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This time of the year we usually start to think about cleaning off the front porch, emptying containers of declining summer annuals and replacing them with something a little showy for the fall.  We hope that the old standby of mums will persist through the onset of winter but that depends on the weather and the shape the mums were in when we purchased them. I have seen some that still look largely intact and others that are ready to be pulled.

November 20, 1997
Three Grant County residents completed enrollment at Transylvania University. During the orientation, freshman were introduced to campus life with the help of student orientation leaders.Attending Transylvaniafrom Grant County are: junior, Viral Patel and freshman, Emily Godman and Wade Napier.

There are certain trees that consistently remain my favorites.  When I think about their common characteristics, one thing stands out: the bark.  Interesting bark is always there, whether the tree is leafing out, blooming, or showing dramatic fall color.  Bark remains constant whether the tree is good, bad, pretty or ugly.  

November 6, 1997
A total of five students from Grant County are among the approximately 115,000 students included in the 20th annual edition of The National Dean s List, 1996-1997. Students are selected for this honor by their college deans, registrars or honor society advisors and must be held in the upper 10 percent in their class.