Main Street Nature Park work session
Te Friends of the Main Street Nature Park invite all Weaverville-area
nature lovers to join us for a work session at the park beginning at 9:30 am on Saturday (Aug. 14). Volunteers will meet at the nature park sign located in the east end of the parking lot in downtown Weaverville.
Call for Girl Scouts A kick-off event for Buncombe County Girl Scouts will be held
from 10 am to 1 pm on Aug. 28 at the office at 64 W.T. Weaver Blvd. near the University of North Carolina-Asheville. Food, crafts and more will be available to any area girl in grades kindergarten through 12th interested in joining the program. Call Emily Malenchak at 252- 4442.
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Guest Commentary Back to school clinic A brave new world? A free back to school clinic will be held from 10 am to 2 pm on Satur-
day (Aug. 14) at Christ United Methodist Church located at 81 Garrison Branch Road in Weaverville. Free school supplies and gently used clothes will be available. Free haircuts will be given nearby at Outer Beauty Salon located at 76 Garrison Branch Road. For more information, call 645-5785, ext. 419.
Class of 1980 reunion North Buncombe High School Class of 1980 will hold its 30th class
reunion on Sept. 11. A section of bleachers will be retained for the Sept. 10 football
game, and a picnic will be held at noon on Sept. 11. Other events will begin 6 pm Sept. 11. Contact Mark Clevenger at Mark.Clevenger@
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4 THE TRIBUNE - August 12 - August 18, 2010
By Marilyn Payne Everyone tries to stand for
something these days. Whether it’s a political movement on a na- tional, state or local level, a radi- cal or traditional religious belief that someone wants to bring to popularity or keep around, or a simple idea that a single person wants to push into the spotlight, everyone seems to have a cause that he or she feels passionately about. At the same time, the acces-
sibility individuals have to their freedom of speech rights has its limitations as arguments about that speech is both more free and more monitored these days are valid (thank you Internet for all the things you both provide and take away). I started thinking about these
things two weeks ago when I was getting pictures for an article and was stopped for breaching private
property. But it became more rel- evant when I read both an article that mentioned a potential breech of freedom of speech and a letter to the editor in that week’s issue of the Tribune. This being my last issue of the Tribune, I was in- trigued by the fact that the issues of free speech (and freedom of the press) and outlets of expres- sion are the ones I’m met with as I depart. It seems appropriate considering the business I want to call my own. Tis is the problem I see. With
all the blog space on the Inter- net, there sure is a lot of room for flawed information, just as there exists the ability to gain enough knowledge about a topic to claim “activism” without actually know- ing much at all. I see it more in people my age
than those older than me. I’m not saying that my generation is a bunch of uneducated, fiery- for-no-reason, stand-for-a-cause- just-to-stand-for-a-cause riled up
Reems Creek Fire
Department meeting Te quarterly meeting of the Reems Creek Fire
Department will be held at 7:30 pm on Monday (Aug. 16) at the fire station, located at 730 Reems Creek Road. All property owners of the Reems Creek Fire District are encouraged to attend.
“activists.” But maybe we’re closer to that then past generations are. And maybe it’s got a lot to do with where and how we get our infor- mation. Moving into the communica-
tions world in any sense means that I am going to be as affected by the technological advances as anyone will be. I question how much information overload helps me, the journalism world and the world in general. Maybe my dad was luckier in 1979 when he graduated from North Buncombe and worked his way into the com- munications world through good sales ability and a good personali- ty. I’m moving into a communica- tions world where everyone wants to oppose or protest something (frequently based on very little actual information) and where people who have never seen or heard of an AP (Associated Press) Style Book can express their First Amendment rights via the Web and call themselves journalists.
Duncan barbecue A barbecue luncheon supporting the re-election
efforts for Sheriff Van Duncan will be held from 12:45 pm to 3 pm on Aug. 22 at Claxton Farm located north of Weaverville on Upper Flat Creek Road. Tickets are $10 for individuals, $20 per cou- ple and $25 per family.
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