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Grace Lutheran Church 115 E. King Street Boone will hold a blood drive August 2 from 9-1:30. The need for blood is great. Please call the church office 264-2206 for appointment or just drop in to give the gift of life.
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CNPA is an all volunteer organization dedicated to the photgraphy of nature, and the education of its members in all aspects of nature photography. The Foothills Region coordinators are Bob Phipps and Curt Hiller. The region includes Avery, Watauga, Ashe, Wilkes, Caldwell, Burke, Catawba, and Alexander coounties. The organization will meet on July 27th [Sunday] from 2:30 - 4:30 PM at 102 Main St., Lenoir, NC. The region will have monthly outings for photography and a monthly meeting for photography education. CNPA, as an orginization, has one yearly convention for the purpose of education, and a Mid-Year Outing for photographing nature. The annual convention moves round to various cities of the Carolina's. If you are interested in photography and wish to improve you skills, please join us in the formation of the new CNAP region. Check out the CNPA website [www.cnpa.org] and click on FORUMS in the maroon header. Check the Region Forums for info. Bob Phipps and Curt Hiller
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Come support local agriculture and visit 14 farms, including apple and grape orchards and organic vegetable and animal farms. Buy a button in advance for $20, and everyone in your car gets to see all farms both days. Buttons can be purchased at the Saturday Watauga & Ashe Farmers Markets, Earthfare, Bare Essentials, Footsloggers, the Original Mast Store in Valle Crucis, Mast Store in Boone, and Spin a Yarn, Weave A Web in West Jefferson. Volunteer and get into the tour for free! For more information, visit www.brwia.org. Any questions? Call Angie at (828)406-2533.
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The annual WHS rummage is happening the weekend of July 25th and 26th. Location is the National Guard Armory. Hours are from 8am to 4pm. Remember on Saturday that table auctions start at 3pm.
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Join us at the Johnston's River Place - hike the Bower Property, view The Peak, you can even come by boat - it's about one hour upriver from the Wagoner Access. Check out www.ncnr.org for more details.
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