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 DEREK HODGES is The Sylva Herald's new reporter. A Mars Hill graduate and editor of his campus newspaper, Derek is not a stranger to Jackson County. During a six-month internship with the Biblical Recorder, he helped cover the local Tuckaseigee Baptist Association. The son of Bobby and Becky Hodges, who both work for the U.S. Post Office in Morganton, Derek said he sought a job here because he wanted to work for a community newspaper and prefers life in a small town.
CAROLINA FIRST will hold a "hometown" customer appreciation day Friday, Oct. 29, from 11 a.m. until 3 p.m. Everyone is invited to stop by for barbecue and to register for door prizes.
KIDS ARE INVITED to walk through the "pumpkin patch," the neighborhood that surrounds St. Mary's Catholic Church and Sylva Church of Christ, on Saturday, Oct. 30, beginning at 6 p.m. The annual trick-or-treat event is sponsored by the Jackson County Recreation and Parks Department.
FIRST CITIZENS BANK branches in the seven-county area of Western North Carolina will celebrate a customer appreciation day on Friday, Oct. 29. Sylva's branch office invites everyone to stop by for refreshments, including fresh apple cake and cookies, all day. A drawing for several prizes from local business and restaurants will be held at 6 p.m. Artwork from local kindergarten classes will be on display, and a savings bond will be awarded to a student from each school.
GREAT SMOKIES FITNESS CENTER will hold a customer appreciation day Saturday, Oct. 30. Refreshments will be offered, and everyone is invited to stop by and work out. For additional information, call the fitness center at 586-8799.
HOMETOWN CAROLINA REALTY, located near Mark Watson Park, will hand out candy to trick-or-treaters after school on Friday, Oct. 29, from 3 until 5 p.m.
J.B. AND DIANE PASSMORE sent a note expressing their appreciation to everyone who turned out and made their recent benefit at Pumpkintown Community Center a success. "I have lived in many places throughout the country, traveling as a contract travel nurse. In all those places, never did I see or experience the generosity or community spirit that I have seen and recently experienced here in the North Carolina mountains," Diane wrote.
BALSAM MOUNTAIN INN will host another installment of its popular "Songwriters in the Round" series Saturday, Nov. 6. The session features three veteran songwriters – Jerry Vandiver, Tim Buppert and Steve Williams. Vandiver and Buppert have made numerous appearances at Balsam Mountain Inn over the years, while Williams will be making his first visit. Together, the trio has written hits for artists including Lee Greenwood, Barbara Mandrell, Tim McGraw, Trisha Yearwood, Continental Divide, Kevin Sharp, George Strait and Brad Paisley. The three are also skilled musicians, having performed with such notables as Kenny Chesney, Tanya Tucker, Warren Zevon, Paul Brandt and Meredith Edwards. All sessions are in the inn's 150-seat restaurant and include a full dinner buffet. The Nov. 6 session will begin at 7:30 p.m. Cover charge is $7 per person, plus $25 for dinner. Reservations are encouraged since most sessions sell out. For information or reservations, call (828) 456-9498, or see www.balsaminn.com.
WEST SIDE MUSIC in Sylva has teamed with Manna Food Bank to work toward the mission of making sure every person in Western North Carolina has enough to eat. Tax-deductible donations may be dropped off at the store in the Harold's Supermarket shopping center. The store has also teamed up with the American Cancer Society to raise money for the fight against breast cancer. Donations to the Cancer Society may also be made at the store.
A TOTAL ECLIPSE of the moon was to have occurred Wednesday night between 10:23 and 11:45 p.m., with the eclipse midpoint to be at 11:04 p.m. At press time Wednesday, the outlook for seeing the eclipse did not look good, as clouds blanketed the area. There will not be another full lunar eclipse until March 2007.
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