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Valentine 2012

Tuesday, February 14, 2012

Thank a Soldier With a Patch Valentine

We'll post your electronic message to our Patches at Fort Bragg and Fort Stewart.

Know or love a soldier at Fort Bragg or Fort Stewart, or just want to let our servicemembers know you're thinking of them on Valentine's Day? You can write a  message of greeting or thanks here, and we'll share it on our Patches serving those bases. Just choose the "social notes" or "thanks" category, write a message, add a picture or a video if you've got one, and we can keep the lines of communication open between our military and our hometowns.

Monday, February 6, 2012

Win Tickets to 'The Princess and the Goblin'

Treat your special someone to a pre-Valentine’s night at the Atlanta Ballet.

UPDATE: Readers, this contest has closed. Congratulations to winners Kate Leduc and Courtney Layfield. We hope you enjoy a wonderful night at the ballet! -- Patch The Atlanta Ballet and Patch want to offer you and your sweetie a special night out. We are giving away two pairs of tickets to the world premiere of Twyla Tharp’s The Princess and the Goblin. The performance, which will include 13 children from the Atlanta Ballet’s Centre for Dance Education, will be at the Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre.  Tharpe is a world-renowned dancer and choreographer whose honors include a Tony Award, two Emmy Awards and a Kennedy Center Honor. She spent 10 weeks working with the Atlanta Ballet over the summer to create the dance, which will include …

Sarah Douglas

1:32 pm on Wednesday, February 8, 2012

Patch does a great job of keeping up with local news and events. I do agree with one post about helping aggregate classes and activities offered by community centers, parks and libraries.   more ›

Sunday, February 5, 2012

The best Valentine's Day I ever had

Sometimes love can be found in the most unusual places.

Valentine’s Day and romance are synonymous, but the best Valentine’s Day I ever had had nothing to do with massive bouquets of flowers or a tiny blue box from Tiffany & Co. Instead, the best Valentine’s gift I ever received walked into my life on four legs. For as long as I can remember I’ve wanted a black and tan dachshund. The dachshund in my mind was a standard size, not miniature, and his name was Banjo. That’s right, Banjo. I am from Alabama after all.  In 2009, I decided I was ready to start looking, but I had a tough time finding the perfect pup that met all my criteria. I had wanted Banjo for so long I had to be absolutely sure he was the right one.   I was driving home from work on a day not long after Valentine’s Day when …

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Hunt Archbold

7:51 am on Sunday, February 5, 2012

Awww, very sweet. I love that little happy hot dog, too!   more ›

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