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LULU'S ON MAIN will offer its annual Mardi Gras features for lunch and dinner Tuesday, Feb. 24, through Saturday, Feb. 28. Cajun and Creole dishes will include gumbo, jambalaya and etouffee.
THE REV. STEVE WEBB and the Zion Hill Baptist church congregation sent us a note expressing their thanks to the Rev. Clifford Parker and his church for helping with the benefit for Jenni Woody. More than $2,000 was collected to help with Jenni's medical expenses.
JEFF BRYSON of Sylva has been awarded Allison Outdoor Advertising's Eagle Award for outstanding sales during 2003. The award was presented last month. Bryson joined Allison's in 1996 and covers the Jackson and Swain county markets as well as the Gatlinburg, Tenn., area.
EVAN RODDENBERRY, a Sylva native and son of Lt. Col. and Mrs. Dave Roddenberry of Vass and grandson of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Painter of Sylva, was recently selected to participate in the National Youth Leadership Forum on Defense, Intelligence and Diplomacy Feb. 17-22 in Washington, D.C. Having demonstrated academic achievement and an interest in a career related to national security, Roddenberry will join approximately 400 outstanding high school juniors and seniors from across the U.S. at the forum. Roddenberry is a senior at Union Pine High School.
CELEBRATIONS, along with Merle Norman Cosmetics, is sponsoring Bridal Expo 2004 Saturday, Feb. 28, at the Oaks. The free event will be held from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. and features fashion shows at 11:30 a.m. and 2 p.m. More than 20 vendors serving wedding needs will have booths. Register to win prizes, including a bridal gown, honeymoon air fare and limo service.
BERT PHILLIPS, son of former Sylva residents Herb and Betsy Coward Phillips, was named to the fall semester dean's list at Wake Forest University.
SYLVA-WEBSTER'S Golden Eagle Marching Band is planning a reunion this summer. A planning meeting is set for Saturday, Feb. 28, at 9 a.m. at Grandma's Pancake Barn. For more information, e-mail info@GoldenEagleBand.com or write to Golden Eagle Band, P.O. Box 273, Webster, N.C. 28788.
WOODLAND CHURCH OF CHRIST presents the Gospel of Christ television program Happiness Explained by Bob Rigdon. The program airs at 7:30 a.m. Sundays on Mediacom Cable channel 7.The church holds worship services Sundays at 10:30 a.m. and 6 p.m. and offers Bible study at 9:30 a.m. Sunday and 7 p.m. Wednesday and meets at 2468 Highway 441 South near the Woodland Motel.
ATTENTION: SUTTON families in and around Jackson and Macon counties. A genealogy book, The Sutton Family: Thomas Jerome and Sarah Ashe Sutton, has arrived. Prepaid books can be picked up Saturday, Feb. 21 from 9 a.m. until noon at Clarks Chapel community Center in Franklin or at the Wesleyanna Methodist Church fellowship hall near Sylva from 1 until 4 p.m. Books will also be for sale at these times. For more information, write to Jean or Jerry Sutton, 1822 Clarks Chapel Rd., Franklin, N.C. 28734, or call (828) 524-3157.
JACKSON COUNTY HOMEBUILDERS ASSOCIATION elected a new board of directors recently. They are: Susanne Moore, president; Michael Kunz, first vice president; Gale Crawford, second vice president; Norm Coleson, secretary; Dorothy Orton, treasurer; and board members Chuck Hall, Zak Koenig, Glenn Cone, Jama Howell, Brandy Sullivan, Wanda Herren, Claire Knapp and Richard Wright. The homebuilders group meets the first Monday of each month. Call Leslie Hinsz at 748-0278 for more information.
LOCAL ALLSTATE agent Ron Heflin recently earned the company distinction of Personal Financial Representative after passing a series of licensing exams and completing an extensive Allstate training curriculum. Heflin's Allstate Agency is located at 274 Marsh Lily Drive in Sylva. He can be reached by e-mail at RonHeflin@Allstate.com or by telephone at 631-9455.
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