JULY 23, 2009 ISSUE
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Top News of the Week
In a reversal of decisions and expressed intentions, the Boone Town Council on July 16 voted to extend a town contract with the Downtown Boone Development Association (DBDA) for another six months.
Apples don’t necessarily match apples when it comes to providing healthcare in medical centers across the United States.
A Pipevine Swallowtail butterfly lights upon a bright orange Turk’s Cap lily, easily distinguishable by its curved petals. Turk’s Cap lilies are among the largest plants in the Lily family, capable of growing three feet tall.
Latest Headlines
- Proposed Amusement Tax Under Discussion Concerns Those in Travel and Entertainment Businesses
- High Country Young Professionals Next Meeting August 6
- State Budget Cuts Lead to Additional Workforce Reductions for Watauga County Schools
- WCSO, Boone PD, Lenoir PD Bust Large Cocaine Distribution Ring—14 Arrested in Local Trailer Parks, Surrounding Area
- A New Home for the Sport of Skateboarding—Appalachian Skatepark Relocates to Ashe County Park, Park To Remain Free
- Interest High in Local Municipal Races—Three Candidates File for Boone Mayor
- Breathing a Little Better in Boone—Boone Air Quality Better Than State Average
- Watauga Humane Society Rummage Sale Friday and Saturday
- Beech Mountain 33rd Annual Fireman’s Gala August 1
- Feature Photo—A Goodbye to Post
- Daniel Boone Days 2009 Presents… 2nd Annual Dr. Edwin Arnold Daniel Boone Symposium at ASU September 4
- Hospitality House Hosts Inaugural Seersucker & Sundress Cocktail Aug. 8—Event at Meadowbrook Inn Benefits Nonprofit
- OASIS Launches Don’t Miss the Bus Fundraiser—Back to School Bash in Valle Crucis Saturday
- Civic Clubs in the High Country
The View
Make room on your walls, in your living room or in your garden for a lovely piece of art or a fine antique from the 3rd annual Art and Antique Show sponsored by the Blowing Rock Art and History Museum (BRAHM). The four-day event takes place Thursday through Sunday, July 30 to August 2, at the Blowing Rock Elementary School gymnasium on Morris Street.
An Appalachian Summer Festival tops off its 25th Anniversary season on Saturday, July 25,with the soulful, roots-centric singer-songwriter Kenny Loggins at 7:30 p.m. at the Holmes Convocation Center.
The Lees-McRae Summer Theatre presents the final production of the 2009 season, the popular musical Guys and Dolls, Thursday through Monday, July 30 to August 3.
The View Headlines
- 3rd Annual High Country Bluegrass Festival Saturday
- The Greater Avery Tour de Art Saturday
- Playhouse Family Music Fest at Historic Cove Creek School August 7 and 8
- Arts & Crafts Show at Old Cannon Hospital This Weekend—More Than 40 Artists Display Work Saturday and Sunday
- Learn to Play the Dulcimer at the Horn in August—Workshop on Mountain Dulcimer August 1, Hammered Dulcimer August 8
- Bye Bye Birdie at Hayes Center through August 2
- Symphony by the Lake in Blowing Rock Friday
- K-9s in Flight Frisbee Dogs at Tweetsie August 1 to 9
- Ashe Bluegrass and Old-Time Fiddlers Convention July 31 to August 1
- Ashe County Arts Council Hosts August Events
- Art Cellar Features Dunlap Family, Norma Murphy Friday and Saturday
- Carlton Gallery Mid-Summer Exhibition Opens Sunday
- Read-In at the Mall August 8
- Rock Dimensions Teen Climbing Camp Kicks off July 27
- Mountain Home Music Presents Irish Blessings at Holy Cross Episcopal Sunday
- Holy Communion Lutheran Music Fest at Grandfather Mountain August 8
- Monday Night Concerts Features Shanon Sheppard July 27
- Feature Photo—Warren Dennis Donates Painting to Town of Boone
- 86th Annual Blowing Rock Charity Horse Show Continues This Month—Hunter/Jumper Weeks Underway, July 22 to 26 and July 29 to August 2
- Brewer's Briefs
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Shelter
This year, High Country Press is publishing a series of interviews with local farmers participating in the 2009 High Country Farm Tour that is organized by the Blue Ridge Women in Agriculture (BRWIA). Following stones laid out on gardens path, footing found from farm to table, Along the Garden Path is a series of interviews with farmers participating the upcoming BRWIA 2009 High Country Farm Tour, planned for Saturday and Sunday, August 8 and 9.
Frank and Anne Mongelluzzi are like any other American family—they like to enjoy large, homemade meals with their large family at a nice restaurant every now and then.
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