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THE SYLVA HERALD is planning to add a calendar that will allow readers to quickly scan activities scheduled for the upcoming week, including entertainment, religious services and government meetings. The new calendar, which will become a regular feature starting with the Sept. 16 edition, will not replace individual news items about singings, homecomings, reunions and benefits as well as longer stories about upcoming plays and concerts. Plans are to accept listings via e-mail and only include events scheduled Thursday-Wednesday. Those who already send in news of their events via e-mail can help us out by also sending a calendar listing in the following format: date; time; place; brief description of event; contact telephone number, e-mail address or website. If you call in your news, please remind us when you call to add it to our calendar as well. All calendar and other news submissions should be directed to news@thesylvaherald.com. For more information on our new calendar or anything else regarding stories in the newspaper, e-mail us at that address or call Lynn Hotaling at 586-2611, ext. 206.
HOOPER’S RESTAURANT is now open on Main Street across from The Sylva Herald in the former Ironstone Grill location. Hooper’s is open seven days each week and offers an early-bird breakfast special from 6:30 until 8 a.m. Hours are Mon.-Tues., 6:30 a.m. until 3 p.m., and Wed.-Sun. 6:30 a.m. until 9 p.m. The lunch buffet is from 11 a.m. until 2 p.m. For more information, see the ad in this issue or call 586-5116.
COLORFEST: ART OF THE BLUE RIDGE, a sidewalk showcase of work by the region’s fine artists, is seeking merchants to participate in the event, scheduled 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 23, in downtown Sylva. Sponsors are Catch the Spirit of Appalachia in partnership with the Chamber of Commerce and Jackson County Visual Artists Association. At this event, visitors can watch and experience artists creating their work and musicians performing, and at the same time enjoy local restaurants and hometown shopping.
MOUNTAIN ROCK BAND CULLOWHEE will reunite for a concert at 7 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 18, in Western Carolina University’s Hoey Auditorium. The band began in the 1970s as a folk trio and evolved into a six-man rock band featuring former WCU students Terry Edwards, Mike Clark, Sandy Flynn and Thom Jenkins, as well as Rick Hubbard and Woody Jenkins. Cullowhee last toured in 1984. The Sept. 18 event will be the group’s third reunion concert at WCU to benefit the Cullowhee Revitalization Endeavour, a nonprofit organization working to help revitalize the community along Old Cullowhee Road. Tickets are $25 for reserved seats and $15 for open seating, and can be purchased online at gocullowhee.org; by mail at CuRvE, P.O. Box 1322, Cullowhee, N.C. 28723; or at the door before the show.
A WRITERS GROUP will meet at the Senior Center beginning at 5:30 p.m. Monday, Sept. 13, led by local author Gary Carden. Anyone interested is invited to come and join in on this planning session. For more information, e-mail Carden at GCarden498@aol.com.
A LOG CABIN QUILTING CLASS will meet at the Senior Center every Thursday in September, beginning Sept. 2, from 2 to 5 p.m. Cost is $20 per person, payable to instructor Laura Nelle Goebel at the first class. To register, call the center at 586-4944.
THE MEN’S COMMUNITY BIBLE STUDY of Jackson County will meet at 6:30 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 9, in Webster Baptist Church to begin its 2010-11 year studying the book of Romans. The study will include the book’s historical context, purpose, structure, meaning and life application. If you would like to be a part of this discussion group, or for more information, call Rick Harper at 586-2257 (home) or 586-3305 (work); or David Stiens at 586-6623 (home) or 586-2421 (work).
ARE YOU OLDER THAN 50 and suffering from a chronic illness or live with someone who does? The Jackson County Senior Center is now recruiting participants for Living Healthy: Chronic Disease Self-Management. This six-week course was developed by Stanford University and is designed for anyone who lives with ongoing health conditions such as diabetes, arthritis, heart, and breathing problems to learn how to design your own self-management program. The cost for the entire course is $10. Call Laura Rodi at 631-8033 to register. The class will meet Monday afternoons from 3-5:30 and will begin October 11.
COUNTRY TRADITIONS GOURMET MARKET, WINE AND GIFT SHOP will be open extended hours on Fridays and Saturdays starting this weekend. Country Traditions will sell wine by the glass from 4 until 8 p.m. and offer free snacks. On Sundays, the parlor will be open from noon until 4 p.m. for sipping mimosas. For more information, call 586-1600.
THE NICHOLS HOUSE will offer a 20-percent off sale all weekend beginning during Friday’s Sylva After Dark from 6 until 9 p.m.
O’MALLEY’S will host “Pink Ribbon Day” Wednesday, Sept. 8, by giving 10 percent of proceeds to the “Warriors in Pink,” a two-person local team that will take part in the Susan G. Komen 3 Day for the Cure event in Atlanta. Activities will include a karaoke contest, raffle, door prizes and more. “Warriors in Pink” team members Karissa Henson and Nikole Fortner will take part in the Komen event Oct. 23-25 which is dedicated to finding a cure for breast cancer.
ALL COUNTY SOLID WASTE FACILITIES will be closed Monday, Sept. 6, for Labor Day.
MOUNTAIN TRACE invites everyone to join them as they celebrate Grandparents Day on Saturday, Sept. 11, beginning at 1 p.m. They’re planning an “old-fashioned day” with bluegrass, gospel and country music, and attendees are encouraged to wear overalls, skirts and bonnets. Entertainment will include dulcimer players at 1 p.m.; Hominy Valley Boys at 2 p.m.; Rye Holler Boys and Fines Creek Flat Footers clogging group at 3 p.m.; Julia Ann Roberts and Angie Toomey at 4 p.m.; and Mountain Believers at 5 p.m. An autumn scene will be set up in the atrium area, and family photos will be taken for a small fee. Residents and their families will receive free photos.
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