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Arts & Leisure April 12, 2007
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Blue Ridge Mountain Adventure Race Celebrates 10th anniversary this weekend
      Georgia's premier adventure race will celebrate its tenth anniversary on April 14, when teams from across the country run, mountain bike, canoe and navigate through the rugged terrain of the Chattahoochee National Forest.
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North Carolina Symphony to perform at Tri-County Community College
      Musicians from across the state will share the stage with the North Carolina Symphony in Capital Bank Blue Skies and Red Earth, a late May celebration that showcases the richness of the traditional music of North Carolina. The performance, which marks the first time the North Carolina Symphony has...
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Castaway Critters Pet Rescue Volunteer of the Month
      Ansley Burnette (right) volunteers, along with her mom (Dawn), once a week with Castaway Critters. While mom is cleaning, Ansley assists with feeding of the animals, socializing them, and picking out special toys for each. She baked cookies/ brownies and coordinated a bake sale to raise money and ...
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Bowling Tournament to benefit Habitat for Humanity
      The third annual Habitat for Humanity of Towns/Union Counties Bowling Tournament will be held Saturday, April 21 at the Galaxy Bowling in Blairsville. This is a "mixed team" (must have men and women on same team) "handicap" tournament and you will bowl three different types of games. Join us for f...
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Dixie Divas
The technology of the Jetsons now lives
By RONDA RICH
      The new washer and dryer set that arrived to take up residence in my laundry room looks like it was sent over from George and Jane Jetson's home in the outer galaxy. As a kid growing up, the Jetsons were my favorite cartoon family. I was mesmerized by flat screen televisions that hung from the cei...
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Your Health Matters
By Claudia Parks, R.N.
      "My allergies are driving me crazy!" I've heard this statement many times and I may have used this expression myself. There is some truth in the matter- Psychological allergic responses. Just what are psychological allergic reactions? In an allergic reaction, the body's immune system goes into ac...
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Women's Enrichment Center's Walk For Life
      The Woman's Enrichment Center, a ministry of the Appalachian Area Crisis Pregnancy Center, is gearing up once again for their annual Walk for Life. This fundraising event will take place Saturday, April 14th, beginning at 10:00a.m. in Blairsville, and 2:00pm in Andrews.
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Poetry and Prose Reading
      John C. Campbell Folk School and N.C. Writers Network West are sponsoring a reading of poetry and prose at 7:00 pm, Thursday, April 19th at John C. Campbell Folk School. Reading will be Maren Mitchell and Jerry Hobbs. There is no admission fee. Maren Mitchell is a native of North Carolina and has ...
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Strange But True
By SAMANTHA WEAVER
      + Considering the fact that the United States has about 1 million new cases of skin cancer every year, as the summer sunbathing season approaches you might want to consider an addition to your wardrobe: the UValarm bathing suit. A Canadian company called Solestrom last year began marketing a $190 b...
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