YES, WE NOW HAVE STRIPES ON KAT'S CURVE!

Last year the road striping man was misinformed, and stopped painting at the Avery/Watauga County line on the Beech Mtn Parkway. He had not returned, when we left the mountain in late summer. When we returned in middle May, there were no stripes on Kat's Curve. I contacted Dean Leddbetter of the DOT. He did not give me much hope, because the DOT is now down to only one paint truck. I called him a second time, to tell him that we were only speaking of .9 of a very dangerous area, especially to our older summer residents and guests.

Last Thursday, we saw DOT paint signs on 194 leading to 19E. I immediately called him and told him that there was a paint truck right in our area, and could they please come up the mountain and finish the job.

I couldn't believe the stripes on the road, when I drove to church. This is the first time Kat's has been painted before the 4th of July. Actually, it's usually not painted til a month before the first snow, after all the summer people have left. Thank you so much, Dean!

Now the problem is that the Beech Mtn Parkway in the town of Beech needs to be repainted. I have called our Town Mgr several times, and he is always in a meeting, etc. Take a look at how bad the stripes look. Also, Lake Dr. on the way to the BMC Rec center, pool, and Tennis courts needs painting.
The new Town of Beech Mtn Mgr's name is Randy Feierabend and his number is 387-4236. See if you can catch him.
Nancy

MY IMAGES OF BEECH BIRDS

4th ANNUAL BMC CRAFT SHOW

It was a wonderful show containing paintings, photography, baskets, carved wooden bowls, jewelery, knitted clothing accessories, silk flower arrangements, and even hats. Take a look at the beautiful crafts, perfect for your home or for a gift for housewarming, wedding, birthday, etc. Call Denise Andrews at 387-4546 or E-Mail her at dee@beechnutz.com. She can put you in touch with any of our BMC artists. The quality and design are just excellent, and why drive to Boone when you can purchase something special right here on Beech.

Nancy

Mom Fox and Pups

Playday, June 25th followed by luncheon

What a beautiful day, not too warm with a cool breeze. Doesn't get much better than this!

And the winners are...!

Looks like and early 4th of July celebration!

DeeDee anounced that Ellie Aibel

had a hole in one on #12!

Second place winners!

Sorry, I don't eat desserts! Even if they contain fresh blueberries and strawberries!

A BEAUTIFUL DAY SPENT ON THE CARVER GAP TRAIL

This is my favorite hike, on Roan Mountain. I used to enjoy hiking with the Beech Mtn Club, but hikes have been cancelled this year, so I took it with friends. A strange thing happened to me. I stopped by the Rec Office to see if anything was new about hiking. They gave me the Volunteer Coordinator's name, but said they could not give me her phone number. I was at Mimosa Morning and noticed that quite a few people had signed up for hikes, so I asked if I could have a couple of names on the list to call, to see if they might be interested to come along. I was told the BMC could not give out any members names for this purpose, although I believe you can buy a list of names for all members for $10 or so.

This may be the reason no one has contacted the interested club members on the hiking list.

Nancy