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Saluda Center, Tuesdays, chair exercise, 9:30 a.m., bridge, 10 a.m., 828-749-9245. For more activities, email [email protected] or visit www.saluda.com.

The Meeting Place Senior Center Monday activities in-clude line dancing, 10 a.m.,

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Irish artist Toner signs with Pinecastle Records, ‘Market Place,’ page 10

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Here’s a list of upcoming meetings and events for area nonprofit community and governmental organizations:

The next in the Creative Change film series, “Everyday Creativity,” will be shown Thursday, Jan. 16 at 9:30 a.m. and 7 p.m. at the Tryon Fire Department.

The film series is sponsored by Polk Fit, Fresh and Friendly (PF3).

To pre-register, call 828-894-2408 or email [email protected].

Columbus asks for clothing donation boxes to be removed from parking lotsby Leah Justice

Boxes to collect clothing that appeared recently in the parking lots of Bi-Lo and Food Lion in Columbus could be leaving this week.

Columbus Town Council met Thursday, Jan. 19 and heard from town manager Jonathan Kanipe who said the town has contacted the business owners and told them they do not have the proper town permits, such as a business license or permission from the landowner. The town has asked that the boxes be removed by this week.

Steps To HOPE, a Columbus nonprofit organization that re-sells clothing in its thrift store to help victims of domestic vio-

(Continued on page 4)One of the clothing donation boxes that appeared recently in the Bi-Lo and Food Lion parking lots in Columbus. (photo by Leah Justice)

Saluda seeks ways to boost town’s economyCity to apply to N.C. Step, Small Town Main Street programsby Samantha Hurst

Saluda officials have talked quite a bit lately about the town’s need to prepare for its economic future.

In August the Saluda Board of Commissioners approved a 10-cent property tax increase, bring-ing its tax rate up to 60.5 cents per $100 of property valuation.

At the time, Saluda Finance Officer Ron Cole said the city had borrowed from its fund balance for the past three or four years to operate and needed to begin

building equity.But newly elected Commis-

sioner Lynn Cass said she and other leaders understand some-thing has to be done to ease the strain put on residents.

“We have so many retirees up here and I think they are starting


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Tuesday: Mostly sun-ny, with 10 percent chance of rain. High 61, low 36.

Thursday’s weather was: High 45, low 29, no rain.

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ObituariesLillie Mae Hannon Conner, p. 8

Audrey H. Hines, p. 8

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Christian Fellowship Lun-cheon, TJ’s Cafe, Tryon, Mon-days except holidays, noon - 1 p.m.; food, fellowship and dis-cussion of relevant issues; inter-denominational. 859-5051.

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

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AAUW meets on the fourth Monday of each month at 1:30 p.m. at the Tryon Presbyterian Church fellowship hall.

Polk Soil & Water Conser-vation district board meeting is held the last Monday of each month, at the Mill Spring Ag & Community Center. The public is invited. Call 828-894-8550 for more information.

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.

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Bank in Columbus. Alcoholics Anonymous,

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

TuesdayPolk County Mobile Re-

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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 newcomers. For more informa-tion, 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 As-sociation Museum, open Tues-days, 10 a.m. - 1 p.m., 60 Walker St., Columbus, lower level. Free.

Landrum Library, Book Discussion Group, fourth Tues-day every month, 10:30 a.m. at the library. 864-457-2218.

LIFECare of Polk County/Adult Day Health Care pro-vides services Monday - Friday. Pet therapy every Tuesday is 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 pre-school story time, normally held every Tuesday at 10:30 a.m., will not be held Jan 24. It will return Tuesday, Jan. 31.

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, Congre-gational Church.

Al-Anon Family Group meets Tuesdays, 6:30 p.m., Sa-

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VFW Ladies Auxiliary, Polk Memorial 9116, meets the fourth Tuesday of every month at 7:30 p.m. in the Womack building in Columbus.

VFW Polk Memorial 9116 meets the fourth Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. at the Columbus Town Hall.

WednesdayPolk County Mobile Recy-

cling 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 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.

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

Female Domestic Abuse Intervention Program, Wednes-days 3:30 – 4:30 p.m., Steps to HOPE. 894-2340.

Male Domestic Abuse Inter-

vention Program, Wednesdays, 5:30 - 7 p.m., Steps to HOPE. 894-2340.

ThursdayPolk County Mobile Recy-

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

Thursday Men’s Prayer Breakfast will meet Jan. 26 at 8 a.m. at TJ’s Cafe, 456 S. Trade St., Tryon. All are welcome.

Creative Change film series will continue with “Everyday Creativity” Thursday, Jan. 16 at 9:30 a.m. and again at 7 p.m. at the Tryon Fire Department, 423 N. Trade St., Tryon. Pre-register at 828-894-2408 or [email protected]. Spon-sored by the newly reorganized wellness coalition now known as Polk Fit, Fresh and Friendly (PF3).

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

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

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WARNING!Have you seen these clothing drop boxesin the Bi-Lo and Food Lion parking lots?

PLEASE WAIT BEFORE YOU DONATERead the posted signs very carefully. These units belong to Carolina Clothing Recycling, a FOR PROFIT organization with no association to Steps to HOPE, Second Chance Thrift Store, or any other local charity. The owner claims to make a annual payment through Dominion Family Services, and has been sub-ject to a recent Channel 7 News investigation.When you donate to Steps to HOPE and Second Chance Thrift Store, your tax deduct-ible gift helps victims of domestic violence and sexual assault in our community.

Thank you for your continued support.

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Tryon takes steps against speedingA speed sensing and display sign was in place in downtown Tryon on Friday, Jan. 20, reminding drivers that the speed limit is 20 miles per hour in the downtown area. The issue of excessive speed in Tryon was brought up at a town council meeting on Dec. 20, when councilman Roy Miller said the town had to address speeding on Trade Street. The town also recently approved lowering the speed limit around Tryon Elementary School to 25 miles per hour. (photo by Samantha Hurst)

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lence, placed an advertisement in today’s Bulletin, warning the public not to be fooled by the drop boxes.

Steps To HOPE Executive Director Rachel Ramsey said the boxes are hurting all the area thrift stores.

“We don’t have the advantage of being in a large city, we don’t have the advantage of being as-sociated with a national logo,” Ramsey said. “When people who have no connection with the area bring in this type of for-profit business, they are taking things that rightfully belong to the thrift stores here.”

The owner of the boxes is

• Columbus asks(Continued from page 1)


One of the signs on the clothing donation boxes in Columbus, which identifies the owner as Carolina Clothing Recycling, a for-profit company. (photo by Leah Justice)

The clothing donation boxes in Columbus display this sign for Hope House, a nonprofit organization. Another sign (see photo above) says the owner of the boxes makes a fixed annual donation to Hope House. (photo by Leah Justice)

Carolina Clothing Recycling, which is identified on the con-tainers as a for-profit company.

“The owner receives all proceeds,” states the sign on the containers. “The owner makes a fixed annual payment to Hope House, a nonprofit organiza-tion.”

• Columbus asks(Continued from page 4)

The containers also say, “This is not represented as a charitable solicitation. No rep-resentation is made that your contribution is tax deductible. This container has authority to be here. All other containers will be removed at owner’s ex-pense. Violators tampering with this container will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.”

The containers are posted

with a Hope House logo. The website for more information is also posted as www.domin-ionfamilyservices.com.

The same company has also placed containers in the Spar-tanburg, S.C. area.

Jason Hutcherson of Caroli-na Clothing Recycling recently told WSPA he posted signs that tell clients the owner receives all proceeds and makes a fixed

donation to the shelter for teen-age girls. Hutcherson also said the donations are about 10 per-cent of revenues.

The website lists links for “Hope House,” “Kenyan Or-phanage,” “Dominion Villas,” “About Us,” “Contact,” “Online Grieving” and “Links,” but all of the links led to a message saying, “This page is under construction.”

• Saluda(Continued from page 1)

to feel the burden of keeping the town up through taxes; I mean our younger residents are too – everyone is,” Cass said. “So, I feel we have to look at options that can help us relieve some of that burden.”

Cass presented two pro-posals to city commissioners at their meeting Jan. 9. One involved applying for the N.C. Step program and another for

the Small Town Main S t ree t Program. Both are programs related to pro-viding assis-tance for small towns in North Carolina.

T h e N . C . Small Towns E c o n o m i c Prosperity Program (NC STEP), according to its website, was launched five years ago in

an effort to address how small towns can go about reinvigorating their econo-mies.

This means he lp ing the t o w n s d e a l w i t h s t r u c -tural changes

because of a slow economy, implementing technical as-sistance and grants for revital-

ization efforts and providing information during the process of creating public policy that supports economic vitality.

Cass has already met with city administrator Erny Wil-liams and administrative as-sistant Monica Pace to plan their grant application for this program. Part of that applica-tion requires the town to show the number of jobs lost and jobs gained over the last few years


“[Everyone is] starting to feel the burden of keeping the town up through taxes. So, I feel we have to look at options that can help us relieve some of that burden.”

-- Lynn Cass



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and to demonstrate a real need. She said she hopes N.C. Step

would also be able to help leaders define what type of business and growth would be appropriate for the community.

The next effort Cass has ap-proached other commissioners with is applying for the Small Town Main Street Program (STMS).

Commissioners plan to take time Jan. 30 to meet with Sherry Adams, STMS coordinator for Western North Carolina, to further discuss the program and get some of their questions answered.

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lina in 2007, the same year Tryon joined as a par-ticipant.

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something Saluda needs to inves-tigate, especially with four vacant storefronts downtown.

“Our downtown area is a gem

“When I ran for city commissioner I just wanted to make sure we knew about every program available to us. In these economic times I think we need to look at all the resources that are available.”

-- Lynn Cass

and we don’t want to change that, but these programs could help us improve our economic health without being detrimental to what we love about out town,” Cass said. “This isn’t really to change anything but to get all the stake-holders together on the same page to make efforts that would benefit everyone in Saluda.”

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Audrey H. HinesAudrey Mae Head Hines, 77,

of Green Creek died Jan. 20, 2012. She was the daughter of the late Otho and Grace Burnett Head and wife of the late Dono-van David Hines.

She was a member of Green Creek First B a p t i s t C h u r c h , where she was a Sunday school teacher and a member of WMU for many years. She was retired from Tanner as a seamstress.

Obituaries She is survived by three sons, David Hines of Monroe, N.C., Benny Hines and Timothy Hines, both of Green Creek; a daughter, Pamela Grayson of Etowah, N.C. and six grandchildren.

Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Monday, Jan. 23 at Green Creek First Baptist Church, conducted by Rev. Al-len McKinney. Burial will be in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends following the service in the church.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Green Creek First Baptist Church, 534 Coxe Road, Columbus, N.C. 28722.

The family is at the home. Condolences may be left at

www.pettyfuneralhome.com.Petty Funeral Home & Crema-

tory, Landrum.

Lillie Mae Hannon Conner

Lillie Mae Hannon Conner, 99, of Green Creek died Thurs-day, Jan. 19 in White Oak Manor, Tryon.

Born in Polk County, she was the daughter of the late Ervin and Effie Mae McKinney Hannon and was the widow of Jesse Conner, who died in 1983. Lillie Mae was a homemaker and of the Baptist faith.

Surviving are two daughters, Clara Henson Thompson and Glennie Henson Bolling, both of Green Creek. Also surviv-ing are 19 grandchildren, 27 great-grandchildren, 27 great-

Obituaries great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by two sons, William Har-old Hannon and Billy Dupree Henson.

Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 22 in the McFarland Funeral Chapel with Rev. Tommy Turner and Rev. Steve Foster officiating.

Burial was in the Green Creek First Baptist Church Cemetery, Green Creek.

Memorials may be made to Hospice of the Carolina Foot-hills, 130 Forest Glen Drive, Columbus, N.C. 28722.

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

McFarland Funeral Chapel, Tryon.

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Irish bluegrass artist Niall Toner recently signed with Pinecastle Records, located in Columbus. (photo by Fiaz Farrelly Photography from nialltonerband.com)

Pinecastle Records recently announced it has signed Irish bluegrass artist Niall Toner to its roster.

Toner will soon release a new single in his native Ireland, a song called “Tomorrow,” taken from his upcoming Pinecastle release. This will be a new album of original material, due in the fall of 2012, in conjunction with a U.S. tour. Toner’s most recent release in the United States was “The Sounds of the Blackstairs Mountains,” featuring his tribute to the father of bluegrass, “Wil-liam Smith Monroe,” which is still receiving extensive airplay on bluegrass radio.

“I am thrilled and delighted to be the first Irish artist signed to Pinecastle Records,” Toner said. “It’s a dream come true for me, and an honor to be part of a label roster that includes many of my own musical heroes, like Jesse McReynolds and the Osborne Brothers. I look forward to work-ing with Lonnie, Ethan, Matt and the entire Pinecastle team.”

The Niall Toner Band is an acoustic Irish bluegrass band with Celtic influences whose diverse repertoire ranges from contemporary up-tempo songs and tunes to inspirational gospel-style numbers, as well as tributes to Bill Monroe, the father of bluegrass, including “The Mas-ter’s Resting Place” and “Bill Monroe’s Mandolin.”

Toner formed the band with musical cohorts Clem O’Brien (guitar) and Dick Gladney (bass). Toner credits O’Brien

and Gladney for being so sup-portive in the constant striving for originality in his music. Toner’s composition credits in-clude songs recorded by artists like Bill Wyman (The Rolling Stones), The Nashville Blue-grass Band, Albert Lee, Special Consensus, Keith Sewell, The Swanson Family and more.

In 2003 Toner was nominated for a Global Artist Award by the CMA. To date, Niall and his band have recorded and released three CD albums, and they perform their original songs and tunes on a regular basis at festivals and venues in Ireland, the UK, Europe and the United States. Toner was born in Dublin, Ire-land and nurtured an early inter-est in music by tuning in to Radio Luxemburg and the AFN radio service from Germany. The Sat-urday night re-broadcast of the Grand Ole Opry from Nashville was his first exposure to country music, and when a local school friend showed up with a collec-tion that included the music of Hank Williams, Bill Monroe, The Carter Family and Jimmy Rodgers, Toner said his musical fate was sealed.

Toner is widely regarded as one of Ireland’s leading experts on bluegrass and American country music, and he brings this knowledge of music to a wide audience, both through his live performances with The Niall Toner Band and various workshops, as well as through his radio show, Roots Freeway, which is broadcast on Ireland’s

national radio station, RTE Radio One. Visit www.rte.ie/radio1/rootsfreeway/ for more infor-mation.

Pinecastle Records was creat-ed nearly 22 years ago as a favor to a friend and has since grown into a legendary label. It has al-most 250 releases in its catalog, including titles from some of the most influential musicians in the bluegrass genre, such as Eddie Adcock, The Osborne Brothers, Jim and Jesse and Charlie Waller and The Country Gentlemen.

Pinecastle has helped with the growth of the careers of Terry Eldredge, Jesse Brock, Josh Wil-liams and Kristin Scott Benson, among others.

Today, Pinecastle is situ-ated in Polk County, owned by businessman and medical doctor Lonnie Lassiter.

For more information, con-tact Pinecastle at 828-376-0065 or visit www.pinecastlemusic.com.

– article submitted by Pinecastle Records

Baker Chiropractic collects 511 pounds of food for Outreach

James R. Baker, DC and the staff at Baker Family Chiroprac-tic recently held their fourth- annual canned food drive for Thermal Belt Outreach Ministry. Each year, as one of the busi-ness’s public service activities, Dr. Baker takes cans of food in lieu of payment for chiropractic health care services for the month of December and donates them to Outreach.

“The support from our pa-

tients and community was fantas-tic this year. Without a doubt this was our most successful year,” Baker said. “We thank every patient who helped contribute to such a needed and worthy cause.”

– article submitted by Donna Greer

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Interested artists will have several new classes to choose from this winter at the Tryon Painters and Sculptors’ art studios in Tryon.

Introduction to DrawingLindsay Moore, well-known

local painter and set designer, will teach Introduction to Drawing on Tuesdays from 9:30 a.m. to noon, starting on Feb. 7. The class will run six weeks. Moore has taught drawing classes in Spartanburg and has produced many commis-sioned paintings for clients in the Tryon area. His approach to draw-ing is personal and encouraging of beginning artists, as well as those who just need more direction in their personal style. He will use basic materials that most people have and the subjects will be people, places and things found at home.

SculptureLalage Warrington, whose

approach to sculpture is varied in media and subject, will continue to teach Sculpture in the clay studios of TPS on Wednesdays from 9:30 a.m. until noon. This class will begin on Feb. 8 and will run for six weeks. The materials will be provided by Warrington for a materials fee. Warrington’s sculpture “Horseplay” is on dis-play in the current exhibit in the TPS gallery.

Painting with Bill Ryan

Bill Ryan, local watercolorist, will continue his “one on one” painting classes on Thursdays from 9 a.m. until noon. All media are welcome as Ryan is knowl-edgeable in oil, acrylic and water media.

Oil PaintingMargie Davis will begin the

second session of her Oil Painting class on Fridays from 9 a.m. until noon. Davis is known for her oil landscapes of local North Carolina scenes and has an impressionistic approach to color and soft brush strokes. She has studied with several nationally known masters and has many years’ experience in painting oils.

Figure drawing studioOngoing figure drawing studio

meets weekly on Thursdays from 6-9 p.m. and Saturday mornings from 9 a.m.-noon. Each session features nude models for both short and long posed studies. No instruction is given during these classes, but classes are monitored by artists Dick Neff or Mike Mc-Carthy. A small fee is charged to cover the model fee.

For information regarding prices and to register for any of the classes offered at TPS or upcoming workshops, contact Christine Mariotti at [email protected] or 828-859-8392.

- article submittedby Christine Mariotti

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On Jan. 16 the members of the Men’s Monday Duplicate Bridge Club met in the home of Mickey Brandstetter for their weekly duplicate bridge

tournament. At the conclusion of the

afternoon’s play Bruce Fritz and Charlie Stratford were de-termined the winners.

Placing second was the Da-vid Hart and Ken Yeager part-nership.

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Giordano Scholarship now available for PCHS seniorsApplication deadline March 15

Polk County High School seniors who are interested in at-tending the University of North Carolina at Asheville may want to apply for the Frank J. & Sybil H. Giordano Scholarship, which covers the schooling expenses for the entire freshman year at UNC-Asheville.

Completed applications are due back to the Student Services Department at PCHS by March 15, 2012.

This special college scholar-ship was created by Frank and Sybil “Pete” Giordano with Polk County students in mind.

The applicants must have at-tended Polk County High School for three consecutive years. They must be residents of Polk County. In addition, the student applicant must be in the top 30 percent of his or her graduating class.

The Giordano Scholarship applications can be picked up at the Polk County High School Student Services office.

Once the scholarship appli-

cant has been accepted to UNC-A, the student is interviewed by a local scholarship panel.

The Giordano panel’s mem-bers are Polk County residents Judy Arledge, Frank Giordano, Richard Smith, John Vining and Tawana Weicker.

In addition to visiting the guidance department at Polk County High, interested parents and students are encouraged to ask any of the local panel members about this Giordano Scholarship.

According to UNC-Asheville

officials, small class size, award-winning faculty and a nation-ally acclaimed undergraduate research program set the school apart from similar universities.

They said the campus in Ashe-ville combines rigorous academ-ics with practical experience from internships and study abroad for a complete educational experience. “U.S. News & World Report” ranks UNC-Asheville in the top ten public liberal arts universities in America.

– article submittedby Meghan Horne

Flat Rock Playhouse will hold auditions Feb. 12 and Feb. 14 for local singers who seek an opportunity to perform with the professional company in

the spring production of “My Favorite Things: The Music of Rodgers and Hammerstein.”

Lenora Thom, formerly di-rector of the Asheville Choral

Society, will serve as choral director. Vincent Marini, pro-ducing artistic director of the Playhouse, will direct and George Wilkins Jr. will be mu-sical director.

The show will feature brand-new arrangements of iconic songs for a world premiere pro-duction of Rodgers and Ham-m e r s t e i n ’ s most popular and most ex-citing musical theater songs, with onstage musicians, a fu l l ons tage c h o r u s a n d profess ional soloists.

Auditions will be held by appointment Sunday, Feb. 12, at 2 p.m. and Tuesday evening, Feb. 14 at 7 p.m. Approxi-mately 40 chorus members are being sought for a full SATB (Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Bass) choir, which will be divided into two 20-voice groups to alternate performances for the three-week run.

The hope is that this double-choir division will encourage those who have day jobs and other such conflicts to audi-tion. The performance schedule for each chorus member will

be agreed upon once the full complement of singers has been cast.

While previous choral ex-perience is preferred, with sight-reading a plus, the Play-house would like to encourage singers of all age groups, from high school through retirement, to audition. Singers who were

in last year’s Webber con-cert will not be required to audition.

Rehearsals for the musi-cal will take place every Sunday after-

noon and every Tuesday eve-ning starting Feb. 26 at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. respectively and will last approximately an hour and a half each session. Final dress rehearsals will be Monday and Tuesday evenings, March 26 and 27. Performance dates are Wednesday, March 28 through Sunday, April 22.

Those interested in audi-tioning are encouraged to call 828-685-2257 and schedule an appointment, or send an email to [email protected]. The audition will include a selection chosen by the singer and an accompanist will be provided.

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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.

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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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‘Explore the Arts’ resumes Feb. 2 at TFACTryon Fine Arts Center

(TFAC) invites the community to “Explore the Arts” at the center.

Thursday, Feb. 2Didgeridoo player John

Vorus and Asheville percus-sionist River Guerguerian blend their creative energy as they return to TFAC. River’s drum-ming and the exotic voice of John’s didgeridoo create soundscapes as they “Explore Dynamic Rhythm and Sound.”

Thursday, March 1On March 1, audiences have

the opportunity to “Explore Dancing to a Latin Beat.” Larry Gant, dancer and dance teacher, will present the evolution of the tango from its roots in Spain to the Argentine alternative sounds

of today.Thursday, April 5On April 5, writer and im-

provisational actress Darlene Cah will challenge the audience to put themselves on a creative edge and “Explore Improvisa-tion.” Sometimes dramatic, sometimes comic, always spon-taneous, this theater form will keep audience members on their toes.

Thursday, May 3On Thursday, May 3, re-

nowned sculptors Dale Weiler and Stoney Lamar will examine a time-honored creative process and “Explore the Mind of a Sculptor.” Weiler and Lamar, successful sculptors of stone and wood respectively, will lead the audience as they consider

what brings to life a block of marble or a piece of wood.

Thursday, June 7On June 7, the final program

of the series will explore culi-nary cultures.

The Explore the Arts pro-gram, conceived and developed by the Explore the Arts com-mittee led by Jean Pettigrew, continues to bring an innova-tive series exploring diversity in the arts. Demonstrations and exhibitions are from 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. at TFAC. A modest entry fee is charged. Light refresh-ments are served. Check the website at www.tryonarts.org for more information, or call 828-859-8322.

– article submittedby Marianne Carruth

Fred Counts, Katherine Canady and Tyrone Toland joined Dr. Warren Carson in the first Explore the Arts presentation of the 2011-2012 season. The programs will continue on Thursday, Feb. 2 at TFAC. Call 828-859-8322 for more information.

On Dec. 17, 2011, Kimberly Staley of Mill Spring graduated from Montreat College with a bachelor of arts in human ser-vices and a minor in physical education.

Staley, a 2007 graduate of Polk County High School, is the

daughter of Billy and Eva Staley.Montreat College graduated

nearly 200 students during its fall commencement ceremony in Montreat, N.C.

Montreat College is a Christ-centered liberal arts institu-tion with its main campus for

four-year traditional students in Montreat. The accelerated School of Professional and Adult Studies program has campuses in Asheville, Charlotte, and Black Mountain, N.C.

– article submittedby Sarah Warren

Staley of Mill Spring graduates from Montreat College



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Art enthusiasts can experience the unique art of Tryon Estates’ resident Lew Phillips Jan. 28 - 29.

Phillips spends a great deal of time collecting, sorting and meticulously creating his unique art – with an even more unique medium – matchbook covers.

From trains to hillbillies, and NASCAR to butterflies, the con-tent of his creations is ever chang-ing if not beautiful.

His one-of-a-kind collection, along with a number of his artis-tic works, will be on display this weekend at Tryon Estates. The event is open to the public.

It will include a presentation Friday, Jan. 27 at 7:30 p.m. and exhibition of the work

Saturday and Sunday, Jan. 28 and 29.

– article submittedby Susan Peters

Senior artist’s matchbook cover art on display

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