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Home & Garden August 16th, 2007
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Scenes from Hiawassee's Beach- Park Grand Opening
     Ronald McDonald has quite a show for the young kids, and the adults were enjoying it too.
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Better than riprap
By JOAN CROTHERS Sentinel Editor
      There is a lot of shoreline around Lake Chatuge that needs to have help of some sort to keep erosion down. Rock riprap is one buffer that has been used by many homeowners living on the lake, but there is a big problem with that. The rock absorbs the heat of the sun and transfers it to the water, m...
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Heat Kills Kids in Parked Cars
Safe Kids Reminds Parents: Never leave your child alone
      Every year, approximately 30 children die of heatstroke after being left in parked cars. Even in mild weather, the interior of a parked car can rise to dangerous temperatures in just a few minutes, and a small child's body temperature can increase three to five times as fast as an adult's. The re...
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Teaching Kids the Financial Facts of Life
Tips for 4-H and Youth
BY: NORMAFLANAGAN
      Teaching kids the value of money can be more difficult than getting them to clean their rooms or eat their vegetables. Financial experts recommend teaching kids the three purposes of money. 1. Saving. Teach kids to put some money aside so there are funds for goals and unexpected expenses.
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Towns County Real Estate Transactions From July 23 to 27,2007
      MIA Properties, LLC (Bill Manto & Carl Edwards) sold to Bolderwood, LLC (Jerald S Savage & Trevor Bright) 0.79 acres Lot 64 on New Forest Path in The PReserve at Crooked Creek for $41,000. Bolderwood, LLC (Jerald S Savage & Trevor Bright) sold to Kevin & Kathleen Post 0.79 acres Lot 64 on New For...
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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 progr...
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Beat the heat with latesummer flowers
Don't settle for flowers that fade at summer's end
BY: ROBERT N. BREWER, JR.
      The flowers are all gone. Cracks are forming in the ground. The landscape is looking a little baked at the end of long, hot summer. This is a common problem in the Southern landscape. Back in the spring, your yard was alive with dogwood and azalea blooms, which soon gave way to green and eventual...
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This is a hammer
Contractor Says It's Too Humid to Paint
BY SAMANTHAMAZZOTTA
      Q: I am having a painter come in and repaint some interior rooms of my home this month. The painter told me it would only take a couple of days, asked for an advance payment of $500, and said he would start the next Monday. So far it has been two weeks since he made that appointment and he has yet...
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Local Realtors earn Prestigious Designation
      P.J. McClure, Donna Bragg and Laurie Taylor have been awarded the Graduate, REALTORfiInstitute (GRI) designation by the Georgia and National Associations of REALTORSfi.
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Get Your House in Shape for Football Season
      Summer is coming to an end and you know what that means the 2008 football season is just around the corner. In less than a month the season begins, and if you want your home to gain a reputation of being "the place" to enjoy the game, now is the time to start getting ready.
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Here's the place for you if you're building or remodeling
By JOAN CROTHERS Towns Sentinel Editor
      Don't miss the chance to see the latest in ways to perk up your home with new doors, new cabinets, hardware on your doors and cabinets, windows, or even just a new faucet can make your kitchen feel newer. You're invited to see all this and more at the open house that Mountain Lakes Millwork, In...
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Tomato Guru Shares Tips for Picking the Best of This Summer's Crop
      Summer tomato season is a celebrated but fleeting time of year. For several months each year local produce stands pop up on roadsides and in parking lots, an opportunity for many areas of the country to show off their best locally grown in-season fruits and veggies. For the majority of us, locally...
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