Things and Stuff: 07/11/02

Notes from our business community
- and everywhere else

CAITLIN STEHLING...

10, was one of three winners in Goody's Fourth of July raffle to raise money for the Children's Miracle Network.

Caitlin, daughter of Douglas and Joanne Stehling of Sylva, won a new bicycle.

Caitlin received her new bike from Connie Sutton, manager of Goody's.

BEST WESTERN RIVER ESCAPE...

will hold a grand opening celebration from 2 to 7 p.m. Thursday, July 18. Everyone is invited to stop by for a tour, refreshments and entertainment. For more information, call 586-6060 or email riverescape@hotmail.com.

ATTENTION SMOKY MOUNTAIN ...

High Class of 1992 - Anyone interested in helping to plan or attend a 10-year reunion is asked to call Jennifer Pressley Kelly at 631-1243. Please call if you have addresses of classmates, Kelly said.

TICKETS ARE STILL AVAILABLE ...

for Great Smoky Mountain Railroad's annual "Day out with Thomas" event. Fans will have the opportunity to meet Thomas the Tank Engine when the beloved train pulls into the GSMR Saturday, July 27, through Sunday, Aug. 4. This year will mark Thomas's fourth appearance in Dillsboro. More than 31,000 fans flocked to Dillsboro last year to see Thomas. For ticket information, call 1-800-872-4681.

WILD HORSES PRO RODEO TOUR...

will be at the Cherokee Indian Fairgrounds on U.S. 441 in Cherokee Friday and Saturday, July 12 and 13, at 8 p.m. Events will include bareback bronc riding, tie-down calf roping, steer wrestling, cowgirl's barrel racing, cowgirl's breakaway roping, team roping and wild Brahma bull riding. Admission at the gate will be $12 for adults and $8 for children. Discount coupons are available at shops, motels and restaurants in Cherokee. For more information, call the fairgrounds at 497-3028.

JIM MEDLIN...

of Sylva has an article in the most recent issue of The North Carolina Mason. Medlin is development director for the N.C. Masonic Foundation.

REGION A...

Partnership for Children/Smart Start supports Early Learn and Play Groups throughout Western North Carolina. These early learning groups serve children pre-birth through age 6 and their parents. Parents and children are provided opportunities to engage in activities that support growth in all areas of development, play with other young children, meet other families, and learn how to find and use support services. The Sylva Early Learn and Play Group meets every Friday morning at 10 a.m. in St. John's Episcopal Church on Jackson Street. If your young child is not enrolled in full-time child care, you are welcome to join them. Please call Emma Miller at 586-0661 for more information.