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 Cove
Creek School Still Dealing With Loss
Cove Creek Elementary School suffered a devastating loss
with the deaths of three students, who perished in last
month’s apartment fire.
Velma
Burnley Sees Watauga’s Farm-City Connection as “Unique”
She no longer loses sleep over conservation, planning and
development, budgets, water and sewer, public hearings and
moratoriums.
Ned
Jestes – A Conservationist In Every Sense Of The Word
Ned Jestes is a farm-boy at heart, a Watauga County native
who left the area during the Depression and returned nearly
forty years later to revitalize the family farm.
Wind-Driven
Local Wind Energy Workshop Draws Global Interest
 Dottie
Fairchild Knows: Mammograms Make The Difference
A routine mammogram made all the difference, says Dottie
Fairchild, who, eleven years ago, was diagnosed with breast
cancer after her yearly exam “looked a little suspicious.”
Bathanti’s
Second Novel Released By Novello Festival Press
Award-winning author Joseph Bathanti’s second novel,
“Coventry,” has been released by Novello Festival
Press in Charlotte.
Bathanti
To Guest Edit Cold Mountain Review
Joseph Bathanti has been selected to edit Cold Mountain
Review, a literary journal published by Appalachian State
University’s Department of English.
Fall’s
First Freeze (Stand Alone Photo)
 With
Help From Community, Cid Rodriguez Family Coping One Day
At A Time
“Little things for little girls are everywhere.”
Community
Continues To Offer Helping Hand
While those closest to the family of Lazaro Cid Rodriguez
have attempted to keep track of the many donors and others
who have offered assistance to them in their time of loss,
they agree that the task has been nearly impossible.
It’s
A Win - WYN Situation
The sky’s the limit for the Western Youth Network this
weekend as ASU students gather on the roof of Cafe Portofino
to raise money to help support WYN’s network mission
to serve the youth of the High Country.
WYN
Earns Awards (Stand Alone Photo)
Food
Drive Is On!
Hunger And Health Coalition Prepares To Stock The Shelves
For Winter
Shaping
The Future (Stand Alone Photo)
Banner
Elk Winery Awarded At State Fair
Newly-planted Banner Elk Winery has reason to raise a glass
in toast.
 And
The Third Winner Is . . .
Georgia McLean is the third of 10 winners in the weekly
raffle drawings for the new car in the High Country United
Way’s Fair Share Giving campaign.
Playin’
A Tune At The Pickin’ Parlor (Stand Alone Photo)
Ski
And Snowboard Makeover Winners Announced
Sugar Mountain Resort and The Village of Sugar Mountain
Tourism Development Authority are excited to announce the
winners of the second annual Ski and Snowboard Makeover
contest.
Iraq
War Documentary At Public Library Monday
Robert Greenwald’s Iraq For Sale Shown In Boone
Humane
Society Welcomes Volunteers (Stand Alone Photo)
Riding
For Toys (Stand Alone Photo)
Consumer
Credit Service Offers Counseling In High Country
Consumer Credit Counseling Service of WNC (CCCS) is a private,
non-profit United Way agency, which has been serving western
NC since 1975.
Jerry
Garcia Predicts Winter Weather (Stand Alone Photo)
Local
Champion Of Colgate Country Showdown Wins North/Carolina
State Final
After a tough round of competition, Shelby, North Carolina’s
Megan Peeler walked away from the 25th Annual Colgate Country
Showdown North/South Carolina State Final with the state
title and $1,000 in prize money.
Farm
City Banquet Dedicated To Velma Burnley, Ned Jestes
This year’s Farm City Banquet will pay tribute to two
long-time Watauga County farming advocates.
Library
Celebrates Local Author Month
November will be an eventful month for Watauga County Public
Library as it celebrates Local Author Month and National
Novel Writing Month.
Training
The Help (Stand Alone Photo)
 New
FFA Scholarship Remembers Past Student
A memorial scholarship has been set up to honor Tiffany
Rhodes, a 2005 graduate of Ashe County High School, who
died in a car accident this past May.
Home
Builders’ Event Raises Over $10,000 For Scholarship
The fundraising prime rib dinner and raffle held recently
at Ashe County High School by the Ashe County Home Builders
Association was a complete success and raised over $10,000
that will be used to support a scholarship for a graduating
vocational student at ACHS.
Guardian
Ad Litem Program Seeks Volunteers
Training Set To Begin Nov. 1st
New
Coordinators Take Over Children’s Christmas Project
The NC Cooperative Extension is no longer the Lead Agency
in the Interagency Christmas Children’s Project and
the community owes these public servants a great debt of
gratitude for over two decades of service.
The
Animals of Ashe County Thank You
The Ashe County Humane Society recently had an extremely
successful fashion show and double auction to raise money
to continue funding the Humane Society’s existing programs
and to build a no-kill shelter for adoptable animals in
Ashe County.
 Mountain
View TV Center Brings LCD, Plasma Televisions To Ashe
Mountain View TV Center is a brand new family owned and
operated business that is pleased to welcome the community
in to see all that they have to offer for their entertainment
needs.
What
Is The New River Earth Institute?
New River Earth Institute: the name conjures up images of
barefoot, granola-eating hippies, sitting on the banks of
our beloved river.
Mountains
And River To Benefit From Upcoming Glendale Springs Event
Land trusts with missions to protect Blue Ridge mountains
and rivers in northwestern North Carolina are joining forces
on Sunday, October 29, to hold a fundraising reception at
the Glendale Springs Inn & Restaurant in Glendale Springs.
Colonial
Cooking Classes A Huge Success For Old Wilkes, Inc.
Old Wilkes, Inc. has teamed up with Mary Bradford to offer
Colonial Cooking Classes to the public.
Local
Champion Of Colgate Country Showdown Wins North/Carolina
State Final
After a tough round of competition, Shelby, North Carolina’s
Megan Peeler walked away from the 25th Annual Colgate Country
Showdown North/South Carolina State Final with the state
title and $1,000 in prize money.
Ashe
JobLink Career Center To Receive Designation And $25,000
The Ashe County JobLink Career Center, located at Ashe Family
Central in Jefferson, has been approved by the North Carolina
Commission on Workforce Development to receive a Level II
chartering status.
 Jefferson
Landing Offers True Blue Ridge Experience
The New River, Sports Amenities And Fine Dining Make Jefferson
Landing An Affordable Mountain Destination
CHATS
Holds 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.
Mabel
Family Learning Project Extended To Ashe, Alleghany And
Avery
Everyone has a story: This fall a few very fortunate families
are having the opportunity to tell their stories and to
see them in their published form as a way to celebrate the
culture of this region.
Republicans
Host Voter Jamboree
Burgiss Barn in Laurel Springs was the site. Political speeches
were the main agenda, “and the Bar-B-Q was outstanding,”
according to a press release concerning the Saturday, Oct.
14th Voter Jamboree.
Get
On Board Kick Off Introduces New Cards
The Get On Board kick off reception was held Friday evening
at Frasers for the discount card program that raises money
for the Ashe Memorial Hospital Foundation.
Skate
Zone Hosts Speaker
Free Skating On Freedom Night
4th
Annual Executive Ball Held At Riverview
Dining, Dancing And Entertainment!
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