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Features Songwriters ................... 5 Little Free Libraries ...... 16 Wild Places ................... 20 Three Top Mountain .... 26 Wild Trout Recipe ........ 32 Events ........................... 28

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An Amazing Blue

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n an early morning run a bird flew out quickly from the bank beside the road.

Flying at an unusually low level, it startled me.

The first time it happened I didn’t give it much thought but when it happened the next day at the same spot, I figured there must be a nest close by.

The bank along the roadside is a little over seven feet tall and nearly vertical. Even though is fairly bare, there are patches of dried plants and sticks with a few green leaves breaking through here and there. The nest was hard to find. Attached to the steep bank, made of mud and twigs, with a lining of soft grasses, it held four tiny eggs of the most amazing shade of blue.

I hadn’t gotten a good look at the mother bird that streaked past but seeing the eggs I was thinking “Robin’s egg blue” but I wasn’t sure.

These eggs were not the soft faded shade of Robin’s egg blue that we know from the shell fragments often found on the ground this time of year. They were electric sapphire amazing!

Situated on a narrow ledge just a little higher than eye level, this nest, with little protection from predators was a small treasure. I worried about its location and vulnerability predators.

Knowing that there was nothing I could (or should) do to protect the eggs I did decide to take a photo each day.

I had no idea when the eggs had been laid and was surprised when two days after my discovery I found two tiny, pink chicks, mouths wide open, tiny heads wobbling, as they chirped and awaited food from mother.

I could see them change and grow each day. It didn’t take long for their tiny white feathers to appear, followed by ones more suited for flight.

As they grew, rather than chirping they remained quiet and still as I peeked in on them.

Fifteen days after my discovery they had grown strong enough to fly and they were gone.

I’ll always remember that shade of blue.

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SINGER-SONGWRITERS Songwriting and singing can be traced back through civilizations around the world. A vehicle for story telling, as much as entertainment, singer-songwriters can capture an incident, an era, a sentiment.

Alleghany, Ashe, and Grayson Counties share a rich heritage of singer-songwriters that have told stories of hardships, taught lessons, and celebrated life here.

Many songs, written long ago, still ring true today.

Historic songs and tunes from the Carter Family, Doc Watson, Ola Belle Reed, among many others, are played along with new and original compositions at performances and jam sessions.

I’d like to introduce you to three talented and passionate singersongwriters: Aubreana Lovell from Ashe County, Nolan Biggins from Alleghany County, and Joyce Rouse from Grayson County. Each of them have their own style and a love of music and storytelling.

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t the 2018 Wayne Henderson Music Festival and Guitar competition, near the end of the festival when Wayne Henderson invites special guests to join him on stage, a wonderfully rich voice rang forth with The Storms are on the Ocean, an old Carter Family song. The singer was Aubreana Lovell of Ashe County.

Aubreana, a 14 year old singer songwriter, began singing at age four, started playing the piano and guitar when she was eight. The only one of 3 daughters in her family that plays music, her love of music was inspired by her grandfather who played in bluegrass and country bands. She accompanied him to many of his gigs to sing.

These days he accompanies her.

“I like to play good music,” she says when asked what genre of music she prefers. “I play a lot of country but I like to play whatever feels good.”

An avid songwriter Aubreana has written around 15 songs she feels are complete but has many others including songs she would tell her grandma to write for her before she could even read. Her original songs are a mix of topics – inspiring and uplifting – that share her thoughts and feelings.

“I try to write songs about things not written about before.” says Aubreana. “I’d like my songwriting to connect with people, to touch their life.”

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Along with writing songs on her own, Aubreana has attended several songwriting workshops: the Ola Belle Reed Songwriting Retreat in Ashe County twice, and the Backwoods Beat Music Festival in Alleghany County where she won her age group songwriting competition. She has also attended Steve Seskin’s songwriting retreat in Nashville.

“I really enjoy songwriting workshops, they are a great way to learn from others.” says

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Miss Lovell. “I can go with the beginning of a song in my mind and end up taking a completely different direction by the time I’m done.”

A few of my favorite songs I’ve written are: “Dear Mom”, “Stand”, “Porch Lights”, “That Night” and “What Would Jesus Do?” When Aubreana sets her songwriting aside, she enjoys singing in her church choir, volunteering in her community,

playing soccer for her school team, skiing, and being outdoors – “loving every day”.

Aubreana’s music can be found online at all major music outlets like Apple and Amazon Music, Youtube, along with Facebook and Instagram @aubreanalovellmusic.

Her EP (Extended Play) can be found in a variety of shops in downtown West Jefferson.

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aying that Nolan Biggins is passionate about music is an understatement. He loves to talk music – past and present.

Living in California until he was eleven, Nolan moved moved to Alleghany County with his father. Having family here cousins and an uncle – made it easy to make Alleghany County home. He has ventured away but, so far, always come back.

Learning to play the guitar, song structure, and writing lyrics for fun, he played in his first band at age 14. By age 16, he had begun writing “songs” he would actually call songs.

Influenced by artists like Jackson Brown, Tom Petty, Fleetwood Mac and The Eagles, Nolan’s love for the classic rock tunes of the 1980’s is reflected in the rhythms and lyrics of his original tunes.

“I like writing songs that are easily understood. I usually start with a chorus and then build the verses around it. It can take 5 minutes, 2 years, or even 10 years to finish a song and even then they can evolve,” says Biggins.

Nolan feels that writing his own songs has been a natural evolution for him with his involvement in music. In 2017 he won

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"There are secrets that you can take away from me. There are secrets that you can't keep. Answer the question it's time to come clean. When you cut me make sure to cut deep" from Cut Throat County Line third place in the Backwoods Beat Music Festival in Sparta, North Carolina with of his song Cut Throat County Line. His performance repertoire is primarily original pieces but also includes a few covers of other artists.

“Music is communication. It’s speaking to the universe,” says Nolan. “It can take you back to a

place and time, an event or emotion you might not otherwise recall.”

Currently working on an album of original songs Biggins performs locally and can be found and followed on FaceBook and Youtube

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oyce Johnson Rouse is a singer-songwriter, educator, and environmental activist. As “Earth Mama”, Rouse shares her passions through music in high-energy, high-content and entertaining performances that connect with audiences of all demographics.

Rouse is the composer of numerous published, recorded songs and commissioned works.

A producer of 13 recorded CD projects used around the world for ecology, peace, and justice education, Joyce is a published author in educational literature, using arts/balanced brain learning to enhance critical thinking and problem solving.

Living in Independence, Virginia, for more than 24 years (currently and in the late 1980’s), She grew up in rural Iowa. For 16 years Rouse lived in Nashville, Tennessee, drawn there to study songwriting and work in the recording industry. A 20-year voting member of the Grammy Awards, she has more than 140 recordings bearing her writer credits.

“Working alongside Bryan Sutton, Trisha Yearwood, Catherine and Kerry Marx, Dale Ann Bradley and others, seeing their work ethic, dedication, and precision is both humbling and inspiring.” says Rouse.

Maureen McGovern, Marie Osmond, Jana Stanfield, Ireland’s Drumalis Choir and others as well as other pop and country music artists have recorded Rouse’s songs.

Some of her work has been featured in movies and used as theme songs for local, regional, and national events. Her original music has been used extensively by educators and peace organizations such as the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization, The Smithsonian Institution, UNESCO, and International Earth Charter in educational projects.

A true highlight of Rouse’s music career includes writing and recording “Standing on the

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Shoulders,” a song that became the official theme song of the 75th anniversary of the Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution in 1995. The song has been featured at many official events in Washington, D.C. and is featured in a historical volume of significant songs for winning and maintaining the vote for women in the US, scheduled for publication in 2020.

In 2008, Rouse wrote and recorded Virginia Beauty, a Love Song for the Commonwealth, an anthem that has been circulated widely as a notable song for promoting Virginia history, geography, and tourism. Rouse notes that she is currently working with a school in the Tidewater area on a new arrangement for middle school singers.

“My 11th Earth Mama CD, 'A Sense of Place,' was recently released; 'HerStory', my 12th CD, has also been recently released—just in time for Women’s History Month” said Rouse.

“With the 2020 Women’s Suffrage Centennial celebration, events in all 50 states are being planned along with a national celebration. I’m grateful that Standing on the Shoulders is again being played and sung at many ceremonies, including the unveiling of a new Suffrage Monument in Memphis, this summer, and a special performance by the Seattle Women’s Chorus to kick off the 2020 celebration." She adds, "other songs written with some favorite co-writers from my Nashville days add a little punch of pop and rock to tunes like Women Rock the World and the title song, HerStory."

"Several new music videos of these songs, ideal for the young GIRL POWER movement are in process, as well as the eco music videos we continue to add to the Earth Mama YouTube channel. Teachers have been wonderful about creating teaching videos of the songs (with permission) then allowing my team to post them to our channel, of course with a shoutout to their school!”

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Live Earth Mama performances can be seen regularly in a variety of commnity venues, including libraries, grade schools, universities, churches, retreat centers, conferences, museums, and festivals. As Earth Mama, Rouse also participates in workshops and seminars, with a focus on working with youth to plant the seeds of “earth wisdom” in the next generation.

A spiritually oriented educator, Rouse has worked with many faith communities as they explore their deep concern for earth and/or new understandings of our cosmological context.

Rouse says she and her husband are very happy to be again living in Grayson County where they are involved in a variety of community organizations.

“It gets harder to hit the road for music and teaching events when the garden is planted and sweet cool breezes are blowing here in the highlands” she adds. “But I love creating new music for changing times and reaching hearts of all ages with tunes for a healthy Earth and a just future.”

“Protecting water, soil, air and food for future generations is perhaps the most important contribution I can make in my lifetime,” says Rouse, “and as part of our commitment to ‘live what we preach,’ my husband and I have built an eco-efficient home where we generate sixty percent of our power with wind and solar energy.

We grow much of our own food, and actively support local agriculture.”

Earth Mama songs and albums are easily found on all major providers of streaming and CD sales.

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Started in 2009 Little Free Libraries are found and loved nationwide and around the world. This year the Little Free Library program celebrates its 10th year and we are so fortunate to have these wonderful boxes of books that hold adventures and inspire ideas Here!

Built on the premise of take-a-book, leave-a-book, Little Free Libraries are boxes that hold from 40 to50 books – depending on the size of the book. They can be found throughout Ashe and Alleghany Counties in a variety of shapes and sizes. Creativity in their construction and appearance makes each of them unique and fun.

Little Free Libraries appeared in Alleghany county in 2015/2016 with the initiative and help of Shippy McDowell and the Alleghany County Public Library.

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An avid reader and bibliophile, Ms. McDowell had seen one in place while visiting family in Oregon and loved the idea. Around that same time, the Alleghany County Public Library and received funding from the Blue Ridge Read, an initiative of the Alleghany Arts Council that encourages reading and community-oriented conversations (alleghanyartscouncil.org), for a proposed project – Little Free Libraries for Alleghany.

Ms. McDowell sponsored the construction and installation of five Little Free Libraries. The Alleghany County Library found volunteers to build five more. For the first year and a half or so, the mainstay of books in the LFLs were provided by Ms. McDowell and the Library. Now the inventory of books is mostly self-sustaining with occasional supplementation from Ms. McDowell and the library

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“There was a time when we had a bookmobile that visited our communities,” says Debbie Brewer, Librarian of Alleghany County Public Library. “These Little Free Libraries provide access to books to communities and people that might not get to the County Library as often as they’d like.”

“In Ashe County,” says librarian, Suzanne Moore, “Our library doesn’t have branches so with a play on words, we call our Little Free Libraries ‘Twigs’.”

With community support and funding from a grant awarded by Ashe Community Foundation in 2013, the “TWIG” program began. Supported by the Ashe County Library and volunteers, seven Little Free Libraries can be found in rural locations around the county.

The first Little Free Libraries were built and donated by the Ashe/Alleghany Home Builders Association.

Each one is unique and carries a story of its creation.

One has carefully selected and placed “twig” siding, another is decorated with a colorful mosaic. Another “Twig”, located at the Fleetwood Post Office is built from old bleacher boards that were rescued when the Beaver Creek High School was torn down.

Several Library volunteers, known as “Guardians of the Twig”, look after and replenish the Little Free Libraries each month with books and the county library calendar. The selection of books vary and usually hold something for everyone.

People who want to share their favorite books can easily find the Twig closest to them by locating its story

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and photo on the littlefreelibrary.org map. An Official Little Free Library charter sign and a number has been assigned to each twig.

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The Warblers are Coming

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Glen said, “Thing is, birds have wings, which means they can show up in unexpected places…you never know.” Glen also said a lot of other things; and I was a very lucky guy to have Glen Eller as a mentor during my rejuvenated interest in birds.

He retired to his home state of Tennessee several years ago, and along with that change, my best excuse to close the doors to my shop and head out with him to his birding hotspots left as well. We always had a ‘good birding’ day.

Spring migration is all about the wood warblers for those hooked on birding. The deal is, they are now feathered out in their dating colors, meaning the males are spectacular.

Given that in spring we have those easier visual identification clues, that the boys are singing their hearts out, and

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that the leaves have yet to explode into shade size, we get the chance to actually see and hear them. These jewels of the avian world are a thing not to miss. But there is a small window. Most of these warblers are moving further north so are just passing through. That being said, many stick around in the Blue Ridge to breed, so we need to sort this out. As Glen said, “You ain’t gonna see them if you don’t look”.

Wood warblers, family Parulidae, are small, thing billed gleaners of insects, mostly.

Highly active, they flit from leaf to branch sideways and vertically, challenging the bird watcher with every move. But it’s worth it—trust me.

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Timing is everything. Some warblers actually winter in or near our area, especially the “Myrtle” race of the Black Throated Warbler

yellow-rumped, (or ‘butter-butts’ as Glen called them), which can be seen throughout the year. Those species that do breed in these counties covered by Here!, will be moving as well, sometimes seeking higher elevations after winter’s worst. Though many warblers are neo-tropic migrants, meaning that their winters are spent south of our borders, some hang out along the southern coastal areas from North Carolina to Louisiana and Texas, and will be heading north earlier than the border hoppers.

A return to Mahogany Rock overlook at milepost 235, south of Sparta, from midApril to early May is a great place to find warblers in migration (along with other neotropic passerines). An advantage of this spot is that many birds can be seen at eye American Redstart

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level. Another advantage is the real possibility that you will run into seasoned birders that can assist in identification.

Let’s begin with the species that are known to breed in our Blue Ridge region. A trip to Grayson Highlands State Park, Whitetop Mountain, Elk Garden (just below Whitetop), and Grindstone Campground (6.1 miles from Troutdale, VA on route 603), are excellent places to look for warblers such as chestnut-sided, black-throated blue, Canada, black-throated green, Magnolia and yellow-rumped warblers.

I have had the good luck to see Blackburnian warblers in the summer months, a stunning bird. Along the New River and other lower lying stream side habitats, you can find yellow warbler, Louisiana and Northern waterthrushes, and common yellow-throat.

Other possibilities include, prairie, pine, bluewinged and golden-winged (both quite difficult to find, preferring abandoned farm land), Northern parula, yellow-throated, American redstart, hooded, worm-eating, ovenbird, Swainson’s, cerulean, Kentucky, and yellow-breasted chat.

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Mourning Warbler spring, it will be difficult to find them. They nest on the ground in woodlands, and Nashville Warbler create a nest that looks very similar to the old bread ovens, just a lot smaller.

Referring to the field guide, you will need to study habitats as well as field marks and song descriptions as these are all essential elements to finding and identifying these wonders of nature. Some, such as the Blackburnians, are upper level tree gleaners, while the Swainson’s warblers are skulkers of the understory in ma-

ture hardwood forests…for instance. Patience is key, and nothing replaces practice.

The following is a list of those just passing through, but can be seen at various locations: Nashville, orange-crowned, Tennessee, Cape May, palm, blackpoll, bay-breasted, mourning, Connecticut, and Wilson’s.

As you can see by now, there are quite a few species of wood warblers to sort through. Because of the similarities of our mountain ecology to that of the boreal forests of Canada, we have the good

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Wilson Warbler attempt to see a Louisiana waterthrush, we pulled over at a wooded, swampy area, thick with challenging vegetation and muck. While I poked around in the mud, listening to the allusive waterthrush, never finding it, Glen stood up on the road, laughing at my efforts mercilessly. He had been there, done that. That same day he took me to a place he often saw Kentucky warblers and together we found one…the only I have ever seen. He was a fantastic guide and totally fun to spend time with. May you be so lucky.

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Mystic Forests of Three Top Mountain THREE TOP MOUNTAIN IS A 5,000-FOOT AMPHIBOLITE MOUNTAIN IN ASHE COUNTY. MUCH OF THREE TOP MOUNTAIN IS PRESERVED AND MAINTAINED BY THE NC WILDLIFE RESOURCES COMMISSION, WITH A COMMONLY-USED TRAILHEAD TO THE SUMMIT ON THE MOUNTAIN'S WESTERN SLOPE.

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rominent among the rippling blue ridgelines of the southern Appalachians, Three Top Mountain’s sagacious slopes meet celestial High Country skies.

The trek up Three Top’s southern slope begins on a sharp uphill pitch. Beside deep ruts rainfall carved into a steep and seemingly abandoned gravel driveway, the faint trace of a trail emerges to the left, marked by hot pink blazes tied to low-hanging branches — a promise of passage, and hint that something worth seeing is revealed where those blazes stop, somewhere in the mountain’s thick forest.

Up an eroded gravel driveway looms an unkempt home peering eerily through the trees. Not nearly as inviting as the prospect of an unexplored trail on a sunny spring day.

Opposite where the pink-blazed trail begins, half of an old chimney sticks up from the ground, its stacked stones vi-

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brant green, coated in fuzzy moss. The rest of the rocky chimney is heaped against the brown forest floor.

The trail is not well-walked, but the pink markers are consistent enough to make stomping on fallen branches and hopping over a long-felled tree trunks feel like a contribution to this developing path — clearing the route for the next passerby.

In the early weeks of spring, the ancient forests of Three Top Mountain are awakening. The bare bones of tree branches ready to sprout a coat of fresh leaves.

Deeper into the forest, crystal waters trickle cheerfully through a little brook on the way down to Buffalo Creek.

Trout Lily blooms sprout from the decaying leaves that cover the forest, fragile little yellow flowers wafting the scent of spring to slumbering bees.

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The pink trail markers continue across the sparkling brook and out of sight, and the trail fades, becoming indistinguishable from the leafy ground. Where the beaten trail ends, the mountain climbs even steeper.

Further uphill the pink blazes lead, their appearances become further and further apart, and the slick decaying leaves covering the forest floor make ascension a slippery endeavor. After clawing up and finding footing in a rocky clearing on Three Top’s midsection, the trusty pink blazes suddenly stop.

The question begs: continue forward where others turned back, or press on and up in search of a mountaintop?

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Some hundred yards yonder, four deer deftly navigate Three Top’s precipitous terrain on their daily trek through the forest, quickly bounding out of sight.

One of Three Top Mountain’s wrinkled earthen fingers saunters down to where the last pink trail marker flits in a cool spring breeze — worth a try at climbing higher, with weather as fair as it is.

A few strides past the last pink trail marker, the docile forest floor is overtaken by gnarled laurels.

With no easy passage through the steep thicket of shrubby branches, it is no wonder the mountaineer who laid this trail stopped where he did.

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Calendar of Events Ashe County RECURRING EVENTS Quilt Guild Meeting!

2pm-4pm on the 2nd Thursday of each month Ashe County Senior Center Parkway Theater Showtimes: Mon-Thurs at 7pm, Friday at 7 & 9pm, Saturday at 3, 7, & 9pm, and Sunday 3 & 7pm , Parkway Theater 10 E Main St, West Jefferson, NC 28694 Trivia Night at the Brew Haus 1st, 2nd, 3rd Wednesday of the Month Boondocks Brew Haus Workshop to Expand Your Creative Voice 2nd Thurs. of each month 12:30 to 3:30PM & 5:30 to 8:30PM. Other times available upon request, 189 Annapurna Drive, Todd, NC 28684

Foraging Fridays Every Friday (9am) 3899 Todd Railroad Grade Rd., Todd, NC 28684 Essential Oils 101 Every Saturday at 3pm 3899 Todd Railroad Grade Rd., Todd, NC 28684

Teaching Tuesdays Every Tuesday, 11am, 3899 Todd Railroad Grade Rd. Todd, NC 28684

Ashe Outreach Fish Fry & Bluegrass Music 1st and 3rd Friday of each mont, 4 - 8pm 11719 HWY 88 W, Creston, North Carolina

Phipps General Store Jam Every Friday Night from 7:00 - 10:00 pm 2425 Silas Creek Rd, Lansing, NC 28643 Smart Ashe Team Trivia 1st, 2nd and 3rd Wednesday of each month Boondocks Brewing’s Brew Haus Jefferson Ave., West Jefferson

Old Time CommUnity Dance and Pot Luck Dinner ‘Teen friday’. Whichever Friday falls on the 13th- 19th, Todd Mercantile, 3899 Todd Railroad Grade Rd, Todd, NC 28684

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Calendar of Events Line Dancing Lessons Every Thursday night 7:00-9:00pm Blue Ridge Theater & Event Center 9331 Old Hwy 16 S West Jefferson NC

Sunday Salon with David Parsons Sun Apr 14, 2019, 4:00 pm - 8:00 pm River House Inn & Restaurant 1896 Old Field Creek Rd. Grassy Creek, NC

Greenfield Jam Sessions Every Friday Evening (7pm-until) Greenfield Campground, 120 Greenfield Circle West Jefferson, NC 28694

Barn Quilt: Advanced Techniques Workshop Mon Apr 15, 2019, 10:00 am - 12:00 am The Florence Thomas Art School 10 S Jefferson Ave., West Jefferson

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Every 1st & 3rd Thursday of each month 6:30pm to 7:30pm, Lansing Volunteer Fire Department 9281 NC HWY 194 N, Lansing, NC 28643

APRIL EVENTS Ola Belle Reed Song Writer Fri Apr 12, 2019 - Sun Apr 14, 2019 10 am - 2 pm , Jefferson Landing 184 W Landing Dr, Jefferson Basketry Workshop with Linda Eller Sat Apr 13, 2019, 9:00 am - 1:30 pm The Florence Thomas Art School 10 S Jefferson Ave., West Jefferson Spring Craft Beer Celebration Sat Apr 13, 2019,1:00 pm - 5:00 pm Boondocks Brewing Tap Room & Restaurant 108 S Jefferson Ave, West Jefferson, NC Geology Hike Sat Apr 13, 2019, 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm Mt Jefferson State Natural Area Picnic Area Wildflower Hike Sat Apr 13, 2019, 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm New River State Park, 221 Access Visitor Center Artifacts Fundraiser Sat Apr 13, 2019, 8:00am - 2:00 pm Early Learning Center Get to know Naked Creek at Mt. Jefferson Sun Apr 14, 2019, 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm Mt Jefferson State Natural Area, 1st Overlook

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Tea Time Thu Apr 18, 2019, 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm New River Escape Barn & Guest House 181 River Run Bridge Road Fleetwood Paint with Raney Thu Apr 18, 2019, 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm The Florence Thomas Art School 10 S Jefferson Ave., West Jefferson Early Morning Bird Hike Sat Apr 20, 2019, 8:30 am - 9:30 am Mt Jefferson State Natural Area, Park Office Beginner Pastel Workshop Sat Apr 20, 2019, 9:00 am - 4:00 pm The Florence Thomas Art School 10 S Jefferson Ave., West Jefferson Climate Tower Hike Sat Apr 20, 2019, 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm Mt Jefferson State Natural Area, Picnic Area Wildflower Hike Sat Apr 20, 2019, 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm New River State Park, Wagoner Access

Fishing Tips and Tactics Sat Apr 27, 2019, 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm New River State Park, Wagoner Access Music in the Barn - Local Talent Sat Apr 27, 2019, 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm Lansing Creeper Trail Park, 250 Marcy Ln, Lansing Painting in the Park Sun Apr 28, 2019, 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm Mt Jefferson State Natural Area Wine Pairing Dinner at the Brew Haus Tue Apr 30, 2019, 6:30 - 9:00 pm , Boondocks Brew Haus, 302 S Jefferson Ave, West Jefferson

MAY EVENTS Keep Ashe Beautiful Litter Sweep Sat May 04, 2019, 8 am - 2 pm, keepashebeautiful@gmail.com Frontier Day at Saloon Studios Live Sat May 04, 2019, 10:30 am - 6:30 pm Saloon Studios Live, 313 Old West Road West Jefferson, NC 28694 Sunday Salon with Johnny-O and the Jump Out Boys Sun May 05, 2019 - Tue Mar 26, 2019 4- 8:00 pm, River House Inn & Restaurant 1896 Old Field Creek Rd. Grassy Creek, NC The Oak Ridge Boys Fri May 10, 2019, 7- 9:30 pm, The Walker Center, 1328 S. Collegiate Dr, Wilkesboro, NC 28697

Night Hike Sat Apr 20, 2019, 8:00 pm - 9:00 pm New River State Park, 221 Access Visitor Center

Quilt Block Square Painting with Mom Sat May 11, 2019, 10:00 am - 4:00 pm New River Escape, 181 River Run Bridge Road

Nature Hike Sun Apr 21, 2019, 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm Mt Jefferson State Natural Area, Picnic Area

Music in the Barn - Rock Bottom Sat May 18, 2019, 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm Lansing Creeper Trail Park, 250 Marcy Ln, Lansing

Naturalist Readings on The Trail Sat Apr 27, 2019, 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm Mt Jefferson State Natural Area, Picnic Area

Empty Bowls Sun May 19, 2019, 11:30 am - 3pm Ashe County High School 184 Campus Dr, West Jefferson HERE! | 29

Calendar of Events Sunday Salon with Patrick Lui Sun May 19, 2019, 4:00 pm - 8:00 pm River House Inn & Restaurant 1896 Old Field Creek Rd. Grassy Creek, NC

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Barn Quilt Workshop Tue May 21, 2019 - Wed May 22, 2019 9 am - 3 The Florence Thomas Art School 10 S Jefferson Ave., West Jefferson

Mondays Crouse House Jam: Bluegrass and Oldtime Jam. Bring your instrument or just listen, at The Crouse House, No charge, Crouse Park, Sparta, 6pm

Writers on Main May 3: Author Judy Goldman, Horizon Bistro, 3pm, alleghanywriters.com

Paint with Raney Thu May 23, 2019, 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm The Florence Thomas Art School 10 S Jefferson Ave., West Jefferson B.J. Thomas at Saloon Studios Live Sat May 25, 2019, 6:00 pm - 11:00 pm Saloon Studios Live 313 Old West Road, West Jefferson, NC 28694 Mindfulness Mountain Retreat Fri May 31, 2019 - Sun Jun 02, 2019 3:00 pm - 1:00 pm ,New River Escape 181 River Run Bridge Road, Fleetwood

EARLY JUNE EVENTS Sunday Salon with Wayne Henderson and Helen White Sun Jun 02, 2019, 4:00 pm - 8:00 pm River House Inn & Restaurant 1896 Old Field Creek Rd. Grassy Creek, NC

Tuesdays Alleghany Jubilee: Live traditional music & dancing, 25 North Main St, 7pm Thursdays Trivia Night: Laconia Ale Works, 6pm Open Mic Night: Muddy Creek Cafe 7pm Saturdays Alleghany Jubilee: Live traditional music & dancing, 25 North Main St, 7pm

APRIL EVENTS 5th Annual Blue Ridge Christian Schoool Golf Tournament April 26: Roaring Gap Club blueridgechristianschool.com Writers on Main April 6: Author Jack Grossman, Horizon Bistro 3pm, alleghanywriters.com

HeartMath - The Resilience Advantage Mon Jun 03, 2019, 9:00 am - 4:00 pm New River Escape Barn & Guest House 181 River Run Bridge Road Fleetwood NC 28626

And the Beat Goes On April 7: Alleghany Arts Council presents Rod Picott with Big Ron Hunter Muddy Creek Cafe, 6pm alleghanyartscouncil.org

3rd Annual Beer for My Horses. . . and Wine June 13, 5-7:30pm Fundraiser for Southern Sun Farm Sanctuary, Hotel Tavern, 5 W. Main St, West Jefferson, www.southernsunfarm.com

10th Annual Empty Bowls April 8: Fundraiser for Solid Rock Food Closet, Pugh Center Sparta United Methodist Church.

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Working Writers Business Conference April 11-13: Alleghany Inn Conference Room, 5pm, Ginger Collins, alleghanywriters.com Glade Creek VFD Mud Sling April 18: Alleghany County Fairgrounds, 4pm

Alleghany County Rescue Squad Chicken and Pork BBQ May 4: Trojan Ave., BBQ will be ready at 9:00am.

Visit us on Facebook or at www.alleghanycountyrescuesquad.com Rotary Club Draw Down May 4: Alexander Hall, 6pm, 919-428-3703 And the Beat Goes On May 5: Alleghany Arts Council presents Wild Ponies, Muddy Creek Cafe 6pm, alleghanyartscouncil.org Alleghany Pregnancy Center Fundraising Banquet May 7: Pugh Center Sparta United Methodist Church, 6:30pm Pottery by Jes May 17 & 18: Open Studio, for info 336-6570628 and/or email jrs1305@live.com ASTA’s Springfest May 18: Laconia Ale Works, 5pm Iboya Pasley, spartatrails@gmail.com Get Outside Mountain Relay May 31 to June 1: NC premier relay, 208 miles of gorgeous scenery, 336-363-4984, getoutsideevents.com

EARLY JUNE EVENTS Alleghany County Rescue Squad Chicken and Pork BBQ June 1: Trojan Ave., BBQ will be ready at 9:00am.

Visit: alleghanycountyrescuesquad.com And the Beat Goes On June 2: Alleghany Arts Council presents Angie Aparo, Muddy Creek Cafe, 6pm, alleghanyartscouncil.org

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Calendar of Events Blue Ridge Fiber Fest June 7-8: Livestock, fiber, classes; Alleghany County Fairgrounds, 336-648-9950 blueridgefiberfest.com

Music on Main June 7: Downtown Sparta, 6pm Tour de Mountains June 8: Mountain cycling adventure; Sparta, NC 8:30am, 336-372-2944, tourdemountains.com

Bark in the Park June 8: Bark in the Park Fundraiser for Save-APet Foundation Crouse Park, 2-6pm, saveapetnc. com

Grayson County APRIL EVENTS Grayson LandCare Land Stewardship Competition.

April 13: Grayson Co. High School, Independence, VA., Competition for grades 8-12 in Grayson Co., Galax, & homeschoolers, FREE, 276-601-8864 or hhmeinecke@gmail.com, graysonlandcare.org New River Bell Ensemble Concert.

April 13: 1908 Courthouse Auditorium. Independence, VA. 7pm. coltinac@hughes.net or 276-579-2123 Independence Spring Bash April 20: . Cruise-in, car show, music, kids activities, food, vendors & more, 11am–3pm. maryann@independenceva.com, 276-768-8656 New River Bell Ensemble Concert.

April 26: 1908 Courthouse, Independence, VA. 4pm. artsculturalcouncil.org.

New River Bell Ensemble Concert.

April 28: Galax Public Library. 7pm. artsculturalcouncil.org.

Buffalo Mountain Wildflower Walk April 28, 2019 at 9:30 AM – 3:30 PM, leisurely hike (under 3 miles) on Buffalo Mountain as we search for wildflowers., registration required: blueridgediscoverycenter.org

MAY EVENTS Grayson LandCare First Friday Film Series May 3: Church of the Good Shepherd, 9441 Grayson Pkwy, Galax, VA. 7pm, 276-601-8864 or info@graysonlandcare.org, graysonlandcare.org

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Mt. Rogers Spring Naturalist Rally.

May 10-12: Guided explorations of the Mt. Rogers Area. Speaker & dinner on Fri.night, Sat. & Sun. programs Hosted by Blue Ridge Discovery Center. Register: blueridgediscoverycenter.org/ mrnr 276-293-1232 Independence Farmers Market May 10 - Oct. 11: . Fridays 9am-1pm. Year-round Online ordering. Call 276-768-0597 or independencefarmersmarket@gmail.com Henry Whitter Spring Festival.

May 18: Traditional music festival honoring a musical legend. Music, food, tradition, arts & crafts. Fries Town Park, Firehouse Drive, Fries, VA. 8:30am-5pm. 276-744-2231, willowhaus@ yahoo.com, friesfestivals.com Rugby Jam May 19 - Oct 20: . Grayson Highlands General Store & Inn. Third Sunday of every month.

Whitetop Mountain Ramp Festival.

May 19: Mt. Rogers Fire Hall. Ramp eating contest, arts & crafts, Old Time & Bluegrass music, dancing and food! 11am–5pm. mtrogersvfd-rs. com or ejcox@naxs. com beckyplpn@aol.com Cruise-In. May 25: Fries Town Park. 3pm until dark, Fries Town Park, 276-233-1104, willowhaus@yahoo.com

EARLY JUNE EVENTS Blue Ridge Fiber Fest.

June 7-8: Sparta NC. Demos, vendors, workshops, animals. 336-648-6586. blueridgefiberfest@gmail.com.

Grayson LandCare First Friday Film Series.

June 7: Church of the Good Shepherd, 9441 Grayson Pkwy, Galax, VA, 7pm. 276-601-8864 or info@graysonlandcare.org, grayson landcare.org Ornithology Camp June 12-15: This camp is your opportunity to experience the amazing life of birds for ages 9-13. For info: blueridgediscoverycenter.org “Kick Back the Rug” Old Time Community Social.

June 13: Matthews Living History Farm Museum.

Music, dancing, cake-walks and more. 5-8:30pm.

276-773-3080 or matthewsfarmmuseum.org, matthewsfarm@gmail.com Mountains of Music Super Jam. June 13: Historic Fries Theatre, Main St., Fries, VA. Play music, dance, or listen. 6:30-9pm.

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Grilled Trout 2 cleaned Wild Trout (1- 1 Âź pounds each) 4 stalks of Rosemary Sea Salt Freshly ground black pepper Olive Oil 2 small lemons thinly sliced Prepare the grill for indirect cooking and preheat it to about 3750 Stuff each trout with some rosemary and season with salt & pepper Rub olive oil over the skin of the fish.

Place trout over indirect heat and grill, turning once, until cooked through, about 20 to 40 minutes depending on the size of the fish and the temperature of the grill.

The fish is done when it flakes easily with a fork.

During the last few minutes of grilling, toss the lemon slices on the grill to warm and turn occasionally so they don’t scorch. Serve right away.

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