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Things and Stuff: 10/20/05
Notes from our business community
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FARM BUREAU is featured this week in our Business Spotlight. They offer complete insurance coverage for all your home, farm and automobiile needs. See their ad on page 14C.
BESSIE COGDILL of Webster is this week’s winner in our “Have Dinner on Us” contest that’s part of our Great Smokies Dining Guide. She won a $25 gift certificate to the Peking Gourmet II at Jackson Plaza. See this week’s restaurant listings on pages 4 and 5 C.
MARK YOUR CALENDAR NOW for the inaugural Western North Carolina Pottery Festival slated for Saturday, Nov. 5, in downtown Dillsboro. Potters will sell and display their wares, and there will be throwing and firing demonstrations. For more information call Brant Barnes at 586-3601 or Joe Frank McKee at 631-5100.
MIKE DILLARD, owner of Sports Collectibles, has announced that he now stocks hunting and work clothing for both adults and children. See his ad in this issue for more information.
ATTENTION TEACHERS: City Lights will host Teachers’ Night on Tuesday, Oct. 25, at 6 p.m. The event will feature the newest in children’s and young adult literature, presented by children’s bookseller and former teacher Jenifer Ross. All teachers are invited to attend. Look for door prizes, free classroom materials, and advance copies of new books. For more information, please call Ross at 586-9499.
CITY LIGHTS will also host a party celebrating the release of the 12th book in the popular children’s book series by Lemony Snicket on Saturday, Oct. 22, at 1 p.m. The series is called “A Series of Unfortunate Events,” and the newest volume is titled “The Penultimate Peril.” For more information on Saturday’s event, call the store at 586-9499.
DEMOCRATIC WOMEN of Jackson County will host a reception for Heath Shuler, candidate for the U.S. House of Representatives, tonight (Thursday) at 6 p.m. at the Justice Center.
THE MARCH OF DIMES is sponsoring Bingo for Babies on Saturday, Nov. 5, at the Savannah Community Center from 6 until 9 p.m. Cost will be $1 per game. Prizes will be awarded, and concessions will be available.
LIGHTHOUSE BAPTIST CHURCH is conducting a fund-raiser and needs old cell phones and laptop computers. Call Rosalee Parris at 586-0556 for more information.
SHANE DANNER called and asked us to thank everyone who helped make the Scotts Creek Elementary School fall festival a resounding success. Proceeds from the evening exceeded $14,500. “Oh behalf of the faculty, staff, students, and PTA at Scotts Creek, we’d like to thank all the individuals, organizations and businesses that made our event successful,” Danner said.
SONGWRITERS IN THE ROUND will continue at Balsam Mountain Inn with a Saturday, Nov. 12, appearance by Jerry Vandiver, Tim Buppert and Karyn Rochelle. The Songwriters session is in the inn’s 100-seat restaurant and is accompanied by a gourmet dinner buffet. The evening begins at 7:30 p.m. Cover charge is $7 per person, plus dinner charge (about $25). Reservations are encouraged as most sessions sell out. For information or reservations, call the inn at 1-800-224-9498.
INFORMATION in the Oct. 13 edition of The Sylva Herald about pageant contestant Rebecca DeHart of Sylva was incomplete. The report should have said DeHart was first runner-up in the “Best Thank-you Note Category.”
CANCER SURVIVOR Carol Porter is organizing an effort to brighten Christmas for 100 families. She is collecting clothing, shoes, coats, furniture, toys, blankets and food. Those interested in helping, may call Porter at 586-4659. |
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