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Home & Garden September 13, 2007
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New officers at Home Builders Banquet
By JOAN CROTHERS Towns Sentinel Editor
      It was an evening of great food and fellowship as members of the Union-Towns Home Builders Association met to enjoy giving awards and swearing in new officers for 2007- 2008. The banquet was held at Brasstown Valley Resort on August 28 with well-known author and humorist Rhonda Rich as the main s...
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Fall Picnics Draw Insects - The Stinging Kind
By Robert N. Brewer Extension Tips
      Wasps and yellow jackets haven't hibernated. Many people associate autumn with a smaller number of insects, but yellow jackets and wasps are actually more aggressive during the fall. Two major factors contribute to this phenomenon.
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Best grandparent you can be
BY NORMA FLANAGAN
      A good way to help your grandchildren be the best they can be is to be the best grandparent you can be! What does it take to the best grandparent? Playfullness! That may sound simplistic, but play helps children develop. An added bonus is it can help you be mentally, physically, and emotionally fi...
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Dollars and Sense
Mutual Funds Spread Risk
BYDAVID UFFINGTON
      If you want to dabble in the stock market but don't have a lot of money you want to risk, investing in a mutual fund can be a safer starting point than if you just pick a stock to buy. The big advantage in mutual funds is the diversification and lowered risk. One share of a mutual fund might be s...
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Real Estate Transactions From August 20 To 24, 2007
      Trust under the Will of Carl E Hester conveys to Richard Everett Hester, Jr APlot land on northside of Plottown Rd off Hwy 76 West. Kenneth J Mantovani, Jr sold to William Mark & Debra Anne Moody 0.903 acres Tract 3-A on Bonny Hills Dr off Hwy 17 North for $56,300.
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This is a hammer
Cleaner Works Miracles on Hard- Water Buildup
BY SAMANTHA MAZZOTTA
      Q: I read your column on cleaning hard water spots off windows and wanted to put in my 2 cents. I use a product called Lemi Shine, which is actually made to work in your dishwasher to clean hard-water buildup. It's available at retailers like Wal-Mart. This stuff works great.
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Unsteady water supply bad for plant growth
By ROBERT N. BREWER, JR. The University of Georgia
      Lack of water and water at the wrong time stress gardens and gardeners alike. Everyone knows what stress is, but very few seem to do anything about it. Even in a perfect environment, stress can affect plants, and they can succumb and die.
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Enotah Garden Club is Grand Gardener
      The Enotah Garden Club of Young Harris, Laurel District, was recently granted Grand Gardener status within The Garden Club of Georgia, Inc. The club was organized in 1941, federated in 1943, and celebrated their 65th anniversary in 2006. Through the years the members have worked to maintain the go...
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Attorney's advice reprinted from the internet
      1.Do not sign the back of your credit cards. Instead, put 'PHOTO ID REQUIRED.' 2.When you are writing checks to pay on your credit card Accounts, DO NOT put the complete account number on the 'For' line. Instead, just put the last four numbers.
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