Union Mills Learning Center, Inc. 6495 Hudlow Road, Union Mills, NC 28167

"This is Not the same place I grew up as a young boy. This place could be a nightmare for a young boy or girl or teenager as boy or girl. I know it was for me, they made us walk the line. We learned what a paddle was, and belt and a history stick. And never made it to the big boys dorm. I did get to the age, being the oldest and biggest boy in my dorm, you didn'thave to worry about getting beat up, they called you king of the dorm. And you didn't like it if the king of the dorm was a bulley and didn't like you, you get bulley all the time. This place was called a reform school. When someone mess up or done something wrong and didn't admit to it, we all paid the price. We all had to line up, if it was ten of us or eighteen of us, we all got a paddling and you never got less than 3-7 or even 10 woopens with a wooden paddle, never forget. I could tell a lots of stories about this place. I'm planning on LORD willing doing a short documentary on this place. I was in the scouts also while I was here, that was an adventure also. I hope it a better place now."

"The music is amazing. We enjoy ourselves there"

"Fun place for Bluegrass and country music, along with meals for the community"