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Set aside a few bucks for books this Hallowe’en weekend.  The Troutman Library Fall Used Book Sale will be held Saturday, Oct. 31 from 8:00AM til 7:00PM or until the voluteers just can’t take it any more.  Along with that will be a Halloween Carnival from 4:00PM til 7:00PM.  The location is Ole World Market [...]

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The J. Hoyt Hayes Memorial Troutman Library is getting close to be complete, at least from the standpoint of the building and grounds.  The next challenge will be to work with the Iredell County Library to figure out when to open the library.  The economic situation has put more question marks on that than was [...]

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Looks like the exterior of the J. Hoyt Hayes Memorial Troutman Library is nearing completion.  No doubt there’s lots of activity on the inside, too.  I’ll be getting more details at an upcoming library group meeting.  Until then, check out these photos from September 5, 2009. Don’t forget to go to Ole World Market in [...]

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Saturday was a big day for Troutman area hot dog lovers.  They got to watch a display of hot dog eating skill that makes normal folks shudder.  The brand new annual Labor Day Festival and Hot Dog Competition held at Ole World Market in Troutman brought out some heavy hitters, but the “top dog” was Will [...]

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If you really do like hot dogs and also like money, you’ll want to go to Ole World Market in Troutman this Saturday, Aug. 29 and participate in the hot dog eating contest.  Not much to it really-  the fastest time to eat 8 hot dogs with 8 buns wins $1,000!  You have to enter [...]

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I stopped by Ole World Market on Eastway in Troutman on Sunday to see the used book display.  Looks like a good selection, and the prices are right- $1 for a paperback and $2 for a hardback.  We’ll keep them fresh since we’ll also be storing our stock elsewhere in the building.  Just go into [...]

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Our group working on building a Troutman Library has been working with Troutman’s Old World Market on Eastway Drive to arrange for them to sell from our stock of used books that we’ve accumulated for our semi-annual sale.  Chris and Tonya Gibson, the business owners, and Earl Spenser, the building owner, have been great to work with us [...]

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I stopped by today to see how construction is progressing on the J. Hoyt Hayes Memorial Troutman Library.  Looks good!  Here are a couple of photos:

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The Citizens for a Troutman Library have been having Spring and Fall Book sales for the last several years in order to raise awareness of the library and to raise funds for building the library.  Recently we talked to the operators of Ole World Market in Troutman, Chris and Tonya Gibson, about setting up a display area [...]

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I was in Troutman today for a listing appointment and decided to stop by the site of the new J. Hoyt Hayes Memorial Troutman Public Library.  Wow!  Things are really moving along with exterior walls up and shingles being nailed to the roof.  The weather has been spectacular lately, and I’m sure the builders have [...]

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