Mary Fant Donnan, top vote getter in the first primary for North Carolina State Labor Commissioner, faces a runoff on June 24th but you can vote now at a One Stop Voting place - http://www.sboe.state.nc.us/content.aspx?id=23

Mary has been endorsed by the Charlotte Observer and LSNet.

Mary is the daughter of Palmer and Sidney Fant of Elk Creek, Virginia.

Make yourself visible to many millions, even billions, of people. Managing a web site has never been easier, and you can build your Internet presence without hurting your budget.

You can show pictures of your passions. You can sell your surplus produce. You can rant about the economy. There are people who can be hired to make your home on the web, but the presence you desire is available with minimum impact on your budget — you might do these things without spending any money.

Seating for the two-hour WWW camp is $20. The first camp will be on (Friday) 2008 June 20 at 115 1/2 West Grayson Street. Call 877.465.7638 for more information or future schedules.

Mary Fant Donnan, top vote getter in the first primary for North Carolina State Labor Commissioner, faces a runoff on June 24th but you can vote now at a One Stop Voting place - http://www.sboe.state.nc.us/content.aspx?id=23

Mary has been endorsed by the Charlotte Observer and LSNet.

Mary is the daughter of Palmer and Sidney Fant of Elk Creek, Virginia.

Galax City Market is a producer only market in downtown Galax, Va. 2008 season runs from Friday, June 6 to Saturday, November 1. Hours: Fridays 9am to 1pm, Saturdays, 8am to noon. Currently seeking new vendors of fruits, vegetables, honey, meat, eggs, and plants. Small-scale producers and backyard growers welcome! Contact galaxdowntown.com or stop by the city office for an application.
Location

221 Main Street (corner of Washington St and Main St)
Galax, VA 24333

When and Where

(June-October)
Fridays 8 am to noon

Saturdays 9am to 1pm
Contact Information

Sara Fennell

The Krüger Brothers and Grand Ole Opry star George Hamilton IV are among the performers at the 14th Annual Wayne C. Henderson Music Festival and Guitar Competition. The family-friendly event is scheduled for Saturday, June 21, rain or shine, at beautiful Grayson Highlands State Park near Mouth of Wilson, Virginia.

Also appearing on the main stage will be the New North Carolina Ramblers, the Harris Brothers, Robin Kessinger and Todd Hallawell, No Speed Limit and Wayne Henderson and Friends. Ten lucky guitar contestants will perform and have the chance to win a handmade guitar by Henderson.

Location

221 Main Street (corner of Washington St and Main St)
Galax, VA 24333

When and Where

(June-October)
Fridays 8 am to noon

Saturdays 9am to 1pm

A three day celebration of hope and peace at the Tarvid homestead, 61 Caprine Lane, Independence, VA 24348. starting at 6:00 PM July 3rd through 6:00 PM July 6th.  Google maps are close. Look for the welcome sign.

There will be three threads - Drupal websites, Ubuntu installations and Community building.  Drupal is a "content management system" which when configured provides for a high degree of end user content creation. Ubuntu is a "free" computer operating system (think not Microsoft). Community is what we make of it.

We will sit, walk, sing, pray, talk, work, play together.  All faith backgrounds welcome, but you should prepared to encounter Buddhists, Sufis, Muslims, Hindus and Christians sometimes all wrapped up in the same person.

A three day celebration of hope and peace at the Tarvid homestead, 61 Caprine Lane, Independence, VA 24348. starting at 6:00 PM July 3rd through 6:00 PM July 6th.  Google maps are close. Look for the welcome sign.

There will be three threads - Drupal websites, Ubuntu installations and Community building.  Drupal is a "content management system" which when configured provides for a high degree of end user content creation. Ubuntu is a "free" computer operating system (think not Microsoft). Community is what we make of it.

We will sit, walk, sing, pray, talk, work, play together.  All faith backgrounds welcome, but you should prepared to encounter Buddhists, Sufis, Muslims, Hindus and Christians sometimes all wrapped up in the same person.

A three day celebration of hope and peace at the Tarvid homestead, 61 Caprine Lane, Independence, VA 24348. starting at 6:00 PM July 3rd through 6:00 PM July 6th.  Google maps are close. Look for the welcome sign.

There will be three threads - Drupal websites, Ubuntu installations and Community building.  Drupal is a "content management system" which when configured provides for a high degree of end user content creation. Ubuntu is a "free" computer operating system (think not Microsoft). Community is what we make of it.

We will sit, walk, sing, pray, talk, work, play together.  All faith backgrounds welcome, but you should prepared to encounter Buddhists, Sufis, Muslims, Hindus and Christians sometimes all wrapped up in the same person.

A three day celebration of hope and peace at the Tarvid homestead, 61 Caprine Lane, Independence, VA 24348. starting at 6:00 PM July 3rd through 6:00 PM July 6th.  Google maps are close. Look for the welcome sign.

There will be three threads - Drupal websites, Ubuntu installations and Community building.  Drupal is a "content management system" which when configured provides for a high degree of end user content creation. Ubuntu is a "free" computer operating system (think not Microsoft). Community is what we make of it.

We will sit, walk, sing, pray, talk, work, play together.  All faith backgrounds welcome, but you should prepared to encounter Buddhists, Sufis, Muslims, Hindus and Christians sometimes all wrapped up in the same person.

Are you interested in homeschooling, but don’t know how to start? Do you have a lot questions? There will be a Home School Open House, this Saturday July 12 from 10am-3pm (floating)at the old Vaughan Memorial Library beside the new public library in Galax. Local home educators will be on hand to answer all your questions and provide you with resources, information and parent-to-parent support.
If you’re in North Carolina, come to our home school open house on Tuesday, July 22 from 4-6pm at the Sparta Public Library.
For more information contact Susan Gleason at sgleason@LS.net

Are you interested in homeschooling, but don’t know how to start? Do you have a lot questions? There will be a Home School Open House, this Saturday July 12 from 10am-3pm (floating)at the old Vaughan Memorial Library beside the new public library in Galax. Local home educators will be on hand to answer all your questions and provide you with resources, information and parent-to-parent support.
If you’re in North Carolina, come to our home school open house on Tuesday, July 22 from 4-6pm at the Sparta Public Library.
For more information contact Susan Gleason at sgleason@LS.net

“I was only 17 at the time that Esequiel Hernández was killed, but even people
older than me, people of my parents' generation, didn't know about his story...
and I started wondering why it was that his story had vanished."
— Kieran Fitzgerald, filmmaker
 
In 1997, U.S. Marines patrolling the Texas-Mexican border as part of the war on drugs
shot and killed Esequiel Hernández Jr. Mistaken for a drug runner, the 18 year old was,
in fact, a U.S. citizen tending his family's goats with a .22 rifle. He became the first
American killed by U.S. military forces on native soil since the 1970 Kent State shootings.
The Ballad of Esequiel Hernández, narrated by Tommy Lee Jones, explores Hernández's