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Third quarter comeback gives Owen Littie Mac titie
by Ron Price
Trailing 28-0 and for ail practical
purposes dead, the Owen Warhorses
rose from the floor and ripped Hender
sonville for 29 points in the second half
and won their first outright Little Mac
championship ever.
The victory propelled the Warhorses
into the championship round of the state
play-offs and a return match with the
Erwin Warriors who will be itching for
another shot at the team that upset
them 18-14 in the season's opener.
The W arhorses floundered in the first
half of the game played on a cold windy
night in Hendersonville. Dropped pass
es, fumbles and flags plagued Owen
throughout the first 24 minutes and the
Bearcats capitalized by building a 21-0
lead on the running of tailback Doug
Haynes.
The miseries of the first half carried
over into the third quarter when Owen's
Jeff Gardner fumbled after a return of
the kick-off to his own 45. The Bearcats
quickly converted the turn-over by
grinding out another score and building
a seemingly overwhelming 28-0 lead.
Then began a comeback which cannot
be called anything except a miracle. It
was as if the Warhorses left the field
and another team took their place, so
complete was the turn around.
The W arhorses took over at their own
20 yard line and marched 80 yards for
' their first score behind the passing of
Jamie Rumbough. Rumbough ended
the drive with a 4 yard toss into the end
zone to Shannon Boling and Owen was
on the board.
Two minutes later the fired-up Owen
defense separated Haynes from the bail
at the Hendersonville 45 and the
Warhorses recovered. With 11 seconds
remaining in the third quarter, John
Hamilton slipped into the end zone and
added a run for the two point conver
sion. The score then was a respectable
28-14.
In the last quarter the Owen defense
stopped the Bearcats cold and forced
punts into the strong wind which gave
the offense good field position.
The offense responded to the gifts by
driving 68 and 47 yards for the scores
which put the Warhorses on top.
Hamilton scored the next two touch
downs on short runs and also picked up
another two-point conversion which
proved to be the key to the victory.
The two pointer came after Owen's
third touchdown to cut the margin to six
points at 28-22 and set the stage for a
game-winning kick by David Duncan
following the final Warhorse touch
down.
The alert Owen secondary prevented
the Bearcats from retaking the lead as
Ben Martin intercepted a Nicky Britnall
pass in the final minutes.
The comeback win in itself was the
most amazing in the history of Owen
football but even more unbelievable was
the time span involved in the point
explosion. In only 17 minutes the
W arhorses came from the short end of a
rout and grabbed a victory from one of
the toughest teams in Western North
Carolina.
The Warhorses dosed the regular
season with a record of 6-0 in the
conference and 8-2 overall and sweetest
of all, an undisputed conference champ
ionship.
The Bearcats also enjoyed a fine
season, winding up with a 5-1 confer
ence record and 6-4 overaH. The
Bearcats also qualified for post season
play by taldng second place In the Little
Mac and will meet Brevard In the first
round of the runner-up playoffs.
Meanwhile, the Warhorses will be
preparing for the Erwin Warriors,
probably the most dangerous team in
the area. The W ardors were upset by
Hsgah in their finai g *ne but with the
Big Mac title already in the bank they
may have been looking ahead to the
playoffs. The Warriors sport the top
running back in the area in William
Humes and one of the best passers in
Lawrence Sluder. Whether the War
horses advance in the play-offs will
depend heavily on whether they can
contain the low-flying Humes. Sluder
will also be a factor but since the Owen
pass rush has been getting the job done
lately, the big "if" will be stopping the
run.
The game will be played at Erwin's
home field with kick-off set for 7 JO
p.m.
Awards made for tong service to the state
Ermnteft to right, Craig, Brewer, Gragg, Sibbett, Ragsdale, Aiken, Lamb,
West, Landes and Reed.
Stress and the etderiy
Heo!th senes at Lakeview Center
by Cynthia Reimer
"Use it or iose it," joked Ed
Torrence, and he showed people how to
"use it" without leaving their chairs.
Torrence leads exercises in a health
program at Lakeview Center for older
people, and it's muscles he's talking
about using or losing.
Successful aging is the aim of the
course of one-hour sessions sponsored
by the Buncombe County Council on
Aging. Some of the topics covered in the
well-attended sessions indude nutri
tion, home acddents, doctors, medi
cine, physical activity and stress.
Richard Patzfahi, Buncombe County
Council on Aging director, presents the
programs of slides, 61ms and group
discussion. Ed Torrence, retired YMCA
director, leads the physical activity.
Materials were created by MAHEC
(Mountain Area Health Education Cen
ter) and are free to partidpants.
The elderly have special problems,
Patzfahl said, and asked the group of 50
assembled last Thursday what made
them feel stress.
"Irritation at forgetting things! " said
a man.
"Staying so busy," said a woman.
Loneliness, loss of health, moving to a
new city, loss of a loved one and
retirement were given as major causes
of stress for the elderly.
"Stress is part of everyday life,"
Patzfahl said. "You can't avoid it." For
release from tension without resorting
to pills or alcohol, Patzfahl demonstra
ted a relaxation technique, leading the
audience in relaxing every part of the
body.
In a slide presentation created by
MAHEC, two elderly people related
how they dealt with two stressful
situations
Walter retired and moved to a new
community. "The hardest part of
retirement is to do nothing. The change
in routine is a shock," he said.
Walter's advice: find something you
like to do to replace the job you had.
Walter decided he would devote his life
after retiring to helping the elderly.
Walter also advised people to begin to
plan for the retirement years far ahead.
When Harriet's husband died, she
was alone and lonely. "It's a terrible
shock, the emptiness," she said. "You
think you can't stand it."
"You have to push yourself, get to
other people to heip you," Harriet said.
Seeking support from others and ex
pressing your feeiings to others are
necessary to feeiing better, she said.
Harriet began to invite neighborhood
children into her home to help the
ltnliness she felt, and she began art
classes at a university.
There will be two more programs
the series, on Nov. 12 and 17. There
no charge for the program or materials.
They are held at 11 a m. at the Lakeview
Center.
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No, they're not searching for an escaped contact iens. These senior citizens
are doing armchair exercises to improve their heaith.
Three elected in Montreat
Three unopposed incumbents were
re-eiected in Nov. 3rd elections for the
Montreat Town Board. Of 50 votes cast,
EL A. Andrews Jr., Dr. Ivan B. Stafford
and John K. Abemethy each received
50 votes.
Mai! fraud
subject for
program
The United States Postal Service,
with the co-operation of Warren Wilson
College, will present a program titled
"The Consumer Protection Program"
on Nov. 17, at 7 JO p.m, at Bannerman
Hall, Warren Wilson College.
The Consumer Protection Program is
an effort to prevent people from
becoming victims of mail fraud schemes
by educating the public to both the
traditional mail fraud schemes and
those which are currently active. The
educational program also makes the
public more aware of the investigations
being conducted by the Postal Inspect
ion Service which lead to early reporting
of mail fraud schemes and fewer people
being victimized.
The program helps the public use the
mails safely to conduct mail order
business. They know the Postal Service
is actively policing the few con artists
who are using the mails to defraud.
Eighteen postal inspectors, known as
consumer protection specialists, publi
cize the program nationwide through
contacts with the media, senior citizen
organizations, educational institutions
and civic organizations.
Dave Kirkland, one of the IS postal
inspectors, will be guest speaker here.
His postal career began as a city letter
carrier. He then served in Atlanta
Inspection Service Headquarters for two
years, receiving his appointment as
postal inspector in 1969. He now serves
as a consumer protection specialist. He
has had experience in all phases of
inspection service investigation inclu
ding armed robbery and mail fraud.
The public is invited to the program.
Parents invited
to attend
Owen ciasses
Owen High School will observe
American Education Week with an open
house for parents. Classes will be open
during the school day Friday, Nov. 20
from S :30 a m. to 3 p.m. for any parent
who would like to visit. American
Education Week is Nov. H-20.
by Fran Hagga
Two long-time state employees re
ceived recognition for 30 and 35 years of
service at the annual awards ceremony
at the Juvenile Evaluation Center
Monday, Ella Ragsdale and Ed West.
Thirty-five years of service to the
State of North Carolina earned Ella
Ragsdale special recognition. A native
of the western North Carolina moun
tains and a graduate of Winston-Salem
State University and A & T State
University Master's degree program
in education, Mrs. Ragsdale began her
teaching career with 20 years at the
Texana School in Murphy, N.C. when
teachers earned less than $100 per
month.
After supporting many extracurricu
lar activities at Texana, such as basket
ball, Scouts and field trips, Mrs.
Ragsdale came to the Juvenile Evalua
tion Center in 1965. Here she has
served as an elementary teacher, a
teacher of the Reception and Diagnostic
Unit, until 1975 when she joined the
math-science team. During her years at
the center she has been a faithful
member of the NCAE and served as
president in 1967 and later as treasurer.
Ed W est began teaching in Jonesville
Elementary School 30 years ago. He had
already served in the United States
Army, with action in the Southeast
Asian theater of WWH and as part of
the first U S. occupation forces in
Japan, earned his A.B. degree from
Lynchburg College in Kentucky, obtain
ed his teacher certificate with additional
courses from Appalachian State Univer
sity and married his childhood sweet
heart, Ethel.
Ed West came to the Juvenile
Evaluation Center in 1967. He served as
the supervising teacher of the Reception
Unit for two years, as assistant director
for the Reception Unit from 1969 until
1973, and as a teacher in the Diagnostic
Unit from 1973 to 1975. In 1975 he was
promoted to assistant principal.
Ed is active in the Lions Club and
NCAE, serving as president of the JEC
unit in 1980-81.
The Juvenile Evaluation Center hon
ored 10 other staff members for a
combined 155 years of service. JEC
students entertained the gathering of
staff and student body in the Alexander
Cafeteria with a musical program that
included a song written and performed
by the student council vice-president
that called for a "spirit... of doing
things right."
Receiving awards were: Lewis Robin
son, five years; Aubrey Aiken, 10 years;
Mary Sibbett, 10 years; and Napoleon
Brewer, 15 years, from Campus Life;
Merle Gaines, 5 years; Geneva Lamb,
10 years; Ed West, 30 years; and Ella
Ragsdale, 35 years, from the academic
department; Robert Reed, 10 years and
Howard Craig, 10 years from the
maintenance department; and Larry
Landes, five years and Sybil Gragg, 10
years, from administrative services.
Town Counci!
Weii-digging to begin
at in-the-Oaks
Goodbyes were the main business at
Town Coundi Monday night, the last
regular meeting of the present board.
The only action taken was a motion by
Aiderman Tyson, seconded by Aider
man Siagie, to provide the same
Christmas bonus for town employees as
last year.
Town Cleric Vinson Miller reported to
the board that all necessary paperwork
for wells to be dug on In-the-Oahs
property was completed. Work Is to
begin between Nov. 16 and 20, with
probably four to six weeks until they are
operational.
Miller also reported that the Bun
combe County Board of Commissioners
had requested a letter from Black
Weather
review
Nov. 3-high 72, iow 36 degrees.
Nov. 4-high 70, iow 43 degrees.
Nov. 5-high 62, iow 43 degrees; .09
inches precipitation.
Nov. 6-high 56, iow 46 degrees; .03
inches precipitation.
Nov. 7-high 56, iow 37 degrees.
Nov. 6-high 66, iow 20 degrees.
Nov. 9-high 64, iow 25 degrees.
Weather ceartesy of WFGW radio,
Biach Mountain.
Mountain stating how much money was
needed for the purchase of the power
rescue tool. Milier said he sent the
commissioners a letter iast Friday.
Closing the meeting, deposed aiders
men Tyson, Brandon and Siagie thank
ed their families, town employees,
committees, other members of the
Board and the people of Black Mountain
for allowing them to serve. They wished
the new Board members well and
offered their assistance. A.F. Tyson
served on Town Council for IS consecu
tive years.
Schoo! to
be dedicated
Sunday
Roy Taylor, former U S. Congress
man, will be guest speaker at the
dedication service of the new Black
Mountain Primary School Sunday. Dur
ing the 30 minute program, Traber
Associates, Asheville architects, will
present the keys for the building. Mayor
Tom Sobol will accept for the town, and
Dr. James for the Buncombe County
School Board.
After the 2 JO p.m. program, tours
will be led by the FMmary School staff.
Refreshments will be served. The
community is invited to attend.