Tennesseans can ring in the New Year with 10 free flowering trees by joining the Arbor Day Foundation any time during January 2012.
By becoming a member of the nonprofit Arbor Day Foundation, you will receive two white flowering dogwoods, two flowering crabapples, two Washington hawthorns, two American redbuds and two goldenraintrees.
The free trees are part of the nonprofit Foundation’s Trees for America campaign. More...
Updated January 10, 2012 06:11:58 PM
Small-acreage workshop planned
A Profit & Production on Small Acreage Workshop, designed for farmers with limited land resources who strive to maximize their production potential, will be offered by the University of Tennessee Extension in January.
The classes in this series will focus on maximizing land usage through increased knowledge in production and marketing practices for crops suitable on small acreage.
The program will be held at the Washington County Farm Bureau Building located on Boones Creek in Jonesborough. The series of meetings will begin on Jan. 10 and continue on Jan. 12, 17, 19, 24, 26 and 31. All meetings will begin at 6:15 pm. More...
Updated January 10, 2012 06:16:54 PM
Blood draw to be held Jan. 13
An Erwin Community Blood Drive will be held Friday, Jan. 13, from 12:30-5:30 p.m. at First Christian Church, in the fellowship hall.
All presenting donors are automatically entered into a drawing for a pair of Delta Air Lines tickets. Donors can also enter a drawing for dinner for two at Hawg-N-Dawg Restaurant in Erwin.
Donors must be at least 17 years old, 16 with parental permission; weigh at least 110 pounds and be in generally good health. High school students and donors 17 years of age and younger also have to meet certain height and weight requirements. A Red Cross donor card or other form of positive identification must be shown by the donor. More...
