Stinson
Performs
In Musical
Chris Stinson, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Howard Stinson of Marshall has been
picked to perform in the musical pro
duction "Carolina On Our Mind."
The musical will be performed by
the North Carolina 4-H Performing
Arts Troupe. The first performance
of "Carolina On Our Minds" will be
July 12 at the National Extension
Homemakers Association Conference
in Charlotte.
Through music, dance and drama,
the Troupe will present North
Carolina's hisory, heritage, and
culture -from the days of Indians and
pirates to the first flight at Kitty
Hawk, to today's technological ad
vances at Research Triangle Park
Also included in the production will
be tributes to native sons Thomas
Wolfe and Andy Griffith.
Musical highlights will include
"Carolina In My Mind," "Carolina in
the Morning," "I Love Beach
Music," and "God Bless the U.S. A."
"Carolina On Our Minds" is the
sixth orginal production written for
the Troupe by Mark Dearmon, state
Troupe coordinator and media pro
duction specialist in the Agricultural
Communications Department at
North Carolina State University.
In The Service
Donald C. Par sell, II
Staff Sergeant Donald C. Parsell II,
of the United Stales Air Force was
recently selected for promotion to the
rank of technical Sergeant. Sgt.
Parsell has been stationed in Upper
Heyford, England, Homestead AFB,
Fla. and is presently stationed at
Lowry AFB in Denver, Colo, where
he is a Weapons Instructor on the F-15
aircraft.
Sgt Parsell is married to Jennifer
Bradbum Parsell who is the grand
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Phillip
Meadows of 120 Highland Street in
Weaverville.
Lawrence Ray, Jr.
Lawrence Kenneth Ray Jr. of Mar
shall has been promoted to the rank
of captain in the U.S. Air Force
Reserve. Ray trains with the 4th
Tatical Fighter Wing at Seymour
Johnson Air Force Base in Goldsboro.
Van S. Franklin
Airman Van S. Franklin, son of Van
Franklin and Doris M. Franklin, of
450 Highway 212, Marshall, has
graduated from the U. S. Air Force
security police specialist course at
Lockland Air Force Base, Texas.
Graduates of the course studied
systems security operations, tactics
and weapons training and earned
credits toward an associate degree in
applied science through the Com
munity College of the Air Force.
He is a 1986 graduate of Madison
High School.
Pol Plants Seized .
From Staff Reports
WNC Community Development Holds
Beautification Contest To Give Awards
Beautification projects arc well
underway throughout Western North
Carolina by participants in the
Western North Carolina Beautiful
contest-a special division of the 1968
WNC Community Development Pro
gram.
The contest is held in two divisions :
A division for organized community
clubs has eighty-four entries; and a
division for other groups, such as
garden clubs, youth groups, senior
citizens organizations, ect. has fifty
nine participants.
Purpose of the beautification pro
gram, sponsored by the Western
North Carolin Developement
Association and the N. C.
Agricultural Extension Service, i8 to
encourage communities and groups
to conduct organized clean-up pro
grams or special beautification pro
jects, and to recognize those doing a
particularly good job.
The results of the work in the specil
WNC Beautiful contest has been evi
dent in recent years with over 80 per
cent of the winners in the statewide
competition of Keep North Carolina
Clean and Beautiful last year being
entries from th? Western North
Carolina prograih.
Judging to select the beautification
winners in each county will be held in
mid-August County winner* o: the
community club division will to judg
ed in area competition on Augu 2.1,
24 and 25, with the non-comm ii!y
club division judging the folk uig
week.
Awards totaling <2,000 wil be
presented at an awards lunette Oil
September 8 at the Folk Art Cent , <in
the Plue Ridge Parkway at Ote<
Communities entered in the WNW
Beautiful program are also eligi b !?? i- >
participate in a clean streams con
test. The French Broad River Foun
dation provides three awards to
recognze exceptional efforts by
groups who work to clean up streams,
rivers or lakes in their areas.
North Buncombe Ministry Helps In Crisis
North Buncombe Community
Christian Ministry is a crisis ministry
helping people in temporary situa
tions of need. Located in Weaverville,
Jupiter, Marshall, Alexander and
Barnardsville, NBCCM is supported
by 13 North Buncombe churches and
by contributions of individuals and
civic organizations in the area.
NBCCM cooperates with other local
agencies such as Asheville Buncombe
Christian Ministry and Catholic
Social Services by referring clients
who require long term care to these
agencies.
NBCCM offers clients five kinds of
assistance: ?lood - pantry items or
money for fresh food
?fuel ? kerosene, oil, firewood
?utilities - preventing cut off
?rent - when eviction is pending
?presecriptions
Requests for help increased 52 per
cent in 1987 from 1986 for a total of 358
clients served, all with limited budget
and volunteer staff. The need in rural
North Buncombe is great; many
clients come from broken homes,
with poorly educated parents and
small children. NBCCM can direct
them to appropriate agencies and
assist them during their crisis.
Donations of time or money are ap
preciated. For information call
645-6141.
Opportunity Corp. Gets $70,600 Grant
Opportunity Corporation of
Madison-Buncombe Counties will
receive a $70,600 grant from the N.C.
Energy Division to weatherize homes
of low-income, elderly and handicap
ped citizens in Buncombe and
Madison counties, state Commerce
Secretary Claude E. Pope recently
announced.
The grant is expected to pay for
assistance to 48 homes in Madison
and Buncombe over the next sixth
months, Pope said.
The funds, part of the federal
Weatherization Assistance Program
administered by the Energy Division
of the N.C. Department of Com
merce, will be used to purchase and
install items including weather
stripping, caulking, duct and hot
water heater insulation, attic insula
tion and storm windows on homes of
residents whose income does not ex
ceed 150 percent of the poverty level
($17,475 for a family of four).
Homes eligible for the program are
evaluated to determine the most cost
effective measures to be installed. On
average, the grant is expected to fund
about $1,400 in energy -conserving im
provements to each home that is
weatherized.
"The purpose of the Weatherization
Program is to increase the energy ef
ficiency of the home, thereby lower
ing the monthly heating costs, while
providing a more comfortable and
healthful living environment for the
occupants," said Doug Culbreth,
director of the Energy Division.
Savings of 12 to 20 percent are
possible, and savings will continue
annually due to the permanent nature
of materials installed on the home,
Culbreth said.
"Benefits from this program will
accrue to the public for years to
come," he said.
Opportunity Corporation of
Madison-Buncombe Counties is one of
45 communty action and public, non
profit agencies across North Carolina
which implements the Weatheriza
tion Program at the local level.
Carl Westburg plots sites
Madison Heights Development Planned
A 28-home development is planned
for Highway 213 between Marshall
and Mars Hill, according to Carl
Westberg, of Harvest Real Estate.
Madison Heights will have homes
similar to those in Wolf Laurel and
Mountain Haven, Westberg said.
Roger and Cristina Hull of Hender
sonville are developing the property.
"The Hulls decided about a year
ago that the natural beauty and
glorious sight of three ridges of the
Blue Ridge Mountains as seen from
an old dairy farm offered an outstan
ding site for a community of fine
homes," Westberg said.
Prices for lots will range from
16,500 to $40,000, and two or more lots
may be combined. Houses will be a
minimum of 1,100 square feet.
"Madison Heights will greatly help
the growth and development of
Madison County," said Westberg.
"Its location. ..makes it easily ac
cessible to the Asheville airport, in
terstate highways, Mars Hill College,
and the AB Tech educational com
plex. And the property is within 20
miles of sking and golfing areas."
Westberg is optimistic about the
benefit of the new development to the
community.
"There is no doubt in my mind that
many people such as the Hulls will
begin looking seriously at the beauty
and pleasant living conditions possi
ble in this part of Madison. And, as
the housing developers make their in
vestments, undoubtedly, investments
will be made by commercial, retail
and industrial developers. The result
will be beneficial to many of us, not
the least of which will be independent
contractors and tradesmen and the
working force in general.
For information on Madison
Heights, contact Carl Westberg,387
Hwy 25-70, Marshall, NC 28753,
649-3518. ??'????? ' ' ' '?
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