Last night, Relay for Life of Watauga County hosted their annual opening ceremony at Deerfield United Methodist Church in Boone. Beginning at 6 p.m., veteran participants and new relayers met and mingled to prepare for this year’s fundraising efforts. Photos and Story by Madison V. Fisler
Relay for Life of Watauga County will hold the 2014 Kick-Off event on Thursday, Feb. 6. The event will be held at Deerfield United Methodist Church on Deerfield Road in Boone. Registration and welcome will begin at 5:45 p.m. and the meeting will begin at 6 p.m. Top Relayers and teams from 2013 will be recognized, along with Team Captains and teams who have participated in early registration challenges for this years’ event. Photo by Ken Ketchie
In November of 2013, siblings and Boone natives Andrew, 25, and Ashley Mackorell, 22, started Pennies Making Change, a business turning everyday pennies into jewelry with a meaning and uniting purpose. The business was started in honor of their late father and beloved member of the community, Ted Mackorell, who once owned Makoto’s Japanese Steakhouse and passed away in 2005 from brain cancer. Pennies Making Change donates 20 percent of all proceeds to the American Cancer Society. By Nikka Hronis – Photo by Ken Ketchie
June 17, 2013. On Friday, June 14, 36 teams comprised of Watauga County survivors, caregivers and supporters showed their dedication to the eradication of cancer everywhere with the Watauga County Relay for Life. This year’s Relay was a huge success, despite a windy start.
BY MADISON V. FISLER
June 13, 2013. The American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life of Watauga County will be held at Watauga High School in Boone on June 14. This annual fundraiser not only raises money for cancer reasearch, but also serves as a meeting point for supporters, survivors and caretakers and as a memorial to those who have already passed on.
BY MADISON V. FISLER
June 7, 2013. This year, Relay for Life is spectacularly large event that consists of 36 teams raising money for the American Cancer Society. In this series, we will feature a few of the teams each day up to the day of the event on June 14.
BY MADISON V. FISLER
Sept. 13, 2012. Mark your calendars for Saturday, Oct. 13, 2012, at 8:30 a.m. to be able to participate in the sixth annual Relay for Life Scarecrow 5K Run/Walk taking place on the Greenway Trail in Boone. Cash prizes will be awarded to the overall first place male and female and to the master’s male and female.
March 2, 2012. SUGAR MOUNTAIN — On Sunday, March 4, Sugar Mountain celebrates the life of the late Dick Trundy, a decorated Marine Corps General and aviator who served as Sugar Mountain Ski Resorts Director of Operations after his retirement from the service. Trundy was an avid skier who enthusiastically embraced the daily life of a ski area executive. Unfortunately he died of cancer in 2002.