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June 12, 2008 issue
Top News Stories
11th Annual Brian Ayers Memorial Art Exhibition On Display at Boone Mall
The 11th Annual Brian Ayers Memorial Art Exhibition is now on display at the center court of Boone Mall. The unique exhibition celebrates the unusual artistic ability of young people ages 10 to 25 with learning disabilities and dyslexia and will remain open for viewing until Sunday, June 22. (Full Story)
Parents Voice Concerns
About Early School Start to School Board
Cars packed the parking lot and the verges at the Margaret E. Gragg Education Center on Monday night as parents flocked to the Watauga County Board of Education’s monthly meeting. At issue were soccer facilities at the new high school and the early school start date. (Full Story)
- Relay For Life's Annual Survivor Dinner Brings Cancer Fighters Together
- Don't Forget Your Dad on Sunday
- Fenwick Places 25th in National Spelling Bee
- Parents, Coaches, Players Protest Not-Turf Decision at New High School
- Watauga Humane Society Dog Park Acquires Gazebo
- Tarleton Reports on House Budget
- The High Country Has a New Host
- Liz Murray Encourages High Country Women To Pay It Forward
- Friends of the Shelter Hold Fundraising Events for Avery Humane Society
- Skate-Off to Pay-Off A Success Thanks to Student Boarders
- Boone Golf Club Celebrates the Start of its 50th Season, Friday
- Inside the Actor's Studion: Horn in the West
- 4-H Super Summer 2008 Workshops Begin Thursday
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The View Stories
Broadway in the Mountains
Lees-McRae Summer Theatre Season Begins June 19
Every summer, Lees-McRae College showcases its performing arts program in a dynamic season of theatre that draws thousands of tourists, seasonal residents and locals to the tiny mountain town of Banner Elk. (Full Story)
- Fjords and Friends Fun Fest June 23 Through June 28
- ASU's 7th Annual Holocaust Symposium Starts June 22
- Ashe County Little Theatre's The Music Man June 26 Through 30
- Jubilee Chorus Performs June 20 and 21
- Dora the Explorer and Go, Deigo, Go Visit Tweetsie June 21 to 22
- Fort Wayne Children's Touring Choir Sunday
- Covenant of Unitarian Universalist Pagans Host Masqurade Ball June 21
- Annual Trade Days Festival June 27 to 29
- App Summer Kicks Off with Bluegrass Legend Ricky Skaggs June 28
- Singing on the Mountain June 22
- Annual Beech Mountain Community Yard Sale Juen 21
- Tickets on Sale for an Appalachian Summer Festival's 2008 Season
- Mountainhome Music Presents Scottis Fiddle and Fun Saturday
- Lisa Baldwin & Dave Haney Play Concerts on the Lawn This Friday
- What's on Tap Brings The Boogie To Boone and Blowing Rock
- Brian Wright Is a Little Left of Center (And He Likes It That Way)
- Spring Celbration of Light and Color at Carlton Gallery's New Location
Shelter Stories
A World of Services In Your Backyard
Avery County Home and Business Expo at Banner Elk Best Western June 17
In the winter, High Country residents are prone to staying indoors and keeping warm. But in the summer, High Country residents emerge from their winter hibernation to play outside, tackle home improvement projects, volunteer in the community and make the best of the warm weather. (Full Story)
- Business Spotlight: Maple's Leather Furniture
- Taste The Experience: Eat Locally For A Week
- One Piece of Trash At a Time
- Community-Scale Biodiesel Workshop June 20 and 21
- Save Water and Money With Your Own Rain Barrel!
- Business Idea Expo June 26
- Ag Events in June
- June is Adopt-A-Cat Month
- Donate Books Now for Banner Elk Kiwanis Club Sale
- Crafter's Profile: Tom Wooten, A Traditional Blacksmith and Artist
- Peacemaker's Festival in Banner Elk in August
- Peace Group Marks 25 Years in Latin America's War Zones
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