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Vol. 85 / No. 128
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Cronan sets record with 262 mph race on motorcycle by Barbara Tilly
Thomas Cronan of Mill Spring is on the fast track through life – literally. On Sunday, July 15, Cronan rode 262.161 mph in a motorcycle land speed race, earning an eighth-place spot as one of the fastest people in the world to ride a sit-on motorcycle. His performance set a new record in the Altered Partial Streamliner/ Blown Fuel-Under 1650cc/Four Cylinder (APS/BF-1650/4) class with the Loring Timing Association, which sponsored the 1.5-mile race at the Loring Air Force Base in Maine. Landspeed racing involves riding at an absolute top speed over a measured distance; the most famous place for this type of racing is the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah. (Continued on page 4)
Thomas Cronan of Mill Spring recently set a new record by riding 262 mph in a landspeed race at Loring Air Force Base in Maine. The feat earned him an eighth-place spot on a list of the fastest people in the world on a sit-on motorcycle. (photo by Peter Freeman)
Landrum High School will hold a mandatory parent/guardian meeting for all fall sport athletes on Monday, Aug. 6 at 7 p.m. The meeting will take place in the school
cafeteria. Parents and guardians are asked to bring important insurance information and other forms will be covered and completed.
Western Highlands fires CEO by Samantha Hurst
The board of the Western Highlands Network (WHN), which manages mental health Medicaid waivers for eight Western North Carolina communities, including Polk, fired CEO Arthur Carder Jr. last week after the discovery of a $3 million projected shortfall this year. “Board members are already
working on a transition plan in conjunction with the network’s leadership team and next steps for the recruitment process to identify a new chief executive officer,” said a WHN press release. Western Highlands in January assumed management of the N.C. Men(Continued on page 5)
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