BUSINESS NEWS – .
Eatwell
Café
(Toufielk’s)
has reopened in Uptown Roxboro. Toufielk has trained new
owner Chris Phillips on how to prepare hot dogs and his own stew beef
to carry on a tradition started by Toufielk’s
dad. They are also serving Starbuck’s
coffee and have a couple of sidewalk tables. The place has been
repainted with new counter tops and booths so stop by and check them
out. Located right across from the Courthouse and next to Green’s
Jewelers. Open Tues-Sat.
Seen
a new bus in the Roses parking lot? It’s
the Tumble Town Bus. This mobile gym travels to the
school, churches, companies, private parties or daycare to provide
physical activities and training for young children in a controlled
setting and controlled environment. Locals Doug and Candy Burd
are the owners. See more info on their new web site at: http://www.tumbletownbus.com/
ENTERTAINMENT – Alive After 5 is
Thursday 10/1/09 in Uptown Roxboro. East coast favorite Jim
Quick and Coastline Band is here to entertain you with both music
and show. If you haven’t seen Jim Quick, then you are in for a
treat! This is a free event sponsored by Roxboro Development Group and
the Chamber of Commerce. Band starts at 5:30. Bring your
dancing shoes and a chair if you just want to watch. Food and
beer on site. For more info on RDG, see this link: http://www.historicroxboro.com/
This is the last event of the summer so come out and show your
support.
The Thunder Band is performing this
Saturday night at The Flaming Star in Semora. Last
week’s show with Colt Ford was a huge event. More info at: www.theflamingstar.com
For more local
entertainment and tourism events, visit the tourism site at: http://www.visitroxboronc.com/calendar/ue-calendar.asp
ADVISORY – There have been several
recent burglaries in the North Main Street area near 4-way so be sure
to keep an open eye. Lock your homes and cars. Watch out
for suspicious activities. If you know anything about these or have
suspicions, you can report them at Crime Stoppers. http://www.personcountycrimestoppers.com/
We’re constantly adding new vendors and
services to our database so if you need a service that has been
recommended by a customer, check out the list. You can search
for services at this link: Looking
for Area Services – Click here. Also if you
have favorable reports of services, let us know and we will add it to
our recommended list.
CIVIC ITEMS – Mayo Park Fall Festival. October
10, 2009. This year we have many events planned, including a free
bluegrass concert, our annual Mayo Cyclysm bicycle race, and the 9th
Annual Run in the Park Trail Race. For more information, check out the
attached flyer and go to mayo.personcounty.net
. Also, feel free to call us at (336) 597- 7806.
The annual Roxboro
Rotary Club Annual Paper Sale is now in progress. The
sales of paper towels and toilet paper by the case benefit many local
organizations. I’m sure at least one or two of these are
important to you! Please buy paper products from a Rotary
member. If you have not been contacted, you can order online by Clicking
Here. $50/case. This year funds go to: Life Lines
Phones at PMH, Scholarships at PHS and RCS, Dictionaries to all 3rd
graders, Youth for Christ, Cardiac Rehab at PMH, 4th of
July fireworks, Reach Out and Read, Reality Store for 7th
graders, Habitat for Humanity, Polio Plus, Senior Center, PCC,
Personal Medical Cards, Roxboro Little League, Boy Scouts, Rotary
Youth Leadership, Community Food Drive and PMH Extended Care. We
will deliver to you on Nov. 20th. Support the Roxboro
Rotary Club and your local charities.
Speaking of Person
Memorial Hospital, they have launched a new web site with the
help of their associate, Duke Medical Center. See it at this
link: http://www.personhospital.com/
We (ESI) have been donating the hosting of the old web site to the
hospital for several years as a public service. We look forward
to the improved web site and new features forthcoming from the
hospital.
Blood
Drive.
The Person County Sheriff’s Office is sponsoring a blood drive in
memory of PFC Richie Jones. As you recall, Richie gave his life
in the service of his country on August 1, 2009 in Afghanistan.
We
will be giving away food “goodies” and you can register to win two
Delta Airlines tickets. The blood drive will be held in the parking
lot of the Sheriff’s Office, 120 Court St in Roxboro on Thursday,
October 1st from 12 noon to 4: 30 pm. Please call the Sheriff’s
Office at 336-330-2263 to speak to Valerie to set up an
appointment.
ROXBORO
CITY VOTING
- City residents, voting goes through Saturday, October 3rd.
Weekday hours are 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.; Saturday hours are 8:30 a.m.
to 1:00 p.m. Election Day is October 6th. Please get out
and Vote!
I
don’t usually make a political statement in this newsletter unless
it has an influence on our community and specifically issues related
to jobs and business investment. I feel we need to go a
different direction in Roxboro and that can best be handled by Mark
Phillips who is running for Mayor of Roxboro. I know our
current mayor has tried to do his best, but it is time to get someone
who is supportive and works hard for more jobs and business investment
in Roxboro and Person County. This takes someone who is
dedicated, energetic, informed, active in the community, is a leader
and works hard daily for our citizens who are the tax payers. Mark has
displayed his skills as a City Councilman the last several years.
I’ve worked beside of Mark recently with several organizations and
have always been impressed with his knowledge, energy and willingness
to make things better. I always see him involved in volunteer efforts.
Mark isn’t running on his past but on what he does today for our
community. Mark also watches out for waste and works hard to keep our
taxes low while providing good services. I’ve attended several
meetings over the last two years that include the City Council and
related events. If you haven’t attended any of these meetings,
then take it from me, we need a strong leader as Mayor. We need
someone who isn’t just a “meet and greet” person but a Mayor
with strong leadership skills that is organized and represents Roxboro
as an informed professional. I know Mark Phillips is that
person. If you are a registered City voter, get out and vote.
If you have children, parents or others who are in the City,
make sure they vote and encourage them to vote for Mark. We need
his leadership badly and we deserve to have informed, hard working
leaders in our City. For more info on the backgrounds of our
elected leaders, click
here.
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PERSONAL FAVORITE – There are more
and more local connections using Facebook.com to get their message
out. We established a ESI Fans Page that you can get useful
information about computers and current PC related events. There
are many other local pages and groups on there even one for Hyco Lake.
If you aren’t a member, it is free to join and I guarantee you will
re-establish old contacts and new ones! You can sign up by clicking
here. Here’s our page below – you can go to it if
you have a Facebook account by clicking on it.
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