LOCAL BUSINESS –  Uptown Roxboro will be bumping this weekend with the Personality Festival 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 at 6:30. 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 Some of the uptown businesses are also having specials so check the storefronts and sidewalks for sales.

The Oak Tree Tavern at VIR Resort is still doing the Monday night Steak and Spud special for $8.  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  Also during October there are specials on Thursday nights so check out the VIR calendar page by Clicking Here.

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 Worx Band this Saturday night at 9:00PM.  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 Rocked the house last Saturday in case you weren’t there!   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/ 11/5/11 - Hurdle Mills Volunteer Fire Department Annual BBQ Fundraiser 4:00pm – 6:30pm Clement Baptist Church, Hwy 49 S. Roxboro (map) Eat in or take out. $7 each. 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

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 –  Our local Roxboro Rotary Club is having their annual fundraiser.  They are selling Charmin bath tissue and Bounty Paper towels by the case.  Now I know every one of you use these products and have to buy them so why not help support our local causes by making a purchase?  I’ll make it even easier by doing it online at this link: http://www.roxbororotaryclub.org/orderform.htm  And, we deliver to you on the Friday before Thanksgiving so what’s you excuse for not buying??  You can rest assured that there is no overhead, no cut going to a national organization or any other reduction in the funds used here locally.  Past donations have been with an organization that I’m sure you support like: Person County Rescue Squad, Roxboro Community School, PCC WWII Scholarship, Richie Jones Scholarship, Christian Help Center, Roots and Wings, 5^th grader dictionaries, Youth for Christ, Boy/Girl Scouts and many more. Order today!

 

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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.

 

If you live in the northern sections of Person County and do not get good coverage with Verizon, then fill out their form at this link: https://survey.verizonwireless.com/vzwsurvey/

 

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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 - Any fool can criticize, condemn and complain and most fools do. 
Benjamin Franklin 

 

More news later . . . .

randy@hycolake.com

 

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