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EFFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY, this newspaper’s classified and legal advertising deadline is noon on Monday. Real estate advertising is also due by noon on Monday, with the display ad deadline remaining noon on Tuesday. Herald readers and advertisers are reminded of the newspaper’s other changing deadlines. Society (weddings, engagements, anniversaries and birthdays for those 75-plus years old) deadline is Friday at noon for the next week’s paper. Deadline for all other news, including sports, is noon on Monday.
OUR TELEPHONE NUMBER here at The Sylva Herald is listed incorrectly in the telephone book. Please make a note to call the newspaper at 586-2611; the number listed in bold in the telephone directory is a computer line only. We regret any inconvenience this has caused those wishing to contact us about news or advertising.
SAVANNAH FIRE DEPARTMENT’S open house, initially scheduled for Sept. 19, has been rescheduled for Sunday, Oct. 10, from 1 to 5 p.m. The event will include firetruck rides for kids, blood pressure checks, fire extinguisher demonstrations and visits from Smokey Bear and Sparky the Fire Dog. Refreshments will be served.
JACKSON COUNTY RESCUE SQUAD CHIEF KEVIN BURRELL wrote us a note so he could thank everyone in the community for their support of the squad during the recent search effort at Bear Lake.
“As members of the Jackson County Rescue Squad, we have recently learned the true meaning of ‘love your neighbor,’” Burrell wrote. “We have been accustomed to responding to the needs of the community; however, the community responded to our needs during a difficult and trying time.”
Burrell thanked the businesses and individuals who provided food and assistance to squad members as they worked around the clock. He mentioned Ronnie Riddle, who loaned tents, generators, boats, four-wheelers and donated food; Tuckaseegee Outfitters, which donated 74 life jackets; and Dillsboro River Co., which loaned boats, paddles and life jackets.
Burrell also thanked countless people who stopped by the Jackson County Rescue Squad to leave food and drinks, and well as Mt. Zion Baptist Church for its large monetary donation. He also said the squad appreciated the help of Area 10 fire and rescue teams, county fire departments and emergency officials.
“We send out our heartfelt gratitude to the community for their thoughts and prayers,” Burrell wrote. “We pray that this need should not rise again; however, it is reassuring to know that Jackson County will come to our rescue.”
ICE CREAM SHOP owners Anita and Bill Miller of Dillsboro wrote to thank Harold’s Supermarket for use of the grocery store’s freezers after their shop lost power during recent flooding. “We were very blessed not to lose any (ice cream) and it is because of their kindness,” Anita Miller wrote. “Thanks, neighbor!”
MICHAELA BUCHANAN, age 8, was recently chosen “Miss Print Model” at the Pretty Little Princess pageant in Charlotte. She is the daughter of Ricky Buchanan of Asheville and Kim and Ryan Parker of Charlotte. Grandparents are Dempsey and Linda Buchanan of Sylva and Johnny and Brenda Chandler of Tuckasegee.
MOLLY LEONARD of Tuckasegee wrote to thank workers from Jackson County’s Department of Social Services, Sheriff’s Department and Rescue Squad, plus WestCare EMS and the Red Cross, for their help during recent flooding. Leonard and her family were evacuated from their home and spent a night at the Community Service Center, where they found “a cot ready to help you have a safe, dry place to sleep. Extra dry clothes if you didn’t have time to bring your own. Food for the hungry, a hot cup of coffee or a cold glass of milk.”
Red Cross volunteers took Leonard to the hospital and pharmacy to get medicines she’d had to leave behind, and other helpers brought art supplies and books so waiting children wouldn’t get bored, Leonard said.
“I’m proud I live in Jackson County, as there can’t be another place like it anywhere,” she wrote.
INVESTMENT COUNSELOR David Preston at Edward Jones will host a free one-hour satellite seminar titled “Why We Invest the Way We Do” at 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 12, at his office near Harold’s Supermarket. The broadcast will feature Keith Murnighan, a Northwestern University professor, who will discuss psychologists’ understanding of stock investors’ behavior. To reserve a spot for the seminar, call 586-3848.
THE N.C. ELECTIONS BOARD has put out an alert about unauthorized calls being made to citizens informing them that they are not registered voters. The callers say they must ask for certain personal information in order for the citizens to regain voter eligibility. “Under no circumstances has the State Board of Elections or county boards of elections contracted with any outside organization or group to make these calls,” the alert says. Voters who’d like to verify their registration status may call the state BOE at 1-866-522-4723, the Jackson County BOE at 586-7538, or access the state BOE Web site at www.sboe.state.nc.us. |
