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Master Gardener: Legumes - Good For You; Good For Your Garden, Too
What exactly is a legume? Basically, it is any kind of bean: fresh snap green beans, lima beans, all kinds of dried, shelled beans, such as kidney or pinto beans for chili, navy or great northern beans for soup; garbanzo beans for hummus. Also includ...
Vietnam Veterans: Lessons I've Learned From Vietnam Veterans
(The Veterans History Museum of the Carolinas extends heartfelt thanks to The Transylvania Times for publishing 30 veterans' stories in the Vietnam Veterans Series, which will soon be included in a...
Glancing Back: James Felty Installed As Jaycee President
The following briefs are from Thursday, April 17, 1969 edition of The Transylvania Times. James Felty was installed as president of the Brevard Jaycees at the annual Installation and Awards Banquet held at Berry’s restaurant on Tuesday, April 15....
Transylvania History:
Easter Sunday At English Chapel Easter Sunday was celebrated at the English Chapel by an old time singing. A large crowd, some of whom were from Brevard, gathered at the church on Davidson River and spent the day very pleasantly. Rev. Matheson...
Hoisting Of Two State Flags Demonstrates Museum's New Focus
Last Saturday and Sunday, observant passersby in downtown Brevard noticed a fourth flag on the flagpole at the Transylvania County courthouse. Waving in the breeze, beneath the American, POW and...
Mountain Skies: Mars Crosses Face Of Taurus, The Bull
The Planets Under normal circumstances the beautiful planet Venus, now our “morning star” in the east before dawn, is the brightest nighttime object after the moon. The second brightest planet is usually the giant Jupiter. Both outshine Sirius,...
Picturing The Past: Community Clubs Helped Bring People Together
In the late 1940s, two groups, Western North Carolina Associated Communities and Western North Carolina Community Development Association, undertook efforts to assist small rural communities...
Library And TRAIN To Celebrate Volunteers
The Transylvania County Library and United Way of Transylvania County's TRAIN present the annual "Celebration of Volunteers" from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m., Tuesday, April 30, in the library's Rogow Room. The...
Savvy Senior: Some Air Travel Tips For Older Passengers
Dear Savvy Senior, My son is getting his Ph.D. next month and I would like to fly my parents in from across the country for his graduation, but I have some concerns about the flights. My dad is 82 and has trouble walking long distances and uses an...
Glancing Back? Plans For New Post Office Announced
The following briefs are from Thursday, April 10, 1969 edition of The Transylvania Times. Gov. Robert W. Scott has signed a proclamation for the observance of National Library Week throughout North Carolina, April 20-26. _______________ Five Brevard...
Master Gardener: Practice Safety In The Garden
We don’t always think of our gardens as being a source of danger, but if we are not prepared, we can find ourselves with aches and pains, or even a trip to the emergency room in our future. It is important to treat gardening like we would other...
Savvy Senior: Finding Health Insurance Before Medicare Kicks In
Dear Savvy Senior, I will be retiring in a few months and need to get some health insurance for my wife and me until we can enroll in Medicare. What are my options? About to Retire Dear About, There are several places early retirees can find health...
Picturing The Past: Donated Scrapbook Offers A Glimpse Of An Era Of The Buck Forest Area
The local History Room at the Transylvania County Library recently received a donation of the Buck Forest Scrapbook from the Friends of DuPont State Forest. The scrapbook appears to have been a...
Savvy Senior: Underutilized Palliative Care Services Can Help Relieve Pain
Dear Savvy Senior, What can you tell me about palliative care? My husband suffers from lung disease and is receiving radiation for prostate cancer but is not terminally ill. I’ve heard that palliative care can help him with his pain and...
Glancing Back: Duncan Hunter Meets Old Friend Dean Rusk
The following briefs are from Thursday, April 3, 1969 edition of The Transylvania Times. Rather stiff penalties were handed down in the March-April term of Superior Court here this week. One man, after pleading guilty to involuntary manslaughter,...
Picturing The Past Bowling: A Favorite Pastime In Brevard
Bowling was always a popular recreational activity among Ecusta employees. In the early days they fielded at least six men's teams and six women's team. However, long before the Ecusta Paper...
Glancing Back: John Love To Lead American Thread
The following briefs are from Thursday, March 27, 1969 edition of The Transylvania Times. The golden anniversary of the American Legion has been commemorated with a special stamp by the Post Office Department. The stamps were placed on sale here on M...
Savvy Senior: Safe Ways To Get Rid Of Expired, Unused Medicine
Dear Savvy Senior, What’s the best, environmentally safe way to dispose of old and unused medications? My mother has a medicine cabinet chocked-full of pills, some of which haven’t been touched in 25 years, and I’d like to clean it out for...
Ah Daffodils, The Harbinger Of Spring
We know that true spring is just around the corner when we see daffodils popping up everywhere, even in places where we did not realize they existed, like along the side of the road. Spring is definitely on its way – that is until we get hit by a...
Glancing Back: Morrow, Trent Become Marine Corps Officers
The following briefs are from Thursday, March 20, 1969 edition of The Transylvania Times. The Board of the Mary C. Jenkins Community Center is seeking applications for the position of teacher for the Kiddieland Day Care School. _______________ The...
Mountain Skies: Vernal Equinox Occurs Wednesday Evening
The Sun The first day of spring is marked by the vernal or spring equinox, the moment in time when the sun, in its apparent path around the sky, crosses the celestial equator on its way north for the spring and summer. This year the equinox occurs...
Vietnam Veterans: David Smale, Protecting The Brown Water Navy
Here Come The Seawolves On Oct. 31, 1966, two Navy river patrol boats (PBRs) encountered a superior fleet of sampans and junks intent on transferring a battalion-sized Viet Cong unit from one...
Picturing The Past: Dora Patton Made History With Her Jury Duty
In 1946, North Carolina passed an amendment to the state constitution allowing women to serve on juries. In Transylvania County the vote was 2,237 against and 2,207 in favor. Mrs. C.Y. (Dora) Patton w...
Savvy Senior: How To Choose A Good Home Stair Lift
Dear Savvy Senior, Can you recommend some good stair lift companies? I have a difficult time getting up and down the stairs anymore and am interested in purchasing a stair lift for my house but could use some help choosing one. Arthritic Ann Dear...
Glancing Back: Daniels Receives Award For St. Timothy Design
The following briefs are from Thursday, March 13, 1969 edition of The Transylvania Times. Robert L. Daniels, Brevard architect, has won a Randolph E. Dumont award at Duke University for “outstanding contribution to the solution of individual...
