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Dear bayard,
Christmas in the Blue Ridge-where else would you rather be?! The shops on Main Street are bright and bustling with good cheer. A steaming cup of freshpressed local cider and complimentary homemade cookies await holiday shoppers, and some merchants are offering a 10% discount to county residents. Local retailers must earn a substantial fraction of their annual income during the holiday period. The single most important thing residents can do to support the community economy is to buy local; In this era of sprawling malls and superstores-and, increasingly, internet shopping-family businesses are at
93.5%