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Yacht Club treats Elementary school to a pumpkin carving
By Taylor Lott
     The Yacht Club at The Ridges Resort invited the 5th grade class from Towns County Elementary School for pumpkin carving and treats. The kids were each provided with their own pumpkins and carving tools to create their personal masterpieces at the Pavilion located at The Ridges Resort. It was a great
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Catch a traditional Country Show at the Fairgrounds
     Although this year's Georgia Mountain Fair and Fall Festival have both come and gone, the fun has not ended at the Georgia Mountain Fairgrounds. On Saturday, November 25 the Fairgrounds will host the local band, Hiawassee Hayride, for a traditional country music show from 7 p.m. until 9 p.m. in the
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Mistletoe Market Arts & Crafts Show
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     Again this year's Mistletoe Market & Sugar Plum Tearoom will again be held in the beautiful Conference Center at North Georgia Technical College in Blairsville, Georgia. The Market & Tearoom will. The Blairsville campus of the College is located on the north side of Highway 76/515, just seven tenths
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Poets and writers reading at John C. Campbell Folk School
By GLENDA BEALL
     Newton of Hiawassee, Georgia and Paul Donovan of Murphy, NC are reading at the John C. Campbell Folk School on Thursday, November 16 at
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     On the way home from visiting an old friend, I chose not to stop by the woods on a snowy evening. Why repeat what Robert Frost so famously did? Instead I stopped by Wal- Mart about 40 miles from home.
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Your Health Matters
By Claudia Parks, R.N.
     FYI in HEALTH MATTERS! Eat Nuts for Good Health. Did you know that walnuts, almonds, pecans and other nuts have been shown to help lower cholesterol? "Nuts are also packed with selenium, vitamin
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Ask Robin
     Once there was an old rich man who was afraid of dying and leaving all his wealth on earth. So, he took up the matter with God. He pleaded day and night to be allowed to bring all his earthly possessions with him.
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Horoscopes
     ARIES (March 21 to April 19) A work-related situation
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Strange But True
By SAMANTHA WEAVER
     + With the holiday gift-giving season coming up, you might want to keep this in mind: Statistics show that 20 percent of people who receive gift cards as presents never spend the full amount.
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Poets and writers reading at Folk School
By GLENDA BEALL
     Newton of Hiawassee, Georgia and Paul Donovan of Murphy, NC are reading at the John C. Campbell Folk School on Thursday, November 16 at 7:00 p.m. This event is sponsored by the Folk School and the North Carolina Writers' Network West.
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Fiddlin Howard Cunningham and the Appalachian Tunesmiths at Folk School
     The Appalachian Tunesmiths featuring Fiddlin' Howard Cunningham will perform a concert of traditional country, bluegrass and swing music at 7:30 p.m. Friday, November 10 at the John C. Campbell Folk School in Brasstown The public is welcome to enjoy a public exhibition of Folk School student crafts
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Fourth grade class reads 100 books
     Mrs. Annette Ross-Smith's and Mrs Cynthia Todd's fourth grade class has read 100 books for Scholastic Book Clubs! Now Scholastic Book Clubs will donate 100 books to kids in need through their literacy partners:
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MMC foundation supports emergency room expansion
     Your 5-year-old just took a serious nose-dive off the coffee table. Between screams you see an obvious broken arm. What do you do? If you are like more than 14,000 people last year, you head for Murphy Medical Center's Emergency Room.
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UCB first to support Murphy Medical Center-annual giving campaign
     On Thursday the Murphy Medical Center Foundation was graciously presented with its first major gift from United Community Bank in support of the hospital's Emergency Room Expansion project. United Community Bank City President Kevennie Westmoreland presented a check for $5,000 to Jessica Dickerson,
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The Blue Ridge Mountains Arts Association
     The Blue Ridge Mountains arts announces the opening of their Annual Holiday Art Show and Sale. The Art Center (Old Courthouse on West Main) will be ready for Christmas shoppers and is decked out in its finest Christmas regalia. This year's theme, is Experience the Art of Christmas Shopping, tells th
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Trivia Test
By FIFIRODRIGUEZ
     1. LANGUAGE: What is something that is "pro bono publico"?
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