Boy Scout Troop 15 is hosting its annual BBQ fund raiser 5-7:30 p.m. Saturday, November 3 at the Weaverville United Methodist Church Fellowship Hall on the corner of Church and Main Street.

The dinner features slow-grilled pork barbecue, chicken, beans, slaw, drinks and dessert. There will also be entertainment and prize drawings.  Proceeds will go towards camping equipment for the 40 scouts in the troop.

Tickets are $8 at the door. Children younger than 10 get in free with an adult ticket. For more information, call 658-1881.

Shanna Duncan, Executive Director of Sisters of Mercy Urgent Care and Sherrie Byrd, Senior Director of Sisters of Mercy Urgent Care’s Weaverville office, will be guests on the “Ingles Information Aisle” radio program. The show will air Saturday, November 3 from 8:05-8:35 a.m. on WWNC-570 AM. Sherrie will be discussing the November 8 Health Screening Event at the Weaverville Ingles on 140 Weaver Boulevard.

Flu season is here, so if you need a flu shot here are your local options:

The Weaverville Drug Company is offering Flu Shot Clinics on Saturday, November 3 and Wednesday, November 13. Shots are $28 and they will not be filing insurance. An appointment is required and can be made by calling them at 645-3087. Slots for their last flu shot clinic filled up quickly, so be sure to make your appointments soon.

The Weaverville Sisters of Mercy Urgent Care Clinic has Flu Shots for anyone 18 and over during their regular business hours. Shots are $30 and they will file insurance for you. No appointment is necessary. They’re open Monday-Friday 8 a.m.-8 p.m. and weekends 11 a.m.-5 p.m. For more information call them at 645-5088.

North Buncombe Family Medicine is offering flu shots for anyone at their clinic. No appointment is required, but they ask that you come between 8:30-Noon or 1:30-4:30 p.m. They will file insurance for you. For more information call them at 645-8525.

If you are an established patient at Weaverville Family Medicine, you can go to one of their Flu Shot Clinics, currently scheduled for Thursday, November 1, Monday, November 5, or Wednesday, November 7. Hours are 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Days and hours of their clinics are subject to change, so check the Flu Shot Clinic page on their website or call them at 645-3066 for the latest information.

The Carolina Mountain Club will be sponsoring a half-day hike from Ox Creek Road to Rattlesnake Lodge on Sunday, November 4.  Non-members are welcome.  If you’re interested in joining club members for this 4 1/2 mile hike, meet at either the Westgate Center in Asheville at 1 p.m., or at the Folk Art Center (lower parking lot) at 1:15 p.m.  For information about this specific hike, call 299-4776.  For more information about the Carolina Mountain Club, check out their website at www.carolinamtnclub.org.

If you missed last Thursday’s Town Council Candidate Forum, you can watch it on URTV (Cable Channel 20) 7:30-9 p.m. tonight (Wednesday, October 31) or 8-9:30 p.m. on Thursday, November 1. One thing to note is the opening remarks made by each candidate have been omitted. This was due to technical interference which made 3 or 4 of the candidates remarks unintelligible. It was felt to be fair all opening remarks should be removed.

Some clips from the Candidate Forum are also available on the WeavervilleNews page on YouTube.

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A couple reminders about the upcoming election, because I’ve been told that many people aren’t sure where they need to vote:

Voting takes place Tuesday, November 6. Polling locations are open 6:30 a.m. until 7:30 p.m. There are three voting places:

• If you’re in Weaverville proper, vote at the Town Hall (30 South Main Street)
• If you’re in Woodland Hills, vote at the Woodland Hills Baptist Church (50 Woodland Hills Road, Asheville)
• If you’re in Reems Creek, vote at the Reems Creek Fire Station (730 Reems Creek Road)

Here’s a sample ballot for this year’s election, which includes all 9 candidates running for Town Council. We are electing three new council members: http://www.buncombecounty.org/common/boe/BCBEballots_8.pdf

If you have questions or need additional information about where, when, or how to vote, please contact the Buncombe County Board of Elections at 250-4200.

The 14th Annual Weaverville United Methodist Church Missions Christmas Bazaar is taking place November 9-10 across from the Church in the Fellowship Center. Hours are Noon-5 p.m. on Friday and 9 a.m.-5 p.m. on Saturday.

The Bazaar will feature local crafters, unique gifts, freshly baked goodies, homemade eggrolls, pictures with Santa, and the usual fun, fellowship, and holiday spirit. New this year will be a Silent Auction table featuring local artwork and gift certificates to local businesses.

The United Methodist Church is located a 85 North Main Street.

Just a reminder: if you still have Bloomin’ Bucks from Reems Creek Valley Nursery, you have until Monday, October 29 to redeem them.  They’re closed on Sundays, so that leaves today, Saturday, and Monday for plant shopping.  They’re located at 70 Monticello Road, but if you have Bloomin’ Bucks you already knew that, didn’t you?

If you’re wondering what’s going on with the land clearing next to Ingles on Weaver Boulevard, their store manager tells me they are expanding the store, adding a car wash and possibly an in-store Starbucks.  The Starbucks addition is not yet set in stone though, so I’ll have to keep you posted on that one.

The North Buncombe High School and North Buncombe Middle School Beta Clubs are collecting eyeglasses this Halloween in conjunction with the Give the Gift of Sight program.

Beta Club members will be “trick or treating” for used eyeglasses in different neighborhoods on Halloween. They will place door hangers throughout the neighborhoods ahead of time to let you know about the collection (and to give you time to find all those old eyeglasses you’ve been wondering what to do with).

If you would like to donate before Halloween, or if you live in a neighborhood which doesn’t have any Beta Club trick or treaters, you can drop off eyeglasses in drop boxes at these locations: North Buncombe High School, North Buncombe Middle School, Weaverville Drug Company, If It’s Special, Weaverville Dance Academy, North Asheville Baptist Church, Woodland Hills Church, and Locust Grove Baptist Church.

According to their website, Give the Gift of Sight is a charitable program which provides free eyewear to underprivileged individuals in North America and developing countries around the world. The program also sponsors mission trips where volunteering optometrists and mission workers hand-deliver the donated glasses.

Maggie B’s is hosting a Beer Tasting on Saturday, October 27 from 3:30-5:30 p.m. Besides sampling Halloween-inspired beers, you can get a 10% discount off your bill if you come dressed up in your favorite Halloween costume.

Maggie B’s is located at 113 North Main Street.

First Baptist Church is hosting its Fall Festival on Sunday, October 28.  I don’t have a lot of details about it, but there will be games for the kids at 5 p.m., followed by dinner, a cake walk, and fellowship from 6 to 8 p.m.  First Baptist Church is located at 63 North Main Street.

Just a reminder that the Weaverville Town Council Candidate Forum is this Thursday, October 25, 7-9 p.m. at the Weaverville Town Hall.  All the candidates have agreed to appear to give a brief statement about how they’ll serve the town of Weaverville, as well as take your questions.

There’s a number of important issues which these councilmembers will be voting on, including what happens with the McPhail Property and whether to let Asheville control our upcoming ABC store.  If you care about these issues, the future of Weaverville, or are still undecided about who to vote for, be sure to attend this Forum.

The Weaverville Tree Board is putting on a “Workday in the Park” 10 a.m. Saturday, October 27, in the Main Street Nature Park behind Weaverville Town Hall.

The park’s landscape architect, Randy Burroughs, will be on hand to do some training on seed collecting, sowing a wildflower meadow, and cut-and-paint shrub removal. Volunteers will need pruners and lopping shears for the invasive plants, and shovels and mattock for tree planting. A pruning saw or two will be needed to disentangle a shingle oak. Volunteers will also need work gloves, sturdy shoes, and a water bottle.

For additional information call 645-3912.

Weaverville native Albert Weaver III will be signing copies of his book, “That Just Irks the Devil Out of Me! Selected Pixels and Vignettes Celebrating the Life of Dorothy B. Weaver” 10 a.m.- 2 p.m. Saturday, October 27 at the Dry Ridge Museum.

The book, about his mother, Dot Weaver, will be available for purchase for $22.50. Net proceeds from its sale will be used to fund an endowed scholarship at Mars Hill College in memory of L.A. and Dot Weaver.

Dry Ridge Museum is located underneath the Weaverville Library at 41 North Main Street.

Sisters of Mercy Urgent Care will be holding a health screening at the Ingles on Weaver Blvd. on Thursday, November 8, 8:30-11:30 am. They’ll be doing free blood pressure and weight checks. If you would like to have your blood sugar (glucose) checked and a lipid panel to determine your cholesterol you should fast for at least 4 hours. The cost of that test is $15.00.

For more information contact Sherrie Byrd at Sisters of Mercy, 645-5088 or Leah McGrath, the Dietitian with Ingles, at 669-2941 ext. 470.