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the-record-newspaper · 5 years

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ChickenFest is this weekend

ChickenFest 2019 will be held Friday, May 24, and Saturday, May 25, at The Record Park, located at the corner of Fourth and E streets in North Wilkesboro.

The annual event, coming up on its 14th year, is presented by Tyson Foods, sponsored by Bojangle’s on 2nd Street in North Wilkesboro, hosted by The Record and is free to the public.

ChickenFest will feature nearly 30 musical acts. There will also be a Children's Play Area. Food will be prepared and sold by Roger's Café of North Wilkesboro, which will offer, of course, all chicken dishes.

The event is held to celebrate the area's vibrant poultry industry and highlights local talent.

A flag raising ceremony will be conducted by members of VFW Post 1142's Honor Guard. It will include a welcome by Record Publisher Ken Welborn and North Wilkesboro Mayor Robert Johnson. The invocation will be given by VFW Chaplain Larry Reavis. The National Anthem will be performed by Libby Harbour on the fiddle.

Saturday evening the band Virginialina will close out the festival. Their segment is being sponsored by The Wilkes Heritage Museum and the Blue Ridge Music Hall of Fame. The band includes, which is the house band for the Blue Ridge Music Hall of Fame, includes Hall of Fame members David Johnson and Eric Ellis along with Scott Freeman and Scott Gentry.

Another treat will be The History of Wilkes County Music: Part 1 and Part 2. R.G. Asbher will present Part 1 on Friday evening. Absher and Bob Kogut will present Part 2 on Saturday afternoon.

Wilkes musician and tech guru Andy Rhodes will be running sound for this year's ChickenFest.

ChickenFest is a family oriented event. Seating is available beneath and American Drew Audience Shelter or folks are welcome to bring their own lawn chairs or blankets.

This is an alcohol-free event, with no alcohol allowed on the premises.

For more information, call The Record at 336-667-0134.

Schedule for ChickenFest 2019

Acts with times listed will appear on the Sammy Lankford Stage – all acts and times are subject to change

Friday, May 24, 2019

6 p.m. to 6:45 p.m. Mike Palmer, Ben Holbrook, Rick Gaughan and Niki Hamby

Spotlight Stage: Larry Griffin

6:55 p.m. to 7:25 p.m. Doug Davis and The Catawba Boys

Spotlight Stage: Doreen Pinkerton and Lori Burke

7:40 p.m. to 8:10 p.m. R.G. Absher presenting a History of the Music of Wilkes County and Storytelling Part 1

Spotlight Stage: Larry Griffin

8:20 p.m. to 9:10 p.m. R.G. Absher and Blue Rock

Saturday, May 25, 2019

11 a.m. to 11:25 a.m. Dixie Duo

Spotlight Stage: Devin Huie

11:35 a.m. to 12:05 p.m. Josh Perryman

Flag raising ceremony by VFW Post 1142 Honor Guard. Welcome by Record Publisher Ken Welborn and North Wilkesboro Mayor Robert Johnson. Invocation by VFW Chaplain Larry Reavis. National Anthem to be performed by Libby Harbour on the fiddle.

Spotlight Stage: Penny Foster and Julie Wyatt

12:20 p.m. to 12:45 p.m. Horse Play

Spotlight Stage: Libby Harbour

12:55 p.m. to 1:20 p.m. Copper Creek

Spotlight Stage: Adam Winebarger

1:30 p.m. to 2:15 p.m. Ernest Johnson, Ralph Clanton and Friends

Spotlight Stage: Devaugh Ladd

2:25 p.m. - 2:50 p.m. Alex Key and the Locksmiths

Spotlight Stage: Ralph Clanton

3 p.m. to 3:25 p.m. David Culler and BackPorch Bluegrass

Spotlight Stage: Jimmy Owen

3:35 p.m. to 4 p.m. Rude Mood

Spotlight Stage: Padraic Wildermuth

4:10 p.m. to 4:35 p.m. Sonny Remington

Spotlight Stage: Padraic Wildermuth

4:45 p.m. to 5:10 p.m. R.G. Absher and Bob Kogut presenting a History of the Music of Wilkes County and Storytelling Part 2

Spotlight Stage: Cali Johnson

5:20 p.m. to 5:45 p.m. Jimmy Owen and Friends

Spotlight Stage: Adam Younce

6 p.m. to 6:25 p.m. Doreen Pinkerton

Spotlight Stage: Adam Younce

6:35 p.m. to 7 p.m. Larry Griffin

Spotlight Stage: Doreen Pinkerton

7:10 p.m. to 8 p.m. Crabgrass

Spotlight Stage: Adam Younce

8:10 p.m. to 9:10 p.m. Virginialina: David Johnson, Eric Ellis, Scott Gentry and Scott Freeman

From Boone - 421 South to Wilkesboro, turn left onto 421 Business at stoplight and follow D Street to 4th Street , turn left to E Street

From Winston-Salem or I-77 - Follow 421 North to NC 115 North Wilkesboro exit. Turn right and follow Highway 115 approximately three miles to highway 268. Turn left and go two blocks to 4th Street and turn right, three blocks to E Street

From Charlotte - I-77 North to 421 North. Follow 421 North to Highway 115, exit right and then follow the above directions.

From Lenoir or Taylorsville - Come into Wilkesboro on Highway 16/18. Exit right onto Highway 421 towards Winston-Salem and go to the second exit which is the Highway 115 North Wilkesboro exit. Turn left and follow Highway 115 approximately three miles to Highway 268. Turn left and go two blocks to Fourth Street , turn right, three blocks to E Street.

From Sparta – Take N.C. 18 to North Wilkesboro . Go to Fourth Street , turn right, three blocks to E Street.

From Elkin – Take N.C. 268 to North Wilkesboro , turn left onto N.C. 18 ( Second Street ). Go to Fourth Street turn right, three blocks to E Street.

#ChickenFest 2019 will be held Friday May 24 and Saturday May 25 at The Record Park located at the corner of Fourth and E streets in North Wi

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TED WON! #theboy #kelseys #chickenfest #chickenwings #eatingcontest #winning #budweiser

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beefwhobarksandisalilmadalot · 4 years

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Hello Beef is back with an original post. I guess I only do these while tipsy/drunk. Ok so my mom is number 10 out of 14 kids, so a huge family right, and both her parents spent time growing up on a farm. So I spent one day every summer on an old farm with all of my moms siblings and my grandpa’s remaining family on his sisters (?) farm for ChickenFest

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Chickenlandia: A Shady Hoosier Detective Agency Mystery by @DaisyPettles

Pawpaw County, Indiana is all a twitter with the annual chickenfest happening. That is, until Ma and Peepaw Horton’s prized rooster and hen go missing. RJ and Veenie are hired, however, to search for the missing Chicken BBQ queen instead. Things turn even darker when the local chicken dance king is run over by a car with out of state plates. Can things get any stranger or darker for the people of…

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the-record-briefs · 4 years

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Jan. 1, 2020: In other news

Cali Johnson and Larry Skipper help ring in the New Year

On a busy New Year’s Eve Tuesday full of music, the folks at Talia Espresso kicked it off at lunchtime with Cali Johnson and Larry Skipper performing to the noon crowd. Cali has played at many local venues including ChickenFest and Carolina in the Fall. Skipper, is a music teacher and director of the 12-Note Music Program for youth music in several Wilkes County schools. Talia Espresso has become a popular gathering place as a music venue, with the Sounds and Grounds program, the band Horseplay and others.

Record photo by Ken Welborn

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the-record-columns · 5 years

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June 12, 2019: Columns

All from a broken window…

By KEN WELBORN

Record Publisher

A good story is a lot like a good record — there’s nothing wrong with hearing it again — hence the advent of “oldies” stations.

To that end, now and then I run out of time and thoughts on a Tuesday deadline, and resurrect an old column, usually a favorite for one reason or another, and run it again. A “retread” if you will, to quote former Wilkes resident Henry Absher, a faithful Georgia reader.

Such is the case when I re-run one of my favorite pieces about the “Angel on the Third floor of Spainhour’s” in which I recounted the time I broke a window in Miss Mary Finley’s front door and the great life lesson she taught me in the following week. When I do “re-run” a piece, some make the oldies comment, and then, some who haven’t seen it before, offer brand new and often heartening comments, which I lap up like warm milk given to a puppy.

Enter the late Charles Tesh.

Charles Tesh at ChickenFest

I never knew as much about Charles as I would have liked to, but I can tell you he was a wonderful musician and a truly giving individual. In the case of his relationship with The Record, he performed for us at ChickenFest and at our Salute to Veterans event numerous times, as well as providing logistical and scheduling assistance as well.

Always cheerfully done and always ending with a smile and a “…let me know what else you need, anytime.”

Charles stopped in one day, shortly after the Miss Mary Finley column appeared, and, after catching up a bit in general, he said those words I so love to hear, “Kenny, I enjoyed your column last week,” followed by “…and it reminded me of a story from my own childhood.”

I am not sure exactly when this story took place, but it had to be a good while back. It seems as though Charles and a bunch of his childhood buddies were playing baseball on a city street in Lexington one afternoon when he took a mighty swing and fouled off the pitch. That in and of itself was not all that unusual, but this particular foul ball sailed high across the yard of one of the houses on the street and broke a second floor window.

His playmates promptly ran like scalded dogs and left Charles standing in the street with his bat in his hands and his heart in his shoes. He dutifully trudged up the steps to the front porch of the large stately home, owned by a widower named Mr. Moffit. He was a very well-to-do man who also owned a cotton mill in town, but pretty much kept to himself.

Charles rang the bell and, when Mr. Moffit answered the door, he blurted out that they were playing ball in the street and he had broken a window in his house.

“Why were you playing in the street in the first place?” he queried.

Charles told him the school ball field was locked up for the summer and they really had nowhere else to go. Mr. Moffit didn’t make a big fuss about the window, he just thanked Charles for owning up to what he had done and told him he had a couple of men at the cotton mill who could fix it, and not to worry about it.

Charles left relieved and didn’t think a whole lot about it, but he and his friends did find a different block to play baseball on.

Soon after, Charles noticed a bulldozer and crew tearing down an old abandoned house not too far from where he lived. The dozer and the crew stayed on, working on the now vacant lot. Before he knew it, a proper baseball diamond had been laid out, the outfield sown I grass and the whole shebang fenced in.

Mr. Moffit had bought the property and built a baseball field just for the neighborhood kids to have a proper and safe place to play. Charles Tesh said as long as he lived in Lexington that ball field was a favorite neighborhood gathering place.

All from a broken window.

All from being honest.

We lost Charles Tesh in December 2014. All those who knew him continue to mourn his passing and anytime his name comes up there’s always story after story about his musical abilities and his heart of gold. I for one promise to keep the memory of this wonderful man alive.

Charles R. Tesh

July 3, 1942 – December 8, 2014

Rest in Peace

The Achilles Heel of Trump’s Deal

By EARL COX

Special to The Record

Within a year after his election, President Trump announced that an Israeli-Palestinian Peace plan was being formulated. The Middle East Peace Plan was dubbed the “Deal Of The Century” for its original thought but details were not given. Such promise elicited high expectations as many saw it as a means of hope. Prime Minister Netanyahu has been reticent from the beginning.

Just as important as the proposed peace plan itself is the timing of its release. President Trump has been waiting for a time of reduced distractions to roll out his plan. While biding the time, Trump moved ahead with filling other political promises.

In February 2018, President Trump announced the U.S. would move its embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. As expected, Palestinian reaction was negative. This move prompted Abbas to declare that he will not so much as look at Trump’s proposed Deal despite the fact that Trump gave assurances, without tipping his hand, that the Palestinians will be given an equitable “good deal.” Much of the peace plan news thereafter centered on indications from Washington that both Israel and the Palestinian Authority (PA) would have to make tough decisions.

In the meantime, Trump’s advisors and officials crisscrossed the Middle East initiating new and closer relationships with Saudi Arabia and other Gulf states such as Egypt and Jordan.

However, in March 2018, President Trump signed the Taylor Force Act ending aid to the Palestinian Authority unless they stopped using the money to fund terrorists and their families. The PA refused to stop funding terrorists. They view the issue as unfair leverage against them by the U.S.

Palestinian ire was once again raised in September 2018 when it was announced the U.S. would no longer fund UNRWA (United Nations Relief and Works Agency) over what it deemed to be a flawed education program for Palestinian school children and not helpful for the advancement of peace.

As the world waited for the PA indignation to simmer down, the assassination of Jamal Khashoggi in October 2018 made headlines. The international implication of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman soured U.S.-Saudi relationships temporarily halting, once again, the release of Trump’s “Deal of the Century.”

Throughout the year, Prime Minister Netanyahu’s legal troubles for alleged corruption and bribery were going forward leading to possible indictments against him. All the while, Netanyahu wore several hats handling active rocket and arson attacks from Gaza, discovery of terror tunnels from Lebanon, military missions in Syria against Iranian threats, personal legal woes, and battling political opposition over internal affairs. In addition, his barely operable coalition was choked by debate over conscription of ultra-Orthodox Jews into national service that continues to this day.

Finally, Israel called for new elections in December 2018, but elections were not held until April 2019. Netanyahu’s Likud Party won but, for the first time in Israel’s history, a coalition for a new government failed to materialize and Israel now faces another election this coming September.

Other than a few ruffles, Europe has been strangely quiet. However, Jared Kushner, who is the president’s advisor and author of the Middle East peace plan, will soon be meeting with the EU’s Commission chief and Foreign Policy chief to discuss this plan. Clearly, there hasn’t been a suitable time to release the “Deal of the Century” peace plan, and doing so in the near future looks bleak.

In early June 2019, the U.S. Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo, and President Trump were, for the first time, conceding that the “Deal of the Century” was not a slam-dunk event and that overall prospects for a favorable outcome were dimming. The protracted delay for release of the plan is proving to be the Achilles heel of the peace plan.

For Israel, nothing is lost.

Israel has been balancing the status quo with the PA for many years. Continuing its current policies will not be a significant problem above what they have been all along. By their own self-imposed recalcitrance, it appears the PA is opting for the status quo as well.

Washington is hinting that it now plans to release the peace plan in stages, starting with a summit in Bahrain later this month. Discussions will include Middle East economic boosts. Later, there will be summits on regional security issues and politics. The Palestinian Authority has publicly announced it will not be attending any of the summits that have anything to do with a peace plan. On the opposite side, the Israelis will attend every summit. They will not miss an opportunity to forge ahead in the hopes of gaining peace.

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August 9, 2017 Day 8: Feelin' On Top of the World

Chicken, Alaska needs to be on everyone's must visit list. What a wonderfully unique place with a creative community that has embraced its heritage and worked hard to put it on the map as a destination. In that way it reminds me a lot of Kinmount and perhaps that's one reason I feel I've given it a bit of my heart. The campground that we stayed at is one of three located within the town of 27 residents. Two require payment and one is offered without services for free. With good cause. Ours was called Chicken Gold Camp, home of the...get ready for it...Annual Chickenfest Music Festival held each June, The Chicken Museum, Pedro Mine Tours, Gold Panning ATV Trips, Espresso Bar, Bistro, and best souvenir shop EVER. Syl and Simon went panning for gold just below the campground and then realized they were in a claim and needed to leave. Their departure was punctuated by nearby Chickenites (my term)? Visitors? Yelling "Fire in the hole! Followed by a terrible bang that was at first mistaken for a shotgun blast but turned out to be a tossed firework. Holy Chicken poop! The Pedro Dredge was a really cool thing to see. It was moved to the site all in one piece and it is huge. I can't even imagine what that was like over the Taylor Highway. The rest of Chicken included 2 gas stations, a mall (see pics), a post office, and several large chicken statues. We traveled over the Taylor Highway towards the Top of the World Highway for about 20 more miles and stopped at a public panning site where we walked in to the site about a 1/4 mile and spent some time searching for our fortune. The Top of the World Highway is spectacular. The term Highway is misleading as the majority is a dirt road that hugs the mountain, bereft of guard rails or shoulders. The scenery is so much to take in that it is good that you have to travel so slowly it gives time for processing the sights. I am including a time lapse video of a portion of the drive east of Chicken which gives an idea of what it is like. We saw active mining operations and isolated air strips, abandoned roadhouses, historic mining camps, castle rocks and Canada 🇨🇦 from this highway. So much of this world we got to experience. AWESOME. We arrived in Dawson City at the end of our journey crossing in to the town via the ferry that concluded the Top of the World Highway experience for us. We drove the grid pattern streets with the plan for more close up exploration via foot in the morning. We agreed pizza would be dinner and we had a great meal at the local pizza restaurant, Pan of Gold, on the deck. Our campground is right in town so we have an easy walk to see the sites.

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the-record-newspaper · 4 years

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Looking back on 2019: The music kept flowing

VFW Post 1142 Honor Guard members during the flag raising ceremony on Saturday at ChickenFest. From left to right, Ann Craighead, George Morgan, Post Commander Foyst Blackburn, Honor Guard Commander Claude Sturgill, Vilas Payne and Ward Eller. Eller celebrated his 89th birthday on Friday, May 24. Record photo by Larry Griffin

Music and remembering fallen veterans was the focus of ChickenFest 2019.

The event was held Friday and Saturday, May 24 and May 25, at The Record Park at the corner of Fourth and E streets in North Wilkesboro.

ChickenFest, hosted by The Record, presented by Tyson Foods and sponsored by Bojangles of 2nd Street in North Wilkesboro, drew hundreds of people to the venue A variety of chicken dishes were prepared by Roger’s Café of North Wilkesboro, and folks gathered beneath the American Drew Audience Shelter to enjoy their meals and the music.

Friday evening was emceed by WKBC Radio’s Ed Racey and Larry Griffin. Griffin also emceed the entire day Saturday as well as playing sets on both the Sammy Lankford Stage and Tut Taylor Spotlight Stage in the Tyson Pavilion.

Performers included – on Friday evening – Mike Palmer, Ben Holbrook, Rick Gaughan and Niki Hamby; Griffin, Doreen Pinkerton; Doug Davis and the Catawba Bluegrass Boys; R.G. Absher and Bob Kogut and R.G. Absher and Blue Rock.

Saturday’s acts included: The Dixie Duo, Devin Huie and Wade Dancy; Griffin, Penny Foster and Julie Wyatt; Libby Harbour; Horse Play; Copper Creek; Adam Winebarger and Kaleb Buck; Ernest Johnson and Friends; Alex Key and the Locksmiths; David Culler and BackPorch Bluegrass; Jimmy Owen and John Logsdon; Rude Mood; Padraic Wildermuth; Sonny Remington and Mike Earp; R.G. Absher; Cali Johnson; Doreen Pinkerton; Crabgrass; and Virginialina featuring David Johnson, Eric Ellis, Scott Gentry and Scott Freeman. Virginialina’s set was sponsored by The Wilkes County Heritage Museum and the Blue Ridge Music Hall of Fame.

BackPorch Bluegrass performed on Saturday. Members include Jake Joines Wes Tuttle, David Culler, Jim Matthews and Jon Cornatzer.

Record photos by Larry Griffin

At noon on Saturday, Record Publisher Ken Welborn and North Wilkesboro Mayor Robert Johnson welcomed the crowd. Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1142’s Honor Guard members then conducted a flag raising ceremony. Post Chaplain Larry Reavis gave the invocation while other Honor Guard members raised the flag, then lowered it to half mast in honor of Memorial Day. Honor Guard member Ann Craighead then played Taps. She was followed by Libby Harbour who performed a heartfelt rendition of the National Anthem on the fiddle.

Andy Rhodes was the sound engineer for the event.

Carolina in the Fall

The fifth annual Carolina in the Fall Music & Food Festival, presented by Hampton Inn and Holiday Inn Express, offered world-renowned music talent, exciting family entertainment, the region’s best food truck cuisine, and unique arts and crafts shopping along Main Street in historic downtown Wilkesboro on Friday and Saturday, Sept. 20-21.

The festival offered four stages of entertainment: Carolina Stage, Foothills Stage, Hall of Fame Stage and The 1915 Stage. In addition to festival host The Kruger Brothers, guests enjoyed performances by Balsam Range; Chatham County Line; The Black Lillies; EmiSunshine; Hawktail; Trout Steak Revival; Scott Mulvahill; Cicada Rhythm; The Contenders; The Honey Dewdrops; Baucom & Jones; Williamson Branch; Hank, Pattie & The Current; Zoe & Cloyd; Red Wine; Newberry & Verch; Presley Barker; Lateral Blue; Nikki Talley; Thurler-Mosimann Project; Carly Bannister, S. Grant Parker and Jac Thompson; The Burnett Sisters; Cane Mill Road; Back Porch Bluegrass Band; Shay Martin Lovette; Alex Key & The Locksmiths; and Bob and Roberta Kogut.

On Saturday evening of the festival, VIP ticket holders were treated to the Carolina Jam at the Yadkin Valley Event Center at the Wilkesboro Holiday Inn Express. The jam is hosted by the Kruger Brothers and features other artists from the lineup, creating unique jam sessions and once-in-a-lifetime collaborations between the artists on hand.

MerleFest

Thursday, April 25 through Sunday, April 28, MerleFest, presented by Window World, featured a number of electric collaborations, spontaneous sit-ins, and world-class performances.

Wynonna & The Big Noise, Amos Lee, Tyler Childers, Sam Bush Band, Brandi Carlile, and The Avett Brothers all brought extra MerleFest energy to the Watson Stage, marking another successful year for the long-running festival.

Early estimates show that from its start on Thursday, April 25, to its close on Sunday, April 28, participation over the festival’s four days exceeded 75,000 attendees and artists from across the world.

MerleFest, held on the campus of Wilkes Community College, is the primary fundraiser for the WCC Foundation, which funds scholarships, capital projects, and other educational needs.

“We’ve had an incredible weekend,” Festival Director Ted Hagaman said. “With over 100 artists on 13 stages over the four days, we again feel we succeeded in providing a quality and successful event for all involved. Preliminary numbers show we attracted thousands of fans from all over the world. We appreciate their support. This event could not happen without the work and dedication of our 4,500-plus volunteers and the many great safety and service agencies in Northwestern North Carolina. We’re already looking forward to MerleFest 2020.”

Thursday

Chatham County Line kicked off the 32nd annual MerleFest with a big “newgrass” bang. At the top of their game, Raleigh-based Chatham County Line appeared right at home on one of the biggest stages their home state has to offer. After Thursday’s sunset, Wynonna Judd and her band, The Big Noise, set about conjuring up enough rock and roll, blues, and country juju to knock the first-day crowd right off their feet. Once the crowd had recovered, the ones left with enough energy to carry on into the wee hours were treated with more electric boogie music in the form of Donna The Buffalo. Sporting dancey rhythms and electric improvisation, Donna proved to be the ultimate weekend ice-breakers, encouraging the late night crowd to let loose during their First Night Dance on the Bojangles’ Dance Stage.

Friday

Before the sun had set on Friday, patrons were treated to show-stopping sets from the likes of Texas troubadour Radney Foster, Boston-based bluegrassers Mile Twelve, and the soft folk harmonies and humorous musings of The Milk Carton Kids. Upon the close of the Chris Austin Songwriting Competition, festival first-timer Amos Lee took the Watson Stage with his unique blend of soulful Americana.Tyler Childers closed out the Watson Stage with his now famous concoction of mountain music, old school country, and 1960s The Band-ish rock and roll. Under the bright stage lights, Childers rollicked through songs off of his award-winning 2017 album “Purgatory” to the delight of fans, some of whom had traveled to MerleFest on Childers’ merit alone. During Childers’ set, eclectic folk rockers Scythian set up in the Dance Tent for their second set of the day, the annual Friday Night Dance. Keeping the night owls rocking until almost midnight, Scythian reminded fans just how fun their music can be.

Saturday

Saturday saw Chris Austin Songwriting Competition winners perform on the Cabin Stage to an audience eager to hear these up-and-coming songwriters before they’ve hit the big time. Now in its 27th year, the contest is an extraordinary opportunity for aspiring writers to have their original songs heard and judged by a panel of music industry professionals (Joey Ryan and Kenneth Pattengale, better known as The Milk Carton Kids, Cruz Contreras of The Black Lillies, and Texas-troubadour Radney Foster), under the direction of volunteer contest chairperson, Grammy Award-winning singer/songwriter Jim Lauderdale.

The first round of the CASC took place in Nashville, Tenn., and was narrowed down from 970 entries to 12 finalists representing four categories: bluegrass, country, general and Gospel/inspirational.

Each of the 12 finalists received admission and lodging for three nights at MerleFest. Finalists attended a workshop Friday morning given by D’Addario prior to the finals. After the contest, all finalists took part in a songwriting mentoring session with Jim Lauderdale and the on-site judges. The first-place winners in each category received $600 cash from MerleFest, a performance at the Cabin Stage on Friday night, and a 20-minute set on Saturday at the Cabin Stage. In addition, the first-place winners received a live performance/recording session with Saloon Studios Live, D’Addario strings, Shubb Capos, and their winning song will be aired on WNCW 88.7. Net proceeds from the Chris Austin Songwriting Contest help support the Wilkes Community College Chris Austin Memorial Scholarship. See below for a complete listing of winners and finalists.

On Saturday, Molly Tuttle returned to the MerleFest stage for the first time since she won the Chris Austin Songwriting Competition in ��2012. A rabid crowd ate up every guitar lick and melody Tuttle played as she continues to push the envelope of what can be played on a dreadnaught guitar. The Waybacks’ annual Hillside Album Hour found the bay-area band covering Led Zeppelin IV in its entirety with Sarah Dugas (formerly of The Duhks) handling most of the vocal duties and Sam Bush, Jens Kruger, Red Young, and Tony Williamson backing them up for yet another memorable Saturday afternoon set. Sam Bush Band lit up the Watson Stage ahead of Brandi Carlile, running through his career-spanning catalog of “New Grass” tunes and closing with his new rousing rock and roll anthem, “Stop The Violence”. Traditional Bluegrass super group Earls of Leicester once again paid excellent homage to the giants of the genre, Lester Flatt and Earl Scruggs. In an era of progression for the genre, the Earls brand of picking reminded the crowd that it’s perfectly OK to stick with tradition from time to time. Brandi Carlile and her band closed out Saturday with her signature songwriting style and vocal fireworks. Drawing from her newest release, “By The Way, I Forgive You,” and then diving deeper into her past works, Carlile and longtime musical partners Tim and Phil Hanseroth belted and whispered in close three-part harmonies well enough to make every last MerleFest attendee’s jaw drop. To close out an already special night, Sunday headliners Seth and Scott Avett of The Avett Brothers joined Carlile around a single mic at the front edge of the Watson Stage and performed the Avett’s “Murder In The City”, drawing a huge reaction from the already stunned crowd.

Sunday

North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper introduced Steep Canyon Rangers Sunday afternoon on the Watson Stage. Late last year, Gov. Cooper declared 2019 to be North Carolina’s “Year of Music”, adding, “from bluegrass to the blues, from gospel to funk, from beach music to indie and hip hop, North Carolina is the birthplace of many musical styles and iconic performers.” Gov. Cooper was in attendance for Steep Canyon Rangers’ “North Carolina Songbook” set on the Watson Stage which dove into the rich history of the region’s music, specifically the musical heritage of their—and the festival’s—home state, and solidified their place in MerleFest lore. Bluegrass patriarch and hair-style pioneer Del McCoury celebrated his 80th birthday surrounded by friends, family, and the Del McCoury Band. Del and the boys fired up the Hillside Stage, highlighting his eight-decade milestone with class and style that only the McCourys can provide. North Carolina’s own The Avett Brothers closed out the festival after having joined their father, Jim Avett, for Sunday’s annual Gospel Hour. On the Watson Stage, gladly playing tunes that spanned their almost-two-decade long career, The Avett Brothers had the crowd singing along from the very first line. While many MerleFest patrons have seen the Avetts at the festival before, this performance proved that the brothers and their band have now truly transcended to the next level of much-deserved stardom.

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Lemon and herb wing fest at Nando's

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April 24, 2019: In other news

Lineup for ChickenFest 2019 listed

ChickenFest 2019 will be held Friday, May 24, and Saturday, May 25, at The Record Park, located at the corner of Fourth and E streets in North Wilkesboro.

The annual event, coming up on its 14th year, is hosted by The Record and is free to the public.

ChickenFest will feature nearly 30 musical acts. There will also be a Children’s Play Area. Food will be prepared and sold by Roger’s Café of North Wilkesboro, which will offer, of course, all chicken dishes.

The event is held to celebrate the area’s vibrant poultry industry and highlights local talent.

This year’s ChickenFest lineup includes:

Friday evening, starting at 6 p.m. and ending around 9 p.m. on the Sammy Lankford Stage in the Tyson Pavilion: The Bobby Billings Band; Doug Davis and The Catawba Boys; Mike Palmer, Bennie Holbrook, Rick Gaughan and Niki Hamby; and R.G. Absher and Blue Rock.

Saturday, starting at 11 a.m. and ending around 9 p.m. on the Sammy Lankford Stage in the Tyson Pavilion: The Dixie Duo; Josh Perryman; Horse Play; Copper Creek; Ernest Johnson, Ralph Clanton and Friends; Alex Key and the Locksmiths; Crabgrass; Rude Mood; Sonny Remington; Roger and Michelle Cranford; Jimmy Owen and Friends; Doreen Pinkerton; Steve Englebert; David Culler and BackPorch Bluegrass; and Virginialina — featuring David Johnson, Eric Ellis, Scott Gentry and Scott Freeman.

Acts scheduled to appear on The Tut Taylor Spotlight Stage, include: Larry Griffin, Devin Huie, Penny Foster and Julie Wyatt, Libby Harbour, Adam Winebarger, Jimmy Owen, Ralph Clanton, Devaughn Ladd, Padraic Wildermuth, Doreen Pinkerton, and Adam Younce.

A flag raising ceremony will be conducted by members of VFW Post 1142’s Honor Guard. It will include a welcome by Record Publisher Ken Welborn and North Wilkesboro Mayor Robert Johnson. The invocation will be given by VFW Chaplain Larry Reavis. The National Anthem will be performed by Libby Harbour on the fiddle.

ChickenFest is a family oriented event. Seating is available beneath and American Drew Audience Shelter or folks are welcome to bring their own lawn chairs or blankets.

This is an alcohol-free event, with no alcohol allowed on the premises.

For more information, call The Record at 336-667-0134.

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May 29, 2019: Columns

Amazing talent, missing tables...

By KEN WELBORN

Record Publisher

With our 14th Annual ChickenFest behind us I do want to take just a moment to mention two especially talented young people who were kind enough to play for us this past weekend.

First is 13-year-old Libby Harbour, a fiddle player who just gets better and better. At our opening ceremonies, after the VFW Post 1142 Honor Guard had placed the flag at half mast and played Taps, Libby stepped up and played the National Anthem on her fiddle. It still gives me goose bumps to think about it today. Later she played on the Tut Taylor Spotlight Stage to the delight of everyone.

Another of the many wonderful people who played was a young lady of 16 named Cali Johnson. I first heard Cali play guitar and sing during a couple of the Open Mic events at the 1915 Artisan Center in Wilkesboro. One evening she began with a CCR tune, played a couple of originals she had written, and ended by singing the Coat of Many Colors song by Dolly Parton - and nailed them all. She also performed at ChickenFest on the Spotlight stage and had folks mesmerized.

Speaking of ChickenFest, it is always something of a ritual to put our hands on all of our tables and chairs-what with them being periodically loaned out. This year it was easy, but it still reminded me about the "table" story for the ages.

It involved my dear friend Max Joines

Not too long after we built The Record Park, Max, and his wonderful wife Jane, were planning some kind of soiree for one of their sons who had graduated from college. Max called me to see about renting my tables for the event-note I said rent-he doesn't know how to accept a favor-yet he will do anything for anyone-anytime.

He finally agreed to borrow them and picked them up on the appointed day-12 of them which he securely strapped to a trailer and was on his way.

The event was a great success, and I can personally attest to the food being amazing. The next week Max called to set up a time to return the tables and I went to the park to meet him.

I waited. And waited. Then I got worried-Max is always early, not late. I was about to call Jane to check on him when he finally drove up-looking like his last friend had deserted him. It seems as though while loading up the tables, he only had 11, not 12. He drove the route he had taken with the tables hoping to find the one that had somehow blown off. He made that trip about three times before deciding to give up and come on.

Nothing would do but he wanted to buy me another table. I tried to assure him it wasn't that big of a deal, but he kept insisting. After a bit we unloaded the tables with Max apologizing all the way.

Then I saw it. The 12th table. It had never left the building because it was so covered up in junk that we both missed it. I thought about trying to get Max out of the building without telling him, but soon thought better of it. The simple fact that he never had 12 tables to begin with took a bit to sink in, but relief took over aggravation and he was soon smiling as only Max Joines can.

We decided to end the day by agreeing that "...sometimes you simply cannot see the forest for the trees."

Words to live by, eh Max?

Truth is on Israel's side

By EARL COX

Special to The Record

Israelis are very good at many things but public relations is not one of them. It seems they are always defending themselves rather than pointing out their positives and this is largely due to the way mainstream media reports any and all news about Israel.

One of the major charges of the anti-Israel media is that Israelis are hate-filled, evil people who live in a perpetual state of animosity and fear. Of course, if these critics were to visit Israel, they would see that the people of this special little nation go about their daily tasks with great freedom, purpose and enthusiasm. Public places are bustling with active and smiling people, none of whom seem intimidated or fearful. Ben Yehuda Street in downtown Jerusalem is alive with people from around the world visiting the many shops and restaurants, enjoying the music of street musicians and engaging in activities which underline Israel’s freedom and sense of safety and security.

The young nation of Israel enjoys great freedom of speech and movement which cannot be found in any Arab or Muslim nation in the Middle East. In Israel there is also less crime — whether robberies, rapes or killings — than in any other country of the world.

The international media consistently attempt to paint Israel as undemocratic, discriminatory and racist — even going so far as to accuse Israel of being an apartheid state. Of course, everyone in the country knows that they have a well functioning democratic government, quite different from all the surrounding, authoritarian Arab and Muslim governments of the Middle East. Every Israeli adult, including women, has the right to vote; and what many do not know is that there are more than a million Arabs who are Israeli citizens with the same rights and privileges as all other Israeli citizens — including representation in the Knesset.

Furthermore, most Israel bashers do not realize that more than a million Arabs live in the Jewish cities of Jaffa, Haifa, Nazareth and others without fear of being harmed or discriminated against. And they don’t realize that in the Galilee, dozens of Arab villages are mingled among Jewish villages, with the Arabs free to come and go and do as they please. Half of the Old City of Jerusalem is inhabited by Arabs, and all Arabs have free access to the Muslim shrines on the Temple Mount however the same is not true for Jews and Christians. The Temple Mount is controlled by the Jordan-based Waqf which is an Islamic trust that governs the Temple Mount compound. Jews and Christians are forbidden even to pray on the Temple Mount.

Now, like any other nation on earth, Israel is not perfect; but its critics will have to look long and hard to find discrimination or apartheid. Yet they report such untruths without blinking. Another charge on the list of the anti-Semitic media is that Israelis are hateful and violent people who react with disproportionate force to any small Arab or Muslim provocation. If these critics would honestly compare the actions of the Arabs to the reactions of the Israelis, they would see a great difference.

Palestinian Arab terrorist groups have regularly attacked innocent Israeli civilians ever since Israel was restored as a nation. They have fired explosive rockets into civilian villages, and they have sent suicide bombers on to Israeli buses and into Israeli gathering places. Their leaders have urged people in their mosques and children in their schools to hate and kill Jews.

In response, Israelis have refused to descend to the same level of depravity as their enemies. Only when their patience has been exhausted have they reluctantly retaliated in self defense; and even then, they have been extremely careful to avoid harming innocent civilians — especially women and children.

Through it all, the Jewish people have proved beyond any doubt that God has miraculously brought them back to their ancient homeland, He has justifiably restored their nation, and He has divinely preserved and prospered it. Israel has fulfilled the Torah promise that it would be a good land, “a land flowing with milk and honey.”

The God-given innovation of the Jewish people, along with their indomitable spirit and high ethical values, has made modern Israel a great wonder of the world … in spite of what the anti-Semitic international media think or say.

Stop. Just stop…

By HEATHER DEAN

Record Reporter

"Happy Memorial Day!"

Does anyone besides me want to rip down the signs with that phrase off of business windows, and give a good tongue lashing to anyone who says it?

Discussing plans to sit by the water and barbecue, because "you're so stressed out from of life in general and need a break" isn't showing respect for the Fallen. Let’s discuss their “day at the beach” on June 6, 1944, compared to your lovely long weekend, shall we?

Yes you have a first amendment right, but please don’t be thoughtless- no one says “HAPPY anniversary on the day your momma died” so why would you make the appellation to Memorial Day?

Let me put this into perspective:Just last year hundreds of us in several counties lined the highways, standing in silent respect for local State Trooper Samuel Bullard, who gave his life to fulfill his oath "protect and serve."

The summer before that, thousands of us lined the highways from Wilkes County Airport all the way to Ashe County for Dillon Baldridge, who gave his life trying to protect his friends and comrades, and the freedom we hold so dear.

Putting up American flag window clings, lining your yard/business with tiny flags (that are made in CHINA) that have gotten rained on and knocked over and are lying in the grass, is NOT showing respect for those that gave all. Not to mention against flag code, but that’s another column.

What this is, is a long weekend to reflect on those who are no longer with us. Our Veteran parents and grandparents who fought perhaps; and especially Chris Thompson, Larry Bauguess, Sam Bullard and Dillon Baldridge.I am never happy about the loss of life, but I am eternally grateful, and hold a space at my table on such days to the fallen, and the families left to grieve their absence.

The local VFW Post is holding a traditional ceremony, on actual Memorial Day, May 30, (this Thursday) starting at 10 a.m. I encourage you all to be there, to give thanks to the men and women who gave everything for you.

A Dipper Full for Everyone

By CARL WHITE

Life in the Carolinas

I’ve been spending more time in the garden lately.

It all started at Kindred Gallery at Rosemary House Bed and Breakfast in Pittsboro. It was during an interview with noted folk artist Cher Shaffer.

We were coming to the close of our second on camera visit when I asked her what she would recommend as a good thing for all of us to do in order to have greater peace and happiness in our lives. That’s easy she replied, “Play in the dirt and do it often. It will help you connect with the earth and life.”

I listened as she explained on her thoughts. It seemed reasonable but it would be on my drive home that my mind would give it a good thinking over.I had already done a bit of planting in the garden. However, I had not thought of it as playing in the dirt.

At the same time, I could tell that Cher was serious with her words. So, I committed to the idea. I knew it would be a challenge because it had been many years since I had done anything resembling playing in the dirt. So much so that I honestly could not remember ever playing in the dirt.

While it has been a busy time for the show, I decided that working time in for dirt play was now on my must do list, even though I had no idea how it was going to work out. We had already planted some tomato and cucumber plants; however, I knew we needed more plants.

I decided to visit some new greenhouses in hopes of inspiration for new plants and to question plant people on how they play in the dirt. I soon found out that I was not alone in how I thought about gardening. To some it’s a lot of work and not playful at all. That however was not the case with most of the people I spoke with. As it turns out the smell and feel of dirt brings happiness to many people.

With this idea in mind I purchased a wide variety of tomato, pepper, okra, and other plants. I like dill so I decide that an herb garden might also be a good idea. I may have gone a bit overboard.

As I drove home I though about all those plants and the task ahead and the more I thought about it the less playful I become.

Unloading the car, I realized that I had almost 150 new plants. The first day I planted and watered one flat, the next day I did the same and within a week I had them all planted.

It was on the third day of this process that as I was bending over planting pepper that I become a bit dizzy, so I took a knee in the dirt. For the first time during this process I was feeling the dirt. The smell was sweet, and the dirt was becoming playful.

At that very moment I was flooded with memories of childhood times in the garden with my grandmother. It was as if I was there again walking with her as she was giving each plant a dipper full of water.

I could hear her say, “A dipper full for everyone.” I could see my Dad picking green beans in the summer. I was flooded with warm comforting memories of family now gone but still in the garden. Every morning I get up early and go play in the dirt. I water the plants; everyone gets a hello and full dipper of water.

They are all doing well, and I have learned how to play in the dirt.

And I can tell you one thing for sure, it’s a good thing.

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