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What about the NASCAR fans?
At this year’s Burke Literacy Council fundraiser, An Author's Evening with Sharyn McCrumb, April 10, I sat in the fellowship hall of First United Methodist Church with a group of avid readers.
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'I wanna go to school, too'
Oak Hill schools have had their share of animals in or around school, some intentional and some unwanted.
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Kindness across the continent and through the years
Recently I received the ultimate expression of appreciation and loving friendship.
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A move, a visit and a wrecked airplane
The summer of 1968 we'd recently moved to Upper Kalskag, a Kuskokwim River village of mixed Eskimo and Indians. We shared meals and outings with neighboring teachers only 2.5 miles down river, rare for bush villages.
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All in the month of May
May is one of my favorite months of the year.
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A Mother's Day for Rosa Lee
I recently found two surprising letters sent to my paternal grandmother.
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Party animals just waiting for action
When good friends invited us to a Christmas party it sounded like a great idea.
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March gladness
Sports have been a part of my life as long as I can remember.
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But God sees the heart…
We were heading back to Morganton, N.C. after spending a month with our daughter and her family in Mississippi and had just crossed over the Alabama line.
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Clay and The Yellow Brick Road
Fifteen-year-old Clay Hennessee enjoys Wii, driving with his learner's permit and hanging out with Freedom High School classmates.
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Henry River: A young man's dream
Less than a mile south of Interstate 40 off Exit 119 are the architectural remnants of the once-thriving cotton mill village of Henry River. Lining the valley are former homes, some ordinary duplex style and some slightly grander, a two-story brick company store, a dam and the ruins of a burned-out mill, all tied together by a picturesque winding road.
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Fire in bush Alaska produces no warmth
Recent snowbound days in my Lake James pine-slab cabin brought to mind long periods of cabin fever in "bush" Alaska and of a day I wished I'd just stayed home.
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Red Rover, Red Rover — How games change
Duck, Duck, Goose. Red Rover, Mother, May I? Playground games we played on Oak Hill Elementary School's red dirt ball field a half a century ago were such fun during our "play" period.
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Pete's Elvis tree and memories fit for a king
Morganton's Edna Mae "Pete" Richards has loved Elvis Presley since her teenage years in the 1950s.
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The future of the library is now
In 1994, at a library symposium, our assignment was to write a scenario of what we perceived the library of 2010 might be like, either negative or positive.
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The Christmas tree
"Mom, come quick! Come see what I found!" Barbara shouted as she grabbed my hand and proceeded to drag me down the aisle in Kmart.
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'I just thought it would be a good thing to do'
Bob Martin decided to light a candle instead of curse the darkness.
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An old Tar Heel can't get enough of UNC ceremonies
I have been privileged to attend three University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill graduations within the last six years. My daughter graduated in 2004; my son was in the class of 2007, and my niece invited me to her ceremony in 2009.
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There's no place like home: A writer on vacation
The members of the Morganton Writers Group, most of whom take turns contributing weekly to the Burke County Notebook, are a diverse cluster of women. We've had a few male members drift in and out over the years, but we will refrain from making further comment concerning the commitment level of men.
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My husband sleeps with an elephant
Last year, I came back from Maine with a back ailment.
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Library Matters
Take advantage of all the free programs, materials and events offered by your library. Start with Summer Reading Program.
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Moonshine, bootleggers and back roads
"Thomas, don't you go tramping a path to here a blind man could foller!"
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Love is always a winner
David Fletcher was the associate pastor of our church and principal of our new Christian school.
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A bridge not far from Burke
A few weeks ago, I turned the channel on the TV and caught the end of the movie, "The Bridges of Madison County," starring Clint Eastwood and Meryl Streep.
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Private Investigator school 101
Well, it's official. I am now a paid private investigator—Agent 000.
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