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Carole Haiina : " I've learned to lose more graciously . " MARS HILL ? "I got into tennis because I kept falling off my horse," Carole Hanna said as she poured two cups of coffee in the kitchen of her small but stylish apartment on Main Street. That change in her life occurred 10 years ago, and the switch from sad dle leather to cat gut propelled her into becoming a highly ranked female player in Florida's profes sional/amateur circuit, and led to her being a successful starter on the Mars Hill College team this past season. Now at 45, her goals are to continue to play tennis and to get her college degree before her daughter does. Hanna moved to Mars Hill from Coral Gables in August and enrolled at the college as a junior English major ? the same time that her 18-year-old daughter, Sally, began attending Syracuse University in New York. Her interest and ability in tennis enabled her to become one of the six starters on the women's team, and she finished the season with some respectable credits. She was a finalist in singles competition at the Eastern Collegiate Women's Invita tional Tournament at Fayetteville in September, and she and her partner won the doubles championship dur ing the eight-team Mars Hill Invita tional in October. But her first rounds with racquet ball at 35 were anything but notable or glamorous, she said. "We use to own horses in Florida, and my hus band kept telling me I was going to break something or kill myself if I kept falling off the jumpers, so I decided to take up tennis. We did it as a family unit," she said. "I started as a substitute on the lowest team at a local country club and I came out on the court with my sweatbands shoved up to my arm pits. I didn't know anything about playing tennis. Now, it has become a major part of my life." In a few short years, she was rank ed sixth in her age division in the state, and she and Sally were ranked fourth in the mother-daughter doubles division. With a note of pride, Hanna said her daughter began playing at the age of eight and was ranked second in Florida in her age division that same year. Living in fashionable Coral Gables probably contributed much to Han na's becoming adept at the game for it was a haven for some of the world's accomplished tennis players such as Gardner Mulloy, an outstan ding doubles player; Eddie Rubinoff, a former captain of the Davis Cup team; and Karol Fageros, the "Golden Girl" of Wimbledon. "I'm not in their league, but to get to play with them is quite a lesson in itself," Hanna said. Her interest in the sport spread from playing and cpmpeting to working with youngsters on the courts. For several years she served as an advisor to the Florida Youth Tennis Foundation. "My most rewarding work was with the tennis program at Gulliver Academy in Dade County," she said. There she coached two winning junior high teams and supervised a fairly large intramural program. "The clinics were the most satisfy ing. I worked with children with learning disabilities of all kinds. The program was not funded by the school but operated on proceeds from the tennis clinics and annual tournaments," she said. In three years, the tennis program at Gulliver had accrued enough money to build a small building for classes and storage of their equip ment, she added. While tennis is a "major part" of her life now, it is by no means her on ly avocation. Her paintings in oils and water colors decorate the apart ment in seascapes and still-lifes. She once studied with Robert Brackman, a renowned portrait painter, and has sold several of her works over the last 20 years. She is also a member of the Outdoor Club on campus and recently went on a rock climbing outing at Mt. Mitchell. What's it like to be a college stu dent again at 45 and compete both academically and athletically with Carole Hanna With One Of Her Oil Paintings much younger students? Not too dif ficult, she said. "The students are super. They've been warm and receptive. I've made a lot of friends among them. But I've found that I have more difficulty with some of the faculty. I think some of them have a little trouble figuring out how to accept me ? as an older adult or a young adult. "It's taught me a lot about myself, especially from the athletic stand point. I'm finding that I have to take a great deal of patience with myself. I've learned to lose more graciously," she said. Solar Home Tour This Weekend At Mars Hill How would you like to save energy and money? The Governor's Showcase of Solar Homes will give all North Carolina citizens the oppor tunity to see that solar design can be simple, can significant ly reduce energy bills, and /can be incorporated into a house that is attractive, comfor table, and affordable. Why don't you come see for yourself this weekend Dec. 5-6 or next weekend Dec. 12-13. The home chosen in Madison County is that of Daryhl and Jean Boone. Their house it 1144 aq. ft. with 3 bedrooms. The home faces south and hat large windows across the front. This allows the sun to shine inside and to heat up the space. Heat is collected and stored in the floor which has 6-8" of thermal mass and the walls which are made of fluted block. The Boone home is earth bermed on the north side and has an overhang to keep the sun from shining in during the summer. This FHA financed home is 70-80% solar heated. The electric baseboard heat backup system for cloudy days. The home was designed by Jean Boone's father, Art Wood. He is a professor at Mars Hill College. Wayne Roberts from Mars Hill was the architect. The public is invited to tour the Boone home and to get free guidebooks for building solar greenhouses, wall collectors, and water heaters. The home will be open to the public 10-4:30 on Saturday, Dec. 5 & 12 or 1-4:30 on Sunday, Dec. 6 ft 13. To get to the Boone home; from Marshall turn right on Gabriels Creek Road off of Hwy. 213 just before Mars Hill. Follow Gabriels Creek Road for 2 miles. The house will be on the right. Look for the signs. If you would like to arrange a group tour during the week, call Kathy Toler, Madison County Coordinator, at 649-3896. Mazer Team Of Educators To Visit Red Oak School "The Amazing Mazers," a husband-wife team of educator* and authors, will be in the Asheville area Monday and Tuesday, Dec. 7 and 8, and will visit Red Oaks School on Tuesday. ThA Ma 7 ore will nnrtirinntp in the Young Authors Project of the Great Smokies Reading Council. Purpose of the pro ject is to stimulate interest in writing among students in Ashevilie area schools. The Mazers have won the Nmv Vnrfc Time* DiitKtnnrlino Jolley Named f . - 'jwspr.- * v< To Committee r^L Dr. Harley E. Joiiey, pro fessor of history at Mara Hill College, has been named by Governor Jim Hunt to the State Historical Records Ad visory Committee. The committee serves in an advisory capacity to the state for historical records plann ing. An immediate task for the committee, according to Hunt is to ass lsi in developing a comprehensive plan for the member of Man HUl'a faculty iaaq iin kfla n KarhplAr'c since my. He nai a oacneior s degree from Appalachian State Univeraity, a master's from the Univeraity of Ten MMM* ar a PU). from Florida State Univeraity. A native at Hudaoii. Dr. Jolley has kmg been Involved in the environment and history of the western North Carolina Book Award, the American Library Association Beat Book Award, the Lewis Carrol Shelf book award for fantasy and many other awards Harry Maxer will speak on "The Joy of Authorship" at a meeting of members of The Great Smokies Reading Coun cil to be held at 7:90 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 7 in the Owens Management Center on the campus of the University of North Carolina at Asheville. The meeting will be open to the public. On Tuesday, Dec. B, the Mazers will visit school Harry Mazer will visit the class of Charlotte K in the Media Center at Asheville High School; the class of Dolores Arnold at Reynolds High School and wtth Dr. Ar thea Reed at UNC-A. Screens harmful ultraviolet rays For vinyl, rubber and leather Long lasting shine Leaves a fresh clean scent STP Cleaner Conditioner
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