“It Does a Body Good” CHATs Health And Volunteer Fair
The 2006 Community Health Action Teams (CHATS)/Volunteer Initiative Health and Volunteer Fair will be held Saturday, Oct. 28, from 9 a.m. to
1 p.m., at Jefferson
Station in
West Jefferson.



Flu Season-
Prepare Yourself
If you’ve had the
flu before, you may
have no trouble
imagining how it
will feel to be lying
flat on your back,
your body aching
from head to toe.


Holiday Eating: Hearty and Healthy
As you sit down at your holiday table, several generations of your extended family will be represented.
The Fall Crawl is here! The last crawl of the season will feature sixteen galleries all decked out in their fall finery.


Chef And Program Teaches Children Life
Ashe County’s first Chef and Child program provided a week long series of lessons in nutrition and food preparation.

THIS WEEK
Bear

Woman Injured
After Placing Arm
In Leopard's Pen

Corn Maze In Jefferson Welcomes Visitors
Haunted Maze To Begin Oct. 26th

Homebuyer’s Workshop Receives State Award
Family and Consumer Sciences Extension Agent Carolyn Shepherd recently received a state award for Community Partnership


Egg Salad Recalled For Possible Listeria Contamination
A West Virginia food company has issued a recall of egg salad that may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes, the N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services announced today.

Hunters Helping Kids Banquet
The New River Fire Department Chapter of Hunters Helping Kids (HHK) is holding a fundraising banquet on Friday, October 20th.


Local Library To Celebrate
Friends Of The Library Week
These days it almost takes a village to have a great library and the Ashe County Public Library has just that.


Skyland Books Welcomes Bob Inman
Author and former Charlotte news anchor Bob Inman will be at Skyland Books on Saturday, Oct. 21st from 10:30 a.m. until 12:30 p.m. to sign copies of his latest book, “The Christmas Bus.”

Mistletoe Market Returns Nov. 10-12 To Historic Abingdon
2006 boasts a new and improved Mistletoe Market, as the holiday shopping event returns to Abingdon, Va., Nov. 10-12.

Missoula Children’s Theatre Returns To Ashe County
The Ashe County Arts Council will again bring the Missoula Children’s Theatre to Ashe County the week of October 23-28.




Festival Of The Frescoes = Fun!




Molasses Creek And Friends Perform At Ashe Civic Center Oct. 21
Off the coast of North Carolina lies Ocracoke Island, a magical place where the natural beauty mixes with the down home feeling of the community to create a rich melting pot of musical traditions.



Tom Dooley Auditions Oct. 23 & 24
Wilkes Playmakers to Present 7th Season in 2007




David Johnson and Friends in Blowing Rock Saturday
Mountainhome Music Continues Fall Music Series


Celtic Appalachian Music
Returns To River House
Hammered dulcimer and guitar duo Ruth and Steve Smith will return to River House for the Sunday Salon concert series on Oct. 22.


Ocrafolk Opry Visits the Ashe Civic Center
The “Ocrafolk Opry”, a long running variety show based at Deepwater Theatre on Ocracoke Island, is getting on a ferry and coming to the mountains.

Music, Storytelling & More Found At Todd General Store

Artist Reception At The Gallery Of The Ashe Arts Center
The Ashe County Arts Council announces the next exhibit in the Gallery of the Ashe Arts Center in West Jefferson. “2 of 2”, A Printmaking Exhibit is a two-woman show featuring printmaking works created by Janet Brashear and Janet Warner.

North Fork Gallery Plans Grand Opening This Weekend
The North Fork Gallery, located in the Riverview Community Center, will hold its grand opening on Saturday, Oct. 21st in Creston.