JOYCE PARTON...
of Sylva won a $25 gift certificate to in our most recent Great Smoky Dining Guide contest. For details on how to enter, as well as a look at the offerings of most area restaurants, turn to this week's guide on pages 2 and 3C.
AND SPEAKING...
of our popular Great Smoky Dining Guide, one or two advertising spots are currently available. Restaurant owners may want to take advantage of this space to advise customers of their regular or special menus. Call Margo, Jan or Scott at 586-2611 for more information about this unique advertising opportunity.
JACKSON COUNTY...
Extension and Community Association will hold a yard sale Saturday, Aug. 12, from 8 a.m. until 1 p.m. at the Community Service Center on Scotts Creek Road
UNIFORMS JUST FOR YOU has moved to a new location on West Main Street near Harold's. Owner/operators Sandy and Danny Bumgarner invite everyone to stop by today (Thursday) and Friday for their celebratory open house. The store was located on Skyland Drive. Sandy is from Haywood County and Danny is from Jackson County. They have been married 10 years and opened the store 18 months ago.
EDWARD JONES...
of Sylva will host a broadcast titled "The Power of the New Economy - Turning Goals, Creativity and Growth into Profit" at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 15, at the office on East Main Street. The broadcast is available via the Edward Jones satellite network and is the third part of the series "Winning Strategies for Women." The Aug. 15 segment will examine emerging management trends and their effect on small business today.
FORMER SYLVA...
resident Dr. Timothy Gillespie of Asheville is one of a select group of dentists chosen to receive the Academy of General Dentistry's Fellowship award. Dr. Gillespie graduated from the University of Alabama School of Dentistry in 1993. He and his wife, Betsy, daughter of Marion and Wanda Jones of Sylva, have two sons.
JAMES OWEN...
of Sylva was recently named a "Shining Star" at Harrah's Cherokee Casino for providing great service and promoting teamwork. The lead sound technician in the entertainment division of the marketing department, Owen has been with Harrah's since its opening day in 1997. Employees nominate co-workers for the monthly awards. Winners receive $100 cash, a gift basket, special parking privileges and more.
PRELIMINARY...
results of the Great Smoky Mountain National Park's first-ever moth and butterfly inventory are complete, and the initial results are impressive. More than 20 professional and amateur lepidopterists from across North America came to the park as part of the All Taxa-Biodiversity Inventory to search and identify every species of plant and animal life in the 800 square mile national park.
The professional and amateur entomologists assembled in the park for a 24-hour nature quest that began at 3 p.m. on July 26. By they end of 24 hours, a total of 706 species had been identified with numerous specimens yet to be determined. In addition, 30 to 40 caterpillars of yet-to-be-identified species were collected by volunteers, and some of these may metamorphose into species that were not seen by the team on the day of their quest.
Of the 706 species, 301 were previously unknown in the park. Some 25 species new to science (never been given a Latin name) and one new genus to science were found.
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