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highcountryWEEKLY....................................
 Pushing
the Limits of Mind and Body
Marathon runners. Most of us think of them as
the supreme masters of distance running. Ultra runners consider
them novices who have yet to graduate to truly challenging
distances.
Grisham
to Speak Tuesday
Vaughn Grisham will be the presenter for the Speakers’
Series sponsored in part by ASU.
 Alicia
Breton, Sheila Sherman
— Farmers’ Market Vendors
A lot of beautiful things are growing in Todd.
Just a couple of miles down Three Top Road from Susan Graham’s
Laureland Greenhouse, Alicia Breton and Sheila Sherman are
in the plant business too.
Unnatural
Habitat
Boone To Beverly Hills: Will Local Reality Show Finalist
Make The Grade?
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Mother’s Nightmare Turns To Joy
"I saw the truck go down the mountainside
with my babies in the back, quickly disappearing from sight."
Hazards
Caused By Attaching Signs To Power Poles
May is North Carolina Safety Month and Blue Ridge Electric
is providing safety tips to help area residents work and
play more safely.
 Seeing
Blue
The idea for Blue Mountain Organic Gardening,
as with many small businesses, came from personal discovery
of an unfilled need.
High
Country Book Fair Announces Lineup
Over 50 Authors Coming To Lees-McRae
Enriching
Experience:
Lees-McRae Summer Enrichment Program Begins in
June
Rock
Stars To Royalty
Famed Interior Designer will share with Blowing
Rock her “Decorating Secrets”
Kesler
Wins Capote Scholarship for Creative Writing
Free
Digital Literacy Classes Offered In Watauga Co
Planning
The Perfect Party
Anthony
Burton To Open Tree Tops Restaurant In Banner Elk
wataugaWEEKLY........................................
 The
Playhouse Art Safari Highlights African Music, Storytelling
Appalachian State University music therapy professor
Liz Rose will entertain and educate preschool children at
The Playhouse.
G.I.
Phone Home
Traditionally, Memorial Day serves as the first
big event of the summer. The school year is ending, folks
are planning their vacations, and people gather in shady
spots to jokingly complain about how hot it is already getting.
 Very
Special Art Show
The term ’Learning Disabled’ represents
a group of young people with a variety of special needs,
but also experiences in common - their shared ability to
express themselves in pictures.
WCAC
Arts Camp Looking For Creative Kids
Since 1970 the Missoula Children’s Theatre
has done its best to introduce children around the world
to the joys of working on stage.
 Open
House for Sugar Grove Developmental Day School
The Valle Crucis Day School (VCDS) was founded
in 1982 by a group of parents who needed a quality child
care center located in rural western Watauga County.
Chamber
President Departs High Country For Coast
Watauga County’s loss is Carteret County’s
gain. Mike Wagoner will step down as Boone Area Chamber
of Commerce president June 11 to accept a similar position
with the Carteret County Chamber of Commerce.
WYN
Announces New Summer Program Director
Expands Summer Camp Opportunities for 11-15 year
olds in Watauga and Avery
Conner
Named Chairman of ASU’s Department of Technology
Community
Presentations Next Week Feature Top-Ranked Speakers
Geometry
Students Compete in State Math Contest
Mountain
Pathways Children Visit The Coast
Thursday’s
‘Lunch & Learn’ Session Highlights Public
Works
Walt
Petersen Earns Prestigious Award
Where
To Turn
Local End Of Life Coalition Takes On Problems
With Partnerships
The
Heart of Homelessness, Part IV Of Series
Hospitality House Needs You
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 Mast
General Store Announces 2nd Annual Land Trust Day
Next Saturday, the first weekend after Memorial Day,
will likely be one of the best sales days of the year for
the Mast General Store.
Poker
Run Raises $1,200 For BRCC
The third annual Bicycle Poker Run was a great
success May 15th and $1,200 was raised during the fundraiser.
 Sidewalk
Saturday
Spring Sidewalk Saturday is coming up soon and is a day-long
event when local downtown businesses will be pulling together
to bring shoppers downtown during Memorial Day weekend for
a full-scale sidewalk sale.
Recent
ASU Graduate Is New Intern for Blue Ridge Electric
Blue Ridge Electric Membership Corporation has partnered
with Appalachian State University once again by hiring a
summer intern to work in their corporate office in Lenoir.
 Chamber
Administrative Assistant Wins High Country Host Award
High County Host celebrated National Tourism Week
by once again honoring area tourism workers with the 3rd
Annual High Country Hospitality Awards.
One
Hundred Years; Only The Beginning
1904 Courthouse Group Plans Centennial Birthday
Celebration
Postal
Service Works To Stamp Out Hunger
Rocky
Mountain Elk Foundation To Hold Fundraiser
Ashe
4-H Accepting Applications For 4-H Summer Parks
WJ
Woman To Graduate From NC School Of Science & Math
Chainsaw
Carving Brings New Art Form To Downtown
Week
Of The Young Child Highlights Children’s Needs
Students
Participate In JAM Program
Sounds
Of Outstanding Music
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