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New Face Picked To Lead Boys & Girls Club – Transylvania County, NC
"Relationships are everything," said Vic Durrah, smiling. He then added, "I've never met a stranger." For Durrah, meeting and greeting people, quickly making friends of new acquaintances and finding...
'Festival Of Trees' Returns Dec. 5 At Porter Center – Brevard, NC
Scores of volunteers at the Children’s Center of Transylvania County are scurrying through a checklist of last-minute preparations for one of the area’s major holiday happenings, the Festival of...
Boys & Girls Club Seeks New Executive Director
The Cindy Platt Boys & Girls Club, Transylvania County’s largest youth organization, has good news and sad news these days, according to a press release. Founded in 1999, the good news is that 2019 marks 20 years of impressive growth, to the point...
Club Names Its 'Youth Of The Year'
A diminutive sophomore girl at Brevard High School, called "pretty amazing" by the staff of the Cindy Platt Boys & Girls Club, has been named the Club's Youth of the Year, a high honor among the...
Annette Kilgore Turns Out Goodies For Festival - Brevard NC
She may be 82, but Annette Kilgore still has plenty of energy to produce mouth-watering baked goods in her Magic Chef gas oven. She says God guides her every move. "The love of God is all over that...
Mountain Song Festival Donates $100,000 To Club - Brevard NC
Producers of the Mountain Song Festival have donated $100,000 to the Cindy Platt Boys & Girls Club, their largest annual donation in the musical event’s history. The festival was established by club supporters 13 years ago to help fund the youth...
Boys & Girls Club Having A Busy Summer - Brevard, NC
School bells may be silent these days, but there are plenty of sounds coming from the Cindy Platt Boys & Girls Club during its busy summer program. There, crowds of children are having fun and...
Life-like Dolls Teach Teens Parenthood Is Serious
The high school kids pick up their babies on Fridays and by Monday morning they've had a sobering dose of what it's like to take care of an infant. They're not real babies, but they cry and coo and...
With Chili Cook-Off Boys & Girls Club Teens To Test Cooking Skills – Brevard NC
If you're looking for something to spice up your chili this weekend, try having it dished up by a zombie! That's the way the youngsters at the Cindy Platt Boys & Girls Club will be doing it...
40-Year-Old Pipe Organ's Rebirth Celebrated – Brevard NC
Davidson River Presbyterian Church on East Main Street seems more noticeable these days – both inside and out – it should be no surprise. Inside, the church's 40-year-old 1,300-pipe organ is sporting a spanking new console that put the finish...
Connestee Connections Performs Concert At Lake Pointe Landing – Connestee Falls NC
The Connestee Connections, a group of five musicians who live in Connestee Falls, took their show on the road to perform at Lake Pointe Landing, a senior community in Hendersonville Monday, Aug. 11. It was the second time the newly formed quintet...
Program Keeps Youth Entertained, Learning – Brevard NC
Some 300 county children are registered in this season’s summer program at the Boys & Girls Club of Transylvania County. With average daily attendance running at 175, the 24 full- and part-time...
Junior Staff Groomed For Real World Jobs – Brevard NC
It’s kind of a teenage training ground for growing up, with a focus on the practical, like how to treat others and how to get and hold a job. The Boys & Girls Club’s Junior Staff program is a...
Festival Of Trees Planning ‘Starry Starry Night’
The annual Festival of Trees, with its thousands of lights and a dazzling display of decorated Christmas trees, will usher in the holiday season when it opens its doors for a five-day run Nov. 30....
