JULY 1, 2010 ISSUE
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At this point, and after this much debate, some Watauga County residents may have thought they were certain that the new county recreation center would be placed at the old Watauga High School…
A temporary permitting process may have saved many North Carolina firework displays that many residents have come to love and expect every Independence Day…
Extra sleep on holidays isn’t something that many Boone Area Lions Club members are accustomed to. They are up early with a job to do…
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Appalachian Summer Coverage
- Feature Photo: Happy 4th of July
- Avery Arts Council Could Move from Banner Elk to Linville
- Training To Help Teen Mothers-To-Be
- Community Art School Provides Unique Art Workshops For All Ages
- More Space Means More Services at The Hunger and Health Coalition
- Edgewood Cottage Hosts Brenda Mauney Councill July 5 to 11
- The Crucial Local Impact of Elk River Club Members
- BRAHM Announces Area-Wide Challenge Grant
- Community Care Clinic Ready for New Patients
- Massage for Hunger 2010 a Success
- Inaugural Up With Downs Summer Camp Program Finds Success—Local Camp Hosted Ten Special Needs Adults
- Association of Realtors Recognizes Local Scholarship Recipients and 2010 Rising Star
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On July 4, 1776, the Continental Congress approved the Declaration of Independence, setting the 13 colonies on the road to freedom. At that time, the estimated number of people living in the U.S. was 2.5 million…
The monthly Downtown Boone Art Crawl takes place this Friday, June 4. Receptions at several downtown art galleries begin around 6:00 p.m. and continue throughout the evening…
Doc Watson tapped his feet and clapped his hands in time to the songs being played around him…
The sound of bagpipes will resonate through the air of Grandfather Mountain for the 55th year during the Highland Games, held Thursday to Sunday, July 8 to 11…
The View Headlines
- 24th Annual Symphony by the Lake at Chetola Resort July 23—Tickets Now Available
- Grandfather Mountain Children’s Highland Games July 8 Through 11
- Carolina Chocolate Drops’ String Music Coming To MusicFest July 9 and 10
- 38th Annual Boone Antiques Show and Sale at Holmes Center Friday to Sunday
- Brian Ayers Art Exhibition Continues to Accept Entries—National Show Features Artists with Learning Disabilities
- ‘Bluegrass, Bagpipes and Burgers’ at Chetola Resort July 3—Mountain Home Music Presents First Outdoor Concert
- Downhill Mountain Bike Racing Returns to Beech Mountain July 10 and 11—Racing Events Continue August 7 and 8, September 11 and 12
- LMC Hosts Arts and Crafts Show as Part of Alumni Frolic Week July 10 to 18
- Blowing Rock Auctions Continue July 13—More Local Auction Items Needed
- Storytelling at Todd General Store Every Tuesday
- Tweetsie Railroad Hosts Annual Fireworks Extravaganza July 4
- Discover Fifth Element During Blue Ridge Parkway’s Price Pals Week
- Mud on the Mountain Pottery Show and Sale July 10
- Hidden Gems Available at Holy Cross Episcopal Church Rummage Sale July 15 to 17
- Watercolor, Plein Air Workshops at Art Cellar
- En Plein Air Paintings at Carlton Gallery
- Concerts on the Lawn Features Surefire, Dollar Brothers Friday
- Nothing Political, But Bill Clinton and the Scandals are Back—Band Plays Boone Saloon with Las Cabriolas and Blue Sunshine July 9
- Free! Concerts Ahead
- Brewer's Briefs
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Most us of know his smile—it’s part of our community, and has been for more than a quarter century. That smile greeted us, High Country residents, every morning for more than a decade…
Area farmers’ markets are the destination for everything you need for 4th of July celebrations, including meats for the grill, veggies for the picnic and décor for the table or patio. Rain or shine, the markets will be open…
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