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BLUE RIDGE BEDDING is featured this week in our Business Spotlight. See their ad on the back page of this section for more information on their mattres sets and free delivery.
OUR GREAT SMOKIES DINING GUIDE begins its summer “Have Dinner on Us” contest this week. Check it out on page 4 and 5C for information on great places to eat – and on how to win a $25 gift certificate to a participating restaurant.
LATE-BREAKING INFORMATION with regard to this week’s Monster Jam at the Ramsey Center didn’t arrive in time for the story on page 1C. A big truck will be on display at Andy Shaw Ford from Thursday through Saturday, and a driver will be there to sign autographs and talk to fans from 3 to 6 p.m. both today (Thursday) and Friday, June 30.
Cheryl and Zachary Smith
THE ITINERANT LOCALS, a tuba/accordion duo is making a return visit to Sylva this weekend. Zachary Smith (son of Newt and June) and his wife, Cheryl Roorda, will bring their entertaining ways to Karen’s restaurant from 7 to 9 p.m. tonight (Thursday). Zachary says he’s hoping for clear skies as the plan is for the two to play in the garden. Based in Hot Springs, Ark., Zachary (tuba) and Cheryl (accordion) are on a summer tour that brings them back through his hometown and lets them visit friends and family along the way, he said.
CITY LIGHTS BOOKSTORE is celebrating its 20th anniversary. Make a purchase between Saturday, July 1, and Saturday, July 8, and receive a free publisher’s advance reading copy of your choice while supplies last.
WIN FREE GASOLINE at the new J&R Stop and Go across from the Quin Theaters (formerly the Triple B-3 Exxon). You can enter each time you visit our store before the July 1 give-away.
FOOTNOTES CAFE, located on the Southwestern Community College campus, is operated by Randall and Sheila Williams. Daily dinner menu featuring homestyle country cooking as well as catering and custom cakes. See their ad on page 4C of this week’s Great Smokies Dining Guide.
COFFEE GROUNDS is another new addition to our dining guide. Located in Dillsboro Court near Ray’s Florist. Owners are mother and daughter Lorri and Christa Smith, and they offer espresso drinks, cheesecakes, smoothies, teas, muffins and shakes. Their ad is on page 5C.
LINDA WATSON sent a note to thank all the merchants involved with sales of “The Sounds of Jackson County,” the CD made last year that features local talent. “Their efforts continue the broad community involvement and support the project has received through each stage of development,” Watson wrote. Participating merchants include: (Dillsboro) Oaks Gallery, The Chocolate Shop, The Jarrett House, Bradley’s General Store, Riverwood Pottery, Salon 360, and Dillsboro Smokehouse; (Cullowhee) Cullowhee Cafe; (Sylva) Annie’s Bakery, Lulu’s, Jackson County Chamber of Commerce, City Lights Bookstore, Radio Shack, In Your Ear, Livingston’s Photo, Sylva Insurance, It’s By Nature, and Heinzelmannchen Brewery. The effort has netted $3,400 to date, Watson said.
TM TECHNOLOGY is sponsoring an effort to help Jackson county businesses locate other Jackson county businesses for trade. According to owner Larry Gardner, by locating local businesses to work with when possible, we can keep local families productive in the business climate and provide the framework to give our children ways to make a living without having to leave the county. TM has formed a Web site, www.jacksoncounty-nc.com, a central directory where Jackson county businesses can advertise their own unique talents so others in the county can find them. TM provides Web pages to those who don’t have; those with existing sites get an advertising link on the TM site. This service, including the Web page development, hosting and advertising is provided for $100 annually. Plans are to add companion sites specific to Sylva, Cashiers and Dillsboro, For more information visit online at www.jacksoncounty-nc.com or call 586-1258.
BALSAM MOUNTAIN PRESERVE has announced the appointment of Barbara Matzick as senior vice president of sales and marketing. Matzick joins Balsam Mountain Preserve from Biltmore Farms’ newest community, The Ramble, in Asheville, and brings more than three decades of experience in helping people identify the appropriate recreational home for their lifestyle.
TRIPLE THREAT Performing Arts Academy in Sylva held its first Fairy Tale Camp last week. Students engaged in arts and crafts, dance, stories, games, and met a different Disney princess every day. The academy will hold ballet, tap, and jazz classes during July and also plans a musical theater camp. Call owner Valerie Tissue for more information at 586-4410.
WE ALSO RECEIVED A NOTE from Eleanor Neslen-Ramsay of Newport Beach, Calif. She and her husband were visiting Sylva to attend her grandson George Neslen’s high school graduation and the wedding of granddaughter Jenny Neslen. While here, Bob Ramsay suffered a stroke, and Neslen-Ramsay wrote to tell us of the excellent care he received at Harris Rregional Hospital. “I want to share with the community of Sylva how fortunate you are to have such an excellent medical center in this area,” Neslen-Ramsay wrote. “I salute in appreciation the doctors, nurses, therapists and staff at Harris Regional Hospital.” |
