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Sponsors Named for 14th Annual Bear on the Square Mountain Festival
In addition to local supporters, the lineup of sponsors once again includes a well known Atlanta auto dealership known as “The Original Atlanta Audi Dealership”, and an internationally-renowned folk school, which describes its goals as seeking to bring people toward two kinds of development: inner growth as creative, thoughtful individuals, and social development as tolerant, caring members of a community...
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SRX-y New Crossover from Cadillac!
A bright chrome accent on the side, not unlike the Jaguar Vanden Plas, combined with a hefty Escalade-ish metallic presence up front, proclaims this is a crossover that is meant to be seen in...
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Cynthia's Events Planning & Design Presents Mountain Memories Bridal Show
Meet premiere specialists from across North Georgia, sample decadent desserts and hors d'oeuvres, enjoy live entertainment, win prizes, and experience a bridal lounge, providing one-on-one services and information to support you, the bride!...
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RAM-bunctious Dodge Truck: A Country and Western Star!
There is a premium sound system, with satellite radio and rear drop-down television screens.  If the young’uns have grown tired of the DVD collection, you can beam them Nickelodeon, Disney Channel or the Cartoon Network to the back seat.  No counting cows on the side of the road for the Southfork kids!...
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Isakson Urges Investigation of Climate Research to Ensure Tax Dollars Are Not Being Used to Manipulate Data
"Emails and documents recently disclosed paint an alarming picture of the state of climate research. In the emails that have been disclosed we've seen evidence of manipulation, efforts to avoid freedom of information act requests, abuse of the peer review process and a research process that is driven more by a political agenda than a quest for the truth"... 
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Gifts for Gourmets: The Season for Creative Giving
I enjoy collecting cookbooks and I love to give them to ambitious home chefs and self-taught cooks.  Entertaining from an Ethnic Indian Kitchen, is 300-plus pages of gorgeous color photographs, featuring hundreds of delicious and unusual recipes by Komali Nunna, the 'Indian Martha Stewart'...
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First Citizens Offering Free Portrait Sittings and Complimentary Holiday Print
John Seibel Photography is providing the photographic services at First Citizens Bank of Georgia in Dawsonville on Friday and Saturday, December 5-6...
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Holiday Gift Ideas For People Who Love the Outdoors
From hunting and fishing to camping and wildlife watching, the Georgia Department of Natural Resources (DNR) offers suggestions for friends and family who love being outdoors...
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The Mint Tulip Offers Alternative to Crowded Malls
If gift cards aren't personal enough for your liking, a gift basket will surely be received with a big smile this holiday season, as the recipient discovers a container brimming with festive items that suit his or her personality...
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Family Portraits Snapped at Rock Creek on Saturday

For more information, call 706-344-3646 or go online atwww.dawsoncounty.org

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Annual Holiday Treasure Hunt Planned Along Historic Moonshine Highway
Shops, galleries, restaurants and lodging along Scenic 197 will be offering seasonal decorations, artist demonstrations and specially selected one-of-a-kind gifts, in addition to the official Treasure Hunt map...
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Keep Dawson County Beautiful Announces Annual Meeting

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John Megel Chevrolet Kicks Off Football Season with Dawson County Parks and Recreation
John Megel Chevrolet sponsors Dawson County Parks and Recreation and helps raise thousands of dollars with a vehicle giveaway...
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'A Toast to the Animals' to Benefit Humane Society
The third annual event includes dinner, dancing, auctions and cash bar, featuring entertainment by Butch and The Buckheads.  Ticket donations are tax deductible...
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Saint Joseph’s First in Georgia to Offer Noninvasive Treatment of Brain Disorders
St. Joseph’s Hospital of Atlanta is the first hospital in Georgia to offer treatment with Leksell Gamma Knife Perfexion, an advanced radiosurgery device specifically designed to treat brain tumors and other brain disorders without making an incision...
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Leadership Dawson 2010 Class Now Forming
Applications are being accepted through October 1, 2009.  The class will be limited to approximately 25 participants...

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November Trail of Tears Meeting to be Held at Marsh House
The Marsh House was built in 1836 by Spencer and Ruth Marsh and was constructed with slave labor. To the Cherokees, Spencer Marsh was a friend and was known as Estachee. Ninatoya, a Cherokee woman, was also a servant in the Marsh home...
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Flood Victims Can Find Coping, Recovery Information at GeorgiaDisaster.info
The site is one of the most comprehensive of its kind in the nation and addresses many of the stresses any kind of catastrophe can bring to an individual, a family or a community...
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The Heroes of Dawson County
This poem was written as a dedication to the memory of the victims of September 11 and as a thank you to the many heroes living right here in Dawson County.  Let us never forget...
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Baseball, Hot Dogs, Apple Pie and Malibu
The most remarkable observation after nearly a week in the Malibu was how transparent it became in the family.  It became the go-to car of choice, over a Honda and a Jaguar.  The suspension was smooth, yet it kept its composure in sharp turns and switchbacks...
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