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Volume 7, Issue 31
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There’s one thing for sure: every- How about events like floods, snow
rate articles on the people,
The Weaverville Tribune is a publication of
Pat Starnes 828-273-7672
thing changes. What do I mean? storms, etc? We want to share your
Tribune Papers in association with Mountain
places, and events in North
editor@weavervilletribune.
Well, just that, everything chang- photos with the community.
Sentinel, Inc.
Buncombe. We hope to help
Publisher & Sr.Editor Clint Parker
com
es. How old is old? Again that is a
further a sense of commu- Editor Matt Tate
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For instance, new buildings get relative question, but for argument
nity and understanding for
Graphic Design Bob Leary
built, old ones come down. People sake, let’s say 15 years or more.
the residents of the area..
Patrick Braswell & Steve Jencks
Mail: P.O. Box 2293 Weaver-
grow old, communities change, So how can you do that? Scan Advertising Pat Starnes
ville, NC 28787
events happen. your photos and email them along
These changes make many of us with what you know about the pho-
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long for the “good old days.” How- to to editor@weavervilletribune.
Letters to the Editor
ever, the whole idea of “good old com/editor@leicesterleader.com.
days” is subjective, but still we tend Don’t have a scanner? Then mail
to remember the good things in our it to us at PO Box 2293, Weaver-
What is the ‘vision’ of
columns and other architectural but he left a path of destruction
touches etc.)” killing the teacher and all three stu-
past and not the bad. ville, NC 28787/PO Box 202 Le-
new ABC store? Does your vision include de- dents. This not only affected the
One way we have to remember icester, NC 28748 and if you want
stroying families and lives? Before families of the teacher and the stu-
the “good old days” is photographs. it back just include a self-addressed
Dear Editor, you think this doesn’t affect me, it dents killed but those of the com-
At the Tribune/Leader, we are look- envelope and we’ll take care of the
does. How many of you live within munity and the family of the drunk
ing for your old pictures of com- postage.
I have tried to remain silent about 15 minutes of this new ABC store? driver.
munity interest. They can be about Have a photo that you want more
the new ABC store in Weaverville How many schools or churches? Does your vision see clearly from
people, places or events so long as information about? Then send it to
but after the article in the Octo- Interstate 26 is practically on the all sides? I don’t believe so! You have
they have community interest. us and we’ll publish it and ask if
ber 22-28 issue, I felt compelled to store’s welcome mat! cast this “stone” (aka the ABC store)
For example, old photos of fam- anyone has additional details. We
write. Does your vision include put- into our “pond” (aka the town of
ily reunion, school pictures, farm look forward to seeing your pic-
To the Weaverville ABC Board: ting hundreds of people’s lives at Weaverville). I pray that your vision
activities such as tobacco plant- tures and sharing them with the
What and who were you thinking risk every single day? Not even 15 includes a clean up plan from the
ing, hay baling, planting crops, etc. community.
of? minutes from my high school, our ripple effect you may have created.
“Our vision has been fulfilled of driver’s education car was hit by My guess is that there isn’t one.
what we want to have in a liquor someone who drank liquor and de-
weaverville
store,” Ron Sussex said. (The vision cided to drive. Corinne Ptak
includes an open layout plan, stone The drunk driver walked away Weaverville, NC
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