Local election fields set for fall elections

From the Hendersonville Lightning:

The field is set for the fall municipal elections in Henderson County led by a crowded field vying for two seats on the Hendersonville City Council and a three-way race for mayor of the county's largest city.

Across the county generally, incumbents chose to seek another term. In Fletcher, incumbent mayor Bill Moore and  council members Sheila Franklin and Eddie Henderson will go back on the board unless someone were to mount a highly unusual write-in campaign. No one filed to oppose them. Filing closed at noon Friday.

The exception to incumbents signing up was Flat Rock, where three incumbents are all retiring and three newcomers have signed up for their seats. That means Sheryl Jamerson, Anne Coletta and Albert Gooch will be the three new Flat Rock Village Council members. . .

Here is a list of candidates who have for the 2013 election. (I) denotes incumbent.

Flat Rock Village Council

District 1: Ronald Davis (I), not running.
Sheryl Jamerson, filed.

District 2: David Bucher (I), not running.
Anne Coletta, filed.

District 3: Jim Wert (I), not running.
Albert Gooch, filed.

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Community invited to 'Shakespeare and Friends'

From the Times-News:

Shakespeare and Friends at The Cove, as the troupe calls themselves, will perform an outdoor reading of “The Sonnets of Shakespeare” at Highland Lake Cove Retreat and Learning Center.

Written by another local, William H. Logan, a veteran of the Vietnam War as well as the stage, the performance includes readings of some of the 154 sonnets penned by the Bard of Avon and is billed as a “brief tour of the sonnets.”

The narration, read by Bryan Byrd, explains the literary elements of sonnets, since as Logan said, he wrote the play one weekend years ago after a co-worker who was an English literature major asked him what a sonnet was. Byrd feels that having narration interwoven with the sonnets is a way of opening up the language of Shakespeare to those who may think of it as difficult. . .

Throughout the reading of Logan's play, five actors take turns moving from the waterfront stage out onto the grass and into the seating area, adding movement to their words. . .

The play will be performed at 4 p.m. Saturday at The Cove, off Rhett Drive off of Highland Lake Road. Signs will be posted to help with locating the stage and finding parking. There is no admission charge.

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Drop off school supplies at Highland Lake Inn

From the Highland Lake Inn, via email:

The 5 Promises of Henderson County is teaming up with the Children & Family Resource Center, the City of Hendersonville's Rhythm & Brews Concert Series and Four Seasons Rotary to collect school supplies, non-perishable food items, and toiletries for IAM and Only Hope WNC, two local non-profits supporting the impoverished and homeless youth of Henderson County.  Items donated will be collected at the July 18th Rhythm & Brews concert.

Highland Lake Inn and Season's Restaurant is helping out by promoting the school supply drive at our location. We will be collecting donations through the week until delivery to the collection booth at the Rhythm & Brews concert on Thursday, July 18th.

Bring us your donations at your convenience and know you made a difference in the lives of neighborhood children; we'll take care of the rest!

First filers sign up for 2013 elections

From the Hendersonville Lightning:

Early filers lined up to sign up for city offices as the two-week filing period opened for the 2013 municipal elections.

Joking about how they'd been drafted or that they didn't know why in the world they were running or that the $10 filing fee was too high a price to pay for the privilege of running, the candidates filled out paperwork and chatted until the struck noon. Then elections officials took their checks and had them sign the filing forms. Newcomers were transformed at that instant from regular citizen to candidate. Every town but Fletcher was represented with at least one early filer. . .

Read it all, and check out the candidate list so far at the Henderson County Board of Elections. The filing period ends at noon on July 19 and  election day is November 5.

Village budget adopted for FY 2013-2014

The village of Flat Rock budget for fiscal year 2013 - 2014 was adopted on June 13 as ordinance 74. You can take a look at it on the village website.

Public hearing at July 11 council meeting

At the July monthly village council meeting (July 11 at 9:30 a.m.), there will be a public hearing:

PUBLIC HEARING: 
The Village Council will meet on Thursday, July 11, 2013 @ 9:30 a.m. in the Village Hall Assembly Room for their regular monthly Council Meeting. The agenda for the meeting will include consideration of the proposed update of the Village of Flat Rock Comprehensive Land Use Plan. A copy of the plan is available at the Village Hall for public review during regular business hours, Monday – Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. The Village Hall is located at 110 Village Center Drive, Flat Rock, NC 28731.