TRENEE
Girl Scouts live
lightly on the land
By JANE TALBERT
GIRL SCOUT TRAINER
Picture this ...tall mountains,
deep valleys, cool rivers, green
trees, a quiet still lake with moun-
tains beyond...This is a picture in
our memories that we want to pre-
serve for future
generations.
{ Imagine your-
self camping or
8 cven picnicing
| in such a place.
| Girl Scouts of
y the 1990s wish
. to hold fast to
= | their traditions
re such as this but
I. ws bol 1c also see the
TALBERT needs of the fu-
ture. One way we do this is to learn
about 'minimal impact camping.’
By making as little impact as pos-
sible on the environment we help
to preserve it's beauty for the peo-
ple of tomorrow.
What is minimal impact camp-
ing? Basically, this phrase means
“camping without a trace." After
leaving a campsite, there should be
no evidence that it was used.
Obviously this is not always possi-
ble, but the smallest amount of evi-
dence is what we strive for.
To gain the full meaning of this
philosophy one must think about
where outdoor recreation such as
camping, hiking and backpacking
might take place. There are three
basic areas which include pristine,
high impact, and low impact.
Greatest care should be taken with
pristine areas mainly because there
are so few of them left. These are
the wilderness areas where there is
no evidence of humans. The oppo-
site of pristine is high impact. A
high impact area is an established
site where one would find shelters,
HOMES
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According to Dr. Harry M.
Davis of the N.C. Alliance of
Community Financial Institutions,
there are two factors that determine
the affordability of a home: mort-
gage lending rates and the price of
a home.
"Presently, mortgage lending
rates are near the lowest-level in 18
years . . . . Rates should remain sta-
ble for the next couple of months
and then start to rise later in the
spring," he said.
"Housing prices have been in-
creasing slower than the rate of in-
flation for the past two years," he
said. "In other words, housing
prices have actually been falling
for the past two years in real dol-
lars. As home sales increase in the
next few months, those prices will
start rising. For this reason, now is
the time to buy a home in terms of
price and availability."
Furthermore, according to the
National Association of Realtors,
the average family will now pay
about 20 percent of its income to
cover monthly payments on a me-
dian priced house. That figure has
YARBRO
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ing her marriage and lost five
daughters. But, she said she had
gained two wonderful sons and two
wonderful daughters-in-law.
Kathy Yarbro, a niece, recalled
the mouth-watering desserts from
"Ma Ma's" table and the country
biscuits and apple pies.
Ron Mauney, music director at
Bethlehem Baptist Church, led the
group in singing ‘happy birthday’
and tears welled up in the hon-
oree's eyes as she smiled to party
guests.
Evelyn Herndon recalled that the
Blalock farm was only about a
mile from where Mrs. Yarbro lives
today.
Margaret White of Charlotte ac-
companied her mother to the party
picnic tables, fire rings, grills and
such. Often these area are over-
used and have become well-worn.
When possible one should use an
area that has already been impact-
ed. Low impact areas are between
pristine and high impact areas in
usage. Care should be taken to in-
sure that these not become high
impact ones.
So, what are the Girl Scouts do-
ing? Presently, Pioneer Girl Scout
Council has trained troops to look
for alternative ways of outdoor
cooking. Traditionally we cook
over a campfire using wood as fu-
el. Things are changing. Troops are
encouraged to use propane gas
stoves and charcoal to do their
cooking. This helps to minimize
the impact on the local trees. There
are many creative ways to use
these two sources of fuel for cook-
ing. Charcoal in a cardboard box
oven makes great cookies and piz-
za. The use of solar energy has also
become a popular source of cook-
ing energy. Instructions for a solar
cooker are given in the book, "Girl
Scout Badges and Signs."
Troops are also encouraged to
recycle as they camp at our estab-
lished camps. Recycling helps to
cut down on the amount of garbage
produced. Troops are also taught
how to dispose of dish water and
cooking water so as not to pollute
the local streams.
These are just a few ways that
Girl Scouts of Pioneer Council are
taught to "live lightly on the land."
By helping to teach today's girls
about preserving the environment
we are teaching tomorrow's adults
to be responsible citizens.
Picture this...tall mountains,
deep valleys, cool rivers, green
trees, a smile on our faces...not just
a memory!
fallen since 1985, when it was 26
percent.
Legislation is presently before
Congress to give favorable tax
treatment to first-time homebuyers.
The legislation will give first-time
homebuyers up to a $5,000 tax
credit -- half to be taken this year
and the other half next year. The
credit will probably apply to hous-
es purchased after Feb. 1 of this
year. The credit decreases the cost
of a home and thus increases the
affordability of housing and the
likelihood of rising sales this
spring.
Davis says that while the reces-
sion hurt activity in North
Carolina, the state did better than
most parts of the country. Housing
activity has already increased and
will play its traditional role of lead-
ing the recovery in the state.
For the past two years, most fi-
nancial institutions have instituted
more restrictive lending policies in
order to strengthen their balance
sheets. Now most financial institu-
tions are stronger and more prof-
itable. In the present interest rate
environment, community banks
will experience one of their most
profitable years and institute some-
what less restrictive lending poli-
cies.
and recalled that her aunt used to
bake bread three times a day and
was in the hospital only twice dur-
ing her life.
Being a shut-in doesn't dampen
Mrs. Yarbro's enthusiasm for life.
She still enjoys watching the news
on television but she says her hap-
piest moments are when company
comes and they get out the picture
books and reminisce of the many
happy times the family has shared.
When Bethlehem Church ob-
serves its 150th anniversary this
July, Ma-Ma hopes to go to the cel-
ebration. If not, Flora Ledford has
promised her that her picture will
definitely be included in the book
of memories she is preparing com-
plete with a clipping from The
Herald about her birthday bash.
What is her secret to long life?
"Love the Lord and work hard,"
says Ethel Yarbro.
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Thursday, February 27, 1992 - THE KINGS MOUNTAIN HERALD-Page 3A
School Board to discuss
12-month school at West
Eat School recently sponsored a project to encourage students to read
for fun and knowledge. All students were given an application for a
Mauney Memorial Library card. Each Thursday, one grade level was
taken on a bus ride to visit the library for a tour. After the tour a brief
explanation of all the features the library has to offer, each student
who returned a completed application was presented a library card.
The boys and girls heard a story that was ready by Louise Sanders in
the auditorium, and had their picture made for the East School scrap-
book.
SHIRLEY SMITH'S WINNERS - Students in Shirley Smith's
fourth grade at East School were given awards for special achievement
during the second nine weeks grading period. Front row, left to right,
Mary Ramsey, Tanna Morgan, Josiah Burger, Ricky Huskey. Second
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Howard said that informal bids will
be let and the construction will
start next month.
HM Contracted with the State
Department of Transportation for
biennial bridge inspections on. two
city bridges. The city will pay 20
percent of the cost.
BM Authorized installation of a 2
inch water line on City street for
540 feet at a cost of $3,980.
HB Approved a final change order
to the contract with Steppe
Construction Company on the N.C.
161 sanitary sewer line project, in-
creasing to $80.19 and making the
total cost of the project $75,506.5:.
MW Called a public hearing for
April 28 and forwarded to the zon-
ing board request from Barrett
Floor Covering for rezoning from
R-20 to GB for an addition to his
building.
MW Set public hearing for April
28 on request from William M.
Herndon to rezone property at York
and Gold Street for an automobile
repair garage.
MW Set the annual budget plan-
ning session for March 13-15 at
Cleveland Community College.
The Saturday morning session will
start at 2 p.m.
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