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Thomlinson first place in Fiddle Championship
      Alex Thomlinson, of Suches, was named First Place winner in the Junior/Junior division of the State of Alabama Fiddle Championship in Huntsville, on April 28, 2007, earning the designation 'Alabama State Champion.
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The art of photography
      Saturday, May 5, The Blue Ridge Mountains Arts Association opens a fascinating photography exhibit, the works of the nationally known artist Kevin Nickell. A nature lover at heart, Kevin walked the Georgia mountain trails since he was a youngster, enjoying the everchanging beauty of the landscape.
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Licklog Players is holding auditions for Sound of Music
      Auditions for Licklog Players' production of Sound of Music will be held Saturday, May 19 from 10 a.m. - 2 p.m., Monday, May 21 from 7-10 p.m., and Tuesday, May 22 from 7-10 p.m. at the Peacock Playhouse in Hayesville. Nancy Davis will be directing this family classic of the musical VonTrapp f...
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Coffee with the Poets
      Coffee with the Poets, Wednesday, May 9 features Mary Michelle Keller, poet and writer, painter and musician from Hiawassee, Ga. She paints with words as beautifully as she does with oils and watercolor. Coffee with the Poets is held at Phillips and Lloyd Book Shop on the square in Hayesville the ...
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Dixie Divas
A southern frying pan
By RONDA RICH
      Is there anything more essential to true Southern womanhood than a cast iron skillet? One that has been perfectly seasoned and whose weight feels just right in a woman's hand? I think not. For generations, Southern women have used cast iron pans for everything from stirring up cornbread to maki...
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UCB Jelly Bean Contest
      When the Easter season rolls around, everyone seems to get a sweet tooth - especially for jelly beans. What better time, then, to have a jelly bean guessing game? Every year, United Community Bank - Blairsville conducts a contest for customers to guess how many jelly beans are in a jar. For the ...
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Your Health Matters
By Claudia Parks, R.N.
      Recently, while sitting around the lunch table with friends, one of them asked me, "Claudia, do you practice what you preach?" They of course were making reference to my weekly health column. "Why of course I do- down to the last period!
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Concert at Day of Grace Baptist Church
      Kevin Spencer & Friends is a southern gospel group that organized in June of 1992. The group consists of Kevin Spencer, James Dean, & Starla Dean. Kevin formerly traveled with the Spencers and has witnessed many lives changed through gospel music. He is admired by his fans wherever the group goes ...
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      Poor Midget! She came of age this month to have that little operation. We knew that when we bought her. In fact, the breeder would not even consider selling her unless we signed papers that we would have her spayed. Don't know how legally binding that contract was, but we honor our word. Besides, t...
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Moments in Time
The History Channel
      + On May 5, 1914, Erwin "Cannonball" Baker begins a cross-continental motorcycle trip on his 1,000cc V-twin Stutz Indian motorcycle. Starting in California, Baker traveled 3,379 miles across the U.S. Due to the poor roads and primitive "cradle-spring" shock absorption of his bike, he rode most of ...
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Strange but True
BY SAMANTHAWEAVER
      . Raquel Welch,auditioned for the part of Mary Ann on "Gilligan's Island," but was passed over in favor of Dawn Wells. Incidentally, Welch's birth name was Jo Raquel Tejada. . In modern society, hundreds of millions of people across the globe speak English. You don't have to go back very far, thou...
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DONNA'S DAY: CREATIVE FAMILY FUN
Yesterday's News Is Today's Family Fun
BYDONNAERICKSON
      Roll up yesterday's comics, sports pages and want ads into nifty long tubes to make your own "construction set" for hours of creative building fun with your kids. The simple-tomake tubes are the building blocks, so to speak, for making zany sculptures, skyscrapers and even windmills. If you lose a...
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