NOVEMBER 26, 2009 ISSUE
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Top News of the Week
The North Carolina Christmas Tree Association (NCCTA) has much to celebrate this season: a vivacious new director, a substantial federal grant, 50 years of service and a growing Choose and Cut program…
Boone’s elected leaders will consider changes to the town’s smoking ordinance that include the prohibition of smoking within a six-foot radius of a child, within a six-foot radius of any entrance to a public place and in any town park…
The sounds of race car engines, squealing tires and screaming fans will replace a 13-year silence at the North Wilkesboro Speedway in September 2010…
Latest Headlines
- Local Census Office Hiring Temp Workers
- Watauga Commissioners Approve Contracts for Landfill Gas-To-Energy Project
- Area Snowsport Resorts Banking on Weekend Snow, Colder Temperatures—Opening Days Could Be This Weekend or Next
- Boone Council Adopts Downtown Streetscape Plan
- High Country Green Box LLC Chosen for Green Business Fund Grant—DwellBox Creators Join 18 N.C. Small Businesses Receiving Stimulus Funding
- Mountaineers and Bulldogs Tangle in Playoffs Once Again
- Watauga Parks & Recreation Announces Master Planning Community Meetings—First Meeting at Valle Crucis Elementary Dec. 2
- Hayes Performing Arts Center Appoints Regional Repositioning Team
- Banner Elk Foundation Steps Up To Challenge for Museum
- Growing By Leaps and Bounds—Community Care Clinic Hires Executive Director, Clinic Director
- High Country Hospice Receives Grant to Update Loaner Library
- BREMCO: Wholesale Power Increases Lead to Rate Adjustment—Adjustment Effective March 2010
- New ‘Southern Fresh’ Television Show Filmed in Western North Carolina—First Episode Premieres in Lenoir December 5
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The View
What better backdrop for a holiday greeting card than the rolling hills of our own Blue Ridge Mountains? The holiday season is here, and the High Country region has about a zillion ways to celebrate it…
Although the Greater Avery Tour de Art held its last event in October, several members of the Coalition of Galleries are coordinating to host special holiday open houses this Saturday…
All those that work and reside in the six High Country counties, along with guests traveling in the same vehicle, are invited to visit Grandfather Mountain for $1 during the month of December…
The View Headlines
- Live Nativity Scene at Poplar Grove Baptist December 4 to 6
- 3rd Annual Appalachian Women’s Fund Luncheon December 8
- Christmas in Blowing Rock—Parade, Gallery Stroll and Other Festivities Fri. and Sat.
- Appalachian Symphony Orchestra Performs at Farthing Auditorium December 3
- 1992 Olympic Silver Medalist Paul Wylie to Skate at Sugarfest December 12
- Lees-McRae Candlelight Christmas Concert December 5 and 6
- Where Hospitality Meets History—Valle Crucis Fireside Tour December 6
- Toe River Studio Tour Flows Through Two Counties December 4 to 6
- Mixed Media Exhibition at ASU Until December 7
- Echo Park To Reprise Tommy Performance December 4—Concert Will Honor Departing Bassist Bill Fisher
- Mountain Top Promotions Christmas Craft Show Friday to Sunday—Free Event at Boone Mall Features More Than 40 Crafters
- Hayes School of Music This Week
- Mountain Home Music Presents Community Christmas Tree Saturday
- Santa Paws is Coming to Town!
- Pioneers Gearing Up for Basketball Season—Boys and Girls Teams Opened Seasons This Week
- Matt Walsh Brings the Blues to Pepper’s Restaurant Friday
- Enjoy Free Guided Hikes This Winter on Beech Mountain
- Brewer's Briefs
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Shelter
As part of its commitment to local education, Blue Ridge Electric Membership Corporation (BREMCO) recently presented Bright Ideas grants to seven educator teams in Avery and Watauga counties…
Shannon’s Curtain, Bed & Bath has been around for almost a quarter of a century, supplying customers in the High Country with indoor decorative and practical merchandise that fits their specific needs…
Shelter Headlines
- Boone Green Drinks Meets December 3
- Feature Photo: Boone Florist Moves to West King Street, Hosts Ribbon Cutting
- From Field to Table, ASU Students Practice Sustainable Agriculture
- What’s Up in Downtown Boone
- Local Residents Lose For Good, Donate 366 Pounds of Food to The Hunger and Health Coalition
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