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		<title>Is this the end of the heatwave?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[For the last 3 months our precious region has been under a magnifying glass directing sunlight as intensely as possible, driving our average temperatures for this Summer well over the normal mark. For those of us who love the temperate climate of Southwest Virginia, the harsh Winter followed by a harsh Summer has been bothersome. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.abingdonva.us/?p=62</link>
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		<title>Respect for the past, faith for the future</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Well, folks, that about sums it up. We did not receive one of the 10 All-America City designations for 2010, but we cannot say that we lost. What we gained from this whole experience, if it can all be written, are very valuable lessons, new friends, ideas, and most importantly, motivation to do more for [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.abingdonva.us/?p=60</link>
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		<title>Seen again from the road!!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Town Hall wolf has been spotted again! Multiple times, even! Check out the latest here from our eyewitness sources. Check out updates and new pictures from Kansas City HERE on our Flickr!]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.abingdonva.us/?p=57</link>
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		<title>The wolf has been spotted!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We have this photo given by an eyewitness who said he saw the Town Hall wolf entering a trailer of some sort. We think the second photo may very well be the trailer in which he escaped&#8230;]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.abingdonva.us/?p=49</link>
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		<title>It&#8217;s HERE!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Wow!! Can you believe that the whole prep time has passed and tomorrow we leave for Kansas City?? It seems like just a few days ago we were named a finalist and now we&#8217;re loading the trailer and heading to Missouri! Our last rehearsal, home-side was today and the delegation has prepared as much as [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.abingdonva.us/?p=46</link>
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		<title>Meet our first Corporate Sponsor!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Food Country USA has graciously agreed to provide the Town of Abingdon with sponsor support for the Hospitality Room while the delegation is in Kansas City! The Hospitality Room will be in the hotel where the delegates stay and will feature bottled water, sports drinks, healthy snacks like Sun Chips® and granola bars, and a [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.abingdonva.us/?p=39</link>
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		<title>Handouts and Presentations&#8230;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Meetings, meetings, meetings, planning, more meetings, planning, scheduling, designing, packaging, preparing&#8230;.being an All-America City is hard work! The Town of Abingdon delegation is preparing heavily to make a great showing for Abingdon, Washington County, and Virginia in June! Abingdon is the only locality nominated from the whole Commonwealth so our presentation is not only for [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.abingdonva.us/?p=34</link>
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		<title>The trip is planned!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[After some meetings and preparation we have made quite a bit of progress in getting the trip together! The delegation has been confirmed, including several Town staff and administration members, representatives from Barter Theatre, Southwest Virginia Higher Education Center, Abingdon Town Council, Overmountain Victory Trail Enactors, and several children who are helping fight childhood obesity [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.abingdonva.us/?p=31</link>
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		<title>All-America City 2010!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Several years ago, Abingdon, Virginia combined efforts with Bristol, VA/TN, Johnson City, TN, and Kingsport, TN to compete as a combined Tri-Cities area in the All-America City competition. The effort worked and our Tri-Cities region of NE Tennessee and SW Virginia was awarded the title of one of ten All-America Cities. This year, Abingdon, Virginia has been nominated as a finalist, one of 26, as a stand-alone nominee!]]></description>
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