AUGUST 11, 2011 ISSUE
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In the district plans approved by the N.C. General Assembly July 28, Avery County will no longer be in the 10th Congressional District, currently represented by U.S. Rep. Patrick McHenry, a Republican…
Travelers in downtown Boone may notice new markings and traffic patterns on Howard Street as a result of the Town of Boone’s temporary safety improvements for the street…
At the request of Boone Town Council Members Lynne Mason and Stephen Phillips, the council will revisit the changes to the noise ordinance that have stirred controversy amongst downtown bar owners…
Grandfather National Scenic Area Series
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- Feature Photo: The 88th annual Blowing Rock Charity Horse Show
- BRAHM’s Grand Opening Still Slated for October 1
- Boone Area Chamber Presents 2011 Award Winners
- ASU Football Briefs
- Legal Aid Office in Boone Closing Sept. 30—Office Served Indigent in Five High Country Counties
- Autumn Leaf Train Excursions through Virginia, North Carolina and Georgia—Tickets Now Available
- Register Now for High Country Cotillion
- Building a New Tradition at Banner Elk Elementary
- Mountain Living
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The horn of freedom will be silenced this weekend when the Horn in the West outdoor drama brings the “curtain” down on its 60th consecutive season. The final performances…
Doc Watson will give a performance, rain or shine, on Saturday, August 20, at Walter and Annie Cook Memorial Park in Todd.
The show starts at 3:00 p.m. with two opening acts, which will be…
The Performing Arts Series presented by ASU recently announced its upcoming lineup for 2011-12. The lineup includes star musicians such as Vince Gill, Chris Thile and KANSAS, the band famous for…
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Happening Now
- Avery Fine Art & Master Craft Festival in Banner Elk August 20 and 21
- The King Bees Perform in Banner Elk August 18
- Upright & Breathin’ and Amantha Mill Play Jones House Friday
- Noel Freidline Quintet Plays at Meadowbrook Inn for Jazz Society Sunday
- Valle Crucis Conference Center’s Upcoming Programs
- Bestselling Novelist To Speak at ASU August 16
- Pianist Julian Gargiulo Performs at Hayes Center August 21
- Little Miss North Carolina in Lenoir Thursday to Saturday—Choreographers, Director from High Country
- Sneak Preview of Fall Show at Morning Star Gallery Friday
- Mountain Home Music Dulcimer Concert Saturday
- Croquet Tournament To Benefit Women in the High Country August 21
- Brewer's Briefs
Happening Now
- Front of the Curtain Festival Thursday to Saturday
- Sunset Stroll in Blowing Rock Friday
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Grandfather National Scenic Area Series
Anyone who has been in downtown Boone (elevation 3,333 feet above sea level) or Blowing Rock (elevation 4,090) this summer knows tourism in the High Country is thriving. Throngs of pedestrians carry…
The 100th anniversary of the Weeks Act establishing national forests in the East was celebrated on the Blue Ridge Parkway July 30 overlooking the first tract of land purchased under the law…
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Links To Other National Scenic Areas
- Map: Proposed Grandfather National Scenic Area
- Week 1—Grandfather National Scenic Area: An Introduction
- Week 1—National Scenic Areas: Protecting the View
- Week 2—National Scenic Areas Near and Far—A Path for the High Country?
- Week 3—National Forests: For ‘The Greatest Good’
- Week 3—Tracing Timber’s History in the Globe
- Photo Gallery: The Globe Area and Its Lumber History
- Video: GNSA Campaign Video
- Link: GNSA Campaign Site
Links To Other National Scenic Areas
- Roanoke Times: Mount Pleasant NSA
- Friends of Mount Roger
- Columbia River Gorge Visitors Association
- VIDEO: Columbia River Gorge NSA
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