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Forty young patients in the High Country region are currently receiving treatment at a Shriners hospital, said Debi Crenshaw, Oasis Shriners hospital/membership coordinator, speaking from her Charlotte headquarters office.

“There are 11 children and youth from Avery County, eight from Watauga and 21 from Ashe. Our hospitals treat burns, orthopedic problems, cleft lip/palate, scoliosis, and a number of other medical problems,” she said.

Local Shriner Robert Denton of Boone said, “It doesn’t cost a cent for our local families who need help for their children to get the medical care they need.”

Representing the Appalachian Shrine Club, a member of the OASIS Temple in Charlotte, Denton and fellow Shriners in the Boone area have been involved for many years in the organization’s support of burned and crippled children, and want to remind the public of the services available.

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