The deadline is fast approaching!

On Wednesday and Thursday,

May 28 and 29, the Ashe Chamber

will host its golf tournament at two

courses – Mountain Aire Golf Course

and The Club at Jefferson Landing. 

This unique two-day event will feature

both a Captain’s Choice round and

Best Ball round.  How can you go wrong??  Click here for a downloadable entry form

 And call the chamber to sponsor a

hole this year: 336-846-9550.  Thanks!

Want the best in live entertainment

and food AND ole time ambiance?

Try the Riverside General Store off

Cranberry Spings Road (on Railroad

Grade Road!)  Owner Bryan Morrison

will treat you to old fashioned

hospitality in a quaint country

store setting with music Thursday,

Friday and Saturday nights.  Or, rent

a horse any day - plus bikes, canoes,

kayaks, tubes - he has it all!  Call for directions at 336-877-1858.  Or visit

him on the web at www.riversidegeneralstore.com

Entertainer Sonny Remington

can be heard singing the blues at

Frasers' Pub this Friday night from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m.  Be sure to stop in and

enjoy great food, music

and fellowship!  And, visit their website

at www.frasersrestaurant.com.

T.Grays in downtown West Jefferson 

is a lively place every weekend.

  On May 16 Monica Woodard will be

playing her guitar and singing her

folksy blues originals.  And then on May 23  

T Grays welcome back the Lucky Strikes

jazz trio.  This is a Memorial Day

weekend show.  "We hope some, if not

all of you can make it to one of these

shows.  As always, we will have plenty

of beer/wine specials along with our

varied menu selections," says owner Tiger Posey.  Music starts at 6 and goes

until 8-ish. Call Tiger at

336-846-8616 for more details. 

Stop by Bohemia for a latte or a glass

of wine and enjoy the ambiance of

this wonderful coffee/wine bar!  Call

them at (336) 846-1498 for more

information or visit their website

at www.bohemianc.com.

On Friday night just outside of

Lansing and only a short ride from

West Jefferson and Boone, North Carolina,

you can be part of an old time music jam.

The jam is held each Friday and the

venue is mountain string music

including Bluegrass.  All ages and skill

levels are welcome as dancers are too.

And if you don't pick, just stop in and

listen. The jam has free admission

and donations are welcome for the

upkeep. The Phipps Store has been

mentioned or featured in The Old Time

Hearld, The High Country Magazine,

The Mountain Times, Carolina Country,

and The Jefferson Post. While visiting

the store be sure to look at the local handmade crafts and art. James and

Rita Wood are your hosts. Time: 7:00 p.m. to 10 p.m. Address: 2425 Silas Creek Rd., Lansing, NC 28643. Info: 336-384-2382 or fiddlesilas@hotmail.com.

The Ashe County Farmer’s Market

every Saturday, from

8 a.m. to 1 p.m. with fresh produce, new

crafts and loads of enthusiasm and

fellowship for everyone! 

On the Back Street in

downtown West Jefferson.  Visit

them on the Web at www.ashefarmersmarket.com.

Every Saturday night the best in

bluegrass music and line dancing

at Mountain Music Jamboree. 

Show begins at 7 p.m.

but come early for the best seats. 

Mountain Music Jamboree is in a fine

old big tin-roofed building in Glendale

Springs ( 9331 NC Hwy 16 S) - call

owner Arvill Scott for directions at (800)

803-4079.   And remember to "Sit and

grin or join right in!" Visit their website at www.mountainmusicjamboree.com.

The Ashe County Free Medical Clinic

is hosting a golf tournament May 15

at the Club at Jefferson Landing as a fundraiser for the clinic. Here is the

link with details: http://www.acfmc.org/golf.php.  Also,

please don’t forget about the Clinic’s upcoming Open House on Tuesday,

April 29, from 5 to 7 p.m.  This event showcases the clinic and its wonderful outreach to the community.  Be sure to attend!  Visit the clinic’s website at www.acfmc.org.

There is something for everyone at

White Hart Woods during the months

of April and May!  Take a look at

their Calendar of Events and enjoy

everything from jazz to poetry to

yoga to classes in meditation. 

Leadership Forums are also available.

View their calendar by clicking here.

Gym of Ashe is offering ½ day

Summer Camps for kids of all ages

(well, ages 4 through 14, anyway!).

  The workshops will run from 9 a.m.

to 12:30 p.m. during the month of

June and will include gymnastics,

tumbling, obstacle courses inflatables

and many other activities to hold the attention of even the most active

youngster!  Bring a friend and get

10% off!  Call Michael for more details

at 336-246-2460, or visit them online

at www.gymofashe.com.

Check out April’s Mt. Jefferson programs! 

Let Ranger Tom astound and amaze

you with all-new facts and stories

about the mountain right in our back

yard!  Click here for a summary

of the programs this month.

New River State Park’s Visitors Center

is now open every day

from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.   Come out and

enjoy touring the exhibit hall or watch

a short video about the park.  Call for information about scheduled programs:

336-982-2587. 

Or click here for more

information on the park.

Todd General Store is back! One of the

oldest general stores in the area

reopens this week with new antiques, merchandise, old-fashioned mountain

story-telling and plenty of good hot,

rib-sticking meals cooked up by Bob

& Gini Mann.  Visit them in Todd or

on the web at www.toddgeneralstore.com.

Friday means Fish!

Friday, May 16- 4 to 8 p.m. - and every

other Friday henceforward!  Mark your calendar for food, fun and fellowship! 

Ashe Outreach Ministries' biweekly Fish

Fry in Clifton is a great time to socialize

and help feed the county's 1100 hungry.

  Join Rev. Rob Brooks and his faithfull

crew at the flashing Fish Fry sign on

Highway 88!  Call 336-385-1314 for

directions, and exact dates and times.