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Sincerely,  Dan Matthews Date: Fri, 12 Oct 2012 06:41:36 -0700 From: oconeefm@yahoo.com Market Manager oconeefm@yahoo.com www.oconeefarmersmarket.org  (currently being updated)  --- On Fri, 10/12/12, Oconee Farmers Market <oconeefm@yahoo.com> wrote: From: Oconee Farmers Market oconeefm@yahoo.com Subject: this week's market To: "Oconee Farmers Market" oconeefm@yahoo.com Date: Friday, October 12, 2012, 9:08 AM Greetings, Please join us this week for the Oconee Farmers Market in downtown Watkinsville. This week our vendors will be bringing okra, peppers, tomatoes, eggplant, squash and zucchini, fresh, dried and dehydrated Shiitake mushrooms, sweet potatoes, pumpkins, jams, jellies, local wildflower honey, sourwood honey, honey butter, pecan honey butter, iced, plain and pumpkin poundcakes, vegetable quiche, Asian cookies and teas, Indian inspired foods, empanadas, lemonade, boiled and fried peanuts,...

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So when is a transfer not a transfer? When you are married to the Landlord, apparently, at least in the wonderful world of Watkinsville beer and wine sales. This was the case at the Watkinsville City Council meeting as the city breezed through a relatively light business agenda with a couple of no-shows in Pike Gas Service and Harjo Wood Works Wednesday evening at the Community Center..  The Watkinsville City Council gave its stamp of unanimous approval to a slightly changed Animal Control ordinance that essentially is designed to give teeth to combating animals left alone and tied up without supervision inside the City Limits.  Apparently there are a couple of poor pooches in the White subdivision that are on a chain and keeping people from walking around their neighborhood without fear of getting bit by Fido. I think 45 minutes is as long as you can keep a dog tied up in your yard with no one around. Nicole Brooks, center, taking the place of Julie Sanders at a meeting...

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Watkinsville Council turns down license for oxygen bar, approves fees for park | Online Athens This is the only time I can ever recall the Watkinsville City Council flat out turning down someone wanting to do business in their lovely town. I think the concept of an oxygen bar kind of floated past them. Recently I decided to post links to older articles I wrote before I had this blog, primarily from freelance assignments as a Correspondent for the Athens Banner-Herald newspaper from 1995 to 2005. These are provided as background and perspective in an area not wanting to forget its recent history. I hope these enlighten you.   

Watkinsville Council hires ex-cop to clean up city | Online Athens Thus begins our introduction to Joe Walter, a tall skinny civil servant who busted Ed Tant for weed back in the day. He always seemed very interested in qualifying for his pension. He also is one of four folks working with the Watkinsville Car Wash behind the Chicken Express. He served two terms as Mayor and at least that many as city council member after being the first Code Enforcement Officer. Both he and his subsequent replacement Robert Hegge have a nicotine habit that I hope they cure soon enough. Recently I decided to post links to older articles I wrote before I had this blog, primarily from freelance assignments as a Correspondent for the Athens Banner-Herald newspaper from 1995 to 2005. These are provided as background and perspective in an area not wanting to forget its recent history. I hope these enlighten you.    

License approved for new restaurant | Online Athens The emergence of Girasoles upon the restaurant scene of Watkinsville was another watershed moment in 2005 where we could have an actual choice of upscale eateries in the city. Chef Jose Zambrano is my favorite culinary talent in the area. I have followed him from three different restaurants to his present location, and he can make anything you want even if it is not on the menu. Recently I decided to post links to older articles I wrote before I had this blog, primarily from freelance assignments as a Correspondent for the Athens Banner-Herald newspaper from 1995 to 2005. These are provided as background and perspective in an area not wanting to forget its recent history. I hope these enlighten you.   

Watkinsville welcomes coffee house | Online Athens

Bishop wants to hear from cable TV provider representative | Online Athens

Council hears plans of trucking company | Online Athens