By DOUGLAS W. MOTLEY Senior Writer The 47th annual Run Through the Pines on Aug. 8 kicked off at 7:58 a.m. following an outstanding rendition of the National Anthem at the starting gate of the 2.7-mile loop around Lake Gregory. Overall winners in the men’s 10k race...
A festival with style and sass
A festival with style and sass
Flute quintet charms their audience
By Mary-Justine Lanyon The sanctuary at Mt. Calvary Lutheran Church was filled with flute music on Aug. 1 as The Whispering Winds – Rod Bailey, Lynette Vargyas Buschser, Dee Ogden, Theresa Ogden and Laura Haigh – played music ranging from Beethoven’s “Ode to...
It’s Grocery Outlet’s 80th anniversary
It was on June 11, 1946, that James Read founded what became Grocery Outlet. It transitioned from buying and selling World War II government surplus food to launching its independent operator store model in 1973. That was followed by the addition of fresh produce and...
Singing for good causes
On Saturday, July 25, stone carver and vocalist Marcel Machler converted his workshop into a Parisian bistro to host Le International Show with Marcel & Friends to raise money for the Mountains Humane Society and Skyland Arts Foundation. Close to 50 people were in...







