Habitat’s Brush with Kindness

It was 1965 when Carl Bowers moved his family to the small home on Hudson Street in West Asheville. A neighborhood of working families, the residents were not much different than Carl— hardworking, self-sufficient individuals who took care of their families and each other. When something needing doing, Carl did it himself, despite having lost his arm during a work accident at the age of 19. “Daddy never took a day’s disability,” says daughter Sharon Buckner who regularly visits her 80-year-old father. In fact, Carl’s home... read full article