Sales Tax Referedum Aug. 31st- Your vote counts
Watauga County is presenting a Sales Tax Referendum to support the proposed Teen Recreation Center. The $12 million project will call for a quarter-cent sales tax increase.
Commissioners noted that the quarter-cent amounted to 25 cents per $100 in purchases, with groceries exempt from the sales tax.
Watauga County residents will have the opportunity to vote on the referendum on August 31st. Get educated on the issue and prepare to vote!
For more information and to read the full story from Watauga Democrat CLICK HERE
Read full document on how the money will be used HERE
See full Referendum HERE
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Summer Life 2008
Applications for WYN's 2008 Summer Life Day Camp will be available on April 15th. We will be able to accept up to 40 participants who are rising 6th-8th graders. Participants will get the opportunity to take part in ropes courses, group interaction activities, overnight adventures, crafts and local cultural opportunities. This five-week camp runs Monday through Thursday from June 9th through July 17th. Scholarships are available. For more information, contact Angela Grimes at 264-5174 or grimesa@westernyouthnetwork.org
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WYN Goes to Carolina Beach
WYN staffers, Angie Grimes, Grace Fortune, and Nicole Hiegl took 11 Project Venture and after school students to Carolina Beach during the Watauga County Schools spring break. The group camped at Carolina Beach state park each night, cooked "gourmet" meals, created songs and games around the camp fire, and occasionally chased raccoons out of camp.
The days were spent hiking and playing on the beach, attempting to get as wet as possible while only "wading" along the water's edge, surf fishing with park rangers, learning kayak skills, and exploring Fort Fisher.
For some students, it was their first time seeing the ocean. Everyone was very happy to have been a part of the trip and many students expressed their desire to attend the trip next year (even the soon-to-be 9th graders who would have to come back as volunteers!).
Check out the pictures on the WYN website by clicking here, and be on the lookout for a special spring break story-telling session (complete with pictures) hosted by the kids who went on the trip (tentative date and location: May 7th, Watauga County Public Library.)
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2nd Annual Grizzly Bike Race
Bikers take note! The 2nd annual Grizzly Bike Race to benefit the Western Youth Network will take place on Friday, July 11th. The race, which will begin at 8:00am, is a metric century and will begin and end at Grandfather Mountain with 65 miles and 7,000 feet of climbing in between! Registration is only $35 and all proceeds go directly to WYN. For more information and to download the enrollment form, release form and the route, click here. This event is held in conjunction with Highland Games. The newest athletic challenge in the High Country is to compete in all 3 events being held that weekend--The Bear, the Marathon, and the Grizzly. Are you up to the challenge?
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