Stepps honored for farm work on Berry business and family farming
Larry Stepp Sr and his son Larry Jr. converted seven acres of apples into a berry and asparagus operation, founding Stepp's Plants with a greenhouse and nursery. They earned Farm ers of the Year on Farm City Day after a $6,000 grant funded 1500 raspberries and 230 blackberries.
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Dana
Larry Stepp Sr
Stepp
Larry Stepp Jr
Jackson Loop Road
Larry Jr
Stepps
WNC
Kelly
Larry Sr
Gayle
Dad
PawPaw
Farm City
Mission Foundation president to retire after 23 years
Bruce D Thorsen, president and CEO of Mission Foundation for 23 years, will retire. Since joining in 1990, he helped raise and grant over 150 million to Mission Hospital. A search committee will find his successor, with transition into 2014. The ToothBus program, aiding over 20000 Western North Carolina children, is highlighted as a key achievement.
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Asheville
Bruce D. Thorsen
Mission Foundation
Thorsen
Memorial Mission Foundation
Iowa Hospital
Mission
Mission Hospital
John Kimberly
Ronald A. Paulus
Mission Health
Bruce
North Carolina
Servation Organization
N. Church Street
Suite 101
Jane Hatley
Western North Carolina
Self-Help Credit Union
ECO
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