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Henderson County Life

Event salutes Athena Award nominees

They have created agencies to help women and children in need or in crisis, been leaders of business, had impressive second acts in retirement and helped mentor, teach and boost young women.   Read Story »

Hendersonville Life

Stillwell designs span the South

Henderson County library director Bill Snyder remembers the day back in the mid-1990s when someone from an Asheville architectural firm known as Six Associates Inc. offered him Erle Stillwell's design drawings.   Read Story »

Edneyville Life

Troop 605 preps for BBQ

EDNEYVILLE — Boy Scouts with Edneyville Troop 605 loaded the troop's trailer with water, serving tables, signs and Easy-Ups Monday night as they prepared for the troop's 15th annual barbecue fundraiser.   Read Story »

Hendersonville Life

ECCO bringing beach to mountains

A downtown aquarium will bring the beach to the mountains next fall during the two-day Art on Main show.   Read Story »

Hendersonville Life

Tom Fisch up next at the Guitar Academy Listening Room

The Music Listening Room at the Guitar Academy of Western North Carolina welcomes Tom Fisch to the stage at 4 p.m. Sunday, May 13.   Read Story »

Saluda Life

Saluda Arts Festival bigger, better than ever

SALUDA — Excitement is building for the ninth annual Saluda Arts Festival on May 19 with more than 80 fine artists and skilled craftspeople from all over western North Carolina and South Carolina.   Read Story »

Henderson County Life

Nominations sought for top donor

The Community Foundation Henderson County is seeking nominations for its biggest award of the year, recognizing a top philanthropist. The Richard C. and Vina L. Sauer Charitable Leadership Award, presented each year by the Community Foundation, honors a local philanthropist who makes a difference in our community. The Sauer Award is the only and most prestigious award given by the Community Foundation of Henderson County. The award, first given in 1994, is named after Richard and Vina Sauer, who generously supported many local charities in our area. Past Sauer Award recipients include Frank Ewbank, Kenneth Youngblood, Morris Kaplan, Kermit Edney, William E. "Jamie" Jamison, William "Bill" Stokes, Jr., Marcia Caserio, Eleanora Meloun, Tom and Sue Fazio, Frank Byrd, Colin E. Thomas, Dot Marlow, Duane and Peggy McKibbin, Jeff Miller, Dr. Kathleen McGrady Family, Robert and Doris Eklund, Teddi Segal and Marian Lowry. Criteria for nominees include: Provides outstanding leadership through personal philanthropic efforts, primarily focusing on personally engaged philanthropy, they must be living residents of Henderson County, and may not include committees, corporations or organizations. The committee is looking for those who give beyond traditional volunteer hours to those who have made significant contributions toward raising funds for charitable projects, providing leadership to solve community problems or to meet community needs. Nomination forms are available at the Community Foundation office, located at 401 North Main Street, Ste. 300, Hendersonville or on our website www.CFHCforever.org. Nominations are due by June 8 in the Community Foundation office. The Community Foundation will make a $1,500 grant to the charity of the recipient's choice. Since 1982, the Community Foundation of Henderson County has offered people a variety of ways to touch our community through philanthropic giving. We accept gifts from individuals, families, business and organizations to create a pool of charitable dollars from which grants are awarded to address community needs. To learn more about the Community Foundation, call (828) 697-6224 or visit www.CFHCforever.org.   Read Story »

Hendersonville Life

Chainsaw artist will make art of tree

Dead but stout, a tree on the grounds of the Henderson County Visitors Center will become a work of art during the upcoming Garden Jubilee.   Read Story »

Henderson County Life

Farm celebration is shear fascination

Workers sheared sheep and spun thread out of the fresh wool.   Read Story »