Community Briefs

Health class to be held on Thursday

"Freedom from Food Cravings and Weight Loss Worries" program with certified life coach Pamela Bruner will be at 4 p.m. Thursday at the Henderson County Public Library. She will discuss techniques to help eliminate your food cravings.

She will help you explore and release the underlying issues keeping you fixated on food and unable to lose weight. This workshop is not about nutrition tips or exercise plans. This workshop about freedom. For more information, call 697-4725.

Free screening to be held Thursday

For The Bible Tells Me So, a documentary, will be shown at 6:45 p.m. Thursday at the Henderson County Library at 301 Washington St.. The showing is sponsored by PFLAG Flat Rock/ Hendersonville, Love Welcomes All Committee and the Equality Coalition. It is free and open to the public.

Through the experiences of five very normal, very Christian, very American families, including those of former House Majority Leader Richard Gephardt and Episcopal Bishop Gene Robinson - we discover how people of faith handle having a gay child. Informed by such respected voices as Bishop Desmond Tutu, Harvard's Peter Gomes, Orthodox Rabbi Steve Greenberg and the Rev. Jimmy Creech.

Music event to be held on Friday

The first beach, soul and boogie music event with the Council on Aging will be held on Friday. All proceeds from this event will directly benefit older adults in Henderson County through the programs and services of the Council on Aging. The event will begin at 7 p.m. and will be hosted by the Saluda Mountain Jamboree, which is located in Saluda just off of I-26.

The evening will feature four entertainers, including Billy Scott and the Prophets, Ceasar, Clay Brown and Larissa Holliday. The emcee for the night will be Harry Turner from the Myrtle Beach Music Association. The Saluda Mountain Jamboree, the largest venue of its kind in the area, is a great venue for this event with easy parking, a huge dance floor, a concession stand, large restrooms and air conditioning.

Tickets for this event are $25 in advance and $30 at the door. Tickets can be purchased at the Council on Aging, Travel and Tourism and at the Saluda Mountain Jamboree.

Dental program awarded by county

The National Association of County and City Health Officials recently honored the Preventive Dental Health Program of Henderson County Department of Public Health with its "Model Practice Award."

The Model Practice Award recognizes excellence in the field of public health. Fewer than 30 health department programs from around the country were nationally recognized with this award for exemplary and replicable service delivery. The Preventive Dental Health Program was selected based on the merits of its innovative and collaborative response to a local public health need and for demonstrating its value to the community through evaluation.

The Preventive Dental Health Program operates through Henderson County's Department of Public Health and is funded by Smart Start of Henderson County. For more information about this program, or other programs funded by Smart Start of Henderson County, visit www.smartstarthc.org or call 693-1580.

- T-N Staff