Stecoah Valley Artisans Guild to be held
      In the era of the internet, giant discount store and mass-produced inexpensive goods. Appalachian mountain culture and contemporary finecrafts and art still survive at the Stecoah Valley Cultural Arts Center and Gallery.
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Butternut Creek and Friends in concert
      Traditional folk songs, blues, gospel music and more will be featured in a free concert by Butternut Creek and Friends at 7:30 pm on Friday, October 19 at The John C. Campbell Folk School in Brasstown, N.C. The public is welcome to enjoy a public exhibition of Folk School student crafts from 6:4...
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Dixie Divas
The Shampoo-And-Set Gang
By Ronda Rich
      Storytellers, I often say, are those who findstories in the simplest occurrences. Sometimes, it's just a phrase or a word that will stop me in my tracks and send me spiraling toward a new story.
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Your Health Matters
By Claudia Parks, R.N.
      It's that time again folks- to get your flushot! I contacted the Union County Health Department, located at 55 Hughes Street, Blairsville, 706-745- 6292, for details. They will give the fluvaccine on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, but you will need to call ahead for an appointment. Don't wait to...
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Cooking with Barbara
Sausage Broccoli Chowder
      A good friend of mine from Hiawassee recently passed away. She always made this chowder when the weather turned cool. She grew broccoli in her fabulous garden she tended each year and froze it so she always had it on hand. Her name was Margie Nichols Lee. She always canned in the earlier years.
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