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Alaskan Christmas Bazaar celebrates 22 years of operation [Video]

The 22nd annual Alaskan Christmas Bazaar kicked off Friday at ChangePoint Church in Anchorage.Organizer of the event, Sarah Halborn, said there are over 150 booths and vendors at this years event.[Its] all local items made by local vendors and items anywhere from woodworking to paintings to glass ornaments and Christmas items, and also just everyday home decor, said Halborn, whos also president of the Alaskan Christmas Bazaar non-profit.

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How to Transform Your Home or Business with Professional Holiday Decor [Video]

As the holiday season draws near, theres no better way to bring warmth and joy to your home or business than with festive decor. But lets face ithauling out the lights, setting up displays, and making everything look just right takes time and effort. Thats where the professionals at Christmas Decor of North Charlotte come in. From cozy home displays to grand, attention-grabbing commercial installations, they bring your vision to life so you can relax and enjoy the season stress-free.

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Flooding splits WNC business in half, leaving owners with nothing [Video]

ANIMALS. 27 YEAR OLD BUSINESS IN CHIMNEY ROCK, NORTH CAROLINA, CONTINUES TO LOOK FOR ANSWERS AFTER THE BUILDING WAS WASHED AWAY DURING HURRICANE HELENE. THE HICKORY NUT ON MEMORIAL HIGHWAY WAS RIPPED IN HALF, WHILE THE BUSINESS OWNERS WERE STILL INSIDE. OUR NATE STANLEY HAS THEIR STORY. THIS IS WHATS LEFT OF THE HICKORY NUT AND CHIMNEY ROCK, NORTH CAROLINA. THE BUSINESS OWNER TELLS ME THAT SHE CAUGHT THE MOMENTS RIGHT BEFORE THIS WAS WASHED AWAY ON CAMERA. YOU GOT TO GO TO THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. THATS THE ONLY PLACE WE CAN GO. WE WOULD HAVE BEEN STANDING THERE LOOKING OUT THE WINDOW THAT. THATS WHAT WE WERE FILMING. SURREAL MOMENTS AS SHERRY CUMMINGS BUSINESS. THE HICKORY NUT AND HER HOME WERE WASHED AWAY. I LOOKED DOWN, SO MY PHONE WENT LIKE THIS. DOWN TO MY FEET. AND I LOOKED DOWN AND IT WAS OUR REFRIGERATOR ON ITS BACK WITH MAGNETS FLOATING OUT OF THE HOUSE DOWN THE RIVER. OVER A MONTH SINCE HURRICANE HELENE LEFT WITH JUST A FEW REMNANTS FROM HER BUSINESS, CUMMINGS TELLS ME SHES STILL LEFT IN THE DARK BY HER INSURANCE COMPANY. HE CLAIMED THAT WE WERE ONLY LIVING IN 15% OF THE BUILDING. I GUESS BECAUSE HE COULDNT GRASP AT THE STORE WAS ON ONE FLOOR AND THE HOUSE WAS ON THE BOTTOM FLOOR. HE WAS GOING TO GIVE US 15% OF WHAT WE HAD, AND THEN DEPRECIATE THE VALUE. SEE THE DENTS WITH LESS THAN 10% OF HER MERCHANDISE. WE GOT A LONG PIPE AND MAX WOULD HOOK IT, HAND IT OVER TO WHICHEVER ONE OF US, AND WE WOULD PUT THEM INTO BOXES. ALL OF THESE WERE HANGING FROM THE ROOF AND THE ONLY WAY WE COULD GET THE STUFF OUT IS BY PULLING IT AND CARRYING IT OUT THAT WAY. CUMMINGS SET UP A TEMPORARY SHOP AT THE TRYON INTERNATIONAL EQUESTRIAN CENTER. WE WOULD HAVE HAD NO INCOME, NO WAY OF MAKING ANYTHING, ANY KIND OF SUPPORT BILLS. SHES REMAINING OPTIMISTIC THAT RELIEF IS STILL ON THE WAY. ANYBODY A CORPORATION SOMEWHERE ALONG THE WAY, HOPEFULLY SOMEONE WILL HAVE THE IDEA AND SAY, AND WE CAN FIGURE OUT SOMETHING BECAUSE THATS WHAT WERE GOING TO NEED. YOU GOT TO KEEP GOING TO GET TO THE GOOD. NO MATTER THE WORST THINGS IN YOUR LIFE HAPPEN. AND THAT MOMENT, THEYRE HORRIBLE. AND YOU DONT KNOW WHAT YOURE GOING TO DO. BUT IF YOU KEEP GOING, YOURE GOING TO GET TO THE NEXT DOOR AND CUMMINGS TELLS ME THAT TOMORROW SHE WILL HAVE MEMBERS OF THE ENGINEERS CORPS HERE TO ASSESS THE DAMAGE. REPORTING IN CHIMN

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Kansas City hosts benefit for Grand Kyiv Ballets rebuilding efforts [Video]

STUDENTS WAS GETTING ALL THE GEAR ON AND QUICKLY. A HISTORIC BALLET IS COMING TO THE FOLLY THEATER THIS SUNDAY. THE GRAND KYIV BALLET WILL PERFORM THE NUTCRACKER, HOPING THESE PERFORMANCES CAN HELP REBUILD THEIR BALLET STUDIO DESTROYED IN THE WAR. KMBC NINE TERISA WHITE HAS THE STORY OF RESILIENCE RIGHT NOW. INTERNATIONAL BALLERINAS BRING THEIR TOUR TO KANSAS CITY. THE BATTLES THEY FACE BEHIND CLOSED DOORS. THE NUTCRACKER, A CHRISTMAS CLASSIC TAKES STAGED THIS SUNDAY AT THE FOLLY THEATER, PRESENTED BY THE GRAND KYIV BALLET, A UKRAINIAN BALLET GROUP THAT FACED IMMEASURABLE LOSS. THEIR SCHOOL WAS BOMBED IN 2022 WHEN THE WAR BROKE OUT. THE GROUP WAS ON TOUR AT THE TIME AND LEARNED ABOUT THE DESTRUCTION ABROAD. SOME OF THE STUDENTS AT THE SCHOOL WERE KILLED AND OTHERS HAVENT BEEN BACK HOME SINCE 2022, BUT NOW THE GROUP IS REBUILDING AND TOURING AROUND AMERICA TO RAISE FUNDS FOR A NEW SCHOOL. OLEG STOYANOV, DIRECTOR OF THE SCHOOL, SAYS UKRAINIANS ARE RESILIENT AND THE GROUP IS A TESTAMENT OF THAT. SOME OF OUR DANCERS FROM OUR COMPANY ALREADY DIED IN THE WAR AND OF COURSE IT WAS DIFFICULT, BUT NOW, AFTER TWO AND A HALF YEAR WAR STARTED, ITS IMPOSSIBLE TO CRY EVERY TIME. THIS IS REALLY IMPORTANT FOR US NOW. SHOW UKRAINE FROM ANOTHER SIDE, FROM BEAUTIFUL SIGHT. 20% OF THE TICKET PROCEEDS WILL GO TOWARDS REBUILDING THAT SCHOOL IN KYIV. REPORTING IN THE FALL THEATER, DEREK WHITE KMBC NINE NEWS. THE GROUP WOULD LIKE TO RAISE $5 MILLION. THAT