San Francisco Chronicle
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Asheville Citizen-Times
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N.Y. Times
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June 2009 is National Safety Month as observed by the National Safety Council.  This year National Safety Month addresses injury prevention in the workplace, on the road and in homes and communities.

Each week in June, the NSC will highlight a safety topic that is accessible from their Web site at http://www.nsc.org/nsm/index.aspx. Click on the tabs at the top to download high-quality safety tips and posters to share with employees, church groups, social clubs, etc.

The topics spotlighted for the first two weeks in June are:
•    Week 1: June 1-7 Teen Driving
•    Week 2: June 8-14 Falls Prevention

Injuries can happen anytime, anywhere.  Let’s make the month of June a time when all employees and their families stop to consider some of the simple measures that can prevent injuries.  Help your employees prevent injuries — get them involved in National Safety Month this June. Review and download information that just might save a life.  Please post or distribute these free materials.

For additional information, visit the Safety and Workers’ Compensation Office Web site at http://www.safety.appstate.edu/, or contact Ronnie Riddle, MESH Safety Trainer in the Safety and Workers’ Compensation Office at 262-4008.

House off Hwy. 421 for rent. $850 per month. Available July 1. Five miles from campus, 1/4 mile off Hwy. 421 (just past Food Lion). Two bedrooms, two baths, 935 square feet. Central heat and air, washer/dryer, microwave, dishwasher, fridge, stove, ceiling fans, no basement, no carport. Small dog or cat negotiable with additional $500 non- refundable deposit. For more information call Elaine at 265-1053, or visit  http://www.simplicitysprings.com/boonerentals/longterm.html.

Dan “Vallie” Hill (COM) was asked to review Paul Batura’s book “Good Day!: The Paul Harvey Story.” Hill’s comments are featured on the back of the book, along with reviews from former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee, actor Ben Stein and author James Dobson.

Four, choice back-to-back family burial plots at Mount Lawn Cemetery in the Old Rugged Cross
upright monument section.  Bargain priced. Call Lynn White during the day at 828-264-3977.

Only 4 years old and everything is an upgrade, including the kitchen sink!  Super energy efficient, with construction photos and heating bills to prove it.  3000 square feet, including 1.5 car garage, Four bedrooms, three baths, plus office and mudroom. Sits on 1.9 acres in Kalmia Acres.  $459K. Call Eric or Kim at 828-263-9251 or e-mail for marlandes@appstate.edu more details and a tour (come with an agent or just give us a call).  Listed with pictures at http://www.highcountryflatfee.com. MLS Number: 82920.

1994 Nissan Sentra LE. Four door, automatic transmission. One owner. Silver exterior, gray interior.  Comes with two snow tires. New battery. $1,395.  Contact Lori Davis at 262-1218 or davislm@appstate.edu.

Two-bedroom, one-bath house for rent. Built two years ago. Semi-detached, open floor plan, nestled in woods, beautiful creek-front property three minutes from Boone Mall.  Lots of light and windows, gas log stove, high-speed Internet. $975 plus utilities. Available Aug. 1. No smoking  please. Call Michelle at 265-4123 or 964-3419.

Dayton Cole (Office of General Counsel) has received the 2009 Distinguished Service Award from the North Carolina Bar Association’s Education Law Section. The award was presented during the section’s annual meeting at the N.C. Bar Center in Cary.

The Distinguished Service Award was established in 1990 to recognize “outstanding leadership by an attorney in the field of education law.” It is presented as merited to “an attorney who has a record of professional, community and personal achievement in the representation or affiliation with educational institutions, including public and private schools and colleges or universities, involvement with parents, teachers, faculty or administrators in the field of education law.” Cole is university attorney for Appalachian, a position he has held since 1988.

Dan Jones (Counseling and Psychological Services Center) has been appointed coordinator for networking and liaisons for the External Interface Board of the American Psychological Association.

Beautiful contemporary with lots of light and outstanding views of surrounding mountains. Artist’s dream. Newly built, very unique home design, huge deck, translucent roofing over deck which allows light but blocks UV rays, cathedral ceilings, lots of natural light, passive solar orientation, skylights, huge open space throughout, 2,800 square feet, radiant heat in floors, large loft, Vermont casting wood stove, kitchen granite countertops and dishwasher, washer/dryer in large basement, three bedrooms, three full baths, pet door and 400-foot fenced yard for pets and garden area on 2 1/2 acres with hardwoods, cul-de-sac, very private and peaceful house on Stone Mountain with views of Rich and Beech Mountains, and Tater Hill, 13 miles from Boone, near Mountain City, near Watauga Lake. $375,000.00 ($50,000 below the appraised value). Call Marilyn Smith at 264-1271 for more information. For images, visit
http://www.zillow.com/homedetails/351-Seasons-Drive-Vilas-NC-28692/2146477106_zpid/

Kathy Ray (University Advancement) has been approved to participate in the Voluntary Shared Leave Program.  To donate vacation time (minimum four hours),send a letter or e-mail to Vicky Greene in Human Resource Services (greenevb@appstate.edu). Please include your Banner ID number. The deadline to donate leave is Thursday, June 4.

Brown leather La-Z-Boy recliner for sale. Great condition. $300 or best offer. Contact Nita at 828-278-0780.

Beautiful new construction home in quiet neighborhood with a view of Boone Golf Course.  Less than 10 minutes from campus.  House sits on .64  acres- flat lot, easily accessible to Boone. 2,469 square feet, three bedrooms, 3.5 baths – all with warm tile heated floors. Cathedral ceilings, hardwood floors, granite counter tops, large wraparound deck with a bonus deck upstairs. Optional two-car garage or an additional 400 square feet of heated living area. $479,000. Contact Dirk or Sandra Krause for more information at 828-266-1406.

Ronnie Riddle (Safety and Workers’ Compensation Office) has completed the requirements and earned the Manager of Environmental, Safety and Health (MES) certificate series sponsored by N.C. State University, the Safety and Health Council of North Carolina and the N.C. Department of Labor.

“The certificate reflects a commitment to workplace safety and health, an objective that we consider essential in making sure that workers in this state go home safe at the end of the workday,” N.C. Labor Commissioner Cherie K. Berrie said.

The MESH program is designed to increase the professionalism of environmental, safety and health managers at governmental, commercial, and manufacturing sites in North Carolina through a rigorous series of continuing education programs.  The MESH program strives to recognize environmental managers and raise industry standards, and increase the value of these practitioners to their employers and others to whom their
services are provided.

Queen size box springs and mattress for sale, $50. Contact Andrea at testeran@appstate.edu
or 262-3100.

Dining set from the 1920s for sale. Walnut-stained, six-legged table extends to 84” with two 12” leaves, six chairs, matching burled-wood buffet 42”h x 66”w and hutch 68”h x 40”w, $1,100.  $10 delivery within 50 miles of campus. Contact ccziegler@charter.net, 7350 on campus, or 828-264-4025 or 828-773-5729.