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MAIN STREET SPORTS BAR AND GRILL is featured in this week’s Business Spotlight. See their ad on the back page of this section to find out about the super Valentine’s prime rib specials on Tuesday, Feb. 14, and Friday, Feb. 17.
AND SPEAKING OF VALENTINE’S, be sure to check out our sweethearts’ edition dining guide on page 2C. In addition, many local businesses are advertising Valentine’s Day sales throughout this week’s paper, so readers should have an easy time shopping for their special someone this year.
FAIRVIEW SCHOOL’S RELAY FOR LIFE TEAM will be at Top Cat’s Grocery this Saturday, Feb. 11, from noon to 4 p.m. Team members will be pumping gas and washing windows to raise money for their team. All donations will go to the American Cancer Society. This will be the second year the Fairview has done this fund-raiser, and the members say they hope donations will surpass previous excellent results.
RELAY FOR LIFE’S Jackson County effort is seeking corporate sponsors for this year’s Relay, which is set for Friday and Saturday, May 19 and 20, at the Cullowhee recreation park. Businesses may contribute in a variety of ways and can call Angie Rogers at 586-5534 to find out more. All money raised at the Relay goes to the American Cancer Society’s mission to eliminate cancer through education and research.
HABITAT FOR HUMANITY’S Jackson County branch is hosting an open reception at the Glenville Community Center on Thursday, Feb. 16, from 7 to 9 p.m. to celebrate accomplishment and express gratitude for community support. Light refreshments will be provided along with live music by the Spring Street String Band. Those planning to attend are asked to R.S.V.P. at 828-227-3879.
THE OLD COURTHOUSE IN SYLVA is featured in the February issue of Our State magazine. The picture is featured in a photo essay titled “Winter Comes in Trees.”
JACKSON COUNTY’S HEALTH DEPARTMENT has a new satellite clinic in the Cashiers area. Health services are offered on the third Tuesday of each month from 9 a.m. until noon and from 1 until 3 p.m. Health services provided are WIC for women and children, immunizations and blood pressure checks. Those with questions may call the Jackson County Department of Public Health’s Sylva office at 586-8994 for more information. The phone number at the Cashiers clinic is 745-6857, and it is located on Edward Fowler Road.
THE NEXT BUSINESS AFTER HOURS will be a joint effort of the Jackson County Chamber of Commerce and Western Carolina University’s Athletic Department. It’s set for Monday night, Feb. 13, and those attending will have the opportunity to cheer the Catamount basketball team to victory against Appalachian State. The WCU Hospitality Room in the Ramsey Center will be open at 5:30 p.m. for the Business After Hours reception, with game time set for 7 p.m. Chamber members must R.S.V.P. by calling 227-2541 or by e-mail to astrickland@email.wcu.edu. WCU Athletics will deliver up to four complimentary game tickets to your business, but business owners must R.S.V.P. “Don’t miss it – let’s all be there wearing our Catamount purple and support our team as they take on rival ASU,” said Chamber Director Julie Spiro.
AN INCORRECT PHONE NUMBER for Jo Roberts was listed in last week’s information about the next Cullowhee High School “Big Reunion,” Friday, Aug. 4, and Saturday, Aug. 5. Her corrected number, as well as those of the other contacts, is listed below. For more information, visit online at cullowheehighschool.com or call Mutt Morris at 293-5655, Irene Hooper at 293-5456 or Jo Roberts at (828) 648-4345.
ALLISON’S CHEVROLET sent us a note to announce that the winner in the Hometown Scholarship Truck Drawing for the mid-east region is Janie Darr of Thomasville.
Some 63 Chevrolet dealers and 120 FFA chapters sold 46,756 tickets and raised $233,780 for scholarship money to be used by local FFA chapters during this year’s Hometown Scholarship program. Smoky Mountain High School’s FFA chapter was sponsored by Allison’s Chevrolet, and Allison’s would like to thank everyone who bought tickets and contributed to making the this year’s effort such a success.
JACKSON COUNTY LANDFILL GAS RECOVER PROJECT director Timm Muth sent a note to say that the initial cleanup phase of the project is nearing completion. To date, more than 520 tons of loose trash and debris have been removed from the project site, he said. Special thanks are due to the community work crew from Haywood Correctional Center No. 4640, who spent roughly 25 man-hours removing trash from both inside and outside the future crafts building. Muth said that after cleanup efforts are complete, grading for the first set of project greenhouses will start, and that construction of the craft studios is set to begin in the spring. Completion of pottery and glass-blowing studios and greenhouses is targeted for late summer. For more information, contact Muth at 631-0271.
THE NORTH CAROLINA CENTER FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF TEACHING will hold its first Golden Apple Gala and Silent Auction, a special black-tie evening, on Saturday, Feb. 25, at the Capital City Club in Raleigh. The event promises an enjoyable array of music, dining and shopping at silent and live auctions. It also will celebrate the 20th anniversary of the founding of NCCAT to advance the art and profession of teaching in North Carolina. Tickets for the event are $250 per couple. The event is being hosted by NCCAT’s Development Foundation. For more information or to order tickets call, 293-5202 or send e-mail goldenapplegala@nccat.org.
GINSENG COLLECTORS may be interested in a Friday, Feb. 10, public meeting in Asheville. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will host the meeting, which will last from 8 a.m. until noon at the Holiday Inn on Tunnel Road. Topic will be ginseng trade issues, and state agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler will speak. “Ginseng production and collection has been going on for hundreds of years in our mountain areas, but the strong rise in popularity in the herb in rcent years has led to a number of new rules involving harvest and export,” Troxler said. “It is important for collectors and producers to be aware of possible changes in the trade laws regarding ginseng.” For more information, contact Pat Ford, USFWS, (703) 358-1708) or Anne St. John, USFWS (703) 358-2095.
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