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During the week of March 31, 1976, students in the fourth-grade and fifth-grade classes at Marion Elementary School showed off their bicentennial finery. They were (from left to right) Terri Kallam, Wendy Sisk, Wade Hunter and Kent Brown. They are standing in front of a Martha Washington design quilt the students helped to make.
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Fifty years ago this week, Oliver Cross of Cross Cotton Mills (right) presented scholarship certificates to Robin Crowder (left) and Joann Ledford for being the top winners in the age 14 and older category in the county 4-H Fashion Revue held at the McDowell Arts Center.
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Rob Noyes, McDowell High’s talented 6-foot, 8-inch center, was named to the elite All-State team by the Greensboro Daily News.
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The Lake City C.B. Club sponsored a coffee break at the Marion Community Building to raise money for the McDowell County Heart Fund Drive. Here Blanche F. Wilkerson (center), treasurer of the club, draws a ticket for one of the many prizes given away as (left to right) Don Finley, club vice president; Emerson Jackson, club president; Glenda Melton, Heart Fund city chairman; and Jim McKinney, Heart Fund benefits chairman; look on. More than 500 people turned out for the event.
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A young family strolled down the path leading to Andrews Geyser. The landmark near Old Fort had been restored and dedication ceremonies were scheduled for May 16 as part of the bicentennial celebration in McDowell County.
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These were the winners of the Pinewood Derby competition held for members of Cub Scout Pack 805 in Pleasant Gardens. They were (from left) Jonathan Slaton, Tommy Johnson and Chris Edwards.
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These were the winners in 4-H Share the Fund talent contest. They were (from left) Robin Crowder (piano and singing), Angela Ellis and Teresa Ellis (piano duet) and Carol Anne Wacaster (tap dance). They were able to participate in the District 4-H Activity Day and to audition for performing at Carowinds the next summer.
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Roses store opened its new location at the Lady Marian Plaza.
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Old Fort Mayor Jack Lytle (second from right) presented an American flag to Old Fort Elementary Principal Odell Parker. The presentation was made on behalf of the American Legion Post 56. Twenty-one other flags were also given to the school for each classroom. Other Legionnaires in the photo are (from left to right) Russell Brown, Cecil Dobson and George Thompson.
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These classic 1970s horror movies were playing at the Garden City Drive-In.
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Atlanta Braves fans in McDowell County could follow the games on FM radio.
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The top spellers from McDowell County’s junior high and elementary schools squared off for their annual spelling bee and these three students were the top spellers. They are (from left) Susan Kirstein, eighth-grader at East McDowell Junior High and McDowell County champion; Tina Lavik, an eighth-grader at West Junior High and third-place winner; and Valerie Allison, a sixth-grader at Old Fort Elementary and second-place winner.
Mike Conley
Staff Writer
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This feature mines the McDowell News archives for what was going on this week in local history.
This feature mines our archives for what was going on this week in local history.
This feature mines our archives for what was going on this week in local history.
