Western Carolina Community Action (WCCA), a non-profit agency in Hendersonville, is opening an Early Head Start program in Lynn.

Early Head Start provides comprehensive child care and home-based services for pregnant women and children under three who are income eligible. A family of four qualifies if its annual income is less than $22,000.

According to WCCA spokesperson Susan Bullard, the WCCA Early Head Start center will be located in four office spaces in the Valley Plaza strip mall shopping center in Lynn. &bsp;

One space will be used for WCCA Early Head Start offices, and two spaces will be used for child care. The program provides six hours of child care for free to eligible families. The fourth office will be classroom space for the home-based teachers, who will visit pregnant women and children in their homes and bring children back to the classroom for socialization with other children.

The WCCA Columbus Childrens Center will be open sometime toward the end of January and will operate from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. (following licensing to expand to 2:30 p.m.)

For more information, contact Susan Bullard, (828) 693-1711 ext. 134.

WCCA has served Transylvania and Henderson counties since 1960, administering government grants to run Head Start, Early Head Start and Section 8 Housing programs. Bullard said stimulus funds made possible the expansion to Polk County.

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Elaine Pearsons photography won a Shaker Workshop Photo Competition Honorable Mention Award. The Shakers Workshop, located in Ashburnham, Mass., are makers of fine Shaker furniture and oval boxes.

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Evening Shade Pottery is now open in Saluda.

Owner and potter Eva McCray moved to Saluda in October after falling in love with the area during visits last summer. McCray has been making pottery for more than 15 years, and specializes in folk style pottery that features whimsical faces.

Evening Shade Pottery is located at 1110 Ozone Drive, Saluda just off I-26 exit 59. For more information contact Eva at 828.749.3130 or visit www.eveningshadepottery.com.

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Hendersonville attorney Patrick D. Newton was recently certified by the North Carolina State Bar as a specialist in estate planning and probate law. Mr. Newton, an associate with Strauss & Associates, P.A., concentrates his legal practice in the areas of estate planning & administration, wills, trusts and related tax matters. Mr. Newton received his law degree from Wake Forest University. &bsp;

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Brights Creek has been listed among Golfweeks Best Residential Courses in 2010. Its rank at #23 brings the course up 15 spots from its #38 ranking in 2009.

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For the 17th consecutive year, Edward Jones ranked No. 1 in “Registered Rep.” magazines annual survey of the nations five largest financial services firms, according to Jay Geddings, an Edward Jones financial advisor in Columbus. The magazine randomly selects financial advisors nationwide and asks them to rank their firms in various categories.