04-13-11 Daily Bulletin

TodayPolk County Mobile Recycling Unit, Wednesdays,

Fire Department in Green Creek, 7 a.m. - noon. The Meeting Place Senior Center, Wednesday

activities include Tai Chi, 9 a.m.; ceramics, 9:30 a.m.; Italian club meeting (Buon Giorno), 10 a.m.; senior

Polk approves new Bright’s Creek development agreementNew owners now managing propertyby Leah Justice

Polk commissioners have approved a new development agreement for Bright’s Creek golf development, and new own-ers have taken over the management of the property.

Commissioners met Monday, April 4 and approved an amended development agreement with the new owners, Protex

Investment Group, Inc., which is in the process of closing on the property. Commissioners met the new owners, Al-exander Salgado and his wife, Gabrielle Barragan, during last week’s meeting.

Commissioners also met with Bright’s Creek project manager David Gillespie and engineer Will Buie. Buie said Bright’s Creek appreciates the county’s patience in working with developers.

A high-tech game of hide and seekby Samantha Hurst

A warm breeze s t i r s through freshly–budded trees as a group springs out of SUVs, slings packs on their backs and checks their neon orange digital devices.

“Everybody got water?” asks Laura Bollinger, or Cachn’zoom as she’s known to this crew.

Ready to set forth on their latest excursion, these eight adults appear as eager as a crowd of teens headed to a rock concert. While they might see plenty of rock groups, they aren’t headed into a concert; they’re headed into the woods between Tryon and Saluda to geocache.

Wait, what’s geocaching? Local geocachers snake their way through the water-soaked terrain of a hiking path toward their next geocache location. Many of the geocachers will tell you their favorite part of the hobby is traversing areas they had no other reason to venture into. A GPS (right) is the key to seeking out each geocache. (photos by Samantha Hurst)

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fitness, 10 a.m.; bingo or bridge, 12:30 p.m.; medication assis-tance program, 9 a.m. - noon. 828-894-0001.

Saluda Center, Wednesday activities, Trash Train, dominoes game, 10 a.m., gentle Yin Yoga 12:30 p.m. 828-749-9245.

Bookmobile ‘open house’ to celebrate National Bookmobile Day. Wednesday, April 13 from 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. in the Polk Coun-ty Public Library parking lot.

Tryon Kiwanis Club, meets Wednesdays, noon, Congrega-tional Church, 210 Melrose Ave., Tryon.

Female Anger Management/Domestic Abuse Intervention Program, Wednesdays 3:30 – 4:30 p.m., Steps to HOPE. 894-2340.

Male Anger Management/Domestic Abuse Intervention Program, Wednesdays, 5 - 6:30 p.m., Steps to HOPE. 894-2340.

Social media course, at Caro-lina Foothills Chamber of Com-merce, 2753 Lynn Rd. #A, in Tryon. Learn to use Facebook, Twitter, etc... to promote your business. Wednesday, April 13 from 6 - 9 p.m.

ThursdayPolk County Mobile Recy-

cling Unit, Thursdays, 7 a.m. - noon, old Searcy Mill parking lot, Hwy. 108, Columbus.

Saluda Center, Thursday activities: knitting group, 9:30 a.m.; gentle Yin Yoga, 5:30 p.m.; Saluda Center. 828-749-9245.

The Meeting Place Senior Center, Thursday activities in-clude ceramics, 9:30 a.m.; art class, 10 a.m., bingo or movie, 12:30 p.m. 828-894-0001.

Landrum Library, Lap Ba-bies, Thursdays, 10 a.m.; story-time, 10:30 a.m.

Polk County Historical As-sociation Museum, open Thurs-days, 10 a.m. - 1 p.m., 60 Walker St., Columbus, lower level. Free.

Saluda Public Library, Bouncing Babies and Toddlers in Tow, Thursdays, 10 a.m.

Tryon Little Theater box office opens Thursday, April 14, for its final show of the season, “Done to Death,” to play at the Workshop April 28 - May 8. The box office is open at the Work-shop, 516 S. Trade Street, Mon-day - Saturday, 10 a.m. - 1 p.m. For reservations: 828-859-2466.

Green Creek Community Center, Zumba exercise class, Tuesdays and Thursdays 11 a.m. and 7 p.m., in gym.

Rotary Club of Tryon meets every Thursday at noon at Tryon Presbyterian Church on Harmon Field Road.

Green Blades Garden Club will meet Thursday, April 14 at 1:30 p.m. at the home of Bar-bara Clegg. The featured speaker, Walter Hoover, will lecture on native irises. Inform co-hostesses Nancy McGarra, Lynette Conrad or Susie Hursey if you cannot attend.

Landrum Garden Club will meet at 2 p.m. Thursday, April 14 at the home of Gladys Provan. Charlotte Hamrick is in charge of the program.

Tryon Planning & Adjust-ment Board’s next meeting will be Thursday, April 14 at 3 p.m. at the Tryon Fire Department. For information or special accom-modations, contact Town Clerk at 828-859-6655.

Spring book sale, sponsored by Friends of the Polk County Public Library. Preview night for Friends of the Library Thursday, April 14 from 4 - 7 p.m. Open to general public Friday, April 15

from 9 a.m. - 6 p.m. and Saturday, April 16 from 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.

Polk County Planning Board meeting, Thursday, April 14 at 5 p.m., Bryant Womack Justice & Administration Center, 40 Courthouse Street, Columbus.

Parenting Education Pro-gram, beginning Thursday, Feb. 10 from 6 - 8 p.m. (continuing for 12 weeks), Steps to HOPE. 894-2340.

Al-Anon: Foothills Come to Believe, Thursdays, 7 p.m., Polk Wellness Center, 801 W. Mills St., Suite A, Columbus.

Green Creek Community Center, Zumba exercise class, Thursdays 11 a.m. and 7 p.m., in gym.

Mill Spring VFW Post 10349, Bingo, Thursdays, 7-9 p.m. (year round). 828-894-5098.

Republican Party general membership meeting, Thursday, April 14, 7 p.m. Meet the new board. Polk County Courthouse, second floor.

AA’s Sobriety and Beyond, Thursdays, 8-9 p.m., Immaculate Conception Roman Catholic Church, 1024 W. Main St., Forest City. 828-863-1313.

Alcoholics Anonymous, Thursdays, 8 p.m., CooperRiis, Mill Spring. 828-859-7099.

Alcoholics Anonymous, Thursdays, 8 p.m., Holy Cross Episcopal Church, 150 Melrose Ave., Tryon.

FridaySaluda Center, Friday events:

chair exercise, 10 a.m.; Trash Train, 10 a.m.

The Meeting Place Senior Center, Friday activities include movie matinee, 10 a.m. bingo, 12:30 p.m. 828-894-0001.

Seniors on Sobriety (SOS) AA Meeting, Fridays at noon, Polk County Chamber of Com-merce Building, 2753 Lynn Rd. (Hwy 108), Tryon. 828-894-0293.

Tryon Toy Makers Museum, open Friday 2 - 6 p.m., 43 E. Howard St., Tryon. 828-290-6600.

American Legion Post 250, weekly Bingo games, Fridays, 7 p.m., 43 Depot St., Tryon. Doors open 5:30 p.m. Smoke-free.

Foothills Astronomy Club meets the third Friday of each month at 7:30 p.m. at FENCE in the great room. Enter through the back of the building and ask for Jessie Willard. Free.

Narcotics Anon., Saluda Se-nior Center, Friday, 8 p.m.

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Association trails work day, Saturday, April 16, 9 a.m., FETA parking lot at F.E.N.C.E. Dan Hecht: 828-894-2383.

Polk County Democratic Party Annual Convention will be held Saturday, April 16, at the Steps to Hope Community Room in Columbus. A free breakfast will be served at 9 a.m. and the convention meeting will start at 10 a.m. Everyone is welcome. 828-894-4032.

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“You try and describe geocaching to someone and they say, ‘Are you nuts?’” said Jan “Dear Dora” Nunziato of Fletcher.

Geocaching is a high-tech game of hide-and-seek.

An individual picks a location, records its global positioning coordinates and hides an item or “cache.” That person then visits an online site, typically geocaching.com, and posts the cache for others to attempt to find.

“It gives you an opportunity to get away from your computer and out in nature,” Dear Dora said. “It’s great for kids, too… it’s something your kids can do no matter what age they are and it keeps them active.”

Many cachers fall into the hobby by chance.

Leigh “Two Black Cats” Rogers read something about geocaching online and asked her husband for a GPS as a present. She began geocaching just a year ago and

loves it, she said. Dear Dora began geocaching in 2003,

and now has 3,429 finds logged. She has 53 caches of her own, but also maintains more than 200 for two local couples whose health and schedules haven’t al-lowed them to be as active.

Equipped with all the essentials, this crowd came prepared for their recent geocaching excursion.

They’ve got packs filled with water, cameras, M&Ms and first aid kits, of course. They’ve also got the experience of thousands of cumulative “finds” logged online.

Calling from inside a white, hut-like structure alongside a railroad track, Dear Dora enthusiastically shouts, “I found them.”

What she found are the coordinates for the crew’s next destination, and there’s a bit of hiking to do to get there.

Jim Nunziato, a.k.a. “Atrus,” keys in the next coordinates, N 35 13.205 / W 082 19.459, and the group treks further

Right: Jan Nunziato, or “Dear Dora,” points out the first pair of coordinates needed to begin the geocaching group’s adventure. (photo by Samantha Hurst)

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The new development agree-ment includes more open space and cluster housing, as well as the possible additions of a hotel, nature center and other features.

The housing density is proposed to stay the same at 1,370 dwelling units, but some of that will include cluster housing as opposed to large, individual lots. The new plans for Bright’s Creek include 1,381 acres of open space; no open space was defined in the former plans.

The new plans also call for trails and the possibility of a Par 3 golf area, boutique and spa location.

Bright’s Creek, located mostly in Polk County with some areas in Henderson County, was begun by developers Bright’s Creek Hold-ings, LLC, with principals Bill Amick and Jim Roquemore. The approximately 5,000-acre devel-opment currently includes a golf course designed by Tom Fazio, several homesites, an equestrian center and a lodge.

The official closing of the sale of the property is expected to occur around July 1.

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For passionate cachers like most in this group, it’s all about the hunt and the destination.

Cachn’zoom of Mill Spring only began geocaching five months ago and has already



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“Hers are good, too,” Dare-2Geocache said. “No lame caches there.”

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“I’m excited by all of the places geocaching takes me. I’ve been to a lot of places I would have never gone otherwise,” said Dare2Geocache (Ruth Atkins) of Fairview, N.C.

Kathy “Mudkat” Knowland of Fletcher hoists herself slowly up a steep embankment, grasping for strong tree limbs to prevent her from sliding back down on her way up under an old railroad trellis. There she discovers what everyone else looked right past –– the next coordinates.

The Slaughterhouse Curve cache is a multi-cache, mean-ing there are multiple steps to discover the final cache. As the group follows each set of co-ordinates, the terrain heightens the excitement and difficulty of the hunt. The scenery along the way includes railroad beds, wa-terfalls, huge rock cliffs and, as the cache page warns you online, poison ivy and stinging nettles, plants which cause itching that drives some people crazy. Re-member to wear long pants, these geocachers caution.

Most cachers tend to place caches in ammo containers be-cause they can withstand the elements. Caches, however, can be anything. They can be as small as pencil erasers or as large as a 4-foot-long ammo box. Some contain nothing but a rolled-up log, which allows cachers to record their name and the day they found the cache.

Other caches include trinkets or travel bugs intended for cach-ers to take around the country or the world.

One of Dare2Geocache’s travel bugs recently made it to Australia by way of another cacher. She has another special cache she plans to place in In-diana.

ToniGT or Toni Tweed and her husband, Gary, of Candler, N.C., once found the oldest active cache in America out in Kansas.

“We like to tore the front of our van off,” Gary said.

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Benson of Lake Lure) can top that one. His weirdest find – a bleached out dead animal skull with a cache bolted inside.

“You are really only limited by your imagination,” Dear Dora said.

Caches can be placed any-where with public access. Some are even located on private property, but only because the property owner allowed access.

“Just in downtown Tryon there are 17 of them,” Dear Dora said. “This area is pretty rich for its size in caches.”

Cachers often also host event caches to connect with others who enjoy the hobby.

“That’s what I love most about geocaching –– it’s not about the caches I make, it’s about the friends I make,” Dear Dora said. “There are a lot of very fine folks out there geo-caching.”

Grasping into a deep, dark corner of the woods, Mudkat and OldGrayClimber discover the final cache. They yell to the crew, “We’ve got it,” which incites a dash of cheerful geocachers delighted to sign their name on yet another log and, of course, check out the “goodies” inside this rusted old ammo box.

This time the goodies in-clude crusted old railroad ties appropriately befitting a cache steeped in local rail history. Each cacher signs his or her name to the log, then they take a couple of pictures and trek back out of the woods.

With the last bit of their adrenaline seeping out of their system, the geocachers slink down against rocks and trees, take a collective sigh and begin chatting about the next potential adventure.

To learn more, connect with other cachers or give your own geocaching skills a try on Slaugh-terhouse Curve (cache code GC-1M2DA), visit geocaching.com or locally, ncmagcachers.com.

For more photographs from this group’s recent geocaching day, see tryondailybulletin.com.


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Send your thoughts: Bulletin, 16 N. Trade St., Tryon, NC 28782 or by email to [email protected].

Editor Samantha HurstManaging Editor Barbara TillyCommunity News Editor Malia FergusonReporter Leah JusticeAdvertising Dir. Mike EdwardsOffice Mgr. Wanda CashProduction Mgr. Pam McNeilPressroom Mgr. Tony Elder

Cart before horse on this trail Three property owners approached Saluda’s board of com-

missioners April 11 fervently requesting the governing body quickly remove its support for the Rails to Trails project.

Acting in haste appears to have been the issue with this ef-fort all along.

The Saluda Grade Rail committee sought support from various governing bodies long before approaching landowners. Landowners, especially those whose property runs to the middle of the track in question, in effect feel pushed out of the process.

Governing officials, eager to jump aboard a potential economy-boosting project, failed to consult a variety of sources before offering their backing. As a result, residents once again felt sidestepped.

Just a week ago county commissioners changed their minds, after a bit of heated conversation with property owners, and took back their support. Saluda leaders meanwhile turned down the request to rescind their support.

The fact is all parties need to take a step out of the “to and fro.” A project of this magnitude should not be rushed through without serious thought and discussion.

John Morgan was right to say it would be irresponsible to flip-flop on the issue. It would also however be irresponsible not to truly study both viewpoints.

There is a real possibility the project could bring new tour-ism to the county. However, property owners have legitimate concerns about the ability of local law enforcement to prevent an increase of crime. A lot of questions remain unanswered.

We’re not prepared to say one way or another if this project would be beneficial to the community. We’re not certain a project of this kind could be accomplished to the benefit of many without detriment to even a few. What we are certain of is that there are many more facts on the table to consider. At this point Morgan is right, the cart is way ahead of the horse, and that means no one will get anywhere.

— Editorial staff, Tryon Daily Bulletin

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Parkinson’s Awareness month

To the Editor: April is Parkinson’s Aware-

ness Month, helping bring much-needed attention to this chronic, progres-sive neurological disease that affects movement, speaking, and cognitive func-tion. More than one million Americans live with Parkinson’s disease – [myself included] – and it is important that we use this

month to celebrate, commemo-rate, and educate the public and our elected officials about Par-kinson’s, and the need for a cure.

I want to encourage Sena-tors Richard Burr (R) and Kay

R. Hagan (D) and Representative Heath Schuler to support biomedical research that can lead to better treatments and a cure

for Parkinson’s. Their leadership is important to me and the entire Parkinson’s community.

––Emily Foster-Dona

Comments on stories found online at Tryondailybulletin.com

From: [email protected] response to: “Greased

lightning” on April 6.Nick Rowland (picture taken

by Emery Viehman) really enjoyed working on that car Friday night. Each one in this group of boys worked hard and had so much fun. Also thanks to Emery Viehman and

Trent Rowland for their hard work washing and painting Greased Lightning. We went through lots of pizzas and a few hours but made a lifetime of memories. Thanks Cole, Maverick, Cade, Cabell, Nick, Em-ery and Trent. Polk County Schools are greater for having you and we had a great time being a part of this project!

Just the factsTo the Editor: In answer to Renee McDer-

motts statement on “Rails to Trails Support” print-ed April 7.

I must assume your comments are directed at me, so I will respond.

As a citizen of Polk County, I am allowed to have compas-sion and brotherly love for my fellow citizens, no matter what area I occupy. I may need their assistance if the Board of Com-missioners targets me at some time. As to discrediting a sitting commissioner I did not do that.

The commissioners in question did it to themselves. This is not political, but factual. I direct you to www.railstotrails.org. Select Trail-Building Tool Box, next go

to Railbanking, then to “Acquiring Rail Corridors – a how to manual.”

On page 72, Tools for solving title problems. Now I will quote, “you have several op-tions to resolve these problems. 1. Quiet title action 2. Ejectment 3. Slander of title suit 4. Media-tion; and eminent domain.

I agree both citizens and elect-ed commissioners need to stick to the facts.

––Keith Holbert

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Three Polk County residents failed Monday, April 11 in their attempt to persuade the Saluda Board of Commissioners to with-draw its support for Rails to Trails. The Rails to Trails project is a proposal to transform a stretch of local railway on which trains have not traveled for years into a trail for walking, biking and horseback riding.

Saluda originally approved a resolution of support for the Saluda Grade Rail committee late last year.

“We’re deeply concerned that the resolutions of support are still being used by the committee,” said John Blan-ton, who spoke on behalf of his uncle, Robert E. Edney.

Edney owns 100 acres that borders the rail-road for about ½ mile.

Mayor Fred Baisden said he felt the issue was currently null and void after county manager Ryan Whitson reported speaking with a Norfolk Southern representative who said the compa-ny had no intention of relinquishing the section of railroad in question.

Blanton said he believes the committee provided various gov-erning bodies with pie-in-the-sky ideals of what the Rails to Trails project would do for the area. Now, he said he thinks the committee could continue to push efforts at a higher level because of the letters supporting them from local cities.

Ellis Fincher, who lives on White Oak Mountain, said he be-lieves converting existing rail into public trails would leave property owners vulnerable to crime and other unwanted behavior.

“I’m sure they gave you their biased opinion about what Rails to Trails is and honestly I’m here to give you my biased opinion,” Fincher said. “There’s also the is-sue of decency when you go along

a long stretch or pathway.”Fincher said he’s concerned

people would litter, use wooded areas as restrooms and cause other mischief along the proposed trail.

Fincher said his business has abutted a rail area for 35 years and he’s been victim to numerous vandalisms, break-ins and an arson that remains under investigation.

Fincher also expressed frustra-tion over what he felt was a com-mittee’s ability to take land.

“There are means in which this committee can go about taking land… they give you five ways to go about obtaining property on

their website,” Fincher said. “It’s a 72-page document that tells these peo-ple how to go in and take from other people.”

Saluda com-missioner John Morgan said he is not on the Saluda Grade Committee but is in support of

the committee’s plans. “I think we’ve gotten the cart

before the horse but I think it’s premature to ask us to rescind at this point because the railroad company hasn’t made a decision on what they will do with it and I would hate for us to flip-flop,” Morgan said.

Morgan said he believes the project could serve as a beneficial use for the railroad, bringing in new tourism activity to the area. He asked the property owners if they had ever seen or used a trail area in other parts of the country that had successfully completed a rails to trails project. The property owners said they had not.

Morgan said he has seen oth-ers, particularly a trail where he used to live in Washington, D.C. that worked well.

Other commissioners agreed with Morgan and decided not to take action to rescind their support.

“I think it’s premature to ask us to rescind at this point because the railroad company hasn’t made a decision on what they will do with it and I would hate for us to flip-flop.”

-- Saluda commissioner John Morgan


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Helen Turner Smith

Helen Turner Smith, 92, of 430 Skyuka Road, Columbus died Monday, April 11, 2011 in St. Luke’s Hospital in Co-lumbus.

Born in Landrum, Helen was the daughter of the late Benjamin and Alice Carruth Turner and was the widow of Sidney G. Smith, who died in 1979. A graduate of Asheville Teachers College, she taught most of her 30-plus years in the Polk County Schools and was a member of the Polk County Retired Teachers Association. Mrs. Smith was a member of the Tryon First Baptist Church.

Surviving are two daughters, Susan S. McHugh (Tom) of Sa-

Obituaries

Jackson (Jack) Atwater Moore

Jackson Atwater Moore (Jack), age 93, passed away April 9, 2011. Born in West Haven, Conn., Jan. 5, 1918, the last of five siblings. He grew up in Leeds, Mass., and lived many years in Westfield, Mass., Morristown, Tenn., Asheville, N.C., and for the past six years in Tryon. He was predeceased by one brother, Sherwood Moore, and three sisters, Beatrice Cam-eron, Althea Josephson and Joy Sabatini.

A longtime member of Mt. Moriah Masonic Lodge in West-field, Mass., he was a retired mechanical engineer with Ak-zona Corp., active in his hobbies of gardening, writing poetry, painting greeting cards, golfing and entertaining his family and friends with jokes and story telling.

Surviving are his wife of al-most 69 years, Margaret Ballew Moore of Tryon; his two sons,

Obituaries Darrel and his wife Kay of Tryon and Gregory of Ashe-ville; two grandchildren, Colin Sherwood Moore and his wife, Angela, of Franklin, N.C., and Lillette Moore Granade of Wilmington, N.C., and one great-grandson and namesake, Jackson E. Moore, son of Colin and Angela. He also leaves be-hind many beloved nieces and nephews, one of whom is also a namesake, two much-loved sisters-in-law; a brother-in-law and some good friends.

Jack lived a full and produc-tive life. His greatest treasures were his family and friends for whom he painted cards and penned poetry. Jack left a treasure-trove of scrapbooks, pictures and memories collected throughout his life. He will be missed by everyone who knew him.

A private memorial service will be held at a later date at the home. Contributions in his honor may be made to Hospice of the Carolina Foothills, 130 Forest Glen Dr., Columbus, N.C. 28722.

luda and Joan S. Feagan (Phil-lip) of Columbus; one brother, James Turner of Monroe, N.C., and two grandchildren, Alice Feagan of Eugene, Ore., and Phil Feagan of Chapel Hill, N.C.

Graveside service will be held at 11:30 a.m. Saturday, April 16, 2011 in Polk Memo-rial Gardens, Columbus, with Rev. Jeff Harris and her nephew Rev. Tom Turner officiating.

The family will receive friends immediately following the service at the cemetery.

Memorials may be made to St. Luke’s Hospital Founda-tion, Orthopaedic Project, 101 Hospital Drive, Columbus, N.C. 28722.

An online guest register may be signed at www.mcfarlandfu-neralchapel.com.

McFarland Funeral Chapel, Tryon.

David Fredrick Schwendenmann

David Fredrick Schwenden-mann, 74, of Stoney Knoll Rd., Mill Spring died Monday, April 11, 2011.

Born in Flint, Mich., he was the son of the late Anthony and Laverna Young Schwendenmann. The proprietor of Dave’s Handy-

Obituaries man Service, he was a member of Mill Spring First Baptist Church.

Survivors include his wife of 33 years, Grace McDowell Schwendenmann of the home; son, David Schwendenmann (An-gie); daughters, Debbie Vander-grieft (Tommy) and Pam Pierce (David), all of Okeechobee, Fla., and Sherry Pace (Gary) of Sunny View; a sister, Jean Badgett of California. Also surviving are six grandchildren and several

great-grandchildren. He was pre-ceded in death by a brother, Ray Schwendenmann, and a stepson, Randy Gilbert.

Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday, April 13, 2011 in Mill Spring First Baptist Church, Mill Spring, with Dr. Vince Heffner and Rev. David Bame officiating.

Burial will be in the church cemetery.

Family will receive friends

from 1 – 2 p.m. just prior to the service in the Mill Spring First Baptist Church.

Memorials may be made to Hospice of the Carolina Foothills, 130 Forest Glen Rd. Columbus, N.C. 28722; or to Foothills Hu-mane Society, 989 Little Mtn. Rd., Columbus, N.C. 28722.

An online guest register is available at www.mcfarlandfu-neralchapel.com.

McFarland Funeral Chapel, Tryon.

Pearson’s Falls walk, Satur-day, April 16. Join Fred Roane at Pearson’s Falls for a walk introducing the wildflowers growing in this environment. Call 828-859-9021 for more information.

Polk County Historical Association Museum, open Saturdays, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m., 60 Walker St., Columbus, lower level. Free.

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Tryon Toy Makers Mu-seum, open Saturday 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. 43 E. Howard St., Tryon. 828-290-6600.

SundayTryon Painters and Sculp-

tors, present Jim Greene and Su-san Hopps from April 3 to May 7 at Tryon Fine Arts Center, 34 Melrose Ave, Tryon. For more info call 828-859-8322 or visit www.tryonpaintersandsculp-tors.com.

‘A Course in Miracles,’

Sundays at 11 a.m., 162 Lynn Court in Tryon. A spiritual course in learning to forgive the world and get rid of anger. Call 828-859-9994 for parking information.

FENCE Armchair Traveler, with Junie Michel will focus on Romania. Free. Sunday, April 17 at 4 p.m. at FENCE house. Call 828-859-9021 for more information.

MondayPolk County Mobile Recy-

cling Unit, Mondays, Harmon Field/Tryon, 7 a.m. - noon.

The Meeting Place Senior Center, Monday activities in-clude line dancing, 10 a.m., senior fitness, 11 a.m., bingo or bead class, 12:30 p.m. 828-894-0001.

Please submit Curb Reporter items in writing at least two days prior to publication. Items must include a name and telephone number of a contact person. Items will be printed in order by date of event, as space allows.

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Monotype by Steven A. Chapp. (photo submitted)

What about crows? They tease, amaze and mystify. They’re smart, but being big and black, they’re slightly scary. And artists are unfailingly attracted to crows for subject matter.

The Upstairs Artspace cel-ebrates crow art in “Something To Crow About,” opening Fri-day, April 15, with a public reception on Saturday, April 16 from 5 - 8 p.m. A second exhibit is “New Waves: Western Caro-lina University MFA Gradu-ates,” featuring artists who recently received the master of fine arts degree from WCU.

The “crow” artists are Bon-nie Bardos of Saluda; Dona Barnett, Michael Hatch, Mitch-ell Lonas and Laura Norris of Asheville, N.C.; Steven A. Chapp of Easley, S.C.; Kevin Clinton and Dabney Mahanes of Greenville, S.C.; Ann Der-Gara of Brevard, N.C., and B. J. Precourt of Mill Spring. Using oil paint, mixed media, engrav-ing, monotype, wood, clay and glass, these established artists

interpret the crow (and other birds) in portraiture, figuration, landscape and sculpture. Some work borders on the surreal; some is downright funny.

The Upstairs is dedicated to introducing new artists, especial-ly student artists. “New Waves” begins a series of exhibits pro-moting regional colleges and universities that grant the MFA degree. The WCU artists in this exhibit graduated in 2010 and 2011; they are Dawn Behling, Britney Carroll, Phyllis Jarvinen and Michael Polomik of Sylva, N.C.; Courtney Chappell of Asheville, N.C.; Richard Conn of Landrum and Jan Parker of Chicago. The work includes in-stallation and video art, abstract painting and book art.

The “Walk & Talk” tour of the art is Sunday, May 1 at 2 p.m. Notable bird expert Simon Thompson will give an informal lecture on crows on Tuesday, May 3 at 7 p.m.

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For more information, call 828-859-2828. Gallery hours are Tuesday through Saturday, 11 a.m. - 5 p.m.

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The “focus” portion of the event concentrated on sharing ideas on how to bring the story and work of Habitat to those folks in the community who might be only mildly aware of Habitat’s activity in Polk County and the Landrum area.

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tat does locally, or how to get involved.

A major concern is the com-mon misunderstanding regard-ing how rigorous the family selection process for a Habitat home really is. This is not for the family who doesn’t know how to work. It’s for the fam-ily with a good work history, a decent credit record - in spite of a low income - and no record of material illegal activity. In other words, to become a Habitat Part-ner, you’ve got to be the kind of neighbor anyone respects.

For example, two of Habi-tat’s successful partners, Gaye and Phil Johnson, well-known musicians in the region, do-nated their time and talent for the Fest, closing with a version of “If I Had a Hammer.” As a young and struggling couple they became Habitat Partners, went on to raise three kids, pay off their mortgage ahead of schedule and become a

highly regarded musical act in the region.

Every able-bodied adult in the partnering family must put in at least 200 hours of on-the-job “sweat equity” while his or her house is being built. They aren’t just called partners; they really are partners. Over the years, as the partner’s pay-ments join with the other part-ners’ payments, they become the major force and source for helping to build the next partner’s house.

As to the major objective of better local communication, the new website, thermal-belthabitatforhumanity.org, will be up and running on May 1, which will make it easier for folks to find out how to join as a donor, volunteer or partner.

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upSTAirS ArTSpAce, 49 S. Trade Street, Tryon. New exhib-its “Something To Crow About” and “New Waves: Western Carolina University MFA Graduates” opening Friday, April 15, witih public reception on Saturday, 5 - 8 p.m. Ten regional artists demonstrate their attraction to crows with oil paint-ings, colored pencil drawings, prints, engravings, glglees, wood carving, glass and ceramic art. WNC grads stimulate the imagination with installation and video art, paintings, photog-raphy and book art. Tuesday through Saturday, 11 a.m. - 4 p.m. 828-859-2828 for details.

Kiveo, 78 N. Trade St., Tryon, local photographer Patricia Roshaven has seven digital photos on canvas on display. Kiveo is open regular business hours, Monday - Friday.

Tryon pAinTerS And SculpTorS, 34 Melrose Ave., Tryon, TPS will feature Jim Greene in Gallery One, exhibiting his sculptures, paintings and wall hangings. The Mahler Gallery will feature watercolor, oil, and mixed media paintings of Susan Hopps. Show from April 3 - May 7. Information: 828-859-8322 or www.tryonpaintersandsculptors.com.

SAludA cenTer, 64 Greenville St., Saluda, Mary Brummett and Bill Lovett are the center’s April artists. Exhibit can be viewed from April 8 - 29 during regular business hours. Info: Anne Jameson, 828-749-3101.

SKyuKA Fine ArT, 133 North Trade St., Tryon, Equestrian show opens Saturday, April 16. Call Kim at 828-817-3783, or email [email protected].

Tryon GAllery TroT, Trade St., Tryon, Four downtown art galleries present the first Tryon Gallery Trot on Saturday, April 16, 5 to 8 p.m. The galleries are Kathleen’s, Richard Baker Studio, Skyuka Fine Art and Upstairs Artspace. Each gallery plans to offer new art work and refreshments. For information contact Kim Nelson at 828-817-3783.

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Art ExhibitsUpstairs artspace, 49 S. Trade Street, Tryon. New exhibits

“Something To Crow About” and “New Waves: Western Caro-lina University MFA Graduates” opening Friday, April 15, with public reception on Saturday, 5 - 8 p.m. Ten regional artists demonstrate their attraction to crows with oil paintings, colored pencil drawings, prints, engravings, glglees, wood carving, glass and ceramic art. WNC grads stimulate the imagination with installation and video art, paintings, photography and book art. Tuesday through Saturday, 11 a.m. - 4 p.m. 828-859-2828 for details.

Kiveo, 78 N. Trade St., Tryon, local photographer Patricia Roshaven has seven digital photos on canvas on display. Kiveo is open regular business hours, Monday - Friday.

tryon painters and scUlptors, 34 Melrose Ave., Tryon, TPS will feature Jim Greene in Gallery One, exhibiting his sculp-tures, paintings and wall hangings. The Mahler Gallery will feature watercolor, oil, and mixed media paintings of Susan Hopps. Show from April 3 - May 7. Information: 828-859-8322 or www.tryonpaintersandsculptors.com.

salUda center, 64 Greenville St., Saluda, Mary Brummett and Bill Lovett are the center’s April artists. Exhibit can be viewed from April 8 - 29 during regular business hours. Info: Anne Jameson, 828-749-3101.

sKyUKa Fine art, 133 North Trade St., Tryon, Equestrian show opens Saturday, April 16. Call Kim at 828-817-3783, or email [email protected].

tryon Gallery trot, Trade St., Tryon, Four downtown art gal-leries present the first Tryon Gallery Trot on Saturday, April 16, 5 to 8 p.m. The galleries are Kathleen’s, Richard Baker Studio, Skyuka Fine Art and Upstairs Artspace. Each gallery plans to offer new art work and refreshments. For information contact Kim Nelson at 828-817-3783.

Live Theatretryon little theater, 516 S. Trade St., Tryon, 828-859-2466. “Done to Death” Thursday, April 28 - Sunday, May 1 and May 5 - 8. The Workshop box office at 516 South Trade Street will open Thursday, April 14, and be open Monday-Saturday 10 a.m. - 1 p.m.; for telephone reservations, call 828-859-2466.



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NAMI Four Seasons meeting April 16The NAMI-Four Seasons

meeting will be held on Saturday, April 16 at 10:15 a.m. at Pardee Educational Center in Blue Ridge Mall.

Fountain House, the first “Clubhouse,” opened in New York City in 1948. It was founded on the premise that Clubhouse members could work produc-tively and have socially satisfy-ing lives in spite of their mental illness.

Hendersonville’s Sixth Av-enue West Clubhouse is only one of seven in the entire state of North Carolina. Come and hear

how the services have expanded to become a full continuum of care and support despite severe cutbacks at the state level. Two tickets to the annual May fund-raising event for the Clubhouse featuring Kat Williams, a local jazz artist, will be raffled off.

NAMI Four Seasons is a local affiliate of the National Alliance on Mental Illnesses.

The education meetings are open to all those who are suffer-ing from a mental illness as well as their family members/partners and friends.


Mrs. Brian J. Rosenberg tries on a vintage wedding gown with Sue Spiegel assisting. On Wednesday, May 4, a fashion show and luncheon to benefit Hospice will be held at Chateau du Cheval in the ballroom. PJ’s will put on the show and vintage gowns will be informally modeled during the preview art show. Call Diane Nelson at 828-894-7000 ext. 229 for information. (photo submitted)

Fashion show, luncheon to benefit Hospice May 4

‘Dining With Friends’ party May 12Tryon Fine Arts Center’s

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Millie Pearson (foreground) will lead the Tryon Garden Club’s guided wildflower identification walk on Tuesday afternoon, April 19 at 1:30 p.m. “The wildflowers in Pearson’s Falls bloom early, before the leaf cover of the trees comes out. By May, most of the flowers on the plants will be gone,” Pearson told the group who joined her last spring for the wildflower identification walk. “Each week we see different flowers blooming.” If you are interested in attending one or all of the walks, contact the Tryon Garden Club at 828-817-0382. There is a small fee for each walk, plus admission to Pearson’s Falls. Carole Bartol (right), Bob Tobey (behind Pearson) and Jon Bole (far back) attend a previous walk led by Pearson. (photo submitted)

Spring revival begins April 13

Spring revival begins at Moores Grove Baptist Church Wednesday, April 13 with Dr. Jeff Parker speaking.

The revival will run through Friday, April 15. Services will begin each night at 7 p.m. Thursday, April 14 Rev. Willie Thurman will speak and Friday, April 15 Rev. Travis McEntyre will speak. Services begin at 7 p.m. each night.

Rev. Theodore Kelly is the church’s pastor.


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Polk County High School FCA attends retreatThe Polk County High School Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA) attended the high school retreat a t G a r d e n C i t y Beach, S.C. March 25 - 27. The students p a r t i c i p a t e d i n va r ious a th le t i c c o m p e t i t i o n s t h r o u g h o u t t h e weekend. They were also challenged and inspired through worship leaders Herb and Danielle Moon and USC chaplain Jack Easterby. (photo submitted)

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from the Monday, April 4 Tryon Men’s Golf Association event, Carolina Scramble.

9 holes1st. Bill Kelly, John Albree; Frank Wheat, Bruce Fritz – 34.2nd. Art Brown, Gordy Cwik; Tom Wilkes, Edd White – 35.3rd. Jack Saunders, Rich Connolly; Dick Johnson, Walt Flaschar – 36.Closest to pin: #9 - Dick Johnson

The following are the Dog-fight results from Saturday, April 2 and Sunday, April 3.

Saturday1st. Brian Jones, Craig Culbreth, Heath Culbreth; Vernon Dusenbury - +4;2nd. Trey Dusenbury, Bill Miller, Aaron Greene; Jim Patterson - +3;Individual: (tie +6) Aaron Greene and Kevin Blackwell.Closest to pin: #5 - Benji McCall; #9 - Fred Edwards Jr.; #14 - Hub Arledge and #18 – Trey Dusenbury.

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round of 71, winning the indi-vidual point quota at +11.1st. (tie) Fred Edwards Jr. and Jeff Raines; Craig Gillie and Craig Culbreth - +9Closest to pin: #5 and #9 - Ron-nie Hahn; #14 - Bill Sitton and #18 - Tommy Gardner.


Story of Humane Society’s ‘Child of Hope’ statueby Leonard Rizzo

A few years ago, a good friend asked what he could do for me and the Humane Society. I told him I’d love to have something that would depict our shelter as a place of hope, not despair, of joy, not sadness.

While on a trip to Atlanta, I saw what I wanted – a bronze statue of a little girl holding two puppies and trying to bottle feed one. Without a single thought, it was purchased for me. She did not come cheaply and my grati-tude to this day runs deep. Once again, thank you Doc.

Many have commented on

her beauty as she joyfully greets visitors to our shelter. Still I’ve always had this uneasy feeling that something could be added to give her proper reverence.

I have recently visited Clay-ton’s Monuments in Landrum and purchased a stone with a bronze plaque to lay at her feet. My dear wife said I couldn’t afford to do this and I answered, “I can’t afford no to.” Claytons, who are support-ers of my cause, offered to do the etching for free, which saved me hundreds of dollars. It will take a month or so from late March for it to be completed and placed. If you approve what I had to say, perhaps

some of my supporters can help me recoup some of my personal outlay. Either way I pray it will inspire many folks to help my kids.

Here is what the inscription will say:

“Not like the great lady of New York Harbor fame, who calls the destitute from foreign land: Here ‘neath our sun bathed shelter she stands, a young maid-en with a look of joy emblazoned on her face, and her name Child of Hope. Midst her arms puppies squirm as her passionate eyes command. Nestled among the ancient hills of storied pomp! She pleads with silent lips.

‘Give me your abandoned, abused, your unwanted pets, longing for a home, the wretched refuse of your empty hearts.’



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Polk leadoff hitter Shalyn Brown. (photo by Daniel Hecht)

Lady Patriots rally in sixth to defeat Polk softball 3-2by Daniel Hecht

In high school softball, with two dozen regular season games, and even more for those teams talented enough to make the playoffs, the phrase “you can’t win them all” is a cliché, a truism accepted as fact. As such, most losses are taken in stride, part of the expected ebb and flow over the normal course of a season.

But some losses hurt more than others, and for the Lady Wolver-ines, who dropped a nail biter to conference foe Madison Friday, April 8, this one really stings.

Although Madison has, over the past five seasons, owned the Lady Wolverines, besting Polk in each of their last nine meetings, Friday’s contest had a different feel. Sporting an 11-2 overall re-

cord, with six conference victories already in the bag, head coach Jeff Wilson’s squad stepped off the bus in Marshall with no small measure of confidence.

Madison jumped in front early, posting a unearned run as their leadoff hitter reached on an error, took second on a wild pitch and then third on a passed ball, and finally scored on a fielder’s choice to make it 1-0 after the first inning.

After a scoreless second and third, Polk’s bats came alive in the fourth. With one out, Jamie Hrobak stepped to the plate and crushed a double to the fence in deep left cen-ter. Cassie Couch followed with a base hit, putting Polk runners at the corners. After Kara Garvin legged out a bunt to load the bases, Shea Wheeler drove a sacrifice fly to

center for an RBI, and following a Madison error that allowed Couch to score from third, Polk found itself on top 2-1.

The Lady Wolverines threat-ened to add to their lead in the top of the sixth, as Hrobak reached on a walk and Garvin and Wheeler both singled to load the bases with just one out. However, Polk came up empty, as Madison fireballer Allie Leake pitched her way out of the jam, striking out the next two bat-ters to end the inning.

The game’s turning point came in the bottom of the sixth. With one out and runners at the corners, Madison’s Carrie Gentry stepped to the plate and launched a Hrobak pitch through the gap in left-center for a two RBI double, giving the lead back to the Lady Patriots with

just one inning remaining.With the top of the order coming

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Polk’s Joel Booker takes a swing against Landrum on Monday night. Booker had a three-run homer in the first inning to get the Wolverine offense going. He also pitched the final two innings of the game, striking out five Cardinal batters in the 16-4 victory. (photo by Joey Millwood)

Booker leads Polk baseball to win over rival Landrum, 16-4by Joey Millwood

Polk County centerfielder Joel Booker served as baseball book-ends Monday, April 11 against rival Landrum. The junior got the offense cranking in the first inning with a three-run homer. On the other end of the game, he pitched to seven Cardinals, striking out five of them in a 16-4 victory.

“He looked unreal tonight,” Polk coach Ty Stott said of Booker.

Booker set the tone with his first inning homer, which led to a seven-run inning for the Wolverines. They never looked back. The Wolverines got hits up and down their lineup and the bottom half of the order was very productive. Polk’s five through seven hitters combined for 12 hits, including a sixth inning homer by Roberto Taft.

The Wolverines have been

strong throughout their lineup all season, but the bottom half of the order depends on Lucas Cash hit-ting in the fifth spot.

“For our lineup to rotate like it’s supposed to, (Cash) has to step up,” Stott said.

Cash had three hits Monday.For the Cardinals, it was a rough

timeout from their region schedule. Landrum has been on a tear in region play, gearing up for the 1A playoffs. Whether the Cardinals win the region could come down to a matchup at home against Southside Christian next Monday night if the Cardinals finish strong this week.

“(This game is) basically a scrimmage like in football, but halfway through the season,” Lan-drum coach Ray McCallister said. “Right now (Polk) is just better than they’ve been.”

The Cardinals scored their four runs in the second inning. Jon Humphries hit a double to drive in Landon Rhoden and Kaleb Kuyk-endall. Thomas Rabatie followed

with a two-run homer.Alec Philpott won the game

for the Wolverines on the mound. It was his second win over the Cardinals this season.

leadoff hitter Shalyn Brown was

called out on strikes looking at an ankle-high pitch, Polk’s speedster Amber Lynch laid down a perfect bunt and reached first base safely,

only to be called out for stepping out of the batter’s box. One out later, the game ended with the Lady Patriots on top 3-2.

With the loss, the Lady Wolver-ines fall to 11-3 on the season, and 6-2 in Western Highlands confer-ence play.

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Mrs. Scherping’s sixth-grade language arts students recently celebrated their unit on poetry with a Poetry Slam at Polk County Middle School. The classroom was transformed into a coffee house and students read their original poetry to an audience of parents and family members. Above: Alex Babcock reading his poetry at the Poetry Slam. Right: Reydiance Whiteside reads her poem, an “Ode to Mom.” (photos submitted)

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Green Blades Garden Club recently donated many different varieties of vegetable seeds to Thermal Belt Outreach Ministr y. This is an annua l communi t y project for the garden club. The club, with the help of Landrum Hardware and employee A l i c e M c I n t y r e , packaged and labeled all the bags of seeds and delivered them to TBOM for distribution to their clients who grow vegetables to feed their families. Pictured from left are Virginia Lisella, Lynette Conrad, Jane Hughes, Alice McIntyre and Mary Thompson. (photo submitted)

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Tryon Federal Bank establishes Ray Foster Educational Scholarship

Jerry Johnson, president of Tryon Federal Bank, announced recently that a scholarship program has been established through the Tryon Youth Center in honor of current board chair-man Ray Foster.

The scholarship program will award $1,000 in annual education scholarship funds to a Polk County area high school student pursuing a college or vocational educational degree.

Ray Foster, chairman for Tryon Federal Bank, was an em-ployee of Tryon Federal Bank

for 35 years, serving as presi-dent for 15 years. In addition, he has served on the board of Tryon Federal Bank since 1978.

“Ray has been a pillar of the entire Polk County community, giving back selflessly for the past five decades,” commented Jerry Johnson. “We are thrilled to be able to honor Ray and con-tribute to the ongoing education of our area youth.”

Scholarship applications are available at the Polk County High School Guidance Office.


February Terrific Kids at Polk Central Elementary SchoolThe following students were

named as Terrific Kids at Polk Central Elementary School for the month of February.

PreKindergarten: Ms. Ha-thaway – Antonio Simpson-San-tiago; Ms. Thompson – Jackson Wines and Ms. Whittemore – Aubrey Huntley.

Kindergarten: Ms. Edwards – Jessica Quintero; Ms. McCor-mick – Bryan Rodriguez and Ms. Tanko – Kiara Hernandez.

First grade: Ms. Bame – Kel-ley Allison; Ms. Cox – Lizzie Trejo-Mejia; Ms. Powell – Ashy-lyn Kempton and Ms. Wilson – Carson Shacklock.

Second grade: Ms. Dotson – Zoey Williamson and Eddie

Szuster; Ms. Fowler – Brywon Jack-son and Ms. Walters – Kellie Parker.

Third grade: Ms. Carlson – Amelia Nespeca; Ms. Ford – Abby Higgins and Ms. Siegel – Rylee Barwell.

Fourth grade: Ms. Davis – Natalee Davis; Ms. Walter – Jesus Avellaneda; Juniper Walter-Eger and Ms. Young - Tyler Whiteside.

Fifth grade: Ms. Hardin – Dontae Simpson; Ms. Pelton – Grace Mollette and Ms. Smith – Hunter Rogers.

Ms. Johnson’s class – David Lee.

Ms. McFarland’s class – Benjamin Lucas.


Polk Central School fifth-grade teacher, Ms. Hardin (left), chose her student, Dontae Simpson (center), for Terrific Kid in February. Ed Komorous, Tryon Kiwanis Club coordinator of the Terrific Kids program (right), congratulates Dontae for being a responsible citizen and hard worker at school. (photo submitted)

Polk Red Cross seeks donations for rummage sale, silent auction

Just in time for the spring-cleaning season, the Polk County Red Cross is accepting donations for its annual tag, rummage and book sale. The sale will be May 6 and 7. All donations are tax deductible and a receipt will be given upon request.

The Polk County Red Cross is asking for those treasures that you can’t (almost) be without, including any item, other than clothes, that you think has value and you are willing to part with.

Bring your donations to the chapter, located at 231 Ward Street in Columbus. Call 828-894-2700 for directions or for pick-up call 828-863-0493.

Items can be dropped off at any time after hours or on the weekends on the loading dock at the Red Cross. Simply drop them off, then call 828-289-4191 and someone will swing by and put everything into the building.


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NO FOOLIN’ Tryon Downtown Development Association and the Organizers of the 2011 Tryon April Fool’s Festival would like to thank the following for their contributions to making this year’s Festival a resounding success:

SPONSORS: Arledge Printers Beth Child Bill & Mary Clair Jenks TD Bank Ride with Daddy Costco Four Winds Florist Kiveo George & Wanda May McKinsey Printing Main Street Financial Owens Pharmacy Mill Spring Ag Center Vines & Stuff Remax Advantage Realty TFAC Outdoor Living by Bravo/Thompson Landscaping Peter Eisenbrown/Summer Tracks

DONORS: Tryon Mountain Hardware The Book Shelf George & Wanda May La Bouteille Mountain View BBQ Nature’s Storehouse Tryon Health &Fitness Essence Day Spa


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Tandem Trail on Green Blade’s Garden Club’s Tour of HomesSited on rolling acres, this

Mill Creek Post and Beam Tudor-style home comes into view as you drive up the hill to the end of the cul de sac. It is set off nicely, viewed across the horse pasture with curving fencelines.

Dan McFerrin designed and constructed this home in 2003. The 2,700 sq. ft. home has two stories, the left side has the two bedrooms with vaulted ceilings and a bathroom; the right side is open for the entire 20 ft.

McFerrin made lavish use

of natural stone with curved walkways and a curved stone wall, which goes all the way around behind the house to the two-car garage with a pine-paneled artist’s studio above. The homeowner uses the studio for her photography. There is a

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The lower half of the house is clad in more natural stone and the upper part is clad in board and batten with shingles

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in the peaks. The porte cochere is framed with post and beam and features a large Martin birdhouse with a copper horse weather vane. The other side of the house has a large double chimney made of used brick, topped off with chimney pots from England. The outdoor fire-place opens into the large stone terrace, which has two sets of curved steps leading down into the sloping acre of lawn.

The front porch is all stone with mullioned windows clad in wrought iron and has an unusual round-topped door in wrought-hewn wood and rusty iron hardware. There is an unusual wooden chandelier for light and two classic rusty metal lion urns flank the door.

The entrance hall is lit by a black wrought iron chandelier and the vaulted ceiling has shades of green and taupe, chosen by Betti Bell. The floors throughout the home are 5” oak plank. There is an authentic hunt buffet in the entrance hall and a winged-horses bronze by Lynn Wade, a well-known equestrian artist who used to live in the area. The lamp tables on each side of the door are zebra wood and have unusual curving legs with gold horse’s hooves as feet.

The great room has a large natural stone fireplace with a heavy wrought stone mantel. Jonathan Greene’s “A Celebra-tion of Place” sits on the mantel. Two distressed leather couches in moss face each other.

To the left in the entrance hall is the library, which has French doors to close it off.

The guest bath has a full rock wall, a French tapestry styled from 1200, an assortment of Leonardo da Vinci’s drawings

of horses and a six-foot high mirror with carved bronze metal frame. The vanity is a wooden cupboard with a Bra-zilian granite top and a vessel sink in copper and bronze and a contemporary-style copper single handled faucet.

Through double natural pine doors is the master bedroom. A woven sleigh bed with two layer’s side tables on either side of it, his and her walk in closets, silk plaid window treatments and plantation shutters make for a serene atmosphere. A paint-ing of Tot Goodwin and Eddie among the Green Creek Hounds by Harpt, another local artist, is on the wall.

The dining area is in the great room and looks out in all directions. There is a baby grand piano by Yamaha, which the homeowner has moved five times with her. The round Mahogany table seats six with large carved wooden chairs. There is also a round Oriental carpet in shades of rusty red and celadon.

The kitchen is open to the rest of the room and has stain-less appliances and a large Bra-zilian granite island in shades of brown with room to sit on the large barstools with curving wrought iron legs. The island cupboards are dark Mahogany with no knobs and the surround-ing cupboards are in a glazed taupe with wavy glass inserts.

Upstairs is a loft with brown leather furniture for viewing the large screen television. The coffee table lifts up to become a dining surface. There is a curio cabinet and various items from Africa are on the walls, as well as a zebra stamped cowhide on the floor. Various faux African animal horns are on the walls, as well as items from the Masai.

The guest bedroom has a four-poster Rice bed draped

with gauzy fabric. The room looks out across the field. The bed set is white with roses and matching pillows. The carpet is green silk oriental.

The other bedroom serves as an office. Two cabinets from Thailand flank the desk and two Chippendale style chairs sit on an oriental rug.

The Tour of Homes, pre-sented as a fundraiser by the Green Blades Garden Club, is a self-guided driving tour held on Saturday, April 30. Hours of the tour are 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.

Tickets may be purchased at the Book Shelf, Vines & Stuff and Down to Earth Garden Cen-ter in Tryon, Accents on Main, PJ’s Fashions and Expressions Florist in Landrum and the Gar-den Patch and Flower Cottage in Columbus.

On the day of the tour, tick-ets will be sold at each of the homes as well as the Park on Trade. Parking will be avail-able to all houses except The Woodlands, where a shuttle bus will be available at the Jackson Grove entrance.

In conjunction with the Green Blades Home Tour, The Tryon Fine Arts Center, in cooperation with the Polk County Extension Center and the Town of Tryon, will sponsor the second annual Art and Garden Bazaar on April 30 on McCown Street in Tryon. The street will be closed and more than 20 vendors will set up a variety of art, garden items and locally grown plants for sale. Hours will be 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. and tickets for the home tour will also be on sale at the Bazaar.

Go to tryonarts.org to find information on the Bazaar and the Home Tour.

For more information call Helen Gilbert at 828-894-2491 or email [email protected].


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FAIR HOUSINGPUBLIC NOTICE

The County of Polk is committed to fair housing opportunities for all of the counties residents. The Board has adopted a policy in support of Fair Housing, which finds the denial of equal opportunities because of religion, race, color, sex, handi-capped, familial status or national origin legally wrong and socially unjust. The County has established a complaint procedure by which to receive and document complaints regarding housing discrimination in the County. Such complaints will be referred to the North Carolina Hu-man Relations Council for investiga-tion, conciliation and resolution. If you have a discrimination complaint please contact Beth Fehrmann at Polk County Human Resources at (828) 894-3301. Hearing impaired persons can call the North Carolina number for the deaf at 1-800-735-2962.

Esta información está disponible en español o cualquier otra lengua a petición. Entre en contacto con por favor Beth Fehrmann en (828) 894-3301 o en los recursos huma-nos del condado de Polk para las comodidades para esta petición.

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POLK COUNTY NOTICE OF CURRENT AND UPCOMING

VOLUNTEER BOARD VACANCIESEconomic Development Commis-sion - 1 Alternate VacancyHome and Community Care Block Grant - 5 Regular VacanciesIsothermal Community College Board of Trustees - 1 Regular VacancyLibrary Board of Trustees - 1 Regu-lar VacancyNursing Home Community Advi-sory Committee - 2 Regular Vacan-ciesZoning Board of Adjustment - 2 Alternate Vacancies

Requirements: Applicants must be current residents of Polk County, with no taxes in arrears. Pick up ap-plications at the County Manager’s Office, Womack Building, Columbus, NC, or go to www.polknc.org and click Resource Finder to print. For further details: 828-894-3301 ext. 7.Adv. 4/13, 4/15, 4/20, 4/22

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Regional housing summit scheduled for April 20 at ICCRecognizing that housing

and community development are an important component of larger economic and quality of life issues, the Isothermal Planning and Development Commission (IPDC) will host a regional housing summit on Wednesday, April 20. This summit will be at the founda-tion, on the campus of Isother-mal Community College in Spindale, from 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.

Topics for discussion at the housing summit will include

financing home ownership, foreclosure prevention, energy efficiency, tax credits, grant and loan programs and neigh-borhood redevelopment.

Shelby City Planner Walt Sherer, Ken Higgenbotham of Consumer Credit Counseling of the Carolina Foothills and Jennifer Cathey of the North Carolina State Preservation Office will be among the fea-tured speakers.

The summit format will be panel discussions with

time for questions from the audience. Registration will be from 9 - 9:30 a.m. There will be a 90-minute break at noon for lunch on your own. The summit will conclude at 4 p.m.

Community leaders, elected officials and other interested citizens are invited.

RSVP by contacting Amy Bridges, grant services project manager at 828 287-2281, ext. 1250 or [email protected].


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Although a myriad of hound breeds—beagles, black and tans, blueticks or redbone coon hounds—were found along with some English pit bull ter-riers as family watchdogs in the early days of Dark Corner, they were bested as early-warning sentinels many times by a vari-ety of winged creatures.

While dogs laid on the porch or in various locations in the yard or outbuildings at night, the winged watchdogs roosted high off the ground on limbs in nearby trees.

From this vantage point, their sensitive hearing could react to sounds or circum-stances faster than a scent could reach the noses of the hounds. Grey-speckled Dominique and multi-colored Nankin chickens were favorite breeds on the small farms of ordinary folk. They were prolific producers of eggs and great-tasting meat for the table.

But their worth as watchdogs made them even more valued.

This was borne out in one published account of Sheriff P.D. Gilreath and some of his deputies stealthily approach-

ing the Holland Howard house, hoping to find two of the wanted Howard boys sneaking back from hiding to have a home-cooked breakfast.

Moving downwind very slowly to make no sound or pro-vide no scent to arouse any dogs that might be present, they were pleased with their ap-proach. That is, until the loud shrieking of a la rmed, roosting chickens rang out from the edge of the woods and Mrs. Howard came out on the porch.

“Good mornin’, Sheriff!”Chickens were outdone,

however, by faster and louder shriekers—guineas.

These rounding, oblong-bodied birds with unusual and multi-colored heads had a fre-netic yelp that sounded a pierc-ing alarm whenever anything unusual occurred. For that reason, they were the best farm yard watchdogs.

They were more industrious, too. They fended for themselves, living on insects, seeds and vari-

Winged watchdogs were Dark Corner favoritesous grasses and ground covers. They did not pick at the garden crops, only the insects they found on leaves and stems.

They were excellent control for wood ticks, flies, grasshop-pers, crickets and a host of other insects. They were fearless, too.

Quick to spot an approach-ing snake, they would attack and kill it. Mice and field rats were their prey as well, though

their loud, shrill shrieking scared off these rodents in droves.

Editor’s note: Dean Camp-bell wished to include this correction.

My column containing lyr-ics to The Ballad of the Killing of Holland Howard (May 26, 2010), incorrectly identified the writer of the original lyrics as Charlie Nelson, son of Luther Nelson. The family name should have been stated as Benson.

My apologies to friend, Sam, and his other Benson descen-dants and to all you faithful readers of these tales.

Twice-told Tales of the Dark Corner

by Dean Campbell



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Sitton wins VFW Patriot’s Pen essay contest

Pictured are VFW Post 10349 Mill Spring Quartermaster/District 16 Commander Johnny Taylor (left) and the Ladies Auxiliary President Geraldine Taylor (right) presents Kimzey Sitton (center) with a check from winning the Patriot’s Pen essay. (photo submitted)

Kimzey Sitton, a sixth grader at Polk County Middle School, won the VFW Post 10349 Mill Spring Patriot’s Pen essay contest.

The title of her essay was “Does Patriotism Still Matter?” She won at the post level and she came in third at the District 16 level for her 2010 essay. The following is Sitton’s essay:

Does Patriotism Still Matter?by Kimzey SittonDoes patriotism still matter?

Yes, it does! It matters to the people in service. They are the people who risk their lives for patriotism and for us.

They are the people who love and devote their lives just to have everything from education to freedom, just for us! It is show-ing American citizens pride, joy and freedom.

Yes it still matters; when we say the Pledge of Allegiance for our freedom. It matters because we are showing pride to our country when we sing the national anthem. Showing patriotism is showing love, joy, pride and loyalty to our country. Showing patriotism is not just celebrating the Fourth of July. We can do more than that by helping support our troops who are risking their lives for this country.

Yes, it still matters! In everybody including me, patriotism still lies in everybody’s heart somewhere. We show patriotism when we elect presidents to run our country. When our presidents care for our country they will always show patriotism by leading us down the right path. When I look at the American flag I realize what patriotism really means. I love our country and I think everybody does too. I’m glad I live in this country where we are free.

Yes it still matters! When teach-ers are teaching us about America

that is what I think patriotism is. We do things that we don’t know is patriotic for our country. We should be glad that we live in a free country. Patriotism is love, loyalty, caring, pride and joy that lies in our heart. We should be proud of the people who show patriotism for us. Plus, we should also be proud of the people that have died for us in war just to keep us free and made it pos-sible for us to get a good education. If it I wasn’t free then I wouldn’t know what patriotism meant.


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