SEPTEMBER 29, 2011 ISSUE
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Tuesday was a big day for the Watauga Humane Society. On September 27, more than a dozen volunteers transported 30-some dogs and 40-some cats to the nonprofit organization’s new…
Speaking to local leaders this week, ASU finance professor Harry Davis painted a grim illustration of the current economy—and the picture isn’t expected to get brighter any time soon…
Information recently provided by the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) confirms that the annual cost of doing business at the downtown Boone post office is a fraction of the revenue generated…
Grandfather National Scenic Area Series
Latest Headlines
- Watauga County Democrats Rally October 8
- Trainees Respond to Disaster Relief Simulation in Boone
- ASU Mountaineers Face Wofford, Breitenstein Saturday
- Operation Medicine Cabinet October 7 and 8—Protect Water, Children from Unused Meds
- High Country Soccer Association Resumes Capital Campaign—Sport’s Growth Doubled Because of New Complex
- Volunteers Needed for Impact Kids Day October 8
- Bald Guy Embarks on Statewide Cycling Tour—Bean for Bikes To Raise Funds, Awareness for Rwandan Coffee Growers
- Friday Last Day to Comment on New River Reclassification Request—Objection Letters Could Trigger Legislative Review
- Lees-McRae Homecoming Weekend Friday to Sunday
- Grandfather Mountain Hosts Winged Visitors This Fall
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The View
Next weekend, Sugar Mountain Resort will resemble Munich—the birthplace of the original Oktoberfest. On Saturday and Sunday, October 8 and 9, Sugar Mountain will host…
The Southern Appalachian Historical Association (SAHA) and the Town of Boone present the inaugural Boone Heritage Festival that takes place at the Hickory Ridge Living History Museum…
One day a year, Hound Ears Club residents allow rock climbers inside the gated community to climb amongst one of the largest boulder fields in the Southeast during the Hound Ears Competition…
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Happening Now
- 2nd Annual Junior Rodeo in Deep Gap on October 8
- Todd Ruritan Club Presents New River Festival October 8
- OASIS Presents Art Show During October Art Crawl—October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month
- Doc Watson Performs at Farthing Auditorium October 8—Benefit Concert for Appalachian State’s Sustainable Development Program
- WAMY Sponsors Money Management Classes in Boone October 7 and 8
- ASU Theatre Presents Mother Hicks October 5 to 9—Production Uses Poetry, Prose, American Sign Language
- High Country MusicFest at Fairgrounds October 7 and 8
- Gringo Star Returns to Boone Saloon October 8
- Hayes School of Music This Week
- Brewer's Briefs
Happening Now
- Dancing with the High Country Stars Thursday
- Sustainable Business Summit Friday
- » click here to see a full list
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In Focus
Grandfather National Scenic Area Series
Have you noticed how the counties below the High Country are suddenly “our gateways?”
Caldwell County is “Where the High Country Begins.” Morganton, in Burke County, home to the largest sawmills…
The proposed Grandfather National Scenic Area occupies a particularly distinctive corner of the High Country—the northwest corner of Caldwell County.
Though Caldwell’s tourism revenue pales…
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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
- Week 4—Weeks Act Celebrated From the Perch of the Blue Ridge Parkway
- Week 4—‘The Lucky Triangle’ Resurrected: The Grandfather National Scenic Area
- Week 5—Lumber’s Numbers
- 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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