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REPEAT SHOWINGS of the bicycle safety video, Trucks and Bicycles Sharing the Road, will be held at the local Department of Transportation office on Webster Road on Tuesday, Oct. 19, from 4 to 7 p.m. The 20-minute film will be offered every 30 minutes starting at 4 p.m. with the last showing beginning at 6:30 p.m. The showings are free, but preregistration is requested. Call Reuben Moore at 586-2141 to R.S.V.P. or for more information.
ATTENTION WORLD WAR II VETERANS: The North Carolina State Board of Education has signed a law that enables local boards to issue high school diplomas to all honorably-discharged World War II veterans who request the diploma and have not previously received a high school diploma. To be eligible, veterans must have: attended a high school between 1937 and 1946 with graduation years of 1940-1950; left high school prior to graduation to enlist in the armed forces of the United States; served in World War II between Sept. 16, 1940, and Dec. 31, 1946; and been honorably discharged. If you fall into this category, please contact Frankie Harris in the Superintendent's Office, Jackson County Schools, 586-2311, ext. 222. A local graduation ceremony is planned for Thursday, Nov. 11, at 7 p.m. at Southwestern Community College. Please note that diplomas can be awarded posthumously when applied for by a veteran's next-of-kin.
NO FLU SHOTS will be offered during the Jackson County Department of Public Health's 70th anniversary celebration on Saturday. Due to the nationwide shortage of flu vaccine, the Health Department was unable to obtain vaccine to supply flu shots as advertised.
PUMPKIN CARVERS should begin readying their entry for the second annual downtown pumpkin-carving contest, sponsored by Bessie May & Co., Blackrock, Jackson's General Store, Nick & Nate's, Energy and Simply Elegant. Carved pumpkins are due at one of the sponsoring stores by 4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 30. See the ad in this issue for more details.
WE'VE MADE A FEW CHANGES in the order of the newspaper. Classified and legal advertising can be found in the Community Life section this week, and Obituaries and Regional Notes can be found in our "B" section after our sports news.
CITY LIGHTS BOOKSTORE will host a Together We Read program, Two Visions of Appalachia Thursday, Oct. 21, at 7:30 p.m. Western Carolina University professors Mae Claxton and Curtis Wood will lead a discussion comparing the representations of Appalachia in the writings of Horace Kephart (author of Our Southern Highlanders) and Emma Miles (author of Spirit of the Mountains). For more information, call City Lights at 586-9499.
ZION HILL BAPTIST sent us a note to say thanks to all who helped make last weekend's benefit for J.B. and Dianne Passmore a success. The church raised more than $3,000 for the Passmores during the event.
THE COON HUNTERS ASSOCIATION also sent a note thanking those who helped make their recent fund-raiser for Nick Nations a success. They offered a special thanks to the businesses and individuals who donated food and other items for the event.
PRN NURSING AND HOME CARE SERVICES now offers CPR classes for the community. For more information, call 631-4838. |
