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31709
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The Franklin County community of Concord consists of about fifty families who have been working on improving life. Since 1955, Concord has implemented community self-improvement projects focused on increasing income, home improvement, youth development, and general community improvement. Concord recently won awards in the small rural category of the Capital Area Development Association’s Community Contest.
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The North Carolina Arts Council and the North Carolina Department of Community Colleges combined to create the Visiting Artist Program, which brings artists of all mediums and cultures to different community colleges in the state.
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29297
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Three North Carolina ski instructors were selected to attend a week-long skiing event in the Austrian Tyrol. Austrians helped to develop the first American ski resorts and schools, including several in western North Carolina. The point of the event was a reaffirmation of the Austrian roots of American skiing.
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28935
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The General Assembly voted, after some confusion, to establish the North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics. The state high school will focus on the intensive study of science and mathematics. Durham, Charlotte, and Raleigh have expressed interest in providing a home for the school.
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35006
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A sea change of perspective on the high seas was what the author of this article, also a novelist, expected to have. As for that sea change of perspective, related to herself as a writer and her writing, manifested amidst a week-long painting course, long walks around the deck, and the drafting of a new novel.
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9378
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Antebellum medicinal prescriptions relied heavily on the use of whiskey and herbs. Some treatments such as bleeding with leeches and gashing and cupping seemed less desirable than the malady. Miracle Cures and elixirs and odd practices used by the clergy seem ludicrous and far-fetched by today's standards.
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29113
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Skiing has become a popular winter sport and industry in North Carolina. Ten new ski resorts are opening slopes in the northwestern part of the state. There has also been an increase in the number of ski shops, night skiing, competitions, and upgraded snow-making capabilities.
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Lodging profiles boasting hospitality offer a mountain of proof. Those with long standing reputations: Fairfield Inn, established 1896; Monte Vista Hotel, established 1919; Stonehearth, presently an inn, formerly antique shop and restaurant. Lodgings with a more recent reputation for comfort: Hound Ears Lodge and Club, Floridians comprising fifty percent of membership; Waynesville Country Club Inn, guest list including fraternities on ski trips; and Fontana Village Resort, fireplaces in their rooms; Sunshine Inn, inspired by the bed and breakfasts in Ireland.
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28884
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Controversies over public art are political and involve questions about what is considered art. Debates have been raised over public sculptures in Raleigh and sign ordinances in Asheville.
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29270
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William Tryon, fourth royal governor of North Carolina, sent numerous handwritten letters to his family in England. The letters described plans for a Newbern Villa, the bilious disorder of his stomach, and his two-month trip exploring the region he was to govern from 1765 to 1771.
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31627
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Square dancing is still popular in North Carolina, with over one-hundred Western square dance clubs in the state. This article discusses various forms of square dancing, such as clogging and smooth dancing. A well-known dance resort is at Fontana Village, which offers workshops and training for callers.
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8592
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Founded in 1753, the town of Portsmouth on the Outer Banks was a lively place of 505 people. Shipping was an important activity because inbound ships were stopped by the shallow waters and had to unload cargo at Portsmouth into smaller, shallow-draft vessels that could carry it across to the mainland. Activity in the town reached a peak in the mid-19th-century, afterward declined because of hurricanes, channels that filled with sand, and shipping activities falling off. By the early 1970s, the last residents had departed. All that remains of the town are 20 structures, including a post office, church, a schoolhouse, and several cemeteries.
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9672
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Payne describes poisonous plants to avoid when enjoying the out-of-doors. These include poison ivy, buttercup, cow-itch vine, and Jack-in-the Pulpit.
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Wildlife in North Carolina
(NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 45 Issue 5, May 1981,
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35575
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A long running lightship found a new job by serving as a monument to a lifestyle gone by. How it became a cultural record for Southport, its final harbor: being converted into a museum.
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31699
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Lumbee River Electric Membership Corporation (EMC), headquartered in Red Springs, is facing many issues regarding minority representation on the board and alleged voting irregularities. Lumbee River EMC’s service area is rural and has a high percentage of Indians and African Americans. The EMC’s new manager, Charles Staples, is working on addressing these challenges and improving the system.
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