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The McDream Team joins RE/MAX Hiawassee Realty
      PJ McClure, Donna Bragg, and Laurie Taylor are excited to be associated with one of the most respected and productive real estate companies in the area. The McDream Team has more than 30+ years combined experience in real estate and marketing.
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Defuse indoor allergy triggers
By:Norma Flanagan
      Tips for 4-H and Youth Pets, cleaners and even stuffed animals could be a source. The usual culprits of an indoor allergy attack are unwanted guests like dust, mold, insects and rodents. Spring has sprung the pollen season. Little can be done to control allergens outside. But you can knock out ...
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PARC open house
      Orthopedist Dr. Brent Davis and PARC Rehab Services invites you to an open house featuring the latest in joint replacement technology, May 15 from 9:00am until 1:00pm at Peachtree Athletic and Rehabilitation Center.
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Girl Scout Sunday
     Towns County Girl Scout Troop 253 would like to thank Macedonia Church and Pastor Harold Ledford for the kind treatment that we received on Girl Scout Sunday. Every year in March, Girl Scout Sunday starts Girl Scout week. This week is used to celebrate girl scouting everywhere. This year Girl Scouts...
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Landscape trees ready for springtime snack
Trees and shrubs ready for fertilizer feast.
By:Robert N. Brewer, Jr.
      Extension Tips Whether your landscape has fruit trees, shade trees, ornamentals or a blend, now is the time to fertilize. Unfortunately for homeowners, finding a fertilizer to use all over the landscape can be challenging. Different plants need different fertilizer recipes to meet their individ...
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Forest conservation group sponsors photo contest
      Got some neat outdoorsy pix in your camera? Georgia ForestWatch is sponsoring a photo contest and encourages the public to submit images of the great wild outdoors found on the Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forests. (Only photos taken within Georgia's national forests are acceptable for entry.
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GRI 40th anniversary
Submitted by: Carol Hayes
      GRI (Graduate Realtor Institute) celebrated it 40th anniversary at the week long school while at Brasstown Resort in March. The Graduate REALTOR® Institute (GRI) is a National Designation and Georgia is one of the best Programs in the US. Other states have modeled their GRI programs after us.
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SAFE-Jeans for Justice
      April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month and a time to increase the community's commitment to putting an end to such violence against women, children and men. Jeans for Justice is the month-long community awareness campaign.
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Forest Service Update
      CHATTAHOOCHEE NATIONAL FOREST BLUE RIDGE RANGER DISTRICT The Chattahoochee National Forest website can provide you with the latest information on recreation opening/ closing dates, campsite and pavilion reservations, land management activities,
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This is a hammer
Cleaning Storm Window and Door Hardware
BY SAMANTHAMAZZOTTA
      Q: I just switched out my storm windows for screens, and now I need to clean the grime - - dirt, old paint and so on -- from the nooks and crannies of those storm windows. It's a pain. Do you have a faster way to clean this stuff?
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Now Here's A Tip
BY JOANN DERSON
      • What's on sale in April: Spring clothing, bridal gowns and cruises, plus home-improvement items, like paint and wallpaper. • If you have drawers that stick when you try to pull them out, or maybe drawers that don't like to go back in without a fight, try this tip: Take an ordinary c...
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Donna's Day: Creative Family Fun
Creating Papier-Mache Pigs Is Gooey Fun
BYDONNAERICKSON
      Creativity is at your elbow, always available. I try to remember that. If you are a parent who, like many people, considers him- or herself "noncreative," just think of creativity as a water faucet. Turn the stream on, and it can be a steady flow into your everyday life.
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Dollars and Sense
Bracing for Tough Times
BYDAVID UFFINGTON
      Recession, depression, downturn in the market -- no matter what it's called, there's less money going around. Taking the right steps now can help you get through what might be a bumpy time. If you've been considering a job change, perhaps to a middle management slot in the same or another company...
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Free tour at GMREC
      Free Tour at Georgia Mountain Research and Education Center The Community Council and Mr. Joe Garner, Superintendent of The Georgia Mountain Research and Education Center announce two free tours of the research Center. The 415 acre GMRE Center was established in 1930 and is the oldest branch expe...
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Towns County Real Estate Transactions March 24 to 28, 2008
      Louis Steenmeijer sold to Alan & Yvonne Miller 1.18 acres Lot 3 at 1640 Cedar View Dr in Cedarview Subdivision for $323,000. Danny L Barnard deeded to Noel Barnard 1.00 acres off Barnard Rd & Gum Log Rd. KJT Investments, Inc (Dennis A Taylor) deeded to Roy L Sutton 1.33 acres Lot 23 on Harris Ri...
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2008 Multi-cultural Women's Development Conference
      One Dozen Who Care, Inc. (ODWC), a 501 (c) (3) Community Development Corporation is proud to announce the ninth annual Multi-cultural Women's Development Conference at the Hinton Rural Life Center in Hayesville, April 25, 26, & 27. For information, or to register, call 828-321-2273. Visit www.odwc...
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