This feature mines our archives for what was going on this week in local history.
Thirty years ago this week, Sharon Smith of the United Methodist Church Women’s group presented a check for $520 to Shirley Arrowood to use for the home-delivered meals in McDowell County. This was the 10th year the group had given this check. The amount was enough to add another person to the list for one year. The group had nine routes and 70 volunteers but was looking to add more.
McDowell High student Jay Melton (left) gave a hug to the high school band director Wayne Freeman. Thanks to Melton, Freeman was recognized as WBTV’s “Teacher of the Week.” “I got tears in my eyes,” said Melton. “I love helping Mr. Freeman.”
Teacher Martha Beck and some of her first-grade students look at fossils from the West Marion Elementary Student Museum of Natural History, a project developed by teacher Susan Bradburn.
Maleika Freeman and Carolyn Tilley, both fifth-grade students from Marion Elementary, were the winners of the annual Arbor Day Tree Booklet Contest. Both girls received books about trees from the Marion Tree Committee in recognition of their hard work.
The McDowell Men’s Industrial League tournament champions were Universal Bedroom Furniture. The members of the team were (front row, left to right) Leroy Jackson, Ryan Triplette, Charlie Gardin, Brandon Guzman and (second row) Brian Zimmerman, Johnny Russell, Shane Wright, Jeff Cordell and Billy Joe Chambers.
During the week of March 17, 1996, the McDowell Men’s Industrial League runners-up were Georgia Pacific. Members of the team were (front row, left to right) Joe Mulstay, Mark Robinson, Ronnie Morgan and (second row) Gus Giger, Sherman Forney and Herb Nanney.
Marion Elementary School fifth-graders Ashley Hazelrig, Cameron Owenby, Townsend Stewart and Akievia “Kievi” Whiteside braved the cold temperatures to show off their green thumbs. The students celebrated the recent Arbor Day holiday with a presentation from Forest Ranger John Reese of the N.C. Forest Service. The tree planting was postponed from the previous week.
During the week of March 17, 1996, Mamie Crow, 70, of Newland caught this bass on a “rooster tail” during her fishing trip to Lake James. Crow said she usually reeled in bigger fish when the camera was not around.
Darrell Baggett, owner of Darrell Ford Mercury Inc. (left) received the Ford Credit Partners in Quality award from Jim Moynes and Sandy King, both of Ford Motor Credit Co.
The Rotary Club of Marion’s Athletes of the Week were Travis Silver and Tasha Jackson. Silver, a senior, was a four-year Regional and three-year State qualifier in swimming. Jackson, a junior, averaged 10.8 points and 7.9 rebounds for the 23-5 Lady Titan basketball team that year. Making the presentation was Rotarian J.J. Laughridge.
This stretch of the U.S. 221 bypass was scheduled to have a lower speed limit of 45 miles per hour. A fatal accident occurred at the intersection of U.S. 221 bypass and U.S. 70 during the previous month. The speed limit was originally 55 miles per hour near the intersection. The change was expected to take about a month.
Foothills Community Theater presented the play “Wiley and the Hairy Man.” These were the members of the chorus in the production. The play was scheduled to be presented at the MACA Arts Center in downtown Marion.
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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.
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.
