BUSINESS NEWS – If you need a good
hand car wash at a great price, go see Kelvin on North Main
Street. For $10 get inside and outside wash. For $25, get
wash and wax. He does a good job especially for the money!
He is located near the Courier=Times on North Main adjacent to a hair
salon. You’ll see his name air-brushed on the building and
numerous cars being washed!
Sales Tax Holiday today through Sunday – Now’s
the time to buy those clothes, shoes, school supplies and computers!
No sales tax means a 6.75% savings plus many businesses have sales
going.
ENTERTAINMENT – The 7th
Annual Budweiser/Flem Whitt Beach Music Festival will be on
Saturday August 8, 2009 at the pavilion at Hyco Lake recreation area.
Presented by the Roxboro Jaycees, the bands include The Castaways, Hip
Pocket, The Band of Oz, Jim Quick and Coastline Band. Gates open at
11:00. Sponsorships available at this time by contacting Brian
Crews 336 504-4144. See more info at: www.flemwhitt.com
Tickets available online or at Hyco Marina, Coles Pharmacy,
Bullock Lumber Company and other fine businesses. ID’s will be
required for admittance – no exceptions!
Wine Tasting at Hyco Marina tonight – Sharon
has the old wine distributor back tonight for a free wine tasting.
He has a wide selection of wines and has numerous gifts to hand out so
be sure to come out and enjoy. Starts around 8:00PM in the
convenience store. While you’re there, check out all the neat
things to buy. Special prices on case purchases of wine.
For more local
entertainment and tourism events, visit the tourism site at: http://www.visitroxboronc.com/calendar/ue-calendar.asp
ADVISORY – It’s going to be hot
so if you are going to the lake, take plenty of water and sun
protection!
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 – The new recycle center is
open on Leasburg Road just beyond Westwood Baptist Church and
Ralph’s Auto Center. They take mixed recyclables so there is
no need to separate unless you want to. They are open 6 days per
week.
ADVERTISER HIGHLIGHT – Teresa Vilaro is
our highlighted advertiser this week. I talked to Teresa and she
says she is really busy right now and that’s a good thing! If
you are thinking about buying or selling lake property, talk to
Teresa. You can see more info at: www.vilarot.hpw.com
or call 336.504.9582 There has never been a better time to buy
as prices are probably at the bottom and property owners are ready to
deal. Move to Hyco Lake and come home to vacation everyday!
Each newsletter, we highlight a paid advertiser
on the www.hycolake.com
website. If it were not for these paid advertisements,
the site would not be dynamic as it is and provide local information
for Hyco Lake and Person County. Please support the advertisers!
PERSONAL FAVORITE – From time-to-time, I
relate some of my personal favorites from the local area. This
week I would like to tell you about Jim’s Sauces. Made
right here in Durham, NC Jim’s Sauces are great for basting or just
dipping. I grill a polish sausage or kielbasa on the grill,
slice it up and dip it in Jim’s mild BBQ sauce. It has a
little heat and if you like it hot, try his hot sauce. I find
the sauces at Dales Country Store which is in Ceffo near the
fire department in the intersection. They are located on the
wall on the right side of the store. You can grille a pork shoulder or
Boston butt and then mix in Jim’s for feeding a large crowd also.
Try Jim’s Sauces and you’ll be hooked like we are.
LAKE LEVEL –You can always get real-time
data on the www.hycolake.com
web site from USGS or click
here.
More
news later . . . .
randy@hycolake.com
Duke Energy Ash Pond - You
may have read or heard discussion about the ash pond dam that broke in
Tennessee recently that flooded an area with coal ash. The
governor of N.C. has recently taken action to step up inspections of
these ash pond dams. You can see the article at this link: http://www.southernstudies.org/2009/07/power-politics-pressure-builds-for-better-regulation-of-coal-ash-dumps.html
Having worked at the local power plant, I can tell you that the ash
ponds on Hyco are nothing like what are at TVA. Our dams are low
head meaning they are not very high in height. And, most of the
ash is now reclaimed and sold to make cinder blocks and other
construction items. There is actually very little slurry or
combined ash and water left in the ash ponds to precipitate an event
such as at TVA. In the event the dam did burst, there is not
sufficient head to cause a massive flooding downstream which is this
case would be Hyco Lake. So if you were concerned about the ash
ponds at Hyco, you can take that worry off your list! The flyash
is also either sold or landfilled dry on site. The new gypsum
plant will further decrease landfilling of coal ash. We should
be proud of the environmental measures Duke Energy takes to
provide massive amounts of energy while minimizing effect on the
environment.
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