Cherokee County NC Blog

Infinity The Salon and Spa will be celebrating their grand opening on Saturday, June 30, 2007, from 11:00 am until 2:00 pm.

Please join them for refreshments, free chair massages and facials, and giveaways every half hour.

Infinity The Salon and Spa, 308 Hill Street, Murphy, NC 28906.

For more information, call 828-837-4767

Marguerite Eubanks Stricker announces the opening of her Law Office in Murphy, North Carolina.

Her practice includes Marital and Family Law, Wills and Trusts, Estate Planning and Probate, and Elder Law.

She is licensed in North Carolina and Florida.

Her office is located in the 409 Building, 225 Valley River Ave, Murphy NC 28906.

For more information, or to set up an appointment, call 828-835-7373.

Liz Melendez, an independent recording and performing artist, will appear at 7:00 pm Saturday, June 30, 2007, as part of the Live Blues On the Greens series at The Longhouse Restaurant at Cherokee Hills Golf Club.

She will perform two one-hour sets and one 30-minute set during the evening.

You can learn more about Liz Melendez on her MySpace Profile.

For more information, call The Longhouse at 828-837-1762.

Mary Lou McKillip and Brenda Kay Ledford will read their original stories and poems at 7:00 pm Thursday, June 28, 2007, in the Keith House at John C. Campbell Folk School in Brasstown, North Carolina.

The program is open to the public and there is no admission charge.

The event is sponsored by the North Carolina Writers’ Network West and the Folk School.

Everyone is invited to come and bring a friend.

One Dozen Who Care, Inc. will feature the acrylic paintings of Thomas “Dooner” Driver Jr from 4:00 pm until 7:00 pm on Friday, June 22, 2007, in its office at 65 Wilson Street, Suite 7, in Andrews, North Carolina.

Driver was born and raised in Cherokee, NC. He and his wife, Louise, live in Robbinsville, North Carolina.

“I believe painting is the language of our soul,” he said. “One painting can capture your heart and elevate your emotions. One stroke can sweep you off to your own personal paradise. Painting is, and always has been, an important part of native culture.”

As traditional art blends with more contemporary art, one element remains forever embedded in Native American design and acrylic paintings - the love and respect for all life. These are paintings and prints of the heart.

“I hope you understand my thoughts, my dreams, and my expressions.” Dooner said.

Everyone is invited to come by the One Dozen Who Care office Friday to meet Driver and view his paintings.

The mission of One Dozen Who Care is to strengthen leadership among women and youth and to build strong community bonds through common cultural situations.

For more information, call 828-321-2273.

The Brasstown Community Civic Center will host one of the hottest bluegrass talents around, when The Raven Welch Band comes to Brasstown, North Carolina, on Saturday, June 23, 2007.

Only 15 years old, Raven Welch is the real deal. She had her first solo in a vacation Bible school program at age 5. By the time she was 12, Welch was performing in community theater. Now, she has her own band that includes some serious bluegrass musicians.

Rhett Davis, who sings bass and plays bass and guitar, is a former member of The Blue Valley Boys and Abigail Moore and Highway 129.

Joe Coffey sings baritone and plays banjo. He started playing banjo at age 12 and has played with many bands over the years, including The Bluegrass Travelers and Abigail Moore and Highway 129.

Terry Collis plays guitar and rounds out the vocals by singing low tenor. He also is one of the original members of The Bluegrass Travelers.

Raven Welch plays mandolin and sings the high lead.

The band will be performing bluegrass and bluegrass gospel.

Traditional music concerts are held at the Brasstown Community Civic Center on the second and fourth Saturdays of warm weather months.

Admission is $4 for adults, with children ages 12 and under free.

Audiences can enjoy the air-conditioned comfort and have a hot dog, soft drink, or dessert.

Show time is 7:00 pm, with the box office opening around 6:30 pm.

Clay Logan and the folks in Brasstown do their best to provide good family entertainment at a reasonable price.

The Brasstown Community Civic Center is located at 255 Settawig Road in
Brasstown, North Carolina, just south of Cherokee County.

Zoe and Bruce King not only provide non-medical, in-home services to area families, but they were also honored by CK Franchising Inc. for their performance as Comfort Keepers franchise owners.

The Kings were recognized at the celebration dinner and awards ceremony during the Comfort Keepers Annual Conference held in Charlotte, NC, from May 31 through June 2, 2007.

The Kings received one of the top honors of the evening when they were inducted into the President’s Club. Owners are selected for this honor based on several criteria, including hours of service, revenues, and the adherence to the ideals and standards of the Comfort Keepers system.

At the ceremony, the Kings were presented with a crystal award to commemorate their achievement.

“Being recognized as one of the top performers in the Comfort Keepers system was a great honor,” Zoe King said.

In addition to the President’s Club award, the Kings were recognized for hitting weekly operational milestones for hours of service provided to clients.

“Ask any senior and they will tell you that they prefer to stay in their own home as long as possible,” she said. “I am thrilled to own a business that can make their wishes a reality.”

Comfort Keepers provides in-home services on an hourly, daily, or weekly basis with tailored packages customized to an individual’s needs. Packages include companionship, meal preparation, light housekeeping, grocery shopping, incidental transportation, laundry, recreational activities, and more. All Comfort Keepers caregivers are employees and have criminal, driving, and credit background checks to ensure dependability and reliability.

The Kings, local owners of the western North Carolina area Comfort Keepers, have been in business since 1993.

Since opening, the Kings have provided service to numerous residents throughout western North Carolina. They have about 10 employees in the Murphy, NC, area.

The Kings have Comfort Keepers offices in Franklin, North Carolina, and Blairsville, Georgia.

Their website has a list of services they offer and a convenient contact form.

For more information, call 706-835-2607.

Steve Hickman & John Devine - June 22, 2007 - 7:30 pm

Admission: Free, donations welcome

Location: Festival Barn

Steve Hickman and John Devine are well-known performers from King George, Virginia and Berkely Springs, West Virginia respectively who have served as staff musicians for a number of Folk School music and dance programs over the years.

Steve Hickman has toured with numerous bands singing and playing fiddle and harmonica for more than twenty years. He is especially well-known for his mastery of the art of “hambone” or body percussion.

John Devine specializes in contemporary folk songs as well as standards from the 1930’s and 1940’s.

Together, Hickman and Devine play a wide variety of country, folk, bluegrass, Irish, swing and traditional old time music.

The concert will be in the festival barn. Those attending are urged to park near Keith House or the dining hall and to walk to the barn where there will be only a limited number of handicapped parking spaces available.

In the barn, there is hay bale seating, so audience members may wish to bring a lawn chair for comfort.

For more information about the John C. Campbell Folk School, its classes, crafts, and events, call 828-837-2775 or 1-800-FOLK-SCH (800-365-5724) or visit www.folkschool.org.

Their website has more information about the school, the Craft Shop, and their Concerts, Dances, and Events.

Cindy Geiger is the Top Selling Agent for the month of May, 2007, at Exit Realty Mountain View Properties.

She specializes in residential, land, and commercial properties.

Geiger is married to Gil Geiger and has two children and five grandchildren.

She also runs Gray Wolf Mountain Inn bed and breakfast with her husband in Brasstown, North Carolina.

She has been with Exit Realty Mountain View Properties since 2006.

Give Cindy a call at 828-837-2288 or toll-free at 877-837-2288.

Exit Realty Mountain View Properties is located at 1900 Hwy 64 West, Murphy, NC 28906.

Sandra Clutton of Coldwell Banker Ervin and Associates has returned from Knoxville, Tennessee, where she completed a highly specialized course in residential real estate buyer sales strategies conducted by the Council of Residential Specialists of the National Association of Realtors.

This course is one in a series of professional education sequences required to qualify for the coveted Certified Residential Specialist designation.

“The growing importance of negotiation as well as sales strategies in today’s residential real estate market were addressed by the instructor in this course,” Clutton said. “The many and varied needs of the buyer, who is making what is probably the largest single purchase of a lifetime, is dealt with in this advanced course.”

The segments of the course included counseling techniques, understanding human behavior, and professional knowledge of the required steps in the real estate sales sequence.

The Council of Residential Specialist courses are presented throughout the United States in Affiliation with the National Association of Realtors as part of its ongoing program of promoting the professionalism of the residential sales associate.

More contact information for Sandra Clutton can be found at SandyClutton.com.