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Poison ?S& ?ei ,ve?V NC. ~RD SERVING THE PEOPLE OF MADlbun Ov Vrf' . 82nd Year No. *. PUBLISHED WEEKLY IN THE COUNTY SEAT AT MARSHALL, N.C Wl'DNESOAY, July 13, 1983 1 5' Per Copy CLOUDS BLANKET hills near Grapevine after a recent afternoon shower. Board Of Education Sets School Teacher Assignments The Madison County Board of Education allocated teachers during a day-long session last Wednesday. The board heard reports from each of the school principals before adjourning to executive session. Each of the eight school principals presented their capital expense budget requests and made personal recommendations . Hot Springs school principal J.C. Wallin presented a re quest for $60,000. Wallin told the board that most of the money would be needed to repair the roof on the school. ? Madison High School prin cipal David Wyatt submitted the second largest request, for $50,000. Wyatt told the board that the funds would be used to purchase additional com puters and make repairs to a roof at the school. Mars Hill Elementary sub mitted a request for $52,000 while both Marshall and Laurel Elementary schools asked for $30,000. Walnut prin cipal Sidney Harrison submit ted a request for $40,000. Marshall Primary School principal Nancy Allen asked the board for $8,000 to pur chase encyclopedias and a globe for the school. Spring Creek School turned in the smallest request,, asking for $5,000 with which to make repairs to the windows of the school lunchroom. The school board allocated nine teachers to Hot Springs Elementary. The teachers named were: Emma Davis, Dorothea Chandler, Lynn Plemmons, Selma Wallin, Elizabeth Staude, Shirley Franklin, Sharon Baker, Mattie Ramsey and Ethel Kirkpatrick. Walnut School received an allocation of eight teachers. Those assigned to Walnut School are: Winnie Brogan, Katherine Adams, Wanda Capps, Keith Ray, Larry Wyatt, Katherine Phythian, Jeter Sherlin and Deborah J Baker. Marshall Primary School received an allocation of nine teachers. Those teachers assigned to Marshall Primary are: Debra Boone, Jean Hunter, Teresa Banks, Donna Rice, Norma Ball, Othello Ogle, June Gahagan, Robina Adams and Vickie Carver. Mars Hill Elementary School received an allocation of 36 teachers. Those assigned to Mars Hill were: Janie Briggs, Marie Cody, Shirley Cody, Patsy Hoyle, Diane Sams, Wanda Edmonds, Mar sha Boyd, Carolyn Ponder, Sadie Wallin, Ruby Anderson, Paula Amnions, Woody Am nions, Billy Haynie, Betty Ballard, Pat Ball, Elizabeth Norville, Tommy Blackwell, Ruby Wallin, Gladys Ball, Mary Metcalf, Diana Condrat Nina Ledford, Shirley Met calf, Connie Kramer, David Thomas, Beverly Hough, Jack Radford, Peggy Thomas, Judy Wallin, Shirley Norton, Linda Campbell, Carolyn Rich, Wanda Hollifield, Jane Grose, Eva Mcintosh and Bar bara Hunter. Spring Creek School receiv ed the smallest allocation with just six teachers. Those teachers assigned to Spring Creek School are Katty Hunter, Isabel Maynard, F.N. Willett, Howard Rimble, Don Fowler and Martha Continued on Page 9 Marshall Sewer Rates To Rise I Construction To Begin In August By ROBERT KOENIG Work on the Marshall water and sewer pro ject should begin sometime early next month, according to Bill Lapsley, an engineer on the project. Lapsley made the announcement at the Monday night meeting of the Marshall Board of Aldermen. Lapsley, an engineer with Butler-McGill Associates, the town's consultant on the pro ject, told the Monday night meeting that the Farmers Home Administration (FmHA) had agreed with the recommendations of the con sulting firm concerning the awarding of con tract bids for the project. Butler-McGill recom mended that the town accept the lowest bids submitted for both portions of the $1.2 million project. The board of aldermen approved a resolu tion accepting the low bids. The contract for constructing a waste treatment plant was awarded to Bildon, Inc. of Henderson ville. Bildon had submitted a low bid of $176,110.28 for the project. A second contract, to install collec tion and main lines, was awarded to Taylor and Murphy Construction Co. of Asheville who sub mitted a low bid of $923,766.25 on the project. Lapsley said that contracts for the project would be mailed out on Tuesday. After they are signed by the construction firms, they will be reviewed by town attorney Ed Mashburn, before being sent on to FmHA. Lapsley said that a pre-construction conference with the buildings has been scheduled for Aug. 2. He told the aldermen, "We should have machinery moving in within a week of the meeting." Marshall aldermen approved a revised rate schedule for water and sewer service and ac cepted several changes to the project's budget at the Monday night session. The aldermen approved a new fee schedule for hook-ups to the town system. Following completion of the project, Marshall residents and businesses not already connected to the town water and sewer system will have to pay the cost of installing service. Town residents and businesses will be charged the cost of in stallation, while homes and business outside the town limits will be charged the cost of installa tion plus 50 percent. The aldermen also approved new sewage charges for Marshall residents. The rate for sewage will be raised to $15 for the first 3,000 gallons each month, up from the present $6 charge. Water rates will remain unchanged. The aldermen agreed that the new rates would Madison County Students Score Below Average In Skills Tests The results of a statewide standardized testing of math and reading skills were releas ed last week by the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction. The test results show Madison County first graders excelling in both math and reading, while students in both the sixth and ninth grades are well below the national average. In both reading and math, Madison County sixth grade students compiled the lowest scores in the 16-county region which makes up Western North Carolina. According to Bill Amnions, a spokesman for the Depart ment of Public Instruction, Madison County first graders scored in the top five percent nationally in math test, highest in the WNC region. The first graders also scored in the top 60 percentile in reading skills. Ammons said that the Madison County test results show first graders with math skills equal to a child beginning the third grade. The first graders also have reading skills on third grade level. Third graders who were also tested recorded scores above the national average in both math and reading. The test results show that Madison County sixth graders were below the national average in reading skills. The sixth graders fared little bet ter in tests to measure language and math skills. Although they placed above the national average, the sixth graders mark of 54 in math was the lowest recorded in WNC. Last year's freeshman class at Madison High School also measured below the national Rob Amberg: Recording Our History As It Happens By ROBERT KOENIG Rob Amberg of Big Pine spends his time looking at life through a camera lens. Ap parently, he likes what he sees when photographing Madison County. Amberg recently opened a studio on Main Street in Marshall. Together with his wife, Laura Ball, they operate Main Street Studios in a third-story loft above the new video game ar cade. The loft provides ample space for both Rob's photography studio and Laura's soft sculpture designs. A native of Silver Springs, Md., Amberg came to Madison County by way of Ohio, Arizona and Asheville. After graduating from Dayton University, Amberg returned to his native Silver Springs for a time before taking a teaching job in Tucson, Ariz. It was while in Arizona that Amberg first became interested in photography. While instructing nursery school and preschool children, he took photography The move to Western North Carolina was the realization of a life-long dream, he says. "The mountains have always had a special appeal to me. Not just their natural beauty, but also the culture of the people in the mountains. 1 was in terested in photographing the people here. At first, I thought that Madison County would be a stepping stone. But after living here for a few years, I found out that this is definitely where 1 wanted to be. Now, I can't conceive of any place else that I'd want to live." While in Asheville, Am berg worked as the first photographer for The Arts Journal, a mon thly newspaper devoted to the arts in Western North Carolina. It was while living in Asheville that Am berg first became acquainted with Madison County. He would make photo trips to the county, staying with his uncle, Vince Galea no, or Dellie Norton of Sodom Laurel. Amberg credits Dellie with introducing him to many of the peqple and customs of County. In 1978, Amberg took a Job at Mars Hill him understand more about the Madison Coun ty lifestyle. "I wanted to approach the county as a neighbor and a partner, rather than as an outsider coming in." The same attitude applies to his photography. "I try to establish a rapport with people before I take their picture." Opening the studio in Marshall was a big step for Am berg. "I thought about opening a studio for a long time before I got up the nerve. Now, I ask myself why I didn't do it four years ago," he says. The studio work is just a part of a bigger project Amberg works on. "Basically, I see myself as a family and community photographer." While working in his studio photographing families or out shMtta* wed dings, Amberg will continue his < work. "I feel more oriented tary work, ma Ther*? astudi
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