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3941
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Aldi, Inc., a German grocery chain, is moving into the state's grocery market. Three stores are open and eight are under construction. A $25-million distribution center is being built in Rowan County to supply these stores. Selling house brands and having customers bag their groceries are some of the techniques Aldi will use to compete for business.
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3942
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The North Carolina Museum of Art had a unique beginning, one that was both scoffed at and praised. In 1947, North Carolina became the first state to appropriate funds for a public art collection, when the General Assembly approved $1-million to purchase works of art. The Museum of Art was not opened until the 1950s. Today, it is the cultural showplace of the state and is visited by over a quarter of a million people annually.
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3950
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Carteret County has a number of sites that attract tourists, including Beaufort, Cape Lookout National Seashore, Fort Macon State Park, and the North Carolina Maritime Museum.
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The Pinehurst Resort was built in the Sandhills over 100 years ago. In June, 1999, it will become only the second southern golf course to host golf's most prestigious tournament, the U.S. Open.
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In 1895 and 1896, retired Boston merchant James W. Tufts bought for $1.24 an acre the Moore County land that would become Pinehurst. He did not intend it for golf, but rather as a warm climate resort for retirees and for those in ill health. Although he added a golf course, he died in 1902, never knowing that Pinehurst would become one of the country's golf meccas.
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The Top 10 list of golf courses in the state hardly ever changes. However, in 1999, a rare event happened, one that has happened only once before, and that in 1998. A new golf course broke into the top 10. Tom Fazio designed both courses in 1996. Pinehurst No. 8 made the list in 1998, and its rival, Forest Creek Golf Club, replaced it on the list in 1999.
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There are around 50 professional golfers who were either born in the state, went to college here, live here, or once resided here. The top twelve money winners are profiled. Mark O'Meara heads the list with over $1.7 million in winnings. Former East Carolina University student John Maginnes, with $145,000 in winnings, received an honorable mention.
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3961
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When a bypass caused the town of LaGrange in Wayne County almost to close up, retired general contractor and developer Conway Rose came to the rescue. Offering his services for free, he secured grants and donations to buy buildings. To date, thirteen in the downtown area have been purchased and are under renovation to attract new businesses.
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Pat Corso, president and CEO of Pinehurst Resort, has spent the last ten years bringing the over one hundred-year-old resort back to its former glory. So successful has be been that in June, 1999, Pinehurst will be just the second southern golf course ever to host a U.S. Open.
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Morganton native Dana Rader is a nationally-known golf instructor. In 1990, the Ladies Professional Golf Association named her the national teacher of the year. GOLF MAGAZINE has also recognized her as one of the country's top 100 teachers. In 1997, she became director of golf operations at Charlotte's new Golf Club at Ballentyne. The Linda Rader Golf School is located nearby.
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3965
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The Golf Club at Ballentyne Resort in Charlotte was voted the best new course of 1998 by the golf panel of the magazine NORTH CAROLINA. It represents a new trend in courses. Instead of being the centerpiece of a residential development, the course is surrounded by a resort/business park.
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Born in Scotland, Donald Ross became one of the country's premier designers of golf courses, especially in North Carolina, where he designed forty-one. Pinehurst No. 2 at Pinehurst (1907) is considered his best. Other courses that rank in his top ten best include Pine Needles at Southern Pines (1927), Linville Golf Club at Linville (1924), and the Biltmore Forest Country Club at Asheville (1925).
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Dr. Richard Eakin became chancellor of East Carolina University, the state's third largest university, in 1987. He has overseen a period of great growth and change, including 4,000 more students, new campus construction, and adding programs to the curriculum.
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3982
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Fundraising in the state's colleges and universities was high on 1998. Some schools, including Campbell University ($7 million), received the highest individual gifts in their history. Factors contributing to this include good town and gown relationships, an excellent overall economy, and larger and more effective fundraising staffs.
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Believing it is better to spend a little money now than a great deal later, the General Assembly created the Clean Water Trust Management Fund in 1996. It is independently run and funded yearly; it grants monies to local governments and nonprofit conservation groups that seek to protect the state's water resources. To date, $92.5 million has been given out. A list of projects funded is included.
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