LOCAL BUSINESS –  Lowes Foods – You may have noticed that Lowes Foods is changing their store to another format called Just $ave Foods.  They will offer some of the Lowes brands and have a large dollar section.  They are attempting to compete with other discount grocers like Wal-Mart.  You can go Click Here to get an idea of the format. They plan to re-open on Friday 9/30.

 

Flat River Nursery Report X-LARGE MUMS. We are located at 1548 Holeman Ashley Rd. Timberlake NC  336-364-2460 Charles & Joan Holeman

 

The Oak Tree Tavern at VIR Resort is still doing the Monday night Steak and Spud special for $6.  Call 434.822.7700.  Open to the general public.  Also the Spa is offering a October special.  Check out the details at this link: http://www.hycolake.com/VIR_Ads/OctoberSpaSpecial.jpg

Need somewhere to have your company party this holiday season?  Think about having it at VIR.  They can handle groups of 4-500! http://www.hycolake.com/VIR_Ads/2011/HolidayFlyer911.jpg

Want to go out for a special holiday dinner?  Try VIR on Saturday 12/10 or Friday 12/16.  More info: http://www.hycolake.com/VIR_Ads/2011/HolidayFlyer911.jpg

ENTERTAINMENT    You’ve got a full schedule the next couple of months of great local and national entertainment.  Here are some of the ones we know about.   Bar119 in Semora has The Burning Bridges Band this Saturday night at 9:00PM.  Members & Guest $10.  Yearly memberships available for $20.  Check out their renovated facilities inside and out soon. Brad has done a great job making this the #1 facility in the area.  You will like it.  More info at: www.bar119nc.com  The Pizazz Band will be there the next weekend Oct 8 – this is sure to be the largest rocking house around that night!   09/30/11 – Relay for Life is this Friday starting at 5:00 at the High School 10/1/11 – Semora VFD Open Bass Tournament.  7:00 AM. Guaranteed $1000. Call 336.234.8976 for more info 10/1/11 – Al Batten and the Bluegrass Reunion are at the Kirby.  This is a benefit for Habitat for Humanity in Roxboro. 10/4-8/11 – Halifax County Fair in South Boston Tuesday thru Saturday next week. Our own Hagar Mountain Boys will be there on Sat at 4:00.  http://www.halifaxcountyfair.com/ 10/05/11 – Good Morning Coffee Hour at Golden Corral.  Our two charter schools are sponsoring this.  Open to the public.  $2 donation will get you a great breakfast! 10/6/11 – Alive After Five in Uptown Roxboro presents Jim Quick and Coastline Band.  Come see one of the area’s biggest entertainers free at Merritt Commons in Uptown Roxboro.  Food and beverage on site. 10/8/11 – Mayo Park Fall Festival 10/8/11 – Here’s something new in the area. Brewfest at VIR Raceway.  Over 50 regional beers and wines for sampling along with Karting, drifting, music, food and more. Proceeds go to the Boys and Girls Club in Danville. Must be 21.  $20 advance, $25 gate, $10 designated driver.  More info at this link: http://www.hycolake.com/VIR_Ads/2011/2011BrewFest.pdf 10/13-23/11 – North Carolina State Fair in Raleigh. http://www.ncstatefair.org/2011/index.htm 10/15/11 – Mayo Park Canoe and Kayak Race 10/15 & 16 – Personality Festival  http://www.roxboronc.com/ 12/10/11 – VIR Holiday Buffet Dinner http://www.hycolake.com/VIR_Ads/2011/HolidayFlyer911.jpg 12/16/11 – VIR Holiday Buffet Dinner http://www.hycolake.com/VIR_Ads/2011/HolidayFlyer911.jpg   32nd Annual Personality Festival in Uptown Roxboro has been moved to Oct 15 & 16th (Saturday and Sunday). Mark your calendars whether young or old there is something for you at this festival in Uptown Roxboro. On Saturday starting at 10 AM there will be rides, crafts, food and a gun fighter show on the Courthouse lawn.. Turbulence Band will play from 7-10 PM on Saturday night. On Sunday things start at 1:00 PM with rides, inflatables, dancers, car show, food vendors and much much more.  See more info at the Roxboro Area Chamber of Commerce site: www.roxboronc.com

Keep up with the latest entertainment on our Calendar on the homepage at www.hycolake.com   We’ve updated the calendar on the site so check it out for local events. Click on an event to get more detail.

 

COMMUNITY FUNCTIONS –  There are many so check out our calendar on our homepage at the bottom: www.hycolake.com

 

Dog Found Near Graystone Pointe.  Someone has a dog that has taken up residence and is looking for their owner! Call Kam at:  336-330-0150

 

Early voting in the City is now going on.  Also a sample ballot is online.  If you don’t know who to vote for, let me help you! http://www.personcounty.net/portals/0/elections/ballot.pdf until Oct 8.

See schedule http://www.personcounty.net/Government/Departments/Elections/OneStopHoursandLocation.aspx

 

VIR Kart Race – “Running Wide Open” sponsored by the Roxboro Area Chamber of Commerce turned out great.  If you haven’t heard about it from a participant, take my word that it was all-day fun.  The event next year will be held in April.  Be sure to start getting your team together now.  I hear they may have a “girls only” race also so that ought to be fun – go Buffy!  Clyde Kelly also wants to put a weight penalty on me – we’ll see!  I suggest going out there and practicing from now until April Clyde. ;)

 

PERSONAL FAVORITE –  I’ve got to say my best new hobby is racing the Karts at VIR.  It is addictive.  See more info at: http://experiencevir.com/attractions/karting.php

 

ADVISORY – Also, if you are an AT&T Wireless customer and have noticed some outages on the Hyco Lake tower and called AT&T, you may have had a problem reporting the problem in that AT&T can’t locate our tower.  The technician will use your zip code to look for towers within about 3 miles so if you give them the Roxboro, Leasburg or Semora zip code, they may not find the tower.  The tower site is identified as: AT&T Site ID Lake Hyco 368-424  

So when you call, give them the site ID and they will look to see if there are problems.  Many times they’ll just note the call and after several calls may then investigate further.  If more people give them the Site ID then maybe they will look into it sooner. Call 800-331-0500  I also understand that all the AT&T sites are to be upgraded soon to the latest technology which should greatly enhance data speeds. I talked to the tower crew working in the Hill Street site this week and he said they are in town to upgrade all the sites.

 

ADVERTISER HIGHLIGHT - Well I picked on Clyde Kelly some so maybe I should plug him as our highlight this week!  Clyde reports more home activity around the lake so if you are interested in buying or selling, give Clyde a ring. http://www.clydekellyonhyco.com/

 

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LAKE LEVEL – You can always get real-time data on the www.hycolake.com web site from USGS or click here.  The USGS webpage now shows you the elevation above sea level.  410.5’ is normal level.  You can now get a text message or email if the lake level is at a parameter you set.  I’ve set my notice to occur at 411.5 feet which is 1 foot above normal.  This would be the time I need to remove stuff on the dock and make sure the boats are raised high enough to keep them on the lifts!  See the link on the USGS site or click here.

 

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Keep up with the cost of gasoline in Danville and Roxboro on our homepage with Gas Buddy.  Look at the bottom of our page at: www.hycolake.com

 

Electronic Solutions, Inc. is now on Facebook. Click here to sign up on our Fans Page.  We frequently let you know about breaking Internet issues or trends in the industry.  There more scams going on so sign up so you’ll be the first to know from your hometown Internet Service Provider! Also the latest technology hardware and software is discussed on our Facebook site.  We might even let you in on some specials so sign up today.

 

Electronic Solutions, Inc. is also now on Twitter.  For the latest computer or Internet local news that may affect you, sign up for our tweets at: http://twitter.com/#!/esiroxboro  We are running a July special for PC Tune-up and Update with virus removal.  Bring in your computer or laptop today to get it running in top shape!

 

We also offer high speed Internet to Hyco, Mayo and most all of Person County now along with wireless broadband.  For the best rates, fastest speeds and best service, call us.  We do not require “bundling” to get our lowest rate.  We offer DSL anywhere CenturyLink does so contact us for personalized service! 336.597.2433 or send Bonnie a note at:  bonnieking@esinc.net

 

Quote of the Week - Half of the American people have never read a newspaper. Half never voted for President. One hopes it is the same half! 
Gore Vidal 

 

More news later . . . .

randy@hycolake.com

 

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