November 2007 Volume 39, No. 11
10 FEATURES
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Active Hands, Active Minds More than 30 years old, The Blind Center in Washington, N.C., offers a sense of purpose to visually-impaired people and quality crafts to all of us.
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Holiday Gift Guide
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Cookies, calendars, candles and caps. Our annual Carolina Country Store Holiday Gift Guide has a North Carolina character.
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FAVORITES 4
First Person How are we doing? Plus: Photos from Camp Fallujah and Pink Hill.
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More Power to You We Can Do It: Send in your energy conservation ideas and questions.
Kid Crafts What children can do with a little help and a lot of imagination.
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Holidays and Healing AlexSandra Lett recalls the family’s first Thanksgiving without Mama and Daddy, from her new book, “Coming Home to my Country Heart.”
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The Cost of Running Your Appliances
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You’re From Carolina Country
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Marketplace A showcase of goods and services.
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Joyner’s Corner
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Carolina Compass
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Carolina Gardens The American beautyberry.
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Energy Cents
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Classified Ads
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Carolina Kitchen Apple Harvest Cake, CitrusScented Brined Turkey, Pineapple Sweet Potato Boats.
This chart estimates the monthly cost to run common electrical appliances.
ON THE COVER
Wanda Latham (left) and Corinne Woolard work on ornamental crafts at The Blind Center in Washington, N.C. The Blind Center’s holiday craft sale is Dec. 7–8. See page 10. (Photo by Karen Olson House)
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STATEMENT OF OWNERSHIP AND CIRCULATION Required by 39 U.S.C. 3685 Title of Publication: Carolina Country Publication Number: ISSN 0008-6746 Filing Date: September 15, 2007 Issued monthly, 12 times annually. Subscription price is $3.50 for members, $10.00 for non-members. Mailing address of office is P.O. Box 27306, Raleigh, N.C. 27611-7306 or 3400 Sumner Blvd., Raleigh, N.C. 27616, Wake County. Publisher is North Carolina Association of Electric Cooperatives, Inc., P.O. Box 27306, Raleigh, N.C. 27611-7306. Editor is Michael E.C. Gery, P.O. Box 27306, Raleigh, N.C. 27611-7306. Owner is North Carolina Association of Electric Cooperatives, Inc., P.O. Box 27306, Raleigh, N.C. 27611-7306. There are no other owners or bondholders. The purpose, function and non-profit status of this organization and the exempt status for federal income tax purposes have not changed during the preceding 12 months. Circulation: Average number of copies each issue during preceding 12 months, also actual number of copies of single issue published nearest to filing date. (September 2007). Total copies: Average 584,222 (September 601,620). Paid Circulation: Sales through dealers and carriers, street vendors, counter sales: None. Mail subscription: Average 572,888 (September 590,568). Total Paid Circulation: Average 572,888 (September 590,568). Free Distribution by mail carrier, or other means, samples complimentary and other free copies: Average 11,333 (September 11,052). Total Distribution: Average: 584,222 (September 601,620). Copies Not Distributed: Office use, leftover, unaccounted, spoiled after printing; Average: 0 (September: 0). Returns from news agents: None. Total: Average number of copies each issue during preceding 12 months: 584,222 (September 601,620).
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