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7Devils New Play Foundry Announces Hybrid Playwrights Conference Featuring virtual and “live in McCall” workshops; Zoom readings of new plays featuring theater artists from across the countryby BWW News Desk Just as people and businesses around the country begin to open their doors to the warmer weather and to actual customers, Seven Devils opens its 2021 Playwrights Conference: a hybrid event. With both virtual and "live in McCall" workshops; Zoom readings of new plays featuring theater a...

ONTARIO This is the story of Judy Gay (Sproul) White. Judy was a wonderful woman who was loved, is missed beyond imagination, and will always be cherished. Judy was an amazing wife, mom, grandma, daughter, sister, farming partner, nurse, church pianist, weather tracker, and creator of the world’s most coveted fruit salad recipe. Judy’s story started on July 21, 1948, born in Tacoma, Washington, and adopted by Gilbert and Nellie Sproul of Ontario, Oregon. She and her siblings lived a h...

Winter Fun in the Western Carolinas Many families head to the mountains of western North Carolina for summertime fun, but it turns out there’s plenty to do when the temperatures reach their icy lows, too. Winter activities in the area may require lots of extra layers—the average low temperature of the state’s western mountainous region drops to 20 degrees Fahrenheit in January, the coldest month of the year—but they are indeed available, and equally as fun. On a recent family reunion tr...

NEWLAND — The bellowing call of elk can once again be heard resonating over the hillsides in Newland. On Monday, Dec. 23, Bert Valery, owner of Sweetwater Ranch, introduced Braveheart, a three-year-old male elk, to the property with the intent of having the young elk be the first in what will eventually be a herd of elk. Valery purchased the 60-acre property, or what would become Sweetwater Ranch, in Newland last fall. The idea to begin the herd is the culmination of trips to Avery County ...

My New Orleans 12/31/2020 Travelers this time of year are usually looking to escape Carnival. While there’s not much to escape from this year, there’s still the invigorating slopes for those looking to getaway. Many New Orleanians head west to the Rockies, but great skiing and other winter attractions exist to the east in North Carolina — and many times it’s more affordable.  Three major ski resorts lie within 50 miles of each other in North Carolina’s High Country, about a five-hour...

SEVEN DEVILS — Seven Devils Town Council reconvened for its monthly meeting on Tuesday, Dec. 8, in which the council voted to approve two annexation requests related to the potential development of a wastewater treatment plant and a mixed-use development. Charles Clement, Managing Partner with Clevon Woods Associates LLC, first submitted the two applications for approval in October. The first application requests annexation for a .576-acre parcel off of Aldridge Road next to the Watauga Ri...