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Published: Thursday, July 17, 2008 at 4:30 a.m.
Last Modified: Wednesday, July 16, 2008 at 8:49 p.m.

Government

Henderson County Planning Board meets at 5:30 p.m. today at 100 N. King Street.

Lake Lure Town Council holds a special meeting at 3 p.m. today at Lake Lure Municipal Center.

Health events

Cardiovascular disease signs and symptoms workshop will be at 10 a.m. Thursday, July 24, at Fletcher Library. Sponsor: Park Ridge Hospital. Free. Information: 712-8361.

PSA screening for men ages 50 and older, age 40 if family history, will be from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday, July 24, on Park Ridge Hospital's Wellness on Wheels at Wal-Mart. No appointment required. Cost: $10.

Bone density screening for women will be from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday, July 24, on Park Ridge Hospital's Wellness on Wheels at Wal-Mart. No appointment required. Free. Wear easy to slip on shoes, no panty hose.

Meetings

German Heritage Circle will meet at 5 p.m. Friday at Grace Episcopal Church, 871 Merrimon Ave., Asheville. Information: 890-5501.

North Carolina Right to Life, Henderson-Buncombe chapter, will meet at 10 a.m. Saturday in the Middleton Place Clubhouse, Haywood Road, Route 191, Hendersonville.

West Henderson High School booster club will meet at 7 p.m. Monday at the school. Information: 891-1301.

Henderson County Community Development Council bimonthly meeting will be at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, July 24, at Mountain Page Community Club. Information: 749-9510.

Sierra Club will meet at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, July 24, at the Unitarian Universalist Church, South Broad and Varsity streets. Doors open at 7 p.m. Speaker: Richard Helm on Climate Change: An Introduction to the Global Warming Discussion. Information: 693-1975.

Reunions

Thompson family reunion will be from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday at Blue Ridge Community College picnic shelter. Pot luck meal at noon. Family group pictures, special music, recognitions. Information: 692-9954, 606-9106.

Freeman family reunion will begin at 12:30 p.m. Sunday at the North State Orchards Packing House, 1462 Pilot Mountain Road, Edneyville. Bring covered dish, pictures and stories to share. Information: 685-7402.

Workshops

Nature frame workshop will be from 10 a.m. to noon Thursday, July 24, at the Saluda Senior Center. Fee: $10. Information, register: 749-9245.

Other events

Pet adoption day with the Blue Ridge Humane Society will be from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at Pet Source, 1927 Spartanburg Hwy.

Mediation volunteer opportunity information session with the Dispute Settlement Center for Polk County will be at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, July 24, at 2753 Lynn Road, Tryon.


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