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GREAT SMOKIES FITNESS CENTER is featured this week in our Business Spotlight on the back page of this section. Featuring a swimming pool and weight-training equipment, the center can fulfill all your exercise needs. See their advertisement for more information.
THE FACULTY AND STAFF at Smoky Mountain High School will sponsor a gigantic yard sale Saturday, July 15, in the school’s senior parking lot from 8 a.m. until noon.
THOMAS THE TANK will return to Dillsboro’s Great Smoky Mountains Railroad from July 22 to July 30. Children of all ages can enjoy a 25-minute ride aboard a real Thomas the Tank Engine steam locomotive. Rides will depart every 45 minutes – rain or shine – from 10 a.m. to 3:15 p.m. Monday through Thursday, and from 9:15 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday through Sunday. Ticket price for “A Day Out with Thomas 2006: Come Ride the Rails Tour” is $16 for age 2 and older. Tickets are available by calling toll-free 1-872-4681, or visiting the Great Smoky Mountains Railroad Web site at www.gsmr.com.
INTRODUCE YOUR FAMILY TO ANOTHER CULTURE. Deadlines are approaching, but right now there are exchange students still available. The students have a wide variety of interests, speak English, have their own spending money and insurance, attend local high schools, and can share a room. If you’d like to host or want to find out more, call (828-298-8873) or meet the students at www.ayusa.org.
PAPOU’S WINE SHOP owners Dustin and Sherri Demos and Nick and Jenny Demos have remodeled the old Shell station to open their new business and recently celebrated with Chamber of Commerce ambassadors during a ribbon-cuting. Papou’s, which is Greek for grandfather (the store is dedicated to Dustin’s grandfather who owned a wine shop in Asheville just after prohibition), is a specialy retailer with a large selection of wine, locally-made cheese, and beer. For more information, call 586-6300.
APAC HARRISON has opened a Tuckasegee stockyard and plans a grand opening Friday, July 14. Andrew Edgemon was the first customer on July 10; his truck was loaded by Jason Broom. |
