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Things and Stuff: 03/25/04
Notes from our business community
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JACKSON COUNTY FARM BUREAU is featured in this week's Business Spotlight. See the ad on the back page of this section to see how they can help you with all your insurance needs.
MUG-N-STEIN is now open at 530 W. Main St. in Sylva and features "accessories for whatever's brewin,'" including beer steins, tankards, pilsners, pub glasses and more.
CELEBRATE YOUR HERBALIST'S first birthday Thursday, March 31, from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m. Enjoy refreshments and samples at the store next to Harold's Supermarket.
HAROLD MESSER of Messer Construction Co. is retiring, but Doug Samuel of Unlimited Creations and Corey Meeks, formerly of Messer Construction, can continue to meet any construction need. Call Doug at 586-9461 or 507-0052 for information and estimates.
SOUTHWESTERN COMMUNITY COLLEGE will begin celebrating its 40th anniversary this August. As part of the celebration, the college plans to highlight graduates over the past 40 years. If you would like to nominate a graduate of SCC to be highlighted in upcoming news releases, contact SCC's Public Information Office at 586-4091, ext. 265, by Friday, April 16.
IT'S BEEN ALMOST 25 YEARS since the Sylva-Webster Golden Eagle Marching Band won its second national championship. To mark this milestone, a reunion is scheduled for July 24. A Web site has been created for alumni, parents, and friends of the band. Visit www.GoldenEagleBand.com for information.
GET YOUR "BUNNY BUCKS" NOW: The Relay for Life team at Allison's Chevrolet-Jeep in Sylva is offering real, spendable two-dollar bills to raise money for the Cancer Society's annual Relay for Life. Each bill has a bunny on it, comes with an envelope and would make a great spring gift for family or friends. To purchase "Bunny Bucks," stop by Allison's at 118 W. Main St. in Sylva.
 BENJAMIN FISHER, formerly of Sylva, has joined Troutman Sanders LLP in Raleigh as an associate in the firm's commercial development and real estate investments practice group. Fisher received his J.D. from Wake Forest University School of Law in 2001 after graduating from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1998. While in law school, Fisher received the CALI Award for Torts in 1999 and Trademarks in 2000. Fisher is the son of Ron and Lorraine Fisher of Sylva and is a graduate of Smoky Mountain High School. Troutman Sanders is one of the Southeast's largest law firms with more than 500 attorneys in offices in Atlanta, Raleigh, Washington, D.C., Virginia, London and Hong Kong.
WHITTIER'S SECOND ANNUAL GREEN THUMB DAY will be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, April 17, along Main Street across from the Whittier Post Office. The rain date is Saturday, April 24. Swain High School agricultural students will sell bedding plants and hanging baskets. Decorative spring and general local crafts, plus a variety of yard sale items, will be for sale. Whittier United Methodist Church will hold a bake sale to raise funds for its local outreach programs. Live music will be provided by Pete Friedman. Light snacks will be available. Crafters, non-profits and others interested in reserving space may call Gloria Nolan, festival chairman, at 497-2393.
GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAINS RAILROAD'S steam locomotive No. 1702 is back in service in time for opening weekend, which will be Saturday, April 3. No. 1702 will depart Dillsboro at 1 p.m. for a round trip to Bryson City. Passengers riding during the opening weekend, as well as local merchants and residents coming to see the train off, will receive a commemorative American Heritage Railways logo lapel pin. Free hot dogs will be served on the deck, accompanied by live musical entertainment. The Great Smoky Mountains Railroad offers both steam and diesel train excursions through Western North Carolina. For information and advance reservations, please call 586-8811.
DON'T FORGET the children's clothing and toys consignment sale Friday, March 26, from 5 to 8 p.m. and Saturday, March 27, from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the old Ashley Co. behind McDonald's.
UNITED COMMUNITY BANKS announced last week that it has reached a definitive agreement to merge with Fairbanco Holding Company, Inc. and its parent bank, 1st Community Bank, headquartered in Fairburn, Ga. 1st Community Bank has full-service banking offices in Peachtree City in Fayette County, Newnan in Coweta County, and Fairburn, Union City, and Palmetto in south Fulton County. Headquartered in Blairsville, United Community Banks is the third-largest bank holding company in Georgia. United Community Banks has assets of $4.1 billion and currently operates 20 community banks with 73 banking offices located throughout north Georgia, metro Atlanta, coastal Georgia, Western North Carolina and east Tennessee. |
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