Pedestrian killed on U.S. 421

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Pedestrian killed on U.S. 421
By Melanie Marshall

A pedestrian was struck and killed by a vehicle Friday evening on U.S. 421.

Tammy Sue Wagner, 46, of 2710 U.S. 421, Boone, was standing in the westbound lane of traffic near the intersection of George Wilson Road. This section of roadway is directly in front of her residence.Wagner was struck at 8:42 p.m. by a 2001 Audi passenger car, driven by Sharon Anderson Carlton of Sugar Grove.

Trooper G.A. Johnson of the N.C. Highway Patrol said bystanders told him Wagner had been standing in the road for several minutes and one person had tried to physical remove her from the roadway.


In the eastbound lane, an AppalCART bus had come to a stop and the driver, was sounding the horn and flashing the headlights in an attempt to warn oncoming motorists of Wagner’s presence. Other motorists had swerved to miss her prior to the accident, according to witnesses.Johnson said heavy rain and low visibility were contributing factors. Carlton was not cited in the accident.


The NCHP said Wagner had been drinking alcohol and that intoxication was a likely factor in the accident. Watauga Medics responded to the scene. CPR was performed on Wagner prior to transport to the Watauga Medical Center. She was pronounced dead at the emergency room.

Hello World!

Christopher Wisam Lazim was born at 6:09 PM Sunday March 22, 2009 at Blount County Memorial Hospital in Maryville, Tennessee. Rachel and Wisam named the baby after Rachel's father, AppalCART's Director Chris Turner, and her husband, Wisam Lazim.

Snow Photo's

our own Ed Ponton went cruising with his buddies in the big March 2nd snow. This was the photo-of-the-day over at Ray's Weather.
"I know you don't usually put up pictures with people in them - but I thought you would enjoy this one. My buddies and I were out driving on Andy Hicks Rd. near Banner Elk. We were the first ones to make it all the way through after getting stuck and digging for an hour and a half" Sent in by Ed Ponton.


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Monday March 2, 2009 some of the employees made it in, although ASU was closed and therefore AppalCART was closed. However, a few of the kidney dialysis patients were transported for their treatments.


Don't they look like the cover band for some washed-up-old-band? :-)
Roger Dotson, Tom Gates, Louis Ogletree, Troy Greer in the dispatch office.



Amother Motley Crew,
Allen Culler, Bill Sheffield, B.A. Arnette, Terry Wolfe in the Shop Manager's office.

Director Chris Turner.

Wed Feb 25, 09 Prequalified bidders meeting

held at the Watauga County Library in Boone, NC at 1:30PM.
11 of the 12 that prequalified contractors were present.

Project Manager and ASU Engineer Patrick Beville
AppalCART Director Chris Turner
DOT DBE Utilization Engineer Michael McKoy
Architect for the project, David Patrick Moses (leaning over talking to Randi)
DOT architect Randi Taylor
DOT-PTD Financial Management Specialist Nancy Painter

the panel takes turns addressing the group and answering questions

Project Manager and ASU Engineer Patrick Beville

Project Manager and ASU Engineer Patrick Beville

I would like to see a nice green space. Landscape with the running water. Some picnic tables.

LIVING OFF THE LAND. We made a discovery when we visited the property, we have residents living in a tent.

Architect for the project, David Patrick Moses and AppalCART Director Chris Turner listening to Project Manager and ASU Engineer Patrick Beville.

will be adding DPM's minutes to this post

submitted by Secretary Joanna Wilcox

Kathleen Moore - Hooked on Rugs Part2

Kathleen Moore, one of our seniors that rides the van to Cove Creek Project on Aging, hooked us another rug. In the photo below, she is presenting the rug to Mike Norwood. We paid her $100. We now have it proudly displayed in our lobby. Thank you so much Kathleen!

Deep Freeze, Snow and the Wolves

Director Chris Turner took the photo and I put a filter on it.

Wednesday and Thursday we started bus routes at 9:00AM while ASU began classes on Wednesday at 10:00AM and Thursday at 11:00AM. Road have been slick and we've been in a deep freeze - single digits and down to zero. Wednesday we had only flurries during the day, but late in the day and overnight light snow returned and was held on stubbornly. Accumulating snow is over now, only flurries remain for a few hours this morning. Temperatures will be cold today and tonight, but higher elevations will begin to "mild up" overnight. The next front will is expected next Thursday. We can expect mild weather to continue with rain possible Wednesday night and Thursday. Cooler weather will follow this front. The next round of cold weather looks post-Valentine's Day.

Here's the Wolves. Nice Wolves. One of our mechanics, Terry Wolfe, is pictured with his son, Jackson on Tuesday February 3, 2009. Photo by Chris Turner.

Blog post by Secretary Joanna Wilcox

Kathleen Moore - Hooked on Rugs

Driver Louis Ogletree reported that one of our senior passengers, Kathleen Moore, hooked a rug with an AppalCART van and it was hanging at the Western Watauga Community Center. Trainer Tim Townsend quickly purchased the the rug below from Kathleen and it now hangs on display in his office.

AppalCART management has now commissioned a rug from Kathleen which will be on display in AppalCART's lobby. Monday February 2, 2009, Kathleen rode our Rt. 6 to the Community Center and I met her there and took a few photo's. She is now working on this larger piece for our lobby.

Kathleen actually teaches the Monday rug-hooking class. Margaret Oliver is on the left. Shirley Frierson is in the brown sweater and Cheryl Roberts in orange.

Kathleen helping Shirley with her flag and the bears are also a project of Kathleen's.

Kathleen makes her own hooking tools and this is one of her favorite books.

If you've never been to the Western Watauga Community Center in Sugar Grove, you should certainly stop by, it very nice inside, and includes a library.

Submitted by Secretary Joanna Wilcox

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AppalCART Photo

AppalCART's blogging Secretary Joanna Wilcox
and Driver Lisa Wendt.
photo by Director Chris Turner Jan 26, 2009

AppalCART Rug

One of the ladies at Cove Creek's Project on Aging, Kathleen Moore, hooked this rug. It was on display at the Center and Trainer Tim Townsend paid Ms. Moore $40, so now it's on display in Tim's office. We hope to get a larger one made for the new AppalCART facility lobby.

MLK Day, snow in Watauga, NC

the paratransit van arrives at Chuck Mettam's house

Chuck's wife, Gina, has been clearing snow. She hollers to me, "Keith is a keeper."

Driver Keith South extends a hand to our passenger, Chuck.

Our drivers not only drive but give a helping hand.

Keith gives Chuck an escort to the van.

over the river and through the woods, to the grocery store they go

Keith gets Chuck safely back home.

submitted by Joanna Wilcox, AppalCART's Secretary
http://www.appalcart.com/ = website
828.264.2278 = phone

January 19, 2009 Snow in Boone

Driver Larry Wheeler

Van downtown Boone

Green Rt on Old Bristol Rd

Downtown Boone

ASU's Convocation Building

POP105 heading up to University Highlands Apartments.

Green Rt in downtown Boone.

AppalCART's Christmas Lunch

Roger and Lisa put their heads together and came up with the idea.
Everybody chipped in for a Christmas Lunch on Friday Dec 19, 08.

Stephen Howard - Priceless

Mike Norwood, Bill Sheffield, Brad Indicott

Matt Williams

Dennis Walker

Joe Preston

Terry Norris and Randall Flecther

Tim McGuire

John Kirk and Lisa Wendt

John Kirk and John Eggers

John Kirk, Roger Dotson, Troy Greer, Tim McGuire

Brad Indicott

Troy Greer and Dennis Walker

Troy Greer and Randall Fletcher

Troy Greer and Roger Dotson

Logan Freeman checks his muscle tone after eating Joanna's
potato salad, Jim Harrison looks on.

John Eggers

Roger Dotson

Charlie Cook

Michelle Brewer and Stephen Howard

Michelle Brewer and Roger Dotson

Michelle Brewer, our hostess with the most-est.
Thank you Michelle!