Cherokee County NC Blog

The Cherokee County Health Department will hold a four-week program on why it is necessary to eat well and how to eat well even when one is suffering from a chronic illness or other medical condition.

The workshop will meet at the Penland Senior Center on Alpine Street in Murphy, NC, from 10:30 am until 11:30 am beginning on Tuesday, January 22, 2008, and continuing on January 29, February 5, and February 12.

Everyone is invited. There is no cost.

Call the Cherokee County Health Department at 828-837-7486 for more information.

The Cherokee County Center of the North Carolina Cooperative Extension Service and the Office of Economic Opportunity of Catholic Social Services are sponsoring a free financial fitness workshop on Tuesday, January 22, 2008.

The workshop will be held from 11:00 am until 7:00 pm at the Hiwassee Valley Pool and Wellness Center in Murphy, NC.

The first 25 people to register for the workshop will receive a free dinner, too.

The event will include topics on budgeting, holiday debt, and tips for the upcoming tax season.

Professionals from the community will present information and strategies for financial management. A credit counselor also will be available to answer questions.

This is a good opportunity for all who have concerns about their financial situation or who would like to get the new year started on a positive track with planning and budgeting.

To register, call Claudie Burchfield at 828-835-3535 or email him at cmburchfield@charlottediocese.org or call Teresa Wiley at 828-835-2210 or email her at teresa_wiley@ncsu.edu .

The Cherokee County Center and the Clay County Center of the North Carolina Cooperative Extension Service will be offering Extension Master Gardner training starting on Monday, February 11, 2008 and continuing on Mondays and Wednesdays through Monday, March 31, 2008.

The training will be held at the Brasstown Community Center starting at 9:00 am each session and lasting until 1:00 pm. A tuition fee of $75 will be collected on February 11, 2008, to cover expenses.

Becoming an Extension Master Gardner has certain responsibilities and an obligation to donate a certain amount of community service. Interest has been high and seating is limited.

Want a laugh or two? You know you’re a Master Gardner when…

If you would like to participate in this rewarding and unique learning experience, call 828-837-2210.

A free workshop will be held from 8:30 AM until 10:30 AM on Wednesday, January 16, 2008, at the Cherokee County Department of Social Services on Peachtree Street in Murphy, NC.

The meeting is sponsored by the Latino Outreach Project of the 30th Judicial District Domestic Violence-Sexual Assault Alliance, Inc.

The workshop will cover the basics about helping Hispanic victims of abuse and their families.

For more information, call 828-452-2122.

The US Small Business Administration will host an SBA Community Express loan program workshop on Wednesday, January 30, 2008 at Tri-County Community College.

For more information, call 828-225-1844.

Amber Ledford will be the guest chef at the Longhouse Restaurant’s Guest Chef Night fundraiser on Thursday, January 31, 2008.

The money raised will benefit the Murphy Middle School Beta Club with $2 per plate going to the club.

There also will be a silent auction table.

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.

US Marine Corps League Cherokee Detachment 1011, Murphy, will have its annual Flag Day celebration from 10:00 am until 3:00 pm on Saturday, June 16, 2007, at Bear Ridge Mall in Andrews, North Carolina.

Activities will include family entertainment, Boy Scouts American Flag ceremony, food, flag education, and military memorabilia display.

Anyone who has an old worn American flag that needs to be retired may bring it to the Marine Corps League receptacle for proper disposal.

The public is invited.

Ann Castle, assistant vice president of Appalachian Community Bank, recently donated $500 to Kenny Garland, principal of Hiwassee Dam High School.

This donation will be used to offset the cost of a new display case located in the high school gym, which will promote student achievement, college awareness, and the athletic accomplishments of the school’s students.

The Murphy, NC, office of Appalachian Community Bank, FSB, is located at 3000 West US 64, Suite 123, Murphy, NC 28906.

You can reach the bank by phone at the following numbers: 828-837-4150, Fax: 828-837-4150, Anytime Access (Toll Free): 1-888-493-2722.

Robin Kolar, owner of Designer’s Alley, has been certified as a state instructor of cosmetology.

Kolar also earned an associate’s degree in science with a 4.0 grade point average. She graduated Phi Beta Kappa with honors and was elected to Who’s Who Among Students in America’s Junior Colleges.

She has been appointed to teach a course for nail technicians this fall at Tri-County Community College in the Peachtree community of Cherokee County, NC. The classes will meet from 5:00 pm until 10:00 pm on Tuesdays and Thursdays.

Aside from operating a successful beauty salon and spa, Kolar also finds time to be an educator for Pravana Corp., instructing other salon owners and cosmetologists.

Her salon, on US 64 West, employs six staff cosmetologists and a massage therapist.

Anyone interested in the nail technician course should call Tri-County Community College at 828-837-6810 for more information.

For more information, call Robin at 828-835-9000, or visit Designer’s Alley at 536 West US Hwy 64, Murphy, NC 28906, in Colonial Plaza, just west of McDonald’s. Call for your appointment, today. Walk-ins are welcome.