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HELPING HANDS TRASH SERVICE is featured this week in our Business Spotlight. The company offers weekly residential and commercial trash and recycling. To learn more, take a look at the Helping Hands ad on the back page of this section or call 586-3080.
THE PHOTO that graces the cover of this week's Greening Up the Mountains special section is by Joy Blew of Sylva. Titled "Weigela and Mountains," the picture is a past year's entry in this newspaper's annual "Mountain Spring" photo contest. This year's 106 entries have been judged, and winners and a selection of entries will be available for view in our display windows during Saturday's downtown festival. Thanks to everyone who entered, and a special thanks to Nick Breedlove, our contest coordinator, for all his hard work. Sylva Herald Advertising Manager Margo Gray judged the competition.
CHECK OUT THE TAILGATE MARKET between Uncle Bill's Flea Market and American Homes on U.S. 441 between Sylva and Cherokee. It will open Saturday and Sunday, May 1-2, and will be open the first and third weekends all summer.
THE COMMUNITY TABLE will have a booth at Greening Up the Mountains to sell iced tea and locally-roasted, organically-grown coffee. They will also be selling tickets for their raffle with prizes to include a Pam Haddock watercolor, local handcrafted jewelry and a Soul Infusion gift certificate. Call James Stewart at 586-6782 for advance tickets.
LINDA COLLINS of Atlanta has been elected to be a delegate to the 2004 Democratic national Convention in Boston. She will represent Georgia's sixth congressional district. She is the daughter of the late Glenn Hughes, a longtime Jackson County register of deeds.
BESS JOHNSON, an English teacher at West Rowan High School, located near Salisbury, was recently honored at a banquet recognizing Rowan County's Star Teachers. Johnson, a Sylva native, is the daughter of the late Matilda Burch Shuler and is the sister of Joe, Ernest, Lyda, David and Jimmy Burch, who all still live in the Sylva area. Johnson was nominated by one of her students, Ellen Crowell, who praised Johnson for the time she puts in helping her students succeed. This year marks the second time in four years that Johnson has been honored with the Star Teacher recognition.
A RECEPTION scheduled for congressional candidate Patsy Keever today (Thursday) at the Jackson County Community Service Center has been postponed due to scheduling conflicts.
CITY LIGHTS will host Teachers' Night on Tuesday, April 27, at 6 p.m. New books for children of all ages will be featured, and all teachers, media specialists, homeschoolers, student teachers, and parents are invited to attend. For more information, call City Lights at 586-9499.
WHOLESALE SUPPLY in Sylva has partnered with Infiltrator Systems to become an authorized distributor of Quick4 septic chambers, the next generation in on-site chamber systems. Stop by the store and see why the Quick4 standard chamber is light-years ahead of all other on-site septic field systems.
RICK FULTON has joined Central Carolina Bank as vice president and city executive for Sylva. Fulton is responsible for operations in the Sylva area, which currently include a main office and drive-through facility located on West Main Street in downtown Sylva. Prior to joining CCB, Fulton was a manager with First Charter Bank and a business owner. Fulton holds a bachelor's degree from Western Carolina University. He and his wife, Jana, are Sylva residents.
SOUL INFUSION will host several free events this week. On Earth Day (today), Asheville-based Snake Oil Medicine Show will be on hand to sign original Earth Day 2004 art posters at the tea house and bistro to raise money for the Canary Coalition. Proceeds from the poster sale will help support the Coalition's efforts to bring clean air back to our mountains, said Soul Infusion owner Jason Kimenker. The limited-edition poster art, which can be seen in many store windows on Main Street this week, was painted by Snake Oil Medicine Show member and artist Phil Cheney. Following a daytime Earth Day event at Western Carolina University sponsored by the Coalition and the WCU Biology club, Soul Infusion will host a 9 p.m. after-party celebration featuring the Snake Oil musicians. Posters will be available during and after the performance, and if still available, the following week. Guests do not have to attend the show to get a poster or make a donation to the Canary Coalition.
Soul Infusion will host The Mad Tea Party on Friday, April 23, from 9 p.m. until midnight. Jason Krekel and Ami Worthen will bring their post-modern parlor music from Asheville for a show children are likely to enjoy along with their parents.
The tea house will host a Greening Up The Mountains' After-Party and Zyder Zee CD Release Party Saturday, April 24, from 9 p.m. until midnight.
For more information about the above events, call Soul Infusion at 586-1717 or visit online at www.soulinfusion.com.
TRIPLE B CONVENIENCE CENTERS celebrated the grand opening of their third and newest location at 280 Asheville Highway across from Quin Theaters. David Cozart, right, won a cruise to the Bahamas through a contest called "Spin to Win." Also pictured are Triple B owner Jeff Bell and Fantasy Travel representative Linda Fleck. Triple B's "Spin to Win" is ongoing, with remaining prizes including a new car, a Harley-Davidson motorcycle, $500 in gas and more. All drive-through customers at Triple B's new location are eligible to "Spin to Win." |
