Mill more chances for participation in
extracurricular activities at smaller
schools.
But he added "it's more difficult
and expensive to bring enrichment in
to the program" in smaller schools.
Stern admitted he had "mixed feel
ings" about longer bus rides for the
children.
"That's something that should be
considered," Stern said.
Bill Whitten of Hot Springs,
however, maintained that Hot Spr
ings would be the perfect place for a
consolidated elementary school for a
number of reasons
"We have all the advantages of big
ger towns, such as city water and
sewer facilities, ample land for new
school construction and parking, safe
loading and unloading areas for
school buses, postal and banking ser
vices, police protection, easy access
to medical and ambulance services
and a new road in the process of being
built from the Tennessee state line to
connect with the Laruel River area,"
Whitten said.
Another Hot Springs resident,
Jerry Parker, said the consolidation
proposal would prevent split classes.
Parker also disputed claims that bus
Phillip Franklin of Laurel, though,
said It would be "child abuse" to bus
children farther and said he. would
support parents' bringing suit against
the board of education
"I'm opposed for it 100 percent,"
Franklin said. "I'm against this
merger. It's not fair to haul these
children a long way."
Nancy Gunter, also of Laurel, said
she favored the proposal if it meant
improved conditions at the school.
Mary Gentry, of Laurel, also was
behind the proposal.
Ken Hunter of Spring Creek said
residents in his community are "in
dependent as hell" and that the board
needs to "sit down and talk to us.. .put
all the trash aside and see if we can't
make out something for everybody."
Ada Willett, of Spring Creek, said
one of her sons suffered headaches,
which she attributed to long bus rides
to school, while being bused to Mar
shall from Spring Creek. When he
graduated, he quit having headaches,
she said.
Sharon Barnett, another Spring
Creek resident, said big schools are
concerned with time schedules, not
students.
At a larger school, she said "...the
weak are left behind. ..there's no time
to worry about them."
Brenda Lusk, of Spring Creek, aaid
her daughter's grades went down
when she attended a large school. Her
daughter became ill and hated
school, she said.
Mike Rath bone and Renee Willet,
both of Spring Creek, also opposed
the plan because of the increased bus
travel time.
Lionel Filiss, who sends his
children to Mars Hill, warned the
board about increasing bus travel
time for students.
"This is just the tip of the iceberg,"
Filiss said. "You will have a revolt on
your hands and you people will really
be in trouble.
"School is ridiculous," he said.
"You should learn to read and write
and count your money. Anything else
is a farce. There are a lot of people
opposed to this" consolidation.
Jake Grigg, who lives in Upper
Laurel, said he remembered when
the county high schools were con
solidated into one school. He also
remembered the bitterness that
came with it, he said.
Golf Tourney Raises Funds
At the monthly covered dish dinner
meeting of the Hospice of Madison
volunteers, John Haney, co-chairman
of the Wolf Laurel Benefit Golf Tour
nament of 1968, presented Hospice of
Madison a check for $11,500.
This money was raised through the
efforts of the people of Madison Coun
ty and Memorial Mission Hospital
Foundation. The residents of Wolf
Laurel provided the facilities and
leadership, without which this money
would not have been forthcoming.
Each year Memorial Mission
Hospital Foundation and Hospice of
Madison supporters hold a benefit
Golf Tournament at Wolf Laurel.
The proceeds are divided between
the Oncology Unit at Memorial Mis
sion Hospital and Hospice of
Madison.
The share received by Hospice of
Madison assures hospice patients
that "special kind of caring" for
which Hospice is known.
The committee for the 1989 Benefit
is already at work making plans for a
bigger and better event next year.
Guests at the meeting included
members of the Wolf Laurel Benefit
Committee, Mrs. Hal Carter and her
daughter Mrs. Samuel Reese. Mrs.
Carter and Mrs. Reese have donated
medical equipment as the basis for
lending closet. This equipment will be
available for hospice patients.
This closet is located in the Mars
Hill Baptist Church and is named in
honor of Mrs. Carter's husband, Mr.
Hal Carter, who was a Hospice of
Madison patient.
Adult Literacy Program
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each week, she said.
The program is privately funded
through the Kenan Foundation, which
started the program in Kentucky.
The program will offer free
breakfast and lunch, free transporta
tion, adult education classes, an op
portunity to earn a GED, parenting
classes, pre-school programs for the
children, and improved job oppor
lunities for adults.
Space is limited, Aylward said.
Mildred Shelton, who recently
earned her GED, and Pat Edwards,
will be assisting Aylward with the
classes.
For more information call Sidney
Harrison at Walnut Elementary
School at 649-2636 or Louise Hart at
649-2978.
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