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peanuts and tamarind. They
bring, for our dessert, what
they typically eat for breakfast, sweetened rice alongside
slices of champagne mangoes. They bring Prayoon's
Hot Monsoon Sauce, made
in a huge mortar and pestle
with peppers, cilantro, lime
juice, fish sauce, and palm
sugar.
In April of 2011, a tornado
ripped away part of the roof
and the door of the restaurant. The business was closed
for a month, and Rachel says
her mother was deeply depressed when she couldn't
see her customers.
After the storm, the members of the First Christian
Church in Mountain City organized a fund-raising dinner. The menu was totally
Thai, and it helped repair the
damage.
Back in 2000, Prayoon
named her restaurant Monsoon because she said it
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means a new beginning.
Eleven years later, she began
again.
Monsoon, 10630 Highway
67 West, Butler, Tennessee.
423-768-3327

Revival at a Country
Crossroads
Seeking a business location
was secondary to Jason and
Kaitlyn Fletcher. As they were
planning to relocate from
Charleston, South Carolina,
their primary motivation was
to find a strong school system
for their young son Tristan.
Research led them to Greene
County, Tennessee, home to
city and county school systems consistently rated among
the best in the country.
Captivated as well by the
beauty of Tennessee's largest
county, they made the move
and purchased the Glendale
Market, a century-old store situated at a country crossroads.
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Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Blue Ridge Country - July/August 2016

Happy 100th to Our National Parks
West Virginia Waterfalls: The Photo Essay
Blooms ‘n’ Bugs and How To Photograph Them
The Southern Mountain Bucket List
The Great Tastes of East Tennessee
Home, Sweet Mountain Home
Letters/Worth a Click
From the Editor
Contributors’ Notes
Mill Creek Stories
Mountain Report
Great Buys
Creature Feature
The Hike
Festivals & Events
Country Roads
Mountain Garden
Guest Column
Blue Ridge Country - July/August 2016 - Intro
Blue Ridge Country - July/August 2016 - Cover1
Blue Ridge Country - July/August 2016 - Cover2
Blue Ridge Country - July/August 2016 - 3
Blue Ridge Country - July/August 2016 - 4
Blue Ridge Country - July/August 2016 - 5
Blue Ridge Country - July/August 2016 - 6
Blue Ridge Country - July/August 2016 - Letters/Worth a Click
Blue Ridge Country - July/August 2016 - From the Editor
Blue Ridge Country - July/August 2016 - Contributors’ Notes
Blue Ridge Country - July/August 2016 - Mill Creek Stories
Blue Ridge Country - July/August 2016 - 11
Blue Ridge Country - July/August 2016 - Mountain Report
Blue Ridge Country - July/August 2016 - 13
Blue Ridge Country - July/August 2016 - Great Buys
Blue Ridge Country - July/August 2016 - Creature Feature
Blue Ridge Country - July/August 2016 - The Hike
Blue Ridge Country - July/August 2016 - 17
Blue Ridge Country - July/August 2016 - Festivals & Events
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Blue Ridge Country - July/August 2016 - 21
Blue Ridge Country - July/August 2016 - 22
Blue Ridge Country - July/August 2016 - Country Roads
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Blue Ridge Country - July/August 2016 - 25
Blue Ridge Country - July/August 2016 - Happy 100th to Our National Parks
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Blue Ridge Country - July/August 2016 - West Virginia Waterfalls: The Photo Essay
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Blue Ridge Country - July/August 2016 - 38
Blue Ridge Country - July/August 2016 - 39
Blue Ridge Country - July/August 2016 - Blooms ‘n’ Bugs and How To Photograph Them
Blue Ridge Country - July/August 2016 - 41
Blue Ridge Country - July/August 2016 - The Southern Mountain Bucket List
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Blue Ridge Country - July/August 2016 - The Great Tastes of East Tennessee
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Blue Ridge Country - July/August 2016 - Home, Sweet Mountain Home
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Blue Ridge Country - July/August 2016 - 62
Blue Ridge Country - July/August 2016 - Mountain Garden
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Blue Ridge Country - July/August 2016 - 65
Blue Ridge Country - July/August 2016 - Guest Column
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