SEPTEMBER 3, 2009 ISSUE
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Trumansburg, N.Y.-based Donna the Buffalo will bring their blend of old-time-rock-reggae-zydeco to the stage at Horn in the West in Boone as they headline the 2nd annual Daniel Boone Days Music and Culture Festival this Saturday, September 5.
Following a request by the American Civil Liberties Union of North Carolina (ACLU-NC) Legal Foundation and the student ACLU chapter at ASU, ASU officials have revised the university’s trademark licensing policy...
In mid-July of this year, seven campers attending Camp Broadstone, an outdoor education center run by ASU, were confirmed as having the virus H1N1—commonly referred to as “swine flu”—according to university officials.
On Saturday, September 12, canoes acting as trash barges will travel long stretches of the Watauga River and the New River.
Latest Headlines
- Feature Photo: Farm Fresh Harvest
- Watauga County’s Only Charter School Earns “School of Distinction”
- Global Community Series in Banner Elk Begins September 10
- New Hospitality House Facility Groundbreaking September 18
- United Way Invites Public to Campaign Kickoff September 10
- 20th Annual Walk for Awareness at ASU Sept.8
- Salvation Army Family Store Celebrates Re-Grand Opening
- ASU Football at ECU Saturday—Players Looking for Another National Title
- Virtual Art Organization Helps People With Brain Disorders
- Avery Arts Council Announces New Officers, Grant Opportunities—Regional Artist Project Grant Applications Due September 28
The View
If you haven’t heard of at least one of the names in this year’s Performing Arts Series lineup, it’s time to dig your head out of the sand. The coordinators of the annual entertainment series have scheduled five high-profile performers and groups to fill the seats at Farthing Auditorium in the 2009-10 season.
On Saturday, September 12, Grandfather Mountain will gear up for another exciting Kidfest, an event designed to provide kids with their very own day at Grandfather and get them excited about the nature and culture of the North Carolina mountains.
The View Headlines
- 7th Annual New River Blues Festival in Jefferson Sunday
- 5th Annual Elk Knob Headwaters Community Day September 12
- Special Olympics at Lees-McRae September 16
- Think Globally, Drink Locally!—2nd Annual High Country Beer Festival at Broyhill Inn Saturday
- Diana & Sarvis Ridge Bring Bluegrass to the Hayes Center Sunday
- ASU Fall Visiting Writers Series Begins September 10
- Concerts on the Lawn Features Five Bluegrass Bands Friday—Concerts Part of Arts Council Fundraiser
- Arts & Crafts Award Show at Great Train Robbery Saturday and Sunday
- Beech Mountain Bike and Mountain Board Competition Saturday and Sunday
- 8th Annual Railroad Grade 5K Run Sept. 19
- Spruce Pine Pow Wow September 11 to 13
- Hank Williams: Lost Highway Continues Through Sunday at the Hayes Center
- Downtown Boone Art Crawl Friday
- Josh Phillips Folk Festival at Boone Saloon September 16
- Hayes School of Music This Week
- Brewer's Briefs
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Shelter
The Watauga County Cooperative Extension has fielded “a lot of phone calls from people concerned [about webworms],” said Meghan Baker, commercial and consumer horticulture agent for Watauga County. “They are a very dramatic pest.”
You need a break. But in these times of significant financial stress, you need to know that you are getting the best bang for your buck. After all, you shouldn’t have to spend that hard-earned money on a respite that won’t materialize.
Shelter Headlines
- Slow Food and Earth Fare Unite As Friends—Wine Tasting Friday, Cheese Tasting September 19
- Ashe Farmers’ Market To Select Craft Vendors Through 2011—Jury Process Takes Place September 15
- Low Impact Development (LID) Certification in Watauga
- everGREEN Tips: Best Western Blue Ridge EcoRoom Accommodation Program
- Farmers' Market Weekly Update
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