Get Out and Vote

Come early and cast your ballot for the 2009 Municipal General Election!

The Health Center is in the process of planning three mass vaccination clinics for the H1N1 vaccine in November.

The Buncombe County Sheriff’s Office Mountain Santas Program is taking applications for needy children from 1 - 7 p.m. through October 16, 2009 in the lobby of the Sheriff's Office.

Although they offer a convenient way to communicate with other people, there are dangers associated with tools that allow real-time communication.

Come to the Zeugner Center for a ghostly good time on October 28! The Haunted Pool Lagoon will be open from 12 noon to 3 p.m.

What does the National Toilet Tank Repair Month have to do with the U.S. Census?

Earl Ijames, curator of African American and Community History at the North Carolina Museum of History, will speak at Pack Memorial Library.

Art Space Charter School’s scarecrow creation, “American Gothic,” won the Grand Prize of $500 for Best in Show at the Scarecrow Festival.

Can you give a dog a home? A cat? How about a kitten? These animals need your help.

Congratulations to Joey Conley for his Pumpkin Biscuits recipe!

Save money - get your books at the Enka-Candler Library Book Sale!

The Friends of the Enka-Candler Library Book Sale will be Friday, October 23 from 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. and Saturday, October 24 from 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. There will be a Preview night for the Friends of the Library on Thursday, October 22 from 6 to 8 p.m. Friends memberships will be on sale at the door.

For more information, call the Enka-Candler Library at 250-4758 or email enka.library@buncombecounty.org. 

Buncombe County Special Olympics is seeking athletes to compete in the Special Olympics basketball program. Practice starts October 18 and athletes ages 8 to adult who love to play basketball or who would like to learn the game are encouraged to sign up now. There is no deadline for signing up -- registration is ongoing.

Special Olympics introduces athletes with disabilities to the world of competition and helps them to learn and excel in the sports they choose. There is no charge to athletes who wish to participate. Every athlete must have a completed physical and a signed consent form.

To register, call email at grace.young@buncombecounty.org or call her at 250-4265.

October is National Adopt-A-Dog Month and to celebrate the Asheville Humane Society is having "Fabulous Fido Fridays!"

Adopt a dog from them on any Friday in October and your adoption fee will be halved. You get a new best friend at half the normal fee!

To take a look as some of their adoptable dogs, visit ashevillehumane.org. Questions? Call 828-253-6807.