SHIRLEY CRISP ...
of Sylva is the most recent winner in our Great Smoky Dining Guide contest. She will receive a $25 gift certificate to Papa's Pizza. This week's contest will be your last chance to win. See pages 2 and 3C for details on how to enter.
THE JACKSON COUNTY COURTHOUSE ...
is pictured in the Sept. 16, 2000, edition of The Windsor Star, a newspaper published in Windsor, Ontario, Canada. The color photo accompanies an article about Western North Carolina and the Blue Ridge Parkway. A description of Dillsboro is included under the heading "Mining towns."
CANADA HEAD START ...
will hold its Halloween carnival Saturday, Oct. 21, from 6 to 10 p.m. at the Canada Fire Department. The event will include a hot dog supper, cakewalk and games.
FIRST UNION BANK ...
invites everyone to join them Friday, Oct. 20, for Customer Appreciation Day at the Main Street Branch. New customer relations manager Rob McFarland will be on hand to greet those who attend.
"SANTA'S HELPERS" ...
will be the theme of Cherokee's annual Christmas parade, which is slated to move through downtown Cherokee Saturday, Dec. 9, at 5:30 p.m. Entry forms are available at the Cherokee Visitor Center (open daily including weekends rom 8 a.m. until 4:30 p.m.), and the top three entries will receive cash awards of $500, $400 and $300 respectively. Judging will be based on creativity, originality and adhering to the parade theme. All entries are encouraged to decorate with plenty of lights to add color and excitement to the nighttime event. For additional information, call the Visitor Center at 497-5737.
FIRST-GRADERS ...
in Becky Fowler's class at Scotts Creek want to send holiday letters to any Jackson County residents currently serving in the military. If you have a family member who will be away during the holidays, please send their name and address to Scotts Creek School, 376 Skyland Drive, Sylva, N.C. 28779. If the class has permission to share the name with other classes that wish to write, please include that information. They will mail early to insure delivery by the holidays, so please contact them soon.
ALMOND TWIRLERS ...
will host a Halloween western square dance Thursday, Oct. 26, at 8 p.m. at the old Whittier School auditorium. Preceding the dance there will be a bonfire and outdoor hot dog roast at 7 p.m.
JUST A REMINDER ...
that there will be a reception and book signing for Walter Middleton of Sylva at City Lights on Saturday, Oct. 21, at noon. The author will sign copies of his new memoir, "Flashbacks," an account of World War II's Bataan Death March and his years as a P.O.W. Even if you already have a signed copy of the book, the staff at City Lights hopes you'll still come to the reception to celebrate both the book and its author. To reserve a copy, please call City Lights at 586-9499.
A YARD SALE ...
sponsored by Student Support Services will be held at Southwestern Community College Saturday, Oct. 28, from 8 a.m. until 2 p.m. in the parking lot of the Allied Health Building on the Sylva campus. For information, call 586-4091, Ext. 231.
THE JACKSON COUNTY REC DEPARTMENT ...
is accepting candy donations for their annual Walk Through the Pumpkin Patch Oct. 31. Boxes for donations can be found at the rec department office and at the Justice Center in the Finance Office. Watch for details about other area Halloween activities in next week's paper.
SPIR ...
has extended the deadline for the "Capture the Courthouse" photo contest to Nov. 15. The winning color photograph's image will be used on a postcard to promote downtown Sylva and the surrounding area. For more information about how to enter the contest, call Richard McHargue, SPIR director, at 586-1577.
KUDZU PLAYERS ...
must make some changes to the stage and backstage areas in order to comply with regulations regarding the safety and maintenance of the heating system for the Courthouse and must comply prior to the children's musical, Cinderella, performing the weekend of October. Volunteers are needed to come and help revamp these areas. A work day is scheduled Saturday, Oct. 21 at the old county courthouse. Once those changes are completed, work will proceed on the set for Cinderella, which will involve creating a pumpkin carriage, mountin a large, ornate archway and repainting the floor and areas of the wall. Work will likely continue until about 3 p.m.
THE WNC CHAPTER ...
of Fellowship of Christian Athletes will hold its second annual fund-raising banquet from 6:30 until 8:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 24, in the Grand Room of Western Carolina University's Hinds University Center. Bill Curry, former head football coach at Alabama, Georgia Tech and Kentucky, and a former NFL player with the Green Bay Packers, will be the keynote speaker. For more information, call the FCA office at 631-9767.
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