28 years old, and in its prime
Festival on the Square slated to be best yet
MARCUS KEELY Sentinel Writer
      Saturday morning, it will have been 28 years ago that the first Festival on the Square took place. A Clay County tradition, the festival has been a summertime staple that residents, visitors, and businesses can't seem to get enough of.
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San Francisco author has local connections
FRANK BRADLEY Publsiher
      Hayesville resident, Phil Zinn, recently surprised his nephew, Tim Maleeny, at a reading and book signing for Maleeny's mystery thriller Stealing The Dragon. The event was held at the Passages Book Store in the lobby of the Ferry Building which houses the Clock Tower on the wharf in San Francis...
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Library encores south L.A. Spelling Bee movie
JULIE CHAUTIN Contributing Writer
      School is over for the summer which makes it fun to watch another kid study and know you do not have to, especially when it is spelling. This week we are showing an encore presentation of the movie that asks what would happen if a poor black girl from South L.A. tried out for the National Spelling...
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Chart Toppers -- On the Beat and Off the Charts
by Marcus Keely
      1. T.I. vs. T.I.P.- T.I. 2. Little Voice- Sara Bareilles 3. Libertad- Velvet Revolver 4. Icky Thump- The White Stripes 5. Back to Black- Amy Winehouse 6. My December- Kelly Clarkson 7.
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Film review
"Ratatouille" is stirring and exciting adventure
HARRISON KEELY Sentinel Writer
      What do you get when you take a rat, turn on the heat, and add a dash of the implausible? A recipe for Disney and Pixar's latest film, "Ratatouille." The film follows in the footsteps of Pixar's last seven films which, by Hollywood standards, were each hits. Astounding track record, especially co...
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Blue Ridge Grass performs this Saturday
Brasstown Community Center will be host of concert
      This week the Brasstown Community Civic Center will feature a tried and true, veteran local Bluegrass group. Saturday, July 14, 2007, Blue Ridge Grass will be appearing in concert at 7:00 PM. Blue Ridge Grass is an award-winning band whose members are Ray Ritchie (guitar), Greg Brooks (fiddle), Jo...
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Film review
"Evan Almighty" passed, but could be better
HARRISON KEELY Sentinel Writer
      Billed as the most expensive comedy ever created (with a budget weighing in over $150 million), Universal Pictures' "Evan Almighty," the sequel to the Jim Carrey comedy "Bruce Almighty," is quite a picture. The story begins when Evan Baxter (Steve Carell) leaves his television anchor desk to beco...
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Dance musicians present free concert at folk school this Friday
      David Kaynor, Susan Conger, Susie Secco and Peter Siegel will be featured in a free concert of New England contra dance music at The John C. Campbell Folk School in Brasstown, N.C. at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, July 13.
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$5 ticket for "$6" movie
      It is hard for most of us to imagine what it would be like to be homeless, but consider what it would be like trying to raise a child while living and surviving on the streets of a big city. Murphy child actress, 10-year-old Constance Owl was cast from young actors throughout the country vying for...
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Fourth of July festivities bring families together
Sentinel photographs by Harrison Keely
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