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Saluda Center, Tuesdays, chair exercise, 9:30 a.m.; bridge, 10 a.m. and 1:30 p.m., with bridge discussion session at 12:45. 828-749-9245. For more activities, email [email protected] or visit www.saluda.com.

NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness) Family Member Support Group, meets in Columbus on the first Monday of the month, 10 a.m. - noon. For info and/or location,

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Registration for adult vol-leyball began with the Polk County Recreation Department Feb. 27. It’s time to get teams together.

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by Samantha Hurst

Whether it’s folding laundry, washing dishes, sprucing up land-scaping or organizing a fundraiser – the Foothills Humane Society survives off the work of its more than 75 active weekly volunteers.

Volunteers like Barbara Man-ning, for example, who in her 90s still offers her time to help out where she can and when she is able.

“I picked volunteering at the humane society because I felt being around the animals would be cheerful work,” Manning said. “I think they do a darn good job out there and I get more out of it than I put in it any day.”

Manning began volunteering five years ago after adopting her

Volunteers make humane society work


Obesity onthe rise, according to health report

Heart diseases and cancer are the leading causes of death in Polk County, with obesity on the rise in both children and adults across the state, according to the 2011 Polk County State of the County Health Report.

The Polk County Board of Commissioners met Feb. 20

and heard the report from Mary Smith, health educator for the Rutherford-McDowell-Polk District Health Department.

The annual report ranks the counties in terms of how healthy the people are who live there. Polk ranked eighth out of 100 counties in health factors that include health behaviors, clini-cal care, social and economic and physical environment. Polk ranked 27th for factors includ-ing length of life and morbidity

measures.The report included data on

causes of death, obesity, popu-lation information, unemploy-ment data and health, dental and mental health care access.

Polk’s leading cause of death in 2009 was diseases of the heart 22.9 percent of deaths (63 deaths), with cancer 21.8 percent (60 deaths). The report listed causes for 2008 and 2009

Heart disease, cancer, leading causes of Polk deaths


Foothills Humane Society Volunteer Brandon Reynolds gets in some quality time with the cats available for adoption at FHS. Shelter administrators said volunteers are always needed for a variety of jobs. (photo by Gwen Ring)

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Polk County Recreation Dept., offers Zumba classes every Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 10 a.m. in the Stearns Gym in Columbus. Call 828-817-3927 for more information.

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.

Christian Fellowship Lun-cheon, TJ’s Cafe, Tryon, Mon-days except holidays, noon - 1 p.m.; food, fellowship and discus-sion of relevant issues; interde-nominational.859-5051.

Chess Club, Mondays, 12:30 p.m., recreation room, Laurel-Hurst Apartments, Columbus. Open to anyone in community. 894-3336.

Saluda Center, Monday ac-tivities include line dancing at 12:30 p.m. For more information visit Saluda.com.

Polk Soil & Water Conserva-tion District, board will meet on Monday, March 5 at 3:30 p.m. in the Mill Spring Agricultural Center. The public is invited. Call 828-894-8550 for more informa-tion.

Harmon Field Board of Supervisors, meets the first Monday of the month at 5:30 p.m. at Harmon Field Cabin. Public welcome. Information:

828-859-6655. Male Domestic Abuse In-

tervention Program, Mondays, 6 - 7:30 p.m., Steps to HOPE. 894-2340.

Landrum Library, Free Yoga classes. 6:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. Limited to first 30 people.

Thermal Belt Stamp Club, meets first and third Monday at 7:30 p.m. at the Tryon Federal Bank in Columbus.

Alcoholics Anonymous , Mondays, 8 p.m., Columbus Presbyterian Church.

TuesdayPolk County Mobile Re-

cycling Unit, Tuesdays, Ozone Drive and Hwy. 176, Saluda.

Hospice of the Carolina Foothills, “We Care” is a weekly informal social group open to women coping with loss. The group meets at 9 a.m. at TJ’s Cafe in Tryon and is open to newcom-ers. For more information, contact Shannon Slater at 828-894-7000, 800-617-7132 or [email protected].

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

American Legion Auxiliary, meets on Tuesday at 10 a.m. at the American Legion Hall in Tryon.

House of Flags Museum, open Tuesdays, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., 33 Gibson Street, Columbus.

Polk County Historical Asso-ciation Museum, open Tuesdays, 10 a.m. - 1 p.m., 60 Walker St., Columbus, lower level. Free.

LIFECare of Polk County/Adult Day Health Care, pro-vides services Monday - Friday. Pet therapy is scheduled every Tuesday. An opportunity for participants to interact with a trained pet therapy dog in a safe and meaningful environment. Call 828-894-2007 for more info.

Polk County Library, will have preschool story time every Tuesday at 10:30 a.m. Open to all area children and caregivers.

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

Cracker Barrel, 1 p.m. Tues-days, conference room, Con-

gregational Church. Economy discussion for seniors, at Laurel-Hurst in Columbus on Tuesday, March 6. Gordon Threlfall of Wells Fargo will conduct the ses-sion. Public welcome.

Polk County Historical As-sociation, will meet Tuesday, March 6 at 2:30 p.m. at the his-torical museum in Columbus. A new museum display created by the local Questers group of the 19 Polk County places listed on the National Historic Register will be presented.

Polk County Public Library, quilting club meets on the first Tuesday of each month, 4-6 p.m.

Saluda Business Association, first Tuesday of each month, 5:30 p.m., top floor, public library. 828-749-3444.

American Legion auxiliary, will meet with the men at the legion hall on Tuesday, March 6 at 6 p.m. for supper. Bring a salad or main dish.

Polk County Public Library, college planning and financial aid workshop, Tuesday, March 6 at 6 p.m. Light refreshments will be served.

Al-Anon Family Group, meets Tuesdays, 6:30 p.m., Sa-luda Senior Center, 64 Greenville Street, Saluda, one half block off Main Street (U.S. Hwy. 176 S.), 828-749-2251 (Saluda) or 1-800-286-1326.

American Legion , Polk County Memorial Post 250, first Tuesday of each month, 7 p.m., 43 Depot Street, Tryon.

Foothills Knitting Guild, first Tuesday of each month, North Woods Farm Fiber and Yarn, 221 North Main St., Campobello, 7 p.m.

Polk Democratic precinct meetings, will be held Tuesday, March 6 at 7 p.m. at the fol-lowing locations: Tryon 1-2-3, Harmon Field cabin; Saluda 4, Saluda Library; Coopers Gap 5, Sunny View Elem. School; White Oak 6, Mill Spring Fire Dept.; Columbus 7 and 8, Democratic headquarters in Columbus; Green Creek 9, Green Creek Fire Dept. All Democrats encouraged to at-tend, especially those interested in being a delegate or volunteer to the DNC convention in Charlotte. 828-894-6460.

WednesdayPolk County Mobile Recy-

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

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At the Polk County His-torical Association program on March 6, a new display will be presented at the county’s his-torical museum.

This display, which was created by the local Questers group, features the 19 places in Polk County that are listed on the National Historic Register.

Betsy Miner will explain who the Questers are, Linda

Right: A framed photo of the Polk County Courthouse, part of the new display featuring the 19 places in Polk County that are listed on the National Historic Register. (photo submitted by Kathy Taft)

PCHA program March 6 to feature new historical displayLee Reynolds will discuss how this project came about Ann Allen, the artist, who created the map showing the location of the 19 historic places, will also be present.

The meeting is at the mu-seum in Columbus at 2:30 p.m. and is free and open to the public.

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own sweet feline companion the year before.

Sev Bennet, meanwhile, hesi-tated to volunteer because she worried she’d walk in and want to adopt every animal in sight.

“I am one of those people that

walks into the shelter and says, ‘Oh, I’ll take everyone home,’” Bennet said. “My husband and I have always donated to animal shelters, whether it be money or whatever goods they needed …. But I walked in one day and I just happened to ask if they needed volunteers.”

Bennet wasn’t sure in the past if her schedule would allow her to be

physically at the shelter on a regular basis. So, she offered herself to assist with special events and fun-draisers. Next thing Bennet knew, a volunteer form was placed in front of her. Since then, she’s worked on adopt-a-thons and helped plan ideas for future fundraisers.

“It’s been a very good experi-ence and it’s been very rewarding

to see particularly in the community how folks turn out.”

Bennet said the community particularly impressed her aftershe helped to put out a call for cat food.

“There was a huge pile of food donated. It was really nice to see donations turn out in droves. It’s

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and compared Polk’s data to North Carolina.

The top 10 causes of death in Polk County in 2009 were heart disease, cancer, cerebrovascular diseases, Alzheimer’s disease, chronic lower respiratory dis-eases, all other unintentional injuries, diabetes mellitus, sep-ticemia, influenza and pneumo-nia and Parkinson’s disease (see chart above).

All deaths in Polk in 2009 totaled 275, according to the report. In 2008, cancer was the top cause of death with 23.9 percent (72 deaths) of Polk’s deaths. Heart disease was the second cause, at 22.3 percent (68 deaths). There were 305 people who died in Polk County in 2008, according to the report.

Smith said that most of the leading causes of death can be prevented.

New data on the percentage of poverty in Polk County is 14.4 percent, Smith added, say-ing 2,906 people in Polk County were at poverty levels.

Smith also said a third of Polk County children are over-weight or obese. In 2009, 15.1 percent of Polk’s children ages 2 through 18 were obese. In 2008, 12.4 percent of Polk’s children were obese. North Carolina had

18 percent of children ages 2 through 18 who were obese in 2009. The data is taken from children seen in public health clinics, the report says.

Smith reviewed movements for better health that are ongoing in Polk County and recognized Polk Fit, Fresh and Friendly members who are helping to make Polk County healthier. Smith said Polk County has created new greenway spaces and sidewalks and she men-tioned a local food movement, fresh foods in schools, healthy changes in child care centers and Polk County government’s is planned a wellness program for employees as just some of the progress that has been made in recent years.

“We definitely believe you can invest in prevention now or pay a lot more later,” Smith said.

Smith also told commission-ers that the state is eliminating funding for her position next year, which will leave the health department without a health ed-ucator unless funding is found.

The health district will con-duct a comprehensive commu-nity health assessment this year that will seek community input and include evidence-based data to guide the district’s practices in developing community ac-tion plans.

Top Polk County causes of death causes 2009

Cause Number Percentage

1. Diseases of heart 63 22.9

2. Cancer 60 21.8

3. Cerebrovascular diseases 17 6.2

4. Alzheimer’s disease 16 5.8

5. Chronic lower respiratory diseases 14 5.1

6. All other unintentional injuries 12 4.4

7. Diabetes mellitus 8 2.9

8. Septicemia 7 2.5

9. Influenza and pneumonia 5 1.8

10. Parkinson’s disease 5 1.8

11. All other causes 68 24.8

Total deaths: 275

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Festival March 30-31 in downtown, Tryonby Samantha Hurst

Tryon’s April Fool’s Festival is right around the corner and that means community members need to be busy building outhouses for the annual Outhouse Races.

This year Stott’s Ford in Tryon has stepped up as sponsor of the races, which will be held after the day’s other events. The festival includes a parade around noon and other new events scheduled this year.

Fred Clas with Stott’s Ford said they wanted to get involved with the event because it seemed like a fun way to support the community.

“We just wanted to attract more

folks downtown and remind them just what we have available down here,” Clas said. “We’re interested in encouraging folks to come to Tryon, plus we thought it would be a lot of fun.”

The Outhouse Race, one of the highlights of the event, is a wacky event in which contestants pull or push homemade outhouses uphill one block. The finish line of the event will be at the clock tower on North Trade Street.

Outhouse race contestants must design and build an outhouse on wheels that is raced by a team without benefit of a motor. One member of the team sits inside the outhouse. There are three catego-ries for contestants: are grown-ups, kids under 12 and anything

Stott’s Ford to sponsor Outhouse Race and Mustang Show at April Fool’s Festival

goes. Winners in each category receive cash prizes.

Festival organizers want to see triple the number of outhouse races coming to Tryon from all over Western North Carolina. The dead-line to enter the Outhouse Race is March 15. You can get entry forms by contacting event co-chair Kath-leen Carson at [email protected] or 828-859-8316.

This year Stott’s Ford will also play host to Mustang enthusiasts from all over the area. Stott’s has invited anyone with a Mustang they’d like to show off to festival-goers. Trophies will be given to the top three coolest Mustangs and the top vote winner will be displayed in Stott’s Ford showroom.

To register for the Mustang show, contact Fred Clas with Stott’s Ford at 828-859-6627 or 828-808-2097. You can also get registration forms by stopping by Stott’s Ford.

Sponsored by the Tryon Down-

town Development Association, the April Fool’s Festival includes non-stop music, food, a parade and many foolish, quirky activities.

The festival kicks off Friday evening, March 30 with a band jam at the Sunnydale community building. It continues Saturday with an entire day of fun including the such as the IGA TP (toilet pa-per) Trot race benefiting Thermal Belt Outreach Ministries and a Stroller Race in which contestants will push strollers containing large bags of dog food up the street. That race will benefit Foothills Humane Society.

The Outhouse Races and later the Trashion Show will directly follow these events. The entire event concludes Saturday evening with a Masquerade Ball at Sun-nydale.

For more information about the April Fool’s Festival visit facebook.com/TryonFoolsFest or call 828-859-8316.

Outhouse Race participant Dennis Nagle shows off the Blue Ridge Barbecue Festival’s outhouse last year before the race. TDDA members encourage community organizations, school groups, church groups and gangs of friends to build their own outhouses and participate in this wacky event. (photo by Samantha Hurst)

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the position since 1982. He has served as firefighter for 35 years and retired as an educator after 30 years of service. Tennant is currently the chair of the Polk County School Board.

Tennant joined the Colum-bus Fire Department in the mid-1970s. Then, the depart-ment consisted of a small all-volunteer force and a couple of fire trucks. Today, the depart-ment has one paid firefighter and 28 active volunteers in addition to junior members and several associate members who also belong to neighboring departments.

“I don’t think you can under-stand how much the people in this room mean to me,” Tennant told those in attendance.

Tennant was lured to Tryon Estates that evening by a fire alarm activation at the retire-ment community in Columbus. The fire alarm call was nothing new to Tennant, but soon after entering the room, Tennant re-alized the setup as he was met with a standing ovation.

“It was the only way we could get him here,” said Co-lumbus Deputy Fire Chief Bobby Arledge. “If we told him we were having a retirement party, he wouldn’t have shown

up. If it’s a fire call, we know he’s coming.”

Arledge will take over the chief position at the beginning of the year.

Tennant was presented the Order of the Long Leaf Pine, along with several other presen-tations from many of the service agencies Tennant has worked closely with over the years. Those in attendance included all Polk County emergency service and law enforcement agencies, mutual aid fire depart-ments and Regional One.

“The opportunity to work with him in so many roles has been incredible,” said Tryon Fire Chief Joey Davis. “He has been a colleague, my fire chief and most importantly, my friend.”

Davis served as the Polk County Fire Marshal and later as deputy chief at the Columbus Fire Department before taking the Tryon fire chief position.

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also really nice at the adopt-a-thons when we see people come out who realize that the shelter has some re-ally great animals,” she said.

Bennet, who is also serving as FHS’ interim volunteer coordinator, said the best way for someone to get involved with the organization is to either contact the shelter by phone or pop in the door and fill in a vol-unteer form indicating the interests and skills they have to offer.

She said the shelter could use people in a multitude of ways – help with landscaping, maintenance of the facility, laundry and, of course, socializing with the animals.

Manning helps wash dishes and does an occasional load of laundry.

“It was something I had done all my life – I figured I could just as easily do it for them,” Manning said.

Brandon Reynolds also takes care of laundry and other odd chores every Thursday afternoon for three to four hours.

She said over time she truly began to appreciate the methodi-cal steps taken every day to give the animals companionship, food, shelter and veterinary care.

From time to time, Reynolds also substitutes for other volunteers when they are sick or out of town.

“I love socializing and playing with the cats and kittens, walking dogs, and playing with them in the outside play yard as I wait for a load of clothes to dry,” she said. “Yes, I do get attached and want to take certain ones home, but have learned to just give what I can and keep them happier while they wait for their new owner to come pick them out. Selfishly, I miss them

when they get adopted, but it is also rewarding to know they have a new home, and there are always new ones to care for!”

Reynolds and her husband moved to the Saluda community 15 years ago. At the time the couple agreed not to get another dog, but Brandon longed for the compan-ionship she said only a good dog can give.

“I have been a pet lover/owner all my life, but have found being dogless a terrible, depressed condi-tion I needed to change,” Reynolds said. “I went in search of a way to satisfy my need for canine compan-ionship in a different way.”

About a year ago she learned of FHS from friends active in the canine foster program. She quickly found camaraderie with the staff and figured there would be no bet-ter way to be around canines than at the shelter.

There are opportunities to help outside the shelter as well.

The “on-the-road” team that takes animals to pet stores and various events to help get animals adopted always needs assistance. Bennet said FHS also needs help from people willing to participate in special events that the humane society can connect with to get involved and put the shelter’s name out there.

The shelter is always in par-ticular need, administrators said, of volunteers who can come to the shelter to work with the animals, photograph animals once a week, help with office needs, work events and fill in for other volunteers as needed.

To find out more about vol-unteering with FHS, visit www.foothillshumanesociety.org or call the shelter at 828-863-4444.

The next Pea Ridge commu-nity gathering will be Thursday, March 8 at the community center.

The speaker for the event will be Pea Ridge native Tawana Rickman Weicker. She will discuss and demonstrate her Be Kind Warhorse soap, shower gel and degreaser, derived from glycerin, a biodiesel product.

Area residents and interested persons are invited to attend and share time together over dessert and coffee. The center is located at 207 Big Level Road, 3½ miles east of Mill Spring, just off Highway 108. If you have ques-tions, please call Daryl Hardin at 894-8376.

– article submittedby Ann Carswell

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The general surgery practice known as Holleman Surgical has changed its name to St. Luke’s Surgical Associates, ef-fective March 1.

Jim Holleman, MD, senior partner of the 9-year-old prac-tice, said the change will better reflect the additional surgical specialists the group is recruit-ing in order to provide a broader spectrum of surgical services to the community. Dr. Holle-man currently shares office space with Dr. Augustus “Gus” Dozier, who joined the practice in January 2011.

Dr. Holleman began practice in Polk County after complet-ing a surgical residency at Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte. He worked in Sparta, N.C. for several years before

relocating in 2002. “I chose this area and St.

Luke’s Hospital because I pre-fer the one-on-one care we can give our patients in a smaller hospital. I also appreciate the surgery team and quality nurs-ing care, and so do my pa-tients,” Dr. Holleman said.

Dr. Holleman is a board-certified general surgeon, Fel-low of the American College of Surgeons and a member of the Society of American Gastroin-testinal and Endoscopic Sur-geons. He recently completed a two-year integrative medicine fellowship through the Arizona Center for Integrative Medicine and will incorporate integrative medicine, when appropriate, to provide the best overall care to each patient.

Dr. Dozier is from Atlanta, Ga., where he studied medi-cine and remains on the staff of Emory Midtown Hospital (formerly Crawford Long). He completed his general surgery r e s i d e n c y a t Georgia Baptist Medical Center (now Atlanta Medical Cen-ter) and is as-sistant clinical p r o f e s s o r o f surgery at the Medical Col-lege of Georgia. While teaching surgical residents at Georgia Baptist, he was named Surgical Attending of the Year.

Dr. Dozier is certified by the American Board of Surgery,

with additional certification in advanced trauma, and is a fel-low of the American College of Surgeons. In addition he served as a commander in the U.S. Na-val Reserve for 10 years.

“It has been great to have Dr. Dozier on b o a r d , ” D r . Holleman said. “We comple-ment each other well. I think our patients like the fact that we’re approachable as

physicians, and willing to spend time with them to provide a bet-ter explanation or understand-ing of their health issues and

General surgery practice changes name, plans growth

J.A. Landscaping has recently joined the Carolina Foothills Chamber of Commerce. Owners Jesse Sackett and Andrea Hart bring 25 years of horticultural experience, with degrees from SUNY Delhi and Cornell University in turf grass management, ornamental horticulture and floriculture.

Sackett and Hart said they also believe in integrated pest management to deal with pest problems, using the least-risk options. Pictured are Kim Karaman, board member and owner of Landrum Antiques & Furniture; Andrea Hart; Jesse Sackett (holding scissors); Christina Feagan, chamber event coordinator; Kim Clement, chamber secretary and owner of Tryon Mountain Hardware and Janet Sciacca, chamber director. For more information about J.A. Landscaping, call the chamber at 828-859-6236. (photo submitted by Janet Sciacca)

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“When we take the time with each patient to explain and educate, then we’ve empowered them to participate in their recovery. ”

-- Dr. Dozier

The staff at the newly renamed St. Luke’s Surgical Associates includes Sheila Bolt as office manager, Sharon Brackett as receptionist, Regina Pate as Dr. Holleman’s nurse and Stacey Brown as Dr. Dozier’s assistant and scheduler. (photo submitted by Kathy Woodham)

surgical procedures.”Dr. Dozier said, “When we

take the time with each patient to explain and educate, then we’ve empowered them to par-ticipate in their recovery. The knowledge of what to expect before, during and after a pro-

cedure takes away some of the anxiety that most patients feel when they’re facing surgery, which is often followed by a hospital stay. Whether a patient is facing emergency surgery or elective surgery, knowledge is power that eases fear.”

Dr. Holleman and Dr. Dozier currently provide general and laparoscopic surgical services,

including comprehensive breast care, laparoscopic and conven-tional gastrointestinal surgery, endoscopy and colonoscopy, hernia repair and endocrine surgery.

As chief of staff and a mem-ber of the St. Luke’s Hospital Board of Trustees, Dr. Holle-man said he is acutely aware of a need for additional specialists.

“We are particularly inter-ested in recruiting a full-time urologist to care for patients in Polk County and the Upstate of S.C. With our population, we believe that having a full-time specialist will ensure patients receive improved continuity of care.”

• St. Luke’s(Continued from page 8)

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The phone number for the newly renamed practice will remain the same. It’s expected that the group will relocate to the space currently used by Rosenberg Bone and Joint, which will move this summer to the hospital’s new medical office building at 89 Mills St., Columbus.

The staff will also remain the same at St. Luke’s Surgical Associates, with Sheila Bolt as office manager, Sharon Brack-ett as receptionist, Regina Pate as Dr. Holleman’s nurse and Stacey Brown as Dr. Dozier’s

assistant and scheduler. St. Luke’s Surgical Associ-

ates is affiliated with the St. Luke’s Physician Network (SLPN), a subsidiary of St. Luke’s Healthcare Inc. SLPN was created in 2008 to ensure local access to general and spe-cialized medical services. The network now includes Dr. Jeff Viar and Janet Howell, PA, with Foothills Medical Associates, Dr. Brian Rosenberg and Bob Hemsath, PA, with Rosenberg Bone and Joint and St. Luke’s Surgical Associates, which includes Dr. Holleman and Dr. Dozier.

- article submittedby Kathy Woodham

Adawehi offers a weight management class designed for dieters who don’t really want to diet.

“Weight management at the Adawehi Clinic is different than that of most programs. There are no d ie ts , supplements or se t menus to fol low,” said proprietor E. Rodney Booth, DTR. “Instead, you’ll focus on learning new behavioral skills and reshaping your attitude toward eating and exercise.”

“You’ll eat foods that fit your lifestyle and budget,” Booth continued, “and you’ll find an exercise routine that you can continue for the rest of your

life.” Weight loss is a complicated

issue, Booth said. The social environment, misinformation in the media and your own self-image can contribute to a skewed sense of what’s healthy.

“ P e o p l e hear others say that they lost 8 pounds in a

week, so they think that there’s something wrong with them for not doing the same,” said Ruth Frechman, RD, a spokesperson for the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics.

Booth graduated magna cum laude from Kansas State University with a bachelor of science in dietetics. He is a

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Hrobak pitches second perfect game in one weekby Samantha Hurst

Polk County’s Lady Wolverines shut out Brevard 6-0 Thursday, March 1 with pitcher Jamie Hrobak throwing her second perfect game this week.

“I’m really proud of our team,” Hrobak said. “Everyone played together and everyone knows their role and are proud of their role.”

Coach Jeff Wilson said his girls have the perfect attitude when their feet hit the dirt.

“A great movie quote once said, ‘Attitude reflects leadership,’ Jamie reflects that attitude and leader-ship,” Wilson said.

Heading into the top of the sixth inning Polk County had Brevard bested 2-0 off of earlier hits from Katie Ruff and Alyssa Montgomery.

In the bottom of the sixth Wil-son was ready to see his team put more runs on the board. They Wol-verines answered that call when

No. 4 Brittany Jones grabbed a hit and loaded the bases.

Following Jones, No. 15 Chel-sea Kelley took a walk that brought in No. 10 Shea Wheeler for the third score of the afternoon. No. 3 Katie Ruff who ran in for a score later in the inning and a hit toward the fences from Alyssa Montgom-ery sent Jones home to drive the score up 5-0.

Rounding out the afternoon’s shutout was No. 27 who walked with bases again loaded, bringing in the final Wolverine for a 6-0 win.

“All our girls played good team ball and unselfishly today,” Wilson said. “We played against a good team today and it took everything we had but these girls gave it.”

Lead hitters were Shea Wheel-er, who went 3-3; Katie Ruff, who went 2-3; and Alyssa Montgomery, who went 2-4 with an RBI.

Hrobak ended the afternoon with 14 strikeouts in the perfect game.

“Jamie’s a good player, and I know this may sound a bit cheesy, but she’s an even better person,” Wilson said. “She never stops

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working.”Hrobak, a senior, signed a let-

ter of intent in November to play softball for Brevard College. She said she hopes to go on to college to study education and one day return to Polk County High School to teach and coach the softball team.

Hrobak was named the District 8 Pitcher of the Year as a junior,

Polk’s Lady Wolverines down Brevard 6-0 in shutout

posting an 18-6 record, with 225 strikeouts and an ERA of 1.32.

The Lady Wolverines was set to face off against North Buncombe Friday, March 2, they go head-to-head with Brevard again today, Monday, March 5.

Visit www.tryondailybulletin.com to view a photo gallery from last Thursday’s shutout.

Green Creek Hounds is noted for hunter paces with a twist. In the fall, they hold the famous Hal-loween Pace. Trails sport goblins, witches and other seasonal spooks. There is always a huge turnout and riders love it.

Spring takes on a different per-sonality. Horses and riders compete in a bonnet contest, Easter Eggs and bunny rabbits are scattered along the route. The private trails show hints of spring and take riders places they cannot ride any other time of the year.

This year the spring pace is on March 18, rain date March 25. The trails chosen are special, the

jumps inviting for the hunters, sight filled byways for trail riders and the views are spectacular. Lunch will be served. The bonnet judging will take place near the registration table. Fun prizes will be awarded, so use your imagination. Come join the Green Creek Hound members for a day full of pleasure.

Visit www.wchpace.org for flyer and directions.

If you live in the area and you’d like to volunteer, contact Janet Cummings at [email protected] 703-927-8462. It’s a great way to get to know your neighbors.

– article submittedby Deborah Bundy

Green Creek Hounds host Hunter Pace event March 18

Jamie Hrobak throws one of many strong pitches that led her to a perfect game March 1. (photo by Samantha Hurst)

Men’s Tennis Schedule

March 5 East Henderson A 4 p.m.

March 6 West Henderson A 4 p.m.

March 7 Chase A 4 p.m.

March 12 East Rutherford A 4 p.m.

March 13 North Henderson A 4 p.m.

March 15 Thomas Jefferson H 4 p.m.

March 20 Crest H 4 p.m.

March 21 Chase H 4 p.m.

March 22 Hendersonville H 4 p.m.

March 26 Highland Tech A 4 p.m.

March 27 Thomas Jefferson A 4 p.m.

March 29 Owen A 4 p.m.

April 3 Mountain Heritage H 4 p.m.

April 4 Hendersonville A 4 p.m.

April 5 Bruns (Cleveland Co.) A 4 p.m.

April 16 West Henderson H 4 p.m.

April 17 Owen H 4 p.m.

April 19 Mountain Heritage A 4 p.m.

Golf Schedule

March 6 Etowah HHS 3 p.m.

March 12 Landrum PC 4 p.m.

March 13 TCC/N. Buncombe PC 4 p.m.

March 15 Hendersonville HHS 1 p.m.

March 20 Reams Creek N. Buncombe 3:30 p.m.

March 22 Reams Creek Madison 1 p.m.

March 26 Links of Tryon Landrum 4 p.m.

March 27 MeadowBrooke PC 1 p.m.

April 2 Cleghorn Thomas Jefferson 2 p.m.

April 16 Black Mountain Owen 2 p.m.

April 19 Grassey Creek Mitchell 2 p.m.

April 26 Mountain Mitchell Mitchell 2 p.m.

May 7 Foxden CC Regional TBA

May 14 Loneleaf State TBA

May 15 Loneleaf State TBA

PCHS Outdoor Track Schedule

March 9 Tony Waldrop H 4 p.m.

March 10 New Balance Nationals A 4 p.m.

March 16 Wolverine Co-ed Classic H 4 p.m.

March 22 WHKP Relays at NHHS A 4 p.m.

March 23 WHKP Relays at NHHS A 4 p.m.

March 31 Times-News Invitational H 9 a.m.

April 25 WHC Conference H 4 p.m.

May 5 2A West Regional H 4 p.m.

May 11 2A State Meet A 10 a.m.

Polk County spring sports schedules



Bartol, Mahnke perform in organ concert March 8

Foothills Music Club member Carole Bartol (left) and Susan Mahnke, organist/choir director of Holy Cross Episcopal Church (right), are among the organists who will perform in the annual FMC organ concert on March 8 at Tryon Congregational Church at 3 p.m. The public is invited. (photo of Mahnke by Eleanor Roemer; photo of Bartol submitted by Ellen Harvey Zipf)

The following students at Tryon Elementary School were on the A honor roll for the third six weeks of the 2011-12 school year.

Third gradeIan Anderson, Itzel Avella-

neda-Cruz, Zac Blowe, Ethan Byars, Omar Carson, Rollins Carter, Abel Casas, Marilyn Cas-tillo-Ibarra, Christian Chavez-Gonzalez, Calista Cline, Jackson Edwards, Jessie Emory, Georgia Foster, Graham Frazier, Madison Geddings, Cameron Greve, Julia Griffin, Kristen Hall, Scout Har-mon, Katie Hoosier, Caleb Hor-ton, Althea Iamurri, Alton Kelley III, Makayla Ledford, Gaige Lewis, Austin Lindsey, Brandon Lloyd, Alex Mize, Hunter Moore, Sara Muse, Justin Pierce, Emily Prince, Virginia Rostick, Michael Simoncic, Madison Smith, Sierra Smith, Noah Staffelbach, Luke Stewart, Jake Stone, Delaney Tipton, Sherilyn Troyer, Quinton Webber, Hallie Wilkerson and Shy’Quan Wingo.

Fourth gradeDylan Ballentine, Grace

Basye, Kaya Bishop, Nick Capozzi, Carolina Castillo-Ibarra, Jackson Geddings III, Jacob Grigg, Emma Hay, Erin Heston, Meleah Jennings, Gray-son Jones, Gracie Lance, Ava Marino, Parker McCool, Smith Metcalf, Sydney Metcalf, Alea Morgan, Tyler Muse, Nicola Rountree-Williams, Hope Pat-terson, Angela Price, Mireya Ro-man, Daniela Santibanez, Haley Snyder, Raines Strader, Jackson Tipton, Sydney Waldman and Grant Wooten.

Fifth gradeReese Alley, Tatianna Carey,

Mervin Graber, Keenan Harmon, David Horton, Izzy Jackson, Sam Korzelius, Bailey Lowman, Taylor Newton, Amber Raul-erson, Julianna Robbins, Aislin Salerno, Patricia Santibanez, Jillian Snyder, Morgan Stott, Shelby Thomas, Nicholas Wilson and Kinslee Wright.

- article submitted

Tryon Elementary A honor roll

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Betty Marie StuartBetty Marie Stuart, 89, of

Columbus died Tuesday, Feb. 28 at St. Luke’s Hospital. She was born o n N o v . 11, 1922 in Houghton, Mich., the d a u g h t e r of Earl and Anna Ma-ria (Marie Fitzpatrick) Witz. She married Hugh D. Stuart on June 14, 1952 in Detroit. He preceded her in death in 1997.

Betty graduated from Mt. Clemens General Hospital School of Nursing in 1962 and worked many years in the nurs-ing profession, most recently at the former Monroe Convales-cent Center in Monroe, Mich. The Stuarts retired to Columbus in 1985. Betty is survived by her

Obituaries daughter, Lynne (Ronald) Zaba-wa of Temperance, Mich., and grandchildren, Amber (Ryan) Zuber of Antwerp, Ohio and Erin (Nick) Hearl of Samaria, Mich. She is also survived by her stepson, David (Susie) Stuart of Blue Jay, Calif., and great grandchildren, Raelynne and Kora Zuber and Clara and Oliver Hearl.

In addition to her husband, Betty was preceded in death by her sisters, Catherine (Jean) McLenahan of Hawaii and Grace Castor of Arizona.

An avid bird watcher, Betty will be remembered for her sense of humor and pride in her independence – traits that remained until her death.

McFarland Funeral Chapel is in charge of local arrangements. An online guest register is avail-able at www.mcfarlandfuneral-chapel.com. A memorial service will be planned for a later date at Prince of Peace Lutheran Church in Ida, Mich., where memorials may be made.

Roland V. ‘Bud’ Phillips

Roland V. Phillips (Bud), 92, of Columbus, born Dec. 10, 1919, died in Sarasota, Fla. on Jan. 23, 2012. He was cared for by his three girls, Anne Phillips, Jean Phillips and Mary Avola. He was the husband of the late Dorothy Phillips. They were mar-ried in 1945 in Pensacola, Fla. while on active duty. He grew up in Baldwin, Long Island, N.Y. and as a boy loved aeronautics. Graduating from Baldwin High School in 1937, he received a B.S. in aero engineering from Tri-State College, Angola, Indiana, 1941.

Bud worked his entire career at Grumman, which he joined in 1942. He worked on FGF before enlisting in the Navy.

He was released to inactive duty in July 1946 and returned to

Grumman to complete a total of 38 years in structural design of the F9F, F11F, AGA, LM and space shuttle wing. He transferred to field service and spent three years in Iran on the F-14 and one year in Israel on the hydrofoil gun boat. Bud worked on the A-4 Malaysian Program in Singapore as design engineer on the S2-T turboprop, spent time in Taiwan

Obituaries working repairs on an S2 aircraft. Bud and Dorothy loved their

travels and the work. Dorothy wrote many letters to their friends and family, telling great travel stories.

During Bud’s career, he was assigned to the space project in January 1963 shortly after Grum-man was awarded the contract. His position on the Apollo pro-gram was lead engineer, vehicle design, LunarExcurision Module (LM), LM ascent stage. He supervised the design of the LM ascent stage, the construction of LM mock-ups and test vehicles.

He was a driver for the Colum-bus “Meals on Wheels” program and volunteered in the food pan-try, packing backpacks for the children. He and Dorothy were members of St. Luke’s Episcopal Church.

Bud was a very active indi-vidual even into his 90s. He loved the water and sailing, loved to produce some sort of a product and lived life to its fullest. He will be greatly missed.

He is survived by his five chil-dren, Mary Avola, Jean Phillips, Anne Phillips, Tom Phillips and Richard Phillips; six grandchil-dren and two great-grandchildren.

We would like to thank the staff at the Hospice of the Caro-lina Foothills for the help they gave to our family.

On Tuesday, March 6, the Polk County Public Library will host a “Planning for College Seminar.” Featured presenter will be Skip Watts of College Foundation Inc. CFNC’s goal is to help students and families plan, apply and pay for college.

This financial aid and college planning workshop will include information about financial aid basics and the college cost of at-tendance. FAFSA will be discussed at length, as well as North Carolina and Federal Financial Aid pro-grams. Watts will also discuss tax credits and choosing a career path.

The program is open to all Polk County residents and surrounding counties. Light refreshments will be served. For more information about the Polk County Public Library’s programs and resources, visit our library or our website at www.polklibrary.org,

For more information, contact Tracey Daniels at tdaniels@polkli-

brary.org. For additional informa-tion visit www.CFNC.org.

– article submittedby Tracey Daniels

Polk Library holds ‘Planningfor College’ seminar March 6



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William Ray Horne

William Ray Horne, 90, of Columbus died July 12, 2011. He was son of the late Jessie Monroe and Cora Collins Horne and hus-band of Mildred Holbert Horne.

He was a member of Mill Creek Church of the Brethren and Mill S p r i n g Ve t e r a n s Lodge. He served in

the U.S. Army as Medic during WWII.

In addition to his wife, he is survived by a son, Bill Horne of Green Creek; four daughters, Juanita Odel of Sunny View, Marilyn Horne and Regina Pate, both of Green Creek. and Laura Saenger of Hickory, N.C.; four sisters, Geneva Harrell of Bak-ersville, N.C., Imogene Burns of Inman, S.C., Janice Fagan of Green Creek and Linda Horne of McAdenville, N.C.; 10 grand-children, Kim Odel, Kelly Brad-ley, Lee Bradley, Brandon Horne, Ashley Horne, Rebecca Horne, Joseph Pate, Jacob Pate, Miles Saenger and Will Saenger; and five great-grandchildren.

The family will receive friends from 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Friday, July 15 at Mill Creek Church of the Brethren Fellow-ship Hall. Funeral services will follow at 2 p.m. in the church sanctuary, conducted by Rev. Steven Abe. Burial will be in the church cemetery.

Memorials may be made in memory of Brandon Horne to the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, 4530 Park Rd, #240, Charlotte, N.C. 28209.

Condolences may be left at www.pettyfuneralhome.com.

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John Hanley GibbsJohn Hanley Gibbs, 87, of

Columbus died Thursday, July 14, 2011 in Autumn Care Nursing Center, Forest City, N.C.

Born in Polk County, he was the son of the late Callaway Bur-gin and Florence Jackson Gibbs. He was a veteran of WWII, hav-

ing served in the U.S. Army, a member of the VFW Post 10349 and the Woodmen of

the World. Mr. Gibbs was the husband of Omie Lee Laughter Gibbs, who died in 1986.

Survivors include one daugh-ter, Patsy Gibbs Toney (Dean) of Rutherfordton, N.C.; son, Harold Gibbs of Rutherfordton, N.C.; one sister, Alvah Gibbs of Columbus; and a brother , Herbert Gibbs of Mill Spring. Also surviving are five grandchil-dren, Randy Toney (Kimberly), Marc Toney (LeeAnn), Lora Brock (Jeff), Jeffrey Gibbs (Col-leen) and Elizabeth Gibbs and six great-grandchildren, Mason Toney, Kevin Gibbs, Anthony Brock, Bryan Gibbs, Nick Gibbs and Zane Gibbs.

Funeral services were held Sunday, July 16, in the McFar-land Funeral Chapel, Tryon.

Burial was in Polk Memo-rial Gardens, Columbus, with military rites by the Polk County Memorial Burial Squad.

Memorials may be made to Hospice of Rutherford County, P. O. Box 336, Forest City, N.C. 28043 or Hospice of the Carolina Foothills, 130 Forest Glen Dr, Columbus, N.C. 28722.

The family will be at the home of his daughter, Patsy Gibbs Toney, 400 Radar Rd., Ruther-fordton, N.C.

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

McFarland Funeral Chapel, Tryon.

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Dorothy Waymon Simmons

Rev. Dorothy Waymon Sim-mons, 82, formerly of Tryon, died June 13, 2011 in Atlanta, Ga.

Memorial service noon, July 30 at Columbia Senior Residenc-es at MLK Village, 125 Logan St. SE, Atlanta, Ga. 30312. Contact sister: 678-862-3800.

Survivors are three sons, Al-len (Rudy) Waymon of Syracuse, N.Y., Kenneth Simmons of Hous-ton, Texas, and Lovell Simmons (Andrea) of Lawrenceville, Ga.; one sister, Frances Fox of River-dale, Ga.; three brothers, John Ir-vin Waymon of Antelope, Calif., Carrol Waymon of San Diego, Calif., and Samuel Waymon of Nyack, N.Y.; a host of grandchil-dren, great-grandchildren, other relatives and friends.

She was preceded in death by both parents, Mary Kate and John D. Waymon; son, Van Waymon; sisters, Lucile Waddell and Nina Simone (Eunice) and brother, Harold Waymon Sr.

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Polk County Middle School eighth graders Jeremy Allsbrook, Will Sacshe and Daniel Painter talk to John Vining about his job as county extension director. Brandy Smith from the Virtual Early College and Vining shared a variety of career possibilities and the colleges that best prepare you for those careers. (photo submitted by Langlee Garrett)

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Information session March 7

Isothermal Community Col-lege will offer a new therapeutic massage certificate program start-ing in April.

The six-month program will combine class time with hands-on practice of massage techniques. Coursework will include anatomy and physiology, kinesiology, nutri-tion, business practices, ethics and specific massage modalities. Upon completion graduates of the pro-gram may apply for the MBLex exam to practice therapeutic mas-sage in the state of North Carolina.

Massage therapy is both a healing art and a science, offering a wide variety of career options. A licensed massage therapist may be self-employed or may work in doctors’ offices, hospitals, re-habilitation clinics, spas, fitness centers, sports organizations and more.

The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine identi-fies massage therapy as the most common complementary profes-sion used in hospitals in the United States. Last year, Bloomsberg Businessweek named “massage therapist” as one of 10 top career choices. And according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, therapeutic massage is expected to grow faster than average through 2018 with growth projections around 19 percent.

Melinda Kirby, lead instruc-tor, brings more than 16 years of experience working with numer-ous integrative healthcare teams to ICC’s program. Her roles have included that of therapist, practi-tioner, educator, business owner and lecturer. Kirby has trained ex-tensively worldwide and presented to such associations as the World Health Organization.

“I’m very excited to bring my experience and my love of teach-

ing to this program,” said Kirby. “Massage is currently one of the fastest growing professions. It offers a great career opportunity to anyone interested in helping people relieve pain and stress.”

An information session will be held Wednesday, March 7, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Polk Center for prospective students and any-one interested in learning more about ICC’s Therapeutic Massage program. The presentation will provide an overview of the cur-riculum, admission requirements and massage therapy as a career choice. Time will be reserved following the presentation for a question-and-answer session and to meet and speak with the instructors.

For more details or to reserve your space, please call 828-894-3092 or visit www.isothermal.edu/polk.

– article submittedby Kate Barkschat

ICC Polk adds therapeutic massage program

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