SkyLine Heart Walk Team RaisesOver $2,800 to Fight Heart Disease

SkyLine’s 15-member Heart Walk team had anothersuccessful year raising awareness and funds for the American Heart Association (AHA). Through various fund-raising efforts among the employee group as well as theannual raffle, the team raised a total of $2,890. Severallocal businesses/individuals have supported our annualHeart Raffle, and we wish to recognize and thank our2012 raffle donors for their support (see below).

Pictured at the Heart Walk, held June 2 at the 1904Courthouse in Jefferson, are about half of the membersfrom our team, with some of their children also taking part.

Thanks to all who have supported our efforts againthis year. Heart disease is still America’s number onekiller, so we remain committed to supporting the AHA,whose mission is to build healthier lives, free of cardiovascular disease and stroke.

Heart Walk Raffle Supporters:A Cut Above

Ashe ChiropracticAshe County CheeseAshe County Ford

Auto Express Kwik LubeBohemia

Carolina West WirelessCurrent Chiropractic

Cutter’s EdgeAmy Dollar

Everything I LoveGrady Precision Cartridge

Tiffany GrubbHardeesIngles

Jefferson Florist

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Monday, September 3SkyLine Offices Closed

for the Labor DayHoliday

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Local Students Tour Washington, D.C.SkyLine sponsored two area high school juniors–

Cari Carson and Mikayla Shatley of Ashe County– for theFoundation for Rural Service Youth Tour to Washington,D.C. in June. The Youth Tour introduced the telecommu-nications industry to students from rural America within alegislative context. Aside from the educational aspects ofthis trip, students also had the opportunity to tour manyof the historical sites in the nation’s capital. The studentswere among approximately 100 students selected fromrural America to participate in this five-day program. Fea-tured in the two photos are this year’s participants and aphoto of Cari and Mikayla at the World War II Memorial.

FRS promotes, educates and advocates to the public,rural telecommunications issues in order to sustain and

enhance the quality of life withincommunities throughout rural Amer-ica. The foundation was establishedby the National TelecommunicationsCooperative Association (NTCA), ofwhich SkyLine is a member.

SkyLine Leads Computer/InternetTraining in Shady Valley

Now that SkyLine’s Shady Valley exchange has Fiber-to-the-Premise (FTTP) capabilities, customers who havenot subscribed to Internet previously were invited to atwo-night series of instruction featuring an introductionto computers and the Internet. Attendees were wel-comed by local board member Olan Bentley and SkyLinePublic Relations Administrator Karen Powell, who spokeof the co-op’s efforts to bring fiber-based services to theShady Valley community, including telephone, advanced

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SkyLine’s Michelle Graybeal and Amber Osborne utilized Shady Valley Elementary’s SMART Board as part of the computer and Internet trainingseries held there in June. The SMART Board used in this special series isone of several that have been donated to the school through SkyLine’s

Technology Education Grant Program.Kelly’s Automotive Repair ShopMountain Aire Golf Course

O’Reilly Auto PartsPam’s Unique Boutique

Parker TieShatley Springs Downtown

Jim ShepherdShepherd’s Staff

Smoky Mountain BarbecueSNAP (Sonya-n-Ang-Photography)

Style DepotTamales

Winner’s CircleSkyLine

SkyLine Heart Walk Team

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Recipe of the Month

Mrs. Ruth Bickerstaff’s Fresh Peach Pound CakeIngredients:1 1/2 cup cooking oil2 cups sugar3 eggs2 teaspoons vanilla3 cups self-rising flour3 cups peaches, peeled and diced fine2 cups nuts, chopped1 cup coconut

Frosting:1 (3 ounce) package cream cheese6 teaspoons peach juice (puree one fresh peach in blender)

1 1/2 cup confectioners sugar

Instructions:Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Mix allingredients together in order listed.Pour into lightly greased and flouredBundt pan and bake for one hour. Remove from oven. Let stand for 10minutes, then place on cooling rack.Cool completely.

Mix frosting ingredients together andspoon over top of cake.

Submitted by SkyLine employee Karin Nichols of Alleghany County

Lightning: What to Do,Before, During and

After a StormBefore a lightning storm: Unplug yourcordless phone, answering machine andmodems from their jacks and electricaloutlets. We recommend this even if youuse surge protectors because those devices cannot guarantee 100-percentprotection.

During a storm: Stay off the telephoneunless you need to make an emergencycall. Lightning does strike telephonelines, and there is a chance that youcould be hurt if you are on the phone.

After the storm: If you notice static onyour line, make sure that a damagedcordless phone, computer or satellitedish isn’t causing it. To test, just unplugall equipment from the jacks and electri-cal outlets. Wait a minute and plug in astandard non-cordless phone. If thestatic is gone, you can assume yourother equipment is causing the problemand may be damaged. If you have staticon the line and know your equipmentisn’t causing it, call us! Please don’twait, assuming that there is a more universal problem that we know about.

Call our Repair Services Department at 1-877-475-9546 should you need additional assistance.

Include Your Business in the Real Yellow Pages

The advertising campaign for SkyLine’s regional,consolidated directory with YP Real Yellow Pages is beginning this month. Through September, representa-tives of YP, SkyLine’s authorized Real Yellow Pages salesagent, will visit and call on business members across our service area to coordinate their advertising for the2012-2013 telephone directory.

The new directory, which covers four North Carolinacounties – Alleghany, Ashe, Avery and Watauga – will bedelivered to members through the U.S. Postal Service inlate December/early January.

To make sure your business is advertised in the RealYellow Pages, contact a YP sales representative by call-ing locally in Watauga County or collect (828) 262-3779.This year’s sales team includes the following individuals:

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broadband Internet and now, digital television services.Leading the two-session training series were SkyLine’s ITSoftware Analyst Michelle Graybeal and IT Hardware/Software Analyst Amber Osborne, who provided basic in-struction on computer and Internet use. The program alsohighlighted a variety of computer devices, including lap-tops and the Apple iPad, with attendees gaining hands-on access through the media center’s computer lab aswell as laptops/handheld devices provided by SkyLine.

Future training sessions with more advanced instruction may be offered in this and other areas if thereis enough interest. SkyLine would like to thank ShadyValley Elementary School and Principal Richard Price forserving as the host location for this program.

Tiffany DurstPerformance Manager

Ricky HaidarInternet Account

Manager

Abraham CannonAdvertising Consultant

Abby BogdonPerformance Manager

Greg HarrisonArea Sales Manager

Jessica MullisAdvertising Consultant

Alex VoglAdvertising Consultant

Tina MilesAdvertising Consultant

Nathan JohnsonAdvertising Consultant

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You’ll Love Our Newest CookbookThe recipes we feature in our monthly

newsletter come from SkyLine’s new com-memorative cookbook. This latest edition includes more than 500 recipes submittedby members, customers and employeesfrom our five-county service area, a cook-book stand insert, tabbed dividers and more. At just$15 each, they make great gifts for any occasion, andwhen you buy a cookbook, know that you are helpingothers in your community, as all proceeds will supportarea food banks. Visit our website (www.skyline.org) orcall SkyLine at 118 to order yours today.