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The North Carolina Humanities Council has awarded the library of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill $5,400 for the project "Worth 1,000 Words: Essays on the Photographs of Hugh Morton." The grant will fund 13 essays that will provide insight into Morton's work. The library will post about one essay every two weeks on the blog "A View to Hugh" (http://www.lib.unc.edu/blogs/morton/) beginning in late January. Morton, who died in 2006, was best known to many in North Carolina as the owner of Grandfather Mountain, now a state park in Linville. He also was an avid photographer with interests in conservation, sports, politics and tourism. He attended UNC from 1939 to 1942, then enlisted in the armed forces.
In 2007, Morton's widow, Julia T. Morton, gave the UNC Library's photographic archives approximately 500,000 of Morton's photographs,negatives and transparencies, plus 60,000 linear feet of motion picture film.
The grant from the humanities council, a statewide nonprofit and affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities, will enable the archives to commission original essays by scholars, researchers and journalists. Topics will include:

* The Blue Ridge Parkway, by Anne Mitchell Whisnant, author of
"Super-Scenic Motorway: A Blue Ridge Parkway History" (UNC Press, 2006);

* UNC basketball and football, by Art Chansky, sports writer and
associate general manager of Tar Heel Sports Properties;

* North Carolina political history, by Rob Christensen, political
reporter for the News & Observer of Raleigh and author of "The Paradox
of Tar Heel Politics" (UNC Press, 2008).

If you're looking for a complete list of authors and essays visit: (http://www.lib.unc.edu/blogs/morton/index.php/2009/12/morton-project-awarded-nchc-grant/). For more information about the project, contact Hugh Morton Collection Archivist Elizabeth Hull, at eahull@email.unc.edu, or call her at (919)962-7992.

I've only been in this beautiful mountain town a week and I already feel at home. This past weekend I was able to go out and interact with the lively tailgaters at appalachian's first home gamE! It was a wonderful way to meet the people of Boone!

Join others this Saturday for what is called the world's largest potluck dinner. Part of Elk Knob Headwaters Community Day, this event will also include live mountain music, wagon rides, old time games, environmental programs, apple butter making and much more.

 

 

All of this fun for the entire family will be held at Elk Knob State Park at 11 a.m. There is no cost to attend, but organizers ask for everyone to bring a covered dish.

 

 

And to bring people even more together, the ASU Center for Appalachian Studies will be on hand to record oral histories and scan in old photographs for future use in heritage exhibits.

 

 

Elk Knob Headwaters Community is a non-profit organization that promotes the natural and cultural heritage of the communities surrounding the park.

 

                              

Although the outbreak of the H1N1 flu occurred months ago; it continues to be a topic of concern.

 

 

With students back in school and fall vastly approaching, health officials are trying to get the public to become more aware of their surroundings and take precautions.

 

 

Appalachian District Health Department, Jennifer Greene, now is the time to get a flu shot.

 

 

Greene also mentions that although the H1N1 flu will continue to spread, it's important to not panic, and to simply take care of your self.

 

                                                 

Many enjoyed the various flavors of beer and learned a thing or two at the 2nd Annual High Country Beerfest.

 

Music, food and beer lovers entertained those who attended the beerfest on Saturday at the Broyhill inn. Local breweries from Blowing Rock and Asheville showed that North Carolina can be known for more than just their wine. And if that wasn't enough, regional and international breweries also showcased their specialties.

 

People could also attend educational seminars on brewing and pairing food with beer. All proceeds from this festival went to the Hospitality House in Boone and the country's first non-profit, educational brewpub at ASU.

 

                                     

Ridership for Appalcart continues to increase. For the month of August, there was a 15 percent increase compared to last year during the same month.

 

According to Appalcart Director, Chris Turner, adding the second bus on the orange route this year made the biggest difference.

 

Appalcart's Paratransit service also found an increase in ridership. It rose to almost one-thousand trips for August. This service is for people whose disabilities prevent them from riding the bus service.

 

For more information about Appalcart, go to their website appalcart.com, or call 264-CART.

Lees-McRae College will hold their opening convocation ceremony on Wednesday. Beginning at 3 p-m at the Hayes Auditorium, a 'coming together' of the college community will celebrate the beginning of the academic year.

 

Lees-McRae College President Dr. Scott Colley will be this year's speaker. Colley is President Emeritus of Berry College in Mount Berry, Georgia where he served as President from 1998-2006. He has also published three dozen scholarly articles and reviews in several publications.

 

For additional information on the ceremony, contact Meghan Wright, at (828) 898-8729 or email wrightm@lmc.edu.

 

                               

Next July, Appalcart will introduce their new facility in Watauga County thanks to funding from the American Recovery and reinvestment act. The new facility will be located on the Highway 105 bypass.


Just two months ago, Governor Bev Perdue announced that Appalcart had been approved for 6 million in stimulus funding to build the new, 23-thousand-square-foot transit center. The new facility will consist of offices and a maintenance area.


To begin this project, Appalcart went to the state for funding, but since none was available; their only option was to use stimulus funds. Once the federal government approves, the construction will be underway.

                                       

Try beers from the high country and around the world at the 2nd Annual High Country Beerfest. Well-known and first-time breweries will be there to have you taste their crafted deliciousness. But it's more than just sampling beer, according to High Country Beerfest organizer, Brett Taubman, it's an educational experience.

This year's beerfest will be different from last year. Instead of it being held in November, it will be on September 5th. All of the funds from the beerfest will go to the Hospitality House and will help begin a course on brewing in the spring semester.

For more information and tickets, go to hcbeerfest.com.

 

                                  

Did you know that one in six children worldwide are engaged in child labor? And it goes beyond children working in factories. They are even working in the sex industries or warfare.

 

Professor of Labor and Human Resources at ASU, Hugh Hindman, is editor of the book, "The world of child labor, an historical and regional survey." This book features over 200 essays from scholars and activists around the world.

 

Researching this topic, according to Hindman, was an eye opener. Although child labor is not as prevalent in the US, it is still a problem, such as children working in US agriculture industries for long hours.