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BUSINESS AFTER HOURS, sponsored by the Jackson County Chamber of Commerce, will be at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 27, at Dillsboro Chocolate Factory. Those planning to attend are asked to R.S.V.P. to 586-2155 by Monday, Jan. 24.
SARA HATTON of Sylva will sign copies of her book, "Teaching by Heart: The Foxfire Interviews," at City Lights Bookstore at 7 p.m. Friday, Jan. 28. Check next week's newspaper for more about this literary event featuring former Sylva Herald reporter and feature writer Hatton (she was Sara Carden when she wrote for us during the early 1980s). Hatton now teams with another former Herald writer, Rose Hooper, to handle communications for Southwestern Community College.
WE HEARD about more holiday good deeds this week. Sylva Police officers distributed Christmas bags and visited Skyland Care residents on Dec. 17. Among those they spoke with was 101-year-old Ruth Gibson. And Keith Henry of Mountain Youth Resources wrote to tell us that Balsam Mountain Preserve employees bought Christmas gifts for kids in the agency's emergency shelter, including a large television to replace one that was broken.
TWO SUCCESS STORIES – Two weeks ago we printed requests for information, and both were answered the very next week. Brenda Harris of Vancouver, Wash., sought information about family members here in Sylva. She's since been in touch with a cousin, Glenda Hoxit of Sylva. From even farther afield came a note from Shen Tao of Sweden, who was looking for a former Sylva resident, Robert "J.R." Maillard. After we ran the information, J.R. turned up in New Mexico and got in touch with Shen.
WESTERN CAROLINA UNIVERSITY'S new One Stop Student Support Center, set to open on Valentine's Day, will provide the kind of convenience a college student could learn to love. When the One Stop opens for business on Monday, Feb. 14, Western students will be able to come to one location, the One Stop "Express Center" desk, located in the newly renovated Killian Annex, to receive help and conduct a wide range of personal business. That includes financial aid, registration, cashier services, Cat Card activity, advising, career services and student support services, said Allen Lomax, director of advising and student success, and chairman of the task force that planned One Stop.
GET 10 FREE FLOWERING TREES by joining the National Arbor Foundation during January. Trees will be shipped postpaid at the right time for planing between Feb. 1 and May 31. The 6- to 12-inch trees are guaranteed to grow. To become a member, send a $10 contribution to "Ten Free Flowering Trees," National Arbor Day Foundation, 100 Arbor Ave., Nebraska City, NE 68410 by Monday, Jan. 31, or join online at arborday.org.
Sylva's new Advance Auto Parts recently held its grand opening celebration. Members of the Advance parts crew, from left, Ernie, Bruce, Steve, Beverly, Ryan, Joey, Sonya, Josh, Allen and Kelly, were on hand to greet and assist customers. The store is located on N.C. 107 near Enmark.
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