Things and Stuff: 02/08/01

Notes from our business community
- and everywhere else

TWO LOCAL STUDENTS...

coompeted successfully at the recent Miss North Carolina Teen All American pageant in Winston-Salem. Rebecca Barker, daughter of Mary Barker of Dillsboro, and Kelly Queen, daughter of Julia Maney of Whittier, participated in the event. Each young woman was sponsored by a number of area individuals and businesses. Both Kelly and Rebecca appreciate the support they have received from the community and want to say "thank you" to all their many sponsors. Queen, who finished 13th in Winston-Salem, plans to compete in the Miss 2001 North Carolina Teen event in Greenville, S.C., in May.

DILLSBORO STEAK AND SEAFOOD...

is featured in our Business Spotlight this week. The ad on the back page of this section showcases the restaurant's Valentine's specials, which will be available from 4 to 9 p.m. and includes dessert. Treat your sweetheart right with a delicious dinner in Dillsboro.

JOY SMITH WRIGHT...

formerly of Cullowhee, has recently been promoted to senior audit manager in the Greenville, S.C., office of Crisp Hughes Evans LLP, a regional accounting and consulting firm. A graduate of Smoky Mountain High and a 1993 graduate of Western Carolina University, she presently resides in Simpsonville, S.C., with her husband, Rick. Her parents are Jim and Susan Clampitt of Cullowhee and the late Charles Smith.

SEVERAL AREA RESTAURANTS ...

are offering Valentine's specials. Be sure to look at their ads in this issue and take your sweetheart out to dinner on Valentine's Day.

ALAN'S...

ion Main Street is now open. Located in the old McGuire house next to The Sylva Herald, the restaurant is owned by Chef Alan Gould. Paul Gilbert is restaurant manager. Reservations are not required but are suggested, Gilbert said.

TERRI HOOPER...

of Cullowhee is the new receptionish at Smith Insurance Services, located on Woody Hampton Road in Sylva. Terri and her husband, Joe, live in Caney Fork community.

COUNTRY MUSIC...

legend Charley Pride will appear at Harrah's Cherokee Pavilion for one show Friday, Feb. 9, at 8 p.m. With a stellar career spanning 30 years, Pride has been generating No. 1 hits like "Kiss an Angel Good Morning" since 1969. He has 36 number one singles and 31 gold, four platinum and one quadruple-platinum under his belt. Pride's awards include Country Music Association Awards Entertainer of the Year in 1971 and Top Male Vocalist in 1971 and 1972. He was inducted into the Grand Ole Opry in 1993 and was the first African-American to perform at the Opry. Tickets start at $25 and are available at the pavilion box office or by calling 1-800-HARRAHS.

THE REV. DANIEL...

Johnson is in the final stages of writing a book on the life of the Rev. William Floyd Cook (1865-1921), who was married to S. Alice Parker. They raised their family in Caney Fork, and descendents are numerous. To date, they have idenitified 446 of those descendents, but there are many more. Common surnames include Cook, Corne, Hooper, McMahan, Moore, Parker, Queen and Sitton. The researcher asks Herald readers for help in finding printable copies of any pictures that are available of Floyd and/or Alice as well as stories and anecdotes about Floyd, his family and/or ministry. His Bible has not been located either, and notes from it would be a tremendous resource to include. Any materials can be dropped off at the Jackson County Genealogical Society office in Sylva. Their address is 42 Asheville Highway, Suite 2. Please leave them in an envelope, marked "William Floyd Cook," and explain they are for the Rev. Johnson.