake June 23
- Feature Photo: Emergen-See!—Watauga Firefighters Association Hosts 7th Annual Emergency Fest
- Where Are They Now?—421 Widening Forcing Businesses to Move or Close
- When The Sun Enters The Sign Of The Moon
- Wine to Water Benefit at Espresso News June 20
- Feature Photo: Paws & Claws Resale Shop Opens in Newland
- Hardin Park Students Shine in Math Competitions
- Feature Photo: Day at the Lake
- BREMCO Elects Directors, Discusses Environment, Costs at Annual Meeting
- Local Youth Track Club Performs Well at Meet
- Watauga High School Girls Junior Varsity Soccer Team Concludes Successful Season
- Tickets on Sale for Women of Vision Luncheon and Auction June 25
- Kickball Benefit for Humane Society June 24
The View
The Greater Avery Tour de Art—Coalition of Galleries Launches 12-Stop Tour June 27
“There really are more galleries here per capita than you’ll find anywhere else in the High Country,” said Mike Hill, owner of ArtPurveyors.com in Foscoe, referring to the Foscoe, Banner Elk, Linville and greater Avery County area.
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More View Stories
- Banner House Museum Kicks off Season June 20
- Heritage Day and Wood Kiln Opening in Blackberry June 27
- 7th Annual Pagan Wilderness Weekend June 25 to 28 in Booneville
- An Appalachian Summer Festival Begins June 27
- Asheville Lyric Opera at Hayes Center Sunday
- Summer Blues Festival Returns To Hayes Center July 6 Hosted by The King Bees
- Singing on the Mountain at Grandfather June 28
- Kiddo Fishing Derby at Beech Mountain June 27
- 21st Annual Trade Days Festival June 26 to 28
- A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To Ashe Little Theater
- Mountain Home Music Hosts Hall of Fame Hoedown Saturday
- World Hunger and Health Worker Mother Rytasha at Dancing Moon June 30
- Artpurveyors Celebrates 20 Years June 20
- 12 Annual MusicFest ‘N Sugar Grove Less Than One Month Away
- Dora the Explorer and Friends at Tweetsie Railroad June 26 to 28
- Lees-McRae College Announces Summer Pool Hours
- Doc Aquatic is NOT a Jamband—Boone Quartet Plays Koncepts Hookah Lounge June 25
- This Week in Free Music
- Brewer's Briefs
Shelter Stories
Boone's Oldest Tree Receives A Second Life—Meridian Timberworks Saves Tree, Gives Portion Back To Original Owners
On April 14, Stacy Eggers, Jr. stood on the corner of Highway 421 and Highway 105 Extension—on a piece of property he has owned since 1948—and watched as NCDOT crews cut down one of the oldest trees in the Town of Boone. That day marked the end of a multi-year battle to save the tree—a battle Eggers lost in the name of progress. A little serendipity via David H. Bryan, Jr., though, is showing Eggers that his battle was not fought in vain.
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More Shelter Stories
- Business Spotlight: Galileo’s Set To Open in Downtown Boone—Community Meeting Place Described as Mix of Café and Pub
- Free Seminar on Sustainable Forestry Certification
- Winkler’s Creek Valley Is Watauga County’s Newest Wine Country
- Ged Moody Named ASU Sustainability Director
- Farmers' Market Weekly Update
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