Serving —
* Black Mountain
* Swannanoa
* Montreat
^ Ridgecrest
Directors ejection
set in .Strannanoa
Tuesday, Ju]y !2, per
i hvtng within the Swan
)oa fire district wiii have
[ opportunity to vote for a
? board of directors for the
)t-78 fiscai year.
to confusion in last
^ voting, the polls will be
i only from 7 p.m. to 6:30
at Me firehouse. A
^nation committee will
;ent names to be placed on
) ballot, and a space for
!t-in candidates will be
Jiiable, according to Emma
[wford of the Ladies
iliary. A short committee
kttng will precede the
hion.
pose persons who have not
up for the Neigh
^ood Watch program may
) at the election, she ad
e Swannanoa Fire
Department wiii be offering a
free course in first aid and
cardio-puiminary
rescusitation (CPR) begin
ning Friday Juiy 8 at 7 p m. to
aii residents of the fire
district. Sessions wilt iast
from 7 p.m. to iO p.m. each
Friday at the firehouse. Two
instructors from A-B Tech wiii
teach the course.
The Board of Directors wiii
be hoiding their monthiy
meeting Juiy 7 at 7 pjn.
A joint meeting of firemen,
iadies auxiiiary and jr. iadies
auxiiiary wiii be heM Juiy ii
at 7 p.m.
On Juiy 28, two engines and
ii men were caiied to put out a
trash fire at the Beacon
Dump.
The department conducted
two investigations iast week.
On June 30, one man in
vestigated a smoke alarm at a
residence on Eastwood Ave.
that was set off by a grease
fire on a stove. On July 1,
three engines and 15 men were j
called to an investigation of !
smoke at the Tack Shack on
U S. 70. No damage was
reported.
Last month, the department
reported four fires and seven
drills, accounting for a total of
507 man-hours.
Fireman of the month is
Barry Roberts, a veteran of
the department for nine
months. He has formerly
served on the Center Pigeon
Fire Department in Canton. ]
He is an employee of the !
Juvenile Evaluation Center
and lives in Swannanoa with
his wife, Debbie and daughter.
Health system
plan available
: Western North Carolina
§a!th Systems Agency!)
§verning Body has
abiished and adopted a
^ft Heaith Systems Pian.
ts pian is now being
for review t?y in
vested citizens in a series of
hiic hearings.
The WNCHSA Health
Systems Plan 4s a statement of
desired achievements for
improvement in the heaith
status of area residents and in
the health system serving
western North Caroiina.
Copies of this pian are
g SMTWwter AoMse
g &ro&ew info
The breaking and entering
a summer house on
iawassee Ave. is under in
stigation by the Black
ountain Police.
Owners of the house
scovered that a lawn mower
id [adder were missing from
basement of the house, but
and nothing else missing,
hey had no idea of when the
burglary took place. Asst.
Chief Jim Wiseman said there
are no suspects at this time.
Police issued three traffic
citations last week. Two ac
cidents were recorded, on U.S.
70 east and on Hiawassee Ave.
Many Black Mountain
Police worked, without pay,
during their time off to direct
holiday traffic over the
weekend.
available for public inspection
at all main public libraries in
the 26 counties of western
North Carolina. Persons
wishing to obtain a copy of this
draft may do so by writing or
calling the Agency* main
office in Morganton T
Telephone (704) 433-1630.
Copies of this plan will be
distributed according to the
WNCHSA Public Access
Policy at cost of reproduction.
Ail interested person* are
invited to submit their
recommendations and
comments regarding this p'*"
by writing the Western North
Carolina Health Systems
Agency, P.O. Drawer 1749,
Morganton, NC,26655, or
appearing at one of the puMic
hearings Written comments
regarding the plan will be
accepted until August 29, 1977.
A hearing is scheduled at
August 1, University of North
Carolina - Asheville, 7:30
pjn., Lecture Hall.
A ris^y Afoore
sees arf j9M&/tsAe<%
by Dan Ward
At !4, Kristy R. Moore is
etng the first book shei
abated being published.
Mom* Cooking, a coUection
favorite recipes from folks
' over Western North
BHHM
L-aronna and collected by
Kristy^ Mom, Joyce, went on
sale July 4. Kristy drew the
hundreds of illustration in the
booh while she was a 13-year
old eight-grader at Swan
nanoa School last year.
Kristy , who will study art at
Owen High School neat year,
would "Sit down and draw two
of three'cartoon-like sketches
each day to go with favorite
recipes sent to her mother
from area peopie.
in her spare time, she wouid
also paint rocks and con
ventional canvas. She also has
worked with ceramics, pot
tery, and has carved wooden
flowers. Her youthfui en
thusiasm for art even rubbed
off on iittie brother, Jeffrey ,5,
who did a sketch for Momk
Cooking.
Joyce Moore satd she
decided to put a recipe book
together because peopie she
knew were always borrowing
each others most favorite
recipes. She put an ad in a
number of newspapers in
Western North Caroiing of
fering a prise for the best
recipes-only the most favorite
recipe from each individual.
The result is a collection of
everything from Potato Chips
and Chicken Casserole to a
number of ancient mountain
recipes -from ancient
mountain folks.
She said she thinks that the
fact that Jw recipes are ail
from people from Western
North Carolina will make the
book attractive to tourists. She
has had them placed on
magazine racks in the area so
that travelers can find them
as easily as local people.
In the *neantime, has Kristy
been spoiled by becoming a
published cartoonist at 14?
"id like to do cartoons-but I
like all kinds of art,'was her
reply.
a goodf ft/we
by Dan Ward
Holiday tragic, the heat,
and a lack of publicity may
have kept some away from
Black Mountain over the
weekend, but all-in-all, Valiey
residents seemed to have a
good time.
In Mon treat, a would-be
masked Jimmy Carter, com
plete with surly secret service
bodyguards accompanied a
fire truck, paraders and a
police car in a parade on July
In Black Mountain, the
Swannanoa Valley Medical
Center Fair on July I and 2
attracted a good number of
craftsmen and other
exhibiters, but drew a smaller
group of fair-goers than last
year. Proceeds from the fair,
however, are expected to be
near those of last year, a
spokesperson for the center
said.
The Black Mountain
Swannanoa Jaycees vs. Black
Mountain Fire Department
donkey baseball game
resulted in tons of laughs and
bruises-but an audience of
only about 300. The firemen
won that game with two runs
in the last inning-resulting in
a score of 2 to i. Tom Turner,
riding for the Jaycees, set a
new baseball record of being
thrown 10 times.
The firemen also put on a
rescue demonstration at the
Black Mountain Grammar
School. The Fourth of July
tesavmes in Black Mountain
were for the most part a huge
success, with a tremendous
crowd turning out for the
dedication of the Oid Dept. At
the depot, iocai women
demonstrated quilting and
spinning wooi.
Betie Mordell and Marshall
Cole were awarded engineer!)
hats for their efforts in
renovating the depot. The
depot is now open as an arts
and crafts gallery and
museum. EM Weber, president
of the Chamber of Commerce
emceed the dedication, and
Mayor Margaret Slagle cut
the ribbon to symbolically
open the depot.
Black Mountain also
featured a short parade, in
cluding cowboys and an an
tique- car, as well as fire
engines and a group of senior
citizens in colonial costumes
who sang patriotic songs at
the depot dedication.
A number of persons set up
arts and crafts displays on
Cherry Street. Although
reviews from Cherry Street
businesses were mixed, ac
tivity on Cherry Street ap
peared to be lively. Musicians
performed on a makeshift
stage in front of the Music
Shop on Cherry Street
throughout the day.
In the evening, a large
number of people filtered back
to Cherry Street to participate
in square dancing sponsored
by the Black Mountain
Recreation. Live music was
Nature Center
fee changed
western norm Carotins
Nature Center, operated by
the Buncombe County Parks
and Recreation Department,
has announced a new ad
mission fee schedute effective
July t The change in fees was
made by the Board of County
Commissioners at a recent
meeting.
General admission to the
Nature Center wi!) h* so
per person Special group
rates have been established
for pre-scheduled educational
groups from Buncombe
County.
Other non-profit educational
groups from Buncombe
County, such as scouts, day
care centers, senior citizen
groups, making advanced
arrangements will be ad
mitted .t a half-rate of 25
cents per person.
performed by the Bear Creek
Ramblers
./aycees %a%ce
^a^ona/ jproyecfs
by Dan Ward
The Black Mountain
Swannanoa Jaycees have
been awarded a third place
certificate nationally for their
Swannanoa River Cleanup
project last year. In addition,
Bob Watts, project chairman,
received a third place cer
tificate for outstanding
projects.
Mike Moser, district
director for the Jaycees,
received the certificates for
the Black Mountain
Swan nan oa Jaycees in Seattle
at the national Jaycees con
vention June 29. The cer
tificate honored outstanding
chapters in the Energy and
Environment category.
The Black Mountain
Swannanoa Jaycees received
a first piace in the Energy and
Environment category for the
River Cleanup at the state
Jaycee convention iast month.
The Jaycees, under Watts'
supervision, were responsibie
for removing 18 junk cars and
15 truckloads of trash from the
Swannanoa River between
Ridgecrest and Oteen. The
river is now designated a trout
stream and has been stocked
with fish. The river is now safe
for canoeing.
The state, as a resuit of the
cleanup, has spent (60,000 to
(70,000 to prevent silt from the
construction of 1-40 from
polluting the river.
Margaret Slagle, on behalf
of the Town Board, has
congratulated the Jaycees on
winning the award.
Fire district okayed,
rates reviewed
by Dm Ward
The Buncombe County
Board of Commissioners
voted June 90 to expand the
Swannanoa Hre district &
indude aii areas the Fire
Department requested except
some of itA proposed eastern
borders-ieaving the -Drexel,
Kearfott and Ex-Ceii-O plants
within the Black Mountain
service area.
The Board split 3-2, with
Chairman Curtis Ratdiff and
Comm. Doris Giexentanner
objecting to modifying the
eastern boundary. They said
that they felt that the rates
now charged persons in that
area were unfair to Black
Mountain residents, who must
pay taxes for the service.
Biack Mountain Fire Chte:
Ma<t KM<patrtch -yir*
the rates charged non
residents covered by the
Biack Mountain Fire
Department are now being
reviewed. He said he has sent
a ietter to the state Depart
ment of Insurance requesting
a iegai opinion on the best
means and of assessing non
residents.
In the meantime, Kirk
patrick said he has done a
survey of other towns that
provide fire protection outside
their city iimits, and haa found
that they have handled a
situation similar & m<n+
Mountains in a variety of
-vays. He also said that ha is tn
the process of obtaining
calculations of the cost to the
town of providing protection to
non-residents.
At this time, non-resident
homes are assessed a $5 per
year "donation* for fire
protection. Industries are
charged on a sliding scale,
depending on their fire
frequency and degree of
hazard, Kirkpatrick said.
It 8 in the wind
Conp/e opens chimegallery
by Dan Ward
Rick Spaulding and !.ian
Milton have decided to put an
end to theendlesa MM %
curious eyes they notice
peeking between the sheets of
newspaper covering the
window of Appalachian
Windchime Factory, their
business, across from the Oid
Depot in Blade Mountain.
They opoened a retail
gallery in their shop.
Rick and Lisa, who have
been making wind chimes
from clay for the last two
years, decided they needed a
place where the public could
come in and see their chimes,
and maybe buy one. Although
their business is primarily
wholesale, they said they need
to have a feedback from the
public on what a good wind
chime is.
They now produce four
styles of chimes. The
cheapest, which retails
around (12, consists of a
handfull of different size stars
hanging from a smiling man
moon. Rick said that model
has been popular as a mobile
in childrens bedrooms.
1-ike all of their chimes
except the tube chimes, the
most expensive modei, the
moon and stars and stars is
made from flat, rolled pieces
of ceramic They bake the
pieces in a small hobby kiln in
the shop
"Each batch sounds a little
different,' Rick said of the
chines They change with the
amount of fire and humidity.'
Various "knacks'are needed
to produce pieces for each
style of chi-ne, Rich ex
plained. The rings for the ring
chime, one that produces a
range of tones, must oe kept
flattened by sandwiching
them between sheets of
plaster for days. To make the
beads, a good sense of timing
is needed to know when to put
holes in.
To make the face chimes, a
series of seven faces with
different expressions, it takes
a special ability to roll a
perfect oval of the right
thickness out of the clay
something like rolling a
perfect pie crust.
Lisa, a native of Black
Mountain and Owen graduate,
said that learning the different
properties of clay has been the
most difficult stage to making
a business of wind chimes. But
the couple feel theylre got their
work near perfection.
"Wefe realty picky,' Rick
said. "We even cut out lines
(they use fishline to suspend
the chimes) down to the end
and put a match to it to keep it
from untying.'
The couple is so sure of their
work and of the strength of the
clay that they guarantee their
work.
"Wetre dropped pieces on
concrete and they would
break- but weVe never had
any break that weVe hung up,'
l isa said. She said sheS
dropped many pieces on
wooden floors or the ground
without ever having one
break.
The coupie got into wind
chime making in a roundabout
way. Both graduated from NC
State University with degrees
in product design. They had
intended to open an ad
vertising business in Biack
Mountain, but found that
in possible
"We decided to come up
with a product that we couid
market,'Rich said. ARM
kicking around an idea to
manufacture a wooden toy
that could be formed into a
number of shapes, they settled
instead on maki^ planters
out of laced-togetWr sheets of
ceramic. The planters didnt
sell well at craft shows.
When they started making
the faces that are now used in
the face chimes, said
originally as pendants, a
number of persons ashed the
coupie why they didnt in
corporate the faces into a wind
chime.
Rich and Lisa took their
advice and now have a viable
wholesale business going-and
are trying out new designs all
the time.