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Things and Stuff: 09/28/06
Notes from our business community
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MOUNTAIN HERITAGE DAY is coming up Saturday. Take time to read the attractive special section that highlights the day’s events. Many local businesses helped sponsor this fine publication.
SYLVA RESIDENTS who wish to participate in the town’s voluntary recycling program may purchase approved bins – green for paper and blue for glass and bottles – at Sylva’s town hall. Cost of both bins is $25, and recycling will only be picked up from these bins. Voluntary recycling within city limits will begin Monday, Oct. 16. Residents who choose to be part of the program must have the recycllng bins at the curb by 7 a.m. on their scheduled trash pickup day. Those who have questions may call Dan Schaeffer, Sylva’s public works director, at 586-2719.
FORMER TUCKASEGEE SCHOOL students are planning a reunion on Saturday, Oct. 14, at Tuckasegee Baptist Church. The event will begin at 11 a.m. Those who attend are asked to bring a dish of finger food and any school memorabilia they might have. For information, call Mary Jo Cobb at 293-0539 or Junetta Pell at 586-2435.
STONEY’S CRAB SHACK will feature live music by the group Moving Parts this Friday night, Sept. 29, beginning at 8 p.m. And tonight (Thursday) the restaurant begins its “College Nights” with $1 beer specials.
BUSINESS AFTER HOURS will be tonight (Thursday) at Western Carolina University’s Fine and Performing Arts Center. Sponsored by the Jackson County Chamber of Commerce, the monthly event offers Chamber members an opportunity to meet in an informal setting. The event will begin at 5:30 p.m. and will include wine and hors d’oeuvres, door prizes, and entertainment. R.S.V.P. by calling the Jackson County Chamber of Commerce at 586-2155.
A NEW SHOW opening Friday, Oct. 6, at It’s By Nature gallery on Main Street is titled “Women’s Work: Textiles, Metals and Sculpture” and will feature weaver Neal Howard of Cullowhee, Howard, a Southern Highland Craft Guild member whose work will be the centerpiece of the show, is a fiber artist who dyes and weaves silk and cotton fibers to make cloth and garments. The other artists will be silversmith Pegi Pike of Asheville and metal artist Kelly LaForte of Haysville. See the ad in this issue for more information.
DON’T FORGET the open house Friday, Sept. 29, at Oaks Gallery that will celebrate a new edition of “Gift from the Hills,” Lucy Morgan’s story of the Penland School. Morgan was the great-aunt of Oaks owner Susan Leveille, who is hosting Friday’s event. The open house is from 4 until 8 p.m. and includes a 6 p.m. talk by the Penland School archivist, Michelle Francis, and displays of “Miss Lucy’s” handwoven garments.
GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAINS RAILROAD is looking forward to special visitors coming in October – Charlie Brown and Lucy will bring the Peanuts “Great Pumpkin Patch Express” to Western North Carolina beginning Friday, Oct. 6. Excursions will depart from the Dillsboro depot Fridays and Sundays, Oct. 13, 15, 20, 22, 27, and 29 at 2:05 p.m. and Saturdays, Oct. 14, 21, and 28, at 8:45 a.m. for the Great Pumpkin Patch. “It’s The Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown” will be read as the “Peanuts” train travels. Upon arrival at the pumpkin patch, guests will be greeted by and have a photo opportunity with Charlie Brown and Lucy. Activities for guests to enjoy will include a coloring station, face painting, trick or treating, petting zoo, bouncy train and giant slide. Children can also navigate their way through a hay bale maze. Other activities include hay rides, apple cider or apple juice, and treats. Each child will select their own small pumpkin from the patch to take home. No ghosts or goblins will be on board for this GSMR adventure – just a lot of fun and happy Halloween spirit. For more information and reservations, please call 1-800-872-4681 or visit the Web site at www.gsmr.com.
WILMOT CONVENIENCE STORE, which was owned and operated by Joe Kinsland for 38 years until his death two years ago, has been reopened by Anita Curtis. Anita is originally from Ohio but has lived in Cherokee for the past 10 years. Her grandparents are Ned and Mary Johnson of Cherokee, and she is married to Wayne Curtis, who works at ConMet in Bryson City. Anita and Wayne have five children who all live in the Cherokee area. Anita plans to carry a general line of groceries and should have gasoline by the end of this week. The store is located just west of the Wilmot bridge, and the phone number is 497-4917. Store hours will be 7:30 a.m. until 11 p.m. Monday through Thursday; 7:30 a.m. until midnight Friday and Saturday; and closed on Sunday.
JACKSON COUNTY YOUTH SPORTS will hold basketball sign-ups from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 30, and Saturday, Oct. 7, in the Smoky Mountain High School gym lobby. Cost is $50. Those registering should bring an original birth certificate, a current medical form/physical and a recent photo. The program is open to boys and girls ages 7-17. For more information, call Ollin Dunford at 293-0677.
THE BALSAM MOUNTAIN INN’S next “Songwriters in the Round” event will feature Jerry Vandiver, Karyn Rochelle and Victoria Banks. Set for Saturday, Sept. 30, the 7:30 p.m. session will be in the Inn’s 100-seat restaurant and is accompanied by a gourmet dinner buffet. Cover charge is $10 per person, plus the cost of dinner (about $24-$27). For information and/or reservations, call 1-800-224-9498.
A NEW BOOK titled “Traveling the Blue Ridge Parkway, a Guide to America’s Most Scenic Drive” has recently been published by photographer Scott Graham. Graham’s photos are accompanied by text written by newspaper columnist Elizabeth Hunter. The book features a milepost index and fold-out map. For information, visit Graham’s Web site, jscottgraham.com or call toll free at 1-888-301-9248.
WESTERN CAROLINA UNIVERSITY’S Sunday matinee production of the coming-of-age comedy “Brighton Beach Memoirs” will begin at 3 p.m., not at 2 p.m., with no afternoon matinee on Saturday as previously announced. WCU is staging Neil Simon’s Tony Award-winning play as the 2006-07 season-opener Wednesday, Sept. 27, through Sunday, Oct. 1, in Hoey Auditorium. Show times for all evening performances are 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 27, through Saturday, Sept. 30, and 3 p.m. for the matinee on Sunday, Oct. 1. Tickets are $15 for adults, $10 for senior citizens and WCU faculty and staff, and $5 for students. Season tickets are still available.
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