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highcountryWEEKLY....................................
 Preserving
Tradition -
The Watauga County Farmers Market
Carol Miller doesn’t sell honey, but every
Saturday morning at the Watauga County Farmers’ Market
she does the energized dance of a worker bee.
Study
Appalachia
Currently, the Stephenson Center directs most of its
energy toward a group of summer courses that focus on Appalachian
and Highland Studies.
Preorder
Your Old Lansing Schoolhouse Throw By Buffalo Creek Weavers
This year’s Greater L.A. Festival will be held
on September 11 from 9 a.m.-6 p.m. and will host the artwork
of Mike Harman of Buffalo Creek Weavers, among other artists
and craftsmen.
These New
Bones
Blue Ridge Bones A Treat For Dogs, Local Company
 Mountain
Balm
The High Country is well-known as fertile ground
for the entrepreneurial spirit; for centuries local success
stories have abounded here of building an enterprise from
the ground up. Two of the most recent and best well-known,
Boone Drug and the Mast General Store, just happen to represent
the top outlets for one of the best examples of them all.
Underdog,
We Hardly Knew Ye
Saturday Morning Cartoons Go MIA
Author
Wages “Holy War” At Watauga County Public Library
wataugaWEEKLY........................................
 Watauga
Humane Society Plans Seventh Annual Fur Ball
Area animal lovers should dust off their dancing
shoes next month. The Watauga Humane Society will hold its
Seventh Annual Fur Ball Friday, Aug. 6.
Cheek
Plans Fundraiser For Troops, Families At Dealership
Flea collars, baby wipes and powdered drink mixes –
those are just some of the items Norman Cheek hopes to collect
next weekend.
High
Country United Way Holds Weeks Of Caring
Organization Plans Campaign Kickoff Events For
Aug. 6, 7
 A
Vision of Health Care Equity
Local resident and ASU associate professor of
Physics Dr. Marian Peters knows what to do when she falls
ill; it’s what everyone with health insurance does,
make an office visit to her physician.
Disabled
American Veterans Take Care Of Their Own
In a continuing effort to stand by their own,
members of Watauga County’s Disabled American Veterans
Chapter 90 constantly search for ways to make each new day
easier to bear.
Partnerships
Land Trusts Gather At Mast General Stores To Honor
Land Trust Day
Charlotte
Smith Earns Arts Convention Scholarship
Local Education Leader Attends National Arts Conference
in DC
Annual
Flower Show To Showcase High Country Gardeners
OASIS
Announces Expansion Of Transitional Housing Program
Nominations
For FSA County Committee Elections
Just
As Soon Be In Boone
Making
the Arts a Reality
asheWEEKLY..............................................
 ACHS
Students “Practice Medicine” With The Best During
Camp Med
Students from ACHS seemed to have learned more
about medicine than they ever dreamed they would.
4-H
Summer Parks Take On Road Clean-Up Projects
The week of July 6 through July 9 Group II participants
took the challenge from 4-H Summer Parks Director, Jennifer
Miller, to see which group could pick up the most trash.
 Quality
Clothing For Work And Play
New and slightly worn quality clothing for work
and play at everyday prices can be found at a brand new
shop in West Jefferson.
A.S.H.E.
Thanks Community For Successful Fundraising
A Safe Home for Everyone would like to thank all of
the “inmates” who participated in our Get Out
of Jail fundraiser at The Christmas in July festival.
McFarland
President To Speak At Friends’ Meeting Wednesday
WIN
Group Kicks Off Business Start-Up Workshop
Chairs
Rock Around County Prior To Auction
Quilters
Guild And Car Show Sponsored
4-H
Summer Parks Leaders Recognized
First
Session Of Summer Parks Very Busy
Skyline
Awards 11 Scholarships in 2004
Hands
Are Not For Hitting Presented By A.S.H.E.
A
Day in the Life…
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