AUGUST 6, 2009 ISSUE
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Back for a second year with hopes to continue building a local tradition of gathering the community annually at Horn in the West on Labor Day Weekend, the 2nd annual Daniel Boone Days Music & Culture Festival will take place on Friday and Saturday, September 4 and 5.
Following several months of uncertainty, the Watauga County Farmers’ Market has been guaranteed full access to the Horn in the West parking lot during market times for the next 2.5 years.
Paragliders take to the air during the 4th annual Tater Hill Open, a paragliding and hang gliding competition that took place from Sunday, July 26, to Saturday, August 1.
Latest Headlines
- Mid-season Tourism Numbers Look Good
- Back to School, But Not Back to Normal—Increased Class Sizes, More Combination Classes, Juxtaposed with Additional Preschool Class at Hardin Park
- First Day of School Next Wednesday
- Green Housing Institute Proposed for Heavenly Mountain East Campus—Obama Administration Supports Homeless Training Program
- COPS Grants Doled Out Across State—High Country Agencies Not Recipients
- Boone Council Looks To Rein in Committees
- Naturalists Comb Grandfather Mountain Streams for Crayfish
- Power of the Purpose—Ten High Country Women’s Fund POP Parties Scheduled in Coming Months
- Sugar Grove Resident Wins Our State Reader Photo Contest
- High Country Caregiver Presents Free Auction, Entertainment August 15
- Eat at Panera and Support OASIS This Friday
- Multiple Watauga County Blood Drives This Month
- DBDA Public Art Program Debuts New Installation by Boone Town Hall—Brouwer’s ‘Now What?’ On Display Until Summer 2010
- Third Annual Casa Rustica Charity Golf Tournament August 27
- REALTOR Achieves National Association of REALTORS Green Designation
- Green Park Inn Bid Rejected by Owner, Online Sale Closes August 7
- What Makes the Horn Sound?—A Family of Volunteers
The View
Stroll along the winding path of Newland’s Riverwalk Park on Saturday, August 15, to find arts and crafts from about 60 vendors—at booths positioned neatly between trees and lampposts. The annual Riverwalk Arts Festival takes place from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and is presented by the Avery Arts Council.
The monthly Downtown Boone Art Crawl takes place on Friday, August 7. Receptions at several downtown art galleries begin around 6:00 p.m. and continue throughout the evening.
The Downtown Boone Development Association (DBDA) will once again support music during its monthly Art Crawl this Friday, August 7, as it hosts the latest edition of Art Crawl Presents at Boone Saloon, located at 489 West King Street in downtown Boone, from 10:00 p.m. to 2:00 a.m.
The View Headlines
- Blowing Rock Hospital Benefit Fashion Show Friday—32nd Annual Event at Blowing Rock Country Club
- Blowing Rock Jazz Society’s 100th Concert August 9—The Noel Freidline Quintet to Perform
- Blue Ridge Community Theatre Presents Twinderella August 14 and 15
- Two August Dates in Concert in the Park Series
- Intense Thriller Angel Street Opens Friday—Blowing Rock Stage Company Play Shows Through August 16
- Summer Institute Connects ASU Students and Teachers with National Lab Scientists
- America’s Favorite Cowboys Riders In The Sky Ride Into Tweetsie—Grammy Award-Winning Quartet Returns to Tweetsie August 15 and 16
- Sermon on the Mount in Blowing Rock August 14 and 15
- Mountain Home Music Presents Student Musicians Saturday
- High Country Sports Show at Boone National Guard Armory August 29
- High Country Hospice Announces Inaugural Fall Ball September 19—Only 100 Tickets Available
- Watauga Arts Council Call for Entries—Deadline Is September 1
- David Birmingham Social at Art Cellar Saturday—Watercolor Workshop, ‘Paint Out’ Also Planned for August
- New Chorale Ensemble Starting in Boone August 19—Group Open to Children in Grades 8 to 12
- Brewer's Briefs
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Shelter
Eric Woolridge, AICP, was hired in the middle of March this year as the senior outdoor recreation planner for Watauga County Tourism Development Authority (WCTDA), and he has already begun the groundwork for increasing outdoor recreation opportunities in the Boone area.
But, concerning these television ads, are you really getting the best deal?
Shelter Headlines
- Beech Mountain, Buckeye Recreation Center Host Photo Contest—Submissions Due Thursday
- Self-Esteem Building Program for Local Girls Needs Donors
- Along the Garden Path: BRWIA High Country Farm Tour Spotlight—Charles Church’s Watauga River Farms
- everGREEN tips—Rain Gardens
- Farmers' Market Weekly Update
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