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Things and Stuff: 06/09/05
Notes from our business community
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THE HERALD introduces a new reporter this week. Recent Smoky Mountain High graduate Samantha Blanton, daughter of Cheryl and Carroll Blanton of Ochre Hill, has joined our staff. Samantha, who is interested in a journalism career, worked with former Herald Features Editor Rose Hooper last year on her senior project.
AND SPEAKING OF ROSE, she has agreed to provide coverage of Dillsboro town board meetings this summer. Our elected leaders’ proclivity for choosing the same meeting night has stretched our staff thin. On this past Monday, for example, meetings were scheduled by county commissioners, the towns of Forest Hills and Dillsboro and the Airport Authority. Thanks, Rose, for helping out.
FRIENDS OF THE JACKSON COUNTY MAIN LIBRARY will hold a membership drive during the week of June 13-18. Membership forms, along with a volunteer to answer questions, will be available at the library. Interested persons are also invited to stop by the Friends Bookstore on Main Street or call 586-1221 for more information.
BELLA ROMA will present Mark Todd each Saturday night during June. Todd will perform a variety of country, blues, soft rock and more, beginning at 6:30 p.m.
ANOTHER BLUEGRASS FESTIVAL is coming up. Set for Saturday, June 25, at the Jackson County Recreation Complex in Cullowhee, featured performers will again include Grammy-award-winner Marc Pruett and Whitewater Bluegrass Co., along with Chuck Norris and Evergreen, Drivin’ Five, Smoky Mountain Boys, The Queen Family, Tom Steele and Family, and Jesse Stephens. Co-sponsored by the Jackson County Community Foundation and the Jackson County Recreation Department,the festival will begin at 4 p.m. and continue through 10 p.m. Tickets are $10 for adults with children 12 and under admitted free with two paid adult admissions. Food and drinks will be available for purchase on site. Those attending may bring lawn chairs and blankets, but alcohol and pets are not allowed. For ticket information, call 586-4616 or stop by the Recreation Center in Cullowhee.
CODY BLANTON, grandson of Ray and Doralee Blanton and Charles and Dot Daves, all of Sylva, has been named to the national honor roll by the U.S. Achievement Academy. The son of Ray and Carla Blanton of Callaway, Md., Cody is a student at Leonardtown Middle School. “Recognizing and supporting our youth is more important that ever before in America’s history,” said George Stevens, founder of the U.S. Achievement Academy.”(These students) should be congratulated and appreciated for their dedication to excellence and achievement.”
SOUL INFUSION Tea House & Bistro in Sylva will present a free show featuring Ashley Chambliss (with Chris Cooper) Saturday, June 11, from 9 until midnight. For more information, call 586-1717 or visit online at www.soulinfusion.com.
THE PHOTO PAGE on the last page of this section was designed by our resident graphics guru Nick Breedlove and features staff favorites from our recent photo contest. Featured images, clockwise from top are by the following photographers: azaleas, Sabrina Kumar; phlox, Tracey Grant; fox, Norman Parris; horse, Tamrick Mull; girl in daffodils, Lori Broom; goat, Mark Junaluska; butterfly, Sheri Parker; tulips, Terri Clark; kid in with blue hat, Christian Anchia; rabbit, Karen Echelman; kid in wagon grabbing flowers, Irene Ball.
MOUNTAIN DISCOVERY CHARTER SCHOOL is seeking new members for its board of directors. The seven-member panel is accepting resumes and letters of interest from individuals interested in serving on the school’s governing body. The school currently has students from Swain, Jackson, Macon and Graham counties and the Qualla Boundary. Interested individuals should send a resume and letter of interest to the board chairman c/o Mountain Discovery Charter School, P.O. Box 1879, Bryson City, NC 28713 before July 1. For more information, call the school at (828) 488-1222. |
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