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Western Carolinian Volume 68 Number 03

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  • STUDENT LIFE Mountain Heritage Day Festival Celebrates 29th Year by jessic $ jarrard I WCnewsmagazine 2.0 The festival now known as Mountain Heritage Day began twenty-nine ago as a local celebration of southern Appalachian culture and has grown into regional showcase that regularly attracts 30,000 visitors. With plenty of food* fun, music to go around, this year should be no exception. The fun begins at 9 Saturday, September 27, rain or shine. There is no reasomnot to come and. enjoy the beautiful mountain festival, as entry the festival is: Mountain Heritåge Day is well kiiOWn and won't. until 5: $0 bring: your clogs and join: Harp: will begin their: perfolimance. on: the re ligiou$% stage {it A, M; Harmony singers!} P.M. Traditional slotytellers can bei}heard: •Thd€é who; care much for, dariCing can (hey the pagi/IhæMountain Heritage Payljai$ibeen. *fideogfiized. agl ;top POO craft eye.nts in the Unitgql.qtatesl crafts Willl: wood C arvevs and. basket weaversl with% thieit* Blacksmiths present The -true focus: Mountain, Hori tage -ekhfibili onsåind demonstrations; says: Randall Holgio\nbe of the Public Rel ations, office: atl Western. "Those are*the thingslthat:have with the hefiitagegnore„ thühli anything@lse," All kinds- off competi tilveaetivities qrescheduled. as beginning bright and early ii;mthe. morning. Registration. begins %focthe. wood Cutting contest and Mountain Heritage15K: Foot Raee„ and Fun Rum The}, Fun Run begins at 8:30 A.M. While. the 5K compeiition, wood Cutting; eompetiti01ti! and: dog and eat show begin at 9 A.M. ONLY SUPERSTAR ATHLETES and Witties 9hé19iIévgn:pai9ticipäteåttithe: Contest* .i Wönit smallchildren. alsoomtheta$efid{il Horseshoe pitching .ithe: men PM, 3 PM, At 2: 30: RM. :lihe women?sl; Single#ii eventbeging; along. with: ther men's doubleSi pitching competitiom Those who andtraetors c anftakeäin fiche: truck and tractor: show All ki lids ot trucks and tractorsfromfloeal$# will be display begin ni ny at 9:30 AM. Oned{ .dgaimthe Eva: Adeoek Award will be presented atthe.festiv. alu Those responsible fot*the organization of? Mountain Helii!tage Day nominate. people who litiVe{ gone above and beyond*tlhe+ call ofkduty*to. make:t'lie annualfegti val a The, presentation ofthis years: aw ard will be at noom studentsliil\: search real hoine,cookedifood: should: defi nitely make, .illff down tethefestivaL Those: who crave deep ;fried fast food andsoft!? (Itinks: need not. apply southern mountai n. home cooking will be oilihe: menu Some. favorites ineludeæhftin: biscuits; barbeque. chicken* beans, cornbreacL of course -traditional. Cherokee fry bread* Peanuts •and popcorn: along with eider and flemonade will also be available. end offi%lhe days as; the music: slowly end9 all thefood hasbeen eaten. and: allloflhe crafts soldorpaeked away those who attend the festival: with a -better understanding Of: the our; region?s;: heifitage* Everyone should come out on ben 27 and not Only. enjoythe festivities.]in own. backyard; but •take advantage of*the opportunity to $learn about the history and heritage of- the areali;n which we ilive, SHOULD COME OUT OF RETIREMENT. There's nothing romantic about lacing up the wingtips for your big comeback. An SRA is an economical, tax-deferred way to ensure you don't run out of retirement savings. Contact us before you decide to hang it up. TIAA-CREF.org or call 800.842.2776 TIAA f: CREF RETIREMENT I INSURANCE I MUTUAL FUNDS I COLLEGE SAVINGS I TRUSTS I INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT TIAA-CREF Individual and Institutional Services, Inc. and Teachers Personal Investors Services, Inc. distribute securities products. For information and prospectuses, call (877) 518-9161. Read them carefully before investing. 0 2003 Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association-College Retirement Equities Fund (TIAA-CREF), 730 Third Avenue, New York, NY 10017 Managing money for people with other things to think about.SM

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The Western Carolinian is Western Carolina University’s student-run newspaper. The paper was published as the Cullowhee Yodel from 1924 to 1931 before changing its name to The Western Carolin...

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