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Set thermostat to the lowest comfortable setting. For each degree you lower your thermostat in winter, you can save up to 5% on heating bills (depending on your climate). An ENERGY STAR qualified furnace will use about 15% less energy than a standard model. With Thanks from: ashleyhansen@advanta...

Billion Dollars  - How much is a Billion? This was updated from Snopes.com 8/1/08 The next time you hear a politician use the word "Billion" in a casual manner, think about this:  A Billion (1,000,000,000) is a difficult number to comprehend, but here is some perspective for you: 1.   A Billion s...

  Click on photo to view Tour. Waynesville is a historic village of shops, galleries and restaurants. Park your car and walk the streets for an entertaining afternoon. A visit to Haywood County needs to include a trip down memory lane in the quaint village of Waynesville. Directions: From the 19/...

  Click on photo to open the Tour. Maggie Valley is surrounded by Mountains rising to over 6000 feet in elevation. The Blue Ridge abd the Great Smokey Mountains surround the valley for a vissual delight of range after range. Plenty of activities, shops, motels and restaurants await the visitor - ...

Maggie Valley, NC celebrates Bicentennial with Storytelling Maggie Valley neighbors and visitors enjoyed a special day with regional and local storytellers and crafts people on July 12, 2008. As Maggie Valley celebrates its bicentennial, the storytellers told of country store politics, mountain p...

Katua Falls Amenities at a Glimpse  Elevation: 2760 to 3000 feet above sea level Views: of creeks, Maggie Valley, and mountains Number of Home Sites: 28 Lot sizes: .335 acre to .705 acre Lot types: creek, view, wooded Lot prices: starting in the $50's Gated Entrance: Yes Green Community Commons a...

  Maggie Valley NC real estate: Bank Owned Properties There is considerable interest in Bank Owned properties at this time. Six new log cabins have just entered the market, plus one track of land. These are located in Wolf Creek Resort, Maggie Valley, NC. The Bank owned prices start at $273,000 a...

   WHAT MAKES THE WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS SO SPECIAL?                                          by: Lynda Bennett   The answers are easy to find.  Since the days when the locomotives first chugged up the Saluda grade to destinations such as Flat Rock, Lake Lure, Waynesville, Black Mountai...

Committed to Preserving Green Space in Katua Falls  The trend towards the protection of green space in residential development is relatively new, but growing in popularity with home owners. Katua Falls is committed to creating a mountain experience that lends itself to appreciation of the natural...

Natural Landscaping Lynda Bennett The benefits of natural landscaping can be subtle. The plants require low maintenance, less water consumption, fewer chemical fertilizers or weed killers. The plants are easy to grow and blend into the natural environment visually. Natural Landscaping can mean ma...