From the press release: Hendersonville, N.C. (April 9, 2012) – In honor of National Foster Care Month in May, Park Ridge Health is coordinating with Henderson County Social Services to collect books for children in foster care. Park Ridge Health will hold an on-campus book drive from May 11 – May 18. Children in foster […]
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Evergreen Community Charter School competing for Green Ribbon Schools Award
Four North Carolina schools are up for the U.S. Department of Education’s Green Ribbon Schools Award, including Asheville’s own Evergreen Community Charter School. From the Charlotte Observer: Three North Carolina public schools and one private school are among those competing for the U.S. Department of Education’s Green Ribbon Schools Award, which recognizes the highest performing […]
Photos: SonRise Community Outreach feeds the hungry, homeless one meal at a time
Every Saturday, SonRise Community Outreach serves the hungry breakfast from 7:30 a.m.-9:30 a.m. However, they don’t want it to feel like a soup kitchen. They want it to feel like a restaurant, complete with menus, waitresses and, most importantly, good service.
Associate Head of Asheville School to be honored at Hollins University Commencement
From the press release: ASHEVILLE, N.C. (April 5, 2012) Associate Head of School Jay Bonner has been selected to receive the 2012 Hollins University Teaching Award for his role as a Humanities teacher at Asheville School. His former student Nancy VanNoppen, who graduated from Asheville School in 2007 and is currently a senior at Hollins […]
Historical grief and trauma persist in Cherokee people
During an April 5 presentation at UNCA, social worker and founder of the Cherokee Wellness Coalition, Patricia Grant, explained how historical grief and trauma do not dissipate after a generation. (Photo by Caitlin Byrd)
Erskine Bowles selected as commencement speaker for UNCA graduation ceremony
From the press release: Erskine Bowles, one of North Carolina’s best-known public servants, will deliver the commencement address and receive an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree when UNC Asheville holds its May 2012 Commencement at 9 a.m. Saturday, May 5. Al Whitesides, a lifetime Asheville resident, and leader in civil rights, business and education, […]
Car wash planned to help Asheville man who is waiting for liver transplant
From the press release: Asheville, N.C., April 5, 2012 – Norman Lillie is fighting for his life. In 2008, he was diagnosed with a life-threatening liver disease. Doctors say a liver transplant is critical to his survival, but he faces significant expenses. Volunteers are holding a car wash to help. Despite his health challenges, this […]
Asheville School student will attend N.C. Governor’s School this summer
From the press release: Asheville School junior Ian Van Wye (Asheville, NC) has been selected to attend the 2012 session of Governor’s School of North Carolina. He will participate in the French discipline of the five-week session of Governor’s School, which is held on the campus of Meredith College in Raleigh. “I am interested in […]
Scout Night at REI planned for April 30
From the press release: Evening of fun outdoor learning about the outdoors for Boy and Girl Scouts 8 years and up. WHAT: Scout Night is an evening of fun learning about the outdoors for Boy and Girl Scouts 8 years old and up. This is also a great opportunity for scouts to earn their badges. […]
Avery County Board of Commissioners support resolution in favor of Amendment One
From the Avery Journal: Four members of Avery County Board of Commissioners voted to support a resolution in favor of a proposed amendment to the N.C. Constitution. The amendment reads, “Constitutional amendment to provide that marriage between one man and one woman is the only domestic legal union that shall be valid or recognized in […]
Wild Plant Walk scheduled for April 21
From the press release: (HENDERSONVILLE, NC, April 5, 2012) – ECO, the Environmental and Conservation Organization’s Green Energy and Sustainability Committee will host a Wild Plant Walk on Saturday, April 21 at 10am to aid local residents in identifying local plants suitable for food or medicine. The walk led by local naturalist, Michele Skeele, will […]
Warren Wilson student receives graduate research fellowship from National Science Foundation
From the press release: Warren Wilson College student Skye Rios, a chemistry major from Eugene, Ore., who will graduate in May, has been awarded a coveted Graduate Research Fellowship from the National Science Foundation. Rios plans to study quantum mechanics and renewable energy, specifically hydrogen production, in the physical chemistry department at the University of […]
North Asheville Tailgate Market opens for season next weekend
Photo courtesy of press release From the press release: The North Asheville Tailgate Market, a Saturday morning tradition for those who love fresh produce, baked goods and flowers, will reopen for its 32nd season on Saturday, April 14, on the UNC Asheville campus. The market is open from 8 a.m. to noon every Saturday and […]
N.C. gets more time to comply with federal Medicaid rules
From the News & Observer: The federal government told state officials Wednesday it would not end Medicaid payments for personal care services at the end of this month as planned, but will give the state until the end of the year to comply with federal rules.
Palliative Care & Hospice Services of MedWest Health offers grief support groups
From the press release: Clyde and Sylva, N.C. – Palliative Care & Hospice Services of MedWest Health System is hosting grief support groups in April at MedWest-Haywood in Clyde and MedWest-Harris in Sylva to give community members emotional support and help them with the grief process. The Haywood Grief Support Group will meet from 5:30 […]
Park Ridge Health will participate in Strive Not to Drive week
From the press release: Hendersonville, N.C. (April 4, 2012) – In honor of Strive Not to Drive Day on Friday, April 20, Park Ridge Health is coordinating with the Environmental & Conservation Organization (ECO) in an effort to encourage less driving, lower the community’s carbon footprint and help community members save money. The emphasis this […]
Local events planned to recognize Sexual Assault Awareness Month
From the press release: Our VOICE, the Buncombe County Rape Crisis and Prevention Center, is raising awareness during April – National Sexual Assault Awareness Month – with a variety of special events and ways for the community to become involved. Sexual assault affects 1 in 4 women and 1 in 6 men. Prevalent rape myths […]
After local EMS performs 210 minutes of CPR, McDowell Hospital doctors save life
From the press release: Marion, N.C. – April 2, 2012 – When McDowell County EMS responded to a 7 a.m. call on January 25, they could not have anticipated the sequence of events that would occur over the next five hours. EMS arrived at the scene to find 29-year-old-John Letterman hypothermic and unconscious. While EMS […]
Experts on A-T and Blue Ridge Parkway to speak at N.C. Center for Creative Retirement
From the press release: Two of the region’s iconic landmarks, the Appalachian Trail and Blue Ridge Parkway, will be the subject of the next session in the “Celebrating Life in the Mountains” series at UNC Asheville’s N.C. Center for Creative Retirement. This event is free and open to the public, at 7 p.m. Tuesday, April […]
Details about yesterday’s hazardous materials incident
From the Asheville Fire Department: The Asheville Fire Department responded around 11:30 p.m. last night to assist the Saluda Volunteer Fire Department with a tanker incident on the Green River Bridge by sending the Hazardous Materials Regional Response Team, the Decon-4 unit, and other AFD personnel. Crews arrived and joined forces with local responders and […]
UNCA to provide free tax preparation help
UNC Asheville students, faculty and staff have provided free tax preparation help every Saturday since February at Pack Library. Photo by Perry Hebard. From the press release: With April 15 approaching, people who make $50,000 or less can get free help preparing their federal and state income returns, thanks to trained UNC Asheville faculty, staff […]