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Newspaper
Sun Journal
Location
New Bern, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 03, 1994
Page
25
Young sailors attend a program promoting sailing with handmade wooden boats. The Optimist design, praised for forgiving small size and economy, originated in Florida for a civic group and spread worldwide with 400,014 boats now in use. Town Creek volunteers share the craft’s labor and joy of downwind legs and full sails.
Appalshop emerged from a nationwide effort by the Office of Economic Opportunity in 1969 to create cultural exchanges. Architect Bill Richardson recalls founding the Appalachian film workshop, noting strong roots and the risk of dissolution if ties to the federal program persisted. The group resisted turning into a vocational program, seeking authentic self expression rather than city-bound relocation.
Raleigh AP reports that 1993 saw a 12 percent drop in alcohol related deaths and 8 percent fewer injuries after North Carolina implemented the .08 blood alcohol limit on Oct 1 1993. Lt Gov Dennis Wicker says progress continues to fight drunk driving.
Richardson notes the group formed its own corporation after leaving CFWC in 1971. Of eight workshops started then only Appalshop and Community Film Workshop of Chicago survive. The article details grants, preservation efforts, and landmark figures like Morgan Kirby and June Appal, stressing Appalshop's mission to document mountain heritage amid progress.
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