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LOCAL BRIEFS: Celtic music, Health Sciences Center, scholarships

By Bill Moss, Published: November 24, 2016

Award-winning fiddler to perform in Brevard

Jamie LavalA performance of Appalachian and Celtic music will be held at 8 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 26, at 185 King Street, a nightspot in Brevard. Appalachian band Pretty Little Goat, will be followed by fiddler Jamie Laval, who will play a solo set of traditional Celtic music gleaned from his recent 11-week tour in Scotland, Brittany and Iceland. In 2002 Laval won the U.S. National Scottish Fiddle Championship, performed for Her Majesty the Queen and presented a TED Talk. Laval’s recent album “Murmurs and Drones” won the popular vote for “Best World Traditional Album” in the 2012 Independent Music Awards. Tickets are $14 on line www.clurb.185kingst.com and $20 at the door.

Health Sciences Center grand opening is Tuesday

A grand opening celebration for the new Health Sciences Center at 805 Sixth Avenue West will take place at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 29.
The event will kick off with a ribbon cutting ceremony at 11 a.m. followed by an open house and tours of of the building from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. The grand opening celebration is free and open to the public.
Built by Henderson County through a partnership Blue Ridge Community College, the city of Hendersonville, Pardee Hospital and Wingate University, the 100,000-square-foot building houses college classrooms and Pardee’s new Comprehensive Cancer Center.
“The Grand Opening of this new facility is the culmination of many long hours and hard work,” Henderson County Manager Steve Wyatt said. “We hope that the community will join us to celebrate this great day for Henderson County. This partnership of health care and education is an asset that will pay dividends for generations to come.”

Pardee Hospital’s new Cancer Center includes medical oncology, radiation oncology, cancer research and surgical office space. The building will also house the existing student programs in allied health care for both BRCC and Wingate University, as well as the Wingate pharmacy and physician assistant programs. Once the building is complete, students taking nursing and a full array of allied health professions can have access to Pardee Hospital for training through its programs.

Kiwanis Club OKs grants for children

The Board of Directors of the Kiwanis Club in November approved several grants to local non-profits to support youth-based education and entertainment programs.
Beneficiaries of the grants were Clear Creek Elementary School, Hands On! A Child’s Gallery and Helping Hand Development Center. Clear Creek Elementary was awarded $500 for a student fieldtrip to the Biltmore Estate, Hands On! was awarded $500 for Family Memberships to the gallery, and Helping Hands was awarded $500 for new sand and toys in their outdoor play areas.
“Not only does out club administer youth programs, but we enjoy supporting other groups who are working to improve the lives of children in our community,” said Kiwanis Club President-Elect and Grant Committee Chairman George Gavalas. “We recognize that every little bit helps non-profit organizations, and we’re privileged to be able to lend our financial and volunteer support to such worthwhile causes.”

Education Foundation invites scholarship applications

The Henderson County Education Foundation announced the opening of its online application period for Henderson County public school seniors seeking scholarships for the 2017-18 academic year. Requirements and application instructions are available on the Education Foundation’s website at the Scholarships page.

Through the generosity of its donors, the Education Foundation awards financial support to students graduating from Henderson County public high schools through 19 post-secondary scholarship programs. The scholarship awards range from approximately $500 to $20,000 and are granted based on a wide range of criteria, including academic performance, financial need, community and school activity and sports participation, demonstration of leadership, and choice of college program of study. Two new scholarships, the Hendersonville Lions Scholarship and the Mickey Marvin Scholarship, have recently been established. In 2016, the Education Foundation paid out more than $100,000 to new and continuing scholarship recipients.

The deadline for submitting scholarship applications is 11:59 p.m. on Feb. 20. Scholarships are open to students pursuing community college, trade school, college or university studies, who will be graduating from a Henderson County public high school in June 2017. Volunteer scholarship committees from the schools and Foundation will complete their selections in May and the scholarship winners will be announced at award assemblies held at each school in June.
More than 500 students have received assistance through the Education Foundation’s scholarship program since its founding in 1986.
For more information visit www.hcefnc.org or call (828) 697-5551.

Pardee moves mall facility to Fletcher

Pardee Hospital is moving its Signature Care Center from the Blue Ridge Mall to the Mission Pardee Health Campus next week and in the future will conduct educational classes and lectures at locations throughout the community rather than in a single setting.
Additionally, many Signature Care support groups will meet at Pardee's Rehab & Wellness Center on Thompson Street. For a full listing of support group locations, visit www.pardeehospital.org or call the Signature Care Center at 828-692-4600. The Signature Care Center will move on Wednesday, Nov. 30.
“To serve even more people in our community, the decision was made to move Signature Care to the Mission Pardee Health Campus,” said Sarah Hinson, MHPM, CHES, CHC, manager of Pardee Signature Care. “We want the community to be confident that Pardee will continue to offer educational lectures, classes, support groups and screenings, with a focus on bringing these offerings to various locations in our region.”