Notice

I am working on the template of this blog today in order to chase down some problems that have developed with my template and widgets.

Macon County Commissioners

Coverage of the meetings of the Macon County Board of County Commissioners.

Franklin Town Board of Aldermen

Coverage of the meetings of the Franklin Town Board of Aldermen.

Macon County School Board

Coverage of the meetings of the Macon County School Board.

Photoblog

Photos from my photoblog.

nullspace for future use

nullspace for future use

About

Wednesday, April 6, 2011

NC General Assembly
04-06-2011 Legislative Calendar
Links to Bills and Live Audio Feeds


The new session of the North Carolina General Assembly is well underway and here is the schedule for today. Lots of committees are meeting today, as well as sessions of the NC Senate and the NC House. I have included links to bill histories, downloadable PDFs of the current versions of bills and links so that you can listen to the audio feed of these meetings live...provided they are taking place in a room that is wired for audio streaming to the Internet. 


If you cannot listen to these meetings live, check back later to see if I have. If I have, I'll post the audio (and a download link) for the meeting in the calendar. You can also follow what is happening in the NC General Assembly by keeping an eye on the hashtag #ncga on Twitter.

If I haven't been able to listen, please check with Voter Radio. You should already be subscribing to their podcasts anyway. I do. Ê˜‿ʘ



10 MINUTES AFTER FULL JUDICIARY ADJOURNS
Judiciary Subcommittee A -- CORRECTED (House)
HB 380 and HB 493 have been removed from the Agenda.
Miscellaneous Service/Process Amendments. (H306)
Uniform Depositions and Discovery Act. (H379)
1228/1327
8:30 AM
Finance (House) [Live Audio]
Farms Exempt from City Annexation/ETJ/Zoning. (H168)
Repeal Savings Bond Payroll Savings Program.-AB (H313)
No Cap on Number of Charter Schools. (S8)
Tax Certification - Alamance County. (S29)
544 LOB
8:30 AM
Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services -- CANCELLED (House)

643 LOB
8:30 AM
Joint Appropriations Subcommittees on Health and Human Services -- CANCELLED

643 LOB
10:00 AM
Commerce and Job Development Subcommittee on Business and Labor(House)
Hold on to Your Drivers License. (H297)
424 LOB
10:00 AM
Commerce and Job Development Subcommittee on Alcoholic Beverage Control (House)
Presentation by the North Carolina Beer and Wine Wholesalers Association
425 LOB
10:00 AM
Judiciary -- CORRECTED (House) [Live Audio]
Eminent Domain. (H8)
643 LOB
10:00 AM
Education/Higher Education (Senate)
Educ. Oversight Comm. Study of Teacher Tenure. (S423)
544 LOB
10 MINUTES AFTER FULL JUDICIARY ADJOURNS
Judiciary Subcommittee B (House) [Live Audio]
Checking Station Pattern Selection. (H381)
Run and You're Done. (H427)
DWLR Penalties Increased/Vehicle Seizures. (H451)
Increase Penalty/2nd Degree Murder. (S105)
421 LOB
11:00 AM
Transportation (Senate)
Motorcycle Safety Act. (H113)
Outlaw Red Light Camera Systems. (S187)
1027 LB
11:00 AM
Health Care (Senate) [Live Audio]
Smart Card Biometrics Against Medicaid Fraud. (S307)
Local Human Services Administration. (S433)
Enact First Evaluation Program. (S437)
DHHS Study of IOM Task Force Recom 3.1. (S422)
Task Force on Fraud Against Older Adults. (S449)
Direct Care Worker Wage and Benefit Study. (S450)
Extend Reporting on Baby Boomer Preparations. (S451)
544 LOB
11:30 AM
Sen. McKissick [Live Audio]
Press Room LB
1:00 PM
Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House (House)
Reorganization/Legislative Oversight Comns. (H595)
Select Committee Investigate CTS. (H186)
1327 LB
1:00 PM
Elections (House) [Live Audio]
PCS will be sent to committee members as soon as possible.
Restore Confidence in Government. (H351)
643 LOB
2:00 PM
Session Convenes (House) [Live Audio]
House
3:00 PM
Bill drafts for House public bills (not Appropriations or Finance) must be filed by 3:00 pm
3:00 PM
Session Convenes (Senate) [Live Audio]

Senate





Bookmark and Share

Tuesday, April 5, 2011

NC General Assembly
04-05-2011 Legislative Calendar
Links to Bills and Live Audio Feeds

**1.52pm** Here is the weekly Press Conference by the NCDems Leadership. It started late because they were locked out of the Press Room.

**9.41am** Here is the weekly Press Conference by the NCGOP Leadership. Toward the end of this event...a loud hum interfered with hearing what was going on. 



Link to Download MP3





The new session of the North Carolina General Assembly is well underway and here is the schedule for today. Lots of committees are meeting today, as well as sessions of the NC Senate and the NC House. I have included links to bill histories, downloadable PDFs of the current versions of bills and links so that you can listen to the audio feed of these meetings live...provided they are taking place in a room that is wired for audio streaming to the Internet. 


If you cannot listen to these meetings live, check back later to see if I have. If I have, I'll post the audio (and a download link) for the meeting in the calendar. You can also follow what is happening in the NC General Assembly by keeping an eye on the hashtag #ncga on Twitter.

If I haven't been able to listen, please check with Voter Radio. You should already be subscribing to their podcasts anyway. I do. Ê˜‿ʘ



**note** I have eliminated linking to a PDF of the current version of bills to save time when preparing the post every morning. The PDFs are available by clicking the bill number and downloading them from the NC General Assembly website.



8:30 AM
Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation (House)

1327 LB
8:30 AM
Appropriations Subcommittee on General Government (House)

1425 LB
8:30 AM
Appropriations Subcommittee on Justice and Public Safety (House)

415 LOB
8:30 AM
Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services (House) [Live Audio]
Secretary Cansler, Department of Health and Human Service Mental Health Options
643 LOB
8:30 AM
Joint Appropriations Subcommittees on Department of Transportation
Agenda: Privatization; Sponsorships; DOT staffing levels; DOT reporting requirements; visitor centers; SHP follow-up
1228-1327 LB
8:30 AM
Joint Appropriations Subcommittees on General Government and Information Technology
Agenda: Office of State Personnel
1425 LB
8:30 AM
Joint Appropriations Subcommittees on Justice and Public Safety

415 LOB
8:30 AM
Joint Appropriations Subcommittees on Health and Human Services [Live Audio]
Agenda: Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Lanier Cansler will present Mental Health Options
643 LOB
9:00 AM
Sen. P. Berger & Rep. Tillis [Live Audio]
Press Room LB
10:00 AM
Health and Human Services (House) [Live Audio]
Strengthening Residential Placement. (H377)
Enact First Evaluation Program. (H423)
Medicaid Billing by Local Health Departments. (S245)
544 LOB
10:00 AM
Education (House) [Live Audio]
Also to be discussed at this meeting are the selection of nominees for the State Board of Community Colleges
Establish Forgivable Loan Fund. (S137)
Abolish Higher Education Bond Oversight Comm. (S154)
643 LOB
10:00 AM
Judiciary I -- CORRECTED (Senate)
Revise Restitution Damage Awards. (S379)
Trusts and Estate Planning Changes. (S407)
Ordinance first reading vote. (S413)
Allow Attorneys' Fees in Business Contracts. (S414)
Clarify Process/Reportable Offenses in Sch. (S394)
Vote for the Person, Not the Party Act. (S411)
1027 LB
10:00 AM
Rep. Folwell/Press Conference [Live Audio]
Ref: Organ Donation Month
Press Room LB
11:00 AM
Agriculture/Environment/Natural Resources -- CORRECTED (Senate) [Live Audio]
REMOVE - SB-211
Accelerate Cleanup of Industrial Properties. (H45)
Rqmts. for Min'l Oil Spills - 2. (H103)
Transfer DENR Soil & Water to DACS. (S229)
Energy Crops for Biofuels Feedstocks. (S378)
544 LOB
12:00 PM
Joint Legislative Program Evaluation Oversight Committee

1228/1327 LB
12:00 PM
Sen. Nesbitt [Live Audio]
Press Room LB
12:00 NOON
Transportation - Corrected (House) [Live Audio]
No High-Speed Rail Money from Federal Gov't. (H422)
643 LOB
1:00 PM
Insurance (House)
Dr. Richard Victor, Executive Director with the Workers Compensation Research Institute, will present major findings from its series of studies on the North Carolina workers'''' compensation system - focused on workers'''' outcomes and employers'''' costs. No bills will be considered at this meeting.
1228/1327
1:00 PM
Agriculture -- CORRECTED (House) [Live Audio]
Swine in Transport/Regulate Feral Swine. (H432)
Rockingham/Taking of Foxes. (H463)
Protect Galax & Venus Flytrap/WRC Rule Fines. (H476)
643 LOB
1:00 PM
Finance (Senate) [Live Audio]
Communications Regulatory Reform. (S343)
544 LOB
2:00 PM
Session Convenes (House) [Live Audio]

House
3:00 PM
Session Convenes (Senate) [Live Audio]

Senate



Bookmark and Share

Monday, April 4, 2011

Franklin Board of Aldermen April 2011 Meeting
Live Webcast at 7pm

Franklin, NC Town Hall 
Photo and Graphics by Bobby Coggins


It's that time of month again...and I plan on being in the Town Hall, providing live coverage via Twitter and video.






I will be tweeting the meeting under the hashtag #MaconGov under my @wpig account. Here is a widget that you can use to follow along...








Here is the agenda for tonights meeting:




Town of Franklin Board of Aldermen 
Agenda 
Monday April 4, 2011 - 7:00 p.m. 
  1. Call to order -Mayor Collins
  2. Approval of the March 7, 2011 minutes.
  3. Presentation of memorial to the family of Jerry Evans
  4. Public session
  5. Proclamation to “Paint the Town Purple” Relay for Life- Anna Taylor
  6. Street closing requests:
    • The closing of Iotla Street for the Airing of the Quilts- Linda Schlott
    • The closing of Phillips, Iotla, and Main Street for Folk Festival- Teresa Ramsey
    • The closing of Iotla Street from 3:30 to 9:00 p.m. for “Paint the Town Purple”- Anna Taylor
  7. Flood insurance program- Mike Grubermann & John Henning Jr.
  8. Minimum housing code- John Henning Jr.
  9. Budget Amendments- Janet Anderson
  10. Re-appointment of Dorothy Crawford to represent the Town on the N.C. State Affordable Housing committee- Sam Greenwood
  11. Appointment of Summer Woodard to replace Mike Decker on the Macon County Transit committee- Sam Greenwood
  12. Consideration of award for sidewalk bid- Mike Grubermann
  13. Tax Refund Request- John Henning Jr.
  14. Discussion of Indian Mound: grass cutting and ground cover- Sam Greenwood
  15. Adjourn



Bookmark and Share

Severe Weather Likely for WNC Mountains Overnight

Radar Image of the line of thunderstorms at 3pm. 
They are expected to cross WNC overnight. 
Image and graphics courtesy the Storm Prediction Center in Norman, Oklahoma


Be on the lookout for severe weather overnight tonight in western North Carolina and into the Piedmont in the early morning hours. I'll be covering the Town Board of Aldermen meeting tonight in franklin, and will not be able to keep an eye on this storm from 7ish to 9ish tonight.

You should probably stock up on extra batteries for flashlights and make sure your NOAA All Hazards Radio has extra batteries as well. It looks like it will be a long night. If the lightning is not shrouded in rain, I intend on trying to capture some shots of that and perhaps grab some audio of the thunder as well.

You can receive updated information via GSP Office of the National Weather Service, if you live outside WNC and Upstate SC, check the National Page and click on the map for information where you live.




Here is the text of the Severe Thunderstorm Watch #094 that was issued along with the above graphic:


URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
   SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 94
   NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
   305 PM EDT MON APR 4 2011
   
   THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A
   SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF 
   
          EASTERN KENTUCKY
          EXTREME WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA
          SOUTHEAST OHIO
          EASTERN TENNESSEE
          EXTREME WESTERN VIRGINIA
          WESTERN WEST VIRGINIA
   
   EFFECTIVE THIS MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 305 PM UNTIL 900
   PM EDT.
   
   HAIL TO 0.5 INCH IN DIAMETER...THUNDERSTORM WIND GUSTS TO 70
   MPH...AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE IN THESE AREAS.
   
   THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 50
   STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 20 MILES NORTHWEST OF
   PARKERSBURG WEST VIRGINIA TO 65 MILES SOUTH OF CROSSVILLE
   TENNESSEE.  FOR A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE
   ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU4).
   
   REMEMBER...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE
   FAVORABLE FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH
   AREA. PERSONS IN THESE AREAS SHOULD BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR
   THREATENING WEATHER CONDITIONS AND LISTEN FOR LATER STATEMENTS
   AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAN AND OCCASIONALLY
   DO PRODUCE TORNADOES.
   
   OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 89...WW 90...WW 91...WW
   92...WW 93...
   
   DISCUSSION...WELL-DEVELOPED SQUALL LINE WILL CONTINUE TO SURGE EWD
   THROUGH THE AFTERNOON/EVENING WITH A CONTINUED RISK FOR DAMAGING
   WINDS.  GRADUAL BOUNDARY LAYER MOISTENING AND SOME CLOUD BREAKS WILL
   SUPPORT WEAK SURFACE-BASED INSTABILITY...WHILE STRONG LOW-MIDLEVEL
   FLOW WILL SUPPORT DAMAGING WINDS WITH MOMENTUM TRANSFER TO THE
   SURFACE IN BOWING SEGMENTS.
   
   AVIATION...A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT
   TO 0.5 INCH. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE WIND GUSTS TO 60
   KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO 450. MEAN STORM
   MOTION VECTOR 26055.
   
   
   ...THOMPSON



Bookmark and Share

NC General Assembly
04-04-2011 Legislative Calendar
Links to Bills and Live Audio Feeds


The new session of the North Carolina General Assembly is well underway and here is the schedule for today. A couple of committees are meeting today (unusual for a Monday), as well as sessions of the NC Senate and the NC House. I have included links to bill histories, downloadable PDFs of the current versions of bills and links so that you can listen to the audio feed of these meetings live...provided they are taking place in a room that is wired for audio streaming to the Internet. 


If you cannot listen to these meetings live, check back later to see if I have. If I have, I'll post the audio (and a download link) for the meeting in the calendar. You can also follow what is happening in the NC General Assembly by keeping an eye on the hashtag #ncga on Twitter.

If I haven't been able to listen, please check with Voter Radio. You should already be subscribing to their podcasts anyway. I do. Ê˜‿ʘ



**note** I have eliminated linking to a PDF of the current version of bills to save time when preparing the post every morning. The PDFs are available by clicking the bill number and downloading them from the NC General Assembly website.



1:00 PM
Perinatal Health Committee of the Child Fatality Taskforce

1027/1128 LB
1:00 PM
Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House (House)
Sunshine Amendment. (H87)
1327 LB
7:00 PM
Session Convenes (House) [Live Audio]

INTRODUCED BILLS
(Reminder: Members may electronically cosponsor these bills until 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday.)
HB 574 Hall, Killian, R. Moore and Adams (Primary Sponsors) - DISTRIBUTION 
MODIFY TO EXCISE TAX ON CONVEYANCES.
HB 575 Dockham - SERVICE AGREEMENTS/ALLOW RESERVE ACCOUNT.
HB 576 Bradley - VACANCY SPECIAL ELECTION.
HB 577 K. Alexander, Keever and Harrison (Primary Sponsors) - MEDICAL CANNABIS ACT.
HB 578 Murry, Dockham and Barnhart (Primary Sponsors) - HEALTH CARE SHARING 
ORGANIZATIONS.
HB 579 M. Alexander and Johnson (Primary Sponsors) - MODIFY LAW REGARDING 
CORPORAL PUNISHMENT.
HB 580 Barnhart and Gillespie (Primary Sponsors) - LOCAL HUMAN SERVICES ADMINISTRATION.
HB 581 Pierce, Pridgen and Graham (Primary Sponsors) - AMEND LUMBERTON 
FIREMEN'S PENSION FUND.
HB 582 Daughtry and Jordan (Primary Sponsors) - AMEND FELONY FIREARMS ACT/INCREASE PENALTIES.

LOCAL BILLS - THIRD READING - ROLL CALL
HB 56 Collins - ROCKY MOUNT ANNEXATIONS REPEALED. (Finance) (1st Edition)
HB 180 McComas and Justice (Primary Sponsors) - WILMINGTON ANNEXATION 
SUSPENSION. (Finance) (1st Edition)
HB 236 Moffitt - BILTMORE LAKE ANNEXATION REPEALED. (Finance) (1st Edition)

LOCAL BILLS - SECOND AND THIRD READINGS
HB 310 Committee Substitute - LaRoque - KINSTON MAYORAL VETO. (Government) (2nd Edition)
HB 322 Rapp and Haire (Primary Sponsors) - HAYWOOD SCHOOL BOARD FILING 
PERIOD. (Government) (1st Edition)
HB 328 Sager and LaRoque (Primary Sponsors) - WAYNE SHERIFF VACANCIES. 
(Government) (1st Edition)
HB 338 Blackwell - BURKE SCHOOL BOARD RECALL. (Government) (1st Edition)
HB 360 Committee Substitute - Owens - COLUMBIA MUNICIPAL EARLY VOTING. 
(Government) (2nd Edition)
HB 365 Committee Substitute - LaRoque - PINK HILL ELECTIONS. (Government) 

PUBLIC BILLS - SECOND READING - ROLL CALL
HB 280 Committee Substitute - Brawley and Murry (Primary Sponsors) - COUNTY LAW 
ENFORCEMENT SERVICE DISTRICT. (Government) (2nd Edition)

SECOND AND THIRD READINGS
HB 153 Committee Substitute - Howard, Ross, T. Moore and H. Warren (Primary Sponsors) 
- NO STATE RETIREMENT FOR CONVICTED FELONS. 
(State Personnel) (2nd Edition)
HB 335 Guice, Horn, Burr and Daughtry (Primary Sponsors) - MAINTENANCE OF 
PRISONS. (Government) (1st Edition)
SB 31 Committee Substitute - Mansfield - CLARIFY PENALTY UNAUTHORIZED
PRACTICE OF MEDICINE. (Judiciary Subcommittee B) (2nd Edition)
SB 107 Committee Substitute - Brunstetter and Garrou (Primary Sponsors) - TAX OF 
IMPROVED PROPERTY IN ROADWAY CORRIDORS. (Finance) (2nd Edition)
SJR 369 Brown - CONFIRM JOSEPH A. SMITH  COMMISSIONER OF BANKS. 
(Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House) (1st Edition)
House
7:00 PM
Session Convenes (Senate) [Live Audio]

BILL INTRODUCTIONS
SB 479 Tillman Preston Soucek TESTING IN THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
SB 480 Harrington LET THOSE WHO RIDE DECIDE.
SB 481 Jones MENTAL HEALTH WORKERS' BILL OF RIGHTS.
SB 482 Hartsell ALJ FINAL DECISON AUTHORITY.
SB 483 McKissick Kinnaird CREATE INDEPENDENT STATE FORENSICS LABORATORY.
SB 484 Jackson REPS CREDITS AT CLEANFIELDS PARKS.
SB 485 Jackson FARMLAND PRESERVATION SPECIAL PLATE.
SB 486 Stein Vaughan Newton RELEASE SUBDIVIDED LOTS FROM TAX LIENS.
SB 487 Stein Vaughan Newton DISPUTED EARNEST MONEY/ATTORNEYS DEPOSIT.
SB 488 Stein Vaughan Newton LANDLORD/STATE BAR NOTICE OF LEASE DEFAULT.
SB 489 Rucho COMMERCE TRACKS JOB CREATION/PUBLIC DATABASE.
SB 490 Rucho AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE REGULATORY  MODERNIZATION.
SB 491 Rouzer SEDIMENTATION POLLUTION CONTROL ACT EXEMPTION.
SB 492 Rouzer Jackson East PROTECT LANDOWNER WATER RIGHTS.
SB 493 Daniel Jackson CODIFY NC CENTURY FARMS PROGRAM IN DACS.
SB 494 Daniel GAS TAX REFUND FOR EMERGENCY COMMUNICATORS.
SB 495 Daniel DISTRICT COURT DIST. 25 RESIDENCY.
SB 496 Pate PPACA/REQUIRED FRAUD AND ABUSE PROVISIONS.
SB 497 Pate Jenkins Vaughan ECU/BD OF GOVERNORS DENTAL SCHOLARSHIP-LOAN.
SB 498 Pate Purcell MODIFY LAW RE: CORPORAL PUNISHMENT.
SB 499 Rabon Rouzer CLARIFY AG DEVELOPMENT/PRESERVATION IN DACS.

PUBLIC BILLS - SECOND READING
SB 244 Brunstetter 2nd Ed. FIRE AND RESCUE/SURVIVOR'S BENEFIT. Com Sub
3/8 Insurance 3/14 W/D Insurance; rerefer Pens./Ret./Aging
3/31 Unfav bill; Pens./Ret./Aging Com Sub Adopted
SB 339 Hartsell 2nd Ed. MODIFY DRIVER EDUCATION PROGRAM. Com Sub
3/15 Ed/Higher Ed. 3/31 Unfav bill; Ed/Higher Ed. Com Sub Adopted
SB 375 Stein, Brunstetter 2nd Ed. FACILITATE STATEWIDE HEALTH INFO. EXCHANGE. Com Sub
3/21 Health Care 3/31 Unfav bill; Health Care Com Sub Adopted
HB 7 Ingle, Cleveland, McCormick 2nd Ed. COMMUNITY COLLEGES/OPT OUT OF FEDERAL LOAN PROGRAM. Com Sub 3/9 Ed/Higher Ed. 3/31 Fav
HB 21 Crawford 2nd Ed. COUNTY ADMINISTRATION OF MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS. Com Sub
3/16 Judiciary I 3/31 Fav
HB 234 (Id S 468) Glazier, Stevens, Parfitt 3rd Ed. JUROR QUALIFICATIONS/DISABILITIES. Com Sub
3/23 Judiciary I 3/31 Fav

THIRD READING
HB 159 Goodman, Hall, Cook 3rd Ed. MILITARY SERVICE NOTATION ON LICENSES. Com Sub
3/10 Transp. 3/30 Fav 3/31 Passed 2nd Rdg
Senate


Bookmark and Share

3rd Annual Trooper Shawn Blanton Memorial Ride Scheduled for June 18, 2011

April Reminder:


The 3rd annual Trooper Shawn Blanton Memorial Motorcycle Ride will take place Saturday, June 18th 2011. There is a donation fee of $25 per person. This fee includes: entering the Memorial Ride, a t-shirt, meal, and a ticket for door prizes. Proceeds benefit "The Shawn Blanton Scholarship Fund" http://www.troopershawnblantonscholarship.com/  
North Carolina Highway Patrolman Shawn Blanton, G-540

There will be three rides, all beginning at the same time and all ending at Cherokee High School, 1581 Acquoni Road, Cherokee, NC. This event is Rain or Shine. All vehicles are welcome.
  • Registration/Pre-Registration information pickup begins at 9am, rides leave at 11 am.
  • *HELMETS ARE REQUIRED*
Where: Three(3) Locations
  • Jackson County Justice Center Parking Lot, Sylva, NC - registration begins 9am — Ride leaves 11 am
  • Lowe's - 95 Smoky Park Hwy, Asheville, NC 28806 - Registration begins 9am — Ride leaves 11:30 am
  • Ghost Town HD, Waynesville Bypass - Registration begins 9am — Ride leaves 11 am

All groups will join at Ingles (Exit 31), ride as a group over Soco, ending the ride at Old Cherokee H.S.,1581 Acquoni Road, Cherokee.

Register by June 10th to guarantee your desired t-shirt size.
To download the registration form, click here.


Source: NC Highway Patrol Facebook Page


Please consider going on this ride if you are able. If not, send money in your stead. 
Bookmark and Share

The Aurora by Terje Sorgjerd

Screencap from The Aurora, a time lapse created by Terje Sorgjerd





What an amazing universe we live in!!!!


See more work by Terje Sorgjerd at his Vimeo page and his facebook page.

Bookmark and Share

Friday, April 1, 2011

April Fools Day



I'm not up to participating in the hijinks normally associated with April Fools Day this year, so I'll be really lazy and just post links to April Fools Day pranks I pulled in the past on this blog. Maybe I'll do something next year. 


2010 Operation Hammerstrike:


OPERATION HAMMERSTRIKE 2010: VIDEOS (Includes links to several photos i posted to twitpic)


2009 Freak Snowstorm:


FREAK SPRING SNOW IN JACKSON COUNTY


FREAK SNOWSTORM UPDATE: THE SNOWBALL FIGHTS ERUPT


FREAK SNOW AT WCU: BREAK OUT THE 4 X 4's!






Bookmark and Share