SEPTEMBER 24, 2009 ISSUE
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Top News of the Week
Since 2005, a flare of methane gas has been burning at the Watauga County Landfill as a glowing reminder of the potential energy that could be harvested if the current collection system was hooked into a custom energy converter.
Downtown Boone business owners are hoping that the second run of a new parking strategy for ASU football game days will be better than the first.
Four years ago, a flash of orange was a welcome sign to students who had been silently suffering at Watauga High. James Carp and fellow members of the Diversity Club found that of the biggest problems for students at the school was bullying and teasing—and not having anyone to talk to about it.
Latest Headlines
- Goshen Creek Bridge on Parkway Reopens
- Expect Detours Near New Market Center This Weekend
- Hospitality House Breaks Ground for New Facility Last Friday
- Town of Boone Update On Proposed Water Intake Facility
- Today’s Care, Tomorrow’s Prevention
Live United Volunteer Spotlight—WYN’s Kendal McDevitt - Operation Medicine Cabinet and Household Hazardous Waste Day October 3
- N.C. Christmas Tree Association Celebrates 50 Years This Weekend
- Delayed Harvest Trout Season Opens—Season Attracts Visitors and Boosts Area Economy
- WHS Junior Accomplishes Golden Set in Tennis Match
- Down But Not Out—ASU Opens Conference Play Versus Samford Saturday
- ASU Students Attempt to Break Blood Drive Record Again September 29
- Heroes Among Us–Volunteer Firefighters in Watuaga and Avery Counties
- Rotary Charity Golf Tournament at Blowing Rock Country Club October 7
The View
At one time the top attraction in the state of North Carolina, Beech Mountain’s once-sparkling Land of Oz theme park fell victim to neglect, vandalism and the forces of nature in the years after 1980, when the park closed following a 10-year run.
The Greater Avery Tour de Art is here to stay with two more events planned for 2009. The Tour de Art takes place at 12 participating galleries and studios in the Foscoe, Banner Elk, Linville and greater Avery County areas on the fourth Saturday each month through October.
The View Headlines
- Chick Corea at Farthing Auditorium October 1
- Mountain Home Music Presents Three Concerts in October
- Artisan Festival at Rumple Memorial Presbyterian Church October 3
- Solid Gold Homecoming at ASU October 9 and 10—Weekend Features Pep Rally, Dances, Parade, Step Show, Parties and Football
- Welcoming Back The Woolly Worm: The Festivities Begin
- Young Woolly Worm Hunters Needed!—Avery Chamber Solicits Help in Rounding Up Woolly Worms from Area Youth
- Arts on the Side at Ashe Arts Center Saturday
- Christmas in the Mountains Volume 3 CD Helps End Childhood Hunger—CD Release Set for Second Week in October, Available Now for Order
- Hayes School of Music This Week
- Brewer's Briefs
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Shelter
The wet summer in the High Country has ended, though our rainy fall weather has just begun. Ask any farmer and he or she will tell you that it is better to have a slightly dry summer rather than a wet one
This summer, interest in area farmers’ markets reached new heights. Established markets prospered alongside new markets and, at the height of the summer, residents could access farm fresh produce and meats at a market on every day of the week except Monday.
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