Mushrooms- Friend or Foe?
By Johanne Kittle Plant Rescue team
      Mushrooms have a mixed reputation. Some people love them; where others see no value in them or even fear them. The cause may stem back to our American roots- a mixing pot of English and European traditions.English tradition has an anti-mushroom bias, perhaps inherited from superstitions of ancesto...
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Tropical Stream Aquatics now open in Hiawassee
Becky Landress Sentinel Writer
      Whether it be fresh water or salt water, common or more exquisite, people all over the North Georgia Mountains love to include aquariums in their decor. Homes, offices and restaurants have all chosen to gaze at the beauty of these colorful creatures.
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Drip irrigation a bargain for home vegetable gardens
By ROBERT N. BREWER, JR. EXTENSION TIPS
      Every summer it fails to rain at least sometime when your landscape plants, home orchard and vegetable garden desperately need it. Those are the times that make drip irrigation a terrific value. Drip irrigation uses a lot less water than sprinklers. It uses 30 percent to 50 percent less water on f...
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Notes from a Nature Watcher
By John Roberts Sentinel Guest Writer
      I am still seeing the effects of the Easter Freeze of '07 and the problems which it and the prolonged, severe drought have generated. The trees are losing leaves and displaying their fall colors a bit earlier than normal.
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This is a hammer
Cluttered Kitchen Needs Organizing
BY SAMANTHAMAZZOTTA
      Q: My daughter can't keep her kitchen clean! I've visited her new apartment -- it's a small efficiency that I co-signed on so she can stay in it while attending college -- and the kitchen, even with the dishes done, is cluttered and grungy. She doesn't want to hear me out when I say that she needs...
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Real Estate Transactions From August 27 To 31, 2007
      Pard Ventre, LLC (Robert Harkins & Jody Anderson) sold to Camille Geraldi 2.3 acres Lot 17A at 8281 Truelove Mtn Rd in Truelove Mtn Subdivision for $267,000. David & Loretta Cannon sold to David G & Marilyn MacBride Lot 22, Block A in Enchanted Valley RV Resort off Hwy 75 South for $66,000.
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I'm Growing Up - But Am I Normal?
By NORMA FLANAGAN
      TIPS FOR 4-H AND YOUTH Since your last birthday, a lot of things have changed. For one, you're much smarter than you were the year before. That's obvious. Also, you have some new privileges- maybe a later bedtime or a bigger allowance. Whatever the changes, you've probably been expecting them.
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