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Grace Lutheran Church will host a Red Cross blood drive on Saturday, February 8th from 9-1:30. Please call the church office at 828-264-2206 to make an appointment or go to RedCross.org to schedule your time. Please come donate blood as supplies are low. We'll provide the best canteen in town and will promise welcoming smiles. See you at Grace Lutheran 115 E. King Street, Boone, NC
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Do you have broken or torn items around your house? Bring them to the next Repair Hub pop up. Repair Hub is a nonprofit whose goal is to keep things out of the waste stream. We show you how to fix items and build community through repair. The next Repair Hub pop up will be at the Watauga library on Saturday, February 1, 2020 from 2:00 to 5:00 PM. Bring your broken or torn items to a Repair Hub pop up instead of throwing them away. You will be paired with a qualified volunteer that will help you fix your item. You will go home with a repaired item and a new skill. Watauga Library is located at 140 Queen Street in Boone. Items repaired in February will be: Costume jewelry clasps and restringing Clothing mended (sweaters too) Wooden cutting board and spoon refurbishing Wooden Chair gluing Knife sharpening Lamp and electrical cord repair (bring your own plug, wire and socket if needed) The Repair Hub in December resulted in 122 pounds of material kept out of the landfill. There were 38 participants and 59 items were fixed. The director and founder of Repair Hub is Andy Groothuis. He had a grandfather that could fix most anything and taught Andy the art of repair. This knowledge and a commitment to keep items out of landfills has helped formulate this community based nonprofit. Please direct any questions to Andy at (828) 773-6530 or email repairhuborg@gmail.com.
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Location: Meeting Room, Watauga County Public Library, 140 Queen St., Boone, NC 28607 A light meal will be served. RSVP to pres@namihighcountry.org. Free
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The chip timed 8K race takes place on a rolling hills course with start and finish on the school campus. Sign up by February 15th and save! The 8K entry fees are $35 for adults and $20 for students. The 8K fees increase $5 on February 16th. The 1-Mile Fun Run entry fee is $15. Runners will warm up after the race with a Luella's Bar-B-Que chili lunch including cornbread and fixings. Free t-shirts are guaranteed for all participants who register by February 5th. Spectators can purchase a chili lunch for $5. For more detailed event information and to register, go to www.chillychallenge.com.
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An Open Mic event sponsored by the Watauga Public Library will start October 3rd being held the first Thursday of every month. The kick-off event will be October 3, 2019, from 5:30 to 7 pm with a social hour to follow at the Lost Province Brewery. The October 3rd event has already been booked with local writers Earl LeClaire- The Only Resolve, and other titles, ReVonda Crow, Grace Wakeman, Lory Whitehead- reluctant warriors, Mary Tucker, Paula Finck, Frank Thomas, Carey Rowland- Glass half-Full. Coordinator, Maryrose Carroll- Love Poems~Poemas de Amor, and other titles, will give a brief homage to a father of poetry, Robert Bly. The second Open Mic, December 5th is still being booked. Please email maryrose.carroll@gmail.com if you would like to present your work. Readers for each evening will be selling their books allowing the audience an opportunity to continue to enjoy their work.
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