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The Fairest of them all
Dyer County Fair pageants begin Sept. 6
(Community News ~ 08/27/04)
"Mirror, mirror on the wall, who's the fairest of them all?" The answer will come Sept. 6 during the 57th annual Fairest of the Fair beauty pageant. The Fairest of the Fair, for young ladies ages 16-20, will begin at 7:30 p.m. in the First Citizens Amphitheater...
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Fun facts
(Community News ~ 08/27/04)
"Key Ingredients: America by Food," a Smithsonian Institution exhibit on display at the Obion County Museum, includes a number of fun facts about common foods. Among those gleaned from the exhibit are the following: * Corn, originally a tiny wild grain, was cultivated and bred by Native American farmers in the highlands of Mexico. By the 1700s and 1800s, corn was a leading export in the United States...
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Special events, cook-offs coincide with Key Ingredients
(Community News ~ 08/27/04)
A number of special activities have been scheduled in conjunction with the Key Ingredients exhibit at the Obion County Museum, 1004 Edwards St., Union City. All of the special activities are free and will be held in the museum's community room, which may be entered from the parking lot on Edwards Street...
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'Key Ingredients' examines link between food, culture; Smithsonian exhibit opens Saturday in Union City
(Community News ~ 08/27/04)
"Melting pot" is a term often used to describe the blending of ethnicities and heritages in the United States. It may better describe our food. We've borrowed ingredients, flavors, cooking techniques and traditions from people all over the world. "American food defies definition," according to "Key Ingredients: America by Food," an exhibit designed by the Smithsonian Institution for Museum on Main Street. "It is what people in America harvest, prepare and eat...
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City to use County Fair for education
(Local News ~ 08/27/04)
The City of Dyersburg is hoping this year the Dyer County Fair can be used to educate area residents on critical issues that will affect both their pocketbooks and everyday lives. This will include cleaning up area lakes and rivers, the safety of public water supplies and local homeland security initiatives...
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BRAGGING RIGHTS
(High School Sports ~ 08/27/04)
mkinney@stategazette.com For 59 years Dyersburg and Dyer County did not meet on the gridiron. For whatever reason, the two schools that are separated by less than 10 miles did not dare to step foot on the same field of play for almost six decades. When the two squads met back up in 2001 the Choctaws came out on top 16-14. However, in the past two seasons the series has been owned and operated by the Trojans. And it has not been close...
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Mustangs race out to an 18-0 shutout
(Community Sports ~ 08/27/04)
Someone must have told C.J. Crittendon that a gold mine was hidden in the Dyer County High School end zones. Because the Northview Middle School eighth-grader made enough trips there to dig up a treasure Thursday night. In the Mustangs' 18-0 shutout of Three Oaks at DCHS, Crittendon scored all three touchdowns for Northview...
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