Community News
Here you will find updates from some outstanding local organizations. While Footsloggers is not writing this content, we are grateful for the work being done by these organizations and we encourage you to take the time to read some articles, as well as post your comments. If you would like more information, contact the organizations directly using the contact information found in the articles or on their websites.
A View From the Mountaintop: An Evening with Barbara Kingsolver and Kathy Mattea
Feb 6th, 2012: Barbara Kingsolver and Kathy Mattea present “A View from the Mountaintop” at the Bijou Theatre on March 11 Tickets go on sale TODAY, February 3 through KnoxvilleTickets.com, KnoxBijou.com...
Banff Mountain Film Festival 2012
Dec 16th, 2011: Footsloggers is proud to be the presenting sponsor of the Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour at Appalachian State University. 2012 marks the 16th annual screening of the Banff Mountain Film Festival in Boone, as well as the 16th year of Footsloggers sponsorship.
Appalachian Treasures Tour Pennsylvania and Ohio: It’s A Wrap.
Sep 29th, 2011: Fresh off the road from a fantastic Appalachian Treasures Tour in Pennsylvania and Ohio, I wanted to take a moment to wrap up the tour with a recap of events. First of all I wanted to give my profound...
Board Elections Bios
Sep 29th, 2011: New Board Member Nominees (1st Term) Clara Bingham — Clara Bingham is an award winning journalist and author. She is a former Newsweek White House correspondent, and the author (with Laura Leedy...
Groundswell from fundraising events
Sep 28th, 2011: Thursday September 15th, the climbing team and club of Lee McRae College in Banner Elk held a screening of the 2011 Reel Rock Tour. The event was incredibly well attended by climbers from the area and...
Exum Guide Tour at Hound Ears Bouldering Comp Sat Night
Sep 23rd, 2011: Come check out the one of the gems of Wyoming, the Tetons as seen by the men and women who work there all season long. Help celebrate Exum Mountain guides 80th annuversary with a special presentation...
Dirty Politics: The Biggest Threat to America’s Waterways
Sep 23rd, 2011: It Took a Movement to Create the Clean Water Act- We Need Another to Save It Update: The House passed the polluter-friendly TRAIN Act, H.R. 2041 by a vote of 249 to 169
CCC Board nominations
Sep 23rd, 2011: At the fall meeting on September 30th (Focscoe Community Center @ the Hound Ears Comp) we will be officially presenting candidates for the 2011-2013 Board of Directors. One new feature this year is the...
Excel Mining Addresses Pike County Residents’ Flaming Well With A Solution Other Than Just Drilling More Contaminated Wells
Sep 21st, 2011: In the end of July, Appalachian Voices was contacted by Ted Withrow of Kentuckians for the Commonwealth, who reported a family in rural Pike County, Kentucky, with possible methane contamination of their...
