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Teacher Aides Receive Certificates
February 27, eleven teacher aides received a certificate of
recognition for successfully completing the requirements for
the Teacher Aide Training Program sponsored by Mayiand
Technical Institute. Dr. O.M. Blake, President of Mayiand
Tech, commended the group for their outstanding achievement
and encouraged the aides to continue to upgrade themselves
through other types of educational programs. He then
presented a certificate to each of the eleven aides.
The Teacher Aide Project was conducted in Micavllle
Elementary School under the. direction of Boyd Deyton,
Principal. Debbie Hicks was instmctor for the Program. Mr.
Paul English, Director of Adult Education at Mayiand Tech
was responsible for writing and obtaining funds for the Project.
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the Board of Directors of the Yancey County Farmer’s
Curb Market, after a Monday night meeting, announced Jointly
BLedford,8 Ledford, Executive Vice President of The
lank, that the Curb Market will operate during
if 1976. Above with Ledford [r.] is Wayne
ildent of the Yancey County Farmer’s Curb
Market will operate much the same as last
irking lot of the Northwestern Bank will be the
telling vegetables and fruits. Everyone Is
produce a variety of vegetables for the Curb
ly demanded last year were sweet com, snap
», peppers, cantalopes and eggplant. Anyone
about the market should contact McCurry-
BURNSVILLE, NX. 28714
Iva Nell Buckner, Director of Instruction for Yancey County
Schools, worked with Paul in initiating the project in Micavilie
School. Pictured left to right [first row]: Dr. Blake, Mary
McCanless, Alice Ramsey, Debbie Hicks, Patsy Murphy and
Irene Mclntosh; [second row]: Cynthia Robinson, Jane
Bennett, Bernice Banks, Rhonda Robinson, Dorothy Howell,
Hope Hensley, Loretta Robinson, Paul English and Iva NeU
Buckner.
The teacher for the project, the aides, regular classroom
teachers, principal and other school personnel worked very
closely with each other which was a big factor in helping make
the a success. Special projects conducted within thfewj
school were made possible through the Teacher Aide Program. 'Jjjt,
Forest
Ranger
Retires
Craig English, former
Yancey County Forest Ran
ger, retired from state service
January 1, 1976.
He was honored recently
at a dinner party at Holiday
Inn West in Asheville, atten
ded by friends and fellow
employees. Speakers for the
occasion were District Fores
ter O.T. Wynne, retired
Regional Forester B.H. Cor
pening, and State Forester
Ralph Winkworth from Ra
leigh.
An engraved plaque re
presenting service from 1933-
1975 and a book of letters
from personnel and friends
throughout the state were
among the gifts presented.
Mr. English served Yan
cey County as County Ranger
for thirty-four years, and for
many of those years was both "
forest and game warden! In
1971 he assumed the duties of
District Ranger working in an
eight county area from the
Asheville office.
Throughout the years he
has been recognized for his
efforts in helping to build the
forest service in Western
North Carolina and has
received many awards, inclu-
Cross Beams
Expands
Operation i
In the accompanying pic
ture, Mr. Henry Perozzo,
President of Gospel Radio
Network of Tacoma, Wash
ington is shown handing
manuals for radio network
machinery operation to Miss
Frances Radford of Burns
ville, radio minister of “Cross
Beams”. Miss Radford re
cently returned from a trip to
Tacoma where she purchased ,
for Cross Beams all the
recording equipment and
essential supplies for operat
ing Cross Beams as a Network
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Craig English
ding the Forest Conservation
Area Award from North
Carolina Wildlife Federation
and Sears Roebuck Founda
tion, and the Reforestation
Award, Asheville Agricultural
Development Council.
He has been instrumental
in the building of the lookout
and communication facilities
in the mountain area. In
addition to fire prevention and
control, he promoted the
- forest service programs
through working with local
school children, scout groups
and civic organizations.
Mr. English expressed his
appreciation and affection for
his work with the North
Carolina Forest Service. He
has special thanks and praise
to the residents of Yancey
County for making his efforts
rewarding.
Accidents
Claim
2 Lives
J.B. Robinson, 58, of the
, ’Possum Trot section of
Yancey County apparently
died instantly from injuries
received in an accident
Monday at 3 p.m., involving
his car and a dump truck. The
accident occurred on Highway
222 North in McDowell
Ctunty near the Baxter
Laboratories.
Robinson was an em
ployee of Chenny-Bigelow
Textile Company at Weaver
ville.
A one-car accident took
the life of a summer resident
of Burnsville on Sunday,
February 29, at 2:05 a.m.
about a mile and a half north
of Celo in Yancey County.
According to Trooper A.T.
Morrison, Cuthbert Hartley
Taylor, 52, a resident of
Interlachen, Florida and a
summer resident of Burns
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Yancey Students Enter Art Work
In Women’s Club Event In Brevard
Yancey County students
displayed their considerable
artistic talents in th;. Wo
man’s Club Art Contest held
here recently. South Toe and
Micaville Elementary School
students entered the contest,
as well as several from Cane
River and East Yancey High
jSchools.
First place winners in the
contest have had their art
work entered in the North
Carolina Federation of Wo
men’s Clubs District II event
March 6 at Brevard College.
The Yancey County win
ners and other entrants, their
schools and the categories of
their competition are listed
below:
In the 7th, Bth, and 9th
grade division, Pencil Draw
ings-Eric Vess won Ist place,
Terry Simmons won 2nd
place, Charles Autrey won
3rd, and Marvin Gouge
entered, all from South Toe
School. \ '
Also from South Toe
School in the Mixed Media
competition-Paula Annette
R»y won Ist place, Terry
Clyde Law won 2nd place.
Among Micaville School
\ entrants with Water Color
Paintings-Lon Crow won Ist
place, Mark Young won 2nd
THURSDAY, MARCH 4, 1976
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Donations From Blue Bell Employees
Mrs. Joyce Powers [above left], Chairperson of the Blue Bell, Micavllle,
Charitable Fund Committee, presents a donation of SIOO to Capt. Jim Buckner of the Yancey
County Rescue Squad while Mrs. Georgia Burleson, Micavilie Plant Manager looks on. Pictured
below, Mrs. Powers presents a donation check to Mrs. Pat Mclntosh, teacher of the Trainable
Mentally Retarded class at Micavllle Elementary School. Left to right: Mrs. Powers, Mrs.
Mclntosh, Mrs. Georgia Burleson, Micavilie Plant Manager, and Ms. Pauline Livingston,
assistant teacher of the Trainable Mentally Retarded class at Micavilie.
place and Darrell Hollifieid
won 3rd place. Steve Price,
Tammy Robinson, Valencia
Thomas and Vicky Tolley also
entered from Micavilie.
Entries of Crayon Draw
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ings from South Toe School
included Robert Cook's which
won Ist place, a horse’s head
drawing won 2nd place, David
James Autrey won 3rd, and
Joey Wilson also entered.
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Mark Young, a Micaville
School student, won Ist place
in Special Crafts and in
Acrylic.
From Cane River High
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