Church Events
Singing At Easter Gap
The Easter Gap Baptist Church will hold a special singing
on Nov. 9 at 7:30 p.m. Bill Fuller of Asheville will be the guest
singer. Rev. Arlon Bulhnan invites everyone to attend.
Revival At Beech Glen Baptist
Revival services will be held from Nov. 4 through 9 at 7 p.m.
in me Beech tilen Baptist Church. The Rev. Jerry Lowrie,
pastor of the Main Street Baptist Church of Williamsburg, Ky.
will be the guest speaker. Rev. Stanley Peek invites everyone
to attend these services.
Youth Plan Rummage Sale
The Marshall Christian Youth Group will sponsor a rum
mage sale on Nov. 8 and 9 from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m. in the Mar
shall Presbyterian Church.
Dr. LeRoy S. Roberson, Optometric Office
. Monday 9:00 A.M.-1 :OOP.M.;
Masonic Building, Marshall
For Appointment Call: 649-3171 Monday
On Oct. 13, some 100 volunteer*
helped weatherize community
centers, sheltered workshops, day
care centers and churches
throughout Madison County. The tur
nout of volunteers was the largest in
the state so far, according to Larry
Shirley, director of the N.C. Energy
Conservation Fund Shirley directs
the project which helps non-profit
organizations conserve energy and
save money.
"These organizations provide
crucial services to the people in the
county. Every dollar they save en
their energy bills is a dollar they can
spend helping people in Madison
County," said Shirley.
Sponsored locally by the French
Broad Electric Membership Corp.,
the Tennessee Valley Authority, the
Energy Conservation Fund and the
N.C. Alternative Energy Corp., the
project brought trained volunteers
together to install insulation, atom
window*, insulated door*, caulking
a nd weatherstripping from one end of
the county to the other.
The N.C. Alternative Energy Corp
(AEC) was established in 1M0 by the
state Utilities Commission to reduce
electric demand through conserva
tion, renewable energy technology
and load management.
Jerry Plemmons, an energy ad
visor for FBEMC, spearheaded the
local effort. Plemmons was assisted
by an advisory council which includ
ed the Rev. Dale Fisher of the French
Broad Baptist Association, Ethel
Wallin of the Madison County Exten
sion Service, Don Anderson of Mars
Hill College, Russell Blevins of the
Soil Conservation Service, Rubs Allen
and Brian Crutchfield of TV A and
Susan Luster of the AEC.
"I was extremely proud of how
hard the volunteer* waned to gst
?l!" all of
them put io a full day and several
crews had more than a dozen
volunteer!."
Participation in the project was
open to all non-profit organizations in
the county which met criteria set by
the advisory board
Each building was evaluated for
energy-saving potential, materials
lists were drawn up and materials
ordered in bulk Materials were pur
chased by the TV A with matching
funds contributed by most of the non
profit groups. Total costs of materials
was nearly $14,000.
Among the organizations taking
part in the project were the Mars Hill
Community Center, Mars Hill Baptist
Church, Mountains of Madison, Mars
Hill Methodist Church, Calvary Bap
tut Church Walnut Missionary
Church, Marshall American Legion,
the Laurel Community organization,
Laurel Volunteer Fire Dept., Ponders
Chapel Baptist Church, Hot Sprite
Lions Chib. Spring Creek United
Methodist Church. Sleepy Valley
Community Development Canter, tfae
Unaka Center, Foster Creek Baptist
Church, Middle Laurel Church at
God, Chapel Hill Baptist Church and
teh Little Sandy Mush Methodist
Church.
In addition to direct savings on
utilities, many of the buildings will
now be more usable and comfortable
In some cases, the weatherization
will allow organizations to expand
their services to the community
A similar project is being planned
in Buncombe County, with 35
organizations expected to take part
on Dec. 1
Alternative Christmas
Festival Is Planned
The third annual Alternative
Christmas Community Festival will
be held Saturday at the First Baptist
Church in AsheviUe from 10a.m. until
3 p.m.
The celebration is sponsored by the
Hunger Awareness Group, with help
from many other Christian
denominations, according to co
ordinator Virginia Stevens.
"The questions surounding the
materialism of Christmas cross
many of the usual barriers," Stevens
said. "Methodists, Catholics, Bap
tists, everyone is saying, 'We're tired
of rushing around and buying and en
ding up depressed. Waht can we do?"
The festival will answer the ques
tion using exhibits, films and
demonstrations on topics such as
food, crafts and traditions in other
countries and "giving to those He
came to serve."
There will also be entertainment
and activities for children, including
storytelling, crafts and films.
A simple lunch will be served for $1
from 11:30 a.m. until 1:30 p.m.
Howard Hanger and the Agape pup
pets will perform in a program at 2
p.m.
The entire day's activities are open
to the public free of charge. For more
information, call Virginia Stevens at
253-0159.
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Thursday & Friday, Nov. 8&9
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823 l?y HW to*
Manhall, NX. 28753
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649-2838