The American Cancer Society is looking for volunteers in Yancey County to help inform local women about breast, cervical and colorectal cancer and make sure these women have access to lifesaving screening tests. The Society trains volunteer Community Health Advisors (CHA) on the basics of cancer and health disparities and provides information on community resources to help women get ......
The Hometown Hero Celebration and Ride for a Vet is set for Memorial Day weekend. It starts on Friday night at 7 pm with a free concert on the Burnsville Town Square. Also find "Cruisin" the way it used to be with cruisers, old and new, vintage, classic, antique, muscle cars and trucks. Contact Roger Honeycutt 828-682-2821 or 828-208-2821.....
Join the American Cancer Society in the fight to create a world with less cancer and more birthdays by participating in Relay For Life in Yancey County. This inspiring overnight event unites the entire community in celebrating those who have had cancer, remembering loved ones lost, and providing an opportunity to fight back against the disease. Relay For Life supports the Society’s mission to save lives by helping people stay well, by helping people get well, by finding cures and by fighting back.
WHEN:
June 1st and 2nd at 6:00 pm
WHERE:
Mountain Heritage High School
CONTACT INFORMATION:
To register, or for more information, contact Libby Burleson at 828-467-5778,libby.burleson@cancer.org, or visit RelayForLife.org/yancey
NC Cooperative Extension Canning Basics Classes Scheduled May 21-23 at Mitchell and Yancey County Extension Centers. The lecture-only sessions will provide an overview on the basics of water-bath and pressure canning research-based best practices. Sessions will be held at 9:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.; 2:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.; and 5:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m for your convenience. Pre-registration is required. For more information or to register, call the Mitchell Center at 688-4811 or the Yancey Center at 682-6186.
NC Cooperative Extension Preserving Jams and Jellies Classes Scheduled May 28-29 at Mitchell and Yancey County Extension Centers. The demonstration sessions will provide an overview on preserving jams and jellies with research-based best practices. Sessions will be held at 9:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.; 2:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.; and 5:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m for your convenience. Program fee is $5. Pre-registration is required. For more information or to register, call the Mitchell Center at 688-4811 or the Yancey Center at 682-6186.
Parkway Playhouse is enrolling student performers between the ages of 4 and 18 for the Parkway Playhouse Jr. production of Aladdin which will perform July 20 and 21. The Aladdin production camp runs July 9- 20th from 8am – 12 pm, Monday through Friday. Tuition is $180. The theatre is also offering a ‘Fairy Princess Camp’ from ......
Richard Norton of Mars Hill has been called a living miracle. On December 8 of last year, Richard suffered a ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm, a condition which few people survive. After four and a half months in hospital and rehabilitation facilities, he is home and doing well. Richard, and his family and friends give thanks to God for his miraculous recovery. In an effort to defray Richard’s medical bills, friends and family at Ivy Hill Baptist Church and Beech Glen Baptist Church will be hosting a hot dog supper and dessert auction on May 26 from 4 until 7 pm at Beech Glen Church. Everyone is invited. Supper is free, but donations are requested.
The Parkway Playhouse will hold open auditions on May 22 and May 24 for the musical Big River, which is a Tony-Award Winning musical adaptation of Mark Twain’s American epic The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. The auditions will start on both days at 6:30pm at the Mountain Heritage Center, located at 113 Green Mountain Drive in Burnsville, NC. No experience is required but actors wishing to be considered need to be prepared to sing, dance, and read scenes from the script at the auditions. The cast calls for a wide variety of performers aged 16 and up. The show specifically features a number of roles specifically for African-American performers, including the pivotal role of Jim, who is an escaped slave on the run. Big River will run July 28 through August 11.
No previous experience is necessary and anyone who attends auditions will be considered. No appointments are needed. The cast calls for a singing and dancing ensemble of 6 men and 6 women aged 18 and up. There are 4 principal women and 2 principal men. All roles require singing, dancing, as well as acting. At the auditions all actors will be asked to sing 16 bars of either a prepared song, a song from the show, or a song learned at the audition. Actors will also be given the opportunity to read scenes and demonstrate how well they move. The production is being directed by Jenny Martin and will have music direction by Roberta Whiteside.
In addition to Big River the Parkway Playhouse is enrolling student performers between the ages of 4 and 18 for the Parkway Playhouse Jr. production of Aladdin which will perform July 20 and 21. The Aladdin production camp runs July 9- 20th from 8am – 12 pm, Monday through Friday. Tuition is $180.
The theatre is also offering a ‘Fairy Princess Camp’ from July 23-27 and a ‘Lions Tigers and….. Pirates’ camp from July 30th through August 3. Both of these camps run from 9am-12pm Monday through Friday and are geared for students between the ages of 3 to 7. These camps focus on imaginative play/make-believe, crafts, games, crafts, and more. Tuition is $90 per student for the camp.
Audition scenes and materials can be read in advance at the circulation desks of the AMY Regional Library Branches starting May 16. For more information about auditions, including information for professional actors who wish to be considered, please visit the Parkway Playhouse Website at www.parkwayplayhouse.com.
For more information please contact the Parkway Playhouse at 828-682-4285 or visit the Parkway Playhouse website at www.parkwayplayhouse.com.
The Yancey Senior Center will present “Put Pain in Its Place – How to Get Osteoarthritis Under Control”, a consumer education program on Wednesday, July 18th at 10:00 am. This program is brought to you by the National Council on Aging and the Arthritis Foundation. The goals of the program are to arm older adults with knowledge about osteoarthritis pain, and to prepare them with strategies to relieve it. “Arthritis is the nation’s leading cause of disability. The Arthritis Foundation aims to reduce the number of people suffering from arthritis-related physical activity by 20 percent by 2030. We know it is important to educate older adults and inform them about the relevant information that can help them live healthier lives. The Senior Center will present this educational program to discuss diagnosis, management and treatment options. If you would like to attend this program or need more information, please call Cindi Renfro at 828-682-6011, ext. 15.
The Rotary Club of Spruce Pine received a very interesting and informative program on Thursday, April 26. Rotarian Elaine Percival introduced
Elizabeth Baird Hardy, a Senior Instructor of English at Mayland Community College, where she was named the 2006
Outstanding Faculty Member. She is also the editor of the recently published Gateways, the first creative arts journal of Mayland Community College. Her presentation was the story of how Gateways came to be. As the college is known as "the educational gateway to opportunity", Gateways was the logical choice for the title of the journal. For the theme of this inaugural issue, the editorial staff selected "history" and invited submissions from the faculty, staff, students, friends, and residents of the local communities. Elizabeth was amazed at the diversity of the entries. "Everything just came together", she said. The cover of the journal reflects the idea of a threshold, inviting readers to "lift the latch" and enter.
Mrs. Hardy noted that the next issue will have "education" as its theme and she is looking for contributors. For more information go to www.mayland.edu. Spruce Pine Rotarians are grateful to Mrs. Hardy for bringing us the story of Gateways and we congratulate her for the success of this publication.
Pictured is Rotarian Jeff Reynolds presenting a Rotary mug to Elizabeth Hardy
In an effort to save local money, Mayland Community College will be going to a four-day workweek with extended daily hours. The college business hours will be Monday- Thursday from 8 a.m.-6 p.m. The college, including the satellite campuses, will be closed on Fridays only, May 18 through the fist week of August.
Mayland saw a significant savings in operating costs last summer by utilizing the four-day workweek. The college does not expect to move to this schedule for the fall and spring semesters.
Mayland Community College receives operating funds from Avery, Mitchell and Yancey counties that are earmarked to pay for utilities, building and grounds, general maintenance, security, and housekeeping services. Closing on Fridays helps reduce expenses in some of these areas.
Final registration for the Fall Semester will be held August 13.
Parkway Playhouse will present the world-premiere of Gary Carden’s and Frank Lee’s award winning epic , Outlander, starting on June 2 and continuing through June 16. Performances will be held at the historic Parkway Playhouse theatre located at 202 Green Mountain Drive in Burnsville. Tickets range from $12-$20 and performances are held on Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays at 7:30pm. Rush Weekend tickets which range in price from $12-$15 are available for the June 2 performance as well as a 5pm performance on Sunday- -June 3. For more information, or to make reservations, call the Parkway Playhouse Box Office at 828-682-4285 or visit the Parkway Playhouse website at www.parkwayplayhouse.com .
This new play is the recipient of the 2012 Paul Green Playwrighting Fellowship. The award is given annually to a theatre in the Southeastern US for producing new work. Paul Green (1894-1981) received the Pulitzer Prize in Drama for In Abraham's Bosom. Other works include Johnny Johnson (music by Kurt Weill), the stage play of Richard Wright's Native Son, and The Lost Colony - his first of 17 symphonic outdoor dramas. A prolific writer in all genres, Paul Green was an early and devoted human and civil rights activist. The Foundation was established in 1982, to carry on his work in the areas of arts and human rights.
Set in the heart of the Appalachian mountains, Outlander chronicles the work of Horace Kephart: librarian, academic, author of Our Southern Highlands, and founder of the Great Smokey Mountains National Park. Kephart arrived in a remote area of Swain County, North Carolina in 1904 and remained there until his death in an auto accident in 1931. He was welcomed by the legendary Squire of the Smokies ,Granville Calhoun, a mountain legend in his own right. Calhoun was famed bear hunter of six decades as well as, postmaster, innkeeper, businessman, school committeeman, and storyteller. Calhoun was the last to leave the Hazel Creek when the residents were forced to leave the land when the Great Smoky Mountains National Park was created. Although Kephart and Calhoun shared vastly different worldviews, they shared a connection and love of the land and ultimately a friendship. Spanning nearly three decades of time, Outlander is an epic and poetic play that depicts life in the Appalachians: moonshine, music, storytelling, humor and the epic quest to create the Great Smoky National Park are richly detailed in Carden’s trademark vividness. Frank Lee’s original music is steeped in mountain tradition and brings warmth, wit, and a mountain of charm to the production.
Carden’s previous work includes The Raindrop Waltz, Nance Dude, and Coy/Birdell ; all plays that are epic depictions of mountain life. All have been performed variously throughout the region and at the Parkway Playhouse.
Frank Lee is an accomplished musician and is a member of The Freight Hoppers, a group that specializes in traditional music and has recorded three albums and continues to tour the country. Outlander is Lee’s first venture into theatre.
The Parkway Playhouse premiere will be directed by Parkway Playhouse Producing Artistic Director, Andrew Gall and will feature a cast that includes William Ritter, Ron Powell, Brian Bauger, Haven Jenkins, Doug Shaw, Joe Scott, and Bruce Chuvala. The cast is being led by Rob Storrs, who plays Granville Calhoun, a ficticious character who serves as both a storyteller and companion to Kephart, which is being played by Jeff Douglas Messer .
For more information about tickets, performances, or to make reservations please call the Parkway Playhouse at 828-682-4285 or visit the Parkway Playhouse website at www.parkwayplayhouse.com.
The 2012 Parkway Playhouse season is being sponsored by generous gifts from the North Carolina Arts Council, The George M. Cohen Foundation, Young and McQueen Grading Company, and WTOE/WKYK.
Mitchell County Transportation participated in the Quake on the Blue Ridge. Sat. April 28th. Four vans transported "injured" passengers to 4 hospitals.
This is Thomas at Mitchell County Animal Rescue waiting for his forever porch or couch. A nice family to go along would be great too. Thomas and several of his large breed canine buddies here at the shelter want to be your best friend. We are having an adoption special called "Bigger is Better." Any dog 50 pounds or more is only $50. All are fixed and vaccinated. Our pets are online at mcar.petfinder.com. Call us at 765-6952
Bryan Sutton, raised in Buncombe County, has enjoyed a career of great success by any measure as a guitarist who has garnered multiple Grammy awards and recorded with the likes of Dolly Parton, Norah Jones and Doc Watson. Most notably, Sutton spent four years as a member of Ricky Skagg’s band, Kentucky Thunder, during a time when Skaggs reentered the bluegrass scene after a successful stint in mainstream country music.
On May 20, Sutton will come home to western North Carolina to perform in an event called Heritage Comes Home to benefit the Southern Appalachian Archives at Mars Hill College.
And – if that weren’t enough - he’s bringing a few friends.
· Jerry Douglas, one of the world’s most renowned Dobro players, is a 12-time Grammy Award winner, and was the Country Music Association’s “Musician of the Year” in 2002, 2005, & 2007;
· Tim O’Brien won a Grammy Award in 2005 for “Best Traditional Folk Album.” The International Bluegrass Music Association named him “Male Vocalist of the Year” in 1993 and 2006, and in 1990 named his band, Hot Rize, “Entertainer of the Year.”
· Casey Driessen is a Grammy-nominated fiddle player who has gained world-wide attention for his famous red shoes and signature energetic percussive fiddling style.
· Dennis Crouch is considered one of the nation’s foremost up-right bass players, recording and performing with Dolly Parton, Johnny and June Carter Cash, Emmy Lou Harris, Elvis Costello, Randy Travis, Steve Earl, and many others.
According to Laura Boosinger, Executive Director of the Madison County Arts Council, the collection of talent coming to one stage for Heritage Comes Home is something not to be missed.
“This show is a big deal,” she said. “These guys are some of the finest musicians in the business. They have all worked together in different musical combinations, but this will be a one-time collaboration of all these superstars. We are fortunate to have them at Mars Hill College.”
Heritage Comes Home is a fitting title for the show, Boosinger said, in that each of the musicians slated to appear has either family or professional connections to the western North Carolina and eastern Tennessee region. Each of the musicians can also trace their musical heritage to the work of Bascom Lamar Lunsford, whose life and work is the subject of many items preserved in the Southern Appalachian Archives.
“This region has the best home grown acoustic musicians in America and the reason is they had lots of opportunities to learn and to perform for and with others who love this music. They had those opportunities because of Bascom's insistence that mountain people be treated with respect and have pride in themselves. In a lot of ways, Bascom saved our mountain culture,” Boosinger said.
Heritage Comes Home will take place in Moore Auditorium on the campus of Mars Hill College, May 20, at 7 pm. General admission tickets are $30 each. Patron tickets, which include special seating and admission to a private reception with the performers, are $100 each. To purchase tickets, contact the Madison County Arts Council at 828-649-1301, or at info@madisoncountyarts.com. For more information about the event, contact Mars Hill College at 828/689-1571 or go online to www.mhc.edu/ramsey-center/heritage-comes-home.
Funds raised will benefit the Southern Appalachian Archives, which showcases the history and culture of traditional Appalachian music and folklore.
The public is invited to attend the celebration when Blue Ridge Regional Hospital Foundation dedicates a new Cumulative Giving Donor Wall on Wednesday, May 23 at 10:00 am. The location for the donor wall is off the main lobby entrance of the hospital, just past the Blue Spruce Gift Shop. The wall will honor donors who have supported the Foundation’s projects at the $10,000 lifetime giving level and above.
The donor wall was designed and created by studio furniture maker John Clark, who lives and works in Penland, NC. After earning an MFA from Boston University, he came to Penland School of Crafts in 1985 as an artist-in-residence and was coordinator of the wood program for nine years. He has created public works of art and furniture for the Hunter Museum of Art in Chattanooga; Southern Living Magazine’s corporate headquarters; Mississippi Chemical Corporation; Harvard Business School; and the Mississippi Museum of Art. Clark’s work is also found in private collections around the country.
Light refreshments will be served following the dedication.
The Blue Ridge Regional Hospital Foundation is the fund-raising and friend-raising arm of the Blue Ridge Regional Hospital. The Foundation’s mission is to connect the gifts and generosity of individuals, corporations and foundations with worthy funding opportunities within the hospital and in the community. Since its founding in 1995, the Foundation has returned over $7 million to Blue Ridge Regional Hospital and to the community by providing support for equipment, facility improvements, indigent care, and patient services.
Donna Fender has been battling cancer for the past 6 years. Hundreds participated in children's activities, a silent auction, a live auction, cake walk, and a barbecue and hot dog dinner during the "Fighting for Donna" fundraiser Saturday at Burnsville Elementary School.
Mitchell County collected 25,443 pills and Yancey County collected 30,825 pills for a total of 56,268 pills during the Pharmaceutical Drug Take Back exercise this past weekend. People were able to turn in their old prescriptions, over the counter medicines and medical supplies anonymously at several participating locations in both counties on Saturday. Burnsville Police Chief Brian Buchanan and Yancey County Sheriff Gary Banks as well as Mitchell County Sheriff Donald Street and their officers worked hard making it possible to participate in this DEA sponsored event. Turning these items in helps keep pharmaceutical and control substance drugs off the streets and also out of our rivers. Operation medicine cabinet was a part of the pharmaceutical drug take-back project.
Members of the Bald Creek Brownie Troop #30605 toured the animal shelter Tuesday, April 24th and made a generous donation of dog and cat treats and toys! Thanks girls! Pictured with the Brownies are Yancey Humane Society Executive Director Tim Tipton and Troop Leader Melanie Garrett.
Looking for a job—check out your local public library. All AMY Regional Library Staff have been trained in the use of JobLink and other job finding tools that can help you locate a job. Over 80% of jobs require an online application. The AMY Librarians can help you complete them.
NCLive is a free library service that you can access from your computer at home or free at your local library. You can take practice tests for the GED, SAT and other academic supports from elementary to college. Also, practice tests for occupations from cosmetology to military to law enforcement to teaching assistant.
Learn a language online for free. Go to www.amyregionallibrary.org and click on Mango Languages. You can learn Spanish, French, German, Chinese, Japanese, or English as a second language for Spanish speakers. Or go by your local library and let one of the AMY Librarians help you get started.
This summer Penland School of Crafts will be offering an exciting program of one week, arts-oriented day camps for children ages 3 - 18. Penland Kid's Camp begins on June 4 and runs through July 27 with different kinds of camps every week.
Camp themes include clay instruments, storytelling, music, puppetry, sewing, claymation movies, clowning, science experiments, theater, felting, painting, and batik. One camp will focus on Native American culture, another will explore ways to make art about insects, and another will have kids exploring art forms from around the world.
Most of the camps are half day, either morning or afternoon, but a special theater camp for ages 8 - 12 will run all day and will include a performance at the end of the week. Different camps have different age limitations depending on the subject matter.
Tuition for Penland Kid's Camp is $95 per camp ($190 for the full-day theater camp), which includes materials and snacks. Some scholarships are available. You can find a schedule, complete descriptions of all the camps, and an application form at penland.org or call 828-765-2359 for more information.
On Thursday, April 5, Spruce Pine Rotary President, Bill Sweetser, on behalf of former Rotary District Governor, Richard Howe, presented the Rotary Foundation Bequest Society Award to Rotarian Arch Woodard. Through his bequest, Arch will help secure the future of Rotary's educational and humanitarian programs by including The Rotary Foundation in his estate plans. He received an engraved crystal recognition piece and a Bequest Society pin. President Bill also presented Arch with a Rotary Star from the Rotary Club of Spruce Pine , stating that it is Rotarians like Arch Woodard who help Rotary meet its goals and commitment to service above self.
Mitchell Transportation recently took a group to The Farmer's Daughter Restaurant in Chucky, TN. Anyone can ride with Mitchell Transportation, not just senior citizens. The transportation service is available for persons of all ages and incomes. There are no qualifications and they take trips both in county or out of county. Its convenient and inexpensive. Call 688-4715 for more information.
Members of the Rotary Club of Spruce Pine were pleased to welcome Dr. Ted Ledford, a native of Mitchell County and Professor Emeritus of Lees-McRae College. Until his retirement in 2002, Ted taught courses in British Literature, The History of the English Language, and video production. Ted remains active in the scholarship on American speech and dialects and wrote the entry on Mountain ......
Registration is open now for the 7th annual Bailey Mountain Cloggers’ Annual Summer Dance Camp for Youth. The camp, led by Mars Hill College’s national champion dance team, will be held on the campus of Mars Hill College in North Carolina, Monday through Friday, July 9 - 13.
The camp offers dance classes for campers at any level; from no prior experience to the advanced dancer. Classes will be taught by experienced dance professionals as well as members of the Bailey Mountain Cloggers and will include Clogging, Jazz, Hip Hop, Ballroom, Lyrical and more. Throughout the week session campers will work on technique and improvement of performance abilities, culminating in a wonderful dance showing on Friday, July 13. Dancers return year after year to grow within this positive and unique dance environment.
Full tuition includes unlimited classes, board and food. Campers can also commute to campus.
For registration information contact:, Danielle Plimpton, 828 689-1113 , baileymountaincloggers.yolasite.com.
Avery County Humane Society and Melissa MacKinnon of Woof Pack Pet Services are offering Puppy Kindergarten and Basic Obedience classes for dogs and their owners at the new Adoption and Education Center beginning May 21! Please sign up now at www.woof-pack.net, or if you would prefer, call Avery County Humane Society at 828-733-2333. Puppy Kindergarten is a class for puppies from 4 months to 1 year of age, focusing on socialization, problem puppy behaviors, leash walking and .........
The Mitchell Senior Center will be offering a trip to Washington DC Sept. 28--Oct. 1st. They have to have 30 going to charter the bus. The price is $369 and includes travel, lodging, and three breakfasts, three dinners and tour of many DC sites. Please contact the Center at 688-3019 for more information. $75 deposit by May 28th with balance by July 28. Open to anyone 12 and up.
The Healthy Yancey Lifestyles Committee, in partnership with the Mitchell Yancey Partnership for Children, recently conducted its first Crockpot cooking class at a parent education meeting at the Intermountain Children’s Services (Head Start program) in Ledger.
“Our goal was to provide each family with a Crockpot, as well as healthy and affordable recipes that could easily be made using these Crockpots” said Ronna Strilaff, Healthy Yancey Member. This is a great way to promote healthy cooking and family mealtimes.
“We look forward to doing more cooking demonstrations over the next year. We received great feedback from our first class” said Sylvia Peterson, Childcare Resource & Referral Specialist at Mitchell-Yancey Partnership for Children.
Over 40 families were in attendance and all families left with a new Crockpot (thanks to a grant received from Shape NC). They also left with ingredients to make their first Crockpot meal and sampled 8 different Crockpot meals that evening.
To get involved, please call Graham Children’s Health Services/Healthy Yancey at 682-7899 or email gchs@trhd.dst.nc.us.
You can learn a language for the first time, refresh your conversation ability in a language, or reinforce what you are learning in language classes at school by using the free Mango online service provided by the AMY Regional Library.
Mango is available in two versions. One is Mango Complete, a 100-lesson course that is designed to provide a deep understanding of a language and its culture. The second is Mango Basic, which teaches everyday greetings, gratitudes, goodbyes and helpful phrases in a short period of time and is designed to appeal to a beginner in a new language.
The languages available are Spanish, French, German, Japanese, Chinese and English for Spanish speakers. All you need is a library card and you can learn and practice at home 24/hr/day. Or you can come by the library and use one of our computers. Either way, this is a $80 service that you can get for free with your free library card from YOUR public library.
To learn more about Mango and to get a preview of what the program has to offer, stop by one of the four AMY libraries and we will give you an introduction. You also can access Mango via the AMY website at http://www.amyregionallibrary.org : click on the Mango logo, enter your library card number and begin a great new experience. You can access Mango remotely from anywhere and keep up with your progress!
If you have any questions, please contact YOUR public library @ Avery: 828.733.9393; Mitchell: 828.688.2511; Yancey: 828.682.2600; Spruce Pine: 828.765.4673 or the Regional Library Office: 828.682.4476. We look forward to hearing from you.
Pictured from left to right: Tenille Dellinger, Corinna Cruz, David Martinez, Silvia Peterson, Abby Kuchta, Tyler Hollifield. Mitchell High Spanish Club members present a check for over $1,200 to Silvia Peterson, director of the Service Center for Latinos (SCL) in Spruce Pine. The money, raised through an “Empty Bowls” project, will benefit the SCL food pantry, which serves anyone in the community in need. The Arts Matter group collaborated with the MHS Spanish Club to organize a celebration of Día de los Muertos, or the Day of the Dead, held at Mitchell High on November 1st. El Día de los Muertos is an important celebration in Mexico. It is a joyful time of remembrance, family reunion, and feasting, as relatives and friends gather together to honor their loved ones who have died. It is comparable to the mountain tradition of “Decoration Day”. The event featured colorful ceramic bowls made by middle and high school students, wonderful food prepared by Mitchell High students, artwork, writing and decorations created by students of all ages, and a lively performance of “The Dance of the Little Old Men” by a special guest dance troupe. The Arts Matter is a group of teaching artists, arts administrators, school teachers and administrators, and individuals dedicated to supporting education through the arts, coordinated by Penland School of Crafts.
“Fresh Preserves” is coming to the Burnsville Town Center July 14th for two shows. There will be an afternoon show at 2:30 pm and evening show at 7:30 pm. “Fresh Preserves” began as a cd of Tom Godleski’s songs based on true stories. Tom Godleski, an Asheville. N. C. native, and founding member of the bluegrass group, “Buncombe Turnpike,” wrote eight of the ten tunes himself. These songs originated from stories that were told to Tom by friends and family members since he was a child. “After I wrote the CD, ........
Dr. Dan Barron, Director, Avery-Mitchell-Yancey Regional Library. was the guest speaker at the Rotary Club of Spruce Pine on Dec. 22 providing information about the "Voices of the Valley" historical account of Mitchell County. The book is a labor of love for.....
Have you lost a loved one to cancer? Have you survived cancer yourself? Or are you simply hoping to help people get healthy?
Join in the fight against cancer by becoming a Community Health Advisor (CHA) Volunteer! CHA Volunteers will positively impact breast, cervical and colon cancer awareness and access to screenings in order to reduce the number of breast, cervical and colon cancer incidences in Yancey County women that are at great risk for the disease. If you have a passion for helping others you can train to be a CHA Volunteer. You will learn the basics about cancer and health disparities. You will discover community resources to help women get screened for cancer. Help saves lives in your community.
For more information about becoming a CHA Volunteer or about the CHA program, Please Contact: Kathlene.Stith@cancer.org OR 828-675-0305
