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Arts & Leisure March 15, 2007
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Barney's Goat to perform at Folk School
      Barney's Goat will be featured at 7:30 p.m. Friday, March 16 in the Community Room of the John C. Campbell Folk School in Brasstown. Before the concert begins, the public is welcome to enjoy a public exhibition of Folk School student crafts from 6:40 - 7 p.m. Admission is free.
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John Huston to perform at YHC
      Young Harris College will host the DeKalb Symphony Orchestra on March 22, 2007 at 8:00 p.m. in the Hilda D. Glenn Auditorium. Under the direction of Fyodor Cherniavsky, the performance is sure to delight music lovers of all ages. Featured soloist will be guitarist John Huston. The performance is fr...
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Pet photos with Easter Bunny
      A benefit for the Humane Society's Mountain Shelter "Pet Photos with the Easter Bunny" will be held at the Lake Chatuge Animal Hospital in Young Harris, Georgia on Saturday, March 24, 2007 from 1-3pm. All proceeds will go to the Shelter which serves Union and Towns County citizens by rehabilitating...
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Dixie Divas
Daddy's simple truths
By RONDA RICH
      My daddy never made a lot of money but he made a good living. For himself and our family. The good living came not in the form of dollars but rather in simple truths and philosophies that centered our home and directed our paths. Those simple truths are the guideposts that continue to map my daily...
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Your Health Matters
By Claudia Parks, R.N.
      It seems at every turn, every magazine, emails from friends, there is a fascination with ways to exercise or feed your brain. In our fitnessobsessed country, however, apparently by too few when we look at our obese problem, it seems like no body part has been left undone- including our brain. Which...
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Teas from the Heart Honor Grandmothers
Submitted by N. Lee O'Leary
      A tea to honor a special group of grandmothers was held in the home of Kennith and Phyllis Ott of Hiawassee. Teas from the Heart, a non-denominational ministry of volunteers, honored grandmothers and other caregivers who found themselves unexpectedly caring full-time for children.
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Rehearsals under way for On Golden Pond
      A strong cast is busy rehearsing for the Licklog Players' first production of the season at the Peacock Playhouse in Hayesville. On Golden Pond will run March 30-31 and April 1st and April 6-8. Director Edie Kleinpeter is happy to report that development of this warm and funny show is moving along ...
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Licklog Players holding auditions for Harvey
      Auditions for Licklog Players' production of Harvey will be held Saturday, March 31, from 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. and Monday, April 2, from 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. at the Peacock Playhouse in Hayesville. Vianne Payne will be directing this light hearted tale of Elwood P. Dowd and his imaginary friend...
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Puppies Promises Program
      Castaway Critters (a newly formed local animal rescue group) has joined together with Saving Shelter Pets (a group formed during Hurricane Katrina with volunteers located throughout the United States) to prevent future unwanted animals. These two groups are working together in implementing a new pr...
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Pets of the Week
      Archie (left) is a Shepherd mix puppy almost three months old and is already altered. He's sweet and friendly and like most puppies, just wants to play. Shelter# AO1843584 Frack (right) is a very pretty black and gray color with white on her chest, chin, and toes. She's a real cutie, is very frien...
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Horoscopes
      ARIES (March 21 to April 19) Keep an open mind about a suggestion you see as unworkable. Give it a chance to prove itself one way or another. The results could surprise both supporters and detractors. TAURUS (April 20 to May 20) News about an upcoming venture causes you to make some last-minute ad...
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From Start to Fitness
By ANDREA RENEE WYATT, M.S.S., C.S.C.S.
      Q: Sometimes after completing my cardiovascular workout, which consists of running and cycling, I get severe headaches. Can exercising cause this? A: Exercise-induced headaches are very real. Many people suffer from effort and/or exertion headaches during or after intense exercise. There could be ...
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Red Hat products, beautiful clothes, purses, colognes, and perfect prices await you at The Village Boutique
      There are Red Hat groups all over Georgia, the United States, and, yes, in Blairsville. The Red Hat Society started as a result of a few women deciding to greet middle age with verve, humor and elan. They believe silliness is the comedy relief of life, and since we are all in it together, we might...
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Strange but true
BY SAMANTHAWEAVER
      . This may come as a surprise to you -- then again, perhaps it won't -- but if you're like the average person, you forget 80 percent of everything you learn on any given day. . Americans eat, on average, 350 slices of pizza every second. That's all Americans put together, of course, not on an indi...
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Cruisin'
1964 Pontiac GTO
BYGREG ZYLA
      Q: Greg, how many 1964 GTOs were built, and was it a fluke that the car was ever built? -- G.P., Vermont A: The 1964 GTO was the brainchild of John DeLorean and staff engineers Bill Collins and Russ Gee.
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