Thursday, February 23, 2012
   
Text Size

Faith

Rumple Church: Sunday Worship "Open"; Sunday School Cancelled

Read more...February 12, 2012. BLOWING ROCK -- Officials at Rumple Memorial Presbyterian Church in Blowing Rock report that the11:00 am worship service will be conducted as regularly scheduled.  Sunday School classes have been cancelled due to the inclement weather, but members and visitors are invited to Second Sunday Lunch in the Fellowship Hall following the worship service for soup, sandwiches -- and meeting and greeting one another!  Note: This photo by Doug Holstein was taken LAST winter!

 

A Camel Lot Entertains Blowing Rock

Read more...By David Rogers. December 6, 2011. BLOWING ROCK -- Young girl Beth has a dream -- and her Dad is transformed from peddling cars to camels in biblical times, setting the stage for a fun "drama" about the birth of Jesus Christ in Bethlehem.  That was the delightful play performed by the Koinonia Choir and Choir Plus at Rumple Memorial Presbyterian Church on Sunday afternoon, December 4.

Read more: A Camel Lot Entertains Blowing Rock

   

SOMETHING SPECIAL: A Father and His Son

By David Rogers. November 25, 2011. BLOWING ROCK -- From time to time, I run across "something special" -- in life, in our relationships, even on the Internet.  I received this "story" today by email and think this edited version might prove to be something special for many of our readers during the holiday season and beyond. The original author is not known to me.

Read more: SOMETHING SPECIAL: A Father and His Son

   

FaithBridge Opens New Building, Sets Nov. 13 Grand Opening

Read more...By David Rogers. November 2, 2011. BLOWING ROCK -- FaithBridge United Methodist Church has a new home, is proud of it, and invites the High Country community to a "Grand Opening Worship Service" on Sunday, November 13, 2011.

Read more: FaithBridge Opens New Building, Sets Nov. 13 Grand Opening

   

Rumple Artisan Festival Carries On, Apparent Success in Spite of Weather

Read more...By David Rogers. October 1, 2011. BLOWING ROCK -- With morning snow flurries assailing one and all, the seasonally autumn "scarecrow' outside of the Rumple House seemed eerily out of place -- and underdressed -- as he greeted visitors to Rumple Memorial Presbyterian Church's annual Artisan Festival on Saturday, in downtown Blowing Rock.

Read more: Rumple Artisan Festival Carries On, Apparent Success in Spite of Weather

   

Blowing Rock Men's Retreat at Cherokee Cove

Read more...By David Rogers. September 15, 2011. CHEROKEE COVE -- Twenty-four men from Blowing Rock's Rumple Memorial Presbyterian Church and other area churches met at Cherokee Cove Family Camp and Conference Retreat near Mountain City, Tennessee, September 9-10. Photos by David Rogers

Read more: Blowing Rock Men's Retreat at Cherokee Cove

   

SLIDESHOWS: Annual Rumple Church Picnic

Read more...By David Rogers. August 22, 2011. BLOWING ROCK -- There was something for just about everybody Sunday evening, at the annual picnic of Rumple Memorial Presbyterian Church, from face painting, to a bouncing crayon castle, to a mega slide for kids of all ages and, of course, to great food, compliments of Backyard Burger. Photos by David Rogers

Read more: SLIDESHOWS: Annual Rumple Church Picnic

   

Men's Connection: July 19, 2011

Read more...By Bill Brettschneider. June 21, 2011. BLOWING ROCK  -- Each Tuesday morning, the Men's Connection meets at Chetola Mountain Resort & Spa, Blowing Rock, for breakfast (7:30 am), fellowship and Bible study. Blowing Rock News is pleased to share these weekly meditations.

Read more: Men's Connection: July 19, 2011

   

MEN'S CONNECTION: Heaven is for Real

Read more...By David Rogers. July 11, 2011. BLOWING ROCK -- An engaging John Guest lived up to his billing this morning as "the thinking man's evangelist." The featured speaker of Blowing Rock's Men's Connection Bible Study's annual keynote, everyone-invited special event, Guest held his audience -- nearly 200 men and women -- spellbound for an hour at Chetola Mountain Resort in Blowing Rock.

Read more: MEN'S CONNECTION: Heaven is for Real

   

Everyone Invited to Hear John Guest, July 11

Read more...By David Rogers. July 6, 2011. BLOWING ROCK -- When you cross Billy Graham, Oxford University, Pittsburgh, and a Christian rock band -- what else do you get but a John Guest?

Read more: Everyone Invited to Hear John Guest, July 11

   

Men's Connection: Meditations for June 14, 2011

Read more...By Chip Cash. June 15, 2011. BLOWING ROCK  -- Each Tuesday morning, the Men's Connection meets at Chetola Mountain Resort & Spa, Blowing Rock, for breakfast (7:30 am), fellowship and Bible study. Blowing Rock News is pleased to share these weekly meditations.  During the summer, our discussion leader is Mr. Chip Cash, Director, Search Ministries of Charlotte.

 

Read more: Men's Connection: Meditations for June 14, 2011

   

Men's Connection: Meditations for June 7, 2011

Read more...By Bill Brettschneider. June 8, 2011. BLOWING ROCK -- Each Tuesday morning, the Men's Connection meets at Chetola Mountain Resort, Blowing Rock, for breakfast (7:30 am), fellowship and Bible study. Blowing Rock News is pleased to share these weekly meditations, by discussion leader Bill Brettschneider.

Read more: Men's Connection: Meditations for June 7, 2011

   

FOR YOUR CALENDAR: "Thinking Man's Evangelist" in Blowing Rock for Men's Connection, July 11

Read more...Staff Report. June 2, 2011. BLOWING ROCK -- Quite literally, the Men's Connection Bible Study Breakfast group will have a very special Guest when it meets on Monday, July 11, at Chetola Mountain Resort & Spa.  Everyone is invited, men and women, and there is  no cost.

Read more: FOR YOUR CALENDAR: "Thinking Man's Evangelist" in Blowing Rock for Men's Connection, July 11

   

Men's Connection: Meditations for May 24, 2011

Read more...By Bill Brettschneider. May 27, 2011. BLOWING ROCK -- Each Tuesday morning, the Men's Connection meets at Chetola Mountain Resort, Blowing Rock, for breakfast (7:30 am), fellowship and Bible study. Blowing Rock News is pleased to share these weekly meditations, by discussion leader Bill Brettschneider. Beginning May 31, Chip Cash of Search Ministries in Charlotte will be leading the discussions through the summer, study the Gospel of John.

 

 

Read more: Men's Connection: Meditations for May 24, 2011

   

MEN'S CONNECTION: Meditations for May 17, 2011

Read more...By Bill Brettschneider. May 18, 2011. BLOWING ROCK -- Each Tuesday morning, the Men's Connection meets at Chetola Mountain Resort, Blowing Rock, for breakfast (7:30 am), fellowship and Bible study. Blowing Rock News is pleased to share these weekly meditations, by discussion leader Bill Brettschneider.

 

Read more: MEN'S CONNECTION: Meditations for May 17, 2011

   

Men's Connection: Meditations for May 10, 2011

Read more...By Bill Brettschneider. May 11, 2011. BLOWING ROCK -- Each Tuesday morning, the Men's Connection meets at Chetola Mountain Resort, Blowing Rock, for breakfast (7:30 am), fellowship and Bible study. Blowing Rock News is pleased to share these weekly meditations, by discussion leader Bill Brettschneider.

 

Read more: Men's Connection: Meditations for May 10, 2011

   

SLIDESHOWS: Oh, My Achin' Back!

Read more...By David Rogers. May 8, 2011. BLOWING ROCK -- Horse linament sales in Blowing Rock skyrocketed on Sunday, after 25 members of Rumple Memorial Presbyterian Church worked several hours, volunteering to "work up a sweat" (and a few bllisters) spreading mulch and performing other landscaping and gardening jobs around the church campus. Photos by David Rogers

Read more: SLIDESHOWS: Oh, My Achin' Back!

   

The Men's Connection: May 3, 2011

Read more...By Bill Brettschneider. May 5, 2011. BLOWING ROCK -- Each Tuesday morning, the Men's Connection meets at Chetola Mountain Resort, Blowing Rock, for breakfast (7:30 am), fellowship and Bible study. Blowing Rock News is pleased to share these weekly meditations, by discussion leader Bill Brettschneider.

 

Read more: The Men's Connection: May 3, 2011

   

Men's Connection: Meditations for April 26, 2011

Read more...By Bill Brettschneider. April 28, 2011. BLOWING ROCK -- Each Tuesday morning, the Men's Connection meets at Chetola Mountain Resort, Blowing Rock, for breakfast (7:30 am), fellowship and Bible study. Blowing Rock News is pleased to share these weekly meditations, by discussion leader Bill Brettschneider.

 

Read more: Men's Connection: Meditations for April 26, 2011

   

Men's Connection: Meditations for April 19, 2011

Read more...By Bill Brettschneider. April 19, 2011. BLOWING ROCK -- Each Tuesday morning, the Men's Connection meets at Chetola Mountain Resort, Blowing Rock, for breakfast (7:30 am), fellowship and Bible study. Blowing Rock News is pleased to share these weekly meditations, by discussion leader Bill Brettschneider.

 

Read more: Men's Connection: Meditations for April 19, 2011

   

Men's Connection: Pastor Steve Fenchel Explains Link of Jewish Passover to Christianity

Read more...By Bill Brettschneider. April 8, 2011. BLOWING ROCK -- Each Tuesday morning, the Men's Connection meets at Chetola Mountain Resort, Blowing Rock, for breakfast (7:30 am), fellowship and Bible study. Blowing Rock News is pleased to share these weekly meditations, by discussion leader Bill Brettschneider. Photos by David Rogers

 

Read more: Men's Connection: Pastor Steve Fenchel Explains Link of Jewish Passover to Christianity

   

Page 1 of 4

Move
-

Latest Updates

Top Headline
Thomas & Glidewell's Outduel Barlowe-Led Crestwood Team

By David Rogers. February 21, 2012. BLOWING ROCK -- Tuesday night at Blowing Rock's Fire on the Rock competition dining preliminary was no place for foo-foo food. "Battle Beef" was the name of the game,...

Read More...
Blowing Rock Police Capture Valdese Man After Hi-Speed Chase Through Two Counties

February 20, 2012. BLOWING ROCK -- Blowing Rock Police issued the following press release on Monday, following a high speed chase that started in Blowing Rock and involved the participation of at least...

Read More...
Seniors Help ASU Steal Runaway Win Over Furman

By David Rogers. February 20, 2012. BOONE -- Boone Police may not have an all-points bulletin out on the whereabouts of the Appalachian State women's basketball starters, but Maryah Sydnor, Anna Freeman,...

Read More...

By David Rogers. February 18, 2012. BOONE -- While the ASU Men's Basketball team was flying by the Winthrop Eagles, 76-64, at the Holmes Center on Saturday, several other sports were in action. Following...

Read More...
Mountaineers Shoot Down Eagles, 76-64

By David Rogers. February 18, 2012. BOONE – It was Senior Day for Appalachian State Men's Basketball, and all four seniors started.  In the last home game of their collegiate careers, forwards Omar...

Read More...

Staff Report. February 18, 2012. BOONE --  Appalachian State University’s Turchin Center for the Visual Arts is gearing up for the warmer weather with the start of their spring workshops for older...

Read More...

greenPages

Weather

41°
°F | °C
Overcast
Humidity: 100%
Wind: N at 0 mph
Wed

41 | 55
5 | 12
Thu

50 | 61
10 | 16
Fri

32 | 57
0 | 13
Sat

23 | 36
-5 | 2

dropbox4

Free Subscription

Community News

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
_Pearson-facebook
TwitterFollowUsLogoResized

Our Sponsors



Up & Coming Events

ASU Men's Basketball vs. Chattanooga
Wed Feb 15 @ 7:00PM - 10:00PM
Woody Durham at BRAHM
Thu Feb 16 @ 6:30AM - 08:30PM
Yoga @ BRAHM
Thu Feb 16 @ 9:30AM - 10:30PM
BRAHM: Saturday Art Club
Sat Feb 18 @10:00AM - 12:00PM
BRACKETBUSTERS: ASU Men's Basketball vs. Winthrop
Sat Feb 18 @ 2:00PM - 05:00PM
ASU Women's Basketball vs. Furman
Mon Feb 20 @ 6:00PM - 09:00PM
YOGA at BRAHM
Thu Feb 23 @ 9:30AM - 10:30PM
Weekend Warmup @ Blue Ridge Mountain Club
Fri Feb 24 @ 4:00PM - 06:00PM
BRAHM: Saturday Art Club
Sat Feb 25 @10:00AM - 12:00PM
BRAHM: School's Out Mini Camp
Thu Mar 15 @ 9:00AM - 04:00PM

Stocks

1 DOW 12,938.67
-27.02 (-0.21%)    
2 S&P 1,357.66
-4.55 (-0.33%)    
3 NASDAQ 2,933.17
-15.40 (-0.52%)    
image001

E-mail News Signup

Email Newsletter icon, E-mail Newsletter icon, Email List icon, E-mail List icon Sign up
For Email Newsletters you can trust

Key Stock Market ETFs


Data powered by www.worden.com

Forex WatchList


Data powered by www.worden.com