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March 20, 2025 5 minute READ

It's Storytime at Mast Store

The Appalachian Mountains are filled with storytellers. For the longest while, the front porch was the classroom to learn about family and local history along with a lucky and mischievous boy named Jack. The Mast Store carries on that tradition in the way shelves are stocked, windows are presented, mannequins are dressed, and highwalls are “cluttered.” ...read more

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January 17, 2025 14 minute READ

Volunteers move food from storage to distribution

More Than Just a Day Off 2025

Martin Luther King, Jr. is the first modern private citizen to be honored with a federal holiday. It was a long struggle to set aside the third Monday in January as a day to honor and celebrate a man who advocated for not only racial equality but also economic equality and for all people to be treated with respect and dignity. While the legislation to set aside the day was signed by Ronald Reagan in 1983, its first official celebration was on January 18, 1986, and it took until 2000 for all 50 states to recognize it as a state government holiday. ...read more

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January 2, 2025 6 minute READ

Mast Store's exclusive GiantMouse Biblio-XL

A Mast-Exclusive Knife That's No Tall Tale

When the founders of GiantMouse, a premium knife company, first began putting their heads together to conjure a vision for their future brand, it was fitting that their regular meeting destination was in a literature-themed bar in Brooklyn, New York, called BIBLIO. ...read more

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December 18, 2024 6 minute READ

Mountain Strong Sticker on a water bottle

Thankfulness & Gratitude - It's a Process

Have you ever thought about the words “thank you” or “thanks?” They quickly roll off the tongue, oftentimes without a further thought to the impact they have. And, it’s a good thing. Telling someone “thank you” for opening a door, helping move a box, or refilling your water glass is a recognition of their efforts. It should be easy to appreciate a general act of kindness, but what happens when the next level kicks in? ...read more

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January 10, 2024 5 minute READ

Volunteering at Hunger & Health Coalition

More Than a Day Off

Martin Luther King, Jr. is the first modern private citizen to be honored with a federal holiday. It was a long struggle to set aside the third Monday in January as a day to honor and celebrate a man who advocated for not only racial equality but also economic equality and for all people to be treated with respect and dignity. While the legislation to set aside the day was signed by Ronald Reagan in 1983, its first official celebration was on January 18, 1986, and it took until 2000 for all 50 states to recognize it as a state government holiday. ...read more

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July 19, 2023 11 minute READ

A Love Note to Teachers and Help for Back to School

It is truly hard to believe that we are about to discuss heading back to school. Just yesterday, shouts of joy and screams of elation filled the air as the last bell tolled for the 2022-23 school year. But, alas, it’s true. We’re staring back-to-school time square in the face. Looking back on my time in school, from kindergarten through college graduation, this time of year was met with anticipation, excitement, and perhaps a little worry. ...read more

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