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.

A Breast and Cervical cancer clinic is available at the Cherokee County Health Department, 228 Hilton Street, Murphy, NC 28906.

Women, age 50 and older, may call Kim McPherson, coordinator, at 828-837-7486, ext. 218, to see if they are eligible for a free or low-cost breast exam and mammogram.

Mountain Little League will hold an umpire clinic for officials interesed in working the 2008 season, from 10:00 am until 4:00 pm on Saturday, March 1, 2008, at the Hiwassee Valley Pool and Wellness Center.

There is a $25.00 fee, and a uniform is required.

For more information, call Alan Williams at 828-835-4880.

The Hiwassee Valley Pool and Wellness Center will be offering a Water Arthritis Aquatic Class from 10:00 am until 11:00 am on Tuesdays and Thursdays.

The cost is $2.00 per class. The programs is a medically-approved, warm-water class program, with water temperatures at 84 degrees.

The program is designed specifically for people with arthritis to ease pain, lessen stiffness, build cardiovascular endurance, tone muscles, and improve joint flexibility.

For more information, call Geri Heier at 828-835-3700.

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

John Strawn, owner of Hanging Dog Valley Nursery, recently donated labor and landscaping services to the new Hiwassee Valley Pool and Wellness Center, which opens this weekend.

He planted numerous trees, shrubs, and flowers, and also provided site preparation and fill dirt for the project.

Hanging Dog Valley Nursery is located at 2600 Boiling Springs Road, Murphy, NC 28906.

For more information, call 828-837-7921.

It has taken over six years to plan, raise the money, and build the new pool and wellness center and it will open on Saturday, June 9, 2007.

There will be a week-long open house and membership drive, beginning Monday, June 4, 2007 and ending Friday, June 8, 2007.

Come see the wellness center and regulation-size swimming pool.

Tours will be offered between 10:00 am to 2:00 pm, and from 4:00 pm until 6:00 pm this week.

For more information about the center’s schedule and membership prices, call 828-835-3700.