The Chilly, Chili Cook-off
Sandy Wright CCCRA PR Chair
      Entering the town square dressed as a hobo at CCCRA's Chili Cook-Off on Saturday, April 14, was young Haley Reaux who stirred her brew in a metal can and dished out the winning chili. Haley won the three awards of "Best Chili in Clay County", "Best Booth", and "Best Youth". Thank you, Haley, for yo...
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Hayesville High School Mickey Birchfield Memorial Golf Tournament
      Hayesville High School will be hosting the annual Mickey Birchfield Memorial golf tournament on Saturday and Sunday, April 28th and 29th, at Chatuge Shores golf course. All proceeds from the tournament go to support the athletic teams at Hayesville High School. Entry fee is $100 per player, which c...
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CONTRACT BRIDGE
By Steve Becker
      A PLAY FIT FOR A QUEEN South dealer. Neither side vulnerable. NORTH [S] Q 3 2 [H] Q 10 3 [D] K J 10 9 5 [C] 9 6 WEST [S] 10 9 7 4 [H] 6 2 [D] 8 6 3 2 [C] K 8 4 EAST [S] J 6 5 [H] A J 9 8 4 [D] A Q 7 [C] 5 2 SOUTH [S] A K 8 [H] K 7 5 [D] 4 [C] A Q J 10 7 3 The bidding: South West North East 1 [C] P...
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For Dave Blaney, all the elements are in place. Now it's time to ... 'Put it
'Put it together'
By RICK MINTER Cox News Service T
      The most steady driver in the seven-car Toyota camp has been Dave Blaney, the popular driver of Bill Davis' No. 22 Caterpillar-sponsored Camry. Blaney has qualified for every race, unlike most of his fellow Toyota drivers, but his best finish has been a 21st in last week's Samsung 500 at Texas Mot...
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OBSERVATIONS
Rick Minter's
      No deal, no problem Contract negotiations between Dale Earnhardt Jr. and his Dale Earnhardt Inc. employer haven't proved to be the distraction that many in the sport figured they'd be. Although Earnhardt Jr.'s season got off to a relatively slow start, he has had one of the fastest cars in the pa...
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HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE A look at some of the people who shaped the sport
Allison: NASCAR racing best in the world
      Hueytown, Ala., native Bobby Allison is one of the greatest NASCAR drivers of all time. He has 84 victories in the Cup division and won the 1983 championship. His driving career ended in 1988 with a crash at Pocono Raceway. He still attends races regularly and recently met with Rick Minter of Cox ...
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Catching up with … REED SORENSON
      Sophomore Nextel Cup driver Reed Sorenson, who drives the No. 41 Dodge for Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates, is 30th in points after a 40th-place run in the Samsung 500 at Texas Motor Speedway. He has one top-10 finish this season, but he also has two 43rd-place finishes. He recently particip...
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Danny Bernstein's Hiking the Carolina mountains
      "A valuable, informative- and needed- addition to any hiker's library." - Leonard Adkins, author of Walking the Blue Ridge Join us Sunday, April 29th from 1-4pm for a book signing and discussion of D a n n y B e r n s t e i n ' s Hiking the C a r o l i n a M o u n t a i n s . The event will take ...
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