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and protect Tribal Nations. • Ryan Scaggs, chief operating officer of Macon Bank, helped kickoff Southwestern Community College Foundation’s Student Success Campaign, with a check for $33,333.33, the largest single donation to the campaign so far. The goal is to raise $1 million for student scholarships. • David Stroud, a member of the Cashiers Area Chamber of Commerce board and executive director of the Cashiers-Highlands Humane Society, was recently appointed to the NC Animal Federation Legislative Committee. • RIBN, the new Regionally Increasing Baccalaureate Nurses educational track, is a four year nursing option that will dually admit and enroll students to Western Carolina University and Southwestern Community College so that nursing students
complete the program with a bachelor of science in nursing degree. • Franklin’s only locally owned and operated pharmacy, Smart Pharmacy, recently opened at 10 W. Palmer St. Among the pharmacy’s many services are free next day local delivery within a six-mile radius of the store, a drivethrough window, automatic refills and specialty compounded prescriptions. • Haywood Community College celebrated Massage Therapy Awareness Week recently. Instructor Susie Hale held a free presentation on the benefits of massage. Students, faculty, staff, and community members received free chair massages in the HCC library. HCC offers a Therapeutic Massage diploma that can be completed in three semesters. haywood.edu/class_schedules or 828.627.4500.
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• “Uncle Jimmy” Childress, a founding member of the Southwestern Community College Foundation, donated $1,000 to the SCC Foundation’s Student Success Campaign to support the college’s continued outreach to area residents. • The 2013 Board of Directors annual meeting of the South and Eastern Tribes of Cherokee Indians and Business Expo was held at Harrah’s Cherokee Casino and Resort in Cherokee. The United South and Eastern Tribes (USET) discussed ways to promote
ElectriCities recently honored the Western Carolina University electric resale department with a safety award for 2012—the fifth consecutive year the crew has been recognized with an award for not losing any work time as a result of accidents.
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• WNC.DWI.Treatment Services of Waynesville has changed its name to Assessments and Addictive Behavioral Alternatives of North Carolina, PLLC. AABA NC is located at 416 S. Main St., Waynesville. 828.648.7111 or DKYJG4U@aol.com • Harris Regional Hospital has been named a “Top Performer on Key Quality Measures®” by The Joint Commission, the leading accreditor of healthcare organizations in the United States, for its performance on the measure sets of heart failure, pneumonia and surgical care. • The Cashiers Area Chamber of Commerce will host its Annual Meeting & Celebration, at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 21, at the Clubhouse of Trillium Links & Lake Club. Tickets are $45 per person. RSVP to Holly at 828.743.5191. • Altrusa International of Waynesville participated in the national Make a Difference Day, Oct. 26, by volunteering at a Habitat for Humanity House under construction at Barefoot Ridge in Clyde. • Thirteen students from Hayesville High School recently toured the department of chemistry and physics at Western Carolina University, a visit that included demonstrations of experiments and hands-on experiences in the university’s laboratories. • Angel Medical Center raised more than $27,000 to benefit its new cancer center, during its 5th annual Oktoberfest at Snow Hill Inn. The evening included silent and live auctions, yodeling and lederhosen contests and music. • Brittany Murphy invites shoppers to her new boutique, Robyn B’s at 76 E. Main St. in Franklin, which features clothing and products for babies and young children. • David Stroud, executive director of the Cashiers-Highlands Humane Society (CHHS), was recently appointed to the NC Animal Federation Legislative Committee. The CHHS also was named one of only four field rescue partners in North Carolina by the Humane Society of the United States. • OnTrack WNC has opened a new branch office at the Macon Program for Progress Training Annex in Franklin. WNC provides financial counseling services, including home pre-purchase, budgeting, credit report review, and foreclosure prevention. • The 15th annual Smoky Streak raised more than $15,000 for early breast cancer detection. Female winners were Shannon Grant for the 5K and Kimzey Ellis for the 10K. Male winners were Jonathan Dean for the 5K and Frank Cline, 33:52 for the 10K. • Owners Donna and Jerry Qiu have opened the new Sakura Japanese Grill & Sushi Bar at 57 Highlands Road in the Riverwalk Shopping Center in Franklin. • Emily McSwain, Jared Williams, Derrick Clayton, Kenny Carden, Hannah WallisJohnson and Jessica Weikel, members of Western Carolina University’s student mediation team, recently won six trophies, including two first place trophies, at a regional mediation tournament at Brenau University in Gainesville, Ga. • Angel Medical Center celebrated its volun-
teers with a luncheon, to recognize the hours they contribute to the hospital. About 150 active volunteers contributed to more than 30,000 volunteer hours to AMC last fiscal year. • Harris Regional Hospital honored 28 of its employees recently for their years of service. The employees were recognized for milestones ranging from five to 40 years. Each employee’s manager shared brief words of praise for the staff member before awarding a framed certificate. • In honor of National Hospice and Palliative Care Month, Harris Regional Hospital will honor those patients and families served by hospice care with a dedication of the 2013 Tree of Remembrance at 6 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 5, in the main lobby of the hospital. • The last beam has been raised on the new home for Angel Medical Center’s new 25,000-square feet, three-story Cancer Center. The new cancer center allows Macon County residents and those from surrounding counties to stay close to home for cancer treatment. • Douglas Gates, M.D., a new surgeon at Sylva Orthopaedic Associates, will see patients every third Thursday at the WestCare outpatient center in Franklin beginning Nov. 21. Gates completed a residency in orthopedic surgery and additional training in general surgery at UNC Hospitals. • Isabella Saunooke, a seventh-grade student at Heritage Christian Academy, is the winner of the school’s mascot search competition. Isabella is the daughter of Brandon and Cynthia Saunooke of Sylva and a member of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians. • Franklin resident Isabella Saunooke Debra Green owns and operates Luxury Therapeutics with her mother, Karen Kneeland. Green is part of a panel of area small business owners who’ll work with participants in the upcoming small business plan competition.
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