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Arts & Leisure August 8, 2007
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Forget the dog, take some stationery
MARCUS KEELY Sentinel Writer
      P lease do yourself a favor and leave the black lights at home. For that matter, it would be smart to say goodbye to Fido too. In case you didn't get the memo, pets are not allowed in the dorm room. And for those of you that love toast in the mornings, please, for your own safety and well-being, ...
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Bryan Bowers to perform at Folk School August 10
      BRASSTOWN - Folksinger, songwriter and autoharp master Bryan Bowers will be featured in a free concert at the John C. Campbell Folk School in Brasstown, N.C. on Friday, August 10 at 7:30 p.m. The concert will be held in the Festival Barn,.
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Chart Toppers -- On the Beat and Off the Charts
by Marcus Keely
      Top albums 1. Finding Forever- Common 2. Hairspray (Soundtrack to the Motion Picture)- Various Artists 3. Coco- Colbie Caillat 4. Untitled- Korn 5. Back to Black- Amy Winehouse 6.
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Auctioneers to entertain at Folk School fundraiser
KATHI OSBORNE Contributing Writer
      BRASSTOWN - Auctioneers Tim Ryan and Bob Grove plan to entertain an audience of art lovers and Folk School supporters at this year's Benefit Auction for John C. Campbell Folk School in Brasstown on Saturday, August 18.
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Partin family to perform at Brasstown Community Center on Aug. 11
      BRASSTOWN - The second weekend of August at the Brasstown Community Civic Center features the Partin family from the Talking Rock community near Ellijay, Georgia. The concert will be held on Saturday, August 11, 2007. Jeff and Faye Partin grew up in homes where family gospel singing was a part o...
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Delisting doesn't leave the Bald Eagle out in the cold
      On July 28, a remarkable story of recovery was punctuated by the delisting of the bald eagle from the federal Endangered Species Act. Despite the birds' success story, the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission is reminding citizens and sportsmen that harming eagles, their nests or eggs remains illega...
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Interior Trends
Cozy family rooms invite family time
      Design experts say that family rooms may be surpassing kitchens as the most popular room in the house for family congregation. More people are opting to gather on a cozy sectional rather than at the kitchen breakfast bar. Family rooms are often the catch-all for the home.
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New special permit hunt gives bear enthusiasts another option
      The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission has expanded hunting opportunities in the western part of the state for bear, deer and feral hogs. Straddling the Transylvania/Henderson county line, the DuPont State Forest Game Land will offer three specialpermit black bear hunts for the coming 2007 season...
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HELPING TIPS
By JoAnn Derson
      • Here's a "novel" tip from H.L. in Louisiana: "I had a stroke of brilliance last month and I had to share.
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THIS IS A HAMMER
A homegrown solution to hard water spots
By Samantha Mazzotta
      Q:What can I use to remove hard water spots from a double-pane window? The water spots came from the garden sprinkler. -- Virginia B.
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How to rejuvenate your worn-out deck Four easy steps to a beautiful living space
      Does your deck look like a weather-beaten dock? With the warmer temperatures upon us, backyards across the country will soon become the gathering places of choice for many friends and families. Now is the time to transform your wooden deck from an eyesore into a beautiful outdoor living space.
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Ride safe this summer
      A summer bike ride should not end in the emergency room, but 250,000 kids per year go to U.S. emergency rooms with bike-related injuries - including brain injuries. Bike helmets could prevent up to 75 percent of fatal head injuries to child cyclists, yet a recent study shows that cyclists ages fi...
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Best Appalachian trail beginner's hike: Bring the kids
By George columnist
      Famed naturalist and conservationist John Muir once exclaimed, "John the Baptist was not more eager to get all his fellow sinners into the Jordan than Ito baptize all of mine in the beauty of God's mountains." His motive reflects mine in offering the following trek.
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Easy steps to increasing vehicle life
      According to the U.S. Department of Transportation, Americans drove 2.99 trillion miles on American highways in 2005. This represents a 27.4 billion mile increase over travel in 2004 and nearly 25 percent more than in 1995. "We spend so much time behind the wheel, exposing our vehicles to mostly ...
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Debunking gas known myths
      Chances are, you've recently received an e-mail about the rising prices of gasoline and what can be done to corral the record amount you're shelling out each time you visit the pump. It comes off as a thoughtful, good idea and strikes at an issue you, no doubt, feel helpless against.
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Clip your way into savings
No shame in the save!
      Make coupon clipping a routine part of your lifestyle. When coupon clipping, clip based on "quality" not "quantity." That means, don't clip everything that catches your eye. Many coupons "advertise" new products to encourage you to try them out. So just because that new mango fruit smoothie drink ...
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Turn family chaos into choreographed communication
Simple, stylish tools make it easier to stay on schedule, stay in touch
      Today's families are definitely on the go. Between work, school, sports and social activities, the average American family has lost 539 hours together annually compared to a generation ago. But how can families make up for lost time, communicate effectively and maintain their busy schedules to max...
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Don't get 'stuck' with a painful weed
      A certain lawn weed may elicit fear from children and pets alike. The sand burr, also known by a dozen different names from grass burr to grass stickers to those prickly things, is a foe that turns up in the spring and summer. The seeds of the weed are small and ball-like, and feature little thorn...
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ERA listing and selling agents of the month
      ERA Carolina Mountain Homes, owner/broker Joan Posey announced that Sheri Brydebell is the Listing Agent for the month of June, 2007 and the Selling agent is Carol Harting "We are very proud of these agents and congratulate them on their successes.
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