MOUNTAIN VIEW Tire and Service ...
is featured in our Business Spotlight this week. Located on West Main Street in Sylva, Mountain View offers oil, lube and filter service, as well as alignments, tune-ups and brake jobs. For more information, see their ad on page 10A or call them at 586-4078.
MELISSA MCCOY ...
of Dillsboro won a $25 gift certificate to Huddle House in our "Have Dinner on Us" contest that is part of our Great Smokies Dining Guide. For more information on how you can enter and win, see pages 2 and 3C.
MEET MICHAEL CARTWRIGHT,
new librarian at the Jackson County Public Library during a Friday, Aug. 17, open house at the library from 10 a.m. until noon.
SMOKY MOUNTAIN ...
High's marching band is in the process of raising money to help fund their New York trip in October as well as a variety of special projects throughout the year. Support them at Wal-Mart (Pepsi trailer) this Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 18 and 19, and at two car washes next Saturday. Band members will be washing cars Aug. 25 at Macon Bank from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. and then at Carolina Community Bank from 1 until 4 p.m. Money raised at such events is used by the band to fund trips to away football games and competitions and to purchase special music and instruments.
THE SMHS PTO ...
is soliciting help from local businesses to offset the cost of a taco salad fund-raiser dinner Tuesday, Aug. 28. All donations will be greatly appreciated, and businesses who donate will be acknowledged at the dinner. Those willing to help are asked to call Lisa Buchanan at 586-8212.
FOR FANS ...
of the American Girls dolls and book series: City Lights is pleased to announce the first meeting of The American Girls Club Saturday, Aug. 18, at 1 p.m. The event, which will be held monthly, will feature projects, crafts and games based on the American Girls series, as well an early look at new stories from the collection. For more information on this event, call City Lights at 586-9499.
Also at City Lights this week: Wayne Erbsen and Barbara Swell will be on hand for a booksigning and old-time music performance Friday, Aug. 17, at 7 p.m. They are authors of the books featured in last week's Sylva Herald, "Log Cabin Pioneers" and "Secrets of the Great Old-Timey Cooks."
TWENTY-FIVE ...
years ago, a group of nine crafters met to pursue the possibility of starting a craft cooperative they came to call Dogwood Crafters.
With the help of a bicentennial grant, landlord Wade Wilson, dedicated hard work by its members and loyal customers, their vision today is a reality.
The working members are responsible for all the duties required to keep the doors open at Dogwood Crafters. The fiscal costs of operating the business are generated from the percentages taken from the sales of crafts. There has been only one paid employee over the years and because of the cooperation of the crafters, this growth has evolved.
Slowly, Dogwood Crafters added members, expanded, computerized and has arrived at an interesting mix of artisans. Traditional and contemporary crafts can be found within their vintage log cabin walls. The members are dedicated to the promotion and preservation of Appalachian handmade crafts through sales, classes and awarding scholarships to students in the field of arts and crafts.
The shop is a constantly changing variety of items limited only by the imagination of the 100 artisans who make Dogwood Crafters a showcase of mountain crafts.
A day of celebration has been designated for Sunday, Aug. 26. In appreciation, Dogwood Crafters invites past members, customers, friends, family and the public to come and help enjoy the memories of the past 25 years. There will be entertainment, refreshments and handmade door prizes.
The festivities will be held from 2 until 4 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 26, at Dogwood Crafters, 90 Webster Street, Dillsboro.
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Rhonda Vincent