Thursday, May 17, 2012

Hendersonville Photo of the Day

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Bill Moss visiting for Lightning Thursdays. Pick up your copy of Hendersonville Lightning at locations around town

Send us your favorite snapshot and we will include it on our website. Just email it to 1600@wtzq.com and look for it right here at our daily photo page.

Cops on Top

Cops on Top at Chick-fil-A

Special Olympics Fundraiser

HENDERSONVILLE, NC (May 9, 2012) – What do you get when you put law enforcement officers on top of the roof at the Hendersonville Chick-fil-A restaurant?  Something remarkable - the Henderson County Sheriff’s Department, the Hendersonville Police Department, the Highway Patrol, and the City of Hendersonville Fire Department in an amazing fund-raising effort for Henderson County Special Olympics!

Remember when Officer Tim Griffin sat on the Four Seasons Blvd. billboard?  We’re bringing this concept to our local Chick-fil-A and partnering with our law enforcement friends to provide our community not only with an opportunity to serve and donate to Special Olympics but to gain valuable education from each of these agencies.  You don’t want to miss this event which will be held on Friday, May 18th and Saturday, May 19th.  An officer from the Sheriffs and Police Department will be on the roof top of Chick-fil-A each day from 11am – 7pm.  The officers will drop a bucket down from the roof for donations.  When you make a donation to Special Olympics, you will receive a free Chick-fil-A coupon for the new Chocolate Chunk Cookie.

The Highway Patrol will be on site from 11am-7pm both days.  On Friday only, they invite you to stop by for their Child Safety Seat Clinic.   Bring your car by and let them properly adjust your children’s seatbelts.

On Saturday, May 19th additional events will take place from 11am – 4pm.  See the police dogs, bloodhounds, the mounted patrol, the bomb squad, BMW motorcycle, the Challenger, Bearcat – the armored rescue vehicle, and enjoy music on the roof by Deputy Sheriff Tim Griffin from 11am – 2pm.  Bring your children by for child ID and fingerprinting, learn about the D.A.R.E. program, get info from RAD on self defense classes, and learn about the Highway Patrol “Don’t text and drive program” and get information about recruitment.

Funds raised allow children and adults with disabilities to participate in the local and state Special Olympic games.  Funds help purchase sporting equipment and provide travel resources for our County athletes to attend the state games.  All donations are tax deductible.

The Chick-fil-A Cow and law enforcement officers will present Special Olympics with a check at 4pm on Saturday, May 19th at the conclusion of the event.

Hand's On

Three Upcoming Programs at Hands On!

Hands On!-A Child’s Gallery, the children’s museum in downtown Hendersonville,
invites you three great programs the week of May 22nd - 26th, 2012. All of these
programs are free with $5 admission and free for museum members.

Book n’ Craft - Come listen to the book "Llama Llama Red Pajama" on Wednesday,
May 23, 2012 at 11:00 am. Book n’ Craft is sponsored by the Fountainhead
Bookstore located in downtown Hendersonville.

Critter Craft - Visitors can make a mouse finger puppet.  This is a drop-in,
self –directed activity in our Party Room all day. Critter Craft is sponsored
by the Etowah Valley Vet Hospital.

International Jazz Day - Color a saxophone and imagine yourself a Jazz
musician. Celebrate International Jazz Day all day.

Hands On! is located at 318 N. Main Street in downtown Hendersonville.
Admission is $5 per person, and the museum is open 10-5, Tuesday through
Saturday. The mission of Hands On! is to serve the needs of children and
families by providing educational exhibits that stimulate the imagination and
motivate learning in a fun, safe environment.  For more information about
Hands On! or its programs, call 697-8333 or visit their website at
www.handsonwnc.org.

Hendersonville Symphony Youth Orchestra

The Hendersonville Symphony Youth Orchestras (HSYO) will present their Spring Concert at 4 pm Sunday, May 20, at Bo Thomas Auditorium on the campus of Blue Ridge Community College. 
            The HSYO Sinfonietta String Orchestra and the HSYO Youth Symphony will perform favorite standard string orchestra and full orchestra repertoire. HSYO students hail from Henderson, Buncombe, Transylvania, Rutherford, Polk, and Cleveland counties.  The Sinfonietta String Orchestra is under the direction of Mrs. Andrea Dennis, string teacher at Rugby Middle School in Hendersonville, and the Youth Symphony is under the direction of Dr. Michael Weaver, a professor of music at North Greenville University.
            This year’s concert has been sponsored by Ameriprise Financial.
            Admission is five dollars for adults and free for children under 12 and students with ID.  All proceeds will go towards the Hendersonville Symphony Youth Orchestras.