🌱 How Hendersonville’s Bearfootin’ Bears could push fundraising past $1 million

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In today's newsletter:

• How Hendersonville’s Bearfootin’ Bears could push fundraising past $1 million
• How did Henderson County high school teams rank in championship action?
• How a Hendersonville judge split decisions on teens in Dana shooting

Also on today's calendar: GODSPELL Musical Theatre – Completely Reimagined for Today and 6 more events.

Today's riddle: 4. What is seen in the middle of March and April that can’t be seen at the beginning or end of either month? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Friday: Some sun, then turning cloudy, with a high of 65 and low of 49 degrees.
• Saturday: Rain tapering off, temps: high: 60, low: 40.
• Sunday: Sunny much of the time, with a high of 65 and low of 36 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

1. Raising nearly $1M since 2014, Bearfootin' Bears set to be revealed May 6 (wlos.com) — Downtown Hendersonville’s popular Bearfootin’ Bears return May 6 with 20 newly painted ceramic bears unveiled at a free outdoor event on South Main Street. The Bearfootin’ Art Walk kicks off another fundraising season that has already generated nearly $1 million for local nonprofits, with this year’s bears staying along Main Street until the October online auction.
   

2. High School Round Up: April 30, 2026 (wlos.com) — Hendersonville-area sports fans can dig into a full slate of high school results, including baseball, softball, soccer, lacrosse, and track and field from April 30. East, West, North, and other Henderson County schools feature prominently, with detailed times, scores, and conference championship team rankings that show how local athletes stack up across the region.
   

3. One teen granted bail, another denied in Dana shooting death (blueridgenow.com) — A judge in Hendersonville has released one teen on bond and kept another jailed without bail following the fatal April 27 shooting of 18-year-old Izabella Gamez at Dana Park. Court testimony detailed a planned fight that escalated when shots were fired near parked cars and nearby homes, with both defendants tied closely to Henderson County through residence and detention.
   

4. New details released in case of woman accused of poisoning family at Thanksgiving dinner (wlos.com) — A Hendersonville woman remains jailed as her bond hearing in a high-profile poisoning case has been pushed to mid-May, with prosecutors outlining new investigative details. Authorities allege she used cyanide-producing chemicals in wine at a 2025 Thanksgiving gathering in rural Hendersonville, leading to one daughter’s death, another daughter’s illness, and renewed scrutiny of a 2007 death at the same home.
   

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📸 Around Hendersonville

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Hendersonville

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★ Featured events ★

Wednesday May 20

• GODSPELL Musical Theatre – Completely Reimagined for Today →
  5th Avenue West & White Pine Drive, Laurel Park
  7:29 pm

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Other local events

Saturday May 2

• Locally Grown, Produced and Bottled Hard Ciders Tastings
  Appalachian Ridge Artisan Hard Cider, 588 Chestnut Gap Rd, Hendersonville
  12:00 pm
• Live Music by Fleurish and Wine/Chocolate Tasting at Sawyer Springs
  Sawyer Springs Vineyard, 124 Sandy Hill Ln, Hendersonville
  12:00 pm
• Lewendahl at J&M Farms
  J&M Farms, 3016 Chimney Rock Rd, Hendersonville
  2:00 pm
• Bring Bullington Beauty Home! Bullington-Inspired Container Garden Workshop →
  95 Upper Red Oak Trail, Hendersonville
  2:00 pm
• Live Music on the Patio at Saint Paul Mountain Vineyards with 3 Shades of Gray
  Saint Paul Mountain Vineyards, 588 Chestnut Gap Road, Hendersonville
  3:00 pm

Sunday May 3

• Wine & Cider Brunch at Season's
  Season’s at Highland Lake, 86 Lily Pad Ln, Flat Rock
  11:00 am
• Sip n Stitch →
  Briar Patch Fibre Co, 3630 Brevard Rd, Hendersonville
  11:00 am
• Mindful Mark-Making: Black & White Patterns →
  Art Place Studios, 2015 Asheville Hwy, Hendersonville
  11:00 am

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📣 Hendersonville Shout Outs!

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday May 1

• Spares and Sprinkles →
  Tarheel Lanes, 3275 Asheville Hwy, Hendersonville
  3:00 pm
• Acoustic Jam Session @ Sideways Farm & Brewery
  Sideways Farm & Brewery, 62 Eade Rd, Etowah
  4:00 pm
• Karaoke at the Farm
  Perry N. Rudnick Art & Nature Trail, 3016 chiminey rock rd, Mountain Home
  6:00 pm
• The Emotional Residue of Dreams →
  Studio 116, 116 W Blue Ridge Rd, East Flat Rock
  6:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Spring Wonders Pt.
  2 - Thank you everybody for your interest in the flower photos that I shared. The biodiversity of WNC is truly in a class of its own and I love… (Nextdoor Burge Mountain Road)
• My son looked out the window and told me to grab the camera, we have skinks.
  There they were on the porch steps. I got a few shots off, then got to close, they disappeared under the porch. I came back inside and wouldn't you… (Nextdoor West Side Historic District)

• Walmart posted a job opening for Janitorial Associate in Hendersonville. Apply here.
• McDonald's posted a job opening for Maintenance / Custodial Up to $15 in Hendersonville. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Hendersonville here.

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: The letter R (Thank you Brenda C. for sending it in!)
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