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AARP-NC Mountain Region Offers Upcoming Online Events


January 26, 2021 The American Association of Retired Persons (AARP) is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization that works to address the needs and interests of middle-aged and elderly people. Due to COVID-19, all in-person activities have been canceled until further notice. However, the local AARP-NC Mountain Region has some upcoming online events. Check below for the offerings:

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Junaluska Community Project Awarded $20,000 By Central Appalachia Arts & Cultural Growth Fund


January 25, 2021  Located on a hill overlooking downtown Boone and being walking distance away from Appalachian State University, lies Junaluska,a historic African American neighborhood. The community began as a segregated neighborhood in the 19th century set apart from the larger community below it. Junaluska is one of the oldest African American communities in western North Carolina and one of the few surviving today. A project aimed to honor the Junaluska community has recently been awarded $20,000 from the Central Appalachia Arts & Cultural Growth fund, which derived from Artplace America.  By Harley Nefe

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Wolf Records International Releases CD by High Country Residents, “King Bees Featuring The Greatest Blues Stars”


January 22, 2021 The King Bees is a blues and American roots music band founded in the High Country 34 years ago by Rob “Hound Dog” Baskerville and Penny “Queen Bee” Zamagni. Baskerville plays the guitar and keys while Zamagni plays bass and is a singer and songwriter. Together, the King Bees call the mountains of North Carolina home in Ashe County; however, they often spend their time traveling with their music. The King Bees have performed on festival stages in European capitals including Paris, Rome, Amsterdam, Stockholm and London and have taken their internationally-acclaimed music across numerous countries including the U.S. In the mid 1980s, Baskerville and Zamagni began traveling the deep South searching for and mentoring under blues artists of historical, cultural and musical significance. Many blues artists took the King Bees under their wings and guided the band toward the sound of authenticity. Now, the King Bees have a record that has been released which is a culmination of their career’s work.  By Harley Nefe

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Girls Go Shred Offers Community for Women Involved in Snow Sports to Network and Meet


January 19, 2021 Around eight years ago after Kristen Gray graduated college, her brother, Jeff Johnson, offered her a job in Banner Elk at the Edge of World Snowboard Shop, where he is the owner. When Gray started working at the shop, she was the only woman employee, and she noticed this on the slopes too. “Whenever I would go ride, I would always go ride with boys, and I never really saw a big group of girls riding together,” Gray said. “And it was really hard to meet other women who snowboarded.” Being relatively new to the area, Gray didn’t know many snowboarders, and she figured it was time for a change. By Harley Nefe

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AppHealthCare Hosts First Mass Vaccination Clinic at Watauga High School Distributing A Total of 1,168 Doses During Saturday’s Event


January 17, 2021 AppHealthCare hosted its first mass vaccination event at Watauga High School on Jan. 16, where a total of 1,168 eligible people received their first doses of the Pfizer vaccine. To be eligible for the vaccine, AppHealthCare scheduled people who are health care workers, long-term care staff and residents as well as anyone 65 years or older, regardless of health status or living situation. This is considered Phase 1B of the COVID-19 vaccine rollout plan. AppHealthCare Health Director Jennifer Greene said the event went well, and they had a big team effort, as folks from Watauga Medical Center, Appalachian Regional Healthcare System, Boone Fire Department, Boone Police Department as well as members of the rotary club and other local partners were present helping. “We’re really excited about all of the volunteer efforts,” Greene said.   By Harley Nefe

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AppHealthCare COVID-19 Situation Updates for Watauga County Release on Saturday

January 17, 2021 “Right now we are receiving limited supplies of vaccine so we are following the priority groups outlined from the state and scheduling appointments based on those who have completed our COVID-19 vaccine interest form. We are prioritizing vaccine deployment and will continue to do everything we can to ensure vaccine gets out to the community as quickly and efficiently as possible,” stated Jennifer Greene, Health Director, AppHealthCare.

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Coronavirus (COVID-19) Vaccine Now Offered in Avery County for Citizens Age 65 and Older Beginning Wednesday, January 20th

January 17, 2021 After starting the distribution of Coronavirus vaccines for anyone age 75 or older in Avery County last week, that age group number has been lowered, following State of North Carolina protocol. Citizens of the county age 65 or older may begin getting the vaccine to combat the potentially deadly disease starting Wednesday, January 20th. Those meeting this age criteria can be vaccinated at the county’s Agriculture Extension Center, located at 661 Vale Road (one-half mile above Ingles Markets) in Newland. Vaccinations will also be given to the age group there again on Thursday, January 21 and Friday, January 22nd. By Tim Gardner

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LETTERS / The Letter that the 5th District Democrats of North Carolina Have Sent to Speaker Pelosi Concerning the Actions of Rep Virginia Foxx

January 16, 2021 Open Letter From 5th District Democrats of North Carolina / Dear Madam Speaker: On behalf of the Democratic Party of North Carolina’s 5th Congressional District, we respectfully request action to address the seditious behavior of our Representative, Virginia Foxx. By objecting to certification of the electors from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Ms. Foxx sought to disenfranchise millions of Pennsylvanian voters in support of the loser of that Commonwealth’s election, Donald J. Trump. By continuing through with the objection, Ms. Foxx sided with those who incited the attack on January 6, 2021, and those insurrectionists who invaded the Capitol facility, threatening the lives of the Vice-President, Members of Congress (including yourself), as well as the Congressional and Capitol facility staff. Ms. Foxx has claimed to object “out of an abiding respect for the Constitution” in reflection of supposed “violations of Article II, Section I of the Constitution” in which there is no stated direction as to how the states’ manage their election process regarding Presidential electors.

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Chancellor Sheri Everts Update from Appalachian State University – Week of January 11–15

January 16, 2021 As we finalize preparations to begin classes on Tuesday, I am mindful that it has been 362 days since our university began planning discussions around COVID-19. We can reflect with pride on the distance we have come in the past year. UNC System President Peter Hans recently lauded the collective efforts of UNC System universities, writing, “Thanks to dedicated work by faculty, staff, and health officials, hundreds of thousands of North Carolinians have continued making progress toward their educational goals.” His insights are particularly true at App State, where our faculty and staff have gone above and beyond. Across our campus, faculty and staff have been assisting students with the delayed return to campus, ensuring all safety precautions remain in place, reviewing and enhancing our COVID-19 testing strategy and planning, and preparing for COVID-19 vaccine distribution.

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kristen wiig new Wiig Subtly reveals meaning the Names of Her Twin Babies

Kristen Wiig gave a appropriate shout-out to her ancestors in the credits of her new movie. At the end of Barb and Brilliant Go to Vista Del Mar, the extra and ambassador appear the names of her twins by thanking them alongside her husband, Avi Rothman. In the aboriginal band of the “Special Thanks” section, admirers noticed that Avi’s name appears abutting to “Luna & Shiloh,” which seems to be the names of the couple’s twins. Another hint? Kristen’s co-writer and ambassador Annie Mumolo acknowledgment her kids in the afterward curve of the credits. As admirers may recall, E! News abstruse in June 2020 that Kristen and Avi accustomed twins via agent beforehand in the year. A few months later, in Aug. 2020, the Bridesmaids brilliant opened up about her adventure to motherhood in a attenuate interview. “We’ve array of been quarantining back January because of the babies. We’re nesting, and we’re tired,” she aggregate with InStyle at the time. “Having two 9-month-olds is a lot! But they’re growing, and I can’t delay to see them every morning. It’s not all aloof lying about and animated at babies, though. It’s cutting to anticipate about anybody abroad who’s struggling, and it’s …

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Fake almsman analogue Anna delvey sorokin appear analogue From Prison

Anna Delvey-Sorokin is out of bastille afterwards confined about four years abaft bars. According to Department of Corrections records, she was appear on acquittal from New York’s Albion Correctional Facility on Feb. 11. In May 2019, Anna was bedevilled to four to 12 years in prison. However, the book included time she spent in bastille above-mentioned to the trial. _____ UPDATE: A adjudicator bedevilled Anna Delvey-Sorokin today to 4-12 years in prison. Additionally, she was fined $24,000 and owes $198,956.19 in restitution. “As accurate at trial, Anna Sorokin committed absolute white-collar felonies over the advance of her diffuse masquerade,” said D.A. Cyrus Vance. “I acknowledge the board for its account in this circuitous trial, as able-bodied as my Office’s prosecutors and board for their accurate analysis and boldness to ensure that Sorokin faces absolute amends for her abounding thefts and lies.”   https://jobs.washingtonpost.com/previewjob/41942285/123movies-hd-watch-judas-and-the-black-messiah-2021-full-movie-online-stream-free

More Snow Will Come to the High Country in the Next Few Days; Most Areas to See Around 1 Inch

January 15, 2021 As the past couple of days in the High Country saw seasonably pleasant temperatures with a decent amount of sunshine, a cold front has brought back chillier temperatures and a chance for wintry precipitation today and throughout the weekend going into Monday. According to the latest local weather forecast from Ray’s Weather Center, there was a chance of light snow or a brief mix with rain this morning as well as a chance of possible snow showers or flurries this afternoon. As forecast, there may be more snow showers Saturday, with lingering morning flurries Sunday. In addition, another round of snow showers and flurries could come Monday.  By Harley Nefe

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Year Two of WAMY’s Santa for Seniors Program was a Great Success Delivering 724 Gifts


January 13, 2021 WAMY Community Action, celebrating its 56th year serving the communities of Watauga, Avery, Mitchell and Yancey counties, just wrapped up year two of its Santa for Seniors program, which was a great success. WAMY Community Action has been working with individuals and families to break the cycle of poverty by offering many programs through the years. It currently offers programs in the following areas: housing repairs, senior services, family development and youth development. “One of the largest gaps in our community is the support and services for the senior population,” said Ashley Cook, Development Director for WAMY Community Action.   By Harley Nefe

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Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine to be trialed on accouchement for aboriginal time

Britain’s University of Oxford said Saturday it will analysis the appulse of its Covid-19 vaccine on children, acceptable the aboriginal developer to balloon whether its coronavirus attempt is able in adolescent people. The balloon will appraise the “safety and allowed responses” in accouchement and adolescent adults age-old amid 6 and 17 of the vaccine it developed with biologic aggregation AstraZeneca, the university said in a statement. The trial, which will accept 300 volunteers will booty abode in three English cities, London, Southampton and Bristol, the account added. The aboriginal inoculations accepted afterwards in February, it said. “While best accouchement are almost artless by coronavirus and are absurd to become unwell with the infection, it is important to authorize the assurance and allowed acknowledgment to the vaccine in accouchement and adolescent bodies as some accouchement may account from vaccination,” said Professor Andrew Pollard, arch investigator on the Oxford vaccine trial.   The two-dose Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine is cheaper and easier to administer than some rivals. AstraZeneca has a ambition to aftermath 3 billion doses this year and has said it has assorted orders from countries including the United States, Canada, Japan and Brazil, as able-bodied as the U.K. Britain has Europe’s deadliest …

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Local High Country Resident Kimberley Jochl Releases First Young Adult Novel ‘Hardly Easy’


January 12, 2021 Local High Country resident Kimberley Jochl released her latest book, “Hardly Easy,” to the public today. This is the third book she has written, with the inspiration drawing from her real life experiences. Jochl is a current resident of Sugar Mountain and is the vice president at Sugar Mountain Ski Resort. From the age of 16 to 23, she was a member of the United States Alpine Ski Team. Jochl also earned her own pilot’s license in 2013. Her journey in becoming an author started when she decided to take flying lessons. “I took flying lessons because I was fearful of flying, and one of the ways to get through my flying lessons and to continue on and go from one lesson to the next was writing down my experience of that previous flight lesson,” Jochl said. By Harley Nefe

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App State Classes to Meet Online from Jan. 19 to Feb. 1; University Delays Return to Campus

January 11, 2021 Appalachian State University’s classes for the Spring 2021 semester will begin in about a week on Jan. 19; however, how the courses are conducted will be different than originally planned. Classes will still begin on the same day as scheduled; however, all courses will meet online only until Feb. 1, according to a university update from Jan. 8. This means courses that were not originally scheduled to meet 100% online will now be online temporarily. In addition to classes changing, students with residence hall contracts will receive new move-in assignment dates, adjusted rental rates and new COVID-19 re-entry test deadlines.  By Harley Nefe

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Movie Review: ‘Monster Hunter’ Isn’t Good Enough For the Big Screen with Uncompelling Characters

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January 11, 2021 I should have reviewed this movie three weeks ago, when it was #1 in the country. But my weekend work schedule was just too tight, and I had to settle for reviewing On Demand release “Greenland” instead. I wrote at the time that “Greenland” should have been released in theaters, and now I can say that it should have gotten the theatrical release that wrongfully went to “Monster Hunter.” This film did well enough to justify a review from a commercial standpoint, but it does not come close to deserving my time and energy from a creative standpoint. I should consider it a blessing that I got to review the superior “Greenland” instead, even if I did have to see it on the small screen. This movie isn’t good enough for the big screen. Or my TV. Or my laptop. At best, it belongs on a phone. But not a nice smartphone, more like a low-end flip-phone from back when phones were just starting to have screens. By Bob Garver

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Snow to Continue Into Friday Afternoon; Some Backyard Locations Reporting Up to 8 Inches


January 8, 2021 Snow is still falling across the High Country this afternoon and will continue to through this evening, bringing forth accumulations mostly in the 4-7 inches range across the area. However, some backyard locations have been reporting up to 8 inches of snow to High Country Press. With this much snow being outside, many people are taking the opportunity to be out in it, participating in winter activities such as sledding, making snow angels, having snowball fights and building snowmen. By Harley Nefe

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The High Country Wakes Up to Several Inches of Snow; Roads In Process of Being Cleared


January 8, 2021 Residents across the High Country woke up to the first major snow of 2021, with most areas having received a few inches accumulated on the ground. According to the latest local weather forecast from Ray’s Weather Center, snow developed after midnight, and snow showers are expected to continue through this afternoon and evening then end as flurries before midnight in the High Country. For the majority of locations, the total accumulations will most likely be in the 4-7 inches range. By Harley Nefe

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Watauga County Issued Winter Storm Warning; 3-6 Inches of Snow Expected Tonight and Tomorrow


January 7, 2021 Residents across the High Country will be seeing another winter wonderland take form, as snow will develop this evening, possibly beginning as a wintry mix. The showers are expected to end as flurries Friday night. Forecasts show accumulations of 3 to 6 inches of snow will be common across the region. The National Weather Service in Blacksburg, Virginia, issued a winter storm warning that remains in effect for Alleghany, Ashe, Stokes, Surry, Watauga, Wilkes and Yadkin counties until Jan. 9 at 12 a.m. According to the winter storm warning, low pressure moving across the deep south will approach the region from the southeast late tonight. The low pressure will move east across the Carolinas through Friday evening. This will bring a period of accumulating snow for parts of North Carolina and southern Virginia. Heavy wet snow is expected. By Harley Nefe

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Three District Court Judges Sworn In at Mitchell County Courthouse on January 1


January 5, 2021 Three incumbent District Court judges for the 24th Judicial District – Ted McEntire, Hal Harrison, and Rebecca Eggers-Gryder – were sworn in at the Mitchell County Courthouse on Jan. 1 by Superior Court Judge Greg Horne. The 24th Judicial District comprises Avery, Madison, Mitchell, Watauga and Yancey counties. All three judges ran unopposed in the 2020 Election. District judges serve four-year terms, after which they must run for re-election if they wish to continue serving.  By Harley Nefe

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Texas grid operatory made $16 billions cast price error during winter storm, says dogs legion

Texas’ ability filigree abettor Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) fabricated a $16 billion appraisement absurdity in the anniversary of the winter storm that led to ability outages beyond the state, Potomac Economics, which monitors the state’s ability market, said. ERCOT kept bazaar prices for ability too aerial for added than a day afterwards boundless outages concluded backward on Feb. 17, Potomac Economics, the absolute bazaar adviser for the Public Utility Commission of Texas, which oversees ERCOT, said in a filing. “In adjustment to accede with the Commission Order, the appraisement action that aloft prices to VOLL (value of absent load) should accept concluded anon at that time (late on Feb. 17),” Potomac Economics said. “However, ERCOT connected to authority prices at VOLL by inflating the Real-Time On-Line Reliability Deployment Price Adder for an added 32 hours through the morning of February 19,” it said, abacus the accommodation resulted in $16 billion in added costs to ERCOT’s markets. The allegation of Potomac Economics were appear aboriginal on Thursday by Bloomberg and the Texas Tribune. Separately, appraisement bureau Moody’s Investors Service downgraded ERCOT by one cleft from A1 to Aa3 and revised the filigree operator’s acclaim angle to “negative” on Thursday. …

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Mathew knowles plates beyoncé’s Making insulting names for friends comparisons in spanish to Chloe Bailey

Although Beyoncé advisers Chloe x Halle, it turns out that Mathew Knowles is not absolutely the better fan of the adolescent R&B duo. Mathew, Beyoncé’s father, gave a absolutely abominable account to radio personality Leah A. Henry for Leah’s Lemonade this week, claiming it’s “insulting” to anticipate the singers acquire agnate aptitude to his superstar daughter. It all went bottomward against the end of their chat, back Leah told him that a lot of admirers online consistently analyze Chloe Bailey to a adolescent Bey. “Do you see the comparison? Like the aforementioned affair that you saw in adolescent Beyoncé, do you see that in Chloe Bailey?” she asked. “You’ve got to be badinage me, right? You’re allurement me that question?” replied Mathew, who ahead managed Destiny’s Child. “Are you absolutely austere that you are comparing that adolescent adult to Beyoncé?” Leah antiseptic that admirers anticipate Chloe, 22, should comedy Beyoncé, 39, in a biopic about her life. Beyoncé Through the Years Mathew said, “Okay, you’re talking about if somebody was accomplishing a movie, not talent-wise. Talent-wise? Are you cogent me talent-wise, somebody is an idiot abundant to analyze her to Beyoncé, talent-wise?” Matthew Knowles, Beyonce, Chloe Bailey Getty Images; Shutterstock …

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Movie Review: ‘News of the World’ Doesn’t Have Much Wrong; Most People Will Find Something to Appreciate and Enjoy with Rustic Mood

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January 4, 2021 One of my favorite children’s books is “The Phantom Tollbooth” by Norton Juster. There’s a scene where the main characters are driving through a lush green landscape. They comment on the view, saying that it’s beautiful, but then a new character chimes in and says, “If you happened to like deserts, you might not think this was beautiful at all,” and this leads to a whole conversation about perspective. “News of the World” is a movie for people who happen to like deserts. Ironically-named director Paul Greengrass makes sure we get plenty long, loving looks at the rocky, rugged greatness of rural Texas circa 1870. This is a world where if your carriage wheel breaks, you’re stranded a barren wasteland. I cannot imagine liking a world where such circumstances are possible, but whatever there is to like about this setting, Greengrass capitalizes on it. By Bob Garver

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Ishiro Honda Japanese director who in 1954 bequeathed his greatest creation titans

Part of the so-called “Monsterverse”, the confrontation between these two celebrities of world cinema has become a box office success in the more than 28 countries in which it has been released.  The battle between two of the most popular titans of cinematography has in  Godzilla  vs Kong one of its most celebrated chapters, although we cannot venture that it is the end, since the film industry  , not having many original ideas, from time to time it reverts old classics, as in this case and there are plenty of examples. Within the profitable franchise that has become known as “Monsterverse” (the universe of monsters, in the manner of Marvel or DC Comics) this film by director Adam Wingard arrived in our theaters last Thursday, which relives a combat that It was already given in 1962, nothing more and nothing less than the hand of Ishiro Honda, the Japanese director who in 1954 bequeathed his greatest creation to the cinema: Godzilla. In this fearsome creature system, Worner Bros. and Legendary Pictures teamed up to release Godzilla (Gareth Edwards, 2014), Kong: Skull Island (Jordan Vogt-Roberts, 2017) and Godzilla: King of the Monsters (Michael Dougherty, 2019 ), a cycle that would culminate with this last film, since …

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