BCTV
Online Videos
199 College Street
Asheville, NC 28801
(828) 250-4109
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| Your Government |
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 Black Mountain Board of Aldermen Meeting Regular monthly meeting of the Black Mountain Board of Aldermen.  Special Segment: Small Farms This special segment of Buncombe Life discusses the Cooperative Extension's Small Farms Initiative. |
| Miscellaneous |
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 Excellence in Public Service 2009 Awards Program Honoring the outstanding men and women in the city, municipalities, county, state and federal government agencies in the Asheville-Buncombe County area.  Special Segment: Energy Conservation Buncombe County is going green. This short video talks about the County’s most recent changes to enhance energy efficiency in the County’s buildings.  Video Tour of Hybrid Vehicles The County's vehicle fleet has added several Hybrid vehicles. This video gives an operational overview of these vehicles.  Proper Disposal of Wood Stove Ashes When using wood stoves to heat your home, this video shows you several ways to dispose of the ashes safely. |
| Public Service Annoucements |
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 Flu Shots Getting your flu shot is important. This PSA discusses who should get a flu shot and where to get one. |
| Cooperative Extension |
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 Garden Chores with Linda Blue Join Extension Agent Linda Blue for tips on how to prepare your garden to look its best each month.  Lead Poisoning Nancy Ostergaard gives important information about keeping yourself and your children safe from lead poisoning.  On the Home Front. . . Making Mold Mildew Disappear Nancy Ostergaard with Cooperative Extension teaches us some of the causes of household mold and how to clean it properly.  Hemlock Woolly Adelgid A tiny pest called Hemlock Woolly Adelgid has infected some Western North Carolina Hemlock trees. Join Linda Blue, Cooperative Extension Agent as she describes what to look for and explains the treatment process for the infected trees.  The Ins and Outs of Moisture - Around Your Home Water, in one form or another, causes 95% of the maintenance problems around the home. Join Nancy Ostergaard with Cooperative Extension as she explains what causes these problems and how to solve them. 
Keeping Your Houseplants Healthy with Linda Blue Join Linda Blue with tips on providing the proper care and maintenance of your houseplants.  On the Home Front - Cool Breezes Outside, Warm and Cozy Inside Nancy Ostergaard, Extension Agent with Cooperative Extension, tells how to make our homes more air-tight and energy efficient with insulation, caulking and weather-stripping.  On the Home Front - Utility Savers Join Nancy Ostergaard in this episode of On the Home Front and learn some simple applications you can do to lower your utility spending.  Prescription For A Healthy Lawn Linda Blue, Cooperative Extension Agent, gives tips on maintaining a healthly lawn.  Trash to Treasure...Backyard Composting Join Linda Blue with Cooperative Extension as she shares tips for turning yard waste and kitchen scraps into compost for your yard.  What's In Your Soil Linda Blue, Cooperative Extension Agent, explains how to test your soil and how to maintain and keep healthly soil. |
| Health |
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 You and Your Baby - Are You Prepared? Learn how to prepare yourself and your baby in the event of a disaster.  "Open Wide" Dental Puppet Show Buncombe County Department of Health's Open Wide Dental Program Puppet Show  Eating Smart in Buncombe County: Episode 3 (School Gardens) Eating Smart in Buncombe County visits Vance Elementary and Black Mountain Primary's educational gardens.  Eating Smart in Buncombe County: Episode 2 (Community Gardens) Learn how to stretch your family’s food budget while still serving up lots of fresh local fruits and veggies. This show highlights edible parks and community gardens.  Eating Smart in Buncombe County: Episode 1 (Edible Parks and CSA's) Learn how to stretch your family’s food budget while still serving up lots of fresh local fruits and veggies. This show highlights edible parks and community gardens. 
Over the Counter This program discusses the dangers of young people abusing over the counter and prescription drugs.  Safe Surrender Program about a relatively new law in North Carolina called Safe Surrender. This law allows a mother to surrender her baby up to 7 days old to a responsible adult without criminal consequences.  SHAPES: Preschool Screening Community Health Division staff visit preschoolers at day cares and other child care centers throughout the county. Screenings include height and weight, vision and hearing. 
Cooking for Your Health - Winter Squash Join Margit Strout-Abernethy in the kitchen as she prepares easy, quick and healthy recipes that you can make with Butternut Squash. Including a saute with spinach and baked with tomato and cheese.  Cooking for Your Health - Salads Join Buncombe County Department of Health's Nutritionist Margit Strout-Abernethy and Intern Jennifer Gwennap, in the kitchen as they prepare quick, easy and healthy. Dishes include potato salad, tuna bean salad, Carolina Caviar and pasta salad. 
Cooking for Your Health - Healthy Entrees Join Buncombe County Department of Health's Nutritionist Margit Strout-Abernethy and Internist Jennifer Gwennap prepare quick, easy and healthy entrees. Dishes include stroganoff, pizza hamburger casserole and Ramen noodle dishes. 
Cooking for Your Health - Making Popsicles Margit Strout-Abernethy, Nutritionist with the Department of Health, and friends, Patrick and Dom, make healthy popsicles. Learn how to make homemade chocolate-cherry, orange-peach and blueberry cream popsicles. 
Cooking for Your Health - Crock Pot Cooking Cooking show featuring Margit Strout-Abernethy, Nutritionist II, with the Buncombe County Department of Health demonstrates crock pot cooking. For more information, contact Margit at (828) 250-5194 |
| Human Services |
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 Foster Hope, Foster Love, Foster Families Description is - This public education video features Buncombe County DSS foster and adoptive parents, children in care and country music star Jimmy Wayne describing the love, hope and challenges experienced by those whose lives have been touched- and changed- by foster care and adoption.  Buncombe County Human Services. . . A Call to Serve Learn more about the values and core culture that help Human Services Agencies do what they do best.”  Health Check NC Health Choice Harriett Marlor, Outreach Coordinator for Health Check NC Health Choice. These are free or low-cost health insurance programs for children and teens who qualify. |
| Library |
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The Healing Force This is the Kick-off to the 2009 summer reading program with African Song and Story with The Healing Force's Rhythm of the Drum.  Summer Reading Program: Freckles the Dog Join Paul Howey as he tells you Freckles’ amazing story of survival in the Arizona Desert, and learn how to talk dog! 
Preschoolers, We Love You Librarians from Buncombe County Libraries put on a musical and storytime show for preschool children at this 23rd year annual event. |
| Parks and Recreation |
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 Come Out & Play Join host Lucy Crown, Buncombe County Parks and Recreation, for the latest information on events and programs in Buncombe County and the Town of Black Mountain. |
| Planning |
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Board of Adjustments Meeting
Planning Board Meeting
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| Sheriff's Office |
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 Patrol Follow Deputy Roger Warren as he explains a day in the life of a Buncombe County Patrol Officer.  Evidence Maria Hricinak explains the process of receiving and disposing of evidence here in Buncombe County.  Holiday Crime Prevention Tip II Don't be scammed by criminals this holiday season. View this video for tips on protecting yourself.  Prescription Drug PSA This public service annoucement discribes the dangers of prescription drug abuse |
| Soil & Water Conservation |
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 Soil & Water Conservation's EWP Project Laurie Brokaw with Buncombe County Soil and Water Conservation District explains the Emergency Watershed Protection Project which restored over 9 miles of streambank that was damaged by Hurricanes Ivan and Frances. |
| Solid Waste |
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 Keep Buncombe County Beautiful Informational video on the causes, solutions and dangers of littering presented by the Buncombe County Solid Waste Department. This program features many organizations in Buncombe County along with the Board of Commissioners. |
| Tax |
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 Elderly/Disabled Tax Exemption Program This video discusses the Elderly/Disabled Tax Exemption program through the Buncombe County Tax Department.  Listing your Personal and Business Property Buncombe County Tax Office offers information on listing personal and business property.  Tax Collections Payments for Real Estate, Personal Property and Business Personal Property become past-due on January 8, 2008. Learn the different ways the Tax Department offers to pay your bill. |
| WNC Air Quality |
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 Improving Air Quality One School Bus at a Time Video produced for WNC Air Quality Agency about grant received from EPA to retrofit Buncombe, Madison, Transylvania and Haywood counties with air pollution control devices.  Special Report - Open Burning Students from Erwin Middle School students produced and starred in video on open burning procedures for WNC REgional Air Quality Agency. |
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