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Thursday. November 24. 1983. Volume 31. Number 47
Owen District Advisory Council
School Comoromise Reached
The Buncombe County Board of
Education met a( 7:30 p.m. on
Mondav. Nov. 21 in the auditorium
of the Owen High School to hear
members of the Advisory Counci!,
past and present, ask that funds to
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be appropriated to the district with
the passage of a 1984 county-wide
bond referendum be used for land
acquisition and architectural fees
for the construction of a new Owen
High School.
Approximately 350 parents,
teachers, principals and representa
tives of local government and
business interests in the community
attended the two hour meeting.
Although the Advisory council
did not receive exactly what it asked
for. the meeting had very positive
overtones, many who attended be
lieve. On a substitute motion made
by Vernon Dover, the board voted to
use $1.5 million of the bond funds
for the addition of a wing to the
existing high school, but the nearly
$500,000 additional funds to be
alloted to the district could go for
land acquisition.
In an informal discussion follow
ing the meeting. Advisory Council
members were told by board
member Russel! Knight that if
additional funds were needed to
acquire a site, the board would work
with the district.
The Council expressed gratitude
to the cross section of the com
munity present at the meeting for
the support given on Monday's
meeting. Support for the passage of
the bond will be sought from the
community in the months between
now and February 1984.
Stewart
Stellar
In Series
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Few goals have escaped Sammy
Stewart during his eight-year
professional baseball career. But he
says there are plenty more out there
to chase.
Stewart, son of Faye and Samuel
"Jim" Stewart, Sr., of Scenic View
Drive in Swannanoa, made his
major league debut as a starting
pitcher for the Baltimore Orioles in
1978 and set a big league record by
striking out seven straight batters
while winning the game.
In this year's World Series.
Stewart even drew praise from the
opposing Philadelphia Phillies for
his stellar relief pitching. With
five-plus innings of scoreless work
in the clutch, several Phillies said
Stewart deserved the series' Most
Valuable Player award. Relief
pitchers being the Rodney Danger
fields of baseball, the compliments
were almost unexpected.
"I was flattered by it," Stewart
recently told the MoMn&M'n
A"i?M's."Even though I didn't get a
save or a win. I did a good 'hold'
job." A good job. indeed. Most
baseball scribes around the country
attributed the series' victory to the
Orioles' pitching staff. But Stewart
already is thinking of next year and
other goals.
"I'd like to go to the All-Star
game," he said. "I know it's tough
'"for a middle reliever, but I think I
can do it."
Just look at his record - Orioles'
longest winning streak at seven
games last year. O's record for most
innings (140) pitched by a reliever
in one season, only seven homers
given up in '83. That's the right
stuff without even looking at his
playoff and series performance,
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Some o/ ^Ae reaV^ors, deoeA)pers and ladders a;Ao amended /as^ weed's
CAamAer o/ Commerce /ancAeon are ptc^ared aAooe. TAey are [/-r]. BoA
BoAmson, A^rm W^dAeJmt, ZAcA ZZadson, Lacy !VAee/er, Cay Zbjc, B:'A
7omAn, AZtAe C/eoenger, /4moM Jones and J:m Broan.
Luncheon second
in series is success
The Black Mountain-Swannanoa
Chamber of Commerce had the
second in a series of luncheons
intended to inform its membership
about specific groups of businesses
within its membership. The dutch
treat meeting was held at the
Western Steer Steakhouse in Black
Mountain at 12:30 p.m. on Thurs
day, Nov. 17. Approximately 50
members attended the meeting
which focused on realtors, insur
ance brokers, developers and build
ers in the Valley.
Wendell Begley, Chairman of the
Chamber's Economic Development
Committee, asked everyone to
introduce himself and to tell which
finn he represented. Those
representing the types of business
es featured at the meeedng were
Arnold and Jim Jones. Arnold
Jones and Son; Tom Sobol and
Gloria Ballard. Valley Realty: Kathy
Wacaster and Jim Brown. Jim
Brown Construction: Mike Cleven
ger, Clevenger Bros. Construction:
Dick and Richard Hudson. Black
Mountain Insurance; Hugh
Thomas. Black Mountain Lumber;
Bill Tomlin. Dallas Williams and
Lucy Wheeler of Realty World: Gay
Currie Fox, independent realtor;
Rob Robinson, independent builde
er.
A suggestion period followed the
introductions during which ideas for
improving communication within
the Chamber were made. Ways in
which these businesses could assist
one another and be more helpful to
members of the community were
also discussed
Motel and restaurant owners
operators will be the focus of the
next meeting in the series. That
meeting is tentatively scheduled for
mid January. 1984.
"Nome /br fAo No//r^/y.s''
TVE^S to close
two days
The office of the f%2c% Mountam
located in the Old Big Buy
building at 106 Montreat Road, will
be closed from 5 p.m. on Wednes
day, Nov. 23 until 9 a m. on
Monday, Nov. 28 in observance of
Thanksgiving.
Garbage pickup
changed for Holiday
Town Administrator A1 Richard
son says that Waste Tech will make
regularly scheduled Thursday pick
ups on Wednesday. Nov. 23 instead
so that employees of the firm can
have Thanksgiving Day off.
Chamber Banquet
Reservations Due
Members of the Chamber have
received tickets for the Monday.
Dec. 5 Annua! Banquet to be he!d at
Banquet Assembly Inn in Montreat.
These tickets must be covered by a
check mailed to the Chamber office
by Monday. Nov. 28.
Friends of the Chamber are
cordially invited to attend the
banquet, and are invited to come by
the Chamber office on State Street
to purchase necessary tickets.
IF A MEMBER DID NOT RE
CEIVE TICKETS BY MAIL
PIEASE CAIJ, THE OFFICE
669-2300 IMMEDIATELY and they
wil! be mailed to you.
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